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A Great War M.C. group of four awarded to Lieutenant C. Lashly, Royal Garrison Artillery Military Cross, G.V.R., unnamed as issued; 1914-15 Star (32517 Bmbr. C. Lashly. R.G.A.); British War and Victory Medals (2 Lieut. C. Lashly.) mounted as worn, very fine or better (4) £700-£900
Hammer Price: £800
A Great War 1918 ‘Western Front’ M.C. group of four awarded to Captain J. Young, 1/6th Battalion, Royal Scots Military Cross, G.V.R., unnamed as issued; 1914-15 Star (2. Lieut. J. Young. R. Scots.); British War and Victory Medals (Capt. J. Young.) mounted as worn, good very fine (4) £800-£1,000
A Great War M.C. attributed to Lieutenant E. Whitehouse, Royal Engineers, for his gallantry in destroying a bridge under heavy fire and thus checking an enemy advance at Albert on 13 April 1918 Military Cross, G.V.R., reverse contemporarily engraved ‘Edward Whitehouse Lieut. R.E. Albert April 13th. 1918’, in case of issue, good very fine £500-£700
Hammer Price: £460
A Great War 1918 ‘Spring Offensive’ M.C. group of four awarded to Major H. Daniels, Royal Garrison Artillery and Glamorgan Home Guard Military Cross, G.V.R., unnamed as issued; British War and Victory Medals (2. Lieut. H. Daniels.); Defence Medal, good very fine (4) £700-£900
Hammer Price: £700
A fine Great War ‘Bullecourt 1918’ M.C. group of three awarded to Captain H. G. Ludolf, Royal Army Medical Corps, Medical Officer to the 4th Lincolns Military Cross, G.V.R., the reverse inscribed ‘H. G. Ludolf R.A.M.C. M.D. 4th Lincolns Bullecourt 21, March 1918’; British War and Victory Medals (Capt. H. G. Ludolf.) good very fine (3) £700-900
A Great War 1918 ‘Piave Front’ M.C. group of six awarded to Major C. Sutton, Wiltshire Regiment, attached Devonshire Regiment, late Army Pay Corps, who was wounded before subsequently serving in North Russia, the Anglo-Irish War and throughout the Second War Military Cross, G.V.R., unnamed as issued; 1914-15 Star (2381 Pte. C. Sutton. A.P.C.); British War and Victory Medals (2-Lieut. C. Sutton.); Defence and War Medals 1939-45, good very fine (6) £1,000-£1,400
Hammer Price: £1,200
A Great War ‘Western Front’ M.C. group of five awarded to The Reverend D. M. Jones, Army Chaplains’ Department, attached 14th Battalion, Royal Welsh Fusiliers, for gallantry attending wounded under heavy fire during an attack on Gouzeaucourt, 18 August 1918 Military Cross, G.V.R., unnamed as issued; British War and Victory Medals (Rev. D. M. Jones); Defence Medal; Special Constabulary Long Service Medal, G.VI.R., 1st issue (Rev David M. Jones) mounted as worn, good very fine (5) £800-£1,2...
Hammer Price: £1,700
An outstanding Great War Salonika M.C. group of seven awarded to Lieutenant-Colonel A. J. Round, 7th Battalion, South Wales Borderers, for gallantry in the attack on Grand Couronne, 18 September 1918, when his commanding officer won the Victoria Cross and the Battalion was awarded the French Croix de Guerre Military Cross, G.V.R., the reverse engraved ‘Lieut. A. J. Round. 7th South Wales Borderers Salonika Sept. 18th 1918’; British War and Victory Medals, with M.I.D. oak leaf (Lieut. A. J....
