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UK1 Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) - 2nd Type Civil Division. SOLD EF £75
UK2 Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) - 2nd Type Civil Division ladies issue. EF £75

Gallantry/Meritorious

UK3

Distinguished Conduct Medal, GV first issue (987 Sjt. R. Fraser. 1/2 High: F.A. R.A.M.C.- T.F.); British Empire Medal, EIIR issue, Civil Division (Robert Fraser, D.C.M.); 1914-15 Star (987. S- Sjt. R. Fraser. R.A.M.C.); British War & Victory Medals (987 S. Sjt. A. Fraser. R.A.M.C.) and Territorial Force Efficiency Medal, GV issue (303015 S. Sjt. R. Fraser. R.A.M.C.). Staff Sergeant Robert Fraser, D.C.M., B.E.M., was born in Aberdeenshire, in 1894. He joined the Territorials in 1910 serving with the Royal Engineers, the Gordon Highlanders and subsequently served during the Great War in France and Flanders from 15/5/1915 with the Highland Field Ambulance, Royal Army Medical Corps. While serving in France in the Highland Field Ambulance Company of the 51st Highland Division he was buried by a shell during the battle of the Somme. For bravery in the field during this action General Plummer of the 2nd Army decorated Mr. Fraser with the D.C.M. at Armentieres. Early in 1918 he was sent home wounded, and on recovery was sent to Russia with the Murmansk Force under General Maynard. In 1941, he joined the A.M.W.D. as clerk of works, building Woodville Fighter Station and stayed there until 1945. Later he moved to Leicester East Bomber Station where he stayed until 1948, when he went to No. 16 Maintenance Unit. In 1952 he went to Fauld as clerk of works engineer in 1958.Fraser was presented with the B.E.M. at R.A.F. Fauld, June 1961, by Air Vice Marshal R.C. Storrar, C.B., O.B.E.. The citations/details of his decorations are as under;
D.C.M. London Gazette 20.10.1916 987 Sjt. R. Fraser, R.A.M.C

. 'For conspicuous gallantry during operations. When it was reported that stretcher bearers were in difficulty up the road, he immediately went out and, though knocked over and practically buried by a shell, brought in the party to a dressing station. He has done other fine and gallant work.'


B.E.M. London Gazette 10.6.1961 Robert Fraser, D.C.M., Clerk of Works, No.21 Maintenance Unit, Royal Air Force Fauld. (Lichfield). The group is sold with an accompanying research file including; MIC; Newspaper Article; Letters from RAMC Museum; Copy LG pages for BEM; Citation for DCM. A fine gallantry group to the 51st Highland Division.

GVF £2100
UK5

Distinguished Conduct Medal (EDVII) (66038 Sjt. C.E. Simms, RFA) Queen's South Africa Medal 5 clasps Cape Colony, Paardeberg, Johannesburg, Diamond Hill, Wittebergen (66038 Serjt. C.E. Simms, RFA), King's South Africa Medal 2 clasps South Africa 1901 & South Africa 1902 (66038 Serjt. C.E. Simms, RFA), Military Long Service & Good Conduct Medal (66038 Bty Sjt Maj Serjt. C.E. Simms, RFA), Army Meritorious Service Medal GVI (66038 WO Cl 2. C.E. Simms (DCM), RA). Also with Silver War Badge s/n 294850, Defence and War Medals ( came together with the group) and a engraved brass plaque reading:

'Presented to Batty Sergt Maj Simms by the NCOs and Men of 5th Battery RFA on his leaving the service 7 Dec 1908'

The DCM, South Africa medals and MSM are mounted as worn while other medals are separate. Seems as if at some point the MSM replaced the LSGC on the mounting.

A fascinating gallantly long service group with come with over 40 pages of service documents, details of his Mention in Despatches and his award of the MSM. Charles Edward Simms came from Luttleworth, Leicester and enlisted into the Royal Artillery at Preston on 9th January 1888 aged 18 years and a baker by trade. He was promoted Bombardier in Feb 1891, Corpl in Dec 1891, Sergt in May 1895 and Bty Sgt Major Oct 1904. He was discharged from the regular army in Feb. 1909 and immediately attested into the Leicestershire Royal Horse Artillery (TF)where he was immediately given the rank of Bty Sgt Major. He attended regular annual trainings until he was mobilized on 5th Aug 1914 as Bty Sgt Major (WO II) Royal Horse Artillery ). He was finally discharged in July 1917 after 29 years service and aged 42 years. Having been recommended for, but presumably declined, a Commission.

Bty Sgt Major Simms' Great War service was entirely in the UK which his confirmed by his MIC (copy with group) which refers only to his MSM having been awarded in 1946. There is no entitlement therefore to Great War medals other than the Silver War Badge. WW2 service of any kind cannot be confirmed.

