Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

Gross Total: £535,335 (£663,815 including buyers' premium)
Number of lots: 850
Sell-through rate 97.2%
Exchange rate of the GB pound: US $1.35 and €1.15

Principal Lots
Lot no.
106. Order of the Garter, an 18th century Great George collar badge, £46,000 (£57,040)
31-63. A Collection of Medals to the 24th Foot, £41,935 (£51,999)
57. The South Africa 1877-9 medal with clasp 1877-8-9 to Pte Thomas Lockhart, 2/24th Foot, a Rorke’s Drift defender, £24,000 (£29,760)
624-700. A Collection of General Service Medals for Northern Ireland, £22,810 (£28,284)
117-166. Medals from the Collection of Peter and Dee Helmore (Part V), £20,220 (£25,073)
360. The Naval GS medal with Trafalgar clasp to OS Henry Marsh, HMS Victory, ex Gray, £18,000 (£22,320)
350. The General Service 1962 group of three to Acting W/O David Beddow, SAS, for the Iranian Embassy siege, £16,000 (£19,840)
168. The Military GS and Waterloo Medal pair to Lt John Gardiner, 1/95th Foot, £14,000 (£17,360)
172. The Baltic and Arctic Medal 1876 pair to Dr Thomas Colan, £13,000 (£16,120)
1-30. A Collection of Medals to the 21st Lancers, £8,410 (£10,428)
70. The OBE, DFC group of nine to Aier Commodore Henry Battle, RFC and RAF, £8,000 (£9,920)
361. The Naval GS medal with Trafalgar clasp to Pte Joseph Nash, RM, £8,000 (£9,920)
364. The Naval GS medal with Amazon 13 March 1806 clasp to Midshipman Samuel Hoskins, ex Hart, £8,000 (£9,920)

Saleroom Notices
The following were amendments to the printed catalogue descriptions:
186. The recipient was the Pipe Major at Dargai, but he did not lead the charge of the Gordon Highlanders on the Dargai Heights

Withdrawn Lots
The following lots were withdrawn before the auction:
None