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A ‘Thin Red Line’ D.C.M. group of four awarded to Sergeant D. Laing, 93rd Highlanders Distinguished Conduct Medal, V.R. (Corpl. David Laing. 93rd Highlanders.); Crimea 1854-56, 4 clasps, Alma, Balaklava, Sebastopol (Sergt David Laing 9..) contemporarily and lightly engraved, right-hand side of 1st clasp facing sprung, unofficial rivets, top-left lug missing; Indian Mutiny 1857-59, 1 clasp, Lucknow (Cr. Sergt. Davd. Laing, 93rd Highlanders); Turkish Crimea 1855, British issue (No. 1976...
Hammer Price: £4,400
A rare Afghanistan 1878-80 D.C.M. pair awarded to Private E. Hallett, 7th Foot, for the operations immediately following the disastrous defeat at Maiwand, 27 July 1880, and the subsequent retreat to Kandahar, 27-28 July 1880 Distinguished Conduct Medal, V.R. (49B/627 Pte. E. Hallett. 2/7th Foot.); Afghanistan 1878-80, no clasp (627, Pte. E. Hallett, 2/7th Foot) light contact marks, otherwise good very fine (2) £3000-4000
Hammer Price: £3,800
A Sudan D.C.M. group of four awarded to Sergeant A. Jones, Royal Engineers, for gallantry at the Battle of Omdurman, 2 September 1898 Distinguished Conduct Medal, V.R. (2/ Corpl. A. Jones. R.E. 2nd. Sept: 1898.); Queen’s Sudan 1896-98 (24870 2/Cpl. A. Jones. R.E.); Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 4 clasps, Cape Colony, Orange Free State, Transvaal, South Africa 1902 (24870 Serjt: A. Jones. R.E.); Khedive’s Sudan 1896-1908, 1 clasp, Khartoum (24870 2nd Corpl. A. Jones 2nd. Coy. R.E.)...
Hammer Price: £5,500
A Sudan D.C.M. group of seven awarded to Private J. Chalmers, Cameron Highlanders, for his gallantry as a Piper at the Battle of the Atbara, 8 April 1898, where he assisted Private Cross in saving the life of General Gatacre by killing a Dervish about to spear the general - an act of gallantry for which Cross was recommended for the V.C. Distinguished Conduct Medal, V.R. (Pte. J. Chalmers. Cam’n Highrs. (8th. April 1898)); Queen’s Sudan 1896-98 (3995. Pte. J. Chalmers. 1/Cam: Hrs:);...
A superb ‘Battle of Colenso’ Boer War dated D.C.M. group of six awarded to Gunner, later Captain, H. S. Gilbery, 66th Battery, Royal Field Artillery, for attempting to extricate the guns of the 14th and 66th Batteries at the Battle of Colenso, 15 December 1899- 5 Victoria Crosses were awarded for this action Distinguished Conduct Medal, V.R. (14177 Gnr: H. S. Gilberry. R.F.A. 15-12-99); Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 5 clasps, Cape Colony, Tugela Heights, Orange Free State, Relief...
An important Indian Mutiny Pair to Major S. G. C. Renaud, 1st Madras Fusiliers, commander of the Advance Relief Column for Cawnpore, instigator of strict punitive measures, and mortally wounded leading his men into action at Aong, 15 July 1857 India General Service 1854-95, 1 clasp, Pegu (Captn. & Majr. Sydenham Geo. Chas. Renaud. 1st Madras Fusrs.); Indian Mutiny 1857-59, no clasp (Major, S, G, C, Renaud, 1st Madras, Fusrs.) minor edge bruising, otherwise good very fine (2) £3000-4000
Hammer Price: £3,000
A scarce ‘Malaya’ M.M. pair awarded to Corporal Lengu, Rhodesian African Rifles, awarded for gallantry when he single-handedly charged four armed communist terrorists, killing two of them - One of just three M.M.’s awarded to the regiment for the Malayan Campaign Military Medal, E.II.R., 1st issue (2805 Cpl. Lengu. Rh. A. R.); General Service 1918-621 clasp, Malaya, E.II.R. (2805 Cpl. Lengu. Rh. A. R.) mounted loose style as worn, some edge bruising and contact wear overall as a...
