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Indian Army. 12th Frontier Force Regiment Officer’s Birmingham 1921 hallmarked silver cap badge,Fine die-cast crowned strung bugle with “12” between the strings; scroll “F.F. Regt.” entwined with the bugle.JRG&S (JR Gaunt and Sons)LoopsVGCRegiment adopted this badge on amalgamation in early 1922 before the Birmingham Assay office altered the date letter in July.
Boer War / First World War Companion of The Order of St. Michael and St. George (C.M.G.) group - comprising C.M.G. (neck badge), Queens South Africa medal with two clasps - Tugela Heights and Relief of Ladysmith, Mons Star with 5th Aug 1914 - 22nd Nov 1914 clasp, War and Victory medal with M.I.D. oak leaf, named to Lieut. Colonel. E. M. De-Smidt. R.F.A.N.B. Erroll Mervyn De-Smidt Army Ordnance Dept
Victorian 74th Highland Regiment Officers' Claymore with steel basket guard and wire bound fish skin grip, double fullered double-edged blade, signed 'Henry Wilkinson, Pall Mall London', etched with 74th Highland Regiment badge, crowned VR and crest with G.W.F. initials in steel scabbard. Sold with letter from The National Army Museum dated 1972, stating this sword belonged to Lt. Colonel George W. Fordyce 74th Highlanders (joined 1832 - retired 1852). He commanded his regiment in action at Krome, South Africa in 1851 where he led an ill-fated attack on a Maqoma's Kraal, with the loss of one officer and fourteen men CONDITION REPORT Good original condition - hilt and scabbard has some rust staining but no deep pitting. Blade in good greased order with some minor staining at forte and has been cleaned in the past but the etching is still clear, although a little worn
Rare and fine mid-Victorian Officers' dress dirk of 74th Highlanders, with glass stone inset to pommel (chipped), ormolu mounts with regimental badge, Cross of St. Andrew, 'Assaye' and elephant battle honour and '74', with subsidiary knife and fork, a fine blade, signed 'Wilkinson, Pall Mall London' - retaining most original polish, etched with crowned VR, Regimental badge, family crest and 'Assaye' and elephant battle honour, the reverse with trophy of arms and twelve other battle honours - contained in its original japanned tin box. Sold with copy of letter from The National Army Museum, dated 1972 - belonged to Lt. Colonel George W. Fordyce 74th Highlanders (joined 1832 - retired 1852). See previous lot for his Claymore sword CONDITION REPORT All studs present. Lock spring on fork present but lazy lock spring on knife fine
*Military Badges. A collection of WWI and later military badges, including a Victorian Grenadier Guards brass martingale badge, plus a later example with King's Crown, 21 Scottish regimental badges including Highland Light Infantry, Peel Dufferin and Halton Regiment, The Border Regiment, etc, Colonial regiments including Canada, Australia and New Zealand, Yeomanry including Leicestershire and Northamptonshire, Artist's Rifles, Army Education Corps, Skinners' School O.T.C., etc (58)
*Pigeon Service. A rare WWII Pigeon Service enamel lapel badge by Marples & Beasley, Birmingham, the reverse with impressed number 277, 25mm long The National Pigeon Service (NPS) was a British volunteer civilian organisation established in 1938. During WWII over 200,000 were given to the services and were used by the Royal Air Force, Army and Intelligence Services. 16,554 pigeons were parachuted onto the continent, one of these was a pigeon called Commando that became a recipient of the Dickins Medal. (1)
