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A C.B., C.B.E., Great War D.S.O. group of ten awarded to Major-General G. J. P. St Clair, Royal Horse Artillery The Most Honourable Order of the Bath, C.B. (Military) Companion’s neck badge, silver-gilt and enamels, complete with neck cravat in its Garrard case of issue; The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire, C.B.E. (Civil) Commander’s 2nd type neck badge, silver-gilt and enamels, complete with neck cravat in its Garrard case of issue; Distinguished Service Order, G.V.R.;...
Hammer Price: £2,600
A Great War C.M.G. group of five awarded to Lieutenant-Colonel F. G. Bradley, 9th North Staffordshire Regiment, late Madras Infantry The Most Distinguished Order of St. Michael and St. George, C.M.G., Companion’s breast badge, silver-gilt and enamels, complete with ribbon buckle, enamel chips to both centres and one arm; India General Service 1854-95, 1 clasp, Burma 1885-7 (Lieutt. F. G. Bradley 5th Madras Infy.); 1914-15 Star (Lt: Col: F. G. Bradley. N. Staff: R.); British War and...
Hammer Price: £1,600
A scarce ‘1st type’ C.I.E. pair awarded to Colonel O. Probyn, who served with the 3rd Regiment Native Infantry during the Second Sikh War, before transferring to the Bombay Invalid Establishment having lost his right arm in a shooting accident. Appointed Superintendent of Police, he served as Agent for Khandesh and Commandant of the Khandesh Bhil Corps, whilst simultaneously holding for over 20 years the appointment ‘Tiger Slayer to the Government of Bombay’ The Most Eminent Order...
Hammer Price: £3,800
A C.I.E., M.V.O. group of seven awarded to Lieutenant-Colonel C. W. Waddington, late Principal of Mayo College, Indian Army Remount Department The Most Eminent Order of the Indian Empire, C.I.E., Companion’s 3rd type neck badge, gold and enamel, possibly an officially converted breast badge; The Royal Victorian Order, M.V.O., Member’s 4th Class breast badge, officially numbered ‘866’; British War Medal (Lt. Col. C. W. Waddington.); Delhi Durbar 1903, silver; Coronation 1911;...
A C.I.E. group of five awarded to Lieutenant-Colonel H. L. Showers, C.S.I., C.I.E., Indian Army and Indian Political Department The Most Eminent Order of the Indian Empire, C.I.E., Companion’s 2nd type breast badge, gold and enamels, complete with top suspension brooch; Delhi Durbar 1903, silver, complete with silver ribbon buckle; Delhi Durbar 1911; Egypt and Sudan 1882-89, undated reverse, 2 clasps, Suakin 1885, Tofrek (Lieut: H. L. Showers. 17th Bengal Infy.); Khedive's Star 1884-6,...
A C.I.E. group of five awarded to Major-General A. Hooton, Indian Medical Service The Most Eminent Order of the Indian Empire, C.I.E., Companion’s 3rd type neck badge, gold and enamels, in its Garrard & Co. case of issue; India General Service 1895-1902, 2 clasps, Punjab Frontier 1897-98, Tirah 1897-98 (Sur. Lt. A. Hooton, I.M.S.); British War Medal (Lt. Col. A. Hooton.); General Service 1918-62, 1 clasp, S. Persia (Lt. Col. A. Hooton.); Delhi Durbar 1911, unnamed as issued, the last...
Hammer Price: £3,000
A C.V.O., K.St.J. group of seven awarded to Inspector-General Belgrave Ninnis, Royal Navy, Staff Surgeon aboard the Discovery in Sir George Nares’ expedition to the Arctic in 1875-76, and later Chief Commissioner of the St John Ambulance Brigade The Royal Victorian Order, C.V.O., Commander’s neck badge,silver-gilt and enamels, the reverse officially numbered ‘C540’; The Order of St. John of Jerusalem, Knight of Grace, neck badge and breast star, silver-gilt and enamels, the...