A fine ‘Kirbekan’ D.C.M. group of five awarded to Sergeant T. Watt, Royal Highlanders, who was wounded during the battle, 10 February 1885 Distinguished Conduct Medal, V.R. (1379. Sergt. T. Watt. 1/Rl. Highrs 10th Feby. 1885); Ashantee 1873-74, 1 clasp, Coomassie (1379 Serjt. T. Watt, 42nd Highds. 1873-4) suspension claw crudely re-affixed, and loose; Egypt and Sudan 1882-89, dated reverse, 5 clasps, Tel-El-Kebir, Suakin 1884, El-Teb, The Nile 1884-85, Kirbekan (1379. Cr. Sgt. T....
A ‘Punjab Frontier’ D.C.M. pair awarded to Quartermaster Sergeant J. McGee, Royal West Kent Regiment, for gallantry in the actions at Agrah and Ghat, 30 September 1897 Distinguished Conduct Medal, V.R. (L/Corp. J. McGee. R. W. Kent R.) suspension claw re-affixed; India General Service 1895-1902, 1 clasp, Punjab Frontier 1897-98 (2595 Corpl. J. McGee 1st Bn. Ryl. W.... Regt.) suspension slack on both medals, nearly very fine (2) £3600-4000
Hammer Price: £3,200
The C.B., Great War ‘Egyptian Expeditionary Force’ D.S.O., M.C. group of fifteen awarded to Major-General Sir Frederick Gwatkin, 18th (King George’s Own) Lancers, Indian Army, later Colonel of the Royal Deccan Horse Knight Bachelor’s Badge, 2nd type breast badge, silver-gilt and enamel, hallmarks for London 1940, in Royal Mint case of issue; The Most Honourable Order of the Bath, C.B. (Military) Companion’s neck badge, silver-gilt and enamel, with neck riband; Distinguished...
Hammer Price: £3,400
The superb lifesaving group of seven awarded to Captain John Henry Collin, Merchant Navy, who was awarded the Stanhope Gold Medal for 1896, for rescuing a man from the shark infested Red Sea Transport 1899-1902, 1 clasp, S. Africa 1899-1902 (J. H. Collin); British War and Mercantile Marine War Medals (John H. Collin); Imperial Merchant Service Guild Cross, silver, silver-gilt and enamel, reverse inscribed, ‘Awarded by the Merchant Service Guild to John H. Collin, M.S.C. for Heroism at...
Hammer Price: £6,500
An outstanding Great War M.C. & Bar, M.M. group of five awarded to Captain P. J. Reiss, Bedfordshire Regiment, late Company Sergeant-Major, Royal Fusiliers, wounded on three occasions during the war Military Cross, G.V.R., with Second Award Bar, unnamed; Military Medal, G.V.R. (1986 C.S. Mjr: P. J. Reiss. 18/R. Fus:); 1914-15 Star (1986 C.S. Mjr. P. J. Reiss. R. Fus:); British War and Victory Medals (Capt. P. J. Rees.) mounted as worn, good very fine (5) £4000-5000
Hammer Price: £4,600
The rare Great War A.R.R.C., M.M. group of seven awarded to Matron H. K. Repton, British Red Cross Society, for prolonged service at the Friends’ Ambulance Unit’s Queen Alexandra Hospital, Dunkirk Royal Red Cross, 2nd Class (A.R.R.C.), G.V.R., silver and enamel, fitted with additional ring for suspension; Military Medal, G.V.R. (H. K. Repton, Q.A. Hpl:-B.R.C.S.); 1914-15 Star (H. K. Repton, B.R.C. & St. J.J.); British War and Victory Medals (H. K. Repton. B.R.C. & St. J.J.);...
