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An important Great War mining operations M.C. group of four awarded to Captain A. H. Edwards, Monmouthshire Regiment - his Le Touquet mine of March 1915 was the first British one to be blown in the War: having then survived as a Company Commander on the Somme on 1 July 1916, he was wounded in an enemy gas-shell attack at Lys in June 1918 Military Cross, G.V.R., the reverse privately engraved, ‘Capt. A. H. Edwards, 2nd Monmouthshire Regt., France, Feb. 1915, Nov. 22 1916’; 1914 Star,...
Hammer Price: £2,900
A fine Great War M.C. group of four awarded to Captain J. T. George, Monmouthshire Regiment, who was wounded at Ypres in May 1915, when an enemy bullet struck his cap badge, embedding part of it in his forehead, and again at Sailly-Saillisel in February 1917, when ‘he was blown up by a shell’ - he had meanwhile won his M.C. for gallantry at La Transloy Military Cross, G.V.R., the reverse privately engraved, ‘Capt. J. T. George, 2nd Monmouthshire Regt., 12.3.17’; 1914 Star, with...
Hammer Price: £1,100
A good Great War M.C. group of six awarded to Quarter-Master & Captain R. H. Martin, Monmouthshire Regiment, late South Wales Borderers Military Cross, G.V.R., unnamed as issued; 1914-15 Star (Q.M. & Lieut., Mon. R.); British War and Victory Medals, M.I.D. oak leaf (Q.M. & Capt.); Coronation 1911; Army L.S. & G.C., E.VII.R. (3225 C. Sjt., S. Wales Bdrs.), very fine and better (6) £1000-1200
Hammer Price: £1,300
A Great War M.C. group of four awarded to Lieutenant S. G. Blow, Monmouthshire Regiment Military Cross, G.V.R., unnamed as issued; 1914-15 Star (2430 Pte., Monmouth R.); British War and Victory Medals (Lieut.), mounted as worn, generally good very fine (4) £1000-1200
A Great War M.C. group of three awarded to Lieutenant W. Collings, Monmouthshire Regiment, who was killed in action at Lys in April 1918 Military Cross, G.V.R., unnamed as issued; British War and Victory Medals (Lieut.), good very fine and better (3) £700-900
Hammer Price: £1,050
An early and particularly fine Great War D.C.M. group of five awarded to Warrant Officer Class 1 C. Love, Monmouthshire Regiment, late South Wales Borderers, who was decorated for his gallant work in 1914 and beyond: his compelling account of his wartime experiences was published over 15 instalments in The Free Press of Monmouthshire in 1933 Distinguished Conduct Medal, G.V.R. (2058 A. Sjt. C. Love, 2/Mon. Regt. - T.F.); 1914 Star, with clasp (2058 L. Cpl., 1/2 Mon. R.); British War and...
£2,000–£2,500
A good Great War Ledeghem 1918 operations D.C.M. group of five awarded to Sergjeant C. Hayes, Monmouthshire Regiment Distinguished Conduct Medal, G.V.R. (265302 Sjt. C. Hayes, 1/2 Mon. R.); 1914 Star, with slide-on clasp (1774 Pte., 1/2 Mon. R.); British War and Victory Medals (1774 Sjt., Monmouth. R.); Army Meritorious Service Medal, G.V.R. (265302 Sjt., 1/2 Mon. R.), edge bruising, contact marks and polished, thus generally good fine (5) £1000-1200
Hammer Price: £2,800
A good Great War D.C.M. group of four awarded to Sergeant J. Wreford, Monmouthshire Regiment, who was decorated for gallant rescue work at the Hohenzollern Redoubt in October 1915, although himself wounded Distinguished Conduct Medal, G.V.R. (838 A. Cpl. J. Wreford, 1/1 Mon. Regt. - T.F.); 1914-15 Star (838 Pte., Monmouth. R.); British War and Victory Medals (838 Sjt., Monmouth. R.), contact marks and polished, otherwise generally about very fine (4) £1000-1200
Hammer Price: £2,500
An early Great War tunnelling operations D.C.M. awarded to Private J. Hoare, Royal Engineers, late Monmouthshire Regiment, who was killed in action at Ypres in August 1917 while attached to an R.E. Tunnelling Company Distinguished Conduct Medal, G.V.R. (675 Pte. J. Hoare, 3/Mon. Regt. - T.F.), one or two edge bruises, otherwise very fine £600-800
Hammer Price: £720
A fine Great War escaper’s M.M. group of four awarded to Lieutenant C. L. Y. Jolliffe, Herefordshire Regiment, late Monmouthshire Regiment: having received multiple shrapnel wounds in the action that led to his capture at Ypres on 8 May 1915, he had recovered sufficiently by October 1916 to make a successful bid for freedom Military Medal, G.V.R. (225103 Cpl. C. L. Y. Jolliffe, Mon. R.); 1914-15 Star (906 Cpl., Monmouth. R.); British War and Victory Medals (906 Cpl., Monmouth. R.),...
