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A good Boer War Mounted Infantry operations D.C.M. group of three awarded to Colour-Sergeant J. H. Holland, Cheshire Regiment Distinguished Conduct Medal, E.VII.R. (4855 A. Serjt.-Maj. J. Holland, Cheshire Regt.); Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 4 clasps, Relief of Kimberley, Paardeberg, Driefontein, Johannesburg (4855 Col. Sejt. J. H. Holland, Ches. Regt.); King’s South Africa 1901-02, 2 clasps, South Africa 1901, South Africa 1902 (4855 Cr. Sjt. J. H. Holland, Cheshire Regt.),...
Hammer Price: £2,800
A scarce Edward VII West African Frontier Force D.C.M. awarded to Corporal Osuman, Northern Nigeria Regiment West African Frontier Force Distinguished Conduct Medal, E.VII.R. (2633 Cpl. Osuman, N.N. Regt. W.A.F.F.) extremely fine £2000-2500
Hammer Price: £1,500
A rare Abor operations I.D.S.M. group of four awarded to Jemadar Sundar Singh, 32nd Sikh Pioneers Indian Distinguished Service Medal, G.V.R., 1st issue (Subdr. Sundar Singh, 32nd Sikh Pioneers); India General Service 1854-95, 2 clasps, Sikkim 1888, Hazara 1891 (2343 Sundar Singh, 32nd Bl. Infy.); India General Service 1895-1902, 2 clasps, Relief of Chitral 1895, Waziristan 1901-2 (2343 Naick Sundar Singh, 32nd Bl. Infy.); India General Service 1908-35, 2 clasps, North West Frontier 1908,...
Hammer Price: £1,400
A Great War D.S.O. group of seven awarded to Lieutenant-Colonel C. A. R. Hutchinson, 41st Dogras, late 3rd Sikhs, a veteran of the storming of the Dargai Heights and the Abor operations of 1911-12, who was severely wounded at Festubert in May 1915 Distinguished Service Order, G.V.R., silver-gilt and enamels; India General Service 1895-1902, 3 clasps, Punjab Frontier 1897-98, Samana 1897, Tirah 1897-98 (Lieut. C. A. R. Hutchinson, 3rd Sikh Infy.); India General Service 1908-35, 1 clasp,...
Hammer Price: £2,700
A rare Great War relief of Kut operations D.S.M. awarded to Stoker 1st Class C. Thirkill, Royal Navy, one of 15 men who volunteered to man the river steamer Julnar on a suicidal attempt to get supplies through to Kut in April 1916, an extraordinary endeavour that resulted in the award of two posthumous V.Cs, three C.G.Ms and ten D.S.Ms - and the cold blooded murder of Lieutenant-Commander C. H. Cowley, R.N.V.R., the “Pirate of Basra” Distinguished Service Medal, G.V.R. (SS. 115464 C....
Hammer Price: £2,300
A fine Great War Battle of Jutland D.S.O. group of five awarded to Captain G. A. Coles, Royal Navy - as C.O. of the destroyer H.M.S. Ambuscade, he participated in three torpedo attacks on the German battle line Distinguished Service Order, G.V.R., silver-gilt and enamel; 1914-15 Star (Lt. Commr. G. A. Coles, R.N.); British War and Victory Medals, M.I.D. oakleaf (Commr. G. A. Coles, R.N.); Russia, Order of St. Anne, 3rd Class breast badge, with swords, bronze-gilt and enamel, together with...
Hammer Price: £3,200
A good Second World War O.B.E. group of seven awarded to Commander E. R. Maycock, Royal Navy, who earlier had been awarded the Russian Order of St. Stanislaus for his services in the destroyer H.M.S. Hardy at Jutland The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire, O.B.E. (Military) Officer’s 2nd type breast badge, silver-gilt; 1914-15 Star (Lieut. E. R. Maycock, R.N.); British War and Victory Medals (Lieut. E. R. Maycock, R.N.); Defence and War Medals 1939-45; Russia, Order of St....
