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18 & 19 July 2018
The unique and important M.S.M. and campaign group of eight awarded to Warrant Officer W. E. Moore, Royal Flying Corps and Royal Air Force, an ‘Early Bird’ in all senses - he was one of the R.F.C.’s first N.C.O.s, and served as the Senior Sergeant Major in the R.F.C. from February 1915, becoming the Senior Warrant Officer in the R.A.F. by both number (5) and length of service (9 December 1889) upon its’ formation. Having served with the Balloon Section, Royal Engineers during the...
Hammer Price: £3,600
A Great War ‘Home Service’ M.S.M. pair awarded to Foreman of Works Sergeant-Major R. C. McGregor, Royal Engineers Army L.S. & G.C., G.V.R., 1st issue (28974 Q.M. Sjt: R. C. McGregor: R.E.); Army Meritorious Service Medal, G.V.R., 1st issue (28974 F. Of W. S. Mjr - R. C. McGregor. R.E.) mounted as worn, nearly very fine (2) £140-180
Hammer Price: £180
Pair: Duffadar Sohan Singh, 19th Lancers Indian Army L.S. & G.C., G.V.R., 2nd issue (802 L-Daf. Sohan Singh, 19 Lrs.); Indian Army Meritorious Service Medal, G.VI.R. (6 Dfdr. Sohan Singh, 19 Lrs. I.A.C.) minor edge bruising, otherwise good very fine (2) £100-140
Hammer Price: £160
Pair: Inspector C. P. Georghiades, Cyprus Police Colonial Police Medal, for Meritorious Service, E.II.R., 1st issue (Insp. Costas Petrou Georghiades, Cyprus Police); Colonial Police L.S. & G.C., G.VI.R., 1st issue (Sgt. Major Costas Georghiades, Cyprus Police) very fine, scarce (2) £300-400
Hammer Price: £300
25 & 26 March 2014
An inter-war military B.E.M. group of nine awarded to Squadron Leader S. E. Birt, Royal Air Force British Empire Medal, (Military) G.VI.R., 1st issue (240395 Flt. Sgt. Stanley E. Birt, R.A.F.); British War and Victory Medals, M.I.D. oakleaf (240395 Cpl., R.A.F.); 1939-45 Star; Defence and War Medals, these unnamed; Royal Air Force Meritorious Service Medal, G.V.R. (240395 Cpl. Clk., R.A.F.); Royal Air Force L.S. & G.C., G.V.R. (240395 Sgt., R.A.F.); Iraq, Active Service Medal, no clasp,...
Hammer Price: £1,800
The unique M.G.S. and Army of India group of four awarded to Quartermaster Serjeant William McGowan, 59th, late 27th Regiment Military General Service 1793-1814, 6 clasps, Badajoz, Vittoria, Pyrenees, Nivelle, Orthes, Toulouse (W. McGowan, Qr. Mr. Serjt., 27th Foot); Army of India 1799-1826, 1 clasp, Bhurtpoor (Color Serjt. W. McGowan, 59th Foot) short hyphen reverse, officially impressed naming; Army L.S. & G.C., W.IV.R. (?M Gowan, Qr. Master Serj. 59th Regiment Foot 183?) part of...
Hammer Price: £11,000
Seven: Colour-Sergeant E. Pearce, Royal Sussex Regiment Egypt and Sudan 1882-89, dated reverse, 2 clasps, The Nile 1884-85, Abu Klea (2080 Pte. G. Pearce, 1/R. Suss. R.); India General Service 1854-95, 1 clasp, Hazara 1888 (2....rgt. A. Pearce, 2d Bn. R. Suss. R.); India General Service 1895-1902, 2 clasps, Punjab Frontier 1897-98, Tirah 1897-98 (4..... Colr. Sergt. A. E. Pearce, 2d Bn. Ryl. S... Regt.), unofficial rivets between clasps, suspension rod loose; Army L.S. & G.C., V.R., 3rd...
