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A Collection of Medals to the 10th and 11th Hussars

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This collection was sold on 5 April 2006.

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Lot 99, 5 Apr 06

Waterloo 1815 (Lieutenant W. S. Smith, 10th Royal Reg. Hussars) fitted with contemporary replacement silver clip and bar suspension and large ribbon buckle, minor edge bruising, otherwise good very fine £3000-3500

Lot 99, 5 Apr 06

Sold for £7,500

Lot 100, 5 Apr 06

Waterloo 1815 (Lieut. Anthony Bacon, 10th Regiment Hussars) fitted with contemporary gold clip and ring suspension, together with a fine miniature portrait in oils on paper 110x85mm, of the recipient in the uniform of a General in the Portuguese Army, wearing orders and medals, contact marks, otherwise very fine (2) £4000-4500

Lot 100, 5 Apr 06

Sold for £7,500

Lot 101, 5 Apr 06

Waterloo 1815, two fine contemporary miniature dress medals, 22mm, the first named in running script (Lieut. Anthony Bacon, 10th Royal Hufsars), the other engraved in serif capitals (Lieut. Anthony Bacon, 10th Regiment Hussars) both with silver ball and ring suspension and fitted with original wide ribbons as worn, the first polished, nearly very fine, the second good very fine (2) £400-500

Lot 101, 5 Apr 06

Sold for £1,600

Lot 102, 5 Apr 06

Army of India 1799-1826, 1 clasp, Bhurtpoor (J. Montague, 11th Lt. Dragns.) short hyphen reverse, officially impressed naming, contact marks, otherwise very fine £1200-1500

Lot 102, 5 Apr 06

Sold for £2,600

Lot 103, 5 Apr 06

Army L.S. & G.C., V.R., 1st issue, large letter reverse (J. Bambrick, Troop Serjt. Major 11th Hussars. 1838) fitted with original steel clip and rectangular bar suspension, contact marks, otherwise nearly very fine £200-250

Sold for £950

Lot 104, 5 Apr 06

The Light Brigade group of three to Trumpet Major John Keates, 11th Hussars, who had his horse killed under him at Balaklava, where he was Orderly Trumpeter to the Earl of Cardigan Crimea 1854-56, 4 clasps, Alma, Balaklava, Inkermann, Sebastopol (Trumpter. J. Keates, XIth Hussars) regimentally impressed naming; Army L.S. & G.C., V.R., small letter reverse (914 Trump. Major John Keates, 11th Hussars) officially impressed naming; Turkish Crimea,...

Lot 104, 5 Apr 06

Sold for £13,000

Lot 105, 5 Apr 06

The highly important Light Brigade D.C.M. group of six awarded to Regimental Sergeant-Major George Loy Smith, 11th Hussars, the ‘last man that returned up the valley,’ and a central figure for Lady Butler’s famous painting ‘After the Charge’ Distinguished Conduct Medal, V.R. (Troop Serjt. Major G. L. Smith, 11th Hussars); Crimea 1854-56, 4 clasps, Alma, Balaklava, Inkermann, Sebastopol (Regtl. Serjt. Major. G. L. Smith XIth Hussars)...

Lot 105, 5 Apr 06

Sold for £45,000

Lot 106, 5 Apr 06

Three: Lieutenant-General Broadley Harrison, 10th Hussars, later 11th Hussars and Colonel of the 13th Hussars Crimea 1854-56, 1 clasp, Sebastopol (Major B. Harrison, 10th Hussars) officially impressed naming; Turkish Crimea 1855, Sardinian issue, unnamed; Order of the Medjidie, 5th class, silver, gold and enamels, the first with contact marks and pitting from Medjidie, otherwise nearly very fine or better (3) £600-800

Sold for £950

Lot 107, 5 Apr 06

The Civil K.C.B. and Afghanistan C.B. group to Major-General Lord Ralph Kerr, who commanded the 10th Hussars at the disastrous crossing of the Kabul River, and led them into action at Futtehabad The Most Honourable Order of The Bath, K.C.B. (Civil) Knight Commander’s neck badge, silver-gilt, hallmarked London 1902, and breast star, silver, gold and enamel; The Most Honourable Order of The Bath, C.B. (Military) Companion’s breast badge, 18...

