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Central Africa 1891-98, 1 clasp, Central Africa 1894-98 (Cpl. Marikeru, 2/B.C.A. Rif:) engraved naming, heavy contact marks and edge bruising, nearly very fine £600-£800
Hammer Price: £1,300
Pair: Gunner S. Bartram, ‘C’ Troop, Royal Horse Artillery Crimea 1854-56, 4 clasps, Alma, Balaklava, Inkermann, Sebastopol (S. Bartram. Gr. Rl. Horse Arty.) officially impressed naming; Turkish Crimea 1855, British issue, unnamed as issued, mounted for display, light contact marks, very fine (2) £600-£800
A Great War ‘German East Africa’ D.C.M. group of five awarded to Private E. H. Anderson, Indian Field Ambulance, South African Medical Corps Distinguished Conduct Medal, G.V.R. (2213 Pte. E. H. Anderson. S.A.M.C.); British War and Bilingual Victory Medals (Pte. E. H. Anderson. S.A.M.C.); War Medal 1939-45 (118916 E. H. Anderson); Africa Service Medal (118916 E. H. Anderson) light contact marks, better than very fine (5) £800-£1,200
Ottoman Empire, Order of the Medjidie, 4th Class breast badge, silver, gold and enamels, reverse stamped Spink & Son London, circa 1880-1900, in its red velvet case of issue, good very fine £200-£240
Hammer Price: £1,400
A Great War 1918 ‘Western Front’ M.C. awarded to Lieutenant D. S. Gwyn, Royal Canadian Dragoons, who was killed when the RMS Leinster was torpedoed and sunk by the German submarine UB-123 off Dublin Bay on 10 October 1918 Military Cross, G.V.R., unnamed as issued; Memorial Plaque (Donald Stodart Gwyn) nearly extremely fine (2) £600-£800
A Falklands campaign group of five awarded to Warrant Officer Catering Accountant D. ‘Rowdy’ Yates, Royal Navy, whose vivid recollections of his service with H.M.S. Antrim during the conflict were published in his book Bomb Alley, Falkland Islands 1982 Aboard H.M.S. Antrim at War. He later went on to serve with H.M.S. Exeter during the Gulf War 1991 South Atlantic 1982, with rosette (APOCA D W Yates D159012R HMS Antrim); Gulf 1990-91, 1 clasp, 16 Jan to 28 Feb 1991 (CPOCA D W Yates...
A Great War 1917 ‘Ypres’ D.C.M. group of three awarded to Sergeant F. Brockbank, Cheshire Regiment, who also received a 39th Division Commendation Card Distinguished Conduct Medal, G.V.R. (267965 Sjt: F. Brockbank. 6/Ches: R. -T.F.) minor official correction to number; British War and Victory Medals (15164 Sjt. F. Brockbank. Ches. R.) with named card box of issue for the campaign medals, extremely fine (3) £800-£1,200
A Great War ‘Western Front’ M.C. group of three awarded to Captain L. M. Bayly, Royal Irish Rifles, who died of wounds on 22 October 1918 Military Cross, G.V.R., unnamed as issued; British War and Victory Medals (Capt. L. M. Bayly.) good very fine (3) £1,000-£1,400
Hammer Price: £1,500
Imperial German Field Grey Shoulder Boards. 15 boards in total, all of the M.15 style, all carry their individual regimental motifs either machine embroidered or felt laid to the centre. Each board has its own identifying unit tag attached, generally good condition (15) £300-£400
A Court Dress Uniform. Comprising a First Class Court Dress coatee in black cloth lavishly decorated with gold wire and sequin oak leaf embroidery to the front, back, tails, collar, and cuffs, all large size gilt buttons are present and feature the mounted post 1901 Royal Arms, these all by ‘Pitt, Maddox St., London’, with remnants of white silk lining; together with a First Class black beaver Bicorn hat, with treble gold bullion loop and white ostrich feather border; and a G.V.R. Court...
