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Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria (26 & 27 September 2018)

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Lot 1

A C.B., C.B.E., Great War D.S.O. group of ten awarded to Major-General G. J. P. St Clair, Royal Horse Artillery The Most Honourable Order of the Bath, C.B. (Military) Companion’s neck badge, silver-gilt and enamels, complete with neck cravat in its Garrard case of issue; The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire, C.B.E. (Civil) Commander’s 2nd type neck badge, silver-gilt and enamels, complete with neck cravat in its Garrard case of...

Sold for £2,600

Lot 2

A Great War C.M.G. group of five awarded to Lieutenant-Colonel F. G. Bradley, 9th North Staffordshire Regiment, late Madras Infantry The Most Distinguished Order of St. Michael and St. George, C.M.G., Companion’s breast badge, silver-gilt and enamels, complete with ribbon buckle, enamel chips to both centres and one arm; India General Service 1854-95, 1 clasp, Burma 1885-7 (Lieutt. F. G. Bradley 5th Madras Infy.); 1914-15 Star (Lt: Col: F. G...

Sold for £1,600

Lot 3

A scarce ‘1st type’ C.I.E. pair awarded to Colonel O. Probyn, who served with the 3rd Regiment Native Infantry during the Second Sikh War, before transferring to the Bombay Invalid Establishment having lost his right arm in a shooting accident. Appointed Superintendent of Police, he served as Agent for Khandesh and Commandant of the Khandesh Bhil Corps, whilst simultaneously holding for over 20 years the appointment ‘Tiger Slayer to the Gov...

Sold for £3,800

Lot 4

A C.I.E., M.V.O. group of seven awarded to Lieutenant-Colonel C. W. Waddington, late Principal of Mayo College, Indian Army Remount Department The Most Eminent Order of the Indian Empire, C.I.E., Companion’s 3rd type neck badge, gold and enamel, possibly an officially converted breast badge; The Royal Victorian Order, M.V.O., Member’s 4th Class breast badge, officially numbered ‘866’; British War Medal (Lt. Col. C. W. Waddington.); Del...

Sold for £2,600

Lot 5

A C.I.E. group of five awarded to Lieutenant-Colonel H. L. Showers, C.S.I., C.I.E., Indian Army and Indian Political Department The Most Eminent Order of the Indian Empire, C.I.E., Companion’s 2nd type breast badge, gold and enamels, complete with top suspension brooch; Delhi Durbar 1903, silver, complete with silver ribbon buckle; Delhi Durbar 1911; Egypt and Sudan 1882-89, undated reverse, 2 clasps, Suakin 1885, Tofrek (Lieut: H. L. Shower...

Sold for £1,600

Lot 6

A C.I.E. group of five awarded to Major-General A. Hooton, Indian Medical Service The Most Eminent Order of the Indian Empire, C.I.E., Companion’s 3rd type neck badge, gold and enamels, in its Garrard & Co. case of issue; India General Service 1895-1902, 2 clasps, Punjab Frontier 1897-98, Tirah 1897-98 (Sur. Lt. A. Hooton, I.M.S.); British War Medal (Lt. Col. A. Hooton.); General Service 1918-62, 1 clasp, S. Persia (Lt. Col. A. Hooton.); Del...

Sold for £3,000

Lot 7

A C.V.O., K.St.J. group of seven awarded to Inspector-General Belgrave Ninnis, Royal Navy, Staff Surgeon aboard the Discovery in Sir George Nares’ expedition to the Arctic in 1875-76, and later Chief Commissioner of the St John Ambulance Brigade The Royal Victorian Order, C.V.O., Commander’s neck badge,silver-gilt and enamels, the reverse officially numbered ‘C540’; The Order of St. John of Jerusalem, Knight of Grace, neck badge and br...

Sold for £9,500

Lot 8

A C.B.E. pair awarded to Commander the Hon. Lockhart M. St Clair, C.I.E., C.B.E., Metropolitan Special Constabulary, late Superintending Engineer, Central Provinces, India The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire, C.B.E. (Civil) Commander’s 1st type neck badge, silver-gilt and enamels, in its Garrard case of issue; Special Constabulary Medal, G.V.R., 1st issue, 2 clasps, The Great War 1914-18, Long Service, 1929 (Commdr. Hon. Lockhart...

