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The Great War K.C.I.E., Boer War C.B. group of ten awarded to Major-General Sir Herbert Raitt, who commanded the 1s Battalion, South Staffordshire Regiment in the Boer War The Most Eminent Order of the Indian Empire, K.C.I.E., Knight Commander’s set of insignia, comprising sash badge, gold and enamel, and breast star, silver, with gold and enamel centre, in its Garrard & Co. case of issue; The Most Honourable Order of the Bath, C.B. (Military) Companion’s breast badge, with later...
Hammer Price: £6,500
An important Knight Bachelor, Boer War C.B., C.V.O., Great War C.B.E. group of eleven awarded to Colonel Sir St. John Gore, Lieutenant of H.M. Bodyguard, late 5th Dragoon Guards, who commanded the cavalry engaged at Elandslaagte in October 1899 - an action that prompted General French to tell him: “You have had the honour of commanding the first real cavalry charge since the Crimea” Knight Bachelor’s Badge, 1st type breast badge, silver-gilt and enamel, hallmarks for London 1929 in...
Hammer Price: £5,200
A rare Great War Dardanelles operations D.S.C. group of five awarded to Lieutenant J. W. A. Chubb, Royal Navy, an ex-Boer War Naval Brigade hand who was decorated for gallant deeds during a heated action in The Narrows - according to one survivor it ‘beat the Crystal Palace for fireworks hands down’ Distinguished Service Cross, G.V.R., hallmarks for London 1916; Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 4 clasps, Cape Colony, Paardeberg, Driefontein, Transvaal (178485 A.B. J. W. A. Chubb,...
Hammer Price: £4,500
A rare C.M.G. group of five awarded to Colonel Sir Raleigh Grey, ‘who was in the front rank of those who rendered yeoman service in establishing the new Colony of Rhodesia’: the recipient of a uniquely named B.S.A.C. Medal to the 6th Dragoons for the Matabele War of 1893, he went on to command the Bechuanaland Border Police’s detachment in the famous “Jameson Raid” - in which he was wounded - and 2nd Brigade, Rhodesian Field Force in the Boer War, in addition to receiving the...
Hammer Price: £4,400
A Great War A.F.C. group of three awarded to Squadron Leader R. K. Tailyour, Canadian Air Force, late Imperial Yeomanry, Royal Flying Corps and Royal Air Force, who was killed in a flying accident at Camp Borden, Ontario in April 1921: between service appointments, he had flown as a display pilot and “barnstormer” in Canada Air Force Cross, G.V.R., unnamed as issued, in its John Pinches case of issue; Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 5 clasps, Cape Colony, Orange Free State,...
Hammer Price: £4,300
A fine Great War K.B.E., Boer War C.B. group of nine awarded to Brigadier-General Sir Robert Bewicke-Copley, King’s Royal Rifle Corps, who commanded the 3rd Battalion in the desperate action at Spion Kop The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire, K.B.E. (Military) Knight Commander’s 1st type set of insignia, comprising neck badge, silver-gilt and enamel, and breast star, silver, with gilt and enamel centre; The Most Honourable Order of the Bath, C.B. (Military) breast badge, with...
Hammer Price: £4,200
A rare Great War Antwerp 1914 operations D.S.M. group of five awarded to Chief Petty Officer J. Payne, Royal Navy, who was decorated for his gallant deeds in the Machine Gun Section Anson Battalion, Royal Naval Division Distinguished Service Medal, G.V.R. (188844 J. Payne, C.P.O., R.N. Bde.); Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, no clasp (J. Payne, P.O. 1st Cl., H.M.S. Pelorus); 1914 Star, with clasp (118844 J. Payne, C.P.O., Anson Bttn. R.N.D.); Victory Medal 1914-19, M.I.D. oak leaf...
Hammer Price: £4,000
A fine Great War C.B., Boer War D.S.O. group of eight awarded to Major-General J. M. Walter, Indian Army, late Devonshire Regiment, who was taken prisoner at Colenso after a gallant last stand The Most Honourable Order of the Bath, C.B. (Military) Companion’s breast badge, silver-gilt and enamel, with swivel-ring suspension and riband buckle; Distinguished Service Order, V.R., silver-gilt and enamel; India General Service 1895-1902, 1 clasp, Punjab Frontier 1897-98 (Captn. J. M. Walter,...
