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The rare Regimental Commander’s Peninsula War group of four awarded to Lieutenant-General Sir John Cameron, K.C.B., who first saw action with the 43rd Light Infantry in the West Indies in 1794 at the captures of Martinique, St Lucia and Guadaloupe, displaying his gallantry and winning his captaincy at the storming of the Fortress of Fleur d’Epée; subsequently, as a junior captain placed in command of his sickness reduced regiment, he suffered severe wounds and was captured in the defence of B...
Hammer Price: £90,000
The unique Second War 1942 S.B.S. ‘Operation Reservist - attack on Oran Harbour’ M.M. group of six awarded to Sergeant D. C. Ellis, 2 Special Boat Service, late King’s Shropshire Light Infantry, a veteran of Dunkirk, who served with 101 Troop, No. 6 Commando prior to joining the S.B.S. for the raid on the Vichy French held Oran Harbour. Paired in a Folbot with the S.B.S. raid commander, Major H. V. Holden-White, Ellis launched from H.M.S. Walney into the night, 8 November 1942. The Oran Ha...
Hammer Price: £18,000
The remarkable and rare Second War 1942 ‘escape and evasion’ M.M., and 1944 ‘North West Europe’ Second Award Bar group of seven awarded to Sergeant J. D. Coutts, No. 52 Commando and York and Lancaster Regiment. Coutts, fighting as part of ‘D’ Battalion, ‘Layforce’, was taken prisoner of war at the fall of Crete, 1 June 1941. Having been transported to mainland Greece, he effected his escape from a German POW camp via a sewer - twice getting stuck along the narrow route during the process....
Hammer Price: £11,000
The Important Boer War K.C.B., ‘Tokar Operations’ D.S.O. group of eight awarded to Lieutenant-General Sir Henry H. Settle, Colonel Commandant, Royal Engineers, who served as a Distinguished Column Commander in South Africa, and as General Officer Commanding, Cape Colony The Most Honourable Order of the Bath, K.C.B. (Military) Knight Commander’s set of insignia, comprising neck badge, silver-gilt and enamel, unmarked, with short section of riband for display purposes; and Star, silver and e...
Hammer Price: £12,000
The Royal Geographical Society Patron’s Gold Medal awarded to Captain Sir Alexander R. Glen, K.B.E., D.S.C., Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve Royal Geographical Society, Patron’s Gold Medal, 54mm, gold (9ct, 95.24g), the obverse featuring the bare head of George VI facing left, the reverse featuring Minerva standing left, holding wreath and map, with globe and sextant on ground, ‘Ob Terras Reclusas’ above, the edge engraved ‘Lieutenant Alexander R. Glen, R.N.V.R., 1940.’; together with the re...
Hammer Price: £8,000
The Zulu War Medal to Corporal James Lawler, 1st Battalion, 24th Foot, who was killed in action at Isandhlwana, 21 January 1879 South Africa 1877-79, 1 clasp, 1877-8-9 (415. Corpl. J. Lawler. 1/24th Foot.) small bruise to reverse edge and two minor bruises to obverse edge, otherwise toned, nearly extremely fine £6,000-£8,000
The outstanding Second War ‘V.C. Action’ immediate D.F.M. group of five awarded to Stirling rear gunner, Warrant Officer H. W. ‘Pete’ Gough, 149 (East India) Squadron, Royal Air Force - awarded for his gallantry during the raid on the Fiat Works, Turin, 28 November 1942 - when all the crew were valiant, and his pilot Flight Sergeant R. H. Middleton was awarded a posthumous Victoria Cross. Gough had already flown 32 operational sorties prior to Turin, completing his 30 operation quota, but...
A fine Regency period breast star of the Order of the Garter The Most Noble Order of the Garter, K.G., Knight’s breast star by Rundell Bridge & Rundell, c.1811-20, 74mm, silver, gold, and enamel, the reverse centre inscribed ‘Rundell Bridge & Rundell, Jewellers to His Majesty, His Royal Highnefs the Prince Regent, and the Royal Family’, fitted with twin-pronged gold retaining pin, minor loss to final letter of motto, otherwise extremely fine £5,000-£7,000
A fine ‘Sutlej operations’ C.B. group of four awarded to Major-General W. J. Gairdner, Indian Army The Most Honourable Order of The Bath, C.B. (Military) Companion’s breast badge, gold and enamel, hallmarks for London 1815, complete with wide gold swivel-ring and straight-bar suspension and wide gold riband buckle; Army of India 1799-1826, 2 clasps, Nepaul, Ava (Capt. W. J. Gairdner. 10th. N.I.), short-hyphen die, officially engraved naming as issued in India; Maharajpoor Star 1843 (Lieutt...
