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 British War Medal named to 61378 Driver P.H. Edmonds, Royal Artillery. Good very fine

British War Medal named to 122680 Gunner A. Houghton, Royal Artillery. Good very fine

British War Medal named to M-284572 Private E.H. Jones, Army Service Corps. VF+

British War Medal named to 183438 Gunner F. Lemon, Royal Artillery. Good very fine

British War Medal named to 141044 Gunner A.H. Taylor, Royal Artillery. Good very fine

British War Medal named to 715632 Gunner E.W. Hine, Royal Artillery. Generally very fine

British War Medal named to S4-295135 Private F.A. Harris, Army Service Corps. GVF

British War Medal named to 355321 Pioneer P.H. Rees, Royal Engineers. Good very fine

British War Medal, in bronze, No.22572 Chinese Labour Corps. Good very fine

British War Medal, in bronze, No.105650 Chinese Labour Corps. Nearly extremely fine

Mercantile Marine War Medal, named to John Zande. Nearly extremely fine

Victory Medal named to 2^nd Lieutenant W.H. Bennett (there is a large gap between the e and the first n of the surname, but naming is fine). William Henry Bennett, a Second Lieutenant, 8^th Battalion, Sherwood Foresters (Notts and Derbys Regiment), died aged 40 on the 11^th April 1917. The son of William and Jemima Burney Bennett, of High Level, Merry Hill Road, Bushey, Hertfordshire. Native of Rangemore, Burton-On-Trent. He is buried at the St. Leger British Cemetery. NEF

Victory Medal named to 32426 Private A.C. Fishlock, Gloucester Yeomanry. Alfred Fishlock enlisted Royal Gloucestershire Hussars on 11^th December 1915 and was discharged 2^nd December 1918. Good very fine

Victory Medal named to GS-12354 Private F.R. Wheeler, Royal Fusiliers. Wheeler died with the service number 86119 whilst serving with the 17^th Battalion, Royal Fusiliers on 3^rd September 1918 and is buried at Hermies Hill British Cemetery. Generally very fine

Victory Medal named to Lieutenant R. Humphreys. Contact wear to rim, Nearly very fine

Memorial Plaque named to Frederick Cecil Lacey Ridpath. With copy research, soldiers died, CWGC, photo over 10 pages of officer service papers including war diaries, London gazette entries and MIC. He was born Finchley Road, London. Lived in Hampstead, educated at Harrow School, a chartered accountant, enlisted as 2734 Private/Lance Corporal in the 104^th Provisional Battalion, 28^th London Regiment on 16^th September 1914. Commissioned 3^rd November 1915. To France 10^th June 1917, entitled to a WW1 pair only. Killed in action, aged 33 in the Defence of Jerusalem with the 2^nd Battalion Queens Royal West Surrey Regiment who were forced off White Hill by the Turkish Attacks on 27^th December 1917, he was buried on the Mount of Olives on the 31^st December 1917. Very fine

Memorial Plaque named to Owen Felix Orme. Orme a Captain in the Royal Sussex Regiment, died on 25^th September 1915, he is buried at Dud Corner Cemetery, Loos. The son of Mrs. Louisa Orme of Lowfield, Clithere, Lancashire. Nearly extremely fine

 Memorial Plaque named to Walter George McLean. McLean a Ship’s Steward onboard HMS Defence, was Killed on 31^st May 1916 during the Battle of Jutland. He was 35. The son of Walter and Ellen N. McLean of Duncannon House, Dartmouth. Native of Plymouth. He is remembered on the Plymouth Naval Memorial. Good very fine

Memorial Plaque named to Frederick Arthur Harding. Harding was serving as a Gunner in ‘K’ Battalion of the Tank Corps, when he died on 5^th December 1917, he is buried in the Ifield (St. Margaret) Churchyard, Crawley. Toned, Good very fine

