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A Second War ‘1943’ North Africa D.F.C. group of eight awarded to Blenheim and Boston pilot, Wing Commander D. C. Sandeman, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve, who flew in at least 29 operational sorties, and commanded 18 (Burma) Squadron over North Africa, Sicily and Italy Distinguished Flying Cross, G.VI.R., reverse officially dated ‘1943’; 1939-45 Star; Africa Star, clasp, North Africa 1942-43; Italy Star; Defence and War Medals 1939-45; General Service 1918-62, 1 clasp,...
Hammer Price: £2,200
A Second War ‘1944’ D.F.C. group of five attributed to Lancaster navigator, Flight Lieutenant S. W. A. Hurrell, 9 Squadron, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve, who flew in at least 27 operational sorties, 12 of which were to Berlin and back Distinguished Flying Cross, G.VI.R., reverse officially dated ‘1944’; 1939-45 Star; Air Crew Europe Star; Defence and War Medals 1939-45, with white metal name plated engraved ‘Flt. Lt. Stanley Hurrell DFC Navigator 9 Sqdn.’, generally very...
Hammer Price: £1,600
A Second War Halifax navigator’s D.F.C. group of six awarded to Flying Officer W. Downey, 420 (Snowy Owl) Squadron, Royal Canadian Air Force, who flew in at least 34 operational sorties with the Squadron, and whose crew claimed an enemy aircraft damaged over Kiel, 15 September 1944 Distinguished Flying Cross, G.VI.R., reverse officially dated ‘1945’; 1939-45 Star; France and Germany Star; Defence Medal, Canadian issue in silver; Canadian Volunteer Service Medal, with Overseas clasp;...
Hammer Price: £1,900
A Second War ‘Bomber Command’ D.F.C. group of four awarded to Lancaster Navigator Flying Officer T. D. Rodgers, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve Distinguished Flying Cross, G.VI.R., reverse officially dated 1945, in Royal Mint case of issue, with named Buckingham Palace enclosure; 1939-45 Star; France and Germany Star; War Medal 1939-45, extremely fine (4) £1,000-£1,400
Hammer Price: £1,500
The highly important Great War ‘Airships’ A.F.C. group of ten awarded to Air Chief Marshal The Honourable Sir Ralph ‘Cocky’ Cochrane, [G.B.E., K.C.B.] Royal Naval Air Service and Royal Air Force. A pilot who had worked with Barnes Wallis during the Great War, flying his experimental airships and testing the world’s first airship mooring mast, which Wallis had designed. Cochrane’s ability was recognised early in his career, and after some sound advice from ‘Boom’ Trenchard...
Hammer Price: £17,000
A Great War A.R.R.C. group of three awarded to Sister Miss Ethel Rose Whittington, Territorial Force Nursing Service Royal Red Cross, 2nd Class (A.R.R.C.), G.V.R., silver and enamel, on lady’s bow riband, in Garrard, London, case of issue; British Red Cross Society Medal for War Service 1914-18, with integral top riband bar, in card box of issue; France, Third Republic, Medal of Honour, Ministry of the Marine, small gold medal, the reverse officially named ‘Miss Whittington 1908’,...
Hammer Price: £380
A scarce and early Albert Medal Second Class awarded to Mr. T. Jones, for saving the life of a sailor from the wreck of the Marmion, off the coast of Falmouth, 17 March 1867 Albert Medal, 2nd Class, for Gallantry in Saving Life at Sea, bronze and enamel, reverse officially engraved ‘Wreck of the Marmion 17th March 1867 Presented in the name of Her Majesty to Theophilus Jones’, reverse of the crown with maker’s cartouché Phillips, Cockspur St., and officially numbered ‘No. 11’,...
Hammer Price: £7,000
A Posthumous Albert Medal for Sea and Liverpool Shipwreck and Humane Society ‘In Memoriam’ Medal pair awarded to Mr. H. H. Wadsworth, 6th Engineer, City of Cairo, for gallantry in attempting to save the lives of Lascar firemen trapped in a steam-filled boiler room following a serious explosion on the ship in the Mediterranean on 5 November 1933, and laying down his own life in the process Albert Medal, 2nd Class, for Gallantry in Saving Life at Sea, bronze and enamel, the reverse...
