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Click here to subscribeEphemera, B. Eighteen Collection, a good collection of rural show medals, early 1900's onwards inc. Midland Counties Exhibition 1906 (in original case), Best Pen of Geese, Aberdeen Show 1908, Essex Show 1909 bronze medal etc, plus advertising items inc. tokens, pencils, paper knives, penknives, Crawford's Biscuits badge etc (gen gd)
A South African medal, with seven bars, awarded to '265 Bugler' RH Nankervis Imperial Light Infantry, Prince of Wales Light Horse, South Africa 1901, Orange Free State, Cape Colony, Laing's Nek, Transvaal, Relief of Ladysmith, Tugela Heights, together with Hawkes & Sons No 7 March book, two South African WWI War and Victory medals awarded to Private R H Nankervis, 12th South African Infantry, and discharge papers, other ephemera, and a silver mounted conductor's baton inscribed 'Presented to R H Nankervis by the Major Richardson, 8.7.15', cased, Nankervis was one time Band Master of the Krugersdorp and Brakpan Town Bands
A Queen's South Africa medal, with three clasps for 'Belfast', 'Laing's Nek', and 'Defence of Ladysmith', awarded to 5531 Pte T Carter, Liverpool Regiment, the Egypt medal 1882, with clasp for 'Suakin 1885' awarded to 2016 Pte J Everton, 1st Shrops LI, and a Victorian Afghanistan campaign medal 1878-1879-1880, awarded to 8 BDE/1093 Pte W Clarkson, 51st Regiment
IRISH MILITARY DEFENCE FORCES PEAKED CAP WITH SEW-ON INSIGNIA WITH TWO IRISH MEDALS INCLUDING: WWII EMERGENCY NA FORSAI COSANTO MEDAL 1939-1946 WITH TWO SERVICE BARS AND A 1917-1921 SERVICE MEDAL (BLACK AND TAN) WITH COMRAC BAR - BLANK VERSO AND ONE OTHER ST. CHRISTOPHER'S MEDAL AND ACCOMPANYING PHOTOGRAPHS INCLUDING MILITARY FUNERAL SERVICE
A SMALL COLLECTION OF WWI ERA POST CARDS AND PAPERWORK RELATING TO SOLDIERS, etc, forty two WWI era post cards including damage to buildings (Somme etc) etc, three souvenir post card books, Battle De L'Ainse, Advance on the Somme, souvenir Des Terrasses, together with a small Army issue Active Service Testament 1914, inscribed on the inside cover Pte H. Buckley 5035 Xth Royal Hsrs, Pte 5035 Buckley was K.I.A. 14/11/1914 and is commemorated on the Menin Gate, Ypres Belgium original Royal Warrant for Lt. H. Dowdeswell Volunteer Forces dated 1884, three black and white post cards of uniformed soldiers, Army Service Corps Sweetheart post card, King George V Peace medal and small enamel badge
WWII GROUP OF MEDALS, together with O.H.M.S. box of issue, consisting of 1939-45 Star France and Germany Star, Defence and War medal, together with Territorial Effciency medal named to 2029866 Francis Edward Peakman Royal Engineers, Peakman was killed in action on the 24th January 1945 in Northern France whilst attached to the 811 Road Construction Company, he is buried at Bayeux War Cemetary, France, he was the son of William & Jane Peakman, Erdington, Birmingham
A WWII DEFENCE AND WAR MEDAL, (un-named), and a Police Special Constabulary Faithful Service medal with two Long Service bars, 1954 and 1964 George VI 'Reverse Type D', together with a silver Alloy St John Ambulance collar dog and Police Supt's Crown badge, Police medal named to James T. Bryton
A DISTINGUISHED SERVICE MEDAL (NAVAL) AND 1914-15 STAR, British War and Victory medal group of four, correctly named to M11920 P.C. Hayward, ACT. ERA. 4 CL. HMS Prince Eugene, star named A.E.R.A. 4 R.N., BWM is named E.R.A. 2 R.N, Victory named E.R.A.Z. RN, Victory medal also has attached MID. Emblem on ribbon, ERA (Engine Room Artificer) The Prince Eugene was involved in the Naval Raid on Ostend in April 1918, further research would be in relation to the award of the D.S.M
SEVEN BOXED COMMEMORATIVE MEDALS, QEII Diamond Jubilee (with miniature), Cold War medal 1945-1991 (two bars), QEII Golden Jubilee (with ribbon bar), BAOR (Berlin Airlift Hallmarked Silver Birmingham), National Service (RAF) (un-named), British Forces Germany, Veterans Star RAF - 1948-74 named as others, (all are engraved 2396524 CPL. C. Richardson RAF apart from National Service medal)
