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# 1 - The impressive Naval General Service Medal awarded to Captain W. Black... »
The impressive Naval General Service Medal awarded to Captain W. Black, Royal Navy, present in the Aeolus at Strachan’s...
£4,000 to £6,000
# 2 - 'Throw no shot away. Aim every one. Keep cool. Work steadily. Fir... »
'Throw no shot away. Aim every one. Keep cool. Work steadily. Fire into her quarters – maindeck to maindeck, quarterdeck to quart...
£8,000 to £12,000
# 3 - The Naval General Service Medal awarded to Private A. Biggs, Royal Mar... »
The Naval General Service Medal awarded to Private A. Biggs, Royal Marines, admitted to the Foundling Hospital at Coram's Fields...
£1,600 to £2,000
# 4 - Capture of Cayenne 14 January 1809, silver-gilt, 50mm, presented by th... »
Capture of Cayenne 14 January 1809, silver-gilt, 50mm, presented by the Prince Regent of Portugal to the Officers and Men of H.M.S....
£600 to £800
# 5 - The remarkable Military General Service Medal awarded to Principal Pur... »
The remarkable Military General Service Medal awarded to Principal Purveyor M. Wreford, Medical Department, who was taken a Priso...
£2,000 to £3,000
# 6 - Military General Service 1793-1814, 2 clasps, Vittoria, Toulouse (G. F... »
Military General Service 1793-1814, 2 clasps, Vittoria, Toulouse (G. Fletcher, 3rd Dragn. Guards), very fine
£700 to £900
# 7 - The historically fascinating Military General Service Medal awarded to... »
The historically fascinating Military General Service Medal awarded to Lieutenant A. F. R. de P. des Cars, who served as a subalt...
£3,000 to £5,000
# 8 - Military General Service 1793-1814, 4 clasps, Nivelle, Nive, Orthes, T... »
Military General Service 1793-1814, 4 clasps, Nivelle, Nive, Orthes, Toulouse (W. Tiller, Serjt. 5th Foot.), good very fine
£1,000 to £1,400
# 9 - Military General Service 1793-1814, 4 clasps, Corunna, Fuentes D'... »
Military General Service 1793-1814, 4 clasps, Corunna, Fuentes D'Onor, Vittoria, Pyrenees (Thos. Robb, 92nd Foot.), very fi...
£1,400 to £1,800
# 10 - Military General Service 1793-1814, 6 clasps, Albuhera, Vittoria, Pyre... »
Military General Service 1793-1814, 6 clasps, Albuhera, Vittoria, Pyrenees, Nivelle, Nive, Orthes (W. Hunn, R. Arty.), ligh...
£1,000 to £1,400
# 11 - Army of India 1799-1826, 1 clasp, Ava (J. Horne, 1st Foot.), short-hyp... »
Army of India 1799-1826, 1 clasp, Ava (J. Horne, 1st Foot.), short-hyphen reverse, officially impressed naming, heavy edge...
£700 to £900
# 12 - Army of India 1799-1826, 1 clasp, Bhurtpoor (Gunner A. Shaipley. Regt.... »
Army of India 1799-1826, 1 clasp, Bhurtpoor (Gunner A. Shaipley. Regt. of Arty.), long-hyphen reverse, officially engraved nam...
£800 to £1,000
# 13 - Waterloo 1815 (Corp. James Maghee. 3rd. Bat. 1st Foot. or R. Scots.),... »
Waterloo 1815 (Corp. James Maghee. 3rd. Bat. 1st Foot. or R. Scots.), replacement silver ring and straight bar suspension, wit...
£1,000 to £1,400
# 14 - Waterloo 1815 (William Hoole, 10th Regiment Hussars.), original clip w... »
Waterloo 1815 (William Hoole, 10th Regiment Hussars.), original clip with replacement split-ring, with silver riband buckle, <...
£1,000 to £1,400
# 15 - Defence of Jellalabad 1842, Flying Victory, silver-gilt disc with fros... »
Defence of Jellalabad 1842, Flying Victory, silver-gilt disc with frosted finish, an unnamed trial or specimen, good very fine
£200 to £300
# 16 - Defence of Jellalabad 1842, Mural Crown (William Miller), engraved nam... »
Defence of Jellalabad 1842, Mural Crown (William Miller), engraved naming, pierced with ring and silver loop suspension, ve...
£400 to £600
# 17 - Meanee 1843 (Gunga Deen Ahir 12th Regt.), impressed naming, replacemen... »
Meanee 1843 (Gunga Deen Ahir 12th Regt.), impressed naming, replacement silver clip and straight-bar suspension, good very...
£280 to £320
# 18 - New Zealand 1845-66, reverse dated '1845 to 1847' (Mr Charle... »
New Zealand 1845-66, reverse dated '1845 to 1847' (Mr Charles Scott Naval Cadet, H.M.S. 'Racehorse'), officially impressed nam...
£2,500 to £3,000
# 19 - The India General Service Medal awarded to Colour-Sergeant P. Green, 8... »
The India General Service Medal awarded to Colour-Sergeant P. Green, 80th & 75th Regiments of Foot, who took a very fine Victoria...
£3,000 to £5,000
# 20 - China 1856-60, 5 clasps, Fatshan 1857, Canton 1857, Taku Forts 1858, T... »
China 1856-60, 5 clasps, Fatshan 1857, Canton 1857, Taku Forts 1858, Taku Forts 1860, Pekin 1860, unnamed as issued, private rive...
£800 to £1,200
A landmark collection of D.C.M.'s for the Second World War 1939-45 - The Property of a Gentleman
4 D.C.M.'s to the East Yorkshire Regiment.An outstanding Second World War 'Desert Rats' immediate D.C.M. group of seven awarded to Company Sergeant-Major T. A. Mattock, East Yorkshire Regiment, late York & Lancaster Regiment (Territorials)He was recommended 'for the highest possible award' after displaying magnificent courage in taking out two enemy machine-gun posts on the Gazala Line in June 1942, the second of them after being wounded in the face, neck and arm by a Breda bombDistinguished Conduct Medal, G.VI.R. (4739803 W.O. Cl. II T. A. Mattock, E. York R.); 1939-45 Star; Africa Star, clas...
8 D.C.M.'s awarded to the Bedfordshire & Hertfordshire Regiment.A fine Second World War relief of Tobruk operations D.C.M. group of seven awarded to Platoon Sergeant-Major W. J. Kemp, Bedfordshire & Hertfordshire Regiment, who was wounded during a ferocious hand-to-hand engagement in the early days of Operation “Crusader”Distinguished Conduct Medal, G.VI.R. (7811727 W.O. Cl. 3 W. J. Kemp, Bedfs. & Herts. R.); General Service 1918-62, 1 clasp, Palestine (7811727 C./Sjt. W. J. Kemp, Bedfs. & Herts.); 1939-45 Star; Africa Star; Defence and War Medals; Army L.S. & G.C., G.VI.R., Regular Army (7811...
14 D.C.M.'s to the Lancashire Fusiliers.A Second War 1943 ‘Tunisian Campaign - North Africa’ D.C.M. group of five awarded to Lance Sergeant S. Myers, 2nd Battalion, Lancashire Fusiliers, for his gallantry in repelling a German night attack carried out in the mountains under the cover of a heavy mistDistinguished Conduct Medal, G.VI.R. (3446805 L. Sjt. S. Myers. Lan. Fus.) light contact marks; 1939-45 Star; Africa Star; Italy Star; War Medal 1939-45, generally very fine (5)D.C.M. London Gazette 15 June 1943:‘In recognition of gallant and distinguished services in North Africa.’The original reco...
15 D.C.M.'s to the Royal Scots Fusiliers.A fine Second World War B.E.F. 1940 operations D.C.M. group of eight awarded to Major T. G. Williams, Army Cadet Force, late Royal Scots Fusiliers and Cameronians, who post-war won a mention in despatches for his services in MalayaDistinguished Conduct Medal, G.VI.R. (3129046 Sjt. T. G. Williams, R.S. Fus.); 1939-45 Star; Africa Star; Italy Star; France and Germany Star; Defence and War Medals 1939-45; General Service 1918-62, 1 clasp, Malaya, G.VI.R., with M.I.D. oak leaf (3129046 W.O. Cl. 2 T. G. Williams, D.C.M., Cameronians), generally very fine or...
A very rare Second War ‘Madagascar Operations’ D.C.M. group of five awarded to Corporal H. Lyle, Royal Scots Fusiliers, who stormed a Vichy machine-gun position in the night attack on Antsirane the day following the landings in May 1942Distinguished Conduct Medal, G.VI.R. (3126021 Cpl. H. Lyle, R. S. Fus.); 1939-45 Star; Africa Star; Defence and War Medals 1939-45, the first with contact marks and edge bruise, and largely officially re-impressed naming, nearly very fine, the remainder good very fine (5)D.C.M. London Gazette 16 June 1942. The original recommendation states:‘During the night att...
A good Burma operations D.C.M. group of six awarded to Sergeant R. Liddell, Royal Scots Fusiliers, late King's Own Scottish BorderersDistinguished Conduct Medal, G.VI.R. (3187413 Sjt. R. Liddell. R. S. Fus.), on its original pin; General Service 1918-62, 1 clasp, Palestine (3187413 Pte. R. Liddell. K.O.S.B.); 1939-45 Star; Burma Star; Defence and War Medals 1939-45, good very fine (6)D.C.M. London Gazette 22 March 1945. The original recommendation was for an M.M.; this was duly upgraded on the strength of his citation:'‘On 3rd October 1944 in North Burma, Sgt. Liddell was Platoon Sergeant of t...
6 D.C.M.'s to the Duke of Wellington's Regiment - this unique for Anzio.An outstanding Second War ‘Anzio Beachhead’ Immediate D.C.M. group of seven awarded to Company Sergeant-Major Ernest McNea, The Duke of Wellington’s Regiment, who died of wounds during the Anzio operations; such was the Battalion’s reputation that it was afterwards selected to represent the British Army at the victory parade to mark the formal entry into Rome - whilst his mother went to Buckingham Palace to receive his D.C.M. from the hands of The KingDistinguished Conduct Medal, G.VI.R. (4611239 W.O. Cl. 2. E. McNea. D.W....
20 D.C.M.'s to the Hampshire Regiment.A Second War ‘Burma Operations’ D.C.M. group of five awarded to Sergeant L. J. Rawlins, Hampshire Regiment, attached Gold Coast Regiment, for his gallantry firstly in saving a wounded comrade under intense enemy fire in February 1944, and secondly for effecting a daring escape from captivity having been taken Prisoner of War by the Japanese in March 1944, bringing back with him much valuable information about the enemy position and strengthDistinguished Conduct Medal, G.VI.R. (5496658 Sjt. L. J. Rawlins. Hamps. R.); 1939-45 Star; Burma Star; Defence and Wa...
33 D.C.M.'s awarded to the Black Watch.A good Immediate El Wishka Ridge D.C.M. awarded to Regimental Sergeant-Major (Warrant Officer Class I) G. P. Turner, The Black WatchDistinguished Conduct Medal, G.VI.R. (2750855 A/W.O.Cl.II. G. P. Turner. Black Watch.); 1939-45 Star; Africa Star, clasp, 8th Army; Italy Star; France and Germany Star; Defence and War Medals 1939-45, mounted as worn, very fine (7)D.C.M. London Gazette 4 May 1943. The citation states:'During the attack on the EL WISHKA RIDGE on night 23/24 Oct 1942, Sjt. Turner displayed a complete disregard for his own safety and led his sec...
An Immediate Wadi Akarit 1943 D.C.M. awarded to Private E. R. Elliott, The Black WatchDistinguished Conduct Medal, G.VI.R. (4984378 Pte. E. R. Elliott. Black Watch.), suspension re-affixed, heavy contact marks, fineD.C.M. London Gazette 22 July 1943. The citation states:'For conspicuous gallantry and determination at the QUADI AKARIT on 6 Apl 1943.Pte Elliot's section had taken part in the counter-attack against the enemy just before dark and had occupied a forward position well in advance of our line. At 2300 hrs. the section was attached by an enemy patrol of not less than 25 men. Although a...
7 D.C.M.'s to the Sherwood Foresters.A fine Second World War escaper’s D.C.M. awarded to Corporal W. Corkery, The Sherwood Foresters (Nottinghamshire & Derbyshire Regiment), who was captured in Norway in April 1940: at length finding himself in a P.O.W. camp in Poland, he and a comrade made a break for the Russian lines and, following much hardship, were handed over to the British Embassy in MoscowDistinguished Conduct Medal, G.VI.R. (3511456 Cpl. W. Corkery, Foresters), good very fineD.C.M. London Gazette 4 November 1941:‘In recognition of distinguished services in the Field.’William Corkery...
9 D.C.M.'s to The Loyal Regiment (North Lancashire).A well-documented Second War ‘1940’ D.C.M. group of seven awarded to Warrant Officer Class II H. Sherriff, 1st Battalion, The Loyal Regiment (North Lancashire), for his gallantry in silencing two enemy machine-guns with his Bren Gun, whilst acting as part of a bridge guard at Pont-a-Chin, near Tournai, 22 May 1940A veteran of the Shanghai Emergency, he went on to serve as part of the rearguard to enable the Dunkirk evacuation, and was amongst the last British troops to be evacuated on the night of 2/3 June 1940Distinguished Conduct Medal, G.V...
A Second War ‘Abyssinian theatre’ D.C.M. group of seven awarded to Company Sergeant Major, later Captain, W. H. Twyman, The Loyal Regiment, attached 2nd Battalion, The Gold Coast RegimentDistinguished Conduct Medal, G.VI.R. (3850823 W.O. Cl. 2 W. H. Twyman. Loyal R.); General Service 1918-62, 1 clasp, Palestine (3850823 Sjt. W. H. Twyman. Loyals); 1939-45 Star; Burma Star; Africa Star; War Medal 1939-45, these four all privately named ‘P/234316 Capt. W. H. Twyman’; Army L.S. & G.C., G.VI.R., 1st issue, Regular Army (3850823 W.O. Cl. 2. W. H. Twyman. (D.C.M.) Loyal R.) edge bruising and contact...
12 D.C.M.'s to the Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry - just three of these for the Battles in France & Belgium 1940.A rare and outstanding Fall of France 1940 D.C.M. awarded to Sergeant-Major C. W. J. Roby, Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light InfantryDistinguished Conduct Medal, G.VI.R. (5378576 Sjt. C. W. J. Roby, Oxf. & Bucks. L.I.), good very fineD.C.M. London Gazette 20 August 1940:'For gallant and distinguished services in action in connection with recent operations.'Christopher William James Roby, a reservist who rejoined the Oxfordshire & Buckinghamshire Regiment on the o...
10 D.C.M.'s to the Middlesex Regiment.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 RidgeDistinguished 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)D.C.M. London Gazette 4 May 1943.The original recommendation for the immediate award of the Distinguished Conduct Medal states:‘North Africa: Battle of Alemein [acti...
12 D.C.M.'s to the York & Lancaster Regiment.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 1944Distinguished Conduct Medal, G.VI.R. (3658104 A.W.O. Cl. 2. H. Beckett. Y. & L. R.) unit partially officially corrected; 1939-45 Star; Burma Star; Italy Star; Defence and War Medals 1939-45, mounted fo...
'Dear Mrs Ellis, I enclose a letter received from HQ, 49th Division, notifying your husband of the award to him of the Distinguished Conduct Medal.His cheerfulness, willingness and bravery was always an inspiration to us all. His death was a great blow to the Battalion. Had he lived he would by now have been a Serjeant.As you know, the D.C.M. is the next highest award to the Victoria Cross and it is very rare that a soldier under the rank of Serjeant is awarded such an honour.Your husband won the decoration when a Private soldier.I hope that this award will help you to bear your loss more easi...
27 D.C.M.'s to the Durham Light Infantry.The unique immediate Primasole Bridge D.C.M. awarded to Company Sergeant-Major F. Thompson, Durham Light Infantry, having already taken a 'mention' for his services, he won his decoration in the unit's iconic action, before being killed in action on 9 August 1943Distinguished Conduct Medal, G.VI.R. (4455800 A/W.O.Cl.II. F. Thompson. Durh. L.I.), on its original pin; 1939-45 Star; Africa Star; Italy Star; Defence and War Medals 1939-45, with M.I.D. oak leaf, good very fineFor the action at Primasole Bridge, the unit took a remarkable 4 M.C.'s, with 1 Sec...
19 D.C.M.'s to the Argyll & Sutherland Highlanders.The remarkable and outstanding escaper's D.C.M. group of three awarded to Lance-Corporal J. R. Tomlinson, Argyll & Sutherland HighlandersHaving been taken a Prisoner of War at Bethune in 27 May 1940, he made an epic escape to Russia, travelling in disguise under the nose of the enemy and on several occasions offering the Hitler salute to prove their motivations; they eventually crossed into Russia and were held captive at the notorious Lubyanka Prison, Moscow - Tomlinson came through the ordeal and was eventually discharged as unfit for furthe...
18 D.C.M.'s to the Gordon Highlanders.'The next day I had only one N.C.O. left in the Platoon, a Corporal who was not suitable to be a Sergeant. So, after an argument, I managed to get Private Stephenson to be my Sergeant instead of the Corporal who retired to the rear.Stephenson had been Officers' Mess Sergeant in the South Staffordshire depot but he wanted action, which was refused, so he collected the Christmas turkey too late to be cooked! He therefore joined us a Private. He was the greatest support I ever had. Unfortunately, he was killed by a sniper in Normandy.'The wartime recollection...
138 D.C.M.'s to the Royal Artillery.A Second War ‘Dunkirk 1940’ D.C.M. group of eight awarded to Warrant Officer Class I W. E. Bedworth, 60th (Royal Welsh Fusiliers) Anti-Tank Regiment, Royal ArtilleryDistinguished Conduct Medal, G.VI.R. (5102817 A-Sjt. W. E. Bedworth. R.A.); 1939-45 Star; Africa Star, 1 clasp, 8th Army; Italy Star; France and Germany Star; Defence and War Medals 1939-45, with M.I.D. oak leaf; Efficiency Medal, G.VI.R., 2nd issue, Territorial (5102817 W.O. Cl.1. W. E. Bedworth. D.C.M. R.A.), first initial officially corrected on last, nearly extremely fine (8)D.C.M. London Gaz...
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 fireDistinguished 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 original investiture pin, extremely fine (4)D.C.M. London Gazette 21st December 1944. Presented personally by Fi...
A North-West Europe Operation Pheasant Immediate D.C.M. group of six awarded to Gunner K. S. Williams, 116th (Royal Welch Fusiliers) Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment, Royal ArtilleryDistinguished Conduct Medal, G.VI.R. (887308 Gnr. K. S. Williams, R.A.); 1939-45 Star; France and Germany Star; Defence and War Medals 1939-45; Efficiency Medal, Territorial, G.VI.R., 1st issue (887308 Gnr. K. S. Williams. R.A.), contact marks and edge bruising, very fine (6)D.C.M. London Gazette 1 March 1945. The citation states:‘On 27 Oct 44 during the attack on the outskirts of s’Hertogenbosch a tp of LAA SP guns wa...
42 D.C.M.'s to the Royal Tank Regiment.An outstanding Second World War immediate D.C.M. group of four awarded to Trooper L. Acaster, 4th Royal Tank Regiment (R.A.C.), who feigned death after his tank was hit by enemy fire at Ed Duda in North Africa in November 1941Although 'he was badly wounded in the face and his eyes were filled with blood, rendering him half blind', he subsequently drove his tank back to our lines and 'set an example which has rarely been equalled in the service'Just five days later he was evacuated from Tobruk in the S.S. Chakdina, which ship fell victim to a torpedo dropp...
32 D.C.M.'s to the Royal Signals.An interesting 1945 D.C.M. group of three awarded to Lance-Sergeant J. Greenhalgh, Royal SignalsHaving been taken a Prisoner of War on 31 May 1940 around Dunkirk, Greenhalgh made good his time 'behind the wire', committing acts of sabotage and also passing '...matters of military importance' on events at Poznan back to England via secret code - it appears that perhaps his decoration stems from this workDistinguished Conduct Medal, G.VI.R. (2319083 Cpl. J. S. Greenhalgh. R. Signals.), on original pin; 1939-45 Star; War Medal 1939-45, good very fine (3)D.C.M. Lon...
5 D.C.M.'s to the Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers, of only 6 awarded in the period 1920-97.The unique Second War ‘Middle East operations’ D.C.M. group of six awarded to Staff Sergeant G. G. Parrott, Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers, who was twice M.I.D. for his services with the Royal Army Ordnance Corps - including in Palestine in 1939. He was taken prisoner of war at the fall of Crete, 1 June 1941Distinguished Conduct Medal, G.VI.R. (7873283 S. Sjt. G. G. Parrott. R.E.M.E.); General Service 1918-62, 1 clasp, Palestine, with M.I.D. oak leaf (7873283. Sjt. G. G. Parrott. R.A...
8 Imperial D.C.M.'s awarded to the King's African Rifles.A rare Second War ‘Somaliland operations’ D.C.M. group of six awarded to Askari Simon, 2nd Battalion, King’s African Rifles, for his gallantry during the famous defence of the Tug Argan Pass in August 1940Distinguished Conduct Medal, G.VI.R. (5424 Askari Simon. K.A. Rif.); 1939-45 Star; Africa Star; Burma Star; Defence and War Medals 1939-45, contact marks, very fine (6) K.A.R. D.C.M. London Gazette 11 February 1941:‘In recognition of gallant and distinguished services in Somaliland.’One of eleven ‘African’ D.C.M.s gazetted in 1941 (four...
4 D.C.M.'s to the Imperial Light Horse/Kimberley Regiment - just 54 D.C.M.'s were issued to the South African Forces and 9 of these were for Italy.A good Immediate Monte Salvaro 1944 D.C.M. awarded to Sergeant J. S. Perkins, Imperial Light Horse/Kimberley RegimentDistinguished Conduct Medal, G.VI.R. (38269V Sgt. J. S. Perkins. I.L.H.K.R. UDF. Duplicate), contact marks, nearly very fine D.C.M. London Gazette 10 May 1945. The citation states:'At M. SALVARO, Pt 826, M.R. L739264 on the 23 Oct. 44 the Bn was engaged in an attack on a commanding and well defended mountain peak. As they advanced cas...
Awards for Gallant or Distinguished Service
The Great War C.B.E. and Italian Medal of Valour group of nine awarded to Captain F. E. M. Garforth, Royal Navy, who additionally survived the sinking of H.M.S. Russell when she struck two mines outside of Valetta harbour on 27 April 1916The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire, C.B.E. (Military), Commander's 1st Type neck Badge, silver-gilt and enamel; China 1900, 1 clasp, Relief of Pekin (Lieut. F. E. M. Garforth, R.N., H.M.S. Orlando); 1914-15 Star (Commr. F. E. M. Garforth, R.N.); British War and Victory Medals (Capt F. E. M. Garforth. R.N.); Defence and War Medals 1939-45; Jubilee 1...
An unusual 1940 B.E.M. awarded to Boatman R. Sivewright, who went to the rescue of a fisherman who had been thrown into heavy seas off Dry Harbour, JamaicaBritish Empire Medal, G.VI.R., Civil Division (Ronald Seivewright), good very fineB.E.M. London Gazette 28 June 1940:'[Joint citation with William Leslie & Elleanah Williams - both also B.E.M.]On Wednesday, 8th November, 1939, at about 7 a.m. a party of men were fishing on a rock about 1.5 miles from Dry Harbour, Jamaica. It was the hurricane period and a heavy sea was running, with the tides dashing over the rock. A great wave swept the roc...
The well-documented Coastal Forces Alexandria Special Flotilla Aegean 1945 Motor Launch Commanders D.S.C. group of five awarded to Lieutenant R. 'Schultz' Hylton, Royal Naval Volunteer ReserveA veteran of Operation Jubilee - the Dieppe Raid - he then served as Skipper of ML-307, being tasked with 'behind the lines' drops of cargo of the Special Forces nature - namely inserting the men of the Long Range Desert Group and the Special Boat Service onto the occupied Aegean islands at night; they would lay up under camouflage netting by day before taking off the operatorsDistinguished Service Cross,...
The superb 'V.C. Winning, Q-Ship action' D.S.M. group of five awarded to Leading Seaman T. S. Cunningham Royal Navy, who served with Stock Force when her skipper, Lieutenant Harold Auten, won his Victoria CrossOne of the ship's two gunners, Cunningham's was the difficult task of remaining in position, unseen, letting their prey inch closer, even as the vessel slowly sank around himDistinguished Service Medal, G.V.R. (J.7483. T R Cunningham, Ldg. Sea., English Channel, 30th July 1918.); 1914-15 Star (J.7483. T. R. Cunningham A.B.. R.N.); British War and Victory Medals (J.7483. T. R. Cunningham....
A Second World War D.S.M. awarded to Able Seaman G. V. Woods, Royal Navy, who was decorated for H.M.S. Firedrake's successful encounter with the Italian submarine Durbo in October 1940, in which valuable documents were recovered by a boarding partyDistinguished Service Medal, G.VI.R. (SSX. 17822 G. V. Woods, A.B., R.N.), impressed naming, good very fineD.S.M. London Gazette 3 December 1940:'For courage and resource in recent successful actions against Italian submarines.'George Verdun Woods was born in Suffolk on 10 May 1916 and signed-up for five years' service in the Royal Navy as a 'special...
A good Second World War 'PQ. 16 Arctic convoy' D.S.M. pair awarded to Seaman A. F. Noble, Royal Naval Reserve, who was decorated for his gallant work on the twin Lewis gun in H.M. trawler St. Elstan, facing off a Luftwaffe 'golden comb' attackDistinguished Service Medal, G.VI.R. (X19670A. A. F. Noble, Smn., R.N.R), in its case of issue; Royal Naval Reserve L.S. & G.C., G.VI.R., 1st issue (19670A. A. F. Noble, Smn., R.N.R.), surname officially corrected on the last, extremely fine (2)D.S.M. London Gazette 25 August 1942:'For distinguished services in H.M. ships in taking convoys to and from Mur...
