CRIMEA MEDALS & RELATED ITEMS. Medals & other items relating to Frederick Gigg & his two sons Frederick James & Arthur Henry. Frederick Gigg: Crimea medal with Sebastopol clasp, engraved F. GIGG. R.M., & Turkish Crimea medal, Sardinia issue stamped F. GIGG. R.M., his attestation document 1854, Certificate of Good Service 1856-1861, Discharge Certificate 1866, his Pension Memo 1892 & his marriage certificate 1864. Arthur Henry Gigg: East & West Africa medal with Benin 1897 clasp stamped A. H. GIGG. PTE. HMS PHOEBE., Certificate of Service 1895-1900, Letter of death in action from Commanding Officer & memorandum of same from Staff Officer Plymouth 1900, Letter re.unissued China Medal & a portrait photograph possibly of him. Frederick James Gigg: Certificate of Service & Conduct Sheet 1885-1895. Copy of birth certificate (1869) dated 1880. CONDITION REPORTS: Medals: Crimea Sebastopol, good but edge marks & faded ribbon. Turkish medal, Very good, slight wear. Africa medal , very good to fine ribbon very good. Documents some folds, tears, soiling & wear commensurate with age & use.
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Important Medal group awarded to Sir Gerald Kennedy Nicolas Trevaskis C.M.G., K.C.M.G., O.B.E. Order if the British Empire, WWII 1939 - 45 Star, Africa Star, Defence Medal, War Medal, Queen Elizabeth II Coronation Medal, General Service Medal With Arabian Peninsula bar correctly named to "G. K. N. Trevaskis C.M.G. O.B.E". With corresponding miniature medal group.
A family group of military medals comprising 1914-1918 medal and ribbon to GNR J W Smart 186792 and four WWII campaign stars (France & Germany, Africa, Italy and 1939-45) to JW's son, Private Edward Smart No. 7607661, includes December 1944 certificate for North West Europe, also included are dog-tags and a liberation souvenir etc
Medals and ephemera relating to William Francis Thomas Esq, 1900-1963, former Police Chief Constable of Cardiff, 1954 to 1963. He enlisted to the army in the latter part of the Great War at the age of 17 and the parcel includes his Devon Regiment WW1 pair (named PTE W F Thomas 70871), his 1939-1945 Defence Medal, Police Exemplary Service Medal, Police Distinguished Service medal, Jubilee medal for 1937 and for 1953. Together with the following additional items: 1. Black and white photograph of the then Chief Constable with Prince Philip and other Cardiff leaders 2. City of Cardiff Coronation Visit programme for 1953 3. Copy of 'Police Review' October 1963 with the obituary for Mr Thomas 4. Signed typed Prime Minister's Office thank-you letter and envelope from Prime-Minister Harold MacMillan, 1960 5. A House of Commons headed-paper handwritten letter of sympathy to Mrs Thomas from James Callaghan, 1963 6. Two letters from Lord Mancroft 7. Commonwealth Games organisation certificate and Opening Ceremony programme, 1958 8. Black and white photograph of Queen Elizabeth and the Chief Constable in the background 9.Handwritten letter to 'My Dear Chief' on Buckingham Palace paper, 1957, signed by Peter de........? 10. Two enamelled Masonic medal, a cased St John enamel medal (no ribbon) etc 11. Truncheon Born and educated in Merthyr, the son of the head gardener at Cyfarthfa Castle, Mr Thomas thought first to follow in his father's footsteps, but instead joined Cardiff City Police in 1921. By 1940, he had risen to the rank of Detective Superintendent. During World War II, he was appointed Regional Police Staff Officer in the Wales Civil Defence Region and was awarded the King's Police Medal in recognition of his services, being promoted to the rank of assistant Chief Constable in 1946. He was appointed Chief Constable in 1954 but collapsed and died suddenly while attending a meeting only 12 months before he was due to retire. It was said he was due for a knighthood. He was a past Master of the Cardiff Lodge of the Masons
A WWII and later group of six medals to the grandfather of the vendor, Major D W C Solven (Royal Artillery) comprising Italy Star, 1939-45 Star, Defence Medal, 1939-45 medal, Palestine 1945-48, George VI Territorial 1950, together with miniature similar and a 9ct yellow gold and enamel Royal Artillery crest brooch and another white metal similar
AN INDIA QUEEN VICTORIA GENERAL SERVICE MEDAL for 9504 Corporal George Edward Dawes, Kings Own York Light Infantry, together with BARS for Tirah 1897/98 and Punjab Frontier 1897/98 together with his B50 ACCOUNT BOOK B51 a photo of him in uniform, his War Office Death notification and Pay Off and a note from him to family dated 25.1.98, Army form CZ111, two George V 1935 medallions and a children's union medallion, killed January 29th 1898
A SELECTION OF COINS, JEWELLERY & MEDALS to include; a cased Imperial Service medal, a silver Concorde key ring, a 9ct gold commemorative medal (cased), a silver charm bracelet, coins, a silver topped dressing table box, costume jewellery, Irish Free State sweepstake ticket, a 9ct gold cross, St. Christopher on chain etc.
WORLD WAR TWO MEDAL GROUP OF THREE 1939-45 Medal, France and German Star, Defence and War Medals; together with good selection of original service documents, leave papers, badges, cigarette box with hand signed list of soldier whom he served with inside, etc. Awarded and related to 1348733 Lac. J Wotherspoon RAF
A group of medals, war diaries and associated WWII memorabilia relating to Captain James Alexander, Highland Light Infantry, joining in the ranks on 3rd September 1939, rising to become the officer in charge of the Glenshee Lodge Winter School preparing soldiers for the invasion of Norway and concluding the War as a Regional Intelligence Officer and Civilian Military Government Officer in Hanover. The medals comprise 1939-45 Star, France and Germany Star,Defence and Victory Medals and George VI Territorial Service Medal, together with badges and buttons, diaries covering October 9th 1939 to July 14th 1945, a silk map of France, BAF money, German binoculars, a Great Coat, further uniform and sundries including a layout of an execution block at Buchenwald 'Jede Minute eine Leiche'.
A box containing a silver cigarette case, two Fire Service medals from the 1950's with accompanying letter, a small collection of British and other coinage, together with assorted miscellaneous items to include dressing table mirror and brush, Ronson table lighter, etc CONDITION REPORTS Silver cigarette case with knocks and dents, wear and scuffs. Compacts with various wear and chips. Medallions with wear and scuffs, some knocks and dents to edges. Coins with quite heavy wear. Dressing table items with wear, separating at joins, dents and splits. Sekonda watch heavily scuffed and scratched, and it is not known whether or not it is in working order. Medal isncribed "For Exemplary Fire Service" has inscription to edge "Sub. Offr. James Hope", there is no bar with this medal and there is a piece of ribbon separate in a small cardboard box. The medal with bar which reads "Twenty Years" and "National Fire Brigade Association" is inscribed to side "6359 James Hope". There is a typed letter regarding "Award of Fire Brigade Long Service & Good Conduct Medal" dated 2nd February 1955, and another typed letter relating to "Fire Brigade Long Service & Good Conduct Medal" dated 1st November 1954.
A Victory medal and a Great War medal, both inscribed "4400 PTE G.H. WHIELDON.M.G.C", together with three photographic postcards, one inscribed to back "4400 PTE GH. WHIELDON Machine Gun Corps War medal and Victory medal subsequently of Oakehampton Devon" and a cap badge for the same regiment
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