A Scarce & Desirable South African Nurses Second World War campaign medal group of 4: F. M. Dickinson, South African Medical Nursing Service

- The 1939-45 Star (90740 F. M. Dickinson)
- The Africa Star (90740 F. M. Dickinson)
- War Medal (90740 F. M. Dickinson)
- Union of South Africa: Africa Service Medal (90740 F. M. Dickinson)

Important: The recipients unique service number is confirmed as being in the unique regimental block 90666 - 91665 that was allocated to the South African Medical Nursing...  read more

Code: 24081

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 Gurkha 'Far East Prisoner of War' campaign medal, long service and India independence medal group of 6: Staff Sergeant Jokhe Pun, 1st Battalion 2nd Gurkha Rifles, late 2nd Battalion 2nd Gurkha Rifles (Sirmoor Rifles)

- The 1939-45 Star. No clasp
- The Pacific Star. No clasp
- War Medal
- GSM 1918-62. GVI issue clasp 'Malaya' (21132112 Cpl. Jokhe. Pun 2 GR.)
- Military LS&GC. EIIR issue 'Regular Army' bar (21132112 S.Sgt. Jokhe Pun. 2 G.R.)
- India: Independence Medal 1947 (21132112 Cpl. Jokhe. Pun. G.R.)

The post 1945 medals all with officially impressed nam...  read more

Code: 24130

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

A South African pair of medals for service during the Second World War: J. L. Hodges, Regiment de la Rey, Union Defence Force

- War Medal (39151 J. L. Hodges)
- Africa Service Medal (39151 J. L. Hodges)

Important: The recipients unique service number was in the Union Defence Force block 37101-37150 that was allocated to the 'Regiment De La Rey'

The Regiment de la Rey was established in 1934 as one of the new Afrikaans language Citizen Force units of the Union Defence Force. The reg...  read more

Code: 24069

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