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A Second War Hero of the Soviet Union and Order of Lenin pair awarded to Lieutenant V. N. Kovalenko, 235th Guards Rifle Regiment Union of Soviet Socialist Republics, Gold Star Medal of a Hero of the Soviet Union, 2nd type, gold, reverse impressed, ‘1402’, rectangular riband suspension with screw-backed fitting, suspension ring twisted; Order of Lenin, 5th type, variation 1 breast badge, gold, platinum, and enamel, reverse officially numbered ‘15797’, with Monetny Dvor mint mark and riband suspension, very fine and better (2) £5,000-£7,000 --- Vasily Naumovich Kovalenko was born at Ivanovoselische, Globinsky District, Poltava Region, Ukraine, on 3 December 1920, and joined the Red Army in 1940. He served during the Great Patriotic War from July 1942, and as a Guards Senior Lieutenant commanded an Artillery Battery of the 235th Guards Rifle Regiment, 7th Guards Army, Steppe Front, during the forced crossing of the Dnieper. On 26 September 1943 his battery was amongst the first to land on the opposite bank of he river, near Borodaevka, and in the fight for the bridgehead it destroyed two weapon emplacements and eliminated a large group of enemy soldiers. On 10 October 1943 Kovalenko skilfully directed the fire of his battery during the repelling of the enemy counterattack, and as a result two enemy tanks were disabled and their crews captured alive. For his gallantry he was appointed a Hero of the Soviet Union on 26 October 1943. Kovalenko graduated from Leningrad Highest Artillery Officer School in 1945. The following year he transferred to the Reserve, but was recalled in 1952 and served for a further four years, being advanced Captain. He subsequently retired to Odessa. In addition to the Gold Star Medal of a Hero of the Soviet Union and the Order of Lenin, he also received the Orders of the Patriotic War, First and Second Class; two Orders of the Red Star; and various campaign medals. Sold with the recipient’s original Bestowal Document for a Hero of the Soviet Union, in embossed red leather folder; the recipient’s original Awards Booklet, which confirms both numbered awards; a presentation silver cigarette case, given to the recipient on his 40th birthday, with inscription to reverse; and copied research, including a photographic image of the recipient.
The Most Distinguished Order of St. Michael and St. George, G.C.M.G., Knight Grand Cross, set of insignia comprising sash badge, silver-gilt, gold and enamels, 110mm x 72mm excluding suspension ring, and breast star, silver and silver-gilt with gold and enamel appliqué centre, reverse with gold pin for wearing, complete with full dress sash in its Garrard & Co. Ltd. fitted case of issue, the case a little scuffed, a small enamel chip to St Michael’s abdomen on sash badge, otherwise nearly extremely fine (2) £2,000-£2,400
The Most Exalted Order of the Star of India, C.S.I., Companion’s, neck badge, gold and enamel, with central cameo of a youthful Queen Victoria, the motto of the Order set in rose diamonds, the sky-blue enamel ground without white borders indicating the re-issue of a very early ‘returned’ breast badge officially converted for neck wear, suspended from a five-pointed silver star and gold ring suspension, complete with neck cravat in its Garrard & Co. Ltd. fitted case of issue, nearly extremely fine, an unusual and scarce variety £4,000-£5,000
An important Medical C.B. group of three awarded to Inspector-General Stephen Woolriche, Medical Department The Most Honourable Order of the Bath, C.B. (Military) Companion’s, breast badge, 22 carat gold and enamels, Georgian hallmarks, date letter partially obscured but probably 1815, maker’s mark ‘IN’ for John Northam, with narrow gold swivel-ring bar suspension and gold ribbon buckle; Military General Service 1793-1814, 2 clasps, Vittoria, Pyrenees (S. Woolriche, Medl. Charge of 7th Divn.); Waterloo 1815 (Stephen Woolrich, Dep. Insp. of Hosp. Medical Staff.) fitted with replacement silver clip and ring suspension, some minor chips to the first, light edge bruising and contact marks to the last two, otherwise very fine and better (3) £8,000-£10,000 --- Stephen Woolriche was born on 3 June 1770, and was a surgeon’s mate when he was gazetted as Regimental Surgeon to the 111th Foot on 30 May 1794. From March 1798 to 22 May 1806, he was on half-pay, when he exchanged on full-pay to the 4th Foot. He was appointed Surgeon on the Staff on 18 June 1807, and as Deputy Inspector of Hospitals on 26 May 1814; Brevet Inspector of Hospitals, 9 December 1823; retired half-pay, 25 May 1828; Inspector-General of Hospitals, 22 July 1830. Woolriche was one of the first seven officers of the Army Medical Department upon whom the C.B. (Military) was conferred for the first time in 1850. He died at Quatford Lodge, Bridgenorth, Shropshire, on 29 February 1856. He served in Holland in 1799 under Sir Ralph Abercromby and the Duke of York; with the expedition to Copenhagen in 1807; and, with the rank of staff-surgeon, was principal medical officer with the reserve, commanded by Sir Arthur Wellesley at the battle of Kioge; after four years colonial service, he joined the Peninsula army, with which he served from the battle of Salamanca until the end of the war; and was present in charge of the 7th division of the army, commanded by Lord Dalhousie, at the battles of Vittoria and the Pyrenees, for which he has received the War Medal with two Clasps. At the renewal the of war in 1815, he joined the army at Brussels, under the command of the Duke of Wellington, and was appointed to take charge of field-duties in the event of a general action; in this responsible situation he was present at the battles of Quatre Bras and Waterloo, where he was occupied several days and nights before the field was cleared of the numerous wounded, including British, Belgian, French, &c. &c. In 1827 he embarked for Portugal with the army, under Sir William Clinton, as chief of the medical department on that service. (Hart’s Army List 1856 refers).
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