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Medals and Militaria

Auction date Wednesday 17 May 2023 10:30 - 17:30 BST

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Head of Sale:

Adam Chapman

Page:

of 13

Lots per page:

Total lots: 618

Lot Title Estimate Hammer price
144 A 1914/15 TRIO TO PTE PERRY EAST YORK REGT
1914/15 Star Correctly impressed 3-6953 Pte J Perry E York R
Pair correctly impressed 3-6953 Pte J Perry E York R

Condition VF

With cap badge.
£40 - £60 £40 View
145 A 1914/15 TRIO TO PTE SHEPHERD 1ST KINGS OWN SCOTTISH BORDERERS
1914/15 Star correctly impressed, 13749 Pte W J Shepherd K O Sco Bord
Pair correctly impressed, 13749 Pte W J Shepherd K O Sco Bord

Condition VF+

With cap badge.

William K Shepherd landed in…
£50 - £70 £70 View
146 A NAVAL PAIR TO THE DAWICK BROTHERS
Pair correctly impressed R E Dawick STD MFA
BWM correctly impressed Ernest Dawick
Mercantile Marine Medal correctly impressed Ernest Dawick

Condition GVF

The brothers were natives of Birkenhead;…
£80 - £120 - View
147 A 1914/15 TRIO TO PTE LOMAX MANCHESTER REGIMENT, A MANCHESTER PAL.
1914/15 Star correctly impressed 7236 Pte W Lomax Manch R
Pair correctly impressed 7236 Pte W Lomax Manch R

Condition GVF

Michael Lomax was born in Freetown, Lancashire, in 1880, a car cleaner by…
£50 - £70 £50 View
148 NEPAL. MILITARY AND CIVIL MEDALS
Nepal. Army Air Service Medal (Akash Seva Patta);
Nepal. Long Service Good Conduct Medal for 10 years’ military service (Sainika-Seva-Padak);
Nepal. Military Long Service Decoration for 25 years’…
£80 - £120 £40 View
149 NEPAL. MILITARY, POLICE AND CIVIL MEDALS
Nepal. Military Long Service Decoration for 25 years’ service (Sainik Deergha Sevā Patta Padak);
Nepal. Military Long Service Good Conduct Medal (Sainik Sevā Padak);
Nepal. Overseas Service Medal …
£80 - £120 £40 View
150 NEPAL. MILITARY AND CIVIL MEDALS
Nepal. Decoration of Nepal (Nepal Bhushan);
Nepal. Military Long Service Decoration for 25 years’ service (Sainik Deergha Sevā Patta Padak);
Nepal. Military Long Service Good Conduct Medal (Sainik…
£80 - £120 £40 View
151 NEPAL. ROYAL, MILITARY AND CIVIL MEDALS
Nepal. Medal for the Coronation of King Mahendra AD1956 (Mahendra Shuvarājyābhishek Padak, B.S. 2013), silver;
Nepal. Royal Guards Service Medal (Shāhi Rakshak Padak);
Nepal. Royal Household Long…
£120 - £180 £50 View
152 A COLLECTION OF NINE NATO MEDALS £20 - £40 £35 View
153 NEPAL. ROYAL, MILITARY AND CIVIL MEDALS
Nepal. Medal for the Coronation of King Bīrendra AD1975 (Bīrendra Shuvarājyābhishek Padak, B.S. 2031), silver;
Nepal. Medal for the Silver Jubilee of the Accession to the Throne of King Bīrendra,…
£120 - £180 £50 View
154 ROMANIA. A COLLECTION OF EIGHT MEDALS
Romania. Medal of the Romanian Association for the Promotion of Aviation (Medalia Asociatia Româna pentru Propaganda Aviatiei - ARPA), 1927-1933;
Romania. Loyal Service Medal, I Class, 1st type …
£80 - £120 £40 View
155 ITALY, KINGDOM. THREE SECOND WORLD WAR MEDALS
Italy. Medal of the Maritime Artillery Militia (Medaglia Milizia Artiglieria Marittima), 1935-1943

