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A Great War ‘gallantry’ M.B.E. group of five awarded to Captain H. C. Gray, Royal Field Artillery, who was Mentioned in Despatches for his services during the Siege and Defence of Ladysmith, and again during the Great War, and was wounded on the Somme The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire, M.B.E. (Military) Member’s 1st type breast badge, silver, hallmarks for London 1918, in Garrard, London, case of issue; Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 4 clasps, Defence of Ladysmith,...
Hammer Price: £700
Pair: Mr N. Prowse, Master of the Oxenholme, whose extraordinary life varied from rescuing stricken sailors, meeting Prince Albert and Isambard Brunel, declaring bankruptcy on at least two occasions, and being arrested by the French authorities in Dunkirk under the suspicion of being a Prussian Spy! Egypt and Sudan 1882-89, dated reverse, no clasp (Mr. N. Prowse. “Oxenholme.”) edge bruise; Khedive’s Star, dated 1882, unnamed as issued, both with contemporary silver top-riband...
Hammer Price: £900
South Africa 1834-53 (Lieut. P. Thompson, 7th. Dgn. Gds.) suspension somewhat bent, edge bruising and traces of lacquer, nearly very fine £500-£700
Hammer Price: £800
Three: Mr E. F. Thomas, C.S.I., C.I.E., Indian Civil Service, District Magistrate of Malabar during the Moplah Rebellion there in 1921-22 British War Medal 1914-20 (Lt. E. F. Thomas.); India General Service 1908-35, 1 clasp, Malabar 1921-22 (E. F. Thomas. Dist. Mgte.); Volunteer Force Long Service Medal (India & the Colonies), G.V.R. (Trooper E. F. Thomas. S. Prov. M. Rif. A.F.I.) mounted as worn, toned, nearly extremely fine (3) £500-£700
Hammer Price: £1,400
Five: Able Seaman W. J. Mockett, Royal Navy Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, no clasp (198928 W. J. Mockett, A.B., H.M.S. Redbreast); Africa General Service 1902-56, 1 clasp, Somaliland 1902-04 (W. J. Mockett, A.B. H.M.S. Redbreast.); Naval General Service 1915-62, 1 clasp, Persian Gulf 1909-1914 (198928. W. J. Mockett, A.B., H.M.S. Fox.); British War Medal 1914-20 (198928 W. J. Mockett. A.B. R.N.); Royal Navy L.S. & G.C., G.V.R., 1st issue (198928. W. J. Mockett. A.B. H.M.S. Brilliant.)...
Hammer Price: £420
Crimea 1854-56, 4 clasps, Alma, Balaklava, Inkermann, Sebastopol (5123 C. Sheppard 3rd. Battn. Gren. Guards.) depot impressed naming, unofficial rivets between clasps and clasp carriage refurbished, heavy contact marks, polished, good fine £500-£700
Hammer Price: £400
A Great War ‘Western Front’ M.M. group of four awarded to Acting Sergeant W. B. Lakin, South Nottinghamshire Hussars and Machine Gun Corps, who is believed to have survived the sinking of the S.S. Leasowe Castle on 27 May 1918 Military Medal, G.V.R. (164721 Cpl. W. B. Lakin. M.G.C.) number officially corrected; 1914-15 Star (1819 Pte. W. P. [sic] Lakin. S. Notts. Hrs.); British War and Victory Medals (1818 A. Sjt. W. B. Lakin. S. Notts. Hrs.) contact marks throughout and edge bruise...
Hammer Price: £600
Six: Lieutenant-Colonel J. C. N. Watson, Royal Artillery India General Service 1936-39, 1 clasp, North West Frontier 1936-37 (Lieut. J. C. N. Watson. R.A.); 1939-45 Star; Italy Star; Defence and War Medals 1939-45, with M.I.D. oak leaf; General Service 1918-62, 1 clasp, Malaya, G.VI.R. (Major J. C. N. Watson. R.A.) together with group of six miniature dress medal, the last lacking Malaya clasp, both sets mounted as worn, nearly extremely fine (6) £500-£700
Zimbabwe, Republic, Bronze Cross of Zimbabwe, bronze and enamel, with Air Force ‘winged eagle’ suspension bar, the reverse officially named ‘772583 Col Tavengerweyi B.’, good very fine, scarce, especially to rank £500-£700
Hammer Price: £500
Three: Lieutenant-Commander W. H. Starling, Royal Navy British War Medal 1914-20 (Lieut. W. H. Starling. R.N.); Royal Navy L.S. & G.C., V.R., narrow suspension (W. H. Starling, Gr’s Mte. H.M.S. Excellent.) impressed naming; Khedive’s Sudan 1896-1908, no clasp, unnamed as issued, nearly extremely fine (3) £500-£700
An unusual Second World War O.B.E. group of six awarded to Wing Commander G. W. Houghton, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve, who was an official R.A.F. war correspondent in the Middle East and afterwards the Officer in Charge of the Public Relations Section of the Allied Expeditionary Air Force in North-West Europe 1944-45: his earlier experiences in the Western Desert are recorded in his book They Flew Through Sand The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire, O.B.E. (Military)...
