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A GT WAR YORKSHIRE LIGHT INFANTRY TRIO. A 1914/15 Star, British War & Victory Medals named to 20490 Pte J Tingle Yorks LI. (Joseph) served in France from the 5th May 1915, transferred to Class Z reserve 1919. £50-70
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A ROYAL AIR FORCE CSM-LSGC PAIR. A Campaign Service Medal bar South Arabia, named to J.1944973 SAC B E Bird RAF. A Queen Elizabeth II Royal Air Foce Long Service Good Conduct Medal, named to Cpl B E Bird (J.1944973) RAF. £60-80
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A ROYAL ARMOURED CORPS KOREA PAIR. A Korea Medal named to 22306500 Tpr J R Eunson R.A.C. A United Nations Medal bar Korea, unnamed as issued. (2) £180-220
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VARIOUS WORLD WAR II STARS, etc. Four 1939/45 Stars, two Africa Star's, two Italy Stars. A Burma Star, a Pacific Star, a France & Germany Star. A box of issue containing 1939/45 & Italy Stars, Defence & War Medals, recipients address on the front. (4) (total of 15 Medals) £80-100
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A GT WAR PAIR TO THE IRISH GUARDS & R IRISH RIFLES. British War & Victory Medals named to 1. 8910 Pte J Rice Irish Guards. 2. 54151 Pte W S Dally R Irish Rifles. James Rice and William S Dally are confirmed as pairs only on the MIC. £70-90
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A UNC WHITE FIVE POUND NOTE. A Bank of England 'White Fiver' dated 18th January 1956, number B87A 030500. In uncirculated condition, L K O'Brien signature as Chief Cashier. £60-80
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A FISHER ISSUE £1 NOTE. A Warren Fisher Second Issue United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland One Pound Note. P1 over 58 and 495240 number, with light damp staining in places. £60-80
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A WARREN FISHER £1 NOTE. A Warren Fisher second issue One Pound note, with P1 over 16 and numbered 647572. With either G3 or 63 in biro on the front, otherwise only slight damp staining. £60-80
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VARIOUS BANKNOTES. Including a Pictorial Issue QEII £10 note numbered 11D 383820. A Helmeted Britannia £5 note number AO1 267231, also two Portrait issue £5 notes numbered 37A 682606 and X73 127744. Five C1940 Peppiatt £1 notes numbered E82E 527016 and E21H 663025, B90H 648615, N87D 373092 and C17D 887430. Another 10/- note of the period signed Peppiatt, also Beale and Fforde etc. £70-100
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A ROYAL IRISH REGT - MILITARY FOOT POLICE TRIO A 1914/15 Star named to 5-2842 L/Cpl M Kirrane R Irish Regt. British War & Victory Medals named to 2842 ... (rank erased) M Kirrane R Irish Regt. Served in Theatre of War 2A (Serb-Mac-Gallipoli) from the 8th July 1915. He returned his star for the wrong name, which was replaced correctly. He must have given up on the War Dept when his pair arrived with the wrong rank. Removing the Pte himself, whilst serving post war, with the Military Foot Police. £50-70
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A GERMAN FLAK BADGE. A German Army Flak Badge, flat reverse with straight pin fixing, no visible makers marks. £40-60
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A GEORGE II HALFCROWN PIECE. A 1745 dated George II Halfcrown piece, with Lima below bust. £50-70
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TWO QUEEN ANNE HALFCROWN PIECES. A Queen Anne Halfcrown dated 1708 with plume reverse, another dated 1707 with E below bust. (2) £50-70
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FLORINS AND ELIZABETH I COINAGE. Victorian Florins dated 1849-1885-1887 and 1895. Also Elizabeth I Threepence piece 1578/7 Threehalfpence piece and a 1575 dated Penny. £50-70
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A 1919 DOLLAR PIECE. A Straits Settlement Dollar piece dated 1919. £70-90
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A SHILLING PIECE. A hammered Shilling piece of James I, bust facing right with XII behind the head. £100-150
