WW2 Merchant Marine ( MN ) Gilt and Enamel Lapel Badge Pin
Enamel in good condition but with a slight dulling to the gilt.
Marker marked to the reverse "Strattons, Made in England". Circa 2.1cm wide and 2.2cm tall. read more
Padraig H. Pearse 1916 Irish Commemorative Silvered Medal
Obverse: "PADRAIG H PEARSE 1879-1916"
Reverse: " IRELAND UNFREE SHALL NEVER BE AT PEACE FROM AN ORATION BY PADRAIG MACPIARAIS POET AUTHOR AND PATRIOT COMMANDER IN CHIEF IN CHIEF OF REPUBLICAN ARMY EASTER 1916"
Believed to have been issued in 1966 to commemorate the 50th Anniversary of the Dublin Easter Rising. Circa 3.2cm in diameter suspended from a green... read more
The British Army 1914 -18 - Osprey Men at Arms Series - No 81
40 packed pages, well illustrated and In very good second hand condition, with no damage, rips, tears or pen marks. Essential reference. read more
8.00 GBP
WW1 Mercantile Marine Medal Pair to John Greenwood Thompson plus Torpedoed Sleeve Badge
Pair of WW1 medals to John G. (Greenwood) Thompson, comprising:
a) British War Medal, 1914 - 1918
b) Mercantile Marine War Medal, 1914 - 1918.
Together with a gold bullion torpedo badge indicating that a member of the merchant marine had been torpedoed but apparently undeterred had returned to service at sea.
It also includes an original let... read more
WW1 era original postcard mounted Yeoman, Corporal of Horse.
Postally unused, one corner has bad crease otherwise in good condition. UK made card. Good image but unable to identify unit. Possibly a pre war annual camp. Hand writing on reverse is hard to decipher except for 5800 Accts Dept. read more
5.00 GBP
WW1 Original Postcard Army Service Corps ( ASC ) Transport
Postally unused, UK card. Clear group showing them wearing the bandoliers and spurs. Cap badges for ASC. Minor edge and corner wear otherwise in very good condition. read more
WW1 medals to Aloysius Kay, Mercantile Marine / British War Medal Pair
Full size original medal pair ( British War Medal a Mercantile Marine Medal) correctly named in upright capitals to Aloysius Kay. Both GVF+.
Listed in the WW1 Mercantile Marine Medal card index (card number 0323), where his details are given as follows:
Place of Birth: Hartlepool
Year of Birth: 1892
Medals sent to: 25b Cleveland Road, Ha... read more
WW1 Postcard - unusual outside studio shot of Royal Artillery Soldier
Postally unused. Three annual service chevrons suggesting this was taken post 1918. Good condition. read more
5.00 GBP
Scarce WW2 Loyal Service White Metal Buttonhole Wound Badge - Female issue
King George VI Badge For War Service with pin fixing as awarded to female military personnel who had been invalided out of the services during WW2. In good condition with sharp detail. 2.6cm in diameter. Scarce.
See item 52971 for the usual male pattern issue.
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SS Brussels scuttled off Zeebrugge in 1918 by the Germans and her former Captain,Charles Fryatt, executed by the Germans
Postally unused, removed from postcard book (no 12 in the series produced by a Brussels photographer. In very good condition.
SS Brussels was a passenger ferry originally built in 1902 for the British Great Eastern Railway. In 1915, she tried to ram U-33. The ship was captured by Germany in 1916 and her captain, Charles Algernon Fryatt (1872 – 1916) was executed after the Germans... read more