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79th Cameron Highlanders Officer’s Foreign Service Helmet c. 1878-81, a most rare and fine quality example, of standard shape but covered overall in rich quality white cloth and trimmed all round in fine quality white buckskin, the gilt frontal plate of crowned eight pointed star pattern with laurel and gilt overlays, in the centre on a ground of purple velvet St. Edward’s crown over a thistle spray in silver, at the base of the Garter silver numerals ‘79’, spike and base in gilt...
Hammer Price: £3,000
Pair: Private J. Bartholomew, Rifle Brigade Tibet 1903-04 (9130 Pte. J. Bartholomew 3d. Bn. Rifle Bde); Army L.S. & G.C., E.VII.R. (9130 Pte. J. Bartholomew. Rifle Bde.) light contact marks, otherwise good very fine and rare (2) £600-800
43rd Bengal Light Infantry Officer’s Shoulder Belt Plate c. 1843-55, a very fine example, a rectangular burnished gilt back plate with silver and gilt overlays, comprising a crowned cross this with battle honours, in the centre laurel sprays enclosing a circle ‘Bengal Light Infantry’ and ‘43’, below the cross a double battle honour scroll a coiled bugle horn bearing the date ‘1842’ within the coil. Complete with all four fasteners and original leather lining, very fine...
A Second War 1945 ‘Path Finder Force’ D.F.M. group of four awarded to Sterling and Lancaster wireless operator, Pilot Officer N. W. Hill, 149 (East India) and 7 Squadrons, Royal Air Force, who flew in at least 60 operational sorties, 39 of which were as part of Path Finder Force, and 24 as part of a marker crew Distinguished Flying Medal, G.VI.R. (1576849 F/Sgt. N. W. Hill. R.A.F.); 1939-45 Star; Air Crew Europe Star; War Medal 1939-45, generally good very fine (4) £2000-2400
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...
Five: Brigadier-General J. F. Riddell, late Northumberland Fusiliers, commanding the Northumberland Infantry Brigade, killed in action by a sniper on 26 April 1915, just 5 days after taking his men to France, whilst leading the attack over open ground swept by fire of all levels to take the village of St Julien India General Service 1854-95, 1 clasp, Hazara 1888 (Lt. J. F. Riddell 2d Bn. North’d Fus.); Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 3 clasps, Cape Colony, Orange Free State, South...
A Second War ‘Sicily - battle for Gerbini’ D.C.M. group of seven awarded to Corporal R. D. Hutchison, 1st Battalion, Black Watch (Royal Highland Regiment), for silencing a German machine gun position which was holding up the advance during a night time attack, 19 July 1943 Distinguished Conduct Medal, G.VI.R. (2762486 A. Cpl. R. D. Hutchison. Black Watch) minor official correction to unit; 1939-45 Star; Africa Star, clasp, 8th Army; Italy Star; France and Germany Star; Defence and...
Hammer Price: £3,200
A rare Second War Burma Gallantry Medal awarded to Jemadar Saw Cameron, Burma Rifles, for services as part of Wingate’s 77th Indian Brigade (Chindits). Saw Cameron was subsequently taken prisoner of war by the Japanese during the withdrawal to India, 7 April 1943. After being imprisoned in Maymyo and Myitkyina camps he managed to effect his escape with two others, 12 November 1943 Burma Gallantry Medal, G.VI.R. (Jemadar Saw Cameron, The Burma Rifles) mounted on investiture brooch as...
Gentleman at Arms Full Dress Helmet, an extremely fine example, the gilt metal skull virtually covered in gilt metal overlays, the frontal plate of crowned rococo pattern overlaid with a diamond cut silver star and thereon a gilt metal oval bearing the Royal Arms and Garter motto, massive lion’s mask side ornaments, the chin scales of graded four petal leaf pattern culminating in gilt metal lion’s paws, hinged but non-opening sewn on to a velvet lined leather chin scale strap, stout...
Naval General Service 1793-1840, 2 clasps, 1 June 1794, 23 June 1795 (Richard Higgins.) nearly extremely fine £2400-2800
Royal Irish Constabulary Officer’s Early Period Waist Belt Plate. An extremely fine and rare example, the rectangular gilt metal back plate is engine turned but with a burnished gilt border and mounted in silver with a St. Edward’s crowned strap, ‘Royal Irish Constabulary’ in the centre a silver Harp and shamrock sprays; complete with the loose ‘D’ end section, very fine condition £300-400
A rare Korea War Bronze Star group of three awarded to Corporal Arthur John Lansdowne, 41st (Independent) Commando, Royal Marines Korea 1950-53, 1st issue (RM.9043 A. J. Lansdowne, Mne., R.M.); U.N. Korea 1950-54, unnamed as issued; U.S.A., Bronze Star, with “V” (distinguished combat) device (A. J. Lansdowne); Presidential Unit Citation bar; together with a ‘Silver Commando dagger’ stick-pin, nearly extremely fine (5) £2800-3200
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...
