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War Medals and Their History

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The work surveys the origin, evolution, and cultural significance of military medals, explaining how their institution created a tangible record of service and fostered remembrance. It examines categories and designs of decorations, the circumstances that led to their award, and the ways medals illuminate individual and collective acts of duty. Practical guidance for collectors covers identification, classification, and assembling representative collections, while historical vignettes and case studies illustrate medals' links to campaigns and personal stories. Numerous illustrations support the descriptive commentary, enabling readers to appreciate both the aesthetic and documentary value of these small but powerful artifacts.


APPENDIX III
SALE PRICES

The following short record of average values is based upon auction prices realised during the last twelve years. It is difficult to standardise values, as so many factors are involved in the valuation of war medals. Not only rarity, but condition; not only the number issued, but the importance of the engagement in which they were earned, are taken into consideration by most collectors. Then there are periods during which there is a "slump," and prices do not rule so high. High prices are invariably obtained for the first medals placed upon the market even when, as in the case of the Boer War, it was known that thousands would be issued. Medals for South Africa which sold in 1903 for £1 5s. have now a fairly regular price of about 10s. if in good condition. In 1902 the Khedive's Sudan medal with bar for Khartoum realised £3 15s.; it is now valued at about 7s. 6d. in the sale-room. In the same year the Mayor of Kimberley's siege medal (a star of silver) sold for £6 15s.; it now realises from 10s. to £1. The last new British war medal to be issued, that for Abor, realised as much as four guineas in the sale-room when it first appeared; it dropped in a few weeks to three guineas. A Military General Service medal with the single bar for "Roleria" has fetched as much as £21—and as little as £3 3s., but this was due to the fact that the latter was faked, i.e. some bars had been removed, the medal roll showing that the man whose name was impressed on the edge had served in five engagements, and his medal originally had that record.

On the other hand, because of its exceeding rarity as well as the gallant conditions under which it was earned, the M.G.S. medal with bar for "Benevente" has realised £34. Bars issued with the Army of India medal for "Ava" and "Bhurtpoor" are the most frequently met with, but these realise high prices at auction. At the Gaskell sale a medal with single bar for "Defence of Delhi" sold for £20, a single bar for "Corygaum" £35 (but one of these bars has realised as much as £100), two bars for "Assaye" and "Argaum" £33. Three bars for "Allighur," "Argaum," and "Gawilghur" realised £40, and £60 was paid for one with bars for "Allighur," "Battle of Delhi," and "Laswarree." The "Mutiny" medal has realised as much as £38, the price for which a four-bar medal from the Gaskell Collection sold at auction; but three-bar medals sell at auction for from £2 2s. to £3 3s., and single bars for "Defence of Lucknow" for as little as £1 16s.; but at the present time there is an inclination to pay more for Mutiny medals, and the conditions under which they were earned warrant it. In the later Indian wars the bar issued for the North-East Frontier 1891, owing to the great interest taken in the Manipur Expedition, realised from £3 to £4, but this bar, which is attached to the I.G.S. 1854 Medal, sells for about a quarter of that sum now. The Waterloo medal, to one of the 42nd (Black Watch), has sold at auction for as much as £15, and £20 has been paid for one awarded to the 27th Regiment (Inniskillings); but a poor specimen has found a purchaser at as low as £1 10s.

Great care should be taken to examine the bars and ensure that they have not been tampered with. No medal that has been re-engraved is worth taking into consideration, unless it is one with rare bars which show no signs of faking. Medals with genuine bars, even though the name has been erased from the edge of the medal, realise good prices, and to complete a collection are very useful when named medals fetch very high prices.

Waterloo Medals
Infantry
£ s. d. £ s. d.
1st Guards (Grenadier) 2 2 0 to 3 15 0
2nd Guards (Coldstreams) 2 0 0 to 3 10 0
2nd Battn. 3rd Guards (Scots Guards) and M.G.S. medal. Two bars: Vittoria and St. Sebastian 8 5 0
2nd Battn. 3rd Guards (Scots Guards) 2 6 0 to 3 10 0
14th Foot 2 4 0
23rd Foot (Royal Welsh Fusiliers) 3 10 0
27th Foot (Inniskillings) 1 10 0 to 20 0 0
27th Foot. Private Sale 25 0 0
30th Foot (Sergeant) 12 0 0
33rd Foot 3 5 0
42nd Foot (Black Watch). (Has sold for £15.) 4 0 0 to 6 6 0
44th Foot (2nd Battn.) 10 0 0
52nd Foot (1st Battn.) 2 10 0
54th Foot 5 5 0
73rd Foot (now 2nd Black Watch) 4 0 0 to 7 15 0
79th Foot (1st Battn.) (Paymaster-Sergeant) 14 0 0
79th Foot (Camerons) 8 5 0
95th Foot (Rifles) (Captain) 12 0 0
Royal Waggon Train (Officer). Private Sale 20 5 0
Royal Horse Guards (Officer). Private Sale 25 0 0
Cavalry
2nd Life Guards 5 15 0
2nd or R.N. British Dragoons (Scots Greys) 3 0 0 to 6 0 0
6th or Inniskilling Dragoons 5 0 0
7th Hussars 2 0 0 to 6 0 0
10th Royal Hussars 4 5 0
11th Light Dragoons 4 0 0
15th King's Hussars 2 18 0
23rd Light Dragoons 2 17 6
1st Light Dragoons (K.G.L.) 2 14 0 to 3 10 0
King's German Artillery (Gunner) 4 0 0
Hussars, Prinz Regt., Hanoverian Waterloo 1 13 0
Landwehr Battn., Verden, Hanoverian Waterloo 1 16 0
Gold Peninsular Medal for Salamanca
With bars for Orthes and Toulouse, awarded to Major Beatty, of 7th Regt. (Royal Fusiliers) 115 0 0

THE MÉDAILLE MILITAIRE.