Hammer Price: £2,200
A fine Great War Zeebrugge raid D.S.M. group of four awarded to Able Seaman A. Carnochan, Royal Navy, who was wounded while serving in ‘D’ Company of the Seaman Storming Party and subsequently participated in the raid’s V.C. ballot Distinguished Service Medal, G.V.R. (J. 32306 A. Carnochan, A.B., Nl. Bde., Zeebrugge-Ostend 22-3 Apl. 1918); 1914-15 Star (J. 32306 A. Carnochan, Boy 1, R.N.); British War and Victory Medals (J. 32306 A Carmochan, A.B., R.N.), note slight difference in...
Hammer Price: £2,000
An extremely rare Great War Zeebrugge raid C.G.M., Q-Ship operations D.S.M. group of nine awarded to Petty Officer D. P. Smith, Royal Navy: having participated in five classic Q-Ship actions in the Cullist and survived her sinking, he steered the Iris II through point blank fire at Zeebrugge in April 1918, this time surviving a direct 11-inch hit on the ex-Liverpool ferry’s bridge: 200 or 300 hundred aboard her were not so lucky, prompting the famous signal, ‘For God’s sake, send some...
Hammer Price: £26,000
A C.M.G. group of three awarded to Mr C. W. Leese, Colonial service The Most Distinguished Order of St. Michael and St. George, C.M.G., Companion’s neck badge, silver-gilt and enamels; Africa General Service 1902-56, 1 clasp, Nigeria 1918 (L.Cpl. C. W. Leese, Nig. L. Ctgt.); Jubilee 1935, the first chipped on reverse centre, otherwise good very fine (3) £600-650
Hammer Price: £650
A Third Afghan War O.B.E. and Shimber Berris campaign group of seven awarded to Lieutenant-Colonel W. A. H. Bird, 23rd Sikh Pioneers The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire, O.B.E. (Military) Officer’s 1st type breast badge, silver-gilt, hallmarks for London 1919; India General Service 1908-35, 2 clasps, North West Frontier 1908, Afghanistan N.W.F. 1919 (Lieut. W. A. H. Bird, 23rd Sikh Pioneers); Africa General Service 1902-56, 1 clasp, Shimber Berris 1914-15 (Captain W. A. H....
Hammer Price: £4,500
A Third Afghan War M.C. pair awarded to Colonel R. H. Wilson, Indian Army, who was attached to the 2-9th Gurkha Rifles at the time of winning his decoration Military Cross, G.V.R., the reverse privately engraved, ‘Capt. R. H. Wilson, 1920’; India General Service 1908-35, 2 clasps, Afghanistan N.W.F. 1919, North West Frontier 1930-31, with M.I.D. oakleaf (Capt. R. H. Wilson, 2-9 G.R.), lacquered, good very fine (2) £1600-1800
Hammer Price: £400
A Third Afghan War M.C. pair awarded to Lieutenant W. C. Tungate, Indian Army, who was attached to the 1-9th Gurkha Rifles at the time of winning his decoration Military Cross, G.V.R.; India General Service 1908-35, 1 clasp, Afghanistan N.W.F. 1919 (Lt. W. C. Tungate, M.C., 1/9/Gurkhas), very fine and better (2) £1200-1400
Hammer Price: £1,000
A Third Afghan War M.C. group of nine awarded to Lieutenant-Colonel P. C. Scudamore, Indian Army, who was serving in the 11th Rajputs at the time of winning his decoration Military Cross, G.V.R.; 1914-15 Star (Lt. P. C. Scudamore, 11/Rajputs); British War and Victory Medals (Lieut. P. C. Scudamore); India General Service 1908-35, 2 clasps, Afghanistan N.W.F. 1919, North West Frontier 1930-31 (Capt. P. C. Scudamore, 11 Rajputs); India General Service 1936-39, 1 clasp, North West Frontier...
