Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria, to include the Brian Ritchie Collection (Part I)

Loyal United West and East Ham Volunteers Medal 1799, obverse: a volunteer soldier at attention with shouldered arms, ‘The Loyal United West and East Ham Volunteers’, in exergue: ‘Associated May 18, 1897’; reverse: the Henniker coat-of-arms with regimental flags to either side, above, ‘For preservationof internal peace our King and Constitution’; in exergue: ‘Presented by Sr. Iohn Henniker Bt., Stratford House, Essex 1799’, 38mm., silver, fitted with straight bar suspension, Ref: Tancred p.370; Northumberland Fusiliers Medal of Merit, 7th type, silver, with ‘Indian Mutiny’ style suspension; 2nd Essex Volunteer Rifle Corps Medal 1859, obverse: a volunteer knelt firing rifle; reverse:’2nd Essex Volunteer Rifle Corps Enrolled Aug. 1859 (Won by Sergt. Alfd. Turner, Ilford, 7th Augt. 1863), 34mm., silver, swivel ring suspension, very fine and better (3) £120-160