British Orders & Decorations

A fine Distinguished Flying Cross group of 5 with log book, paperwork, badges and full history of operations over Germany, to 178478 Pilot Officer Noel Truman, Flight Engineer with No.625 Squadron, RAFVR, see history

Air Force Cross group of 4, unattributed, WWII, AFC dated 1941 in mint condition

Air Force Cross, single, dated 1953, first year of Queen Elizabeth II, in case of issue

British Empire broach, silver gilt, hallmark, in box

British Empire group of 7 to 4063697 Acting Corporal Robert Macfarlane Macleod. Served WW2 in the Royal Navy, then later in the Far East. He was presented his medal on 1st January 1955 by the commanding officer of 90 Group, RAF

British Empire Medal to 14267235 Lance Corporal Sidney George Whatley, Pioneer Corps, for service in North West Europe 24/1/1946, also D-Day, includes some history

British Empire Medal to Acting Group Captain Arthur Hale, Administration & Special Duties Branch, served WW2 in the Australian Army, BEM London Gazette: 1 January 1963, OBE 14 June 1969, with some history

British Empire Medal to Canadian R/107753 Sergeant Wilbert Wilson, Royal Canadian Airforce, London Gazette 1st January 1946

British Empire Medal to Edward John Bullock, Joiner, Parnell & Sons Limited, Bristol, London Gazette: 1/1/1949

British Empire Medal to Frederick Barnes, Senior Paper-keeper, H.M. Treasury, West Kensington, London Gazette 1st January 1955

British Empire Medal to Miss Frances Pamela Creighton, Support Manager, Home Office, London Gazette 30th December 1989, with original box

British Empire Medal, 1939-1945 type, to Henry Murray, Greaser, Merchant Navy, displayed outstanding courage during a convoy attack by a German submarine, was among the last to leave the ship, London Gazette 12th October 1943, see description

British Empire Medal, Civil/ Imperial Service Medal pair to James Stenhouse, Charge Hand Plumber Property Services Agency, Department of the Environment. BEM London Gazette 12 June 1976, ISM 10 January 1986

British Empire Medal, first type, to F. Hornby, London Gazette no.30738, for courage in assisting to extinguish a fire at an explosives factory at great personal risk, WW1, London Gazette 7/6/1918

British Empire Medal/ Order of St John Medal/ Defence Medal trio to Foreman James Fyles, L.C.L. Limited (explosives), London Gazette 4th June 1943, with some history

British War Medal & Imperial Service Medal to 183033 Gunner William Stellar, Royal Artillery, with Imperial Service Medal document, dated 1950

Canadian Forces Decoration in box to Sgt. M. G. Brisco

Canadian Forces Decoration to Tpr. L. J. Crann

Canadian Memorial Plaque, cross & scroll to 513919 Pte. John Clarence Sutton, Canadian Army Service Corps. Died on exercise 13 March 1917, aged 20, buried at Port Dalhousie Cemetary, Ontario, Canada, see history

Commander of the British Empire (CBE) 1st type on ladies bow, 1917-1936, couple of chips

Commander of the British Empire (CBE), 2nd type, made by Toye Kenning & Spencer, London, in original case

Commander of the British Empire, civil, WW2, in original case

Commander of the British Emprie (CBE), 2nd type, civil, in case, by Toye, Kenning and Spencer Ltd., London

Commander of the Order of the British Empire (C.B.E.), 1st. type, 1917-1936, civil, in case of issue, a nice example

Commander of the Order of the British Empire (C.B.E.), WW2 type, in original case

Commander of the Order of the British Empire, civil, 2nd type, in box of issue

Companion of Saint Michael and Saint George (CMG) neck badge, no damage to enamel, with full neck ribbon

Companion of the Bath, military, in original Garrards case, probably WWI issue, some wear, with short neck ribbon

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

Decoration for Officers of the Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve, dated 1965

DFC group to Douglas Drummond Lindsay, Navigator Pilot Officer, RAF, 166 Squadron, 28 hazardous operations over Germany (see list), with log book, photos, navigation book, service book, Buckingham Palace letter & more, a nice complete lot, see description

DFC group to Pilot Officer A. I. T. Moir, pilot of Halifax Bomber, 76 Squadron, RAF, DFC LG: 1943, 1652 H.C.U. Training Unit, aircraft engine burst into flames killing him and 3 crew members, full history, original photos, next of kin slip & news cutting

Distinguished Conduct Medal group of 4 to 27209 Sapper A. H. Townsend, 2nd Sig. Company, Royal Engineers, 1914 Star trio France 17th August 1914, DCM London Gazette 11th March 1916, for consistent gallant and hard work, see citation

Distinguished Conduct Medal, unnamed as issued, original mint example, WW2

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

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

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

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 Service Cross (DSC), hallmarked for 1918-19, in original case, scarce

Distinguished Service Order bar, dated 1941, second award, scarce

Distinguished Service Order dated 1945, WWII issue, single

Distinguished Service Order, 1914-18 period, a good example

Distinguished Service Order, 1914-18, single, no damage, pin missing, an excellent example

Distinguished Service Order, 1914-1918 period, single, a good example, no damage

Efficiency Decoration (Territorial), GRI version, dated 1946

Family group- father & son, both R.A.M.C. surgeons in Great War. Father: CBE (Military) to Henry J. Neilson C.M., M.B., M.D. Son: 1914 trio to Major Drevor Frederick Acton Neilson (served at Gallipolli) famous Harley Street surgeon

Father and son RAF group, BEM for bravery to Sgt James Morrison for rescuing an airman from a blazing Blenheim crash involving a petrol tanker, with original box, investiture letter, newspaper report, and son’s full RAF service medal group and history

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