Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria (10 April 2024): Auction Catalogue

A rare Africa General Service campaign medal awarded to Nursing Sister Gertrude Dewhurst, Southern Nigeria Medical...

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A rare Africa General Service campaign medal awarded to Nursing Sister Gertrude Dewhurst, Southern Nigeria Medical Department Africa General Service 1902-56, 1 clasp, Aro 1901-1902 (Nursing Sister G. Dewhurst.) edge nicks, good very fine, rare £400-£500

Hammer Price: £750

Africa General Service 1902-56, 1 clasp, Kenya (2/Lt. M. G. Miller. R.A.) polished, good very fine £80-£100

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№ 522

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Africa General Service 1902-56, 1 clasp, Kenya (2/Lt. M. G. Miller. R.A.) polished, good very fine £80-£100

Hammer Price: £220

Africa General Service 1902-56, 1 clasp, Kenya (N/28800 Cpl. Karani Apodo. K.A.R.) edge nicks, good fine £60-£80

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№ 523

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Africa General Service 1902-56, 1 clasp, Kenya (N/28800 Cpl. Karani Apodo. K.A.R.) edge nicks, good fine £60-£80

Hammer Price: £110

Africa General Service 1902-56, 1 clasp, Kenya (3) (515 Sgt Oware Othur; 5713 Cpl. Odera Ajala.; F. 5624 Const....

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№ 524

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Africa General Service 1902-56, 1 clasp, Kenya (3) (515 Sgt Oware Othur; 5713 Cpl. Odera Ajala.; F. 5624 Const. (,R.). John. Muga. Othigo.) surname officially corrected on last, edge bruising and minor contact marks, very fine (3) £120-£160

Hammer Price: £150

Natal 1906, no clasp (W. E. Smith, Natal Civilian Employees.) nearly extremely fine £100-£140

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№ 525

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Natal 1906, no clasp (W. E. Smith, Natal Civilian Employees.) nearly extremely fine £100-£140

Hammer Price: £170

India General Service 1908-35, 1 clasp, North West Frontier 1908 (31732 Gunr. R. Mc Dowell 18th By R F A) good very...

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№ 526

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India General Service 1908-35, 1 clasp, North West Frontier 1908 (31732 Gunr. R. Mc Dowell 18th By R F A) good very fine £70-£90

Hammer Price: £75

India General Service 1908-35, 1 clasp, Abor 1911-12 (Sergt. A. Park Corps of Mily Staff Clerks) heavy edge...

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№ 527

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India General Service 1908-35, 1 clasp, Abor 1911-12 (Sergt. A. Park Corps of Mily Staff Clerks) heavy edge bruising, nearly very fine and scarce to a European recipient £200-£240

Hammer Price: £360

India General Service 1908-35, 1 clasp, Afghanistan N.W.F. 1919, with M.I.D. oak leaves (870067-A.Cpl. E. Gempton,...

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№ 528

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India General Service 1908-35, 1 clasp, Afghanistan N.W.F. 1919, with M.I.D. oak leaves (870067-A.Cpl. E. Gempton, R.A.) rank officially corrected, minor edge bruise, very fine £60-£80

Hammer Price: £170

India General Service 1908-35, 1 clasp, Waziristan 1925 (345547 L.A.C. F. Manning. R.A.F.) minor edge bruise, good...

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№ 529

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India General Service 1908-35, 1 clasp, Waziristan 1925 (345547 L.A.C. F. Manning. R.A.F.) minor edge bruise, good very fine £1,200-£1,600

Hammer Price: £1,200

India General Service 1908-35, 1 clasp, Burma 1930-32 (3522707 Pte. S. Cartwright. Manch. R.) clasp facing slightly...

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№ 530

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India General Service 1908-35, 1 clasp, Burma 1930-32 (3522707 Pte. S. Cartwright. Manch. R.) clasp facing slightly bent, good very fine £80-£100

Hammer Price: £80

India General Service 1908-35, 1 clasp, Mohmand 1933 (1072730 Gnr. E. P. Croke. R.A.) nearly very fine and scarce ...