The 'Operation Torch' D.S.M. group of six awarded to Engineman A. Wilkinson, Royal Naval Patrol Service, who was decorated for his gallant deeds in the 52nd (Assault) Landing Craft FlotillaDistinguished Service Medal, G.VI.R. (KX.112677 A. Wilkinson. Engn. R.N.P.S.); 1939-45 Star; Atlantic Star, clasp, France and Germany; Africa Star, clasp, North Africa 1942-43; Italy Star; War Medal 1939-45, mounted as worn, very fine (6)D.S.M. London Gazette 13 April 1943, the original citation states.'For bravery and skill in action against Enemy submarines and in operations in North African Waters'.The or...
'Two muffled depth-charges were heard shortly after the first two explosions, but the hit on the destroyer seemed to have demoralised the screen, as no further attempt at a counter-attack was made. I was able to watch the whole affair quite happily from a range of two miles or so, and Petty Officer E. R. Evans, the T.G.M., was able to have a look at his victim burning furiously.'(Edward Young Commander of the submarine Storm relates the destruction of a Japanese destroyer by Petty Officer Evans in his wartime autobiography One of our Submarines, refers)A Far-East Submariners D.S.M. group of se...
Sold By Order of a Direct DescendantThe unique Rhodesian Monitoring Force K.C.B., C.B.E. group of eight awarded to Major-General Sir J. H. B. Acland, Scots Guards, who was fortunate to survive a guerilla ambush in Malaya whilst still a subaltern and went on to have a high-profile career, the highlight of which was commanding the 1,500-strong Commonwealth Monitoring Force which oversaw the first democratic elections in what is now Zimbabwe, they were tasked with keeping the peace between the Rhodesian Security Forces and 22,500 heavily armed guerrillas, a near-impossible feat which they achieve...
Sold By Order of a Direct DescendantThe Wahaika War Club awarded to Major-General J. H. B. Acland, Scots Guards, by the New Zealand Contingent of the Commonwealth Monitoring Force in RhodesiaWahaika War Club, of modern manufacture, mounted with a plaque stating, 'Wahaika (Ancient Maori War Club) Presented to Major General John Acland from NZ Contingent CMG Rhodesia Kia Ora', good very fineA photograph confirms the recipient receiving this award from Colonel David Moloney, Commanding the New Zealand Contingent, Commonwealth Monitoring Force.For the recipient's full-size awards and a biographica...
The a well-documented 'Colonial Administrators' C.M.G. group of five awarded to 2nd Lieutenant A. A. Wright, Rifle Brigade, a veteran colonial administrator who served as Governor of Fiji and the Windward IslandsThe Most Distinguished Order of St. Micheal and St. George, Companion's (C.M.G.) breast Badge, silver-gilt and enamel, in its Garrard&Co case of issue; British War and Victory Medals (2. Lieut. A. A. Wright.); Jubilee 1935, Coronation 1937, the last four mounted as worn, sold together with the Jubilee and Coronation medals attributed to the recipient's wife, light contact wear to the c...
The 1957 O.B.E., O.St.J. and C.P.M. group of six awarded to Commissioner E. J. H. Colchester-Wemyss, Bahamas Police Force, late Palestine Police, Jamaica Police & British Solomon Islands PoliceThe Most Excellent Order of the British Empire, 2nd Type, Civil Division, Officer's (O.B.E.) breast Badge, silver-gilt; The Most Venerable Order of St John of Jerusalem, Officer's Badge; General Service 1918-62, 1 clasp, Palestine (1169. 2. B. Sjt. E. J. H. Colchester-Wemyss. Pal. Police.); War Medal 1939-45; Colonial Police Medal, E.II.R., for Meritorious Service (Supt. Edward J. H. Colchester-Wemyss, B...
A Boer War D.S.O. group of six awarded to Lieutenant E. J. G. Upton, Brand's Free State Rifles, late Imperial YeomanryDistinguished Service Order, V.R., silver-gilt and enamel; Queen's South Africa 1899-1902, 3 clasps, Cape Colony, Transvaal, Wittebergen (Captain E. J. Upton. Imp: Yeo:); King's South Africa 1901-02, 2 clasps, South Africa 1901, South Africa 1902; 1914-15 Star (Lt. E. J. G. Upton Brands F.S.Rfls.); British War Medal 1914-1920 (Lt. E. J. G. Upton.); South African Victory Medal 1914-19 an unnamed example, mounted for display, very fine (5)D.S.O. London Gazette 31 October 1902: 'I...
The rare Great War and Second World War D.S.O. and Bar group of ten awarded to Hon. Colonel A. C. Taylor, Indian Army, late London Rifle Brigade and Middlesex RegimentHaving been awarded the D.S.O. for his courage as an 18-year-old subaltern at Pozières on the Somme in the summer of 1916 - a rare honour indeed for a such a junior officer - he added a Bar for like deeds south of Mersa Matruh in June 1942, when he led the 3rd Battalion, 10th Baluchis in two uphill assaultsDistinguished Service Order, G.V.R., with Second Award Bar, the reverse of the Bar officially dated '1942'; 1914-15 Star (164...
A Great War D.S.O. group of eight awarded to Lieutenant-Colonel J. R. Rowan-Robinson, Indian Army, late Leicestershire Regiment, who was commissioned from the ranks during the Anglo-Boer War, he was also thrice 'mentioned' during the Great WarDistinguished Service Order, G.V.R., silver-gilt and enamel; Queen's South Africa 1899-1902, 4 clasps, Relief of Kimberley, Paardeberg, Driefontein, Transvaal (Lt. J. R. Rowan-Robinson, Leic. Regt.); King's South Africa 1901-02, 2 clasps, South Africa 1901, South Africa 1901 (Lt. J. R. Robinson, Leic. Rgt.); 1914 Star (Captain J. R. Rowan-Robinson, D.S.O....
The 1918 D.S.O. group of four awarded to Major M. H. Roffey, Tank Corps, late Welsh Regiment, a Mechanical Engineer who was instrumental in the establishment of Hong Kong University's Department of Mechanical EngineeringDistinguished Service Order, G.V.R., silver-gilt and enamel, with integral top riband bar; 1914-15 Star (Capt. M. H. Roffey. Welsh R.); British War and Victory Medals (Major M. H. Roffey.), with M.I.D. oak leaves, mounted for wear, the gilding to the first somewhat discoloured, otherwise good very fine (4)D.S.O. London Gazette 1 January 1918.M.I.D. London Gazette 25 May 1917, 2...
The 1918 D.S.O group of six awarded to Lieutenant-Colonel G. T. Kingsford, East London (Tower Hamlets), Royal Engineers (Volunteers), later Royal Engineers, a graduate of Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge and successful solicitorHe was further 'mentioned' during the Great War, he was later to settle on the Gold Coast where he commanded the Local Forces in 1945Distinguished Service Order, G.V.R., silver-gilt and enamel, centre a little loose; British War and Victory Medals (Lt. Col G. T. Kingsford); Territorial Force War Medal 1914-19 (Major G. T. Kingsford R.E.); Coronation 1937; Territori...
A Great War D.S.O. group of seven awarded to Lieutenant-Colonel H. Garwood, Royal Garrison Artillery, possibly a member of the 'Cairo Gang', he avoided assassination on the morning of 'Bloody Sunday', potentially by having spent the night in a brothelDistinguished Service Order, G.V.R., silver-gilt and enamel, top riband bar adapted for mounting, central medallions depressed; 1914-15 Star (Capt. H. P. Garwood R.G.A.); British War and Victory Medals, with M.I.D. oak leaves (Major H. P. Garwood); Greece, Kingdom, Order of the Redeemer, 2nd type, Officer´s breast Badge, silver-gilt, gold centres...
The outstanding Great War D.S.O., Second World War O. St. J. group of nine awarded to Colonel H. A. Cape, 5th Royal Irish Lancers, late 18th HussarsHaving been wounded in the latter regiment at the battle of Talana in October 1899 - when he was 'shot through the throat' - he commanded the 5th Royal Irish Lancers in France and Flanders and was again wounded in his D.S.O.-winning exploits in the German Spring OffensiveHis subsequent award of the India General Service for the Waziristan operations of 1919-21 was one of just two such awards to the regimentDistinguished Service Order, G.V.R., silve...
(x) The superb North-West Frontier 1919 D.S.O. pair awarded to Major N. H. Prendergast, Corps of Guides, late Northern Waziristan MilitiaDistinguished Service Order, G.V.R., silver-gilt and enamel, lacking top riband bar; India General Service 1908-35, 1 clasp, Waziristan 1921-24 (Captn. N. H. Prendergast, N. W. Militia), suspension slack, very fine (2)[M.V.O.] London Gazette 3 June 1924.D.S.O. London Gazette 28 November 1919, the citation states:'He has led detachments of his corps gallantly on all operations, especially on 27th May, 1919, at Miranshah, and has always shown high, soldierly qu...
'Surrender is not an operation the Battalion has practised in peacetime, and we do not intend to start now.'A signal sent by Tim Sainthill, then commanding the 3rd Battalion, Coldstream Guards, at the fall of Tobruk in June 1942.The legendary Second World War breakout from Tobruk D.S.O. group of six awarded to Lieutenant-Colonel H. M. 'Tim' Sainthill, 3rd Battalion, Coldstream GuardsFamously ignoring orders to surrender, he orchestrated the escape of nearly 400 men from the besieged port, telling them to 'Drive hard, shoot straight and go right through in a confusion of dust and bullets''There...
Sold by Order of a Direct DescendantThe 'Anzio Landings 1944' D.S.O., 'Italy 1945' O.B.E., Bronze Star group of nine awarded to Major-General E. N. K. Estcourt, 2nd Field Regiment, Royal Regiment of ArtilleryDistinguished Service Order, silver-gilt and enamel; The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire, Officer's (O.B.E.) breast Badge, Military Division, silver-gilt; 1939-45 Star; Africa Star, 1st Army clasp; Italy Star; Defence and War Medals 1939-45; Coronation 1953; United States, Republic, Bronze Star, unnamed as issued, mounted as worn by Spink & Son, sold together with a riband bar f...
A Great War A.R.R.C. group of five awarded to Acting Sister M. F. Smith, Queen Alexandra’s Imperial Military Nursing Service Reserve & British Red Cross and Order of St John of JerusalemThe gallant Scot Smith volunteered - and saw active service - in France in 1914 and would see further active service on Hospital Ships, in Salonika and at homeRoyal Red Cross, 2nd Class (A.R.R.C.), G.V.R., silver and enamel, with bow riband; 1914 Star (M. F. Smith. B.R.C.S. & O.St.J.J.); British War & Victory Medals (M. F. Smith. B.R.C.S. & O.St.J.J.); together with a double-issue British War Medal 1914-20 (A....
A remarkable Second War G.M. group of four awarded to Major W. S. Borthwick, No. 11 Bomb Disposal Company, Royal Engineers, who - in the space of 12 months - cleared 1600 mines on Scotland's east coastThe perilous nature of his work was painfully apparent one day in September 1945, when four members of his team were killed by uncharted mines on Peffer SandsSo, too, when a working party of German Prisoners of War detonated two mines on a beach near Dunbar - killing three of their number and wounding nine - Borthwick rushed to their rescue and evacuated the wounded, an exercise imperilled by obv...
The 'Vaal Krantz 1901' D.C.M. group of three awarded to Sergeant J. H. Brooke, Rifle BrigadeDistinguished Conduct Medal, V.R. (2052 Sjt J. H. Brooke, 1st Rifle Brigade); Queen's South Africa 1899-1902, 5 Cape Colony, Tugela Heights, Relief of Ladysmith, Transvaal, Laing's Nek (2052 Serjt. J. Brooke. Rifle Bde.); Kings South Africa 1901-02, 2 clasps, South Africa 1901, South Africa 1902 (2052 Serjt: J. H. Brooke. Rifle Brigade.) light contact marks (3)D.C.M. London Gazette 19 April 1901, the citation given in London Gazette 8 February 1901:'Conspicuous coolness under fire and dressing 2 men's w...
A Boer War D.C.M. group of three awarded to Colour Sergeant H. Snaith, Royal Sussex Regiment who was also 'mentioned' for his service in the warDistinguished Conduct Medal, V.R. (2055 Serjt: H. Snaith. Rl: Sussex Regt); Queen's South Africa 1899-1902, 4 clasps, Cape Colony, Johannesburg, Diamond Hill, Wittebergen (2055 Sgt H. Snaith. 1st Rl. Sussex Regt); King's South Africa 1901-02, 2 clasps, South Africa 1901, South Africa 1902 (2055 Clr: Serjt: H. Snaith. Rl: Sussex Regt), mounted as worn, light contact marks very fine (3)D.C.M. London Gazette 27 September 1901.M.I.D. London Gazette 10 Sep...
The 'Festubert and Loos 1915' Great War D.C.M. group of four awarded to Serjeant F. Merry, 2nd Oxford & Buckinghamshire Light Infantry, for voluntarily going out into No-Man's Land to collect the wounded, despite being so ill as to be light-headedDistinguished Conduct Medal, G.V.R. (9140 L.Cpl. F. Merry. 2/O.&B.L.I. 1915), the date privately engraved; 1914-15 Star (9140 Pte. F. Merry. Oxf: & Bucks: L.I.); British War and Victory Medals (9140 Sjt. F. Merry. Oxf. & Bucks. L.I.), pitting, minor contact wear overall, very fine (4)D.C.M. London Gazette 11 March 1916, the original citation:'For cons...
The superb 1917 D.C.M. awarded to Private F. Smales, East Riding of Yorkshire Yeomanry, who swam out to sea, under heavy fire, to rescue an airman whose machine had crashed offshoreDistinguished Conduct Medal, G.V.R. (50243 Pte. F. Smales. E. Rid: Yeo:); 1914-15 Star (1398 Pte. F. Smales. E.R. of York. Y.), minor official correction; British War and Victory Medals (1398 Pte. F. Smales. E.R. of York.Y.), good very fine (4)D.C.M. London Gazette 16 August 1917, the original citation states:'For conspicuous gallantry and devotion to duty in swimming out to sea with a comrade under heavy fire to as...
Sold by Order of the EstateThe outstanding Shanghai Municipal Police D.C.M. awarded to Chief Inspector B. B. Boddy, Shanghai Municipal Police, granted his immediate award for the gallant apprehension of an armed robber who was holding up an exchange shop; he tackled the man despite being unarmed and was shot through the liver in the process - but made good his arrestBoddy would be a captive during the Japanese invasion of Shanghai during the Second World War and was held at the infamous Haiphong Road Civilian Internment CampShanghai Municipal Police, Distinguished Conduct Medal, 1st Class (P.S...
The very fine Gird Trench M.C. group of six awarded to Captain H. J. Walsh, 7th Battalion, Leicestershire Regiment, late King Edward's HorseMilitary Cross, G.V.R.; 1914-15 Star (292 Cpl. H. J. Walsh. K. Edw. H.); British War and Victory Medals (Capt. H. J. Walsh.); Defence and War Medals 1939-45, mounted as worn, good very fine (6)M.C. London Gazette 25 November 1916:'Temporary 2nd Lieutenant Walsh.For conspicuous gallantry in action. He led a bombing attack with great courage and skill, gaining his objective and bombing the enemy down the trench.'Henry James Walsh served in France with King E...
(x) The Great War M.C. group of three awarded to Lieutenant S. M. Gluckstein, Royal ArtilleryMilitary Cross, G.V.R., the reverse finely engraved 'S. M. Gluckstein. R.F.A. Sept. 26th 1917.', in its case of issue; British War and Victory Medals (Lieut. S. M. Gluckstein.), in named box of issue, extremely fine, together with his corresponding miniature dress medals, these mounted and cased by Spink & Son (6)M.C. London Gazette 26 November 1917. The citation followed on 6 April 1918:'For conspicuous gallantry and devotion to duty during a severe air raid, when three fires were caused on the docks...
A Great War M.C. group of three awarded to Captain F. A. Dawson, East Surrey Regiment who was killed in action on 7 August 1918 during the Battle of AmiensMilitary Cross, G.V.R.; British War and Victory Medals (Capt. F. A. Dawson.); Great War Bronze Memorial Plaque (Frederick Albert Dawson), court mounted for display, good very fine (4)M.C. London Gazette 25 April 1918.'For conspicuous gallantry and devotion to duty. Shortly after the attack was launched the leading platoons of his company were held up by intense machine-gun fire. He pushed on and, in conjunction with his company commander, ma...
(x) 'A powerful pair of lungs is lost to the House of Commons by the sudden death of Mr Richard Stokes, socialist M.P. and former minister.'The Belfast Newsletter refersA Great War M.C. and Bar group of six awarded to Major R. R. Stokes, Royal Field ArtilleryAn industrialist, he was also a prominent Labour Member of Parliament, who further worked 'in the shadows' with MI6, in order to seed unrest in the Soviet Union; in 1950 became Minister of Works, he was appointed Lord Privy Seal and the new position of Minister of Materials in 1951, succeeding Ernest BevinMilitary Cross, G.V.R., with Secon...
The 'Hebuterne 1916' M.M. awarded to Company Sergeant-Major T. Carter, 1/4th Battalion, Oxfordshire & Buckinghamshire Light InfantryMilitary Medal, G.V.R. (1427 Bndsmn: T. Carter. 1/4 O.&B. L.I.- T.F.); 1914-15 Star (1427 Pte. T. Carter. Oxf:&Bucks: L.I.); British War and Victory Medals (1427 Pte. T. Carter. Oxf. & Bucks. L.I.); Defence Medal 1939-45; Imperial Service Medal, G.VI.R. (Theophilus Carter. M.M.); Territorial Force Efficiency Medal, G.V.R. (200068 Cpl. T. Carter. 4/Oxf:&Bucks: L.I.); Efficiency Medal, Territorial, G.VI.R. (5375404 Cl. II. T. Carter. (M.M.) 4-Oxf. & Bucks. L.I.), pi...
A Great War M.M. group of four awarded to Sergeant W. A. King, 1/4th (City of London), London Regiment (Royal Fusiliers), who was killed in action on 16 August 1917 at the Battle of LangemarckMilitary Medal, G.V.R. (280308 Sjt: W. A. King. 1/4 Lond: R.); 1914-15 Star (1916. Dmr. W. A. King, 4-Lond.R.); British War and Victory Medals (1916. Sjt. W. A. King. 4-Lond.R.), good very fine (4)M.M. London Gazette 11 May 1917.William Albert King was the son of William J. and Susan King, he was born at Bethnal Green and enlisted at Shaftesbury St., N.. He entered the war in Egypt on 24 August 1915.He wa...
A superb Great War M.M. awarded to Private A. May, 17th (Armoured Car) Battalion, Tank Corps, decorated for his gallantry as the Driver of an Austin Armoured Car in the actions on 4-11 November 1918Military Medal, G.V.R. (309106 Pte. A. May. 17/Tank C.); British War and Victory Medals (309106 Pte. A. May. Tank Corps.), a little adhesive to reverse of Pair, otherwise good very fine (3)M.M. London Gazette 23 July 1919. A citation provided by the Tank Corps Museum states:'For great gallantry and devotion to duty during the advance from Catillon to Liessies from November 4 to 11, 1918. As Driver o...
The 'Battle of the Ypres-Comines Canal 1940' M.M. pair awarded to Private J. Fatherley, East Yorkshire Regiment, who was latterly taken a Prisoner of War at the Battle of GazalaMilitary Medal, G.VI.R. (4344670 Pte. J. Fatherley. E. York. R.); Efficiency Medal, Territorial, G.VI.R. (4344670 Pte. J. Fatherly. E. Yorks.), note spelling, slight edge bruise, contact marks, very fine overall (2)M.M. London Gazette 20 December 1940, the original recommendation states:'Whilst acting as a runner he maintained constant communication with Coy HQ. For several days he maintained this under fire and never f...
(x) An immediate Battle of Asten 1944 M.M. group of seven awarded to Warrant Officer Class 2 R. F. Cockel, 25 Field Regiment, Royal ArtilleryMilitary Medal, G.VI.R. (848883 W.O.Cl.2. R. F. Cockel. R.A.); 1939-45 Star; Italy Star; France and Germany Star; Defence and War Medals 1939-45; Efficiency Medal, G.VI.R., Territorial (848883. W.O.Cl.2. R. F. Cockel. R.A.), good very fine (7)M.M. London Gazette 1 March 1945. The original recommendation for an Immediate award states:'On 28 & 29 October 1944 25 Field Regiment was supporting 7 US Armored Division in the action south of Asten. This Warrant O...
A unique Q.P.M. combination group of four awarded to Senior Assistant Commissioner B. J. Price, British South Africa PoliceQueen’s Police Medal, E.II.R., 2nd issue, for Distinguished Service (Sen. Asst. Commr. Basil J. Price, B.S.A. Police); War Medal 1939-45; Colonial Police Medal, for Meritorious Service, E.II.R., 1st issue (Maj. Basil J. Price. B.S.A. Police), surname partially officially corrected; Greece, Kingdom, Royal Order of the Phoenix, Knight’s breast badge, silver-gilt and enamel, with Star on upper arm of cross, mounted as worn, very fine (4) 23 Q.P.M.s awarded to the British Sout...
Indian Title Badge, Rai Sahib, silver and enamel (Babu Bhabesh Chandra Ray 4th June 1928), a couple of rays a little bent, otherwise good very fineBabu Bhabesh Chandra Ray was born on 18 January 1885 at Pabna, Bengal and joined the Bengal Civil Service on 14 March 1910. He worked variously as a Deputy District Magistrate and Deputy Collector, whilst also being a District Recruiting Officer from September 1917-May 1919 during the Great War. His Title Badge was confirmed in the Calcutta Gazette whilst he was at Rakarganj.Subject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Ter...
A scarce Iraq M.B.E. group of five awarded to Flying Officer A. E. Lindon, Royal Air Force, late Captain, Royal Flying Corps, who joined the Corps in July 1912 as No. 245The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire, 1st Type, Military Division, Member's (M.B.E.) breast Badge, silver; 1914-15 Star (245 F. Sjt. A. E. Lindon. R.F.C.); British War and Victory Medals (Capt. A. E. Lindon. R.F.C.); General Service 1918-62, 1 clasp, Iraq (F/O A. E. Lindon. R.A.F.), mounted as worn, very fine (5)M.B.E. London Gazette 9 February 1921.Alfred Edwin Lindon was born on 20 March 1889 and enlisted into the...
Sold by Order of a Direct DescendantThe 1960 M.B.E., 1945 D.F.C. group of seven awarded to Wing Commander R. G. Sparkes, Royal Air ForceHaving flown an extended tour in the Lancasters of No. 101 Squadron - which saw him gain membership of the Guinea Pig Club in December 1944 - he rose to higher command and was the final Commanding Officer of RAF Penang at the point of its transfer to the Royal Malaysian Air ForceThe Most Excellent Order of the British Empire, 2nd Type, Military Division, Member's (M.B.E.) breast Badge, silver, with its case of issue; Distinguished Flying Cross, G.VI.R., the re...
(x) The M.B.E. campaign group of six awarded to Captain F. A. B. Barnard, Royal Fusiliers, latterly Royal Air ForceThe Most Excellent Order of the British Empire, 2nd Type, Civil Division (M.B.E.) Member's breast Badge, silver; 1914-15 Star (2. Lieut. F. A. B. Barnard. R. Fus.); British War and Victory Medals (Capt. F. A. B. Barnard.); Defence and War Medals 1939-45, very fine (6)M.B.E. London Gazette 9 June 1955 (Civil Substitution Officer, HQ Flying Training Command)Francis Arthur Buchanan Barnard disembarked on 7 August 1915 with the 5th Battalion, Royal Fusiliers. He was 'mentioned' (Londo...
A Second World War B.E.M. group of four awarded to Acting Flight Officer I. L. Millett, Women's Auxiliary Air ForceBritish Empire Medal, G.VI.R. (881955 Flt Sgt Ivy L Millett. W.A.A.F.); Defence and War Medals 1939-45; Air Efficiency Award, G.VI.R. (Act. Flt. Off. I. L. Millett. W.A.A.F.), the first mounted on the presentation bow, the remainder mounted as worn, very fine (4)B.E.M. London Gazette 11 June 1942. The recommendation states:'Flight Sergeant Millett is the senior N.C.O. in charge of the W.A.A.F. at the Royal Air Force Station, Andover. She is most efficient and has spared no efforts...
(x) An outstanding Second War C.G.M. group of five awarded to Warrant Officer L. E. Gosling, No. 617 'Dambusters' Squadron, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve, whose remarkable wartime career is preserved in an accompanying archive of his navigational charts for each of his sortiesHaving already flown 25 of them in No. 619 Squadron - among them seven trips to Berlin - he transferred to the 'Dambusters' in August 1944 and commenced his second tour as navigator in a Mosquito piloted by Wing Commander J. B. 'Willie' Tait, D.S.O., D.F.C.He then joined the Lancaster crew of one of 617's American pil...
Sold by Order of a Direct DescendantA 1919 A.F.C. group of four awarded to Captain A. Groundes-Peace, Royal Air Force, late 4th Canadian Mounted Rifles and Royal Flying CorpsHaving served on the Western Front, Grounds-Peace took his Aero Certificate before taking to the skies with the Royal Flying Corps, firstly in France and then in the Middle East - he would be tragically killed in a collision over Hinaidi on 13 January 1922Air Force Cross, G.V.R., on original horizontal riband, with its Pinches, London case of issue; 1914-15 Star (109540 Pte. A. G. Peace. 4/Can: Mtd: Rif:); British War Meda...
'I was Blue 1 at 12,000 feet when, turning around, I saw four FW. 190s diving at us. I cleared to starboard and saw that one of the FWs was chasing a pilot from 132 Squadron. I tightened my turn and positioned myself in the tail of the enemy aircraft which was firing on its prey. I opened fire at 600-800 yards to get its attention. The enemy aircraft cleared to the right and dived towards a nearby airfield, possibly Vitry-en-Artois. I followed it, closed to 100 yards, firing at intervals until we were at 800 feet. I fired again and as it was entering a left turn, it suddenly went upside down a...
