A Collection of Boer War Medals to the Royal Navy

25 & 26 June 2008

Lot No 770

Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 2 clasps, Cape Colony, South Africa 1902 (G. R. Kinnear, Boy 1st Cl., H.M.S. Barracouta) small impressed naming, nearly extremely fine £300-350

25 & 26 June 2008

Lot No 771

Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 3 clasps, Cape Colony, South Africa 1901, South Africa 1902 (R. J. Bean, Ord., H.M.S. Barracouta) small impressed naming, very fine £180-220

25 & 26 June 2008

Lot No 772

Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 1 clasp, Cape Colony (J. McD. Thompson, E.R.A. 1Cl., H.M.S. Beagle) large impressed naming, very fine £140-180

25 & 26 June 2008

Lot No 773

Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 2 clasps, Cape Colony, South Africa 1901 (Gunr. W. C. Hunt, H.M.S. Beagle) large impressed naming, good very fine £300-350

25 & 26 June 2008

Lot No 774

Four: Leading Seaman H. A. Howes, Royal Navy, killed in action when H.M.S. Aboukir was torpedoed and sunk, 22 September 1914 Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, no clasp (Ord. H.M.S. Blanche) small impressed naming; 1914-15 Star (201629 L.S., R.N.); British War and Victory Medals (201629 L.S., R.N.); Memorial Plaque...

25 & 26 June 2008

Lot No 775

Four: Stoker 1st Class W. A. Angus, Royal Navy, who died of wounds at Gallipoli, 27 May 1915 Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 1 clasp, Cape Colony (292071 Sto., H.M.S. Doris) large impressed naming; 1914 Star, with clasp (292071 Sto. 1Cl., Hood Bttn. R.N.D.); British War and Victory Medals (292071 Sto. 1, R.N.) ex...

25 & 26 June 2008

Lot No 776

Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, no clasp (R. Whillock, A.B., H.M.S. Dwarf) large impressed naming, suspension re-riveted, minor edge bruising, very fine £180-220

25 & 26 June 2008

Lot No 777

Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, no clasp (H. W. Barling, Sto. H.M.S. Forte) small impressed naming, nearly extremely fine £200-240

25 & 26 June 2008

Lot No 778

Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, no clasp (T. B. Ireland, Boy 1 Cl., H.M.S. Forte) large impressed naming, good very fine £240-280

25 & 26 June 2008

Lot No 779

Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 1 clasp, Natal (9094 Pte. T. Grundy, R.M., H.M.S. Forte) large impressed naming, edge bruise, contact marks, good fine £260-300

25 & 26 June 2008

Lot No 780

Four: Carpenter J. C. Burt, Royal Navy, who died in the explosion aboard H.M.S. Bulwark, 26 November 1914 Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, no clasp (Act. Carpr., R.N., H.M.S. Gibraltar) large impressed naming; 1914-15 Star (Carp., R.N.); British War and Victory Medals (Carpr., R.N.) good very fine and better (4)...

25 & 26 June 2008

Lot No 781

Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, no clasp (G. L. Booker, Sto. H.M.S. Gibraltar) large impressed naming, nearly extremely fine £200-240

25 & 26 June 2008

Lot No 782

Seven: Petty Officer 1st Class S. G. Reed, Royal Navy, killed in action aboard H.M.S. Defence at the battle of Jutland, 31 May 1916 Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 1 clasp, Cape Colony (Ord., H.M.S. Monarch) small impressed naming; 1914-15 Star (193627 P.O.1, R.N.); British War and Victory Medals (193627 P.O.1, R...

25 & 26 June 2008

Lot No 783

Four: Chief Armourer A. R. Thomson, Royal Navy, killed in action when H.M.S. Aboukir was torpedoed and sunk, 22 September 1914 Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, no clasp (Armr., H.M.S. Monarch) small impressed naming; Naval General Service 1915-62, 1 clasp, Persian Gulf 1909-1914 (340547 Ch. Arm., H.M.S. Highflyer)...

25 & 26 June 2008

Lot No 784

Four: Fleet Paymaster J. S. Place, one of four officers from H.M.S. Barham to be killed in action at the Battle of Jutland Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, no clasp (Ast. Payr., R.N., H.M.S. Monarch) engraved naming; 1914-15 Star (Ft. Payr., R.N.); British War and Victory Medals (Ft. Payr., R.N.), together with 2n...

