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Military General Service 1793-1814, 4 clasps, Sahagun & Benevente, Nive, Orthes, Toulouse (W. Hooper, Serjeant, 7th Light Dragoons.) a few edge bruises and light contact marks, otherwise good very fine and scarce £2400-3000
Hammer Price: £2,600
Waterloo 1815 (Corp. Jeremiah Sullivan, 1st Batt. 27th Reg. Foot.) fitted with steel clip and ring suspension, light edge bruising and contact marks, otherwise very fine and a rare casualty for Maida 1806 £2400-3000
Hammer Price: £4,000
A fine C.B., Great War ‘Adriatic’ operations D.S.O. group of ten awarded to Vice-Admiral H. G. C. Somerville, Royal Navy The Most Honourable Order of the Bath, C.B. (Military) Companion’s neck badge, silver-gilt and enamels, complete with neck cravat; Distinguished Service Order, G.V.R., complete with top suspension brooch; China 1900, no clasp (Lieut. H. G. C. Somerville, R.N., H.M.S. Waterwitch.); Naval General Service 1915-62, 1 clasp, Persian Gulf 1909-1914 (Commr. H. G. C. Somerville,...
Hammer Price: £4,800
A fine 1950 ‘Malaya operations’ M.M. pair awarded to Lance-Sergeant R. Butler, 2nd Battalion, Coldstream Guards, who accounted for 2 ‘bandits’, one of whom was pinning down the Platoon from an entrenched position, during a contact in the Sungkai area south of Tapah, 28 May 1950. Butler’s platoon suffered 2 wounded and 1 killed before he managed to dash across open ground, and finally silence the ‘bandit’ lying underneath a large tree stump Military Medal, G.VI.R. (2671321 L/Sjt. R. Butler....
Hammer Price: £2,800
A good 1951 ‘Malaya operations’ M.M. pair awarded to Private P. Gilmour, Seaforth Highlanders, attached 1st Battalion, Gordon Highlanders, who was leading scout throughout ten months of continuous anti-bandit operations, and was present in that capacity for at least 7 contacts with the enemy, accounting for at least 1 ‘bandit’ killed and 1 wounded Military Medal, G.VI.R, 2nd issue (22233520 Pte. P. Gilmour. Seaforth.); General Service 1918-62, 1 clasp, Malaya, G.VI.R. (22233520. Pte. P. Gi...
A good 1957 ‘Malaya operations’ M.M. pair awarded to Corporal J. C. Tucker, 2nd Battalion, Royal Welch Fusiliers, for his gallantry during an ambush on 5 Platoon Malayan Races Liberation Army, 9 March 1957, during which he ‘allowed the leading man to come to within 8 yards before shooting him dead with his shotgun.’ He was also wounded during this night-time engagement Military Medal, E.II.R., 1st issue (22823444 A/Cpl. J. C. Tucker. R.W.F.); General Service 1918-62, 2 clasps, Malaya, E.II...
Hammer Price: £5,500
A superb Great War 1917 ‘Diyala River, Mesopotamia’ D.C.M. and Medaille Militaire group of nine awarded to Sergeant H. J. Slynn, Loyal North Lancashire Regiment, later Lieutenant, King’s Regiment, for his gallant and inspirational conduct between 8-10 March 1917 as part of a small group which, isolated from the main British forces on the opposite side of the Diyala River, held their position for 30 hours in the face of constant Turkish attacks by bombs, machine guns and rifle fire until reinf...
Hammer Price: £2,200
Military General Service 1793-1814, 7 clasps, Fuentes D’Onor, Salamanca, Vittoria, Pyrenees, St. Sebastian, Nivelle, Orthes (A. Dufief, Lieut. Chas. Brit.) original ribbon, edge bruise, otherwise toned, nearly extremely fine and very rare £2200-2600
Hammer Price: £3,400
2nd Dragoons (Royal Scots Greys) Part Full Dress & Mess Dress Uniforms Of Honorary Lieutenant (QM) Peter Fraser Fleming. Appointed 21st February 1894. Comprising Full Dress black bearskin this complete with QVC period gilt plume holder, 9” white feather plume and carrying case, the bearskin with buff leather lining, correct pattern gilt brass chin chain (stitching faults). Full Dress scarlet tunic complete with all lacing and gilt regimental buttons and rank badges. Full Dress pouch belt & po...