A well-documented Second World War pilot's D.F.C. group of five awarded to Flight Lieutenant P. A. Curd, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve, who completed a tour of 33 operational sorties in Lancasters of No. 207 Squadron, including daylight strikes against V-weapon sites in the summer of 1944Distinguished Flying Cross, G.VI.R., the reverse officially dated '1945'; 1939-45 Star; France and Germany Star; Defence and War Medals 1939-45, good very fine (5)D.F.C. London Gazette 16 February 1945, the original recommendation states:'Flying Officer Curd has completed 33 successful sorties against heav...
A fine Second World War D.F.C. awarded to Flying Officer D. F. W. Mansfield, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve, who flew 37 operational sorties as a Navigator in No. 578 Squadron, many of them of a daylight natureIn one sortie - whilst returning from Magdeburg in a flak damaged Halifax on 21 January 1944 - his pilot had to ditch in the North Sea: just Mansfield and two of his crew survived the ordeal, eventually being plucked from their dinghy unconscious and covered in ice; they took Membership of the Goldfish Club for their troublesDistinguished Flying Cross, G.VI.R., the reverse officially...
A Second World War D.F.C. group of six awarded to Flight Lieutenant T. H. Bates, Royal Air Force, a Fighter Pilot flying both Hurricanes and Spitfires who saw action in Malta, Iraq, Greece and the North West Europe theatres of war Distinguished Flying Cross, G.VI.R. reverse officially dated '1945'; 1939-1945 Star; Air Crew Europe Star, clasp France and Germany; Africa Star, clasp North Africa 1942-43; Italy Star; War Medal 1939-45, mounted as worn, extremely fine (6)D.F.C. London Gazette 27 February 1945.Remarks of Squadron Commander:Flight Lieutenant T. H. Bates has completed 240 operational...
A good Second World War D.F.C. group of five awarded to Flying Officer L. C. Harris, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve, who was decorated for 38 sorties as a bomb aimer in Halifaxes of No. 10 SquadronHaving got off to a shaky start - his aircraft endured three night fighter attacks on his very first sortie to Germany and ended with an emergency landing at R.A.F. Tangmere - he survived numerous daylight operations to France in the summer of 1944Distinguished Flying Cross, G.VI.R., the reverse officially dated '1945'; 1939-45 Star; Air Crew Europe Star, clasp, France and Germany; Defence and War...
'We were coned over the target, hit (no casualties). Only Richie could, and did get us away. Minutes later a night fighter hit us. Don Crofts and Bob Munn was [sic] badly wounded. He never complained not even when we later pulled his chute and dropped him. We had nothing to give us positions, nor courses. For hours Richie guided the twice damaged defenceless plane from one danger area to the next until at last we were lost over sea and clouds, with nothing to guide us we came very low under cloud base. It was not England. Petrol gone Richie bailed us out. In vain we took Bob with us. Cheerily...
The superb posthumous 'Malta 1941' D.F.M. awarded to Sergeant C. Clark, Royal Air Force, whose exploits alongside Sergeant Mutimer saw them take advantage of low level reconnaissance flights to destroy a large number of Italian aircraft and vital war material on the groundDistinguished Flying Medal, G.VI.R. (550958. Sgt. C. Clark. R.A.F.), nearly extremely fineD.F.M. London Gazette 16 September 1941, the original citation states:'Sergeants Clark and Mutimer have displayed a high standard of ability throughout the 40 operational missions in which they have participated as wireless operator-air...
The 1944 D.F.M. awarded to Flying Officer (Flight Engineer) F. J. Ricketts, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve, who took part in some of the heaviest bombing raids of the war including the 'Big Week' raid over Leipzig on 19 February 1944, tragically, he was later killed in action over Germany in 1945Distinguished Service Medal, G.VI.R. (1042460 Sgt. F. J. Ricketts. R.A.F.), sold together with the recipient's medal issue ticker tape, good very fineD.F.M. London Gazette 6 June 1944, the original recommendation states:'As flight engineer, this airman has contributed much to the successful completi...
A poignant Second World War pathfinder's D.F.M. awarded to Flight Sergeant J. Worsdale, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve, who was killed in action on returning from a strike on Berlin in January 1944 - his seventh trip to the 'Big City'Earlier, as a bomb aimer in the period June-November 1943, latterly in Lancasters of No. 97 Squadron, he participated in the Hamburg 'firestorm' raids and the famous strike on PeenemundeDistinguished Flying Medal, G.VI.R. (1111874 F./Sgt. J. Worsdale, R.A.F.), good very fineD.F.M. London Gazette 8 May 1945, with effect from 1 January 1944.The original recommend...
A notable Second World War D.F.M. group of five awarded to Warrant Officer K. R. K. Rudge, Royal Air Force, who completed 32 sorties as a bomb aimer in Lancasters of No. 101 Squadron, eight of them of a daytime nature and including the notorious Dresden 'firestorm' raid of February 1945Singled out for use as a top-secret ABC 'Airborne Cigar' radio jamming unit, their Lancasters carried an eighth crew member, a fluent German speaker who used his ABC equipment to jam enemy airwaves: in turn, however, the enemy could likewise detect and track ABC, the resultant night fighter interceptions causing...
(x) An extremely rare Korean War D.F.M. group of twelve awarded to Flight Lieutenant H. W. 'Dick' Bessell, Royal Australian Air Force, who notched up 100 operational sorties in P-51 Mustangs and Gloster Meteors of No. 77 (R.A.A.F.) SquadronDive-bombing, rocketing and strafing from dangerously low altitudes, he was credited with inflicting much damage on enemy installations and communications, gallant work undertaken in the face of heavy ground fire and the omnipresent threat of MiGsOn one occasion he had to crash land his Mustang off the runway at Pusan; on another, in thick fog, he was forced...
British Miniature Dress Medals
Sold By Order of a Direct DescendantThe unique Rhodesian Monitoring Force K.C.B., C.B.E. group of eight awarded to Major-General Sir J. Acland, Scots Guards, who was fortunate to survive a guerilla ambush in Malaya whilst still a subaltern and went on to have a high-profile career, the highlight of which was commanding the 1,500-strong Commonwealth Monitoring Force which oversaw the first democratic elections in what is now Zimbabwe, they were tasked with keeping the peace between the Rhodesian Security Forces and 22,500 heavily armed guerrillas, a near-impossible feat which they achieved with...
The mounted C.B. group of six dress miniatures awarded to Colonel C. P. Cramer, King's Royal Rifle Corps, who had a horse shot from beneath him at Tel-el-Kebir, earning a 'mention' for his courage and the C.B. for the Miranzai expedition in which he was again 'mentioned' and severely woundedOrder of the Bath, Military Division, gold and enamel, straight bar suspension, with gold buckle on ribbon; South Africa 1877-79, 1 clasp, 1879; Egypt, dated, 1 clasp, Tel-el-Kebir; India General Service 1854-95, 1 clasp, Samana 1891; Turkey, Order of Osmanieh, 4th Class, silver and enamel, rosette on ribbo...
The mounted C.B. group of five miniature dress medals attributed to Lieutenant-Colonel C. E. Haynes, Royal Engineers, an early association footballer, whose remarkable career saw him invent a new form of signalling which resulted in a 'mention' during the Siege of EshoweHis skills were called on again during the Warren Expedition to Bechuanaland 1884 and during the fortification of Britain's coastal defences in the run up to the Great War, despite retiring in 1912 he saw additional War Service after hostiles commencedThe Most Honourable Order of the Bath, Companion's (C.B.) Badge, South Africa...
The mounted 'Boer War' C.B., 'Great War' C.M.G. group of four dress miniatures attributed to Colonel A. S. Pratt, Royal Artillery, who was mentioned during the Boer War for his command of the Brigade of Drivers and later commanded the troops at Harrisburg, he has the distinction of earning a 'mention' and C.M.G. for the Great War but no campaign medalsThe Most Honourable Order of the Bath, C.B. (Military) Companion's badge, gold and enamel, with integral gold riband buckle; The Most Distinguished Order of St. Michael and St. George, C.M.G., Companion's badge, gold and enamel, with integral gol...
The mounted C.B. group of seven dress miniature attributed to Surgeon General J. A. Clery, Royal Army Medical Corps, who was mentioned once in the Sudan and twice during the Boer War before the award of his C.B.Order of the Bath, Military Division, gold and enamel, bulbous centres, straight bar suspension, gold buckle on ribbon; Egypt and Sudan 1882-89, undated reverse, 1 clasp, The Nile 1884-85; Queen's Sudan 1896-98; Queen's South Africa 1899-1902, 6 clasps, Cape Colony, Tugela Heights, Orange Free State, Rel. of Ladysmith, Transvaal, Laing's Nek; King's South Africa 1901-02, 2 clasps; Khedi...
The mounted C.B., K.B.E., C.M.G., K. St. J. group of nine miniature dress medals attributed to Lieutenant-Colonel J. W. Leigh-Wood, French Red Cross, who was 'mentioned' for his work in Prisoner of War camps during the Anglo-Boer War before working with the French Red Cross during the Great WarThe Most Excellent Order of the British Empire, Knight Commander's (K.B.E.) Badge; The Most Honourable Order of the Bath; Companion's (C.B.) breast Badge; The Most Distinguished Order of St. Michael and St. George, Companion's (C.M.G.) breast Badge; The Most Venerable Order of St. John, Knight's (K.St.J....
The mounted C.M.G. group of seven awarded to Lieutenant-Colonel B. M. Robinson, Cape Mounted Police, who commanded the Cape Police during the Jameson Raid and was Commandant of Kimberly during the Boer SiegeThe Most Distinguished Order of St. Michael and St. George, C.M.G., Companion's Badge, gold and enamel, with integral gold riband buckle; South Africa 1877-79, 1 clasp, 1877-8; Cape of Good Hope General Service 1880-97, 2 clasps, Transkei, Bechuanaland; South Africa 1899-1902, 1 clasp, Def. of Kimberley; South Africa 1901-02, 2 clasps, South Africa 1901, South Africa 1902; British War Medal...
The superb mounted C.M.G. 'Gallipoli' DSO and Rare 'Archangel Command' Albert Medal group of eight dress miniatures attributed to Captain G. P. Bevan, Royal NavyThe Most Distinguished Order of St Michael and George, Companion's (CMG) Badge, silver-gilt and enamel; Distinguished Service Order, G.V.R., silver-gilt and enamel, with integral top riband bar; Albert Medal, Second Class, Bronze and enamel, For Gallantry in Saving Life at Sea; 1914 Star; British War and Victory Medals, with M.I.D. oak leaves; France, Republic, Legion of Honour, Officer's breast Badge, enamel; Russia, Imperial, Order o...
The mounted C.M.G. dress miniature group of five worn by Lieutenant A. A. Wright, Rifle Brigade, a veteran colonial administrator who served as Governor of Fiji and the Windward IslandsThe Most Distinguished Order of St. Micheal and St. George, Companion's (C.M.G.) breast Badge, silver-gilt and enamel; British War and Victory Medals; Jubilee 1935, Coronation 1937, mounted as worn with the British War Medal and Coronation Medal detached, sold together with the Jubilee and Coronation medals attributed to the recipient's wife, overall very fine (5)For the recipient's full-size awards and a biogra...
The mounted group of nine miniature dress medals worn by Colonel H. A. Cape, D.S.O., O. St. J., 5th Royal Irish Lancers, late 18th HussarsDistinguished Service Order, G.V.R., silver-gilt and enamel; Order of St. John, breast badge, silvered-metal and enamel; Queen's South Africa 1899-1902, 1 clasp, Talana; 1914-15 Star; British War and Victory Medals, M.I.D. oak leaf; India General Service 1908-35, no clasp; Defence and War Medals 1939-45, mounted as worn, good very fine (9)For the recipient's full-size awards and a biographical note, please see Lot 193.Subject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. F...
An impressive unattributed mounted D.S.O. and Bar, M.C. and Bar group of twelve miniature dress medalsDistinguished Service Order, G.V.R., with Second Award Bar; Military Cross, G.V.R. with Second Award Bar; 1914-15 Star; British War and Victory Medals, with M.I.D. oak leaves; General Service 1918-62, 1 clasp, Palestine; 1939-45 Star; Defence and War Medals 1939-45; Coronation 1937; Russia, Imperial, Order of St. Vladimir, Military Division Badge with swords, silver-gilt and enamel; Order of St. Anne, Military Division Badge with swords, silver-gilt and enamel, mounted court-style as worn, a c...
Sold by Order of a Direct DescendantThe mounted M.B.E. group of eight miniature dress medals worn by Major J. V. Groundes-Peace, 14th/20th King's HussarsThe Most Excellent Order of the British Empire, 2nd Type Military Member's (M.B.E.) Badge; 1939-45 Star; Africa Star, clasp, 8th Army; Italy Star; France and Germany Star; Defence and War Medals, with M.I.D. oak leaf; Efficiency Medal, G.VI.R., Territorial, mounted court-style as worn by Spink & Son, good very fineM.B.E. London Gazette 21 December 1944.John Victor Groundes-Peace was the son of Captain A. Groundes-Peace and was commissioned int...
Sold by Order of a Direct DescendantThe 1960 M.B.E., 1945 D.F.C. mounted group of miniature dress medals worn by Wing Commander R. G. Sparkes, Royal Air ForceHaving flown an extended tour in the Lancasters of No. 101 Squadron - which saw him gain membership of the Guinea Pig Club in December 1944 - he rose to higher command and was the final Commanding Officer of RAF Penang at the point of its transfer to the Royal Malaysian Air ForceThe Most Excellent Order of the British Empire, 2nd Type, Military Division, Member's (M.B.E.) Badge; Distinguished Flying Cross, G.VI.R.; 1939-45 Star; France an...
The group set of three dress miniatures attributed to Captain J. C. Dewar, 7th of Vogrie, 1st King's Dragoon Guards, whose wounding and later rescue by two men of the 94th Foot at Sekukuni's Stronghold on Conference Hill, saw both men earn the Victoria Cross, surviving he was 'mentioned' and went on to serve as Privy Chamberlain to Pope's Leo XIII and Pius XVatican, Holy See, Knight of the Order of the Holy Sepulchre, breast Badge, gold and enamel; Sovereign Military Order of Malta, Knight of Honour and Devotion, gold and enamel; South Africa 1877-79, mounted as worn in that order, good very f...
The 'Attack on Ledeghem 1918' mounted V.C. group of four dress miniatures attributed to Lieutenant R. V. Gorle, Royal Field ArtilleryVictoria Cross; 1914-15 Star; British War and Victory Medals, mounted as worn, good very fine (4)V.C. London Gazette 13 December 1918:'For most conspicuous bravery, initiative and devotion to duty during the attack on Ledeghem on 1st October, 1918, when in command of an 18-pdr. gun working in close conjunction with infantry. He brought his gun into action in the most exposed positions on four separate occasions, and disposed of enemy machine guns by firing over o...
The mounted 1940 'Bomb Disposal' G.M. group of nine dress miniatures attributed to Lieutenant-Colonel S. W. Warwick, Durham Light Infantry, who served in the Durham Pals during the Great War, being severely wounded at Lys only to return to active service in the Second World War to deal with bomb disposalGeorge Medal, G.VI.R.; British War and Victory Medals; 1939-45 Star; Defence and War Medals 1939-45; Special Constabulary L.S.&.G.C., G.V.R.; Territorial Decoration, G.V.R.; Civil Defence Long Service, E.II.R., mounted as worn, good very fine (9)Provenance:Wallis & Wallis January 2012.Note the...
The mounted Coastal Forces Alexandria Special Flotilla Aegean 1945 Motor Launch Commanders D.S.C. group of five miniature dress medals worn by awarded to Lieutenant R. 'Schultz' Hylton, Royal Naval Volunteer ReserveDistinguished Service Cross, G.VI.R.; 1939-45 Star; Atlantic Star; Italy Star; War Medal 1939-45, mounted as worn, good very fine (5)For his full-size awards and a biographical note, please see Lot 177.Subject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.
The M.C. group of six miniature dress medals worn by Captain H. J. Walsh, 7th Battalion, Leicestershire Regiment, late King Edward's HorseMilitary Cross, G.V.R.; 1914-15 Star; British War and Victory Medals; Defence and War Medals 1939-45, mounted as worn, first riband stained, otherwise good very fine (6)For his full-size awards and a biographical note, please see Lot 204.Subject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.
(x) The Great War M.C. and Bar mounted group of five miniature dress medals worn by Major R. R. Stokes, Royal Field ArtilleryAn industrialist, he was also a prominent Labour Member of Parliament, who further worked 'in the shadows' with MI6, in order to seed unrest in the Soviet Union; in 1950 became Minister of Works, he was appointed Lord Privy Seal and the new position of Minister of Materials in 1951, succeeding Ernest BevinMilitary Cross, G.V.R., with Second Award Bar; British War and Victory Medals; Coronation 1953; France, Third Republic, Croix de Guerre, bronze with silver star upon ri...
The mounted D.F.C. group of six miniature dress medals worn by Flying Officer T. H. Bates, Royal Air ForceDistinguished Flying Cross, G.VI.R.; 1939-1945 Star; Air Crew Europe Star; Africa Star; Italy Star; War Medal 1939-45, mounted as worn, very fine (6)For the recipient's full-sized awards and a biographical note, please see Lot 224.Subject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.
A rare Waikato War and Zulu War campaign pair of dress miniatures worn by Commander C. Lindsay, Royal Navy, who was mentioned in despatches for his services in the Naval Brigade at the battle of Ginginhlovo in April 1879, when he was 'animated by an excellent spirit'New Zealand 1845-66, undated reverse; South Africa 1877-79, 1 clasp, 1879, contact wear and somewhat polished, nearly very fine (2)Provenance:Spink April 2017, when sold with his full-sized awards.Charles Lindsay was appointed a Midshipman in H.M.S. Esk in the early 1860s and first witnessed active service in the Waikato War of 186...
The mounted group of three dress miniatures worn by Captain Sir E. Ommanney, K.C.B., Royal Navy, perhaps his most notable achievement was as commander of the Assistance during the 1850-51 search for the missing Franklin Expedition. It was Ommanney who personally discovered the Beachy Island Cairn, the first sign of the expedition to be discoveredDespite this he had a varied career being the last surviving officer to have taken part in the Battle of Navarino, leading to the unusual situation when- as the Senior Naval Officer in the service- he was presented with the Turkish Flag taken at that B...
The rare mounted campaign group of five miniature dress medals worn by to Lieutenant-Colonel H. Ross-Johnson, The King's Regiment, who served as an officer with a Sudanese Battalion during the 1899 campaign against the Mahdist forcesIndia General Service 1854-95, 2 clasps, Burma 1885-7, Chin Lushai 1889-90; 1914-15 Star; British War and Victory Medals; Khedive's Sudan 1896-1908, 1 clasp, Sudan 1899, mounted as worn, good very fine (5)Hastings Ross-Johnson was born at Meerut, India on 25 February 1864, the son of Henry Ross-Johnson. Commissioned Lieutenant on 6 May 1885 with the King's Regiment...
Sold by Order of the EstateThe miniature Shanghai Municipal Police D.C.M. worn by Chief Inspector B. B. Boddy, Shanghai Municipal Police, granted his immediate award for the gallant apprehension of an armed robber who was holding up an exchange shop; he tackled the man despite being unarmed and was shot through the liver in the process - but made good his arrestBoddy would be a captive during the Japanese invasion of Shanghai during the Second World War and was held at the infamous Haiphong Road Civilian Internment CampShanghai Municipal Police, Distinguished Conduct Medal, 1st Class, 18mm, si...
Campaign Groups and Pairs
'Crack! Went a pistol shot behind me; my third opponent toppled off his horse in a heap, and I quickly dismounted and released Browne's foot and helped him to mount. It was the squadron trumpeter who had fired the timely shot and if I did anything to help Browne out of his difficulty, Trumpeter McCaffrey certainly saved me.'(Private Rowland Dance, 6th Carabiniers reminiscences on the moment Trumpeter McCaffrey saved his life during the Indian Mutiny in the Port Sunlight Monthly Journal)An interesting campaign group of three awarded to Trumpet Major W. McCaffrey, 6th Dragoon Guards (Carabiniers...
Three: Lieutenant and Adjutant G. Rogers, Rifle Brigade, who died in service in India on 4 August 1865Crimea 1854-56, 2 clasps, Alma, Sebastopol (Quartr. Mastr. G. Rogers 2nd Battn. Rifle Brigade) contemporary engraved naming; Indian Mutiny 1857-59, 1 clasp, Lucknow (Qr. Mr. G. Rogers. 2nd Bn. Rifle Bde.); Turkish Crimea 1855, British issue, unnamed, fitted with an ‘Indian Mutiny’ style suspension; together with a Rifle Brigade Officers’ Pouch Belt Plate, silver, 1857-68 period, some light edge bruising, very fine (4)George Rogers was serving with the Rifle Brigade during the Battle of Alma, w...
Pair: Farrier W. Pitt, 4th Light Dragoons, who was severely wounded having spiked several Russian guns during the Charge of the Light BrigadeCrimea 1854-56, 4 clasps, Alma, Balaklava, Inkermann, Sebastopol (Far...r. W. Pitt. 4th Light. D...oons 1193), first clasp a tailor's copy, contemporarily engraved naming; Turkish Crimea 1855, Sardinian die, fitted with loops and straight-bar suspension (W. Pitt), contemporarily engraved naming, polished and edge wear, good fine (2)Provenance:Spink, November 2020.William Pitt was born at Gloucester in 1820 and enlisted in the 4th Light Dragoons in Decembe...
(x) The campaign group of two awarded to Colonel W. F. Curteis C.B., Cheshire RegimentIndia General Service 1854-95, 1 clasp, Burma 1887-89 (Major W. F. Curteis 2d Bn Ches. R.); Queen's South Africa 1899-1902, 3 clasps, Cape Colony, Orange Free State, Johannesburg (Colonel W. F. Curteis, Ches: Reg:), very fine (2)William Frederick Curteis was born circa January 1849 and was the second son of Frederick William Curteis and Elizabeth Wilby. He was raised in Walcot, Bath and was educated at Tonbridge School and later, Jesus College Cambridge, where he earnt his athletics blue in 1870, specialising...
Pair: Private W. Morrison, 1st Madras European Fusiliers, later 102nd Regiment of Foot (later 1st Battalion, Royal Dublin Fusiliers), who shared in the numerous famed actions of the unit better known as Neill’s “Blue Caps” during the Indian MutinyIndia General Service 1854-95, 1 clasp, Pegu (William Morrison, 1st Madras Fusrs.); Indian Mutiny 1857-59, 2 clasps, Defence of Lucknow, Lucknow (W. Morrison, 1st Madras Fusrs.), very fine (2)Provenance:Thomas Lees Collection, Sotheby's, March 1986.William Morrison was a native of Glasgow, being born circa 1827 and was a plumber by trade upon his joi...
Pair: Chief Officer W. Williams, Coast Guard, late Leading Seaman, Royal NavyChina 1856-60, 2 clasps, Fatshan 1857, Canton 1857; Royal Navy L.S. & G.C., V.R., narrow suspension (Wm. Williams. Chf. Btmn. in Chge. H.M. Coast Gd.), post neatly repaired on this last, good very fine (2)William Williams was born at Ballintoy, County Antrim in 1833 and joined the Royal Navy in 1853 (No. 2275 & 68245). During the Second Opium War, he served in the Sybille at the Battle of Fatshan Creek and at Canton in 1857. His Medal was sent in July 1862.He thence joined the Coast Guard in July 1858 and served at Sa...
(x) The well-documented pair awarded to Sergeant Farrier T. H. Birch, 19th Hussars, who was lucky to come away from the action '...when a Square formed at El Teb by cavalry and infantry was broken by the Dervishes, and it was only by chance that he was not killed'Egypt 1882-89, dated reverse, 4 clasps, Tel-El-Kebir, Suakin 1884, El-Teb_Tamaai, The Nile 1884-85 (1592. Sgt. Farr. T. Birch. 19th Hussars.), private rivets between 3rd and 4th clasps, claw tightened, suspension loose; Khedive´s Star 1882, reverse impressed ´Sergt. Farrer Thos. Birch 19th Hrs. 1882´, otherwise good very fine (2)Thoma...
Four: Mechanist Quartermaster-Sergeant R. McAffer, Royal EngineersEast and West Africa 1887-1900, 1 clasp, Sierra Leone 1898-99 (29243 Sapper R. McAffur. Rl: Engrs:), note surname spelling; British War and Victory Medals (29243 W.O.Cl.2 R. McAffer. R.E.); Army L.S. & G.C., G.V.R. (29243 Mechnst Q.M. Sjt: R. McAffer. R.E.), contact marks, very fine and a rare combination (4)Approximately 56 'Sierra Leone 1898-99' clasps to the Royal Engineers.Ronald McAffer was born in 1873 and enlisted into the Royal Engineers in August 1895, being an electrician by trade. Having been discharged, he returned t...
Seven: Warrant Officer Class II M. Hearley, Rifle BrigadeQueen's Sudan 1896-98 (3726 Pte M. Hearley 2/R.Bde:); Queen's South Africa 1899-1902, 3 clasps, Defence of Ladysmith, Laings Nek, Belfast (3726 Pte M. Hearley, Rifle Brigade); King's South Africa 1901-02, 2 clasps, South Africa 1901, South Africa 1902 (3726 Pte M. Hearley. Rifle Brigade.); 1914-15 Star (B-795 Sjt M. Hearley. Rif:Brig:), the number double struck; British War and Victory Medals (B-795 A.W.O. Cl. 2. M. Hearley. Rif. Brig.); Khedive's Sudan 1896-1908, unnamed as issued, heavy pitting and contact marks overall, nearly very fi...
(x) Pair: Private W. Steel, 5th Royal Irish LancersQueen's South Africa 1899-1902, 4 clasps, Elandslaagte, Defence of Ladysmith, Orange Free State, Transvaal (4298. Pte. W. Steel. 5 Lcrs.); King's South Africa 1901-02, 2 clasps, South Africa 1901, South Africa 1902 (4298 Pte W. Steele. 5th Lancers.), very fine (2)Walter Steel was born in 1872 in Fulham, Middlesex and previously worked as a labourer before he enlisted into the 4th Battalion, Middlesex Regiment. He then attested into the 5th Lancers on 27 December 1893, aged 22. He served at home between December 1893 and September 1894 before t...
