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Family group: Army of India 1799-1826, 1 clasp, Bhurtpoor (O. Regan, 11th Lt. Dragns.) short hyphen reverse, officially impressed naming, good very fine Pair: Private Owen Regan, 3rd Light Dragoons, who was killed in action at the battle of Chilianwala Sutlej 1845-46, for Aliwal 1846, 1 clasp, Sobraon (Owen Regan 3rd Lt. Dragns.); Punjab 1848-49, 1 clasp, Chilianwala (O. Regan, 3rd Lt. Dragns.) edge bruising and light contact marks, otherwise good very fine (3) £2000-2600
Hammer Price: £3,200
Pair: Private John Lynch, 3rd Light Dragoons Cabul 1842 (Private John Lynch 3rd or K.O. Lt. Dragns. 212.) contemporary re-engraved naming, ‘CABUL’ engraved on reverse, fitted with replacement clip and later ring suspension; Army L.S. & G.C., V.R., large letter reverse (John Lynch, Private 3rd Lt. Dragns. 1850.) fitted with original steel clip and later ring suspension, edge bruising and contact marks, otherwise nearly very fine (2) £400-500
Hammer Price: £600
Three: Private John Cuthbertson, 3rd Light Dragoons Cabul 1842 (*No. 1045. John Cuthbertson. 3rd K.O.L.D.*) fitted with original steel clip and bar suspension; Sutlej 1845-46, for Moodkee 1845, 2 clasps, Ferozeshuhur, Sobraon (John Cuthbertson 3rd Lt. Dragns.); Punjab 1848-49, 2 clasps, Chilianwala, Goojerat (J. Cuthbertson, 3rd Lt. Dragns.) edge bruising and contact marks, nearly very fine (3) £1200-1400
Hammer Price: £2,000
Three: Corporal James Dixon, 3rd Light Dragoons Cabul 1842 (James Dixon, 3rd K.O.L.D.) contemporary re-engraved naming, fitted with replacement silver clip and straight bar suspension; Sutlej 1845-46, for Moodkee 1845, 2 clasps, Ferozeshuhur, Sobraon (James Dixon 3rd Lt. Dragns.); Punjab 1848-49, 2 clasps, Chilianwala, Goojerat (Corpl. J. Dixon, 3rd Lt. Dragns.) edge bruising and contact marks, nearly very fine (3) £600-800
Hammer Price: £1,600
Pair: Private James Hannah, 3rd Light Dragoons Sutlej 1845-46, for Moodkee 1845, 2 clasps, Ferozeshuhur, Sobraon (James Hannah 3rd Lt. Dragns.); Punjab 1848-49, 2 clasps, Chilianwala, Goojerat (J. Hannah, 3rd Lt. Dragns.) edge bruising and contact marks, otherwise nearly very fine (2) £700-800
Hammer Price: £1,000
Pair: Private Thoams Burge, 3rd Light Dragoons, who was wounded at the battle of Moodkee in December 1845 Sutlej 1845-46, for Moodkee 1845, 1 clasp, Sobraon (Thomas Burge 3rd Lt. Dragns.); Punjab 1848-49, 1 clasp, Goojerat (T. Burge, 3rd Lt. Dragns.) light contact marks, otherwise very fine (2) £700-900
Hammer Price: £1,300
Three: Sergeant Robert Sumpter, 3rd Light Dragoons Sutlej 1845-46, for Moodkee 1845, 2 clasps, Ferozeshuhur, Sobraon (Robert Sumpter 3rd Lt. Dragns.); Punjab 1848-49, 2 clasps, Chilianwala, Goojerat (R. Sumpter, 3rd Lt. Dragns.); Army L.S. & G.C., V.R., small letter reverse (1123 Sergt. Robt. Sumpter 3rd Hussars) claw tightened on the last, the first two with edge bruising and contact marks, nearly very fine, the last good very fine (3) £800-1000
Hammer Price: £1,700
Three: Guide J. S. McAlister, Field Intelligence Department, late Interpreter, Army Medical Department South Africa 1877-79, 1 clasp, 1879 (Interpr. J. S. McAlister.); Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, no clasp (Guide J. S. McAlister. F.I.D.); King's South Africa 1901-02, 1 clasp, South Africa 1902 (Guide J. S. McAlister. F.I.D.) nearly extremely fine, the first very scarce (3) £600-800
Hammer Price: £1,800
