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Orders, Decorations, Campaign Medals and Militaria
Auctioneer: Spink Location: 69 Southampton Row, Bloomsbury, London WC1B 4ET
Contact: Tel: +44 (0)20 7563 4000 Fax: +44 (0)20 7563 4066
Date: 21st April 2011 Time: 10:00AM
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SCARPA, C. & SEZANNE, P. Le Decorazioni del regno di Sardegna e del regno dItalia. Le decorazioni commemorative, 2 volumes. Rome 1982, 1985. 294; 374 pages plus 53 plates. WITH: Le decorazioni al Merito, volume 1. Rome 1987. 502 pages, 52 plates. WITH: Le decorazioni al valore dei regni di Sardegna e dItalie (1793-1946). Rome, 1976, 432 pages, 32 plates. WITH: Le decorazioni al valore della repubblica Italiana (medaglie al valore e croce al valore militare). Rome, 1981, 128 pages, 8 plates. All books casebound with jackets in very good condition. (5) £60-80
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WERLICH, R. Russian Orders, Decorations and Medals including those of Imperial Russia, The Provisional Government, The Civil War and The Soviet Union. Second edition, Washington D.C., 1981. Quarto, (viii), 160 pages; illustrations throughout, many in colour. Casebound. Virtually as new. £30-40

SINGLE CAMPAIGN MEDALS

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Honourable East India Company's Medal for Mysore 1790-92, 38mm, silver, straight grained edge, with ring suspension, worn, fine Honourable East India Company's Medal for Seringapatam 1799, 48mm, pewter, Royal Mint, pierced, areas of oxidisation, fair (2) £80-120
306
Naval General Service 1793-1840, two clasps, London 13 March 1806, Java (Charles Murray.), suspension and retaining rod re-affixed, with second clasp additionally affixed immediately on top of first, nearly very fine £450-550
Footnote: Charles Murray served as a Private, Royal Marines in H.M.S. London at the capture of the French ship-of-the-line Marengo and the frigate Belle Poule, after a running fight lasting five hours approaching the Azores, 13.3.1806; and as a Private, Royal Marines, in H.M.S. Hussar during the assistance given by the Navy in the capture of the island of Java from July until the surrender, 18.9.1811.
Two other men with this name appear on the Admiralty Claimants' List, both single clasp medals, for Egypt and St. Vincent. A single clasp Naval General Service Medal, with the clasp London 13 March 1806, was sold as part of the Whitaker Collection in 1890.
Approximately 27 'London 13 March 1806' clasps issued.
307
Field Officer's Small Army Gold Medal for Orthes (Major Hon.ble Edwd. Mullens, 28th Foot.), gilded, with replacement lunettes, good very fine, with gold riband buckle, original riband and a fine colour miniature portrait of the recipient on ivory, this in a gold and gilt metal glazed oval frame, the reverse engraved 'Major The Honble Edward Mullens. 28th Regt.' (lot) £8,000-10,000
Footnote: Major The Honourable Edward Mullins, born 1777, the 5th son of Thomas Mullins, 1st Baron Ventry, Kerry, Ireland (cr. 1800); commissioned Lieutenant 28th Foot, September 1795; advanced Brevet Major June 1813; Major September 1813, 'served in Spain and Portugal, and received a medal for the battle of Orthes, at which he commanded some light companies.' (Royal Military Calendar 1820, Vol. V., refers); died 1841.
For the medals awarded to Major General T.A. de Moleyns, the grandson of Major the Hon. Edward Mullins, see Lot 206.
308
Military General Service 1793-1814, one clasp, Corunna (T. Jubb, 1st Foot Guards), pawn broker's mark on back strap of clasp, toned, good very fine £700-800
309
Military General Service 1793-1814, one clasp, Salamanca (Samuel Ward, 11th Light Dragoons.), toned, minor edge bruising, otherwise good very fine £700-800
Footnote: Private Samuel Ward born Edgerton, Kent; enlisted 11th Light Dragoons, 1812 and 'served three years and eight months in France in the Peninsula, and at the battle of Salamanca, Burgos, Waterloo and at the siege of Bhurtpore and nineteen years in the East Indies.' (Service Papers refer).