Memorial Plaque named to Alfred Gwinnett. Alfred Gwinnett was Killed in Action on 25^th October 1914 whilst serving with the 1^st Battalion, Royal Warwickshire Regiment. Born Tamworth, resident Knole, Birmingham, enlisted Warwick. He is remembered on the Ploegsteert Memorial. One drill hole at 12 o’clock, otherwise Good very fine

Memorial Plaque named to Richard Errington Swan. Swan died aged 26 on the 11^th February 1916 whilst serving with the 19^th Battalion, Royal Fusiliers. Husband of Priscilla Gray (formerly Swan) of Attleborough, Norfolk. He is remembered on the Loos Memorial. Good very fine                      £50-60

Memorial Scroll named to Rifleman Jaye Howard Ward, Rifle Brigade. A couple of small tears otherwise Good condition

 Silver War Badge. No. 32677. Unresearched, although believed to have been serving with Royal Fusiliers upon his discharge. Good very fine

 Silver War Badge. No.392064. Given to Private James Goodberry, 6^th Battalion, Middlesex Regiment, due to wounds. Discharged 18^th May 1918. Nearly extremely fine

Silver War Badge. No.68779. Given to Sapper A.Earp, whilst serving with ‘G’ company, Royal Engineers. Discharged due to wounds on 6^th October 1915. Nearly extremely fine

Silver War Badge. No.442408. Given to Corporal Thomas Pugh who served with the 5^th Reserve Battalion, Royal Engineers. Discharged due to sickness on 3^rd September 1918. Good very fine

Silver War Badge. No.B185183. Given to Gunner Stanley Richards Childs, Royal Garrison Artillery. Discharged 25^th April 1919. Good very fine

Silver War Badge. No.71471. Given to Private Thomas Peet, Royal Army Medical Corps. Discharged due to Sickness on 2^nd October 1916. Nearly extremely fine

Silver War Badge. No.181509. Given to Sergeant F.A. Silvester B Depot Siege, Royal Garrison Artillery. Transferred to Class P, 8^th May 1917. Good very fine

Silver War Badge. No. B206203. Given to Private Arthur W. Strickland, Royal Fusiliers. Discharged due to Wounds 24^th March 1919. Pin missing. Generally very fine

Silver War Badge. No. 444607. Given to Gunner Joseph Thomas Rutter, 13^th Company, Royal Garrison Artillery. Discharged 4^th September 1918. Good very fine

Silver War Badge. No.B72578. Given to Private Frederick Peacock 14^th London Regiment. Discharged due to sickness 8^th December 1917. Pin missing. Generally very fine

Silver War Badge. No.B275269. Given to Private Frederick Monk, Royal Army Ordnance Corps. Discharged due to sickness, did not serve overseas. Good very fine

Silver War Badge. No.389826. Given to Driver George Albert Norris, Army Service Corps. Discharged due to wounds, 4^th June 1918. Good very fine

Silver War Badge. No.B188442. Given to Private John J. McCann, Royal Fusiliers. Discharged due to sickness 14^th March 1919. Good very fine

Silver War Badge. No. B46443. Given to Pioneer Herbert Fey, Royal Engineers. Discharged due to sickness 25^th November 1918. Good very fine

Silver War Badge. No. 77908. Given to Private William Victor Henson, Royal Army Medical Corps. Discharged due to Sickness 14^th January 1916. Nearly extremely fine

Silver War Badge. No.493342. Given to Gunner Denis Hobday, D281 Brigade, Royal Artillery. Discharged due to sickness 28^th December 1919. Good very fine

Silver War Badge. No. 478951. Given to Private Bertie Dye, Labour Corps. Discharged due to sickness on 25^th February 1919. Good very fine

Silver War Badge. No. B259550. Given to Private Harry Page, Royal Fusiliers. Discharged due to wounds on 13^th March 1919. Nearly extremely fine

Silver War Badge. No.33179. Given to Gunner Wilfred Sydney White, 2 Depot, Royal Garrison Artillery. Discharged due to wounds on 24^th February 1917. Good very fine

