A Small Collection of Long Service Medals to the Indian Volunteer Forces

21 September 2001

Lot No 579

Volunteer Force Long Service (India), E.VII.R. (Vol. J. Rule, K.G.F. Rifle Voltrs.) very fine £60-80

21 September 2001

Lot No 580

Volunteer Force Long Service (India), E.VII.R. (Lt. Col. H. J. L. Stanyon, C.I.E., Nagpur Vr. Rifles) minor correction to unit, otherwise good very fine £80-100

21 September 2001

Lot No 581

Volunteer Force Long Service (India), G.V.R. (Lieut. S. Brabant-Smith, N. Beng. M. Rif. A.F.I.) extremely fine £40-50

21 September 2001

Lot No 582

Volunteer Force Long Service (India), G.V.R. (Lieutenant F. Porter, 1st Bn. Calcutta Vol. Rifles) official correction to unit, otherwise extremely fine £40-50

21 September 2001

Lot No 583

Volunteer Force Long Service (India), G.V.R. (2nd Lieutt. J. Miller, Chota Nagpur Lt. Horse) extremely fine £40-50

21 September 2001

Lot No 584

Volunteer Force Long Service (India), G.V.R. (Maj. E. W. Oliver, U.P. Horse (S. Regt.) I.D.F.) good very fine £40-50

21 September 2001

Lot No 585

Volunteer Force Long Service (India), G.V.R. (2d Lieut. T. A. Duffy, Simla Vol. Rifles) test mark to rim, otherwise good very fine £40-50

21 September 2001

Lot No 586

Volunteer Force Long Service (India), G.V.R. (Captain H. M. Girling, Surma Valley Lt. Horse) edge bruise, otherwise extremely fine £40-50

21 September 2001

Lot No 587

Volunteer Force Long Service (India), G.V.R. (Trooper R. C. R. Cockburn, 6/Assam Valley Lt. Horse I.D.F.) extremely fine £40-50

21 September 2001

Lot No 588

Volunteer Force Long Service (India), G.V.R. (Capt. W. B. Venters, 42/A.B. Rly. Bn., I.D.F.) edge bruises, otherwise good very fine £40-50

21 September 2001

Lot No 589

Volunteer Force Long Service (India), G.V.R. (Maj. C. P. Hill, 18th Rangoon Bn. I.D.F.) extremely fine £40-50

21 September 2001

Lot No 590

Volunteer Force Long Service (India), G.V.R. (Pte. R. M. Norton, U. Bur. Bn. A.F.I.) extremely fine £40-50

21 September 2001

Lot No 591

Pair: 2nd Lieutenant J. E. Aird, Surma Valley Light Horse Indian Volunteer Forces Decoration, G.V.R. (2nd Lieut., S.V. Lt. Horse) complete with top suspension brooch; Volunteer Force Long Service (India), E.VII.R. (2d Lieut., Surma Valley Lt. Horse) together with small silver plaque, mounted on wooden shield,...

21 September 2001

Lot No 592

Pair: Captain W. K. Green, Surma Valley Light Horse Indian Volunteer Forces Decoration, G.V.R. (Capt., Surma Valley Lt. Horse) complete with top suspension brooch; Volunteer Force Long Service (India), G.V.R. (Lieutenant, Surma Valley Light Horse) extremely fine (2) £180-200

21 September 2001

Lot No 593

Nine: Major T. Pearce, Chota Nagpur Volunteer Rifles, late 48th Pioneers 1914-15 Star (2/Lt., 48 Prs.); British War and Victory Medals (Capt.) the Victory renamed; 1939-45 Star; Africa Star; Burma Star; War Medal; India Service Medal; Indian Volunteer Forces Decoration, G.V.R. (Capt., Chota Nag. R., A.F.I.)...

21 September 2001

Lot No 594

Pair: Volunteer P. S. Ollenbach, Upper Burma Volunteer Rifles India General Service 1854-95, 1 clasp, Burma 1889-92 (895 Volr.); Volunteer Force Long Service (India), G.V.R. (Voltr., U.B. Voltr. Rfls.) very fine (2) £140-160

21 September 2001

Lot No 595

Three: Corporal C. F. Edney, East Indian Railway Volunteer Rifles, and East African Railways British War and Victory Medals (15848 C. F. Edney, E.A. Rys.); Volunteer Force Long Service (India), G.V.R. (Cpl., 3-E.I. Ry. R., A.F.I.) nearly very fine (3) £60-70

21 September 2001

Lot No 596

Three: Lieutenant A. J. A. Craven, Assam-Burma Railway Volunteer Rifles British War and Victory Medals (Lieut.); Volunteer Force Long Service (India), G.V.R. (Voltr., A.B. Ry. Voltr. Rfls.) the last with small official correction, otherwise nearly extremely fine (3) £60-70

21 September 2001

Lot No 597

Three: Captain V. C. W. Unger, Calcutta Volunteer Rifles British War and Victory Medals (Lt.); Volunteer Force Long Service (India), G.V.R. (Capt., 37/Cal. Presy. Bn. I.D.F.) official correction to the first and last, otherwise nearly extremely fine (3) £60-70

21 September 2001

Lot No 598

Three: Trooper G. A. Holden, Southern Provinces Mounted Rifles, late Lieutenant, Northumberland Yeomanry British War and Victory Medals (Lieut.); Volunteer Force Long Service (India), G.V.R. (Tpr., S. Prov. M. Rif., A.F.I.) nearly extremely fine (3) £80-100

21 September 2001

Lot No 599

Three: Captain H. S. Jackson, Assam Valley Light Horse British War Medal (Lt.); General Service 1918-62, 1 clasp, Kurdistan (Capt., I.A.S.C.); Volunteer Force Long Service (India), G.V.R. (Sgt., The Assam V.L. Horse, A.F.I.) good very fine (3) £100-120