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WW1 British KIA Military Medal (MM) Group (MM, War & Victory) To Lance Corporal 46561 John Robert Mellor MM, 25th Battalion, Machine Gun Corps (Infantry) Killed In Action 11th April 1918 Mounted For Display & War Graves Commission Certificate. Sn 23261 - 23261
The Machine Gun Corps (MGC) was a Corps of the British Army, formed in October 1915 in response to the need for more effective use of machine guns on the Western Front in WW1. The MGC had units in the Infantry, Cavalry & Royal Navy. The MGC was disbanded in 1922. The 25th Machine Gun Battalion was formed on the 1st of March 1918 from the Machine Gun Companies of 25th Division. They briefly left the division between the 23rd of July and 19th of October 1918. They were in action on The Somme, in the Battles of the Lys, The Battle of the Aisne, the Battles of the Hindenburg Line and the Final Advance in Picardy. Lance Corporal 46561 John Robert Mellor MM, 25th Battalion, Machine Gun Corps (Infantry) was killed in action 11th April 1918. Aged 21. He was born in Buxworth, enlisted Chesterfield 1915, a resident Chapel-en-le-Frith, son of James Edward and Sarah Mellor, of Ashbourne Lane, Chapel-in-le-Frith, Stockport. Formerly 3795, Sherwood Foresters (Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment). He was awarded the Military Medal (MM) for Bravery In The field. He has no known grave. He is commemorated on PLOEGSTEERT MEMORIAL, Comines-Warneton, Hainaut, Belgium. Panel 11. This is Lance Corporal Mellor’s 3 Medal Group mounted on card together with a print out of The Commonwealth war graves commission certificate. The group consists of his Military Medal (MM), British War & Victory medals. The medals are in excellent condition, each named on the rim together with his service number (illustrated in image 2). They are fitted with their original correct ribbons in excellent clean condition. The card has a printed identification label which can be seen in the images. The price for this excellent medal group to a heroic British soldier of the Great War worthy of further research regarding the circumstances of his MM award and passing includes UK delivery. Sn 23261 (drawers office)
£625.00

Edward VII Army Long Service and Good Conduct Medal to Lance Corporal Parfitt of the Notts & Derby Regiment. M 148. - M 148
The Army Long Service and Good Conduct Medal was instituted by King William IV in 1830. The medal remained in use for 100 years, until it was replaced by the Medal for Long Service and Good Conduct (Military) in 1930. During that time the reverse of the medal remained virtually unchanged, while the design of the obverse was altered during the reigns of Queen Victoria, King Edward VII and King George V. The Army Long Service and Good Conduct Medal was instituted by King William IV in 1830, for award to soldiers for long service and good conduct. The obverse of the original medal showed a Trophy of Arms that incorporated a central shield bearing the Royal Coat of Arms, with the House of Hanover Shield in its centre. On the Queen Victoria version, introduced after her succession to the throne in 1837, the Hanover emblem was removed from the central shield. Upon the succession of King Edward VII to the throne in 1901, his effigy was placed on the medal's obverse, followed by the effigy of King George V in 1910. In very good order with a light aged patina. The price includes UK delivery. M 148.
£195.00

Victorian Volunteer Long Service Medal by Manufacturer Henry Jenkins & Sons Birmingham. M 147. - M 147
Instituted in 1894, this medal was awarded for 20 years’ service in the ranks. Officers could also receive the medal, being eligible on account of their non-commissioned service. Many officers then gained sufficient commissioned service to be awarded either the Volunteer Decoration, or from 1908, the Territorial Decoration. This medal was extended to Colonial Forces in June 1898, the titles of the monarch being appropriately expanded to this version and reading Victoria Regina et Imperatrix. This medal was superseded by the Territorial Force Efficiency Medal in 1908, although it continued to be awarded until 1930 in Bermuda, India, Isle of Man (Isle of Man Volunteers), and the 7th Volunteer Battalion of the King’s Liverpool Regiment. Stamped to the rear by manufacturer Henry Jenkins & Sons Birmingham (created in 1876 is most famously known for producing the Khedive's Star (Egypt) and the Kabul to Kandahar Star (Great Britain). With green ribbon in excellent order. The price includes UK delivery. M 147.
£195.00

