British Medals £500 +

WW1 & WW2 RFC & RAF Military Cross group of 6 to Air Commodore J. L. Vachell. Involved with British Intelligence, he was placed in Hitler's black book of people to be executed if the Germans ever landed in the UK, interesting group, see description

Group of 13 to Air Vice Marshal Charles William Nutting, Royal Naval Air Service, DSC, Officer commanding RAF Hal Far, Director of Signals, CBE, see description

Distinguished Flying Cross group to Flying Officer Brian Frederick Fermor, 233 Squadron, RAF, a Wireless Operator Air Gunner, campaigns in Greece, Crete, Syria, Iraq and Persia, with miniatures, cigarette case engraved with mosque & photo album, scarce

Pilot Officer Basil Arthur Curtis, RAF, early award of the DFM, LG: 22/10/1940, Wireless Operator/ Air Gunner, completed 38 ops. on Wellington Bombers, 29/4/1943 aged 22 KIA over Denmark, complete with medals and box of issue, lots of history, scarce

Distinguished Flying Medal to Sgt. Pilot Thomas Purdy, RAF. KIA with 57 Sqn 1941 over Eindhoven, he took part in the famous raid of Heligoland Bight 1939 & capital ships at Brunsbuttel with 9 Sqn, with original news cuttings & MiD certificate, see history

Air Force Medal group of 5 to Signaller I R. J. Le Feaver, Royal Air Force, scarce, see history

Distinguished Flying Medal group to Flight Lieutenant Lewis Edward Hopkins, joined the RAF as a Rigger Air Mechanic with 206 Squadron (a Coastal Command Squadron flying Anson Aircraft), also qualified as an Air Gunner, completed 25 ops., see description

Falklands pair to Mark Shurben-Brown, Second Battalion, Parachute Regiment (2 PARA), saw action at Goose Green and Bluff Cove, and was one of the first soldiers to arrive in Port Stanley at the end of the conflict, includes full history and some photos

Group of 6 to 12409 Quater-Master Sergeant Frederick George Burgess, 115 Heavy Battery, Royal Garrison Artillery. MiD 1915, MM 1916, DCM 1916 for saving the life of an officer during a heavy bombardment, includes full history, see description

Group of 4 to Squadron Leader Fredrick Ronald Flynn, RAF. Chief Flying Instructor at No.4 Air School, flew on the Royal Flight (1953 Coronation), King's Commendation, LG 1/1/1945, Air Force Cross 2/1/1950, photos, officer's promotion document & 4 logbooks

Group to 2195 Chief Motor Mechanic Henry Hipwood, RFC (1914-18) RAF (1918-1947) RAF Meritorious Service Medal (LG: 3/6/1919) RAF LSGC (13/11/1932) OBE (LG: 1/1/1941) Defence of Malta: April - Aug 1941, retired Wing Commander 1/11/1947, see description

Star and riband of a Knight Grand Cross of the Royal Victorian Order, numbered '404' on the reverse of both items

Group of 4 with sports medals to Flight Lieutenant Thomas Pounteny, RAF, born 1911, Air Force Medal, London Gazette 1938, early award of the AFM pre-war, trained pilots throughout the war, enlisted 1927, retired 1950, with copies of his service papers

Order of Saint Michael & Saint George, knight commander, a nice example

Distinguished Flying Medal to Flight Sgt./ Engineer J. H. Wright, 83 Sqn., RAF, 43 operational sorties: Hamburg, Essen, Cologne and Düsseldorf, his aircraft was damaged by heavy flak twice, later he went to the Far East where he died in service 25/4/1946

Distinguished Flying Cross, dated 1943, mint example in original case

Scarce 1879 South Africa Medal to an officer in Colonel Durnford's 1/1 Natal Native Contingent, medal in excellent condition, see history

Group of 6 to Sergeant Solomon Cowan, a cabinet maker from Spitalfields, London. RAMC 1893, Royal Fusiliers 1899 (South Africa), promoted to Corporal, awarded DCM & discharged 1902, rejoined RAMC 1915, EEF from 1915-1919, a scarce lot, see description

Group of 3 to 25152222 Private J. A. Davison, Para Regiment, on all three medals, plus ID card. General Service Medal, Northern Ireland bar, Iraq Medal & Operational Service Medal for Afghanistan

Two family groups: CH. Tech G. R. Edney, (Malaya, Borneo, RAF LSGC) & SG.186 M. Edney, RFA Brambleleaf- Falklands, Petty Officer- 1st Gulf War/ Afghanistan, Chief Petty Officer- Iraq, scarce RFA LSGC with bar, 2002 & 2012 Jubilee, all in original boxes

Group of 4 to 250631102 Lance Corporal Simon J. Scott, 2 Para Regiment, Mortar Platoon Support Company, enlisted at Plymouth on 15th April 1997 until December 2004, includes photos and history

Group of 4 to 25101 Private K. J. Watson, Assault Pioneer Platoon 2 Para, with service in Northern Ireland, Iraq and Afghanistan, Nato, includes 2 photos

