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 Military General Service Medal, three clasps, Salamanca, Vittoria, Toulouse, impressed naming G. White, Serjeant, 3^rd Light Dragoons. Gilbert White from Boyle in Roscommon, enlisted in the 3^rd Light Dragoons in December 1803 and was promoted to Sergeant in March 1811 just prior to landing at Lisbon in July to commence his service in the Peninsular. The regiment participated in several minor clashes over the coming months, but did not take part in a proper general engagement until Salamanca in July 1812, by which time, for reasons not states White had been demoted to Private. At Salamanca the 3^rd which was approximately 330 strong, took part in the great charge of Le Marchant’s Heavy Brigade, the only really decisive stroke of cavalry during the whole of the Peninsular War. Gilbert White was discharged in Dublin in July 1821, aged 39 years, as a consequence of being unfit for further service due to chronic rheumatism and being warn out from service in the Peninsular and in France. He was awarded a Kilmainham pension of 9d per day, which was increased to 1/- per day in December 1851. He died at Sligo in March 1860, aged 78. Good very fine                                                             

Waterloo Medal, named to Hugh McMurray, 1^st Battalion, 71^st Regiment of Foot. Replacement straight bar suspender. Very fine+

Waterloo Medal, with clip and ring suspender, named to William Williams, 2^nd Battalion, Grenadier Guards. Slightly polished, Very fine

Scinde Campaign Medal 1843, reverse Meeanee Hyderabad 1843, named to John Long, 22^nd Regiment. Replacement silver clip and straight hinged bar suspender, Born Dublin, County Meath, Ireland around 1814 and enlisted at Manchester on 25^th April 1832. Regimental number 712. Promoted Drummer in January 1834 but reduced to Private in April 1839, Deserted but returned in May 1840 and was confined for three months. Appointed Drummer in July 1841 but was again convicted and confined a process which was repeated for most of his service. Discharged as medically unfit for further service on 9^th August 1853. The Commanding Officer of the 22^nd Regiment. Lieutenant-Colonel J.L. Pennefather, at his own expense had the original steel suspenders removed and replaced with silver on the medals awarded to his men. Correctly engraved naming in neat upright serif capitals. The 22^nd was the only British Infantry Regiment present during the campaign. Sold with verification and copy Service papers. Very fine

 India General Service Medal 1854, clasp Perak, named to 2579 Trumpeter W.J. Foley, 9^th Battery, 2^nd Brigade, Royal Artillery. Only 140 medals issued to the Royal Artillery, including 2 officers and 62 men of the 9^th Battery, 2^nd Brigade. Unresearched. Very fine

India General Service Medal 1854, two clasps, Burma 1885-7 and Burma 1887-9, named to 700 Private H. Young, 2nd Battalion, Royal West Surrey Regiment. With a couple of edge-knocks, one at one o'clock and one at 6 o'clock. Suspender slack, Very fine+

India General Service Medal 1854, bar Hazara, named to 2042 Private K. Tuckwell, 1^st Battalion, Royal Welsh Fusiliers. Nearly extremely fine

India General Service Medal 1854, clasp North West Frontier, named to Sowar Ibraheem Khan, 13^th Bengal Cavalry. Suspender re-attached. With one or two ek’s. Generally very fine

India General Service Medal 1854, clasp Burma 1885-7, named to 19 Private W. McGuire, 2^nd Battalion, Royal Scots Fusiliers. Suspender slack, possibly re-attached. Generally very fine

India General Service Medal 1854, clasp Burma 1885-7, named to 770 Private J. Haydock, 2^nd Battalion, Liverpool Regiment. Contact wear affecting naming at 3 o’clock and 9 o’clock. VF

India General Service Medal 1854, clasp Burma 1887-89, named to 1664 Lance Duffuldar Ratton Singh, 1^st Bengal Cavalry. Suspender loose and has been re-pinned. Heavy contact wear. NVF

India General Service Medal 1854, bar Burma 1885-7, named to 278 Private William Johnson, 2^nd Battalion, Royal Scots Fusiliers, engrave in running script, possibly part renamed. GVF

