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Click here to subscribeA GEORGE III SILVER OVAL PEDESTAL BASKET MAKER'S MARK POORLY STRUCK (H..), LONDON 1786 With a reeded swing handle, beaded rims, embossed with a band of fruiting vine, on an elongated oval pedestal 35cm (133/4in) long 671g (21.5 oz) Condition Report: Handle with standard mark, stands up, pedestal reattached with signs of soldering Condition Report Disclaimer
A SILVER SHAPED CIRCULAR PIERCED BOWL WALKER & HALL, SHEFFIELD 1930 Pierced with foliate decoration and on a circular foot 21cm (8 1/4in) diameter 296g (9.55 oz) Condition Report: Maker's mark slightly rubbed, rest clear Stands well No engraving Light scratches and wear commensurate with age and use Condition Report Disclaimer
A SILVER SHAPED CIRCULAR SALVER ADIE BROS. LTD, BIRMINGHAM 1931 With a gadrooned shaped circular border and on three scroll feet 26.5cm (10 1/2in) diameter 652g (21 oz) Condition Report: Marks are well struck Stands well No engraving Light scratches and wear commensurate with age and use Condition Report Disclaimer
Y A SILVER MOUNTED MR PUNCH CHILD'S RATTLE CRISFORD & NORRIS, BIRMINGHAM 1933 With an ivory loop and mother of pearl handle, 10cm long; a silver mounted bear shaped teether by Crisford & Norris, Birmingham 1915, with mother of pearl fittings, 9.5cm long; and a silver Man in the Moon rattle, with a face and an ivory loop handle (3)
A SILVER HOT WATER JUG MAPPIN & WEBB LTD., BIRMINGHAM 1936 With a wood scroll handle and finial to the domed cover, a shaped border and on four stepped pad feet 17cm (6 3/4in) high 396g (12.74 oz) gross Condition Report: Marks are clear Hinge tight Cover sits well Play to the handle Wobbles No engraving Light scratches and wear commensurate with age and use Condition Report Disclaimer
A SILVER OBLONG PIERCED DISH FRANK COBB & CO. LTD, SHEFFIELD 1944 With a chased and pierced grape vine border and on an oblong foot 37.5cm (14 3/4in) long 1016g (32.7 oz) Condition Report: Marks are clear Stands well No engraving Light scratches and wear commensurate with age and use Condition Report Disclaimer
A SILVER OBLONG BALUSTER KETTLE MAKER'S MARK OBSCURED, BIRMINGHAM 1946 With a wood loop handle and lobed finial, a reeded border with foliage at intervals 22.5cm (9in) high 881g (28.3 oz) gross Condition Report: Maker's mark obscured, rest lightly rubbed Handle tight Hinge good Cover sits well No engraving Dent to the body 4.5cm long Dent to the body 2.3cm long Light scratches and wear commensurate with age and use Condition Report Disclaimer
Y A SILVER ART DECO TEA POT COOPER BROTHERS & SONS LTD., SHEFFIELD 1947 With an ebony harp handle and finial 27.5cm (10 3/4in) long 710g (22.85 oz) gross Condition Report: Marks are clear Hinge and handle are tight Cover sits well Slightly wobbles No engraving Light scratches and wear commensurate with age and use Condition Report Disclaimer
TWO SILVER ARMADA DISHES C. J. VANDER LTD., LONDON 1952 AND 1953 With a reeded border and chased with a Tudor rose 12cm (4 3/4in) and 13.5cm (5 1/4in) diameter 236g (7.6 oz) Condition Report: Marks are clear No engraving Light scratches and wear commensurate with age and use Condition Report Disclaimer
A GEORGE III SILVER SHAPED NAVETTE SUGAR BASKET GEORGE SMITH II, LONDON 1790 With a threaded swing handle and threaded rims, on a shaped navette pedestal base, the interior gilt 13cm (5 1/8in) long 168g (5.4 oz) Condition Report: Marks to base clear, sterling standard mark to handle obscured No engraving Slightly wobbles Light scratches and wear commensurate with age and use Condition Report Disclaimer
A PAIR OF SILVER THREE LIGHT CANDELABRA ALEXANDER SMITH, BIRMINGHAM 1957 With shaped oval sconces and capitals, reeded borders, twin scroll branches, tapering stems and on shaped oval bases 35.5cm (14in) high Condition Report: 1734g (55.75 oz) gross Maker's mark partially obscured, rest are clear Stand well One branch slightly bent No engraving Stand true Light scratches and wear commensurate with age and use Condition Report Disclaimer
A PAIR OF SILVER TWIN BRANCH CANDLESTICKS WILLIAM COMYNS & SONS LTD., LONDON 1960 With turned capitals and circular sconces, knopped stems and on circular moulded spreading bases 23cm (9in) high Loaded Condition Report: Marks are lightly rubbed Both stand well No engraving Stand true Light scratches and wear commensurate with age and use Condition Report Disclaimer
A SILVER COFFEE POT HANCOCKS & CO., LONDON 1966 With a turned finial to the domed cover, a wood scroll handle and on a moulded spreading foot 24cm (9 1/2in) high 917g (29.5 oz) gross Condition Report: Marks are clear Hinge tight Cover sits well Stands well Handle tight No engraving Light scratches and wear commensurate with age and use Condition Report Disclaimer
A SILVER THREE PIECE BALUSTER CRUET SET ELKINGTON & CO., BIRMINGHAM 1967 The mustard with an orb finial, gadrooned and shell border, a leaf capped scroll handle and on four lion paw feet, 10cm (4in) long Together with two Old English pattern spoons by Adie Bros. Ltd., Birmingham 1964, 9cm (3 1/2in) long 215g (6.9 oz) gross In a fitted Asprey case, with two blue glass liners
A SILVER TAPERING COFFEE POT CARRINGTON & CO., LONDON 1967 With an orb finial to the domed cover, a wood scroll handle, engraved with a crest and a moulded spreading base 27cm (10 1/2in) 866g (27.85 oz) gross Condition Report: Marks are clear Engraving crisp Hinge good Cover sits well Slight play to the handle Stands well Light scratches and wear commensurate with age and use Condition Report Disclaimer
SEVEN SILVER ARMADA DISHES To include: four by William Comyns & Sons, London 1977 (2), 1979 (1) and 1982 (1), with reeded borders, 11.5cm (4 1/2in) diameter (2), 9.5cm (3 3/4in) diameter and 8.5cm (3 1/2in) diameter; together with three others Condition Report: Marks generally clear No engraving Light scratches and wear commensurate with age and use Condition Report Disclaimer
FIVE MODERN SILVER MOUNTED WINE COASTERS To include: a pair of silver mounted wine coasters by Argyll Silver, Birmingham 1991, with a turned wooden base, 12.5cm (5in) diameter; another pair by M. C. Hersey & Son Ltd., London 1986, 12.5cm (5in) diameter; and another by Asprey & Co. Ltd., London 2001, with a beaded border, 12.5cm (5in) diameter Condition Report: All with light scratches and wear commensurate with age and use Marks are well struck Condition Report Disclaimer
THREE SILVER MOUNTED RECTANGULAR PHOTO FRAMES To include: a photo frame by John Bull Ltd., Sheffield 1990, with a gadrooned border. 31cm (12 1/4in) high; a plain example by John Bull Ltd., Sheffield 1990, 31.65cm (12 1/2in) high; and a plain example by Mappin & Webb, Sheffield 1983, 22.5cm (9in) high
A PAIR OF SILVER MOUNTED BOTTLE COASTERS ELKINGTON & CO., SHEFFIELD 1994 With gadrooned borders and turned wood bases 15cm (6in) diameter Condition Report: Marks are well struck No engraving Stand well Light scratches and wear commensurate with age and use Condition Report Disclaimer
Three: Private A. Butcher, 2nd Battalion, Rifle Brigade 1914 Star (4004 Pte. A. Butcher. 2/Rif: Brig.); British War and Victory Medals (4004 Pte. A. Butcher. Rif. Brig.) together with metal wound stripe and Silver War Badge No. B319189 in its numbered box, nearly extremely fine (3) £140-£180 --- Albert Butcher served in France and Flanders with the 2nd Battalion, Rifle Brigade, from 7 November 1914. Sold with copied Medal Index Card which shows that he also served in the East Kent Regiment.
