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The important and superb Falklands War ‘Goose Green’ and ‘Wireless Ridge’ D.C.M. group of nine awarded to Platoon Sergeant, later Major, J. C. Meredith, 2nd Battalion, The Parachute Regiment, who in 1982, after completing his eighth tour in Northern Ireland, was embarked with his battalion for the Falkland Islands where he displayed conspicuous gallantry and inspiring leadership during both of their battles. At Goose Green on the night of 28-29 May 1982, following the loss of the battalion...
Hammer Price: £150,000
The historic and important Z Special Unit 1943 ‘Operation Jaywick’ group of five awarded to Lieutenant H. E. Carse, Royal Australian Naval Volunteer Reserve, who was Mentioned in Despatches for his gallantry, skill and devotion to duty as skipper and navigator of the MV Krait during its hazardous and highly audacious 4000 mile round trip Commando raid, in September 1943, on Japanese occupied Singapore Harbour, resulting in the the sinking and burning of seven enemy ships totalling 37000 tons....
Hammer Price: £38,000
A superb Boer War ‘guerilla operations’ D.S.O., double issue ‘Diamond Hill’ D.C.M. group of five awarded to Colonel R. C. F. Holman, New South Wales Mounted Infantry, a veteran of the Bechuanaland Expedition in 1884, whose bayonet charge into Boer fortifications at Diamond Hill, 12 June 1900, and repeated raids on Boer Commandos, 1901-02, led to an exceptionally rare combination of gallantry awards for the Boer War Distinguished Service Order, V.R., silver-gilt and enamel, with integral to...
Hammer Price: £26,000
The Small Gold Medal for Talavera awarded to Lieutenant-Colonel Henry Seymour, who led the 23rd Light Dragoons in their infamous charge with Anson’s cavalry brigade; he was afterwards Serjeant-at-Arms of the House of Commons 1812-35 Field Officer’s Small Gold Medal, for Talavera 1809 (Lieut. Col: Hy. Seymour 23rd Lt. Dns.) completed with three-pronged gold ribbon buckle, extremely fine £14,000-£18,000
Hammer Price: £16,000
The extremely rare and superb Second War A.F.C., North West Frontier 1935 ‘Crown Head’ D.F.M. group of ten awarded to Wing Commander H. C. Smith, Royal Air Force, who served as a Sergeant Pilot in Hawker Harts with 39 Squadron during the subjugation of the Faqir of Aligar, August - October 1935, and was initially attached to the Iraqi Air Force at the start of the Second War before being employed by Middle East Command as a Baltimore instructor at R.A.F. Shandur Air Force Cross, G.VI.R.,...
Hammer Price: £13,000
The George Cross (exchange E.G.M.) awarded to William Jamieson, European Shift Superintendent of the Ariston Gold Mine at Prestea on the Gold Coast, for his gallantry in saving the lives of six Africans who had been badly gassed in a mining accident on 7 January 1936 George Cross (William Jamieson, Ariston Gold Mine, Gold Coast, 23rd. June 1936) on original mounting pin, in Royal Mint case of issue, extremely fine £8,000-£12,000
Hammer Price: £12,000
The outstanding Second War ‘New Guinea Campaign’ 1945 ‘Long Ridge’ M.C. and 1942 ‘Eora Creek’ D.C.M. pair awarded to Temporary Captain G. E. Cory, 2/3rd Battalion, Australian Imperial Force, who, having been Mentioned in Despatches for his distinguished services with the Anzac forces in the Middle East, 1941, was severely wounded and decorated for leading an assault on a strongly defended Japanese position during the decisive battle of the Kokoda Campaign at Eora Creek, 28 October 1942. Su...
