John Hall - Medals and Books - For Sale

To buy any of the following items please contact John Hall: lsgc@talktalk.net  or 01132 875810 / 07807729658.

GM3.GV Military Medal Died of wounds

130173 PTE W ARNOLD 6/ MGC
William Arnold born Sharlston Wakefield
Enlisted in to the 21^st Bn West Yorkshire regiment
21/10 lived at the time 7 Shuttleworth St, Earby and there is a picture of him in Craven's
Died Of Wounds 25.10.1918 whilst serving in the 6^th Bn MGC Infantry
Buried in Vadencourt . Maissemy Aisne                               £425

 

GM4. 15 TRIO & MSM for EAST AFRICA
15 STAR M2-079358 M.S.SJT S G W BLYTHE A.S.C
BWM&VIC M2-079358 S.SGT S G W BLYTHE A.S.C
MSM M2-079358 M S SGT S G W BLYTHE 648/M T Coy A.S.C.
Full service papers from Dollis Hill North West LONDON
Previous service with Nelson college Rifle Corps New Zealand for 6 years 1906
Occ motor driver & mechanic age 29 yrs to france 25.5.1915 then on to east Africa march 1916 MSM LG 13 march 1918                                            £295

GM5. GV MSM & MEDAILLE MILITAIRE.

9258 A.CPL J MACONACHIE 1 CAM HDRS
M.S.M LG 1.1.1918 1 of 67 MSM`S
Medaille Militaire  1 of 7 to Regiment
Ent to 15 Trio to France 19.12.1914
Died of Wounds 18.10.1918                          £325

GM6. GV MSM for France

21503 PTE J M BENNETT 12/ W RID R
James Milroy Bennett born Barony Lanark
Enl Braightferry Dundee died of wounds 04.09.1917       £245

GROUPS

G1. BRIERLEY, Burdett Barrat
QSA Bars CC, OFS  2786 3^rd Cl Tpr. B. Brierley, S.A.C.
1914-15 Trio P.518 L/Cpl B.B. Brierley, M.M.P.
With copy service record                £265

G2.1914 TRIO & RNR GV LSGC DRAKE Bttn R.N.D

A2862 D.Robinson smn R.N.R
David Robinson Born LARNE,Co Atrim joined RN Sept 1910
Served at Antwerp Oct 1914 with Drake Bn
With complete service details                   £445

G3.  CLY 2/2206 W. MILLS, A.B.  R.N.V.R. NELSON BTTN, R.N.D.

1914 Star Trio to William Mills.
Served with Nelson Bttn in Belgium Oct 1914.
With service details and some original documents.
Also medals to Sister, Agnes Mills.
BRCS Medal and Nursing Proficiency medals x3.  £360

G4. 14 TRIO + SERVICE RECORD

4258 WOCL2 J ASHDOWN 2/W.YORK R
FULL SERVICE RECORDS ENL 1894 DISC 1918   £175

G5. 14 TRIO + SERVICE RECORD

9455 PTE T GARDNER 2/ W YORK R
Thomas Gardner enlisted 3.8.1910 served Malta, Albania ,Malta  France 5.11.1914
lived Armley  discharged 5.7.1915 £175

G6. 14 TRIO

8053 Pte/A/Sgt C W Hall, 1/W York R
France 8.9.1914            £170

G7. 14 TRIO
6638 PTE C MCLOUGHLIN 1/ W YORK R
Christopher McLoughlin
To France .8.9.1914               £170

G8. 14 TRIO

6616 PTE R E CHAMBERS  1/W YORK R
To France 08.09.1914 Robert Elliott Chambers Born 1881 £170

G9. 14TRIO

3/8976 PTE C C BOWLER W YORK R £170

G10 . 14 TRIO

8873 PTE/SGT A KING 2^/ W YORK R   £170

G11. 15 TRIO

1658 PTE H BROWN 1/5^th W YORK R
France 15.4.15                £80

G12 14 TRIO GSM & LSGC+BAR GROUP

10687/20248 LCPL/SGT T WEBB WEST RIDING REGT/EAST YORK REGT
14Trio W.RID.R
GSM & LSGC+BAR EAST YORK REGT
Thomas Webb Enl 1913 Disc 1949/50 comes with numerous paper work mainly from the snapper magazine also photo from magazine involved in a film during war a very good and interesting research project.                         £475
                                                 
G13. 15 Trio   LIEUT/CAPTAIN H W BROOKE W.YORK R
Herbert Wilson Brooke 8^th Bn West Yorks Leeds Rifles  Died 19.09.1964 age 73
Lived  3 Headingley Terrace Hyde Park Leeds
He was the managing director of James Hare LTD and numerous other wool and textile firmsIn 1947 he did a 25000 mile trip through Canada,USA & Mexico and wrote a book about about his experience and  how superior the british wool & textile was and how the USA wanted good quality goods. A very interesting character needs more research.       £235

G14.  15 TRIO

1404 PTE G NELSON W .YORK R

France 16.4.15                 £80

 

G15. 15 TRIO
21394 PTE J B WAUGH W YORK R
France 9.12.15                 £80

 

G16. 15 TRIO
11135 PTE J T HENSTOCK W YORK R
Balkans 11.7.15 disc due to wounds 29.6.16
Gsw r.shoulder from Blythe   Full service record    £85

G17. 15 TRIO

4371 PTE J ROOKLEDGE 1/7^th W YORK R
James Rookledge to France 10.12.1915 entitled to silver war badge No 206804 enl 17.07.15 disc due to sick 08.03.19 Lab Corp   583409   £80

G18.  15 TRIO
1598 PTE J LEE 1/7^th W YORK R
France 15.4.15         £80

G19. 15 TRIO

12654 PTE T CHADWICK W YORK R
Thomas Chadwick To France 26.08.15          £80

G20. 15 TRIO

2776 PTE W PICKLES W YORK R
France 15.4.15                   £80

G21. 15 TRIO

2282 W E WOOD 1/7^th W YORK R
France 15.4.15         £80

G22. 15 TRIO
2099 PTE E FRYER W YORK R
France 16.4.15             £80

G23. 15 TRIO

3/8746 PTE D NEWMAN W YORK R
France 29.6.15 3^rd Bn from Hebburn Durham
Numerous imprisonment+dcm`s        £80

G24. 15 TRIO

18557 PTE J F WILSON W YORK R
James Fishburn Wilson born Hett Durham, Lived 19 Nesbit St Shotton Colliery Durham
Occ coal miner age 26 in 1911   £80

G25. 15 TRIO

2710 PTE J LACEY W YORK R
TO FRANCE 16.4.1915     £80

G26. 15 TRIO

2700 PTE H E HENDERSON W YORK R
6^TH BN THEN TO MFP LIVED LITTLE HORTON BRADFORD   £80

G27. 15 TRIO + DEFENCE MEDAL +BOX OF ISSUE FOR WW2

15766 PTE G DENNISON 9^th W YORK R
George Dennison to Balkans 11.07.1915 £85

G28. 15 TRIO

2282 PTE W E WOOD W YORK R  Prisoner of War as WEST YORKS MUSEUM LIST  
William E Wood  to France 15.04 1915 change Number 200626 6^th Bn No   £85

G29. 15 TRIO

RMB 923 MUS S TAYLOR
Joined 1905-1919 served HMS Dominion 1912=18 with
Papers and box of issue        £115

G30.  15 TRIO 3650 PTE S KENDRICK 1/8^th  MANC R    £75

G31.  S/6955 PTE H V PASSINGHAM RIF BRIG

WW1 15 TRIO, DEF, WAR MEDAL, E11R ISM & ODD FELLOW MEDAL
S/6955 PTE H V PASSINGHAM RIF BRIG/HORACE VICTOR PASSINGHAM ODD FELLOWS MEDAL FOR SERVICE RENDER 28.10.37 MIC STATES TO FRANCE 12.5.1915.   £135

G32. 15 TRIO KILLED IN ACTION 2^nd/5^th West Yorkshire Regt

13954 CHARLES SMITH WILDING KILLED IN ACTION 25^th July 1918
Lived 5, The Square, East Morton, Bingley, Yorks.  £170

G33.  ALDRIDGE, W.

