WWI Medals

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

Scarce trio to Sergeant Edward Nathan, 10 Middlesex/ 19 London Regt. DCM for gallantry 17-21 April 1917 near Gaza, Egypt: 'he brought in wounded from the open under heavy fire', 'setting a fine, magnificent example to the whole battalion', see description

WW1 pair to William P. Borthwick, Northumberland Fusiliers, includes some history

Belgium, WW1 Commemorative Medal of the National Committee for Aid and Food, bronze

Group of 8 to Captain Robert Farrell, Oxford Bucks., later Quetta Division. Served from 26/12/1876 to 11/2/1923, OBE awarded 4/8/1920 for valuable service in the British-Afghan War of 1919, includes a large file of research

Victory Medal to Capt. William Courtenay Short, Royal Naval Air Service, later RAF. Served in Administrative Staff, states in papers that he was mentioned in a report for valuable service whilst in captivity, served late in the war, some service history

WW1 pair to 1794 L/Cpl. Alfred Burkitt, West Riding Regiment, he then transferred to the RAF; 41527 Air Mechanic

WW1 pair to 3516 Driver Arthur Ernest Goldsmith, Royal Engineers Territorial, includes full papers

WW1 Military Medal group to Pte. Cyril Hicks, 39 Ammunition Sub-Park, Army Service Corps. London Gazette 23 February 1918, with some history

1914-15 Star trio to D.1670 Sergeant T. Doyle, Military Foot Police, France 25/8/1915

1914-15 Star trio to 1953 Cpl. E. J. Damm, Military Foot Police, France 29/11/1915

Group of 3 to William Morris; London Midland & Scottish Railway Ambulance Brigade Medal (9ct. gold), St Andrew's Ambulance Association Medal & Best Section Member Medal 1915 Dundee (9ct. gold)

Group of 5 to 23680 Artillery Musician Charles F. Stearn, Royal Garrison. WW1 trio, Long Service & Good Conduct Medal & Meritorious Service Medal (GVI), worn

1914-15 Star to 3422 Cpl. Herbert Charles Bindon, 1st County of London Yeomanry. Served Egypt 28/4/1915, discharged 22/12/1915

Military Cross group to Captain Harold Edgar Kendrick, Wakefield Royal Engineers. Service in France September 1915, Signal Company, Royal Engineers, MiD 28/11/1917, Military Cross 3/6/1918, studied at Oxford, with history

A fine group to Major William Howard, Army Ordnance Corps (Boer War), Commissary of Ordnance (Tientsin, China), Mediterranean Expeditionary Force (Egypt), MiD: 1916, 1918 & 1919, awarded OBE in 1919, O.E.O 2nd class 1928 & 1st class 1933, see description

Military Cross group of 4 to 633 Corporal David Scott Charmers Watson, Seaforth Highlanders/ Royal Engineers. Military Cross for gallantry at Fay Farm near Kappaart, 21 October 1918, saved & helped/ bandaged wounded under fire, War Medal unnamed

Group of 7 to 161242 3rd Air Mechanic Robert William Forrester, Rigger (Aero) R.A.F. Born: 25/2/1901, served Russian Expeditionary Force (4/7/19- 24/9/19), with Russian Bravery Medal (not confirmed) numbered 19558, served WW2 in North Africa, with history

France, Volunteer Combatant's Cross 1914–1918

Italy, medal presented to Italian soldiers who fought at Trieste, 3/11/1918, struck in silver

Italy, Armata Altipiani Medal, 1914-18, silver, the three allies: Great Britain, France & Italy

Group of 5 medals to Instructor Lieutenant Harry H. Sellar, Royal Navy

Germany, Hanseatic Cross, Hamburg, 1914 -1918

Italy, Order of Vittorio Veneto

1914 Star trio to MS/3485 Motor Driver Charlie Catling from Chesham, Buckinghamshire. Enlisted 5/09/1914 in London, served in France 22/9/1914 to 1918, includes full service papers

WW1 trio & Memorial Plaque to Albert Edwin Blakemore, 1/6 Cheshire Regiment. Killed in action 28 February 1918, he is commemorated on the Thiepval Memorial

Military Medal/ British War Medal/ Victory Medal trio to Wilfred G. Jones, 19 Machine Gun Corps. Awarded the Military Medal on 22 October 1918, all medals confirmed with full service papers

WW1 pair to Joseph E. Gough, Army Ordnance Corps

1914-15 Star trio to D.M.2-112410 Pte. W. C. Douglas, Army Service Corps

WW1 group of 4 to Petty Officer Wilfred Joseph Hales, Royal Navy. Named to HMS Victory, he also served on HMS Hindustan & HMC Celandine, with history

Group of 5 to Pte. William Blanchard, 2/Yorkshire Light Infantry. Sent to France 10/8/1914, some history

Italy, Victory Medal 1915-18, marked F. M. Lorioli and Castilli

Italy, Victory Medal 1915-18, marked Sacchini-Milano

WW1 pair to L-20209 Driver Arthur Childs, Royal Field Artillery. Served in France 12/12/1915

1914-15 Star & Victory Medal pair to 23229 Pte. Sidney A. Harrington, 15/ Hussars (France 23/4/1915)

Group of 4 to Temporary Lieutenant Robert R. Kerr, Royal Army Medical Corps/ Royal Army Ordnance Corps. MBE: 3/6/1919

Group of 3 with miniatures to Reginald Frank Copus, 25 London Regt., London Cyclist Bn., Waziristan Campaign, A Company, H.A.C. & Royal Army Ordinance Corps (Lieut.). See history, some of his items are on display at the Imperial War Museum

Allan family medals; group of 4 to 5107 Trooper John R. Allan, Guards Machine Gun Regiment (father) & General Service Medal (Arabian Peninsula clasp) to Second Lieutenant J. A. Allan, Royal Engineers (son)

WW1 group of 3 to 2Lt. E. I. Thompson, A.S.C., Iraq clasp on GSM

WW1 group of 3 to Lieutenant Robert Anthony Bassham, served with the 16 London Regiment, on roll as wounded in France 13/3/1918, with history

1914-15 trio to 2457/ 350685 Pte. E. J. Camp, 7 London Regiment, with papers

Group of 6 to Lieutenant/ Captain (Royal Army Medical Corps 1915-19) & Surgeon Commander (Royal Navy Volunteer Reserve 1931-42) Daniel McKinlay Reid, M.B. C.H.B. Killed in the blackout December 1943. See history.

Ottoman Empire, Turkish War Medal (Gallipoli Star), 1915, marked B.B. & Co., nice example of a popular medal

Ottoman Empire, Turkish War Medal (Gallipoli Star), 1915, scarce cut out example, hallmarked, some damage

Ottoman Empire, Turkish War Medal (Gallipoli Star), 1915, wartime issue, painted type

WW1 pair to 66291 John Gordon Melville, 26 Bat., Royal Fusiliers, died 1/8/17, from Richmond, Surrey

Germany, Wound Badge, 2nd class, 1914-18

Queens South Africa Medal (5 bars) to 33930 Pte. M. Spragg, 87 Imperial Yeomanry & WW1 pair (96625 Royal Artillery)