A rare Second War C.B., inter-War ‘North West Frontier 1930-31 Operations’ D.S.O., Great War ‘1914 Operations’ M.C. group of twelve awarded to Major-General C. A. West, Royal Engineers, latterly Assistant Chief of Staff at S.H.A.E.F. The Most Honourable Order of The Bath, C.B. (Military) Companion’s neck badge, silver-gilt and enamel, with neck riband; Distinguished Service Order, G.V.R., silver-gilt and enamel, with integral top riband bar, the reverse central medallion slightly recessed, and with traces of repair; Military Cross, G.V.R., unnamed as issued; 1914 star, with clasp (Lieut: C. A. West. R.E.); British War and Victory Medals, with M.I.D. oak leaves (Capt. C. A. West.) the VM renamed; India General Service 1908-35, 1 clasp, North West Frontier, with M.I.D. oak leaf 1930-31 (Major C. A. West. D.S.O., M.C., R.E.); 1939-45 Star; France and Germany Star; Defence and War Medals 1939-45, the Second War awards inscribed Boots-style ‘Maj. Gen. C. A. West’, rank on the Defence Medal partially corrected; Coronation 1937, unnamed as issued, mounted court-style as worn, generally good very fine (12) £3,600-£4,400 --- C.B. London Gazette 8 June 1944. D.S.O. London Gazette 7 May 1932: ‘For distinguished services rendered in the field in connection with military operation on the North-West Frontier of India during the period October 1930 to March 1931.’ M.C. London Gazette 18 February 1915. Clement Arthur West was born in India in August 1892 and was educated at King’s School, Canterbury and the Royal Military Academy Woolwich. Commissioned into the Royal Engineers in July 1912, he was advanced to Lieutenant shortly after the outbreak of hostilities in August 1914. West arrived in France with the 54th Field Company, R.E. on 5 October 1914, and was subsequently present at Mons, Le Cateau, the crossing of the Marne and Aisne, La Bassee and Ypres, and remained on active service until 1 February 1915, services for which he was awarded the Military Cross and was Mentioned in Despatches (London Gazette 17 February 1915). He was also severely wounded during this period. Returning to active duty with 227th Field Company, R.E. in August 1916, he was employed in the battle of Thiepval in the following month, prior to being assigned to the British 66th Division as Adjutant to the Commander Royal Engineers (C.R.E.) that October. West remained similarly employed until July 1918 and was again Mentioned in Despatches (London Gazette 4 December 1917). Between the wars West enjoyed a series of staff appointments, in addition to another stint of active service on the North West Frontier as a Brigade Major between 1930-31, the latter operations resulting in him being awarded the D.S.O. and a further Mention in Despatches. In May 1932, he became a G.S.O. 2 at Army H.Q., India, but in October 1934 he returned home to take up a new appointment as Deputy Assistant Military Secretary at the War Office. Following the outbreak of the Second World War, West served as a Brigadier on the General Staff 1940-42, during which period he joined a delegation sent to the New Zealand Government. Advanced to Major-General on the General Staff in 1943, he next became a District Commander, Home Forces, and latterly an Assistant Chief of Staff at S.H.A.E.F., being appointed a Companion of the Order of the Bath in 1944. He retired in January 1947 and died in September 1972. Sold with a portrait photographic image of the recipient and copied research.
