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Arctic Medal 1818-55 (Surgeon C. J. Beverly, R.N.) contemporary engraved naming, fitted with silver ribbon buckle inscribed ‘Arctic’, very fine £600-800
Hammer Price: £2,000
Arctic Medal 1818-55, unnamed as issued, lacquered, otherwise good very fine £400-450
Hammer Price: £600
Arctic Medal 1875-76 (P. Craig, A.B. H.M.S. Discovery) nearly extremely fine £1500-2000
Hammer Price: £2,300
Polar Medal 1904, silver, E.II.R., 2nd issue, 1 clasp, Antarctic 1971 (B. R. Ryder) in its Royal Mint case of issue, extremely fine £1500-2000
Hammer Price: £1,600
An excessively rare and well-documented inter-war Polar Medal awarded to Horace William Sandford Polar Medal 1904, G.VI.R., bronze, 1 clasp, Antarctic 1925-35 (Horace William Sandford) nearly extremely fine £3000-3500
Hammer Price: £3,000
Royal Humane Society, small silver medal (successful) (Wm. Rogers, Ordy. Seaman, 7 April, 1868) suspension removed and obverse with remains of brooch fitting, nearly very fine £50-70
Hammer Price: £45
Liverpool Shipwreck and Humane Society, ‘In Memoriam’ Medallion (“In Memoriam” Prsented by the Liverpool Shipwreck & Humane Society to Mr & Mrs H. M. Waddington, in memory of their son, Frank Samuel Waddington who was drowned when making a gallant attempt to save the lives of others on 26th Nov. 1939), 58mm., frosted silver medal, framed and glazed, edge engraved, in original fitted case, extremely fine, rare £700-800
Hammer Price: £1,700
Carnegie Hero Fund Medallion, by Richard R. Goulden, struck by Messieurs. L Janvier & L. Berchot et Cie, Paris, the Hero, a winged angel behind him, both raise the lamp of life, ‘He Serves God Best Who Most Nobly Serves Humanity’; rev. a broad wreath of laurel enclosing legend, ‘For Heroic Endeavour to Save Human Life’, part date below, ‘19..’, with circumscription, ‘Presented by the Trustees of the Carnegie Hero Fund’, 89mm., bronze, unnamed, extremely fine, scarce £150-200
Hammer Price: £210
R.S.P.C.A. Life Saving Medal, bronze (Police Constable Benjamin Crowther, Wigan Borough Police, 1927), complete with ‘For Humanity’ brooch bar, in fitted case of issue, nearly extremely fine £80-100
Hammer Price: £270
Six: Lieutenant L. F. Prutton, Indian Army, a Chindit who had earlier been awarded the Boy Scouts Silver Cross for Gallantry 1939-45 Star; Burma Star; Defence and War Medals; Efficiency Medal, G.VI.R., 2nd issue, Territorial (Lt., Indian Army); Boy Scouts Silver Cross for Gallantry, by Collins, London, hallmarked, the reverse officially inscribed, ‘L. Prutton, 3-12-30’, together with a Chindit uniform flash, good very fine and better, rare (7) £400-500
Hammer Price: £1,400
C.Q.D. Medal 1909, silver, unnamed as issued, some edge bruising, good very fine £100-150
Hammer Price: £180
Bristol Humane Society, Medal for Long Distance Swimming to pupils of Bristol Public Elementary Schools (Regld. Payne, Swam 1/4 Mile, 1914), 45mm., white metal medallion, in case of issue, nearly extremely fine £20-30
Hammer Price: £15
Corporation of Glasgow Bravery Medal, 1st type, silver (Joseph Cowan) faint hallmarks for Birmingham 1929, complete with ‘Gallantry’ brooch bar, good very fine £240-280
£240–£280
Hundred of Salford Humane Society, 2nd type, silver (Presented to James Isherwood, Aug. 1890, for saving life) nearly very fine £50-60
An excessively rare Tynemouth Gold Medal, Great War Russian Gold Medal of St. George group of five awarded to Corporal E. S. Scorfield, Royal Engineers, who was one time a forward for the English Rugby Football Squad and in later life a famous newspaper cartoonist in Australia 1914-15 Star (42142 Cpl., R.E.); British War and Victory Medals (42142 Cpl., R.E.); Russian Medal of St. George, Nicholas II, 2nd class, gold, the reverse officially numbered ‘22117’; Tynemouth Medal, gold, the...
