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Click here to subscribeA collection of coins and bank notes to include Bank of Scotland, Bank of England £1 notes, a Festival of Britain commemorative coin, other assorted commemorative coins, British coinage, a George V WWI medal awarded to 'Private C E Jones 11285', born in Ellesmere, killed in action 8th August 1915, aged 19, to a wooden box (Qty)
Collection of Watches, Coins and Jewellery: 9ct gold ladies watch with dedication to rear & plated bracelet, Ingersol plated pocket watch, MuDu gents 1960's watch, & Mithra plated bracelet watch, all not working. Coins include 2 x Victorian Crowns (one holed) & other misc coins, unmarked Victorian silver coloured swallow locket & collar, gold plated on silver ring, costume brooch, 2 x military cap type badges, 1897 medallion, Red Cross medal WWI, plated vesta case & .800 silver brooch. An interesting and meaningful job lot.
An Interesting and Varied Collection of Coins, Medallions and Other, including The Dylan Thomas Commemorative Medal, First Official Issue of the One Euro Coins of the twelve Member States. A Royal Mint book 'The Queens Coronation 60th Anniversary 1953-2013, Royal Australian Mint $5 uncirculated Coin Rugby World Cup 2003, The Royal Mint The Queens Coronation 60th Anniversary 1953-2013 Two Coin Set, Royal Mail UK and International Phonecard £5.
Royal Mint United Kingdom The 800th Anniversary of Magna Carta, 2015 UK £2 Silver Proof Coin, certified No. 0620, The End of WWII 60th Anniversary, 2005, £2 Silver Proof Coin, A Silver Celebration Medal to Commemorate The Marriage of HRH The Prince Wales and Mrs Camilla Parker Bowles 9th April 2005.
A Victorian 9ct gold medal, the openwork cross with monogram to front and personal inscription to reverse reading 'The Sykes Medal, won by Sergt D C Bridge, for best aggregate score in three competitions at 200yds' hallmarks for Birmingham, 1889, length 3.2cm, gross weight 8.6g. Condition reports are not available for our Interiors Sales
* Borneo. British North Borneo Company Medal 1897-1916, silver, one clasp, Punitive Expedition, unnamed Spink copy, extremely fine together with a Malaysian PKB Medal for Active Service plus The Most Distinguished Order of St. Michael and St. George (C.M.G.), miniature dress award in gold and enamel, all extremely fine (Qty: 3)
* Merchant Navy Group. A casualty group of five to 2nd Officer S.H. Rylands, Merchant Navy British War and Mercantile Marine Medal (Samuel. H. Rylands.), 1939-1945 Star, Atlantic Star, War Medal, extremely fine, presented in a frame with accompanying commemorative condolence scroll inscribed to the recipient, 45 x 35cm, plus transmission slips for WWI & WWII medals and Certificate of Exemption Military Acts, 1916 inscribed to the recipient and a large collection of copied service papers and research (Qty: 5)NOTESSamuel Horace Rylands (1892-1940), was a native of Hunset, Leeds and at the age of 16 became an apprentice to J.M. Lennard & Sons Shipping Company and stayed with the firm until 1912. After completing his apprenticeship he served as an able seaman for 6 months in the cargo ship SS. Caroline . In 1914 he qualified as a deck officer and joined SS Corinthic remaining on this ship until 1915 when he joined SS Huntstrick . His last ship during WWI was SS Ilderton which he joined in 1917. In 1936 joined the SS Pacific President as 2nd Officer and on Thursday 28 November 1940 convoy OB251 sailed from Liverpool with 33 merchant ships plus 4 escorts which included SS Pacific President , at 0900 hours on 2 December 1940 the Pacific President was hit by 2 torpedoes from U-43 and sank quickly by the bow, there were no survivors from her 52 crew. Rylands is commemorated on the Tower Hill Memorial, London.
* Police medals. A group of 3 medals to P.C. F. Allen, Jubilee (Police) Medal 1887, Metropolitan Police, with clasp, bronze issue (PC, F. Allen. R. Divn), Coronation (Police) Medal 1902, bronze issue (P.C. F. Allen. T. Div.), Coronation (Police) Medal 1911, Metropolitan Police (P.C. F. Allen.), extremely fine (Qty: 3)NOTESProvenance: Lt Col R J Wyatt MBE TD.
