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A fine post-War M.B.E. group of nine awarded to Major (Quartermaster) R. H. Coxhead, Devonshire Regiment, late Queen’s Royal Regiment The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire, M.B.E. (Military) Member’s 2nd type breast badge, silver; 1939-45 Star; Defence and War Medals 1939-45; General Service Medal 1918-62, 1 clasp, Malaya, G.VI.R. (Major R. H. G. Coxhead. M.B.E. Devon.); Africa General Service 1902-56, 1 clasp, Kenya (Major R. M. Coxhead. M.B.E. Devon.); Coronation 1937,...
£400–£500
A Great War ‘Italian theatre’ M.C. and Second Award Bar group of five awarded to Captain W. F. Cooper, 8th Battalion, Devonshire Regiment Military Cross, G.V.R., with Second Award Bar, unnamed as issued; British War and Victory Medals, with M.I.D. oak leaves (Capt. W. F. Cooper.); Defence Medal; Special Constabulary Long Service Medal, G.VI.R., 1st issue, (Wilfred [sic] F. Cooper); mounted for wear; together with the recipient’s Italian Armata Altipiani Medal 1918, silver, unnamed...
£1,400–£1,800
The outstanding and regimentally unique Russian Intervention D.C.M. group of six awarded to Company Sergeant Major S. Lee, Devonshire Regiment, for the capture of an enemy held blockhouse at Ust Vaga on 1 September 1919 Distinguished Conduct Medal, G.V.R. (7870 C.S. Mjr. S. Lee. Devon R.); 1914 Star, with clasp (7870 L/Cpl. S. Lee. 1/Devon: R.); British War and Victory Medals (7870 Sjt. S. Lee. Devon R.); Defence Medal; Army L.S. & G.C., G.V.R., 2nd issue, with fixed suspension (5608075...
£1,600–£2,000
A rare Medal of the Order of the British Empire group of five awarded to Corporal E. C. Cooper, Devonshire Regiment, for gallant conduct in Ireland, who was wounded with intent to murder whilst guarding political prisoners at Wexford in November 1920; Cooper himself had previously been wounded and held prisoner of war in Germany Medal of the Order of the British Empire (Military) (No. 5609857 Cpl. E. C. Cooper. 1st Devon Regt.) privately engraved naming; 1914 Star (9297 Pte. E. C. Cooper....
£800–£1,000
A superb Second War ‘Malta’ B.E.M. group of six awarded to Private R. J. Pierce, Devonshire Regiment, for his gallant conduct in a minefield in Malta in June 1941; he was later killed in action at Regalbuto Ridge, Sicily on 30 July 1943 British Empire Medal, (Military) G.VI.R., 1st issue (5619662 Pte. Reginald J. Pierce. Devonshire Regt.); 1939-45 Star; Africa Star; Italy Star; Defence and War Medals 1939-45, mounted for wear, extremely fine (6) £2,000-£2,400
£2,000–£2,400
Three: Private J. Farr, Devonshire Regiment – one of only three men (and one officer) who took the newly invented machine gun into the first two actions in which the machine gun was engaged by the British Army India General Service 1854-95, 1 clasp, Waziristan 1894-5 (1970 Pte. J. Farr 1st. Bn. Devon. Regt.); India General Service 1895-1902, 1 clasp, Relief of Chitral 1895(1970 Pte. John Farr 1st. Bn. Devon. Regt.); Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 5 clasps, Tugela Heights, Orange Free...
£700–£900
Five: Colour Sergeant C. Richards, Devonshire Regiment, the senior N.C.O. from a party of 1 Officer and 25 men selected from 2nd Battalion to form part of Special Service Corps for the Ashanti Expedition 1895 Ashanti Star 1896, unnamed as issued; Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 5 clasps, Tugela Heights, Orange Free State, Relief of Ladysmith, Transvaal, Laing’s Nek (1382 C. Sgt. C. Richards. Devon: Regt.); Army L.S. & G.C., E.VII.R. (1382 Clr. Serjt. C. Richards. Devon: Regt.);...
Seven: Acting Regimental Sergeant Major S. W. Randall, Devonshire Regiment Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 1 clasp, Transvaal (4747 Pte. S. W. Randall. Devon: Regt.); King’s South Africa 1901-02, 2 clasps, South Africa 1901, South Africa 1902 (4747 Pte S. W. Randall. Devon: Regt.); 1914 Star, with later slide clasp (4747 Sjt. S. W. Randall. 2/Devon: R.); British War and Victory Medals (4747 A.W.O. Cl. 1. S. W. Randall. Devon. R.); Army L.S. & G.C., G.V.R., 1st issue (4747 Sjt. S. W....
