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The historic and important Second War ‘Operation Jaywick’ M.M., ‘Special Operations Executive - Orient Mission’ B.E.M. group of nine awarded to Acting Sergeant, later Major R. G. Morris, Royal Army Medical Corps, attached S.O.E. and Special Operations Australia, who was awarded the Military Medal for his gallantry and distinguished service as Medical Orderly in the MV Krait during her hazardous and highly audacious 48-day 4,000 mile round trip Commando raid, under the Command of...
Hammer Price: £120,000
The outstanding N.G.S. medal awarded to Captain Thomas Moore, Royal Marines, whose distinguished services with the marines of the Amphion over a period of 8 years gained him three mentions in despatches and the Brevet of Captain; he was senior officer of marines in the action off Lissa, was twice very severely wounded and twice rewarded from the Patriotic Fund Naval General Service 1793-1840, 3 clasps, 28 Aug Boat Service 1809, 28 June Boat Service 1810, Lissa, fitted with a fourth...
Hammer Price: £15,000
A rare ‘Shannon With Chesapeake’ 2-clasp Naval General Service Medal awarded to Private G. Morris, Royal Marines, combining the Nile, Nelson's first annihilating Fleet Victory, with the Classic American Frigate Action, a Duel the Admiralty considers to be ‘The Finest Single-Ship Action in the Age of Sail’. After a furious exchange of multiple broadsides at very close range, Shannon’s Royal Marines joined their agile but less disciplined seamen comrades to board and capture U.S.S...
Hammer Price: £14,000
The Suffragette Women’s Social and Political Union Medal awarded to Miss Evelyn Hambling Women’s Social and Political Union Medal for Valour, 22mm, silver, the obverse inscribed ‘Hunger Strike’, the reverse named ‘Evelyn Hambling’, the suspension bar dated ‘Aug 10th. & 12th. 1914’, complete with integral top ‘For Valour’ brooch bar, in original case of issue, the inside silk interior lining of lid with gold blocked inscription, ‘Presented to Evelyn Hambling. by the...
Hammer Price: £11,000
A Great War M.M. group of five awarded to Driver Mary O’Connell-Bianconi, First Aid Nursing Yeomanry Corps, who rendered important service on the Western Front conveying wounded men from places of extreme danger to hospital Military Medal, G.V.R. (Miss M. O’Connell-Bianconi. F.A.N.Y.); British War and Victory Medals (M. Bianconi. F.A.N.Y.C.); Defence and War Medals 1939-45; together with a Great War First Aid Nursing Yeomanry Medal, bronze, nearly extremely fine (6) £2,000-£2,400
Hammer Price: £7,500
An extremely rare Punjab Frontier R.R.C. pair awarded to Senior Nursing Sister Mary E. Barker, Indian Army Nursing Service, who nursed British and Indian soldiers in a Himalayan fort under constant enemy fire Royal Red Cross, 1st Class, V.R., silver-gilt, gold and enamel, on lady’s bow riband; India General Service 1895-1902, 1 clasp, Punjab Frontier 1897-98 (Nursing Sister M. E. Barker. I.A.N.S.) good very fine (2) £3,000-£4,000
Hammer Price: £6,500
A fine ‘North-West Frontier’ C.S.I, ‘1903 Durbar’ C.I.E. and ‘Afghanistan 1919’ C.B.E. group of seven awarded to Deputy Inspector General Douglas Donald, Indian Police The Most Exalted Order of the Star of India, C.S.I., Companion’s neck badge, gold and enamel, with central cameo of a youthful Queen Victoria, the motto of the Order set in rose diamonds, suspended from a five-pointed silver star and gold ring suspension, complete with neck cravat, in Garrard, London, case of...
