The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire. M.B.E. (Military) Member’s 2nd type lady’s shoulder badge. Silver

The insignia mounted on lady’s bow riband, the reverse of the silk bow riband retaining its original mounting brooch complete with hinged pin & clasp fittings

Contained in Royal Mint leatherette plus hinged case of issue. This with Kings Crown Royal Mint log on inside silk panel

Sold together with official card instruction for wear, as awarded to female recipients<...  read more

Code: 22287

Order of the League of Mercy. Lady's shoulder badge

The insignia is silver gilt & enamel and fitted with a lady's silk bow riband

The insignia mounted on its original silver marked mounting brooch. This retaining the long-hinged pin and clasp fittings as issued

Sold together with the original plush hinged leatherette case of issue. This with makers logo 'Vaughton' on the inside upper silk panel

Per th...  read more

Code: 22026

Order of the League of Mercy. Lady's shoulder badge

The insignia is silver gilt & enamel and fitted with a lady's silk bow riband

The insignia mounted on its original silver marked mounting brooch. This retaining the long-hinged pin and clasp fittings as issued

Per the official British Order of Precedence, the insignia of the prestigious Order of the League of Mercy is worn after the Service Medal of the Order of St...  read more

Code: 22025

A Jock's 'Decorated by order of His Imperial Majesty the Emperor of Russia' 1914 Star casualty group of 4: Private James McPherson, 1st Battalion Royal Scots Fusiliers

- 1914 Star. With dated clasp (8143 Pte J. McPherson R.S. Fus.)
- British War Medal. Silver issue (8143 Pte J. McPherson R.S. Fus.)
- Interallied Victory Medal (8143 Pte J. McPherson R.S. Fus.)
- Russia (Imperial): Order of the Cross of St. George 4th Class

Note: The dated clasp is a tailors copy & the Russian award is a replica item

Order of S...  read more

Code: 22802

A Great War era campaign and long service medal group of 4: Private Joseph Byrne, West Lancashire Division Transport & Supply Column Army Service Corps, later Royal Army Service Corps

- 1914-15 Star (851 Dvr. J. Byrne. A.S.C.)
- British War Medal. Silver issue (T-851 Dvr. J. Byrne. A.S.C.)
- Interallied Victory Medals (T-851 Dvr. J. Byrne. A.S.C.)
- Territorial Force Efficiency Medal. GV (S4-252792 Dvr. J. Byrne. R.A.S.C.)

Medal verification: All of the campaign medals & Territorial Force Efficiency Medal confirmed as the recipients full m...  read more

Code: 21706

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

London Private Fire Brigades Association, group of 3 x Challenge Shield Competition Medals: Fireman Thomas Leishman, a 'Bank Note Engraver & Designer', serving with the 'Prize Winning' Bradbury Wilkinson Company, Private Fire Brigade, London

The group comprises:

1). London Private Fire Brigades Association Challenge Shield Competition Silver Medal (B. W. & Co. P.F.B. T. Leishman 1926)

2). London Private Fire Brigades Association Challenge Shield Competition Bronze Medal (T. Leishman 28.4.28)

3). London Private Fire Brigades Association Challenge Shield Competition Bronze Medal (T. Leish...  read more

Code: 23065

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