India General Service Medal 1895. Victoria, silver issue with 3 x clasps 'Relief of Chitral 1895', 'Punjab Frontier 1897-98' & 'Tirah 1897-98' (3441 Pte W. Smith, 1st Bn. Gord: Hrs.)

Upper clasps all attached by rivets

Medal(s) & clasps verification: Private William Smith's 's entitlement to the awards of the India General Service 1895 and South African War Medals with respective clasps is confirmed per the below cited regimental campaign medal rolls of the Gordon Highlanders:

- IGS 1895 & clasp 'ROC': WO 100/78 compiled & dated Gharial, Britis...  read more

Code: 23807

Bahawalpur (Princely State). Bahawalpur-Pakistan Alliance Medal, 1947

The medal - the last to be instituted in the Princely State of Bahawalpur - was instituted by Nawab Sir Sadiq Muhammad Khan V Abbasi, in commemoration of the accession of Bahawalpur State to the Dominion of Pakistan that took place on 5 October 1947

By population, the Princely State of Bahawalpur was the largest of the pre-independence Princely States to accede allegiance to Paki...  read more

Code: 23772

Korea Medal. 1st type obverse legend (22707373 Pte R. Longbottom. D.W.R.)

The recipient was a soldier holding the rank of 'Private' while serving with the 1st Battalion Duke of Wellington's Regiment, an infantry regiment of the British Army

For their services in Korea the Duke of Wellington's Regiment was awarded the below following battle honours:

- 'The Hook 1953'
- 'Korea 1952-53'

Possible attribution: The medal ...  read more

Code: 23769

India General Service Medal 1936-39. With clasp 'North West Frontier 1936-37' (41247 Driver Daulat Ram, 13 Mtn. Bty.)

The recipient was an Indian soldier of the Hindu faith who held the rank of 'Driver' while serving with the 13th (Dardoni) Mountain Battery, Royal Artillery, an artillery unit of the British Indian Army

The 13th Mountain Battery had its origins in 1917 when it was raised as the 33rd (Reserve) Mountain Battery, at the Indian Mountain Artillery Depot, located at Abbottabad, North W...  read more

Code: 23609

Afghanistan Medal 1878-80. No clasp (1382, Pte. G. Thompson. 78th Foot)

Died of Disease: Private George Thompson, 2nd Battalion Seaforth Highlanders (Ross-shire Buffs. The Duke of Albany's), late 78th (Highlanders) Regiment of Foot (The Ross-Shire Buffs), is confirmed to have died of 'Cholera', at, Chunar. North West Frontier Province of, British India, on, 1 November 1881

At the time of his recorded death, Private George Thompson (b. 1860) was 28 ye...  read more

Code: 23427

2nd Cruiser Squadron Medal 1908. With 13 x clasps; Durban, Pietermaritzburg, Pretoria, Johannesburg, Bloemfontein, Ladysmith, East London, Port Elizabeth, Simonstown, Cape Town, St. Helena, Rio De Janerio, Monte Video

Penultimate clasp issue: The medal could be awarded with a maximum of 14 clasps - the medal here offered being awarded every clasp, except for the last clasp on the squadron's tour, i.e., that for 'Buenos Aries' (Argentina)


The reverse of the medal with the names of the 4 x Battle Cruisers that formed the 2nd Cruiser Squadron, which in 1908, was deployed on an extensive f...  read more

Code: 23410

British Red Cross Society: War Service Medal 1914-1918

The medal complete with integral top brooch gilt bar

The reverse of the gilt bar retaining the original long hinged pin and clasp as issued.

Condition: VF  read more

Code: 23405

Oman (Sultanate): General Service Medal with clasp 'Dhofar'. 1st type strike with obverse cyphers of 'Sultan Said bin Taimur' (reigned 1932-1970)

Reference Defence Council Instruction (Army) No 110 of 1968, the medal was awarded to United Kingdom Army personnel seconded to the Sultan of Muscat and Oman's Forces, who served 14 days in the Dhofar operations from 23rd May, 1965 to a date to be decided later

The medal was, in the event, was awarded for services between 23rd May 1965 to 30 June 1976, the same medal with 2 x dif...  read more

Code: 23393

Kuwait (Emirate): Liberation of Kuwait Medal 1991. 5th Class (Awarded to Other-Ranks & NCO's)

This the 'Deluxe' strike by 'Bertoni' (Milan), with a superior single weave riband (other makes have poor quality composite riband (these latter with the black part 'added' to the riband, and easily peeled)

Sold together with:

- Companion single space riband bar with pin fittings
- Outer white card carton with gilded medal name logo on lid
- Two piece...  read more

Code: 23185

Memorial Medal (World Wars 1914-1918 & 1939-1945): Robert Gordon's Technical College, Aberdeen, Scotland. Memorial Medal. Bronze

Metal: Bronze

Dimension: 44mm

Weight: 47g

Obverse: In centre the college seal with legend in Latin, around the seal the legend 'Robert Gordon's Technical College Aberdeen'

Reverse: Around the reverse the legend "In Memory of those Students Who Gave Their Lives' and below the dates "1914-1918" & "1939-1945"
Of considerable Lincol...  read more

Code: 23026