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17 August 2021
A Great War 1918 ‘Flanders Offensive’ M.M., Belgian Croix de Guerre group of four awarded to Sergeant F. W. C. Douglas, 17th (Service) Battalion (2nd Leeds), Prince of Wales’s Own (West Yorkshire Regiment) Military Medal, G.V.R. (54077 Sjt. F. W. C. Douglas. 17/ W. York. R.); British War Medal 1914-20 (54077 Sjt. F. W. C. Douglas. W. York. R.); Victory Medal 1914-19 (54077 Pte. F. W. C. Douglas. W. York. R.); Belgium, Kingdom, Croix de Guerre, A.I.R., bronze, very fine (4) £300-£400
Hammer Price: £550
A Great War 1916 ‘Somme’ M.M. group of four awarded to Acting Sergeant F. E. Hermann, 10th (Service) Battalion (1st Hull), East Yorkshire Regiment (Hull Commercials) who died on 17 November 1916 of wounds received in action on 13 November, the opening day of the Battle of the Ancre Military Medal, G.V.R. (1029 Cpl. F. E. Hermann. 10/ E. York: R.); 1914-15 Star (10-1029 Pte. E. F. Hermann. E. York: R.); British War and Victory Medals (10-1029 A. Sjt. E. F. Hermann. E. York. R.);...
Hammer Price: £1,200
Three: Corporal H. H. Shuttle, 1st Battalion, Bedfordshire Regiment, who was killed in action at the Battle of Le Cateau on 26 August 1914 1914 Star, with clasp (9734 Cpl. H. H. Shuttle. 1/Bedf: R.); British War and Victory Medals (9734 Cpl. H. H. Shuttle. Bedf. R.); Memorial Plaque (Harold Henry Shuttle); Memorial Scroll, ‘Cpl. Harold Henry Shuttle, Bedfordshire Regiment’; together with a Bedfordshire Regiment cap badge, nearly extremely fine (5) £260-£300
Hammer Price: £850
Three: Private J. H. Chapman, 1st Battalion, Bedfordshire Regiment, who died of wounds during the Battle of La Bassée on 22 October 1914 1914 Star (9527 Pte. J. H. Chapman. 1/Bedf: R.); British War and Victory Medals (9527 Pte. J. H. Chapman. Bedf. R.); Memorial Plaque (John Henry Chapman) nearly extremely fine (4) £240-£280
Hammer Price: £320
Three: Private W. Clayden, 1st Battalion, Bedfordshire Regiment, who was killed in action near Gheluvelt during the First Battle of Ypres on 7 November 1914 1914 Star (7682 Pte. W. Clayden. 1/Bedf: R.) in named card box of issue; British War and Victory Medals (7682 Pte. W. Clayden. Bedf. R.) in slightly damaged named card box of issue; Memorial Plaque (Walter Clayden) in card envelope, extremely fine (4) £240-£280
Hammer Price: £380
Three: Drummer B. E. Robertson, 1st Battalion, Bedfordshire Regiment, who was killed in action near Gheluvelt during the First Battle of Ypres on 16 November 1914 1914 Star (9234 Dmr: B. E. Robertson, 1/Bedf: R.); British War and Victory Medals (9234 Pte. B. E. Robertson. Bedf. R.) good very fine (3) £140-£180
Hammer Price: £300
Three: Private T. Dennis, 2nd Battalion, Bedfordshire Regiment, who died as a result of a motor accident on 17 December 1914 1914 Star, with clasp (8547 Pte. T. Dennis, 2/Bedf: R.); British War and Victory Medals (8547 Pte. T. Dennis. Bedf. R.); Memorial Plaque (Thomas Dennis); Memorial Scroll ‘Pte. Thomas Dennis, Bedfordshire Regt.’; together with a photograph of the recipient in uniform, the whole contained in a contemporary glazed wooden frame, extremely fine (5) £140-£180
Three: Private G. Spriggs, 1st Battalion, Leicestershire Regiment, who died from wounds received in action near Bois Grenier during the Battle of Armentières on 26 October 1914 1914 Star (6879 Pte. G. Spriggs. 1/Leic: R.); British War and Victory Medals (6879 Pte. R. Spriggs. Leic. R.) nearly extremely fine (3) £200-£240
