An impressive 'Full-House' of Second World War Campaign Medals with 'companion' miniature medals: Representative of service with 3 x hardest fighting Divisions of the British Army 1939-45, vis; 7th Armoured, 50th Northumbrian & 51st Highland Divisions

- The 1939-45 Star. No clasp
- The Africa Star. With contemporary tailors clasp '8th Army'
- The Italy Star
- The France & Germany Star
- Defence Medal
- War Medal

Sold together with identical 'companion' set of 6 x miniature medals

Both the full-size and miniature medal groups professionally swing-mounted suspended from white met...  read more

Code: 23824

A far travelled Australian Army 'Postie's' Pacific War 'New Guinea' campaign medal group of 5: Staff Sergeant Edward Stanley Lowther, 1st Australian Corps Postal, late 1st Australian Corps of Signals

- The 1939-1945 Star. No clasp (NX29226 E. S. Lowther)
- The Pacific Star. No clasp (NX29226 E. S. Lowther)
- Defence Medal (NX29226 E. S. Lowther)
- War Medal (NX29226 E. S. Lowther)
- Australia: Australia Service Medal (NX29226 E. S. Lowther)

The campaign medals are all officially impressed Australian issues

Recipients service papers:...  read more

Code: 23823

A 'Skins' Korean War campaign medal pair for service in 1951-52: Trooper Clegg, 5th Royal Inniskilling Dragoon Guards, Royal Armoured Corps

- Korea Medal. 1st type obverse legend (22405929 Tpr B. C. Clegg. 5th D.G.)
- United Nations: Service Medal with clasp 'Korea'

The recipient was a soldier holding the rank of 'Trooper' while serving with 5th Royal Inniskilling Dragoon Guards, an armoured regiment of the British Army

For their services in the Korean War 'The Skins' received the below followin...  read more

Code: 23820

A 'Farthingstone' Shepherd's Great War 'Salonika' campaign & companion Silver War Badge group of 4: Private Foster Jones Osborn, Royal Army Medical Corps

- 1914-15 Star (27991, Pte. T. Osborne, R.A.M.C.)
- British War Medal. Silver issue (27991 Pte. W. Osborne, R.A.M.C.)
- Interallied Victory Medal (27991 Pte. W. Osborne, R.A.M.C.)
- Silver War Badge (147784)

The SWB with replacement hinged pin

Sold together with:

- Recipients British Army Identity Disc. Fibre (27991 F J Osbor...  read more

Code: 23629

A 'Drummer's' South African War & Great War campaign medal group of 3: Corporal Daniel Campbell, Labour Corps, late Cheshire Regiment & formerly a 'Drummer' with the 2nd Battalion Gordon Highlanders

- QSA. 'Relief of Ladysmith' 'Laings Nek' 'Belfast' (5936 Pte D. Campbell, Gordon Highrs:)
- KSA Medal. With 2 x dated S.Africa clasps (5936 Dmr: D. Campbell. Gordon Highrs:)
- Interallied Victory Medal (10388 A.Cpl. D. Campbell. Ches R.)

Medals and clasps verification: All medals and clasps confirmed as entitled per the respective medal rolls: WO 100/203 for QSA me...  read more

Code: 23443

A Jock's 'Decorated by order of His Imperial Majesty the Emperor of Russia' 1914 Star casualty group of 4: Private James McPherson, 1st Battalion Royal Scots Fusiliers

- 1914 Star. With dated clasp (8143 Pte J. McPherson R.S. Fus.)
- British War Medal. Silver issue (8143 Pte J. McPherson R.S. Fus.)
- Interallied Victory Medal (8143 Pte J. McPherson R.S. Fus.)
- Russia (Imperial): Order of the Cross of St. George 4th Class

Note: The dated clasp is a tailors copy & the Russian award is a replica item

Order of S...  read more

Code: 22802

A Great War era campaign and long service medal group of 4: Private Joseph Byrne, West Lancashire Division Transport & Supply Column Army Service Corps, later Royal Army Service Corps

- 1914-15 Star (851 Dvr. J. Byrne. A.S.C.)
- British War Medal. Silver issue (T-851 Dvr. J. Byrne. A.S.C.)
- Interallied Victory Medals (T-851 Dvr. J. Byrne. A.S.C.)
- Territorial Force Efficiency Medal. GV (S4-252792 Dvr. J. Byrne. R.A.S.C.)

Medal verification: All of the campaign medals & Territorial Force Efficiency Medal confirmed as the recipients full m...  read more

Code: 21706

A Cheshunt, Hertordshire, 'Local History' Great War & Honoured by the Royal Horicultural Society medal group of 3: Private Charles Christopher Adams, 1/1st Hertfordshire Yeomanry

- British War Medal. Silver (105409 Pte. C. C. Adams. Herts. Yeo.)
- Interallied Victory Medal (105409 Pte. C. C. Adams. Herts. Yeo.)
- Royal Horticultural Society Medal & '50 Years' bar
(C.C. Adams.)

Sold together with:

- R.H.S. Long Service Medal case of issue. A plush hinged case with makers logo of medalists 'John Pinches'

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Code: 20957

Australia & South Africa World Wars & Bush War family group of 7: William John Richards. 9th SAI, Douglas Vivian Richards S.A.A.F / Natal Mounted Rifles & Vedette P. D. Richards, Internal Affairs

The group comprises:

a). Lance-Corporal William John 'Jack' Richards, 9th South African Infantry, late Transvaal Scottish

- British War Medal (L/Cpl. W. J. Richards. 9th S.A.I.)
- Union of South Africa: Interallied Victory Medal 'Bi-lingual' issue (L/Cpl. W. J. Richards. 9th S.A.I.)

William John Richards was born at Bendigo, Victoria, Australi...  read more

Code: 22398

A British Merchant Seaman's Great War campaign medal pair: John Owen Hughes, British Mercantile Marine

- British War Medal. Silver issue (John. O. Hughes)
- Mercantile Marine War Medal (John. O. Hughes)

The Mercantile Marine War Medal index cards held at The National Archives show that there were 4 x recipients who had the name John Owen Hughes, viz:

- Born, Anglesey, Wales, 1883
- Born, Bangor, Wales, 1886
- Born, Liverpool, England, 1887
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Code: 21305