Hammer Price: £1,300
A Great War 1918 ‘Battle of the River Piave’ M.C. group of three awarded to Lieutenant J. Machell, Royal Garrison Artillery, late Royal Engineers Military Cross, G.V.R., unnamed as issued; British War and Victory Medals (2. Lieut. J. Machell.) minor edge bruise to VM, good very fine (3) £500-£700
A Great War ‘Western Front’ M.C. group of three awarded to Second Lieutenant H. F. Wheeler, Hampshire Regiment, late Hampshire Yeomanry, for gallantry in attacking an enemy Machine Gun post in November 1918 Military Cross, G.V.R., the reverse contemporarily engraved ‘Lt H. F. Wheeler Awarded for gallantry in action at Queene Au Loup Oct 1918’; British War and Victory Medals (10055 Sgt. H. Wheeler. Hamps. Yeo.) nearly extremely fine (3) £600-£800
Hammer Price: £1,100
A fine Great War 1918 ‘Battle of the River Selle’ M.C. group of four awarded to Acting Captain A. H. Ormesher, York and Lancaster Regiment, who had previously been severely wounded on the first day of the Battle of the Somme, 1 July 1916, necessitating at least seven operations before he was able to return to action Military Cross, G.V.R., unnamed as issued; 1914-15 Star (Lieut: A. H. Ormesher. York: & Lanc: R.); British War and Victory Medals (Capt. A. H. Ormesher.) mounted as worn, light...
Hammer Price: £1,500
A Second War Immediate Burma campaign M.C. group of nine awarded to Subadar-Major Wali Dad, Bahadur, M.C., O.B.I., 24th Mountain Regiment, Indian Artillery Military Cross, G.VI.R. reverse officially dated 1945; General Service 1918-62, 1 clasp, Kurdistan (19151 L. Naik Wali Dad. R.A.); India General Service 1936-39, 1 clasp, North West Frontier 1937-39 (Subdr. Wali Dad, 18 Mtn. Bty.); 1939-45 Star; Burma Star; War Medal, with M.I,.D. oak leaf; India Service Medal; Jubilee 1935; Coronation...
Hammer Price: £4,000
An emotive and scarce Great War A.F.C. group of four awarded to airship pilot, Lieutenant-Commander N. ‘Grabby’ Grabowsky-Atherstone, Royal Navy and Royal Naval Air Service, who is credited with the destruction of at least 1 enemy submarine, and the damaging and possible destruction of another, whilst flying S.S. Z1 as part of the Dover Patrol. Having retired and emigrated to Australia after the war, Grabowsky-Atherstone returned to the service as First Officer of the ill-fated R. 101. He was...
Hammer Price: £6,000
A Great War A.F.C. group of three awarded to Major H. L. H. Owen, Royal Flying Corps and Royal Air Force, who after been brought down by an Ace of Jasta 5 in 1916 and wounded during ‘Bloody April’, was very seriously injured during an accident in October 1917. Despite the loss of an eye, a couple of fingers, and being partially deaf, he was back flying in April 1918 and commanding his Squadron by the end of the War Air Force Cross, G.V.R., unnamed as issued; British War and Victory Medals...
Hammer Price: £2,400
A Great War A.R.R.C. group of three awarded to Sister Rosina E. Bowyer, Territorial Force Nursing Service, who suffered a heart attack as a consequence of spending several hours in the water following the sinking of the troopship Transylvania when that vessel was torpedoed in the Mediterranean in May 1917. Despite this she went on to become Matron at the Royal Infirmary, Bristol, serving until 1946. Royal Red Cross, 2nd Class (A.R.R.C.), G.V.R., silver-gilt and enamel, British War and Vict...
Hammer Price: £650
An Order of St. John and post-war B.E.M. group of five awarded to Mr H. W. C. Helley, Temple Meads Division, St. John Ambulance Brigade, who received the brigade’s highest award for gallantry in respect of his actions during the Bristol Blitz in 1941 The Order of St. John of Jerusalem, Officer’s (Brother’s) breast badge, silvered and enamel, with some enamel damage; British Empire Medal (Civil), E.II.R. (Harold William Charles Helley); Defence Medal; Civil Defence Long Service Medal, E.II....