Pair: Trooper J. De Burgh, Royston's Horse, late Private, Kaffarian RiflesQueen's South Africa 1899-1902, 4 clasps, Cape Colony, Wepener, Transvaal, Wittebergen (1095 Pte. J. De Burgh. Kaffrn: Rifles.); Natal 1906, 1 clasp, 1906 (Tpr: J. De Burgh, Royston's Horse.), very fine (2)The Kaffarian Rifles, an East London corps, were raised in December 1883. They formed part of the Colonial Division which served in the Siege of Wepener; sold together with clasp confirmation.Subject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.
The Boer War and Great War group of eight awarded to Lieutenant Colonel W. C. Symon, Ministry of Munitions, late Royal Field Artillery, who was additionally awarded a C.M.G. for his Great War service and was 'mentioned' in both the Boer War and Great WarQueen's South Africa 1899-1902, 6 clasps, Cape Colony, Paardeberg, Driefontein, Johannesburg, Diamond Hill, Wittebergen (Capt. W. C. Symon, R.F.A).; King's South Africa 1901-02, 2 clasps, South Africa 1901, South Africa 1902 (Capt: W. C. Symon, R.F.A.); 1914 Star with Mons clasp (Major W. C. Symon. R.F.A.); British War and Victory Medals with M...
An unusual campaign group of four awarded to Jemadar Jamal Din, 68th Pony Corps, late 9th Mule Corps, who saw active service in both the Tibet 1903-04 and Mahsud 1919-20 campaignsTibet 1903-04, 1 clasp, Gyantse (41 Naik Jamal Din. 9th Mule Corps.); British War and Victory Medals (Jemdr. Jamal Din, 2 Porter Cps.); India General Service 1908-35, 1 clasp, Mahsud 1919-20 (Jem. Jamal Din I, 68 Pony Cps.), very fine (4)Provenance:Spink, December 2001.Richard Harris Collection, March 2008.Subject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.
The poignant early officer's casualty group of four awarded to Lieutenant A. W. Herdman, 'B' Company, 1st Battalion, Shropshire Light Infantry, who was killed in action at the First Battle of the Ypres 1914, one of the first Officer casualties of the Great War1914 Star, clasp (Lieut: A. W. Herdman. Shrops: L.I.); British War and Victory Medals (Lieut. A. W. Herdman.); Great War Bronze Memorial Plaque (Arthur Widdrington Herdman), sold in an attractive frame together with the original Buckingham Palace Condolence slip, nearly extremely fine (4)Arthur Widdrington Herdman was born at Holy Trinity...
The terrible sacrifice occasioned by the Great War is painfully apparent in the grief surely suffered by Joseph Cooper, a jobbing gardener from Braintree, Essex. Having witnessed his wife’s early demise in the summer of 1898, he was left to raise their six sons and two daughters.By 1911, he was living with four of those sons, Arthur, Harry, George and Bertie, a close knit family unit that was destined to be wiped out on the Western Front in less than a year.A poignant family group:Four: Private A. Cooper, 11th Battalion, Essex Regiment, who died of wounds in March 19171914-15 Star (3-2777 Pte....
Pair: Lieutenant (Intelligence Agent) G. P. Impey, Intelligence Department attached King's African Rifles, who is understood to have gone 'behind the lines' in German East Africa under cover during the Great WarBritish War and Victory Medals, with M.I.D. oak leaves (Lieut. G. P. Impey.), good very fine (2)M.I.D. London Gazette 7 March 1918 (Intelligence Agent).George Pringle Impey was born on 27 May 1889 at Cathcart, Eastern Cape, the second son of George Grey Impey. During the Great War he was commissioned into the Intelligence Department and was attached to the King's African Rifles. A note...
The Great War pair awarded to Nurse E. M. Tonkin, Voluntary Aid Detachment, late British Red Cross Society, who died in active service in France on 14 October 1918British War and Victory Medals (E. M. Tonkin. V.A.D.), good very fine (2)43 members of the Voluntary Aid Detachment lost their lives as a result of the Great War, through disease or being killed in action.Edith Mary Tonkin was born in 1893 at Crediton, Devon, the daughter of Walter John & Elizabeth Tonkin, who were farmers at the time. They inherited a pub in Ely, near Cardiff and thus grew up there. A member of No. 250 (London) Deta...
A poignant Second World War casualty's group of three awarded to Pilot Officer E. A. 'Taffy' Vagg, Royal Air Force, who was killed in a Hampden of No. 83 Squadron on returning from a sortie to the Ruhr in May 1940, a victim of 'friendly fire' - among his fellow squadron officers was Guy Gibson, who refers to his loss in Enemy Coast Ahead1939-45 Star; Air Crew Europe Star; War Medal 1939-45, together with his Air Ministry condolence slip in the name of 'Pilot Officer E. A. Vagg', extremely fine (3)Edward Alan Vagg was born in Swansea on 15 October 1913, the son of a schoolteacher, and attended...
The well-documented campaign group of four awarded to Pilot Officer G. C. Bayley, D.F.C., Royal Air Force, who was decorated for his bravery during the raid on Brest to destroy Scharnhorst and Gneisenau in December 1941, he was tragically killed in action just two weeks after receiving his decoration at Buckingham Palace1939-45 Star; Air Crew Europe Star; Defence and War Medals 1939-45, sold together with a comprehensive archive including the recipient's Flying Log Book and named Buckingham Palace Condolence Scroll, good very fine (4)[D.F.M.] London Gazette 23 January 1942, the original citat...
The campaign group of five attributed to Air Commodore R. J. Legg, Royal Air Force, who flew in the Hurricanes of No. 601 (County of London) Squadron - the Millionaires Squadron - during the Battle of Britain1939-45 Star, clasp, Battle of Britain; Air Crew Europe Star; Africa Star, clasp, North Africa 1942-43; Defence and War Medals, with M.I.D. oak leaf, mounted as worn, good very fineRichard James Legg was born on 14 May 1903 and was appointed Pilot Officer in March 1926. Before his share in the Battle of Britain during which he was a Wing Commander, Legg was serving as Air Attache at Athens...
A scarce Second World War and post-war Malaya group of six awarded to Master Pilot W. R. Rowe, Royal Air ForceA veteran of Air Sea Rescue operations in the Middle East in 1943-44, he served with distinction as a Sycamore helicopter pilot in No. 194 Squadron in Malaya in 1955-58, flying numerous 'casevac' missions in which he evacuated a total of 90 casualtiesAnd for his gallantry in one such mercy mission to collect a critically ill Malay policeman from his jungle post - 'a hazardous flight in low cloud and squalls over 80 miles of rugged mountain country' - he was mentioned in despatches1939-...
Three: Warrant Officer D. J. Richards, No. 428 (Ghost) Squadron, Royal Canadian Air Force, who was shot down and taken a Prisoner of War on the night of 4 October 1943, being added to the score of Hauptmann Ludwig Meister - the famed night fighter Ace who notched up some 39 'kills' and took a Knight's Cross1939-45 Star, clasp, Bomber Command, with its box of issue named to 'WO D J Richards 1320929'; Air Crew Europe Star; War Medal 1939-45, mounted court-style as worn, good very fine, together with his Bomber Command & P.O.W. commemorative medals, these in their cases of issue (Lot)Donald James...
'Drafted to work at Bletchley Park with Alan Turing in the decoder room - which she called 'the bomb' - she only spoke openly about this in her later life. She remembered Alan Turing walking around the lake with his coffee in his hand, which he never got around to drinking and would throw it - cup and all - into the lake. Therefore, there should be plenty of cups in there!'An accompanying handwritten statement refers, in respect of the memories of Josephine Lewington, W.R.N.S.A rare Second World War Bletchley Park grouping to Josephine Lewington (née Hatter), Women's Royal Naval ServiceAs one...
A scarce Second World War and post-War campaign group of five awarded to Master Navigator W. M. Bond, Royal Air Force, who flew operationally in Beaufighters of No. 45 Squadron in Malaya in 1949-50Defence and War Medals 1939-45; General Service 1918-62, 1 clasp, Malaya (1809820 Nav. II W. M. Bond, R.A.F.); General Service 1962-2007, 1 clasp, Borneo (1809820 M. Nav. W. M. Bond (1809820) R.A.F.); Royal Air Force L.S. and G.C., E.II.R. (1809820 M. Nav. W. M. Bond (1809820) R.A.F.), very fine and better (5)Walter Maurice Bond was born in Westminster, London on 6 July 1924 and enlisted in the Royal...
A rare Berlin Airlift and Suez Crisis group of four awarded to Flight Lieutenant P. Markham, Royal Air Force, who qualified for membership of the Goldfish Club after his Wellington made an 'uncontrolled ditching' off Margate in November 1947Defence and War Medals 1939-45; General Service 1918-62, 2 clasps, Cyprus, Near East (Flt. Lt. P. Markham, R.A.F.); General Service 1918-62, 1 clasp, Berlin Airlift (Nav. 3 P. Markham (3002984) R.A.F.), in its box of issue, together with a post-war textile Goldfish Club badge and a commemorative Berlin Airlift cigarette case, in gilt metal and enamel, the l...
Coronation, Jubilee or Long Service Medals, Miscellaneous & Militaria
Empress of India 1877, gold issue, 140g, one or two knocks as worn, sometime re-affixed suspension, very fine and a great rarityTests as 98% gold under XRF gun.The gold issues of the medal were presented to a combination of Indian Princes and high-ranking British officials within the Indian Government and Civil Service.The Durbar took place at Delhi on 1 January 1877 and was attended by the Viceroy of India, Robert Bulwer-Lytton, 1st Earl of Lytton, by the royalty of India in the form of Maharajas, Rajahs, Nawabs etc., leading administrators, civil servants and cultural figures, supported by t...
The Victoria Faithful Service Medal awarded to Coachman G. Woods, who served the Royal Household for over four decadesVictoria Faithful Service Medal, the reverse officially inscribed, ‘To Mr George Woods, Coachman, for faithful services to the Queen during 40 years, 1899’, edge embossed, ‘Presented by Queen Victoria 1872’, complete with original elaborate suspension and tartan ribbon, good very fineGeorge Woods was born at Docking, Norfolk circa 1837 and entered the service of Queen Victoria in 1859. Having served the Queen faithfully for 40 years, he took the 130th Victoria Faithful Service...
Indian Volunteer Forces Officers’ Decoration, E.VII.R., reverse inscribed, ‘Captain J. Tulloch, U.P. Lt. Horse’, private correction to ‘u’ in surname, very fineProvenance:Glendining's, July 1957.Spink, April 1994.Ex-Tamplin Collection.James Tulloch was born at Marylebone in 1843, the second child of Dr James & Margaret Tulloch, was baptised at St Mary's, Bryanston Square in April 1843. Going out to India as an indigo planter, he appears to have worked his entire career as Manager of the Lehra Indigo Concession. Besides this, he was appointed a 2nd Lieutenant in the Gorakhpur Light Horse on 2 A...
Volunteer Force Long Service (India & the Colonies), G.V.R. (Voltr. C. A. Timayya, Coorg & Mysore Rfls.), engraved naming, edge bruising, about very fine Ex-Tamplin Collection.Chandraiah Appaiah Timayya served with the Coorg & Mysore Volunteer Rifles and was awarded his Long Service Medal as per I.A.O. 128 of March 1914. He was probably a relation of the famous General K. S. Thimayya, D.S.O., 3rd Chief of the General Staff.Subject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.
Volunteer Force Long Service (India & the Colonies), G.V.R. (Pte. S. Trivett, 1st Madras Guards I.D.F.), engraved naming, minor edge bruise, nearly extremely fine Ex-Tamplin Collection.Samuel Trivett was born in 1882, served with the 1st Madras Guards, I.D.F. during the Great War (single BWM only). Awarded the Long Service Medal as per I.A.O. 693 of September 1919, he was a fitter by trade and died of paralysis on 13 June 1925 at Madras. He is buried in the Sacred Heart Jesus Church Egmore.Subject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.
Efficiency Medal, G.VI.R., India (L-Cpl. G. D'Rozario. Cal. Pres. Bn., A.F.I.), very fineG. D'Rozario served in the Calcutta Presidency Battalion for many years, taking this Medal as per Indian Army Order 7/AP of February 1944 and a clasp in Indian Army Order 14/AP of April 1945. He appears to have also worked at the merchants George Richardson & Son.Subject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.
Service Medal of the Order of St John (5428. Chan Yui Tung. Hong Kong. S.J.A.B.O. 1939.), good very fineWith the Battle & Fall of Hong Kong during the Second World War, the fate of Chan Yui Tung remains unknown, this pre-War award remains a rare survivor.Subject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.
(x) Royal Air Force Levies, Iraq L.S. & G.C., G.VI.R. (532 Sgt. Koriakos Khoshaba.), good very fineThe Iraq Levies originated in 1915 as a bodyguard for political officers and was formally constituted in 1919, later coming under R.A.F. control in October 1922. They were raised to assist the R.A.F., and were for most purposes considered to be a part of the R.A.F., although they were commanded by army officers in the main. By 1939 the Iraq Levies consisted of Force Headquarters and six companies at Habbaniyah and one company at Shaibah. During the Second World War, the Iraq Levies remained loyal...
Shanghai Jubilee Medal 1893, silver (J. B. Cameron), with original suspension ring, extremely fineJohn Black Cameron was born at Kirkmichael, Banffshire on 9 February 1848, one of the eleven children of John & Margaret Cameron. He went out to Hong Kong and joined the Scotch Contingent of the Hong Kong Police Force in February 1872, joining the Masonic Lodge in April 1874. Appointed an Assistant Foreman in the Hong Kong Fire Brigade in July 1874 by the Lieutenant-Governor, he took salary as a 1st Class Police Sergeant in addition to his Constables salary.He was raised 2nd Class Inspector in Jan...
Natal Coronation 1902, large silver Medal, 51mm, by Joseph & Sons, Port Elizabeth, pierced with ring for wearing, very fineIssued in two sizes, this large Medal was only issued to around 200 Zulu Chiefs, whilst the small Medal was distributed in far higher numbers.Subject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.
A rare Battle of Trafalgar Lloyd’s Patriotic Fund Honorary Wounds Certificate for Ten Pounds to Private J. Farrelly, Royal Marines, who served aboard H.M.S. Africa on 21 October 1805Lloyd’s Patriotic Fund Honorary Wounds Certificate for Ten Pounds in the name of 'Mr James Farrelly Marine H.M.S. Africa', dated 3 December 1805, glazed and framed, good very fineAfrica was present at the Battle of Trafalgar under Captain Digby on that famous day. That morning, she found herself detached from the two British Columns, initially being signalled to turn away from the enemy fleet which was closing. Ins...
An impressive framed musical banner of the 6th Dragoon Guards (Carabiniers)6th Dragoon Guards (Carabiniers), Kettle drum banner or Trumpeters banner, early 20th century, the banner 310mm x 300mm approx., silk and bullion cloth, with Battle Honours of 'Blenheim, Ramillies, Oudenarde, Malplaquet, Warburg, Willems, Sevastopol, Delhi 1857, Afghanistan 1879-80, Relief of Kimberley, Paardeberg, South Africa 1899-02', in a most attractive glazed mahogany frame, fittings for easy opening to reverse, this surmounted with a carved regimental badge, some wear commensurate to age to banner, frame in excel...
The gold Morvi State Railways Free Pass named and used by His Highness Colonel Maharaja Raol Sir Krishna Kumarsinhji Gohil of Bhavnagar, K.C.S.I.Morvi State Railways Free Pass, by Waterlow & Sons Limited, London, gold, obverse with the portrait of Maharaja Waghji II Rawaji, Thakore of Morvi, reverse with inscription, obverse stamped '11', the edge handsomely engraved 'H.H. Maharaja. Krishna. Kumarsinhji. of. Bhavnagar', nearly extremely fine, in fitted case of issueSubject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.
Bhavnagar State Railway Pass, 22mm, gold, reverse officially numbered '4', good very fineAttributed to His Highness Colonel Maharaja Raol Sir Krishna Kumarsinhji Gohil of Bhavnagar, K.C.S.I..Subject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.
Junagad State Railway Free Pass, 23mm, gold, hallmarks for 15 carat (.625) and maker's initials 'RS', officially numbered '4' to reverse, good very fineAttributed to His Highness Colonel Maharaja Raol Sir Krishna Kumarsinhji Gohil of Bhavnagar, K.C.S.I..Subject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.
Nawanagar State Railway Free Pass, 19mm, gold, obverse with State coat of arms, reverse officially numbered '3', loop bent, very fineAttributed to His Highness Colonel Maharaja Raol Sir Krishna Kumarsinhji Gohil of Bhavnagar, K.C.S.I..Subject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.
Hong Kong Peace Medal 1919, the obverse of Britannia with a British lion, the location 'HONG-KONG' below, the reverse stating 'In Commemoration of the Defeat of Germany 1919', pierced with dual rings for wear, very fineSubject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.
Sold by Order of the EstateShanghai Municipal Police cap Badge, silver & enamel, the reverse scratch engraved 'B.B.B.', good very fineAs worn by Chief Inspector B. B. Boddy, Shanghai Municipal Police; sold together with a photograph of him wearing the Badge.For his Shanghai D.C.M., please see Lot 203.For his miniature dress Medal, please see Lot 333.Subject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.
Shanghai Volunteer Corps, collar Badge, with two lugs to reverse, 32mm, good very fineSubject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.
The Life of Shanghai - Chinese Photobooks, Tokyo: Shobido Printing Office, 1934, very fineFrom the collection of Chief Inspector B. B. Boddy, Shanghai Municipal Police.First edition in English, first printing, of this "attempt to visualize the unique customs of the bewitched metropolis" (Parr & WassinkLundgren), presenting Shanghai as a haven away from the raging Chinese Civil War: "Chinese statesmen and wealthy persons who wish not to suffer from internal turmoils and bandits take their refuge in this great town"Subject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and...
Popski's Private Army (No. 1 Demolition Squadron) cap Badge, with two lugs and War Department (WD with British broad arrow between) stamp to reverse, good very fineSubject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.
An unusual group of three shooting medals awarded to Trooper N. O. Berry, Natal CarbineersTransvaal Rifle Association Inter-Colonial Match, gold medal, 9 carat, 20g (Tpr. N. O. Berry. N.C.), the obverse engraved '1909', the reverse engraved 'Natal' ; Houchting Shield Medal 1907, hallmarked for Birmingham 1907; Maritzburg Durban Intertown Shooting Medal, with three bars, 1908, 1909, 1910, silver hallmarked for Birmingham, 1909, good very fine (3) Subject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.
Foreign Orders, Decorations & Medals
(x) Austria, Empire, Order of the Golden Fleece, a good 20th century 'wearing' Badge, 115mm x 67mm, silver-gilt and enamel, with ornately engraved and enamelled riband device, very fineSubject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
(x) Austria, Empire, Order of Elisabeth, breast Star, 70mm, silver, silver-gilt and enamel, silver-gilt retaining pin, good very fineSubject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
Austria, Empire, Order of the Iron Crown, breast Badge, by Rothe, Vienna, 55mm x 30mm, gilt and enamel, hall mark to reverse tassle, good very fine, with length ribandSubject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.
(x) The Imperial Austrian Army Cross 1813-14 awarded to Unterleutnant (2nd Lieutenant) I. Dratschmied, Silesian Infantry Regiment No. 20Austria, Empire, Army Cross 1813-14 (Cannon Cross), the edges of the cross engraved 'Unterl: Ignatz Dratschmied', very fine, with original riband Subject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
(x) Austria, Empire, Bravery Medal, 3rd Type (1866-1914), by Leisck, 41mm, gold, contact marks, very fineSubject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
A continentally-mounted group of seventeen miniature Dress medals, possibly awarded to a senior Austrian soldier or diplomatAustria, Military Merit Cross, with War Decoration and Swords, 17mm, bronze and enamel; Persia, Imperial Order of the Lion and the Sun, 19mm, silver and enamel; Austria, Imperial Order of Franz Joseph, 18mm, gold and enamel; Austria, Sovereign Order of Malta, 16mm, gold and enamel; Spain, Order of Isabella the Catholic, 15mm, gold and enamel; Austria, Defence of Tyrol 1914-18, 17mm, gilded base metal; Russia, Imperial, Order of St. Stanislaus, 19mm, gold and enamel; Austr...
(x) Belgium, Kingdom, Order of Leopold, Commander's neck Badge, 87mm including crown suspension x 54mm, gold and enamel, a little enamel chipping, good very fine, with silk neck riband with fittings as wornSubject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
Belgium, Kingdom, Order of Leopold, breast Badge, with rosette upon riband, 70mm including crown suspension x 42mm, gold and enamel, good very fine and a handsome BadgeSubject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.
(x) Belgium, Kingdom, Order of the African Star, Grand Cross breast Star, by De Greef, Brussels, 96mm x 88mm, silver-gilt and enamel, maker's cartouche to reverse, good very fineSubject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
(x) Brazil, Republic, Victory Medal 1918, bronze, 35mm, signed 'J.S.' for Jorge Soubre, good very fine, with rather fragmented original ribandSubject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
Brunei, Sultanate, The Most Noble Order of the Crown of Brunei, 2nd Class set of Insignia, by Spink & Son, 5-7 King Street, London, comprising neck Badge, 62mm, silver-gilt, silver and enamel; Star, 83mm, silver-gilt, silver and enamel, maker's cartouche to reverse, good very fine, with corresponding miniature award, neck riband and in fitted case of issue (3)Subject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.
Brunei, Sultanate, Coronation 1968 (Pingat Puspa), gold issue (approx. 40g), by Spink & Son, 38mm, nearly extremely fine, in its fitted case of issueSubject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.
(x) China, Republic, Order of the Striped Tiger, 2nd Class sash Badge (2 stars on top), 108mm including wreath suspension x 74mm, silver-gilt and enamel, some enamel chipping, two nuts missing from reverse, very fineSubject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
(x) Denmark, Kingdom, Order of Dannebrog, Grand Cross breast Star, 82mm, silver, gold and enamel, good very fine and a good quality StarSubject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
France, Kingdom, Royal & Military Order of St Louis, 36mm, gold and enamel, with original riband and bow, good very fineSubject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.
France, Second Empire, Legion of Honour, First Class breast Star in silver and bullion, 95mm x 100mm, very fineSubject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.
(x) France, Second Empire, Legion of Honour, Commander's neck Badge, 87mm including crown suspension x 60mm, gold and enamel, maker's initials 'V.L.' on ring, poincon mark to obverse tassle, small white enamel repair to tip of obverse arm at 3 o'clock, otherwise good very fine, with neck ribandSubject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
France, Presidency, Legion of Honour, Commander's neck Badge, 74mm including crown suspension x 52mm, gold and enamel, a little enamel chipping, good very fine, with section of neck riband as wornSubject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.
Germany, Baden, Order of the Lion of Zahringen, Military Division breast Badge with swords, 38mm, gold, silver-gilt and enamel, the obverse enhanced with green crystal, good very fineSubject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.
Germany, Bavaria, Order of Military Merit, breast Badge, 41mm, silver, gold centres and enamel, one or two enamel flakes, good very fineSubject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.
Germany, Brandenburg, Order of St John (Johanniter Order), neck Badge, 57mm, gold and enamel, good very fineSubject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.
Germany, Hohenzollern, House Order, Military Division breast Badge with swords, 57mm including crown suspension x 40mm, silver-gilt and enamel, good very fineSubject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.
Germany, Hohenzollern, House Order, breast Badge, 37mm, silver and enamel, good very fine Subject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.
Germany, Mecklenburg-Schwerin, House Order of the Wendian Crown, breast Badge, 66mm including crown suspension x 46mm, silver-gilt and enamel, good very fine and rareSubject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.
Germany, Prussia, Pour le Mérite, neck Badge, 58mm x 60mm, gilt and enamel, a good 'wearing' Badge of early 20th Century manufacture, in fitted case of issue, good very fineSubject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.
Germany, Prussia, Order of the Red Eagle, Military Division breast Badge with swords, 38mm, silver, silver-gilt and enamel, good very fineSubject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.
(x) Germany, Prussia, Order of the Crown, Commander's neck Badge, 53mm, gold and enamel, maker's initials between arms, good very fine, with section of neck ribandSubject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
Germany, Saxe-Coburg-Gotha, Saxe-Ernestine House Order, Commander's neck Badge, 85mm including crown suspension x 58mm, gold and enamel, good very fine, in fitted case of issue with length of silk neck ribandSubject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.
Germany, Saxe-Weimar, Order of the White Falcon, Military Division breast Badge, 62mm including crown suspension x 35mm, gold, silver-gilt and enamel, enamel chipping, very fine, in its fitted Th. Muller, Weimar case of issueSubject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.
Germany, Saxony, Order of St Henry, breast Badge, 54mm including crown suspension x 37mm, silver-gilt and enamel, good very fineSubject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.
Germany, Saxony, Albert Order, Military Division breast Badge with swords, 37mm, maker's initial 'S' on bottom ray, good very fineMaker likely G. A. Scharffenberg of Dresden.Subject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.
Germany, Saxony, Order of Merit, Military Division breast Badge with swords, 35mm, silver-gilt and enamel, silver marks between rays, good very fineSubject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.
Germany, Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt, Honour Cross, 40mm, silver, silver-gilt and enamel, good very fineSubject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.
Germany, Wurttemberg, Order of Friedrichs, Military Division Badge, 52mm including crossed swords suspension x 37mm, silver, gold and enamel, evidence of some repairs, nearly very fineSubject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.
Germany, Wurttemberg, Order of Friedrichs, Civil Division Badge, 38mm, gold and enamel, good very fineSubject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.
