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East and Central Africa 1897-99, 2 clasps, Lubwa’s, Uganda 1897-98 (3277 Sepoy Phuman Singh, 15th Sikhs Regt.) edge bruising, contact marks, good fine £200-260
Hammer Price: £3,000
The K.B.E., C.B., C.M.G. group of seven awarded to Colonel Sir Charles Arden-Close, Royal Engineers - Director-General of the Ordnance Survey of the United Kingdom The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire, K.B.E. (Civil) Knight Commander’s 1st type set of insignia, neck badge, silver-gilt and enamel; breast star, silver, silver-gilt and enamel; The Most Honourable Order of the Bath, C.B. (Civil) Companion’s breast badge conversion to a neck badge, silver-gilt, hallmarks for...
Hammer Price: £2,800
A fine post-war O.B.E. group of eight Lieutenant-Colonel G. McK. MacDonald, O.B.E., Indian Army, who was wounded during 153 Gurkha Parachute Battalion’s airborne drop on Elephant point near Rangoon in May 1945, but afterwards participated in another airborne operation to recover Allied P.O.Ws: subsequently engaged in the Malaya and Borneo operations, he added a “mention” to his accolades for a gallant action near Batu Anam in July 1951 - an action in which a dozen terrorists were...
A scarce ‘Arab Legion’ M.B.E. group of eight awarded to Captain W. M. Holman, Royal Artillery, who, having been wounded and taken P.O.W. in Crete in May 1941, managed three days on the run in Munich before succumbing to exhaustion and starvation: a successful secondment to the Arab Legion having followed in 1948-50, he was posthumously mentioned in despatches for his gallantry and self-sacrifice in Korea on 3 January 1951 - just two days after his M.B.E. was gazetted The Most...
A rare North-West Frontier 1919 M.C. group of five awarded to Lieutenant E. V. Horseman, Worcestershire Regiment, attached North Staffordshire Regiment Military Cross, G.V.R., unnamed; 1914-15 Star (170 Pte., R. War. R.); British War and Victory Medals (Lieut.); India General Service 1908-35, 1 clasp, Afghanistan N.W.F. 1919 (Lieut., N. Staff. R.) mounted court style for display, good very fine (5) £ 2400-2800
Naval General Service 1793-1840, 1 clasp, Java (James Puckford, Midshipman.) good very fine £1600-1800
A rare Boer War mounted infantry operations D.C.M. group of four awarded to Colour Sergeant I. Barton, Manchester Regiment Distinguished Conduct Medal, E.VII.R. (2908 Serjt. J. Barton, 2nd Manch. Regt.); Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 4 clasps, Cape Colony, Johannesburg, Diamond Hill, Wittebergen (2908 Sejt. J. Barton, Manch. Regt.); King’s South Africa 1901-02, 2 clasps (2908 Serjt. I. Barton, Manch. Regt.); Army L.S. & G.C., E.VII.R. (2908 C. Sjt. I. Barton, Manch. Regt.), note...
The Peninsula War medal awarded to Lieutenant Charles Walker, 5th Dragoon Guards, who was severely wounded in General Le Marchant’s famous and decisive cavalry charge at Llerena in April 1812, when the French cavalry was thrown into confusion and swiftly broken Military General Service 1793-1814, 2 clasps, Vittoria, Toulouse (C. Walker, Lieut. 5th Dgn. Gds.) extremely fine £2600-3000
A North-West Frontier 1919 D.C.M. group of five awarded to Private P. Wick, 2nd Battalion North Staffordshire Regiment Distinguished Conduct Medal, G.V.R. (9376 Pte., 2/N. Staff. R.), suspension refitted, signs of brooch mounting to reverse; 1914-15 Star (9376 Pte., N. Staff. R.); British War and Victory Medals (9376 Pte., N. Staff. R.); India General Service 1908-35, 1 clasp, Afghanistan N.W.F. 1919 (9376 Pte., N. Staff. R.) suspension refitted, signs of brooch mounting to reverse, edge...
An exceptional Second World War Rear Gunner’s immediate D.F.M. group of four awarded to Flight Sergeant R. H. Payne, No. 227 Squadron, Royal Air Force, who, in the process of abandoning his crippled aircraft one night in in November 1944, saw an enemy fighter moving in for the final kill - ‘although the perspex on both sides of his turret was being smashed and bullets were hitting the door at the back of his turret, Sergeant Payne very gallantly climbed back into his seat and opened fire...
