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A post-war M.B.E. group of four awarded to Mr A. K. A. Lockie, Head of Plumberwork Section, Ship Drawing Office, late Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire, M.B.E. (Civil) Member’s 2nd type breast badge, in its Royal Mint case of issue; 1914-15 Star (C.1-2195. A. K. A. Lockie, A.B., R.N.V.R.); British War and Victory Medals (C.1-2195 A. K. A. Lockie. A.B. R.N.V.R.) with named card boxes of issue for last three and remains of Registered packet, extrem...
£200–£260
A Great War ‘Western Front’ M.C. group of four awarded to Captain H. A. E. Browne, Royal Engineers Military Cross, G.V.R., reverse contemporarily engraved ‘Capt. H. A. E. Browne, R.E.’; 1914-15 Star (2. Lieut. H. A. E. Browne. R.E.); British War and Victory Medals (Capt. H. A. E. Browne) minor contact marks, very fine (4) £700-£900
Hammer Price: £850
The important Great War M.C. group of four awarded to Lieutenant T. R. Conning, 2nd Battalion, Royal Welch Fusiliers, a ‘happy-go-lucky’ subaltern of ‘natural jollity’ who was one of ‘the most popular officers with the men of the Battalion’ - and who appears in much of the literature that emerged from the ranks of his regiment, not least Dunn’s The War the Infantry Knew and Siegfried Sassoon’s Memoirs of an Infantry Officer: a close friend of Sassoon’s, news of his death in action in May 1917...
Hammer Price: £6,000
A scarce and poignant Second War A.F.C. and Second Award Bar group of five awarded to Wing Commander S. R. Hinks, Royal Air Force, who initially flew Hudsons with Coastal Command, prior to being employed as an Instructor in Canada. Hinks served with 24 Squadron (King’s Flight), and flew a number of VIP’s during the war, including Winston Churchill, Clement Attlee, Field Marshal Sir Alan Brooke, and the Royal Family. After the war Hinks was employed as a civil pilot in Argentina, and flew...
Hammer Price: £4,000
A good Second War ‘1945’ A.F.C., ‘1943’ D.F.M. group of six awarded to Whitley and Stirling pilot, Flight Lieutenant F. H. J. Ashley, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve, who flew in at least 45 operational sorties with 102, 51 and 149 Squadrons, and the Thousand Bomber Raids to Cologne and Essen whilst stationed with No. 15 O.T.U. During the course of his service, his crew claimed at least 2 enemy aircraft shot down, and he became a member of the Caterpillar Club when he was forced to aband...
Hammer Price: £5,500
A rare Great War A.R.R.C. and M.M. group of five awarded to Acting Sister A. G. Boyd, Queen Alexandra’s Imperial Military Nursing Service Reserve Royal Red Cross, 2nd Class (A.R.R.C.), G.V.R., silver and enamel; Military Medal, G.V.R. (A. Sister A. G. Boyd. A.R.R.C. Q.A.I.M.N.S.(R).); 1914-15 Star (S. Nurse. A. G. Boyd. Q.A.I.M.N.S.R.); British War and Victory Medals (A. Sister A. G. Boyd.) mounted court-style for display, together with Q.A.I.M.N.S.R. silver cape badge and Overseas Nursing...
Hammer Price: £8,000
A Great War 1914 ‘posthumous’ D.C.M. group of four awarded to Pioneer G. P. Burns, 1st Signal Company, Royal Engineers, who died of wounds on the Western Front in October 1914 Distinguished Conduct Medal, G.V.R. (24070 Pnr: G. P. Burns. 1/S.Co. R.E.); 1914 Star, with clasp (24070 Pnr: G. [sic] Burns. R.E.); British War and Victory Medals (24070 Pnr. G. P. Burns. R.E.) generally good very fine (4) £2,400-£2,800
A fine Great War 1918 ‘Western Front’ company runner’s D.C.M. group of five awarded to Private F. G. Bartram, 1st Battalion, Norfolk Regiment Distinguished Conduct Medal, G.V.R. (7190 Pte F. G. Bartram. 1/Norf: R.); 1914 Star, with clasp (7190 Pte F. G. Bartram. 1/Norf: R.); British War and Victory Medals (7190 Pte. F. G. Bartram. Norf. R.); India General Service 1908-35, 1 clasp, Waziristan 1919-21 (5764979 Pte. F. G. Bartram, 2 Bn. Norf. R.); Romania, Kingdom, Medal for Bravery and Loya...