He was mentioned in Lord Robert's despatch of 4th Sept 1901 as Sgt C. Simms, RA but listed under the Mounted Infantry section. Simms' DCM was published in the London Gazette of 27 Sept 1901 (copied) confirming that he served in and won the DCM in the 6th Btn Mounted Infantry. Possibly a unique RA DCM to the Mounted Infantry.

MIC shows WO Cl II C.E. Simms, DCM was awarded the MSM with annuity in AO 8th July 1946.

GVF £2835
UK6

Military Medal. GV first issue (MS-933 Pte. G.C. Dickens, MT ASC); 1914 Star, British War and Victory Medals (MS-933 Pte. G.C. Dickens, ASC). Come with Silver War Badge. Gilbert Charles Dickens was born in Paddington and enlisted at Weybridge, he entered France on 23rs Spet 1914.. He was awarded the MM for service in France in LG 6th August 1918 while attached to the 16th Field Ambulance RAMC. Pte Dickens died of wounds at home on 16th Feb 1919 and is buried in Paddington Cemetery. He was the son of Mr C.W. Dickens, 9 Woodside Cottages, Waverley Raod, Weybridge, Surrey. With copies of MICs, LG and Soldiers Died.

Commonwealth War Graves Details

GVF £620
UK7 Military Medal. GV first issue (96209 Drv G.F. Fulford RFA); 1914-15 Star, British War and Victory Medals (96209 Drv G.F. Fulford RFA). With copy of MICs and LG . George Frederick Fulford entered Egypt on 12 June 1915 and was awarded the MM for service in France in LG 23 July 1919 with C/256th Bde RFA. he came from Battersea. GVF £470
UK8 Military Medal. GV first issue (353066 Cpl W.M. Turnbull, 15/High: L.I.); British War and Victory Medals these both named (11438 Cpl. W.M. Turnbull, R.S.Fus). A fine and desireable 'Western Front' gallantry group to a member of the 15th Battalion Highland Light Infantry, the famous 'Glasgow Tramways Pals Battalion'. As the name suggests, this 'Pals' Battalion was mostly raised from men who worked on the Glasgow Tramways, a unit also known also known as the 'Boozy First' (they were the first of 3 'Glasgow' Pals Battalions) in testimony to their hard drinking when not hard fighting! The on-line MIC search engine confirms the recipients service and numbers in both battalions served.MM London Gazette 07/08/18
GVF £595
UK9 Military Medal. GV first issue (28822 Pte- A. L.Cpl, R.Smith, 2/R.SC.Fus); British War and Victory Medals these both named (28822 Pte, R.Smith, R.S.Fus). The 2nd Battalion Royal Scots Fusiliers served exclusively on the Western Front during the Great War.
GVF £495
UK10 Military Medal. GV first issue named 52295 Sjt H.E. Hardy 92/F.A. RAMC. with copy of MM MIC and LG 23 Feb 1918 awarded for France. Sgt Hardy came from Upper Clapham GVF £280
UK11

British War Medal (Lieut. R.T. Venn), Victory Medal (Lieut. R.T. Venn) with Mention in Despatches, 1939-45 Star, Atlantic Star, Africa Star, Defence Medal, War Medal, Coronation Medal 1937 (last six unnamed as issued).

Chaplain Robert Thomas Venn M.A. of the Royal Navy was commissioned into the Middlesex Regiment on 25 March 1915 and served with the 14th, then the 19th (2nd Public Works Pioneers) Battalions, on the Western Front and in Italy, where he was mentioned in the despatches of General Plumer (London Gazette 30 May 1918) "For gallant and distinguished service in Italy".

After the war Venn took an M.A. in Theology at Oxford University (1921) and was ordained as a priest of the Church of England in the same year.

In 1925 he joined the Royal Navy as a Chaplain and served in a variety of ships and bases both at home and abroad, including with the Mediterranean and China Fleets. In June 1937 Venn was appointed to HMS Warspite which was then Flagship of the Mediterranean Fleet. Venn served in her throughout the first two years of the Second World War. Warspite played a prominent role in the 2nd Battle of Narvik, when she assisted in the annihilation of 8 German destroyers and a U-boat, and the Battle of Matapan, in which four Italian cruisers were destroyed. On 22nd May 1941 Warspite was bombed during the evacuation of Crete and so badly damaged that she had to be sent to the USA for repairs.

At this stage Venn left the ship and took up an appointment ashore. In 1949 he left the RN and became an Honorary Chaplain to the King. He also held a number of other clerical preferments at Wellington School, Bath & Wells and Exeter. He died in 1982.

Sold with a gold (-plated?) cross measuring one inch long inscribed "R.T. Venn" on the reverse.

GVF+ £450
UK12

1939-45 Star, Atlantic Star, Africa Star with clasp 1942-43,
Burma Star, Italy Star, War Medal
with Mention in Despatches (all un-named as issued but with original Admiralty award document and cardboard box of issue to Lt Cdr Eric Anthony Kennedy RNVR).

