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Gallantry.
A* 8 WW2 Gallantry Casualty group to a South African - Major C.F. GEERE, SAAF,


as - Distinguished Flying Cross, dated 1944 on rev bottom leg to 102995


Carl Frederick GEERE, No. 19 (SAAF) Squadron. LG 29/12/1944, in its black


Royal Mint case of issue, plus OBE Mil'y (LG 28/11/1944), on pin as for wear,


1939/45 star, Africa star, Italy star, Defence 7 War medals, plus Africa


Service medal in silver. (All except OBE named). His OBE was awarded for


saving the life of his trainee pilot when the plane they were in crashed and burst


into flames; he suffered burns but unharnessed his co-pilot and rescued him.


Sadly, however, he was later to die in an air accident over Italy on 30/10/1944,


aged 27. Cassino War Cemetery EF, with copied paperwork. £2,400




B 6 WW1/WW2 Gallantry mounted group to Warrant Officer Cl 2 John PACKER


Royal Field Artillery, as : WW1 Military Medal (LG 11/2/1919) as 72664


Sergenat J. Packer, RFA, with Mons Star and bar (+ rosette) - Gnr RFA, BWM


and Victory medals (Sjt RA), WW2 Defence medal, unnaned as issued, plus


Army LS/GC medal, Geo V, top bar Regular Army, as 1036874 WO Cl 11.


John Packer entered France on 18/8/1914 with 34th Brigade RFA; by


November 1918 they were serving with Third Army. GVF, further details. £500




C 4 WW1 Gallantry group, "court-mounted" for display, to 23435 Sapper W. OLDER


as : WW1 Military Medal (Sapper 7th D.S. Coy, RE), with Mons 1914 Star


trio. (Star Pioneer, BWM and Victory Sapper). With copy papers, noting he


embarked for France on 17/8/1914. MM is on LG of 25/1/1918, and further


he was awarded a MiD emblem on 22/6/1915. GVF/++, nicely toned. £425


Boer War.
D 6 Boer War and WW1 Casualty Court-mounted group to 29756 WO 2, previously


Q.M.S. Foreman of Works William STONE, RE, as : QSA / 4 bars :


CC, OFS, Tr., SA 1901 (Corporal),, with 1914/15 star trio (Star Q.M.Sjt,


Pair WO Cl2), and Army LS/GC medal, Geo V (F of W Q.M.Sjt). And his


Memorial Plaque - William Stone. Died of disease 9/2/1916. With a pile of


further copied papers, relating to him. Buried in Plumstead Cemetery, Kent. Sold




E 2 India and Boer War pair to - 4333 Private George MITCHELL, 2nd Bn


Royal Sussex Regiment, as : India medal / bar Punjab Frontier 1897-98,


with QSA / 3 bars - OFS, Tr., SA 1902. GVF, confirmed to the rolls and


with full set of copy papers. £265




F 4 Boer War and WW1 mounted group to 5742 Private R.H. ROBERTS,


QSA / 2 bars : CC, OFS South Staffs Regiment., with 1914 Mons trio


(these last three as 2783 Private, RAMC. ) GVF £265




G 3 Boer War and WW1 group to 31829 Sergeant William SHORT, R.S.Fus.


(Royal Scots Fusiliers). His QSA has 2 bars - Tr and SA1902 (re-named as


3895 Pte W'm Short, 2Bn R.S.Fus.), and WW1 pair . Papers reveal that he


used the alias of "John Wilson" in Boer War and later applied to reside as a


Chelsa Pensioner. GVF/+ Sold




H 4 Boer War and WW1 court-mounted group to 6817 Private Thomas HOWLEY,


1 / East Surrey Regiment, as : QSA / 5 bars : CC, OFS Tr., SA1901, SA1902


(re-named) plus WW1 Mons star and bar trio. Mounted by TK&S.


With copy service papers, noting he embarked to France on 16/8/1914.


Wounded, sept 1914 - Gun Shot wound to left hand. (20% disability). GVF/+ £300




J 3 Boer War and WW1/LS group to 28470 Sth.S.Sjt James HIMBURY, RGA/RHA,


as : QSA / 3 bars : CC, OFS, Tr. KSA / 2 bars : SA1901, SA1902, plus


Army LS/GC medal, Geo V. (QSA : A.BR. 4th Bty RFA, KSA : Gnr, RFA)


No details on any WW1 service, or where. GVF/+, all three darkly toned. £300




K 2 Boer War mounted pair, to 5665 Private G. GUNN, 1 / Essex Regiment, as -


QSA / 6 bars : Relief of Kimberley, Paardeberg, Driefontein, Johannesburg,


Diamond Hill, Belfast, and KSA / 2 bars : SA1901, SA1902. With


papers, confirming all bars. GVF/+, but KSA soldered at swivel joint £270




L 2 Boer War pair to 70776 Gunner W. SMITH, 20th Battery, RFA, as -


QSA / 3 bars : CC, OFS, Tr., plus KSA / 2 bars : SA1901, SA1902. With


matching ribbon bar, and papers confirming entitlements. (KSA has wrong


initial (H) and rank of Driver. KSA roll notes "invalided 18/1/02". GVF/+ £200




M 4 Mounted Boer War and WW1 group to SHULVER, as - QSA / 5 bars :


CC, OFS, Tr., SA1901, SA1902, plus 1914 Mons Star and bar (plus 2 sewn-in


rosettes), BWM and Victory. QSA has 31661 Pte H (erbert) Shulver, 62nd


Company Imp. Yeo, whilst WW1 trio has - 15336 Spr G (eorge) Shulver, RE.


With full set of copied papers, noting his full name as Herbert George Shulver.


