THE FIRST WORLD WAR

* An asterisk denotes that Medal Index Card details are supplied

1914 STAR & BAR TRIOS

N.01 T-19035 Pte. C.H. Ellis, A.S.C. *
Dvr. on the Star
The MIC shows France on the 17th August 1914, "£rd Cav. Fd. Amb." and service with the 3rd Battalion, Cheshire Regiment (64472). 
There's a small MiD oak leaf on the Victory Medal ribbon, but the MiD is not confirmed and the trio has been priced accordingly. 
                                                                                 some contact marks, thus






GVF £100.00

1914 STAR TRIOS

N.02 10097 Pte. J. Mowatt, 1st Gordon Highlanders *
MIC shows France on the 13th August 1914 and service with the Royal Scots Fusiliers (35998) & the Labour Corps (176216). 


GVF £220.00
N.03 375 Pte. C. Parker, 7th Dragoon Guards *
The MIC shows France on the 13th October 1914 and the award of a Silver War Badge.


GVF £210.00

1914-15 STAR TRIOS

O.01 SA.2286 B.S. Rumsby, 2nd. Hd., Royal Naval Reserve
Surname is spelt Rumsley on the 1914-15 Star. 
With photocopied Service Sheet.
Bertie Samuel Rumsby was born at Carlton, Suffolk on the 24th March 1893, but was living in Lowestoft at the time of his enlistment - on the 15th September 1915. He saw wartime service on "HMS Hollydale", "HMS Research" and "HMS Newland" and was paid Naval Prize Money (£30) and a War Gratuity (£15). He was demobilised in 1919.







NEF £70.00
O.02 PLY.8517 L/Cpl. L. Isaacson, Royal Marine Light Infantry
Pte. on the Star
With photocopied Service Papers.
Lewis Isaacson: born St. Mary's, Peterborough 19th February 1879, enlisted 5th April 1897. Pre-war service was on "HMS Crescent", "HMS Imperieuse", "HMS Benbow" and "HMS Russell". Early WWl service was on "HMS Amphitrite" (3rd August 1914 - 13th July 1915) and the troopship "SS Victorian" (14th July 1915 - 13th December 1916 - Eastern Mediterranean). From the 22nd April 1917 to the 1st March 1919 he served on D.A.M.S. - Defensively Armed Merchant Ships. He was demobilised on the 15th April 1919.
Mounted court-style, for display and with an original R.M.L.I. cap badge.











EF £110.00
O.03 J.C. Austin, M.F.A.
J.C. Austin, Car. Mte. on the Star, J.C. Austin, Carpr. on the BWM and Carp. Eng. J. Austin on the Victory Medal.
With photocopy of the Medal Roll entry - which shows service on the "Atlanta".




NEF £70.00
O.04 F.E. Griffiths, 2nd Std., M.F.A.
With photocopy of the Medal Roll entry.

GVF £70.00
O.05 1847 Pte. G.R. Boase, City of London Yeomanry *
later Second Lieutenant, Royal Field Artillery
.
George Robert Boase, from Beckenham, Kent: An informative MIC shows '3' (Egyptian Theatre) 7th May 1915, service with the Lancers (GS.18457 Pte.) and the Royal Field Artillery (2/Lt.), "commissioned 7th September 1917", the award of a Silver War Badge (B.13611 on the 24th September 1918) and "Ineligible for T. Eff. Medal". He relinquished his commission (on account of ill-health) on the 27th September 1918 ("London Gazette" 26th September 1918). 
With photocopies of the 1914-15 Star and BWM & Victory Medal Roll entries (Lancers), SWB Roll page (RFA) and of the "London Gazette"entry.










NEF £160.00
O.06 9-2106 Pte. J.T. McLoud, East Kent Regiment *
Initials J.J. on the Star. 
MIC shows France 18th August 1915 and service with the Army Service Corps (T/386413). 



GVF/NEF £95.00
O.07 2596 Pte. F.A. Check, Middlesex Regiment
                                                 
minor ek to Victory Medal, otherwise

GVF £78.00
O.08 4798 Pte. H.J. Sedgwick, Middlesex Regiment *
MIC shows Gallipoli on the 28th August 1915. 

