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A fine Great War Battle of Jutland C.G.M. group of five awarded to Leading Seaman J. S. Watson, Royal Navy, a veteran of the Royal Naval Division who was decorated for his gallant deeds in the severely damaged battleship Malaya Conspicuous Gallantry Medal, G.V.R. (178876 J. S. Watson, Lg. Sea., H.M.S. Malaya, 31 May-1 June 1916); 1914 Star, with clasp (1788776 J. S. Watson, Lg. Sea., Drake Bttn., R.N.D.); British War and Victory Medals (178876 J. S. Watson, L.S., R.N.); France, Croix de Gu...
Hammer Price: £18,000
A fine Peninsula War medal awarded to Private Hugh Tucker, 40th Foot, who was wounded above the eye at Badajoz and in the arm at Vittoria, and also served in South and North America and at Waterloo Military General Service 1793-1814, 11 clasps, Vimiera, Talavera, Busaco, Ciudad Rodrigo, Badajoz, Salamanca, Vittoria, Pyrenees, St. Sebastian, Orthes, Toulouse (H. Tucker, 40th Foot) edge bruising, otherwise good very fine £4000-5000
Hammer Price: £13,000
A rare Great War Dardanelles C.G.M. group of six awarded to Chief Engine Room Artificer 1st Class J. J. F. Runalls, Royal Navy, who was severely wounded during the famous action to force the Narrows on 18 March 1915 Conspicuous Gallantry Medal, G.V.R. (272059 J. J. F. Runalls, E.R.A. 2nd Cl., H.M.S. Inflexible); 1914-15 Star (272059 J. J. F. Runalls, Act. C.E.R.A. 2, R.N.); British War and Victory Medals (272059 J. J. F. Runalls, C.E.R.A. 2, R.N.; Royal Navy L.S. & G.C., G.V.R., 2nd issue...
Hammer Price: £7,500
A rare Second World War M.B.E., D.S.C. group of five awarded to Commander N. K. Cambell, Royal Navy, a Fleet Air Arm pilot who was decorated for his gallant deeds in Swordfish operating out of Malta up until his capture after ditching off North Africa in May 1941: his subsequent work in sending back valuable coded messages to the U.K. from assorted P.O.W. camps in Italy and Germany resulted in the award of his M.B.E. The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire, M.B.E. (Military) Member’...
Hammer Price: £4,800
A fine Great War Gallipoli landings D.S.C. group of six awarded to Commander G. F. D. Freer, Royal Navy: as a 17-year-old Midshipman in the battleship Lord Nelson, he was given command of one of the boats at the landings on ‘W’ Beach, scene of the famous “Six V.Cs Before Breakfast” won by the Lancashire Fusiliers Distinguished Service Cross, G.V.R., hallmarks for London 1914, the reverse privately engraved, ‘G. F. D. Freer, R.N., 5-10-15’; 1914-15 Star (Mid. G. F. D. Freer, D.S.C., R.N.);...
Hammer Price: £3,900
A rare Boer War D.S.O. group of three awarded to the Rev. R. Armitage, Army Chaplains’ Department Distinguished Service Order, V.R., silver-gilt and enamels; Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 5 clasps, Cape Colony, Orange Free State, Johannesburg, Diamond Hill, Belfast (Revd. R. Armitage, C. to F.); King’s South Africa 1901-02, 2 clasps, South Africa 1901, South Africa 1902 (Rev. R. Armitage, M.A., D.S.O., Chapln. to Forc.), mounted as worn, in Lambert of Coventry Street, London, red leather...
Hammer Price: £3,700
A fine Second World War Malta convoy D.S.M. group of six awarded to Chief Stoker H. Kelly, Royal Navy, who shared in all eight of the Battle Honours won by the cruiser Penelope - a.k.a. “H.M.S. Pepperpot” on account of severe damage - including “Norway 1940”, for which he was awarded a “mention”, and “Malta Convoys 1941-42”, for which he was decorated for his part in Operation “M.G. 1” and the battle of Sirte: tragically he was also among those lost on the occasion of the cruiser’s demise in...
