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The superb Indian Mutiny V.C. group of seven awarded to Major General Sir Henry ‘Harry’ Tombs, V.C., K.C.B., one of the great heroes of the Victorian era, who was mentioned in despatches for every campaign in which he fought, gaining the award of the Victoria Cross for gallantry before Delhi on 9 July 1857 - When attacked by a column of the 8th Irregular cavalry who had mutinied at Bareli, he twice at the last moment saved the life of his wounded subaltern, shooting one assailant dead...
Hammer Price: £240,000
The Third Mahratta War medal for the battle of Kirkee awarded to Major Francis Hunter, 1st Madras Light Cavalry, who was captured the day following the action at Kirkee and imprisoned for five months in Wasota Fort, one of only five European recipients of this clasp Army of India 1799-1826, 1 clasp, Kirkee (Cornet F. Hunter, 1st Cavalry.) long hyphen reverse, impressed naming, good very fine and very rare £12000-15000
Hammer Price: £17,000
A rare Defence of Kelat-I-Ghilzie group of three awarded to Sepoy Gowree Sunker Sing, 43rd Bengal Native Light Infantry Ghuznee Cabul 1842 (Sepoy Gowree Sunker Sing 43rd N.I.) fitted with original steel clip and straight bar suspension; Defence of Kelat-i-Ghilzie 1842 (Sepoy Gowree Sunker Sing 43rd N.I.) fitted with original steel clip and straight bar suspension; Sutlej 1845-46, for Sobraon 1846 (Sepoy Gowreesunker Sing. 43rd L.I.) some edge bruising and light contact marks, otherwise...
Hammer Price: £13,000
The unique ‘Waziristan and North West Frontier’ D.F.C. and Two Bars, Great War A.F.C. group of ten awarded to Airship, De Haviland, Wapiti and Hawker Hart pilot, Group Captain S. B. ‘Bunny’ Harris, Royal Air Force, late Royal Naval Reserve, Royal Naval Air Service and Royal Flying Corps. Having served both at sea and in the air during the Great War, Harris went on to make a name for himself with 27 and 39 Squadrons on the North West Frontier between the wars. His prowess as a bombing...
The important Great War D.S.O. group of seven awarded to Colonel Sir Thomas A. Bradford, Durham Light Infantry, the only surviving member of the ‘Bradford Boys’, the most decorated family of the Great War - between them the four brothers were awarded two Victoria Crosses, one Distinguished Service Order, two Military Crosses, and were thrice Mentioned in Despatches Distinguished Service Order, G.V.R., silver-gilt and enamel, with integral top riband bar; 1914-15 Star (Capt. T.A....
Hammer Price: £8,000
A fine Crimean War C.B. group of six awarded to Rear-Admiral Thomas Wren Carter, Royal Navy, whose two campaign clasps span a remarkable period of almost 55 years The Most Honourable Order of the Bath, C.B. (Military) Companion’s breast badge in 22 carat gold and enamels, hallmarked London 1815, maker’s mark ‘IN’ for John Northam, complete with narrow gold swivel-ring suspension and gold ribbon buckle; Naval General Service 1793-18401 clasp, Copenhagen 1801 (Thos. W. Carter,...
Hammer Price: £6,500
An extremely rare Anglo-Boer War D.T.D., Great War German South-West Africa D.S.O. group of seven awarded to Lieutenant-Colonel P. L. de Jager, Piet Retief Commando, one of a handful of South Africans to be awarded the Russian Order of St. Stanislas Anglo-Boer War Decoration voor Trouwe Dienst 1899-1902 (Kapt. & Adj. P. L. de Jager); Distinguished Service Order, G.V.R., silver-gilt and enamel, with integral top riband bar; Anglo-Boer War Medal 1899-1902 (Kapt. & Adj. P. L. de Jager);...
Italy, Tuscany, Medal of Gratitude for Saving Life of Ship-Wrecked Tuscans, large silver medal, 41mm, bust of Leopold II on obverse, the reverse inscribed ‘A Teodoro Savelli per Generoso Soccorso Prestato a Naufraghi Toscani 31 Maggio 1849’, edge bruise, about extremely fine, rare £300-400
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
The unique ‘Egypt and Sudan’ R.R.C. group of four awarded to Matron Mary C. Jerrard, Army Medical Department and Military Nursing Establishment Royal Red Cross, 1st Class (R.R.C.), V.R., silver-gilt and enamel, on lady’s bow riband; South Africa 1877-79, no clasp (Mary Jerrard, “Nurse”); Egypt and Sudan 1882-89, undated reverse, 1 clasp, The Nile 1884-85 (Nursing Sister M. C. Jerrard); Khedive’s Star 1884-6, unnamed as issued, minor enamel chip to upper arm of first, good very...
