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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
Pair: Private J. T. Gresswell, 1st Battalion, Northumberland Fusiliers, who was captured and taken Prisoner of War near Wancourt during the German Spring Offensive on 28 March 1918 British War and Victory Medals (44095 Pte. J. T. Gresswell. North’d Fus.) extremely fine (2) £100-£140
Hammer Price: £320
Three: Lance-Corporal E. G. Sheppard, 2nd Battalion, The Queen’s (Royal West Surrey Regiment), who was killed in action at Veldhoek, near Gheluvelt, during the First Battle of Ypres on 31 October 1914 1914 Star, with clasp (L-9734 L. Cpl. E. G. Sheppard. 2/The Queen’s R.); British War and Victory Medals (L-9734 Pte. E. G. Sheppard. The Queen’s R.) good very fine (3) £200-£240
Five: Sergeant W. Bridges, 1st (The King’s) Dragoon Guards, attached 1st Life Guards, who was present with the Life Guards at the time of their action on Zandvoorde Ridge, 30 October 1914 1914 Star, with clasp (6153 L. Cpl. W. Bridges. 1/D.Gds:); British War and Victory Medals (1DG-6153 Cpl. W. Bridges. 1-D. Gds.); India General Service 1908-35, 1 clasp, Afghanistan N.W.F. 1919 (19597 Sgt. W. Bridges, 1 K.D. Guards.); Imperial Service Medal, G.VI.R., 2nd issue (William Bridges) in...
Four: Private W. Pippett, 3rd Battalion, Rifle Brigade (The Prince Consort’s Own), who was discharged in May 1916 due to wounds received in action near Ypres in May 1915 Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 3 clasps, Cape Colony, Orange Free State, South Africa 1902 (5594 Pte. W. Pippett. Rifle Brigade); 1914 Star, with clasp (Z-2244 Pte. W. Pippett. 3/Rif: Brig.); British War and Victory Medals (Z-2244 Pte. W. Pippett. Rif. Brig.) mounted as worn, the first with edge bruise and nearly...
Three: Lance-Corporal W. H. Weekes, 1st Battalion, Devonshire Regiment, who was killed in action on the Western Front on 4 January 1917 1914 Star, with clasp (9395 Dmr: W. H. Weekes. 1/Devon: R.); British War and Victory Medals (9359 Pte. W. H. Weekes. Devon. R.); Memorial Plaque (William Henry Weekes) good very fine (4) £200-£240
Three: Acting Sergeant E. B. Markwick, Motor Cyclist Section, Royal Engineers, who died of disease at 45 Casualty Clearing Station, France on 9 November 1918 1914 Star (28798 Cpl. E. B. Markwick. R.E.); British War and Victory Medals (28798 A. Sjt. E. B. Markwick. R.E.); Memorial Plaque (Edward Baguley Markwick) mounted in a contemporary glazed wooden frame, mild corrosion/staining to reverse of second, otherwise extremely fine (4) £140-£180
Three: Lance-Corporal H. V. Steedman, 1st Battalion, Scots Guards, who was killed in action when his battalion was overwhelmed by the Prussian Guard near Gheluvelt Wood, during the First Battle of Ypres, on 11 November 1914 1914 Star (6035 L. Cpl. H. V. Steedman. S. Gds.); British War and Victory Medals (6035 Pte. H. V. Steedman. S. Gds.) nearly extremely fine (3) £200-£240
Pair: Rifleman W. Cresswell, 8th Battalion (Post Office Rifles), late 5th (City of London) Battalion (London Rifle Brigade), London Regiment, who was killed in action on 3 October 1918 British War and Victory Medals (306264 Pte. W. Cresswell. 5-Lond. R.) in paper packets in damaged named card box of issue, all in outer OHMS transmission envelope addressed to ‘Mrs Cresswell, 91 Wellington Road, Bromley by Bow’; Memorial Plaque (William Cresswell) extremely fine (3) £200-£240
Three: Gunner A. W. Thompson, Royal Garrison Artillery, who was killed in action while serving with the 48th Heavy Battery at the Battle of the Aisne on 14 September 1914 1914 Star (35387 Gnr: A. Thompson. R.G.A.); British War and Victory Medals (35387 Gnr. A. W. Thompson. R.A.); Memorial Plaque (Arthur William Thompson) in card envelope, nearly extremely fine (4) £160-£200
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...
Family group: Three: Private W. Larkins, 2nd Battalion, Duke of Cambridge’s Own (Middlesex Regiment), who was killed in action at Neuve Chapelle in March 1915, and was posthumously Mentioned in Despatches 1914 Star, with copy clasp (L-11005 Pte. W. Larkin [sic]. 2/Middx: R.); British War and Victory Medals (L-11005 Pte. W. Larkins. Midd’x R.); Memorial Plaque (William Larkins); Memorial Scroll, ‘Pte. William Larkins, Middlesex Regiment’ in flattened OHMS transmission tube, nearly...
