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An Order of St. John group of six awarded to Lieutenant-Colonel A. J. Evans, Royal Army Medical Corps, who served as a Civil Surgeon during the Boer War; distinguished himself during the earthquake in Kingston, Jamaica, 14 January 1907 - for which he was thanked by both the Governor of Jamaica and the Secretary of State for the Colonies; and commanded the 31st British Stationary Hospital in Mesopotamia during the Great War The Order of St. John of Jerusalem, Officer ‘s (Brother’s)...
Hammer Price: £750
An Order of St. John group of five awarded to Senior Reserve Attendant E. Leeming, Royal Naval Auxiliary Sick Berth Reserve, and St. John Ambulance The Order of St. John of Jerusalem, Serving Brother’s breast badge, silver and enamel; British War Medal 1914-20 (M.9211 E. Leeming. S.B.A. R.N.); Defence Medal; Royal Naval Auxiliary Sick Berth Reserve L.S. & G.C., G.V.R., 1st issue, with Second Award Bar (1037. E. Leeming. Sen. R.A. R.N.A.S.B.R.); St. John Service Medal, with 4 Additional...
Hammer Price: £240
A good ‘Heavy Brigade’ D.C.M. group of three awarded to Private J. Thomas, 1st Royal Dragoons, who is recorded as having been taken prisoner during the famous charge at Balaklava, 25 October 1854, only to escape from the clutches of eight Cossacks, despatching two of them during his flight Distinguished Conduct Medal, V.R. (John Thomas. 1st Rl. Drags.); Crimea 1854-56, 3 clasps, Balaklava, Inkermann, Sebastopol (Pte. J. Thomas 1st Rl. Drags.) contemporarily engraved naming, top...
Hammer Price: £6,000
A Boer War D.C.M. group of three awarded to Battery Sergeant Major W. G. Phillips, Royal Field Artillery Distinguished Conduct Medal, E.VII.R. (51398 B: Sjt: Maj: W. G. Phillips. 28th. B: R.F.A.); Queen's South Africa 1899-1902, 5 clasps, Cape Colony, Tugela Heights, Orange Free State, Relief of Ladysmith, Transvaal (51398 Bty: S-Mjr. W. G. Phillips. 28: B, R.F.A.); Army L.S. & G.C., E.VII.R. (51398 Bty. Sjt. Mjr. W. G. Phillips. R.F.A.) mounted court style for display purposes, light...
Hammer Price: £1,900
An unusual Boer War 'friendly fire' incident D.C.M. pair awarded to Private H. Morton, Seaforth Highlanders Distinguished Conduct Medal, E.VII.R. (5601 Pte. H. Morton. Seaforth Hdrs:); Queen's South Africa 1899-1902, 5 clasps, Cape Colony, Orange Free State, Transvaal, South Africa 1901, South Africa 1902 (5601 Pte. H. Morton. Sea: Highrs: M.I.) unofficial rivets between state and date clasps, edge bruise to first, good very fine (2) £1600-2000
Hammer Price: £1,500
A ‘Gheluvelt’ 1914 D.C.M. awarded to Corporal M. Pugh, 3rd Battalion, South Wales Borderers Distinguished Conduct Medal, G.V.R. (13211 Cpl. M. Pugh. 3/S. Wales Bord:) light contact marks, otherwise good very fine £800-1200
Hammer Price: £650
A Great War ‘Winter Operations 1914-15’ D.C.M. group of four awarded to Sergeant C. H. Brownlow, East Yorkshire Regiment, for his conspicuous courage and ability whilst employed on patrolling and scouting duties Distinguished Conduct Medal, G.V.R. (8380 .Cpl. C. Brownlow. 1/E. York: Regt.); 1914 Star, with clasp (8380 Pte. C. Brownlow. 1/E. York: R.); British War and Victory Medals (8380 Sjt. C. Brownlow. E. York R.) edge bruising, nearly very fine (4) £800-1200
Hammer Price: £950
A fine Great War raiding party ‘Winter Operations 1914-15’ D.C.M. group of four awarded to Sergeant W. Johnson, South Staffordshire Regiment, for his conspicuous gallantry during a raid on the enemy trenches at Givenchy, 20 February 1915. When an enemy shell killed or wounded practically the whole storming party, including both officers, Johnson seized the initiative, rallied the remaining survivors and, taking command, led them forward into the German trench Distinguished Conduct...
