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The Important ‘Battle of Mirbat’ M.M. group of three awarded to Sergeant R. E. ‘Bob’ Bennett, Second in Command of 8 Troop, B Squadron, Special Air Service Regiment, formerly Devonshire and Dorset Regiment, who played a leading part in the S.A.S.’s most famous Battle of the modern era, in which a nine-man S.A.S. team defended the town of Mirbat against overwhelming odds on 19 July 1972 - Sergeant Bennett having only spasmodic communications with his Captain (Mike Kealy) for a...
Hammer Price: £110,000
The exceptional and rare Second War ‘Special Forces’ M.M. group of six awarded to Warrant Officer T. W. ‘Tom’ Winter, a high-explosives expert who served as an early member of the Commandos and 11 Special Air Service, prior to being specially requested to join the newly formed Small Scale Raiding Force Tom Winter took part in three of the S.S.R.F’s most notable raids, namely: Operation Postmaster, the combined S.S.R.F. and S.O.E. ‘Pirate Operation’ that took place in...
Hammer Price: £32,000
A superb Great War 1918 Battle of Hamel ‘V.C. action’ D.C.M., 1917 ‘Battle of Arras’ M.M. and ‘Battle of Polygon Wood’ Second Award Bar group of five awarded to Company Sergeant Major, later Second Lieutenant, W. R. Rogers, 16th Australian Infantry Battalion, Australian Imperial Force, who was killed in action on the Somme, 8 August 1918 Distinguished Conduct Medal, G.V.R. (2699 C.S. Mjr: W. R. Rogers M.M. 16/Aust: Inf:); Military Medal, G.V.R., with Second Award Bar (2699...
Hammer Price: £19,000
A good Albert Medal First Class awarded to Mr. J. Dodd, British Merchant residing at Ke-lung, Formosa, for his great gallantry, along with Mr. A. M. Margary, Assistant in H.M. Consular Service, in rescuing the crew of the French barque Adèle during a very violent typhoon off the north coast of Formosa, 9 August 1871, an epic tale of courage, effort, and danger carried out over several hours in pitch darkness - they succeeded in rescuing the whole crew, including the ship’s cat Albert...
Hammer Price: £17,000
Honourable East India Company Medal for Seringapatam 1799, Calcutta Mint striking in gold for the native officers of the Bengal Army, 45mm, unmounted, 55.8g, a magnificent strike from the original dies, perfect in every detail, a few minor scratches, otherwise extremely fine and an extremely rare survival £5,000-£6,000
Hammer Price: £15,000
The Unique and Outstanding post-War Q.P.M. for Gallantry, Second War M.M. and Bar group of four awarded to Lance Sergeant, later Detective Inspector J. O’Donnell, Irish Guards, who was awarded the Military Medal for his gallantry in fighting off the German Stuka Aircraft attacking ‘Harpoon Force’ during the successful British rescue of the Dutch Queen, Her Government, and millions of pounds worth of diamonds during the Blitzkrieg Invasion of Holland in May 1940. O’Donnell was...
Hammer Price: £13,000
The important ‘Royal Yacht’ M.V.O., Great War ‘Coastal Motor Boats’ D.S.C. and Second War Posthumous M.I.D. group of thirteen awarded to Captain R. F. J. Onslow, Royal Navy, who gained his posthumous mention for gallant services as Captain of the aircraft carrier H.M.S. Hermes when she was bombed and sunk by Japanese aircraft in April 1942 The Royal Victorian Order, M.V.O., Member’s 4th Class breast badge, silver-gilt, gold and enamels, the reverse officially numbered...