Hammer Price: £3,900
Netherlands, Royal South Holland Society Medal for Saving Life from Shipwreck, by G. Loos, obverse: a sea rescue scene; reverse: wreath of oak, with circumscription, ‘Zuid-Hollandsche Maatschappy tot Redding van Schipbreukelingen te Rotterdam’, engraved within, ‘W. T. Yapp, 1911’, 54mm., silver, with ribbon and silver top bar, ‘ZHMtrvS’, in J. M. Lucardie, Rotterdam case of issue, extremely fine, scarce and attractive £300-400
Hammer Price: £300
Prussia, Lifesaving Medal, by G. Loos & C. Pfeuffer, obverse: head of King Friedrich Wilhem III left; reverse: within a heavy oak wreath, ‘Für Rettung aus Gefahr’ (Dem Friedrich Traut für die rettung des Ferdinand Wittenhagen), 50mm., silver, unmounted, in fitted case of issue, good very fine £100-150
Hammer Price: £120
U.S.A., Presidential Gold Lifesaving Medal, head of Liberty left, ‘Presented by the President of the United States’; reverse inscribed, ‘To T. S. Robertson, Seaman of the British Steamer Horsa, in recognition of his heroic services in effecting the rescue of the captain and six sailors of the American Barkentine Elmiranda, wrecked at sea, November 14, 1904’, with ‘E. Plurs. Unum’ brooch bar; together with a silver trophy cup, 165 x 104mm. (approx.), hallmarks for London 1918,...
Hammer Price: £1,200
U.S.A. Presidential Gold Lifesaving Medal, head of Liberty left, ‘Presented by the President of the United States’; reverse inscribed, ‘To William Scarborough, Seaman of the British Steamship “Rhodesia”, in recognition of his heroic services in effecting the rescue of the Captain and Crew of the American Schooner “Carie A. Lane”, Wrecked at Sea, Oct. 3. 1899’, with ‘E. Plurs. Unum’ brooch bar, nearly extremely fine £800-1000
Hammer Price: £1,000
Presentation Pocket Watch for Lifesaving, a key-less hunting-cased pocket watch by the American Waltham Watch Co., the inner case inscribed, ‘Presented by the Government of Canada to Mr Wm. Greig, Carpenter, British S.S. Blakemoor, in recognition of his humane and gallant exertions in the rescue of the shipwrecked crew of Schr. “Clifford” of Halifax N.S., 13th Feby. 1896’, outer case with engine-turned decoration, front engraved, ‘W.G.’, winding button lacking, main dial hands...
