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A post-War C.B., Second War ‘North Africa’ D.S.O., O.B.E. group of eleven awarded to Major-General G. S. Hatton, Royal Engineers, who was twice Mentioned in Despatches The Most Honourable Order of the Bath, C.B. (Military) Companion’s neck badge, silver-gilt and enamel, with neck riband; Distinguished Service Order, G.VI.R., silver-gilt and enamel, reverse officially dated 1942, with integral top riband bar; The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire, O.B.E. (Military)...
£3,000–£4,000
A post-War C.M.G., Second War C.I.E., inter-War O.B.E. group of eight awarded to Lieutenant-Colonel R. R. Burnett, 27th Punjabis, Indian Army, late Machine Gun Corps, who served as Resident of Rajputana, and was then Britain’s Deputy High Commissioner to Pakistan The Most Distinguished Order of St. Michael and St. George, C.M.G., Companion’s neck badge, silver-gilt and enamel, with neck riband; The Most Eminent Order of the Indian Empire, C.I.E., Companion’s 2nd type breast badge...
£1,600–£2,000
A good Great War D.S.O. group of five awarded to Lieutenant-Colonel C. V. Bellamy, Royal Engineers, late Ceylon Light Infantry Volunteers and Southern Nigeria Volunteers, who served at A.N.Z.A.C. Headquarters, Gallipoli in October 1915, and was wounded on the Western Front in March 1918 Distinguished Service Order, G.V.R., silver-gilt and enamel, with integral top riband bar; 1914-15 Star (Major C. V. Bellamy. R.E.); British War and Victory Medals, with M.I.D. oak leaves (Lt. Col. C. V....
The important Great War D.S.O. group of seven awarded to Colonel Sir Thomas A. Bradford, Durham Light Infantry, the only surviving member of the ‘Bradford Boys’, the most decorated family of the Great War - between them the four brothers were awarded two Victoria Crosses, one Distinguished Service Order, two Military Crosses, and were thrice Mentioned in Despatches Distinguished Service Order, G.V.R., silver-gilt and enamel, with integral top riband bar; 1914-15 Star; British War and...
£5,000–£7,000
A Great War ‘Western Front’ D.S.O. group of seven awarded to Lieutenant-Colonel T. H. Montgomery, Royal Army Service Corps, late Imperial Yeomanry Distinguished Service Order, G.V.R., silver-gilt and enamel, with integral top riband bar; Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 2 clasps, Cape Colony, Orange Free State (14245 Q.M. Sgt. T. H. Montgomery, 13th Impl: Yeo:); 1914-15 Star (Capt. T. H. Montgomery, A.S.C.); British War and Victory Medals, with M.I.D. oak leaves (Major T. H....
£1,400–£1,800
A Second War O.B.E. group of seven awarded to Lieutenant-Colonel A. P. Lillie, East Kent Regiment, late Manchester Regiment, who was severely wounded during the Battle of the Somme The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire, O.B.E. (Military) Officer’s 2nd type breast badge, silver-gilt; 1914-15 Star (Lieut. A. P. Lillie. Manch. R.); British War and Victory Medals (Lieut. A. P. Lillie.); War Medal 1939-45; India Service Medal; U.N. Korea 1950-54, unnamed as issued, edge bruising and...
£200–£240
A post-War ‘Civil Division’ O.B.E. group of six awarded to Second Lieutenant G. R. Lamb, Scottish Borderers, later Principal Clerk and Secretary of the Scottish Land Court The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire, O.B.E. (Civil) Officer’s 2nd type, breast badge; British War and Victory Medals (2. Lieut. G. R. Lamb.); Defence Medal; Jubilee 1935, unnamed as issued; Coronation 1953, unnamed as issued, mounted as worn, nearly extremely fine (6) £160-£200
£160–£200
A post-War M.B.E. group of four awarded to Miss Muriel E. Spokes The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire, M.B.E. (Civil) Member’s 2nd type breast badge, silver; The Order of St. John of Jerusalem, Officer’s (Sister’s) small breast badge, silver and enamel, with heraldic beasts in angles; Defence Medal; Imperial Service Medal, E.II.R., 2nd issue (Muriel Ethel Spokes) mounted as worn; together with the related miniature awards, these mounted court-style for wear, good very fine...
£140–£180
The unique Great War M.C. and Second and Third Award Bars group of four awarded to Major T. Buckley, 1st Battalion, Royal Marine Light Infantry Military Cross, G.V.R., with Second and Third Award Bars, unnamed as issued; British War and Victory Medals (Lieut. T. Buckley. R.M.); Defence Medal, good very fine (4) £5,000-£7,000
A scarce Great War ‘Warrant Officer’s’ Western Front M.C., D.C.M., and ‘Immediate’ M.S.M. group of six awarded to Acting Warrant Officer Class I J. Bramley, King’s Own Yorkshire Light Infantry Military Cross, G.V.R., unnamed as issued; Distinguished Conduct Medal, G.V.R. (9651 C.S. Mjr: J. Bramley. 2/York: L.I.); Army Meritorious Service Medal, G.V.R., 1st issue (9651 C.S. Mjr: J. Bramley. D.C.M. 2/Yorks: L.I.); 1914 Star, with clasp (9651 Cpl. J. Bramley. Yorks: L.I.);...