Military, a collection of approx 35 Military cap badges and shoulder titles etc inc. WW1 Red Cross shoulder titles (pair), Northumberland Hussars, Kings Own Malta Regiment shoulder titles (pair), Army Educational Corps Badge, Cyprus Regiment, The Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) etc all identified, and neatly presented in plastic cases (gd)
Military, an interesting selection of items, World War 1 & 2 inc. various booklets, noted Manual of Elementary Military Hygiene 1912, Manual of Field Engineering 1911, Home Guard Handbook for the L.D.V. 1941, Home Guard Pocket Manual 1943 plus other related manuals, Gale & Polden illustrated fold-out booklet for the Browning Automatic Rifle, 1917, plus Women's Land Army embroidered armbands, enamel badge, tie etc & other items (30+) (mixed condition, fair/gd)
Campaign Groups and Pairs, A Good Boer War, 1914 Old Contemptible, Long Service Group of 5 to the 1st Life Guards awarded to Squadron Quarter Master Corporal W. Harrison who was wounded in the Boer War and who served in France from October 1914 to February 1916 comprising Queen’s South Africa Medal, 2nd Type, Ghost Dates, three clasps, Relief of Kimberley, Paardeberg, Transvaal (1819 Tpr. W. Harrison. 1/L. Gds.), engraved sloping capitals; 1914 Star with slip on Aug-Nov clasp (1819 Sq. Q.M. Cpl. W. Harrison. 1/Life Gds.); British War and Victory Medals 1914-1920 (1819 Sq. Q.M. Cpl. W. Harrison L. Gds.); Army Long Service and Good Conduct Medal, GVR, swivel suspender (1819 Sq. Q.M. Cpl. W. Harrison. 1/L.Gds.), very fine, edge bruise at 6 o’clock to QSA, court mounted for display (5) William Harrison enlisted into the 1st Life Guards on the 9th February 1894; he was 6 feet 1 5/8 inches tall and gave his age as 21 years and 10 months old. He served at Home from the date of his enlistment until his first posting overseas on the 29th November 1899 which took him to South Africa. On the 11th January 1900 he is reported as wounded – severe in shoulder – at Slingersfontein (service papers confirm); the Regimental Medal Rolls confirm his entitlement to the three clasps, Relief of Kimberley, Paardeberg and Transvaal, one of only 64 Transvaal clasps to the Regiment, he returned Home from South Africa on the 29th November 1900. He married Agnes Brown at St Margaret’s Church, Westminster on the 16th March 1901; they would have two children, Aubrey, 1902 and Doris, 1904. He came to the end of his first period of Service immediately re-engaging on the 14th October 1903. He Received the Long Service and Good Conduct Medal in October 1913 (Service Papers refer) and served at Home until he was posted to the 1st Life Guards contingent attached to the Household Cavalry Composite Regiment, landing in France on the 6th October 1914; by October 1914 the Household Cavalry Composite Unit, after fighting at Mons and the Retreat to the Marne, were part of the 2nd Cavalry Division and would be heavily engaged in the First Battle of Ypres, notably the battle of Gheluvelt, 29–31 October, only some three weeks after William arrived in France. He served with the 1st Life Guards as Squadron Quarter Master Corporal until the 2nd February 1916 when he was returned Home on termination of completion of his second period of engagement. On the 14th February 1916 he was Honorably Discharged from the Army after having served for 22 years and 16 days, with 2 years 122 days spent on Active Service. He was 44 years old. He received the Silver War Badge number 61574. Sold with copy QSA Medal Roll, Copy Casualty Roll, copy Medal Index Card, SWB List and Service Papers.
