Single : NATAL 1906 one clasp "1906" impressed S.S,M., A.J.Pannewitz. Natal Carbinners.
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Single : NATAL 1906 one clasp "1906" impressed Tpr.A.J.Small. Border Mtd.Rifles. A total of 251 medals to the unit.
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GSM clasp Malaya impressed to 2/410772 F. A WETHERED.
Frederick Arthur Wethered was born at Marrickville, NSW in 1936. He joined the Australian Army in June 1956 aged 19 and was initially posted to 4 RAR.
Private Wethered saw overseas service in Malaya with the 3rd Royal Australian Regiment from 25th September 1957 to 24th May 1959 (a total of 607 days overseas)
Discharged Balmain, NSW 11th June 1959 on expiration of period for which engaged
Note: Comes with photo of recipient, along with a copy of his full service record (40 pages).
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Pair: Rhodesian General Service Medal and Zimbabwe Independence Medal. GSM correctly impressed 645847 TPR N. DENHERE. Independence Medal numbered 17047
Comes with wings attached to medals, along with Laminated Certificate of Service with the Selous Scouts of the Rhodesian Army.
Note: a period roll titled “Secret” notes rank as Corporal with 9 Tp, 26th March 1979.
A very nice and desirable group to an original Selous Scout.
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Trio: Queens Korea Medal, United Nation Korea medal and Korea 50 year anniversary medal. Queens Korea Medal impressed 22540855 PTE. K. INGHAM. KINGS. UN Korea unnamed as issued.
Comes with regimental cap badge.
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Single: GSM clasp "Malaya" impressed to 2/LT. M. B. EVERITT. FORESTERS.
Comes with original box, copy photograph and regimental cap badge.
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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.
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Single : NATAL 1906 no clasp impressed Tpr.J.Binnie. Lower Tugela Res.
A total of 35 medals to the unit.
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Single : NATAL 1906 no clasp impressed Dvr.G.W.Ralph. A.Battery.N.F.A.
21 no clasp medals to the Natal Field Artillery
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Single : NATAL 1906 no clasp impressed Tpr.H.M.Posner. Natal Police.
32 no clasp medals to the unit.
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68 no clasp medals to the unit
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Single : NATAL 1906 no clasp impressed QMS. J.W.Dale. New Hanover Res.
A total of 75 medals to the unit
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Group of Four: 1939/1945 Star, France & Germany Star, 1939-1945, Defence and War Medal to 3776911 Sgt Herbert Horatio Austin. Unnamed as issued.
After a brief stint in the air force in 1933, Sgt Austin enlisted on the 16th June 1940 with the King's Regiment. Sgt Austin's Special Service Brigade booklet for the Commando's shows he was taken on strength of the 2nd Special Boat Squadron on the 17th August 1943 and it was not until 1946 that Sgt Austin transferred to the reserves.
Complete with Certificate of Service & Discharge Royal Air Force, National Registration Card, Embarkation Card, Ration Book, Application for Particulars of Soldiers Pay, Old Comrades Association of the Special Service Brigade Card & Letter, Record of Service Card, Certificate of Transfer to the Army Reserve, Soldiers Release Book Class "A" and Photograph.
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Seven: 1939/45 Star, Africa Star, Italy Star, Defence Medal, War Medal, General Service Medal (GVI) “Malaya” and African General Service Medal (QEII) “Kenya”. First five unnamed as issued. GSM and AGSM correctly impressed to 5618908 PTE A. E. JEFFREY DEVON (5618908 SGT A. E. JEFFERY DEVON on African General Service Medal).
Enlisted into the second battalion Devonshire Regiment and posted to Malta by the summer of 1939
Having spent the duration of his time under siege in Malta the unit embarked for Alexandria in March 1943 and after a short stint of training, they were ready for the invasion of Sicily (during the Sicilian campaign the Malta Brigade took 40 percent casualties).
After the Sicilian campaign the regiment was further tasked with the Invasion of Italy of where Private Jeffery was knocked out during the advance. After recovering from his injuries Private Jeffery found himself attached to the American forces advancing on Rome whilst his unit had been withdrawn in preparation to D-Day. Spending two months with the Americans Private Jeffery was finally withdrawn and sent back to the UK.
As his unit was already deployed Private Jeffery found himself floating around the UK attached to several units, even at one stage spending a short stint in a military prison (for trading boots). This accounts for no long service medal.
At the end of the war, now Lance Corporal Jeffery’s was posted back with the Devon’s to Singapore, Hong Kong and surrounds in the jungle fighting against the uprising groups of Communist insurgents. In 1949 L/Cpl Jeffery was discharged in the UK and after a year of civilian life, re-enlisted and was on his way to Malaya.