India General Service Medal 1854, bar Burma 1889-92, named to 2005 Private G. Troake, 2^nd Battalion, Devon Regiment. Impressed capitals, possibly late issue. Good very fine

India General Service Medal 1854, in bronze, clasp Burma 1887-89, named to Cook Boota Singh, (the remainder is difficult to read but appears to be - No.1 Bt Mn By) Claw bent, suspender loose, About very fine

India General Service Medal 1854, clasp Samana 1891, named to 1986 Sowar Khushal Singh, 2/5^th Punjab Cavalry. Suspender slack, Good very fine

Turkish Crimea Medal, (Crimea reverse), named in engraved style to *3598* T. MOORE * 1/13th* P.A.L.I.) Generally very fine

China Medal 1857, clasp Canton 1857, unnamed as issued. Very fine

Abyssinia Medal, named to reverse Assistant Surgeon W. Carpenter, M.D. 26th Regiment. With copy page from Army Medical Service: William Carpenter A S Staff 30th Sept 1864,26 F 9 June, Staff 12 Oct 1870:26 F 19 Aug 1871. A.M.D. S 30 Sept 1864. d 16 Aug 1874 Abyssinia 1868 b 8 Nov 1842, M.D. Good very fine

Ashantee Medal 1873, no clasp, named to J. Kennedy, Painter, HMS Rattlesnake. Some edge-bruises. Very fine

Afghanistan Medal, no clasp, named to Lieutenant H.B. Thornhill, 1/5^th Foot. Sir Henry Beaufoy Thornhill, KCIE, CMG. CIE, London Gazette 26^th June 1903, KCIE, London Gazette, 12^th December 1911, CMG, London Gazette, 3^rd June 1918. 3^rd son of the late Cudbert Bensley Thornhill, C.S.I. Born 1854, entered 5^th Fusiliers 1873, became Captain Indian Army 1885, Major 1893, and Lieutenant-Colonel 1899, retired 1912, served during Afghan War 1878 (medal), appointed Cantonment Magistrate, N.W. Provinces 1891 and Inspecting Officer of Cantonments 1903; appointed an A.A.G 1915, married Margaret Massy in 1882, she died in 1917. Also a book ‘Pictures in the post – The illustrated letters of Sir Henry Thornhill to his Grandchildren.’, Thornhill was well known for his illustrated letters home to his children, and there is much information on the internet about him. Nearly extremely fine

Cape of Good Hope General Service Medal, two clasps, Transkei and Basutoland, named to Private W.E. Hunt, Walkers Rifles. 20 medals were awarded to the Walkers Rifles. Good very fine

Egypt Medal, dated 1882 reverse, clasp The Nile 1884-85, named to 32 Private W. Thompson, Royal West Kent Regiment. The regiment is affected by contact wear. Private William Thompson, born Pimlico, London in March 1857. Enlisted at Woolwich on 5^th August 1881, he was formerly a waiter. He was also entitled to a Long Service and Good Conduct Medal (Victorian), and a Khedives Star. With copy research. Pitting as is usual for Egypt Medals. Very fine

Egypt Medal, undated reverse, clasp Suakin 1884, named to 5453 Private R. King, 1^st Coldstream Guards. Heavy pitting as usual. Nearly very fine

 Egypt Medal, dated 1882 reverse, clasp Tl-El-Kebir, named to 174 Lance Corporal D. Mahoney, 2^nd Highland Light Infantry. With copy medal roll. Some pitting and contact wear, VF+

British South Africa Company Medal, reverse Rhodesia 1896, named to 3388 Private J. Haggerty, 2^nd West Riding Regiment. Confirmed on roll with copy page James Haggerty confirmed awarded the 1896 medal. Lightly toned, Good very fine

 India Medal 1895, in silver, three clasps, Punjab Frontier 1897-98, Samana 1897 and Tirah 1897-98, named to 628 Dafildar Sant Singh, 18^th Bengal Lancers. Suspender slack, Good very fine