Hammer Price: £9,000
The Rare ‘Africa tribal action’ D.C.M. awarded to Sergeant Beliko Fulani, Gold Coast (Hausa) Constabulary, 1 of 4 awarded for the expedition against the Tavieves, May-June 1888 Distinguished Conduct Medal, V.R. (733. Sergt. Beliko. Fulani. Gold Cst. Constby.) suspension claw tightened, suspension slack, minor edge bruising, nearly very fine £2000-3000
A Defence of Ookiep pair to Sergeant E. J. Pascoe, Namaqualand Town Guard Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, no clasp (252 Serjt: E. J. Pascoe. Namqlnd: T.G.); Cape Copper Company Medal for the Defence of Ookiep, bronze issue (E. J. Pascoe.) some verdigris on the second, otherwise good very fine and scarce (2) £2000-2600
Hammer Price: £2,400
Canada General Service 1866-70, 1 clasp, Red River 1870 (1117. Sergt. W. Fraser. 1/60 K.O.R.) officially engraved naming, fitted with silver ribbon buckle, nearly extremely fine £2000-2600
Hammer Price: £3,200
Canada General Service 1866-70, 1 clasp, Red River 1870 (665 Pte. E. Donegan, 1/60 Rifles) officially impressed naming as for Canadian issues, dark toned, good very fine £2000-2600
A rare ‘North West Frontier 1937’ M.M. group of seven awarded to Warrant Officer Class 2 W. R. Stuckey, South Wales Borderers Military Medal, G.VI.R. (3907289 L. Cpl. W. R. Stuckey. 1-S. Wales Bord.); India General Service 1936-39, 1 clasp, North West Frontier 1936-37 (3907289 Pte. W. R. Stuckey. M.M., S. Wales Bord.); 1939-45 Star; Burma Star; Defence and War Medals 1939-45; Army L.S. & G.C., G.VI.R., 1st issue, Regular Army (3907289 W.O. Cl. 2. W. R. Stuckey. S.W.B.) minor official corre...
The Boulton’s Trafalgar Medal together with an unusual collection of items belonging to Able Seaman Thomas Fletcher, H.M.S. Defence, including what is believed to be the oldest known ships’ biscuit i. Matthew Boulton’s Medal for Trafalgar 1805, white metal, unnamed, contained in a removable hinged gilt-metal watch-type case, now lacking suspension loop and one glass, some damage to edge affecting inscription, otherwise good very fine ii. Manuscript Booklet, predominantly in Fletcher’s...
Naval General Service 1793-1840, 2 clasps, Basque Roads 1809, St. Sebastian (David Davis.) edge bruising and polished, otherwise toned, nearly very fine £2000-2600
Hammer Price: £2,000
Army of India 1799-1826, 1 clasp, Nagpore (P. Kelly, 1st Foot.) short hyphen reverse, officially impressed naming, minor edge bruises, otherwise good very fine £2000-2600
Hammer Price: £1,800
A fine Great War 1917 D.S.C. group of four awarded to Squadron Leader W. T. S. Williams, Royal Naval Air Service Distinguished Service Cross, G.V.R., silver, hallmarks for London 1917, unnamed as issued; 1914-15 Star (Flt. S. Lt. W. T. S. Williams. R.N.A.S.); British War and Victory Medals, with M.I.D. oak leaves (Flt. Lt. W. T. S. Williams. R.N.A.S.) mounted court-style as worn, VM officially re-impressed naming, as relatively common to RNAS and RFC, toned, nearly extremely fine (4) £200...
