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Medals from the Collection of the Soldiers of Oxfordshire Museum

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This collection was sold on 3 December 2020.

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Lot 150, 3 Dec 20

A Great War ‘Salonika’ D.S.O. group of five awarded to Lieutenant-Colonel A. T. Robinson, East Surrey Regiment, attached 7th Battallion, Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry, who died of wounds in Salonika in May 1917 Distinguished Service Order, G.V.R., silver-gilt and enamel, with integral top ribbon bar; 1914-15 Star (Capt. A. Y. Robinson. E. Surr. R.); British War and Victory Medals, with M.I.D. oak leaves (Lt. Col. A.T. Robi...

Lot 150, 3 Dec 20

Sold for £2,800

Lot 151, 3 Dec 20

A Great War ‘Western Front’ M.C. group of four awarded to Lieutenant J. P. Wayte, 2/4th Battalion, Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry Military Cross, G.V.R.; 1914-15 Star (3031 Cpl. J. P. Wayte, Oxf. & Bucks. L.I.); British War and Victory Medals (Lieut. J. P. Wayte.) good very fine (4) £1,000-£1,400

Lot 151, 3 Dec 20

Sold for £1,200

Lot 152, 3 Dec 20

A Great War ‘Western Front’ M.C. group of four awarded to Company Sergeant-Major Herbert Stockwell, 5th Battalion, Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry Military Cross, G.V.R.; 1914-15 Star (10951 Cpl. H. Stockwell. Oxf: & Bucks: L.I.); British War and Victory Medals (10951 W.O. Cl. 2. H. Stockwell. Oxf. & Bucks. L.I.) together with Memorial scroll (Coy. Serjt. Maj. Herbert Stockwell, M.C. Oxf. and Bucks. L.I.) the scroll creased...

Lot 152, 3 Dec 20

Sold for £1,800

Lot 153, 3 Dec 20

A Great War ‘Salonica’ M.C. awarded to Captain G. D. Boissier, 7th Battalion, Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry Military Cross, G.V.R., the reverse engraved ‘Capt. G. D. Boissier. 7th Oxf. & Bucks Lt. Infy. December 1917’, mounted on investiture pin, good very fine £500-£600

Lot 153, 3 Dec 20

Sold for £500

Lot 154, 3 Dec 20

An outstanding Second War ‘Hazebrouck and withdrawal to Dunkirk’ M.C. group of ten awarded to Captain & Quarter-Master C. A. Pallett, 1st Battalion, Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry Military Cross, G.VI.R. reverse officially dated 1940; British War and Victory Medals (8933 A.C. Sjt. C. A. Pallett. Oxf. & Bucks. L.I.); 1939-45 Star; Italy Star; Defence and War Medals 1939-45; Jubilee 1935; Army L.S. & G.C., G.V.R., 2nd issue...

Lot 154, 3 Dec 20

Sold for £4,200

Lot 155, 3 Dec 20

A Great War ‘Kut al Amara’ D.C.M. group of four awarded to Corporal Albert Dixon, 1st Battalion, Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry, who died of wounds received whilst winning his D.C.M. Distinguished Conduct Medal, G.V.R. (8037 Cpl. A. Dixon. 1/O. & B.L.I.); 1914-15 Star (8037 Cpl. A. Dixon. Oxf: & Bucks: L.I.); British War and Victory Medals, with small second type oak leaf (8037 Cpl. A. Dixon. Oxf. & Bucks. L.I.) good very f...

Lot 155, 3 Dec 20

Sold for £2,400

Lot 156, 3 Dec 20

A Great War ‘Kut al Amara’ D.C.M. group of six awarded to Lance Corporal R. W. Compton, 1st Battalion, Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry, one of just 68 men of the battalion known to be survivors of the ‘captivity’ Distinguished Conduct Medal, G.V.R. (16140 L. Cpl. W. Compton. 1/O. & B.L.I.); Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 4 clasps, Relief of Kimberley, Paardeberg, Driefontein, Transvaal (5241 Pte. R. W. Compton. Oxfd....

Lot 156, 3 Dec 20

Sold for £2,600

Lot 157, 3 Dec 20

A fine ‘1914 first battle of Ypres’ D.C.M. group of four awarded to Private George Hall, 2nd Battalion, Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry, who, with two Second Lieutenants from his battalion, accounted for at least 30 Germans from a strong party digging a trench within fifty yards of their own position; their action was rewarded with two D.S.O’s and a D.C.M., and was graphically illustrated in Deeds that Thrill the Empire Di...