*British WWII Pair* Burma Star & Africa Star. M 146. - M 146
The Burma Star is a military campaign medal, instituted by the United Kingdom in May 1945 for award to British and Commonwealth forces who served in the Burma Campaign from 1941 to 1945, during the Second World War. On 8 July 1943, the 1939–43 Star (later named the 1939–1945 Star) and the Africa Star became the first two campaign stars instituted by the United Kingdom, and by May 1945 a total of eight stars and nine clasps had been established to acknowledge campaign service during the Second World War. The Africa Star is a military campaign medal, instituted by the United Kingdom on 8 July 1943 for award to British and Commonwealth forces who served in North Africa between 10 June 1940 and 12 May 1943 during the Second World War. Three clasps were instituted to be worn on the medal ribbon: North Africa 1942–43, 8th Army and 1st Army. Both medals are in very good order, the ribbon on the Africa Star is showing signs of age-related wear. The price includes UK delivery. M 146.
£195.00

WWII Medal Group WWI Iron Cross 2nd Class on a Combatant Ribbon Military Merit Order (Württemberg) and a 1914 – 1918 Cross of Honour with Swords). N 125. - N 125
The Iron Cross was a military decoration in the Kingdom of Prussia, and later in the German Empire (1871–1918) and Nazi Germany (1933–1945). The design, a black cross pattée with a white or silver outline, was derived from the insignia of the medieval Teutonic Order and borne by its knights from the 13th century. The Military Merit Order (Militärverdienstorden) was a military order of the Kingdom of Württemberg, which joined the German Empire in 1871. The order was one of the older military orders of the states of the German Empire. It was founded on 11 February 1759 by Karl Eugen, Duke of Württemberg as the Militär-Carls-Orden, and was renamed the Militärverdienstorden on 11 November 1806 by King Friedrich I. The order underwent several more revisions over the course of the 19th and early 20th centuries. It became obsolete with the fall of the Württemberg monarchy in the wake of Germany's defeat in World War I. The medal awarded to combatants (called the Frontkämpferkreuz) displayed a laurel wreath encircling a medallion with the dates "1914- 1918", along with crossed swords between the arms. The reverse side is plain, except for the manufacturer's logo which in this case is ‘Nolle & Hueck Ludenscheid Germany. The medals are in good order and the ribbons have age related wear. The price includes UK delivery. N 125.
£345.00

'Royal Service' Malaya G.S.M. Awarded to PTE G.Harwell, Coldstream Guards. M 145. - M 145
Malaya - now 'Malaysia' - was a British colony until February 1942, when it surrendered to the invading Japanese. Three years of cruel occupation followed. Britain armed and supported a Communist resistance movement known as the Malay Peoples Anti-Japanese Army (MPAJA), in the hope of diverting Japanese attention from Burma. The predominantly Chinese MPAJA strove for a Communist state in Malaya, turning on the British as soon as the war was over. Britain quickly re-established control and disbanded the MPAJA, but its members remained in the jungle with their weapons and equipment. Over the ensuing two years, Malayan Communists attacked rubber plantations and terrorised the Malayan population. A State of Emergency was declared in June 1948, and Britain sent a task force which included three Guards' battalions. Mitchell's battalion arrived at Singapore in early October and spent three weeks training in the jungle, before moving upcountry to Tapah. The Coldstream (The Coldstream Guards is the oldest continuously serving regular regiment in the British Army. As part of the Household Division, one of its principal roles is the protection of the monarchy; due to this, it often participates in state ceremonial occasions. The Regiment has consistently provided formations on deployments around the world and has fought in the majority of the major conflicts in which the British Army has been engaged) were to spend the next two years there, encamped mostly in bamboo and atap huts. Medal and Ribbon in very good order. M 145.
£195.00

*Excellent* Medal Group and Miniatures Including an Order of the British Empire Medal (OBE). M 143. - M 143
This is an impressive medal group and miniature including; OBE (Civil) 2nd Type - The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire is a British order of chivalry, rewarding contributions to the arts and sciences, work with charitable and welfare organisations, and public service outside the civil service. 1939-1945 Star - The 1939–1945 Star was the first campaign medal of the British Commonwealth awarded for service in the Second World War. The medal was awarded for operational service between 3rd September 1939 and 2nd September 1945. France & Germany Star - The France and Germany Star is a military campaign medal, instituted by the United Kingdom in May 1945 for award to British Commonwealth forces who served in France, Belgium, Luxembourg, the Netherlands or Germany and adjacent sea areas between 6 June 1944 and 8 May 1945, during the Second World War. The Defence Medal is a campaign medal instituted by the United Kingdom in May 1945, to be awarded to citizens of the British Commonwealth for both non-operational military and certain types of civilian war service during the Second World War. The War Medal 1939–1945 is a campaign medal which was instituted by the United Kingdom on 16 August 1945, for award to citizens of the British Commonwealth who had served full-time in the Armed Forces or the Merchant Navy for at least 28 days between 3 September 1939 and 2 September 1945. The Queen Elizabeth II Coronation Medal is a commemorative medal instituted to celebrate the coronation of Queen Elizabeth II on 2 June 1953. The Women's Voluntary Service Medal was instituted in 1961 to reward fifteen years of exemplary service in the Women's Voluntary Service. In 1966 Queen Elizabeth II granted the organisation the prefix "Royal" in recognition of its valued work and the title of the medal was changed to Women's Royal Voluntary Service Medal. The medals and ribbons are in very nice condition *OBE requires reattaching*. Unfortunately, there is no history available regarding the recipient of the medals. The price includes UK delivery. M 143.
£695.00