The Waterloo medal awarded to Captain I. W. Harris, 23rd Foot, who was severely wounded through both thighs at Albuhera, received a contusion in the head at Pampluna, and was severely wounded in the right thigh at Orthes Waterloo 1815 (Lieut. J. W. Harris, 23rd Regiment Foot, R.W.F.) fitted with an attractive silver suspension of rose, thistle and shamrock between palm fronds and scrolls inscribed ‘Dieu,’ ‘et Mon,’ ‘Droit’, light edge bruising and contact marks, otherwise...
Hammer Price: £5,500
Sultan’s Medal for Egypt 1801, 1st Class, gold, 54mm, with original gold chain and hook suspension, nearly extremely fine and very scarce £5000-6000
Three: Sergeant Charles Maxen, King’s German Legion Military General Service 1793-1814, 9 clasps, Talavera, Busaco, Fuentes D’Onor, Ciudad Rodrigo, Salamanca, Vittoria, St. Sebastian, Nivelle, Nive (Charles Maxen, Serjt. 5th Line Bn. K.G.L.); Waterloo 1815 (Serj. Charles Maxen, 5th Line Batt. K.G.L.) fitted with contemporary silver clip and original steel ring suspension; King’s German Legion Volunteer Medal, bronze, unnamed as issued, light contact marks, otherwise generally very...
Hammer Price: £5,000
Three: Commander P. H. Riddler, R.N., H.M. Armoured Train Churchill, second-in-command of the Heavy Armoured Trains in Belgium 1914-15 1914 Star, with clasp (Lieut. Commdr. P. H. Riddler. R.N. Armd. Trains.); British War and Victory Medals (Commr. P. H. Riddler. R.N.) mounted as worn, good very fine and rare (3) £400-600
A rare K.B.E., C.B., ‘Northern Kurdistan’ D.F.C. group of ten awarded to Air Vice-Marshal Sir George Harvey, Royal Air Force The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire, K.B.E. (Military) Knight Commander’s 2nd type set of insignia, comprising neck badge, silver-gilt and enamel; Star, silver, silver-gilt, and enamel, with full width neck riband, in Garrard & Co. Ltd case of issue; The Most Honourable Order of the Bath, C.B. (Military) Companion’s neck badge, silver-gilt and...
The C.B., Kenya ‘Mau Mau’ C.B.E., Second War North West Europe 1944 D.S.O. and 1945 Second Award Bar group of thirteen awarded to Major-General the Lord Thurlow, Seaforth Highlanders, who served during the Second War in Palestine, Trans-Jordan, Eritrea, and the Western Desert, before landing with the 1st Battalion Gordon Highlanders on D-Day, and serving as their Commanding Officer in France. Awarded the D.S.O. for securing a bridgehead across the River Vie in September 1944, he added a...
The important 1914 ‘Le Cateau’ D.S.O. group of five awarded to Lieutenant-Colonel H. E. Vallentin, commanding 27th Battery, Royal Field Artillery, for gallantry in saving guns under heavy fire at Ligny in August 1914, the fourth D.S.O. gazetted for the Great War The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire, O.B.E. (Military) Officer’s 1st type breast badge, hallmarked London 1919; Distinguished Service Order, G.V.R.; 1914 Star, with clasp (Major H. E. Vallentin. R.F.A.); British...
A good Boer War D.S.O. group of six awarded to Lieutenant-Colonel J. M. Fairweather, Kaffrarian Rifles, who was three times wounded and twice Mentioned in Despatches during the Boer War, doing especially good service at the Relief of Wepener; he subsequently commanded the South African Railway Regiment in German South West Africa during the Great War and was later given the command of the South African Motor Cyclist Corps. He was killed in action on 18 February 1917, ‘dying as he would...
Waterloo 1815 (Ensign Geo. Stainforth, 23rd. Regiment Foot, R.W.F.) fitted with original steel clip and ring suspension, some light edge bruising and marks, otherwise better than very fine £3600-4600
Hammer Price: £4,800
A fine and scarce Great War 1917 ‘French theatre’ D.C.M. group of six awarded to Air Mechanic 1st Class C. M. Reynolds, Royal Flying Corps and Royal Air Force, who was wounded in 8 places, resulting in the loss of his left arm, whilst attempting to repair wireless apparatus under heavy shell fire, 24 June 1917 Distinguished Conduct Medal, G.V.R. (7420 1. Cl: A.M. C. M. Reynolds. R.F.C.); 1914-15 Star (7420 2. A.M. C. M. Reynolds. R.F.C.); British War and Victory Medals (7420. 1. A.M....