Hammer Price: £9,500
A C.B.E. pair awarded to Commander the Hon. Lockhart M. St Clair, C.I.E., C.B.E., Metropolitan Special Constabulary, late Superintending Engineer, Central Provinces, India The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire, C.B.E. (Civil) Commander’s 1st type neck badge, silver-gilt and enamels, in its Garrard case of issue; Special Constabulary Medal, G.V.R., 1st issue, 2 clasps, The Great War 1914-18, Long Service, 1929 (Commdr. Hon. Lockhart M. St. Clair, C.I.E., O.B.E.) together with...
Hammer Price: £500
A Second War C.B.E., scarce ‘Waziristan 1937’ D.F.C. group of nine awarded to Wapiti pilot, Flight Lieutenant, later Group Captain, T. M. Abraham, Royal Air Force, who distinguished himself whilst commanding ‘C’ Flight of 28 Squadron on the North West Frontier - in particular during an attack by 300 tribesmen on the Frontier Constabulary near Sarkumar Post, 4 May 1937. Diving to attack, and despite taking several hits to his aircraft, Abraham managed to cause several casualties and...
Hammer Price: £3,400
A fine Waziristan 1937-38 operations O.B.E., Great War M.C. group of fourteen awarded to Hon. Brigadier H. D. Drew, Royal Tank Regiment (R.A.C.), late Devonshire Regiment and Machine Gun Corps, who was mentioned in despatches for his command of 5th Royal Tanks in the bitter fighting around Sidi Rezegh in 1941 The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire, O.B.E. (Military) Officer’s 2nd type breast badge, silver-gilt; Military Cross, G.V.R., unnamed as issued; 1914-15 Star (2 Lieut. H....
Hammer Price: £2,400
A post-war O.B.E. group of six awarded to Wing Commander A. G. Strutt, Royal Air Force 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; Defence and War Medals 1939-45; General Service 1918-62, 1 clasp, Cyprus (Sqn. Ldr. A. G. Strutt. R.A.F.) mounted for display, generally good very fine (6) £280-320
Hammer Price: £400
An interesting and well-documented O.B.E. group of six awarded to Group Captain W. J. Pickard, Royal Air Force, who served as Station Commander at R.A.F. Lyneham, where he was responsible for several V.I.P. flights and visitors, and in 1945 Commanded the Staging Post at Saki for the duration of the Yalta Conference, being responsible for the safe arrival of Churchill and Roosevelt onto Soviet soil The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire, O.B.E. (Military) Officer’s 2nd type...
An outstanding Second World War M.B.E., Great War pilot’s M.C., motor cyclist’s ‘Neuve Chapelle’ 1915 D.C.M. group of seven awarded to Acting Wing Commander R. Chadwick, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve, late Royal Engineers, Royal Flying Corps and Royal Air Force The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire, M.B.E. (Military) Member’s 2nd type breast badge; Military Cross, G.V.R., the reverse privately engraved, ‘Capt. Reginald Chadwick, R.F.C., 25th Sept. 1916’;...
Hammer Price: £14,000
A Second War 1945 ‘North West Europe’ M.B.E. group of six attributed to Lieutenant-Colonel D. Sawyer, Royal Army Service Corps The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire, M.B.E. (Military) Member’s 2nd type, breast badge, silver; 1939-45 Star; Africa Star; France and Germany Star; Defence and War Medals 1939-45, M.I.D. Oak Leaf, mounted for wear, generally good very fine (6) £100-140
Hammer Price: £130
A post-War ‘Malayan Emergency’ M.B.E. group of six awarded to Major M. R. Ireland-Blackburne, South Lancashire Regiment, attached Topographical Intelligence Section, Joint Intelligence Bureau, who was previously wounded in France in 1944 The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire, M.B.E. (Military) Member’s 2nd type breast badge, silver; 1939-45 Star; France and Germany Star; Defence and War Medals 1939-45; General Service 1918-62, 1 clasp, Malaya, G.VI.R. (Capt....
