Baltic Medal 1854-1855

Un-named as issued to the Royal Navy and Royal Marines

A choice example, with firm claw & swivel suspension that has never been messed around with. The medal attractively toned

Condition: About EF  read more

Code: 25471

Crimea Medal 1854-56. No clasp

The first issues of the Crimea Medal - to all the Armed Forces - including to Allies, were originally issued un-named
 
Condition: GVF  read more

Code: 25470

Crimea Medal 1854-56, With clasp 'Sebastopol' (T, Griffiths. 1st Batn. Rifle Bde.)

Died in Crimea: Shown under remarks on medal roll as having died in Crimea on 20 January 1855. Cause of death was disease from 'Dysentery'

Medal & Clasps Verification: The medal and clasp is confirmed as entitled per the respective campaign medal roll of 1st Battalion Rifle Brigade WO 100/33

Important: A search of the medal roll WO,100/33 shows that there were 2 x ...  read more

Code: 25469

Turkey: Crimea Medal 1855. With 'Sardinia' flag reverse

Medal plugged at 12 o'clock. with Crimea type swivel suspension. This latter with loose suspension clip

Un-named as issued

With 'Sardinian Flag' in centre reverse

The medal fitted with a silver claw with loose claw & swivel scroll suspension

Condition: About VF  read more

Code: 25468

China Medal 1857-60. With clasp 'Canton 1857'

Un-named as issued to Royal Navy and Royal Marines personnel

The medal fitted with a length of medal riband in the colours of the subdued 1st type medal riband for the Second Opium War.

Reference 'Ribbons and Medals' (H. Taprell Dorling, 1974) wrote about the China Medal 1857-60:

Quote,

It was authorised in 1861, and was first issued w...  read more

Code: 25467

China Medal 1857-60. With 2 x clasps 'Canton 1857' & 'Taku Forts 1858'

Un-named as issued to Royal Navy and Royal Marines personnel

Condition: Mild toned VF  read more

Code: 25466

India General Service Medal 1854. Silver issue with clasp 'N.E. Frontier 1891 (1804 Rifleman Guman Singh Thapa 1st Bn 2nd Gurkha Regt)

The recipient was a Nepalese soldier of Gurkha ethnicity and Hindu faith from Western Nepal, holding the rank of Rifleman while serving with the 1st Battalion 2nd  (The Prince of Wales's Own) Gurkha (Rifle) Regiment (The Sirmoor Rifles) of the Bengal Army

On 1 January 1948, the descendent 1/2 Gurkha Rifles transferred to the British Army

The campaign in the North E...  read more

Code: 25464

India General Service Medal 1895-1902. Edward VII obverse. Silver issue with clasp 'Waziristan 1901-02' (2461 Duffr Kale Singh 5th Punjab Cavy)

The recipient was an Indian soldier of the Sikh faith holding the rank of Duffadar (Sergeant) with the 5th Punjab Cavalry Regiment of the British Indian Army

Per the official despatch of Major-General C. C. Egerton  dated Abbottabad, 15 March 1902, it is recorded that the 5th Punjab Cavalry were deployed from the very start of the operations during the Waziristan Campaign of 1901...  read more

Code: 25459

India General Service Medal 1895-1902. Silver. Victorian issue with 2 x clasps 'Punjab Frontier 1897-98' & 'Tirah 1897-98' (3556. Pte R. Thorne. 1st Bn Som: Lt Infy:)

Rare to regiment clasp: The 'Tirah 1897-98' clasp is extremely rare to the 1st Battalion Somerset Light Infantry - and only an estimated 17 x 'Tirah 1897-98' clasps issued to men of the battalion who served on attachment / secondment away from their parent battalion during the Tirah, North West Frontier campaigns of 1897-1898

Medal & Clasps Verification: This medal and 2 x clasps...  read more

Code: 25458

Queens South Africa Medal. Silver issue & 3 x clasps 'Cape Colony', 'South Africa 1901' & 'South Africa 1902' (37314 Pte L. Keill. Lovat's Scouts.)

Medal is officially impressed, and as issued showing surname 'Keill' (sic) - it should be Keil - and as wrongly shown on the respective campaign medal roll. A clerical error, with the medal being issued as transcribed from the medal roll

Clasps are in a 3 x clasp riveted block are loose on riband - and typical for medals awarded to this particular regiment (with majority of medal...  read more

Code: 25455