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A Great War 1918 Salonika ‘V.C. action’ D.S.O. and Second War ‘1941’ Abyssinia Second Award Bar, inter-War O.B.E., ‘Gallipoli’ M.C. group of thirteen attributed to Colonel P. R. M. Mundy, South Wales Borderers, who served with the 4th, 1st and 2nd Battalions during the Great War and was wounded by a sniper in the Le Transloy sector 4 February 1917, and during the attack on the Grand Couronne, 18 September 1918. He was M.I.D. on numerous occasions, including during operations in...
Hammer Price: £3,000
A 1946 ‘Military Division’ O.B.E., Great War ‘Western Front’ M.C. group of eight awarded to Colonel C. A. Baker, 1st Battalion, South Wales Borderers, one of the original officers of the Battalion who landed in France in August 1914, and the only one of the original officers to return home in June 1919 after serving with the Army of the Rhine. Of the 25 officers who had gone overseas with the 1st Battalion in 1914 11 were killed during the conflict. Baker later served as Colonel...
Hammer Price: £2,600
A Great War ‘French theatre’ M.C. and 1917 ‘Battle of Messines’ Second Award Bar group of four awarded to Major E. Simons, 5th (Service) Battalion, South Wales Borderers (Pioneers) Military Cross, G.V.R., with Second Award Bar; 1914-15 Star (2. Lieut. E. Simons. S. Wales Bord.); British War and Victory Medals (Capt. E. Simons.) generally good very fine or better (4) £1,600-£2,000
Hammer Price: £1,700
A fine Great War 1917 ‘Battle of Pilckem Ridge’ M.C., and 1918 ‘Trench Raid’ Second Award Bar group of four awarded to Captain H. Cottam, 10th (Service) Battalion, South Wales Borderers (1st Gwent), who was severely wounded during the first day of the Battle of Pilckem Ridge, 31 July 1917 Military Cross, G.V.R., with Second Award Bar; 1914-15 Star (2. Lieut. H. Cottam. S. Wales. Bord.); British War and Victory Medals (Capt. H. Cottam.) generally good very fine (4) £1,600-£2,000
Hammer Price: £1,900
A Great War ‘Mespotamian theatre’ M.C. group of five awarded to Major W. N. V. Bickford-Smith, 4th (Service) Battalion, South Wales Borderers, who landed with the Battalion at ‘V’ Beach on the Gallipoli Peninsula, 15 July 1915, and was wounded in action during the capture of Damakjelik Bair, 7 August 1915. Having recuperated he returned to serve as Adjutant with the Battalion in Mesopotamia, and was wounded in action during the assault on the Dahra Bend of the Tigris, 15 February...
Hammer Price: £1,100
A scarce Great War ‘Western Front’ 1918 D.C.M., and ‘Battle of the Lys’ Second Award Bar group of four awarded to Sergeant J. Dare, 1st Battalion, South Wales Borderers, a veteran of 1914 who fought all the way through to the conclusion of the war - having distinguished himself on numerous occasions including during the Defence of Loisne Chateau, 18 - 20 April 1918 Distinguished Conduct Medal, G.V.R., with Second Award Bar (1-14727 Sjt: J. Dare. 1/S.W. Bord:); 1914 Star, with...
Hammer Price: £3,600
A fine Great War 1917 ‘Bourlon Wood - Battle of Cambrai’ D.C.M., ‘French theatre’ M.M. group of five awarded to Sergeant H. A. Hampton, 12th (Service) Battalion, South Wales Borderers (3rd Gwent), for his gallantry in saving his company when surrounded - by going out through enemy lines and guiding a tank back to the position, 23 November 1917. He was subsequently awarded the M.M. for his service with the 2nd Battalion Distinguished Conduct Medal, G.V.R. (24115 L. Sjt: H. A....