(x) Greece, Kingdom, Order of the Redeemer, by G. Pomonis, Athens, Commander's neck Badge, 74mm including crown suspension x 47mm, gold and enamel, good very fine, in fitted case of issue and with length of silk ribandSubject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
(x) Iceland, Order of the Falcon, breast Star, 80mm, silver, silver-gilt and enamel, hallmarks and maker's initials to reverse, good very fineSubject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
(x) Iraq, Kingdom, Order of the Rafidain, Military Division, breast Badge (2), 65mm including suspension x 47mm, silver, silvered, gilt and enamel, very fine (2)Subject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
(x) Iraq, Kingdom, Order of the Rafidain, Military Division, breast Badge, 65mm including suspension x 46mm, silver and enamel, good very fineSubject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
Iraq, Kingdom, Monarchy in Exile, Order of the Hashemite Crown, 1st Class set of Insignia, by Royal Insignia, comprising sash Badge, 100mm including crown suspension x 82mm, silver-gilt and enamel, maker's name and silver mark to reverse; breast Star, 88mm, silver-gilt and enamel, the Star enhanced with 16 finely-set seed pearls, maker's cartouche to reverse, a little enamel cracking, better than very fine, rare, in fitted Worth case of issue with full sash ribandDating from the early 2000’s the idea of the Order of the Hashemite Crown developed whilst the Iraqi Constitutional Monarchy Movemen...
(x) Iraq, Kingdom, Bravery Medal, with ornate fitted plate, evidence of previous naming on plate erased, very fine, mounted as wornSubject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
(x) Iraq, Kingdom, Police Distinguished Service Medal (2); Police Service Medal; Police General Service Medal (2); Police Service Medal, with maker's name plate and local silver mark to reverse; Excellent Service Medal, silvered and enamel; Active Service Medal; War Medal 1939-45; Faisal Coronation 1953 (3), silver, silvered, bronze, majority by Hugeunin, Switzerland, very fine (12)Subject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
(x) Iraq, Republic, a good selection of medals, including Labour Medal, Iraq-Iran War Medal, Insurgency Medal, 18 October 1963 Medal, 9 October 1972 Medal, Co-Operation Medal, Bravery Medal for Wars with Israel 1948 & 1967, Army Anniversary Medal (3), very fine and better (Lot)Subject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
(x) A mounted group of six Iraqi miniature dress medalsIraq, Kingdom, Order of Rafidain, Military Division Badge; Active Service Medal; 1939-45 War Medal; Victory Medal; Faisal Coronation; Flood Medal, mounted as worn, very fine (6)Subject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
(x) A mounted group of eleven Iraqi miniature dress medalsIraq, Republic, Order of Rafidain, Military Division Badge; Iraq-Iran War Medal; Active Service Medal; Bravery Medal; 1939-45 War Medal; Victory Medal; Flood Medal; Revolution Medal 1958; Insurgency Medal; Revolution 1963; 18 October 1963 Medal, mounted as worn, very fine (6)Subject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
(x) Italy, Kingdom, Order of the Roman Eagle, 1942-43 issue, Commander's neck Badge with Swords of fine quality, 53mm, silver-gilt, gilt and enamel, minor enamel loss to centre, otherwise good very fine and rare, with length of neck ribandSubject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
(x) Italy, Lucca, Military Order of St George, breast Badge, 37mm, silver, gold centres and enamel, some enamel chipping, very fine, with original ribandSubject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
Libya, United Kingdom & Kingdom of Libya (1951-69), Order of King Idris the First, Grand Cross Collar Badge, by Bichay, Cairo, 45mm, gold (18 carat - 39.5g) and enamel, local marks to reverses, nearly extremely fine and a true rarityA Libyan legal website hosts the Government Gazettes of the period, however the only reference seen is Article 71 of the October 1951 Constitution which notes, “The King creates and confers titles, ranks, decorations and other badges of honour”. Thus, the main sources of information to date are documentation at the National Archives (NA), the internet (both Arabic...
Libya, United Kingdom & Kingdom of Libya (1951-69), Order of King Idris the First, full Grand Cross sash riband, with bow and fittings for wear, good very fineSubject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.
Libya, United Kingdom & Kingdom of Libya (1951-69), Order of Independence, 1st Class set of Insignia, comprising sash Badge, 97mm including crown suspension x 63mm, silver-gilt, silver and enamel; breast Star, 78mm, silver, silver-gilt and enamel, solder repair to reverse of Star to fix crown, good very fine and rare, in fitted case of issue with full sash riband (Lot)Awarded to General A'amer Khamash; sold together with relevant bestowal document.Subject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.
Libya, United Kingdom & Kingdom of Libya (1951-69), Order of Independence, full 1st Class sash riband, with bow and fittings for wear, good very fineSubject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.
Libya, United Kingdom & Kingdom of Libya (1951-69), Order of Independence, 2nd Class set of Insignia, by Tewfik Bichai Fournisseur de S.M. le Roi, comprising neck Badge, 63mm, silver-gilt, silver and enamel; breast Star, 80mm, silver, silver-gilt and enamel, good very fine, in fitted case of issue with full neck riband (Lot)Subject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.
Libya, United Kingdom & Kingdom of Libya (1951-69), Order of Independence, 5th Class breast Badge, with rosette upon riband, by Tewfik Bichai Fournisseur de S.M. le Roi, 76mm including crown suspension x 50mm, silver, silver-gilt and enamel, marks to reverse, nearly extremely fine, in fitted case of issueSubject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.
Libya, United Kingdom & Kingdom of Libya (1951-69), Order of Sayyid Mohammed Bin Ali Al Senussi, 1st Class set of Insignia, by Bichay, Cairo, comprising sash Badge, 60mm, silver, silver-gilt and enamel, hallmark for 1951-53 to reverse; breast Star, 87mm, silver, silver-gilt and enamel, silver marks to reverse, a little enamel chipping, very fineMuhammad Bin Ali Al Senussi (1787-1859) founded the Senussi mystical order in 1837. This movement proved significant and helped Libya to win its freedom from Italy. His grandson Idris became King of Libya. The Order, in four classes, recognizes exceptio...
Libya, United Kingdom & Kingdom of Libya (1951-69), Order of Sayyid Mohammed Bin Ali Al Senussi, 4th Class breast Badge, by Bichay, Cairo, 43mm, silver, silver-gilt and enamel, hallmarks for 1953-54 to reverse, very fineSubject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.
Libya, United Kingdom & Kingdom of Libya (1951-69), Chamber of Senators - Badges of Office, Type 1 Badge, 52mm & Lapel device, 40mm x 30mm, by Bichay, Cairo, silver-gilt and enamel, maker's details to reverse and for 1950, very fine (2)Covered under:Article 94. The Senate shall consist of twenty-four members; each of the three Provinces of the Kingdom of Libya shall have eight members.Article 95. The King appoints one-half of the members. The other members shall be elected by the Legislative Councils of the Provinces. (Constitution 7 October 1951)Subject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more...
Libya, United Kingdom & Kingdom of Libya (1951-69), Chamber of Senators - Badge of Office, Type 2, sash Badge by Cravanzola, Rome, 66mm, silver, silver-gilt and enamel, maker's cartouche to reverse and purity mark '800', good very fine, together with original full sash riband with star and crescent deviceGiven the Arabic inscription is for the Kingdom of Libya, this must be dated to at least 1962.Subject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.
Libya, United Kingdom & Kingdom of Libya (1951-69), Chamber of Deputies - Badges of Office, Badge, 57mm & Lapel device, 40mm x 30mm, by Bichay, Cairo, silver-gilt and enamel, maker's details to reverse and for 1950, very fine (2)Covered under:Article 100. The House of Representatives shall consist of members elected in the three Provinces in accordance with the provisions of a federal electoral law.Article 101. The number of Deputies shall be determined on the basis of one Deputy for every 20,000 inhabitants or fraction of that number exceeding half, provided that the number of Deputies in any...
Libya, United Kingdom & Kingdom of Libya (1951-69), Law Court Badge of Office, Criminal Court Badge, 78mm x 63mm, silvered, gilt and enamel, with loop for wear to reverse, good very fine It is believed the Badges were suspended from a blue sash with narrow red edge stripes. The manufacturer is unknown and were possibly Italian. The Kingdom of Libya court system included the Supreme Court, Courts of Appeal, and Courts of First Instance. The Supreme Court served as the final appellate court. A Consul’s badge has been referred to but not seen. It is interesting to note these Badges are not dissim...
Libya, United Kingdom & Kingdom of Libya (1951-69), Order of Merit, gilt, mounted as worn; Omar Al Mokhtar Medal; Liberation Medal; Libyan Army Sports Medals (2), for Football, for Tennis, very fine (5)Omar Al Mokhtar was an elderly Senoussi Shaikh who from the early 1920’s led the guerrilla fighting against Italian rule. In 1931 he was captured and after a summary court martial was publicly hanged. Subsequently resistance to Italian rule ended and the pacification of Libya was declared. The medal is awarded “in appreciation of the national efforts you made during the Italian invasion of the c...
Lithuania, Order of the Lithuanian Grand Duke Gediminas, Commander's neck Badge, 56mm x 48mm, silver-gilt, silver and enamel, with neck riband, light enamel damage otherwise very fineOriginally instituted in 1928, supressed during the Soviet period and re-instituted on the restoration of the Independent State of Lithuania in 1991.Subject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.
Monaco, Principality, Order of St Charles, Commander's neck Badge, 84mm including crown suspension x 55mm, gold and enamel, centres sometime neatly re-affixed, good very fineSubject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.
(x) Netherlands, Kingdom, Order of Orange Nassau, Grand Commander's set of Insignia, by Royal Dutch Mint, Utrecht, comprising neck Badge, 84mm including crown suspension x 54mm, gold and enamel, gold mark to loop; breast Star, 86mm, silver, silver-gilt and enamel, maker's cartouche to reverse and silver mark to retaining pin, good very fine, with full neck riband (2)Subject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
Poland, Order of the White Eagle, 1st Class set of Insignia, comprising sash Badge, 90mm including suspension x 77mm, gilt metal and enamel; breast Star, 83mm, silver-gilt, silver and enamel, with full sash, a later example, unmarked, small enamel damage to the wreath on the breast star, otherwise good very fine (2)Subject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.
Portugal, Kingdom, Order of Christ, a late 19th century Grand Cross breast Star, by Wolfers, Brussels, 72mm, silver, gold, and enamel, maker's cartouche on reverse, nearly extremely fineSubject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.
Portugal, Kingdom, Order of Christ, a late 19th century Commander's Star, by Wolfers, Brussels, 77mm, silver, gold, and enamel, maker's cartouche on reverse, extremely fine and a most handsome StarSubject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.
Portugal, Kingdom, Order of Christ, neck Badge, 87mm including sacred heart suspension x 41mm, gold and enamel, enamel chipping to suspension, otherwise good very fineSubject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.
Romania, Kingdom, Order of the Star, Civil Division, breast Star, 78mm x 80mm, in gold, silver and enamel, the reverse fitted with central pin and further two hooks for attaching to uniform loops lightly toned, good very fineSubject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.
Romania, Kingdom, Order of the Star, Civil Division, Third Class neck Badge, 95mm x 62mm, silver-gilt and enamel, lightly toned in places, good very fineSubject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.
Russia, Imperial, Order of St Vladimir, Military Division breast Badge with swords, 35mm, gold and enamel, purity marks to loop, maker's details under enamel to reverse, gold marks to sword hilts, good very fine Subject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.
Russia, Imperial, Order of St Vladimir, Civil Division breast Badge, 35mm, gold and enamel, purity marks to loop, maker's details under enamel to reverse, gold marks to sword hilts, good very fine, with fitted case, with old paper label with inscription pasted to lid Subject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.
Russia, Imperial, Order of St Anne, neck Badge, 49mm, gold (56 zolotniki) and enamel, marks to loop, good very fineSubject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.
Russia, Imperial, Order of St Stanislaus, Military Division, neck Badge, 47mm, bronze-gilt and enamel, maker's mark to reverse of lower limb, light loss of gilding to the reverse, and with enamel repair to reverse centre, otherwise very fineSubject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.
Russia, Imperial, Order of St Stanislaus, Civil Division neck Badge, by Kiebel, St Petersburg, 46mm, gold (56 zolotniki) and enamel, maker's initials and court stamp to reverse, purity marks to loop, good very fine, with length of neck ribandSubject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.
(x) Russia, Imperial, Order of St Stanislaus, breast Badge, 43mm, gold (56 zolotniki) and enamel, maker's mark and court stamp to reverse, marks rather rubbed, very fineSubject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
(x) Russia, Imperial, Cross of the Order of St George (2), 1st Class, reverse officially numbered '38713', gilt, with bow riband on mount as worn; 2nd Class, reverse officially numbered '79353', gilt, very fine (2)Subject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
Russia, Imperial, 17th Nizhny-Novgorod Dragoon Regiment 100th Anniversary Jetton, 32mm, gold (56 zolotniki) and enamel, engraved naming to rim, enamel chipping, very fine and rareProvenance:Christie's, July 1990, Lot 347.Inscribed in finely engraved script to the rim to Staff Captain Kalantaroff.Subject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.
The Hero of the Soviet Union and Order of Lenin pair awarded to P. M. Zernov/Sheranov, possibly the famous Lieutenant-General who was Deputy People's Commissar of the Tank Industry from 1942-45Russia, Soviet Union, "Hero of the Soviet Union", Gold Star Medal, Type 2, later suspension, reverse officially numbered '3643', gold; Order of Lenin, type 5, Variation 2, reverse officially numbered '72728', gold, platinum and enamel, very fine (2)Sold together with booklet No. 834638, in the name of Pavel Michaelovich Zernov/Sheranov. The award booklet also confirms the Order of the Red Star (No. 61513...
A very fine Hero of Socialist Labour of the Soviet Union and Order of Lenin pair awarded to Deputy of Supreme Soviet 6th & 7th Convocations P. S. PereverzevRussia, Soviet Union, Gold Star of Hero of Socialist Labour, Type 2, Variation 3, reverse officially numbered '10478'; Order of Lenin, Type 6, Variation 1, reverse officially numbered '378861', gold, platinum and enamel, very fine or better (2)Pyotr Semyonovich Pereverzev was born on 14 July 1914 at Bolshoy Tobal, Ukraine. Working as a miner in the Donbass from 1932, he graduated from the Moscow Leather Techinical School in 1938 and from 19...
(x) The Russian Order of Kutuzov 3rd Class awarded to Major P. S. Lavrenko, CO of 1st Rifle Battalion, 577th Rifle Regiment, 205th Rifle Division, for his actions and leadership in March 1945 in the actions around GdyniaRussia, Soviet Union, Order of Kutuzov, 3rd Class Badge, with screw and back-plate, officially numbered '2392', silver with mint marks to reverse, very fineThe original citation, dated 30 March 1945 by Lieutenant-Colonel Shikin, was approved up the chain of command and approved by Lieutenant-General Romanovsky & Major-General Pankov on 26 April 1945 and states:'Captain Lavrenko...
(x) The very fine Russian Order of Bogdan Khmelnytsky 3rd Class awarded to Private S. F. Senchuk, 1323nd Rifle Pinsk Red Banner Regiment, 415th Mozyr Red Banner Division, for his gallantry in action on 19 April 1945 when personally crossing the Alte Oder River at Herrenwiese in an improvised assualt boat to personally repel two enemy counter attacks, killing five enemy soldiers in the actRussia, Soviet Union, Order of Bogdan Khmelnytsky, 3rd Class Badge, with screw and back-plate, officially numbered '5984', silver with mint marks to reverse, good very fineApproved by CO of 61st Army General B...
Russia, Soviet Union, Order of Alexander Nevsky, Type 2, screwback breast Badge, reverse officially numbered '9703', good very fineSubject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.
Serbia, Kingdom, Order of St Sava, Commander's neck Badge, by Hueguenin Freres, 80mm including crown suspension x 50mm, Bishop in red robes, silver-gilt and enamel, minor enamel chipping, very fine, with full neck ribandSubject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.
Serbia, Kingdom, Order of the White Eagle, breast Badge, 70mm including crown suspension x 34mm, silver-gilt and enamel, good very fineSubject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.
(x) Serbia, Kingdom, Order of the Cross of Takovo, Commander's neck Badge, 73mm including crown suspension x 43mm, silver-gilt and enamel, enamel repairs to crown, very fine, with full silk neck ribandSubject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
(x) South Korea, Republic, Order of Diplomatic Service Merit, 1st Grade Gwanghwa Medal set of Insignia, comprising sash Badge, 74mm, silver-gilt, enamel and enhanced with four cabochons, reverse officially numbered '1006'; breast Star, 70mm, silver-gilt, enamel and enhanced with four cabochons, good very fine, with full sash riband (2)Subject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
(x) Spain, Kingdom, Order of Isabella the Catholic, Commander's neck Badge, 72mm including wreath suspension x 52mm, gold and enamel, very fineSubject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
Sweden, Kingdom, Order of the Sword, Badge, 77mm x 53mm, gold and enamel, good very fineSubject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.
(x) Sweden, Kingdom, Order of the North Star, an early breast Badge, 54mm including crown suspension x 35mm, gold and enamel, some enamel chipping, very fineSubject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
(x) United States of America, Congressional Medal of Honor, unnamed original example, good very fine, with original riband and top riband barSubject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
Vatican, Holy See, Order of Christ, a superb and rare Collar Badge, circa 1830-40, by Tanfani, Rome, 145mm including crown and trophy of arms suspension x 40mm, gold and enamel, with a diamond insert in the trophy of arms breastplate, maker's cartouche on reverse, this with superb floral engraving to reverse, test mark to base, extremely fine and a rare specimen of the goldsmith's art exhibiting superb workmanship, with the trophy unusually rich in armsWeight - 68.8g.A single Class Order, awards are reserved almost exclusively for Roman Catholic Sovereigns and Heads of State, and the Insignia...
Yemen, Arab Republic (1962-90), Order of 26 September, Military Division, 2nd Class neck Badge, by Skinner & Co., Bond Street, London, 70mm, silver-gilt (hallmarks for Birmingham 1983) and enamel, good very fine, in fitted case of issue with corresponding miniature award, riband bar and boutonnièreFollowing the 26 September 1962 Revolution, which overthrew the Imamate, Egyptian military forces were actively involved in supporting the fledgling Yemen Arab Republic (YAR). During the early part of the Civil War Maison Tewfik Bichay in Cairo was instructed by the office of the Egyptian President N...
Yemen, Arab Republic (1962-90), Order of 26 September, Military Division, 3rd Class breast Star, 49mm, silver-gilt and enamel, good very fineSubject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.
Yemen, Arab Republic (1962-90), Order of 26 September, Civil Division, 3rd Class breast Star, by Skinner & Co., Bond Street, London, 49mm, silver-gilt (hallmarks for Birmingham 1981) and enamel, good very fineSubject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.
Yemen, Arab Republic (1962-90), Order of Seventy, 2nd Class neck Badge, by Skinner & Co., Bond Street, London, 70mm, silver-gilt (hallmarks for Birmingham 1982) and enamel, good very fine, in fitted case of issue with corresponding miniature award and riband barThe Order of Seventy, a very scarce award, in three classes, was only presented upon the recommendations of the Commander in Chief of the Military or the President of the YAR to the heroes of the seventy-day siege of Sana'a during the civil war. Awards were made to Hussain Al Amri, the Commander in Chief of the Army, and to the Commande...
Yemen, Arab Republic (1962-90), Order of Seventy, 3rd Class breast Star, by Skinner & Co., Bond Street, London, 49mm, silver-gilt (hallmarks for Birmingham 1982) and enamel, good very fineSubject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.
Yemen, Arab Republic (1962-90), Order of Justice, 1st Class sash Badge, by Skinner & Co., Bond Street, London, 49mm, silver-gilt (hallmarks for Birmingham 1981) and enamel, good very fineThe Order of Justice, a two-class order, was instituted by Republican Resolution No 76 of 15 May 1981, and is awarded to judges, lawyers and the staff of the attorney general who are deemed to have been of service to the nation. The order is also open to bestowal upon foreigners. The badge is a ten-pointed multi-rayed star upon which is superimposed a five-pointed gilt star with narrow green enamel borders. In...
Single British Orders & Decorations
The Most Noble Order of the Garter, an impressive and early Prelate's badge, gold and enamel, 39.16g overall, hallmarks for London 1803, St. George weilding a gold lance and slaying the Dragon, surrounded by the circular Garter and motto in gold on dark-blue enamel ground, surmounted by a Bishop's mitre, hinged, with suspension loop for wearing from a chain or riband, the reverse of the same design with the addition of a contemporary, finely-executed gold pin attached at 3 and 9 o'clock respectively, 75mm x 41mm overall, slight loss of green enamel to Dragon's tail, grip of lance absent, other...
(x) The Most Honourable Order of the Bath, G.C.B. (Military) Knight Grand Cross breast Star, gold, silver and enamel, reverse engraved 'Phillips. Cockspur Street, London', repair to one crown, traces of lacquer but otherwise very fine, together with a full length of sash ribandSubject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
The Most Honourable Order of the Bath, C.B. (Military) Companion’s breast Badge, silver-gilt with most attractive gold centres of fine quality, complete with wide swivel-ring suspension and riband buckle, some green enamel chipping to wreaths, very fineSubject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.
The Most Honourable Order of the Bath, C.B. (Military) Companion's breast Badge, silver-gilt, silver and enamel, hallmarks for 1896, brooch buckle absent, very light enamel damage, otherwise very fineSubject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.
The Most Honourable Order of the Bath, C.B. (Military) Companion's breast Badge, silver-gilt, silver and enamel, hallmarks for 1894, very light enamel damage, otherwise very fineSubject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.
(x) The Most Honourable Order of the Bath, C.B. (Military) Companion's Chapel Stall Plate, gilded brass with engraved and painted image of a C.B. Badge, inscribed 'Thomas Dalmer Esquire, Lieutenant Colonel of the 23rd Regiment of Foot (or Royal Welsh Fuzilieers) Companion of the Most Honourable Military Order of the Bath Nominated 3rd February 1817.', 191mm x 115mm, in wooden frame with bottom left corner attachment missing, some scratches to brass and wear to the edges but otherwise very fineThomas Dalmer joined the 1st Battalion, 23rd Regiment of Foot (Royal Welch Fusiliers) alongside his br...
(x) The Most Honourable Order of the Bath, C.B. (Military) Companion's Chapel Stall Plate, gilded brass with engraved and painted image of a C.B. Badge, inscribed 'Charles de Petersdorff Esquire Lieutenant Colonel in the Army and Major in the 8th Line Battalion of the King's German Legion Companion of the Most Honourable Military Order of the Bath Nominated 22nd June 1815.', 191mm x 115mm, in wooden frame, some minimal paint loss but otherwise very fineCharles de Petersdorff initially served with the 1st Line Battalion, King's German Legion before transferring to the 8th Line Battalion on 17 M...
(x) The Most Honourable Order of the Bath, C.B. (Military) Companion's Chapel Stall Plate, gilded brass with engraved and painted image of a C.B. Badge, inscribed 'Baron Mareschal, Major in the Service of His Imperial Majesty The Emperor of Austria Honorary Companion of the Most Honourable Military Order of the Bath Nominated 17th April 1817', 191mm x 115mm, corners pierced for attachment, minor loss of paint, otherwise very fineWenzel Philipp Leopold Baron von Mareschal was born in 1785 into a noble Luxembourg family. He entered the Imperial-Royal Engineering Academy in 1798 and commissioned...
The Most Illustrious Order of St. Patrick, K.P., Knight’s breast Star, by West & Son, Dublin, 84mm, silver, gold and enamel, with maker's initials to reverse, one crown repaired, good very fineSubject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.
The Royal Guelphic Order, G.C.H. (Military) Knight Grand Cross breast Star, a cloth and bullion example, 97mm x 100mm, very fineAttributed to General Sir Josiah Champagné G.C.H.Josiah Champagné was born on 26 September 1755 into a family of French Huguenot exiles in Ireland and was the son of the Very Rev. Arthur Champagné, Dean of Clonmacnoise, and Marianne Hamon, daughter of Colonel Isaac Hamon. He joined the British Army on 28 January 1775 as an Ensign in the 31st Regiment of Foot. In March 1776 he embarked with his regiment and landed in America in May, and remained on active service unt...
The Royal Guelphic Order, K.H. (Civil) Knight’s breast Badge, 50mm including crown suspension x 33mm, gold and enamel, good very fine and a most handsome BadgeWeight - 20.1gSubject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.
(x) Order of British India, 1st Class, 1st Type neck Badge, silver-gilt, with screw-nut reverse fitting, good very fine Subject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
The Most Eminent Order of the Indian Empire, C.I.E., Companion’s 3rd Type neck Badge, gold and enamel, good very fine, with full neck ribandSubject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.
The Royal Victorian Order, L.V.O., Lieutenant's 4th Class, lady’s shoulder Badge, silver-gilt and enamel, the reverse officially numbered ‘L41’, on bow & tails riband, good very fineSubject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.
'Victoria Cross', of mid-20th century manufacture, large ring suspension, unnamed, undated and unissued, reverse surfaces a little rough but with burnished finish, good very fine and a rare opportunity to acquire an example of the most fabled decoration in existence from the original metal, together with an old leather case by C. Packer & Co., 76 & 78 Regent St, London in which it has been stored for some timePerhaps a casting pattern or reference example for display produced by the manufacturers, with evidence of a little porosity to the reverse. Nonetheless the obverse crisp and with excelle...
(x) Distinguished Service Order, G.V.R., silver-gilt and enamel, good very fine, in its Garrard & Co., London case of issueSubject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
Hong Kong, Belillios Star for Lifesaving, silver and enamel, for Land, by Kenning & Son, London, unnamed, 86mm, with top riband bar, good very fineThe Belilios Star, Hong Kong´s own Life Saving award, was instituted in 1884, and is named after Mr. Emanuel Raphael Belilios (1837-1905), Chairman of the Hong Kong and Shanghai Banking Corporation, Member of the Legislative Council, and notable philanthropist. The Belilios Trust files relating to the early awards were destroyed during the Second World War. The last award was made in 1984.An excellent article on this rare award was published in The...
Single Campaign Medals
The impressive Naval General Service Medal awarded to Captain W. Black, Royal Navy, present in the Aeolus at Strachan’s action on 4 November 1805, off Ferrol, when the four French ships that escaped from Trafalgar were capturedHe would see further active service during the War of 1812, when Captain of the Racoon on her famous voyage of 1813-14, capturing Fort Astoria in Oregon, before making harbour at San Francisco and then visiting Hawaii - with Black greeting King Kamehameha the Great aboard his vesselNaval General Service 1793-1840, 1 clasp, 4 Novr. 1805 (William Black, Lieut.), with fragm...