Hammer Price: £1,400
A Great War Posthumous ‘Neuve Chapelle’ D.C.M. awarded to Acting Bombardier Albert Priestley, Royal Field Artillery; he was killed on the opening day of the battle Distinguished Conduct Medal, G.V.R. (66216 A.Bmbr: A. Priestley. 104/Bty. R.F.A.) together with R.A. cap badge, nearly extremely fine (2) £400-500
Hammer Price: £420
A fine Great War ‘Ypres and St Eloi’ D.C.M. group of five awarded to Colour Sergeant J. T. Pavitt, Prince of Wales’s Leinster Regiment (Royal Canadians), later Machine Gun Corps, for his gallant conduct including carrying out sniping duties ‘by day and night’ Distinguished Conduct Medal, G.V.R. (8601 A.Cpl. J. J. Pavitt. 1/Leins: Regt.); 1914-15 Star (8601 L.Cpl. J. T. Pavitt. Leins. R.); British War and Victory Medals, with small M.I.D. oak leaves (8601 Sjt. J. T. Pavitt....
Hammer Price: £1,800
A Great War 1915 ‘St. Eloi’ D.C.M. group of four awarded to Company Sergeant Major T. C. Tait, Rifle Brigade Distinguished Conduct Medal, G.V.R. (5895 C.S. Mjr: T. Tait. 4/Rif: Bde:); 1914-15 Star (5895 C.S. Mjr. T. C. Tait. Rif: Brig:); British War and Victory Medals (5895 W.O. Cl.2. T. Tait. Rif. Brig.) BWM with official corrections, cleaned with traces of lacquer, very fine (4) £800-1200
Hammer Price: £1,000
A superb Great War ‘Battle of Loos’ D.C.M. group of four awarded to Company Quarter-Master Sergeant E. Canning, King’s Own Scottish Borderers, for his conspicuous gallantry on 25 September 1915 during the attack on Madagascar Trench, when, after all the officers had been killed or wounded and his Battalion had suffered 650 casualties, he organised and took command of the remnants of the force, with only 46 men being assembled at the end of the day. Commissioned Second Lieutenant, he...
Hammer Price: £2,400
A Great War ‘Mesopotamia’ D.C.M. group of four awarded to Regimental Sergeant-Major William Murray, 4th Battalion, South Wales Borderers, who was also mentioned in despatches for Gallipoli Distinguished Conduct Medal, G.V.R. (4-12517 C.S. Mjr: W. Murray. 4/S.W. Bord:); 1914-15 Star (12517 Sjt. W. Murray. S. Wales Bord.); British War and Victory Medals, with small M.I.D. oak leaf (12517 W.O. Cl. 1. W. Murray. S. Wales Bord.) good very fine (4) £1000-1200
Hammer Price: £1,100
A Great War ‘St Quentin’ D.C.M. group of six awarded to Corporal A. P. H. Werner, Royal Field Artillery Distinguished Conduct Medal, G.V.R. (L.4981 Cpl. A. P. H. Werner. R.F.A.); 1914-15 Star (L-4981 Gnr: A. P. H. Werner. R.F.A.); British War and Victory Medals (L-4981 Cpl. A. P. H. Werner. R.A.); Defence and War Medals, very fine (6) £700-900
Hammer Price: £850
A Great War D.C.M. group of six awarded to Warrant Officer Class I J. W. Embleton, Royal Field Artillery Distinguished Conduct Medal, G.V.R. (51070 S.Mjr: J. W. Embleton. 181/Bde: R.F.A.); Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 5 clasps, Cape Colony, Driefontein, Johannesburg, Diamond Hill, Belfast (66856 Sgt. J. W. Embleton, 84th. Batt. R.F.A.); King’s South Africa 1901-02, 2 clasps (66856 Serjt: J. W. Embleton. R.F.A.); 1914-15 Star (51070 B.S. Mjr. J. W. Embleton. R.F.A.); British War and...
