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A Collection of Medals to the Durham Light Infantry and associated units

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This collection was sold on 5 April 2006.

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Lot 159, 5 Apr 06

A Great War O.B.E. group of four to Major J. H. Wood, Durham Light Infantry The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire, O.B.E. (Military) Officer’s 1st type breast badge, silver-gilt, hallmarks for London 1919; 1914 Star, with copy clasp (Capt., Durh. L.I.); British War and Victory Medals (Capt.) nearly extremely fine (4) £250-300

Lot 159, 5 Apr 06

Sold for £460

Lot 160, 5 Apr 06

A Great War O.B.E. group of three to Lieutenant-Colonel P. W. Williams-Till, in command 2nd/5th Battalion Durham Light Infantry, late Prince Alfred’s Volunteer Guards The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire, O.B.E. (Military) Officer’s 1st type breast badge, silver-gilt, hallmarks for London 1919, in damaged case of issue; British War and Victory Medals (Lt. Col.) extremely fine (3) £160-200

Sold for £310

Lot 161, 5 Apr 06

A civil M.B.E. group of five to Captain A. W. Dawson, Durham Light Infantry The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire, M.B.E. (Civil) Member’s 1st type breast badge, silver, hallmarks for London 1935; 1914-15 Star (Capt., Durh. L.I.); British War and Victory Medals (Capt.); Special Constabulary Long Service, G.V.R., 2nd issue (Grp. Ldr. Arthur W. Dawson) good very fine (5) £180-220

Sold for £360

Lot 162, 5 Apr 06

A Second World War O.B.E. and Great War M.C. group of eleven to Brigadier C. W. Beart, Durham Light Infantry The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire, O.B.E. (Military) Officer’s 2nd type breast badge, in case and card box of issue; Military Cross, G.V.R., unnamed; 1914 Star, with clasp (loose) (2 Lieut., Durh. L.I.); British War and Victory Medals, M.I.D. oak leaf (Capt.); India General Service 1908-35, 1 clasp, North West Frontier 19...

Sold for £2,100

Lot 163, 5 Apr 06

A Great War M.C. group of four to Captain W. N. J. Moscrop, late Durham Light Infantry, who was killed in action at Maizy, in the Battle of the Aisne, 27 May 1918 Military Cross, G.V.R., unnamed, in case of issue; 1914-15 Star (Lieut., Durh. L.I.); British War and Victory Medals (Capt.) extremely fine (4) £1400-1600

Lot 163, 5 Apr 06

Sold for £1,500

Lot 164, 5 Apr 06

A Great War D.C.M., M.M. group of five to Serjeant A. Caldwell, 9th Battalion Durham Light Infantry Distinguished Conduct Medal, G.V.R. (325266 Sjt., 1/9 Durh. L.I.); Military Medal, G.V.R. (2501 Sjt., 9/Durh. L.I.); 1914-15 Star (2501 Pte., Durh. L.I.); British War and Victory Medals (9-2501 Sjt., Durh. L.I.) good very fine (5) £1800-2200

Sold for £3,200

Lot 165, 5 Apr 06

Family group: A Great War M.M. and Bar group of four to Private J. Waitt, 9th Battalion Durham Light Infantry Military Medal, G.V.R. and Second Award Bar (325217 Pte., 9/Durh. L.I.-T.F.); 1914-15 Star (2277 Pte., Durh. L.I.); British War and Victory Medals (9-2277 Pte., Durh. L.I.) Three: Private J. Waitt, 4th Battalion, Durham Light Infantry 1914-15 Star (8933 Pte., Durh. L.I.); British War and Victory Medals (4-8933 Pte., Durh. L.I....