Lot 157, 3 Dec 20

Sold for £3,000

Lot 158, 3 Dec 20

A Great War ‘Western Front’ D.C.M. group of four awarded to Corporal J. J. Abbey, 2nd Battalion, Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry Distinguished Conduct Medal, G.V.R. (22149 Cpl. J. J. Abbey. 2/O. & B.L.I.); British War and Victory Medals (22149 Cpl. J. J. Abbey. Oxf. & Bucks. L.I.); Defence Medal, unnamed, together with four companion miniature medals, all loose, good very fine (8) £1,000-£1,200

Lot 158, 3 Dec 20

Sold for £900

Lot 159, 3 Dec 20

A Great War ‘Western Front’ D.C.M. awarded to Private L. H. Senior, 1/4th Battalion, Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry Distinguished Conduct Medal, G.V.R. (2470 Pte. L. H. Senior. 1/4 O. & B.L.I.-T.F.) nearly extremely fine £700-£900

Lot 159, 3 Dec 20

Sold for £700

Lot 160, 3 Dec 20

A Great War ‘Salonika’ D.C.M. group of four awarded to Colour-Sergeant A. J. Ross, 7th Battalion, Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry Distinguished Conduct Medal, G.V.R. (13225 Sjt: A. J. Ross. 7/Oxf: & Bucks: L.I.); 1914-15 Star (13225 Cpl. A. J. Ross. Oxf: & Bucks: L.I.); British War and Victory Medals, with small M.I.D. oak leaves (13225 A.C. Sjt. A. J. Ross. Oxf. & Bucks. L.I.) good very fine (4) £900-£1,100

Lot 160, 3 Dec 20

Sold for £950

Lot 161, 3 Dec 20

A Great War ‘Western Front’ M.M. group of four awarded to Lance-Sergeant James Appleby, 2nd Battalion, Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry Military Medal, G.V.R. (7374 Pte. J. Appleby. 2/O. & B.L.I.); 1914 Star, with clasp (7374 Pte. J. Appleby. 2/Oxf: & Bucks: L.I.); British War and Victory Medals (7374 Cpl. J. Appleby. Oxf. & Bucks. L.I.) together with ribbon brooch bar and ‘Caversham & Reading Veterans Assocn.’ enamelled...

Lot 161, 3 Dec 20

Sold for £440

Lot 162, 3 Dec 20

A Great War ‘Western Front’ M.M. awarded to Lance-Corporal W. W. Pollard, 2nd Battalion, Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry Military Medal, G.V.R. (9876 L. Cpl. W. W. Pollard. 2/O. & B.L.I.) suspension slack, edge bruising and contact marks, therefore good fine £240-£280

Lot 162, 3 Dec 20

Sold for £220

Lot 163, 3 Dec 20

A Great War ‘Western Front’ M.M. pair awarded to Lance-Corporal A. E. Tinson, 2nd Battalion, Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry Military Medal, G.V.R. (23301 Pte.-L. Cpl. A. E. Tinson. 2/Oxf: & Bucks: L.I.); Victory Medal (23301 Pte. A. E. Tinson. Oxf. & Bucks. L.I.) extremely fine £240-£280

Lot 163, 3 Dec 20

Sold for £280

Lot 164, 3 Dec 20

A Great War ‘Western Front’ M.M. group of eleven awarded to Bandsman Theophilus Carter, 1/4th Battalion, Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry Military Medal, G.V.R. (1427 Bndsmn. T. Carter. 1/4 O. & B.L.I.-T.F.); 1914-15 Star (1427 Pte. T. Carter. Oxf: & Bucks: L.I.); British War and Victory Medals (1427 Pte. T. Carter. Oxf. & Bucks. L.I.); Defence Medal; Imperial Service Medal, G.VI.R., 1st issue (Theophilus Carter. M.M.); Jubi...

