Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

A Great War ‘Zeebrugge Raid’ April 1918 D.S.M. group of six awarded to Chief Petty Officer George Cann, Royal Navy, for services in H.M.S. Iphigen...

A Great War ‘Submarine service’ D.S.M. awarded to Able Seaman H. J. McCreedy, Royal Navy, who served in H.M. Submarines F3 and H24 in 1918 Distin...

A Great War ‘Auxiliary Patrol’ D.S.M. awarded to Deck Hand J. C. Rising, Royal Naval Reserve, for services aboard H.M. Trawler Sweeper 1915-16 Di...

A Great War D.S.M. group of four awarded to Chief Engine Room Artificer R. J. Beardshaw, Royal Naval Reserve, probably for his services in the lig...

A Great War ‘Mediterranean minesweeping operations’ D.S.M. awarded to Trimmer James Thompson, Royal Naval Reserve, for services aboard H.M. Trawle...

Later in "Hesperus" I had the incomparable Petty-Officer Coster, who could be relied on to hear the first faint echo from a submarine at the maxim...

A Second War ‘Coastal Forces, 1942 Birthday Honours’ D.S.M. group of seven awarded to Leading Stoker F. T. Newport, Royal Navy, for services aboar...

‘With reference to my recommendations for recognition of officers and men of TRIBUNE in respect of the sinking of a U-boat I would like to stress ...

A most unusual Second War submariner’s D.S.M. group of eight awarded to Acting Stoker Petty Officer E. J. James, Royal Navy, for services in H.M. ...

An outstanding Second War Submariner’s Immediate D.S.M. and M.I.D. group of seven awarded to Petty Officer J. F. McIntyre, Royal Navy, for service...

A Great War ‘Western Front’ M.M. group of four awarded to Corporal F. A. Barnes, Royal Canadian Dragoons, late Royal Sussex Regiment Military Meda...

A Great War 1917 ‘Ypres’ M.M. group of three awarded to Corporal S. B. Wareham, 21st Howitzer Battery, Canadian Field Artillery, who was killed in...

A Great War 1918 ‘Western Front’ M.M. group of three awarded to 2nd Corporal P. C. McWha, 1st Divisional Signals Company, Canadian Engineers Mili...

A Great War ‘Western Front’ M.M. pair awarded to Sergeant W. Russ, 15th Battalion (48th Highlanders of Canada), Canadian Infantry, who was taken p...

A Great War 1918 ‘Western Front’ M.M. group of three awarded to Private A. G. Warnes, 28th Battalion (Northwest), Canadian Infantry Military Meda...

A Great War 1916 ‘Somme’ M.M. awarded to Company Sergeant Major H. Conlan, 42nd Battalion (Royal Highlanders of Canada), Canadian Infantry, who di...

A Great War ‘Western Front’ M.M. awarded to Lance Corporal J. R. Fielding, 47th Battalion (British Columbia), Canadian Infantry Military Medal, G...

A Second War ‘Italian theatre’ Immediate M.M. group of four awarded to Lance-Corporal J. J. Murphy, Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers Military Medal, ...

A Second War ‘Italy campaign’ M.M. group of five awarded to Mortar Platoon Sergeant A. E. Moreton, Middlesex Regiment and Princess Louise’s Kensin...

A Second War ‘Italy Operations’ M.M. group of seven awarded to Private R. B. Mason, Imperial Light Horse/ Kimberley Regiment, Union Defence Force,...

A Q.G.M. and Strathclyde Bravery Medal pair awarded to G. J. Toal Esq., Assistant Manager, H. Samuels, Jewellers, Glasgow, for his gallantry in ov...

A Second War 1943 ‘Mine disposal’ B.E.M. group of six awarded to Petty Officer M. H. G. Aldridge, Royal Navy, who was also mentioned in despatches...

A post-War B.E.M. awarded to Sergeant A. Hale, Royal Air Force British Empire Medal, (Military) E.II.R. (4020362 Sgt. A. Hale. RAF.) in Royal Min...

A post-War ‘Civil Division’ B.E.M awarded to Bookbinder Mr. G. F. Currie British Empire Medal, (Civil) E.II.R. (Gavin Fleming Currie) in Royal Mi...

Three: Quarter-Master-Sergeant John Massey, 14th Foot Military General Service 1793-1814, 1 clasp, Corunna (John Massey, 14th Foot.); Army of Ind...

The M.G.S. and double-issue Waterloo group of three awarded to Captain David Davies, 32nd Regiment, later Brevet Lieutenant-Colonel in the 45th Fo...

Three: Private Donald Ross, 79th Foot, one of 12 men in the regiment to receive the clasp for Talavera where they served with the 1st Battalion of...

Pair: Private Edward Hodgins, 13th Prince Albert’s Light Infantry Ghuznee 1839 (Corl. Edward Hodgins XIII P.A.L.I. 252) regimentally impressed n...

Four: Private D. Batson, Royal Marines Crimea 1854-56, 3 clasps, Balaklava, Sebastopol, Inkermann, clasps mounted in this order (David Batson. R....

Pair: Leading Seaman T. Lee, Royal Navy Crimea 1854-56, 1 clasp, Sebastopol (Thomas Lee. H.M.S. St. Jean d’Acre.) contemporarily engraved naming,...

Pair: Private J. Hyde, 56th Foot Crimea 1854-56, 1 clasp, Sebastopol (Jas. Hyde, 56th. Regt.) officially impressed naming; Turkish Crimea 1855, S...

