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Group of 3 medals. Queen’s Sudan (engraved: 3216 Se’g’t Tp’r F. Knight 21/L’crs), an Army Long Service and Good Conduct medal, Victorian issue (engraved: 3216 Sgt. Tptr F. Knight 21/Huss.) and a Khedive’s Sudan Medal, (engraved: 3216 Sgt Tptr F Knight 21st Lcrs) with one clasp for Khartoum. Wallis & Wallis, Lewes. Apr 09. HP: £8,100. ABP: £9,527. Victorian Naval General Service 1793-1840 medal awarded to David Wainwright, 1st June 1794 Bar, Sergeant of the 2nd Foot Regiment, served as a marine in H.M.S. Russell at the Fleet action of the ‘Glorious First of June’. Rowleys Fine Art Auctioneers, Ely. Dec 08. HP: £4,600. ABP: £5,410. Medal group to Commander J A Leighton RNR, CBE, DSO, 1914-1919 War Medal, Mercantile Marine Medal, Victory Medal etc. George Kidner, Wimborne. Mar 09. HP: £4,200. ABP: £4,940. Waterloo Medal 1815, awarded to Capt Houston Wallace, 12th Reg Light Dragoons, iron ring replaced by a silver ring. Charterhouse, Sherborne. Mar 08. HP: £3,500. ABP: £4,116. DCM with 1914/15 Trio, to 783 L/Cpl/WO2 P.Finley, Dorset Yeomanry, medals mounted for wear, DCM awarded 11.03.1916 for service in Gallipoli and Egypt. Charterhouse, Sherborne. Dec 08. HP: £3,200. ABP: £3,764. Military General Service medal 1793-1814, awarded to J Partington 48th Foot, 8 bars comprising Talavera 200, Busaco 101, Albuhera 190, Pyrenees 132, Nivelle 80, Nive 20, Orthes 110 and Toulouse 310. Charterhouse, Sherborne. Mar 08. HP: £2,700. ABP: £3,175. Group of three First World War medals belonging to Lt Col Norman Ormsby Burge RM. A 1914 Star with clasp, War and Victory Medals, the latter with Mentioned in Dispatches emblem. Wallis & Wallis, Lewes. Jan 09. HP: £2,600. ABP: £3,058. Distinguished Conduct Medal group, awarded to Sjt (sic) David James Clow who served in various Scottish Regiments during the First World War and finally took a commission. Wallis & Wallis, Lewes. Jul 08. HP: £2,300. ABP: £2,705. British Waterloo Medal to John Ewing 23rd Reg Light Dragoons, large split ring suspension. George Kidner, Wimborne. Jun 09. HP: £2,200. ABP: £2,587. WWII Trio of Medals, awarded to Flying Officer T P K HIGGS: War Medal, Air Crew Europe Star & 1939-45 Star, Battle of Britain clasp, Flight Officer Higgs, 111 Squadron killed in action 9th July 1940. Charterhouse, Sherborne. Sep 08. HP: £2,100. ABP: £2,470. WWI Distinguished Conduct Medal group to Cpl T. J. Walker, 1/5 Norfolk Regiment Territorial Forces, 240224, a Lewis gunner, with 1914-15 star, engraved 2090 and L. Cpl T. J. Walker and WM engraved Sjt T. J. Walker. Gorringes, Lewes. Oct 08. HP: £2,000. ABP: £2,352. Waterloo Medal to Josias Fuller, 2nd Battalion 3rd Regiment of Guards, susp- ender ring replaced by simple split ring. Wallis & Wallis, Lewes. Oct 08. HP: £1,500. ABP: £1,764. Waterloo medal, awarded to William West, Gunner, Royal Foot Artillery, original clip with thick white metal wire suspension, no ribbon. Halls Fine Art, Shrewsbury. Jul 09. HP: £1,450. ABP: £1,705. ANTIQUES INFO - November/December 09 The Medal Market No. 2 in the RICS chart By John Ainsley I n the last edition we covered the RICS Report for the second quarter of 2009, which showed silverware, militaria and jewellery as the strongest sections, prices rising across the board - this the macro market. To balance and support the trends we also analysed the micro market with up to 100 each of silver/jewellery lots from the latest sales. Here to support the continuing statistical rises in the prices of militaria I have included about a 100 medal sales from 2008 and 2009. These have been downloaded from our Website Database, where there are several thousand illustrated results in this category. Our Gold Services subscribers can access all categories in the Database. At 2, only 583 Naval General Service medals for the Glorious 1st June (1794) were issued. This medal and clasp should have fetched £2,000-£3,000, but, without a ribbon the buyer paid £5,410. And at 4 the Waterloo Medal should have achieved a similar result, but went over £4,000. At 6 the Military General Service Medal with eight clasps, predictably went over £3,000 and a further Waterloo Medal at 12, with its suspender ring lost, still managed £1,764 and at 13 a further Waterloo Medal, minus the ribbon fetched about the same. At 16 the campaign moves to the Gold Coast, 1873- 1874. This naval Ashantee Medal with Coomassie Bar should have fetched perhaps £400-£500 but went to £1,152. Bucking the trend the George V ‘named’ DSM at 21 should have achieved about a £1,000 and there is nothing to suggest otherwise so the result of £705 may just be a quirk in the market on the day. At 29 is a South Africa Medal for the Zulu Campaign and about £500 is right. The most famous battle was Rorke’s Drift, immor- talised in the film Zulu, with Stanley Baker and Michael Caine. Here the garrison of 139 men inflicted heavy losses on a 3,000 strong Zulu force. Eleven VCs were won in this engagement and if a Zulu Medal came on the market that could be attributed to a Rorke’s Drift participant then it could achieve £25,000-£35,000. Catching the eye at 28 is a Military Medal with the wrong ribbon, which should be red, white and blue bars, yet the £500 plus is a very good price, possibly influ- enced by the Irish connection. There is a further Zulu Medal at 40. There are three Indian Mutiny Medals (1857-1858) in these pages at 32, 50 and 52, which averaged £330, about par for the course. They can go to £1,500 if an original defender at Lucknow and up to £3,000-£5,000 with four clasps. In 2004 a five medal group of various campaign medals, including the Indian Mutiny, fetched almost £6,000. All medals are not associated with campaigns. At 66 is a BEM, which fetched £129. The ribbon tells us that this is a civil and not a military version, which would have gone to £300. The bible is the Medal Yearbook which publishes every year, currently at £19.95, supported by the monthly Medal News. (www.tokenpublishing.com) They also produce Coin News and the Coin Yearbook at only £9.95. I am frequently astonished by the reluctance of dealers to buy these ‘bibles of the trade’. Recently I bought an eighteenth century halfpenny from an antiques shop for only £8 which should have sold for £70. I asked the dealer if he used Coin Yearbook and he replied he wasn’t prepared to pay for either the coin or medal books as they were too expensive! Militaria 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13