1914-15 Star  P1800 Cpl – A/Sjt W. Aldridge, M.M.P.
BWM/VIC  P1800 Sjt W. Aldridge, M.M.P. First Theatre of War Balkans 7.10.15.  £115

G34. 14 STAR + VIC Killed in Action 20.09.1914

7385 LCPL/PTE F BUCKLEY W YORK R
Killed in Action under flag of truce from Dewsbury
His name is an Alias Abraham Wolstenholme from Slaithwaite    £145

G36. PAIR & PLAQUE

36194 Pte H HAMPSHIRE W YORK R 
HARRY HAMPSHIRE Killed in action/Died of wounds??? 13^th January 1917  9^th Bn West Yorkshire Regt age 37 Lived 21 Mathias St Burley Leeds index cards states pair only D of W Ancestry states K in A?  £165

G37. PAIR KILLED IN ACTION 1^st/5^th West Yorkshire Regt     

12872 Pte W H  THOMPSON W YORK R. WILLIAM HENRY THOMPSON Killed in Action 29^th October 1917. Lived 10 Eltham Terrace Woodhouse Leeds index card states entitled to 15 Trio   £65

G38. PAIR KILLEDIN ACTION 10^TH BN W Yorkshire Regt    

235020 PTE R H TINKER W YORK R
Killed in action 18.09.1918 lived Temple Newsam he is on the Colton Memorial    £75

G39. BWM + VIC

62670 PTE A E NETTLETON 1/7^TH W YORK R 
Alfred Ernest Nettleton
Born 08.11.1899 died 4 March 1956 Wakefield left £5622 in his will.  £40

G40. PAIR TO Officer 4th West Yorkshire Regt

LT H L PEARSON
Henry Lindau Pearson Born Driffield 1897 enl 4^th West Yorks 10.06.1915 discharged 01.01.1920
GSW Right Shoulder served RAF 15.07.1925 –04.07.1929 Served India 20^th SQD 1926/27           £ 95

G41. BWM + VIC

3512 PTE J W STOTHARD 3^RD/5^TH W YORK R 
John W Stothard  3^rd 5^th Bn /Lab Corps / RE  £40

G42. BWM + VIC Prisoner of War as WEST YORKS MUSEUM LIST   

325183 PTE A R ALLEN 18^TH W YORK R  Alfred R Allen   £40

G43. WW1 GROUP POW?? WW1 PAIR Defence medal War medals  

31923 PTE J NICHOLSON 21^ST W YORK R
JOHN NICHOLSON WEST YORKS REGT Prisoner of  War   £60

G44. BWM + VIC

60483 PTE W SHACKLETON  15/17^TH W YORK R         £ 40

G45. BWM + VIC
3/8923 PTE G CONWAY 12^TH W YORK R
France 12.10.15 previous service with KOYLI
Ent 15 star also IGA Tirah ,QSA 3 bars + KSA full service record    £45
          
G46. BWM + VIC
21558PTE R W FOTHERGILL  15^TH W YORK R  
Ent to IGS NWF 1919 with Hamps Regt     £40

G47. BWM + VIC 3346 PTE A NEWTON 2/6^TH W YORK R

KILLED IN ACTION 11.04.17                     £75

G48. BWM+VIC

32365 PTE T ASHCROFT   7^TH N STAFF R
Ent pair only with lid to box of issue     £45

G49. BWM + VIC
4712 PTE D J DAY 1/5^TH W.YORK.R       £40

G50. BWM + VIC
54689 PTE N BROOKE 2/7^TH W YORK R     £40

G51. BWM + VIC
4368 PTE V W W MASON W YORK R    £40
Born Frodingham died 1981

G52. BWM + VIC

3513 PTE H CHAPMAN W YORK R    £40

G53. BWM + VIC

238124 PTE J HALLIDAY 1^ST W YORK R   
Prisoner of war.   £45

G54. BWM + VIC

75114 PTE A E MITCHELL 10^TH W YORK R    £40

G55. BWM + VIC

37166 PTE P W WICHERLEY  9^TH W YORK R    £40

G56. BWM + VIC

20871 PTE D BURNHAM  W YORK R  £40

G57.BWM + VIC

53805 PTE T A WILSON 10^TH W YORK R   £40

G58.  BWM + VIC

42497 PTE W ROBINSON 2^ND W.YORK.R      £40

G59. BWM + VIC

49368 PTE H THORNTON 2/5^TH W YORK R  KILLED IN ACTION 20.07.1918                £75

G60.  BWM + VIC

3346 PTE A NEWTON 2/6^TH W YORK R   KILLED IN ACTION 11.04.17               £75

G61.  BWM + VIC

21066 PTE W ROBSON W YORK R               £40

G62.  BWM + VIC

5832 PTE G COOPER 1/6^TH W.YORK.R      £40    

G63.  3458 PTE R MC KAY  H L I
WW1 BWM & VIC, DEF MEDAL & GV1 SPECIALS LSGC BAR 1949
3458 PTE R MC KAY H L I /ROBERT J G MC KAY MIC CARD CONFIRMING WW1 PAIR.  £95

G64.  242691 PTE H P ROBERTS S LANC R

WW1 BWM & VIC, DEF, WAR MEDAL GV SPECIALS LSGC COINAGE HEAD
242691 PTE H P ROBERTS S LANC R/HARRY P ROBERTS  ORIGINAL CERT FOR PROMOTION T2 LT IN THE HOME GUARD JULY 1953+LETTER TO HARRY FROM IS GRANDMOTHER    £115                                                                                           

G65. WW1 PAIR  GV SPECIALS LONG SERVICE MEEDAL

60320 PTE A C BARKER 2/7^TH W YORK R , ARTHUR C BARKER   £50

G66.  George HOPE   

BWM/VIC to G. Hope, B.R.C.S. BRCS War Medal unnamed
MIC shows he entered France 18.1.16   £85

G67.   SUPERB GROUP AND SCARCE

9778/3701458 cpl/sgt E A HALL R LANC R
M.I.D.   3.8.1920 AFGHANISTAN SCARCE M.I.D.