NEF £85.00
O.09 L-9904 Dvr. J.J. Atkinson, R.F.A. - R.A.
                                                       
minor contact marks, otherwise

GVF £65.00
O.10 124569 Pnr. W.H. Edwards, R.E. NEF £65.00

1914 STAR & BRITISH WAR MEDAL PAIRS

NONE IN STOCK AT THIS TIME

1914-15 STAR & BRITISH WAR MEDAL PAIRS

P.01 TS-6374 Dvr. E.J. Clark, A.S.C. *
MIC shows France on the 8th July 1915.

GVF £40.00

1914-15 STAR & VICTORY MEDAL PAIRS

P.02 Captain D.McK. Kennelly 
Second Lieutenant, Royal Sussex Regiment on the Star.
With comprehensive research.
Donald McKeon Kennelly was born in India on the 3rd October 1896, the son of William Kennelly, a clergyman, and his wife Maude. 
Donald came over to England for his education, at Lancing College, where, like his elder brother Leslie, he joined the OTC. He had hoped to join the Indian Police upon completion of his education but, on the 4th August 1914, war was declared and three months later he was commissioned into the 9th Battalion of the Royal Sussex Regiment, the same battalion into which his brother had been commissioned.
On the 1st September 1915, the battalion landed in France (minus Donald who was still undergoing training) and within a month was heavily involved in the Battle of Loos. On the 9th October Leslie died of wounds received during this battle. Donald arrived in France four days later and was transferred to the 2nd Battalion. He became battalion scout in January 1916 and was promoted Lieutenant in April. On the 15th August he was shot and severely wounded during an attack on High Wood and was evacuated to England.
Due to his links with India (and his fluency in both Hindustani and Marathi), he was transferred to the Indian Army. He remained in the army after the First World War and also served in the Second , becoming a Lieutenant Colonel in 1940. 






















GVF £100.00
P.03 K.7563 W. Amos, Sto.1, Royal Navy
With photocopied Service Papers
Served from the 19th July 1910 until the 5th December 1923 - on various ships, including "HMS Royal Arthur", "HMS Tamar, "HMS Blenheim", "HMS Valiant" and "HMS Doris".




VF/GVF £38.00
P.04 SS.115361 F.C. Hammond, Sto.1, Royal Navy EF/MINT £44.00
P.05 L-22174 Gnr. A.W.T. Liptrott, RFA/RA *
A/Bmbr. on the Star.
MIC shows France on the 12th December 1915.


NEF £45.00
P.06 M2-034681 Pte. C. Walmsley, A.S.C. *
MIC shows France on the 26th February 1915.

GVF £40.00

OTHER FIRST WORLD WAR GROUPS - ROYAL NAVY

Q.01 Three: A. Foster, Royal Navy, later Royal Fleet Reserve
BWM and Victory Medal
(J.41301 Sig. R.N.) and Royal Fleet Reserve Long Service & Good Conduct Medal (K.57197 (DEV.B. 14425) Sto.1, R.F.R.).

With photocopied Service Sheet
Arthur Foster was born at Skirlaugh, York, in 1889 and enlisted on the 4th August 1915 - he served at various Shore Bases for the rest of the year, thus did not qualify for a 1914-15 Star. He was posted to "HMS Dublin" on the 14th May 1916 and was wounded in action during the Battle of Jutland on the 31st May 1916. He was transferred to "HMS Pembroke" for treatment. The following year he was posted to "HMS Tenacious".










GVF £150.00
Q.02 Three: J.48180 (PO.B.16556) H.W. Martin, A.B., Royal Fleet Reserve
BWM & Victory Medal
(J.48180 A.B., R.N.) and Geo.V (2nd type) Royal Fleet Reserve Long Service & Good Conduct Medal (J.48180 (PO.B.16556) A.B., R.F.R.).

Mounted loose-style, as worn - in reverse order
With photocopied Service Sheet 
Herbert William Martin from Stoke Newington, London, enlisted on the 17th April 1917. He served on a number of ships during the First World War, including "HMS Vivid", "HMS Impregnable" and "HMS Resolution". He left the Royal Navy (by purchase) on the 19th March 1927 and joined the R.F.R., from which he was demobilised on the 5th October 1938. From his Service Sheet, it would appear that he served at the "Porton Experimental Station" from January 1921 until May 1922.













