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A fine Inter-War K.C.B., Great War K.C.M.G. group of twenty-one awarded to General Sir William “Bill” Thwaites, Royal Artillery, who as a young Lieutenant ‘displayed great gallantry saving a gun at Lombard’s Kop’, fought in the Defence of Ladysmith and rose to senior command in the Great War, having seen extensive action at the Front and been twice wounded The Most Honourable Order of The Bath, K.C.B. (Military), Knight Commander’s set of insignia, comprising neck badge,...
Hammer Price: £5,200
A rare Colonial Officer’s K.C.M.G., C.B. group of eight awarded to Colonel Sir James Hayes Sadler, Governor and Commander-in-Chief of the Windward Island, previously an Army Officer and Agent for the Indian Political Department, and a Commissioner in Uganda 1901-05 and Governor of the British East Africa Protectorate 1905-09: in the course of this latter appointment he entertained Winston Churchill during his “African Journey” The Order of St. Michael and St. George, K.C.M.G. Knight...
Hammer Price: £2,600
A scarce Colonial Officer’s C.M.G. group of three awarded to H. S. Goldsmith, Lieutenant-Governor of Northern Nigeria Province 1918-21 The Order of St. Michael and St. George, C.M.G., neck badge, converted from breast wear, silver-gilt and enamels; Africa General Service 1902-56, 1 clasp, N. Nigeria 1906 (H. S. Goldsmith, P.D.N.N.); French Legion of Honour, Officer’s breast badge, silver-gilt and enamel generally good very fine (3) £900-1200
Hammer Price: £1,250
A superb Great War Brigade Commander’s C.B., C.M.G., Battalion Commander’s D.S.O. group of seven awarded to Brigadier-General C. E. Heathcote, King’s Own Yorkshire Light Infantry, who was attached to the West African Frontier Force between 1904-09, when he was a key player in the extraordinary Anglo-German West Africa operations of 1908, and who in the Great War commanded several units of the K.O.Y.L.I., in addition to the 4th Lincolnshires and 7th Leicestershires: his D.S.O....
Hammer Price: £7,500
The excessively rare Lake Tanganyika 1915-16 Expedition D.S.C. group of four awarded to Lieutenant A. E. Wainwright, Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve, “The Old Loco Driver” and mainstay of that remarkable team of Jack Tars who transported two gunboats through 100 miles of African jungle to successfully challenge German superiority on Lake Tanganyika - and inspire C. S. Forester’s “The African Queen” Distinguished Service Cross, G.V.R.; 1914-15 Star (S. Lt., R.N.V.R.); British War...
Hammer Price: £26,000
An extremely rare Lake Tanganyika 1915-16 Expedition D.S.M. awarded to Chief Petty Officer W. E. Sims, Royal Navy, who was ‘the life and soul of the crews’ and, more unusually, served as Gun-layer of the loaned Belgian vessel “Vengeur” Distinguished Service Medal, G.V.R. (199647 W. E. Sims, P.O., Tanganyika, 1915-16) minor official correction, contact marks, otherwise very fine £1800-2200
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An extremely rare German East Africa ‘Tanga 1914’ operations D.C.M. group of four awarded to Private M. Lawlor, Loyal North Lancashire Regiment Distinguished Conduct Medal, G.V.R. (9422 Pte. M. Lawlor, 2/L.N. Lanc. Regt.); 1914-15 Star (9422 Pte., L.N. Lanc. R.); British War and Victory Medals (9422 Pte., L.N. Lanc. Regt.), together with Silver War Badge, the reverse officially numbered ‘174607’, contact marks and one or two edge bruises, generally very fine (5) £1800-2200
Hammer Price: £2,800
A rare German East Africa 1914 operations King’s African Rifles D.C.M. awarded to Company Sergeant George Williams, 3rd K.A.R., who was afterwards recommended for the V.C. for an action at Jasin in January 1915 King’s African Rifles Distinguished Conduct Medal, G.V.R. (1925 C. Sjt. George Williams, 3/K.A.R.) contact marks, very fine £400-500
Hammer Price: £880
A rare German East Africa 1917 operations King’s African Rifles D.C.M. awarded to Corporal Ngalawesa, 1/1 K.A.R. King’s African Rifles Distinguished Conduct Medal, G.V.R. (542 Cpl. Ngalawesa, 1/1 K.A.R.) contact marks, edge bruising and polished, otherwise good fine £250-300
Hammer Price: £400
An excessively rare Cameroons 1915 operations West African Frontier Force D.C.M., German East Africa M.M. pair awarded to Sergeant P. Grumah, Gold Coast Regiment, who was wounded at Jabassi in October 1914, mentioned in despatches in May 1916 and killed in action in September 1917 West African Frontier Force Distinguished Conduct Medal, G.V.R. (6414 Cpl. Palpuke Grumah, G.C.R. - W.A.F.F.); Military Medal, G.V.R. (6414 Sjt. Palpuka Grumah, G.C.R.) contact marks and one or two edge bruises,...