He evidently preferred George by the time of WW1 to Herbert. Papers include


birth, baptism, marriage, censuses, and confirming pages for Boer war and


WW1 service. Also with a CD with similar and more data. Original ribbons £330




N 2 Boer War and WW1 to F. VAREY, as : QSA / 4 bars - CC, OFS, SA1901,


SA1902 as 3934 Private, 7th Hussars, plus WW1 Victory medal, named


as : 45266 Driver R.E. GVF. (possibly related : 1st July 1916 KiA to


Frank Varey, 2/Ryl Fusiliers, ex 13th Hussars, from Durham) £170




P 2 Boer War and L/S medal to 9734 Staff-Sergeant-Major George HOBBS,


Army Service Corps, as : QSA / 3 bars - CC, OFS, Tr., (Staff-Sgt.), plus


Army LS/GC medal, Edward VII. He served for 21 years, including 4 years


in Gibraltar as well as South Africa. Entitled also to a KSA medal with 2 bars.


He married Sarah Ann and had 4 children, 2 of whom died in infancy.


From London. Copy papers (Short Service) . GVF/++ £200




Q 2+3 Boer War and WW1 medals, to Private F.J. PAINTER, as - Mounted pair


QSA and KSA : QSA/4 bars -CC, Natal, OFS, Tr. , plus KSA/2 bars : SA1901,


SA1902. (this pair mounted together, but re-named 28201 Pte FJ Painter,


21 Coy Sharpshooters, Imperial Yeomanry), plus separately mounted WW1


1914/15 trio, correctly named to 1840 Pte FJ Painter, Surrey Yeomanry.


Most likely, he lost his Boer War pair, and after WW1 decided to re-create his


medals, albeit re-named. With 2 separate ribbon bars. From Thornton Heath £225




R 2 Egypt pair to 307 Private J. ARROWSMITH, 2 / DOCLI (Duke of Cornwall


Light Infantry ), as - Egypt medal / bar Tel-el-Kebir (1882 dated reverse),


with Khedive's Egypt star 1882. GVF, mounted, as for wear. £330






WW1 Casualties.
S 3+3 BOND Brothers - Archibald and William Edward : both casualties of War :


WW1 pair and plaque to G/11824 Private Archibald BOND, B Coy, 8th / RWK


Royal West Kent Regiment. KiA 16/10/1918, with MiC, CWGC copy, aged 24.


WW1 pair and plaque to 124692 Gunner William Edward BOND, 98th Bty,


1st Bde, RFA. Died of Wounds 16/9/1918, 1 month before his brother, aged 21.


Buried in Doiran Military cemetery, near Macedonia. Copy of MiC & CWGC.


Both brothers lived with their parents at 50, Wordsworth Rd, Penge, SE


London, and enlisted at Bromley. Copy of local newspaper of the time. EF £450




T 3+1+ WW1 Family medals to the CHURCH brothers -


Arthur John Church : Casualty WW1 pair and plaque, as - 15939 Private


A.J. Church, 1st Bn. / Essex Regiment. Killed in action at Gallipoli 6/8/1915.


He was born in Tring, Herts, but lived in Welling, SE London. Comes with


a condolence card from the family at the time with a b/w photo of him, and a


poem cut from a newspaper then "Beyond the Dark" by Elizabeth Cameron.


S.E. Church : 7578 L/Cpl, 1 / Norfolk Regt. His 1914 Mons Star.


Sold by the family locally. We suspect that over time the other missing


medals have become mixed up : somewhere is the Star to A.J., and the


pair to S.E. Still hoping they might turn up ...... GVF++ £250




V 4+ WW1 Casualty - 1914/15 trio and Plaque to 10604 Private Arthur BUNDY,


2 / Hampshire Regiment. KiA 9th August 1916, F&F. From Crawley.


With contemporary photo of his grave, and a poignant postcard sent to his


(little ?) brother Freddy - featuring French soldier's medal and green sprig. £275




W 4+ WW1 Casualty - 1914/15 trio and Plaque to 13423 Pte William Evan HARRIS


9 / R.W.Fus. (Royal Welsh Fusiliers), who was Killed in Action on 30th July 1916,


F&F. From St. Helen's, Lancs. With booklet "Soldiers' Pensions 1918", and


original 'Dependant's Allowances' form, sent to Mr TO Jones, his dependant,


dated 16/9/1916. It was cashed weekly from 10/10/1916 till 6/3/1917. AEF £230




X 4 WW1 Casualty - 1914/15 trio and Plaque to S-5754 Stoker J. M. HARDIE,


Royal Navy. John Mills Hardie was on the HMTD Eden, when he died on


17th June, 1916, and is in the St. Marie Cemetery, Le Havre. EF £230




Y 3 WW1 Casualty - Pair and plaque to 2nd Lieutenant Robert George CLARKE,


72nd Brigade, Royal Field Artillery. KiA on 9/9/1918, aged 32. From


Newport, Wales. Buried in Fins New Cemetery, Sorel-le-Grand. With a


typed 5-page report on his life and military career, from HAC to RFA. EF £300




Z 3 WW1 Casualty - Pair and Plaque to 51312 Private Horace PICKERSGILL,


East Yorkshire. He was killed in action on 29th September 1918, F&F.


10th Battalion, from Wakefield. (Was 52823 Pte, KOYLI). GVF £200




A1 3 WW1 Casualty - Pair & Plaque to 5494 Private Robert George BONFIELD,


12th London Regiment. He died of wounds on 19th November 1918,


aged 30. He and his wife, Julia Lilian, lived at 61, Westbourne Road,


Barnsbury, NE London. Buried in Islington Cemetery. Later in his service


he transferred to the RDC as 44927 (73rd Protection Coy). EF £200




B1 3+ WW1 Casualty - Pair and Plaque to 4880 Pte Albert Tom STOKER,


2/6th Bn, Gloucestershire Regt. DoW 19th July 1916 F&F. From Bristol.


With further copy papers. Commemorated on the Loos memorial. Plus


copy of local newspaper listing him amongst the casualties. GVF/+ £200




C1 3 WW1 Casualty - Mons Star, BWM and Plaque to 39822 Gunner William


John WOODWARD, Royal Field Artillery. (57th Battery, 45th Brigade).