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Page 1: Militaria The Medal Market - Antiques Info 1889-90, Burma 1887-89 and Burma 1885-1887 clasp, both named. Gorringes, Lewes. Jul 08. HP: £480. ABP: £564. Queen’s South Africa medal

Group of 3 medals. Queen’sSudan (engraved: 3216 Se’g’tTp’r F. Knight 21/L’crs), anArmy Long Service and GoodConduct medal, Victorianissue (engraved: 3216 Sgt.Tptr F. Knight 21/Huss.) anda Khedive’s Sudan Medal,(engraved: 3216 Sgt Tptr FKnight 21st Lcrs) with oneclasp for Khartoum. Wallis &Wallis, Lewes. Apr 09. HP:£8,100. ABP: £9,527.

Victorian Naval GeneralService 1793-1840 medalawarded to David Wainwright,1st June 1794 Bar, Sergeantof the 2nd Foot Regiment,served as a marine in H.M.S.Russell at the Fleet action ofthe ‘Glorious First of June’.Rowleys Fine ArtAuctioneers, Ely. Dec 08.HP: £4,600. ABP: £5,410.

Medal group to CommanderJ A Leighton RNR, CBE,DSO, 1914-1919 War Medal,Mercantile Marine Medal,Victory Medal etc. GeorgeKidner, Wimborne. Mar 09.HP: £4,200. ABP: £4,940.

Waterloo Medal 1815,awarded to Capt HoustonWallace, 12th Reg LightDragoons, iron ring replacedby a silver ring. Charterhouse,Sherborne. Mar 08. HP:£3,500. ABP: £4,116.