Hammer Price: £9,000
Family Group: Four: Colonel F. W. Drummond, Bengal Cavalry Punniar Star 1843 (Lieutt. F. W. Drummond 8th Regiment Light Cavalry) original brass hook suspension; Sutlej 1845-46, for Ferozeshuhur 1845 (Lieut. F: W: Drummond 8th Regt. L:C:); Punjab 1848-49, 2 clasps, Chilianwala, Goojerat (Lieut. F. W. Drummond, Adjt. 8th Bengal Cavalry); Indian Mutiny 1857-59, no clasp (Capt. F. W. Drummond, 5th Bengal Eurn. Cavy.) generally very fine or better Pair: Major F. C. W. Drummond, 11th Bengal...
£5,000–£7,000
The Waterloo 1815 medal awarded to Gunner John Mackenzie, Royal Horse Artillery, who was decorated with the Russian Cross of St George 5th Class for services during the siege of Danzig in 1813 Waterloo 1815 (John Mackenzie, Gunner, Royal Horse Artillery) fitted with original steel clip and ring suspension, toned, nearly extremely fine £4,000-£5,000
Hammer Price: £3,800
A rare Second War ‘Battle of Venraij, October 1944’ M.C. and ‘River Escaut, May 1940’ M.M. group of six awarded to Major Frederick Bell, 2nd Battalion, The Royal Warwickshire Regiment Military Cross, G.VI.R. reverse officially dated 1945; Military Medal, G.VI.R. (5107913 Sjt. F. Bell. R. War. R.); 1939-45 Star; France and Germany Star; Defence and War Medals 1939-45, extremely fine (6) £4,000-£5,000
The superb and extremely rare Great War Royal Naval Division ‘Gallipoli and Western Front’ D.C.M., Royal Naval Air Service ‘North Sea Patrols’ D.F.M. group of seven awarded to Chief Petty Officer W. G. Chapman, Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve, later Chief Mechanic, Royal Naval Air Service, who was awarded the D.C.M. for brave deeds with the Drake Battalion at Antwerp 1914, ashore at Cape Helles, 1915, and in France, 1916. Subsequently joining R.N.A.S. Great Yarmouth where, as an exceptional...
A fine Great War Observer’s ‘Western Front’ M.C. and Pilot’s ‘Italian theatre’ D.F.C. group of seven awarded to Captain H. A. Pearson, Royal Air Force, late Royal Field Artillery; during the Second War he held a commission as a Lieutenant in the Royal Indian Naval Volunteer Reserve Military Cross, G.V.R., unnamed as issued; Distinguished Flying Cross, G.V.R., unnamed as issued; 1914-15 Star (2. Lieut. H. A. Pearson. R.F.A.); British War and Victory Medals (Capt. H. A. Pearson. R.A.F.); Def...
Hammer Price: £4,600
A Second War ‘Battle of Crete’ D.S.O. group of eight awarded to Major H. C. D. Marshall, Australian Military Forces, who recommended for an earlier D.S.O. for his gallantry during the Libyan campaign, and was subsequently captured and taken Prisoner of War at the Fall of Crete. Escaping from captivity in April 1945, he served with the Allied Forces in Europe prior to being repatriated to the U.K., and was consequently one of only a handful of Australian recipients of the France and Germany St...
A fine Second War 1944 ‘Battle of Admin Box’ M.M. awarded to Sapper D. H. P. Flatman, 55th Observation Squadron, Royal Engineers, an explosives expert, whose gallantry and behind the lines ‘specialist’ work, was also recognised when attached to No. 44 Commando, Royal Marines for Operation Screwdriver - the amphibious landing and attack at Alethangyaw in March 1944 Military Medal, G.VI.R. (1945587 Spr. D. H. P. Flatman, R.E.) good very fine £3,000-£4,000
Hammer Price: £6,000
An outstanding Great War ‘1914 operations’ D.S.O., Inter-War ‘Irish troubles’ O.B.E. group of seven awarded to Lieutenant-Colonel H. L. “Ham” Riley, Rifle Brigade, who was twice wounded in action with the 1st Battalion in the retreat from Mons, services that undoubtedly led to the recommendation for his D.S.O., and was wounded for a third time before the War’s end; he was subsequently awarded the O.B.E. for his services with the 2nd Battalion in Ireland in 1921-22 Distinguished Service Ord...