Hammer Price: £3,600
A Boer War D.C.M. group of three awarded to Sergeant J. Mundy, Wiltshire Regiment, who was decorated for his gallantry in the action at Hobkirk’s Farm in February 1900 Distinguished Conduct Medal, V.R. (2734 Serjt. J. Mundy, Wilts. Regt.); Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 3 clasps, Cape Colony, Orange Free State, Transvaal (2734 Sgt. J. Mundy, 2nd Wilts. R.); King’s South Africa 1901-02, 2 clasps, South Africa 1901, South Africa 1902 (2734 Serjt. J. Munday, Wilts. R.), surname officially co...
Hammer Price: £3,200
A good Great War M.C., M.M. group of five awarded to Lieutenant J. R. Wilson, East Surrey Regiment Military Cross, G.V.R., unnamed as issued; Military Medal, G.V.R. (10668 L. Sjt. J. Wilson, 7/E. Surr. R.); 1914 Star (L-10668 Pte. J. Wilson, 1/E. Surr. R.); British War and Victory Medals (2 Lieut. J. Wilson), the first in its case of issue and the remainder mounted as worn, contact marks, thus nearly very fine (5) £1200-1500
Hammer Price: £3,100
A good Great War D.C.M., M.M. group of five awarded to Sergeant W. W. Chidgey, Dorsetshire Regiment Distinguished Conduct Medal, G.V.R. (3-8106 Sjt. W. W. Chidgey, M.M., 6/Dorset R.); Military Medal, G.V.R. (3-8106 Sjt. W. W. Chidgey, 6/Dorset R.); 1914-15 Star (3-8106 Pte. W. W. Chidgey, Dorset R.); British War and Victory Medals (3-8106 Sjt. W. W. Chidgey, Dorset R.), lacquered, generally good very fine (5) £1600-1800
Five: Lieutenant-Colonel W. S. Brown, Wiltshire Regiment, killed in action, battle of the Somme, 6 July 1916 Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 4 clasps, Belmont, Modder River, Transvaal, Wittebergen (Capt., 2/Wilts. Rgt.); King’s South Africa 1901-02, 2 clasps (Maj., Wilts. Rgt.); 1914-15 Star (Lt. Col., Wilts. R.); British War and Victory Medals (Lt. Col.) good very fine and better (5) £700-800
Hammer Price: £2,700
Seven: Sergeant W. W. Gray, South African Field Artillery, late South African Mounted Rifles and Cape Mounted Rifles Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 3 clasps, Cape Colony, South Africa 1901, South Africa 1902 (3565 Pte., Cape M.R.) last two clasps loose on ribbon; Natal 1906, 1 clasp, 1906 (Pte., Cape Mtd. Riflemen); 1914-15 Star (Far. Cpl., S.A.M.R.-F.A.B.); British War and Bilingual Victory Medals, M.I.D. oak leaf (Sjt., S.A.M.R.-F.A.B.); Permanent Forces of the Empire Beyond the Seas L....
Hammer Price: £2,600
A Boer War D.C.M. group of five awarded to Captain J. P. Adams, Royal Artillery, who was decorated for his gallantry with 38th Battery, R.F.A. at Bakenkop in July 1900 and severely wounded at Quaggafontein in September 1901 Distinguished Conduct Medal, E.VII.R. (90344 Serjt. J. P. Adams, 38th Bty. R.F.A.); Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 3 clasps, Cape Colony, Transvaal, Wittebergen (90344 B.S. Major J. P. Adams, 38th Bty. R.F.A.); King’s South Africa 1901-02, 2 clasps, South Africa 1901,...
Hammer Price: £2,300
Three: Fleet Paymaster W. M. Shanks, Royal Navy China 1842 (W. M. Shanks Clerk, H.M.S. Endymion) fitted with contemporary silver swivel-ring bar suspension and silver top suspension brooch; Crimea 1854-56, 1 clasp, Sebastopol (W. M. Shanks, Paymr.) officially impressed naming, fitted with silver top suspension brooch; Turkish Crimea, Sardinian issue, unnamed, fitted with contemporary silver swivel-ring bar suspension and silver top suspension brooch, light contact marks, otherwise good ve...
