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Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria (27 & 28 February 2019)

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Total Lots Found: 1650

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Lot 1

The K.C.B. group of four awarded to Admiral Sir A. F. R. de Horsey, Royal Navy, who distinguished himself as Senior Officer on the Lakes of Canada during the Fenian disturbances of 1866-67, and was afterwards Commander-in-Chief in the Pacific and present in the Shah when, together with the Amethyst, engaged in action with the Peruvian rebel turret-ship Huascar in May 1877 The Most Honourable Order of the Bath, K.C.B. (Military) Knight Commande...

Sold for £6,500

Lot 2

The K.C.B., ‘Royal Yacht’ M.V.O. group of twelve awarded to Admiral the Hon. Sir V. A. Stanley, Royal Navy, who was Naval Attaché at St Petersburg 1905-08, and commended for services at Jutland when in command of H.M.S. Erin The Most Honourable Order of the Bath, K.C.B. (Military) Knight Commander’s set of insignia, comprising neck badge in silver-gilt and enamels, and breast star in silver with appliqué centre in gold and enamels, fit...

Sold for £3,400

Lot 3

A ‘Scinde’ 1843 C.B. group of three awarded to Colonel J. Lloyd, Bombay Artillery The Most Honourable Order of the Bath, C.B. (Military) Companion’s breast badge, gold and enamel, hallmark date unclear, with swivel ring an wide suspension, with integral gold riband buckle; Ghuznee 1839 (Major John Lloyd) edge engraved, with replacement ball mount and ring and straight bar suspension, with brooch bar; Meeanee Hyderabad 1843 (Major John Ll...

Sold for £4,000

Lot 4

A Great War Mesopotamia operations C.B., C.I.E. group of seven awarded to Brigadier-General W. Ewbank, Royal Engineers The Most Honourable Order of the Bath, C.B. (Military) Companion’s neck badge, silver-gilt and enamel; The Most Eminent Order of the Indian Empire, C.I.E. Companion’s 3rd type neck badge, gold and enamel; India General Service 1854-95, 2 clasps, Burma 1885-7, Burma 1887-89 (Lieut. W. Ewbank, R.E.); India General Service 19...

Sold for £3,000

Lot 5

The impressive C.B., Great War D.S.O. and 1915 ‘French theatre’ M.C., ‘Old Contemptibles’ group of ten awarded to Air Vice-Marshal C. T. Maclean, Royal Fusiliers, Royal Flying Corps and Royal Air Force, who was credited with at least 1 enemy aircraft destroyed whilst serving with 25 Squadron, commanded 11 Squadron 1916-17, and also held overall command of the Tenth (Army) Wing during the German Spring Offensive of 1918. The highly dec...

Sold for £6,000

Lot 6

A rare ‘Ashanti War’ C.M.G., Great War O.B.E. group of six awarded to Lieutenant-Colonel D. K. McDowell, Royal Army Medical Corps, late Principal Medical Officer to the Ashanti Field Force at the relief of Kumassi The Most Distinguished Order of St. Michael and St. George, C.M.G., Companion’s breast badge converted for neck wear, silver-gilt and enamel; The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire, O.B.E. (Military) Officer’s 1st typ...

Sold for £3,600

Lot 7

A fine Great War C.M.G., C.B.E., D.S.O. group of nine awarded to Air Commodore D. Le G. Pitcher, No. 4 Squadron, Royal Flying Corps, and 39th King George´s Own Central India Horse, ’One of the Pioneers of Flying in India’, who flew with the squadron which ‘on 19th August, 1914, shared R.F.C.’s first reconnaissance in the field with No. 3 Squadron and also in that month recorded what was probably the first aerial engagement with an enemy...

Sold for £3,400

Lot 8

The C.I.E. and Great War group of five awarded to Captain Frederick Williamson, Middlesex Regiment and Gurkha Rifles, later a distinguished Political Officer in Tibet, Sikkim and Bhutan The Most Eminent Order of the Indian Empire, C.I.E., Companion’s 3rd type neck badge, gold and enamels, complete with neck cravat in Garrard & Co case of issue; British War and Bilingual Victory Medals, with copy M.I.D. oak leaf (Capt. F. Williamson.); Territ...