Lieutenant Commander Kennedy served successively in a battlecruiser, a battleship and an aircraft carrier. He saw active service in the three main theatres of the war at sea, i.e. the North Atlantic, the Mediterranean and the Pacific, and was awarded the maximum possible number of campaign stars.

Kennedy, who came from Tasmania, was commissioned into the RNVR as Acting/Temporary Paymaster Lieutenant Commander on 10 August 1940.

On the same date, he was appointed to the battlecruiser Renown, flagship of Sir James Somerville who commanded Force H, based at Gibraltar. During this period Kennedy saw active service in both the Mediterranean (escort of Malta convoys, bombardment of Genoa) and the North Atlantic (the hunt for the Bismarck).

In August 1941 Kennedy transferred to the battleship Malaya. She too was deployed in the Mediterranean and took part in Malta convoys, including one of the most bitterly-contested convoy actions, Operation Substance in June 1942.

On 15 July 1942 Kennedy was appointed to Unicorn, a light fleet carrier. She first saw operational service off the coast of Norway, then supported the Allied landings at Salerno on the Italian mainland in July 1943. Kennedy's mentioned in dispatches (London Gazette 1st January 1944) probably relates to his good work in this operation. From late 1943 to the end of the war Unicorn served with the Eastern Fleet, winning the battle honour 'Okinawa.'

Sold together with a research file including original postcards of Unicorn

NEF £350
Campaign Singles
UK13 Crimea Medal clasps Alma, Balaklava, Sebastopol - Sergt Tho Sawyer, Gren Guards. Engraved naming confirmed on roll. Thomas Sawyer enlisted into the Grenadier Guards in 1845 and died in service in 1860. With copy of medal roll and musters. VF £350
UK14 Indian Mutiny Medal no clasp (Wm Brown, 2nd Rifle Brigade). Confirmed on Asplin's roll copy included. Also with research from the muster rolls which shows 124 William Brown was born in London in 1839 and enlisted in the 2nd Rifle Brigade on 4th August 1857 at London aged 18 years and 5' 5" in height. He was a basket maker by trade and purchased his discharge from the same battalion on 16th April 1868 at Devonport. VF £260
UK15 China Medal 1857 clasp Taku Forts 1858 engraved R.Hill, CG. Confirmed on roll as Richard Hill AB on HMS Pique. With copy of service papers. Born 1832 in Devonport joined Royal Navy as a boy in 1849 served in China and transferred to the Coast Guard (CG) in 1862 probably at the time the unnamed China Medal was awarded to him whcih he had named accordingly.SOLD GVF £185
UK16 India Gerneral Service Medal 1854 clasp Jowaki 1877-78 named 2373 Pte Henry Southwell, 51st Foot. With 4 pages of service documents and copy of roll. Born in Kensington enlisted to 51st Foot on 31 July 1891 aged 18. Discharged unfit in 1878. Ek at 6 o/c otherwise GVF GVF £290
UK17 South Africa General Service Medal clasp 1879 478 Pte J. Troughton 2nd 4th Foot GVF £435
UK18 India Gerneral Service Medal 1895 clasps Punjab Frontier 1897-98 and Tirah 1897-98 - 13 Subdr Karpal Singh, Nabha I.S. Infy. An example in unusually good condition for a native Indian issue.
NEF £295
UK19 Queen's South Africa Medal 3 clasps Cape Colony, Orange Free State & Transvaal 1850 3rd Cl Trp. J. Jack, SAC NEF £100
UK20 Queens South Africa Medal 5 Clasps Tugela Heights, Orange Free State, Relief of Ladysmith, Transvaal, Laings Nek to 5676 Pte W. Williams, Devon Regt. GVF £190
UK21 China 1900 named Pte J.T. Osborn, Shanghai Volunteers. With copy of roll. NEF £285
UK22 China 1900 98279 Gnr J. Bell 62nd Coy RGA With 4 pages of soldier's documents and copy of roll. James Bell came from Linlithgow, West Lothian and enlisted into the RA on 24th July 1893 having previously served in the Haddinton Artillery Militia aged 21 years. He served in Malta, Gibralta, South Africa and China. Discharged 1905 after 12 years serviceSOLD GVF £195
UK23 India General Service Medal 1908-35 with clasp "Mahsud 1919-20" (324 Hav. Gulzar Khan. S. Waz. Ml) The South Waziristan Militia was also raised in 1900 and recruited Pathan tribesmen including Mahsuds, Waziris and Afridis. In the great Frontier uprising of 1919, many of its men deserted. In 1921 it was disbanded and then re-formed as the South Waziristan Scouts.
EF £100
UK24 British War Medal -Bronze issue - No. 31720 Chinese L.C. Scarce issue to the Chinese Labour Corps sourced in Beijing and confirmed on roll as 31720 Lo Te Sheng . SOLD VF £80
UK25 Territorial Force War Medal For Voluntaty Service Overseas 1914-1919 named to 1101 Pte.R.E.Evans.R.W.Fus - Royal Welch Fusiliers. With MIC, Robert E. Evans was entitled to BWM and Victory Medal pair.SOLD GVF £180
UK26 Victory Medal (S-16526 Pte J. McKenzie, Argyle & Sutherland Highlanders) GVF £18
UK27 Victory Medal 1914-1919 named Lieut.F. Colson. An interesting one with MICs that show Frank Colson seved as 286 Pte in the Imperial Light Horse and was later commissioned in the same unit. He subsquently transferred or (re) joined as a Lieut in the Northampton Yeomanry and went to France on 14th August 1916 . He qualified for the 1914-15 Star to be issued by the South African authorities - presumably for service in German SW Africa Camapaign. Interesting a 93 Cpl Frank Colson of the Northampton Yeomanry was awarded the Territorial Efficiency Medal in 1913. Perhaps having emigrated to South Africa Lt Colson felt the patriotic urge to return to his old Yeomanry unit and serve in France GVF £35
UK28 Victory Medal 1914-1919 28106 Sjt J. Feldman, MGC SOLD GVF