The Coastal Defence Militia was formed by Royal Decree on 21 January 1935 following the transfer of…
£250 - £450 £130 View
156 ITALY, KINGDOM. A COLLECTION OF MEDALS OF THE INTER-WAR YEARS
Italy. Commemorative Medal for the March on Rome, bronze (Medaglia Commemorativa della Marcia su Roma, bronzo) 1922, very rare version by F.M. Lorioli of Milan

The Medal was created on 21 October…
£150 - £250 £80 View
157 WORLD WAR II MEDALS
Efficiency Medal, George VI, 1st type, 1937-1948 issue, with ‘Territorial’ bar, attributed to 2040771 Sergeant W.E. Jackson, Royal Artillery
Burma Star, 1941-1945 (3, one an early tailor's copy,…
£40 - £80 £35 View
158 JUBILEE AND CORONATION MEDALS
Medal for the Visit of the Prince of Wales to Bombay, 1921,
Jubilee Medal 1935, silver, unnamed as issued (6),
Coronation Medal 1953, unofficial,
Special Constabulary Long Service Medal, George V…
£50 - £100 £120 View
159 BELGIUM: WORLD WAR II MEDALS
Belgium. Civil Resistance Medal (Médaille de la Résistance Civile / Burgerlijke Weerstandsmedaille), 1940-1945;
Belgium. Defaulters' Medal (Médaille des Réfractaires / Werkweigeraarsmedaille), 1940…
£100 - £150 £50 View
160 BELGIUM: GREAT WAR AND EARLIER MEDALS
Belgium. Commemorative Cross of the Reign of Leopold I, gilt (Médaille Commemorative du Règne de Léopold I, dorée / Herinneringsmedaille aan de Regeerperiode van Leopold I, verguld), 1831-1865;…
£120 - £180 £60 View
161 A COLLECTION OF MEDALS OF ASIAN COUNTRIES
Afghanistan. Royal Medal for Faithful Service (Reshtin Medal), bronze;
Mongolia. Medal for 80 Years of the Mongolian Revolution, 2001;
North Korea. Medal of Military Merit, 2nd type, since 1970s;…
£250 - £350 £130 View
162 FOUR THIRD REICH MEDALS
War Merit Cross 2nd Class with swords.
Police Long Service Cross for 18 years of service
25 year Faithful Service Cross.
RAD 4 year Service medal (4)
£100 - £200 £160 View
163 1914/15 TRIO TO SAPPER CREW RE
Correctly impressed 56286 SPR H Crew RE

Condition GVF

Herbert Crew served with the Royal Engineers during the Great War, landing in Egypt on the 30th of June 1915. He survived the war and was…
£30 - £50 £40 View
164 GROUPING OF IMPERIAL GERMAN MEDAL
1914 Iron Cross 2nd class and Sachsen-Coburg Silver Merit Medal with Swords, court mounted as worn; Imperial Black wound badge, unmarked and Hindenburg Cross with Swords
£120 - £160 £140 View
165 AN IMPORTANT BRITISH EMPIRE MEDAL GROUP TO STAFF SERGEANT D NORTH 22ND SAS
who was one of the founder members of the newly reformed Regiment in the post war years;
British Empire Medal, correctly engraved 2549285 S/SGT Dennis North R Sigs;
WW2 War Medal;
GSM 1918 to 62,…
£8,000 - £10,000 £8,000 View
166 GROUP OF SIX TO PRIVATE GRIFFITH RAMC
1914 Star Bar Trio to 6827 Pte G R Griffith RAMC, British War Medal to 6827 R G Griffith RAMC, Victory Medal to 6827 R G, Griffith RAMC, Defence Medal, 1953 Coronation Medal, GVI Special Constabulary…
£80 - £120 £140 View
167 A WWII BOXED RAF CASUALTY GROUP TO SERGEANT W R HELMSLEY 53 SQUADRON
1939/45 Star
Atlantic Star
War Medal
Condolence slip to Sergeant W R Hemsley.
Box of issue missing address.

