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The historically important 1914 Star awarded to Private J. Parr, 4th Battalion, Duke of Cambridge’s Own (Middlesex Regiment), who was killed in action near Mons on 21 August 1914 - believed to be the first British soldier to be killed in action during the Great War 1914 Star, with copy clasp (L-14196 Pte. J. Parr. 4/Midd’x R.) nearly extremely fine £1,800-£2,200
Hammer Price: £17,000
Three: Private J. Cokley, 4th Battalion, Duke of Cambridge’s Own (Middlesex Regiment), who was posted missing, presumed killed in action at the Battle of Mons on 23 August 1914, the British Expeditionary Force’s first full day of fighting on the Western Front 1914 Star, with clasp (L-6498 Pte. J. Cokley. 4/Midd’x R.); British War and Victory Medals (L-8498 Pte. J. Cokley. Midd’x R.) toned, nearly extremely fine (3) £200-£240
Hammer Price: £850
Three: Private E. J. Simmonds, 4th Battalion, Duke of Cambridge’s Own (Middlesex Regiment), who was killed in action at the Battle of Mons on 23 August 1914, the British Expeditionary Force’s first full day of fighting on the Western Front 1914 Star, with clasp (L-9431 Pte. E. J. Simmonds. 4/Midd’x R.); British War and Victory Medals (L-9431 Pte. E. J. Simmonds. Midd’x R.); Memorial Plaque (Edward James Simmonds) all mounted within a contemporary frame, good very fine or better...
Hammer Price: £1,900
Three: Private H. E. Speller, 4th Battalion, Duke of Cambridge’s Own (Middlesex Regiment), who was killed in action at the Battle of Mons, 23 August 1914, the British Expeditionary Force’s first full day of fighting on the Western Front 1914 Star, with copy clasp (L-14083 Pte. H. E. Speller. 4/Midd’x R.); British War and Victory Medals (L-14083 Pte. H. E. Speller. Midd’x R.) good very fine (3) £240-£280
Hammer Price: £1,100
The 1914 Star awarded to Private C. Lurie, 4th Battalion, Duke of Cambridge’s Own (Middlesex Regiment), who was killed in action at Mons on 23 August 1914, the British Expeditionary Force’s first full day of fighting on the Western Front 1914 Star (L-8687 Pte. C. Lurie. 4/Midd’x R.) good very fine £120-£160
Hammer Price: £300
Three: Private A. W. G. Ratty, 4th Battalion, Duke of Cambridge’s Own (Middlesex Regiment), who was taken prisoner of war at the Battle of Mons on 23 August 1914, the British Expeditionary Force’s first full day of fighting on the Western Front 1914 Star (L-13798 Pte. A. W. G. Ratty. 4/Midd’x R.); British War and Victory Medals (L-13798 Pte. A. W. G. Ratty. Midd’x R.) nearly extremely fine (3) £240-£280
Hammer Price: £700
Three: Second Lieutenant G. T. H. Morse, 4th Battalion, Duke of Cambridge’s Own (Middlesex Regiment), who was killed in action near La Bassée on 13 October 1914 1914 Star, with clasp (2. Lieut: G. T. H. Morse. Midd’x R.); British War and Victory Medals (2.Lieut. G. T. H. Morse.) good very fine (3) £600-£800
Hammer Price: £900
The 1914 Star awarded to Private J. H. Mullins, 4th Battalion, Duke of Cambridge’s Own (Middlesex Regiment), later Machine Gun Corps, whose medal entitlement was revoked following his conviction for cowardice in the face of enemy in 1916, but later reinstated 1914 Star (S-6361 Pte. J. H. Mullins. Midd’x R.) good very fine £70-£90
Hammer Price: £380
