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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: 24th April 2014 Time: 10:00AM
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Auction Lots - Page 17
801
Meritorious Service Medal, G.V.R. (S-8141 L. Cpl. H. Inglis, 2/Gord. Hdrs.), nearly extremely fine £120-160
Footnote: M.S.M. London Gazette 1.1.1917 S/8141 L./Cpl. H. Inglis, Gord. Highrs.
S/8141 Warrant Officer Class II Harry Inglis, served during the Great War with the 2nd Battalion Gordon Highlanders on the Western Front from 15.2.1915; Mentioned in Despatches (London Gazette 15.6.1916), and awarded an Immediate 'French Theatre' M.S.M.
Approximately 87 'Immediate' Meritorious Service Medals awarded to the Gordon Highlanders, 1916-28.
802
Army Long Service & G.C., V.R. (No. 704. Color Sergt. Abraham Trew. 1st. Battn. Rifle Brigade. 1851.), nearly very fine, with original steel clip and ring suspension £100-140
803
Army Long Service & G.C., V.R. (8. Corpl. J. Spencer. 96th. Regt.), edge bruising, nearly extremely fine £70-90
804
Army Long Service & G.C. (2), G.V.R. (3281. Pte. H. Healey. Rif: Bde.); G.VI.R., with 'Regular Army' bar suspension (6909246 Rfmn. J.A. Watts. Rif. Brig.), nearly very fine or better
Territorial Force Efficiency Medal, G.V.R. (213420 Pte. W.H. Wilson 25/Rif: Brig), surname partially corrected, very fine (3) £90-110
805
Army Long Service & G.C., G.V.R., 1st 'Field Marshal's bust' type (7720561 W.O. Cl.1. H.R. Cooke, A.E.C.), nearly extremely fine £40-50
Footnote: Schoolmaster H.R. Cooke served during the Great War with the Army Corps of Schoolmasters (entitled to a single British War Medal), and subsequently with the Army Educational Corps.
806
Army Long Service & G.C., E.II.R., with 'Regular Army' bar suspension (24357912 Cpl D G Facer D and D), nearly extremely fine £30-40
Footnote: 24357912 Corporal D.G. Facer served with the Devonshire and Dorset Regiment.
807
Indian Meritorious Service Medal, G.VI.R. (1382 Regtl. Qmr. Dfdr. Net Ram, 8 Lt. Cav.), good very fine £60-80
808
Colonial Police Long Service & G.C., G.V.R. (473 2nd Cl. Const. & Acting Cpl. A. D. Clarke.), polished, good very fine £100-140
Footnote: 473 Corporal A.D. Clarke, entered the Kingston Division, Jamaica Constabulary, December 1917; promoted Acting Corporal, December 1932; awarded his Colonial Police Long Service and Good Conduct Medal by the Acting Governor of Jamaica, 31.7.1936; promoted Corporal, April 1946.
A typical example of his policing, as reported in The Gleaner, 11.9.1937, was: 'Acting Corporal A.D. Clarke arrested Constantine Morgan of Fishers Row, at premises No 41 Santa Prado last night. Charged with vagrancy, to wit, being found climbing into premises of a dress making parlour at the above mentioned place.'
809
Volunteer Force Long Service Medal, E.VII.R. (3) (7171 Serjt: W. Causer. 2nd. V.B. Manch: Regt.; 7877 Pte. T. Hammond. 5th. V.B. Manch: Regt.; 3992 Pte. J. Corcoran. 6th. V.B. Manch. Regt.), pawn broker's mark to edge of second, edge bruise to last, generally good very fine or better, the first with contemporary top silver riband bar (3) £120-160
810
Colonial Auxiliary Forces Long Service Medal, G.V.R. (No. 5191 Pte. Tikiri Banda Tennekoon, Ceylon Light Infy.), good very fine £70-90
Footnote: 5191 Private Tikiri Banda Tennekoon, awarded Colonial Auxiliary Forces Long Service Medal, 15.8.1919
provenance: J.M.A. Tamplin Collection, September 2012.
811
Militia Long Service & G.C., E.VII.R. (1546 Sjt: P. McDonnell. 5th R. Muns: Fus Mil.), nearly extremely fine £350-400
Footnote: 1546 Sergeant P. McDonnell, awarded Militia L.S. & G.C. by Army Order February 1907.
