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Click here to subscribeA British War medal to a 1918 killed in action casualty in the South Staffordshire Regiment, British War medal, “41812 PTE. C. WHEELER S. STAFF. R.” Charles Wheeler from Rushden Northamptonshire was killed in action on 27th September 1918 whilst serving with the 2nd Battalion. He now rests in an identified grave in the Orival Wood Cemetery, Flesquieres, France.
A Great War Long Service medal group of 4 to a Warrant Officer who served 21 years and 79 days in the Army Service Corps.1914-15 Star medal, “T-14954 C.S.MJR. W.W. LLOYD A.S.C.”, British War and Victory medals, ”T-14954 T.W.O. CL.1 W.W. LLOYD A.S.C.” with Army Long Service and Good Conduct medal, GV 1st type, “T-14954 C.S. MJR. W.W. LLOYD R.A.S.C.” Born in Clifton, Bristol, in 1879, William Walter Lloyd attested for service in the Army Service Corps on 5th June 1899 and served for 21 years and 47 days before his discharge on 21st July 1920. His Long Service medal in confirmed in Army Orders March 1920.
A 1914 star trio of medals to a private in the Royal Army Medical Corps who was awarded the Military Medal for Bravery. 1914 Star medal, British War Medal (COPY) and Victory medal, all 3 medals named “555 PTE J. NEAL R.A.M.C.” British War medal is a copy and is named in a later style. John Neal from Kettering served in France from 24th August 1914 and was awarded the Military Medal in the London Gazette 23rd July 1919 whilst serving with the 11th Field Ambulance.
A Great War 1914 Star medal trio to the 2nd Battalion Northamptonshire Regiment. 1914 Star medal, “9252 PTE. C. WARD 2/NORTH’N R.” British War and Victory medals, “9252 PTE. C. WARD NORTH’N R.” Charles Ward, from Walgrave Northamptonshire landed in France with the 2nd Battalion Northamptonshire Regiment on 6th November 1914. He was discharged as unfit for further service due to wounds (GSW to left leg) on 6th July 1916 and was issued with a Silver War Badge.
A Group of 4 medals for service in both World Wars to a recipient who was mentioned in despatches during the Great War whilst serving in the Royal Engineers. 1914-15 Star medal, “100541 L-CPL. F.L. HALL R.E.”, British War and Victory medals, “100541 2.CPL F.L. HALL R.E.”, Defence medal 1939-45, unnamed as issued. Medals mounted as worn. Mention in Despatches, London Gazette 7th July 1919 - Hall, 100541 2nd Cpl. F. L., 33rd D.S. Coy. Frank Leslie Hall from Tufnell Park, London attested for service in 33rd Divisional Signal Company on 8th July 1915 at Tottenham and served in France from 15th November 1915.
A 1916 Battle of the Somme killed in action pair of medals to the East Kent Regiment. British War and Victory medals, “G2128 PTE. R.A.W. VERNON E. KENT R.”. Reginald Albert William Vernon from Kentish Town, London was serving with the 8th Battalion when he was killed on 18th August 1916. Commemorated on the Thiepval Memorial, France. Also entitled to 1914-15 Star medal.
A Great War pair of medals to the Royal Engineers. British War and Victory medals, “442008 SAPR. D. ALMOND R.E.” Douglas Almond, from Salford served for 7 ½ years in the Territorials and was also awarded a Territorial Force War medal for his war service. He was wounded twice during the war being gassed in July 1917 and wounded in the leg on 25th February 1918.
A Second World War and later group of 4 medals to a London Postman. France & Germany Star medal, Defence medal, War medal 1939-45 with Imperial Service medal, EIIR in titled case of issue, “LEONARD ALBERT MASON”. Imperial Service medal, London Gazette 24th July 1964 - MASON, Leonard Albert, Postman, London Postal Region.