Hammer Price: £3,000
An outstanding original ‘Defence of Lucknow’ medal awarded to Major Sir John Henry Townsend-Farquhar, 5th Baronet of Mauritius, 7th Bengal Light Cavalry, who was severely wounded by a musket ball to his jaw while serving with the Volunteer Cavalry at Chinhut. In letters home he relates that upon examination by surgeons no trace of the ball could be found and it was feared it had entered his head; it was only after the ball passed ‘per anum’ that he remarked that he must have had a very good d...
Hammer Price: £4,000
A rare Great War ‘airship operations’ D.S.C. group of four awarded to Captain C. S. Coltson, Royal Air Force, late Royal Naval Air Service, winner of the King’s Medal at the R.N.C. Dartmouth in 1913, who was decorated for a well-executed and convincing attack on a U-Boat in February 1917, while in command of H.M. Airship C-22 Distinguished Service Cross, G.V.R., unnamed as issued, hallmarks for London 1917; 1914-15 Star (Mid. C. S. Coltson, R.N.); British War and Victory Medals (Lieut. C....
Hammer Price: £3,600
A fine and extremely well documented Great War 1918 ‘Western Front’ DH4 pilot’s D.S.C. group of four awarded to Flight Lieutenant C. F. Brewerton, Royal Naval Air Service and Royal Air Force, who served as a Flight Commander of 2 Squadron, R.N.A.S., and flew countless reconnaissance missions over Belgium - often engaging enemy aircraft, with his aircraft being hit by machine gun and anti-aircraft fire, and two observers suffering wounds as a consequence. Brewerton went on to fly BE2b’s wit...
Hammer Price: £4,200
A fine Great War ‘1917’ FE2d and DH4 Ace’s M.C. group of three awarded to Major H. R. Harker, Royal Flying Corps and Royal Air Force - a skilled Flight Commander with 57 Squadron, who extricated his bomber formation from a dog fight with a vastly superior numbered German force led by Lothar Von Richthofen, 30 April 1917. A veteran of such skirmishes during ‘Bloody April’, Harker went on to claim at least 5 Victories before tragically succumbing to the Spanish Flu pandemic of 1919 Milita...
A Great War ‘Western Front’ D.C.M., M.M. group of four awarded to Lance-Corporal W. J. Taylor, 42nd Battalion, Canadian Infantry, who was wounded by gun shot to the left leg on 12 November 1917 Distinguished Conduct Medal, G.V.R. (192830 Pte. -L.Cpl.- W. J. Taylor. M.M. 42/Can: Inf:); Military Medal, G.V.R. (192830 L.Cpl. W. J. Taylor. 42/Can: Inf:); British War and Victory Medals (192830 L.Cpl W. J. Taylor. 42-Can. Inf.) the first three housed in a fitted leather case, the last loose, tra...
A Crimean War ‘Heavy Brigade’ D.C.M. group of three awarded to Sergeant J. Gilligan, 4th (Royal Irish) Dragoon Guards Distinguished Conduct Medal, V.R. (John Gilligan, 4th R. Irish Dn. Gds.) first two letters of Christian name and ‘G’ of Gds. carefully re-tooled due to edge bruising; Crimea 1854-56, 3 clasps, Balaklava, Inkermann, Sebastopol (Serjt. John Gilligan, 4th Dragoon Guards) contemporarily engraved naming, converted to fixed suspension with reverse facing forwards; Turkish Crimea,...
