Sign in
11 & 12 December 2019
Starting at 10:00 AM
Live Online Auction
Advanced Search
1,475 lots found
Sort By
Lot Number
Lot
A post-War ‘Civil Division’ K.B.E. group of fifteen awarded to Brigadier Sir Iltyd N. Clayton, Royal Artillery, who saw action during both the Great War, the inter-War period, and the Second War in Egypt and Iraq, and latterly served as Political Adviser to the Head of the British Middle East Office, Cairo The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire, K.B.E. (Civil) Knight Commander’s 2nd type set of insignia, comprising neck badge, silver-gilt and enamel; Star, silver, silver-gilt, and...
Hammer Price: £1,900
A fine Great War C.M.G and Boer War D.S.O. group of nine awarded to Lieutenant-Colonel A. J. King, Royal Lancaster Regiment, late Camel Corps, Egyptian Army. A man of action who had several horses shot from underneath him, and aside from his gallantry award was mentioned in despatches on 9 separate occasions - and in all 3 of the wars that he was engaged in The Most Distinguished Order of St. Michael and St. George, C.M.G., Companion’s neck badge converted from a breast badge, silver-gi...
Hammer Price: £4,000
A scarce Great War C.M.G., ‘Somme’ 1916 D.S.O. group of nine awarded to Air Commodore A. L. Godman, Royal Flying Corps and Yorkshire Regiment, who having commanded a section of his parent unit during the expeditions against Muhammed bin Abdullah in Somaliland, served during the Great War as Brigade Major for the 4th Brigade, R.F.C., in particular during the Battle of the Somme. He later served during the Second War as Northern Area Commandant, Royal Observer Corps The Most Distinguished Or...
Hammer Price: £3,000
A Great War C.M.G., 1916 ‘Western Front’ D.S.O. group of ten awarded to Brigadier-General J. A. Gunn, Canadian Infantry, who commanded the 24th Battalion (Victoria Rifles) in West Flanders 1915-16, and recorded his time with them for posterity The Most Distinguished Order of St. Michael and St. George, C.M.G., Companion’s neck badge, silver-gilt and enamel, with neck riband, in Spink, London, case of issue; Distinguished Service Order, G.V.R., silver-gilt and enamel, obverse central medall...
Hammer Price: £2,400
A Great War 1917 ‘Western Front’ C.M.G. group of six awarded to Colonel W. L. Gray, Royal Army Medical Corps, who was Mentioned in Despatches for the Second Boer War and the Great War, and served as Assistant Director of Medical Services for both the 22nd and 2nd Division between 1915-17 The Most Distinguished Order of St. Michael and St. George, C.M.G., Companion’s neck badge, silver-gilt and enamel, in Garrard & Co. Ltd. case of issue; India General Service 1895-1902, 1 clasp, Relief of...
Hammer Price: £850
A Glasgow Home Guard C.B.E. and Great War D.S.O. group of nine awarded to Colonel G. S. Simpson, 4th (Lowland) Brigade, Royal Field Artillery The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire, C.B.E. (Military) Commander’s 2nd type neck badge, complete with neck cravat in its Garrard & Co. case of issue; Distinguished Service Order, G.V.R., silver-gilt and enamels; 1914-15 Star (Major G. S. Simpson, R.F.A.); British War and Victory Medals, with M.I.D. oak leaves (Lt. Col. G. S. Simpson.); De...
Hammer Price: £1,500
A scarce Second War C.B.E. group of eight awarded to Brigadier G. F. Charles, Assistant Director of Dental Services, late Army Dental Corps and Royal Air Force Dental Branch The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire, C.B.E. (Military) Commander’s 2nd type neck badge, silver and enamel, enamel damage to upper arm; 1914-15 Star (Lieut. C. F. Charles); British War and Victory Medals (Capt. C. F. Charles.); 1939-45 Star; Defence and War Medals 1939-45; Coronation 1937, mounted for display...
Hammer Price: £380
A good Great War Western Front D.S.O., Egypt operations O.B.E. group of six awarded to Lieutenant-Colonel S. Gubbins, Royal Fusiliers, late 5th Contingent, Victoria Mounted Rifles, who was decorated for his courageous leadership of the 9th Battalion, Royal Fusiliers in an attack on the Hohenzollern Redoubt in March 1916 Distinguished Service Order, G.V.R., silver-gilt and enamel, with integral top riband bar; The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire, O.B.E. (Military) Officer’s 1st t...
