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Four: Sergeant W. A. Trump, 2nd Battalion, Queen’s Regiment, later Royal Tank Corps 1914 Star, with clasp (L-9360 Pte., 2/The Queen’s R.); British War and Victory Medals (9360 Sjt., The Queen’s R.); Army L.S. & G.C., G.V.R., type 2 (7868296 Sjt., R.T.C.) generally very fine or better (3) £180-220
Hammer Price: £220
An early Great War ‘Western Front’ D.C.M. group of four awarded to Company Sergeant Major Arthur Brown, 1st Battalion, East Kent Regiment Distinguished Conduct Medal, G.V.R. (8021 C.S. Mjr., 1/E. Kent Regt.); 1914 Star, with clasp (L-8021 Sjt., 1/E. Kent R.); British War and Victory Medals (L-8021 W.O.Cl.1., E. Kent R.) contact wear, therefore about nearly very fine (3) £800-1000
Hammer Price: £2,000
A Great War ‘Western Front’ M.M. group of five awarded to Corporal John Hall, 1st Battalion, Royal Lancaster Regiment Military Medal, G.V.R. (8914 Pte. L. Cpl., 1/R. Lanc. R.); 1914 Star, with clasp (8919 Pte., R. Lanc. R.) note variation of first digit of regimental number; British War and Victory Medals (8914 Cpl., R. Lanc. R.); Delhi Durbar 1911, contemporarily inscribed ‘8914 Private J. hall, 1st Bn., The King’s Own Regt.’, generally good very fine (5) £400-500
Hammer Price: £620
The superb Great War ‘Long Service’ group of ten to Company Sergeant Major Charles Wilkinson, 1st Battalion, Northumberland Fusiliers, who was killed in action on the Western Front in September 1914 Queen’s Sudan 1896-98 (4170 Pte., 1/North’d Fus.); Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 4 clasps, Belmont, Modder River, Orange Free State, Transvaal (4170 Cpl., North’d Fus.); King’s South Africa 1901-02, 2 clasps (4170 Serjt., North’d. Fus.); India General Service 1908-35, 1...
Hammer Price: £3,000
Four: Private William Forebanks, 1st Battalion, Northumberland Fusiliers, who was wounded in 1915 India General Service 1908-35, 1 clasp, North West Frontier 1908 (9734 Pte., 1st Bn. North’d. Fus.); 1914 Star, with clasp (9734 Pte., 1/North’d. Fus.); British War and Victory Medals (9734 Pte., North’d. Fus.) good very fine or better (4) £180-220
Hammer Price: £360
Four: Warrant Officer F. Pratt, 1st Battalion, Royal Warwickshire Regiment India General Service 1908-35, 1 clasp, North West Frontier 1908 (8928 Pte., 1st R. War. R.); 1914 Star, with clasp (8928 Pte. (A. Cpl.), R. War. R.); British War and Victory Medals (8928 T.W.O.Cl.1, R. War. R.) minor edge bruise to first, otherwise good very fine (4) £180-200
Hammer Price: £280
A very good Great War ‘Western Front’ D.C.M., M.M. group of five awarded to Sergeant G. H. Pye, 1st Battalion, Royal Fusiliers, an early M.M. recipient, he was subsequently awarded a D.C.M. for gallantry at Guillemont on 21 August 1916 and taken prisoner of war Distinguished Conduct Medal, G.V.R. (8654 Sjt., 1/R. Fus.); Military Medal, G.V.R. (8654 Sjt., 1/R. Fus.); 1914 Star, with clasp (L-8654 Cpl., 1/R. Fus.); British War and Victory Medals (L-8654 Sjt., R. Fus.) minor contact...
Hammer Price: £2,800
Six: Staff Sergeant (Acting Sergeant Major) G. J. Rendall, 10th Battalion (Intelligence Police) Royal Fusiliers, formerly Royal Field Artillery, who was wounded during the Defence of Ladysmith and served during the Great War with the so called ‘Hush-Hush Brigade’ India General Service 1895-1902, 1 clasp, Punjab Frontier 1897-98 (79081 Corpl., 10th Fd. By., R.A.); Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 5 clasps, Elandslaagte, Defence of Ladysmith, Laing’s Nek, Belfast, South Africa 1901...
Hammer Price: £1,150
A Great War 1914 ‘Battle of The Aisne’ D.C.M. group of five awarded to Company Sergeant Major Martin Swanick, 1st Battalion, Liverpool Regiment Distinguished Conduct Medal, G.V.R. (6915 C. S. Mjr., 1/L’pool. Regt.); Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 3 clasps, Transvaal, South Africa 1901, South Africa 1902 (6915 Pte., L’pool. Regt.); 1914 Star, with clasp (6915 C. S. Mjr., 1/L’pool. R.); British War Medal 1914-20 6915 W.O.Cl.2., L’pool. R.); Army L.S. & G.C., G.V.R., type 1...