The important Zulu War R.R.C. pair awarded to Mrs. Jane C. Deeble, Superintendent of Nurses, Army Nursing Service, who was decorated by Queen Victoria at Windsor Castle on 5 July 1883 Royal Red Cross, 1st Class, V.R., gold and enamel, on lady’s bow riband; South Africa 1877-79, no clasp (Mrs. J. C. Deeble, ‘’Supert. of Nurses.”) nearly extremely fine (2) £2,400-£2,800
Hammer Price: £6,000
A most unusual pair of medals ‘in memoriam’ of Captain John Barrett, Royal Navy, and his distinguished services aboard H.M.S. Africa and H.M.S. Minotaur which came to an untimely end in 1810 with his death in the shipwreck of the latter vessel; both ships had served under Nelson, Minotaur at the Nile and Trafalgar, and Africa also at Trafalgar a. Alexander Davison’s Medal for The Nile 1798, silver, contained in a contemporary silver frame once fitted with glass lunettes and silver...
Hammer Price: £5,000
A rare Great War casualty pair and Memorial Plaque awarded to Worker Violet N. Harding, Queen Mary’s Army Auxiliary Corps British War and Victory Medals (15089 Wkr. V. N. Harding. Q.M.A.A.C.); Memorial Plaque ‘She died for Freedom and Honour’ (Violet Nora Harding) good very fine (3) £2,400-£2,800
Hammer Price: £4,800
The Waterloo medal awarded to Lieutenant John Coen, 28th Foot, who was slightly wounded at Vittoria in June 1813 and again wounded at Quatre Bras on 16 June 1815 Waterloo 1815 (Lieut. John Coen, 28th Regiment Foot.) fitted with contemporary replacement hinged silver bar suspender engraved on either side “QUATRE BRAS” and “16th JUNE 1815”, the obverse with contact pitting, otherwise better than good fine, the reverse nearly very fine £3,400-£4,000
The Most Distinguished Order of St. Michael and St. George, a late Georgian K.C.M.G. Knight Commander’s breast star, by Metcalf, 124 Regent Street, London, 80mm, silver, gold appliqué, and enamel, with polished steel retaining pin, the reverse central plate engraved ‘Metcalf (by Appointment) 124 Regent St.’, with the lid from the original case of issue, the inside silk with manufacturer's sticker ‘Metcalf, 124 Regent Street & 8 Pall Mall, Engraver & Jeweller’, some small blemishes...
Hammer Price: £4,000
A fine Second War ‘Dieppe Raid’ D.F.C. group of six awarded to Squadron Leader R. B. Newton, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve, who, in command of 411 (Canadian) Squadron, led his pilots on four separate offensive sweeps over the French coast on 19 August 1942, on one occasion participating in a 30-minute dogfight with 120 Fw. 190s and sharing in the destruction of one of them: one of his clashes with the enemy that day is preserved on gun camera footage held at the Imperial War Museum...
A scarce Great War casualty M.M. group of three awarded to Unit Administrator Mrs. Margaret A. C. Gibson, Queen Mary’s Army Auxiliary Corps, who used all her leadership experience to prevent serious loss of life during a German air raid on her camp in Abbeville Military Medal, G.V.R. (Unit-Admtr: Mrs. M. A. C. Gibson. Q.M.A.A.C.) unit partially officially corrected - see footnote; British War and Victory Medals (U.Adtr. M. A. C. Gibson. Q.M.A.A.C.) extremely fine (3) £1,800-£2,200
3rd Royal Jersey Militia Officer’s 1829 Pattern Shako. A good quality untouched example, the black beaver body with flush leather top bound, front peak and bracing bands, to the front standard 1829 pattern gilt crowned back plate with gilt overlaid laurels, to the centre title belt ‘Royal Jersey Militia’ and ‘3’ on a gilt ground, correct pattern side ornaments bearing the royal crest, copper gilt chin chains with original leather and buckle mounts held up behind the shako plate,...