India General Service Medal 1895, two clasps, Punjab Frontier 1897-98, Samana 1897, named to 4757 Private J. Moran, 2^nd Royal Irish Regiment. Suspender slack, light contact wear. Very fine

 India General Service Medal 1895, clasp Punjab Frontier 1897-98, named to 1198 Sepoy Dayal Singh, 25^th Battalion Infantry. Suspender very slack. Very fine

India General Service Medal 1895-1902, Ed VII, clasp Waziristan 1901-2, named to 736 Gunner Narayan Singh Derajat, Mountain Battery. Good very fine

Khedives Sudan Medal 1896, two clasps, The Atbara, Khartoum, named to 3070 Private F. Knight, 1^st Battalion, Royal Warwickshire Regiment. Extremely fine

Queens South Africa Medal, five clasps, Cape Colony, Talana, Orange Free State, Relief of Ladysmith, Transvaal, named to 4486 Corporal J. Curtis, Royal Dublin Fusiliers. John Curtis, born in the Parish of St. Andrews, Dublin around 1874 and enlisted in August 1892 giving the name John Jones. In August 1893 he was convicted of making a false answer on Attestation and received a term of imprisonment of 100 days. Served in East Indies, September 1894 to May 1897 and was promoted to Corporal in October 1897 the Regiment then being in South Africa. Promoted Sergeant in September 1899. Wounded in Action at Colenso, 15^th December 1899. Arrested and tried in July 1900 and subsequently imprisoned for 107 days. Reduced to Private on release. Discharged as being medically unfit for further service on 17^th March 1903, intended place of residence given as Town Hall Street, Enniskillen. Sold with verification and copy service/discharge papers. Good very fine

Queens South Africa Medal, five clasps, Cape Colony, Paardeberg, Dreifontein, Johannesburg and Belfast named to 3918 Private P. Malloy, Gordon Highlanders. Wounded at Wagon’s Drift. Private Patrick Malloy was born at South Leith, Edinburgh and was a Labourer by trade, he joined the Gordon Highlanders on 8^th June 1891. He was also entitled to an IGS Medal with three bars and a KSA with the usual two bars. He was severely wounded at Wagon’s Drift on 28^th October 1901 due to an explosion of a cartridge in a fire. Sold with copied research and A3 service papers. Very fine

Queens South Africa Medal, four clasps, Cape Colony, Orange Free State, Transvaal and South Africa 1901, to Colour Sergeant C.F. Latter, King’s Royal Rifle Corps. Contact wear and polishing. With copy service papers (9pp) giving full details. Charles Francis Latter was born at Croydon, Surrey, and was a boot maker before joining the KRRC at Winchester on 20/1/1886 aged 19. He served with the 2^nd Battalion until 1895 then the 4^th Battalion until 1899 and then with the 9^th Battalion (North Cork Militia) up to his discharge on 17/1/1907. He was promoted to Corporal in 1889, Lance Sergeant in 1891, reverted to Corporal (misconduct) in 1891. Lance Sergeant again 1891, Sergeant 1891, Colour Sergeant 1900. He received a War Gratuity for service in South Africa on 31/7/02/ on enlistment he was only 5ft 4in tall and weighed 122 pounds. He served at Gibraltar 1891-95, and in South Africa 13/1/00 to 31/7/01. He had a 2^nd Class certificate of education and a certificate as a Sgt.Instr. of Musketry. He married in 1886 and had three children, two of whom died in Infancy. He was discharged at Mallow, Ireland, in 1907, conduct exemplary, and intended to live at Lorna Villa, Victoria Road, Southwick, Sussex. The papers confirm the QSA and clasps as his only award up to 1907. NVF

Queens South Africa Medal, three clasps, Cape Colony, Orange Free State and Transvaal, named to A.E.B. Wood, Civil Surgeon. Lieutenant Colonel, RAMC, served WW1 and WW2. (Vendors note). Small edge-bruise at 6 o’clock. Generally very fine

Queens South Africa Medal, five clasps, Cape Colony, Orange Free State, Transvaal, South Africa 1901 and South Africa 1902, named to 22243 Private G.D. Jones, 82^nd Company Imperial Yeomanry. This unit being the sharpshooters, with copy service papers. Mounted on nice Victorian mounting bar. Good very fine