(x) 'Throw no shot away. Aim every one. Keep cool. Work steadily. Fire into her quarters – maindeck to maindeck, quarterdeck to quarterdeck. Don't try to dismast her. Kill the men and the ship is yours.'Captain Philip Bowes Vere Broke to the men of H.M.S. Shannon just before going into action against the U.S.S. Chesapeake: fifteen minutes later, Chesapeake had surrendered, her Captain was mortally wounded, and Broke had won a stunning victory against the American vessel.The Naval General Service Medal awarded to Boy 1st Class J. Robinson, Royal Navy, who shared in that famous frigate action of...
The Naval General Service Medal awarded to Private A. Biggs, Royal Marines, admitted to the Foundling Hospital at Coram's Fields at just nine weeks oldLater, having served his country at sea, he was latterly convicted for theft and sentenced to be transported to AustraliaNaval General Service 1793-1840, 2 clasps, Copenhagen 1801, St. Domingo (Abraham Biggs.), traces of brooch-mounting to obverse, contact marks over naming, nearly very fineProvenance:Sotheby's, June 1990.Abraham Biggs was born at Northaw, Hertfordshire circa 1782, being baptised at the Foundling Hospital, London in October 1782...
Capture of Cayenne 14 January 1809, silver-gilt, 50mm, presented by the Prince Regent of Portugal to the Officers and Men of H.M.S. Confiance in recognition of their services at the reduction of Cayenne in 1809, light edge bruising, otherwise very fineH.M.S. Confiance, an 18-gun sloop commanded by Commander James Yeo, participated in an combined Anglo-Portuguese campaign to conquer French Guiana which met with much success: Yeo, alongside three Portuguese brigs, a cutter, and 400-500 Portuguese soldiers, captured Oyapoc on 8 December which was followed by the capture of Appruagoc a week later....
The remarkable Military General Service Medal awarded to Principal Purveyor M. Wreford, Medical Department, who was taken a Prisoner of War at the Battle of New Orleans in January 1815, before rising to be Purveyor-in-Chief to the Forces at Scutari during the Crimean War - he regularly crossed swords with 'The Lady with the Lamp', Florence NightingaleMilitary General Service 1793-1814, 1 clasp, Pyrenees (M. Wreford, Purveyor's Clerk.), mounted as worn with top riband device, good very fine5 Medals issued to Purveyor's Clerks, all attached to the Medical Department - this was the only single cl...
(x) Military General Service 1793-1814, 2 clasps, Vittoria, Toulouse (G. Fletcher, 3rd Dragn. Guards), very fineProvenance:Baldwin, 1937.Subject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
(x) The historically fascinating Military General Service Medal awarded to Lieutenant A. F. R. de P. des Cars, who served as a subaltern in the 7th (The Queen's Own) Regiment of (Light) Dragoons (Hussars) during the Peninsular War - earning a unique combination of clasps to an officer of the Regiment in the process - and succeeded to the French Dukedom of Cars in 1825 before rising to senior rank in the French Army and commanding a Division in Algeria in 1830Military General Service 1793-1814, 3 clasps, Corunna, Orthes, Toulouse (The Duke Descars, Lieut. 7th. Lt. Dgns.), upon its original silk...
(x) Military General Service 1793-1814, 4 clasps, Nivelle, Nive, Orthes, Toulouse (W. Tiller, Serjt. 5th Foot.), good very fineEx-Whitaker Collection.William Tiller is recorded as latterly serving as Quartermaster of the 5th (Northumberland Fusiliers) Regiment of Foot.Subject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
(x) Military General Service 1793-1814, 4 clasps, Corunna, Fuentes D'Onor, Vittoria, Pyrenees (Thos. Robb, 92nd Foot.), very fineSubject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
Military General Service 1793-1814, 6 clasps, Albuhera, Vittoria, Pyrenees, Nivelle, Nive, Orthes (W. Hunn, R. Arty.), light contact wear, very fineProvenance:Philip Burman 8 July 1990.Note the recipient's medal appears as issued.William Hunn appears on the roll as entitled to the following five clasps: Ciudad Rodrigo, Salamanca, San Sebastian, Nivelle, Nive. His medal shows no signs of tampering and was purchased in this state in 1990.Subject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.
(x) Army of India 1799-1826, 1 clasp, Ava (J. Horne, 1st Foot.), short-hyphen reverse, officially impressed naming, heavy edge bruise, otherwise good very fineJohn Horne was born at Hereford circa 1795. He was discharged from the 2nd Battalion, 1st Foot at the age of 40 years old after 27 years' service, 13 years of which was served in India. It was noted he intended to reside at Bishops Stortford. Subject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
Army of India 1799-1826, 1 clasp, Bhurtpoor (Gunner A. Shaipley. Regt. of Arty.), long-hyphen reverse, officially engraved naming, good very fineSubject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.
(x) Waterloo 1815 (Corp. James Maghee. 3rd. Bat. 1st Foot. or R. Scots.), replacement silver ring and straight bar suspension, with original faded riband and pin as worn, polished, nearly very fineJames Maghee served in Captain Thomas Moss's Company No. 2 at the Battle of Waterloo.Subject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
(x) Waterloo 1815 (William Hoole, 10th Regiment Hussars.), original clip with replacement split-ring, with silver riband buckle, heavy edge knocks, nearly very fineSubject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
Defence of Jellalabad 1842, Flying Victory, silver-gilt disc with frosted finish, an unnamed trial or specimen, good very fineSubject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.
Defence of Jellalabad 1842, Mural Crown (William Miller), engraved naming, pierced with ring and silver loop suspension, very fineGiven no rank or unit stated, perhaps a civilian or member of the Political Service.Subject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.
Meanee 1843 (Gunga Deen Ahir 12th Regt.), impressed naming, replacement silver clip and straight-bar suspension, good very fineProvenance:Glendinning's, June 1985.Subject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.
New Zealand 1845-66, reverse dated '1845 to 1847' (Mr Charles Scott Naval Cadet, H.M.S. 'Racehorse'), officially impressed naming, with silver riband claw buckle, some solder under claw, good very fine Only 35 medals issued to the Royal Navy with these dates, 34 to H.M.S. Racehorse - including 3 to Officers - including 9 to Royal Marines, and 1 to Hazard.Charles Scott served as a Naval Cadet aboard the Racehorse off and on the shores of New Zealand in 1845-47. The vessel landed Bluejackets for the storming of stockades, including for the attack on Kawiti’s Pa during the Battle of Ruapekapeka....
The India General Service Medal awarded to Colour-Sergeant P. Green, 80th & 75th Regiments of Foot, who took a very fine Victoria Cross at the Koodsia Baugh, Delhi on 11 September 1857India General Service 1854-95, 1 clasp, Pegu (Pri... Patrick Green. 80th Regt.), pitted and worn overall, good fine[V.C.] London Gazette 26 October 1858:'Private Patrick Green, Her Majesty's 75th Foot for having, on the 11th of September 1857, when the picquet at the Koodsia Baugh at Delhi was hotly pressed by a large body of the Enemy, successfully rescued a comrade, who had fallen wounded as a skirmisher.'Patri...
China 1856-60, 5 clasps, Fatshan 1857, Canton 1857, Taku Forts 1858, Taku Forts 1860, Pekin 1860, unnamed as issued, private rivets, a little polished, very fine and rareSubject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.
Indian Mutiny 1857-59, 1 clasp, Central India (Lieut. D. M. M. Inge, 8th Hussars), slight edge bruise, very fineDenison Montague Miller Inge was born at Seamer, Yorkshire in 1837, the son of Mary and Reverend John Inge. He was commissioned Ensign without purchase on 20 July 1844 and joined the 31st Foot before transferring to the rank of Cornet on 16 October 1857 with the 8th Hussars. He served with this unit in Central India, the Regiment's role in this campaign is well attested to in Fanny Duberly's Campaigning Experiences in Rajpootana and Central India: during the Suppression of the Mutiny...
(x) 'Poor Bryson, one of my best friends here, shot dead through the head. His poor wife is distracted, and treasures up his last words. He left her this morning gay and jovial, as he always was, and jestingly told her, when she begged of him not to expose himself too much, that the bullet had yet not been moulded that was to hit him.The fire constantly kept up on his garrison, and particularly on the narrow passage which leads up to the Judicial garrison, was so hot that his body could not be moved for many hours, for the evening was bright with a clear moonlight. McGrennan, a friend of ours,...
(x) Canada General Service 1866-70, 1 clasp, Fenian Raid 1866 (Capt. R. H. R. Munro, Bowmanville R. Co.), locally impressed naming, nearly extremely fineRichard Honeyman Rae Munro initially volunteered as a Private, although a Captain in the Militia and served at Coburg & Kingston from 1-25 June 1866. He was also listed on the strength of the 45th West Durham Battalion of Infantry.Subject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
South Africa 1877-79, 1 clasp, 1877-8 (Pte. H. Townsend, Samsom's Horse), nearly very fine76 Medals were awarded to Sansom's Horse, 75 of them with the '1877-8' clasp.Sansom's HorseBorn in 1828, James Sansom was the son of George Sansom and his wife Dorothy, members of Calton's party from Nottinghamshire, who settled originally near Bathurst in the early 1820s. He saw service in the Frontier Wars of 1846 and 1851-53, and in common with many of the young men who had rallied to the Colours, was rewarded by the grant of a farm in the new territory.A condition attached to the grant of a farm and a...
Central Africa 1891-98, ring suspension, no clasp (Volunteer: S: Steblecki.), officially engraved naming, good very fine and rareApproximately 23 medals without clasp issued to European Volunteers for service in Central Africa. Confirmed upon the roll for service in Upper Shire January-February 1893.Probably Count Stanislaus Kasimir Steblecki, who was of noble Polish descent. It is understood he went out to Africa and purchased some 2,700 acres of land, the Makungwa Estate, which encompassed most of the southern part of Limbe, Nyasaland.Subject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more informati...
The India General Service Medal awarded to Lieutenant J. Golding, 1st Battalion, Royal West Kent Regiment, late Sergeant, 13th HussarsHaving achieved the rare distinction of gaining a commission direct from the ranks, he was present at two bloody engagements in the Swat Valley on the Punjab Frontier in 1897, in which his regiment sustained more casualties than any other British unit engagedIndia General Service 1895-1902, 1 clasp, Punjab Frontier 1897-98 (Lieut. J. Golding, 1st Royal West Kent Regt.), minor official correction to surname, good very fineJohn Golding was born on 11 May 1861, the...
British North Borneo Company Medal 1897-1916, 1 clasp, Punitive Expeditions, bronze issue, by Spink & Son, London (160 Private Ujuk), engraved naming, very fine Subject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.
The Queen's South Africa Medal awarded to Trooper C. Thompson, Bushveldt Carbineers, late Victorian Mounted RiflesQueen's South Africa 1899-1902, no clasp (362 Tpr: C. Thompson. Victorian M.R.), very fineCornelius Thompson is listed in Bill Woolmore's The Bushveldt Carbineers and the Pietersburg Light Horse which states:'Trooper No. 305 (BVC): Australian. Previous service: Enlisted from Warracknabeal in Victoria as Trooper No. 362 in the 4th Victorian Imperial Bushmen, serving with them from 23 May 1900 to 22 June 1900. Enlisted at Cape Town on 3 July 1901- no attestation paper available. Disc...
(x) Queen's South Africa 1899-1902, 1 clasp, Defence of Mafeking (R. Allridge. Mafeking Town Gd:), good very fineSubject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
(x) Queen's South Africa 1899-1902, 1 clasp, Defence of Mafeking (K. Bishop. Mafeking Town Gd:), very fineSubject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
(x) Queen's South Africa 1899-1902, 2 clasps, Elandslaagte, Defence of Ladysmith (4950, Pte. C. W. Prince. 5/Lcrs.), very fineC. W. Prince served with the 5th (Royal Irish) Lancers at the Battle of Elandslaagte, one of the few decisive victories won by the British during the Second Boer War. He then later served at the Defence of Ladysmith, where he died of enteric fever on 22 January 1900.Subject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
(x) Queen's South Africa 1899-1902, 2 clasps, Talana, Transvaal (5369 Pte J. Murphy, Rl. Irish Fus;), very fineJames Murphy was born circa 1877 in Monaghan, Ulster and worked as a labourer before he enlisted into the 5th Battalion, Princess Victoria's Royal Irish Fusiliers. He served at home between August 1895 - February 1898 after which he served in Egypt between February 1898 and September 1899. He was then posted to South Africa, where he served in the Second Boer War. At some time, Murphy likely transferred to the 1st Battalion as this battalion, along with the 1st Battalion King's Royal...
The Queen's South Africa Medal awarded to Lieutenant A. R. J. Dewar, 5th New Zealand Contingent, who participated in the ill-fated Jameson RaidAn inveterate adventurer, Dewar's life saw him attend Cambridge University, join the Army as a Private and participate in the famous raidHe was later to join the New Zealand Contingent, serve through the Anglo-Boer War before moving to join the Straits Settlement Police and become a Planter in British GuianaQueen's South Africa 1899-1902, 5 clasps, Cape Colony, Rhodesia, Orange Free State, Transvaal, South Africa 1901 (Lt. & Adjt. A. R. J. Dewar. N.Zea:...
China 1900, no clasp (Seaman J. Whitelaw. Shanghai Vols.), good very fineJohn Whitelaw was born at Glasgow, Scotland in 1873, although a year of birth of 1877 is also stated on other official documents. He first went to sea in 1890 and was living and working on the rivers around Shanghai, being a Seaman of the Shanghai Volunteer Corps during the Boxer Rebellion. Having been married at Shanghai in 1902, he was the Captain of the Mei-foo by 1905 and Hsin Chang by 1910 and took United States Navy Certificate No. 2518, issued in San Francisco in December 1917, when he was a Diver on the Greenwood....
India General Service 1908-35, 1 clasp, North West Frontier 1930-31 (Bhistie Yousef Shah, 2 Durham L.I.), a scarce award to a Follower, good very fineA water carrier who served with the 2nd Battalion, Durham Light Infantry.Subject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.
(x) British War Medal 1914-20, bronze (16 Cooly Ali Gauhar. Murree Cooly Cps), sometime lacquered, otherwise very fineSubject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
Husband and Wife collectionA rare ladies Great War Bronze Memorial Plaque awarded to Member E. Blackburn, Woman's Royal Air Force, who died during the Spanish Flu epidemic on 17 December 1918Great War Bronze Memorial Plaque (Elizabeth Blackburn), drilled at twelve o'clock, good very fineThe Great War Bronze Memorial Plaque awarded to Private W. Blackburn, 7th Battalion, East Lancashire Regiment, who died of a combination of severe wounds and Tuberculosis on 14 February 1918Great War Bronze Memorial Plaque (Wilfred Blackburn), drilled at twelve o'clock, good very fineElizabeth Blackburn was bor...
(x) General Service 1918-62, 1 clasp, Kurdistan (Z.Cl.II. Rasool Abdullah. 3-Cav. R. Iraq L.), good very fineRank is equivalent to Lieutenant in the 3rd Cavalry Regiment, Iraq Levies.Subject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
(x) General Service 1918-62, 1 clasp, Malaya (22830385 Tpr. B. P. Newsome. SAS.), very fineB. P. Newsome served with the SAS, known at the time as the Malayan Scouts, who played a pivotal role in Britain's involvement in the Malayan Emergency between 1948 - 60. In 1945, the Malayan Communist Party launched an anti-colonial attack against British rule. The Malayan Races Liberation Army subsequently raided various British colonial assets such as rubber plantations and tin mines. The spark for the war came when the M.R.L.A. assassinated three European plantation managers in Sungai Siput, Perak. T...
The India General Service Medal awarded to Squadron Leader E. C. Fyson, Royal Air Force, who was killed in action whilst Pilot of a Stirling of No. 620 Squadron during a 'Special Duties' operation to the South-East of France for the S.O.E.India General Service 1936-39, 1 clasp, North West Frontier 1937-39 (Plt. Off. E. C. Fyson. R.A.F.), nearly extremely fineEdward Creighton Fyson - or 'Teddy' to his friends and comrades - was born on 27 June 1916 at Chennai and took a diploma from the Royal Agricultural College at Cirencester, with his family settling at Hexham, Northumberland. Having been ed...
Arctic Star, extremely fineSubject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.
(x) General Service 1962-2007, 1 clasp, Northern Ireland (24250526 Pte D H D Wilson Para), very fineSubject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
General Service 1962-2007, 3 clasps, Malay Peninsula, Borneo, South Arabia (22599698 Pte. N. D. Martin. Para.), private rivets, very fineSubject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.
(x) South Atlantic 1982, with rosette (24541566 Pte R W White Para), very fineThe 2nd and 3rd Battalions of the Parachute Regiment played a vital role in securing victory for the British in the Falklands War. On 21 May 1982 they landed at San Carlos alongside the Royal Marine Commandos. They played a titular part in the securing the garrison at Goose Green on the 27 - 28 May 1982. In June, the Paras fought at Mount Longdon on the 11-12 June. and then at Wireless Ridge on the 13-14 June. Their final assault came on the 15 June when the regiment led the advance into Stanley thus becoming the fir...
The Collection of Medals, Militaria & Documents related to Nelson's Navy - formed by the late Randy Mafit
(x) Alexander Davison's Medal for The Nile 1798, bronze, housed within its original white metal case of issue, a few very minor contact marks, otherwise about extremely fine and thus rare in this conditionSubject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
(x) Alexander Davison's Medal for The Nile 1798, bronze, the reverse field attractively and contemporarily engraved G W with additional floreat decoration, fitted with claw and ring suspension for wear, polished throughout, good fineSubject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
(x) Alexander Davison's Medal for The Nile 1798, bronze-gilt, attractively and contemporarily engraved in the reverse field N BARNS, SWIFTSHURE [sic] B H Commanr., pierced with small ring suspension, obverse and reverse contact marks throughout, good fineThe Admiralty ratings service records note one Michael Barnes as serving aboard H.M.S. Swiftsure from 26 September 1796 - 24 June 1801; his name was initially recorded as 'Nicholas' and it therefore seems fair to surmise that these individuals are one and the same.The 74-gun Swiftsure, commanded by Captain Benjamin Hallowell, played a key role...
(x) Alexander Davison's Medal for The Nile 1798, bronze-gilt, attractively and contemporarily engraved in the reverse field John Stone MINOTAUR, pierced with small ring and loop suspension, obverse highlights polished and minor contact marks, about very fineJohn Stone does not appear on the list of claimants for the Naval General Service Medal; bronze-gilt medals for the Nile were awarded to Petty Officers.Fought between 1 - 3 August 1798, the Battle of the Nile was the climax of a three-month campaign across the length and breadth of the Mediterranean; a trying time for Nelson's British fleet...
(x) Alexander Davison's Medal for The Nile 1798, bronze-gilt, contained within a contemporary hinged silver-coloured case with glazed lunettes and integral ring suspension, suspended from a riband with silver-gilt buckles, one minor edge knock, light scratches to obverse and reverse fields, reverse lunette loose, about extremely fine and a most attractive exampleSubject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
(x) Alexander Davison's Medal for The Nile 1798, bronze-gilt, fitted with integral ring and loop suspension, about extremely fine and rare in this conditionSubject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
(x) The superb Alexander Davison's Medal for the Nile in silver awarded to Captain W. Wilkinson, who served as a Lieutenant aboard H.M.S. Goliath and was severely wounded during that great action in Aboukir Bay: he was shortly afterwards First Lieutenant aboard H.M.S. Elephant at the Battle of Copenhagen, and therefore surely bore witness to Admiral Nelson's famous act of raising his telescope to his blind eye rather than call off the engagementAlexander Davison's Medal for the Nile 1798, silver, attractively and contemporarily engraved in block capitals to the reverse field William Wilkinson...
(x) Alexander Davison's Medal for The Nile 1798, silver, a few minor scratches to obverse and reverse fields, about extremely fine and thus rare in this conditionOnly some 150 medals in silver were struck to reward those officers, under the rank of Captain, who participated in Nelson's great victory at the Battle of the Nile in August 1798.Subject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
(x) Earl St. Vincent's Testimony of Approbation 1800, 48mm, silver, struck on a thin flan, a few minor contact marks, otherwise very fineSubject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
(x) Earl St. Vincent's Testimony of Approbation 1800, 48mm, silver-gilt, struck on a thick flan, a few tiny edge knocks, otherwise about extremely fineThis medal was awarded by Admiral Sir John Jervis, upon relinquishing his command of the Channel Fleet, to the crew of his flagship (the 110-gun H.M.S. Ville de Paris) who remained loyal to him during the infamous mutiny at the Nore. The medal is not recorded as having been produced and distributed in silver-gilt, though numerous examples have since appeared.Subject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
(x) Sultan's Medal for Egypt 1801, silver, 36mm, fitted with hook and chain suspension, suspended from a riband bearing a silver three-pronged buckle and a silver clasp, 'Egypt 1801', in the style of a clasp for the Army Gold Medal series, good very fineFour sizes of gold medal and one size of silver medal were authorised by Sultan Selim III to reward British officers and men involved in the Expedition to Egypt in 1801. Silver medals are thought to have been awarded to certain Non-Commissioned Officers, and in 1814 further silver medals were awarded to soldiers from the Bombay Army who also pa...
(x) Naval General Service 1793-1840, 1 clasp, Trafalgar (Robert Aspinall), reverse neatly removed, polished and attractively enamelled to depict the officially-struck design, clasp field additionally enamelled with pin and catch fitting to reverse, naming somewhat removed around lower portion of letters but still legible, good fineRobert Aspinall, a unique name on the published Roll, is confirmed with entitlement to this clasp. A Landsman aboard the 74-gun H.M.S. Conqueror, at the Battle of Trafalgar she was the fourth vessel in Admiral Nelson's own Weather Column and commanded by Captain Isra...
(x) Matthew Boulton's Medal for Trafalgar 1805, white metal (Thos. Nettle, H.M.S. Revenge), corrosion and pitting throughout but name still legible, worn poorAt the Battle of Trafalgar on 21 October 1805, the 74-gun newly-built H.M.S. Revenge was placed in the rear of Admiral Collingwood's division - however, due to her recent construction she was a very fast and agile vessel and subsequently overtook the two ships in front of her in the column. Commanded by Captain Robert Moorsom, he took Revenge straight at the Spanish flagship (the 112-gun Principe de Asturias) - but due to being such a swi...
(x) Matthew Boulton's Medal for Trafalgar 1805, bronze, edge impressed in block capitals 'From M: Boulton. To The Heroes Of Trafalgar', contained within its original polished tin case of issue, one minor edge knock, otherwise a superb and most attractive example, about extremely fineSubject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
(x) Alexander Davison's Medal for Trafalgar 1805, pewter with copper ring and integral ball-and-ring suspension, highlights polished and scratches to obverse and reverse fields, good fine and betterFor many years, it has been stated in various sources that Davison's Medal for Trafalgar was awarded exclusively to the surviving crew of Admiral Nelson's flagship, H.M.S. Victory, after the battle. However, as this would suggest a striking and issuance of approximately 700 medals and the actual number of medals appears to be extremely low, this long-held opinion is now in doubt. Instead, recent the...
(x) The Silver Medal awarded to Vice-Admiral J. R. Dacres, who commanded the successful attack on the French-held port of Samana in 1807 (an act which earned him a £100 sword from the Lloyd's Patriotic Fund) but who was later to be defeated, whilst in command of the frigate H.M.S. Guerriere, in a single-ship action against the heavy American frigate U.S.S. ConstitutionSilver Medal, 72mm including ring suspension, the obverse featuring a depiction of Victory bearing a branch of laurel leaves, impressed RD. below, the reverse engraved in decorative script: Presented to James R. Dacres Esq. Capta...
(x) An assortment of copy and commemorative Naval medals, including:Naval Small Gold Medal (Thomas Masterman Hardy, Captain of H.M.S. Victory, on the 21st October MDCCCV); Large Naval Gold Medal (Horatio Viscount Nelson, Vice-Admiral and Commander-in-Chief on the 21st October MDCCCV) (2), gilded base metal, limited edition (60/200 and 154/200 respectively), struck by Bigbury Mint on behalf of The Nelson Society for the Trafalgar bicentenary commemorations in 2005, each in their fitted presentation case; Sultan's Medal for Egypt 1801; Boulton's Medal for Trafalgar 1805, gold-plated base metal,...
(x) A delicate and most attractive Georgian Mourning Ring, struck in memory of Admiral B. S. RowleyMourning Ring, gold and enamel, inscribed around the outer edge in gold letters on a black enamel field: 'Adml. B: S: Rowley. Died 7. Oct: 1811. Aged. 47', maker's mark 'T.M.', hallmarks for London 1811, good very fine and rareBartholomew Samuel Rowley was born on the 10 June 1764 to a prominent British naval family: he was the fifth child of Vice-Admiral Sir Joshua Rowley and his wife, Sarah Burton. His extended family included his grandfather, Admiral of the Fleet Sir William Rowley, his uncle...
(x) The gold Mourning Ring struck in memory of Sailing Master J. Nankivell, who was killed in action whilst defending his packet vessel, the Princess Amelia, from attack by the American Privateer Rossie on 16 September 1812; Rossie was commanded by none other than Joshua Barney, who was shortly to make a name for himself in the operations around Chesapeake Bay and at the Battle of Bladensburg, where he was badly woundedMourning Ring, hallmarks for London 1812, inscription around the exterior reading: John Nankivell Who Fell Gallantly Defending The Princess Amelia Packet 16 Sep 1812 Aged 34, in...
(x) A finely-executed and attractive Portrait Miniature of Captain Hugh Cameron, Royal Navy, who was killed in action at Anse La Barque on 18 December 1809, during the campaign to capture GuadeloupeAn oval-shaped portrait miniature, oil on copper, 65mm x 95mm including frame, partial artists' signature at left, an officer in Naval uniform with gold lace edging, gold buttons and gold bullion epaulette on left shoulder, a Sultan's Gold Medal for Egypt prominently suspended from the left lapel, wearing a leopard-print style neckcloth, mounted in a gold-coloured frame, the reverse bearing a blue e...
