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A fine 'Ceylon' Volunteer Officers group of 4: Major Walter S. Blackett, O.B.E., V.D., Ceylon Mounted Rifles
- The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire (Military) Officers (OBE) 1st type hallmarked 1927
- British War Medal. Silver issue (Capt. W.S Blackett, I.A.R.O.)
- Colonial A. F. D. GV issue (Capt & Quarter Master Walter Scott Blackett, Ceylon Mounted Rifles)
- Colonial Auxiliary Forces LSM EVII (Quarter Master Sergeant Walter Scott Blackett)
The award of the O.B.E. was published in the London Gazette dated 1 January 1930
Walter Scott Blackett lived for much of his life in Ceylon. He was a planter and proprietor of the Jak Tree Hill Estate at Gampola. Blackett was also a keen member of Volunteers and served for many years with the Ceylon Mounted Rifles. In 1909 when he was Quarter Master with 20 years service, he was awarded the Colonial Auxiliary Forces Long Service Medal (Ceylon Government Gazette 13 August 1909). On 9 June 1910 he was appointed Quartermaster of the Ceylon Mounted Rifles with the rank of Honorary Lieutenant. During the Great War, Blackett was granted a commission in the Indian Army Reserve of Officers and attained the rank of Captain. He was also promoted Honorary Captain in the Ceylon Mounted Rifles. He transferred to the Reserve of the Ceylon Mounted Rifles in March 1918. In the rank of Honorary Captain and Quartermaster he was awarded the Colonial Auxiliary Forces Officers’ Decoration (Ceylon Government Gazette 1 November 1918). In 1925, Blackett, then an Honorary Major, transferred from the Reserve and was again appointed Quartermaster. He ceased to be Quartermaster in 1930, the same year he was awarded the O.B.E. for his volunteer services
Sold with a file of various copied research confirming his medals and services
The group mounted 'Court Style' and retaining the long pin to reverse of mounting bar
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A rare Second World War amd post Independence Ceylon Volunteers group of 7: Colonel Frederick G. Smith, O.B.E., E.D., Ceylon Medical Corps
- The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire, O.B.E. (Military) Officer’s 2nd type breast badge
- Defence Medal
- War Medal
- Coronation 1953
- Efficiency Decoration, GVI 1st issue & integral top bar 'Ceylon' (Major F. G. Smith, C.M.C.)
- Efficiency Medal, GVI 1st issue, with bar 'Ceylon' (Lieut. Colonel, O.B.E., E.D., C.M.C.)
- Ceylon Armed Forces Inauguration Medal 1955
Frederick Grace Smith was born on 22 February 1898. He was Doctor of Medicine and spent all his life working in Ceylon. He qualified as a L.M.S. (Ceylon); L.R.C.P. & S. (Edin.); L.R.F.P. (Glas.); and D.T.M. & H. (Lond.) He also served in the Ceylon Medical Corps, being appointed a 2nd Lieutenant on 2 November 1926 and advanced to Lieutenant in May 1927; Captain in October 1934 and Major in September 1935. He was awarded the Efficiency Decoration (Ceylon), the award published in the Ceylon Government Gazette of 14 August 1942. Later promoted to Lt-Colonel, he served as Temporary Colonel, June-August 1943, while officiating as Officer Commanding the Ceylon Medical Corps. For his wartime services with the Ceylon Medical Corps, Smith was appointed an M.B.E. (Military) (London Gazette 1 January 1943) and was later promoted to O.B.E. (Military) (London Gazette 12 June 1947. In 1946 he was recorded as Honorary Surgeon to His Excellency the Governor-General of Ceylon and was appointed Officer Commanding the Ceylon Medical Corps. In 1948 he was awarded the Efficiency Medal (Ceylon), this notified in the Ceylon Government Gazette of 19 November 1948. In 1955 he was awarded the Ceylon Armed Forces Inauguration Medal as a a Colonel in the Ceylon Army Medical Corps (Reserve) (Ceylon Government Gazette 4 November 1955). The Efficiency Decoration (Ceylon) to Smith is featured in The Efficiency Decoration, by J. M. A. Tamplin
Sold with a substantial file of various copied research confirming all of above services and medals
The group professionally 'court mounted' by Spink, and retaining a stout long brass pin to reverse of mounting bar
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A Great War & post-war India 'Volunteer' service group of 6: Major & Honorary Liuetenant Colonel T.D. Macintosh, O.B.E., 2nd Battalion Bombay Baroda & Central India Railway Battalion (A.F.I.), late Royal Flying Corps
- Officer (O.B.E.) of the Order of the British Empire (Civil Division) 2nd type
- British War Medal. Silver issue (2.Lieut T.D. Macintosh, R.F.C.)
