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1902 Africa GSM Somaliland 1902-04 clasp to A. Simpson Pte R.M. H.M.S. Naiad good very fine. Alfred Simpson was killed in action when the monitor H.M.S. M15 was torpedoed and sunk by UC-38 off the Palestine coast with loss of 26 lives on 11th November 1917 and with no known grave is commemorated on the Portsmouth Naval Memorial. With copied service paper, CWGC and ship details, he was born near Petersfield 21/6/80, enlisted 9/8/98, joined M15 26/5/15. (R) £180
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1904 Tibet Medal Gyantse clasp to 7949 Pte J. Miles 1st Bn Ryl Fuslrs good very fine. With 5 copied pages of service record, James Miles was born in Peckham, enlisted 21/3/1900 aged 19, papers state engaged at action at Naini, operations at & around Gyantse and the March to Lhasa, discharged 20/3/12. (See photo) (R) £750
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KEVII Imperial Yeomanry LSGC to 233 LCpl H. Marks Staff I.Y. extremely fine, with metal 1892 attached to ribbon. With hand written research, he served in Newcastle Sqn, best shot in the regiment in 1882, LSGC in AO 27/2/05, only 31 medals to regiment. (See photo) (Y) £400
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Father and son group with KEVII Volunteer Long Service Medal to 3044 Pte J.H. Gilkes 24th Midd'x. V.R.C, father of WWI 1914-15 Star trio to 70276 Spr J.W. Gilkes. R.E, wounded in left thigh 14.08.15. With enamelled National Reserve London lapel badge No 21511. With copied rolls and MIC. (R) £100
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KEVII Volunteer Long Service Medal to 1973 Sjt A. Dean 2/V.B. N. Staff Regt, polished nearly very fine. (Y) £75
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KEVII Royal Navy LSGC to 157326 Charles Taylor Sto P.O. H.M.S. Wildfire nearly very fine. With copied service paper, he was born in Stepney 6/7/82, enlisted 7/8/90, served Wildfire Oct 1907-Dec 1908, discharged 8/12/12 and joined RFR, served WWI and issued a trio, demobilised 12/6/19. (R) £60
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WWI Military Cross and 1914-15 Star trio with MID oakleaf to Major W.L. Adamson (MC un-named as issued, 2 Lieut R. Scots on star) extremely fine. William Lawrence Adamson's MC was announced in the London Gazette dated 1st January 1919. With copied MIC, LG and some typed research, he was commissioned in 12th Bn Royal Scots 29/3/15, promoted Lieut 7/7/16, transferred to MGC, A/Capt 17/6/17, promoted A/Maj while commanding a Coy 19/2/18, relinquished commission 1/9/21, MID date unknown but MIC confirms issue of Emblems. Sold with 2 Heriot-Watt College 48mm AE cased prize medals to William L. Adamson for Practical Plane & Solid Geometry (Adv) 1910-11 and Land Surveying & Levelling 1911-12. (See photo) (R) £1000
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WWI Distinguished Service Medal and 1914-15 Star trio to 165560 H.B. Grange C.P.O. R.N. (H.M.S. Stork 1917 on DSM) very fine. Harry Benjamin Grange's DSM was announced in the London Gazette dated 8th March 1918. With copied Recommendation for Honours Form while serving in 10th Destroyer Flotilla: "Long and meritorious service in the Harwich Destroyer Flotillas including 1. Action of Heligoland Bight 28/8/14. 2. Action of Dogger Bank 24/1/15. 3. Sinking of 2 enemy T.B.D.s 1/5/15. 4. Dardanelles Sep 1915 to Feb 1916. 5. Action with 11 German destroyers 10/5/17. 6. Sinking of German submarine 18/5/17." With copied service record, roll, LG, he was born in Chertsey 28/3/76, enlisted as a Boy 13/2/92, promoted CPO 1/10/13, discharged 21/3/19 and joined RFR. (See photo) (R) £700
