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1908 Messina Earthquake Medal un-named as issued, nearly very fine, toned. (Y) £80
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KEVII Royal Navy LSGC to Frederick Norman Lg Sto 1Cl H.M.S. Firequeen about very fine. (Y) £50
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KEVII Royal Naval Reserve LSGC to D.2506 R. Hughes Sean 1 Cl R.N.R. good very fine, toned. (Y) £30
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KEVII Royal Naval Reserve LSGC to E.181 H.B. Ham Sean 1Cl R.N.R. good very fine. (Y) £30
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KEVII Territorial Force Efficiency Medal to 354 Pte F. Hadfield 10/Manch Regt extremely fine, toned. (Y) £80
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KEVII Volunteer Long Service Medal to 4380 Pte W. Heaps 4/V.B. Manch Regt nearly very fine. (Y) £60
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1911 County & Borough Police Coronation Medal to Albert Connah Sergt Birkenhead 1886-1911 good very fine, toned. (Y) £80
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1911 Delhi Durbar Medal (silver) un-named as issued, suspender post and ring is replacement with hallmarks, otherwise nearly extremely fine. (Y) £60
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1911 Association of Professional Fire Brigade Officers long service medal with 2 10 year clasps very fine. (Y) £50
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WWI Distinguished Service Order, 1899 QSA (ghost dates) 3 clasps Cape Colony. OFS, Johannesburg, 1902 KSA both clasps and 1914 Star trio with copy date bar and MID oakleaf to Major L. Wood (29278 Bomb 74th Bty R.F.A. on QSA, 29278 Bomb R.F.A. on KSA, 29270 B.S.Mjr R.F.A. on Star) nearly very fine and better, DSO in Garrard box of issue, 5 campaign swing mounted as worn. Louis Wood's DSO was announced as Acting Major in the London Gazette dated 4th June 1917, he was also twice Mentioned in Despatches in London Gazettes dated 4th January 1917 and 23rd July 1917. With copied MIC, LGs etc, he landed in France with 9th Bde RFA 14/10/14, commissioned 22/12/14, promoted Temp Capt 2/9/15, issued bar and roses to star. With 1938 War Office letter to him confirming his WWI medal entitlement. (See photo) (R) £2000
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Olympic double gold medallist's WWI Air Force Cross (un-named as issued), 1917 Sea Gallantry Medal to George Ritchie Hodgson 29th May 1917, BWM and Victory Medal to Lieut E.C. Cumberland, Sea Gallantry and BWM have been coated and have some residue remains, court mounted as worn. Sold with mounted miniature trio of AFC and pair and C.E.F. For Services at the Front enamelled lapel badge. Captain George Ritchie Hodgson's AFC was announced in the London Gazette dated 1st November 1918 in recognition of valuable flying services performed in their various capacities. The Sea Gallantry medal was awarded to the 4 members of the seaplane crew who:
"On 29 May 1917, these officers and men were flying on a seaplane at a height of 1,200 feet, 40 miles East of Felixstowe, when they sighted an object in the water. They immediately circled and descended, and the object was discovered to be an upturn float with two men on it. Despite the rough sea, they landed their plane on the water close to the float, and on a second attempt succeeded in rescuing the men, an officer and an air mechanic who had been without food and water for 5 1/2 days. The plane was so damaged through landing in the heavy sea that it was unable to rise and they therefore taxied to the channel 3 miles due south of the Shipwash. By the time they arrived there, the tail of the machine was full of water, but in response to distress signals assistance was obtained and the plane was got to land. Considerable risk was incurred in rendering the services on account of the heavy sea."
In 2008, Warwick & Warwick sold the medals of the rescued observer and details of their ordeal were;
On the 24th May 1917, Air Mechanic 2nd Grade Wright was flying as observer, with Sub Lt H.M. Morris, in a seaplane over the North Sea on patrol duties and submarine searching, when their plane crashed into the water. For six days, with little to eat, they held on to one of the plane landing floats that fortunately survived the crash. Part of a newspaper article describes their ordeal: "There was also the danger of going to sleep, and we could not do that. When we had been hanging on to the float about five or six hours I said to Wright, 'I think I could do with a square meal.' His teeth were chattering with the cold, and it took him quite a long time to say 'Same here.' Then he said, 'I believe I've got something in my pocket.' He brought out a waterproof envelope full of milk tablets. There were twelve altogether and we decided to have one a day each." "I think it was on the third night we heard a squadron of German airplanes returning from a raid. One of them circled round us and fired a verey light and then flew on to join his companions. In any case we did not expect any help from them, for if they had landed in the dark, it is ten to one they would have hit one of the mines clustered about us." "But on the sixth day we were just about finished. Our tablets were finished and I was having a rotten time with swollen limbs, through swimming round the float for exercise. We were both at the last gasp and could hardly find the strength to cling to the 'raft'. When the seaplane containing Flight Commander Lindsay Gordon and Flight Lieutenant G. Hodgson arrived on the morning of May 29 we could scarcely believe it. But when we were understood that it was a rescue, we both gave in and fainted."
