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Four: Warrant Officer Samuel Edwards, Middlesex Regiment, late Royal Fusiliers and Shropshire Light Infantry Hong Kong Plague 1894 (Private S. Edwards, S.L.I.); British War and Victory Medals (G-51464 W.O. Cl. 2. S. Edwards. Midd’x R.); Army L.S. & G.C., E.VII.R. (6635 Sjt: S. Edwards. R. Fus.) the first with edge bruising and contact marks, otherwise nearly very fine or better (4) £1,600-£2,000
Hammer Price: £2,400
A Great War ‘Western Front’ 1918 D.C.M., M.M. group of four awarded to Corporal John Markinson, 8th Battalion, West Yorkshire Regiment Distinguished Conduct Medal, G.V.R. (305208 Cpl. J. Markinson. M.M. 8/W. York: R.); Military Medal, G.V.R. (305208 Cpl. J. Markinson. 8/W. York: R.); British War and Victory Medals (1658 Cpl. J. Markinson. W. York. R.) mounted court-style for display, light contact marks, otherwise very fine (4) £1,600-£2,000
Hammer Price: £2,600
Waterloo 1815 (Corp. John Whittaker, 33rd Regiment Foot.) fitted with later replacement steel clip and plain ring suspension, edge bruising and contact marks, otherwise better than good fine £1,400-£1,800
Hammer Price: £1,400
Hong Kong Plague 1894, silver issue (Private J. Laffin, S.L.I.) officially impressed naming, edge bruise, traces of lacquer, good very fine £1,400-£1,800
Hammer Price: £2,000
A fine Great War ‘Manchester Pals’ Western Front M.C. group of four awarded to Major H. W. Walker, 21st (6th City ‘Pals’) Battalion, Manchester Regiment, for his gallantry in continuing to command “D” Company despite his severe wounds, and successfully capturing his objectives and some 90 prisoners in the process, at the ‘Salford’ and ‘Munich’ Trenches near Beaumont Hamel on 11 January 1917 Military Cross, G.V.R., the reverse neatly contemporarily engraved ‘Captain...
A scarce Great War ‘German East Africa’ O.B.E. and D.C.M. group of five awarded to Major F. W. Gardner, Royal Army Ordnance Corps, who was also twice mentioned for services in East Africa The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire, O.B.E. (Military) Officer’s 1st type breast badge, hallmarks for London 1919; Distinguished Conduct Medal, G.V.R. (3926 Condr: F. W. Gardner. A.O.C.); British War and Victory Medals, with M.I.D. oak leaves (Major F. W. Gardner.); Army L.S. & G.C.,...
Hammer Price: £1,900
A Second War ‘Fall of Tobruk’ M.C. group of seven awarded to Captain C. R. Featherstone, Union Defence Force, for conspicuous bravery and devotion to duty when he led 46 men to their escape, following the fall of during Tobruk Military Cross, G.VI.R., reverse officially dated 1942; British War and Victory Medals, with M.I.D. oak leaves (Lieut. C. R. Featherstone); 1939-45 Star; Africa Star, 1 clasp, 8th Army; War Medal 1939-45; Africa Service Medal, these all officially named ‘9527...
Hammer Price: £4,000
The extremely rare Aero Club of America’s Medal for Honour and Merit awarded to Air Commodore P. F. Fullard, Royal Air Force and Royal Flying Corps Aero Club of America Medal for Honour and Merit 1917, 67mm, bronze, the obverse featuring a winged female figure representing the Muse of the Air encircled by a ring of stars, with an additional ring of stars around her head, ‘Coeli Colis, Stellarum Corona’ [‘To the heroes of the skies, a crown of stars’] around, the reverse...
