Orders, Decorations and Medals (1 December 2010)

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The Fine Collection of Medals to 'Old Contemptibles' formed by Major Bob Keay

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Lot 1

Three: Trooper E. H. Batchelour, 1st Life Guards 1914 Star, with clasp (2453 Tpr., 1/Life Gds.); British War and Victory Medals (2453 Tpr., 1-L. Gds.) good very fine (3) £160-180

Sold for £190

Lot 2

The Great War ‘Western Front’ M.C. and post war O.B.E. group of seven awarded to Lieutenant Colonel K. G. Menzies, Welsh Guards, who served with the 2nd Life Guards in France in 1914 The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire, O.B.E. (Military) Officer’s 2nd type; Military Cross, G.V.R., unnamed as issued; 1914 Star, with clasp (2. Lieut., 2/Life Gds.); British War and Victory Medals (Capt.); War Medal 1939-45 (Colonel K. G. Menzies,...

Sold for £2,900

Lot 3

Three: Corporal Shoeing Smith Thomas Coles, Royal Horse Guards, who was severely wounded at Ypres on 22 November 1914 1914 Star, with clasp (1195 Cpl. S. Sth., R. H. Gds.); British War and Victory Medals (1195 Cpl., R. H. Gds.) nearly extremely fine (3) £180-220

Sold for £250

Lot 4

Three: Private Richard Weeks, 2nd Dragoon Guards (Queen’s Bays) 1914 Star, with clasp (4290 Pte., 2/D. Gds.); British War and Victory Medals (D-4290 Pte., 2-d. Gds.); together with a named Corps of Commissionaires Long Service Medal, some minor contact wear and edge bruising to trio, therefore nearly very fine or better (3) £120-150

Sold for £180

Lot 5

Three: Lance Corporal Albert Goldsmith, 4th (Royal Irish) Dragoon Guards 1914 Star, with copy clasp (3299 Pte., 4/D. Gds.); British War and Victory Medals (D-3299 Pte., 4-D. Gds.); Army L.S. & G.C., G.V.R., type 1 (3299 L. Cpl., 4/D. Gds.) generally very fine (4) £180-220

Sold for £260

Lot 6

Four: Private (Musician) John Pearce, 5th (Princess Charlotte of Wales’s) Dragoon Guards, later Scots Guards 1914 Star, with clasp (5085 Pte., 5/D. Gds.); British War and Victory Medals, with M.I.D. oak leaf (14461 Pte., S. Gds.); Army L.S. & G.C., G.V.R., type 1 (2688176 Musician, S. Gds.) generally nearly very fine or better (4) £180-220

Sold for £190

Lot 7

Three: Captain J. N. Preston-Whyte, 6th Dragoon Guards (Carabiniers), who was mentioned in despatches and twice wounded 1914 Star, with clasp (Lieut., 6/D. Gds.); British War and Victory Medals, with M.I.D. oak leaf (Capt.) good very fine (3) £200-250

Sold for £320

Lot 8

Five: Captain J. S. Mellor, 7th (Princess Royal’s) Dragoon Guards, who was mentioned in despatches and twice wounded 1914 Star, with clasp (2. Lieut., 7/D. Gds.); British War and Victory Medals, with small M.I.D. oak leaf (Capt.); General Service 1918-62, 1 clasp, Iraq (Capt.); Jubilee 1935, some heavy contact wear therefore about nearly very fine (5) £280-320

Sold for £320

Lot 9

Seven: Captain & Quartermaster (formerly Regimental Sergeant Major) A. E. Brooks, 1st (Royal) Dragoons, late 15th (Northumberland) Company, 5th Battalion Imperial Yeomanry Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 4 clasps, Cape Colony, Orange Free State, Transvaal, South Africa 1901 (2304 S.S. Major, 15th Coy., 5th Impl. Yeo.) last clasp a contemporary tailor’s copy; 1914 Star, with clasp (2304 R.S. Mjr., 1/Dns.); British War and Victory Medals, wi...

Sold for £1,100

Lot 10

Three: Private James Kellard, 2nd Dragoons (Royal Scots Greys), who died of wounds in France on 29 April 1915 1914 Star, with clasp 6255 Pte., 2/Dns.); British War and Victory Medals (2DN-6255 Pte., 2-Dns.); together with memorial plaque (James Kellerd) note slight variation in spelling of surname, good very fine or better (4) £200-250

Sold for £420

Lot 11

The Great War M.C. group of eight awarded to Lieutenant Colonel T. B. Olive, 3rd (King’s Own) Hussars Military Cross, G.V.R., reverse inscribed ‘Capt. T. B. Olive, 3rd Hussars’; 1914 Star, with clasp (Captain, 3/Hrs.); British War and Victory Medals, with M.I.D. oak leaf (Major); Serbia, Order of the White Eagle, 2nd type, 5th Class breast badge with swords, silver, silver-gilt and enamel; Greece, War Cross 1916-17, 3rd Class, silvered b...

