P149 Trio: 1914-15 Star, British War & Victory Medals. 886 Cpl. D. H. Hallett 20th BN AIF.
WIA Gallipoli 17.12.1915. Died 27 Oct. 1918 of TB.
Near EF $785
P147 Trio: 1914-15 Star, British War & Victory Medals. 259 Pte. D. McLellan 31 BN AIF.
Transferred to 5th Div. Salvage Company. All medals are named to 31st BN.
RTA 1917
VF SOLD
PATTERN 1827 BRITISH NAVAL OFFICER’S SWORD - (Pipe-Backed): 29.5” well decorated blade in good condition, some light staining & light nicks; obverse side has Queen Victoria Crown over Royal Coat of Arms; reverse side Crown over fouled anchor and R.YARROW, R.M. COLLEGE 25 PICCADILLY LONDON ; shark-skin grip & brass wire; vg. cond. brass fold-down guard with fouled anchor; lion head pommel, with correct sword knot. Leather scabbard with rare ‘ round leather ’ sword belt with brass upper & lower hooks. This early pattern Naval sword is becoming exceedingly rare particularly in such fine condition.
VF SOLD
Five: Military Cross G.V.R, 1914-15 Star (Capt.), British War & Victory Medals, Major W. H. Thornton R. F. A. Territorial Decoration G.V.R. (unnamed).
MC London Gazette 10th December 1919. At Query-Le-Grouch on 10th Nov. 1918 during the final attack on the enemy position N. of Navaj, while in command of a forward section of his battery, he displayed great initiative and energy in pressing forward his section and keeping in touch with the enemy. His section came under heavy M. Gun fire while in the open and throughout the day he set a fine example to his men.
All this action the day before the war finished!
Gd VF $1650
Group of six: A superb Distinguished Flying Cross 1943, 1939-45, Aircrew Europe Stars (impressed), Defence, War & Australian Service medal all impressed 401911 M. G. Brown. 12 Sqn.
Comes complete with flying logbook detailing among numerous entries are his 30 Missions.
Returning to Australia he trained pilots at Laverton, finishing the war as a test pilot for repaired aircraft in Darwin.
Comes complete with an incredible amount of ephemera, 3 period uniforms with Officers cap, leather pilots cap and Australian brown leather gloves.
There is even his souvenir Lancaster altimeter and an excellent notebook full of his wartime experiences including the big raid on Peenemunde V1 sites.
Campaign medals mounted with named DFC in case.
under offer Gd VF SOLD
Three: Sergeant F. Oliver, 20th Regiment of Foot (Lancashire Fusiliers)
Crimea 1854-56, 3 clasps, Alma, Balaklava, Sebastopol Sejt. Frdk. Oliver. 20th. Regt. contemporary engraved naming; Army L.S. & G.C., V.R., 2nd issue, large letter reverse (Sergeant Frederick Oliver 1851.) engraved naming, fitted with replacement silver bar suspension; Turkish Crimea 1855, British issue, unnamed as issued, pierced with small ring suspension.
Frederick Oliver, a labourer, was born in Witley, Surrey, on 1 January 1810, and attested at Portsmouth for the 20th Regiment of Foot on 5 July 1824. Advanced Corporal on 30 September 1826, and Sergeant on 8 December 1832, he witnessed extensive service overseas in the East Indies, Bermuda and North America. Posted to the Crimea for six months from 31 August 1854, he was awarded the L.S. & G.C. Medal with £15 gratuity and took his final discharge at Chatham in consequence of ‘general failing health’ on 31 July 1855.
All three mounted from contemporary wearing buckles, generally good VF $1285
Single: King’s South Africa 1901-02, 2 clasps, South Africa 1901, South Africa 1902. 3780 Pte. W. Howarth. L.N. Lanc. Regt William Howarth, a labourer from Halton, Lancashire, attested into the Loyal North Lancashire Regiment on 20 June 1892 and served in South Africa during the Boer War and was later discharged on 19 June 1904. He is additionally entitled to a Queen’s South Africa Medal with four clasps: Belmont, Modder River, Cape Colony and Transvaal.
contact marks, Gd VF $220
Single: Indian Mutiny 1857-59, 1 clasp, Lucknow Corpl. G. Arbuckle, 42nd Rl. Highlanders.
George Arbuckle was born in the Parish of Barony, Lanarkshire, and enlisted into the 42nd Foot at Glasgow on 9 August 1848. He served in the Crimea (Medal with 3 clasps, Alma, Balaklava and Sebastopol) and in the Indian Mutiny (Medal with clasp Lucknow). He was promoted to Corporal in December 1857, and to Lance-Sergeant in May 1859, being discharged at Stirling on 19 January 1860.