310
Military General Service 1793-1814, two clasps, Nivelle, Orthes (J. Mc.Murray, Corpl. 51st. Foot.), pawn broker's mark to edge, edge bruise, nearly very fine £600-800
311
Military General Service 1793-1814, four clasps, Corunna, Barrosa, Pyrenees, Toulouse (George Lavis, 28th. Foot.), edge bruising, good fine £700-900
312
Military General Service 1793-1814, five clasps, Egypt, Corunna, Barrosa, Vittoria, Pyrenees (A. McGillivray, 28th Foot.), edge bruise, good very fine £1,100-1,300
313
Military General Service 1793-1814, five clasps, Fuentes D'Onor, Vittoria, Pyrenees, Orthes, Toulouse (Thos. Irons, 71st Foot.), toned, minor edge bruising, therefore very fine, with length of original riband £1,200-1,400
Footnote: Private Thomas Irons, born Dundee, c. 1789; enlisted in the 71st Foot, August 1807; served with the Regiment during the Peninsula War; discharged, November 1814; re-enlisted in the 75th Foot, June 1815; discharged, October 1825, after 17 years and 205 days with the Colours.
314
Military General Service 1793-1814, five clasps, Salamanca, Vittoria, Pyrenees, Orthes, Toulouse (T. Stevenson, R. Arty.), good very fine £600-700
provenance: Glendining, July 1927.
315
Military General Service 1793-1814, nine clasps, Vimiera, Busaco, Fuentes D'Onor, Ciudad Rodrigo, Salamanca, Vittoria, Pyrenees, St. Sebastian, Toulouse (P. Donohoe, 52nd Foot), very fine £2,000-2,500
provenance: Spink July 1994
316
Honourable East India Company's Medal for Seringapatam 1799, 48mm, silver, Royal Mint, edge bruising, good very fine £600-700
317
Honourable East India Company's Medal for Seringapatam 1799, 48mm, bronze, Royal Mint, with contemporary bronze loop suspension, minor edge bruise, nearly extremely fine £250-300
318
Army of India 1799-1826, short hyphen reverse die type, one clasp, Bhurtpoor (J. Greason, 11th. Lt. Dragns.), officially impressed, Royal Mint, nearly extremely fine £900-1,100
Footnote: 296 Corporal John Greason, born Manchester, c.1801; enlisted in the 11th Light Dragoons, April 1821; served with the Regiment in India, and present at the Siege of Bhurtpoor, 17-18.1.1826; promoted Corporal, December 1837; discharged, July 1838, after 17 years and 117 days with the Colours, of which 15 years and 8 months were spent in India.
319
Matthew Boulton's Medal for Trafalgar 1805, 47mm, gold (79.5g), a later post-1860 striking by W.J. Taylor using Boulton's original dies, plain edge, good very fine, rare £6,000-8,000
provenance: Trafalgar sale, Sotheby's, 5.10.2005
320
Waterloo 1815 (Oliver McKernon. Royal Artillery Driver), very fine, with original steel clip and split ring suspension £800-1,000
Footnote: Driver Oliver McKernon served with Major N. Turner's "A" Troop during the Waterloo Campaign, 16-18.6.1815.
provenance: Gray Collection, 1908.
321
Waterloo 1815 (Ben. Pickles, 2nd. Batt. Grenad. Guards.), with original steel clip and split ring suspension, good fine £1,200-1,400
Footnote: Private Benjamin Pickles (spelt Pickells on published roll) served in Lieutenant-Colonel G. Colqueet's Company during the Waterloo Campaign, 16-18.6.1815.
322
Waterloo 1815 (John Price, 2nd. Batt. Grenad. Guards.), with contemporary silver straight bar suspension decorated with three grenades, toned, good very fine, with original riband £2,000-2,500
Footnote: Private John Price, born Shrewsbury, c.1787; enlisted in the Grenadier Guards, April 1814; served in Lieutenant-Colonel J.D. West's Company during the Waterloo Campaign, 16-18.6.1815, and was wounded through the body and in the arm at the Battle of Waterloo; discharged as a result of his wounds, November 1818, after 4 years and 212 days with the Colours.
