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Rear-Admiral John Adams, R.N., who, as midshipman, saw much action in the boats of the Scout, was twice wounded and received the approbation of Lord Collingwood for throwing a live shell overboard in the action on 14 July 1809, was afterwards decorated for his gallantry in saving lives, and led a long and distinguished career off the coasts of Africa in the suppression of the slave trade Naval General Service 1793-1840, 2 clasps, 14 July Boat Service 1809 [7], 1 Nov Boat Service 1809...
Hammer Price: £38,000
Captain Thomas Moore, R.N., whose distinguished services with the marines of the Amphion over a period of 8 years gained him three mentions in despatches and the Brevet of Captain; he was senior officer of marines in the action off Lissa, was twice very severely wounded and twice rewarded from the Patriotic Fund Naval General Service 1793-1840, 3 clasps, 28 Aug Boat Service 1809 [15], 28 June Boat Service 1810 [25], Lissa [124], fitted with a fourth unofficial clasp inscribed ‘Umago’...
Hammer Price: £13,000
Commander Joseph R. R. Webb, R.N., who was a Lieutenant in the Cherokee at the capture of the French privateer Amiable Nelly off Dieppe Harbour in January 1810 Naval General Service 1793-1840, 1 clasp, Cherokee 10 Jany 1810 [4] (J. R. R. Webb, Lieut. R.N.) minor edge bruising and contact marks, otherwise good very fine £12000-14000
Hammer Price: £28,000
Corporal William Morgan, R.M., who served in the Phoebe at Schomberg’s action off the coast of Madagascar in May 1811, and at the capture, in company with the Cherub, of the United States 32-gun frigate Essex, off Valparaiso harbour, Chile, in March 1814, the only N.G.S. clasps issued for an action in the Pacific Ocean proper Naval General Service 1793-1840, 2 clasps, Off Tamatave 20 May 1811 [78], Phoebe 28 March 1814 [31] (William Morgan.) nearly extremely fine £4000-5000
Hammer Price: £8,500
Able Seaman Henry Banister, H.M.S. Illustrious, who served on shore attached to the Army at the capture of Java Military General Service 1793-1814, 1 clasp, Java [10 RN] (Henry Banister.) nearly extremely fine £6000-8000
Hammer Price: £7,000
Commander John E. Cabburn, R.N., who commanded a party of seamen on shore at the capture of the Isle of France, and took part in the storming of Fort Cornelis at the capture of Java Military General Service 1793-1814, 1 clasp, Java [10 RN] (J. E. Cabburn, Master’s Mate. R.N.) light edge bruising and contact marks, otherwise good very fine £8000-10000
Hammer Price: £22,000
Caulker’s Mate Peter Pike, who served at the capture of Java in 1811 and at the battle of Navarino in 1827 Naval General Service 1793-1840, 2 clasps, Java [684], Navarino [1142] (Peter Pike.) light edge bruising and contact marks, otherwise good very fine £2000-2400
Hammer Price: £3,000
Commander Thomas Cull, R.N., who was Acting-Lieutenant in command of No 16 gun-boat at the defence of Tarifa, in various gallant attacks on enemy privateers, and in the valiant boat attack on the enemy’s privateers and batteries in the Mole of Malaga in April 1812; for which varied services he was officially mentioned and promoted to Lieutenant Naval General Service 1793-1840, 2 clasps, Malaga 29 April 1812 [17], St. Sebastian [291] (Thomas Cull, Lieut.) with original ribbon, good very...