- Interallied Victopry Medal (2.Lieut T.D. Macintosh, R.F.C.)
- 1935 Jubilee Medal (T.D. Macintosh)
- 1937 Coronation Medal (T.D. Macintosh)
- Efficiency Decoration 'India' (Capt (Hony Maj) T.D. Macintosh, 2nd Bn, B.B. & C.I. Ry R. A.F.I.)
The award of the O.B.E. was published in the London Gazette of 1 January 1946, and was in respect of the recipients work as 'Locomotive and Carriage Superintendent, Bombay, Baroda and Central India Railway, Amjer’.
The recipient had been commissioned into the Royal Flying Corps in 1916; Lieutenant 1920; Capt & Hon. Major 194; Major & Hon. Lieut. Col. 1943. Reported to have served as a pilot in the Great War. Injured whilst testing 11 March 1918, and invalided to England after crashing an SE5 when the engine cut out at 200 feet.
The medals mounted 'swing style' (pin has been removed from reverse of mounting bar) suspended from contemporary silk ribands and alsmost certainly 'as worn' by the recipient.
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'Singapore' M.B.E. & multi-medal group of 10: Lieutenant-Colonel Walter Barnes, M.B.E., Royal Army Medical Corps
- Member of the British Empire, M.B.E. (Military) 2nd type breast badge
- Order of St. John of Jerusalem, Officer ‘s (Brother’s) breast badge
- 1939-45 Star
- France and Germany Star
- Defence Medal
- War Medal
- Africa General Service 1902, With clasp 'Kenya' (Capt. W. Barnes, R.A.M.C.)
- General Service Medal 1918. EIIR issue & clasp 'Malaya' (Major. W. Barnes, R.A.M.C.)
- Military LS&GC Medal. GVI 2nd type with 'Regular Army' bar (Capt W. Barnes, R.A.M.C.)
- Belgium: Military Cross 2nd Class. Gilt and enamelled breast badge
M.B.E. London Gazette 26 September 1958. The preamble states it was an award for distinguished service during the protracted Malaya campaign. More specifically the actual award recommendation (ref WO/373/135) specifies the award as being earned while serving in Singapore, as under;
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At the time Major Barnes assumed command of Command Medical Equipment Depot, Singapore in Oct 1956, a failure previously to comprehend and apply correct indenting procedure has led to a position where reserve supplies of many articles of medical equipment had fallen much below the authorised holdings. User units were being subjected to much inconvenience and frustration because of the increasing frequency of failure to meet their demands completely. This state of affairs unfortunately coincided with the Suez crisis and it's attendant dislocation of receipt of bulk stores from U.K. was a factor that made Major Barnes' task all the more difficult.
Further, the internal organisation and arrangement of the medical
equipment depot were in a state which could fairly be described as chaotic.
Patiently and assidiously Major Barnes has worked to correct the defects in indenting procedure and the success of his efforts can best be measured by the distinct decrease in the number of complaints from medical officers and user units concerning non-availability of essential drugs.