Hammer Price: £6,500
A fine Second War ‘Normandy Landings, June 1944’ M.M. group of five awarded to Corporal R. E. Jermey, 224th Parachute Field Ambulance, Royal Army Medical Corps, attached 6 Airborne Division H.Q at Le Bas de Ranville Military Medal, G.VI.R. (7377858 Cpl. R. E. Jermey. R.A.M.C.); 1939-45 Star; Africa Star; France and Germany Star; War Medal 1939-45, mounted for display, extremely fine (5) £3,000-£4,000
A scarce Second War 1944 ‘Kohima operations’ D.C.M. group of six awarded to Warrant Officer Class 2 H. Beckett, York and Lancaster Regiment, attached 2nd Battalion, The West Yorkshire Regiment, for his gallantry on multiple occasions during the clearing and pursuit of the Japanese from defensive positions along the Kohima-Imphal Road, May - August 1944 Distinguished Conduct Medal, G.VI.R. (3658104 A.W.O. Cl. 2. H. Beckett. Y. & L. R.) unit partially officially corrected; 1939-45 Star; Burm...
A rare Defence of Ookiep pair awarded to Private C. W. Whitburn, Railway Pioneer Regiment and Namaqualand Town Guard Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 4 clasps, Cape Colony, Orange Free State, Transvaal, South Africa 1901 (1429 Pte. C. Whitburn. Rly: Pnr: Regt.); Cape Copper Company Medal for the Defence of Ookiep, bronze issue (C. W. Whitburn.) fitted with bronze Royal Humane Society type ribbon buckle, nearly extremely fine (2) £2,600-£3,000
Sultan’s Medal for Egypt 1801, 2nd Class, gold, 48mm, with original chain with later small ring suspension, some abrasive scratches to obverse field, otherwise good very fine £2,400-£2,800
An important Crimea and Indian Mutiny group of four awarded to Major J. C. Ross Grove, 42nd Royal Highlanders, much of whose ‘active service correspondence’ survives in the Regimental Museum: it was he who supported the mortally wounded Brigadier Adrian Hope in his arms during the disastrous attack against Fort Rooyah in April 1858, a selfless act that nearly resulted in his own demise, with both his bonnet and kilt being shot through Crimea 1854-56, 3 clasps, Alma, Balaklava, Sebastopol,...
An outstanding Second War ‘El Alamein 1942’ D.C.M. group of seven awarded to Lance-Corporal H. Sleeth, 1/7th Battalion, Middlesex Regiment, who was several times wounded during the battle for Miteirya Ridge Distinguished Conduct Medal, G.VI.R. (6200387 L. Cpl. H. Sleeth. Midd’x R.); 1939-45 Star; Africa Star; Italy Star; France and Germany Star; Defence and War Medals 1939-45, extremely fine (7) £2,400-£2,800
Hammer Price: £3,200
A post-War O.B.E., Second War ‘Battle of Crete’ D.S.C. group of nine awarded to Commander M. J. Clark, H.M.A.S. Nizam, Royal Australian Navy, later Naval Officer in Charge, North East Australian Area, and Resident Naval Officer Port Melbourne The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire, O.B.E. (Military) Officer’s 2nd type breast badge, silver-gilt; Distinguished Service Cross, G.VI.R., reverse officially dated 1942, hallmarks for London 1940; 1939-45 Star; Atlantic Star; Africa Star; B...
Hammer Price: £5,500
Four: Trumpet Major W. H. Orman, Bengal Horse Artillery Punniar Star 1843 (Half Pay Trumpeter William Orman 3rd. Troop. 3rd. Brigade Horse Artillery) original suspension hook replaced with a contemporary silver straight bar suspension; Sutlej 1845-46, for Ferozeshuhur 1845, 1 clasp, Sobraon (Trumpr: W: H: Orman 3rd. Brigade H: Ay.); Punjab 1848-49, 2 clasps, Chilianwala, Goojerat (Bombr. Wm. Henry Orman. 3rd. Tp. 3rd. Bde. H Arty.); Indian Mutiny 1857-59, 3 clasps, Delhi, Relief of Lucknow...
A rare Great War D.C.M. group of three awarded to Battery Sergeant-Major A. J. Mulcahy, 2nd Canadian Motor Machine-Gun Brigade, an original member of the 50-strong Yukon Motor Machine Gun Battery Distinguished Conduct Medal, G.V.R. (107449 B.S. Mjr. A. J. Mulcahy. 2/Can: M.M.G. Bde.); British War and Victory Medals (107449 W.O. Cl. 2 A. J. Mulcahy, C.M.G. Bde) nearly extremely fine (3) £2,000-£2,600
The extremely rare ‘Southern Desert, Iraq’ campaign group of seven awarded to Air Commodore H. L. Burton, Royal Air Force, late Royal Army Medical Corps, 1 of only 2 R.A.F. Medical Officers who served in the campaign - he was also mentioned in despatches for his service there. Burton later served as Honorary Physician to the King, 1939-1944 1914-15 Star (Lieut. H. L. Burton. R.A.M.C.); British War and Victory Medals (Capt. H. L. Burton.); General Service 1918-62, 1 clasp, Southern Desert,...
