Group of 3: East and West Africa Medal 1887-1900, 1 Clasp: Benin 1897; (LIEUT. B. STEEL, R.N.R., H.M.S. FORTE); Transport Medal 1899-1902, 1 Clasp: S.Africa 1899-1902; (B. STEEL); Royal Naval Reserve

The historically important West Africa Benin 1897 Expedition, South Africa Boer War White State Line Troop Transport Vessel Chief Officer,1909 Royal Naval Reserve Decoration and loss of the Titanic connection group awarded to Commander Benjamin Steel, R.D., Royal Naval Reserve, who worked as an Officer for the White Star Line from 1894 through to 1927, having been aboard the cruiser Forte during the Benin 1897 Expedition, he was Chief Officer of the liner Majestic during... Read More

18 December 2018

Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath, Bailiff Grand Cross of the Order of Saint John and League of Mercy group awarded to Colonel Sir C.W. Murray

Group of 18: The Most Honourable Order of the Bath, Knight Commander, K.C.B., Civil Division, neck badge and breast star, silver, silver-gilt and enamels, the neck badge bearing hallmarks for London and date letter ‘r’ for 1912; Order of Saint John, Bailiff Grand Cross, Sash Badge and Breast Star set, silver-gilt and enamel; Order of Saint John, Knight of Justice neck badge and breast star set, silver-gilt and enamel; Order of the League of Mercy, silver-gilt and enamels; South Africa... Read More

Second Afghanistan War Zulu War Mentioned in Despatches Afghanistan Order of Saint John Bechuanaland South Africa Order Of Osmanie Harles Gloucestershire Regiment
18 December 2017

The exceptional Second World War Deck Carrier Wildcat & Hellcat Pilot’s 1942 Operation Pedestal and Operation Torch, 1943 Pacific Operation Cartwheel and 1945 Operation Iceberg

The exceptional Second World War Deck Carrier Fighter Pilot’s Mediterranean 1942 Operation Pedestal and Operation Torch, 1943 Pacific Operation Cartwheel and 1945 Operation Iceberg Distinguished Service Cross and 1958 Jet Pilot Instructor’s Air Force Cross and QCVSA group awarded to Wing Commander P.D.C. Street, Royal Air Force later Royal Navy Fleet Air Arm, one of the very first carrier pilot’s to achieve 1000 deck landings in 1944, he claimed kills against German, Italian and Japanese... Read More

Street Operation Pedestal DSC Royal Navy Fleet Air Arm Royal Air Force Air Force Cross Aircraft Carrier Pilot Operation Cartwheel Pacific Royal Navy Operation Iceberg Distinguished Service Cross Jet Pilot Instructor Operation Torch Mediterranean Indomitable Wildcat Fleet Air Arm Okinawa Berkshire Grumman Martlet Battle of Okinawa Deck Carrier Fighter Pilot 760 Squadron Hellcat Reading Queen’s Commendation for Valuabl 761 Naval Air Squadron 782 Naval Air Squadron Patrick Dennis Collins Street Victorious Meteor jet Petty Officer Pilot Saratoga Speaker Hunter Jet Malta Convoy Sakishima Islands Central Fighter Establishment British Pacific Fleet Martlet AFC
19 September 2017

Second World War Fighter Command Battle of Malta, Crete, Cos, and Normandy operations Hurricane and Spitfire Pilot’s Distinguished Flying Cross and log book group awarded to Flight Lieutenant T.H. Bat

The very fine Second World War Fighter Command Battle of Malta, Crete, Cos, and Normandy operations Hurricane and Spitfire Pilot’s Distinguished Flying Cross and log book group awarded to Flight Lieutenant T.H. Bates, Royal Air Force, who flew on a remarkable 240 operational sorties in fighters with both 185 Squadron and 74 Trinidad Squadron – the Tigers, between 1941 and 1944, he accounted for 1 enemy aircraft destroyed, another damaged, and at least 10 motor transport vehicles and a... Read More

Fighter Command Malta Battle of Malta Crete Cos Normandy Hurricane Spitfire pilot
01 August 2017

The superb Great War Battle of the Somme 1916 Military Medal and Mentioned in Despatches group awarded to Sergeant later 2nd Lieutenant A.T. Coles, 1st/6th Battalion, Gloucestershire Regiment.

