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A Police Long Service and Good Conduct Medal (Elizabeth II), awarded to CONST. CECIL COLLINS, in case of issue; a Defence and War Medal, mounted for display; fifteen Various Medals and Medallions, including a US Vietnam Service Medal, The British Red Cross Society Proficiency in Red Cross First Aid medal, Polish and other medals £80 - 120
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Captain Donald Francis Neilson, D.S.O. M.C., Lincolnshire Regiment - a Distinguished Service Order in case of issue, a Military Cross, the reverse engraved CAPT.D.F.NEILSON 1 BTN LINC REGT., in case of issue and a Memorial Plaque in cardboard envelope with scroll and Buckingham Palace issue slip, two portrait photographs and related ephemera including his Field Message Book, twelve trench maps and two aerial photographs, letters of condolence to his mother, newspaper cuttings, his typed obituary, the original citation for the DSO, a letter from the War Office stating that he was mentioned in a despatch from Field-Marshal Sir Douglas Haig dated 8th November 1918 for gallant and distinguished service in the field, and records of his time at Keble College, Oxford etc.
Footnote:- Captain Neilson was killed in action on 15th April 1918 in the battle for Kemmel Hill, aged 25 years. £1500 - 2500
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A Second World War Naval Group of Four Medals, comprising 1939-45 Star, Atlantic Star, Africa Star with clasp NORTH AFRICA 1942-43 and War Medal, together with a uniform to Petty Officer J H Towse, R.N., comprising a tunic, pair of trousers, peaked cap with detachable cover and black enamelled tin; also, a British War Medal to HAROLD JOHNSON, an Africa Star, an Italy Star, two Defence Medals and a Bar Galan souvenir acorn fob (14) £100 - 150
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A Queen's South Africa Medal, with Cape Colony, Orange Free State and Transvaal clasps, to 3896 PTE.W.SIMPSON.1ST.DGN.GDS., and a Service Medal of the Order of St John, to 20109 SGT.S.COLLIER NEWCASTLE FRIENDS DVN. 1937, cased (2) £80 - 120
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A Military General Service Medal 1793-1814, with seven clasps CORUNNA, SALAMANCA, VITTORIA, PYRENEES, NIVELLE, NIVE and ORTHOS, awarded to W.TAYLOR H.ARTY £1500 - 2000
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A Royal Naval Long Service and Good Conduct Medal, (Victoria, wide suspender), awarded to Js. TAYLOR SHIP'S CORPL. H.M.S.AUDACIOUS 21 YRS. (soldered repair to one side of suspender claw) £300 - 400
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A Quantity of Medals and Medallions, including Ireland Emergency Service Medal to the Army, Air Corps and Navy, with two bars for four years' service, 1945 Polish Army Medal, Third Reich Fantasy Medal, French Military Volunteers Croix de Valeur, two cased Aldershot Command Athletic Association 1919 sports medals awarded to Lt.J.W.M. Paterson, Primrose League lapel badge, Provincial Councillor miniature breast badge etc. £80 - 120
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Eight Second World War Stars and Corresponding Miniatures, comprising Atlantic Star with clasp AIR CREW EUROPE, Atlantic Star with clasp FRANCE AND GERMANY, Africa Star with clasp 1ST ARMY, Pacific Star, Pacific Star with clasp BURMA, Burma Star, Italy Star, France and Germany Star - the miniature with clasp ATLANTIC (16) £100 - 200
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A Second World War Group of Six Medals, comprising 1939-45 Star, Africa Star with clasp 8TH ARMY and corresponding miniature, Italy Star, Defence and War Medal, with medal slip; seven Single Second World War Medals, comprising two Italy Stars, France and Germany Star, and four War Medals (14) £80 - 120
