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A M.B.E. awarded to Mr D. A. T. Lee, Foreign Office, for services in Addis Ababa during 1936 The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire, M.B.E. (Civil) Member’s 2nd type breast badge, silver, in Royal Mint case of issue, extremely fine £100-150
Hammer Price: £380
An M.B.E. / Order of St. John group of five to Chief Officer S. J. Mayell, Herefordshire Fire Brigade The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire, M.B.E. (Civil) Member’s 2nd type breast badge; The Order of St. John of Jerusalem, Commander’s (Brother’s) neck badge, silver and enamel, complete with neck cravat; The Order of St. John of Jerusalem, Officer’s (Brother’s) breast badge, silver metal and enamel; Defence; Fire Brigade Long Service, E,II,R, (Sidney J. Mayall, Chief...
Hammer Price: £480
A Great War anti-U-boat operations D.S.O. group of four awarded to Commander F. C. Platt, Royal Navy: as Commanding Officer of the sloop H.M.S. Wallflower, he was credited with the destruction of the U-32 in the Mediterranean in May 1918 Distinguished Service Order, G.V.R., silver-gilt and enamels; 1914-15 Star (Lt. Commr., R.N.); British War and Victory Medals, M.I.D. oak leaf (Lt. Commr., R.N.), the first with slightly recessed centre-piece, generally very fine and better (4) £1800-2200
Hammer Price: £2,600
A Great War Egypt operations D.S.O. group of five awarded to Colonel J. D. Campbell, Royal Engineers Distinguished Service Order, G.V.R., silver-gilt and enamels; British War and Victory Medals, M.I.D. oak leaf (Major); Jubilee 1935; Coronation 1937, mounted as worn, generally good very fine (5) £1000-1200
Hammer Price: £1,100
A particularly fine Great War minesweeping operations D.S.C. group of four awarded to Commander G. C. Parsons, Royal Navy: ‘crippled with serious wounds’ after his ship hit a mine in September 1915, he had already displayed notable courage in the clearance of the German minefield off Scarborough in December 1914 - no less impressive was his part in salving and rendering the first enemy mine for the attention of our “boffins” Distinguished Service Cross, G.V.R., hallmarks for...
Hammer Price: £2,800
A Great War minesweeping operations D.S.C. group of four awarded to Lieutenant J. Trenance, Royal Naval Reserve Distinguished Service Cross, G.V.R., hallmarks for London 1917, the reverse privately engraved, ‘Lt. Jas. Trenance, R.N.R., 1918’; 1914-15 Star (S. Lt., R.N.R.); British War and Victory Medals, M.I.D. oak leaf (Lieut., R.N.R.), generally good very fine (4) £800-1000
Hammer Price: £1,500
A fine Second World War Murmansk convoys D.S.C. group of six awarded to Lieutenant W. G. Ogden, Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve, whose wartime experiences as skipper of H.M. Trawler Lady Madeleine on the North Russia run are recorded for posterity in his published memoirs My Sea Lady Distinguished Service Cross, G.VI.R., reverse officially dated ‘1942’, in its Garrard & Co. case of issue; 1939-45 Star; Atlantic Star; Italy Star; Defence and War Medals, M.I.D. oak leaf, together with a...
Hammer Price: £4,500
A fine Second World War capture of Elba D.S.C. group of eight awarded to Commander P. W. Spencer, Royal Navy, who added a “mention” to his accolades for the invasion of the South of France and went on to witness further active service in the Korean War Distinguished Service Cross, G.VI.R., reverse officially dated ‘1944’; 1939-45 Star; Atlantic Star; Africa Star; Italy Star; War Medal 1939-45, M.I.D. oak leaf; Korea 1950-53 (Lt. Cdr., R.N.); U.N. Korea, contact marks, otherwise...
Hammer Price: £3,400
A Second World War D-Day D.S.C. group of five awarded to Acting Commander L. R. Curtis, Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve, who commanded Assault Group J4 during “Operation Neptune”, one of his passengers - who borrowed his bunk - being Lord Lovat Distinguished Service Cross, G.VI.R., the reverse officially dated ‘1944’ and privately engraved, ‘Commander L. R. Curtis, R.N.V.R., Ouistreham, June 6th’; 1939-45 Star; Atlantic Star, clasp, France and Germany; Defence and War Medals,...
Hammer Price: £950
A fine Second World War Fleet Air Arm observer’s D.S.C. group of five awarded to Lieutenant-Commander H. E. H. “Pancho” Pain, Royal Navy, who was decorated for his part in the Battle of Cape Matapan, while operating in Albacores from the Formidable: he had earlier seen action in the Norwegian campaign in 1940, when he operated in Swordfish aircraft from the Ark Royal, and latterly won a “mention” as Air Staff Officer in the escort carrier Chaser during Russian convoys in...
