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A Battle of El-Teb D.C.M. group of three awarded to Gunner I. Phipps, Royal Artillery, who engaged the enemy in hand-to-hand combat when they stormed the guns at El-Teb, 29 February 1884 Distinguished Conduct Medal, V.R. (25433 Gunr. J.[sic] Phipps. R.A. 29th. Feb. 1884); Egypt and Sudan 1882-89, dated reverse, 4 clasps, Suakin 1884, El-Teb, Suakin 1885, Tofrek (25433. Gunr. I. Phipps. 6/1st. Sco: Div: R.A.); Khedive’s Star 1882, unnamed as issued, contact marks, nearly very fine (3) ...
Hammer Price: £3,400
An Outstanding ‘El-Teb’ D.C.M. group of four awarded to Colour Sergeant A. Franklyn, York and Lancaster Regiment, for saving the life of his commanding officer Colonel R. Dalgety during the storming of a fortified house. Franklyn, who claimed he accounted for 11 killed in the action, was presented with his D.C.M. by Queen Victoria. Her Majesty noted in her Journal ‘gave a Distinguished Conduct Medal to Lance Sergeant Franklyn, for most gallant conduct at El-Teb, for which I consider he...
Hammer Price: £6,000
An Egypt and Sudan D.C.M. group of three awarded to Corporal, later Colour Sergeant, W. Parker, Scots Guards, for gallantry at Abu Klea, 17 January 1885, during which battle he was shot through the chest Distinguished Conduct Medal, V.R. (5325. C ... arker . 1st. Scots Gds. ... 1885.); Egypt and Sudan 1882-89, dated reverse, 3 clasps, Tel-El-Kebir, The Nile 1884-85, Abu Klea (5325. Pte. W. Parker. 1/Scots ...); Khedive’s Star 1884-6, reverse impressed ‘5325 S. Gds.’, with...
Hammer Price: £2,600
A fine and Regimentally unique ‘Abu Klea’ D.C.M. group of four awarded to Sergeant C. Small, Connaught Rangers, who ‘repeatedly, alone, charged the enemy, who had entered the square’ Distinguished Conduct Medal, V.R. (Ser.... Small. Conn: Rang: 17....nr 1885); South Africa 1877-79, 1 clasp, 1879 (1559 Sergt. C. Small. 94th Foot.); Egypt and Sudan 1882-89, undated reverse, 2 clasps, The Nile 1884-85, Abu Klea (1559 ..ergt. C. Small. 2/Conn Rangs); Khedive’s Star 1884-6, unnamed...
Hammer Price: £11,000
A good North West Frontier of India D.C.M. group of four awarded to Private F. Finn, East Kent Regiment, for the famous night action at Bilot, 16th to 17th September 1897, in which the Buffs won four D.C.M.s; in addition, three Victoria Crosses were awarded for this action Distinguished Conduct Medal, V.R. (Pte. F. Finn. 1/E. Kent R. (16-17th. Sept: 1897)); India General Service 1895-1902, 2 clasps, Relief of Chitral 1895, Punjab Frontier 1897-98 (3022 Pe. F. Finn. 1st. Bn. East Kent...
Hammer Price: £7,000
The exceptional ‘Dargai Heights’ D.C.M. group of three awarded to Private J. W. Spick, Derbyshire Regiment, who was recommended for the award of the Victoria Cross for his conspicuous gallantry at the storming of the Chagru Kotal, on 20 October 1897, when, as the sole survivor of the storming party led by Captain Smith and Lieutenant Pennel, he continued to charge forward, alone and unsupported ‘across a heap of dead and wounded men into a perfect hail of bullets’, for a further 60...
Hammer Price: £7,500
A good Tirah D.C.M. group of five awarded to Colour Sergeant T. Cross, King’s Own Scottish Borderers, severely wounded on the march to Barkai, 11 December 1897 Distinguished Conduct Medal, V.R. (C. Sgt. T. Cross. K:O:S: B’drs.); Egypt and Sudan 1882-89, undated reverse, 1 clasp, Gemaizah 1888 (1450. Corpl. D. Cross. 2/K.O. Sco: Bord.); India General Service 1895-1902, 3 clasps, Relief of Chitral 1895, Tirah 1897-98, Punjab Frontier 1897-98 (1450 Color Sergt. T. Cross 2nd. Bn. K.O....
