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The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire, C.B.E. (Civil) Commander’s 1st type neck badge, silver-gilt and enamel, with neck riband, in Garrard, London, case of issue, nearly extremely fine £200-£240
Hammer Price: £380
The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire, C.B.E. (Military) Commander’s 2nd type neck badge, of late 20th Century manufacture, silver-gilt and enamel, with neck riband, damage to motto around central medallion at 10 o’clock, otherwise good very fine £180-£220
Hammer Price: £240
The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire, O.B.E. (Military) Officer’s 1st type breast badge, silver-gilt, hallmarks for London 1919, in Garrard, London, case of issue, extremely fine £100-£140
The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire, O.B.E. (Military) Officer’s 2nd type breast badge, silver-gilt, in Royal Mint case of issue, gilding slightly rubbed to top arm below crown, otherwise nearly extremely fine £100-£140
Hammer Price: £140
The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire, O.B.E. (Civil) Officer’s 2nd type breast badge, silver-gilt, in Royal Mint case of issue, extremely fine £100-£140
Hammer Price: £160
The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire, O.B.E. (Civil) Officer’s 2nd type breast badge, silver-gilt, in Royal Mint case of issue, nearly extremely fine £100-£140
Hammer Price: £170
The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire, O.B.E. (Civil) Officer’s 2nd type lady’s shoulder badge, silver-gilt, on lady’s bow riband, nearly extremely fine £100-£140
Hammer Price: £150
The Royal Victorian Order, M.V.O., Member’s 5th Class breast badge, silver-gilt and enamel, the reverse officially numbered ‘408’, in Collingwood, London, case of issue, this similarly numbered ‘5 408’, extremely fine £200-£240
Hammer Price: £280
A Second War M.B.E. awarded to Lieutenant H. Rogers, Royal Naval Reserve The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire, M.B.E. (Military) Member’s 2nd type breast badge, silver and enamel, in Royal Mint case of issue and outer card transmission box, extremely fine £160-£200
Hammer Price: £260
Royal Red Cross, 1st Class (R.R.C.), G.V.R., silver-gilt, gold, and enamel, on lady’s bow riband, in Garrard, London, case of issue, extremely fine £300-£400
Hammer Price: £340
Military Cross, G.V.R., with Second Award Bar, unnamed as issued, in case of issue, extremely fine £600-£800
Hammer Price: £900
Royal Red Cross, 2nd Class (A.R.R.C.), G.VI.R. 1st issue, silver and enamel, on lady’s bow riband, in Garrard, London, case of issue, nearly extremely fine £100-£140
Hammer Price: £190
The Order of St. John of Jerusalem, Officer‘s (Brother’s), breast badge, silver and enamel, with heraldic beasts in angles, good very fine £70-£90
Distinguished Conduct Medal, G.V.R., unnamed as issued to foreign nationals, with pin fitting, cleaned, very fine £300-£400
Royal Victorian Medal, G.VI.R., 1st issue, silver, unnamed as issued, edge bruising, otherwise nearly extremely fine £100-£140
The famous Indian Mutiny ‘Siege of Lucknow’ V.C. awarded to Mr. Thomas Henry Kavanagh, Bengal Uncovenanted Civil Service Serving under the orders of Lieutenant-General Sir James Outram in Lucknow, Kavanagh was decorated with the highest honour for undertaking an epic quest to escape the surrounded Residency at night, cross enemy lines, make contact with the camp of the Commander-in Chief, and then using his local knowledge, guide the relieving force through the city to the beleaguered garr...
Hammer Price: £750,000
An interesting K.C.V.O. group of ten awarded to Sir Nevile Wilkinson, late Major, Coldstream Guards, the last Ulster King of Arms and creator and builder of “Titiana’s Palace”, a perfect model 16-roomed house which was opened by Queen Mary in 1923 The Royal Victorian Order, K.C.V.O., Knight Commander’s, set of insignia, comprising neck badge and breast star, silver, silver-gilt and enamels, reverses officially numbered ‘K295’ and ‘295’ respectively, in a later fitted case of issue, this nu...
