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The famous C.V.O., Battle of Britain fighter ace’s D.S.O., D.F.C. and Bar group of eleven awarded to Group Captain Peter Townsend, Royal Air Force, who in February 1940 became the first pilot to bring down an enemy aircraft on English soil, later commanding No. 85 Squadron from May 1940 until June 1941, a period that witnessed him completing over 300 operational sorties, twice taking to his parachute - once when wounded - and raising his score to at least eleven enemy aircraft...
Hammer Price: £62,000
The important D.S.O. and Bar, M.C. group awarded to Lieutenant-Colonel W. F. Stirling, Royal Dublin Fusiliers and Royal Flying Corps, Chief of Staff to Lawrence of Arabia and Advisor to Emir Feisal in Damascus Distinguished Service Order, E.VII.R., with Second Award Bar; Military Cross, G.V.R., unnamed as issued; Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 5 clasps, Tugela Heights, Orange Free State, Relief of Ladysmith, Laing’s Nek, Belfast (Lieut., R. Dub. Fus.); King’s South Africa 1901-02,...
Hammer Price: £24,000
The unique Great War M.C., 1914 D.C.M. and dated Bar group of six awarded to Captain J. J. Dawkins, Royal Warwickshire Regiment Military Cross, G.V.R., unnamed as issued; Distinguished Conduct Medal, G.V.R. (77 S. Mjr. J. J. Dawkins, 2/R. War. R.) with Second Award Bar, dated ‘25-26th September 1915’, this loose on ribbon as issued; 1914 Star, with clasp (loose), (77 C.Q.M. Sjt., 1/R. War. R.); British War and Victory Medals (Capt.); Russian Medal of St George, 1st Class, gold, the...
Hammer Price: £18,000
The South African campaign medal to Sub-Lieutenant T. L. G. Griffith, 2nd Battalion, 24th Foot, youngest of the battalion’s five officers killed at the battle of Isandhlwana South Africa 1877-79, 1 clasp, 1877-8-9 (Sub-Lieut. T. L. Griffiths, 2/24th Foot) brilliant extremely fine and very rare £10000-15000
Hammer Price: £13,000
“Defence of the Realm”, oil on canvas, by Robert Taylor, signed and dated ‘- 91 -’, depicting Peter Townsend in Hurricane P3854 VY-Q of No. 85 Squadron over the Thames, famous landmarks below including St. Paul’s Cathedral and Tower Bridge, 29.5ins. by 19.25ins., the reverse of the canvas further signed and dated ‘- 91 -’ by the artist, in addition to bearing Peter Townsend’s distinctive signature and the date ‘5 Nov. 1991’, a wonderfully evocative work and in excellent...
The C.B. and N.G.S pair awarded to Lieutenant-Colonel Charles Plenderleath, 49th Foot, a Captain in H.M.S. Ardent under Nelson at Copenhagen in 1801 and in command of his Regiment at Stoney Creek and Chrystler’s Farm in 1813 The Most Honourable Order of The Bath, C.B. (Military) Companion’s breast badge, 22 carat gold and enamels, hallmarked London 1815, maker’s mark ‘IN’, complete with wide swivel-ring suspension and gold ribbon buckle; Naval General Service 1793-1840, 1 clasp,...
Hammer Price: £12,000
A fine Napoleonic War campaign pair awarded to Corporal Robert Pocock, 40th Foot, a remarkable soldier who was wounded at the assault and capture of Monte Video in 1807, at the battle of Vimiera in 1808, at the storming of Badajoz in 1812, and at the battle of Waterloo in 1815 Military General Service 1793-1814, 9 clasps, Egypt, Vimiera, Talavera, Busaco, Badajoz, Salamanca, Vittoria, Pyrenees, Toulouse (Robt. Pocock, Corpl. 40th Foot); Waterloo 1815 (Robert Pocock, 1st Batt. 40th Reg....
Hammer Price: £8,000
The superb Great War M.C., D.C.M. group of eight awarded to Lieutenant William Bale, Leicestershire Regiment, the first Warrant Officer in the Regiment to be awarded the Military Cross Military Cross, G.V.R., unnamed as issued; Distinguished Conduct Medal, G.V.R. (5016 C.Q.M. Sjt. W. Bale, 2/Leic. Regt.); Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, clasps, Talana, Defence of Ladysmith, Laing’s Nek, Belfast (5016 Pte., 1: Leic: Regt.); King’s South Africa 1901-02, 2 clasps, South Africa 1901,...
