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‘Paul Wagenfuhr, who commanded the “U-44”, pulled up the steamer “Belgian Prince” in the late afternoon of 31 July 1917. Unable to do anything against the accurate gunfire of the submarine except surrender, the captain of the steamer instructed the crew to abandon ship, and the men took their places and pulled away as she settled lower in the sea. The Germans placed some bombs on board the steamer, and Paul Wagenfuhr ordered her captain and crew to board the submarine. Sending the...
Hammer Price: £2,300
A Great War anti-U-boat operations D.S.M. awarded to 2nd Hand W. Butler, Royal Naval Reserve, who saw service in Q-Ships Distinguished Service Medal, G.V.R. (D.A. 778 W. Butler, 2nd Hd., R.N.R., “Corrie Roy”, North Channel, 1 Mar. 1918), date officially corrected, very fine £500-600
Hammer Price: £520
A rare Baltic 1919 operations D.S.M. awarded to Stoker Petty Officer G. Cornish, Royal Naval Reserve Distinguished Service Medal, G.V.R. (S.T. 2929 G. Cornish, Sto. P.O., “Banbury”, Baltic 1919), rank and ship officially re-impressed, good very fine £600-700
£600–£700
‘The food was good and on the whole the weather was not too bad, but the torpedo failures were discouraging. One cannot help feeling sore about the torpedoes. To be chased three times in one patrol by one’s own maddened torpedoes is surely an aspect of war which would lead one’s mother to write a stiffish note to the Prime Minister.’ Lieutenant-Commander Leslie Bennington, D.S.O., D.S.C., R.N., modestly describing an unexpected and unwelcome turn of events in November 1943. A...
Hammer Price: £6,500
An early Second World War anti-U-boat operations D.S.M. group of four awarded to Acting Petty Officer H. J. Webb, Royal Navy, who lost his life when H.M.S. Exmouth was torpedoed and sunk in January 1940 - there were no survivors, the skipper of a nearby merchantman, in fear of suffering a similar fate, opting to make for port even though some of the destroyer’s survivors could be heard crying for help in the water Distinguished Service Medal, G.VI.R. (H. J. Webb, A./P.O., H.M.S. Exmouth...
Hammer Price: £1,200
An early Second World War destroyer operations D.S.M. group of five awarded to Master at Arms E. R. Stallard, Royal Navy, who saw much action in H.M.S. Venomous in the summer of 1940, when she was regularly subjected to enemy aircraft attacks during the evacuation of Boulogne and Dunkirk Distinguished Service Medal, G.VI.R. (JX. 142935 E. R. Stallard, A.B., H.M.S. Venomous); 1939-45 Star; Atlantic Star; Africa Star; War Medal 1939-45, good very fine (5) £800-1000
Hammer Price: £2,500
A good Second World War D.S.M. group of eight awarded to Chief Stoker F. C. Masters, Royal Navy, who was decorated for his gallant deeds aboard the destroyer H.M.S. Dulverton during Malta Convoy MW. 10 in March 1942 - a convoy that sailed alongside Admiral Vian’s force which famously clashed with the Italian Fleet off Sirte Distinguished Service Medal, G.VI.R. (KX. 75211 F. C. Masters, Ch. Sto.); 1939-45 Star; Atlantic Star; Africa Star; Pacific Star; Italy Star; War Medal 1939-45;...
Hammer Price: £980
A Second World War D.S.M. group of six awarded to 2nd Hand P. E. Lockwood, Royal Naval Patrol Service, late Royal Naval Reserve Distinguished Service Medal, G.VI.R. (LT/JX. 180418 2 Hd. P. E. Lockwood, R.N.); 1939-45 Star; Atlantic Star; Italy Star; Defence and War Medals 1939-45, generally good very fine (6) £500-600
Hammer Price: £620
A Second World War D.S.M. awarded to Able Seaman N. Billington, Royal Navy, for actions against E-Boats Distinguished Service Medal, G.VI.R. (A.B. N. Billington P/JX.357608) mounted as worn on investiture pin, extremely fine £900-1200
Hammer Price: £1,100
A Second World War Normandy operations D.S.M. group of six awarded to Stoker 1st Class K. G. Leggott, Royal Navy, who was decorated for gallant deeds in Assault Group G2 off Gold Beach Distinguished Service Medal, G.VI.R. (Sto. 1 K. G. Leggott, P/KX. 146954); 1939-45 Star; Atlantic Star, clasp, France and Germany; Africa Star; Italy Star; War Medal 1939-45, all cleaned and lacquered, the first with edge bruising and polished, nearly very fine, the remainder rather better (6) £800-1000
Hammer Price: £1,400
A Great War M.M. group of four awarded to Private H. Wakley, 2nd Battalion Coldstream Guards Military Medal, G.V.R. (8490 Pte., 2/C. Gds.); 1914 Star (8490 Pte., C. Gds.); British War and Victory Medals (8490 Pte., C. Gds.) good very fine (4) £380-420
Hammer Price: £500
