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A fine post-War C.B., Second War O.B.E. group of fifteen awarded to Major-General T. Young, Royal Army Medical Corps, Honorary Physician to King George VI and Queen Elizabeth II and Colonel Commandant of the R.A.M.C. 1955-61 The Most Honourable Order of the Bath, C.B. (Military) Companion’s, neck badge, silver-gilt and enamel; The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire, O.B.E. (Military) Officer’s 2nd type breast badge, silver-gilt; 1914-15 Star (Lieut. T. Young. R.A.M.C.); British War...
Hammer Price: £1,900
The rare ‘Bechuanaland Expedition 1884-85’ C.M.G. group of four awarded to Colonel F. G. S. Curtis, 6th Inniskilling Dragoons, late 6th Dragoon Guards The Most Distinguished Order of St. Michael and St. George, C.M.G., Companion’s breast badge, gold and enamels, complete with swivel-ring bar suspension and gold ribbon buckle, in a later Garrard & Co. Ltd. case of issue; Crimea 1854-56, 1 clasp, Sebastopol (Cornet F. G. S. Curtis, 6th Dragn. Gds) contemporary engraved naming; Indian Mutiny...
Hammer Price: £4,000
A Great War C.M.G., ‘Western Front’ D.S.O. group of six awarded to Brigadier-General C. A. Elliott, Royal Engineers, who was mentioned in despatches for his service as a Field Engineer during the Tibet Expedition of 1903-04, and mentioned in despatches a further five times during the Great War The Most Distinguished Order of St. Michael and St. George, C.M.G., Companion’s, neck badge, silver-gilt and enamel, minor enamel damage; Distinguished Service Order, G.V.R., silver-gilt and enamel,...
Hammer Price: £5,500
A scarce inter-War ‘Burma 1930-32’ C.B.E. group of three awarded to Colonel A. Lethbridge, Deputy Inspector General, Burma Military Police The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire, C.B.E. (Military) Commander’s 1st type, neck badge, silver-gilt and enamel, in Garrard & Co. Ltd case of issue; India General Service 1908-35, 1 clasp, Burma 1930-32 (Lt- Col. A. Lethbridge. B.M.P.); Defence Medal, nearly extremely fine (3) £400-£500
Hammer Price: £1,100
A Second War C.B.E. group of ten awarded to Paymaster Captain B. Carter, Royal Navy, a veteran of the Persian Gulf and Dardanelles operations who went on to witness active service in North Africa in the 1939-45 War The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire, C.B.E. (Military) Commander’s 2nd type neck badge, silver-gilt and enamel; Naval General Service 1915-62, 1 clasp, Persian Gulf 1909-1914 (Asst. Payr. B. Carter, R.N., H.M.S. Swiftsure); 1914-15 Star (Asst. Payr. B. Carter, R.N.);...
Hammer Price: £500
A Boer War D.S.O. group of six awarded to Captain E. J. G. Upton, Hampshire Imperial Yeomanry, who afterwards settled in South Africa and fought in G.S.W. Africa with Brands Free State Rifles Distinguished Service Order, V.R., silver-gilt and enamel, with integral top riband bar; Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 3 clasps, Cape Colony, Transvaal, Wittebergen (Captain E. J. G. Upton, Imp: Yeo:); King’s South Africa 1901-02, 2 clasps, South Africa 1901, South Africa 1902 (Capt. E. J. G. Upton....
A Great War ‘Destroyer Commander’s’ D.S.O. group of four awarded to Commander E. P. U. Pender, Royal Navy Distinguished Service Order, G.V.R., silver-gilt and enamel, with integral top riband bar, obverse centre slightly loose; 1914-15 Star (Lieut. E. P. U. Pender. R.N.); British War and Victory Medals (Lt. Commr. E. P. U. Pender. R.N.) mounted as worn, minor enamel chipping to first, otherwise good very fine (4) £1,200-£1,600
Hammer Price: £1,000
Family Group: The Outstanding Korean War D.S.O. and Second War Fleet Air Arm fighter pilot’s D.S.C. group of twelve awarded to Lieutenant-Commander S. J. Hall, Royal Navy; the D.S.C. for gallantry in leading 800 Squadron’s Hellcats from H.M.S. Emperor during Operation Tungsten, the raid against the German Battleship Tirpitz on 3 April 1944. Mentioned in Despatches for Operation Pot Luck, when he led his squadron in strafing attacks of German shipping and aircraft at Rorvik, Norway, 14-15 M...