A Great War D.C.M. awarded to Gunner P. Kenna, Royal Field Artillery Distinguished Conduct Medal, G.V.R. (7905 Gnr: P. Kenna. 55/Bde: R.F.A.) polished, nearly very fine £400-460
Hammer Price: £340
A Great War D.C.M. group of three awarded to Quarter-Master Sergeant T. W. Redmore, Royal Engineers Distinguished Conduct Medal, G.V.R. (28915 Q.M. Sjt: T. W. Redmore. R.E.); British War and Victory Medals (28915 T.W.O. Cl. 1 T. W. Redmore. R.E.) mounted as worn, good very fine (3) £500-600
Hammer Price: £700
A Great War 1918 ‘Western Front’ D.C.M. group of six awarded to Private R. W. Black, Norfolk Regiment Distinguished Conduct Medal, G.V.R. (3-7098 Pte. R. Black. 1/Norf: R.); 1914 Star, with clasp (3-7098 Pte. R. Black. 1/Norf: R.); British War and Victory Medals (3-7098 Pte. R. W. Black. Norf. R.); India General Service, 1 clasp, Waziristan 1919-21 (5764977 Pte. R. W. Black, 2 Bn. Norf. R.) attempted erasure to last letter; Army L.S. & G.C., G.V.R., 3rd issue, Regular Army...
Hammer Price: £2,200
A Great War D.C.M. awarded to Private Henry Strike, Welsh Regiment, later Duke of Cornwall’s Light Infantry Distinguished Conduct Medal, G.V.R. (55394 Pte. H. Strike. 13/Welsh R.) officially re-impressed naming, nearly very fine £300-360
A Great War D.C.M. pair awarded to Lance-Corporal R. Millar, Gordon Highlanders Distinguished Conduct Medal, G.V.R. (10088 L.Cpl. R. Millar. 2/Gord. Hdrs.); 1914 Star (10088 Pte. R. Millar. 1/Gord: Highrs.) very fine (2) £480-550
Distinguished Conduct Medal, G.V.R., neatly erased, very fine £200-240
A Great War ‘German East Africa’ D.C.M. awarded to Lance-Corporal John, King’s African Rifles King’s African Rifles Distinguished Conduct Medal, G.V.R. (656 L. Cpl. John. 1/K.A.R.) extremely fine £600-800
Hammer Price: £800
A scarce Inter-War ‘Loe-Agra Operations’ I.D.S.M. group of seven awarded to Naik Farman Ali, 2nd Punjab Regiment, for his gallant conduct during an epic defence of Kila Hari Post, 5-6 April 1935, when a small detachment of his unit was besieged by an unexpected and well organised tribal lashkar of 1,000 Shamozais tribesmen, which threatened to overwhelm the defenders in a series of fiercely contested hand-to-hand attacks that involved revolvers, bayonets, stones and knives over a...
A fine Great War submariner’s D.S.M. group of five awarded to Leading Stoker Henry Brassington, Royal Navy, for his part in the E. 11’s famous patrol in the Sea of Marmora in May 1915, that resulted in the destruction of at least 90 enemy vessels and the award of the V.C. to his skipper, Martin Nasmith Distinguished Service Medal, G.V.R. (K.12223. H. Brassington, Sto. 1 Cl. H.M. Submarine. E11.); 1914-15 Star (K.12223. H. Brassington, D.S.M. Sto. 1., R.N.); British War and Victory...