£1,400–£1,800
A fine Great War ‘Battle of Loos’ 1915 D.C.M. and French Medaille Militaire group of five awarded to Sergeant William Hogg, 2nd Battalion, Royal Scots Fusiliers, for conspicuous gallantry near Hulluch on 26 September 1915, when he took charge of the battalion machine-guns after the Machine-gun Officer was wounded, an action graphically depicted in Deeds That Thrill The Empire Distinguished Conduct Medal, G.V.R. (A-6170 Sjt: W. Hogg. 2/R. Sco: Fus:); 1914-15 Star (A-6170 Sjt. W. Hogg....
Hammer Price: £3,200
Naval General Service 1793-1840, 1 clasp, Egypt (William Caworth.) light contact marks, otherwise good very fine £1,400-£1,800
Hammer Price: £1,600
A Great War ‘Givenchy/Cuinchy’ December 1914-January 1915 operations D.C.M. group of four awarded to Sergeant F. W. Marsh, 1st Battalion, Loyal North Lancashire Regiment, who was killed in action on 26 January 1915, when a high-explosive shell detonated whilst ‘orderly room’ was being held in a farm yard causing many casualties Distinguished Conduct Medal, G.V.R. (1330 Sjt: F. W. Marsh.1/L.N. Lanc: Regt.); 1914 Star, with clasp (1330 Sjt. F. W. Marsh. L.N. Lan: R.); British War...
Five: Lieutenant B. H. Harding, Southern Rhodesian Forces, who served with the Long Range Desert Group (LRDG) from August 1944 until its disbandment, serving in Captain J. Olivey’s eleven-man Z.1. Patrol in Greece 1939-45 Star; Italy Star; War Medal 1939-45, all unnamed as issued; Africa Service Medal 1939-45 (SR.599042 B. H. Harding.); Army L.S. & G.C., E.II.R., Rhodesia & Nyasaland (0367. Lt. B. H. Harding.) officially engraved naming, mounted as worn, very fine (5) £1,400-£1,800
Hammer Price: £2,200
A 1899 ‘Arakan Hill Tracts’ C.I.E., Great War ‘Italy Operations’ O.B.E. group of six awarded to Lieutenant-Colonel R. H. Greenstreet, Special List, late Indian Police Service, who served during the Great War as Assistant Provost Marshal and Deputy Assistant Quartermaster General, and was twice Mentioned in Despatches The Most Eminent Order of the Indian Empire, C.I.E., Companion’s 2nd type breast badge, gold and enamel, with integral top brooch bar; The Most Excellent Order of...
A scarce Great War ‘Salonika’ D.C.M. group of five awarded to Private E. S. D. Moore, Nottinghamshire Yeomanry, for his gallantry and coolness when sent out as a lone decoy to lure into an ambush a patrol of Germany cavalry on 17 April 1916; Moore was mounted on a specially chosen Charger in order to outpace the enemy should an attempt have been made to capture him Distinguished Conduct Medal, G.V.R. (989 Pte. E. S. D. Moore. Notts: Yeo:); Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 4 clasps,...
Hammer Price: £1,700
An Order of St. John group of three awarded to Surgeon Major J. H. Rivers, Royal Army Medical Corps and Egyptian Army The Order of St. John of Jerusalem, Serving Brother’s breast badge, silver and enamel, rev. engraved, ‘Captain John Herbert Rivers, R.A.M.C., 1901’; Ottoman Empire, Order of Osmanieh, 4th Class breast badge, silver, silver-gilt and enamel, rosette on ribbon; Khedive’s Sudan 1896-19081 clasp, Nyam-Nyam (Major, R.A.M.C.), mounted as worn, nearly extremely fine (3) ...
