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The Important ‘Battle of the Nile 1798’ Post Captain’s Naval Gold Medal awarded to Davidge Gould, Captain of the 74-gun H.M.S. Audacious, who fought in many ‘Boat Actions’ during the American Revolutionary War and enabled the capture of two French capital ships off Genoa in 1795. At the Battle of the Nile, he sailed Audacious inshore of the French line and took Le Conquerant after a desperate close-range fight, then helped batter Guerrier and Spartiate into their submissions. Gould...
Hammer Price: £100,000
The historically important First and Second China Wars campaign pair awarded to Sir Harry S. Parkes, G.C.M.G., K.C.B., British Consul at Canton and Shanghai, Ambassador to Japan and then to China, who served as Chief Political Officer during the Second China War, when he conducted negotiations and seized high-ranking Chinese Officials; Parkes’s heroic defiance of the torturers in the Board of Punishments in Peking’s Forbidden City led to the destruction of the Summer Palace and...
Hammer Price: £30,000
An outstanding and rare Great War ‘Gallipoli’ C.G.M. group of five awarded to Acting Leading Seaman W. J. Pierce, Howe Battalion, Royal Naval Division, Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve, later Defensively Armed Merchant Ships and a veteran of the Battle of Antwerp in October 1914, for his great gallantry during the Third Battle of Krithia, in which his Battalion suffered over 80% casualties; one of only a handful of men who reached and held the Turkish front-line trench, when a withdrawal...
Hammer Price: £18,000
A post-Revolution Ottoman Order of Hanedani Ali Osman Collar Badge, privately manufactured and presented by H.M. King Farouk of Egypt to the exiled Ottoman Prince Ömer Faruk as a token of Friendship and Esteem Ottoman Empire, a post-Revolution Order of Hanedani Ali Osman (Order of the Illustrious Ottoman Dynasty) Collar Badge, 87mm including Star and crescent suspension x 55mm, silver-gilt, gold, and enamel, the gold centre with the toughra of Abdul Hamid II, the border around bearing...
Hammer Price: £11,000
The rare First Burma and First Afghan Wars group of five awarded to Quartermaster-Sergeant J. N. Heseltine, 13th Prince Albert’s Light Infantry, an exemplary fighting soldier, who was wounded at the storm of Ghuznee and distinguished for his Gallantry during the Battle of Gundamuck, near Jellalabad and the Khyber Pass, on 11 November 1841; after leaving the army, he stayed on in India as ‘a man of property’ who owned several hotels Army of India 1799-1826, 1 clasp, Ava (Josh. N....
The G.C.I.E. set of insignia attributed to Charles, Lord Hardinge of Penshurst, sometime Viceroy of India and Grand Master of the Order The Most Eminent Order of the Indian Empire, G.C.I.E., Knight Grand Commander’s set of insignia, comprising sash Badge, 87mm including crown suspension x 60mm, gold and enamel; breast Star, 91mm, silver, silver-gilt, gold and enamel, with gold retaining pin, complete with full sash riband, some very minor enamel damage to badge, otherwise extremely fine...
Hammer Price: £9,500
The extremely well-documented and scarce Helicopter Winchman’s ‘Search and Rescue’ 1969 A.F.C., 1957 A.F.M. group of six awarded to Master Engineer P. E. J. ‘Chalky’ White, 78 Squadron, Royal Air Force, for his gallant rescue of a watchman on a drilling barge, in the midst of a violent storm, off Dubai Jetty, Persian Gulf, 25 January 1969. In a career of over 28 years, White amassed thousands of flying hours in at least 37 different aircraft Air Force Cross, E.II.R., reverse...
Hammer Price: £9,000
‘Probably the Finest Known’ example of Alexander Davison’s Medal for Trafalgar, believed to have been presented by Nelson’s Prize Agent to the crew of the Flagship H.M.S. Victory and intended for wear by those sailors attending Nelson’s State Funeral ceremonies in January 1806 Alexander Davison’s Medal for Trafalgar 1805, pewter, contained in copper frame as usual with integral loop and split ring for suspension, unnamed as issued, extremely fine as struck £4,000-£5,000
Hammer Price: £5,500
A scarce ‘Korea’ Fleet Air Arm Firefly Observer’s D.S.C. group of eight awarded to Lieutenant Commander J. G. C. Harvey, Fleet Air Arm and Royal Navy, who having served in Swordfish with 813 Squadron in North Africa during the Second War, went on to distinguish himself with 812 Squadron off Korea on many operational sorties carried out from H.M. Carrier Glory Distinguished Service Cross, E.II.R., reverse officially dated ‘1952’, hallmarks for London 1952, with Spink & Son...