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VARIOUS COINAGE. Including a George I Shilling dated 1723, with SSC reverse. George III Halfcrowns including an 1816 dated 'Bullhead' and an 1819 dated 'Smaller Head. Hammered longcross pennies of Edward I including York, Canterbury, Durham, Lincoln and Bristol mints. £100-150
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A CASED MBE & PAPERWORK. A cased civil MBE with original photographs of the recipient at Buckingham Palace, also award documents, etc. All awarded to Ronald Gibbs Esq, along with the various Books and Documents regarding the Order of the British Empire. Awarded in 1983, for his services to Wessex Water. A native of Weston Super Mare, who kept almost all the paperwork concerning the award. £100-120
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A BRONZE RFC OBSERVERS (BOHME's-11th) MEMORIAL PLAQUE. A Memorial or Death Plaque named to George William Bathurst Bradford, who was shotdown by the German Ace Erwin Bohme. Attached to 15 Squadron from the 8th Battalion Northumberland Fusiliers, he was Bohme's (11th Kill) and his second victim on the 4th February 1917. Bohme had returned early from leave, upon hearing of his Jasta's losses. George W B Bradford was the son of Lora Bradford of 32 Park Road, Kimberley, South Africa. Born in 1895, he enlisted in the 1st South African Infantry as Private 3901. His brother Francis Keysall Bradford served in both Wars, in the 3rd Queen Alexandra's Own Gurkha Rifles. In 1942 he died in Burma, commemorated on the Rangoon Memorial. The husband of Mrs A L Bradford, the daughter of Brig- General H G Lloyd CMG. DSO. They lived at Mooi River, Natal, S Africa. In George W B Bradfords will he left £171:16s- 6d to be handled by his Attorney, Charles Cyril Bradford, to his mother. A descendant of among others Richard and Anne W Woodygate, also William Keysall Bradford. Erwin Bohme was the protege of Boelcke with whom he collided in 1916 during aerial action. Boelcke the darling of the fledgling German Air Force, lost his life in the ensuing crash. G W B Bradford was an Observer in a BE2E No 7105 from (15 Sqdn), his Pilot was Sjt Frederick James Shaw, when shotdown over Hebuterne France around 15:30 hrs. They were on a Recce or Offensive Patrol, now commemorated on the Arras Flying Services Memorial. Ernst Bohme credited with 24 Kills was himself shotdown in flames, by Captain John Patten RFC and Lt Phililp Leycester observer RFC. Polished but very much legible, in its card cover. £80-120
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FIVE FRENCH 18thC SILVER ECU COINS. A 1726 dated Ecu of Louis XV with star shape below bust, 28.6 grams having a C below the shield on the reverse. A 1784 dated Ecu of Louis XVI, with scratches to the head, Flamingo? below bust, 28.9 grams, A on the reverse. A 1784 dated Ecu with heavy scratch marks evident around the legend on both faces, 29 grams with horizontal mace below bust, Q below shield reverse. A Louis XVI Ecu dated 1786 with horizontal mace below bust, scratches evident to obverse and reverse, 29.3 grams, with Bull below the shield reverse. A Ecu of Louis XVI dated 1790 with a branch below bust. Heavy scratches to the bust and L below the shield. 29.2 grams. £200-300
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A PRUSSIAN CORONATION THALER etc. A Thaler of Wilhelm Koenig Augusta Koenigin of Prussia dated 1861, struck to commemorate their coronation. 18.5 grams. Also a Peruvian Sol piece dated 1924. 28.4 grams. £30-40
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CASED SILVER SEAFARING MEDALLIONS. (27) Proof silver Crown collection medallions, celebrating Discovery through the History of Seafaring, Each of around approximately 1 oz in weight, complete with original documents of issue, in their original case. £250-300
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SIXPENNY PIECES. Five Sixpenny pieces from the reigns of William III 1696, George II 1757 another 1758, also George III 1787 x 2 £180-220
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A FLORIN PIECE. A Godless Florin of Queen Victoria, dated MDCCCLX. £60-80
