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24 October 2014
The magnificent Peninsular Gold Cross group awarded to Lieutenant-General Sir John Rolt, K.C.B., G.C.H., K.C., Portuguese Service, late 58th Regiment, Colonel of the 2nd (Queen's) Regiment, who was shot through the body in the action on landing in Egypt and, from 1809 to 1814 was never one day absent from duty i. The Most Honourable Order of the Bath, K.C.B. (Military) Knight Commander’s breast star, silver with appliqué centre in gold and enamels, the reverse inscribed ‘Rundell...
Hammer Price: £44,000
A Mahratta War C.B. and Seringapatam pair awarded to Colonel T. H. S. Conway, Madras Cavalry, Adjutant General to the Army of the Deccan during the Second Mahratta War 1817-19 The Most Honourable Order of The Bath, C.B. (Military) Companion’s breast badge in 22 carat gold and enamels, maker’s mark ‘TD HD’, date mark indistinct but probably 1815, complete with gold swivel-ring wide suspension and gold ribbon buckle, some wear to integral suspension loop at 12 o’clock, centres...
Hammer Price: £3,300
A rare Kirbekan D.C.M. awarded to Private W. Asbury, 1/South Staffordshire Regiment, in which action he was severely wounded Distinguished Conduct Medal, V.R. (2245 Pte. W. Asbury, 1/So. Staffs. R., 10th Feb. 1885), minor official correction to ‘10th’, good very fine £2500-3000
Hammer Price: £1,900
A Boer War D.C.M. awarded to Corporal W. Frances, Imperial Light Horse, who was killed in action at Maritzani on 13 May 1900 during the relief of Mafeking operations Distinguished Conduct Medal, E.VII.R. (Tpr. W. Frances, Imp. Lt. Horse), re-pinned suspension, edge bruising, contact marks and polished, fair to fine £600-800
Hammer Price: £620
A rare Nigeria 1903-4 operations W.A.F.F. D.C.M. awarded to Private Daday, 1st North Nigeria Regiment West African Frontier Force Distinguished Conduct Medal, E.VII.R. (1111 Daday, 1st N.N. Regt., W.A.F.F.), good very fine £1600-1800
Hammer Price: £1,300
A Great War Palestine operations M.C. attributed to A. G. R. Whitehouse, Herefordshire Regiment, who was killed in action in France in August 1918 Military Cross, G.V.R., the reverse privately engraved, ‘A. G. R. Whitehouse, 1st Herefords, Palestine 1917-18’, good very fine £400-500
Hammer Price: £500
A good Great War A.F.C. group of eight awarded to Major F. W. Hartridge, Royal Army Service Corps, late Royal Flying Corps and Royal Air Force, who flew operationally in F.E. 8s of No. 41 Squadron in the summer of 1917, up until being shot down and wounded by artillery fire Air Force Cross, G.V.R., the reverse privately engraved ‘Capt. F. W. Hartridge’; 1914-15 Star (2 Lieut. F. W. Hartridge, A.S.C.); British War and Victory Medals (Lieut. F. W. Hartridge, R.F.C.); 1939-45 Star;...
Hammer Price: £2,200
A Great War D.C.M. awarded to Private H. Calvert, Royal Army Medical Corps, who was killed in action on the Somme in November 1916 Distinguished Conduct Medal, G.V.R. (27773 Pte. H. Calvert, 19/F.A. R.A.M.C.), good very fine £500-600
Hammer Price: £700
A Great War German East Africa operations K.A.R. D.C.M. awarded to Sergeant Mwanyalifu, 1/1 King’s African Rifles King’s African Rifles Distinguished Conduct Medal, G.V.R. (333 Sjt. Mwanyalifu, 1/1/ K.A.R.), heavily polished, thus fair £150-200
Hammer Price: £800
A rare Great War Cameroons 1914 operations W.A.F.F. D.C.M. awarded to Private Owalibe Ajashe, 3rd Nigeria Regiment, who was killed in action in September 1917 West African Frontier Force Distinguished Conduct Medal, G.V.R. (4046 Pte. Owalibe Ajashe, 3/Nigeria R.), good very fine £1000-1200
Hammer Price: £1,400
A Great War Mesopotamia operations I.D.S.M. awarded to Lance-Naik Hariram, 24th Punjabis Indian Distinguished Service Medal, G.V.R., 1st issue (4417 Lce. Naik Hariram, 24th Pjbs.), minor official correction to unit, light contact marks, better than very fine £350-400
Hammer Price: £390
A scarce Great War siege gun operations D.S.M. awarded to Petty Officer 1st Class A. E. Miller, Royal Navy, who was wounded at Dunkirk in July 1916 Distinguished Service Medal, G.V.R. (170358 A. E. Miller, P.O. 1 Cl., Siege Guns, Belgium), minor official correction to ‘Belgium’, good very fine £600-800
Hammer Price: £720