Hammer Price: £4,600
The very rare three-clasp Indian Mutiny medal to original defender Assistant Surgeon G. B. Hadow, who was in medical charge of various units of Bengal Artillery throughout the siege of Lucknow, and later served in the Central India campaign; Hadow was a prolific letter writer during his service in India whose correspondence is now preserved in the library of Worcester College, Oxford Indian Mutiny 1857-59, 3 clasps, Defence of Lucknow, Lucknow, Central India (Asst. Surgn. G. B. Hadow, 1st...
The Waterloo medal awarded to Lieutenant W. A. Griffiths, 23rd Foot, who was wounded in the left arm at Salamanca, slightly wounded at the storming of San Sebastian, and by a gun shot wound in the right thigh at Waterloo Waterloo 1815 (Lieut. W. A. Griffiths, 23rd Regiment Foot, R.W.F.) fitted with replacement silver clip and straight bar suspension, minor edge bruises and a little polished, otherwise very fine £4,600-£5,500
Hammer Price: £4,400
A Great War ‘Canal du Nord, September 1918’ D.C.M. and ‘Western Front’ M.M. group of five awarded to Company Sergeant-Major A. L. Watkin, 50th Battalion (Alberta Regiment) Canadian Infantry, late Montgomeryshire Imperial Yeomanry; ‘After being wounded he single-handed attacked an enemy machine-gun nest, killing a number of crew and capturing twelve of them’ Distinguished Conduct Medal, G.V.R. (434222 C.S. Mjr. A. L. Watkin. M.M. 50/Can: Inf.); Military Medal, G.V.R. (434222 C....
Hammer Price: £4,200
A Second War ‘Battle of Britain’ Hurricane Pilot’s campaign group of three awarded to Pilot Officer P. Kennett, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve, who flew operationally with 3 and 605 Squadrons during the Battle, and having volunteered for overseas service in March 1941, was shot down and killed in the process of claiming a shared probably destroyed Ju88 off Malta, on 11 April 1941 1939-45 Star, 1 clasp, Battle of Britain; Africa Star; War Medal 1939-45, with named Air Council...
Hammer Price: £4,000
A rare K.P.M. for Gallantry group of five awarded to Assistant Superintendent L. W. C. Byrde, Straits Settlements and Singapore Police King’s Police Medal, G.V.R., 2nd issue (Lydmar William Charles Byrde. Insp. of Police, Straits Settlements.) on Gallantry riband; 1939-45 Star; Pacific Star; War Medal 1939-45; General Service 1918-62, 1 clasp, Malaya, G.VI.R. (Asst Supt. C. W. [sic] Byrde. S’pore Police.) good very fine (5) £1,500-£2,000
Hammer Price: £3,800
The Queen’s South Africa Medal and associated tribute medals awarded to Private R. G. Roberts, 30th Company, Imperial Yeomanry Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 4 clasps, Cape Colony, Orange Free State, Transvaal, South Africa 1901, Transvaal clasp a tailor’s copy, and date clasp loose on riband, as issued (4191 Pte. R. G. Roberts, 30th. Coy. 9th. Imp. Yeo.), with the related miniature award, with clasps Transvaal, Orange River Colony, Cape Colony; together with a Carnarvon tribute...
A Victorian C.B. group of three awarded to Colonel T. W. R. Boisragon, 30th Bengal Native Infantry, Indian Army The Most Honourable Order of the Bath, C.B. (Military) Companion’s breast badge, 18ct gold and enamel, hallmarks for London 1879, with integral gold riband buckle; Indian Mutiny 1857-59, no clasp (Lieut. T. W. R. Boisragon, Nusseeree Batn.); Afghanistan 1878-80, no clasp (Col. T. W. R. Boisragon. 30th. Ben; N.I.) light contact marks, very fine and better (3) £3,000-£4,000
A rare inter-War North-West Frontier ‘V.C. Action’ D.S.O. group of three awarded to Lieutenant G. J. Hamilton, 5th Battalion, 12th Frontier Force Regiment (Queen Victoria’s Own Corps of Guides), for his gallant conduct on 29 September 1935 when he advanced under heavy fire across a narrow Col in an attempt to support two platoons of Guides Infantry under the command of Captain G. Meynell that occupied a summit point and were in grave danger of being overwhelmed; having secured his own...
