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An impressive Peninsula Wars C.B., K.H. group of four awarded to Lieutenant-General Robert Barclay Macpherson, 88th Foot The Most Honourable Order of the Bath, C.B. (Military) Companion’s breast badge, 22 carat gold and enamels, hallmarked London 1815, maker’s mark ‘IE’ for John Edwards, fitted with replacement gold wide suspension bar and gold ribbon buckle; The Royal Guelphic Order, K.H. (Military) Knight’s breast badge, gold and enamels, fitted with ring suspension and gold...
Hammer Price: £34,000
A fine C.B., Great War ‘Adriatic’ operations D.S.O. group of ten awarded to Vice-Admiral H. G. C. Somerville, Royal Navy The Most Honourable Order of the Bath, C.B. (Military) Companion’s neck badge, silver-gilt and enamels, complete with neck cravat; Distinguished Service Order, G.V.R., complete with top suspension brooch; China 1900, no clasp (Lieut. H. G. C. Somerville, R.N., H.M.S. Waterwitch.); Naval General Service 1915-62, 1 clasp, Persian Gulf 1909-1914 (Commr. H. G. C....
Hammer Price: £4,800
The important Sierra Leone C.M.G. and Royal Service M.V.O. group of four awarded to Rear-Admiral Peyton Hoskyns, Royal Navy The Most Distinguished Order of St. Michael and St. George, C.M.G., Companion’s breast badge, silver-gilt and enamels, complete with ribbon buckle; The Royal Victorian Order, M.V.O., Member’s 4th Class breast badge, silver-gilt and enamels, the reverse unnumbered; East & West Africa 1887-1900, 1 clasp, Sierra Leone 1898-99 (Commr: P. Hoskyns, H.M.S. Blonde);...
Hammer Price: £4,000
A Great War C.B.E. group of seven awarded to Colonel E. R. H. J. Cloete, Royal Horse Artillery The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire, C.B.E. (Military) Commander’s 1st type neck badge, silver-gilt and enamels; Egypt and Sudan 1882-89, 1 clasp, Suakin 1885 (Lieut: E. R. H. J. Cloete, 5/1 Sco. Div. R.A.); 1914 Star, with clasp (Lt: Col: E. R. H. J. Cloete. R.H.A.); British War and Victory Medals, with M.I.D. oak leaf (Col. E. R. H. J. Cloete.); Coronation 1911; Khedive's Star...
Hammer Price: £1,500
A Great War O.B.E. group of four awarded to Major C. P. Parker, Royal Marines, late 5th Dragoon Guards The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire, O.B.E. (Military) Officer’s 1st type breast badge, silver-gilt, hallmarks for London 1919; Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 3 clasps, Natal, Orange Free State, Transvaal (Lieut. C. P. Parker. 5/Drgn. Gds.); British War and Victory Medals, with M.I.D. oak leaves (Major. C. P. Parker) mounted court-style, edge bruise to QSA, good very fine...
Hammer Price: £500
The impressive Great War O.B.E., M.C. group of ten awarded to Herwald Ramsbotham, 1st Viscount Soulbury, the Conservative politician and Government Minister who served as Governor-General of Ceylon 1949-54: his O.B.E. and M.C. were awarded in respect of his services in the Bedfordshire Regiment and on the Staff The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire, O.B.E. (Military) Officer’s 1st type breast badge, silver-gilt, hallmarks for London 1919; Military Cross, G.V.R., unnamed as...
Hammer Price: £4,200
An O.B.E. group of eight awarded to Lieutenant-Colonel A. C. D. Marshall, 78th (1st East Anglian) Anti Aircraft Regiment, Royal Artillery The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire, O.B.E. (Military) Officer’s 1st type breast badge, silver-gilt, hallmarks for London 1933; British War and Victory Medals (625632 Bmbr. A. C. D. Marshall. R.A.); Defence and War Medals 1939-45; Jubilee 1935; Coronation 1937; Efficiency Decoration, G.VI.R., 1st issue, silver and silver-gilt, reverse...