Hammer Price: £6,000
A Crimea Light Brigade D.C.M. group of four awarded to Corporal, later Sergeant Instructor of Musketry, J. Neal, 8th Hussars, who probably rode in the Charge of the Light Brigade at Balaklava, 25 October 1854 Distinguished Conduct Medal, V.R. (Corpl. James Neal. 8th Hu..sars); Crimea 1854-56, 4 clasps, Alma, Balaklava, Inkermann, Sebastopol, unnamed as issued, unofficial rivets between clasps; Indian Mutiny 1857-59, 1 clasp, Central India (Qr. Mr. Sgt. Jas. Neal, 8th Hussars.) suspension...
Hammer Price: £6,500
Family Group: An Egypt D.C.M. group of five awarded to Sergeant D. Gunn, Cameron Highlanders, who was dangerously wounded at the Battle of Tel-el-Kebir, 13 September 1882. Subsequently visited in Netley Hospital by Queen Victoria, he was appointed gatekeeper of St. Anne’s Gate, Windsor Park on Her Majesty’s personal insistence Distinguished Conduct Medal, V.R. (2125. Sergt. D. Gunn. 1/Camn: Highrs. 13. Sept. 82); Egypt and Sudan 1882-89, dated reverse, 1 clasp, Tel-El-Kebir (2125....
Hammer Price: £4,000
An outstanding El-Teb D.C.M. group of four awarded to Private F. Hayes, 10th Hussars, a noted pugilist who, being surrounded and unable to wield his sword effectively on horseback, dismounted and dispersed his assailants with his fists, a feat which inspired a remarkable poem published shortly afterwards in Punch magazine Distinguished Conduct Medal, V.R. (1588 P... Hayes, 10th Hussars. 29th Feby. 1884); Afghanistan 1878-80, no clasp (1588 Pte. F. Hayes, 10th Rl. Hussars); Egypt & Sudan...
Hammer Price: £7,500
A Boer War ‘Battle of Magersfontein’ D.C.M. group of four awarded to Private R. Edmondstone, Gordon Highlanders Distinguished Conduct Medal, V.R. (3191 L. Corpl. R. Edmondstone, Gordon Highrs.); India General Service 1895-1902, 3 clasps, Relief of Chitral 1895, Punjab Frontier 1897-98, Tirah 1897-98, clasp carriage altered to accommodate additional clasps (3191 Lce. Cpl. R. Edmondston [sic], 1st Bn. Gordon Highrs.); Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 5 clasps, Cape Colony, Paardeberg,...
A good Boer War D.C.M. group of five awarded to Regimental Sergeant-Major George Trivett, Devon Regiment Distinguished Conduct Medal, V.R. (951 Clr:-Serjt: G. Trivett. Devon: Regt.); Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 5 clasps, Tugela Heights, Orange Free State, Relief of Ladysmith, Transvaal, Laing’s Nek (951 C.Sgt. G. Trivett, Devon: Regt.); King's South Africa 1901-02, 2 clasps, South Africa 1901, South Africa 1902 (Clr:-Serjt: G. Trivett. Devon: Regt.); Army L.S. & G.C., E.VII.R....
Hammer Price: £2,000
A Boer War D.C.M. group of four awarded to Sergeant W. McDine, Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders, late Royal Highlanders, who was wounded at Paardeberg Drift, 18 February 1900 Distinguished Conduct Medal, E.VII.R. (5924 Serjt: J. W. McDine. Arg: & Suth: Hdrs:); Egypt and Sudan 1882-89, dated reverse, 4 clasps, Suakin 1884, El-Teb, The Nile 1884-85, Kirbekan (2331. Drumr. J. W. McDine. 1/R. Hrs.); Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 2 clasps, Modder River, Paardeberg (5924, Serjt. W. McDine,...
Hammer Price: £2,800
A good Boer War D.C.M. group of eight awarded to Sergeant J. Barfield, Royal Warwickshire Regiment Section, Malta Horse, late Derbyshire Regiment, who was twice Mentioned in Despatches for his services during the Boer War, and subsequently served during the Great War as Warrant Officer Class I, Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment and Labour Corps Distinguished Conduct Medal, E.VII.R. (5572 Serjt: J. Barfield. R. Warwick: Regt.); India General Service 1895-1902, 2 clasps, Punjab...