Sold for £3,600

Lot 9

A fine and well documented 1937 ‘Coronation Honours’ C.V.O, Great War ‘Western Front’ D.S.O, M.C. and Second Award Bar group of thirteen awarded to Brigadier L. M. Gibbs, Coldstream Guards, who was wounded near Vermelles on 3 October 1915, and was four times Mentioned in Despatches The Royal Victorian Order, C.V.O., Commander’s neck badge, silver-gilt and enamel, the reverse officially numbered ‘C974’, with short section of neck...

Sold for £4,200

Lot 10

A most unusual M.V.O. group of eleven awarded to Captain B. S. Green, Director of Music and Bandmaster of the Royal Marine Artillery Band, the official Band of the Royal Yacht The Royal Victorian Order, M.V.O., Member’s 5th Class breast badge, the reverse officially numbered ‘375’; Coronation 1902, bronze; Coronation 1911; Royal Victorian Medal, V.R., silver; British War and Victory Medals (Capt. B. S. Green R.M.A.) the Victory Medal off...

Sold for £4,200

Lot 11

A C.B.E. group of five to Lieutenant-Colonel R. M. Daniel, Royal Garrison Artillery, who as a Captain in the British South Africa Police served at the Defence of Mafeking, latterly Resident Commissioner of the Bechuanaland Protectorate The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire, C.B.E. (Civil) Commander’s 1st type neck badge, silver-gilt and enamel, with short section of neck riband, in Garrard, London, case of issue; Queen’s South Afr...

Sold for £2,600

Lot 12

A post-War ‘Civil Division’ C.B.E., Second War Home Guard ‘Military Division’ M.B.E. group of six awarded to Major E. Cawkell, Essex Home Guard, Late Honourable Artillery Company and Rifle Brigade  The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire, C.B.E. (Civil) Commander’s 2nd type neck badge, silver-gilt and enamel, with full neck riband; The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire, M.B.E. (Military) Member’s 2nd type breast bad...

Sold for £550

Lot 13

A civil C.B.E., Great War M.C. group of five awarded to Captain H. Brierley, Rifle Brigade, afterwards House Governor of the London Hospital The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire, C.B.E. (Civil) Commander’s neck badge, silver-gilt and enamel, in Collingwood, London, case of issue; Military Cross, G.V.R., unnamed as issued; British War and Victory Medals (Capt. H. Brierley); General Service 1918-62, 1 clasp, Iraq (Lieut. H. Brierley)...

Sold for £1,200

Lot 14

An O.B.E. and gold Kaisar-i-Hind group of four awarded to Sir Alfred Pickford, Kt., Member of the Legislative Council of India and a Major in the Calcutta Light Horse The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire, O.B.E. (Civil) Officer’s 2nd type breast badge, in its Royal Mint case of issue; Kaisar-i-Hind, G.V.R., 1st class, 2nd type, gold, complete with top suspension brooch; Delhi Durbar 1911, unnamed; Indian Volunteer Forces Decoration...

Sold for £1,900

Lot 15

A post-War ‘Civil Division’ O.B.E. group of five awarded to R. E. France, Esq., Principal, India Office, late Coldstream Guards The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire, O.B.E. (Civil) Officer’s 2nd type breast badge, silver-gilt, in Royal Mint case of issue; British War and Victory Medals (26423 Pte. R. E. France. G. Gds.); Defence Medal; Coronation 1953, good very fine (5) £100-£140

Sold for £240

Lot 16

A Great War ‘North Russia 1919’ M.B.E. group of seven awarded to Lieutenant and Quartermaster J. G. A. Forbes, Royal Army Medical Corps, who was subsequently deprived of his commission, had his M.B.E. cancelled and annulled, and forfeited his M.S.M. following his conviction by the Civil Powers in October 1922 The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire, M.B.E. (Military) Member’s 1st type breast badge, silver, hallmarks for London 191...