Pair: Private G. H. Barnes, Royal Marines Light Infantry Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 1 clasp, Cape Colony (Pte., R.M.L.I., H.M.S. Doris); King’s South Africa 1901-02, 2 clasps (5072 Pte., R.M.L.I.) this last with official correction to surname, good very fine, rare (2) £800-1000
A good Great War ‘U-boat kill’ D.S.C. group of three awarded to Lieutenant F. E. Beeching, Royal Naval Reserve and Mercantile Marine, in which latter capacity he was a Captain in the service of the Great Eastern Railway Company’s fleet Distinguished Service Cross, G.V.R., hallmarks for London 1919; British War Medal 1914-20 (Lieut. F. E. Beeching, R.N.R.); Mercantile Marine War Medal 1914-18 (Frederick E. Beeching), good very fine (3) £1200-1500
Hammer Price: £2,100
Waterloo 1815 (Jos. Langstone, 15th or King’s Reg. Hussars) fitted with replacement silver bar suspension, edge bruising and contact marks, therefore good fine £1200-1400
Hammer Price: £2,000
Pair: Thomas Knox, First Class Engineer, Royal Indian Marine Punjab 1848-49, no clasp (2nd Class Engr. T. Knox, Ind. Flot.) officially impressed naming, initial corrected; India General Service 1854-95, 1 clasp, Pegu (Thos. Knox. 1st Cl. Engineer. “Moozuffer”) good very fine and scarce (2) £500-600
Hammer Price: £1,900
A Great War D.S.O., Second World War O.B.E. group of seven awarded to Captain (E.) E. C. Green, Royal Navy, who came under heavy fire in the destroyer Nessus at the battle of Jutland Distinguished Service Order, G.V.R., silver-gilt and enamel; The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire, O.B.E. (Military) Officer’s 2nd type breast badge, silver-gilt; 1914-15 Star (Eng. Lt. Cr. E. C. Green, R.N.); British War and Victory Medals, M.I.D. oak leaf (Eng. Commr. E. C. Green, R.N.); Defence an...
Hammer Price: £1,700
A scarce Great War D.S.O. group of four awarded to the Rev. J. M. Connor, Army Chaplains’ Department, a gallant Presbyterian Minister who first came to notice for his services under fire during the retreat from Mons Distinguished Service Order, G.V.R., silver-gilt and enamels; 1914 Star, with (copy) clasp (Rev. J. M. Connor, A.C.D.); British War and Victory Medals, M.I.D. oak leaf (Rev. J. M. Connor), the first with loose reverse centre-piece, good very fine, the remainder with contact mar...
Hammer Price: £1,600
A rare Great War R.N. Siege Guns D.S.M. group of five awarded to Shipwright 1st Class J. M. Goddard, Royal Navy, who was decorated for his gallant deeds in the battle of Arras in April 1917 Distinguished Service Medal, G.V.R. (342706 J. M. Goddard, Shpt. 1 Cl., Siege Guns, Flanders, 1917); 1914-15 Star (342706 J. M. Goddard, Shpt. 2, R.N.); British War and Victory Medals (342706 J. M. Goddard, Shpt. 1, R.N.); Royal Navy L.S. & G.C., G.V.R., 1st issue (342706 J. M. Goddard, Shpt. 2 Cl., H.M...
Hammer Price: £1,500
A scarce Great War M.M. group of four awarded to Able Seaman A. R. Morris, Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve, attached Howe Battalion, Royal Naval Division Military Medal, G.V.R. (WZ-155 A.B. A. R. Morris, Howe Bn., R.N.V.R.); 1914-15 Star (WZ. 155 A. R. Morris, A.B., R.N.V.R.); British War and Victory Medals (W.Z. 155 A. R. Morris, A.B., R.N.V.R.), generally good very fine (4) £600-800
Six: Colonel E. J. Hollway, Duke of Cornwall’s Light Infantry Egypt and Sudan 1882-89, dated reverse, 1 clasp, Tel-El-Kebir (Lieut., 2/D. of C.L.I.); India General Service 1895-1902, 2 clasps, Punjab Frontier 1897-98, Tirah 1897-98 (Major, 1/D. C.L.I.) engraved in the distinctive style of the regiment, official correction to first initial of name; 1914-15 Star (Col.); British War and Victory Medals (Col.); Khedive’s Star 1882, unnamed, mounted as worn, first two with contact marks, nearly...