20 Medals awarded to the 5th Battalion Royal Munster Fusiliers (Militia).
812
Militia Long Service & G.C., E.VII.R. (8073 Pte. J.G.H. Hackett. 7th. Rifle Bde. Mil.), nearly extremely fine £300-350
Footnote: 8073 Private J.G.H. Hackett, served with the 7th Rifle Brigade Militia; awarded Militia L.S. & G.C., February 1905
13 Medals awarded to the 7th Battalion Rifle Brigade.
813
Imperial Yeomanry Long Service & G.C., E.VII.R. (633 Pte. G. Shaw. York: Dgns: I.Y.), nearly extremely fine £350-400
Footnote: 633 Private G. Shaw, awarded Imperial Yeomanry L.S. & G.C. by Army Order February 1905. 65 Medals awarded to the Yorkshire Dragoons Imperial Yeomanry
814
Territorial Decoration, E.VII.R., silver (Hallmarks for London 1908) and silver-gilt, lacking top riband bar, good very fine £80-100
815
Territorial Decoration, G.V.R., undated, with integral top riband bar, good very fine £80-120
816
Efficiency Decoration, G.VI.R., silver and silver-gilt, reverse officially dated 1947, with four Additional Long Service Bars, G.VI.R. dated '1951', E.II.R. dated '1952, E.II.R. dated '1957', and E.II.R. dated '1962', with integral top 'Territorial' riband bar, nearly extremely fine £80-120
817
Territorial Force Efficiency Medal, E.VII.R. (502 Pte. J. Hinde. 8/ Manch: Regt.), nearly extremely fine £80-120
818
Territorial Force Efficiency Medal, G.V.R. (27 Pte. J. Stewart. Sco: H. Yeo.), minor edge bruising, very fine £80-120
819
Efficiency Medal, E.II.R., with 'T. & A.V.R.' scroll suspension, with additional award bar and two silver rosettes on riband (22758881 Gnr. M. Lovell. R.A.), partially officially corrected, good very fine £30-40
820
Pair: Mr. M.S. Philip, [M.B.E.], Uganda Forestry Service, Late Uganda Auxiliary Police Force
Colonial Special Constabulary Long Service & G.C. (MA/1 M. S. Philip, Uganda.), officially corrected; Uganda Independence Medal 1964, edge bruise to first, good very fine (2) £60-80
Footnote: M.B.E. London Gazette 1.1.1965 Michael Stuart Philip, Esq., Conservator of Forests, Uganda.
Mr. Michael Stuart Philip, M.B.E., served in Uganda with the Forestry Service, 1947-64.
821
Hong Kong Royal Naval Dockyard Police Long Service Medal, G.VI.R., 2nd 'Fid: Def:' type (Sgt. Ahmed Din, No. 92), nearly extremely fine, rare £500-600
Footnote: 92 Sergeant Ahmed Din awarded Hong Kong Royal Naval Dockyard Police Long Service Medal 1947.
Approximately 281 Dockyard Police Medals were awarded during the period of issue 1922-73; approximately 33 G.VI.R. 2nd type medals awarded during the period 1947-52.
provenance: J.M.A. Tamplin Collection, September 2008.
822
Malay States, Sarawak, Government Service Long Service Decoration, Charles Vyner Brooke at centre, silver, extremely fine £140-180
Footnote: Attributed to George C. Gillan, Treasurer of Sarawak, at Kuching between 1906-30.
Approximately 282 medals issued during the period of issue 1924-46.
823
Anglo-Egyptian Sudan (Condominium) Police Meritorious Service Medal, silver, unnamed as issued, extremely fine, rare £140-180
824
Sudan Defence Force Long Service & G.C., bronze, unnamed as issued, extremely fine, rare £120-150
825
Pair: Police Constable A.J. Jacques, Liverpool City Police
Liverpool City Police Good Service Medal, silver, with 'Service Over 30 Years' clasp, reverse engraved 'Presented by Watch Committee To Con. 217.F. A.J. Jacques 15-9-44'; Liverpool City Police Good Service Medal, bronze, no clasp, reverse engraved 'Presented by Watch Committee 15th. Sept. 1939.', edge engraved 'Con: 217 "F" Arthur John Jacques.', nearly extremely fine, both with integral top riband brooch bars, first in fitted case of issue, together with the recipient's St. John Ambulance Association Medallion, bronze, the reverse engraved '310965 Arthur J. Jacques' (3) £140-180
826
Liverpool City Police Good Service Medal, silver, with 'Service Over 30 Years' clasp, reverse engraved 'Presented by Watch Committee To Con. 210.K. J.A. Airey 20-8-44', good very fine, with integral top riband brooch bar £80-100
Footnote: 210 Police Constable J.A. Airey is reported to have remained Loyal during the Police Strike of 1919, and was entitled to receive a Watch Committee Baton for his Loyalty during the strike and riots of that year.
