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A ‘Coronation’ 1953 C.B., Second War ‘Arakan’ C.B.E., Great War 1918 M.C. group of eleven awarded to Brigadier-General L. I. Jacques, Royal Engineers, who served with distinction during the Second War as Chief Engineer of 21 Indian Corps and in the same capacity for 15 Indian Corps The Most Honourable Order of the Bath, C.B. (Military) Companion’s neck badge, silver-gilt and enamel; The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire, C.B...
Sold for £2,000
A Second War Burma operations O.B.E. group of six attributed to Lieutenant-Colonel J. H. E. Nash, 13th Frontier Force Rifles, Indian Army, who served as Deputy Adjutant and Quartermaster General of the XII Army in the lead-up to the Japanese surrender and the period immediately following - including having a key role in ‘sending immediate succour to prisoners and internees in Japanese hands... as well the mounting and despatch of troops to Japa...
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A Second War Burma operations O.B.E. group of five attributed to Lieutenant-Colonel W. N. Devonshire, East Lancashire Regiment, attached Army Air Transport Organisation The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire, O.B.E. (Military) Officer’s 2nd type breast badge, silver-gilt; 1939-45 Star; Burma Star; Defence and War Medals 1939-45, M.I.D. Oak Leaf, mounted as worn, with Daily Mail Push Ball prize medal, white metal, reverse engraved ‘...
Sold for £300
A Second War Burma operations M.B.E. group of seven awarded to Captain the Reverend T. Walters, Indian Ecclesiastical Establishment, attached HQ 14 Indian Division The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire, M.B.E. (Military) Member’s 2nd type breast badge, silver; 1939-45 Star; Africa Star; Burma Star; Defence and War Medals 1939-45, M.I.D. Oak Leaf; Indian Independence Medal 1947 (IEE-160170 Rev. T. Walters, I.E.E.), mounted as worn, w...
Sold for £400
A Second War Burma operations R.R.C. group of five attributed to Senior Sister E. M. Miller, Territorial Army Nursing Service, later Junior Commander, Q.A.I.N.S. Royal Red Cross, 1st Class (R.R.C.), G.VI.R. 1st issue silver-gilt, gold and enamel, the reverse of the lower arm officially dated ‘1946’; 1939-45 Star; Burma Star; Defence and War Medals 1939-45, mounted court-style for wear, nearly extremely fine (5) £300-400
Sold for £420
A scarce Second War 1944 Burma operations M.C. and Second Award Bar group of five attributed to Major H. R. R. Steele, 5th Maharatta Light Infantry, late Reconnaissance Corps, for gallantry as a company commander at Sangshak, 22 March 1944, and for repeated gallantry and leadership during an abortive attempt at taking a hill position on the Imphal - Tamu Road, before rallying his men to fight an orderly withdrawal against overwhelming numbers...
A Second War Burma operations M.C. group of eight awarded to Subadar Chuni Lall, 2nd Punjab Regiment, for consistently leading his company with great success, including on the Tiddim Road and the Imphal to Kohima Road, accounting for at least an estimated 70 enemy casualties across several actions, and personally leading the final attack on the crest of the Modbung feature Military Cross, G.VI.R. reverse officially dated ‘1945’ and additio...
Sold for £1,300
A good Second War Immediate 1945 ‘Irrawaddy River operations’ M.C. group of six awarded to Major H. Bleasby, 139th Field Regiment, Royal Artillery, who distinguished himself whilst attached as Forward Observation Officer to a column of the 15th Punjab Regiment, during operations for the extension of the Nyangu Bridgehead, 26 February 1945. The column was ambushed, and despite being severely wounded, Bleasby continued to direct supporting arti...
Sold for £1,600
An Immediate Second War 1945 ‘Battle of Monywa’ M.C. group of five attributed to Major P. M. J. Rawson, 3rd Battalion, 8th Gurkha Rifles, who was later killed in action, 1 March 1945, during operations to capture Myogon Military Cross, G.VI.R. reverse officially dated ‘1945’ and additionally engraved ‘Major P. M. J. Rawson MC 3/8 Gurkha I.A. Rifles’; 1939-45 Star; Burma Star; Defence and War Medals 1939-45, mounted for wear, edge...
Sold for £900
An extremely rare Second War ‘Battle of Imphal’ D.C.M., M.M. group of six awarded to Company Sergeant Major R. Lightfoot, Seaforth Highlanders, a regimentally unique combination of gallantry awards for the last war, for being an inspiration to the men of his Company throughout the attacks on Kasom, Lammu and Nippon Hill - during which he rescued a wounded man from ‘no-man’s land’, under mortar fire; and personally stalked and dispatched...
Sold for £8,000
A rare Second War Burma Gallantry Medal group of five awarded to Subadar Sare Hpung, Northen Kachin Levies, who lead his Company in ambushing Japanese columns on eight separate occasions, killing at least 32 enemy soldiers, and capturing 24 prisoners, between May - August 1944 Burma Gallantry Medal, G.VI.R. (70400 Subadar Sare Hpung. N. Kachin Levies) test mark to edge before naming; 1939-45 Star; Burma Star; Defence and War Medals 1939-45,...
Sold for £6,000
A superb Second War 1944 ‘Defence of Shenam - Scraggy Hill’ Immediate M.M. and Second Award Bar group of four awarded to Naik Manbir Pun, 3rd Battalion, 5th Royal Gurkha Rifles, for his part in a gallant night raid on Japanese trenches only 30 yards from his own, 17/18 June 1944. Having crawled on top of a bunker with another Naik, they then proceeded to burrow with their hands through the soil and roof, before dropping their grenades in betw...