Hammer Price: £4,400
A fine ‘Atbara’ 1898 Sudan D.C.M. group of three awarded to Private T. Cross, Cameron Highlanders, who whilst serving as Orderly to General Gatacre, saved his officer’s life by bayoneting an onrushing Dervish Distinguished Conduct Medal, V.R. (Pte. T. Cross. Cam’n Highrs (8th April 1898)); Queen’s Sudan 1896-98 (3378. Pte. T. Cross 1/Cam: Hdrs); Khedive’s Sudan 1896-1908, 1 clasp, The Atbara (3378 Pte. Cross 1 Cam. Highrs.) minor edge bruising, otherwise good very fine (3) ...
Hammer Price: £4,000
A fine Omdurman D.C.M. group of five awarded to Private W. Bushell, 21st Lancers, later Sergeant, 16th Lancers Distinguished Conduct Medal, V.R. (Pte. W. Bushell. 21st. Lancers. (2nd. Septr. 1898)); Queen’s Sudan 1896-98 (3710. Pte. W. Bushell. 21/Lancers.); Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 3 clasps, Cape Colony, Orange Free State, Transvaal (5184 Cpl. W. Bushell. 16th Lancers); King’s South Africa 1901-02, 2 clasps (3710 Serjt: W. Bushell. 16th. Lancers.) suspension claw re-pinned;...
Hammer Price: £19,000
The Extremely Rare 1898 ‘Crete uprising’ D.C.M. awarded to Private W. Guthrie, Highland Light Infantry, who was severely wounded during the action Distinguished Conduct Medal, V.R. (Pte. W. Guthrie High: L.I. (6th Sept: 1898)) suspension claw re-affixed, traces of brooch mounting to reverse, very fine £2600-3000
A scarce Boer War dated D.C.M. and Royal Air Force M.S.M. combination group of seven awarded to Corporal R. W. Feast, 5th Dragoon Guards, later Flight Sergeant, Royal Air Force, for gallantry at Volksrust, 2 August 1900, where he was also taken prisoner Distinguished Conduct Medal, V.R. (3517 Cpl R. W. Feast, 5th Dragoon Gds: 2-8-00); Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 2 clasps, Natal, Transvaal (3517 Corpl: R. Feast. 5th Dragoon Gds:); King’s South Africa 1901-02, 2 clasps (3517 Corpl:...
A Boer War D.C.M. group of three awarded to Private J. Banks, West Yorkshire Regiment, killed in action whilst serving with the 14th Battalion, Mounted Infantry, near Lindley, 6 May 1902 Distinguished Conduct Medal, V.R. (5090 Pte. J. Banks. W. York: Regt.); Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 5 clasps, Tugela Heights, Orange Free State, Relief of Ladysmith, Transvaal, Laing’s Nek (5090 Pte. T. Banks, W. Yorkshire Regt.); King’s South Africa 1901-02, 2 clasps (5090 Pte. T. Banks. W....
A Boer War D.C.M. pair awarded to Squadron Sergeant Major W. Kirk, North Irish Horse, Imperial Yeomanry Distinguished Conduct Medal, V.R. (11016 Sq:- Serjt:- Maj: W. Kirk. Imp: Yeo:); Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 5 clasps, Cape Colony, Rhodesia, Orange Free State, Transvaal, South Africa 1901 (11016 Sq:- Serjt:- Major W. Kirk. 60th. Coy. I.Y.) unofficial rivets between state and date clasps, good very fine (2) £2000-2400
Hammer Price: £3,000
A Boer War D.C.M. pair awarded to Private D. McKinnon, 6th Dragoons, for gallantly attempting to save the life of the mortally-wounded Captain Jackson by carrying him to safety amidst a hail of bullets near Rensburg on 16 December 1899 Distinguished Conduct Medal, E.VII.R. (2980 Pte. Mc.Kinnon. 6th. Dragoons.); Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 5 clasps, Cape Colony, Orange Free State, Johannesburg, Diamond Hill, Belfast (2980. Pte. D. McKinnon. 6/Drgns.) good very fine (2) £1400-1800
