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A mounted group of seven miniature dress medals representative of the medals awarded to Lieutenant-Colonel F. C. Rush, Canadian Forces, Distinguished Service Order, G.V.R., silver-gilt and enamel, lacking top bar, minor enamel damage; Order of the British Empire, 1st type, Officers (O.B.E.), military, silver-gilt; 1914-15 Star; British War and Victory Medals; Army Meritorious Service Medal, G.V.R.; Permanent Forces of the Empire L.S. & G.C., G.V.R., mounted for display, very fine and better (7) £50-70 D.S.O. London Gazette 8 March 1918. Major, N. Brunswick Regt., Canadian Force. These medals are representative of the awards to the above and have been assembled in recent years for display purposes.

A mounted group of ten miniature dress medals representative of the medals awarded to Lieutenant-Colonel J. H. Pittham, Royal Army Pay Corps, Order of the British Empire, 2nd type, Officers (O.B.E.) military, silver-gilt; 1939-45 Star; Pacific Star; Defence and War Medals; General Service 1918-62, G.VI.R., 1 slip-on clasp, Malaya, M.I.D. oak leaf; Africa General Service 1902-56, 1 slip-on clasp, Kenya; Coronation 1953; Army L.S. & G.C., 3rd issue, Regular Army; Army Meritorious Service Medal, G.VI.R., 1st issue, mounted for display, very fine and better (10) £40-60 John Henry Pittham was born on 3 October 1899 and enlisted into the R.A.P.C. in 1918. He was awarded the L.S. & G.C. as a W.O.2 in the R.A.P.C. in 1936. On the outbreak of the Second World War he was serving as a W.O. Class 1 at Singapore, and received his commission there in 1940. He evaded capture in the Far East and escaped to India, and was based in Ceylon during 1943. In 1945 he had attained the rank of Major. Pittham was mentioned in despatches for his services in Malaya during the period, 1 January-30 June 1949. He later served in Kenya and in the Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland and was awarded the M.S.M. under the terms of A.O.98 of 1953 without annuity. By 1955 he had been promoted to Lieutenant-Colonel and the following year he was awarded the O.B.E. (London Gazette 2 January 1956). He retired to Rainham, Kent later that same year. The miniature group is illustrated in The Annuity Meritorious Service Medal 1847-1953, First Supplement by Ian McInnes. These medals are representative of the awards to the above and have been assembled in recent years for display purposes.

A mounted group of ten miniature dress medals representative of the medals awarded to Warrant Officer R. Stenton, Royal Air Force, Order of the British Empire, 2nd type, Members (M.B.E.), military, silver; British Empire Medal, E.II.R., civil; 1939-45 Star; France and Germany Star; Defence and War Medals; General Service 1918-62, E.II.R., 2 slip-on clasps, Arabian Peninsula, Malaya; Jubilee 1977, base silver metal; Meritorious Service Medal, E.II.R., base silver metal; Royal Air Force L.S. & G.C., E.II.R., with Second Award Bar, mounted for display, very fine and better (10) £50-70 Richard Stenton was born on 26 December 1924 in the Parish of New Abbey, Dumfries. He served in the R.A.F.V.R. and R.A.F., 1943-49; was in the Reserve, 1949-51, and re-attested for the R.A.F. in 1951. He attained the rank of Warrant Officer in 1968; was awarded the the B.E.M. in 1967, M.B.E. in 1973 and M.S.M. in 1981. Sold with copied service papers and service schedule. These medals are representative of the awards to the above and have been assembled in recent years for display purposes.

A mounted group of nine miniature dress medals representative of the medals awarded to Assistant Surgeon J. W. Woodsell, Indian Medical Service, Military Cross, G.V.R.; Naval General Service 1915-62, 1 clasp, Persian Gulf 1909-14; 1914-15 Star; British War and Victory Medals; War and India Service Medals; Army L.S. & G.C., G.V.R., 3rd issue, India; Army Meritorious Service Medal, G.V.R., mounted for display, good very fine, unusual combination (9) £40-60 M.C. London Gazette 16 August 1917. For conspicuous gallantry and devotion to duty, he displayed great courage, devotion and detirmination in tending the wounded under very heavy fire. His devotion to duty saved many lives. M.S.M. Gazette of India 13 October 1917. J. W. Woodsall, born in 1883, appointed a Warrant Officer in 1905 and a 3rd Class Assistant Surgeon in the I.M.S. in 1910; awarded the N.G.S. clasp Persian Gulf 1909-14 for service as an Assistant Surgeon aboard the R.I.M.S. Minto during 1911. In the following year he held the same position on R.I.M.S. Comet. During the Great War as an Assistant Surgeon with the I.M.S. he was awarded the M.C. and M.S.M. He was promoted to 2nd Class Assistant Surgeon in 1917, 1st Class Assistant Surgeon in 1922 and Senior Assistant Surgeon in 1933. These medals are representative of the awards to the above and have been assembled in recent years for display purposes.

A mounted group of twelve miniature dress medals representative of the medals awarded to Yeoman Warder G. Armstrong, late Grenadier Guards, Distinguished Conduct Medal, G.VI.R.; 1939-45 Star; Africa Star, clasp, 1st Army; Italy Star; Defence and War Medals, M.I.D. oak leaf; General Service 1918-62, 2 slip-on clasps, Palestine 1945-48, Malaya; Coronation 1937; Coronation 1953; Army Meritorious Service Medal, E.II.R., 2nd issue; Army L.S. & G.C., G.VI.R., 1st issue, Regular Army; Army Best Shot Medal, G.VI.R., several medals in silver base metal, mounted for display, very fine and better (12) £50-70 D.C.M. London Gazette 15 June 1944. Drill Sergeant (A/C.S.M.) George Thomas Armstrong, 5th Battalion Grenadier Guards. During the fighting on the Anzio bridgehead the 5th Bn. Grenadier Guards was almost continuously in action from the 25th Jan-9th Feb. 1944 and this Warrant Officer was acting as R.S.M. Throughout the period D/Sgt. Armstrong was suffering severe pain from rheumatism, but refused to go sick. On the night 7/8 Feb. the enemy broke through the front and heavily attacked Bn. H.Q., which was practically surrounded. This Warrant Officer led the defence with Tommy gun and hand grenades and by his extreme gallantry and powers of leadership succeeded in holding his position. He was twice blown over by enemy hand grenades, but this made no difference to his continued diregard for his own safety and his ability to fight the enemy with the means at his disposal. Throughout the period that the Bn. was in close contact with the enemy D/Sgt. Armstrongs cheerfulness and devotion to duty were an inspiration to all with whom he came in contact, and his conduct is deserving of the highest commendation. He won the Army Best Shot Medal in both 1951 and 1955 as R.Q.M. Sgt. in the competition at Bisley for the Military Forces at Home. These medals are representative of the awards to the above and have been assembled in recent years for display purposes.

A mounted group of eight miniature dress medals representative of the medals awarded to Major J. W. Scott, East Yorkshire Regiment, George Medal, G.VI.R.; General Service 1918-62, 1 clasp, Iraq 1924-25; 1939-45 Star; Defence and War Medals; Army Meritorious Service Medal, G.VI.R., 1st issue; Army L.S. & G.C., G.VI.R., 1st issue, Regular Army; Efficiency Decoration, G.VI.R., 2nd issue, Territorial, mounted for display, generally good very fine (8) £50-70

A mounted group of nine miniature dress medals representative of the medals awarded to Major G. H. Batten, Royal Artillery, 1914 Star, with clasp; British War and Victory Medals; General Service 1918-62, 1 clasp, Iraq; Defence and War Medals; Army L.S. & G.C., G.V.R., 1st issue; Efficiency Decoration, G.VI.R., 2nd issue, Territorial, with Second Award Bar; Army Meritorious Service Medal, G.VI.R., 2nd issue, mounted for wear, good very fine and better (9) £30-50 M.S.M. awarded under the terms of Army Order 98 of 1953 without annuity. Sold with some service details. These medals are representative of the awards to the above and have been assembled in recent years for display purposes.