Hammer Price: £1,500
A fine Great War M.M. group of four awarded to 2nd Lieutenant G. H. Hobby, Welch Regiment, late Monmouthshire Regiment, who was killed in action in October 1918 Military Medal, G.V.R. (2106 Cpl. G. H. Hobby, 1/3 Mon. R. - T.F.); 1914-15 Star (2106 Pte., Monmouth. R.); British War and Victory Medals (2 Lieut.), generally good very fine (4) £600-800
Hammer Price: £880
A Great War M.M. pair awarded to Sergeant A. E. Smith, Monmouthshire Regiment Military Medal, G.V.R. (265385 Sjt. A. E. Smith, 1/2 Mon. R. - T.F.); British War Medal 1914-20 (1951 Sjt., Monmouth. R.), the second with re-pinned suspension claw, edge bruising and contact marks, otherwise generally about very fine (2) £300-350
Hammer Price: £650
A Great War M.M. awarded to Sergeant F. R. Sweet, Monmouthshire Regiment Military Medal, G.V.R. (1634 Sjt. F. R. Sweet, 1/1 Mon. R. - T.F.), about very fine £300-350
Hammer Price: £580
A Second World War North-West Europe operations M.M. group of five awarded to Lance-Sergeant H. A. Staddon, Monmouthshire Regiment Military Medal, G.VI.R. (1508028 L. Sjt. H. A. Staddon, S. Wales Bord.); 1939-45 Star; France and Germany Star; Defence and War Medals, the first with officially corrected surname and slack re-riveted suspension, about very fine and better (5) £1000-1200
A Great War M.S.M. group of six awarded to Corporal C. H. Grey, Monmouthshire Regiment 1914 Star, with (copy) clasp (2340 L. Cpl., 1/2 Mon. R.); British War and Victory Medals (2340 Cpl., Monmouth. R.); Army Meritorious Service Medal, G.V.R. (265586 Cpl., 1/2 Mon. R.); Imperial Service Medal, G.VI.R. (Charles Henry Grey); Coronation 1937, generally very fine or better (6) £300-350
Hammer Price: £700
A Great War M.S.M. group of four awarded to Private W. A. Morgan, Monmouthshire Regiment 1914-15 Star (2632 Pte., Monmouth. R); British War and Victory Medals (2632 Pte., Monmouth. R.); Army Meritorious Service Medal, G.V.R.(225889 Pte., 1/1 Mon. R.), good very fine (4) £250-300
Hammer Price: £420
A Great War M.S.M. awarded to Sergeant R. Evans, Monmouthshire Regiment Army Meritorious Service Medal, G.V.R. (267455 Sjt. R. Evans, 2/Mon. R.), good very fine £140-160
Hammer Price: £230
Four: Corporal J. B. Harris, Monmouthshire Regiment, late Yorkshire Regiment India General Service 1895-1902, 2 clasps, Punjab Frontier 1897-98, Tirah 1897-98 (4726 Lce. Corpl. / Sergt., 2d Bn. York. Regt.); 1914-15 Star (1767 Cpl., Monmouth R.); British War and Victory Medals (1767 Cpl., Monmouth. R.), together with a R.A.O.B. (Gwent) badge, silver, silver-gilt and enamels, the reverse named and dated 16 October 1920, the first with officially corrected rank, and the fourth with bent...