Hammer Price: £3,600
An important campaign group of six awarded to Admiral Sir Arthur Moore, G.C.B., G.C.V.O., C.M.G., Royal Navy, Commander-in-Chief, Cape Station, during the Boer War Egypt and Sudan 1882-89, dated reverse, 1 clasp, Tel-el-Kebir (Comdr. A. W. Moore, R.N., H.M.S. Orion); Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, no clasp (Rear Adml. A. W. Moore, C.B., C.M.G., R.N., H.M.S. Gibraltar); Jubilee 1897, silver; Coronation 1911; Khedive’s Star 1882; Royal Humane Society, small bronze medal (successful)...
Hammer Price: £3,000
A defence of Mafeking pair awarded to Brigadier-General C. M. Ryan, C.M.G., C.B.E., D.S.O., Army Service Corps, who was decorated as a result of a glowing “mention” from Baden-Powell Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 2 clasps, Defence of Mafeking, Transvaal (Major C. M. Ryan, D.S.O., A.S.C.); King’s South Africa 1901-02, 2 clasps, South Africa 1901, South Africa 1902 (Maj. C. M. Ryan, D.S.O., A.S.C.), generally good very fine (2) £1600-1800
The K.P., C.M.G. group of five awarded to the Rt. Hon. Colonel Lord B. E. B. Castletown, late of the Militia and Yeomanry, and Leinster Regiment, whose colourful life as a soldier, sportsman and traveller is vividly recalled in his autobiography Ego The Most Illustrious Order of St. Patrick, K.P., Knight’s mantle star, silver bullion arms, embroidered velvet motto and centre, 225mm. by 230mm., with a length of sash; The Most Distinguished Order of St. Michael and St. George, C.M.G....
Hammer Price: £2,800
Six: Captain A. G. Cubitt, Royal Naval Reserve Transport 1899-1902, 2 clasps, S. Africa 1899-1902, China 1900 (A. G. Cubitt, In Command); 1914-15 Star (Commr, R.N.R.); British War and Victory Medals (Commr., R.N.R.); Royal Naval Reserve Decoration, G.V.R., hallmarks for London 1928; Royal Humane Society Medal, small, bronze, successful (Albert George Cubitt, 1 May 1885) bronze buckle on ribbon, last with edge bruising, otherwise extremely fine (6) £1300-1600
Hammer Price: £2,600
Five: Colour Sergeant G. S. P. Gwynn, Imperial Light Infantry, late Lieutenant, Royal Navy Egypt and Sudan 1882-89, dated reverse, no clasp (G. S. P. Gwynn, Midn., R.N., H.M.S. “Agincourt”); East and West Africa 1887-1900, 1 clasp, 1891-2 (Lieut. G. S. P. Gwynn, R.N., H.M.S. Widgeon); Cape of Good Hope General Service 1880-97, 1 clasp, Bechuanaland (Lce. Cpl. G. Gwynn, Kim. Rifs.); Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 7 clasps, Cape Colony, Tugela Heights, Orange Free State, Relief of...
Hammer Price: £2,200
An unusual Boer War and Great War group of seven awarded to Colonel Sir Simeon Stuart, Bt., onetime City Marshal of London, late Militia, 5th Dragoon Guards and Imperial Yeomanry, who raised and commanded the 2/2 County of London Yeomanry (Westminster Dragoons) 1914-16 Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 3 clasps, Cape Colony, Orange Free State, Transvaal (Major Sir, Bt., Impl. Yeo.); British War and Victory Medals, with loose M.I.D. oak leaf (Col. Sir., Bt.); Territorial Force War Medal...