£5,000–£6,000
A Great War ‘Armed Merchant Cruiser’ D.S.M. group of seven awarded to Chief Yeoman of Signals J. B. Gunn, Royal Navy, for services in H.M.S. Alsatian, flagship of the 10th Cruiser Squadron Distinguished Service Medal, G.V.R. (189705. J. B. Gunn. Ch. Yeo. Sigs. H.M.S. Alsatian.); Africa General Service 1902-56, 1 clasp, Somaliland 1908-10 (189705. J. B. Gunn. Act. Ch. Yeo. Sigs. H.M.S. Philomel.); Naval General Service 1915-62, 1 clasp, Persian Gulf 1909-1914 (189705. J. B. Gunn. Act....
Hammer Price: £1,200
A Great War ‘Battle of Jutland’ D.S.M. and Medaille Militaire group of seven awarded to Chief Petty Officer H. E. Fox, R.N., for services aboard H.M.S. Falmouth, which survived the battle but was sunk by U-boats off Flamborough Head a few weeks later Distinguished Service Medal, G.V.R. (165514. H. E. Fox, C.P.O. H.M.S. Falmouth. 31. May, - 1. June, 1916.); Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 3 clasps, Cape Colony, South Africa 1901, South Africa 1902 (H. E. Fox, P.O. 2nd Cl: H.M.S....
Hammer Price: £2,800
A Great War ‘North Sea 1917’ D.S.M. group of five awarded to Petty Officer J. W. Lee, Royal Navy Distinguished Service Medal, G.V.R. (194719. J. W. Lee. P.O., H.M.S. Osprey. North Sea. 20. Oct. 1917.); 1914-15 Star (194719, J. W. Lee, P.O., R.N.); British War and Victory Medals (194719 J. W. Lee. P.O. R.N.); Royal Navy L.S. & G.C., G.V.R., 1st issue (194719. J. W. Lee. P.O. H.M.S. Tyne.) edge nicks, generally very fine (5) £1000-1400
A rare Second World War Naval Expeditionary Force ‘operation Royal Marine’ D.S.M. group of five awarded to Able Seaman H. G. Howes, Royal Navy, Coxswain of small boats carrying out special mine-laying operations in the river Rhine, part of a plan conceived by Winston Churchill which launched more than 2,300 specially developed ‘fluvial’ mines into the rivers Rhine, Moselle and Meuse during the battle of France, May to June 1940; as Churchill later remarked “the success of the...
Hammer Price: £3,000
A Second World War ‘withdrawal of troops from Le Havre’ D.S.M. group of five awarded to Boatswain Seymour White, Merchant Navy, for gallantry whilst serving in H.M. Rescue Tug Stalwart Distinguished Service Medal, G.VI.R. (Boatswain. S. White.); 1939-45 Star; Atlantic Star, clasp, France and Germany; Africa Star; War Medal, extremely fine (5) £1800-2200
An unusual Second World War Inshore Squadron D.S.M. awarded to Able Seaman Edward Phillips, Royal Navy, who served under eccentric Australian skipper ‘Pedlar’ Palmer – ‘the Pirate of Tobruk’ - in the celebrated auxiliary schooner H.M.S. Maria Giovanna, and was decorated for facing down and destroying a German bomber that was attacking his ship. Distinguished Service Medal, G.VI.R. (D/SSX. 20007 E. H. Phillips. A.B.) edge bruising, very fine £2000-2600
Hammer Price: £3,200
A superb Battle of the Atlantic D.S.M. awarded to Chief Stoker W. L. Scarff, Royal Navy, for gallantry in H.M.S. Harvester after she had rammed and destroyed the U-444 before she was herself torpedoed and sunk by the U-432, which was in turn rammed and sunk by the Free French corvette Aconit, the few survivors from Harvester being subsequently rescued by Aconit Distinguished Service Medal, G.VI.R. (K.66425 W. L. Scarff. Ch. Sto.) very fine £1800-2200
Hammer Price: £3,800
A Great War M.M. and Bar group of four awarded to Private J. O. Sellers, Worcestershire Regiment Military Medal, G.V.R., with Second Award Bar (10639 Pte J. O. Sellers. 3/Worc: R.); 1914 Star (10639 Pte J. O. Sellers. 3/Worc: R.); British War and Victory Medals (10639 Pte J. O. Sellers. Worc. R.) polished, very fine (4) £600-800
A Great War M.M. awarded to Corporal H. C. Bagley, Royal Warwickshire Regiment Military Medal, G.V.R. (11056 Cpl. H. C. Bagley. 11/R. War. W.) very fine £240-280
A Great War 1916 ‘Somme’ M.M. pair awarded to Private O. M. Selig, 13th Australian Infantry Battalion, Australian Imperial Force, a battalion runner who worked for 48 hours without rest, and was continually exposed to sniper and shell fire. He was wounded in action, 17 May 1918 Military Medal, G.V.R. (3917. Pte. O. M. Selig. 13/Aust: Inf:); British War Medal 1914-20 (3917 Pte. O. M. Selig. 13 Bn. A.I,F.), mounted for display, both suspension claws re-pinned, nearly very fine (2) ...
