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Army L.S. & G.C., V.R., 1st issue, large letter reverse, edge dated (John Hoare, Corporal 12th Regiment Foot. 1842.) impresse

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Lot 632

Army L.S. & G.C., V.R., 1st issue, large letter reverse, edge dated (John Hoare, Corporal 12th Regiment Foot. 1842.) impressed naming, with later silver eyelet suspension, edge bruising, nearly very fine £280-£340 --- John Hoare was born in Millstreet, Cork, Ireland. He attested for the 96th Foot at Bandon, Cork in December 1805, and served with the Regiment until December 1818, when he transferred to the 12th Foot. Hoare advanced to Corporal in January 1824, and was discharged in November 1842, having served for 27 years and 315 days. Sold with copied service papers.

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An impressive Order of St. John pair awarded to Sister Flora K. Fitzmaurice, Princess Christian’s Army Nursing Service Reserv

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Lot 64

An impressive Order of St. John pair awarded to Sister Flora K. Fitzmaurice, Princess Christian’s Army Nursing Service Reserve, who risked her own life to save others during a serious typhus outbreak in 1897 The Order of St. John of Jerusalem, Serving Sister’s shoulder badge, 1st type (1892-1939), silver and enamel, circular badge with white enamel cross with heraldic beasts in angles raised above the background, on lady’s bow riband, the reverse privately engraved ‘Flora Kathleen Fitz Maurice Inniskea Augt. 1897. Conferred Augt. 1898.’; Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, no clasp (Sister F. K. Fitzmaurice. I.Y. H.P. Staff.) good very fine (2) £300-£400 --- Flora Kathleen Fitzmaurice trained as a nurse at the City of Dublin Nursing Institution and was one of 11 nurses selected from that hospital to nurse the victims of a typhus outbreak on the remote west coast island of Inniskea. Located off the coast of the Belmullet peninsula in County Mayo, the island offered extremely primitive working conditions. An extract from the British Journal of Nursing offers a vivid description: ‘The nurses who first went to the island had to cook both for the patients and for themselves, to wash their own clothes and to do everything that was possible under the circumstances for the patients also. The food was scant and of very bad quality. There were no beds, and when the nurses had done a hard day’s work in all the filth and misery prevailing among the people, they were often unable to cook any food for their own use, and had to go without... They had at one time forty-eight cases of typhus to nurse in the separate huts, and had to visit all of these patients two or three times a day. They made no complaint, but worked on until they both broke down, and both took typhus fever from those whom they were attending.’ Contracting typhus herself, Fitzmaurice was fortunate to survive. She was later decorated with the Order of St John of Jerusalem, the bestowal by the Countess Cadogan at the Vice-regal Lodge offering public recognition to both the individual nurses and the Order of St John, the group citation noting: ‘in recognition of very conspicuous and devoted conduct in the month of June, during an outbreak of virulent typhus fever on the Island of Inniskea on a very wild and barren part of the west coast of Ireland.’ Making a good recovery, Fitzmaurice enrolled in Princess Christian’s Army Nursing Service Reserve on 2 July 1900, and served on the Staff of the Imperial Yeomanry Hospital at Dreelfontein during the Boer War. Sold with private research and a copied group photograph of the 11 nurses decorated by the Countess Cadogan, the recipient being among their ranks.

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An Order of St. John group of three awarded to Superintendent H. Allott, St. John Ambulance Brigade The Order of St. John of

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Lot 65

An Order of St. John group of three awarded to Superintendent H. Allott, St. John Ambulance Brigade The Order of St. John of Jerusalem, Serving Brother’s breast badge, 1st type (1892-1939), silver and enamel, circular badge with white enamel cross with heraldic beasts in angles raised above the background; Coronation 1911, St. John Ambulance Brigade (Supt. H. Allott.); Service Medal of the Order of St. John of Jerusalem, silver (Supt. H. Allott. Batley Div: Dewsbury & Dist. Corps. 1912.) polishing to second, otherwise very fine and better (3) £120-£160 --- Harry Allott was born around 1866 and married Sarah Ann Goddard in Batley, Yorkshire, on 29 March 1902. The Yorkshire Observer of 30 August 1944, offers a little more information: ‘Leeds Death of Mr. Harry Allott. Mr Allott, who has died at his home at Ashton Terrace, Hunslet, Leeds, at the age of 78, was a founder of the Batley Ambulance Brigade and later became its Superintendent. He was also a corps inspector of ambulance stores for the West Riding. He was a captain-quartermaster in the R.A.M.C. in the last war.’

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A poignant Great War Order of St. John casualty group of six awarded to Nursing Sister Thelka Bowser, Voluntary Aid Detachmen

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Lot 66

A poignant Great War Order of St. John casualty group of six awarded to Nursing Sister Thelka Bowser, Voluntary Aid Detachment and Order of St. John of Jerusalem, who died at home in St Leonards on Sea after becoming seriously unwell whilst on active service in France The Order of St. John of Jerusalem, Serving Sister’s shoulder badge, 1st type (1892-1939), silver and enamel, circular badge with white enamel cross with heraldic beasts in angles raised above the background, on lady’s bow riband, engraved to reverse ‘St. John’s Gate, Clerkenwell 1.6.1915 - 19.3.1916’; 1914-15 Star (T. Bowser. V.A.D.); British War and Victory Medals (T. Bowser. V.A.D.); Coronation 1902, St. John Ambulance Brigade, bronze (T. Bowser. N.S.); Coronation 1911, St. John Ambulance Brigade (Nurs. Sister T. Bowser.) very fine and better (6) £400-£500 --- Thekla Bowser - sometimes known as Ida Thekla or Lola Thekla - was born in Marylebone in 1877, the daughter of John Carrick Bowser of London. A Serving Sister of the Order of St John since 1902, she nursed with No. 92 (London) District, V.A.D., from 1 June 1915 to 3 February 1916, but became unwell whilst in France. Discharged on 19 March 1916 in consequence of an intestinal obstruction, she was issued Silver War Badge No. 166182 on 23 June 1917. She died a little over a year later on 11 January 1919 and is commemorated upon the Screen Wall of Hastings Cemetery in Sussex. Sold with the recipient’s corresponding miniature award of the Order of St John of Jerusalem, engraved to reverse as per the full-size decoration.