Sold for £500

Lot 9

A Second War C.B.E., scarce ‘Waziristan 1937’ D.F.C. group of nine awarded to Wapiti pilot, Flight Lieutenant, later Group Captain, T. M. Abraham, Royal Air Force, who distinguished himself whilst commanding ‘C’ Flight of 28 Squadron on the North West Frontier - in particular during an attack by 300 tribesmen on the Frontier Constabulary near Sarkumar Post, 4 May 1937. Diving to attack, and despite taking several hits to his aircraft, Abr...

Sold for £3,400

Lot 10

A fine Waziristan 1937-38 operations O.B.E., Great War M.C. group of fourteen awarded to Hon. Brigadier H. D. Drew, Royal Tank Regiment (R.A.C.), late Devonshire Regiment and Machine Gun Corps, who was mentioned in despatches for his command of 5th Royal Tanks in the bitter fighting around Sidi Rezegh in 1941 The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire, O.B.E. (Military) Officer’s 2nd type breast badge, silver-gilt; Military Cross, G.V.R....

Sold for £2,400

Lot 11

A post-war O.B.E. group of six awarded to Wing Commander A. G. Strutt, Royal Air Force The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire, O.B.E. (Military) Officer’s 2nd type breast badge, silver-gilt; 1939-45 Star; Atlantic Star; Defence and War Medals 1939-45; General Service 1918-62, 1 clasp, Cyprus (Sqn. Ldr. A. G. Strutt. R.A.F.) mounted for display, generally good very fine (6) £280-320

Sold for £400

Lot 12

An interesting and well-documented O.B.E. group of six awarded to Group Captain W. J. Pickard, Royal Air Force, who served as Station Commander at R.A.F. Lyneham, where he was responsible for several V.I.P. flights and visitors, and in 1945 Commanded the Staging Post at Saki for the duration of the Yalta Conference, being responsible for the safe arrival of Churchill and Roosevelt onto Soviet soil The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire...

Sold for £2,600

Lot 13

An outstanding Second World War M.B.E., Great War pilot’s M.C., motor cyclist’s ‘Neuve Chapelle’ 1915 D.C.M. group of seven awarded to Acting Wing Commander R. Chadwick, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve, late Royal Engineers, Royal Flying Corps and Royal Air Force The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire, M.B.E. (Military) Member’s 2nd type breast badge; Military Cross, G.V.R., the reverse privately engraved, ‘Capt. Reginald...

Sold for £14,000

Lot 14

A Second War 1945 ‘North West Europe’ M.B.E. group of six attributed to Lieutenant-Colonel D. Sawyer, Royal Army Service Corps The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire, M.B.E. (Military) Member’s 2nd type, breast badge, silver; 1939-45 Star; Africa Star; France and Germany Star; Defence and War Medals 1939-45, M.I.D. Oak Leaf, mounted for wear, generally good very fine (6) £100-140

Sold for £130

Lot 15

A post-War ‘Malayan Emergency’ M.B.E. group of six awarded to Major M. R. Ireland-Blackburne, South Lancashire Regiment, attached Topographical Intelligence Section, Joint Intelligence Bureau, who was previously wounded in France in 1944 The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire, M.B.E. (Military) Member’s 2nd type breast badge, silver; 1939-45 Star; France and Germany Star; Defence and War Medals 1939-45; General Service 1918-62, 1...

