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5 December 2024
A Second War M.C. attributed to Jamadar Kartar Singh, 11th Mountain Battery, 24th Mountain Regiment, Royal Indian Artillery, who was decorated for initiative and bravery in defence of his gun position in Burma Military Cross, G.VI.R. reverse officially dated 1944 and additionally crudely engraved ‘M.C. Jem. Kartar Singh. 9.5-44’ in Royal Mint fitted case of issue, good very fine £500-£700
Hammer Price: £800
A Great War ‘Egyptian Expeditionary Force’ D.F.C. group of three awarded to Lieutenant D. Alliban, Royal Flying Corps and Royal Air Force, late Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment, who was also Mentioned in Despatches Distinguished Flying Cross, G.V.R., unnamed as issued, on original horizontal riband; British War and Victory Medals, with M.I.D. oak leaves (Lieut. D. Alliban. R.A.F.) edge nicks, polished and worn, therefore good fine, the DFC better (3) £1,800-£2,200
Hammer Price: £2,000
A fine Great War 1918 ‘French theatre’ S.E.5a fighter Ace’s D.F.C. group of eight awarded to Lieutenant, later Group Captain, G. R. ‘Bill’ Hicks, 74 (Tiger) Squadron, Royal Air Force, late 28th (County of London) Battalion, (Artist’s Rifles), London Regiment. Hicks’ final tally amounted to 8, accounting for 2 enemy aircraft in one day on two separate occasions. Amongst that number was one of the rare Siemens Schuckert DIV’s. Hicks was wounded in action, 2 October 1918, and...
£5,000–£6,000
The particularly fine Second War immediate ‘Augsburg Raid’ D.F.C., D.F.M. group of seven awarded to Hampden and Lancaster navigator, Warrant Officer F. S. Kirke, Royal New Zealand Air Force, a veteran of at least 41 operational sorties prior to taking part in the Augsburg Raid, including on one, 5 November 1941, when he suffered a fractured skull and severe burns. Kirke distinguished himself during the famous low-level unescorted daylight raid on the M.A.N. diesel factory at Augsburg,...
Hammer Price: £3,800
A Great War A.R.R.C. group of four awarded to Matron Elizabeth M. Collins, Queen Alexandra’s Imperial Military Nursing Service Royal Red Cross, 2nd Class (A.R.R.C.), G.V.R., silver and enamel, on lady’s bow riband, in Garrard, London, case of issue; 1914 Star (Staff Nurse E. M. Collins. Q.A.I.M.N.S.); British War and Victory Medals (Sister E. M. Collins.) nearly extremely fine (4) £240-£280
Hammer Price: £750
A Great War A.R.R.C. pair awarded to Sister Esther Mahoney, British Red Cross Society Royal Red Cross, 2nd Class (A.R.R.C.), G.V.R., silver and enamel, on lady’s bow riband; British Red Cross for War Service Medal 1914-18, with integral top riband bar, in card box of issue, nearly extremely fine (2) £120-£160
Hammer Price: £150
A Great War ‘Western Front’ D.C.M. group of three awarded to Gunner H. Watts, 211th Brigade, Royal Field Artillery, for conspicuous gallantry near Beaudignies on 4 November 1918 Distinguished Conduct Medal, G.V.R. (815137 Gnr: H. Watts. R.F.A.); British War and Victory Medals (815137 Gnr. H. Watts. R.A.) minor edge bruise to DCM, nearly extremely fine (3) £500-£700
Hammer Price: £460
A Great War ‘Third Battle of Ypres’ D.C.M. awarded to Sergeant, later Second Lieutenant, T. C. Wilkinson, Honourable Artillery Company Distinguished Conduct Medal, G.V.R. (3144 Sjt :T. C. Wilkinson. 2/H.A.C.) nearly extremely fine, scarce to unit £1,000-£1,400
Hammer Price: £1,400
A Great War ‘German East Africa’ D.C.M. awarded to Lance-Corporal John, King’s African Rifles King’s African Rifles Distinguished Conduct Medal, G.V.R. (656 L. Cpl. John. 1/K.A.R.) extremely fine £600-£800
Hammer Price: £1,700
A rare Gallipoli operations C.G.M. group of five awarded to Sergeant J. G. Way, Royal Marine Light Infantry, who was decorated for his gallantry with the Royal Naval Division at Achi Baba on 13 July 1915 Conspicuous Gallantry Medal, G.V.R. (PO.4356. Lce. Corp. J. G. Way, R.M.L.I. Po. Bn. R.N. Div.); 1914 Star with clasp (PO.4356 Pte. J. G. Way, R.M. Brigade); British War and Victory Medals (PO.4356 Sgt. J. G. Way. R.M.L.I.); Royal Navy L.S. & G.C., G.V.R., 1st issue (PO.4356. J. G. Way,...