DCM with 1914/15 Trio, to783 L/Cpl/WO2 P.Finley,Dorset Yeomanry, medalsmounted for wear, DCMawarded 11.03.1916 forservice in Gallipoli andEgypt. Charterhouse,Sherborne. Dec 08. HP:£3,200. ABP: £3,764.

Military General Servicemedal 1793-1814, awardedto J Partington 48th Foot, 8bars comprising Talavera200, Busaco 101, Albuhera190, Pyrenees 132, Nivelle80, Nive 20, Orthes 110 andToulouse 310. Charterhouse,Sherborne. Mar 08. HP:£2,700. ABP: £3,175.

Group of three First WorldWar medals belonging to LtCol Norman Ormsby BurgeRM. A 1914 Star with clasp,War and Victory Medals, thelatter with Mentioned inDispatches emblem. Wallis &Wallis, Lewes. Jan 09. HP:£2,600. ABP: £3,058.

Distinguished ConductMedal group, awarded to Sjt(sic) David James Clow whoserved in various ScottishRegiments during the FirstWorld War and finally took acommission. Wallis & Wallis,Lewes. Jul 08. HP: £2,300.ABP: £2,705.

British Waterloo Medal toJohn Ewing 23rd Reg LightDragoons, large split ringsuspension. George Kidner,Wimborne. Jun 09. HP:£2,200. ABP: £2,587.

WWII Trio of Medals,awarded to Flying Officer TP K HIGGS: War Medal, AirCrew Europe Star & 1939-45Star, Battle of Britain clasp,Flight Officer Higgs, 111Squadron killed in action 9thJuly 1940. Charterhouse,Sherborne. Sep 08. HP:£2,100. ABP: £2,470.

WWI Distinguished ConductMedal group to Cpl T. J.Walker, 1/5 Norfolk RegimentTerritorial Forces, 240224, aLewis gunner, with 1914-15star, engraved 2090 and L.Cpl T. J. Walker and WMengraved Sjt T. J. Walker.Gorringes, Lewes. Oct 08.HP: £2,000. ABP: £2,352.

Waterloo Medal to JosiasFuller, 2nd Battalion 3rdRegiment of Guards, susp-ender ring replaced by simplesplit ring. Wallis & Wallis,Lewes. Oct 08. HP: £1,500.ABP: £1,764.

Waterloo medal, awarded toWilliam West, Gunner, RoyalFoot Artillery, original clipwith thick white metal wiresuspension, no ribbon. HallsFine Art, Shrewsbury. Jul 09.HP: £1,450. ABP: £1,705.

ANTIQUES INFO - November/December 09

The Medal MarketNo. 2 in the RICS chartBy John Ainsley

In the last edition we covered the RICS Report for the

second quarter of 2009, which showed silverware,

militaria and jewellery as the strongest sections, prices

rising across the board - this the macro market. To

balance and support the trends we also analysed the

micro market with up to 100 each of silver/jewellery

lots from the latest sales. Here to support the continuing

statistical rises in the prices of militaria I have included

about a 100 medal sales from 2008 and 2009. These

have been downloaded from our Website Database,

where there are several thousand illustrated results in

this category. Our Gold Services subscribers can access

all categories in the Database.

At 2, only 583 Naval General Service medals for the

Glorious 1st June (1794) were issued. This medal and

clasp should have fetched £2,000-£3,000, but, without a

ribbon the buyer paid £5,410. And at 4 the Waterloo

Medal should have achieved a similar result, but went

over £4,000. At 6 the Military General Service Medal

with eight clasps, predictably went over £3,000 and a

further Waterloo Medal at 12, with its suspender ring

lost, still managed £1,764 and at 13 a further Waterloo

Medal, minus the ribbon fetched about the same.

At 16 the campaign moves to the Gold Coast, 1873-

1874. This naval Ashantee Medal with Coomassie Bar

should have fetched perhaps £400-£500 but went to

£1,152. Bucking the trend the George V ‘named’ DSM

at 21 should have achieved about a £1,000 and there is

nothing to suggest otherwise so the result of £705 may

just be a quirk in the market on the day. At 29 is a South

Africa Medal for the Zulu Campaign and about £500 is

right. The most famous battle was Rorke’s Drift, immor-

talised in the film Zulu, with Stanley Baker and Michael

Caine. Here the garrison of 139 men inflicted heavy

losses on a 3,000 strong Zulu force. Eleven VCs were

won in this engagement and if a Zulu Medal came on

the market that could be attributed to a Rorke’s Drift

participant then it could achieve £25,000-£35,000.