Hammer Price: £260
An Albert Medal First Class for Land group of four awarded to Conductor A. E. Purkis, Indian Ordnance Department, for gallantry during the Hyderabad Cordite Explosions, Sind, 7 and 15 April 1906 Albert Medal, 1st Class, for Gallantry in Saving Life on Land, gold and enamel, the reverse officially engraved ‘Presented by His Majesty to Sub-Conductor Alfred Edwin Purkis for Gallantry in saving life at Hyderabad (Sind) on the 7th. & 15th. April, 1906.’; British War Medal 1914-20 (Cond. A. E. P...
Hammer Price: £9,000
A scarce ‘Archangel Command’ Albert Medal for Sea awarded to Able Seaman M. Thompson, Royal Navy, who helped extricate trapped and wounded seamen from a burning munitions ship in the Port of Archangel, 8 November 1916, despite small arms ammunition exploding all around him Albert Medal, 2nd Class, for Gallantry in Saving Life at Sea, bronze and enamel, the reverse officially engraved ‘Presented by His Majesty to Malcolm Thompson Able Seaman for Gallantry in saving life from the burning S.S...
Hammer Price: £5,000
A good Albert Medal for Land awarded to Gunner J. Fairclough, Royal Artillery, for saving three boys from a raging petrol fire at a warehouse in Ambala, India, 27 April 1927, which necessitated entering the collapsing building on three separate occasions despite suffering severe burns to his body. Still alive in 1971, he was one of only 15 living Albert Medallists who declined to exchange their awards for the George Cross Albert Medal, 2nd Class, for Gallantry in Saving Life on Land, bronz...
Hammer Price: £4,200
A Crimea D.C.M. awarded to Sergeant E. Boughton, Rifle Brigade, who was killed on 30 August 1855 Distinguished Conduct Medal, V.R. (Serjt. Edward Boughton, 2nd Battn. Rifle Brigade), the ‘e’ of ‘Brigade’ partially visible under suspension claw, edge bruising, otherwise good very fine £1,200-£1,600
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 (3470. Sjt....
Hammer Price: £3,600
The regimentally unique ‘Omdurman’ D.C.M. group of four awarded to Colour Sergeant H. Sheppard, Royal West Kent Regiment, attached Egyptian Army, twice mentioned in despatches for the Sudan campaign, and once for the Second Boer War Distinguished Conduct Medal, V.R. (Cr. Sgt. H. Sheppard: R. W. Kent R. (2nd Sept: 1898)); Queen’s Sudan 1896-98 (1823 Cl./Sgt. H. Sheppard. E. A.) suspension claw loose; Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 3 clasps, Cape Colony, Transvaal, Wittebergen (1823 Sgt H....
Hammer Price: £3,400
A Boer War D.C.M. awarded to Drummer J. May, Gordon Highlanders Distinguished Conduct Medal, V.R. (5237 Dmr: J. May. 2nd Gordon Highrs:); India General Service 1895-1902, 2 clasps, Punjab Frontier 1897-98, Tirah 1897-98 (5237 Pte. J. May 1st Bn. Gord: Hrs.); Queen's South Africa 1899-1902, 2 clasps, Elandslaagte, Defence of Ladysmith (5237 Pte. J. May, Gordon Highrs:) nearly very fine (3) £2,000-£2,600
Hammer Price: £3,800
A Great War 1917 ‘Western Front’ D.C.M., 1916 ‘Somme - attack on Contalmaison’ M.M. group of five awarded to Regimental Sergeant Major D. F. McKrill, 10th (Service) Battalion, West Riding Regiment, twice wounded during the conflict and later commissioned in the West Yorkshire Regiment Distinguished Conduct Medal, G.V.R. (13233 C.S. Mjr: D. F. McKrill. 10/W. Rid: R.); Military Medal, G.V.R. (13233 Sjt: D. F. McKrill. 10/W. Rid: R.); 1914-15 Star (13233 L-Cpl. D. F. McKaill. [sic] W. Rid. R....