Hammer Price: £2,800
A Great War 1915 ‘Western Front’ D.C.M. group of four awarded to Sergeant C. Brownlow, 1st Battalion, East Yorkshire Regiment Distinguished Conduct Medal, G.V.R. (8380 L. Cpl. C. Brownlow. 1/E. York: Regt); 1914 Star, with copy clasp, loose (8380 Pte C. Brownlow. 1/E. York. R.); British War and Victory Medals (8380 Sjt. C. Brownlow. E. York. R.) edge bruising, nearly very fine (4) £800-£1,000
Hammer Price: £1,000
A Great War 1916 ‘Somme’ D.C.M. group of four awarded to Lewis Gunner, Private J. Benson, 2nd Battalion, Lancashire Fusiliers, for his gallantry during the attack towards Transloy, 12 October 1916, when he and his team carried a machine gun into a shell-hole in No Man’s Land, and he personally accounted for 7 of the enemy with his rifle Distinguished Conduct Medal, G.V.R. (2589 Pte J. Benson. 2/Lanc: Fus.); 1914 Star, with copy clasp (2589 Pte J. Benson. 2/Lan: Fus.); British War and Victo...
Hammer Price: £1,400
A Great War ‘Western Front’ D.C.M. group of four awarded to Private J. Craig, Royal Scots Fusiliers Distinguished Conduct Medal (16990 Pte. J. Craig. 2/R. Sc: Fus:); 1914-15 Star (16990 Pte. J. Craig. R. Sco: Fus:); British War and Victory Medals (16990 Pte. J. Craig. R.S. Fus.) nearly very fine (4) £700-£900
Hammer Price: £1,300
A Great War ‘Western Front’ D.C.M. group of six awarded to Company Sergeant Major G. Burnop, 9th (Service) Battalion, Essex Regiment, who was severely wounded in the trenches at Givenchy, 19 December 1915, losing his leg and the use of an eye Distinguished Conduct Medal, G.V.R. (3-2520 [sic] C.S. Mjr: G. Burnop. 9/Essex: R.); Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 4 clasps, Orange Free State, Transvaal, South Africa 1901, South Africa 1902 (2677 Serjt: G. Burnop. Essex Regt); 1914-15 Star (3-2550...
A Great War 1917 ‘Second Battle of Gaza’ D.C.M. group of four awarded to Company Sergeant Major J. A. Bateup, 1/4th Battalion, Northamptonshire Regiment (T.F.), late 1st Battalion, Leicestershire Regiment Distinguished Conduct Medal, G.V.R. (201318 Sjt: J. A. Bateup. 1/4 Nth’n: R.-T.F.); 1914 Star (8919 Pte J. A. Bateup. 1/Leic: R.); British War and Victory Medals, with M.I.D. oak leaves, loose (1-8919 Sjt. J. A. Bateup. Leic. R.) mounted as originally worn, generally very fine or better (...
Hammer Price: £1,600
A Great War ‘Battle of Passchendaele’ D.C.M. group of six awarded to Sergeant F. H. Diplock, 18th Battalion, King’s Royal Rifle Corps, later Lieutenant, Royal Sussex Regiment and Senior Master, Royal Navy, who died in service on 9 June 1940 Distinguished Conduct Medal, G.V.R. (C-6926 Sjt: F. H. Diplock. 8 [sic]/K.R.R.C.); British War and Victory Medals (C/6926 Sjt. F. H. Diplock. K.R.R.C.); 1939-45 Star; Defence and War Medals 1939-45, mounted as worn, minor abrasion to obverse field of BW...
