Extremely rare Wittenburg POW Camp Meritorious Service Medal & 1914 Trio to 1285 Cpl. Ernest Worthington 1st Bn. L.N.Lancs. Regt, for gallant work tending to our men who contracted Typhus during the Epidemic at the Wittenburg Camp December 1914 - April 1915. MSM L/Gaz 10.6.20. Ernest Worthington was captured at La Bassee on 22.12.1914. He was repatriated on 8.9.18. MIC to FR: 22.9.14 ent. Silver War Badge. Superb research accompanies the group including full service papers, MSM card and the official report to the British Government entitled 'The Horrors of Wittenburg' from Dec 1914 to August 1915. The Germans abandoned the camp and left it to the Britain's to nurse the epidemic. The original letter with the names of those recommended for decoration is included. The 1914 Star is an unnamed example (copy?) the BWM, VM & MSM are all correctly impressed. The medals are attractively mounted with a cap badge on a display board. Fine and rare group with extensive and well presented research.
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Belgium collection of boxed/cased medals inc Belge-Franco British Resistance Medal, Order of the Crown Academic Palmes 1st Class, Order of Leopold III gold medal, Officer Class Military Cross, various Civil Decorations, Order of Leopold II in silver with Swords, Order of Leopold I with Swords, Order of Leopold II Knight class, WW2 POW Medal, WW2 Political Concentration Camp Cross + 2 star clasp,Order of the Crown + Document, etc etc. (qty)
Framed WW2 group - attributed to Flying Officer J C Hodges RAF. Killed when he crash landed on take off, 5/12/1942, with 225 Sqdn. Buried Medjez-El-Bab War Cemetery Tunisia. Lived Bishop Stortford, Hertfordshire. 1939-45 Star, Air Crew Europe Star, Africa Star + North Africa 1942-43 clasp, War Medal, RAF Casualty Scroll, and superb colour photo. Framed / Glazed.
French WW2 & Vietnam medal group inc WW2 Legion of Honour, Knights Order, Medaille Militaire, 1939 Croix de Guerre, National Order of Merit 1963, Wound Medal, Indo-Chine Medal with Dien Bien Phu clasp. Colonial Medal with Extreme Orient clasp, Order of the Million White Elephants and White Parasol. A rare Officers combination (9)
Italy collection inc 16 Year LS Medal, 16 Year LS Medal + Postcard photo, 11 Armata Medal 1940 x2, Turkish Wars Medaglia Guerra Italo-Turca + m L Giorgi + crowned Z for Zecca, Medaglia Bronzo Nemico, Medaglia Bronzo Nemico + bar 1917, ditto with two bars 1915 & 1916, WW2 War Merit Cross, Medaglia al Merito di Lungo Commando and ditto + VEIII + Miniature bronze 10 years, Earthquake Medal - Medaglia Terremoto Friuli. (12+2)
Poland etc cased/boxed medals inc Italian Gulf War Cross, Poland Order of Restituta 1944 + miniature and Doc Book, Cross for Silesian Uprising, Great Poland Uprising (PRL), Czech WW2 War Cross, Italy WW1 Victory Order Medal, Italy Order of Merit of the Italian Republic + button hole + miniature medal, Dutch Order of Orange-Nassau Medal of Honour in Bronze and in Silver, etc. (qty)
Poland mixed collection inc the medals awarded to Stanistaw Gora, his award book, medals inc Cross of Merit (PRL) in Gold/Silver/Bronze classes, etc. Medal for Victory & Freedom + Document to J S Wojciecha, Partisans Cross, 1943 Merit on the Field of Glory, plus a Suojeluskunta Medal from Finland. (12)
Belgium medal collection inc Order of Leopold II + black widows bar (French), Order of Leopold II in silver with Albert palm (French), ditto with "A" palm (French), ditto in Gold Commander grade (French & Flemish), ditto in Gold with Swords Office grade (French & Flemish), ditto in silver with Albert palm (French & Flemish), ditto with "L" palm (F&F), Croix de Guerre 1914-18 + Document, ditto 1939-40 + L palm, ditto with 2x palms, ditto Leopold III, and Yser Cross. (11)