A Boer War ‘Attack on Helvetia’ D.C.M. group of three awarded to Private M. Carney, Liverpool Regiment Distinguished Conduct Medal, E.VII.R. (5025 Pte. M. Carney. Liverpool Regt.); Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 3 clasps, Defence of Ladysmith, Laing’s Nek, Belfast (5025 Pte. M. Carney. Liverpool Regt.); King’s South Africa 1901-02, 2 clasps (5025 Pte. M. Carney. Liverpool Regt.) generally very fine (3) £1400-1800
Hammer Price: £3,800
A rare Boer War D.C.M. group of three awarded Trooper M. J. Blades, Loch’s Horse Distinguished Conduct Medal, E.VII.R. (Tpr: J. Blades. Loch’s Horse); British South Africa Company Medal 1890-97, reverse Mashonaland 1897 (436 Troopr M. J. Blades. B.S.A. Police.); Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 3 clasps, Cape Colony, Orange Free State, Johannesburg (196 Tpr: M. J. Blades, Loch’s Horse) light contact marks, otherwise good very fine (3) £2000-2400
Hammer Price: £4,600
A scarce Boer War D.C.M. awarded to Private C. Olsson, Kitchener’s Fighting Scouts, slightly wounded at Boschbult, 31 March 1902, and one of only 3 D.C.M.s awarded to Kitchener’s Fighting Scouts Distinguished Conduct Medal, E.VII.R. (Pte. C. Olsson. Kitchener’s F.S.) light contact marks, very fine £1400-1800
A Great War 1918 ‘Western Front’ D.C.M. and M.M. group of three awarded to Sergeant C. Shand, Gordon Highlanders Distinguished Conduct Medal, G.V.R. (10743 Cpl. -A. Sjt:- C. Shand. M.M. 1/6 Gord: Highrs:); Military Medal, G.V.R. (10743 Cpl. C. Shand. 1/6 Gord: Hdrs. -T.F.); Army L.S. & G.C., G.V.R., 1st issue (2865118 Pte. C. Shand. D.C.M. M.M. Gordons.) contact marks, nearly very fine (3) £800-1200
Hammer Price: £1,300
A Great War D.C.M., M.M. pair awarded to Sergeant George Blake, 28th Canadian Infantry (Saskatchewan Regiment) Distinguished Conduct Medal, G.V.R. (74310 Sjt: G. Blake. 28/Can: Inf:); Military Medal, G.VI.R. (74310 Sjt: G. Blake. 28/Sask: R.) good very fine (2) £1200-1400
Hammer Price: £1,800
A fine Great War 1914-15 ‘Winter Operations’ D.C.M. group of three awarded to Sergeant A. Thompson, Northumberland Fusiliers, for gallantry at Kemmel on 26 January, and at Ypres on 4 March 1915. Distinguished Conduct Medal, G.V.R. (1629 Sjt: A. Thompson. 1/Nth’ld Fus:); India General Service 1908-35, 1 clasp, North West Frontier 1908 (1629 Pte. A. Thompson 1st. Bn. North’d Fus.); British War Medal 1914-20 (1629 Sjt. A. Thompson. North’d Fus.) pawn broker’s mark to edges,...
Hammer Price: £800
A fine Gallipoli D.C.M. group of eight awarded to Warrant Officer G. J. Carter, Royal Fusiliers, a veteran of the Boer war and the Tibet campaign Distinguished Conduct Medal, G.V.R. (5810 C.S.Mjr: G. J. Carter. 2/Rl. Fus:); Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 5 clasps, Cape Colony, Tugela Heights, Relief of Ladysmith, Transvaal, Orange Free State (5810 Cpl. G. Carter, 2nd Royal Fus:); King’s South Africa 1901-02, 2 clasps, South Africa 1901, South Africa 1902 (5810 Corpl: G. Carter. Rl:...
