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Scarce casualty group - Hampshire Regiment.

DIED - NORTH AFRICA 2nd OCTOBER 1940.
Group consists of a GSM (bar - Palestine) , a 1939-45 star, an Africa star and a war medal. The GSM is named to Private R.S.White 5498455 Hampshire Regt. All in good condition. GSM comes complete with ribbon, box of issue and forwarding slip.

WW2 medals and very rare documents - Intelligence Corps.

Consists of a war and defence medal along with pay book and certificate of transfer to the T.A. of WO.2. P.Wade 14417291. Most importantly there are four original passes allowing the bearer to enter Chicksands W/T Station, Beanmanor Park, Fort Bridgewoods and to Wireless Section Chatham. All of these were part of Y Service which ran parallel to the enigma interceptions. Medals are in good condition complete with ribbons.
Price £200

German WW2 west war medal.

Genuine medal in good condition. Comes in original envelope.
Price £15

Pre war GSM (bar - Palestine) & WW2 medal group - Royal Berkshire Regiment.

Group consists of a GSM (bar - Palestine), a 1939-45 star and defence & war medals. Named as follows:
GSM - 5334111 Pte. B.Upton R.Berks.R.
1939-45 Star - Sgt. A.F.Upton 534111 R.Berks.Rgt.
Defence medal - Sgt. AF Upton 534111 R. Berks. Rgt.
War medal - 5334111 S/Sgt. A.F. Upton R. Berks. R.
Medals are in good condition complete with ribbons.
Price £120

Scarce pre war Palestine & WW2 medal group -The Royals (Dragoons) & Glider Pilot Regiment.

Consists of a GSM (bar - Palestine) named to 410514 A. Cpl. D.M.Cogswell. The Royals, a 1939-45 star, an Africa star, a Burma star and defence & war medals. Group comes with a number of letters and Glider Pilot magazines that confirm he served as a pilot in the Glider pilot regiment. Rare to find a confirmed group to such an elite regiment. Medals are in very good condition complete with ribbons.
Price £350

WW2 Canadian casualty medal group - Queen's Own Rifles of Canada.

Group consists of a 1939/45 star medal, an Italy star medal, defence & war medals (both sliver), a Canadian overseas volunteer medal (with clasp) and a Canadian decoration named to Cpl. R.B.Himphen. All in good condition, mounted for wear.
The group is sold with copied papers which show that he was wounded in 1944 after which he was attached to a number of non combatant units. He re-enlisted in 1951 into the R.C.A.F. and served until 1963.
Price £120

General Service medal (bar - Palestine 1945-48) - 17/21st Lancers.

Named to 14482470 Tpr. P.V.James, 17/21/L. In very good condtion complete with ribbon.
Price £110

RAF Officers GSM (Bar - Palestine 1945-48) and LS&GC medal group.

Consists of a General Service Medal (bar - Palestine 1945-48) named to Flt. Lt. J.V. McCormack R.A.F., a WW2 Defence Medal, War Medal and a Long Service and Good Conduct medal named to Flt. Lt. J.V McCormack R.A.F. The medals are mounted for wear complete with ribbon. In very good condtion.
Price £210

WW2 & Palestine Medal Group - Captain, Royal Army Service Corps & Somaliland Scouts.

This prisoner of war group consists of a 1939-45 Star, an Africa Star, Defence & War medals, General Service Medal (bar - Palestine 1945-48) and a Territorial Decoration (dated 1950 on the back). The GSM is named to Capt. J.H.Houghton R.A.S.C. Medals are in very good condition and mounted for wear. The top bar on the Territorial Decoration is a tailors replacement.
John Hobart Houghton was educted at Rossall School then attended Cheltenham College & Blundell's School.
He His ranks were as follow - 2/Lt. R.A.S.C. (24/08/1939), Lt. (29/01/1941), Capt. (05/10/1945) and finally he retired in 1956.
Whilst serving in North Africa he was taken P.O.W, held initially at Campo 17 in Rezzanello (Italy) and later in Oflag 79, Braunscheweig (Germany) he was repatriated in 1945.
The 1953 Army List shows him as serving with the Somaliland Scouts. T.D. LG: 21/04/1950.
Price £285

GSM & WW2 Casualty Medal Group - West Yorkshire Regiment.

Consists of a General Service Medal (bar - Palestine) named to 4538228 Pte., W.York. R. (official correction to one digit of service number), a 1939-45 Star, an Africa Star and War Medal. Medals are all in very good condition complete with ribbons.
Private Edward Pinkney, 2nd Battalion, West Yorkshire Regiment was originally from Balby in Doncaster. He was killed in action (aged 32) on the 9th June 1942 in the unsuccessful British attempt to bring help to the Free French who were surrounded at Bir Hacheim. He was buried at Halfaya-Sollum War Cemetery, Libya.
From extracts from the 2nd Btn. war diaries (5th-30th June 1942) we can determin that he was one of eight killed on the 9th, with a further five wounded. This was due to two ammunition trucks exploding presumably having been fired upon/ bomed.
Price £350

WW2 and GSM Palestine 1945-48 medal group - The Foresters.

The group consists of a 1939 star, Africa star (with 1st Army bar), Italy star, defence medal, war medal and a General Service Medal (bar - Palestine 1945-48) named to 4986549 Pte. J. White, Foresters.
Price £130

V. Rare Territorial Efficiency medal group - Intelligence Corps.

Consists of a 1939-45 star, defence medal, war medal and a T.E.M. (Territorial bar) named to Sjt. A.C. Russell. Russell served in the Port security section British Guiana detachment, Int Corps. This section was mainly used in 2 ways - Espionage i.e. tracking war materials which had a final destination of the axis powers and Counter Espionage i.e. monitoring German agents who were spying on our shipping and passing on info to U-boats etc..
Price £300

Burma Intelligence Corps medal group.