Hammer Price: £2,000
A fine Great War 1918 ‘Wassigny operations’ D.C.M., early 1916 ‘French theatre’ M.M. group of eleven awarded to Company Sergeant Major B. Pratten, 1st Battalion, South Wales Borderers Distinguished Conduct Medal, G.V.R. (6458 C.S. Mjr. B. Pratten. M.M. 3/S. Wales Bord:); Military Medal, G.V.R. (2-6456 [sic] Sjt: B. Pratten. 1/S. Wales Bord:); Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 3 clasps, Cape Colony, Orange Free State, Transvaal (6458 Cpl B. Pratten. S. Wales Bord:); King’s South...
Hammer Price: £2,400
A Great War 1916 ‘Somme’ D.C.M. awarded to Corporal G. Wannell, 1st Battalion, South Wales Borderers, for his gallantry in knocking-out an enemy machine gun at Munster Alley, Poziers, 25 July 1916. He was subsequently awarded the M.M. for his service with the 2nd Battalion on the Western Front Distinguished Conduct Medal, G.V.R. (1-11958 Pte. G. Wannel. [sic] S.W. Bord:-S.R.) edge bruising, very fine £600-£800
Hammer Price: £650
A Great War 1916 ‘Somme - trench raid’ D.C.M. awarded to Private J. Fitzpatrick, 1st Battalion, South Wales Borderers, for his gallantry in leading a bayonet attack on the Intermediate Trench North-East of Bazentin-le-Petit, 25 August 1916. He was killed in action on the Western Front, 18 April 1918 Distinguished Conduct Medal, G.V.R. (1-13027 Pte J. Fitzpatrick. 1/S.W. Bord:) suspension claw loose, nearly very fine £600-£700
Hammer Price: £800
A Great War 1918 ‘French theatre’ D.C.M., Medaille Militaire group of six awarded to Sergeant W. T. Gibbs, 1st Battalion, South Wales Borderers Distinguished Conduct Medal, G.V.R. (9580 Cpl W. T. Gibbs. 1/S. Wales Bord.); 1914 Star, with clasp (9580 Pte. W. T. Gibbs. S. Wales Bord.); British War and Victory Medals (9580 Cpl. W. T. Gibbs. S. Wales Bord.); Army L.S. & G.C., G.V.R., 2nd issue with fixed suspension (3902236 Sjt. W. T. Gibbs. D.C.M. S. Wales Bord.); France, Third Republic,...
Hammer Price: £1,500
A scarce Great War ‘Salonika’ M.M. and Second Award Bar, Medaille Militaire group of five awarded to Sergeant J. D. Cheyne, 8th (Service) Battalion, South Wales Borderers, who distinguished himself on several occasions during the Great War, including as part of a daring night raid on the Bulgarian position of Flat Iron Hill, near Krastali, 12 July 1918 Military Medal, G.V.R., with Second Award Bar (8-17374 L. Cpl J. D. Cheyne. 8/S.W. Bord:); 1914-15 Star (17374 Pte. J. D. Cheyne. S....
A Great War 1916 ‘French theatre’ M.M., M.I.D. group of four awarded to Corporal A. Ravenhill, 1st Battalion, South Wales Borderers, who served as Lieutenant Colonel B. W. Collier’s runner whilst he commanded the Battalion, 1915-1916 Military Medal, G.V.R. (1-9595 L. Cpl. A. Ravenhill. 1/S. Wales Bord:); 1914 Star, with clasp (9595 Pte. A. Ravenhill. S. Wales Bord.); British War and Victory Medals, with M.I.D. oak leaves (9595 Cpl. A. Ravenhill. S. Wales Bord.) with recipient’s...
A Second War 1944 ‘Battle of Normandy - Operation Bluecoat’ M.M. group of five awarded to Sergeant H. Phelps, 2nd Battalion, South Wales Borderers Military Medal, G.VI.R. (4075593 Sjt. H. Phelps. S. Wales Bord.); 1939-45 Star; France and Germany Star; Defence and War Medals 1939-45, generally very fine (5) £1,400-£1,800
Hammer Price: £1,400
A Second War North-West Europe ‘immediate’ M.M. group of five awarded to Private G. E. Carey, 2nd Battalion, South Wales Borderers, for his repeated gallantry as runner for his platoon during a particularly hard-fought action at Looy, Belgium, 25-26 September 1944. He made several journeys in pursuit of information and ammunition through enemy lines during the night and morning - always under fire, and often illuminated by blazing buildings Military Medal, G.VI.R. (3909600 Pte. G. E....
