World War IBritish War Medal, World War I Victory Medal, awarded to G.F.Howard L.CK. MTE. R.N and Long Service and Good Conduct medal to G.F.Howard P.O.CK. HMS Vindictive NVF to VF with ribbons, boxed
World War I Medals (15) all recipients but one, either killed in action or died of wounds, awarded to the following:- 12112 Pte. R.Phillips 15th Royal Irish Rifles (North Belfast), VF. Pte.Phillips was killed in action in France 20/1/1916 and is buried at Miraumont Communal Cemetery C.1, 16887 Pte.P.Connor 8th Regiment of Irish Fusiliers. GVF. The 8th Regiment saw action at the Battles of Guillemont and Ginchy. Pte.Connor died of wounds in France 24/6/1916. He is buried at Bethune Town Cemetery V.E.75, D-9505 Pte.W.H.Allen 4th Dragoon Guards (Royal Irish). NEF. Killed in action, Battle for La Bassee 1/11/1914, buried Ypres Menin Gate Memorial Panel 3-5.Also entitled to 1914 Star and bar. 19056 Pte.A.Nicholas 9th Devon Regiment. NEF. Pte. Nicholas was killed in action on the first day of the Battle of the Somme, France 1/7/1916. Buried Somme, Thiepval Memorial, Pier and face 1C, 2052D Seaman J.Flynn Royal Naval Reserve, H.M.S.Goliath, GVF. killed in action off Gallipoli 13/5/1915, buried at Plymouth Naval Memorial 8. HMS Goliath was sunk after being hit by three torpedoes from the Ottoman destroyer Mauvenet-i Milliye losing 570 of her 750 crew, 29447 Pte.J.Mullen R.INNES.FUS 1st Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers (Mullan on CWGC). About EF. Killed in action in France, 19/5/1917, buried Arras Memorial, Bay 6. The 1st Battalion, which had been serving in India, returned home in January 1915, it was then landed at Cape Helles, Gallipoli, as part of the 87th Brigade in the 29th Division in April 1915. It was evacuated from Gallipoli in January 1916, then landed in Marseille in March 1916 for service on the Western Front, 2nd Lieutenant A.Bartlett Royal Welsh Fusiliers, NEF. Died of Wounds as a POW France, aged 32, 12/4/1918, buried Royal Irish Rifles Graveyard, Laventie Cemetery, 2nd Lieutenant A.P.Male Machinegun Corps Officer, enlisted 13th London Regiment 25/4/1911, commissioned 3/12/1915 NEF. Killed in action Bourlon Wood 23/11/1917 on the first day of battle, buried Cambrai Memorial, Louverval, also entitled to 1914 Star and bar with 13th London Regiment, 3665 Pte.A.Rhydwen, Welsh Guards, NEF. Pte.Rhydwen was killed in action in France 3/5/1918, Buried Bienvillers Military Cemetery, Pas de Calais XVII.C.9, 4474 Sepoy Kala Khan 58th Rifles. (58th Vaughan's Rifles, Frontier Force) NEF. Killed in action, Palestine 14/4/1918. Buried Heliopolis (Port Tewfik) Memorial. 4751 Pte.J.Dowling 1st Leinster Regiment VF. Pte.Dowling died of wounds in France 15/5/1915 and is buried at Boulogne Eastern Cemetery VIII. D.7., 8841 Pte.A.Mawhenney 2nd Irish Guards (Mawhinney on CWGC website). EF. died 31/7/1917 buried Ypres, Menin Gate, Belgium (Panel 11), 8890 Pte.F.C.Brown 2nd Kings Own Royal Lancashire Regiment. NEF. Pte. Brown was born in Ahmednagar, India enlisted in Winchester, UK, and was killed in action 8/5/1915 at the second Battle of Ypres. This battle is the first recorded use of poison gas on the Western Front, and over 300 men were killed in the last German assault on Frezenberg, He is buried ay Ypres Menin Gate Memorial, Panel 12, Capt. J.M.Fonseca R.A.M.C, First Welsh Field Ambulance, 53rd Welsh Division, served in Gallipoli 1914. NEF. The 53rd Welsh Division landed at Sulva Bay 8/8/1915, with only three officers, and after 4 months became part of the Suez Canal Defence Force. World War I Victory Medal awarded to 5-2688 Pte. J.H.Boardman 1st Royal Irish Rifles. VF. Killed in action during the Battle of the Somme (Battle for Ancre Heights) 23/10/1916, buried Somme, Thiepval Memorial Pier and face 15A and 15B
World War I and World War II a group of nine to Lieut. (E) Joseph William Brand R.N, HMS Gossamer 1914-1915 Star, World War I War Medal, World War I Victory Medal, 1939-1945 Star, Atlantic Star, 1939-1945 Defence Medal, 1939-1945 World War II Medal, Long Service and Good Conduct Medal, and Distinguished Service Cross, George VI (1942), EF in presentation box, comes with photograph and copies of papers detailing the HMS Gossamer and details of the naval career of Joseph William Brand. The HMS Gosamer was a minesweeper of the Halcyon class. At the evacuation from Dunkirk Gossamer made six trips to and from that port or the beaches and brought home 3200 men. In April 1942 the Gossamer left Murmansk with two other ships of her flotilla to assist the cruiser Edinburgh which had been torpedoed. Gossamer rescued 440 survivors. Gossamer remained in North Russia and on June 24 1942 was sunk by a direct bomb during an air attack.