An Albert Medal for Land awarded to Mr. G. Ablett, Collier, for his gallantry in rescuing five trapped Welsh miners at the Tynewydd Colliery in the Rhondda Valley after a nine-day imprisonment in April 1877- the gallantry of the rescue party was so great, and public opinion so strong, that the Albert Medal for Land was instituted as a result- 4 Albert Medals in gold and 21 Albert Medals in bronze were awarded to the rescue party- the first Albert Medals for Land ever awarded Albert Medal,...
Hammer Price: £4,800
A very rare ‘New Zealand’ 1866 D.C.M. awarded to Private J. Acton, 18th Foot, who distinguished himself as a prominent member of the storming party at the capture of Papoia, Wanganui, 18 October 1866 Distinguished Conduct Medal, V.R. (James Acton 2nd Battn. 18th Regt.) pawnbroker’s marks to edge at 11 o’clock, suspension claw re-affixed, contact marks, fine £4000-5000
A fine and rare Egypt D.C.M. group of three awarded to Sergeant R. B. Briscoe, Duke of Cornwall’s Light Infantry, later Lieutenant, Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers, who was awarded his D.C.M. and commissioned into the Inniskillings as a reward for his gallantry at Abu Klea, 17 January 1885 - he was subsequently killed in action fighting against the Usutu tribesmen in Zululand, 2 July 1888, and his campaign medals are believed to be uniquely named to the Royal Inniskilling...
Hammer Price: £9,000
The Regimentally unique ‘Tirah’ D.C.M. group of four awarded to Colour Sergeant S. Donald, Royal Scots Fusiliers Distinguished Conduct Medal, V.R. (Sgt. Stewart Donald. R. Sco: F...); Egypt and Sudan 1882-89, undated reverse, 2 clasps, The Nile 1884-85, Abu Klea (...0 Pte. S. Donald. 1/R..c: Fus:); India General Service 1895-1902, 2 clasps, Punjab Frontier 1897-98, Tirah 1897-98 (.... S. Donald 1st Bn. Ryl Sco Fus.); Khedive’s Star 1884-6, with additional hook suspension to reverse,...
A rare Second War ‘Chindit Special Force’ M.M. group of five awarded to Sergeant Harold Bottomley, 1st Battalion, Lancashire Fusiliers, who was awarded his M.M. for gallantry during the ‘Defence of White City Stronghold’, whilst serving as the Platoon Sergeant of the Commando Platoon, No. 20 Column, in Brigadier ‘Mad Mike’ Calvert’s North Burma Chindit Force - For gallant and cool leadership during a dangerous and sustained Japanese attack on a vital sector of the...
An Albert Medal for Sea awarded to Stoker Petty Officer A. V. Bailey, Royal Navy, for making a number of gallant attempts to rescue three men overcome by noxious gas in the hold of H.M.S. Tiger at Invergordon Dock on 27 August 1919 Albert Medal, 2nd Class, for Gallantry in Saving Life at Sea, bronze and enamel, reverse officially engraved ‘Awarded by His Majesty to Stoker Petty Officer Albert Victor Bailey., O.N., K.6117. (Dev.) for Gallantry in endeavouring to save life in H.M.S....
A fine K. St. J., Second World War D.S.O., Great War M.C. group of eleven awarded to Major R. G. W. Bewicke-Copley, the 5th Lord Cromwell, who, as a Company Commander in the King’s Royal Rifle Corps, was severely wounded and taken P.O.W. at the gallant defence of Calais in May 1940 - ‘He was hit by bullets in both arms and in the head, the sight of one eye being badly affected, and yet he remained in command when all the men at his barricade, save himself and two riflemen, were...
£5,000–£6,000
An Albert Medal for Land awarded to Lieutenant, later Captain, J. Neale, Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve, for gallantry in saving life following a Wartime munitions accident at Claremont Park, Esher on 25 August 1916 - he was recommended for his award by the Minister of Munitions, the Rt. Hon. Winston Churchill M.P. Albert Medal, 2nd Class, for Gallantry in Saving Life on Land, bronze and enamel, the reverse officially engraved ‘Presented by His Majesty to Lieutenant John Neale, R.N.V.R.,...