Hammer Price: £2,100
Five: Private J. A. Waterson, Seaforth Highlanders Afghanistan 1878-80, 1 clasp, Kandahar (2569 Pt., 72 Ft.); Kabul to Kandahar Star 1880 (58B/2569 Prive., 72nd Highlanders); India General Service 1854-95, 1 clasp, Hazara 1888 (468 Pte., 2d Bn. Sea. Highrs.); India General Service 1895-1902, 1 clasp, Relief of Chitral 1895 (469 Pte., 2d Bn. Seaforth Highrs.); Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 3 clasps, Cape Colony, Orange Free State, South Africa 1901 (468 Pte., 2 Sea. Highrs.), last...
Hammer Price: £1,900
An unusual Boer War C.B. pair awarded to Honorary Major-General T. J. P. Evans, Royal Marine Light Infantry, who was decorated for his services as O.C. Troops and Commandant P.O.Ws on St. Helena, where he also acted as Governor for several months in 1901 The Most Honourable Order of the Bath, C.B. (Military) Companion’s breast badge, silver-gilt and enamel, with later swivel-ring suspension and riband buckle; Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 1 clasp, Cape Colony (Lt. Colonel T. J. P....
Hammer Price: £1,650
A ‘Egypt and Soudan’ Royal Red Cross group of four awarded to Superintendent Sarah Emily Webb, Army Nursing Service Royal Red Cross, 1st Class, V.R., silver-gilt and enamel; The Order of St. John of Jerusalem, silver breast badge; Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, no clasp (Superintendent S. E. Webb); King’s South Africa 1901-02, no clasp (Supt. S. E. Webb) cleaned and mounted for display; together with a Queen Alexandra’s Imperial Military Nursing Service cape badge, last fine;...
Hammer Price: £1,600
A Knight Bachelor and C.I.E. group of five awarded to Lieutenant-Colonel Sir Sydney Paddon, 3rd Dragoon Guards and Indian Army Knight Bachelor’s Badge, 1st type breast badge, silver-gilt and enamel, hallmarks for London 1929; The Most Eminent Order of the Indian Empire, C.I.E., Companion’s 3rd type neck badge converted to a breast badge, gold and enamel, no top bar; Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 5 clasps, Cape Colony, Orange Free State, Transvaal, South Africa 1901, South Africa...
Hammer Price: £1,550
A rare R.V.M. and Clasp group of six awarded to Warrant Officer Class 1 G. I. Fletcher, Royal Fusiliers, late Grenadier Guards Royal Victorian Medal, V.R., silver, with 1st type clasp, ‘E. May 1910 R.’, unnamed; Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 5 clasps, Belmont, Modder River, Orange Free State, South Africa 1901, South Africa 1902 (4420 Sejt., Gren. Gds.); 1914-15 Star (PS-6194 S. Mjr., R. Fus.); British War and Victory Medals (PS-6194 W.O. Cl. 1, R. Fus.); Army L.S. & G.C., G.V.R.,...
Hammer Price: £1,500
A Boer War C.B. group of five awarded to Lieutenant-Colonel F. A. B. Daly, Royal Army Medical Corps, Medical Officer to the Royal Irish Fusiliers at Talana who afterwards tended the British sick and wounded prisoners-of-war at Dundee The Most Honourable Order of The Bath, C.B. (Military) Companion’s breast badge, silver-gilt and enamel, with replacement silver-gilt straight bar suspension and buckle on ribbon, some enamel damage to wreaths; Egypt and Sudan 1882-89, dated reverse, no...
Hammer Price: £1,450
Five: The Rt. Hon. Sir Guy Fleetwood Wilson, G.C.I.E., K.C.B., K.C.M.G., a distinguished Civil Servant who held a number of senior appointments in the War Office, was Financial Adviser to Lord Kitchener in South Africa 1901-02 and ended his career as a Financial Member of the Supreme Legislative Council of the Governor-General in India - stepping in to deliver Lord Hardinge’s speech from a blood-stained manuscript on the Peacock Throne in Delhi after he had been wounded by a terrorist...