GVF £125.00
Q.03 Four: 296323 W.E. Bell, Mech., Royal Navy
1914-15 Star trio and Geo.V
(1st type) Royal Naval Long Service & Good Conduct Medal (Mech., HMS Calliope).

William Edward Bell was born at Sydney, Australia in 1882 and joined the Royal Navy on the 17th December 1900. His pre-war service was on "HMS Minerva", "HMS Tenedos", "HMS Thetis", "HMS Indus", "HMS Formidable" and "HMS Natal". From the 21st August 1914 until the 31st January 1915 he served on "HMS Duncan" and from the 4th May 1915 until the 31st March 1919 on "HMS Calliope". He was thus serving on "Calliope" at Jutland - the ship suffered ten casualties in the battle. After the war William Bell served on "HMS Osca". He was awarded his Long Service & Good Conduct Medal on the 22nd December 1917, promoted Chief Mech. on the 4th April 1921 and Shore Pensioned on the 16th December 1922.













GVF £200.00
Q.04 Four: M.8103 A.H. Baker, Ordnance Artificer, Royal Navy
1914-15 Star trio (
Ar.Cr.) and Geo.V (2nd type) Royal Naval Long Service & Good Conduct Medal (O.A. 2 HMS Douglas).

Mounted loose-style, as worn.
With photocopied Service Papers (up to 1st January 1929) and a photograph of HMS Douglas - a Scott Class destroyer.
Albert Horace Baker from Birmingham, enlisted 25th August 1914. Most of his WWl service was on "HMS Verdun" - a 'V' Class destroyer.

                                                                                         some contact marks 








GVF £175.00
Q.05 Four: K.2648 R.S. Lloyd, S.P.O., Royal Navy
1914-15 Star trio and Geo.V
(2nd type) Royal Naval Long Service & Good Conduct Medal (K.2648 S.P.O., HMS Sandhurst).

With photocopied Service Papers (up to 1st January 1929).
Richard Samuel Lloyd was born at Southwark, London in January 1887 and enlisted on the 7th April 1909. He saw pre-war service on "HMS Andromache", "HMS Newcastle" and "HMS Gibraltar". Most of his WWl service was on "HMS Commonwealth" (23rd June 1914 - 1st March 1917). From the 13th March 1917 until the 10th November 1920, he was 'loaned' to the Australian Navy and served on "HMAS Cerebus" and "HMAS Australia". He then returned to the Royal Navy and served on "HMS Tiger", "HMS Calypso" and "HMS Ceres". He was awarded his Long Service & Good Conduct Medal on the 20th April 1924 - his records from 1st January 1929 have not yet been released.













GVF £150.00
Q.06 Four: K.17803 J.A. Bowen, Leading Stoker, Royal Navy
1914-15 Star (
K.17803 J.A. Bowen, Sto.1, R.N.) BWM & Victory Medal (K.17803 J.H. Bowen, Act. L. Sto., R.N.) and Geo.V (2nd type) Royal Naval Long Service & Good Conduct Medal (K.17803 J.A. Bowen, L.Sto., HMS Tiger).

Middle initial differs, but same service number on all four medals.
Mounted loose-style, as worn.  

                                                   polished and some contact marks, thus







VF+ £145.00
Q.07 Four: K.19428 H.H. Hastings, Stoker 1st Class, Royal Navy
1914-15 Star trio
(all Sto.1, R.N.) and Geo.V (2nd type) Royal Naval Long Service & Good Conduct Medal (Sto.1, HMS Tiger).

Mounted loose-style, for display.  
                                                   polished and some contact marks, thus




VF+ £145.00
Q.08 Four: J.29772 B.H. Heath, Leading Telegraphist, Royal Navy
1914-15 Star
(B.Tel.) BWM & Victory Medal (L.Tel.) and Geo.V (3rd type) Royal Naval Long Service & Good Conduct Medal (L. Tel, HMS Walrus).