After the fighting in Malaya and promoted to Corporal, Jeffery’s was sent to North Africa as the regime of King Farouk in neighbouring Egypt was in trouble and the Devon’s were at the ready. After King Farouk was driven from power Jeffrey now a Sergeant was sent to Kenya against the Mau Mau revolt (March 1953).
Serving further with the territorials after Kenya and now at the age of forty one, Sgt. Jeffery discharged on the 11th January 1963.
Note: A chapter in Philip Zeigler’s “Soldiers” Fighting Men’s Lives 1901-2001 is dedicated to Sergeant Jeffery’s life (book included). Also comes with hat badge.
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Single: GSM (GV1) One Clasp; "PALESTINE 1945-48" 4547337 PTE. G. F. WELLS E.YORKS.
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Defence Medal, War Medal and Africa General Service 1902-56, 1 clasp, Kenya first two unnamed as issued, third correctly named to A.S.P. J.P. REFOY.
Comes with original period miniatures, Kenya Police hat badge and an AFRICAN EAST & WEST POLICE MATCH Medallion engraved to “CAPTAIN OF TEAM J. F. REFOY”.
James Patrick Refoy migrated to Western Australia on the 12th August 1949 from Mombasa listing his occupation as Police Inspector at the time.
James passed away in 2000 and is buried in the Bunbury cemetery, Western Australia.
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Single: NGS (QE11) One Clasp; "NEAR EAST" RM.7747 J. R. KING. MNE. R. M.
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Group of Five: 1939/45 Star, Africa Star "1st Army", Italy Star, Defence and War Medal to 5381977 SGT Frederick Arthur Clayton. Unnamed as issued.
Sgt Clayton enlisted on the 2nd March 1935 with the Oxford & Buckinghamshire Light Infantry with service in India prior to WW2. During WW2 Sgt Clayton served in the African campaign as a qualified member of the 3rd Parachute Battalion of the Army Air Corps. 1946 saw Sgt Clayton transfer to the Army Reserves with the Royal Engineers.
Complete with Army Book 64 Soldier's Service & Pay Book, Record of Service Card, Certificate of Transfer to the Army Reserve, Medals Card, Certificate of Service, Soldiers Release Book Class "A", three Photographs and Para Regiment Badge.
Note: Italy star is not shown on his certificate of service even though the medal card supplied shows confirmation of all medals including "1st army clasp".
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Single: Waterloo 1815 WILLIAM COTTLE, 2nd BATT. 44th 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
Crimea 1854-56, no clasp, unnamed,
Minor scratches otherwise, good very fine SOLD
Turkish Crimea 1855, British issue, unnamed,
Very fine SOLD
Single: Waterloo 1815 JOHN GILBERT 10th 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 10th 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 7TH REGIMENT HUSSARS.
To best describe the 7th 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
Trio : Distinguished Conduct Medal (VR), India General Service Medal 1895 two clasps: "P.F. 1897-98, TIRAH 1897-98", Queens South Africa Medal 1899 five clasps: "CC, T. HTS, R of L. , BELFAST, OFS". 3640 PTE. A. THOMPSON. 1ST. RL. INNIS. FUSILIERS. All medals correctly named, DCM & QSA impressed, IGS (2nd Bn) in running script.
London Gazette April 19 1901
First mentioned in Gen. Buller's despatch 30 March 1900. "Pte. Thompson 3640 on the 23rd February 1900 went to rescue Pte. Nesbitt a heavy wounded man and laboriously brought him to cover under hot fire."
A further mention is found in the book "Buller's campaign with the Natal Field Force of 1900" of where the following gives us a better understanding of this heroic action at "Harts Hill"
"They passed along this Bullet-swept path over the Onderbrook Spruit bridge, the Inniskillings leading, and the other regiments following. Every man of the brigade had therefore to run the Gauntlet of the Boer marksman, and numbers dropped on the bridge, where the enemy's bullets were falling thick. Some fifty men were put out of action* in the race over the bridge to the rendezvous further on,..."
"* An act of gallantry was displayed at this spot as the Inniskillings crossed. Private Nesbitt fell badly wounded on the middle of the bridge. With considerable courage Private Thompson of the same regiment ran back and removed his comrade, though under heavy fire, to a place of safety."
There has been many a Victoria Cross awarded for similar acts of Gallantry and Private Thompsons actions that day again illustrates to me why the DCM has always been my favourite award for the past 40 years.
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