Militaria, Medals and Awards

An Indian Mutiny Medal with no bars to ‘CAPT C.R.RICKETTS, 32ND L.I.’. Note: confirms as a no-bar medal on Noonan’s roll.

A group of medals awarded to three generations of the Strevens family, comprising Egypt Medal, the reverse dated 1882, to ‘R.STREVENS.LG SEAN. H.M.S ‘MOSQUITO’ ’, Khedive’s Star, dated 1882, and Navy Long Service and Good Conduct Medal, Victoria bust issue, with impressed naming to ‘ROBT STREVENS, CAPT’S COXN, H.M.S TERROR’, displayed in a glazed box with a boatswain’s base metal whistle, Distinguished Service Medal, George V Admiral's bust issue, to ‘232542 W.E.STREVENS. P.O. R.N. BROKE. 20-21/4/17’, 1914-15 Star to ‘232542 W.E. STREVENS. P.O. R.N.’, 1914-18 British War Medal and 1914-19 Victory Medal to ‘GNR.W.E.STREVENS. R.N.’, mounted on a bar as worn, Marine Society Reward of Merit to ‘LIEUT.W.E.STREVENS. D.S.M.,R.N. 8.JULY 1936’ and four Second World War medals, comprising 1939-45 Star, Atlantic Star, Defence Medal and War Medal, glazed with a photographic portrait and detailed ‘Commissioned Gunner (T) RN R.E.B.Strevens', together with a bronze Royal Life Saving Society medal, awarded to ‘R.E.STREVENS DEC .1932’, with a case, a silver Royal Life Saving Society medal, awarded to ‘R.E.B.STREVENS 1933’, with a case, and another bronze medal, detailed ‘H.M.S. St Vincent Class Style 1933’, with related paperwork, including a report of wound or hurt and copied paperwork confirming the DSM for the Dover Straits Action.

A South Africa Medal with bar ‘1879’ to ‘1051. PTE G.MINSHALL. 99TH FOOT’.

An Egypt Medal, the reverse dated 1882, with bar ‘ALEXANDRIA 11TH JULY’ to ‘A.GRAY. ORD: H.M.S. “SULTAN”’.

An India General Service Medal with bar ‘BURMA 1885-7’ to ‘46797 A. BOMDR. J.D.McLAGAN. ROYAL ARTILLERY.’ (note engraved capital letters in a later than usual style, with correction of naming to the surname).

An India General Service Medal with bar ‘BURMA 1887-89’ and engraved naming in running script to ’44 Pte W. Ricketts 2nd Bn Ches. R.’.

A Third India General Service Medal with bar ‘PUNJAB FRONTIER 1897-98’ and engraved naming in script to ‘3515 Pte R. Sutherland. 2nd Bn Arg: & Suth'd Highrs’ (some corrections to naming).

A Sudan Medal with engraved naming to ‘2276. PTE W.FRASER,1ST CAMERON HIGHrs’.

A Queen’s South Africa Medal with three bars, ‘CAPE COLONY’, ‘TRANSVAAL’ and ‘SOUTH AFRICA 1902’, and impressed naming to ‘LIEUT: C.B.S.RICKETTS. MIDDLESEX REGT’.

A Queen’s South Africa Medal with three bars ‘CAPE COLONY’, ‘WITTEBERGEN’ and ‘SOUTH AFRICA 1901’, and impressed naming to ‘2315 PTE J. RICKETTS, WORCESTER: REGT’ (unofficial connection between last two bars).

A Queen’s South Africa Medal with three bars, ‘CAPE COLONY’, ‘ORANGE FREE STATE’ and ‘BELFAST’, and impressed naming to ‘2880 CPL R. MORRIS, RL. SCOTS’.

A King’s South Africa Medal with two bars, ‘SOUTH AFRICA 1901’ and ‘SOUTH AFRICA 1902’, and re-engraved naming to ‘4527 PTE S.SMITH.NORTHLD FUSRS’.

An Africa General Service Medal with bar ‘SOMALILAND 1902-04’ and impressed naming to ‘V.E. CLANSEY, ORD, H.M.S.FOX.’.

A Military Medal, George V Field Marshals bust issue, to ‘3108 PTE P.J.RICKETT. 30/M.G.C.’.

A 1914-15 Star to ‘1756 PTE V.RICKETTS. GLOUC:R.’ and a 1914-18 British War Medal and 1914-19 Victory Medal to ‘1756 CPL.V.RICKETTS. GLOUC.R.’ with MiD spray (not confirmed).

A 1914-15 Star to ‘240303 PTE C.RIGBY. R.LANC:R.’ and a 1914-18 British War Medal and 1914-19 Victory Medal to ‘1692 SJT.C.RIGBY. R.LANC.R.’.

A 1914-15 Star to ‘208918, E.D.RICKETTS, P.O., R.N’ and a 1914-18 British War Medal and 1914-19 Victory Medal to ‘208918 E.D.RICKETTS. P.O. R.N.’.

A 1914-18 British War Medal and 1914-19 Victory Medal to ‘L.6620 D.RICKETTS. O.S. 1 R.N.’ and a 1914-18 British War Medal to ‘2734 A. SJT. G.A.RICKETTS MIDD’X R.’. Note: D. Ricketts died 23rd October 1918, while serving on HMS Revenge.

A 1914 Star with bar to ‘10700 PTE A.O’NEIL. R.INNIS:FUS’ and a 1914-18 British War Medal and 1914-19 Victory Medal to ‘10700 PTE.A.O’NEILL. R.INNIS. FUS’, mounted on a bar.