BWM + VIC 9778 CPL E A HALL R LANC R

IGS bars AFGHAN 1919 + WAZ 1919-1921  3701458 SGT E A HALL R LANC R

GC LSGC  SGT 3701458 SGT E A HALL R LANC R awarded July 1927

Joined 11/08/1908 disc 1932 first theatre of war India Sept 1915

So is he entitled to a star??? With some paperwork       £365

 

G68.EDV11 & BWM  NAVY PAIR only entitlement
EDV11 NAVY LSGC 155578 WILLIAM GREEN BOATN H M COAST GUARD
BWM 155578 W GREEN P.O R.N
Born 14 March 1874 Rustington Sussex enl 28.05.1890 age 16
Served on Audacious, Edinburgh, Barfleur, Duke of Wellington, Australia then he went on to be a Boatman 1901-1919 LSGC awarded 09.05.1907 ent to BWM only    £100

G69.  WW1 PAIR & SPECIALS LSGC

3924 TPR S A WOLFE 2-L GDS
SECT CMDR SYDNEY A WOLFE
With papers from Horwich nr Bolton
Enl 29.2.1916 to France 23.4.1917  £130

G70.  H  BOOTH

GSM BAR PALESTINE AND MALAYA TO 7885289 PTE H BOOTH E.YORK R
39/45 STAR,
AFRICA STAR BAR 8^TH ARMY,
DEFENCE & WAR MEDAL
E11R REGULAR ARMY LSGC TO 7885289 SGT H BOOTH E.YORK R (REPLACEMENT]
£150

G71.  GSM BAR PALESTINE 4534243 CPL A MORAN W YORK R  

39/45 star, Africa star. Defence , war medal
£ 145                    
                      
                                      THREE NICE NAVAL M.I.D GROUPS

G72.  MX.60468 R D SEARLE O.A.1 H.M.S. EXCELLENT

39/45 STAR,
ATLANTIC STAR,
WAR MEDAL.M.I.D,
E11R NLSGC  MX.60468 R D SEARLE O.A.1 H.M.S. EXCELLENT
RALPH DOUGLAS SEARLE M.I.D. LG 1.1.1945 WHILST SERVING ON HMS FORRESTER
NLSGC AWARDED 31 AUG 1954 BORN 1919 DIED 1997 COMES WITH WW1 BWM TO
4987 GNR R SEARLE R.A RAPLH SEARLE POSS FATHER       £215

G73. . Morris Jackson COOK, Royal Navy

1939-45 Star
Atlantic Star with France/Germany clasp,
War Medal with MID
NGS Clasp Minesweeping 1945-51.+++ Original Minesweeping badge.
MID LG 18 May 1943 Copy Seedies Roll. HMS Obdurate. North Russian Convoy  £415

G74.  JX.127380 R V WILLMOTT CPO HMS PEMBROKE

39/45,ATLANTIC,AFRICA,ITALY,WAR MEDAL(MID)   GV1 NLSGC
MID LG2 MAY 1944 OPS IN MEDITERRANEAN LST411 MINED 31 DEC 1943
NLSGC AWARDED  10.NOV 1944 DIED 1977 LINCOLNSHIRE
ORIGINAL  ID BADGE,ARETHUSA TRAINING SHIP MEDAL
HMS KENT 1^ST CUTTER MEDALLION,HMS GANGES 1927 WINNERS MEDAL FOR
ROWING,ORIGINAL BOX FOR NLSGC,ORIGINAL  BOX FOR WW2 MEDALS
TO MR R V WILMOTT SKEGNESS LINCS    £295

G75.  878539 GNR S TERRY R.A.DOUBLE LONG SERVICE GROUP OF FIVE

39/45 STAR,
DEF,WAR MEDAL
GV1 TEM &
E11R SPECIAL LSGC
PLUS TWO SMALL BOLTON SPECIAL CONSTABLE BADGES TO 878539 GNR S  TERRY, R.A .STANLEY TERRY.Condition NEF  £115

G76.  Francis McBRIDE

1939/45 Star,France/Germany Star ,Defence Medal , War Medal
Police LS Medal [E11R] to Const Francis McBride
Scots Guard Comm. Medallion.
Entitled to 1977 Jubilee Medal [Constable, Dumfries and Galloway]  £105

G77. WW2 +ISM GROUP TO No 7 SIS???? /Special comms unit 3

2345524 operator specialist R G CLAYDON Royal Signals
39/45 star
AFRICA star
DEFENCE Medal
WAR medal
E11R ISM LG 23^rd sept  1974 RAYMOND GEORGE CLAYDON
Overseer Reigate & Redhill
With soldier service book plus stamped photo which gives details were he served and what branch he served in,He was a S Telegraphist served No 7 sheet operator special served M.E.F 1941 ONWARDS. with some paperwork       £100

G78.  WATERS, Frederick G.

Defence Medal,Police LS Medal [GV1]  Sergt Frederick G Waters
RLSS Bronze Medallion with 1937 bar     £60

G79.  ROGERS, Arthur

Defence Medal;War Medal
Police LS Medal [E11R]  Inspr Arthur Rogers   £65

G80. GRAHAM, John M

Police LS Medal [E11R]  Inspr John M Graham.
St John Ambulance medallion John M Graham   £55

G81. ROBERTSON, George.

Police LS Medal [GV1] Inspr George Robertson,
PAA Championship Bronze Medallion    £55

G82.  C.G. HEDGE, R.E.

1939/45 Star, France/Germany Star, Defence Medal,War Medal
Army LSGC [GV1] to 1869103 CQMS C.G. Hedge, R.E.         £95

G83.  4530522 W.O.CL.2 J.CAVANAGH W.YORKS

39/45 STAR, FRANCE & GERMANY STAR ,DEFENCE, WAR,GV1 LSGC Regular Army bar
J CAVANAGH BECAME RSM 5^TH BN MARCH 1947 TILL AUGUST 1948                   £175

G84. R.A.F LSGC&BAR GROUP

EIIR GSM bar Arabia Peninsula 2232747 SGT C I DYSON R.A.F
EIIR LSGC+BAR 2232747 SNR TECH C I DYSON R.A.F
Comes with box of issue for LSGC bar and dog tags                  £270

G85.  METROPOLITAIN TRIO

JUBILEE 1887+BAR 1897,
1902 CORNATION
1911 CORNATION
PC C MARKHAM F DIVISION
Joined 1886 ret 1912 26 yrs service all in F Division    £150

G86 15 TRIO

640PTE J PARKINSON E YORK R (tradesman)
Jim Parkinson 11^th Bn east york regt lost is prefix
Born 1892 died 1945 lived Hull and was a general labourer   £110

G87  EDV11 NAVY LSGC & BROTHERS BWM

EdVII Naval LSGC S E Goldsworthy Lg sto 1 HMS KATOOMBA
Born Nov 1869 enl aug 1888 to RFR 1910 till 1919 total service 31 years
Served Endymion 1915 till 1918 lsgc awarded 1904 full service record
BWM to BROTHER 155931 H Goldsworthy L S R.N faint naming
Born 1875 enl 1890 disc march 1920 total service 30 years
Entitled to 1911 coronation medal whilst on Vanguard served HMS Forth & Maidstone entitled to BWM only full service record      £110

SINGLE MEDALS

 

S1.  QSA bars NATAL  brouch marks on front of medal
2500 PTE J DILLINGHAM W YORKSHIRE REGt PAPERS    £110

S2. J. HEFFERNAN

1914 Star to 3/8646 Sjt J. Heffernan, 1^st W. York R.
Killed in Action 15.1.17    £120

S3.  14 STAR+ SERVICE RECORD

8315 PTE J H RADMALL
Joseph Henry Radmall  To France 05.11.1914
Enl 14.01.1907 disc 20.03.1916 due to wounds received 27.12.1914
Occupation pre-war Lift Attendant
Born 1889 died 1964 left £229 in Will    £100

S4. A. CROSSLEY.