The Most Honourable Order of the Bath, K.C.B. (Military) Knight Commander’s set of insignia, comprising neck badge, 18 carat gold and enamels, date letter rather obscure but probably lower case ‘p’ or ‘q’ for London 1870/71, with length of neck ribbon; and breast star in silver, silver-gilt, gold and enamels, reverse fitted with gold pin for wearing, minor chipping to a few petals of green wreaths of the badge, otherwise extremely fine (2) £3,000-£4,000
Hammer Price: £3,600
A fine Great War ‘Minesweeping’ D.S.M. and rare campaign combination group of seven awarded to Chief Petty Officer C. H. Grant, Royal Navy Distinguished Service Medal, G.V.R. (116429. C. Grant, C.P.O. H.M.S. Pekin. Minesweeping. 1917.); Egypt and Sudan 1882-89, dated reverse, 3 clasps, Alexandria 11th July, Suakin 1884, Suakin 1885 (C. H. Grant... oy. 1 Cl: H.M.S. “A......) edge details worn in places; Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, no clasp (C. H. Grant, P.O. 1 Cl., H.M.S....
A Great War M.B.E. group of five awarded to Driver Christabel Nicholson, First Aid Nursing Yeomanry Corps, later Women’s Legion, who devoted the first two years of the Great War to the care of wounded and sick Belgian soldiers The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire, M.B.E. (Military) Member’s 1st type, silver, hallmarks for London 1919; 1914-15 Star (C. Nicholson. F.A.N.Y.C.); British War and Victory Medals (C. Nicholson. F.A.N.Y.C.); Belgium, Kingdom, Medaille de la Reine...
Three: Private J. F. Down, St John Ambulance Brigade and Exeter Fire Brigade St. John Medal for South Africa 1899-1902 (316 Pte. J. F. Down. S.J.A.B.); National Fire Brigades’ Union, Ambulance Division Tribute Medal for South Africa 1899-1902 (J. F. Down. Fire Brigade. Exeter, Devon); Exeter Fire Brigade Medal for Gallantry, silver (Presented by the Council of Exeter, to James Fredk. Down, for gallantry in saving life from fire. 24th Sepr. 1890) very fine and rare (3) £800-£1,000
Hammer Price: £3,400
A fine ‘Anglo-Egyptian War’ R.R.C. group of three awarded to Nursing Sister Rebecca Burleigh, Army Nursing Service, later Naval Nursing Service, who was Mentioned in Despatches Royal Red Cross, 1st Class, V.R., silver-gilt, gold, and enamel; Egypt and Sudan 1882-89, undated reverse, 1 clasp, Suakin 1885 (Nursg. Sister. R. Burleigh.); Khedive’s Star, dated 1884-6, unnamed as issued, nearly extremely fine (3) £800-£1,000
New Zealand 1845-66, reverse dated 1845 to 1846 (W. Traveller, Painter, H.M.S. Osprey) officially impressed naming, some light scratches to obverse field, otherwise good very fine £1,600-£2,000
A Great War ‘Western Front 1918’ D.C.M., M.M. group of five awarded to Private G. A. Skippen, 9th Battalion, Essex Regiment Distinguished Conduct Medal, G.V.R. (12177 Pte.-L. Cpl. G. A. Skippen. 9/Essex: R.); Military Medal, G.V.R. (12177 Pte. L. Cpl. G. A. Skippen. 9/Essex R.); 1914-15 Star (12177 Pte. G. A. Skippen. Essex R.); British War and Victory Medals (12177 Pte. G. A. Skippen. Essex R.) mounted for display, edge bruising, light contact marks and a little polished, otherwise...
Hammer Price: £3,200
A Great War ‘Western Front’ M.C., ‘1916 Somme’ M.M. group of ten awarded to Major G. Thomas, 18th Battalion, Canadian Infantry, later Canadian Machine Gun Corps Military Cross, G.V.R., the reverse privately engraved ‘I.W.U.Y. Lieut. G. Thomas. 18th. Canadian Infantry Oct. 1918’; Military Medal, G.V.R. (53164 Cpl. G. Thomas. 18/Can: Inf:); Africa General Service 1902-56, 1 copy clasp, Somaliland 1908-10 (Trpr. G. Thomas King’s African Rifles) renamed; 1914-15 Star (53164 Pte....