A Great War 1915 D.C.M. awarded to 2nd Corporal S. Mayer, 173rd Tunnelling Company, Royal Engineers, late Bedfordshire Regiment, for his gallantry in placing and detonating an underground charge in an enemy occupied gallery at Cambrin on 6 September 1915; he was subsequently killed in action on the Western Front on 17 April 1916 Distinguished Conduct Medal, G.V.R. (86428 L.Cpl. S. Mayer. 173/Tlg: Co: R.E.) edge bruise, very fine £600-£800
Hammer Price: £1,400
A Great War ‘1916’ D.C.M. group of five awarded to Warrant Officer Class 1 P. Hambley, Royal Field Artillery, later Royal Tank Corps Distinguished Conduct Medal, G.V.R. (38101 Sjt. P. Hambley. R.F.A.); 1914-15 Star (38101 Cpl. P. Hambley. R.F.A); British War and Victory Medals, M.I.D. Oak Leaves (38101 Sjt. P. Hambley. R.A.); Army L.S. & G.C., G.V.R., 2nd issue, fixed suspension (7868459 W.O. Cl. 1. P. Hambley., D.C.M. R.T.C.) mounted for display, last officially corrected, generally good...
Hammer Price: £750
A Great War Western Front D.C.M. awarded to Regimental Quartermaster Sergeant F. Armes, 4th Canadian Infantry, who was wounded at St Julien in May 1915 Distinguished Conduct Medal, G.V.R. (10620 Pte. F. Armes. 4/Can: I.B.); 1914-15 Star (10620 Pte. F. Armes. 4/Can: Inf:); British War and Victory Medals, with M.I.D. oak leaves (10620 L.Cpl. F. Armes. 4-Can. Inf.) VM with rubbed naming, good very fine (4) £800-£1,200
A Great War 1916 ‘Easter Rising’ D.C.M. awarded to Sergeant P. Brophy, Royal Dublin Fusiliers, for his gallantry during the struggle to secure the Daily Express building from the rebel garrison, 25 April 1916 Distinguished Conduct Medal, G.V.R. (4907 Sjt: P. Brophy. 5/R. Dub: Fus:) contact marks and edge bruising, very fine £1,400-£1,800
A Great War 1917 ‘Mediterranean Expeditionary Force’ D.C.M. awarded to Lance-Sergeant R. Gilmour, Scottish Rifles, late Northumberland Fusiliers Distinguished Conduct Medal, G.V.R. (290503 L.Sjt: R. Gilmour. 1/8 Sco: Rif: -T.F.) good very fine £500-£700
A Great War ‘1917’ D.C.M. awarded to Driver H. ‘Herbie’ Evans, Royal Field Artillery, a professional footballer, who despite breaking both legs during the course of his career - played for Cardiff City, 1920-26, was signed by Tranmere Rovers, and won 6 Caps for Wales Distinguished Conduct Medal, G.V.R. (5739 Dvr: H. Evans. A.69/Bde: R.F.A.) toned, good very fine £800-£1,000
Hammer Price: £1,000
A Great War D.C.M. awarded to Bombardier W. G. Mabbutt, Royal Field Artillery Distinguished Conduct Medal, G.V.R. (24470 Bmbr: W. G. Mabbutt. H.Q. 158/A. Bde: R.F.A.) contact marks, otherwise nearly very fine £500-£600
Hammer Price: £480
A Great War 1917 ‘Third Battle of Gaza’ D.C.M. group of four awarded to Sergeant H. Watsham, Essex Regiment, who, taking charge of the first wave of his company against the Turkish positions, bombed and secured the enemy trenches, before being wounded, on 2 November 1917 Distinguished Conduct Medal, G.V.R. (250426 Sjt: H. Watsham. 1/5 Essex R.); 1914-15 Star (2326 Pte. H. Watsham. Essex R.); British War and Victory Medals (2326 Sjt. H. Watsham. Essex R.) minor edge bruise to VM, good very...