Sold for £1,200

Lot 166, 5 Apr 06

A Great War ‘Western Front’ M.M. and ‘Italian Front’ Bar group of three to Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 W. Littlewood, 12th Battalion Durham Light Infantry Military Medal, G.V.R. and Second Award Bar (300920 Cpl., 12/Durh. L.I.); British War and Victory Medals (300920 A.W.O. Cl.2, Durh. L.I.), together with riband bar, nearly extremely fine (3) £1000-1200

Sold for £1,300

Lot 167, 5 Apr 06

A Great War ‘Western Front’ M.M. and Bar group of four to Private J. M. Darrell, 2nd & 20th Battalions Durham Light Infantry Military Medal, G.V.R. and Second Award Bar (4-9081 Pte., 2/Durh. L.I.); 1914-15 Star (9081 Pte., Durh. L.I.); British War and Victory Medals (4-9081 Pte., Durh. L.I.); Memorial Plaque (John Mark Darrell) good very fine (5) £1100-1300

Sold for £1,600

Lot 168, 5 Apr 06

A Great War M.M. and civil B.E.M. group of six to Colour Serjeant C. A. Stirling, 13th Battalion Durham Light Infantry Military Medal, G.V.R. (21618 Sjt., 13/Durh. L.I.); British Empire Medal, (Civil) G.VI.R., 2nd issue (Charles A. Stirling), in Royal Mint case of issue; 1914-15 Star (21618 L. Sjt., Durh. L.I.); British War and Victory Medals (21618 Sjt., Durh. L.I.); Defence Medal, good very fine and better (6) £450-500

Sold for £680

Lot 169, 5 Apr 06

Family group: A Great War ‘Western Front’ M.M. group of four to Serjeant W. H. Bradley, 5th Battalion Durham Light Infantry Military Medal, G.V.R. (295040 Pte., 5/Durh. L.I.); 1914-15 Star (2740 Pte., Durh. L.I.); British War and Victory Medals (2740 Sjt., Durh. L.I.), some scratches to M.M. obv. Three: Private J. T. Bradley, 5th Battalion Durham Light Infantry 1914-15 Star (2538 Pte., Durh. L.I.); British War and Victory Medals (...

Sold for £600

Lot 170, 5 Apr 06

A Great War M.M. group of four to Lance-Corporal E. Dinsdale, 5th Battalion Durham Light Infantry Military Medal, G.V.R. (200032 L. Cpl., 5/Durh. L.I.); British War and Victory Medals (1436 Pte., Dur. L.I.); Territorial Force War Medal 1914-19 (1436 Pte., Durh. L.I.) slight edge bruising, about very fine (4) £350-400

Sold for £600

Lot 171, 5 Apr 06

A Great War ‘Western Front’ M.M. group of three to Private F. Hewitt, 10th Battalion Durham Light Infantry Military Medal, G.V.R. (201446 Pte., 10/Durh. L.I.); British War and Victory Medals (2780 Pte., Durh. L.I.) good very fine (3) £260-300

Sold for £400

Lot 172, 5 Apr 06

A Second World War ‘Battle of Gazala’ M.M. group of seven to Lance-Sergeant T. M. Swallow, 8th Battalion Durham, Light Infantry Military Medal, G.VI.R. (4455484 Pte., Durh. L.I.); 1939-45 Star; Africa Star, 8th Army clasp; Italy Star; France and Germany Star; Defence and War Medals, nearly extremely fine (7) £1000-1200

Sold for £1,300

Lot 173, 5 Apr 06

A Second World War M.M. group of six to Lance-Corporal L. W. Smith, Durham Light Infantry Military Medal, G.VI.R. (5727411 L. Cpl., Durh. L.I.); 1939-45 Star; Africa Star; France and Germany Star; Defence and War Medals, good very fine and better (6) £900-1000

Sold for £1,100

Lot 174, 5 Apr 06

A Second World War ‘Iceland’ B.E.M. to Acting Corporal H. Lowes, Durham Light Infantry British Empire Medal, (Military) G.VI.R., 1st issue (No.4265889 A/Cpl. Henry Lowes), in damaged card box of issue, minor edge bruising, nearly extremely fine £160-200

