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A fine long service group of four to Private J. Round, 13th Regiment, who served for 18 years in the East Indies and was wounded at Jellalabad on 7 April 1842 Ghuznee 1839 (J. Round, 13th or P.A.L.I.), contemporary integral straight-bar suspension, the underside crudely engraved with his regimental number ‘426’ and ‘13’, the naming engraved in a recognised regimental style with flamboyant scroll work; Cabul 1842 (J. Round, 13th-P.A.-L.I), original steel clip and hinged-bar suspension, attr...
Hammer Price: £2,700
Ghuznee 1839, the reverse field engraved in a contemporary style, ‘Private Thomas Reed, 13th Light Infantry’, with old loop and brass wire-bar suspension, edge bruising, good very fine £400-450
Hammer Price: £490
Four: Sergeant J. Wells, 16th Foot, late 13th Light Infantry Crimea 1854-56, 1 clasp, Sebastopol (Pte., 13[?]), slack suspension claw, contemporary engraved naming; Indian Mutiny 1857-59, no clasp (1st Bn. 13th Lt. Infy.); Army L.S. & G.C., V.R., 3rd issue, small letter reverse (1008 Corpl., 1st Battn. 16 Foot); Turkish Crimea 1855, Sardinian die (1st Bn. 13th L.I. ), impressed naming, this last with crudely affixed suspension claw, and, like the first two, with heavy edge bruising and con...
Hammer Price: £500
Crimea 1854-56, 1 clasp, Sebastopol (Wm. Neill, 13th Regt.) officially impressed naming, one or two edge bruises, polished, about very fine £180-220
Hammer Price: £230
A Burma 1885-87 operations D.C.M. awarded to Private W. White, Somerset Light Infantry Distinguished Conduct Medal, V.R. (804 Pte. W. White, 2/Som. L.I., 23rd April 1886) renamed, contact marks and edge bruising, very fine £100-150
Hammer Price: £300
India General Service 1854-95, 1 clasp, Burma 1885-7 (1013 Pte. T. Jenkins, 2d Bn. Som. L.I.) edge nicks, otherwise nearly extremely fine £180-220
Hammer Price: £210
India General Service 1895-1902, 1 clasp, Punjab Frontier 1897-98 (2865 Pte. Nursing Orderly J. Bailey, 1st Bn. Somst. Lt. Inf.) about very fine and very rare £200-250
Hammer Price: £250
Three: Major & Quarter-Master P. Moran, Somerset Light Infantry, who was twice mentioned in despatches for the Boer War India General Service 1854-95, 1 clasp, Burma 1885-7 (681 Sergt. Major, 2nd Bn. Som. L. I.); Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 5 clasps, Cape Colony, Tugela Heights, Orange Free State, Relief of Ladysmith, Transvaal (Lt. & Qr. Mr., Som. L.I.); King’s South Africa 1901-02, 2 clasps, South Africa 1901, South Africa 1902 (Lt. & Qr. Mr., Som. L.I.), together with set of relate...
Hammer Price: £900
Three: Colour-Sergeant W. H. Leech, Somerset Light Infantry, one of a handful of men attached to the British Field Hospital of the Tochi Field Force in 1897 India General Service 1895-1902, 1 clasp, Punjab Frontier 1897-98 (3027 Store Sergt., 1st Som. Lt. Infy.): Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 2 clasps, Transvaal, South Africa 1902 (3027 Serjt., Somerset L.I.); Army L.S. & G.C., E.VII.R. (3027 C. Sjt., Somerset L.I.), mounted as worn, with material taken from a scarlet tunic for backing,...
Hammer Price: £320
Six: Acting Staff-Sergeant A. Hawes, Military Provost Staff Corps, late Somerset Light Infantry, who was mentioned in despatches in the Boer War India General Service 1895-1902, 1 clasp, Punjab Frontier 1897-98 (3385 Pte., 1st Bn. Som. Lt. Infy.); Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 5 clasps, Cape Colony, Tugela Heights, Orange Free State, Relief of Ladysmith, Transvaal (3385 Corl., Somerset Lt. Infy.); King’s South Africa 1901-02, 2 clasps, South Africa 1901, South Africa 1902 (3385 Serjt., S...