Hammer Price: £1,000
A Great War ‘Evacuation of Gallipoli’ D.S.M. group of five awarded to Chief Stoker J. Widdicombe, Royal Navy Distinguished Service Medal, G.V.R. (146294 J. Widdicombe, Ch. Sto., Gallipoli Opns. 1915-6); 1914-15 Star (146294 J. Widdicombe, C. Sto., R.N.); British War and Victory Medals (146294 J. Widdicombe. Ch. Sto. R.N.); Royal Navy L.S. & G.C., G.V.R., 1st issue (146294 John Widdicombe. Ch. Sto. H.M.S. St. George) good very fine and better (5) £1,200-£1,600
Hammer Price: £1,300
A scarce Second War C.B.E. and Lloyd’s War Medal for Bravery group of ten awarded to Captain J. H. Biggs, Master of the S.S. Strathallan, for gallantry when his ship was torpedoed and sunk by an enemy submarine in December 1942 The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire, C.B.E. (Civil) Commander’s 2nd type, neck badge, silver-gilt and enamels, in its Garrard & Co. Ltd. case of issue; 1914-15 Star (Lieut. J. H. Biggs. R.N.R.); British War and Victory Medals (Lieut. J. H. Biggs....
Waterloo 1815 (Edward Dowling 2nd Batt. 30th Reg. Foot.) fitted with replacement steel clip and ring suspension, nearly extremely fine £1,200-£1,600
A scarce Second War ‘Indian Army’ R.R.C. group of four awarded to Principal Matron Miss Leonora G. Hughes, Queen Alexandra’s Imperial Military Nursing Service Royal Red Cross, 1st Class (R.R.C.), G.VI.R. 1st issue, silver-gilt, gold, and enamel, reverse dated 1944, on lady’s bow riband; India General Service 1908-35, 1 clasp, North West Frontier 1930-31 (Sister L. G. Hughes. Q.A.I.M.N.S.); Defence and War Medals 1939-45, extremely fine, the IGS rare to unit (4) £1,200-£1,600
A Great War ‘Western Front’ D.C.M. group of three awarded to Lance-Corporal W. T. Coote, 1/4th Battalion, York and Lancaster Regiment, for conspicuous gallantry near Thiepval in September 1916, when he went across “No Man’s Land” in broad daylight and full view of the enemy snipers, and brought in several wounded men, who had been lying there for some days Distinguished Conduct Medal, G.V.R. (4253 L. Cpl. W. T. Coote. 1/4 Y. & L. R. -T.F.); British War and Victory Medals (4253...
Hammer Price: £950
Waterloo 1815 (Serj. John Hutchings, 10th Royal Reg. Hussars.) fitted with original steel clip and bar suspension, frayed original ribbon, clip a little loose, edge bruising and heavily polished, otherwise dark toned, fine £1,000-£1,400
A Great War ‘Fauquissart Sector, January 1917’ D.C.M. group of four awarded to Private Fred Embleton, 2nd Battalion, London Regiment Distinguished Conduct Medal, G.V.R. (1824 Pte. F. Embleton. 2/Lond: R.); 1914-15 Star (1824 Pte. F. Embleton, 2-Lond. R.); British War and Victory Medals (1824 Pte. F. Embleton. 2-Lond. R.) medals unmounted, toned, nearly extremely fine (4) £1,000-£1,400
A Great War ‘Dadizeele, October 1918’ D.C.M. group of five awarded to Private E. T. Forrest, 1st Battalion, Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers, late South Lancashire Regiment Distinguished Conduct Medal, G.V.R. (59524 Pte. E. T. Forrest. 1/R. Innis: Fus.); British War and Victory Medals (202850 Pte. E. Forrest. S. Lan. R.); Belgium, Kingdom, Military Decoration, A.I.R., silver-gilt; Croix de Guerre, A.I.R., mounted in incorrect order, very fine (5) £1,000-£1,400
Waterloo 1815 (Geo. Mearvin, Gunner, Royal Horse Artillery.) fitted with replacement silver clip and straight bar suspension, contact marks, otherwise nearly very fine £1,000-£1,400
An extremely rare ‘Korean War’ group of three awarded to Senior Nursing Sister Miss Mary E. Hereford, Queen Alexandra’s Royal Naval Nursing Service War Medal 1939-45; Korea 1950-53, 1st issue (Snr. N.S. M. E. Hereford. Q.A.R.N.N.S.); U.N. Korea 1950-54, unnamed as issued, good very fine (3) £1,000-£1,400
Hammer Price: £900
A post-war C.B.E. and Great War M.C. group of seven awarded to the Right Reverend F. O. Thorne, Bishop of Nyasaland The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire, C.B.E. (Civil) Commander’s 2nd type neck badge, silver-gilt and enamels, complete with neck cravat in its Garrard & Co. Ltd. fitted case of issue; Military Cross, G.V.R.; 1914-15 Star (Capt: & Adjt: F. O. Thorne. Manch: R.); British War and Victory Medals (Capt. F. O. Thorne.); Coronation 1937; Coronation 1953, the last six...