Three: Private M. E. Layton, 2nd Battalion, Royal Irish Regiment, who was wounded and taken prisoner of war on the Aisne in September 1914 1914 Star, with copy clasp (9549 Pte. M. E. Layton. R. Ir. Regt.); British War and Victory Medals (9549 Pte. M. E. Layton. R. Ir. Regt.) good very fine or better (3) £200-£240
Hammer Price: £200
The 1914 Star awarded to Sergeant D. Walsh, 2nd Battalion, Royal Irish Regiment, who was killed in action at Mons on 23 August 1914, the British Expeditionary Force’s first full day of fighting on the Western Front 1914 Star (4969 Sjt. D. Walsh. R. Ir: Regt.) good very fine £180-£220
Hammer Price: £340
Three: Corporal C. Burgess, 2nd Battalion, Royal Irish Regiment, who was killed in action at the Battle of the Aisne on 14 September 1914 1914 Star (7205 Cpl. C. Burgess. R. Ir: Regt.); British War and Victory Medals (7205 Cpl. C. Burgess. R. Ir. Regt.); Memorial Plaque (Charles Burgess) extremely fine (4) £240-£280
Four: Acting Corporal W. Breakspear, 6th Battalion, Royal Irish Regiment, late Royal Berkshire Regiment Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, no clasp (3063 Pte. W. Breakspear. Rl: Berks: Regt.); 1914-15 Star (1919 Pte. W. Breakspeare [sic], R. Ir. Regt.); British War and Victory Medals (1919 A. Cpl. W. Breakspeare [sic]. R. Ir. Regt.) slight edge nicks to QSA, otherwise good very fine or better (4) £140-£180
Hammer Price: £190
Pair: Private W. J. Grinham, 2nd Battalion, Princess of Wales’s Own (Yorkshire Regiment), who was killed in action near Kruiseecke, during the First Battle of Ypres, in October 1914 1914 Star (10111 Pte. W. J. Grinham. 2/York: R.); British War Medal 1914-20 (10111 Pte. W. J. Grinham. York. R.) good very fine (2) £120-£160
Hammer Price: £120
Family Group: A Great War 1916 ‘Battle of Flers Courcelette’ M.M. group of four awarded to Lance Corporal T. Craddock, 6th (Service) and 9th (Service) Battalions, Princess of Wales’s Own (Yorkshire Regiment), who was killed in action during the attack on Le Sars on 7 October 1916 Military Medal, G.V.R. (10610 L. Cpl. T. Craddock. 9/York: R.); 1914-15 Star (10610 Pte. T. Craddock. York: R.); British War and Victory Medals (10610 Pte. T. Craddock. York. R.); Memorial Plaque (Thomas...
Family Group: A Great War O.B.E. group of seven awarded to Major M. Higgin-Birket, Lancashire Fusiliers, a Boer War veteran who was wounded with the 2nd Battalion in 1914 and was three times Mentioned in Despatches for his services whilst on attachment as Cipher Officer with G.H.Q. Staff, British Salonika Force, 1915-17 The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire, O.B.E. (Military) Officer’s 1st type breast badge, silver, hallmarks for London 1919; Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902,...
Hammer Price: £3,200
Family group: Three: Acting Sergeant A. E. Luckett, 1st Battalion, Lancashire Fusiliers, who served in Gallipoli and was subsequently killed in action on the first day of the Battle of the Somme on 1 July 1916 1914-15 Star (1912 Pte. A. E. Luckett. Lan. Fus.); British War and Victory Medals (1912 A. Sjt. A. E. Luckett. Lan. Fus.) nearly extremely fine Three: Private P. H. Luckett, 1st Battalion, Lancashire Fusiliers, who was killed in action during the Third Battle of Krithia,...
Hammer Price: £800
Three: Private A. D. Pettengall, 2nd Battalion, Lancashire Fusiliers, who was killed in action at the Battle of Le Cateau on 26 August 1914 1914 Star (2024 Pte. A. D. Pettengall. 2/Lan. Fus.) with torn OHMS outer envelope addressed to, ‘Mrs C. Pettengall, 45 Benwell Rd. Drayton Park, Holloway, London’; British War and Victory Medals (2024 Pte. A. D. Pettingall [sic]. Lan. Fus.) with flattened named lid of card box of issue and torn OHMS outer envelope, similarly addressed; Memorial...