Hammer Price: £800
A Great War ‘Western Front’ D.C.M. group of four awarded to Lance-Sergeant T. Dickson, 15th Battalion, Highland Light Infantry Distinguished Conduct Medal, G.V.R. (7878 L.Sjt: T. Dickson. 15/High: L.I.); 1914-15 Star (7878 Pte. T. Dickson. High: L.I.); British War and Victory Medals (7878 Cpl. T. Dickson. High. L.I.) nearly very fine (4) £700-£900
Hammer Price: £2,200
A Great War ‘Western Front’ D.C.M. group of five awarded to Company Sergeant Major D. Carroll, 7th (Service) Battalion, Rifle Brigade, who distinguished himself at Passchendaele Ridge, 26/27 December 1917, and was taken prisoner of war the following year Distinguished Conduct Medal, G.V.R. (7575 Sjt: D. Carroll. 7/Rif: Bde:) surname partially officially corrected; Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 3 clasps, Cape Colony, South Africa 1901, South Africa 1902 (7575 Pte D. Carroll. Rifle Brigade...
Hammer Price: £1,500
A Great War ‘Second Battle of Ypres’ 1915 D.C.M. group of five awarded to Warrant Officer Class 1 D. Barber, Royal Army Service Corps Distinguished Conduct Medal, G.V.R. (T-19499 Sjt: D. Barber. A.S.C.); 1914 Star, with clasp (T-19499 Cpl D. Barber. A.S.C.); British War and Victory Medals, with M.I.D. oak leaves (T-19499 T.W.O. Cl. 1. D. Barber. A.S.C.); Army L.S. & G.C., G.V.R., 1st issue (T-19499 T.W.O. Cl. 1. D. Barber. D.C.M. R.A.S.C.) generally very fine (5) £800-£1,000
Hammer Price: £900
A Great War ‘Western Front’ D.C.M. group of four awarded to Private W. C. Crosby, Royal Army Service Corps Distinguished Conduct Medal, G.V.R. (M2-115134 Pte. W. C. Crosby. R.A.S.C.); 1914-15 Star (M2-115134. Pte. W. C. Crosby. A.S.C.); British War and Victory Medals (M2-115134 Pte. W. C. Crosby. A.S.C.); together with the recipient’s related miniature awards, these mounted as worn; and a Royal Automobile Club silver medal, E.VII.R. to obverse, the reverse inscribed ‘Awarded to W. C. Cros...
A fine ‘Birmingham Blitz’ George Medal pair awarded to John Hadley, Member of an A.R.P. Rescue Party on the occasion of the devastating raid on the B.S.A. Works at Small Heath on the night of 19-20 November 1940 - the original recommendation concludes with the statement that ‘the Regional Commissioner considers that Hadley’s actions deserve the George Cross.’ George Medal, G.VI.R., 1st issue (John Hadley); Defence Medal, mounted as worn, good very fine (2) £3,000-£4,000
Hammer Price: £4,400
A Gallantry reverse K.P.M. pair awarded to Police Constable Thomas Haynes, Metropolitan Police, for saving a woman from the path of two runaway horses King’s Police Medal, G.V.R., 2nd issue, crowned head, ‘For Gallantry’ reverse (P.C. Thomas J. Haynes, Metropolitan Police); Coronation 1911, Metropolitan Police (P.C. T. Haynes.) very fine and scarce (2) £1,200-£1,600
Hammer Price: £2,000
A Great War 1918 ‘Minesweeping’ D.S.M. group of three awarded to Deck Hand P. J. L. Day, Royal Naval Reserve, for gallantry whilst serving with the armed trawler H.M.S. Tarantella, October - November 1918 Distinguished Service Medal, G.V.R. (D.A./19902. P. J. L. Day, Dk. Hd. R.N.R. “Tarantella” Minesweeping 18, Oct - 18, Nov. 18) double-struck in places; British War and Victory Medals (19902D.A. P. J. L. Day. D.H. R.N.R.) toned, generally good very fine (3) £500-£700
A Second War ‘D.E.M.S. Operations’ D.S.M. group of seven awarded to Acting Able Seaman N. Watson, Royal Navy Distinguished Service Medal, G.VI.R. (JX.238137 N. Watson. A/A.B.) on original investiture pin in case of issue; 1939-45 Star; Atlantic Star; Africa Star, 1 clasp, North Africa 1942-43; Pacific Star, 1 clasp, Burma; Italy Star; War Medal 1939-45, extremely fine (7) £700-£900
Hammer Price: £1,700
A rare Second War Naval special forces ‘D-Day’ D.S.M. awarded to Petty Officer (Radar) William Shepherd, Royal Navy, a member of No. 3 Mobile Naval Radar Unit operating in exposed positions above ‘Sword’ beach on the coast of Normandy Distinguished Service Medal, G.VI.R. (P.O. W. S. Shepherd. D/JX. 190535.) surname officially corrected from ‘Shepperd’ as per recommendation and London Gazette, mounted on original investiture pin, nearly extremely fine and a very rare D-Day award £1,000-£1,...
