Medals, Militaria and Weapons

An MBE, civil issue, London 1917, with original Garrard case, and a Belgium Palmes d’Or de l’Ordre de la Couronne, with original case.

Seven Second World War period and later medals, comprising 1939-45 Star, Africa Star with bar ‘North Africa 1942-43’, Burma Star, Italy Star, Defence Medal, War Medal and Royal Air Force Medal for Long Service and Good Conduct, George VI issue, to ‘W/O. A.H.E.Skevington. (510484). R.A.F.’, mounted on a bar, together with another 1939-45 Star and an Africa Star, with two packets (two ribbons lacking).

A 1914-18 British War Medal to ‘D 15589 Pte.T.A.Gillot. A.O.C.’, a Korea Medal to ‘P/SKX. 875610 K.A.Stevens. S.M. R.N’ and a United Nations Korea Medal, mounted on a bar as worn, together with a book ‘Ten Chapters 1942 to 1945’, inscribed within the front ‘Major N Newton Hamburg. 27.6.47’.

A group of four Second World War period medals, comprising 1939-45 Star, Africa Star, Defence Medal and War Medal, all unnamed, mounted on a bar, together with the four corresponding dress miniature medals.

A 1914 Star with bar to ‘8664 Pte E.Keen. 2/High:L.I.’, a 1914 Star to ‘12619 Gnr:H.Creese. R.F.A.’, a 1914-15 Star to ‘PO. 17940, Pte.A.E.Hobbs. R.M.L.I.’, a 1914-18 British War Medal to ‘31303 Pte.J.Barnard. R.Scots.’ and two 1914-19 Victory Medals, the first regular issue to ‘SR-2077 Pte.J.J.Bromley. R.Fus.’, the second South African bilingual issue to ‘Pte H.V.Hinwood 8th Infantry’.

Six Imperial Service Medals, comprising George V crowned head to ‘Arthur Dean’, George V coinage head to ‘William Edward Good’, two George VI to ‘George Rainbird’ and ‘Harold Silvester Edwards’ (correction to Harold and Edwards), and two Elizabeth II to ‘Thomas Moss’ and ‘Leonard Frederick Bradley’.

A Medal for Faithful Service in the Ulster Special Constabulary, Elizabeth II issue, to ‘William Magill’, together with six Medals for Faithful Service in the Special Constabulary, comprising George V crowned head with two bars to ‘Sergt. William Shephard’, George V coinage head to ‘Ernest Floyd’, George VI issue with bar and rosette to ‘Frederick Bunce’, George VI to ‘Sub-Cmdr. Gerald H. Aylen.’, Elizabeth II first issue to ‘Raymond Wild’ and Elizabeth II second issue to ‘Jack Hands’.

Six Second World War period overseas service medals, comprising Australia to ‘NX1808 B.Fuller’, Canada, unnamed, Africa to ‘596530 A.M.Hough’, South Africa, unnamed, India, unnamed, and New Zealand, unnamed.

A Queen’s South Africa Medal with three bars, ‘Cape Colony’, ‘Orange Free State’ and ‘Transvaal’, to ‘8432 Pte A.Gilchrist, Arg: & Suth: Highrs.’

A South Africa Medal with bar ‘1877-8’ to ‘Corpl. D.Botha. Queenstown. Vol:Contgt’, partly officially renamed, and another South Africa Medal without bar, renamed ‘1106. Pte A.Giddings. 90th Foot.’ (evidence of previous brooch mounting to the reverse, suspension pin repaired).

A dress miniature Sutlej Medal, the reverse engraved ‘Aliwal’, with sewn-on bar detailed ‘Sobraon’, with engraved naming to ‘G.W.C.Jackson. Captn 16th Lancers’, with ribbon and ribbon buckle. Note: the full-size companion medal was sold at Noonans on 28th March 2002 and was previously part of the Gordon Everson collection.

A group of five First World War period dress miniature awards, comprising OBE, military issue, Military Cross, George V issue, 1914 Star and bar, 1914-18 British War Medal and 1914-19 Victory Medal with MiD spray, mounted on a bar as worn.

A 1914-18 British War Medal and a 1914-19 Victory Medal to ‘M.21468 B.Taylor. AR.CR. R.N.’

A group of badges, buttons and insignia, including an oval cloth badge, detailed ‘Cambridge University Air Squadron A.T.C’, a Royal Flying Corps cap badge, converted for wear as a brooch, a Marlborough College collar badge, a silver ARP badge, London 1936, and five gilt badges designed as buffaloes.

A French silver cruciform breast star of the Order of St Esprit, a French silver Decoration of the Lily, a French silver, blue and white enamelled order, detailed ‘Vive Henri IV and ‘Vive Le Roi’, and a gilt filigree cruciform brooch badge, with an associated case.

A collection of decorations and medals to three members of the Mogridge family, comprising a group of five unnamed awards to Flying Officer Humphrey Theodore Mogridge, 10th Squadron, RAF, comprising Distinguished Flying Cross, the reverse officially dated '1944', 1939-45 Star, Air Crew Europe Star, Defence Medal and War Medal, mounted on a bar as worn, the named forwarding slip for the DFC, the Royal Mint DFC case, a cloth badge, Flying Log Book from August 1942 to July 1945, two photographs, Air Navigation RAF book, Royal Canadian Air Force notebook, Royal Air Force notebook, detailed 'Bombing Notes', named Service and Release book, officer's dress tunic with medal bar and peaked cap, RCAF Graduation Ceremony booklet, copy of 4th Supplement to The London Gazette 2 June 1944 confirming award of the DFC, another London Gazette Supplement confirming promotion to Flying Officer 28 July 1944, a second group of five awards to Edward Courtney Mogridge, formerly with the Army, comprising MBE, civil issue, 1914-18 British War Medal and 1914-19 Victory Medal with MiD spray to 'Lieut.E.C.Mogridge. R.A.F.', France and Germany Star and Defence Medal, the five corresponding dress miniature medals, an RFC cloth badge, two Army Book 425 Pilot's Flying Log Books from September 1917, three Second World War RAF Pilot's Flying Log Books from July 1941 to March 1945, a collection of further paperwork relating to E.C. Mogridge and a 1914-15 Star to '2.Lieut.B.F.W.Mogridge. Leic.R'. Note: Basil F.W. Mogridge, Edward's younger brother, died on 13th October 1915, aged 19, at the Hohenzollern Redoubt (Battle of Loos).

A large collection of 19th century powder and shot flasks, including a group of examples with embossed decoration, a group of pistol-type examples and a leather-bodied example, marked 'Boche Leur à Paris', together with a brass and wood-handled powder measure.