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A remarkable family group: Royal Navy L.S. & G.C., V.R., wide suspension (Robt. Hy. Lee, Grs. Mate, H.M.S. Excellent, 24 Ys.), engraved naming, bent suspension bar and refixed claw, with traces of solder, edge bruise, otherwise good very fine Three: Cooper T. Lee, Royal Navy Egypt and Sudan 1882-89, dated reverse, no clasp (Cooper, H.M.S. Iris); Royal Navy L.S. & G.C., V.R., narrow suspension (Cooper, H.M.S. Asia), impressed naming; Khedive’s Star 1882, good very fine and...
Hammer Price: £700
Three: Lance Corporal C. Wareham, Dorsetshire Regiment, killed in action on the ‘First Day of the Somme’ 1914 Star (8458 Pte., Dorset. R.); British War and Victory Medals (8458 Pte., Dorset. R.) extremely fine (3) £300-350
Hammer Price: £680
Suffragette Movement Badges (2), comprising, pin back tin badge inscribed ‘Votes for Women’; bronze and enamel badge, inscribed ‘National Union of Womens Suffrage Societies Constitutional Non Party’, with original brooch fitting to reverse; and a woven silk ribbon in W.S.P.U. colours, inscribed ‘Votes for Women’, generally good condition (3) £150-200
Three: Lieutenant H. S. Staveley, 11th (2nd Hull) Battalion East Yorkshire Regiment, killed in action at Oppy Wood, 3 May 1917 1914-15 Star (Lieut., E. York. R.); British War and Victory Medals (Lieut.); together with an East Yorkshire Regiment badge, good very fine and better (4) £300-350
Indian Mutiny 1857-59, 1 clasp, Defence of Lucknow (Capt. W. Birch, attd. to [..] Madras Fusrs.) edge bruising, contact marks, good fine £600-650
Hammer Price: £650
Indian Mutiny 1857-59, 2 clasps, Defence of Lucknow, Lucknow (John Martin, 84th Regt.) nearly extremely fine £350-400
Pair: 2nd Lieutenant P. Bertrand, Royal Air Force, late Royal Flying Corps, who was killed in a “friendly fire” incident while serving as a pilot in No. 4 Squadron on the Western Front in June 1918 British War and Victory Medals (2 Lieut., R.A.F.), together with related Memorial Plaque (Philippe Bertrand), extremely fine (3) £300-350
Cyprus Military Police Long and Good Service Medal, G.V.R., crowned head bust (3381 Trooper Moustapha Hussein) good very fine and very rare £400-500
An unusual post-war M.B.E., royal tour R.V.M. group of ten awarded to Senior Commissioned Catering Officer W. S. G. Tanner, Royal Navy The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire, M.B.E. (Military) Member’s 2nd type, breast badge; 1939-45 Star; Atlantic Star; Africa Star; Burma Star, clasp, Pacific; Defence and War Medals; Royal Victorian Medal, G.VI.R., 1st issue, silver, unnamed as issued; Royal Navy L.S. & G.C., G.VI.R., 1st issue (LX. 21098 O.C. 1, H.M.S. Victory); Danish Medal...
Pair: Quarter Master and Honorary Major William H. Topp, 26th Regiment, late 75th Regiment Indian Mutiny 1857-59, 1 clasp, Delhi (Colr. Serjt., 75th Regt.); Abyssinia 1867 (Quatr. Mastr., 26th Regt) nearly extremely fine (2) £600-700
East and West Africa 1887-1900, 3 clasps, Benin River 1894, Brass River 1895, Benin 1897 (D. Statt, Dom. 2 Cl., H.M.S. Widgeon) lightly polished, otherwise better than very fine and very rare £400-450
Five: Able Seaman E. W. Phillips, Royal Navy Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 2 clasps, Tugela Heights, Relief of Ladysmith (Boy 1st Cl. H.M.S. Terrible) impressed naming; China 1900, no clasp (Ord. H.M.S. Centurion); British War and Victory Medals (197502 A.B. R.N.); Coronation 1911, unnamed, contact marks, otherwise nearly very fine or better (5) £450-500
Eleven: Able Seaman R. W. Ellis, Royal Navy Africa General Service 1902-56, 1 clasp, Somaliland 1908-10 (225825 A.B., H.M.S. Philomel); 1914-15 Star (225825 A.B., R.N.); British War and Victory Medals (225825 A.B., R.N.); 1939-45 Star; Atlantic Star, both named (R. W. Ellis, A.B., P/W.149221 R.N.); Defence and War Medals, both named (R. W. Ellis, A.B., PJX.149221 R.N.); Royal Navy L.S. & G.C., G.V.R., 2nd issue (225825 A.B., H.M.S. Blenheim); France, Third Republic, Medaille Militaire,...