Hammer Price: £480
A Great War D.S.O., M.C. and Bar group of five awarded to Lieutenant-Colonel G. E. R. Prior, Devonshire Regiment Distinguished Service Order, G.V.R., silver-gilt and enamel, with integral top riband bar; Military Cross, G.V.R., with copy Second Award Bar; 1914 Star, with copy clasp (Lieut. G. E. R. Prior. Devon: R.); British War and Victory Medals, with M.I.D. oak leaves (Lt. Col. G. E. R. Prior.) good very fine (5) £2400-2800
A Great War 1916 ‘Western Front’ D.S.O., M.C. group of seven awarded to Brigadier-General C. F. de S. Murphy, Royal Berkshire Regiment and Royal Flying Corps, who obtained his Aviator’s Certificate in 1913, commanded Second (Corps) Wing in France during the Great War, and was twice Mentioned in Despatches; he subsequently served as a Special Constable in Cambridge during the 1926 General Strike Distinguished Service Order, G.V.R., silver-gilt and enamel, with integral top riband...
A Great War D.S.O. group of five awarded to Lieutenant-Colonel D. W. Cleaver, Royal Garrison Artillery Distinguished Service Order, G.V.R.; 1914-15 Star (2. Lieut. D. W. Cleaver. R.G.A.); British War and Victory Medals (Major D. W. Cleaver.); War Medal 1939-45, the first four mounted as worn, together with companion mounted group of six miniature medals with Defence Medal in addition, very fine (11) £900-1100
Hammer Price: £1,400
A Great War 1916 ‘Western Front’ M.C. attributed to Lieutenant A. J. Pearson, Machine Gun Corps, who subsequently transferred to the Royal Flying Corps and was killed in action when his de Havilland Scout was shot down by ‘The Red Baron’ on 9 March 1917 Military Cross, G.V.R., reverse contemporarily engraved ‘Richebourg l’Avoue (Boars Head) June 29-30. 1916. 2nd. Lieut. A. J. Pearson. M.G. Corps’ with original mounting pin on riband, extremely fine £600-800
Hammer Price: £1,100
A Great War 1916 ‘Somme’ M.C. group of three awarded to Captain S. F. Peshall, King’s Royal Rifle Corps Military Cross, G.V.R., unnamed as issued; British War and Victory Medals (Lieut. S. F. Peshall.) mounted for wear, BWM officially renamed, generally good very fine (3) £500-600
Hammer Price: £900
A Great War ‘Western Front’ M.C. group of five awarded to Lieutenant-Colonel H. Stedman, Indian Army Reserve of Officers, attached 56th Punjab Rifles and 1/4th Gurkhas, who was wounded in three places whilst leading his men in a frontal attack on a stockade during the Kuki Rising, 1917-1919 Military Cross, G.V.R., unnamed as issued; 1914-15 Star (Lt. H. Stedman, I.A.R.O.); British War and Victory Medals (2-Lt. H. Steadman [sic].) BWM partially officially corrected; India General...
A Great War M.C. group of seven awarded to Captain J. D. Glegg, Royal Dublin Fusiliers, onetime attached Connaught Rangers Military Cross, G.V.R., unnamed as issued; 1914 Star (2 Lieut. J. D. Glegg, R. Dub. Fus.); British War and Victory Medals, M.I.D. oak leaf (Capt. J. D. Glegg); Defence and War Medals 1939-45; Belgium, Croix de Guerre 1914-18, mounted as worn, very fine or better (7) £1000-1200
A Great War M.C. awarded to Major E. C. Burrows, Essex Regiment Military Cross, G.V.R., the reverse privately engraved, ‘Major E. Crawford Burrows, Ypres, Aug. 1917’, in its case of issue, the base of which is fitted with an engraved silver plaque quoting the citation for his award as per the London Gazette (see below), good very fine £400-500
Hammer Price: £750
A Great War 1917 ‘Western Front’ M.C. group of three awarded to Captain H. G. King, Northumberland Fusiliers, who was killed in action during the Second Battle of the Somme, 22 March 1918 Military Cross, G.V.R., reverse contemporarily engraved ‘Capt. H. G. King. 16th. Bn. Northd. Fusrs. 1917.’; British War and Victory Medals (Capt. H. G. King); Memorial Plaque (Herbert Grenfell King) extremely fine (4) £1000-1400
Hammer Price: £1,200
A Great War ‘1918’ M.C. group of three awarded to Major T. C. Parsons, East Lancashire Regiment, late Machine Gun Corps Military Cross, G.V.R., unnamed as issued; British War and Victory Medals (Major T. C. Parsons.) mounted for wear, edge bruise to BWM, generally very fine or better (3) £600-700
Hammer Price: £800
A Great War M.C. group of four awarded to Lieutenant R. G. Hill, Royal Army Medical Corps, late Royal Field Artillery and Royal Flying Corps, who was killed in action while serving as M.O. to the 1st Battalion, Coldstream Guards at Houthulst Forest in October 1917 Military Cross, G.V.R., unnamed as issued, in its case of issue; 1914-15 Star (Lieut. R. G. Hill. R.F.A.); British War and Victory Medals (Lieut. R. G. Hill), together with Bronze Memorial Plaque (Reginald Gordon Hill),...
