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A Great War C.M.G. group of six awarded to Lieutenant-Colonel H. T. Cantan, Commanding Officer of the 1st Battalion, Duke of Cornwall’s Light Infantry, who was killed in action in the front line at Arras on 16 April 1916 The Most Distinguished Order of St. Michael and St. George, C.M.G., Companion’s neck badge, silver-gilt and enamel, with short section of neck riband for display purposes; Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 4 clasps, Relief of Kimberley, Paardeberg, Driefontein,...
Hammer Price: £3,200
The historically important C.B.E. group of five awarded to Lieutenant J. E. M. Carvell, 16th (County of London) Battalion (Queen’s Westminster Rifles), London Regiment, who was twice wounded during the Great War - rather than take a discharge he took a posting as an Instructor to the Portuguese Army from 1917-18, and then as a Staff Captain, HQ London District, 1918-19. A career diplomat, Carvell, when acting British Consul General in Munich in the 1930s, secured the freedom of some 300...
Hammer Price: £2,400
A Great War ‘Western Front’ D.S.O., M.C. group of five awarded to Major H. McMaster, Royal Field Artillery, who was thrice wounded, twice Mentioned in Despatches, and died of wounds on the Western Front on 2 December 1917 Distinguished Service Order, G.V.R., silver-gilt and enamel, with integral top riband bar, in Garrard, London, case of issue and outer card box, the case with considerable loss to black leather finish; Military Cross, G.V.R., unnamed as issued, in slightly damaged...
Hammer Price: £3,400
A Great War ‘Western Front’ D.S.O., M.C. group of five awarded to Captain G. la C. Baudains, 9th (County of London) Battalion (Queen Victoria’s Rifles), London Regiment, attached 9th Battalion, Royal Fusiliers Distinguished Service Order, G.V.R., silver-gilt and enamel, with integral top riband bar; Military Cross, G.V.R., unnamed as issued; 1914-15 Star (2132 Pte. G. Baudains, 2-Lond. R.); British War and Victory Medals, with M.I.D. oak leaves (Capt. G. La C. Baudains.); together...
Hammer Price: £2,200
A Great War ‘Minesweeping’ D.S.C. group of five awarded to Lieutenant F. Ellis, Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve and Mercantile Marine, who subsequently received a scarce Portuguese Institute for Lifesaving’s Silver Medal Distinguished Service Cross, G.V.R., hallmarks for London 1917, unnamed as issued; British War Medal 1914-20 (Lieut. F. Ellis. R.N.R.); Mercantile Marine War Medal 1914-18 (Francis Ellis); Victory Medal 1914-19 (Lieut. F. Ellis. R.N.R.); mounted as worn together with...
Hammer Price: £1,900
A Great War ‘Western Front’ M.C. group of five awarded to Lieutenant C. B. Ainslie, 4th (Queen’s Own) Hussars, attached Machine Gun Squadron, late 1st Life Guards, who was wounded in April 1918 Military Cross, G.V.R., unnamed as issued; 1914 Star (3069 Tpr. C. Ainslie. 1/Life Gds.); British War and Victory Medals, with M.I.D. oak leaves (Lieut. C. B. Ainslie.); France, Third Republic, Croix de Guerre, bronze, reverse dated 1914-1918, mounted as worn, very fine and better (5) ...
