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An Order of St. John group of four awarded to Miss Gwladys M. C. Richards, Cardiff Central Priory for Wales, St. John Ambulance Brigade The Order of St. John of Jerusalem, Dame of Grace set of insignia, comprising neck badge, silver and enamel, with heraldic beasts in angles; Star, silver and enamel, heraldic beasts in angles, with gold retaining pin; Defence Medal; Coronation 1953; St. John Service Medal, with Five Additional Award Bars (14793. L/County Off. G. M. C. Richards. City of...
Hammer Price: £240
An Order of St John group of seven awarded to Mr George S. Thompson, St John Ambulance Brigade (Devon), late Royal Navy The Order of St. John of Jerusalem, Commander’s neck badge, silver and enamel; together with his earlier badges of Officer and Serving brother, both silver and enamel; British War and Victory Medals (M. 4831 G. S. Thompson. Act. E.R.A. 4. R.N.); Defence and War Medals; Royal Navy L.S. & G.C., G.V.R., 2nd issue (M. 7831 G. S. Thompson, E.R.A. 1. H.M.S. Vivid.); St John...
The Historic ‘Boer War’ Albert Medal pair awarded to Railway Fireman A. J. Stewart, Natal Government Railways, who, together with the Engine Driver (Charles Wagner) received his Albert Medal for gallantry in saving the armoured train and with it numerous lives at Chieveley following a Boer ambush on 15 November 1899, their heroic deeds famously being presided over by the young Winston Churchill, who was at the time a reporter for the Morning Post - When the driver’s face had been cut...
Hammer Price: £32,000
A Crimea ‘Battle of Inkermann’ D.C.M. group of three awarded to Private I. Church, Grenadier Guards, who lost his right arm during the battle, 5 November 1854 Distinguished Conduct Medal, V.R. (Isaac Church. 3rd Bn. Grenadr. Gds.); Crimea 1854-56, 4 clasps, Alma, Balaklava, Inkermann, Sebastopol (Private Isaac Church Gr.. Gds) contemporarily engraved naming, suspension post re-affixed; Turkish Crimea 1855, British issue (I. Church, Gren. Guards) contemporary engraved naming, plugged...
Hammer Price: £3,000
A Crimea D.C.M. awarded to Sergeant J. Gilbert, Royal Artillery Distinguished Conduct Medal, V.R. (...rjt. James Gllbert, ...al Arty.) with ornate silver top riband bar, edge details worn in places, therefore good fine £700-900
£700–£900
A Crimea D.C.M. awarded to Sergeant W. Cherry, 4th Foot Distinguished Conduct Medal, V.R. (Serjt. Wills Cherry. 4th Re..) edge details worn in places, contact marks, therefore good fine £700-900
Hammer Price: £750
A Crimea D.C.M. group of four awarded to Colour Sergeant C. Dillon, 30th Foot Distinguished Conduct Medal, V.R. (Corpl. Chas. Dillon. 30th. ..); Crimea 1854-56, 3 clasps, Alma, Inkermann, Sebastopol (Corp. C. Dillon. 30th. Regt.) contemporarily engraved naming, unofficial rivets between clasps and clasp carriage broken on right hand side between first and second clasps; Army L.S. & G.C., V.R., 3rd issue, small letter reverse (3062 Cr. Serjt. Chas. Dillon 30th. Foot); Turkish Crimea 1855,...
Hammer Price: £1,800
A Crimea D.C.M. group of five awarded to Sergeant T. Gow, 79th Highlanders Distinguished Conduct Medal, V.R. (T. Gow. 79th Highlanders.); Crimea 1854-56, 3 clasps, Alma, Balaklava, Sebastopol (Pte. Thomas Gow 79th Regt.) contemporarily engraved naming, top lugs removed; Indian Mutiny 1857-59, 1 clasp, Lucknow (Sergt. Thos. Gow 79th Highlanders); Army L.S. & G.C., V.R., 3rd issue, small letter reverse (1751. Serjt. T. Gow. 79th Regt.); Turkish Crimea 1855, British issue, unnamed as issued,...