Hammer Price: £6,000
A Great War ‘Western Front’ M.C. and bar attributed to Captain L. B. Farrior, an American Medical Officer attached to the Scots Guards Military Cross, G.V.R., with Second Award Bar, unnamed, in case of issue, extremely fine £650-750
A Great War M.C.and ‘North Russia’ Bar group of five awarded to Captain C. G. J. Luck, Royal Engineers, late Seaforth Highlanders Military Cross, G.V.R., with Second Award Bar, unnamed;1914-15 Star (2 Lieut., Sea. Highrs.); British War and Victory Medals (Capt.); Russia, Order of St. Stanislaus, 3rd Class breast badge by Albert Keibel, St. Petersburg, 40 x 40mm., gold and enamel, manufacturer’s mark on reverse, mounted court style for wear, good very fine and better (5) £2000-2500
Hammer Price: £4,000
A rare Great War M.C. and Second War Bar group of eight awarded to Second Lieutenant C. N. G. Koch, Northumberland Fusiliers and King’s African Rifles Military Cross, G.V.R., with Second Award Bar, the reverse of the bar officially dated ‘1942’; 1914-15 Star (2.Lieut. C. N. G. Koch, North’d Fus.); British War and Victory Medals (Capt. C. N. G. Koch); 1939-45 Star; Africa Star; Defence and War Medals, nearly extremely fine (8) £2000-2500
Hammer Price: £2,900
A Great War Mesopotamia operations M.C. group of four awarded to Captain P. G. Fountain, South Wales Borderers, late Bedfordshire Regiment and Essex Regiment Military Cross, G.V.R., unnamed as issued; 1914-15 Star (2 Lieut., Essex R.); British War and Victory Medals, M.I.D. oak leaf (Capt.), good very fine and better (4) £900-1100
A Great War M.C. 1917 Loos operations group of four awarded to 2nd Lieutenant F. H. Griffiths, East Kent Regiment, late Bedfordshire Regiment Military Cross, G.V.R., the reverse privately engraved, ‘2nd Lieut. F. H. Giffiths, Loos, March 30th 1917’; 1914-15 Star (19790 Cpl., Bedf. R.); British War and Victory Medals (2 Lieut.), good very fine and better (4) £1000-1200
Hammer Price: £2,000
A Great War M.C. group of four to Lieutenant R. L. Statham, Dorsetshire Regiment, late Royal Fusiliers Military Cross, G.V.R., unnamed, in case of issue; 1914-15 Star (PS-4232 Pte., R. Fus.); British War Medal 1914-20 (Lieut.); Portugal, Republic, Military Order of Aviz, Knight’s breast badge, silver and enamel, in F. da Costa, Lisbon case of issue, enamel damage; with an erased Victory Medal 1914-19 with M.I.D. oakleaf; together with a mounted set of five miniature dress medals, these...
Hammer Price: £850
A Great War M.C. group of three awarded to Lieutenant Thomas Westby, R.M.L.I., 190th Brigade Machine Gun Company, Royal Naval Division, killed in action in December 1917 Military Cross, G.V.R.; British War and Victory Medals, with small M.I.D. oak leaf (2 Lt. T. Westby, R.M.) nearly extremely fine (3) £1800-2200
A Great War ‘Dunsterforce’ M.C. group of three awarded to Acting Captain E. M. Elder, Black Watch, attached North Staffordshire Regiment for service at Baku Military Cross, G.V.R., rev. inscribed, ‘E. M. Elder, Baku, 30/8/18’; British War and Victory Medals (Lieut.); together with Black Watch and North Staffordshire Regiment badges, extremely fine (5) £900-1000
Hammer Price: £2,200
A Great War Somme operations M.C. awarded to Captain G. Richardson, Highland Light Infantry Military Cross, G.V.R., the reverse privately engraved ‘Capt. G. Richardson, 2nd Bn. Highland Lt. Inf., Beaumont Hamel, 13.9.1916’, in its case of issue, good very fine £400-450
Hammer Price: £420
A Second World War North-West Europe operations M.C. group of five awarded to Captain H. W. Llewellyn Smith, Scots Guards Military Cross, G.VI.R. reverse officially dated ‘1946’ and privately engraved, ‘Capt. H. W. Llewellyn-Smith, Scot Gds.’; 1939-45 Star; France and Germany Star, these last two privately engraved, ‘Capt. H. W. Llewellyn-Smith, Scot Gds.’; Defence and War Medals, M.I.D. oak leaf, these last two privately engraved, ‘Capt. H. W. Llewellyn-Smith’, mounted as...
