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Three: Trooper E. H. Batchelour, 1st Life Guards 1914 Star, with clasp (2453 Tpr., 1/Life Gds.); British War and Victory Medals (2453 Tpr., 1-L. Gds.) good very fine (3) £160-180
Hammer Price: £190
The Great War ‘Western Front’ M.C. and post war O.B.E. group of seven awarded to Lieutenant Colonel K. G. Menzies, Welsh Guards, who served with the 2nd Life Guards in France in 1914 The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire, O.B.E. (Military) Officer’s 2nd type; Military Cross, G.V.R., unnamed as issued; 1914 Star, with clasp (2. Lieut., 2/Life Gds.); British War and Victory Medals (Capt.); War Medal 1939-45 (Colonel K. G. Menzies, O.B.E. M.C.); French Croix de Guerre, reverse...
Hammer Price: £2,900
Three: Corporal Shoeing Smith Thomas Coles, Royal Horse Guards, who was severely wounded at Ypres on 22 November 1914 1914 Star, with clasp (1195 Cpl. S. Sth., R. H. Gds.); British War and Victory Medals (1195 Cpl., R. H. Gds.) nearly extremely fine (3) £180-220
Hammer Price: £250
Three: Private Richard Weeks, 2nd Dragoon Guards (Queen’s Bays) 1914 Star, with clasp (4290 Pte., 2/D. Gds.); British War and Victory Medals (D-4290 Pte., 2-d. Gds.); together with a named Corps of Commissionaires Long Service Medal, some minor contact wear and edge bruising to trio, therefore nearly very fine or better (3) £120-150
Hammer Price: £180
Three: Lance Corporal Albert Goldsmith, 4th (Royal Irish) Dragoon Guards 1914 Star, with copy clasp (3299 Pte., 4/D. Gds.); British War and Victory Medals (D-3299 Pte., 4-D. Gds.); Army L.S. & G.C., G.V.R., type 1 (3299 L. Cpl., 4/D. Gds.) generally very fine (4) £180-220
Hammer Price: £260
Four: Private (Musician) John Pearce, 5th (Princess Charlotte of Wales’s) Dragoon Guards, later Scots Guards 1914 Star, with clasp (5085 Pte., 5/D. Gds.); British War and Victory Medals, with M.I.D. oak leaf (14461 Pte., S. Gds.); Army L.S. & G.C., G.V.R., type 1 (2688176 Musician, S. Gds.) generally nearly very fine or better (4) £180-220
Three: Captain J. N. Preston-Whyte, 6th Dragoon Guards (Carabiniers), who was mentioned in despatches and twice wounded 1914 Star, with clasp (Lieut., 6/D. Gds.); British War and Victory Medals, with M.I.D. oak leaf (Capt.) good very fine (3) £200-250
Hammer Price: £320
Five: Captain J. S. Mellor, 7th (Princess Royal’s) Dragoon Guards, who was mentioned in despatches and twice wounded 1914 Star, with clasp (2. Lieut., 7/D. Gds.); British War and Victory Medals, with small M.I.D. oak leaf (Capt.); General Service 1918-62, 1 clasp, Iraq (Capt.); Jubilee 1935, some heavy contact wear therefore about nearly very fine (5) £280-320
Seven: Captain & Quartermaster (formerly Regimental Sergeant Major) A. E. Brooks, 1st (Royal) Dragoons, late 15th (Northumberland) Company, 5th Battalion Imperial Yeomanry Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 4 clasps, Cape Colony, Orange Free State, Transvaal, South Africa 1901 (2304 S.S. Major, 15th Coy., 5th Impl. Yeo.) last clasp a contemporary tailor’s copy; 1914 Star, with clasp (2304 R.S. Mjr., 1/Dns.); British War and Victory Medals, with M.I.D. oak leaf (2304 W.O.Cl.I, 1-Dns.);...
Hammer Price: £1,100
Three: Private James Kellard, 2nd Dragoons (Royal Scots Greys), who died of wounds in France on 29 April 1915 1914 Star, with clasp 6255 Pte., 2/Dns.); British War and Victory Medals (2DN-6255 Pte., 2-Dns.); together with memorial plaque (James Kellerd) note slight variation in spelling of surname, good very fine or better (4) £200-250
Hammer Price: £420
The Great War M.C. group of eight awarded to Lieutenant Colonel T. B. Olive, 3rd (King’s Own) Hussars Military Cross, G.V.R., reverse inscribed ‘Capt. T. B. Olive, 3rd Hussars’; 1914 Star, with clasp (Captain, 3/Hrs.); British War and Victory Medals, with M.I.D. oak leaf (Major); Serbia, Order of the White Eagle, 2nd type, 5th Class breast badge with swords, silver, silver-gilt and enamel; Greece, War Cross 1916-17, 3rd Class, silvered bronze, plain ribbon; Medal of Military Merit...