An emotive Great War ace’s M.C. group of four awarded to Major R. Raymond-Barker, Royal Flying Corps, who was shot down in flames by Manfred von Richthofen on 20 April 1918: this proved to be the “Red Baron’s” penultimate victory, for he, too, was killed in action just 24 hours later Military Cross, G.V.R.; 1914-15 Star (2 Lieut., R.F.C.); British War and Victory Medals (Major, R.A.F.), generally good very fine (4) £4000-5000
4th (Queen’s Own) Light Dragoons, the regimental short tailed double breasted coatee of navy blue cloth with scarlet facings piping and edging, the 3” stand-up collar richly embellished with gold braid and lace, the cuffs and forearms similarly decorated, to the reverse the short tailed panel with gold bullioned ‘waterfall’, closed back gilt buttons throughout incised designs showing a crowned star with central script ‘AR’ cypher and title circle ‘IV or Queen’s Own Lt Dgs’...
Hammer Price: £7,000
Model 1851 Deane Adams & Deane 54-Bore Percussion Revolver, the self cocking action with 5 shot cylinder struck with London proofmarks, blued frame engraved ‘Adams Patent No. 20,783 Y’, the top strap with retailer ‘Wilkinson London’ and breech struck with London proofmarks, detachable Tranter Patent rammer, the frame is engraved beneath the barrel ‘AL’ in script above ‘4 LD’ [Alexander Low, 4th. Light Dragoons], contained in contemporary green baize lined mahogany case with...
Hammer Price: £6,400
A fine Great War D.S.O., M.V.O. group of eight awarded to Brigadier-General A. H. C. James, South Staffordshire Regiment, who in 1920, presided over the court-martial of Terence MacSwiney, Commander of the Cork No. 1 Brigade, Irish Republican Army, and Mayor of Cork, sentencing him to two years in Brixton Prison, where he died after a gruelling 73 day hunger strike: Subsequently James was advised to resign his commission when a price was placed on his head by Sinn Fein Distinguished...
Hammer Price: £6,000
The exceptional Korea War M.C. group of eight awarded to Colonel C. W. Bowen, Royal Army Medical Corps, who was attached to the 1st Battalion, The Royal Northumberland Fusiliers 1950-51, including the Imjin River operations Military Cross, G.VI.R., 2nd issue, reverse officially dated 1951, with its Royal Mint case of issue; The Order of St. John of Jerusalem, Officer’s (Brother’s) breast badge, silvered-metal and enamel; Defence Medal 1939-45; Korea 1950-53 (Capt., M.C., R.A.M.C.);...
Hammer Price: £5,800
A scarce Ashantee campaign D.C.M. group of three awarded to Sergeant Charles Page, Royal Engineers Distinguished Conduct Medal, V.R. (Serjt. Charles Page, R.E.); Ashantee 1873-74, 1 clasp, Coomassie (7067 Serjt., R.E. 1873-4); Army L.S. & G.C., V.R., small letter reverse (7067 Sergt., R.E.) contact marks and edge bruising, otherwise generally very fine (3) £6000-8000
Hammer Price: £5,500
A fine Libyan campaign ‘Sidi Omar’ tank action D.C.M. and North West Europe M.M. group of eight awarded to Sergeant F. A. Hickling, Royal Artillery, wounded on both occasions and subsequently mentioned in despatches for Malaya Distinguished Conduct Medal, G.VI.R. (806439 L. Sjt. F. A. Hickling, R.A.); Military Medal, G.VI.R. (806439 Sjt. F. A. Hickling, R.A.); 1939-45 Star; Africa Star; France and Germany Star; War Medal; General Service 1918-62, 1 clasp, Malaya, G.VI.R., with M.I.D....
