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A Sea Gallantry Medal group of three awarded to Chief Officer Seaward Sydenham, S.S. Alleghany, Mercantile Marine, who was awarded all three life saving medals for the rescue of his brother in the North Atlantic on 16 November 1906 Sea Gallantry Medal, E.VII.R., small 2nd issue, silver (Seaward Sydenham, “Alleghany” 16th November 1906); Royal Humane Society, small bronze medal (successful) (Seaward Sydenham, Nov. 16 1906) with integral bronze riband buckle; Lloyd’s Medal for Saving...
Hammer Price: £2,600
A rare ‘North West Frontier’ B.E.M. group six awarded to Warrant Officer Class 2 A. R. Clarke, Royal Air Force and Royal Navy, for distinguished service with 11 Squadron at Risalpur, India British Empire Medal, (Military) G.V.R. (No. 315032 Flt. Sergt. Arthur Richard Clarke. R.A.F.); British War Medal 1914-20 (315032. Sgt. Mech. A. R. Clarke. R.A.F.) Victory Medal 1914-19 (M.2444 A. R. Clarke. P.O.M. R.N.); India General Service 1908-35, 1 clasp, North West Frontier 1930-31 (315032....
Hammer Price: £1,800
A rare Second War ‘London Blitz’ B.E.M. group of eleven awarded to Lieutenant-Colonel G. J. A. Bartlett, General List, late Sub-Divisional Inspector, Metropolitan Police, and Royal Navy, who was awarded the R.S.P.C.A. Silver Medal for rescuing ‘Roger’, a frightened Collie dog from a bombed out house in Battersea on 28 September 1940 British Empire Medal, (Civil) G.VI.R., 1st issue (Gilbert James Alexander Bartlett); 1914-15 Star (J.25293 G. J. A. Bartlett. L. Tel. R.N.); British...
Hammer Price: £2,400
The rare Second War B.E.M. group of six awarded to Master Engineer C. V. Worgan, Balloon Command, Royal Air Force, for his service as a balloon operator with “Q” Flight, 952 Squadron during 24 round trips as part of the Channel Mobile Balloon Barrage - he was subjected to attack from air, land and sea. Worgan was later remustered to Aircrew Duties, and served operationally in the Near East British Empire Medal, (Military) G.VI.R., 1st issue (649845 A.C. 1. Cl. Charles V. Worgan....
Hammer Price: £1,200
A Second War B.E.M. group of three awarded to Corporal D. A. Shadwell, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve British Empire Medal, (Military) G.VI.R., 1st issue (1717024 Cpl. Denis A. Shadwell. R.A.F.V.R.); Defence and War Medals 1939-45, mounted as worn, good very fine (3) £200-£240
Hammer Price: £180
A post-War B.E.M. group of six awarded to Chief Yeoman of Signals F. T. H. Harwood, Royal Navy, later Officer Keeper Grade 2, Foreign Office British Empire Medal, (Civil) E.II.R. (Frederick Thomas Henry Harwood); 1914-15 Star (J.12339, F. T. H. Harwood, Sig., R.N.); British War and Victory Medals (J.12339 F. T. H. Harwood. L.S. R.N.); Jubilee 1935, unnamed as issued; Royal Navy L.S. & G.C., G.V.R., 3rd issue, coinage head (J.12339 F. T. H. Harwood. C.Y.S. H.M.S. Carlisle.) the last five...
Hammer Price: £320
A well-documented post-War B.E.M. for gallantry group of four awarded to Fireman A. A. Dawton, London Fire Brigade, for his gallantry in rescuing four people from a burning house on 19 December 1963 British Empire Medal, (Civil) E.II.R., with gallantry emblem (Arthur Alec Dawton.) in Royal Mint case of issue; Defence Medal; Fire Brigade L.S. & G.C., E.II.R. (Fireman Arthur A. Dawton); London County Council Fire Brigade Good Service Medal (Arthur A. Dawton 1954); together with two London...