A Great War ‘East Africa’ D.S.O., O.B.E. group of five awarded to Major P. Whiteley, South African Army Pay Corps Distinguished Service Order, G.V.R., silver-gilt and enamel, with integral top riband bar; The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire, O.B.E. (Military) Officer’s 1st type breast badge, silver-gilt, hallmarks for London 1919; British War and Bilingual Victory Medals, with M.I.D. oak leaves (Mjr. P. Whiteley.); South Africa War Service Medal 1939-45, silver, unnamed as issue...
Hammer Price: £800
The Great War D.S.O. group of six awarded to Vice-Admiral D. F. Moir, Royal Navy, a destroyer commander at the battles of Dogger Bank, Heligoland Bight and Jutland, who was killed when, as Commodore of Convoy SC-94 travelling from Nova Scotia to Britain, his ship Trehata was torpedoed and sunk by U-176 in August 1942 Distinguished Service Order, G.V.R., silver-gilt and enamel; Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 2 clasps, Cape Colony, South Africa 1901 (Sub. Lieut. D. F. Moir, R.N., H.M.S. Thr...
A fine Great War 1918 Tank Corps D.S.O. group of seven awarded to Major A. R. H. Rycroft, Queen’s Own Royal West Kent Yeomanry, late Royal Welsh Fusiliers, ‘for conspicuous gallantry and ability’ whilst leading a company of Whippet Tanks during the battle of Amiens on 8 August 1918 Distinguished Service Order, G.V.R., silver-gilt and enamel, with integral top riband bar; Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 3 clasps, Cape Colony, Tugela Heights, Relief of Ladysmith (Lieut. A. R. H. Rycroft, R....
Hammer Price: £2,600
A scarce Great War Immediate D.S.O. group of five awarded to 2nd Lieutenant Percy G. Coleman, North Staffordshire Regiment, later Lieutenant in the Welsh Guards Distinguished Service Order, G.V.R., silver-gilt and enamel, in its Garrard & Co. Ltd. case of issue; British War and Victory Medals, with M.I.D. oak leaf (Lieut. P. G. Coleman.); Defence Medal; Special Constabulary Long Service, G.V.R., second issue (Percy G. Coleman.) these last four mounted as worn, good very fine (5) £1,800-£2...
Hammer Price: £1,700
A Great War D.S.O. and U.S. Military Order of the Dragon group of seven awarded to Lieutenant-Colonel J. Craik, 19th Bengal Lancers (Fane’s Horse), Indian Army Distinguished Service Order, G.V.R., silver-gilt and enamel; China 1900, no clasp (Lieut. J. Craik. 19th Bl. Lcrs:) official correction to regimental number; 1914-15 Star (Major J. Craik.); British War and Victory Medals, with M.I.D. oak leaves (Lt. Col. J. Craik.); Delhi Durbar 1903, silver, unnamed as issued, complete with silver...
A Great War D.S.O. group of six awarded to Lieutenant Colonel F. B. Nixon, 6th Inniskilling Dragoons, attached 10th Duke of Cambridge’s Own Lancers (Hodson’s Horse) Distinguished Service Order, G.V.R., silver-gilt and enamel, with integral top riband bar, obverse central medallion loose; Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 5 clasps, Cape Colony, Orange Free State, Transvaal, South Africa 1901, South Africa 1902 (Lieut: F. B. Nixon, 6/Drgns.); 1914-15 Star (Lieut: F. B. Nixon, 6/Dns.); British...
Hammer Price: £1,300
A scarce Second War ‘Operation Market Garden’ D.S.O. group of seven awarded to Lieutenant J. L. Williams, 1st Battalion, Parachute Regiment, who served as the Battalion’s Transport Officer for the operation, and having gathered a group of isolated parties and stragglers made a valiant attempt to relieve Johnnie Frost on Arnhem bridge. Repelled by overwhelming numbers and armour, Williams and his men were forced back to form part of the Oosterbeek Perimeter. It was whilst defending this positi...
