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Afghanistan 1878-80, 1 clasp, Kandahar (B/375. Pte. W. Davis. 66th Foot.) surname part officially corrected (from ‘Davies?), good very fine £1800-2200
£1,800–£2,200
A Second War C.B.E., ‘Evacuation from Dunkirk’ 1940 D.S.O. group of eleven awarded to Brigadier M. A. Carthew-Yorstoun, Black Watch, who commanded the 6th Battalion during the withdrawal from Dunkirk, and was twice sunk in the evacuation, being severely wounded on the second occasion and only surviving through the timely intervention of an elderly Able Seaman The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire, C.B.E. (Military) Commander’s 2nd type neck badge, silver-gilt and enamel; Distingui...
Hammer Price: £2,400
A Great War D.S.O. group of six awarded to Lieutenant-Colonel Leslie Murray, Commanding 14th Battalion, Royal Warwickshire Regiment Distinguished Service Order, G.V.R., silver-gilt and enamel, with integral top riband bar; Africa General Service 1902-56, 2 clasps, Somaliland 1901, Kissi 1905 (Captain L. Murray. S.L. Bn. W.A.F.F.); 1914-15 Star (Lt. Col. L. Murray. R. War. R.); British War and Victory Medals, with M.I.D. oak leaf (Lt. Col. L. Murray.); Coronation 1911, unnamed; together wit...
The ‘Samana 1897’ India General Service Medal awarded to Sepoy Thaman Singh, 36th Sikhs, for gallantry at Fort Cavagnari on 13 September 1897 when he drove the enemy from their sangars at the point of the bayonet and captured three of their standards, and was dangerously wounded by gunshot- for his gallantry he was awarded the Indian Order of Merit India General Service 1895-1902, 2 clasps, Punjab Frontier 1897-98, Samana 1897, second clasp loose on riband as issued (1741 Sepoy Thaman Sing...
Hammer Price: £2,800
A ‘First Day of the Somme’ M.C. group of four awarded to Captain O. A. Tunnicliffe, North Staffordshire Regiment, attached 1st South Staffordshire Regiment Military Cross, G.V.R., the reverse inscribed ‘2nd Lieut. O. A. Tunnicliffe North Staffs. Regt. Mametz. 1st July 1916’; 1914-15 Star (2.Lieut. O. A. Tunnicliffe, N. Staff. R.); British War and Victory Medals (Capt. O. A. Tunnicliffe) nearly extremely fine (4) £1800-2200
Hammer Price: £4,000
A Crimea D.C.M. group of three awarded to Private M. Fitzgerald, 55th Foot, who was severely wounded at the Battle of Inkermann, 5 November 1854- a notorious drunkard and defaulter in peacetime, he was ‘the coolest and most daring of soldiers under heavy fire’ when at war Distinguished Conduct Medal, V.R. (Michael Fitzgerald. 55th. Regt.); Crimea 1854-56, 3 clasps, Alma, Inkermann, Sebastopol (Pte. Michl. Fitzgerald 55th. Regt.) contemporarily engraved naming, suspension claw reaffixed; Tu...
Hammer Price: £4,800
A fine Great War 1917 D.C.M. group of four awarded to Sergeant C. G. Watson, 29th Australian Infantry Battalion, Australian Imperial Force, for his gallantry in leading his bombing party during the attack on Sunray Trench, Le Transloy, 2 March 1917 Distinguished Conduct Medal, G.V.R. (1441 Cpl. C. G. Watson. 29/Aust: Inf:); 1914-15 Star (1441 Pte. C. G. Watson. 29/Bn. A.I.F.); British War and Victory Medals (1441 L-Sgt. C. G. Watson. 29 Bn. A.I.F.) nearly extremely fine (4) £1800-2200
A superb ‘Frankfurt Trench’ 1918 D.C.M. group of three awarded to Lance-Corporal G. McArthur, 16th (Glasgow Boys Brigade) Battalion, Highland Light Infantry, for his part in the battalion’s epic 8 day siege action at Beaumont-Hamel. The Battalion suffered casualties of 13 officers and 390 other ranks in capturing the trench, and completely surrounded, held the trench against insurmountable odds for eight days with only 50 men. On the eighth day ‘fifteen sick and exhausted men stumbled into ca...