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Thirteen Single Second World War Medals, comprising four Italy Stars and nine War Medals, one with MID oak leaf (13) £60 - 80
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Six British Miniature Medals, comprising two India General Service Medals with clasps NORTH WEST FRONTIER 1936-37, three Air Crew Europe Stars, one with clasp ATLANTIC, and one with clasp FRANCE AND GERMANY and a corresponding full size clasp, and an Africa Star (7) £100 - 150
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A Second World War Naval Group of Five Medals and Corresponding Miniatures, comprising 1939-45 Star, Atlantic Star, Africa Star with clasp NORTH AFRICA 1942-43, Burma Star with clasp PACIFIC, and War Medal, bar mounted, with medal slip to Mr W.H.Parkin; a Similar Group of Five, comprising 1939-45 Star, Atlantic Star, Africa Star with clasp NORTH AFRICA 1942-43, Italy Star and War Medal, bar mounted, with medal slip. £150 - 200
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A Bryant & May Ltd. Long Service Silver Medal, the obverse with B & M monogram above an ark marked SECURITY, the reverse inscribed 'PRESENTED BY THE DIRECTORS TO ROBERT STRATTON WHO HAS FAITHFULLY SERVED THE COMPANY FOR 50 YEARS', with hallmarks for London 1942, by the Goldsmith's and Silversmith's Company, with research material
Footnote:- Bryant & May was a British company created in the mid-19th century specifically to make matches. £60 - 80
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A Delhi Durbur Medal 1911, in silver, the edge stamped 1911 NO 2384 HAV RABEL SINGH 57 REE; a Coronation (Police) Medal 1911, Metropolitan Police, awarded to P.C. C.SMITH, together with 'The Metropolitan' Police Whistle by J Hudson & Co, 244 Barr Street, Birmingham, numbered 017387; an RAF Long Service and Good Conduct Medal, Elizabeth II, awarded to 750463 SGT.J.R.PARSONS. R.A.F.; a New Zealand War Service Medal, 1939-45, un-named as issued. (5) £100 - 150
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A British War Medal, awarded to MAJOR E.T.W.MC'CAUSLAND, of the 1/3 Gurkha Rifles, together with a group photograph showing him with officers of the 1st Battalion 3rd Queen Alexandra's Own Gurkha Rifles 1909-10, photocopies of the Supplement to the London Gazette 9th September 1921 OBE & MID, and items of research; four Single British War Medals:- to F.35497 C.PARKER. A.M.1, R.N.A.S. in box of issue with a silver Naval Sports, Cranwell medallion to him dated 1918; 50667 PTE.J.H.WORSLEY, LAN.FUS.; LIEUT. W.G. TARR.; and LIEUT.L.L.WILLIAMSON; a 1914-15 Star, to 21748. GNR.A.H.TARRY, R.G.A. (7) £100 - 200
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A General Service Medal 1918-62 (George V), with clasp MALAYA, awarded to N.51916. PTE.SPEAKING SITIMA, K.A.R.; two General Service Medals 1918-62 (Elizabeth II), one with clasp MALAYA, awarded to 23110326 PTE.J.WELSH. R.A.M.C., the other with clasp CYPRUS, to 4085704 S.A.C. C.WHITESIDE R.A.F. (3) £150 - 200
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An East and West Africa Medal, with clasp GAMBIA 1894, awarded to F(Francis) J(Joseph) WHITE, ORD., H.M.S.SATELLITE., together with National Archives photocopied research material including Record of Service and Medal Roll for the Gambia Expedition 1894 £250 - 350
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A Punjab Medal 1849, with two clasps GOOJERAT and MOOLTAN, awarded to J.WARD, 1ST BN.60TH R.RIFLES, together with National Archives photocopies of Muster Rolls £350 - 450