At the same time by the exercise of drive and initiative he has produced within the depot order from near chaos, greatly increased the efficiency of handling stores for despatch to out-stations and increased the
safeguarding of stores which are subject to deterioration in climate.
During his period of duty as OC Command Medical Equipment Depot Major Barnes has displayed zeal, drive and initiative beyond the ordinary and his conduct in effecting improvements and increasing efficiency is deserving of the highest praise.
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Walter Barnes was born in Manchester on 10 February 1913. Entering the Army he served in the ranks, 1931-42 with senior NCO appointments being attained during the early years of the Second World War. He was Warrant Officer Class 2, 1942, and Class 1, 1942-43, and was given an emergency commission of Lieutenant (Quartermaster) on 30 June 1943, at which rank he served through most of the war. His overseas services included Egypt, 1934-35 and 1936-39 and also the Sudan, 1935-36. Promoted to War Substantive Captain (Quartermaster) in June 1946, he was promoted to Major in June 1955 and Lieutenant-Colonel in July 1964 and held the rank of Temporary Colonel in September 1965. Post-war he served with the B.A.O.R., 1945-50 and was O.C. of the Army Medical Equipment Depot (A.M.E.D.), B.A.O.R., 1948-49 and Deputy Assistant Director of Medical Services, B.A.O.R., 1949-50. He became an Officer in the Order of St. John in 1948. In East Africa he was O.C. Command Central Equipment Depot (C.M.E.D.), 1950-53. Returning to the U.K. he was then C.O. A.M.E.D. Rhyl/Solihull, 1953-56. Then in the Far East he was O.C. C.M.E.D. Singapore, 1956-60, for which service he was awarded the M.B.E. For his services during the Second World War it is confirmed that he was awarded the Belgian Military Cross, 2nd Class this scarce award - of which only few were notified in the London Gazette - was published in the Supplement to the London Gazette of 19 November 1948 (ref page 6061)
Medals are sold with copy research including; Recommendation for MBE; Exract of services from RAMC Roll of Officers Services, and copy entry page form the respective London Gazette showing his award of the Belgian Military Cross 2nd Class
The group court-mounted, retaining the brooch bar to reverse of mounting board with long pin.
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An India Volunteers campaign and long service group of 6: Lieutenant Charles A. Perry, I.S.O., Assam Valley Light Horse
- Imperial Service Order, GV issue. Reverse bearing hallmarks
- British War Medal. Silver issue (Lieut C.A.S. Perry)
- Interallied Victory Medal (Lieut C.A.S. Perry)
- Coronation 1902 Medal, bronze issue
- Indian Volunteer Forces Officers Decoration, GV (Lt. C. A S Perry, 6th Assam Valley Lt. Horse)
- Volunteer Force Long Service Medal. GV issue (Serjt C.A.S. Perry, Assam Valley Lt. Horse)
Important: The original integral top brooch bar with pin is fitted on upper riband of the Indian Volunteer Forces Officers Decoration
The award of the Imperial Service Order was published in London Gazette OF 3 June 1933. ‘For unassuming and efficient work for nearly 30 years in the post of Registrar of the Public Works Department Secretariat which has been specially noted on by a succession of Chief Engineers and Secretaries to Government in the Public Works Department’.