Hammer Price: £400
A Second World War O.B.E. group of nine awarded to Commander H. L. S. Baker, Royal Navy, on loan to Greek Government 1936-46 The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire, O.B.E. (Military) Officer’s 2nd type breast badge; British War and Victory Medals (S. Lt. H. L. S. Baker. R.N.); 1939-45 Star; Africa Star; Italy Star; Defence and War Medals; Greece, Medal for Oustanding Acts 1940, mounted on board for display together with companion set of mounted miniature medals, British Legion...
A post-war O.B.E. group of seven awarded to Captain P. L. Cloete, Royal Navy The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire, O.B.E. (Military) Officer’s 2nd type breast badge, silver-gilt; 1939-45 Star; Atlantic Star, 1 clasp, France and Germany; Africa Star, 1 clasp, North Africa 1942-43; Defence and War Medals 1939-45; Naval General Service 1915-62, 1 clasp, Near East (Cdr. P. L. Cloete, O.B.E., R.N.), mounted court-style as worn, the Stars and clasps gilded, generally good very fine...
Hammer Price: £440
A post-war O.B.E. group of seven awarded to Lieutenant-Colonel T. F. M. Moore, Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire, O.B.E. (Military) Officer’s 2nd type breast badge; 1939-45 Star; Africa Star; Defence and War Medals; General Service 1918-62, 1 clasp, Malaya, E.II.R. (Lt-Col. T. F. M. Moore. O.B.E. R.E.M.E.); Africa General Service 1902-56, 1 clasp, Kemya (Lt Col T. F. M. Moore. O.B.E. R.E.M.E.) very fine (7) £300-400
Hammer Price: £800
A Great War M.B.E. group of three awarded to Matron E. M. E. Todd, Queen Alexandra’s Imperial Military Nursing Service - Matron of the Royal Arsenal Hospital, Woolwich, during the Great War The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire, M.B.E. (Military) Member’s 1st type breast badge, silver, hallmarks for London 1919 [sic], reverse additionally engraved ‘Matron E. M. E. Todd 3 June 1918’; Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, no clasps (Nursing Sister E. M. E. Todd.) officially...
A Second War 1944 ‘Merchant Navy’ M.B.E., and superb campaign combination group of nine to Chief Steward R. H. Whitaker, M.V. Rangitata, Merchant Navy, a veteran of three conflicts, including serving as a Private with the 12th Lancers during the Second Boer War The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire, M.B.E. (Civil) Member’s 2nd type breast badge, silver; Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 3 clasps, Cape Colony, South Africa 1901, South Africa 1902 (5290 Pte. R. H. Whittaker...
Hammer Price: £900
A 1946 ‘Military Division’ M.B.E. group of seven awarded to Senior Commissioned Master at Arms W. E. Gillings, Royal Navy The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire, M.B.E. (Military) Member’s 2nd type breast badge, silver; 1914-15 Star (221774. W. E. Gillings, Sh. Cpl. 1., R.N.); British War and Victory Medals (221774 W. E. Gillings. Sh. Cpl. 1 R.N.); Defence and War Medals 1939-45; Royal Navy L.S. & G.C., G.V.R., 1st issue (221774. W. E. Gillings, R. P. O. 1 Cl. H.M.S....
Hammer Price: £300
A Boer War ‘Colenso’ D.S.O. group of eight awarded to Colonel R. F. Meiklejohn, Royal Warwickshire Regiment, who was wounded and taken prisoner at Mons in August 1914, and interned in Switzerland for the duration of the war; he afterwards served with the North Russia Expeditionary Force and was later an intelligence officer in the Baltic Distinguished Service Order, V.R., silver-gilt and enamels, complete with top suspension brooch; Queen’s Sudan 1896-98 (Lt. R. F. Meiklejohn, 1/R....
Hammer Price: £6,000
A Great War D.S.O. and Bar group of three awarded to Brigadier-General C. T. Martin, Highland Light Infantry, who was killed in action in France on the first day of the Third Battle of the Aisne in May 1918, whilst commanding 151st Infantry Brigade Distinguished Service Order, G.V.R., with Second Award Bar, complete with top suspension bar in its Garrard & Co. Ltd case of issue; Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 2 clasps, Cape Colony, Wittebergen (Lieut. C. T. Martin. 1/High. L.I.);...