Hammer Price: £1,400
Pair: Leading Seaman B. Trebilcock, Royal Navy Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 1 clasp, Cape Colony (B. Trebilcock, Ord., H.M.S. Niobe) small impressed naming; Naval Good Shooting Medal, E.VII.R. (196810B. Trebilcock, Lg. Sea. H.M.S. Cambrian 1908 4.7in Q.F.) contact marks, some edge bruising, nearly very fine (2) £350-450
Hammer Price: £1,250
A Great War ‘Western Front’ M.C. group of five awarded to Captain L. C. Boyle, Royal Engineers, late Railway Pioneer Regiment Military Cross, G.V.R., unnamed; Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 4 clasps, Cape Colony, Orange Free State, Transvaal, South Africa 1901 (Lieut., Rly. Pnr. Regt.); 1914-15 Star (Capt., R.E.); British War and Victory Medals, M.I.D. oakleaf (Capt.) cleaned, lacquered, mounted court style for display, nearly extremely fine (5) £1000-1200
Pair: Private D. M. McPhail, 1st Dundee Burgher Reserves, late Dundee Rifle Association Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 1 clasp, Talana (D. M. MacPhail, Dundee Rifle Assctn.); Natal 1906, no clasp (Pte. D. M. M McPhail, 1st Dundee Bgh. Reserves); together with an Intertown Shooting Trophy Badge 1905, obverse inscribed, ‘MacPhail D. M.’, silver, pin-backed, with four attached pin-backed bars, ‘N.D. Intertown 1903’, gilt, ‘1904’, bronze, ‘1906’, bronze and ‘1911’,...
Hammer Price: £1,150
A scarce Natal L.S. & G.C. group of three awarded to Gaoler W. M. Hearn, Natal Police Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 2 clasps, Natal, South Africa 1901 (Gaoler, Natal Police) 2nd clasp loose; Natal 1906, 1 clasp, 1906 (Gaoler, Natal Police); Natal L.S. & G.C., E.VII.R. (1c. Sgt., N.P.) good very fine (3) £1000-1200
Hammer Price: £1,100
A Great War C.B.E. group of eight awarded to the Rev. Canon J. G. W. Tuckey, late Chaplain 1st Class to the Forces and Honorary Chaplain to the King The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire, C.B.E. (Military) Commander’s 1st type neck badge, silver-gilt and enamel, in Garrard, London case of issue; Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 6 clasps, Cape Colony, Elandslaagte, Defence of Ladysmith, Orange Free State, Laing’s Nek, Belfast (Rev., C. to F.); King’s South Africa 1901-02, 2...
Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 1 clasp, Relief of Ladysmith (Lieut. G. Whelan, Durban L.I.) nearly extremely fine £200-250
Hammer Price: £1,050
Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 4 clasps, Elandslaagte, Relief of Kimberley, Paardeberg, Driefontein (4030 Pte. J. Wilson, 7th Hussars) good very fine, first clasp rare to unit £350-400
Hammer Price: £1,000
A fine Royal Red Cross and Order of St. John group of five attributed to Georgiana Elizabeth, Countess of Dudley Royal Red Cross, 1st Class, V.R., silver-gilt, gold and enamel, with bow ribbon, in fitted Garrard, London case, lid inscribed, ‘Royal Red Cross, Georgiana Elizabeth, Countess of Dudley. 24. October 1902.’; The Order of St. John of Jerusalem, Dame of Justice shoulder badge, silver-gilt and enamel, with bow ribbon, in fitted Carrington, London case, lid inscribed, ‘St. John...
A Great War O.B.E. of seven awarded to Lieutenant-Colonel John Vans-Agnew, Scottish Horse, late Indian Army, Roberts’ Horse and the South Lancashire Regiment The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire, O.B.E. (Military) Officer’s 1st type breast badge, silver-gilt, hallmarks for London 1919; India General Service 1854-95, 1 clasp, Burma 1887-89 (Lieut. J. Vans-Agnew, 3rd Madras Light Cavalry) renamed; Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 4 clasps, Natal, Relief of Kimberley,...