Queens South Africa Medal, five clasps, Cape Colony, Orange Free State, Transvaal, South Africa 1901 and South Africa 1902, named to 521 Staff Sergeant G. Shaw, South African Constabulary. Last two bars sewn on ribbon. Verified. Good very fine

Queens South Africa Medal, four clasps, Cape Colony, Orange Free State, Transvaal and South Africa 1901, named to Captain H.D.Harvest, Leinster Regiment. Good very fine

 Queens South Africa Medal, three clasps, Cape Colony, Transvaal, Laing’s Nek, named to 1340 Private J. Pizey, Rifle Brigade. Taken prisoner at Grootvlei on the 26th December 1900 whilst serving with "F" company 1st Battalion, Rifle Brigade under Captain Radclyffe which unit made a fine stand. In the action 8 men were killed and 31 wounded.with 9 pages of research clasps confirmed with confirmation taken prisoner released 30/12/1900. Ghost dates to reverse. Extremely fine

Queens South Africa Medal, three clasps, Cape Colony, Orange Free State, Belfast, named to 4459 Private W. Semple, 16^th Lancers. Court-mounted, one or two small edge-knicks. GVF

Queens South Africa Medal, three clasps, Cape Colony, Orange Free State, South Africa 1902, named to 6636 Private W. Day, Essex Regiment. With copy QSA roll page. Nearly extremely fine

Queens South Africa Medal, two clasps, Cape Colony, South Africa 1901, named to Trooper W.T. Smith, Nesbitt’s Horse. One scratch to the obverse, otherwise Good very fine

Queens South Africa Medal, two clasps, Transvaal and South Africa 1902, named to 2178 Sowar Doost Mahd. Khan, Bombay Cavalry. Good very fine

Queens South Africa Medal, clasp Cape Colony, named to 3625 Private William Douglas, Seaforth Highlanders. Served with H Company, 2^nd Battalion, Seaforth Highlanders. Killed in Action at Magersfontein, 11^th December 1899. Sold with verification, one slight edge-bruise. GVF

Queens South Africa Medal, one clasp, Relief of Ladysmith, named to 2686 Private J. Logan, 2^nd Devon Regiment. Severely wounded at Colenso, 15^th December 1899. Good very fine

Queens South Africa Medal, one clasp, Relief of Ladysmith, named to 2483 Private A. Seaward, 2^nd East Surrey Regiment. Wounded at Spearmans Camp, 21^st January 1900. Good very fine

Queens South Africa Medal, one clasp, Cape Colony, named to Sgt. H. Robson, Northumberland Fusiliers. One edge-knock. With a copy of the roll confirming the single clasp as a L./Sgt in the 2^nd Bn to England, invalided. With copy service papers (4pp) – Herbert Robson was born at Dalhousie, Punjab, and was aged 18 when he enlisted at Sitapur on 1/5/94; he had no trade or calling and was a member of the Mussoorie Rifle Volunteers. He was promoted to L.Cpl.1896, Cpl. 1898, L./Sgt. 1901, Sgt.1901; he served with the 2^nd Bn from 1894, to 4^th Bn, 26/8/00 and to the Army Reserve  3/8/02. He served in India 1894-95, Singapore 1895-97 and South Africa 4/11/99 to 4/8/00. He passed a number of courses and had a 2^nd Class Certificate of Education. The battalion fought at Stormberg and Reddersburg 1899-1900 and had 40 killed, 28 died of disease, 109 wounded and 637 taken prisoner. Very fine

Queens South Africa Medal, one clasp, Cape Colony, named to 16375 Driver Albert James, Army Service Corps. Came from Bethnal Green, London, and enlisted at the age of 19 years in August 1900. Served in South Africa from February 1901 until June 1902. To Army Reserve 1904, discharged August 1912. Sold with copy service papers. Good very fine