A Great War M.M. group of four awarded to private C.W. Bullimore, Lincolnshire Regiment Military Medal, G.V.R. (9036 Pte. C. W. Bullimore, 1/Linc. R.); 1914 Star (9036 Pte. C. W. Bullimore, 1/Linc. R.); British War and Victory Medals (9036 Pte. C. W. Bullimore, Linc. R.), a little polished, otherwise generally very fine (4) £350-400
Hammer Price: £650
A Great War ‘Western Front’ M.M. group of four awarded to Corporal I. G. Topping, 7th Battalion Border Regiment Military Medal, G.V.R. (15364 A. Cpl., 7/Bord. R.) correction to ‘A’ of rank; 1914-15 Star (15364 Pte., Bord. R.); British War and Victory Medals (15364 Cpl., Bord. R.) nearly extremely fine (4) £350-400
Hammer Price: £1,800
A Great War M.M. pair awarded to Serjeant J. Jackson, 15th Battalion Durham Light Infantry, late Royal Fusiliers Military Medal, G.V.R. (91970 Sjt., 15/Durh. L.I.); British War Medal 1914-20 (54801 Sjt., R. Fus.) edge bruising and contact marks, nearly very fine (2) £240-280
Hammer Price: £250
A Great War M.M. group of three awarded to Corporal M. Farrell, Northumberland Fusiliers Military Medal, G.V.R. (18-787 Cpl., Nth’d. Fus.); British War and Victory Medals (18-787 Cpl., North’d. Fus.) B.W.M. with correction to rank, good very fine (3) £280-320
Hammer Price: £350
A Great War M.M. group of three awarded to Private W. Pashley, 6th Battalion Durham Light Infantry, late King’s Own Yorkshire Light Infantry Military Medal, G.V.R. (294017 Pte., 6/Durh. L.I.); British War and Victory Medals (201999 Pte., K.O.Y.L.I.) contact marks and edge bruising, nearly very fine (3) £260-300
Hammer Price: £310
An unusual Great War M.M. group of six awarded to Serjeant A. C. Turner, Canadian Railway Troops, formerly 13th U.S. Cavalry and latterly, Royal Canadian Air Force Military Medal, G.V.R. (225470 Sjt., 13/Can. R.T.); British War and Victory Medals (225470 Sjt., C.R.T.); Canadian Volunteer Service Medal, no clasp; War Medal 1939-45, Canadian issue in silver, unnamed; U.S.A., Mexican Service Medal 1911-17 (Cpl. C. Turner, Troop ‘L’ 13th Cav. U.S.A.) privately engraved, silvered and...
Hammer Price: £480
A Great War ‘Western Front’ M.M. awarded to Serjeant D. McCormack, Machine Gun Corps, who died of wounds on 24 April 1917 Military Medal, G.V.R. (20960 Sjt., M. Gun Corps) edge bruise to reverse, good very fine £200-240
A Great War M.M. awarded to Private C. E. Dazley, 6th Battalion Northumberland Fusiliers, who died on 27 May 1918 Military Medal, G.V.R. (267484 Pte., 6/North’d. Fus.) very fine £250-300
Hammer Price: £270
A Great War M.M. awarded to Able Seaman J. Boe, Drake Battalion Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve Military Medal, G.V.R. (TZ-6462 A.B., Drake Bn. R.N.V.R.) very fine £350-450
Hammer Price: £1,300
A Second World War battle of Crete M.M. group of four awarded to Corporal N. A. Burford, Royal Engineers, attached No. 7 Commando, 3rd Special Service Battalion, which unit was decimated in the final days of the island’s defence in May 1941, the majority of its survivors - including Burford - being taken P.O.W Military Medal, G.VI.R. (5571232 Cpl. N. A. Burford, R.E.); 1939-45 Star; Africa Star; War Medal 1939-45, good very fine (4) £2500-3000
Hammer Price: £2,900
A Second World War M.M. group of four awarded to Private F. Butter, Seaforth Highlanders - an escaped prisoner-of-war Military Medal, G.VI.R. (2818056 Pte., Seaforth); General Service 1918-62, 1 clasp, Palestine (2818056 Pte., Seaforth.); 1939-45 Star; War Medal 1939-45, these unnamed, mounted for wear, good very fine (4) £1200-1500
Hammer Price: £1,650
An outstanding Arakan campaign Immediate M.M. awarded to Naik Mohammed Yaqub, 4/14th Punjab Regiment Military Medal, G.VI.R. (8915 Naik Mohammed Yaqub, 14 Punjab R.) engraved naming, nearly extremely fine £700-800
Hammer Price: £700
A military B.E.M. awarded to Flight Sergeant T. W. Tyler, Royal Air Force British Empire Medal, (Military) G.VI.R., 2nd issue (561229 F/Sgt. Thomas W. Tyler, R.A.F.) very fine £160-200
Hammer Price: £240
A Second World War ‘Evacuation of Burma’ B.E.M. awarded to Assistant Foreman T. A. O’Leary, Burma Railways British Empire Medal, G.VI.R., 1st issue, Civil Division (Terence Alfred O’Leary) good very fine £450-500
Hammer Price: £430
A Coronation Honours B.E.M. group of five to Warrant Officer Class 2 D. Comrie, Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders British Empire Medal, (Military) E.II.R. (2979203 W./O. Cl.2, A. & S.H.); Defence and War Medals, unnamed; General Service 1918-62, 1 clasp, Malaya, E.II.R. (2979203 Sgt., A. & S.H.); Army L.S.& G.C., G.VI.R., 2nd issue Regular Army (2979203 Sjt., A. & S.H.) minor contact marks, very fine and better (5) £300-350
Hammer Price: £380
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