Awarded to Sir John French and non-commissioned officers and men of the British Army.
Military General Service Medals, 1801 to 1814
1st Foot Guards. Three bars: St. Sebastian, Nivelle, Nive 2 8 0
1st Foot Guards. One bar: Barossa, 1811 3 12 6
1st Foot Guards. One bar: St. Sebastian, 1813 3 15 0
2nd Coldstream Guards (Captain). Four bars: Roleria, Vimiera, Corunna, Talavera. 15 0 0
1st Foot (Royal Scots). One bar: Martinique. 12 15 0
3rd Foot (Lieutenant). Five bars: Pyrenees, Nivelle, Nive, Orthes, Toulouse. 9 0 0
5th Foot (Sergeant). Nine bars 18 0 0
5th Foot. One bar: Roleria. Private Sale 37 0 0
6th Foot. One bar: Orthes, 1814. 6 0 0
6th Foot. One bar: Vittoria, 1813. 2 10 0
6th Foot. Three bars 7 0 0
7th Foot. Twelve bars (verified) 36 0 0
7th Foot (Sergeant). Eight bars 23 10 0
9th Foot (Ensign). Four bars: Vittoria, St. Sebastian, Nivelle, Nive 8 10 0
9th Foot. One bar: Roleria 12 0 0
11th Foot. One bar: Busaco 9 0 0
14th Foot. One bar: Java, 1811 1 4 0
23rd Foot (Sergeant). Ten bars 38 0 0
25th Foot. One bar: Guadaloupe 13 15 0
27th Foot. One bar: Maida, 1806 6 10 0
27th Foot. Two bars: Egypt, 1801; Maida, 1806 7 0 0
29th Foot (Lieutenant). Five bars 16 0 0
30th Foot. One bar: Fuentes d'Onor 13 10 0
31st Foot (Quartermaster). Seven bars: Talavera, Albuhera, Vittoria, Pyrenees, Nive, Orthes, Toulouse 8 10 0
32nd Foot (Sergeant). Two bars: Roleira, Vimiera 3 15 0
36th Foot. One bar: Vimiera, 1808 5 10 0
38th Foot. Three bars: Vimiera, Corunna, Salamanca 3 7 6
39th Foot. Two bars: Vittoria, Toulouse 1 14 0
40th Foot. One bar: Ciudad Rodrigo 18 10 0
40th Foot. Seven bars: Vimiera, Talavera, Albuhera, Toulouse, Ciudad Rodrigo, Vittoria, Pyrenees 5 0 0 to 7 7 0
41st Foot. Two bars: Vittoria, St. Sebastian 2 4 0
42nd Highlanders. One bar: Corunna 4 4 0
42nd Highlanders. Ten bars 10 10 0 to 13 13 0
42nd Highlanders. Six bars 7 7 0
43rd Foot. Two bars: Vimiera, Corunna 3 12 6
43rd Foot. Eight bars 12 10 0
43rd Foot. Nine bars 15 0 0
45th Foot. One bar: Talavera, 1809 4 12 6
47th Foot. Four bars: Barossa, Vittoria, St. Sebastian, Nive 4 10 0
48th Foot. One bar: Talavera, 1809 3 17 6
48th Foot. Ten bars 38 0 0
48th Foot. Thirteen bars 30 0 0
52nd Foot. Eight bars: Fuentes d'Onor, Ciudad Rodrigo, Badajoz, Salamanca, Vittoria, Pyrenees, Orthes, Toulouse 6 0 0 to 12 15 0
59th Foot (Drummer). Four bars 5 0 0
60th Foot (Lieutenant). Two bars: Martinique, Guadaloupe 9 15 0
63rd Foot. One bar: Martinique, 1809 2 17 6
74th Foot. Seven bars 11 11 0
74th Regt. (H.L.I.). Nine bars: Busaco, Fuentes d'Onor, Ciudad Rodrigo, Salamanca, Vittoria, Pyrenees, Nivelle, Orthes, Toulouse 7 0 0 to 12 12 0
77th Foot. One bar: Ciudad Rodrigo 15 0 0
78th Foot. One bar: Java, 1811 4 12 6
83rd Foot. Ten bars: Talavera, Busaco, Fuentes d'Onor, Ciudad Rodrigo, Badajoz, Vittoria, Pyrenees, Nivelle, Orthes, Toulouse 12 0 0
84th Foot. One bar: Nive 2 10 0 to 3 3 0
88th Foot (Lieutenant). Four bars: Talavera, Busaco, Fuentes d'Onor, Ciudad Rodrigo 6 6 0
89th Foot. One bar: Chrystler's Farm. 20 0 0
91st Foot. Six bars 7 10 0
91st Foot. One bar: Vimiera 16 0 0
95th Foot (Officer). Six bars 14 10 0
95th Foot. Seven bars 10 10 0
97th Foot. Four bars: Roleria, Vimiera, Busaco, Albuhera 4 17 6
Royal Staff Corps (Sergeant). Three bars: Roleria, Vimiera, Corunna 3 5 0
Staff Surgeon. One bar: Badajoz 17 0 0
Royal Sappers and Miners. One bar: Badajoz, 1812 3 3 0
Artillery Driver. One bar: Fuentes d'Onor, 1811 10 0 0
Artillery Driver. Nine bars 14 10 0
Royal Artillery (Gunner). Three bars: Pyrenees, St. Sebastian, Toulouse 2 10 0
Waggon Train. One bar: Ciudad Rodrigo. Only single bar awarded 23 10 0
Canadian Militia. One bar: Fort Detroit 16 0 0 to 19 10 0
Native Warrior. Three bars: Fort Detroit, Chateauguay, Chrystler's Farm 40 0 0
Royal Garrison Artillery. One bar: Fort Detroit 26 0 0
Native Warrior. One bar: Chateauguay 10 5 0
