A very scarce British Officer Burma Campaign & Indian Independence Medal group of 5: Captain 'Paddy' Lionel Herbert Keeler, Special List Quartermasters Indian Army late Regimental Quartermaster Sergeant 1st Battalion Wiltshire Regiment

- The 1939-1945 Star. No clasp
- The Burma Star. No clasp
- Defence Medal
- War Medal
- India: Independence Medal 1947 (EC -15917 W/Capt. L.H. Keeler.)

The Independence Medal is a Calcutta Mint officially impressed medal. The recipients rank (Calcutta Mint) on the Independence Medal denotes his 'War-Substantive Rank' of Captain

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Code: 25478

An Officers Second World War 'Home Front' & Cadet Forces long service medal pair: Flying Officer Frederick Beresford Dudley, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve (Training Branch) 

- Defence Medal
- Cadet Forces Long Service Medal. GVI issue (Fg. Off. F.B. Dudley. R.A.F.V.R.(T))

Frederick Beresford Dudley son of Edgar John Dudley (a Telegraph and Electric Light Assistant Draughtsman & Estimator, with North Staffordshire Railway Company) and Annie Dudley (nee Hilditch) was a native of Stoke-On-Trent, Staffordshire, England, where he was born in 1903. ...  read more

Code: 25477

A Metropolitan Police Second World War 'Home Defence' and Police Long service medal pair: Sergeant Frederick Denis Plummer, Metropolitan Police

- Defence Medal
- Police Long Service & Good Conduct Medal. EIIR 1st issue (Sergt. Frederick D. Plummer)

Frederick Denis Plummer, son of Frederick Plummer (a Shepherd / Farm Worker) and Jane Plummer (nee Wyatt)  was a native of, Shirburn near Thane, Oxfordshire, England, where was born on, 7 December 1909. At the time of the compilation of the 1911 National Census for Engl...  read more

Code: 25474

An Infantryman casualty campaign medal pair for the Korean War, to a soldier who later died in Germany: Private Raymond Heslop, 1st Battalion King's Shropshire Light Infantry

Wounded-in-Action: Private R. Heslop 1is Battalion King's Shropshire Light Infantry, is confirmed being 'Wounded-in-Action' in Korea, reference the War Office casualty list published in 'The Times' newspaper issue of 8 December 1951

Died-in-Service, Germany: Private Raymond Heslop (born 1931) is confirmed to have died in Germany on 25 May 1953, while serving there with his battal...  read more

Code: 25473

Played for Hearts, followed Celtic, fought Chinese, Koreans and likely 'Dropped a Mau Mau' all achieved by the time he turned Twenty : Private John 'Johnnie' McAuslan, 1st Battalion Black Watch

Minor official correction of single letter 'C' in surname - and a common occurrence with this particular campaign medal issue, and exactly as issued

- Korea Medal 1950-53 (22574296 Pte. J. McAuslan. B.W.)
- United Nations Service Medal: With clasp 'Korea'

Medals Verification: The medal rolls for post 1948 campaigns are not yet in the public domain, however b...  read more

Code: 25472

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 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

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 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

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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