Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

Badge for Voluntary War Work in India 1914-19, a reduced size oval bi-metallic skeletal badge, 21mm x 16mm, lotus flowers to centre, on brooch pin, mounted in a glazed display frame with the Government of India bestowal letter, named to ‘Mrs. Drayson’, and dated 29 July 1920, nearly extremely fine

Royal Marine Shooting Medals (2), both awarded to R. J. Gumm, Lieutenant R.M. and sometime Chief Inspector, R.M. Police, the first silver, with top ‘Royal Marines Eight’ riband bar, and clasps for ‘1910’, ‘1911’, and ‘1928’; the second bronze, with top ‘Unit VII’ riband bar, and clasps for ‘Depot Rifle 1927’, ‘Depot R.M. Rifle 1928’, ‘Depot R.M. Revolver 1928’, and ‘Ply. Div. Rifle 1930’, reverse engraved ‘R. J. Gumm’, both mounted in a glazed display frame, nearly extremely fine

United States of America, Purple Heart, reverse engraved ‘Frank Smelvin E. Mindell’, mounted in a glazed display frame, nearly extremely fine

A Second War group of five miniature dress medals
1939-45 Star; Pacific Star; Defence and War Medals 1939-45; Australia Service Medal, all of recent manufacture, mounted for wear; with typed service history for Wing Commander Charles Henry Sherlock, Chaplain, Royal Australian Air Force, but with no original documentation, good very fine (lot) £80-£100