Hammer Price: £18,000
A Great War O.B.E. group of seven awarded to Major C. C. Lamb, Royal Highlanders and 10th Sudanese Infantry Regiment The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire, O.B.E. (Military) Officer’s 1st type breast badge, silver, hallmarks for London 1919; Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 3 clasps, Cape Colony, Wittebergen, Transvaal (Lieut: C. C. Lamb, 2nd Rl: Highldrs.); King’s South Africa 1901-02, 2 clasps, South Africa 1901, South Africa 1902 (Lieut: C. C. Lamb, Rl. Hgrs.); British War Medal...
Hammer Price: £850
A post-War O.B.E. group of four awarded to the prominent scientist Edgar H. J. Schuster, a member of the scientific staff of the Medical Research Council; formerly a Captain in the Royal Garrison Artillery, he served during the Great War in France and at Salonika where he contracted severe malaria The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire, O.B.E. (Civil) Officer’s 2nd type breast badge; 1914-15 Star (Lieut: E. H. J. Schuster. R.G.A.); British War and Victory Medals (Capt. E. H. J. Sch...
Hammer Price: £280
A rare ‘Niger 1897’ and Great War M.B.E. group of five awarded to Major T. A. G. Sangster, Leinster Regiment The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire, M.B.E. (Military) Member’s 1st type breast badge, hallmarked London 1919; Egypt and Sudan 1882-89, dated reverse, 1 clasp, The Nile 1884-85 (Lieut: T. A. G. Sangster. 1/R.W. Kent R.); East and West Africa 1887-1900, 1 clasp, Niger 1897 (Capt: T. A. G. Sangster. Leins: R.); Royal Niger Company Medal 1886-97, 1 clasp, Nigeria 1886-1897 (...
Hammer Price: £4,200
A scarce inter-War ‘Military Division’ M.B.E. group of four awarded to Lieutenant P. H. Cocks, Army Educational Corps and Corps of Army Schoolmasters, a recipient of an M.S.M. for Bermuda 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 Medal 1914-20 (W.O. Cl. 1. P. H. Cocks. C. of A.S.); Army L.S. & G.C., G.V.R., 1st issue (Schoolmaster P. H. Cocks, C. of A.S.); Army Meritorious Service Medal,...
Hammer Price: £800
A scarce and well-documented Great War R.N.A.S. Observer’s 1917 D.S.C. and 1918 Second Award Bar group of eight awarded to Wing Commander C. Chapman, Royal Naval Air Service and Royal Air Force, for his skill and gallantry in flying photographic reconnaissance missions behind enemy lines, combined with spotting for Monitors and Naval Siege Guns on successful shoots over the Belgian coast. Based at Dunkirk and operating in Sopwiths with 2 Squadron, Chapman was regularly subjected to frostbite...
Hammer Price: £4,600
A Second War D.S.C. group of seven awarded to Lieutenant R. T. White, Royal Navy, who commanded the minelayer H.M.S. Plover Distinguished Service Cross, G.V.R., reverse officially dated ‘1945’, silver, hallmarks for London 1947; British War and Victory Medals (J. 57765 R. T. White. Ord. R.N.); 1939-45 Star; Atlantic Star, 1 clasp, France and Germany; War Medal 1939-45, with M.I.D. oak leaves; Coronation 1937, unnamed as issued, the medals all heavily lacquered/ plated, contact marks to the...
A Great War M.C. group of four awarded to Lieutenant H. R. Williams, “A” Anti-Aircraft Battery, Royal Field Artillery Military Cross, G.V.R.; 1914-15 Star (2. Lieut: H. R. Williams. R.F.A.); British War and Victory Medals, with M.I.D. oak leaves (Lieut. H. R. Williams.) nearly extremely fine (4) £700-£900
A Great War M.C. group of five awarded to Company Sergeant-Major J. E. Smith, Hampshire Regiment Military Cross, G.V.R., the reverse engraved ‘17389 C.S.M. J. E. Smith 15th Hants Regt.’; British War and Victory Medals (17389 W.O. Cl. 2. J. E. Smith. Hamps R.); Defence Medal; Coronation 1937, mounted for wear, a little polished, otherwise very fine or better (5) £800-£1,000
Hammer Price: £3,200
A well-documented Second War 1944 ‘Bomber Command’ D.F.C. group of five awarded to Flight Lieutenant Air Bomber J. L. Kirner, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve Distinguished Flying Cross, G.VI.R., reverse officially dated 1944, in Royal Mint case of issue; 1939-45 Star; Air Crew Europe Star, 1 clasp, France and Germany; Defence and War Medals 1939-45, nearly extremely fine (5) £1,200-£1,600
Hammer Price: £2,400
An Order of St. John group of three awarded to Frederick Polkinghorne Esq. The Order of St. John of Jerusalem, Commander’s neck badge, silver and enamel, with heraldic beasts in angles, on neck riband; Defence Medal 1939-45; St John Service Medal, silver, straight bar suspension, with 6 Additional Award Bars (16829. A/Off. F. Polkinghorne. Redruth Div. No.9 Dis. S.J.A.B. 1937) the second and third mounted as worn, with the remnants of a black riband (presumably the recipient’s Order of St....