Hammer Price: £10,000
The Crimea Medal awarded to Sergeant John Jones, 11th (Prince Albert’s Own) Hussars, who was killed in the Charge of the Light Brigade at Balaklava, 25 October 1854 Crimea 1854-56, 2 clasps, Alma, Balaklava (Sergt. John Jones. 11th Hussars.) officially impressed naming, fitted with Bailey, Coventry silver top riband brooch, retaining pin fitted to reverse of second clasp, good very fine £6,000-£8,000
Hammer Price: £8,000
A Great War 1916 ‘Somme’ M.M. and 1917 Second Award Bar group of four awarded to Corporal, later Lieutenant, H. J. Edwards, 10th Australian Infantry Battalion, Australian Imperial Force, who was recommended for a D.C.M. for his gallantry in Gallipoli, and subsequently commissioned in 1918 Military Medal, G.V.R., with Second Award Bar (890 Cpl. H. J. Edwards. 10/Aust: Inf: Bn:); 1914-15 Star (890 Pte H. J. Edwards. 10/Bn. A.I.F.); British War and Victory Medals (Lieut. H. J. Edwards. A.I.F....
Hammer Price: £7,000
The mounted group of eight miniature dress medals worn by Lieutenant J. Maxwell, V.C., M.C. and Bar, D.C.M., 18th Infantry Battalion, Australian Imperial Force Victoria Cross, reverse of cross privately engraved ‘3 Oct 1918’, year partially corrected, reverse of suspension bar privately engraved ‘Lt. J. Maxwell’; Military Cross, G.V.R., with Second Award Bar, reverse of cross privately engraved ‘Lt. J. Maxwell’; Distinguished Conduct Medal, G.V.R. (J. Maxwell) privately engraved naming; 19...
Hammer Price: £6,000
An important ‘Southern Nigeria’ Knight Bachelor Badge, C.M.G, and Edward VII D.S.O. group of ten awarded to Lieutenant-Colonel Sir H. C. Moorhouse, Royal Artillery, who commanded the ‘Anson’ Battalion R.N.D. in Gallipoli as a temporary Lieutenant-Colonel, Royal Marines, being M.I.D. and made an Officer of the Legion of Honour; he was afterwards Lieutenant-Governor of Nigeria Knight Bachelor’s Badge, 1st type breast badge, silver-gilt and enamel, the reverse hallmarked London 1926; The Most...
The Most Illustrious Order of St. Patrick, K.P., Knight’s Star, by Storr & Mortimer, London, 82mm x 77mm, silver, gold, and, enamel, the reverse inscribed ‘Storr & Mortimer, Goldsmiths &c., No. 15 New Bond Street’, with gold retaining pin, in octagonal red leather case, extremely fine £4,000-£5,000
A fine C.I.E and U.S.A. Military Order of the Dragon group of nine awarded to Brigadier-General H. R. Stockley, Royal Engineers, who was Assistant Military Secretary to the King during the Delhi Durbar and their Majesties tour of India in 1911-12 The Most Eminent Order of the Indian Empire, C.I.E., Companion’s 2nd type breast badge, gold and enamel; India General Service 1854-95, 2 clasps, Hazara 1891, Waziristan 1894-5 (Ltt. H. R. Stockley R.E.); India General Service 1895-1902, 1 clasp,...
Hammer Price: £5,500
Military General Service 1793-1814, 11 clasps, Vimiera, Busaco, Fuentes D’Onor, Ciudad Rodrigo, Badajoz, Salamanca, Vittoria, Nivelle, Nive, Orthes, Toulouse (A. Mollison, 52nd Foot) some restoration to carriages and replacement rivets, some edge bruising, otherwise very fine £2,800-£3,200
Hammer Price: £4,800
Military General Service 1793-1814, 9 clasps, Busaco, Fuentes D’Onor, Ciudad Rodrigo, Badajoz, Salamanca, Pyrenees, St. Sebastian, Orthes, Toulouse (John Stanage, 52nd Foot) fitted with ribbon buckle, good very fine £3,000-£3,600
A fine Crimean War D.C.M. group of five awarded to Sergeant John Brown, 1st Battalion, The Rifle Brigade, who was wounded at Inkermann, 5 November 1854, and died whilst serving in Canada in January 1865 Distinguished Conduct Medal, V.R. (John Brown. 1st Bn. Rifle Bde.); South Africa 1834-53 (John Brown. 1st Bn. Rifle Bde.); Crimea 1854-56, 4 clasps, Alma, Balaklava, Inkermann, Sebastopol (Private John Brown 1st R. Brigade) contemporary engraved naming in upright serif capitals; Army L.S. &...