Hammer Price: £1,300
A fine Second World War escaper’s M.C. group of eight awarded to Major R. R. Charter, South African Forces: on one occasion he was ‘placed against a wall preparatory to being shot for being in civilian clothes’, but the timely arrival of British parachutist saved the day Military Cross, G.VI.R., reverse officially dated ‘1945’; 1939-45 Star, uninscribed; Africa Star; Italy Star; France and Germany Star; Defence and War Medals, M.I.D. oak leaf; Africa Service Medal 1939-45, these...
Hammer Price: £1,900
Family group: A particularly fine Second World War Blenheim pilot’s D.F.C. group of five awarded to Flight Lieutenant A. B. “Ben” Broadley, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve, who flew alongside Wing Commander H. I. “Hughie” Edwards in the daring and costly low-level daylight strike against Bremen on 4 July 1941, which resulted in the latter’s award of the V.C.: shortly afterwards, Broadley was brought down by flak over the Mediterranean, rescued by Italian launch, and...
£3,500–£4,000
A rare Second World War Sunderland pilot’s D.F.C. group of six awarded to Squadron Leader C. G. Marshall, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve Distinguished Flying Cross, G.VI.R., reverse officially dated ‘1943’; 1939-45 Star; Atlantic Star; Defence and War Medals; Air Efficiency Award, G.VI.R., 1st issue (Fg. Off. C. G. Marshall, R.A.F.V.R.), generally good very fine (6) £1600-1800
A Second World War pilot’s D.F.C. group of six awarded to Acting Squadron Leader B. M. Gilmour, Royal New Zealand Air Force, who was killed in action during the course of his second operational tour in April 1944 Distinguished Flying Cross, G.VI.R., the reverse officially dated ‘1943’ and privately engraved, ‘N.Z. 412224’ F/. Lt. B. M. Gilmour’; 1939-45 Star; Air Crew Europe Star; Defence and War Medals, M.I.D. oak leaf; New Zealand War Service Medal 1939-45, together with...
Hammer Price: £1,800
An extremely rare Indian Mutiny Order of Merit pair awarded to Naick Hinghan Khan, 2/8th Battalion, Bengal Artillery, for his loyal services during the defence of the Residency at Lucknow, June to September 1857 Indian Order of Merit, Military Division, 1st type, 3rd Class, Reward of Valor, silver and enamel, fully hallmarked on lower obverse point for London 1859, maker’s mark for J. S. Hunt, with further silver marks on reverse of suspension bar and connecting ring, solid reverse type...
The rare Delhi D.C.M. pair awarded to Sergeant-Major J. H. Robinson, 8th Regiment, who was severely wounded in the assault of that city in September 1857 Distinguished Conduct Medal, V.R. Indian Mutiny 1857-591 clasp, Delhi (Sjt.-Mjr. J. H. Robinson, 1st Batn. 8th Regt.); Indian Mutiny 1857-59, 1 clasp, Delhi Serjt. Major Jas. Hy. Robinson, 1st Bn. 8th Regt.) contact marks, otherwise nearly very fine and rare (2) £6000-8000
Hammer Price: £9,000
A Boer War D.C.M. group of seven awarded to Lieutenant P. G. Stilwell, Queenstown Rifle Volunteers, for the capture of General Olivier at Winburg, 26 August 1900 Distinguished Conduct Medal, V.R. (Pte., Queenstown Vols.), initials given as ‘P. P.’; Queen’s South Africa 1899-19022 clasps, Cape Colony, Wittebergen (450 Pte., Queensland R.V. (sic)); 1914-15 Star (Lt., Brands F.S. Rfls.); British War and Bilingual Victory Medals (Lt.); Africa Service Medal 1939-45 (N.R.V. P. G....
A Boer War D.C.M. group of five awarded to Corporal W. T. Jearey, British South Africa Police Distinguished Conduct Medal, E.VII.R. (Corpl., B.S.A. Police), surname spelt ‘Jeary’; Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 5 clasps, Cape Colony, Rhodesia, Relief of Mafeking, Transvaal, South Africa 1901 (1164 Corpl., B.S.A. Police); King’s South Africa 1901-02, no clasp (Condr, A.S.C.); British War and Bilingual Victory Medals, both unnamed issues, last two mint, others nearly very fine and...