Family group: Pair: Private E. Pearce, 21st Battalion, Duke of Cambridge’s Own (Middlesex Regiment), who was killed in action on the Western Front, at 16 years of age, on 24 July 1916 British War and Victory Medals (G-15516 Pte. E. Pearce. Midd’x R.); Memorial Plaque (Edward Pearce) nearly extremely fine Memorial Plaque (Alfred James Pearce) nearly extremely fine (4) £160-£200
Three: Rifleman F. W. Andrews, 1st Battalion, King’s Royal Rifle Corps, who was killed in action on the Aisne on 16 September 1914 1914 Star, with clasp (11174 Pte. F. W. Andrews. 1/K.R. Rif: C.); British War and Victory Medals (11174 Pte. F. W. Andrews K. R. Rif. C.) good very fine (3) £200-£240
Hammer Price: £240
Three: Private W. Edwards, 1st Battalion, King’s Royal Rifle Corps, who served as a member of the original British Expeditionary Force, was wounded at the First Battle of Ypres, and was killed in action at Givenchy on 10 March 1915 1914 Star, with copy clasp (11009 Pte. W. Edwards. 1/K.R. Rif: C.); British War and Victory Medals (11009 Pte. W. Edwards. K.R. Rif. C.) extremely fine (3) £200-£240
Hammer Price: £200
Three: Lance Corporal C. C. Rand, 1st Battalion, Duke of Edinburgh’s (Wiltshire Regiment), who died from wounds received near Vailly during the Battle of the Aisne on 23 September 1914 1914 Star, with clasp (6380 Pte. C.C. Rand. 1/Wilts: R.); British War and Victory Medals (6380 Pte. C. C. Rand. Wilts. R.); Memorial Plaque (Charles Cecil Rand) edge bruise to VM and some staining, otherwise nearly extremely fine (4) £240-£280
Hammer Price: £280
Four: Lance Corporal W. G. Cottle, 1st Battalion, Duke of Edinburgh’s (Wiltshire Regiment), who died on 25 October 1914 from wounds received during the Battle of La Bassée Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 5 clasps, Cape Colony, Orange Free State, Transvaal, South Africa 1901, South Africa 1902, unofficial rivets between state and date clasps (5600 Pte. W. G. Cottle. Wilts.: Regt.); 1914 Star, with later slide clasp (5600 Pte. W. G. Cottle. 1/Wilts: R.); British War and Victory Medals...
Hammer Price: £400
Three: Major T. Roche, 1st Battalion, Duke of Edinburgh’s (Wiltshire Regiment), a Boer War veteran who went out to France with the original British Expeditionary Force on 14 August 1914 and was killed in action at Hooge during the First Battle of Ypres on 17 November 1914 1914 Star (Major T. Roche. Wilts: R.); British War and Victory Medals (Major T. Roche.) nearly extremely fine (3) £400-£500
Three: Private P. G. Smith, 1st Battalion, Duke of Edinburgh’s (Wiltshire Regiment), who was killed in action at Hooge, during the First Battle of Ypres, on 17 November 1914 1914 Star (9061 Pte. P. G. Smith. 1/Wilts: R.) in named card box of issue with Record Office transmission slip and outer OHMS envelope addressed to, ‘Mrs T. Smith, Telfont Magna, Nr Salisbury, Wilts.’; British War and Victory Medals (9061 Pte. P. G. Smith. Wilts. R.) in named card boxes of issue with Record...
Five: Private W. F. Oram, 1/4th Battalion, Duke of Edinburgh’s (Wiltshire Regiment) (Territorial Force), later Gunner, Royal Garrison Artillery British War and Victory Medals (200516 Pte. W. F. Oram. Wilts. R.); Territorial Force War Medal 1914-19 (200516 Pte. W. F. Oram. Wilts. R.); Jubilee 1935 (1414829 W. F. Oram. R.A.) contemporarily engraved naming; Army L.S. & G.C., G.V.R., 3rd issue, Regular Army (1414829 Gnr. W. F. Oram. R.A.) mounted as worn, small edge bruise to last, nearly...