 Silver War Badge. No.B330677. Given to Private Albert Charles Huxell, Royal Army Medical Corps. Discharged 8^th June 1919. Good very fine

 Silver War Badge. No.147851. Given to Private Robert Smith,106^th Training Reserve. Discharged 22^nd March 1917, due to sickness. Pin missing. Generally very fine

Silver War Badge. No.165579. Given to Private Ralph Jackson, 7^th Manchester Regiment. Discharged due to sickness on 14^th February 1916. Pin missing, Generally very fine

 Silver War Badge. No.B184724. Given to Sapper Edward Herbert Crump I.W. & D. Discharged due to sickness, 14^th December 1918. Nearly extremely fine

Silver War Badge. No.127695. Given to Private Reginald Knopp, 2^nd London Regiment. Discharged due to wounds 24^th September 1917. Good very fine

Silver War Badge. No.B3532. Given to Gunner William Atkinson, 67^th D.A.C. Royal Artillery. Discharged on 10^th August 1917. Good very fine

Silver War Badge. No.515236. Given to Private Fred Nicholls, Royal Army Service Corps. Discharged on 12^th February 1919 due to sickness. Good very fine

Silver War Badge. No.B291079. Given to Sapper John Gill. I.W. & D. Discharged due to sickness on 29^th August 1918. Nearly extremely fine

Silver War Badge. No.412521. Given to Sapper G.H. Drake, Depot, Royal Engineers, discharged on 5^th May 1917. Good very fine

Silver War Badge. Number B/288099 awarded to WR/203953 Sapper Thomas Sargeant, Railway Troops, Royal Engineers. Served November 1917 until August 1919, including overseas. GVF

Silver War Badge. No.NZ3542. Nearly extremely fine

Silver War Badge. No.NZ28155. Nearly extremely fine

Silver War Badge. No.NZ13462. Good very fine

 India General Service Medal 1908, Geo V, three clasps, Afghanistan North West Frontier 1919, Mahsud 1919-20 and the Waziristan 1919-21, named to Lieutenant E. Wyrall, Supply and Transport Corps. Lieutenant Reginal Everard Wyrall (1878-1933), educated privately at Ryde House, Ripley and Schorne College; served in the South African War, 1899-1902; Wyrall voluntarily donned rags and went into the casual wards of Workhouses, breaking stones and picking oakum, in order to report on State treatment of ''down-and-outs'', his investigations were published in the Daily Express, 1908; served during the Great War and was commissioned Temporary Second Lieutenant Royal Army Service Corps, 26.10.1916; after further service on the North West Frontier Wyrall went on to become a military historian and author of note, writing under the name of ''Everard Wyrall'', his publications include: A Concise History of the War; History of the Second Division, 1914-18, 2 vols; History of the West Yorkshire Regiment 1914-18, 2 vols; History of the 62nd (W.R.) Division, 1914-18, 2 vols; History of the Somerset Light Infantry, 1914-18; The Die Hards in the Great War; History of the 30th (How.) Battery, R.F.A., 1914-18; The East Yorkshire Regiment in the Great, 1914-18; The King''s Regiment in the Great War; The Lincolnshire Regiment in the War, 1914-18; The Duke of Cornwall''s Light Infantry, 1914-18; The Gloucestershire Regiment, 1914-18; The 19th Division, 1914-18; The 17th Royal Fusiliers, 1914-19. There are files on his divorce sae in the National Archives, he also appears in the Whos Who as a Military Historian and author. Born 8^th June 1878, third son of Charles and Isabel Wyrall. Served in the South African War, European War, Third Afghan War. Publications - The Spike; The Way to Fortune (A Shakespearean Play produced in America, 1926);  Europe in Arms; A Concise History of the War; History of the Second Division, 1914–1918, 2 vols; History of the West Yorkshire Regiment, 1914–1918, 2 vols; History of the 62nd (WR) Division, 1914–1918, 2 vols; History of the Somerset Light Infantry, 1914–1918; The Die Hards in the Great War; History of the 30th (How.) Battery, RFA, 1914–1918; The East Yorkshire Regiment in the Great War, 1914–1918; The King’s Regiment in the Great War; The Lincolnshire Regiment in the War, 1914–1918; The Duke of Cornwall’s Light Infantry, 1914–1918; The Gloucestershire Regiment, 1914–1918; The 19th Division, 1914–1918; The 17th Royal Fusiliers, 1914–1919; many contributions to magazines and daily press, etc. Recreations - Walking, chess, study of the Great War. Died January 1933. WW1 Royal Army Service Corps served under name Everard Wyrall in India, only entitled to British War Medal, claimed by wife, June 1940 living at Lupus Street, Victoria, London. Nearly extremely fine