1914 Star to 5848 CQMS A. Crossley, 2 W. York R.
Full service record, joined 16.4.1900, trans to MPSC 1.3.15, wounded 1915 shrapnel neck and shoulder.    £90

S5.  SINGLE 15 STAR

2LT E SMITH W YORK R
Disc due to Wounds served 12^th BN    
Only 1 E Smith with this rank in West Yorks  £70

S5. 15 STAR
1735 PTE T H CROWTHER 1/6^TH W YORK R GILDED    £25

S6. 15 STAR

72540 DVR O ROBINSON RFA  
To France 21.05.15 Orlando Robinson born 6.6.84 died dec1972 Dewsbury   £25

S7.  BWM

41935 PTE R HERZKA 2/6^TH W YORK R  
Rudolph Herza born 1879 Vienna Austria Died 1953 Barton Lancashire
Married 1903 to Ellen Dempster
Wife Ellen Herzka died 09.05.1917   £30

S8.  BWM

29713 CPL C H ARNOLD  W YORK R  
Charles H Arnold    £28

S9. VICTORY MEDAL

43453 PTE J T YOUNG 21^ST W YORK R   £12

S10.  VICTORY MEDAL

30766 PTE F EDWARDS ESSEX R    £12

S11. GV1.  GSM 1962 BARS PALESTINE & MALAYA

to 1095478 Gnr A P BLAKE R.A. Replacement medals.      £90

S12.  GV1  GSM BAR PALESTINE

TO 4537604 PTE T MEEHAN W.YORK.R    £75

S13.  E11R GSM BAR MALAYA 

22789447 PTE C OLDFIELD W YORKS   £60

S14.  E11R GSM BAR MALAYA 

22599613 PTE B MEEGAN W YORKS   £60

S15.  E11R GSM BAR MALAYA 

22762759 PTE R TEASDALE W YORKS   £60

S16.  E11R GSM BAR MALAYA 

23201294 PTE C W D YOUNG W YORKS   £60

S17.   E11R GSM BAR MALAYA   
23514012 PTE T A FOSTER R M P.    £85

S18.  E11R GSM bar MALAYA   
23248954 CPL F BROWN R.A.O.C   £60

S19.  E11R GSM bar CYPRUS

518210 F SGT  G M WRIGHT R.A.F   £55

S20.  E11R GSM Bar Cyprus    

22558299 Sjt F. HAIL, R.A.O.C    £60

S21. E11R GSM BAR NEAR EAST  

23228762 PTE B J FRAIN  W YORKS     £125

S22.  E11R GSM BAR NEAR EAST     
23250706 PTE J W HALL W YORKS   £125

S23.  E11R GSM 2 BARS MALAYA & NEAR EAST   

22978597 PTE K BROCKLESBY W YORKS   £155

S24.  E11R  BAR SOUTH ARABIA   £70

23846701 CPL M J CONROY PWO

S25.  E11R GSM BAR SOUTH ARABIA 

23951943 PTE J M SCAIFE PWO     £70

S26.  E11R GSM BAR NORTHERN IRELAND 

24123306 PTE G L BULL PWO   £70

S27.  E11R GSM BAR  NORTHERN IRELAND 

24366503 PTE C NOBLE PWO     £70

S28. QUEENS KOREA MEDAL

22201455 CFN S MARTIN R.E.M.E        £100

S29.  IRAQ OP-TELIC MEDAL

25215877 PTE K HODGSON YORKS     With box of issue    £175

S30. 14 STAR K.O.Y.L.I Prisoner of War

7882 pte F BROWN K.O.Y.L.I Fred Brown taken  prisoner of war 26.087.1914???  £95

LONG SERVICE,  JUBILEE & CORONATION MEDALS

N1. EDV11 ROYAL NAVAL RESERVE LSGC

D3377 J W NELSON SEAN 1 CL R.N.R         £45

L1. VICTORIAN LSGC 1039 PTE H STEEL 1-14 FOOT

HENRY STEEL ENLISTED 20 APRIL 1868 SERVED 21 YEARS with papers  £125

L2. ARMY LONG SERVICE MEDAL GV

9275 PTE J DAY W YORK R
Entitled to SWB No 89272 enl 1895 disc 10.05 1916 due to sickness  £70

L3. ARMY LONG SERVICE GV

5819198 PTE F CROCKFORD SUFF R     £60

L4. E11R R.A.F LONG SERVICE

E4027145 CPL E SLATER R.A.F    £58

L5. VOLUNTEER LONG SERVICE MEDAL EDV11

867 L-CORPL J ATKINSON 1^ST V B W YORK Regt impressed £80

L6.  TERRITORIAL  EFFECIENCY MEDAL GV1 bar Territorial

4534816 PTE S SPINK W YORK R  £60

L7. TERRITORIAL  EFFECIENCY MEDAL GV1 bar Territorial

2050847 PTE F MAWER W YORK R   £60

L8. TERRITORIAL  EFFECIENCY MEDAL GV1 bar Territorial

3655087 PTE C DANIELS W YORK R    £60

L9.  TERRITORIAL EFFECIENCY MEDAL GV1 BAR TERRITORIAL

777388 SGLN F ALLEN R SIGNALS    

Fred Allen was born in Tupton on 16th May 1909. He was the son of William and Mary Allen. The 1911 Census shows him residing at 6 Springwell Terrace, New Tupton (I believe they may be the same place). William Allen was a coal miner (deputy) as was two of his sons. The young Fred also had a sister. Fred also became a miner and was residing at Tapton, near Chesterfield when he joined the RA (Tapton is a different village near Tupton!). He attested at Derby on 2nd January 1928 for 3 years regular service and 9 on the reserve. His RA career was short lived. He was discharged on 12th January 1928 under King's Regulations Para 363 (VI) (a). He joined the Royal Corps of Signals (TA) on 13th May 1935, and agree I 'Signalman' it is. It appears he died in Chesterfield in 1982.             £50

 

L10. TERRITORIAL  EFFECIENCY MEDAL GV1 bar Territorial
1437841 SGT F AIREY W YORK R  £60

L11.  EM Bar Terr [GV1] to 3522354  Pte E.H. HULLEY, R.A.O.C.  £45

L12. Thomas BRUNNING, Metropolitan Police 

1887 Jubilee Medal named to Insp J. Brunning, ‘J’ Divn
Census records and some service details. Joined Met 1866 – retired 1892  £120  

L13.  JUBILEE 1887 BAR 1897 TO PC J STURNHAM N DIV, MET POLICE  £55

L14.  JUBILEE 1887 BAR 1897 TO PC J HACKETT M DIV, MET POLICE

Condition GVF   £55

L15.  GV1 IND IMP SPECIALS LSGC TO FRED W J PARKER, SPECIAL CONSTABULARY  

Condition GVF+ £15
          

IMPERIAL SERVICE MEDALS

GV1 IND IMP
UNWIN, Ruth Jessie.  Asst Supervisior, London Postal Region.
LG 19.9.44. In black Royal Mint box of issue   £25

EIIR DEI GRATIA                     

CHRISTIE, Robert Main, Assistant Supervisor Glasgow General Post Office
In black Royal Mint box of issue.  LG 9.12.58   £25

CLISBY, Charles William, Postman, London Postal Region

In black Royal Mint box of issue.
LG 21.9.65  £25

COWEN, Miss Ann, Lately Postal and Telegraph Officer Newcastle upon Tyne

With original certificate for ISM, In black Royal Mint box of issue. LG 15.5.70  £28

GORE, Jack, Lately Technical Officer, Blackburn, General Post Office

In black Royal Mint box of issue.
LG 29.7.83   £25

MURTON, Miss Barbara Lillian, Lately Postal and Telegraph Officer, Ilford
With original certificate for ISM.
In black Royal Mint box of issue.
LG11.10.74  £28

TILLEY, Harry William, Lately Senior Technician, Leicester.