With quantity of copied research including RNAS and RAF service records, LGs etc, George Ritchie Hodgson was born in Montreal 12/10/93, a swimmer of no formal training, he won the mile event at 1911 Inter-Empire Championships, was undefeated at the Canadian National Championships from 1910-12, was Canada's only swimmer at the 1912 Stockholm Olympics where he won gold medals in the 400m freestyle in an Olympic record and 1500m freestyle in a world record. For the one race he was actually credited with 4 world records, 1000 yards, 1000 metres, 1500 metres and he carried on swimming and broke the 1 mile record as well.
He was commissioned in the RNAS 18/1/16, qualified as a seaplane pilot 17/5/16, mentioned in despatches in the London Gazette dated 1st October 1917, promoted Temp Capt 1/6/18, transferred to Unemployed List 22/1/19. He swam in the 1920 Antwerp Olympics in both his gold medal events but failed to make the finals. Considered by many to be Canada's greatest swimmer, he was inducted into Canada's Sports Hall of Fame in 1955 and the International Swimming Hall of Fame in 1968, he died in 1983. The medals are being sold on behalf of the family who informed us that his gold medals were stolen years ago while on display at the Montreal Amateur Athletic Association. Lieut Cumberland was a family friend who lent Hodgson his WWI pair when Hodgson could not fine his. Cumberland's MIC states he was issued a duplicate pair in 1923. (See photo) (R) £2000
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WWI Military Cross and 1914-15 Star trio to Capt G.E. Lloyd (MC un-named as issued, Lieut on star) good very fine and better. George Errington Lloyd's MC was announced in the London Gazette dated 25th August 1917 "For conspicuous gallantry and devotion to duty. He went forward to a captured position on his own initiative, and established an aid post under shell fire, amongst shell holes, where he rendered valuable assistance to the wounded and was always at hand when casualties occurred." With copied MIC, LG etc, he landed in France 18/12/15, promoted Capt 10/10/17, address on MIC is Hexham. (See photo) (R) £800
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WWI Distinguished Conduct Medal to 52713 Far Sjt R. Smith R.F.A. official correction to Far (was originally struck as Ftr) very fine. Robert Smith's DCM was announced in the London Gazette dated 11th March 1920 while serving with D/59th Bde, "During the advance on 27th September 1918, the ammunition wagons in charge of this non-commissioned officer were held up near Marquion, under heavy shell fire. He showed great coolness while withdrawing the teams to a flank. Later, he displayed greater gallantry in bringing up ammunition to the battery under heavy fire, and throughout the operations set a fine example to the battery." He was also mentioned in Haig's Despatch of 7/4/18. With copied MIC and LG, landed France 22/3/15, from Dunning. (See photo) (R) £450
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WWI Distinguished Service Medal to 237896 W. Smith Lg Sig H.M.S. Milne 9 May 1917 polished and contact marks, about fine. William Smith's DSM was announced in the London Gazette dated 22nd June 1917 and was awarded for service aboard HMS Milne which rammed and depth charged the German submarine UC-26 off Calais, sinking her with the loss of 24 of 26 of the crew. (See photo) (Y) £500
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1916 Military Medal and Bar to 17222 Sjt R. Bolton 8/E. York R. contact marks to rim, generally fine, bar loose on ribbon. Richard Bolton's MM was announced in the London Gazette dated 21st October 1916 and the Bar dated 21st December 1916. With copied MIC and LGs, landed France 3/10/15, later served Labour Corps, discharged 7/2/19. (See photo) (R) £600
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Australian officer's WWI Military Medal to 2228 L.Cpl J.P. Sives 4/Aust Inf Bn very fine, toned. John Pauling Sives's MM was announced in ANZAC Routine Orders dated 4/10/16 and London Gazette 14/11/16. With 11 copied pages of service record and CWGC, he enlisted 24/4/15, landed Gallipoli 4/8/15, wounded between 6th & 9th August 1915, evacuated from Mudros 14/8/15, to France early 1916, commissioned in the field 30/9/16, killed in action during the Second Battle of Bullecourt 7/5/17 and with no known grave is commemorated on the Villers-Bretonneux Memorial. (See photo) (R) £600
