A Banbury, Oxfordshire 'Father & Son' medal pair: The Nason family, late Banbury Volunteer Fire Brigade & 'Banbury Detachment' 2nd Volunteer Battalion Oxfordshire Light Infantry, the 'Banbury Volunteers'

1). Banbury Volunteer Fire Brigade Medal. ‘Fire Brigade Competition Medal 1874'. With top pin-back brooch buckle

- Obverse: Borders comprising sprays of tied & tasseled laurel leaves, with centre engraved inscriptions on 2 x lines

- Reverse: Inscription engraved on 4 x lines ‘Fire Brigade Competition at Banbury, July 1874'

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Code: 21362

Sarawak: Long Service Decoration. Rajah Charles Vyner de Windt Brooke obverse. Awarded circa 1928-1946. Silver

The medal complete with original issue silk riband suspended from a white metal mounting bar. The mounting bar retaining its hinged pin & clasp fittings

Awards of the handsome hexagonal shaped 'Long Service Decoration' were made to officials & officers of the administration, local indigenous nobles, village headmen etc and was much less prolific than the circular 'Long Service Me...  read more

Code: 21226

India Long Service & Good Conduct Medal. GVI issue. Un-named

The medal is an un-named and un-marked specimen

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Code: 20644

The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire, C.B.E., (Civil) Commander’s 2nd type neck badge, silver-gilt and enamel

Complete with full-length silk neck cravat riband with fittings

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- Fitted with full length silk neck cravat riband, together with fittings. As issued
- Original leatherette plush lined hinged case of issue, With gilt tooled letters C.B.E. on lid
- Original card insert 'Instructions For Wearing The Badge Of The Third Class Of An Orde...  read more

Code: 26035

The Order of St. John of Jerusalem: Officer (Sister) silver & enamel lady’s shoulder badge

A quality item of insignia manufactured by 'Spink & Son' Ltd, London

Dimension 40mm

The insignia with heraldic beasts in angles, mounted on lady’s silk bow riband

The riband complete with white metal mounting bar, this retaining its long hinged pin and clasp fittings. The white metal mounting bar with makers marks 'Spink & Son Ltd, 5 King St'
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Code: 26034

The Order of St. John of Jerusalem: Officer (Sister) silver & enamel lady’s shoulder badge

This is the scarce 1936 'Regulation' insignia of 30mm dimension

The insignia with heraldic beasts in angles, mounted on lady’s silk bow riband

The riband complete with white metal mounting bar, this retaining its long hinged pin and clasp fittings

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- Plush lined hinged leatherette case of issue

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Code: 26033

A Naval 'Seven Seas' Second World War campaign medal group of 6: Un-named and un-attributed

Comprising:

- The 1939-1945 Star. No clasp
- The Atlantic Star. No clasp
- The Pacific Star. With original clasp 'Burma'
- The Italy Star
- War Medal 

All medals are Royal Mint issues

The group mounted in the swing-style, and as-worn the ribands suspended from a white-metal mounting bar that retains its long hinged pin and...  read more

Code: 26029

A most interesting & scarce Second World War, long service & Indian Independence Medal group of 5 to a Germany born naturalized British Officer of the Jewish faith: Major Edgar Stuart Straus, Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers 

- The 1939-45 Star. No clasp
- Defence Medal
- War Medal
- Efficiency Medal. GVI second issue with 'Territorial' bar (Lt. E.S. Straus, R.E.M.E.)
- India: Independence Medal 1947 (Major. E.S. Straus. R.E.M.E.)

The medals sometime mounted, now loose, each retaining their original issue silk riband, including the India Independence Medal, this latter havi...  read more

Code: 26028

Honourable East India Company Medal for Burma 1824-26. Silver issue

The medal is un-named as issued,

The medal is fitted with its original steel clip and split ring suspension, as issued

The Burma medals were only ever issued to native troops -in gold for officers, and in silver for 'Other Ranks'. European Officers of Indian regiments, and all British Officers and other ranks of the British Army and Indian Marine vessels were latte...  read more

Code: 26026

British South Africa Company Medal 1890-97. Reverse 'Rhodesia 1896'. No clasp (Trpr H. Peterson. Robertsons. C.B.C.)

The recipient 'H. Peterson' - a unique name in his corps - was holding the rank of Trooper while serving with Robertson's Cape Boys Corps

Medal Verification: The recipient is confirmed entitled to the British South Africa Company Medal with 'Rhodesia 1896' reverse per the respective campaign medal roll of the Robertsons Cape Boys Corps (reference the searchable transcribed medal ...  read more

Code: 26025