* Queen's South Africa & King's South Africa pair. A Boer War pair to Sergeant R.J. Brewis, 1st Northumberland Battalion, Royal Field Artillery Queen's South Africa 1899-1902, four clasps, Cape Colony, Orange Free State, Transvaal, South Africa 1901 (7043 Bomb: R.J. Brewis, 1st Nthld: Vol: Art:), Territorial Force Efficiency Medal, E.VII.R. (8 Sjt: R.J. Brewis. 1/Nthbn: B. R.F.A.), first with light contact marks and edge bruises, very fine and better (Qty: 2)NOTESProvevance: Lt Col R J Wyatt MBE TD. Sergeant R.J. Brewis served with Elswick Battery
* Territorial Force Efficiency Medal. G.V.R. (200008 Sjt C. Burnett. 4/ Hamps:R.), good very fine, Territorial Efficiency Medal (5175107 W.O. Cl.II A. Wallace. 4-Glouc.R.), very fine, Efficiency Medal, G.VI.R., with 'Territorial' scroll suspension (3447738 Sgt. E. Singleton. R.A.), extremely fine, Volunteer Force Long Service Medal, G.V.R. (Voltr W. Carroll E.L. Ry Voltr Rfls), extremely fine (Qty: 4)NOTESProvenance: Lt Col R J Wyatt MBE TD.
* Territorial Force Efficiency Medal. E.VII.R (2) (15 Cpl T. Phillips. Welsh F. Co. R.E. / 253 Sapr E.A. Dearlove. N.C.T.C. R.E.), 1st very fine, 2nd good very fine (Qty: 2)NOTESProvenance: Lt Col R J Wyatt MBE TD. 15 Corporal T. Phillips, Welsh F Coy, Royal Engineers later served with 53 (Welsh Div) at Sulva Bay and listed as wounded on 25 October 1915 in Gallipoli 253 Sapper E.A. Dearlove served with the Northern Command Telegraph Companies, Royal Engineers
* WWI. A group of 3 to Private H.A. Unckless, Bedfordshire Regiment British War and Victory Medals (33258 Pte. H.A. Unckless. Bedf. R.), Defence Medal, extremely fine, with 3 silver cross country sporting fobs engraved to the recipient, Princess Mary Christmas tin, Royal Artillery badges and buttons, trench art letter opener with bullet handle the blade engraved Ypres 1914-19, 2 WWI postcards sent by 9186 Cpl Thomas Morris, 2nd Essex Regiment from Doberitz POW camp, Germany and other items (Qty: small box)
* WWI. A WWI Bronze Memorial Plaque 'Edward Orpin' together with Victory Medal (1181 Pte. E. Orpin 8-Lond.R.), extremely fine with cloth 1914 badge, plus original birth certificate, letter of condolence and a photographic postcard of the recipient in uniform (Qty: 2)NOTESProvenance: Lt Col R J Wyatt MBE TD. Rifleman Edward Orpin was born on 25 December 1893, he served on the Western Front with 6th Bn London Regiment (London Rifles), he was killed in action on 18 May 1915, Orpin is commemorated at Brown's Road Military Cemetery, Festubert, Pas de Calais, France
* Family group. A group of 3 to Private F. Hopwood, Royal Army Ordnance Corps British War and Victory Medals (013277 Pte. F. Hopwood A.O.C.), Army Meritorious Service Medal, G.V.R. (013277 Pte F. Hopwood. A.O.C.), extremely fine with card boxes of issue and enveloped addressed to ‘Mr F. Hopwood, Elmdon, Saffron Walden, Essex ‘, with M.I.D. oakleaves, Royal Observer Corps lapel badge, certificate of service, M.I.D. certificate, Observer Corps certificate and other related paperwork, together with a bronze memorial plaque to his brother ‘Ernest Richard Hopwood’ and British War Medal (34020 Pte. E.R. Hopwood. Wilts R.), plus condolence slip and card envelope, a shoe box of letters written by Ernest to his family c.1916-17, mostly on YMCA headed note paper from Poona, India, a leather sam browne belt and souvenir silk picture and other related items (Qty: a carton)NOTES013277 Lance Corporal Fred Hopwood, M.S.M., M.I.D., was born in 1892 he joined the Royal Army Ordnance Corps on 1 November 1915, he received his M.I.D. for ‘gallant and distinguished service in the field’ (2 November 1917, he was awarded the M.S.M. for service in Mesopotamia and it was gazetted on 11 October 1918. Howood re-engaged for service in WWII serving with the Royal Observer Corps. 34020 Private Ernest Richard Hopwood served during WWI with 5th Bn, Wiltshire Regiment, he died on 5 October 1918 at King George’s War Hospital, Poona, India (a photograph of his grave is included in the lot). Hopwood is buried in Poona (St. Sepulchre’s Cemetery) India.