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An Order of St. John group of six awarded to Nurse Mary E. D. Burkitt, Voluntary Aid Detachment, later St. John Ambulance Bri

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Lot 67

An Order of St. John group of six awarded to Nurse Mary E. D. Burkitt, Voluntary Aid Detachment, later St. John Ambulance Brigade The Order of St. John of Jerusalem, Serving Sister’s shoulder badge, 1st type (1892-1939), silver and enamel, circular badge with with enamel cross with heraldic beasts in angles raised above the background, on lady’s bow riband; 1914-15 Star (M. E. D. Burkitt. V.A.D.); British War and Victory Medals (M. E. D. Burkitt. V.A.D.); Coronation 1911, St. John Ambulance Brigade (Nurs. Sister M. E. D. Burkitt.); Service Medal of the Order of St. John, silver, with two Additional Award Bars (6291 A/Sis M. E. D. Burkitt. Balham & Streat. Nsg Divn. No. 11 Ds. S.J.A.B. 1975 [sic]), the unit and incorrect date to last re-engraved, light contact marks, nearly very fine and better (6) £260-£300 --- Mary Emily Dorothea Burkitt was born in Castle Connell, Limerick, Ireland, in 1879. A resident of 8 Woodfield Avenue, Streatham, she attested for the Voluntary Aid Detachment and served with the Order of St John at Moka Hospital in St Malo from 29 October 1914 to March 1915. Returned briefly to England, she embarked for France on 13 May 1915 and served until December 1916 at No. 3 General Hospital at Le Treport. This was followed by a third term as a nurse in France from 20 March 1917 to March 1919, before release from service. Appointed Serving Sister in the St John Ambulance Brigade on 23 June 1939, it seems likely that Burkitt witnessed further service during the Second World War; her home borough of Streatham was particularly hard hit during the London Blitz, with particular emphasis on the railway line. Worse was to come on 3 August 1944, when 12 people were killed by a V1 flying bomb in the Pendle Road area. Surviving the attentions of the Luftwaffe, V1 flying bombs and V2 rockets, Burkitt died on 1 January 1951 at Limes Nursing Home, Streatham Hill.

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Territorial Force Efficiency Medal, G.V.R. (360 Pte. J. Lumsden. 7/R. Hdrs.) good very fine £60-£80 --- John Lumsden was bo

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Lot 673

Territorial Force Efficiency Medal, G.V.R. (360 Pte. J. Lumsden. 7/R. Hdrs.) good very fine £60-£80 --- John Lumsden was born in Dollar, Clackmannanshire, on 13 March 1879 and attested for the 7th Battalion, Royal Highlanders (Territorial Force) on 9 April 1908. He was awarded his Territorial Force Efficiency Medal per Army Order 107 of 1 April 1912, and was advanced Sergeant Cook on 27 October 1920. He does not appear to have served overseas during the Great War, but was awarded a Silver War Badge. Sold with copied attestation and service papers.

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Territorial Efficiency Medal, G.V.R. (4680295 C.Q.M. Sjt. J. Cuff. 5. K.O.Y.L.I.); Efficiency Medal, G.VI.R., 1st issue, Terr

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Lot 674

Territorial Efficiency Medal, G.V.R. (4680295 C.Q.M. Sjt. J. Cuff. 5. K.O.Y.L.I.); Efficiency Medal, G.VI.R., 1st issue, Territorial (3708038. C/Sjt. R. Pinder. K.O.Y.L.I.) minor official correction to surname; together with an unofficial General Service Cross, silver, the reverse engraved ‘KOYLI. RAC. R. Leary. Sen Dec 1938 - Dec 1950’, in GSC card box of issue, light contact marks to first, very fine and better (3) £80-£100 --- Importation Duty This lot is subject to importation duty of 5% on the hammer price unless exported outside the UK --- --- James Cuff attested for the King’s Own Yorkshire Light Infantry and served with the 5th Battalion during the Great War on the Western Front from 13 April 1915. Advanced Company Quartermaster Sergeant, he was awarded his Territorial Efficiency Medal per Army Order 72 of 1925.

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National Fire Brigades Union Long Service Medal, silver, unnamed, the edge impressed ‘356’, in case of issue; National Fire B

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Lot 676

National Fire Brigades Union Long Service Medal, silver, unnamed, the edge impressed ‘356’, in case of issue; National Fire Brigades Association Long Service Medal, silver, with 2 ‘Five Years’ clasps, and ‘Twenty Years’ top riband bar, unnamed, the edge impressed ‘2050’; together with a London Fire Brigade lapel badge, silvered and enamel; and a Belgian Civil Decoration, 3rd issue, Silver Cross, on riband for administrative long service, nearly extremely fine (4) £60-£80

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Newcastle Volunteers Prize Medal 1806, 46mm, silver, the engraved obverse depicting a figure in Roman costume presenting a vo

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Lot 677

Newcastle Volunteers Prize Medal 1806, 46mm, silver, the engraved obverse depicting a figure in Roman costume presenting a volunteer to a seated Britannia, the reverse engraved ‘Prize Medal presd. by Coll. Clennell to Willm. Mountain Right Battn. N.V. Decr. 24 1806’, with ‘England Expects Every Man to do his Duty’ around, indistinct hallmarks to edge, with flat silver loop suspension, edge bruising, otherwise good very fine and rare £200-£240 --- Referenced in Blamer, V.667; and Hastings Irwin p.369 (one of three Newcastle Volunteers Medal, all different, recorded) William Mountain was bon in Swillington, Yorkshire, on 16 January 1778. He is shown in the Muster Lists for the 2nd Company of Newcastle Loyal Volunteers for 1804. Sold with copied research. Note: Owing to the uncertainty that exists with the original provenance and manufacture of some early engraved Regimental and Volunteer Medals, this lot is sold as viewed.