A mounted group of seven miniature dress medals representative of the medals awarded to Flying Officer A. E. Boyd, Mercantile Marine, Royal Naval Air Service and Royal Air Force, 1914-15 Star; British War and Mercantile Marine Medals; Victory 1914-19; War Medal 1939-45; Australia Service Medal; Naval Meritorious Service Medal, G.V.R., mounted for display, good very fine and better (7) £20-40 M.S.M. London Gazette 24 May 1919. Sold with some service details. These medals are representative of the awards to the above and have been assembled in recent years for display purposes.

A mounted group of eight miniature dress medals representative of the medals awarded to Major C. Probert, Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers, late Royal Tank Corps, British War and Victory Medals; 1939-45 Star; Defence and War Medals; Army Meritorious Service Medal, E.II.R., 1st issue; Army L.S. & G.C., G.V.R., 3rd issue, Regular Army; Efficiency Decoration, G.VI.R., 1st issue, Territorial, mounted for display, very fine and better (8) £30-50 Cecil Probert was born in Worcester on 22 April 1894. During the Great War he served in the ranks of the Tank Corps, and re-enlisting in 1919 he attained the rank of R.S.M. in the Corps before being commission in July 1939. With the Royal Tank Corps he served in France and was evacuated from Dunkirk. He was promoted to Captain in the R.A.O.C. in 1941 and Acting Major in the R.E.M.E. in 1943. He was mentioned in despatches (London Gazette 20 December 1940), granted the Efficiency Decoration (London Gazette April 1950) and was awarded the M.S.M. in 1963. Major Probert died in Worcester in December 1976. Sold with a quantity of copied research. These medals are representative of the awards to the above and have been assembled in recent years for display purposes.

A mounted group of eight miniature dress medals representative of the medals awarded to Warrant Officer M. ONeill, Welsh Regiment, General Service 1918-62, 1 clasp, Palestine; Defence and War Medals; Korea 1950-53; U.N. Korea; Coronation 1953; Army L.S. & G.C., G.VI.R., 1st issue, Regular Army, rosette on ribbon; Army Meritorious Service Medal, E.II.R., 2nd issue, mounted for wear, very fine and better (8) £30-50 Matthew ONeill was born on 9 January 1915. Served in the ranks of the Welsh Regiment, 1933-41. Appointed Acting W.O. Class 2, October 1941-July 1942; War Substantive W.O. Class 2, July 1942-March 1952; Acting W.O. Class 1, July-November 1952 & April-September 1953, and attained the rank of Warrant Officer Class 1 on 10 September 1953. These medals are representative of the awards to the above and have been assembled in recent years for display purposes.

The mounted group of four miniature dress medals attributed to Second Lieutenant W. T. Davies, Royal West Surrey Regiment, attached Imperial Camel Corps, late Shropshire Yeomanry, Military Cross, G.V.R.; British War and Victory Medals; Territorial Force War Medal 1914-19, all unnamed, mounted as worn, extremely fine (4) £60-80 Sold with card box of issue for Territorial Force War Medal, named to 1374 Sjt. W. T. Davies, Shrops. Yeo. See lot 860 for the recipients full size medals.

A mounted group of six miniature dress medals attributed to Lieutenant-Colonel William Gordon, Gordon Highlanders, Distinguished Service Order, G.V.R., silver-gilt and enamel, complete with top bar; Military Cross, G.V.R.; 1914-15 Star; British War and Victory Medals, M.I.D. oak leaf; Italy, War Cross, mounted as worn Papal, Order of the Holy Sepulchre, trophy-of-arms suspension, silver-gilt and enamel; Italian medal, white metal; British miniature medals (20), some unfinished, very fine and better (28) £50-70 Lieutenant-Colonel Gordons full sized medals were sold in D.N.W. sale 2 april 2003, lot 68.

Distinguished Flying Cross; British War Medal 1914-20; Naval General Service 1915-62, 1 slip-on clasp, Palestine 1936-1939; General Service 1918-62 (3), G.V.R., 2 slip-on clasps, S. Persia, Kurdistan; another (2), E.II.R., 1 slip-on clasp, Malaya; Australia Service Medal1939-45; Rhodesia 1980; South Atlantic 1982, with rosette; Coronation 1911; Jubilee 1935 (2); Coronation 1937; Coronation 1953 (2); Efficiency Medal (2), G.VI.R., 1st issue, New Zealand; another, E.II.R., New Zealand, with incorrect Second Award bar; New Zealand Territorial Service Medal, G.V.R.; New Zealand Police Medal (2), one with brooch bar; another with 21 Years bar, all silver, generally very fine (20) £80-100

A mounted group of six miniature dress medals, Distinguished Conduct Medal, G.V.R.; Queens South Africa 1899-1902, 5 slip-on clasps, Cape Colony, Tugela Heights, Orange Free State, Relief of Ladysmith, Transvaal; Kings South Africa 1901-02, 2 clasps; Jubilee 1935; Coronation 1937; Army L.S. & G.C., G.V.R., mounted as worn Other British miniatures (11), eight in three groups, including: Order of the British Empire, 2nd type, civil, silver-gilt and enamel; Coronation 1953 pair, very fine (17) £30-50

Arctic Medal 1818-55 (Surgeon C. J. Beverly, R.N.) contemporary engraved naming, fitted with silver ribbon buckle inscribed Arctic, very fine £1800-2200 Charles James Beverly served as an Assistant Surgeon in Isabella under John Ross in 1818, and in Griper under Matthew Liddon during 1819-20. He was appointed Surgeon and Naturalist in Hecla under William Parry in 1827, and was a member of the boat party under Parry in the attempt to reach the North Pole. He left the Navy in 1828 and went into private practise. However, in 1857, he applied to be reinstated as a naval surgeon, but the Admiralty refused permission and he died soon afterwards.

Royal Geographical Society Scott Memorial Medal 1913, by F. Bowcher, obv. bareheaded uniformed bust of Captain Scott, R.N. facing, Captain R. F. Scott, C.V.O., R.N. Commander British Antarctic Expedition 1910-13; rev. five members of the expedition on skis trekking right, Presented by the Royal Geographical Society, in exergue, For Antarctic Discovery 1913, 55mm., bronze, unnamed, in case of issue, ref. B.H.M. 4101, Eimer 1933, extremely fine, rare £1000-1500 The medal was issued to commemorate the Antarctic Expedition led by Captain Scott during 1910-13. Based on the Terra Nova the expedition was part scientific and part an attempt to be the first to reach the South Pole. The journey to the Pole was begun on 3 November 1911 and on 17 January 1912, the final members of the group making the attempt - Scott, Wilson, Bowers, Oates and Evans reached the southernmost point, only to discover that a Norwegian party under Amundsen had reached it before them. The tragic and heroic return journey is well known - with Scott, Bowers and Wilson being the last to die, trapped in their tent in a blizzard just 21 miles from the relative safety of One Ton Camp. The last recorded entry in Scotts diary was dated 29 March 1912. The medal was struck in gold, silver and bronze. The medal in silver was presented to the officers of the Terra Nova and the scientific staff; the medal in bronze to the crew of the Terra Nova. A medal in gold was retained by the Royal Geographical Society.

