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The outstanding Indian Mutiny V.C. group of six awarded to Private Patrick Donohoe, 9th Lancers, who at the Battle of Bolondshuhur on 28 September 1857, went to the aid of his severely wounded officer, Lieutenant Robert Blair V.C., bringing him out alive through a mass of enemy cavalry ‘under that rogue Nana’. Donohoe was among a select group, unique to his unit, to be present at all three great military episodes of the rebellion - the Siege of Delhi, the Relief of Lucknow and the final ca...
Hammer Price: £220,000
A fine Battle of France and Battle of Britain Fighter Ace’s 1940 D.F.C. and 1945 Second Award Bar, ‘Test Pilot’s’ A.F.C. group of eight awarded to Hurricane and Spitfire pilot, Wing Commander P. L. Parrott, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve, who nearly achieved ‘Ace’ in a day status during his first aerial combats, 10 May 1940. Aged just 19, Parrott went on to fly with 607 (County of Durham) Squadron during the Battle of France, and with 145 Squadron over the beaches of Dunkirk. He was sh...
Hammer Price: £200,000
The superb 1940 ‘London Blitz’ bomb disposal operations G.C. and King’s Commendation for Brave Conduct (Bar to G.C. recommendation) group of five awarded to Sub-Lieutenant J. B. P. Duppa-Miller, Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve, who was awarded the George Cross for his courage and skill in disarming a highly sensitive and dangerous magnetic mine in Barking Creek on 23 September 1940 during the Battle of Britain: ‘The mine was almost certainly alive and there would in any case be no possibility...
Hammer Price: £110,000
A rare Boer War D.C.M. and Great War ‘Mesopotamia, attack on Dujailah Redoubt March 1916’ Second Award Bar group of eight awarded to Captain W. G. Hudson, 1/6th Battalion, Devonshire Regiment Distinguished Conduct Medal, V.R., with Second Award Bar (2208 Serjt: W. G. Hudson. 1st Devon: Regt.); India General Service 1895-1902, 2 clasps, Punjab Frontier 1897-98, Tirah 1897-98 (2208 Sergt. W. G. Hudson. 1st Bn. Devon: Regt.); Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 3 clasps, Elandslaagte, Defence of...
Hammer Price: £10,000
The rare Memorial Plaque to Private A. T. Ansted, 4th Battalion, Royal Fusiliers, who, having been ‘unnerved by shellfire’ on the Somme was executed for desertion on 15 November 1916, one of 346 British soldiers to be ‘shot at dawn’ during the Great War Memorial Plaque (Alfred Thomas Ansted) very fine and extremely rare £2,400-£2,800
Hammer Price: £9,500
A good Second War Mosquito Pilot’s D.F.C. and Second Award Bar group of six awarded to Squadron Leader L. W. H. Welch, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve, who flew in over 70 operational sorties with 23, 85 and 605 Squadrons, and was credited with at least 3 enemy aircraft Destroyed, 2 Damaged, 2 Destroyed on the Ground and 4 Damaged on the Ground. Welch’s gallantry was recognised with the award of a Bar to his D.F.C. when 6 of the above tally were added during a daring tree-top height rai...
Hammer Price: £8,500
Three: Major-General G. B. Michell, 28th Native Infantry, Bengal Army Army of India 1799-1826, 1 clasp, Ava (Ensign G. Bruce Michell. 9th Lt. Infy.) long hyphen reverse, impressed naming; Punniar Star 1843 (Capt. G. Bruce Michell. 2nd Infy. Gwalior Cont.) contemporary engraved naming in upright serif capitals, fitted with adapted silver Mutiny-style suspension; Indian Mutiny 1857-59, no clasp (Bt. Col. & Comg. Geo. Bruce Michell.) officially impressed naming, nearly extremely fine (3) £2...
Hammer Price: £5,000
A fine portrait miniature of Lieutenant-Colonel Charles Fox Canning, 3rd Foot Guards, A.D.C. to the Duke of Wellington at Waterloo where he was killed in action Watercolour painting, probably on ivory, the subject in uniform wearing the Peninsula Gold Cross, approx. 110x86mm, reputed to be by the Scottish miniaturist Andrew Robertson (1777-1845), circa 1815, in ebonised frame, good condition £2,000-£3,000
Hammer Price: £4,800
Crimea 1854-56, 3 clasps, Alma, Inkermann, Sebastopol (Presented by Her Majesty Queen Victoria to Sergt. Joshua Bingham R.S&M 18th May 1855.) contemporary engraved naming, very fine £300-£400
Hammer Price: £4,200
The Most Eminent Order of the Indian Empire, C.I.E., Companion’s 1st type breast badge with ‘India’ on the petals (1878-87), gold and enamels, complete with gold top suspension brooch, usual gold ‘stop’ between “Victoria” and “Imperatrix” missing from legend, otherwise extremely fine and scarce £3,000-£4,000
Hammer Price: £4,000
A good Second War D.F.C., D.F.M. group of seven awarded to Air Observer Flight Lieutenant R. T. Lambert, Royal Air Force, who completed 59 operational sorties over some of the most heavily defended German targets Distinguished Flying Cross, G.VI.R., reverse officially dated 1942; Distinguished Flying Medal, G.VI.R. (514164. Sgt. R. Lambert. R.A.F.) suspension claw re-pinned; 1939-45 Star; copy Air Crew Europe Star; Defence and War Medals 1939-45; Coronation 1953, unnamed as issued, general...