Hammer Price: £3,000
A rare Punjab campaign C.B. group of four awarded to Lieutenant-General James Eckford, C.B., Bengal Infantry, late Royal Navy The Most Honourable Order of the Bath, C.B. (Military) Companion’s, breast badge, 22 carat gold and enamels, hallmarked London 1815, maker’s mark ‘IN’ for John Northam, complete with wide swivel-ring bar suspension, gold ribbon buckle and gold top suspension brooch; Military General Service 1793-1814, 1 clasp, Java (J. Eckford, C.B. Lieut. & Adjt. 6th Bengal Volr....
Hammer Price: £8,000
A post-War C.B., 1953 Coronation C.V.O. pair awarded to Eric Bedford, Esq., who served as Chief Architect to the Ministry of Works from 1950-70, and designed the Post Office Tower which was, on its completion, the tallest building in Britain The Most Honourable Order of the Bath, C.B. (Civil) Companion’s neck badge, silver-gilt, with neck riband, in Collingwood, London, case of issue; The Royal Victorian Order, C.V.O., Commander’s neck badge, silver-gilt and enamel, the reverse officially...
Hammer Price: £600
A post-War C.B.E. group of eight awarded to Captain G. E. A. Jackson, Royal Navy, who survived the sinking of H.M. Submarine K-17, on 31 January 1918 The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire, C.B.E. (Military) Commander’s 2nd type neck badge, silver-gilt and enamel, with short section of neck riband for display purposes; 1914-15 Star (S. Lt. G. E. A. Jackson, R.N.); British War and Victory Medals (Lieut. G. E. A. Jackson. R.N.); Defence and War Medals 1939-45; Jubilee 1935, unnamed a...
Hammer Price: £550
A post-War C.B.E. group of seven awarded to Captain A. C. ‘Pitcairn’ Jones, Mercantile Marine, who over the course of his sea-going career visited Pitcairn Island over 100 times The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire, C.B.E. (Civil) Commander’s 2nd type neck badge, silver-gilt and enamel, with full and miniature width neck ribands, in Collingwood, London, case of issue; British War and Mercantile Marine War Medals (Arthur C. Jones.); 1939-45 Star; Atlantic Star; Pacific Star; War M...
Hammer Price: £650
A Great War 1918 ‘Advance to Victory’ D.S.O., M.C. group of four awarded to Captain G. H. Bell, South Staffordshire Regiment, who was three times Mentioned in Despatches Distinguished Service Order, G.V.R., silver-gilt and enamel, with copy slide top riband bar, in Garrard, London, case of issue; Military Cross, G.V.R., unnamed as issued, with replacement suspension bar and consequent refurbishment work, in Royal Mint case of issue; British War and Victory Medals, with M.I.D. oak leaves (L...
Hammer Price: £2,200
A Great War ‘Western Front’ D.S.O. group of six awarded to Lieutenant-Colonel D. W. Cleaver, Royal Garrison Artillery, who was additionally Mentioned in Despatches Distinguished Service Order, G.V.R., silver-gilt and enamel, with integral top riband bar; 1914-15 Star (2. Lieut. D. W. Cleaver. R.G.A.); British War and Victory Medals (Major D. W. Cleaver.); Defence and War Medals 1939-45, very fine (6) £800-£1,000
Hammer Price: £1,000
A particularly fine and unusual Second War ‘1942’ D.S.O., ‘immediate’ 1942 D.F.C. group of seven awarded to Whitley, Halifax and Wellington pilot Squadron Leader A. S. R. E. Ennis, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve, who flew in at least 85 operational sorties with his Log Book annotated to suggest that he flew in over 100 operational sorties. Amongst his extensive number of sorties over occupied Europe and the jungles of Burma, his aircraft was hit on countless occasions and he proved hims...