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Loyal Clapham Fencibles 1810, a circular engraved medal with stepped border, 51mm, silver (no hallmarks), obverse: above ‘Loy

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Lot 678

Loyal Clapham Fencibles 1810, a circular engraved medal with stepped border, 51mm, silver (no hallmarks), obverse: above ‘Loyal Clapham Fencibles’ in a scroll with a kneeling riflemen scene, below ‘The Reward of Merit’; reverse: inscribed ‘Private Robert Weymss Best Shot in the Regiment 1806’, with fixed ring suspension and ring, good very fine £100-£140 --- Note: Owing to the uncertainty that exists with the original provenance and manufacture of some early engraved Volunteer Medals, this lot is sold as viewed.

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An Order of St. John group of four awarded to Nurse Cynthia M. Owen, Voluntary Aid Detachment and Order of St. John of Jerusa

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Lot 68

An Order of St. John group of four awarded to Nurse Cynthia M. Owen, Voluntary Aid Detachment and Order of St. John of Jerusalem The Order of St. John of Jerusalem, Serving Sister’s shoulder badge, 1st type (1892-1939), silver and enamel, circular badge with white enamel cross with heraldic beasts in angles raised above the background, on lady’s bow riband; 1914-15 Star (C. M. Owen. V.A.D.); British War and Victory Medals (C. M. Owen. O. St. J.) very fine and better (4) £160-£200 --- Cynthia M. Owen lived at 73, New Cavendish Street, Marylebone, and initially worked as a Nurse at Gifford House Auxiliary Hospital in Roehampton from 7 November 1914 to 14 July 1915. Sent to St. John’s Gate, Clerkenwell, from 6 September 1915 to 9 October 1915, she served in France at Etaples with No. 96 Division (London) S.J.A.B., from 22 October 1915 to 2 June 1918. British Red Cross records note that she returned home to London on sick leave for two months and was married soon thereafter, becoming Mrs. Morkill. Sold with the recipient’s St John Ambulance Association re-examination cross, silvered, engraved to reverse ‘166406 Cynthia Owen’; St John Ambulance War Service Badge No. 497, with London suspension; and a fine Etaples ‘Xmas 1915’ Order of St John of Jerusalem sweetheart brooch, silver and enamel.

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18 Hussars Regimental Medal, a late Victorian piece comprising a uniface struck five-pointed silver star with ball finials, 6

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Lot 680

18 Hussars Regimental Medal, a late Victorian piece comprising a uniface struck five-pointed silver star with ball finials, 65mm diameter excluding suspension, unmarked, ‘XVIII HUSSARS’ and motto of the regiment within a Garter and wreath below a crown, two arms bearing battle honours for ‘Peninsula’ and ‘Waterloo’, fitted with swivelling scroll suspension, very fine and rare, apparently unrecorded £140-£180

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Order of St. John Reward of Merit Badges (2), both silver, with a skeletal Maltese Cross to the centre, engraved ‘Reward of M

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Lot 682

Order of St. John Reward of Merit Badges (2), both silver, with a skeletal Maltese Cross to the centre, engraved ‘Reward of Merit 1895 E. Merritt. St. V. St. Elmo’ and ‘Reward of Merit 1897 E. Merritt. St. VII. St. Elmo’ respectively, good very fine, scarce (2) £100-£140

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Army Temperance Association India Three Year Medal, silver, unnamed; Army Temperance Association Queen Victoria Commemorative

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Lot 684

Army Temperance Association India Three Year Medal, silver, unnamed; Army Temperance Association Queen Victoria Commemorative Medal, silver, unnamed; a cast Army Temperance Association King’s Own Yorkshire Light Infantry Cross, original naming details on the reverse obscured in the casting process; together with a pre-1901 K.O.Y.L.I. glengarry badge; two K.O.Y.L.I. sweetheart brooches; five 51st Foot/ K.O.Y.L.I. buttons; two items of cloth insignia; and a privately produced identity bracelet, inscribed ‘A. E. Middleton, 2218 K.O.Y.L.I.’, generally very fine (lot) £40-£50 --- Importation Duty This lot is subject to importation duty of 5% on the hammer price unless exported outside the UK --- --- Albert E. Middleton attested for the King’s Own Yorkshire Light Infantry and served with them during the Great War on the Western Front from 4 December 1914. He later transferred to the Royal Defence Corps.

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An Order of St. John group of four awarded to Private J. E. Death, Devonshire Regiment and Order of St. John of Jerusalem Th

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Lot 69

An Order of St. John group of four awarded to Private J. E. Death, Devonshire Regiment and Order of St. John of Jerusalem The Order of St. John of Jerusalem, Serving Brother’s breast badge, 1st type (1892-1939), silver and enamel, circular badge with white enamel cross with heraldic beasts in angles raised above the background; British War Medal 1914-20 (64919 Pte. J. E. Death. Devon R.); Coronation 1937, unnamed as issued; Service Medal of the Order of St. John of Jerusalem, silver, with three Additional Award Bars (3061. Sgt. J. E Death. (Ipswich 1st.) Div. No.10 Dist. S.J.A.B. 1923) very fine and better (4) £120-£160 --- John Ernest Death lived at Lister Road, Ipswich, and initially served on convoy duties with the British Red Cross in his home town. Called up for active service in June 1916, he remained in England with the 2/6th Battalion, Devonshire Regiment, and is recorded upon his MIC as entitled to the BWM only. Transferred to the Army Reserve on 10 July 1919, he took employment in Ipswich as an Assistant Elementary Schoolmaster and was later decorated as a Serving Brother in the Order of St John of Jerusalem, as notified in the London Gazette of 3 January 1930.