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WWI Distinguished Conduct Medal, BWM, Victory Medal and KGV Field Marshall's uniform Army LSGC to 1031790 Far S.Sjt W. Etheridge R.F.A. (27933 Far Sjt on DCM, 27933 Sjt on pair) very fine and better, small verdigris spot on Victory. William Etheridge's DCM was announced in the London Gazettes dated 17/4/19 and 25/2/20 while serving with 119th Bty, "For conspicuous gallantry and devotion to duty at Beaudignies, on 2nd November 1918, when in command of a convoy of wagons. The convoy was subject to very heavy shell and machine-gun fire, several drivers and horses being wounded. He at once took charge, and by his magnificent example and fearlessness steadied the men, and extricated the wagon from a position of great danger. Throughout operations it was largely due to his courage and energy that the battery supply of ammunition was well maintained." With original Regular Army Certificate of Service (red book) and Pay Book, he enlisted 31/10/02, served India, Mesopotamia and France, discharged 30/1/27, full entitlement. (See photo) (R) £700
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WWI Military Medal and Bar and 1914-15 Star trio to 2076 Sjt T. Nicholson Durh L.I. (300168 L.Cpl 1/8 Durh L.I. on MM, Pte on Star), bar loose on ribbon, some contact marks to rims, nearly very fine. His MM was announced in London Gazette dated 21st October 1918 and Bar dated 20th August 1919. With copied MIC, LGs and 5 pages of service record, Thomas Nicholson enlisted in 8th Bn 1/4/13, embodied 5/8/14, to France 20/4/15, received gunshot wound in thigh and gas shell poisoning in 1918, promoted Sgt on posting to 15th Bn 8/8/18, granted 20% disability pension 12/1/19, numbers confirmed, from Tantobie/Stanley. (See photo) (R) £1000
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WWI Military Medal and 1914-15 Star trio to 37 LCpl S. Harding Can Cyc Bn (Pte 2/Can Div Cyc on Star, Can C.C. Bn on MM) nearly extremely fine. With Canadian Corps Cyclist Bn cap badge, photo in uniform and discharge certificate with red folder and 2 damaged medal boxes of issue. Stephen Harding's MM was announced in the London Gazette dated 3rd July 1919. He was born in 1895, enlisted in Toronto 22/1/15, discharged in England 9/5/19. (See photo) (R) £800
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Staffordshire Yeomanry WWI Military Medal to 47354 Pte A.R. Buckley 12/Cav Sq M.G.C. small edge bruise, polished, nearly very fine. Arthur Buckley's MM was announced in the London Gazette dated 16th July 1918. He served with 2/1st Staffordshire Yeomanry before the unit converted to an MGC Bn. Sold mounted in old frame with Staffordshire Yeo QV cap badge, shoulder title, MGC collar dogs, MGC C shoulder title, 9th MGC Sqn 1919 Kavanagh Cup Football Medal named 47354 L/Cpl A.R. Buckley Centre Forward and full length photo in uniform. Also with un-named Loyal Order of Ancient Shepherds medal, photos of 9 MG Sqn football team, 4 others in uniform, official notification of LG entry. With copied MIC and LG, issued a pair, from Stoke-on-Trent. Glass will not be posted but easily removed from frame. (B) £400
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WWI Military Medal and 1914-15 Star trio to 67326 S.Sjt E.J. Read R.A.M.C. (Sjt 97/C.P.F.A. R.A.M.C.-T.F. on MM, Sjt on star) star cleaned, very fine to extremely fine. The unit is 97th (County Palatine) Field Ambulance RAMC. Ernest Read's MM was announced in the London Gazettes dated 9th July 1917. With copied MIC and LG, landed France 9/11/15. (R) £400
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MM & Bar winner's WWI Military Medal (missing award bar) and Victory Medal to R-24221 Pte H. Brown 17/K.R.R.C. (K.R. Rif C on Victory) very fine and better. Harry Brown's MM was announced in the London Gazette dated 6th January 1917 and the Bar to his MM was announced in the London Gazette dated 2nd November 1917. With copied MIC and LGs, issued a pair, later served in APC No 20444. With box of issue for Victory, hand written on box "Became a Parson (Rev) died from gas poisoning", from Titchfield Common. (R) £300