Hammer Price: £1,600
Germany, Saxony, Saxe-Ernestine House Order, 2nd type, Civil Division, Commander’s neck Badge, 88mm including crown suspension x 58mm, gold and enamel, with short section of neck riband, minor green enamel damage to obverse wreath, otherwise nearly extremely fine £700-£900
Three: Ship’s Cook Thomas Martin, Royal Navy Baltic 1854-55, unnamed as issued; China 1857-60, no clasp, unnamed as issued; Royal Navy L.S. & G.C., V.R., wide suspension (Ts. Martin Shps Cook H.M.S. D of Wellington. 21 Yrs.) the first two with light contact marks, otherwise good very fine (3) £700-£900
The India General Service Medal awarded to Lieutenant R. A. T. Dury, 11th Bengal Infantry, who was the first officer to be killed during the Third Burma War, at Minhla on 17 November 1885, and was the inspiration for Kipling’s poem Arithmetic on the Frontier India General Service 1854-95, 1 clasp, Burma 1885-7 (Lieutt. R. A. T. Dury 11th. Bl. Infy.) extremely fine £300-£400
Society for the Protection of Life from Fire, 1st type, silver, the reverse engraved ‘To Hy. Geor. Greeves, who (aided by others at the risk of their own lives) rescued several individuals from Death by Fire, at Messrs. King & Witts’ Stores, Southampton, 7th November 1837.’, with swivel-ring suspension, edge bruising, otherwise good very fine £700-£900
Hammer Price: £1,700
A Second War ‘Bomber Command’ D.F.C. group of five awarded to Flying Officer C. H. Knight, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve Distinguished Flying Cross, G.VI.R., reverse officially dated 1945, in Royal Mint case of issue; 1939-45 Star, 1 clasp, Bomber Command, the clasp in named case of issue; France and Germany Star; Defence and War Medals 1939-45; together with the related miniature awards, nearly extremely fine (5) £1,200-£1,600
The Crimea medal to Private Squire Baldwin, 3rd Battalion, Grenadier Guards, who was killed in action at the battle of Inkermann Crimea 1854-56, 4 clasps, Alma, Balaklava, Inkermann, Sebastopol (S. Baldwin. Grenadier Gds.) officially impressed naming, minor edge bruising, otherwise good very fine £1,000-£1,400
Naval General Service 1793-1840, 1 clasp, Nassau 22 March 1808 (Thos. Deverell) traces of brooch marks expertly removed from reverse, suspension claw reconstituted and slightly loose on planchet, otherwise very fine £2,200-£2,600
Hammer Price: £1,800
Three: Second Lieutenant F. Rice, South Wales Borderers, who was killed in action at Beaumont-Hamel on the first day of the Battle of the Somme, 1 July 1916 1914-15 Star (2. Lieut. F. Rice. S. Wales Bord.); British War and Victory Medals (2. Lieut. F. Rice.); Memorial Plaque (Fred Rice) in card envelope, trace of verdigris to VM, otherwise very fine (4) £700-£900
A Great War October 1917 ‘Battle of Poelcappelle’ D.C.M. group of six awarded to Sergeant-Major A. Allerton, 1st/7th Battalion (Leeds Rifles), Prince of Wales’s Own West Yorkshire Regiment Distinguished Conduct Medal, G.V.R. (267579 Sjt: -A.S. Mjr:- A. Allerton. 1/7 W. York: R. -T.F.); Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 3 clasps, Transvaal, South Africa 1901, South Africa 1902, unofficial retaining rod between state and date clasps (7010 Pte. A. Allerton, Vol: Co: W. Yorks: Regt.)...
