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A fine Boer War Brigade Commander’s C.B. group of five awarded to Major-General J. E. Boyes, The Gordon Highlanders The Most Honourable Order of The Bath, C.B. (Military) breast badge, silver-gilt and enamels, complete with swivel-ring suspension and riband buckle; Egypt and Sudan 1882-89, 4 clasps, Tel-El-Kebir, Suakin 1884, El-Teb-Tamaai, The Nile 1884-85 (Maj., 1/Gord. Highrs.); Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 3 clasps, Cape Colony, Transvaal, Wittebergen (Major-General); Turkish...
Hammer Price: £2,800
A scarce Great War Italy operations D.S.O., M.C. group of six awarded to Temporary Lieutenant-Colonel W. Gordon, The Gordon Highlanders, who fought at the crossing of the River Piave and commanded the 2nd Battalion in Italy in October 1918 Distinguished Service Order, G.V.R., silver-gilt and enamels; Military Cross, G.V.R.; 1914-15 Star (2 Lieut., Gord. Highrs.); British War and Victory Medals, M.I.D. oak leaf (Major); Italian War Cross, mounted as worn, the first very slightly chipped on...
Hammer Price: £3,200
A rare Great War M.C., M.M. group of eight awarded to Warrant Officer Class 2 J. Stuart, Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders, late The Gordon Highlanders Military Cross, G.V.R.; Military Medal, G.V.R. (1033 C.S. Mjr. J. Stuart, 2/A. & S. Hdrs.); 1914 Star, with clasp (1033 L. Sjt., 2/A. & S. Highrs.); British War and Victory Medals, M.I.D. oak leaf (1033 W.O. Cl. 1, Gordons); Africa General Service 1902-56, 1 clasp, Somaliland 1920 (292584 W.O. Cl. 1, Gord. Highrs.); Army L.S. & G.C.,...
Hammer Price: £4,000
A Great War Italy operations M.C. group of three awarded to Captain J. J. G. Hay, The Gordon Highlanders, late Shanghai Volunteer Corps Military Cross, G.V.R.; British War and Victory Medals (Capt.) good very fine and better (3) £350-400
Hammer Price: £1,500
A fine Boer War D.C.M. group of six awarded to Warrant Officer Class 2 P. Lawrence, The Gordon Highlanders Distinguished Conduct Medal, E.VII.R. (3315 Clr.-Serjt. P. Lawrence, Gordon Highrs.); Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 5 clasps, Cape Colony, Paardeberg, Driefontein, Johannesburg, Belfast (3315 Sgt., Gordon Highrs.); King’s South Africa 1901-02, 2 clasps, South Africa 1901, South Africa 1902 (3315 Cr.-Serjt., Gordon Highrs.); 1914-15 Star (S-1738 C.S. Mjr., Gord. Highrs.);...
Hammer Price: £1,900
A superb Second World War escaper’s D.C.M. group of three awarded to Private H. Lovegrove, The Gordon Highlanders, who was lucky to return from internment in Soviet Russia after treating his captors with open contempt: he had already knocked out a German guard in order to escape from a working party from Stalag XX A Distinguished Conduct Medal, G.VI.R. (6137165 Pte., Gordons); 1939-45 Star; War Medal 1939-45 the first with contact marks and severe edge bruising, otherwise very fine, the...