Hammer Price: £2,800
A Great War M.C. group of four awarded to Lieutenant W. P. Batters, Essex Yeomanry, later Army Service Corps, who was awarded the Military Cross whilst serving with the Machine Gun Squadron Military Cross, G.V.R., unnamed as issued; 1914-15 Star (Lieut. W. P. Batters. Essex Yeo.); British War and Victory Medals (Lieut. W. P. Batters.); together with the related miniature awards, nearly extremely fine (4) £1,200-£1,600
A Great War M.C. group of four awarded to Captain F. E. Douglas, West Yorkshire Regiment Military Cross, G.V.R., unnamed as issued; 1914-15 Star (2. Lieut. F. E. Douglas. W. York. R.); British War and Victory Medals, with small M.I.D. oak leaves (Capt. F. E. Douglas.) with unusual narrow silver and enamel ‘1918’ riband brooch to the BWM, nearly extremely fine (4) £1,000-£1,400
Hammer Price: £1,000
A Great War M.C. group of four awarded to Acting Major D. V. Webb, Leicestershire Regiment, who was five times wounded in action during the Great War, and died of wounds at Magny la Fosse on 16 October 1918 Military Cross, G.V.R., unnamed as issued, in case of issue; 1914-15 Star (2. Lieut. D. V. Webb. Leic. R.); British War and Victory Medals (Major D. V. Webb.) nearly extremely fine (4) £1,200-£1,600
A Great War ‘Western Front’ M.C. group of four awarded to Captain W. N. Crosby, Yorkshire Regiment, late Honourable Artillery Company, who was twice Mentioned in Despatches Military Cross, G.V.R., unnamed as issued; 1914 Star (1099 Pte. W. N. Crosby. H.A.C.); British War and Victory Medals (Capt. W. N. Crosby.) all housed in a fitted bronze, velvet-lined and glazed frame bearing the crest of The Princess of Wales’s Own Yorkshire Regiment, good very fine (4) £1,200-£1,600
Hammer Price: £1,100
A fine Great War ‘Western Front’ M.C., D.C.M., Russian Cross of St. George group of six awarded to Second Lieutenant W. H. Brace, 19th (Glamorgan Pioneers) Battalion, Welsh Regiment, late 16th Battalion, Cheshire Regiment and 16th (Cardiff City) Battalion, Welsh Regiment Military Cross, G.V.R., unnamed as issued, in case of issue; Distinguished Conduct Medal, G.V.R. (22053 Pte. W. H. Brace. 16/Ches: R.); British War and Victory Medals (2. Lieut. W. H. Brace.); Defence Medal, with Army...
Hammer Price: £6,500
A Great War ‘Western Front’ M.C., M.M. group of four awarded to Second Lieutenant J. D. Harrison, Royal Irish Rifles Military Cross, G.V.R., the reverse privately engraved ‘25 Oct. 1918. Lt. J. D. Harrison. M.M. 12th Royal Irish Rifles. Hierwig’; Military Medal, G.V.R. (14-41003 Sjt. J. D. Harrison. 14/R. Ir. Rif.); British War and Victory Medals (2. Lieut. J. D. Harrison.) mounted court-style for display, very fine and better and a rare combination (4) £3,000-£4,000
Hammer Price: £3,000
A Great War ‘Palestine’ M.C. group of five awarded to Chaplain to the Forces Fourth Class The Reverend H. T. Lloyd, Army Chaplain’s Department, attached 158th Brigade, 53rd (Welsh) Division, who was awarded the Military Cross and twice Mentioned in Despatches for Egypt and Palestine Military Cross, G.V.R., the reverse privately engraved ‘Rev. H. T. Lloyd, M.A. C.F. Palestine 1917’; 1914-15 Star (Rev. H. T. Lloyd. A.C.D.); British War and Victory Medals, with M.I.D. oak leaves...
Hammer Price: £1,300
A Great War A.R.R.C. group of four awarded to The Hon. Georgina M. Cross, Voluntary Aid Detachment, who was additionally Mentioned in Despatches Royal Red Cross, 2nd Class (A.R.R.C.), G.V.R., silver and enamel, with lady’s bow riband but adjusted and worn from a straight riband with additional suspension ring; British War and Victory Medals, with M.I.D. oak leaves (Hon. G. M. Cross. V.A.D.), in named card boxes of issue, and outer O.H.M.S. transmission envelope addressed to ‘The....
