Volunteer Long Service Medal (India & Colonies). Victorian issue (Sergt H. J. Collins. E.I.Ry: Vol: Rifles)

Medal verification: Sergeant H. J. Collins, of the East Indian Railway Volunteer Rifles, was awarded his VLSM in 1900, the award being published in the Gazette of India issue 512 of 1900

The East Indian Railway Volunteer Rifles had its origins dating back to 1869, when the unit was originally raised. The lineage of the regiment throughout its existence as an auxiliary unit is sho...  read more

Code: 25678

Efficiency Medal. GV issue with 'Territorial' bar (6195821 Pte. F.T. Cane. 8-Midd'x. R.)

An award issued sometime between 1930-1936

The recipients' unique Army Number is from the block 6188001-6278000 allocated to the Middlesex Regiment in 1920, from which army numbers were awarded sequentially to all enlistees - regulars and reserves - who were posted to the Middlesex Regiment in the period circa 1920-1941

Prior to the Second World War, the Middlesex ...  read more

Code: 25677

Efficiency Medal. GVI issue, 1st type obverse legend with 'Territorial' bar (6207127. Pte. R.J. Tapsfield. MX.)

An award issued sometime between 1936-1947

The recipients' unique Army Number is from the block 6188001-6278000 allocated to the Middlesex Regiment in 1920, from which army numbers were awarded sequentially to all enlistees - regulars and reserves - who were posted to the Middlesex Regiment in the period circa 1920-1941

Prior to the Second World War, the Middlesex ...  read more

Code: 25676

Efficiency Medal. GVI issue, 2nd type obverse legend with 'Territorial' bar (2984135 Pte. H. Campbell. MX.)

An award issued sometime between 1947-1952

The recipients' unique Army Number is from the block 2966001-3044000 allocated to the Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders in 1920, from which army numbers were awarded sequentially to all enlistees - regulars and reserves - who were posted to the Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders in the period circa 1920-1941

Prior to Privat...  read more

Code: 25675

France: Interallied Victory Medal (Medaille Inter-Alliee De La Victorie 1918). First model by Morlon

The 'Morlon' design was the officially accepted and approved design for the French version of the Interallied Victory Medal

The medal is fitted a good length of original silk 'moire' riband

Condition: GVF  read more

Code: 23338

France: Volunteers Service Medal (Medaille d'Engage Volontaire avec 'Engage Volontaire'). With clasp (agrafe) 'Engage Volontaire'

The clasp (agrafe) denotes Volunteers who had volunteered to serve under active service combat conditions

The medal fitted with a long bright length of riband

Condition: GVF  read more

Code: 21129

Germany (Third Reich): War Merit Cross (Kriegsverdienstkreuz). 1st Class breast badge. Without swords. With maker mark 'L15'

The War Merit Cross with makers Präsidialkanzlei code 'L15', for maker 'Friedrich Orth of  Vienna, Austria'

Metal: Tombac

Dimension: 48mm

Weight: 16g

The award was instituted in 1939, and originally awarded in three grades (a fourth grade was later in the war approved, but never officially awarded)

Reverse of cross with ...  read more

Code: 25674

Germany (Third Reich): War Merit Cross (Kriegsverdienstkreuz). 2nd Class. With swords

This example in bronze metal

The award was instituted in 1939, and originally awarded in three grades (a fourth grade in 'gold' was later instigated by Albert Speer in 1944, and although although 2 x 'paper' awards were approved in 1945, the decoration was never physically issued to either awardee)

The cross with fitted riband suspended from a cut suspension ringread more

Code: 25673

Germany (Third Reich): Winter Battle in the East 1941-2 (Ostmedaille). With maker mark '55'. Popularly referred to as the 'Eastern Front Medal', or 'Winter War Medal'

The suspension ring indented with makers mark '55', for 'J.E. Hammer & Söhne, Geringswalde, Germany'

The Eastern Front Medal was awarded to personnel of the Third Reich, for campaign service against the Soviet 'Red Army' & other Soviet services, originally (the qualifying dates were later extended) between, 15 November 1941 to 15 April 1942. It was also awarded posthumously to an...  read more

Code: 25672

Germany (Third Reich): Winter Battle in the East 1941-2 (Ostmedaille). With maker mark '85'. Popularly referred to as the 'Eastern Front Medal', or 'Winter War Medal'

The suspension ring indented with makers mark '85', for 'Julius Pietsch, Gablonz , Germany'

The Eastern Front Medal was awarded to personnel of the Third Reich, for campaign service against the Soviet 'Red Army' & other Soviet services, originally (the qualifying dates were later extended) between, 15 November 1941 to 15 April 1942. It was also awarded posthumously to any service...  read more

Code: 25671