WW2 German Wehrpass to Oberfeldwebel Albert Kah, Inf. Rgt. 335, Belgium France 1940, Kah saw action in France (Reims, Marne) and was later sent to the Eastern front. In February 1942 serving with IR335 in the area of “Beljajevo” injured at the neck and sent home. Kah was awarded with the wound badge in black, infantry assault badge and both grades of the Iron cross for his bravery at the Eastern front! Also awarded with the Westwall medal, War merit cross 2nd class with swords. Interesting early entry of the shooting lanyard grade II. Wehrpass is complete with photo inside and well filled out.
A Great War British War medal to a member of the 15th Battalion Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment who was killed in action a month before the armistice. British War medal, “330006 PTE. A. BARNETT NOTTS & DERBY R.”, suspender broken with some wear to the edge of the medal. Alfred Barnett from Tunstall, Staffordshire was killed in action on 14th October 1918 whilst serving with the 15th Battalion Notts & Derby Regiment. Alfred Barnett rests in an identified grave in the Dadizeele New British Cemetery, Belgium.
A collection of 4 Great War Victory medals, ‘4980 PTE C. WALKER DURH. L.I.’; ‘202815 PTE J. BONHAM R. WAR. R.’; 66254 CPL. W.B. BASELEY M.G.C. – William Buckler Baseley from Northampton, was awarded a Military Medal in the Edinburgh Gazette 17th March 1919 whilst serving with 62nd Battalion and ‘T-390695 PTE J. HOWARD A.S.C.’
WW2 German Army Wehrpass Issued to Lieutenant Colonel of the Artillery and Later Ordnance Department, superb example with uniform photograph to the inside. Issued to Wilhelm Jantzen. A career soldier who served through WW1 and then into WW2. He was awarded a large number of awards from his over 40 years service, these are Hamburg Hanseatic Cross, Iron Cross 2nd class, Mecklemburg-Schwerin cross of merit, 1914-18 Honour Cross, Armed Forces Long Service medal, Hungarian war medal, Austrian commemorative war medal with swords, 1st October 1938 medal with Prague Castle bar, 1939 Bar to the Iron Cross, War Service Cross with swords 2nd and 1st class, Lubeck Hanseatic Cross. He served in the Poland campaign before being transferred to a more administration role in the Ordnance department. Late Colin Kluth collection.
A single 1914-15 Star medal to the Northamptonshire Regiment. 1914-15 Star medal, “16214 PTE. W. GOODSON NORTH’N R.” medal in its cardboard box of issue and registered envelope addressed to the recipient in Scaldwell Northampton. William Goodson served in France from 27th July 1915 and was discharged with a Silver War Badge on 14th December 1918.
A single Royal Navy Long Service and Good Conduct medal to H.M.S Defiance . Royal Navy Long Service and Good Conduct medal, GV 2nd type, “J.95832 C.J.E. LITTLE P.O. H.M.S. DEFIANCE”. Clitherow James Ernest Little was born in Bristol on 3rd April 1903 and joined the Navy as a Boy 2nd Class on 26th August 1918, too late to earn any medals for the Great War. He was awarded his Long Service medal on 15th June 1936 and was still serving when war broke out in 1939.
A Great War pair of medals to the Royal Army Medical Corps for service in the Egyptian theatre of war. British War and Victory medals, “33196 PTE. J.T. WOODHEAD R.A.M.C.” James Thomas Woodhead from Glossop Derbyshire served in Egypt from 27th July 1915.Discharged on 22nd March 1919 he put in a pension claim for the effects of malaria and debility. Also entitled to a 1914-15 Star medal.