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Austria, Empire, Honour Decoration of the Red Cross, Silver Medal, silver and enamel, on bow riband, in card box of issue, ne

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Lot 697

Austria, Empire, Honour Decoration of the Red Cross, Silver Medal, silver and enamel, on bow riband, in card box of issue, nearly extremely fine France, Third Republic, Legion of Honour, Chevalier’s breast badge, silver, gold appliqué, and enamel, in Aucoc, Paris, case of issue, minor enamel damage to tips of points, good very fine Poland, People’s Republic, Order of Polonia Restituta, Fourth Class breast badge, gilt and enamel, with rosette on riband, nearly extremely fine Saudi Arabia, Kingdom, Medal for the Liberation of Kuwait 1991 (2), one with riband bar, in case of issue; the other loose, extremely fine United States of America, Military Merit Medal, bronze-gilt, unnamed, with riband bar ands lapel bar, in case of issue, nearly extremely fine (6) £70-£90

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Belgium, Kingdom, Golden Palms of the Order of the Crown, gilt, in Gustave Wolfers, Brussels, case of issue, extremely fine

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Lot 698

Belgium, Kingdom, Golden Palms of the Order of the Crown, gilt, in Gustave Wolfers, Brussels, case of issue, extremely fine France, Third Republic, Croix de Guerre (3), bronze, reverse dated 1914-1915, with bronze palm on riband; reverse dated 1914-1918, with silver star on riband; reverse blank, very fine Italy, Kingdom, Messina Earthquake Medal 1908, silver, unnamed as issued, nearly very fine (5) £60-£80

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The French Franco-Prussian War Medal and British Baltic Medal pair attributed to Lieutenant C. A. Trudon des Ormes, 48th Regi

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Lot 699

The French Franco-Prussian War Medal and British Baltic Medal pair attributed to Lieutenant C. A. Trudon des Ormes, 48th Regiment of Infantry of the Line, who died for France in 1870 France, Third Republic, Franco-Prussian War Medal 1870-71, bronze; Great Britain, Baltic Medal 1854-55, silver, unnamed as issued, contact marks to latter, generally very fine (2) £200-£240 --- Charles Alexandre Trudon des Ormes was born in 1831 and was commissioned Sous-Lieutenant in the 48th Regiment of Infantry of the Line on 1 October 1853. He served in the expedition to the Baltic the following year, and his Certificate of Service confirms that he received the British Baltic Medal. Promoted Lieutenant on 28 June 1856, he relinquished his commission on 18 May 1861, but saw further service during the Franco-Prussian War, and is recorded as having ‘died for France’ in 1870. Sold with the recipient’s original Commissioned Document, dated 22 October 1853; and French Ministry of War Certificate of service, dated 19 October 1865, these both folded and in fragile condition; and copied research.

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A Great War M.B.E. group of three awarded to Assistant Commissioner W. S. Woodcock, District Staff, Order of St. John of Jeru

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Lot 7

A Great War M.B.E. group of three awarded to Assistant Commissioner W. S. Woodcock, District Staff, Order of St. John of Jerusalem The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire, M.B.E. (Civil) Member’s 1st type, breast badge, silver, hallmarks for London 1917; The Order of St John of Jerusalem, Officer’s breast badge, silver, heraldic beasts in angles; Service Medal of the Order of St John of Jerusalem, silver, with one Additional Award Bar (1727. Asst. Comr. W. S. Woodcock (District Staff) No.4 Dist 1920.) very fine and better (3) £160-£200 --- M.B.E. London Gazette 7 June 1918: ‘William Stanley Woodcock. Acting Deputy Commissioner, St. John Ambulance Brigade, West Lancashire.’ The Lancashire Daily Post of 13 June 1918 adds a little more detail regarding the award: ‘Mr Woodcock, who is a solicitor, practising at Bamber Bridge, where he is clerk to the Urban Council, the Education Committee, and the local tribunal, has long interested himself in ambulance work, and when Dr. C. J. Trimble left to take charge of the hospital at Etaples that he was instrumental in raising funds for, he took up the duties of district secretary for No.4 district of the St John Ambulance Brigade, which embraces Lancashire, Cheshire, Westmorland, Cumberland and the Isle of Man. In that capacity he was a valuable agency in the recruiting of men for the R.A.M.C. under the voluntary system in the early days of the war, over 8,000 joining this branch of the service from the district under his campaign. His honour follows closely upon the heels of that accorded his father-in-law, Lieut. Col. Jelly, whose membership of the same order was announced yesterday.’

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An Order of St. John group of five awarded to Leading Sick Berth Attendant A. E. Lewis, Royal Naval Auxiliary Sick Berth Rese

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Lot 70

An Order of St. John group of five awarded to Leading Sick Berth Attendant A. E. Lewis, Royal Naval Auxiliary Sick Berth Reserve and St. John Ambulance Brigade The Order of St. John of Jerusalem, Serving Brother’s breast badge, silver and enamel; Defence and War Medals 1939-45; Royal Naval Auxiliary Sick Berth Reserve L.S. & G.C., G.V.R., 2nd issue, with Second Award Bar (X4948 A. E. Lewis. L.S.B.A. R.N.A.S.B.R.); Service Medal of the Order of St. John, silver, with four Additional Award Bars (14826. Cpl. A. E. Lewis. Bedminster Div. No.2 Dis. S.J.A.B. 1936.) very fine (5) £120-£160

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Germany, Prussia, Iron Cross 1914, Second Class breast badge, silver with iron centre, mounted with a superb quality 1939 Bar

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Lot 700

Germany, Prussia, Iron Cross 1914, Second Class breast badge, silver with iron centre, mounted with a superb quality 1939 Bar, this with 2 top horizontal pins and 2 bottom horizontal pins, attached to Austrian-style riband mounting of the type typically worn by Austrian veterans of the Great War serving in the Second World War, extremely fine £300-£400

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Germany, Prussia, Iron Cross 1914, Second Class breast badge, silver with iron centre, unmarked; together with a Verdun 1914-

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Lot 701

Germany, Prussia, Iron Cross 1914, Second Class breast badge, silver with iron centre, unmarked; together with a Verdun 1914-18 Meal with crossed swords; a lapel miniature group of three comprising the Iron Cross 1914; the War Honour Cross with swords; and the Ottoman Gallipoli Star; and a locally made sweetheart broach in the form of an Iron Cross with 1914 to the centre, good very fine (4) £100-£140 --- Sold with a cast copy of the German Great War Tank Badge.