Guernsey/Jersey/Alderney/GB History of the Royal Navy a 10 coin set comprising Alderney £25 Gold (3) 2003 The Mary Rose, 2004 HMS Revenge, 2005 HMS Warspite, Jersey £25 Gold (3) 2003 Sovereign of the Seas, 2004 HMS Victory, 2005 HMS Conqueror, Jersey £25 Gold (3), Guernsey £25 Gold (3) 2003 The Golden Hind, 2004 HMS Invincible, 2005 HMS Ark Royal nFDC to FDC along with Half Sovereign 2006 Lustrous UNC, in the Royal Mint box, no certificates
Falkland Islands Campaign a 9-medal set in .925 silver 1982 by the Birmingham Mint each around 25 grammes Prooflike UNC in the box of issue with certificate, along with GB Five Pound Crowns (2) 2005 NelsonSilver Proof, 2005 Trafalgar Silver Proof, Gibraltar Five Pound Crowns 2005 Trafalgar 200th Anniversary (17) each in silver, nFDC to FDC along with Five Pound Crown 2005 Cupro-Nickel Prooflike UNC, in a Westminster box 13 with certificates, Guernsey, Isle of Man, and Turks and Caicos Islands Aircraft and Royal Air Force - related Silver Proof issues 1995-1998 (9, 5 with certificates) nFDC to FDC , Guernsey One Pound 1998 80th Anniversary of the Royal Air Force Silver Proof nFDC, Numismatic, Philatelic Covers in 2 Albums (52) all Nelson or Trafalgar-related, along with many World stamps, UNC as issued, GB and World (12) Canada Dollar 1965 EF, GB (9) Crowns (7) 1972 (5), 1977, 1981, Fifty Pence 1994 D-Day EF to UNC, Halfcrown 1966 VF, GB Crowns a 4-coin set 1965, 1972. 1977, 1980 UNC in a slide case, Gibraltar Five Pounds 2005 Battle of Trafalgar 200th Anniversary UNC with a piece of oak from Nelson's flagship HMS Victory UNC, USABronze medal Great Seal of New Hampshire replica undated UNC in the wallet of issue
Proof Sets (2) 1971 nFDC, Red Leather Deluxe 1999 nFDC to FDC in the cases of issue, Five Pound Crowns a 2-coin set 2005 Nelson and TrafalgarSilver Proof Piedforts, Five Pound Crowns (3) 1996 Queen Elizabeth II 70th Birthday Silver Proof, 2002 Queen Elizabeth II Golden Jubilee Silver Proof, 2008 Queen Elizabeth I 450th Anniversary of the Accession Silver Proof Piedfort, Two Pounds Britannia 2009 Silver Proof, nFDC to FDC in the cases of issue with certificates, Royal Mint Year Set 1987 UNC in the Royal Mint wallet of issue, Five Pound Crowns (4) 2000 Queen MotherCentenary, 2001 100th Anniversary of the End of the Victorian Era, 2002 Golden Jubilee, 2009 500th Anniversary of the Accession of Henry VIII, Five Pound Crowns 2005 a 2-coin set, GB/Gibraltar a 2-coin set 2005 Five Pound Crowns GB Five Pounds 2005 Trafalgar UNC, and Gibraltar Five Pounds 2005 Trafalgar Proof FDC in a Westminster box with certificate, Two Pounds 1994 Tercentenary of the Bank of England, Two Pounds a 2-coin set 2006 Brunel, The Man and His Achievements UNC in the Royal Mint wallets of issue, Farewell to the £sd Coinage Crown to Farthing (10 coins) (2 sets) UNC in slide cases, Last £sd sets (3) UNC 2 sets still sealed, Crowns () 1951 (8) UNC with seven boxed, 1953, 1965 (2), 1977, 1981 (3) UNC in slide cases, Britain's Changing Coinage - The Penny a 5-coin set George to Elizabeth II Decimal in mixed grades to UNC, The Penny Farting a 2-coin set Penny 1967 and Farthing 1952 UNC, The Farthing a 5-coin type set Victoria Veiled Head to Elizabeth II in mixed grades, Numismatic Covers (2) Five Pound Crown 2001 Cupro-Nickel UNC with stamps on the envelope of issue, Two Pounds 1994 Tercentenary of the Bank of England UNC with stamps on the envelope of issue, Coin and Banknote Set Jersey 1995 50th Anniversary of the Liberation of Jersey Two Pounds 1995 Cupro-Nickel and One Pound Banknote UNC in the wallet of issue, Toy Money One Penny 1902 by Lauer UNC, Fantasy issue Maundy Set Edward VIII 1936 Lustrous UNC, Fantasy