25 & 26 June 2008

Lot No 785

Four: Private C. G. E. Marmon, 17th Battalion Australian Imperial Force, late Royal Navy, killed in action, 14 November 1916 Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, no clasp (C. J. E. Marmon, A.B., H.M.S. Monarch) small impressed naming, note initials; 1914-15 Star (2414 Pte. C. G. E. Marmon, 17/Bn. A.I.F.); British War...

25 & 26 June 2008

Lot No 786

Five: Colour Sergeant A. E. Trayfoot, Royal Marine Artillery East and West Africa 1887-1900, 1 clasp, Gambia 1894 (Bugler, R.M., H.M.S. Satellite); Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 7 clasps, Belmont, Modder River, Paardeberg, Driefontein, Johannesburg, Diamond Hill, Belfast (5565 Bglr., R.M.A., H.M.S. Monarch) en...

25 & 26 June 2008

Lot No 787

Three: Private R. Wakeham, Royal Marine Light Infantry, an Armoured Car Section veteran of the Antwerp 1914 operations who was killed in action in April 1917 while serving in the 2nd R.M. Battalion, Royal Naval Division Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 1 clasp, Cape Colony (Pte., R.M.L.I., H.M.S. Niobe) small impr...

25 & 26 June 2008

Lot No 788

Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 1 clasp, Cape Colony (A. Rayner, Pte. R.M.L.I., H.M.S. Niobe) small impressed naming, minor edge bruising, good very fine £140-180

25 & 26 June 2008

Lot No 789

Four: Leading Stoker J. Garland, Royal Navy, late Royal Marines, who died in an accident involving H.M. Submarines E.4 and E.41, 15 August 1916 Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, no clasp (Pte., R.M., H.M.S. Partridge) large impressed naming; 1914-15 Star (310934 Act. L. Sto., R.N.); British War and Victory Medals (...

25 & 26 June 2008

Lot No 790

Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 1 clasp, Cape Colony (G. Ashmore, A.B., H.M.S. Partridge) small impressed naming, minor edge bruising, very fine £160-200

25 & 26 June 2008

Lot No 791

Five: Shipwright 1st Class F. A. W. Bennett, Royal Navy, who died in the accidental sinking of H.M.S. Seagull, 30 September 1918 Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, no clasp (Car. Crew, H.M.S. Pearl) large impressed naming; 1914-15 Star (344302 Shpt.1, R.N.); British War and Victory Medals (344302 Shpt. 1, R.N.); Roy...

25 & 26 June 2008

Lot No 792

Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 1 clasp, Natal (E. G. Mitchell, A.B., H.M.S. Pelorus) small impressed naming, nearly extremely fine £200-250

25 & 26 June 2008

Lot No 793

Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, no clasp (A Begg, Sto., H.M.S. Philomel) small impressed naming, nearly extremely fine £140-180

25 & 26 June 2008

Lot No 794

Five: Private J. Miller, Royal Marine Light Infantry, wounded at Graspen and killed in action when H.M.S. Cressy was torpedoed and sunk by the German submarine U.9, 22 September 1914 Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 1 clasp, Belmont (7086 Pte., R.M., H.M.S. Powerful) large impressed naming; Africa General Service...

25 & 26 June 2008

Lot No 795

Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 1 clasp, Defence of Ladysmith (187369 A.B. E. A. Archer, H.M.S. Powerful) large impressed naming, extremely fine £300-360

25 & 26 June 2008

Lot No 796

Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 1 clasp, Defence of Ladysmith (282980 Sto. A. W. Pariser, H.M.S. Powerful) engraved naming, nearly very fine; together with an Imperial Service Medal, G.V.R., 3rd issue (Arthur Mitchel Pariser), in case of issue, good very fine (2) £380-420

25 & 26 June 2008

Lot No 797

Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, no clasp (184513 R. H. Beavis, A.B., H.M.S. Redbreast) small impressed naming, edge bruising, contact marks, good fine £100-140

