British Medals

Military Medal to Sapper/ Lance Corporal Thomas Henderson, 50 Division, Signal Company, Royal Engineers, died of wounds on 13th April 1918, buried in Ebblinghem Military Cemetery, born in South Shields, Co. Durham, includes Memorial Plaque & cap badge

Group of 4 to Corporal Thomas Henry Sawyer, Royal Marines, HMS Phobe in West Africa, Benin 1897, later Ships Corporal, Royal Navy 18th April 1902, Master at Arms - HMS Hawke - 4th February 1913, killed in action 15th October 1914 (HMS Hawke sunk by UC9)

Group of 9 to Pte. A. M. Bennett, 4th Bn., Middlesex Regt., POW (St Quentin) 1914, released 1918, Drum Major Toronto Regt. (Royal Regt. Canada Militia) 1926-39, W.0.1 Provost Corps 1940-46/ Sgt. Maj,, MBE (Military) CG 5/1/1946, Band Master 1948

Group of 5 to 25326 Driver Lance Corporal Cyril Collingwood, 2 Signal Company, Royal Engineers, France 17th August 1914, later service in India, Waziristan 1921-24, Rawalpindi 24th December 1924, with service history

King's Medal for Service in the Cause of Freedom, on ladie's bow, with Womens War Work badge, Canadian Red Cross Society, in original case

Volunteer Decoration, 1st type, in case of issue, some wear

Egypt Medal, The Nile 1884-85 bar, to 1393 Pte. John Grey, 1st Royal Irish Regiment, includes full papers

R.A.F. Wings, WW2, nice original single

Seringapatam Medal, bronze, from an old collection, a fine example

Naval General Service Medal, Syria bar, to Private Royal Marine Robert Wyppe, Royal Navy, HMS Hecate, slight broach marks, some wear

Order of St Michael & St George, companion class, silver gilt, a nice example

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

Crimea Medal, 3 bars: Sebastopol, Inkerman & Alma, to G. Luther, 4th Kings Own Regiment, engraved naming

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

Group of 3 to art expert John Jack Naimaster, Sergeant, 28 London Regt., 2 bars, joined Oxford & Bucks. Light Infy., 2 Lieutenant, Substantive Captain, later promoted to Major, Chairman of the Fine Art Society, Sotheby's Consultant, see description

Merchant Marine 1914-18 pair to Master Mariner William George Hogan

WW1 trio to 5420 Charles Clark, Royal Naval Reserve, His Majesty's Trawler Golden Spur, with full service papers

General Service Medal, Near East bar, to 4110472 Senior Aircraftman R. C. James, R.A.F.

Group of 3 to Constable F. Evens, 267 by the watch committee, bronze medal 18/4/1944, silver medal 16/4/1949, Police Long Service Constable Frank Evens, Liverpool City Police

WW1 trio to 9200 Private/ Sergeant Harry Clark, 1st Royal Berkshire Regiment, 20/9/1914, 1914 Star with bar, includes service papers

Royal Observer Corps Medal with bar to Chief Observer T. C. Walter, Royal Observer Corps

Group of 4 to 1154 Musician Harry Langford, Royal Marine Band, played clarinet & violin, see history

King George VI Coronation Medal, named to Sergeant W. M. H. Wallace, Glasgow Police, 12/5/1937

Group of 8 to Paymaster Lieutenat Commander Norman Ridley Fairbairn Redhead, Royal Navy, includes full history

Group of 4 to S.P.O. John Watson, HMS Pembroke, Royal Navy, full service 1914-1927, see paperwork

Baltic Medal 1854-55, unnamed as issued, a nice example

Group of 4 to Archibald Walter Shrp, served in the fire brigade, then joined the merchant navy, then royal Navy, after the war served Surbiton fire service as Chief Officer, now Chief Officer in Bath, see history

1914 Star trio to L/9115 Pte. Henry William Bedwell, 2 Battalion, East Kent Regiment, POW captured August 1915, with copy card & full research, an interesting lot

1914 Star with bar/ British War Medal/ Victory Medal trio to Pte. Louis Joseph Kemp, 2/ Royal Sussex Regiment, from Crowhurst 12th August 1914, see history

1914 Star with bar/ British War Medal/ Victory Medal trio & school medal to Sergeant Henry Louis Davies, 2 Welsh Regiment, school medal from Bristol Sick Children's Hospital 1800, with history

Group of 4 to Staff Sergeant Albert B. Hearne, British War & Victory medals (42439 Pte. Dorset Regt.), G.S.M. Iraq clasp (S/7030 A/SSgt. R.A.O.C.), Army LSCG (7574866 SSgt. R.A.O.C.), with history

Group of 5 to 9721 Sergeant James Courtney, 1st Battalion & 8th (Service) Battalion, The Devonshire Regiment & Special Constabulary, MiD 22nd May 1917, France

WW1 pair with various Masonic medals to 288213 Pioneer Arthur E. Jennings, Royal Engineers, 64 Division Engineers, with history

Territorial Army Nursing Service Medal cape badge

WW1 trio and bugling medallion named to Lance Corporal William Langridge, Berkshire Regiment, attached to 264 Railway Construction Company, with full service papers

Group of 3 to 2nd Lieutenant William Gerard Bannister, South Staffs. Indian Reserve of officers, enlisted 17th October 1914, served with B.E.F. 9th March 1917 - 9th November 1917, wounded late October 1917, commissioned 4th July 1918, see history

Women's Voluntary Service Medal/ Queen Elizabeth II Silver Jubilee Medal 1977 pair to Mrs K. U. Culpin, with letter and bar for 27 years service

WW2 group of 5 to 916213 Gunner A. G. Upton, B Battery (H.A.C.) 11th Royal Horse Artillery (T.A.) formerly 96th Field Artillery, R.A. (R. Devon Yeo.)

Group of 3 to 2492 Pte. W. Stevens, (Victoria Division) South Eastern Central Division 1922, with 1911 St. John Ambulance Brigade Coronation Medal named to him, and the 21 Years Southern Railway Centre St John Medal in 9ct gold, hallmarked & dated 1927

Group of 7 with miniatures to 24852269 Corporal Mulroney, Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders, please note that the Accumulated Long Service Medal is a copy, all the rest are the original named medals

Group of 4 to 14718031 Sergeant John McWhirter Ross, Royal Corps of Signals, British Empire Medal London Gazette 10th June 1948

War Medal 1939-45, Defence Medal & Territorial Efficiency Decoration dated 1953

Queen's South Africa Medal, 2 bars: Orange Free State & Cape Colony, to 1456 Pte. B. King, East Surrey Regiment

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

WW1 pair & Memorial Plaque to 53430 William Hobson, killed in action 28th June 1918 with the 15/ West Yorkshire Regiment, Hazebrouck Cemetery, France

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

2 brothers: K/14281 Stoker George Henry Couch, 1st class, Royal Navy, HMS Tiger, KIA at Dogger Bank 24/1/1915, & 35050 Boy 1 S. T. Couch, Royal Navy, HMS Dolphin, with medal for Slesvig, Denmark, 1920 (not confirmed), includes history

Group of 7 to 133979 Lorry Driver Barends Johannes De Bruyn, joined 25 Road Construction Company in 1940/ Bomb Disposal, Suez 1943, after the war joined the South Africa prison service c.1947 (Pollsmoor), 18 years service with medal 1st June 1969