Hammer Price: £4,200
An ‘El-Teb’ D.C.M. group of five awarded to Colour Sergent F. Webb, York and Lancaster Regiment, later Manchester Regiment Distinguished Conduct Medal, V.R. (2170 Sergt. F. Webb. 1/York & Lanc: R. 29th. Feb: 1884); Egypt and Sudan 1882-89, undated reverse, 1 clasp, El-Teb-Tamaai (2170 Sergt. F. Webb. 1/York & Lanc: R:); Meritorious Service Medal, G.V.R., 1st issue (C. Sjt. F. Webb. Y. & L.R.); Army L.S. & G.C., V.R., 3rd issue, small letter reverse (2170. Cr. Sergt. F. Webb. Manch...
Hammer Price: £3,600
A scarce ‘Abu Klea’ D.C.M. group of three awarded to Squadron Sergeant Major R. O. Chislett, 19th Hussars Distinguished Conduct Medal, V.R. (Sergt. R. O. Chislett. 19th. Husrs. Jan: & Feb: 1885.) edge bruise, light contact marks; Egypt and Sudan 1882-89, dated reverse, 5 clasps, Tel-El-Kebir, Suakin 1884, El-Teb-Tamaai, The Nile 1884-85, Abu Klea (1340. Sergt. R. O. Chislett. 19th. Hussars); Khedive’s Star 1882, reverse impressed ‘1340. Sergt. R O Chislett 19th. Hrs.’, small...
Hammer Price: £4,400
The Rare ‘Africa tribal action’ D.C.M. awarded to Sergeant Beliko Fulani, Gold Coast (Hausa) Constabulary, 1 of 4 awarded for the expedition against the Tavieves, May-June 1888 Distinguished Conduct Medal, V.R. (733. Sergt. Beliko. Fulani. Gold Cst. Constby.) suspension claw tightened, suspension slack, minor edge bruising, nearly very fine £2000-3000
Hammer Price: £2,600
A ‘Tirah’ 1898 D.C.M. group of four awarded to Colour Sergeant W. Milton, King’s Own Scottish Borderers Distinguished Conduct Medal, V.R. (C: Sgt. W. Milton. K: O: S: B’drs); Egypt and Sudan 1882-89, dated reverse, 1 clasp, Gemaizah 1888 (2261. L/Corpl. W. Milton. 2/K.O..Bords.); India General Service 1895-1902, 3 clasps, Relief of Chitral 1895, Punjab Frontier 1897-98, Tirah 1897-98 (2261 Sergt. W. Milton 2nd Bn. K.O. Sco: Bord:), with contemporary clasp carriage links between...
A Boer War D.C.M. group of four to Squadron Sergeant Major W. Brown, 1st (Royal) Dragoons Distinguished Conduct Medal, V.R. (2835 S. Sergt:-Maj: W. Brown. 1st Dragoons); Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 6 clasps, Tugela Heights, Orange Free State, Relief of Ladysmith, Transvaal, Laing’s Nek, Cape Colony (2835 Sq. Sjt. Majr. W. Brown. 1/Drgns.) clasps mounted in this order, unofficial rivets between 4th and 5th, and 5th and 6th clasps; King’s South Africa 1901-02, 2 clasps (2835 Sq....
Hammer Price: £1,700
A Boer War D.C.M. group of seven awarded to Battery Sergeant-Major E. Bowhay, Royal Garrison Artillery Distinguished Conduct Medal, E.VII.R. (78258 Sgt. G. E. Bowhay. R.G.A.) officially engraved naming; Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 3 clasps, Cape Colony, Transvaal, Laing’s Nek (78258 Sgt. G. E. Bowhay, 6th W.D., R.G.A.); King's South Africa 1901-02, 2 clasps, South Africa 1901, South Africa 1902 (78258 Serjt: G. E. Bowhay. R.G.A.); 1914-15 Star (3127 B.S. Mjr. G. E. Bowhay....
Hammer Price: £1,200
A Boer War D.C.M. group of three awarded to Corporal G. Handley, South Lancashire Regiment, wounded at Pieter’s Hill, 27 February 1900 Distinguished Conduct Medal, V.R. (5112 Drmr: G. Handley. S. Lancs: Regt.); Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 2 clasps, Tugela Heights, Relief of Ladysmith (5112 Drmr: G. Handley. S. Lanc: Regt.) number officially corrected; King’s South Africa 1901-02, 1 clasp, South Africa 1902 (5112 Cpl. G. Handley. S. Lanc: Regt.) minor edge bruising overall,...