Hammer Price: £170
A good Great War ‘Western Front’ M.C. group of four awarded to Major R. D. Cunningham, 2nd in Command, 10th (Scottish) Battalion, Liverpool Regiment, who was three times wounded in action Military Cross, G.V.R., reverse inscribed ‘Captn., 1/10th Bn., Liverpool Scottish, T.F.’; 1914 Star (Lieut., L’pool. R.); British War and Victory Medals, with M.I.D. oak leaf (Major) nearly extremely fine (4) £800-1000
Hammer Price: £1,100
A good Great War M.C. group of four awarded to Captain A. G. Davidson, 10th (Scottish) Battalion, Liverpool Regiment Military Cross, G.V.R., reverse neatly inscribed ‘Capt., Liverpool Scottish, 3.6.16’, in case of issue; 1914 Star (2975 L. Cpl., 10/L’pool. R.); British War and Victory Medals (Capt.); together with corresponding miniatures, extremely fine (8) £800-1000
A good Great War ‘Western Front’ M.C. group of four awarded to Captain W. E. G. Leghorn, Rifle Brigade, formerly 10th (Scottish) Battalion, Liverpool Regiment Military Cross, G.V.R.; 1914 Star (2381 Pte., 10/L’pool R.); British War and Victory Medals (Capt.) extremely fine (4) £800-1000
Hammer Price: £920
A good Great War ‘Western Front’ M.C. group of four awarded to Captain W. V. Kay, 20th (‘Pals’) Battalion, Liverpool Regiment Military Cross, G.V.R., reverse inscribed ‘Capt., K.L.R., presented at Buckingham Palace 31st August 1918’; 1914-15 Star (14159 Cpl., L’pool. R.); British War and Victory Medals (Capt.) heavy contact wear and edge bruising, therefore about good fine (4) £600-800
Hammer Price: £2,100
A good Great War ‘Monchy Le Preux’ M.C. group of four awarded to Captain D. F. Wilkinson, 13th Battalion, Liverpool Regiment Military Cross, G.V.R., suspension bar inscribed ‘Monchy-Le-Preux’, reverse inscribed ‘For May 3rd 1917, presented by H.M. King George V, to 2nd Lieut. D. F. Wilkinson, Feb. 23 1918’; 1914-15 Star (2. Lieut., L’pool. R.); British War and Victory Medals (Capt.); together with corresponding miniatures; and related General Service Medal 1918-62, 1 clasp,...
A fine Great War ‘Arras’ M.C. group of four awarded to Second Lieutenant J. W. Simpson, 9th Battalion, attached 20th (‘Pals’) Battalion, Liverpool Regiment, formerly 10th (Scottish) Battalion, who was severely wounded in the charge at Hooge on 16 June 1915, where he received medical aid on the battlefield from Captain Noel Chavasse, V.C. and bar, and was subsequently killed in action at Passchendaele on 1 August 1917 Military Cross, G.V.R., reverse inscribed ‘2nd Lt., 20th...
Hammer Price: £1,450
A good Great War M.C. group of three awarded to Captain E. P. Beaumont, 17th (‘Pals’) Battalion, Liverpool Regiment, who died of wounds in France and Flanders on 2 April 1918 Military Cross, G.V.R., in case of issue; British War and Victory Medals (Capt.) good very fine or better (3) £600-800
An exceptional Great War ‘Western Front’ M.M. group of four awarded to Sergeant G. Thomas, 10th (Scottish) Battalion, Liverpool Regiment, who whilst serving in the capacity of Battalion Cook Corporal, held up an enemy advance by some eighteen hours inflicting heavy casualties Military Medal, G.V.R. (355307 Cpl., 1/10 L’pool. R.-T.F.); 1914 Star (2714 Pte., 10/L’pool. R.); British War and Victory Medals (2714 Sjt., L’pool. R.) generally good very fine or better (4) £600-700
Hammer Price: £1,500
An early Great War M.M. group of four awarded to Private J. Furlong, 10th (Scottish) Battalion, Liverpool Regiment Military Medal, G.V.R. (4522 Pte., 1/10 L’pool. R.-T.F.); 1914-15 Star (4522 Pte., L’pool. R.); British War and Victory Medals (4522 Pte., L’pool. R.) good very fine (4) £400-500
Hammer Price: £880
A fine Great War ‘Western Front’ M.M. group of three awarded to Corporal W. R. Kevelighan, 2/7th Battalion, Liverpool Regiment Military Medal, G.V.R. (265472 L. Cpl., 2/7 L’pool. R.-T.F.); British War and Victory Medals (2160 Cpl., L’pool. R.); together with a King’s Liverpool Regiment cap badge, edge bruising to first, otherwise generally very fine or better (4) £400-500
Hammer Price: £680
Three: Second Lieutenant R. Balfour, 4th Battalion, Loyal North Lancashire Regiment, formerly 8th Volunteer Battalion (Liverpool Scottish ‘Active Service Section’) attached 1st Battalion, Gordon Highlanders, and 10th (Scottish) Battalion, Liverpool Regiment, who was killed in action on 20 May 1918 Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 4 clasps, Cape Colony, Orange Free State, Transvaal, South Africa 1902 (9064 Pte., Gordon Highrs.); British War and Victory Medals (2. Lieut.); together...