Hammer Price: £1,900
A scarce Great War ‘Warrant Officer’s’ M.C. group of five awarded to Warrant Officer Class I S. F. Seekins, 13th Hussars Military Cross, G.V.R., unnamed as issued; 1914-15 Star (5674. Sq.S.Mjr. S. Seeking. 13th. Hrs.); British War and Victory Medals (5674 W.O. Cl.1 S. Seeking. 13-Hrs.); Army L.S. & G.C., G.V.R., 1st issue (H-46186 S.Mjr. S. Seekins. 13/Hrs.) mounted as worn; with the recipient’s Corps of Commissionaires Medal, unnamed as issued, heavy contact marks and pitting...
Hammer Price: £2,200
A Great War M.C. group of four awarded to Second Lieutenant C. F. J. Keeling, 3rd Battalion, Essex Regiment, late 5th (Royal Irish) Lancers Military Cross, G.V.R., unnamed as issued; 1914-15 Star (L-6001. Pte. C. F. J. Keeling. 5th Lrs.); British War and Victory Medals (2.Lieut. C. F. J. Keeling.) mounted as worn, very fine (4) £800-1000
A Great War M.C. group of five awarded to Temporary Regimental Sergeant-Major Charles Wells, 5th Battalion, Dorsetshire Regiment, who also won the D.C.M. in 1916 Military Cross, G.V.R., unnamed as issued; 1914-15 Star (7454 C.S. Mjr. C. Wells. Dorset: R.); British War and Victory Medals, with M.I.D. oak leaf (7454 W.O. Cl. 1 C. Wells. Dorset. R.); Army L.S. & G.C., G.V.R., 1st issue (5718080 W.O. Cl. 1. C. Wells. Dorset. R.) nearly extremely fine (5) £800-1000
Hammer Price: £1,800
A scarce Great War M.C. group of six awarded to Captain W. A. Ward [C.M.G.], Machine Gun Corps and Lancashire Fusiliers, late London Regiment, who went on to serve with the Federated Malay States Volunteer Force during the Second War, and was interned by the Japanese at Singapore, 1942-45. A member of the Malayan Civil Service, Ward had previously been employed as the Secretary to the Resident at Selangor, and as Under-Secretary for the Straits Settlements. He subsequently served as Resident...
Hammer Price: £4,000
A Great War 1918 ‘Hindenburg Line’ M.C. group of five awarded to Second Lieutenant J. F. Blakey, Durham Light Infantry Military Cross, G.V.R., reverse contemporarily engraved ‘Sec. Lieut. J. F. Blakey. 9th. D.L.I. Hindenburg Line. Sept. 12th. 1918’; 1914-15 Star (2242 Sjt. J. F. Blakey. Durh: L.I.); British War and Victory Medals 2. Lieut. J. F. Blakey.); Defence Medal, very fine (5) £700-900
Hammer Price: £1,000
A rare Russian Civil War ‘Murmansk 1919’ M.C. and Order of St. Anne group of four awarded to Captain A. B. Glover, Syren Force Signal Company, Royal Engineers, for services during the 1919 offensive to capture Medvyeja-Gora Military Cross, G.V.R., unnamed as issued; British War and Victory Medals (Capt. A. B. Glover.); Russia, Empire, Order of St Anne, 4th Class breast badge by Edouard, 38mm, partial maker’s stamp on reverse, kokoshnik mark ‘56’ on eyelet, reverse centre chipped...