(x) "A better officer, or one more deeply respected, the country never boasted"The Sun, London, 10 April 1846 refers.A superbly-detailed and very attractive Portrait Miniature of Captain Charles Burrough Strong, Royal Navy, who was several times wounded in action and saw much active service throughout the Napoleonic WarsAn oval-shaped portrait miniature, oil on ivorine, portrait 82mm x 64mm, with frame 240mm x 260mm overall, an officer in 1812-25 pattern Naval uniform, white-faced lapels with gold lace edging, gold buttons and gold bullion epaulettes to both shoulders, mounted in a gold-colour...
(x) A Royal Navy Midshipman's Dirk, of late 18th Century manufacture, featuring a straight blade with foliate decoration, gilded brass and leather scabbard, single ring for wear, grip of bone or ivorine, by R. Johnston, late Bland & Foster, Sword Cutler & Belt Maker to His Majesty, 86 St. James's St., London, most gilt remaining to the shell-shaped guard, scabbard in delicate condition but complete and with original red felt lining, total length 438mm, generally good very fineSubject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
(x) A Royal Navy Midshipman's Dirk, of late 18th or early 19th Century manufacture, featuring a curved blade of good quality, this with engraved foliate decoration and Trophies of Arms enhanced in gilt, traces of blueing evident, finely-engraved gilt-brass hilt, gilded brass scabbard engraved to both sides, dual suspension rings, traces of gilt remaining to hilt and scabbard, total length 540mm, overall good very fineSubject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
(x) A Royal Navy Midshipman's Dirk, of late 18th or early 19th Century manufacture, featuring a sharply-curved blade, this engraved with foliate decoration and the Spanish Coat of Arms, profusely decorated gilt-brass hilt with depictions of Medusa on the langets, gilt-brass scabbard, dual suspension rings, with foliate decoration and engraved eagle and snake, by Richd. Blachford & Co., 67 Lombard St., London, traces of gilt remaining to hilt and scabbard, total length 470mm, an attractive and intriguing example, good very fineThe Spanish Coat of Arms upon the blade, of the style in use circa 1...
(x) A Royal Navy Midshipman's Dirk, of late 18th or early 19th Century manufacture, featuring a sharply-curved blade in the oriental style, this with traces of the original foliate decoration, gilded brass scabbard with foliate decoration to the outer side and single ring for wear, grip of bone or ivorine, by E. Richards & Co., London, traces of gilt remaining to guard and scabbard, total length 450mm, a most attractive example and generally good very fineSubject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
(x) A Royal Navy Midshipman's Dirk, of late 18th or early 19th Century manufacture, featuring a straight, plain blade, gilded brass scabbard with engraved oak leaf and Romanesque decoration, dual rings for wear, grip of bone or ivorine, by Tatham, to His Majesty, No. 73 Charing Cross - Near The Admiralty, most gilt remaining to guard and scabbard, total length 330mm, an attractive and charming example, generally good very fineSubject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
(x) A Royal Navy Midshipman's Dirk, of late 18th or early 19th Century manufacture, featuring a straight blade with traces of gilded foliate decoration and former blueing, gilded brass and leather scabbard, grip of bone or ivorine with a gilded brass top, by Andrews, Pall Mall, London, much gilt remaining to the guard, scabbard chape repaired but complete, total length 535mm, generally good very fineSubject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
(x) A Royal Navy Midshipman's Dirk, of early 19th Century manufacture, featuring a straight blade with traces of decoration and blueing, gilded brass and leather scabbard, dual rings for wear, grip of bone or ivorine, by Goldneys, late Neild, St. James's Street, Sword Cutler to His Royal Highness, Prince of Wales, blade bright and clean with a few traces of old rust pitting at tip, scabbard in good solid condition, total length 528mm, a very attractive and quality example of type, generally good very fineSubject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
(x) "The meeting of two ships of the line is a circumstance of rare occurrence, and its decision in our favour a brilliant ornament to our naval history" - the historically interesting French naval officer's sword taken by Midshipman T. Southey in the aftermath of the Battle of the Raz de Sein, 21 April 1798, a rare example of a single-ship action between two 74-gun ships-of-the line during the French Revolutionary Wars and a hard-fought battle where Captain Alexander Hood was killed and Southey, along with 60 of his shipmates, was woundedEuropean smallsword, of late-18th Century manufacture,...
(x) The fascinating Royal Navy 'War of 1812' Mameluke-style sword given to Midshipman H.A. Finucane by Captain Sir Peter Parker Bt.: shipmates aboard the frigate H.M.S. Menelaus, both men were to participate in raids ashore along the eastern coast of the United States until the Battle of Caulk's Field where, on 31 August 1814 and by the light of a full moon, Parker met his untimely end, being mortally wounded by an American musket ball'Mameluke'-style sword, of early 19th manufacture, a lightly curved flat, plain blade with pronounced false edge, engraved gilt-brass cross-guard and langet, gri...
(x) A rare 'Coffin-Hilt' Royal Navy officer's sword, of late 18th or early 19th Century manufacture, featuring a slightly curved blade by J. J. Runkel, engraved with Trophies of Arms and 'Turkish-style' decoration, brass guard, the langet with a Crown and Fouled Anchor to one side and Trident and Trophy of Arms to the other, with an additional Trophy of Arms to the top of pommel featuring a Union Jack at centre, bone or ivorine grip, overall length 855mm, good clean blade, very fineSubject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
(x) An 1805-Pattern Royal Navy officer's sword, featuring a straight steel blade, by Salter, Sword Cutler to H.R.H. the Duke of Sussex, decorated with the Royal Coat of Arms, Trophies of Arms, a Crown and Fouled Anchor, and angels bearing laurel crowns and banners, all enhanced in gilt, gilded brass guard with lion's head pommel, Fouled Anchors engraved to both langets, ivorine grip bound in copper wire, overall length 940mm, chip to grip under lion's mouth, otherwise an exceptionally good-quality example of this iconic pattern, good very fineSold together with an associated sword knot in gold...
(x) An unusual 1827-Pattern Royal Navy Officer's sword with a blade made of iron from the 100-gun H.M.S. Royal George, salvaged in 18401827-Pattern Naval Officer's sword, by Dudley, Grand Parade, Portsmouth, the blade very lightly curved with a pipe-back and quill point decorated with Trophies of Arms, a Fouled Anchor and Crown, and bearing the legend etched to one side: 'Made From Iron of the Royal George, sunk 1782, Recovered 1840', gilded brass guard bearing a Crown and Fouled Anchor, lion's head pommel and ray-skin grip bound in copper wire, leather and gilded-brass scabbard, by Dudley, Gr...
(x) A Small or Court Sword, of 18th Century manufacture, straight steel blade with traces of decoration including 'Prince of Wales feathers' and motto 'Ich Dien' below, gilded brass guard and pommel, wooden grip bound in brass and copper wire, overall length 1025mm; A Sword in the style of an 1805-Pattern Royal Navy officer's sword, utilising an earlier and foreign-made blade, this engraved Viva Ferdinando IV to one side and Re Delle Sicile Viva to the other, gilded base metal guard and lion's head pommel with traces of gilding, langets with Fouled Anchors, bone or ivorine grip, overall length...
(x) A Central European Naval Officer's Sword, of 19th Century manufacture, gently curved steel blade with traces of decoration and marked J R Solingen, highly decorative and elaborate brass guard featuring a lion's head pommel, lion rampant upon a sea monster and cannon barrel, bone or ivorine grip, overall length 970mm; A 'Hanger'-style sword, of 18th Century manufacture, gently curved steel blade with evidence at tip of being shortened or ground down, brass guard and lion's head pommel, with traces of gilding, finely-polished wooden grip, overall length 710mm, grip on first slightly loose an...
(x) Admiral Earl Howe, Naval Victory of the First of June 1794, obverse bust of Admiral Earl Howe in profile facing right in Full Dress uniform with legend 'Earl Howe Adml. of the White K.G.' surrounding, signed 'Mudie D:' and 'W. Wyon. F:' below, reverse Neptune and Hippocamps with legend 'French Fleet Defeated Off Ushant' surrounding and legend 'VII Sail Of The Line Captured 1. June MDCCXCIV.' in exergue below, Eimer 856, BHM 387, 41mm, silver (1), copper (1); Death of Earl Howe 1799, obverse bust of Admiral Earl Howe in profile facing left in Full Dress uniform with legend 'Earl Howe Admira...
(x) Admiral Earl Howe, obverse bust of Admiral Howe facing right in profile and wearing uniform and cuirass, legend 'Ric. Comes Howe Thalassiarcha Britan' surrounding, reverse a detailed naval battle with legend 'Non Sorte Sed Virtute' above, Eimer 855, BHM 383, 48mm; obverse bust of Admiral Earl Howe in profile facing right in Full Dress uniform with legend 'Earl Howe Adml. of the White K.G.' surrounding, signed 'Mudie D:' and 'W. Wyon. F:' below, reverse Neptune and Hippocamps with legend 'French Fleet Defeated Off Ushant' surrounding and legend 'VII Sail Of The Line Captured 1. June MDCCXCI...
(x) Battle of Camperdown 1797, obverse Admiral Duncan facing left in profile wearing Full Dress uniform with legend 'Adm. Visc. Duncan' above and signed 'Mudie. Dir.' and 'Webb. F.' below, reverse Admiral Duncan receiving the surrender of Admiral de Winter and his sword with legend 'Dutch Fleet Defeated 9 Ships Of The Line Captured 11 Octr 1797' above and signed 'Mudie. D' below, Eimer 886, BHM 432, 41mm, copper; obverse Admiral Duncan facing quarter right in uniform with legend 'Admiral Duncan' above, reverse bearing text 'Struck In Honor Of Admiral Duncan Who Defeated The Dutch Fleet October...
(x) Battle of Camperdown 1797, obverse bust of Admiral Duncan facing right in profile wearing Full Dress uniform with legend 'Adam Lord Viscount Duncan, Admiral of the White, Born July 1 1731' surrounding, reverse a British sailor affixing the Royal Standard to a topmast with legend 'Heroic Courage Protects The British Flag' in exergue below, Eimer 884, BHM 426, 49mm, copper; obverse bust of Admiral Sir Richard Onslow facing half-left in uniform with Naval Gold Medal with legend 'Sir Richard Onslow Bart, Admiral of the Blue, Born 23 June 1741' surrounding, reverse a depiction of the Battle of...
(x) Battle of Cape St. Vincent 1797, obverse bust of Admiral Earl St. Vincent facing left in profile, legend 'Admiral Earl St. Vincent G.C.B.' surrounding, reverse Victory above two Spanish ships of the line showering them in thunderbolts, the legend 'Spanish Fleet Defeated. Off Cape St. Vincent XIV. Feby. MDCCLXXXXVII' in exergue and signed 'Mudie. D.' and 'Brenet. F.', Eimer 882, BHM 438, 41mm, silver (1), white metal (1), first with minor scratches and tarnished, second clear and crisp, perhaps cleaned, generally about very fine (2)Subject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on...
(x) Battle of Cape St. Vincent 1797, obverse bust of Admiral Earl St. Vincent facing left in profile, legend 'Admiral Earl St. Vincent G.C.B.' surrounding, reverse Victory above two Spanish ships of the line showering them in thunderbolts, the legend 'Spanish Fleet Defeated. Off Cape St. Vincent XIV. Feby. MDCCLXXXXVII' in exergue and signed 'Mudie. D.' and 'Brenet. F.', Eimer 882, BHM 438, 41mm, copper-gilt (1), copper (1), slight gilding loss to first and scratches to second, generally good fine and better (2)Subject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
(x) Victories Celebrated 1797, Royal Thanksgiving at St. Paul's, obverse George III facing right with legend 'Georgius. III. Dei. Gratia.' above and signed 'Milton' below bust, reverse a monumental pillar bearing the names Howe, St. Vincent, Duncan, with three fleur-de-lys above and topped with Crown, Sceptre and Sword of State with legend 'Royal. Thanksgiving. At. St. Pauls' above and 'Dec. 19. 1797' below, BHM 439, 33mm, silvered copper (1), gilded copper (1), good very fine (2)Subject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
(x) Battle of the Nile 1798, obverse Admiral Nelson facing quarter-right in Full Dress uniform with the legend 'Admiral Lord Nelson of the Nile, Britain's Glory and Defence surrounding, reverse three ships in battle surrounded by smoke with the legend 'Almighty God Has Blessed His Majesty's Arms' above and 'French Fleet Defeated August. 1. 1798.' in exergue, Eimer 893, BHM 452, 38mm, copper; Bombardment of Algiers 1816, obverse Admiral Lord Exmouth facing right in profile wearing uniform with legend 'Admiral Lord Exmouth' surrounding and signed 'Mudie D' and 'Louis Br F' below, reverse Neptune...
(x) Battle of the Nile 1798, obverse Victory seated holding a plaque featuring the bust of Admiral Nelson, a lion, palm-tree and harp in front of a pyramid, surrounded by the legend 'Virtute Nihil Obstat & Armis' and 'Victory of the Nile, Augt. 1. 1798.'; reverse a shield, fouled anchor and riband with the legend 'Nov. 29 Laus Deo 1798' with 'Sub Hoc Signo Vinces.' above, BHM 450, Eimer 892, 38mm, 1798, by T. Wyon, White Metal; Copper; Copper-Gilt; Silver, some minor scratches and contact marks, overall very fine (4)Subject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
(x) Victories of the Year, obverse cuirassed and draped bust of King George III facing left, surrounded by the legend 'Georgius III. D.G. M. BR. FR. ET H. REX.'; reverse Britannia seated right upon a vast Trophy of Arms, holding a figure of Victory and surrounded by the legend 'Mari Victrix Terraque Invicta' and 'Avitum Transcendit Honorem MDCCXCVIII.' in exergue, BHM 458, Eimer 897, 48mm, copper, 1798, by C. H. Kuchler, one minor edge knock at reverse six o'clock, a few tiny scratches to reverse field, contained in its original metal case, otherwise about extremely fineThis medal commemorates...
(x) Siege of Acre 1799, obverse Admiral Sir Sydney Smith facing left in profile, in Full Dress uniform with Orders prominently displayed, with legend 'Admiral Sir S. Smith' and signed 'Mudie D.' and 'Mills F.' below, reverse a (British) lion defending an (Egyptian) camel from a (French) tiger in a rocky mountain pass with legend 'Acre Defended. Buonaparte Repulsed Syria Saved. XXth May MDCCLXXXXIX' below in exergue and signed 'Mudie D.' and 'Brenet. F.', Eimer 906, BHM 476, 41mm, copper; Death of Sir Ralph Abercrombie 1801, obverse General Sir Ralph Abercrombie facing left in profile, in Full...
(x) Siege of Acre 1799, obverse bust of Captain Sir Sydney Smith facing quarter-right in uniform with legend 'Sr. W. Sydney Smith, Captain of the Tigre of 74 guns', reverse scene of Acre with legend 'Repulsed Buonaparte in 11 Attacks, Made By Him, On Acre 1799' below in exergue, Eimer 907, BHM 474, 38mm, copper; Sydney Smith, Promotion to Flag-Rank 1805, obverse bust of Sir Sidney Smith facing right in profile with legend 'Gulielmus Sidney Smith. MDCCCV.' surrounding and signed 'T. Webb. F' below, reverse a wreath of oak leaves with legend 'Coeur De Lion.' at centre, Eimer 971, BHM 573, 53mm,...
(x) Restoration of Ferdinand IV: Lord Nelson created Duke of Bronte 1799, obverse bust of Ferdinand IV facing right in profile, legend 'Ferdinan. IV D:G. Siciliar. Et Hie. Rex.' above, reverse a warship entering the Bay of Naples and soldiers marching along the shore, with Fame above bearing a medallion of Lord Nelson, Eimer 908, BHM 479, 48mm, white metal (1), copper (1), second attractively lustred, generally very fine (2)Subject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
(x) Egypt Delivered 1801, obverse General Hutchinson facing half-left in Full-Dress uniform prominently displaying the Star of the Order of the Bath with legend 'Major Gen. Lord Hutchinson' above and signed 'Mudie. D', reverse General Hutchinson standing before the Bey of Egypt and rearing horse with legend 'Egypt Delivered' above and 'Sept II MDCCCI' below in exergue, signed 'Dupres F' and 'Mudie D'; Eimer 934, BHM 509, 41mm, copper; Death of Sir John Moore 1809, obverse bust of General Sir John Moore facing left in profile with legend 'Lieut. General Sir J. Moore K.B.' above and signed 'Mile...
(x) Battle of Copenhagen 1801, obverse Justice holding scales and a sword next to a plinth with portraits of Sir Hyde Parker and Lord Nelson in front and a warship behind, legend 'Maritime Justice and British Valor', surrounding, reverse a scene of the Battle of Copenhagen with legend 'Passed. The. Sound. And. Defeated. Y. Danish Fleet. Mar. 30' in exergue below, Eimer 933, BHM 510, 38mm, copper; Denmark, Kingdom, obverse a hill and memorial obelisk with legend 'De Faldt Men Danmark Stod' surrounding, legend 'Fuldfort D.2. Apr. 1804' in exergue below, reverse a wreath of laurel and oak leaves...
(x) Denmark, Kingdom, Battle of Copenhagen 1801, obverse a Roman soldier warding off a multi-headed serpent with legend 'Kiobenhavn D. 2 April 1801' below in exergue, reverse a Roman soldier receiving a sword from Justice; obverse a seated figure with shield and musket proffering a crown of laurel and oak leaves with a naval battle in the distance with legend 'En Borger Krands' above and 'Aalborg 1801' below in exergue, reverse legend 'Til Det 3den Jydske Infanterie = Regiments Tappre Kriger Af 2 April', silver, 37mm, 40mm, generally good very fine (2)Subject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addit...
(x) Settlement of the British at Bombay 1662, and the East India Company's Victory over a French Squadron 1804, obverse Neptune holding a Union Jack and cornucopia lying against a globe, surrounded by the legend 'Settlement of the British at Bombay' and 'MDCLXII' in exergue; reverse a seated and crowned Neptune bearing a trident and a figure of Victory, surrounded by the legend 'The French Fleet Repulsed By The E. I. Compys. XV. Feb. MDCCCIV.', BHM 567, Eimer 952, 40mm, copper, 1804, by Droz, Mills and Mudie, good very fineThis medal partially commemorates the Battle of Pulo Aura when, on 14 F...
(x) France, First Empire, the Camp at Boulogne and planned Invasion of England 1804, obverse Napoleon Bonaparte, seated upon a Romanesque throne, bestowing insignia of the Legion d'honneur upon four French soldiers, legend 'Honneur Legionaire Aux Braves de l'Armee' surrounding and legend 'A Boulogne Le XXVIII Therm. ANXII. XVI Aout MDCCCIV.' in exergue below, signed 'Jeuffroy. F.' and 'Denon. D.', reverse a map of Bonaparte's Grand Review with units and positions numbered, legend 'Serment. De L'Armee. D'Angleterre A L'Empereur. Napoleon.' in exergue together with list of units, 40mm, copper, v...
(x) British Victories 1809, obverse bust of King George III facing right in profile with legend 'Georgius. III. D.G. Britanniarum. Rex' surrounding, reverse Fame kneeling and inscribing great British victories on a memorial column including 'Nile', 'Acre', 'Trafal', and 'Talav', with legend 'Matvros Largimvr Honores' surrounding, signed 'W.S.M. Fecit' in exergue, Eimer 1009, BHM 700, 43mm, copper, British Victories in India 1818, obverse bust of the Marquis of Hastings in profile facing left with legend 'Marquis of Hastings K:G:, Govr. Genl. of India' surrounding and signed 'Modelled By P: Rou...
(x) 'Naval Victories', a set of six gilded brass tokens, depicting busts of heroes of the Royal Navy and commemorating their victories on the obverse and reverse respectively, featuring Admiral Viscount Nelson; Admiral Earl St. Vincent; Earl Howe; Admiral of the White; Admiral Viscount Duncan; Admiral Sir Sydney Smith; and Admiral Lord Exmouth, 24mm, contained within their original decorative brass case, circa 1816, a complete set, good very fine (6)Also including one further brass case for the same, this without contents.Subject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Prem...
(x) Lord Horatio Nelson autograph letter to his cousin, written aboard H.M.S. Victory in January 1804Autograph letter addressed to his cousin, William Suckling Esq., written by Admiral Lord Horatio Nelson and typically signed ‘Nelson & Bronte’, Victory, dated 11 January 1804, pinholes and tears along folds, minor paper loss and larger tears to reverse, stains, despite delicate condition text is largely unobstructed and is clear and legible“My Dear Suckling,I am much obliged by your kind letter of Nov. 1st which I rec. two days ago. William is a very good boy I have placed him with a most Excel...
(x) Ticket to the Funeral of Lord NelsonTicket to Lord Nelson’s Funeral at St. Paul’s Cathedral on 9 January 1806, “Admit the Bearer, at the South Door, to the Galleries in the Great Nave;” signed by G. Lincoln, Dean, with black wax seal of the Bishop of London, minor evidence of residue to left and right edges, small contemporary newspaper clipping entitled ‘Cost of National Funerals’ detailing cost of Nelson’s funeral is glued to reverseSold together with a print of ‘The Funeral of Lord Nelson’, published 1815.Admiral Horatio Nelson’s state funeral was a lavish affair. Prior to the funeral a...
(x) An invitation to the Funeral of Lord Nelson from the Admiralty to St. Paul’s CathedralInvitation to the ‘Funeral of the Late Vice Admiral Horatio Viscount Nelson’ issued to J. H. Smyth Esq. M.P., the Under Secretary of State, signed Isaac Heard Garter and No. 457, with black stamp, very fineJohn Henry Symth served as the Under-Secretary of State of the Home Department in the government of William Pitt and for many years was a Whig member of Parliament for the Cambridge University constituency.Subject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
(x) A Printer’s Proof for the invitation to Lord Nelson’s Funeral from the Admiralty to St. Paul’s CathedralPrinter’s Proof for the Invitation to the ‘Funeral of the Late Vice Admiral Horatio Viscount Nelson… into the Procession from the Admiralty to St. Paul’s Cathedral’, admit name and number are both blank, printed on thick card in light green ink, some scuffs and age blemishes; together with contemporary pamphlet pages ‘A complete account of the Procession and Ceremony observed at the Funeral of Lord Nelson Thursday, January 9, 1806.’, with significant wear to pages and age related stains...
(x) Ticket relating to the death and internment of Lord Nelson, potentially an invitation to view his body laying in state at the Painted Hall in GreenwichTicket with Greek key border marked ‘No 2’ addressed ‘Mr Perez’, printed by Neale and Bailey and predating Nelson’s funeral on 9 January 1806, mounted on firm card backing, some stains to upper left cornerText of ticket reads “The Lord wrought a Great Victory that Day, 21st Oct. 1805, over the Combined Fleets of France and Spain, off Trafalgar. But it was turned into Mourning unto all the People; because one of the Valiant of Israel, whose H...
(x) A collection of materials relating to Nelson’s death, including an original copy of the London Gazette dated 27 November 1805 which featured Collingwood’s dispatches detailing the aftermath of the Battle of TrafalgarLondon Gazette, Numb. 15866 [1481], Wednesday, November 27, 1805, 4 pages with red revenue stamp to reverse, in delicate condition with tape repairs and a number of tears, pinholes, lightly faded in sections but overall legibleThe Gentleman’s Magazine, August 1807, by Sylvanus Urban, featuring the article “Mr Browne’s Proposed Pillar for Lord Nelson”, accompanied by a diagram o...
(x) Two contemporary publications on Nelson’s death, including Beatty’s Authentic Narrative of the Death of Lord Nelson, together with a print depicting the moment he fell on the deck of H.M.S. Victory‘The Life of Admiral Lord Nelson, Baron of the Nile etc., with an Authentic Account of the Ever Memorable Victory, in which he So Nobly Fell’, printed in Birmingham, 1805; bound book ‘Authentic Narrative of the Death of Lord Nelson: with the circumstances preceding, attending, and subsequent to, that event; the Professional Report on His Lordship’s Wounds…by William Beatty, M.D., Surgeon to the V...
(x) A collection of interesting contemporary materials relating to the death of Lord NelsonHandwritten and unpublished poem ‘An address to England on Nelson’s death’ by the celebrated poet William Thomas Fitzgerald, also featuring his signature, dated 7 November 1805Bound booklet ‘Victory in Tears; or, the Shade of Nelson. A Tribute to the Memory of that Immortal Hero, who fell in the Battle of Trafalgar, October 21, 1805.’, printed in London, 1805, foxing, some damage to binding but still intactA Stevengraph pure silk-woven picture depicting The Death of Nelson, a unique work of art, mounted...
(x) A collection of materials regarding Lord Nelson’s death and his funeral, including contemporary Thanksgiving sermonsPrinted and bound Thanksgiving Sermon to be used throughout England and Ireland on 5 December 1805, declared by the King to be a day of Thanksgiving for the victory at Trafalgar and the death of Lord Nelson, printed in London, 1805, housed in an attractive brown cover with blue ribbons for closure, sermon with some stains, light creases, and edge wear, text is clear and legible‘A Sermon preached at Charmouth, December 5 1805, being the day appointed for A National Thanksgivin...
(x) A selection of prints of Lord NelsonA collection of largely antique portrait prints of Nelson, also including a print of his boarding the San Josef at St. Vincent, some taken from books, two from an Italian publication featuring ‘Ammiraglio Orazio Nelson’, two illustrations commemorating the 250th anniversary of his death, some antique prints reflective of age with foxing and stains, largely in good clean condition overall (14)Subject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
(x) An archive of contemporary books and pamphlets relating to Lord NelsonMiniature bound book ‘Lives of British Heroes’, published in London, 1800, which includes a short biography of Nelson, identifying him as one of the preeminent heroes of British heroes even during his lifetime, wear to binding which is coming apart at the spine, thus in delicate condition but pages are all present and clearBound book ‘War for the liberty of the Seas or The expedition of Parker and Nelson in the year 1801’, published in Copenhagen, featuring a few pull out maps, some wear and stains, ageing, text otherwis...