Mounted loose-style, as worn. 
With photocopied Service Papers (up to 1st January 1929), a photocopy of the Medal Roll entry, and two photographs of HMS Walrus - a 'W' Class destroyer that broke her tow and ran aground on the 12th February 1938, and was later declared a total loss.
Benjamin Harry Heath from Wolverhampton, enlisted 3rd February 1914 and served on various destroyers during WWl. His LS&GC Medal was awarded in June 1937.          
some contact marks and WWl medals polished











VF/GVF £175.00
Q.09 Four: 2785 C. F.G. Litton, Smn., Royal Naval Reserve
1914-15 Star trio
and Geo.V (1st type - swivel suspender issue) Royal Naval Long Service & Good Conduct Medal

With photocopied Service Papers
Frederick George Litton was born at Lympstone, Devon in August 1872 and enrolled on the 1st January 1903. During WWl he served on the tug "Traveller" (2nd August 1914 - 20th July 1917) and on "HMS Vivid" (from 21st July 1917). He was awarded his RNR Long Service & Good Conduct Medal in October 1919.  








EF £140.00

OTHER FIRST WORLD WAR MEDALS & GROUPS - MERCHANT NAVY

Single Mercantile Marine War Medals 
Q.10 Henry Devalve
With photocopied Mercantile Marine Index Card
Henry Devalve was born at Enville, Staffordshire in 1867 - the Index Card shows a Leasowe, Cheshire home address.  eks and suspender is loose, thus



VF+ £30.00
Q.11 Francis A. Smith GVF £30.00

British War Medal and Mercantile Marine War Medal pairs 
Q.12 John Foy
With photocopied Mercantile Marine Index Card
John Foy was born at Birkenhead, Merseyside in 1891 and the Index Card shows a Birkenhead home address
With the medals is a photograph of a young soldier in British tropical uniform - "John Pringle Foy" has been handwritten on the back.
The Mercantile Marine Medal has been silvered.






GVF £55.00
Q.13 James Watson GVF £55.00

OTHER FIRST WORLD WAR GROUPS - ROYAL FLYING CORPS 
& ROYAL AIR FORCE

NONE IN STOCK AT THIS TIME

OTHER FIRST WORLD WAR MEDALS & GROUPS - ARMY

Q.14 Three: 202133 Pte. A.B. Batson, Norfolk Regiment
BWM & Victory Medal and Defence Medal 

NEF £60.00
Q.15 Three: 110738 Pte. W. Gilmour, R.A.M.C.
BWM & Victory Medal and Voluntary Medical Service Medal - in silver (W. Gilmour) with two bars


GVF £80.00
Q.16 Four: Lieutenant G.D. Christie, R.A.M.C. *
1914 Star
(15948 Q.M. Sjt. R.A.M.C.), BWM & Victory Medal (QM & Lieut.) and Geo.V Army Long Service & Good Conduct Medal (15948 S. Mjr. R.A.M.C.)

The MIC shows France on the 15th August 1914 and 10th Stationary Hospital.





GVF £300.00
Q.17 Four: J.F. Dorling, Royal Artillery and Royal Army Service Corps *
BWM & Victory Medal
(40332 Gnr., RA), Geo.V (1930-36 issue) Army Long Service & Good Conduct Medal with "Regular Army" suspender (S/8070 S.Sjt., RASC) and Defence Medal
First three medals mounted loose-style, as worn, Defence Medal in (War Office) box of issue - Ash Vale, Nr. Aldershot address.
MIC shows Royal Field Artillery






GVF/NEF £100.00

Pretoria Citizens' Service Medal 1914-1919

Q.18 Unnamed as issued                                                             without  ribbon GVF £20.00

ORIGINAL FIRST WORLD WAR DOCUMENTATION 

Q.19 An original, illuminated, Honourable Discharge Scroll 
Named to: 51745 Pte. John Wm. Sibun, the King's (Liverpool) Regiment *
The Scroll is back-stamped "No.2 Infantry Records Office, Preston" and is in (what appears to be) the original tube of issue. 
John William Sibun, enlisted 6th December 1915, discharged 5th March 1918, aged 21, as "no longer physically fit for war service". The Silver War Badge Roll (photocopy of entry supplied) shows the award of badge No. 348.769.                                                        the scroll is in excellent condition








£30.00

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