Hammer Price: £4,600
South Africa 1877-79, 1 clasp, 1877-8-9 (535 Pte. G. Griffiths, 1/24th Foot) fitted with silver ribbon brooch, extremely fine £4000-4500
Hammer Price: £4,000
A rare Sierra Leone C.M.G. and Boer War D.S.O. group of four awarded to Major Alexander Tarbet, Lagos Hausa Force and South Lancashire Regiment The Most Distinguished Order of St. Michael and St. George, C.M.G., Companion’s breast badge, silver-gilt and enamels, complete with swivel-ring suspension but lacking ribbon buckle; Distinguished Service Order, V.R., lacking top suspension brooch; East & West Africa 1887-1900, 2 clasps, 1892, Sierra Leone 1898-99 (Asst. Inspr. A. F. Tarbet,...
A fine Great War Q-ship operations D.S.M. group of three awarded to Engineer Lieutenant J. Buchanan, Royal Navy, who was decorated for his services aboard Q.16 (a.k.a. “Heather”) in a classic action off the West Coast of Ireland in March 1917 Distinguished Service Medal, G.V.R. (M. 20565 J. Buchanan, C.E.R.A. 2nd Cl., W. Coast Ireland, 14 Mar. 1917); British War and Victory Medals (Eng. Lt., R.N.), good very fine or better (3) £1800-2200
Hammer Price: £3,900
A rare and well-documented Second World War P.R.U. Mosquito pilot’s D.F.C. group of seven awarded to Flight Lieutenant W. K. Watson, Royal Air Force, late Royal Australian Air Force: returning from a mission to Munich in September 1944, his aircraft was set-upon by two Me. 262 fighter jets, and in the ensuing 30 minute combat - much of it at ground level - his Mosquito hit a Bavarian pine: but pilot, navigator and a quantity of pine needles got home safely to an Allied base Distinguished...
Hammer Price: £3,600
A scarce M.G.S. and Army of India pair awarded to Colonel W. G. A. Fielding, 8th Bengal Light Cavalry and Governor General’s Body Guard Military General Service 1793-1814, 1 clasp, Java (Lieut. W. G. A. Fielding, Govr. Genl’s Body Guard); Army of India 1799-1826, 1 clasp, Bhurtpoor (Major W. G. A. Fielding, 8th Lt. Cavy.) short hyphen reverse, officially impressed naming, extremely fine and very scarce (2) £3000-3500
Hammer Price: £3,400
Pair: Sergeant Samuel Hodgkinson, 38th Foot Military General Service 1793-1814, 7 clasps, Vimiera, Corunna, Salamanca, Vittoria, St. Sebastian, Nivelle, Nive (S. Hodgkinson, Serjt. 38th Foot); Army of India 1799-1826, 1 clasp, Ava (Serjt. S. Hodkinson, 38th Foot) short hyphen reverse, officially impressed naming, minor edge bruise and contact marks, otherwise good very fine and a scarce pair (2) £3500-4000
Hammer Price: £3,300
A fine African D.C.M. group of six awarded to Company Quarter-Master Sergeant Masauri, 2/1 King’s African Rifles King’s African Rifles Distinguished Conduct Medal, G.V.R. (28 C.Q.M. Sjt. Masauri, 2/1 K.A.R.); Ashanti 1900, 1 clasp, Kumassi (92 Masouri, K.A.R.C.); Africa General Service 1902-56, 3 clasps, Somaliland 1902-04, Somaliland 1908-10, Nyasaland 1915 (92 L.Corpl. Masauri, 1st K. African R.); 1914-15 Star (BR 28 Sjt., 1/K.A.R.); British War and Victory Medals (BR 28 C.Q.M.S.,...
4th (Queen’s Own) Light Dragoons, a very fine and rare officer’s full dress sabretache c1842-56, of large proportions the blue cloth face decorated with the regimental pattern train lace which enclose the rich gold bullion velvet and cloth regimental device, being the crown over the Garter which rests within laurel sprays central ‘VR’ and scrolled battle honours, Peninsula Talavera Salamanca Vittoria Albuhera Toulouse Ghuznee Afghanistan, the reverse bag of dark blue morroccan, the...
A fine Second World War D.S.M. group of seven awarded to Acting Leading Seaman R. Johnson, Royal Navy and Royal Fleet Reserve: he was decorated for his deeds aboard H.M.S. “Stork”, commanded by the legendary “U-boat-killer” Captain F. J. Walker, R.N., during convoy HG. 76 Distinguished Service Medal, G.VI.R. (J. 106179 R. Johnson, A./L. Smn.); 1939-45 Star; Atlantic Star; Africa Star, clasp, North Africa 1942-43; Pacific Star; War Medal 1939-45; Royal Fleet Reserve L.S., G.VI.R.,...
