A Collection of Medals to the Gloucestershire Regiment

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Lot 147, 15 Oct 20

A Great War ‘Salkonika’ immediate D.S.O., and ‘Western Front’ M.C. group of eleven awarded to Colonel H. F. L. Hilton-Green, Gloucestershire Regiment Distinguished Service Order, G.V.R., silver-gilt and enamel, with integral top ribbon bar; Military Cross, G.V.R., unnamed; 1914-15 Star (Capt. H. F. L. Hilton-Green. Glouc. R.); British War and Victory Medals, with M.I.D. oak leaves (Lt. Col. H. F. L. Hilton-Green); 1939-45 Star; Atlanti...

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Lot 148, 15 Oct 20

A fine Second War 1940 British Expeditionary Force ‘withdrawal from Ledringham’ M.M. group of six awarded to Private J. E. Barnfield, 5th Battalion, Gloucestershire Regiment Military Medal, G.VI.R. (5185378 Pte. J. E. Barnfield. Glouc. R.); 1939-45 Star; Burma Star; Defence and War Medals 1939-45; Efficiency Medal, G.VI.R., 1st issue, Territorial (5185378. Cpl. J. E. Barnfield. R.E.M.E.) mounted court style, the first with some obverse sur...

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Lot 149, 15 Oct 20

Three: Lieutenant Stephen “Jolly Old Muff” McDonough, 61st Foot, who was the first recipient of the M.S.M. in the regiment in 1847, was wounded at Chilianwala by ‘musket ball through both thighs’, and received an Ensign’s commission ‘for conduct’ in the battle, and was promoted to Captain for services at Delhi 1857-58; he retired as a Major from the 3rd West India Regiment in 1865 Punjab 1848-49, 2 clasps, Chilianwala, Goojerat (...

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Lot 150, 15 Oct 20

Four: Sergeant James Sims, 61st Foot, later Sergeant-Major, 1st Somerset Volunteers, and reportedly ‘one of the first, if not the first, of the storming party of the re-taking of the magazine at Delhi, which had been blown up at the sacrifice of his own life by Lieutenant Willoughby’ Punjab 1848-49, 2 clasps, Chilianwala, Goojerat (James Sims, 61st Foot.); India General Service 1854-95, 1 clasp, North West Frontier (1435 J Sims 61st Regt.)...

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Lot 151, 15 Oct 20

Three: Private George Beverstock, 28th Foot Crimea 1854-56, 3 clasps, Alma, Inkermann, Sebastopol (G. Bevistock. 28th Regt.) officially impressed naming; Army L.S. & G.C., V.R., 2nd issue, large letter reverse (.3005 Pt. Geo. Beverstock. 28th Regt. 15th May. 1857.) regimentally impressed naming; Turkish Crimea 1855, British issue, unnamed, suspension claw harshly tightened on the second, otherwise nearly very fine or better (3) £600-£800

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Lot 152, 15 Oct 20

Pair: Drum-Major R. Murray, 61st Foot Indian Mutiny 1857-59, 1 clasp, Delhi (R. Murray, 61st Regt.); Army L.S. & G.C., V.R., 3rd issue, small letter reverse (3411. Drum Maj: R. Murray, 61st Foot) suspension re-affixed on the first, edge bruising and contact marks, therefore good fine or better, the second very fine (2) £500-£600

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Lot 153, 15 Oct 20

Pair: Corporal A. F. Weaver, 2nd Battalion, Gloucestershire Regiment, together with his original unpublished diary describing events during his service with the Gloucesters and the 5th Mounted Infantry in the Boer War Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 6 clasps, Relief of Kimberley, Paardeberg, Driefontein, Johannesburg, Diamond Hill, Wittebergen (4898 Pte. A. F. Weaver, Glouc: Regt.) note incorrect second initial, number, rank and initials off...

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Lot 154, 15 Oct 20

Pair: Captain R. V. Trengrouse, Gloucestershire Regiment, attached 4th Nigeria Regiment in the Cameroons campaign, where he was wounded in October 1915 British War Medal 1914-20 (Capt. R. V. Trengrouse.); Africa General Service 1902-56, 1 clasp, Nigeria 1918 (Lieut. R. V. Trengrouse. Glouc. R.) extremely fine (2) £400-£500

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Lot 155, 15 Oct 20

The Peninsula War medal awarded to Captain Samuel Morris, 28th Foot, who was severely wounded at the battle of Vittoria Military General Service 1793-1814, 6 clasps, Barrosa, Vittoria, Nivelle, Nive, Orthes, Toulouse (Saml. Morris, Capt. 28th Foot.) carriage a little bent between the first two clasps, otherwise good very fine £2,400-£3,000

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Lot 156, 15 Oct 20

India General Service 1854-95, 1 clasp, Burma 1887-89 (2452 Lce. Corpl. Z. Andrews 2d Bn. Glouc. R.) minor official correction to last three letters of surname, otherwise extremely fine and rare to regiment £300-£400

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Lot 157, 15 Oct 20

Indian Mutiny 1857-59, 1 clasp, Delhi (H. Storey. 61st Regt.) good very fine £600-£800

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Lot 158, 15 Oct 20

India General Service 1895-1902, 2 clasps, Punjab Frontier 1897-98, Tirah 1897-98 (3371 Pte. J. Halford 1st Gloucester Regt.) lugs removed from top clasp, light edge bruising and contact marks, otherwise very fine and rare to regiment £300-£400

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Lot 159, 15 Oct 20

The Boer War medal awarded to Lieutenant and Adjutant W. L. B. Hill, Gloucestershire Regiment, who was taken prisoner at Nicholson’s Nek and imprisoned in the Staat Model School in Pretoria where, along with the young Winston Churchill, escape was at the forefront of everyone’s mind Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 3 clasps, Natal, Orange Free State, Transvaal (Lieut. & Adjt. W. L. B. Hill. Glouc. Rgt.) extremely fine £400-£500

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Lot 160, 15 Oct 20

Africa General Service 1902-56, 1 clasp, Somaliland 1908-10 (Lieut: H. A. D. Bockett-Pugh. Glouc: Regt.) good very fine, unique clasp to the regiment £400-£500

Sold for £750

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