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19Coins, Medals, Militaria, Guns, Art & Antiques
Auction Friday 25th February 2005 at 10.30am
Viewing Thursday 24th February 9am till 7pm, Friday 25th February from 9am
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Medals, Militaria) j.white@mctears.co.uk
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Telephone 0141 221 4456
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COINS, MEDALS & INSIGNIA
1 Queens South Africa Medal,
with clasps ‘Natal’, ‘Transvaal’, South
Africa 1901’ named to ‘3397 PTE J.
McCUSKER. 2ND R.S.F.’; 1914-15 Star
Trio named to ‘67063 GNR. J.
McCUSKER. R.F.A. (War and Victory
Medals ‘R.A.’); and a medal ribbon bar,
pair of ‘RFA’ shoulder titles, ‘RA’ and
‘NOTTS & DERBY’ cap badges,
compass; silver medal, and other small
items of insignia.
Note: Q.S.A. officially re-named
£100 - 200
2 Lusitania medal,
with leaflet in original box
£10 - 20
3 1914-18 War and Victory medals,
named to ‘4102 SPR. J. STEVENSON,
R.E.’
£20 - 30
4 Lot of Second World War Medals,
comprising of two 1939-45 Stars; Italy
Star; France and Germany Star with clasp
‘North Africa 1942-43’, Atlantic Star;
Defence Medal and two War Medals (10),
and two ‘recognition of service’ slips
£50 - 70
5 1914-18 War and Victory Medals,
named to ‘181631 GNR. J.MCLEAN.
R.A.’, with ribbon bar and original
packaging
£20 - 30
6 South Lancashire Regiment (Prince of
Wales Volunteers),
a cap badge, collar badges and buttons
(a lot)
£15 - 25
7 Nine carat gold medal,
circular, the obverse showing Grouse and
‘Dragoon Club’, the reverse engraved
‘Won by T.B. Miller at the Club Show,
December 6th 1927’, with a chain and a
‘W.O.S.S.B.R.A. silver shooting medal
with chain (2)
£25 - 35
8 Two Third Reich awards;
German Mother’s Cross with ribbon and
1939 Iron Cross second class
£30 - 50
9 ‘Franchise Demonstration in Glasgow
1884’,
Branch Secretary badge on backing cloth,
maker marked and in a fitted box with a
similar badge attached to shaped box lid
£40 - 60
10 Lot of military related sports medals,
including large football medal marked to
reverse ‘83 GROUP FOOTBALL
KNOCK-OUT GERMANY 11AIR FMN.
SIGS. JAN. 1946 S. GOLDIE’; a smaller
Football medal engraved to reverse ‘ 1ST.
RES. BATT. S.A.I. WON BY 1248 PTE
C.A. THOMSON’; a larger medal
engraved to the reverse ‘No 1 BASE
REMOUNT DEPOT ROUEN’ named to
‘PT C.A. THOMSON S.A.S. WINNER
OF 11.6 OFEN COMPETITION
14.4.17’; a silver Boxing medal, and
others unamed
£20 - 30
10A Military silver ring,
decorated with military subjects and dated
1914-1915,
Note: This ring has family connection to
lots 305 and 306
£15 - 25
10B R.A.F. cap badge,
a R.A.F.V.R. numbered lapel badge, a pair
of R.A.F. cufflinks and ‘bi-plane’ cufflink
£10 - 20
11 Masonic diamond and nine carat gold
presentation jewel,
with gold thistle and scroll bar to top of
ribbon and engraved ‘LODGE
MONTEFIORE No 753’, with a gold and
enamel Lion and Stag badge to the centre
of ribbon above another gold thistle and
scroll bar to bottom of ribbon and
engraved ‘BRO. DR. ELLIS BARNETT’
with a gold Masonic dividers with central
set diamond, the reverse of the
dividers engraved ‘PRESENTED TO
BRO. DR. ELLIS BARNETT I.P.M. BY
THE OFFICE BEARERS & BRETHREN
OF THE LODGE, FOR SERVICES
RENDEREDAS R.W.M. 1968’, in a case,
and a Lodge Montefiore Centenary medal
with ribbon
£150 - 200
12 1914-18 War and Victory medals,
named to ‘14899 PTE. A. McPHERSON,
S.GDS’
£25 - 35
13 Nine carat gold Masonic jewel,
the silk ribbon with central enamelled
staircase cartouche and with bands
inscribed ‘Bank Terrace’ Lodge No. 462
and with Masonic Square suspension
inscribed to reverse to ‘W. Bro Richard
Pate P.M.’ for services rendered and dated
1937, maker Kenning & Son, London
£50 - 60
14 Fourteen carat gold Masonic watch fob,
modelled as square with hardstone
‘Keystone’ suspension and inscribed to
reverse to W. Bro Richard Pate as
Worshipful Mark Master 1933
£50 - 60
15 Silver Masonic jewel,
relating to The 32nd Degree English
Lodge, the blue ribbon with engraved
floral bars suspending a crowned twin
headed eagle with sword held in talons,
complete with silk and silver tassled sash
with similar designs (2)
£100 - 150
16 Silver gilt Masonic jewel,
relating to the 32nd Degree English lodge,
the suspension ring modelled with a
crown over compass motif enclosing
enamelled cross above a bird with young
in a nest raised in relief, maker G.