Hammer Price: £1,450
A rare Second World War bomb disposal operations B.E.M. group of eight awarded to Sergeant F. Smith, Royal Marines British Empire Medal, (Military) G.VI.R., 1st issue (T. Sgt. Frank Smith, R.M., CH.X 2718); 1939-45 Star; Africa Star; France and Germany Star; Defence and War Medals 1939-45; Naval General Service 1915-62, 2 clasps, Cyprus, Near East (CH/X. 2718 F. Smith, B.E.M., Sgt., R.M.); Royal Navy L.S. & G.C., E.II.R. (CH.X. 2718 F. Smith, B.E.M., Sgt., R.M.), very fine and better (8)...
Hammer Price: £1,300
A scarce Great War M.C. group of three awarded to the Rev. K. C. Jackson, Army Chaplains’ Department, who was attached to the 1/4th Battalion, Oxfordshire & Buckinghamshire Regiment, at the time of winning his decoration on the Somme in July 1916 Military Cross, G.V.R., the reverse privately engraved, ‘K. C. Jackson, 19.7.16’; British War and Victory Medals (Rev. K. C. Jackson), very fine and better (3) £800-1000
Hammer Price: £1,200
Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 2 clasps, Defence of Mafeking, Transvaal (2560 Tpr. L. W. H. Reeks, B.S.A. Police) good very fine £750-850
Six: Chief Petty Officer A. E. Smith, Royal Navy, who died on 15 April 1917 Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 1 clasp, Natal (170673 A.B., H.M.S. Forte) engraved naming; Africa General Service 1902-56, 1 clasp, Gambia (P.O. 2 Cl., H.M.S. Forte); 1914-15 Star (170673 C.P.O., R.N.); British War and Victory Medals (170673 C.P.O., R.N.); Royal Navy L.S. & G.C., G.V.R., 1st issue (170673 C.P.O., H.M.S. Mantua) first two with edge bruising and contact marks, good fine and better, rare combination...
A Great War M.C. group of five awarded to Brevet Colonel R. S. Newton, Royal Signals, late Manchester Regiment and Lancashire Fusiliers, and onetime attached Royal Engineers Military Cross, G.V.R., the reverse privately engraved ‘Capt. R. S. Newton, 6th Lan. Fus. attd. 42 Div. Signal Co. R.E., June 5 1917’; 1914-15 Star (2 Lieut. R. S. Newton, Lan. Fus.); British War and Victory Medals, M.I.D. oak leaf (Capt. R. S. Newton); Territorial Force Efficiency Medal, G.V.R. (3 C. Sjt. R. S. Newton...
Hammer Price: £1,100
Four: Lieutenant-Colonel C. A. W. Anderson, King’s Own Royal Lancaster Regiment, late North Staffordshire Regiment, killed in action, battle of Flers-Courcelette, 18 September 1916 Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 5 clasps, Cape Colony, Orange Free State, Transvaal, South Africa 1901, South Africa 1902 (Lieut., S. Staff. Rgt.(sic)); 1914-15 Star (Capt., N. Staff. R.); British War and Victory Medals (Lt. Col.) first good very fine; others extremely fine (4) £550-650
Hammer Price: £1,050
Four: Boatswain G. Hammond, Royal Navy Abyssinia 1867 (G. Hammond, 2nd Capn. F. Top, H.M.S. Argus) suspension refixed; Egypt and Sudan 1882-89, dated reverse, no clasp (G. Hammond, Bo’sn., R.N., H.M.S. “Wye”); Royal Navy L.S. & G.C., V.R., narrow suspension (Ge. Hammond, Bosn. Mte. H.M.S. Excellent); Khedive’s Star 1882, unnamed, good very fine (4) £450-500
Pair: Corporal Frederick Gilmour, 9th Lancers Afghanistan 1878-80, 2 clasps, Kabul, Kandahar (1361 Corpl. F. Gilmour. 9th Lancers) fitted with engraved silver suspension brooch; Kabul to Kandahar Star 1880 (1361 Corpl. F. Gilmour. 9th Lancers) pitting from star, otherwise nearly very fine (2) £450-500