Hammer Price: £340
The Memorial Plaque to Private D. J. Nicholas, 2/8th (Ardwick) Battalion, Manchester Regiment (Territorial Force), who was killed in action on the Western Front on 20 October 1918 Memorial Plaque (David John Nicholas) nearly extremely fine £80-£120
Hammer Price: £190
Three: Private H. E. Allcock, 2nd Battalion, York and Lancaster Regiment, who was killed in action at Radinghem on 18 October 1914 - positively identified 100 years later as one of the ‘Beaucamp Ligny Fifteen’, he was finally laid to rest in 2014 at Y Farm Military Cemetery, Bois Grenier 1914 Star, with clasp (6774 Pte. H. E. Allcock. 2/York: & Lanc: R.); British War and Victory Medals (6774 Pte. H. E. Allcock. Y. & L. R.); Memorial Plaque (Herbert Ernest Allcock) in card envelope,...
Three: Private W. Adams, 1st Battalion, Seaforth Highlanders (Duke of Albany’s), who died of wounds on 6 November 1914 1914 Star (817 Pte: W. Adams. 1/Sea: Highrs.); British War and Victory Medals (817 Pte. W. Adams. Sea. Highrs.); Memorial Plaque (Walter Adams); Memorial Scroll ‘Pte. Walter Adams, Seaforth Highlanders’, the scroll with a small tear and slightly worn at the edges having previously been mounted, otherwise nearly extremely fine (5) £260-£300
Hammer Price: £260
Family group: Four: Private W. Brown, 1st Battalion, Gordon Highlanders, who died on 30 October 1914 from wounds received on 26 October near Fauquissart during the Battle of La Bassée 1914 Star, with copy clasp (758 Pte. W. Brown. 1/ Gord: Highrs.); British War and Victory Medals (758 Pte. W. Brown. Gord. Highrs.); Belgium, Kingdom, Croix de Guerre, A.I.R, bronze, with palm emblem on riband, together with a Gordon Highlander’s cap badge and the recipient’s riband bar with rosette...
Three: Corporal J. M. Yule, 1st Battalion, Queen’s Own Cameron Highlanders, who was killed in action in the assault on Chemin des Dames, on the Aisne River, on 14 September 1914 1914 Star, with copy clasp (8955. Cpl. J. Yule. Cam’n: Highrs); British War and Victory Medals (8955 Cpl. J. Yule. Cam’n Highrs.) very fine (3) £200-£240
Three: Private W. H. Mackintosh, 1st Battalion, Queen’s Own Cameron Highlanders, who, having been killed in action on the Aisne, was ‘found dead’ on 2 October 1914 1914 Star, with copy clasp (9331 Pte. W. Mackintosh. Cam’n: Highrs.); British War and Victory Medals (9331 Pte. W. H. Mackintosh. Cam’n Highrs.) very fine (3) £140-£180
Hammer Price: £180
Three: Private C. C. Ferguson, 1st Battalion, Queen’s Own Cameron Highlanders, who was killed in action at the Battle of Nonne Boschen, during the First Battle of Ypres, on 11 November 1914 1914 Star (9583 Pte. C. Ferguson. Cam’n: Highrs.); British War and Victory Medals (9583 Pte. C. C. Ferguson. Cam’n Highrs.) extremely fine (3) £200-£240
Three: Private W. J. Molloy, 1st Battalion, Royal Irish Rifles, who died from wounds received in action at Rue Tilleloy near Laventie on 17 November 1914 1914 Star, with clasp (9147 Pte. W. J. Molloy. 1/R. Ir.: Rif.); British War and Victory Medals (9147 Pte. W. J. Molloy. R.I. Rif.); Memorial Plaque (William John Molloy) BWM dark toned, good very fine or better (4) £220-£260