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...
A Crimea D.C.M. awarded to Sergeant Major W. Lyons, 6th Dragoon Guards - the only D.C.M. awarded to the Regiment for the Crimea Distinguished Conduct Medal, V.R. (Regimental Serjt. Major W. Lyons. 6th. Dragoon Guards.) with top silver riband buckle, minor edge nicks, good very fine £1800-2200
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 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
Queen’s Own Royal Glasgow Yeomanry Officer’s 1847 Pattern Helmet, a truly superb example, the German silver skull overlaid with very fine fire gilt fittings, the frontal plate shows the crown over a rococo shield this with a silver star of the Order of the Thistle, thereon in gilt metal the motto of the Order of the Thistle enclosing a gilt metal rampant lion, the shield with sprays of thistle, remaining gilt trim in laurels, oak and acanthus, massive gilt metal rose side ornaments, gilt...
Hammer Price: £3,600
Four: Private Ernest Roper, Princess Patricia’s Canadian Light Infantry, late Salisbury Horse, killed in action on 9 January 1915, one of the regiment’s first casualties of the war British South Africa Company Medal 1890-97, reverse Matabeleland 1893 (Trooper E. Roper, Salisbury Horse); 1914-15 Star (1741 Pte. E. Roper. P.P.C.L.I.); British War and Victory Medals (1741 Pte. E. Roper. P.P.C.L.I.) together with Bronze Memorial Plaque (Ernest Roper) and Canadian Memorial Cross, G.V.R....
Hammer Price: £3,800
A Second World War ‘London Blitz’ George Medal pair awarded to Police Constable Walter G. Taylor, Metropolitan Police, late Royal Marine Light Infantry, for rescue work during an air raid in November 1940 when a high explosive bomb partly demolished a house in Onslow Gardens, Kensington, trapping several people George Medal, G.VI.R., 1st issue (Walter George Taylor) in its Royal Mint case of issue; British War Medal 1914-20 (PLY.20442 Pte. W. G. Taylor. R.M.L.I.) together with St....
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...
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...
Three: Major J. E. S. Woodman, Lancashire Fusiliers, late West India Regiment, awarded the D.S.O. for gallantry in 1914, killed in action at Loos in September 1915 whilst attached to the 12th Battalion, Northumberland Fusiliers Ashanti Star 1896, unnamed as issued; East and West Africa 1887-1900, 1 clasp, Sierra Leone 1898-99 (Cap: J. E. S. Woodman. 3/W.I.R:); Africa General Service 1902-56, 1 clasp, N. Nigeria 1903-04 (Captain J. E. S. Woodman. Lanc: Fus.) mounted as worn, light contact...
Hammer Price: £4,000
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...
A fine campaign combination Egypt D.C.M. group of five awarded to Regimental Sergeant Major B. Turner, 10th Hussars, later Honorary Captain and Riding Master, 6th Dragoon Guards, for gallantry whilst attached to the Light Camel Regiment at Abu Klea, 16 February 1885 Distinguished Conduct Medal, V.R. (1389 R. Sgt. Maj: B. Turner. 10th. Hussars 16th. Feb. 1885.) ‘R’ in rank corrected; Afghanistan 1878-80, no clasp (1389. Lce. Corpl. B. Turner. 10th. Rl. Hussars.); Egypt and Sudan...
Hammer Price: £4,200
A Second World War ‘Bomb Disposal’ George Medal group of four awarded to Corporal W. O. Bean, No. 77 Bomb Disposal Section, Royal Engineers George Medal, G.VI.R., 1st issue (No. 2968034. Cpl. William Owen Bean, R.E.); 1939-45 Star; Defence and War Medals, the 1939-45 Star and Defence Medal privately impressed (2968034 Cpl. W. O. Bean R.E. G.M.) very fine (4) £3400-4000
A Good ‘Tamaai’ D.C.M., E.VII.R. M.S.M. combination group of five awarded to Sergeant-Major H. Howell, York and Lancaster Regiment, later Garrison Sergeant-Major at Belfast Distinguished Conduct Medal, V.R. (2322. Ser... Howell. 1/York & Lanc: R. 13th Mar: 1884); Egypt and Sudan 1882-89, undated reverse, 1 clasp, El-Teb-Tamaai (2322 Sergt H. Howell. 1/York & Lanc: R.); Army L.S. & G.C., E.VII.R. (790 Gar:-Serjt:-Maj: H. Howell. Gar: Staff); Meritorious Service Medal, E.VII.R. (G. S....
Hammer Price: £4,600
A Boer War Battle of Colenso ‘Saving the Guns’ D.C.M. group of three awarded to Driver William Robertson, 7th Battery, Royal Field Artillery, for gallantry in attempting to recover the abandoned guns of 14th and 66th Batteries as a member of Captain Reed's party of 13 volunteers; one man was killed in the attempt whilst Reed and five men, including Robertson, were wounded. Reed was subsequently awarded the V.C. and all 13 men of the party the D.C.M. Seven Victoria Crosses were awarded...