Hammer Price: £3,200
An outstanding Q.G.M. pair awarded to Chief Superintendent C. H. Standen, Avon and Somerset Constabulary, whose gallant attempt to arrest an armed robber in a Bath jeweller’s shop was captured on CCTV and subsequently broadcast on national television Queen’s Gallantry Medal (Christopher Hugh Standen); Police L.S. & G.C., E.II.R., 2nd issue (Supt.) both medals contained in their cases of issue, extremely fine (2) £2500-3000
Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 1 clasp, Defence of Ladysmith (Mid. C. R. Sharp, R.N. H.M.S. Powerful) impressed naming, good very fine and rare £900-1200
Hammer Price: £3,100
Naval General Service 1793-1840, 2 clasps, Copenhagen 1801, Trafalgar (Samuel Smith) edge bruises, otherwise very fine £1200-1500
Pair: Sergeant Simon Armstrong, 59th Foot Military General Service 1793-1814, 4 clasps, Vittoria, St. Sebastian, Nivelle, Nive (S. Armstrong, Serjeant 59th Foot); Army of India 1799-1826, 1 clasp, Bhurtpoor (S. Armstrong, Serjt. 59th Foot) short hyphen reverse, officially impressed naming, nearly extremely fine and a scarce pair (2) £3000-3500
Hammer Price: £2,900
Four: Fleet Chief Steward F. G. Woodcock, Royal Navy Korea 1950-53 (P/SLX. 832338 Stwd., R.N.); U.N. Korea; Royal Navy L.S. & G.C., E.II.R., 2nd issue, with Bar (KX. 832338 C.P.O. Stwd., H.M.S. St. Vincent); Royal Naval Meritorious Service Medal, E.II.R. (F.C. Std. L832338L, H.M.S. Warrior), mounted as worn, generally good very fine and rare (4) £500-600
An interesting K.C.V.O., C.M.G., O.B.E. group of 17 awarded to Lieutenant-Colonel Sir Howard Kerr, 11 Hussars, Equerry to H.R.H. the Duke of Gloucester The Royal Victorian Order, K.C.V.O. set of insignia, neck badge, silver-gilt and enamel; breast star, silver, silver-gilt, gold and enamel, the set officially numbered ‘K 670’, contained in Collingwood, London case of issue; The Most Distinguished Order of St. Michael and St. George, C.M.G., neck badge, silver-gilt and enamel, minor...
A fine Great War D.C.M., M.M. group of five awarded to Company Sergeant-Major E. A. Smith, 4th Battalion, Bedfordshire Regiment Distinguished Conduct Medal, G.V.R. (13428 Sjt:-A.C.S. Mjr. E. A. Smith, 4/Bedf. R.); Military Medal, G.V.R. (13428 C.S. Mjr. E. A. Smith, 4/Bedf. R.); 1914-15 Star (13428 Pte., Bedf. R.); British War and Victory Medals (13428 W.O. Cl. 2, Bedf. R.) good very fine (5) £1800-2200
Hammer Price: £2,800
An outstanding Loos & Neuve Chappelle D.C.M. and battle of the Somme M.M. group of four awarded to Sergeant John Higgins, Grenadier Guards Distinguished Conduct Medal, G.V.R. (11588 A. Sjt. J. Higgins, 4/G. Gds.); Military Medal, G.V.R. (11588 Sjt. J. Higgins, 4/G. Gds.); 1915-15 Star (11588 Pte., G. Gds.); Victory Medal (11588 Sjt., G. Gds.) together with an erased British War Medal, edge nicks, bruises and contact marks, otherwise nearly very fine (5) £1200-1500
Hammer Price: £2,700
A rare Durand Medal group of seven awarded to Honorary Captain Akbar Ali, Sardar Bahadur, late Subadar Major, 1st K.G.O. Sappers & Miners, winner of the Sword of Honour and awarded the R.V.M. for services at the Delhi Durbar of 1911 India General Service 1854-95, 3 clasps, Sikkim 1888, Hazara 1891, Waziristan 1894-95 (3717 Sapper, Bl. Sappers & Miners); India General Service 1908-35, 1 clasp, North West Frontier 1908 (Subdr., No. 2 Co. 1st S. & M.); Royal Victorian Medal, G.V.R., Silver...