(x) A collection of antique materials of Nelson interest‘Statement of T.A. Evans regarding the Discovering of Lord Nelson’s Coat’ bound book, 1846; Catalogue of Exhibition of Nelson Relics, 1905; ‘Lord Nelson and Lady Hamilton’ booklet, 1906; ‘Report of a Committee appointed by the Admiralty to examine and consider the Evidence Relating to the Tactics Employed by Nelson at the Battle of Trafalgar’ bound report, 1913; vintage book of illustrated poems on the theme of Nelson (2); miniature Nelson biography by Sir G. Aston, 1928; ‘Nelson’ by A.E. Newton, 1928; Catalogue of Nelson Exhibition from...
(x) A large archive of modern materials relating to Lord Nelson and the Royal NavyTo include a £20 Government of Gibraltar bank note, serial number AA460601, the reverse featuring Nelson and H.M.S. Victory; ‘Out of Nelson’s Shadow: The Parallel Careers of Horatio Nelson and James Saumerez’ book; ‘The Admiral’s Wounds’ article excerpt from American College of Surgeons Bulletin; ‘The God of Battles Crown my Endeavours: some last thoughts of Admiral Lord Nelson’ booklet; ‘Admiral Lord Nelson & His Homeland’ booklet; ‘HMS Victory as in 1805: A Portfolio of Plans’ illustrated booklet; ‘The Great Gu...
(x) Two interesting letters which make reference to Captain Nelson, dated 1794 and 1796An autograph letter written and signed by a thirteen-year-old William Hoste to his father Reverend Hoste of Godwick Hall, Norfolk, describing a naval engagement in which he was present off the coast of Toulon with reference to Captain Nelson, “In the morning Captain Nelson intended to send in our boats to burn them but they thought proper to save us the trouble by coming out of the harbour with five or six small vessels, in consequence of a message Captain Nelson sent into them…”, reverse dated 1794, folds,...
(x) Sir William Hamilton autograph letter, the husband of the infamous Lady Emma Hamilton who was Lord Nelson’s longtime mistress, this letter addressed to Lord Isaac Hood and written just days prior to Nelson’s arrival in Naples and his first meeting with EmmaLetter written and signed by William Hamilton in Naples, addressed to Lord Isaac Hood and dated 4 September 1793, attempted tape repairs to spine on reverse, pages largely separated but the condition of the letter is good, text clear and legibleThe letter includes a discussion of Hood’s fleet, in which Sir Hamilton notes “two Neapolitan...
(x) Two autograph letters by Captain Thomas Hardy, Lord Nelson’s Flag Captain during the Battle of Trafalgar, one of which references Nelson and another which was written to an American General during the War of 1812Letter addressed to Captain Longford of H.M.S. Fury, written on board H.M.S. Victory off the coast of Toulon and in which he mentions his friend Nelson, “I think Lord Nelson looks as well as I ever saw him he desires to be kindly remembered to you” and asks “I have a young relation who is anxious to go to Sea if you can make room for him in the class I shall be much obliged”, signe...
(x) Vice Admiral Lord Cuthbert Collingwood, signed order for the blockade of Cadiz and St. LucarLetter addressed to “The respective Captains and Commanders” ordering the blockade of the ports of Cadiz and St. Lucar, signed by Collingwood on board H.M.S. Dreadnought off Cadiz, dated 23 June 1805; together with a portrait print of Vice Admiral Lord Collingwood; and a 38-page pamphlet by D.F. Stephenson entitled ‘Admiral Collingwood and the Problems of the Naval Blockade After Trafalgar’, published Newcastle 1948, letter features several folds and a small hole to the reverse, otherwise in good co...
(x) Lord Cuthbert Collingwood signed naval orders Order addressed to Rear Admiral Knight for H.M.S. Spencer and H.M.S. Neptune to put to sea and join Vice Admiral Duckworth on his rendezvous, signed by Cuthbert Collingwood on board H.M.S. Queen at sea, dated 1 December 1806, ageing and some small pinholes along reverse folds, text clear and legible; together with three portrait prints of Collingwood, one with foxing (4) “Sir,I enclose orders for the Spencer, and Neptune to put to sea immediately, and join Vice Admiral Sir John Duckworth on his rendezvous, which I request you will be pleased to...
(x) Sir Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington, autograph letter requesting troops to assist operations in Cadiz, 1810Autograph letter to Admiral Berkeley, written by Sir Arthur Wellesley and signed ‘Wellington’, Vizeu (Portugal), dated 5 April 1810, minor stains and folds, light pencil marks, slight edge wear, otherwise clear and legible“Sir,Having occasion to send to Cadiz the Squadron of the 13th Light Dragoons with their Horses and 4 Corporals of the same Regt. with their Horses, belonging to the other 3 Squadrons of the same Regt. which will remain at Lisbon, I shall be much obliged to...
(x) Three letters by Napoleon’s jailer Sir Hudson Lowe, written from the island of St. Helena during the Emperor’s exile, two with autograph signatures and one copy letterTwo letters addressed to Rear Admiral Sir Pulteney Malcolm KCB, with one letter referencing the inclusion of the third; a copy letter addressed to Mr. Luson, an agent of the East India Company. Letters written from St. Helena, dated March (2) and May 1817, each in very good condition for age, minor creases and folds, text is clear and legible (3)Letters principally concern the transport ship David, which brought supplies to S...
(x) Letter signed by Prime Minister WIlliam Pitt regarding His Majesty’s inspection of troops, dated 9 July 1799Letter addressed to Captain Poynter informing him of the King’s intention “of inspecting any of the Volunteer Corps belonging to the County of Kent, or to any part of the Cinque Ports within the Country, who can be conveniently assembled at the Mote near Maidstone, on the Thursday the first of August…”, signed William Pitt at Downing Street, 9 July 1799, a few tape repairs to reverse, some small holes and pinholes and tears along folds, ageing, stains and minor wear to edges, very li...
(x) An 18th-century archive relating to Admiral Earl Howe, the hero of the Glorious First of June 1794Autograph letter addressed to Rear-Admiral Affleck regarding a command appointment for a Lieutenant, written and signed by Howe at the Admiralty Office, London, dated 5 December 1787, ageing, very fine paper repairs to folds and damage caused by seal;Letter addressed to His Excellency General Elliot regarding his imminent arrival with troops and provisions to relieve Gibraltar, signed by Howe aboard H.M.S. Victory at sea, dated 3 October 1782, tears along folds and minor pinholes, does not int...
(x) Admiral John Jervis, Earl St. Vincent, a fine collection of related documents, including orders and lettersAutograph letter written just a few short weeks after the Battle of St. Vincent to Lord Mark Kerr on board the Spanish prize San Ysidro expressing his satisfaction with Kerr, written and signed by Jervis on board H.M.S. Victory, dated 2 March 1797, a few small pinholes along folds, text is clear and legible;Order to Captain Darby of H.M.S. Bellerophon to put himself under Jervis’s command, signed by Jervis aboard Victory in the Tagus, dated 27 March 1797, slight margin tears along fol...
(x) Rear Admiral Sir Robert Calder, an archive of nine documents including contemporary pamphlets of his court martialRequest for Ordnance stores for H.M.S. Defence, written from H.M.S. Ville de Paris in Lisbon and signed by Calder, dated 20 January 1797, minor paper loss from seal and light stains, otherwise very fine condition;Naval Order for Captain Spencer of H.M.S. Spencer to place himself under Calder’s command, written aboard H.M.S. Prince of Wales and signed by Rear Admiral Sir Robert Calder, dated 7 February 1801, folds and minor ageing, clear and legible;Request for Ordnance stores f...
(x) A collection of documents relating to Admiral Sir John Thomas Duckworth, including orders addressed to him by Admiral of the Fleet James Gambier and a personal letter from Admiral John Orde detailing his dispute with St. VincentA warm and personal letter addressed to ‘My dear Sir!’, written and signed by Duckworth aboard H.M.S. Leviathan off the coast of Tournelles, dated 19 November 1798, tape repair to reverse margin, light pencil marks, text otherwise clear and legible;Orders addressed to Captain James Bowen to assume command of Port Mahon’s dockyard, signed aboard Leviathan by Duckwort...
(x) An archive of documents relating to Admiral Lord George Elphinstone, Viscount KeithOrder for William Moore of H.M.S. Transfer to put himself under Keith’s command, signed by Keith on board Fourdroyant at Gibraltar, dated 21 December 1791, slight foxing and minor pinhole to central fold;Autograph letter addressed to Lord Matra stating that “Lord St. Vincent requests that I would let one of your ships call in Tangeer”, signed by Keith aboard Barfleur, dated 10 July 1779, minor ageing and folds;Autograph letter addressed to Lord Keith written and signed by William Pulteney referencing a conve...
(x) A collection of documents signed by Vice-Admiral Viscount Edward PellewLetter addressed to Captain Chalres Hawtayne of H.M.S. Quebec, discussing the Flag of Truce and the release of a vessel, signed by Pellew, dated 8 July 1810, margin tear, edge wear, ageing, text clear and legible;Letter to the Admiralty Office in London requesting more guns and cannons, signed by Pellew, dated 19 September 1810, some edge tears and wear, does not interfere with text;Order for Captain Robert Mitford of H.M.S. Espoir to put himself under Pellew’s command, signed aboard H.M.S. Caledonia by Pellew at Spithe...
(x) A superb original signal log of H.M.S. Boyne, the flagship of Admiral Lord Exmouth, Sir Edward PellewSignal log book bound in a blue cover and kept by Flag Lieutenant John Paynter, detailing the period from 12 November 1815-22 June 1816, about 40 pages, some of which are blank, some damage to spine of cover, light wear to edge corners, but pages are all clear and legible, document of some significance and uncommon in such good and complete conditionSubject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
(x) A collection of documents relating to Rear-Admiral Sir James SaumarezAutograph letter to an unknown recipient expressing his hope that “you will have Command of a Ship before the Summer is elapsed”, written and signed by Saumarez at Guernsey, dated 19 March 1810, ageing and stains, text is otherwise legible; Autograph letter addressed to Captain de Havilland discussing matters of patronage, written and signed by Saumarez aboard H.M.S. Victory, dated 24 April 1812, with remnants of red wax seal, minor paper loss from seal to reverse, text legible; Sworn affidavit signed by Saumarez, dated 4...
(x) A letter in which Major General John Savage of the Royal Marines recounts to Admiral Sir James Saumarez the Battle of St. Vincent on 14 February 1797, for whom he acted as Aide-de-Camp, detailing how the Spanish flagship allegedly offered a truce flag - which was not acknowledged by the British nor ever reported to the AdmiraltyAutograph letter addressed to Sir James Saumarez, written and signed by John Savage at Woolwich, dated 23 February 1816, minor pinholes along folds, slight edge wear, text legible, an interesting letterRetrospective letter responds to an earlier letter from Saumarez...
(x) An archive of documents relating to Royal Navy Admiral Sir Sidney SmithDocument certifying that Colonel John Douglas of the Royal Marines disembarked with a company of marines from H.M.S. Tigre and served with the Turkish army on shore at Jaffa and the siege and capture of El Arish, signed by Smith, dated 11 January 1800, slight pinholes to upper corner, otherwise very fine condition;Parliamentary Act “to enable His Majesty to grant a certain Annuity to Captain Sir Sidney Smith, in Confideration of the eminent Services which he has rendered during his command on the Coast of Egypt”, dated...
(x) Admiral Sir John Borlase Warren, a collection of material including a naval appointment document from the War of 1812To include two portrait prints, one with reverse residue and staining; two autograph letters and a signed Royal Navy appointment document, light stains and ageing, overall in good condition with clear and legible text (5);An autograph letter to an unknown recipient, ‘Your Lordship’, in which Warren laments the unfortunate situation at Ferrol in which he was unable to carry out his orders, writing “I must own the failure of that business, the difficulties of which were alread...
(x) An archive of routine Royal Navy orders and documents, featuring a number notable signaturesOrders for Captain Mitford of H.M.S. Dutchess of Bedford to proceed to Tangier Bay, signed by Rear-Admiral John Purvis aboard Atlas off Cadiz, dated 16 November 1807, minor pinholes along folds, ageing;Two orders to Captain Dunn of H.M.S. Incendiary instructing him to take transports under convoy to Port Mahon and to thereafter proceed to Oran under orders of Admiral Duckworth, both signed by Captain James Newman on board H.M.S. Loire, dated 1 and 2 June 1800, reverse respectively marked ‘Order 1’ a...
(x) Archive of interesting assorted documents relating to misbehaviour, court martials, prisoners and desertion in the Royal NavyAutograph letter addressed to Rear Admiral Sir George Home, which bemoans the conduct of the son of W. Cochrane, noting “From Capt. Pickenare[?]’s report of him, I fear he is almost incorrigible - whether by making him champ the bit for a year or two in a foreign climate might induce an amend…”, sent from Portsmouth, dated 8 April 1801, paper loss from seal, minor pinholes at folds, does not obscure text;Autograph letter addressed to Captain Littlehales, Plymouth, di...
(x) An archive of nine Royal Navy administrative documents relating to life on board circa 1801-1808, featuring signatures of Henry William Bayntun, Charles Cunningham, Thomas Le Marchant Gosselin, William Johnstone Hope, Richard Goodwin Keats, Harry Burrard Neale and Vice Admiral Thomas Wells, among othersLetter signed by Captain William Johnstone Hope, written from H.M.S. Kent at sea directing the supply of eighteen bushels of coal to the ship’s carpenter, dated 29 February 1801, edge reinforced with tape and mounting residue to reverse, some light stains but still legible;A duplicate memo r...
(x) An archive of seven Royal Navy administrative documents chiefly relating to ships’ stores and supplies, circa 1800-1801, featuring signatures of Captain John Colvill, John Nicholson Inglefield, Admiral Sir Hyde Parker, Admiral Robert Montagu, Rear Admiral Edward Thornbrough, Admiral James Hawkins Whitshed, among othersAn order request to Commissioner Robert Fanshaw for two Bower Anchors for H.M.S. Temeraire, signed by Admiral James Hawkins Whitshed on board Temeraire in Torbay, dated 2 March 1800, light ageing and minor paper loss to margin and corner, text clear and legible;Letter confirm...
(x) A collection of seven Royal Navy surgeon’s documents, including two wound certificates, one of which was issued to a Royal Marine Officer wounded in action on 20 October 1808 during the Gunboat WarDocument addressed to the Commissioners for Sick and Wounded Seaman signed by John Cole, surgeon at H.M. Royal Naval Hospital in Antigua, detailing that he has “drawn a Sett of Bills on your Board, in favour of… Lord Lavington”, also signed by Lord Lavington to the reverse, dated 1 October 1803, in very good condition for age, light staining;Letter written and signed by Sir Gilbert Blane, Commiss...
(x) The wound certificate of Landsman W. Cooper, who suffered the amputation of his right arm whilst in action at the Battle of Trafalgar serving aboard Admiral Collingwood’s flagship H.M.S. Royal SovereignWound certificate noting Landsman William Cooper, aged about twenty-five was wounded on board H.M.S. Royal Sovereign by receiving “a wound of the right arm which was the course? amputating it”, on 21st of October in 1805 “in an engagement off Cadiz”, certified on 3 November 1805, reverse features handwritten note from Captain Edward Rotherham, “I do hereby recommend this Man as a Proper Obje...
(x) A selection of Royal Navy discharge orders circa 1790-1814, featuring signatures of Admiral Sir John Colpoys, Vice-Admiral William Douglas, Rear-Admiral William Hargood, Vice-Admiral Thomas Toley and Admiral Sir William YoungTo include a Naval discharge for transfer of master’s mate to H.M.S. Valiant, signed by Admiral Colpoys of H.M.S. Hannibal, dated 20 October 1790; Order for Lieutenant on H.M.S. Redwing to leave without being superseded, signed by Admiral Young aboard H.M.S. Salvador del Mundo, dated 24 August 1808; Order to discharge John Nelson from Redwing, signed by Admiral Young o...
(x) Collection of five Royal Navy commissioning documents, featuring signatures from Earl St. Vincent and Admirals Samuel Hood, James Gambier, Alan Gardner and Thomas Troubridge, among others, Commissions dated 1791-1801Naval Commission appointing Captain Richard Goodwin Keats to H.M.S. Niger, signed by Hood and Gardner, dated 27 August 1791; Naval Commission appointing John Chambers White, Esq. to Captain H.M.S. Windsor Castle, signed by Gambier and dated 2 August 1799; Naval Commission appointing Captain Charles William Paterson to H.M.S. St. Fiorenzo, dated 29 October 1800; Naval Commission...
(x) A collection of contemporary papers, pamphlets and documents relating to the Royal NavyBound guidebook entitled ‘Signals and Instructions in Addition to the General Printed Sailing and Fighting Instructions’, detailing signal and fighting instructions for different weather conditions and times of day, undated, some wear to cover otherwise in good condition;Selection of bound pages likely removed from larger book, pages entitled ‘The Present System of Naval Tactics’ including figurative illustrations, undated, one page loose and damage to spine where removed, ageing;Five pages removed from...
(x) Two contemporary pamphlets relating to Admiral John Byng, who was court martialled and sentenced to death by firing squad for “failing to do his utmost” in preventing the French from capturing MinorcaThe pamphlet “A Letter to a Member of Parliament In the Country, From His Friend in London, Relative to the Case of Admiral Byng: with Some original Papers and Letters Which passed during the Expedition.”, printed in London, 1756; and the pamphlet “A Letter to A Gentleman in the Country, From His Friend in London: Giving an Authentik and circumstantial Account of the Confinement, Behaviour, an...
(x) An assortment of four Royal Navy pamphlets, circa 1779-1805, including two materials relating to the court-marital of Vice-Admiral Sir Hugh PalliserThe pamphlet “An Address to the Hon. Admiral Augustus Keppel, containing candid Remarks on his Defence before the Court-Martial: The Second Addition, with considerable additions, to which are added Impartial Observations on the late Trial and Acquittal of Vice-Admiral Sir Hugh Palliser, with an explanation of sea-phrases, and a letter to the monthly reviewers. By a Seaman.”, printed in London, circa 1779; “The Speech of Sir Hugh Palliser, Bart....
(x) A collection of three interesting Naval pamphlets, including ‘The Brave British Tar’ and a poem against mutineering‘The Brave British Tar, or, the History of James Covey, Who had both his legs shot off in the Battle of Camperdown; -with an account of his extraordinary dream, and how remarkably it was fulfilled.’, printed in London, circa 1800, pages also include ‘A remarkable Account of some Seamen in the Battle of the Nile’; ‘The Loyal Sailor: or, No Mutineering’ poem, printed in London, 1797; the pamphlet ‘A Letter from A Naval Officer To A Friend, on the late Alarming Mutiny Aboard the...
(x) A collection of materials relating to the Royal Navy’s practice of Impressment, including an Impressment Exemption Certificate and an Impressment WarrantImpressment Exemption Certificate for Robert Everson stating “we have received testimony that the Bearer Robert Everson was bound himself Apprentice to Edw. Cockfield of So. Shields Mariner to serve at sea, bound by indenture dated the 22nd day of December 1803….and he being therefore entitled to a Protection in pursuance of the said Act of Parliament, to free and exempt him from being impressed for the space of Three Years from the aforem...
(x) A pair of Royal Navy Admiralty PassesAdmiralty Pass with order “to Suffer the Ship Champion Snow of Marblehead, Peter Green Master, Burthen One hundred and twenty Tons mounted with no Guns, navigated with ten men, all his Majesty's Subjects, Plantation built and bound for Bilbao and Cadiz to pass…without any Let Hindrance Seizure or Molestation.”, dated 1 August 1770, reverse features handwritten note "Delivered to the Master in Boston in the Province of Massachusetts Bay in New England the first day of August 1770”, printed on vellum and with Admiralty Seal, a few pinholes along folds and...
(x) A number of Naval diagrams and printsTwo fold-out naval architecture plans, including ‘Plate I’ a draught of a ship proposed to carry 74 guns, and ‘Plate IX’ a naval architecture of a frigate of 38 guns, both published 1 July 1816 (2); a gunnery diagram detailing the pointing of a gun, a petard, a quadrant, and a few figures of a caliber compass, published 1818; figures detailing the backing of an anchor, taken from a larger book, circa 1819; print depicting a Brig of War’s 12 pounder carronade, some with foxing and evidence of age, the architecture plans with folds and creases, in good co...
(x) An archive relating to The Battle of the NileColour print of the Plan of the Battle of the Nile on 1 August 1798, by the late R.W. Miller, Captain of H.M.S. Theseus; a colour plate print of the Battle of the Nile, published 1 March 1816; a bound, printed poem ‘The Battle of the Nile, fought August 1, 1798.’ by Alfred S. Powell, published 1826; bound book ‘Battle of the Nile. Stories About Lions’ by Peter Parley, published by The Juvenile Library, circa 1840, includes a number of engraved illustrations, some foxing to poem and wear to book cover (4)Subject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addit...
(x) Maps and materials related to The Battles of Alexandria and CopenhagenFour maps detailing battle plans and operations during the Battle of Alexandria on 13 March 1801, including plans specific to Major General Coote’s landing to the westward of Alexandria (4); To also include the pamphlet “A Correct Account of the Battle of Alexandria. With, a Sketch of the Campaign in Egypt, under Sir Ralph Abercrombie. And, a general outline of the Great Picture, painted by Robert Ker Porter.”, printed in New York, 1804; and three maps detailing Lord Nelson’s attack on the Danish Line at the Battle of Co...
(x) A collection of materials relating to H.M.S. Implacable, which participated in the Battle of Trafalgar and whose figurehead and stern gallery are notably on display at the National Maritime Museum GreenwichTo include an autograph letter written by Admiral Richard Godwin Keats on board Implacable off the coast of Cadiz, dated 24 July 1810, written whilst en route to defend Cadiz; a photograph and accompanying glass plate negative of Implacable; a Punch cartoon of the ship to promote the fundraiser, dated 28 October 1925; a 20th century pamphlet ‘The Story of The Implacable’; together with a...
The Zeebrugge Raid - an archive from the collection of Admiral Keyes
An archive of material mainly related to the Zeebrugge Raid - from the collection of Admiral of the Fleet Roger John Brownlow Keyes, 1st Baron Keyes, GCB, KCVO, CMG, DSO and Lady KeyesThere is no shortage of books, biographies, memoirs and letters pertaining to the life of Roger Keyes. Almost as many, indeed, as his full array of titles: Admiral of the Fleet Lord Keyes of Zeebrugge and Dover, The Right Honourable Roger John Brownlow GCB, KCVO, CMG, DSO, of Tingewick House, Tingewick, Buckinghamshire.In an early sign of the aristocratic milieu into which he was born on 4 October 1872, the baby...
Zee-Brugge, by Colonel Hon. Stinglhamber, D.S.O., 1st Edition, Brussels 1923, with personal ink inscription from the author to 'Sir Roger Keyes', very fineSubject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.
The personal archive of poems and letters sent to Sir Roger Keyes after the Zeebrugge RaidA most complete and stirring archive, featuring a mixture of hand-written, typed and published patriotic poems related to his famous raid, a notable archive worthy of detailed study, very fineSubject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.
Wallasey Ferries Souvenir of Zeebrugge Raid, HMS Iris II & Daffodil IV programme, 17 May 1918, with signatures of Stanley G. Odam and Harry Baker, both recipients of the D.S.M. in the action, very fineNo. M3166 Stanley George Odham D.S.M. London Gazette 23 July 1918 (Iris II - an award for working with the Engineer Officer to turn on the smoke under heavy fire).No. 271447 Harry Baker D.S.M. London Gazette 23 July 1918 (Daffodil - an award for handling the engines throughout the pushing operations).Subject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for...
His General Signal - on 23 April 1919 - to commemorate the 1st Anniversary of the Zeebrugge Raid, very fineSubject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.
Personal letter, to Lady Keyes, written by Lord Keyes from Scapa in July 1920, 7pp, written in ink on both sides, good personal content, very fineSubject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.
Telegram from Winston Churchill to Lady Keyes, April 1950, inviting her to lunch; letter signed Bob Laycock (Major-General Sir Robert Edward Laycock, KCMG, CB, DSO, KStJ), from Combined Operations Headquarters, September 1946, enquiring upon the official recording of the Croix de Guerre bestowed upon her son, the late Lieutenant-Colonel Geoffrey Charles Tasker Keyes, VC, MC; a letter from the Royal Naval OCA regarding a portrait photograph of the late Lord Keyes, very fine (3)Subject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.
Golf club head, the reverse engraved 'Made from bronze propellers from HMS Vindictive-Zeebrugge 1918 J. Stone & Co. Ltd London', very fineSubject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.
A section of an iron peg from the mole at Zeebrugge; paper knife, with bullet as the handle, blade inscribed 'Souvenir from HMS Vindictive. Zeebrugge April 23rd 1918'; small bronze model of a ship, inscribed ZEEBRUGGE; tray with ship design, inscribed ZEEBRUGGE; HMS Vindictive pin tray; Navy Day HMS Vindictive pin-badge, very fine (Lot)Subject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.
The important Victoria Cross group awarded to Captain R. L. Haine, Honourable Artillery Company
Sold by Order of the Family'Still going strong and in the best of spirits.Since I wrote to you last time, the Battalion has had a red letter day, or rather two days, the 28th & 29th April [1917]. For that period we fought the elite of the German Army, the Prussian Guards, and beat them, capturing about 80 prisoners.By jove, they could fight, and it was a ding dong battle all the time. They were an awfully sporty crowd. "C" Company were right in it, & received messages of congratulations all round. This morning General Congreve, (the Corps Commander) the Divisional General, and the Brigadier in...
The tunic riband bar worn by Captain R. L. Haine, 'C' (No. 3) Company, 1st Battalion, Honourable Artillery Company, who took his V.C. in the Battle of Arras with the 63rd (Royal Naval) DivisionTunic riband bar for the Victoria Cross, with emblem; Military Cross; 1914 Star, with rosette; British War Medal 1914-20, very fineSubject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.
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