Hammer Price: £800
Three: Captain V. H. ‘Fergie Bey’ Fergusson, Cameronians and Egyptian Army, who was awarded the O.B.E. for service during the operations against the Alib Dinka, 1919-20, transferred from Egyptian Army to the Civil Department of the Sudan Government in 1920, and was appointed District Commissioner of the Bahr-el-Gazel Province. Fergusson was the first officer to penetrate the Nuer country and start a native administration, including cotton growing in 1921, but was brutally murdered by...
A Second War M.C. group of six awarded to Major C. C. Fraser, Royal Engineers, attached to the 18th Field Company, Royal Bengal Sappers and Miners, for his gallantry leading an attack during an attempt to relieve Indian troops at Mezze, Syria on 20 June 1941. Wounded during this attack, he later died of wounds received in action in Italy, August 1944 Military Cross, G.VI.R., reverse officially dated 1941, in Royal Mint case of issue; 1939-45 Star; Africa Star, 1 clasp, 8th Army; Italy...
An interesting Great War C.B.E. group of four awarded to Captain F. C. H. Allenby, Royal Navy, younger brother of Field Marshal Viscount Allenby, and personal friend of King George V from their time together in the Royal Navy. Often the source of ‘high-jinx’, he was affectionately known as ‘Moon Face’ to the King’s cousin Queen Marie of Romania, and was subject to a court martial for striking a Petty Officer The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire, C.B.E. (Military)...
Hammer Price: £1,200
A Great War ‘Western Front, September 1917’ D.C.M. group of three awarded to Sergeant J. Easton, 18th (Arts and Crafts) Battalion, King’s Royal Rifle Corps, who was discharged due to wounds Distinguished Conduct Medal (C-6041 Sjt: J. Easton. 18/K.R.R.C.); British War and Victory Medals (C-6041 Sjt. J. Easton. K.R. Rif. C.) mounted for display, contact marks, otherwise very fine or better (3) £900-£1,200
Four: Captain J. Forbes, East African Medical Service attached King’s African Rifles, a Private Practitioner in Kenya from 1921 1914-15 Star (Capt. J. Forbes. E. Afr. M.S.); British War and Victory Medals (Capt. J. Forbes.); Africa General Service 1902-56, 1 clasp, East Africa 1918 (Capt. J. Forbes. E. Afr. M.S.) generally nearly extremely fine, scarce (4) £800-£1,200
Hammer Price: £750
The rare and important ‘Egypt and Sudan’ pair awarded to George Zeidan, an Interpreter attached to the Intelligence Department, who was a prolific Christian Lebanese Journalist, editor and teacher, who wrote 23 novels, and is also considered to have been one of the first thinkers to help formulate the theory of Arab Nationalism Egypt and Sudan 1882-89, undated reverse, 2 clasps, The Nile 1884-85, Abu Klea (323. Interpr. G. Zeidan.) edge bruise, scratch mark to edge after naming;...