Hammer Price: £9,000
The Indian Mutiny medal awarded to Major C. W. Austen, 83rd Regiment, who afterwards commanded the 2/14th Regiment in New Zealand during the Waikato War of 1863, was wounded in the first skirmish of the campaign at Koheroa, and died of wounds received in the battle of Ringariri in November 1863 Indian Mutiny 1857-59, 1 clasp, Central India (Major C. W. Austen, 83rd Regt.) attractively toned, extremely fine and rare £3,000-£4,000
Hammer Price: £6,500
Germany, Third Reich, Iron Cross 1939, Knight’s Cross, by C. E. Juncker, Berlin, 49mm, silver with iron centre, maker’s mark ‘L/12’ and silver mark ‘800’ stamped to top of frame below ring, the large split loop suspension additionally stamped ‘800’, with neck riband, about extremely fine £3,000-£4,000
An extremely rare ‘Umbeyla operations - Conical Hill’ D.C.M. pair awarded to Colour Sergeant D. McGrath, 101st Regiment, who saved his officer’s life by bayoneting the leader of a group of onrushing tribesmen. McGrath is recorded as having previously been ‘wounded at Delhi, 23 June 1857, musket ball right wrist’, during the Indian Mutiny Distinguished Conduct Medal, V.R. (Cr. Serjt. D. McGrath 101st Regt.) with contemporary silver top riband bar; Indian Mutiny 1857-59, 2 clasps,...
A rare Second World War ‘Chindit’ Burma Immediate M.M. group of five awarded to Sergeant Herbert Eden, 74 Column, 7th Battalion, Leicestershire Regiment, for gallantry during a successful ambush of the enemy in the Kusanlai Pass in May 1944 Military Medal, G.VI.R. (4861386 Sjt. H. Eden. Leic. R.); 1939-45 Star; Burma Star; Defence and War Medals, mounted as worn, together with named Buckingham Palace transmission slip, contact marks, nearly very fine (5) £3,000-£4,000
Hammer Price: £6,000
The unique ‘final pursuit and defeat of the Khalifa’ Sudan 1899 D.C.M. group of three awarded to Staff Sergeant, later Captain, S. W. McConnell, Army Gymnastic Staff, attached 9th Sudanese Battalion, Egyptian Army, additionally mentioned in despatches for the Battle of Gedid Distinguished Conduct Medal, V.R. (St-Sjt: S. W. Mc’Connell, A. Gym: Staff.); Army L.S. & G.C., G.V.R., 1st issue (Q.M. Sjt: Instr. S. W. McConnell. A. Gym: St.); Khedive’s Sudan 1896-1908, 3 clasps, Gedaref,...
A 1935 ‘Quetta Earthquake’ Albert Medal for Land awarded to Private H. Fitzsimmons, West Yorkshire Regiment, who in the aftermath of the earthquake made the grisly choice of sawing through a dead woman’s leg in order to save the life of another trapped beneath her - all the time surrounded by a collapsing house and tons of rubble. Fitzsimmons later served as a Sergeant with the Gloucestershire Regiment during the Second War, and died on active service, 8th April 1944 Albert Medal,...
Hammer Price: £5,500
A 1919 Constabulary Medal (Ireland) awarded to Constable (later Sergeant) J. F. Barry, Royal Irish Constabulary, for his gallantry when the Moynoe Police Hut, Co. Clare, was attacked with rifle and revolver fire by a party of over 30 men on the night of 8 August 1919 Constabulary Medal (Ireland), 2nd type, ‘Reward of Merit Royal Irish Constabulary’ (Constable John F. Barry 67082. 1919) with top silver riband bar, suspension bar very slightly bent, otherwise extremely fine, scarce ...
Hammer Price: £5,000
An ‘Omdurman’ D.C.M. group of five awarded to Colour Sergeant T. E. Mackenzie, Cameron Highlanders, the son of a D.C.M. recipient for the same regiment Distinguished Conduct Medal, V.R. (Cr. Sgt. T. E. Mackenzie. Cam’n Highrs. (..nd. Sept. 1898)) minor official correction to ‘G’ of Highrs; Queen’s Sudan 1896-98, unnamed; Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 4 clasps, Cape Colony, Johannesburg, Diamond Hill, Wittebergen (1644 C.Sgt. T. E. Mackenzie, 1st. Cam’n: Highrs:) dig to...