One bar: Chateauguay 10 10 0
One bar: Fort Detroit 14 10 0
One bar: Chrystler's Farm 13 0 0
Cavalry
4th Light Dragoons. Six bars: Talavera, Albuhera, Busaco, Salamanca, Vittoria, Toulouse 5 5 0
10th Hussars. Four bars 17 0 0
11th Light Dragoons. One bar: Salamanca, 1812 2 17 6
13th Light Dragoons. Four bars 27 0 0
14th Light Dragoons. Ten bars: Talavera, Busaco, Fuentes d'Onor, Badajoz, Salamanca, Vittoria, Pyrenees, Nive, Orthes, Toulouse 8 15 0
14th Light Dragoons. Ten bars: Talavera, Busaco, Fuentes d'Onor, Badajoz, Vittoria, Pyrenees, Nivelle, Orthes, Toulouse 7 0 0
15th Light Dragoons. One bar: Sahagun Private Sale 35 0 0
16th Light Dragoons. Four bars: Talavera, Busaco, Fuentes d'Onor, Vittoria 3 12 6
18th Light Dragoons. Two bars: Sahagun, Toulouse 16 0 0
20th Light Dragoons. One bar: Vimiera 12 0 0
22nd Light Dragoons. One bar: Egypt, 1801 3 5 0
One bar: Sahagun and Benevente 8 10 0 to 18 0 0
Three bars: Vittoria, Sahagun, Benevente 25 0 0
Ten bars (Officer) 50 0 0
Gold Cross
For the Peninsular, with three clasps for seven battles, awarded to Lieutenant-Colonel Sir Charles Sutton 370 0 0
Gold Medal
For Vimiera 72 0 0
Portuguese Cross
For five engagements in Peninsular. Ensign 5th Foot 30 0 0
Naval General Service Medal
One bar: "Nymphe," June 18th, 1793 35 0 0
Four bars: June 1st, 1794, St. Vincent, St. Domingo, Martinique (a rare combination) 61 0 0
One bar: June 1794 2 0 0
One bar: March 14th, 1795 16 10 0
One bar: "Lapwing," December 3rd, 1796 (two issued) 21 0 0
One bar: San Fiorenzo, March 8th, 1797 (three issued) 50 0 0
One bar: St. Vincent (349 issued) 1 16 0 to 6 15 0
Two bars: St. Vincent, Nile 3 3 0 to 10 5 0
One bar: "Mars," April 21st, 1798 15 15 0
One bar: Camperdown, 1797 (332 issued) 10 0 0
One bar: "Lion," July 15th, 1798 (21 issued) 23 0 0
One bar: "Sybille," February 28th, 1799 (12 issued) 12 0 0 to 40 0 0
One bar: "Harpy," February 5th, 1800 21 0 0
Two bars: "Phœbe," February 19th, 1801, St. Sebastian 25 10 0
One bar: Egypt (626 issued) 2 0 0
One bar: Boat Service, August 29th, 1800 30 0 0
One bar: Gut of Gibraltar, June 12th, 1801, 1st Lieutenant R.N. 3 0 0
One bar: November 4th, 1805 10 0 0
One bar: Curaçoa 13 0 0
Two bars: St. Domingo, Algiers 1 18 0
One bar: Anson, August 23rd, 1806 20 0 0
Two bars: Off Rota, April 4th, 1808, Syria, 1st Lieutenant R.N. 15 10 0
One bar: Pompée, June 17th, 1809 (21 issued) 17 0 0 to 26 0 0
One bar: Boat Service, July 29th, 1809 (12 issued) 26 0 0
One bar: Spartan, May 3rd, 1810 (32 issued) 10 0 0
One bar: Banda Neira 17 0 0
One bar: Cherokee, July 10th, 1810 (4 issued) 26 0 0
One bar: "Boadicea," September 12th, 1810 (16 issued) 40 0 0
Two bars: Martinique (523 issued), Guadaloupe (509 issued) 3 0 0 to 12 10 0
One bar: Anhalt, March 27th, 1811 31 0 0
One bar: Java 4 10 0
Two bars: Pelagosa, November 29th, 1811, St. Sebastian 3 10 0
One bar: "Weasel," April 22nd, 1813 36 0 0
Two bars: "Amazon," March 13th, 1806; Boat Service, January 6th, 1813 38 0 0
Two bars: Boat Service, May 4th, 1811; Boat Service, December 14th, 1814 to Lieutenant 12 0 0
One bar: Boat Service, December 14th, 1814 6 10 0
One bar: "Cherub," March 28th, 1814 10 0 0
One bar: "Venerable," January 16th, 1814 16 0 0 to 20 10 0
Three bars: Santa Margarita, June 8th, 1796 (3 issued); "Fisgard," October 20th, 1798 (9 issued); "Eurotas," February 25th, 1814 (29 issued), to Boatswain, a rare combination, very fine 75 0 0
Two bars: San Fiorenzo, February 11th, 1805, March 8th, 1808 40 0 0
Three bars: Basque Roads, Martinique, Guadaloupe 7 10 0
Two bars: Java, St. Sebastian 2 0 0
Three bars: November 4th, 1805; Basque Roads, 1809; Algiers 15 15 0
One bar: Off Tamatave, 1811 (79 issued) 16 10 0
Two bars: Java, Syria 1 10 0
Two bars: "Sapho," Algiers 40 0 0
One bar: St. Domingo 1 10 0
One bar: Algiers (1,320 issued) 1 0 0 to 1 10 0
One bar: Java (715 issued) 1 10 0 to 2 0 0
