Vimy Militaria - Victorian Medals

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Victorian Campaign Medals, Decorations and Long Service Medals

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One. Naval Good Shooting Medal (EVII). Named to 147660 P.O. 1ST. CL. H.H. OSENTON H.M.S. SUPERB 1909 12 IN. B.L. With hard copy research showing Horace Hambridge Osenton was born on 1 November 1873 in Cliffe, Rochester, Kent, and joined the Royal Navy on 1 November 1891, aged 18, for an initial period of service of 12 years. Ships he served on include HMS Alexandra, HMS Resolution, HMS Albacore, HMS Hannibal, HMS Ocean, HMS Grafton, HMS Prince George, HMS Superb, HMS Jupiter, HMS Achilles, HMS Irresistable, and HMS Barham. Research also includes confirmation of his entitlement to the Naval Good Shooting Medal, as well as the 1914-15 Star, British War Medal 1914-20 and Victory Medal for his service in the First World War.

Good VF Condition $1100

One. Crimea Medal 1854-56 with clasp SEBASTOPOL. Named in engraved capitals to 2690 JOHN BUCKLY. 18TH R.I. REGT. Well-worn with edge knocks and contacting; one ear missing from clasp. Unresearched. Loose on modern replacement ribbon.

VF Condition $275

One. Army Long Service and Good Conduct Medal (VR). Named to 3704 PTE JOHN. T. PEARSHOUSE 97TH FOOT. John Thomas Pearshouse served in the 97th Regiment from 16 September 1854 to 12 October 1875. His service included 4 months in Malta, 5 months in the Crimea, and just over 7 years in the East Indies. After his release, he worked as a labourer at the Mint, according to information contained in the 1881 Census. Electronic copy of service papers and other research accompany medal. Medal is loose on piece of older ribbon. One edge knock above 97, but otherwise...

VF Condition $200

One. Egypt Medal 1882-89 with dated reverse and clasp TEL-EL-KEBIR. Named to 882 PTE. W. DOYLE. 2nd R. IR: R. Un-researched. Very faint pawnbroker's number scratched on edge afer unit name near suspender. Medal is loose on a length of faded original ribbon.

VF Condition $375

One. Queen's South Africa Medal 1899-1902 with clasp CAPE COLONY. Named to 808 PTE. J. YOUNG 1ST CITY VOLS. With copy of medal roll confirming clasp, which indicates that Young served with the First City of Grahamstown Volunteers (later re-named as Marshall's Horse), a locally raised unit in South Africa. Medal is loose on short length of slightly tattered original ribbon.

VF Condition $200

One. King's South Africa Medal 1899-1902 with clasps SOUTH AFRICA 1901, SOUTH AFRICA 1902. Named to 5944 SERJT. A. MCDOUGAL RL: SCOTS. Un-researched. Medal is loose on length of clean newer ribbon, with some tape residue on reverse.

VF Condition $175

One. Queen's South Africa Medal 1899-1902 with clasps CAPE COLONY, PAARDEBERG, DRIEFONTEIN and JOHANNESBURG. Named to 7382 CORL J.H. RORKE RL CANDN: REGT. Joseph Hilliard Rorke was born on 30 November 1876 in Thornbury, Ontario. A journalist in civilian life, he was serving as a Lieutenant in the 31st (Grey) Battalion, Canadian Militia when he resigned his commission in order to enlist on 20 October 1899 as a Private in C Company, 2nd (S.S.) Bn, Royal Canadian Regiment for service in South Africa. He participated in all of the regiment's engagements overseas, being promoted to Corporal in June 1900, and he was discharged on the unit's return to Canada in early November 1900. During the First World War, Rorke was the Commanding Officer of the 248th Bn, Canadian Expeditionary Force, which he raised in Grey County between 23 September 1916 and early 1917. He deployed to England with his unit, which was understrength and ultimately broken up to provide reinforcements, before returning to Canada as a result of medical issues (gastritis) in August 1917. Medal is loose on length of clean newer ribbon.

VF Condition $1500

Two. Queen's South Africa Medal 1899-1902 with clasps CAPE COLONY, ORANGE FREE STATE, TRANSVAAL, and King's South Africa Medal 1901-1902 with clasps SOUTH AFRICA 1901, SOUTH AFRICA 1902. QSA named in slanted engraved capitals to 4417 Pvte. W.H. SWAN 7/Dn Gds, and KSA named in impressed capitals to 4417 PTE. W.H.SWANN. 7TH DRGN: GDS: William Henry Swann was born in St. Andrews, London, Middlesex in October 1870. He joined the 7th Dragoon Guards on a short service engagement on 9 September 1893. He was a shop assistant at the time of his enlistment, according to his two page engagement form, which confirms his surname was spelled SWANN, vice SWAN, suggesting an error in the naming of his QSA. Both medals and associated clasps are confirmed on the medal rolls. Otherwise unresearched.