Hammer Price: £800
A Great War A.R.R.C. pair awarded to Mrs. Nesta F. Williams, Voluntary Aid Detachment, later Commandant, Monmouth Red Cross Auxiliary Hospital Royal Red Cross, 2nd Class (A.R.R.C.), G.V.R., silver and enamel, on lady’s bow riband; Voluntary Medical Service Medal, silver, with two additional ‘Geneva cross’ award bars (Nesta F. Williams) good very fine (2) £240-£280
Hammer Price: £300
A Great War ‘Western Front’ D.C.M. group of four awarded to Sergeant B. Boardman, Royal Field Artillery Distinguished Conduct Medal, G.V.R. (70102 Cpl. -A. Sjt:- B. Boardman. A.106/Bde: R.F.A.); 1914-15 Star (70102. Gnr. A. Boardman. R.F.A.); British War and Victory Medals (70102 Sjt. B. Boardman. R.A.) generally very fine (4) £800-£1,000
Hammer Price: £700
A Great War ‘Western Front’ D.C.M. group of three awarded to Sergeant E. T. Bird, 2/6th Battalion, Royal Warwickshire Regiment, who was killed in action on 11 April 1918 Distinguished Conduct Medal, G.V.R. (200243 Sjt: E. T. Bird. 2/6 R. War. R.); British War and Victory Medals (1900 Sjt. E. T. Bird. R. War. R.); Memorial Plaque (Edward Thomas Bird) in original card envelope, the plaque with some surface scratches and wear to high relief points, D.C.M. with minor edge bruise,...
A Great War 1918 ‘Western Front’ D.C.M. group of three awarded to Sergeant P. Wray, Yorkshire Regiment and Machine Gun Corps Distinguished Conduct Medal, G.V.R. (5195 Sjt. P. Wray. 37/M.G.C.); British War and Victory Medals (5195 A. Sjt. P. Wray. M.G.C.); together with an Independent Order of Oddfellows Manchester Unity Jewel, silver-gilt and enamel, the reverse engraved ‘Scarborough District - P. Wray 1961’, very fine and better (4) £800-£1,000
Hammer Price: £900
A Great War D.C.M. group of four awarded to Acting Corporal A. Brown, East Lancashire Regiment, later Northumberland Fusiliers Distinguished Conduct Medal, G.V.R. (9651 A. Cpl. A. Brown. 6/E. Lanc. R.); 1914 Star (9651 Pte. A. Brown. 2/E. Lan: R.) minor official correction to number; British War and Victory Medals (9651 A. Cpl. A. Brown. E. Lan. R.) very fine and better (4) £1,200-£1,600
£1,200–£1,600
A Great War ‘Western Front’ D.C.M. group of four awarded to Rifleman B. Croft, 1st Battalion, King’s Royal Rifle Corps, for his conspicuous gallantry at Miraumont on 17 February 1917 Distinguished Conduct Medal, G.V.R. (9734 Pte. B. Croft. 1/K.R.R.C.); 1914-15 Star (9734 Pte. B. Croft. K.R. Rif: C.); British War and Victory Medals (9734 Pte. B. Croft. K.R. Rif. Co.) mounted as worn, minor contact marks, better than very fine (4) £800-£1,000
A scarce Great War 1916 ‘Western Front’ M.M. group of four awarded to Corporal B. Woolsey, 19th Hussars Military Medal, G.V.R. (4582 L. Cpl. B. Woolsey. 19/Hrs.); 1914 Star (4582. Pte. B. Woolsey. 19/Hrs.); British War and Victory Medals (4582 Cpl. B. Woolsey. 19-Hrs.) good very fine, the M.M. scarce to unit (4) £400-£500
A Great War ‘Egyptian theatre’ M.M. group of three awarded to Private P. Hawkins, 1/1st Berkshire Yeomanry and Machine Gun Corps Military Medal, G.V.R. (D-15201 Pte. P. Hawkins. 1/1 Berks: Yeo. - T.F.); British War and Victory Medals (14985 Pte. P. Hawkins. Berks. Yeo.) light contact marks, good very fine (3) £500-£700
A Great War ‘Western Front’ M.M. group of three awarded to Private G. Perrin, 9th Battalion, East Surrey Regiment, who was captured and taken Prisoner of War in October 1918 Military Medal, G.V.R. (27293 Pte. G. Perrin. 9/E. Surr: R.); British War and Victory Medals (27293 Pte. G. Perrin. E. Surr. R.) the first with customised case named in ink to the recipient, the MM sometime harshly cleaned, hence nearly very fine; the pair nearly extremely fine (3) £220-£260
Hammer Price: £400
Medal of the Order of the British Empire, (Military), unnamed as issued, in John Pinches, London, case of issue, extremely fine £180-£220
Hammer Price: £380
Family Group: Pair: Veterinary Surgeon First Class Major M. F. M. Case, attached Royal Artillery, who was the Senior Veterinary Officer in Egypt in 1888 and was awarded the Order of the Medjidieh Third Class Egypt and Sudan 1882-89, dated reverse, 2 clasps, Tel-El-Kebir, Gemaizah 1888 (Vet. Surgn. M. F. M. Case G/B R.H.A.); Khedive’s Star, dated 1882, unnamed as issued; sometime mounted for wear but both detached from the ribbon brooch which has in addition the ribbon for the Third...