One bar: St. Sebastian (292 issued) 2 2 0
One bar: Syria, 1840 (7,057 issued) 0 17 6
One bar: Navarino, 1827 (1,123 issued) 2 0 0
Trafalgar Medals
Officer's Gold Medal for Trafalgar (Captain H.M.S. "Prince"), sold in 1903. 245 0 0
One bar: Trafalgar, 1805 (1,710 issued) 2 0 0 to 3 10 0
Two bars: Trafalgar, Algiers 2 12 0
Two bars: Egypt, Trafalgar 1 10 0 to 2 10 0
Two bars: "Penelope," March 30th, 1800, Trafalgar, to Midshipman Carter 41 0 0
Two bars: Trafalgar, Boat Service, December 14th, 1814 4 5 0
Three bars: Copenhagen, Trafalgar, Algiers 18 0 0
Davison's Nile and Trafalgar Medals
Battle of Nile, 1798: Davison's Gold Medal, to Officers 100 16 0
Battle of Nile, 1798: Davison's Silver Medal, to Officers 5 10 0
Battle of Nile, 1798: Davison's Bronze Medal Gilt, to Petty Officers 0 12 0 to 1 10 0
Battle of Nile, 1798: Davison's Bronze Medal, to Seamen 0 10 0 to 1 5 0
Battle of Trafalgar, October 21st, 1805: Davison's Pewter 1 1 0 to 1 5 0
Medals for Seringapatam
Gold Medal for Siege of Seringapatam, May 4th, 1799 16 10 0
Officer's Silver Gilt Medal, Seringapatam 3 15 0 to 6 15 0
Officer's Silver Medal, Seringapatam 1 0 0 to 2 2 0
Bronze Medal for Seringapatam, 1799 (awarded to N.C.O.'s) 1 1 0 to 1 10 0
Tin Medal, Siege of Seringapatam. Awarded to Private Soldiers 1 0 0 to 1 10 0
Honourable East India Co.'s Medals
H.E.I. Co.'s Small Deccan Medal, 1784 10 0 0
H.E.I. Co.'s Small Deccan Medal, 1784 13 5 0
H.E.I. Co.'s Mysore Medal, 1791-2 10 0 0
H.E.I. Co.'s Large Mysore Medal. Private Sale 20 0 0
H.E.I. Co.'s Java Medal, 1811 11 0 0
H.E.I. Co.'s Medal for Rodriques, Isle of France, 1810 14 10 0
First Burmese War: H.E.I. Co.'s Medal, 1824-6 4 10 0 to 5 5 0
Army of India Medals
Five bars: Allighur, Battle of Delhi, Laswarree, Battle of Deig, Capture of Deig-name impressed (to Officer). Private sale 150 0 0
Four bars: Asseerghur, Argaum, Gawilghur, Ara—name impressed (to Officer). Private sale 100 0 0
One bar: Corygaum 100 0 0
Two bars: Laswarree, Battle of Delhi 55 0 0
One bar: Capture of Deig (to Officer of 8th Light Dragoons), only 48 issued to the Regiment. Private sale 50 0 0
Two bars: Laswarree, Capture of Deig. (8th Dragoons) 38 0 0
One bar: Kirkee 20 0 0
Two bars: Assaye and Nagpore 18 0 0
Two bars: Maheidpore and Nagpore 16 0 0
Two bars: Assaye and Asseerghur (Sergeant Irregular Cavalry) 15 10 0
One bar: Laswarree (Sepoy) 15 0 0
22nd Foot. One bar: Capture of Deig 75 0 0
38th Regt. Native Inf. One bar: Seetabuldee and Nagpore 74 0 0
2nd Native Infantry. One bar: Corygaum 70 0 0
94th Foot. Three bars: Asseerghur, Argaum, Gawilghur 65 0 0
Two bars: Kirkee and Poona, Corygaum 51 0 0
1st Foot. One bar: Nagpore 21 0 0
One bar: Poona 17 10 0
Horse Artillery. One bar: Poona 31 0 0
One bar: Nepaul, 1816 (Officers) 6 10 0 to 11 10 0
Native Infantry (Lieutenant). One bar: Nepaul 6 10 0 to 12 0 0
24th Foot. One bar: Nepaul 1 14 0
Sappers and Miners. One bar: Defence of Delhi 1 10 0
87th Foot. One bar: Ava, 1824-6 3 12 6
38th Foot. Two bars: Poona, Ava 23 0 0
89th Foot. One bar: Ava, 1824-6 3 17 6
Armourers' Mate. One bar: Ava (Naval) 4 12 0
Four Bars: Assaye, Argaum, Poona, Bhurtpoor 23 0 0
Three bars: Assaye, Argaum, Bhurtpoor 25 0 0
16th Light Dragoons. One bar: Bhurtpoor 3 12 6
14th Foot. One bar: Bhurtpoor 3 7 6
Native Infantry. One bar: Maheidpoor 12 10 0 to 15 10 0
11th Light Dragoons. One bar: Bhurtpoor 4 2 6
16th Lancers. One bar: Bhurtpoor 3 7 6
16th Lancers. Ghuznee, July 23rd, 1839 1 5 0 to 2 10 0
Ghuznee, Cabul, 1842 2 12 6
4th Com. 2nd Battn. Bengal Foot Artillery. Ghuznee, Cabul, 1842 5 5 0
3rd K.O. Light Dragoons. Cabul, 1842 2 8 0
40th Regt. Cabul, 1842 2 2 0 to 3 10 0
1st Troop Horse Brigade, Bombay Artillery. Ghuznee, Cabul, 1842: two wreaths 4 0 0
H.M. 40th Regt. Candahar, 1842 7 0 0
2nd Battn. Artillery. Candahar, 1842 1 10 0
Kelat-i-Ghilzie, 1842 14 0 0