He died of his wounds on 28th November 1916, and is buried on Grove


Town cemetery, Meaulte (Somme). Aged 29, from Middle Lypiatt, Stroud,


Glos. Victory medal missing. With MiC and CWGC refs. GVF £180






Police Medals.
D1 3 Metropolitan Police trio to PC C. SCAMMELL, as : 1897 Jubilee medal


V division, 1902 Coronation medal, X division and 1911 Coronation medal


in silver. (Medals 1 and 2 are bronze, as issued.) GVF/++ £130




E1 2 Mounted Scottish Police pair to PC A. LINDSAY, as - 1903 Visit to Scotland


medal in bronze, with 1911 silver Coronation medal. Hung on bar brooch


suspender, with leaves and a thistle. Scarce to Scottish police. GVF £180






World War One medal groups.
F1 4 WW1 1914/15 trio plus Imperial Service medal (EIIR) to 55280 Driver


William George WILLIS, RHA / RA, as - trio, plus ISM. LG 24/9/1954.


With papers, noting he was sent "to Asia" on 22/2/1915. ISM has 1953


obverse and comes with RM case of issue. GVF/+ A London Postman. £75




G1 4 WW1 mounted trio and ISM to 15961 Private W.R. SMART, 2 / Hamps


1914/15 trio, ISM is EIIR, 2nd obv. William was a London postman, higher


grade. LG 15/1/1963. Later in the war was transferred to the MGC. GVF £110




H1 3 WW1 pair and ISM (EIIR) to 27180 Private Fred WITCHARD, Gloucester


Regiment. ISM is 2nd obv. LG 19/9/1961. With GPO. Later service with


MGC. Plus copy papers, MiC and more. EF, almost mint. £75




J1 3 WW1 pair and ISM to L.Z. 6292 Able-bodied H.H. LOVELOCK, RNVR, as


BWM and Victory medals, with ISM Geo VI IndImp and RM case of issue.


Plus file of papers, service records, LG 9/8/1940. Harry Hubert Lovelock. EF £75




K1 3 WW1 trio to 200143 Private Arthur H. WEST, Somerset Light Infantry, as :


WW1 pair, plus Territorial Force War medal (1579 Pte, Som. L.I.).


With MiC, noting change of numbers. GVF/+, 1st and 3rd nicely toned. £300




L1 3 WW1 mounted trio to 735359 Driver Albert CORNFORD, Royal Artillery, as :


BWM, Victory and Territorial Force War medal. Presented 'court-style'.


With copy papers, noting his service: in UK 1914-17, Egypt from 1917-19,


and regular Army from 22/1/1919 to 31/3/1921. EF. £270




M1 2 WW1 "pair" to 2544 Private John E. HILL, Devon regiment, as ; BWM and


Territorial Force War medal. With the card boxes for each medal, and the


registered envelopes used to post them to him. (Two different addresses -


16 Ampthill Square, London NW1 and 11, Alexandra Mansions, Prince of


Wales Road, Norwich). Plus MiC £220




N1 4+2+1 Family medals, over 3 generations to the MARTIN Family, as :


1. WW1 group of 4 to T4-211916 Driver Cecil MARTIN, RASC, -


WW1 pair, plus Territorial Force War medal and Territorial Force Efficiency


medal, Geo V. He was a blacksmith by trade.


2. WW2 mounted pair, to Gordon MARTIN, as Defence and War medals,


unnamed as issued, but info from family inform us that he was injured in the


war whilst on HMS Eagle, an aircraft-carrier.


3. Naval LS/GC medal to Charles MARTIN, as EIIR LS/GC, 2nd obv, as


LS (SSM) D C Martin D141498A, RN, with white card box of issue.


The group of family medals .................. £375




P1 5+1 WW1 medals to two South African Brothers - ANDERSON family :


1. Private J. ANDERSON, 5th M.R., as 1914/15 trio (bi-lingual Victory)


plus 1935 Jubilee medal in silver, and 1937 Coronation medal in silver.


(last two unnamed as issued.) Mounted as worn. GVF/+


2. Private W. ANDERSON, 5th M.R. GVF


The 2 groups of brothers ................ £190




Q1 4 WW1 "court-mounted" group, for display, to K-27347 Stolker 2 / Sto. 1


A.H. WELLER, Royal Navy, as : WW1 1914/15 trio, plus Special


Constabulary LS medal, Geo VI IndImp (Arthur H.. Weller). GVF/++ £80








R1 4 WW1 group to PLY.13997 Private J.W. COOPER, RMLI, as - 1914/15


trio, plus RFR LS/GC medal, Geo V. (this last B.868). GVF/+ £125




S1 4 WW1 and later group to 3 - 9025 A/Cpl H. BELL, Northumberland Fusiliers,


as : 1914/15 trio, plus GSM / bar Iraq. (Geo V). Trio has rank of Private.


With copy of MiC and service record, noting Henry joined up originally in 1902


until 1906, then again for WW1 and on to Iraq. With neat letter from him in 1930


asking to be considered for a Service pension. About EF. £275




T1 2 WW1 part set to 2388955 Petty Officer W.A. CUNNINGHAM, Royal Navy, as


BWM, plus Royal Fleet Reserve LS/GC medal (DEV. B.12030) GVF £100




V1 3 WW1 pair plus India GSM / bar Waziristan 1919-21 to G-69225 Private


W.E. BRANSON, The Queens Regt. William served in India from 1917,


and after the war in London. With copy of MiC and further documents. GVF £155




W1 4 WW1 Naval group to PO. 12864 Private George DOWDELL, RMLI, as -


1914/15 trio, plus Naval LS/GC medal, Geo V. GVF/+. 'Court-style'


With copy papers, noting he was born in 1883, and served from 1903 - 1925 £130




X1 4 Mounted WW1 Naval group to 286371 SPO Henry IRVING, as - 1914/15


trio, plus Naval LS/GC medal, Geo V. (this last Stoker PO, HMS Pembroke)


With a set of copy papers, noting he was born in 1874, and served for 12


years from 1897 to 1909, and again until 1915, when he was invalided out. £120




Y1 3 WW1 mounted group to 90376 Private Thomas ENGLAND, RAMC, as -


WW1 pair, plus Territorial Forc Efficiency medal, Geo V (Mdls Yrbk 234)