Hammer Price: £1,300
An extremely rare German East Africa 1917 operations West African Frontier Force D.C.M. awarded to Acting Sergeant A. Kontagora, Nigeria Regiment Artillery, who was also mentioned in despatches in March 1918, shortly before his death at sea West African Frontier Force Distinguished Conduct Medal, G.V.R. (16 A. Sjt. Ali Kontagora, No. 1 By. Art. Nig. R.) nearly extremely fine £400-500
Hammer Price: £720
A very rare Somaliland 1920 operations M.C. pair awarded to Lieutenant G. Godfrey, 6th King’s African Rifles, who detonated a 100lb. charge at the base of a tower of an enemy fort, the defiant, defending Dervishes having tried everyone’s nerves with streams of gunfire and abuse throughout the day Military Cross, G.V.R.; Africa General Service 1902-56, 1 clasp, Somaliland 1920 (Lieut., 6-K.A. Rif.) edge knock to the last but generally very fine and better (2) £1800-2200
Hammer Price: £4,100
A very rare Somaliland 1920 operations D.C.M. group of five awarded to Acting Quarter-Master Sergeant H. Wood, Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment, attached 6th King’s African Rifles, and Lieutenant Godfrey’s partner-in-crime at the Baran Forts in January 1920 Distinguished Conduct Medal, G.V.R. (305039 Cpl. - A.Q.M. Sjt. H. Wood, 8 Notts. & Derby. R.); 1914-15 Star (1172 L. Cpl., Notts. & Derby. R.); British War and Victory Medals (1172 Cpl., Notts. & Derby. R.); Africa General...
A Second World War M.B.E. group of eight awarded to Acting Squadron Leader H. Ezekiel (afterwards Ellis), Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve, who later served in the Mau Mau troubles in the Police Reserve The Order of the British Empire, M.B.E. (Military), 2nd type; 1939-45 Star; Africa Star, clasp, 8th Army; Italy Star; France and Germany Star; Defence and War Medals; Africa General Service 1902-56, 1 clasp, Kenya (E. 2631 I.P. (R.) H. Ellis) good very fine and better (8) £180-220
Hammer Price: £280
Defence of Gibraltar 1779-83, General Picton’s Medal, silver, an excellent example, nearly extremely fine and scarce £700-900
Hammer Price: £1,100
Alexander Davison’s Medal for The Nile 1798, bronze, fitted with straight bar suspension, traces of lacquer, otherwise nearly very fine £150-200
Hammer Price: £240
Earl St. Vincent’s Testimony of Approbation 1800, silver, nearly extremely fine £400-450
Sultan’s Medal for Egypt 1801, 4th Class, gold, 36mm., complete with original chain and hook suspension, good very fine £1000-1200
Hammer Price: £1,000
Naval General Service 1793-1840, 1 clasp, Camperdown (William Neal) toned, nearly extremely fine and scarce £1800-2200
Naval General Service 1793-1840, 1 clasp, Copenhagen 1801 (P. Burn, Master) edge bruise, otherwise nearly extremely fine £1000-1200
Hammer Price: £3,000
Naval General Service 1793-1840, 1 clasp, Trafalgar (James Folley) edge bruises, otherwise nearly very fine £3500-4000
Hammer Price: £3,600
Naval General Service 1793-1840, 1 clasp, Java (Joseph Barker) edge bruise, otherwise very fine £600-700
Naval General Service 1793-1840, 2 clasps, 1 June 1794, St. Vincent (John Cooke) clasps sometime re-fixed, otherwise very fine £1500-2000
Hammer Price: £2,400
Naval General Service 1793-1840, 2 clasps, 1 June 1794, Nile (James Cummings) brooch marks to reverse and suspension re-fixed, edge bruising and contact marks, therefore good fine £800-1200
Hammer Price: £800
Naval General Service 1793-1840, 2 clasps, Egypt, Algiers (Thos. Bishop) very fine £1000-1200
Hammer Price: £1,200
The Field Officer’s Gold Medal for Nivelle to Major Dudley Ackland, 57th Foot, killed in the battle whilst gallantly leading the Light Companies of the Brigade Field Officer’s Gold Medal 1808-14, for Nivelle (Major Dudley Ackland, 57th Foot) fitted with gold ribbon buckle, extremely fine £8000-10000