Sold for £3,800
A Second War ‘Arakan operations’ M.M. group of five awarded to Sergeant A. Crozier, Special Observation Squadron, Royal Engineers, an explosives expert, who was attached to No. 5 Commando from March 1944 onwards Military Medal, G.VI.R. (2196896 Sjt. A. Crozier. R.E.) rank officially corrected; 1939-45 Star; Burma Star; Defence and War Medals 1939-45, mounted for wear, very fine (5) £1400-1800
Sold for £1,200
A fine ‘Immediate’ Second War Burma operations M.M. group of five awarded to Gunner F. C. Walker, 500 Battery, 136th Field Regiment, Royal Artillery, for his part as a Runner during the regiment’s gallant stand on Artillery Hill, 11 February 1944, as part of the Battle of the Admin Box Military Medal, G.VI.R. (89827 Gnr. F. C. Walker. R.A.) digit over-struck edge bruise; 1939-45 Star; Burma Star; Defence and War Medals 1939-45, mounted f...
A Second War 1944 Burma operations M.M. group of five awarded to A.O.P. Carrier driver, Lance Bombardier J. King, 9th Field Regiment, Royal Artillery, for repeatedly using his armoured carrier to aid others during attacks, including using it as a shield for stranded infantry against heavy enemy shelling and machine gun fire Military Medal, G.VI.R. (967367 L. Bmbr. J. King. R.A.); 1939-45 Star; Burma Star; Defence and War Medals 1939-45, mounte...
Sold for £950
A Second War immediate ‘Battle of Imphal’ M.M. group of five awarded to Sergeant T. Hudson, West Yorkshire Regiment Military Medal, G.VI.R. (4543888 Sjt. T. Hudson. W. York. R.) minor edge nicks ; 1939-45 Star ; Burma Star; Defence and War Medals 1939-45, mounted for wear, generally very fine or better (5) £1000-1400
Sold for £1,000
An outstanding Second War ‘Battle of Imphal’ M.M. group of five awarded to Private S. W. Murrin, Devonshire Regiment, for gallantry during a four-man patrol which was ambushed on the Mombi Track, 4 April 1944. During the ambush the patrol’s Bren Gunner was seriously wounded - and in an effort to escape, Murrin carried both wounded man and Bren Gun for an hour through dense jungle. On his way back to friendly lines he encountered three Japan...
A good Immediate ‘Second Battle of Kohima - Garrison Hill’ M.M. group of five awarded to Bombardier R. Moss, 16th Field Regiment, Royal Artillery, who distinguished himself when driving an A.O.P. Carrier to relieve an Observation Post on Garrison Hill, 4 May 1944. Driving in convoy he reached a point within 300 yards of the D.C.’s Bungalow, when he suffered engine failure under mortar and sniper fire. The two other members of the carrier cr...
Sold for £850
A Second War 1944 Burma operations M.M. group of six awarded to Corporal S. S. Donne, West Yorkshire Regiment Military Medal, G.VI.R. (4621544 Cpl. S. S. Donne. W. York. R.); 1939-45 Star; Africa Star, 1 clasp, 8th Army; Burma Star; Defence and War Medals, mounted for display, generally very fine (6) £800-1000
A Second War 1944 Burma operations M.M. group of five awarded to Gunner E. S. Kitchen, 9th Field Regiment, Royal Artillery Military Medal, G.VI.R., 2nd issue (276351 Gnr. E. S. Kitchen. R.A.) edge stamped ‘Duplicate’; 1939-45 Star ; Burma Star; Defence and War Medals 1939-45, mounted for wear, with named card box of issue for M.M., this also marked ‘Duplicate’, generally good very fine (5) £500-600
An outstanding ‘Second Battle of Kohima’ 1944 M.M. group of five awarded to Sergeant V. S. Woodward, Royal Artillery, originally recommended for the D.C.M., he and his gun layer personally engaged five enemy bunkers, destroying four and damaging one. Under heavy fire for the entirety of the action, they continued to engage the enemy until both were wounded by a direct hit Military Medal, G.VI.R. (815250 Sjt. V. S. Woodward. R.A.); 1939-4...
Sold for £1,100
A 1944 ‘Immediate’ Kohima operations M.M. group of five awarded to Lance-Sergeant P. Waldron, Lancashire Fusiliers, for his gallantry as a stretcher bearer under fire, during a combined tank and infantry advance against the Japanese Military Medal, G.VI.R. (3445979 L. Sjt. P. Waldron. Lan Fus.) scratch marks over ‘L’ of rank; 1939-45 Star; Burma Star; Defence and War Medals 1939-45, mounted for wear, generally very fine (5) £1200-...
A scarce ‘Immediate’ Second War Burma operations M.M. group of six awarded to Lance-Corporal K. A. Wilson, Royal Engineers, for his gallantry when clearing a heavy road block surrounded by mines, during the Worcester’s attack on Maram, 19 June 1944 Military Medal, G.VI.R. (2116522 L. Cpl. K. A. Wilson. R.E.); 1939-45 Star; Africa Star, 1 clasp, 8th Army; Burma Star; Defence and War Medals 1939-45, mounted for wear, generally very fine (6...
A fine ‘Immediate’ Second War Burma operations M.M. group of five awarded to Gunner F. D. Alderson, 115th Field Regiment, Royal Artillery, who was originally recommended for the D.C.M. for his gallant actions during a Japanese ambush in the Sindaw Chaung area, north of Zigon, 3 January 1945. Acting as Batman for his CO, he accompanied him in a jeep recce for forward gun positions - ambushed from 20 yards, and with a jammed trailer, Alderson...
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