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WWI Military Medal to 269454 Pte W. Holdsworth 2/7 L'Pool R.-T.F. nearly extremely fine. William Holdsworth's MM was announced in the London Gazette dated 23rd February 1918. With copied MIC, LG, 5 pages of service record, he was born in Leeds, enlisted 9/10/16 while living in Fallowfield aged 31, landed France 15/2/17, with copied page of War Diary for 57th Div Sig Co RE in which Pte Holdsworth's award of MM is announced for 29/11/17 with remark "attached as runner" so most likely a Second Battle of Passchendaele award. (R) £250
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WWI 1914-15 Star, BWM, Russian Medal of St George 4th Class (No 1273292 on reverse) to 176845 E. Warnes M.A.A. R.N. (Shp Cpl on Star, 176845 E. Warnes M.A.A. 1916 on rim of St George and additionally engraved "Minotaur" Jutland on reverse at top) good very fine and better. Ernest Warnes was Mentioned in Admiral Jellicoe's Dispatches for the Battle of Jutland in London Gazette dated 15th September 1916, sold with original Admiralty MID certificate. With copied service record, born 1/2/78 in Gaywood, Norfolk, enlisted as a Boy 17/10/93, joined Minotaur 15/5/14 and served through WWI on her. Minotaur was an armoured cruiser on the China station when war broke out and was involved in combat action against German interests sinking a merchant ship and bombarding the Yap radio station. She was present at Jutland as the flagship of the 2nd Cruiser Sqn and escaped without suffering any casualties. Appears to be discharged 29/12/19, St George not confirmed on service record. Also with RN button bracelet. (R) £300
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WWI BWM, Victory Medal, Memorial Plaque and Canadian Memorial Cross to 7900564 Pte A. Fraser 47-Can Inf (Alexander Fraser on plaque), plaque with drill hole at top, otherwise extremely fine, also with metal ID disc. Alexander Fraser died on 31st March 1917 and is buried in Villers Station Cemetery, Viller-Au-Bois. With copied CWGC and attestation paper, he was born5/2/85, enlisted 12/2/16 having served with 104th Militia, parents lived in Kilmichael Glassary. (R) £240
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WWI 1914-15 Star trio and 1909 India GSM Afghanistan N.W.F. 1919 clasp to 9511 Pte E. Sylvester N. Staff R. nearly very fine and better. With silver football medallion to Khanspur Tournament 1918 Winners C Coy E. Sylvester, poor. With copied MIC, 2nd Bn were already in India at the outbreak of WWI. (R) £160
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WWI 1914-15 Star trio and KGV Army Field Marshall's uniform LSGC to 5200 Sjt R.H. Wallis N. Staff Regt (L.Sjt on star) extremely fine. With 7 copied pages of service record, Richard Henry Wallis was born in Alrewas 2/10/77, enlisted N Staffs 7/1/97 aged 19, transferred to MFP 4/5/04, transferred back to N Staffs 19/5/06, to India with 2nd Bn 10/11/11, invalided to UK from effects of heat 12/5/19, discharged 4/7/19. (R) £120
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WWI 1914-15 Star trio and 1909 India GSM Afghanistan N.W.F. 1919 clasp to 9953 Pte W.R. Townsend Durh L.I. (1 Durh L.I. on IGSM but 1 officially corrected) very fine and better. With copied MIC. (R) £120
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WWI family group with BWM, Victory Medal and Silver War Badge No 1422 to GS-51482 Pte G. Austin R. Fus very fine, with original SWB certificate. With copied MIC, SWB roll and medal roll WWI Memorial Plaque to John Austin very fine, several possibilities, WW2 Defence Medal and range of cap badges, buckles and buttons (23) in mixed condition. (T) £90
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WWI 1914-15 Star, Victory Medal and Mercantile Marine War Medal to G. Morgan Fmn M.F.A. (George Morgan on MMWM) nearly extremely fine and better. (Y) £40