A Great War M.M. awarded to Sapper J. Coan, Royal Engineers, late East Lancashire Regiment, who was decorated for his gallant deeds in a Tunnelling Company Military Medal, G.V.R. (139290 Sapr. J. Coan, 183/T’lg. Coy. R.E.), very fine £250-300
Hammer Price: £310
A rare Great War D.F.M. awarded to Sergeant (Observer) G. Barlow, Royal Air Force, who was decorated for his part in 50 sorties flown in F.E. 2Bs of No. 149 Squadron, a fine operational record that was curtailed by leg wounds received in a combat in late September 1918 Distinguished Flying Medal, G.V.R. (J/70544 Sergt. Obs. Barlow, G., R.A.F.), very fine £1600-1800
Hammer Price: £2,700
A rare Kurdistan operations D.F.M. awarded to Corporal J. T. Bunting, Royal Air Force, late Royal Flying Corps, who flew operationally in R.E. 8s of No. 63 Squadron - ‘machine-gunning hostile tribesmen from low altitude under heavy rifle fire’ Distinguished Flying Medal, G.V.R. (26645 Cpl. J. T. Bunting, R.A.F.), good very fine £1600-1800
Hammer Price: £1,650
A rare Great War A.F.M. pair to Air Mechanic 1st Class (Observer) R. Ford, Royal Air Force, late Royal Naval Air Service Air Force Medal, G.V.R. (205780 A.M. 1 (O.) Ford, R., R.A.F.); British War Medal 1914-20 (205780 1 A.M. R. Ford, R.A.F.), the first with edge bruise, otherwise generally very fine (2) £1200-1500
A Great War period K.P.M. awarded to Foot Contable (3rd Grade) Gul Mohammed, North-West Frontier Province Police, for gallantry in a close-run action with dacoits - his right knee shattered by a bullet, he nonetheless continued to engage his foe in the open King’s Police Medal, G.V.R., 1st issue (354 Gul Mohammed, Ex Foot Constable, Peshawar Dist.), good very fine £300-350
Hammer Price: £270
A Great War period K.P.M. awarded to Constable Dhandraj, Rangoon Town Police King’s Police Medal, G.V.R., 1st issue (Dhandraj, Const., Rangoon Town Pol.), tooling to left hand field on obverse, polished, fine £150-200
Hammer Price: £260
The George Cross (exchange E.G.M.) awarded to John Frederick Bell, Underground Manager of the Ariston Gold Mine at Prestea on the Gold Coast, who saved several lives in a mining accident in 1930 George Cross (John Frederick Bell, 20th December 1930), good very fine £5000-6000
Hammer Price: £4,100
An inter-war K.P.M. awarded to Sub.-Inspector Tajuddin, North-West Frontier Police, for his gallantry in tackling a gang of trans-border raiders King’s Police Medal, G.V.R., 2nd issue (Tajuddin, Asst. Sub-Insp., N.W.F. Police), contact wear, very fine £300-350
Hammer Price: £300
An inter-war K.P.M. for Gallantry awarded to Head Constable Faquir Mohamad, North-West Frontier Police King’s Police Medal, G.VI.R., 1st issue, for Gallantry (Faquir Mohamad, Hd. Const., Peshawar Dist. N.W.F.P.), edge bruise, contact marks, very fine £400-500
Hammer Price: £350
An inter-war Indian Police Medal awarded to Havildar Bhagat Singh, Burma Military Police Indian Police Medal, G.V.R., for Distinguished Conduct (Havildar Bhagat Singh, Burma Mily. Police), very fine £200-250
Hammer Price: £210
Military Cross, G.VI.R., the reverse with officially impressed date ‘1939’, extremely fine and rare £600-800
Hammer Price: £520
A Second World War Burma operations I.D.S.M. awarded to Acting Havildar Sewa Singh, 4-7th Rajputs Indian Distinguished Service Medal, G.VI.R. (14716 Nk. (A.-Hav.) Sewa Singh, 4-7 Rajput R.), good very fine £600-800
Hammer Price: £820
A Second World War period Indian Police Medal awarded to Superintendent R. C. Stokes, Orissa Police Indian Police Medal, G.VI.R, for Meritorious Service (R. C. Stokes, I.P., Supdt. of Police, Orissa), good very fine £250-300
An inter-war Indian Police Medal awarded to Head Constable Duranai, North-West Frontier Police Indian Police Medal, G.VI.R., for Distinguished Conduct (Head Constable Duranai, N.W.F.P.), very fine £200-250
Hammer Price: £160
The unique Second World War Order of Burma, Burma Gallantry Medal group of eight awarded to Hon. Lieutenant Maji Tu, Burma Rifles, who was later killed in action fighting the Nationalist Chinese in July 1954 Order of Burma, neck badge, gold and enamel, the reverse engraved, ‘Hony. Lieut. Maji Tu, 2 Burma Rif., 1945’; Burma Gallantry Medal, G.VI.R. (Subadar Maji Tu, The Burma Rifles); India General Service 1908-35, 1 clasp, ‘1930-32’, engraved dates on a privately manufactured...
