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single: Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, two clasps “Transvaal & S. A. 1902” 3912 PTE A. V. ATCHELOR BORDER REGT.

Good very fine SOLD

Single: Rare Commonwealth of Australia Long Service and Good Conduct Medal Edward VII issue. Correctly chisel engraved to 521 A/Bdr W. Clarke R.A.A. 30.1.09.

Williams claims only 167 issued EF SOLD

Single: Rare Commonwealth of Australia Long Service and Good Conduct Medal Edward VII issue. Correctly chisel engraved to 521 A/Bdr W. Clarke R.A.A. 30.1.09.

Williams claims only 167 issued EF SOLD

Single: Royal Navy L.S. & G.C G.VI.R., 2nd issue MX.45497 A. J. W. Brewer. E.A.1. H.M.S. Dolphin.

EF $185

Single: Royal Navy L.S. & G.C. E.II.R., 2nd issue MX.60408 F. J. C. Goodenough. P.O. Ck. (S) H.M.S. Excellent.

EF $195

Single: Royal Navy L.S. & G.C. G.V.R., 3rd issue, coinage head J.85586 A. G. Miller. P.O. H.M.S. Deptford.

EF $175

Near EF SOLD

Single: SOUTH AFRICA MEDAL1853 impressed to JOHN HALPIN, 74^TH REGT

John Halpin was born 1822 in Limerick, Tipperary, Ireland joining the 74^th Regiment (number 1766) on the 22^nd February 1840, at the age of 18. John saw service in the 3^rd Kaffir war of 1850-53 with his unit the 74^th Highland Regiment. In 1864 after 20 years of service and in receipt of a pension he migrated to Sydney NSW along with his five children on board “The Queen of the East”. His wife was not aboard but was noted as already living in the colony; John’s occupation was listed as Shoemaker and soldier.

Good, fine SOLD

Single: SOUTH AFRICA MEDAL1853 impressed to JOHN HALPIN, 74^TH REGT

John Halpin was born 1822 in Limerick, Tipperary, Ireland joining the 74^th Regiment (number 1766) on the 22^nd February 1840, at the age of 18. John saw service in the 3^rd Kaffir war of 1850-53 with his unit the 74^th Highland Regiment. In 1864 after 20 years of service and in receipt of a pension he migrated to Sydney NSW along with his five children on board “The Queen of the East”. His wife was not aboard but was noted as already living in the colony; John’s occupation was listed as Shoemaker and soldier.

Good, fine SOLD

Single: South Atlantic 1982, with rosette. Correctly impressed to AB (R) S. G. TEMPLETON D171837Q  HMS BRILLIANT

Note: HMS Brilliant was involved in many incidents during the war including the shooting down of three A-4 Skyhawks. In defence the type 22 frigate came under Argentine air attack outside San Carlos Water where she was slightly damaged by cannon fire.

Comes with original box of issue.

Near EF SOLD

Single: St. Jean d’Acre 1840, bronze, unnamed, pierced with ring suspension

SOLD

Single: Sutlej Medal for Aliwal 1846 with clasp “Sobraon”. Correct period naming to CHAS ROBERTS 16^TH LANCERS.

Charles Roberts enlisted 13^th January 1825 in Reading, Sussex to the 59^th Foot (also shown as 52^nd), Regimental number 1638 at the age of 15 year and 2 months

Volunteered on the 18^th December 1828 to serve with the 16^th Dragoons

Transferred to the 3^rd Light Dragoons 1^st April 1846 30^th September 1848

Medically discharged unfit in 1848 at 43 years of age due to injuries sustained whilst in the saddle having served a total of 22 years and 11 months including the campaign in Afghanistan in 1838-39 at the assault and capture of Ghuznee, the action at Maharajpoor in 1843 and Aliwal and Sobraon in 1846. Comes with service docs.

 The 16^th Lancers were made famous for their charge at Aliwal completely routing the Sikh squares something the French were unable to do against the British Squares at Waterloo

 
  Contact wear Good Fine SOLD

Single: Turkish Crimea 1855, British issue, unnamed, pierced with rings for suspension

SOLD

Single: Turkish Crimea 1855, French issue, unnamed, fitted with a bar suspension.