Kenning, complete with silk and gold
thread apron and sash (3)
£100 - 150
17 Bar of medals mounted as worn,
comprising of a 1939-45 Star; Africa Star;
Italy Star; Defence and War medals;
George VI General Service Medal with
clasp ‘Palestine 1945-48’ named to ‘Capt.
J.L.A. Ceaton R.A.O.C.’
£80 - 120
18 1914-18 War and Victory medals,
named to ‘2. LIEUT. P. MACDONALD’
‘2’ possibly erased from War Medal
£30 - 40
19 Lot of family related medals,
comprising of an Edward VII Volunteer
Long Service and Good Conduct Medal
named to ‘1471 L.CPL. I.WHITE. 2/V.B.
K.O.S.B.’; 1914-15 Star Trio named to
‘4435 PTE. G.WHITE. K.O.SCO.
BORD.’; 1914-15 Star Trio named to
‘4436 PTE. J.WHITE. K.O. SCO.
BORD.’; 1914-18 War Medal and Victory
Medal named to ‘35318 SJT. H.WHITE
C.A.S.C.’; ‘FOR KING AND EMPIRE.
SERVICES RENDERED’ badge,
numbered to the reverse ‘14565’
£150 - 250
20 Ancient Order of Foresters,
an enamelled and stone set fifteen carat
gold medal dated 1909 and named to
“John Brown PHCR” for “Excellent
Service, 1908-09”
£80 - 120
21 Glasgow Corporation Transport cap
badge
No 5929, maker marked; Glasgow
Corporation travel pass; two Glasgow
Police whistles; Glasgow Police
Instruction book 1920 and another Police
book; 1914-18 War Medal named to
‘S-29999 PTE. D.McCAIG.
CAMERONS’; 1939-45 Defence Medal in
original box addressed to ‘Samuel Nichol
Esq., Glasgow, S.2.’
£25 - 45
22 1914 Star Trio,
named to ‘5833 SJT. J.J. McCONNON
1/D.GDS.’ (War and Victory medals
‘1DG-5833’), George V India General
Service Medal, clasp ‘AFGHANISTAN
N.W.F.1919’, named to ‘D-19529 SGT.
J.MC CONNON. 1.K.D.GUARDS’ and a
George V General Service Medal with
clasp ‘IRAQ’ and named to ‘D-19529
SQ.Q.M. SJT J.J. MC CONNON. 1.K.D.
GDS.’. and a photocopy of medal index
card
Note: I.G.S. and G.S.M. officially
corrected
£400 - 500
23 1914-18 War and Victory medals,
named to ‘62462 PTE. W. McGHIE R.
SCOTS.’
£25 - 35
24 Lot of related medals,
comprising 1914-18 War and Victory
Medals named to ‘35640 PTE R. JONES
R.WAR.R’; The Royal Life Saving Society
Medal, engraved to reverse ‘R. JONES
OCT. 1922’ in box; another similar
awarded to ‘E. JONES JUNE 1933’ in
fitted box; a nine carat gold and enamel
sports medal, engraved to reverse
‘WINNERS 1936 LIVERPOOL POLICE
ATHLETIC R. JONES.’; two ‘ST JOHN
AMBULANCE ASSOCIATION’ medals,
engraved ‘317724 EVAN JONES’ and ‘
319466 ROBERT JONES’ respectively; a
Liverpool City Police Good Service
Medal, engraved to reverse ‘PRESENTED
BY WATCH COMMITTEE 29TH OCT.
