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Coin, medal and banknote auction - 2 September 2010 (realised prices)
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This auction took place on 2 September 2010. Estimates and realised prices are shown below for information only.
Sale 33 - WWII Groups
Lot Thumbnail Description of lot Estimate Realised
170   1939-45 & France & Germany Stars with War & Defence, mounted as worn, un-named, GVF. £15 to 20 £15.00
171   Defence Medal boxed Mrs P A I Chapman & Defence Medal boxed Mr T H Chapman, both same address in Newcastle, EF. £10 to 15 £22.00
172   Defence, War & 1939-45 Star boxed (distressed condition) Mr F Eton, Annfield Plain, EF. £15 to 20 N/S
173   Group of eight mounted as worn, 1914-15 trio, Star & War Medal erased, Victory Medal named to 10426 Pte J Callan Durh L Inf, 1939-45 & Africa Stars (8th Army Clasp), War & Defence & Geo VI GSM Clasp Malaya named to 1488373 Sgt J Callan RA, VF. £60 to 80 £82.00
174   Group of eight mounted as worn court style. BWM & Victory 9360 C Sgt D V Redhead North Fus, War & Defence Medal unofficially named to 44711 Major (QM) D V Redhead R North Fus, 1910-1935 Silver Jubilee & 1937 Coronation unofficially named Lieut (QM) D V Redhead North Fus, Geo V LSGC 4256047 CQM Sgt D V Redhead North Fus, Geo VI MSM 4256047 WO Cls 1 D V Redhead RNF, GVF to EF. £200 to 250 £410.00
175   Group of five - 1939-45, Burma Stars with War & Defence. Geo VI Terr Eff Medal Ind Imp 2100565 Pte H L Hynd R Lincolns with two dog tags & matching miniatures & two pay books. A note in back of pay book indicates that he was still in France at Rennes on 9th June & 18th June 1940. Ribbons faded, VF. £30 to 40 £115.00
176   Group of five - 1939-45, Italy, Atlantic Stars plus War & Defence with issue slip (boxed) addressed to Mr A W Kearnahan, Belfast, N Ireland, EF. £30 to 40 £42.00
177   Group of five mounted as worn, 1939-45 & France & Germany Stars, War & Defence with Geo VI Terr Eff Medal Ind Imp to 4269981 C R Kirkley, Recce Corps. Also mounted set of three French medals: (1) Liberte Overlord 6 Juin 1944, (2) 1944-1994 Bieville Reconnaissante & (3) National Union of Combatants Abien Merite. The lot includes French medal for Reconnaissance Deila, National Memorial of Caen Medal & Normandie 2004 assault badge named George R Kirkley 11072, VF. £80 to 100 £230.00
178   Group of four - 1939-45, France & Germany Star, War & Defence un-named, Sqad Leader Lionel James Ireland 113193 RAFVR. Much paperwork, all original & two photographs of his unit. He was from Whitley Bay, Northumberland, VF. £80 to 120 N/S
179   Group of four - 1939-45 Star & War Medal, Geo VI GSM Britt Omn Clasp Malaya, 5989181 Pte E Howard RMP, official correction to number, VF. £40 to 50 £66.00
180   Group of four - 1939-45 Africa Stars, War & Defence in a distressed box to Mr G H Williams, South Shields, VF. £15 to 20 £12.00
181   Group of four - 1939-45 Star, War & Defence Medals, Geo VI Terr Eff Medal Britt Omn 558130 Cpl K H Thompson NH (North'd Hussars), VF. £40 to 60 £150.00
182   Group of four - France & Germany Star, War & Defence Medals. Geo VI Terr Eff Medal Ind Imp 4270061 Gnr A C Cray RA, VF. £25 to 35 £44.00
183   Group of four plus Clasp for North Africa 1942-43, 1939-45 Atlantic & Africa Stars with War & Defence Medals in box of issue to Mr Drummond D/SR 219 from Navy Accounts with entitlement slip, EF. £20 to 30 £42.00
184   Group of six - 1939-45, Burma, Air Crew Europe Stars, War Medal (MID emblem), Defence Medal & Geo VI GSM Malaya, Flt/Lieut G H Webb RAF, LG, 7th Sept 1945 'King's Commendation for brave conduct' G B Webb (175419). Entered RAF Service as WOP/AG, later commissioned in 1944, VF to GVF. £150 to 180 £260.00
185   Group of six - 1939-45, Atlantic, Africa, Italy Stars with War & Defence Medals, all boxed from Navy Accounts to KX 136027 R Kettlewell, East Denton. £30 to 40 £56.00
186   Group of six - MBE Military (boxed), 1939-45 Star, Defence & War Medal, 1953 Coronation, Geo VI Regular Army LSGC 5107412 WO Cl 2 J K Angel RMP (Royal Mounted Police), mounted as worn. Also Royal Service badge & St Johns brass service fob A255840 Jack K Angel BEAC, VF. £150 to 200 £290.00
187   Group of three - (some toning on medals) 1939-45, Air Crew Stars & War Medal with regret slip from Air Council, Sergeant E C McMillan age 21 G/Eng 106 Squad Lancaster 1 R 5551 ZN-V, killed 15th June 1943 over Arnhem - shot down by German fighter ace August Geiger - Knights Cross, who had 53 victories in all. Copy squadron records & box of issue. He was from Glasgow, GVF. £150 to 170 £320.00
188   Group of three - (unofficially named) 1939-45 & Air Crew Stars with War Medal & regret slip to Pilot Officer J N Eslick age 30, died 11th July 1942 whilst flying a special experimental long distance daylight mission with a picked crew of 97 squadron. Lancaster R5696, it was hit by flack over Danzig Harbour in the Baltic Sea in a dusk raid, GVF. £150 to 180 £230.00