Hammer Price: £3,800
A Great War O.B.E. group of five awarded to Captain F. P. Smith, Royal Lancaster Regiment, Assistant Provost-Marshal at Cologne The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire, O.B.E. (Military) Officer’s 1st type, the reverse hallmarked London 1919; 1914-15 Star (Capt. F. P. Smith. R. Lanc. R.); British War and Victory Medals, with M.I.D. oak leaves (Capt. F. P. Smith.); France, Reconnaissance Medal, 3rd Class, bronze, mounted as worn, nearly extremely fine (5) £180-£220
Hammer Price: £440
A Great War O.B.E. group of four awarded to Lieutenant-Colonel F. A. Shaw, Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment, later Labour Corps The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire, O.B.E. (Military) Officer’s 1st type breast badge, silver-gilt, hallmarks for London 1918; British War and Victory Medals, with M.I.D. oak leaves (Lt. Col. F. A. Shaw.); Territorial Decoration, E.VII.R., silver and silver-gilt, hallmarks for London 1909, the last lacking integral top riband bar, otherwise good...
Hammer Price: £460
An inter-War O.B.E. group of six awarded to Lieutenant-Colonel T. F. Goode, Royal Army Service Corps (Territorial Force) The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire, O.B.E. (Military) Officer’s 1st type, the reverse hallmarked London 1919, virtually no gilt remaining; 1914-15 Star (Major T. F. Goode. A.S.C.); British War and Victory Medals (Major T. F. Goode.); Territorial Decoration, G.V.R., the reverse hallmarked London 1919; Special Constabulary Medal, G.V.R., 2nd issue, with bar ‘Lo...
Hammer Price: £420
An inter-War O.B.E. group of five awarded to C. L. Bruton, Esq., District Officer, Uganda Protectorate, late Uganda Volunteer Reserve, who played First Class cricket for Gloucestershire The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire, O.B.E. (Civil) Officer’s 1st type breast badge, silver-gilt (hallmarks for London 1934); British War Medal 1914-20 (126 Pte. C. L. Bruton. Uganda V.R.); War Medal 1939-45; Jubilee 1935; Coronation 1937, mounted as worn; together with the recipient’s related mi...
Hammer Price: £480
A Second War O.B.E., Great War D.S.M. group of ten awarded to Lieutenant-Commander J. Corby, Royal Navy, who as a Petty Officer of H.M.S. Bacchante was decorated for bravery on shore at Anzac Cove, where his ship was tasked with supporting Australian and New Zealand attacks from April to September 1915. During the Second War, he made clandestine ordnance trips to Portugal, being awarded the O.B.E. for his services The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire, O.B.E. (Military) Officer’s...
Family Group: A Second War O.B.E. group of five awarded to Group Captain J. C. M. Hay, Royal Air Force, late Royal Flying Corps The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire, O.B.E. (Military) Officer’s 2nd type breast badge, silver-gilt, in Royal Mint case of issue; British War and Victory Medals (Capt. J. C. M. Hay. R.F.C.); Defence and War Medals 1939-45, with Air Council enclosure and accompanying slip, in card box of issue, addressed to ‘G/C J. C. M. Hay, O.B.E., Forest Green House,...
A Great War M.B.E. group of three awarded to Lieutenant C. F. G. Everett, Hampshire Regiment, attached Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire, M.B.E. (Military) Member’s 1st type breast badge, silver, hallmarks for London 1919; British War and Victory Medals (Lieut. C. F. G. Everett.) good very fine (3) £180-£220
Hammer Price: £240
A Great War M.B.E. group of four awarded to Commandant Miss Dorothy M. Liddell, Sherfield Manor Auxiliary Hospital, and French Red Cross The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire, M.B.E. (Civil) Member’s 1st type badge, silver, hallmarks for London 1917, on lady’s bow riband, in Garrard, London, case of issue; British War and Victory Medals (D. M. Liddell.); France, Third Republic, Legion of Honour, Fifth Class badge, silver and enamel, blue enamel damage to mottos around central meda...
Hammer Price: £550
An unusual and attractive Family Group: The Indian Volunteer Forces group of five awarded to Major J. A. Simpson, Calcutta Light Horse, who was awarded the Liverpool Shipwreck and Humane Society’s Marine Medal Delhi Durbar 1903, lacking top riband buckle; Delhi Durbar 1911, privately engraved, ‘Capt. J. A. Simpson, Calcutta Light Horse’; Indian Volunteer Forces Decoration, G.V.R., the reverse officially engraved, ‘Maj. J. A. Simpson, 4/Bn. B.N. Rly. Rgt. (A.F.I.)’; Volunteer Force Long Se...