Good VF Condition $400

Two. Family group. Father. Silver 1st Place Marksman Medal. Reverse engraved HANTS COUNTY WON BY I. J. BARNHILL 30th OCTr 1867. Isaac Logan Barnhill ( father of Jacob Lynds Barnhill ) was born 23 May 1836 in Belmont, Colchester County, Nova Scotia and moved as a young man to Shubenacadie, Hants County, Nova Scotia. He was a long serving militia man in the Hants County area. He served as a Sergeant in 1866 with the Shubenacadie Volunteer Company and was awarded the Canada General Service Medal with clasp Fenian Raid 1866 for his service. The 1885 Militia List shows him as a Captain with the 78th Colchester /Hants /Pictou Battalion. Barnhill passed away on 10 January 1911 and his obituary (copy included with medal) documents his skill as a marksman. He travelled to England with the Canadian team to international shooting events at Wimbledon and Bisley on three occasions, and was twice a member of the Canadian team that won the Kolapore Cup. It appears that this medal was won at the yearly match of the Nova Scotia Rifle Association, which traces its origins back to 1861. Son. Colonial Auxiliary Force Officers' Decoration (VRI). Named to CAPTAIN J. L. BARNHILL 78th REGIMENT. Jacob Lynds Barnhill was born in Shubenacadie, Nova Scotia in 1859. He started his career as a teacher and joined the 78th Regiment (Colchester - Hants - Pictou Battalion of Infantry) in 1885. Period Militia lists show him as a 2nd Lieutenant with the unit in 1885, and indicate he was still serving as a Major in 1909. His name does not appear in the 1911 list; of note, the 78th was split into the 76th Colchester and Hants Rifles and 78th Pictou Highlanders in 1910, and it appears that Barnhill retired from militia service around this time. He was awarded his decoration on 11 June 1904, in General Order 83, page 247. In civilian life Barnhill became a lawyer, being admitted to the Bar in May 1884. He became very prominent in the legal profession in Halifax, Nova Scotia, as evidenced by his lengthy obituary, a copy of which accompanies the decoration. Barnhill passed away in November 1941. He is interred in Camphill Cemetery, Halifax, Nova Scotia.

Good VF Condition $1750

One. Queen's South Africa Medal 1899-1902. Named to 2773 PTE. T. DUCEY. K.R.R.C. With copy of medal roll indicating entitlement to clasps for Cape Colony and Orange Free State, which are not with the medal. Ducey died of disease on 3 April 1900 at Naauw Poort while serving with the 9th KRRC. Medal has had the suspension re-pinned, and it is badly edge-knocked, thus...

Fair Condition $150

One. Khedive's Sudan Medal with clasp KHARTOUM. Named to 4145 RIFN G. NICHOLLS. 2ND BN RIFLE BDE in engraved capital letters. Unresearched. Loose on clean modern ribbon.

VF Condition $500

One. East & West Africa 1887-1900 with clasp Sierra Leone 1898-99. Named to 824 PTE WUSANI, W.A.R.

VF Condition $475

One. Queen's South Africa Medal 1899-1902 with clasps CAPE COLONY, ORANGE FREE STATE, TRANSVAAL. Named to 6832 PTE. F.G. HALLIDAY. 2ND RL: BERKS: REGT. Un-researched. Medal is loose and unmounted on short length of older ribbon.

Good VF Condition $250

Four. Queen's South Africa Medal 1899-1902 with clasps CAPE COLONY, ORANGE FREE STATE, TRANSVAAL, SOUTH AFRICA 1901, SOUTH AFRICA 1902, 1914-15 Star, British War Medal 1914-20, and Victory Medal. QSA named 378 TPR. G.J.W. MCTURK. S.A.C., and trio named RFM. G.J.W. MCTURK 4TH S.A.M.R. With electronic copy of medal roll entries for QSA and clasps, but otherwise un-researched. Previously sold in Jeffrey Hoare Sale #58, 21 Februsry 1998, as lot# 2187. Medals are loose on modern ribbons.

Good VF Condition $550

One. King's South Africa Medal 1899-1902 with clasps SOUTH AFRICA 1901, SOUTH AFRICA 1902. Named to 10967 DVR. G. STUART. A.S.C.. Un-researched. Medal is unmounted with older original quality ribbon. Some edge knocks but otherwise...

VF Condition $140

One. Queen's South Africa Medal 1899-1902 with clasps CAPE COLONY, ORANGE FREE STATE, TRANSVAAL. Named to 71913 GNR: C. MACKIE. 14:S.D, R.G.A. Un-researched. Loose on clean older ribbon.

EF Condition $225

One. Queen's South Africa Medal 1899-1902 with clasp ORANGE FREE STATE. Named to 5380 PTE. J. WHITE. RL: LANC: REGT. Copy medal roll with the medal indicates that White served with the 3rd Bn Rl Lanc Regt and was also entitled to the clasp 'CAPE COLONY'. Otherwise un-researched. Loose on modern ribbon with tape residue on reverse, one large EK near name of unit.

VF Condition $200

One. India General Service Medal 1854-95 with clasp PEGU. Un-named. Loose on older faded original ribbon. Un-researched.