A rare Third Afghan War M.M. group of six awarded to Sergeant M. Richards, Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire Regiment, attached Royal Engineers, late Royal Sussex Regiment Military Medal, G.V.R. (24025 Sjt. M. Richards, 1/Garr. Bedf. & Herts.); 1914 Star, with clasp (8338 Pte. M. Richards, 2/R. Suss. R.); British War and Victory Medals, M.I.D. oakleaf (8338 Pte. M. Richards, R. Suss. R.); India General Service 1908-35, 1 clasp, Afghanistan N.W.F. 1919 (24025 Sgt. M. Richards, Bedf. &...
Hammer Price: £1,600
A rare Third Afghan War M.M. group of three awarded to Corporal C. Bryant, Yorkshire Regiment Military Medal, G.V.R. (9745 Cpl. C. Bryant, 1/York. R.); British War Medal 1914-20 (9745 T. Cpl. C. Bryant, York. R.); India General Service 1908-35, 1 clasp, Afghanistan N.W.F. 1919 (9745 Cpl. C. Bryant, 1-York. R.), very fine or better (3) £1200-1500
Hammer Price: £1,700
A Waziristan 1921 operations M.C. group of three awarded to Lieutenant L. W. B. Jennings, Indian Army, who was attached to the 48th Pioneers at the time of winning his decoration Military Cross, G.V.R.; British War Medal 1914-20 (Lieut. L. W. B. Jennings); India General Service 1908-35, 2 clasps, Afghanistan N.W.F. 1919, Waziristan 1919-21 (2/Lt. L. W. B. Jennings, 1/61/Pnrs.), suspension bar on the second a little bent, otherwise very fine and better (3) £1600-1800
An extremely rare Malabar 1921-22 operations M.M. group of four awarded to Corporal R. Collins, Dorsetshire Regiment Military Medal, G.V.R. (5719133 Cpl. R. Collins, 2-Dorset R.); British War and Victory Medals (17925 Pte. R. Collins, Hamps. R.); India General Service 1908-35, 1 clasp, Malabar 1921-22 (5719133 Cpl. R. Collins, 2-Dorset R.), heavily polished, thus fine or better (4) £1600-1800
A Waziristan 1923 operations M.C. group of six awarded to Brigadier A. E. Clarke, Indian Army, who was serving in the 2-18th Garhwal Rifles at the time of winning winning his decoration Military Cross, G.V.R.; 1914 Star, with (gilded) clasp (Lt. A. E. Clarke, 2/39/Garhl. Rfls.); British War and Victory Medals (Capt. A. E. Clarke); India General Service 1908-35, 2 clasps, Waziristan 1921-24, North West Frontier 1930-31 (Capt. A. E. Clarke, 2-18 R. Garh. Rif.); Coronation 1937, mounted as...
Hammer Price: £1,900
A rare C.I.E., Waziristan 1923-24 M.B.E., Afghanistan 1919 M.C. group of nine awarded to Lieutenant-Colonel T. I. Stevenson, 2-8th Gurkha Rifles and 18th Royal Garhwal Rifles The Most Eminent Order of the Indian Empire, C.I.E., Companion’s 3rd type neck badge, gold and enamel; The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire, M.B.E. (Military) Member’s 1st type breast badge, silver, hallmarks for 1919; Military Cross, G.V.R.; British War and Victory Medals (Lieut. T. I. Stevenson);...
Hammer Price: £2,600
A Waziristan 1923 operations M.C. group of four awarded to Captain J. H. Pringle, Indian Army, who was attached to the Tochi Scouts at the time of winning his decoration Military Cross, G.V.R., the reverse privately inscribed ‘Capt. J. H. Pringle, Tochi Scouts’; British War and Victory Medals (Capt. J. H. Pringle); India General Service 1908-35, 3 clasps, Mahsud 1919-20, Waziristan 1919-21, Waziristan 1921-24 (Lieut. J. H. Pringle, 104 Rfls.), minor official correction to unit on the...
