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Medals and Militaria

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

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Head of Sale:

Adam Chapman

Page:

of 26

Lots per page:

Total lots: 618

Lot Title Estimate Hammer price
73 MEXICO. CROSS OF PERSEVERANCE, III CLASS FOR 20 YEARS’ SERVICE, 1926 ISSUE
Mexico. Cross of Perseverance, III class for 20 years’ service (Cruz de Perseverancia, 3a clase por 20 años de servicio), 1926 issue, 2nd series (Ref. Grove D520).

The decoration was instituted on…
£100 - £150 £50 View
74 MEXICO. CROSS OF PERSEVERANCE, III CLASS FOR 20 YEARS’ SERVICE, 1926 ISSUE
Mexico. Cross of Perseverance, III class for 20 years’ service (Cruz de Perseverancia, 3a clase por 20 años de servicio), 1926 issue, 2nd series (Ref. Grove D520).
£100 - £150 £50 View
75 PORTUGAL. MEDAL FOR MILITARY MERIT, III CLASS
Portugal. Medal for Military Merit (Medalha de Mérito Militar), III class

The Medal was instituted by Decree 35667 of 28 May 1946 in four classes to be awarded to ‘militares que revelem excepcionais…
£50 - £100 £30 View
76 PORTUGAL. CROSS OF MERIT OF THE PORTUGUESE LEGION, GOLD CLASS
Portugal. Cross of Merit of the Portuguese Legion, gold class (Cruz de Mérito da Legião Portuguesa, da classe de ouro)

The Legião Portuguesa was a paramilitary organisation founded in 1936 in…
£120 - £180 £60 View
77 A 1939 IRON CROSS 2ND CLASS WITH ORIGINAL PACKET
maker stamped on the ring
£50 - £100 £130 View
78 THIRD REICH FIRE CROSS 2ND CLASS
no maker's mark on this example, condition GVF
£80 - £150 £100 View
79 QUEENS SUDAN PAIR
Queens Sudan Medal, unnamed, a skimmed medal.; Khedives Sudan is unnamed as issued

Condition VF (suspender refixed to disc on Queens Sudan Medal)
£50 - £80 £200 View
80 BELGIUM: POST-1945 MEDALS
Belgium. Commemorative Medal for Foreign Operations (Médaille Commemorative pour Opérations à l’Etranger / Herinneringsmedaille voor Buitenlandse Operaties), 1951;
Belgium. Service Medal for Native…
£100 - £150 £50 View
81 GERMANY, WURTTEMBERG. TWO MILITARY MEDALS
Germany, Wurttemberg. Medal of Merit of the Order of Friedrich (Württemberg. Verdienstmedaille des Friedrichs-Ordens), 1892-1918;
Germany, Wurttemberg. Military Merit Medal, silver (Württemberg.…
£100 - £200 £50 View
82 ITALY, KINGDOM. TWO MEDALS FOR THE INDEPENDENCE AND UNIFICATION OF ITALY, 1865 AND 1870
Italy. Medal for the Independence and Unification of Italy, silver (Medaglia per l’Indipendenza e l’Unita d’Italia, d'argento), 1865;
Italy. Medal for the Unification of Italy (Medaglia per l’Unità…
£120 - £180 £60 View
83 ITALY, KINGDOM. GREAT WAR CASUALTY AND DISABLED MEDALS.
Italy. Medal for the Unification of Italy (Medaglia a Ricordo dell’Unità d’Italia), 1848-1918, for the Mothers and Widows of the Fallen, official version by Mario Nelli - C. Rivalta / Casa Benvenuto…
£120 - £180 £60 View
84 ITALY, REPUBLIC. TWO MILITARY AWARDS
Italy. Cross for War Merit (Croce al Merito di Guerra), Republic issue

The Cross was instituted by Royal Decree 205 on 19 January 1918 to be awarded to those whose military conduct deserved public…
£80 - £120 £40 View
85 A PAIR TO PTE MESSENT HONOURABLE ARTILLERY COMPANY INFANTRY
Pair correctly impressed 10389 Pte W H J Messent H A C INF

Condition VF (Striation-like lines on the BWM)

William Harry John Messent was born in Morton, Nottinghamshire, on the 17th of December…
£50 - £80 - View
86 A PAIR TO 375625 PTE F WILLIAMS ESSEX R
Correctly impressed 375625 Pte F Williams Essex R

Wing mounted as worn.

Condition NVF
£30 - £50 £30 View
87 PORTUGAL. TWO MILITARY MEDALS FOR EXEMPLARY CONDUCT
Portugal. Military Medal for Exemplary Conduct, silver (Medalha Militar de Comportamento Exemplar, prata), 1863;
Portugal. Medal for Exemplary Conduct, ‘silver’, for 15 years’ military service …
£120 - £180 £60 View
88 GREAT WAR PAIR TO 46030 PTE E J HOMER WORC R
Correctly named
Condition EF

Elijah J Homer was entitled to the pair only. He was transferred to the Labour Corps and survived the war.
£30 - £40 £30 View
89 EGYPT PAIR TO SGT CARLISE C & TC
Egypt Medal 1882 Tel - El Kebir. correctly engraved 3233 Sergt F Carlise 11th C & TC; Khedives Star 1884

Condition NVF (naming rubbed in places, contact to obverse and reverse)
£80 - £120 £110 View
90 TWO CAMPAIGN MEDALS
IGS NWF 1936-37 impressed to 1733 Sepoy Surjan Singh 2-11 Sikh R, condition VF;
GSM Palestine 1945 - 48, impressed E.C 5334 Pte M Nthokwa A.P.C, condition VF
£40 - £60 £60 View
91 TWO GV NAVAL LSGC MEDALS
GV Royal Fleet Reserve Medal, correctly impressed SSX166533 C.O.H. Wilson L/SMN CHB 29053, condition VF; GV Royal Naval Reserve LSGC. Correctly impressed 10027 B.W.A. Sutherland SMN RNR, condition VF
£40 - £60 £60 View
92 TWO TERRITORIAL MEDALS TO MEMBERS OF THE ROYAL ARTILLERY
GV TEM with bar, correctly impressed 836557 BDR E Bradley RA, condition GVF; GV TEM correctly impressed 7813829 Gnr C.Challis RA, condition GVF
£40 - £60 £50 View
93 TWO CAMPAIGN MEDALS
EII GSM Malaya 5057653 Jnr Tech T.B.R. Harper RAF; EII Africa General Service Medal, bar Kenya T.P.R. Dishon Kanya, conditions VF+
£40 - £60 £70 View
94 TWO CAMPAIGN MEDALS
EII GSM Arabian Peninsula correctly impressed 2665 Pte Amir Ahmad TOS; EII GSM Cyprus 23462352 GNR. WF Neal R.A., conditions VF+
£30 - £50 £60 View
95 QUEENS KOREA PAIR TO SIGNALMAN COWELL ROYAL SIGNALS
Correctly impressed 22688772 SIGMN. A.Cowell R Sigs, NATO Korea, condition GVF
£60 - £80 £110 View
96 TWO INDIAN GENERAL SERVICE MEDALS
Afghanistan NWF 1919, correctly impressed 993 AL Dafr Achmar Singh 31 Lancers, condition VF; Mahsud 1919-20 & Waziristan 1919-21, correctly impressed 32 Q.M DAF AGHA KHAN 31 D.C.O Lncrs,…
£40 - £60 £80 View

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