MISCELLANEOUS 1378
ARMY OF INDIA 1799-1826 card box of issue, named to ‘Major W. R. Corfield 31st. N.I.’, with original ‘India Medal’ sticker, slightly distressed condition
£60-80
William Robert Corfield was born at Cawnpore, India, in 1805. He entered the Bengal Army in 1821, and in 1823, while still only an Ensign, he dispersed a body of mutinous troops belonging to the King of Oude, and seized the two guns they had brought against him. He was present at the siege and storming of Bhurtpore in 1825-26 (medal and clasp). In 1836-37 he was in command of the 31st Bengal Native Infantry in the Cole and Santal campaign and received the thanks of the Governor-General. He served throughout the Cabul campaign in 1838-40 and was present at the storming of Khelat in 1839, on which occasion he commanded a wing of his regiment which forced the gate of the citadel (medal). In 1842 he was attached to the Light Infantry Brigade of the Army of the Sutlej. In 1843 he served in the Gwalior campaign, including the battle of Maharajpore (bronze star). He commanded the 31st Bengal Native Infantry throughout the Punjab campaign, including the actions of Ramnuggur, Sadoolapore, Chilianwala, and Goojerat, and subsequent pursuit of the Sikhs and Afghans to Peshawur (medal, two clasps, and brevet Lieutenant-Colonel). In 1850 he commanded the regiment which formed part of the force proceeding to Kohat under Sir Charles Napier (frontier medal and clasp). From 1858 to 1860 he served in China, in command of the Bengal brigade (medal). During the eleven years he commanded the 31st Bengal Native Infantry, the regiment attained a high degree of discipline, so much so that it was the only battalion of the Bengal Army which remained loyal throughout the mutiny. He was promoted to the rank of General on 1 October 1877, and died in London on 30 November 1882.
Note: General Corfield’s medals, including his Army of India Medal with Bhurtpore clasp, named to him as a Lieutenant in the 31st Native Infantry, were sold in these rooms in June 2002.
1379
SOUTHMINES INSPECTIONDISTRICTAMBULANCE LEAGUE PRIZEMEDALS, a cased specimen set of 4 full sized and 4 reduced sized prize medals, in gold (9ct, 20.00g and 13.90g respectively); silver and silver-gilt; silver; and bronze (hallmarks for Birmingham 1921), all unnamed, in fitted Ince, Newport, leather case, extremely fine (8)
£400-500
These prize medals were awarded for First Aid Competitions amongst teams of coal miners who held a First Aid Certificate from the St. John Ambulance Brigade.
1380
HICKLETON MAIN COLLIERY SERVICES RENDERED TRIBUTE MEDAL 1914-18, gold (9ct, 16.23g, hallmarks for Birmingham 1920), the reverse inscribed ‘Presented to L. Heptinstall by the owners & workmen for services rendered in the Great War 1914 -1918’, nearly extremely fine
£140-180 Hickleton Main Colliery at Thurnscoe, near Rotherham was worked from 1892 until 1988. 1381
PRESTON COLLIERY SERVICES RENDERED TRIBUTE MEDAL 1914-18, gold (9ct, 10.68g, hallmarks for Birmingham 1919), the reverse inscribed ‘Presented to F. Weatherley by the owners & workmen for services rendered in the Great War 1914-1918’, good very fine
£100-140
Preston Colliery, North Shields, was in operation from the 1860’s until its closure in 1929. Its owners from 1910 to 1929 were U. A. Ritson & Sons Ltd.
1382
WEST YORKSHIRE COAL OWNERS’ ASSOCIATION MINES RESCUE BRIGADE MEDAL, gold (9ct, 15.43g, hallmarks for Birmingham 1921) and enamel, the reverse inscribed ‘Presented to Thomas Tolson in recognition of five years rescue service 1921’, good very fine
£140-180 Thomas Tolson was employed as a Miner at the Whitwood Colliery, Wakefield, and also at the Don Pedro Pit. 1383
NOTTINGHAMSHIRE & DERBYSHIRE COLLIERIES RESCUE MEDAL, reverse inscribed ‘E. McGregor’, gilt and enamel, in (damaged) Charles Usher, Birmingham card box of issue; MONMOUTHSHIRE COALOWNERS’ ASSOCIATION RESCUEMEDAL, reverse inscribed ‘J. Jenkins’, gilt and enamel; SOUTH WALES AND MONMOUTHSHIRE COLLIERY EXAMINERS’ ASSOCIATION MEDAL, silver and enamel, unnamed; LEICESTERSHIRE & SOUTH DERBYSHIRE AMBULANCE COMPETITION MEDAL, reverse inscribed ‘Whitwick Colliery Shield Runners Up W. Smith 1939’, silver and enamel; NORTH STAFFORDSHIRE COLLIERYOWNERS’ RESCUE TEAMMEDAL, reverse inscribed ‘Samuel Jackson’, silver and enamel, by Fattorini & Sons, Bradford, some with slight enamel damage, very fine (5)
£120-160 1384
NOTTINGHAMSHIRE & DERBYSHIRE COLLIERIES RESCUE MEDAL, reverse inscribed ‘K. Logan.’, gilt and enamel; SOUTH WALES AND MONMOUTHSHIRE COLLIERY EXAMINERS’ ASSOCIATION MEDAL, silver and enamel, unnamed; YORKSHIRE COLLIERIES AMBULANCE LEAGUE MEDAL, reverse inscribed ‘Wood Shield 1941 C. S. Sykes. No. 3 Park Mill’, silver and enamel; YORKSHIREMINES INSPECTION DISTRICT AMBULANCE LEAGUEMEDAL, reverse inscribed ‘Wood Shield 1927 Aston Colliery A. Rowbotham Instructor.’, bronze and enamel, by Fattorini & Sons, Bradford; FIFE AND CLACKMANNAN RESCUE STATION MEDAL, 1912, reverse inscribed ‘Wm. Page’, bronze-gilt and enamel; NATIONAL COAL BOARD MINES RESCUE SERVICE LAPEL BADGE, silvered and enamel, unnamed as issued, some with slight enamel damage, very fine (6)
£80-120 1385
EDINBURGHCENTRALMINING RESCUE STATION PROFICIENCYMEDAL (2), silver (hallmarks for Birmingham 1921), the reverse inscribed ‘Proficiency in Mine Rescue Work James Brown, Newcraighall Colliery Brigade’, in Hamilton & Inches, Edinburgh, case of issue; another, silver (hallmarks for Birmingham 1921), the reverse inscribed, ‘Proficiency in Mine Rescue Work William Gray Prestongrange Team 1931-1936’, in Hamilton & Inches, Edinburgh, case of issue; LOTHIANS’MINEWORKERS AMBULANCE LEAGUE INDIVIDUAL MEDAL, silver (hallmarks for Birmingham 1918) and enamel, the reverse inscribed ‘3rd Prize David Young Lady Victoria 1919’, in Brock & Son, Edinburgh, case of issue, extremely fine (3)
£100-140
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