Hammer Price: £1,900
A good Great War 1918 ‘German Spring Offensive’ D.C.M. group of four awarded to Sergeant R. Scott, Tank Corps and Northumberland Fusiliers, for the rearguard action at the Bois de Tailles on 26 March 1918 Distinguished Conduct Medal, G.V.R. (76804 L. Cpl. R. Scott. 1/Tank Corps.); 1914-15 Star (14625 Pte. R. Scott. North’d. Fus.); British War and Victory Medals (14625 Sjt. R. Scott. North’d. Fus) nearly extremely fine (4) £1,400-£1,800
Hammer Price: £1,600
A Great War ‘East Africa’ D.C.M. group of three awarded to Staff Sergeant Major J. Warren, South African Special Service Company, attached 2/4th Battalion, King’s African Rifles Distinguished Conduct Medal, G.V.R. (14304 Sjt J. Warren. S.A. Spec: Ser: Coy.); British War and Bilingual Victory Medals (S/S.M. J. Warren. 5th S.A.I.) mounted for display, good very fine (3) £700-£900
A Great War ‘Italy’ 1918 D.C.M. awarded to Private S. W. Bayliss, Royal Warwickshire Regiment and Machine Gun Corps, for his gallantry during the Piave operations on the Island of Papadopoli, 25-26 October 1918 Distinguished Conduct Medal, G.V.R. (8737 Pte. S. W. Bayliss. 2/R. War: R.) rank officially corrected; 1914-15 Star (8737 Pte. S. W. Bayliss. R. War. R.); British War and Victory Medals (8737 Pte. S. W. Bayliss. R. War. R.) edge bruising, very fine (4) £700-£900
Hammer Price: £850
An extremely rare Battle of Tamaai C.G.M. awarded to Private Daniel Drady, Royal Marine Light Infantry, who assisted in carrying Dr. Prendergast to safety with a ‘great number of rebels’ in close proximity: shortly afterwards his service record was endorsed ‘run’ but he ‘claimed the benefit of the Queen’s pardon’ in August 1887 Conspicuous Gallantry Medal, V.R., 2nd issue (13th Co. Private Daniel Drady, R.M.L.I., H.M.S. Cleopatra) officially impressed naming, edge bruising and contact mark...
Hammer Price: £4,800
The important K.P.M. pair awarded to Head Constable M. Boyle, Royal Irish Constabulary, who was a leading protagonist in the rising tide of violence from the aftermath of the 1916 Easter Rising through to the height of the War of Independence; Boyle was present at Listowel in October 1917 when the R.I.C. opened fire on a belligerent crowd; in April 1918 he was in command of the first rural R.I.C. barracks to be attacked by Republicans since 1916, when he showed conspicuous gallantry, fighting...
A K.P.M. awarded to Chief Inspector H. W. Crane, Royal Irish Constabulary, who served during the Irish Land Wars of the 1880s and the Sinn Fein violence in co. Offaly following on from the Easter Rising, 1917-1919 King’s Police Medal, G.V.R., 1st issue (Herbert Wm. Crane, Ch. Insp. R.I.C.) in fitted case of issue, extremely fine £600-£800
Hammer Price: £2,200
A 1939 King’s Police Medal group of five awarded to Assistant Chief Constable R. W. Brown, Somerset Constabulary King’s Police Medal, G.VI.R., 1st issue, for Distinguished Service (Robert W. Brown. Supt. & Dep. Ch. Const. Somerset Constab.); Defence Medal (R. W. Brown) contemporarily engraved naming; Jubilee 1935 (R. W. Brown. Deputy Chief Constable of Somerset) contemporarily engraved naming; Coronation 1937 (R. W. Brown. Deputy Chief Constable of Somerset) contemporarily engraved naming;...
Hammer Price: £500
A K.P.F.S.M. for Gallantry group of five awarded to Temporary Sergeant C. J. Wallis, Bristol City Police Force King’s Police and Fire Service Medal, G.VI.R., 1st issue, for Gallantry (Charles Jarvis Wallis, Temporary Sergeant, Bristol City Police Force); Defence Medal; Coronation 1953; Police Long Service Medal, E.II.R., 1st issue (Inspr. Charles J. Wallis); Bristol City Police Good Service Medal (Sgt. C. Wallis) with original case of issue, nearly extremely fine (5) £600-£800
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