A Second World War ‘Home Guard’ M.B.E. and Great War M.C. group of six awarded to Captain W. K. Lucas, Colchester Home Guard, late 72nd Brigade, Royal Field Artillery The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire, M.B.E. (Military) Member’s 2nd type breast badge, in Royal Mint case of issue with Buckingham Palace forwarding letter dated 20 March 1947; Military Cross, G.V.R.; 1914-15 Star (Lieut. W. K. Lucas. R.F.A.); British War and Victory Medals, with M.I.D. oak leaf (Major W. K. Lucas...
Hammer Price: £700
A fine Second War M.B.E., Great War ‘Western Front’ M.M. and Second Award Bar group of fourteen awarded to Major A. S. Goddard, Royal Army Medical Corps, who was twice Mentioned in Despatches for gallant and distinguished service in the Middle East The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire, M.B.E. (Military) Member’s 2nd type breast badge, silver; Military Medal, G.V.R., with Second Award Bar (461233. Pte A. Goddard. 26/F.A. R.A.M.C.); 1914 Star, with clasp (1962 Pte A.S. Goddard. R.A...
Hammer Price: £1,800
A Second War ‘Middle East Command’ M.B.E. group of thirteen awarded to Captain (Quartermaster) G. Evelyn, Royal Signals, late Royal Engineers The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire, M.B.E. (Military) Member’s 2nd type breast badge, silver; 1914-15 Star (3207 Pte. -A.Cpl.- G. Evelyn. R.E.); British War and Victory Medals (3207 Sjt. G. Evelyn. R.E.); General Service 1918-62, 1 clasp, Palestine (2307301. W.O. Cl.2. G. Evelyn. R. Signals.); 1939-45 Star; Africa Star; Italy Star; Defenc...
Hammer Price: £750
A Second World War M.B.E. group of six awarded to Warrant Officer Class 2 N. W. E. Smith, 11th Hussars and Royal Armoured 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, 1 copy clasp, 8th Army; Defence and War Medals 1939-45; Army L.S. & G.C., G.VI.R., 2nd issue, Regular Army (550009 W.O. Cl.2 N. W. E. Smith, M.B.E., R.A.C.) mounted court style for display with a pre-war G.S.M. ribbon, some contact m...
Hammer Price: £200
A remarkable Second War Secret Intelligence Service M.B.E. group of eleven awarded to Captain R. ‘Mac’ Kisray, who as a secret agent of MI6 worked undercover in Egypt and with the Long Range Desert Group in North Africa 1942-43, before playing an important role undercover in Italy 1943-45, taking part in the Naples Uprising in September 1943 and organising partisan groups and working with both communist and royalist forces during the struggle for power as the Germans were pushed from Italy. A...
Hammer Price: £6,000
A post-war civil M.B.E. group of four awarded to Captain C. F. Edwin, Royal Engineers, late Royal Marines, who was wounded at Gallipoli and twice Mentioned in Despatches for his services with the 1919 North Russia Relief Force The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire, M.B.E. (Civil) Member’s 2nd type breast badge, silver; 1914-15 Star (Lieut. C. F. Edwin, R.M.); British War and Victory Medals, with M.I.D. oak leaves (Capt. C. F. Edwin) slight contact marks to BWM otherwise good very...
Hammer Price: £360
A Korean War M.B.E. group of six awarded to Colonel A. T. J. Heyden, C.B.E., Royal Engineers The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire, M.B.E. (Military) Member’s 2nd type breast badge, silver; Defence and War Medals 1939-45; General Service 1918-62, 1 clasp, Malaya, G.VI.R. (Capt. A. T. J. Heyden. R.E.); Korea 1950-53, 1st issue (Major A. T. J. Heyden. M.B.E. R.E.); U.N. Korea 1950-54, unnamed as issued, good very fine (6) £300-£400
A ‘Military Division’ M.B.E. group of seven awarded to Lieutenant Commander E. S. P. Harrison, Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire, M.B.E. (Military) Member’s 2nd type breast badge, silver; 1939-45 Star; Atlantic Star; Defence and War Medals 1939-45; Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve Decoration, G.VI.R., 1st issue, silver and silver-gilt, reverse officially dated ‘1944’; Cadet Forces Medal, E.II.R., 2nd issue (Lt. Cdr. (S.C.G.). E.S.P. Harrison. R.N.R.)...