Hammer Price: £14,000
Captain of the Forecastle Thomas Melvill, who participated in the boats of the Bacchante in three hard-fought boat actions which resulted in the capture of thirty-three enemy vessels on the Adriatic coast Naval General Service 1793-1840, 2 clasps, 1 & 18 Sep Boat Service 1812 [21], 6 Jan Boat Service 1813 [26] (Thomas Melvill.) contact marks to edge, nearly very fine £6000-8000
Quarter Gunner John Matthews, who served in the boats of Bacchante in an attack by a British and Russian flotilla against Prussian troops inland from the Gulf of Riga in September 1812 Naval General Service 1793-1840, 1 clasp, 29 Sep Boat Service 1812 [25] (John Matthews.) pawnbroker’s mark on edge, otherwise very fine £2600-3000
Hammer Price: £2,200
Midshipman Frederick Devon, a youth of just 14 years of age when he assisted in the boarding and capture of a Danish gun-boat by the gig of the Brevdrageren, commanded by his brother, Lieutenant Thomas Devon Naval General Service 1793-1840, 1 clasp, 21 March Boat Service 1813 [3] (Fredk. Devon, Midshipman.) edge bruise, otherwise good very fine £10000-12000
Landsman Robert Buck, who took part in the boats of the Marlborough in the successful expeditions up the rivers of Chesapeake Bay to destroy American stores and works in April and May 1813 Naval General Service 1793-1840, 1 clasp, Ap & May Boat Service 1813 [57] (Robt. Buck.) minor edge bruising, otherwise very fine £4000-5000
Hammer Price: £9,000
‘To Mr. Etough, the acting master, I am much indebted for the steadiness in which he conn’d the ship into action.’ Captain P. B. V. Broke’s published despatch refers. The historic medal awarded to Commander Henry G. Etough, who was Acting Master of the Shannon and conned the ship into action at the capture the United States frigate Chesapeake in June 1813, being officially mentioned and promoted to Lieutenant for his services; he was afterwards wounded in the boat attack on...
Able Seaman George Moffitt, who served aboard the Seahorse in the expedition up the Potomac river in August 1814, and in the boats of the same vessel in the attack on American gun-boats on Lake Borgne in December 1814 Naval General Service 1793-1840, 2 clasps, The Potomac 17 Aug 1814 [104], 14 Dec Boat Service 1814 [205] (George Moffitt.) with original ribbon, good very fine £6000-8000
Hammer Price: £9,500
A rare campaign pair awarded to Captain C. H. Berthon, Indian Navy, second in command of the Indus Flotilla at Mooltan China 1842 (C. H. Berthon, 1st Lieut. H.E.I.C.S. Atalanta); Punjab 1848-49, 1 clasp, Mooltan (Lieut. C. H. Berthon, Ind. Flot.) good very fine (2) £1500-1800
Hammer Price: £4,200
A fine campaign group of three awarded to Captain W. H. Blake, R.N., who was dangerously wounded and promoted for gallantry in New Zealand, and died of ‘african fever’ whilst on the Ashantee campaign of 1873-74 Baltic 1854-55 (Lieut. W. H. Blake, R.N. H.M.S. Duke of Wellington) contemporary engraved naming; New Zealand 1845-66, reverse dated 1860 (Lieut. W. H. Blake, H.M.S. Niger) officially impressed naming; Ashantee 1873-74, no clasp (Capt. W. H. Blake, R.N. H.M.S. Druid 73-74) good...
