Egypt Medal/Khedive's Star Pair
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Egypt Medal/Khedive's Star Pair |
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| Gp67 | Egypt Medal (The Nile 1884-85 Clasp) to 99 Lance Corporal Edward Morris, 2nd Battalion, Essex Regiment and Khedive's Star (1884-6) unnamed as issued. Includes a copy of Morris' service record showing that he was born in Golds Green, Staffordshire and that his service stretched from 3rd January 1882 to 30th December 1893. Reaching the rank of Corporal in September 1885, he was reduced to the ranks after being convicted at a regimental court martial for being absent without leave in December 1885. As well as at home, he served in Gibraltar, Egypt, Malta and Cyprus. The collection of embarrassing diseases in his medical record gives an indication of his overseas activities. Also includes a copy of MIC showing entitlement to medals and a document showing that Morris was awarded a Testimonial on Vellum from the Royal Humane Society for rescuing Private William King from drowning in the Nile near Assiout on 28th June 1885 (GVF) | SOLD | |
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Military Medal Group |
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| Gp45 |
Military Medal, 1914-15 Star, British War Medal and Victory Medal to 16517 Serjeant J L Higgins, 47th Battalion, Machine Gun Corps. Includes copies of medal rolls and London Gazette (6 August 1918) confirming entitlement and showing that Higgins entered France on 3 December 1914. MM is named to 16517 Sjt J L Higgins 47/MGC, the 1914-15 Star is marked to 14967 Pte J L Higgins Midd'x R and the pair are marked 14967 Sjt J L Higgins Midd'x R. The rolls show that they are the same person (GVF) |
£800 | |
| Gp64 |
Military Medal, 1914-15 Star, British War Medal and Victory Medal to 25306 Private William Jordan, 10th Battalion, Durham Light Infantry. Private Jordan originated from Dundee, Forfar and was killed in action on 16th September 1916 during the Battle of the Somme. Includes copy of MIC showing his entitlement to the trio and that he entered the theatre of war on 16 December 1915. Also includes copy of London Gazette (16 November 1916) confirming entitlement to the Military Medal and entries from 'Soldiers Died in the Great War' and Commonwealth War Graves Commission. Private Jordan is commemorated on the Thiepval Memorial, Somme, France (a photograph of his name can be supplied) (NEF) |
£1195 |
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Military Medal Group |
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| Gp29 |
Military Medal, British War Medal and Victory Medal to 54606 Private O J Jones, 14th Battalion, Welsh Regiment. Includes copies of medal rolls, London Gazette (14 May 1919) and other research confirming entitlement. MM is named 54606 Pte O J Jones 14 Welsh R and the pair are marked 6026 Pte J O Jones Welsh R. The rolls and research show that they are the same person and that his service number changed with a change of battalion. The switching of initials must have been a clerical error (NEF) |
£775 | |
| Gp30 |
Military Medal, British War Medal and Victory Medal to 29450 Private T Morton, 7th Battalion, Royal Warwickshire Regiment. Includes copy of London Gazette (17 June 1919) and research confirming entitlement. MM is named 29450 Pte T Morton R War R and the pair are marked 62172 Pte T Morton Ches R. The research shows the change of regiment and service number (GVF) |
£735 |
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| Gp49 | Military Medal, British War Medal and Victory Medal to 352064 Private John Bowers, 5th Battalion, Manchester Regiment. Includes a copy of MIC and the London Gazette (17 June 1919) confirming entitlement. Other documents show the Order of Battle 1914-1918 for the 42nd (East Lancashire) Division (NEF) | £775 | |
| Gp74 | Military Medal, British War Medal and Victory Medal to 277277 Private - Lance Corporal Charles Clayton, 6th Battalion, Manchester Regiment. Includes a copy of MIC and the London Gazette (13 March 1919) confirming entitlement. Lance Corperal Clayton was from Rishton, near Accrington (GVF) | £735 | |
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World War I Trio |