With copy papers, noting his service. (TFEM 1325 Dvr., T.P.) Wounded. GVF £110




Z1 3 WW1 Mercantile Marine trio to William Dixon GOFF, MFA, as - BWM,


Victory medal (named W. Goff, GSR, MFA) and Mercantile Marine medal


Court-mounted, as for wear/display. With copy papers. Born 1872 in S'ton £120




A2 2+2 WW1 Pair to 4672 Private R.E. BEST, Seaforth Highlanders, as - BWM and


Victory medal, with 2 x LCC school attendance medal Edw VII for 1906/7 and


1907/8. Reginal E. Best lived at 132, Calley, Streatham. With original reg'd


letter sent to him with his WW1 medals, plus card boxes of issue. Mint. £65




B2 2+1 WW1 pair to 2428 Driver Alfred H. LYUS, RA, with his silver wound badge,


no. 496620. Almost mint, with full length original ribbons. £60




C2 2+1 WW1 pair to 202773 Private James KEWLEY, Argyle & Sutherland Highl'rs,


- & his silver wound badge, B52475. With copy papers. Mounted as worn £80




D2 3 WW1 mounted trio to S-18951 Sergeant George Thomas REILLY, A&S


Highlanders, as : WW1 pair, named thus, plus Geo V Territorial Force


Efficiency medal as 65 Sgt GT Reilly, 5th Royal Scots. Plus papers. GVF £150




E2 3 WW1 group to 5 - 209 Private W. SMITH, Northumberland Fusiliers, as -


WW1 pair, named thus, plus Territorial Efficiency medal, Geo V, as -


4260912 Drummer, 5th North'd Fus. GVF £160




F2 3 WW1 part trio to 1108 Sapper G.S. TAYLOR, R.E., as - 1914/15 star,


and BWM medal (Victory missing), plus Territorial Force Efficiency medal,


TFEM is named - Spr / LCpl 562296. GVF £100




G2 3 WW1 and ISM group to 39277 Sapper Alfred JARRETT, Royal Engineers,


as : WW1 pair, plus Imperial service medal, Geo VI, cased. He was awarded


this last medal on 2/5/1939, as a sorting clerk & telegraphist in Manchester,


but died in July 1939. With copy MiC and further details. GVF/+ £75




H2 3 WW1 and later group to Private P. BUTT, as : WW1 BWM 8451 Pte, Welsh


Regt, India GSM / bar Waziristan 1921-24 Pte Welch R., and Army LS/GC


medal, Geo V, Welsh Regt. (Both last medals have no. 3948922) EF/+ £260




J2 5++ WW1 pair plus 3 Masonic medals to 9540 Pte H.A. DAVIS, H.A.C., with his


Masonic Hospital silvered medal (Wbro HA Davis No 72), another blue


enamelled & hallmkd Ryl Jubilee Lodge 1819 medal, set enamelled bar No72


on pale blue ribbon, named on gilt rev. Bro A Davis 1945. Steward's badge


RMIG 1954. Plus reprint page from "Timber Trades Journal" of 24/12/1949,


with line drawings of those at annual dinner - HA Davis appears bottom right in


his DJ : "who did the duties of toastmaster". Herbert Arthur also in 1946 & 47 £90




K2 2+3 Family medals to the SIMMON(D)S family, father and son, as :


Father - WW1 pair, T4-042619 Driver W. Simmons, ASC, with ribbon bar;


Son - WW2 trio, as 1939/45 star, Italy star and War medal, attributed to


LAC 1472529 W. Simmonds, RAF, plus RAF sweetheart brooch, the


ticker-tape print-out of medal award, and a RAF personnel card box


addressed to wife Mrs PL Simmonds, in Epsom. (Peggy Lillian). EF £80






WW1 / WW2 groups.