A Great War ‘First Day of the 3rd Battle of Ypres’ M.C. group of four awarded to Captain T. A. Tatton, 3rd Battalion, Rifle Brigade Military Cross, G.V.R., unnamed as issued; 1914-15 Star (Lieut. T. A. Tatton. Rif. Brig.); British War and Victory Medals (Capt. T. A. Tatton.); Defence Medal; Special Constabulary Medal, G.VI.R., 1st issue (A.O. Thomas A. Tatton.) mounted court-style for display on modern ribands, nearly extremely fine (6) £1,000-£1,400
£1,000–£1,400
A scarce Great War seaplane pilot’s D.F.C. group of three awarded to Captain C. V. Bessette, Royal Naval Air Service and Royal Air Force, an American born French-Canadian who took part in the pioneering trials of the Curtis Flying Boat America at Hammondsport, New York, in 1914. Had war not broken out, the America, would have attempted the first non-stop aerial crossing of the Atlantic. As a result of the conflict the aircraft type was purchased and used by the British Government, and...
An extremely rare Second World War ‘Burma’ D.F.C., Venezuelan Cross of Las Fuerzas Aereas, group of seven awarded to Wellington, Dakota and Liberator pilot Wing Commander C. V. Beadon, 215 Squadron, Royal Air Force, who carried out 3 tours of operations, including 2 over Burma. The latter proving particularly hazardous, when on 1 January 1945, Beadon’s aircraft was described as trailing ‘Rivers of flame. The plane was hit when making an attack from only 150 feet above the Burma-Siam...
£4,000–£5,000
A Second War ‘Pathfinder Force’ D.F.C. group of five awarded to Lancaster Navigator Flight Lieutenant J. I. Rogerson, 97 (Straits Settlement) Squadron, Path Finder Force, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve, who took part in over 30 operational sorties, including no fewer than eight raids on Berlin, and was killed in action during a raid on Stettin on 17 August 1944 Distinguished Flying Cross, G.VI.R., reverse officially dated 1944, unnamed as issued, in Royal Mint case of issue;...
A Second War A.F.C. group of eleven awarded to Group Captain D. M. Edwards, Royal Canadian Air Force Air Force Cross, G.VI.R., reverse officially dated 1943 and additionally privately engraved ‘R.C.A.F. Group Captain D. Edwards C-126’; 1939-45 Star; France and Germany Star; Defence Medal, Canadian issue in silver; Canadian Volunteer Service Medal, with overseas clasp; War Medal 1939-45, Canadian issue in silver, with M.I.D. oak leaf; Coronation 1953, unnamed as issued; Canadian Forces...
An Order of St. John group of four awarded to K. S. Maurice-Smith Esq., County Commissioner, Cambridgeshire, St. John Ambulance Brigade The Order of St. John of Jerusalem, Knight of Grace’s set of insignia, comprising neck badge, silver and enamel, with heraldic beasts in angles, with short section of neck riband for display purposes; and Star, silver and enamel, with heraldic beasts in angles; Defence Medal; Coronation 1953, unnamed as issued; Service Medal of the Order of St John...
£120–£160
An Order of St. John group of six awarded to Sergeant J. A. Coghlan, Imperial Yeomanry, later St. John Ambulance Brigade The Order of St. John of Jerusalem, Officer‘s (Brother’s) breast badge, silver and enamel, with heraldic beasts in angles; The Order of St. John of Jerusalem, Serving Brother’s breast badge, silver and enamel; Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 4 clasps, Cape Colony, Orange Free State, Transvaal, South Africa 1901 (3265 Sgt. J. A. Coghlan. 15th. Coy. 5th. Impl:...
£180–£220
A fine Order of St. John group of five awarded to Superintendent T. Lamb, Hull Corps, St. John Ambulance Brigade, late Sergeant Royal Garrison Artillery Volunteers The Order of St. John of Jerusalem, Serving Brother’s breast badge, silver and enamel; Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 3 clasps, Cape Colony, Orange Free State, Transvaal (6 Ordly: T. Lamb. St. John Amb: Bde;); St. John Medal for South Africa 1899-1902 (6. Pte. T. Lamb. Hull Corps.); Volunteer Force Long Service Medal,...