Hammer Price: £3,800
A Great War 1918 ‘Western Front’ D.C.M. group of five awarded to Warrant Officer Class I J. Tandy, Railway Operating Division, Royal Engineers, for his gallantry at Fins on the second day of the German Spring Offensive Distinguished Conduct Medal, G.V.R. (109090 C.S. Mj: J. Tandy. R.O.D. R.E.); 1914-15 Star (109090 Spr. J. Tandy. R.E.); British War and Victory Medals (109090 A.W.O. Cl.1. J. Tandy. R.E.); Army Meritorious Service Medal, G.V.R., 1st issue (109090 C.S. Mjr: J. Tandy. R.O.D. R...
Hammer Price: £3,600
A Great War 1917 ‘Third Battle of Ypres’, D.C.M., 1916 ‘Western Front’ M.M. group of five awarded to Company Quartermaster Sergeant F. H. Billing, 1st and 4th Battalions, Grenadier Guards, who as well as being twice decorated for his gallantry was also four times found guilty by a Field General Court Martial Distinguished Conduct Medal, G.V.R. (13029 Sjt: F. H. Billing. 4/G. Gds:); Military Medal, G.V.R. (13029 C.Q.M. Sjt: F. H. Billing. 1/G. Gds:); 1914 Star, with clasp (13029 Sjt: F. H....
Hammer Price: £3,400
A fine Boer War D.S.O. group of five awarded to Major C. Leigh, King’s Own Scottish Borderers and Egyptian Army, who was mortally wounded and taken Prisoner of War during the retreat from Mons on 23 August 1914 and died in captivity six days later: ‘although severely wounded and in the open, he ordered his men to leave him and retire across the canal, so there should be no delay in blowing up the bridge in the face of the advancing enemy’ - he was the first Old Harrovian to fall during the Gr...
Hammer Price: £3,200
Pair: Captain M. H. Hailes, 10th Bengal Light Cavalry Cabul 1842 (M. H. Hailes. Captain, 10th Light Cavalry) contemporary engraved naming, fitted with original fitted with steel clip and silver bar suspension; Maharajpoor Star 1843 (Captain M. H. Hailes 10th Regt. Light Cavalry) fitted with contemporary replacement hook and steel bar suspension, both medals fitted with ribbon buckles, nearly extremely fine (2) £1,200-£1,600
Hammer Price: £2,800
A Great War ‘Battle of Ypres’ Stretcher Bearer’s D.C.M. group of five awarded to Private S. Fryer, 2nd Battalion, Essex Regiment Distinguished Conduct Medal, G.V.R. (6451 Pte. S. Fryer. 2/Essex Regt); Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 3 clasps, Cape Colony, Orange Free State, South Africa 1902 (6451 Pte. S. Fryer. Essex Regt.); 1914 Star, with clasp (6451 Pte. S. Fryer. 2/Essex R.); British War and Victory Medals (6451 Pte. S. Fryer. Essex R.) edge bruising and contact marks to QSA, otherwis...
North West Canada 1885, 1 clasp, Saskatchewan (No. 1682 Gunner W. Prevost “B” Battery R.C.A.) usual style of impressed naming, better than very fine £800-£1,000
A Great War ‘Minesweeping operations’ D.S.C. group of six awarded to Lieutenant W. W. Storey, Royal Naval Reserve Distinguished Service Cross, G.V.R., hallmarks for London 1917, the reverse attractively inscribed ‘1st Lieut. W. W. Storey, R.N.R., Invested Nov. 7th 1917, Buckingham Palace’, with its Garrard & Co, London case of issue; 1914-15 Star (S. Lt. W. W. Storey, R.N.R.); British War and Victory Medals, M.I.D. oak leaf (Lieut. W. W. Storey. R.N.R.); France, Third Republic, Legion of H...