A Great War ‘Western Front’ M.M. and Second Award Bar awarded to Corporal W. Sewell, 6th Battalion, Northamptonshire Regiment Military Medal, G.V.R., with Second Award Bar (25409 Pte. W. Sewell. 6/Nth’n: R.); mounted for display purposes along with erased British War and Victory Medals, good very fine (3) £500-£700
Hammer Price: £750
A Great War ‘Battle of the Aisne’ M.M. and ‘2nd Battle of the Somme’ Second Award Bar group of four awarded to Sergeant T. P. Nicholson, Durham Light Infantry Military Medal, G.V.R., with Second Award Bar (300168 L. Cpl. T. Nicholson. 1/8 Durh: L.I.); 1914-15 Star 2076 Pte. T. Nicholson. Durh: L.I.); British War and Victory Medals (2076 Sjt. T. Nicholson. Durh. L.I.) some light contact pitting, otherwise very fine and better (4) £800-£1,000
A Great War ‘Western Front’ M.M. pair awarded to Sergeant J. C. Randall, Postal Section, Royal Engineers, late 24th Middlesex (Post Office) Rifle Volunteers and City of London Imperial Volunteers Military Medal, G.V.R. (27935 Sjt: J. C. Randall. R.E.); Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 3 clasps, Cape Colony, Orange Free State, Diamond Hill (548 Pt. J. C. Randall. C.I.V.) with replacement retaining rod; mounted for display purposes along with a 1914-15 [sic] Star (27935 Pte. J. C. Randall. R....
Hammer Price: £600
A Great War ‘Western Front’ M.M. group of three awarded to Private F. T. Luxford, King’s Royal Rifle Corps, who was killed in action on 4 December 1917 Military Medal, G.V.R. (A-201403 Pte. F. T. Luxford. 8/K.R.R.C.); British War and Victory Medals (A-201403 Pte. F. T. Luxford. K.R. Rif. C.); Memorial Plaque (Frederick Thomas Luxford) with Buckingham Palace enclosure, in card envelope, edge bruising and contact marks, nearly very fine (4) £300-£400
Hammer Price: £500
A Great War ‘Western Front’ M.M. group of three awarded to Private S. T. Thorogood, King’s Royal Rifle Corps, late 18th (County of London) Battalion, London Regiment (London Irish Rifles) Military Medal, G.V.R. (56533 Pte. S. T. Thorogood. 18/K.R. Rif. C.) number partially officially corrected; British War and Victory Medals (4105 Pte. S. T. Thorogood. 18-Lond. R.) good very fine (3) £240-£280
Hammer Price: £360
A very rare Second War ‘Normandy’ M.M. and post-War 1946 ‘Java’ Second Award Bar group of five awarded to Corporal W. H. Bartle, Royal Army Medical Corps attached 7th (Light Infantry) Parachute Battalion: having been decorated for making repeated journeys into the open to bring in casualties at Bois de Bavent in Normandy on 18 June 1944, he added a Bar to his award for his subsequent gallantry in charge of stretcher bearers when his section was ambushed and pinned down in the open at Tembalan...
A Second War 1945 ‘Arakan operations’ M.M. group of five awarded to Gunner S. A. Roast, Royal Artillery, attached No. 1 Commando, for the bloody battle of Hill 170 near Kangaw after which ‘the bodies of 340 of the enemy lay in an area no more than 100 yards square’: his M.M. recommendation contains many similarities to that for the V.C. awarded for the same action to his mortally wounded Troop commander Lieutenant G. A. Knowland Military Medal, G.VI.R. (11268880 Gnr. S. A. Roast. R. A.);...