Hammer Price: £170
An Order of St. John group of seven awarded to Warrant Officer Class I J. H. Potter, Royal Army Medical Corps, St. John Ambulance Brigade, and Special Constabulary The Order of St. John of Jerusalem, Serving Brother’s breast badge, silver and enamel, circular badge with white enamel cross with heraldic beasts in angles raised above the background; 1914 Star (44929 Q.M. Sjt. J. H. Potter. R.A.M.C.); British War and Victory Medals (44929 W.O. Cl.I. J.H. Potter. R.A.M.C.); Defence Medal; Spec...
Hammer Price: £340
An Order of St. John group of three awarded to Police Constable J. G. G. Pearson The Order of St. John of Jerusalem, Serving Brother’s breast badge, 4th type, silver and enamel, circular badge with white enamel cross with heraldic beasts in angles flush with the background, named to reverse ‘Presented to PC. 1209 J. G. G. Pearson 23rd February 1978 by The Lord Baliff of Egle’; Police Long Service Medal, E.II.R., 2nd issue (Const. John. G. G. Pearson); St. John Service Medal, unnamed as iss...
Hammer Price: £120
An Order of St. John pair awarded to Mrs. Dorothy K. Grindal The Order of St. John of Jerusalem, Serving Sister’s badge, silver and enamel, in case of issue; St. John Service Medal, silver (2895. D. Grindal. 12 Dis. India. S.J.A.B.O. 1939) edge bruise to first, otherwise good very fine An Order of St. John pair awarded to Miss Angela Gannon The Order of St. John of Jerusalem, Serving Sister’s badge, silver, with heraldic beasts in angles; St. John Service Medal, with 2 Additional Award B...
Hammer Price: £220
A Boer War D.C.M. group of three awarded to Driver O. Handford, 88th Battery, Royal Field Artillery Distinguished Conduct Medal, E.VII.R. (64419 Dvr: O. Handford. 88th Bty: R.F.A.); Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 3 clasps, Cape Colony, Orange Free State, Transvaal (64419 Dvr: O. Handford, 88th Bty., R.F.A.); King’s South Africa 1901-02, 2 clasps, South Africa 1901, South Africa 1902 (64419 Dvr: O. Handford. R.F.A.) mounted as worn, light contact marks, otherwise very fine and better (3)...
Hammer Price: £1,200
A Boer War D.C.M. group of six awarded to Company Sergeant-Major W. H. Lavis, 8th (Railway) Company, Royal Engineers Distinguished Conduct Medal, E.VII.R. (19016 Q-Mr:-Serjt: W. H. Lavis. 8th Coy. R.E.); Queen’s Sudan 1896-98 (19016 Srgt. H. Lavis, R.E.); Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 3 clasps, Cape Colony, Orange Free State, Transvaal (19016 Sjt. W. H. Lavis. R.E.); King’s South Africa 1901-02, 2 clasps, South Africa 1901, South Africa 1902 19016 Serjt:-Maj: W. H. Lavis. R.E.); Army L....
A fine Boer War D.C.M. group of seven awarded to Captain F. W. Stringer, Hampshire Regiment, formerly a ‘specially selected scout’ with the South African Light Horse and Field Intelligence Department, who was decorated for gallantry when he single-handedly captured a Boer on 5 February 1902 Distinguished Conduct Medal, E.VII.R. (Tpr: F. Stringer. S.A. Lt. Horse); Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 6 clasps, Cape Colony, Tugela Heights, Orange Free State, Relief of Ladysmith, Laing’s Nek, Belf...