Pair: Major H. H. Nurse, 122nd Rajputana Infantry China 1900, no clasp (Captn: H. H. Nurse. 22d Bo: Infy); Africa General Service 1902-56, 1 clasp, Somaliland 1902-04 (Capt: H. H. Nurse. 122nd Rajput: Infty:) mounted as originally worn, polished, therefore good fine or better, last unique to Regiment (2) £500-£700
Hammer Price: £550
Pair: Captain F. L. Blosse, West India Regiment Ashanti Star 1896, unnamed as issued; East and West Africa 1887-1900, 2 clasps, 1897-98, Sierra Leone 1898-99 (Capt. F. L. Blosse. 1/W.I.R.) unofficial retaining rod between clasps, and alteration to lugs to facilitate additional clasp, good very fine (2) £460-£550
Hammer Price: £850
Pair: Company Sergeant Major J. Adams, West India Regiment and Royal Highlanders Ashanti Star 1896, unnamed as issued; East and West Africa 1887-1900, 2 clasps, 1897-98, Sierra Leone 1898-99 (1835 Coy Sejt Major J. Adams, 2: W.I. Regt) contact marks, nearly very fine (2) £460-£550
Four: Private H. Hudson, 4th Battalion, King’s Royal Rifle Corps, who was killed in action whilst serving with the 2nd Battalion during the attack on High Wood, Somme, 8 September 1916 Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 4 clasps, Transvaal, Orange Free State, South Africa 1901, South Africa 1902 (2324 Pte H. Hudson. K.R.R.C.) clasps mounted in this order; Africa General Service 1902-56, 1 clasp, Somaliland 1902-04 (2324 Pte H. Hudson. 4th K.R.R.); British War and Victory Medals (2324...
£440–£550
Eight: Lieutenant G. S. Whitham, York and Lancaster Regiment, who was wounded in 1915 and was afterwards employed by the Ministry of Munitions in the Department of Explosive Supply, becoming Director of Ammunition Production in 1939 and rewarded with the C.M.G. and C.B.E. 1914-15 Star (2. Lieut. G. S. Whitham. York. & Lanc. R.); British War and Victory Medals (Lieut. G. S. Whitham); 1939-45 Star; Africa Star; Defence and War Medals 1939-45; Jubilee 1935, mounted as worn, nearly very fine...
£400–£500
A Knight Bachelor’s group of six awarded to Sir H. G. Pearson, Legal Advisor to the Secretary of State for India, late Captain, 81st Pioneers, Indian Army Knight Bachelor’s Badge, 1st type breast badge, silver-gilt and enamel, hallmarks for London 1924; British War and Victory Medals (Lt. H. G. Pearson.); General Service 1918-62, 1 clasp, S. Persia (Capt. H. G. Pearson, 81-Pioneers.); Jubilee 1935; Coronation 1937, the last five mounted as worn, together with mounted group of five...
Hammer Price: £650
Three: Gunner J. Morrisy, Royal Garrison Artillery Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 4 clasps, Cape Colony, Paardeberg, Driefontein, Transvaal, last clasp unofficially affixed (81838 Gnr: J. Morrisy. 15th. Coy. S.D., R.G.A.); China 1900, no clasp (81838 Gr. J. Morrisy. No. 91 Co. R.G.A.); King’s South Africa 1901-02, 2 clasps, South Africa 1901, South Africa 1902 (81838 Gnr. J. Morrissey [sic]. R.G.A.) surname officially corrected on all three, generally very fine and a rare...
Hammer Price: £480
Pair: Admiral C. H. Adair, Royal Navy, who accompanied and instructed the young Princes Albert and George on the cruise of H.M.S. Bacchante, and was later A.D.C. to their father King Edward VII Egypt and Sudan 1882-89, undated reverse, no clasp (Lieut. C. H. Adair. R.N. H.M.S. “Helicon.”); Khedive’s Star, dated 1884-6, unnamed as issued, with a fine cabinet photograph of recipient in uniform, signed by him and dated ‘1913’, mounted for wear, light contact marks, generally very...