A Great War 1918 ‘Western Front’ D.C.M., M.M. pair awarded to Sergeant G. Blake, 28th Canadian Infantry (Saskatchewan Regiment), Canadian Expeditionary Force Distinguished Conduct Medal, G.V.R. (74310 Sjt: G. Blake. 28/Can: Inf:); Military Medal, G.VI.R. (74310 Sjt: G. Blake. 28/Sask: R.) good very fine (2) £1,400-£1,800
Hammer Price: £1,200
A good Great War 1918 ‘Battle of Amiens’ D.C.M., 1917 ‘Bullecourt’ M.M. group of five awarded to Sergeant E. V. Hockey, 3rd Australian Light Trench Mortar Battery, Australian Imperial Force, who had served in Gallipoli with the 10th Australian Infantry Battalion and developed into a master exponent of the Stokes mortar on the Western Front Distinguished Conduct Medal, G.V.R. (778 Sjt. E. V. Hockey. M.M. 3/Aust: L. T. M. By.); Military Medal, G.V.R. (778 Cpl. E. V. Hockey. 3/L. T....
Hammer Price: £4,200
An outstanding Great War D.C.M., M.M. group of five awarded to Private N. Courtney, 9th Battalion, Devonshire Regiment, whose D.C.M. was awarded for ‘a wonderful display of courage when he rushed a machine-gun post alone, and accounted for the whole crew with his fists and revolver’ Distinguished Conduct Medal, G.V.R. (10091 Pte. N. Courtney. 9/Devon: R.); Military Medal, G.V.R. (10091 Pte. N. Courtney. 9/Devon R.); 1914-15 Star (10091 Pte. N. Courtney. Devon: R.); British War and...
Hammer Price: £3,200
A Great War 1914 ‘Western Front’ D.C.M. awarded to Private A. D. Bloor, Manchester Regiment Distinguished Conduct Medal, G.V.R. (9143 Pte. A. D. Bloor. 2/Manch: Regt.) toned, nearly extremely fine £700-£900
Hammer Price: £700
A Great War 1914 ‘Western Front’ D.C.M. awarded to Lance-Corporal J. Daniel, Black Watch, who died of wounds sustained on the Western Front at home on 6 June 1915 Distinguished Conduct Medal, G.V.R. (1731 Pte. J. Daniel. 2/R. Hdrs.) edge bruising, otherwise good very fine £800-£1,200
A Great War D.C.M. group of four awarded to Sergeant R. Connor, Royal Fusiliers, late 1/2nd North Midland Brigade, Royal Field Artillery Distinguished Conduct Medal, G.V.R. (1 Cpl. R. Connor, 1/2 N. Mid. Bde. R.F.A. - T.F.); 1914-15 Star (541 Cpl. R. Connor, R.F.A.); British War and Victory Medals (851 Sjt. R. Conner, R.A.), note differing surname spelling and numbers, one or two edge bruises and a little polished, otherwise very fine (4) £600-800
A fine ‘Gallipoli’ D.C.M. awarded to Lance-Corporal J. H. Kruger, 22nd Australian Infantry Battalion, Australian Imperial Force, for his gallantry during rescue operations at C2 Tunnel, ANZAC, after a mine had been exploded, 29 October 1915. He later died of wounds on the Western Front, 26 February 1917 Distinguished Conduct Medal, G.V.R. (37 Pte. J. H. Kruger. 22/Aust: I.F.) pitted, very fine £1,200-£1,600
A Great War 1916 ‘Western Front’ D.C.M. group of four awarded to Sergeant J. McHaffie, Royal Scots Fusiliers, who was killed in action during the Battle of the Somme on 13 October 1916 Distinguished Conduct Medal, G.V.R. (13409 L.Cpl. J. Mc.Haffie. 7/R. Sco: Fus:); 1914-15 Star (13409 L.Cpl. J. Mc.Haffie. R. Sc: Fus:); British War and Victory Medals (13409 Cpl. J. Mc Haffie. R.S. Fus.); Memorial Plaque (James McHaffie) in card envelope, and original transmission envelope, this torn...
