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A fine K.C.B, K.C.M.G. group to The Rt. Hon. Sir Guy Fleetwood Wilson, G.C.I.E., K.C.B., K.C.M.G., a distinguished Civil Servant who held a number of senior appointments in the War Office, was Financial Adviser to Lord Kitchener in South Africa 1901-02 and ended his career as a Financial Member of the Supreme Legislative Council of the Governor-General in India - stepping in to deliver Lord Hardinge’s speech from a blood-stained manuscript on the Peacock Throne in Delhi after he had been...
£4,000–£5,000
[Anon], The Roll of Honour, Volume IV; Joslin, E. C., Litherland, A. R., Simpkin, B.T., British Battles & Medals, Spink, London, 1988; Joslin, E.C., The Standard Catalogue of British Orders Decorations and Medals (2), 1972 & 1976 editions; Sainsbury, Col. J. D. (Compiler), Hertfordshire Yeomanry and Artillery Honours and Awards; Cooper, Dave, The Staffordshire Regiments: Imperial, Regular & Volunteer, 1705-1919, “Knotted Together”; [Anon], The Story of the Duke of Edinburgh’s Royal...
£100–£140
[Imperial War Graves Commission], The Register of the Names Inscribed on the Naval Memorial Erected at the Port of Chatham, Memorial Register number one, 1924, 497pp., plus b/w plates; The Register of the Names Inscribed on the Naval Memorial Erected at the Port of Plymouth, Memorial Register number two, 1924, 428pp., plus b/w plates; The Register of the Names Inscribed on the Naval Memorial Erected at the Port of Portsmouth, Memorial Register number three, 1924, 572pp., plus b/w plates,...
£180–£220
The outstanding K.C.V.O. and Polar exploration group of seven awarded to the Rt. Rev. W. L. S. Fleming, who served as Chaplain and Geologist to the British Graham Land Expedition, Antarctica, 1934-37, and as a Chaplain in the Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve in the 1939-45 War - having then officiated as Bishop of Portsmouth and Norwich, he was appointed Dean of Windsor, Registrar of the Order of the Garter, and Domestic Chaplain to the Queen in 1971, in which latter capacity he officiated at...
£12,000–£15,000
[Ministry of Transport and Civil Aviation], Roll of Honour of the Merchant Navy and Fishing Fleets 1939-1945, in three volumes, Volume I, Names on the Tower Hill Memorial Parts I-VIII (A-K), p.1-562; Volume II, Names on the Tower Hill Memorial, Parts IX-XVI (L-Y, plus supplement), p565-1133; Volume III, Names commemorated elsewhere than at Tower Hill, Parts XVII-XXIII (A-Z, plus supplement), 1-463+, first volume inscribed, ‘Presented to The National Union of Seamen by The Minister of...
£200–£260
A post-war G.B.E., K.C.M.G. group of eight awarded to Sir Christopher Warner, British Ambassador to Belgium, late Royal Fusiliers: in writing a tribute in The Times, Sir Reginald Leeper described him as ’one of the most English Englishmen I can think of … he proved himself one of the best Ambassadors in the Foreign Service’ The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire, G.B.E. (Civil) Knight Grand Cross, 2nd type set of insignia, sash badge, silver-gilt and enamel, breast star,...
£5,000–£6,000
52nd (Oxfordshire Light Infantry) Regiment Officer’s Short Tailed Service Coatee and Wing Epaulettes c. 1820-22, a most rare example, the coatee of scarlet cloth with buff facings and turn backs these embellished with silver bullion strung bugle horns, the 7.9 cm stand up collar with single buff lace cord decoration and small silver plated finial buttons these are open back, the breast of the coatee set with 2 x 10 plated buttons placed in pairs, these are closed back and bear the back...