L2 5 Court-mounted WW1/2 group to T - 21425 Driver T. FLETCHER, RASC, as


1914 Mons and bar trio, WW2 Defence medal, and ISM Geo VI IndImp.


(Tom Palmer Fletcher on ISM). With much copy papers, and written history


of his life and service. MiC notes "No 3 Coy, 6th Div T, ASC. WW2 was in


the Home Guard, and latterly a GPO linesman. GVF £165




M2 4 Mounted group to L-3554 Gunner Richard RIMMER, RFA/RA, as - WW1


1914/15 trio, plus WW2 Defence medal. 1939 register notes he was serving


in WW2 as a Police Constable in Liverpool. With copy papers. GVF/+ £85




N2 6 Mounted Mercantile Marine group to 13374 DA Ldg Deck-hand E.S. THOMAS,


RNR, as - WW1 BWM, Victory medals and Mercantile Marine medal, plus


WW2 1939/45 star, Atlantic star / bar F&G, and War medal. With copy


papers, noting he survived the sinking of the SS Arandora Star, in WW2, with


the loss of 800+ Axis PoWs. Later he served on the RMS Queen Mary. GVF £180




P2 7+ WW1/2 group to PO.213026 Marine Charles T. DERRETT, Ryl Marines, as


1914/15 trio (RMA 13026 GR), WW2 Defence & War medals, plus Naval


LS/GC medal (Geo V). Plus Police LS/GC medal, EIIR (1953 obv) as a


Constable at Portland Naval base, living at 14, Police Quarters. With much


original paperwork and documents, including his (a/f) signing-on papers in


1912, photos, ID cards, RMP badge, Royal Tournament 1922 silver medal


cased, and newspaper cuttings from 1956 and 1963. Plus colourful


award certificate for crossing Equator on 8/8/1927. At Jutland. +++ GVF £325




Q2 4+1 WW1/WW2 mounted group to 2237 Private Theodore CORNELIUS,


Army Cycling Corps, as - 1914/15 trio, WW2 Defence medal plus WW1


Silver Wound Badge, no. B75649. Plus copy papers, confirming. GVF/+ £120




R2 6 WW1/WW2 mounted group to 66654 Sergeant C.E. BROWN, 14th Bde,


RFA/RA, as : Mons and bar (genuine) 1914 trio, plus WW2 Defence medal,


Imperial Service medal (EIIR) - Charles Ernest Brown and a Belgium WW1


gilt Veterans medal (Les Veterans du Roi Albert 1909-1934). GEF, lustrous


With MiC and confirming papers. Joined RFA in 1911, re-enlisted and was


discharged finally in 1935. (Star : Bombadier). ISM was awarded as a


Post Office telephonist in Hastings. £250




S2 3+5+ WW1/WW2 medals to H.W. GOOD, as - WW1 trio, to F.799 L.M. Good,


RNAS (Royal Navy Air Service). - Star is A.M.1 with the card boxes of


issue. Together with WW2 medals : 1939/45 star, Atlantic star, Africa


star, Burma star, and War medal. Mint, as issued, with transmittal slip and


card box posted to HW Good at 9, Riverside Road, Highbury, N5


Not clear if this is one man, or father & son, with same initials (?) EF/+ £320




T2 3+ WW1 / WW2 group to 23796 Corporal G.H. GOODWRIGHT, Lancashire


Fusiliers, as : WW1 pair, mounted with attached ribbon bar; WW2 War


medal; his cap badge, a collar dog (gilt L and F around Lancashire Fus


flaming globe; 2 circular cloth patches featuring the red Lancashire rose &


leaf spray; and a old b/w photo of George Henry Goodwright in uniform


with swagger stick, in front of a breakfast wall menu. GVF £70




V2 4+ Court-mounted group to 34232 Private William D. SLOWLEY, L.N. Lancs


Regiment, as - WW1 pair, plus WW2 Defence and War medals. With card


case of issue for WW2 medals, and two very large b/w photos of him and


his platoon (one is of ITC HQ Ordely room staff, Aug. 1941.) GVF/+


Plus A4 page of his life and service history. £85




W2 7 Mounted group to 51031 Private John King BRAND, Ryl Scots Fusiliers, as -


WW1 pair, plus WW2 1939/45 star, F&G star, Defence & War medals, and


Territorial Efficiency medal, Geo V, set extra LS bar. (this last - 3048940 Sjt.


He transferred to the Army Cycling Corps for a period in WW1 as 23454.


and was wounded on 19 June 1918. With further copy papers, confirming. £200




X2 4 Mounjted group to 202944 Gunner G. EDWARDS, RA, as - WW1 pair,


plus WW2 Defence and War medals. GVF/+ No further details £60




Y2 3+ WW1/2 mounted group to 34255 Private Horace Joseph SHAW, as - BWM


and Victory medal, The Queen's Regt., plus WW2 War medal. With card


box of issue for WW2, and demob / discharge papers. From Nottingham £75




Z2 4 WW1/WW2 court-mounted group to 62220 Private T. DAVIS, Y & L Regt.,


as : WW1 pair, WW2 Defence medal and Special Constabulary Geo VI


medal (IndImp) - Thomas Davis. MiD has him as "Tom Davis". GVF/+ £75




A3 3+ Scarce Cambridge R. pair to 53602 Private Edward FULLER, as - WW1


pair (named Suffolk Regt0, and WW2 Defence medal. With original documents,


noting he was with 11th Suffolks, or 1st Cambridge Regiment. All three


documents support this. Plus photos, crossed rifles collar dog, LG dog (Lewis


Gunner) marksman sleeve badge, wounded, post-war ration book for 1953/4


with him living in Highgate. And a gilt spoon cased "1919 Victory Peace"


in card case posted to him in Lamberhurst with card from the Parish, expressing


their grateful thanks for his WW1 service. In WW2 he was LCC Head Park


keeper and ARP service. (a gardener before WW1 service). GVF/++ £140




B3 3++ WW1/WW2 group to 3065 Gunner Cecil Stanley PEASE, RA, as -


WW1 pair, plus WW2 Defence medal. With SWB, no. B53828, wounded in


leg. In WW2 he was with the ARP (we have his ARP silver badge) in London


East Ham.. Papers note he lived in Lewisham in 1939 census. GVF £80




C3 4 Mounted WW1 / WW2 group to 1498 Private R. BOYD, RAMC, as -


1914/15 trio plus WW2 Defence medal. GVF/+ £75




D3 6 Mounted group to J. 58007 Boy 1. (later L. Sto). A.L.R.G. MILES, Royal Navy,


as - WW1 BWM, plus WW2 1939/45 star, Atlantic star / bar F&G, Defence &


War medals, plus Naval LS/GC medal, Geo V, Coinage obv. (this last - K.57515


L.Sto. ALRG Miles, HMS Iron Duke, RN.) With copy of his service record,


notinghis ful name as Arthur Leslie Robert Glanbell Miles (!!). GVF £150




E3 4+ WW1/WW2 court-mounted group to 81775 Gunner William George DEAN,


RGA, as : WW1 pair, set MiD oak-leaf on Victory, WW2 Defence medal and


Civil Defence medal EIIR. With several original letters, photos and documents


including 2 hand-written letters, dated 17.2.1919 to his father in Plymouth,


congratulating him on his son's (now a L/Bdr) MiD for "conspicuous bravery


in the field 14/15 June 1918 in Salonica. With his silver ARP badge and 3


Civil Defence badges as an Instructor, one in blue enamel, other red.