India General Service Medal 1908, Geo V, clasp Waziristan 1919-21, named to Captain F.R. Pattison, Supply and Transport Corps. Ralph Fitzgerald Pattison, also got a Mention in Despatches with the Liverpool Regiment, London Gazette 11^th June 1918 for Salonika for the period September 1917 until February 1918. Also entitled to a 1915 Star Trio. Commissioned into the 8^th Battalion, Duke of Cornwall Light Infantry, and Liverpool Regiment, then later Indian Army where he got the IGS. Comes with MIC, LG for MID, and promotion, retired March 1923. The rank officially corrected, edge bruising, court-mounted. Very fine

 India General Service Medal 1908, Geo V, clasp Waziristan 1921-24, named to 3591491 Private W.G. Collom, Border Regiment. Nearly extremely fine

Indian General Service Medal with North West Frontier 1930 – 31 clasp, Impressed 1274 N Ordy Khushal Khan, 1 I.H.C.  (Native Orderly Khushal Khan, 1^st Indian Hospital Corps). light contact wear otherwise Extremely Fine

General Service Medal 1918-62, Geo V, clasp Northern Kurdistan, with Mention in Despatches emblem, named to Squadron Leader V.D. O’Malley, Royal Air Force. The naming from Malley onwards appears to have been rubbed being a little uneven, but the medal still fits in a medal gauge. MID , London Gazette 6^th May 1932. for Southern Kurdistan during the period of October 1930 – May 1931 as Flight Lieutenant MC (Honorary Squadron Leader), MID for Northern Kurdistan for the period December 1931 – June 1932 as Squadron Leader MC, since deceased. Appointed to Intelligence duties on 23^rd January 1931. London Gazette 6^th October 1933. O’Malley won an MC as a Temporary Captain in the Royal Dublin Fusiliers during WW1 ‘For conspicuous gallantry and devotion to duty. He moved up and down the line under the most intense hostile fire in order to encourage his men. Later, he assisted several wounded men back to safety.’ London Gazette 18^th June 1917. GVF

General Service Medal 1918-62, Geo VI, clasp Palestine, named to 3314040 Private L. Hunter, Highland Light Infantry. Lewis Kidd Hunter, 2^nd Battalion, Highland Light Infantry (City of Glasgow Regiment), died aged 27 on the 5^th June 1942. The son of Maxwell Blair Hunter and Etheh Hume Hunter of Penilee, Glasgow, he is remembered on the Alamein Memorial. Good very fine

World War Two Kings Discharge Badge with Ministry of Pensions Certificate and various pension documents dated 1943 all to D E Groom, from Norwich. Good very fine

 Defence Medal, unnamed as issued. In box of issue to Mr P. Cox, 20 South Park Crescent, Ilford, Essex. Nearly extremely fine

General Service Medal 1918-62, Geo VI, clasp Palestine 1945-48, named to 533289 Corporal H. Bannister, Royal Air Force. Extremely fine

Africa General Service Medal, Eliz II, clasp Kenya, named to 23104932 Fusilier R.D. Povey, Royal Irish Fusiliers. Some contact wear, Very fine+