Charles Alfred Stanley Perry served in the East Coast Volunteer Rifles. As a Lance-Sergeant he was part of the Indian Volunteer Coronation Contingent, for which services he received the Coronation Medal in bronze. Latterly in the Assam Valley Light Horse he was awarded the Volunteer Long Service Medal as a Serjeant, the award being notified in the I.A.O. No. 521 of September 1912. Perry was granted a commission as a 2nd Lieutenant in the Assam Valley Light Horse on 1 July 1914 and was promoted to Lieutenant on 1 February 1917. In January 1918 he was appointed a 2nd Lieutenant in the I.A.R.O. He served in the Supply and Transport Corps from 31 January 1918 and was with 8 (Lucknow) Divisional Supply Company. He was advanced to Lieutenant, I.A.R.O., in January 1919. Perry was then awarded the Indian Volunteer Forces Officers’ Decoration, published in the Gazette of India of 21 May 1921. He resigned his commission from the I.A.R.O. on 1 May 1922
In civilian life, prior to the Great War, he was Superintendent of the Public Works Secretariat of Assam. After the war he was Registrar. In 1933 Perry was appointed a Companion of the Imperial Service Order in his capacity as Registrar, Public Works Department, Assam Secretariat
The medals sold with file of various copied research confirming all of above details
The group professionally 'court mounted' by Spink, and retaining a stout long brass pin to reverse of mounting bar
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A fine Great War Canadian Expeditionary Force double MC multi-gallantry group to an Officer casualty: Captain Charles Gardner Burton Thompson, M.C.*, Royal Canadian Regiment
- Military Cross. GV issue with Second Award Bar
- 1914-15 Star (Lieut: C.G.B. Thompson, R.Can:R.)
- British War Medal. Silver issue (Capt C.G.B. Thompson)
- Interallied Victory Medal (Capt C.G.B. Thompson)
- France: Croix De Guerre avec Etoile en Argent. Reverse dated 1914-15
Charles Gardner Burton Thompson was born in Toronto, Canada on 29 March 1889. By profession an executive in the Insurance industry he gace his family residence as being in Montreal when he attested for service with the Canadian Expeditionary Force at New Westminster, British Columbia on 25 March 1915. Prior to joining the C.E.F., he had served with the 72nd Seaforth Highlanders (Militia. He subsequently joined the Royal Canadian Regiment on 23 September 1915.
Captain Thompson's first award of four earned during the Great War was a Mention-in-Despatches which was published in the London Gazette of 7 November 1917
His first award of the Military Cross was published in the 'Supplement to the London Gazette' dated 3 June 1918. The Regimental Records of the Royal Canadian Regiment dated 1 March 1918 state that the Military Cross was for;
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For conspicuous devotion to duty and marked leadership as a Company Commander from Sept 22, 1917, to Feb 24th, 1918. On many occasions and especially during the fighting at PASSCHENDAELE he has made personal reconnaissances of the line and by skilful deployments and careful study of the situation has inflicted losses on the enemy with the minimum of casualties to his Company. By tactful handling of his company under many trying circumstances and his personal bravery he has set a splendid example to his men and thoroughly gained their confidence.
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Wounded: Captain Thompson is confirmed as having been Wounded-in-Action in France & Flanders on 12 August 1918
The second award of the Military Cross was published in the 'Supplement to the London Gazette' dated 11 January 1919, the published citation as follows;
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Capt. Charles Gardner Burton Thompson, M.C., R. Can. Regt., Nova Scotia Regt. - This officer, who was suddenly called upon to take command of his battalion, directed their attacks on two occasions. His masterly
leadership and resourcefulness, seldom found in a junior officer, directly contributed to the splendid success of the regiment in both operations. His extreme coolness under most trying circumstances and his disregard of personal danger set a fine example to all ranks. (M.C. gazetted 3rd June, 1918.)
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In addition to his double Military Cross, Captain Thompson had the further distinction of receiving a decoration form the President of the French Republic, when he received a French Croix-de-Guerre which was published in the 'Supplement to the London Gazette' dated 21 July 1919
The medals mounted 'swing-style' hanging from contemporary silk ribands and almost certainly as-worn by the recipient. The mounting brooch retaining the long hinged pin and casp fitting
A rare C.E.F. multi-gallantry officers group
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A good fighting citation MC group of 3: Captain David Fraser Proctor, M.C., 7th Battalion Gordon Highlanders
- Military Cross. GV issue
- British War Meda; Silver issue (2.Lieut D.F. Proctor.)
- Interallied Victory Medal (2.Lieut D.F. Proctor.)