£15

UK29 1939-45 Star Un-named as issued EF £12
UK30 Pacific Star Un-named as issued EF £35
UK31 Africa Star Un-named as issued EF £12
UK32 Italy Star Un-named as issued EF £12
UK33 Burma Star Un-named as issued EF £20
UK34 Air Crew Europe Star Un-named as issued NEF £195
UK35 France & Germany Star unnamed EF £18
UK36 New Zealand War Service Medal 1939-45. Un-named as issued.
VF £20
UK37 War Medal 1939-45 Un-named as issued EF £12
UK38 War Medal 1939-45 silver Canadian issue. Un-named as issued EF £18
UK39 South Africa Medal for War Service 1939-45 Un-named as issued EF £35
UK40 India Service Medal 1939-45 - 27999 L/NK. PERTAP RAI, 5-8 G.R.
GVF £18
UK41 India Service Medal 1939-45. Un-named as issued.
VF £15
UK42 Canadian Volunteer Service Medal 1939-45 with overseas bar unnamed EF £25
UK43 Canadian Volunteer Service Medal 1939-45 no bar unnamed EF £20
UK44 General Service Medal EiiR clasp Cyprus named Flying Officer A.M Spooner R.A.F. Anthony Michael Spooner appointed to short service commission in the RAF (4 years regular, 4 reserve) as A/Pilot Officer on 30/03/1955 (LG 31/01/1956). #2608408, seniority as Flying Officer, 30/03/1957. (RAF Lists)Promoted from FO to Flt. Lt. 29/03/1962 (LG 11/06/1963 p5001) Gone from RAF lists in Autumn 1963. Served throughout with the RAF Regiment.
EF £195
UK45 General Service Medal EiiR clasp 'Cyprus' -22799598 Sigmn S.P. Pidgeon, R. Sigs (Royal Signals). EF £55
UK46

Queen's Vietnam Logistics Medal unnamed as issued. Note the authenticity if this medal is verified in writing by Staff Officer Policy Research, Directorate of Honours and Awards, Australia.

EF £195
UK47 Campaign Service Medal 1962 clasp Northern Ireland named 24357489 Pte M. Currie, QLR = Queen's Lancashire Regiment. Mounted as worn. GVF £78
UK48 Campaign Service Medal with clasp 'Northern Ireland' - 24214390 Gnr. P. Dixon, RA EF £65
UK49 Gulf War Medal 1990/91 named to MA 1 R. Richards D219043Y RN. MA = Medical Assistance a scarce rank. Mounted as worn. EF £240
UK50 Iraq Medal no clasp (25175255 Pte R. Brown, Hldrs). Formed in 1994 by the amalgamation of the Queens Own Highlanders and Gordon Highlanders, the 'Highlanders' enjoyed only a short existence under that title, as in 2006 they were absorbed into the Royal Regiment of Scotland and becoming the 4th Battalion of that Regiment. The 'Highlanders' deployed to Iraq in October 2005 serving at Al Amarah as part of the Royal Scots Dragoon Guards Battle Group. Medals named to the 'Highlanders' are rare on the market. The medal mounted court style presumably as worn GVF £295
UK51 Iraq Medal no clasp (225178816 Pte D.M. Arnold, PWRR). EF £260
 