issue Silver Threepence 1945 as the currency design, the obverse and reverse by P.Metcalfe Lustrous UNC, Five Pound Crowns (4) 1999 Millennium, 2009 Henry VIII 500th Anniversary of His Accession, 2010 350th Anniversary of the Restoration of the Monarchy Cupro-Nickel Proofs FDC, Isle of Man Crowns 2000 (2) The Life and Times of the Queen Mother Victory Visit to the Isle of Man and Coronation of King George VI Silver Proofs FDC in capsules, Gibraltar Halfcrown 1993 Warships of World War II - HMS Hood, in Silver Prooflike UNC, Guernsey Five Pound Crown 2001 100th Anniversary of the Death of Queen Victoria Proof nFDC in capsule, Fantasy Medal The Voyage of the Titanic Crown-sized the ship gold plated Prooflike UNC in capsule, Royal Mail Books of Stamps (6) Royal Navy Uniforms (1p x2, First Class x2, 17p x4, 90p x5), British Design Classics (First Class x14, 16p x4, 50p x4), Penny Black Stamp (First Class x5, 17p x4, 20p x8, 22p x2, 56p x1, 62p x2, 81p x1, 90p x1), Battle of Trafalgar 1805-2005 (First Class x9, 42p x2, 50p x2, 68p x4), Victoria Cross 1856-2006 (20p x4, First Class x6, 50p x 4, 64p x2, 72p x2), and Isambard Kingdom Brunel 1806-2006 (First Class x5, 35p x2, 40p x3, 42p x1, 47p x2, 60p x1, 68p x3) in the books as issued
Proof Set Red Leather Deluxe 2001 FDC in the case of issue with booklet (case catch broken). Five Pound Crowns 1999 Millennium, UNC in the wallet of issue, Royal Mint Year Set 2000, UNC in the Royal Mint wallet of issue, Fifty Pence 2006 a 2-coin set Victoria Cross- The Award and the Heroic Acts UNC in the Royal Mint folder of issue, Crowns 1981 (2) Royal Wedding of Prince Charles and Lady Diana Spencer UNC, one on the Royal Mint card of issue, the other in a slide case, Five Pound Crowns (3) 1999 Diana Memorial UNC, 2000 Queen Mother 100th Birthday, 2001 Centenary of the End of the Victorian Era UNC in slide cases, Medals Royal Wedding Eyewitness Medal Prince Charles and Lady Diana Spencer, Crown-sized in silver FDC boxed with certificate, Medal 2000 The Queen Mother 100th Birthday Commemorative Medal Crown-sized in silver Franklin Mint FDC in the box of issue with certificate, Royal Mint 25 Euro 1996 Fantasy HMS Victory UNC in the Royal Mint box, Medals (3) Millennium 2000 Millennium Dome Greenwich in gold plated base metal (2) UNC in slide cases, Tower Mint Royal Wedding of Prince Charles and Lady Diana Spencer 1981 - Broadlands, The Home of Lord Mountbatten, 45mm diameter in NickelSilver, UNC in the Tower Mint box of issue, The Royal Christening Spoon 1982 Prince William, in silver by Franklin Mint UNC boxed with certificate, GB and World Numismatic and First Day Covers in 14 albums includes The Royal Family (4 albums - 96 covers plus stamps on sheets ), The Millennium (3 Albums - 53 covers), Various Subjects (7 albums - 234 covers plus many stamp sheets) UNC in albums and some in self adhesive photo albums (Total weight over 27 Kilos)
Guernsey Gold £25 1999 Sir Winston Churchill Proof FDC in a Westminster box with certificate, Jersey Gold £25 2004 HMS Victory Proof FDC in a Westminster box with certificate, Jersey Gold £25 2003 Golden Jubilee Proof FDC in the box of issue with certificate
Guernsey/Jersey/Alderney 2004 Five Pound Crowns a 3-coin set 150th Anniversary of the Crimean War Silver Proofs with coloured reverses FDC with miniature replica medal in the black case of issue with certificate, Royal Air Force/Royal Navy/British Army Stamps and Miniature Medals a 3-part set UNC as issued in Royal Mail/Royal Mint boxes, Silver Britannia Ingot Ring with four official hallmarks and a Britannia image, boxed with Royal Mint certificate, Silver Ingot pendant, issued by the Royal Mint, containing copper taken from the HMS Victory, in a Royal Mint box with certificate, Silver Ingot pendant, with a 'Three Lions' logo and four signatures on the reverse, in a Royal Mint box with no certificate