Hammer Price: £260
Five: Major F. G. Dawson, Monmouthshire Regiment, late South Wales Borderers, who was taken P.O.W. at Ypres in May 1915 Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 4 clasps, Cape Colony, Orange Free State, Transvaal, South Africa 1901 (Lieut., S. Wales Bdrs.); 1914-15 Star (Capt., Monmouth. R.); British War and Victory Medals (Major); Territorial Decoration, G.V.R., silver, silver-gilt, complete with upper brooch-bar, unnamed, mounted as worn, the first four officially impressed duplicate issues,...
Hammer Price: £350
Pair: Serjeant T. W. Adams, 4th Volunteer Battalion South Wales Borderers Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 4 clasps, Cape Colony, Orange Free State, Johannesburg, South Africa 1901 (7573 Pte., S. Wales Bord.); Volunteer Force Long Service, E.VII.R. (1757 Sjt., 4th V.B. S.W. Bord.) minor contact marks, very fine (2) £160-180
Hammer Price: £460
Three: Private E. Wilce, Monmouthshire Regiment 1914 Star, with clasp (1486 Pte., 1/2 Mon. R.); British War and Victory Medals (1486 Pte., Monmouth. R.), polished, good fine (3) £140-160
Hammer Price: £270
Three: Corporal F. Thomas, Monmouthshire Regiment 1914 Star, with clasp (2463 Cpl., 1/2 Mon. R.); British War and Victory Medals (2463 Cpl., Monmouth. R.), very fine and better (3) £160-180
Hammer Price: £140
Three: Private L. Roberts, Monmouthshire Regiment 1914 Star, with clasp (2119 Pte., 1/2 Mon. R.); British War and Victory Medals (2119 Pte., Monmouth R.), the second with officially re-impressed naming, about very fine or better (3) £80-100
Hammer Price: £130
Three: Private B. Peters, Monmouthshire Regiment 1914 Star, with (copy) clasp (1533 Pte., 1/2 Mon. R.); British War and Victory Medals (1533 Pte., Monmouth. R.), a little polished, generally very fine (3) £120-140
Hammer Price: £160
Three: Private J. Parry, Monmouthshire Regiment 1914 Star (2408 Pte., 1/2 Mon. R.); British War and Victory Medals (2408 Pte., Monmouth. R.), contact marks, edge bruising and polished, good fine (3) £100-120
Hammer Price: £120
Three: Private J. J. Morgan, Monmouthshire Regiment, who was discharged as a result of wounds in August 1917 1914 Star (2496 Pte., 1/2 Mon. R.); British War and Victory Medals (2496 Pte., Monmouth. R.), nearly extremely fine (3) £180-200
Hammer Price: £180
Three: Private B. Filer, Monmouthshire Regiment, who was wounded in April 1915 1914 Star (1291 Pte., 1/2 Mon. R.); British War and Victory Medals (1291 Pte., Monmouth. R.), generally very fine (3) £120-150
Hammer Price: £170
Three: Sergeant C. W. Hall, Monmouthshire Regiment 1914 Star (140 Sjt., 1/2 Mon. R.); British War and Victory Medals (140 Sjt., Monmouth. R.), contact marks and one or two edge bruises, otherwise generally very fine (3) £120-150
Three: Corporal J. Kelly, Monmouthshire Regiment 1914 Star (1653 Pte., 1/2 Mon. R.); British War and Victory Medals (1653 Cpl., Monmouth. R.), together with a related R.A.O.B. badge, silver-gilt and enamels, the reverse named and dated 1 September 1920, generally very fine (4) £100-120
Hammer Price: £150