Hammer Price: £310
A fine Boer War diary and campaign service group of six awarded to Sergeant F. Else, Army Service Corps, late Somerset Light Infantry, who, among other actions, was present at the attack on Grobelaar’s Kloof on 21 February 1900: ‘The bullets were firing around like hail, we were subjected to a very heavy cross fire and men were falling fast either killed or wounded ...’ India General Service 1895-1902, 1 clasp, Punjab Frontier 1897-98 (3091 Pte., 1st Bn. Som. Lt. Infy.); Queen’s South Afr...
Hammer Price: £1,500
Four: Conductor G. Thorne, Indian Ordnance Department, late Somerset Light Infantry, who was mentioned in despatches for the military operations in Aden 1917-18 and N.W. Persia 1920 India General Service 1895-1902, 1 clasp, Punjab Frontier 1897-98 (1996 Color-Sergt., 1st Bn. Som. Lt. Infy.); British War Medal 1914-20, M.I.D. oak leaf (Cond., I.O.D.); General Service 1918-62, 1 clasp, N.W. Persia, M.I.D. oak leaf (Condr., I.O.D.); Army L.S. & G.C., E.VII.R. (Sub. Condtr., Indian Ordce. Dept...
Hammer Price: £600
Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 2 clasps, Tugela Heights, Relief of Ladysmith (1409 Pte. F. Moon, Somerset Lt. Infy.) extremely fine £300-350
Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 3 clasps, Cape Colony, Tugela Heights, Relief of Ladysmith (2102 Corl. E. Mabey, Somerset Lt. Infy.) edge bruising, otherwise good very fine £250-300
Hammer Price: £420
Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 3 clasps, Cape Colony, Orange Free State, Transvaal (5765 Pte. W. Sparks, Somerset Lt. Infy.) edge bruising and polished, otherwise very fine £180-220
Hammer Price: £150
Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 3 clasps, Cape Colony, Orange Free State, South Africa 1901 (6867 Pte. C. Grace, Somerset Lt. Infy.) good very fine £60-80
A Great War Armentieres 1915 operations D.S.O. group of three awarded to Lieutenant-Colonel L. C. Howard, C.O. of the 8th Battalion, Somerset Light Infantry, late Royal Artillery: he was killed in action just a week after winning his D.S.O. Distinguished Service Order, G.V.R., in its Garrard & Co. case of issue; 1914-15 Star (Major, Som. L.I.); British War Medal 1914-20 (Lt. Col.), enamel wreaths on the first chipped in places, otherwise generally good very fine (3) £600-800
Hammer Price: £1,700
A fine Great War M.C. and Bar group of six awarded to Colonel F. C. V. D. Caillard, Somerset Light Infantry Military Cross, G.V.R., with Second Award Bar; 1914-15 Star (Lieut., Som. L.I.); British War and Victory Medals, M.I.D. oak leaf (Capt.); Defence and War Medals, very fine and better (6) £800-1000
Hammer Price: £2,300
A fine Great War Somme 1916 operations D.C.M., Russian Cross of St. George group of five awarded to Sergeant W. G. Bryant, Somerset Light Infantry, who brought in a wounded man although a large part of his own hand had been shot away: luckily, however, his wound did not result in the abandonment of his successful pre-war career as a forward for Bristol Rugby Football Club Distinguished Conduct Medal, G.V.R. (10272 Sjt., Som. L.I); 1914-15 Star (Cpl., Som. L.I.); British War and Victory Med...
Hammer Price: £2,000
A good Great War M.M. and Bar group of four awarded to Corporal T. Lewins, Somerset Light Infantry Military Medal, G.V.R., with Second Award Bar (16788 L. Cpl., 7/Som. L.I.); 1914-15 Star (16788 Pte., Som. L.I.); British War and Victory Medals (16788 Cpl., Som. L.I.), generally very fine or better (4) £600-700
Hammer Price: £1,600
A fine Great War Somme operations M.M. awarded to 2nd Lieutenant R. V. E. Hill, Middlesex Regiment, late Somerset Light Infantry, who used his Lewis gun to good effect over a 36 hour period in September 1916 Military Medal, G.V.R. (11198 Pte. R. V. E. Hill, 7/Som. L.I.) edge bruise, otherwise nearly extremely fine £250-300
Hammer Price: £290
A Great War M.M. awarded to Lance-Corporal A. E. C. Griffin, Somerset Light Infantry Military Medal, G.V.R. (11221 L. Cpl. A. E. C. Griffin, 6/Som. L.I.) nearly extremely fine £180-220
Hammer Price: £270
An extremely rare Afghanistan 1919 operations M.M. group of three awarded to Lance-Corporal F. J. Wright, Somerset Light Infantry Military Medal, G.V.R. (204035 Pte. - L. Cpl. F. J. Wright, 2/Som. L.I.); British War Medal 1914-20 (204035 Pte., Som. L.I.); India General Service 1908-35, 1 clasp, Afghanistan N.W.F. 1919, M.I.D. oak leaf (204035 L. Cpl., 2 Bn. Som. L.I.) the first with minor official correction to service number, and the last with single initial ‘F.’, good very fine and bette...