Lot 164, 3 Dec 20

Sold for £1,100

Lot 165, 3 Dec 20

A Great War ‘Western Front - Gillemont Farm, April 1917’ M.M. group of three awarded to Corporal E. Ayres, 1/4th Battalion, Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry Military Medal, G.V.R. (201472 Pte. E. Ayres. 1/4 O. & B.L.I.-T.F.); British War and Victory Medals (4292 Cpl. E. Ayres. Oxf. & Bucks. L.I.) together with a Somme commemorative medal, good very fine (4) £300-£400

Lot 165, 3 Dec 20

Sold for £750

Lot 166, 3 Dec 20

A Great War ‘Western Front’ M.M. group of three awarded to Private Thomas Hatt, 2/4th Battalion, Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry Military Medal, G.V.R. (203736 Pte. T. Hatt. 2/4 O. & B.L.I.-T.F.); British War and Victory Medals (203736 Pte. T. Hatt. Oxf. & Buck. L.I.) good very fine (3) £300-£400

Lot 166, 3 Dec 20

Sold for £480

Lot 167, 3 Dec 20

A Great War ‘Western Front’ M.M. group of three awarded to Sergeant A. W. Thomas, 5th Battalion, Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry Military Medal, G.V.R. (11146 Sjt. A. W. Thomas. 5/Oxf: & Buck: L.I.); British War and Victory Medals (11146 A.W.O. Cl. 2. A. W. Thomas. Oxf. & Bucks. L.I.) very fine (3) £240-£280

Lot 167, 3 Dec 20

Sold for £500

Lot 168, 3 Dec 20

A Second World War ‘North West Europe’ M.M. group of four awarded to Lance-Sergeant Walter Cooke, 1st Battalion, Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry, for gallantry in the attack on Hertogenbosch in October 1944; he was subsequently killed in action in January 1945 Military Medal, G.VI.R. (4613606 L. Sjt. W. Cooke. Oxf. & Bucks. L.I.); 1939-45 Star; France and Germany Star; War Medal 1939-45, good very fine (4) £1,400-£1,800

Lot 168, 3 Dec 20

Sold for £1,900

Lot 169, 3 Dec 20

Pair: Colour-Sergeant William Marks, 52nd Light Infantry Indian Mutiny 1857-59, 1 clasp, Delhi (W. Marks, 52nd L.I.) suspension detached with broken post; Volunteer Force Long Service Medal, V.R., unnamed as issued, first with edge bruising and contact marks, otherwise nearly very fine or better (2) £200-£260

Lot 169, 3 Dec 20

Sold for £280

Lot 170, 3 Dec 20

Pair: Corporal George Aggus, 52nd Light Infantry Indian Mutiny 1857-59, 1 clasp, Delhi (G, Aggus., 52nd L.I.); Army L.S. & G.C., V.R., 3rd issue, small letter reverse (2541 Corpl. George Aggus, 52nd Foot) both fitted with Mutiny style silver ribbon brooches, suspension re-fixed on the first, edge bruising and contact marks, good fine and better (2) £300-£360

Lot 170, 3 Dec 20

Sold for £550

Lot 171, 3 Dec 20

Pair: Private Thomas Higginbottom, 52nd Light Infantry Indian Mutiny 1857-59, 1 clasp, Delhi (T. Higginbottom, 52nd L.I.); Army L.S. & G.C., V.R., 3rd issue, small letter reverse (2579 T. Higginbotton 52nd Regt.) both fitted with silver ribbon brooches, both with re-fixed suspensions and brooch marks to reverse (2) £280-£320

Lot 171, 3 Dec 20

Sold for £340

Lot 172, 3 Dec 20

Pair: Captain E. G. Mansell, 2nd Battalion, Oxfordshire Light Infantry Egypt and Sudan 1882-89, undated reverse, 1 clasp, El-Teb_Tamaai (Lieut: E. G. Mansell, 2/Oxford L.I.); Khedive’s Star 1884, unnamed as issued, light pitting from star, otherwise nearly very fine and unique to the regiment (2) £400-£500

Lot 172, 3 Dec 20

Sold for £700

Lot 173, 3 Dec 20

Pair: Private T. Orphin, 2nd Battalion, Oxfordshire Light Infantry Egypt and Sudan 1882-89, undated reverse, 1 clasp, The Nile 1884-85 (959. Pte. T. Orphin. 2/Oxf: L.I.); Khedive’s Star 1884-6, unnamed as issued, some very light marks from star, otherwise good very fine and very scarce (2) £240-£280

Lot 173, 3 Dec 20

Sold for £550

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