The Most Honourable Order of the Bath Ceremonial Head Dress 1913, this extraordinary head dress constructed of pleated blue velvet with very wide and dished brim, the front of the brim turned up and embellished with an ornate gold lace panel, the edge of the brim trimmed with black ribbon, the inside of white silk and bearing trade label ‘W. Cater & Co., 56, Pall Mall, London, SW’, together with two examples of three plume egret feathers to be worn behind the turned up front brim. ...
£500–£700
French Republic Officer’s Shako 1st Light Infantry, of bell top shape, the body being of black cloth on buckram is 23.5 cm in height, the base being 17.5 cm and the crown 26 cm, the crown of slightly sunken black leather, the top of the shako with a 4 cm band of black velvet (faded), the base of the body with a 2.8 cm black leather bracing band, the front peak of leather with silver plate trimming, the shako plate comprises a large coiled bugle horn in silver plate with a metal figure...
£2,000–£3,000
Family group: The Second World War pair awarded to Flight Lieutenant W. E. Lloyd, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve Defence and War Medals 1939-45, with M.I.D. oak leaf, in their original addressed card box of issue, with Air Council and issuance slips, together with his silver identity bracelet, a pair of ‘V.R.’ badges and a sweetheart’s brooch, extremely fine The mounted group of seven miniature dress medals worn by Alice Lloyd, the widow of Squadron Leader T. W. ‘Tommy’...
£400–£500
Indian Army Other Ranks Cross Belt Plate c. 1840 - 55, rectangular back plate with clipped corners in heavy brass with plated finish, this mounted with cast brass laurel sprays enclosing an Indian katar, two hook and two stud fasteners, good overall condition £200-300
£200–£300
St. Martin’s Volunteers Pouch Belt Plate, a good quality example, the rectangular burnished gilt back plate with cut corners, this with copper gilt mount showing St. Martin giving half his cloak to a beggar, a scroll below ‘St Martins’, the reverse with four screw post fasteners. This pattern of plate was initially adopted c. 1794 and worn until c. 1814 by the original London Volunteer Unit, the plate was used again by the very short lived 25th Middlesex Rifle Volunteers and worn as a...
£80–£120
A post-war military O.B.E. group of five awarded to Chief Engineer H. M. Pearson, Royal Fleet Auxiliary Service The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire, O.B.E. (Military) Officer’s 2nd type breast badge, silver-gilt; 1939-45 Star; Atlantic Star; Pacific Star, clasp, Burma; War Medal 1939-45, all unnamed, mounted court style for wear; together with two North East Coast Institution of Engineers & Shipbuilders Medals, 43mm., 9ct. gold, 33.15g., hallmarks for Birmingham 1966, reverse...
Pair: Craftsman G. P. Thompson, Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers Korea 1950-53, 1st issue (22232377 Cfn., R.E.M.E.); U.N. Korea 1950-54, unnamed, good very fine (2) £120-160
£120–£160
Pair: Craftsman A. Caulton, Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers Korea 1950-53, 1st issue (22233022 Cfn., R.E.M.E.); U.N. Korea 1950-54, unnamed, extremely fine (2) £120-160
Three: Sapper G. H. Boothroyd, Royal Engineers, late Royal Artillery, who witnessed the testing of the British Hydrogen Bomb over Christmas Island, 8 November 1957 Korea 1950-53, 2nd issue (22351579 Gnr., R.A.); U.N. Korea 1950-54, unnamed; General Service 1918-62, 1 clasp, Malaya, E.II.R. (22351579 Spr., R.E.) good very fine and better (3) £300-360
£300–£360
Distinguished Service Order, G.V.R., silver-gilt and enamel, complete with brooch bar, good very fine £750-850
£750–£850