Hammer Price: £2,600
A fine Great War ‘Gallipoli’ C.M.G. group of five awarded to Lieutenant Colonel C. R. Pilkington, (Commanding) 6th Battalion, Manchester Regiment, formerly 7th (Manchester) Company, 8th Battalion, Imperial Yeomanry, who was wounded in action on 4 June 1915 at the Battle of Krithia and again at Le Cateau on 21 October 1918 when he suffered shell gas poisoning The Order of St. Michael and St. George, C.M.G., breast badge, silver-gilt and enamels, complete with ribbon buckle, some minor...
A fine Second World War anti-U-boat operations D.S.M. awarded to Leading Seaman W. H. Mackrill, Royal Naval Patrol Service: he was decorated for his part in the celebrated “David and Goliath” action between H.M. Trawler “Lady Shirley” and the U-111 Distinguished Service Medal, G.VI.R. (LT/X. 19533A. W. H. Mackrill, L.S., H.M.T. Lady Shirley), extremely fine £1200-1500
Seven: Commissioned Supply Officer J. Vanstone, Royal Navy Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 2 clasps, Cape Colony, South Africa 1901 (Sh. Std., H.M.S. Thrush); Africa General Service 1902-56, 2 clasps, Aro 1901-1902, Somaliland 1908-10 (168537 Ship’s Std., H.M.S. Thrush); Naval General Service 1915-62, 1 clasp, Persian Gulf 1909-1914 (168537 Sh. Std., H.M.S. Fox); 1914-15 Star (Wt. Std., R.N.); British War and Victory Medals (Wt. V.O., R.N.); Royal Navy L.S. & G.C., E.VII.R. (168537...
A Second World War Dunkirk operations D.S.M. group of five awarded to Petty Officer M. W. Crisp, Royal Navy Distinguished Service Medal, G.VI.R. (J. 100655 M. W. Crisp, P.O., H.M.S. Express); 1939-45 Star; Atlantic Star; War Medal 1939-45; Royal Navy L.S. & G.C., G.VI.R., 1st issue (J. 100655 P.O., H.M.S. Osprey), together with original Admiralty condolence slip in the name of ‘Maurice William Crisp, D.S.M.’, nearly extremely fine (5) £1000-1200
Hammer Price: £2,500
A rare Second World War Dieppe raid D.S.M. group of six awarded to Sick Berth Petty Officer F. Dunn, Royal Navy Distinguished Service Medal, G.VI.R. (SXX. 20518 F. Dunn, A.B.); 1939-45 Star; Atlantic Star; Africa Star; War Medal 1939-45; Royal Navy L.S. & G.C., E.II.R., 1st issue (MX. 804638, D.S.M., S.B.P.O., H.M.S. Pembroke), mounted as worn, the last with minor official correction to ship’s name, contact marks, very fine or better (6) £1800-2200
A Second World War submarine versus U-boat action D.S.M. group of three awarded to Petty Officer W. M. Driver, Royal Navy Distinguished Service Medal, G.VI.R. (J. 107466 W. M. Driver, P.O.); Coronation 1953; Royal Navy L.S. & G.C., G.VI.R., 1st issue (J. 107466 P.O., H.M.S. Proteus), with second initial ‘N.’, together with a Royal Tournament silver prize medal, the reverse inscribed ‘1934 Tug of War, 110 Stone, Royal Navy, H.M.S. Defiance, L.S. W. Driver’, in Mappin & Webb fitted...
An emotive Great War ‘Western Front’ M.C. group of four awarded to The Reverend W. H. Kay, Army Chaplains Department, attached 5th Battalion, Dorsetshire Regiment, wounded at Poelcapelle on 4 October 1917, and subsequently killed in action on 5 April 1918 Military Cross, G.V.R., unnamed as issued, in case of issue; 1914-15 Star (Rev., A.C.D.); British War and Victory Medals (Rev.); together with memorial plaque (William Henry Kay); large portrait photograph of recipient in uniform...
Hammer Price: £2,400
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