Hammer Price: £7,500
A fine Second War 1945 Pathfinder Force Master Bomber’s ‘immediate’ D.S.O., 1944 ‘immediate’ D.F.C. group of seven awarded to Lancaster pilot Squadron Leader G. A. ‘Alex’ Thorne, Royal Air Force, who was additionally recommended for the Second Award Bar to his D.F.C. Thorne flew in at least 54 operational sorties, all but two of which were flown with 635 Squadron - predominantly as a marker crew, but also acting as Deputy Master Bomber on 3 occasions, and ending the war as Master Bomber for 5...
Hammer Price: £5,500
A Second War ‘Italian Operations’ D.S.O. group of eleven awarded to Sherman Tank Commander Major C. V. King, Prince Alfred’s Guard and Southern Rhodesian Forces, late Royal Navy, for his gallantry during the crossing of the Finale in April 1945; he had previously been wounded by shell fire on 3 June 1944 Distinguished Service Order, G.VI.R., silver-gilt and enamel, reverse officially dated 1945, with integral top riband bar; British War and Victory Medals (J.59714 C. V. King. Boy. 1. R.N.)...
Hammer Price: £4,200
A Second War O.B.E. group of eight awarded to Lieutenant-Commander F. A. Matson, Royal Naval Reserve and Mercantile Marine, who served on minesweepers during the Second World War, and once had a miraculous escape, having been blown unconscious from the bridge of his mine-sweeper after hitting a mine in the Humber The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire, O.B.E. (Military) Officer’s 2nd type breast badge, silver-gilt, the reverse of the crown contemporarily engraved ‘Lt. Cdr. F. A. Ma...
A post-War ‘Aden Operations’ O.B.E. group of seven awarded to Colonel E. H. O. Bailey, Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire, O.B.E. (Military) Officer’s 2nd type breast badge, silver-gilt; 1939-45 Star; France and Germany Star; Defence and War Medals 1939-45, the Defence and War Medals privately engraved ‘Lt. E. H. O. Bailey. E. Riding Yeo.’; General Service 1918-62, 1 clasp, Cyprus (Major E. H. O. Bailey. R.E.M.E.); General Service 1962-...
Hammer Price: £750
A Second War ‘Burma Operations’ M.B.E. group of six awarded to Warrant Officer Class I H. Cottrell, Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire, M.B.E. (Military) Member’s 2nd type breast badge, silver; 1939-45 Star; Burma Star; Defence and War Medals 1939-45; Army L.S. & G.C., G.VI.R., 1st issue, Regular Army (7582399 W.O. Cl.1. H. Cottrell. R.E.M.E.) mounted court-style; together with the recipient’s National and Local Government Officers’ Ass...
Hammer Price: £420
A Korean War M.B.E. group of seven awarded to Colonel J. S. Hitsman, Royal Canadian Army Medical Corps The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire, M.B.E. (Military) Member’s 2nd type breast badge, silver; Canadian Volunteer Service Medal; War Medal 1939-45, Canadian issue in silver; Korea 1950-53, Canadian issue, silver (ZC 2858 J. S. Hitsman); U.N. Korea 1950-54 (ZC 2858 J. S. Hitsman); U.N.E.F. Medal, unnamed as issued; Canadian Forces Decoration, E.II.R. (Col J. S. Hitsman) mounted...
A scarce Great War D.S.C. group of five awarded to Surgeon-Commander A. G. V. Elder, Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve, for services with Naval ambulance trains and sea hospital transport throughout the war, and who was frequently under fire at the Gallipoli beaches Distinguished Service Cross, G.V.R., unnamed as issued, the reverse hallmarked 1917; 1914-15 Star (St. Surg. A. G. V. Elder, R.N.V.R.); British War and Victory Medals (St. Surg. A. G. V. Elder, R.N.V.R.); Royal Naval Volunteer Rese...
Hammer Price: £2,400
The Great War ‘Western Front’ M.C. group of five awarded to Captain F. W. M. Cornwallis, 17th Lancers, attached Machine Gun Corps (Cavalry), who, having rejoined his cavalry regiment in Ireland in 1920, was gunned down during the Irish War of Independence by a gang of I.R.A. volunteers in the bloody Ballyturin Ambush near Gort, Co. Galway, on 15 May 1921 Military Cross, G.V.R., the reverse privately engraved ‘F. W. M. Cornwallis. 17th Lancers.’; 1914 Star, with copy clasp (2. Lieut: F. W....