Hammer Price: £3,100
A good Boer War D.C.M. pair awarded to Trooper David Cochrane, South African Light Horse Distinguished Conduct Medal, E.VII.R. (1713 Tpr. D. Cochrane, S.A.L.H.); Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 6 clasps, Cape Colony, Orange Free State, Laing’s Nek, Belfast, South Africa 1901, South Africa 1902 (1713 Tpr. D. Cochrane, S.A. Lt. Horse) last two clasps loose as issued, toned good very fine (2) £2500-3000
A fine Great War D.C.M. group of four awarded to Lance-Corporal H. W. Fox, Wiltshire Regiment, who was killed in action on the Arras front 9 April 1917 Distinguished Conduct Medal, G.V.R. (8829 L. Cpl. H. W. Fox, 2/Wilts. R.); 1914 Star, with clasp (8829 Pte., 2/Wilts. R.); British War and Victory Medals (Cpl., Wilts. R.), together with Memorial Plaque (Herbert Wolton Fox) extremely fine (5) £2000-2500
Hammer Price: £5,500
A good Great War ‘Gallipoli’ D.C.M. group of six awarded to Company Sergeant Major F. Sawle, 1st Battalion, Essex Regiment Distinguished Conduct Medal, G.V.R. (5778 Sjt., 1/Essex Regt.); Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 5 clasps, Cape Colony, Orange Free State, Transvaal, South Africa 1901, South Africa 1902 (5778 Pte., Essex Regt.); 1914-15 Star (5778 Sjt., Essex R.); British War and Victory Medals, with M.I.D. oak leaf (5778 W.O. Cl. II, Essex R.); Army L.S. & G.C., G.V.R., 1st...
Hammer Price: £1,600
A Great War ‘Gallipoli’ D.C.M. group of four to Corporal F. White, Manchester Regiment Distinguished Conduct Medal, G.V.R. (2410 Pte., 1/7 Manch. R.-T.F.); 1914-15 Star (2410 Pte., Manch. R.); British War and Victory Medals, M.I.D. oak leaf (275627 Cpl., Manch. R.) generally very fine (4) £1200-1400
A Great War ‘Gallipoli’ D.C.M. group of four to Serjeant G. Repton, Royal Engineers Distinguished Conduct Medal, G.V.R. (72014 Cpl., Cable Sec. R.E.); 1914-15 Star (72014 Cpl., R.E.); British War and Victory Medals (72014 Sjt., R.E.) good very fine (4) £800-1000
A rare Great War D.C.M. group of three awarded to Motor Cycle Corporal S. F. Cross, Royal Engineers Signal Service, who was also in charge of carrier pigeons Distinguished Conduct Medal, G.V.R. (149184 M.C.Cpl. S. F. Cross, R.E.); British War and Victory Medals (149184 Cpl. S. F. Cross, R.E.) together with a pigeon’s aluminium leg capsule with an original message that it contained, brass ‘t signal service’ shoulder title, and various original photographs, extremely fine (3) ...
Hammer Price: £1,000
A rare Great War D.C.M. group of twelve attributed to Captain F. Novak, a Czech Legionnaire who went on to win further accolades for his bravery in the Prague uprising of May 1945 Czech War Cross 1918; Czech Medal for Bravery 1939; Czech Revolutionary Medal 1918; Czech Commemorative Cross for Volunteers 1918-19; Czech F.I.D.A.C. Medal for Veterans of the Great War; Czech Victory Medal 1918, official type 2 issue; Czech Memorial Medal for the 2nd National Resistance; Czech Zborov Memorial...
Hammer Price: £2,500
A Great War D.C.M. awarded to Able Seaman (Higher Grade) A. Russell, R.N.V.R., Anson Battalion, Royal Naval Division Distinguished Conduct Medal, G.V.R. (CZ-6977 A.B.-H.G. A. Russell, Anson Bn: R.N.V.R.) very fine £1000-1200
Hammer Price: £2,300
A Great War D.C.M. awarded to Able Seaman R. O. Downie, R.N.V.R., Hawke Battalion, Royal Naval Division Distinguished Conduct Medal, G.V.R. (TZ-6581 A.Sea. R. O. Downie, Hawke Bn: R.N.V.R.) good very fine £1000-1200
A Great War D.C.M. awarded to Battery Sergeant-Major J. Bond, Royal Horse Artillery Distinguished Conduct Medal, G.V.R. (57384 B.S. Mjr. J. Bond, 400/By: 14/Bde: R.H.A.) very fine £600-800
Hammer Price: £600
A Great War D.C.M. to Lance-Corporal H. Younger, Scots Guards Distinguished Conduct Medal, G.V.R. (10743 Pte.-L. Cpl., 3/S. Gds.) very fine £600-700
Hammer Price: £680
A Great War ‘Gallipoli’ D.C.M. to Acting Corporal B. Jennings, York and Lancashire Regiment Distinguished Conduct Medal, G.V.R. (20890 A. Cpl., 6/Y. & L. R.) nearly extremely fine £600-800
Hammer Price: £550
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