Hammer Price: £2,200
A Battle of Britain period G.M. awarded to Gunner H. G. Groom, Royal Artillery, for rescuing four children from a burning house after an aircraft crash in Northamptonshire, September 1940 George Medal, G.VI.R., 1st issue (No. 2086223 Gnr. Horace George Groom, R.A.) in card box of issue, very fine £1800-2200
Hammer Price: £3,000
An unusual Great War M.M. group of six awarded to Corporal F. Fowler, Royal Engineers, previously the recipient of a Naval Good Shooting Medal Military Medal, G.VI.R. (48472 Sjt: F. Fowler. 87/Fd: Co: R.E.); 1914-15 Star (48472 Sjt. F. Fowler. R.E.); British War and Victory Medals (48472 Cpl. F. Fowler. R.E.); Naval Good Shooting Medal, E.VII.R. (219401 F. Fowler, A.B., H.M.S. Argonaut. 1907 6 In. Q.F.); Messina Earthquake 1908, unnamed as issued, together with matching tunic ribbons, cont...
Hammer Price: £3,600
Military General Service 1793-1814, 7 clasps, Talavera, Busaco, Salamanca, Vittoria, Pyrenees, Orthes, Toulouse (Rowland Middleton, 14th Light Dragoons.) toned, edge bruise, very fine £1800-2200
Hammer Price: £1,800
Army of India 1799-1826, 1 clasp, Kirkee and Poona (Corpl. E. Davis, Eurn. Regt.) short hyphen reverse, officially impressed naming, initial officially re-impressed over letter ‘T’, contact marks and edge bruising, nearly very fine £1800-2200
Hammer Price: £1,700
Army of India 1799-1826, 2 clasps, Nepaul, Bhurtpoor (T. Howe, 14th Foot.) short hyphen reverse, officially impressed naming, edge bruising, otherwise good very fine and scarce £1800-2200
An interesting group of four awarded to Lieutenant Colonel W. V. Moul, Cheshire Regiment, who served as Assistant Provost Marshal in Dublin during the 1916 Irish Rebellion and was responsible for escorting Sir Roger Casement to London for trial - Casement was subsequently sentenced to death for treason and it is recorded that before his execution ‘he gave his bejewelled personal pistol to Col. Moul’ India General Service 1854-95, 1 clasp, Burma 1887-89 (Lt. W. V. Moul 2d Bn Ches. R.); Quee...
Hammer Price: £8,000
Three: Major T. A. Pamplin-Green, West African Frontier Force, late Lagos Hausa Force and Essex Regiment (Militia), who was twice wounded whilst on campaign in West Africa Ashanti Star 1896, unnamed as issued; East and West Africa 1887-1900, 1 clasp, 1897-98 (Capt. & Insptr. T. P. Green, Lagos Hausa Force); Ashanti 1900, no clasp, high relief bust (Captain T. A. Pamplin Green. A.F.F.) impressed naming, high relief bust, light contact marks, otherwise very fine (3) £1800-2200
The Most Honourable Order of the Bath, G.C.B. (Military) Knight Grand Cross sash badge, silver-gilt and enamels, and breast star, silver, gold and enamels, with full dress sash, the badge with very minor chips to both ‘Ich Dien’ scrolls, otherwise nearly extremely fine (2) £1800-2200
The Most Honourable Order of the Bath, G.C.B. (Civil) Knight Grand Cross sash badge, silver-gilt, hallmarked London 1894, and breast star, silver, gold and enamel, complete with full dress sash and fitted pad but no case, extremely fine (2) £1800-2200
The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire, G.B.E. (Military) Knight Grand Cross, 1st type set of insignia, comprising sash badge, silver-gilt and enamels, and breast star, silver, silver-gilt and enamel, complete with full dress Military division sash, extremely fine and scarce (2) £1800-2200
The Great War ‘Battle of Ypres’ 1915 M.C. group of eight awarded to Colonel J. E. L. Streight, 3rd Canadian Infantry, late South African Constabulary, who was gassed and taken Prisoner of War at Ypres, 24 April 1915. Escaping from captivity in March 1917, he made it as far as the Dutch border before being recaptured. He later served as Commanding Officer of the Governor General’s Body Guard, was elected to the Canadian Parliament, and commanded the Canadian Contingent at the Coronation of Geo...