Three: Inspector of Shipwrights J. F. James, H.M. Dockyards Egypt and Sudan 1882-89, dated reverse, 1 clasp, Alexandria 11th July (Dk. Yd. Sh. Wt., H.M.S. Inflexible); Imperial Service Medal, G.V.R.,1st issue, star-shaped breast badge, the reverse officially inscribed, ‘John F. James’; Khedive’s Star 1882, generally good very fine and an unusual combination of awards (3) £250-300
Pair: Able Seaman C. Price, Royal Navy Egypt and Sudan 1882-89, dated reverse, 2 clasps, The Nile 1884-85, Abu Klea (C. Price, Boy 1 Cl., H.M.S. Inconstant); Khedive’s Star 1882, the first with contact wear and edge bruising, good fine, the second rather better, rare (2) £400-500
Naval General Service 1793-1840, 2 clasps, Guadaloupe, Ap & May Boat Service 1813 (John Jones) edge bruising and contact marks, otherwise very fine £500-600
Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 3 clasps, Cape Colony, Orange Free State, Transvaal (1924 Pte. P. Madden, 2: Yorks: Lt. Infy.) nearly extremely fine £200-250
Six: Leading Boatman J. J. Redmond, H.M. Coast Guard, late Royal Navy East and West Africa 1887-1900, 1 clasp, Benin 1897 (A.B., H.M.S. St. George), single initial ‘J.’; Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 4 clasps, Cape Colony, Paardeberg, Driefontein, Transvaal (171916 A.B., H.M.S. Barrosa); 1914-15 Star (171916 P.O. 2, R.N.); British War and Victory Medals (171916 Lg. Btn., R.N.); Royal Navy L.S. & G.C., G.V.R., 1st issue (171916 Ldg. Boatn., H.M. Coast Guard), the first two in...
Defence of the British Legations, Addis Ababa 1936, large silver medal, 53mm., ‘Presented to the British Legation Guard by the British Comunities at Addis Ababa to commemorate services rendered 2nd to 6th May 1936’; reverse with struck arabic inscription and additionally engraved, ‘8867 Sep. Kartar Singh’, edge bruising, very fine £300-350
Five: Petty Officer (Rigger) F. W. Sellick, Royal Navy 1914-15 Star (204432 Smn. Rigger, R.N.); British War and Victory Medals (204432 Smn. Rigger, R.N.); Royal Victorian Medal, G.V.R., silver, unnamed as issued; Royal Navy L.S. & G.C., G.V.R., 1st issue (A.B. (Rigger), H.M.S. Agincourt), the Great War period awards with contact marks and polished, good fine, the fourth nearer extremely fine (5) £250-300
Royal Dublin Fusiliers Medal, slip bar, ‘Best Shot 1912’, obv. elephant, ‘Carnatic Mysore Royal Dublin Fusiliers’, rev. tiger, ‘Plassy Buxar Spectamur Agendo’ (10837 Pte. E. Lawlor, E. Coy.), 32mm., silver, with suspension bar ‘1662-1911’, brooch bar, ‘Old Toughs’, extremely fine £100-120
Hammer Price: £620
Military General Service 1793-1814, 1 clasp, Toulouse (R. Milnes, Trumpr., 2nd Life Guards) quite a severe edge bruise over ‘Life’, otherwise very fine £400-500
Five: Chief Petty Officer J. Murphy, Royal Navy Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 2 clasps, Tugela Heights, Relief of Ladysmith (175548 A.B. H.M.S. Terrible) officially engraved naming; China 1900, 1 clasp, Relief of Pekin (A.B. H.M.S. Terrible) copy clasp, not entitled; 1914-15 Star trio (175548 C.P.O. R.N.) mounted as worn with China medal taking precedence, contact marks, otherwise very fine or better (5) £400-450
Three: Trumpeter W. Townsend, 12th Lancers South Africa 1834-53 (12th Lancers); Crimea 1854-56, 1 clasp, Sebastopol (Tr[ump]r., 12th Lancs.), contemporary engraved naming; Army L.S. & G.C., V.R., small letter reverse (854, 12th Lancers), the first two with refixed - and the last slack - suspension claws, contact marks and edge bruising, with resultant loss of naming detail in places, otherwise good fine or better (3) £400-500
Pair: Trumpeter T. Worthington, 20th Hussars Egypt and Sudan 1882-89, undated reverse, 2 clasps, Gemaizah 1888, Toski 1889 (1677 Trumpr., 20th Husrs.); Khedive’s Star, undated, contact marks and edge bruising, otherwise generally very fine and a unique clasp combination to a Trumpeter in the regiment (2) £500-600
Six: Lieutenant-Commander P. V. Natali, Royal Navy Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, no clasp (A.B., H.M.S. Thetis); Naval General Service 1915-62, 1 clasp, Persian Gulf 1909-1914 (193312 P.O., H.M.S. Hyacinth); 1914-15 Star (Gnr., R.N.); British War and Victory Medals (Lieut., R.N.); Naval Good Shooting Medal, E.VII.R. (193312 Lg. Sea., H.M.S. Barham, 1906, 4.7 In. Q.F.), the earlier awards with contact marks and edge bruising, otherwise generally very fine or better (6) £400-450