Hammer Price: £6,000
A rare ‘Burma 1886’ D.C.M. group of four awarded to Sergeant Major, later Lieutenant and Quartermaster, E. W. Bath, Somerset Light Infantry, for gallantry at Quingyee, 26 June 1886 Distinguished Conduct Medal, V.R. (Sergt E. W. Bath. 2/Som: L.I. (26th June 1886.)); India General Service 1854-95, 1 clasp, Burma 1885-7 (30 Sergt. E. W. Bath. 2nd Bn. Som. L.I.); Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 5 clasps, Cape Colony, Tugela Heights, Orange Free State, Relief of Ladysmith, Transvaal...
Hammer Price: £4,200
The First Gulf War 1990-91 Medal with ‘2 August 1990’ clasp group of three awarded to Warrant Officer 2nd Class D. C. Robson, Adjutant General’s Corps, late Royal Army Pay Corps, a member of the British Liaison Team in Kuwait, who, together with his wife, was taken hostage following the invasion and held as part of Saddam Hussein’s “human shield” Gulf 1990-91, 1 clasp, 2 Aug 1990 (24610570 Sgt., RAPC); Jubilee 2002, unnamed as issued; Army L.S. & G.C., E.II.R., 2nd issue,...
Naval General Service 1793-1840, 2 clasps, Guadaloupe, The Potomac 17 Aug 1814 (Thomas Jennings, Purser.) very minor edge bruising, otherwise good very fine £5000-6000
Hammer Price: £8,500
Army of India 1799-1826, 2 clasps, Allighur, Laswarree (Cornet W. Baillie, 4th Lt. Cavy.) short hyphen reverse, officially impressed naming, brilliant extremely fine with original frosted finish £5000-6000
Army of India 1799-1826, 3 clasps, Laswarree, Capture of Deig, Nepaul (Corpl. P. Reilly, 8th Lt. Dragns.) short hyphen reverse, officially impressed naming, good very fine £5000-6000
Hammer Price: £5,000
An emotive Albert Medal for Land and Society for the Protection of Life from Fire Medal pair awarded to Mr. E. Bell, Canadian Copper Company, for gallantry in saving the lives of seven men, women and children during the terrible tornado-induced forest fire at South Porcupine, Tisdale, Ontario, 11 July 1911, which destroyed the town and led to the seared deaths of 77 of its residents - in burning heat he doused the flames for two hours with water from his old felt hat Albert Medal, 2nd...
Hammer Price: £7,000
A rare Cavalryman’s Great War 1918 Albert Medal for Land group of five awarded to Private G. W. Bennett, 12th Lancers, for his gallantry in going to the rescue a French woman who was knocked down by a train at Brie Railway Station, France, on 25 February 1918, and holding her safely between the lines as two trains passed - Bennett himself was not so lucky, being struck by one of the passing trains, resulting in him having both his legs amputated Albert Medal, 2nd Class, for Gallantry in...
Hammer Price: £7,500
The highly emotive Second War 1941 Posthumous Albert Medal for Sea group of five awarded to Yeoman of the Signals G. P. McDowell, Royal Navy, who paid the ultimate sacrifice with his life, having saved countless shipmates from the heavy swell surrounding the sinking destroyer H.M.S. Kandahar Albert Medal, 2nd Class, for Gallantry in Saving Life at Sea, bronze and enamel, reverse officially engraved ‘Awarded by The King to the late Acting Yeoman of Signals George Patrick McDowell,...
Hammer Price: £10,000
Family Group: A ‘Heavy Brigade’ D.C.M. group of three awarded to Sergeant P. Fleming, 4th (Royal Irish) Dragoon Guards Distinguished Conduct Medal, V.R. (Corpl. Patrick Fleming. 4th R. Irish Dn. Gds.); Crimea 1854-56, 3 clasps, Balaklava, Inkermann, Sebastopol (Serjt. P. Fleming. 4th Dargoon Grds.) officially impressed naming; Turkish Crimea 1855, Sardinian issue, unnamed as issued, pierced for ring suspension, as issued, edge bruising, therefore nearly very fine or...