The mounted group of seven miniature dress medals worn by Acting Regimental Sergeant Major S. W. Randall, Devonshire Regiment Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 1 clasp, Transvaal; King’s South Africa 1901-02, 2 clasps, South Africa 1901, South Africa 1902; 1914 Star, with clasp; British War and Victory Medals; Army L.S. & G.C., G.V.R., 1st issue; Army Meritorious Service Medal, G.V.R., 1st issue, mounted as worn, very fine (7) £60-£80
£60–£80
Five: Regimental Sergeant Major H. H. Warren, Devonshire Regiment, attached Imperial Camel Corps, who was awarded the Serbian Cross of Karageorge for distinguished service during the campaign with the Mediterranean Expeditionary Force in 1916 1914-15 Star (7972 Sjt. H. H. Warren. Devon. R.); British War and Victory Medals (7972 W.O. Cl.1 H. H. Warren. Devon. R.); Army L.S. & G.C., G.V.R., 1st issue (5608080 W.O. Cl. 1. H. H. Warren. Devon R.); Serbia, Kingdom, Order of the Star of...
£600–£800
Five: Superintendent W. J. Hutchings, Devon Constabulary, late Able Seaman, Royal Navy, who was previously the Light Heavyweight Boxing Champion of the Royal Navy’s 2nd Battle Squadron, was commended in 1923 for defending his Sergeant against a mob who had assaulted him, and later became the last person in Devon to administer ‘the birch’ British War and Victory Medals (B.Z. 1890 W. J. Hutchings. A.B. R.N.V.R.); Defence Medal; Coronation 1953, unnamed as issued; Police L.S. & G.C.,...
£240–£280
Three: Sergeant G. T. Rowe, Devonshire Regiment, attached 4th Nigeria Regiment British War and Victory Medals (290162 Sjt. G. T. Rowe. Devon. R.); Africa General Service 1902-56, 1 clasp, Nigeria 1918 (290162 Sjt. G. T. Rowe. Devon R.) good very fine and a unique combination of awards to the Devonshire Regiment (3) £400-£500
Three: Drum Major G. W. Kerswill, Devonshire Regiment War Medal 1939-45; Efficiency Medal, E.II.R., 2nd issue, Territorial, with 1 Additional Award Bar (22982009 Sgt. G.W. Kerswill. Devon.); Efficiency Medal, E.II.R., 2nd issue, T. & A.V.R., with 1 Additional Award Bar (22982009 L Cpl. G.W. Kerswill D and D) mounted as worn, good very fine and a scarce combination (3) £140-£180
£140–£180
Military General Service 1793-1814, 6 clasps, Salamanca, Pyrenees, Nivelle, Nive, Orthes, Toulouse (Patk. Mc.Kenna, 11th. Foot) minor edge bruise, good very fine £1,200-£1,600
£1,200–£1,600
The Queen’s South Africa Medal awarded to Private G. Roper, Devonshire Regiment, who was killed in action at Wagon Hill on 6 January 1900 Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 2 clasps, Elandslaagte, Defence of Ladysmith (3509 Pte. G. Roper. Devon: Regt.) minor edge bruise, good very fine £400-£500
General Service 1962-2007, 1 clasp, Radfan (23860259. Pte. F. E. Huby. D & D.) nearly extremely fine, rare and possibly unique to unit £160-£200
£160–£200
Pair: Trumpeter W. H. Denham, Royal 1st Devon Yeomanry Imperial Service Medal, G.V.R., Circular issue, 1st ‘coinage head’ issue (William Henry Denham) in fitted case of issue; Territorial Force Efficiency Medal, E.VII.R. (931 Tptr. W. Denham. Rl. 1/Devon: Yeo.) the first extremely fine; the second polished and worn, good fine, the latter scarce to unit (2) £140-£180
Imperial Service Medal (2), G.V.R., Circular issue, 2nd ‘Coronation robes’ issue (William Henry Palmer) in case of issue; E.II.R., 2nd issue (Ivor John Woodward) in Royal Mint case of issue, extremely fine, the first a scarce award for Bull Point Armament Depot (2) £70-£90
£70–£90
Efficiency Medal, E.II.R., 2nd issue, T. & A.V.R. (22982698 Pte. D. T. M. Richardson. Wessex.) light scratches to obverse, good very fine £60-£80
Rocket Apparatus Volunteer Long Service Medal, G.V.R. (Norman C. Rowe) in case of issue, light contact marks, otherwise good very fine £100-£140
£100–£140
National Fire Brigades Association Long Service Medal, silver, with three Additional Award Bars each for Five Years, and top ‘Twenty Years’ brooch bar, the edge officially numbered ‘2340’ and additionally contemporarily engraved ‘Henry Pyne’, the reverse engraved ‘Exmouth’, minor contact marks, nearly very fine £50-£70
£50–£70
A rare Life Saving pair awarded to Thomas Carne for the rescue of nine colleague miners from the River Tamar in March 1849 Royal Humane Society, large silver medal (successful) (Thomas Carne, Vit. Ob. Serv. D.D. Soc. Reg. Hvm. 19 Mar. 1849) pierced with silver loop suspension; Plym Tamar Lynher and Tavy Humane Society, silver (To Thos. Carne, who on the 19th of March last, in the most gallant manner, saved nine persons from drowning in the River Lynher.) pierced with silver loop...