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An India General Service Medal 1854-95, with two clasps BURMA 1885-7 and BURMA 1887-89, awarded to Lieut. N.S.Swanston M.S.C., together with research material
Footnote:- Nowell Sherston Swanston was born on 28 December 1858, and commissioned as Ensign in the 21st Foot on 22 January 1879. Appointed to the Madras Establishment of the Indian Army in September 1880, he served as Executive Commissariat Officer during the operations in Burma 1885-89, around Hlinedet, Yemethin, and Nyingyan, and was subsequently serving with the 3rd Brigade (Medal with 2 clasps). During the operations on the North-East Frontier, Chin-Lushai 1889-90, he served as Base Commissariat Officer, Nyingyan, to the Northern and Southern columns (despatches, G.G.O. 449 of 1890). His service during the latter expedition did not qualify for the Chin-Lushai clasp as he remained at Base. He retired as a Brevet Colonel in June 1907. £200 - 300
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Two General Service Medals 1918-62, one with two clasps KURDISTAN and IRAQ, awarded to 13 BHISTI UTTAM SINGH 45-SIKHS; one with one clasp MALAYA, awarded to 21139733 RFN. SOMBAHADUR. GURUNG 6 GR £80 - 120
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An India Medal 1895-1902, with clasp RELIEF OF CHITRAL 1895, awarded to 1979 Gunner J.J.Ryan, No.8 Mtn.By.R.A., together with photocopied hand written and typed transcripts from Digest (Record) of No.8 Mountain Battery, Royal Artillery from 15th February 1895 to 23rd October 1899
(Initials and surname officially re-engraved) £150 - 200
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An India Medal, 1895-1902, Edward VII, with clasp WAZIRISTAN 1901-2, awarded to 230 Dvr.Sunder Singh Murree Mtn.By.; an Indian General Service Medal 1908-1935, with clasp AFGHANISTAN N.W.F. 1919, awarded to MAJ.P.M.RENNIE. I.M.S. (2) £120 - 180
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An India General Service Medal 1909, with clasp NORTH WEST FRONTIER 1908, awarded to 18976 Gunr.G.Woodhouse 18th Bty.R.F.A., together with photocopied research material including hand written Digest of Service 13th July 1905 to 12th December 1910 and Supplement to the London Gazette 14th February to 31st May 1908 £80 - 120
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An India General Service Medal 1854-1895, with two clasps SAMANA 1891 and WAZIRISTAN 1894-5, awarded to 2700 Rifleman Nain Sing Gharti, 1st Bn.4th Gurkha Regt. £150 - 200
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An Afghanistan Medal 1878-1880, awarded to Sowar Narain Singh, 15th Bengal Cavy. £100 - 150
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A Queen's South Africa Medal, with clasp ELANDSLAAGTE, awarded to 4890 PTE.J.RENNIE, GORDON HIGHRS., (clasp refitted)
Footnote:- Sold with a small note stating that Regimental records note that Private John Rennie of Peterhead, Aberdeenshire was badly wounded by a gunshot to the right shoulder from an elephant gun during the main offensive at Elandslaagte £250 - 350
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An India General Service Medal, with clasp BURMA 1930-32, awarded to LIEUT.E.(Edwin) R.(Ramsay) ROWBOTHAM. R.E., with photocopied research material including Cambridge University Reporter (he was a student at Christ's College and graduated BA 19th June 1928), a group photograph, Army Lists, an article from the 1955 Royal Engineers Journal - The Design and Construction of the Humming Bird Highway by Lieut.-Colonel E.R.Rowbotham M.A., R.E.(Retd) £80 - 120
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A Korea Pair 1950-53 (Canadian Issue), comprising Korea Medal awarded to SC-7217 B.G.I. HEENAN and United Nations Korea Medal.