Plus a matching ribbon bar. He was with 196 Heavy Battery. AEF £160




F3 8 WW1/WW2 mounted naval group to A.B GILL, as - WW1 pair (S.S.9183)


WW2 1939/45 star, Atlantic star, Africa star, Defence and War medals, plus


RFR LS/GC medal Geo V coinage head. (this one SS918 PO B. 14865) £160




G3 3 Mounted WW1/WW2 group to Boy Sailor J.93194 F.G. GREGORY, RFR,


as : WW1 BWM (his sole entitlement), WW2 War medal and RFR LS/GC


medal Geo VI IndImp. Frederick George Gregory was born in 1903 in


Barnet and joined up as Boy 2nd class in 1918, transferred to the RFR in 1929


and was re-called in 1939. Invalided out in 1940. Died in 1969. EF


With large file of copy papers, folllowing his career, ships & life. EF £95




H3 1+++ Voluntary Medical Service medal and badges to Herbert William SMITH,


with red enamelled Proficiency in First Aid, 4 further badges, WW1 British


Red Cross Society medal for War Service, and a b/w photo of him. £75




J3 5 Mounted WW2 group to 4385504 Private J. CLEMENTS, 4 / Green Howards,


as : 1939/45 star, Africa star, Defence & War medal, plus Territorial Efficiency


medal Geo VI IndImp, set two further LS bars. Confirmed. EF £120




K3 4 WW2 Prisoner of War court-mounted group to 2585741 Signaller John PHILLIPS,


Royal Signals. HQ Malaya Command. Taken PoW in Singapore & Thailand,


on 15/2/1942. (and not released until September 1945), as : 1939/45 star,


Pacific star, War medal, plus Territorial Efficiency medal Geo VI FidDef. EF


With copy papers, including Japanese Index card. (TA medal as a Driver). £185




L3 4 WW2 Naval Casualty court-mounted group to C/JX 125146 A / L / Smn


Alfred Leslie WOODLEY, Royal Navy, who died on 24 / 12 / 1943, as :


1939/45 star, Atlantic star, War medal and Naval LS/GC medal, HMS Hurricane.


Ship was a destroyer, sunk twice, once by Luftwaffe, and then again by U-415.


Woodley was one of only 3 killed in action, when torpedoed. (LS/GC medal


was awarded in July 1943). With CWGC, commemorated on Chatham Mem'l. £250




M3 5 WW2 and later group to 624150 Sergeant J. GODDARD, RAF, as -


Defence and War medals, plus GSM / bar Malaya (EIIR), CSM / bar South


Arabia, and RAF LS/GC medal EIIR. (Rank on GSM and LS is Cpl.) AEF £210




N3 5 WW2 mounted group to Francis John GAFFNEY, as - 1939/45 star, Defence


medal, War medal, France & Germany star (mounted in that order !), plus


Imperial Service medal EIIR (post 1953). Not researched yet. AEF £50




P3 5 WW2 mounted group to T/35410 Corporal L. HASSACK, RASC, as -


1939/45 star, Africa star, Defence & War medals, plus Army LS/GC medal


with top bar Regular Army. (Geo VI IndiaeImp). GVF/+ £100




Q3 6 WW2 mounted group to 2039334 Sergeant G.H. BULL, RA, as - 1939/45


star, Africa star, Italy star, Defence & War medals, plus Army LS/GC medal


EIIR, top bar Regular Army. BrOmnRegina (ie 1953 issue). GVF/+ £90




R3 6 Pre-War Palestine and WW2 group to 6007690 Private Thomas JONES,


1 / Essex Regiment, as : GSM / bar Palestine, 1939/45 star, Africa star, Italy


star, Defence and War medals. Copy papers note he was also with East


Surrey Regiment from 2/5/1943 to 13/4/1046. eF, stars nicely toned. £165




S3 5+ WW2 group to C/JX 269764 A.J. BARLOW, as : 1939/45 star, Atlantic star /


bar F&G, Africa star / bar North Africa 1942-43, Burma star and War medal.


With matching ribbon-bar, award certificate and box of issue, to him at


29, Fembrook Road, Lewisham, London SE13. B/W copy picture AEF £125




T3 6+ India and WW2 mounted medal group to 6397936 Signalman W.R. ROGERS,


Ryl Signals, as : India GSM / 2 bars North-West Frontier 1936-37, North-


West Frontier 1937-39, 1939/45 star, Burma star, Defence & War medals,


plus ISM EIIR , 2nd obv : William Reginald Rogers. With much original


documentation, letters, etc and photos. Service & Pay book, Red book, etc.


ISM awarded in 19/2/1980, worked at FCO. With ribbon -bar. AEF


Plus 3 cap-badges, sweet-heart brooch. From Crowborough, Kent. £300




V3 6+ WW2 mounted group to 1176205 E.F. DASHPER, RAF, as - 1939/45 star,


Africa star / bar North Africa 1942-43, Burma star, Italy star, Defence and War


medals. Plus his award card box addressed to him at Bridges Road, W.Ewell.


Edwin Frederick Dashper was born in 1911 and died in 1998. Plus more info £70




W3 5 WW2 mounted group to T/2085124 Driver L.W. WILES, RASC, as -


1939/45 star, F&G star, Defence and War medals, plus Territorial


Efficiency medal, bar Territorial, with extra LS bar on ribbon. EF £80




X3 4 WW2 to LAC Norman ASHTON, RAF, as : 1939/45 star, Africa star/ bar


North Africa 1942-43, Italy star and War medal. Plus his RAF Service and


Release book, noting his number as 1750405, and served as a WOP/MSR £55




Y3 4 WW2 medals, attributed to E.R.T. JONES, as : 1939/45 star, F&G star,


Defence and War medals. Edwin Roger Tyrwhitt Jones lived in Goodmayes,


Essex. Comes with greaseproof wrappers and card box of issue. EF £50




Z3 3 WW2 and later court-mounted unattributable trio, as - Defence medal, War


medal and 1977 Silver Jubilee medal. EF. (last silver & toned). £200




A4 7 WW2 naval group to JX.126985 H.G. FULLER, Royal Navy, as : 1939/45


star, Atlantic star, Burma star, Defence and War medals, plus Naval GSM /


bar Palestine 1945-48 (PO) and Naval LS/GC medal Geo VI IndImp -


(LS) HMS Frobisher. With his original parchment service record, from


signing on with HMS Ganges as a Boy 2 in May 1927 to June 1929, then


again from June 1939 to pension in November 1949. With b/w photo. EF £285




B4 5 WW2 Court-mounted group to - 854489 Gunner P.A. ANSCOMBE, RAOC,


as : 1939/45 star, F&G star, Defence & War medals, plus Territorial


Efficiency medal, bar Territorial, Geo VI (FidDef). Plus further copy papers,


showing Percy Alfred Anscombe also served in RA (AA & CD), then CMP


from 1942 to 1946, and finally RAOC from 1946 to 1951. GVF/+ £90




C4 5++ WW2 Naval group to JX 583590 AB George Thomas MOWLING, RN, as :


1939/45 star, Africa star / bar 8th Army (!!), Italy star, Defence & War medals.