Pair: Sergeant-Major J. Bassage, Melmoth Reserves, late 2/24th Foot South Africa 1877-79, 1 clasp, 1877-8-9 (2452 Corpl. J. Bassage. 2.24th Foot.); Natal 1906, 1 clasp, 1906 (Sgt. Maj: J. Bassage, Melmoth Reserves) the first lightly polished, very fine, otherwise nearly extremely fine (3) £800-1000
Hammer Price: £2,400
Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 1 clasp, Defence of Ladysmith (575 Tpr: W. F. Bassage. Natal Carbnrs:) nearly extremely fine £160-200
Hammer Price: £320
Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 3 clasps, Defence of Ladysmith, Transvaal, Laing’s Nek (576 Tpr: J. J. Bassage. Natal Carbnrs:) nearly extremely fine £120-140
Hammer Price: £190
Three: Able Seaman Torpedoman B. L. Fisher, Royal Navy, killed in action when H.M.S. Royal Oak was torpedoed by the German U-boat U-47 at anchor at Scapa Flow, 14 October 1939 1939-45 Star; Atlantic Star; War Medal 1939-45, with named Admiralty enclosure, in card box of issue, addressed to ‘Mrs. D. G. Fisher, 17 Perowne Street, Aldershot, Hants’; together with fifteen Sporting Medals awarded to the recipient between 1933-39, silver and bronze, including four Royal Navy and Royal...
Hammer Price: £360
Three: Assistant Cook T. Carter, Royal Navy, killed in action when H.M.S. Grenville struck a mine in the Thames Estuary, 19 January 1940 1939-45 Star; Atlantic Star; War Medal 1939-45, with named Admiralty enclosure, in card box of issue, addressed to ‘Mr. A. G. Carter, 45 Foxbury Lane, Gosport, Hants’, nearly extremely fine (3) £100-140
Hammer Price: £120
Three: Chief Petty Officer L. W. Heal, Royal Navy, killed in action in H.M.S. Hardy during the the battle of Narvik, 10 April 1940- the Captain of H.M.S. Hardy, B. A. W. Warburton-Lee, was awarded a posthumous Victoria Cross for his gallantry during the battle 1939-45 Star; Atlantic Star; War Medal 1939-45, with named Admiralty enclosure, in card box of issue, addressed to ‘Mr. A. W. Heal, 237 North Road, Plymouth, Devon’, extremely fine (3) £120-160
Hammer Price: £380
Three: Electrical Artificer L. Mitchelmore, Royal Navy, who was killed in action when H.M.S. Ardent was sunk in the Norwegian Sea by the German Battlecruisers Scharnhorst and Gneisenau, during Operation Alphabet- the evacuation of Norway, on 8 June 1940 1939-45 Star; Atlantic Star; War Medal 1939-45, with named Admiralty enclosure, in card box of issue, addressed to ‘Mrs. J. L. Mitchelmore, 11 Rosslyn Park Road, Peverell, Plymouth, Devon’, extremely fine (3) £120-160
Hammer Price: £340
Three: Marine F. J. Roberts, Royal Marines, who was killed in action when the aircraft carrier H.M.S. Glorious was sunk in the Norwegian Sea by the German Battlecruisers Scharnhorst and Gneisenau, during Operation Alphabet- the evacuation of Norway, on 8 June 1940 1939-45 Star; Atlantic Star; War Medal 1939-45, with named Admiralty enclosure, in card box of issue, the address worn off, nearly extremely fine (3) £70-90
Hammer Price: £300
Three: Sub-Lieutenant W. A. Lawrence, Royal Naval Reserve, who was lost at sea when the Q-Ship H.M.S. Cape Howe was torpedoed by the German U-boat U-28 in the Western Approaches, 21 June 1940; the 96 surviving crew members put to sea in three lifeboats and two floats and a raft, but in heavy seas they became separated and only the occupants of one boat were ever picked up 1939-45 Star; Atlantic Star; War Medal 1939-45, with named Admiralty enclosure, in card box of issue, addressed to...