Hammer Price: £2,800
Three: Private Sidney Faggetter, 4th (Queen’s Own) Hussars, who was wounded in October 1914 1914 Star, with clasp (1229 Pte., 4/Hrs.); British War and Victory Medals (1229 Pte., 4-Hrs.) file mark to edge of victory medal which does not affect naming and with some other minor contact wear, otherwise very fine (3) £120-150
Hammer Price: £410
Four: Sergeant F. E. Saunders, 5th (Royal Irish) Lancers, later 2nd Dragoon Guards (Queen’s Bays) 1914 Star, with clasp (2487 L. Cpl., 5/Lrs.); British War and Victory Medals (L-2487 Sjt., 5-Lrs.); Army L.S. & G.C., G.V.R., type 2 (311954 Sjt., The Bays); together with an Army Rifle Association named bronze prize medal, contact wear and a little polished, therefore nearly very fine (5) £180-220
Hammer Price: £280
Three: Private Henry Rudge, 6th (Inniskilling) Dragoons 1914 Star, with clasp (4618 Pte., 6/Dns.); British War and Victory Medals (4618 Pte., 6-Dns.) minor contact wear, therefore nearly very fine (3) £120-150
Hammer Price: £210
Four: Private Walter Wellman, 7th (Queen’s Own) Hussars Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 5 clasps, Cape Colony, Orange Free State, Transvaal, South Africa 1901, South Africa 1902 (4241 Pte., 7th Hussars); 1914 Star, with copy clasp (4241 Pte., 7/Hrs.); British War and Victory Medals (4022 Pte., 7-Hrs.) good very fine (4) £200-250
Hammer Price: £300
Four: Private Arthur Eade, 9th (Queen’s Royal) Lancers 1914 Star, with clasp (1251 Pte., 9 Lrs.); British War and Victory Medals (L-1251 Pte., 9-Lrs.); Army L.S. & G.C., G.V.R., type 1 (312988 Tpr., 9-Lrs.) some contact wear, therefore nearly very fine or better (4) £180-220
Four: Sergeant T. A. Spiers, 11th (Prince Albert’s Own) Hussars, later 13/18th Hussars 1914 Star, with clasp (9571 Pte., 11/Hrs.); British War and Victory Medals (9571 Pte., 11-Hrs.); Regular Army L.S. & G.C., G.V.R. (535372 Sjt., 13-18 H.) contact wear and a little polished, therefore nearly very fine or better (4) £180-220
Hammer Price: £240
Three: Private E. H. R. Law, 12th (Prince of Wales’s Royal) Lancers 1914 Star, with clasp (5945 Pte., 12/Lrs.); British War and Victory Medals (5945 Pte., 12-Lrs.) good very fine or better (3) £140-160
Hammer Price: £200
Five: Private H. E. Stimson, 15th (The King’s) Hussars, formerly West Yorkshire Regiment Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 5 clasps, Tugela Heights, Orange Free State, Relief of Ladysmith, Transvaal, Laing’s Nek (5353 Corl., W. York. R.); King’s South Africa 1901-02, 2 clasps (5353 Corpl., W. York. R.); 1914 Star, with clasp (16301 Pte., 15/Hrs.); British War and Victory Medals (16301 Pte., 15-Hrs.) generally very fine and better (5) £240-280
Hammer Price: £340
Three: Private C. W. Skinner, 15th (The King’s) Hussars 1914 Star, with clasp (3213 Pte., 15/Hrs.); British War and Victory Medals (3212 Pte., 15th Hussars) note slight variation in regimental number; together with bound set of Standing Orders, ‘XVth (The King’s) Hussars, Potchefstroom 1910’ and recipient’s original ‘Soldier’s Small Book’, good very fine (3) £140-160
The superb Great War ‘Western Front’ M.C. and Bar, D.C.M. group of nine awarded to Major Richard Carr, 16th (The Queen’s) Lancers, later Royal Lancaster Regiment, who served throughout the entire war and was awarded all three of his gallantry medals for specific acts of bravery as well as being mentioned in General French’s Despatch of 8 October 1914 Military Cross, G.V.R., with Second Award Bar, unnamed as issued; Distinguished Conduct Medal, G.V.R. (1869 L. Sjt., 16/Lrs.); 1914...