Hammer Price: £3,000
South Africa 1877-79, 1 clasp, 1879 (Tpr. W. Johnstone. Utrecht. Burgrs.) good very fine and unique to this unit £400-£500
Hammer Price: £2,800
China 1900 (Miss F. M. Barr, Lady Nurse, H.M. Naval Depot, Wei-Hai-Wei.) nearly extremely fine £600-£800
An extremely rare Boer War D.C.M. awarded to Sergeant-Major, later Lieutenant, R. J. Stallwood, Canadian Scouts, one of only 16 Boer War D.C.M.s awarded to Canadian recipients and the only one named to the Canadian Scouts Distinguished Conduct Medal, E.VII.R. (Serjt:- Maj: R. J. Stallwood. Canadian Scouts) good very fine £2,800-£3,200
Hammer Price: £2,600
An early and rare Great War ‘Defence of Great Britain’ M.C. group of four awarded to Captain R. C. L. Holme, Royal Flying Corps, late Somerset Light Infantry, who distinguished himself in the fight against raiding Zeppelins with 39 (Home Defence) Squadron, alongside such pilots as ‘Bomber’ Harris and William Leefe-Robinson. Transferring to 33 Squadron, Holme crashed on take-off whilst attempting to intercept one of the 16 airships intent on raiding London - one of which, SL11, was...
A rare ‘Boxer Rebellion’ R.R.C. Pair awarded to Nursing Sister Marion J. Hislop, Indian Army Nursing Service Royal Red Cross, 1st Class, V.R., silver-gilt, gold, and enamel, on lady’s bow riband; China 1900, no clasp (Nursing Sister M. J. Mislop [sic]. I.A.N.S.) good very fine (2) £1,400-£1,800
A Great War ‘Western Front’ M.C. group of nine awarded to Lieutenant-Colonel C. E. Tyson, Royal Artillery, who was wounded in 1917 and later served in the Moplah Rebellion Military Cross, G.V.R., unnamed as issued; 1914-15 Star (2. Lieut. C. E. Tyson. R.F.A.); British War and Victory Medals (Major C. E. Tyson.); India General Service 1908-35, 1 clasp, Malabar 1921-22 (Lt. C. E. Tyson. R.A.); General Service 1918-62, 1 clasp, Palestine (Major. C. E. Tyson. M.C. R.A.); 1939-45 Star;...
A fine Second War ‘Waziristan Operations’ North-West Frontier R.R.C. group of ten awarded to Matron Eileen M. Blainville, Indian Military Nursing Service, late Queen Alexandra’s Imperial Military Nursing Service Reserve and Queen Alexandra’s Medical Nursing Service, India, who was twice Mentioned in Despatches Royal Red Cross, 1st Class (R.R.C.), G.VI.R. 1st issue, silver-gilt, gold, and enamel, reverse dated ‘1941’, on lady’s bow riband; British War Medal 1914-20 (Nurse E....
Hammer Price: £2,400
Jamaican Militia Officer’s Shoulder Belt Plate c.1790. A very scarce example, silvered oval pattern engraved with ‘GR’ cypher over a crocodile standing upon a torse, the rear with double stamped ‘Saunders’, complete with hook and stud fasteners, very good condition, scarce £1,800-£2,200
A Great War ‘Loos Crassier, April 1917’ D.C.M. and M.M. group of seven awarded to Colour Sergeant H.G. Emms, York and Lancaster Regiment, which also includes a rare single clasp K.S.A. Distinguished Conduct Medal, G.V.R. (4821 Sjt: H. G. Emms. 2/Y. & L.R.); Military Medal, G.V.R. (4821 Sjt: H. G. Emms. 2/Y. & L.R.); Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 3 clasps, Cape Colony, Relief of Ladysmith, Orange Free State (4821 Corl. H. Emms. 1: Yk: & Lanc: Regt.) top clasp attached with wire...