Hammer Price: £4,600
Germany, Third Reich, Order of the German Eagle, First Class set of insignia, comprising neck badge, silver-gilt and enamel, and breast star, silver, silver-gilt and enamel, both ‘900’ silver marked, the neck badge also marked ‘21’ for the premier maker J. Godet & Sohn, Berlin, with silk neck riband, in fitted case of issue, the title ‘Orden Vom Deutschen Adler Verdienstkreuz Mitt Sturn’ gold blocked into the upper inner silk lid, the exterior of the box having good gilt to the Third Reich ea...
Australia, Commonwealth Military Competitions, Senior Cadets Champion Team 1912-13, 18ct gold, engraved ‘Cadet E. P. Allen. “K” Coy. 36th Battn. 2nd Mil. Dist.’ together with a rare Senior Cadet District Competitions 1913-14 badge, silver, with the motto in blue enamel, reverse engraved ‘Cadet E. P. Allen. K. Coy. 36th Battn. District Series. 1913-14’, nearly extremely fine, the Senior Cadet District Competitions badge an excessively rare type with the motto enamelled (2) £1,800-£2,200...
The Crimea Medal to Private Joshua Adams, 8th Light Dragoons, who was killed in the charge of the Light Brigade at Balaklava, 25 October 1854 Crimea 1854-56, 3 clasps, Alma, Balaklava, Sebastopol (J. Adams. 8th Dragoons.) officially impressed naming, medal has been in a circular mount for wear as a widow’s brooch, with consequent rubbing to naming, suspension since re-affixed, otherwise good very fine £3,000-£4,000
Hammer Price: £4,400
The Peninsula War Medal awarded to Private William Fell, 52nd Light Infantry, a ‘volunteer’ at the storming of Ciudad Rodrigo, who was severely wounded at Badajoz, and dangerously wounded at Orthes Military General Service 1793-1814, 6 clasps, Busaco, Ciudad Rodrigo, Badajoz, Salamanca, Vittoria, Orthes (William Fell, 52nd Foot.) with silver ribbon brooch lightly engraved ‘Peninsular’, edge bruising and polished, otherwise good fine and better £2,000-£3,000
The Most Exalted Order of the Star of India, C.S.I., Companion’s neck badge, gold and enamel, with central cameo of a youthful Queen Victoria, the motto of the Order set in rose diamonds, suspended from a five-pointed silver star and gold ring suspension, complete with neck riband, in Garrard, London, case of issue, nearly extremely fine £3,000-£4,000
A German Second War Hitler Youth Leader’s Dagger with Straps. An excellent example of the rare Hitler Youth leaders dagger. The blade is marked RZM M7/36. The Blut Und Ehre with exclamation mark logo good and clear, the Und and Ehre still having all of its lower field dark grey finish intact with the lower field of the word Blut without its grey finish. All grip wire excellent, plating to the hilt and upper pommel good with some slight rubbing to the edges, in i...
Hammer Price: £4,200
An outstanding Second War ‘Hazebrouck and withdrawal to Dunkirk’ M.C. group of ten awarded to Captain & Quarter-Master C. A. Pallett, 1st Battalion, Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry Military Cross, G.VI.R. reverse officially dated 1940; British War and Victory Medals (8933 A.C. Sjt. C. A. Pallett. Oxf. & Bucks. L.I.); 1939-45 Star; Italy Star; Defence and War Medals 1939-45; Jubilee 1935; Army L.S. & G.C., G.V.R., 2nd issue with fixed suspension (5373154 W.O. Cl. II. C. A. P...