J. B. Charcot French Polar Expeditions Medal, by Paul Richer & E. Lindauer, obv. bust of Charcot right, J. B. Charcot; rev. the ship Pourquoi Pas? moored in the ice, Expeditions Polaires Franaises, in exergue, Pourquoi Pas?, 68mm., bronze, unnamed, edge stamped bronze, minor edge bruising, good very fine £150-200 Jean Baptiste Charcot (1867-1936), French scientist and polar explorer. Charcot led two French expeditions to Antarctica, on the Franais, 1904-05 and the Pourquoi Pas?, 1908-10. In the latter, he successfully mapped and surveyed some 1,250 miles of coastline and territory of Graham Land, and his maps were still in use twenty-five years later. The scientific data collected on the expedition was to fill 28 volumes. Edwin Swift Balch wrote that Charcotss explorations, occupy a place in the front rank of the most important Antarctic expeditions. No one has surpassed him and few have equaled him as a leader and as a scientific observer. Captain Scott, with whom he trained for their respective polar expeditions, referred to him as the gentleman of the Pole. During 1915 in the Great War, Charcot commanded the British Q-Boat whaler Meg (Z.1). Because of his local knowledge his original brief was to watch the neutral Faeroe Islands but he was eventually based at Stornoway, Isle of Lewis. His command was somewhat anomalous - a Frenchman commanding a British ship, under British Admiralty authority, with a largely French crew and flying the tricolour! He was spoken of by the Royal Navy as a would-be Corsair. By the end of the year Charcot resumed command of the Pourquoi Pas? For his services he was awarded a Distinguished Service Cross. Between 1920-36, Charcot was engaged in scientific cruises along the coasts of France, North Atlantic and the Arctic. On 15 September 1936, on an expedition to Greenland, his ship, the Pourquoi Pas?, foundered off the coast of Iceland and Charcot and all but one of his crew drowned. This medal must have been executed before 1933, the year Paul Richer died.

22nd Regiment Order of Merit 1785 (3), by L. Pingo, obv. Hercules crowning a Roman soldier, in exergue: Order of Merit Estab. MDCCLXXXV; rev. within a palm wreath, Reward for Military Virtue from Lt. Col. Crosbie, with circumscription, XXII or Cheshire Regiment, 38mm., bronze-gilt, unnamed, loop suspension, ref. Balmer R245c; another (2), for 7 years good conduct, bronze, one with steel claw and straight bar suspension, the other pierced and lacking suspension, ref. Balmer R245d, last two very worn, first nearly extremely fine (3) £70-90 The 22nd Regiment Order of Merit was instituted by Lieutenant-Colonel Crosbie in 1785 when stationed at Windsor. The medal was issued in silver-gilt, silver and bronze and is known additionally in bronze-gilt. King George III honoured the regiment by accepting one of these medals at a general parade. By the early 1800s the medal had fallen into disuse. In 1820 the Order was re-established by Colonel Sir Hugh Gough.

22nd Regiment Order of Merit 1820 (4), for 14 years service, by Mossop, obv. George III receiving the medal from Colonel Crosbie, Established under Royal Sanction, in exergue: 1785; rev. Order of Merit 22nd Regiment, Reestablished by Col. Sir H. Gough, 1st January 1820, 36mm., silver, unnamed, hinged silver straight bar suspension, ref. Balmer R.246b; another (3), for 7 years good conduct, bronze, one named (Pte. J. Walsh), one with loop the other two with ring suspensions, ref. Balmer R246d, some edge bruising, very fine and better (4) £120-160 In 1820 the 22nd Regiment Order of Merit was re-established by Colonel Sir Hugh Gough. The medal obverse records King George III receiving one of the original medals from the hands of Lieutenant-Colonel Crosbie.

22nd Regiment Order of Merit 1820 (5), by Mossop, obv. George III receiving the medal from Colonel Crosbie, Established under Royal Sanction, in exergue: 1785; rev. Order of Merit 22nd Regiment, Reestablished by Col. Sir H. Gough, 1st January 1820, 36mm., silver (2), unmounted; gilt (2), unmounted; bronze (1), with post for ring suspension, all unnamed, all later restrikes, good very fine and better (5) £40-60

79th Foot Medal, obv. on shield surrounded by military trophies, 79 thistle below to the right, rev. star of the Order of the Thistle, with battle honours, struck silver medal, 32mm., steel clip suspension, unnamed, ref. Balmer R.486, second type obverse with Scottish basket hilt sword, fine £80-120

South Lancashire Regiment Prize Medal, obv. a Sphinx seated on a block inscribed, Egypt, XL below, enclosed by 1st Batt. South Lancashire Regiment, rev. wreath enclosing a shield inscribed (year engraved), Presented to the Eight Best All Round Men of The Battalion for the Year 1906 (4610 Lc. Corpl. S. Cook), 66mm., silver, edge bruising, otherwise very fine £40-60

101st Foot Medal 1837, obv. crossed regimental standards, with rayed concave disc above, inscribed, H.C. European Regt., to either side a branch of laurel and palm, in exergue, 1837; rev. Religion seated on a rock presenting a medal to a soldier, a camp in the background, and in the exergue Be thou faithful unto death, 43mm., silver, unnamed, unmounted, ref: Balmer R581, extremely fine £80-100 The 101st Foot subsequently became the 1st Battalion Royal Munster Fusiliers.

Law Society Boer War Tribute Medal 1902, obv. coat-of-arms, The Incorporated Law Society of the United Kingdom; rev. Presented by the President of the Society ..... to Solicitors and Articled Clerks who served in the South African Campaign 1899-1902 and who were entertained by the Society at a Banquet in its Hall, December 18th 1902, 51mm., bronze, unnamed, in damaged card box, ref. Hibbard J3, Eimer 1868, B.H.M. 3879; The National Commemorative Medal 1899-1900, The Absent Minded Beggar Medal, 45mm., white metal, in card box of issue, Eimer 1851; B.H.M. 3680, extremely fine (2) £100-150

Memorial Plaque 1914-18 (Sidney Arthur Vernon) nearly extremely fine £30-40 Sidney Arthur Vernon was born in Southwark, Surrey, and living at Newington Butts, Surrey, enlisted at London. Serving with the 4th Battalion Kings Royal Rifle Corps, he was killed in action on 13 July 1915, aged 21 years. He was buried in the Houplines Communal Cemetery Extension, France. He was the son of Mrs S. Vernon of 27 St. Gabriel Street, Newington Butts. Medal in card envelope with associated slip.

Royal Warrant Holders Association Medal (2), V.R. (G. Parkinson); G.V.R. (G. Fox Parkinson 8th April 1914) both with silver ribbon brooches, good very fine (2) £60-80

India General Service 1854-95 (2480 Pte. P. Mannion, 2d Bn. Lpool. R.), lacking suspension bar and clasp, very fine £40-60 Sold with medal roll extracts showing entitlement to the clasp, Burma 1885-7; listed as Discharged.

Defective medals (2): Afghanistan 1878-80, 2 clasps, Kabul, Kandahar, naming erased, pitted; 1914 Star, naming erased; Memorial Plaque, reduced size, 82mm., unnamed, modern; Napoleon Bonaparte medallion, by Thomason & Jones, 54mm., white metal; U.S.A., Army Good Conduct Medal; together with a quantity of ribbon appurtenances; a quantity of medal mounting bars and three cases for mounted medal groups, sold as found (lot) £100-150

Defective medal: Africa General Service 1902-56, 1 clasp, N. Nigeria 1903 (Col. T. L. N. Moreland, C.B., N.N.R.) renamed, replacement suspension, some edge bruising, scratches to obv., nearly very fine £40-60 Sold with copied research on the recipient, who was awarded the D.S.O. (London Gazette 25 April 1902), and created a C.B. in 1903, K.C.B. in 1915 and K.C.M.G. in 1917.

Ribbon: American Campaign Medal 1941-46, 6 rolls; India General Service 1908-35, 2 rolls; Pacific Star, small roll; plus two other rolls, all silk (rolls are of various lengths); Case: Thailand, Order of the White Elephant, 1st type, 2nd Class set by Benson, London, velvet covered with gilt motif on lid, good condition (lot) £30-50 Sold as found.

De la Bere, Brigadier Sir Ivan, The Queens Orders of Chivalry; Bissett, Ian, The George Cross; Hall, D., British Orders, Decorations and Medals; Abbott, P. E. & Tamplin, J. M. A., British Gallantry Awards, 1971 edition; Platt, J. J., Jones, M. E. & Platt, A. K., The Whitewash Brigade; Irwin, D. Hastings, War Medals and Decorations, 2nd edition; Johnson, S. C., The Medal Collector; Johnson, S. C., The Medals of Our Fighting Men; Arden, Y., Military Medals and Decorations, a price guide for collectors; Laffin, J., British Campaign Medals; Joslin, E. C., The Standard Catalogue of British Orders, Decorations and Medals, 1969 edition; Durov, V. A., Russian and Soviet Military Awards, some with dustcovers, same damaged/pages missing, generally good condition (12) £60-80 Not suitable for posting.