Pair: Private A. H. Downes, Monmouthshire Regiment, who died of wounds on the last day of 1914 1914 Star (1442 Pte., 1/2 Mon. R.); British War Medal 1914-20 (1442 Pte., Monmouth. R.), together with his metalled identity disc, good very fine and better (3) £100-120
Three: Private W. H. Cawsey, Monmouthshire Regiment, who was killed in action at Montauban in January 1917: ‘A battalion runner, he was one of the most cheerful and most courageous soldiers in the Battalion, and his death is very much regretted by everybody’ 1914 Star (1877 Pte., 1/2 Mon. R.); British War and Victory Medals (1877 Pte., Monmouth. R.), nearly extremely fine (3) £250-300
Hammer Price: £280
Three: Private P. W. Bridle, Monmouthshire Regiment, who died in captivity in Germany in May 1918 1914 Star (2205 Pte., 1/2 Mon. R.); British War and Victory Medals (2205 Pte., Monmouth. R.), together with related Memorial Plaque (Percy William Bridle) and a Monmouthshire Regiment sweetheart’s brooch, in gilt and enamel, this last chipped, but otherwise nearly extremely fine (4) £180-220
Hammer Price: £400
Three: Corporal W. Roberts, Monmouthshire Regiment, who was killed in action on the Somme in November 1916 1914 Star (1270 L. Cpl., 1/2 Mon. R.); British War and Victory Medals (1270 Cpl., Monmouth.R.), generally good very fine (3) £180-200
Pair: Sergeant T. M. Price, Monmouthshire Regiment 1914 Star (2482 Sjt., 1/2 Mon. R.); Victory Medal 1914-19 (2482 Sjt., Monmouth. R.), the first with overall scratching to reverse from attempted erasure, generally very fine (2) £40-60
Hammer Price: £65
Three: Corporal G. Pritchard, Monmouthshire Regiment 1914 Star (1432 Pte., Mon. R.), initial ‘T.’; British War and Victory Medals (1432 Cpl., Monmouth R.), generally very fine (3) £120-140
Four: Corporal G. E. Whitfield, Monmouthshire Regiment 1914 Star, naming erased; British War Medal 1914-20 (64 Cpl., Monmouth. R.); Victory Medal 1914-19, naming erased; Belgian Croix de Guerre 1914-18, mounted as worn, polished, good fine (4) £40-60
Hammer Price: £60
Four: Private E. G. Davies, Monmouthshire Regiment 1914-15 Star (2443 Pte., Monmouth. R.); British War and Victory Medals (2443 Pte., Monmouth. R.); Efficiency Medal, G.V.R., Territorial (4071174 Pte., 3-Monmouth. R.), the Great War trio with contact marks, edge bruising and polished, good fine, the last very fine or better (4) £120-150
Hammer Price: £200
Five: Private T. W. Jones, Monmouthshire Regiment 1914-15 Star (1699 Pte., Monmouth R.); British War Medal 1914-20, naming erased; Victory Medal (1699 Pte., Monmouth. R.); Efficiency Medal, G.V.R., Territorial (4070014 Rfmn., 1-Monmouth. R.); Jubilee 1935, the Great War trio polished, good fine, the remainder rather better (5) £100-120
Three: Private A. Gould, Monmouthshire Regiment 1914-15 Star (2662 Pte., Monmouth. R.); British War and Victory Medals (2662 Pte., Monmouth. R.), good very fine (3) £100-120
Six: Corporal D. C. James, Monmouthshire Regiment 1914-15 Star (2010 Pte., Monmouth. R.); British War and Victory Medals (2010 Pte., Monmouth. R.); Defence and War Medals; Territorial Efficiency Medal, G.V.R. (4070574 Cpl., 3-Monmouth. R.), mounted as worn, nearly very fine and better (6) £120-160
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