WWII Era German Armed Forces Class 2 (Silver) ‘Schützenschnur‘ Badge of Marksmanship. M 141. - M 141
The German Armed Forces Badge for Weapons Proficiency is a decoration of the Bundeswehr, the armed forces of the Federal Republic of Germany. The decoration is awarded to German military personnel of all grades but is only allowed to be worn by enlisted members. The German armed forces regulations point out that "the Schützenschnur is a decoration for weapons proficiency for enlisted soldiers. Officers can receive the award, although it is not currently authorized to be worn on their uniforms. Foreign military members also may be awarded the badge. The German military regulation on officers still applies, permitting only enlisted members to wear the badge. The history of the Schützenschnur dates back to the Eighty Years' War where Spanish troops were ordered to hang any Dutch person who carried a musket. Therefore, Spanish musketeers began to carry ropes which were often carried over one shoulder. Awarding a cord as a decoration began in the early 18th century in Prussia under Frederick William I of Prussia. German Armed Forces Badge for Weapons Proficiency in Silver (Schützenschnur in Silber) is awarded for shooting by a service member with his designated "light" weapon (pistol, rifle or machine pistol) and one of the "heavy" weapons (machine gun or Panzerfaust) with all scores at least in silver. Made from heavy, twisted, interwoven silver/aluminium braid with buttoning loops to both the top and bottom ends. The reverse of the braiding has a protective, pale grey, rayon strip of fabric neatly handstitched in place to prevent chafe wear on the uniform. The top of the lanyard has a stamped, alloy, construction, vertically oval, embossed, oak-leaf wreath with a Wehrmacht style eagle with down swept wings, clutching a canted swastika in its talons, positioned to the top centre encompassing crossed swords which are superimposed on a shield shaped base with a subtly pebbled background field. The shield device is attached to an interwoven silver/aluminium braid rosette with a protective wool backing handstitched to the reverse to prevent chafe wear to the uniform. In excellent order, the price includes UK delivery. M 141. (Misc Drawer)
£195.00

WWII Nazi Period 2nd Class Iron Cross by Klein & Quenzer A.G. M 140. - M 140
On 17 March 1813 King Frederick William III of Prussia who had fled to non-occupied Breslau (today Wrocław) – established the military decoration of the Iron Cross, backdated to 10 March (the late Queen Louise's birthday). The Iron Cross was awarded to soldiers during the Wars of Liberation against Napoleon. Before a soldier could be awarded with the Iron Cross 1st Class, he needed to have been decorated with the Iron Cross 2nd Class. It was first awarded to Karl August Ferdinand von Borcke on 21 April 1813. The first form of the Iron Crosses 1st Class was stitched in ribbon to the left uniform breast. By order of 1st June 1813, the 2nd form was created in cast iron with silver borders, and 8 loops on the reverse, to be fixed to the left uniform breast. In 1817 a total of 670 chevaliers had received the Iron Cross 1st Class. This excellent example has the makers mark on the ring ‘65’ for Klein & Quenzer A.G. A real collectors piece. See pages 45-48 of Combat Medals of the Third Reich by Christopher Ailsby. The price includes UK delivery. M 140.
£195.00

Nazi Eastern Medal ‘Winter Battle in the East’ 1941–42 Medal and Ribbon. M 138. - M 138
(Medaille Winterschlacht im Osten 1941/42), was a military award of the Wehrmacht which was created by ordinance of Adolf Hitler on 26 May 1942. The Eastern Medal was awarded to any member of the Wehrmacht and Waffen-SS who served on the German Eastern Front during the winter campaign, within the period from 15 November 1941 to 15 April 1942. It was also awarded posthumously to any service member who died in the line of duty within the Soviet Union. It was wryly called the Frozen Meat Medal or the "Order of the Frozen Flesh". Wehrmacht personnel qualified for the Eastern Medal after a minimum of 14 days in active combat; 30 air combat sorties; 60 days continuous of service in a combat zone; being wounded or suffering a "frozen limb", severe enough to warrant the issue of a Wound Badge, and it could be awarded posthumously. See pages 84-85 of Combat Medals of the Third Reich by Christopher Ailsby for reference. In very nice condition, the price includes UK delivery. M 138.
£175.00
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