Hammer Price: £4,800
Military General Service 1793-1814, 1 clasp, Chateauguay (A Doyer, Canadn. Militia) fitted with silver ribbon buckle, edge bruising and polished, better than good fine £2,600-£3,000
Hammer Price: £4,600
A scarce and well-documented Great War R.N.A.S. Observer’s 1917 D.S.C. and 1918 Second Award Bar group of eight awarded to Wing Commander C. Chapman, Royal Naval Air Service and Royal Air Force, for his skill and gallantry in flying photographic reconnaissance missions behind enemy lines, combined with spotting for Monitors and Naval Siege Guns on successful shoots over the Belgian coast. Based at Dunkirk and operating in Sopwiths with 2 Squadron, Chapman was regularly subjected to...
A Great War 1916 ‘Western Front’ M.C. and 1918 Second Award Bar group of six awarded to Lieutenant J. D. Vincent, Devonshire Regiment, attached Royal Engineers Signals, later Lord Bishop of Damaraland and Senior Chaplain to the South African Forces during the Second World War Military Cross, G.V.R., unnamed as issued, with Second Award Bar; British War and Victory Medals (Lieut. J. D. Vincent.); War Medal 1939-45; Africa Service Medal, these two officially named ‘240570 J. D....
A superb September 1940 ‘Birmingham Blitz’ Second War G.M. group of five awarded to Lieutenant D. S. F. Rayner, Royal Engineers, for his gallantry in de-fusing six unexploded bombs at an aircraft factory at Castle Bromwich on 3 September 1940 and, three days later, for making safe a 250 kilogram bomb at a factory in Birmingham- recommended for the Empire Gallantry Medal, he narrowly missed out on receiving the George Cross George Medal, G.VI.R., 1st issue (Lieut. Douglas Stanley...
Pair: Lieutenant-General L. S. Bird, Bengal Army Army of India 1799-1826, 1 clasp, Nepaul (Lieut. L. S. Bird, 1st Battn. 8th N.I.) short hyphen reverse, officially impressed naming; Sutlej 1845-46, for Moodkee 1845, 2 clasps, Ferozeshuhur, Aliwal (Major L: Bird 24th Regt. N: I:) both with contemporary silver top riband buckles, minor edge bruising, otherwise very fine or better (2) £3,000-£4,000
Hammer Price: £4,200
Army of India 1799-1826, 2 clasps, Capture of Deig, Nepaul (Capt. J. Cock, 21st N.I.) short hyphen reverse, officially impressed naming, ‘st’ of ‘21st’ re-impressed over ‘th’, edge bruising and light contact marks, otherwise very fine and rare £4,000-£5,000
China, Empire, Order of the Double Dragon, 2nd type, Second Class, Third Grade set of insignia, comprising badge, 48mm, silver, silver-gilt, and enamel, with engraved red coral centre stone and smooth red coral upper stone; Star, 81mm, silver, silver-gilt, and enamel, with engraved red coral centre stone and smooth red coral upper stone, with full sash riband, in original brown lacquered wooden box of issue, nearly extremely fine (2) £3,000-£4,000
Hammer Price: £4,000
A superb campaign group of four awarded to Commander The Honourable L. H. Shore, Royal Navy, who served with distinction as a young Midshipman and A.D.C. to Commander C. G. F. M. Cradock during the Third China War - being mentioned in despatches for the capture of the Taku Forts, and wounded in action during the Naval Brigade’s relief of Tientsin. A veteran of the battles of Heligoland Bight and the Falklands in 1914, he served as Navigating Officer with H.M.S. Invincible during the Great...