In black Royal Mint box of issue
LG23.6.72  £25

Books for Sale

1. History of the 4^th/7^th Dragoon Guards 1685 – 1980 by J M Brereton. 

£25.00

94 plates (some col.), 12 maps & diagrams. Catterick: The Regt. 1982. Campaigns include Peninsular, Kaffir War, Crimea, Egypt 1882, Boer War, WW1 Western Front & WW2 BEF 1940 & North-West Europe 1944-45 from Normandy to Bremen, post-war Radfan & Cyprus. Rolls of Hon. 1914-18 & 1939-45, roll of awards post-1946. Orig. maroon cloth,  gilt, excellent condition.

 2. History Of the Duke of Wellington’s Regt  1919 – 1952 by Brig CN Barclay,     

£17.00

First Edition, with a coloured portrait frontispiece, 27 plates on 18, 9 maps in the text and 10 large folding maps (a number coloured in outline), some occasional light spotting; regimental cloth, gilt back, gilt crest on upper cover, a very good, clean copy. Records the pre-war and wartime service of all nine battalions. Includes colonels, battalion commanders, honours, awards and Roll Of Honour. 

3. History of the Royal Warwickshire Regt 1919 – 1955 by Marcus Cunliffe, 

£25.00

First Edition, with a fine portrait frontispiece, 11 plates on 8, 7 full-page maps in the text and front and rear endpaper maps; cloth, regimental badge blocked in gilt on upper board, gilt back, a very good, bright, clean copy in the d/w. The 2 and 1/7 Bns landed in Normandy; 1 Bn served in India and Burma; 2 Bn fought across North-West Europe. Includes index of officers and men, and separate index of places and events. 

4. History of the Green Howards by Geoffrey Powell. 

£12.00

Arms & Amour Press, London, 1992. Hard Cover. Book Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Buchan, Toby ( Maps ) (illustrator). First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Charts the history of the famous regiment raised in 1688 as 'Colonel Lutrell's Regiment of Foot'. A fresh and comprehensive guide covering new ground in particular on the little covered inter-war and post 1945 decades.  287 pages including index. 

5. The Royal Ulster Rifles in Korea.      

£15.00

Belfast. Wm. Mullan & Son (Publishers). 1953., 1953. 8vo, 104p., with 15 plates and illustrations, maps, mapped endpapers, dark green cloth, titles on the upper cover stamped in black, a fine bright copy in near fine jacket (Ids). - The Korean War combat history of The 1st Battalion Royal Ulster Rifles, includes lists of casualties, honours and awards.

6. History of 1^st Battalion Lincolnshire Regt in India, Arakan, Burma & Sumatra September 1939 – October 1946.    

£16.00

Lincoln. Keyworth & Sons. c.1949, 1949. Detailed history. Maps, ills., honours and awards, roll of honour etc. Excellent condition in original card covers.

7. Mander’s March on Rome by Major d’Arcy Mander.  

£5.00

Sutton Publishing. (Subject: World War II - General) Major D'Arcy Mander was awarded a DSO in 1944 for espionage work which he carried out in Rome following his escape from captivity. Mander had been captured while serving with the Green Howards in the Western Desert, and flown to Italy. Mander accepted captivity for a while, putting his time to good use by learning Italian. In 1943 he escaped from a prisoner-of-war train in northern Italy and, adopting the alias Pietro Bartoli, he proceeded to walk to Rome. The city was under German occupation and Mander decided to set up his own intelligence network. (Published: 1987) (Publisher: Sutton Publishing) (ISBN: 0862993830) (Pagination: 149pp, 5 illustrations, 2 maps.)

8. Out of Step   The Memoirs of Field Marshal Lord Carver.   

£8.00  

Hutchinson London 1986, 1986. 1st edition dust jacket Fine 8vo. viii + 581pp., b/w pls., maps, index, The British Army's youngest Brigade Commander of WW2 at 29. 

9.  Naval Medals: 1857-1880 Vol 2 [Hardcover] by K.J. Douglas-Morris. 

£39.00

Privately Printed. Near Fine with no dust jacket. 1994. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 1897632401 . Navy Blue 'leatherette' boards with bright gilt titling and decoration to the spine. The book is 'As New' and has obviously never been read. NO Inscriptions or Marks. (xxii) + 436 pp. "An Excellent and extremely detailed study of British Naval medals and their recipients from the Second China Wars to the First Boer War.   

10. The Distinguished Service Medal 1939 – 1946 by Fevyer.  

£20.00

J. B. Hayward Polstead Suffolk, 1981. 1st edn., [vi], vi, 163pp, [i] blank, ibn text halftone images of both sides of the medal (on verso half title) and of a group, large format about 10 x 7 inches, dark blue cloth lettered in silver at spine and upper board, decorative headband, clear acetate-type dustwrapper, details of the Distinguished Service Medal during WW2, the medal awarded for bravery and resourcefulness on active service at sea by NCO's and other ranks of the British and Commonwealth forces on active service at sea, containing a chronological list of the awards, the names with rank and serial number, London Gazette date and reference, and the citation, with an alphabetical index by surname and a list of multiple recipients, ISBN:0903754908 fine in a fine dustwrapper,

All items are guaranteed genuine with any faults stated and all items come with a full money back guarantee if proven to be defective or wrongly described in any way.

Medals will be sold on a first come first served basis, and postage will be charged at cost.

Payment must be made in pounds sterling (cash or cheque) or I am happy to accept payment via Paypal [+ 4% to cover costs]. Please feel free to contact me to confirm any of these details and I will be happy to assist.

All cheques to be made payable to MR J.W. HALL.

Postal address where all payments should be sent to is:-

Mr J.W. Hall,

14 White Rose Way,

Garforth,

LEEDS.

LS25 2EF

Tel. Mobile  07807729658

Tel:-  01132875810

Email:-  lsgc@talktalk.net

Neate auctions

From Neate auctions:

Auction 180 ends this Sunday 1st February 2015.  Auction 181 has been added to the site.

Both auctions can be viewed at  www.neateauctions.co.uk.  On the home page please click on the categories tab to view all current lots.

As previously announced, Auction 182, which will commence on 26th February 2015 and conclude on 29th March 2015, will be Neate Auctions final sale.  Neate Medals will continue to operate as normal.  Our retail site can be found at www.neatemedals.co.uk

So there you have it.  Image courtesy of Neate Auctions. Medals to 4215 Pte William Wallbank, 38th Foot.

Honourable East India Company's Egypt Medal

Instituted:
Granted by General Order issued by the Governor-General on 31st July 1802.

Qualification:
Awarded to the troops who formed part of the expedition from India to Egypt to assist Sir Ralph Abercromby's force against the French in 1801. These medals do not appear to have been distributed until 1811.

Description:
48mm diameter. The obverse carries a Persian inscription in the exergue which translates as "This medal has been presented in commemoration of the defeat of the French armies in the kingdom of Egypt by the great bravery of the victorious army of England". Above the exergue, a jaunty sepoy, with encampment tents visible in the background, supports the union flag. On the reverse a ship sails towards Egypt. The date MDCCCI appears in the exergue.