SOLD

Single: United States Bronze Star correctly named to Charles H Brown in box of issue along with the Secretary of the Army’s award card.

A period Newspaper clipping gives an insight into Charles’s service and award

“At the time, Mr Brown was a Technician Fourth Grade, assigned to duty with the 101^st Coast Artillery Battalion (AA).

Technician Brown performed meritorious service from September to November, 1942. The citation accompanying the medal said, “He volunteered to help build the important road from Port Moresby to Ioribaiwa. This road, constructed over a very treacherous jungle mountain range, speeded up supply of the Australian Army. Technician Brown’s initiative and devotion to duty made an important contribution to the successful defense of Port Moresby.”

Antiaircraft played an important role in the Papuan Campaign. Its units were among the most forward elements and in their activity in Northern New Guinea they were involved in an operation that enveloped the enemy’s rear. The campaign was marked by close cooperation and coordination between the American and Australian Anti-Aircraft units. All American Anti=Aircraft units participating in the Papuan Campaign received the Presidential Unit Citation.

A cut of the article accompanies the medal and is framed along with the Secretary of the Army’s award card.

Good very fine $475

FAMILY GROUPING

Father

Single: Volunteer Force Long Service, V.R. correct period naming to 343 SERGT H. TAYLOR 1^ST V.B. LEICESTERSHIRE REGT.

Son

Four: 1914/15 star, British War, Victory Medal and L. S. G. C. Medal (GV) all correctly impressed to 7193 C. SJT. D. TAYLOR SCO. RIF.

Note: Colour Sergeant Douglas Taylor 18^th April 1914 disembarked 5^th (M.I.) Battalion Nigeria Regiment

Single: Waterloo 1815 JOHN GILBERT 10^th REG. HUSSARS.

Ex Sotheby’s in March 1888

Note: John Gilbert served in Captain Grey’s number 4 troop and participated in the action on the far left of the battlefield, late in the day. Major Howard, who was the only 10^th Hussar officer killed that day, could possibly  have been the last Anglo-Allied officer killed , attacking a French square on the last attack.

71 medals are recorded to exist from the unit.

Fitted with replacement clip and ring suspension. VF SOLD

Single: Waterloo 1815 RICHARD WILLIAMS 7^TH REGIMENT HUSSARS.

To best describe the 7^th Hussars on the day, the following is a quote from one of their officers printed in ‘Waterloo Letters, edited by Major General H. T. Siborne;

"We charged twelve or fourteen times, and once cut off a squadron of cuirassiers, every man of whom we killed on the spot except the two officers and one Marshal de Logis, whom I sent to the rear"

Note: 65 medals are recorded to exist from the unit.

Fitted with original steel clip and replacement ring suspension. VF SOLD

Single: Waterloo 1815 WILLIAM COTTLE, 2^nd BATT. 44^th REG: FOOT.

The Essex regimental museum website records an insight into the day’s events as follows;

“French Lancers attacked as the Regiment was forming up when it was at a disadvantage having no support on either flank and arranged in lines 2 men deep rather than the squares employed as defence against cavalry. This deployment allowed the lancers to attack from front and rear.

A French lancer made a grab for the colours with his lance but the flag was secured by Ensign Christie despite serious wounds. The Lancer then tried to escape with some of the colour still on his lance but he was killed in the attempt to get away.”

The Regiment earned great praise for their stand against the attack from Lord Wellesley-"The troops were long and severely engaged and conducted themselves with utmost gallantry".

14 other ranks were killed and 151 were wounded. Two officers were killed and 17 wounded.

Note: Only 38 waterloo medals are recorded to have surfaced for the unit making this one of the scarcest Regiments to obtain.

Fitted with replacement silver clip and bar suspension. VF SOLD

Keith Rocco's painting of the 23rd in action against French cuirassiers and Dutch lancers

Single: Waterloo Medal 1815 correctly named to William Cooksey, 23rd Reg. Light Dragoons fitted with original steel clip and later ring suspension.