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: 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 A. Johnson, 2nd Battalion, Essex Regiment, who was killed in action near Armentières, during the First Battle of Ypres, on 22 November 1914 1914 Star, with clasp (7116 Pte. A. Johnson. 2/Essex R.) in partially flattened named card box of issue and outer OHMS transmission envelope addressed to ‘Mrs. A. L. Palmer, 49 Cramphorn Road, Chelmsford’; British War and Victory Medals (7116 Pte. A. Johnson. Essex R.) in partially flattened named card box of issue and outer OHMS...
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
Three: Lieutenant A. V. Warrington, 28th Battalion, Australian Imperial Force, who was wounded in action in August 1916 and April 1917 whilst serving in France and gassed in 1918 1914-15 Star (2333 Cpl. A. V. Warrington. 28 Bn. A.I.F.); British War and Victory Medals (Lieut. A. V. Warrington. A.I.F.) last with correction to name and unit, very fine (3) £280-£320
Three: Private W. J. Shields, 2nd Battalion, Royal Irish Rifles, who was taken prisoner of war at Neuve Chapelle, during the Battle of La Bassée, on 27 October 1914 1914 Star, with clasp (8568 Pte. W. J. Shields. R. Ir. Rif.); British War and Victory Medals (8568 Pte. W. J. Shields. R. Ir. Rif.) good very fine (3) £200-£240
Hammer Price: £300
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
Four: Corporal J. Freeman, 8th (Service) Battalion, Loyal North Lancashire Regiment, who suffered gunshot wounds to the shoulder and hand during the German attack on Vimy Ridge on 21 May 1916, during which action Lieutenant R. B. B. Jones, of the same Battalion, was awarded a posthumous Victoria Cross 1914-15 Star (15597 Cpl. J. Freeman. L. N. Lan. R.); British War and Victory Medals (15597 Cpl. J. Freeman. L. N. Lan. R.); Imperial Service Medal, G.VI.R., 1st issue (John Freeeman) good...
Family group: Four: Private W. Brown, 1st Battalion, Gordon Highlanders, who died on 30 October 1914 from wounds received on 26 October near Fauquissart during the Battle of La Bassée 1914 Star, with copy clasp (758 Pte. W. Brown. 1/ Gord: Highrs.); British War and Victory Medals (758 Pte. W. Brown. Gord. Highrs.); Belgium, Kingdom, Croix de Guerre, A.I.R, bronze, with palm emblem on riband, together with a Gordon Highlander’s cap badge and the recipient’s riband bar with rosette...
Pair: Private J. K. Hull, 3rd Battalion, Australian Imperial Force British War and Victory Medals (5111 Pte. J. K. Hull. 3 Bn. A.I.F.) spots of verdigris to reverse of VM, otherwise very fine (2) £100-£140
Pair: Private H. W. Bradley, 1st Battalion, Queen’s Own (Royal West Kent Regiment), who was killed in action at Wasmes during the retreat from Mons on 24 August 1914 1914 Star (L-8123 Pte. H. W. Bradley. 1/R. W. Kent R.); Victory Medal 1914-19 (L-8123 Pte. W. H. Bradley. R. W. Kent. R.) good very fine (2) £140-£180
The 1914 Star awarded to Private C. Lurie, 4th Battalion, Duke of Cambridge’s Own (Middlesex 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 (L-8687 Pte. C. Lurie. 4/Midd’x R.) good very fine £120-£160
Three: Private H. Sandbrook, 1st Battalion, Coldstream Guards, a Boer War veteran who was killed in action at Kruiseecke, during the First Battle of Ypres, on 29 October 1914 1914 Star (8179 Pte. H. Sandbrook. C. Gds.) lacquered; British War and Victory Medals (8179 Pte. H. Sandbrook. C. Gds.); Memorial Plaque (Henry Sandbrook) good very fine (4) £240-£280
Three: Private J. Paradise, 1st Battalion, Loyal North Lancashire Regiment, who was killed in the attack at Troyon, during the battle of the Aisne, on 14 September 1914 1914 Star, with copy clasp (9397 Pte. J. Paradise. L. N. Lan: R.); British War and Victory Medals (9397 Pte. J. Paradise. L. N. Lan. R.); Memorial Plaque (John Paradise) nearly extremely fine (4) £240-£280
Hammer Price: £280
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
Three: Corporal R. R. Patterson, 47th Battery, 44th Brigade, Royal Field Artillery, who was killed in action during the First Battle of Ypres on 24 October 1914 1914 Star (33737 Cpl. R. R. Patterson. R.F.A.) with flattened lid to named card box of issue; British War and Victory Medals (33737 Cpl. R. R. Patterson. R.A.) with flattened lids to named card boxes of issue; Memorial Plaque (Robert Reilly Patterson) nearly extremely fine (4) £240-£280
Pair: Private A. King, 149th Company, Machine Gun Corps, who was killed in action on the Western Front on 3 August 1917 British War and Victory Medals (87202 Pte. A. King. M.G.C.) with flattened named card box of issue; Memorial Plaque (Albert King) with OHMS outer envelope addressed to ‘Mrs Louisa J King, 37 Dumfries St., Luton, Beds.’; Memorial Scroll, ‘Pte. Albert King, Machine Gun Corps’, in OHMS transmittal tube, similarly addressed together with Machine Gun Corps and Tank...