Hammer Price: £1,300
Six: Private C. Spencer, 1st Battalion, Lincolnshire Regiment Queen’s Sudan 1896-98 (3675 Pte., 1/Lin. R.); Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 2 clasps, Transvaal, South Africa 1902 (3675 Pte., Lincoln. Regt.); 1914 Star, with clasp (7997 Pte., 1/Linc. R.); British War and Victory Medals (7997 Pte., Linc. R.); Khedive’s Sudan 1896-1908, 1 clasp, Khartoum (3675 Pte., 1st Bn., Lincoln. Regt.) minor edge bruise to first, otherwise generally nearly very fine or better (6) £300-350
Hammer Price: £600
Three: Private Arthur Chapman, 2nd Battalion, Suffolk Regiment, who was taken prisoner of war 1914 Star, with clasp (6282 Pte., 2/Suff. R.); British War and Victory Medals (6282 Pte., Suff. R.) nearly very fine or better (3) £140-180
Hammer Price: £200
Four: Private A. J. W. Palmer, 1/4th Battalion, Suffolk Regiment 1914 Star (418 Pte., 1/4 Suff. R.); British War and Victory Medals (418 Pte., Suff. R.); Territorial Force Efficiency Medal, E.VII.R. (418 Pte., 4/Suffolk Regt.) very fine (4) £160-180
Hammer Price: £260
Three: Private George Allen, 1st Battalion, West Yorkshire Regiment, who was wounded in February 1915 1914 Star, with copy clasp (9908 Pte., 1/W. York. R.); British War and Victory Medals (9908 Pte., W. York. R.) good very fine (3) £120-150
Hammer Price: £170
A fine Great War 1914 ‘Western Front’ D.C.M. group of four awarded to Sergeant J. D. Burton, 1st Battalion, East Yorkshire Regiment Distinguished Conduct Medal, G.V.R. (9694 L. Cpl., 1/E. York. Regt.); 1914 Star, with clasp (9694 L. Cpl., 1/E. York. R.) first initial given as ‘T’ on this medal; British War and Victory Medals, with M.I.D. oak leaf (9694 Sjt., E. York. R.) good very fine (4) £1200-1500
Hammer Price: £1,800
Three: Private H. T. Keeler, 1st Battalion, Bedfordshire Regiment 1914 Star, with copy clasp (7138 Pte., 1/Bedf. R.); British War and Victory Medals (7138 Pte., Bedf. R.) very fine (3) £120-150
Hammer Price: £180
Three: Private John Ward, 1st Battalion, Leicestershire Regiment 1914 Star, with clasp (7500 Pte., 1/Leic. R.); British War and Victory Medals (1-7500 Pte., Leic. R.) last medal with severe edge bruising, otherwise very fine (3) £100-120
Hammer Price: £150
Three: Sergeant E. W. M. King, 2nd Battalion, Leicestershire Regiment 1914 Star, with copy clasp (9142 Pte., 2/Leic. R.); British War and Victory Medals (9142 Sjt., Leic. R.) very fine (3) £120-150
Three: Lance Corporal John Cooke, Royal Irish Regiment 1914 Star, with clasp (6424 L. Cpl., R. Ir. Regt.); British War and Victory Medals (6424 Pte., R. Ir. Regt.); together with Silver War Badge, reverse officially numbered ‘23263’, good very fine (4) £120-150
Nine: Warrant Officer Frederick Byford, 2nd Battalion, Lancashire Fusiliers, who was wounded and taken prisoner of war in the Battle of Le Cateau on 26 August 1914 Queen’s Sudan 1896-98 (3019 Cpl., 2/Lan. Fus.); Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 5 clasps, Tugela Heights, Orange Free State, Relief of Ladysmith, Transvaal, Laing’s Nek (3019 Pte., Lanc. Fus.); King’s South Africa 1901-02, 2 clasps (3019 Clr. Serjt., Lanc. Fus.); 1914 Star, with clasp (3019 C. S. Mjr., 2/Lan. Fus.);...
