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Lot 459
Waterloo Medal 1815 with replacement clasp and ribbon bar, medal engraved to Lieutenant W S Smith 10th Royal Regt Hussars. During his career Captain William Slayter Smith received a sabre cut in the head and a pistol shot through the body in the famous charge by the 13th Light Dragoons at Campo Mayor 25 March 1811, he was again wounded in 1812. He later saved Lieut Gordon of the 7th Hussars on 17 June 1815 in Belgium from being killed or captured. Lieut Smith was directly involved in the capture of General Lauriston, aide-de-camp to Napoleon. He died at Ripon on 18 July 1865 aged 72. Note: His original Waterloo Medal was sold by DNW 5 April 2006. It is known that Officers could have two of the same medal as they were issued unnamed, an original that would be worn on special occasions and a second or third which would be worn while on service in case the first got lost or damaged. This example is original but engraved and not impressed, well polished as worn. An interesting piece. Fair/Fine Sold a/f
Lot 466
MBE (Military), BWM & Victory Medal (M.11547 Frank Rippington B.ART.RN), and KGV Naval LSGCM (M.11547 F Rippington A.CER A 2 HMS Medway) Number corrected. With named Buckingham Palace Letter, 5x silver fobs, 1x brass fob. MBE L/G 13 June 1946 Temp Act Commissioned Aircraft Officer at HMS Merlin, Air Station at Donibristle. Served on Submarines H28 and H43. Born Fulham
Lot 482
Military Medal group - MM (19849 STH: S.Sjt C E Smith 245/SGR BY RGA), BWM & Victory Medal + GV Army LSGC Medal (19849 S.Sjt C E Smith RA). MM L/G 19/11/1917, battery served with 17th HAG at the time of award which was for Gallantry during 3rd Ypres August September 1917. Most likely for the rescue of Wounded/Extinguishing Fires in Gun Pits under heavy counter Battery Fire. With 2x May Tins, superb photo, large framed RGA motif and a Coconut barrel Sierra Leone West Africa 1915-16, etc (qty)
Lot 483
Military Medal & (Bar) group - MM GV (renamed) (10205 L/Cpl G Wilson The Queens R.W.S), BWM & Victory Medal (G-10205 Pte G Wilson The Queens R). Plus boxed Defence Medal addressed Aspley Guise, Bletchley, Bucks (Bedford T.A.). MM L/G 17/4/1917 with the 10th Bn R.W.Surrey Regt, award for Feb 1917, and Bar L/G 28/9/1917 for 3rd Ypres Battle of Pilckem Ridge 31 July - 2nd Aug 1917. With much original paperwork, cuttings, photo, etc. With Brothers ? BWM & Victory Medal to DM2-154133 Pte B H Wilson ASC (qty)
Lot 484
Military Medal (double issue) group with boxes of issue, ribbon bar and shoulder title, War Office letter re issue of an MM 7/2/1924. The first MM is named 201088 Pte E D Turner 2-4-R.Berks.R, the second named 201088 Pte E D Turner 2/4 R.Berks R, and the BWM & Victory (201088 Pte E D Turner R.Berks.R). MM L/G 27 June 1018 (Sunningdale). Award for March offensive, Battle of St Quentin, most likely for the fighting on 21st March at Marteville and at the line between Ellis Redoubt and Villecholes on 22nd March. EF (4)
Lot 57
1915 Trio to 13560 Pte William Clough (1st) King's Own Scottish Borderers. KIA 1st July 1916 (First Day Battle of the Somme). Attack on the village of Beaumont Hamel. In one company alone 212 casualties out of 219. 552 casualties in total. No known grave, commemorated on Thiepval Memorial. Medals NEF on original silk ribbons. NB: Victory Medal is an old engraved replacement. Born Normanby, Yorks. (3)
Lot 58
1915 trio with GSM Iraq to 72171 GNR F R Purvey RFA with 1939-45 Star, Atlantic Star, Africa Star, Italy Star, Pacific Star, And War Medals with good selection of WW1 and WW2 original service documents. F R Purvey served WW1 RFA and in WW2 Merchant Navy nice complete group (Victory medal a replacement )
Lot 610
Distinguished Service Medal WW2 group of four to Ordinary Seaman S.J.Halstead, Royal Navy. Distinguished Service Medal, G.VI.R. (JX.205928 S.J.Halstead. Ord. Smn. H.M.S. Brittany.); 1939-1945 Star; Defence Medal; War Medal. D.S.M. London Gazette 29.4.1941. For coolness and skill when an enemy aircraft was destroyed. Comes with original Certificate of Identity dated 1st March 1949, witness ticket for Buckingham Palace dated 28.10.1941, and his Certificate of Service. Sidney Joseph Halstead was born on 5th February 1916, from Ancoats in Lancashire, he enlisted into the Royal Navy on 1st July 1940, he was awarded War Service Increment on 3rd Sept 1944 and 1st July 1945. He was released on 27th December 1945. Sold with slip for WW2 medals, and two letters relating to the collection of the DSM at Buckingham Palace, various newspaper cuttings relating to possible sale of medal in the 1980's. Sold with a photocopy from WW2 with article as follows: When Able Seaman Sidney Joseph Halstead of Briscoe street, Ardwick, Manchester, saw a German plane swoop over his ship he crouched behind his gun sights and waited. When the plane dived, he steadied himself, shot and sent the plane crashing into the sea. His shipmates of H.M.S. Brittany made him their hero. So did his wife and mother. Lived Glengarry Close, Chorlton-on-Medlock and died 03/06/1968. G.V.F.
Lot 619
Suffolks group mounted as worn - India General Service Medal GVI with North West Frontier 1937-39 clasp (5822637 Sjt N Gilbert Suff R), 1939-45 Star, France & Germany Star, Defence & War Medals, GVI Regular Army LSGCM (5822637 Sjt N C Gilbert Suff R) Tiny correction to naming. With copy photo from local newspaper. (6)
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