Hammer Price: £2,300
Four: Serjeant-Major H. T. C. Barnett, Royal Engineers Egypt and Sudan 1882-89, dated reverse, 4 clasps, Suakin 1884, El-Teb-Tamaai, The Nile 1884-85, Kirbekan (16758 Sergt., 2d ....); Army Meritorious Service Medal, G.VI.R., 1st issue (16758 Sjt. Mjr., R.E.); Army L.S. & G.C., V.R., 3rd issue, small reverse letters (16758 Q.M. Sgt., R.E.); Khedive’s Star, 1882, unnamed, mounted as worn, first pitted, edge bruising, contact marks, fine and better (4) £800-900
Hammer Price: £900
Five: Regimental Sergeant-Major W. Robinson, Cameron Highlanders - latterly a Yeoman Warder at the Tower of London Egypt and Sudan 1882-89, undated reverse, 1 clasp, The Nile 1884-85 (1053 ..ergt.W.Robinson, 1/C......ighrs.); Coronation 1911, unnamed, suspension repaired; Army L.S. & G.C., V.R., small reverse letters (....gt. W. Robinson, Cam’n....); Army Meritorious Service Medal, G.V.R., 1st issue (R.S. Mjr. W. Robinson, Cameron Highrs.); Khedive’s Star, 1884-6, unnamed, edge...
Hammer Price: £1,400
Six: Warrant Officer Class 2 W. Love, 24th Battalion Australian Imperial Forces, late Royal Highlanders and West African Frontier Force, killed in action, Mont St. Quentin, France, 31 August 1918 East and West Africa 1887-1900, 1 clasp, 1900 (4758 Serjt., 2nd Black Watch); Africa General Service 1902-56, 1 clasp, N. Nigeria 4758 Clr.-Serjt., R. Highrs.); British War and Victory Medals (6831 WO2 24-Bn. A.I.F.); Army L.S. & G.C., E.VII.R. (1st Cl. Sergt., Malabar Voltr. Rifles);...
Hammer Price: £2,900
Six: Warrant Officer Class 2 W. Shearer, Royal Lancaster Regiment, wounded in action on ‘Wynne’s Hill’, during the relief of Ladysmith, 22 February 1900 Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 2 clasps, Tugela Heights, Relief of Ladysmith (1543 Co. Sejt., R. Lanc. Regt.); 1914-15 Star (4347 Q.M. Sjt., R. Lanc. R.); British War and Victory Medals (4347 W.O. Cl. 2, R. Lanc. R.); Army L.S. & G.C., E.VII.R. (1543 C. Sjt., Rl. Lanc. Regt.); Army Meritorious Service Medal, G.VI.R., 1st issue,...
Hammer Price: £720
Eight: Warrant Officer Class 2 S. C. Lindsey, King’s Royal Rifle Corps 1914 Star, with copy clasp (11142 Pte., 1/K.R. Rif. C.); British War and Victory Medals (11142 Pte., K.R. Rif. C.); Defence and War Medals, unnamed; Army Meritorious Service Medal, G.VI.R., 3rd issue ‘Fid. Def.’ (6837734 W.O. Cl. 2, K.R.R.C.); Army L.S. & G.C., G.V.R., 3rd issue, Regular Army (6837734 W.O. Cl. II, K.R.R.C.); Panama, Medal of Solidarity 1917-18, unnamed, Great War medals worn through polishing,...
Hammer Price: £1,900
An unusual group of three awarded to Company Quartermaster Serjeant H. T. Blake, Royal Garrison Artillery - awarded both an ‘Immediate’ and an ‘Annuity’ M.S.M. Army L.S. & G.C., E.VII.R. (67380 Bty. Q.M. Sjt., R.G.A.); Army Meritorious Service Medal, G.V.R. 282070 C.Q.M. Sjt., R.G.A.); Army Meritorious Service Medal, G.VI.R., 1st issue ‘Ind. Imp’ (67380 B.Q.M. Sjt., R.A.) mounted for wear, first two with contact marks, nearly very fine; last with minor marks, nearly extremely...
