Militaria, Medals and Awards

Four Second World War German awards, including a War Merit Cross with swords and a War Merit Cross without swords.

Twelve foreign medals and awards, including USA, Zimbabwe and Nigeria, including a USA Merchant Marine Korean Service and Vietnam Service (some restrikes).

Three late issue Second World War medals, comprising Burma Star, Defence Medal and War medal, a silver ARP badge, London 1938, and eight further medals and awards, including For Service in The Arctic Zone 1939-45, with miniature award, and Belgium Order of the Crown.

An oval porcelain footed dish of Indian Army and East India Company Forces interest, the centre with the badge of the Gwalior Star 1843, representing either Maharajpoor or Punniar and detailed ‘XIV Native Infantry’.

A Second China War Medal with bar ‘Canton 1857’ (the naming erased), seven late issue or copy Second World War medals, comprising four mounted on a bar, a Defence Medal and two War Medals, a 2002 Golden Jubilee Commemorative Medal to ‘14419255 L/Cpl. D.A.Inder. Queens Royal Regt’, and five further items.

A scarce late Victorian Garhwal Rifles steel and brass badge-mounted horse bit, height 20cm.

A small collection of military badges and other items, including a group of Royal Observer Corps cloth badges and a military pocket compass by J.M. Glauser, London, No. B.5373, Mk. IX, dated 1939.

A pair of early 20th century 8x binoculars by Helles, Paris, with black finished body and leather neck strap, with an associated military issue stitched leather case by John & Bennett Green, dated 1916 and detailed 'Case No. 2, Mark I, Prismatic Binocular'.

A group of eight Second World War and later medals, comprising 1939-45 Star, Atlantic Star, Africa Star, Italy Star, Burma Star, Defence Medal, War Medal and Navy Long Service and Good Conduct Medal, George VI issue, to ‘MX 48420 B.Lovette.P.O.Ck. H.MS.Dolphin.’, with ribbons indicating rosette on the Burma Star and an MiD spray (eight further ribbons lacking), with an admiralty forwarding slip confirming nine awards, a slip giving detail of bronze oak leaf emblem, a forwarding letter confirming the award of the Navy LSGC, dated 7th Jan 1946, further copied paperwork and a forwarding box of postage, addressed to ‘Mr B Lovette’.

A group of four First and Second World War medals awarded to Lt. Col. J.W. Hurrell, comprising Military Cross, George V issue, unnamed as issued, 1914-15 Star to 'Lieut. J.W.Hurrell. ‘Bedf.R.’, 1914-18 British War Medal to ‘Major. J.W.Hurrell’ and 1914-19 Victory Medal with MiD spray to ‘Major J.W.Hurrell’, mounted court style as worn, three First World War dress miniature medals, mounted on a bar, six First and Second World War dress miniature medals, mounted on a bar, with Spink & Son registered envelope, a Bedfordshire & Hertfordshire officer's bronze cap badge with blade fittings, two differing collar badges, two differing buttons and a base metal topped swagger stick, bearing the badge of the Bedfordshire & Hertfordshire Regiment.

Two Second World War USA medals, comprising European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal and American Campaign Medal, fitted with ribbon brooches, a United States Navy Flyers silver gilt wings brooch badge (replacement pin), two further badges, a birth identity card, detailed ‘Sgt Michie R.G., Born 31 October 1921’, and a Navy Flyers Creed Card, contained in a wallet, detailed ‘United States Navy Naval Aviator (Certificate)’.

A collection of First and Second World War medals, comprising 1914-15 Star to ‘Lieut:L.C.Holthusen. Essex R.’, 1914-15 Star to ‘G-4430 Pte P.J.Porter. The Queen’s R.’, 1914-18 British War Medal to ‘A-257220 Pte.M.J.Penfold. A.S.C.’ (officially renamed), 1914-19 Victory Medal to ‘A-257220 Pte.M.J.Penfold A.S.C.’, 1914-18 British War Medal to ‘495911 Pte.C.L.Harden. 13th.Lond.R.’ and Medal for Faithful Service in the Special Constabulary, George V crowned head issue, to ‘Frederick Trehearne.’, together with five various other Second World War medals and a Germany Hanseatic Cross.

Five Second World War and later awards, comprising 1939-45 Star, Italy Star, Defence Medal, War Medal and Air Efficiency Award, George VI issue, to ‘Lac S C Freeman (845733) Aux AF’, all late issues, and three RAF cloth wings.

Three Second World War and later medals, comprising 1939-45 Defence Medal, unnamed, War Medal, unnamed, and General Service Medal, George VI issue, with bar ‘Palestine 1945-48’ to ‘14007162 LCpl T Polley CMP’, mounted on a bar.

Three Boer War and First World War medals, comprising Queen’s South Africa Medal with four bars, ‘Cape Colony’, ‘Paardeberg’, ‘Johannesburg’ and ‘South Africa 1901’, to ‘28149 Gnr: A.E.Smith, R.F.A.’ and 1914-18 British War Medal and 1914-19 Victory Medal to ‘M2-265833 Pte.A.E.Smith. A.S.C.’, a First World War period bronze memorial plaque, detailed 'Albert Edward Smith', a memorial scroll, detailed ‘Pte Albert Edward Smith Royal Army Service Corps’, a named memorial document, detailed ‘Killed in Action July 31st 1918, aged 40 years’, displayed in three separate frames, a Boer War New Year tin, detailed ‘South Africa 1900’, and a quantity of ephemera, including five silk postcards, two County Borough of Croydon drivers' licenses, an Account Book/Pocket Ledger, two certificates of service, a cloth badge and a Ministry of Pensions letter.

A scarce late Victorian/early Edwardian pressed white metal pagri badge for the East Indian Railway Volunteer Rifle Corps, detailed with crossed rifles below queen's crown within a wreath border, twin lugs to reverse (soldered conversion from pin and hinge fitting), together with a late Victorian East Indian Railway Volunteer Rifles helmet badge with gilt centre and applied metal crest over a pressed metal wreath body, twin lugs to reverse.

An early 20th century cast brass badge displaying the coat of arms of the Surangi Zamindari estate in the Ganjam district of Odisha, India, the arms with central shield enclosing 'PCD' monogram, supported by standard-bearing lions, above motto 'Loyal and Just Surangi' within a wreath border, surmounted by crossed rifles with letters 'SRI', probably for Sri Purna Chandra Deo, and king's crown.

A large early 20th century cast aluminium/white metal badge of the South Wales Borderers with central sphinx above 'Egypt' within a wreath of immortelles with 'SWB' at the base, height 22.5cm, probably from an institution or decommissioned barracks.

A scarce late 19th/early 20th century copper and brass fire engine/carriage lamp by Shand Mason & Co, with applied oval pressed brass maker's plate, detailed 'Shand Mason & Co Fire Engine Makers, Upper Grounds, Blackfriars Road, London', circular glass light aperture, adjustable wick burner and brass suspension bracket, height 36.5cm.