Jellalabad, April 7th, 1842. First type, Mural crown, XIII. P.A.L.I. 7 15 0 to 13 10 0
Jellalabad, April 7th, 1842. Second type, "Flying Victory," to XIII. P.A.L.I. 15 0 0
40th Regt. Candahar, Ghuznee, Cabul, 1842 2 8 0 to 2 15 0
Meeanee, 1843 7 10 0
Meeanee (Major) 20 0 0
Meeanee (Officer) 23 0 0
22nd Regt. Meeanee. Hyderabad, 1843 3 10 0 to 4 4 0
1st Troop Horse Artillery. Hyderabad, 1843 5 0 0
Sutlej Campaign (Quartermaster-Sergeant). Three bars: Ferozeshuhur, Aliwal, Sobraon, 1845 2 17 6
3rd Light Dragoons. Sutlej Campaign. Two bars: Ferozeshuhur, Sobraon 2 2 0
50th Regt. Sutlej. Three bars: Ferozeshuhur, Sobraon, Aliwal 2 2 0
44th Regt. N.I. (Assistant Surgeon). Ferozeshuhur 2 18 0
3rd Light Dragoons. Moodkee, 1845. Two bars: Ferozeshuhur, Sobraon 3 3 0
31st Regt. Moodkee. Three bars: Ferozeshuhur, Aliwal, Sobraon 3 0 0
Naval Meeanee, 1843
Private Sale 45 0 0
New Zealand Medals
Naval
1845-6 3 10 0 to 4 0 0
1860-1 1 10 0 to 2 10 0
1863-4 1 0 0 to 1 10 0
Military
2nd Coast Brigade R.A. 1860-5 2 10 0 to 3 5 0
12th Regt. 1860-6 8 0 0
18th Royal Irish Rifles. 1863-6 1 0 0 to 1 15 0
2nd 14th Regt. 1861-6 1 0 0 to 1 10 0
40th Regt. 1860-4 3 7 6 to 3 15 0
40th Regt. 1863-4 1 1 0 to 2 10 0
70th Regt. 1863-5 1 5 0
Royal Artillery. 1863-6 1 5 0 to 1 15 0
Military Train. 1864 3 2 6 to 3 15 0
43rd Light Infantry. 1864-6 1 7 0 to 1 10 0
57th Regt. 1865-6 2 0 0 to 2 10 0
65th Regt. 1860-1-5 2 10 0
65th Regt. 1865 6 0 0
China Medals
China, 1842. Lieutenant 26th Regt. Foot 2 2 0
China, 1842. A.B. Naval 0 10 0 to 0 18 6
China, 1857. Two bars: Unnamed 0 12 6 to 0 15 0
China, 1860. Two bars: Unnamed 0 12 6 to 0 15 0
China, 1860. One bar: Taku Forts, 1860: Acting Master H.M.S. "Bernici," I.N. 1 10 0
China, 1900. One bar: Defence of Legations. Lance-Corporal R.M.L.I. 9 10 0
Defence of Legations. Private Sale. (Naval) 10 5 0
China, 1900. Relief of Pekin. (Naval) 0 15 0
China, 1900. No bar. (Naval) 0 7 6
China, 1900. No bar. Nurse 0 15 0
Crimea Medals
Military
1st Royal Dragoons, Heavy Brigade (Quartermaster). Three bars: Balaklava, Inkermann, Sebastopol, Turkish Crimea medal, and Miniature medals of same 6 5 0
17th Lancers, Light Brigade. Four bars: Alma, Balaklava, Inkermann, Sebastopol, and Turkish medal 5 5 0
Grenadier Guards. One bar: Inkermann 0 8 6
Coldstream Guards (Sergeant). Four bars: Alma, Balaklava, Inkermann, Sebastopol 1 10 0 to 1 15 0
Coldstream Guards (Private). Four bars: Alma, Balaklava, Inkermann, Sebastopol 1 7 0 to 1 12 0
2nd Dragoon Guards. One bar: Balaklava 0 15 0 to 1 5 0
2nd Dragoons, Heavy Brigade. Three bars: Balaklava, Inkermann, Sebastopol; Turkish Crimea and Long Service medal 2 10 0
8th Hussars. One bar: Inkermann 0 7 6
18th Regt. (Drum-major). One bar: Sebastopol 0 12 0
Royal Artillery (Gunner). Two bars: Inkermann, Sebastopol 0 17 0
55th Regt. One bar: Sebastopol 0 5 0
57th Regt. Two bars: Balaklava, Inkermann 1 0 0
79th Cameron Highlanders. Two bars: Balaklava, Sebastopol 1 5 0
Turkish Contingent (English Surgeon). Turkish Crimea 0 15 0
Naval
One bar: Sebastopol. Schoolmaster 0 16 0
One bar: Inkermann (A.B.) 0 12 0
Two bars: Inkermann, Sebastopol (A.B.) 0 10 0
Two bars: Inkermann, Sebastopol (Boy) 0 15 0
Indian Mutiny Medals
1st Battn. 5th Fusiliers. Two bars: Defence of Lucknow, 1857 2 4 0
9th Lancers. Three bars: Delhi, Relief of Lucknow, Lucknow 2 2 0 to 2 12 0
32nd Light Infantry. One bar: Defence of Lucknow 1 16 0
78th Highlanders. Defence of Lucknow 1 12 0
84th Regt. (Corporal). Defence of Lucknow, Lucknow 1 15 0
90th Light Infantry. Two bars: Defence of Lucknow 1 15 0
Royal Horse Artillery (Lieutenant). Two bars: Lucknow, Relief of Lucknow 4 12 6
1st Sikhs Infantry (Assistant Surgeon). No bar 2 18 0
Naval Brigade
A. B. "Pearl." No bar 1 16 0
A.B. 1st Naval Brigade H.M.P.V., "Calcutta" 2 4 0
A. B. "Shannon." No bar 1 12 0
A.B. "Shannon," 1857. Two bars: Lucknow, Relief of Lucknow 2 14 0