Hammer Price: £8,500
A fine Second War 1943 ‘Middle East’ Flying C.G.M. awarded to Wellington navigator, Sergeant J. P. McGarry, 70 Squadron, Royal Air Force, who crewed with Sergeant T. P. Petrie as his pilot, had already survived an engine failure on take off, and crash landing at 70 mph, a week before the pair’s heroics on the raid to Menzel Temime, 12/13 April 1943. During the latter, not only was their aircraft hit multiple times, but both McGarry and Petrie suffered shrapnel wounds to their legs - in...
Hammer Price: £11,000
A K.P.M. pair awarded to Police Constable B. Allison, ‘P’ (Camberwell) Division, Metropolitan Police, for his gallantry during the arrest of an armed housebreaker on the Camberwell Road, London, 9 September 1919 King’s Police Medal, G.V.R., 1st issue (Bertam Allison, Pol. Const. Metropolitan Pol.) on gallantry riband; Defence Medal, unnamed as issued, mounted for display, generally very fine or better (2) £700-£900
Hammer Price: £700
A fine Great War submariner’s D.S.M. group of four awarded to Able Seaman W. Biggs, Royal Navy, who was decorated for ‘his coolness in a very exciting scrap’ in H.M. Submarine G.7 in the North Sea in April 1917, when his gunnery skills resulted in the possible destruction of an enemy submarine Sadly, however, he was still serving in G.7 when she was lost with all hands after being mined in the North Sea shortly before the Armistice in November 1918 Distinguished Service Medal,...
Hammer Price: £1,500
A Great War ‘St George’s Day raid’ D.S.M. awarded to Signalman H. A. S. Clinch, H.M.S. Thetis, Royal Navy, who was wounded at Zeebrugge Distinguished Service Medal, G.V.R. (J.34097 H. A. S. Clinch. Sig. “Thetis” Zeebrugge-Ostend. 22-3 Apl. 1918.) good very fine £800-£1,000
Hammer Price: £1,100
A Great War trawlerman’s D.S.M. awarded to Trimmer G. O. Pickess, Royal Naval Reserve, H.M.T. Bombardier, for the destruction of a German U-boat in May 1918 Distinguished Service Medal, G.V.R. (TS.3646. G. O. Pickess, Trim. R.N.R. “Bombardier” North Sea. 31. May. 1918.) good very fine £500-£700
An exceptional and extremely rare Cronstadt ‘Scooter’ Raid D.S.M. awarded to Chief Motor Mechanic B. M. Masters, Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve, who was decorated for his gallantry in C.M.B. 88, likewise his second-in-command, Lieutenant G. C. Steele, R.N., who was awarded the V.C. Credited with sinking two Russian battleships, C.M.B. 88 came under heavy fire, her captain being killed at the helm and the 19-year-old Masters wounded Distinguished Service Medal, G.V.R. (M.B. 2996. B....
Hammer Price: £5,500
A fine Second War Force ‘K’ ‘Taranto’ D.S.M., post-War ‘Royal Tour’ R.V.M., and Second War ‘Malta operations’ M.I.D. group of ten awarded to Chief Petty Officer B. Hale, Royal Navy, captain of the foremost gun turret of H.M.S. Aurora, for the night action attack on the Duisberg Convoy, the ‘brilliant night action south of Taranto’ Distinguished Service Medal, G.VI.R. (JX. 132424 B. Hale. P.O. H.M.S. Aurora); Naval General Service 1915-62, 1 clasp, Palestine 1936-1939...
Hammer Price: £2,800
A fine Second War ‘V.C. Submarine’ D.S.M. group of seven awarded to Petty Officer Telegraphist A. R. Clarke, Royal Navy, decorated for his services in H.M. Submarine Torbay at the bombardment of Apollonia and the subsequent landing there of a party of Commandos under Lieutenant-Colonel Keyes with the sole intention of capturing or killing Rommel at his Headquarters Distinguished Service Medal, G.VI.R. (JX.136048 A. R. Clarke. P.O. Tel.) impressed naming; 1939-45 Star; Atlantic Star;...