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Germany, Third Reich, Iron Cross 1939, First Class breast badge, silver with iron centre, maker marked number ‘6’ to the wide

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Lot 703

Germany, Third Reich, Iron Cross 1939, First Class breast badge, silver with iron centre, maker marked number ‘6’ to the wide tapering pin, with original pin, hook, and hinge; War Service Cross, First Class, without swords, silver, maker marked number ‘15’ to the wide tapering pin, with original pin, hook, and hinge, finish on both somewhat lacking, nearly very fine (2) £160-£200

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Germany, Third Reich, Iron Cross 1939, First Class breast badge, silver with iron centre, maker marked number ‘4’ to the wide

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Lot 704

Germany, Third Reich, Iron Cross 1939, First Class breast badge, silver with iron centre, maker marked number ‘4’ to the wide tapering pin for Steinhauer & Luck, Ludenscheid, with original pin, hook and hinge, in rather tired and scuffed presentation case of issue, the push button missing, good very fine £160-£200

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Germany, Third Reich, Iron Cross 1939, First Class breast badge, silver with iron centre, maker marked to the exterior of the

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Lot 705

Germany, Third Reich, Iron Cross 1939, First Class breast badge, silver with iron centre, maker marked to the exterior of the wide tapering pin ‘15’ indicating the Company of Friedrich Orth of Vienna, in fitted case of issue, extremely fine £200-£240

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Germany, Third Reich, Iron Cross 1939, Second Class breast badge, silver with iron centre, ring numbered ‘44’ for Jakob Benge

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Lot 706

Germany, Third Reich, Iron Cross 1939, Second Class breast badge, silver with iron centre, ring numbered ‘44’ for Jakob Bengel of Idar-Oberstein; East Front Medal, bronze, in its original titled packet with the maker’s name of ‘Rudolf Bachter’ on the reverse side; West Wall Medal, bronze; War Service Medal 1939, bronze; Mother’s Cross, Third Class in bronze and enamel, an unusual variation with the date ‘16th December 1933’ with the signature of Adolf Hitler in raised relief; together with the Italian Africa Medal, bronze, generally good very fine (6) £140-£180

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Germany, Third Reich, Iron Cross 1939, Second Class breast badge, silver with iron centre, unnumbered; East Front Medal, silv

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Lot 707

Germany, Third Reich, Iron Cross 1939, Second Class breast badge, silver with iron centre, unnumbered; East Front Medal, silvered zinc; National Faithful Service Medal (2), gilt and enamel; silvered and enamel, generally good very fine (4) £100-£140

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Germany, Third Reich, Iron Cross 1939, Second Class breast badge, silver with iron centre, ring numbered ‘65’, which is the C

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Lot 708

Germany, Third Reich, Iron Cross 1939, Second Class breast badge, silver with iron centre, ring numbered ‘65’, which is the Company of Kein & Quenzer; together with a Wound Badge in silver with virtually all the finish missing, with its original pin hook and hinge; and a Wound Badge in black, hollow type with most of the finish remaining, good very fine (3) £100-£140

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An Order of St. John group of four awarded to Acting Sister Philadelphia L. F. Pattenden, St. John Ambulance Brigade The Ord

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Lot 71

An Order of St. John group of four awarded to Acting Sister Philadelphia L. F. Pattenden, St. John Ambulance Brigade The Order of St. John of Jerusalem, Serving Sister’s shoulder badge, 1st type (1892-1939), silver and enamel, circular badge with white enamel cross with heraldic beasts in angles raised above the background, in fitted case of issue; War Medal 1939-45; Service Medal of the Order of St. John, silver, with one Additional Award Bar (17826 A/Sis. P. L. F. Pattenden. Temple Nsg. Div. No.1 Dis. S.J.A.B. 1938.); London and North Eastern Railway S.J.A.B. 15 Years First Aid Efficiency Medal with 20 Years clasp, 9ct gold, on lady’s bow riband (P. Pattenden) nearly extremely fine (4) £160-£200 --- Philadelphia L. F. Pattenden was born in Grays, Essex, in 1898, and was appointed Serving Sister of the Order of St John of Jerusalem in 1931.

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Germany, Third Reich, War Service Cross, First Class with swords, zinc, maker marked number ‘4’ for Steinhauer & Luck, Ludens

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Lot 710

Germany, Third Reich, War Service Cross, First Class with swords, zinc, maker marked number ‘4’ for Steinhauer & Luck, Ludenscheid, on the reverse side wide tapering pin, with original pin, hook and hinge, housed in its original presentation box of issue, all silver frosting finish lacking, therefore nearly very fine £120-£160

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Germany, Third Reich, War Service Cross First Class, with swords, silver, non maker marked with its original pin, hook and hi

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Lot 711

Germany, Third Reich, War Service Cross First Class, with swords, silver, non maker marked with its original pin, hook and hinge, good very fine £100-£140

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Germany, Third Reich, Armed Forces 18 Year Long Service Medal, silver, complete with outstretched winged eagle and swastika a

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Lot 716

Germany, Third Reich, Armed Forces 18 Year Long Service Medal, silver, complete with outstretched winged eagle and swastika army motif device on riband; Entry into Czechoslovakia Medal 1938, bronze; together with an Italian Africa Medal; a nice quality tinny heavy quality construction for Gau Westfalen North with its full maker’s name on the reverse side and tinny type suspension; and a Hitler Youth Proficiency Badge with the original owner’s name of ‘E.Keck’ with his Bahn number ‘3/747’ hand etched into the reverse side, very fine (5) £80-£100

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Germany, Third Reich, Mothers Cross (3), First Class in Gold, gilt and enamel; Second Class in Silver, silver and enamel; Thi

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Lot 717

Germany, Third Reich, Mothers Cross (3), First Class in Gold, gilt and enamel; Second Class in Silver, silver and enamel; Third Class in Bronze, bronze and enamel, minor enamel damage to second, otherwise good very fine (3) £70-£90

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Italy, Kingdom, Messina Earthquake Medal 1908, silver, unnamed, edge bruise, very fine £60-£80