Hammer Price: £280
A fine post-War ‘Belgian Congo Airlift’ M.B.E., Second War ‘Mosquito’ pilot’s D.F.C. group of seven awarded to Wing Commander P. B. Elwell, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve, who flying with 600 Squadron in 1942, claimed one He.111 destroyed and another damaged. In May 1944, he claimed an Me 410 destroyed, whilst flying with 264 Squadron during June 1944 he was heavily involved in ‘beach’ patrols in support of the D-Day landing, claiming an Fw.190 destroyed and another probable on 24 June and...
Hammer Price: £2,800
A good post-War M.B.E., Second War 1941 immediate ‘Battle of Greece’ D.F.M. group of eight awarded to Blenheim air gunner, Sergeant, later Flight Lieutenant, H. T. Bowen, 11 Squadron, Royal Air Force, who flew in over 32 operational sorties, shooting down at least 3 enemy aircraft, and damaging at least 2 others - whilst being accredited later in the war with shooting down 7 aircraft in total The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire, M.B.E. (Military) Member’s 2nd type breast badge,...
Hammer Price: £2,200
An interesting ‘Civil Division’ M.B.E. group of three awarded to the ‘Parachuting Parson’, The Reverend P. Gray, Army Cadet Force The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire, M.B.E. (Civil) Member’s 2nd type breast badge, silver; Efficiency Decoration, E.II.R.,silver and silver-gilt, reverse officially dated ‘1971’, with integral ‘T. & A. V. R.’ top riband bar; Cadet Forces Medal, E.II.R., 2nd issue (The Rev P Gray TD CF3 ACF) mounted for display, generally good very fine (3) £300-£400...
Hammer Price: £650
A scarce Great War Mesopotamia D.S.C. group of seven awarded to Commander C. J. Nicoll, Royal Indian Marine, later Captain, Royal Indian Navy Distinguished Service Cross, G.V.R., the reverse hallmarked London 1919; Naval General Service 1915-62, 1 clasp, Persian Gulf 1909-1914 (Sub-Lieut. C. J. Nicoll, R.I.M.S. Minto); 1914-15 Star (Lieut. C. J. Nicoll, R.I.M.); British War and Victory Medals, with M.I.D. oak leaf (Lieut. C. J. Nicoll. R.I.M.) small official correction to surname on Briti...
A Second War D.S.C. group of five awarded to Lieutenant-Commander H. V. Gordon, Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve, who was awarded the D.S.C. for services during Operation Torch and in particular the sinking of two U-Boats in 1942; he had previously been Mentioned in Despatches for his bravery during the attempt to save the crew and prevent the sinking of the torpedoed H.M.S. Cossack Distinguished Service Cross, G.VI.R., reverse officially dated ‘1943’, silver, hallmarks for London 1942, in Ga...
A Great War ‘Thiepval, First Day of the Somme’ M.C. group of four awarded to Second Lieutenant E. W. Poynter, Royal Field Artillery, late Honourable Artillery Company Military Cross, G.V.R., the reverse engraved ‘Lieut. E. W. Pointer. R.F.A. Somme. 1916’; British War and Victory Medals (Lieut. E. W. Poynter.) mounted as worn; together with the recipient’s Defence Medal in named card box of issued addressed to his daughter Miss D. A. Poynter; case of issue for the M.C.; and a mounted group...
A Great War ‘Menin Road Ridge 1917’ M.C. group of four awarded to Captain R. C. Phillips, 1/6th (Rifles) Battalion, Liverpool Regiment Military Cross, G.V.R.; 1914-15 Star (2176 Pte. R. C. Phillips. L’Pool R.); British War and Victory Medals (Capt. R. C. Phillips.) good very fine (4) £800-£1,000
Hammer Price: £950
A Great War 1917 ‘Western Front’ M.C. group of three awarded to Warrant Officer Class II W. H. Reekie, Liverpool Regiment, for his gallantry at Houpline on 31 July 1917 Military Cross, G.V.R., the reverse contemporarily engraved ‘Presented by King George V to C.S.M. Reekie W.H. 266073 2/7 King’s Liverpool Regt. 12.12.17. For Conspicuous Bravery in the Field at Houpline France 31.7.17’; British War and Victory Medals (3414 W.O. Cl.2. W. H. Reekie L’pool R.) contact marks throughout, the MC...
Clicking the 'CONFIRM DELETE LIST' button below will delete this list and the lots contained within it.
This is non-reversible!
Share This Page