Three: Private J. Street, 2nd Battalion, Lancashire Fusiliers, a Boer War veteran who was killed in action at the Battle of Le Cateau on 26 August 1914 1914 Star, with clasp (6494 Pte. J. Street. 2/Lan: Fus.); British War and Victory Medals (6494 Pte. J. Street. Lan. Fus.) very fine (3) £200-£240
Hammer Price: £650
Three: Private J. Murphy, 2nd Battalion, Lancashire Fusiliers, who died of wounds near Ste. Marguerite, on the Aisne, on 17 September 1914 1914 Star, with clasp (217 Pte. J. Murphy. 2/Lan: Fus.) in named card box of issue with transmission letter; British War and Victory Medals (217 Pte. J. Murphy. Lan. Fus.) in named card boxes of issue with transmission letters; Memorial Plaque (John Murphy) extremely fine (4) £240-£280
Three: Lance Corporal E. J. Hinde, 2nd Battalion, Lancashire Fusiliers, who was killed in action at St. Yves, near Messines, on 4 November 1914 1914 Star, with copy clasp (7872 Pte. E. J. Hind [sic]. 2/Lan: Fus.); British War and Victory Medals (7872 Pte. E. J. Hinde. Lan. Fus.) good very fine (3) £200-£240
Three: Private W. Willoughby, 1st Battalion, Royal Scots Fusiliers, who was killed in action at the Battle of Mons on 23 August 1914, the British Expeditionary Force’s first full day of fighting on the Western Front 1914 Star, with clasp (7975 Pte. W. Willoughby. 1/R. Sc: Fus.); British War and Victory Medals (7975 Pte. W. Willoughby R.S. Fus.) good very fine (3) £200-£240
Hammer Price: £1,000
The 1914 Star awarded to Private C. Starkie, 1st Battalion, Royal Scots Fusiliers, who was captured by the enemy at Mons on 23 August 1914 - the British Expeditionary Force’s first full day of fighting on the Western Front - and was held prisoner of war in Germany until after the armistice 1914 Star (9256 Pte. C. Starkie. 1/R. Scots: R.) good very fine £100-£140
The British War Medal awarded to Lance-Corporal C. W. Hogg, 1st Battalion, Royal Scots Fusiliers, who was killed in action at the Battle of Mons on 23 August 1914, the British Expeditionary Force’s first full day of fighting on the Western Front The British War Medal 1914-20 (83-4 Pte. C. W. Hogg. R. S. Fus.) second digit weak, third digit defaced, slight edge damage, good fine £100-£140
Hammer Price: £140
Three: Private G. Scarlett, 1st Battalion, Royal Scots Fusiliers, who was killed in action at Vailly, on the Aisne, on 15 September 1914 1914 Star (8817 Pte. G. Scarlett. 1/R. Sc: Fus.); British War and Victory Medals (8817 Pte. G. Scarlett. R. S. Fus.); Memorial Plaque (George Scarlett) good very fine (4) £240-£280
Hammer Price: £280
Three: Private H. W. Foreman, 1st Battalion, Royal Scots Fusiliers, who died from wounds received on the Western Front on 27 October 1914 1914 Star, with copy clasp (8849 Pte. H. Foreman. 1/R. Sc: Fus.); British War and Victory Medals (8849 Pte. H. Foreman. R.S. Fus.) nearly extremely fine (3) £200-£240
Three: Private J. Monger, 2nd Battalion, Royal Scots Fusiliers, who was killed in action near Ypres on 23 October 1914 1914 Star, with copy clasp (10648 Pte. J. Monger. 2/R. Sc: Fus.); British War and Victory Medals (10648 Pte. J. Monger. R. S. Fus.) good very fine or better (3) £200-£240
Hammer Price: £240
Three: Drummer P. Hughes, 2nd Battalion, Royal Scots Fusiliers, who was killed in action at the Battle of Neuve Chapelle on 10 March 1915 1914 Star (10031 Dmr: P. Hughes. 2/R. Sc: Fus.); British War and Victory Medals (10031 Pte. P. Hughes. R. S. Fus.) ring suspension missing from Victory Medal, with replacement suspender now also detached, Memorial Plaque (Peter Hughes), medals heavily worn, therefore fine, the plaque somewhat better (4) £140-£180
Hammer Price: £160
Three: Lieutenant C. A. Campbell, 1st Battalion, Cheshire Regiment, who was killed in action near Audregnies during the Retreat from Mons on 24 August 1914 1914 Star, with clasp (Lieut C. A. Campbell, Ches. R.); British War and Victory Medals (Lieutenant C. A. Campbell.); Memorial Plaque (Charles Arthur Campbell); together with a Cheshire Regiment cap badge and a framed portrait photograph of the recipient in uniform, this last contained in a small bronze oval frame, plaque with small...