Hammer Price: £2,200
The Great War D.S.O., ‘Presentation of the Colours’ M.V.O. group of nine awarded to Captain T. C. FitzHugh, Royal Irish Regiment Distinguished Service Order, G.V.R., silver-gilt and enamel, with integral top riband bar; The Royal Victorian Order, M.V.O., Member’s 5th Class breast badge, silver and enamel, reverse officially numbered ‘44’; India General Service 1895-1902, 2 clasps, Punjab Frontier 1897-98, Samana 1897 (2d. Lieut. T. C. Fitzhugh 2d. Bn. Ryl. Ir: Regt.); Queen’s...
Hammer Price: £4,400
A Great War D.S.O. group of seven awarded to Lieutenant-Colonel E. A. Ash, Middlesex Regiment, Connaught Rangers, and Malay State Volunteer Regiment, who served with the Imperial Yeomanry in South Africa during the Boer War, and was decorated for his services on the Western Front during the Great War as Commanding Officer of the 2nd/6th Battalion Durham Light Infantry Distinguished Service Order, G.V.R., silver-gilt and enamel, with integral top riband bar; Queen’s South Africa...
Hammer Price: £2,400
A fine Second World War ‘sinking of the Bismarck’ D.S.O. group of seven awarded to Commander (E) A. D. Merriman, Royal Navy, Engineer Officer of H.M.S. Suffolk during this classic action Distinguished Service Order, G.VI.R., 1st issue, reverse of the lower suspension bar officially dated ‘1941’, complete with top suspension brooch; British War and Victory Medals (Mid. A. D. Merriman. R.N.); 1939-45 Star; Atlantic Star, clasp, France and Germany; Italy Star; War Medal, mounted as...
The exceptional Afghanistan 2013 ‘Army Sniper’s’ C.G.C. pair awarded to Lance Corporal of Horse S. G. Moloney, Blues and Royals (Royal Horse Guards and 1st Dragoons), for his gallantry in July 2013 following a night-time helicopter assault operation deep into an insurgent stronghold, where, although himself shot through the neck by an enemy sharpshooter, the force of which threw him off the roof from where he was providing covering sniper fire for his troop, he quickly re-entered the...
Hammer Price: £130,000
A fine Great War 1917 D.S.C. group of four awarded to Squadron Leader W. T. S. Williams, Royal Naval Air Service Distinguished Service Cross, G.V.R., silver, hallmarks for London 1917, unnamed as issued; 1914-15 Star (Flt. S. Lt. W. T. S. Williams. R.N.A.S.); British War and Victory Medals, with M.I.D. oak leaves (Flt. Lt. W. T. S. Williams. R.N.A.S.) mounted court-style as worn, VM officially re-impressed naming, as relatively common to RNAS and RFC, toned, nearly extremely fine (4) ...
Hammer Price: £3,000
A fine Great War D.S.C. group of three awarded to Second Officer J. McD. Dunbar, Mercantile Marine, who distinguished himself on the occasion of an attack on his ship Caspian by a German U-Boat in the Mediterranean, 20 May 1917, and was taken Prisoner of War at sea Distinguished Service Cross, G.V.R., hallmarks for London 1919, unnamed as issued; British War and Mercantile Marine War Medals (James Mc D. Dunbar) generally good very fine (3) £1400-1800
Hammer Price: £1,600
A Second World War D.S.C. group of six awarded to Temporary Lieutenant A. E. Heydon, Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve, for services with 58th L.C.A. Flotilla Distinguished Service Cross, G.VI.R., reverse officially dated 1944, and additionally inscribed ‘Lt. (E) A. E. Heydon R.N.V.R.’ in its Garrard & Co case of issue; 1939-45 Star; Atlantic Star, clasp, France and Germany; Africa Star, clasp, North Africa 1942-43; Defence and War Medals, these last five mounted as worn, very fine (6) ...