Hammer Price: £950
Three: Lieutenant W. J. Bray, Western Light Horse, late Scott’s Railway Guards Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 4 clasps, Relief of Mafeking, Defence of Kimberley, Orange Free State, Transvaal (Lieut., Scotts Rly. Gds.); King’s South Africa 1901-02, 2 clasps (Lieut., Western L.H.); Mayor of Kimberley’s Star 1899-1900, reverse hallmark with date letter ‘b’, lacking brooch bar, very fine (3) £600-700
Hammer Price: £900
Four: Major R. Anderson, South African Infantry, late Kaffrarian Rifles and Transvaal Rifles Cape of Good Hope General Service 1880-97, 1 clasp, Bechuanaland (867 Pte., Kaffrn. Rifs.); Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 4 clasps, Cape Colony, Wepener, Transvaal, Wittebergen (Lieut., Kaffrn. Rif.); King’s South Africa 1901-02, 2 clasp (Lieut., Kaffrn. Rif.); Natal 1906, 1 clasp, 1906 (L. Cpl., Transvaal Rifles); together with three copy medals: 1914-15 Star (Lt., 5th Infantry) gilded;...
Hammer Price: £850
Three: Major W. A. B. Russwürm, Kitchener’s Fighting Scouts, late Bulawayo Field Force and Natal Mounted Rifles British South Africa Company Medal 1890-97, reverse Rhodesia 1896 (Sergt., “G” Troop B.F.F.); Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 6 clasps, Cape Colony, Elandslaagte, Defence of Ladysmith, Orange Free State, Transvaal, Laing’s Nek (317 Capt., Natal M.R.) naming partially re-impressed; King’s South Africa 1901-02, 2 clasps (Cpt. & Adjt., Kitchnr. F. Scts.) very fine and...
Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 3 clasps, Orange Free State, Transvaal, South Africa 1902 (2198 Jamedar Mohd. Islam Khan (sic), 11th Bengal Lcrs.) with contact marks, nearly very fine £200-250
Hammer Price: £820
A Great War O.B.E. group of five awarded to Lieutenant-Colonel H. Spencer, Royal Field Artillery The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire, O.B.E. (Military) Officer’s 1st type breast badge, silver-gilt, hallmarks for London 1919; Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 6 clasps, Cape Colony, Tugela Heights, Orange Free State, Relief of Ladysmith, Transvaal, South Africa 1901 (Capt., 18/Bty. R.F.A.); 1914 Star, with clasp (Capt., R.F.A.); British War and Victory Medals, MID oak leaf...
Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 1 clasp, Defence of Ladysmith (Lieut. G. W. Lines, Ladysmith Tn. Gd.) slight edge bruising, good very fine £260-300
Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 4 clasps, Cape Colony, Orange Free State, Transvaal, South Africa 1901 (Lieut. J. D. Faskally, Irish Gds.) slight edge bruise, good very fine £240-280
Hammer Price: £800
Pair: Lance-Sergeant C. W. Matthews, Natal Police Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 4 clasps, Talana, Tugela Heights, Relief of Ladysmith, South Africa 1901 (1819 Tpr., Natal Police); Natal 1906, 1 clasp, 1906 (L. Sgt., Natal Police) minor contact marks, good very fine £300-360
Four: Major A. Brack-Boyd-Wilson, Natal Rangers, late Thorneycroft’s Mounted Infantry and Yorkshire Regiment Egypt and Sudan 1882-89, undated reverse, no clasp (Lieut. A.Brack-Boyd-Wilson, 1 Yorks. R.); Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 5 clasps, Tugela Heights, Relief of Ladysmith, Transvaal, Laing’s Nek, Orange Free State (Capt. A. B. Boyd-Wilson, Thorney. M.I.); Natal 1906, 1 clasp, 1906 (Maj. A. B. Boyd-Wilson, Natal Rangers); Khedive’s Star 1884-6, unnamed, first and last with...
Hammer Price: £750
An M.V.O. 4th Class pair awarded to Captain George H. W. Walsh, Grenadier Guards and Imperial Yeomanry, the 4th Baron Ormanthwaite The Royal Victorian Order, M.V.O., Member’s 4th Class breast badge, silver-gilt and enamel, reverse officially numbered ‘351’; Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 2 clasps, Cape Colony, Orange Free State (Capt. Hon. G. H. W. Walsh, 34th Coy. 11th Imp. Yeo.); together with a mounted pair of miniature dress medals, held within Spink, London, leather case,...
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