Sold for £800

Lot 17

An inter-War M.B.E., Great War ‘1916’ M.S.M. group of eleven awarded to Lieutenant (Quartermaster) F. W. Price, Royal Army Service Corps The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire, M.B.E. (Military) Member’s 1st type breast badge, silver, hallmarks for London 1919; 1914 Star, with clasp (S-21925 Sjt. F. W. Price. A.S.C.); British War and Victory Medals, with M.I.D. oak leaves (S-21925 W.O. Cl.1. F. W. Price. A.S.C.); Defence and War...

Sold for £600

Lot 18

An inter-war M.B.E. group of five awarded to Paymaster Commander H. S. Bradbrook, Royal Naval Reserve The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire, M.B.E. (Civil) Member’s 1st type breast badge, silver, hallmarks for London 1924; 1914 Star (Asst. Payr. H. S. Bradbrook, R.N.R., Transport Staff); British War and Victory Medals, with M.I.D. oak leaves (Payr. Lt. H. S. Bradbrook, R.N.R.); Royal Naval Reserve Officer’s Decoration, G.V.R., sil...

Sold for £600

Lot 19

An inter-War M.B.E. group of eight awarded to Major D. A. Graham, Scottish Rifles The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire, M.B.E. (Military) Member’s 2nd type breast badge, silver; 1914 Star, with later slide clasp (5171 Sjt. D. A. Graham 5/Sco: Rif:); British War and Victory Medals (5171 Sjt. D. A. Graham. Sco. Rif.); Defence and War Medals; Efficiency Medal, G.V.R., Territorial, silver-gilt and enamel, unnamed as issued, with integr...

Sold for £420

Lot 20

An inter-War M.B.E. group of eight awarded to Captain C. F. W. Wates, 35th (First Surrey Rifles) Anti-Aircraft Battalion, Royal Engineers, late 21st Battalion London Regiment and Rifle Brigade The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire, M.B.E. (Military) Member’s 2nd type breast badge, silver; 1914 Star, with clasp (3777 L.Sjt. C. Waites [sic]. 3/Rif: Brig.); British War and Victory Medals, with M.I.D. oak leaves (3777 A.C.Sjt. C. F. W....

Sold for £500

Lot 21

A Second War M.B.E. group of seven awarded to Captain and temporary Major H. F. Kennaugh, South African Engineer Corps, who was wounded in Italy on 9 August 1944 The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire, M.B.E. (Military) Member’s 2nd type breast badge, silver; 1939-45 Star; Africa Star; Italy Star; Defence and War Medals 1939-45, with M.I.D. oak leaf; Africa Service Medal, the Stars and campaign Medals all officially named ‘55015 H....

Sold for £200

Lot 22

A well-documented post-War ‘Palestine’ M.B.E. group of six awarded to Lieutenant-Colonel J. B. Powell, Royal Army Ordnance Corps, who served in the Army Kinema Section in Palestine, and subsequently as Ordnance Executive Officer with the Control Commission for Germany The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire, M.B.E. (Military) Member’s 2nd type breast badge, silver, in Royal Mint case of issue; 1939-45 Star; Defence and War Medals...

Sold for £400

Lot 23

A Post-War M.B.E. group of seven awarded to Captain C. R. Ward, Royal Engineers The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire, M.B.E. (Military) Member’s 2nd type breast badge, silver; 1939-45 Star; Africa Star; Defence and War Medals 1939-45; General Service 1918-62, 1 clasp, Malaya, E.II.R. (Capt. C. R. Ward. M.B.E. R.E.); Efficciency Medal, G.VI.R., 2nd issue, Militia (Lt. C. R. Ward. R.E.) light contact marks, good very fine (7) £280-...

Sold for £320

Lot 24

A Great War D.S.O. group of six awarded to Lieutenant-Colonel Noel Luxmoore, 1st Battalion, Devonshire Regiment, later commanding the 2nd Manchesters in their famous V.C. action at Francilly-Selency in April 1917 when they captured a German battery of 77mm guns Distinguished Service Order, G.V.R., silver-gilt and enamel, with integral top riband bar; Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 5 clasps, Tugela Heights, Orange Free State, Relief of Lady...

Sold for £2,400

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