A Second War Lancaster pilot’s D.F.C. group of four to Flight Lieutenant A. C. Blackie, 576 Squadron, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve, who flew in at least 30 operational sorties, including to Berlin and back 7 times Distinguished Flying Cross, G.VI.R., reverse officially dated ‘1944’; 1939-45 Star; Air Crew Europe Star; War Medal 1939-45, generally very fine or better (4) £1600-2000
Hammer Price: £1,900
A good Second War 1944 D.F.C. group of six to Wellington and Sterling Wireless Operator, Warrant Officer C. W. Higgs, 38 and 90 Squadrons, Royal Air Force, who flew in at least 68 operational sorties, including the 1st 1,000 Bomber Raid to Cologne, 30 May 1942, and the follow up raid to Essen, 1/2 June 1942 Distinguished Flying Cross, G.VI.R., reverse officially dated ‘1944’, and additionally engraved ‘Charles W. Higgs’; 1939-45 Star; Air Crew Europe Star, 1 copy clasp, France and Germany...
A fine Second War 1945 D.F.C. group of six awarded to Lancaster Pilot Flying Officer R. J. Gauvreau, Royal Canadian Air Force Distinguished Flying Cross, G.VI.R., reverse officially dated ‘1945’; 1939-45 Star; France and Germany Star; Defence Medal, Canadian issue in silver; Canadian Volunteer Service Medal, with Overseas Bar; War Medal 1939-45, Canadian issue in silver, nearly extremely fine (6) £1600-2000
A Boer War D.C.M. group of three awarded to Private J. T. Benson, East Yorkshire Regiment, wounded at David’s Farm, Bothaville, 5/6 November 1900 Distinguished Conduct Medal, V.R. (3457 Pte. J. T. Benson. E. York: Regt.); Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 4 clasps, Cape Colony, Johannesburg, Diamond Hill, Wittebergen (3457 Pte. J. Benson, 2nd E. Yorkshire Regt.); King’s South Africa 1901-02, 2 clasps (3457 Pte J. Benson. E. York: Regt) good very fine (3) £1600-2000
A Boer War D.C.M. group of four awarded to Sergeant C. Rumble, Northamptonshire Regiment Distinguished Conduct Medal, V.R. (2745 L. Corpl: C. Rumble. North’n. Regt.); India General Service 1895-1902, 2 clasps, Punjab Frontier 1897-98, Tirah 1897-98 (2745 Pte. C. Rumble 1st. Bn. North’n. Regt.); Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 4 clasps, Belmont, Modder River, Orange Free State, Transvaal (2745 Corl. C. Rumble, 2: Nthptn: Regt.); King’s South Africa 1901-02, 2 clasps (2745 Serjt: C. Rumble....
Hammer Price: £2,600
Army of India 1799-1826, 1 clasp, Maheidpoor (J. Bourne, 22nd Lt. Dragns.) short hyphen reverse, officially impressed naming, hairline scratches from cleaning, light edge bruise, otherwise good very fine £1600-1800
Hammer Price: £2,000
The Indian Mutiny medal awarded to Mr John F. MacGrennan, an Uncovenanted Civil Servant, who was present throughout the siege of Lucknow Indian Mutiny 1857-59, 1 clasp, Defence of Lucknow (John F, Macgrennan.) nearly extremely fine £1600-1800
Hammer Price: £1,600
The Most Honourable Order of the Bath, C.B. (Military) Companion’s breast badge, 18 carat gold and enamels, hallmarked London 1875, complete with swivel-ring bar suspension and gold ribbon buckle, good very fine £1600-1800
Indian Mutiny 1857-59, 1 clasp, Defence of Lucknow (Henry Dubois.) fitted with silver ribbon buckle, small edge bruise, otherwise toned, nearly extremely fine £1600-1800
The intriguing C.M.G. group of seven awarded to William F. A. Rattigan, H.M. Diplomatic Service, whose infidelity with Princess Elizabeth of Romania (later Queen of Greece) brought to an end his distinguished diplomatic career; by his wife he was the father of the celebrated playwright Terrence Rattigan The Most Distinguished Order of St. Michael and St. George, C.M.G., Companion’s neck badge, silver-gilt and enamel, with neck cravat, in its damaged Garrard, London case of issue; 1914 Star...
Hammer Price: £1,100
The C.M.G., I.S.O., Rhodesian Order of the Legion of Merit group of eleven awarded to Mr. G. B. Clarke, Secretary to the Prime Minister and the Cabinet of Southern Rhodesia, and the man who authored and drafted Ian Smith’s Unilateral Declaration of Independence, 11 November 1965 The Most Distinguished Order of St. Michael and St. George, C.M.G., Companion’s neck badge, silver-gilt and enamel, with neck riband; Imperial Service Order, E.II.R., silver, gold, and enamel, hallmarks for London...