Hammer Price: £4,200
A Great War February to March 1916 ‘Action of the Bluff’ D.C.M. group of four awarded to Private F. G. H. Milburn, Lincolnshire Regiment Distinguished Conduct Medal, G.V.R. (7-12297 Pte. F. Milburn. 7/Linc: R.); 1914-15 Star (12297 Pte. F. Milburn. Linc: R.); British War and Victory Medals (12297 Pte. F. Milburn. Linc. R.) BWM partially officially corrected, polished and worn, therefore nearly very fine (4) £600-800
A Great War 1916 ‘French theatre’ D.C.M. pair awarded to Sergeant E. Rose, Royal Field Artillery Distinguished Conduct Medal, G.V.R. (47377 Sjt: E. Rose. 73/By: 5/Bde: R.F.A.); British War Medal 1914-20 (47377 Sjt. E. Rose. R.A.) suspension claw of last re-pinned, worn, nearly very fine (2) £400-500
Hammer Price: £500
A fine ‘last stand’ retrospective ‘Battle of Hazebrouk’ D.C.M. group of five awarded to Sergeant T. R. Palethorpe, Grenadier Guards, for his conspicuous gallantry at Vieux-Berquin on 12-13 April 1918, when his battalion fought to a finish and ceased to exist as a fighting unit, only 20 men from his company surviving the action, all of whom, including Palethorpe, were taken prisoners of war. It was during this action that Captain T. T. Pryce was afterwards awarded a posthumous...
Hammer Price: £2,200
A Great War 1918 D.C.M. group of four awarded to Sergeant C. R. Pettinger, Royal Engineers Distinguished Conduct Medal, G.V.R. (107009 Sjt: C. R. Pettinger. 40/D.S. Coy. R.E.); British War and Victory Medals (107009 Sjt. C. R. Pettinger. R.E.); France, Croix de Guerre 1914-1918, with bronze star, generally very fine or better (4) £700-900
Hammer Price: £900
A Great War ‘Western Front’ D.C.M. group of three awarded to Sergeant F. S. Cooke, Royal Garrison Artillery Distinguished Conduct Medal, G.V.R. (297613 Sjt. F. S. Cooke. R.G.A.); British War and Victory Medals (1033 Sjt. F. S. Cooke. R.A.) extremely fine (3) £400-500
Hammer Price: £650
A very rare ‘Chinese Civil War’ C.G.M. awarded to Able Seaman Clifford Beese, H.M.S. Kiawo, for “conspicuous courage amongst the survivors of the boarding party” who had attempted the rescue of the crews of the steamers Wanhsien and Wanting which had been seized by Chinese troops at the port of Wanhsien on the Yangtze river in September 1926, an action described by one historian as a “twentieth-century revival of a Nelsonic manoeuvre”; Beese was amongst the wounded and received...
Hammer Price: £26,000
The scarce and remarkable Second War 1945 ‘Mitchell Air Gunner’s’ C.G.M. group of five awarded to Flight Sergeant J. M. Hall, 180 Squadron, Royal Air Force, who flew in at least 73 operational sorties, including his epic return flight from the Bocholt Marshalling Yards, 21 March 1945. On the latter date a flak shell tore open the Mitchell’s cockpit, incapacitating the pilot, and severely damaging the aircraft. Having stemmed the flow of blood emanating from his pilot, and removed him...
Hammer Price: £12,000
A rare Great War D.S.M. awarded to Acting Chief Stoker J. McIntosh, Mercantile Marine Reserve Distinguished Service Medal, G.V.R. (J. McIntosh, Act. Ch. Sto., M.M.R., H.M.S. Kildonan Castle, 1917) good very fine £600-800
Hammer Price: £600
An extremely rare Great War ‘relief of Kut’ operations D.S.M. group of four awarded to Stoker 1st Class S. R. Fox, Royal Navy, one of 15 men who volunteered to man the river steamer Julnar on a suicidal mission to get supplies through to Kut in April 1916, an extraordinary episode that resulted in the award of two posthumous V.Cs, a D.S.O., three C.G.Ms and ten D.S.Ms - and the cold-blooded murder of Lieutenant-Commander C. H. Cowley, R.N.V.R., the “Pirate of Basra” Distinguished...
Hammer Price: £8,500
An impressive Second World War submariner’s D.S.M. and Bar group of six awarded to Leading Seaman F. F. Gavin, Royal Navy: gaining a “mention” for his services in Torbay in August-November 1941, aboard which submarine Keyes, V.C., and his Commandos were embarked for the famous raid on Rommel’s H.Q., he won his first D.S.M. for like services in the period December 1941 to March 1942, when his skipper, Commander Miers, was awarded the V.C., and a Bar for subsequent services in the...
