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Click here to subscribeAN 1854 I G S MEDAL TO H M 1st 6th FOOT. N W F. An India General Service Medal with bar North West Frontier, named to 1163 T Mahoney H M 1st Battn 6th Regt. Gordons states that under M-General A T Wilde CB CSI, 648 men of the 1st/6th took part in the actions 3rd-22nd October 1868, against the Bazotee Black Mountain tribes.
AN OLYMPIC GOLD MEDAL, LONDON 1908, the obverse inscribed 'Olympic Games, London 1908', the edge inscribed 'Winner Association Football' and signed V&S and Vaughton, 15ct gold mounted, hallmarked for Birmingham 1907, accompanied by the original fitted case, inscribed 'Olympic Games, Winner, Association Football, London, 1908' to the cover and signed P. Vaughton & Sons, Goldsmiths & Medallists, Birmingham to the interior lining, and a later brooch mount, medal diameter 3.3cm Provenance: Awarded to Harold Payne Hardman, player in the Great Britain association football team at the 1908 Olympic Games, held in London. Thence by descent. The 1908 Olympic Games in London hosted the first official Olympic Football Tournament, following trials in Athens (1896), Paris (1900) and St Louis (1904). Eight teams entered the competition and the host team, Great Britain, were victorious in the gold-medal Final match held on 24 October, securing a 2-0 win against Denmark in front of 8,000 supporters at White City Stadium. Bertram Mackennal was commissioned to design the medals awarded at the 1908 Olympic Games. The obverse depicts two female figures placing a laurel crown on the head of a victorious athlete, and on the reverse, the figure of St George, patron saint of England, is depicted on horseback and accompanied by the winged figure of Victory. Each medal was minted by Vaughton & Sons in Birmingham and this design represents one of only three in the history of the modern Olympic Games, (the others being held in 1904 and 1912), in which the gold medals were manufactured in gold, rather than silver-gilt. Harold Payne Hardman (4 April 1882 - 9 June 1965) was a football player, club director and chairman. Born in Manchester, Hardman was discovered by Blackpool as a schoolboy, despite suffering periods of ill health during his childhood. Making his Football League debut on 8 September 1900, he played on the left and sometimes right wings. Hardman signed for Everton in 1903 for a fee of £100, appearing in the 1906 and 1907 FA Cup Finals, before joining Manchester United during the following year, and subsequently Bradford City and Stoke. A solicitor by trade, practising in Manchester, Hardman was capped four times for the full England football team, in addition to his appearances for the Great Britain amateur team. Hardman's association with Manchester United lasted for much of his life. Appointed a director from 1912 until 1931, and again from 1934, he served as Chairman of the club from 1951 until his death in 1965. During his tenure Manchester United achieved several League Titles, an FA Cup trophy, and joined the newly-created European Cup competition in 1956. This period notably saw the creation of the famous 'Busby Babes' team, a collection of young and very talented footballers developed by the club itself, under the management of Sir Matt Busby. Hardman was Chairman at the time of the Munich air disaster on 6 February 1958, which claimed the lives of 23 people, including eight players and three non-playing staff, and ended the careers of two other players due to injury. His poignant response to the disaster was published on the front page of the 'United Review' match programme, against Sheffield Wednesday, on 19 February 1958, 'Here is a tragedy which will sadden us for years to come, but in this we are not alone.. Although we mourn our dead and grieve for our wounded, we believe that great days are not done for us... The road back may be long and hard but with the memory of those who died at Munich, of their stirring achievements and wonderful sportsmanship ever with us, Manchester United will rise again.'
AN 18CT GOLD AND ENAMEL MEDAL, the navette-shaped panel with foliate and bead border, centred with a polychrome enamel shield and motto 'Honor et Unitas', with reverse inscription, hallmarked for Birmingham 1932, suspended from a bar brooch surmount stamped '18ct', in fitted case, total length 5.3cm
OF CIRCUS INTEREST Lord George Sanger Archive: a metal advertising tin 'Lord George Sanger's Hall By The Sea, Margate', a penny paper 'The Life of Lord George Sanger', a smaller tract 'The Life of Lord Geo Sanger The World's Greatest Showman', two gilt metal stars containing photographs of Lord Sanger and his wife Ellen, two pin badges, two photographs of Ellen, two continental gilt bronze medallions, a mesh purse given by Ellen Sanger to her daughter Hettie, a World War One medal to Hettie's son M2 -136192 Pte. V.V. Reeve, A.S.C., two Hall by The Sea programmes, all contained in a metal cash box belonging to Arthur Reeve.
A South Africa trio, '3646 Pte J Rampley Manch Regt':, Queen's South Africa Medal with three clasp, King's South Africa Medal and two clasps and Edward VII Special Reserve Long Service & Good Conduct Medal, together with a family WWI pair '35086 Pte J Rampley Suff R' (5) and a WWI Memorial plaque for John Rampley.
