A Second World War 'Pacific Star Quartet' of 4 x campaign medals: Un-named and un-attributed as issued

- The 1939-45 Star. No clasp
- The Pacific Star
- Defence Medal
- War Medal

The medals are all Royal Mint issues

All medals equally toned and fitted with their original, now stitched, silk ribands

The Pacific Star 'Quartet', was awarded to all British and Empire forces personnel who were serving in Malaya, Singapore and Hong Kong...  read more

Code: 24329

A Second World War 'Pacific Star Quartet' of 4 x campaign medals including a 'Burma' clasp: Un-named and un-attributed as issued

- The 1939-45 Star. No clasp
- The Pacific Star. With original clasp 'Burma'
- Defence Medal
- War Medal

Sold together with;

- Companion four space silk medal riband bar, with silver rosette

The medals are all Royal Mint issues

All medals equally toned and fitted with their original silk ribands

Both...  read more

Code: 24328

A Military Tailors Professionally Swing-Mounted pair of Second World War Medals: Un-named & unattributed with 'Gieves & Hawkes Ltd' sales receipt

- Defence Medal
- War Medal

Sold together with 'Gieves & Hawkes Ltd, Saville Row' sales receipt dated 13 May 1983, at which time the charge for mounting was GBP 3.10

The medals mounted in the swing-style suspended from silk ribands, and as-worn. The white metal mounting bar retaining its long hinged pin and clasp fittings, and as-worn

Conditio...  read more

Code: 24324

A 'Ipswich County Borough Police' local history Second World War and Police Long service medal pair: Constable George H. F. Mills, Ipswich County Borough Police

- Defence Medal
- Police Long Service & Good Conduct Medal. GVI issue (Const. George H. F. Mills.)

George Henry Frank Mills, son of Frank Ernest Mills (a Labourer) and Emily Mills (nee Clemence) was a native of, Ipswich, Suffolk, England, where he was born on, 15 November 1902. During the first quarter of 1926, George married, Edith A. Snell at Bosmere, Suffolk. At the tim...  read more

Code: 24322

A Sick Berth Chief Petty Officer's Second World War & Post War 'Aircraft Carrier' long service medal group of 3: Sick Berth Chief Petty Officer Reginald Ibbetson, Royal Navy late H.M.S. Implacable

- The Defence Medal
- War Medal
- Naval LS&GC. GVI 1st issue (MX.50116 R. Ibbetson. S.B.C.P.O. H.M.S. Implacable.)

Medals and clasp verification: The Naval LS&GC Medal confirmed as entitled per the respective referenced Admiralty Medal Roll. Second World War medal rolls are not yet in the public domain, but the basic qualification for all campaign medals can be deri...  read more

Code: 24321

A Naval Malaya Emergency & Korean War medal group of 3: Able Seaman Albert John Ernest Obee, Royal Navy

- Naval General Service 1915-62. GVI 'Malaya' (P/JX. 859114 A.J.E. O'Bee. A.B. R.N.)
- Korea Medal 1950-53 (P/JX.859114 A. J. E. Obee A.B. R.N.)
- United Nations Service Medal 1950-54. With clasp 'Korea'

Medals & clasp verification: The post-1945 campaign medal rolls for the Royal Navy are not yet in the public domain

The recipient is positively ident...  read more

Code: 24319

France: Saint Helena Medal 1792-1815 (Medaille de Sainte-Helene 1792-1815). With a white metal Napoleonic 'Imperial Eagle' emblem on riband

The 'Imperial Eagle' emblem possibly silver, and an eye-catching contemporary embellishment, as worn by a proud Napoleonic veteran

The first official campaign medal to be awarded by the French Government

The medal has on the obverse the angled 'Foul Anchor' mark for Désiré-Albert Barre, General coin engraver, Paris Mint (1855-1878)

The St. Helena Med...  read more

Code: 24317

France: Saint Helena Medal 1792-1815 (Medaille de Sainte-Helene 1792-1815)

The first official campaign medal to be awarded by the French Government

The medal has on the obverse the angled 'Foul Anchor' mark for Désiré-Albert Barre, General coin engraver , Paris Mint (1855-1878)

The St. Helena Medal was awarded retrospectively to veterans of the 'Grande Armee' who had fought, and or otherwise served during the various campaigns and wars of...  read more

Code: 24316

Sutlej Medal 1845-46. No clasp with 'Aliwal 1846' reverse

An un-named and un-marked specimen medal

Battle of Aliwal: The battle was fought on 28 January 1846, between the British and Sikh forces in northern India (now Punjab, India). The British were led by Sir Harry Smith, while the Sikhs were led by Ranjodh Singh Majithia. Britain's victory in the battle is sometimes regarded as the turning point in the First Anglo-Sikh War. The Sikhs...  read more

Code: 24312

Punjab Medal 1848-49 With clasp 'Chilianwala' (H. Meeds, 24th Foot.)

Killed-in-Action: Private Henry Meeds 24th Warwickshire Regiment of Foot, is confirmed being 'Killed-in-Action' at the Battle of Chilianwala, Punjab, India, 13 January 1849

The service and supreme self sacrifice of No. 174 Private Henry Meeds, is commemorated in perpetuity on the Chilianwalla Memorial, commemorating the dead the British Army that fell in the 2nd British Sikh War ...  read more

Code: 24311