Hammer Price: £6,500
A Crimean War pair awarded to Midshipman Martin Tracey, Royal Navy Crimea 1854-56, 2 clasps, Sebastopol, Azoff (Midsn. M. Tracey, R.N., H.M.S. Vesuvius.) officially impressed naming in the style of Naval Long Service medals circa 1910; Turkey, Order of the Medjidie, breast badge in silver, gold and enamels, extremely fine (2) £500-600
Hammer Price: £1,200
A scarce New Zealand medal dated ‘1865’ awarded to Boy 1st Class Martin Swain, H.M.S. Eclipse New Zealand 1845-66, reverse dated 1865 (Mtn. Swain, Boy 1st Cl., H.M.S. Eclipse) officially impressed naming, good very fine £600-700
Hammer Price: £950
A scarce Canada General Service medal awarded to Lieutenant John Holland, Royal Marine Light Infantry Canada General Service 1866-70, 1 clasp, Fenian Raid 1866 (Lieut. J. Holland Royal Marines) officially impressed naming, good very fine £1000-1200
Hammer Price: £1,500
The Zulu War medal awarded to Writer 1st Class E. Pepperell, H.M.S. Forester South Africa 1877-79, 1 clasp, 1877-9 (“Forester” E. Pepperell. Writer 1st Cl: H.M.S.) good very fine and, although not entitled, a very rare clasp £600-700
Hammer Price: £2,000
The North West Canada medal awarded to Daniel Hurst, Assistant Engineer aboard the steamer Northcote North West Canada 1885, 1 clasp, Saskatchewan (Daniel Hurst Str. Northcote) naming engraved in the correct style particular to this vessel, very fine £1600-1800
The North West Canada medal awarded to D. McGillivray, Deck Hand aboard the steamer Northcote North West Canada 1885, 1 clasp, Saskatchewan (D. McGillivray Str. Northcote) naming engraved in the correct style particular to this vessel, extremely fine £1400-1600
Hammer Price: £2,800
The Burma campaign medal awarded to Commander Ray Fenton, for service aboard the Irrawaddy Flotilla Company’s steamer Colonel A. Fytch India General Service 1854-95, 1 clasp, Burma 1885-7 (Comr. Ray Fenton I.F. Co’s Str. “Col. A. Fytche”) together with companion miniature dress medal, good very fine (2) £300-350
Hammer Price: £600
The Burma campaign medal awarded to Chief Officer William Wright, for service aboard the Irrawaddy Flotilla Company’s steamer Palow India General Service 1854-95, 1 clasp, Burma 1885-7 (Chief Officer W. Wright I.F. Co’s Str. “Palow”) nearly extremely fine £300-350
Hammer Price: £500
The Burma campaign medal awarded to Chief Engineer Henry Bush, for service aboard the Irrawaddy Flotilla Company’s steamer Pulu India General Service 1854-95, 1 clasp, Burma 1885-7 (Chief Engineer Henry Bush I.F Coy’s Str. Pulu) official correction to part of Christian name, very fine £260-300
Hammer Price: £420
The Burma campaign medal awarded to Chief Engineer S. Gaks, for service aboard the Irrawaddy Flotilla Company’s steamer Rangoon India General Service 1854-95, 1 clasp, Burma 1885-7 (Chief Officer S. Gaks I. F. Co’s Str. “Rangoon”) good very fine £260-300
The Burma campaign medal awarded to Commander Charles Vince, for service aboard the Irrawaddy Flotilla Company’s steamer Yankeentown India General Service 1854-95, 1 clasp, Burma 1885-7 (Commander Chas. Vince I.F Coy’s Str. Yankeentown) very fine £260-300
Hammer Price: £700
The East & West Africa medal awarded to Boy 1st Class James Luscombe, Royal Navy, with the very rare ‘1892’ clasp in a unique 3-clasp combination East and West Africa 1887-1900, 3 clasps, 1892, Witu August 1893, Benin 1897 (J. Luscombe, Boy 1st Cl., H.M.S. Sparrow.) good very fine £1000-1200
Hammer Price: £2,600
A scarce 3-clasp East & West Africa medal awarded to Able Seaman S. Harris, Royal Navy East and West Africa 1887-1900, 3 clasps, Gambia 1894, Benin River 1894, Brass River 1895 (S. Harris, A.B. H.M.S. Widgeon) good very fine £600-700