323
Waterloo 1815 (Ensign William Thomas, 3rd. Bat. 1st Foot. or R. Scots.), with original steel clip and contemporary silver straight bar suspender, this detached, nearly very fine, housed in a small fitted glazed box £3,500-4,500
Footnote: William Thomas, Commissioned Ensign, Royal Scots Regiment, December 1814; served with the Regiment during the Waterloo Campaign, 16-18.6.1815; Lieutenant, April 1820.
324
Waterloo 1815 (Lieut. Edward Methold. 23rd Regt. R.W.F.), contemporarily engraved in upright serif capitals, contact marks, nearly very fine, with later hinged silver suspension bar and contemporary top-riband bar £400-600
325
Waterloo 1815 (Abraham Sledding. 51st. Reg. Light Infantry.), edge bruise, light contact marks, very fine, with original steel clip and contemporary split ring suspension £1,000-1,200
Footnote: Private Abraham Sledding served in Captain Richard Storer's Company during the Waterloo Campaign, 16-18.6.1815.
provenance: Baldwin, May 1910
326
Waterloo 1815 (William Woodland, 1st Batt. 52nd Reg. Foot.), contact marks, nearly very fine, with original steel clip, this loose, and later ring suspension £1,600-2,000
Footnote: Private William Woodland served in Captain W. Rowan's Company during the Waterloo Campaign.
327
Waterloo 1815 (Donald Gunn 1st Batt. 79th Reg. Foot.), minor edge bruising, therefore very fine, with original steel clip and split ring suspension £1,400-1,600
Footnote: Two men of this name appear for the regiment on the published transcription of the roll.
328
Waterloo 1815 (William Olliver, 2nd Batt. 95th Reg. Foot.), nearly very fine, with original steel clip and split ring suspension £3,000-3,500
Footnote: Private William Olliver served in Captain J. McNemara's No. 3 Company, 2nd Battalion, 95th Foot during the Waterloo Campaign, 16-18.6.1815.
329
Waterloo 1815 (Lieut. George Hall. Royal Staff Corps), contemporarily renamed in upright serif capitals, contact marks, nearly very fine, with later silver clip and hinged suspension bar £400-500
Footnote: Lieutenant George Dry Hall, commissioned Royal Staff Corps, November 1811; served during the Waterloo Campaign and was wounded at the battle; retired 1839; died at Hythe, February 1852 (The Waterloo Roll Call, Dalton, refers).
330
Ghuznee 1839 (Pte. John Bates, H.M. 16th. Lancers.), edge engraved in running script, with silver eyelet on reverse, pitting, good fine £400-450
Footnote: 1569 Private John Bates, born Durham; enlisted 16th Lancers, 1828; his service included, 'the campaign in Afghanistan in 1838/9 at the assault and capture of Ghuznee, the actions at Maharajpoor in 1843, Aliwal & Sobraon in 1846 Ramnuggur, the passage of Chenab & Sadoolapor in 1848 & Chilianwala & Goojerat in 1849' (service papers refer); transferred 3rd Light Dragoons, 1846; discharged 1852.
331
Ghuznee Cabul 1842, unnamed, with original steel clip and straight bar suspension, steel clip slightly corroded, good very fine £350-400
332
Candahar Ghuznee Cabul 1842 (Private David Booker, Her Majesty's 40th. Foot), engraved in running script, with later silver swivel suspension, heavy contact marks partially obscuring unit, therefore good fine £500-600
333
Defence of Jellalabad 1842, 1st 'Mural Crown' type, unnamed as issued, very fine, pierced for ring and straight bar suspension £200-300
334
Defence of Jellalabad 1842, 2nd 'Flying Victory' type (Ar, St, H Ulyett 13 PALI.), officially impressed, with original steel clip and straight bar suspension, good fine £800-1,000
Footnote: 106 Armourer Sergeant Henry Ulyett, born Birmingham; enlisted 13th Light Infantry, 1839 and during his service was awarded 'medal for Jellalabad, medal for Cabool, medal for Crimea and clasp Sebastopol, Turkish War Medal... medal for distinguished service in the field with annuity £20'; discharged 1861.