Four: A Great War ‘Minelaying’ M.S.M. group of four awarded to Chief Engine Room Artificer First Class J. E. A. Harding, Royal Navy 1914-15 Star (269402. J. E. A. Harding. CERA.2., R.N.); British War and Victory Medals (269402. J. E. A. Harding. CERA.1. R.N.); Royal Naval Meritorious Service Medal, G.V.R. (269402. J. E. A. Harding, C.E.R.A. 1Cl. “Sandfly”. Mine laying. 1 July-11 Nov. 1918) contact marks, traces of lacquer, otherwise good very fine (4) £400-£500
A Great War M.M. group of three awarded to Sergeant R. E. Reeve, 23rd (8th City ‘Pals’) and 2nd Battalion, Manchester Regiment, late Norfolk Regiment, who was killed in action on the Western Front on 19 August 1918 Military Medal, G.V.R. (47558 L.Cpl R. E. Reeve. 23/ Manch: R.); British War and Victory Medals (47558 Sjt. R. E. Reeve. Manch. R.) nearly extremely fine (3) £400-£500
Seven: Lieutenant (Quartermaster) J. Golden, Royal Field Artillery Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 3 clasps, Cape Colony, Orange Free State, Transvaal (8679 Sgt. Clerk J. Golden. R.F.A.); King’s South Africa 1901-02, 2 clasps, South Africa 1901, South Africa 1902 (8679 Serjt: J. Golden. R.F.A.); 1914-15 Star (8679. Q.M. Sjt. - A.S. Mjr. - A.C - J. Golden, R.G.A.); British War and Victory Medals, with M.I.D. oak leaves (Q.M. & Lieut. J. Golden.); Army L.S. & G.C., G.V.R., 1st issue...
Five: Colonel G. R. T. Rundle, C.B., Royal Field Artillery Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 3 clasps, Cape Colony, Orange Free State, Transvaal (Major G. R. T. Rundle. 43/Bty., R.G.A.) engraved naming; King’s South Africa 1901-02, 2 clasps, South Africa 1901, South Africa 1902 (Major G. R. T. Rundle. R.F.A.) engraved naming; 1914-15 Star (Bt. Col. G. R. T. Rundle. R.F.A.); British War and Victory Medals, with M.I.D. oak leaves (Bt. Col. G. R. T. Rundle.) mounted as worn and housed in a...
Five: Lieutenant F. M. Edwards, Egyptian Camel Transport Corps, a Cross Country Blue at Cambridge, who was selected for the 3 mile team race at the 1908 Olympics, and was employed as a translator for Lord Allenby on his entrance into Jerusalem. He later served in the Egyptian Civil Service, and with the Cambridgeshire Home Guard 1914-15 Star (2. Lieut. F. M. Edwards. A.S.C.); British War and Victory Medals (2. Lieut. F. M. Edwards.); Defence Medal; Egypt, Order of the Nile, 5th Class...
Hammer Price: £1,000
2nd Dragoon Guards (Queen’s Bays) Other Ranks 1871 Pattern Helmet. A fine quality example, the all brass skull with frontal plate white metal star overlaid with a brass garter belt with white metal ‘2’ to the centre, complete with leather lined chin chain and black horse hair plume and brass rose finial, some minor service wear, good condition £400-£500
A well-documented group of four awarded to Able Seaman R. J. Laxton, Royal Navy, who served in H.M.S. Exeter in action against the Graf Spee at the Battle of the River Plate on 13 December 1939 1939-45 Star; Atlantic Star; Defence and War Medals 1939-45, good very fine (4) £400-£500
Royal Navy L.S. & G.C., V.R., wide suspension (T. Jones. Chf. Gunrs. Mate. H.M.S. Cambridge 21 Ys.) engraved naming, nearly extremely fine £400-£500
Five: Chief Stoker W. Curtice, Royal Navy, who drowned on active duty on 4 April 1918 China 1900, no clasp (W. Courtice [sic], Sto., H.M.S. Barfleur.); 1914-15 Star (278853, W. Curtice, Ch. Sto., R.N.); British War and Victory Medals (278853 W. Curtice. Ch. Sto. R.N.); Royal Navy L.S. & G.C., E.VII.R. (278853 William Curtice, Sto. P.O., H.M.S. Defiance.) contact marks to first and last, these very fine; the Great War awards better (5) £400-£500
Nine: Stoker Petty Officer A. R. Murrell, Royal Navy, who served in H.M.S. Suffolk during the first sighting and chase of German battleship Bismarck and her escort Prinz Eugen during the Battle of Denmark Strait, May 1941 1914-15 Star (K.21015, A. R. Murrell, Sto.1., S); British War and Victory Medals (K.21015, A. R. Murrell, Sto.1. R.N.); 1939-45 Star; Atlantic Star; Defence and War Medals 1939-45; Jubilee 1935, unnamed as issued; Royal Navy L.S. & G.C., G.V.R., 2nd issue, fixed...