Waterloo 1815 (Thomas Wilmot, 2nd or R.N. Brit. Reg. Drag.) fitted with replacement brass bar suspension and silver ribbon slide, contact marks, otherwise nearly very fine £4,000-£5,000
Three: Marine L. M. ‘Laurie’ Church, Royal Marines, signaller and communications expert, one of the nine marines from Naval Party 8901 who formed part of Lieutenant Keith Mills’ 22-strong detachment which held off a large Argentine force in the battle of King Edward Point, on the Island of South Georgia, and inflicted considerable damage on the enemy before being captured, 3 April 1982 General Service 1962-2007, 1 clasp, Northern Ireland (MNE L M Church PO36081Y RM); U.N. Medal for...
A superb Great War 1916 ‘Battle of the Somme’ D.S.O., 1914 ‘First Battle of Ypres’ M.C. group of seven awarded to Captain J. Brindley, East Yorkshire Regiment, who was Mentioned in Despatches during the Boer War for his conspicuous gallantry at Kafir Spruit on 19 December 1901; was commissioned Second Lieutenant ‘for gallantry in the field’ in October 1914, where he was also one of the first junior officers of his Battalion to be awarded the Military Cross; and was awarded the...
The medals awarded to Eric Sawyer and Barry Dierks, two charmers who established and ran a successful architectural practice at Cannes, which flourished at the heart of 1920s and 30s Riviera Society Eight: Lieutenant-Colonel E. G. Sawyer, Intelligence Corps 1914 Star (2. Lieut: E. G. Sawyer); British War and Victory Medals (Major E. G. Sawyer); 1939-45 Star; Italy Star; France and Germany Star; War Medal 1939-45; France, Third Republic, Legion of Honour, Chevalier’s breast badge,...
Hammer Price: £3,800
The South Atlantic medal awarded to Seaman (Tactical Systems) (Submarine) S. Mc Intosh, H.M.S. Conqueror, who was serving in the torpedo room of the nuclear submarine which sank the cruiser General Belgrano with two torpedoes on 2 May 1982 South Atlantic 1982, with rosette (S (TS) (SM) S Mc Intosh D191246W HMS Conqueror) good very fine £1,800-£2,200
Hammer Price: £3,600
Pair: Sergeant Thomas Canning, 1st Battalion, 95th Foot, Rifles Military General Service 1793-1814, 6 clasps, Corunna, Busaco, Fuentes D’Onor, Ciudad Rodrigo, Badajoz, Salamanca (Sergeant T. Canning, 95th Foot, Rifles.) rank neatly engraved before officially impressed naming; Waterloo 1815 (Sergeant Thos. Canning. 1st Battn. 95th Regt. of Foot.) contemporary re-engraved naming, fitted with replacement silver bar suspension, light contact marks and edge brusies, otherwise good very fine...
A scarce ‘Anzio landings’ Beach Commando D.S.M. group of seven awarded to Petty Officer Sydney Fearn, Royal Navy, who, despite his own wounds, refused medical aid until all his men had been attended to; he was previously mentioned in despatches for gallantry during the sinking of H.M.S. Thanet by a superior Japanese force off Malaya, and for subsequently assisting to bring a party of 18 men south from Japanese occupied territory after the ship had been sunk in what was the last...
Hammer Price: £3,400
A Great War M.M. and Second Award Bar group of four awarded to Corporal J. McDonnell, 1st Battalion, Royal Dublin Fusiliers Military Medal, G.V.R., with Second Award Bar (19164 Cpl. J. McDonnell. 1/R. Dub: Fus:); 1914-15 Star (19164 Pte. J. McDonnell, R. Dub. Fus.); British War and Victory Medals (19164 Cpl. J. McDonnell. R. D. Fus.) mounted for display, generally good very fine (4) £800-£1,200
Waterloo 1815 (Serj. John Tebbs, 1st Reg. Dragoon Guards.) fitted with original steel clip and ring suspension, small test mark after ‘Reg.’, some light contact marks and wear but generally very fine and a rare casualty £3,000-£4,000
A Great War 1918 ‘Western Front’ D.F.C. group of three awarded to B.E.2 Pilot Captain G. J. Scaramanga, Royal Flying Corps and Royal Air Force, who served with both 12 and 6 Squadrons during the Great War, as both an Observer and a Pilot- on one contact patrol his machine was ‘badly shot about having 44 bullet holes’ Distinguished Flying Cross, G.V.R., unnamed as issued; British War and Victory Medals (Capt. G. J. Scaramanga. R.A.F.) mounted court-style as worn and housed with a...