With box of issue to him in Southend. Plus original Naval service record, noting


he had served for 2 years in the RASC until 1942. (Hence 8th Army). Plus


original docs and booklets; Alexandria (Egypt) dinner menus, signed, mini


bible, medical grade card ........ EF £90




D4 4+8+ WW2 medals, to Harry Victor REYNOLDS, Royal Navy, as - 1939/45 star,


Atlantic star, Defence and War medals, all as issued, with their grease-proof


wrappers, and box posted to him at 37, Nelgarde Road, Catford, SE6.


Sold by the family, with a large amount of b/w photos of him and others in


service, 2 large photos of him in uniform, his birth certificate, death church


tribute. He was very active before the war in the Church Lads Brigade - eight


various medals, some silver and enamelled, plus cloth blazer badge, Old Boys


re-union dinner cards, all signed by those present, and a 1948 Church Lads


Brigade diary , given to his wife Terry at Christmas 1947. Lots to read . £130




E4 6 WW2 mounted group to 1407580 LAC S.E. BEARD, RAF, as : 1939/45


star, Africa star / set bar North Africa 1942-43, Italy star, Defence and War


medals, plus GSM / bar Palestine 1945-48. Stars are lustrous, otw EF £140




F4 5 WW2 RAF group to Sergeant Edwin C. WOOLLEY, as - 1939/45 star,


F&G star, Defence and War medals, plus Special Constabulary LS medal


Geo VI IndImp. With RAF award slip, noting 4 medals awarded. AEF £60




G4 6 WW2 mounted group to Arthur T. BASSETT, as : 1939/45 star, Atlantic


star, Africa star / set rosette, Defence and War medals, plus Special


Constabulary medal, Geo VI IndImp , this last one only one named. AEF £70




H4 5+++ WW2 medals, plus Masonic medals and regalia, etc, etc to H.L. WILLIAMS,


as - WW2 medals : 1939/45 star, Africa star, Italy star, Defence and War


medals. (no record as to his branch of service), plus much Masonic materials


viz 3 Stewards enamelled badges for 1949, 1954 and 1956; a named


and highly enamelled token of esteem medal from the Magnum Opus Lodge


No. 5641 as Undecimus 1955-56; two certificates, a framed/glazed photo


of him at his desk in later life; 2 masonic books, a pale blue sash with named


triangle and hanger, his apron, arm cuffs, another apron and sash. AEF £95




J4 5 WW2 group to 8 Petty Officer Wtr R.S. GURNEY, RNVR, as : 1939/45


star, F&G star, Defence and War medals, plus RNVR medal, Geo VI IndImp


With the card case of posting, addressed to him at 10, Park St., Plymouth.


And further copied details of his service and life. EF (wtr = writer) £150




K4 6 WW2 mounted group to T / 68793 Sergeant L.W. SKENTELBERRY,


Royal Army Service Corps, as : 1939/45 star, Africa star, Italy star, War


medal, GSM / bar Malaya (EIIR) plus Territorial Efficiency medal Geo VI


top bar Territorial (FidDef). GVF, ribbons a little tired. £160




L4 5 WW2 Court-mounted group to 22222158 Sergeant G. COOK, A.C.C., as -


1939/45 star, Italy star, Defence & War medals, plus Territorial Efficiency


medal, top bar Territorial EIIR post 1953. GVF/+ £100




M4 7 WW2 mounted group to JX.12500 Petty Officer W.G. MORRIS, Royal Navy,


as : 1939/45 star, Atlantic star, Africa star / bar North Africa 1942-3,


Pacific star / bar Burma, Defence and War medals, plus Naval LS/GC


medal Geo VI IndImp, HMS Orlando. GVF, original ribbons, as worn. £240




N4 5 WW2 and Police mounted group to 1020139 Sergeant E.C. EVENDEN,


Royal Artillery, as : 1939/45 star, Defence & War medals, plus Army LS/GC


medal Geo VI IndImp set top bar Regular Army, together with later Police


LS/GC medal EIIR, 2nd obv to Inspector Edward Cyril Evenden. Born in


St. Lucia (Caribbean), but latterly in Wareham, Dorset. GVF/+ £165




O4 3 WW2 mounted Police trio to Constable Leonard F. KEEN, as - Defence


and War medals, plus Police LS/GC medal, EIIR (post 1953). GVF/+ £60




P4 4 WW2 group to a South African - 185869 C.B.S. McCLEEVE, as - 1939/45 star,


Africa star, War medal and Africa service medal. Again, with much paperwork. £50




Q4 4 WW2 group to a South African - 168367 Pte J. DOWMAN, as : 1939/45 star,


Africa star, War medal and silver Africa Service medal, all named as always.


Plus full set of copy papers. He was with 'K'Coy, Cape Corps. £50




R4 3 WW2 trio to a South African - M.25628 J. BALIE, as - 1939/45 star, War


medal and Africa Service medal. Unresearched, as yet. £40






Fire-brigade.
S4 3 Mounted WW2 and later group to a Fireman - Thomas STANIFORTH, as -


WW2 Defence medal plus 2 x LS Fire-brigade medals, in bronze with


2 LS bars - 5 years, and 10 years, plus silver LS medal with bar 20 years. £70




T4 2 Fire-brigade pair to R.E. AYLING, as - bronze British Fire Services


Association medal, named to him, with number 4856 on edge, and a silver


(hallmarked) BFSA medal, also named to him with number 2209 stamped


on edge. (For 10 and 20 years service). GVF/+ £60




V4 1+1 Fire-brigade pair, awarded to Father & son - MILLER family, as :


Father - 2866 W.H. MILLER, bronze LS medal for 20 years BFSA.