Hammer Price: £1,200
Pair: Sergeant Instructor of Musketry M. Gormley, South Wales Borderers South Africa 1877-79, 1 clasp, 1877-8-9 (1477. Sergt. Inr. My. M. Gormley. 2-24th Foot.); Army Meritorious Service Medal, G.V.R., 1st issue (Sjt: I. Of M. M. Gormley. 2/S.W. Bdrs.) light contact marks, very fine (2) £1,000-£1,400
Three: Lieutenant-Colonel R. Campbell, South Wales Borderers South Africa 1877-79, 1 clasp, 1879 (2nd Lieut. R. Campbell. 1-24th Foot.); India General Service 1854-95, 2 clasps, Burma 1887-89, Burma 1885-7 (Capt. R. Campbell 2d Bn S. Wales Bord.) clasps mounted in this order; Coronation 1902, silver, mounted court-style for wear, cleaned, light contacts marks overall, therefore nearly very fine or better (3) £2,000-£3,000
Three: Colour Sergeant A. Fallon, South Wales Borderers, who was a member of the 1/24th Colour Party that made a special visit to Osborne House, 28 July 1880, to display to Queen Victoria the Queen’s Colour which had been saved from the Isandhlwana battlefield South Africa 1877-79, 1 clasp, 1879 (1789 Cr. Sgt. A. Fallon. 1/24th Foot) a named up Specimen with copy claw,suspension and clasp; Army L.S. & G.C., V.R., 3rd issue, small letter reverse (1789. Cr. Sgt. A. Fallon. S. W. Bord:);...
Hammer Price: £850
Pair: Private H. Booth, South Wales Borderers South Africa 1877-79, 1 clasp, 1879 (1679. Pte H. Booth. 1-24th Foot.) edge bruise; India General Service 1854-95, 1 clasp, Burma 1885-7 (1679 Pte H. Booth 2d Bn S. Wales Bord.) suspension claw loose, generally very fine (2) £1,000-£1,400
Pair: Sergeant W. Powell, South Wales Borderers India General Service 1854-95, 2 clasps, Burma 1885-7, Burma 1887-89 (1495 Pte. W. Powell 2d. Bn. S. Wales Bord.) suspension slack, surname partially officially corrected with edge cut; Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 4 clasps, Relief of Kimberley, Paardeberg, Driefontein, Johannesburg (1495 Sejt W. Powell. S. Wales Bord:) edge bruising, therefore nearly very fine (2) £140-£180
Hammer Price: £260
Pair: Private W. Mills, South Wales Borderers India General Service 1854-95, 2 clasps, Burma 1887-89, Burma 1885-7 (896 Pte W. Mills 2d Bn S. Wales Bord) clasps in this order, suspension claw re-affixed, edge bruising; Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 4 clasps, Relief of Kimberley, Paardeberg, Driefontein, Johannesburg (896 Pte W. Mills, S. Wales Bord:) contact marks, good fine or better (2) £140-£180
Hammer Price: £240
A particularly fine campaign, life saving and long service group of eight awarded to Lieutenant Colonel D. W. E. Thomas, 1/1st Brecknockshire Battalion, South Wales Borderers, who during his 32 years of service with the Battalion, was with them in the Asiatic theatre of war, as part of the Aden Field Force, from 16 December 1914, and commanded them July 1916 - August 1917 British South Africa Company Medal 1890-97, reverse Rhodesia 1896, no clasp (Gunr D. W. E. Thomas. Artillery Troop...
Family group: Three: Private C. E. Goldstone, 1st Battalion, South Wales Borderers, who was killed in action near Chivy, 14 September 1914 - being amongst the Battalion’s first casualties of the Great War 1914 Star, with clasp (10661 Pte C. E. Goldstone. S. Wales Bord.) traces of verdigris; British War and Victory Medals (10661 Pte. C. E. Goldstone. S. Wales Bord.) good very fine Three: Private W. T. Goldstone, 2nd Battalion, South Wales Borderers, late 1st Battalion, who was...