A fine Second World War clandestine operations D.F.M. group of six awarded to Flight Lieutenant T. Dickinson, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve, who carried out 44 sorties as a pilot in No. 148 (Special Duties) Squadron, on one occasion remaining over a D.Z. in occupied territory for two hours, as a consequence of which his return journey had to be completed in semi-daylight: returning to an operational footing in Mosquitos of the Path Finder Force in early 1944, he raised his tally of...
A Great War R.R.C. group of five awarded to Matron M. B. Williams, Queen Alexandra’s Imperial Military Nursing Service Royal Red Cross, 1st Class (R.R.C.), G.V.R., silver-gilt, gold and enamel, unnamed, on bow ribbon; 1914 Star, with clasp (Sister, Q.A.I.M.N.S.); British War and Victory Medals, M.I.D. oak leaf (A. Matron); Queen Alexandra’s Imperial Military Nursing Service Cape Badge, silver, hallmarks for Birmingham 1917, unnamed, nearly extremely fine (5) £1200-1600
Hammer Price: £2,600
An outstanding Second World War battle of Cape Matapan D.S.C. group of nine awarded to Lieutenant (T.) F. Miller, Royal Navy, who saw much action in the destroyer H.M.S. Nubian, up until May 1941, when she was severely damaged by enemy aircraft in the withdrawal from Crete: Nubian won 13 Battle Honours in the period April 1940 to May 1941, a record only exceeded by one other ship Distinguished Service Cross G.VI.R., hallmarks for London 1942, the reverse officially dated ‘1942’;...
Honourable East India Company Medal for Seringapatam 1799, silver, 48mm., Soho Mint, contained in an ornately chased silver rimmed glazed frame, the edge inscribed (Captain J. W. Freese. 1st Battalion Artillery) fitted with straight swivel-ring suspension bar and ornate silver ribbon bar inscribed ‘Seringapatam’, lacking obverse glass lunette, otherwise nearly extremely fine and rare £1600-1800
A Great War pilot’s D.F.C. group of four awarded to Lieutenant W. E. Palk, Royal Air Force, late South Wales Borderers and Royal Flying Corps, who was decorated for a 10 day spate of successful bombing and strafing sorties in Camels of No. 46 Squadron in October-November 1918: ‘All the attacks were carried out under very heavy machine-gun fire from the ground and at tree-top level, and Lieutenant Palk’s machine has been hit on almost every occasion … A few days ago his rudder, and...
Military General Service 1793-1814, 1 clasp, Albuhera (Hugh Parbut, Serjt. 39th Foot) edge bruise and light marks overall, otherwise better than very fine £1600-1800
An outstanding Great War D.C.M. group of five awarded to Private J. S. Draycott, 1st Battalion, Nottinghamshire & Derbyshire Regiment, who was awarded a D.C.M. and the Russian Cross of St. George for his gallantry at Neuve Chapelle in March 1915, when his comrade, Private Jacob Rivers, won a posthumous Victoria Cross Distinguished Conduct Medal, G.V.R. (11588 Pte. J. S. Draycott, 1/Notts. & Derby. Regt.); 1914 Star, with clasp (11588 Pte. J. S. Draycott, 1/Notts. & Derby. R.); British War...
An M.G.S. awarded to Henry Douglas Donevan, who as a Volunteer A.D.C. to General Anson, was promoted Ensign in the 48th Regiment for his conduct at the battle of the Pyrenees Military General Service 1793-1814, 4 clasps, Pyrenees, St. Sebastian, Nivelle, Orthes (H. D. Donevan, Ensn., 48th Foot) nearly extremely fine £1800-2200
A fine Second World War Italy operations M.M. group of seven awarded to Guardsman T. Murphy, Grenadier Guards, late Merchant Navy, who accounted for six of the enemy at Trimonsuoli in January 1944, prior to being overcome by loss of blood from an arm wound Military Medal G.VI.R. (2623066 Gdmn. T. Murphy, G. Gds.); 1939-45 Star; Atlantic Star; Africa Star, clasp, 8th Army; Italy Star; Defence and War Medals 1939-45, edge bruise on the first, generally good very fine (7) £1100-1300
A rare Second World War and post-war campaign group of seven awarded to Captain T. M. Ogston, Army Air Corps, late Glider Pilot Regiment, who was recommended for the award of an A.F.C. for his ‘incredible feat of navigation and airmanship’ as a helicopter pilot in No. 653 Squadron, whilst evacuating wounded in South Arabia in 1965 - in the event he was awarded a Queen’s Commendation for Valuable Services in the Air, in addition to being appointed a Member of the Order of South...