Pair: E. A. Floyer, Inspector General of Egyptian Telegraphs, a scholar, explorer and scientist, who accompanied Kitchener on his mission to see the Mudir of Dongola, and subsequent disguised forays from Debba. Known to General Gordon, he corresponded with him at Khartoum, and also heavily contributed to Sir Reginald Wingate’s history of the Egyptian Campaigns Egypt and Sudan 1882-89, undated reverse, 1 clasp, The Nile 1884-85 (Insp: Genl Of Telegrs E. A. Floyer.); Khedive’s Star,...
Hammer Price: £700
The important ‘Nyasaland’ campaign group of four awarded to Lieutenant A. G. Sherwell, 1st King’s African Rifles, who was employed as Assistant Resident in the Colonial Legal Service and played a prominent role in putting down the Chilembwe Rebellion of 1915. He was subsequently appointed Assistant Advocate General in Khartoum in 1928, and then President of the District Court, Palestine, where he served as a judge in Haifa and Jerusalem Africa General Service 1902-56, 1 clasp,...
An interesting ‘Colonial Service’ O.B.E. and Somaliland 1920 group of four awarded to Sir Douglas J. Jardine [K.C.M.G.], who held the posts of Governor of North Borneo, 1934-37; Sierra Leone, 1937-41 and the Leeward Islands, 1941-44. The recipient of the rare British North Borneo Company’s Medal 1937-41, he also authored The Mad Mullah of Somaliland, and went on to suggest a daring plan to assassinate Adolf Hitler The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire, O.B.E. (Military)...
The scarce campaign group of three awarded Surgeon Major G. Shaw, Army Medical Department, who was the only British officer killed in action at Kassassin, 28 August 1882 - when he, ‘for the purpose of rendering assistance to a wounded man, voluntarily exposed himself to a scathing fire from the enemy. He was struck in the temple by a rifle bullet, which penetrated and lodged in the brain, and lived about three hours in an unconscious state’ Afghanistan 1878-80, no clasp (Surgeon. G....
Four: Colonel H. R. Milvain, 12th Lancers, who received a ‘bullet through his neck, which came out through his jaw’, during the charge of the 12th Lancers at the Battle of Diamond Hill, 11 June 1900. He later served with the 6th Reserve Cavalry Regiment during the Irish Rebellion of 1916, and served in France as Horse Master to the Royal Field Artillery. Milvain commanded the 2nd Battalion, Northumberland Home Guard during the Second World War Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 4...
Three: Captain L. H. D’O. ‘Bill’ Moule, East Lancashire Regiment and South Nigeria Regiment, who took part in active service in assorted operations against local tribesmen in South Nigeria 1903-11, largely under the command of Lieutenant-Colonel W. C. G. Heneker, D.S.O., Connaught Rangers. He married the daughter of the Irish nationalist politician Charles Stewart Parnell, and was a personal friend of Sir Roger Casement, the latter being executed for treason in August 1916...
The outstanding and extremely rare ‘double long service’ group of three awarded to Regimental Sergeant-Major E. Morel, Royal Wiltshire Imperial Yeomanry, late Life Guards Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 4 clasps, Cape Colony, Transvaal, Wittebergen, South Africa 1901 (100 Q.M. Sgt. E. Morel, 1st Impl: Yeo:); Army L.S. & G.C., V.R., 3rd issue, small letter reverse (714. Tp. Cpl. Maj: E. Morel. 2nd Life Gds.); Imperial Yeomanry L.S. & G.C., E.VII.R. (232 R.S. Maj: E. Morel. R. Wilts:...
The fascinating M.B.E. and A.G.S. Nandi pair awarded to Mr P. H. Clarke, a civilian who was attached to the 3rd Kings African Rifles for the operations in Nandi country - at the time he was the only European trader at Kisumu on the shores of Lake Victoria, where he ran the company store for Boustead, Ridley & Co. In addition he was also the Town Clerk. When vessels were required to transport the Sudanese troops for the oncoming campaign, Clarke, on behalf of his employers supplied two...
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