General Service Medal 1918-62, clasp Malaya, named to A32254 I.E. Pope. Good very fine

General Service Medal 1918-62, Geo VI, clasp Malaya, named to 22119385 Signalman K.N. Smith, Royal Signals. Good very fine

General Service Medal 1918-62, Eliz II, clasp Malaya, named to 23559926 Private A. Slack, Cheshire Regiment. Generally very fine

General Service Medal 1918-62, Eliz II, clasp Malaya, named to PK094158 HG. Mat Hashim B. Ismail, Malaya Home Guard. Good very fine

General Service Medal 1918-62, Eliz II, clasp Malaya, named to 22712795 Private E. Wheddon, Army Catering Corps. Good very fine

General Service Medal 1918-62, Eliz II, clasp Malaya, named to 23004254 Craftsman S. Campbell, Royal Electrical Mechanical Engineers. Good very fine

General Service Medal 1918-62, Eliz II, disc only, named to 23700147 Fusilier D. Reid, Royal Highland Fusiliers. Fine

General Service Medal 1918-62, Eliz II, clasp Cyprus, named to 2^nd Lieutenant I.M. Geddes, Royal Army Service Corps. Lieutenant I.M. Geddes, Royal Army Service Corps. I.M. Geddes, was commissioned 2^nd Lieutenant on 15^th October 1957 and was promoted to Lieutenant on 24^th May 1959. Extremely fine

Campaign Service Medal 1962, three clasps, Radfan, South Arabia and Northern Ireland, named to 682903 Junior Technician G.W. Morrison, Royal Air Force. Very fine

 Campaign Service Medal 1962, two clasps, Radfan and Borneo, named to 23909029 Private S.H. Meers, King’s Own Scottish Borderers. Nearly extremely fine

Campaign Service Medal 1962, two clasps, South Arabia and Northern Ireland, named to 23650757 Lance Corporal J. Smith, Coldstream Guards. Nearly extremely fine

Campaign Service Medal 1962, clasp Borneo, named (pantographed) to J.D. Stevens, RAN (Royal Australian Navy). Good very fine

Campaign Service Medal 1962, clasp Northern Ireland, named to 22833766 Lance Corporal M.C. Smith, Royal Tank Regiment. Nearly extremely fine

Campaign Service Medal 1962, clasp Northern Ireland, named to 24400923 Private D. Hannah, Black Watch. Court-mounted for wear. Nearly extremely fine

 Campaign Service Medal 1962, clasp Northern Ireland, named to 24242039 Private T. Kinnaird, Black Watch. Court-mounted, Nearly extremely fine

Campaign Service Medal 1962, clasp Northern Ireland, named to 24295287 Gunner S. Sykes, Royal Artillery. Nearly extremely fine

Campaign Service Medal 1962, clasp Northern Ireland, named to 23656513 Corporal C.A. Hughes, Army Catering Corps. Nearly extremely fine

South Atlantic Medal, with rosette, named to AMEM(M)1 C Sinclair, D184595L HMS Hermes. With two copy photographs, one colour, one black and white of the Hermes arriving back in dock in Southampton. HMS Hermes, an Aircraft Carrier, was the flagship of the South Atlantic Task Force. Extremely fine

Iraq (Op Telic) Medal, named to 25175752 Private D.B. Tyler, Logistics Corps. In named box of issue. Extremely fine

Iraq (Op Telic) Medal, no bar, named to 25066437 Lance Corporal W A Forrest, Royal Highland Fusiliers. In box of issue. Nearly extremely fine

Iraq (Op Telic) Medal, with clasp 19^th March to 28^th April 2003, named to 24742139 Sergeant DJ Leen, DWR. (laser named), and in box of issue. The Duke of Wellington’s Regiment was not due to go to Iraq. Being part of 4^th Armoured Brigade they were due to go to Kosovo, however an element did go and formed up with 7^th Armoured Brigade more famously known as The Desert Rats. Considering the amount of Sergeants serving with this DWR element, this medal can honestly be described as Scarce. Extremely fine