Condition EF+

William Raymond Hemsley was a native of Derby, the son of Christopher and…
£180 - £250 - View
168 A WWI NAVAL LSGC GROUP TO GRIBBLE RN
1914/15 Star correctly impressed 204203 E R Gribble AB RN
Pair correctly impressed 204203 E R Gribble AB RN
GV LSGC correctly impressed 204203 E R Gribble HMS Tiger

Swing mounted

Condition GVF
£200 - £300 £200 View
169 GREAT WAR PAIR TO LIEUTENANT HEDGES NORFOLK REGT
Pair correctly impressed 2.Lieut S V Hedges Norfolk Regt.

Condition GVF

Sold with a Livery medal to S V Hedges.

Stanley Vernon Hedges was a native of Putney, London. He served with the 5th Bn…
£60 - £80 £70 View
170 CAMPAIGN GROUP OF SEVEN TO WARRANT OFFICER JONES, MILITARY PROVEST STAFF CORPS
1939 - 45 Star; Africa Star; Italy Star; Defence Medal; War Medal; GVI Regular Army Long Service & Good Conduct Medal; correctly impressed 5567344 WO Cl 2 C R Jones MPSC; Police Exemplary Service…
£120 - £140 - View
171 NAVAL CAMPAIGN GROUP OF FIVE TO CPO T E COLLINS RN
Queens South Africa, no bar. Correctly impressed T E Collins Po 1st Cl HMS Monarch; 1914/15 Star, correctly impressed 125533 T E Collins CPO RN; British War Medal, correctly impressed 125533 T E…
£220 - £260 £400 View
172 MERITORIOUS SERVICE MEDAL GROUP TO SUB CONDUCTOR CHADWICK RAOC
1914/15 Star, correctly impressed 02298 SJT S V Chadwick AOC; British War Medal, correctly impressed 02298 T W O Cl1 S V Chadwick AOC; Victory Medal, correctly impressed 02298 T W O Cl1 S V Chadwick…
£220 - £240 £300 View
173 TERRITORIAL PAIR TO LIEUTENANT CHADWICK ROYAL ARMY ORDNANCE CORPS
GSM Near East, correctly impressed Lieut A B Chadwick RAOC; EIIR T & AVR Officers Decoration dated 1969, with three bars.

Sold with three sets of miniatures, with a photograph of the recipient;…
£240 - £260 £240 View
174 A POW TERRITORIAL GROUP TO PTE MILES MIDDLESEX REGT
Pair correctly impressed 240140 Pte H Miles Midd'x R
GV TEM correctly impressed 235270 Cpl H Miles 6-N Staff R

Condition GVF

With POW welcome home letter


Henry Miles First served in France with…
£80 - £120 £80 View
175 A 1914/15 TRIO TO 2586 PTE W CAREY R LANC R
Trio correctly impressed 2586 Pte W Carey R Lanc R.
With Princess Mary Tin, Cap Badges, Trench Art Harmonica and an envelope for the medals.
£100 - £200 £170 View
176 AN ARCTIC STAR GROUP TO R J W HALLET OF HMS BEAGLE
along with his fathers' medals

Richard J W Hallett resided in Hebden Bridge, West Yorkshire. During the Second World War, he served on HMS Beagle, a B-Class destroyer which took part in the Russian…
£200 - £300 £260 View
177 WW2 COMBINED OPERATIONS AND POST WAR PHANTOM GROUP TO WARRANT OFFICER CLASS 2 EVANS
1939/45 Star; Burma Star; Italy Star; Defence Medal; War Medal; EII Territorial Efficiency Medal correctly impressed 22515026 W.O. Cl. 2. O.E. Evans. R.Sigs.;
court mounted as worn; condition GVF
£200 - £300 £180 View
178 A COLLECTION OF MEDALS AND BADGES
Victory Medal to GS-35243 Pte H.H. Taylor R Fus; 1939 to 45 Star; Africa Star with 8th Army Clasp; Italy Star; Defence Medal; War Medal; Battle of Britain Commemorative Medal; miniature medal group;…
£40 - £60 £80 View
179 DISTINGUISHED FLYING CROSS GROUP TO PILOT OFFICER GEORGE HIGHTON 192 SQUADRON
GVI Cased Distinguished Flying Cross; 1939 to 45 Star; Aircrew Europe Star; Defence Medal; War Medal; Condition NEF (large rings on stars, potentially slightly later issues); sold with miniature…
£1,400 - £1,800 £1,800 View
180 A RAF GROUP TO LEADING AIRCRAFTSMAN GRANVILLE BERNARD JONES
Defence and War Medal.