Three: Private A. J. Tindale, Sniper Platoon, Parachute Regiment General Service 1962-2007, 1 clasp, Northern Ireland (25084770 Pte A J Tindale Para); Operational Service Medal 2000, for Sierra Leone, with rosette (25084770 Pte A J Tindale Para); Iraq 2003-11, 1 clasp, 19 Mar to 28 Apr 2003 (25084770 Pte A J Tindale Para) all in their original named card boxes of issue, that for the Operational Service Medal confirming ‘silver rose emblem’ entitlement, good extremely fine (3) £1,800-£2,20...
Hammer Price: £4,000
A scarce Korean War D.S.M. group of eight awarded to Petty Officer J. H. Lockhart, Royal Navy Distinguished Service Medal, G.VI.R., 2nd issue (P.O. J. H. Lockhart. P/JX.777508); 1939-45 Star; Atlantic Star; Pacific Star; War Medal 1939-45; Korea 1950-53, 1st issue (P/JX.777508 J. H. Lockhart D.S.M. P.O. R.N.); U.N. Korea 1950-54, unnamed as issued; Royal Navy L.S. & G.C., G.VI.R., 2nd issue (JX.777508 J. H. Lockhart P.O. H.M.S. Charity.) surname partially officially corrected on last, moun...
A good Second War ‘Escaper’s’ M.M. group of three awarded to Driver F. Simmonds, Royal Engineers, who was taken Prisoner of War near Dunkirk in 30 May 1940, and, on his third escape attempt, reached neutral Sweden on 2 January 1944 Military Medal, G.VI.R. (2069923 Dvr. F. Simmons. R.E.); 1939-45 Star; War Medal 1939-45, light pitting to War Medal, generally nearly extremely fine, the MM extremely fine (3) £1,400-£1,800
An extremely rare ‘Crowned Head’ A.F.M. group of six awarded to Flight Sergeant (Pilot) F. N. Paxman, Royal Flying Corps and Royal Air Force, who served as an Air Mechanic on the Western Front prior to retraining as a Pilot post war. He went on to amass at least 2,500 flying hours in a large variety of aircraft, including: Avros, Bristol Fighters, DH9A’s, Vickers Vimys, Vickers Victorias, Vickers Virginias, Heyfords, Wildebeests and many more whilst serving with “B” Flight, Performance Testin...
A ‘Tirah 1897’ D.C.M. group of three awarded to Company Sergeant-Major Harry Mullington, 8 Mountain Battery Royal Artillery Distinguished Conduct Medal, V.R. (Sgt. H. Mullington. R.A.); India General Service 1895-1902, 3 clasps, Relief of Chitral 1895, Punjab Frontier 1897-98, Tirah 1897-98 (61443 Corpl. H. Mullington No. 8 Mtn. By. R.A.) naming with official corrections, clasps in incorrect order and with replacement rivets; Army L.S. & G.C., E.VII.R. (61443 C.S. Maj: H. Mullington. R.G.A...
Waterloo 1815 (William Provan, 2nd or R.N. Brit. Reg. Drag.) fitted with steel clip and replacement ring suspension, good very fine £3,800-£4,400
Hammer Price: £3,800
Four: Private William Bullock, Royal Marine Light Infantry, one of just 32 recipients of the 1914 Star for services in the R.M. Machine Gun Party at the defence of Nieuport - he subsequently participated in the Konigsberg action Africa General Service 1902-56, 1 clasp, Somaliland 1902-04 (W. Bullock, Pte. RM., H.M.S. Fox.); 1914 Star, with clasp (P.O.9067. Pte. W. Bullock, R.M. Machine Gun Pty.); British War and Victory Medals (P.O.9067. Pte. W. Bullock. R.M.L.I.) light contact marks, othe...