Son - 286 Leading Fireman Bruce R. MILLER in silver, for "Exemplary


Service". Both medals mounted separately on pin, as worn. GVF & + £60






Korea War.
W4 7 WW2 and Korea mounted group to 6300117 S/Sergeant R.A. HAINES,


Royal ulster Rifles ( and later RAPC), as : 1939/45 star, F&G star, Defence


and War medals, plus Korea pair (UK and UN) - Sergeant, together with


GSM / bar Near East (S/Sgt, RAPC). With 2 x RUR cap badges, and r/bar £400




X4 3 Korea and later mounted trio to 22305210 Sergeant G.P. HAWKINS,


REME, as - Korea pair (UK and UN), plus GSM / bar Cyprus. UK Korea


medal has rank of Craftsman. EF/+ £220




Y4 4 Mounted WW2 and Korea group, to Warrant Officer, Class 1, WSE PAYTON,


Australian Forces, as : WW2 War medal and Australia Service medal


both named WX42284, with Korea pair (UK and UN), these with numbers


5 / 9012. William Seymour Emile Payton was born on 4/4/1900 and served


in Korea from 27/9/1950 until 4/4/1955. He was part of the BCOF Internment


and Interrogation Unit there. All 4 medals named. AEF £350




Z4 4 Korea group to a Canadian - C.850619 C.A. MILLER, as : Canada silver


issue for Korea (20,000+ issued), UN Korea medal, both named, with


Canadian Volunteer Service medal for Korea (Mdls Yrbk C19), unnamed as


issued, and Korea Canada Veterans Association medal, gilt uniface with


red and blue enamels, set bar "10", this court-mounted. With membership


card for 1983 named to CA Miller, as a UK member of good standing in


Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry. Each medal on pin. EF/+ £300




A5 2 Korea pair, UK and UN to 22468005 Pte H.F. WILLIAMS, RASC, in


their card box of transmittal. EF £150




B5 7 WW2 and Korea court-mounted group , as : 1939/45 star, Atlantic star, Defence


and War medals, Naval GSM / bar Minesweeping 1945-51, and Korea pair


UK and UN. Attractive group, however, tragically, naming has been mostly


erased !! A few letters legible, but not enough. AEF. £250




C5 2 Korea pair, UK and UN to a Canadian - SM.17927 R.M. HANNON.


Silver Canada issue. He servied with Princess Patricia's Canadian Light


Infantry. Mounted, as worn. EF £180




D5 2 Korea pair to Surgeon-Lieutenant C.R. MAY, Royal Navy, as -


UK Korea (1st obverse) and UN Korea. With copy of Navy lists, noting that


CR May, LMSSA was with HMS Pembroke. AEF £275






Later groups
E5 2 Mounted pair to P/MX.771779 Jnr 1 L. GADD, Royal Navy, as : Naval


GSM / bar Near East (Jnr 2) plus Naval LS/GC medal EIIR (post 1953)


as Jnr 1, HMS Mercury. AEF, lightly toned. £160




F5 2 RAF pair to Corporal R.D. HARBINSON, RAF, as : CSM / 3 bars -


Radfan, South Arabia, Borneo (SAC), plus RAF LS/GC medal EIIR (post 1953).


CSM's first bar is affixed, other two are loose on the ribbon. AEF £270




G5 2 Mounted pair to 25004982 Private P.A. LEYLAND, RLC, as - CSM / bar


Northern Ireland, plus NATO medal / bar Former Yugoslavia. EF £80




H5 2+ RAF mounted pair, to D-4185057 Sergeant P.K. KAR-ROY, RAF, as - GSM /


bar Malaya EIIR, plus RAF LS/GC medal, EIIR. With both cases of issue. EF £170




J5 2 Mounted pair to a Marine, as - Naval GSM / bar Brunei with CSM / bar Borneo


to R.M. 19862 Marine E.M. COOKE, Royal Marines. GVF/+ £425




K5 2 Mounted pair, as - GSM / bar Malaya EIIR, with Africa GSM / bar Kenya, to


22973149 Rifleman A. RHODES, R.B. (Rifle Brigade). Kenya medal


(Mau-Mau conflict) has initials Rfn A.W. Rhodes. GVF++ £250




L5 4 Court-mounted modern group to - 25040790 Lance-Corporal A.B. GRAYSON,


G.H. (Green Howards), as - NATO medal bar Former Yugoslavia,


CSM / bar Northern Ireland (Pte), Operational Service medal / bar Afghanistan,


plus 2002 Golden Jubilee medal. Only medals 2 and 3 are named, but there


has been an attempt at partial erasure of his regiment (and number of OpServ)


All almost as issued. £250




M5 4++ NI & Gulf War medal group, to E 8402548 SAC Martin Graeme WOODHEAD,


Royal Air Force, as - CSM / bar Northern Ireland, court-mounted with Gulf


War medal, bar 16 Jan to 28 Feb 1991. Plus the Saudi Arabia Liberation of


Kuwait medal & ribbon bar, in its green case; also the Kuwait Liberation of


Kuwait medal & ribbon bar, in its dark blue plastic case; with a selection of


original documents - Id cards, radiation dose record card, radiation checker


tube and colour chart, embroidered cloth blazer badge Per Ardua, several


cloth RAF regiment flashes, RAF cap-badges, and his RAF Regiment belt. £425






JUST IN !
N5 6+4 Family medals to the TOLLERFIELD cousins -


Mounted group to Ernest Tollerfield - GSM / bar Kurdistan : Pte 4525305


W. Yorks Regt., WW2 Defence & War medals plus GSM / bar Palestine


1945-48 as AC1 2215054 RAF with copy papers, confirming.....


Mounted group to Arnold Tollerfield - WW2 1939/45 star, Africa star / bar 1st Army,


Italy star, Defence & War medals as T 237879 Corporal, ASC; wounded


with King's badge and home-made ID tag. Copy papers, confirming. £325