Hammer Price: £800
21 September 2007
An extremely rare Victorian M.S.M. pair awarded to Sergeant-Major J. Gillies, Royal Artillery, ‘almost certainly the last enlisted man to wear his Waterloo Medal in uniform’ at the time of his discharge, aged 67 years, in 1854 Waterloo 1815 (John Gillis, Bombardier, Royal Foot Artillery), with old replacement clip and ring suspension; Army Meritorious Service Medal, V.R. (Serjt. Major John Gillies, Royal Artillery), officially impressed naming, both fitted with decorative riband...
Hammer Price: £4,600
A rare Victorian campaign service and M.S.M. group of five awarded to Sergeant A. McKerrow, 90th Regiment, who was wounded in the attack on the Great Redan in September 1855 and ‘hit by a Tulwar’ blow in the Indian Mutiny - ‘but the gentleman who gave it never gave another as I had the good luck to drop him with a shot through the chest’: and this just one of many fascinating observations to be found in McKerrow’s memoirs, published in the regimental journal shortly before his...
The rare and outstanding Gordon Relief Expedition D.C.M. group of seven awarded to Regimental Corporal-Major A. White, Royal Horse Guards, attached Heavy Camel Regiment, and afterwards a Yeoman of the Guard: decorated for his ‘perfect coolness under fire ... notably at Abu Klea when he rendered material assistance when the Arabs got into the square’, he received his decoration from the hands of the Queen at Windsor Castle in February 1886: his was the very first D.C.M. awarded to the...
Hammer Price: £8,800
The rare and outstanding Second Afghan War D.C.M. group of nine awarded to Colour-Sergeant W. McDonald, 72nd Highlanders, afterwards Norfolk Regiment and a Yeoman of the Guard: decorated for his bravery in the actions at Bala-Hissar and Takht-i-Shah on 12 December 1879, he received his decoration from the hands of the Queen in a ceremony on the Isle of Wight, but was shortly afterwards severely wounded by a gunshot to his left arm at Tel-el-Kebir - he survived however to be awarded one of...
The remarkable Delhi Durbar 1911 R.V.M. group of 15 awarded to Lieutenant-Colonel P. H. Watson, Indian Army, late Bedfordshire Regiment, whose career of 40 or so years with the Colours encompassed active service in India, China, Tibet, Iraq and N.W. Persia, in addition to the Great War, when he was awarded an immediate M.S.M. for services in Mesopotamia India General Service 1895-1902, 2 clasps, Punjab Frontier 1897-98, Tirah 1897-98 (6039 Pte., 1st Bedford Regt.); China 1900, no clasp...
Hammer Price: £4,500
An impressive inter-war M.B.E. group of twelve awarded to Commissary & Major E. W. Newman, Indian Army, late Dorset Regiment, who was awarded an immediate M.S.M. in 1917 and thrice mentioned in despatches during his long and distinguished career (1895-1944): one of the latter distinctions was for the South Persia operations 1918-19, ‘though he was suffering from an old wound obtained in France’ The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire, M.B.E. (Military) Member’s 1st type...
An exceptional and particularly early Great War M.C. group of nine awarded to Quarter-Master & Captain H. Dugdale, Royal Army Medical Corps, a veteran of the Suakin 1885 and Ashanti 1896 operations who was awarded the M.S.M. in 1936, aged 75 years Military Cross, G.V.R.; Egypt and Sudan 1882-89, undated reverse, 1 clasp, Suakin 1885 (3931 Sergt., M.S. Corps); Ashanti Star 1896; 1914 Star (Hon. Lieut. & Q.M., R.A.M.C.); British War and Victory Medals, M.I.D. oak leaf (Q.M. & Lieut.); Army...