A Boer War D.C.M. and Great War M.S.M. group of four awarded to Regimental Sergeant Major A. Nye, Royal Sussex Regiment Distinguished Conduct Medal, V.R. (3238 Clr: Serjt: A. Nye. Rl. Sussex Regt.); Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 4 clasps, Cape Colony, Johannesburg, Diamond Hill, Wittebergen (3238 C.Sgt. A. Nye, 1st. Rl. Sussex Regt.); Army L.S. & G.C., E.VII.R. (3238 C.Sjt: A. Nye. Rl. Sussex Regt.); Meritorious Service Medal, G.V.R., 1st issue (L-3238 T.S. Mjr: A. Nye. D.C.M. 4/R....
The South Atlantic medal awarded to Marine A. C. Brindley, Royal Marines, a member of Naval Party 8901 taken prisoner after the invasion of Port Stanley by Argentine Forces on 2 April 1982 South Atlantic 1982, with rosette (MNE 1 A C Brindley PO39851D RM) good very fine £1,800-£2,200
Hammer Price: £3,200
A very scarce Great War M.C., M.M. group of five awarded to Second Lieutenant John Hogg, 1st Cameron Highlanders Military Cross, G.V.R., unnamed as issued; Military Medal, G.V.R. (7821 Sjt: J. Hogg. 1/Cam: Hdrs.); 1914-15 Star (7821, Sjt. J. Hogg, Cam’n Highrs.); British War and Victory Medals (2. Lieut. J. Hogg) good very fine (5) £2,200-£2,600
A Great War 1918 ‘Battle of Bapaume’ M.C. group of eleven awarded to ‘The Man of Many Regiments’ Lieutenant H. L. ‘Tiger’ Bell, Royal Fusiliers, attached South Staffordshire Regiment, who over the course of a 45 year service career served with 16 different units, including the Transvaal Scottish, the Royal Durban Light Infantry, and the South African Air Force during the Second World War Military Cross, G.V.R., reverse privately engraved ‘H. L. Bell, 1st. London Regt., won...
Five: Commander A. C. Thursfield, Royal Navy Naval General Service 1915-62, 1 clasp, Persian Gulf 1909-1914 (Lieut. A. C. Thursfield, R.N. H.M.S. Panther); 1914-15 Star (Lieut. A. C. Thursfield. R.N.); British War and Victory Medals, with M.I.D. oak leaves (Lt. Commr. A. C. Thursfield. R.N.); Italy, Kingdom, Al Valore Militarie, the reverse engraved ‘Charles Thursfield Aubrey. Durazzo 2-10-1918’, mounted as worn, good very fine (5) £600-£800
Hammer Price: £3,000
Waterloo 1815 (Richard Day, 2nd Batt. 95th Reg. Foot.) fitted with replacement silver clip and split ring suspension, very fine £1,800-£2,200
A well documented Crimea and Mutiny veteran’s campaign group of four awarded to Colour Sergeant G. W. Evernden, Rifle Brigade Crimea 1854-56, 1 clasp, Sebastopol (G. W. Everenden [sic]. 2nd Batn. Rifle Bde.) officially impressed naming, edge detail slightly worn at start of naming; Indian Mutiny 1857-59, 1 clasp, Lucknow (Geo. W. Everndon. 3rd Bn. Rifle Bde.) suspension claw tightened; India General Service 1854-95, 1 clasp, North West Frontier (1464 Color Sergt. G. W. Evernden. 3 Bn....
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