Iraq (Op Telic) Medal, with clasp 19^th March to 28^th April 2003, named to 25063855 Corporal KA Alexander, Royal Signals. Laser named and in box of issue. Extremely fine

Iraq (Op Telic) Medal, with clasp 19^th March to 28^th April 2003, named to 24689848 Sergeant M Sim, Royal Artillery. Laser named and in box of issue. Extremely fine

Iraq (Op Telic) Medal, with clasp 19^th March to 28^th April 2003, named to 25111214 Craftsman WD Fisher, Royal Electrical Mechanical Engineers. Recipient was attached to Royal Irish, 16 Air Assault Brigade, Al Amara. Laser named and in box of issue. Extremely fine

Iraq (Op Telic) Medal, with clasp 19^th March to 28^th April 2003, named to 24678318 Staff Sergeant FJ Wood, Royal Army Medical Corps. Laser named and in box of issue. Extremely fine

 Iraq (Op Telic) Medal, no clasp, named to 25111715 Private AG Steadman, Light Infantry. Laser named and in box of issue. Extremely fine

Operational Service Medal, clasp Afghanistan, named to 25136893 Lance Corporal C.J. Redman, Royal Logistics Corps. Slight edge-bruise to reverse at 7 o’clock. Nearly extremely fine

Army  Long Service and Good Conduct Medal, VR, named to 1978 Sergeant John Brown, 74^th Foot. Good very fine

Army Long Service and Good Conduct Medal, VR, named to 2210 Philip Johnston, 74^th Foot. Good very fine

Army Long Service and Good Conduct Medal, VR, 2^nd Type, named to Private James Kerr, No.1756, 1^st Batt’n – 15^th Regt (as engraved on the medal). With copy discharge papers confirming entitlement and no other medal. From county down. Good very fine

Army Long Service and Good Conduct Medal, VR, small reverse lettering, named to 60^th BDE 868 Private M. Brooks, 73^rd Foot. With 8 page copy of service file and medical papers from National Archives. Born Cambridgeshire 1835, enlisted 27^th November 1858 at Ely, discharged 16^th December 1879 after 21 years. Papers confirm also entitled to IGS Hazara. Service was with 73^rd Foot throughout as a private. Toned, Very fine

Volunteer Force Long Service and Good Conduct Medal (Victoria Regina). Engraved Gunner A King 1^st Devon Art. No 238. A few minor marks otherwise Extremely Fine

Volunteer Force Long Service and Good Conduct Medal (Victoria Regina). Engraved Priv E Dyer 1^st C P V R (Lewes). (Private Dyer served in the 1^st Cinque Ports Volunteer Rifle Corps which had Companies at Hastings, Battle, Ticehurst and Lewes. It became the Volunteer Battalion, Royal Sussex Regiment in 1881.) Extremely fine

Private J. Nichols, St. Johns Ambulance Brigade. Jubilee Medal 1897, St. John Ambulance Brigade Reverse, named to Private J. Nichols. 1902 Coronation Medal, St. John Ambulance Brigade Reverse, named to J. Nichols, Private. Coronation Medal 1911, St. John Ambulance Brigade Reverse, named to Private J. Nichols. First two mounted loose on a pin. (3) Good very fine

Army Long Service and Good Conduct Medal, Ed VII, named to 1694 Colour Sergeant T. Porter, Royal Scots. With a small brass plaque ‘5^th V.B. The Royal Scots, presented to C. Sergt Inst. T. Porter by the Members of the Sergeants Mess as a token of esteem on his retirement from the service Leith, August 28^th 1905.’. Nearly extremely fine

Meritorious Service Medal, Geo V, named to SS-6568 Squadron Sergeant Major J.H. Brown, Headquarters 3^rd Echelon, Royal Army Service Corps. Good very fine