Hammer Price: £1,800
A Waziristan 1923 operations M.C. group of three awarded to Lieutenant B. P. Ross-Hurst, Indian Army, who was attached to the Tochi Scouts at the time of winning his decoration Military Cross, G.V.R.; India General Service 1908-35, 2 clasps, Afghanistan N.W.F. 1919, Waziristan 1921-24 (Lt. B. P. Ross-Hurst, Recruiting Corps); Jubilee 1935, very fine and better (3) £1600-1800
A rare Waziristan 1924 operations I.D.S.M. pair awarded to Sepoy Nand Singh, 2-3rd Sikh Pioneers Indian Distinguished Service Medal, G.V.R., 1st issue (1734 Sep. Nand Singh, 2-3 Sikh Pnrs.); India General Service 1908-35, 1 clasp, Waziristan 1921-24 (1734 Sep. Nand Singh, 2-3 S. Prs.), the first with officially corrected number, minor edge bruising, otherwise generally very fine (2) £400-500
Hammer Price: £800
A rare North West Frontier 1930-31 operations M.C. group of four awarded to Lieutenant-Colonel H. F. McIntyre, Indian Army, who was serving in the 2-17th Dogra Regiment at the time of winning his decoration Military Cross, G.V.R.; British War and Victory Medals (Capt. H. F. McIntyre); India General Service 1908-35, 1 clasp, North West Frontier 1930-31 (Capt. H. F. McIntyre, 2-17 Dogra R.), mounted as worn, somewhat polished but otherwise generally very fine (4) £1600-1800
A rare Mohmand 1933 operations I.D.S.M. pair awarded to Temporary Lance-Naik Chanan Singh, 1-11th Sikh Regiment Indian Distinguished Service Medal, G.V.R., 2nd issue (5633 Tempy L.-Nk. Chanan Singh, 1-11 Sikh R.); India General Service 1908-35, 2 clasps, North West Frontier 1930-31, Mohmand 1933 (5633 Sep. Chanan Singh, 1-11 Sikh R.), minor edge bruising, very fine and better (2) £700-900
A rare Burma-China frontier operations I.D.S.M. group of three awarded to Havildar Tirlok Singh, Burma Military Police, late Gurkhas Indian Distinguished Service Medal, G.V.R., 2nd issue (951 Hav. Tirlok Singh, B.M.P.); British War Medal 1914-20 (951 Nk. Trilok Singh, 2-39 Grks.); India General Service 1908-35, 1 clasp, Burma 1930-32 (951 Hav. Trilok Singh, S.S. Bn. B.M.P.), note spelling of first name on last two, generally very fine or better (3) £700-900
Hammer Price: £3,400
A Second World War D.S.M. group of seven awarded to Chief Engine Room Artificer A. C. Stephens, Royal Navy, almost certainly awarded in respect of the Battle of the River Plate Distinguished Service Medal, G.VI.R. (MX. 48888 A. C. Stephens, E.R.A. 4, H.M.S. Exeter); 1939-45 Star; Atlantic Star; Africa Star, clasp, North Africa 1942-43; War Medal 1939-45; Royal Navy L.S. & G.C., G.VI.R., 2nd issue (MX. 48888 A. C. Stephens, D.S.M., C.E.R.A., H.M.S. Victory); Chile, Municipality of...
An extremely rare Second World War “V.C. action” D.S.M. group of five awarded to Able Seaman W. J. A. Cooper, Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve, who was decorated for his part in the Jervis Bay’s famous duel with the Admiral Scheer in November 1940 - ‘crippled, in flames, unable to reply, for nearly an hour the Jervis Bay held the German’s fire’, thereby allowing the majority of her convoy to escape Distinguished Service Medal, G.VI.R. (C/LDX. 3515 W. J. A. Cooper, A.B.,...