Catching the eye at 28 is a Military Medal with the

wrong ribbon, which should be red, white and blue bars,

yet the £500 plus is a very good price, possibly influ-

enced by the Irish connection. There is a further Zulu

Medal at 40. There are three Indian Mutiny Medals

(1857-1858) in these pages at 32, 50 and 52, which

averaged £330, about par for the course. They can go to

£1,500 if an original defender at Lucknow and up to

£3,000-£5,000 with four clasps. In 2004 a five medal

group of various campaign medals, including the Indian

Mutiny, fetched almost £6,000. All medals are not

associated with campaigns. At 66 is a BEM, which

fetched £129. The ribbon tells us that this is a civil and

not a military version, which would have gone to £300.

The bible is the Medal Yearbook which publishes every

year, currently at £19.95, supported by the monthly

Medal News. (www.tokenpublishing.com) They also

produce Coin News and the Coin Yearbook at only

£9.95. I am frequently astonished by the reluctance of

dealers to buy these ‘bibles of the trade’. Recently I

bought an eighteenth century halfpenny from an

antiques shop for only £8 which should have sold for

£70. I asked the dealer if he used Coin Yearbook and he

replied he wasn’t prepared to pay for either the coin or

medal books as they were too expensive!

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Page 2: Militaria The Medal Market - Antiques Info 1889-90, Burma 1887-89 and Burma 1885-1887 clasp, both named. Gorringes, Lewes. Jul 08. HP: £480. ABP: £564. Queen’s South Africa medal

Group of five incl. an East &West Africa medal with clasp1891-2 and Naval LongService & Good Conduct,Victorian issue, to ArthurBallard. Wallis & Wallis,Lewes. Jun 09. HP: £1,300.ABP: £1,529.

Group of 8 medals, to 5595Pte-Sgt F Roberts, DorsetRegt: QSA with CC, OFS, &Transvaal bars, KSA with 2bars, 1914/15 Trio, LSGC(GV), Belgium MilitaryDecoration 2nd Class, andSpecial Constable Medal.(GV) Charterhouse,Sherborne. Jun 09. HP:£1,100. ABP: £1,293.

Ashantee War 1873-1874Medal with Coomassie BarJ.Enwright.ORD.H.M.S.ARGUS 73-74. Kent AuctionGalleries, Folkestone. Jun08. HP: £980. ABP: £1,152.

Group of medals to CaptainNorgate, Royal ArmyVeteranary Corps. CotswoldAuction Co, Cheltenham. Jul09. HP: £900. ABP: £1,058.

Group of 3 Victorian medals,to 426 Pte J Fagan 2/60thRifles: China Medal with TakuForts 1860 bar, AfghanistanMedal with Ahmed Khel andKandahar bars, and Kubul toKandahar Star. CharterhouseAuctioneers, Sherborne. Mar09. HP: £800. ABP: £941.

Great War military medalgroup of six. George KidnerAuctioneers, Wimborne. Mar08. HP: £700. ABP: £823.

Waterloo medal, engraved toSgt Thos Sly, 2nd Batt. Cold-stream Guards, believed tobe contemporarily re-engraved. CharterhouseAuctioneers, Sherborne. Mar09. HP: £600. ABP: £705.

George V DSM, to EdwardWilliams ERA 3/Class, HMSBellerophon, awarded forservices at Jutland, verifi-cation and citation availablewith medal. CharterhouseAuctioneers, Sherborne. Dec08. HP: £600. ABP: £705.

Military Medal group ofthree to Pte P Scott, RoyalSussex Regiment, incl. theBWM and Victory and theMM was awarded for actionduring the Battle of Arras.Wallis & Wallis, Lewes. Jul08. HP: £500. ABP: £588.

Group of 3 Victorian medals:South Africa 1877-8, (nobar), Egypt (undated) withSuakin 1885 bar, KheidiveStar 1884-6, to Sgt J BSanderson OB ASC.Charterhouse, Sherborne.Mar 09. HP: £480. ABP: £564.