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| Gp16 | 1914-15 Star, British War Medal and Victory Medal to T4-091999 Driver Richard Kitchen, Army Service Corps. Includes a copy of MIC confirming his entitlement and showing that he entered France on 17 September 1915 (NEF) | £65 | |
| Gp65 | 1914-15 Star, British War Medal and Victory Medal to Lieutenant James Thomas Forsgate, Royal Naval Reserve with copy of service record showing that he served on HMS Defiance, Halcyon, Ceto, Rooke, Magnolia II and Victory (NEF) | £120 | |
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British War Medal/Victory Medal Pair |
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| Gp10 | BWM and Victory Medal Pair to DM2-166196 Private Edward Cann, Army Service Corp. Includes a copy of MIC confirming entitlement and comes with original boxes, small medal envelopes and untouched ribbons (EF) | SOLD | |
| Gp24/25 | Brothers - BWM and Victory Medal Pair to 204245 Private Sidney Stevens, Northampton Regiment (GVF) & BWM and Victory Medal Pair to 2286 Private Joseph A Stevens, Royal Artillery. Includes MICs confirming entitlement and showing that Joseph Stevens also served with number 956002. Sidney Steven's MIC is marked 'Pres. Dead' (GVF) | £70 | |
| Gp37 | BWM and Victory Medal Pair to 28693 Private N H Hughes, South Lancashire Regiment (VF) | SOLD | |
| Gp38 | BWM and Victory Medal Pair to 42098 Private R A Pollard, Gloucestershire Regiment (GVF) | SOLD | |
| Gp42 | BWM and Victory Medal Pair to GS-3395 Private Richard J Dench, 13th Battalion, Royal Fusiliers. Includes MIC showing entitlement to the 1914-15 star and that he entered France on 30 July 1915 (GVF) | £38 | |
| Gp68 | BWM and Victory Medal Pair to 25956 Private John Hyde, Manchester Regiment. Includes MIC confirming entitlement (GVF) | £38 | |
| Gp69 | BWM and Victory Medal Pair to 35248 Private Thomas H Watson, East Surrey Regiment. Includes MIC showing that he also served as a Private in the Suffolk Regiment with the service number 66082 (NEF) | £40 | |
| Gp71 | BWM and Victory Medal Pair to S-3222 Private John McGregor, Gordon Highlanders. Pte McGregor was a member of 8/10th Battalion and was killed on 20 Oct 1916, probably during the battle of Ancre Heights. He is buried in the Contalmaison Chateau cemetery (GVF) | SOLD | |
| Gp72 | BWM and Victory Medal Pair to 2nd Lieutenant William Henry Ostler Hill, 2nd Battalion, Yorkshire Regiment. 2nd Lieutenant Hill was killed on 25th September 1915, the first day of the Battle of Loos. The 2nd Battalion were part of 21st Brigade, 7th Division, I Corps and attacked in the area of Vermelles and Cit-St-Elie. He is commemorated on the Loos Memorial. The National Archives show that he had previously served as 5878 Serjeant Hill, Coldstream Guards (GVF-NEF) | SOLD | |
| Gp76 | BWM and Victory Medal Pair to 116082 Gunner Willie Parish, Royal Artillery (GVF-NEF) | £28 |
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World War I Trios and Pairs and Memorial Plaque |
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| Gp75 | British War Medal, Victory Medal and Memorial Plaque to 5301 Private Frederick John Williams, 2nd Battalion, London Regiment (Royal Fusiliers). Private Williams was killed on 20 December 1917 and is remembered on the Tyne Cot Memorial. Includes a copy of MIC showing his entitlement to the pair and alternative regimental number 232288 and the medal roll for 2nd Battalion showing that he served in theatre from 22 January 1917 until his death. Also includes original box of issue for the medals, CWGC information and Soldiers Died in the Great War sheet showing that he was born in St Pancras and enlisted in Southwark (Medals NEF, Plaque GVF) | £220 | |
| Gp77/78 | Brothers - 1914 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal and Memorial Plaque to 3-2336 Private George Brown, 2nd Battalion, York and Lancaster Regiment (1914 has initial 'W'). Includes copies of MICs confirming entitlement to 'Mons' Clasp (not included), explaining the mistake with the initial and showing that he entered theatre on 3 November 1914. Private Brown was killed in action, aged 21, on 9 August 1915 and is commemorated on the Menin Gate, Ypres. Also includes original War Office 'Casualties Form Letter D' and 'Army Form B 104-82' from the Infantry Record Office in York informing his family of his death (GVF) & 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal and Memorial Plaque to 2238 Private Alfred Brown, 1/5th Battalion, York and Lancaster Regiment. Includes copy of MIC confirming entitlement and showing that he entered France on 13 April 1915 and died of wounds, aged 22, on 18 December 1915. He is commemorated at the Bard Cottage Cemetery, Belgium. Also includes a wrist name tag 'Pte A Brown No2238 A?? CofE 1/5 Y&L Regt' (GVF-NEF) Also includes individual photographs of the Brown brothers. George and Alfred Brown were the sons of Mr & Mrs George Brown of 2 Providence Place, Rawmarsh, Parkgate, Rotherham. | £725 | |