Hammer Price: £4,600
A Great War D.S.O., M.C. group of four awarded to Major J. A. Roddick, 10th (Scottish) Battalion, Liverpool Regiment, who was awarded his Military Cross at the Third Battle of Ypres, and afterwards commanded the defence of Limerick Post in November 1917, when his small garrison held out against overwhelming enemy forces for 18 hours, though entirely surrounded - ‘one of the epic actions of the War’ Distinguished Service Order, G.V.R., silver-gilt and enamel, obverse centre loose,...
A Great War D.S.O. group of five awarded to Lieutenant-Colonel Lord Charles Cavendish-Bentinck, 9th Lancers, attached to the Protectorate Regiment during the Defence of Mafeking, he was wounded there having fired the first shot of the siege; he afterwards served at Gallipoli with Godley’s Australian and New Zealand Division until wounded and evacuated, and later in France with Godley’s II Anzac Corps Distinguished Service Order, G.V.R.; Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 3 clasps,...
A fine Great War M.C. and 1914 D.C.M. group of five awarded to 2nd Lieutenant H. W. Hines, Royal Field Artillery, killed in action in October 1917 Military Cross, G.V.R., the reverse engraved ‘Lieut. H. W. Hines, 174th Brigade, R.F.A.’; Distinguished Conduct Medal, G.V.R. (44935 Sgt. H. W. Hines. 47th Battery R.F.A. September. 1914.) engraved naming as found on early awards presented in the Field; 1914 Star, with copy clasp (44935 Cpl. H. W. Hines. R.F.A.); British War and Victory...
A superb campaign combination, ‘Kurdistan’ D.F.C. group of eleven awarded to R.E.8 pilot, Wing Commander A. E. Evans, 63 Squadron, Royal Flying Corps and Royal Air Force, late Royal Field Artillery and East Surrey Regiment Distinguished Flying Cross, G.V.R.; 1914-15 Star (1318 Dvr. A. E. Evans. R.F.A.); British War and Victory Medals (Lieut. A. E. Evans. R.A.F.); General Service 1918-62, 3 clasps, Kurdistan, Iraq, N. W. Persia (F/O A. E. Evans. R.A.F.); India General Service 1908-35,...
Hammer Price: £4,200
A Second War 1943 D.F.C., 1942 D.F.M. group of six awarded to Hampden, Manchester and Lancaster Air Gunner, Flight Lieutenant L. R. Say, 61 Squadron, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve, who flew in at least 37 operational sorties with the Squadron, including the attack on the Nazi Headquarters at Aachen, 9/10 July 1941; to Karlsrühe 6/7 August 1941, when Say was knocked unconscious during a lightening strike on his aircraft - before returning to his station and putting out the flames; and...
A fine Second War ‘1941’ Hurricane and Spitfire pilots’ D.F.C. group of six awarded to Squadron Leader B. J. Wicks, Royal Air Force, whose two years of war service included: during the Battle of France - 1 destroyed, a force landing behind enemy lines, evading capture for 12 days disguised as a Belgian refugee and evacuation from Dunkirk under British naval arrest; during the Battle of Britain - 2 destroyed and being shot down himself; and during the Siege of Malta - the command of 126...
Hammer Price: £4,000
Military General Service 1793-1814, 8 clasps, Roleia, Vimiera, Corunna, Busaco, Fuentes D’Onor, Salamanca, Vittoria, St. Sebastian (J. Button, Serjeant, 9th Foot.) two edge bruises and some light marks, otherwise very fine and a rare ‘forlorn hope’ man £3000-4000
Hammer Price: £3,800
The unique Great War O.B.E. group of four awarded to Captain R. H. Struben, who raised and commanded Struben’s Scouts during the Boer War, before becoming Intelligence Staff Officer to Douglas Haig; he later served with the Remount Depot during the Great War, and was Member of Parliament for Albany, Eastern Cape; only 13 Q.S.A.s were awarded to Struben’s Scouts, of whom Struben was the only Officer The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire, O.B.E. (Military) Officer’s 1st type...