Victorian Indian GeneralService medal & Afghanistanmedal to Assistant Apoth-ecary T.Lawrence, Sub:M:DT,G.S.M. with Burma 1889-92,Chinlushai 1889-90, Burma1887-89 and Burma 1885-1887 clasp, both named.Gorringes, Lewes. Jul 08.HP: £480. ABP: £564.

Queen’s South Africa medalgroup (3 clasps) incl. IndianVolunteer Forces Decorationto 1128 Corp. C Eyers 45thCo. R.E. Great WesternAuctions, Glasgow. Jan 09.HP: £470. ABP: £552.

Group of 5 medals to Pte/CplG E Wheatley, Dorset Regt:QSA with five bars, KSA withtwo bars, and 1914 Star withbar trio. CharterhouseAuctioneers, Sherborne. Jun09. HP: £450. ABP: £529.

Group of three WWI medals:Military Medal (GVR), BWMand Victory, to 203527 Pte/L.CPL J Kelly, 1 Dorset Regt.Charterhouse, Sherborne. Jun09. HP: £450. ABP: £529.

George V military medal to8743 L. Sjt. Galbraith 2ndIrish Guards. (wrong ribbon)Great Western Auctions,Glasgow. Mar 08. HP: £450.ABP: £529.

Zulu medal 1877-79, Bar1878-79, awarded to 36/160ANorris 1/13 Foot, withextract from Medal Roll.Charterhouse, Sherborne. Mar08. HP: £440. ABP: £517.

OSM with Afghanistan bar,awarded to 25114227, Pte.C. Jones, Staffordshire Regt.,with his NATO Medal, withKosovo bar, extremely fine.(2) A F Brock & Co Ltd,Stockport. Nov 08. HP: £420.ABP: £494.

Composite group of 5 medalsall native issue incl. Tibet1903-04, no clasp, Indiageneral service, bronze,Burma 85-87, India medal1895 relief of Citrall, Indiageneral service bronze, northwest frontier 1908, Indiageneral service, north westfrontier 36-37. Gorringes,Lewes. Mar 09. HP: £420.ABP: £494.

Indian Mutiny Medal, to GHodgkinson. (no bar)Charterhouse, Sherborne. Jun09. HP: £400. ABP: £470.

Queen Victoria AfghanistanMedal, awarded to 1063 PteJ Knight, 2/60th Foot, withKandahar and Ahmed Khelbars, and a Long Service andGood Conduct Medal.Charterhouse, Sherborne. Sep08. HP: £400. ABP: £470.

Queens South Africa Medal,3rd type reverse with orangefree state, Transvaal, SouthAfrica 1901 and 1902 claspsto 3927 Pte H.S. Horsham20th Hussars, with WWI1914-15 Star Trio, 12874 onTrio. (4) Richard Winterton,Burton on Trent. Jan 09. HP:£360. ABP: £423.

Queens Sudan medal to 3414Pte G Dermott, 2/LAN: FUS,g.v.f. ribbon missing, a KingsSouth Africa medal with S.Africa 1901, 1902 clasps tosame man, e.f edge knock,ribbon missing. RichardWinterton, Burton on Trent.Mar 09. HP: £360. ABP: £423.

Victoria India GeneralService medal 1854-95, to2085 Pte J. Andrews, 1/3rdFoot with Perak clasp.Gorringes, Lewes. Jul 09.HP: £360. ABP: £423.

Group of 4 medals: IGS 1895with Punjab Frontier 1897-1898 & Tirah 1897-1898 bars,and 1914/15 trio to 4589 PteG Davis, Dorset Reg.Charterhouse, Sherborne. Mar09. HP: £350. ABP: £411.

WWI MM group, awarded to48004, Corporal (Sapper onStar), F. Buckley, RE (92ndBattn. F Company on MM):MM, WWI trio, incl. 1914-15Star and Coronation Medal,1953, mainly extremely fine.(5) A F Brock & Co Ltd,Stockport. Nov 08. HP: £340.ABP: £399.

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Page 3: Militaria The Medal Market - Antiques Info 1889-90, Burma 1887-89 and Burma 1885-1887 clasp, both named. Gorringes, Lewes. Jul 08. HP: £480. ABP: £564. Queen’s South Africa medal

Group of five medals to Sgt RPorter, Royal Sigs: Defence& War, AGS with Kenya bar,GSM with Malaya bar, andLSGC. (A)(EIIR)Charterhouse, Sherborne. Jun09. HP: £340. ABP: £399.