Footnote:- Sold with a small note - Beverly Garth Heenan was born on 20 May 1933. Living at Campbellford, Ontario and employed as a General Labourer, he enrolled into the Canadian Army at Kingston on 27 June 1951. With the Royal Canadian Infantry Corps he served in Korea and was wounded in action - listed as such in the Official Casualty List No. 165 of 10 January 1953. He was honourably released from the service as medically unfit on 30 December 1953. He was one of 409 members of the R.C.R. to be wounded in Korea £150 - 200
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A Kabul to Kandahar Star 1880, awarded to SEPOY NADIR 2ND SIKH INFY., with some research material. £180 - 250
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An Imperial Service Medal (pre-1920 Star Type), awarded to FREDERICK OSBORNE; a Jubilee Medal 1910-1935, un-named as issued, but with research material stating it was awarded to Labh Singh (retired) Hodson's Horse (2) £100 - 150
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An India General Service Medal 1854-1895, with clasp BURMA 1887-89, awarded to 27??? Pte. C.O'Flynn 2nd Bn. S.Wales Bord. (naming partially worn) £80 - 120
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A Knight Bachelor's Badge, in silver gilt and red enamel, hallmarks for London 1957, in case of issue with broad neck ribbon and miniature ribbon £250 - 350
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A Group of Five Pakistan Medals, comprising 1998 Nuclear Test Chagai Medal, Tamgha-e-Istaqlal, A.H.1422 Escalation 2001-02 Medal, 10 Year Service Medal, 1990 Golden Jubilee Medal and 1997 Golden Jubilee Medal, brooch mounted; also, eleven various ribbon clasps/rosette and a Princess Mary 1914 Christmas Tin, lacking contents £100 - 150
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A Blankenberge, Belgium to R.A.F. White Metal 1944-46 Memorial Medallion, awarded to CPL W.RENNIE, in box of issue with related transcribed letter; a Battle of Britain 40th Anniversary Commemorative Plaque, in brushed silver, lazer printed with an East India Squadron Spitfire and facsimile signatures of all the pilots, hallmarks for Sheffield 1980, framed, 14.5cm by 24cm (2) £80 - 120
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A Second World War RAFVR Group Four Medals, awarded to 174348 Flight Lieutenant William Edward Butcher who was a Bomb Aimer, 142 Squadron and 77 O.T.U. (Middle East), comprising 1939-45 Star, Italy Star, Defence and War Medals, together with his Flying Log Book for Aircrew other than Pilot with entries from 22.11.42 to 04.03.45, a binder file containing numerous original documents including Record of Service, ID Card, Officer's Pay and Allowance Book, RAF Flying Clothing Card, aerial photographs he took as a Bomb Aimer, typed biography of his career, Operations completed etc £100 - 150
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A Second World War South African Air Force Posthumous Group of Three Medals, comprising 1939-45 Star, Air Crew Europe Star and War Medal, awarded to 1322511 Flight Sergeant Donald Faulkner Ball, 50 Squadron, RAFVR, together with his South African Air Force Observers or Air Gunners Log Book with entries 7th January 1943 to 10th May 1944, after which it states Killed in action 11th May 1944, he was 22 years of age, also photocopies of pages from the Operations Record Book describing his many bombing raids over Germany from March to May 1944 £250 - 350
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A First World War Mons Trio, comprising 1914 Star with clasp 5TH AUG.-22ND NOV.1914, awarded to 10639 PTE.T.S.STOKOE, C.GDS:, in boxes of issue. £150 - 200
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A Victorian/Edwardian Long Service Naval Group of Three Medals, comprising Baltic Medal 1854-55 awarded to S.HICKS, ORD.2CL. H.M.S. PYLADES, Royal Naval Reserve Long Service and Good Conduct Medal, awarded to 65330 S.HICKS, SEAN. 1CL., R.N.R. (incorrect ribbon), and a bronze medal commemorating The Inspection of the Royal Norfolk Veteran's Association by H.M. King Edward VII, 25th October 1909 (3) £150 - 200
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A Second World War RAF Casualty Group of Three Medals, posthumously awarded to 1394728 Sergeant A J Lane, comprising 1939-45 Star, Air Crew Europe Star and War Medal, in box of issue with medal slip, a testimonial letter dated 15/11/40 and photocopies of pages of Operations Record Book and Service Record
