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

South African War Commemorative Lapel Badges, a large circular lapel in gilded base metal and enamels inscribed ‘Defenders of Ladysmith Association’ central area displays a shield victory buildings etc and scroll ‘Forward’ by Fattorinis Birmingham, a similar smaller circular example inscribed ‘South African War Veterans Association 1899-1902’, central area with tree covered wagon and proteus sprays, by ‘FNW/S Birm’, a gilded base metal seetheart’s brooch in the form of the cap badge to the RNAS Armoured Car Section, a very fine gilded base metal and enamelled pin back hat (?) badge to the ‘Women’s Emergency Canteens’ central Union flag with supporters being the Belgian Lion and French Cockerel; a TOC H canteen staff badge featuring the Lamp and plinth ‘TOC H’ original lug fasteners, a small oval tin plate ‘photograph’ of a young WWI soldier in the Imperial Australian Forces, a HM silver and green enamel circular medallion, the obverse with raised designs of a miner’s lamp pick and shovel and scrolls ‘UAR&S’ and ‘1917’, the reverse engraved ‘Wm Best/ Preston Colliery’, a crude base metal shield shaped pin back badge engraved ‘Hartlepool/Dec 16th/1914’, a small base metal and enamelled brooch pin to the ‘HMS Hood RNVR RND an WCF Associations’, very good condition (9) £40-60