Zulu medal 1877-79, Bar1877-79, to 1389 Pte JWarner R 90th Foot.Charterhouse, Sherborne. Mar08. HP: £340. ABP: £399.

Trio of medals, awarded toSauadron Leader P A Wimb-erley, RAF: 1939/45 Star,War Medal, General ServiceMedal with Malaya bar.Charterhouse, Sherborne. Sep08. HP: £320. ABP: £376.

British War medal & Merc-antile Marine medal, toWilliam H. Williams, 1st/Classbedroom Steward on TheLusitania and survived itssinking, incl. extract of shipsrole and private family letter.Charterhouse, Sherborne. Dec08. HP: £300. ABP: £352.

WWI and WWII medal group,to Sgt. E.G. Le Maistre,Gordon Highlanders laterRAF, comprising WWI trio,WWII trio and RAF GoodConduct and Long Service.Gorringes, Lewes. Jul 09.HP: £300. ABP: £352.

Queens South Africa Medal,2nd type reverse with reliefof Ladysmith clasp to 12480Pte G.R. Mchugh R.A.M.C,with a Kings South Africamedal with the South Africa1901,1902 clasps and WWI1914 Star Trio. (5) RichardWinterton, Burton on Trent.Jan 09. HP: £290. ABP: £341.

Group of 4 medals, to Capt JL Jordan, 6th Lancers: NorthWest Frontier 1936-37, 1935/45 Star, Defence & WarMedals. (MID on NW frontier)Charterhouse, Sherborne. Jun09. HP: £290. ABP: £341.

Group of 4 medals, to Maj WD S Renton RSIGS: BurmaStar, Defence Medal, WarMedal, GSM with Malayabar (MID) with miniatures &ribbon bars. CharterhouseAuctioneers, Sherborne. Mar09. HP: £280. ABP: £329.

Group of four medals, to PteD Dorey, 26th Co ImperialYeomanry and 5th SAH: QSAwith 4 bars, KSA with 2 bars,BWM and Bi-lingual Victory,with silver wound badge andresearch. CharterhouseAuctioneers, Sherborne. Jun09. HP: £280. ABP: £329.

WWI medal group, awardedto J 38941 M Robson SigBoy R.N.: 1914-15 Star,British War Medal, VictoryMedal, killed in action 31/05/1916 on HMS Indefatigable.(Jutland) CharterhouseAuctioneers, Sherborne. Mar08. HP: £280. ABP: £329.

Family set of medals: QSAwith 2 bars, and KSA with 2bars to Sgt DMR A Upson,Cheshire Regt, and 1914 Starand Bar Trio to L/CPL to SgtR A Upson, Dorset Regt.Charterhouse, Sherborne. Jun09. HP: £240. ABP: £282.

Indian Mutiny Medal, to3731 T Dickson, 54th RegFT, no bar. CharterhouseAuctioneers, Sherborne. Jun09. HP: £240. ABP: £282.

Boer War medal group,awarded to 96298, Serjt. G.G. Lennon, RGA: QSA (Cpl.,16th S.D.) with CC, TugelaHeights, Relief of Ladysmith,Transvaal and Laing’s Nekclasps, KSA with SA 1901and SA 1902 clasps & 1914-18 pair (SR-4498, Sjt., RA),minor knock showing to rev.of QSA, otherwise extremelyfine. (4) A F Brock & Co Ltd,Stockport. Feb 08. HP: £220.ABP: £258.

Indian Mutiny Medal, to3259 R Archer, 54th Foot, nobar. Charterhouse, Sherborne.Jun 09. HP: £220. ABP: £258.

WWI/WWII medal group, toLieutenant Harry. A.PalmerR.N.V.R: WWI trio with oak-leaf (as Spr R.E), 39-45,Atlantic, Africa and Pacificstars, DM and WM withminiatures, Harry Palmerserved as radio officer from1937-1960 on Mauretaniaand Orontes & other ships.Gorringes, Lewes. May 09.HP: £220. ABP: £258.

India Medal, Punjab Frontier1897-98 and Tirah 1897-98bars, awarded to 3860, Cpl.A. Kelsey, 2nd Battn. KingsOwn Yorkshire Light Infantry,minor edge bruises, cleaned,very fine. A F Brock & CoLtd, Stockport. May 09. HP:£195. ABP: £229.