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WWI 1914 Star trio with copy bar to 6789 Pte T. Burns N. Staff R. (1/N. staff R on star) nearly very fine. With 6 copied pages of service record, MIC and SWB roll, Thomas Burns enlisted 19/11/02, awarded 10 days IHL 23/6/03, tried by DCM for striking superior officer and awarded 56 days IHL 23/7/06, tried by RCM for using insubordinate language to superior officer and awarded 42 days IHL 24/10/06, to AR 10/1/11, mobilised 5/8/14, posted 1st Bn 8/11/14, tried by GCM for drunkenness and awarded 28 days IHL 20/2/15, tried by GCM for drunkenness and awarded 6 months IHL 9/3/15, wounded 20/8/15, to UK 31/8/15, discharged 29/3/16, issued Silver War Badge No 275056 (this missing), from Hanley. (R) £160
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WWI 1914 Star trio with date bar to 8253 Pte H. Griffiths R. Lanc R. some contact marks nearly very fine. With copied MIC and SWB roll, Herbert Griffiths landed in France 27/8/14, MIC does not support issue of date bar, enlisted 7/6/04, discharged 5/6/16 due to sickness and issued a Silver War Badge No 65396 (this missing). (R) £150
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WWI 1914 Star and Victory Medal to 2505 Pte M. Hughes 12/Lrs (L-2505 on Victory) good very fine. Michael Hughes was Mentioned in Despatches by Field Marshall Haig 9/4/17, in London Gazette dated 15th May 1917. With copied LGs and MICs, he landed in France 15/8/14 and issued clasp and roses to star. (R) £100
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WWI 1914 Star and BWM to 7213 Pte W.S. Halford 3/Worc R. very fine. With copied MIC he landed France 12/8/14, from Dudley. (Y) £80
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WWI 1914 Star and Victory Medal to 5835 Pte J. Baldwin 2/E. Lan R. Good veri fine. With copied MIC, landed France 6/11/14. (Y) £55
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WWI 1914 Star and Victory Medal to T-25185 Dvr A.J. Baldwin A.S.C. nearly very fine. With copied MIC and Star roll, landed France 10/8/14 with 12th DU of S. (Y) £42
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WWI 1914-15 Star trio to PO.18357 Pte A. Durham R.M.L.I., small verdigris spot on Victory, otherwise nearly extremely fine. Arthur Durham was killed in action at the Battle of Jutland on 31st May 1916 while serving on the battle cruiser H.M.S. Invincible which sank within a minute after her magazines exploded. There were only 6 survivors from a crew of 1,031. With no known grave he is commemorated on the Portsmouth Naval Memorial, from Bramley, Leeds. (R) £300
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WWI 1914-15 Star trio and Memorial Plaque to 3-2781 Cpl T.W. Plimmer York & Lanc R. (Pte on star, Thomas William Plimmer on plaque) very fine to nearly extremely fine, plaque with card case of issue. He was killed in action with 1/5th Bn during the Battle of Poelcapelle on 9th October 1917 and with no known grave is commemorated on the Tyne Cot Memorial. With 9 copied pages of service record, CWGC, Soldiers Died and MIC, he was born in Sheffield, enlisted 13/1/14 aged 17, posted to 10th Bn 15/10/15, wounded in arm 26/9/16, promoted Cpl 2/2/17, wounded again 24/4/17, posted to 1/5th Bn 10/8/17. (R) £240
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WWI 1914-15 Star trio to G-4993 Pte J. Robinson E. Kent R. nearly extremely fine. James Robinson was killed in action with 2nd Bn on 28th May 1915 and with no known grave is commemorated on the Menin Gate. With copied Soldiers Died, CWGC and MIC, landed France 1/5/15, from Upchurch. (R) £120
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WWI 1914-15 trio to 24273 Pte E. Doley Staff Yeo good very fine. With copied MIC, landed Egypt 10/11/15. (Y) £120
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WWI 1914-15 trio to 24273 LCpl L.F. Foulger Staff Yeo (Pte on pair) very fine. With copied MIC which states landed France 11/10/15. The regiment first landed as a unit in Egypt 10/11/15, so possibly a mistake or a staff officer's batman or similar. (Y) £120
