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War Medals, Orders and Decorations War Medals, Orders and Decorations To be sold by auction at: The St George Street Gallery Sotheby’s 34-35 New Bond Street London W1A 2AA Day of Sale: Friday 12th December 2003 10.30 am and 2.00 pm Public viewing: 45 Maddox Street, London W1S 2PE Monday 8th December 10.00 am to 4.30 pm Tuesday 9th December 10.00 am to 4.30 pm Wednesday 10th December 10.00 am to 4.30 pm Thursday 11th December 10.00 am to 2.00 pm Or by previous appointment Catalogue no. 7 Price £10 Enquiries: James Morton or Paul Wood Cover illustrations: Lot 1574 (front); Lot 1523 (inside front); Lot 1573 (inside back); Lot 1571 (back) in association with 45 Maddox Street, London W1S 2PE Tel.: +44 (0)20 7493 5344 Fax: +44 (0)20 7495 6325 E-mail: [email protected] Website: www.mortonandeden.com This auction is conducted by Morton & Eden Ltd. in accordance with our Conditions of Business printed at the back of this catalogue. 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Order of Sale Thursday 11th December 2003 10.30 am and 2.00 pm Coins, Historical Medals and Banknotes (see separate catalogue) Friday 12th December 2003 Starting at 10.30 am Medals from the Collection of the late Perl van Sant Single Campaign Medals lots 1001-1344 Starting at 2.00 pm Medals from the Collection of the late Perl van Sant Single Campaign Medals (concluded) lots 1345-1389 Meritorious and Long Service Medals lots 1390-1467 Groups and Pairs lots 1468-1485 Gallantry Awards lots 1486-1492 Other Properties British Campaign Medals lots 1493-1516 Other Medals and Memorabilia lots 1517-1522 World Orders and Decorations lots 1523-1557 Lifesaving Awards lots 1558-1559 Gallantry Awards lots 1560-1571 Medals awarded to the Ryan Family lots 1572-1573 Medals awarded to the Buckle Family lots 1574-1577 The condition of most of the medals in this catalogue is described by the use of conventional numismatic terms. For an explanation of these expressions or for any further information, clients are invited to contact us directly. THE COLLECTION OF BRITISH CAMPAIGN, LONG SERVICE AND GALLANTRY MEDALS FORMED BY THE LATE PERL VAN SANT 1003 1004 1006 ‡1001 Naval General Service 1793-1840, 1 clasp, Syria, Thomas Dugan., some scuffs, good very fine £350-400 Roll confirms, Purser’s Steward, H.M.S. Princess Charlotte. ‡1002 Naval General Service 1793-1840, 1 clasp, Syria, Richd. Wright., lightly cleaned, good very fine £350-400 Roll confirms, Able Bodied Seaman, H.M.S. Cambridge. ‡1003 Military General Service 1793-1814, 1 clasp, Toulouse, D. Thorn, 23rd Foot., extremely fine and toned £500-700 Ex Lieutenant-Colonel Foster collection, Glendining’s, 14th December 1951. Roll confirms; also entitled to Waterloo medal. ‡1004 Waterloo 1815, Ed. Neale, Clerk of Store, Royal Foot Artillery., with steel clip and bar suspension, some scuffs on obverse, otherwise about extremely fine and toned £1,000-1,200 Roll confirms; ex Cheylesmore Collection, 1908. ‡1005 Arctic Discoveries 1818-55, unnamed as issued, hairline scratches due to past cleaning, otherwise good very fine £350-400 ‡1006 China 1842, C. F. Hoffmeister, Lieut. H.M.S. Belleisle., with replacement straight bar and hinge suspension, very fine £400-600 265 medals to the ship. LIEUTENANT CHARLES HOFFMEISTER entered the Navy as a First Class Volunteer in November 1827. The following year he was appointed Midshipman. He was Second Mate aboard H.M.S. Quail when, in April 1836, she was dismasted south-west of Ushant. Seventeen of the ship’s company were lost but, after nine days of great privation, the remaining crewmembers managed to get the ship into Jersey. From October 1837 until June 1839 he served on H.M.S. Melville off the coast of Africa. He was appointed Lieutenant in November 1841 and was soon afterwards ordered to China on the troop ship H.M.S. Belleisle, where he arrived in time to witness the storming of Chin-Kiang-Foo and to participate in various operations along the Yangtze-Kiang, terminating in the pacification of Nanking. He returned to England, as an invalid, in October 1842. O’Byrne gives Hoffmeister’s middle name as John but the medal clearly has the initial F. ‡1007 China 1842, Richard Gawtrey, H.M.S. Blenheim., very fine £300-350 550 medals to the ship. 1009 1017 1030 ‡1008 China 1842, A. Campbell, Petty Offr. H.E.I.C.S. Sesostris., very fine £350-400 104 medals to the ship. H.E.I.C.S. Sesostris was a four gunned wooden steam frigate. ‡1009 Sutlej 1845-46, reverse Sobraon, Trumpr. Fred: Elphinstone, 9th Lancers, good very fine and toned £400-600 FREDERICK ELPHINSTONE died of wounds, 13 March 1846. ‡1010 Sutlej 1845-46, silver-gilt glazed specimen, reverse Moodkee 1845, three clasps, Ferozeshuhur, Aliwal, Sobraon, in case of issue, good extremely fine £400-500 ‡1011 Punjab 1848-49, 2 clasps, Mooltan, Goojerat, John Titterton, 32nd Foot, edge bruised, otherwise very fine £300-350 JOHN TITTERTON was discharged by purchase, 21 October 1850. ‡1012 Punjab 1848-49, 2 clasps, Chilianwala, Goojerat, W. Flowers, 3rd Lt. Dragns., edge bruises and a few marks, very fine £300-350 ‡1013 Punjab 1848-49, 2 clasps, Chilianwala, Goojerat, Corpl. E. Richardson, 9th Lancers., good very fine £350-400 ‡1014 Punjab 1848-49, 2 clasps, Chilianwala, Goojerat, S. Quartermaine, 24th Foot., a few edge bruises, very fine £300-350 SAMUEL QUARTERMAINE died 2 December 1850; regimental roll confirms clasps. ‡1015 Punjab 1848-49, 2 clasps, Chilianwala, Goojerat, Wm. Wilson, 29th Foot., heavy contact marks and edge bruised, about very fine £350-400 WILLIAM WILSON was wounded at Chilianwala, invalided 22 August 1849 and sent back to England 1 March 1850. ‡1016 South Africa 1853, R. Saunders. Captn. Fore-top, edge bruise and contact marks, good very fine £200-300 Roll confirms. Served on H.M.S Styx, 1850-53 (167 clasps to the ship) ‡1017 South Africa 1853, J. Trollope. 6th Regt, edge bruise and contact marks, almost extremely fine £300-400 Roll confirms, served in second and third Kaffir wars. ‡1018 South Africa 1853, Geo. Hicks. Cape Md. Riflemen., cleaned, good very fine £200-300 ‡1019 India General Service, 1854-95, 1 clasp, Pegu, Geoe. Fleming. Actg. Gunr. “Cleopatra”, extremely fine and toned £140-160 235 clasps to the ship. ‡1020 India General Service, 1854-95, 1 clasp, Pegu, W. Coram. A.B. “Contest”, extremely fine and toned £150-200 107 clasps to the ship.
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