The superb Great War Battle of the Somme 1916 Military Medal and Mentioned in Despatches group awarded to Sergeant later 2nd Lieutenant A.T. Coles, 1st/6th Battalion, Gloucestershire Regiment, a pre-war member of the Volunteer and Territorial Force, he served on the Western Front from March 1915, and as a signaller, distinguished himself in November 1915, and then again during the Battle of the Somme, showing “conspicuous gallantry in action when on many occasions he repaired and... Read More

Somme Battle of the Somme Military Medal Mention in Despatches Territorial Force Coles 1st/6th Battalion
11 July 2017

Great War Somme 1916 Distinguished Service Order, Mashonaland 1897, and Second Boer War group awarded to Major C. A. R. Pryce, D.S.O

The historically outstanding Great War Somme 1916 Distinguished Service Order, Mashonaland 1897, and Second Boer War group awarded to Major C. A. R. Pryce, D.S.O., Royal Field Artillery, onetime colonial policeman, mercenary and Hollywood star, whose remarkable life is recounted in Gringo Revolutionary, he having briefly taken hold of Baja California in Mexico when a mercenary, he famously lit dynamite sticks with a cigar and threw them at the enemy.  

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Somme
13 June 2017

Second World War Battle of Britain Czech fighter pilot's quadruple Czech War Cross, Distinguished Flying Cross, and Medaille Militaire group awarded to Flight Lieutenant J. Keprt, D.F.C

The outstanding Second World War Battle of Britain Czech fighter pilots quadruple Czech War Cross, Distinguished Flying Cross, and Medaille Militaire group awarded to Flight Lieutenant J. Keprt, D.F.C., Royal Air Force, late Czechoslovakian and French Air Force, credited with 1 kill, 2 shared, 1 probable, and 1 damaged, spanning the fall of France, the Battle of Britain, the Dieppe raid, the Normandy landings and the Arnhem / Nijmegen jumps.        

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Czechoslovakia
13 June 2017

Great War 1917 'K Class' Submarine Service Distinguished Service Medal and long service group awarded to Petty Officer (Torpedo Gunners Mate) F.L. Hulance

A fine and rare Great War 1917 'K Class' Submarine Service Distinguished Service Medal and long service group awarded to Petty Officer (Torpedo Gunners Mate) F.L. Hulance, Royal Navy, a qualfied diver, who served with submarine's for ten years from 1909 through to 1919, and right through the Great War, operating in the North Sea aboard the submarine D7 from 1914 to 1915, D8 from 1915 to 1916, K2 from 1917, and F3 from 1918-1919.

Group of 5: Distinguished Service Medal, GVR bust;... Read More

Submarine Service
13 June 2017

Sudan Battle of Atbara April 1898 Distinguished Conduct Medal, Boer War, Jubaland and Somaliland 1901 operations

The outstanding and unique combination Sudan Battle of Atbara April 1898 Distinguished Conduct Medal, Boer War, Jubaland and Somaliland 1901 operations, and Great War group awarded to Wing Commander one time Brevet Major and also Sergeant G. Hilton, Royal Air Force, late King's Own Scottish Borderers, Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry and Scots Guards, who won his D.C.M. in Atbara on 8th April 1898 whilst attached to the 12th Battalion, Sudanese Infantry with the Egyptian... Read More

Sudan Battle of Atbara Jubaland and Somaliland
13 June 2017

Naval General Service Medal 1793-1840, 1 Clasp: Algiers, awarded to Private 2nd Class John Willcox / Wilcox, Royal Marines

A fine unique name on the roll Naval General Service Medal 1793-1840, 1 Clasp: Algiers, awarded to Private 2nd Class John Willcox / Wilcox, Royal Marines, who served aboard the 40 gun Endymion class frigade H.M.S. Severn from 11th March 1816, being present at the bombardment of Algiers on 27th August 1816, though some questionable record keeping has him aboard the 74 gun ship of the line H.M.S. Minden, which was also present.   