1940’, another in silver, engraved
‘PRESENTED BY WATCH
COMMITTEE TO CON. 275.
C.R.JONES 29.10.45’ in a fitted box;
1939-45 Star; Atlantic Star with clasp
‘FRANCE AND GERMANY’; 1939-45
War Medal, mounted on bar (and two
ribbon bars); Royal Life Saving Society
Medal, engraved to reverse
‘A.D.RICHMOND AUG. 1946’ with
ribbon in box; ‘Elizabeth II Exemplary
Police Service Medal’ named to ‘INSPR.
ARCHIBALD P. DRUMMOND’ and two
Churchill Crowns
£120 - 220
25 George V O.B.E. in fitted box;
1914-18 War Medal and Mercantile
Marine War Medal named to ‘WILLIAM
S. COUGHLAN’; with set of miniatures
in fitted box; 1939-45 Star; Atlantic Star;
Burma Star with ‘Pacific’ clasp and a
1939-45 War Medal in original box of
issue, also included in this lot, various
British coins, banknotes, etc.
£120 - 220
26 1914-18 War and Victory Medals
and bronze death plaque named to
‘S-12582 PTE. A. FERGUSON.
SEAFORTH.’ all in original packets
£150 - 200
27 The leather document wallet,
dog tag and various tunic buttons of
‘Lt. Cdr. E.C.M.D. Dewar, Royal Navy
(1939-45 period)
£25 - 35
28 1914-1918 War and Victory medals,
named to ‘28730 PTE J.A.
LEE.HIGH.L.I.’ and; H.L.I. Cap badge,
shoulder titles, buttons, etc., on a strip of
velvet
£30 - 50
29 1914-15 Star Trio;
Star named to ‘1362 PTE. F.
HALHEAD.MANCH. R.’; War and
Victory medals named to ‘2 LIEUT, F.
ALHEAD’
£50 - 80
30 George VI Distinguished Flying Medal,
named to ‘563380 SGT. J.S.
ROBERTSON R.A.F.’; Air Crew Europe
Star; 1939-45 Star; War Medal, all in
original box of issue, the box addressed to
‘Mrs I.C. Robertson’, Flight Sergeant J.S.
Robertson was a casualty of War
£1000 - 1500
31 Lot of family related campaign and other
medals,
comprising of a Crimean War Medal with
clasp ‘SEBASTOPOL’ named to ‘3265
PATK.GLEESON 47th Regt.’ (service
number rubbed); New Zealand Medal
(undated) named to ‘67. PATK.
GLEESON, C.S.CORPS’; South Africa
Medal with clasp ‘1877-8-9’ named to
‘C/958. 2ND CORPL. A.F. GLEESON,
A.S.CORPS’; 1914-18 War Medal named
to ‘S-24599 CPL. A.J. GLEESON. A.S.C.’,
George V Long Service and Good
Conduct Medal named to’S-1213 SJT. A.J.
GLEESON. R.A.S.C.’;1937 Coronation
Medal in box; 1939-45 Star, Burma Star,
Defence and War Medals in original box
of issue to ‘Fg/Off. A.M. Gleeson’ (R.A.F.)