Pair: Chief Petty Officer G. Chamberlain, Royal Navy Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 1 clasp, Natal (160467 P.O., H.M.S. Forte); Africa General Service 1902-56, 1 clasp, Gambia (160467 L. Seaman, H.M.S. Forte), contact marks, edge bruising and polished, fine or better, the second rare (2) £400-450
Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 4 clasps, Belmont, Modder River, Paardeberg, Driefontein (146802 Sto. G. T. Laming, H.M.S. Powerful) officially engraved naming, clasps loose on ribbon as issued, nearly extremely fine and scarce £250-300
Six: Second Lieutenant E. F. Stanford, Honourable Artillery Company 1914-15 Star (70 Far. Sjt., H.A.C.); British War and Victory Medals, M.I.D. oak leaf (2 Lieut.); Coronation 1937, unnamed; Territorial Force Efficiency Medal, G.V.R. (624776 B.S. Mjr., H.A.C. (Art.)), on H.A.C. ribbon; Special Constabulary L.S., G.V.R., coinage head (Inspr. Edward F. Stanford), mounted as worn, some contact marks, generally very fine (6) £200-250
Four: Lieutenant H. J. White, Expeditionary Force Canteens, late Honourable Artillery Company 1914-15 Star (Lieut., Ex. Fce. Can.); British War and Victory Medals (Lieut.); Territorial Force Efficiency Medal, E.VII.R. (233 Pte., H.A.C. Inf.), on H.A.C. ribbon, good very fine (4) £180-220
Great War Illuminated Memorial Scroll, mounted on card, 268 x 162mm., named to ‘Col. Francis William Panzera, C.M.G., Commandant of Detention Camp, Isle of Man’, good condition (3) £100-150
Lloyd’s Medal for Meritorious Services, 3rd type, silver (Chief Engineer Mark Cripps, S.S. “Elswick Grange”) edge bruising and contact wear, therefore nearly very fine £250-300
Hammer Price: £600
Naval General Service 1915-62, 1 clasp, Yangtze 1949 (D/JX.660733 G. Locke, A.B., R.N.), with forwarding slip, in card box of issue, nearly extremely fine £350-400
Four: Major A. B. Lemon, Bedfordshire Regiment Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 2 clasps, Cape Colony, Orange Free State (Lieut., Bedford Regt.); 1914 Star, with clasp (Capt., Bedf. R.); British War and Victory Medals (Major), mounted as worn, very fine and better (4) £380-420
Four: Master at Arms J. Williams, Royal Navy Canada General Service 1866-70, 1 clasp, Fenian Raid 1866 (O. Seaman, H.M.S. Duncan); Egypt and Sudan 1882-89, dated reverse, no clasp (Mr. at Arms, H.M.S. Thalia); Royal Navy L.S. & G.C., V.R., narrow suspension (Ship’s Corpl., H.M.S. Implacable), engraved naming; Khedive’s Star 1882, the second and third with heavy contact marks and edge bruising, thus fine, the other two very fine and better (4) £400-500
Three: Trumpeter D. Baxter, 20th Hussars Egypt and Sudan 1882-89, undated reverse, 1 clasp, Toski 1889 (2519 Trumptr., 20th Hussars); Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 4 clasps, Orange Free State, Transvaal, South Africa 1901, South Africa 1902 (2519 Tptr., 20th Hussars); Khedive’s Star, undated, the reverse impressed ‘2519, 20 H.’, contact wear and edge bruising, otherwise generally good fine, the first unique as a single clasp to a Trumpeter of the regiment (3) £500-600
A Great War M.M. and Bar awarded to Sergeant D. J. Wood, 7th Yorkshire Regiment and 2nd West Yorkshire Regiment Military Medal, G.V.R., with Second Award Bar (38311 Sjt. D. J. Wood, 7/York. R.) together with original certificate of Transfer to Reserve, and congratulatory letter from Commander VIII Corps on award of Bar to M.M., extremely fine £600-700
A fine Second World War B.E.M. group of nine awarded to Signalman O. C. Mayland, Royal Navy, who had earlier won a “mention” for the withdrawal from France in 1940 British Empire Medal, (Military) G.VI.R., 1st issue (Sig. Oscar Charles Mayland D./J. 31639 R.N.); 1914-15 Star (J. 31639 Sig. Boy, R.N.); British War and Victory Medals (J. 31639 Sig., R.N.); 1939-45 Star; Atlantic Star; Defence and War Medals; Royal Fleet Reserve L.S., G.V.R., 2nd issue, coinage bust (J. 31639 (Dev. B....
The original pilot’s flying log books (2) appertaining to Squadron Leader F. C. MacDonald, D.F.C., Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve, a veteran of the famous Peenemunde and Hamburg “firestorm” raids, the first with entries covering the period January 1941 to May 1944, including an operational tour with No. 620 Squadron, and the second the period June 1944 to September 1945, including further operational flying with No. 622 Squadron; together with his Pilot’s Notes for Lancaster I and...
China 1900, 1 clasp, Relief of Pekin (4731 Pte. F. Williams, 2nd Rl. Welsh Fus.) good very fine £300-350
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