A.B. "Shannon," 1857. One bar: Lucknow, "Shannon" 5 5 0
African Medals
2nd Regt. South Africa, 1853 0 12 6 to 0 15 0
South Africa, 1853. (Naval) 0 15 0
H.M.S. "Bittern." One bar: Commassie, 1873 0 15 0
42nd Black Watch. One bar: Commassie 0 12 6 to 1 0 0
1st Royal Highlanders. Five bars: Egypt, 1882; Tel-el-Kebir; Suakin; 1884; El Teb, The Nile, 1884-5; Kirbekan 3 3 0
Gordon Highlanders. Four bars: Egypt, 1882; Tel-el-Kebir, Suakin, 1884-5; Khedive's Bronze Star. Long Service medal 1 8 0
1st Royal Highlanders (Black Watch). Two bars: Tel-el-Kebir, Suakin, 1884 0 10 6
1st Royal Highlanders. Two bars: El Teb, The Nile, 1884-5 0 12 6
1st Royal Highlanders. Two bars: El Teb, Tamaai 0 14 0
1st Royal Highlanders. Five bars: Tel-el-Kebir; Suakin, 1884, El Teb; The Nile, 1884-5; Kirbekan 3 10 0
Royal Artillery (Gunner). Three bars: Suakin, 1884; El Teb; The Nile, 1884-5 1 0 0
Naval. One bar: Witu, 1890 1 1 0
Victoria Column (Trooper). British South Africa Co.'s medal for Matabeleland, 1893 2 2 0
Raaf's Column (Trooper). Matabeleland, 1893, with bar: Rhodesia, 1896. (In 1901 a medal of this kind realised at auction £10) 3 5 0
32nd Bengal Infantry (Sepoy). Central Africa, 1893, with swivel and ring suspender 3 0 0
Royal Engineers (Sergeant). West Africa. One bar: 1893-4 2 18 0
B.C.A. Rifles. Central Africa. One bar: 1894-8 13 13 0
2nd York and Lancs Regt. British South Africa Co.'s medal for Rhodesia, 1896 1 10 0
Kimberley Regt. (Lieutenant). Cape General Service. One bar: Bechuanaland 1896-7 3 0 0
Cape Mounted Rifles. Cape General Service. One bar: Bechuanaland 1 13 0
P.A. Guards. One bar: Basutoland, 1896-7 1 16 0
Cape Town Rangers. Cape Colony Service medal. Two bars: Transkei, 1896-7; Basutoland 2 12 0
D.E.O.V.R. Cape General Service. One bar: Basutoland, 1896-7 1 8 0
Raaf's Column. British South Africa Co.'s medal for Matabeleland. One bar: Rhodesia, 1896 4 15 0
Gwelo Volunteers (Trooper). British South Africa's Co.'s medal for Rhodesia, 1896. One bar: Mashonaland, 1897 2 8 0
Transport (Corporal). Two bars: Transkei, Bechuanaland, 1896-7 4 5 0
P.A. Guards. Cape General Service. One bar: Bechuanaland, 1896-7 2 0 0
Niger Coast Protectorate (Lieutenant). West Africa. One bar: Benin, 1897 1 16 0
H.M.S. "St. George" (Gunner R.M.A.). West Africa. One bar: Benin, 1897 0 15 6
British South African Police. Mashonaland, 1897 2 12 6
27th Bombay Light Infantry. East and Central Africa. One bar: Uganda, 1897-8 1 12 0
Africa Field Force (Doctor). Ashanti, 1900 3 17 6
West Africa Field Force. Ashanti, 1900. One bar: Kumassi 2 7 6 to 2 17 6
Nigeria Regt. African General Service medal. One bar: North Nigeria, 1900-1 1 6 0
16th Bombay Light Infantry. One bar: Jubaland, 1900-1 1 6 0
Naval. One bar: Jubaland, 1900-1 0 15 0 to 1 4 0
Lagos Battn. West Africa Field Force. Two bars: Aro, 1901-2; North Nigeria, 1903 2 10 0
Royal Warwick Regt. One bar: Somaliland, 1902-4 1 2 0
52nd Sikhs. Africa General Service medal. Two bars: Somaliland, 1902-4; Jidballi 0 17 0 to 1 1 0
Nigeria Regt. One bar: North Nigeria, 1902 1 7 0
1/A Northern Nigeria Regt. (Gunner). Two bars: Northern Nigeria, 1903-4: Nigeria, 1904 4 0 0
P.C.E. A.P.F. One bar: East Africa, 1905 3 5 0
3rd King's African Rifles (A.G.S.). One bar: East Africa, 1906 3 0 0
Southern Nigeria Regt. One bar: West Africa, 1906 3 3 0
Northern D. M. Rifles. Natal Rebellion. One bar: 1906 1 0 0
H.M.S. "Hyacinth" (A.B.). One bar: Somaliland, 1908-10 2 4 0
H.M.S. "Fox." One bar: Somaliland, 1908-10 2 0 0
The British Niger Co.'s Bronze medal with bar, Nigeria, 1886-97 2 10 0
H.M.S. "Sparrow" (A.B.). Two bars: Witu, 1891-2; August, 1893 2 10 0
H.M.S. "Swallow" (R.M.). West Africa. One bar: Witu, August 1893 1 16 0
H.M.S. "Swallow." One bar: Witu, August 1893 1 6 0
H.M.S. "Electo." Two bars: Gambia, 1894; Benin, 1897 1 10 0
One bar: Gambia, 1894 0 15 0