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HAMMERED GROATS. Hammered Groats of Queen Mary and Elizabeth I, the latter dated 1561. £70-90
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VARIOUS COINAGE. Including a Charles II Farthing dated 1672, another of 1675. George II dated 1754 and William III dated 1697 etc £40-60
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COPPER COINAGE. Including Pennies and Half Pennies including Victorian 1867-1967 issues from amongst the Channel Islands etc. £50-70
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GEORGE V & VI COINAGE. Including Halfcrowns dated 1935 & 37, also a 1929 Florin piece. Shilling pieces include GV dated 1936, GVI 1937, and Sixpences in very good condition or UNC examples. £80-120
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A HALF SOVEREIGN An Edward VII Half Sovereign dated 1906. £80-90
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A GOLD PAHLAVI COMMEMORATIVE COIN. A commemorative 1976 Iranian gold coin, celebrating 50 years of the Pahlavi Dynasty. Featuring Shah Reza Pahlavi and his son Mohammed Reza Pahlavi, on the obverse. The national Iran Bank and date 1355 AH. are on the reverse. 5.2gms. £100-120
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A RIFLE BRIGADE TRIO. A 1914/15 Star named to B-727 Pte C Lloyd Rif: Brig. British War & Victory medals named to B-727 C.Sgt C Lloyd Rif Brig. Charles Lloyd served in the Rifle Brigade in France from the 20th May 1915 onwards. A 1920 dated official postcard addressed to B727 C.Q.M.S of the Rifle Brigade, address C Lloyd 23 Stockwell Green, London SW, is with this mounted for wear trio. Also Rifle Brigade (Green Jackets) Sergeants Stripes and whistle cord and original Cap Badge. Together with a handwritten memo stating C Q M Sergeant Lloyd had handed in his complete uniform to stores. £80-100
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MEDALS/PLAQUE TO BROTHERS INCLUDING AN AIF CASUALTY. A 1914/15 Star, British War & Victory medals named to 2049 Pte L Wood A.I.F. Inset in a glazed frame with a Death Plaque named to Leofric Wood, also an original photograph inscribed with his name etc . Kings letter on the reverse of the frame and partial official letter stating he died of Dysentery whilst serving in the 11th Battalion AIF. Dated 7th August 1915 from his officer Commanding, then later date Melbourne 20th February 1916. With this group is a framed document with inset photograph, of the details of his life and subsequent death in service. Leofric was one of the four sons of Mr & Mrs Frederic Wood of Wrington, who served in the colours. His brother Dubric was serving in the RE as a Motorcycle Despatch rider, before being commissioned. His brother Godric a Despatch Rider in the 10th RE Signal Coy. Finally Wilbric who was undertaking an Officer Training Course, when Leofric died. (Dubrics medals etc are with this group) He left his employment at British Imperial Tobacco Co, having been educated at Clarence School Weston Super Mare, to enjoy an open air life in Australia. Leaving from Avonmouth in April 1912, he landed in Western Australia to stay with his brother who was already there. Enlisting in Perth he started his Army Training in January 1915, sailing from Freemantle with the 11th battalion 3rd Brigade of Australian Forces. Landing first in Cairo at the end of May, he landed with his Battalion on the Gallipoli Peninsula on the 15th June. They received a letter from him in July which was published showing his Vim for life and adventure. All his parents learnt was that he died in August from Dysentery. The document has been pared down for this description. He is commemorated on Panel 34, of the Lone Pine Memorial. Aged 20 years. A 1914 Star and Bar named to 28242 Cpl D Wood R.E. British War & Victory Medals named to Lieut D Wood. Also his Commission Scroll dated 1st April 1916. A University of Oxford scroll named to Dubric Wood stating, born 10th November 1889, passed the Oxford Local Examination in the year 1905. His MIC states serving in the 8th M/Cycle Coy in France from 12/9/1914. Commissioned Lt he claimed his medals in 1920, still living at Wrington nr Bristol. £300-400
