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Five: Sergeant J. A. Burney, South Africa Mounted Rifles, late Cape Police and Imperial Yeomanry Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 2 clasps, Cape Colony, Orange Free State (9462 Pte., 46th Coy. 13th Imp. Yeo.); King’s South Africa 1901-02, 2 clasps (2332 Pte., C.P. Dist. 1); 1914-15 Star (Sjt., 5th S.A.M.R.); Permanent Forces of the Empire L.S. & G.C., G.V.R. (No. 1850 Sjt., S.A.M.R.); Belfast Y.M.C.A. Tribute Medal, by Gibson, Belfast, reverse inscribed, ‘J. A. Burney’, 36mm.,...
Hammer Price: £1,800
Royal Air Force College Cranwell, The King’s Medal, G.VI.R. , by Humphrey Paget (James M. N. Pike, 1937), 44mm., 18ct. gold, 57.47g., Ref: B.H.M. 4373 sim., extremely fine £650-750
A Great War D.C.M. group of seven to Serjeant S. Cluer, Royal Sussex Regiment Distinguished Conduct Medal, G.V.R. (200088 Sjt., 4/R. Suss. R.); 1914-15 Star (4-1318 Pte., R. Suss. R.); British War and Victory Medals (1318 Sjt., R. Suss. R.); Imperial Service Medal, G.VI.R., 2nd issue (Sidney Cluer D.C.M.); Territorial Force Efficiency Medal, G.V.R. (200088 Sjt., 4/R. Suss. R.); National Fire Brigades Association L.S. Medal, 1 clasp, Twenty Years (S. Cluer, D.C.M.), silver, very fine and...
Three: Lieutenant P. Douglas, No. 11 Squadron, Royal Flying Corps, formerly 10th (Scottish) Battalion, Liverpool Regiment, an Observer Ace, with eight ‘Victories’ to his credit, including five enemy scouts in a single engagement on 12 March 1917 1914 Star (3062 Pte., 10/L’pool. R.); British War and Victory Medals (Lieut., R.F.C.); together with named identity bracelet; and two R.A.F. badges, very fine (6) £400-500
Indian States, Bikaner, Order of the Star of Honour, Companion (Class III) Badge (?), 74 x 54mm., silver-gilt and enamel, inscribed, ‘Pattern’ on reverse, no ribbon, extremely fine and rare £400-500
Hammer Price: £1,700
Royal Air Force College Cranwell, The King’s Medal, G.V.R., by Bertram Mackennal (Patrick J. K. Pike, 1935), additionally engraved on reverse plaque, ‘P. J. K. Pike’, 44mm., 18ct. gold, 57.51g., Ref: B.H.M. 4373 sim., nearly extremely fine £550-650
The Most Honourable Order of The Bath, K.C.B. (Military) Knight Commander’s neck badge, 22ct. gold and enamel, hallmarks for London 1814, minor enamel damage to wreaths, good very fine £1500-1800
A fine Boer War D.C.M. group of three awarded to Private J. Docherty, Gordon Highlanders: he was ‘brought up on porridge and milk’, was twice wounded in South Africa and considered the kilt ‘the finest fighting dress in the world’ Distinguished Conduct Medal, V.R. (1147 Pte. J. Docherty, 1st Gordon Highrs.); Egypt and Sudan 1882-89, undated reverse, 1 clasp, The Nile 1884-85 (1147 Pte., 1/Gord. Highrs.); Khedive’s Star 1884-6, edge bruising and contact wear, particularly to the...
An interesting Second World War and Korean War pilot’s group of eight awarded to Captain P. Maxwell, South African Air Force South African Korea 1950-53 (Lt. P. Maxwell) officially impressed; 1939-45 Star; Italy Star; War Medal; Africa Service Medal, these four all officially impressed (206941 P. Maxwell); U.S.A. Air Medal (Pieter Maxwell); U.N. Korea (Lt. P. Maxwell) officially impressed; South Korean Korea Medal, unnamed as issued, good very fine (8) £1400-1800
Waterloo 1815 (Charles Jewell, 2nd Batt. Grenad. Guards) fitted with steel clip and ring suspension, nearly very fine £1200-1500
Waterloo 1815 (John Hall, 1st Batt. 52nd Reg. Foot) fitted with steel clip and ring suspension, very fine £1200-1500
Four: Battery Sergeant-Major H. Rutherford, Royal Artillery, late Bengal Fusiliers Indian Mutiny 1857-59, 1 clasp, Lucknow (1st Eurn. Bengal Fusrs.); Canada General Service 1866-70, 1 clasp, Fenian Raid 1866 (3044 Br., R.A.); South Africa 1877-79, 1 clasp, 1879 (758 Sergt. Maj., N/6th R.A.); Army L.S. & G.C., V.R., 3rd issue (18968 By. Sergt. Maj., Dist. Stf. R.A.), this last with official correction to unit, contact marks and edge bruising, the first good fine, the remainder generally...