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WWI Military Medal and 1914-15 Star trio to 9917 Cpl J. Brannan K.O.Sco Bord (Pte on star, A.L.Cpl 7/8/K.O.S.B. on MM) nearly very fine and better. James Brannan's MM was announced in the London Gazette dated 2nd November 1917. With copied MIC and LG, landed Egypt 16/11/14, from Glasgow. (See photo) (R) £480
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WWI Military Medal and 1914-15 Star trio to 2694 Sjt A. Berry S. Lan R. (Pte on star, L.Cpl 1/4 S. Lan R.-T.F. on MM) nearly very fine and better, MM and BWM toned. Albert Berry's MM was announced in the London Gazette dated 6th January 1917. With copied MIC and LG, landed France 13/2/15. (See photo) (R) £450
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WWI Military Medal, BWM and Victory Medal to 292167 L.Cpl A. Murison 6/ Gord Highrs (5576 Pte A. Murison Gordons) very fine. Alexander Murison's MM was announced in the London Gazette dated 21st October 1918. With copied MIC and LG, numbers confirmed, only issued a pair, from Peterhead. (See photo) (R) £400
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WWI Military Medal, BWM and Victory Medal to 267465 Cpl S. Fisher 6/W. Rid R. good very fine. Stanley Fisher's MM was announced in the London Gazette dated 23rd July 1919. With copied MIC and LG, only issued a pair, from Huddersfield. (See photo) (R) £400
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WWI Military Medal, BWM and Victory Medal to 24743 Pte R.G. Wallace Sco Rif very fine. Robert Wallace's MM was announced in the London Gazette dated 13th March 1919 while serving with 1st Bn. With copied MIC and LG, only issued a pair, from Tweedmouth. (See photo) (R) £400
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WWI Military Medal, 1914-15 Star and BWM to 30283 Pte P. Curtin 15/F.A. R.A.M.C. extremely fine. Patrick Curtin's MM was announced in the London Gazette dated 21st August 1917. With 5 copied pages of service record and CWGC, he enlisted in Cork on 14/8/14 aged 21, served MEF 9/10/15 to 29/1/16, BEF from 15/3/16, wounded by shell shock 21/4/17, he was killed in action during the Battle of Broodseinde on 4th October 1917 and is buried in La Clytte Military Cemetery, from Middleton, Co Cork. (See photo) (R) £350
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WWI Military Medal and 1914-15 Star trio to 64632 Dvr R.B. Bennett 92/By R.F.A. fine to very fine. Richard Bennett's MM was announced in the London Gazette dated 9th July 1917. With copied MIC and LG, he landed Egypt 1/4/15. (See photo) (R) £300
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WWI 1914-15 Star trio and KGV Meritorious Service Medal to M2-077226 Sjt R. Harrison A.S.C. (Pte on Star, R.A.S.C. on MSM) nearly extremely fine but BWM & MSM tarnished. Robert Harrison's MSM was announced in the London Gazette dated 3rd June 1919 while serving with 383rd M.T. Coy. With copied MIC and LG, landed France 29/5/15, discahrged 10/7/19, from York. (R) £200
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WWI Meritorious Service Medal to 290519 Cpl W.R. Lamb 7/North'd Fus about very fine. William Robert Lamb's MSM was announced in the London Gazette dated 17th January 1919 for service in France and Flanders. With copied LG and rolls, also issued a 1914-15 Star trio, from Morpeth. (R) £120
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WWI BWM, Victory Medal, Territorial Force War Medal and KGV Territorial Force Efficiency Medal to 1625 Pte F.W. Pester E. Surr R. (240224 6/E Surr R on TFEM) very fine and better, some tarnishing, swing mounted as worn. With copied MIC, numbers confirmed. (Y) £250
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1915 NGSM Persian Gulf 1909-1914 clasp, 1914-15 Star trio and KGV Royal Navy LSGC to 177790 A. Sinclair C.P.O. R.N. (Ch P.O. H.M.S. Alert on NGSM, Alexander Sinclair P.O. 1 Cl H.M.S. Encounter on LSGC) good very fine and better, swing mounted as worn. With original parchment certificate of service, enlisted 4/1/94, LSGC awarded 26/9/12, WWI served on HMS Northbrook, discharged 12/11/28. (R) £200