A good Second War ‘1945’ C.B.E., 1943 ‘Htizwe Bridgehead’ D.S.O. group of ten awarded to Brigadier A. W. Lowther, Indian Army, late Devonshire Regiment, a veteran of the Great War and North West Frontier, who went on to command the 2nd Battalion, 1st Punjab Regiment in Arakan in 1943, and then commanded the 4th Indian Infantry Brigade, March 1943 - January 1945 The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire, C.B.E. (Military) Commander’s 2nd type, neck badge, silver-gilt and enamel, in Garrard & Co. Ltd case of issue; Distinguished Service Order, G.VI.R., silver-gilt and enamel, reverse officially dated ‘1943’, with integral top riband bar; British War and Victory Medals (Lieut. A. W. Lowther.) VM rank given as ‘2. Lieut.’; India General Service 1908-35, 1 clasp, Afghanistan N.W.F. 1919 (Lieut. A. W. Lowther, 1/76/Pjbs.); India General Service 1936-39, 1 clasp, North West Frontier 1936-37 (Major A. W. Lowther, 3-1 Punjab R.); 1939-45 Star; Burma Star; War Medal 1939-45; India Service Medal, first four campaign awards mounted for wear, with riband bars, BWM and VM a little polished, otherwise generally very fine or better (10) £4,000-£5,000 --- C.B.E. London Gazette 15 November 1945. The original recommendation states: ‘Arakan/Burma. Brigadier Lowther assumed command of 4 Ind. Inf. Bde. on 29 Mar 43, and relinquished on taking home leave on 19 Jan 45. He has commanded his Brigade with continuous success and ability during two successive operational seasons. During many engagements, Brig. Lowther has set a fine example of determined leadership, and the successes of his Bde, and their final efficiency are in no small measure due to the continuous hard work, keenness and determination with which he has carried out his duties as their Commander. He has in fact, built up a fine Brigade, well trained and efficient, from the very small beginnings which existed in the early days of 1943. Throughout, Brig. Lowther’s services to his Brigade, and the Division, have been characterised by the quiet confidence with which he has carried out the tasks allotted, and by an unfailing determination to succeed. His services have been exceptional, and in my opinion [Major General C. E. N. Lomax, Commanding 26th Indian Division], fully merit the award of the C.B.E. for which I very strongly recommend him.’ D.S.O. London Gazette 1 June 1943. The original recommendation states: ‘At Htizwe, Burma, 10 - 16 March 1943. On 12 Mar 43 his battalion position was attacked during several hours. The attack was repulsed and the battalion ordered to be withdrawn to a new position. Col. Lowther skilfully withdrew his battalion to a new position in daylight from close contact with the enemy. The following day his battalion was again attacked in a position held by the battalion and ancillary troops under command. The enemy affected a lodgement and succeeded in penetrating. The first counter attack failed; a second ejected the enemy with great loss, resulting in the capture of much material and very valuable documents. On orders from Bde HQ on 14/15 Mar Col. Lowther successfully withdrew his battalion and all attached troops in his area across an unfordable river, from close contact with the enemy. He conducted a similar operation, equally successfully, on the following night. Col. Lowther displayed a great tactical ability and initiative throughout, rectified many critical situations by his personality and showed complete disregard for his own safety. His example combined with skilful and determined leadership undoubtedly saved the Bde from disaster.’ M.I.D. London Gazettes 19 October 1944 and 5 April 1945. Albert William Lowther initially served during the Great War as a Private in the Devonshire Regiment, prior to being commissioned Second Lieutenant in the I.A.R.O. in July 1918. He was posted to the 76th Punjabis, and served with them in the Mesopotamian theatre of war and subsequently on the North West Frontier. Lowther advanced to Lieutenant in 1922, to Captain in 1932, and served as Major with the 3/1st Punjab Regiment (formerly the 76th Punjabis) on the North West Frontier. Lowther transferred to the 2nd Battalion, and commanded them during the Second World War in Burma. The Battalion received more gallantry awards than any other unit of the Indian Army for the Second World War. Lowther commanded his Battalion as part of the 55th Indian Infantry Brigade, 14th Indian Division during the First Arakan Campaign and was rewarded with the D.S.O. for his skilful withdraw from the Htizwe Bridgehead when the Division was overrun by the Japanese in March 1943. Lowther was promoted to Brigadier, and commanded the 4th Indian Infantry Brigade from 23 March 1943 - 19 January 1945. The latter served as part of the 26th Indian Division, 15th Indian Corps in the Arakan and Burma.
Three: Trimmer D. Knights, Royal Naval Reserve 1914-15 Star (T.S. 722. D. Knights. Tr., R.N.R.); British War and Victory Medals (722 T.S. D. Knights. Tr. R.N.R.) light contact marks, nearly very fine Three: Able Seaman E. Cronk, Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve 1914-15 Star (L.Z. 2864, E. Cronk, A.B., R.N.V.R.); British War and Victory Medals (L.Z. 2864 E. Cronk. R.N.V.R.) very fine (6) £70-£90 --- Daniel Knights was born at Darsham, Suffolk, on 19 June 1877 and enrolled for service in the Royal Naval Reserve on 24 September 1914. During the Great War he served in H.M.S. St. George (Terrier), H.M.S. Wallington, H.M.S. Pekin, H.M.S. Pembroke, H.M.S. Attentive, and H.M.S. Actaeon. He was sent to the R.N. Hospital Chatham, ‘sick’, on 18 November 1918, and was invalided from H.M.S. Pembroke on 1 January 1919, being awarded a Silver War Badge. Edwin Cronk, a native of Margate, Kent, was born on 27 November 1886 and enlisted in the London Division, Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve, on 8 August 1915. He was initially posted to the R.N.V.R. Depot at Crystal Palace, and served during the Great War attached to the 6th Battalion, R.N.V.R., as well as in H.M.S. Victory I, H.M.S. Hercules, H.M.S. Excellent and H.M.S. President III. He was demobilised on 2 July 1919.
A post-War ‘military division’ C.B.E. group of seven awarded to Brigadier E. R. Ash, Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers, late Royal Army Ordnance Corps and Royal Artillery The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire, C.B.E. (Military) Commander’s 2nd type, neck badge, silver-gilt and enamel, in D. Shackman & Sons case of issue; British War and Victory Medals (2. Lieut. E. R. Ash.); Territorial Force War Medal 1914-19 (2. Lieut. E. R. Ash. R.A.); Defence and War Medals 1939-45; Coronation 1953, breast awards mounted for wear, very fine (7) £300-£400 --- C.B.E. London Gazette 1 January 1951. The original recommendation states: ‘Since he was transferred from the RAOC to REME in 1942, Brigadier Ash has adopted his new corps with the most wholehearted enthusiasm and has held a series of responsible appointments at home and abroad. As D.D.M.E. to Southern Command he has devoted himself unsparingly, during the past 2 ½ years, to improving the organisation and efficiency of his Corps. His vitality and pride in his work have proved a great inspiration to all those working under him, and his cooperativeness and efficiency have earned the complete confidence of all with whom he has come in contact. Brigaider Ash sets a very high standard for his officers and does not suffer mediocrity gladly. The loyalty he has given to his superiors and the active support he has given to his subordinates have been a great contribution to the morale of his corps. In a comparatively new arm he has, of necessity, had much pioneer work to do, which has involved frequent changes of appointment. Such changes are liable to prejudice an officer’s chances of obtaining full recognition of his service, and it is felt that this may well have been so in Brigadier Ash’s case. It is therefore most strongly recommended that this officer’s past and present outstanding service should now receive recognition by the award of a C.B.E.’ Edwin Raymond Ash was born in May 1897, and served during the Great War with the Trench Mortar Battery & Fire Command, Royal Garrison Artillery in the French theatre of war from 10 February 1918. He advanced to Lieutenant in the Royal Army Ordnance Corps in September 1923, and advanced to Lieutenant Colonel in August 1941. Ash served with the Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers during the Second War, and advanced to Brigadier in June 1942. He served as ADC to the King, 1950-52, and in the same capacity to the Queen, 1952-54. Brigadier Ash retired in June 1954, and died three years later.