Hammer Price: £3,700
Douglas-Morris, Kenneth, Naval Medals 1793-1856, privately printed, London, 1987, xvi, 542pp.; Douglas-Morris, Kenneth, Naval Medals 1857-1880, privately printed, London, 1994, xxii, 436pp., both with blue boards, in slip-cases, excellent condition (2) £160-200
Hammer Price: £160
Kinglake, A. W., The Invasion of the Crimea, William Blackwood & Sons, London, 9 volumes, original red cloth, good condition (9) £60-80
Hammer Price: £40
Archer, Thomas, The War in Egypt and the Soudan, Blackie & Son, London, 4 volumes, original brown cloth with gilt decoration, edges worn, fair condition (4) £60-80
Hammer Price: £130
Maxwell, Sir Herbert, The Life of Wellington, Sampson Low, Marston & Co., 3rd Edition, 1900, 2 volumes, red cloth with gilt decoration; Mahan, Captain A. T., The Life of Nelson, Sampson Low, Marston & Co., 1897, 2 volumes, blue cloth with gilt decoration; Hibbert, Christopher, Corunna, Batsford, London, 1961, with dustcover; other volumes relating to the Napoleonic Wars (12), these modern, with dust-wrappers, varied condition (17) £60-80
Hammer Price: £50
Tyrrel, Henry, The History of the War with Russia, London Printing & Publishing Co., 2 volumes, half calf, worn; Russell, W. H., The British Expedition to the Crimea, Routledge, London, 1877, with maps; red cloth; Gowing, T., A Soldier’s Experience, or A Voice from the Ranks, Stevens, Norwich, 1884, blue cloth; other volumes relating to the Crimea War (11), varied condition (15) £60-80
Vibart, Col. E., The Sepoy Mutiny, Smith, Elder & Co., London, 1898; Inglis, The Hon. Lady, The Siege of Lucknow, A Diary, Osgood, McIlvane & Co., London, 1892; Hodson, Major W. S. R., Hodson of Hodson’s Horse, Kegan Paul, Trench, & Co., London, 1883; other volumes relating to the Indian Mutiny (17) varied condition (20) £80-100
Hammer Price: £170
Younghusband, Capt. G. J. & Younghusband, Capt. F. E., The Relief of Chitral, Macmillan & Co., London, 1895; Hutchinson, Col. H. D., The Campaign in Tirah 1897-1898, Macmillan, London, 1898; Hamilton, Angus, In Abor Jungles, Eveleigh Nash, London, 1912; other volumes relating to Indian campaigns (16), varied condition (19) £80-100
Robertson, Sir G. S., Chitral, The Story of a Minor Siege, Methuen & Co., London, 1898; Younghusband, Col. G. J., The Story of the Guides, Macmillan & Co., London, 1908; Willcocks, General Sir James, The Romance of Soldiering and Sport, Cassel & Co., 1925; other volumes relating to Indian campaigns (22), varied condition (25) £80-100
Arthur, Sir George, Life of Lord Kitchener, Macmillan & Co., London, 1920, 3 volumes; Irving, John, Coronel and the Falklands, Philpot, London; Cooper, F. H., Khaki Crusaders, with the South African Artillery in Egypt and Palestine, published 1919; Lawrence, T. E., Revolt in the Desert, Jonathan Cape, London, 1927, 3rd impression; other volumes relating to the Great War (12), varied condition (18) £60-80
Royle, Charles, The Egyptian Campaigns 1882 to 1885, Hurst & Blackett, London, 1900; Alford, H. S. & Sword, W. D., The Egyptian Soudan its Loss and Recovery, Macmillan & Co., London, 1898; Dicey, E., The Story of The Khedivate, Rivingtons, London, 1902; other volumes relating to African campaigns (26), varied condition (29) £100-120
Hammer Price: £190
Hodgson, Lady, The Siege of Kumassie, Pearson, London, 1901; Biss, Capt. H. C. J., The Relief of Kumasi, Methuen, London, 1901; Wilson, Col. Sir Charles W., From Korti to Khartoum, W. Blackwood & Sons, 1886; Asher, M., Khartoum, The Ultimate Imperial Adventure, Viking, 2005; other volumes relating to African campaigns (25), varied condition (29) £100-120
Hammer Price: £150
Amery, L. S. (Editor), The Times History of the War in South Africa, Sampson Low, Marston & Co., London, six of seven volumes (lacking index volume); Churchill, Winston Spencer, Ian Hamilton’s March, Longman, Green, & Co., 1900, 2nd Edition; Churchill, Winston Spencer, London to Ladysmith via Pretoria, Longmans, Green, & Co., 1900 New Impression; other volumes relating to the Boer War (16), varied condition (24) £100-150
Hammer Price: £95
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