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Lot 719

Italy, Kingdom, Messina Earthquake Medal 1908, silver, unnamed, edge bruise, very fine £60-£80

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An Order of St. John group of four awarded to Acting Sister Louisa E. E. Turtell, St. John Ambulance Brigade The Order of St

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Lot 72

An Order of St. John group of four awarded to Acting Sister Louisa E. E. Turtell, St. John Ambulance Brigade The Order of St. John of Jerusalem, Serving Sister’s shoulder badge, 1st type (1892-1939), silver and enamel, circular badge with white enamel cross with heraldic beasts in angles raised above the background, on lady’s bow riband, in fitted case of issue; Defence and War Medals 1939-45; Service Medal of the Order of St. John, silver, with three Additional Award Bars and top V.A.D. riband bar (25819 A/Sis. L. E. E. Turtell. No. 1015. S.J.A.B. 1942.) nearly extremely fine (2) £120-£160 --- Louisa Edith Ellen Turtell was born on 16 November 1896 and is recorded in 1939 as a resident of Toller’s Lane, Coulsden, and a Nursing Member of the St John Ambulance Brigade. Sold with the recipient’s S.J.A.B. bronze Re-examination Cross, the reverse engraved ‘307126 Louisa E. E. Turtell.’

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Japan, Empire, Order of the Rising Sun, Sixth Class breast badge, 67mm including paulownia flowers x 46mm, silver and enamel,

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Lot 720

Japan, Empire, Order of the Rising Sun, Sixth Class breast badge, 67mm including paulownia flowers x 46mm, silver and enamel, with red cabochon in centre, with original riband with hook and eye suspension, in rio-nuri lacquered case of issue, extremely fine £60-£80

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Japan, Empire, Order of the Rising Sun (2), Seventh Class breast badge, 31mm x 28mm, silver and enamel, with original riband

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Lot 721

Japan, Empire, Order of the Rising Sun (2), Seventh Class breast badge, 31mm x 28mm, silver and enamel, with original riband with full hook and eye assembly; Eighth Class breast badge, 31mm x 28mm, silver, with original riband with full hook and eye assembly, both with lapel rosettes, in rio-nuri lacquered cases of issue, extremely fine (2) £60-£80

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Japan, Empire, Order of the Sacred Treasure (3), Sixth Class breast badge, 44mm, silver and enamel, complete with sacred bead

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Lot 722

Japan, Empire, Order of the Sacred Treasure (3), Sixth Class breast badge, 44mm, silver and enamel, complete with sacred beads, with original riband with full hook and eye assembly; Seventh Class breast badge, 38mm, silver-gilt, with original riband with full hook and eye assembly; Eighth Class breast badge, 38mm, silver, with original riband with full hook and eye assembly, with one lapel rosette, all in rio-nuri lacquered cases of issue, extremely fine (3) £60-£80 --- Sold with a poor-quality copy of the Sixth Class breast badge

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Japan, Empire, Order of the Golden Kite, Seventh Class breast badge (2), silver, with gilded falcon, both with lapel rosettes

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Lot 723

Japan, Empire, Order of the Golden Kite, Seventh Class breast badge (2), silver, with gilded falcon, both with lapel rosettes, in rio-nuri lacquered cases of issue, extremely fine (2) £60-£80

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Japan, Empire, Red Cross Order of Merit, breast badge, silver and enamel, with original hook and eye suspension, with lapel r

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Lot 724

Japan, Empire, Red Cross Order of Merit, breast badge, silver and enamel, with original hook and eye suspension, with lapel rosette, in fitted case of issue; Red Cross Membership Medal (2), silver, with original hook and eye suspension and rosette on riband, in rio-nuri lacquer case of issue; white metal, with original hook and eye suspension and rosette on riband, with lapel bow, in card box of issue; Russo-Japanese War Medal 1904-05, with clasp, bronze, with original hook and eye suspension, in wooden box of issue; 1931-34 Incident War Medal, with clasp, bronze, with original hook and eye suspension, in original paper packaging, about extremely fine (5) £70-£90 --- Sold with a poor-quality copy of the Japanese Allied Victory Medal.

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Ottoman Empire, Order of the Medjidieh, Fifth Class breast badge, 72mm including star and crescent suspension x 57mm, silver,

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Lot 725

Ottoman Empire, Order of the Medjidieh, Fifth Class breast badge, 72mm including star and crescent suspension x 57mm, silver, gold, and enamel, mint mark to reverse, enamel damage to crescent suspension, otherwise nearly extremely fine £160-£200

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Portugal, Republic, Military Order of Christ, Commander’s Star, by Frederico da Costa, Lisbon, 70mm, silver and enamel, maker

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Lot 727

Portugal, Republic, Military Order of Christ, Commander’s Star, by Frederico da Costa, Lisbon, 70mm, silver and enamel, maker’s cartouché on reverse, central medallion loose, otherwise good very fine £100-£140 --- Importation Duty This lot is subject to importation duty of 5% on the hammer price unless exported outside the UK ---

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South Africa, Southern Cross Medal 1975, silver and enamel, the reverse officially numbered’ 1155’, nearly extremely fine £60

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Lot 728

South Africa, Southern Cross Medal 1975, silver and enamel, the reverse officially numbered’ 1155’, nearly extremely fine £60-£80

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South Africa, Korea 1950-53, South African issue, unnamed; South African Defence Force Cross in Silver (3), Army issue, silve

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Lot 729

South Africa, Korea 1950-53, South African issue, unnamed; South African Defence Force Cross in Silver (3), Army issue, silver and enamel, unnamed; Air Force issue, silver and enamel, the reverse of the suspension bar stamped ‘Silver’; Medical Services issue, silver and enamel, the reverse of the suspension bar stamped ‘Silver’; Police Cross for Bravery, silver and enamel, silver mark to reverse; Rail and Harbour Police Combating Terrorism Medal, bronze; A.N.C. 10 Years Long Service Medal, bronze; Cross Border Defence Medal, uniface suspension, the reverse officially numbered ‘002523’; all unnumbered (and therefore unlikely to have been issued) except for the last, generally very fine and better (8) £160-£200