A BOX CONTAINING A QUANTITY OF MEDALS, namely WWII era Russian Military medals (11), Russian white and red enamelled cap helmet style badge, centre screw type fastener engraved with number 1504896, British WWII medals, France and Germany, Air Crew Europe, (copy), Atlantic, Burma, Italy Defence and War medal (all un-named), ten miniature medals, various from Victorian WWII Falklands etc, Alloy Chain with two Eastern Charms, eight Royal Airforce flat enamel Sqdn badges, two miscellaneous badges
A NUMBER OF WWII ERA MILITARY MEDALS, to include Polish WWII Exile Order Polonia Restituta dated 1944 to reverse, German WWII 3rd Reich Mothers Cross, marked, WWII 3rd Reich War Merit Cross, 1939 to reverse, boxed Japan WWII Order of the Rising Sun 8th Class, French WWI Croix De Guerre, dated on reverse 1914-1918, French Legion De Honour medal enamelled not dated (possibly copy), Belgium WWI Croix De Guerre medal
BOXED GROUP OF THREE MEDALS, consisting of a British War and Victory medal named to 24555 Pte H. Chadham Royal Warwick Regt, together with a George VI Police Special Constabulary Faithful Service medal named Ford.O. Chedham?, also Warwickshire ARP Warden Arm band, silver ARP badge and British Legion badge
CRIMEA MEDAL, (three clasps) Sebastopol Inkermann & Balaklava, engraved to Henry Lofts, Royal Dragoons (DNS) on medal (1st Dragoons), paperwork with medal states - 765 Pte Henry Lofts, Muster roll shows he was effective from 1st October to 31st December, W025/3267, records show he died in Brighton 29/8/1865, (status - probably rode in the charge of the heavy Brigade at Balaclava on 25th October 1854
A WORLD WAR 2 GROUP OF THREE, to an R.A.F. Air Gunner missing/K.I.A. 30th November 1941, with a large quantity of original paperwork including letters, telegrams and most important his original flying/log book, medals are 1939-45 Star un-named, Air Crew Europe Star un-named, War Medal un-named, with original box of issue, The Air crew Europe Star has been closely examined and bears no faults or flaws seen in repro's and copies, medal is fully genuine and as issued, together with the medals is a framed photograph black and white of The Air Crew stood alongside a Wellington Bomber, recipient is 2nd from right, original telegraph from 405 Sqdn informing family of recipient being missing in action, Air Ministry Letter informing family of his presumed death, three black and white photographs group of RAF personal taken 1940, two of the cards are signed on the reverse by those present, Buckingham Palace letter concerning death, two original letters concerning personal effects of the recipient, original Luftpost German propaganda leaflet, original Royal Air Force Air Gunnels, flying log book, the log details flying operations from early 1941 up until the time of his death in November 1941, Interesting Missions included bombing missions on 'Brenen', 'Kiel' Hanover, also on 24/7/1941 attacking the damaged German battlecruiser 'GNEISENAU' in Brest France, bombing of 'Cologne' and Dusseldorf Manheim, Duisberg, Berlin, 12/9/1941, Frankfurt where they were attacked by three German fighters, Other air ops included Nuremberg, Wilhelmshaven, Dunkirk, the last entry in the log concerns the date 30/11/1941, when someone has written an entry 'Death Presumed', The recipient of these medals was Sgt/Air Gunner 1152551 William Leslie Evans who was 22 years old at the time of his death, it is believed that EVANS and his crew were lost over the North Sea, returning from bombing operations, his body and aircraft were never found and he is commemorated on the Runnymeade Memorial, most of his missions were flown in the Wellington II bomber and the medals are fully genuine having been in the family for the last 60 years or so