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№ 531

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India General Service 1908-35, 1 clasp, Mohmand 1933 (1072730 Gnr. E. P. Croke. R.A.) nearly very fine and scarce £100-£140

Hammer Price: £160

India General Service 1908-35, 2 clasps, Waziristan 1919-21, Waziristan 1921-24, unofficial retaining rod between...

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№ 532

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India General Service 1908-35, 2 clasps, Waziristan 1919-21, Waziristan 1921-24, unofficial retaining rod between clasps (1417960 Gnr. G. Greening, R.A.) light contact marks and polishing to high relief, good fine £50-£70

Hammer Price: £170

India General Service 1908-35, 3 clasps, Afghanistan N.W.F. 1919, Mahsud 1919-20, Waziristan 1919-21, with M.I.D....

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№ 533

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India General Service 1908-35, 3 clasps, Afghanistan N.W.F. 1919, Mahsud 1919-20, Waziristan 1919-21, with M.I.D. oak leaf (218844 F-Sgt. W. J. Brownridge, R.A.F.) number, rank, and initials officially corrected, nearly extremely fine and scarce £180-£220

Hammer Price: £200

1914 Star (51516 Pte. J. West. 4/R. Fus.); British War Medal 1914-20 (L-9995 Pte. E. Butler. R. Fus) verdigris...

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№ 534

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1914 Star (51516 Pte. J. West. 4/R. Fus.); British War Medal 1914-20 (L-9995 Pte. E. Butler. R. Fus) verdigris stains to star, otherwise very fine (2) £70-£90

Hammer Price: £100

1914 Star (F. Gould. B.R.C.S. & O. St. J.J.) nearly very fine £80-£100

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№ 535

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1914 Star (F. Gould. B.R.C.S. & O. St. J.J.) nearly very fine £80-£100

Hammer Price: £80

1914-15 Star (Lieut: K. D. Wilkinson. R.A.M.C.) good very fine £50-£70

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№ 536

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1914-15 Star (Lieut: K. D. Wilkinson. R.A.M.C.) good very fine £50-£70

Hammer Price: £40

British War Medal 1914-20 (3) (M.33173 W. E. Heydon. 2 Ck. Mte. R.N.; Po.12685 Pte. F. H. H. Gower. R.M.L.I.;...

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№ 537

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British War Medal 1914-20 (3) (M.33173 W. E. Heydon. 2 Ck. Mte. R.N.; Po.12685 Pte. F. H. H. Gower. R.M.L.I.; F.36828 J. Riley. Act. A.M.1. R.N.A.S.) good very fine (3) £80-£100

Hammer Price: £85

British War Medal 1914-20 (2. Lieut. H. G. Bache.) very fine £80-£100

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№ 538

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British War Medal 1914-20 (2. Lieut. H. G. Bache.) very fine £80-£100

Hammer Price: £220

An extremely fine British War Medal awarded to The Reverend Major H. C. Eves, M.C. and Second Award Bar, Royal Army...

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№ 539

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An extremely fine British War Medal awarded to The Reverend Major H. C. Eves, M.C. and Second Award Bar, Royal Army Chaplains’ Department, late Machine Gun Corps and Durham Light Infantry, who was twice decorated for personally capturing an enemy machine-gun and crew, and was later recognised for holding back waves of the enemy on the First Day of the German Spring Offensive. Devoting his later life to the study of theology and God, he became a much admired and loved personality in...

Hammer Price: £240

British War Medal 1914-20 (E. M. Michael. V.A.D.) attempted erasure of naming but details all fully legible;...

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№ 540 x

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British War Medal 1914-20 (E. M. Michael. V.A.D.) attempted erasure of naming but details all fully legible; Voluntary Medical Service Medal (2), with three Additional Award Bars (Madeline Adeane.); with one Additional Award Bar (Kathleen E. Hammond.); Women’s Voluntary Service Medal, unnamed as issued, in Royal Mint case of issue; British Red Cross Society Medal for War Service 1914-18, with integral top riband bar, in card box of issue, good very fine (5) £80-£100

Hammer Price: £80

British War Medal 1914-20 (2) (6162 A. Cpl. I. C. Plaskett. 1-Can. Inf.; 931117 Pte. A. F. McRae. 2-C.M.R.);...