Ribbon:
Yellow cord

Suspension:
Loop suspension

Naming:
Issued un-named

Clasps:
None

Notes:
Recipients of this medal did not receive the Egypt bar to the Military General Service medal which was subsequently awarded in 1850. British troops serving with the 8th Light Dragoons (one troop), the 10th Foot, 80th Foot, 86th Foot, 88th Foot and Royal Artillery (400 men) were eligible to receive this medal. The 61st Foot, arriving in Egypt on 17th May 1801 arrived too late to qualify for the medal.

16 gold and 760 silver medals were given to Bengal troops, while those from Bombay - officers and men alike - were issued with a total of 1,439 medals.

Acknowledgements:
Image courtesy of Dix Noonan Webb. The Medal Yearbook (Token Publishing Ltd) and British Battles & Medals have been essential in putting together the information.

South Atlantic Medal

Instituted:
1982

Qualification:
Awarded to British military personnel and civilians for service in the 1982 Falklands War between the United Kingdom and Argentina. It was announced on 18th December 2014 that the medal was also to be awarded to the Falkland Islands (in the same way that Malta was awarded the George Cross).

Description:
Cupronickel, 36mm in diameter.  The obverse bears a crowned effigy of Queen Elizabeth II facing right. The reverse depicts the Falkland Islands coat of arms over a laurel wreath with the words, SOUTH ATLANTIC MEDAL above.

Ribbon:
A central stripe of sea green flanked on each side by equal widths of white and watered and shaded "Empire blue".

Suspension:
A fixed bar suspension.

Naming:
Impressed with initials, surname, rank or rating, and regiment.

Clasps:
None. A rosette to be worn on the ribbon was awarded to recipients who served for at least one day within 35° and 60° South latitude or who took part in at least one operational sortie south of Ascension Island, between the date of the Argentine invasion on 2nd April 1982 and the date of the Argentine surrender on the 14th June 1982.

The medal on its own was awarded for 30 days continuous or accumulated service between 7° and 60° South latitude between 2nd April and 14th June 1982.

Acknowledgements:
Image courtesy of Wikipedia.

VC group knocked down for £260,000

I see Dix Noonan Webb have today sold Lieutenant-Colonel T C Watson's VC group of six (below) for £260,000. So much for the £180,000 (itself higher than DNW's pre-auction estimate) which was quoted in a number of papers last week.

Also sold today for £110,00 was the 2009 Conspicuous Gallantry Cross group of eight awarded to Colour Sergeant A G Dennis (above).

Medal catalogue clear-out

I have a number of medal catalogues, too numerous to list here now, most of which I am selling at £5 each. Most date from the 1980s and 1990s although there are some more recent than that. Auction houses include Baldwin's, Buckland Dix & Wood, Christie's, Dix Noonan Webb, Glendinning's, London Stamp Exchange, Sotheby's and so on.

These are great reference works but they're taking up too much room on my shelves and so it's time they went. Drop me a line - my address is on the Medal Research tab of this blog - if you have a particular interest. List below:


Armoury of St James's, The
Vol 2, Number 2 - SOLD

Baldwin & Sons
1996 - Commemorative Medals - SOLD
28th/29th September 2010 - Coins (mostly) and medals

Buckland Dix & Wood
4th December 1991 - Upfill-Brown Collection
5th December 1995

Chelsea Military Antiques
List No's: 28, 29, 33, 34, 36, 37, 46,

Christies
25th March 1986
14th March 1989
24th April 1992

Dixons
6, 11, 53, 65, 66, 67, 68, 69, 76

DNW
30th June 1998
4th July 2001 - SOLD
21st September 2001 - SOLD
4th December 2001 - SOLD
17 September 2004 - Brian Ritchie Part I

Glendining's
5th March 1986
17th September 1986
26th November 1986
24th June 1987
28th September 1988
7th December 1988
7th June 1989
19th September 1989
16th November 1994
1996 - Issue 1 - SOLD
3rd July 1996 - SOLD
28th March 2001

Liverpool Medal Company
July 2010
September 2010
November 2010
February 2011

Lockdales
20th September 2009 - Coins and Collectables

London Coins
4th December 2011

London Stamp Exchange
Spring/Summer 1982
Winter 1986-7

Sotheby's
1975 - Military & Naval campaign medals & gallantry awards
15th/16th November 1978 - Lovell Collection, Part 2
28th June 1984 - SOLD
6th/7th November 1985
10th November 1988
12th September 1989
28th June 1990
17th & 18th December 1990
25th July 1991
1st December 1998
11th May 1999 - SOLD

Spink
1987 - Medal Supplement
April 1994 - Medal Quarterly - Number 1 - SOLD
7th November 1995 - SOLD
December 1995 - Medal Circular Number 2
April 1996 - Medal Circular Number 3
25th November 1998 - The Fevyer Collection
25th November 1998 - Orders, Decorations etc
25th November 1998 - The Flatow Collection
10th December 2001
11th May 2001
25th September 2001
9th May 2002

St James's Auctions
18th November 2011 - Coins and Medals

France and Germany Star

Qualification:
Awarded for service in Belgium, France, Germany and Holland between 6th June 1944 and 8th May 1945.

For the Royal Navy and the Merchant Navy, there was no prior time qualification. To qualify, personnel must have been "afloat in direct support of operations in the named countries above "... in the North Sea south of a line from the Firth of Forth to Kristiansand, in the English Channel or the Bay of Biscay east of longitude 6 degrees west." Personnel serving onshore in support of land operations also qualified but those serving off the south coast of France qualified for the Italy Star instead.

For the Army, participation in any operation on land in Belgium, France, Holland or Germany.

For the RAF, any service over Europe between 6th June 1944 and 8th May 1945 except those which started from the Mediterranean and qualified for the Italy Star. Non aircrew qualified under the same conditions as the army.

The France and Germany Star was not awarded in addition to the Atlantic or Air Crew Europe Star. Those who qualified for the Atlantic Star, Air Crew Europe Star or France and Germany Star were only awarded the star for which they qualified first, and a clasp for the second. A second clasp was not awarded to those who qualified for all three stars.

Description:
Bronze, 43mm diameter six-pointed star. The Royal cypher GRI with the roman numerals VI below. The cypher is surmounted by a crown and within a circlet which reads, THE FRANCE AND GERMANY STAR. All the Second World War Stars were designed by The Royal Mint.

Ribbon:
32mm wide in equal strips of blue, white, red, white, blue; these colours representing the flags of the United Kingdom, France and Holland. This ribbon, in common with all WW2 Star ribbons, was designed by His Majesty the King, King George VI.

Suspension:
A ring attached to the uppermost point of the star.

Naming:
Issued unnamed although some stars may have been privately engraved.

Clasps:
One: Atlantic. This was awarded to men who qualified for the France and Germany Star followed by the Atlantic. When the ribbon alone was worn, a silver rose emblem fixed to it noted the award of a clasp.

No Air Crew Europe clasp was awarded with this medal.

Acknowledgements:
Photo courtesy of The Cameronians. Text assistance from British Battles & Medals.

Coorg Medal

Instituted:
1837

Qualification:
Awarded by the Honourable East India Company to Coorg soldiers who remained loyal during the Canara uprising.

Description:
Issued in gold (44 examples) and silver (300); 50mm in diameter and of varying thicknesses.