Hammer Price: £2,400
A Boer War D.C.M. group of four awarded to Sergeant T. Cripps, Oxfordshire Light Infantry, later Military Foot Police Distinguished Conduct Medal, E.VII.R. (3391 Serjt: T. Cripps. Oxford L.I.); Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 3 clasps, Cape Colony, Orange Free State, Johannesburg (3391 Corl. T. Cripps, Oxford: Lt. Inft.); King's South Africa 1901-02, 2 clasps, South Africa 1901, South Africa 1902 (3391 Serjt: T. Cripps. Oxford: L.I.); British War Medal (P-385 Sjt. T. Cripps. M.F.P.)...
Hammer Price: £1,600
An outstanding Great War ‘Western Front’ D.C.M., M.M. and Bar group of eight awarded to Sergeant David Watson, Royal Irish Regiment, formerly Royal Munster Fusiliers, who was killed in action aboard H.M.T. Lancastria when she was bombed and sunk by German JU-88s in June 1940, at which time he was serving as a Warrant Officer in the Cameron Highlanders with the B.E.F. having been evacuated from St Nazaire - The loss of the Lancastria was the largest single-ship loss of life in British...
Hammer Price: £5,500
A fine Great War 1918 ‘Second Battle of Sambre’ D.C.M., M.M. group of six awarded to Sergeant J. Sims, 32nd Battalion, Machine Gun Corps, late North Staffordshire Regiment, who distinguished himself at the Oise-Sambre Canal during the last set-piece battle fought by the B.E.F. on the Western Front, 4 November 1918. The latter resulted in the award of 7 Victoria Crosses, and notably amongst the casualties, the death of the poet Wilfred Owen Distinguished Conduct Medal, G.V.R. (9795...
Hammer Price: £2,200
A Great War ‘Western Front’ D.C.M. group of five awarded to Regimental Quarter-Master Sergeant Richard Jones, 2nd Battalion, Royal Munster Fusiliers Distinguished Conduct Medal, G.V.R. (6727 Q.M. Sjt: R. Jones. 2/R/ Muns: Fus:); 1914 Star, with clasp (6727 Q.M. Sjt. R. Jones. R. Muns: Fus:); British War and Victory Medals, with M.I.D. oak leaf (6727 W.O. Cl. 2. R. Jones. R. Mun. Fus.); Army Meritorious Service Medal, G.V.R., 1st Issue (6727 R.Q.M. Sjt. R. Jones. D.C.M. R. Muns: Fus:)...
A Great War D.C.M. awarded to Corporal H. Wilson, 222nd Field Company, Royal Engineers Distinguished Conduct Medal, G.V.R. (96035 Cpl. H. Wilson. 222/F. Coy. R.E.) good very fine £500-600
Hammer Price: £600
A superb Great War 1917 ‘Diyala River, Mesopotamia’ D.C.M. and Medaille Militaire group of nine awarded to Sergeant H. J. Slynn, Loyal North Lancashire Regiment, later Lieutenant, King’s Regiment, for his gallant and inspirational conduct between 8-10 March 1917 as part of a small group which, isolated from the main British forces on the opposite side of the Diyala River, held their position for 30 hours in the face of constant Turkish attacks by bombs, machine guns and rifle fire...