A Great War pair of medals to the East Kent Regiment the recipient of which went on to be awarded a Military Medal with the Tank Corps. British War and Victory medals, “7692 CPL. A.E. COOK E. KENT R.” Albert Edward Cook was awarded a Military Medal serving as 92275 with the 5th Battalion Tank corps, London Gazette 24th January 1919 - 92275 Pte. Cook, A. E., 5th Bn. (Plaistow) - Recommendation - For gallantry and initiative near Domart, August 8, 1918. After the Officer and N.C.O. had been wounded, Pte Cook took command of the tank, and continued to command it throughout the day. He reached all his objectives, and by his initiative and courage rendered most valuable assistance to the infantry. Recipient died on 11th May 1934 at which point his medals were returned but were reissued in August 1934. See C&T auction 14th February 2024, lot 38 for the replacement Military medal to this recipient.
Medal Groups to the Hankins family from Kettering Northamptonshire. Father – St. Johns Ambulance Brigade Long Service medal, “8426 PTE W. HANKINS KETTERING H.Q. DIV. NO3 DIS S.J.A.B. 1930”. Son – Defence medal and War medal 1939-45, unnamed as issued, in cardboard box of issue addressed to ‘Mr B Hankins, 52 Alfred Street, Kettering, Northants’, with Army Council issue slip for 2 medals. 66-year old William Hankins and 25-year old Bernard Hankins were living at 52 Alfred Steet, Kettering in 1939.
A Great War Victory medal with marksman Regimental prize medal to the East Kent Regiment. Victory medal, “G-9527 PTE. G.H. STONE E. KENT R.” with Buffs bronze regimental prize medal engraved on the reverse “MARKSMAN 1917 PTE C. STONE”. Also includes metal marksman’s crossed rifles sleeve badge and a metal letter ‘S’.
A Great War Group of 3 medals to an Orderly in the British Red Cross and Order of St John. British War and Victory medals, “R.E. TAYLOR B.R.C & ST. J.J” with British Red Cross Society Medal For War Service, unnamed as issued on pin fitting. Reginal Edward Taylor served as an Orderly in France from 9th August 1917 until 31st August 1919.
A single Great War Victory medal to a Second Lieutenant in the Seaforth Highlanders. Victory medal, “2 LIEUT D.J. BLAIK’ David Blaik served as 268728 in the Black Watch and was commissioned into the Seaforth Highlanders on 30th April 1918. Also entitled to a British War medal, his medals were sent to an address in Cheltenham.
An interesting Great War 1914-15 star medal trio to a soldier who enlisted twice during the course of the war and was discharged due to ill health on both occasions and issued with 2 Silver War Badges.1914-15 Star medal, British War and Victory medals, “3-10871 SJT. J.O. KOLTHAMMER NORTH’N R.” with a pair of fibre dog tags “J KOLTHAMMER 355967 CE 21 L.R.”16 year old John Otto Kolthammer attested for service in 16th Lancers on 20th August 1906 until his discharge on 26th July 1913 being unfit for further service. He was mobilised on 27th August 1914 joining the Northamptonshire Regiment arriving in France on 31st May 1915. Discharged as unfit for further service due to sickness on 19th September 1916 he was issued with Silver War Badge #62252. On 22nd June 1917 he enlisted into the 21st London Regiment, he did not serve overseas with the regiment and was once again discharged due to ill health being issued with Silver War Badge #B7324.
A Great War 1914-15 star medal trio to a Chief Petty Officer in the Royal Navy. 1914-15 Star medal, British War and Victory medals, “147867 F.J. VENNING C.P.O. R.N.” Frederick John Venning was born in Stoke Damerel, Devon on 16th December 1873 and joined the Royal Navy as a Boy 2nd Class on 19th February 1889. He was pensioned off on 14th December 1913 but recalled for service on 1st August 1914 serving until he was demobilised on 7th December 1919.
A 1914-15 star medal trio to the Royal Army Medical Corps for service in the 6th London Field Ambulance.1914-15 Star medal, British War and Victory medal, “2012 PTE. T.L. RAWLINGS R.A.M.C.” Thomas Leonard Rawlings enlisted on 20th November 1914 and served in France from 15th March 1915. He was discharged from the 6th London Field Ambulance on 29th August 1916 as unfit for further service due to illness and was issued with a Silver War Badge.
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