UK52 Egypt 1882 no clasp (J. L. Blower, Boy Cl II, HMS Northumberland), Royal Navy LSGC Vic (J.L. Blower, AB, HMS Vivid) and Khedives Star 1882 unnamed. With service papers. John Lavers Blower was born in Plymouth and enlist RN as a Boy on 4th March 1880. Served until 1903 and was recalled for the Great War but served within the UK from 1914-1919. Egypt medal slit pitting otherwise GVF, LSGC ek at 4 o/c minor pitting otherise NEF. GVF-NEF £345
UK53 India Gerneral Service Medal 1854 clasp 'Burma 1887-89' (434 Pte H. Howell, 2nd Btn Norfolk Regt) and Queen's South Africa Medal 2 clasps Cape Colony, Orange Free State (434 C. Sgt H. Howell, Norfolk Regt). With copy of rolls confirming medals and MIC showing that 3/10202 Harry Howell served as the Coy Sgt Major of the Depot of the Norfolk Regt in Norwich with no medal entitlement. He enlisted on 7th Sept 1914 and was discharged 20th March 1915 due to a heart aliment. QSA has distinct ghost dates. IGS as slightly slack suspension. GVF £390
UK54 Queen's South Africa Medal with 2 clasps 'Modder River' & 'Orange Free State' (4385Corl S. Morton, 1.High.Lt.Infy) and King's South Africa Medal with 2 clasps 'South Africa 1901' & 'South Africa 1902' (4385 Pte S. Morton, Highland.L.I.) A scarce clasp combination. With copies of roll and service papers. Sydney Morton was a musician by trade and joined the HLI in October 1891 as a Boy at the age of 14 years. He was discharged in 1903. This is his only medal entitlement.The medals with old laquering otherwise VF.
VF £240
UK55

1914-15 Star (Mate G.T. Sullivan, RN), British War Medal and Victory Medal (Eng. Lt. G.T. Sullivan, RN), Defence Medal, War Medal 1939-45, Silver Jubilee Medal 1935

Captain George Thomas Sullivan RN was born 1889, in Plymouth. Enlisted 1905 as a Boy Artificer. In 1912 he was posted to Lion at the beginning of her maiden commission. In 1913 she became flagship of Admiral Sir David Beatty, commanding the battlecruiser squadron. He was still serving in her on 28 August 1914 at the Battle of the Heligoland Bight.

In 1913 the Navy introduced the Mate scheme to enable promising ratings to get commissions. In 1914 this was extended to the engineering branch and Sullivan was one of the first batch of 14 to be appointed Acting Mate.

In December 1914 he was posted to the battleship Marlborough and served in her at the Battle of Jutland. She was the only battleship of the RN to be torpedoed, and suffered a few casualties. Marlborough saw more action than most of the Battle Fleet and is credited with many hits on the enemy.

Sullivan later served in other battleships including Agincourt, Resolution and Centurion. He received steady promotion and retired in 1937 with the rank of Commander.

He was recalled in 1939 and promoted Captain (E). He worked as a gun-mounting overseer at Vickers Armstrong's shipyards on the Tyne under the Director of Naval Ordnance. He retired again at the end of the war and died in 1961.

It was very rare for anyone who joined as a rating to be commissioned, let alone reach the rank of Captain.

Sold with service record, research and original postcard of Marlborough from about 1914.

NEF £250
UK56

1914-15 Star (L.Sig. F.C. Donno, RN), British War Medal and Victory Medals (YS F.C. Donno, RN), Navy Long Service & Good Conduct Medal (GV, 2nd type) (Yea. Sigs. F.C.Donno HMS Highflyer).

Frederick Clarence Donno, Chief Yeoman of Signals, Royal Navy on the outbreak of the Great War was serving in the Lively, a 400 ton destroyer launched in 1899. On 3 November 1914 she was in company with another old destroyer and a 20 year old gunboat, on patrol near Yarmouth when, at dawn, they encountered the German battlecruiser squadron, making the first of its notorious raids on England's east coast. The survival of the three small vessels was a miracle; they were smothered in so many water-spouts from near misses that the German gunlayers were unable to spot accurately. After wasting quarter of an hour in this engagement Hipper resumed his bombardment of Yarmouth.
In 1917 Donno served in Contest, a destroyer deployed on convoy escort duty (convoys having just been introduced that year). On the evening of 18 September Contest was torpedoed by a U-boat and sunk. There was a long delay before the survivors were picked up and at least one boat load was lost. Donno gave evidence at the subsequent enquiry and his service papers were endorsed with the Admiralty's appreciation of his behaviour "under very trying circumstances."
Donno was awarded his Long Service Medal in 1920 when serving in the cruiser Highflyer. He retired to pension in 1927.
Sold with research dossier including copy service papers, old postcard of Contest.