WWII medal group to MajorA.O McClay R.A.M.C: 39-45and Burma stars, DM, WMand General Service withMalaya bar and oakleaf, withtwo sets of miniatures.Gorringes, Lewes. May 09.HP: £190. ABP: £223.

Korea pair, awarded to 22559535, Pte. B. Brown, King’s(Liverpool) Regt., minor sur-face marks to Korea Medal,otherwise very fine. (2) A FBrock & Co Ltd, Stockport.Nov 08. HP: £180. ABP: £211.

India General Service Medal,1895, to Pte J Noalie, 1stBatt Dorset Regt, PunjabFrontier 1897-98 and Tirah1897-98 bars. CharterhouseAuctioneers, Sherborne. Jun09. HP: £180. ABP: £211.

1914-18 Medal trio, incl.1914 Star with Mons (5thAug.-22nd Nov. 1914) clasp,to 9720, Pte. A. Blake, 2ndBattn. Lancashire Fusiliers,very fine, mounted on bar.(3) A F Brock & Co Ltd,Stockport. Feb 08. HP: £155.ABP: £182.

World War II medals, Sgt. S.Miller RA 22547746 incl.1939/45 France & GermanyStar, 1939/45 Defence medal,1939/45 War medal, LongService medal & GeneralService medal with CyprusBar, 1939/45 Star. (6) KentAuction Galleries, Folkestone.Mar 08. HP: £150. ABP: £176.

QSA Medal with 3 bars, CC,OFS and South Africa 1902,to 6525, Pte. R. Charles, EastLancs. Regt., minor edgeknock to rev., otherwiseextremely fine. A F Brock &Co Ltd, Stockport. Nov 08.HP: £150. ABP: £176.

Victorian LS & GC Medal, toSgt James Hughes, 54th Regt(engraved naming), largeletter reverse. CharterhouseAuctioneers, Sherborne. Jun09. HP: £150. ABP: £176.

Crimea medal, Sebastopolbar, awarded to AlfredPainter 11th Hussars.(privately engraved)Charterhouse, Sherborne. Mar08. HP: £140. ABP: £164.

Baltic medal, 1854-1855,unnamed as issued.Charterhouse Auctioneers,Sherborne. Mar 08. HP:£130. ABP: £152.

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George V General ServiceMedal, Iraq clasp to 52604SJT G.C. Doe RIF. BRIG.Richard Winterton, Burtonon Trent. Jan 09. HP: £120.ABP: £141.

Queen South Africa Medal1899-1902 with Transvaal,Orange Free State & NatalBars with unassociated nameNo. 42098, TPR R.L.Miller.34th COY IMP. YEO. KentAuction Galleries, Folkestone.Jun 08. HP: £120. ABP: £141.

British Empire Medal, toReginald Clarke, extremelyfine, in Royal Mint case. A FBrock & Co Ltd, Stockport.Nov 08. HP: £110. ABP: £129.

India General Service Medal,to Pte G N Smith, DorsetRegt, with Malabar 1921-22bar. Charterhouse, Sherborne.Jun 09. HP: £110. ABP: £129.

WWII group, stars 1939-45,Atlantic, Africa, Pacific, Warmedal, George V RoyalNaval Long Service & GoodConduct medal 1920-30version to J.97164 A.L. HillP.O. H.M.S. Medway.Richard Winterton, Burtonon Trent. Jul 08. HP: £110.ABP: £129.

Queens South Africa Medalawarded to 8288 PrivateH.S. Cleaver, 49th Company9 Troop Imperial Yeomanrywith South Africa 1901Transvaal, Orange Free Stateand Cape Colony bars.Rowleys Fine Art, Ely. Jan09. HP: £110. ABP: £129.

WWII Medal group: War andDefence Medals & Stars for1939-45, France, Germany& Italy, plus Efficiency Medalwith Territorial bar, to5382252, Pte. L. C. Atkinson,Oxford and BuckinghamshireRegt., mainly extremely fine.(6) A F Brock & Co Ltd,Stockport. Nov 08. HP: £105.ABP: £123.

Crimea Medal, unnamed,Inkermann clasp, surfacemarks, otherwise fine.Richard Winterton, Burtonon Trent. Jan 09. HP: £100.ABP: £117.

