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438
1914-1918: Victory Medals to the Royal Irish Rifles and Royal Irish
Fusiliers
Two Victory Medals issued to brothers, the first 9050 Pte. R. J. Oliver Royal
Irish Rifles. The second 11608 Cpl. D. Oliver Royal Irish Fusiliers. Both
officially named but the second with forename initial erased. (2 items)
€
50-
€
70 (£40-£60 approx)
439
1914-1918: Memorial Scroll to Lieutenant M. M. A. Lillis Royal Flying
Corps
Framed Memorial Scroll issued to the family of Lieutenant Martin Michael
Arthur Lillis Royal Irish Regiment attached Royal Flying Corps who was
killed in action on 11 April 1917 Son of Thomas Barry Lillis and Anne
Victoria Lillis, of Carrig, Queenstown, Co. Cork. Born at Monkstown, Co.
Dublin. Also with a related unidentified framed photograph of a Royal Army
Medical Corps officer. (2 items)
€
150-
€
200 (£130-£170 approx)
440
1914-1918: Royal Air Force and Merchant Navy First World War medal
group
An unusual group comprising of British War Medal and Victory Medal
officially named to 80774 Corporal F. J. Mitchell Royal Air Force and
Mercantile Marine War Medal officially named to Frederick J. Mitchell.
Together with a miniature Mercantile Marine War Medal.
€
150-
€
200 (£130-£170 approx)
441
1914-1918: Royal Irish Rifles 1914-15 Star, British War Medal & Victory
Medal
1914-15 Star Trio all officially named to 12277 Private F. Ground Royal Irish
Rifles. Frederick Ground was a member of the 8th (East Belfast) Battalion of
the regiment
€
120-
€
150 (£100-£130 approx)
442
1914-1918: Territorial Force War Medal group to Royal Artillery
British War Medal, Victory Medal and Territorial Force War Medal officially
named to 118851 Bombardier W. H. Izatt Royal Artillery. Only entitlement.
€
200-
€
300 (£170-£250 approx)
443
1918: General Service Medal to the 45th Sikh Regiment
GV General Service Medal, two clasps Iraq and Kurdistan, officially named
to 2113 Sepoy Rakha Singh 45th Sikhs.
€
80-
€
120 (£70-£100 approx)
444
1939-45: Bomber Command Air Crew Europe casualty medal group
1939-45 Star, Air Crew Europe Star, 1939-45 War Medal, all unnamed as
issued. Together with original medal compliments slip issued to the family
of Sergeant E. J. Rapley, original letter dated 31 August 1942 to the widow
of Sergeant Rapley and two small snapshot photographs of the medal
recipient in uniform. Eric John Rapley, a member of 7 Squadron Royal Air
Force Volunteer Reserve was killed on 11 May 1941 when his plane, which
was on a bombing mission to Berlin, crashed. He is buried in Becklingen
War Cemetery.
€
400-
€
600 (£330-£500 approx)
445
1939-45: Newfoundland Volunteer War Service Medal
Scarce medal issued by the Newfoundland provincial government in 1981.
Complete with case of issue and spare ribbon.
€
500-
€
700 (£420-£580 approx)
446
Germany. 1939-45: Third Reich Iron Cross 1st Class
World War II Iron Cross 1st class, replacement pin fixing soldered to reverse.
1¾ x 1¾in. (3 x 3cm)
€
100-
€
150 (£80-£130 approx)
447
1948-60: British Army General Service Medals for Malaya, Near East and
Arabian Peninsula
GSM GVI type 2 with clasp Malaya named to 884923 Cpl. J. Smith A.C.C.
(Army Catering Corps). GSM EIIR type 2 with clasp Near East named to
22792390 Pte. C. W. Sloan R.P.C. (Royal Pioneer Corps). GSM EIIR type 2
with unattached clasp Arabian Peninsula named to 23485685 Sigmn. R.
Saynor R. Sigs. (Royal Signals)
€
80-
€
120 (£70-£100 approx)
448
1747-1911: Military interest books including Historical Record of The
First Dragoons
Historical record of the First or the Royal Regiment of Dragoons :
containing an account of its formation in the reign of King Charles the
Second, and of its subsequent services to the present time. London :
Chapman and Hall, 1887. The Armies of India: Painted by A. C. Lovett ;
Described by G.F. MacMunn; With Foreword by Earl Roberts, Adam and
Charles Black, London 1911. Ordonnance Du Roy Portant réglement général
concernant les Hospitaux militaires, Paris 1747, with signature of C.H.
Burtchaell, Lieut. General, Director General British Armies in France, Hesdin,
Pas de Calais, 21:6:1918. (3 items)
€
120-
€
150 (£100-£130 approx)
449
Viktor Kempf ‘Regimental Badges of Imperial Russia’ with replica
examples
Regimental Badges of Imperial Russia by Viktor Kempf, a well researched
guide profusely illustrated. Also with 9 replica examples of a number of
Russian regimental badges, including 62nd Suzdal Infantry, Life Guards
Moskowsky Regiment, Transbaykal Cossack Army for Officers etc. (10 items)
€
200-
€
300 (£170-£250 approx)
450
circa 1890: Collection of French military engravings by Boussod, Valadon
& Cie
Collection of 6 individually framed engravings produced by Boussod,
Valadon & Cie as part of the ‘Estampe Miniature’ series. Many appearing to
be scenes of the Franco-Prussian War. Also with two Irish ARP issue WW2
respirators, two pairs of binoculars, one made by Nash-Kelvinator and dated
1943, and a Victorian sword stick (11 items)
€
150-
€
250 (£130-£210 approx)
451
circa 1790: Cabra Castle Infantry shoulder belt plate
George III oval shoulder belt plate with royal cypher to the centre and the
name of the regiment above and below. Double stud and single hook to
reverse and with a mounting stand. An extremely scarce example. A
volunteer regiment raised by Mervyn Pratt. This is the old Cabra (now Dun
na Rí), Co. Cavan and in the forest park are still to be seen the ruins of the
barracks for the regiment. 3 x 2¼in. (8 x 5cm)
€
800-
€
1,000 (£670-£830 approx)
452
circa 1800: Tinehinch Infantry Cross Belt Plate
White metal officer’s cross belt plate. Engraved with the crowned Maid of
Erin harp and royal cypher with “Tinehinch Infantry” in scrolls above and
below. Double stud and single hook to reverse and stamped “Bobland
Dublin”. A Queen’s County (Laois) yeomanry, numbering about 70 under the
command of L. Sandes, according to the Return of Yeomanry and
Volunteers in The United Kingdom, 1803. 3 x 2½in. (8 x 5cm)
€
600-
€
800 (£500-£670 approx)
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