A Great War O.B.E. group of five awarded to Lieutenant-Commander E. Duffett, Royal Navy, whose career in the Royal Navy spanned almost half a century The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire, O.B.E. (Military) Officer’s 1st type breast badge, silver-gilt, hallmarks for London 1918; South Africa 1877-79, 1 clasp, 1877-8-9 (E. Duffet [sic], Ldg. Sean., H.M.S. Active.), this a slightly later issue impressed in the style associated with the Egypt and Sudan Medal; Egypt and Sudan 1882-89, undated reverse, 1 clasp, Suakin 1885 (E. Duffett, Gunr. R.N. H.M.S. Cygnet.); British War Medal 1914-20 (Lieut. E. Duffett. R.N.); Khedive’s Star, dated 1884-6, unnamed as issued, very light contact marks, otherwise good very fine (5) £1,400-£1,800 --- O.B.E. London Gazette 1 April 1919: ‘For valuable services in connection with recruiting.’ Edward Duffett served very nearly fifty years in the Royal Navy, commencing his time as a Boy 2nd Class in 1870 and ultimately receiving the O.B.E. as a Lieutenant-Commander on 1 April 1919. Born in Portsea, Hampshire, on 3 September 1855 he joined the service as a Boy 2nd Class serving in H.M.S. Inconstant on 13 April 1870. He served in H.M.S. Spartan for two years and was advanced Able Seaman in June 1875. Drafted to H.M.S. Active on 15 April 1877, he served in her during the South African War, rising to Leading Seaman in April 1878 and to Petty Officer 2nd Class in April 1879 with immediate advancement to Petty Officer 1st Class one month later. He was awarded his Long Service and Good Conduct Medal on 1 November 1883 as a Petty Officer 1st Class aboard H.M.S. Neptune just two months prior to his promotion to Gunner, R.N., on 4 January 1884, when he was appointed to H.M.S. Cygnet for her commission ending on 15 March 1887. Duffett subsequently served as a Gunner R.N. aboard H.M. Ships Cygnet (1884-87), St. Vincent (1887-90), Gannet (1890-94), Excellent (1894-1900), and Tamar (1900-02), and received promotion to Chief Gunner R.N. on 1 April 1903. He served on the books of H.M.S. President (1906-08) and was commissioned as a Lieutenant in October 1908. When due to be placed on the Retired List on reaching the age of 55 years in September 1910 he received special dispensation, retaining employment in the Recruiting Service since he was ‘very largely responsible for working up the recruiting in his District’, serving on the books in H.M.S. Pembroke from April 1911 to the cessation of hostilities for duties with the East London Recruiting District. He received promotion to Lieutenant-Commander on 1 October 1916, and was appointed an Officer of the Order of the British Empire at the end of the War. Reverting to the Retired List on 1 January 1920, he died from chronic bronchitis on 26 February 1942, aged 86 years. Sold with copied research. Note: A duplicate South Africa Medal and clasp was issued to the recipient on 16 February 1887; given the style of naming on the South Africa Medal in this lot the medal included here is almost certainly the duplicate medal.
A Second War ‘Chindit Operations’ O.B.E. group of five attributed to Lieutenant-Colonel J. R. Hare, Essex Regiment, late Grenadier Guards The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire, O.B.E. (Military) Officer’s 2nd type breast badge, silver-gilt and enamel, gilding almost all rubbed; 1939-45 Star; Burma Star; Defence and War Medals 1939-45, mounted court-style as worn; together with the recipient’s Burma Star Association lapel badge, good very fine (5) £240-£280 --- O.B.E. London Gazette 7 November 1946: ‘In recognition of gallant and distinguished services whilst engaged in Special Operations in South East Asia.’ Sold with the recipient’s Grenadier Guards Comrades’ Association Life Membership Card; and a copy of the book ‘Cloak without Dagger’, by Sir Percy Sillitoe.
Five: Sub Conductor A. J. W. Thompson, Indian Unattached List, late Royal Horse Artillery and Barrack Department British War and Victory Medals (43291 Cpl. A. J. W. Thompson. R.A.); Delhi Durbar 1911, silver (43291 Gr. A. Thompson. R.A.) contemporary engraved naming; Jubilee 1935, unnamed as issued; Army L.S. & G.C., G.V.R., 1st issue (S-Sjt. A. J. W. Thompson. Bk. Dept.) generally very fine (5) £140-£180 --- Albert James William Thompson appears on the Delhi Durbar 1911 medal roll as a part of the civil allotment with ‘R’ Battery, Royal Horse Artillery. He also appears on the Indian roll for the Silver Jubilee Medal 1935, as a Sub-Divisional Officer, Secunderabad, in the Military Engineer Service. Sold with copied research.
Pair: Private A. Wilson, Manchester Regiment British War and Victory Medals (203685 Pte. A. Wilson. Manch. R.) nearly extremely fine Pair: Private J. Egden, 16th (1st City ‘Pals’) Battalion, Manchester Regiment British War and Victory Medals (6738 Pte. J. Egden. Manch. R.) very fine Pair: Private J. Smith 17th (2nd City ‘Pals’) Battalion, Manchester Regiment, who was killed in action at Hollebeeke on 25 September 1917 British War and Victory Medals (203118 Pte. J. Smith. Manch. R.) cleaned, very fine (6) £120-£160 --- John Egden attested for the Manchester Regiment at Manchester on 2 September 1914 and served with the 16th (1st City ‘Pals’) Bn. Manchester Regiment during the Great War on the Western Front from 8 November 1915. He was wounded in the left hand on 18 February 1916, and then served at home in the 3rd Battalion, Manchester Regiment, and then at the Depot, before re-joining the 16th Battalion on the Western Front on 5 June 1917. He was again wounded in the left elbow on 9 October 1917, and was discharged on account of his wounds on 27 March 1918, being awarded a Silver War Badge, No. 351960. Note: The recipient is also entitled to the 1914-15 Star; however, hisMedal Index Card indicates that the Star was returned for amendment, and it is possible that it was never re-issued. John Smith attested for the Manchester Regiment at Salford and served with the 17th (2nd City ‘Pals’) Battalion during the Great War on the Western Front. He was killed in action at Hollebeke on 25 September 1917; he has no known grave and is commemorated on the Tyne Cot Memorial, Belgium.