One Pound a 4-coin set 1999-2002 Frosted Finish Silver Proofs FDC in the case of issue with certificates, Guernsey (3) Five Pound Crown 2002 Golden Jubilee Gold plated cupro-nickel UNC, Five Pound Crown 2001 Century of the Monarchy UNC, 1998 80th Anniversary of the Air Force UNC, 25 Euro Lord NelsonHMS Victory Gold plated UNC
GB Five Pound Crowns a 2-coin set 2005 Nelson and TrafalgarSilver Proof Piedforts FDC in the case of issue with certificate, Crown 1818LIX NVF scratched in a London Mint box with certificate, Isle of Man 2005 The Copper Inlaid HMS Victory Coin Set comprising Crown 2005 Silver Proof and a piece of original copper from the hull of the HMS Victory in the Pobjoy Mint box with certificate, Tristan da Cunha Double Crown 2011 Prince William and Catherine Middleton Silver Proof FDC in a London Mint box with certificate, GB Two Pounds Olympic Handover UNC on the Royal Mint card of issue, Gibraltar Crown 2004 D-Day Presentation Pack UNC as issued, Tristan da Cunha Crown 2006 Queen Elizabeth II 80th Birthday UNC on the card of issue, Medals (3) The Changing Face of Britain's Coinage undated (2009) in .958 silver, Tristan da Cunha 2010 Vivat Regina Reverse Silver Proof in a London Mint box, Prince William and Catherine Middleton 2011 in silver gold layered Proof FDC in the London Mint box of issue with certificate
GibraltarTrafalgar 200th Anniversary an 18-coin set 2005 comprising 15 different Crown-sized pieces depicting famous figures and events of the battleSilver Proof FDC; along with GB Five Pound Crown 2005 Trafalgar Silver Proof and Isle of Man Five Pound Crown 2005 Trafalgar FDC in two Westminster boxes with some certificates; and Gibraltar Five Pound Crown 2005 in Royal Mint Pack with a piece of oak from Nelson's flagship HMS Victory UNC as issued
The History of the Royal Navy Gold Proof Collection a 10-coin set 2003-2005 comprising GB Sovereign 2005, Guernsey £25 (3) 2003 The Golden Hind, 2004 HMS Invincible, 2005 HMS Ark Royal, Alderney £25 (3) 2003 The Mary Rose, 2004 HMS Revenge, 2005 HMS Warspite, Jersey £25 (3) 2003 Sovereign of the Seas, 2004 HMS Victory, 2005 HMS Conqueror FDC in the wooden box of issue with certificates
World Silver Crown-size (12) Australia (2) Kangaroo Dollar 2007, Kookaburra Dollar 2006, GB Two Pounds Britannia 2006, China 10 Yuan (3) 2003, 2006 (2), Cook Islands Dollar 2005 Trafalgar (2) each with a coloured inset of a portrait of Nelson, Gibraltar Five Pounds 2005 Trafalgar, Niue 10 Dollars 1992 Cook's Pacific Voyage, Jersey Five Pounds 2004 History of the Royal NavyHMS Victory, Tonga Pa'Anga 1992 Olympics 1996, nFDC-FDC in a presentation box
World War I group of three , British War Medal, Victory Medal and Long Service and Good Conduct medal plus Death Plaque , Cecil George Skeates Chief Stoker 295757 HMS Glasgow died 17th October 1918, along with copies of Paperwork showing history of Naval service and also paperwork from the Commonwealth War Graves Commission website
Alderney/Guernsey/Jersey 'The History of The Royal Navy Collection' a 9-coin set in Gold comprising Alderney Gold £25 (3) 2003 The Mary Rose, 2004 HMS Revenge, 2005 HMS Warspite, Guernsey Gold £25 (3) 2003 The Golden Hind, 2004 HMS Invincible, 2005 HMS Ark Royal, Jersey Gold £25 (3) 2003 Sovereign of the Seas, 2004 HMS Victory, 2005 HMS Conqueror, plus GB Half Sovereign 2005 BU all housed in a wooden box with certificates and booklet, the box with slight damage to the top
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