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
A well-documented Great War ‘Palestine’ M.M. group of four awarded to Lance-Corporal (late Drummer) J. Brockie, Cheshire Regiment, who was killed in action near Grand Rozoy-Soissons in July 1918 Military Medal, G.V.R. (200384 Pte. - L. Cpl. J. Brockie, 1/4 Ches. R. - T.F.); 1914-15 Star (1927 Dmr., Ches. R.); British War and Victory Medals (1927 Pte., Ches. R.), together with related Memorial Plaque (John Brockie), extremely fine, the whole contained within an old wooden display...
Hammer Price: £1,600
A fine Victorian C.B. group of five awarded to Major-General T. W. W. Pierce, Indian Army The Most Honourable Order of The Bath, C.B. (Military) Companion’s breast badge, gold and enamel, hallmarks for London 1869, complete with gold swivel-ring and straight-bar suspension and riband buckle; Indian Mutiny 1857-59, 1 clasp, Central India (Lieut., 10th Bombay N.I.), first initial corrected; China 1857-60, 1 clasp, Pekin 1860 (Captain, 10th Regt. N.I.), re-engraved naming; Abyssinia 1867...
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
Three: Major Sidney Morton, 24th Punjabis, who took part in the defence of Malakand, the relief of Pekin, and who was killed in action in Mesopotamia in July 1915 Coronation 1911 (Capt., 24th Punjabis); India General Service 1895-1902, 2 clasps, Punjab Frontier 1897-98, Malakand 1897 (2nd Lieut., 24th Punjab Infantry; China 1900, 1 clasp, Relief of Pekin (Lieut., 24th Pjb. Infy.) mounted cavalry style as worn, good very fine and scarce (3) £700-900
The mounted group of four miniature dress medals attributed to Lieutenant-General John Guise, V.C., C.B., 90th Light Infantry, comprising: Victoria Cross; Crimea 1854-56, 1 clasp, Sebastopol; Turkish Crimea, Sardinian issue; Indian Mutiny 1857-58, 2 clasps, Relief of Lucknow, Lucknow, mounted as worn from a silver brooch-bar with gold pin, very fine (4) £1200-1500
Military General Service 1793-1814, 4 clasps, Corunna, Salamanca, Vittoria, St. Sebastian (Jas. Springthorpe, 1st Foot) edge bruise, otherwise better than very fine £600-800
Hammer Price: £1,550
India General Service 1854-95, 3 clasps, Umbeyla, North West Frontier, Jowaki 1877-8 (Captn. B. R. Chambers, 3rd Sikh Inftry.) very fine £600-800
Royal Military Academy, Pollock Medal, 3rd type, by B. Wyon, obverse: bust of Major-General Sir George Pollock facing left, in uniform, wearing the star of the Knight Grand Cross of the Bath and the Cabul Medal 1842, with the circumscription, ‘Pollock Cabul 1842’; reverse: ‘Royal Military Academy Pollock Prize, Presented by the British inhabitants of Calcutta and awarded by the Court of Directors of the East India Company to the Most Distinguished Cadet of the Season’ (John Beaumont...
Hammer Price: £1,500
A Great War D.C.M. group of five to Squadron Sergeant Major J. T. Simpson, 8th Hussars Distinguished Conduct Medal, G.V.R. (H-45427 Sq. S. Mjr., 8 Hrs.); Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 5 clasps, Cape Colony, Orange Free State, Johannesburg, Diamond Hill, Belfast (4050 Corpl., 8/Hrs.); King’s South Africa, 2 clasps (4050Corpl., 8th Hussars); British War Medal 1914-20 (4050 W.O.Cl. 2, 8-Hrs.); Army L.S.& G.C., G.V.R., 1st issue (H-45427 Sq. S. Mjr., D.C.M., 8/Hrs.), second and third...
Waterloo 1815 (Serj. John Worthington, 2nd Batt. Coldstream Gds.) fitted with steel clip and bar suspension, very fine £1400-1600
Waterloo 1815 (Enoch Baker, 2nd Batt. 3rd Reg. Guards) fitted with steel clip and ring suspension, clip loose, edge bruising and contact marks, otherwise nearly very fine £1400-1600
Norway, Order of St. Olaf, 2nd type (1906-37) Grand Cross set of insignia by Tostrup, Kristiania, sash badge, gold and enamel; breast star, silver, gold and enamel, with a length of sash ribbon, nearly extremely fine (2) £600-800
Three: Warrant Officer A. Paton, Corps of Australian Engineers Victoria Local Forces Long & Efficient Service Medal, 2nd issue, ‘Pro Deo et Patria’ (Alexander Paton, 1st Class W.O., Permt. Vict. Engrs.); Commonwealth of Australia L.S. & G.C., E.VII.R. (Warrant Officer A. Paton, Royal Austn. Engineers); Commonwealth of Australia Meritorious Service Medal, E.VII.R. (Warrant Officer A. Paton, Corps of Aust. Engrs. (Vic.)), minor edge bruising, good very fine or better, very rare (3) ...
