A Cheshunt, Hertordshire, 'Local History' Great War & Honoured by the Royal Horicultural Society medal group of 3: Private Charles Christopher Adams, 1/1st Hertfordshire Yeomanry

- British War Medal. Silver (105409 Pte. C. C. Adams. Herts. Yeo.)
- Interallied Victory Medal (105409 Pte. C. C. Adams. Herts. Yeo.)
- Royal Horticultural Society Medal & '50 Years' bar
(C.C. Adams.)

Sold together with:

- R.H.S. Long Service Medal case of issue. A plush hinged case with makers logo of medalists 'John Pinches'

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Code: 20957

Australia & South Africa World Wars & Bush War family group of 7: William John Richards. 9th SAI, Douglas Vivian Richards S.A.A.F / Natal Mounted Rifles & Vedette P. D. Richards, Internal Affairs

The group comprises:

a). Lance-Corporal William John 'Jack' Richards, 9th South African Infantry, late Transvaal Scottish

- British War Medal (L/Cpl. W. J. Richards. 9th S.A.I.)
- Union of South Africa: Interallied Victory Medal 'Bi-lingual' issue (L/Cpl. W. J. Richards. 9th S.A.I.)

William John Richards was born at Bendigo, Victoria, Australi...  read more

Code: 22398

A British Merchant Seaman's Great War campaign medal pair: John Owen Hughes, British Mercantile Marine

- British War Medal. Silver issue (John. O. Hughes)
- Mercantile Marine War Medal (John. O. Hughes)

The Mercantile Marine War Medal index cards held at The National Archives show that there were 4 x recipients who had the name John Owen Hughes, viz:

- Born, Anglesey, Wales, 1883
- Born, Bangor, Wales, 1886
- Born, Liverpool, England, 1887
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Code: 21305

A confirmed South African Irish 'Prisoner of War' North Africa' campaign medal group of 4: Private W. Scott, 1st Battalion South African Irish, South African Army

- The 1939-45 Star (88023 W. Scott)
- The Africa Star (88023 W. Scott)
- War Medal (88023 W. Scott)
- Union of South Africa: Africa Service Medal (88023 W. Scott)

Prisoner-of-War: Private W. Scott, is confirmed being captured in North Africa and transported to Axis Occupied Europe as a Prisoner of War, where in March 1945, he was being held in Germany, at Sta...  read more

Code: 23439

A 'New Guinea' theatre of war campaign medal group of 4: Private John William O'Connor, late 39th Line of Communication Salvage Section, 2nd Australian Imperial Force

- The 1939-1945 Star. No clasp (VX128293 W. J. O’Connor)
- The Pacific Star. No clasp (VX128293 W. J. O’Connor)
- War Medal (VX128293 W. J. O’Connor)
- Australia: Australia Service Medal (VX128293 W. J. O’Connor)

The campaign medals are all officially impressed Australian issues

The recipients service papers are extant and are held and accessib...  read more

Code: 23437

A confirmed South African 'Imperial Light Horseman's 'Prisoner of War' North Africa' campaign & long service medal group of 5: Corporal T. T. Jordaan, 1st Battalion Imperial Light Horse, South African Army

- The 1939-45 Star (127893 T. T. Jordaan)
- The Africa Star (127893 T. T. Jordaan)
- War Medal (127893 T. T. Jordaan)
- Union of South Africa: Africa Service Medal (127893 T. T. Jordaan)
- Efficiency Medal. GVI 1st type with South African bilingual bar (Cpl T. T. Jordaan I.L.H.)

Prisoner-of-War: Private T. T. Jordaan, is confirmed being captured in Nor...  read more

Code: 23435

A much travelled Cornishman's 'Multi-Services' Second World War campaign medal group of 5: Thomas William Henry Trudgen, Merchant Navy, late South African Air Force, Union Defence Force and Royal Regiment of Artillery (Territorial Army)

- The 1939-1945 Star. No clasp (14279 T. W. H. Trudgen)
- The Africa Star. No clasp (14279 T. W. H. Trudgen)
- The Burma Star (M.N. T. W. H. Trudgen)
- War Medal (14279 T. W. H. Trudgen)
- Union of South Africa: Africa Service Medal (14279 T. W. H. Trudgen)

Important: All medals officially impressed issues from the Pretoria Mint, South Africa
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Code: 22795

A 'Die Hard' Warrant Officer's 'Battle of Hong Kong' & FEPOW's medal group of 5 to a soldier who later died in captivity at the sinking of the Japanese Hell-Ship 'Lisbon Maru: Colour Sergeant John Thomas Little, 1st Battalion Middlesex Regiment

- The 1939-1945 Star. No clasp
- The Pacific Star. No clasp
- Defence Medal
- War Medal
- Military LS&GC. GVI 'Regular Army' bar (6195113 C. Sjt. J. T. Little. Midd'x. R.)

Killed-in-Action: Colour Sergeant John Thomas Little, is confirmed having lost his life on 2 October 1942, when as a Prisoner-of-War, being transported from Hong Kong to Japan, aboar...  read more

Code: 22797

A Great War and Interwar 'China River Gunboat' Yangtze service medal group of 3: Stoker John Wilson Russell, Royal Navy late H.M.S. 'Peterel'

- British War Medal. Silver issue (J.61615 J. W. Russell. Boy 1. R.N.)
- Interallied Victory Medal (J.61615 J. W. Russell. Boy 1. R.N.)
- Naval Long Service & Good Conduct Medal. GV 'coinage head' issue (K.61438 J. W. Russell. Sto. H.M.S. Peterel.)

Medals verification: All medals verified as entitled per the respective Royal Navy medal rolls cited below:
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Code: 23440

A long serving 'Wireless Operators' Great War Mercantile Marine medal pair: Roland Lowther, Merchant Navy

- British War Medal. Silver issue (Roland. Lowther.)
- Mercantile Marine War Service Medal (Roland. Lowther.)

Important: Roland Lowther is confirmed as a unique name in the searchable on-line repository of Mercantile Marine medal index cards held at The National Archives

Medals verification: The Great War medals verified as entitled per below following cite...  read more

Code: 23829