A Great War German West Africa ‘Battle of Mahiwa’ D.C.M. group of four awarded to Sergeant J. H. Botha, South African Infantry Brigade, attached 1st Nigeria Regiment, West Africa Frontier Force Distinguished Conduct Medal, G.V.R. (16047 Sjt: J. H. Botha. 2/S.A. Inf: Bde:); 1914-15 Star (Pte. J. H. Botha Cradock Cdo.); British War and Bilingual Victory Medals (Sjt. J. H. Botha. 2nd S.A.I. Bgde.) good very fine (4) £800-£1,200
The Queen’s South Africa Medal awarded to Trooper F. W. B. Dorgan, Protectorate Regiment Frontier Force, who was wounded during the Defence of Mafeking on 8 December 1899 Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 3 clasps, Orange Free State, Defence of Mafeking, Transvaal (17 Tpr: F. W. B. Dorgan. Protect: Regt. F.F.) very fine £1,400-£1,800
Distinguished Flying Cross, G.V.R., unnamed as issued, on original horizontal striped riband, in John Pinches, London, case of issue, extremely fine £1,200-£1,600
A Great War 1915 ‘Battle of St. Eloi’ D.C.M. group fo four awarded to Corporal H. Berry, 1st Battalion, Royal Irish Regiment Distinguished Conduct Medal, G.V.R. (9477 L.Cpl. H. Berry. 1/R. Ir. Regt.); 1914-15 Star (9477 L-Cpl. H. Berry, R. Ir. Regt.); British War and Victory Medals (9477 Cpl. H. Berry. R. Ir. Regt.) mounted as worn, edge bruise to DCM, generally good very fine (4) £800-£1,200
Hammer Price: £1,900
Royal Navy L.S. & G.C., Anchor obverse (Henry Mitchell, Boatswains Mate H.M.S. America 22 Years) pierced with small ring and secondary larger ring for suspension, edge dig to reverse rim at 9 o’clock, otherwise nearly very fine £1,200-£1,600
Hammer Price: £2,000
A Great War 1915 ‘Gallipoli’ D.C.M. group of five awarded to Warrant Officer Class II B. P. Bellamy, 6th Battalion, York and Lancaster Regiment, who was Mentioned in Despatches, and was subsequently gassed and wounded by shrapnel during the Battle of the Somme Distinguished Conduct Medal, G.V.R. (3-3218 Sjt: B. P. Bellamy. 6/Y. & L.R.); Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 5 clasps, Cape Colony, Orange Free State, Transvaal, South Africa 1901, South Africa 1902 (5362 L.Cpl: P....
Three: Captain P. A. L. Phipps, 90th Foot, who was severely wounded during the Defence of Lucknow on 6 October 1857 Crimea 1854-56, 1 clasp, Sebastopol (Lieutenant. P. A. L. Phipps. 90th. Foot.) contemporarily engraved naming; Indian Mutiny 1857-59, 1 clasp, Defence of Lucknow (Capt. P. A. L. Phipps, 90th. Lt. Inf.); Turkish Crimea 1855, Sardinian issue, unnamed as issued, pierce with ring suspension, good very fine (3) £1,800-£2,200
The New Zealand Long and Efficient Service Medal awarded to Brigadier R. Miles, C.B.E., D.S.O., M.C., Royal New Zealand Artillery New Zealand Long and Efficient Service Medal, 3rd type, unmarked (Stagg Type C) (Capt. R. Miles. D.S.O. M.C. R.N.Z.A.) impressed naming; together with the recipient’s New Zealand Memorial Cross, G.VI.R. (6191 Brig. R. Miles CBE. DSO. MC. MID.) in case of issue with Prime Minister’s condolence slip, nearly extremely fine (2) £400-£500
Hammer Price: £2,200
Royal Navy L.S. & G.C., V.R., wide suspension, dated ‘1848’ below bust (James Holland Pri. R.M. Plymouth Div. 21 Yrs.) edge bruising and contact marks, otherwise better than good fine and very scarce £1,400-£1,800
Imperial German Shoulder Boards. A total of 32 Imperial German shoulder boards being a mixture of pre war coloured, M.15 coloured shoulder boards, Hussar shoulder boards all with numbers and/or motifs, many with identification tickets attached, generally good condition (32) £500-£700
The Order of St. John of Jerusalem, Knight of Justice, a fine Victorian set of insignia comprising neck badge, 56mm, 18 carat gold and enamel, the angles embellished with Lions and Unicorns, edge of the lower arm engraved ‘18ct’, with gold loop for suspension, and breast star, 63mm, 18 carat gold and enamel, the angles embellished with Lions and Unicorns, the reverse stamped ‘18’ and with maker’s mark ‘AP’ for Phillips Bros. & Son, makers of St John insignia 1867-95, complete...
Jubilee 1887, 1 clasp, 1897, gold, mounted on Lady’s bow riband with gold pin brooch for wearing, extremely fine £1,800-£2,200
A fine Second War Pathfinder’s D.F.C. group of five awarded to Lancaster mid-upper gunner, Flight Lieutenant T. L. Tracey, Royal Air Force, who flew in at least 63 operational sorties, 29 of which were in Wellingtons with 101 Squadron, including the Thousand Bomber Raid to Cologne, 30 May 1942. After flying one sortie to Essen whilst stationed with an O.T.U., Tracey went on to fly the remainder of his sorties with 7 Squadron, Path Finder Force. Often employed as a Marker Crew, and on...