Miscellaneous, A collection of Buttons, Badges, Lapel badges etc. Including: A Sheffield and Hallamshire Veteran’s Guild Badge - a large cast gilt metal badge comprising a laurel wreath surmounted by the Royal Crest; within the wreath a title strap; the centre with representation of Royal Shield, rifles, anchor, star etc., suspended below the badge, the figure of St, George and The Dragon, rev. with replacement pin pitting, inscribed (Lt. Col. J.E. Bingham, President. RC Colver Esq, Treasurer, C. Partington Hon Sec.); 22 General Service, R.C.A.F., Royal Navy, A.R.P, Rotherham Borough Police Buttons; 6 Air Raid Precaution badges, silver, two hallmarked “a” 1936 the remaining 4 hallmarked “c” 1938; 1 O.H.M.S lapel badge; 1 War Munition Volunteer Badge, numbered (10554); 3 On War Service Badges, blue enamel, 1914; 1 On War Service Badge 1915 blue and white enamel, numbered (42209) to reverse; 1 Silver war Badge numbered (B 221130); 11 Red Cross Badges; A King’s Royal Rifle Corps Cap badge; A King’s Royal Rifle Corps Collar badge; The Loyal Regiment Cap badge, pin fastening to reverse; York And Lancaster Cap badge, pin fastening to rear; Royal Air Force Cap badge; Royal Corps of Signals Cap badge; Army Service Corps, GVR, Cap badge; The Buffs (East Kent Regiment) Cap badge; The Buffs (East Kent Regiment) Collar badge; The Highland Light Infantry Cap badge, by J.R. Gaunt all with King’s Crown; Crimea Medal clasps, Alma, Inkermann, joined by a proper carriage but this turned into a brooch, securing pin missing; and assorted metal crowns, shoulder titles and sweetheart brooches, all good to very good to fine (Lot) Colonel Bingham commanded 1st W, York RE Volunteers. His 1915 obituary states his great interest in the welfare of old soldiers and in the 1892 Crimean and Indian Veterans’ Association. Bosley's have recorded another one of these medals, awarded to Pte C Partington 1st Rl Dragoons, appeared at auction with his Crimean Medals in 1996.
1914-1918 German Imperial Army wound badges. A gold-grade, cut-out wound badge with vertical pin, retaining almost all its original finish; a black-grade, cut-out wound badge with vertical pin, retaining all its original finish; and a black-grade, wound badge with vertical pin, retaining almost all its original finish. (3)
1914-1918 German Imperial Army wound badges. A gold-grade, cut-out wound badge with square vertical pin, retaining all its original finish; a silver-grade, cut-out wound badge with vertical pin, retaining almost all its original finish; and a black-grade, cut-out wound badge with vertical pin, retaining almost all its original finish. (3)
A set of WWI medals for '18896 Cpl. F. Coathup. Lpool. R', the 1914-15 Star, British War Medal and the Victory Medal with bar, a WWI British War medal relating to '87710 Gnr. H. Wharton R.A.' and 1914-15 Star, relating to the same, a WWII 'Women's Land Army' badge, small military-related key fob, a cap badge for 'The Kings' and a white metal ring inscribed to interior, 'East African and Ugandan Protectorates 1907'.
Selection of Army Air Corps Badges, consisting of George VI period other ranks cap badge, bronze OSD AAC collar badge, similar example with polished obverse, flat AAC mess tunic button, George VI Glider Pilot Regiment cap badge with slider, EIIR Glider Pilot Regiment beret badge with slider, officers silvered post 1957 Army Air Corps beret badge with two lug fittings to the reverse, post 1957 officers single collar badge and a pair of other ranks Army Air Corps / Air Assault collar badges with two lug fittings on the reverse of each. Various conditions. (10 items)
Selection of Cloth and Metal Insignia of Queen Alexandra’s Royal Army Nursing Corps (Q.A.R.A.N.C), including 2x silver gilt badges, enamelled association badge, anodised cap badge with slider, brass and white metal EIIR cap badge with slider, pre 1953 Kings Crown badge with two lug fittings, enamel QARANC Association friendship badge, sealed pattern ward dress badge with sample tag, bullion blazer badge, various rank slides and cloth chevrons, tunic buttons, plus other items. All remain in good condition. (37 items)
Selection of Military Collar Badges, of mostly corps, including pair of officers silver gilt Royal Army Ordnance Corps with “TONANTI” scroll, pair of OSD bronze Pioneer Corps, officers Intelligence Corps silvered single collar badge, pair of officers silver gilt Royal Army Education Corps, Victorian RAMC, blackened brass Chaplains, plus many more. Various styles of fittings to the reverse. (68 items)

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