A Great War D.C.M. awarded to Sergeant W. P. Powell, 1/2nd North Midland Field Ambulance, Royal Army Medical Corps Distinguished Conduct Medal, G.V.R. (2324 Sjt. W. P. Powell, 1/2 N. Mid. F.A. R.A.M.C. - T.F.), extremely fine £400-500
Hammer Price: £850
A Great War 1917 ‘Egypt’ D.C.M. group of four awarded to Sergeant J. Gray, Royal West Kent Regiment, who was Mentioned in Despatches and killed in action in Egypt on 18 January 1918 Distinguished Conduct Medal, G.V.R. (203270 Cpl. J. Gray. 2/4 R.W. Kent R. -T.F.); 1914-15 Star (TF-2592. Pte. J. Gray. R.W. Kent. R.); British War and Victory Medals (TF-2592 Sjt. J. Gray. R.W. Kent R.); Memorial Plaque (John Gray) in card envelope of issue, extremely fine (5) £800-£1,200
A Great War 1917 ‘Western Front’ D.C.M. awarded to Sergeant J. Christie, 103rd Howitzer Battery, 2nd Brigade Australian Field Artillery, Australian Imperial Force, who was wounded in action 6 August 1916, and gassed 16 August 1917 Distinguished Conduct Medal, G.V.R. (2183 Sjt: J. Christie. 2/Bde: Aust: F.A.) light pitting, therefore very fine £700-£900
A Great War 1917 ‘Western Front’ D.C.M. group of four awarded to Sergeant J. Stephen, Royal Field Artillery Distinguished Conduct Medal, G.V.R. (630095 A.Sjt: J. Stephen. 255/High: Bde. R.F.A.); 1914-15 Star (353. Cpl. J. Stephen. R.F.A.); British War and Victory Medals, with M.I.D. oak leaves (353 Sjt. J. Stephen. R.A.) VM partially officially corrected, light pitting from Star, otherwise good very fine (4) £600-£800
Hammer Price: £750
A good Great War D.C.M. group of four awarded to Acting Sergeant C. Rush, Essex Regiment, who was decorated for gallant services as a stretcher-bearer Distinguished Conduct Medal, G.V.R. (31216 Pte. C. Rush, 2/Essex R.); British War and Victory Medals (31216 A. Sjt. C. Rush, Essex R.); France, Third Republic, Croix de Guerre, reverse dated 1914-1918, with bronze palm, good very fine or better (4) £800-£1,000
A Great War 1917 ‘Western Front’ D.C.M. group of six awarded to Sergeant G. Taylor, 5th Australian Pioneer Battalion, Australian Imperial Force Distinguished Conduct Medal, G.V.R. (106 Sjt: G. Taylor. 5/Aust: Pr. Bn:); 1914-15 Star (106 Pte. G. Taylor. 8/Bn. A.I.F.); British War and Victory Medals (106 Sgt. G. Taylor. 8/Bn. A.I.F.); War Medal 1939-45; Australia Service Medal, last two officially impressed ‘V15411 G. D. Taylor’, mounted for display, light contact marks, generally...
A Great War D.C.M. group of four awarded to Battery Quarter-Master Sergeant C. H. Boyle, Royal Garrison Artillery Distinguished Conduct Medal, G.V.R. (278158 Sjt. C. H. Boyle, R.G.A.); 1914-15 Star (3158 A. Bmbr. C. H. Boyle, R.G.A.); British War and Victory Medals (SR-3158 B.Q.M. Sjt. C. H. Boyle, R.A.), mounted as worn, very fine or better (4) £700-900
A Great War ‘1918’ D.C.M. pair awarded to Corporal F. T. Hills, Royal Engineers Distinguished Conduct Medal, G.V.R. (90538 Cpl. F. T. Hills. 145/A.T. Coy. R.E.) surname partially officially corrected; British War Medal 1914-20 (90538 Cpl. F. T. Hills. R.E.) generally very fine or better (2) £500-£600
Hammer Price: £500
A fine Great War 1918 ‘Somme’ D.C.M. awarded to Sergeant T. McMillan, 3rd Australian Infantry Battalion, Australian Imperial Force, for the capture of 4 machine guns and 45 prisoners during the attack near Hargicourt, 18 September 1918. He was wounded in action on 4 separate occasions: during 1915, 1916, 1917 and 1918 Distinguished Conduct Medal, G.V.R. (2097 Sjt T. McMillan. 3/Aust: Inf.) good very fine £800-£1,000
Hammer Price: £1,400
A Great War ‘Salonika’ D.C.M. group of six awarded to Private D. Carswell, Cameron Highlanders Distinguished Conduct Medal, G.V.R. (7723 Pte. D. Carswell. 2/Cam’n. Highrs.); 1914-15 Star (7723 Pte. D. Carswell, Cam’n. Highrs.); British War and Victory Medals, with M.I.D. oak leaves (7723 Pte. D. Carswell, Cam’n. Highrs.); Serbia, Kingdom, Oblitch Bravery Medal, 30mm, bronze-gilt; Greece, Kingdom, War Cross 1916-17, Third Class, silver, nearly very fine and better (6) ...
