World Orders and Decorations 642 x643 644
Jordan, Hashemite Kingdom, Order of the Star, Third Class neck badge, 70mm including star suspension x 61mm, silver, silver-gilt, and enamel, reverse stamped ‘3’, with neck riband, extremely fine
£240-£280
New Zealand, Defence Service Medal, 1 clasp, Regular (39718 Dvr W G Russell RNZASC) with related miniature award, in case of issue, extremely fine
£140-£180
Ottoman Empire, Order of the Medjidieh, Third Class neck badge, 73mm including Star and Crescent suspension x 58mm, silver, gold appliqué, and enamel, with silver mark to obverse and mint mark and silver marks to reverse; together with another Third Class badge in relic condition, this lacking Star and Crescent suspension, with the central medallion significantly depressed, the first good very fine (2)
£100-£140 645
A scarce and well-documented Rhodesian Police Decoration for Gallantry group of five awarded to Constable M. Ncube, Support Unit, British South Africa Police, in recognition of his gallantry on two separate patrols in April 1976, including saving the life of his section leader, despite himself suffering a grenade wound to the head. Ncube arranged for his commanding officer to be evacuated, and then remained in contact with the enemy until they were all killed some three hours later. He later served as an Inspector with the Zimbabwe Republic Police
Rhodesia, Police Decoration for Gallantry (21609 Const. M. Ncube); Rhodesia, General Service Medal (21609 Const. Ncube); Zimbabwe Independence Medal 19180 (10928); Zimbabwe, Long and Exemplary Service Medal (21609 Insp M Ncube); Zimbabwe, Ten Year Service Medal (21609 SO Ncube) generally very fine (5)
£700-£900
Police Decoration for Gallantry Rhodesia Government Gazette Extraordinary 15 October 1976: ‘In recognition of the gallantry displayed by him on two separate occasions.
On 1 April, 1976, he was a member of a section on patrol when he observed a terrorist armed with a light machine gun some twenty yards away from him. He shot and killed the terrorist after withholding his fire for as long as possible with the expectation that other terrorists would reveal themselves. Constable Ncube made full use of his powers of observation and showed commendable calmness and courage in this contact.
On 20 April, 1976, Constable Ncube, while his section was tracking a terrorist gang, was first to spot the terrorists hidden in thick bush. He opened fire and fire was returned by the terrorists, the initial burst wounding his section leader. Constable Ncube was himself injured in the head by shrapnel from a hand grenade. Disregarding his own wounds and whilst still under fire, he went to the aid of his section leader [Gordon Kaye-Eddie] and competently administered medical attention. Constable Ncube watched over his patient and assisted in maintaining fire on the enemy position until the arrival of additional forces one hour later.
The section leader was evacuated but Constable Ncube refused to leave until the contact ended three hours later with ten terrorists killed and three others captured. During the engagement which lasted four hours in all, Constable Ncube displayed brave and gallant conduct above the call of normal duty.’
The previous year he, and four others, had been Commended for Good Work Performed:
‘On the morning of Thursday, 7 August 1975, the above listed details were members of a section of “D” Troop, Support Unit, on patrol in the operational area.
They obtained information concerning the presence of terrorists in the area in which they were operating, and following this up were successful in locating a camp which had apparently been recently vacated by some forty terrorists. Trackers were called in, and as it was almost dark, the camp was ambushed that night.
At first light the following morning a sweep of the area was carried out and it was discovered that the terrorists had split up into numerous small groups on leaving the camp. The largest group appeared to number eight, and this spoor was followed.
The section tracked this group for approximately 5 kms when it was noted that other groups had joined them, increasing the enemy party to 21.
The group again split up, and the section continued on the tracks of five. After some 9 kms they came to a Kraal where information was received that 33 terrorists had slept there the previous night. Again they had split up on leaving the kraal, and the section set off on the tracks of one small group.
By mid-day the numbers of their quarry had increased, and as it was felt that they were only some 15 minutes behind them, the Fire Force was called in, but after an unsuccessful search returned to base.
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