Condition GVF

With extensive ephemera

1166570 LAC Granville Bernard Jones was a Fitter Mechanic of Airframes. He served in the RAF from the 21st Jube 1940 until the 8th of…
£40 - £80 - View
181 A BRITISH WAR MEDAL & MEMORIAL PLAQUE TO WILLIAMS
BWM impressed DVR M Williams C A H TC
Memorial Plaque Moos Williams
Condition GVF
£60 - £80 £60 View
182 GREAT WAR PAIR AND MEMORIAL PLAQUE TO PTE EARLE LIVERPOOL REGIMENT
pair correctly impressed 25301 Pte G Earle L'Pool R; memorial plaque to George Earle; condition EF
£80 - £120 £160 View
183 PRINCESS MARY TIN AND BRITISH WAR MEDAL TO PTE EARLE ASC
British War Medal, correctly impressed S-419329 Pte J T Earle ASC, condition EF
£30 - £50 £30 View
184 WW2 NAVAL GROUP TO ARTHUR WILLIAM GILLINGHAM
1939/45 Star & Atlantic Star, with numerous photographs of the recipient and his time in service
£20 - £40 £50 View
185 CAMPAIGN GROUP TO SERGEANT SMALL ROYAL MILITARY POLICE
1939/45 Star; France & Germany Star; Defence Medal; War Medal; GV TEM, correctly impressed 829005 S SJT G C Small RMP

EII Special Constabulary Medal (Long Service 1965 bar), correctly impressed…
£80 - £120 £90 View
186 CAMPAIGN GROUP OF FOUR TO LEADING STOKER GILLHAM HSM PEARL
no bar QSA, correctly impressed F.W. Gillham Sto HMS Pearl; 1914/15 Star, correctly impressed 287179 F W Gilham L Sto RN; Pair, correctly impressed 287179 F W Gilham L Sto RN; condition GVF (some…
£80 - £120 £280 View
187 PAIR AND PLAQUE TO PTE BRADSHAW DLI, SONS MEDALS.
Pair correctly impressed 33740 Pte T R Bradshaw Durh LI
Plaque - Thomas Revell Bradshaw

Condition GVF
With a card cover for the plaque.

1939 to 45 Star
France and Germany Star
Defence Medal
War…
£200 - £250 - View
188 CASUALTY GREAT WAR PAIR TO PTE EMMETT ROYAL BERKS
correctly impressed 33933 Pte J Emmett R Berks R, condition EF

James Emmett was born in Cookham, Berks, in 1887. He was sadly killed on the 24th of March 1918 and buried in Dernancourt Communal…
£40 - £60 £70 View
189 GREAT WAR MEDALS AND A RARE RIDGWAY'S PEACE TEA CANISTER 1919
1914-15 Star, attributed to M2-079992 Private John L. Bohler, Army Service Corps,
1914-15 Star, attributed to 56849 Gunner P. H. Havill, Royal Garrison Artillery,
Victory Medal, Great Britain and…
£50 - £100 £60 View
190 A WW2 GROUP TO A URQUHART, POSSIBLY A SUBMARINER
1939/45 Star
Atlantic Star
War Medal

In Box of issue with entitlement slip. Addressed to Mr A Uruhart Abberdeen Scotland. With Submariners bullion badge.

Condition VF+
£80 - £120 - View
191 A PAIR AND PLAQUE TO PTE W BASSETT E YORK R
Pair correctly impressed 7711 Pte W Bassett E York R
Plaque Walter Bassett

Condition GVF

Walter Bassett was born in Heyford, Northamptonshire, in 1893. He was a farm labour in civilian life before…
£100 - £150 - View

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