Hammer Price: £1,700
Six: Captain J. Bostick, Royal West Surrey Regiment and Northampton Regiment, late Duke of Cornwall’s Light Infantry, who was awarded the Royal Humane Society Bronze Medal for saving life at Devil’s Point, Plymouth in 1888 Egypt and Sudan 1882-89, undated reverse, 1 clasp, The Nile 1884-85 (1131 Boy. J. Bostic [sic]. 2/D. of Corn: L.I.); Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 1 clasp, Cape Colony (4701 Sejt. J. Bostick. Rl: Wt. Surrey Regt.); King’s South Africa 1901-02, 2 clasps, South...
Hammer Price: £1,500
Five: Lieutenant Colonel S. W. Webster, 6th Dragoon Guards (Carabiniers), late Yorkshire Dragoons Yeomanry Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 3 clasps, Cape Colony, Orange Free State, Transvaal (Lieut: S. W. Webster. 6 Drgn. Gds.) engraved naming; King’s South Africa 1901-02, 2 clasps, South Africa 1901, South Africa 1902 (Lieut: S. W. Webster. Drgn. Gds.) engraved naming; 1914 Star, with clasp (Major S. W. Webster. 6/D.Gds.); British War and Victory Medals (Lt. Col. S. W. Webster.)...
Four: Corporal D. Burn, Army Service Corps Remounts Section, late 75th Company Imperial Yeomanry Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 4 clasps, Cape Colony, Orange Free State, South Africa 1901, South Africa 1902 (34138 Pte. D. Burn. 75th Coy Imp: Yeo.); 1914 Star (RTS-4007 Strpr: D. Burn. A.S.C.); British War and Victory Medals (RTS-4007 Cpl. D. Burn. A.S.C.) generally good very fine and rank of Strapper on the 1914 Star rare (4) £220-£260
Hammer Price: £240
Four: Private T. Reid, Royal Lancaster Regiment Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 5 clasps, Cape Colony, Orange Free State, Transvaal, South Africa 1901, South Africa 1902 (6532 Pte. T. Reid. R. Lanc: Regt.); 1914 Star, with clasp (6532 Pte. T. Reid. R. Lanc: R.); British War and Victory Medals (6532 Pte. T. Reid. R. Lanc. R.) edge bruising and contact marks to the QSA, nearly very fine and better (4) £220-£260
Four: Private J. Townsend, Royal Warwickshire Regiment India General Service 1908-35, 1 clasp, North West Frontier 1908 (8838 Pte. J. Townsend. 1st R. War. R.); 1914 Star, with clasp (8838 Pte. J. Townend [sic]. R. War: R.); British War and Victory Medals (8838 Pte. J. Townsend. R. War. R.) mounted as worn, IGS somewhat polished, with slightly slack suspension, generally nearly very fine (4) £240-£280
Hammer Price: £220
Three: Private E. R. Doughty, Royal Marine Brigade, Royal Marine Light Infantry, who was taken Prisoner of War at Antwerp in 1914 1914 Star (P.O. 2204. Pte. E. R. Doughty, R. M. Brigade.); British War and Victory Medals (P.O. 2204 Pte. E. R. Doughty. R.M.L.I.) nearly extremely fine (3) £140-£180
Hammer Price: £170
Five: Sergeant G. E. Johnson, 3rd Dragoon Guards, who was Mentioned in Despatches and awarded the Belgian Croix de Guerre 1914 Star, with clasp (4469 Sjt. G. Johnson. 3/D. Gds.); British War and Victory Medals, with small M.I.D. oak leaves (3 DG - 4469 Sjt. G. E. Johnson. 3-D. Gds.); Army L.S. & G.C., G.V.R., 1st issue (D-19880 Sjt. G. E. Johnson. 3/D. Gds.); Belgium, Kingdom, Croix de Guerre, A.I.R., bronze, mounted as worn; together with the related miniature awards, these similarly...