Hammer Price: £11,000
Military General Service 1793-1814, 1 clasp, Egypt (W. McCoully, 12th Lt. Dragns.) good very fine £700-800
Hammer Price: £980
Military General Service 1793-1814, 1 clasp, Corunna (E. Hudson, Corpl. R. Arty. Drivers) edge bruising, otherwise better than very fine £500-600
Hammer Price: £750
Military General Service 1793-1814, 1 clasp, Java (P. Haines, 59th Foot) good very fine £800-900
Hammer Price: £900
Military General Service 1793-1814, 3 clasps, Roleia, Vimiera, Talavera (Thos. Skeels, 40th Foot) edge bruise, otherwise good very fine £1000-1200
Military General Service 1793-1814, 3 clasps, Talavera, Busaco, Albuhera (Thos. Wright, 31st Foot) edge bruising, therefore nearly very fine £700-800
Military General Service 1793-1814, 8 clasps, Talavera, Busaco, Ciudad Rodrigo, Salamanca, Vittoria, St. Sebastian, Nivelle, Nive (Ludolph Bening, Corpl. 2nd Line Bn. K.G.L.) light contact marks, otherwise better than very fine £1200-1400
Hammer Price: £1,600
Military General Service 1793-1814, 9 clasps, Fuentes D’Onor, Ciudad Rodrigo, Badajoz, Salamanca, Vittoria, Pyrenees, Nivelle, Orthes, Toulouse (M. Turner, 95th Foot Rifles) some heavy edge bruising, otherwise nearly very fine £1500-1700
Hammer Price: £2,300
Waterloo 1815 (Captain Francis Read, Royal Staff Corps) fitted with original steel clip, silver bar suspension and silver ribbon buckle, good very fine and rare £1500-1800
Hammer Price: £1,750
Waterloo 1815 (The Master of the Mint to The Rt. Hon. N. Vansittart) fitted with steel clip and ring suspension, extremely fine and rare £600-800
Hammer Price: £950
China 1857-60, 4 clasps, China 1842, Fatshan 1857, Canton 1857, Taku Forts 1860, unnamed as issued, very fine £200-250
Hammer Price: £330
The extremely rare New Zealand Cross pair awarded to the noted Bushman and Scout Private Thomas Adamson, Corps of Guides and Wanganui Rangers New Zealand Cross, silver, with gold crown and appliqué decoration, the reverse centre inscribed ‘Private Thomas Adamson, Corps of Guides’, the reverse of the suspension bar with Phillips, Cockspur St. oval cartouche, complete with original gold ribbon buckle; New Zealand 1845-66, undated reverse (T. Adamson, Wanganui Rangs.) correct locally...
Hammer Price: £28,000
An extremely rare posthumous London Blitz George Cross awarded to Ordinary Seaman Bennett Southwell, Royal Navy, a rating from the bomb and mine disposal team at Vernon, who was killed by the detonation of a parachute mine in the East End in October 1940 George Cross (O.S. Bennett Southwell, P/JX 294557, 23rd January 1941), in its Royal Mint case of issue, extremely fine £18,000-22,000
The highly emotive Norway 1940 ‘V.C. action’ C.G.M. awarded to Petty Officer W. T. W. Scott, Royal Navy, whose guns were seen to re-engage the enemy after his destroyer H.M.S. Glowworm rammed the heavy cruiser Admiral Hipper, and was sinking: he was one of a handful of survivors from this magnificent but hopeless duel against overwhelming odds Conspicuous Gallantry Medal, G.VI.R., 1st type (P.O. W. T. W. Scott, P/J. 113793) good very fine £12,000-15,000
Hammer Price: £20,000
An excessively rare 1940-41 bomb and mine disposal operations George Medal and Bar group of three awarded to Able Seaman W. H. Bevan, Royal Navy: the Bar was for making safe a parachute mine that was suspended over the stage of the London Palladium Theatre - when the clockwork in the fuse whirred into action, ‘Bevan slid down the ladder and took a 10 foot drop in his stride’ George Medal, G.VI.R., 1st issue (A.B. William Henry Bevan Bevan, P/SSX. 12136); War Medal 1939-45; Royal Fleet...
Hammer Price: £22,000
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