Medals From The Collection of Hal Giblin

6 July 2004

Lot No 416

A superb Great War R.R.C. group of five awarded to Matron M. S. Whitson, British Red Cross Societ...

6 July 2004

Lot No 417

A well-documented Great War ‘Palestine’ M.M. group of four awarded to Lance-Corporal (late Drumme...

6 July 2004

Lot No 418

A Great War M.M. group of three to Corporal M. Clear, Lancashire Fusiliers Military Medal, G.V...

6 July 2004

Lot No 419

A Great War M.M. awarded to Corporal A. Giblin, Manchester Regiment Military Medal, G.V.R. (2163 Cpl., 17/Manch. R.) very fine £200-250

6 July 2004

Lot No 420

A fine ‘Gallantry’ K.P.M. group of three awarded to Police Sergeant J. Ratcliffe, Liverpool City...

6 July 2004

Lot No 421

Seven: Serjeant-Major J. B. Cemery, Royal Army Medical Corps, late Medical Staff Corps, and Imperial Yeomanry Hospital Staff Egypt and Sudan 1882-89, undated reverse, 1 clasp, Suakin 1885 (5049 2nd Cl. S. Sgt., M.S. Corps); Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 1 clasp, Cape Colony (Serjt.-Major, I.Y. Hp. Staff); Coron...

6 July 2004

Lot No 422

A well-documented Great War group of three awarded to Sergeant W. Sutherland, Argyll and Sutherla...

6 July 2004

Lot No 423

An interesting Great War group of four awarded to Lieutenant A. J. Philip, 1/16 London Regiment: he was the first man of the Queen’s Westminster Rifles to venture out into “No Man’s Land” on Christmas Day 1914 and meet the enemy - one of their officers told him he came from Catford! 1914 Star, with clasp (1405 Pt...

6 July 2004

Lot No 424

Seven: Major C. H. Bushell, 2nd Dragoon Guards (Queen’s Bays) 1914 Star (Lieut., 2/D. Gds.); British War and Victory Medals (Lieut.); 1939-45 Star; Africa Star; Defence and War Medals, these all inscribed (Maj. C. H. Bushell, Queens Bays); together with a silver medallet, inscribed, ‘C.H.B., 1907, Invincibles’, g...

6 July 2004

Lot No 425

Three: Lieutenant J. G. Moore, 2nd Battalion Rifle Brigade, attached Royal Air Force, awarded an M.M. whilst serving in the rank of Sergeant Bugler 1914 Star (2744 L. Cpl., 2/Rif. Brig.); British War and Victory Medals (Lieut.) contact marks to second, generally good very fine (3) £180-220

6 July 2004

Lot No 426

Three: Corporal H. Elliott, Cheshire Regiment 1914 Star (1498 Pte., 6/Ches. R.); British War and Victory Medals (1498 Cpl., Ches. R.) good very fine and better (3) £80-100

6 July 2004

Lot No 427

Three: Private A. Malley, Royal Welsh Fusiliers 1914 Star (6631 Pte., 4/R. W. Fus.); British War and Victory Medals (6631 Pte., R. W. Fus.) extremely fine (3) £80-100

6 July 2004

Lot No 428

Three: Lieutenant Colonel A. F. Cemery, East Yorkshire Regiement 1914-15 Star (Lieut., E. York. R.); British War and Victory Medals, with M.I.D. oak leaf (Lt. Col.); together with Memorial Plaque (Arthur Frank Cemery) plaque a little polished, otherwise nearly extremely fine (4) £300-400

6 July 2004

Lot No 429

A fine Great War group of three awarded to Captain H. M. Robertson, Royal Welch Fusiliers, who wa...

6 July 2004

Lot No 430

Three: Lieutenant D. Cushny, Dorset Regiment, who was killed in action in Mesopotamia on 14 April 1915 1914-15 Star (Lieut., Dorset R.); British War and Victory Medals (Lieut.) contained in a contemporary mahogany glazed display case, good very fine or better (3) £300-350

6 July 2004

Lot No 431

Four: Lieutenant J. W. Griffith, Royal Field Artillery 1914-15 Star (Lieut., R.F.A.); British War and Victory Medals (Lieut.); Special Constabulary L.S., G.V.R., 2nd issue (John W. Griffiths), note ‘Griffith’ on trio and ‘Griffiths’ on last, nearly extremely fine (4) £70-90

6 July 2004

Lot No 432

Three: Lieutenant W. A. Penn, 13th Battalion London Regiment, who was severely wounded on 1 July 1916, resulting in the amputation of his left arm 1914-15 Star (2 Lieut., 13/Lond. R.); British War and Victory Medals (Lieut.), mounted in a wooden glass-fronted case, good very fine (3) £180-220

6 July 2004

Lot No 433

Three: Second Lieutenant F. Marsham-Townshend, 2nd Battalion, Scots Guards, who was killed in act...

6 July 2004

Lot No 434

Three: Second Lieutenant T. S. Newell, 2nd Battalion, Cheshire Regiment, who died of wounds on 5...

6 July 2004

Lot No 435

Family group: An emotive Great War group of three awarded to Second Lieutenant R. Burroughes,...

6 July 2004

Lot No 436

Three: Private G. Greeves, 1/5th Battalion, Norfolk Regiment, another member of the “Vanished Battalion” who was lost without trace on 12 August 1915 1914-15 Star (3296 Pte., Norf. R.); British War and Victory Medals (3296 Pte., Norf. R.), together with related Memorial Plaque (George Greeves), very fine or bette...