Hammer Price: £11,000
A Great War ‘Western Front’ M.C. group of seven awarded to Major R. A. Raphael, Royal Warwickshire Regiment Military Cross, G.V.R., unnamed as issued; 1914-15 Star (2. Lieut. R. A. Raphael. R. War. R.); British War and Victory Medals, with M.I.D. oak leaves (Major R. A. Raphael.); 1939-45 Star; Defence and War Medals 1939-45, mounted for wear; together with the related miniature awards, these similarly mounted, and an unofficial Italian ‘Degli Altipiani’ Medal, silver, on bow riband, trace...
A Great War ‘Battle of Gaza’ M.C. awarded to Captain W. D. Hannan, Scottish Rifles Military Cross, G.V.R., the reverse contemporarily engraved ‘Captain William David Hannan, 1/8th. Scottish Rifles, Gaza, 1st. 4th. November 1917.’, in case of issue, extremely fine £600-£800
A scarce Great War ‘Western Front’ M.C. group of three awarded to Reverend A. K. Swallow, Temporary Chaplain to the Forces, Army Chaplains Department, attached 2nd South Wales Borderers Military Cross, G.V.R., unnamed as issued; British War and Victory Medals (Rev. A. K. Swallow) mounted as worn, good very fine (3) £1,000-£1,400
Hammer Price: £1,100
A Second War Night Fighter’s D.F.C. group of six awarded to Blenheim and Mosquito navigator Flight Lieutenant G. A. Waller, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve, who flew as an air gunner with 601 Squadron on the Borkum Raid, 25 November 1939, before remustering as a navigator and flying operationally with 29 Squadron during the Battle of Britain. Waller assisted in the destruction of 3 enemy aircraft destroyed, 1 probable and 1 damaged Distinguished Flying Cross, G.VI.R., reverse officially...
Hammer Price: £5,000
A Great War ‘Western Front’ A.R.R.C. pair awarded to Miss H. Margaret Greatorex, Voluntary Aid Detachment, who was also Mentioned in Despatches Royal Red Cross, 2nd Class (A.R.R.C.), G.V.R., silver and enamel, on lady’s bow riband, in Garrard, London, case of issue; British War Medal 1914-20 (H. M. Greatorex. V.A.D.) good very fine (2) £200-£240
Family Group: An Order of St. John pair awarded to Acting Sister F. A. Hill, Surrey Brigade, St. John Ambulance Brigade The Order of St. John of Jerusalem, Serving Sister’s shoulder badge, silver and enamel; Service Medal of the Order of St John, silver, straight bar suspension, with four Additional Award Bars (33222 A/Sis. F. A. Hill. Surrey. S.J.A.B. 1945); together with the related miniature award on a lady’s bow riband, very fine Three: Corporal H. A. Hill, Royal West Surrey Regime...
A post-War Order of St. John group of six awarded to Warden R. S. A. Allen, Civil Defence Warden Services, late Mercantile Marine, who was awarded a King’s Commendation for Brave Conduct for his services during the Second World War The Order of St. John of Jerusalem, Serving Brother’s breast badge, circular badge with white enamel cross with heraldic beasts in angles raised above the background; British War and Mercantile Marine War Medals (Ralph Allen); Defence Medal, with K.C.B.C. silver...
Hammer Price: £460
A post-War Order of St. John pair awarded to M. Herring, St. John Ambulance Brigade The Order of St. John of Jerusalem, Serving Brother’s breast badge, 4th type (1974-84), silver and enamel, circular badge with white enamel cross with heraldic beasts in angles flush with the background; Service Medal of the Order of St John, silvered base metal, with one gilt Additional Award Bar (SG1. M. Herring. Bedford. S.J.A.B. 1956.) mounted as worn; together with the recipient’s riband bar, very fine...
Hammer Price: £75
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