The East & West Africa medal awarded to Chief Engine-Room Artificer H. F. S. Payne, H.M.S. Heron, with the rare ‘1898’ clasp East and West Africa 1887-1900, 1 clasp, 1898 (H. F. S. Payne, Ch. E.R.A., H.M.S. Heron.) light contact marks, otherwise very fine £1000-1200
The very rare officially impressed Central Africa medal awarded to Able Seaman David, an African serving with the Royal Navy Central Africa 1891-98, 1 clasp, Central Africa 1894-98 (A.B. David. R.N.) officially impressed naming, extremely fine £1600-1800
Hammer Price: £4,000
A rare Queen’s Sudan medal awarded to Chief Engine-Room Artificer S. G. Milton, Royal Navy, who served aboard Lieutenant David Beatty’s Nile gunboat El-Fateh in the Nile Expedition of 1898 and at the battle of Omdurman Queen’s Sudan 1896-98 (128,934. C.E.R. Artifr. S. G. Milton. R.N.) officially engraved naming, edge bruising and contact marks, otherwise nearly very fine £1400-1800
Hammer Price: £4,400
A scarce Khedive’s Sudan medal awarded to Leading Seaman Alexander Asher, Royal Navy Khedive’s Sudan 1896-1908, no clasp (Alexander Asher, Leading Seaman, H.M.S. Melita.) engraved naming, good very fine £200-250
Hammer Price: £300
A rare 8-clasp Queen‘s South Africa medal awarded to Stoker A. T. Sutton, H.M.S. Doris Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 8 clasps, Belmont, Modder River, Relief of Kimberley, Paardeberg, Driefontein, Johannesburg, Diamond Hill, Belfast (149160 Sto: A. T. Sutton, H.M.S. Doris) large officially impressed naming, minor edge bruising, otherwise very fine £600-800
Hammer Price: £1,400
A rare Boer War and Great War group of three awarded to Chief Boatswain C. G. Reypert, R.N., which includes one of only 33 K.S.A.’s awarded to the Royal Navy or Royal Marines Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 1 clasp, Cape Colony (Btswn: C. G. Reypert, R.N., H.M.S. Doris) large officially impressed naming; King’s South Africa 1901-02, 2 clasps, South Africa 1901, South Africa 1902 (Boatswain C. G. Reypert, R.N.) officially impressed naming; British War Medal (Ch. Bosn. C. G. Reypaert....
A 2-clasp Transport medal awarded to T. J. Grier, Master of the British India Steam Company Lawada Transport 1899-1902, 2 clasps, China 1900, S. Africa 1899-1902 (T. J. Grier, In Command.) officially impressed naming but lightly rubbed overall, very fine £800-1000
The Defence of Legations medal awarded to Private Albert Scadding, Royal Marine Light Infantry, the first British man to lose his life in the defence when he was killed in action on 22 June 1900, one of only 2 Royal Marines who were killed in the siege of Pekin China 1900, 1 clasp, Defence of Legations (Pvte. A. Scadding, R.M.L.I.) nearly extremely fine £12000-15000
Hammer Price: £19,000
The Defence of Legations medal awarded to Private C. W. Phillips, Royal Marine Light Infantry, who was killed in action on 29 June 1900, one of only 2 Royal Marines who were killed in the siege of Pekin China 1900, 1 clasp, Defence of Legations (Pte. C. W. Phillips, R.M.L.I.) two edge bruises, otherwise nearly extremely fine £12000-15000
Hammer Price: £15,000
The important Polar medal awarded to Chief Petty Officer Frank V. Browning, Royal Navy, a member of the ‘Northern Party’ in Scott’s last Antarctic Expedition 1910-13 Polar Medal 1904, G.V.R., 1st issue, silver, 1 clasp, Antarctic 1910-13 (206545 F. V. Browning, P.O. 2Cl., Terra Nova) contact marks, otherwise very fine £14000-16000
Hammer Price: £16,000
The South Atlantic medal awarded to Submariner (SSM) N. A. Webster, who served in H.M. Submarine Conqueror during the Falklands War South Atlantic 1982, with rosette (S(SSM) N A Webster D182629J HMS Conqueror) together with its named card box of issue, good very fine £1200-1400
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