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An Order of St. John pair awarded to Woman Superintendent Marjorie Pettitt, Metropolitan Police and Order of St. John of Jeru

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Lot 73

An Order of St. John pair awarded to Woman Superintendent Marjorie Pettitt, Metropolitan Police and Order of St. John of Jerusalem The Order of St. John of Jerusalem, Serving Sister’s shoulder badge, silver and enamel, circular badge with white enamel cross with heraldic beasts in angles, on lady’s bow riband; Police L.S. & G.C., E.II.R., 2nd issue (Supt Marjorie Pettitt) with the recipient’s enamel and base metal Metropolitan Police cap badge, nearly extremely fine Pair: Woman Police Sergeant Janet C. I. Weir, Motherwell and Wishaw Police Force Defence Medal; Police L.S. & G.C., E.II.R., 2nd issue (Sergt. Janet C. I. Weir) in named card box of issue, nearly extremely fine (4) £70-£90

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Tunisia, Kingdom, Order of Nichan Iftikah, 2nd type, Third Class neck badge, 83mm including bow suspension x 57mm, silver and

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Lot 731

Tunisia, Kingdom, Order of Nichan Iftikah, 2nd type, Third Class neck badge, 83mm including bow suspension x 57mm, silver and enamel, silver marks to reverse, significant enamel damage to all points of Star, therefore fine £70-£90

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A United States of America Silver Star and Purple Heart pair awarded to Master Sergeant John P. Pappas, 2nd Medical Battalion

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Lot 732

A United States of America Silver Star and Purple Heart pair awarded to Master Sergeant John P. Pappas, 2nd Medical Battalion, 2nd Infantry Division, who displayed gallantry in action on 23 December 1950 in the vicinity of Sinbul-san, Korea United States of America, Silver Star, gilt with central silver star, machine-engraved ‘John P. Pappas’, slot brooch; Purple Heart, gilt and enamel, slot brooch, unnamed, in case of issue; together with a medical lapel badge, good very fine (2) £200-£240 --- John P. Pappas, United States Army, was awarded the Silver Star for conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity in connection with military operations against the enemy in Korea, while serving with the 2nd Medical Battalion, 2nd Infantry Division, on 23 December 1950. General Orders: Headquarters, 2d Infantry Division, General Orders No. 349 (1951) ‘Master Sergeant John P. Pappas, RA35999845, (then Sergeant), Army Medical Service, a member of Clearing Company, 2d Medical Battalion, 2d Infantry Division, displayed gallantry in action on 23 December 1950 in the vicinity of Sinbul-san, Korea. On that date Sergeant Pappas was attached to a unit of the Republic of Korea Army. The unit was assigned the mission of destroying an enemy guerrilla band disrupting the main supply route from Pusan northward. During the attack the commanding officer was killed, causing disorganization among the men. Sergeant Pappas with complete disregard for his own safety, exposed himself to intense enemy small arms and automatic weapons fire to reorganize the unit to lead the attack in a successful completion of the mission. Through intense enemy fire Sergeant Pappas moved about directing medical care and the evacuation of the wounded. The gallantry displayed by Sergeant Pappas reflects great credit upon himself and the military service.’ Pappas later served in Vietnam.

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Iron Cross First Class 1939 in its Presentation Case and with the Matching Maker’s Outer Cardboard Box. The Iron Cross is pro

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Lot 735

Iron Cross First Class 1939 in its Presentation Case and with the Matching Maker’s Outer Cardboard Box. The Iron Cross is probably a late War production, not maker marked, unissued, the silver outer edge is tarnished. The case is covered in black artificial leather, with a silver outline of the Cross printed on the flat lid. Inside it is lined on the lower section in white velvet, and white artificial silk in the top. Case is about mint. The outer pale brown cardboard box has some slight wear and has printed on the top ‘Eisernes Kreuz 1. Klasse 1939’ & below that ‘Nur vom Empfanger zu offnen’. On the side is printed the maker’s name ‘Rudolf Souval Wien 62/VII’, about extremely fine £300-£400

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An Iron Cross First Class 1939 in its Presentation Case and with the Matching Maker’s Outer Cardboard Box. The Iron Cross is

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Lot 736

An Iron Cross First Class 1939 in its Presentation Case and with the Matching Maker’s Outer Cardboard Box. The Iron Cross is probably a late War production, not maker marked, unissued condition. The case is covered in black artificial leather, with a silver outline of the Cross printed on the flat lid. Inside it is lined on the lower section in cream velvet, and white artificial silk in the top. Case is about mint. The outer pale brown cardboard box has some slight wear and has printed on the top ‘Eisernes Kreuz 1. Klasse 1939’ and below that ‘Nur vom Empfanger zu offnen’. On the side is printed the maker’s name ‘B.H. Mayer, Pforzheim’, extremely fine £300-£400

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An Iron Cross First Class 1939 in its Presentation Case. The Iron Cross is of a slightly convex shape, and probably a mid-War

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Lot 737

An Iron Cross First Class 1939 in its Presentation Case. The Iron Cross is of a slightly convex shape, and probably a mid-War production, stamped ‘L/11’ [Wilhelm Deumer, Ludenscheid] below the hook, unissued, and is in excellent condition apart from some very slight tarnishing on the silver rim. The case is the late type without metal hinges and closing button. It is covered in black artificial leather, without a silver outline of the Cross printed on the flat lid. Inside it is lined on the lower section in white felt, and white artificial silk in the top. The top section is also printed ‘Wilhelm Deumer K.G. Ludenscheid, extremely fine £260-£300

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An Iron Cross First Class 1939 in its Late War LDO Presentation Case. The Iron Cross is probably an earlier War production, t

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Lot 738

An Iron Cross First Class 1939 in its Late War LDO Presentation Case. The Iron Cross is probably an earlier War production, the pin stamped ‘L/52’ [C.F. Zimmermann, Pforzheim], probably unissued. The case is of smaller dimensions than the standard Iron Cross First Class one, and is covered in black paper artificial leather, without a silver outline of the Cross printed on the flat lid. Inside it is lined on the lower section in cream felt, and white artificial silk printed with the LDO logo in the top section. Inside there is also an LDO printed slip, on the back of which is a L/54 stamp and the date ‘Sep.1943’, both printed in blue, good very fine and a scarce casing, especially with the LDO slip still inside £260-£300