First World War Regimental Silks and St. George’s Gazette 1898 (Northumberland Fusiliers Regimental Magazine), 34 (out of a set of 50) regimental coloured silks 7.5 x 7 cms; the second bound in green boards, colours remain bright in the silks, the book in good condition (2) £60-80
£60–£80
Indian Order of Merit, Military Division, 3rd type, 2nd Class, Reward of Gallantry, silver and enamel, the reverse with a screw nut fitting and officially impressed in two lines, ‘2nd Class Order of Merit’, lacking ribbon buckle, scratch on reverse, otherwise nearly extremely fine £300-360
A French Magistrate’s or Academic Doctor’s Gown, Hood and Hat, retailed by Maison Bosc & Fontaine, 3 Bd De Palais, Paris, the full length gown of black material, the wide sleeves turned back and trimmed with silk, shoulder ornament of orange silk trimmed with white fur, the hat of cylindrical shape pleated and trimmed at the base with dark blue velvet, this still with its original box. Both items named to ‘Mr Delacourcelle’, very good condition (3) £60-100
£60–£100
French Military Items, comprising the front only section of a French Artillery Officer’s flap pouch mounted with gilt brass badge comprising a fused grenade over crossed cannon barrels, a brass copy French gorget (mounted with a Grenadier Guards other ranks cap badge) and a pewter medal commemorating the Duke of Wellington’s funeral, sold as viewed not subject to return (3) £60-80
Three: Corporal D. P. Caldwell, Royal Air Force General Service 1962-2007, 1 clasp, Air Operations Iraq (Cpl. D. P. Caldwell (A8291305) R.A.F.); Jubilee 2002; Royal Air Force L.S. & G.C., E.II.R. (Cpl. D. P. Caldwell (A8291305) R.A.F.), good very fine (3) £400-440
£400–£440
A good modern campaign service group of five awarded to Lance-Corporal S. P. Savage, 1st Battalion, Staffordshire Regiment, who was mentioned in despatches for gallantry during the 1991 Gulf War Gulf 1990-91, clasp, 16 Jan to 28 Feb 1991, with M.I.D. oak leaf (24795085 Pte S P Savage Staffords); General Service 1962-2007, 1 clasp, Northern Ireland (24795085 Pte S P Savage Staffords); U.N. Cyprus; Jubilee 2002; Accumulated Campaign Service Medal (24795085 L Cpl S P Savage Staffords),...
£2,000–£2,600
Three: Clerk F. J. Ring, Adjutant General’s Office, Mediterranean Expeditionary Force 1914-15 Star (Clerk F. J. Ring) renamed; British War and Victory Medals (Clerk F. J. Ring, A.G’s Office M.E.F.) nearly extremely fine, scarce (3) £100-140
Three: Captain R. A. Harris, General List and Expeditionary Force Canteens, who was drowned when the S.S. Maine was torpedoed and sunk on 21 November 1917 1914-15 Star (Lieut. R. A. Harris) [no unit]; British War and Victory Medals (Capt. R. A. Harris); Memorial Plaque (Robert Arthur Harris) these contained in a damaged leather case, extremely fine (4) £400-500
Military General Service 1793-1814, 4 clasps, Ciudad Rodrigo, Badajoz, Vittoria, Toulouse (Wm. Davison, R. Arty.) very fine £1600-1800
£1,600–£1,800
Waterloo 1815 (Jasper Church, 2nd Reg. Life Guards) fitted with original steel clip and silver straight bar suspension, contact marks, better than good fine £2800-3200
£2,800–£3,200
Bank Colliery Medal 1866, a superb 65mm., silver medallion by Ottley, Birmingham, obverse: draped bust of Queen Victoria, left, in high relief; reverse: within a wreath of oak and laurel is engraved, ‘Presented to Adam Eckusley, by the Little Hulton Relief Committee, for his heroic conduct in rescuing at the risk of his own life, his fellow Workmen at the Bank Colliery Explosion, Decr. 10th 1866’, nearly extremely fine and rare £800-1000
£800–£1,000