189   Group of three - 1939-45 & France & Germany Stars & War Medal, VF. £10 to 15 £16.00
190   Group of three - 1939-45, Air Crew Stars & War Medal with regret slip from Air Ministry Sergeant J H Scorer aged 20 years, killed 25th August 1942, buried in Belgium. Served 150 squad on Wellington 111, X 314 JN, from Gateshead. With issue box, GVF. £150 to 170 £370.00
191   Group of three - 1939-45, Air Crew Stars plus War Medal with regret slip for Sergeant A H Shattock age 25, who died 3rd Jan 1942 during a raid on Brest flying with 99 squadron Wellington ICR 1519 LN-Q, from Northampton, GVF. £160 to 190 £260.00
192   Group of three - 1939-45, France & Germany Stars with War Medal & transmittal certificate. Box addressed to Mr J Mason of South Shields (see M C Group etc.) from the Cavalry & RAC Records etc. EF. £20 to 25 £18.00
193   Group of three - 1939-45, Air Crew Stars & War Medal with regret slip & box of issue. Flight Sergeant C Shackleton, aged 21, served with 51 squad on Halifax’s, died 18th April 1944 due to a collision with a Halifax from 158 squad. Both crews are buried side by side at Grand Seraucourt. Copy of squadron documents included, GVF. £130 to 160 £230.00
194   Group of three - 1939-45, Air Crew Stars & War Medal with regret slip from Air Council, Sergeant A E Betts, age 31 Air Gunner, died 7th September 1943 when Halifax 11 HR 943 NP-F was shot down at 14,000ft crashing into a farm yard, four of the crew survived, from Ealing, Middlesex, GVF. £140 to 160 £250.00
195   Group of three - Air Crew Europe, 1939-45 Stars & War medal boxed from Air Ministry London, with regret slip, named to PO T D L Mason (see MC group also listed) of South Shields. Died serving with 7th squadron on 15/10/44, EF. £140 to 180 £210.00
196   Group of three - BWM with MID (original framed certificate), Defence Medal, Geo VI Special Constabulary Ind Imp (William H Gittings), details of citation include, 'He helped to save an instructor from a crashed burning aircraft'. Originally recommended for a B & M 'but received a King's Commendation for brave conduct'. RAF personnel wore the MID emblem, GVF. £50 to 60 £185.00
197   Group of three - France & Germany Star, War & Defence with issue slip from Army Council, NVF to VF. £10 to 15 £16.00
198   Group of three - Geo VI War Medal (boxed) from RE records, Queen Eliz II Police Exemplary Service Medal named, Const Leonard Walker (boxed), includes RMIG Steward's medal dated 1975 (boxed), GVF. £20 to 30 £38.00
199   Group of three mounted - 1939-45 Star (copy), Italy Star (copy) & Africa Star 8th Army Bar, GVF. £8 to 12 £12.00
200   Group of three plus Air Training Corp badge & issue box, no regret slip. 1939-45, France & Germany Stars & War medal, Sergeant Denis Wilson, died aged 20 on 25th June 1944, buried in Picardie Somme, France, he was from Gosforth & on his first mission, GVF. £30 to 35 £46.00
201
GSM Geo V Clasp Southern Desertt Iraq (boxed) to No 355317 Corp J R Jones RAF, plus boxed Defence Medal addressed to J R Jones Forden Welshpool. Scarce clasp, GVF. £200 to 250 £390.00
202   Medals to three members of the Belton family: (1) War medal (boxed) from the Air Ministry addressed to E G Belton of Lincoln. (2) 1939-45 Star & War Medal (boxed) with regret slip Sergeant K C Belton from the Air Ministry, he died 12th May 1941 aged 27 years. (3) 1939-45 Air Crew Europe Stars plus some War & Defence in a plain un-addressed box with regret slip from 'His Excellency the Governor & Commander in Chief', P/O F W Belton, died 9th May 1942 aged 26 years, GVF. £180 to 200 £270.00
203   Pair - Geo VI GSM Clasp Malaya, RAF LSGC to 4000808 Cpl. W J P Hawthorne RAF, Sgt. on the LSGC, both medals have later machine engraved style naming with photographs, GVF. £50 to 60 £76.00
204   Pair - War & Defence (regret slip) 1481424 L A C Clifford Henry RAF Regt, 2803 Squad, died 8/9th October 1944. Original box in distressed state addressed to S Henry Esq. 18 Tulketh Road, Preston, Lancs, buried in New Hall Lane cemetery, GVF. £20 to 25 £34.00
205   Set of six unmounted, Geo VI Terr Eff Medal Ind Imp 7887787 WO Cls 2 M E J Budd R Tank Rgt (minor correction to the 'u' of Budd) boxed EF. 1939-45, Africa (8 Army Clasp), Italy Stars, War & Defence in original box from Royal Armoured Corps Record Office, EF plus two badges. He may have served with the City of London Yeomanry in the London Armoured Car Company. £60 to 80 £115.00
206   Set of three (boxed) addressed to Mrs A Mackey of Monkseaton with MN regret slip. 1939-45 & Atlantic Stars plus War Medal, Chief Officer Thomas Lawson Mackey age 32. died 12.01.42 when the SS 'Quickstep' was lost. This lot includes an Exemplary Fire Service Medal (boxed) to leading firewoman Ada Mackey, one of the first women to serve as firemen, VG. £100 to 120 £210.00
 
   
       
   
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