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A FT SURGEON'S TRIO WHO WAS KIA AT JUTLAND ON HMS INVINCIBLE. A 1914/15 Star, British War & Victory Medals named to Ft Surgeon W J Bearblock RN. Walter James Bearblock MRCS LRCP was the son of Charles and Emma Louise Bearlock of Stoke, Devonport. The husband of Kathleen Bearblock of Wymondham Norfolk. He was Killed in Action on the 31st May 1916 during the Battle of Jutland, whilst serving aboard HMS Invincible. Of the 1206 crew of Officers & Men, there were only six survivors after a shell pierced a gun turret and exploded the magazines. He was born in 1866 and attended Kings College and Guys Hospital. He was Assistant House Surgeon at the Royal Albert Hospital, Devonport. He received his rank of Fleet Surgeon in 1905. In the Battle of The Falkland Islands on December 8th 1914, he was Mentioned in Despatches by Captain Beamish. HMS Invincible Officers & Men for Services in the Falkland Islands Action 8/12/1914: Ft Surgeon W J Bearblock who quickly met the emergency of dealing with 94 survivors from the Gneisenau and undoubtedly saved many of their lives by his skill and organisation. In 1912 he served on HMS Bellerophon. There is a plaque in St Andrews Church, High Street, Hornchurch, Essex for both Walter Bearblock and another for his nephew Charles Henry Bearblock. DOW 9th Battalion Essex Regt 20th October 1915. The son of Charles W J Bearblock and Annie, aged 22 years. Sacred to the memory of Walter James Bearblock MRCS. LRCP, Fleet Surgeon. Royal Navy. Killed in Action 31st May 1916 when HMS Invincible was sunk in the victory off the coast of Jutland. He was present in the same ship on the 8th Decmber 1914 during the successful Battle of the Falkland Islands. A loyal and affectionate husband, son, and brother. Thine Lord is the Victory. £250-350
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A 1914/15 TRIO TO A PAYMASTER-COMMANDER RN. A 1914/15 Star named to Ft Paymaster E A Dennys RN. British War & Victory Medals named to Payr.Cmmr E A Dennys RN. Also a mounted group of matching miniatures for wear. Edward Allen Dennys is confirmed on the Naval roll as being awarded a 1914/15 Star trio, issued at T E Shotley. Shown as serving on HMS Inflexible in August 1911. In 1913 Ft Paymaster serving on HMS Zealandia. Paymaster Commander in 1918 serving on HMS Inflexible. He retired with the rank of Paymaster Captain in 1922. HMS Inflexible a Battle Cruiser saw action at the Battle of the Falkland Islands, avenging the defeat off Coronel. Later saw action at Gallipoli and again at Jutland, scrapped in 1921. £70-100
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A SILVER 4/7th DRAGOONS OFFICERS BADGE. A 4th/7th Royal Dragoon Guards officers, Birmingham hallmarked 1952 silver badge in two piece construction. Twin heavy lug mounted reverse, with central pin fixing. Makers name LB & B Co, stamped reverse, £50-70
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A 19th HUSSARS OFFICERS EGYPT & QSA DEFENCE OF LADYSMITH PAIR. A two bar Egypt 1884 Medal with bars El-Teb-Tamaai and The Nile 1884-85, named to Lieut H G Marsh 19/Hussars. A Queens South Africa with ghost dated reverse and bar Defence of Ladysmith, named to Major H G Marsh 19/Hrs. Harry Graham Marsh was born on the 5th April 1861. 2/Lt on the 9th July 1882. Major 7th February 1897. Retired 5th June 1901. War Services show he served in the Egyptian Expedition 1884. Soudan Battle of El Teb Tamaai. Soudan 1884-85 Nile Clasp and entitled to a Khedives Star. South African War including actions at Reitfontein and Lombards Kop. Queens South Africa Medal with clasp Defence of Ladysmith. During the Gt War he was 2nd I/C 14th Reserve Cavalry Regt. (Act Lt/Col) Educated at Lancing College. Both medals court mounted for wear, presumably the Khedives 1884 Star (issued unnamed) was mounted separately to these two medals. Harry Marsh's only son was Killed in the Great War, Philip Everard Graham Marsh MC,was Killed on