Obverse:
A Coorg warrior with his knife raised aloft in his right hand and a musket in his left hand. The Canarese inscription around the edge translates as, A MARK OF FAVOUR GIVEN FOR LOYALTY TO THE COMPANY'S GOVERNMENT IN SUPPRESSING REBELLION IN THE MONTHS OF APRIL AND MAY 1837.

Reverse:
Knives and war trophies within a laurel wreath and the inscription, FOR DISTINGUISHED CONDUCT AND LOYALTY TO THE BRITISH GOVERNMENT. In the exergue, COORG, APRIL 1837.

Ribbon:
There was no ribbon. Medals awarded to officers were suspended from chains, those to other ranks from cord. The swivelling suspension and ribbon buckle in the example above were obviously added later (along with the ribbon).

Suspension:
A plain loop as illustrated at the top of this post.

Naming:
Issued unnamed.

Clasps:
None issued.

Acknowledgements:
Dix Noonan Webb for the two images from past auction sales; British Battles and Medals for the background.

Imperial British East Africa Company Medal

Qualification:
Initially awarded for bravery and later, after the company ceased to exist, claims made on the basis of campaign service.

Description:
The Imperial British East Africa Company received its charter in September 1888 and was wound up in October 1895. The following campaigns were in the company's jurisdiction:

1. Campaign against the sultan of Witu (1890)
2. Uganda Religious War 1891-92
The medal is 40mm, made of silver and extremely scarce. There are only 29 confirmed medals and post 1895 authorisations.

Obverse:
The company's arms of a crowned sun and ascroll underneath with the motto, LIGHT AND LIBERTY. The Arabic inscription beneath that translates as 'The Reward of Bravery'. Around the outer edge, the name of the company: THE IMPERIAL BRITISH EAST AFRICA COMPANY.

Reverse:
Plain, except for a lotus flower wreath.

Ribbon:
Plain blue

Suspension:
A plain ring suspender (above) or a swivelling scroll suspender (below).

Naming:
Engraved on the edge or the reverse.

Clasps:
None issued.

Acknowledgements:
Dix Noonan Webb for the two images from past auction sales; British Battles and Medals for the background. 

Seringapatam medal

Qualification:
Awarded to men who contributed to the British victory in the 1799 Battle of Seringapatam against the armies of Tipu Sultan. The medal was commissioned by the East India Company in 1801 but the Company's officers di not receive Royal sanction to wear the medal until 1815, whilst officers of the British Army did not receive permission until 1851.

Description:
Minted in gold, silver-gilt, silver, bronze and pewter. The majority of the medals were struck at the Soho Mint in Birmingham but some inferior Calcutta strikings of the gold medal (83 examples) and silver medal (2,786 examples) were minted in 1808 and awarded to native officers (gold medals) and native other ranks (silver). This went against the guidance for the issue of medals from the English mint.

English medals were 48mm in diameter whilst the Calcutta medals were 45mm in diameter. The two strikings also differ in that the English version carries the designer's initials CHK above and to the right of the exergue (see above detail from a gold medal) whilst the Calcutta version has the initials in the wrong order - CKH - and the letter K reversed (see silver medal example below).

Obverse:
The British lion triumphing over Tipu Sultan's tiger. The Arabic inscription in the pennant translates as The Victorious Lion of God. The date given in the exergue is IV MAY MDCCXCIX

Reverse:
A scene of the attack on the fortress of Seringapatam. The Persian inscription underneath translates as Seringapatam God given 28th day of the month Zikadah, 1213 of the Hegira.

Ribbon:
Pale watered orange, 38mm wide, but also commonly seen with the same ribbon as that used for the Peninsular Gold Medal.

Suspension:
Issued without suspension but found with various types subsequently added.

Naming:
Issued un-named, although some later engraved by the recipients.

Clasps:
None, although some medals have clasps added which bear the text, SERINGAPATAM.

Acknowledgements Dix Noonan Webb for information from past auction sales and the images which I have reproduced on this post.

42nd Foot Medal

Qualification:
Awarded to men of the 42nd Regiment of Foot who served during the Peninsula Campaign.

Description:
Silver, 32mm. Commissioned by the regiment and minted in 1819 by Parkes of Dublin. Obverse: in the upper section - St. Andrew with his cross, legend above, "Nemo me Impune Lacessit", in the lower section, British soldiers marching through mountainous country. Reverse: the winged figure of Fame above the battle honours, "Corunna, Fuentes d’Onor, Pyrenees, Nivelle, Nive, Orthes, Toulouse, Peninsula"; in a rectangle below, "42 R.H. Rt."

Ribbon:
38mm wide, crimson, edged in dark blue.

Suspension:
Medals with hinged silver straight bar suspension and scrolled suspension have previously been auctioned by Dix Noonan Webb.

Naming:
Various rank / name /regiment combinations have been noted. Details impressed along the edge.

Clasps:
None.

Acknowledgements
Dix Noonan Webb for information from past auction sales and the image which I have reproduced on this post.

Medals in marble

This beautifully executed memorial is one of many in Canterbury Cathedral. It was dedicated by the wife of Major General Henry Richard Abadie CB, formerly of the IX (Queen's Royal) Lancers, in memory of her husband and four sons who died in the service of their country.

Dix Noonan Webb - 24th October 2014

The latest DNW medal fest kicks off tomorrow with the auction of British Orders and Medals formed by the late Fred Rockwood. The usual deep pockets will be required. Dix Noon Webb auction catalogue here.

The Italy Star

Qualification:
For the Royal Navy and the Merchant Navy, the 1939-45 Star must have been earned by six months' service in operations before the qualifying period for the Italy Star could commence. Service in the following areas would qualify: Mediterranean and Aegean seas; operations in and around the Dodecanese, Corsica, Greece, Sardinia and Yugoslavia after 11th June 1943.

For the Army, no prior time qualification. The following operational areas of service qualified: Aegean, Dodacenese, Corsica, Greece, Sardinia, Yugoslavia and Elba between 11th June 1943 and 8th May 1945.

For the RAF, no prior time qualification. Operational qualification consisted of participation in aircrew service within the Mediterranean theatre including sorties from the Mediterranean area over Europe.

Description:
Bronze, 43mm diameter six-pointed star. The Royal cypher GRI with the roman numerals VI below. The cypher is surmounted by a crown and within a circlet which reads, THE ITALY STAR. All the Second World War Stars were designed by The Royal Mint.

Ribbon:
32mm wide, a central yellow stripe (symbolising the desert) and two dark green stripes either side (symbolising forests). From the left, equal stripes of red, white, green, white and red (the colours of the Italian flag). This ribbon, in common with all WW2 Star ribbons, was designed by His Majesty the King, King George VI.

Suspension:
A ring attached to the uppermost point of the star.

Naming:
Issued unnamed although some stars may have been privately engraved.

Clasps:
None

Acknowledgements
Photo courtesy of Sarah Jane Framing and Medals.  Text assistance from British Battles & Medals.

The Great War Medal Collectors Companion VOLUME II

This long awaited second volume in Howard Williamson’s Great War Medal Collectors Companion series is now completed and ready for publication. Sales of Volume I are currently standing at [approximately] 3400. It has been decided that the print run for Volume II will only number around 2000 so early ordering is highly recommended. In has become clear that the vast amount of information gathered for Volume II would take more than one volume to print, so it was decided to split the work into two Volumes. Please Note chapter and page numbering continues sequentially with each Volume.