H.M.S. "Forte" (A.B.). One bar: Gambia. Only 15 issued to officers, and 22 to men 8 0 0
West India Regt. One bar: Gambia 1 0 0 to 1 5 0
H.M.S. "Barossa." Two bars: Brass River, 1895; Benin, 1897. (The medal with same bars to same ship realised £5 7s. 6d. in 1901) 1 5 0
H.M.S. "Philomel." Somaliland, 1908-10 3 10 0
3rd King's African Rifles (A.G.S.). Two bars: East Africa, 1906, Somaliland, 1908-10 4 0 0
Canada Medals for 1866-70
25th Regt. One bar: Fenian Raid, 1866 1 18 0
Light Infantry. One bar: Fenian Raid, 1866 1 15 0
1st Rifle Brigade. Two bars: Fenian Raid, 1866; Fenian Raid, 1870 3 10 0
7th Royal Fusiliers. One bar: Fenian Raid, 1866. Bugler 1 8 0
Montreal G.A. One bar: Fenian Raid, 1870. Gunner 2 0 0
North-West Canada, 1885 Medal
One bar: Saskatchewan (Bugler) 2 0 0
One bar: Saskatchewan (Naval), awarded to men from the steamer "Northcote" who took part in the Battle of Batouche. (Rare) 10 10 0
Boer War Medals
H.M.S. "Powerful" (A.B.). Five bars: Belmont, Modder River, Relief of Kimberley, Paardeberg, Driefontein 2 5 0
H.M.S. "Doris" (A.B.). Five bars: Cape Colony, Paardeberg, Driefontein, Diamond Hill, Belfast 1 18 0
Cape Mounted Rifles. Four bars: Cape Colony, Wepener, Transvaal, Wittebergen 1 11 0
Horse Artillery (Gunner). Three bars: Cape Colony, Orange Free State, Transvaal 1 10 0
Lancs Fusiliers. Seven bars: 1900 0 17 6
Dublin Fusiliers. Six bars: 1900 0 10 0 to 0 15 0
Rhodesia Regt. (Trooper). Four bars: Rhodesia. Relief of Mafeking, Orange Free State, Transvaal 1 15 0
South African Corps (Captain). Two bars: Relief of Mafeking, Transvaal; and British South Africa Co.'s medal for Rhodesia, 1896 4 5 0
Royal Welsh Fusiliers. Four bars: Relief of Mafeking, Tugela Heights, Relief of Ladysmith, Transvaal 1 16 0
British South African Police (Trooper). One bar: Defence of Mafeking 3 0 0
K.R.R.C. Eight bars: Cape Colony, Tugela Heights, Orange Free State, Relief of Ladysmith, Laing's Nek, Belfast, S. Africa, 1901, S. Africa, 1902 1 6 0
Brabant's Horse. Five bars: Cape Colony, Wepener, Wittebergen, Belfast, South Africa, 1902 1 18 0
Brabant's Horse (Corporal). Four bars: Cape Colony, Wepener, Wittebergen, Belfast 2 2 0
Brabant's Horse (Lieutenant). Two bars: Cape Colony, Wepener 3 12 0
Two bars: Defence of Ladysmith and Elandslaagte (realised as much as £3 2s. 6d. in 1905) 1 1 0 to 1 5 0
Leicester Regt. Three bars: Cape Colony, Laing's Nek, Belfast. Egyptian Medal. Two bars: The Nile, 1884-5; Abu Klea and Khedive's Bronze Star 1 6 0
Modern Indian Medals
43rd Regt. Native Infantry. One bar: Naga, 1879-80 1 10 0
44th Regt. Native Infantry 1 14 0 to 2 2 0
One bar: Persia 0 9 6 to 0 10 6
One bar: Jowaki, 1877-8 0 10 0 to 0 12 0
One bar: North-West Frontier 0 10 6 to 1 0 0
One bar: North-West Frontier, 1908 0 9 6 to 0 12 6
4th Battn. K.R.R.C. One bar: Lushai, 1889-92 1 14 0
One bar: Looshai 1 10 0 to 2 2 0
2nd Kashmir Infantry. Hunza, 1891 3 5 0
3rd Kashmir Infantry. Hunza, 1891 3 7 6
Muleteer, Peshawar Transport. Hunza, 1891 3 0 0
Bronze Collar badge for Hunza, Naga Expedition, 1891 1 10 0
Defence of Chitral, 1895. Maharajah of Kashmir's bronze medal for Chitral, 1895 4 0 0
Warwick Regt. One bar: North-West Frontier, 1908 0 14 0
Abor, 1911 3 3 0 to 4 4 0
Victoria Cross
The following are a few prices realised in the sale-room: £43 (Lieutenant); £47 (Gunner), R.A.; £50, Argyll and Sutherlands; £53, Madras Fusiliers; £58, 65th Regt.; £54 (Sergeant-Major), 37th B.N.I.; £61, 2nd Dragoons; £62, with Crimean Medals, Grenadier Guards; £67, and Mutiny Medal, 9th Lancers, £67; £80, 49th Regt. (said to be second issued); £85 with Mutiny Medal and three bars, 9th Lancers; V.C. and South Africa Medal to Rorke's Drift hero, £95, 24th Regt.; 145 guineas for group of seven medals including V.C., 8th Lancers, and a V.C. won before Sebastopol, £175; a Naval V.C. has realised £170 at auction.