Hammer Price: £3,200
A good Great War 1914 ‘Western Front’ D.C.M. group of four awarded to Private J. M. Walton, 1st Battalion, Royal Scots Fusiliers Distinguished Conduct Medal, G.V.R. (10002 Pte., 1/R. Sco. Fus.); 1914 Star, with clasp (10002 Pte., 1/R. Sc. Fus.); British War and Victory Medals (10002 Pte., R. S. Fus.) very fine (4) £1200-1500
Four: Sergeant Isaac Lynas, 2nd Battalion, Royal Scots Fusiliers 1914 Star, with clasp (A-6636 Pte., 2/R. Sc. Fus.); British War and Victory Medals (A-6636 Sjt., R. S. Fus.); Army Meritorious Service Medal, G.V.R., type 1 (A-6636 Sjt., 2/R. Sc. Fus.) some contact wear and edge bruising, therefore nearly very fine and better (4) £180-220
Hammer Price: £380
Four: Acting Sergeant W. G. Blake, Cheshire Regiment 1914 Star, with copy clasp (8305 Cpl., Ches. R.); British War and Victory Medals (8305 A. Sjt., Ches. R.); French Croix de Guerre 1914-1917, very fine (4) £140-160
Hammer Price: £250
Seven: Captain (formerly Regimental Sergeant Major) Shem Williams, 1st Battalion, Royal Welsh Fusiliers, who served in North Nigeria in 1902 and was wounded in late 1914 and at the Battle of Loos in September 1915 Africa General Service 1902-56, 1 clasp, N. Nigeria (3358 Serjt., 1st R. Welsh Fus.); 1914 Star, with clasp (3358 R. S. Mjr., 1/R. W. Fus.); British War and Victory Medals (Capt.); Coronation 1911; Army L.S. & G.C., E.VII.R. (3358 C. Sjt., Rl. Welsh Fus.); Army Meritorious...
Hammer Price: £4,000
A good Great War 1914 ‘Fromelles’ D.C.M. group of five awarded to Sergeant Thomas Ledington, 2nd Battalion, Royal Welsh Fusiliers Distinguished Conduct Medal, G.V.R. (8795 Sjt., 2/R. W. Fus.); 1914 Star, with clasp (8795 Sjt., 2/R. W. Fus.) initial given as ‘E’ on this medal; British War and Victory Medals (8795 A.W.O.Cl.2., R. W. Fus.); Army L.S. & G.C., G.V.R., type 1 (4178905 C.Q.M. Sjt., D.C.M., R. W. Fus.) surname spelt ‘Leddington on last medal, some edge bruising and...
Hammer Price: £2,900
Three: Private Thomas Penlington, 4th Battalion, Royal Welsh Fusiliers 1914 Star, with clasp (7671 Pte., 4/R. W. Fus.); British War and Victory Medals (7671 Pte., R. W. Fus.) edge bruise to second, otherwise good very fine (3) £120-150
Five: Sergeant Drummer C. L. Davies, South Wales Borderers, formerly Grenadier Guards Queen’s Sudan 1896-98 (2416 Pte., 1/Gren. Gds.) suspension claw slightly loose; 1914 Star, with clasp (9905 Sjt. Dmr., S. Wales Bord.); British War and Victory Medals (9905 Sjt., S. Wales Bord.); Khedive’s Sudan 1896-1908, 1 clasp, Khartoum (2416 Pte., Gren. Gds.) first and last medals with contact wear and edge bruising, therefore nearly very fine, otherwise good very fine (5) £300-350
Hammer Price: £650
A good Great War ‘Western Front’ M.M. group of Seven awarded to Sergeant Samuel McKnight, 5th Battalion, Scottish Rifles, who was decorated twice by the Belgians and wounded on the Somme Military Medal, G.V.R. (5330 R.Q.M.Sjt., 5/Sco. Rif.-T.F.); 1914 Star, with clasp (5330 Sjt., 5/Sco. Rif.); British War and Victory Medals, with M.I.D. oak leaf (5330 W.O.Cl.2., Sco. Rif.); Territorial Force Efficiency Medal, G.V.R. (200014 C.Q.M. Sjt., 5/Sco. Rif.); Belgian, Military Decoration,...
Hammer Price: £1,250
Four: Captain Stuart Duncan, Gloucestershire Regiment, who was killed in action at Hooge on 13 November 1914 whilst attached to the Middlesex Regiment Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 3 clasps, Natal, Orange Free State, Transvaal (Capt., Glouc. Rgt.); 1914 Star, with clasp (Capt., Glouc. R.); British War and Victory Medals (Capt.) nearly extremely fine (4) £600-800
Hammer Price: £1,000
Family group to two brothers: Three: Corporal W. J. Carter, 3rd Battalion, Worcestershire Regiment, who was killed in action in April 1915 and posthumously mentioned in despatches 1914 Star, with clasp (10644 Cpl., 3/Worc. R.); British War and Victory Medals, with M.I.D. oak leaf (10644 A. Sjt., Worc. R.) Three: Sergeant A. C. Carter, 3rd Battalion, Worcestershire Regiment, who died of wounds in January 1916 1914 Star, with clasp ((13011 L. Cpl., 3/Worc. R.); British War and...