Three: Drum Major F. J. Brashaw, 1st Battalion, Cheshire Regiment, who was captured during the Retreat from Mons on 24 August 1914 and awarded an M.S.M. for services rendered whilst a prisoner of war 1914 Star (9219 Cpl. F. J. Brashaw. Ches: R.); British War and Victory Medals (9219 Cpl. F. J. Brashaw. Ches. R.) polished with light pitting and some scratches, therefore good fine (3) £200-£240
Hammer Price: £500
Three: Private J. Barry, 1st Battalion, South Wales Borderers, who was killed on 19 September 1914 1914 Star (9010 Pte. J. Barry. S’ Wales Bord.); British War and Victory Medals (9010 Pte. J. Barry. S. Wales Bord.) very fine (3) £140-£180
Hammer Price: £130
Three: Private T. Hurley, 1st Battalion, South Wales Borderers, who was killed in action at Vendresse on 7 October 1914 1914 Star, with later slide clasp (9619 Pte. T. Hurley, S. Wales Bord.); British War and Victory Medals (9619 Pte. T. Hurley. S. Wales Bord.) nearly extremely fine (3) £160-£200
Three: Sergeant E. W. Slater, 1st Battalion, South Wales Borderers, who was killed in action in the attack on Poelcapelle, during the Battle of Langemarck, on 21 October 1914 1914 Star (9219 Sjt. E. W. Slater. S. Wales Bord.); British War and Victory Medals (9219 Sjt. E. W. Slater. S. Wales Bord.) nearly extremely fine (3) £200-£240
Hammer Price: £260
Family group: Three: Sergeant J. H. Lowe, 1st Battalion, South Wales Borderers, who was killed in action at Gheluvelt on 31 October 1914 1914 Star, with copy clasp (8159 Sjt. J. H. Lowe. S. Wales Bord.); British War and Victory Medals (8159 Sjt. J. H. Lowe S. Wales Bord.) good very fine Pair: Private E. Lowe, Northumberland Fusiliers, later Labour Corps British War and Victory Medals (50302 Pte. E. Lowe. North’d Fus.) good very fine (5) £240-£280
Three: Lance Corporal A. E. Ellis, 1st Battalion, Cameronions (Scottish Rifles), who was killed in action near La Boutillerie during the Battle of Armentières on 22 October 1914 1914 Star, with copy clasp (11030 L. Cpl. A. Ellis. 1/ Sco: Rif.); British War and Victory Medals (11030 Pte. A. E. Ellis. Sco. Rif.); Memorial Plaque (Albert Edward Ellis) good very fine (4) £240-£280
Three: Captain C. C. Thompson, 2nd Battalion, sometime attached 4th (Extra Reserve) Battalion, Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers, who was killed in action near Ovillers during the Battle of the Somme on 14 July 1916 1914 Star, with clasp (Lieut: C. C. Thompson. R. Innis: Fus.); British War and Victory Medals (Capt. C. C. Thompson.) good very fine (3) £300-£400
Family group: The Queen’s South Africa Medal awarded to Sergeant H. J. Crockett, 4th Battalion, East Surrey Regiment, who was killed in action during the Great War with the 1st Battalion at Hill 60 on 12 April 1915 Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 2 clasps, Cape Colony, South Africa 1902 (1504 Serjt: H. Crockett. E. Surrey Regt.) nearly extremely fine Three: Private A. J. Crockett, 12th Battalion, Royal Fusiliers (City of London Regiment), who was captured at Loos on 27 September...
Six: Regimental Sergeant Major F. S. Gaiger, 6th Battalion, East Surrey Regiment (Territorial Force) British War and Victory Medals (146 T.W.O. Cl.1. F. S. Gaiger. E. Surr. R.); Territorial Force War Medal 1914-19 (146 C. Sjt. F. S. Gaiger. E. Surr. R.); Army Meritorious Service Medal, G.V.R., 1st issue (240016 R.S. Mjr. F. S. Gaiger. 1/6 E. Surr. R.); Volunteer Force Long Service Medal, E.VII.R. (1019 Serjt. F. S. Gaiger. 3rd V. B. E. Surrey Regt.); Territorial Force Efficiency Medal,...
Hammer Price: £2,800
Four: Sergeant J. Robinson, 9th (Service) Battalion, East Surrey Regiment, who was killed in the attack on Ale Alley and Beer Trench near Ginchy on 3 September 1916 British War and Victory Medals (192 Sjt. J. Robinson. E. Surr. R.) with flattened named card box of issue and transmission slip, in damaged outer envelope addressed to, ‘Mrs. J. Robinson, 55 White Hart Line, Barnes, SW’; Territorial Force War Medal 1914-19 (192 Sjt. J. Robinson. E. Surr. R.) with flattened named card box...
Hammer Price: £900
Pair: Major W. St. John-Spencer, 9th (Service) Battalion, East Surrey Regiment, late Thorneycroft’s Mounted Infantry, a veteran of the North-West Frontier and the Boer War he was wounded eight times and invalided out of the Army in 1916 British War and Victory Medals (Major W. St. John-Spencer.) good very fine (2) £140-£180
Hammer Price: £110
Four: Sergeant W. F. Jones, East Surrey Regiment British War and Victory Medals (200060 Sjt. W. F. Jones E. Surr. R.); Territorial Force War Medal 1914-19 (864 Pte. W. F. Jones. E. Surr. R.); Territorial Efficiency Medal, G.V.R. (200060 Sjt. W. F. Jones 5-E. Surr. R.) light contact marks, nearly very fine (4) £200-£240
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