A fine Second World War persistent escaper’s D.C.M. group of three awarded to Private R. Dunbar, The Gordon Highlanders Distinguished Conduct Medal, G.VI.R. (2879107 Pte. R. Dunbar, Gordons); 1939-45 Star; War Medal 1939-45 one or two edge bruises and minor contact marks, good very fine and better (3) £2500-3000
Hammer Price: £3,800
A rare Great War prisoner of war’s M.M. group of four awarded to Private T. MacDonald, The Gordon Highlanders Military Medal, G.V.R. (9714 Pte. T. MacDonald, 1/Gord. Highrs.); 1914 Star, with clasp (9714 Pte., 1/Gord. Highrs.); British War and Victory Medals (9714 Pte., Gordons) contact marks and polished, about very fine or better (4) £300-400
Hammer Price: £600
A Second World War Normandy and Eindhoven operations M.M. group of five awarded to Sergeant W. Park, Gordon Highlanders Military Medal, G.VI.R. (2886271 Sjt. W. Park, Gordons);1939-45 Star; France and Germany Star; Defence and War Medals generally extremely fine (5) £400-500
Hammer Price: £1,300
A Second World War Burma operations M.M. group of four awarded to Corporal D. Morrison, 116th Regiment (The Gordon Highlanders) R.A.C. Military Medal, G.VI.R. (2884179 Cpl. D. Morrison, R.A.C.); 1939-45 Star; Burma Star; War Medal 1939-45 contact marks, otherwise generally good very fine (4) £600-700
A civil B.E.M. group of three awarded to E. D. Robb, late The Gordon Highlanders British Empire Medal (Civil) G.VI.R., 1st issue (Edwin David Robb); British War and Victory Medals (S-17391 Pte., Gordons) the first with small edge cut, otherwise extremely fine (3) £70-90
Hammer Price: £160
Six: C. McIntosh, a Stalker on the Balmoral Estate and a Private in the 5th Volunteer Battalion, The Gordon Highlanders The Royal Victorian Medal, G.V.R., silver; The Royal Victorian Medal, E.VII.R., bronze; Jubilee 1887, clasp, 1897, bronze; Coronation 1902, bronze; Coronation 1911; Volunteer Force Long Service, E.VII.R. (4987 Pte., 5th V.B. Gordon Highrs.) contact marks and edge bruising, otherwise generally about very fine (6) £300-400
Hammer Price: £1,050
Pair: Private J. Clarke, The Gordon Highlanders Egypt and Sudan 1882-89, 5 clasps, Tel-El-Kebir, Suakin 1884, El-Teb-Tamaai, The Nile 1884-85, Abu Klea (2097 Pte., 1/Gord. Highrs.); Khedive’s Star 1882 one or two edge bruises, contact marks, generally very fine and better (2) £500-600
Hammer Price: £1,100
Pair: Private R. Foster, The Gordon Highlanders Egypt and Sudan 1882-89, 5 clasps, Tel-El-Kebir, Suakin 1884, El-Teb-Tamaai, The Nile 1884-85, Kirbekan (1891 Pte., 1/Gord. Highrs.); Khedive’s Star 1882, the reverse impressed ‘1891’, the first with officially corrected number, contact marks, about very fine or better (2) £350-400
Hammer Price: £720
India General Service 1895-1902, 2 clasps, Punjab Frontier 1897-98, Tirah 1897-98, bronze (Sweeper Wazira, 1st Batt. Gordon Highrs.) officially re-engraved naming, clasp side-carriages soldered, edge bruising, about very fine £20-30
Hammer Price: £60
Four: Private J. Fyfe, The Gordon Highlanders Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 2 clasps, Laing’s Nek, Belfast (2155 Cpl., Gordon Highrs.); King’s South Africa 1901-02, 2 clasps, South Africa 1901, South Africa 1902 (2155 Pte., Gordon Highrs.); Coronation 1911; Special Reserve L.S. & G.C., E.VII.R. (2155 Pte., 3/Gordon Hdrs.) the first with replacement suspension post and both Boer War awards with contact marks and severe edge bruising, good fine, the others rather better (4) £300-350