Galloway, P, Stanley, D. & Martin, S., Royal Service, Vol. I - Royal Victorian Order, Medal and Chain; Risk, J., Pownall, H., Stanley, D. & Tamplin, J., Royal Service, Volume II - Royal Family Orders, Badges of Office etc., with dustjacket; Stanley, D., with Pownall, H. & Tamplin, J., Royal Service, Vol. III - Long and Faithful Service Medal, with dustjacket, excellent condition (3) £40-60

Joslin, E. C., Litherland, A. R., Simpkin, B. T., British Battles and Medals, 1988 edition; Litherland, A. R. & Simpkin, B. T., Standard Catalogue of British Orders, Decorations and Medals, 1990 edition; Joslin, E. C., British Orders, Decorations and Medals, 1976 edition; Hall, D., British Orders, Decorations and Medals; Dorling, H. T., Ribbons and Medals (2), 1916 and 1944 editions; Irwin, D. H., War Medals and Decorations, 1588 to 1889, 1890 edition, original embossed cover; Carter, T., British War Medals, Military & Naval How they were Won (2), Parts 3 & 4; Purves, A. A., Orders and Decorations; McInnes, I. & Webb, J. V., A Contemptible Little Flying Corps; Johnson, S. C., The Medal Collector; Hieronymusson, P., Orders, Medals and Decorations of Great Britain and Europe in Colour; James, G. P. L., The Royal Family Orders, Badges of Office, Royal Household Medals and Souvenirs, illustrated booklet, cover torn; Army Officers Awards, Napoleonic Period, Arms & Armour Press/J. B. Hayward booklet; The London Gazette (Gulf Awards), bound copy; Boddington, J., A Medallic History of the Royal Life Saving Society, O.M.S.A. Monograph No.4; Catalogue of Life Saving Awards, from the Collection of William H. Fevyer, generally in good condition (18) £50-70

Konig, K-P. & Hugo, M., Service Handguns, A Collectors Guide; Kelvin, Dr. M., Collecting Antique Firearms; Rosa, J. G. & May, R., An Illustrated History of Guns and Small Arms; [Sotherbys, Monaco], Armes Anciennes, Collection Chaharles Draeger, 1987, handback catalogue; [Numisma], Napoleao e a Guerre Peninsular, illustrated auction catalogue; Hayward, J. F., European Armour, V.& A. Museum publication, 1951, booklet; [Horniman Museum & Library], War and Chase, ... Weapons of Savage, Barbaric, and Civilised Peoples, 1929, booklet; Hamilton, E., Colours of the Regular Army Infantry of the Line, 1881-1958, Military Historical Soc. booklet; ONeil, B. H. St.J., Castles and Cannon, A Study of Early Fortifications in England; Beresford, Rear-Admiral Lord Charles & Wilson, H. W., Nelson and His Times, illustrated, half calf, front cover inscribed, W.J.W. 1898; Hardy, T. A., Remember Nelson, Campaign and Commemorative Medals etc, 2005; Eimer, C., Medallic Portraits of the Duke of Wellington; General Description of Sir John Soanes Museum, 7th edition; Cresswell, O., A Re-Examination of a Gold Medal awarded to Major Rogers for Valorous Services in 1690, B.N.J. off-print; modern books re. Napoleonic Wars (4); other booklets (5), fairly good and better condition (23) £25-35

McInnes, Ian, The Annuity Meritorious Service Medal 1847-1953, xxiii, 449pp., in slip case; McInnes, Ian, The Annuity Meritorious Service Medal 1847-1953 First Supplement, xxvi, 324pp; McInnes, Ian, The Yeoman of the Guard, 1823-1903, xv, 191pp., with dustjacket, extremely good condition (3) £60-80

McInnes, Ian, The Annuity Meritorious Service Medal 1847-1953, xxiii, 449pp., in slip case; McInnes, Ian, The Annuity Meritorious Service Medal 1847-1953 First Supplement, xxvi, 324pp; McInnes, Ian, The Yeoman of the Guard, 1823-1903, xv, 191pp., with dustjacket, extremely good condition (3) £60-80

[Sothebys], Murray Collection, 10-14 May 1926; [B.D.W.], Upfill-Brown Collection, 4 December 1991, hardbound; [Wallis & Wallis], Auction catalogues, 1981 and 1982, bound in 2 volumes; Spink, Medal Supplement (8), 1986-1993; Baldwins, Catalogue of Orders, Decorations and Medals, July 1948-September 1957, bound volume; others, unbound, of the period, July 1948-November 1975, some duplicates (20); other catalogues (1), sold as found (lot) £20-30

Medal Research: A wide variety of typewritten, handwritten and photocopied lists of recipients and casulaties related to various medals, including Indian Order of Merit for the Defence of Lucknow, African campaigns including an extensive folder on the Boer War, Canada, New Zealand, Defence of Legations, World War I including the RFC, ANZACS in Vietnam, the Falklands, the Gulf War, etc, together with related photographs, press cuttings and a few ALS, an interesting and useful resource (lot) £100-150 Provenance: Ex libris Donald Hall

Military General Service 1793-1814, 1 clasp, Fuentes DOnor (John Priest, 92nd Foot) good very fine £600-700 John Priest was born at Knockando, near Elgin, Morayshire, in about 1788, and enlisted into the Army on 4 August 1807. He was posted to the 2nd Battalion, 92nd Highlanders, which he joined on 7 April 1808. He served with the 2nd Battalion in Ireland until June 1809, when he transferred to the 1st Battalion and accompanied it on the ill-fated Walcheren Expedition later that year. He went with the 1st Battalion to Portugal in October 1810 and was present at the battle of Fuentes DOnoro on 5 May 1811, subsequently receiving the medal and clasp for this action. According to the muster rolls he continued to serve with the battalion for the rest of the Peninsula Campaign, right through to the end in April 1814, though why he did not claim the clasps for Vittoria, Pyrenees, Nivelle, Nive, Orthes, or Toulouse, remains a mystery. That he was in action during this period is beyond doubt; the muster rolls for the period November 1813 to February 1814 show him as being wounded at Cambo, presumably at Nive between 9th and 13th December, and The Examination of Invalid Soldiers on Tuesday 28th June 1853 [WO/116/61] states that he had been severely wounded in the head at Vittoria and Toulouse. Discharged from the Army on 31 October 1814, he returned to Scotland and married Elizabeth Peddie in her home town of Drainie in January 1819. They lived at Lossiemouth where he became a Ground Officer, or estate manager. They had at least one daughter, Margaret, and possibly other children some of whom may have emigrated to New Zealand as there is a note in the Elgin Courant, reporting his death from bronchitis on 10 July 1876, asking New Zealand papers to copy his obituary notice locally. Sold with full research and full muster details.