Three: Chief Steward R. J. Bird, Merchant Navy Auxiliary, who was killed when when H.M. Yacht Sappho was sunk after hitting a German mine off Falmouth on 29 September 1940 1939-45 Star; Atlantic Star; War Medal 1939-45, with named Admiralty enclosure, in card box of issue, addressed to ‘Mrs. M. Kerrison, No. 6 Coronation Road, Holt, Norfolk’, extremely fine (3) £80-120
Hammer Price: £260
Five: Leading Seaman K. B. Jones, Royal Navy, killed in H.M.S. Vernon during an air raid on Portsmouth, 11 March 1941 Naval General Service 1915-62, 1 clasp, Palestine 1936-1939 (JX.139082 K. B. Jones. O. Smn. R.N.), with named Admiralty letter, in envelope of issue, addressed to ‘Mrs. K. Jones, 19 Mill Road, Twickenham, Middlesex’; 1939-45 Star; Africa Star; Defence and War Medals 1939-45, with named Admiralty enclosure, in card box of issue, addressed to ‘Mrs. K. Jones, 19 Mill...
Hammer Price: £280
Three: Boy 1st Class R. Rawcliffe, Royal Navy, who was killed in action when H.M.S. Gloucester was sunk during the evacuation of Crete, 22 May 1941 1939-45 Star; Africa Star; War Medal 1939-45, with named Admiralty enclosure, in water-damaged card box of issue, addressed to ‘Mr. John W. Rawcliffe, 23 Cypress Grove, Layton, Blackpool, Lancs.’; together with named Commemorative Scroll, extremely fine (3) £140-180
Hammer Price: £240
Three: Ordinary Seaman D. M. Taylor, Royal Navy, killed in action when H.M.S. Kelly, under the command of Lord Louis Mountbatten, was sunk during the evacuation of Crete, 23 May 1941 1939-45 Star; Africa Star; War Medal 1939-45, with named Admiralty enclosure, in card box of issue, addressed to ‘Mr. C. H. Taylor, Cartreffe, Shortway, Amersham, Buckinghamshire’, very fine (3) £100-140
Hammer Price: £750
Family Group: Three: Engine Room Artificer 4th Class R. Hobbs, Royal Navy, killed in action when H.M.S. Hood, the pride of the Royal Navy, was sunk by the German battleship Bismark and the battle cruiser Prinz Eugen in the Denmark Strait, 24 May 1941; of the Hood’s 1,418 crew, only three men survived 1939-45 Star; Atlantic Star; War Medal 1939-45, with named Admiralty enclosure, in card box of issue, addressed to ‘Mrs. M. E. Hobbs, No. 2 Cottage, Morice Yard, H. M. Dockyard...
Hammer Price: £550
Three: Able Seaman G. R. Frewer, Royal Navy, killed in action when H.M.S. Zinnia, as part of an escort group to convoy OG-71 from the U.K. to Gibraltar, was torpedoed by the German U-boat U-564 in the Bay of Biscay, 23 August 1941, events later portrayed in the novel The Cruel Sea 1939-45 Star; Atlantic Star; War Medal 1939-45, with named Admiralty enclosure, in card box of issue, addressed to ‘Mrs. H. S. Frewer, 13 Grenvile Road, Braintree, Essex’, extremely fine (3) £100-140
Four: Leading Stoker W. Buckingham, Royal Navy, killed in action during the First Battle of Sirte when H.M.S. Neptune, on convoy duty to Malta, struck four mines in quick succession off the Tripoli coast, 19 December 1941, and sank within minutes; of the 764 Officers and crew in Neptune only one man survived 1939-45 Star; Atlantic Star; Africa Star; War Medal 1939-45, with named Admiralty enclosure, in card box of issue, addressed to ‘Mr. D. Buckingham, 58 Ringer Terrace, Clowne,...
