A South African Infantryman's Second World War 'Overseas Service' campaign medals group of 6: A. M. Dumas, Union Defence Force

- The 1939-45 Star. No clasp (144851 A. M. Dumas)
- The Africa Star. No clasp (144851 A. M. Dumas)
- The Italy Star (144851 A. M. Dumas)
- Defence Medal (144851 A. M. Dumas)
- War Medal 1939-45 (144851 A. M. Dumas)
- Union of South Africa: Africa Service Medal (144851 A. M. Dumas)

Important: All of the medals are officially impressed South Afri...  read more

Code: 24078

A confirmed 'Java Sea' casualty of the 'Pacific War' campaign against the Imperial Japanese Navy, serving aboard a Hong Kong Colony requisitioned ship of the China Navigation Company: Stoker Douglas Saunders Royal Navy, late H.M.S. Anking

The group comprises:

- The 1939-1945 Star
- The Pacific Star (entitled to clasp 'Burma')
- The War Medal

Killed-in-Action: P/K.60138 Stoker Douglas Saunders is confirmed having been presumed 'Killed-in-Action' on 4 March 1942, when the requisitioned Wireless Depot ship H.M.S. Anking was attacked, and sunk in the Java Sea

The life and s...  read more

Code: 24131

A Jock's' confirmed 'Wounded-in-Action' during Battle for Hong Kong, who later 'Died 'as a Far East Prisoner of War medal group of 4: Corporal Robert Douglas, 2nd Battalion Royal Scots

- The 1939-1945 Star. No clasp
- The Pacific Star. No clasp
- Defence Medal
- War Medal

Sold together with below medal & ephemera:

- Original named Army Council 'Condolences' medal transmittal letter
- Photocopied hardcopy set of the recipients 'Service Record'

Wounded-in-Action: Lance-Corporal Robert Douglas, 2nd Battalio...  read more

Code: 24133

A Melrose 'Warrant Officers' Second World War North West Europe Campaign medal group of 4, with insignia: Warrant Officer Bouverie Clark Tully, Royal Army Service Corps

- The 1939-45 Star. No clasp
- The France and Germany Star
- The Defence Medal
- War Medal (sans riband)

Sold together with below following items:

- Warrants Officers gilding metal sleeve badge & 5 x years woven 'Service Chevrons', as worn / removed from recipients 'Battle Dress'
- Royal Army Service Corps. GVI King's Crown cap badge. Co...  read more

Code: 24074

A South African Policeman's Second World War and Long Service medal group of 3: Sergeant Hermanus Stephanus Pretorius, South African Police Service, and late South African Police Battalion, Union Defence Force

- War Medal 1939-45 (SAP 196531 H.S.Pretorius.)
- Africa Service Medal (SAP 196531 H.S.Pretorius.)
- South Africa: Police Faithful Service Medal (16416 (V) 2/Sergt. H.S.Pretorius)

The prefix 'SAP' on the War Medals is the unique prefix allocated to the members of the South African Police service who volunteered for service with the war-raised South African Police ba...  read more

Code: 24073

Egypt and Sudan Medal 1882-89. Undated reverse, with clasp 'El-Teb_Tamaai' (3925, Lce. Corpl. C. Davis, 3/K. R. Rif: C.)

Medal(s) and clasp verification: Lance Corporal Charles Davis, is confirmed entitled to the un-dated Egypt & Sudan Medal with clasp 'El-Teb-Tamaai', and a Khedival Star dated 1884, per the below following campaign medal rolls of the 3rd Battalion King's Royal Rifle Corps:

- Egypt & Sudan Medal undated with clasp 'El-Teb_Tamaai': WO 100/66
- Khedival Star with dated obverse...  read more

Code: 24063

Natal 1906, 1 clasp, 1906 (Tpr. J. P. van Rooyen, Krantzkop Res.)

Reference 'British Battles and Medals' (seventh edition, 2006) it is estimated that a total of 75 x Natal Medals were issued to members of Kranzkop Reserves', of which 71 x were issued with the clasp '1906'

A 'Family Affair': The unit may as well have been titled 'Van Rooyen's Own', as a search of D. R. Forsyth's published medal roll shows that a total of no less than 20 'All-Ra...  read more

Code: 24062

1914-15 Star (3234 Pte. W. M. Everett. Suff. Yeo.)

William Morton Everett, son of Merchant Mariner, Edwin Alfred Everett (Lost at Sea, off the coast of Chile on 9 November 1897, while Officer in Command of the 'Cordillera' of Liverpool) was a native of, Holyhead, Anglesey, Wales, where he was baptized on, 12 May 1895. served with the 1/1 Suffolk Yeomanry, and subsequently commissioned Lieutenant Indian Army Reserve of Officers (1917) attached ...  read more

Code: 24061

Interallied Victory Medal (40161 Gnr. A. W. Witt. R.A.)

Gunner Albert William Witt served in Egypt, Palestine and France with 48th Siege Battery Royal Garrison Artillery

Medal verification: The recipients entitlement to the Interallied Victory Medal, together with a British War Medal (silver issue) is confirmed per the respective campaign medal roll of the Royal Garrison Artillery, ref WO 329/264, compiled and signed at Dover, England...  read more

Code: 24059

India General Service Medal 1908-35. GV second issue with clasp 'North West Frontier 1930-31' (7209 Sep. Hazara Singh, 5-12 F.F.R.)

The recipient was an Indian soldier of the Sikh faith serving as a Sepoy (Private) with the 5th Bn (QVO Corps of Guides) 12th Frontier Force Regiment, an infantry regiment of the British Indian Army

The most famous - and distinguished - unit of the British Indian Army was the Corps of Guides (1st Battalion Queen Victoria's Own Corps of Guides (Frontier Force) (Lumsden's) Infantry...  read more

Code: 24058