£250
UK57 1914-15 Star, British War & Victory Medals (13770 Pte R. Miles, E. Lanc Regt.) with Association of Conservative Clubs distinguished service medal with 4 clasps. GVF £85
UK58 1914-15 Star (Surg. H.R. Bastard, RN); British War Medal and Victory Medal (Surg. Lt. H.R. Bastard, RN). With copy of service details and medical history. Herbert Rowse Bastard was born 12 Feb 1884 and joined the RN on 19th Nov 1914, his home was Fairpark, Bow, Devon. Reported as being 'a very good man professionally' and a 'favourite in the Mess'. Qualified as MRCS, LRCP and was attached to Guy's Hospital EF £240
UK59 British War Medal, Victory Medal & Defence Medal (2/Lieut. G. Anderson) Confirmed from MICs as 2/Lieut George Anderson previoulsy Sapper 85604 of the RE he was commissioned on 19th May 1917 to the 11th Btn Northumberland Fusiliers. He entered France on 9th Jan 1916. MIC copied. NEF £85
UK60 1914-15 Star (3188 Pte E.R. Dwelley 7-Lond R); British War Medal and Victory Medal (3188 Pte E.R. Dwelley 7-Lond R). With copy if MIC Edgar R Dwellwy entered France17 Mar 1915 and was discharged 14 Feb 1919. Entitled to Silver War Badge. Original ribbons on star and Victory Medal. GVF £75
UK61 British War Medal and Victory Medal 534188 Spr S.C. Ballard, RE. Mounted as worn. GVF £25
UK62 Indian General Service Medal 1908(GV) with clasp 'Waziristan 1921-24' (Gnr S.L. Porter R.A.), 1939-45 Star (Sergt. S.L. Porter R.A.) Defence Medal, War Medal 1939-45, Long Service and Good Conduct Medal (G VI, 1st type) with clasp 'Regular Army' (Sgt S.L. Porter. R.A.) Court Mounted for display. GVF £195
UK63 Shanghai Emergency Star 1937 (unnamed) and Shanghai Volunteer Corps Long Service Medal reverse named Pte L.H. Barton, 1924-1937. LSM awarded in Shanghai Gazette 206 of 11th June 1937. Together with copy group photo of 'A' Coy SVC with Barton included. group photo SOLD NEF £600
UK64 India General Service Medal 1908 clasp North-West Frontier 1935 (310553 Pte S Workman H L I.) 1939-45 Star and War Medal.

Samuel Workman was born in Glasgow and enlisted into the Highland Light Infantry at Glasgow. He died at home on 22nd April.1940 (probably from wounds) and is buried at Glasgow's Riddrie Park Cemetery. Medals have been swing mounted.

Commonwealth War Graves Details

GVF £165
UK65

1939-45 Star, Atlantic Star, Africa Star, War Medal 1939-45,
Royal Navy LS & GC Medal
(GVI, 1st Type) (P.O. T.W. Burchell, HMS Valiant)

With copy of service papers Thomas William Burchell was born in Portsmouth in 1908 and enlisted in the RN at the age of 15. In his early service he served in several of the famous battleships of the RN including Ramillies, Queen Elizabeth and Valiant.

Burchell's Long Service Medal was awarded in May 1941 when he was again serving in Valiant, in the Mediterranean Fleet. She saw a great deal of action in world War Two, including the Norwegian campaign, the attack on the French fleet at Mers-el-Kebir, escort of Malta convoys, Battle of Crete, etc.

On 19 December 1941 Valiant (and her sister Queen Elizabeth) fell victim to one of the most spectacular and successful Special Forces operations of the war when Italian frogmen penetrated Alexandria harbour at night and laid explosives under the two battleships. Both were severely damaged and out of action for a long time.

NEF £220
UK66 1939-45 Star, Atlantic Star, Africa Star, War Medal 1939-45,
Royal Navy LS & GC Medal
(GVI, 1st Type) (PO/X.694. A.G.Padwick. Mne. R.M.). With copy of LSGC roll which confirms the award of the LSGC whilst on HMS Rodney in 1945. Mounted as worn.
GVF £135
UK67 1939-45 Star, Atlantic Star clasp France & Germany, War Medal 1939-45, Royal Navy Long Service & Good Conduct Medal (GVI, 1st type) (A.B, Woodhouse HMS Orwell).

With service papers Woodhouse was awarded his Long Service Medal on 7 May 1945 whilst serving in the destroyer Orwell and from his medal group it is very likely that he served in her from when she was first commissioned in September 1942. Her battle honours were Arctic 1942-45, Barents Sea 1942, Atlantic 1943, Normandy 1944, Norway 1945. The Barents Sea action was a particularly brilliant action when five destroyers (including Orwell) defended a convoy for four hours against a German squadron which included a pocket battleship, a heavy cruiser and six destroyers.

GVF+ £250
UK68

1939-45 Star, Atlantic Star, Africa Star, Pacific Star, War Medal unnamed but attributable to Marine Thomas Loveden, Royal Marines with original Admiralty condolences certificate.

Mne Loveden was born in or about 1904 and enlisted in the Royal Marines at the Plymouth depot (PLY X759).

He was serving in the battlecruiser Repulse on 10 December 1941 when she was sunk by Japanese aircraft off Kuantan, south-east Malaya

www.forcez-survivors.org.uk/biographies/repjkl.html

He survived this disaster "According to Jack Wardle's HMS RM Nominal Roll Loveden was Ship's Butcher and was 'Discharged to HMS Danae.' It would appear that Loveden was evacuated from Singapore onboard HMS Danae before the surrender, and then transferred to the Anking at Java.