6 July 2004

Lot No 437

1914-15 Star (Major W. J. Barton, Norf. R.) good very fine £180-220

6 July 2004

Lot No 438

Three: Serjeant P. C. Cemery, Hampshire Regiment 1914-15 Star (4-701 Sjt., Hamps. R.); British War and Victory Medals (701 Sjt., Hamps. R.); together with Memorial Plaque (Percival Conrad Cemery) extremely fine (4) £150-200

6 July 2004

Lot No 439

Three: Corporal W. J. Giblin, Army Cyclist Corps 1914-15 Star (2195 Pte., A. Cyc. Corps); British War and Victory Medals (2195 Cpl., A. Cyc. Corps) Pair: Able Seaman E. Giblin, Mercantile Fleet Auxiliary British War and Victory Medals (A.B., M.F.A.) Marine Society Reward of Merit (R. W. J. Gibling, 15.1...

6 July 2004

Lot No 440

Three: Corporal F. H. H. Neville, Dorsetshire Regiment 1914-15 Star (3-7248 Cpl., Dorset. R.); British War and Victory Medals (3-7248 Cpl., Dorset. R.), mounted as worn, good very fine (4) £200-250

6 July 2004

Lot No 441

Three: Private H. Isaacs, 1st Battalion London Regiment 1914-15 Star (2512 Pte., 1-Lond. R.); British War and Victory Medals (2512 Pte., 1-Lond. R.) good very fine (3) £50-70

6 July 2004

Lot No 442

Three: Private H. S. Lane, Royal West Kent Regiment, who was captured after the fall of Kut-al-Amara and died on the infamous death march in July 1916 1914-15 Star (L-9239 Pte., R.W. Kent R.); British War and Victory Medals (L9239 Pte., R.W. Kent R.) good very fine (3) £120-150

6 July 2004

Lot No 443

Four: Private W. Wilson, Cheshire Regiment 1914-15 Star (28252 Pte., Ches. R.); British War and Victory Medals (28252 Pte., Ches. R.); India General Service 1908-35, 1 clasp, Afghanistan N.W.F. 1919 (28252 Pte., Ches. R.), last with later style naming, minor contact marks, very fine and better, last medal scarce...

6 July 2004

Lot No 444

Three: Ordinary Seaman S. S. Stevens, Royal Navy 1914-15 Star (L.7926 O.S.3, R.N.); British War and Victory Medals (L.7926 O.S.2, R.N.); together with photograph of recipient in uniform, extremely fine (3) £30-40

6 July 2004

Lot No 445

Pair: Lieutenant V. Whitaker, M.C., Royal Field Artillery 1914-15 Star (2 Lieut., R.F.A.); British War Medal 1914-20 (Lieut.); with a mounted set of four miniature dress medals: Military Cross; 1914-15 Star; British War and Victory Medals, M.I.D. oak leaf, nearly extremely fine (6) £100-150

6 July 2004

Lot No 446

Five: Major E. A. Halford, Royal Army Service Corps, late Wiltshire Regiment, attached Royal Air Force, who was taken prisoner of war when his plane was shot down on 29 March 1916, making him the twelfth victim of Max Immelmann, the so called ‘Eagle of Lille’ British War and Victory Medals (Lieut.); 1939-45 Star...

6 July 2004

Lot No 447

Pair: Captain F. F. Moorat, 6th Battalion, attached 4th Battalion, Middlesex Regiment, who died o...

6 July 2004

Lot No 448

Pair: Captain T. A. Oliver, Royal Flying Corps, late Royal Welch Fusiliers, who became an ace aft...

6 July 2004

Lot No 449

A poignant Great War pair awarded to Lieutenant G. C. V. Taylor, Royal Welch Fusiliers, an office...

6 July 2004

Lot No 450

Pair: Second Lieutenant D. C. McEwen, 1/9th Battalion, ‘The Dandy Ninth’, Royal Scots, who died of wounds on 10 April 1917, received during the Battle of Arras the previous day British War and Victory Medals (2. Lieut.); together with memorial plaque (David Campbell McEwan) note slight variation in spelling of su...

6 July 2004

Lot No 451

Pair: Second Lieutenant R. F. Merchant, 35th Company, Machine Gun Corps, killed in action on 21 March 1918, the first day of the German Spring Offensive British War and Victory Medals (2. Lieut.); together with memorial plaque (Reginald Frank Merchant); and card boxes of issue for medals and plaque, nearly extrem...

6 July 2004

Lot No 452

Pair: 2nd Lieutenant H. W. Sheard, Royal Air Force, who was killed in action in August 1918 British War and Victory Medals (2 Lieut., R.A.F.), about very fine or better (2) £250-350

6 July 2004

Lot No 453

Pair: Second Lieutenant J. H. Swift, 5th Battalion, Manchester Regiment, who was killed in action on 31 May 1918 British War and Victory Medals (2. Lieut.); together with memorial plaque (James Hubert Swift); Buckingham Palace scroll; and original photograph of recipient in uniform, all mounted in a large contemp...

6 July 2004

Lot No 454

Pair: Staff Nurse R. S. Henderson, British Red Cross Society and Order of St. John of Jerusalem British War and Victory Medals (R. S. Henderson, B.R.C.& St. J.J.) nearly extremely fine (2) £30-50

6 July 2004

Lot No 455

Pair: Acting Sergeant T. S. Dibnah, 4th Battalion, Canadian Machine Gun Corps British War and...