Hammer Price: £380
Pair: Sergeant C. Burr, The Gordon Highlanders Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 4 clasps, Cape Colony, Orange Free State, Belfast, South Africa 1901 (8253 Pte., Gordon Highrs.); Territorial Force Efficiency Medal, E.VII.R. (365 Sjt., 5/Gordon Hdrs.) dated clasp unofficially riveted, nearly extremely fine (2) £180-200
Hammer Price: £420
Pair: Colour-Sergeant T. Grant, The Gordon Highlanders Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 5 clasps, Cape Colony, Orange Free State, Johannesburg, Belfast, South Africa 1901 (8054 Cpl., Gordon Highrs.); Volunteer Force Long Service, E.VII.R. (3393 Cr. Sgt., 4th V.B. Gordon Highrs.) last clasp unofficially riveted, generally good very fine (2) £140-160
Hammer Price: £290
Pair: Captain C. W. McD. Findlay, The Gordon Highlanders Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 6 clasps, Cape Colony, Elandslaagte, Tugela Heights, Relief of Ladysmith, Laing’s Nek, Belfast (Capt., Gordon Highrs.); King’s South Africa 1901-02, 2 clasps, South Africa 1901, South Africa 1902 (Capt., Gord. Hgrs.) one clasp rivet tightened, minor contact marks, very fine or better (2) £350-400
Hammer Price: £980
Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 5 clasps, Cape Colony, Orange Free State, Transvaal, South Africa 1901, South Africa 1902 (6983 Pte. P. McGharrie, Gordon Highrs. M.I.) the dated clasps unofficially riveted, contact marks, severe edge bruising and polished, good fine £60-80
Hammer Price: £80
Five: Major R. D. Robertson, The Gordon Highlanders, onetime attached to The Black Watch 1914 Star, with clasp (2 Lieut., Gord. Highrs.); British War and Victory Medals (Major); Defence and War Medals the first sometime gilded, contact marks, generally very fine or better (5) £180-220
Hammer Price: £350
Three: Sergeant J. H. Munro, The Gordon Highlanders 1914 Star, with clasp (400 Pte., 2/Gord. Highrs.); British War and Victory Medals (400 Sjt., Gord. Highrs) good very fine or better (3) £240-260
Hammer Price: £750
Three: Private E. Rettie, The Gordon Highlanders 1914 Star, with clasp (3-6055 Pte., 1/Gord. Highrs.); British War and Victory Medals (3-6055 Pte., Gord. Highrs.) edge bruising, contact marks and polished, about very fine (3) £70-90
Hammer Price: £150
Five: Major W. A. MacDonald, The Gordon Highlanders, late The Royal Scots Fusiliers 1914 Star (Major, Gord. Highrs.); British War and Victory Medals (Major); Territorial Decoration, E.VII.R., silver, silver-gilt, hallmarks for London, 1909; French Medaille de la Renaissance, bronze, together with related dress miniature medals minor contact marks, generally good very fine (10) £250-300
Hammer Price: £400
Five: Lieutenant D. D. Booth, The Gordon Highlanders, onetime attached to the 4th Nigeria Regiment and afterwards a Private in the Malay States Volunteer Rifles 1914-15 Star (1763 Pte., Gord. Highrs.); British War and Victory Medals, M.I.D. oak leaf (Lieut.); Africa General Service 1902-56, 1 clasp, Nigeria 1918 (Lieut., Gordons); Colonial Auxiliary Forces Long Service, G.V.R. (Pte., M.S.V.R.) edge bruising, contact marks and polished, otherwise generally about very fine and rare (5) ...