The rare ‘assault on Magdala - storming of the gate’ Abyssinia 1867 D.C.M. pair awarded to Corporal H. McDonagh, Royal Engineers Distinguished Conduct Medal, V.R. (4389 Corpl. Hugh, Mc’Donagh, Royal Engrs.); Abyssinia 1867 (4389 Sapper H. McDonagh. Royal Engrs.) suspension refitted, contact marks, nearly very fine (2) £6000-8000
Hammer Price: £15,000
A fine ‘Abu Klea’ D.C.M. group of three awarded to Private W. C. Ilsley, 16th Lancers, for his gallantry in saving the life of Lord St. Vincent during the battle, 17 January 1885, standing guard over his Lordship’s wounded body and keeping the enemy off, killing nine with his bayonet Distinguished Conduct Medal, V.R. (1951. Pte. W. C. Ilsley. 16th. Lancers.); Egypt and Sudan 1882-89, undated reverse, 2 clasps, The Nile 1884-85, Abu Klea (1951 Pte. W. Ilsley. 16th. Lancers.);...
Hammer Price: £14,000
Naval General Service 1793-1840, 1 clasp, Lion 15 July 1798 (James Bowdry.) good very fine £6000-8000
Hammer Price: £12,000
An Albert Medal for Sea group of seven awarded to Chief Stoker A. Stickley, Royal Navy, for gallantry following the outbreak of a fire in the boiler room of the Torpedo Boat Destroyer Success on 11 June 1904, in which he saved the lives of four stokers, and was severely burnt; he had previously served in H.M.S. Powerful during the Boer War Albert Medal, 2nd Class, for Gallantry in Saving Life at Sea, bronze and enamel, the reverse officially engraved ‘Presented by His Majesty to Chief...
An Infantry Officer’s Albert Medal in Gold for Land awarded to Lieutenant E. F. Ross, Dorset Regiment, later Major, Indian Army, for gallantry during the Ferozepore Arsenal Fire, 30 August 1906. 2 Albert Medals in Gold and 11 Albert Medals in Bronze were awarded for the operations to extinguish the fire and prevent the explosion of over 300,000lbs. of gunpowder Albert Medal, 1st Class, for Gallantry in Saving Life on Land, gold and enamel, the reverse officially engraved ‘Presented in...
The exceptional Great War ‘Somme’ D.C.M., M.M. and Two Bar group of six awarded to Lance-Corporal William R. Peniston, 9th Battalion, King’s Royal Rifle Corps and Thoresby Colliery Division S.J.A.B. Distinguished Conduct Medal, G.V.R. (A-2273 L.Cpl. W. Peniston, 9/K.R.R.C.); Military Medal, G.V.R., with Second and Third Award Bars (A-2273 L.Cpl. W. R. Penistone, 9/K.R.R.C.); 1914-15 Star (A-2273 Pte. W. R. Peniston. K.R.Rif.C.); British War and Victory Medals (A-2273 Pte. W. R....
Naval General Service 1793-1840, 2 clasps, Endymion Wh President, Syria (William Bean, Carpenter.) nearly extremely fine £8000-10000
Hammer Price: £13,000
Army of India 1799-1826, 3 clasps, Allighur, Laswarree, Capture of Deig (D. Driscoll, 29th Lt. Dragns.) short hyphen reverse, officially impressed naming, extremely fine and very rare £8000-10000
Army of India 1799-1826, 4 clasps, Battle of Deig, Capture of Deig, Nepaul, Ava (Lt. Coll. T. P. Smith, 49th N.I.) short hyphen reverse, officially impressed naming, extremely fine £9000-11000
Hammer Price: £16,000
The outstanding Second World War Wing Leader’s D.S.O. and Bar, fall of France 1940 D.F.C. group of seven awarded to Group Captain A. F. Anderson, Royal Air Force, late Royal Warwickshire Regiment, having originally been decorated for suicidal sorties over Calais in an obsolete 170 m.p.h. Hector biplane - in which he faced the attentions of Me. 109s and 110s - he converted to Mustangs and added a D.S.O. to his accolades for his gallant command of No. 268 Squadron in 1942, not least for...
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