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
A particularly fine Great War 1917 D.S.C. group of twelve awarded to Flight Commander, later Colonel, C. C. R. Edwards, Royal Naval Air Service and Burma Railway Battalion, who served with Wing Commander C. R. Samson’s 3 Squadron at Dunkirk in 1914, before distinguishing himself as a pilot with No. 1 Wing over Belgium, when he shot down two attacking aircraft, receiving three wounds in the process, 1 March 1917. Having proved adept with both armoured cars and aircraft, Edwards returned to...
Hammer Price: £3,600
A fine Second World War ‘Arakan’ O.B.E. and ‘Burma’ Immediate M.C. group of nine awarded to Lieutenant-Colonel T. C. C. Lewin, 5th King’s African Rifles The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire, O.B.E. (Military) Officer’s 2nd type breast badge; Military Cross, G.VI.R. reverse officially dated 1945; 1939-45 Star; Africa Star; Burma Star; Defence and War Medals, with M.I.D. oak leaf; Africa General Service 1902-56, 1 clasp, Kenya (Lt.-Col. T. C. C. Lewin (O,B,E,) (M,C,))...
The unique ‘Garjak Nuer’ and ‘Bomb and Mine Clearance’ campaign combination group of six awarded to Flight Lieutenant F. A. Giles, Royal Air Force, who flew as a Camel pilot with 209 Squadron during the Great War - claiming one Victory, 8 October 1918, and being forced to land behind enemy lines after a dogfight just 2 days before the Armistice was signed. Giles’ superb Log Book records his subsequent service against the Garjak Nuer tribe in the Sudan. Initially tasked with...
China, Republic, Order of the Precious Brilliant Golden Grain, First Class set of insignia, comprising sash badge, 97mm including golden grain suspension x 80mm, silver-gilt and enamel, with glass ‘ruby’ at centre and glass ‘rubies’ around central medallion, Chinese inscribed cartouche on reverse; Star, 100mm, silver-gilt and enamel, with glass ‘ruby’ at centre and glass ‘rubies’ around central medallion, Chinese inscribed cartouche on reverse, thin enamel slightly worn with...
Ottoman Empire, Order of Charity, Second Class set of insignia, comprising neck badge, 63mm including Star and Crescent suspension x 48mm, gold and enamel, unmarked, lacking neck riband; Star, 76mm, gold and enamel, with additional silver frame embellished with approximately 200 diamonds, upon which is superimposed a wreath surround, unmarked, with gold retaining pin, enamel damage, especially to badge, nearly very fine (2) £2400-2800
Hammer Price: £3,400
A well documented Second War C.B., ‘Somme’ 1916 M.C. group of ten awarded to Air Vice-Marshal J. H. S. Tyssen, Royal Flying Corps and Royal Air Force, who originally served as an Observer before retraining as a Pilot, and had success against enemy aircraft in both capacities. Wounded in May 1915, he served as a Flight Commander with 22 Squadron during 1916 and witnessed the First Day of the Battle of the Somme from the air, and the first use of tanks on the battlefield at...
A fine Great War 1917 fighter pilot’s M.M. pair awarded to Sergeant Pilot, later Lieutenant, L. A. Herbert, 40 Squadron, Royal Flying Corps and Royal Air Force, who in his singler-seater Nieuport Scout and S.E.5A accounted for 3 enemy aircraft forced down out of control and 1 Kite Balloon destroyed. After being severely wounded in aerial combat he was posted for flying duties to the Experimental Squadron at Farnborough - whilst at the latter he was killed in a mid-air collision during...
Military General Service 1793-1814, 3 clasps, St. Sebastian, Nivelle, Nive (John Burke, Corpl. 1st Foot Gds.) contact marks and light edge bruising from Waterloo medal, otherwise toned, nearly very fine £1200-1500
Hammer Price: £3,200
A scarce inter-war ‘Kurdistan’ D.F.M. pair awarded to Squadron Armourer Sergeant C. J. Dix, 6 Squadron, Royal Air Force Distinguished Flying Medal, G.V.R. (31370. Cpl. (A/Sjt.) C. J. Dix. R.A.F.); General Service 1918-62, 1 clasp, Kurdistan (313701. Cpl. (A/Sgt) C. J. Dix. R.A.F.) mounted for wear, generally very fine or better (2) £2000-2400
Canada General Service 1866-70, 1 clasp, Red River 1870 (Pte J. Jackson. 1/60 K.O.R.) officially engraved naming, toned, extremely fine £1500-2000
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
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