827
Liverpool City Police Good Service Medal, bronze, no clasp, reverse engraved 'Presented by Watch Committee To Con. 115.G. E. Hughes 4-12-44', extremely fine, with integral top riband brooch bar, in case of issue £50-70

LIFE SAVING AWARDS

828
Pair: Police Sergeant W. Wyatt, Liverpool City Police
Liverpool Shipwreck and Humane Society General Medal, bronze (To P.S. 12F William Wyall [sic], For Gallant Service. 14th. December 1907.), with integral top riband buckle; Liverpool City Police Good Service Medal, bronze, with 'Service Over 30 Years' clasp, reverse engraved 'Presented by The Watch Committee 30 November 1914', edge engraved 'P.S. 28E. William Wyatt', with integral top riband brooch bar, good very fine, both in cases of issue (2) £180-220
Footnote: 12F Sergeant William Wyatt, born Swinton, Lancashire, 1869; awarded Liverpool Shipwreck and Humane Society Bronze Medal, 5.12.1908 for gallantry the previous year.
829
Liverpool Shipwreck and Humane Society General Medal, bronze (To P.S. 32.F. George Hy. Brennan. For Meritorious Service. 25th Novr 1920), good very fine, lacking integral top riband buckle, in case of issue £120-150
Footnote: 32F Police Sergeant George Henry Brennan, Liverpool City Police, was awarded the Liverpool Shipwreck and Humane Society Bronze Medal and a Certificate of Thanks for stopping a runaway horse attached to a lorry in Upper Parliament Street, on the 25.11.1920.

MINIATURE AWARDS

830
Miniature Awards: Victoria Cross; George Cross; Distinguished Service Order, V.R., gold and enamel, lacking suspension and integral top riband bars; The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire, 2nd type, Military Division, Officer's (O.B.E.) Badge, silver-gilt; Military Cross, G.VI.R., enamel flaking to D.S.O., therefore nearly very fine or better (5) £50-70
831
Miniature Awards: The Most Honourable Order of the Bath, Military Division, an early 'bulbous' Companion's (C.B.) Badge, gold and enamel; The Most Exalted Order of the Star of India, Companion's (C.S.I.) Badge, gold, silver, and enamel, with a central onyx cameo of a youthful Queen Victoria, with top riband bar; The Most Distinguished Order of St. Michael and St. George, Companion's (C.M.G.) Badge, gold and enamel, with an unusually large gold crown suspension, and with gold riband buckle; The Most Eminent Order of the Indian Empire, Companion's (C.I.E.) Badge, gold and enamel, with top riband bar; The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire, 2nd type, Military Division, Member's (M.B.E.) Badge, silver, minor enamel damage in places, generally very fine or better, the C.M.G. extremely fine (5) £140-180
832
Miniature Awards: An Unattributed D.C.M. Group of Eight
Distinguished Conduct Medal, G.V.R.; 1914 Star; British War and Victory Medals, M.I.D. Oak Leaves; War Medal; India Service Medal; Coronation 1937; Army Long Service & G.C., G.V.R., 'Admiral's bust' [sic] type, nearly very fine, mounted as worn
Miniature Awards: An Unattributed Group of Seven
Queen's Sudan 1896-98; Queen's South Africa 1899-1902, four clasps, Belmont, Modder River, Driefontein, Johannesburg; King's South Africa 1901-02, two clasps; 1914-15 Star; British War and Victory Medals; Army Long Service & G.C., 1st 'Field Marshal's bust' type, good very fine, mounted as worn (15) £80-120
833
Miniature Awards: A Group of Four Attributed to Lieutenant W.H. Childers, Royal Navy
Baltic 1854; Crimea 1854-56, one clasp, Sebastopol; China 1857-60, two clasps, Fatshan 1857, Canton 1857; Turkish Crimea, Sardinian die, nearly very fine or better, all with contemporary Hunt and Roskell top silver riband buckles, the first three mounted together in reverse order (4) £100-150
Footnote: Lieutenant William Henry Childers, born June 1837; appointed Midshipman, H.M.S. Tribune, June 1853, and served with the force in the Baltic and Crimea, and during the Second China War, where he was employed with the Force that took part in the capture and destruction of Chinese War Vessels at Escape Creek, 25.5.1857; and in the destruction of the Fatshan Flotilla of War Junks, 1.6.1857 (London Gazette 1.8.1857); promoted Mate, July 1857; Lieutenant, August 1859; served in H.M.S. Octavia, September 1867 to August 1868; appointed Resident Transport Officer, Aden, and employed on Transport Service during the Abyssinian Expedition, 1867-68; died suddenly in active service onboard H.M.S. Black Prince from a rupture of a blood vessel, 29th April 1869, less than two months after the Abyssinia Medal was sanctioned.