Hammer Price: £2,200
Three: Private J. Crilley, Somerset Light Infantry, who was killed in action at Le Cateau in August 1914 1914 Star, with clasp (9111 Pte., 1/Som. L.I.); British War and Victory Medals (9111 Pte., Som. L.I.), good very fine and better (3) £140-160
Hammer Price: £920
Three: Lance-Corporal A. Cross, Somerset Light Infantry, who was taken P.O.W. at Le Cateau in 1914 1914 Star, with clasp (9545 L. Cpl., 1/Som. L.I.); British War and Victory Medals (Pte., Som. L.I.), mounted as worn, generally very fine or better (3) £100-120
Hammer Price: £260
Three: 2nd Lieutenant C. I. Lillington, Somerset Light Infantry, who was killed in action in the relief of Kut operations of March 1916 1914-15 Star (2 Lieut., Som. L.I.); British War and Victory Medals (2 Lieut.), extremely fine (3) £300-350
Hammer Price: £450
Three: 2nd Lieutenant A. P. Bower, Somerset Light Infantry, late Royal Warwickshire Regiment, who was killed in action in the Battle of Valenciennes in November 1918 1914-15 Star (1017 Pte., R. War. R.); British War and Victory Medals (2 Lieut.), good very fine (3) £250-300
Hammer Price: £380
Three: Private B. Smart, Somerset Light Infantry, who was killed in action at Loos in September 1915 1914-15 Star (10528 Pte., Som. L.I.); British War and Victory Medals (10528 Pte., Som. L.I.), together with related Memorial Plaque (Bert Smart), the last with spots of staining in places, otherwise nearly extremely fine (4) £80-100
Three: Private T. Ashurst, Somerset Light Infantry, who was killed in action on the first day of the Somme 1914-15 Star (16255 Pte., Som. L.I.); British War and Victory Medals (16255 Pte., Som. L.I.), one or two edge bruises, otherwise good very fine (3) £180-220
Hammer Price: £430
Three: Private G. Trott, Somerset Light Infantry, who was killed in action in the Ypres salient in July 1916 1914-15 Star (15316 Pte., Som. L.I.); British War and Victory Medals (15316 Pte., Som. L.I.), nearly extremely fine (3) £80-100
Hammer Price: £240
Pair: Major C. A. Williams, Somerset Light Infantry, who held temporary command of the 2nd Battalion in Afghanistan in 1919 British War Medal 1914-20 (Lt. Col.); India General Service 1908-35,1 clasp, Afghanistan N.W.F. 1919 (Capt., 2/Som. Lt. Infy.), mounted as worn, together with a pair of regimental badges, contact marks and polished, otherwise generally very fine (4) £180-220
Hammer Price: £220
Pair: Private Charles Cooper, Somerset Light Infantry British War Medal 1914-20 (37015 Pte., Som. L.I.); Army Meritorious Service Medal, G.V.R., 1st issue (37015 Pte., 1/4 Som. L.I.), nearly extremely fine (2) £100-120
1914-15 Star (10203 Pte. C. Townsend, Som. L.I.) nearly extremely fine £20-30
Hammer Price: £90
Memorial Plaque 1914-18 (Michael Joseph Raby) minor staining / corrosion, good very fine £20-30
Hammer Price: £40
Four: Private J. S. Jacobs, Somerset Light Infantry, who died in Burma in April 1944 1939-45 Star; Burma Star; Defence and War Medals, in original card forwarding box with Army Council condolence slip, nearly extremely fine (4) £40-60
Hammer Price: £110
Four: Private R. H. Oliver, Somerset Light Infantry, who was killed in action in the advance on Caen in August 1944 1939-45 Star; France and Germany Star; Defence and War Medals, with original Army Council condolence slip, nearly extremely fine (4) £40-60
Hammer Price: £160
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