Family Group: Four: Warrant Officer Class II F. R. West, 9th Lancers 1914 Star, with clasp (1087 Sjt. F. R. West. 9/Lrs.); British War and Victory Medals (L-1087 Sjt. F. West. 9-Lrs.); Army L.S. & G.C., G.V.R., 2nd issue with fixed suspension (311892 W.O. Cl. II. F. R. West. 9-Lrs.) mounted as worn, edge bruising and contact marks, nearly very fine Army L.S. & G.C., V.R., 3rd issue, small letter reverse (Sergt. G. West. E. I. Ry. Volr. Rifle Corps.) engraved naming, good very fine...
Three: Private E. Clark, 9th Lancers 1914 Star, with clasp (1169 Pte. E. Clark. 9/Lrs.); British War and Victory Medals (1169 Pte. E. Clark. 9-Lrs.) mounted for wear, heavily polished and sometime lacquered, contact marks, good fine (3) £100-£140
Hammer Price: £180
Four: Warrant Officer Class II and Acting Regimental Sergeant Major J. E. Frost, 15th Hussars 1914 Star, with later slide clasp (2784 Sjt. J. E. Frost. 15/Hrs.); British War and Victory Medals (2784 Sjt. J. E. Frost. 15-Hrs.); Army L.S. & G.C., G.V.R., 2nd issue with fixed suspension (536735 W.O. Cl. 11. J. E. Frost. 15 19 Hrs.) mounted for wear, scratches to obverse of B.W.M., otherwise good very fine (4) £260-£300
Hammer Price: £650
Four: Sergeant J. Morgan, 20th Hussars 1914 Star, with later slide clasp (6796 L. Cpl. J. Morgan. 20/Hrs.); British War and Victory Medals (8796 Sjt. J. Morgan. 20-Hrs.); Army L.S. & G.C., G.V.R., 2nd issue with fixed suspension (538831 Sjt. J. Morgan. 14 20 H.) mounted as worn, nearly very fine (4) £160-£200
Four: Private W. J. Fearn, 21st Lancers and Military Mounted Police 1914 Star, with clasp (6312 Pte. W. J. Fearn. 21/Lcrs:); British War and Victory Medals (6312 Pte. W. Fearn. 21-Lrs); Belgium, Kingdom, Croix de Guerre, A.I.R., bronze, mounted as worn with the VM reversed, some polishing to the first, otherwise nearly very fine, the 1914 Star rare to unit (4) £600-£800
Hammer Price: £600
Four: Driver H. E. Foyle, Royal Field Artillery 1914 Star, with copy clasp (72656 Dvr. H. E. Foyle. R.F.A.); British War and Victory Medals (72656 Dvr. H. E. Foyle. R.A.); Defence Medal, mounted court-style as worn, nearly very fine (4) £80-£100
Hammer Price: £120
Three: Private J. E. S. Peck, Royal Fusiliers 1914 Star, with clasp (SR-1342 Pte. J. E. Peck. 4/R.Fus.); British War and Victory Medals (SR-1342 Pte. J. E. S. Peck. R. Fus.) polished, edge bruising and contact marks, therefore good fine (3) £100-£140
Hammer Price: £130
Three: Private H. Giles, Somerset Light Infantry and Machine Gun Corps 1914 Star, with clasp (7794 Pte. E. [sic] H. Giles. 1/Som: L.I.); British War and Victory Medals (7794 Pte. H. Giles. Som. L.I.) mounted as worn, minor contact marks and small edge bruise to VM, otherwise good very fine (3) £100-£140
Hammer Price: £150
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