Waterloo 1815 (Q.-Mast. John MCombie, 1st Batt. 92nd Highlanders) fitted with steel clip and ring suspension, small letters S.T. neatly engraved after his rank to reflect that he was the Quartermaster-Sergeant not Quartermaster, contact marks, otherwise nearly very fine £2000-2500 John MCombie was born in the Parish of Mortlach, Banffshire, in about 1777 and enlisted there into the 100th Regiment, later the 92nd Highlanders, for unlimited service on 11 June 1795. He was posted to the battalion at Gibraltar and went with it to Ireland in 1798. From there he accompanied it to Holland and was present at the battle of Egmont-op-Zee on 2 October 1799, when he was wounded in the right leg. After taking part in the ineffective operations in Quiberon Bay in 1800, he accompanied the Regiment on the Expedition to Egypt the following year, being present at the battles of Mandora on the 13th and Alexandria on the 2st March. He was present on the March to Cairo, which culminated in the surrender of that City, and at the subsequent siege and capture of Alexandria. On his return to the United Kingdom he was promoted Corporal on the 7h December 1803, and soon after Sergeant on the 9th of April 1804. He probably took part in the funeral of Lord Nelson at St. Paul's Cathedral in January 1806. He then accompanied the Regiment on the Expedition to Copenhagen and was present at the engagement at Kioge on the 29h August 1807. In 1809 he went with the Regiment on Sir John Moore's invasion of Spain and the subsequent retreat to Corunna, after which he spent about three months sick at Portsmouth. In July of that year he took part on the ill-fated Expedition to Walchren, after which the Regiment returned to the Iberian Peninsula. From October 1810 until the end of the Peninsular War in 1814, M'Combie served with the Regiment, first as a Sergeant, and then, from Christmas Day 1812, as Quartermaster Sergeant, being present at the engagements of Fuentes d'Onoro, Arroyo del Molinos, Almaraz, Alba de Tormes, Vittoria, the fighting in the Pyrenees at the end of July 1813, Nivelle, Nive, Arriverete, Orthes and Toulouse. On the cessation of the Peninsular War in 1814, the Regiment returned to Ireland where it remained until, in May the following year, they went to Flanders to join Wellington's Army. M'Combie was present as Quartermaster-Sergeant at both Quatre Bras, on the 16th June, and Waterloo two days later. After the defeat of Napoleon, he continued to serve with the Regiment until he was discharged at Castlebar on the 7th and admitted an out pensioner of Kilmainham Hospital nine days later on the 16th December 1818, with a pension of 2/2d per diem. His conduct being shown as invariably good and has been Wounded in Action with the Enemy at the Battle of Egmont op Zee on the 2nd October 1799 in the Right Leg. John MCombie died on 2 August 1838. A manuscript Journal kept by Quartermaster-Sergeant MCombie throughout his army service is held by the Regimental HQ, The Gordon Highlanders. Whilst short on personal detail, it is, nonetheless, of great interest and provides a good record of the regiments progress through the Peninsula campaign and Waterloo. A typescript copy of his journal accompanies the medal together with full research and full muster details.

Indian Mutiny 1857-59, no clasp (Andw. Downie, 92nd Highlanders) fitted with ribbon buckle, contact wear and edge bruising, otherwise nearly very fine £200-250 Andrew Downie came from Dunfermline in Fife, and was a saddler by trade. He enlisted into the 92nd Highlanders in Ireland on 5 September 1854, and served with them at Gibraltar, in the Crimea, in India and the United Kingdom. His military career was punctuated by clashes with authority and he spent several periods in confinement. He was discharged at Paisley on 11 November 1864, having completed 10 years limited service. He was one of only 17 soldiers of the 92nd to have earned his Indian Mutiny medal solely for the attack on the village of Gurnaya on 1 July 1859. For further details see A. J. Hendersons article in the OMRS Journal, Winter 1993. Sold with full muster details.

Indian Mutiny 1857-59, no clasp (Pipe Mr. Duncan McPhail, 92nd Highlanders) marks to Queens bust, otherwise about very fine and extremely rare £800-1000 Duncan McPhail was bom in Oban on 2 July 1826, the son of Neil M'Phale [sic] and his wife Ann M'Phale, nee M'Martin. He enlisted into the 92d Highlanders at Glasgow on the 20th January 1849, aged 23 years 6 months, his trade being given as Labourer. He served with the 92nd at Clonmel and Kilkenny in Ireland and then went with them to Corfu in the Ionian Islands, where he served for two years. On 1 January 1853 he was appointed Sergeant and Drum Major. It should be noted that at this time Pipers were not recognized by the Horse Guards, and in Scottish regiments they were often listed on the books as Drummers, to enable them to receive the additional pay annexed to that appointment - Pipers being considered as far superior to mere Drummers! Whether he was also trained as a Drummer, or merely held the appointment of Drum Major to enable him to receive the additional pay of 1/10d per diem, is not known. However, on the eventual recognition of Pipers by the Horse Guards, just over a year later, McPhail was appointed the 92nd's first official Pipe Major on 1 April 1854. After Corfu, he served at Gibraltar from April 1853 until the Regiment's posting to the Crimea in 1855, where they arrived just too late to qualify for the Crimea medal. In June 1856 they returned to Gibraltar and remained there until they were sent to India, where they arrived in March 1858, to reinforce the troops there during the suppression of the Mutiny. Whilst in India, the 92nd provided contingents to go out with the various Field Forces which were employed in mopping up operations against the rebels. McPhail accompanied the Mhow Field Force which, under the Command of Major General John Michel, went in pursuit of the rebel leader Tantia Topee, who McPhail described as . . . a most ubiquitous character. . .. During these operations the Force was engaged in actions against the enemy at Rajghur, Mongrowlee, Sindwaho and Kurrai. In May 1859 he was admitted to hospital and in April the following year he embarked for home. He appears to have been sent, on his return, to the 2nd Invalid Depot in September, where he is shown as a Sergeant, but his time there was very short as he was discharged, Time Expired on the 26 September 1860. Sold with full muster details.

Afghanistan 1878-80, no clasp (1989 Pte. J. Grigor, 92nd Highrs.) edge nick and polished, otherwise very fine £1200-1500 Private John Grigor was killed in action at Majuba Hill on the night of 26/27 February 1881. John Grigor, or Gregor, was born in about 1848 and was recruited on 2 August 1866 at Glasgow, and enlisted into the 91st Foot on the 8th of that month. He was then aged 18, a shoemaker by trade. He transferred to the 92nd Highlanders on 1 April 1869, and joined the regiment in India on 1 February 1870. Although he served with the regiment throughout the Afghan War of 1878-80, he seems to have missed all the major engagements and qualified for the medal without clasp. At the end of the campaign he went with the regiment to Natal where they arrived early in 1881. In February he was part of the Force under Sir George Pomeroy-Colley which scaled the Majuba Hill on the night of 26/27 February, when they were attacked by the Boers and routed in the disastrous engagement that followed, Private John Grigor being amongst those killed. Sold with full muster details.

India General Service 1895-1902, 1 clasp, Relief of Chitral 1895 (Lieut. Lord Inglis, 1st Bn. Gordon Highrs.) officially engraved in running script but rank and name re-engraved, good very fine £80-100 A curiosity that was first recorded in the mid 1930s by Lieutenant-Colonel Kenneth Dingwall in his notes on regimental medals as being in the Lees Collection. Dingwall had himself served in the Chitral campaign and was mystified by this medal. The recipient does not exist and the medal must at one time have been named to an Indian follower, traces of a regimental number being discernable before the rank of Lieut.

Army Meritorious Service Medal, V.R. (Sergt. J. Dickson, 92nd Foot) fitted with silver ribbon buckle, lacquered, otherwise extremely fine £200-250 M.S.M. with annuity of £10 awarded with effect from 1 April 1878. Sergeant John Dickson is recorded as Late Staff Clerk Edinburgh formerly 92nd Ft. John Dickson was born in the Parish of Earlston, near Kelso, Berwickshire, and attested for the 92nd Foot at Edinburgh on 10 May 1831, aged 19 years 8 months. He was discharged at Dublin, unfit for further service and worn out, on 24 November 1852, and was then in possession of a medal for Long & Meritorious Service. Sold with copy discharge papers.

Army L.S. & G.C., W.IV.R. (A. McDonald, Serjeant 75th Regiment Foot. 1830) fitted with original steel clip and ring suspension and silver ribbon brooch, edge bruising, otherwise very fine £500-600 Alexander McDonald was born at Alvie, Inverness-shire, in about 1790. He joined the 75th from the Inverness Militia on 27 January 1808, the 75th still then being designated a Highland regiment, though only until the following year when it ceased to be so. He was promoted to Corporal in March 1815 and to Sergeant in May 1818. He served nine years and ten months in the Mediterranean, two years and three months at Gibraltar, and the remainder at home, being discharged at his own request on 16 October 1830. His L.S. & G.C. medal, though dated 1830, was not in fact issued to him until 1 December 1836, care of the Collector of Excise at Glasgow. Sold with copy discharge papers and full muster details.

