A Small Collection of Medals to Naval Surgeons

15 December 2000

Lot No 580

Naval General Service 1793-1840, 1 clasp, Java (James Prior, Surgeon) minor surface marks, otherwise good very fine £1200-1500

15 December 2000

Lot No 581

A Great War O.B.E. group of four awarded to Surgeon Rear-Admiral R. W. G. Stewart, Royal Navy The Order of the British Empire, O.B.E. (Military) 1st type; The Order of St John of Jerusalem, Officer, silver and enamel; British War and Victory Medals (Surg. Commr. R.N.) good very fine (4) £250-300

15 December 2000

Lot No 582

The Great War and Second World War group awarded to Surgeon Vice-Admiral Sir Alexander Ingleby Mackenzie, K.B.E., C.B., Medical Director-General of the Royal Navy and later Assistant Managing Director of Arthur Guinness The Order of the British Empire, K.B.E. (Military) 2nd type, neck badge and breast star; The...

15 December 2000

Lot No 583

An O.B.E., Second World War and Korean War group of nine awarded to Surgeon Commander E. B. Martin, Royal Navy The Order of the British Empire, O.B.E. (Military) 2nd type; The Order of St John of Jerusalem, Officer, silver and enamel; 1939-45 Star; Atlantic Star; Africa Star, clasp, North Africa 1942-43; Defence...

15 December 2000

Lot No 584

A Second World War M.B.E. group of six awarded to Surgeon Lieutenant J. G. Reed, Malayan Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve, decorated for services as a prisoner of war of the Japanese The Order of the British Empire, M.B.E. (Military) 2nd type; British War and Victory Medals (Surg. R.N.); 1939-45 Star; Pacific Star;...

15 December 2000

Lot No 585

A Great War ‘Gallipoli’ D.S.O. group of four awarded to Surgeon Captain A. F. Fleming, Royal Navy, commanding 1st Field Ambulance, R.N.D., at Anzac Cove Distinguished Service Order, G.V.R.; 1914-15 Star (Staff Surg. R.N.); British War and Victory Medals, with M.I.D. oak leaf (Surg. Lt. Commr. R.N.) minor...

15 December 2000

Lot No 586

A Great War M.C. group of six awarded to Surgeon Captain R. K. Shaw, Royal Navy, attached Anson Battalion, Royal Naval Division Military Cross, G.V.R.; 1914-15 Star (Surg. R.N.); British War and Victory Medals (Surg. Lt. R.N.); Defence & War Medals, lacquered, otherwise good very fine (6) £600-800

15 December 2000

Lot No 587

Crimea 1854-56, 1 clasp, Sebastopol (Asst. Surgeon R. B. Power, H.M.S. Sanspareil) contemporary engraved naming, the clasp loose as issued, good very fine £140-180

15 December 2000

Lot No 588

Four: Staff Surgeon J. E. Penn, Royal Navy Egypt and Sudan 1882-89, no clasp, dated reverse (Surgn. R.N. H.M.S. Woodlark); India General Service 1854-95, 1 clasp, Burma 1885-7 (Surgeon R.N. H.M.S. Woodlark); East & West Africa 1887-1900, 1 clasp, Benin 1897 (St. Surgeon, H.M.S. Philomel); Khedive’s Star...

15 December 2000

Lot No 589

Pair: Deputy Inspector-General of Hospitals and Fleets F. A. Jeans, Royal Navy Egypt and Sudan 1882-89, dated reverse, 1 clasp, Suakin 1885 (Surgn. R.N. H.M.S. “Coquette”); Khedive’s Star 1882, the first with some light pitting, otherwise good very fine (2) £140-180

15 December 2000

Lot No 590

Three: Surgeon Captain E. J. Biden, Royal Navy China 1900, no clasp (St. Surgn., R.N. H.M.S. Orlando); British War Medal (Surg. Commr. R.N.); Khedive’s Sudan 1896-1908, no clasp (Staff Surgeon, H.M.S. Scout 1896) nearly extremely fine and scarce (3) £300-350

15 December 2000

Lot No 591

Three: Surgeon Captain J. C. G. Reed, Royal Navy China 1900, 1 clasp, Taku Forts (Surgn. R.N. H.M.S. Algerine); British War and Victory Medals (Surg. Commr. R.N.) good very fine (3) £400-450

15 December 2000

Lot No 592

The Sir Gilbert Blane Gold Medal (Staff Surgeon Arthur William Bligh Livesay, M.B., H.M.S. “Bonaventure” 1907) 22 carat gold, 51.5gm, in its original presentation case, extremely fine £400-500