A Scottish senior NCO's Burma Campaign and Korean War campaign medal group of 6: Sergeant Alexander Vernon, 2nd Battalion Royal Scots late Company Quartermaster Sergeant 1st Battalion King's Own Scottish Borderers

- The 1939-1945 Star. No clasp
- The Burma Star. No clasp
- Defence Medal
- War Medal
- Korea Medal (3188086 Sgt. A. Vernon. R.S.)
- United Nations: Service Medal with clasp 'Korea'

Medals Verification: Medal rolls for the Second World War and all post-1948 campaigns are not in the public domain, and hence are not accessible. However, all of the...  read more

Code: 25479

A very scarce British Officer Burma Campaign & Indian Independence Medal group of 5: Captain 'Paddy' Lionel Herbert Keeler, Special List Quartermasters Indian Army late Regimental Quartermaster Sergeant 1st Battalion Wiltshire Regiment

- The 1939-1945 Star. No clasp
- The Burma Star. No clasp
- Defence Medal
- War Medal
- India: Independence Medal 1947 (EC -15917 W/Capt. L.H. Keeler.)

The Independence Medal is a Calcutta Mint officially impressed medal. The recipients rank (Calcutta Mint) on the Independence Medal denotes his 'War-Substantive Rank' of Captain

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Code: 25478

An Officers Second World War 'Home Front' & Cadet Forces long service medal pair: Flying Officer Frederick Beresford Dudley, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve (Training Branch) 

- Defence Medal
- Cadet Forces Long Service Medal. GVI issue (Fg. Off. F.B. Dudley. R.A.F.V.R.(T))

Frederick Beresford Dudley son of Edgar John Dudley (a Telegraph and Electric Light Assistant Draughtsman & Estimator, with North Staffordshire Railway Company) and Annie Dudley (nee Hilditch) was a native of Stoke-On-Trent, Staffordshire, England, where he was born in 1903. ...  read more

Code: 25477

A positively attributed Officer's 'Home Front' & Cadet Forces long service pair of miniature medals: Flying Officer Frederick Beresford Dudley, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve (Training Branch) 

- Defence Medal
- Cadet Forces Long Service Medal. GVI issue (Fg. Off. F.B. Dudley. R.A.F.V.R.(T)

Frederick Beresford Dudley son of Edgar John Dudley (a Telegraph and Electric Light Assistant Draughtsman & Estimator, with North Staffordshire Railway Company) and Annie Dudley (nee Hilditch) was a native of Stoke-On-Trent, Staffordshire, England, where he was born in 1903. A...  read more

Code: 25476

A Metropolitan Police Second World War 'Home Defence' and Police Long service medal pair: Sergeant Frederick Denis Plummer, Metropolitan Police

- Defence Medal
- Police Long Service & Good Conduct Medal. EIIR 1st issue (Sergt. Frederick D. Plummer)

Frederick Denis Plummer, son of Frederick Plummer (a Shepherd / Farm Worker) and Jane Plummer (nee Wyatt)  was a native of, Shirburn near Thane, Oxfordshire, England, where was born on, 7 December 1909. At the time of the compilation of the 1911 National Census for Engl...  read more

Code: 25474

An Infantryman casualty campaign medal pair for the Korean War, to a soldier who later died in Germany: Private Raymond Heslop, 1st Battalion King's Shropshire Light Infantry

Wounded-in-Action: Private R. Heslop 1is Battalion King's Shropshire Light Infantry, is confirmed being 'Wounded-in-Action' in Korea, reference the War Office casualty list published in 'The Times' newspaper issue of 8 December 1951

Died-in-Service, Germany: Private Raymond Heslop (born 1931) is confirmed to have died in Germany on 25 May 1953, while serving there with his battal...  read more

Code: 25473

Played for Hearts, followed Celtic, fought Chinese, Koreans and likely 'Dropped a Mau Mau' all achieved by the time he turned Twenty : Private John 'Johnnie' McAuslan, 1st Battalion Black Watch

Minor official correction of single letter 'C' in surname - and a common occurrence with this particular campaign medal issue, and exactly as issued

- Korea Medal 1950-53 (22574296 Pte. J. McAuslan. B.W.)
- United Nations Service Medal: With clasp 'Korea'

Medals Verification: The medal rolls for post 1948 campaigns are not yet in the public domain, however b...  read more

Code: 25472

Baltic Medal 1854-1855

Un-named as issued to the Royal Navy and Royal Marines

A choice example, with firm claw & swivel suspension that has never been messed around with. The medal attractively toned

Condition: About EF  read more

Code: 25471

Crimea Medal 1854-56, With clasp 'Sebastopol' (T, Griffiths. 1st Batn. Rifle Bde.)

Died in Crimea: Shown under remarks on medal roll as having died in Crimea on 20 January 1855. Cause of death was disease from 'Dysentery'

Medal & Clasps Verification: The medal and clasp is confirmed as entitled per the respective campaign medal roll of 1st Battalion Rifle Brigade WO 100/33

Important: A search of the medal roll WO,100/33 shows that there were 2 x ...  read more

Code: 25469

Turkey: Crimea Medal 1855. With 'Sardinia' flag reverse

Medal plugged at 12 o'clock. with Crimea type swivel suspension. This latter with loose suspension clip

Un-named as issued

With 'Sardinian Flag' in centre reverse

The medal fitted with a silver claw with loose claw & swivel scroll suspension

Condition: About VF  read more

Code: 25468