Hammer Price: £1,000
An unusual Second World War Coastal Forces D.S.M. awarded to Chief Motor Mechanic J. R. Gibbs, Royal Navy, for minesweeping and rescue work off Le Havre in 1945 Distinguished Service Medal, G.VI.R. (P/MX. 117094 J. R. Gibbs, C.M.M., R.N.), in its case of issue; 1939-45 Star; France and Germany Star; War Medal 1939-45, in their original addressed card forwarding box, together with the recipient’s Chief Motor Mechanic uniform rank insignia, extremely fine (5) £1000-1200
Hammer Price: £980
A Great War D.C.M. group of four awarded to Gunner E. J. Hendy, Royal Artillery Distinguished Conduct Medal, G.V.R. (4487 Gnr. E. J. Hendy, No. 33 Coy., R.G.A.); 1914-15 Star (4487 Gnr. E. J. Hendy, R.G.A.); British War and Victory Medals (SR-4487 Gnr. E. J. Hendy, R.G.A.), mounted as worn, nearly very fine or better (4) £600-800
Hammer Price: £950
A Great War Gallipoli operations D.S.M. group of five awarded to Chief Petty Officer L. J. Hawkins, Royal Navy, who was decorated for his services in the battleship H.M.S. Glory Distinguished Service Medal, G.V.R. (207596 L. J. Hawkins, P.O., Gallipoli Opns., 1915-16); 1914-15 Star (207596 L. J. Hawkins, P.O., R.N.); British War and Victory Medals (207596 L. J. Hawkins, P.O. 1, R.N.); Royal Navy L.S. & G.C., G.V.R., 1st issue (207596 L. J. Hawkins, P.O., H.M.S. Renown), contact marks, gene...
Three: Leading Stoker Richard Smith, Royal Navy Crimea 1854-56, 1 clasp, Sebastopol (R. Smith, A.B. R.N.B. H.M.S. Leander) contemporary engraved naming; China 1857-60, no clasp, unnamed as issued; Royal Navy L.S. & G.C., V.R., wide suspension (Rd. Smith Leadg. Stokr. H.M.S. Asia 20 Yrs.) light contact marks, otherwise good very fine (3) £400-500
A good Second World War destroyer operations group of seven awarded to Chief Engine Room Artificer E. J. McClaughlin, Royal Navy, who was among those lost in H.M.S. Laforey when she was torpedoed in March 1944 Distinguished Service Medal, G.VI.R. (MX. 47954 E. J. McClaughlin, T./A. C.E.R.A.), in its case of issue; 1939-45 Star; Atlantic Star; Africa Star, clasp, North Africa 1942-43; Italy Star; Defence and War Medals 1939-45, in their original addressed card forwarding box with Admiralty...
Hammer Price: £920
India General Service 1854-95, 1 clasp, Burma 1887-89 (Lt. Colonel F. Cochran, 1st Bn Hamps. R.) good very fine £400-500
Hammer Price: £900
Pair: Armourer Sergeant Edward Rhodes, Royal Artillery Indian Mutiny 1857-59, 1 clasp, Lucknow (Sg. Smith Edwd. Rhodes, Rl. H. Art.); Abyssinia 1867 (Armr. Sergt. E. Rhodes, Rl. Arty.) contact marks, otherwise nearly very fine (2) £400-450
A good Second World War “Southampton Blitz” B.E.M. awarded to F. C. Clouder, a Southern Railway crane driver who was decorated for his gallantry during a daylight raid on the docks in August 1940 British Empire Medal, (Civil) G.VI.R., 1st issue (Frederick Charles Clouder), edge nicks, good very fine £350-400
A Great War M.C. group of four awarded to Major V. F. Stapleton-Bretherton, Royal Engineers Military Cross, G.V.R., unnamed as issued; 1914-15 Star (Lieut. V. F. Stapleton-Bretherton, R.E.); British War and Victory Medals, M.I.D. oak leaf (Major V. F. Stapleton-Bretherton), mounted as worn, contact marks, otherwise generally very fine (4) £700-900
Hammer Price: £880
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