The unique Second World War ‘attack on the Tirpitz’ C.G.M. group of four awarded to Engine Room Artificer 4th Class Edmund Goddard, helmsman of H.M. Midget Submarine X6, whose skipper Lieutenant Donald Cameron was awarded the Victoria Cross, as too was the skipper of X7, Lieutenant Basil Place; the crew-members from X6 were all taken prisoner and were being interrogated aboard the Tirpitz when their charges exploded underneath the battleship Conspicuous Gallantry Medal, G.VI.R....
Hammer Price: £70,000
A fine and early ‘1940’ George Medal awarded to Mr. F. E. Rose, for his gallantry during two raids in August 1940 at the Bristol Aeroplane Company Ltd’s base at Filton. Employed as a Maintenance Engineer at the latter, he is believed to be the first Bristolian to have been awarded the George Medal George Medal, G.VI.R., 1st issue (Frederick Ernest Rose) good very fine £2,800-£3,200
A K.P.M. group of three awarded to County Inspector H. E. W. Yates, Royal Irish Constabulary King’s Police Medal, G.V.R., 1st issue (Henry E. W. Yates, County Insp., R.I.C.); Visit to Ireland 1903 (D.I. H. E. W. Yates. R.I.C.) with integral top shamrock suspension bar; Coronation 1911, Royal Irish Constabulary, unnamed as issued, good very fine and better (3) £400-£500
Hammer Price: £1,100
An Edward Medal Second Class for Industry posthumously awarded to Mr. S. Jackson, who was killed while rescuing a fellow worker at the Darlaston Green Furnaces, Staffordshire, on 24 July 1912 Edward Medal (Industry), G.V.R., 2nd Class, 1st issue, with 2nd type reverse, gilded bronze (Shadrach Jackson) in case of issue, edge bruise, good very fine £1,400-£1,800
A Great War ‘Bushire’ I.D.S.M. awarded to Havildar Jahan Khan, Coke’s Rifles Indian Distinguished Service Medal, G.V.R., 1st issue (1921 Havr. Jahan Khan, 1/Bn., 55/Rifles F.F.) edge bruising, nearly very fine £400-£500
Hammer Price: £400
A Second World War Burma campaign I.D.S.M. awarded to Havildar Arjun Singh, 1-16th Punjab Regiment, for gallantry at Khudei Khunou, near Imphal Indian Distinguished Service Medal, G.VI.R. (9414 Hav. Arjun Singh, 1-16th Punjab R.) lacking top suspension brooch, extremely fine £800-£1,000
A Great War ‘1918’ D.S.M. group of five awarded to Chief Engine Room Artificer 1st Class P. L. Whalebone, Royal Navy, for service on the destroyer H.M.S. Valhalla, January - June 1918 Distinguished Service Medal, G.V.R. (269769. P. L. Whalebone, C.E.R.A. 1. Cl. “Valhalla.” 1918); 1914-15 Star (269769. P. L. Whalebone. C.E.R.A. 2. R.N.); British War and Victory Medals (269769 P. L. Whalebone. C.E.R.A. 1 R.N.); Royal Navy L.S. & G.C., G.V.R., 1st issue (269769. P. L. Whalebone, Ch....
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