Hammer Price: £200
Four: Acting Leading Stoker J. A. Jackman, Royal Navy, killed in action when H.M. Submarine Olympus struck a mine off Malta, 8 May 1942; only 9 of the 98 men on board managed to swim the 7 miles back to Malta in the dark, with only the glow of German bombs showing them the way 1939-45 Star; Atlantic Star; Africa Star; War Medal 1939-45, with named Admiralty enclosure, in card box of issue, addressed to ‘Mrs. V. E. Jackman, 37 Tintern Road, Gosport, Hants’, extremely fine (4) £140-180
Three: Able Seaman J. W. Rosewarn, Royal Navy, who was killed when H.M.S. Somali sunk on 24 September 1942, having been torpedoed and fatally crippled by the German U-boat U-703 four days previously whilst escorting the Murmansk Convoy PQ-18, and then subsequently towed by her sister ship H.M.S. Ashanti 420 miles in an unsuccessful bid to bring her to safety 1939-45 Star; Atlantic Star; War Medal 1939-45, with named Admiralty enclosure, in card box of issue, addressed to ‘Mrs. Eileen L....
Four: Able Seaman R. N. Cain, Royal Navy, killed when H.M.S. Curacao collided with the R.M.S. Queen Mary whilst escorting her to the Clyde, 2 October 1942 1939-45 Star; Atlantic Star; War Medal 1939-45, with named Admiralty enclosure, in card box of issue, addressed to ‘Mrs. E. M. Byrne, 90 Beacon Road, Luton, Chatham, Kent’; Royal Navy L.S. & G.C., G.V.R., 3rd issue (J.78777 R. N. Cain. A.B. H.M.S. Cairo.) light contact marks to last, nearly extremely fine (4) £160-200
Five: Steward R. G. Quigley, Royal Navy, killed in action following Operation Torch- the invasion of North Africa- when H.M.S. Avenger was torpedoed by the German U-boat U-155 off the Western Straits of Gibraltar with the loss of over 500 Officers and crew on 15 November 1942- the heaviest Naval loss connected with the North African landings 1939-45 Star; Atlantic Star; Africa Star; Pacific Star; War Medal 1939-45, with named Admiralty enclosure, in card box of issue, addressed to ‘Mrs....
Three: Marine S. Wakefield, Royal Marines, killed in action when the S.S. Ceramic, bound for Australia, was torpedoed by the German U-boat U-515 in the Atlantic Ocean, 6 December 1942; of the 656 servicemen, nurses, and civilians on board there was only one survivor 1939-45 Star; Atlantic Star; War Medal 1939-45, with named Admiralty enclosure, in card box of issue, addressed to ‘Mr W Wakefield, 31 Manchester Road, Worsley, Manchester M28 5NS’, slightly later issues, extremely fine...
Three: Petty Officer Cook J. A. Gates, Royal Navy, killed in action when the Special Service Vessel H.M.S. Fidelity was torpedoed by the German U-boat U-435 in the mid Atlantic on 30 December 1942 1939-45 Star; Atlantic Star; War Medal 1939-45, with named Admiralty enclosure, in card box of issue, addressed to ‘Mr. D. Gates, 17 Murington Court, Fallowfield, Manchester’, extremely fine (3) £100-140
Three: Engine Room Artificer 4th Class E. G. Hunt, Royal Navy, who was killed in action in the Mediterranean during Operation Principle- the underwater chariot attack on the Italian Fleet- when H.M. Submarine P311 hit a mine, 2 January 1943 1939-45 Star; Africa Star, 1 clasp, North Africa 1942-43; War Medal 1939-45, with named Admiralty enclosure, in card box of issue, addressed to ‘Mrs. G. J. [sic] M. Thompson, The Sundial, Liverpool Road, Kingston Hill, Surrey’, extremely fine (3) ...