Hammer Price: £2,200
A scarce Great War 1917 ‘Airship Coxswain’s’ D.S.M. group of six awarded to Warrant Officer Class 2, later Flying Officer, F. Miller, Royal Naval Air Service and Royal Air Force, present in the aftermath of the Messina Earthquake disaster, he later flew DH9A’s with 55 Squadron during operations in Kurdistan Distinguished Service Medal, G.V.R. (223410 F. Miller, C.P.O. Mech. R.N.A.S. 1917.); 1914 Star, with clasp (223410. F. Miller, A.M. 1 GR. R.N.A.S.); British War and Victory Medals (W.O...
A good Second War ‘North West Europe 1944’ D.C.M. awarded to Acting Sergeant W. F. Trevis, 179th Field Regiment, Royal Artillery, for extraordinary conduct during the battle for Hill 112 whilst in command of the Observation Posts of his Battery over a period of 12 hours for the most part of which he was under enemy mortar and shell fire Distinguished Conduct Medal, G.VI.R. (1126866 A. Sjt. W. F. Trevis. R.A.); 1939-45 Star; France and Germany Star; War Medal 1939-45, the first on its origi...
A scarce and early Great War 1914 ‘First Battle of Ypres’ M.C. group of four awarded to Captain C. B. Wilson, 10th Hussars and Royal Flying Corps, who subsequently served as a pilot with 15 Squadron, and forced one enemy aircraft down spiralling out of control, before being wounded in aerial combat and taken prisoner of war, 19 January 1916 Military Cross, G.V.R., reverse engraved ‘Lieut. C. B. Wilson. X. R.H. Hooge Woods. Nov. 1914’; 1914 Star, with clasp (Lieut: C. B. Wilson. 10/Hrs.); B...
Hammer Price: £2,400
A scarce Second War 1941 Sunderland Navigator’s D.F.M. group of six awarded to Flight Lieutenant H. Morton, Royal Air Force, who had flown in at least 76 operational sorties with 228 Squadron by the end of March 1941; many of which had been flown from Kalafrana, Malta. He distinguished himself as a ‘courageous Air Gunner when his aircraft was attacked by enemy fighters. On 1st November 1940, he removed a casualty from the rear turret and fought the rear guns during five attacks by a Macchi...
Hammer Price: £1,900
A post-War A.F.C. group of eight awarded to Wing Commander J. T. Carter, Royal Australian Air Force Air Force Cross, E.II.R., reverse officially dated 1965; Defence and War Medals 1939-45; Australia Service Medal, the three Second War awards all officially named ‘437929 J T Carter.’; Korea 1950-53, 1st issue (04430 J. T. Carter.); U.N. Korea 1950-54 (04430 J. T. Carter.); Vietnam 1964-73 (04430 Carter. J. T.) naming very faintly impressed; South Vietnam Medal 1964, 1 clasp, 1960-, unnamed...
The unique campaign group of five awarded to Sergeant A. H. Still, 12th Lancers, who served in both the Zulu and Ulundi campaigns, and was later a Yeoman of the King’s Bodyguard South Africa 1877-79, 1 clasp, 1878-9 (Sergt. A. H. Still. 12th. Lancers.); Coronation 1902, bronze, unnamed as issued; Coronation 1911, unnamed as issued; Army L.S. & G.C., V.R., 3rd issue, small letter reverse (First Class Sergt. Instr. A. H. Still Bomby. Unattd. List); Army Meritorious Service Medal, G.V.R., 1s...
Hammer Price: £5,000
Pair: Private K. A. Warden, Parachute Regiment, who served with 2 Para in the Falklands campaign and took part in the actions at Goose Green and Wireless Ridge General Service 1962-2007, 1 clasp, Northern Ireland (24492969 Pte K A Warden Para); South Atlantic 1982, with rosette (24492969 Pte K A Warden Para) nearly extremely fine (2) £1,800-£2,200
Hammer Price: £4,400
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