HMS Anking, a depot ship for the RN at Batavia (now Jakarta). When the capture of Java by the Japanese was imminent, Anking formed part of a small convoy which sailed for Australia. The convoy was intercepted by Japanese warships just after sunrise on 4 March 1942, about 280 miles south-east of Tjilatjap (today Cilacap) near the centre of the south coast of Java. The convoy was annihilated, and Loveden was amongst the casualties.

Loveden died at the age of 38, leading a widow who lived in Whitleigh, Devon.and is recorded on the Plymouth Naval Memorial click here for CWGC details. SOLD

EF £270
UK69 1939-45 Star, Africa Star, Defence Medal, War Medal & Africa Service Medal. All South African issue offically named except stars which are renamed. 8437 B.Walters. With 7 pages of service documents. Bruno Walters was of the Jewish faith and was born in Reuss, Germany in 1911 and by trade was a Draughsman. He resided in Port Elizabeth and enlisted into the Prince Alfred's Guard in 1940 later transferring to the SAMC. He served in North Africa/Suez but did not qualify for the 1939-45 or Africa Stars. His official entitlement arethe Defence Medal, War Medal & Africa Service Medal only, however many soldiers felt cheated at not being awarded the stars for late service in N. Africa and often awarded themelves the medals as Bruno Walters appears to have done.Mounted as worn. GVF £55
UK70 1939-45 Star, Africa Star, Defence Medal, War Medal & Africa Service Medal. All South African issue offically named M12809 J.M. Carelse.With 10 pages of service documents. John Morris Carelse came from Jamestown, C.P. and enlisted into the I.M.C in 1940 an served in North Africa being discharged in 1946.. Papers confirm medal entitlement. GVF £60
UK77 1939-45 Star, Africa Star clasp 8th Army, War Medal & Africa Service Medal. All South African issue offically named C169608 J. Christoffels. With 8 pages of service documents. Jafta Chrstoffels from Aberdeen, South Africa joined the Cape Corps in 1940 and served in Middle East and North Africa and was discharged in 1940 medically unfit. Papers confirm medal entitlement. Also comes with orginal ribbon bar. GVF £60
UK78 1939-45 Star, Burma Star, 1939-45 War Medal, India Service Medal, Pakistan Independence Medal (1212769 G/CK Allam Dad, RPA). G/CK (General Cook?) Allam Dad, Royal Pakistan Artillery. Mounted as worn (ribbons grubby)SOLD VF £55
UK79 Defence Medal, War Medal and General Service Medal clasp Arabian Peninsula. Last named to Sqn Ldr J. Bailey, RAF. First two mounted as worn and with box of issue addressed to F/L J. Bailey, Air Division, ACA, c/o APO 3564, Vienna, British Troops in Austria GVF+ £169
UK80 Defence Medal, War Medal, Campaign Service Medal 1962 clasp Northern Ireland ('Chf.Tech.W.H.Russell (T1371685) RAF Long Service & Good Conduct Medal EiiR (1371685 Cpl.W.H.Russell ) Mounted as worn.
GVF £155
UK81 Defence Medal and War Medal in box of issue, greese-proof envolopes and issue slip. Box addressed to Mr W.J. Reeve, 23, Kimberley Road, Lowestoft, Suffolk Mint £25
UK82 War Medal 1939-45 (unnamed) and General Service Medal 1918. GVI clasp 'Palestine 1945-48' (Capt. H Green, ACC) Short service commission as a Lt. in the ACC, 7th June 1944, Captain 28th June 1950, disappears from Army lists after April 1953. Scarce Army Catering Corps Officer's pair.
EF £120
UK83 Queens Korea Medal ( 22443096 Pte P. Wade, R. Norfolks) and United Nations Korea Medal with clasp 'Korea'. This last medal being the correct contemporary issue medal from the 1950's. GVF £350
UK84 Queens Korea Medal (C/SSX869446 W. Price, A.B., R.N) and United Nations Korea Medal with clasp 'Korea'. This last medal being the correct contemporary issue medal from the 1950's, both mounted as worn. NEF £155
 