Hammer Price: £3,600
A fine Second War ‘Bomb Disposal’ G.M. group of three awarded to Lieutenant W. N. Bennett, Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve, for his gallantry in rendering mines safe off the west coast of Wales, December 1941 George Medal, G.VI.R., 1st issue (Lieut. William Norman Bennett. R.N.V.R.) engraved naming; Defence and War Medals 1939-45, contact marks and edge bruising to the GM, therefore very fine and better (3) £2,000-£2,400
Army of India 1799-1826, 2 clasps, Nepaul, Bhurtpoor (Lieut. J. Moule. Adjt. 23rd. N.I.) short hyphen reverse, officially engraved naming in upper and lower case as issued in India, minor edge bruising, otherwise nearly extremely fine £2,000-£2,400
A fine Great War ‘Old Contemptibles’ 1914 D.C.M. group of five awarded to Corporal A. A. Page, 4th Hussars, for gallantry at Houdeng-Aineries, at St. Christophe-a-Berry, and again in the action near Hollebeke on 30 October 1914 Distinguished Conduct Medal, G.V.R. (5748 Cpl. A. A. Page. 4/Hrs.); 1914 Star, with clasp (5748 {te. A. A. Page. 4/Hrs.); British War and Victory Medals, with small M.I.D. oak leaves (5748 Pte. A. A. Page. 4-Hrs.); Army L.S. & G.C., G.V.R., 1st issue (H-5748...
Hammer Price: £3,400
A fine Great War ‘Havrincourt Wood, September 1918’ D.C.M. and ‘Western Front’ M.M. and Second Award Bar group of seven awarded to Private J. Schlencker, 4th Battalion, Middlesex Regiment Distinguished Conduct Medal, G.V.R. (10913 Pte. J. Schlencker. M.M. 4/Midd’x R.); Military Medal, G.V.R., with Second Award Bar (10913 Pte. J. Schlencker. 4/Middx: R.); 1914-15 Star (G-10913 Pte. J. Schlencker. Middx. R.); British War and Victory Medals (G-10913 Pte. J. Schlencker. Midd’x...
A Boer War C.B. group of four awarded to Colonel The Honourable R. T. Lawley, 7th Hussars, who commanded his regiment in South Africa and was later 4th Baron Wenlock The Most Honourable Order of the Bath, C.B. (Military) Companion’s, breast badge, silver-gilt and enamels, complete with swivel-ring bar suspension and ribbon buckle; Egypt and Sudan 1882-89, undated reverse, 1 clasp, The Nile 1884-85 (Lieut: Hon: R. T. Lawley, 7/Husrs.); Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 5 clasps, Cape...
Family group: Three: Private C. Gerard, 1st Battalion (Ontario Regiment), Canadian Infantry, late Canadian Army Medical Corps, who died of wounds on the Western Front, 7 May 1917 1914 Star (34287 Pte C. Gerard, C.A.M.C.); British War and Victory Medals (34287 Pte. C. Gerard. C.A.M.C.); Memorial Plaque (Charles Gerard) with 2 Canada shoulder titles, 2 postcards written by recipient to his niece in 1915, and a newspaper cutting, remnants of adhesive on reverse of plaque, generally good...
Hammer Price: £3,200
Six: Commander F. K. Thimm, Royal Naval Reserve and Mercantile Marine, late Irrawaddy Flotilla Company India General Service 1854-95, 1 clasp, Burma 1885-7 (Chief Officer F. K. Thimm, I.F. Coy’s Str. Panthay); 1914-15 Star (Commr. F. K. Thimm, R.N.R.); British War Medal 1914-20 (Commr. F. K. Thimm, R.N.R.); Mercantile Marine War Medal (Franz K. Thimm); Victory Medal 1914-19 (Commr. F. K. Thimm, R.N.R.); Royal Naval Reserve Decoration, G.V.R., silver and silver-gilt, hallmarks for London...
Hammer Price: £3,000
A post-War K.C.M.G., Second War C.B.E. group of nine awarded to Sir A. John Gardener, H.M. Diplomatic Service, who served as a Second Lieutenant with the Royal Garrison Artillery during the Great War, and as a Political Officer (with the rank of Colonel) during the Second World War in the Syrian Campaign; he later served as Ambassador to Afghanistan and Syria The Most Distinguished Order of St. Michael and St. George, K.C.M.G. Knight Commander’s set of insignia, comprising neck badge,...
Hong Kong Plague 1894, silver issue (Private J. Leech, S.L.I.) officially impressed naming, very fine £1,400-£1,800
Hammer Price: £2,800
A Great War ‘Battle of the Somme’ D.C.M. group of four awarded to Corporal H. Godley, Leicestershire Regiment, for gallantry at Bazentin on 14 July 1916 Distinguished Conduct Medal, G.V.R. (20005 Cpl. H. Godley. 1/4 Leic: R.-T.F.); 1914-15 Star (14217 Pte. H. Godley. Leic: R.); British War and Victory Medals (14217 Cpl. H. Godley. Leic. R.) medals unmounted, good very fine (4) £1,400-£1,800
A post-War K.B.E., C.B., Order of St. John group of thirteen awarded to Surgeon Vice-Admiral Sir K. Alexander Ingleby-Mackenzie, Royal Navy, who served as Medical Director-General of the Royal Navy and later Assistant Managing Director of the brewers Arthur Guinness The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire, K.B.E. (Military) Knight Commander’s 2nd type set of Insignia, comprising neck Badge, silver-gilt and enamel, with short section of neck riband for display purposes; and reast...