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№ 541 x

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British War Medal 1914-20 (2) (6162 A. Cpl. I. C. Plaskett. 1-Can. Inf.; 931117 Pte. A. F. McRae. 2-C.M.R.); together with Victory Medal 1914-19 (Major B. A. Rhodes.) generally very fine or better (3) £50-£70

Hammer Price: £85

British War Medal 1914-20 (27916 Pte. A. Larocque. 15-Can. Inf.); Victory Medal 1914-19 (2) (1001004 Pte. G. Duncan....

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№ 542 x

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British War Medal 1914-20 (27916 Pte. A. Larocque. 15-Can. Inf.); Victory Medal 1914-19 (2) (1001004 Pte. G. Duncan. 78-Can. Inf.; 46509 Pte. J. Murphy. 15-Can. Inf.) generally very fine or better (3) £60-£80

Hammer Price: £50

Family Group:

British War Medal 1914-20 (240697 Pte. M. W. Mabb. 164-Can. Inf.); Colonial Auxiliary Forces Long...

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№ 543 x

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Family Group: British War Medal 1914-20 (240697 Pte. M. W. Mabb. 164-Can. Inf.); Colonial Auxiliary Forces Long Service Medal, G.V.R. (Pte. T. B. Mabb Went. Regt.) nearly very fine (2) £70-£90

Hammer Price: £65

A scarce British War Medal in Bronze awarded to Muleteer Georhiou Christos, a Greek Cypriot serving with the...

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№ 544

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A scarce British War Medal in Bronze awarded to Muleteer Georhiou Christos, a Greek Cypriot serving with the Macedonian Mule Corps British War Medal 1914-20, bronze issue (3863 Muleteer Macedonian Mule C.) replacement copy suspension, edge bruise, otherwise nearly very fine, scarce £60-£80

Hammer Price: £190

British War Medal 1914-20, bronze issue (No. 66816. Chinese L.C.) minor edge bruise, good very fine £160-£200

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№ 545

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British War Medal 1914-20, bronze issue (No. 66816. Chinese L.C.) minor edge bruise, good very fine £160-£200

Hammer Price: £320

A Victory Medal awarded to Sapper W. S. Ballard, Royal Engineers, who suffered ‘many hardships’ during the Great...

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№ 546

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A Victory Medal awarded to Sapper W. S. Ballard, Royal Engineers, who suffered ‘many hardships’ during the Great War as a Skilled Telephonist, and later served as a fire watcher at Kenilworth, witnessing waves of enemy bombers en route to Coventry Victory Medal 1914-19 (56955 Spr. W. S. Ballard. R.E.) minor patch of staining to edge, better than very fine £40-£50

Hammer Price: £40

An interesting Victory Medal awarded to Captain E. W. S. Bardsley, King’s Own Royal Lancaster Regiment, attached...

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№ 547

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An interesting Victory Medal awarded to Captain E. W. S. Bardsley, King’s Own Royal Lancaster Regiment, attached King’s African Rifles, who was wounded in action in 1915 and joined with his father in becoming a keen advocate for demilitarisation and the establishment of The League of Nations Victory Medal 1914-19 (Capt. E. W. S. Bardsley.) nearly very fine £80-£100

Hammer Price: £95

The Victory Medal awarded to Private H. T. Smith, 29th Battalion (Vancouver), Canadian Infantry, who was killed in...

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№ 548 x

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The Victory Medal awarded to Private H. T. Smith, 29th Battalion (Vancouver), Canadian Infantry, who was killed in action on the Western Front, 26 September 1916 Victory Medal 1914-19 (628699 Pte. H. [Sic] Smith. 29-Can. Inf.); Memorial Plaque (Henry Thomas Smith) good very fine Memorial Plaque (Robert Smith) in card envelope of issue, good very fine (3) £70-£90

Hammer Price: £120

Territorial Force War Medal 1914-19 (376 Bmbr. R. Mc Laren. R.A.) good very fine £70-£90

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№ 549

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Territorial Force War Medal 1914-19 (376 Bmbr. R. Mc Laren. R.A.) good very fine £70-£90

Hammer Price: £120

General Service 1918-62, 1 clasp, Southern Desert, Iraq (F/L. L. I. Hyder. R.A.F.) mounted as originally worn, good...