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,...
A rare and well-documented ‘Lake Nyassa 1893’ campaign pair awarded to Engine Room Artificer 1st Class W. T. E. Henning, Royal Navy East and West Africa 1887-1900, 1 clasp, Lake Nyassa 1893 (W. Henning, E.R.A., H.M.S. Adventure.); Royal Navy L.S. & G.C., E.VII.R. (William Henning, E.R.A. 1 Cl., H.M.S. Duke of Wellington) mounted for wear, light contact marks, minor edge bruising, very fine (2) £3800-4200
Hammer Price: £4,800
R.M.S. Carpathia and S.S. Titanic Medal 1912, bronze, 39mm, with original ribbon, in its Dieges & Clust, New York card box of issue, the box professionally restored, otherwise good very fine and scarce £2000-3000
A very rare ‘Malaya operations’ D.F.M. group of three awarded to Sergeant C. A. Cornford, Royal Air Force, late Royal Navy, who was decorated for services as a Valetta pilot in No. 48 Squadron on jungle supply dropping missions Distinguished Flying Medal, E.II.R. (3504359 Sgt. C. A. Cornford, R.A.F.); Naval General Service 1915-62, 1 clasp, Palestine 1945-48 (P/JX. 721797 C. A. Cornford, A.B., R.N.); General Service 1918-62, 1 clasp, Malaya, E.II.R. (3504359 Sgt. C. A. Cornford,...
Constabulary of Ireland Insignia, extremely rare early 19th C items and comprising two shako plates of similar form one in gilt the other in bronze and featuring the Guelphic crown (this was worn on a corded boss above the following) being a multi-rayed background shamrock sprays an oval strap ‘Constabulary of Ireland’ and with central Harp; a Senior Officer’s forage cap badge in gilt and silver featuring the Guelphic crown shamrock sprays circular title strap ‘Constabulary of...
Hammer Price: £5,000
Honourable East India Company Medal for Java 1811, gold, 50mm, fitted with gold loop for suspension, a later striking with die crack to obverse but extremely fine and rare nonetheless £3000-4000
Hammer Price: £5,500
China, Empire, Imperial Order of the Double Dragon, a scarce early 2nd type (c.1902), 3rd Class, 1st Grade neck badge, flat relief, 92mm including ‘yun tou’ cloud suspension x 84mm, silver, silver-gilt and enamel, with sapphire central stone and smooth coral upper stone, gilded central medallion and enamelled rays, about extremely fine, scarce £2400-2800
An extremely rare Great War M.M. and Two Bars group of four awarded to Temporary Sergeant E. G. Mallows, Royal Engineers Military Medal, G.V.R., with Second and Third Award Bars (16418 Sapr. E. G. Mallows, 2/Sig. Co. R.E.); 1914 Star (16418 Sapr. E. Mallows, R.E.); British War and Victory Medals (16418 T. Sjt. E. G. Mallows, R.E.), good very fine (4) £3000-3600
Hammer Price: £6,500
A rare Great War 1918 Albert Medal for Land awarded to Chief Mechanic A. E. Warne, 24th Wing Aeroplane Repair Section, Royal Flying Corps and Royal Air Force, for gallantry in attempting to save the life of a pilot who had crashed on landing and sent his plane into a fireball, and then returning to the flames to carry the unexploded live cartridges to safety; Warne was tragically killed in a propeller accident later that year Albert Medal, 2nd Class, for Gallantry in Saving Life on Land,...
Naval General Service 1793-1840, 2 clasps, Egypt, Trafalgar (John Robinson.) fitted with silver ribbon buckle, some light marks, otherwise good very fine and correct in all appearances £5000-6000
Hammer Price: £7,000
The South Africa Medal awarded to Private Thomas Cornish, 24th Foot, who was killed in action at the battle of Isandhlwana on 22 January 1879 South Africa 1877-79, 1 clasp, 1877-8-9 (819. Pte. T. Cornish. 2/24th Foot.) fitted with silver ribbon buckle and attractively mounted on a display card with an original embossed memorial card and two regimental badges, toned, extremely fine £6000-8000
Hammer Price: £7,500
A rare Georgian breast badge of a Companion of St Michael and St George The Most Distinguished Order of St. Michael and St. George, C.M.G., Companion’s breast badge, gold and enamels, circa 1818-20, with crown added circa 1840, 55mm x 37mm including integral suspension loop, with wide gold suspension bar and gold ribbon buckle, in its R. & S. Garrard & Co. fitted case of issue, some very minor chips to obverse centre, otherwise all in perfect condition, extremely fine and extremely...
Hammer Price: £8,000
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