Glider Pilot - S/Sgt John Bowen. The Glider Pilot Regt. Army Air Corps and Prisoner of War. Lot includes 2x Pilots Flying Log Books, medal forwarding Slip and Medals 1939-45 Star, France & Germany Star, and War Medal with MID. Bowen was a POW list register copy included - states 12A - Stalag Limburg s.d.Lahn. Most likely taken Prisoner on the Normandy Invasions 6th June 1944, as he is on the "B" Squadron list of pilots taking part. (2)
Group - 1915 Star Trio (42627 Cpl (A.Sjt) L J Cooke RFA) Sjt on pair. India General Service Medal with Waziristan 1919-21 clasp (1038882 Sgt L J Cooke RFA), Defence & War Medals, GV Army LSGC Medal (1038882 Sjt L J Cooke RA). Lot includes Soldiers Service Book & Pay Books x2, Regular Army Book, his Small Book, plus photos. Born Secunderabad, India. (qty)
Group - BWM & Victory Medal (11278T. W.O.CL.1. A Worsfold RA), 1911 Coronation Medal, Meritorious Service Medal GV (11278 R.S.Mjr A Worsfold H.Q.152/Bde RFA). Army LSGC Medal EDVII 45043 Bty Serjt Maj A Worsfold RFA). Royal Humane Society Medal (small bronze) named (Sergt A Worsfold RA 19th Nov 1896). LSARS site online reads 'At great personal risk rescued H. Donnelly from drowning in the Ganges Canal, Meerut, India 19/11/96. Sgt., 34th Field Battery RA'. With copy service papers confirming all medals. Born Wandsworth. Mentioned In Despatches 4/1/1917. MSM L/G 1/1/1918. (6)
Group - India General Service Medal 1854 with Burma 1885-7 clasp (1264 Pte W Gorst 2d Bn Liverpool R), QSA with bars CC/Belfast (1264 Pte W Gorst L'pool Regt) and KSA with bars SA01 & SA02 (1264 Pte W Gorst Liverpool Regt). With research, born Warrington, ended up a Chelsea Pensioner, died 13/1/1944, few edge bumps. (3)
Group - QSA with bars CC/TH/OFS/RoL/Tr named (10989 Corl WHR W. McGill ASC), KSA with bars SA01 & SA02 named (10989 Corpl - Whlr W. McGill ASC), BWM (T1SR-278 AWO CL.1. W McGill ASC), Army LSGC Medal EDVII (10989 W.S.Sjt W McGill ASC), and Meritorious Service Medal GV (T1SR-278 S.S.Mjr W McGill ASC). Mentioned In Despatches L/G 6/12/1916. MSM for Salonica L/G 26/4/1917. Born Dublin. Missing a 1915 Star & Victory Medal. (5)
Hanoverian Medal for Waterloo 1815, engraved 'Tromp. H. Haarstick Vorm. 1 Drag. KDL.'. Tiny edge bump EFVendor states:Trumpeter Haarstrick of the 1st Dragoon Regt. Kings german Legion showed so much bravery at Garcia hernandez that the General Bock hailed him with "Bravo". Haarstrick defended a wounded Aide de Camp of Wellington against several french soldier. At Waterloo his officer lost his sword, so Haarstrick gave hm his own and fought on with his pistol.
Italian medal group attributed to Giagnacuvo Michely, served c1920's to 1940's probably in the Artillery. Medal for the Libyan Campaign, Cross for War Merit, Medal for the War of 1940 - 1943, plus one other. With some mounted miniatures inc Order of Merit of the Italian Republic, Silk Artillery Flag. Artillery sidecap, photo and Certificate.
MBE group to Capt Neville George David Campbell. Medals:- MBE (Civil) (Medal & Certificate) appointed 9th June 1955, at that time he was a Medical Officer in Sierra Leone. 1939-45 Star, Africa Star + 8th Army clasp, Italy Star, Burma Star, F & G Star, and Sierra Leone Independence Medal 1961. Served as 297665 Capt N G D Campbell RAMC att 11th Bn KRRC. Lived Porthcawl, Glamorgan. Born Brighton. With much research (qty)
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