Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

Renamed, Erased or Otherwise Defective Medals (48): Crimea 1854-56 (2), 1 clasp, Sebastopol, erased naming; another, lacking suspension, pierced at 12 and 6 o’clock, unnamed; India General Service 1854-95 (3), 1 clasp, Pegu, erased naming; another, 1 clasp, Waziristan 1894-5 (3085 Sergt. W. J. Belson, 2nd Bn. Border Regt.), number, rank and name re-engraved; another, lacking suspension, pierced at 12 and 6 o’clock (848 Pt. W. Millmore, 1st Hants. Rg.), renamed; Central Africa Medal 1891-98, ring suspension, erased naming; India General Service 1895-1902, 1 clasp, Relief of Chitral 1895, cast copy, heavily tooled; Ashanti Star 1896, copy, lacquered; Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902 (3), 2 clasps, Cape Colony, South Africa 1902, erased naming; another, lacking suspension and pierced but correctly named (5016 Pte. G. Hicks, 2nd Rl. Berks., Regt.); another, lacking suspension and pierced, erased naming and heavily pitted; Victoria Cross, crude copy; Military Medal, G.V.R., erased naming, lacking suspension and pierced; Royal Victorian Medal, G.V.R., silver, lacking suspension; Jubilee 1935 (Lieut.-Colonel O. Ireland), lacking suspension; Coronation 1937, lacking suspension; Coronation 1953, lacking suspension; Canadian Decoration, E.II.R., copy; Naval Good Shooting, E.VII.R. (199608 J. Broome, A.B., H.M.S. Commonwealth), renamed; 1914 Star with copy clasp, naming erased; 1914-15 Star (13), naming erased (12); another, naming faint (J.33597 F. Braha..Sig. Roy..); British War Medal 1914-20 (6) (23134 Pte. H. H. Wade, E. Surr. R.), lacking suspension; another (46652 Pte. T. C. Oglesby, M.G.C.), lacking suspension and pierced; another (4), naming erased; Mercantile Marine 1914-18 (James Ashton), lacking suspension; Victory Medal 1914-19 (5) (GS-46360 Pte. H. Tomlinson, R. Fus.), lacking suspension and pierced; another (46616Pte. A. Holland, Essex Regt.), renamed; another (2), naming erased; another, named, copy; Defence and War Medals, silver, lacking suspension and pierced; Canadian Volunteer Service Medal, lacking suspension, most nearly very fine and better (48) £250-350