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WWI 1914-15 Star and Memorial Plaque to 12742 Pte T. Lowndes N. Staff R. (Thomas Lowndes on plaque) very fine. Thomas Lowndes died of wounds serving with 8th Bn on 21st December 1916 and is buried in Etaples Military Cemetery. With copied CWGC, Soldiers Died and MIC, landed France 18/7/15, from Stoke-on-Trent. (R) £90
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Hull Pals 1914-15 Star and Victory Medal to 11-712 Pte J. Newlove E. York R. good very fine. James Newlove was killed in action with 11th (2nd Hull Pals) Bn on 3rd May 1917 during the attack on Oppy Wood and with no known grave is commemorated on the Arras Memorial. With copied CWGC, Soldiers Died and 5 pages of service record, he was born in Scarborough, enlisted 9/9/14 aged 19, landed Egypt 11/12/15, landed Marseilles 7/3/16, parents lived Rosomond St, Hull. (R) £60
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A MC winner's WWI 1914/15 star to Lieut.J.W.Riddoch. R.A.M.C extremely fine with transmission box. John William Riddoch's MC was announced in the London Gazette dated 3 June 1918. He was commissioned on 14/07/15 and ended the war with rank of T/Capt. With copied MIC and Gazette, entered Egypt 06/10/15. (R) £50
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WWI BWM and Victory Medal to A. Wodhams good extremely fine. A search of National Archives MIC shows 11 people with this surname and the only civilian is Alice Wodhams who served as a nurse with the French Red Cross. (R) £80
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WWI BWM and Victory to 2.Lieut. G. H. Martin extremely fine, several possibilities, with metal KC Devonshire Regiment cap badge. (Y) £60
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WWI BWM and Victory Medal to 301519 Pte F.A. Lloyd Staff Yeo, Victory with edge bruising nearly very fine. With copied MIC and SWB roll, issued WWI pair, enlisted 20/2/15, discharged 11/1/19 and issued Silver War Badge No B78354 (this missing). (Y) £50
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WWI BWM and Victory Medal to 301532 Pte H.A. Barnett Staff Yeo extremely fine. With copied MIC, issued a pair only. (Y) £50
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WWI BWM and Victory Medal to 43367 Pte W.J. Young R.F.C. good very fine. With copied MIC and RAF Receipt for Attestation, later served 10th Bn Lincolnshire Regt. (Y) £40
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WWI BWM and Victory Medal to 38631 Pte F.W. Sandys K.S.L.I. good very fine. With copied MIC, roll and 9 pages of service record, Frank William Sandys enlisted 3/12/17 aged 18, landed France 15/5/18 with 7th Bn, wounded in action 2/9/18, discharged 27/11/19, from Aintree. (R) £30
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WWI BWM and Victory to 66877 Pt. C.A. Hallam. Durh. L. I very fine. (Y) £30
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WWI BWM and Victory Medal to S-33335 Pte T. Kimberley 17-Lond R. very fine. With copied MIC pair only. (Y) £30
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WWI BWM and Victory Medal to 22085 Pte R. Barton Lan Fus extremely fine. With copied MIC pair only. (Y) £30
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WWI BWM and Victory Medal to 5198 Sjt P. Elliott K.O.Y.L.I. nearly extremely fine. With copied MIC pair only. (Y) £30
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WWI BWM and Victory Medal to 204813 Pte G.H. Gabbitas Notts & Derby R. good extremely fine. With copied MIC, pair only. (Y) £30
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WWI BWM and Victory Medal to 121623 Pte H. Wade M.G.C. about mint with box of issue. With copied MIC pair only. (Y) £30
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WWI BWM and Victory Medal to 39801 Pte G. Jones R.W. Fus extremely fine. With copied MIC pair only. (Y) £30
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WWI BWM and Victory Medal to 4185 Pte J. Hughes R.W. Fus some carbon spots, nearly very fine. (Y) £30
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