UK85 Army Long Service & Good Conduct Medal Vic 2286 Cr Sgt Josh Atkinson, 107th Foot NEF £120
UK86 Army Long Service & Good Conduct Medal EdVII 5962 Pte J. Bradshaw, Royal Fusiliers. With copy of LSGC Book entry a 1908 award recommended on 1st July 1908. Some minor eks to rim hence NVF NVF £75
UK87 Army Long Service & Good Conduct Medal GV Uncrowned head. 10504 Gnr J. Newman, RFA EF £45
UK88 Army Long Service & Good Conduct Medal GV Crowned head. Unmamed - not erasedSOLD EF £60
UK89 Volunteer Force Long Service Medal Victoria engraved Volr J.W. Flewker, W.I. Ry Vol Rifle Corps - Colonial isue to West India Volunteer Rifle Corps. NEF £125
UK90 Volunteer Force Long Service Medal. EDVII issue (2819 Q.M. Sjt D. Low 3/V.B. Rl.Hdrs). The 3rd Volunteer Battalion Royal Highlanders, or 'Black Watch' was the City of Dundee, or 'Dundee Highland' Volunteer Battalion.
GVF £105
UK91 Volunteer Force Long Service Medal. EDVII issue (5245 Sjt R. Dudgeon, 1/V.B.H.L.I.).
GVF £85
UK92 Volunteer Force Long Service Medal. EDVII issue (5029 Pte G. McGovern, 2nd V.B. H'Land L.I.).
GVF £85
UK94 Volunteer Force Long Service Medal. EDVII issue (5133 Sjt J. Robertson, 2/V.B. H.L.I.).
GVF £85
UK95 Volunteer Force Long Service Medal. EDVII issue (7640 Pte W. Smith, 5/V.B. Highland L.I.). Full title of this battalion was 5th (Glasgow Highland) Volunteer Battalion, The Highland Light Infantry.
GVF £90
UK96 Colonial Auxiliary Long Service Medal GV named to E.85 Rfm. Thomas H. Cooke, Southern Rhodesia Volunteers. Awarded in Southern Rhodesian Gov't Gazette 18th April 1923 only 142 awarded to Southern Rhodesians. Ex Upfill-Brown collection.SOLD GVF £275
UK97 Territorial Efficiency Medal GV (2969945 C.Sjt R. Taylor, 7 A&S.H.)
GVF £60
UK98 Air Efficiency Medal GVI named Flt Lt JR Buffham RAF
GVF £140
UK99 Royal Observer Corps Medal EIIR (BRITT: OMN). named G. A. Garbutt, Observer EF £135
UK100 Royal Observer Corps Medal EIIR (no BRITT: OMN). named T.C. Thompson, Chief Observer SOLD EF £135
UK101 Colonial Police Long Service Medal EiiR engraved to Police Constable 6271 Wong Yun Sum, Hong Kong. Awarded for 18 years continuous service in the (Colonial) Royal Hong Kong Police. In orginal Royal Mint case of issue. Comes with extensive research. Joined 1963 retired 1993 served as detective and received a Commendation for arresting a bomber during the 1967 Cultural Revolution riots and a Commissioner's Commendation for the arrest of 7 drug traffickers while posted to the Narcotics Bureau. EF+ £250
UK102 Colonial Special Constabulary Long Service Medal EiiR engraved to Police Constable Aux 2489 Lung Wing Cheung, Hong Kong. In orginal Royal Mint case of issue. EF £360
UK103 Hong Kong Police Merit Medal GV uncrowned head 3rd Class. An unnamed bronze third class example. Rare. SOLD GVF £450
UK104 Hong Kong District Watch Force Merit Medal Gold issue - This medal was awarded to the pre war Hong Kong District Watch(man) Force which was the supervision of the Hong Kong Police. The merit medal was issed in bronze silver and gold plate. The District Watch Force was a Chinese force. Gold examples are extremely rare and this one has an erasure on the rim which takes off the gold to the base metal from about 4 - 7 o'clock. This is likely to be a name erasure or 'specimen' erasure. This example complete with original ribbon. See MYB 280A which states in error that only bronze and silver were issued. SOLD EF £750
UK105 Colonial Fire Brigade Long Service Medal EiiR engraved to P. Fn 1192 Wan Koon Chuck, HKFS. Awarded for 18 years continuous service in the (Colonial) Hong Kong Fires Services. Believed to be entitled to an extra long service clasp for 25 years service. Rare on market. SOLD EF £575
UK106
Colonial Prisons Long Service Medal EiiR engraved to Assitant Officer Tsang Hin Ming, Hong Kong. Awarded for 18 years continuous service in the (Colonial) Hong Kong Prisons. In orginal Royal Mint case of issue.
EF+ £360
UK107 1937 Coronation Medal GVF £22
UK108 Malawi Independence Medal VF £50
UK109 Pakistan Independence Medal - 3540510 Rfn Sher Gul 13.F.F.RIF.
GVF £12
UK110 Pakistan Independence Medal - 3835649 Sep. Ghulam Mohd 16 PB. R GVF £12
UK111 Order of St. John Serving Brother GVF £45
UK112 Pair: SE & Chatham Railway Medal in hallmarked silver named to Robert Wilkinson 1918 for passing 14 annual exams in succession & a similar Bronze Medal to same recipient for passing 7 annual exams in succcession dated 1911. Scarce pair. GVF £55
UK113 Bomber Command Commemorative Medal in case of issue. EF £40
UK114 South African Red Cross Society Proficiency Medal clasp General First Aid - unnamed. 9 caret gold hallmarked. EF £45
UK115 South African Red Cross Society Proficiency Medal clasp General First Aid - unnamed. 925 Silver hallmarked. EF £25
UK116 Oman - 10th. Anniversary Medal. Manufactured by Spink EF £22

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