The Most Honourable Order of the Bath, K.C.B. (Military) a good Great War period Knight Commander’s set of insignia comprising neck badge, silver-gilt and enamels, and breast star, silver, with gold and enamel appliqué centre, complete with full neck cravat in its Garrard & Co Ltd fitted case of issue, minor loss to red berries on wreath of star, otherwise extremely fine (2) £1,800-£2,200
Hammer Price: £3,400
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 ‘IN’ for John Northam, complete with correct wide gold swivel-ring suspension and gold ribbon buckle, minor enamel damage to ‘Ich Dien’ scrolls and loss to some red berries on both wreaths, otherwise nearly extremely fine £3,000-£4,000
The Most Honourable Order of the Bath, C.B. (Military) Companion’s, neck badge, silver-gilt and enamels, complete with full neck cravat in its Garrard & Co. Ltd. case of issue, good very fine £600-£800
Hammer Price: £1,100
The Most Honourable Order of the Bath, C.B. (Civil) Companion’s breast badge by Garrard, London, silver-gilt, hallmarked London 1895, complete with ribbon buckle, gilt dull, otherwise very fine £220-£260
Hammer Price: £420
The Most Exalted Order of the Star of India, C.S.I., Companion’s neck badge, gold and enamels, with central hardstone cameo of a youthful Queen Victoria, the motto of the order set in rose diamonds, suspended from a five-pointed silver star and gold ring suspension, with small length of neck ribbon, very fine £3,000-£4,000
Hammer Price: £4,000
The Most Distinguished Order of St. Michael and St. George, C.M.G., Companion’s neck badge, silver-gilt and enamels with centres in gold and enamels, with length of neck ribbon in damaged Garrard & Co. Ltd. case of issue, obverse centre depressed, otherwise good very fine £300-£400
Hammer Price: £500
The Most Eminent Order of the Indian Empire, K.C.I.E., a very fine late Victorian Knight Commander’s, set of insignia, comprising neck badge, gold and enamels, the central motto in finely cut gold lettering superimposed on a blue ground, and breast star, silver with gold and enamel appliqué centre, the reverse fitted with gold pin for wearing, with neck cravat, in its R. & S. Garrard & Co., Haymarket, London, fitted case of issue, this a little scuffed, minor chips to green enamel orb of...
Hammer Price: £5,500
The Most Eminent Order of the Indian Empire, C.I.E., Companion’s 3rd type neck badge, gold and enamels, with evening dress neck ribbon, enamel loss to obverse ‘jewels’ of crown, otherwise nearly extremely fine £600-£800
Hammer Price: £1,500
The Royal Victorian Order, M.V.O., Member’s 4th Class breast badge, silver-gilt and enamel, the reverse officially numbered ‘951’, minor blue enamel damage to motto around central medallion, otherwise good very fine £180-£220
Hammer Price: £300
The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire, K.B.E., Knight Commander’s 1st type set of insignia comprising neck badge, silver-gilt and enamels, and breast star in silver, silver-gilt and enamel, with long length of civil neck ribbon and a short length of military neck ribbon, nearly extremely fine (2) £500-£700
The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire, C.B.E. Commander’s 2nd type neck badge, silver-gilt and enamels, with length of military neck ribbon in its Toye Kenning and Spencer Ltd case of issue, suspension ring detached from crown, small chip to red enamel, therefore very fine £200-£240
Hammer Price: £380
The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire, M.B.E. (Civil) Member’s 1st type lady’s shoulder badge, silver, hallmarks for London 1918, on lady’s bow riband, in a related but later lady’s M.B.E. Royal Mint case, extremely fine £100-£140
Hammer Price: £100
The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire, M.B.E. (Military) Member’s 2nd type breast badge, silver, with traces of old lacquer, good very fine £100-£140
Hammer Price: £130
Distinguished Service Order, G.VI.R., silver-gilt and enamel, reverse officially dated 1943, lacking integral top riband bar, minor white enamel chip to left hand arm of reverse, otherwise nearly extremely fine £600-£800
Indian Order of Merit, Military Division, 2nd type (1912-39), 2nd Class, Reward of Valour, silver and enamel, the reverse with central nut fitting, engraved in two lines, ’2nd Class / Order of Merit’, lacking ribbon buckle, centre enamel chipped, therefore very fine £220-£260
Hammer Price: £460
Military Cross, G.V.R., unnamed as issued, in case of issue, attributed to Second Lieutenant R. S. C. Brough, 1st Lovat’s Scouts, attached 15th Battalion, Highland Light Infantry, extremely fine £400-£500
Military Cross, G.VI.R., undated, with traces of old lacquer, good very fine £400-£500
Hammer Price: £550
The Order of St. John of Jerusalem, Officer‘s (Brother’s) breast badge, silver and enamel, heraldic beasts in angles, with small ring suspension but lacking larger riband ring, nearly extremely fine £50-£70
Pair: Troop Sergeant-Major John Inskip, 13th Light Dragoons Military General Service 1793-1814, 6 clasps, Albuhera, Vittoria, Nivelle, Nive, Orthes, Toulouse (J. Inskip, Troop Serjeant Major, 13th Light Drago) last part of unit obscured by suspension claw; Waterloo 1815 (Serj. John Inskip, 13th Reg. Light Dragoons.) fitted with original steel clip and replacement German silver straight bar suspension together with a fine engraved ribbon slide scroll inscribed ‘PENINSULA’, light...