Hammer Price: £580
Four: Sergeant Major J. H. Weston, Liverpool Regiment Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 5 clasps, Relief of Kimberley, Paardeberg, Driefontein, Johannesburg, Diamond Hill (2828 Serjt., L’pool. Regt.); 1914-15 Star (17493 S. Mjr., L’pool. R.); British War and Victory Medals, with M.I.D. oak leaf (17493 W.O. C1. 1, L’pool. R.) Q.S.A. with edge bruising, nearly very fine, otherwise generally good very fine or better (4) £250-300
Hammer Price: £470
Three: Captain A. H. Broad, 6th (Rifle) Battalion, formerly 10th (Scottish) Battalion, Liverpool Regiment 1914 Star (2857 Pte., 10/L’pool. R.); British War and Victory Medals (Capt.) nearly extremely fine (3) £150-180
Hammer Price: £420
Three: Captain G. A. Dunn, Cameron Highlanders, formerly 10th (Scottish) Battalion, Liverpool Regiment 1914 Star (2360 Pte., 10/L’pool. R.); British War and Victory Medals (Capt.); together with brass identity bracelet, inscribed ‘G. A. Dunn, Lieut, Cameron Hrs’; copper printing plate for recipients calling card; three group photographs, with recipient identified; and two letters from the Ministry of Labour Department, dated April 1919, extremely fine (5) £150-180
Hammer Price: £230
Three: Captain F. Harrison, 10th (Scottish) Battalion, Liverpool Regiment 1914 Star (Capt., L’pool. R.); British War and Victory Medals (Capt.) good very fine or better (3) £150-180
Three: Captain J. W. Marston, 10th (Scottish) Battalion, Liverpool Regiment 1914 Star (2567 L. Cpl., 10/L’pool. R.); British War and Victory Medals (Capt.) nearly extremely fine (3) £150-180
Hammer Price: £260
Four: Captain E. W. Stubbs, 10th (Scottish) Battalion, Liverpool Regiment, attached Royal Air Force 1914 Star (3439 Pte., 10/L’pool. R.); British War and Victory Medals, with M.I.D. oak leaf (Capt., R.A.F.); Italian Order of the Crown, 5th class, in gold and enamels, contained in it’s original fitted case of issue, extremely fine (4) £300-350
Hammer Price: £780
Three: Captain H. T. Whitson, 10th (Scottish) Battalion, Liverpool Regiment, who died of wounds on 5 September 1918, having twice been previously wounded and returned to the front 1914 Star (2. Lieut., L’pool. R.); British War and Victory Medals (Capt.); together with memorial plaque (Henry Thomas Whitson); corresponding miniatures; and an engraved copper plaque, inscribed ‘Captain H. T. Whitson, Liverpool Scottish, wounded Hooges, 16th June 1915, Guillemont 14th August 1916, Givenchy...
Five: Lieutenant M. Bennie, 7th Battalion, West Yorkshire Regiment, formerly 10th (Scottish) Battalion, Liverpool Regiment 1914 Star (2518 Pte., 10/L’pool. R.); British War and Victory Medals (Lieut.); Defence and War Medals, contact wear and edge bruising, therefore about nearly very fine (5) £130-160
Three: Lieutenant R. C. H. Bewes, Liverpool Regiment, attached No. 7 Squadron, Royal Flying Corps, with whom he was killed in action on 23 May 1915 1914 Star (Lieut., L’pool. R. attd. R.F.C.); British War and Victory Medals (Lieut.) extremely fine (3) £500-600
Hammer Price: £820
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