Volume II begins with Chapter 6 on page 572. The contents of Volume II are as follows:

FIRST CHAPTER [Chapter 6] A STUDY OF THE REGIMENTAL NUMBERS OF THE BRITISH ARMY AND DOMINION FORCES DURING THE GREAT WAR [Awarded OMRS Silver Medal 2013]

This incredible study comprises 200 pages packed with information on the regimental numbers and prefixes allocated to the Soldiers of the Great War. For the section on Line Regiments, the Author collaborated closely with Paul Nixon, whose research on Regimental Numbers provided much additional information to that compiled by the Author. The Territorial re-numberings of 1917 are all included, plus information on which number blocks were allocated to those in action on the First Day of The Somme.

The Sections on the Corps include: 

• ASC: All the prefixes shown with their number range are explained and the units employing them are identified.
• Labour Corps. The numbers for the Labour Companies and the Regiments to which they are affiliated plus a table linking regimental numbers and transfer details and dates.
• RAMC: All Territorial re-numberings including refinements to include field ambulances plus notes on number blocks prior to TF renumbering.
• RAOC: Prefixes and number ranges explained. 
• Military Police: Notes from Paul Nixon’s blog on dates of enlistment.
• RAVC: Notes on prefixes and numbers. 
• RA: Territorial re-numberings. Prefixes explained.
• RE: Notes on all number bands including a refined version of the TF numberings, Tunnelling, Gas and other companies identified as associated with certain number blocks.
• Tank Corps: Origins of personnel revealed plus number blocks to specific battalions.
• Sections on AIF, CEF SA, NZEF. Regimental Numbers. 
• An A to Z of Regimental Letter & Number Prefixes, covering all units including Navy and RND.

SECOND CHAPTER [Chapter 7] ABBREVIATIONS FOUND ON GREAT WAR CAMPAIGN MEDALS AND DOCUMENTS [Awarded the OMRS Gold Medal 2013 for Outstanding Research].

This 140 page Chapter is the result of 25 years work by the Author. Sources for the information include: Medals from private collections; Medals observed at the major London (and other) auctions; Medal Index Cards; Official Documents; Ebay medal sales; plus information supplied by friends, medal dealers, and collectors etc. The study records not only the abbreviation as it appears on the medal and its interpretation, but also many useful annotations giving further information about the rank or unit. Main contents are: 

• British and Commonwealth Unit abbreviations. 
• MIC abbreviations [Expanded from Vol I]. 
• British and Commonwealth Rank abbreviations. 
• Rank & Unit abbreviations found on Documents. 
• British Naval Rank and Unit abbreviations. 
• Relative Ranks Army and Navy. 
• Indian Ranks explained. 
• Military appointments and ranks.

NOTE a check with over 100 DNW, Spink and other catalogues shows no abbreviations omitted. This should be the standard reference for WWI Abbreviations.

THIRD CHAPTER [Chapter 8] CORRIGENDA AND ADDENDA FROM VOLUME I

This section includes additional information on the following:

The Wauchope Medal
Flat Back Suspensions on WW1 Stars
The Memorial Plaque additional notes
Manufacture of WWI Medals – a summary
Complete lists of proposed Battle Clasps for both the Army & Navy
Comrades of the Great War magazine
Jutland Medal, Lady Beatty
Annotated DCM Gazettes
Additions to 1.7.16 DCM Roll
Naming issues on Great War medals

also included are some revisions to tables in Vol I plus odd typographical errors corrected.

INDEX: A user friendly Index completes the book.

The Great War Medal Collectors Companion VOLUME III Volume 3 is currently nearing completion and it is anticipated it will be published in time for Christmas.

Contents are as follows: 

Army Divisions. Their signs, brief history and a chronological list of the Battles and actions in which they were involved. 
Dates British Units landed overseas: includes British Regiments, RE, RAMC, MGC, RA [TF], Cyclist Corps, Tank Corps, etc. 
Battle Honours with dates of actions. 

Each unit is shown with its Brigade and Division so can be cross referenced with the Chapter on Army Divisions. 

The RE Section gives histories of each individual unit plus the battles which each unit was engaged.

Order NOW from Naval and Military Press or direct from the author, below:

PRICE £38.00 plus £6.50 postage and packing to HOWARD WILLIAMSON, 5 HANKIN AVENUE, HARWICH, ESSEX CO12 5HE. Please make CHEQUES PAYABLE TO: MRS ANNE WILLIAMSON.  NOTE cheques will NOT be cashed until the book is ready for posting. For general enquiries or for those wishing to collect their book in person email: howard@williamson2844.fsnet.co.uk with your instructions.

VOLUME III is nearing completion (see details above). Its expected date of publication is November, 2014. If you are interested in purchasing this Volume please tick the box and you be contacted when it is ready. All profits from the sale of this book will be used towards costs for the production of the Military Medal Roll 1916–1919. Due for publication in 2016.

Military Medals of the First World War

 

 

Here's the latest Naval & Military Press release for those with a World War One or medal interest: Great War British Army recipients of the Military Medal 1914-1920. This is a big book and now would be the time to buy it at this special introductory price. Click on the link or the images to go straight to the Naval & Military Press website.

 



Indian Mutiny medal roll

Findmypast has recently published Kevin Asplin's Indian Mutiny medal roll: 56,608 officers and men who were awarded this medal and the various clasps.

This is at least the third version of this roll that now appears online and there are differences with each.

1. Dix Noonan Webb publishes a free version HERE which is a transcript that does not include regimental numbers. But it is free.
2. Ancestry publishes the images and a thin index which you need to pay to see. In my opinion, this is the best version.
3. FindmyPast's version is also accessible only if you have a sub or Pay Per View Credits but like Ancestry you can search for free. The FindmyPast version has been augmented with information from sources other than the medal rolls and could arguably be said to be the most complete version - although you don't get images.

The image above appears on the North East Medals website.

Reeman Dansie - militaria auction 28th August

 

 

Lot 487 (above) also includes a death plaque. The soldier, 301617 Rifleman William Frederick Tindley of the London Rifle Brigade was killed on 1st July 1916 so you can probably add a 0 to the £100-£150 estimate.

 

The Reeman Dansie catalogue is here.

 

Update 4th September 2014. Hammer price on the above was £620. Add seller's premium of 20% (£124) plus VAT on that (£25) and you get an overall price of  £769.

Pip, Squeak and Wilfred

As everyone goes First World War commemoration-crazy (and rightly so), a reminder that you'll find information on the ubiquitous WW1 trio on the following British Army Medals pages:

1914 Star
1914-15 Star
British War Medal
Victory Medal

Also see this post which details dates of issue for the 1914 Star, 1914/15 Star, BWM and VM.

Finally, don't forget the Territorial Force War Medal.

Dix Noonan Webb auction, 25th-26th June

Lots of goodies coming under the hammer in this week's DNW auction including the group pictured above: a Delhi Durbar, 1914 Star trio and plaque to 9432 Pte William Smith of the Black Watch who DoW on 9th May 1915. This lot (866) is estimated at between £400 and £500 but will inevitably realise more than this. Visit the Dix Noonan Webb website to browse the catalogue or download a PDF version.

Image courtesy Dix Noonan Webb.

Footnote 26th June 2014.
I see that the above realised £460 at Hammer which means that DNW's estimate was spot on. Mind you, add buyer's premium at 20% and then VAT on top of that and the price moves north of £570; probably still a fair price for this group (albeit I find myself wanting to straighten the BWM).