Hammer Price: £5,000
Pair: Corporal Samuel Leap, 40th Foot Military General Service 1793-1814, 10 clasps, Roleia, Vimiera, Talavera, Busaco, Ciudad Rodrigo, Badajoz, Salamanca, Vittoria, Orthes, Toulouse (S. Leap, Corpl. 40th Foot.); Waterloo 1815 (Samuel Le.., 1st Batt. 40th Reg. Foot.) fitted with contemporary replacement silver clip and silver bar suspension inscribed ‘Peninsula’ as often found to this regiment, the second with edge bruising and contact marks with consequential loss of two letters of...
Hammer Price: £6,000
Pair: Private Richard Smith, 51st Light Infantry Military General Service 1793-1814, 3 clasps, Vittoria, Pyrenees, Nivelle (Richd. Smith, 51st Foot); Waterloo 1815 (Richard Smith, 51st Reg. Light Infantry.) fitted with original steel clip and ring suspension, the second good very fine, the first extremely fine (2) £2,800-£3,400
Pair: Corporal William Deighton, 52nd Foot, who was wounded in the left hand at Condisa, 14 March 1811, and by a shell in the shoulder and mouth at Waterloo, 18 June 1815 Military General Service 1793-1814, 10 clasps, Corunna, Busaco, Fuentes D’Onor, Ciudad Rodrigo, Badajoz, Salamanca, Vittoria, Pyrenees, Orthes, Toulouse (William Deighton, 52nd Foot.); Waterloo 1815 (William Dighton, 1st Batt. 52nd Reg. Foot.) fitted with steel clip and later small ring suspension, edge bruising,...
The unique Defence of Kelat-i-Ghilzie group of three to Major Thomas Studdert, Bombay Engineers, Executive Engineer at Kelat-i-Ghilzai, one of eight British officers present at the defence of that place in May 1842, and the only Engineer officer to receive the medal for Hyderabad 1843 Defence of Kelat-I-Ghilzie 1842 (Lieutt. T. Studdert, Bombay Engineers) naming officially engraved in fine running script, fitted with contemporary hinged silver bar suspension; Ghuznee Cabul 1842 (Lieutt....
Hammer Price: £26,000
Four: Lieutenant-Colonel Frederick Miller, 80th Foot, who served with the Turkish Contingent during the war in the Crimea India General Service 1854-95, 2 clasps, Pegu, Bhootan (Lieut. F. Miller. 80th Regt.) unofficial rivets between clasps; Indian Mutiny 1857-59, no clasp (Capt. F. Miller, 80th Regt.); Turkish Crimea 1855, Sardinian issue, unnamed, fitted with silver bar suspension; Ottoman Empire, Order of the Medjidie, 4th Class large type breast badge, silver, with gold and enamel...
Hammer Price: £2,000
Family group: Four: Third Class Staff Sergeant W. B. Howes, Army Service Corps South Africa 1877-79, 1 clasp, 1879 (T/3177. 3rd C. S. Sergt. W. Howes. A.S. Corps); Egypt and Sudan 1882-89, dated reverse, 1 clasp, Suakin 1885 (3177, 3rd Cl: S.S. W. Howes, *** Co. C & T. C.)’; Army L.S. & G.C., V.R., 3rd issue, small letter reverse (3177. 3rd Cl: S. Sgt. W. Howes. A.S.C.); Khedive’s Star, dated 1882, reverse impressed ‘3177. W. B. Howes C & T. Corps very fine Three: Sapper W. C....
