London Private Fire Brigades Association, group of 3 x Challenge Shield Competition Medals: Fireman Thomas Leishman, a 'Bank Note Engraver & Designer', serving with the 'Prize Winning' Bradbury Wilkinson Company, Private Fire Brigade, London

The group comprises:

1). London Private Fire Brigades Association Challenge Shield Competition Silver Medal (B. W. & Co. P.F.B. T. Leishman 1926)

2). London Private Fire Brigades Association Challenge Shield Competition Bronze Medal (T. Leishman 28.4.28)

3). London Private Fire Brigades Association Challenge Shield Competition Bronze Medal (T. Leish...  read more

Code: 23065

A Union of South Africa Second World War 'East & North Africa' campaign medal group of 4: Corporal D. P. Brussow, No 1. Motor Cycle Company, late 1st Armoured Car Company

- The 1939-45 Star (42743 D. P. Brussow)
- The Africa Star (42743 D. P. Brussow)
- War Medal (42743 D. P. Brussow)
- Union of South Africa: Africa Service Medal (42743 D. P. Brussow)

Important: The recipients unique service number was in the regimental block 42701-42800 allocated to the 1st Armoured Car Company

Note: South African personnel of ...  read more

Code: 21756

A confirmed South African Irish 'Prisoner of War' North Africa' campaign medal group of 4: Private W. Scott, 1st Battalion South African Irish, South African Army

- The 1939-45 Star (88023 W. Scott)
- The Africa Star (88023 W. Scott)
- War Medal (88023 W. Scott)
- Union of South Africa: Africa Service Medal (88023 W. Scott)

Prisoner-of-War: Private W. Scott, is confirmed being captured in North Africa and transported to Axis Occupied Europe as a Prisoner of War, where in March 1945, he was being held in Germany, at Sta...  read more

Code: 23439

A 'New Guinea' theatre of war campaign medal group of 4: Private John William O'Connor, late 39th Line of Communication Salvage Section, 2nd Australian Imperial Force

- The 1939-1945 Star. No clasp (VX128293 W. J. O’Connor)
- The Pacific Star. No clasp (VX128293 W. J. O’Connor)
- War Medal (VX128293 W. J. O’Connor)
- Australia: Australia Service Medal (VX128293 W. J. O’Connor)

The campaign medals are all officially impressed Australian issues

The recipients service papers are extant and are held and accessib...  read more

Code: 23437

A confirmed South African 'Imperial Light Horseman's 'Prisoner of War' North Africa' campaign & long service medal group of 5: Corporal T. T. Jordaan, 1st Battalion Imperial Light Horse, South African Army

- The 1939-45 Star (127893 T. T. Jordaan)
- The Africa Star (127893 T. T. Jordaan)
- War Medal (127893 T. T. Jordaan)
- Union of South Africa: Africa Service Medal (127893 T. T. Jordaan)
- Efficiency Medal. GVI 1st type with South African bilingual bar (Cpl T. T. Jordaan I.L.H.)

Prisoner-of-War: Private T. T. Jordaan, is confirmed being captured in Nor...  read more

Code: 23435

A much travelled Cornishman's 'Multi-Services' Second World War campaign medal group of 5: Thomas William Henry Trudgen, Merchant Navy, late South African Air Force, Union Defence Force and Royal Regiment of Artillery (Territorial Army)

- The 1939-1945 Star. No clasp (14279 T. W. H. Trudgen)
- The Africa Star. No clasp (14279 T. W. H. Trudgen)
- The Burma Star (M.N. T. W. H. Trudgen)
- War Medal (14279 T. W. H. Trudgen)
- Union of South Africa: Africa Service Medal (14279 T. W. H. Trudgen)

Important: All medals officially impressed issues from the Pretoria Mint, South Africa
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Code: 22795

A 'Die Hard' Warrant Officer's 'Battle of Hong Kong' & FEPOW's medal group of 5 to a soldier who later died in captivity at the sinking of the Japanese Hell-Ship 'Lisbon Maru: Colour Sergeant John Thomas Little, 1st Battalion Middlesex Regiment

- The 1939-1945 Star. No clasp
- The Pacific Star. No clasp
- Defence Medal
- War Medal
- Military LS&GC. GVI 'Regular Army' bar (6195113 C. Sjt. J. T. Little. Midd'x. R.)

Killed-in-Action: Colour Sergeant John Thomas Little, is confirmed having lost his life on 2 October 1942, when as a Prisoner-of-War, being transported from Hong Kong to Japan, aboar...  read more

Code: 22797

A Great War and Interwar 'China River Gunboat' Yangtze service medal group of 3: Stoker John Wilson Russell, Royal Navy late H.M.S. 'Peterel'

- British War Medal. Silver issue (J.61615 J. W. Russell. Boy 1. R.N.)
- Interallied Victory Medal (J.61615 J. W. Russell. Boy 1. R.N.)
- Naval Long Service & Good Conduct Medal. GV 'coinage head' issue (K.61438 J. W. Russell. Sto. H.M.S. Peterel.)

Medals verification: All medals verified as entitled per the respective Royal Navy medal rolls cited below:
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Code: 23440

A Dundonian 'Digger' & Nursing Orderly's 8th Army Second World War campaign medal group of 5: Private John McCabe, 2/3 Casualty Clearing Station, 9th Australian Division, 2nd Australian Imperial Force

- The 1939-1945 Star. No clasp (NX56424 J. McCabe)
- The Africa Star. With '8th Amy' clasp (NX56424 J. McCabe)
- Defence Medal (NX56424 J. McCabe)
- War Medal (NX56424 J. McCabe)
- Australia: Australia Service Medal (NX56424 J. McCabe)

The campaign medals are all officially impressed Australian issues

Recipients service paper...  read more

Code: 23432

A long serving 'Wireless Operators' Great War Mercantile Marine medal pair: Roland Lowther, Merchant Navy

- British War Medal. Silver issue (Roland. Lowther.)
- Mercantile Marine War Service Medal (Roland. Lowther.)

Important: Roland Lowther is confirmed as a unique name in the searchable on-line repository of Mercantile Marine medal index cards held at The National Archives

Medals verification: The Great War medals verified as entitled per below following cite...  read more

Code: 23829