Army L.S. & G.C., W.IV.R. (George Povey, 92nd Regiment Foot. 1835) fitted with original steel clip and ring suspension, edge bruising and contact marks, otherwise nearly very fine £500-600 Ex Payne Collection 1911 when in pair with his 2-clasp M.G.S. earned with the 84th Foot. George Povey enlisted into the 84th Foot on 24 May 1809 and served with that regiment in the Peninsular at the battles of Nivelle and Nive. He afterwards formed part of the escort guard on a convict ship to New South Wales from August 1818 to December 1819. Povey was servant to Lieutenant Stewart when that officer transferred to the 92nd Highlanders, in March 1827, and moved with him. He was discharged at Chatham on 13 October 1836, receiving his L.S. & G.C. medal from the Collector of Excise at Knutsford on 29 November 1836. Sold with copy discharge papers and full muster details.

Army L.S. & G.C., V.R., 1st issue, large letter reverse (George Ritchie, 75th Regiment Foot. 1839) fitted with original steel clip and later ring suspension, edge bruising and contact marks, otherwise very fine £200-250 George Ritchie enlisted into the 75th Foot on 16 February 1814, joining the regiment on 7 July that year. He appears to have served with the Band for most of his career but what instrument he played is not known. He served with the regiment throughout the Kaffir War of 1834-35 but did not claim his medal in 1853. He was discharged on 30 April 1839, and received his L.S. & G.C. medal from the Linlithgow Staff Officer of Pensions at Stirling on 22 December 1842. Sold with copy discharge papers and full muster details.

Army L.S. & G.C., V.R., 3rd issue, small letter reverse (1020 Lce. Corpl. P. Milne, 92nd Foot) lacquered, nearly very fine £100-120 Peter Milne was born in the Parish of Botrippinie, near Keith, Banffshire, and enlisted at Elgin on 4 August 1860, initially into the 93rd Highlanders from which he transferred to the 92nd Highlanders in 1863. He served with the regiment in Afghanistan earning the medal and three clasps and the Kabul to Kandahar Star (pair known to exist as recently as 1998). He was discharged at Portsmouth on 21 March 1882. Sold with copy discharge papers and full muster details.

Moray Floods Medal 1829, obv. a view of the Bridge over the Spey at Fochabers, partially destroyed by the river in a raging flood; rev. inscription in raised lettering (name of recipient and fishing-boat impressed), Presented by the Central Committee for the Flood Fund to James Smith / Findhorn as an Honorary Reward for his Courage and Humanity shewn at the Great Flood August 4th 1829, silver, with loop suspension; together with An Account of The Great Floods of August 1829, in the province of Moray and adjoining districts, by Sir Thomas Dick Lauder, Bart., 350pp, 3rd Edition, Elgin 1873, good condition, the medal very fine £400-500 During the night of 3/4 August 1829, over a considerable part of the north-east of Scotland, from the river Findhorn in Morayshire to the river Dee at Aberdeen, and even to a certain extent further south, the night became very dark, a storm of unprecedented fury arose, followed by a perfect deluge of rain, the result being widespread flooding of the area. Rivers burst their banks, many bridges were broken and washed away, whole fields of crops and soil disappeared, acres of trees were uprooted and floated away to join the great amount of debris, dead cattle, hares and rats. Houses were washed away and whole families were marooned either on higher ground or in their homes. Luckily the loss of life was minimal. Twenty square miles of the plain of Forres was inundated. During the night, when such a deluge descended, the amount of rain that fell was equal to one sixth of a normal year's downfall. The height of the water reached forty feet above the normal in some places. Among the bridges destroyed was the handsome iron bridge over the Spey near Fochabers. This very fast flowing river is noted for its salmon. It is also noted for the number of small streams that flow into it, streams which supply the water which is used in the making of Highland Malt Whisky. The bridge consisted of four arches, with a total watering of 340 feet. When the water was seventeen feet up on the bridge a narrow crack suddenly appeared on its surface. This rapidly widened and down came the two arches nearest to the left bank. As the direct result of all this flooding, the salmon fishers manned their cobles and set sail from the mouth of the river Fmdhom in appalling conditions to the rescue of the many crofters and farmers marooned in their homes and facing the steadily rising waters. They rescued a considerable number after surmounting formidable obstacles. One man who helped in the rescue was the local doctor in one of the cobles. Subsequently money was raised by local subscription to give expression of their gratitude to all those gallant men who set sail in their cobles to the rescue of the local population. It was decided that a medal be given to each man, about forty in all. In his lengthy account of the floods Lauder describes the part played by the five fishing-boats that sailed from Findhorn on their gallant and charitable voyage, namely Nancy of Findhorn, Bounty, Lovey, Findhorn, and Star: The fourth boat was the Findhorn; Thomas MacDonald, officer of the fishery, skipper; crew, James Storm, John Munro, Hugh Wright, William Wright, John Masson, James Smith, John Elder. This boat was nearly carried into a strong current and swamped irrecoverably, but was saved by three of the crew jumping up to their necks and dragging her into stiller water. Having got among the corn, one of them spied a large salmon by the root of a tree, seized it by the tail, but the creature escaped; and, in the struggle, the man was laid on his back in the water. They touched at Tannachy, and, some time afterwards, saw a man, near a corn-yard, holding up a hat on a long pole - made toward him - and discovered it to be Mr Williamson of Westerton, and his men-servants, who were in great distress about 200 sheep that were drowning in a clover field. The boat went to their rescue, and carried them, by 25 or 30 at a time, to a place of safety. On their way home, they killed some hares with their sticks on the sea embankment, and picked up a large hog, which had swam all the way from Edgefield, above 3 miles. The water between Tannachy and Findhorn was literally covered with wreck, furniture, cradles, saddles, cattle, and sheep, and 4 inches of fine black mould was left on the beach. None of the sandbanks of the bay were seen, as usual, at low tide; and, at full tide, not one drop of salt water was admitted within the bar ! All the mussel-scalps were swept away, and the crops of bait destroyed for two or three years to come.

Tarves Rifle Volunteers, gold and gilt Challenge Medal, the central gold medallion with makers mark JD but not hallmarked, finely engraved on the obverse with the Arms of Aberdeen, the reverse inscribed Challenge Medal presented to Tarves Rifle Volunteers by Capt. Webster, P.A.V.G. 1877, the gilt rim surmounted by a spray of thistles with rings for suspension, extremely fine and rare £100-150

Aberdeen Rifle Volunteers, Best Recruit Shot, No. 8 Coy. 1st Aberdeen R.V., silver circular medal, 41mm, obverse engraved with unit title and Best Recruit Shot 1874 Presented by Captn. Wyllie, the reverse with makers mark BB, otherwise plain, rings for suspension; Aberdeen Rifle Volunteers, Challance Medal, 21 Aberdeen R.V., silver circular medal, 39mm, shield inscribed North Side Dee within circular border inscribed Challance Medal 21 A.R.V., reverse plain, fitted with scroll suspension and silver ribbon brooch, very fine (2) £60-80

Gordon Highlanders Boer War Tribute Medal, 9 carat gold watch fob, hallmarked Birmingham 1900, the obverse shield engraved with monogram CJS, the reverse inscribed Presented by the Officers "G" & "H" Coys. 4th V.B. G.H. on return from Active Service in So. Africa. May 1901, ring suspension, good very fine £100-150 Hibbard K1, this medal illustrated and the only recorded example. Attributed to No. 8215 Private C. J. Smith, who was entitled to the QSA with single clasp for Natal. The 4th Volunteer Battalion served in South Africa with the 2nd Battalion Gordon Highlanders.