A Great War D.S.C. group of eight awarded to Commander H. Forrester, Royal Navy, for services whilst commanding torpedo boat destroyers in the Dover Patrol Distinguished Service Cross, G.V.R., the reverse hallmarked London 1915, and attractively engraved ‘Lieut,. Henry Forrester, R.N. Presented by King George V. Oct. 4th 1916. “Carried out dangerous patrol duties with marked ability”; 1914-15 Star (Lieut. H. Forrester. R.N.); British War and Victory Medals, with M.I.D. oak leaves (Lt. Comm...
A Great War ‘Western Front’ M.C. group of five awarded to Lieutenant-Colonel H. Stedman, attached 56th Punjab Rifles and 1/4th Gurkhas, and later wounded in three places whilst leading his men in a frontal attack on a stockade during the Kuki Rising, 1917-1919 Military Cross, G.V.R. 1914-15 Star (Lt. H. Stedman, I.A.R.O.); British War and Victory Medals (2-Lt. H. Steadman [sic].) BWM partially officially corrected; India General Service 1908-35, 2 clasps, Waziristan 1919-21, Waziristan 192...
£1,400–£1,800
A Crimea D.C.M. group of four awarded to Gunner and Driver, later Corporal Collar Maker, F. Gard, Royal Artillery Distinguished Conduct Medal, V.R. (Gunner & Driver F. Guard [sic], Rl. ...) suspension claw reaffixed; Crimea 1854-56, 2 clasps, Inkermann, Sebastopol (E. [sic] Gard. Gr. & Dr. 12th. Btn. Rl. Arty.) officially impressed naming, suspension claw reaffixed; China 1857-60, 1 clasp, Taku Forts 1860 (Gunner Fredk. Gard. . 4th. Bde. Rl. Arty.) suspension claw reaffixed post 1873, with...
Items relating to Sergeant W. McNally, V.C., M.M., The Yorkshire Regiment A mounted set of four miniature dress medals attributed to Sergeant W. McNally, comprising Victoria Cross; Military Medal, G.V.R.; British War and Victory Medals, mounted for wear; together with a Great War ‘War Wounded’ lapel badge, pin-backed; a British Legion stick-pin; a French coin converted into an identity tag, impressed ‘13820 McNally W 8 Yks’; and a large archive of papers, very fine (lot) £1400-1800
A Boer War D.C.M. group of seven awarded to Sergeant J. Murdison, King’s Own Scottish Borderers Distinguished Conduct Medal, E.VII.R. (6294 L. Corpl: J. Murdison. 1st K.O. Scot: Bord:); Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 3 clasps, Cape Colony, Paardeberg, Johannesburg (6294 Corpl: J. Murdison. K.O. Scot:); King’s South Africa 1901-02, 2 clasps (6294 Serjt: J. Murdison. K.O. Scot: Bord:); 1914-15 Star (6294 Sjt. J. Murdison. K.O. Sco: Bord:); British War and Victory Medals (6294 Sjt. J. Murdis...
The ‘G.C. exchange’ Edward Medal (Mines) in bronze awarded to Pony Driver Mr. J. T. Baker, later Royal Army Medical Corps, for his gallantry during a mining rescue at South Garesfield Colliery, County Durham, on 17 May 1929 Edward Medal (Mines), G.V.R., 1st issue, bronze (John Thomas Baker.) very fine £1400-1800
Military General Service 1793-1814, 6 clasps, Vimiera, Corunna, Talavera, Salamanca, Pyrenees, Toulouse (W. Marlow, 36th Foot.) edge bruising and contact marks, otherwise very fine £1400-1800
Military General Service 1793-1814, 6 clasps, Talavera, Fuentes D’Onor, Salamanca, Vittoria, Pyrenees, Toulouse (J. Randell, 14th Light Dragns.) very fine £1400-1800
A rare British South Africa Company Medal group of three to Father F. T. Richartz, Head of the Jesuit Mission at Chishawasha, which was laid siege to during the Mashona Uprising of 1896 British South Africa Company Medal 1890-97, reverse Rhodesia 1896, no clasp (Rev. Father F. T. Richartz. S.R.); Vatican, Holy See, Cross of Mentana 1867, white metal; Vatican, Holy See, Papal Bene Merenti Medal, Leo XII, bronze, nearly extremely fine (3) £1400-1800
The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire, G.B.E., Dame Grand Cross, 1st type set of Ladies insignia, comprising sash badge and breast star, silver, silver-gilt and enamels, with Military division display sash, suspension of badge repaired with reinforcing plate, otherwise very fine and rare (2) £1400-1600
Hammer Price: £1,500
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