Sold for £300

Lot 175, 5 Apr 06

Pair: Brevet Colonel H. Stiles, 2nd Bombay European Regiment Light Infantry, late 1st European Fusiliers Punjab 1848-49, 2 clasps, Mooltan, Goojerat (Captn. Henry Stiles, Brig. Major 1st. Eur. Fusiliers); India General Service 1854-95, 1 clasp, Persia (Lieut. Col., 2nd Bombay Eur. Regt. L.I.), last with minor official correction to rank, contained in fitted case, minor edge bruising, good very fine (2) £1400-1600

Sold for £2,300

Lot 176, 5 Apr 06

Pair: Private S. Lockwood, 68th Regiment Crimea 1854-56, 4 clasps, Alma, Balaklava, Inkermann, Sebastopol (68th Regt.), officially impressed naming; Turkish Crimea 1855, British issue, unnamed, pierced with ring and straight bar suspension, first with slight edge bruising, good very fine (2) £600-700

Sold for £780

Lot 177, 5 Apr 06

Pair: Lieutenant-Colonel J. A. Gayer, 2nd Bombay European Regiment India General Service 1854-95, 1 clasp, Persia (Lieut., 2nd Bombay Eur. L.I.); Indian Mutiny 1857-59, no clasp (Lieut., 2nd Bombay Eurn. Lt. Infy.), mounted as worn from a silver buckle bar, minor edge bruising, good very fine (2) £700-900

Sold for £2,000

Lot 178, 5 Apr 06

Five: Brevet Colonel F. G. A. Wiehe, Durham Light Infantry Afghanistan 1878-80, no clasp (Capt., 1st Batt. D.L.I.); 1914-15 Star (Bt. Col.); British War and Victory Medals (Bt. Col.); Afghanistan, ‘Silver Star’, silver, six-pointed star, 38mm. dia., unnamed, good very fine (5) £500-600

Lot 178, 5 Apr 06

Sold for £1,900

Lot 179, 5 Apr 06

Pair: Quartermaster & Hon. Captain T. V. Sheehan, Durham Light Infantry Egypt and Sudan 1882-89, undated reverse, no clasp (Qr. Mr., 2/Durh. L.I.); Khedive’s Star, 1884-86, unnamed, good very fine (2) £140-180

Lot 179, 5 Apr 06

Sold for £340

Lot 180, 5 Apr 06

Pair: Private P. Dixon, Durham Light Infantry Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 1 clasp, Relief of Ladysmith (3679 Pte. P. Dixon, Durham Lt. Infy.); King’s South Africa 1901-02, 2 clasps (3679 Pte. A. Dixon, Durham L.I.), note different initial, contact marks, some edge bruising, good fine (2) £90-110

Sold for £170

Lot 181, 5 Apr 06

Four: Major N. A. G. Leadbitter, Durham Light Infantry Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 2 clasps, Cape Colony, South Africa 1902 (Lieut. N. A. G. Leadbitter Smith, Durham L.I.); 1914-15 Star (Capt. N. G. Leadbitter, Durh. L.I.); British War and Victory Medals (Major N. G. Leadbitter), note variation in name and initials, good very fine (4) £180-220

Sold for £460

Lot 182, 5 Apr 06

Five: Quartermaster & Lieutenant R. J. Holloway, Northumberland Fusiliers, late Durham Light Infantry Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 3 clasps, Cape Colony, Orange Free State, South Africa 1902 (5162 Serjt. Maj., Durham L.I..); 1914-15 Star (Q.M. & Lieut., North’d. Fus.); British War and Victory Medals (Q.M. & Lieut.); Coronation 1911 (Qr. Mr. & Hon. Lieut. R. J. Holloway, 5th Bn. Northumberland Fusiliers); Army L.S. & G.C., E.VII.R. (5162...

Sold for £500

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