A Rhodesia Rebellion 1896 & Great War 'East Africa' campaign medal group of 3: Staff Sergeant James Wallace, East African Pay Corps, late Matabeleland Relief Force Corps

- British South Africa Company Medal 1890-97. With Rhodesia 1896 reverse (Troopr. J. Wallace. M.R.F.)
- British War Medal. Silver issue (7074 S. Sjt. J. Wallace. E. Afr. P.C.)
- Interallied Victory Medal (7074 S. Sjt. J. Wallace. E. Afr. P.C.)

Medals Verification: The recipient James Wallace, is confirmed entitled to the British South Africa Company Medal with 'Rhod...  read more

Code: 25876

First Day Battle of the Somme Killed-in-Action Medal Pair: Private James Spencer Sutton, 'D' Company, 22nd (Tyneside Scottish) Battalion, Northumberland Fusiliers

- British War Medal. Silver issue (22-362 Pte. J. S. Sutton. North’d Fus.)
- Interallied Victory Medals (22-362 Pte. J. S. Sutton. North’d Fus.)

Killed-in-Action: Private James Spencer 'D' Company, 22nd (Tyneside Scottish) Battalion, Northumberland Fusiliers, is confirmed having been 'Killed-in-Action' during the First Day of the Battle of the Somme

The body...  read more

Code: 25874

A Warwick Steam-Roller-Driver's Great War & Fire Brigade campaign & long service medal group of 3: Second Engineer Ernest Walter Anker, Warwick Fire Brigade late Royal Warwickshire Regiment

- British War Medal. Silver issue (37763 Pte. E. W. Anker. R.War R.)
- Interallied Victory Medals (37763 Pte. E. W. Anker. R.War R.)
- National Fire Brigade's Association. Long Service Medal & 'Twenty Years' clasp (3916 Ernest A. Anker)

The NFBA LSM with English silver hallmarks for Birmingham 1929, and the reverse of the medal additionally engraved with name of the...  read more

Code: 25873

An Oldham &  Boston interest British Officer Burma Campaign, Malaya Emergency, Coronation & Long Service medal group of 6: Major Edward Halkyard Ferriday Royal Army Pay Corps late Royal  Army Service Corps & Royal Indian Army Service Corps

- The Burma Star. No clasp
- Defence Medal
- War Medal
- General Service 1918-62. EIIR issue & clasp 'Malaya' (Major E. M. Ferriday. R.A.S.C.) 
- Coronation Medal 1953
- Efficiency Medal. GVI 1st issue, with 'Territorial' bar (Capt. E. H. Ferriday. Indian. Army.)

An unusual instance of a British Territorial Army issue Efficiency Medal being name...  read more

Code: 25861

A Dickleborough (Norfolk) / Nottingham (Notts) interest Second World War & Long Service medal group of 3: Staff Quartermaster Sergeant George Guy Aldous, Royal Army Pay Corps

- Defence Medal
- War Medal
- Military LS&GC Medal. EIIR 1st issue 'Regular Army' (7668563 W.O. Cl.2. G. G. Aldous. R.A.P.C.)

The recipients unique Army Number was from the block 7657001-7681000 awarded to the Royal Army Service Corps in 1920, and issued sequentially thereafter to new enlistees to the Corps between 1920-1941

Medals Verification: None ...  read more

Code: 25860

Wilmslow (Cheshire) / Brighouse (West Yorkshire) local interest British Army Officer Second World War, Korean War & Long Service medal group of 4: Major Geoffrey Gowland Chambers, Royal Army Pay Corps, late Royal Regiment of Artillery

- Defence Medal
- War Medal
- United Nations: Service Medal with 'Korea' bar
- Efficiency Medal. GVI 1st issue 'Territorial' bar  (Lt. G. G. Chambers. R.A.P.C.)

Medals Verification: None of the medal rolls for any of the recipients medals are accessible in the public domain (as of writing). We can however confirm the recipients entitlement to all the medals p...  read more

Code: 25858

A Post-Second World War campaign and long service medal pair: Staff Sergeant Major Harry Kenneth Barber, Royal Army Pay Corps late 1st Battalion Coldstream Guards

- GSM 1918-62. GVI 1st issue 'Palestine 1945-48' & 'Cyprus' (2671136 Gdsm. H. Barber. Coldm. Gds.)
- Military LS&GC. EIIR 2nd issue with 'Regular Army' bar (2671136 W.O. Cl. 2. H. K. Barker. RAPC.) 

The upper clasp on the GSM attached by the customary silver rod - as issued. Note surname on LS&GC is shown wrongly as 'Barker' (sic) exactly as issued, and never subsequently ...  read more

Code: 25857

A Jock's Edinburgh / Richmond (London) local interest post-war medal group of 3 to a veteran of the Second World War: Sergeant John Gilbert Young, Royal Army Pay Corps, late 1st Battalion Black Watch (Royal Highland Regiment) 

- Korea Medal 1950-53. 1st issue (2758006 Sjt. J. S. Young. B.W.)
- United Nations: Service Medal with 'Korea' bar 
- General Service Medal 1962-2007. With clasp 'Borneo' (27658006 Sgt. J. G.Young. RAPC.)

Note the Korea Medal with middle forename initial 'S' (sic) and the GSM medal with an extra digit (sic). The medals otherwise exactly as issued and never returned ...  read more

Code: 25854

A British Officers 'End of Empire Small Wars' campaign medal pair: Captain H. S. Macrae, Royal Army Pay Corps

- Africa General Service Medal 1902-56. EIIR issue & clasp 'Kenya' (Capt. H. S. Macrae. R.A.P.C.) 
- General Service Medal 1918-62. EIIR issue & clasp 'Malaya' (Capt. H. S. Macrae. R.A.P.C.)

Recipient was commissioned Second Lieutenant in the Royal Army Pay Corps on the National Service List on 17 September 1955, and was promoted Lieutenant and Paymaster on 3 June 1957, wi...  read more

Code: 25852

A South Arabia & Sultanate of Oman campaign and long service medal group of 3: Sergeant K. H. Brown, Royal Signals later Sultan's Armed Forces (Oman)

- General Service Medal 1962-2007. Clasp 'South Arabia' (23927973 Sig K H Brown R Signals R)
- Military LS&GC Medal. EIIR with 'Regular Army' bar (23927973 Sig K H Brown R Signals R) 
- Sultanate of Oman: The Glorious Fifteenth National Day Medal (1970-1985)

The silver medals are official replacement issues with letter 'R' indented on the rims 

The me...  read more

Code: 25848