 Queens South Africa Medal, no clasp, named to Arthur Perry, Stoker, HMS Powerful. Born Poole, Dorset and joined the Royal Navy on 9^th January 1890. Shore pensioned to Royal Fleet Reserve 1912 but returned to active duty August 1914. Awarded Distinguished Service Medal during the Gallipoli evacuation, London Gazette, 15^th May 1916. Sold with copy service record and verification. Good very fine

Queens South Africa Medal, no clasp, named to Lieutenant W.M. Prout, Rand Rifles. Lieutenant William Morris Prout, a thirty-one year old Cornishman from Redruth (his father James lived at Claremont Road) Cornwall England, he was employed in South Africa as a Mine Manager.  He enlisted in the Rand Rifles at Cape Town initially as a Mine Guard.  During the conflict, his wife, Leonie remained in Cape Town at Almelo Terrace, Sea Point. The Rand Rifles were raised in late 1900 and were mostly employed in the defence of Johannesburg and the surrounding area.  They witnessed some skirmishing and some sharp attacks on their defensive posts around the city but they were not present at any of the major engagements and thus had few opportunities to be brought to notice.  The Regiment remained in service until the cessation of hostilities, one of their last engagements being on 5 February 1902 when five men repulsed forty-nine Boers in a sharp action in defence of a post at Brakspan. With copies of QSA roll for Rand Rifles, his roll number was 28795 and he served in E Company. Nicely toned, Very fine

 Queens South Africa Medal, no clasp, named to T. O’Toole, Stoker, H.M.S. Philomel. With copy service paper, born Crookstown, Kildare, formerly a shop assistant. Generally very fine

Tibet Medal, in silver, clasp Gyantse, named to 5838 Sepoy Mangal Singh, 32^nd Sikh Pioneers. Suspender a little slack, otherwise Good very fine

Tibet Medal, in silver, named to 123 Driver Ghulam Hussain, 5^th Mule Cadre. Good very fine

Tibet Medal, in bronze, clasp Gyantse, named to Dooly Bearer Norbu Chiring, Transport Department. Suspender slack, otherwise Good very fine

1914 Star named to 8175 Private J. Sharpe, Royal Welsh Fusiliers. Sharpe underwent a Field General Court Martial and was sentenced to two years Hard Labour for a civil offence and conduct prejudicial, his medals were later re-instated. He later served with the Labour Corps. Entered France 11^th August 1914. Good very fine

1914 Star with copy 5^th August – 22^nd November bar, named to 8664 Corporal G.F. Williams, Gloucester Regiment. Private George F. Williams joined the Gloucester Regiment in January 1908. After completing his initial training at the Regimental Depot at Horfield Barracks, Bristol, he was posted to 2^nd Battalion, based in Aldershot. On 3^rd November 1908 George Williams formed part of a draft of twenty-one soldiers who embarked on His Majesty’s Transport Rohilla at Southampton, bound for India to join 1^st Battalion in Lahore. George Williams landed in France on 13^th August 1914, the battalion formed part of 3^rd Brigade, 1^st Division, BEF. Taking up position South East of Landrecies on 26^th August, the battalion fell back with the rest of the BEF before the German Advance. The 1914 Star roll records George Williams as having deserted on 2^nd February 1915, but no mention is made of this in the Battalion War Diary. 1^st Gloucesters remained in the front line trenches after the battle of 25^th January. Sustaining on average 2 or 3 casualties a day until they began to be relieved on 2^nd February. His MIC shows the word deserter crossed out. Under the list of his three medal is written ‘d(itt)o Rest R.’ which indicates the restoration of his medals. He is shown as having transferred to the 1^st Battalion Ox and Bucks with a regimental number of 19926. This battalion spent the war in India and Mesopotamia. Good very fine

 1914 Star named to D-3815 Private E.H. Clark, 1^st Dragoon Guards. Dark toned. Very fine

British War Medal named to Lieutenant C.F.  Sharland, Australian Imperial Force. Charles Frederic Sharland, 40^th Battalion, Australian Imperial Force, died aged 34 on the 12^th October 1917, and is remembered on the Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial. The son of Frederick Burnett Sharland and Ella Georgina Sharland, native of Westbury, Tasmania. Mounted in a small frame. NEF