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An Order of St. John pair awarded to K. D. Wadia, St. John Ambulance Brigade (India) The Order of St John of Jerusalem, Serv

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Lot 74

An Order of St. John pair awarded to K. D. Wadia, St. John Ambulance Brigade (India) The Order of St John of Jerusalem, Serving Brother’s breast badge, 1st type (1892-1939), silver and enamel, circular badge with white enamel cross with heraldic beasts in angles raised above the background, in case of issue; India, Dominion, Order of St John Ambulance Brigade, Seva Medal, type with portrait of Gandhi, the reverse engraved ‘448 K. D. Wadia III Distt. St. J.A.B. 1956’, bronze, very fine (2) £70-£90

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A 1939 Clasp to the Iron Cross First Class 1914 in its Presentation Case and with the Matching Maker’s Outer Cardboard Box. T

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Lot 742

A 1939 Clasp to the Iron Cross First Class 1914 in its Presentation Case and with the Matching Maker’s Outer Cardboard Box. The Clasp is almost certainly an early War production of the 2nd Type Clasp, not maker marked, out of the factory mint condition, retaining all original matt silver finish with bright polished highlights. The case is covered in black artificial leather, with a silver image of the Clasp printed on the flat lid. Inside it is lined on the lower section in black velvet, and white artificial silk in the top. Case is as new mint condition. The outer pale brown cardboard box is also mint and has printed on the top ‘Spange zum Eisernes Kreuz 1. Klasse’ and below that ‘Nur vom Empfanger zu offnen’. On the side is printed the maker’s name ‘B.H. Mayer, Pforzheim’, extremely fine £400-£500

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A Spanish Cross in Silver. An excellent quality highly detailed example, retaining most original factory finish, with very sl

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Lot 751

A Spanish Cross in Silver. An excellent quality highly detailed example, retaining most original factory finish, with very slight tarnishing and staining on the reverse. Maker’s stamps ‘L/11’ [Wilhelm Deumer, Ludenscheid]. Wide tapering pin. Appears to be an issued example, but in very good condition, nearly extremely fine £1,000-£1,400 --- This is the scarcest grade of the Spanish Cross, with only 327 having been awarded.

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A M.1936 Spanish Civil War Wound Badge in Silver. A rare variation with a slightly curved wreath, flat plate on reverse, and

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Lot 753

A M.1936 Spanish Civil War Wound Badge in Silver. A rare variation with a slightly curved wreath, flat plate on reverse, and flat tapering pin. Appears to be an issued example. Excellent quality, very good condition £150-£200

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A M.1936/1939 Transitional Spanish Civil War/ Second World War Wound Badge in Silver. A scarce and very good quality example,

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Lot 755

A M.1936/1939 Transitional Spanish Civil War/ Second World War Wound Badge in Silver. A scarce and very good quality example, retaining much of the original silver factory finish, but tarnished. Not maker marked. Hollow back type, with round pin. Super quality and condition example, extremely good condition £150-£200 --- Note: The overall shape and construction is of the M.1936 Badge, but the helmet has the shape of the Second World War ones.

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A 1939 Silver Wound Badge. A very good quality heavy silver-plated early type. No maker’s stamp on reverse. Round pin. Very s

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Lot 757

A 1939 Silver Wound Badge. A very good quality heavy silver-plated early type. No maker’s stamp on reverse. Round pin. Very slight rubbing on reverse, very good condition £100-£140

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1939 Wound Badges. Two Wound Badges, the first a silver example by Steinhauer and Luck in its presentation packet . Late War

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Lot 758

1939 Wound Badges. Two Wound Badges, the first a silver example by Steinhauer and Luck in its presentation packet . Late War type in unissued condition, but the silver-plate faded to grey. No maker’s mark. Pale blue paper packet, front printed in black Gothic lettering ‘Verwundeten Abzeichen Silber’ and maker’s name in black ‘Steinhauer and Luck Ludenscheid’ on back. Very slight wear to the packet; the second a black example by Klein and Quenzer in its presentation packet. Late War type with matt black finish in original factory new condition, no maker’s mark. Pale brown paper packet, front printed in black Gothic lettering ‘Verwundeten Abzeichen Schwarz’ and maker’s name in black ‘Klein and Quenzer Oberstein’ on back. Badge still in its original tissue paper wrapping, very good condition (2) £160-£200

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A War Service Cross First Class with Swords in its Presentation Case and with the Matching Maker’s Outer Cardboard Box, by Fr

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Lot 760

A War Service Cross First Class with Swords in its Presentation Case and with the Matching Maker’s Outer Cardboard Box, by Friedrich Orth. A superb example in mint as new unissued condition, retaining all original bright factory finish. The pin maker stamped ‘L/14’ [Friedrich Orth, Wien]. The case is also mint, and is covered in black artificial leather, with a detailed image in silver of the cross printed on the slightly domed lid. Inside it is lined on the lower section in black velvet, and white artificial silk in the top. The outer pale orange cardboard box is also about mint and has printed on the top ‘Kriegs Verdienstkreux 1. Klasse mit Schwerter 1939’ and below that ‘Nur vom Empfanger zu offnen’. On the side is printed the maker’s name ‘Friedrich Orth Wien 56’, extremely fine £300-£400

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A War Service Cross First Class with Swords in its Presentation Case. A superb example in mint as new unissued condition, ret

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Lot 761

A War Service Cross First Class with Swords in its Presentation Case. A superb example in mint as new unissued condition, retaining all original bright factory finish. The pin is maker stamped ‘1’ [Deschler and Sohn, Munchen]. The case is also mint, and is covered in black artificial leather, with a solid image in silver of the cross printed on the flat lid. It is the late type, without a metal hinge or closing button. Inside it is lined on the lower section in black velvet, and white artificial silk in the top, extremely fine £200-£240

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