Hammer Price: £3,000
Pair: Captain T. G. Tyson, Kimberley Town Guard, late Diamond Fields Horse, close friend of Cecil Rhodes, secretary of the Kimberley Club and organiser of the soup-kitchen during the siege of Kimberley South Africa 1877-79, 1 clasp, 1877-8 (Capt: T. G. Tyson, Diamond Fds. Horse) fitted with large rectangular silver ribbon buckle; Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 1 clasp, Defence of Kimberley (Capt: T. Tyson Kimberley Tn: Gd:) extremely fine (2) £2000-2600
An outstanding ‘Battle of the Barents Sea’ D.S.M. group of five awarded to Stoker J. J. Colley, Royal Navy, for gallantry when H.M.S. Achates was sunk by the German heavy cruiser Admiral Hipper on 31 December 1942, while on escort duty protecting convoy JW 51B to Murmansk; the 81 survivors included Stoker Colley, who led community singing of ‘Roll Out The Barrel’ whilst awaiting rescue from the icy waters by the trawler Northern Gem Distinguished Service Medal, G.VI.R. (KX.77619 J. J. Col...
An outstanding ‘Korea’ M.M. awarded to Fusilier J. B. Barker, 1st Battalion, Royal Northumberland Fusiliers, who distinguished himself in action at Sibyon-ni on the night of 29/30 November 1950. The Battalion’s position was attacked by a force of 1,200 and the ‘section of which Fus. Barker was a member remained firm... but was rapidly running short of ammunition. Realising that the only way to replenish ammunition stocks was to create a diversion, Fus. Barker, on his own initiative fixed his...
A fine Great War 1918 ‘Second Battle of Sambre’ D.C.M., M.M. group of six awarded to Sergeant J. Sims, 32nd Battalion, Machine Gun Corps, late North Staffordshire Regiment, who distinguished himself at the Oise-Sambre Canal during the last set-piece battle fought by the B.E.F. on the Western Front, 4 November 1918. The latter resulted in the award of 7 Victoria Crosses, and notably amongst the casualties, the death of the poet Wilfred Owen Distinguished Conduct Medal, G.V.R. (9795 Sjt. J....
A Sudan pair awarded to Sergeant G. Lelliott, 21st Lancers, who took part in the celebrated Charge at Omdurman, 2 September 1898 Queen’s Sudan 1896-98 (2836 Srgt. G. Lelliott 21/L/Crs); Khedive’s Sudan 1896-1908, 1 clasp, Khartoum (2836 Sergt. G. Lelliott 21st. Lcrs.) engraved in sans serif capitals, nearly extremely fine (2) £1800-2200
A Great War ‘Western Front’ M.C. and Bar, Second War K.P.F.S.M. group of six awarded to R. L. Murray Esq., County Inspector, Royal Ulster Constabulary, who served as a Captain in the Royal Artillery during the Great War, and as County Inspector of the City and County of Londonderry during the Second World War Military Cross, G.V.R., with Second Award Bar, unnamed as issued; King’s Police and Fire Service Medal, G.VI.R., 1st issue, for Distinguished Service (Ronald L. Murray. County Insp. R...
A Second War Hampden Wireless Operator’s D.F.M. group of five awarded to Sergeant, later Flight Lieutenant, G. D. Thomas, 49 and 83 Squadrons, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve, who flew in at least 32 operational sorties between 1940-41, including three times to Berlin and back, and four times to Hamburg Distinguished Flying Medal, G.VI.R. (751987 Sgt. G. D. Thomas. R.A.F.); 1939-45 Star; Air Crew Europe Star; Defence and War Medals 1939-45, mounted for wear, with Caterpillar Club badge,...
A good Second War Halifax Rear Gunner’s D.F.M. group of five to Flight Sergeant J. D. Sharp, 158 Squadron, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve, who flew in at least 37 operational sorties, the vast majority being strategic bombing raids on specific targets such as marshalling yards and V Rocket sites. He shot down an enemy night fighter, after a deadly game of ‘cat and mouse’, during the bombing run over Malines railway centre, 1/2 May 1944. Sharp was also heavily engaged in the lead up to and...