Footnote: Enlisted 8//08/1941. Killed in action 22/9/1943. The No. 90 Squadron aircraft Stirling Mk.III. crashed soon after take off, killing all but one of the six crew members, including Sgt. Lane. £150 - 250
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An India General Service Medal 1854-95, with clasp SAMANA 1891, awarded to Ltt. C.M. Dallas S.C. and Delhi Durbar 1911, un-named as issued, together with photocopied research material including London Gazette 15th September 1891, Army lists etc
Footnote:- Charles Mowbray Dallas was born on 30 August 1861, and entered the Army in January 1881 as a 2nd Lieutenant in the Northamptonshire Regiment. He transferred to the Indian Army in September 1882, becoming Captain in 1892, Major in 1901, and Lieutenant-Colonel in 1907. He served in the 1st and 2nd Miranzai Expeditions in 1891 (despatches GGO 632 of 1891; medal and clasp). He was appointed Assistant Commissioner in 1887; Deputy Commissioner, 1897; Political Agent Phulkiang States and Bahawalpur, 1905; Commissioner, Delhi, 1910; Member Coronation Durbar Committee, 1911; Commissioner Punjab, 1911-16; Commissioner Ambala Division, 1913-16; retired from the service in 1916. Lieutenant-Colonel Dallas, who was created a C.S.I. for services at the Delhi Durbar in 1911, died on 6 January 1936. £300 - 500
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A Pair of South Africa Campaign Medals, comprising Queen's South Africa Medal with six clasps CAPE COLONY, ELANDSLAAGTE, DEFENCE OF LADYSMITH, ORANGE FREE STATE, TRANSVAAL and BELFAST, and King's South Africa Medal with two clasps SOUTH AFRICA 1901 and SOUTH AFRICA 1902, awarded to 5963 PTE.W.TURNBULL, GORDON HIGHRS:, also, an Imperial Service Medal, to WILLIAM PAXTON TURNBULL, together with original Parchment Certificate of Character on Discharge dated 31st Oct.1904, original Parchment Reserve Certificate dated 31st Oct.1904, Gordon Highlanders "The Small Book" of W Turnbull, No.5963, and photocopies of Short Service records and Medal Roll £350 - 450
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A South Africa, Great War and India Campaign Long Service Group of Seven Medals to Captain F.Gilbert, late 1st Class S.S.M. Army Service Corps, comprising Queen's South Africa Medal with three clasps CAPE COLONY, WITTEBERGEN, TRANSVAAL to 10658. S.SJT. F.GILBERT. A.S.C., King's South Africa Medal with two clasps SOUTH AFRICA 1901 and SOUTH AFRICA 1902, 1914-15 Star to Q.M. & LIEUT.F.GILBERT, W.RID.R., British War Medal and Victory Medal to Q.M. & CAPT.F.GILBERT, India General Service Medal 1909 with two clasps MAHSUD 1919-20 and WAZIRISTAN 1919-21 to CAPT.F.GILBERT, S&T.C., and Army nLong Service and Good Conduct Medal to 10658 S.S.MJR.F.GILBERT A.S.C., together with National Archives photocopied research material £300 - 400
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A Late Victorian/First World War Group of Four Medals, comprising India Medal 1895-1902, with clasp PUNJAB FRONTIER 1897-98, awarded to 3480 Pte. H.Willis 3d Bn Rif:Bde, British War Medal to 2.LIEUT. H.A.WILLIS, and General Service Medal 1918-62 with clasp IRAQ and MID oak leaf to LIEUT.H.A.WILLIS, with photocopies of Short Service Attestation dated 8th November 1894 (Service number and regiment changed to 7697 Oxfordshire Light Infantry), Statement of Services, Military History Sheet etc £200 - 300
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A Second World War RAF Posthumous Group of Four Medals, awarded to 654599 W/O W.Owens 103 Squadron, comprising 1939-45 Star, Air Crew Europe Star, Defence and War Medals, together with his Observer's and Air Gunner's Flying Log Book, the first entry dated 3.5.42, the last with 101 Squadron dated 29.8.44 and described as Missing - Stettin, with a further entry dated 30.8.44 Death Presumed, also, photocopies of the log book and Operations Record Book from November 1942 to April 1943 £300 - 400