A Second War O.B.E. pair awarded to Colonel R. Matthews, Indian Army The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire, O.B.E. (Military) Officer’s 2nd type breast badge, silver-gilt; India General Service 1908-35, 1 clasp, Afghanistan N.W.F. 1919 (Lieut. R. Matthews, 39 C.I. Horse); mounted for display purposes together with an erased British War Medal 1914-20 and an erased Victory Medal 1914-19, light contact marks, good very fine (4) £200-£240 --- O.B.E. London Gazette 8 June 1944. Reginald Matthews was born on 14 June 1894 and was commissioned Second Lieutenant in the County of London Yeomanry on 24 February 1915. Promoted Lieutenant on 24 November 1916, he transferred to the Indian Army on 13 January 1918, and served initially with the 39th Central India Horse, before being appointed to the Army Remount Department. He was advanced Lieutenant-Colonel on 24 November 1941, and was created an Officer of the Order of the British Empire in 1944. Sold with the Bestowal Document for the O.B.E., named to Lieutenant-Colonel Reginald Matthews, Indian Army, and dated 8 June 1944; a portrait photograph of the recipient; a mounted group of six miniature awards, comprising O.B.E. (Military) 2nd type; British War and Victory Medals; India General Service 1936-39, 1 clasp, North West Frontier 1936-37; Jubilee 1935; Coronation 1937; and cap badge, sundry rank pips, and Army Remount Department insignia.
Three: Sergeant W. H. G. Halfhead, Middlesex Regiment British War Medal 1914-20 (200009 Sjt. W. H. G. Halfhead. Midd’x R.); Territorial Force War Medal 1914-19 (214 Sjt. W. H. G. Halfhead. Midd’x R.); Territorial Force Efficiency Medal, G.V.R. (214 Sjt: W. H. G. Halfhead. 7/Middx: Regt.) mounted as worn, very fine and better (3) £180-£220 --- William Henry George Halfhead attested for the Yorkshire Regiment in February 1886 and on the termination of his engagement joined the 1st Volunteer Battalion, Middlesex Regiment. He was promoted Sergeant in 1909 and after transferring to ‘D’ (Highgate) Company, 7th Battalion, Middlesex Regiment, was awarded his Territorial Force Efficiency Medal in the first quarter of 1913. During the Great War he served at Home and at Gibraltar (therefore not entitled to the Victory Medal). Following his return from Gibraltar he temporarily held the rank of Regimental Sergeant Major, and served in a Home Service Employment Company of the Labour Corps, and later the Essex Regiment. He was demobilised in December 1919, and was awarded a Silver War Badge.
A well-documented Second War United States Bronze Star group of seven awarded to Lieutenant-Colonel H. Wood, General List and Control Commission Germany, also Metropolitan Police; together with a substantial archive of original documents and ephemera 1939-45 Star; France and Germany Star; Defence and War Medals 1939-45; Jubilee 1977, unnamed as issued; Police L.S. & G.C., E.II.R., 2nd issue (Sergt. Horace Wood); United States of America, Bronze Star, the reverse engraved ‘Horace Wood’, in case of issue, about extremely fine (7) £300-£400 --- United States of America Bronze Star London Gazette 15 August 1946. The citation states: ‘Captain Horace Wood, British Army, for meritorious service in connection with military operations, from September 1944 to May 1945. As Public Safety Officer, 325th Civil Affairs Detachment, Captain Wood was largely responsible during the early days of liberation for the reorganization of local police, Gendarmerie, fire and civil defense services, and by his exceptional energy ands drive was instrumental in the maintenance of law and order in the port of Antwerp during months of crucial importance to the allied war effort in northwest Europe. His services have, throughout, reflected credit upon himself and the armed forces of the Allied Armies.’ Horace Wood was born on 12 February 1912 and joined the Metropolitan Police on 25 February 1935. Advanced Sergeant on 14 September 1942, he served during the Second World War on the General List in North West Europe, and having re-joined the Metropolitan Police on 3 March 1947 was seconded to the Control Commission in Germany. There he was responsible for various policing and traffic management matters, and was advanced Lieutenant-Colonel. He retired from the Police to Pension on 28 March 1965, and is confirmed on the Silver Jubilee Medal roll as ‘Laterly Supervising Bailiff Grade II, Lord Chancellor’s Department’. Sold with the following archive: i) A large portrait of the recipient, oils on canvas ii) Various portrait photographs of the recipient iii) Various photographs of the recipient with other well-known personalities iv) A presentation copy of the book ‘The Battle of Antwerp’, with letter of dedication v) Various presentation photograph albums regadring police inspections in post-War Germany vi) A large presentation scrap-book compiled to commemorate the introduction of a 30 km/h speed limit for Belgian lorries vii) Various invitations, dinner menus, and other ephemera.
Six: Attributed to Flight Lieutenant F. C. Ellis, Royal Canadian Air Force 1939-45 Star; Atlantic Star; Burma Star; Italy Star; Canadian Volunteer Service Medal, with overseas clasp; War Medal 1939-45, Canadian issue in silver, mounted court-style as worn, the Atlantic Star a later issue, the medals all heavily lacquered, nearly extremely fine (6) £80-£100 --- Sold with the recipient’s R.C.A.F. Service and Pay Book; Identity Card; a portrait photograph of the recipient; various other photographs; R.C.A.F. embroidered wings; R.C.A.F. Reserve lapel badge, the reverse officially numbered ‘14645’; Canadian General Service lapel badge; and other ephemera
Five: Sepoy Tikhu Ram, 4th Battalion, Dogra Regiment 1939-45 Star; Africa Star; Defence and War Medals 1939-45; General Service 1918-62, 1 clasp, Palestine 1945-48 (20291 Sep. Tikhu Ram, 4 Bn., Dogra R.) mounted for display in a glazed display frame, good very fine Three: Private A. Ellis, Army Catering Corps Defence and War Medals 1939-45; Efficiency Medal, G.VI.R., 1st issue, Territorial (2045952 Pte. A. Ellis. A.C.C.) mounted as worn, verdigris to the Second War pair, therefore fair; the EM nearly very fine General Service 1918-62, 1 clasp, Palestine 1945-48 (7674221 Sigmn. F. Green. R. Sigs.) a slightly later issue struck on a thinner flan, nearly extremely fine (lot) £70-£90 --- Sold with a City and Guilds of London Institute Technological Examination medallion, the edge engraved ‘Walter Shatwell, Silk Weaving, 1st Prize, 1919’; an Inland Revenue, Computerised Environment for Self Assessment ‘EDS’ cased table medal, dated November 1996, in fitted case bearing an engraved plaque named to ‘Blair Jones’; an 1895 Nottingham School Board School Attendance Medal, named to ‘H. Morris’, in fitted case; a Sandbach Urban District Council Coronation Medal 1937; a Duke of Connaught’s Own cap badge; an Army Ordnance Corps cap badge, shoulder title, and sterling silver sweetheart badge; and three Souvenir Handkerchiefs.