Three: Gunner A. Hudson, Royal Garrison Artillery British War and Victory Medals (29725 Gnr. A. Hudson. R.A.); Khedive’s Sudan 1910-21, 2nd issue, no clasp (Gr. A. Hudson. R.G.A. 29725) contemporary engraved naming, good very fine (3) £400-£500
Pair: Major W. E. Beamish, Bedfordshire Regiment, Munster Fusiliers and North Nigeria Regiment, who having served during the Boer War, saw extensive patrol duty in the bush of North Nigeria pre and during the Great War. He was subsequently attached to the Egyptian Government and served as Political and Intelligence Officer in charge of the Western Desert Province, Red Sea, May 1918 - February 1920 Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 5 clasps, Cape Colony, Orange Free State, Transvaal, South...
Hammer Price: £440
Three: Captain A. R. Peel, South Wales Borderers, attached Nigerian Mounted Infantry, who was killed in action leading his men in a bayonet charge at Kosseoa, Cameroons, 17 November 1914 - the Regiment’s only ‘African’ casualty of 1914 1914-15 Star (Capt. A. R. Peel. S. Wales Bord.); British War and Victory Medals (Capt. A. R. Peel.) good very fine and rare to an officer casualty for this theatre (3) £400-£500
China 1842, 2 clasps, Canton 1857, Taku Forts 1860 (*** George Welsh, H.M.S. Hyacinth. ****) original suspension replaced with the 2nd China War suspension to accommodate the additional clasps (to which the recipient is not entitled), edge bruise, very fine
Pair: Surgeon Major M. O’C. Drury, Royal Army Medical Corps, who had been mentioned in despatches for his service in Burma 1885-86, and was the Army Medical Officer in Charge of the Langman Hospital, Bloemfontein, South Africa during the Boer War. On his medical staff was one Dr Conan Doyle, who went on to mention him in his book Memories and Adventures Egypt and Sudan 1882-89, undated reverse, 1 clasp, Suakin 1885 (Surgn. M. O’C. Drury. Med: Staff.) cleaned; Khedive’s Star, dated...
Six: Bombardier H. Wood, Royal Field Artillery, who served with the Pom Poms Section during the Boer War Queen’s Sudan 1896-98 (90699 Dvr. H. Woods. R.A.); Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 3 clasps, Cape Colony, Orange Free State, Transvaal (90699 Br: H. Wood, R.F.A.); King’s South Africa 1901-02, 2 clasps, South Africa 1901, South Africa 1902 (90699 Bomb: H. Wood. Pom Poms Sec: R.A.); British War and Victory Medals (44048 Bmbr. H. Wood. R.A.); Khedive’s Sudan 1896-1908, 1 clasp,...
Miniature Medal: Waterloo 1815, 21.5mm, silver (Lieut. Col. Parkinson, 33d. Regt.) contemporarily engraved in running script, with ball and wide silver wire bar suspension, good very fine £400-£500
Three: Chaplain General F. H. Beaven, Rhodesia Forces, latterly Bishop of Southern Rhodesia, who was described by men of the 2nd Rhodesia Regiment thus - ‘Bishop Beaven had appealed to our spiritual fundamentals, exhorted us to be material and cold blooded, and rubbed in the righteous war with the big “R” and the Red, White & Blue until we didn’t know whether he was a parson or soldier’ Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 1 clasp, Cape Colony (Rev. F. H. Beaven. C to F.); British...
Pair: Lieutenant D. A. Vanrenen, Manchester Regiment, later Assistant Resident in Northern Nigeria - where he and a small force were ambushed and murdered by 600 Guari tribesmen, 6 May 1909, ‘a deadly fire of poisoned arrows at short range was poured upon the British. Lieut. Vanrenen being at once killed, his body falling into the long grass...’ Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 3 clasps, Natal, Transvaal, Orange Free State (Lieut. D. A. Vanrenen, Manch: Rgt.) clasps in this order;...
Pair: The Reverend F. L. Warleigh, Chaplain, Royal Navy, who met a tragic end on his bicycle whilst trying to avoid a child, and being crushed to death by a traction engine in September 1899 Egypt and Sudan 1882-89, dated reverse, no clasp (Revd. F. L. Warleigh, B.A. Chap. R.N. H.M.S. “Northumberland”); Khedive’s Star, dated 1882, reverse engraved ‘F. L. Warleigh’, nearly extremely fine (2) £360-£440
£360–£440
Pair: Major T. E. “Teddy” Madden, 17th Musalman Rajput Infantry (The Loyal Regiment), Indian Army, portrayed as a loveable rogue and scoundrel in John Barleycorn Bahadur, Old Time Taverns of India, with his death - contested as ‘murder for diplomatic reasons’ by his wife - gaining international press coverage Africa General Service 1902-56, 1 clasp, Somaliland 1902-04 (Capt: T. E. Madden, 17th Infty: I.A.) partially officially renamed; Delhi Durbar 1903, silver (Capt. T. E. Madden...
Hammer Price: £380
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