WW2 Sicily Military Medal group to Regimental Sergeant-Major Micheal Rodger, 2nd Bn., Royal Scots Fusiliers. A pre-war regular he had served with 1st Bn., in Palestine 1932-36. See description

Group of 5 to 25076436 Private D. J. Deraphin, Para Regiment, Iraq & Afghanistan Medals, includes some photos

Distinguished Flying Cross in original case, dated 1944, a nice mint example

Pte. Alfred Wolfenden, 19 (Salford Pals) Lancashire Fusiliers. DCM: France 1/11/1918. Under heavy machine-gun fire he took command, rushed a bridge into position, crossed the river, attacked & captured a machine-gun team, full history, see description

Order of the Bath, Knight Commander set (KCB), civil, silver gilt

DCM group to Sergeant Charles Alfred Watch, Gloucester Regiment, Lancashire Fusiliers. LG: 6/2/1918 (France) an enemy machine-gun post was seriously affecting the line, he collected three men and rushed it, capturing 2 officers and 25 men. See description

Group of 5 to the Honourable Captain Denys Scott, Royal North Devonshire Hussars. Served with the Tank Corps Carrier Company in WW1 and took part in many battles. Later served as Major in the 5 Bn., Devon Home Guard. An interesting group, see description

Order of the Bath, Mantle Star, 19th century, military, fine quality

Distinguished Conduct Medal group of 4 to 3269 Colour Sergeant William Frederick Dachtler, 23rd (County of London) Bn., London Regiment, MiD LG 25/5/1917, DCM LG 17/4/1918 (reconnoitring enemy position), POW 24/3/1918, see full history with group

Military Cross group to Lt. E. G. Kirk, R.G.A. (S.R.) attd. 32nd Sge. Bty.

Group of 6 to 60004 Sergeant Walter George Evans, 22nd Brigade, Royal Field Artillery. Belgium Order of Leopold II (avec palme) chevalier, LG 5/4/1919 - A/47th Brigade RFA, DCM - LG 3/6/1919 (Belgium/France), 'A' Battery 47th Brigade RFA, see description

Modern group of 6 to Corporal Stephen Paul Black, Army Air Corps, served from Private 12th December 1989-2014, with full service record showing history

Sir Samuel Harrison Yardley Oulsnam, 124 Heavy Artillery, 42 Brigade, Royal Garrison Artillery, born 1898, Military Cross 1919, Indian Civil Service, C.I.E., C.S.I. Secretary to Government of India Health, knighted 1948, died 1972, see description

Group of 7 to 25047904 Sergeant L. D. McLellan, Royal Electrical Mechanical Engineers, awarded a commendation on 12th May 2010, see citation, comes with original photos, news cutting, and a certificate from the Queen’s Royal Lancers 11th January 2008

3 groups to the Marchbank family: Lt. Col. William Richard Marchbank, 4th VB West Surrey/ Essex Regiments, ASC (TA), Major William George Marchbank, East Anglian Transport & Supply Column, ASC (TA), & Lt. Col. Harold George Marchbank RA, see descriptions

Grand Cross Order of St Michael & St George, with part sash, small chip to blue border, a good example

WW1 DCM trio to 915772 Gunner/ Lance Corporal Percy Quinnell, served Egypt attd. No.5 M.M. Battery, Royal Field Artillery. Killed an enemy machine gun crew after being struck in the head by a splinter. With two certificates signed by General Allenby

Captain, later Major & Brevet Lieutenant Edward Kent Jones, 57 West Middlesex Regiment, served at the Siege of Sebastopol, 1855, Indian Mutiny, Jounpore Field Force & Command, 1st Sikh Irregular, died on the passage home in 1877, with lots of history

Cpt. Herbert Frederick Atwell, X/11 Trench Mortar Battery/ A/58 Brigade, RFA, Military Cross: serous loss of life was averted, later when another gun pit was hit he put out the fire, saved a number of wounded men from being burnt to death, see description

Naval General Service Meda, Syria bar, to William Youle, Royal Navy, served on HMS Cambridge, sold at Glendining's in 1919

Group of 11 to Sergeant, later Major, Francis F. West, Royal Engineers, later Royal Signals. Served France with the 2 Division, MM probably for actions on Ancre & Transley Ridges (Somme), all medals confirmed, see description, a scarce group with history

Transport Medal, China 1900 clasp, to Officer W. B. Barnes, HMS Fultala, Royal Navy, scarce, B.I. Lines, only 145 medals issued to officers, with history

DCM group to Pte. Joseph Gilliam, 2 East Yorkshire Regt., LG: 11/3/1916, after the enemy had blown in his trench with a mine he displayed great bravery and devotion to duty in digging out under heavy shell fire and rifle fire the men who had been buried

Order of the Garter, Mantle Star, early 20th century, fine condition

Order of the Bath, Mantle Star, 19th century, civil, fine quality

Group of 5 to JX/24837 Petty Officer Thomas Carmichael Bell, D.E.M.S., HMS President III, Royal Navy. Presented the British Empire Medal 4/12/1945 by the King, for bravery and enterprise during the Plymouth blitz. With original documents, see description