* WWII. An "Operation Torch" DSC group to Lieutenant-Commander William Roland Kemp Clark, DSC , M.I.D., RD, Royal Naval Reserve Distinguished Service Cross, G.VI.R, reverse officially dated 1943, silver, London 1942 1939-1945 Star, Atlantic Star with France and Germany clasp Africa Star with North Africa 1942-43 clasp, Italy Star, War Medal with M.I.D. oakleaf, Royal Naval Reserve Decoration, G.VI.R., reverse officially dated 1942, extremely fine, mounted for wear, with conforming miniature dress awards, transmission slip, Royal Naval Reserve Officer's Training Certificate Book, Certificate of Competency Master (Steamship), framed black and white portrait photograph of the recipient in full Naval dress, framed photograph of HMS Royal Ulsterman with record of service from 1940-1945, Maltese silver napkin ring engraved with recipients initials plus ships served in from 1920-1959 (2.2oz) and fine quality Naval Officer's dress sword, the 79.5cm steel blade etched with fouled anchor and G.VI.R. cypher, brass hilt, folding guard and wire-bound fish-skin grip with lions head pommel, 95cm long overall, with sword knot and leather and brass mounted scabbard plus all weather case (Qty: 7)NOTESLieutenant-Commander William Rowland Kemp Clark was mentioned in despatches on 26 August 1942 and awarded the DSC on 4 May 1943 HMS Royal Ulsterman was commissioned for service in 1936, during WWII she served as a Royal Navy Reserve troop transport, taking part in nearly all of the major Allied amphibious operations of of the European war including the Dunkirk evacuations; Operation Neptune (the amphibious part of the D-Day landings) and the liberation of the Channel Islands. Clark commanded the ship from 28 January 1942 to 1 October 1944, and took part in the following operations Operation Ironclad (the battle of Madagascar), landing elements at Diego Suarez on 5 May 1942 (M.I.D.). Operation Torch (the allied invasion of of North Africa), landing United States Army Rangers of the 1st Battalion on the Algerian coast on 8 November 1942. The ship was also attacked by five Luftwaffe aircraft on 14 November whilst ferrying troops from Oran to Algiers (D.S.C.). Operations Husky and Avalanche , on the 10 July 1943, the ship disembarked troops of the British 8th Army in Sicily for Operation Husky . She subsequently took part in Operation Avalanche , landing troops on 9 September 1943 at Salerno on the Italian mainland. Operation Neptune , the amphibious operation that launched Operation Overlord , the allied invasion of Normandy on 6 June 1944. The ship disembarked troops of the 9th brigade of the 3rd Canadian Infantry Division on Juno Beach Liberation of the Channel Islands, the ship landed British troops on Jersey on 11 May 1945 and provided additional reinforcements on 18 May.
Military Ribbons. A group of 4 albums of military ribbons, early to mid 20th century, all with tipped-in specimens and captions, two albums of ribbons of orders, decorations and medals, one album of medal ribbons of the British Empire and one large album with ribbons for Royal Navy, Royal Air Force, British Army, Commemorative Forces, Diplomatic Corps, Nursing Services, etc., various bindings and sizes (Qty: 4)
A Trio of First Day Covers hand signed by Victoria Cross Medal Recipients with certificates of authenticity issued by Chaucer Covers The Victoria Cross Recipients are 1. Rod Learoyd VC 1990 Gallantry RAF cover Commemorative The anniversary of The Battle of Britain autographed by WWII Victoria Cross winner 2. Bill Reid Signed 1997 Lancaster Bale out Benham Trust First Day Cover with Waddington postmark Bill Reid Victoria Cross Winner 3. 40th Anniversary of D Day Cover autographed by Victoria Cross winner Pat Porteoms, dated 1984.
A collection of commemorative medallions dating from the 19th Century to include a large bronze A 1878 French Exposition Universelle Internationale medal after a design by Eugine Oudine, Exhibition of Industry Of All Nations London 1851, Medal commemorating the inauguration of Prince Albert as Chancellor of Cambridge University 1847, a Chronology of the Reigns of England by Ottley in white metal and Medal commemorating the visit of Napoleon III and the Empress Eugénie to England, 1855.
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