23rd Light Dragoon casualties at Waterloo; 13 men killed, 5 officers & 23 men wounded, 1 officer & 31 men missing.

Served in Captain John Martin's number 2 troop. Ex Gascoigne collection March 1909. Originally sold by Sotheby, Wilkinson & Hodge February 1879 and later again sold by Spink's (c1995) of where it has resided in a collection ever since.

Slight edge bruising VF SOLD

Near EF SOLD

Light contact marks otherwise VF SOLD

Single;  Maori War medal to Private William Williamson, 1st Waikato Regiment, killed in action at Titi Hill, Mauku, in October 1863, a native of Bendigo, Victoria. reverse undated  with the naming engraved in the correct period style to W. Williamson, Pr. 1st Waikato Regt

On the morning of the 23rd October 1863 firing was heard in the direction of Bald Hills. Lieutenant D. H. Lusk, who commanded the church stockade, sent out two scouts to reconnoitre. They discovered Maoris shooting cattle in the valley between the hills. On receiving their report Lieut. Lusk sent to the river stockade for reinforcements and at the same time dispatched a mounted orderly to Drury. The river stockade was in charge of Lieut. J. S. Perceval, an impulsive and inexperienced young officer. Disobeying his orders to join the church garrison he led a party of 13 men to the right, heading for the crest of Titi Hill, hoping to take the Maoris in the rear. The Maoris came skirmishing over the hill and rapidly outflanked Perceval’s party on both sides, pinning them down in some felled timber. About this time they were joined by Lieut. T. Norman who had just returned from Drury with the men’s pay.

Lieut. Lusk, observing the predicament of Lieut. Perceval, led his men in a foray up Titi Hill to join him. A desperate close-quarter battle followed, with repeated charges by about 150 Maori warriors. It was during this hand to hand fighting that the Militia casualties occurred; first Lieut. Perceval fell, then Lieut. Norman and several of the men. Falling back and clearing his right flank Lusk got his men into the cover of the bush. Retiring in good formation keeping to the cover of the forest and maintaining accurate shooting by sections, the party reached the church stockade without further casualties.

The fight was broken off and the Maoris headed for the Waikato River taking their wounded with them. Their dead were estimated at 30. During all this time the mounted orderly was having trouble convincing the Imperial officers in charge at Drury of the state of affairs at Mauku. Finally they dispatched two companies of Waikato Militia who arrived at Mauku that evening - too late to be of assistance.

An early morning reconnaissance discovered the bodies of the slain Militiamen, stripped and laid out in a row. They had all been tomahawked and a white haversack on a stick had been erected to mark their location.

Those killed were: Lieutenants John Perceval and Thomas Norman, Corporal M. Power, Privates W. Beysick, George O’Born, Farquhar McGillavray, and William Williamson, all of the 1st Waikato Regiment, and Private William Worthington of the Forest Rifles. Worthington was buried at Mauku but the bodies of the others were taken to Drury for burial where, in the overgrown churchyard of St. John’s, is still standing the forlorn monument to Australia’s first war dead which was erected by their comrades of the 1st Waikato Regiment (Ref. Australians in the Waikato War, L. L. Barton, Sydney, 1979).

Sold with further details including the roll of the 1st Waikato Regiment awarded the medal under the terms of N.Z.Gazette No. 63 of 1869, and copies of official correspondence to his brother who claimed his estate and to whom this medal was issued in 1872.

Near EF SOLD

Single; Crimea medal one clasp "Alma". Officially Impressed to J. YOUNG 55th REGT. On the roll as wounded in Alma and subsequently died at Scutari in 1854.

Comes with a letter home of 4 pages of stop start writing, almost like a diary where he describes the arrival of the wounded from the Charge of the Light Brigade to Scutari. Also included is an official disbursement of his assets, An official letter regarding the medal plus an Official envelope addressed to his Sister in Easey Street Collingwood Melbourne Australia.

A choice Crimea to a casualty with extremely rare Ephemera and a bonus Australian connection

Small EK at 6 o'clock otherwise EF SOLD