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A Second World War RAF Group of Medals, comprising a 1939-45 Star, Air Crew Europe Star, Defence and War Medal, to P.0459 Flight Lieutenant Stanislaw Pawlowicz, No.305 (Polish) Squadron, together with his Observer's and Air Gunner's Flying Log Book, two notebooks, typed transcript of his diary from September 1939 to 28th May 1937, typed Record of Service, twenty nine plotting maps for Operations 1 to 30 (No.27 missing) dating from 1/2 -4-1942 to 19/20-9-1942 (over Germany), with corresponding hand written logs, eight arial maps of Great Britain and a binder file of photocopied documents, also a "Douglas" Combined Protractor & Parallel Rule and a slide rule £400 - 600
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A Second World War RAFVR Casualty Group of Three Medals, comprising 1939-45 Star, Air Crew Europe Star and War Medal to 748692 Sergeant Peter Garratt Rose, 1 Photographic Squadron RAFVR who was killed in action 3rd May 1941, aged 25 years, together with his Pilot's Flying Log Book, a photocopy from Operations Record Book for 26.4.41 to 27.4.41 and 1.5.41 to 3.5.41 £180 - 250
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A Second World War RAF Group of Seven Miniature Medals, comprising DSO with bar, DFM, 1939-45 Star, Air Crew Europe Star, Italy Star, War Medal and French Croix de Guerre, with a cap eagle in a glazed display case, the reverse set with a hand written note stating that the recipient was No.146693 Flight Lieutenant Ronald William Powell (Navigator) of 109 Squadron, together with a hand written six page letter from Mr Powell relating to his war career, National Archives photocopies of operations from 18.02.43 to 24.06.43 (Lancaster) and 12.04.44 to 25.04.45 (Mosquito), information of "Beam Bombers" etc £100 - 200
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A First/Second World War Family Group of Medals:- A 'Civil Division OBE Group of Eight, awarded to Captain G.N. Beaumont, King's African Rifles, comprising The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire, 2nd Type, Civil Division, Officer's (OBE) silver gilt breast badge, 1914-15 Star (LIEUT.G.N.BEAUMONT), British War Medal and Victory Medal (CAPT.G.N.BEAUMONT), Africa Star, Defence Medal, War Medal and Coronation Medal 1937, with the miniatures, pre-Second World War medal bar, rank pips, brass shoulder titles, cap badges, buttons, slip-on shoulder titles and his ivory cigarette holder carved with elephants; a Group of Five, attributed to Lieutenant A.J.N.A. Beaumont, African Colonial Forces, comprising 1939-45 Star, Africa Star, Burma Star, Defence and War Medals; a Defence Medal, in box of issue and medal slip dated 23rd May 1946, to Mrs. G.C. Beaumont, London Ambulance Service; also, photocopied research material £300 - 500
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A First World War and Inter-War Group of Five Medals to Gerald Charles Routh Herdon, comprising British War Medal and Victory Medal with MID(London Gazette 14 December 1917) (LIEUT.G.C.R.HERDON), Jubilee Medal 1935, Coronation Medal 1937 and India General Service Medal 1936-39 with clasp NORTH WEST FRONTIER 1937-39 (G.C.R.HERDON, F.C.), together with photocopies of London Gazette, The Gazette of India Extraordinary January 2nd 1928 and The Gazette of India, June 15 1940 in which he is mentioned as being conferred a Bar to the King's Police Medal (not with this group), also his Death Certificate and photocopies of Medal Index Card, Military History Sheet, etc
Footnote:- Gerald Charles Routh Herdon was born in India 30th July 1897 (British Subject), he served in the ranks with the RFA Territorial Force,1915, appointed 2nd Lieutenant RGA Special Reserve 1916, Promoted Lieutenant 1918, after the war he served as Superintendent of Police, N.W.F. Provinces, Indian Police, he died in Hove, England 1988 £100 - 200
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A Royal Navy/Royal Air Force Trio, comprising British War Medal and Victory Medal to MID.H.G.BROOKMAN R.N. and India General Service Medal 1908-1935 with clasp NORTH WEST FRONTIER 1935 and MID oak leaf, to F/L. H.G.BROOKMAN R.A.F., with embroidered breast eagle, mounted in a glazed display, together with related letters and photocopies of Operations Record Book 31.5.35 to 19.5.36
Footnote:- Herbert Geoffrey Brookman was a Midshipman in the Royal Navy from 15 September 1917 until he transferred to the Royal Air Force in 1920 where he became a Flight Lieutenant. £150 - 200
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