A Great War 1917 ‘Western Front’ D.C.M. awarded to Corporal P. Simmons, Machine Gun Corps Distinguished Conduct Medal, G.V.R. (36842. Cpl. P. Simmons. 47/Coy. M.G.C.) traces of lacquer, very fine £400-500
Hammer Price: £440
A Great War D.C.M. and M.S.M. pair awarded to Acting Company Quarter-Master Sergeant T. Boyce, 1/10th London Regiment Distinguished Conduct Medal, G.V.R. (420033 Sjt:-A.C.Q.M. Sjt:- T. Boyce. 1/10 Lond: R.); Army Meritorious Service Medal, G.V.R., 1st issue (420033 Sjt: T. Boyce. 1/10 Lond: R.) good very fine (2) £600-800
Hammer Price: £550
A Great War 1917 ‘Battle of Cambrai’ D.C.M. group of four awarded to Private A. Snelgrove, 17th “Footballers’ Battalion”, Middlesex Regiment and Army Service Corps, for exceptional gallantry at Moeuvres on 1 December 1917 Distinguished Conduct Medal, G.V.R. (92859 Pte. A. Snelgrove. 17/Middx: R.); 1914-15 Star (T3-025083 Dvr. A. Snelgrove, A.S.C.); British War and Victory Medals (T3-025083 Dvr. A. Snelgrove. A.S.C.) light contact marks, good very fine (4) £800-1200
A Great War D.C.M. group of four awarded to Corporal W. Wells, Royal Garrison Artillery Distinguished Conduct Medal, G.V.R. (195329 Cpl. W. Wells. R.G.A.); 1914-15 Star (33958 Dvr. W. Wells. R.G.A.); British War and Victory Medals (33958 Cpl. W. Wells. R.G.A.) ‘R.F.A.’ on Victory Medal, official correction to surname on last three from ‘Wills’, mounted as worn, nearly very fine (4) £500-600
Hammer Price: £480
A Great War D.C.M. group of four awarded to Gunner R. Twomey, 11th Siege Battery, 14th Brigade, Royal Garrison Artillery Distinguished Conduct Medal, G.V.R. (39722 Gnr: R. Twomey. 11/Sge: By: 14/Bde: R.G.A.); 1914-15 Star (39722. Gnr. R. Twomey. R.G.A.); British War and Victory Medals (39722. Gnr. R. Twomey. R.A.) nearly very fine (4) £800-1000
£800–£1,000
A Great War D.C.M. awarded to Corporal H. J. Croome, IV Corps Cyclist Battalion, Army Cyclist Corps Distinguished Conduct Medal, G.V.R. (13064 Cpl. H. J. Croome. IV. C.C. Bn. A.C.C.) minor official correction to unit, edge bruising and contact marks, otherwise nearly very fine and scarce £500-600
A Great War D.C.M. group of five awarded to Company Quartermaster Sergeant H. Hiscock, Irish Guards and Guards Machine Gun Regiment Distinguished Conduct Medal, G.V.R. (1092 Sjt: H. Hiscock. 4/Gds: M.G. Regt:); 1914-15 Star (1155 Sjt. H. Hiscock. Ir: Gds:); British War and Victory Medals (1155 C. Sjt. H. Hiscock. Ir. Gds.); Army L.S. & G.C., G.V.R., 1st issue (2714037 Sjt- A.C.Q.M. Sjt. H. Hiscock. Ir. Gds.) rank partially double struck on last, mounted as worn, light pitting, very fine...
A Q.P.M., C.P.M. group of four awarded to S. M. Locke Esq., Senior Assistant Commissioner of Police, Uganda Queen’s Police Medal, E.II.R., 2nd issue, for Distinguished Service (Sen. Asst. Commsr. Stephen M. Locke, Uganda.) with Royal Mint case of issue; War Medal 1939-45; Colonial Police Medal, E.II.R., 1st issue, for Meritorious Service (Sen. Supt. Stephen M. Locke, Uganda Police) with Royal Mint case of issue; Uganda Independence Medal 1962, mounted as worn; together with the...
Hammer Price: £700
An extremely rare West African Frontier Force D.C.M. and Bar awarded to Company Sergeant-Major Momadu Kukawa, Nigeria Regiment, who was decorated for gallant deeds in the Cameroons in October 1914 and at Behobeho in German East Africa in January 1917, on which latter occasion he was shot through both knees West African Frontier Force Distinguished Conduct Medal, G.V.R., with Second Award Bar (6410 Sjt. Momadu Kukawa, Nigeria Regt.), the Bar directly affixed to the suspension, good very...