Hammer Price: £600
Three: Sergeant A. J. Prout, 1st Battalion, South Wales Borderers, an early regimental casualty who died of wounds, 28 September 1914 1914 Star, with copy clasp (9417 Sjt A. J. Prout. S. Wales Bord.); British War and Victory Medals (9417 Sjt. A. J. Prout. S. Wales Bord.) VM details erased, good very fine (3) £80-£120
Hammer Price: £100
Three: Corporal F. W. Chinchen, 1st Battalion, South Wales Borderers, who was killed in action during the attack on Munster Alley Trench, Somme, 25 July 1916 1914 Star (8315 Pte F. W. Clinchen. S. Wales Bord.); British War and Victory Medals (8315 Cpl. F. W. Clinchen. S. Wales Bord.) generally very fine or better (3) £140-£180
Hammer Price: £220
Three: Private B. Morris, 1st Battalion, South Wales Borderers, who was wounded in action whilst serving with the 1/4th (Denbighshire) Battalion, Royal Welsh Fusiliers 1914 Star (8164 Pte B. Morris. S. Wales Bord.); British War and Victory Medals (8164 Pte. B. Morris. S. Wales Bord.); Silver War Badge, reverse officially numbered ‘B94240’; with Tallyn, Pontypridd Tribute Medal, silver, reverse engraved ‘Pte. B. Morris’, with 1914-1916 top riband bar, and chain fob enclosing a...
Hammer Price: £180
Seven: Regimental Quarter Master Sergeant H. G. Simon, 1/1st Brecknockshire Battalion, South Wales Borderers 1914-15 Star (311 C. Sjt (A.Q.M. Sjt) H. Simon. S. Wales Bord:) traces of verdigris; British War and Victory Medals (311 A.W.O. Cl. 2. H. G. Simon. S. Wales Bord.); Coronation 1911; Volunteer Force Long Service Medal, E.VII.R. (2074 C. Sjt: H. G. Simons. [sic] 1/V.B. S. W. Bdrs:); Territorial Force Efficiency Medal, G.V.R. (200044 C. Sjt - A.R.Q.M.S. - H. G. Simons. [sic] S. Wales....
Hammer Price: £550
Five: Company Sergeant Major T. R. Edwards, 1/1st Brecknockshire Battalion, South Wales Borderers 1914-15 Star (1225 Sjt T. R. Edwards. S. Wales Bord:); British War and Victory Medals (1225 C. Sjt. T. R. Edwards. S. Wales Bord); India General Service 1908-35, 1 clasp, Afghanistan N.W.F. 1919 (200103 C-Sjt. T. R. Edwards S. Wales Bord.); Territorial Force Efficiency Medal, G.V.R. (200103 Pte - A. C.S. Mjr T. R. Edwards S. Wales Bord:) last officially renamed, nearly extremely fine (5) ...
Hammer Price: £360
Five: Sergeant G. A. Organ, 2nd Battalion, South Wales Borderers, who landed as a Boy Soldier at Lao Shan Bay for operations against the German territory of Tsingtao in September 1914 1914-15 Star (11028 Boy G. A. Organ. S. Wales Bord:); British War and Victory Medals (11028 Pte. G. A. Organ. S. Wales Bord.); Defence Medal; Army L.S. & G.C., G.V.R., 3rd issue, Regular Army (3903248 Sjt. G. A. Organ S. Wales Bord.) worn, good fine (5) £100-£140
A Great War ‘V.C. action’ casualty group of three awarded to Private T. J. New, 2nd Battalion, South Wales Borderers, killed in action on the Western Front, 19 May 1917 1914-15 Star (22518 Pte T. J. New. S. Wales Bord:); British War and Victory Medals (22518 Pte. T. J. New. S. Wales Bord.); with Memorial Scroll (Pte: Thomas James New - S. Wales Borderers) mounted on a card board with photocopy of the relevant date extract from the Regimental History, edge bruising, good fine or better...