A rare Russian Civil War, North Russia Relief Force 1919 M.C. group of three awarded to Captain C. H. Fuller, Middlesex Regiment, attached 45th Bn., Royal Fusiliers, who was decorated for leading his company through machine gun fire into the village of Lipovets during the attack of 10th August 1919, shortly before being wounded Military Cross, G.V.R., unnamed as issued; British War and Victory Medals, with M.I.D. oak leaf (Capt. C. H. Fuller.) extremely fine (3) £2000-2600
A rare 1920 ‘Army of the Black Sea’ M.C. group of five awarded to Captain J. D. Standen, 2-9th Jat Regiment, who was subsequently ‘shot dead while attempting to arrest a Jat sepoy who had run amok at night’ at Jandola, North West Frontier, 22 December 1923 Military Cross, G.V.R., unnamed as issued; 1914-15 Star (Capt. J. D. Standen, 1/10/Jats.); British War and Victory Medals, M.I.D. Oak Leaves (Capt. J. D. Standen.) initials officially corrected on BWM; India General Service...
Hammer Price: £3,200
A Second War ‘Meiktila - Burma operations’ M.C. group of five awarded to Major R. B. Kennard, Royal Deccan Horse, a Sherman Tank commander who distinguished himself throughout the campaign, and who suffered wounds to both legs when his Sherman was hit by anti-tank fire. After the war he commanded the bodyguard of C. Rajagopalachari, former Chief Minister of Tamil Nardu and the first Governor of West Bengal Military Cross, G.VI.R. reverse officially dated ‘1946’, with Royal Mint...
A Second War ‘1945’ D.F.C., ‘1941’ D.F.M. group of seven awarded to Blenheim and Mitchells’ Leading Navigator, Flight Lieutenant F. J. T. Brooks, Royal Air Force, who flew in at least 113 operational sorties, 62 of which were to targets in Libya, Greece and Albania, before flying with 180 Squadron in at least 51 operational sorties to targets in the Low Countries and Germany Distinguished Flying Cross, G.VI.R., reverse officially dated ‘1945’; Distinguished Flying Medal,...
Hammer Price: £4,600
A Second War 1945 D.F.C. group of six awarded to Halifax Flight Engineer, Pilot Officer R. Bound, Royal Air Force, who flew in at least 50 operational sorties with 78, 35 (Madras Presidency) and 578 Squadrons Distinguished Flying Cross, G.VI.R., reverse officially dated ‘1945’, and additionally engraved ‘F/O Ronald Bound’; India General Service 1936-39, 1 clasp, North West Frontier 1936-37 (565690. A.C.1. R. Bound. R.A.F.) partially officially corrected; 1939-45 Star; Air Crew...
An Order of St. John group of three awarded to Bombardier E. Benest, Royal Artillery The Order of St. John of Jerusalem, Officer‘s (Brother’s) breast badge, silver base metal and enamel; British War and Victory Medals (906199 Bmbr. E. Benest. R.A.) mounted as worn, nearly very fine An Order of St. John group of three awarded to District Superintendent C. R. Blick, St. John’s Ambulance Brigade The Order of St. John of Jerusalem, Serving Brother’s badge, silver and enamel; Defence...
Hammer Price: £110
An Order of St. John group of three awarded to Chief Officer F. R. Jeffery, St. John’s Ambulance Brigade The Order of St. John of Jerusalem, Officer‘s (Brother’s) breast badge, silver base metal and enamel; Defence Medal, unnamed; St. John Service Medal, 3 silver clasps (28004C/Off. F. R. Jeffery, No. 5 Dis. S.J.A.B. 1943) silver; mounted as worn; with Silver War Badge (B131103); St. John Ambulance Association Re-Examination Badge (2) small bronze, both with reverse inscribed,...
Hammer Price: £60
An Order of St. John group of four attributed to Lily J. Gray The Order of St. John of Jerusalem, Officer’s (Sister’s) badge, silver badge metal and enamel; St. John Service Medal, 2 base silver clasps, medal unnamed, silvered bronze, mounted as worn; with St. John pin-backed badge, silver; Queen’s Institute of District Nursing Badge, 42 x 26mm., gilt base metal and enamel, reverse inscribed, ‘Lily J. Gray for 21 Years Service’, pin-backed, very fine The Order of St. John of...
Hammer Price: £200
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