£500–£700
An Order of St. John group of four awarded to Captain F. H. Gooderham, Royal Army Medical Corps, who served as Quartermaster of the Military Home Hospitals Reserve, and Divisional Superintendent, Gippeswyk Division, St. John Ambulance Brigade The Order of St. John of Jerusalem, Serving Brother’s breast badge, silver and enamel, traces of adhesive to reverse; Defence Medal; Coronation 1911, St. John Ambulance Brigade (Supt. F. H. Gooderham.); Service Medal of the Order of St John, with...
An Order of St. John group of three awarded to Lady Superintendent Annie V. M. Orme, St. John Ambulance Brigade The Order of St. John of Jerusalem, Serving Sister’s shoulder badge, silver and enamel; Coronation 1911, St. John Ambulance Brigade (Lady Supt. A. V. M. Orme.); Service Medal of the Order of St John, silver, ring suspension (Lady Supt. Annie V. M. Orme. July 1911), with two Additional ‘5 Years service’ Award Bars, contact marks, very fine (3) £120-£160
A fine ‘Abu Klea Wells’ D.C.M. group of five awarded to Private T. Griffin, 2nd Battalion, King’s Royal Rifle Corps Distinguished Conduct Medal, V.R. (2154. Pte. T. Griffin. 2/K.R. Rif: C. 17th. Feb: 1885.); Afghanistan 1878-80, 2 clasps, Ahmed Khel, Kandahar (2154. Pte. T. Griffin. 2/60th. Foot.); Kabul to Kandahar Star 1880 (2154 Private Thos: Griffin 2/60 Foot); Egypt and Sudan 1882-89, undated reverse, 2 clasps, The Nile 1884-85, Abu Klea (2164. Pte. T. Griffin. 2/K.R. Rif: C.);...
A Great War ‘Western Front’ D.C.M. awarded to Battery Quartermaster Sergeant F. Pearcy, Royal Horse Artillery, for his gallantry near Premont on 8 October 1918 Distinguished Conduct Medal, G.V.R. (43535 B.Q.M. Sjt. F. Pearcy. R.H.A.) pitting, polished and worn, good fine £400-£500
£400–£500
A Great War ‘Western Front’ D.C.M. awarded to Lance Bombardier G. W. Allen, Royal Horse Artillery, for his gallantry in rescuing wounded under fire near Gentelles on 2 April 1918, and again at Beaurevoir on 8 October 1918 Distinguished Conduct Medal, G.V.R. (110931 L. Bmbr: G. W. Allen. R.H.A.) heavy pitting and edge bruising good fine £400-£500
A Great War ‘Western Front’ D.C.M. awarded to Private T. Rylance, King’s (Liverpool) Regiment, who died of wounds on the Western Front on 23 September 1916 Distinguished Conduct Medal, G.V.R. (4265 Pte. T. Rylance. 1/5 L’Pool: R T.F.) edge bruises, contact marks, nearly very fine £600-£800
£600–£800
A Great War ‘Western Front’ D.C.M. group of four awarded to Private S. E. Till, South Staffordshire Regiment Distinguished Conduct Medal, G.V.R. (7408 Pte. S. E. Till. 2/S. Staff: R.); 1914 Star, with copy clasp (7408 Pte. S. E. Till. 2/S. Staff: R.); British War and Victory Medals (7408 Pte. S. E. Till. S. Staff. R.) mounted court-style for display, minor edge bruising to VM, very fine (4) £700-£900
£700–£900
The unique ‘Channel Dash’ C.G.M. group of six awarded to Chief Petty Officer (Air) D. A. ‘Don’ Bunce, a Telegraphist Air Gunner in 825 Naval Air Squadron, Fleet Air Arm Already a veteran of a celebrated Swordfish attack against the Bismarck in May 1941, when his pilot dropped to 100 feet in the face of a ‘very vigorous and accurate barrage of heavy and light A.A. fire’ – and indeed of the loss of the Ark Royal – Bunce added to his laurels in a supreme act of defiance in...
£80,000–£100,000
A unique Second War D.S.M. group of nine awarded to Acting Temporary Sub-Lieutenant R. E. Harris, Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve Distinguished Service Medal, G.VI.R. (JX.320955 R. E. Harris A.B.); 1939-45 Star; Atlantic Star, 1 clasp, France & Germany; Burma Star, 1 clasp, Pacific; Defence and War Medals 1939-45, with M.I.D. oak leaf; Naval General Service 1915-62, 1 clasp, S.E. Asia 1945-46 (P/JX.320955 R. E. Harris. D.S.M. Ldg. Smn. R.N.) minor official correction to prefix of number;...