25 & 26 June 2008

Lot No 798

Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, no clasp (Lieut. F. E. M. Roe, R.N., H.M.S. Sybille) engraved naming, extremely fine £400-460

25 & 26 June 2008

Lot No 799

Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, no clasp (C. Chapman, A.B., H.M.S. Sybille) small impressed naming, very fine £140-180

25 & 26 June 2008

Lot No 800

Four: Acting Leading Seaman C. Connor, Royal Navy, who was killed in action on S.S. Formby, 15 December 1917 Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 3 clasps, Natal, Diamond Hill, Belfast (142561 A.B., H.M.S. Tartar) large impressed naming; 1914-15 Star (142561 A.B., R.N.); British War and Victory Medals (142561 Act. l.S...

25 & 26 June 2008

Lot No 801

Six: Acting Chief Petty Officer F. Stephens, Royal Navy, who was among those lost on the occasion of H.M.S. Formidable being torpedoed in the Channel on 1 January 1915 Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, no clasp (P.O. 2 Cl., H.M.S. Terpsichore) large impressed naming; Africa General Service 1902-56, 1 clasp, Jubalan...

25 & 26 June 2008

Lot No 802

Four: Stoker 1st Class T. Bennett, Hawke Battalion Royal Naval Division, who died whilst Interned in the Netherlands, 8 June 1917 Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, no clasp (Sto., H.M.S. Terpsichore) large impressed naming, slight edge bruising; 1914 Star, with copy slip-on clasp (SS.163934 Sto. 1Cl., Hawke Bttn. R...

25 & 26 June 2008

Lot No 803

Four: Stoker 1st Class A. C. Morley, Royal Navy, killed when H.M.S. Tithonus was torpedoed and sunk, 28 March 1918 Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, no clasp (Sto., H.M.S. Terpsichore) large impressed naming; 1914 Star (295520 Sto. 1Cl., Hood Bttn. R.N.D.); British War and Victory Medals (295520 Sto. 1, R.N.) good...

25 & 26 June 2008

Lot No 804

Six: Chief Engine Room Artificer T. Dyer, Royal Navy, killed in action on H.M.S. Black Prince at the Battle of Jutland, 1 June 1916 Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, no clasp (E.R.A. 4 Cl., H.M.S. Terrible) large impressed naming; China 1900, no clasp (E.R.A. 3 Cl., H.M.S. Terrible), these both slightly later issue...

25 & 26 June 2008

Lot No 805

Pair: Private R. J. Brown, Royal Marines Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 1 clasp, Natal (9583 Pte., R.M.L.I., H.M.S. Terrible) large impressed naming; China 1900, 1 clasp, Relief of Pekin (Pte., R.M., H.M.S. Terrible) slight contact marks, very fine (2) £550-650

25 & 26 June 2008

Lot No 806

Five: Stoker 1st Class H. Cooke, Royal Navy, killed in action on H.M.S. Russell, 27 April 1916 Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 2 clasps, Tugela Heights, Relief of Ladysmith (176138 A-B., H.M.S. Terrible) large impressed naming, correction to rank; China 1900, no clasp (A.B., H.M.S. Terrible); 1914-15 Star (17613...

25 & 26 June 2008

Lot No 807

Five: Petty Officer 2nd Class A. Stevens, Royal Navy, killed in action on H.M.S. Good Hope at the Battle of Coronel, 1 November 1914 Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, no clasp (Ord., H.M.S. Terrible) small impressed naming; China 1900, 1 clasp, Relief of Pekin (A.B., H.M.S. Terrible); 1914-15 Star (190224 P.O. 11 (...

25 & 26 June 2008

Lot No 808

Five: Stoker 1st Class A. E. Wilkins, Royal Navy, who died in an accident when serving on H.M.S. Seagull, 30 September 1918 Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 2 clasps, Tugela Heights, Relief of Ladysmith (287819 Sto., H.M.S. Terrible) engraved naming; China 1900, no clasp (Sto., H.M.S. Terrible); 1914-15 Star (2878...

25 & 26 June 2008

Lot No 809

Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 2 clasps, Tugela Heights, Relief of Ladysmith (161281 Sto. W. J. Bishop, H.M.S. Terrible) large impressed naming, edge bruising and contact marks, good fine £250-300