Conspicuous Gallantry Medal
Together with Ashantee Medal to Naval Gunner. Private Sale 40 0 0
Distinguished Service Order
2nd W. Riding Regt. (Victorian) 7 10 0
Order of Merit
1st Class (gold, enamelled decoration) for Conspicuous Gallantry in the Field 8 10 0
2nd Class (Gold, Enamelled Centre) 3 10 0 to 4 10 0
3rd Class (entirely silver and centre enamelled) 2 10 0 to 3 10 0
These orders have realised as much as £58, £40, and £35, according to class.
Royal Red Cross
For services in Crimea 10 10 0
The Albert Medal
1st Class, gold, for Gallantry in saving life on land 75 0 0
Groups
Gold Cross for Fuentes d'Onor, Badajoz, Ciudad Rodrigo, Orthes; the Gold Medal with bars for Badajoz and Ciudad Rodrigo, Peninsular Medal with three bars and gold badge of Military Companies of the Order of the Bath, to Lieutenant-Colonel Russell Manners, C.B., 74th Foot 600 0 0
15th Light Dragoons. Waterloo Medal and three-bar Peninsular 20 0 0 to 30 0 0
6th Foot (Lieutenant). Five-bar Peninsular Medal with Gold Order of Knight of Hanover 28 0 0
Two Naval, Mutiny, with two bars: Lucknow, Relief of Lucknow. Baltic, 1854-5. To Midshipman who became M.P. 17 0 0
One bar: Aro, 1901-2: and West Africa medal. One bar: 1897-8. West Africa Field Force 2 0 0
Three to Private, P. A. L. I.: Ghuznee, July 23rd, 1839, Cabul, 1842; Jellalabad, April 7th, 1842, first issue 7 5 0
13th Regt. (Sergeant-Major). Ghuznee, 1839; Cabul, 1842; Jellalabad, 1843; and Meritorious Service Medal 41 0 0
13th Light Infantry. Jellalabad, 1842, with Mural Crown and Indian Mutiny medal. 5 0 0
Three to Colour-Sergeant, 31st Regt.: Cabul, 1842; Sutlej, three bars: Ferozeshuhur, Aliwal, Sobraon; Meritorious Service. 6 10 0
Two to 43rd Regt.: Kelat-i-Ghilzie, 1842; Ghuznee, Cabul, 1842—two wreaths 5 5 0
Two to Gunner, 2nd Battn. Bengal Artillery: Meeanee, Hyderabad, 1843; Indian Mutiny. Three bars: Delhi, Relief of Lucknow, Lucknow 8 5 0
Two to Riding-master, 2nd Brigade Horse Artillery: Punniar Star, December 29th, 1843; Sutlej medal, Ferozeshuhur, 1843: one bar: Sobraon 5 15 0
Two to Lieutenant, 10th Foot: Sobraon, 1846; Punjab, two bars: Goojerat, Mooltan 5 10 0
Three to Sergeant, H.M. 101st Regt.: Indian General Service, one bar: Umbeyla, 1864; Distinguished Conduct in the Field; Meritorious Service 10 10 0
Four to 1st Cameron Highlanders: The Sudan: Two bars: The Atbara, Khartoum; English Sudan; Boer War: Four bars: Cape Colony, Orange Free State, Transvaal; King's medal 1 7 6
Two, 1895, Defence of Chitral: Maharajah of Kashmir's bronze medal, Chitral, 1895 4 0 0
Three to Able Seaman: West African, Gambia, 1894; Benin River, 1894; Brass River, 1895; Boer War; China, 1900 4 0 0
New Zealand Volunteers, Silver medal for 12 years' service to Lieutenant, New Zealand Field Artillery. Boer War medal to same recipient as Private, N.Z. Mounted Rifles 6 0 0
66th Foot. Afghan, Kandahar, and Distinguished Conduct Medal, July 14th, 1880. For the Battle of Maiwand 6 15 0
1st Connaught Rangers (Sergeant-Major). Five bars: Cape Colony, Tugela Heights, Orange Free State, Relief of Ladysmith, Transvaal, and Medal for Distinguished Conduct in the Field 6 0 0
Hampshire Regt. (Sergeant). Four bars: Relief of Kimberley, Paardeberg, Johannesburg, Wittebergen, and West Africa Medal, one bar: 1897-8 3 3 0
North-West Frontier, 1908. King George V, Delhi Durbar medal, December 12th, 1911 (both to Gunner) 4 0 0
Miscellaneous Medals
Large silver medal. Naval Reward. Struck for distribution amongst those who had commanded the royal forces and fleets which opposed the double invasion of Monmouth and Argyle 13 10 0
Large Silver Medal, Charles II 4 10 0 to 6 6 0
Oval Gold Badge, for taking of Portobello by Admiral Vernon 10 0 0
American Indian Chief's large silver medal, bust of King George III in armour 15 0 0
American Indian Chief's medal. Obverse: Bust of George III, 1794. Reverse: Royal Arms 2 2 0 to 5 0 0
Gold Medal and Chain given by German Emperor to eight officers of the 15th Light Dragoons, for "brilliant and important services" at Villiers-en-Couche (near Cambray), April 24th, 1794 260 0 0
Order of Dooranée. 3rd Class. Private sale 45 0 0
Highland Society's Silver Medal, for Egypt, 1801 2 7 6
Medal for Coorg, April 1837 26 0 0
Defence of Kars (Turkish) 1 0 0 to 1 5 0
Defence of Silistria (Turkish) 0 17 6 to 1 5 0
George V Special Reserve medal for Long Service and Good Conduct 0 15 0
George V Indian Volunteer Forces Officer's decoration 1 10 0
Naval Best Shot 3 3 0 to 4 10 0