Hammer Price: £2,500
The Naval General Service Medal awarded to Lieutenant J. B. Coop, 40 Commando, Royal Marines, who was killed in action on 2 April 1951 during ‘X’ Troop’s 21 day patrol in Kuala Kangsar Naval General Service 1915-62, 1 clasp, Malaya, G.VI.R. (Lt. J. B. Coop, R.M.), extremely fine £1800-2200
Hammer Price: £2,400
A good Second World War D.F.C. group of seven awarded to Flight Lieutenant T. Wilkie, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve, late Scots Guards, who completed a tour of operations as Air Bomber in Lancasters of No. 619 Squadron in the period to July 1943 to February 1944, including the Hamburg ‘firestorm’ raids and eight trips to the “Big City” Distinguished Flying Cross, G.VI.R., the reverse officially dated ‘1944’, in its Royal Mint case of issue; General Service 1918-62, 1...
A Crimean War D.C.M. group of four awarded to Colour Serjeant J. Ross, 41st Regiment and West Yorkshire Militia Distinguished Conduct Medal, V.R. (Colr-Serjt. J. Ross. 41st Regt.); Crimea 1854-56, 3 clasps, Alma, Inkermann, Sebastopol (St. Mr. J. Ross, 41st Regt.) contemporary engraved naming, lacking lugs from top clasp, one recently removed; Army L.S. & G.C., V.R., 3rd issue (1858 Serjt. J. Ross, 5th West York Militia); Turkish Crimea 1855, British issue, naming erased, plugged and...
A Boer War Magersfontein D.C.M. group of three awarded to Private J. Hamilton, Seaforth Highlanders Distinguished Conduct Medal, E.VII.R. (6272 Pte. J. Hamilton, 2/Seaforth Hdrs.); Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 5 clasps, Cape Colony, Paardeberg, Driefontein, Transvaal, Wittebergen (6272 Pte. J. Hamilton, 2 Sea. Highrs.); King’s South Africa 1901-02, 2 clasps, South Africa 1901, South Africa 1902 (6272 Pte. J. Hamilton, Seaforth Highrs.), edge bruising, contact marks and polished,...
Military General Service 1793-1814, 3 clasps, Egypt, Fuentes D’Onor, Ciudad Rodrigo (J. J. Cochrane, Capt. 3rd Ft. Gds.) minor edge bruising, good very fine £2200-2600
Waterloo 1815 (Joseph Adlam, 1st or Royal Dragoons.) fitted with replacement steel clip and ring suspension, heavy edge bruising and contact wear, fine £1200-1400
Military General Service 1793-1814, 9 clasps, Talavera, Busaco, Fuentes D’Onor, Ciudad Rodrigo, Salamanca, Vittoria, St. Sebastian, Nivelle, Nive (Just Wemuth, 2nd Line Bn. K.G.L.), good very fine £2000-2400
A good Second World War D.S.M. group of six awarded to Temporary Acting Gunner J. Jakeman, Royal Navy and Royal Fleet Reserve, who is believed to have been decorated for mine disposal operations while borne on the books of the Hartlepool base H.M.S. Paragon in 1940: he subsequently added a “mention” to his accolades for his part in the destruction of the U-110 in May 1941 - the most important U-Boat action of the war owing to the capture of U-110’s enigma machine and...
A Great War Vimy Ridge operations M.M. group of three awarded to Private D. McDonald, 38th (Ottawa) Battalion Canadian Infantry, who received an immediate award for his gallantry in bringing in wounded on the ridge in April 1917 Military Medal, G.V.R. (410381 Pte. D. McDonald, 38/Can. Inf.); British War and Victory Medals (410381 Pte. D. McDonald, 38-Can. Inf.), generally very fine (3) £800-1000
A fine Second World War North-West Europe operations M.M. group of six awarded to Sergeant E. E. Hughes, King’s Shropshire Light Infantry, who ‘by his personal initiative and daring achieved or made possible the destruction of some 14 enemy vehicles and the infliction of 50 casualties (20 killed, 15 wounded and 15 captured)’ Military Medal, G.VI.R. (4033827 Cpl. E. E. Hughes, K.S.L.I.); 1939-45 Star; France and Germany Star; Defence and War Medals 1939-45; Efficiency Medal, G.VI.R.,...
A rare Second World War North-West Europe operations M.M. group of five awarded to Company Sergeant-Major A. E. Anscombe, 30 Battalion, Royal Marines, who was decorated for his gallantry during the crossing of the River Maas in infantry assault craft on the night of 23/24 April 1945, a feat accomplished under heavy small arms and mortar fire: the following night, when his Company H.Q. was fired upon by an enemy patrol, Anscombe ‘was the senior rank at H.Q. and took charge immediately. He...