A SMALL COLLECTION OF WWII GERMAN NAZI/3RD REICH ITEMS, to include Coastal Artillery flak badge with horizontal pin back, no maker's mark evident, Air Gunner/Radio operator badge, no maker's mark evident, Luftwaffe Parachutist badge two piece, no maker's mark evident, Luftwaffe Observers badge, pin missing, no maker's mark evident, two German belt buckles, 'Red Cross', Social Welfare desgn?, no wreath circle though just plain scrolls, War merit Cross with swords and ribbon, Eastern front medal (Russian Campaign), small number of Nazi cloth patches, metal plate badges, Waffen SS, alloy plate with cord, small Derfuhner - propaganda book, Sudentenland medal no ribbon,
A SMALL NUMBER OF BRITISH WWI AND WWII MEDALS, including British War Medal 25124 Pte T.W James, Notts & Derby Regiment, Victory Medal 52765 Pte W Yates West Yorks Regiment, Victory Medal 648 Pte W Pitt South Staffs Regiment, Police Special Constabulary Faithful Service medal named William A Slater 1939-45, Africa, Burma, Atlantic, Stars Defence and War medal, together with two Russian medals, small Italian medallion
WWII GROUP OF MEDALS, to a Polish Soldier who served with the 3rd Carpathian Division, tin contains 1939-45, Italy, Defence and War Medals, with box of issue to:- 30087166 J Kocon, from Birmingham, together with 3rd Carpathian Division, Nat Device, two cloth patches and shoulder flashes, Monte-Casino Cross, numbered 6722 on reverse, other cloth unit patches, Poland shoulder flashes, original fibre dog tags for Josef Kocon, a Jerusalem Pilgrims Cross, 1937 Coronation Medal, Royal Engineers cap badge, metal badge (oblong) and British Legion Badge
A GLAZED FRAME CONTAINING A WWII GROUP OF FIVE MEDALS, together with period group of miniatures, medals consist of GRI Military Cross, reverse dated 1946, 1939-45, France and Germany Stars, Defence and War medals (MID emblem on war medal), miniatures identical together with Kings MID certificate named to Acting Major G.P. Earnshaw dated 8th November 1945, Award certificate for WWII medals and Buckingham Palace certificate for Award, (MC ?) Major G.P. Earnshaw M.C. (South Staffordshire Regt), George Pegler Earnshaw served in WWII with the 2nd Btn Highland Light Infantry and later with the South Staffordshire, he saw action in the North West Europe Campaign and the push across the Rhine into Germany, with the groups are an original black and white photo of Earnshaw wearing his ribbon bar and HLI uniform, together with the original box of issue for the Military Cross and Postage box and ribbon bar, information from the National Archives states 'Major Earnshaw has fought as a Platoon Commander of a Rifle Company, with Great Determination Courage and Loyalty, his coolness under fire and clear judgement has gained the confidence of all around him at Groesbeek on February 8th 1945 Earnshaw led his men against German 'Siegfrid Line' Defences, due to problems with the 'Flails' on the Tanks, Earnshaw led his men through the ungapped minefield in order to keep up with the offensive, this action led to the capture of his objective on time, later on March 27th 1945 it was largely due to his determination to close with the enemy that he was was able to capture and hold an objective at Camshof , however it was at Stadensen (approximately 180 miles west of Berlin) that he shined again, Earnshaw and his men were surrounded, but despite the heavy odds against him, him and his men rallied and knocked out a large number of 22 S.P. Guns and half-tracks, this action took place on 15th April 1945, there are several mentions in the London Gazette
Military interest framed and glazed medals: Hitra medal 1979; 50th Anniversary of Pakistan Independence medal; assorted car badges: Vauxhall; Morris; the Budgerigar Society; British Institute of Engineering Technology; Further W.W. II stars; 1939-45 star; Medal for Valour; Pakistan Nuclear Test Medal; Zaire bronze medal; Spurr The Military Medals, Greek together with assorted British and foreign coins, notes, tokens etc.