Hammer Price: £1,000
Six: Chief Petty Officer J. Mitchell, Royal Navy, attached Royal Australian Navy, who was awarded the Naval Good Shooting Medal whilst serving in H.M.A.S. Australia in 1913, the first time an official medal was awarded and named to an H.M. Australian Ship East and West Africa 1887-1900, 1 clasp, Benin 1897 (J. Mitchell, Ord. H.M.S. Theseus.); 1914-15 Star (179801 J. Mitchell, C.P.O., R.N.); British War and Victory Medals (179801 J. Mitchell. C.P.O. R.N.); Royal Navy L.S. & G.C., E.VII.R....
Six: Captain A. Horne, 1st Battalion, Cameron Highlanders, who after being wounded was reportedly murdered by German troops at the battle for Troyon Ridge, during the battle of the Aisne, on 14 September 1914 - a battle in which the battalion sustained an horrendous number of casualties Queen’s Sudan 1896-98 (2/Lt. A. Horne. 1/Cam: Hrs:); Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 3 clasps, Cape Colony, Orange Free State, Transvaal (Lieut. A. Horne. 1/Camn. Highrs.); 1914 Star, with clasp (Capt:...
Six: Squadron Sergeant-Major Rough Rider H. Colman, 5th Dragoon Guards, later Lieutenant, Army Service Corps Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 3 clasps, Natal, Orange Free State, Transvaal (3200 Sq. S. Major. R.R. H. Coleman [sic], 5th. Dragoon Guards.); King’s South Africa 1901-02, 2 clasps, South Africa 1901, South Africa 1902 (3200 S. Serjt:- Maj: H. Colman. 5th. Drgn: Gds:); British War and Victory Medals (Lieut. H. Colman.); Army Meritorious Service Medal, G.VI.R., 1st issue (Sq-S....
Hammer Price: £650
Pair: Lieutenant the Hon. Robert V. Grosvenor, Imperial Yeomanry, later 3rd Baron Ebury Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 3 clasps, Cape Colony, Orange Free State, South Africa 1901, unofficial rivets between state and date clasps (Lt. The Hon. R. Grosvenor. 21 Co. 2/Impl. Yeo.) engraved naming; Jubilee 1897, silver, unnamed as issued, mounted as worn with the Jubilee Medal first, light contact marks, very fine (2) £600-£800
Hammer Price: £850
Five: Major H. R. H. Crawford, Hampshire Yeomanry, attached Nigeria Regiment and Gold Coast Regiment, late Imperial Yeomanry Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 5 clasps, Cape Colony, Rhodesia, Transvaal, South Africa 1901, South Africa 1902, unofficial rivets between SA01 and SA02 clasps (11232 Tpr: H. Crawford. 61st. Coy. 17th. Impl: Yeo:); 1914-15 Star (Capt. H. H. Crawford. Hamps. Yeo); British War and Victory Medals (Major H. H. Crawford); Territorial Decoration, G.V.R., silver and...
Five: Lieutenant-Colonel W. A. Clayton, Hampshire and Isle of Wight Royal Garrison Artillery Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 5 clasps, Cape Colony, Orange Free State, Transvaal, South Africa 1901, South Africa 1902, unofficial rivets between state and date clasps (Lieut. W. A. Clayton. Hants. & I. of W. R.G.A.); Africa General Service 1902-56, 1 clasp, N. Nigeria 1906 (Lieut: W. A. Clayton. R.F.A.); 1914-15 Star (Capt: W. A. Clayton. R.F.A.); British War and Victory Medals, with M.I.D....
Pair: Surgeon J. W. Summerhayes, attached East Lancashire Regiment, who served as Surgeon in Charge of the Military Hospital at Brandfort, Orange River Colony Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 2 clasps, Cape Colony, Orange Free State (J. W. Summerhayes, M.D. Surgeon.) engraved naming; King’s South Africa 1901-02, 2 clasps, South Africa 1901, South Africa 1902 (Civ. Surgn. J. W. Summerhayes. E. Lanc. Rgt.) good very fine (2) £360-£440
Hammer Price: £360
Four: Lieutenant C. L. Wells, Hampshire Regiment and Colonial Forces, who was Mentioned in Despatches for his services during the Boer War, and later served with distinction in the action at Kotorokoshi on 25 February 1903, during the Kano-Sokoto campaign, which resulted in the award of the Victoria Cross to Lieutenant W. D. Wright, and a further ‘Mention’ for Wells Coronation 1902, silver, unnamed as issued; Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 4 clasps, Cape Colony, Wepener,...
Hammer Price: £2,800
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