A poignant Second War Coastal Forces D.S.M. awarded to Ordinary Seaman T. W. Walkinshaw, Royal Navy, an 18-year-old rating who was decorated for his gallantry in M.T.B. 723 in the summer of 1944 but subsequently a victim of the terrible conflagration that engulfed Ostend harbour in February 1945 Distinguished Service Medal, G.VI.R. (Ord. Smn. T. W. Walkinshaw. C/JX. 579799.) mounted on original investiture pin, toned, extremely fine
Hammer Price: £3,600
A Great War ‘Western Front’ M.M. pair awarded to Able Seaman E. Harris, Hawke Battalion, Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve, who was three times wounded in action Military Medal, G.V.R. (WZ-995 A.B. E. Harris, Hawke Bn. R.N.V.R.); British War Medal 1914-20 (W.Z. 995 E. Harris. A.B. R.N.V.R.) contact marks to the latter, edge bruising, very fine (2) £900-£1,200
£900–£1,200
A Great War ‘Western Front’ M.M. group of four awarded to Sergeant G. Dunn, Royal Field Artillery, who was wounded in November 1914 Military Medal, G.V.R. (33854 Sjt. G. Dunn. R.F.A.); 1914 Star, with later slide clasp (33854 Sjt. G. Dunn. R.F.A.); British War and Victory Medals (33854 Sjt. G. Dunn. R.A.) polished, very fine (4) £300-£400
Hammer Price: £360
A Great War ‘Western Front’ M.M. group of five awarded to Sergeant H. G. Dyball, Royal Field Artillery Military Medal, G.V.R. (201251 Sjt: H. Dyball. D.82/Bde: R.F.A.) unit partially officially corrected; 1914-15 Star (394 Sjt. H. G. Dyball. R.F.A.); British War and Victory Medals (394 Sjt. H. G. Dyball. R.A.) BWM officially renamed; Army L.S. & G.C., G.V.R., 2nd issue with fixed suspension (1028229 W.O. Cl. II H. G. Dyball, M.M. R.A.) area of erasure before number and unit officially...
Hammer Price: £280
A Great War ‘Western Front’ M.M. group of four awarded to Sergeant T. J. Rosser, 189 Brigade, Royal Field Artillery in the 38th (Welsh) Division who was originally recommended for the D.C.M. for the defence of Amiens in June 1918 Military Medal, G.V.R. (W-2190 A. Sjt. T. J. Rosser. D.189 / Bde: R.F.A.); 1914-15 Star (W-2190 Bmbr: T. J. Rosser. R.F.A.); British War and Victory Medals (W-2190 Sjt. T. J. Rosser. R.A.) contact marks, edge bruise to the first, otherwise very fine (4) ...
Hammer Price: £320
A Great War ‘Western Front’ M.M. group of four awarded to Driver H. D. Sullivan, Royal Field Artillery Military Medal, G.V.R. (39548 Dvr. H. D. Sullivan: R.F.A.); 1914-15 Star (39548 Dvr: H. D. Sullivan. R.F.A.); British War and Victory Medals (39548 Dvr. H. D. Sullivan. R.A.) mounted court-style for display, generally very fine (4) £200-£240
Hammer Price: £300
A Great War ‘Western Front’ M.M. group of three awarded to Private G. H. Morris, Cheshire Regiment, late Royal Berkshire Regiment Military Medal, G.V.R. (53529 Pte. G. H. Morris. 10/Ches: R.); British War and Victory Medals (23732 Pte. G. H. Morris. R. Berks. R.) contact marks, the MM polished, otherwise very fine (3) £220-£260
Hammer Price: £260
A Great War ‘Western Front’ M.M. group of four awarded to Private J. Phillips, 1st Battalion, Royal Welsh Fusiliers Military Medal, G.V.R. (16890 Pte. J. Phillips. 1/R.W. Fus.); 1914-15 Star (16890 Pte. J. Phillips. R.W. Fus.); British War and Victory Medals (16890 Pte. J. Phillips. R.W. Fus.) a couple of heavy edge knocks, contact marks, polished, good fine and better (4) £280-£340
Hammer Price: £400
A Great War ‘Western Front’ M.M. group of three awarded to Private E. F. Beard, Middlesex Regiment Military Medal, G.V.R. (34563 Pte. E. F. Beard. 2/Midd’x R.); British War and Victory Medals (G-34563 Pte. E. F. Beard. Midd’x R.) extremely fine (3) £240-£280
A Great War ‘Western Front’ M.M. group of four awarded to Private G. Chilcott, Wiltshire Regiment, late Devonshire Regiment, who was killed in action on 13 September 1918 Military Medal, G.V.R. (29764 Pte. G. Chilcott. 1/Wilts: R.); 1914-15 Star (10644 Pte. G. Chilcott. Devon. R.); British War and Victory Medals (10644 Pte. G. Chilcott. Devon. R.); together with a Wiltshire Regiment cap badge, good very fine (4) £240-£280
Hammer Price: £440
A scarce Great War M.M. awarded to Private G. Grillo, 43rd Regiment, Italian Army Military Medal, G.V.R. (Pte. G. Grillo.) an officially impressed later issue, with fixed suspension, minor edge bruise, otherwise good very fine £200-£300
Hammer Price: £180
A Second War ‘North West Europe’ M.M. group of eight awarded to Warrant Officer Class II E. A. Giles, Royal West Surrey Regiment, later Somerset Light Infantry Military Medal, G.VI.R. (5670092 L. Sjt. E. A. Giles. The Queen’s R.); 1939-45 Star; France and Germany Star; Defence and War Medals 1939-45; General Service 1918-62, 2 clasps, Palestine 1945-48, Malaya, second clasp unofficially affixed (5670092 W.O. Cl.2. E. Giles. M.M. Queens.); Army L.S. & G.C., G.VI.R., 2nd issue,...