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WWI medals to 3 Hammond brothers with 1. 1914-15 Star trio to 12413 Pte H. Hammond Norf R. extremely fine, Herbert landed France 30/5/15. 2. BWM and Victory Medal to G-18704 Pte A. Hammond R. Suss R. extremely fine (Alfred). 3. BWM and Victory Medal to 29302 Pte O.H. Hammond Norf R. extremely fine. Oscar Herbert Hammond was killed in action with 9th Bn Essex Regt on 29th August 1918 and is buried in Peronne Road Cemetery, Maricourt. With copied CWGC, census, Soldiers Died and 3 MICs, from Norwich. (R) £160
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WWI 1914-15 Star trio with MID oakleaf and 1911 St John Ambulance Brigade Coronation Medal to 9548 Sjt H. Rothery R.A.M.C. (Pte H.O. Rothery on Coronation) very fine, BWM & Coronation toned. Harold Omega Rothery was Mentioned in General Milne's Despatch for Salonika published in London Gazette dated 27th November 1917. With 9 copied pages of service record, LG and MIC, he enlisted 10/8/14, landed Salonika 24/11/15 until 14/3/18, to France 28/6/18, discharged 17/4/19 and claimed pension for malaria and dysentry contracted in Salonika, lived Port Sunlight. (R) £140
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WWI BWM, Victory Medal, KGV Royal Naval Auxiliary Sick Berth Reserve LSGC and St John Ambulance Brigade Service Medal to 243779 Dvr J. Appleton R.A. (3513 J. Appleton S.B.P.O. R.N.A.S.B.R. on LSGC,6967 Pte J. Appleton Crossfields Div No 4 S.J.A.B. 1928 on SJAB) nearly very fine to good very fine. Mounted on a card with Church Lads Brigade Medal with 1910, 1911, 1912 clasps, 2 silver and enamel National Fire Brigade Assoc North Western Dist prize medallions etc. With copied MIC and LSGC roll, issued a pair only for WWI, LSGC issued 15/2/37, roll also states issued a clasp to LSGC 25/3/43. As they are mounted together it is assumed they are the same person, but unable to verify. (R) £130
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WWI 1914-15 Star trio and KGV Territorial Efficiency Medal to 403815 Cpl J. Blackburn R.A.F. (1975 Pte J. Blackburn Manch R. on star and TEM) good very fine, BWM and TEM toned, swing mounted as worn, pin missing. With copied MIC, landed Egypt 24/9/14, numbers confirmed. (R) £100
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WWI 1914-15 Star trio and KGVI Police LSGC to 12908 Pte J.R.W. Baker S. Gds (Const Jack R.W. Baker on Police) nearly very fine and better. With copied MIC, landed France 12/7/15. (R) £100
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WWI BWM, Victory Medal with MID oakleaf, WW2 Defence Medal, 1935 Jubilee Medal and 1937 Coronation Medal to Lieut H.M. Baikie (only WWI pair named) nearly extremely fine and better. Hugh McAndrew Baikie was commissioned in Infantry Branch IARO 25/3/16, promoted Lieut 25/3/17, was issued 1935 Jubilee as Deputy Agent (Works) Eastern Bengal Railway, MID and 1937 Coronation are unconfirmed, with copied MIC, Jubilee Roll and LGs. (R) £100
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WWI 1914-15 Star trio KGV Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve LSGC to S.Z.163 G. Aylmer P.O. R.N.V.R. (2-163 Actg P.O. Sussex Divn R.N.V.R. on LSGC) very fine. With copied service paper, Gerald Aylmer was born 12/9/79, enlisted in RNVR 29/6/09 with 4 years former service in 16th Bn Middlesex VRC and 5 years service in London Div RNVR, at some time served HMS Queen Elizabeth. (R) £80
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WWI BWM, Victory Medal and 1909 India GSM Afghanistan N.W.F. 1919 clasp to 11130 Cpl P.J. Dwyer L'Pool R. (Pte on pair) fine and better. With copied MIC, first served Mohmand 1915-16, missing a star. (Y) £80
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WWI 1914-15 Star trio, WW2 Defence Medal, KGV Royal Fleet Reserve LSGC and KGVI Special Constabulary Long Service Medal to R.M.A.11836 Gr M.J. O'Brien (Star is erased, R.F.R. on LSGC, Michael O'Brien on Constabulary) very fine and better. With copied service paper and LSGC roll, Michael Joseph O'Brien was born in Limerick 22/11/88, enlisted 19/9/06, served WWI on HMS Queen Elizabeth, transferred to RFR 19/3/19, LSGC awarded 2/8/23. (R) £70
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WWI 1914-15 Star, BWM and KGV Admiral's uniform Royal Navy LSGC to CH.14872 Pte A.J. Smart R.M.L.I. very fine and better. With copied service paper, Arthur Joseph Smart was born 17/4/79, enlisted 2/7/97, discharged and enrolled in RFR 2/7/09, demobilised 6/5/19. (R) £60