Important: Military Cross citation published in the Supplement to the London Gazette, 7 November 1918;
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For conspicuous gallantry during an attack. He led his men, together with others he collected, with the greatest dash, capturing a number of prisoners and destroying several machine-gun nests. He showed a fine example of courage and able leadership, and rendered valuable services.
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Note: Donald Fraser Proctor is a unique name / rank in the Medal Index Card archive
Donald Fraser Proctor was born at Fochabers, Morayshire, Scotland on 10 April 1896. Educated at Aberdeen Grammar School, he had been a Solictors Clerk residing at Monaltrie Cottage, Ballater, Aberdeenshire. Prior to being commissioned in 1917, and subsequently serving with his local Territorial Force unit, '7th 'Deeside' Battalion Gordon Highlanders', Donald had served with the Mechanical Transport of the Army Service Corps (home service).
Medals sold together with set of officers service papers, and copy of published citation from the London Gazette
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An exceptional 'Presented by the King' MC group of 6: Captain G.T. Suttie, M.C., 7th Gordon Highlanders, late 4th 'First City' Infantry (Active Citizen Force) & Marshalls Horse
- MC GV issue engraved (Capt G.Tod Suttie, 7th Gordon Hrs By HM King George 23rd Nov 1918)
- Queens South Africa Medal & 4 clasps 'CC' 'OFS' Joh' & 'DH' (514 G .T. Suttie, Marshalls Horse)
- 1914-15 Star (Capt G.T. Suttie, 4th Infantry)
- British War Medal (Capt G.T. Suttie)
- Allied Victory Medal (Capt G.T. Suttie)
- Colonial Auxiliary Forces LSM. GV (Captain G.T. Suttie, 4th Infy)
George Suttie was born in Edinburgh, Scotland, and migrated to South Africa pre 1900. At the time of his enlistment during the South African War, he was resident in Port Elizabeth, Cape Colony where he was employed as a ‘letter carrier’. At the age of 19 he enlisted for service with ‘Marshalls Horse’. After the South African War he joined the local volunters, as a member of the ‘First City’ Infantry – a Grahamstown volunteer battalion of the South African Active Citizen Force (4th Infantry). After serving with his regiment in the South west Africa Campaign of 1914-15, he obtained an appointment in the Imperial Forces with the 7th Battalion Gordon Highlanders. He received his MC for leading his men in a frontal attack on the enemy during which he was wounded in action. His MC was published in the London Gazette of 16/9/1918, and he was decorated by the King on 23/11/1918. The citation for his MC states;
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“Lt (A/Capt) George Tod Suttie, Gord Highrs. For conspicuous gallantry and devotion to duty. Although slighgtly wounded, he continued to lead his company for two days, when he had to have his wounds dressed. After a few hours he again returned to his company and led them in the open until wounded again”.
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The action for which he was decorated took place at Lestrem during the Battle of Lys between 9-12 April 1918. The Gordon Highlanders were awarded an estimated 225 x Military Crosses and 26 x Further Award Bars to the MC during the Great War.
With various copied British and South African service documents
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An extremely rare Sudan group of 3: Major 'Bimbashi' J.H. Rivers, Royal Army Medical Corps late
- Order St. John of Jerusalem. Serving Brother badge (Captain John Herbert Rivers, RAMC, 1901)
- Turkey: Order of Osmania, 4th Class breast badge
- Egypt: Khedives Sudan 1896-1908. With clasp 'Nyam-Nyam' (Major J.H. Rivers, R.A.M.C.)
Note: Naming on the St.John Badge is contemporary engraved in the same style as other badges for that period
'Nyam Nyam' is an an extremely rare clasp awarded to a British Officer - of which only a handful were present and qualified for this clasp.
John Herbert Rivers was appointed a Surgeon-Lieutenant in January 1893. Reported as having passed the R.A.M. College course held from 3rd August 1903 to 29th April 1904, obtained an average of 75.4% and qualified specialist in Skaigraphy
He attained the rank of Major in July 1904. He was seconded for service with the Egyptian Army, January 1899 to January 1906.
