A Glenhinnisdal, Portree, Skye man who was 'Twice Decorated for Bravery',  fought Turks at Gallipoli & Germans in France, medal group of 5: Private Ronald Dingwall, MM* 8th Battalion Seaforth Highlanders, late Lovat Scouts

- 1914-15 Star (2073 Pte R. Dingwall. Lovat's Scts.)
- British War Medal. Silver issue (2073 Pte. R: Dingwall 1-Lovat's Scts.)
- Interallied Victory Medal  (2073 Pte. R. Dingwall. 1-Lovat's Scts.)
- Defence Medal
- Special Constabulary Long Service Medal. GVI 1st type (Ronald Dingwall)

The British War Medal only with re-impressed naming

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Code: 25487

A fascinating 'Great War' medal pair - "It s a God Forsaken Country" - A 'Harvest Officers' assessment of duty Victualling in Mesopotamia: Lieutenant Frederick George Savage, 1/5th North Staffordshire Regiment

- British War Medal. Silver issue (Lieut. F. G. Savage.)
- Interallied Victory Medal (Lieut. F. G. Savage.)

Second Lieutenant Frederick George Savage, first entered theatre of war France on, 4 June 1916 (recipients Medal Index Card refers)

Sold together with a long article (and far too long to here quote) - presumably published in a North Staffordshire Regim...  read more

Code: 25502

A Small Heath, Knowle, Solihull, Warwickshire interest Great War 'Passchendaele / Polygon Wood' Killed-in-Action medal pair: Lance-Corporal Richard Andrews, 2nd Battalion Royal Warwickshire Regiment

- British War Medal. Silver issue (19704 Pte. R. Andrews. R.War.R.)
- Interallied Victory Medal (19704 Pte. R. Andrews. R.War.R.)

Killed-in-Action: Lance-Corporal Richard Andrews 2nd Battalion Royal Warwickshire Regiment, is confirmed 'Killed-in-Action', in Belgium, at Polygon Wood, during the Battle of Passchendaele (Third Ypres), on 9 October 1917

The body...  read more

Code: 25486

A 'Severely Wounded' Great War casualty medal pair: Private Frederick John Polhill Worcestershire Yeomanry, later 4th Battalion Worcestershire Regiment and Royal Defence Corps

- British War Medal. Silver issue (2729 Pte. F. J. Polhill. Worc.Yeo.)
- Interallied Victory Medal  (2729 Pte. F. J. Polhill. Worc.Yeo.)

Wounded-in-Action: Gunshot and Shrapnel Wound to Back (severe), France & Flanders 18 October 1916 (the recipients extant service papers held and accessible at The National Archives) refer

So severe were the recipients battl...  read more

Code: 25485

A Welsh Yeoman's confirmed 'Palestine Casualty' 3rd Battle of Gaza / Capture of Beersheba, Great War medal pair: Serjeant Basil Samuel Mercer, 25th (Montgomeryshire and Welsh Horse Yeomanry) Battalion Royal Welch Fusiliers, late Montgomery Yeomanry

- British War Medal. Silver issue (2870 Pte. B. S. Mercer. Montgom. Yeo.)
- Interallied Victory Medal (2870 Pte. B. S. Mercer. Montgom. Yeo.)

Wounded-in-Action: reference 'The County Times' issue of 17 November 1917, from which we are quoting the below following casualty notice:

Quote,

SERGT BASIL MERCER, WELSHPOOL

Mrs Mercer, B...  read more

Code: 25484

A Montrose "F*****g Fisherman" local interest Great War Palestine & Egypt' R.A.F. service & WWII 'Home Front' Police Service medal group of 3: Inspector James Stephen, Angus Constabulary late Royal Air Force & Royal Flying Corps

- British War Medal. Silver issue (140244. 3. A.M. J. Stephen. R.A.F.)
- Interallied Victory Medal (140244. 3. A.M. J. Stephen. R.A.F.)
- Special Constabulary LSM. GV Type I with 'Great War' & 2 x further dated bars (James Stephen.)

The 3 x bars - each verified as entitled - on the SCLSM are: 'The Great War 1914-18', 'Long Service. 1929' & 'Long Service, 1940'. All ...  read more

Code: 25483

A Scottish senior NCO's Burma Campaign and Korean War campaign medal group of 6: Sergeant Alexander Vernon, 1st Battalion Royal Scots late Company Quartermaster Sergeant 1st Battalion King's Own Scottish Borderers

- The 1939-1945 Star. No clasp
- The Burma Star. No clasp
- Defence Medal
- War Medal
- Korea Medal (3188086 Sgt. A. Vernon. R.S.)
- United Nations: Service Medal with clasp 'Korea'

Medals Verification: Medal rolls for the Second World War and all post-1948 campaigns are not in the public domain, and hence are not accessible. However, all of the...  read more

Code: 25479

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 rank officially impressed (Calcutta Mint) on the Independence Medal denotes the recipient 'War-Substantive Rank' of Captain

No.5568683 Regimental Quartermaster Sergeant L. H. Keeler w...  read more

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 Derby Borough Police Mobile Section - Second World War 'Home Defence' and Police Long service medal pair: Sergeant Moses Woodward, late Mobile Section, Derby Borough Police

- Defence Medal
- Police Long Service & Good Conduct Medal. EIIR 1st issue (Sergt. Moses Woodward)

Sold together with:

- Named white card box of issue, including name of the Police Force 'Derby', and as issued

Photograph of Recipient: Published in the Derby Evening Telegraph issue of 25 May 1959, in which he appears in uniform with medal riban...  read more

Code: 25475