An extremely rare post-war ‘Indian Partition period’ M.M. awarded to Sepoy Lal Khan, 3/14th Punjab Regiment, attached 1/1st (King George V’s Own) Gurkha Rifles, who was decorated for his gallantry in June 1947, when his piquet came under heavy automatic and rifle fire from a hostile gang - hit in both legs by a burst of three rounds which fractured his right thigh bone in several places, and notwithstanding the pain and profuse bleeding - he dragged himself up a hill where he returned...
A post-war A.F.M. group of five awarded to Group Captain D. J. Rhodes, Royal Air Force Air Force Medal, G.VI.R., 2nd issue (1894330 Sgt. D. J. Rhodes, R.A.F.); Defence and War Medals 1939-45; General Service 1918-62, 1 clasp, Cyprus (Flt. Lt. D. J. Rhodes, R.A.F.); Coronation 1953, mounted as worn, together with a set of related miniature dress medals and his tunic ribands, generally good very fine (10) £1600-1800
A fine Crimean Al Valore Militare group of five awarded to Lieutenant James Lamb, 50th Regiment, promoted from Sergeant-Major for gallantry in the field, his commission dating from the battle of Inkermann Crimea 1854-56, 3 clasps, Alma, Inkermann, Sebastopol (Lieut. J. Lamb 50th Q.O. Regt.) contemporary engraved naming; Medaille Militaire, silver-gilt and enamel, some chipping to blue enamel; Al Valore Militare, mint mark ‘F.G’, the reverse officially engraved ‘Lieutt. James Lamb...
Five: Major H. G. Laing, Seaforth Highlanders, later Chief Constable of East Sussex, mentioned for gallantry in Egypt when he swam across the Suez Canal to obtain a boat under heavy fire Afghanistan 1878-80, 1 clasp, Kandahar (2nd Lieut. H. G. Lang, 72nd Highrs.); Kabul to Kandahar Star 1880 (2nd Lieut. H. G. Lang 72nd Highlanders); Egypt & Sudan 1882-89, 3 clasps, Tel-el-Kebir, The Nile 1884-85, Suakin 1885 (Lieut: H. G. Lang. 1/Sea: Highrs:); Coronation 1911, County & Borough Police...
Peking Siege Commemoration Medal 1900, bronze, 57mm, impressed on the edge ‘Jeanne Isabelle Piry. (14 ans)’, contained in its J. Taylor Foot, Medallist, fitted case of issue, the lid embossed in gold letters ‘Peking Siege 1900 J. I. Piry’, small edge bruise, otherwise extremely fine and rare £1500-2000
Hammer Price: £2,200
The Second World War and Korean War campaign group of seven awarded to Lance-Corporal J. J. Crisp, Gloucestershire Regiment, late Royal Fusiliers, who, having been taken P.O.W. in Italy in the 1939-45 War, befell a similar fate at the battle of Imjin River, where he also won a mention in despatches 1939-45 Star; Africa Star, clasp, 8th Army; Italy Star; Defence and War Medals 1939-45; Korea 1950-53, with M.I.D. oak leaf (6460633 Pte. J. J. Crisp, Glosters.); U.N. Korea 1950-54, together...
A rare Boxer Rebellion and Great War M.S.M. group of three awarded to Foreman of Works J. G. McGregor, Royal Engineers, who served with No. 4 Balloon Section R.E. in China 1900 China 1900, no clasp (3563 L. Cpl. J. McGregor, R.E.); Army Meritorious Service Medal, G.V.R., 1st issue (3563 F. Of W. Q.M. Sjt. J. G. McGregor, R.E.); Army L.S. & G.C., G.V.R., 1st issue (3563 F. of W. Q.M. Sjt. J. G. McGregor, R.E.) together with a small gilt ‘Balloon School Royal Engineers’ medallion,...
The G.S.M. awarded to Lance-Corporal T. Liddell, Royal Northumberland Fusiliers, who was killed in action in the ‘Crater’ Aden on 20 June 1967 whilst driving one of three Land Rovers that were ambushed by mutinous policemen General Service 1962-2007, 1 clasp, South Arabia (23854110 L./Cpl. T. Liddell. RNF.), extremely fine £1800-2200
A notable modern campaign service group of four awarded to Major P. B. de T. Rooke, 1st Battalion, King’s Own Scottish Borderers, later Trucial Oman Scouts, who was mentioned in despatches for gallantry in the ‘Gunpowder Plot’ battle in Korea on 4 November 1951, in which he commanded the Mortar Platoon, discharging 5,000 rounds in just four hours - a rate of fire assisted by the use of water rations and 48 precious bottles of beer to keep the barrels cooled: his fellow Borderer Private...
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