£1,800–£2,200
An extremely rare Great War M.M. and Second and Third Award Bars group of four awarded to Temporary Sergeant E. G. Mallows, Royal Engineers Military Medal, G.V.R., with Second and Third Award Bars (16418 Sapr. E. G. Mallows, 2/Sig. Co. R.E.); 1914 Star (16418 Sapr. E. Mallows, R.E.); British War and Victory Medals (16418 T. Sjt. E. G. Mallows, R.E.) good very fine (4) £5,000-£7,000
A Great War 1917 ‘Western Front’ M.M. awarded to Bombardier H. J. Nash, Royal Field Artillery Military Medal, G.V.R. (14411 Bmbr: H. J. Nash. R.F.A.) very fine £200-£240
A Great War ‘Western Front’ M.M. group of five awarded to Corporal O. J. Lakin, South Staffordshire Regiment, who was twice wounded in action Military Medal, G.V.R. (9721 Pte. O. L [sic]. Lakin. 2/ S. Staff: R.); Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 3 clasps, Cape Colony, South Africa 1901, South Africa 1902, unofficial rivets between state and date clasps (5758 Corpl: O. Lakin. S. Staff: Regt.); 1914 Star, with clasp (9721 Pte. O. J. Lakin. S. Staff. R.); British War and Victory Medals...
£360–£440
A Great War ‘Western Front’ M.M. group of three awarded to Corporal W. Street, Durham Light Infantry, late South Staffordshire Regiment Military Medal, G.V.R. (45905 Cpl. W. Street. 15/Durh: L.I.); 1914-15 Star (18076 Pte. W. Stree [sic] S. Staff. R.); British War Medal 1914-20 (18076 Cpl. W. Street. S. Staff. R.) suspension to first fitted with an unofficial pin for wearing, suspension to third bent, contact marks, edge bruising, good fine and better (3) £200-£240
A good Second World War ‘North West Europe’ M.M. group of seven awarded to Major (Quarter Master), late Regimental Sergeant Major, E. Lines, Royal Artillery, whose extraordinary record of service during the Second World War included: being deployed in defence of Pegasus Bridge shortly after it’s capture in June 1944; as part of XXX Corps at Nijmegen in September 1944; and taking part in the Crossing of The Rhine, 23 March 1945. He was engaged in a more humanitarian role after the...
£2,000–£3,000
A fine Second World War ‘immediate’ 1943 Evader’s D.F.M. group of five awarded to Halifax rear gunner Flight Sergeant J. ‘Joe’ Sankey, 10 Squadron, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve, who was shot down over Germany after a losing fight with three Ju.88’s, 14 February 1943, and successfully made the torturous journey home out of Germany via the Netherlands, Belgium, France, over the Pyrenees and into Spain. Having survived a brush with a German spy, a faltering interview with...
A fine Second War D.F.M. group of six awarded to Sergeant, later Pilot Officer, F. J. Clay, Royal Canadian Air Force, a Halifax Rear Gunner with 431 Squadron, for his gallantry during a raid on Hamburg on the night of 28-29 July 1944: with his aircraft swept by cannon and machine gun fire Clay’s skipper gave the order to jump; the navigator, bomb-aimer, and mid-gunner all parachuted out, but the severely wounded Clay was unable to do so, and with the pilot having regained control of the...
A good R.V.M. group of four awarded to Inspector A. Godding, ‘A’ (Whitehall) Division, Metropolitan Police Royal Victorian Medal, G.V.R., silver, unnamed as issued, in case of issue; Jubilee 1897, Metropolitan Police (P.C. A. Godding. L. Divn.); Coronation 1902, Metropolitan Police, bronze (P.S. A. Godding. S Div.); Coronation 1911, Metropolitan Police (Insp. A. Godding.) with miniature awards for last three, housed in a damaged custom made Spink & Son Ltd leather case, with named...
A post-War B.E.M. awarded to Mr. W. M. Keenan, Works Manager and Foreman, Casartelli Brothers, Liverpool British Empire Medal, (Civil) G.VI.R., 2nd issue (William M. Keenan.) in Royal Mint case of issue, together with the related G.VI.R. 1st issue award, nearly extremely fine £120-£160
A post-War B.E.M. awarded to Miss Dorothy W. Foxwell, Dispensing Assistant, West Hertfordshire Hospital British Empire Medal, (Civil) E.II.R. (Miss Dorothy Wilson Foxwell) on lady’s bow riband, in Royal Mint case of issue, extremely fine £140-£180
The Royal Victorian Order, C.V.O., Commander’s neck badge, silver-gilt and enamel, the reverse officially numbered ‘2036’, with full and miniature-width neck ribands, in Collingwood, London, case of issue, this similarly numbered ‘C2036’, extremely fine £240-£280
£240–£280
The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire, C.B.E. (Civil) Commander’s 2nd type neck badge, silver and silver-gilt, with section of neck riband for display purposes, in Toye, Kenning & Spencer, London, case of issue, of modern manufacture, extremely fine £180-£220
The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire, O.B.E. (Civil) Officer’s 2nd type breast badge, silver-gilt, in Royal Mint case of issue; together with the related miniature award, extremely fine £70-£90
£70–£90
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