A Great War 1916 ‘Squadron Commander’s’ M.C., A.F.C. group of eight awarded to Major, later Wing Commander, T. O’B. Hubbard, Royal Flying Corps and Royal Air Force, a published author on aviation prior to the Great War, he went on to command 11 Squadron in France, December 1915 - August 1916, during which time he claimed at least 1 ‘Victory’ and had Albert Ball under his command. After a brief stint as 44 (Home Defence) Squadron’s first CO, Hubbard returned to the front to...
Hammer Price: £5,500
A Great War M.C. attributed to Captain J. Paterson, London Regiment Military Cross, G.V.R., reverse contemporarily engraved ‘J. Paterson. Capt. 14/Lond. Regt. 23rd June 1915.’ very fine £400-500
£400–£500
A Great War M.C. group of five awarded to Lieutenant-Colonel the Earl of Yarborough, 11th Hussars, later Nottinghamshire Yeomanry Military Cross, G.V.R., unnamed as issued; 1914 Star, with clasp (Lieut: Hon: S. G. Pelham. 11/Hrs.); British War and Victory Medals (Capt. Lord Worsley.); Coronation 1937, mounted as worn, very fine (5) £1200-1600
A Great War M.C. group of four awarded to Captain J. Gardner, Royal Scots Fusiliers, who died of wounds in September 1917 Military Cross, G.V.R., unnamed as issued, in its case of issue; 1914-15 Star (Capt. J. Gardner, R. Sc. Fus.); British War and Victory Medals (Capt. J. Gardner), together with the recipient’ silver identity bracelet, Memorial Plaque 1914-18 (John Gardner) and Buckingham Palace scroll, extremely fine (Lot) £1200-1500
The Great War M.C. attributed to Captain D. H. Barnett, 29th Battalion, Canadian Infantry Military Cross, G.V.R., reverse engraved ‘Captain. D. H. Barnett -29th. Bn. Canadians- -Jan 1st. 1917-’, attempted obliteration of the word ‘Canadians’, vice marks to edge, otherwise good very fine £400-500
A Great War ‘Western Front’ 1917 M.C. group of three awarded to Lieutenant H. R. Hill, 12th Battalion, South Wales Borderers Military Cross, G.V.R., unnamed as issued; British War and Victory Medals (Lieut. H. R. Hill.) the War Medal possibly officially re-impressed, mounted as worn, good very fine (3) £500-700
Hammer Price: £600
A Great War 1918 ‘Western Front’ M.C. group of four awarded to Captain H. G. Percival, Welsh Regiment, late Northamptonshire Yeomanry Military Cross, G.V.R., unnamed as issued; 1914 Star, with clasp (145373 Pte. H. G. Percival. 1/1 North’n Yeo.); British War and Victory Medals, with M.I.D. oak leaves (Capt. H. G. Percival.) mounted as worn and housed in a blue leather case, good very fine (4) £1000-1400
Hammer Price: £1,100
A fine Great War 1917 ‘Passchendaele’ M.C. group of seven awarded to Lieutenant-Colonel L. H. Bertram, 20th Battalion, Canadian Infantry, who was wounded whilst serving as a Private with the 1st Battalion Canadian Infantry, 25 April 1915, and went on to distinguish himself as a Company Commander at Vimy Ridge in April 1917, and at Passchendaele in November of the same year. Bertam commanded the 2nd (Reserve) Battalion, The Lorne Scots Regiment throughout the Second World War ...