British War Medal named to 29235 Private W. Adams, Royal Welsh Fusiliers. Good very fine

British War Medal named to A-367743 Private W.B.M. Tharle, Army Service Corps. GVF

British War Medal named to M2-034491 Private A. Campbell, Army Service Corps. GVF

British War Medal named to 147384 Gunner H.C. King, Royal Artillery. Good very fine

British War Medal named to 2600 Private G. Britton, Royal Army Medical Corps. GVF

British War Medal named to M2-133041 Private A. Rushton, Army Service Corps. GVF

 British War Medal named to 55029 Corporal C.R. Wilson, Royal Garrison Artillery (impressed R.G.A. on medal). Good very fine

 British War Medal named to 141940 Gunner G.H. Button, Royal Artillery. Good very fine

British War Medal named to 48213 Driver H.C. Buckman, Royal Artillery. Good very fine

British War Medal named to SR-6952 Gunner E.W. Ducie, Royal Artillery. Good very fine

British War Medal named to 836899 Gunner H.T. Williams, Royal Artillery. Generally very fine

British War Medal named to 181443 2. Corporal G.W. Rayner, Royal Engineers. Suspender slack, Generally very fine

British War Medal named to 115401 Gunner W. Dunn, Royal Artillery. Good very fine

British War Medal named to 90744 Private H.P. Saint, Royal Army Medical Corps. GVF

British War Medal named to 274086 2. Corporal W.O. Squires, Royal Engineers. Good very fine

British War Medal named to 101069 Private W. Bloomfield, Royal Army Medical Corps. GVF

British War Medal named to 170585 Gunner W.C. Knight, Royal Artillery. Very fine+

British War Medal named to 517 Private G.F. Linsley, Royal Army Medical Corps. GVF

British War Medal named to 162049 Gunner F.L. Cottrell, Royal Artillery. Good very fine

British War Medal named to 1551 Gunner T. McMath, Royal Artillery. Good very fine

British War Medal named to 56240 Private A.P. Reid, Royal Army Medical Corps. VF+

British War Medal named to 76834 Sapper H. Clark, Royal Engineers. Nearly extremely fine

British War Medal named to 63325 Private J.J. Hargreaves, Royal Army Medical Corps. GVF

British War Medal named to 177634 Sapper W.C. Pallant, Royal Engineers. NEF

British War Medal named to 167414 Gunner P. Lockwood, Royal Artillery. Good very fine

British War Medal named to 104582 Sapper F.W. Pennance, Royal Engineers. Good very fine

British War Medal named to M-341132 Private W.D. Turner. Army Service Corps. VF+

British War Medal named to M2-120378 Private F. Cartwright, Army Service Corps. VF+

British War Medal named to 018842 Private J. Gladstone, Army Ordnance Corps. GVF

British War Medal named to M-335796 Private C.W. Ketchell, Army Service Corps. GVF

British War Medal named to WR-317252 Sapper M. Ludlow, Royal Engineers. Good very fine

British War Medal named to 134202 Driver H. Thomas, Royal Artillery. Good very fine

British War Medal named to 73611 Private E. Taylor, Royal Army Medical Corps. GVF

British War Medal named to M1-08821 Private S. King, Army Service Corps. Good very fine

British War Medal named to 91331 Bombardier F.J. Crichton, Royal Artillery. Good very fine

British War Medal named to M-344986 Private R.A. Jackson, Army Service Corps. VF+

British War Medal named to 96873 Sapper A.F. White, Royal Engineers. Good very fine

British War Medal named to 019641 Private A.H. Brown, Army Ordnance Corps. GVF

British War Medal named to 77481 Sapper W. Setherton, Royal Engineers. Good very fine

British War Medal named to T4-220008 Private W.E. Steadman, Army Service Corps. GVF

British War Medal named to 418284 Sapper R. Broad, Royal Engineers. Very fine+

British War Medal named to M-396959 Private H. Solloway, Army Service Corps. GVF

British War Medal named to T3-025528 Driver W. Starkey, Army Service Corps. VF