Soviet Union: Chernobyl Liquidators Badge

The badge complete with riband bar, and reverse pin-back fittings, as-worn

Awarded to all personnel, civilians, military & volunteer services involved in the massive and lengthy logistics operation to cleanse, entomb, salvage and isolate, the contaminated radioactive zone at the former Chernobyl Nuclear Plant

The Chernobyl disaster began on 26 April 1986 with the ...  read more

Code: 23876

A Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve Officer's un-named and un-attributed Second World War campaign and long service miniature medal group of 6:

- The 1939-45 Star. No clasp
- The Atlantic Star. No clasp
- The Africa Star. No clasp
- Defence Medal
- War Medal
- Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve Decoration. EIIR issue

All of the miniature medals are good quality strikes, the Defence & War medals & RNVR Decoration being silver

All of the miniature medals professionally swing-mou...  read more

Code: 23874

Royal Indian Marine (R.I.M.) / Royal Indian Navy (R.I.N.). 'Sweetheart' brooch. Gilding metal. Circa 1914-1945

Comprising a King's Crown Royal Indian Marine / Royal Indian Navy button (with maker marks) on fitted pin and clasp brooch mounting

A scarce 'British India' item of World Wars insignia

Condition: About EF  read more

Code: 23853

A Jock's Korean War campaign medal pair: Private B. Mason, 1st Battalion King's Own Scottish Borderer's

- Korea Medal 1950-1953 (22316495 Pte. B. Mason. K.O.S.B. R)
- United Nations: Service Medal with clasp 'Korea'

Note: The British issue Korea Medal (only) officially impressed with letter 'R' denoting an official replacement medal

Both medals retaining their original silk ribands, as issued. The British medal riband now stitched, and the corded silk riband ...  read more

Code: 23819

A scarce and desirable ‘Aden Colony’ medal pair: Staff Sergeant John Keith Roberts, Royal Corps of Signals

- British Empire Medal (Military). EIIR issue (22515075 Sgt. John K. Roberts. R. Sigs.)
- Military LS&GC Medal. EIIR 'Regular Army' (22515075 S.Sgt. J. K. Roberts. B.E.M. R. Signals.)

Award verification: The British Empire Medal to Staff Sergeant J. K. Roberts Royal Corps of Signals, which was for service in Aden Colony, was published in the London Gazette issue of 1 Janua...  read more

Code: 23841

Royal Red Cross: 2nd Class 'Associate of the Royal Red Cross' (A.R.R.C.). GV issue. Silver & enamel Breast Badge

The insignia mounted on original silk bow ribbon, as issued. The reverse of the riband retaining the mounting brooch with hinged pin and clasp fittings

Enamel all intact

Condition: EF  read more

Code: 23838

Kaisar-i-Hind. Silver issue (Second Class). GV second type breast badge with integral top brooch bar

Sold together with:

- Leatherette plush hinged case of issue. With Calcutta Mint logo on inside top silk panel

Important: The obverse design of this insignia is of the King George V second type awarded circa 1920-1936

Note: The medal retaining its original stitched silk riband, with integral top bar that retains the original hinged pin and clasp fitt...  read more

Code: 23837

A West Hunstill man's progress from Servant at the Carlton Club to Pounding the Beat as a London 'Bobbie': Police Constable Fank Berry, 'V' Wandsworth Division, late 'L' Lambeth Division, Metropolitan Police

- Coronation Medal 1902: Metropolitan Police reverse. Bronze issue (P.C. F. Berry. L. Div.)
- Coronation Medal 1911: Metrpolitan Police reverse (P.C. F. Berry.)

Frank Berry, a servant at the Carlton Club, London, was born in West Huntspill, Somerset, in 1881. He attested into the Metropolitan Police in April 1902 and was assigned to Lambeth Division, before later moving t...  read more

Code: 23836

An extremely scarce World Wars & Colonial Service medal group of 8: Lieutenant-Colonel Joseph Spurrier Last, Cyprus Regiment, late Assistant Chief Secretary Colonial Service, Zanzibar, and Honourable Artillery Company

- 1914-15 Star (835. Dvr. J. S. Last. H.A.C.)
- British War Medal. Silver issue (835 Dvr. J. S. Last. H.A.C. -Art-)
- Interallied Victory Medal (835 Dvr. J. S. Last. H.A.C. -Art-)
- The 1939-45 Star
- The Africa Star. No clasp
- Defence Medal
- War Medal 1939-45
- Zanzibar (Sultanate): Order of the Brilliant Star. 4th Class 'Officer's' badge. Sil...  read more

Code: 23835

A confirmed 'Desert Rat's' Palestine and Second World War campaign medal group of 6: Sergeant John Haw Falkingham, 7th Armoured Division Signals Regiment late Royal Corps of Signals

- General Service Medal 1918. GVI 'Palestine' (2321443. Sgln. J. Falkingham. R. Signals)
- The 1939-45 Star. No clasp
- The Africa Star. With contemporary tailors 'slider' clasp '8th Army'
- The Italy Star
- The France & Germany Star
- War Medal

John Haw Falkingham was a native of, York, Yorkshire, England on, 6 June 1913 and joined the Royal Si...  read more

Code: 23826