Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

A Naval Biographical Dictionary, comprising the life and services of every living officer in Her Majesty’s Navy from the rank of Admiral to that of Lieutenant.
Compiled by William R. O’Byrne, originally published by John Murray, London, 1849, this edition reprinted by Vintage Naval Library, 1997, 1400pp., hardback, with dust jacket, good condition and a most useful reference

The Naval Who’s Who 1917.
Reprinted by J. B. Hayward & Son, 1981, 344pp., hardback, with plastic dust jacket, very good condition

Gallantry, its public recognition and reward in peace and in war at home and abroad.
Complied by Sir Arnold Wilson, M.P., and Captain J. H. F. McEwen, M.P., published by Oxford University Press, 1939, 498pp., with index, hardback, good condition

Acts of Gallantry, being a detailed account of each deed of bravery in saving life from drowning in all parts of the World for which the Gold and Silver Medals and Clasps of the Royal Humane Society have been awarded from 1830 to 1871.
Compiled by C. E. Lambton Young, originally published by Sampson Low, London, 1872, this edition a reprint by the Life Saving Awards Research Society, 328pp., with index, hardback, with dust jacket, good condition

The Medals, Decorations & Orders of the Great War 1914-1918.
Compiled by Alec A. Purves, published by J. B. Hayward & Son, 1975, 199pp., with numerous colour and b/w plates, hardback, fair condition (lot) £60-£80

Sold with a copy of Stories of the Victoria Cross and the Humane Society by Frank Mundell.