Good VF Condition $250

One. Royal Navy Long Service and Good Conduct Medal(VR). Named to E.T.J. TURNER H.M.S. COAST GUARD. Turner was also entitled to a British War Medal for his Coast Guard service during the Great War, and he was promoted to the rank of Chief Petty Officer in 1915. On short length of worn original ribbon.

Good VF Condition $240

One. Queen's South Africa Medal 1899-1902 with clasp CAPE COLONY. Named to 3327 PTE. J. DAVIS. DERBY: REGT. Un-researched. Loose on short piece of modern ribbon.

Good VF Condition $200

One. Royal Canadian Humane Association Medal. Engraved on reverse "Awarded to Gilbert Gilmour for conspicuous courage in saving a man from drowning in the River St Lawrence in September 1903". Accompanied by copies of some period newspaper clippings from the Montreal Gazette of 3 September and 24 December 1903, which describe the circumstances of Gilmour's act of bravery. The rescue for which he received this award took place on 2 September 1903 near Longue Pointe in Montreal's East End. Gilmour was in a rowing skiff at the time of the incident, and spent about 15 minutes rescuing the man, who had suffered from cramps while bathing nearer to shore and had been swept downstream. The drowning man resisted Gilmour's attempts to save him, striking the latter in the face at one point with his elbow and almost knocking him unconscious. Gilmour apparently saved another man from drowning sometime in the previous month, and the rescue for which this medal was awarded was his fifth. Medal suspender is loose and moves freely around the circumference of the medal, and could benefit from being crimped. The medal is missing its ribbon, and has some verdegris on the obverse, but is otherwise in ...

F Condition $875

One. Royal Navy Long Service and Conduct Medal (VR). Named to HENRY JOHNS LG. SHIPWt. H.M.S. WILDFIRE. Un-researched, other than a short note indicating that Henry Johns was Welsh, and originally from Vars Market, Pembrokeshire. Loose on clean older ribbon.

Good VF Condition $250

One. King's South Africa Medal 1899-1902 with clasps SOUTH AFRICA 1901, SOUTH AFRICA 1902. Named in impressed capitals to 3635 PTE. J. KAY. SCOT: RIFLES. Un-researched. Court-mounted on card on clean newer ribbon.

Good VF Condition $150

One. India General Service Medal 1854-1895 with clasp BURMA 1885-87. Named to 770 Pte. J. Davies 1st Bn R.W. Fus. in engraved running script. Un-researched. Loose on older silk ribbon.

Good VF Condition $250

One. Queen's South Africa Medal 1899-1902 with clasps CAPE COLONY, ORANGE FREE STATE, TRANSVAAL. Named to 79616 GNR. A.H. WOOD. 6TH E.D., R.G.A. in impressed capitals. Service number officially corrected. Unresearched. Medal is loose on clean new ribbon.

Good VF Condition $175

Two. Queen's South Africa Medal 1899-1902 with clasps CAPE COLONY,ORANGE FREE STATE, TRANSVAAL, SOUTH AFRICA 1901 and SOUTH AFRICA 1902 and British War Medal 1914-20. Named to 4799 PTE. W. NIGHTINGALE. 7TH HUSSARS on QSA, and to 228862 A. SJT. W. NIGHTINGALE 92-CAN. INF. on BWM. William Nightingale was born 1 March 1881 in Middlesex, England. He was married and working as a coachman in Montreal when he joined the 1st Reinforcing Company, 5th Royal Highlanders of Canada at Montreal on 21 August 1916. He noted on enrollment that he had served 8 years with the 7th Hussars, and an additional 4 years in the Reserves. Nightingale served in the 92nd Battalion CEF in England only, and the BWM represents his full medal entitlement for his First World War service. His service with the 7th Hussars is unresearched. Medals are loose and unmounted on older ribbons.

Good VF Condition $475

Two. Queen's South Africa Medal 1899-1902 with clasps TRANSVAAL, SOUTH AFRICA 1902, and British War Medal 1914-20. Named to 171 PTE. A. BERRY. CANADIAN M.R. on QSA, and to 190174 PTE. A.E. BERRY 91-CAN. INF. on BWM. Albert Edward Berry as born in St. Thomas, Ontario on 31 October 1880. He stated on attestation to the Canadian Expeditionary Force that he had previously served in the 3rd Battalion of the Royal Canadian Regiment for a year, and the 2nd Canadian Mounted Rifles, serving in South Africa for one year. He earned the Queen's South Africa Medal for the latter service. On his enrollment in the Canadian Expeditionary Force, Berry gave his civilian trade as 'woodturner', and also noted that he had served in the 25th Elgin Regiment for 10 years, holding the rank of Sergeant. He was married, and his wife, Mrs. Eulia Berta Berry, was living at 53 West Avenue in St. Thomas, with their three children, when he attested in the 91st Battalion on 24 March 1916. Berry arrived in England in July 1916, but medical issues (rheumatoid arthritis in his right hip and knee) led to him being medically discharged and returned to Canada in October 1916, with the BWM his full medal entitlement for his service. Medals are loose and unmounted on relatively clean older ribbons; the QSA has been plated, and the BWM silvered.

Good VF Condition $1050