Efficiency Decoration, E.II.R., Malaya, with additional long service bar, both undated, reverse inscribed (Capt. V. Dawson, F.M.S.V.F.) good very fine £60-£80
Crimea 1854-56, 1 clasp, Sebastopol, this loose on riband (G. H. H. Greathed Lieut. H.M.S. Britannia) officially engraved by Messrs Hunt & Roskell, minor correction to latter part of surname, extremely fine £600-£800
Four: Battery Sergeant Major R. Campbell, Royal Horse Artillery Crimea 1854-56, 4 clasps, Alma, Balaklava, Inkermann, Sebastopol (Robert Campbell. C. Troop. R.H.A.) depot impressed naming; Indian Mutiny 1857-59, 1 clasp, Lucknow (Sergt. Robt. Campbell. Rl. H. Art.); Army L.S. & G.C., V.R., 3rd issue, small letter reverse (Batty. Sergt. Major R. Campbell, B. Bde. R.H.A.); Turkish Crimea 1855, Sardinian issue (Robert Campbell. G. Troop. Royal Horse Artillery) contemporarily impressed naming,...
Hammer Price: £2,400
A Great War R.R.C. and Second Award Bar group of four awarded to Matron Gertrude M. Allen, Queen Alexandra’s Imperial Military Nursing Service Royal Red Cross, 1st Class (R.R.C.), G.V.R., with Second Award Bar, silver-gilt, gold, and enamel, on lady’s bow riband; 1914 Star (Sister G. M. Allen. Q.A.I.M.N.S.); British War and Victory Medals, with M.I.D. oak leaves (A. Matron G. M. Allen.) good very fine (4) £1,600-£2,000
Five: Acting Bombardier H. R. Mark, Canadian Field Artillery, late Stoker 1st Class, Royal Navy, with whom he served in the relief operations following the earthquake at Messina in Southern Italy in December 1908 1914-15 Star (42353 Gnr: H. R. Mark. Can: Fd: Art:); British War and Victory Medals (42353 A. Bmbr. H. R. Mark. C.F.A.) unit given as ‘C.F.C.’ on Victory Medal; Special Constabulary Long Service Medal, G.V.R., 1st issue (Robert H. Mark.); Italy, Kingdom, Messina Earthquake 1908, s...
A Great War ‘Western Front’ D.S.O. group of ten awarded to Lieutenant-Colonel D. C. Wilson, Royal Horse Artillery, who was wounded on the Western Front, and was twice Mentioned in Despatches, the latter for his services in Iraq in 1921 Distinguished Service Order, G.V.R., silver-gilt and enamel, with integral top riband bar; 1914 Star (Capt. D. C. Wilson. R.H.A.); British War and Victory Medals, with M.I.D. oak leaves (Major D. C. Wilson.); India General Service 1908-35, 1 clasp, Afghanist...
Hammer Price: £2,200
A fine Great War ‘German Spring Offensive’ D.C.M. group of five awarded to Squadron Sergeant-Major H. C. Steane, 11th Hussars Distinguished Conduct Medal, G.V.R. (46044 S.S. Mjr: H. C. Steane. 11/Hrs:); 1914 Star, with clasp (5263 Sjt. H. C. Steans. 11/Hrs.); British War and Victory Medals (5263 W.O. Cl. 2. H. C. Steane. 11-Hrs.); Army L.S. & G.C., G.V.R., 1st issue (534939 W.O. Cl. II. H. C. Steane. D.C.M. 11-Hrs.) generally very fine (5) £1,400-£1,800
A fine and rare Great War ‘Ledeghem, October 1918’ operations D.C.M. group of five awarded to Sergeant C. Hayes, 1st/2nd Battalion, Monmouthshire Regiment Distinguished Conduct Medal, G.V.R. (265302 Sjt. C. Hayes, 1/2 Mon: R.); 1914 Star, with slide-on clasp (1774 Pte. C. Hayes. 1/2 Mon: R.); British War and Victory Medals (1774 Sjt. C. Hayes. Monmouth. R.); Army Meritorious Service Medal, G.V.R. (265302 Sjt. C. Hayes. 1/2 Mon: R.) edge bruising, contact marks and polished, thus good fine...