with mounted miniatures; 1939-45 Star
and War Medal in original box of issue,
with slip for ‘Lieut. F.C. Gleeson’ (R.A.F.),
casualty, and a 1939-45 Star, Burma Star,
Defence and War Medals in named box of
issue to ‘DR. V.L. KAHAN,
CASSINGTON, OXFORD’, and an
‘Airflow’ (R.A.F. CEYLON) magazine
from July, 1942
£600 - 800
32 1914-18 War and Victory medals
named to ‘2. Lieut. R.A. Forster’ and
1939-45 Defence Medal mounted on bar
£30 - 50
33 World War Two group of medals,
comprising of a 1939-45 Star; France and
Germany Star; Defence Medal; War
Medal and Territorial Efficiency Medal
named to ‘1434874 B.Q.M.S. G. STEVEN
R.A.’,mounted as worn, and a bar of
miniature medals in box; medal ribbon
bar; pair of cloth Sergeant’s stripes and
other cloth and metal insignia; an Army
Bible, prayer book, another small bible
and a ‘RA’ matchbox holder
£100 - 150
34 Third Reich 1939 War Merit Cross with
Swords,
with ribbon
£10 - 20
35 ‘On War Service 1915’ lapel badge,
two ‘The Royal Scots’ lapel badges, ‘A &
N Veterans Fund, ‘To Aid Wives &
Children of Reservists’ lapel badge,
‘H.M.S. RODNEY’ Christmas Card and
a ‘Pass For Recruits’
£10 - 20
36 Order of the White Elephant,
Fifth Class with ribbon bow, maker
marked
£20 - 40
37 Reproduction Blood Order Medal of the
Third Reich,
with ribbon
£10 - 20
38 Nine Victorian Royal Artillery regiment
buttons,
a silver school medal named and dated
1894; and a Celtic silver ring and copper
bangle
£20 - 30
39 1914 Iron Cross Second Class,
maker marked and with non-combatants
ribbon
£20 - 40
40 National Coal Board,
Mines Rescue Service 10 years silver
medal (1968), reverse impressed
‘DONCASTER RESCUE STATION’,
maker marked and complete with ribbon
£30 - 50
41 Silver ‘Scottish Rifles’ ring,
a small silver and enamel presentation
medal and an enamelled Soviet
Anniversary badge (3)
£20 - 30
42 1914-18 British War and Victory medals,
named to ‘218114 DVR. W. RUSSELL.
R.A.’
£20 - 30
43 Group of Second World War medals,
comprising; 1939-45 Star; France and
Germany Star; Defence medal; War medal
and Territorial Efficiency medal named to
‘3191054 PTE. D. COLTART KOSB’.Pte,
Coltart was part of the airborne unit of
the KOSB at the frop on Arnheim in
1944, and was subsequently captured by
the Germans and served time in Stalag IV
B, also included in this lot are
photographs of Pte Coltart and his
comrades; Soldier’s Service and Pay Book;
Territorial Army Embodiment Notice to
Join; Register Form for Recovered Allied
Prisoners of War; letter to P.O.W. Pte.
Coltart via Red Cross, Geneva; Returned
P.O.W. slip; Ausweiskarte; Pte. Coltart’s
dog tags and Stalag tag; KOSB shoulder
title and collar badge; silver ‘COWAL
MEDAL’; KOSB anniversary medal in
fitted box and three Third Reich coins
Note: T.E. Medal official re-issue
£200 - 250
44 Knight’s Cross of the War Merit Cross
1939,
(without swords), with suspender and
partial ribbon ‘900’ silver mark to
underside of lower right side leg of cross
£1000 - 1500
45 Two bronze First World War death
plaques,
named to brothers ‘Hugh Clarke’ (Royal
Scots) and Andrew Clarke, in original
packets, a posthumous medal slip for Pte.
H. Clarke dated 1922 and a 1914-18 War
|Medal and Victory Medal pair named to
‘S43925 PTE. J. PATERSON.
GORDONS.’ with military pouch.
Note: Family connection between plaques
and medals
£80 - 120
46 Group of World War II medals,
comprising of 1939-45 Star, France and
Germany Star, Africa Star, Defence and
War Medals to ‘Cpl. C.Dickson R.A.F.’
and his dog tags, cap badges and I.D.
cards
£30 - 50
47 Lot of various early twentieth century
gold and silver presentation medals,
mostly unnamed
£40 - 60
48 1914-15 Star Trio,
named to ‘M2-020864 PTE. W.
CAMERON A.S.C.’ Victory Medal
ribbon with M.I.D. oak leaf
£40 - 60
49 1914-18 War Medal,
named to ‘209848 SPR. J. MURRAY
R.E.’, and a ‘H.L.I.’ silver brooch in
Queen Mary Christmas 1914 tin
£20 - 30
50 Golfing memorabilia,
comprising of an Edwardian medal dated
1905 and cast with a golfing figure, stick
pin modelled as a golfing iron and a pair
of cufflinks enamelled with golfers
£60 – 90
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