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British War Medal/Mercantile Marine War Medal Pair |
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| Gp62 | British War Medal, Mercantile Marine War Medal to William S Holden (GVF) | SOLD | |
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World War I Trio and Special Constabulary Long Service Medal |
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| Gp22 | 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal to 202090 Gunner J Forster, Royal Artillery and Special Constabulary Long Service Medal GEORGE V to James Forster (NEF) | SOLD | |
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India General Service Medal Group |
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| Gp53 | India General Service Medal (North West Frontier 1930-31 Clasp) to 5058 Sepoy Zaid Gul, Frontier Corps and India General Service Medal 1936-39 (North West Frontier 1937-39 Clasp) to 5058 Sepoy Rodi Gul, Frontier Corps (GVF) |
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War II Group |
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| Gp79 | 1939-1945 Star, Atlantic Star, War Medal 1939-1945 to Signalman P/JX 152677 Harry Turner, Royal Navy. Signalman Turner was injured when HMS Bittern was attacked by 16 Stukas and sunk in Namsos Harbour, Norway on 30 April 1940. He was taken ashore, but later died and is buried in Trondheim (Stavne) Cemetery. Includes the medal check sheet bearing Harry Turner's name (NEF) | £95 | |
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Boxed World War II Group |
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| Gp1 | France & Germany Star, Defence Medal, War Medal 1939-1945 in original box of issue addressed to L H Thomas, St Leonards on Sea (EF) | £55 | |
| Gp2 | 1939-1945 Star, Africa Star (1st Army Clasp), Italy Star, Defence Medal, War Medal 1939-1945 in original box of issue addressed to Mr J R Gunn, Edinburgh (EF) | £90 | |
| Gp4 | Africa Star, Defence Medal, War Medal 1939-1945 with medal slip in original box of issue (address removed) (NEF) | £43 | |
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World War II/Coronation 1953/Special Constabulary Long Service Medal Group |
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| Gp39 | Defence Medal, Coronation Medal 1953, Special Constabulary Long Service Medal George VI IND:IMP (medal roll confirming entitlement to Coronation Medal) to Sergeant David J Thomas. Court mounted without pin (NEF) | £65 | |
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Defence Medal/Police Long Service and Good Conduct Medal Pair |
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| Gp44 | Defence Medal, Police Long Service and Good Conduct Medal, Elizabeth II Tudor Crown BR:OMN to Sergeant Joseph Jones mounted for wear (NEF) | £75 | |
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General Service Medal 1918-1962/Army Long Service and Good Conduct Medal Pair |
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| Gp35 | General Service Medal 1918-1962, George VI (Palestine 1945-48, Malaya Clasps), Army Long Service and Good Conduct Medal, Elizabeth II Tudor Crown to 2548430 Warrant Officer Class 2 A W Hume, Royal Engineers (GVF-NEF) | £150 | |
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General Service Medal 1962/UN Medal/Golden Jubilee Medal 2002 |
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| Gp73 | General Service Medal 1962 (Northern Ireland Clasp), UN Medal (UNPROFOR) and Golden Jubilee Medal 2002 to 24512216 Gunner A S R Davenport, Royal Artillery. Gunner Davenport served in the Royal Artillery for 24 years including Bosnia in 1995. Unfortunately, two regimental entries prevented him from qualifying for the Army Long Service and Good Conduct Medal. Court mounted (NEF-EF) | SOLD | |