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№ 550

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General Service 1918-62, 1 clasp, Southern Desert, Iraq (F/L. L. I. Hyder. R.A.F.) mounted as originally worn, good very fine £700-£900

Hammer Price: £1,100

General Service 1918-62, 1 clasp, S. Persia (2) (63 Gnr. Sawan Singh. R.A.; 407 Gnr. Chanan Singh R.A.) nearly very...

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№ 551

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General Service 1918-62, 1 clasp, S. Persia (2) (63 Gnr. Sawan Singh. R.A.; 407 Gnr. Chanan Singh R.A.) nearly very fine (2) £80-£100

Hammer Price: £110

General Service 1918-62, 1 clasp, S. Persia (Lieut. G. A. Wright.) good very fine £100-£140

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№ 552

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General Service 1918-62, 1 clasp, S. Persia (Lieut. G. A. Wright.) good very fine £100-£140

Hammer Price: £160

General Service 1918-62, 1 clasp, S. Persia (38300 A-Sjt. E. G. Clapp. Oxf. & Bucks. L.I.) minor edge bruise, nearly...

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№ 553

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General Service 1918-62, 1 clasp, S. Persia (38300 A-Sjt. E. G. Clapp. Oxf. & Bucks. L.I.) minor edge bruise, nearly extremely fine and scarce to unit £200-£240

Hammer Price: £320

General Service 1918-62, 1 clasp, S. Persia (2) (30502 L. Naik Chanan Singh. S. & T. Corps.; 53305 M. Dvr. Mul Raj....

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№ 554

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General Service 1918-62, 1 clasp, S. Persia (2) (30502 L. Naik Chanan Singh. S. & T. Corps.; 53305 M. Dvr. Mul Raj. S. & T. Corps.) small test mark to edge of latter, good very fine (2) £80-£100

Hammer Price: £100

General Service 1918-62, 1 clasp, Kurdistan (286673 Dvr: A. C. Power. R.A.) nearly very fine £80-£100

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№ 555

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General Service 1918-62, 1 clasp, Kurdistan (286673 Dvr: A. C. Power. R.A.) nearly very fine £80-£100

Hammer Price: £90

General Service 1918-62, 1 clasp, Kurdistan (Capt. C. A. Wood. I.M.S.) edge bruise and minor abrasions to obverse...

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№ 556

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General Service 1918-62, 1 clasp, Kurdistan (Capt. C. A. Wood. I.M.S.) edge bruise and minor abrasions to obverse field, very fine £200-£240

Hammer Price: £240

General Service 1918-62, 1 clasp, Northern Kurdistan (509980. L.A.C. S. W. P. Hitch. R.A.F.) extremely fine ...

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№ 557

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General Service 1918-62, 1 clasp, Northern Kurdistan (509980. L.A.C. S. W. P. Hitch. R.A.F.) extremely fine £800-£1,000

Hammer Price: £2,600

General Service 1918-62, 1 clasp, Palestine 1945-48 (Lt Col R. McMorrine. R.A.) nearly extremely fine £80-£100

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№ 558

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General Service 1918-62, 1 clasp, Palestine 1945-48 (Lt Col R. McMorrine. R.A.) nearly extremely fine £80-£100

Hammer Price: £180

General Service 1918-62, 1 clasp, Palestine 1945-48 (2) (11004810 Gnr. A. Mayhew. R.A.; 19118486 Bdr. E. Nichols....

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№ 559

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General Service 1918-62, 1 clasp, Palestine 1945-48 (2) (11004810 Gnr. A. Mayhew. R.A.; 19118486 Bdr. E. Nichols. R.A.) nearly extremely fine (2) £80-£100

Hammer Price: £75

General Service 1918-62, 1 clasp, Palestine 1945-48 (3) (21034381. Gnr. E. G. Waite. R.A.; 935849 Sjt. F. L....

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№ 560

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General Service 1918-62, 1 clasp, Palestine 1945-48 (3) (21034381. Gnr. E. G. Waite. R.A.; 935849 Sjt. F. L. Wickens. R.A.; 14479393 Gnr. T. Murphy. R.A.) initials officially corrected on first; surname officially corrected on last, generally good very fine and better (3) £80-£100

Hammer Price: £120