An Australian WWI trio '2713 Pte E Burridge 2/Bn AIF':, 1914-14 Star, War Medal and Victory medal, together with an Australian Commonwealth Military Forces cap badge and an AIF 'Returned from Active service badge', a 9ct gold oval memory locket with photograph of recipient, a collection of related paperwork and ephemera, including an Australian passport and receipt for a post war voyage from Sydney to London.*Notes. The Burridge family were stonemasons in Devon who built Withycombe Raleigh Church, Bicton Church, the Bath House on the seafront at Exmouth and the terrace of Victorian houses on the front at Exmouth. Edward Burridge left Exmouth in 1905 at the age of twenty and travelled to New Zealand and onto Fiji where he helped build houses for missionaries. Whilst travelling to obtain supplies in Australia he noticed that the Australian Army were gathering and was soon brought up to date with the outbreak of WWI. After delivering the building supplies back to Fiji, Edward Burridge returned to Australia and joined the 2nd Battalion AIF. He took part in the landings at Galipoli and then served in Egypt for a short while before serving in France. During a short period of leave he returned to Exmouth and took the opportunity of marrying a local girl he had met 16 years earlier. At the end of the war he was returned to Australia to be de-mobbed and travelled around New Guinea taking numerous photographs. During his time travelling, both prior and after the war, he encountered many different tribal cultures including several with cannibalism.
A scarce Russian Order of St Anne, Medal of Distinction for Foreigners 1911 pattern awarded to Lieutenant Commander W B Rendle RN:, gold and enamel, suspension eyelet bearing the '56' mark for St Petersburg (1908-1917) with ribbon in case of issue, together with a photograph of the recipient wearing full Royal Naval Uniform and two newspaper cuttings relating to Lieut Cmdr W B Rendle.*Notes- William B Rendle was born 7th October 1875 at East Stonehouse, nr. Plymouth, Devon. He joined the naval service as a trainee seaman at the age of 12 on 8th December 1895 progressing through the ranks to Acting Bosun. Married Edith Ellen Blackmore of Exmouth on 27th April 1905. They had a son, James, born 1907 and a daughter, May, born 1909. Edith Ellen died in 1932 and it is likely that William B Rendle remarried another Edith (Edith Josephine Shiels) in 1939.He served on many ships and was widely travelled, returning to the Devonport area with his wife and daughter from South Africa on the Dunluce Castle having been put on the retired list from active service as of 7th October 1925. Following his return to the UK he resumed general duties at HMS Raleigh Naval Training Centre at Torpoint, where he was promoted to Lieutenant Commander to enable an upgrade in his pension. This appointment was terminated 7 January 1945. He died 4th December 1947 at the age of 71. His estate totalled £134.12s.10d.In 1915 he was serving on HMS Jupiter and on the 5th February 1915 Jupiter was detached from her guard ship duty to serve temporarily as an icebreaker at Arkhangelsk, Russia, while the regular icebreaker there was under refit. Jupiter made history by becoming the first ship ever to get through the ice into Arkhangelsk during the winter, her February arrival was the earliest in history there. Tsar Nicholas II authorised the striking and issue of medals commemorating the feat to all officers, petty officers and seamen (class 1, 2 and 3 respectively).
An Elizabeth II Devonshire & Dorset group of five to 23522532 Cpl, D J Williams:, General Service Medal (1918-62) with clasp, General Service Medal (1962-2007) with clasp, Golden Jubilee Medal 2002, replacement LSGC medal to '173526680 WO CL1 W Potts RASC' and Efficiency Medal, together with matching miniatures and a gilt embroidered regimental crest.
An Edward VII Tibet medal with Gyanste bar to 3712 Dvr Gholin Kirhan Mihr Khan 12th Mule Train:. *Notes. The 12th Mule Train Corps comprised British officers and NCOs with native carriers who were designated with the task of carrying supplies and equipment for the expedition. There were a large number of casualties due to the extreme weather and conditions encountered on the expedition.
A WWI pair to S27331 Sgt -AS Sgt T Chambury RASC:, GRV Meritorious Service Medal and War Medal, together with a silver presentation pocket watch with inscription from General Sir Leslie Rundle GCB, Malta 1914, also copies of related research.*Notes- Sir Leslie Rundle GCB was Governor and Commander of Malta 1909-1915
Lt. Cmdr Sidney Charles Hutchison , CVO, RNVR, WWII group of six:, CVO neck badge in box of issue, 1939-45 Star, Atlantic Star, Africa Star, Pacific Star and War medal , with matching miniature group, ribbons and rosettes and photograph of the recipient, also a framed grant of the dignitary signed 'Elizabeth R' , two statue books of the Order and related letters etc.*Notes- Sidney Charles Hutchison (1912-2000) was among one of the first detachments to take back Hong Kong at the end of the Second World War. In 1946 he returned to the Royal Academy which he had joined at the age of 17. From 1949 to 1968 he was the RA's librarian becoming the Secretary from 1968 until 1982 when he retired.
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