A rare Great War ‘Guillemont Farm’ D.C.M. and ‘1916 operations’ M.M. group of five awarded to Sergeant W. Dykes, 2nd Dragoons (Royal Scots Greys) Distinguished Conduct Medal, G.V.R. (6063 Sjt: W. Dykes. 2/Dgns:); Military Medal, G.V.R. (6063 A. Sjt: W. Dykes. 2/Dgns:); 1914 Star, with copy clasp (6063 Pte. W. Dykes. 2/Dns.); British War and Victory Medals,with M.I.D. oak leaves (2DN-6063 Sjt. W. Dykes. 2-Dns.) mounted court-style for wearing, light contact marks, otherwise nearly very fine or better (5) £3,000-£4,000 --- One of 14 D.C.M.’s awarded to the Scots Greys in the Great War, two of whom additionally won the M.M. D.C.M. London Gazette 26 July 1917: ‘For conspicuous gallantry and devotion to duty, in making several personal reconnaisances of enemy trenches, thereby gaining information which was of the greatest assistance towards the success of the raid which followed. He showed great initiative and and coolness, and with his officer remained to the last to see his party safely in.’ Annotated Gazette states: ‘Gillemont [sic] Farm, 9/10th June 1917’. M.M. London Gazette 11 October 1916. William Dykes served in France with the 2nd Dragoons (Royal Scots Greys) from 17 August 1914. He won the Military Medal in 1916 and was decorated with the M.M. ribbon by G.O.C. 2nd Cavalry Division on 30 October 1916. The successful attack on Guillemont Farm on the night of 9/10th June 1917 was one of precision planning and execution due, very largely to the reconnaisances carried out by Sergeant Dykes prior to the attack. The narrative of this raid in the 2nd Dragoons war diary states: ‘The garrison of the enemy is known to have been 60. In addition, there was an enemy working party of 16 on drainage duty. Of these 76, the known casualties inflicted, are 56 killed and 11 taken prisoner, of whom 4 were wounded (One died later in Hospital). Our Casualties: 2 other ranks killed. 14 other ranks wounded, of whom 2 severely.’ One of the officers reported of the raid: ‘Everyone enjoyed themselves very much.’ Sergeant Dykes is amongst the list of men to have been slightly wounded in the raid but who remained at duty; he was subsequently awarded the Silver War Badge. Sold with copied research, including, Medal Index Card, gazette entries and extracts from the 2nd Dragoons War Diary which contains an Appendix with detailed narrative of the raid on Guillemont Farm. Note: M.I.D. unconfirmed.
A Great War ‘Western Front’ D.C.M. group of five awarded to Sergeant H. F. Bryan, 1st East Riding Field Company, Royal Engineers (T.F.), for gallantry during operations north of the Ypres-Comines Canal, 2nd/3rd March 1916, when he was buried by a shell explosion Distinguished Conduct Medal, G.V.R. (11 Sjt: H. Bryan. 1/1 E. Rid: F. Co. R.E.-T.F.); 1914-15 Star (11 Sjt. H. Bryan. R.E.); British War and Victory Medals (11 Sjt. H. Bryan. R.E.); Territorial Force Efficiency Medal, G.V.R. (474003 Sjt. H. F. Bryan, R.E.) together with Silver War Badge, reverse officially numbered ‘B 236316’, nearly very fine or better (5) £1,600-£2,000 --- D.C.M. London Gazette 30 March 1916: ‘For conspicuous gallantry during operations. When in charge of a working party he was buried by a shell explosion, but, after being extracted, he stuck to his work and gave great encouragement to his men under heavy shell fire.’ Annotated Gazette states: ‘2-3 March 1916. North of Ypres-Comines Canal’. Henry Bryan enlisted into the East Riding Field Company of the Royal Engineers (Territorial Force) on 30 June 1908, and served with that Field Company in France and Flanders from 18 September 1915. He was discharged due to gas poisoning on 2 March 1919, and was awarded his Territorial Force Efficiency Medal per Army Order 369 of 1920.
Pair: Sergeant J. T. Perry, Royal Horse Artillery General Service 1962-2007, 2 clasps, South Arabia, Northern Ireland, unofficial retaining rod between clasps (23978626 Gnr. J. T. Perry. R.H.A.); Jubilee 1977, unnamed as issued, court mounted as worn, very fine (2) £200-£240 --- Jeffrey Thomas Perry served with the Royal Horse Artillery and is confirmed on the Silver Jubilee Medal roll, receiving that award as a Sergeant. Sold with copied research.
Military General Service 1793-1814, 7 clasps, Ciudad Rodrigo, Badajoz, Salamanca, Vittoria, Pyrenees, Orthes, Toulouse (J. Street, 74th Foot.) fitted with three-pronged silver ribbon buckle, edge bruising and pawnbroker’s mark in reverse field, otherwise very fine £2,400-£2,800 --- James Street claimed a late pension ‘Wounded Salamanca and Toulouse’ (WO 116/91 refers).
Ghuznee 1839 (David Crawford 2nd Queens Royal Regt.) neatly engraved in running script in reverse centre, original suspension, fitted with contemporary silver rectangular ribbon slide, the obverse with contemporary inscription ‘David Crawford Queens Royls. AFGHANISTAN GHUZNEE & KELATT Campaign of 1839’, the reverse central bar inscribed ‘D.C. 415.’, suspension a little bent at one side, otherwise very fine £600-£800 --- David Crawford was born at sea and attested for the 69th Foot at Dublin on 8 November 1824. He Volunteered to the 2nd or Queen’s Regiment on 18 January 1825, serving ‘under age’ until 8 November 1828, and thereafter always as a Private in the regiment until his final discharge on 14 July 1843. He served abroad ‘In the East Indies from 7 June 1825 to 30 Nov 1838; In Scinde & Afghanistan from 1 Dec 1838 to 29 Feby 1840; In the East Indies from 1 March 1840 to... Was present at and engaged in the Capture by Storm of the Fortress of Ghuznee on 23 July 1839 and of Kelat on the 13 Nov 1839’. Sold with copied discharge papers.
