A rare First World War armed services athletics medal, commemorating the American and British Empire Services Sports at Stamford Bridge football ground, London on 7 September 1918. In sterling silver, finely embossed and enamelled in red, white and blue. The sports were contested by service men and women from Britain, the Imperial forces and the United States Army. A five-minutes-long film recording the sports events, produced by the Royal Air Force, is held by the Imperial War Museum (catalogue no. IWM 633 and viewable online). A number of events are shown, including the men's 120 yards hurdles and one mile relay, and the women's auxiliary services 440 yards relay. At the end Lord Beaverbrook is shown presenting the medals.
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1950 EMPIRE GAMES INTEREST, GROUP OF AUSTRALIAN TEAM AUTOGRAPHS, including five Gold medal winners John Treloar, Brian Oliver, Ian Reed, two Silver medallists Les Montgomery and Keith Pardon and several others, signed on R. M. A. Ararangi Flying Boat note paper (twenty eight signatures in total)
The Royal Mint 1992 commemorative sterling silver medal 'Struck to Celebrate the Millennium of the Office of High Sheriff' weighing approximately 150 grams, cased with certificate, 'Winston Churchill 1874-1965' commemorative medal housed in a Spink and Son case, various commemorative crowns, pre-decimal coinage etc
Collection of medals and cap badges, to include three British War Medal 1914-1918, for 37326 Private J. Leather Hampshire Regiment, 2588 Private O. Pearce Durham Light Infantry, and R-311390 Private C.H. Wilkinson Army Service Corps. Also a Long Service and Good Conduct medal for 825 Corporal R. Yarwood Cheshire Yeomanry. An Imperial Service Star with certificate for William R. Spittlehouse. Also various other cap badges and medals.
Wheeler, Stephen History of the Delhi Coronation Durbar Held on the First of January 1903 to Celebrate the Coronation of His Majesty King Edward VII, Emperor of India. London: John Murray, 1904. First edition, deluxe issue, one of 250 numbered copies printed on hand-made paper, large 4to, original vellum gilt, top edge gilt, others untrimmed, 30 photogravure portraits with tissue-guards, 18 halftone photographic plates, 3 maps and maps (2 folding), photogravure panorama on 2 folding sheets, photogravure plate of the Delhi Durbar medal, front inner hinge cracked The trade issue was bound in red cloth.
Bell Rock Work Yard Medal Admiralty protection medal - granted to John Spinks White metal medal, 3 x 2.5cm, laid into a card, the medal reading: “Medal referring to Admiralty Protection and a description of the person by the Engineer”, with the Northern Lighthouses motif to the obverse, the front of the card reading: “John Spinks – Sir Joseph Banks of Craft at the Bell Rock – Signature of the Master [?] Sir Joseph Banks,” with two additional signatures reading ‘David Taylor’ and ‘Lachlan Kennedy’, the reverse of the card reading: “Bell Rock Work Yard Arbroath 23. Sept. 1808, John Spinks, [?] in the Service of the Hon. The Commissioner of the Northern Light-houses aged twenty five years – five feet six inches high – fair complexion brown eyes. [signed] Robert Stevenson, Eng. For Northern Light.” FROM THE LIBRARY OF THE STEVENSON LIGHTHOUSE ENGINEERSSuch medals were issued to provide the bearer Admiralty protection from impressment.
Eight WW2 medals comprising 1939/1945 Star, France & Germany Star, Africa Star, Italy Star, Atlantic Star, Burma Star, War Medal and Defence Medal, together with an Order of St John cased Long Service Medal named to 20629 Ambulance Officer Clarence I Collins, Risca Division County of Monmouthshire 1939
Six WW2 medals comprising 1939/1945 Star, Africa Star, Italy Star, Atlantic Star with clasp for Air Crew Europe, War Medal and Defence Medal, together with an Order of St John cased Long Service Medal with bar named to 17719 Pte G H Hill, Cross Keys Division Priory for Wales 1934 and a boxed Queen Elizabeth II 1953 Coronation Medal
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