Hammer Price: £26,000
A rare Burma Police Medal awarded to Jemadar Hawl Shuh, Chin Hill Levies, Burma Frontier Force Burma Police Medal, G.VI.R. (Jemadar Hawl Shuh, Burma Frontier Force), slack suspension, edge nicks and contact marks, otherwise very fine £600-800
Hammer Price: £780
A Second World War B.E.M. awarded to Mrs E. A. Gay, an Assistant Quarter-Master of the Birmingham Branch of the British Red Cross Society British Empire Medal, (Civil) G.VI.R., 1st issue (Edith A. Mrs. Gay), on Lady’s bow, good very fine £60-80
Hammer Price: £110
A Second World War B.E.M. awarded to A. E. Grossmith, an Inspector of Stores at H.M. Naval Victualling Depot, Lancashire British Empire Medal, (Civil) G.VI.R., 1st issue (Albert E. Grossmith), good very fine
Hammer Price: £120
A rare post-war G.M. awarded to Lieutenant W. J. Roberts, Federation of Malaya Police Force, for his gallantry during a terrorist ambush George Medal, G.VI.R., 2nd issue (William J. Roberts), good very fine £2500-3000
Hammer Price: £3,900
A post-war Q.P.M. pair awarded to Senior Assistant Commissioner S. M. Fortt, Uganda Police Queen’s Police Medal, E.II.R., 1st issue, for Distinguished Service (Sen. Asst. Commsr. Stanley M. Fortt, Uganda Police); Colonial Police Meritorious Service Medal, G.VI.R. (Sen. Supt. Stanley M. Fortt, Uganda Police), the last with edge bruise, better than very fine (2) £400-500
Hammer Price: £550
A Q.P.M. group of four awarded to Lieutenant-Colonel C. E. Richter, South African Police Queen’s Police Medal, (South African issue) E.II.R., for Distinguished Service (Kaptein C. E. Richter); Africa Service Medal 1939-45 (11272 (SAP) C. E. Richter); South Africa Police Faithful Service Medal (No. 11272 (F.) D./H./Constable C. E. Richter); South Africa Police Star for Merit (Lt. Kolonel C. E. Richter; 1.9.63), together with South African Academy for Language, Literature and Art, prize...
A post-war B.E.M. awarded to Leading Aircraftsman J. Seward, Royal Air Force British Empire Medal, (Military) G.VI.R., 1st issue (544925 L.A.C. John Seward, R.A.F.), good very fine £100-120
Hammer Price: £130
A post-war B.E.M. awarded to Chief Petty Officer Writer F. E. Bailey, Royal Navy British Empire Medal, (Military) G.VI.R., 2nd issue (C.P.O. Wr. Frederick E. Bailey, C/MX 49709), edge bruising, otherwise better than very fine £120-150
A post-war B.E.M. awarded to Miss V. M. Emms, a Drawing Office Assistant at the National Physical Laboratory in the Department of Scientific and Industrial Research British Empire Medal, (Civil) E.II.R. (Miss Violet May Emms), on Lady’s riband bow, good very fine £60-80
A post-war B.E.M. awarded to T. C. Spackman, a road sweeper from the Isle of Wight British Empire Medal, (Civil) E.II.R. (Thomas Clifford Spackman), slightly bent suspension bar, good very fine £60-80
Hammer Price: £100
A Sea Gallantry Medal awarded to Turner & Mechanic Harry Bell, for his part in the rescue of the crew of the Glenroy, 10 February 1916 Sea Gallantry Medal, G.V.R., bronze (Harry Bell, “Glenroy” 10th February 1916) nearly extremely fine £280-320
Hammer Price: £280
Sea Gallantry Medal (Foreign Services), G.V.R., silver, ‘From the British Government, For Gallantry and Humanity’ (O. Dingel, “Volturno” 9th October 1913) nearly extremely fine £200-250
Hammer Price: £340
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