Indian Mutiny 1857-59, 2 clasps, Defence of Lucknow, Lucknow (Serjt. T, Claydon, 78th Highlanders) fitted with silver ribbon brooch, light edge bruising and contact marks, otherwise very fine £600-£800 --- Thomas Claydon served with the 1st Relief Force at Lucknow.
British South Africa Company Medal 1890-97, reverse Matabeleland 1893, 1 copy clasp, Rhodesia 1896, clasp loose on riband (14.. Sergt. ...mith. B.B. Police.) latter part of number, initial, and first part of name erased, with top silver riband buckle bar, good very fine £80-£100
A Great War ‘Battle of the Somme’ M.M. group of four awarded to Sergeant C. S. Flack, 3rd Battalion, Worcestershire Regiment Military Medal, G.V.R. (10004 Copl. C. S. Flack. 3/Worc: R.); 1914 Star, with clasp (10004 Pte. C. S. Flack. 3/Worc: R.); British War and Victory Medals (10004 Sjt. C. S. Flack. Worc. R.) mounted as worn, very fine (4) £400-£500 --- M.M. London Gazette 21 November 1916. Charles Sidney Flack arrived in France with his battalion on 21 August 1914, where they took up defensive positions around Ciply the following day. After the initial engagement with the enemy on 24 August, the battalion was in constant action during the retreat from Mons. By 1916 the battalion was positioned on the Somme and took part in the initial and many subsequent battles. Most notable were the attacks at Leipzig redoubt on 5 July 1916, the assault on Ovillers of 10-17 July, and the attack on Hindenburg Trench with the 1st Wiltshire Regiment during which involved hand to hand fighting with bayonet and bomb. Flack’s Gazette date would suggest his M.M. was awarded for action during this period. Flack was discharged due to wounds on 16 April 1917, and awarded the Silver War Badge. Sold with copied research including battalion war diary entries.
Africa General Service 1902-56, 2 clasps, Somaliland 1902-04, Jidballi (2377 Pte. D. Suckling. 4th. K.R.R.) contact marks, nearly very fine £300-£400 --- Daniel Suckling was born in Thetford, Norfolk, in 1881 and attested there for the King’s Royal Rifle Corps on 5 December 1899, having previously served in the 4th (Militia) Battalion, Norfolk Regiment. He served with the 4th Battalion, K.R.R.C. in South Africa during the Boer War from 18 March 1901, as part of the Mounted Infantry (entitled to a Queen’s South Africa Medal with clasps for Cape Colony, Orange Free State, Transvaal, South Africa 1901, and South Africa 1902), and then in Somaliland from 14 January 1903 to 9 July 1904. Transferring to the Reserve on 21 January 1905, Suckling was recalled to the Colours following the outbreak of the Great War, and served with the 2nd Battalion on the Western Front from 12 August 1914. He was wounded and taken Prisoner of War on 14 February 1915, and was repatriated following the cessation of hostilities. He was discharged on 6 March 1919, no longer physically fit, and was entitled to a Silver War Badge, No. B294417. Sold with copied record of service and medal roll extracts.
British War Medal 1914-20 (53700 Dvr. P. Pugh. R.E.) suspension broken, planchet only; Victory Medal 1914-19 (8) (131683 2.Cpl. M. J. Richardson. R.E.; 47478 Pte. C. Milne. North’d Fus.; 35318 Pte. J. Seggie. Sco. Rif.; 10065 Pte. G. Elsdon. Camerons.; S-11241 Pte. F. Morgan. A. & S.H.; S-43201 Pte. W. Newby. A. & S.H.; 95684 Pte. J. Donald. R.A.M.C.; 66673 Pte. A. Midgeley. R.A.M.C.); Imperial Service Medal, E.II.R., 2nd issue (Miss Edith Mary Hunt) in Royal Mint case of issue; together with a Queen Victoria’s Jubilee Institute for Nurses brooch badge, bronze, the reverse engraved Vernie B. Whiting Queen’s Nurse 22 1/4 Years. Resigned Dec. 1912’, in Elkington, London, fitted case, edge bruising and contact marks, generally nearly very fine or better, the ISM nearly extremely fine (11) £120-£160 --- Marmaduke J. Richardson attested for the Royal Engineers on 9 October 1914 and served with the 235th A.T. Company during the Great War on the Western Front from 9 March 1916, being appointed a 2nd Corporal on 6 May 1917. John Seggie attested for the Scottish Rifles and served with them during the Great War, being awarded a Silver War Badge. George Elsdon was born in Wilton, Roxburghshire, and attested for the Queen’s Own Cameron Highlanders at Penicuik, Midlothian, on 14 August 1914. He served with them during the Great War on the Western Front, and is recorded in the Regimental Journal as being slightly wounded. He later served with the Labour Corps. Frederick Morgan attested for the Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders on 7 September 1914 and served with the 10th Battalion during the Great War on the Western Front from 4 October 1915. He was wounded by gun shot to the right knee, resulting in his leg being amputated, and was discharged on account of wounds on 21 January 1918, being awarded a Silver War Badge, No. 306,061. Walter Newby attested for the Norfolk Regiment on 12 December 1915, and was mobilised on 9 June 1916. He transferred to the Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders on 21 June 1916, and served with the 11th Battalion during he Great War, being appointed Lance-Corporal on 28 October 1917. He was discharged on 28 March 1919. Miss Vernie Bessie Whiting was born in Coventry on 24 February 1866 and was employed as a Sick and Maternity District Nurse, latterly at Wargrave, Berkshire. Sold with copied research.
Pair: Boatswain Richard Bullmore, Royal Navy Naval General Service 1793-1840, 1 clasp, Syria (Richd. Bullmore) fitted with contemporary ribbon slide and brooch pin; St. Jean d’Acre 1840, silver, unnamed, fitted with contemporary swivel-ring bar suspension and brooch pin, first with light edge bruise and contact marks, both with old lacquer, otherwise very fine (2) £800-£1,000 --- Richard Bullmore is confirmed on the roll as a Boatswain 3rd Class aboard H.M.S. Carysfort. See Lot 54 for related family medals.