Hammer Price: £2,600
A scarce Great War ‘Palestine’ D.C.M. group of five awarded to Regimental Quarter-Master Sergeant W. Bale, 4th Battalion, Norfolk Regiment Distinguished Conduct Medal, G.V.R. (200174 R.Q.M. Sjt. W. Bale, 1/4 Norf: R.); 1914-15 Star (1991 C.Q.M. Sjt. W. Bale. Norf. R.); British War and Victory Medals, with M.I.D. oak leaf (1991 W.O. Cl. 2. W. Bale. Norf. R.); Special Constabulary Long Service Medal, G.V.R., 1st issue, 2 clasps, Long Service 1940, Long Service 1944 (William Bale)...
Italy, Kingdom (1804-14), Order of the Iron Crown, Knight’s breast badge in silver and enamel with crowned bust of Emperor Napoleon in gold facing left, no ball points to tips of the crown, very fine and rare £2,000-£3,000
Hammer Price: £2,800
The Royal Victorian Order, G.C.V.O., Knight Grand Cross, an un-numbered Victorian set of insignia comprising sash badge, silver-gilt, gold and enamels, and silver breasts star with appliqué centre in gold and enamels, with gold pin for wearing, both pieces un-numbered and complete with full dress sash and contained in case of issue, this refurbished by Cleave of London, the sash badge with some chipping to central blue enamel circlet, otherwise good very fine (2) £1,200-£1,600
A Great War 1918 ‘Italian theatre’ D.C.M., 1917 ‘Western Front’ M.M. and Second Award Bar group of four awarded to Acting Warrant Officer Class I F. G. Collis, Hampshire Regiment Distinguished Conduct Medal, G.V.R. (18024 C.S. Mjr: F. G Collis); Military Medal, G.V.R., with Second Award Bar (18024Sjt: F. G. Collis. 15/Hants: R.); British War and Victory Medals (15024 A.W.O. Cl.1 F. G. Collis. Hamps. R.) light contact marks, good very fine (4) £2,400-£2,800
Hammer Price: £3,000
A rare 1914 ‘Battle of Tanga, East Africa’ D.C.M. group of five awarded to Sergeant C. Arnull, Loyal North Lancashire Regiment, late Northamptonshire Regiment Distinguished Conduct Medal, G.V.R. (10073 Pte. C. Arnull. 2/L.N. Lanc: Regt.); Queen’s South Africa, 5 clasps, Cape Colony, Orange Free State, Transvaal, South Africa 1901, South Africa 1902 (5907 Pte. C. Arnull. 2nd Northampton Regt.); 1914-15 Star (10073 Cpl. C. Arnull. L.N. Lan: R.); British War and Victory Medals (10073...
Hammer Price: £3,200
Three: Captain A. T. Bonham-Carter, Hampshire Regiment, who was killed in action on the first day of the Battle of the Somme, 1 July 1916 Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 4 clasps, Cape Colony, Orange Free State, Transvaal, South Africa 1901 (Capt. A. T. B. Carter. 2/Hamps. Rgt.); British War and Victory Medals (Capt. A. T. Bonham-Carter) with named card boxes of issue; together with the recipient’s sister’s County of Hampshire British Red Cross Society Medal, gilt and enamel, the...
A Great War 1918 Western Front ‘Attack on Havrincourt’ D.C.M., 1917 ‘Battle of Cambrai’ M.M. group of four awarded to Private G. H. Bevens, King’s Own Yorkshire Light Infantry, late West Yorkshire Regiment Distinguished Conduct Medal, G.V.R. (65193 Pte. G. H. Bevens, M.M., 5/Yorks. L.I.); Military Medal, G.V.R. (42028 Pte. G. H. Bevens, 2/5 W. York. R. - T.F.); British War and Victory Medals (42028 Pte. G. H. Bevens. York. R.) very fine or better (4) £1,800-£2,200
A well documented Great War ‘1917’ D.S.M. group of four awarded to Sergeant Observer W. C. Argent, Royal Naval Air Service, later Royal Air Force who undertook 201 anti-U-boat air patrols in seaplanes with 214 Squadron during the Great War, being forced to ditch 8 times in all and on one occasion seeing his bomb score a direct hit on the deck of an enemy submarine: details of Argent’s life and service are preserved in a series of interviews he recorded with the Imperial War Museum in...
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