Hammer Price: £1,900
A Great War M.C. group of four awarded to Lieutenant G. M. Gahagan, Royal Engineers Military Cross, G.V.R., unnamed as issued; British War and Victory Medals (Lieut. G. M. Gahagan.); Defence Medal, the first three mounted as worn, the last loose, nearly extremely fine (4) £800-1000
Hammer Price: £750
A Great War 1918 ‘Western Front’ M.C. group of four awarded to Lieutenant H. W. Green, Hampshire Regiment, late Royal Fusiliers, who was twice wounded Military Cross, G.V.R., unnamed as issued; 1914-15 Star (G.2788 Pte. H. W. Green, R. Fus.); British War and Victory Medals (Lieut. H. W. Green) mounted court style, nearly extremely fine (4) £1000-1400
Hammer Price: £950
A good Great War 1918 Western Front ‘Tank Operations’ M.C. group of six awarded to Captain B. Holt, Army Service Corps, attached Somerset Light Infantry, later Indian Army Service Corps, who was awarded the M.C. for taking over 200 prisoners near Arras on 23 August 1918, before being wounded in action on 8 October 1918 Military Cross, G.V.R, unnamed as issued; 1914-15 Star (Lieut. B. Holt. A.S.C.); British War and Victory Medals (Capt. B. Holt.); General Service Medal 1918-62, 1...
A most unusual ‘crossing of the Scheldt 1918’ M.C. group of four awarded to Lieutenant C. G. Shaw, Royal Engineers Military Cross, G.V.R., unnamed as issued; 1914-15 Star (2. Lieut. C. G. Shaw. R.E.); British War and Victory Medals (Lieut. C. G. Shaw.) extremely fine (4) £1000-1200
Hammer Price: £1,000
A fine Great War 1918 ‘Western Front’ D.F.C. group of seven awarded to Wing Commander W. H. Demel, Royal Flying Corps and Royal Air Force, late Manchester Regiment, who served as a Flight Commander with No. 149 Squadron and successfully completed 44 night bombing raids over Belgium and Northern France between June and November 1918; he subsequently served with the Auxiliary Air Force during the Second War, and was twice recommended for the O.B.E. Distinguished Flying Cross, G.V.R.,...
Hammer Price: £2,800
An outstanding and well documented Second War 1944 Lancaster Pilot’s ‘Immediate’ D.F.C. group of seven awarded to Squadron Leader R. C. ‘Pin’ Chopping, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve, who spent the first part of the war flying Bombays and Hudsons over Africa as part of Transport Command, before transferring to Bomber Command in September 1943. He was to prove an exceptional Lancaster pilot with 514 Squadron, and flew in 28 operational sorties with the Squadron, with his Air...
A Second War A.F.C., 1943 D.F.M. group of six awarded to Lancaster Sergeant Pilot, later Squadron Leader, G. O. McGregor, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve, who carried out 6 anti-submarine patrols whilst at an O.T.U., and flew in at least 24 operational sorties with 106 Squadron, January - March 1943. After serving as a flying instructor he was commissioned and posted for service with 463 Squadron, R.A.A.F. Air Force Cross, G.VI.R., reverse officially dated ‘1946’; Distinguished...
A Second War ‘1944’ A.F.C. group of four award to Flight Lieutenant A. A. Betts, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve, who was employed as the Senior Instructor at the Mediterranean Transport and Ferry School, Transport Command. Later employed as a Staff Pilot for the Ministry of Civil Aviation, he was killed in a flying accident when his Avro Anson crashed at Bell Hill, Petersfield, 4 January 1952 Air Force Cross, G.VI.R., reverse officially dated ‘1944’, in Royal Mint case of...
Hammer Price: £1,200
An ‘E.II.R’ A.F.C. pair awarded to Group Captain W. B. G. Hopkins, Royal Air Force Air Force Cross, E.II.R., reverse officially dated ‘1976’; General Service 1918-62, 1 clasp, Cyprus (Flt. Lt. W. B. G. Hopkins. R.A.F.) mounted as originally worn, generally good very fine (2) £1200-1600
Hammer Price: £1,800
A Second War O.B.I. group of eight awarded to Risaldar Sardar Bahadur Ghulam Kadir, 2nd Mule Corps and Indian Army Veterinary Corps, who received an Indian Army M.S.M. for services in Egypt during the Great War, and was Mentioned in Despatches for services on the North West Frontier in 1937. Order of British India, 1st Class, 2nd type neck badge, gold and enamel; British War Medal 1914-20, unnamed; Victory Medal 1914-19 (1357 Vety Asstt Ghulam Qadir 2 Mule Cps) number and first half of...
Hammer Price: £850
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