Royal Humane Society, small bronze medal (successful) (Richard Lovering, 23, January, 1868.) with Second Award Clasp, ‘22 Decr. 1884’, with integral bronze buckle, in its fitted Warrington case of issue, minor edge nicks, good very fine £300-£400
£300–£400
A fine Second War Royal National Lifeboat Institution Hillary bronze Medal awarded to Crew Member G. Lake, of the Salcombe Lifeboat, for the ‘Silver Medal’ rescue of 62 survivors from the Belgian SS Louis Sheid off Bigbury Bay, South Devon, in December 1939 Royal National Lifeboat Institution, Sir William Hillary, bronze, the reverse inscribed ‘George J. Lake, Voted 9th February 1940’, with uniface ‘double dolphin’ suspension, with integral top brooch bar, minor edge nicks,...
A good Great War Lloyd’s Medal for Meritorious Services awarded to Master G. A. Frew, Mercantile Marine, who was twice torpedoed in the Great War, and was captured and held Prisoner of War by the Japanese in the Second War, dying in captivity Lloyd’s Medal for Meritorious Services, 3rd type, silver (Captain George Arthur [sic] Frew, S.S. “Branksome Hall”, 2nd Nov. 1917) in its fitted Wyon case of issue, extremely fine £400-£500
The rare ‘Daily Herald’ Order of Industrial Heroism awarded to Mr. P. Sharland, for a joint rescue whilst confronting a ‘mad bull’ on a Devon farm ‘Daily Herald’ Order of Industrial Heroism (To Percy Sharland 7th May 1955) with original riband pin-brooch and additionally bearing the National Union of Agricultural Workers octagonal enamelled badge, in original case of issue; together with original award certificate, named and dated as medal, slightly damp staining to...
Dartmoor Autumn Manœuvres Medal 1873, by Upton & Hussey, 22 St. James’s Street’, 37mm, silver, the obverse depicting Deputy Controller Strickland, C.B.; the reverse depicting a tent in the pouring rain, 6 clasps, Princes Town, Roborough, Black Tor, Haxary, Ringmoor, Cadover Bridge, with integral top silver riband buckle, maker’s name engraved to edge, suspension claw loose, nearly extremely fine, rare £240-£280
Yealmpton Rifle Club Challenge Cup Medal, a silver shield, hallmarks for Birmingham 1913, with crossed rifles and enamelled crown above, the obverse engraved ‘Challenge Cup Medal. Presented to the Yealmpton Rifle Club by the Hon. Mrs A.Y. Bingham. Won by Mr F. Radcliff 1913’, the reverse plain, with small ring suspension, extremely fine £40-£50
£40–£50
A fine group of three awarded to Corporal J. Newman, Roberts Horse, late Bettington’s Horse, Matabeleland Mounted Police and Matabeleland Relief Force; a confirmed Jameson Raider, he was killed in action during the siege of Philippolis in October 1900 South Africa 1877-79, 1 clasp, 1879 (Tpr. Newman, Bettingtons Horse); British South Africa Company Medal 1890-97, reverse Rhodesia 1896 (Troopr. J. Newman. M.R.F.); Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 3 clasps, Relief of Kimberley,...
£1,800–£2,200
The British South Africa Company medal awarded to Trooper G. M. O. Springfield, Bechuanaland Border Police, a confirmed Jameson Raider who was taken prisoner, and later served as a Lieutenant in the B.S.A. Police British South Africa Company Medal 1890-97, reverse Matabeleland 1893, 2 clasps, Rhodesia 1896, Mashonaland 1897 (1447 Troopr. G. M. O. Springfield. B.B. Police.) last clasp loose as issued, toned, good very fine £1,800-£2,200
The campaign pair awarded to Trooper A. B. Forsyth, Bechuanaland Border Police, a confirmed Jameson Raider who later joined Damant’s Horse and was killed in Colonel Damant’s famous action at Tafelkop in December 1901 British South Africa Company Medal 1890-97, reverse Matabeleland 1893, 2 clasps, Rhodesia 1896, Mashonaland 1897 (1546. Troopr. A. B. Forsythe. B.B. Police) clasps loose as issued; Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 4 clasps, Cape Colony, Rhodesia, Transvaal, South Africa...