A Great War D.C.M. and Second Award Bar group of four awarded to Sergeant Sampson J. Lee, Hampshire Regiment, who won his first award in 1915 whilst serving with 1st Hampshires in front of Le Gheer and Ploegsteert Woods, and the Second Award Bar whilst serving with the 7th Wiltshires at Bony in October 1918 Distinguished Conduct Medal, G.V.R., with Second Award Bar (4335 A. Sjt. S. J. Lee, 1/Hants: Regt.); 1914-15 Star (4335 L. Sjt. S. J. Lee. Hamps. R.); British War and Victory Medals, wi...
A Great War ‘Western Front’ D.C.M., M.M. group of five awarded to Sergeant W. R. MacQueen, Machine Gun Corps and Mercantile Marine, who was wounded at Menin Hill in March 1918 Distinguished Conduct Medal, G.V.R. (29053 Sjt: W. R. Mac Queen. 119/Coy. M.G.C.); Military Medal, G.V.R. (29053 Sjt: W. R. Mac Queen D.C.M. 40/M.G.C.) unit partially officially corrected; British War Medal 1914-20 (29053 Sjt. W. R. Mac Queen. M.G.C.) renamed; Mercantile Marine War Medal 1914-18 (William R. Mac Queen...
Hammer Price: £1,600
A Great War D.C.M. group of four awarded Battery Quarter Master Sergeant S. W. Mackrill, Royal Field Artillery Distinguished Conduct Medal, G.V.R. (48262 Sjt: S. W. Mackrill. R.F.A.); 1914-15 Star (48262 Sjt. S. W. Mackrill, R.F.A.); British War and Victory Medals (48262 B.Q.M. Sjt. S. W. Mackrill. R.A.) mounted for wear, generally very fine (4) £600-£800
Hammer Price: £900
A Great War D.C.M. group of four awarded to Private H. S. South, 8th Battalion, Royal Highlanders Distinguished Conduct Medal, G.V.R. (203186 Pte. H. S. South. 8/R. Highrs.); British War and Victory Medals (203186 Pte. H. S. South. R. Highrs.) slightly later impressed naming; War Medal 1939-45, unnamed, very fine (4) £600-£700
A Great War D.C.M. group of five awarded to Warrant Officer Class 1 C. E. Metcalf, Army Service Corps Distinguished Conduct Medal, G.V.R. (S-18134 S. S. Mjr: C. E. Metcalf. A.S.C.); 1914 Star (S-18134 S. Sjt. C. .E. Metcalf. A.S.C.); British War and Victory Medals (S-18134 W.O. Cl. 1 C. E. Metcalf. A.S.C.); Army L.S. & G.C., G.V.R., 1st issue (S-18134 S. S. Mjr: C. E. Metcalf. A.S.C.) surname of last partially officially corrected, generally very fine or better (5) £600-£800
A Great War period K.P.M. awarded to Foot Constable (3rd Grade) Gul Mohammed, North-West Frontier Province Police, for gallantry in a close-run action with dacoits - his right knee shattered by a bullet, he nonetheless continued to engage his foe in the open King’s Police Medal, G.V.R., 1st issue (354 Gul Mohamed, Ex Foot Constable, Peshawar Dist.) on Gallantry riband, good very fine £280-£320
A Great War 1915 ‘Mesopotamian theatre’ I.D.S.M. awarded to Sepoy Lala, 24th Punjab Regiment Indian Distinguished Service Medal, G.V.R., 1st issue (59 Sepoy Lala 24th Pjbs) pitting, nearly very fine £300-£340
Hammer Price: £320
A Great War 1916 ‘French theatre’ I.D.S.M. awarded to Havildar Har Lal, 6th Jat Light Infantry Indian Distinguished Service Medal, G.V.R., 1st issue (1767 Hav. Har Lal 6th Jat Lt. Infy.) suspension slack, nearly very fine £300-£340
A Great War 1915 ‘Patrol Duty’ D.S.M group of six awarded to Chief Petty Officer H. C. Endacott, Royal Navy, who served in H.M.S. Scout during the military operations in connection with the re-conquest of the Sudan Distinguished Service Medal, G.V.R. (121488 H. C. Endacotte [sic], C.P.O. H.M.S. Ebro.); Khedive’s Sudan 1896-1908, no clasp (H. C. Endacott. P.O. 1.Cl. H.M.S. Scout. 1896.) edge prepared prior to naming and impressed in the usual style associated with this ship; 1914-15 Star (...
