Recently Added British Medals

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

WW1 Merchant Marine pair to Alexander Downie

Group of 3 to 1384041 Sergeant Derek Henry Evans, RAF, killed in action carrying 21 500lb mines on an attack on Saarbrucken, 19/9/1942, Evans was a pilot with 115 Squadron and flew Wellingtons, includes history

Sergeant Geoffrey Andrew Bennetts, Wireless Operator and Air Gunner in 99 Squadron, RAF. He was lost during a bombing mission on Berlin on May 9th, 1941. Bennetts was last heard calling for help at 5:20 am, posthumously MiD, LG: January 1942, see history

Group of 6 to 17274 1 Air Mechanic Edward Lipscombe, before the war served in the fire brigade, Fire Service Engineer, served at Basingstoke fire service, then R.A.F., see history

MBE group of 8 to Pte. John Connor Scrimgeour, 4 Royal Fusiliers (Iraq 1920), Temp Conductor, MiD 14/1/1943- Syria/ Iraq/ Persia- Indian Army. MBE, LG: 21/12/1944 (Italy)- Indian Army Corps Clerks. Assistant Commissary- Commissioned Lieutenant- 6/2/1945

WW1 pair & WW2 Defence Medal to 2433-S Pte. Frederick George Preen, 1 Bn., Royal Marines, Prisoner of War 25th March 1918

WW1 trio to 7428 Pte. Frank H. Harman, King's Royal Rifle Corps, France 7th April 1915

Efficiency Medal, Territorial bar, King George V 2nd type robed head, to 1002222 A. Dolman, Royal Artillery

War Medal, bronze, to 6245 Muleteer Macedonian A., WW1

Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE), ladies', 1937-52

Crimea Medal (1854)/ Turkish Crimea Medal (1854-56) pair, unnamed

Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE), ladies', in Royal Mint case of issue, 1980

General Service Medal, Malaya bar, to 2118818 Corporal C. W. Rose, Royal Army Pay Corps

Civil Defence Medal/ Defence Medal pair, unnamed

Mercantile Marine War Medal to William Francis Fisher, WW1

Queen's South Africa pair to 2586 Private W. Mills, Middlesex Regiment

Indian Mutiny pair to 222 Charles Verity, 3 Rifle Brigade, entitled to pair, 10th March 1873 invalided, includes full history

Royal Humane Society medal to AB Charles Richard Field, Royal Navy, who at great personal risk, attempted to save the life of F. C. Loring, of the same ship, who unfortunately drowned at Devonport on 1st February 1897

King George V Police Coronation Medal to Police Constable S. Chappell

Father & son medal groups: 1914 Star trio with Belgium Cross of Veterans of King Albert I plus ID card to Pte. G. Jones (father), Loyal North Lancashire Regt. & British War Medal to Stoker John E. Jones (son), Royal Navy

Interesting group of 4 to Oliver Johnstone MBE, Merchant Marine, after WW2 was Director, Milford Engineering Works, MBE London Gazette 9th January 1946, includes some history

Queen's South Africa Medal, 4 bars: Transvaal, Orange Free State, Modder River & Belmont, to 3675 Private H. King, Northumberland Fusiliers

South Africa Medal, 1877-79, no bar, to J. B. Robb, Royal Marines, HMS Euphratese

Royal Humane Society Medal to A.B. Alexander Stuart, for rescuing an A.B. from drowning at Margate, 10th July 1936

Queen's South Africa Medal, 5 bars: Laing's Nek, Transvaal, Relief of Ladysmith, Orange Free State & Tugela Heights, to 5382 Pte. J. Campbell, Royal Lancaster Regiment

King George V Police Coronation Medal to Inspector J. Ambrose, Metropolitan Police

Father & son medals: Charles Sullivan (father) 6 Bn., Kings Own Royal Lancaster Regiment, KIA 9th April 1916, Mesopotamia, with scroll & plaque, missing War Medal/ James Sullivan (son), Manchester Regiment, served North Africa & Italy, includes letters

1914 Star trio to Private James Gilpin, 2 Manchester Regiment, wounded and discharged, with some history

Air Crew Europe Star, Atlantic bar, both original and scarce

Cape of Good Hope General Service Medal, Bechuanaland bar, to Private C. Hons VRy B. G. M. Vol.

WW1 trio to K/17179 Richard Henry Congdon, killed on H.M.S. Bullfinch, 15th August 1914, Scartho Road Cemetery, Grimsby, early casualty

Metropolitan police pair to police Sergeant George Alfred Ratcliff, A Division, retired 1898, recalled to T Division 1902

Scarce issue of the British Empire Medal, George V, first type, civil/ Imperial Service Medal pair, to Robert Barr, Belfast General Post Office, BEM 28th June 1936, ISM 9th November 1936

Metropolitan Police pair to Police Constable Thomas Ewers, W Division, Clapham, includes some history

WW1 pair to Pte. Edwin John Clear, 153rd Coy., Machine Gun Corps, 51st Highland Division, prisoner of war 17th May 1917

Group of 4 to 4526034 Gunner Karl Nicholas Schumacher, no WW1 service, served with 630 Regiment, Royal Artillery from 1st June 1924 to 1954 (over age), see history

WW2 group of 3 to Captain Philip John Henry McGee, Royal Army Service Corps

WW1 group of 5 to 8655 Private/ Sergeant Horace William Pinnock, King's Royal Rifle Corps/ Rifle Brigade (6462), served from 20th December 1914, includes history

Gulf War group of 5 to 24822831 Gunner/ Lance Bombardier J. Speight, Radar Troop/ 40 Field Regiment, Royal Artillery

Prison Services (Operational Duties) Long Service and Good Conduct Medal to So G. Hutton

India General Service Medal, 2 bars: Umbeyla & Jowaki 1877-8, to Sepoy Damodhur Doss, 29 Bengal Native Infantry

Group of 5 to JX.407272 Seaman J. W. Imeson, Royal Navy, includes some history

General Service Medal, Canal Zone bar, to 22953981 Private H. Chapman, Royal Army Ordnance Corps

Two Special Constabulary Long Service Medals, George V, double issue to Special Constable James Victor Riches, Norfolk Police Special Constabulary, with history

Royal Victorian Order - Member (MVO), 5th class/ Queen Elizabeth II Silver Jubilee Medal 1977 pair, possible research number 1414 on MVO

Medal for Long Service and Good Conduct (Military) George V, post 1922-36, to 1406283 Gunner F. Chapman, Royal Artillery

1914-1915 Star to 911 Hav. Sohna Khan, 1-33 PJBS.