Hammer Price: £3,100
An exceptional Great War M.C., Boer War D.C.M. group of nine awarded to Warrant Officer Class 1 A. F. Watts, Royal Artillery, who was awarded the M.S.M. in 1953, aged 70 years Military Cross, G.V.R..; Distinguished Conduct Medal, E.VII.R. (87933 Sjt. A. F. Watts, 68th(sic) Bty. R.F.A.); Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 3 clasps, Cape Colony, Orange Free State, Transvaal (87933 Sgt. A. F. Watts, 88th Bty. R.F.A.); King’s South Africa 1901-02, 2 clasps, South Africa 1901, South Africa...
An impressive and early Great War D.C.M. group of twelve awarded to Brevet Lieutenant-Colonel and Quarter-Master F. Snow, Manchester Regiment Distinguished Conduct Medal, G.V.R. (888 C.S. Mjr. F. Snow, 2/Manch. R.); 1914 Star, with copy clasp (888 Sjt., 2/Manch. R.); British War and Victory Medals, M.I.D. oak leaf (888 W.O. Cl. 1, Manch. R.); General Service 1918-62, 1 clasp, Iraq (888 W.O. Cl. 1, Manch. R.); India General Service 1908-35, 1 clasp, Burma 1930-32 (Lieut., D.C.M., Manch....
Hammer Price: £3,200
A rare Second World War O.B.E. group of eight awarded to Lieutenant-Colonel H. E. Chater, Royal Canadian Horse Artillery, who, having passed a bomb disposal course in London in early 1941, was attached to the Royal Canadian Ordnance Corps, participated in the Walcheren landings in November 1944 and was awarded the Order of Orange Nassau: then in 1955 he added a “Canada M.S.M.” to his accolades - one of just 29 E.II.R. issues ever granted The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire,...
Hammer Price: £1,700
A rare Second World War prisoner of war’s M.M. group of seven awarded to Warrant Officer 1st Class R. “Ronnie the One” MacDonald, Australian Regular Army, late Cameron Highlanders: having been taken P.O.W. near Abbeville in June 1940, he proved uncompromising in his attitude to his captors and was regularly incarcerated in the “cooler” for persistent escape attempts - he displayed a similar attitude towards the recruits he had to train after joining the Australian Army in the...
19 September 2003
An Anchor type Naval long service medal awarded to John Remfry, Boatswain’s Mate, Royal Navy, who was one of only 34 men to complete the entire voyage of the Beagle during Charles Darwin’s famous Circumnavigation of the World 1831-36 Royal Navy L.S. & G.C., Anchor obverse (John Remfry, Boatswain’s Mate, H.M.S. Caledonia. 22 Years) pierced for ring suspension, very fine and rare £1500-2000
Hammer Price: £3,000
A scarce 1847 M.S.M. group of three awarded to Colour-Sergeant John Jefferies, 40th Foot Candahar Ghuznee Cabul 1842 (Sergt., Her M’s. 40th Regt.) fitted with original steel clip and contemporary replacement silver bar suspesnion, surname spelt ‘Jeffries’ on this; Maharajpoor Star 1843 (Serjt., H.M. 40th Regt.) fitted with contemporary silver bar suspension inscribed with his name; Army Meritorious Service Medal, V.R., 1st dated issue (Color Serjt., 40th Regt. 1847) the last with...