Hammer Price: £200
Three: Sergeant W. R. Cooper, 8th (Service) Battalion, South Wales Borderers, who was killed in action on the Salonika Front on 24 May 1918, and was posthumously Mentioned in Despatches 1914-15 Star (16713 L. Sjt W. R. Cooper. S. Wales Bord:); British War and Victory Medals, with M.I.D. oak leaves (16713 Sjt. W. R. Cooper. S. Wales Bord.); with Southern Counties Cross Country Association Medal, bronze, Newport Harriers lapel badge, Newport Athletic Club, fob, bronze, Newport South Wales...
Hammer Price: £460
Pair: Lieutenant A. L. Newman, 2nd Battalion, South Wales Borderers, who commanded B Company in 1918, and was twice wounded in action during the Great War British War and Victory Medals (Lieut. A. L. Newman) very fine (2) £60-£80
Hammer Price: £160
Pair: Private J. Percy, 2nd Battalion, South Wales Borderers, who was killed in action during the V.C. action - the attack on the Grand Couronne, Salonika, 18 September 1918 British War and Victory Medals (26616 Pte. J. Percy. S. Wales Bord.) nearly extremely fine British War Medal 1914-20 (900 Pte. G. B. Pitchford. S. Wales Bord.) with Imperial Service Badge, good very fine Victory Medal 1914-19 (44062 Pte. F. W. Garner. S. Wales Bord.); together with two silver South Wales...
Hammer Price: £130
Three: Private D. Singleton, South Wales Borderers British War and Victory Medals (25313 Pte. D. Singleton. S. Wales Bord); General Service 1918-62, 1 clasp, Kurdistan (25313 Pte. D. Singleton. S. Wales Bord.) mounted as originally worn, toned, good very fine and scarce (3) £180-£220
Five: Private W. G. Parry, 1st Battalion, South Wales Borderers, who was taken Prisoner of War in Libya on 21 June 1942 India General Service 1936-39, 1 clasp, North West Frontier 1936-37 (3908758 Pte. W. G. Parry S. Wales Bord.); 1939-45 Star; Africa Star; Defence and War Medals 1939-45, generally very fine (5) £120-£160
Five: Sergeant D. G. Garnon, 2nd Battalion, South Wales Borderers, twice M.I.D. during the Second War for North West Europe India General Service 1936-39, 1 clasp, North West Frontier 1936-37 (3907859 Pte. D. G. Garnon. S. Wales Bord.); 1939-45 Star; France and Germany Star; Defence and War Medals 1939-45, with M.I.D. oak leaf, contact marks overall, generally nearly very fine or better (5) £160-£200
India General Service 1854-95, 1 clasp, Burma 1885-7 (227 Lce Corpl. R. Jenkins 2d Bn S. Wales Bord) cleaned, very fine £180-£220
India General Service 1854-95, 1 clasp, Burma 1887-89 (Lieut. T. Dewhirst 2nd Bn S. Wales Bord:) cleaned, very fine £200-£300
The East and West Africa Medal awarded to Lieutenant, later Lieutenant Colonel, C. V. R. Wright [D.S.O.], West India Regiment, who later transferred to the South Wales Borderers, and served with the 5th (Service) Battalion (Pioneers) on the Western Front, before commanding the 23rd (Service) Battalion, Welch Regiment (Welsh Pioneers) in Salonika, August 1916 - November 1918 East and West Africa 1887-1900, 1 clasp, 1892 (Lieut: C. V. R. Wright. 1/W.I. Rgt.) cleaned, very fine £300-£400
Hammer Price: £440
The Q.S.A. awarded to Brigadier General H. G. Casson [C.B., C.M.G.], South Wales Borderers, who was M.I.D. for his services with the 1st Battalion during the Second Boer War, and subsequently commanded the 2nd Battalion during the Great War - including when they landed at Lao Shan Bay for operations against the German territory of Tsingtao in September 1914, and during their landing at Cape Helles, Gallipoli, 25 April 1915. Casson commanded the 87th Infantry Brigade as part of the 52nd...
Hammer Price: £500
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