Five: Lance-Corporal J. A. Du Plooy, Military Provost Company, late Burgher, Wolmaranstad Kommando 1914-15 Star (Burg., Wolmstd. Kdo.); British War and Bilingual Victory Medals (Burg., Wolmstd. Kdo.); War and Africa Service Medals (153641 J. A. Du Plooy) good very fine (5) £100-140
A Boy Scout Association Gallantry Cross, 2nd Class pair awarded to Indian Scout Nardiu Wagdouker, 12 January 1924 Boy Scout Association Gallantry Cross, 2nd Class (Silver Cross) 2nd issue, by Collins, London, silver, reverse inscribed, ‘Nardiu Wagdouker, 12/1/24’, no ribbon or brooch bar; Boy Scout Association Indian Medal of Merit, gilt, unnamed, with ribbon and brooch bar, very fine (2) £750-850
Boy Scouts Association Gallantry Cross, 3rd Class (Gilt Cross), 2nd issue but with incorrect ‘eyelet’ suspension, reverse inscribed, ‘Presented to F. Taylor for Stopping Runaway Horse, Mar. 29th 1925’, with hook and straight bar suspension, ribbon and brooch bar, very fine £300-400
£300–£400
Waterloo 1815 (Ensign T. A. Sinclair, 2nd Batt. 44th Reg. Foot.) fitted with original steel clip and silver bar suspension, light edge bruising and contact marks, otherwise nearly very fine £6000-7000
£6,000–£7,000
Defence of Jellalabad 1842, Flying Victory, naming erased, fitted with an adapted ‘Indian Mutiny’ style suspension, short length of old ribbon, edge bruising, contact marks, good fine £550-650
£550–£650
China 1842 (W. Shannaghan, Serg., 18th R. Irish Reg. Infantry) refitted straight bar suspension, edge bruising, contact marks, good fine £400-500
Withdrawn
Germany, Prussia, Iron Cross 1813, Grand Cross badge, 62 x 62, marked ‘18’ on eyelet and ‘13’ below eyelet, copy, some blackening lost, very fine £50-70
A rare Second World War Italy operations M.M. group of six awarded to Company Sergeant-Major G. Malcolm, 2nd Special Service Brigade, 40 Commando, Royal Marines, a veteran of the Bismarck action who won an immediate award for his gallantry behind enemy lines in support of the crossing of the Garigliano on 22 January 1944: he single-handedly took out an enemy gun emplacement with grenades, killing two and wounding one of the occupants but was himself mortally wounded the following...
An outstanding Second World War D.F.M. group of seven awarded to Flight Lieutenant C. F. Fennell, Royal Air Force, who somehow survived the famous suicidal low-level attack on the Dortmund-Ems Canal on the night of 12-13 August 1940, when the ferocity of the flak that greeted the attacking force of five Hampdens blew two of them out of the night sky and severely damaged all of the others: Fennell’s aircraft, which returned to base with one engine ‘reduced to junk’, was the fourth to...
Six: Commander P. A. Ogle, Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve British War and Victory Medals (S. Lt., R.N.V.R.) mounted as worn; 1939-45 Star; Defence and War Medals, these unnamed; Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve Decoration, G.V.R., unnamed, in case of issue; Silver War Badge (RN39537) with pin and support chain, second with slight edge bruising, good very fine and better (7) £380-420
£380–£420
A Second World War B.E.M. group of nine awarded to Carpenter J. C. Wilson, Merchant Navy British Empire Medal, (Civil) G.VI.R., 1st issue (James Carlew Wilson) in Royal Mint case of issue; British War and Mercantile Marine War Medals (James C. Wilson); 1939-45 Star; Atlantic Star; Africa Star; Pacific Star; Italy Star; War Medal 1939-45, these unnamed, good very fine (9) £300-360
Poland, Republic, Order of Military Virtue, Grand Cross set of insignia, sash badge, gilt base metal and enamel; breast star silver and gilt base metal and enamel, unmarked, modern productions, with full sash ribbon, good very fine £300-360
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