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Naval General Service Medal
13 June 2017

The extremely rare, and only available officer's Lincolnshire Regimental Medal for Gallantry in Ireland 1920-1921 awarded to 2nd Lieutenant L. Morley-Turner, 1st Battalion, Lincolnshire Regiment

The extremely rare, and only available officer's Lincolnshire Regimental Medal for Gallantry in Ireland 1920-1921 awarded to 2nd Lieutenant L. Morley-Turner, 1st Battalion, Lincolnshire Regiment, who was decorated for his gallantry during an ambush at Goldengarden Farm, Tipperary, when he was very seriously wounded in the head and stomach, and it was thought very unlikely that he would survive. This incident led to some unfortunate reprisals by the men of his regiment.  

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Officer's Lincolnshire Regimental MEdal for Gallantry Ireland
13 June 2017

Rare woman's in action with enemy surface raider's British Empire Medal and Lloyds Medal for Bravery at Sea group to Mrs Elizabeth Plumb, First Class Stewardess aboard New Zealand registered liner R.M.S. Rangitane

The superb and rare women's in action with enemy surface raider's British Empire Medal and Lloyds Medal for Bravery at Sea group awarded to Mrs Elizabeth Plumb, First Class Stewardess aboard the New Zealand registered liner R.M.S. Rangitane when she was sunk in the Pacific by the German raiders Komet and Orion and their support ship Kulmerland on 27th November 1940, with her bravery leading the German doctor to state "Don't English women every cry?, she had been suffering from serious... Read More

British Empire Medal Lloyds Medal for Bravery at Sea
13 June 2017

1958 R.A.F. Wittering Commander's Order of the Bath, Bomber Command Blenheim Pilot's 1940 Hornum Raid Distinguished Flying Cross and United States Legion of Merit group awarded to Air Commodore W.P. Sutcliffe, Royal Air Force

The outstanding and important postwar 1958 R.A.F. Wittering Commander's Order of the Bath, Bomber Command Blenheim Pilot's 1940 Hornum Raid Distinguished Flying Cross and United States Legion of Merit group awarded to Air Commodore W.P. Suttcliffe, Royal Air Force, who won when serving with 101 Squadron performing the daring reconnaissance in the immediate aftermath of the Hornum Raid on 20th March 1940, the first high explosive bomb attack on German soil in the Second World War. He was... Read More

1958 R.A.F. Wittering Commander's Order of the Bath Bomber Command Blenheim Pilot's 1940 Hornum Raid Distinguished Flying Cross
13 June 2017

Eastbourne Blitz George Medal pair to Alfred Ernest Blackmer, a member of 21st Sussex (Eastbourne) Home Guard, who was decorated for his bravery in working through the night the rescue trapped civilians following the 28/29th September 1940 raid.

An outstanding early Eastbourne Blitz George Medal pair to Alfred Ernest Blackmer, a member of 21st Sussex (Eastbourne) Home Guard, who was decorated for his bravery in working through the night the rescue trapped civilians following the 28/29th September 1940 raid – this despite the proximity of a delayed action bomb and risk of heavy debris from the collapsed building falling on him; Eastbourne being the most raided town in the south-east.

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Eastbourne Blitz George Medal
13 June 2017

Military General Service Medal 1793-1814, 7 Clasps: Barrosa, Vittoria, Pyrenees, Nivelle, Nive, Orthes, Toulouse, awarded to Bugler Henry Finch, 1st Battalion, 28th North Gloucestershire Regiment of Foot

The regimentally unique rank Military General Service Medal 1793-1814, 7 Clasps: Barrosa, Vittoria, Pyrenees, Nivelle, Nive, Orthes, Toulouse, awarded to Bugler Henry Finch, 1st Battalion, 28th North Gloucestershire Regiment of Foot, who was present in the raising of the siege of Cadiz in 1811, being present at the battles of Barrosa, and Vittoria, the actions in the Pyrenees, and the battles of Nivelle, Nive, Orthes, and Toulouse, and then finally Waterloo in June 1815.

