WW1 British War Medal ( BWM ) Scarce Bronze issue to Egyptian Labour Corps ( ELC )
Medal in NEF condition. Correctly impressed "134. E.L.C." No name just a number and unit in the case of Egyptian recipients. 110,000 only issued in bronze compared to 6.5 million silver medals. Scarce, but also scarce in this condition.
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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
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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
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106th ( Bombay Light Infantry ) Regiment Other Rank’s Glengarry Badge, worn c.1874-1881, later 2nd Battalion the Durham Light Infantry ( DLI )
Crowned curled bugle horn set on laurel wreath with 106 to voided centre above “Bombay Light Infantry”. Reverse with original brass loops, East and West. Correct colour, die stamped, brass loops and in the right place, an original and scarce badge. Became the 2nd Battalion The Durham Light Infantry in 1881.
K&K Vol 1 No 583 refers.
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1st Volunteer Battalion Northumberland Fusiliers Other Rank's Helmet Plate, worn c.1883-1893
Die stamped in bronzed gilding metal, correctly and contemporaneously painted black as was often the case with other ranks of this volunteer battalion. With three original and long dark toned lugs to the reverse with no damage or repairs. Circa 10cm tall and 6.8cm tall.
Col D Wood No 114 refers (in which he also comments on the correctness of the black painted finish).
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1st ( Tynemouth ) Corps Northumberland Rifle Volunteers Shoulder Belt Plate
Worn by officers and sergeants only from 1859 to 1862 when the corps was disbanded. Three original screw posts to the reverse. Originally silver plated but this has been worn away and detail to the three crowns in the centre has been polished. As a result it looks more brassy than perhaps it should, but scarce and in good condition otherwise. Circa 88mm tall and 64mm wide.
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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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Scarce Royal Irish Fusiliers (Princess Victoria's) gilding metal other rank's collar devices / badges ( worn 1882 - 1888 only)
The monogram of Princess Victoria (PV) together with her coronet under an Egyptian sphinx and a blank tablet (blank as manufacturer's found the device too small to include the word "Egypt). These were the forerunners of the large white metal coronet introduced in 1888. These monograms were worn on the collar with a grenade collar badge flanking it on either side. They were worn with t... read more
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
1st Punjab Regiment Indian Army Officers Large Brass Button, 1922- 1947
A very attractive officer quality large brass button, 26mm in diameter, fixed shank, backmarked with maker's details J R Gaunt & Son Ltd, London, Engd. Good detail with minor wear to highpoints.
The 1st Punjab Regiment was a regiment of the British Indian Army from 1922 to 1947. It was transferred to the Pakistan Army on Partition of India in 1947.
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