A fine Great War 1916 ‘French theatre’ M.M. group of seven awarded to Warrant Officer Class II W. E. Clapton, Army Cyclist Corps and Royal Tank Corps, who was present in a ‘bicycle on horse’ action in 1914, before serving in the Battle of Cambrai, and being severely wounded, 22 March 1918 Military Medal, G.V.R. (1206 Sjt: W. E. Clapton. A.C.C.); 1914 Star, with clasp (9428 Cpl. W. E. Clapton. 1/Shrops: L.I.); British War and Victory Medals (9428 A.C. Sjt. W. E. Clapton....
A Great War M.M. group of four awarded to Sergeant E. Cox, Royal Army Medical Corps Military Medal, G.V.R. (90001 Sjt: E. Cox. 139/F.A. R.A.M.C.); British War and Victory Medals (90001 Sjt. E. Cox. R.A.M.C.); Territorial Force Efficiency Medal, G.V.R. (222 A.Sjt: E. Cox. East’n: Mtd: Bde: F.A. R.A.M.C.) good very fine (4) £300-400
Hammer Price: £600
A scarce Great War M.M. awarded to Sergeant M. Nicholson, South African Rifles, who served with the Nyasaland-Rhodesia Force and was Mentioned in Despatches for his service in the theatre around Lakes Nyasa and Tanganyika Military Medal, G.V.R. (466 Sjt: M. Nicholson. 2/S.A. Rif:) toned, edge nicks, otherwise nearly extremely fine £400-500
Hammer Price: £480
A Great War ‘Western Front’ M.M. group of four awarded to Lance-Corporal S. Jackson, Manchester Regiment Military Medal, G.V.R. (13977 L. Cpl S. Jackson. 12/Manch. R.); 1914-15 Star (12-13977 Pte. S. Jackson. Manch. R.); British War and Victory Medals (12-13977 Pte. S. Jackson. Manch. R.) good very fine (4) £340-400
Hammer Price: £320
A Great War 1917 ‘Ypres’ M.M. group of three awarded to Private A. Delury, 25th Australian Infantry Battalion, Australian Imperial Force, who received a shrapnel wound to the right shoulder in the process of winning the M.M., and was later gassed 12 May 1918 Military Medal, G.V.R. (4797 Pte. A. Delury. 25/Aust: Inf:); British War and Victory Medals (4797 Sgt. A. Delury. 25-Bn. A.I.F.), mounted for display, generally very fine or better (3) £700-900
A Great War M.M. group of four awarded to Gunner H. Triplow, Royal Field Artillery Military Medal, G.V.R. (82185 Gnr: H. Triplow. D.330/Bde. R.F.A.) minor official correction to surname; 1914-15 Star (82185. Dvr. H. Treplow [sic], R.F.A.); British War and Victory Medals (82185 Gnr. H. Treplow [sic]. R.A.) good very fine (4) £300-400
Hammer Price: £300
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