A mounted group of twelve miniature dress medals worn by Lieutenant-Colonel E. A. Parker, O.B.E., M.C., D.C.M., Royal Welsh Fusiliers The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire, O.B.E. (Military Division) Officer’s 1st type breast badge, silver-gilt; Military Cross, G.V.R.; Distinguished Conduct Medal, E.VII.R.; India General Service 1854-95, 1 clasp, Hazara 1891; Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 5 clasps, Cape Colony, Tugela Heights, Relief of Ladysmith, Transvaal, Orange Free State; King’s South Africa 1901-02, 2 clasps, South Africa 1901, South Africa 1902; 1914 Star, with clasp; British War and Victory Medals, with M.I.D. oak leaves; Coronation 1911; France, Third Republic, Croix de Guerre 1914-1918, with bronze palm; Order of Merite Agricole, breast badge, silver-gilt and enamel, mounted as worn, minor enamel damage to the last, very fine and better (12) £360-£440 --- O.B.E. London Gazette 1 January 1919. M.C. London Gazette 18 February 1915. D.C.M. London Gazette 27 September 1901. Edward Augustus Parker was born in Peckham, London about 1867 and enlisted in the Royal Welsh Fusiliers in December 1886. Having then served with the 1st Battalion in the Hazara Expedition of 1891 (Medal & clasp), he was appointed Sergeant-Major in October 1898 and participated in the operations in the Transvaal, west of Pretoria, including the action at Frederickstad on 20 October 1900. He was wounded on the latter occasion, mentioned in despatches (London Gazette 10 September 1901, refers) and awarded the D.C.M. Subsequently commissioned as a Quarter-Master, with the honorary rank of Lieutenant, in the 1st Battalion in April 1904, he was a member of the regiment’s Coronation Contingent in 1911. Advanced to Q.M. & Captain in April 1914, Parker joined the 1st Battalion in Flanders in early October and was consequently witness to the severe fighting that followed. Following an abortive attack on Menin on the 17th, the Battalion - numbering 1150 officers and men - took up positions on the Broodseinde Ridge: within three days, as a consequence of severe enemy shelling and numerous infantry assaults, the unit’s strength was reduced to 200 officers and men. On the 29th, the Battalion was reinforced by 200 men and moved to new positions just east of the village of Zandvoorde. The Germans attacked in force on the following day, supported by 260 heavy artillery guns, and managed to get behind the Battalion’s line: it was all but annihilated, just 90 men answering the roll call on the 31st, among them Parker, the only surviving officer. He was mentioned in despatches (London Gazette 17 February 1915, refers) and awarded the M.C., both distinctions undoubtedly reflecting his ‘gallantry in the Field’, as cited in a reference written by Major-General H. E. Holman at a later date. He was invested with his M.C. by King George V at Windsor Castle in April 1915, one of the first officers to be so honoured. Parker was subsequently appointed to the Staff, initially serving as A.D.C. to the G.O.C. 7th Division (November 1914-May 1915), and afterwards as a Camp Commandant In IV Corps H.Q. (May 1915-February 1916), and Camp Commandant 4th Army (February 1916-March 1918). Then following a brief spell as Camp Commandant, Supreme War Council, he returned to his post in 4th Army and remained similarly employed until the war’s end. He was awarded the O.B.E. and five times mentioned in despatches (London Gazettes 15 June 1916, 4 June 1917, 7 April 1918, 20 December 1918 and 5 July 1919, refer); in addition he was appointed a Chevalier of the French Order of Merite Agricole (London Gazette 7 October 1919, refers), and awarded the Croix de Guerre (London Gazette 24 October 1919, refers). Parker, who had been advanced to Q.M. & Major on the recommendation of Lieutenant-General H. Rawlinson, G.O.C. IV Corps, in May 1915, was appointed Q.M. & Lieutenant-Colonel in November 1923, shortly before his retirement. He died in December 1939. Sold with a quantity of original documentation, including the recipient’s pre-attestation recruit’s form; warrants appointing him to the rank of Sergeant-Major and Quarter-Master (1898 and 1914); his M.I.D. certificates for French’s despatch, dated 14 January 1915, and Haig’s despatches, dated 30 April 1916, 8 November 1918 and 16 March 1919; and an old copy of General Rawlinson’s letter recommending him for advancement to Q.M. and Major, dated 5 May 1915.
Miniature Medals: Jubilee 1977; Jubilee 2002 (10); Jubilee 2012 (7); Accumulated Campaign Service Medal 1994 (2); Accumulated Campaign Service Medal 2011 (4); Army L.S. & G.C. (5), G.V.R., 1st issue (3); E.II.R., 2nd issue, Regular Army (2), one with Second Award Bar; Efficiency Medal, G.VI.R., 1st issue, Territorial; Royal Naval Reserve L.S. & G.C., G.VI.R., 1st issue; Air Efficiency Award, E.II.R., 2nd issue; Volunteer Reserves Service Medal, E.II.R.; Cadet Forces Medal, E.II.R., 2nd issue; Army Best Shot Medal, E.II.R.; Royal Humane Society, small silver medal (successful), lacking integral riband buckle; Poland, Republic, Monte Cassino Cross (14), generally very fine (lot) £60-£80 --- Sold with two miniature Tobruk Siege Crosses 1941; and three miscellaneous foreign miniature medals.
7th Foot Order of Merit 1788, silver struck medal by Phillips, 38mm diameter, obverse, Pallas and Victory crowning an aged seated soldier holding a club with laurel, in exergue, ‘Order of Merit. Estab. MDCCLXXXVIII’; reverse, a rose encircled by a garter with usual motto, a royal crown above, a radiated star behind, legend ‘MILITARY VIRTUE REWARDED’, in exergue, ‘VII REGT. or ROYAL FUSILIERS’, small rings for suspension, good very fine and scarce in silver £200-£240 --- Referenced in Balmer, R188a.
38th Foot Medal, silver with raised rim, 38mm diameter, obverse engraved with crowned royal cypher ‘GIIIR’ over ‘XXXVIII REGT’; reverse engraved ‘38 REGT to a deserving soldier as a TOKEN of faithful and meritorious fervice Ge. MOSS’, fitted with contemporary loop and blue silk neck ribbon, toned, very fine and rare £300-£400 --- Referenced in Balmer, R309. Just two or three known examples; the National Army Museum have an unnamed specimen in bronze or brass. Sold with research notes that state he joined the 38th Foot in 1815; promoted to Sergeant 1830; discharged 1839; served 4 years Cape of Good Hope and 17 years in the East Indies; awarded Army of India medal with clasp ‘Ava’.
78th Foot Reward of Merit, engraved silver medal with raised rim, 28mm diameter, obverse, ‘78’ on trophy of arms, ‘REWARD OF MERIT’ on scroll above, hallmarks for London 1812; reverse, engraved on 4 lines ‘MAYDA July 1806 JAVA Septem 1811’, integral loop for suspension, nearly very fine and rare £200-£240 --- Not recorded in Balmer.
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