Sold for £2,700

Lot 108, 5 Apr 06

Three: Troop Sergeant-Major M. Palmer, 10th Hussars Afghanistan 1878-80, 1 clasp, Ali Musjid (1110 Sgt. M. Palmer, 10th Rl. Hussars); Army L.S. & G.C., V.R., small letter reverse (1110 Tp. Sgt. Maj. M. Palmer, 10/Hussars); Meritorious Service Medal, G.V.R., 1st issue (Tp. S. Mjr. M. Palmer, 10-Hrs.) the first two with contact marks, nearly very fine, the last good very fine (3) £400-450

Sold for £650

Lot 109, 5 Apr 06

Khedive’s Sudan 1896-1908, 2 clasps, The Atbara, Khartoum (D. W. Crisp, 10th Hussars) good very fine £120-140

Sold for £95

Lot 110, 5 Apr 06

The Boer War D.S.O. group of three awarded to Major E. S. E. Harrison, 11th Hussars, Intelligence Officer and galloper to Major-General Brocklehurst, commanding 2nd Cavalry Brigade in South Africa Distinguished Service Order, V.R., silver-gilt and enamels; India General Service 1895-1902, 1 clasp, Tirah 1897-98 (Captn. E. S. E. Harrison, 11th Hussars); Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 5 clasps, Cape Colony, Defence of Ladysmith, Orange Free S...

Lot 110, 5 Apr 06

Sold for £2,800

Lot 111, 5 Apr 06

Eleven: Sergeant T. Secrett, 11th Hussars, late 8th Hussars, batman to Field Marshal Haig Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 5 clasps, Cape Colony, Orange Free State, Johannesburg, Diamond Hill, Belfast (3469 Pte., 8 Hrs.), unit officially re-engraved; King’s South Africa 1901-02, 2 clasps (3469 Pte., 8 Hussars); 1914 Star, naming erased; British War Medal 1914-20 (5186 Pte., 11-Hrs.); Victory Medal 1914-19, naming erased; Delhi Durbar 1911,...

Lot 111, 5 Apr 06

Sold for £650

Lot 112, 5 Apr 06

Four: Private W. Hughes, 18th Hussars, late 10th Hussars India General Service 1908-35, 1 clasp, North West Frontier 1908 (5224 Pte. W. Hughes, 10th Royal Hussars) official correction to part of unit; 1914-15 Star (5224 Pte., 18/Hrs.); British War and Victory Medals (5224 Pte., 18-Hrs.) nearly extremely fine and rare (4) £250-300

Sold for £330

Lot 113, 5 Apr 06

The outstanding 1940 D.C.M., M.M. group awarded to Regimental Sergeant-Major Charles Lamb, 11th Hussars, who was personally credited with shooting down five enemy aircraft from the ground Distinguished Conduct Medal, G.VI.R. (554456 Sjt. C. P. Lamb, M.M., 11-H); Military Medal, G.VI.R. (554456 Sjt. C. P. Lamb, 11-H); General Service 1918-62, 2 clasps, Palestine, Malaya, unnamed; 1939-45 Star; Africa Star; Defence and War Medals; Coronation 195...

Sold for £5,500

Lot 114, 5 Apr 06

A Second World War M.B.E. group of six awarded to Regimental Quarter-Master-Sergeant N. W. E. Smith, 11th Hussars The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire, M.B.E. (Military) Member’s 2nd type breast badge; General Service 1918-62, 1 clasp, Palestine (550009 Sjt. N. W. E. Smith, 11-H); 1939-45 Star; Africa Star, clasp, 8th Army; Defence and War Medals, good very fine (6) £400-450

Sold for £420

Lot 115, 5 Apr 06

Pair: Corporal George Griffiths, 10th Royal Hussars, attached 1st Royal Tanks, mentioned in despatches for gallantry during the battle of the Hook in May 1953 Korea 1950-53 (22525828 Cpl. G. Griffiths, 1 R. Tks.); U.N. Korea, together with original M.I.D. Certificate, seven photographs taken in Korea, and two news cuttings relating to the M.I.D., good very fine (2) £500-600

Sold for £1,150

Lot 116, 5 Apr 06

General Service 1962, 1 clasp, South Arabia (23923355 Tpr. B. C. G. Rowley, 11 H) very fine £40-50

Sold for £100

Lot 117, 5 Apr 06

Army Meritorious Service Medal, E.VII.R. (R.S. Maj. W. Deveson, 11th Hussars) good very fine £200-250

Sold for £480

Lot 118, 5 Apr 06

Army L.S. & G.C., G.VI.R., 1st issue, Regular Army (529987 Tpr. H. R. Gunn, 11-H) extremely fine £40-50

Sold for £120

Lot 119, 5 Apr 06

Army L.S. & G.C., G.VI.R., 2nd issue, Regular Army (552857 Sjt. G. H. Parker, 11 H) very fine £40-50

Sold for £110

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