A Great War M.C., 1917 ‘French theatre’ M.M. group of five awarded to Second Lieutenant W. Dunlop, Royal Field Artillery, who was killed in action, 30 October 1918 Military Cross, G.V.R., unnamed as issued; Military Medal, G.V.R. (43629 Sjt: W. Dunlop. 115/By: R.F.A.); 1914 Star, with clasp (43629 Gnr: W. Dunlop. R.F.A.); British War and Victory Medals (2. Lieut. W. Dunlop.) mounted for display, edge bruising, therefore nearly very fine or better (5) £1,400-£1,800
Military General Service 1793-1814, 7 clasps, Talavera, Busaco, Fuentes D’Onor, Ciudad Rodrigo, Badajoz, Salamanca, Pyrenees (John Powell, 52nd Foot) fitted with silver ribbon brooch buckle, a few marks, otherwise good very fine £1,600-£2,000
A Great War ‘Patrol Cruisers’ D.S.C. group of five awarded to Lieutenant R. J. Thomas, Royal Navy Distinguished Service Cross, G.V.R., unnamed as issued; Africa General Service 1902-56, 1 clasp, Somaliland 1902-04 (Gunner R. J. Thomas, R.N., H.M.S. Merlin); 1914-15 Star (Ch. Gnr. R. J. Thomas. R.N.); British War and Victory Medals (Lieut. R. J. Thomas. R.N.) mounted as worn, good very fine (5) £1,600-£2,000
Hammer Price: £3,600
Military General Service 1793-1814, 2 clasps, Martinique, Guadaloupe (Richard Dowsett, 63rd Foot.) some marks to Queen’s cheek, otherwise good very fine and scarce £1,800-£2,200
A Great War ‘Western Front’ M.C. group of six awarded to Lieutenant and Quarter-Master W. W. Horsman, Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment, late Royal East Kent Yeomanry and Yorkshire Regiment Military Cross, G.V.R., unnamed as issued; India General Service 1895-1902, 2 clasps, Punjab Frontier 1897-98, Tirah 1897-98 (4694 Lce. Corpl. W. W. Horsman 2d. Bn. York: Regt.); 1914-15 Star (2345 Q.M. Sjt. W. W. Hoesman. R.E. Kent. Yeo.); British War and Victory Medals (Q.M. & Lieut. W. W. Horsm...
Hammer Price: £3,400
The fine campaign group of four awarded to Colonel J. De Vic Tupper, 23rd Royal Welsh Fusiliers, who was severely wounded at the second attack on the Redan, Mentioned in Despatches for gallant conduct at Poonah during the Indian Mutiny, and rewarded with the Brevet of Lieutenant-Colonel for his services under Sir Garnet Wolseley during the Ashantee Campaign Crimea 1854-56, 1 clasp, Sebastopol (Lieut. James de Vic Tupper, 23rd R.W.Fsrs.) contemporary impressed naming; Indian Mutiny 1857-59,...
Badge of the Certificate of Honour, for the Cayman Islands, E.II.R., small circular silver-gilt breast badge, 37mm, unnamed as issued, nearly extremely fine and rare £400-£500
A Great War ‘Western Front’ M.M. and Two Bars group of three awarded to Corporal Matthew Hindmarsh, ‘A’ Battery 317th (2/3rd Northumbrian Brigade), Royal Field Artillery (Territorial Force) Military Medal, G.V.R., with Second and Third Award Bars (761034 Gnr: M. Hindmarsh. A.317/N’bn: Bde: R.F.A.-T.F.); British War and Victory Medals (2884 Cpl. M. Hindmarsh. R.A.) mounted court style for display, good very fine (3) £3,000-£3,600
The Most Honourable Order of the Bath, a Knight Companion’s K.B. Chapel Stall Plate, one of the earliest known examples from the creation of the Order in 1725 to John Hobart, First Earl of Buckinghamshire, copper-gilt plate, 161mm x 228mm, bearing the family crest, engraved and painted, the lower portion engraved ‘Du Chevalier JEAN HOBART Baronet, un des Commiffaires du Commerce, & pour les Plantations, et Chevalier du tres honourable Ordre du BAIN, Installé le 17me jour de Juin MDCCXXV’, sig...
Waterloo 1815 (John Wilson, 1st Batt. 52nd Reg. Foot.) fitted with original steel clip and ring suspension, old lacquer, light contact marks and some edge bruising, otherwise very fine £1,800-£2,200
Hammer Price: £3,200
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