Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria. Including a superb collection of medals to the King’s German Legion, Police Medals from the Collection of John Tamplin and a small collection of medals to the Irish Guards

An exceptionally rare Omdurman D.C.M. and Great War M.M. group of nine awarded to Regimental Quarter-Master Sergeant J. McEwan, Seaforth Highlanders

Distinguished Conduct Medal, V.R. (Cr. Sgt., Sea. Highrs. [2nd Sept. 1898]); Military Medal, G.V.R. (240035 R.Q.M. Sjt., 5/Sea. Highrs.); Queen’s Sudan 1896 (2784 Cr. Sgt., 1/Sea. Hrs.); 1914-15 Star (408 Q.M. Sjt., Sea. Highrs.); British War and Victory Medals, with M.I.D. oak leaf (408 W.O. Cl. 2, Seaforth); Army L.S. & G.C., E.VII.R. (2784 C. Sjt., Seaforth Hdrs.); Territorial Force Efficiency Medal, G.V.R. (240035 R.Q.M. Sjt., 5/Sea. Highrs.); Khedive’s Sudan 1896-1908, 2 clasps, The Atbara, Khartoum (2784 Cr. Sgt., 1st Sea. Highrs.) silver medals sometime plated, otherwise nearly very fine or better (9) £5000-6000

See Colour Plate X.

D.C.M. Recommendation submitted to the Queen on 9 November 1898 and announced in the London Gazette 15 November 1898, and in Army Order No. 153 of September 1899. Awarded for the battle of Omdurman, 2 September 1898, one of eight D.C.M.’s to the Seaforths for this battle.

M.M. London Gazette 17 June 1919.

M.I.D. London Gazette 4 January 1917 (General Haig’s despatches from G.H.Q. 13 November 1916).