The campaign group of three awarded to Sergeant C. A. Rhodes, British South Africa Police, a confirmed Jameson Raider who was killed in action at De Kilpdrift in March 1902 British South Africa Company Medal 1890-97, reverse Rhodesia 1896, no clasp (Pte. Chas. A. Rhodes. M.M.P. Corps.); Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 3 clasps, Cape Colony, Rhodesia, Transvaal (785 Serjt: C. A. Rhodes. B.S.A. Police) naming officially re-impressed; King’s South Africa 1901-02, 2 clasps, South Africa...
The Queen’s South Africa medal awarded to Private S. Morris, Cape Mounted Rifles, a confirmed Jameson Raider who also served in the 1893 and 1893 rebellions, and was killed in action at Labuschagne’s Neck in March 1900 Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 1 clasp, Cape Colony (3144 Pte. S. Morris. Cape M.R.) toned, extremely fine £400-£500
The interesting Queen’s South Africa medal awarded to Mr H. J. Tonkin, a Civilian Clerk attached to the Army Pay Department who, although not himself a raider, was in Krugersdorp when the Jameson Raid occurred and assisted to dress and nurse the wounded in the temporary hospital there after the engagement Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 1 clasp, Transvaal (H. J. Tonkin. A.P.D.) minor edge bruise, otherwise toned, nearly extremely fine £160-£200
A fine Second Boer War D.C.M. group of three awarded to Agent and Guide W. C. Carlisle, Field Intelligence Department Distinguished Conduct Medal, E.VII.R. (Guide W. C. Carlisle. Field Intell: Dept.); Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 1 clasp, Transvaal (Agent W. C. Carlisle. F.I.D.); King’s South Africa 1901-02, 2 clasps, South Africa 1901, South Africa 1902 (Guide W. C. Carlisle. F.I.D.) good very fine (3) £2,000-£2,400
Three: Agent or Guide C. C. McMillan, Field Intelligence Department, late Cape Mounted Rifles South Africa 1877-79, 1 clasp, 1877-8-9 (Sergt. C. C. McMillan. C.M. Rifles.) fitted with silver ribbon buckle; Cape of Good Hope General Service 1880-97, 1 clasp, Basutoland (Sgt. Major C. C. McMillan. C.M. Riflemen.); Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 1 clasp, Cape Colony (Agent or Guide C. C. McMillan. F.I.D.) the first nearly very fine, otherwise good very fine (3) £600-£800
Eight: Regimental Sergeant-Major James Ball, Cape Police, late 99th Foot and afterwards a Captain in 10th South African Infantry, who was taken prisoner by the Boers at Hoopstad on 23 October 1900 South Africa 1877-79, 1 clasp, 1879 (1867 Pte. J. Ball. 99th Foot.); Cape of Good Hope General Service 1880-97, 1 clasp, Bechuanaland (32 Sgt. J. Ball. C. Pol.); Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 4 clasps, Relief of Mafeking, Defence of Kimberley, Orange Free State, Transvaal (32 R.Sjt.-Mjr: J....
Seven: Sergeant J. B. Dye, Cape Police Cape of Good Hope General Service 1880-97, 1 clasp, Bechuanaland (902 Pte. J. B. Dye. C. Pol.); Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 4 clasps, Relief of Mafeking, Defence of Kimberley, Orange Free State, Transvaal (902 Cpl. J. B. Dye. Cape P.D. 1.); King’s South Africa 1901-02, 2 clasps, South Africa 1901, South Africa 1902 (902 Cpl. J. B. Dye. C.P. Dist. 1.); War Medal 1939-45 (701034 J. B. Dye); Africa Service Medal (701034 J. B. Dye); South Africa...
Six: Private J. St. C. Limerick, Cape Police, who afterwards served with the Border Scouts, Royston’s Horse, and 10th South African Infantry, who died of wounds in East Africa on 17 August 1916 Cape of Good Hope General Service 1880-97, 1 clasp, Bechuanaland (Pte. J. St. C. Limerick. C. Pol.); Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 1 clasp, Cape Colony (393 Pte. J. St. Clair Limerick. Cape Police); King’s South Africa 1901-02, 2 clasps, South Africa 1901, South Africa 1902 (Lt: J. St. C....
Pair: Lieutenant-Colonel E. H. Hogge, Cala Mounted Native Levies and Field Intelligence Department Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 4 clasps, Belmont, Modder River, Driefontein, Johannesburg (Lt.-Col. E. H. Hogge. Cala Mtd. Native Levies); King’s South Africa 1901-02, 2 clasps, South Africa 1901, South Africa 1902 (Lt. Col. E. H. Hogg. F.I.D.) both with impressed naming, good very fine (2) £300-£400
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