A Post-Second World War campaign and long service medal pair: Staff Sergeant Major Harry Kenneth Barber, Royal Army Pay Corps late 1st Battalion Coldstream Guards

- GSM 1918-62. GVI 1st issue 'Palestine 1945-48' & 'Cyprus' (2671136 Gdsm. H. Barber. Coldm. Gds.)
- Military LS&GC. EIIR 2nd issue with 'Regular Army' bar (2671136 W.O. Cl. 2. H. K. Barker. RAPC.) 

The upper clasp on the GSM attached by the customary silver rod - as issued. Note surname on LS&GC is shown wrongly as 'Barker' (sic) exactly as issued, and never subsequently ...  read more

Code: 25857

A Jock's Edinburgh / Richmond (London) local interest post-war medal group of 3 to a veteran of the Second World War: Sergeant John Gilbert Young, Royal Army Pay Corps, late 1st Battalion Black Watch (Royal Highland Regiment) 

- Korea Medal 1950-53. 1st issue (2758006 Sjt. J. S. Young. B.W.)
- United Nations: Service Medal with 'Korea' bar 
- General Service Medal 1962-2007. With clasp 'Borneo' (27658006 Sgt. J. G.Young. RAPC.)

Note the Korea Medal with middle forename initial 'S' (sic) and the GSM medal with an extra digit (sic). The medals otherwise exactly as issued and never returned ...  read more

Code: 25854

A British Officers 'End of Empire Small Wars' campaign medal pair: Captain H. S. Macrae, Royal Army Pay Corps

- Africa General Service Medal 1902-56. EIIR issue & clasp 'Kenya' (Capt. H. S. Macrae. R.A.P.C.) 
- General Service Medal 1918-62. EIIR issue & clasp 'Malaya' (Capt. H. S. Macrae. R.A.P.C.)

Recipient was commissioned Second Lieutenant in the Royal Army Pay Corps on the National Service List on 17 September 1955, and was promoted Lieutenant and Paymaster on 3 June 1957, wi...  read more

Code: 25852

A South Arabia & Sultanate of Oman campaign and long service medal group of 3: Sergeant K. H. Brown, Royal Signals later Sultan's Armed Forces (Oman)

- General Service Medal 1962-2007. Clasp 'South Arabia' (23927973 Sig K H Brown R Signals R)
- Military LS&GC Medal. EIIR with 'Regular Army' bar (23927973 Sig K H Brown R Signals R) 
- Sultanate of Oman: The Glorious Fifteenth National Day Medal (1970-1985)

The silver medals are official replacement issues with letter 'R' indented on the rims 

The me...  read more

Code: 25848

A 'Rifle Brigade' Officer & Veteran of the Crimea and Indian Mutiny who died at Mussoorie in the 'Himalayan Hills' in 1865: Lieutenant & Adjutant George Rogers, 2nd Battalion Rifle Brigade

- Crimea Medal 1854-56. Bars 'Alma' & 'Sebastopol' (Quartr. Mastr. G. Rogers 2nd Battn. Rifle Brigade)  
- Indian Mutiny Medal 1857-59, With clasp 'Lucknow' (Qr. Mr. G. Rogers. 2nd Bn. Rifle Bde.)
- Turkey (Ottoman Empire): Crimea Medal 1855. British 'Union Flag' reverse issue

The British Crimea medal with contemporary engraved naming & the Turkish medal fitted with...  read more

Code: 25720

An unusual pair of Long Service medals for service in Simla, the Summer-Capital, of British India: Captain Thomas George Sparkes, Army Service Corps, late Simla Volunteer Rifles, Office of the Adjutant General's Office in India, & Royal Horse Artillery

- Army LS&GC Medal. Victorian issue (Condr. F. G. Sparkes. Office of the A.G. in India)
- Volunteer Long Service Medal (India & Colonies). EDVII issue (Volr. F. G. Sparkes. Simla Volr. Rifles.)

Medals verification: Medal rolls for the award of the Army LS&GC Medal awarded in India are not accessible on-line, however the recipients obituary refers to the recipient being awa...  read more

Code: 25719

An India born 'Son of Empire' & Railwayman's Indian Volunteers Long Service and Delhi Durbar Medal Pair: Captain Samuel Witherow Jewell, V.D., East Indian Railway Volunteer Rifles

- Delhi Durbar Medal 1911. Silver issue (S. W. Jewell E.I.R.)
- Indian Volunteer Forces Officers Decoration. EDVII & top bar (Captn S. W. Jewell E. I. Ry Volr Rifles)

The integral top brooch bar, typically adapted for mounting and now sans pin & clasp fittings. The Delhi Durbar medal contemporary script engraved and awarded to the recipient from the 'Civil Allocation'
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Code: 25718

A Scottish Railyman's Indian Volunteer Long Service medal pair: Honorary Captain James Miller Mushet, Bombay Baroda & Central India Railway Volunteer Rifle Corps

The pair comprising:

a). Indian Volunteer Forces Officers Decoration. EDVII issue  With integral top brooch bar (Hony. Captain & Qr. Mr. J. M. Mushet, Bo. B. & C.I. Ry. Volr. Rifles)

b). Volunteer Force Long Service Medal (India & the Colonies), EDVII issue (Lt. & Qr. Mr. J. M. Mushet, 2d Bo. B. & C.I. Ry. Vols.)

The IVD with English silver hallmarks...  read more

Code: 25717

A Scottish 'Merchant' & Officer of the Indian Volunteers Long Service Medal Pair: Lieutenant- Colonel John Stewart Couper, V.D., late Commanding-Officer, Sind Volunteer Rifles

- Indian Volunteer Forces Officers Decoration. EDVII issue (Major J. S. Cooper, Sind Volr. Rifles)
- Volunteer Force Long Service Medal (India). EDVII issue (Major J. S. Couper, Sind Volr. Rifles

The surname n the IVD only has been engraved as 'Cooper' (sic), when the correct surname was Couper. The medal being as issued and never corrected

The IVD with Engl...  read more

Code: 25716

A 'Chilbolton' former Hussar & later Black Watch 'Jock' Killed-in-Action medal group of 3: Private William Fisher, 1st Battalion Royal Highlanders (Black Watch)

- 1914-15 Star (8438. Pte. W. Fisher, R. Highrs.)
- British War Medal. Silver issue (8438. Pte. W. Fisher. R. Highrs.)
- Interallied Victory Medal (8438. Pte. W. Fisher. R. Highrs.)

Killed-in-Action: Private William Fisher is confirmed having been 'Killed-in-Action' in France, 13 October 1915

Sadly William Fisher's body was never recovered from the fi...  read more

Code: 25713