Pair: Chief Petty Officer John Knight, Royal Navy Arctic Medal 1818-55, unnamed as issued; Royal Navy L.S. & G.C., V.R., narrow suspension (C.P.O., H.M.S. Vivid) mounted as worn from a twin silver brooch buckle, very fine (2) £600-700
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
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
Five: Admiral Sir Allan F. Everett, K.C.M.G., K.C.V.O., C.B., Royal Navy, who ended his career as C.-in-C. China Station in the mid-1920s 1914-15 Star (Commre. I, C.B., R.N.), first initial erroneously given as ‘C.’; British War and Victory Medals, M.I.D. oak leaf (R. Adml.); Coronation 1902; Coronation 1911, mounted as worn, contact wear, otherwise generally good very fine (5) £400-500
Hammer Price: £1,400
An interesting Great War group of four awarded to Lieutenant A. J. Philip, 1/16 London Regiment: he was the first man of the Queen’s Westminster Rifles to venture out into “No Man’s Land” on Christmas Day 1914 and meet the enemy - one of their officers told him he came from Catford! 1914 Star, with clasp (1405 Pte., 1/16 Lond. R.); British War and Victory Medals (Lieut.); Defence Medal, mounted as worn, the first sometime gilded, very fine or better (4) £400-500
Five: Private F. W. Searle, Royal Sussex Regiment 1914-15 Star (4-1257 Pte., R. Suss. R.); British War and Victory Medals (1257 Pte., R. Suss. R.); Territorial Force Efficiency Medal (200067 Pte., 4/R. Suss. R.); Khedive’s Sudan 1910-21, 2nd issue, 1 clasp (loose), Darfur 1916 (1257 Pte., 1/4 R. Suss. R.), officially impressed naming, nearly extremely fine, last rare to unit (5) £600-800
A Great War M.M. group of six to Warrant Officer Class 2 C. Pickett, 5th Dragoon Guards Military Medal, G.V.R. (D-937 S. Sth. Cpl., 5/D. Gds.); 1914 Star, with copy ‘slip-on’ clasp (937 S.S. Cpl., 5/D. Gds.); British War and Victory Medals (D-937 Pte., 5-D. Gds.); Army L.S.& G.C., G.V.R., 2nd issue (387175 W.O. Cl. II, The Greys); Army Meritorious Service Medal, G.VI.R., 2nd issue (387175 W.O. Cl. 2, The Greys), mounted as worn, some contact marks, very fine and better (6) £500-600
Waterloo 1815 (Serj. Daniel Singer, 13th Reg. Light Dragoons) fitted with steel clip and ring suspension, pawnbroker’s mark scratched in obverse field, otherwise good very fine £1200-1400
Three: Brevet Lieutenant-Colonel W. K. Warner, Bengal Artillery Maharajpoor Star 1843 (1st Lt. Adjt. & Qur. Master, 4th Battn. Artillery) fitted with contemporary replacement silver bar suspension; Sutlej 1845-46, for Ferozeshuhur 1845, 1 clasp, Aliwal (Capt., 4th Batn. Arty.); Punjab 1848-49, 2 clasps, Chilianwala, Goojerat (Captn., Commg. 1st Tp. 3rd Bde. H. Arty.) all three fitted with silver ribbon buckles, the first scratched on the reverse, otherwise generally nearly very fine (3) ...
Three: Private Robert Kennedy, 72nd Highlanders, late 93rd Highlanders Crimea 1854-56, 3 clasps, Alma, Balaklava, Sebastopol (No, 1966 Robert Kennedy, 93rd Highlanders) naming engraved in a contemporary regimental style; Indian Mutiny 1857-59, 1 clasp, Central India (72nd Highlanders); Turkish Crimea, British issue, unnamed, nearly very fine (3) £800-1000
Pair: Major Louis Fisher, 40th Foot, late 82nd Foot Indian Mutiny 1857-59, no clasp (Lieut., 82nd Regt.) possible correction to first initial; New Zealand 1845-66, reverse dated 1863 to 1864 (Captn., 40th Regt.) contact marks, otherwise nearly very fine (2) £600-700
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
Finland, Order of the Cross of Liberty, 1941 issue, 1st Class breast star with swords, by Tillander, Helsinki, 75 x 75mm., silver, silver-gilt and enamel, hallmarks for Helsinki 1943, nearly extremely fine, scarce £200-250
A fine Second World War anti-U-boat operations D.S.M. group of five awarded to Temporary Engineer Lieutenant L. G. Green, Royal Navy Distinguished Service Medal, G.VI.R. (M. 38776 L. G. Green, C.E.R.A.); 1939-45 Star; Atlantic Star, clasp, France and Germany; War Medal 1939-45; Royal Navy L.S. & G.C., G.VI.R., 1st issue (M. 38776 C.E.R.A. 1, H.M.S. Trinidad), contact wear, otherwise generally very fine (5) £600-800
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