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WWI BWM, Victory Medal and KGV Royal Navy LSGC to J.78480 H. Orman A.B. H.M.S. Basilisk (Ord on pair) contact marks, fair/fine. With copied service paper, Harold Orman was born in Leeds 8/11/99, enlisted as a Boy 13/9/17, still serving in 1929. (Y) £60
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WWI BWM, Victory Medal and KGV Army LSGC to 3848969 Pte H. Carrington Loyal R. (508 L.N. Lanc R. on WWI) some contact marks, fine and better. (Y) £60
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WWI BWM, Victory Medal and KGVI Militia Efficiency Medal to 1025865 Sjt L.F. Crone R. Signals (189390 Dvr L.F. Crone R.A. on WWI) very fine. (Y) £60
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1914-15 Star, 1935 Jubilee Medal and 1937 Coronation Medal to Pte C.E. Lane 8th Infantry (only star named) extremely fine to about mint. With 1937 Coronation Buckingham Palace transmittal slip to Charles Edwin Lane. (R) £50
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WWI BWM, Victory Medal and KGVI Imperial Service Medal to 33382 Pte E. Dean Wilts R. (Ernest Dean on ISM) good very fine, BWM toned. With copied MIC, pair only. (Y) £40
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WWI 1914 Star trio with date bar and KGV Army Field Marshall's uniform LSGC to 1223 Tpr E. Provis R.H. Gds (304057 Tpe E.J. Provis R.H. Gds on LSGC) good very fine, light contact marks to BWM from star. With copied MIC, rolls, census etc, Ernest James Provis was born in Bampton, Oxfordshire in 1886, landed France 7/10/14 (clasp & roses confirmed), died 1970. (R) £250
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WWI 1914 Star trio with date bar to 7821 Sjt J. Morris Worc R. (Cpl 3/Worc R on Star) good very fine. With copied MIC and SWB roll, enlisted 15/6/03, landed France 12/8/14, issued bar & roses and was discharged due to sickness 9/7/19 and issued Silver War Badge No B257126 (this missing). (Y) £160
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WWI 1914 Star trio with copy date bar and KGV Army Field Marshal's uniform LSGC to 11698 T.W.O.Cl 1 A. Apperley R.E. (Sjt on star, 1851476 W.O.Cl II on LSGC) good very fine and better. With copied MIC, Adolphus Apperley landed France 17/8/14 with 2nd Field Sqn, issued clasp & roses, numbers confirmed. (R) £150
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POW's WWI 1914 Star trio to 6615 Pte J. Dawson S. Gds very fine. With 7 copied pages of service record, MIC and SWB roll, John Dawson was born in Dumfries, enlisted 7/9/06 aged 23, taken Prisoner of War at the Battle of Nonne Bosschen 11/11/14, transferred to 12/8/16 Switzerland, repatriated and admitted to 1st London Gen Hospital 11/9/17, transferred to IW&D R.E. 28/11/17, discharged 18/9/18 and issued Silver War Badge No B659 (this missing), not issued bar to star. (R) £150
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WWI 1914 Star trio and date bar to 6596 Pte C.E. Blakemore C. Gds good very fine. With 7 copied pages of service record, Charles Edward Blakemore was born in Gosport, enlisted 7/2/06, to AR 13/2/09, mobilsed 6/8/14, landed France 12/8/14, returned to England 15/9/16, transferred to Military Foot Police, discharged 14/12/18. (R) £140
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WWI 1914 Star trio with date bar to 0937 Pte E.E. Goodwin A.O.C. (Only single initial E. On star) about very fine. With 5 copied pages of service record and MICs, enlisted AOC 27/8/14, landed France 20/11/14 with 14th Coy AOC, transferred to MGC 28/11/16, discharged 22/5/19, not entitled to bar to star, from Handsworth. (R) £120
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WWI 1914 Star trio with copy date bar to G-4270 Sjt A. Freeborn The Queen's R. (L-4270 2/The Queen's R. on star) very fine. With 5 copied pages of service record, MIC and SWB roll, Alfred Freeborn was born in Stepney, enlisted 22/9/93, served in India 9/1/95 to 5/12/07, issued India Medal 2 clasps Tirah and Punjab Frontier 1897-98, served Bibraltar and Bermuda, landed France 4/10/14, discharged 21/9/15 aged 41 and issued Silver War Badge No 266231 (this missing), MIC does not support issue of bar to star. (R) £120
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WWI 1914 Star trio with copy date bar to 950 A. W.O. Cl 2 J.H. Latchford 2/Manch R. nearly very fine. With copied MIC, landed France 15/8/14, not issued a bar. (Y) £120
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