Volunteer Medal, silver circular medal, 36mm, engraved inscription Private John Hutcheon, 1878, Second Class, Fourth Company A.R.V., silver bar suspension and top bar with long pin fitting; together with a silver standard regimental shooting or prize medal struck by Ottley, Birmingham, unnamed, fitted with scroll suspension and ribbon brooch, assumed to be a pair, good very fine (2) £20-30 Unit could be Aberdeenshire, Argyllshire or Ayrshire Rifle Volunteers.

Gordon Highlanders Regimental Medals (4), silver medal for Strathspey and Reel; bronze medals (2), for Tossing the Caber and Seven A Side Football 1931; silver watch fob with gold shield, reverse inscribed "E" Coy. 1st V.B. G.H., 2nd Class; together with silver Boer War commemorative medal with portrait of Sir George White, and two medals commemorating Queen Victorias reviewing of the Scottish Volunteers in 1881, bronze and white metal, generally very fine (7) £20-30

The superb Army Gold Cross group to General Sir Ulysses Bagenal Burgh, G.C.B., K.T.S., Second Lord Downes, 92nd Foot, Aide de Camp and Assistant Military Secretary to the Duke of Wellington throughout the Peninsular War The Most Honourable Order of The Bath, G.C.B. (Military) Knight Grand Cross set of insignia, comprising sash badge, 22 carat gold and enamels, hallmarked London 1814, makers mark IN for John Northam, and breast star in silver, gold and enamels, enamel damaged on upper reverse arm, otherwise a magnificent set; Army Gold Cross 1806-14, for Vittoria, Pyrenees, Nive, and Toulouse, 1 clasp, Nivelle (Lt. Coll. Ulysses Burgh / Aid de Camp to the / Comr. of the Forces) with additional clasp, Pyrenees, with original gold swivel-ring bar suspension, but lacking intermediary gold suspension ring and usual ribbon fitments; Field Officers Gold Medal 1808-14, for Vittoria (Lt. Coll. U. Burgh, Aid de Camp) lacking gold ribbon buckle; Military General Service 1793-1814, 6 clasps, Talavera, Busaco, Fuentes DOnor, Ciudad Rodrigo, Badajoz, Salamanca (Lord Downes, K.C.B. Capt. 92nd Foot & A.D.C.); Portugal, Military Order of the Tower and Sword, Knight Commanders set of insignia, comprising neck badge in solid gold, and breast star by Beaugeois, Paris, silver and enamels with gold motto and central device and gold applique tower, together with engraved portrait print of Lord Downes, in uniform wearing decorations, in gilt frame surmounted by Barons Coronet, the whole displayed in an ornate gilt frame, generally good very fine or better (7) £35000-40000 Ulysses Bagenal de Burgh was born in Dublin on 15 August 1788, the only son of Thomas Burgh, Comptroller-general and Commissioner of the revenue of Ireland. After attending Trinity College, Dublin, Burgh was commissioned as Ensign into the 54th Foot on 31 March 1804, being promoted Lieutenant in the following November and Captain in October 1806. During this period he served at Gibraltar, where he was spared the ravages of yellow fever, and afterwards in the West Indies. In November 1808 he transferred, as a Captain, to the 92nd Highlanders, and went to Portugal as Aide de Camp to Sir John Craddock. On the latters recall home he stayed in Portugal as A.D.C. to Craddocks successor, Sir Arthur Wellesley, later Duke of Wellington, a close friend of his fathers. Burgh was also Wellingtons Assistant Military Secretary and remained on his Staff for the remainder of the Peninsular War. Burgh was present at the battle of Talavera, was slightly wounded while at Sir Arthurs side, and was mentioned in his despatch. After the battle of Busaco he carried Wellingtons victory despatch to England and was promoted Major in March 1811. On returning to the Peninsular he took part in the actions of Fuentes DOnoro, El Boden, the storming of Ciudad Rodrigo and Badajoz, and the battle of Salamanca. After Wellingtons triumphal entry intyo Madrid in August 1812, he again carried home a despatch to England and was consequently advanced to Lieutenant-Colonel. Once more back with Wellington, he was at the battles of Vittoria and the Pyrenees, the storming of St Sebastian, the battle of Nivelle, where he had a horse killed under him, the battles of Nive and Toulouse, where he was once again wounded. At the conclusion of hostilities in 1814, Burgh transferred, as Captain and Lieutenant-Colonel, to the 1st Foot Guards, and served briefly with his Company at Brussels. For his services in the Peninsular he was made a Knight Commander of the Portuguese Order of the Tower and Sword and, on 2 January 1815, one of the first Knight Commanders of the Bath. He also received the Gold Cross and one clasp for Vittoria, the Pyrenees, Nivelle, Nive, and Toulouse, and, once it became available in 1848, the Military General Service medal with clasps for Talavera, Busaco, Fuentes DOnor, Ciudad Rodrigo, Badajoz, and Salamanca. In March 1820 he was appointed Surveyor-General of the Ordnance and an Executive Member of the Board of Ordnance, remaining in that post until 1830, when Wellingtons administration came to an end. In addition to his military duties, he served as Member of Parliament for County Carlaw from 1818-26, and for Queensborough from 1826-30. He succeded his second cousin once removed as the 2nd Baron Downes in 1826, the title formerly held by William Downes, Lord Chief Justice of Ireland from 1803-22, and created with special remainder to Ulysses Burgh. Inheriting a substantial residence in County Kildare, he became a representative Irish peer in 1833, but was not poliotically active, although he did support Peel over repeal of the corn laws. He advanced to Major-General in January 1837, and to Lieutenant-General in November 1846. He had been appointed Colonel of the 54th Foot in April 1845, and was then Colonel of the 29th Foot from August 1850 until his death. He was married twice; firstly, in 1815 to Maria, daughter and heir of the late Walter Bagenal of Athy, County Kildare, and thereafter added Bagenal to his name; and secondly, in 1846, to Christopheria, widow of John Willis Fleming and daughter of James Buchanan. In 1848 he was authorized to take the name de Burgh in lieu of Burgh. Downes acted as pallbearer on 28 July 1855, at the funeral of Lord Raglan, Wellingtons military secretary in the Peninsula and more recently commander of British troops in the Crimea. Promoted to General in June 1854, two years later Downes received the Russian Order of St Anne, 2nd Class, and was appointed G.C.B. in May 1860. He died on 26 July 1863 at Bert House, Athy, County Kildare, and with no male heir, the peerage became extinct. Sold with some further research including an original manuscript note, signed by Downes, admitting the bearer to the Gallery of the House of Lords, dated 11 July 1862.

Pair: Corporal William King, 75th Foot Indian Mutiny 1857-59, 2 clasps, Delhi, Relief of Lucknow (Wm. King, 75th Regt.); Army L.S. & G.C., V.R., small letter reverse (1936 Corpl. Wm. King, 75th Foot) edge bruising and contact marks, otherwise nearly very fine (2) £400-500 William King was born in the Parish of Killmore, Portadown, County Armagh, in 1824, and was a weaver by trade. He enlisted into the 75th Foot at Killmore on 13 November 1843. He was discharged at Chatham on 24 November 1863, afetr serving 21 years 12 days, including 12 years 10 months in the East Indies and one years additional service for Lucknow. He had been awarded the L.S. & G.C. medal in June 1863 with a gratuity on discharge of £5. Sold with copy discharge papers and muster details.