Hammer Price: £360
Three: Private R. Delaney, 2nd Battalion, Royal Irish Rifles, who was killed in action at Neuve Chapelle during the Battle of La Bassée on 26 October 1914 1914 Star, with clasp (8267 Pte. R. Delaney. R. Ir: Rif.); British War and Victory Medals (2-8267 Pte. R. Delaney. R. Ir. Rif.) nearly very fine (3) £200-£240
Three: Private W. J. Shields, 2nd Battalion, Royal Irish Rifles, who was taken prisoner of war at Neuve Chapelle, during the Battle of La Bassée, on 27 October 1914 1914 Star, with clasp (8568 Pte. W. J. Shields. R. Ir. Rif.); British War and Victory Medals (8568 Pte. W. J. Shields. R. Ir. Rif.) good very fine (3) £200-£240
Three: Private W. J. Byrne, 1st Battalion, Princess Victoria’s (Royal Irish Fusiliers), who was killed in action at Le Ruage during the Battle of Armentières on 18 October 1914 1914 Star, with clasp (11265 Pte. W. Byrne. R. Ir.: Fus.); British War and Victory Medals (11265 Pte. W. Byrne. R. Ir. Fus.) nearly extremely fine (3) £200-£240
The Victory Medal awarded to Private J. Markey, 2nd Battalion, Prince of Wales’s Leinster Regiment, who was captured at Premesques, during the Battle of Armentières, in October 1914 Victory Medal 1914-19 (10011 Pte. J. Markey. Leins. R.) heavily polished with slight edge bruising, good fine £60-£80
Hammer Price: £110
Four: Staff Sergeant H. W. Jordan, 2nd Battalion, Royal Munster Fusiliers, who was wounded and taken prisoner of war at Etreux, the scene of his Battalion’s epic rearguard action during the retreat from Mons, on 27 August 1914 1914 Star, with clasp (9990 Pte. H. Jordan. R. Muns: Fus.); British War and Victory Medals, with M.I.D. oak leaves (9990 Pte. H. W. Jordan. R. Muns. Fus.); Army L.S. & G.C., G.V.R., 1st issue (7658070 S. Sjt. H. W. Jordan R.A.P.C.) mounted as worn, nearly very...
Hammer Price: £1,300
Three: Private S. Willoughby, 2nd Battalion, Royal Dublin Fusiliers, who was killed in action near Clary on 27 August 1914 1914 Star (8966 Pte. S. Willoughby. R. Dub: Fus.); British War and Victory Medals (8966 Pte. S. Willoughby. R. D. Fus.); Memorial Plaque (Samuel Willoughby) in card envelope, good very fine (4) £300-£400
Hammer Price: £950
Pair: Lieutenant G. P. N. Thompson, 8th (Service) Battalion, Royal Dublin Fusiliers, who was awarded the 16th (Irish) Division Gallant Conduct Certificate, and was killed in action near Hazebrouck on 4 May 1918 British War and Victory Medals (Lieut. G. P. N. Thompson); Memorial Plaque (Gerald Pittis Newman Thompson) in card envelope; Memorial Scroll, ‘Lieut. Gerald Pittis Newman Thompson, Royal Dublin Fusiliers.’, nearly extremely fine (4) £300-£400
Hammer Price: £800
A Great War 1916 ‘Battle of Ginchy’ D.C.M. group of three awarded to Sergeant A. Smith, 9th (Service) Battalion, Royal Dublin Fusiliers, whose meritorious deeds also resulted in the award of the 16th (Irish) Division Gallant Conduct Certificate Distinguished Conduct Medal, G.V.R. (8222 Sjt: A. Smith. 9/R. Dub: Fus:); British War and Victory Medals, with M.I.D. oak leaves (8222 Sjt. A. Smith. R. D. Fus); together with a Silver War Badge, the reverse numbered ‘B151301’, medals...