Major Rivers served in the Sudan during 1905 and took part in the operations against the Nyam-Nyam tribes in the Bahr-el-Ghazal province on the Belgian Congo border. The force sent to restore order was composed of 18 British and 30 native officers, with some 700 men.
For his services in the Egyptian Army, Major Rivers was awarded the 4th Class Order of the Osmanieh.
From the London Gazette of 3rd April 1906, page 2325.
Whitehall, April 3, 1906.
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The KING has been pleased to give and grant unto the under-mentioned Officers His Majesty's Royal licence and authority to accept and wear Decorations (as stated against their respective
names), which have been conferred upon them by His Highness the Khedive of Egypt, authorized by His Imperial Majesty the Sultan of Turkey, in recognition of valuable services
rendered to His Highness:—
Imperial Ottoman Order of the Osmanieh, Fourth Class.
Major John Herbert Rivers, Royal Army Medical Corps.
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From the London gazette of 24th February 1911, page 1468. Army Medical Service,: Royal Army Medical Corps, Major John H. Rivers retires on retired pay. Dated 25th February, 1911.
Major Rivers died at Fleet, Hampshire on 18 July 1913.
The medals mounted in the 'Swing style' presumably as worn by the recipient
Sold together with a file of copied research, and including fien photograph of Major Rivers in uniform mounting his camel
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A 'Royal Household' gallantry and campaign group of 8: William Urquhart M.M., R.V.M., Balmoral Estate and late Canadian Field Artillery, Canadian Expeditionary Force
- Military Medal. GV First type (86205 Bmbr W. Urquhart, 17/By: Can: F.A.)
- Royal Victorian Medal. EIIR issue
- British War Medal. Silver issue (86205 Cpl. W. Urquhart, C.F.A.)
- Interallied Victory Medal(86205 Cpl. W. Urquhart, C.F.A.)
- Jubilee Medal 1935
- Coronation Medal 1937
- Coronation Medal 1953
- King George VI's Long & Faithful Medal. Dated 1920-1940 & 'Thirty Years' bar (Urquhart, William)
Important: Almost certainly a unique combination of decorations and medals to a former member of the Canadian Army / Canadian Expeditionary Force
William Urquhart was born in Banffshire, Scotland on 8 May 1887 - his father residing at 60 Main Street, Aberchirder
As a young man he migrated to Canada in 1911, where he took up employment as a 'Teamster'. He attested for service with the Canadian Expeditionary Force on 16 December 1914, at Winnipeg, Manitoba. At the time of his enlistment he resided at 117 Hespler Avenue, Elmwood, Manitoba.
Bombardier Urquhart subsequently served in France and Flanders 1916-1918 with the 2nd Canadian Division. He earned the Military Medal for bravery in the field reportedly at Ypres (Paschendale), the award being published in the London Gazette of 23 February, 1918
The recipient returned to Scotland in 1920 and in the same year took up an appointment on the Royal Estate at Balmoral, Aberdeenshire, as a 'Forester'. He ended his long and faithful service at Balmoral holding the appointment of Foreman
During his service at Balmoral, William Uruhart also had the distinction of being selected and appointed a member of the 'Balmoral Highlanders' which corps was the official bodyguard to the monarch during their residence at Balmoral Castle in Aberdeenshire Scotland
William served under three monarchs, and is confirmed as being awarded his Long and Faithful Service Medal in 1940, and the Thirty Year bar in 1949. He was decorated with the Royal Victorian Medal in 1953
Sold with accompanying photocopied research including; London Gazette entry page for the MM; Medal Roll entry pages for the RVM, and each of the commemorative Jubilee and Coronation Medals. Also included is a newspaper obituary and 2 x original award transmittal letters for the Royal Victorian Medal and the Long and Faithful Service Medals
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