This is an unnamed group mounted for wear. It comes with the mans call up papers for the Int Corps, his soldiers release book which shows that in 1946 he was attached to 316 Field Security Section and confirmation of his medals. The group is to 10350688 W).2. L.F. Hoather, Int Corps. The medals consist of a 1939-45 star, Burma star, defence medal and a war medal.
Price £100

WW2, GSM (3 bar) & Korea medal group - Intelligence Corps.

Consists of a 1939-45 star, Burma star, defence medal, war medal, GSM 3 bar (Malaya, Near East and Cyprus) and a Korea pair. The GM is correctly named to 2821216 Sgt. H. McMilne, Int Corps. The Korea meda, however, has had a slight confusion and is named 2821216 S/Sgt. A. Mc. G. Milne, Int Corps. What has apparently happened is that the impressor has confused the Mc as a further initial instead of realising that it should have read H.G. McMilne which is his correct name. The numbers are identical and these medals were issued to the same man. Worthy of a call to the Int Corps museum to try and get some research.
Price £1,500

Naval General Service medal (bar - Palestine 1945-48)

Genuine medal in good condition complete with ribbon and Palestine 1945-48 bar. Medal is named to C/JX 408571 A.B. Potts, A.B. R.N.
Price £125

Palestine NGS & WW2 medal group - Royal Navy.

Consists of a Naval General Service medal with 2 bars - Palestine 1936-1939 and Near East (the Near East bar is held on with cotton), an Atlantic star (France & Germany bar), Africa star (North Africa 1942-43 bar), Burma star, Italy star, 1939-45 star and a war medal. The NGS is named JX. 141781 F.G. Aspinall, OR D. S MN. R.N. Medals are in good condition and mounted for display.
Price £325

WW2 & T.E.M. medal group - Intelligence Corps.

Genuine medal group consisting of a 1939-45 star, Africa star, defence medal, war medal and a Territorial Efficiency medal (Territorial bar) named to 5336049 Cpl. C. R. Turner, Int Corps.
Price £210

Rare KC Michael & George medal group - Intelligence Corps.

This amazing group consists of a Night Commander Michael & George neck and breast star (both in very good condition), an OBE, 1939-45 star, Africa star, Italy star, defence medal, war medal, 1935 Jubilee medal, 1953 coronation medal and a T.E.M. named to Major A.G.R. Rouse OBE, Int Corps. Sir Anthony Rouse served in the H.A.C. in 1935. In 1940 he transferred to the Intelligence corps. He is mentioned in the Regimental History twice. Once for going to S.Ireland to investigate the possibility of German invasion via Ireland. He served in Africa and Greece on staff of 3rd corps. His OBE was for operations in Kos and Leros in 1943 (Greece). His whos who entry claims he also received a G.O.C's commendation. Rouse was also awarded a T.E.M. (Major Int Corps VERY RARE). In 1946 he entered the foreign office working in the Embassy in Moscow, West Germany and as Deputy Commandant in Berlin amongst other appointments. He was awarded the G.M.C. in 1961 and the K.C.M.G. in 1969. He would appear to be a German speaker as he studied at Heidelberg university. It has been suggested that he was probably MI6 but this has not been proved. The group comes with copy entry of whos who 1972 and citation for his OBE. A truly amazing group.
Price £2,600

WW2 & Malaya medal group - Major Intelligence Corps.

This group consists of a 1939-45 star, France & Germany star, defence medal, war medal and a GSM Malaya named to Capt. W.B.Baglee, Int. Corps. Baglee was comissioned initially into the East Yorks regiment 04/03/1944 and transferred to the Intelligence Corps at the end of the war and ended up with the rank of Major. The group is mounted for wear and comes with a matching pair of Majors crowns and para wings.
Price £425

Pre war GSM Palestine & WW2 medal group - Dorset Regiment.

The group consists of a GSM medal (bar Palestine), a 1939-45 star, Burma star, defence medal and war medal. Medals are swing mounted for wear. The GSM is named to 5722738 Pte.G.G.Bromley, Dorset. The Dorset regiment were part of the Chindits.
Price £185

GSM pre war Palestine & WW2 medal group - Royal Berkshire Regiment.

The group consists of a GSM medal (bar Palestine), a 1939-45 star, Burma star, defence medal and war medal. Medals are swing mounted for wear. The GSM is named to 5334224 Pte.T.Baker, R.Berks. The Royal Berkshire regiment were part of the Chindits.
Price £185

WW2 T.E.M. medal group - Ox & Bucks Light Infantry.

Group consists of a 1939-45 star, France & Germany star, defence medal, war medal and a Territorial Efficiency Medal named to 5382293 Cpl. L.J.Scutchings, Oxf & Bucks L.I. The T.E.M. has some contact on the numbering but can be read clearly. One of the battalions of the Ox & Bucks L.I. served as Glider Borne troops landing on D-Day and the Rhine crossing. Whether Scutchings was one of those is not known. The medals are in good condition and are mounted for wear.
Price £185

WW2 Intelligence Corps medal group.

Group consists of a 1939-45 star, Burma star, defence medal, war medal and a General Service Medal with bars Cyprus and Near East. The GSM is named to Capt. R.Manchee, Int Corps. Medals are in good condition and are mounted for wear.
Price £750