A scarce Edward VII K.P.M. pair awarded to W. N. Baines, Commissioner of Police, Rangoon, Indian Police (Burma) King’s Police Medal, E.VII.R. (W. N. Baines, Commr. of Police Rangoon, Ind. P. (Burma.)); India General Service 1854-95, 3 clasps, Burma 1885-7, Burma 1887-89, Kachin Hills 1892-93 (Asst. Supdt. W. N. Baines Thayetmyo Dist. Police) edge bruising and a little polished, otherwise nearly very fine (2) £1,600-£2,000
Pair: Engineer W. R. Donald, Royal Navy China 1857-60, no clasp, unnamed as issued; New Zealand 1845-66, reverse dated 1865 (Wm. R. Donald, Engnr., HM,S. Eclipse) officially impressed naming, very fine (2) £1,400-£1,800
Four: Driver Celia Meade, First Aid Nursing Yeomanry Corps, late No. 24 (Cornwall) Voluntary Aid Detachment British War and Victory Medals (C. Meade F.A.N.Y.C.); France, Third Republic, Croix de Guerre, bronze, the reverse dated 1914-1917; Belgium, Kingdom, Medaille de la Reine Elisabeth, bronze and red enamel; together with the recipient’s First Aid Nursing Yeomanry Medal, bronze, unnamed as issued, nearly extremely fine (5) £400-£500
A scarce K.P.M. and Bar group of three awarded to Assistant Inspector-General M. F. Cleary, Indian Police, the first Bar awarded with the new laurel design King’s Police Medal, G.V.R., 1st issue, with laurel design Second Award Bar (Michael FrancisCleary. Indian Police Service); Jubilee 1935; Coronation 1937, these last two unnamed as issued, good very fine (3) £1,000-£1,400
Hammer Price: £2,200
Blues and Royals Officers 1871 Pattern Sword. A post-1953 example by Wilkinson, straight double fuller blade 90cm in length, heavy half basket hilt with royal Cypher ‘EIIR’ with double shell guard and leather lining, leather grip with leather with wire inlay and gold wire pommel, the blade etched with regimental Battle Honours and the scabbard with ornate gilt metal decoration, very good condition £300-£400
An extremely fine Great War R.R.C. and Second Award Bar group of four awarded to Principal Matron Dorothea M. Taylor, Queen Alexandra’s Imperial Military Nursing Service, who was further recognised by His Majesty the King of Italy for her valuable work with the Italian Expeditionary Force Royal Red Cross, 1st Class (R.R.C.), G.V.R., with Second Award Bar, silver-gilt, gold, and enamel, the reverse privately engraved ‘D. M. Taylor Jan 1916 Q.A.I.M.N.S.’, on lady’s bow riband;...
Hammer Price: £2,000
A German Cross in Gold in its Presentation Case. An almost mint example, maker stamped on the front of the pin ‘4’ [Steinhauer & Luck of Ludenscheid]. 4 hollow rivets on back. A few tiny marks to the front and back of the Cross, other almost mint. The case is the late war type, and is covered in black artificial leather, without the release button at front. Inside it is lined in black velvet in the lower section, and with artificial cream silk in the upper, very slight wear to the upper...
Jamaican Militia Officer’s Shoulder Belt Plate 1792. A very scarce example, hallmarked London 1792, oval pattern with raised edge, engraved arms of Jamaica with title belt with ‘Indus Uterque Serviet Uni’, to the rear maker’s mark ‘FT’ (Francis Thurckle), engraved with initial’s ‘AMC’, standard hook and stud fasteners, very good condition, scarce £1,800-£2,200
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