Victorian Volunteer LongService Medal, to Pte GHann, 1st VB Dorset Regt.Charterhouse, Sherborne. Jun09. HP: £100. ABP: £117.

Khedives Sudan medal 1896-1908, Hafir bar, nativerecipient. Gorringes, Lewes.Sep 08. HP: £100. ABP: £117.

Group of five medals, to SPOBSJ Coleman HMS Revenge:1939/45 Star, Atlantic Star,France/Germany Star, BurmaStar, War Medal, and LSGC(GVIR) RN. CharterhouseAuctioneers, Sherborne. Jun09. HP: £100. ABP: £117.

WWII seven medal Navalgroup, to A. J. Smith P.O. StdHMS Ocean, LX.21817:1939-45, Atlantic, Africa andBurma Stars, DM, WM andNavel LSGC. Gorringes,Lewes. Sep 08. HP: £100.ABP: £117.

Group of three WWI medalsawarded to Dvr. AP MarchantRA& WWII Defence medal.Orpington Salerooms, Kent.Apr 08. HP: £95. ABP: £111.

Group of 3 World War Onemedals and ribbons, awardedto A. Sjt. A.E. Lilliman. G.GDS, No. 11316. DiamondMills & Co, Felixstowe. Jul09. HP: £95. ABP: £111.

West Somerset Yeomanry ARMedal, rev. engraved ‘ToWm. Cook as the bestCarbinier, June 10 1858’, rimfitting and loop for wear andE.II Imperial Service Medal,type 2, awarded to HenryEdwin Cook, extremely fine,on ribbon with brooch fitting,latter in original box. (2) A FBrock & Co Ltd, Stockport.Feb 08. HP: £90. ABP: £105.

Elizabeth II CampaignService Medal, with Borneoclasp to 23500247 Pte M.Bradbury I.R. Leicesters.Richard Winterton, Burtonon Trent. Jan 09. HP: £90.ABP: £105.

WWII Medals: War Medalwith oak leaf, Defence Medal& Stars for 1939-45, France& Germany, Africa with 8thArmy bar, Italy, Burma,Atlantic & Pacific, most Starswith slight discolouration torev., otherwise mainlyextremely fine. (9) A F Brock& Co Ltd, Stockport. Nov 08.HP: £90. ABP: £105.

BWM and Victory Medalpair, to Pte W C Brewer,Dorset Yeomanry.Charterhouse, Sherborne.Jun 09. HP: £90. ABP: £105.

Army family group: WWIpair, awarded to 13-5679,Pte. W. Leeson, ManchesterRegt., George VI EfficiencyMedal with Territorial bar,awarded to 913058, WarrantOfficer, Class 2, T. Leeson,RA and WWII, War Medalwith Stars for 1939-45 andFrance and Germany, mainlyextremely fine. (6) A F Brock& Co Ltd, Stockport. Feb 09.HP: £90. ABP: £105.

Group of family medals, incl.BWM and Victory Medal toSgt R W Keech RA, BWMand Victory Medal to Pte C VKeech, Dorsets, variouspamphlets and documents toKeech family. CharterhouseAuctioneers, Sherborne. Mar09. HP: £80. ABP: £94.

Queens South African medal,awarded to 1731 Tpr FSutton SAC. CharterhouseAuctioneers, Sherborne. Sep08. HP: £80. ABP: £94.

George VI GSM with Malayabar, awarded to 22546603,Pte. J. J. Lydon, ManchesterRegt., with 1939-45 War andDefence Medals, on broochbar, mainly extremely fine.(3) A F Brock & Co Ltd,Stockport. Feb 09. HP: £75.ABP: £88.

WWI family pairs, awardedto WR-43604, Pioneer A.Dawson, RE and R950, G.W.Dawson, AB Royal Navy,plus WWII War medal,mainly extremely fine. (5) AF Brock & Co Ltd, Stockport.Nov 08. HP: £70. ABP: £82.

First World War GeneralService medal, for Private RH W Dieghton, East YorkshireRegiment, with a France &Germany Star and a terri-torial army efficient servicemedal for Dvr A D BusbyRASC, all with ribbons. (3)Dee, Atkinson & Harrison,Driffield. Mar 09. HP: £65.ABP: £76.

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