1939-45 Star, 1 clasp, Battle of Britain, extremely fine £1800-2200
Naval General Service 1793-1840, 2 clasps, Martinique, Guadaloupe (James Kerrison.) nearly extremely fine £1800-2200
Military General Service 1793-1814, 1 clasp, Salamanca (Hy. J. Lindsey, Ensn. 11th Foot) some edge bruising and a little polished, otherwise very fine £1800-2200
Hammer Price: £1,600
Waterloo 1815 (Thomas Parsons, 1st Batt. 95th Reg. Foot.) fitted with original steel clip and ring suspension, obverse bust partly heavily polished, edge bruising and contact marks but otherwise nearly very fine £1800-2200
Waterloo 1815 (Michael Braun, 1st Line Batt. K.G.L.) fitted with original steel clip and ring suspension, extremely fine £1800-2200
Waterloo 1815 (Serj. Charles Reindle, 3rd Line Batt. K.G.L.) fitted with original steel clip and ring suspension, dark toned, nearly extremely fine £1800-2200
£1,800–£2,200
Army of India 1799-1826, 1 clasp, Maheidpoor (A. Simpson, 22nd Lt. Dragns.) short hyphen reverse, officially impressed naming, edge bruising, otherwise nearly very fine £1800-2200
Hammer Price: £1,900
Army of India 1799-1826, 1 clasp, Bhurtpoor (Lieut. Chas. R. Whinfield, Arty. Brig. Maj.) short hyphen reverse, officially impressed naming, minor marks, otherwise extremely fine £1800-2200
A Korea M.M. awarded to Corporal C. A. Taylor, Royal Leicesters attached from the Lincolnshire Regiment, for gallantry in rescuing wounded members of a stranded fighting patrol - whilst under fire, in broad daylight and in full view of the enemy, 26 May 1952 Military Medal, G.VI.R, 2nd issue (19036308 A/Cpl. C. A. Taylor. R. Leicesters.) unit partially officially corrected, edge bruising nearly very fine £1800-2200
The impressive Great War O.B.E., M.C. group of ten awarded to Herwald Ramsbotham, 1st Viscount Soulbury, the Conservative politician and Government Minister who served as Governor-General of Ceylon 1949-54: his O.B.E. and M.C. were awarded in respect of his services in the Bedfordshire Regiment and on the Staff The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire, O.B.E. (Military) Officer’s 1st type breast badge, silver-gilt, hallmarks for London 1919; Military Cross, G.V.R., unnamed as issued;...
Hammer Price: £4,200
A good ‘Malaya operations’ M.M. pair awarded to Rifleman Indrabahadur Gurung, 2nd Battalion, 6th Gurkha Rifles, who served as a tracker and lead scout, and as a consequence of ‘his ruthless determination to hunt and destroy the enemy regardless of physical difficulties of jungle and swamp in which most operations have taken place’, personally accounted for at least 6 ‘bandits’ between 1951-52 Military Medal, E.II.R., 1st issue (21145599 Rfn. Indrabahadur Gurung. 6th G.R.); General Service...
A 1952 ‘Malaya operations’ M.M. group of seven awarded to Lance-Corporal Kabiraj Thapa, 2nd Battalion, 6th Gurkha Rifles, for his tenacity whilst commanding a Scout group looking for a hidden ‘bandit’ camp. Through his persistence, and despite a designated guide being unable to help, the camp was found and successfully captured - resulting in the death of 4 bandits, the capture of 3 others and a quantity of important documents and weapons Military Medal, E.II.R., 1st issue (21143373 A/L/Cp...
A Great War D.S.O. group of seven awarded to Lieutenant-Colonel E. A. Ash, Middlesex Regiment, Connaught Rangers, and Malay State Volunteer Regiment, who served with the Imperial Yeomanry in South Africa during the Boer War, and was decorated for his services on the Western Front during the Great War as Commanding Officer of the 2nd/6th Battalion Durham Light Infantry Distinguished Service Order, G.V.R., silver-gilt and enamel, with integral top riband bar; Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902,...
Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 1 clasp, Defence of Mafeking (1890 Tpr: D. Francis. B.S.A. Police) edge bruising, otherwise good very fine £1800-2200
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