A Second War 1942 ‘North Africa’ M.M. group of five awarded to Sergeant R. Miller, Royal Northumberland Fusiliers, who was decorated for multiple acts of gallantry during the Western Desert Campaign in June and July 1942 and was subsequently taken P.O.W. following Operation Agreement - the amphibious raid on Tobruk, September 1942 Military Medal, G.VI.R. (4342485 Cpl. R. Miller. R. North’d Fus.); General Service 1918-62, 1 clasp, Palestine (4342485 Fsr. R. Miller. R. North’d Fus.); 1939-45...
A fine Second War 1943 ‘Tunisia Campaign’ M.M. group of six awarded to Regimental Sergeant Major F. G. Findlay, Royal Army Service Corps, attached No. 6 Commando, who was decorated for his actions at the assault on Djebel Azag, 6 January 1943 Military Medal, G.VI.R. (T/5041667 W.O. Cl.3. F. G. Findley. R.A.S.C.); 1939-45 Star; Africa Star; France and Germany Star; Defence and War Medals 1939-45, good very fine (6) £3,000-£3,600
Hammer Price: £3,000
A good Second War 1943 D.F.M. group of six awarded to Sterling rear gunner Sergeant, later Master Gunner, D. Collins, 149 (East India) Squadron, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve, for his gallantry during an attack by a night-fighter whilst on a raid to Berlin, 1 September 1943 Distinguished Flying Medal, G.VI.R. (1581322. F/Sgt. D. Collins. R.A,F.); 1939-45 Star; Air Crew Europe Star; War Medal 1939-45; General Service 1918-62, 1 clasp, Malaya, E.II.R. (M. Gnr. D. Collins. (1581322). R.A....
Hammer Price: £2,600
A ‘Northern Ireland’ Special Forces Q.G.M. group of five awarded to Staff Sergeant B. J. Swift, Parachute Regiment Queen’s Gallantry Medal (24099957 S/Sgt. Bernard J Swift, Para); General Service 1962-2007, 1 clasp, Northern Ireland, with 2 M.I.D. oak leaf emblems (24099957 Pte. B. J. Swift. Para.); U.N. Medal, on UNFICYP riband; Accumulated Campaign Service Medal 1994, E.II.R., with three Additional Award Bars (24099957 Cpl B J Swift Para); Army L.S. & G.C., E.II.R., 2nd issue, Regular Ar...
Hammer Price: £24,000
A Royal Household R.V.M. group of four awarded to William George Figg, Chauffeur to Her Majesty Queen Mary Royal Household Faithful Service Medal, G.V.R., 1st issue, suspension dated ‘1900-1920’, with scroll bar ‘Thirty Years’ (William George Figg); Coronation 1911; Jubilee 1935; The Royal Victorian Medal, G.V.R., silver, mounted court style as worn, nearly extremely fine (4) £1,400-£1,800
Hammer Price: £1,800
A Second War ‘Commando’ B.E.M. group of seven awarded to Sergeant W. Twohig, Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers and No. 3 Commando Unit British Empire Medal, (Military) G.VI.R., 1st issue (10553025 Sgt. William Twohig R.E.M.E.) in card box of issue with named Buckingham Place enclosure; 1939-45 Star; Africa Star; Italy Star; France and Germany Star; Defence and War Medals 1939-45, campaign awards in card box of issue addressed to ‘Mr W. Twohig, 27 Kirkside Rd, Blackheath, London, S....
Military General Service 1793-1814, 3 clasps, Albuhera, Vittoria, Toulouse (Thomas Howland, 13th Light Dragoons.) light edge bruising and contact marks £1,000-£1,200
Hammer Price: £1,100
Military General Service 1793-1814, 4 clasps, Sahagun & Benevente, Vittoria, Orthes, Toulouse (J. Dwyer, Corporal, 18th Light Dragoons ) nearly extremely fine £1,800-£2,200
Military General Service 1793-1814, 4 clasps, Sahagun & Benevente, Vittoria, Orthes, Toulouse (T. Partington, 18th Lt. Dragns.) nearly extremely fine £1,800-£2,200
Waterloo 1815 (Thomas Burrow, 13th Reg. Light Dragoons,) fitted with original steel clip and ring suspension, small edge bruise, otherwise very fine £1,200-£1,600
Hammer Price: £1,900
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