A Second War North Africa ‘Battle of Sedjenane’ M.M. awarded to Sergeant A. C. W. Sampson, Lincolnshire Regiment Military Medal, G.VI.R. (4802327 L-Sjt. A. C. W. Sampson. Linc. R.) in named card box of issue, with named Buckingham Palace enclosure, extremely fine £800-£1,000
An outstanding Second War Coastal Command Immediate D.F.M. group of four awarded to Flight Sergeant J. S. ‘Jack’ Garnett, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve As Second Pilot to Flying Officer J. A. Cruickshank in a Catalina of 210 Squadron on 17 July 1944, Garnett’s name is indelibly linked to one of the finest Victoria Cross actions of the war: but for his own stoicism in facing off his wounds and taking over the controls, none of his crew would have reached safety Distinguished...
Hammer Price: £19,000
A rare and exceptionally well-documented Great War A.F.M. group of four awarded to Bristol F.2b fighter pilot, Sergeant W. ‘Cockney’ Rogers, 11 and 48 Squadrons, Royal Flying Corps and Royal Air Force - decorated in recognition of his hazardous work with the Ferry Service, he went on to become one of civil aviation's 'Greats' Described as a ‘man bereft of nerves’, Rogers was a founder pilot of Imperial Airways, and set about blazing a trail of 'firsts' in the 1920s and 1930s. His...
A Great War S.G.M. group of five awarded to Engineer Sub-Lieutenant W. Clark, Royal Naval Reserve, for his services in helping to extinguish the fires that burned for over five days on H.M.T. Caronia, May 1917 Sea Gallantry Medal, G.V.R., silver (William Clark. H.M.T. “Caronia”. May 1917.); 1914-15 Star (Engr S. Lieut. W. Clark, R.N.R.); British War Medal 1914-20 (Eng. S. Lt. W. Clark. R.N.R.); Mercantile Marine War Medal 1914-18 (William Clark); Victory Medal 1914-19 (Eng. S. Lt. W....
Hammer Price: £1,000
An inter-War B.E.M. awarded to Lance-Sergeant Ndandala, Bechuanaland Protectorate Police British Empire Medal, (Military) G.V.R. (950. L. Sgt. Ndandala. M.M.) heavily polished and worn, therefore fair £70-£90
Hammer Price: £120
A Second War ‘Civil Division’ B.E.M. group of three awarded to Mr. A. Wyatt, Works Manager, Faire Bros. & Co., late Bombardier, Royal Artillery British Empire Medal, (Civil) G.VI.R., 1st issue (Alan Wyatt) with flattened lid of card box of issue; British War and Victory Medals (133692 Bmbr. A. Wyatt. R.A.) with flattened lid of named card box of issue, extremely fine (3) £140-£180
Hammer Price: £130
An interesting post-War B.E.M. group of six awarded to Constable H. Ward, Eastbourne Borough Police, late Royal Horse Guards, ‘The Downs Ranger’, who patrolled on horseback above Beachy Head, South Downs, from 1953 to 1966 British Empire Medal, (Civil) E.II.R. (Harry Ward); 1939-45 Star; Defence and War Medals 1939-45; Police L.S. & G.C., E.II.R., 2nd issue (Const. Harry Ward); Army Emergency Reserve Decoration, E.II.R., reverse officially dated 1955, with integral top riband bar,...
The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire, C.B.E. (Military) Commander’s 1st type neck badge, silver-gilt and enamel, the reverse of Crown with stock reference number, with short section of neck riband for display purposes, enamel damage to two arms of Cross, gilding somewhat rubbed, otherwise very fine £140-£180
Hammer Price: £200
The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire, M.B.E. (Military) Member’s 1st type breast badge, silver, hallmarks for London 1918, crown suspension possibly reaffixed, very fine £80-£100
Hammer Price: £100
The Great War M.B.E. awarded to F. W. S. Thake, Esq., Commandant in Charge of Motor Ambulance Transport, Reading The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire, M.B.E. (Civil) Member’s 1st type breast badge, silver, the reverse contemporarily engraved ‘1914-18 Comdt. F. Thake Berks 13 V.A.D.’, housed in a somewhat later M.B.E. (Mil.) Garrard, London, case, nearly extremely fine £100-£140
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