335
China 1842 (W.T.F. Jackson, Midshipmn H.M.S. Wellesley.), remnants of lacquer, very fine, with later silver clip and straight bar suspension £600-800
Footnote: Commander William Travers Forbes Jackson served as Midshipman in the Wellesley and the Blenheim during the operations on and off the coast of China, and served on shore at the capture of Amoy (Mentioned in Rear Admiral W. Parker's Despatch London Gazette 14.1.1842) and landed with the right Column under the command of Captain Herbert, with Captain Bourchier commanding the Battalion of Seamen present, at Chinghae, 10.10.1841 (Mentioned in Rear Admiral W. Parker's Despatch London Gazette 1842, p396); passed his examination in October 1842, and served for the following two and half years as Mate in H.M.s Ships Camperdown (flag-ship of Sir Edward Brace) and Inconstant (Captain C.H. Freemantle) on the Home and Mediterranean stations; Lieutenant 15.1.1846, and served from that month as Additional-Lieutenant in H.M.S. Hibernia (flag-ship of Sir William Parker); Commander 31.1.1861.
336
China 1842 (John Willson, Gunner & Driver, Royal Artillery.), heavy contact marks, good fine £280-340
337
Scinde 1843, for Meeanee and Hyderabad (Beeka Sing 1st. Gr. Regt. N.I), impressed, with contemporary silver clip and straight bar suspension, very fine £400-450
338
Maharajpoor Star 1843 (Lieut. C.A. Jackson 31st Regt. N.I.), extremely fine, with original brass hook suspension £550-650
339
Punniar Star 1843 (Private Richard Reach H.M. 3rd. Regt.), original brass riveted hook partially replaced with contemporary silver suspension, nearly very fine £300-350
340
Sutlej 1845-46, for Moodkee, two clasps, Ferozeshuhur, Aliwal (John Chapman 31st. Regt.), good very fine £1,000-1,200
Footnote: 2293 Private John Chapman, 31st Foot, killed in action at Aliwal, 28.1.1846.
341
Sutlej 1845-46, for Sobraon, no clasp (:R:D: Logg 6th. Batn. Arty.), area of erasure before name, very fine £200-250
342
Punjab 1848-49, two clasps, Chilianwala, Goojerat (Gunner Wm. Madgwick, 3rd. Tp. 2nd. Bde. H. Arty.), nearly very fine £300-350
343
South Africa 1834-53 (W. Ellis. Ordinary.), darkly toned, good very fine £300-350
Footnote: William Ellis served as Ordinary Seaman in H.M.S. Castor.
344
South Africa 1834-53 (James Dawson, 6th Regt.), minor edge bruising, good very fine £380-420
345
India General Service 1854-95, one clasp, Pegu (John Filmer. Ordy. "Salamander"), very fine £180-220
346
India General Service 1854-95, one clasp, Persia (M. Ganley, 64th. Foot.), good very fine £340-380
347
India General Service 1854-95, one clasp, Umbeyla (379 T Eveson HMs. 1st. Bn. 7th. Regt.), very fine £180-220
348
India General Service 1854-95, one clasp, Jowaki 1877-8 (2480 Pte. John Flinn. 4 Bn. Rifle Bde.), nearly extremely fine £180-220
349
India General Service 1854-95, one clasp, Burma 1885-7 (103 Pte. J. Hollis 2d. Bn. Hamps. R.), nearly very fine £100-130
350
India General Service 1854-95, one clasp, Burma 1885-7 (251 Pte. J. Vatcher 2d Bn. Hamps. R.), minor official correction to surname, very fine £80-120
351
India General Service 1854-95, bronze issue, one clasp, Burma 1885-7 (227 Bearer Gunga Dan. Transport. En. Circle Bl.), small area of erasure after name, very fine £60-80
352
India General Service 1854-95, one clasp, Burma 1887-89 (256 Sepoy Aurociem Minbu Mily. Police Bn.), very fine £70-90
Auction Details - AUCTION ALREADY HELD
Orders, Decorations, Campaign Medals and Militaria
Auctioneer: Spink Location: 69 Southampton Row, Bloomsbury, London WC1B 4ET
Contact: Tel: +44 (0)20 7563 4000 Fax: +44 (0)20 7563 4066
Date: 21st April 2011 Time: 10:00AM
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