An Afghan War D.C.M. group of four awarded to Private John Dennis, 92nd Highlanders, for gallantly saving the life of his officer commanding at the battle of Kandahar during which he was dangerously wounded Distinguished Conduct Medal, V.R. (Pte. J. Dennis, 92nd Foot); Afghanistan 1878-80, 3 clasps, Charasia, Kabul, Kandahar (1163 Pte. J. Dennis, 92nd Highrs.); Kabul to Kandahar Star 1880 (1163 Prive. John Dennis 92nd Highlanders); Army L.S. & G.C., V.R., small letter reverse (1163 Pte. J. Dennis, 2nd Bn. Gor. Highrs.) together with original Parchment Certificate of Discharge signed by Lieutenant-Colonel G. S. White [V.C.], contact wear and pitting, therefore good fine or better (4) £6000-7000 D.C.M. recommendation submitted to the Queen 23 November 1880 - Kandahar 1 September 1880, behaved with distinguished gallantry. The 92nd Highlanders, under the command of Colonel Parker, was one of the regiments selected to form part of the force under Sir Frederick Roberts which, in the month of August 1880, performed its memorable march from Kabul to the relief of Kandahar. In the crowning defeat of the enemy at the battle of Kandahar on the 1st September, the regiment, as one of the two leading battalions in the right attack, played a conspicuous part, being engaged in the successive captures of the villages of Gandi Mullah Sahibdad, and Pir Paimal, and finally carrying at the point of the bayonet the entrenched position on which the enemy had taken up their last stand. The casualties on this day numbered 14 non-commissioned officers and men killed 2 officers and 70 non-commissioned officers and men wounded. In the engagement Captain Menzies' life was saved by Privates Dennis and Roddick, who both received the Distinguished Conduct Medal for their gallantry. The following account, is taken from The Life of a Regiment and was related to the author by Lieutenant Menzies and Drummer Roddick: Two companies of the 92nd under Major G. S. White, and two of the Gurkhas under Lieut.-Colonel A. Battye, carried the village [Gundi Mulla Sahibdad], the Highlanders and the hillmen of Nepaul rivalling each other in their efforts; the Gurkhas on the left, having the shorter distance to go, were the first within the walls. The enemy retired slowly, fighting, but a number of Ghazis stood to receive a bayonet charge of the Highlanders, while many shut themselves up in the houses and fired on our men as they passed, and some splendid hand-to-hand fighting occurred. In the melee Lieutenant Menzies found himself in a courtyard, at the end of which was an open door, and beyond it another door which was locked, but, voices being heard within, the lock was burst by a shot from the officer's pistol, and the door swung open; instantly a shot from the inside hit Menzies in the groin, and he fell. The only man near at the moment was Drummer Roddick, whom he asked not to leave him. You're all right, sir, as long as this blade lasts," replied Roddick, as with his drawn claymore he stood over his wounded officer. A number of Afghans rushed out, and the leader fired, the bullet knocking off Roddick's helmet; the man then made for him with the muzzle of his rifle, but the stalwart drummer parried the blow, and ran him through with his sword. At this moment Private Dennis came up; not liking to put the wounded man in the house, where a lot of bags of grain might conceal a foe, they laid him in the slight shade given by the wall of the court. Just as they had done so, an Afghan rushed from behind the bags, making a slash at the officer as he passed and cutting his shoulder; but, fortunately, his blade hit the wall, which broke the force of the blow, and the man was shot by Dennis. More men joined them, Roddick and Dennis carried the lieutenant to a doolie, and immediately rejoined their company. John Dennis was born at Hamilton, Lanarkshire, in about 1845, and enlisted at Glasgow into the 92nd Highlanders on 31 July 1863, aged 18 years 7 months, a collier by trade. During his service he was 13 years in India and Afghanistan, and accompanied the regiment to South Africa in January 1881, where he served in the First Boer War. He was recommended for his L.S. & G.C. medal on 1 October 1881, and took his discharge at Devonport on 5 August 1884. His discharge papers note that he Specially distinguished himself by gallantly saving the life of the O/C his Company at the action of Kandahar 1st Septr. 1880. Medals and decorations, For distinguished conduct in the field in recognition of his conduct at the Battle of Kandahar on 1st Sept. 1880 - Medal (Afghan) 3 Clasps & Bronze star - Medal for Long Service & Good Conduct. Wounded, Received Sword Cuts of "Head", "Wrist" and "Knee" in action at Kandahar Afghanistan 1 Sept. 1880. Sold with copy discharge papers and full muster details.

The superb Egyptian War C.B. group of four awarded to Colonel Denzil Hammill, Gordon Highlanders, who led the 1st Gordons in the charge of the Highland Brigade at Tel-el-Kebir, and again commanded the regiment at the battles of El-Teb and Tamaai, and in the Nile Expedition The Most Honourable Order of The Bath, C.B. (Military) Companions breast badge, 22 carat gold and enamels, hallmarked London 1857, makers mark WN for William Neale, complete with swivel-ring bar suspension and gold ribbon buckle; Egypt and Sudan 1882-89, 4 clasps, Tel-El-Kebir, Suakin 1884, El-Teb-Tamaai, The Nile 1884-85 (Lieut-Col. D. Hammill, 1/Gord. Highrs.); Order of the Medjidie, 3rd Class neck badge, silver, gold and enamels; Khedives Star 1882, very fine or better (4) £3000-3500 Denzil Hammill was born at New Brighton, Cheshire, on 11 July 1840, and was commissioned as an Ensign into the 75th Regiment on 16 January 1858. He rose steadily through the ranks to that of Lieutenant-Colonel in December 1880, when he succeeded to the command of the 1st Gordons. He served throughout the Egyptian War of 1882 in command of the 1st Battalion Gordon Highlanders, and was present at the battle of Tel-el-Kebir, when the Highland Brigade stormed the trenches in the dark, the 1st Gordons between the Camerons and the Black Watch, led by Colonel Hammill and Major Boyes, who jumped their horses over the parapet amidst a hail of fire from the enemies trenches. For his services during the campaign he was mentioned in despatches, made a Companion of the Bath and received the 3rd Class of the Medjidie. Hammill next served in the Soudan Expedition under Sir Gerald Graham in 1884, again in command of the 1st Battalion Gordon Highlanders, and was present at the battles of El-Teb and Tamaai; surely soldiers never saw a finer sight than the Gordons presented when, led by Colonel Hammill and Major Boyes, both mounted, they advanced over the rifle pits to storm the battery at Teb. Hammill was again mentioned in despatches and received the brevet of Colonel. He subsequently commanded the 1st Gordons in the Nile Expedition in 1884-85 and with the River Column under Major-General Earle. In addition to his other honours, Hammill received the Egyptian medal with four clasps and the Khedives Bronze Star. He retired and was made Honorary Major-General in October 1885. Sold with full muster details.

A Second World War East African B.E.M. group of seven awarded to Lieutenant and Quartermaster M. Reat, Royal Signals, attached Sudan Defence Force British Empire Medal, (Military) G.VI.R., 1st issue (2312307 R.Q.M.S. Malcolm Reat); General Service 1918-62, 1 clasp, Palestine (2312307 Sgln., R. Signals); 1939-45 Star; Africa Star; Defence and War Medals; Army Meritorious Service Medal, G.VI.R., 3rd issue (2312307 W.O.Cl.2, B.E.M., R. Sigs.), mounted court style for display, very fine and better (7) £500-600 B.E.M. London Gazette 16 April 1942. ... in recognition of gallant and distinguished services in the Middle East during the period July, 1941, to October, 1941 ... No.3212307 Company Quarter-Master-Sergeant (acting Warrant Officer Class II (Regimental Quarter-Master-Sergeant) Malcolm Reat, Royal Corps of Signals (attached Sudan Defence Force) (Stockton-on-Tees). B.E.M. recommendation states: During the past year this N.C.O., the senior British N.C.O. in the unit, has been entirely responsible for the M.T. and Technical stores, there being no regular Quartermaster. His task has been rendered more laborious through having to deal with the S.D.F. Ordnance Depot as well as the British. By virtue of his technical trade qualifications and shortage of personnel he has also frequently been called upon to supervise and help in the Instrument Mechanics and Battery Charging Shops. Throughout the whole period he has worked very long hours and by his conscientious devotion to his duty has ensured the smooth flow of stores to sections operating in Eritrea, Abyssinia and Kufra. In particular in the last few months, in addition to his normal work, he has been called upon to produce new War Equipment tables on the reorganisation of this unit. Malcolm Reat was commissioned a Lieutenant and Quartermaster on 8 August 1945 (London Gazette 8 February 1946).