Volunteer Long Service Medal (India & the Colonies). EDVII issue (Voltr. E. J. Vint South Andaman Voltr. Rifles)

The officially engraved naming with few minor corrections - and fairly typical for this particular medal issue

Only 15 Medals of any type ever issued to this small unit

Edmund James Vint was born at Madras on 14 May 1869, the son of Charles Alfred Vint (Clerk, Accountant General's Office, Fort St. George, Madras) and Harriett Vint (nee Mills). Baptised by the Garri...  read more

Code: 25176

Efficiency Medal. GV issue with clasp 'India' (Pte. R. Benjamin, Sind. R. A.F.I.)

Medal Verification: The medal was awarded to Private R. Benjamin, of The Sind Rifles (Auxiliary Force India) on 25 September 1933, as published in Indian Army Order No. 554 of 1933

The recipient was almost certainly of the Jewish faith, the Sind Rifles being one of two corps of the Auxiliary Force India (the other were the units of the Bombay Contingent) that mustered sizeable nu...  read more

Code: 25173

Efficiency Medal. GV issue with clasp 'India' (Pte. B. M. C. Briggs, 1. E. I. Ry. R., A.F.I.)

Medal & Further Service Bar Verification: The medal was awarded to Private Bertram Malcolm Campbell Briggs, of the 1st Battalion East India Railway Regiment (Auxiliary Force India) on 8 October 1934, as published in Indian Army Order No. 531 of 1934. The recipient is also confirmed as being awarded a 'Further Service' bar to his Efficiency Medal, the further service bar awarded on 16 June 1939 ...  read more

Code: 25171

India Long Service and Good Conduct Medal. GV first type with Kaisar-i-Hind' obverse legend (10170 L-Daf. Amir Ullah, Khan, 15 Lrs.)

The impressed naming with official corrections, and exactly as issued

The recipient Amir Ullah Khan, was by ethnicity and faith a Punjabi Mussalman soldier holding the rank of Lance-Daffadar (Corporal) while serving with the 15th Lancers, a cavalry regiment of the British Indian Army

The recipients 5 digit regimental number indicates that he had served prior 1922, ...  read more

Code: 25168

Royal Engineers: Francis Fowke Memorial Medal. Silver issue (2nd Lieut. C. M. Browne, R.E. 1899.)

Instituted: Established by the Royal Engineers Institute in 1872, and awarded annually in silver, and in bronze.

Designer: George Thomas Morgan

Obverse: Legend 'Francis Fowke' with portrait of Captain Francis Fowke, R.E. wearing tunic with 'Captain's' rank insignia on the collar

Reverse: An ornate laurel border, with central inscription on 5 x lines...  read more

Code: 25166

Cyprus Military Police Long Service & Good Conduct Medal. GV issue

Important: This short-lived medal was only awarded between 1929 (instituted) to 1934 (made obsolete), all issue having the GV crowned head obverse

The medal an un-named & un-attributed issue

Sold together with a good length of replacement Cyprus Military Police Long Service & Good Conduct Medal riband, which was three equal stripes of yellow / dark green / yellow <...  read more

Code: 25164

British Fire Services Association: Long Service & Good Conduct Medal. First type. With 'Twenty Years' bar. Officially impressed '415'

British Fire Services Association: Long Service & Good Conduct Medal. First type. With 'Twenty Years' bar. Officially impressed '415'

This a scarce 1st type un-named silver-plated issue, with the reverse of bar indented 'metal'

The silk medal riband fitted with mounting bar, that retains it's original hinged pin and clasp fittings, as issued

Note: T...  read more

Code: 25158

Special Constabulary Long Service Medal. GVI first issue. With further service clasp 'Long Service 1958' (Robert W. Woodhouse)

The clasp stitched to clean length of original silk riband

Condition: EF  read more

Code: 25154

Military Long Service and Good Conduct Medal. GVI 1st issue with 'Regular Army' bar (6840532 Sgt. A. Drury. K.R.R.C.)

The recipient was a non-commissioned-officer holding the rank of Sergeant while serving with the King's Royal Rifle Corps, a light infantry regiment of the British Army

Arthur Drury was a native of Camberwell, London, England, where he was born on 2nd December 1902. At the time of the compilation of the returns for the 1921 National Census for England and Wales (June 1921), Arthu...  read more

Code: 24877

Volunteer Long Service Medal (India & Colonies). GV issue (Pte P. E. Robey, 5th (Lucknow) Group Gn Arty. I.D.F.)

Medal verification: Private Percy Evelyn Robey 5th (Lucknow) Group Garrison Artillery, Indian Defence Force, is confirmed having been awarded his VLSM in 1919, the medal published in Indian Army Order 136 of 1919, with award date of, 25 February 1919

Medals issued: Reference 'The Auxiliary Force India and its Predecessors...' (Harfield, 2015) an estimated total of only 5 x VLSM's...  read more

Code: 24873