Sold for £2,800

Lot 12

Three: Private Sidney Faggetter, 4th (Queen’s Own) Hussars, who was wounded in October 1914 1914 Star, with clasp (1229 Pte., 4/Hrs.); British War and Victory Medals (1229 Pte., 4-Hrs.) file mark to edge of victory medal which does not affect naming and with some other minor contact wear, otherwise very fine (3) £120-150

Sold for £410

Lot 13

Four: Sergeant F. E. Saunders, 5th (Royal Irish) Lancers, later 2nd Dragoon Guards (Queen’s Bays) 1914 Star, with clasp (2487 L. Cpl., 5/Lrs.); British War and Victory Medals (L-2487 Sjt., 5-Lrs.); Army L.S. & G.C., G.V.R., type 2 (311954 Sjt., The Bays); together with an Army Rifle Association named bronze prize medal, contact wear and a little polished, therefore nearly very fine (5) £180-220

Sold for £280

Lot 14

Three: Private Henry Rudge, 6th (Inniskilling) Dragoons 1914 Star, with clasp (4618 Pte., 6/Dns.); British War and Victory Medals (4618 Pte., 6-Dns.) minor contact wear, therefore nearly very fine (3) £120-150

Sold for £210

Lot 15

Four: Private Walter Wellman, 7th (Queen’s Own) Hussars Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 5 clasps, Cape Colony, Orange Free State, Transvaal, South Africa 1901, South Africa 1902 (4241 Pte., 7th Hussars); 1914 Star, with copy clasp (4241 Pte., 7/Hrs.); British War and Victory Medals (4022 Pte., 7-Hrs.) good very fine (4) £200-250

Sold for £300

Lot 16

Four: Private Arthur Eade, 9th (Queen’s Royal) Lancers 1914 Star, with clasp (1251 Pte., 9 Lrs.); British War and Victory Medals (L-1251 Pte., 9-Lrs.); Army L.S. & G.C., G.V.R., type 1 (312988 Tpr., 9-Lrs.) some contact wear, therefore nearly very fine or better (4) £180-220

Sold for £260

Lot 17

Four: Sergeant T. A. Spiers, 11th (Prince Albert’s Own) Hussars, later 13/18th Hussars 1914 Star, with clasp (9571 Pte., 11/Hrs.); British War and Victory Medals (9571 Pte., 11-Hrs.); Regular Army L.S. & G.C., G.V.R. (535372 Sjt., 13-18 H.) contact wear and a little polished, therefore nearly very fine or better (4) £180-220

Sold for £240

Lot 18

Three: Private E. H. R. Law, 12th (Prince of Wales’s Royal) Lancers 1914 Star, with clasp (5945 Pte., 12/Lrs.); British War and Victory Medals (5945 Pte., 12-Lrs.) good very fine or better (3) £140-160

Sold for £200

Lot 19

Five: Private H. E. Stimson, 15th (The King’s) Hussars, formerly West Yorkshire Regiment Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 5 clasps, Tugela Heights, Orange Free State, Relief of Ladysmith, Transvaal, Laing’s Nek (5353 Corl., W. York. R.); King’s South Africa 1901-02, 2 clasps (5353 Corpl., W. York. R.); 1914 Star, with clasp (16301 Pte., 15/Hrs.); British War and Victory Medals (16301 Pte., 15-Hrs.) generally very fine and better (5) £...

Sold for £340

Lot 20

Three: Private C. W. Skinner, 15th (The King’s) Hussars 1914 Star, with clasp (3213 Pte., 15/Hrs.); British War and Victory Medals (3212 Pte., 15th Hussars) note slight variation in regimental number; together with bound set of Standing Orders, ‘XVth (The King’s) Hussars, Potchefstroom 1910’ and recipient’s original ‘Soldier’s Small Book’, good very fine (3) £140-160

Sold for £180

Lot 21

The superb Great War ‘Western Front’ M.C. and Bar, D.C.M. group of nine awarded to Major Richard Carr, 16th (The Queen’s) Lancers, later Royal Lancaster Regiment, who served throughout the entire war and was awarded all three of his gallantry medals for specific acts of bravery as well as being mentioned in General French’s Despatch of 8 October 1914 Military Cross, G.V.R., with Second Award Bar, unnamed as issued; Distinguished Conduc...

Sold for £11,000

Lot 22

A Great War ‘Western Front’ M.M. group of seven awarded to Second Lieutenant (formerly Squadron Sergeant Major) Bertram Bear, 18th (Queen Mary’s Own) Hussars, later East Yorkshire Regiment Military Medal, G.V.R. (4855 Sjt., 18/Hrs.); Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 5 clasps, Cape Colony, Orange Free State, Transvaal, South Africa 1901, South Africa 1902 (4855 /L. Corpl., 18th Hussars) suspension claw re-pinned; 1914 Star, with clasp (4...

Sold for £1,200

Lot 23

An early Great War ‘Western Front’ D.C.M. and Russian Gold Medal of St George group of seven awarded to Squadron Sergeant Major E. W. Hall, 19th (Queen Alexandra’s Own Royal) Hussars, later Machine Gun Corps (Cavalry) Distinguished Conduct Medal, G.V.R. (50741 C. S. Mjr., 9/M.G. Sqn. M.G.C.); Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 4 clasps, Orange Free State, Transvaal, South Africa 1901, South Africa 1902 (5068 Pte., 19th Hussars); 1914 Star...

Sold for £5,500

Lot 24

Three: Private G. W. Austin, 20th Hussars, who was killed in action in Belgium on 13 May 1915 whilst attached to the Royal Horse Guards 1914 Star, with clasp (4736 Pte., 20/Hrs.); British War and Victory Medals (4736 Pte., 20-Hrs.) good very fine (3) £160-180

Sold for £270

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