the 20th December 1918. He was awarded the Military Cross in the Kings Birthday Honours Gazette 2/6/1916. Gazette Issue 29608. Also educated at Lancing College. A superb photograph of P E G Marsh appears in the Lancing Roll. It states Killed whilst Flying in England, 7th Reserve Training Squadron. His plaque is in St Mary Magdelene Church in Wethersfield Essex. In loving memory of Philip Everard Graham Marsh, only son of Major H G Marsh of this parish. Husband of Eileen Ruth daughter of George Campbell Macochy. Killed in a collision whilst flying on duty at Feltwell Norfolk aged 24 years. From Sandhurst to the ASC, where he served for 3 1/2 years in France. (Flying Instructor). £700-800
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A MASTER GUNMAKERS PENDANT etc A Gilt on Silver Worshipful Company of Gunmakers neck badge, dated 1983-1984. Two Masonic small pendants, nursing medals, miniature WWII medal group of three etc. £50-70
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A GUINEA PIECE. A shield back Guinea piece of George III, dated 1774. £300-350
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A GUINEA PIECE. A shield back Guinea piece of George III, dated 1775. £300-350
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A GUINEA PIECE. A shield back Guinea Piece of George III, dated 1776. £300-350
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A GUINEA PIECE. A shield back Guinea piece of George III, dated 1777. £380-420
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A JAMES II CORONATION MEDALLION 1685. A 34mm diameter silver medallion number 273 in Christopher Eimer's book. Bust facing right with JACOBVS.II.D.G.ANG.SCO.FR.ET.HI.REX obverse legend. A laurel wreath on a cushion with an hand holding a crown from heaven. A. MILITARI.AD.REGIAM. Then INAVGVRAT.23.AP below. £300-400
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A GOLD AUREUS OF AUGUSTUS. A gold Aureus of the Emperor Augustus weight 7.6 grams. The legend in reverse form from 5 o'clock reads TI. CAESERDIVI. AVG F AVGVSTVS. With Livia seated reverse and PONTIF MAXIM in reverse form, like the obverse in anti-clockwise form. £800-1000
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US SILVER DOLLARS etc. Five 1922 Peace dollars, all with Eagle reverse. Two Kennedy Half Dollars1964/68, A locket mounted Canadian 1968 Canoe dollar, also a similarly mounted 1976 dollar £80-100
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MILITARY CAP BADGES. Including three Victorian Crown Kings Own Yorkshire Light Infantry Glengarry badges, with twin rear lugs. KOYLI, HLI, KSLI and SLI (S Africa 1900-1901) and Oxford, DLI also Herefordshire cap badges, various rear fixings. £70-100
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MILITARY CAP BADGES. Including Royal Guernsey LI, Herefordshire R, KOYLI, KSLI, HLI, R Fusiliers, Glosters, etc £40-60
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A WEST SOMERSET YEOMANRY MEDAL etc. A cased Troop Medal in silver with West Somerset Yeomanry, depicting a mounted officer, above CKK Tynte Col. Unnamed as issued, in 35mm diameter, with partial top mount. A Long Service Good Conduct Medal which has been brooch mounted. Named to 1012 Pte J Webb York R. £60-90
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TWO GENERAL SERVICE MEDALS. The first a GVI medal with bar Malaya to a Gnr Somers. RA. The second QEII with bar Near East to a Gnr Whittaker RA. £50-70
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A LARGE QUANTITY OF MILITARY BUTTONS etc. Large and small Somerset Light Infantry buttosn, Devonshire Regt, Coldstream Guards, Dorset Yeomanry and various others. A few staybrite and cloth pips etc are with this lot. Somerset Veteran Reserve badges and others. £70-100
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CASED SALVADOR DALI SILVER MEDALLIONS. (10) Acrylic cased Salvador Dali medallions with 1975 and various depictions of his work, etc. Titled the Ten Commandments weighing 50 grams each, they are from a Ltd Edition of 12,500 sets. £300-400
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