VF $975
Pair: Egypt and Sudan 1882-89, 4 clasps, Private J. Jack, 1st Gordon Highlanders
Egypt and Sudan 1882-89, 4 clasps, Tel-El-Kebir, Suakin 1884, El-Teb-Tamaai, The Nile 1884-85 (222 Pte. J. Jack. 1/Gord: Highrs.); Khedive’s Star 1882, unnamed,
pitting from star, otherwise nearly VF $1250
Group of 5: Military Medal G.V.R (7/8 KOSB), Queens South Africa two clasps “T, SA02” (7498 KOSB), 1914 Star with slide on clasp, British War and Victory Medals. 7498 Sgt. G. Reilly KOSB.
MM London Gazette 2nd November 1917 page 11341
VF $1350
The Crimea Medal awarded to Sergeant John Jones, 11th (Prince Albert’s Own) Hussars, who was killed in the Charge of the Light Brigade at Balaklava, 25 October 1854
Crimea 1854-56, 2 clasps, Alma, Balaklava (Sergt. John Jones. 11th Hussars.) officially impressed naming, fitted with Bailey, Coventry silver top riband brooch, retaining pin fitted to reverse of top clasp.
John Jones was born in Uxbridge, Middlesex, the son of John Jones of St. Peter’s, Buckingham, and enlisted in the 11th Hussars on 15 January 1849. Following his arrival in the Crimea, he fought with his regiment at the Battle of the Alma, 20 September 1854 and was killed in the Charge of the Light Brigade at Balaklava on 25 October 1854, one of 25 N.C.O.s and men of the 11th Hussars killed in the charge.
Shown on the roll as additionally entitled to Sebastopol clasp. (this clasp issued separately).
This medal has great provenance having originally been purchased directly from the family in Australia and sold to Warwick Cary who was a serious Light Brigade collector. His collection was sold in Noonan’s in 2020.
(ON HOLD) good very fine SOLD
P144 Pair: British War & Victory Medal. 704 Pte. M. C. K. Stringer 52BN AIF
WIA France 7.6.17 GSW L Thigh.
Discharged1919
Near VF SOLD
A WW2 Italian Fascist Artillery Officers cross belt, complete with all fittings including chains.
A great 2nd AIF “bring back”.
Very good condition. Sold
55th Infantry BN. N.S.W. Rifle Rgt. Brass hat badge $785
P141 Four: Africa General Service Medal one clasp “Somaliland 1902-04” (HMS PORPOISE), 1914-15 Star, British War & Victory Medals. 187323 M. Tuft. AB RN
VF $425
P139 Four: 1914-15 Star, British War & Victory Medals, Naval Long Service Good Conduct V.R.. (HMS TRIBUNE) 130950 S. Hocking CH ARM RN
Gd VF $395
Trio: Egypt no date, one clasp “Gemaizah 1888”, Special Constabulary Medal G.V.R. Khedive Star undated, first two impressed 261 Dvr, S. Everall. 1 Welch Rgt. & Samuel Everall.
Some star marks to number & unit on Egypt medal otherwise near VF SOLD
Four: British War & Victory Medals with MID, MSM G.V.R, Croix de Guerre.
First 3 impressed, 22963 SJT. J. Evans 15 Hampshire Rgt. Last unnamed.
MID LG. 30 May 1918 issue 30711 page 6334
MSM LG. 22 Jan. 1919 issue 13391 page 419
Croix de Guerre Edinburg Gazette 23 July 1919 issue 13477-page 2470.
Nice to see a Gazette date for the C de G given the number awarded at the front without being recorded.
VF $950
A superb group of 16 awarded Air Commodore J.W. Hubble CBE, DSO, AFC & Bar.
Comprising CBE cased, DSO EIIR, AFC dated 1951 & Bar, 39-45 & Pacific Stars (impressed) War & ASM MID (showing top bar for the DSO), Korea & UN Korea (both impressed) GSM “Malaya”, Vietnam, Coronation 1953 & Jubilee 1977, National Medal & Bar, Air Efficiency Medal EIIR, Vietnam Star. All medals correctly named, and the group is presented “as worn”.
This Group has the lot! From MID flying WW2, DSO Flying Korea, His first AFC for Test Pilot and the Bar for Ubon. CBE for Vietnam. Reading his 4 Logbooks covering WW2 to Vietnam would indicate he has flown all aircraft available to Australian’s including Choppers in Vietnam.
Comes with over 60 photos, 4 logbooks, citations & dog tags and cased CB. Average VF
SOLD
Wiltshire Regiment Officer’s Blue Cloth Helmet 1883-01.
A good example, the skull is complete with gilt mounts, the frontal plate of crowned with laurel and Garter overlays, to the centre gilt cross pate with silvered Cypher on black velvet ground, below title ‘The Wiltshire Regiment’, complete with velvet backed chin chain, inner leather sweatband with crimson silk lining with lapel A&N CSL London.
Very good condition $SOLD
15th Northern River Lancers 30-42 period hat badge
$475
13th Gippsland Light Horse 30-42 period hat badge
$sold
8th Indi Light Horse 30-42 period hat badge
$450
1st Royal NSW Lancers 30-42 period hat badge
$SOLD
