A Crimean War Casualty, Indian Mutiny medal group of 3: Private William Chisholm, 72nd (Duke of Albany's Own) Highlanders, later Constable William Chisholm, Partick Burgh Police (Glasgow, Scotland)

- Crimea 1854-56, 1 clasp, Sebastopol (No. 1848 William Chisholm 72d Highlanders)
- Indian Mutiny Medal 1857-59, 1 clasp, Central India (Wm. Chisholm, 72nd Highlanders)
- Turkey: Crimea Medal 1855. With 'Sardinian' flag reverse

The Turkish Crimea Medal un-named as issued, and fitted with a replacement white-metal straight suspension

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Code: 25286

A Lyme Regis / Sandwich, Kent interest 'New Year Day 1915 Casualty'- H.M.S. Formidable Sunk by enemy U-Boat U-24 - 'Killed-in-Action' medal pair: Petty Officer Henry William Hopkins, late H.M.S. Formidable, Royal Navy

- Naval General Service 1915-62, 1 clasp, Persian Gulf 1909-1914 (162720 H. W. Hopkins. P.O. 1 Cl. H.M.S. Perseus.)
- Naval LS&GC Medal. EDVII issue (162720 H. W. Hopkins. P.O. H.M.S. Scylla.)

Medals & Clasp Verification: The recipient is confirm to being entitled to both medals and clasps as offered, and further entitled to a 1914-15 Star 'Trio' per the respective medal r...  read more

Code: 25281

A Persian Gulf & Long Service medal pair to a Goan who served aboard Tigris River Gunboats H.M.S. Tarantula & H.M.S. Moth: Leading Steward Simian Baptista Pereira, late Colombo Division, East Indies Station, Royal Navy

- NGS Medal 1915. GV 'Persian Gulf 09-14' (L.3135. S. B. Pereira, Off. Std. 2 Cl. H.M.S. Philomel.)
- Royal Navy LS&GC. GV coinage head issue (L.3135 S. B. Pereira. L. Std. H.M.S. Colombo.)

Medals & Clasp Verification: The recipient is confirm to being entitled to both medals and clasps as offered, and further entitled to a 1914-15 Star 'Trio' per the respective medal rol...  read more

Code: 25280

A former teenage 'Habitual Convict - Made Good' & Old Contemptible's Great War 'Mons 1914' medal group of 3: Sergeant Cornelius Lyons, 13th Brigade Royal Field Artillery, Royal Regiment of Artillery

- 1914 Star. With contemporary clasp sewn on riband (28799 Gnr: C. Lyons. R.F.A.)
- British War Medal. Silver issue (28799 Sjt. C. Lyons. R.A.)
- Interallied Victory Medal (28799 Sjt. C. Lyons. R.A.)

Convict: Cornelius Lyons - who subsequently became a professional soldier - was in his teenage years (he was 15 years of age at time of his first detected crime), a 'Gu...  read more

Code: 25279

India General Service Medal 1854. Silver issue with clasp 'Waziristan 1894-95' (7909 Pte A. Lovelace Tel: Dept) - Attached from 1st Battalion Bedfordshire Regiment

The recipient is positively identified as 2909 Private Arthur Loveless of 1st Battalion Bedfordshire Regiment serving on attachment with the Telegraph Department of the Government of India

Bedfordshire Regiment: Private Arthur Loveless, was a serving soldier with the 1st Battalion Bedfordshire Regiment of the British Army who had earlier passed classes in 'Instruction in Telegra...  read more

Code: 25278

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 Dundonian 'Jute Wallah's Indian Volunteers rare to unit Indian Great War campaign medal group of 3 for service in East Africa, 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

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