Hammer Price: £2,200
A Great War ‘East Mediterranean’ D.S.M. group of four awarded to Air Mechanic W. E. Jones, No. 2 Wing, Royal Naval Air Service, who was wounded when his Heni Farman was shot down over Mudros on 30 March 1917, and was subsequently taken Prisoner of War Distinguished Service Medal, G.V.R. (217874. W. E. Jones, A.M. 1 Gr. R.N.A.S. E. Mediterranean 1917.); 1914-15 Star (217874 W. E. Jones. A.M.1, R.N.); British War and Victory Medals (217874 W. E. Jones. L.M. R.N.); together with a privately...
Hammer Price: £2,800
A Great War ‘Zeebrugge Raid’ D.S.M. pair awarded to Able Seaman F. C. Summerhayes, H.M.S. Vindictive, Royal Navy, a veteran of the Battle of Jutland, he went on to distinguish himself as part of ‘B’ Company of the Seaman Storming Party during the famous raid, 22-23 April 1918, and participated in the ballot for the Victoria Cross Distinguished Service Medal, G.V.R. (J.17594 F.C. Summerhayes, A.B. Nl. Bde. Zeebrugge Ostend. 22-3. Apl. 1918.); Victory Medal 1914-19 (J.17594 F. C. Summerhayes...
Hammer Price: £1,300
A Great War D.S.M. group of five awarded to Petty Officer 1st Class C. Potter, Royal Navy, for his services in H.M.S. Whirlwind during the raid on Ostende, 9-10 May 1918 Distinguished Service Medal, G.V.R. (188035. C. Potter. P.O. 1 Cl. “Whirlwind” Ostend. 9-10 May 1918.); 1914-15 Star (188035, C. Potter, P.O.1., R.N.); British War and Victory Medals (188035 C. Potter. P.O.1. R.N.); Royal Navy L.S. & G.C., G.V.R., 1st issue (188035 Charles Potter, P.O 1.Cl. H.M.S. Duncan:) very fine and b...
Hammer Price: £1,800
A Great War D.S.M. group of four awarded to Able Seaman J. Chambers, Royal Navy, for his services in H.M.S. Vindictive in the raid on Ostende, 9-10 May 1918, during which he was wounded Distinguished Service Medal, G.V.R. (225973. J. Chambers. A.B. “Vindictive” Ostend. 9-10 May 1918.); 1914-15 Star (225973, J. Chambers, A.B., R.N.); British War Medal 1914-20 (225973 J. Chambers. A.B. R.N.); Victory Medal 1914-19, naming erased on last, good very fine (4) £1,200-£1,600
A Great War D.S.M. group of five awarded to Chief Petty Officer T. Hoban, Royal Navy, who, having been mentioned in despatches for his services in the Dardanelles, was decorated for his part in H.M.S. Vanessa’s sinking of UB-107 in July 1918 Distinguished Service Medal, G.V.R. (192417. T. Hoban, C.P.O. “Vanessa” North Sea 27, July 1918); 1914-15 Star (192417, T. Hoban, P.O.1., R.N.); British War and Victory Medals, with M.I.D. oak leaves (192417 T. Hoban. C.P.O. R.N.); Royal Navy L.S. & G....
Hammer Price: £1,400
A Great War 1918 ‘Minesweeping Operations - Mediterranean’ D.S.M. pair awarded to Petty Officer E. W. Wright, Royal Navy, who was also Mentioned in Despatches Distinguished Service Medal, G.V.R. (J.5031. E. W. Wright. P.O. Widnes, Mediterranean. 1918.); 1914-15 Star (J.5037, E. W. Wright, L.S., R.N.) pitting and contact marks, nearly very fine (2) £600-£800
Hammer Price: £650
A Second War ‘Little Ships’ 1940 evacuation of Dunkirk D.S.M. group of seven awarded to Chief Petty Officer H. H. Smith, Royal Navy, who was decorated for his services in the Yacht Caryanda Distinguished Service Medal, G.VI.R. (JX.125648 H. H. Smith. A/P.O. H.M.S. Caryanda); 1939-45 Star; Atlantic Star; Burma Star; Defence and War Medals 1939-45; Royal Navy L.S. & G.C., G.VI.R., 1st issue (JX..125648 H. H. Smith. P.O. H.M.S. Aggressive.) nearly extremely fine (7) £1,400-£1,800
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