'THE MAN WHO WAS SINN FEIN' O'Caoimh (Padraig or Paudie) 1881-1973. A superb and important display of his 1916 and War of Independence Medals, attractively mounted and framed with his Irish Volunteer uniform buttons and cap badge, and his 1916 Survivor's Armband (worn at commemorative parade 1935), and with a good original photograph. The Collection here offered include: a. His 1916 bronze Medal with ribbon and pin; b. His War of Independence bronze Medal (1917-1921), with scarce 'Comrac' bar; c. His 1916-1966 silver gilt Survivors Medal, bar and ribbon; d. His 1921-1971 bronze Jubilee Medal with clasp and ribbon. With three Volunteer buttons, his Volunteer Cap Badge, and his rare 1916 - 1935 Survivors Armband (worn by 1916 veterans only, before the issue of the medals). Paudie O'Keeffe was a close friend and associate of Arthur Griffith from the early days of Sinn Fein, and also a very good friend of his fellow Corkman Michael Collins. Born in Co. Cork, he worked as a post office sorter and joined the I.R.B. there. About 1901 he was transferred to the G.P.O. in Dublin, & in 1908 he became joint-honorary Treasurer of Sinn Fein. He married Cait de Paor, one of the Wyse Power family in 1910, her brother John Wyse Power was a founder member of the G.A.A. Paudie was also in the Banba Rifle Club (1912-13), whose members practised shooting in the Greenmount Oil Works in Harold's Cross (owned by the Le Brocquy family); others members included Cathal Brugha, Sean Mac Diarmada, and Eamonn Ceant; Brugha was the best shot according to Paudie. In 1914 Paudie had a major part in the Kilcoole arms landings for the Volunteers. In April 1916 he was closely involved with Griffith and Eoin Mac Neill in the exchanges over plans for Easter Sunday. At one stage Mac Neill sent him to ask at the Sunday Independent office what was the latest time a notice (of cancellation) could be accepted. Nevertheless when the Rising went ahead on Easter Monday, Paudie showed up with his rifle, leaving his wife and three children, and served in one of the O'Connell Street garrisons, opposite the G.P.O. holding out until the building collapsed around him. He was imprisoned after the Rising, and on his release was appointed full-time General Secretary of Sinn Fein. He played a major part in building up the party organisation; it has been said that 'Paudie O'Keefe was Sinn Fein.' British Army raids on his office made no difference, because Paudie kept every detail in his head. He had a notable turn of phrase; around this time a visiting British journalist (Sir Arthur Gibbs), asked him what was the meaning of these strange words 'Sinn Fein'; the answer he gave was 'Vengeance, bejasus, vengeance.' Paudie was elected a member of the First Dail and was imprisoned again for a seditious speech; he supported the Treaty, and after Independence was appointed deputy governor of Mountjoy Jail. It is said that he found the job distasteful, and in the 1920's he moved to the Seanad as assistant Clerk. Many years later as one of the four surviving members of the First Dail, he was asked for his memories of the Civil War. 'Ah,' he said 'when they shot Liam Mellows that broke my heart,' (cf. Seamus O'Neill, 'The Man who was Sinn Fein,' Irish Press 27.9.1973). A superb collection, attractively mounted and preserved, commemorating one of the central and best-loved figures of the Independent Movement, before and after 1916. (1)
A GOOD COLLECTION OF 23 IRISH REBELLION 1916 PORTRAIT POSTCARDS, portraying the leaders and including rarer cards such as Captain F. Fahy, Dr. Richard F Hayes, Mrs. Joseph Plunkett, John F. McEntee, Finian Lynch, etc.together with miscellaneous coins, a 1909 Sligo Feis Ceoil medal and two stamps
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