Hammer Price: £9,000
A good 1940 ‘Coast of Norway’ D.S.M. group of seven awarded to Petty Officer J. D. Howarth, Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve, who went on to survive the sinking of H.M.S. Kelly during the Battle of Crete in 1941, and later participated in the Normandy landings Distinguished Service Medal, G.VI.R. (Ldk.3792 J. D. Howarth. A.B. H.M.S. Calcutta.); 1939-45 Star, reverse privately engraved ‘J. D. Howarth P.O. DSM H.M.S. Calcutta 1939/40; Kelly 1940/41; Q. Elizabeth 1940/41; Jackal 1942;...
A Second War D.S.M. group of eight awarded to Petty Officer R. Atkinson, Royal Navy, for gallantry and good work following the bombing of H.M.S. Aurora in the Adriatic Sea by a force of 13 Ju.87s on 30 October 1943, in which 46 of the ship’s crew, including her Commander, were killed Distinguished Service Medal, G.VI.R. (Temp. Ldg. Smn. R. Atkinson. P/SSX.22021); 1939-45 Star; Atlantic Star; Africa Star, 1 clasp, North Africa 1942-43; Burma Star; Italy Star; War Medal 1939-45; Royal...
A Great War M.M. group of four awarded to 2nd Lieutenant A. B. Cameron, 8th Border Regiment, late King’s Own Scottish Borderers, who was killed in action in April 1918 having saved three wounded men when he was shot in saving a fourth Military Medal, G.V.R. (16964 Cpl. A. Cameron. 6/K.O.S.B.); 1914-15 Star (16964 Pte. A. Cameron, K.O. Sco. Bord.); British War and Victory Medals (2. Lieut. A. Cameron); together with Bronze Memorial Plaque (Archie Cameron), commemorative silver fob...
Hammer Price: £1,200
A Great War ‘Western Front’ M.M. group of four awarded to Gunner J. Ringrose, Royal Garrison Artillery Military Medal, G.V.R. (312179 Gnr: J. Ringrose. R.G.A.); 1914-15 Star (480 Gnr: J. Ringrose. R.G.A.); British War and Victory Medals (312179 Gnr. J. Ringrose. R.A.) very fine (4) £300-400
Hammer Price: £750
A Great War ‘Hawke Battalion’ M.M. group of three awarded to Able Seaman O. F. Hogg, Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve, who died of wounds received at Cambrai, October 1918 Military Medal, G.V.R. (R-1549 A.B. O. F. Hogg. Hawke Bn: R.N.V.R.); British War and Victory Medals (R.1549 O. F. Hogg. Ord. R.N.V.R.); Memorial Plaque (Owen Frederick Hogg), about extremely fine (4) £600-800
Hammer Price: £1,700
A Great War 1917 ‘French theatre’ M.M. awarded to Private C. S. Pickett, Royal Fusiliers Military Medal, G.V.R. (62387 Pte. C. S. Picket. 9/R. Fus:) edge bruise, otherwise good very fine £240-280
Hammer Price: £280
A Great War 1918 ‘Battle of Bapaume’ awarded to Lance-Corporal G. Cockshoot, South Lancashire Regiment, who was killed in action on the Western Front on 25 September 1918 Military Medal, G.V.R. (27222 L. Cpl. G. Cockshoot. 2/S. Lan: R.) edge bruise, good very fine £260-300
Hammer Price: £340
A rare Second World War East Africa operations M.M. group of five awarded to Sergeant Jali Nakhoro, 1st King’s African Rifles Military Medal, G.VI.R. (7413 Sjt. Jali Nakhoro, K.A. Rif.); 1939-45 Star; Africa Star; Defence and War Medals 1939-45, the M.M. poor, with severe edge bruising, and extremely worn by polishing, the other medals very fine (6) £300-500
Hammer Price: £320
A good Second War 1943 ‘North Africa’ M.M. group of six awarded to Lance-Bombardier S. Baker, Royal Artillery, for gallantry in manning an anti-aircraft gun under sustained enemy fire from low flying enemy dive bomb attacks, for which action he was originally recommended for the D.C.M. Military Medal, G.VI.R. (1796459 L. Bmbr. S. Baker. R.A.); 1939-45 Star; Africa Star, 1 clasp, 1st Army; Italy Star; Defence and War Medals 1939-45, nearly extremely fine (6) £1000-1400
£1,000–£1,400
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