Hammer Price: £1,700
Three: Private J. Fulton, The Gordon Highlanders 1914-15 Star (S-7663 Pte., Gord. Highrs.); British War and Victory Medals (S-7663 Pte., Gordons) good very fine and better (3) £70-90
Hammer Price: £130
Three: Sergeant A. Hogg, The Gordon Highlanders 1914-15 Star (10997 Pte., Gord. Highrs.); British War and Victory Medals (10997 Sjt., Gordons), together with related Memorial Scroll and Plaque (Andrew Hogg) and wartime portrait photograph, good very fine or better (4) £80-100
Hammer Price: £620
Three: Private H. Thomson, The Gordon Highlanders 1914-15 Star (S-1521 Pte., Gord. Highrs.); British War and Victory Medals (S-1521 Pte., Gord. Highrs.) good very fine (3) £30-40
Three: Private J. Slessor, The Gordon Highlanders 1914-15 Star (1368 Pte., Gord. Highrs.); British War and Victory Medals (1368 Pte., Gordons) edge bruising and polished, otherwise good fine or better (3) £30-40
Hammer Price: £65
Three: Private D. Mitchell, The Gordon Highlanders 1914-15 Star (S-9691 Pte., Gord. Highrs.); British War and Victory Medals (S-9691 Pte., Gordons) the first polished, good fine, the others rather better (3) £30-40
Three: Private J. M. W. Smith, The Gordon Highlanders 1914-15 Star (S-5706 Pte., Gord. Highrs.); British War and Victory Medals (S-5706 Pte., Gord. Highrs.) the first with single initial ‘J.’, good very fine (3) £30-40
Hammer Price: £55
Seven: V. A. C. Mackintosh, a Forester on the Balmoral Estate, late The Gordon Highlanders British War and Victory Medals (3905 Pte. V. A. McIntosh, Gordons); Royal Victorian Medal, G.VI.R., silver; Jubilee 1935; Coronation 1937; Coronation 1953; Royal Household Long and Faithful Service, G.V.R., dated 1913-1933, with Bars for ‘Thirty Years’ and ‘Forty Years’ (Mackintosh, Victor Alexander Charles), together with a related Royal Household Long and Faithful Service medallet, silver,...
Three: Private W. M. Hamilton, The Gordon Highlanders British War and Victory Medals (S-21694 Pte., Gordons); Royal Humane Society, small bronze medal (successful), (William Hamilton, 10 Aug. 1921), complete with riband brooch, the last with loose suspension post and edge bruises, otherwise very fine or better (3) £160-180
Three: Private J. Duncan, The Gordon Highlanders British War and Victory Medals (1467 Pte., Gord. Highrs.); Territorial Force War Medal 1914-19 (1467 Pte., Gordons) good very fine and better (3) £140-160
Hammer Price: £340
Five: Sapper R. McKay, Royal Engineers, late Shetland Companies, The Gordon Highlanders British War and Victory Medals (195363 Spr., R.E.); Coronation 1937; Territorial Force Efficiency Medal, G.V.R. (46 Cpl., Shetl’d Cos. Gord. Hdrs.); Imperial Service Medal, G.V.R. (Robert McKay) surname spelt ‘MacKay’ and number officially corrected on the fourth, one or two edge bruises and polished, otherwise generally very fine (5) £150-200
Three: Private A. Miller, The Gordon Highlanders British War Medal 1914-20 (S-16101 Pte., Gordons); India General Service 1908-35, 1 clasp, Afghanistan N.W.F. 1919 (S-16101 Pte., Gordons); Imperial Service Medal, G.VI.R. (Alexander Miller) edge nicks and light contact marks, very fine and better (3) £70-90
Three: Corporal W. Hadden, The Gordon Highlanders India General Service 1908-35, 1 clasp, Mohmand 1933 (2873597 Pte., Gordons); 1939-45 Star; War Medal 1939-45 good very fine or better and rare (3) £250-300
Hammer Price: £520
India General Service 1908-35, 1 clasp, Mohmand 1933 (2873152 Cpl. F. Brown, Gordons) minor official correction to surname, nearly extremely fine and rare £180-220
Hammer Price: £260
Six: Private F. Mortimer, The Gordon Highlanders 1939-45 Star; Africa Star; Italy Star; War Medal 1939-45; General Service 1918-62, 1 clasp, Palestine 1945-48 (890780 Pte., Gordons); Efficiency Medal, G.VI.R., Territorial (890780 Pte., Gordons) the G.S.M. with officially corrected number, contact marks and edge bruising, otherwise generally very fine (6) £80-90
Hammer Price: £200
Three: Temporary Captain L. B. Biddlecombe, The Gordon Highlanders Defence and War Medals; General Service 1918-62, 2 clasps, Palestine 1945-48, Malaya (2/Lt., Gordons), together with related dress miniature medals minor contact marks, good very fine or better (6) £80-100
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