Hammer Price: £1,600
Four: Captain J. B. Clark, Yorkshire Regiment, late Scots Greys and Army Service Corps, and Chief Clerk to Sir Evelyn Wood in the Gordon Relief Expedition 1884-85 Egypt and Sudan 1882-89, 1 clasp, The Nile 1884-85 (Cr. Sergt., Mil. S. Clerk); Army Long Service and Good Conduct, E.VII.R. (26 St. Sergt. Maj., A.S.C.); Army Meritorious Service Medal, G.V.R., coinage head (S.S. Mjr., R.A.S.C.); Khedive’s Star 1884-6, mounted as worn, contact wear, nearly very fine and better (4) £450-500
Hammer Price: £550
Three: Colour-Sergeant John Tarpey, Royal Garrison Regiment, late Manchester Regiment India General Service 1854-95, 1 clasp, Samana 1891 (1402 Lce. Corpl., 2d Bn. Manch. R.); Army L.S. & G.C., E.VII.R. (3665 C. Sjt., R. Garr. Regt.); Army Meritorious Service Medal, G.VI.R., 1st issue (Col/Sjt., R. Garr. R.) nearly very fine, the last extremely fine and unique to this regiment (3) £450-550
Hammer Price: £450
A rare ‘Crowned Head’ M.S.M. group of three awarded to Squadron Sergeant-Major A. E. Bateman, 9th Lancers Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 8 clasps, Belmont, Modder River, Relief of Kimberley, Paardeberg, Johannesburg, Diamond Hill, Wittebergen, South Africa 1901 (2392 Sq. Sjt. Mjr., 9/Lcrs.); Army L.S. & G.C., E.VII.R. (2392 S.S. Mjr., 9/Lcrs.); Army Meritorious Service Medal, G.VI.R., 2nd issue, crowned head (Sq. S. Mjr., 9-Lrs.) nearly very fine or better, the last extremely fine...
Five: Sergeant R. G. Bruce, Indian Unattached List, late Royal Highlanders 1914-15 Star (985 Pte. (A. Sjt.), R. Highrs.); another similar (No. 985 Sergt., Corps of Mily. St. Clerks, I.U.L.); British War and Victory Medals (985 Sjt., R. Highrs.); Indian Army Meritorious Service Medal, G.V.R., 1st issue (Sergt., I.U. List) good very fine and better and a most unusual ‘double issue’ of the 1914-15 Star (5) £350-400
Hammer Price: £360
A rare Great War D.C.M. and New Zealand M.S.M. group of eight awarded to Captain G. C. Andrews, New Zealand Permanent Staff, late Regimental Quartermaster Sergeant, Royal Scots Greys Distinguished Conduct Medal, G.V.R. (20858 S.S. Mjr. G. C. Andrews, 2/Dgns.); 1914 Star, with clasp (5817 Sjt., 2/Dgns.); British War and Victory Medals, with M.I.D. oak leaf (2DN-5817 W.O. Cl. 2, 2-Dns.); War Medal; New Zealand War Service Medal; Army L.S. & G.C., G.V.R., 1st issue (390655 W.O. Cl. II, D.C.M.,...
20 September 2002
Five: Sergeant F. Blake, 98th Regiment, late 49th and 50th Regiments China 1842 (Corpl., 49th [Regiment] Foot); Sutlej 1845-46, for Aliwal 1846, 1 clasp, Sobraon (50th [Regt.]); Punjab 1848-49, no clasp (Serjt., 98th Foot); Army L.S. & G.C., V.R., large letter reverse (98th Regt. [1852]), fitted with Crimea-style swivel-suspension; Army Meritorious Service Medal, V.R. (Sergt., Late 98th Regt.) contact wear, severe edge bruising with resultant loss of some naming details, and heavily...
Hammer Price: £780
Six: Sergeant-Major John Foster, Royal Engineers Crimea 1854-56, 1 clasp, Sebastopol (Serjt., R.E.), contemporary engraved naming; Turkish Crimea 1855, British issue (Sergt., R.E.), contemporary engraved naming; Indian Mutiny 1857-59, no clasp (Sergt., Royal Engrs.); China 1857-60, 2 clasps, Taku Forts 1860, Pekin 1860 (Cr. Sergt., 23rd C., Royal Engrs.); Army L.S. & G.C., V.R., small letter reverse (2493 Serjt.-Maj., R.E.); Army Meritorious Service Medal, V.R. (Sgt. Maj., R.E.), mounted...