Hammer Price: £2,000
Military General Service 1793-1814, 2 clasps, Salamanca, Pyrenees (Stephen Hockham, 51st. Foot) some letters of naming double-struck, nearly extremely fine £1,000-£1,400
Hammer Price: £1,900
A Boer War D.C.M. pair awarded to Sergeant W. Lodge, Royal Horse Artillery Distinguished Conduct Medal, V.R. (97538 Serjt: W. Lodge. R.H.A.); Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 5 clasps, Relief of Kimberley, Paardeberg, Driefontein, Transvaal, South Africa 1901 (97538 Serjt. W. Lodge, U Bty., R.H.A.) good very fine (2) £1,400-£1,800
A Great War M.C. group of seven awarded to Lieutenant-Colonel W. L. Hailes, 6 Jat Light Infantry, later Squadron Leader, Royal Air Force Military Cross, G.V.R.; British War and Victory Medals, with M.I.D. oak leaves (Major W. L. Hailes.); India General Service 1908-35, 3 clasps, Afghanistan N.W.F. 1919, Waziristan 1919-21, Waziristan 1921-24 (Capt. W. L. Hailes, 1/6 Jats.); Defence Medal; Jubilee 1935; Coronation 1937, these last three unnamed as issued, nearly very fine or better (7) £...
Army of India 1799-1826, 1 clasp, Ava (Captn. John Wilson, 30th N.I.) short hyphen reverse, officially impressed naming, nearly extremely fine £1,500-£2,000
Hammer Price: £1,800
Military General Service 1793-1814, 1 clasp, Talavera (Henry Watkins, 23rd. Light Dragoons.) minor edge bruising, good very fine £1,200-£1,600
Ghuznee Cabul 1842 (A. McCoy, Bombay Horse Arty.) naming engraved in running script, fitted with steel clip and ring suspension, light marks, otherwise good very fine £800-£1,000
A Great War ‘Ypres 1915’ D.C.M. awarded to Private W. J. Park, 2nd Battalion, Royal Lancaster Regiment, who later served with the Seaforth Highlanders of Canada and died in service in July 1944 Distinguished Conduct Medal, G.V.R. (10584 Pte. W. J. Park. 2/R. Lanc. Regt.) together with Defence Medal, Canadian issue in silver; Canadian Volunteer Service Medal, with overseas clasp; War Medal, Canadian issue in silver; and Canadian Memorial Cross, G.VI.R. (K.52772 Pte. W. J. Park) this in case...
New Zealand 1845-66, reverse dated 1863 to 1864 (G. Rounds, A.B., H.M.S. Esk) edge bruising and light contact marks, otherwise very fine £400-£500
Eight: Major-General A. G. B. Buchanan, Royal Engineers, who served as Officer Commanding, 144th Army Troops Company, R.E., during the Great War, being twice Mentioned in Despatches, and as Director of Fortifications and Works during the Second War, for which service he was awarded the American Legion of Merit 1914-15 Star (Capt. A. G. B. Buchanan. R.E.); British War and Victory Medals, with M.I.D. oak leaves (Capt. A. G. B. Buchanan.); Defence and War Medals 1939-45; Jubilee 1935, unnamed...
Hammer Price: £1,700
Ashanti Star 1896 (22427 Spr. D. C. Glasspole R.E.) naming impressed in small capitals around reverse centre, very fine £500-£700
Eight: Corporal S. Cree, Royal Irish Regiment General Service 1962-2007, 1 clasp, Northern Ireland (25037191 Rgr S Cree R Irish); N.A.T.O. Medal 1994, 1 clasp, Kosovo; Operational Service Medal 2000, for Sierra Leone, without rosette (25037191 Rgr S Cree R Irish); Iraq 2003-11, 1 clasp, 19 Mar to 28 Apr 2003 (25037191 LCpl S Cree R Irish); Operational Service Medal 2000, for Afghanistan, 1 clasp, Afghanistan (25037191 Cpl S Cree R Irish); Jubilee 2002; Jubilee 2012; Army L.S. & G.C., E.II....
A Second War M.M. group of seven awarded to Staff Sergeant T. Sharp, Canadian Army Medical Corps Military Medal, G.VI.R. (460418 S/Sgt. T. Sharp. 61st Bn.) engraved naming; British War and Victory Medals (460418 S/Sgt. T. Sharp C.A.M.C.); 1939-45 Star; Defence Medal, Canadian issue in silver; Canadian Volunteer Service Medal, with overseas clasp; War Medal 1939-45, Canadian issue in silver, these last four unnamed as issued, light contact marks, otherwise very fine or better (7) £160-£200
Royal National Lifeboat Institution Decoration, small gold medal, 27mm, gold (9ct?) and enamel, the obverse showing a lifeboat going to the aid of a stricken dismasted vessel, ‘Royal National Lifeboat Institution’ on enamelled ‘life ring’ around, with surmounting crown, the reverse inscribed ‘Presented by the Royal National Life Boat Institution to Andrew Tarras Esq in recognition of his valuable cooperation 1901’, with bow riband, in Alstons & Hallam, London, fitted case; together with an Ab...
Hammer Price: £1,600
Honourable East India Company Medal for Seringapatam 1799, silver, 48mm., Soho Mint, unnamed, fitted with contemporary loop for suspension £400-£500
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