Four: Able Seaman W. J. Cracknell, Royal Navy, who was killed in action during Operation Accolade - the British Occupation of the Dodecanese Islands, when H.M.S. Dulverton was bombed and sunk by German aircraft from Kos, 13 November 1943 1939-45 Star; Africa Star, 1 clasp, North Africa 1942-43; Italy Star; War Medal 1939-45, with named Admiralty enclosure, in card box of issue, addressed to ‘Mrs. I. M. Anderson, 3502, 43rd. Avenue, Red Deer, Alberta, Canada’, extremely fine (4) £140-180
Three: Apprentice P. K. Green, Merchant Navy, who was killed in action when the cargo ship S.S. Testbank, while under air attack from German Ju88 bombers as it discharged its cargo in Bari Harbour, Italy, was engulfed and sunk by the explosion of the John Harvey, a Liberty Ship carrying a top-secret cargo of Mustard Gas, 2 December 1943 1939-45 Star; Italy Star; War Medal 1939-45, with named Minister of Transport enclosure, in card box of issue, addressed to ‘Mr. D. K. Green, 84 Leam...
Five: Petty Officer E. R. Ford, Royal Navy, who was killed in action when H.M.S. Lapwing, as part of Murmansk Convoy JW-65, was torpedoed by the German U-boat U-968 off Kola Inlet in the Barents Sea, 20 March 1945 British War and Victory Medals (J.51232 E. R. Ford. Ord. R.N.); 1939-45 Star; France and Germany Star, 1 clasp, Atlantic; War Medal 1939-45, with named Admiralty enclosure, the Second War awards in card box of issue, addressed to ‘Mrs. F. E. Ford, 42 Livingstone Road,...
Pair: Bombardier A. F. Thomas, Royal Artillery, who drowned at Lens, France, on 13 October 1939 1939-45 Star; War Medal 1939-45, with named Army Council enclosure, in card box of issue, addressed to ‘Mrs. M. Thomas, 3, Marldon Avenue, Paignton, Devon’, extremely fine (2) £60-80
Hammer Price: £70
Three: Driver E. Bradshaw, Royal Army Service Corps, killed in action at Dunkirk, 20 May 1940 1939-45 Star; War Medal 1939-45, with named Army Council enclosure, in card box of issue, addressed to ‘Mrs. M. F. E. Bradshaw, 31 Knightthorpe Road, Loughborough, Leics.’; Special Constabulary Long Service Medal, G.VI.R., 1st issue (Eric Bradshaw.) minor edge bruise to last, otherwise extremely fine (3) £80-120
Hammer Price: £150
Pair: Fusilier C. H. Coppins, Royal Fusiliers, who died of wounds during the Dunkirk Retreat, May 1940 1939-45 Star; War Medal 1939-45, with named Army Council enclosure, in card box of issue, addressed to ‘Mrs. A. Coppins, 44 Appleford Road, North Kensington, W10’, extremely fine (2) £70-90
Four: Gunner P. H. Whitehead, Royal Artillery, killed in action on the Cherbourg peninsula, 17 June 1940 India General Service 1936-39, 1 clasp, North West Frontier 1936-37 (835697 Gnr. P. H. Whitehead. R.A.); General Service 1918-62, 1 clasp, Palestine (835697 Gnr. P. H. Whitehead. R.A.); 1939-45 Star; War Medal 1939-45, extremely fine (4) £240-280
Three: Private W. A. Shears, Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire Regiment, killed in action at the Battle of Metemma, Eritrea, 6 November 1940 1939-45 Star; Africa Star; War Medal 1939-45, with named Army Council enclosure, in card box of issue, addressed to ‘Mrs. J. Shears, 71 Northdown Street, Caledonian Road, London NW1’, extremely fine (3) £100-140
Hammer Price: £130
Three: Private J. Adams, Royal Highlanders, attached ‘C’ Battalion, ‘Layforce’ (No. 11 Scottish Commando), killed in action on the Litani River Raid, 9 June 1941 1939-45 Star; Africa Star; War Medal 1939-45, with named Army Council enclosure, in card box of issue, addressed to ‘Mr. R. Adams, 2 Victoria Street, Perth’, extremely fine (3) £140-180
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