Hammer Price: £3,400
Three: Corporal R. Roseveare, 3rd Battalion, Rifle Brigade (The Prince Consort’s Own), who was killed in action at Strazeele, during the opening stages of the Battle of Armentières, on 13 October 1914 1914 Star, with copy clasp (2881 Cpl. R. Roseveare. 3/Rif: Brig.); British War and Victory Medals (2881 Cpl. R. Roseveare. Rif. Brig.) good very fine (3) £200-£240
Hammer Price: £170
Three: Rifleman T. W. Donald, 3rd Battalion, Rifle Brigade (The Prince Consort’s Own), who was killed in action at Porte Egal Farm during the Battle of Armentières on 23 October 1914 1914 Star, with copy clasp (5088 Pte. T. Donald, 3/Rif: Brig.); British War and Victory Medals (5088 Pte. T. W. Donald. Rif. Brig.) nearly extremely fine (3) £200-£240
Three: Corporal A. Lawler, 3rd Battalion, Rifle Brigade (The Prince Consort’s Own), who was Mentioned in Despatches for gallant and distinguished services during the Battle of Armentières in 1914 and died of wounds at Ypres on 6 September 1915 1914 Star (1087 Pte. A. Lawler. 3/ Rif: Brig.); British War and Victory Medals (1087 Cpl. A. Lawler. Rif. Brig.); Memorial Plaque (Albert Lawler) in card envelope, nearly extremely fine (4) £240-£280
Four: Private W. Pippett, 3rd Battalion, Rifle Brigade (The Prince Consort’s Own), who was discharged in May 1916 due to wounds received in action near Ypres in May 1915 Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 3 clasps, Cape Colony, Orange Free State, South Africa 1902 (5594 Pte. W. Pippett. Rifle Brigade); 1914 Star, with clasp (Z-2244 Pte. W. Pippett. 3/Rif: Brig.); British War and Victory Medals (Z-2244 Pte. W. Pippett. Rif. Brig.) mounted as worn, the first with edge bruise and nearly...
Hammer Price: £320
Five: Company Quartermaster Sergeant F. Frost, 3rd Battalion, Rifle Brigade (The Prince Consort’s Own) 1914 Star, with clasp (8219 Sjt. F. Frost. 3/Rif: Brig.); British War and Victory Medals (8219 C. Sjt. F. Frost. Rif. Brig.); General Service 1918-62, 2 clasps, Iraq, N.W. Persia (8219 C. Sjt. F. Frost. Rif. Brig.); Army L.S. & G.C., G.V.R., 1st issue (8219 C.Q.M. Sgt. F. Frost. Rif. Brig.) good very fine (5) £240-£280
A Great War 1918 ‘Final Advance’ M.M. group of three awarded to Corporal C. Brown, 21st Battalion, Machine Gun Corps Military Medal, G.V.R. (45794 Pte. A. Cpl. - C. Brown. 21/M.G.C.); British War and Victory Medals (45794 Cpl. C. Brown. M.G.C.) small edge nick to M.M. otherwise nearly extremely fine (3) £260-£300
Hammer Price: £480
Pair: Private A. King, 149th Company, Machine Gun Corps, who was killed in action on the Western Front on 3 August 1917 British War and Victory Medals (87202 Pte. A. King. M.G.C.) with flattened named card box of issue; Memorial Plaque (Albert King) with OHMS outer envelope addressed to ‘Mrs Louisa J King, 37 Dumfries St., Luton, Beds.’; Memorial Scroll, ‘Pte. Albert King, Machine Gun Corps’, in OHMS transmittal tube, similarly addressed together with Machine Gun Corps and Tank...
Pair: Lance-Corporal C. W. Britton, Machine Gun Corps, late Rifle Brigade (The Prince Consort’s Own), who was killed in action on the Western Front on 8 June 1918 British War and Victory Medals (65653 Pte. C. W. Britton. M.G.C.); Memorial Plaque (Charles William Britton); Memorial Scroll, ‘L/Cpl. Charles William Britton, Machine Gun Corps’, all mounted in an ornate gilded wooden glazed display frame with Buckingham Palace enclosure pasted to the reverse, extremely fine (4) £160-£200
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