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Date Sold	Category	Lot	Description	Sale Price
03/12/2023 Auction 183	Medals	Lot 763	Liverpool Shipwreck group of 8 medals to Captain Robert Capper, comprising Liverpool Shipwreck and Humane Society medals (2) in silver and gold, Spanish Life Saving Medals (one gold), a Lloyd's Medal for Saving Life, a Distinguished Service Cross, George V type, in silver, hallmarked, a Mercantile Marine medal, in bronze, Royal Naval Reserve Decoration in silver, hallmarked, World War I 1914-1918 Medal. EF to GEF three with boxes. 'The Balmes' a cargo steamer of 3794 tons left Havana on 5/11/1913 bound for Cadiz and Barcelona, she had 103 passengers and 55 crew on board with a cargo of cotton and rum. A fire was discovered on board and an SOS was answered by Captain Capper of the 'Pannonia' which was bound for New York, arriving on the scene on Thursday, the day after the fire was discovered. The passengers were evacuated successfully. The ship then escorted the burning ship to Bermuda before resuming her journey to New York. During World War I, Captain Capper had been in command of S.S. Ausonia and was torpedoed 600 miles from the nearest port. 7 boats were launched, 5 survived the hazardous journey back to Liverpool. The DSC was awarded on 7/8/1918. Sold with numerous documemtation, copies of reports of the incident, including copies of the London Gazette and supplement reporting the award of the DSC More medals like this	£4,200
03/12/2023 Auction 183	Medals	Lot 728	Mercantile Marine Service Association Medal - Liverpool School Frigate H.M.S. Conway, The King's Medal 44mm diameter in 22 carat gold, 56.85 grammes, Obverse: George V Military Bust by B.Mackennal, Reverse: A wreath, HIS MAJESTY THE KING'S MEDAL within: MERCANTILE MARINE SERVICE ASSOCIATION LIVERPOOL SCHOOL FRIGATE H.M.S. 'CONWAY', edge : WILLIAM RONALD HARLEY 1930, EF with some hairlines, in the original red fitted case More medals like this	£3,200
04/09/2022 Auction 178	Medals	Lot 840	World War I group of four, awarded to 795 Dvr. Robert Dean R.A. comprising Mercantile Marine Medal GVF, Territorial Force War Medal EF, British War Medal 1914-1918 NEF, and Victory Medal , along with silver War Badge, Royal Artillery cap badge and Imperial Service badge. Come with photocopied Medal Roll for the War Badge to a Robert Dean, with an accompanying letter stating there were two Merchant Seamen of this name More medals like this	£200
04/09/2022 Auction 178	Medals	Lot 836	Mercantile Marine Medal and World War I British War Medal pair to Harold W. Cummins, NEF, the first with some light surface residue, the second with some hairlines, along with Christmas 1914 tin VF More medals like this	£85
04/09/2022 Auction 178	Medals	Lot 835	Mercantile Marine Medal and World War I British War Medal pair to Arthur H. Parkinson, the first EF with traces of lustre and some contact marks, the second NEF, comes with paperwork 'Authority to wear' War Medals For The Mercantile Marine' More medals like this	£48
04/09/2022 Auction 178	Medals	Lot 863	World War I, Mercantile Marine Medal, awarded to John Tansey, EF. More medals like this	£20
04/09/2022 Auction 178	Medals	Lot 646	Continuous Certificate of Discharge, along with papers regarding the death of Fireman W.Nichol, of the S.S. Barbadian, and Board of Trade letter showing entitlement to the Mercantile Marine Medal had he lived. More medals like this	£15
05/06/2022 Auction 177	Medals	Lot 832	World War I a group of three awarded to Lieu. T. H. Speak R.N.R. comprising British War Medal, Victory Medal and Mercantile Marine Medal EF to GEF, World War I a pair British War Medal and Victory Medal awarded to G-12994 Pte. W.T. Court E. Kent. R., NEF to EF, a World War I Cap badge - Mine Clearance Service 83mm x 60mm, and George VI Coronation Medal 1937 Reverse: Britannia seated right CANADA. INDIA. S.AFRICA. AUSTRALIA. NEW ZEALAND. BRITAIN VF, and a Masonic Jewel with DEO REGI FRATRIBUS hand-inscribed on a six-pointed star, in silver gilded, maker's mark W.H.T EF boxed More medals like this	£160
05/09/2021 Auction 174	Medals	Lot 773	Naval Long Service and Good Conduct Medal awarded to JX. 153299 J.D. Whetton P.O. H.M.S. Pembroke VF/GVF with a scratch on the obverse, Mercantile Marine War Medal 1914-1918 awarded to James Byrne VF with some surface residue, World War I (4) 1914 Star awarded to CH. 5419 Sergt. A.E.H. Fowler R.M. Brigade EF with surface residue, 1914-15 Star awarded to L-11873 Gnr. F.J. Stiling R.F.A GVF, British War Medals (2) the first awarded to 13024 Pte. G. Chadbourne Notts. & Derby. R. VF, the second awarded to 54406 Pte. J. Ramsey R. Fus.GVF/NEF More medals like this	£160
02/09/2018 Auction 162	Medals	Lot 960	First World War Medals (10), 1914-15 Star (S-4388 Pte. W. McLuskie A. & S. Highrs), British War medal (172105 Gnr. J.O.Thomas R.A.), Mercantile Marine War Medals (2). (Homer Renshaw & Leslie ... (naming partly illegible), Victory Medals (2), (S-34652 Pte. R. Grey Rif. Brig. & R.30294 Pte. J Wilkins K.R.Rif.C., 1616 Sepoy Nanku2-67 Pjbis). Police Special Constabulary Medal with The Great War 1914-18 bar (Douglas Dowding), British Red Cross Society Medal, bronze, Memorial Plaque (Henry Grundy). Generally VF or better. (10). More medals like this	£130
02/09/2018 Auction 162	Medals	Lot 987	Mercantile Marine Medal awarded to Duncan MacQuarrie Mclean Able Seaman NVF, Able Seaman Mclean was killed in action off Cork, Ireland, 40 mile south of Ballycottin Light aboard S.S.Scottish Monarch 1/6/1915. The ship was hit by shells and was sunk. More medals like this	£42
02/09/2018 Auction 162	Medals	Lot 988	Mercantile Marine War Medal awarded to William Albert Buckley, About EF. Lost in S.S.Empire Merlin as Able Seaman on 25/8/1940 (torpedoed by U-boat) More medals like this	£40

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