Hammer Price: £11,000
A Great War ‘Western Front’ M.M. group of seven awarded to Second Lieutenant (formerly Squadron Sergeant Major) Bertram Bear, 18th (Queen Mary’s Own) Hussars, later East Yorkshire Regiment Military Medal, G.V.R. (4855 Sjt., 18/Hrs.); Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 5 clasps, Cape Colony, Orange Free State, Transvaal, South Africa 1901, South Africa 1902 (4855 /L. Corpl., 18th Hussars) suspension claw re-pinned; 1914 Star, with clasp (4855 Sjt., 18/Hrs.); British War and Victory...
Hammer Price: £1,200
An early Great War ‘Western Front’ D.C.M. and Russian Gold Medal of St George group of seven awarded to Squadron Sergeant Major E. W. Hall, 19th (Queen Alexandra’s Own Royal) Hussars, later Machine Gun Corps (Cavalry) Distinguished Conduct Medal, G.V.R. (50741 C. S. Mjr., 9/M.G. Sqn. M.G.C.); Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 4 clasps, Orange Free State, Transvaal, South Africa 1901, South Africa 1902 (5068 Pte., 19th Hussars); 1914 Star, with copy clasp (5068 Sjt., 19/Hrs.);...
Hammer Price: £5,500
Three: Private G. W. Austin, 20th Hussars, who was killed in action in Belgium on 13 May 1915 whilst attached to the Royal Horse Guards 1914 Star, with clasp (4736 Pte., 20/Hrs.); British War and Victory Medals (4736 Pte., 20-Hrs.) good very fine (3) £160-180
Hammer Price: £270
Three: Private (later Second Lieutenant) Joseph Ellison, North Irish Horse, subsequently Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers 1914 Star, with copy clasp (1017 Pte., N. Ir. H.); British War and Victory Medals (2. Lieut.) polished, good fine and better (3) £180-220
Hammer Price: £440
Six: Squadron Sergeant Major (Rough Rider) Albert Quick, 19th Hussars and Leicestershire Yeomanry Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 2 clasps, Defence of Ladysmith, South Africa 1901 3962 Corpl., 19/Hrs.); 1914 Star, with clasp (3962 Sq. S. Mjr., Leic. Yeo.); British War Medal 1914-20 (3962 W.O.Cl.II, 19-Hrs.); Victory Medal 1914-19 (3962 W.O.Cl.2., 19-Hrs.); Army L.S. & G.C., G.V.R., type 1 (3962 Sq. S. Mjr. R.R., 19/Hrs.); Army Meritorious Service Medal, G.VI.R., 3rd issue (3962...
Hammer Price: £700
A Great War M.C. group of nine awarded to Regimental Quarter Master Sergeant (later Lieutenant) W. R. White, Northamptonshire Yeomanry, formerly Royal Dragoons, later Army Service Corps Military Cross, G.V.R., reverse neatly inscribed to centre ‘R.Q.M.S. William R. White, Northamptonshire Yeomanry’ and to top and bottom arms of cross respectively ‘Jany. 14th 1916’ and ‘May 27th 1916’; Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 6 clasps, Cape Colony, Tugela Heights, Orange Free State,...
Hammer Price: £1,600
A Great War D.S.O. group of seven awarded to Colonel Henry Sidney, Northumberland Yeomanry Distinguished Service Order, G.V.R. silver-gilt and enamels, one or two minor chips to wreath; 1914 Star, with copy clasp (Capt., North’d. Yeo.); British War and Victory Medals, with M.I.D. oak leaf (Lt. Col.); Jubilee 1935; Coronation 1937; Territorial Decoration, G.V.R., hallmarks for London 1919, good very fine or better (7) £1200-1500
Hammer Price: £1,800
Three: Private W. A. Nunn, Oxfordshire Yeomanry 1914 Star, with copy clasp (1976 Pte., Oxf. Yeo.); British War and Victory Medals (1976 Pte., Oxf. Yeo.) very fine (3) £140-160
Three: Private F. J. Hayward, 1/1st North Somerset Yeomanry 1914 Star, with clasp (474 Pte., 1/1 N. Som. Yeo.); British War and Victory Medals (474 Pte., N. Som. Yeo.) minor edge bruise to last, otherwise good very fine (3) £140-160
Seven: Warrant Officer Charles Phillips, 1st Battalion, Grenadier Guards, formerly Derbyshire Regiment Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 5 clasps, Cape Colony, Orange Free State, Transvaal, South Africa 1901, South Africa 1902 (7536 Pte., Vol. Coy. Derby Regt.); 1914 Star, with clasp (12425 O.R. Sjt., 1/G. Gds.); British War and Victory Medals, with M.I.D. oak leaf (12425 A.W.O.Cl.2., G. Gds.) initial erroneously given as ‘G’ on B.W.M.; Army L.S. & G.C., G.V.R., type 1 (2604090 W.O....