India General Service 1908-35, 1 clasp, Waziristan 1925 (342818 L.A.C. C. Watkinson, R.A.F.) good very fine £1,000-£1,400
A Victorian C.B. pair awarded to Colonel T. Higginson, 1st Punjab Infantry, Indian Army The Most Honourable Order of the Bath, C.B. (Military) Companion’s breast badge, 18ct gold and enamel, hallmarks for London 1886, with integral gold riband buckle; Afghanistan 1878-80, no clasp (Maj: T. Higginson. 1st. Punj: Inf:) nearly extremely fine and better (2) £2,600-£3,000
Four: Staff Surgeon J. E. Penn, Royal Navy Egypt and Sudan 1882-89, undated reverse, no clasp (J. E. Penn, Surgn. R.N. H.M.S. Woodlark.); India General Service 1854-95, 1 clasp, Burma 1885-7 (J. E. Penn, Surgeon R.N. H.M.S. Woodlark.); East and West Africa 1887-1900, 1 clasp, Benin 1897 (J. E. Penn, St. Surgeon. H.M.S. Philomel.); Khedive’s Star, dated 1884-6, good very fine and scarce (4) £1,400-£1,800
Hammer Price: £2,600
A most unusual Great War D.C.M. group of seven awarded to Sergeant W. A. Taylor, Border Regiment, late Hampshire Regiment, who, hearing that the officers and senior N.C.O’s of his company had become casualties, immediately took command of the company during a heavy barrage; later, during lulls in the action, he ‘produced a piccolo, and by playing popular airs cheered and put new spirit into his men’; he afterwards joined the Royal Air Force and received one of only 8 Army L.S. & G.C....
A French Napoleonic First Empire Waterloo-period M.1804 Pattern Back-plate. The backplate of heavy plate with bold medial ridge and flanged base, studded with 9 brass rivets around the base and six along the neck (See Aries No. 4, 1969, Fig. 2d.), dark patina overall with patches of light pitting, generally good condition £500-£700
Transport 1899-1902, 2 clasps, China 1900, S. Africa 1899-1902 (C. R. Kendall, In Command) about extremely fine and a scarce two clasp award £1,200-£1,600
Ghuznee Cabul 1842, the planchet held in an outer silver band, ‘Victoria Vindex’ engraved on obverse and ‘Ghuznee Cabul 1842’ engraved on reverse, with top ‘E. & E. Emanuel, Portsmouth’ silver riband buckle, extremely fine £140-£180
Hammer Price: £2,400
A fine Great War D.C.M., M.M. group of five awarded to Sergeant Joseph Thelwell, 4th (Denbighshire) Battalion, Royal Welsh Fusiliers, who was killed in action near Bourlon Wood in January 1918 Distinguished Conduct Medal, G.V.R. (7723 Sjt. J. Thelwell, 1/4 R.W. Fus:-T.F.); Military Medal, G.V.R. (200721 Sjt. J. Thelwell, D.C.M. 1/4 R.W. Fus:-T.F.); 1914-15 Star (7723 L/Cpl. J. Thelwell, R.W. Fus.); British War and Victory Medals (7723 Sjt. J. Thelwell, R.W. Fus.) mounted for display, nearly...
Waterloo 1815 (Qu. Master John Ramsden, 1st Regiment Life Guard-) ‘s’ of Guards obscured by replacement silver barrel and ring suspension, edge bruising and contact marks, otherwise good fine £2,000-£2,400
Hammer Price: £2,200
The Second Afghan War Medal awarded to Sergeant W. Kelly, 66th Regiment of Foot, who was severely wounded at the Battle of Maiwand, 27 July 1880 Afghanistan 1878-80, no clasp (1336. Sergt. W. Kelly. 66th. Foot.) pawnbroker’s mark to obverse field, minor edge bruising, otherwise very fine £1,400-£1,800
Germany, Third Reich, German Cross is Gold, by Steinhauer & Luck, with manufacturer’s number ‘4’ to retaining pin, in slightly damaged and faded fitted case of issue, extremely fine £1,000-£1,400
A Great War ‘Western Front’ D.C.M., M.M. and Second Award Bar pair awarded to Company Sergeant Major C. E. Minchin, 5th Battalion, Royal Berkshire Regiment, who earned all three gallantry awards during a six month period in 1917 Distinguished Conduct Medal, G.V.R. (5374 Sjt: C. E. Minchin. 5/R. Berks: R.); Military Medal, G.V.R., with Second Award Bar (5374 Cpl: C. E. Minchin. 5/R. Berks: R.) minor edge bruising and light contact marks, very fine (2) £1,000-£1,400
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