Hammer Price: £400
Five: Private George Turner, 1st Battalion, East Lancashire Regiment Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 3 clasps, Cape Colony, Orange Free State, Transvaal (5088 Pte., E. Lanc. Regt.); King’s South Africa 1901-02, 2 clasps (5088 Pte., E. Lanc. Regt.) this medal with re-pinned and slack suspension; 1914 Star, with clasp (5088 Pte., 1/E. Lan. R.); British War and Victory Medals (5088 Pte., E. Lan. R.) first two medals with contact wear, edge bruising and polished, therefore good fine,...
Hammer Price: £300
Three: Private Harry Hayter, 2nd Battalion, East Lancashire Regiment 1914 Star, with clasp (9726 Pte., 2/E. Lan. R.); British War and Victory Medals (9726 Pte., E. Lan. R.) good very fine (3) £120-150
Hammer Price: £140
Three: Private L. G. Clifton, 1st Battalion, East Surrey Regiment 1914 Star, with copy clasp (L-6626 Pte., 1/E. Surr. R.); British War and Victory Medals (L-6626 Pte., E. Surr. R.) contact wear overall, therefore nearly very fine (3) £120-140
Hammer Price: £210
Four: Sergeant J. E. Dingley, 1st Battalion, Duke of Cornwall’s Light Infantry 1914 Star, with clasp (8074 Sjt., 1/D. of Corn. L.I.); British War and Victory Medals (8074 Sjt., D.C.L.I.); Army L.S. & G.C., G.V.R., type 1 (7807364 Sjt., D.C.L.I.) some contact wear, therefore nearly very fine (4) £180-220
The superb Great War ‘Ypres 1914’ D.C.M. and ‘First Day of The Somme’ Bar group of eight awarded to Acting Company Sergeant Major C. E. Metcalfe, 2nd Battalion, Duke of Wellington’s (West Riding) Regiment, formerly Suffolk Regiment, who was killed in action in July 1918 Distinguished Conduct Medal, G.V.R., with Second Award Bar (9827 A.C.S.Mjr., W. Rid. Regt.); Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 3 clasps, Cape Colony, Orange Free State, Johannesburg (4505 Pte., 1st Suffolk Regt.)...
Hammer Price: £6,200
Three: Warrant Officer Arthur Burt, 2nd Battalion, Royal Sussex Regiment 1914 Star, with clasp (7422 Sjt., 2/R. Suss. R.); British War and Victory Medals (7422 W.O.Cl.2., R. Suss. R.) contact wear, generally about nearly very fine (3) £100-120
Hammer Price: £160
Four: Private W. H. Price, 1st Battalion, Hampshire Regiment Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 4 clasps, Cape Colony, Orange Free State, Transvaal, South Africa 1902 (6171 Pte., Hampshire Regt.); 1914 Star, with clasp (6171 Pte., 1/Hamps. R.); British War and Victory Medals (6171 Pte., Hamps. R.) some contact wear and edge bruising, therefore nearly very fine (4) £180-220
Five: Sergeant Alfred Cole, 2nd Battalion, South Staffordshire Regiment Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 3 clasps, Cape Colony, Orange Free State, Transvaal (5639 Pte., S. Stafford Regt.); King’s South Africa, 2 clasps (5639 Pte., S. Stafford Regt.); 1914 Star, with clasp (5639 Pte., 2/S. Staff. R.); British War and Victory Medals (5639 Sjt., S. Staff. R.) very fine and better (5) £250-300
Hammer Price: £490
A rare Great War O.B.E. and ‘1914’ M.C. group of six awarded to Brevet Major L . A. Clemens, 2nd Battalion, South Lancashire Regiment, who was present with his regiment near Mons on 24 August 1914 and severely wounded on 27 October 1914 at Neuve Chapelle The Most Excellent Order of The British Empire (O.B.E.), Military, type 1; Military Cross, G.V.R., the reverse neatly inscribed ‘Capt. L. A. Clemens, 2nd Bn., South Lancs. Regt.’; 1914 Star, with clasp (Lt. & Adj., S. Lan. R.);...
Hammer Price: £1,900
Seven: Warrant Officer (Acting Major) F. C. Clifton, 2nd Battalion, Welsh Regiment 1914 Star, with clasp (10138 Cpl., 2/Welsh R.); British War and Victory Medals (10138 Sjt., Welsh R.); Defence Medal 1939-45; Army L.S. & G.C., G.V.R., type 2 (3948140 W.O.Cl.II., Welch R.); Army Meritorious Service Medal, G.VI.R., type 3 (3948140 W.O.Cl.2., Welch) official correction to last three digits of regimental number; Cadet Forces Medal, G.VI.R. (A/Major) very fine and better (7) £350-400
Hammer Price: £800
Three: Sergeant Edward Rennie, Royal Highlanders 1914 Star, with clasp (8368 Pte., R. Highrs.) initial officially corrected; British war and Victory Medals (8368 Sjt., R. Highrs.) contact wear overall, therefore nearly very fine (3) £100-120
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