The superb Great War ‘Western Front’ M.C., D.C.M. group of seven awarded to Sergeant Major Joseph Littler, 2nd Battalion, later 4th Battalion, Grenadier Guards, who formed part of the Bearer Company at the funeral of King Edward VII for which he was awarded the R.V.M. Military Cross, G.V.R., reverse contemporarily engraved ‘8380 Sgt. Major J. Littler, 4th Bn. Gren Gds’; Distinguished Conduct Medal, G.V.R. (8380 Drill Sjt., 2/G.G.); 1914 Star, with clasp (8380 Dr. Sjt., 2/G....
Hammer Price: £3,700
Six: Colour Sergeant (Sergeant Drummer) Alfred Douglass, 1st Battalion, Coldstream Guards 1914 Star, with clasp (10376 Sjt. Dmr., C. Gds.); British War and Victory Medals (10376 C. Sjt., C. Gds.); Defence Medal 1939-45; Army L.S. & G.C., G.V.R., type 1 (2646779 C. Sjt., C. Gds.); Army Meritorious Service Medal, G.V.R., type 1 (10376 Sjt. Dmr., 1/C. Gds.); together with recipient’s brass bed plate, suspension with old silver-solder repair to last medal which no longer swivels, some...
Hammer Price: £490
Four: Private Frederick Newell, 2nd Battalion, Coldstream Guards 1914 Star, with clasp (6974 Pte., C. Gds.); British War and Victory Medals (6974 Pte., C. Gds.); Imperial Service Medal, G.VI.R. (Frederick George Newell) last medal with officially re-impressed naming, good very fine (4) £140-160
Hammer Price: £220
Seven: Private G. C. Hogbin, 1st Battalion, Scots Guards Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 6 clasps, Belmont, Modder River, Driefontein, Johannesburg, Diamond Hill, Belfast 2590 Pte., Scots Gds.); King’s South Africa 1901-02, 2 clasps (2590 Pte., Scots Guards); 1914 Star, with clasp (2590 Pte., S. Gds.) clasp damaged; British War and Victory Medals (2590 Pte., S. Gds.); Army L.S. & G.C., G.V.R., type 1 (2590 Pte., S. Gds.); Japanese Order of The Sacred Treasure, 7th Class, generally...
Three: Driver Francis Fussey, Royal Horse Artillery 1914 Star (67338 Dvr., R.H.A.); British War and Victory Medals (67336 Dvr., R.A.) very fine (3) £80-100
Hammer Price: £120
Four: Major E. U. Walshe, Royal Field Artillery Africa General Service 1902-56, 1 clasp, Somaliland 1901 (Lieut., R.F.A.); 1914 Star, with clasp, (Lieut., R.F.A.); British War and Victory Medals (Lieut.) good very fine (4) £300-350
Hammer Price: £1,550
Five: Lieutenant Colonel M. B. Roberts, Commanding 2 Brigade, later 12 Brigade, Royal Garrison Artillery, a veteran of both the Boer War and China War Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 3 clasps, Cape Colony, Orange Free State, Transvaal (Capt., R.G.A.); China 1900, no clasp (Captain, R.G.A.); 1914 Star, with clasp (Lt. Col., R.G.A.); British War and Victory Medals (Lt. Col.) some minor contact wear therefore nearly very fine and better (3) £400-500
Hammer Price: £820
A good Great War ‘Western Front’ D.C.M., M.M. group of nine awarded to Warrant Officer Ernest Chidgey, Divisional Signal Company, Royal Engineers, formerly Somerset Light Infantry, who also received an M.I.D. for gallant and distinguished services in 1914 Distinguished Conduct Medal, G.V.R. (23115 A.C.S. Mjr., 35/D.S. Coy. R.E.); Military Medal, G.V.R. (23115 Sjt., 1/D.S. Co. R.E.); Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 3 clasps, Cape Colony, Orange Free State, Transvaal (5821 Pte.,...
Hammer Price: £2,600
Three: Sergeant Thomas Carr, 2nd Battalion, Royal Scots, who was killed in action at the Battle of Loos on 25 September 1915 1914 Star, with clasp (9857 Pte., 2/R. Scots); British War and Victory Medals (9857 Sjt., R. Scots) good very fine (3) £160-180
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