A fascinating '1930's China Missionary Outrage' and World Wars medal group of 3: Doctor Hugh Davis Cracroft Rice, Bible Churchmen's Missionary Society, late Lieutenant, 9th (Service) Battalion Devonshire Regiment

- British War Medal (2. Lieut H. D. C. Rice.)
- Interallied Victory Medal (2. Lieut H. D. C. Rice.)
- Defence Medal

Great War Casualty: 2nd-Lt. Hugh D.C. Rice is confirmed having been a casualty of the Great War, during which he suffered 'Shell-Shock' which so severe that he was repatriated from the Western Front to England for treatment. The newspaper issue of refe...  read more

Code: 25277

A Naval Captain who was present at the Delhi Durbar, Decorated for Gallipoli, evacuated the Lt-Governors of Jersey & Guernsey 1940 and served 1939-45 group of 10: Captain Hugh Salvin Bowlby, Royal Navy

Recipient was the brother-in-law of Admiral of the Fleet Lord Keyes of Zeebrugge and Dover!

- 1914-15 Star (Lieut. H. S. Bowlby R.N.)
- British War Medal. Silver issue
- Interallied Victory Medal. Mentioned in Despatches (M.I.D.) Oakleaves (Lt. Commr. H. S. Bowlby R.N.)
- The 1939 - 1945 Star. No clasp
- The Atlantic Star. No clasp
- Defence Me...  read more

Code: 25274

A Jock's confirmed Gallipoli Casualty & plaintif to a 'Rob All My Comrades' appeal medal group 4: Private Austin John Banner, 4th (Queen's Edinburgh Rifles) Battalion Royal Scots (Territorial Force)

- 1914-15 Star (1409 Pte. A. J. Banner R.Scots.)
- British War Medal (409 Pte. A. J. Banner R.Scots)
- Victory Medal (1409 Pte. A. J. Banner. R.Scots)
- Territorial Force Efficiency Medal, G.V.R. (1409 Pte. A. J. Banner. R.Scots.)

The Territorial Force Efficency Medal: The T.F.E.M. only is a re-named 'Self-Award' - his Great War Medal Index Card specifically ...  read more

Code: 25273

A Dundonian 'Jute Wallah' Indian Volunteers rare to unit Great War campaign medal group of 3 for service in East Africa, a.k.a. the 'Ice Cream War': Gunner Thomas Duncan, 8th Calcutta Field Battery late Cossipore Artillery Volunteers

- 1914-15 Star (No. 28 Gnr. T. Duncan, 8/Cal. Fd. Bty.)
- British War Medal. Silver issue (28 Gnr. T. Duncan, Cal. Vol. Bty.)
- Interallied Victory Medal (28 Gnr. T. Duncan. 8 Cal. Field Bty.)

Note: The BWM only with officially re-impressed naming

Medals Verification: All medals confirmed as entitled per the below referenced medal roll

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Code: 25272

A Ceylon Colony, Shanghai-born 'Tea Planter's' Great War medal group of 3: Second Lieutenant Robert Mowat Reid, Royal Field Artillery, Royal Regiment of Artillery

- British War Medal (2. Lieut R. M. Reid)
- Interallied Victory Medal (2. Lieut R. M. Reid)
- Ceylon Voluntary Overseas Service Medal 1914-1919 (R.M. Reid)

Medals Verification: The recipients entitlement to the Great War BWM and Interallied Victory Medal is confirmed per the respective campaign medal rolls of the Royal Field Artillery of the Royal Regiment of Artill...  read more

Code: 25271

An Extremely Rare - one of only two - Mercantile Marine Great War Medal pair to a a seaman from Montenegro: Bosun Risto Vojichich, British Mercantile Marine

- British War Medal. Silver issue (Risto Vojichich)
- Mercantile Marine War Service Medal (Risto Vojichich

The Mercantile Marine medal sometime gilded, and both medals neatly re-pinned at claw

Important: A digital search of the Board of Trade Mercantile Marine Medal Index Cards, held and accessible at The National Archives, using single word search 'Monteneg...  read more

Code: 25270

An Indian Mountain Gunner's inter-war campaign medal pair for service on the North West Frontier of British India: Signaller Lance-Naik Tassadiq Hussain, 4th (Hazara) Mountain Battery (Frontier Force)

- IGS 1908-35. GV second type clasp 'Mohmand 1933' (37913 Dvr. Tassadiq Hussain, 4 Mtn. Bty.)
- IGS 1936-39. Clasp 'North West Frontier 1936-37' (37913 Sig. L-Naik. Tassadiq Hussain, 4 Mtn. Bty.)

Recipient was by ethnicity and faith a Punjabi Mussalman, who held the ranks of Driver & latterly Signaler Lance-Naik (Signaler Lance-Corporal) while serving with the 4th (Hazara...  read more

Code: 25269

A 'Rare to Regiment' pair of medals for the Korean War: Pte. K. C. Riddell, 1st Battalion Gordon Highlanders

- Korea Medal (22319240 Pte K C Riddell Gordons)
- United Nations: U.N. Service Medal with clasp 'Korea'

Numerous 'all volunteer' reinforcement drafts from British Army infantry regiments - including the Gordon Highlanders - which were not present in Korea, were posted to British infantry battalions serving in the Korean theatre of war throughout the duration of the confli...  read more

Code: 25276

A Second World War Mentioned-in-Despatches 'Pacific Star Quartet' of 4 x campaign medals: Un-named and un-attributed

- The 1939-45 Star. No clasp
- The Pacific Star. No clasp
- Defence Medal
- War Medal. With Mentioned-in-Despatches 'Oakleaf' emblem

The 'Stars' only are military-tailors contemporary copies - the medals are both Royal Mint issues

All medals equally toned and fitted with silk ribands

The Pacific Star 'Quartet', was awarded to all...  read more

Code: 25290

A Scottish Officer's Hong Kong Colony 'Water Police' later Marine Police medal group of 5 for 'Battle for Hong Kong' and Long Service: Chief Inspector Murdo Alfred Macdonald, Marine Police, late Water Police, Hong Kong Police Force

- The 1939-1945 Star. No clasp
- The Pacific Star. No clasp
- Defence Medal
- War Medal
- Colonial Police Long Service & Good Conduct Medal. EIIR issue (Inspector Macdonald M.A.)

Sold together with:

- Companion 5 x space, riband bar mounted on two-rows

Murdo Alfred Macdonald, son of Hector John Macdonald (a native of Uig, ...  read more

Code: 25266