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Military General Service Medal
13 June 2017

Boer War Rhodesia and Great War 1919 Order of Saint Michael and Saint George and 1917 Distinguished Service Order group awarded to Lieutenant Colonel R.R. Smyth, C.M.G., D.S.O

The superb Boer War Rhodesia and Great War 1919 Companion of the Order of Saint Michael and Saint George and 1917 Distinguished Service Order group awarded to Lieutenant Colonel R.R. Smyth, C.M.G., D.S.O., Leinster Regiment, who was one of only two men from the Leinster's to receive the Rhodesia clasp to the Queen's South Africa Medal 1899-1902, being then five times Mentioned in the Great War, having seen service in France from 12th September 1914, being from 1916 with the 63rd Royal... Read More

Boar War Rhodesia Great Wart 1919 Order of Saint Michel Saint George
13 June 2017

Second World War Italy Campaign Monte Damiano 24th January 1944 'Immediate' Distinguished Conduct Medal group awarded to Rifleman E.J. Norman

The outstanding Second World War Italy Campaign Monte Damiano 24th January 1944 'Immediate' Distinguished Conduct Medal group awarded to Rifleman E.J. Norman, 1st Battalion, London Irish Rifles, corps of Royal Ulster Rifles, who as 'D' Company signaller attempted successfully to maintain communication with Battalion HQ despite being wounded, his set destroyed, and dead and wounded all around him, he refused treatment to maintain contact during a terrific bombardment.  ... Read More

Italy Campaign Monte Damiano
13 June 2017

Great War Battle of the Menin Road 1917 Military Cross and Hindenburg Line 28th August 1917

The superb Great War Battle of the Menin Road 1917 Military Cross and Hindenburg Line 28th August 1917 Second Award Bar and Second World War group awarded to Captain F.E. Whitby, 16th Count of London Battalion, London Regiment - the Queen's Westminster Rifles attached 19th County of London Battalion, London Regiment - the Saint Pancras Rifles, late 1/1st Battalion, Hertfordshire Regiment, and later Cameronians, who served in France from November 1914, being five time wounded in action.... Read More

Great War Battle of the Menin Road Military Cross
13 June 2017

Second World War North West Europe Capture of Le Havre 1944 and Otterlo April 1945 'Hobart Funnie's' Flying Dustbin Troop Leader

The superb Second World War North West Europe Capture of Le Havre 1944 and Otterlo April 1945 'Hobart Funnie's' Flying Dustbin Troop Leader's Military Cross and Second Award Bar, and post war Territorial Army Order of the British Empire group awarded to Major A.H. Warde, M.B.E., M.C. & Bar, Royal Engineers, who served with distinction in Churchill Tank A.V.R.E.s, is believed to have been in the first armoured vehicle raft over the Rhine, and represented the Civil Defence Corps during the... Read More

North West Europe Le Havre Otterlo Germany Rhine Crossing Military Cross Churchill Tank Royal Engineers
13 June 2017

Great War Moray Firth Minesweeping operations Distinguished Service Cross group awarded to Chief Boatswain E.A. Griffin, Royal Navy

A very fine Great War Moray Firth Minesweeping operations Distinguished Service Cross group awarded to Chief Boatswain E.A. Griffin, Royal Navy, who having worked his way up and been granted a Warrant Officer's commission in 1902, rammed and sank the ketch 'Egremont' in 1909 when drunk in command, but then distinguished himself when in command of the minesweeping trawler 'Janus' and the drifter 'Honing Gull', before dying in service in June 1918.

Group of 4: Distinguished Service... Read More

Great War Moray Firth Minesweeping operations Royal NavyGreat
13 June 2017