A 'Kintore / Auchterless Loon's' Great War casualty campaign medal group of 3: Private Alexander Fletcher, 2nd Battalion Gordon Highlanders

- 1914 Star. With tailors copy clasp (10440 Pte. A. Fletcher. 2/ Gord: Highrs)
- British War Medal. Silver issue (10440 Pte. A. Fletcher. Gordons.)
- Interallied Victory Medal (10440 Pte. A. Fletcher. Gordons.)

Note: The dated clasp is a contemporary tailors gilt copy

Died-of-Disease: Private Alexander Fletcher, is confirmed having died of 'Pneumonia'...  read more

Code: 22631

A 'Montrose' man's South African War campaign medal pair: Private James Gouck, 1st Battalion Gordon Highlanders

- QSA Medal. 'Cape Colony' 'Orange Free State' 'Belfast (1906 Pte. J. Gouck, Gordon Highrs:)
- King's South Africa Medal. 'South Africa 01' 'South Africa 02' (1906 Pte. A. Gouck, Gordon Highrs:)

Note: The KSA medal with forename initial A (sic) - exactly as transcribed from the medal roll which had a clerical error at time of compilation

Medals and clasps ...  read more

Code: 23511

A 'Guardsman's' South African War campaign medal pair: Private Peter Templeton, 2nd Battalion Scots Guards

- QSA Medal. 'Cape Colony' 'Orange Free State' & 'Wittebergen' (8698 Pte. P. Templeton, Scots Gds:)
- King's South Africa Medal. 'South Africa 01' 'South Africa 02' (8698 Pte. P. Templeton, Scots Gds:)

Important: Both medals and all 5 x clasps verified per the respective campaign medal rolls of the 2nd Battalion Scots Guard, as under;

- QSA Medal & 5 x...  read more

Code: 23512

An Egypt & Sudan Campaign medal pair: Corporal Robert Galloway, 1st Battalion Gordon Highlanders

The pair comprises:

a). Egypt & Sudan Medal 1882-1886. Reverse undated. With clasps 'El-Teb_Tamaai' & 'The Nile 1884-85' (26, Lce Corpl R. Galloway, 1/Gord: Highrs:)

b). Egypt: Khedives Egypt Star. Obverse dated 1884-86

Medal & clasps verification: The Egypt Medal with both x clasps verified as entitled per the respective campaign medal roll for the ...  read more

Code: 23517

Austria (Empire): Bravery Medal. Emperor Karl I issue circa 1917-1918. Bronze grade

In German 'Tapferkeitsmedaille'

The Austrian Bravery Medal had its origins in 1789. In 1915 the award statutes were amended to include a fourth grade in 'Bronze'

The Bravery Medals awarded for 1915-1916 had the obverse of Emperor Franz Joseph I. For awards made in 1917-1918, the obverse effigy was that of Emperor Karl I

The medal is suspended from it...  read more

Code: 21679

India General Service Medal 1908-35. GV first type silver issue with 3 x clasps 'Afghanistan N.W.F. 1919', 'Waziristan 1919-21' & 'Waziristan N.W.F. 1921-24' (235 Rfm. Jeet Sing Rawat, 4-39 R. Garh. Rif)

Second clap attached by rivets and top clasp attached by a silver rod

The recipient was an Indian soldier of Garhwali ethnicity and the Hindu faith, who held the rank of 'Rifleman' while serving with the 4th Battalion 39th Royal Garhwal Rifles, an infantry unit of the British Indian Army

4/39 Garhwal Rifles was a war raised battalion of the Indian Army that was rai...  read more

Code: 23946

An un-named and un-attributed Second World War campaign medal group of 5:

- The 1939-45 Star. No clasp
- The Atlantic Star. No clasp
- The Africa Star. No clasp
- Defence Medal
- War Medal

The medals are all un-named as issued Royal Mint strikes

All medals professionally swing-mounted, and as-worn by a veteran. The medals all fitted with their original silk ribands, the white metal mounting bar complete with i...  read more

Code: 23939

South African War 1899-1902: Patriotic badge 'General the Earl Kitchener of Khartoum'

Obverse: Portrait of Field-Marshal Lord Roberts - Commander-in-Chief, South Africa (12 December 1900 - 23 June 1902)

Reverse: Plain with pinback fittings as issued

Field Marshal Frederick Sleigh Roberts, 1st Earl Roberts, VC, KG, KP, GCB, OM, GCSI, GCIE, VD, PC, FRSGS (30 September 1832 – 14 November 1914) was a British Victorian era general who became one of the m...  read more

Code: 23852

South African War 1899 1902: South African War Veterans Association badge

A gilt & enamel lapel badge

Obverse: In centre the symbols of the Boer Republics, viz an 'Orange Tree' and below a Boer 'Trekkers' Wagon. The enamel in Blue, Orange & Red enamels ( colours of the Boer Republics) with gilt legends

Reverse: Uniface except for fob lapel fitting & impressed with makers marks for 'Fenwick Birm', for Fenwick of Birmingham, England
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Code: 23850

British War Medal. Silver issue (BZ.5722. W.H. Welling. P.O. R.N.V.R.)

The recipient Welling held the rank of Petty Officer while serving with the Bristol Division of the Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve

Medal verification: The recipients entitlement to the British War Medal - his only medal entitlement for the Great War - is confirmed per the respective Admiralty medal roll, vis ADM 171/129

William Welling was a native of Newark-on-Tren...  read more

Code: 23930