Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

Renamed and Defective Medals (12), India General Service 1854-95, 1 clasp, Samana 1891, naming crudely erased, fair; Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902 (10 Pte. J. Hn, North Stafford Regt.) planchet only, naming mostly erased, fine; India General Service 1908-35 (2) (542557. A.C.1. D. Beaman. R.A.F.; Langri Karam Hussain. Kurram Militia) planchet only on first, otherwise nearly very fine, the second polished, with loose suspension and ribbon roller missing; Naval General Service 1915-62 (D/KX833645 H. J. Hole. Sto. R.N.) suspension slightly damaged, remains of clasp lug on ribbon roller, otherwise very fine; General Service 1918-62, G.VI.R., (CEY/18042453 Pte. D. Hettiarachchi P.P.C.) digit on regimental number double struck, suspension broken with added ring, plated, otherwise nearly very fine; Ceylon Police Long Service Medal, E.II.R. (2910 Sgt. Perera) planchet only, naming partially erased, fair; Khedive’s Star, dated 1882, suspension missing, regimentally impressed on reverse ‘288’, nearly very fine; U.N. Korea 1950-54, British issue (2), bar broken on first, bar missing on second with damaged suspender, fine; U.N. Medal, suspension ring missing, very fine; Coronation 1953, unnamed as issued, ring suspender missing, very fine (12) £180-£220

Denis Beaman served as a Sergeant with 27 Squadron, Royal Air Force during the Second World War and was reported missing on 4 April 1941 when Blenheim L6667 was involved in an aircraft accident, reportedly losing control and crashing into the sea some 6 km east of Changi, Singapore. All three crew members were killed. He is commemorated on the Singapore Memorial.