Three: Deputy Assistant Commissary General A. F. Cookesley, Commissariat Department Crimea 1854-56, 4 clasps, Alma, Balaklava, Inkermann, Sebasto...

Three: Colour-Sergeant Joseph Northam, Royal Welsh Fusiliers Indian Mutiny 1857-59, 2 clasps, Relief of Lucknow, Lucknow (Josh. Northam, 1st Bn. ...

Pair: Major E. Lightfoot, 44th Bengal Native Infantry, late 20th Punjab Infantry Indian Mutiny 1857-59, no clasp (Lieut. E. Lightfoot, 20th Punja...

Three: Colonel Sir Robert Sandeman, K.C.S.I., Bengal Staff Corps, Chief Commissioner of British Beloochistan Indian Mutiny 1857-59, 1 clasp, Luck...

Three: Brigade Surgeon J. J. McCarthy, Army Medical Department China 1857-60, 2 clasps, Taku Forts 1860, Pekin 1860 (Staff Asst. Surgn. J. J. Mac...

Three: Lieutenant E. H. V. Haldane, 88th Foot, later Bengal Staff Corps South Africa 1877-79, 1 clasp, 1879 (Lieut. E. H. V. Haldane. 88th. Foot....

Pair: Drummer M. A. True, 92nd Highlanders Afghanistan 1878-80, 3 clasps, Charasia, Kabul, Kandahar (1726. Drumr. M. A. True. 92nd. Highrs.); Kab...

Pair: Ship’s Corporal First Class C. Kellaway, Royal Navy Egypt and Sudan 1882-89, dated reverse, no clasp (C. Kellaway. Sh: Corpl. 1 Cl: H.M.S. ...

Three: Colour Sergeant W. T. Sillence, Hampshire Regiment India General Service 1854-95, 1 clasp, Burma 1885-7 (1250. Corp: W. T. Sillence. 2/Ham...

Five: Acting Sergeant H. White, Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment India General Service 1895-1902, 2 clasps, Punjab Frontier 1897-98, Tirah...

Pair: Muleteer Shivdial Singh India General Service 1895-1902, silver issue, 1 clasp, Punjab Frontier 1897-98 (5570 Mule Driver Shivdial Singh 53...

Pair: Private T. Holloway, Lincolnshire Regiment Queen’s Sudan 1896-98 (4346. Pte. T. Holloway. 1/Lin: R.); Khedive’s Sudan 1896-1908, 2 clasps, ...

Pair: Private A. Gray, Seaforth Highlanders, who was wounded at the Battle of the Atbara, 8 April 1898 Queen’s Sudan 1896-98 (5138. Pte. A. Gray....

Pair: Private H. Mullin, Seaforth Highlanders, who died from wounds received at the Battle of Omdurman on 2 September 1898, one of only two fatal ...

Four: Private G. Butwell, Cameron Highlanders, who was wounded at the Battle of Omdurman on 2 September 1898 Queen’s Sudan 1896-98 (2941 Pte: G. ...

Three: Private B. P. Lake, Royal Army Medical Corps Queen’s Sudan 1896-98 (10768. Pte. B. P. Lake. R.A.M.C.); Army L.S. & G.C., G.V.R., 1st issu...

An extremely rare Baden-Powell Scouting Badge group of five awarded to Corporal R. L. Picton, 5th Lancers, later Acting-Sergeant, South African Fo...

Pair: Private T. Nolan, 9th Lancers Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 5 clasps, Natal, Belmont, Modder River, Orange Free State, Transvaal (3616 Pt...

Pair: Corporal E. Bryant, 16th Lancers Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 5 clasps, Relief of Kimberley, Paardeberg, Johannesburg, Diamond Hill, Wit...

Four: Pipe Major G. Allan, 46th Battalion (South Saskatchewan), Canadian Infantry, late Scots Guards, who died of wounds on the Western Front, 21 ...

Pair: Private G. H. Clarke, Dorset Regiment Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 5 clasps, Tugela Heights, Orange Free State, Relief of Ladysmith, Tra...

Pair: Company Sergeant Major J. H. Williamson, 1st Central Ontario Regiment, late Derbyshire Regiment Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 3 clasps, C...

Five: Sergeant G. Peat, Royal Army Medical Corps, who served as Deputy Superintendent of the Portland Hospital during the Boer War Queen’s South ...

Pair: Private C. B. Daniel, Royal Army Medical Corps Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 1 clasp, Relief of Ladysmith (9418 Pte. C. B. Daniel. R.A.M...

Pair: Lieutenant-Colonel J. C. S. Irving, Army Pay Department, late Royal Dublin Fusiliers, who was Mentioned in Despatches in 1901 Queen’s South...

Pair: Company Sergeant Major J. Garbutt, 102nd Battalion, Canadian Infantry, late 6th New Zealand Mounted Rifles Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, ...

Four: Sergeant J. W. Pincock, 3rd Battalion (Toronto Regiment), Canadian Infantry, late Kitchener’s Fighting Scouts, Canadian Army Pay Corps and 1...

Pair: Stoker A. Street, Royal Navy China 1900, no clasp (A. Street, Sto., H.M.S. Terrible.); Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, no clasp (A. Street...

Pair: Orderly E. C. Williams, British Red Cross Society and Order of St. John 1914 Star (E. C. Williams. B.R.C.S. & O. St. J.J.); Victory Medal 1...