For Lieutenant W.H. Childers' full-size Abyssinia Medal, see Lot 596
834
Miniature Awards: An Unattributed Crimean Group of Three
Crimea 1854-56, one clasp, Sebastopol; Turkey, Ottoman Empire, Order of the Medjidieh, silver and enamel; Turkish Crimea, Sardinian die, good very fine, mounted as worn from a triple Hunt and Roskell top silver riband buckle, with gold retaining pin
Miniature Awards: An Unattributed Crimean Pair
Crimea 1854-56, one clasp, Sebastopol; Turkish Crimea, Sardinian die, good very fine, mounted as worn from a double Hunt and Roskell top silver riband buckle (5) £80-120
835
Miniature Awards: India General Service 1854-95, one clasp, Bhootan, with Hunt and Roskell top silver riband buckle, with gold retaining pin; Turkish Crimea, Sardinian die; Indian Mutiny 1857-58, two clasps, Lucknow, Relief of Lucknow, clasps mounted in this order, with top silver riband buckle; New Zealand 1845-66, undated reverse; Ashantee 1873-74, one clasp, Coomassie; Afghanistan 1878-80, one clasp, Kandahar; Kabul to Kandahar Star 1880; Egypt 1882-89, dated, no clasp; Khedive's Star 1882; East and West Africa 1887-1900, one clasp, 1897-98; Queen's South Africa 1899-1902, three clasps, Cape Colony, Orange Free State, Transvaal (3); British War Medal, five clasps, Falkland Islands 8. Dec. 14, Mediterranean 1918, North Sea 1916, North Sea 1917, Mediterranean 1917, genertally good very fine (14) £80-120
Footnote: Naval clasps for the British War Medal were authorised in August 1920.
836
Miniature Awards: Belgium, Kingdom, Order of Leopold, Civil Division, gold and enamel, French motto; Egypt, Kingdom, Order of the Nile, silver and enamel; Italy, Kingdom, Order of the Crown, silver-gilt and enamel; Philippines, Republic, Meritorious Service Medal, gilt and enamel; Poland, Republic, Cross of Valour, bronze; Turkey, Ottoman Empire, Order of Osmanieh, silver, gold, and enamel; Vatican, Holy See, Order of St. Gregory, silver, silver-gilt, and enamel, minor enamel damage to wreath on first, otherwise generally very fine or better (7) £50-70

MISCELLANEOUS

837
Arctic 1818-55, unnamed as issued, good very fine £500-600
838
A Devonshire Regiment Helmet Plate
An other ranks two part helmet plate, standard pattern crowned star back plate with detachable metal centre, 1881-1901 pattern, with nine additional metal centres, of the Royal Lancaster, Devonshire, Leicestershire, Gloucestershire, Hampshire, South Lancashire, Royal Berkshire, Middlesex, and York and Lancaster Regiments, the majority of fastners present, and all mounted on a framed display board
A Collection of British Military Badges
A selection of approximately of 240 items, mainly other ranks' cap-badges, some reproductions, mounted on 16 framed display boards (lot) £200-400
Footnote: Note: This lot is sold as seen and is not subject to return. Owing to its large and bulky nature it is not suitable for postage and we would recommend collection.