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: Corporal W. Mitchell, 2nd Battalion, Essex Regiment, who was killed in action on the Aisne on 13 September 1914 1914 Star, with copy clasp (7309 Cpl. W. Mitchell. 2/Essex R.); British War and Victory Medals (7309 Cpl. W. Mitchell. Essex R.); Memorial Plaque (William Mitchell) in card envelope, with Buckingham Palace enclosure, nearly extremely fine (4) £240-£280
Family group: Pair: Gunner J. H. Kingsbury, 14th Siege Battery, Royal Garrison Artillery, who died at Le Treport from wounds received on the Western Front on 17 May 1918 British War and Victory Medals (169369 Gnr. H. Kingsbury. R.A.); Memorial Plaque (Joseph Henry Kingsbury) in card envelope, good very fine or better Pair: Private A. S. Kingsbury, 2nd/19th Battalion, London Regiment (St. Pancras), late 2nd/21st Battalion, London Regiment (First Surrey Rifles), who died of pneumonia...
The 1914 Star awarded to Private W. Collins, 4th Battalion, Royal Fusiliers (City of London Regiment), who was presumed killed at the Battle of Le Cateau on 26 August 1914 1914 Star, with clasp (10270 Pte. W. Collins. 4/R. Fus.) good very fine £80-£120
Three: Lance Corporal C. C. Rand, 1st Battalion, Duke of Edinburgh’s (Wiltshire Regiment), who died from wounds received near Vailly during the Battle of the Aisne on 23 September 1914 1914 Star, with clasp (6380 Pte. C.C. Rand. 1/Wilts: R.); British War and Victory Medals (6380 Pte. C. C. Rand. Wilts. R.); Memorial Plaque (Charles Cecil Rand) edge bruise to VM and some staining, otherwise nearly extremely fine (4) £240-£280
Three: Private G. Cripps, 1st Battalion, Northamptonshire Regiment, who died of wounds received at the Battle of the Aisne on 17 September 1914 1914 Star, with later slide clasp (6869 Pte. G. Cripps. 1/North’n R.); British War and Victory Medals (6869 Pte. G. Cripps. North’n R.); Memorial Plaque (George Cripps) nearly extremely fine (4) £240-£280
Three: Private E. Davies, 2nd Battalion, Duke of Wellington’s (West Riding Regiment), who was reported missing after the action at Wasmes on 24 August 1914; re-joining his regiment on 3 November he was killed in action during the First Battle of Ypres on 11 November 1914 1914 Star, with copy clasp (7305 Pte. E. Davies. 2/W. Rid: R.); British War and Victory Medals (7305 Pte. E. Davies. W. Rid. R.) nearly extremely fine (3) £240-£280
Three: Corporal A. Lawler, 3rd Battalion, Rifle Brigade (The Prince Consort’s Own), who was Mentioned in Despatches for gallant and distinguished services during the Battle of Armentières in 1914 and died of wounds at Ypres on 6 September 1915 1914 Star (1087 Pte. A. Lawler. 3/ Rif: Brig.); British War and Victory Medals (1087 Cpl. A. Lawler. Rif. Brig.); Memorial Plaque (Albert Lawler) in card envelope, nearly extremely fine (4) £240-£280
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
Three: Private A. J. Payne, 1st Battalion, Princess Charlotte of Wales’s (Royal Berkshire Regiment), who was killed in action near Zonnebeke during the First Battle of Ypres on 26 October 1914 1914 Star (7378 Pte. A. J. Payne. 1/R. Berks: R.); British War and Victory Medals (7378 Pte. A. J. Payne. R. Berks. R.) contact marks, nearly very fine (3) £200-£240
Hammer Price: £260
Pair: Lance-Corporal C. W. Britton, Machine Gun Corps, late Rifle Brigade (The Prince Consort’s Own), who was killed in action on the Western Front on 8 June 1918 British War and Victory Medals (65653 Pte. C. W. Britton. M.G.C.); Memorial Plaque (Charles William Britton); Memorial Scroll, ‘L/Cpl. Charles William Britton, Machine Gun Corps’, all mounted in an ornate gilded wooden glazed display frame with Buckingham Palace enclosure pasted to the reverse, extremely fine (4) £160-£200
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