Hammer Price: £1,300
Three: Pay Master Sergeant J. Whittingham, 65th Foot New Zealand 1845-1866, reverse dated 1860-1865 (210, 65th Regt.); Army L.S. & G.C., V.R., small letter reverse (210 Py. Mr. Sgt., 65th Foot); Army Meritorious Service Medal, V.R. (P.M. Sejt., 65 Foot Regt.) some contact wear and edge bruising, otherwise very fine and better (3) £600-800
Hammer Price: £850
Three: Quarter-Master Sergeant D. M. Gillies, Royal Scots Fusiliers South Africa 1877-79, no clasp; India General Service 1854-95, 1 clasp, Burma 1885-7; Army Meritorious Service Medal, G.V.R. (Q.M. Sjt., R.S. Fus.) the first renamed to another man in the Colonial Forces, the second named to a Sepoy in the 4th Sikhs, generally very fine (3) £200-250
Hammer Price: £270
Four: Jemadar Mir Alam Khan, 17th Bengal Cavalry, late 1st Punjab Cavalry Afghanistan 1878-80, 1 clasp, Ahmed Khel (Sowar, 1st Punjab Cav.); India General Service 1895-1902, 2 clasps, Punjab Frontier 1897-98, Tirah 1897-98 (148 Dufdr., 17th Bl. Cavy.); China 1900, no clasp (Jemdr., 17th Bl. Lcrs. ); Indian Army Meritorious Service Medal, V.R. (148 Dufdr., 17th Bl. Cavy.) the first with later unofficially engraved naming, contact wear, edge bruising and polished, generally about very fine...
Hammer Price: £620
Four: Quarter-Master Sergeant G. S. Fulton, Royal Highlanders Egypt and Sudan 1882-89, 2 clasps, El-Teb-Tamaai, The Nile 1884-85; Army L.S. & G.C., E.VII.R. (1186 C. Sjt., Rl. Hdrs.); Army Meritorious Service Medal, G.V.R. (S-8536 Q.M. Sjt., R. Highrs.); Khedive’s Star 1884 the first with erased naming, slight contact wear and edge bruising, very fine and better (4) £200-250
Hammer Price: £520
Four: Captain J. B. Clark, Yorkshire Regiment, late Scots Greys and Army Service Corps, and Chief Clerk to Sir Evelyn Wood in the Gordon Relief Expedition 1884-85 Egypt and Sudan 1882-89, 1 clasp, The Nile 1884-85 (Cr. Sergt., Mil. S. Clerk); Army Long Service and Good Conduct, E.VII.R. (26 St. Sergt. Maj., A.S.C.); Army Meritorious Service Medal, G.V.R., coinage head (S.S. Mjr., R.A.S.C.); Khedive’s Star 1884-6, mounted as worn, contact wear, nearly very fine and better (4) £500-600
£500–£600
Five: Colour-Sergeant G. Luscombe, Royal Marine Artillery Egypt and Sudan 1882-89, 1 clasp, Suakin 1885 (Bmbr., R.M.A., H.M.S. Condor); British War Medal 1914-20 (R.M.A. 1729 Cr. Sgt.); Royal Navy L.S. & G.C., V.R., narrow suspension (Sergt., No. 1729, R.M.A.); Royal Marines Meritorious Service Medal, G.V.R., coinage head (R.M.A. 1729 Cr. Sgt., R.M., 10 Nov. 1935); Khedive’s Star 1884-6 the Victorian awards with contact wear, good fine or better, the remainder generally very fine, the...
Hammer Price: £1,200
Four: Captain and Quarter-Master J. H. B. McFatson, Royal Artillery India General Service 1895-1902, 1 clasp, Punjab Frontier 1897-98 (66564 Sergt., No. 7 Mtn. By. R.A.); Delhi Durbar 1903 (66564 B.S.M., 7 Mtn. Bty. R.A.), privately engraved naming; Army L.S. & G.C., E.VII.R. (66564 Coy. Sjt. Mjr., R.G.A.); Army Meritorious Service Medal, G.VI.R., 1st issue (66564 B. Sjt. Mjr., R.A.) the first with minor official correction and the first two with single initial ‘H.’, contact wear,...
Hammer Price: £680
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