839
A Seaforth Highlanders Point-to-Point Trophy
A three-handled cup, 135mm in height x 106mm in diameter, silver (Hallmarks for Birmingham 1928), engraved with the Regimental badge and inscribed '1st. Bn. The Seaforth Highlanders. Point-to-Point. Postling. 20th. March 1929. Won by Capt. J.E. Stirling's "Tattoo" (Mr. J.C. Powell.) This Replica is Presented by the Wives of the Officers of the Battalion.'; the reverse inscribed '1st. Capt: J.E. Stirling's "Tattoo" (Mr. J.C. Powell). 2nd. Capt: J.E. Stirling's "Loppy" (Owner). 3rd. Mr. E.H.B. Neill's "Bonzo" (Owner).' £200-300
Footnote: Brigadier James Erskine Stirling, D.S.O., T.D., (1898-1968), the son of Major William Stirling; Commissioned Second Lieutenant, Seaforth Highlanders, 12.9.1917; served with the Regiment during the Great War on the Western Front from 31.10.1917; promoted Lieutenant, 12.3.1919; appointed Adjutant, 1.9.1927; promoted Captain, 9.1.1928; Brevet Major, 1.1.1936; Major, 8.7.1939; served during the Second War; promoted Colonel and temporary Brigadier; appointed to the Command of 154th Brigade, North Africa 1943; Awarded the Distinguished Service Order 'in recognition of gallant and distinguished services in the Middle East' (London Gazette 4.5.1943) and Mentioned in Despatches (London Gazette 13.1.1944). In retirement he served as a J.P. and Lord Lieutenant of Nairnshire.
840
The Falklands War 1982 Honours and Awards Riband Chart
A riband chart comprising the ribands of all 32 Honours and Awards given during the Falklands War 1982, including the Defence and Repossession of South Georgia, together with the numbers of each awarded, starting with the riband for the Victoria Cross awarded to Lieutenant-Colonel Herbert Jones and Sergeant Ian McKay, complete with emblem; and ending with the riband for the South Atlantic Medal 1982, complete with rosette and Mentioned in Despatches, Queen's Commendation for Brave Conduct, and Queen's Commendation for Valuable Service in the Air emblems, the centrepiece of the display being a miniature South Atlantic Medal, with rosette and M.I.D. Oak Leaf, mounted in a glazed frame, together with a copy of the relevant London Gazette, 8.10.1982, giving full citations £80-100
Footnote: A total of 494 medallic awards for Gallantry or Distinguished Service, ranging from the V.C. to the B.E.M., were given for the Falklands War, as well as 1 Life Peerage, and 312 Mentioned in Despatches and 27 Queen's Commendations.
841
The Gulf War 1990-91 Honours and Awards Riband Chart
A riband chart comprising the ribands of all 37 Honours and Awards given during the Gulf War 1990-91, together with the numbers of each awarded, starting with the broad sash riband for a Knight Grand Cross of the Military Division of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire; and ending with the riband for the Gulf Medal 1990-91, complete with rosette and Mentioned in Despatches, Queen's Commendation for Brave Conduct, and Queen's Commendation for Valuable Service in the Air emblems, alongside the ribands for the Saudi Arabian Medal for the Liberation of Kuwait, and the Kuwaiti Liberation Medal, the centrepiece of the display being a miniature Gulf War Medal, with both clasps and M.I.D. Oak Leaf; a miniature Saudi Arabian Medal for the Liberation of Kuwait; and miniatures of the Second, Third, and Fourth Classes of the Kuwaiti Liberation Medal, mounted in a glazed frame, together with a copy of the relevant London Gazette, 28.6.1991, giving full citations £80-100
Footnote: A total of 569 medallic awards for Gallantry or Distinguished Service, ranging from the G.B.E. to the Q.P.M., were given for the Gulf War, as well as 1 Life Peerage, and 137 Mentioned in Despatches and 4 Queen's Commendations.
842
The Iraq War 2003 Honours and Awards Riband Chart
A riband chart comprising the ribands of all 28 Honours and Awards given during the Iraq War 2003, covering only the period of the actual invasion of Iraq, 19.3-28.4.2003, together with the numbers of each awarded, starting with the riband for the George Cross awarded to Trooper Christopher Finney, complete with emblem; and ending with the riband for the Iraq Medal 2003, complete with rosette and Mentioned in Despatches, Queen's Commendation for Bravery, and Queen's Commendation for Valuable Service emblems, alongside the ribands for the American Legion of Merit and Bronze Star, the centrepiece of the display being a miniature George Cross and Iraq War Medal, with clasp 19 Mar to 28 Apr 2003, representative of those worn by Trooper Christopher Finney, G.C., Blues and Royals, mounted in a glazed frame, together with a copy of the relevant London Gazette, 30.10.2003 £80-100
Footnote: A total of 227 medallic awards for Gallantry or Distinguished Service, ranging from the G.C. to the Q.G.M., were given for the Invasion of Iraq, 19.3-28.4.2003, as well as 69 Mentioned in Despatches and 140 Queen's Commendations, and 12 American Awards.

END OF THE SALE

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: 24th April 2014 Time: 10:00AM
Details: Viewing:
Wednesday 23 April 10am to 5pm
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