Sold for £480

Lot 16

A Great War D.S.O., M.C. and Bar group of five awarded to Lieutenant-Colonel G. E. R. Prior, Devonshire Regiment Distinguished Service Order, G.V.R., silver-gilt and enamel, with integral top riband bar; Military Cross, G.V.R., with copy Second Award Bar; 1914 Star, with copy clasp (Lieut. G. E. R. Prior. Devon: R.); British War and Victory Medals, with M.I.D. oak leaves (Lt. Col. G. E. R. Prior.) good very fine (5) £2400-2800

Sold for £3,400

Lot 17

A Great War 1916 ‘Western Front’ D.S.O., M.C. group of seven awarded to Brigadier-General C. F. de S. Murphy, Royal Berkshire Regiment and Royal Flying Corps, who obtained his Aviator’s Certificate in 1913, commanded Second (Corps) Wing in France during the Great War, and was twice Mentioned in Despatches; he subsequently served as a Special Constable in Cambridge during the 1926 General Strike Distinguished Service Order, G.V.R., silver...

Sold for £3,800

Lot 18

A Great War D.S.O. group of five awarded to Lieutenant-Colonel D. W. Cleaver, Royal Garrison Artillery Distinguished Service Order, G.V.R.; 1914-15 Star (2. Lieut. D. W. Cleaver. R.G.A.); British War and Victory Medals (Major D. W. Cleaver.); War Medal 1939-45, the first four mounted as worn, together with companion mounted group of six miniature medals with Defence Medal in addition, very fine (11) £900-1100

Sold for £1,400

Lot 19

A Great War 1916 ‘Western Front’ M.C. attributed to Lieutenant A. J. Pearson, Machine Gun Corps, who subsequently transferred to the Royal Flying Corps and was killed in action when his de Havilland Scout was shot down by ‘The Red Baron’ on 9 March 1917 Military Cross, G.V.R., reverse contemporarily engraved ‘Richebourg l’Avoue (Boars Head) June 29-30. 1916. 2nd. Lieut. A. J. Pearson. M.G. Corps’ with original mounting pin on rib...

Sold for £1,100

Lot 20

A Great War 1916 ‘Somme’ M.C. group of three awarded to Captain S. F. Peshall, King’s Royal Rifle Corps Military Cross, G.V.R., unnamed as issued; British War and Victory Medals (Lieut. S. F. Peshall.) mounted for wear, BWM officially renamed, generally good very fine (3) £500-600

Sold for £900

Lot 21

A Great War ‘Western Front’ M.C. group of five awarded to Lieutenant-Colonel H. Stedman, Indian Army Reserve of Officers, attached 56th Punjab Rifles and 1/4th Gurkhas, who was wounded in three places whilst leading his men in a frontal attack on a stockade during the Kuki Rising, 1917-1919 Military Cross, G.V.R., unnamed as issued; 1914-15 Star (Lt. H. Stedman, I.A.R.O.); British War and Victory Medals (2-Lt. H. Steadman [sic].) BWM parti...

Sold for £1,400

Lot 22

A Great War M.C. group of seven awarded to Captain J. D. Glegg, Royal Dublin Fusiliers, onetime attached Connaught Rangers Military Cross, G.V.R., unnamed as issued; 1914 Star (2 Lieut. J. D. Glegg, R. Dub. Fus.); British War and Victory Medals, M.I.D. oak leaf (Capt. J. D. Glegg); Defence and War Medals 1939-45; Belgium, Croix de Guerre 1914-18, mounted as worn, very fine or better (7) £1000-1200

Sold for £2,600

Lot 23

A Great War M.C. awarded to Major E. C. Burrows, Essex Regiment Military Cross, G.V.R., the reverse privately engraved, ‘Major E. Crawford Burrows, Ypres, Aug. 1917’, in its case of issue, the base of which is fitted with an engraved silver plaque quoting the citation for his award as per the London Gazette (see below), good very fine £400-500

Sold for £750

Lot 24

A Great War 1917 ‘Western Front’ M.C. group of three awarded to Captain H. G. King, Northumberland Fusiliers, who was killed in action during the Second Battle of the Somme, 22 March 1918 Military Cross, G.V.R., reverse contemporarily engraved ‘Capt. H. G. King. 16th. Bn. Northd. Fusrs. 1917.’; British War and Victory Medals (Capt. H. G. King); Memorial Plaque (Herbert Grenfell King) extremely fine (4) £1000-1400

Sold for £1,200

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