Hammer Price: £4,000
A scarce ‘Loe-Agra operaitions 1935’ I.D.S.M. pair awarded to Havildar Mohammed Khan, 3-2 Punjab Regiment, for the epic defence of Kila Hari Post Indian Distinguished Service Medal, G.V.R., 2nd issue (Hav. Mohd. Khan, 3-2 Punjab R.) lacking top suspension brooch; India General Service 1908-35, 2 clasps, Mohmand 1933, North West Frontier 1935 (2628 Hav. Mohd. Khan, 3-2 Punjab R.) good very fine (2) £1400-1800
Hammer Price: £2,000
A Great War ‘Gallipoli Operations’ D.S.M. group of five awarded to Chief Stoker (Pensioner) William Rice, Royal Navy Distinguished Service Medal, G.V.R. (161703 W. Rice, Ch. Sto. Gallipoli Opns. 1915-6); 1914-15 Star (161703 W. Rice, Ch. Sto. R.N.); British War and Victory Medals (161703 W. Rice. Ch. Sto. R.N.); Royal Navy L.S. & G.C., G.V.R., 1st issue (161703 William Rice, Ch. Stoker. H.M.S. Active) together with silver war badge (R.N20901), good very fine (6) £1200-1400
Hammer Price: £1,100
A Great War 1917 D.S.M. group of six awarded to Petty Officer 1st Class A. Teed, Royal Navy and Royal Fleet Reserve Distinguished Service Medal, G.V.R. (132954 A. Teed. P.O. 1Cl. H.M.S. Aurora. 1916-7.); China 1900, no clasp (A. Teed, P.O. 1Cl., H.M.S. Esk.); 1914-15 Star (132954 A. Teed, P.O.1., R.N.); British War and Victory Medals (132954 A. Teed. P.O.1 R.N.); Royal Navy L.S. & G.C., E.VII.R. (Albert Teed, P.O. 1Cl., H.M.S. Cambridge.) mounted court-style, light contact marks,...
A Great War D.S.M. awarded to Chief Petty Officer Peter Lourie, Royal Navy, for operations on the Belgian Coast in 1917 Distinguished Service Medal, G.V.R. (178721. P. Lourie. C.P.O. Belgian Coast. 1917.) nearly very fine £600-700
£600–£700
A Great War ‘Mesopotamia and Persian Gulf’ D.S.M. group of five awarded to Chief Petty Officer H. T. Wakeford, Royal Navy Distinguished Service Medal, G.V.R. (167246 H. T. Wakeford, C.P.O. Mesopotamia & Persian Gulf. 1917.) official correction to last four letters of surname; 1914-15 Star (167246 H. T. Wakeford. C.P.O. R.N.); British War and Victory Medals (167246 H. T. Wakeford. C.P.O. R.N.); Royal Navy L.S. & G.C., E.VII.R. (167246 H. T. Wakeford, P.O. 1Cl., H.M.S. Vivid.) mounted...
Hammer Price: £1,000
A Second World War ‘withdrawal from Dunkirk’ D.S.M. awarded to Signalman Joseph Mulheron, Royal Navy, for conspicuous devotion to duty under fire whilst serving ashore on the coast and in Dunkirk Distinguished Service Medal, G.VI.R. (JX. 133241 J. Mulheron. Sig. R.N.) impressed naming, edge bruise and contact marks, otherwise very fine £1200-1400
A scarce ‘Norway 1940’ D.S.M. group of four awarded to Able Seaman J. Mc C. Smith, Royal Navy, for attempting to save a life during an air-raid on Harstad, near Narvik Distinguished Service Medal, G.VI.R. (JX. 138633 J. Mc C. Smith. A.B. H.M.S. Delight.); 1939-45 Star; Atlantic Star; War Medal, contact marks, nearly very fine (4) £1200-1400
A Second War ‘1941’ D.S.M. awarded to Stoker Petty Officer F. D. Mathie, Royal Navy Distinguished Service Medal, G.VI.R. (C/K, 65516 F. D. Mathie. S.P.O.) cleaned, minor edge bruise, very fine £600-800
Hammer Price: £800
An Immediate Second World War ‘evacuation from Greece and Crete’ D.S.M. group of nine awarded to Petty Officer Grig Buckler, Royal Navy Distinguished Service Medal, G.VI.R. (P/233715 G. Buckler, P.O. H.M.S. Glenroy) impressed naming; 1914-15 Star (233715 G. Buckler. A.B. R.N.); British War and Victory Medals (233715 G. Buckler. P.O. R.N.); 1939-45 Star; Atlantic Star; Africa Star, clasp, North Africa 1942-43; Defence and War Medals, mounted for wear, nearly very fine or better...
An outstanding ‘Battle of the Barents Sea’ D.S.M. group of five awarded to Stoker J. J. Colley, Royal Navy, for gallantry when H.M.S. Achates was sunk by the German heavy cruiser Admiral Hipper on 31 December 1942, while on escort duty protecting convoy JW 51B to Murmansk; the 81 survivors included Stoker Colley, who led community singing of ‘Roll Out The Barrel’ whilst awaiting rescue from the icy waters by the trawler Northern Gem Distinguished Service Medal, G.VI.R. (KX.77619...
Hammer Price: £4,800
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