Long Service Medals x691
Volunteer Officers’ Decoration, V.R. cypher, the reverse hallmarked London 1892 and additionally engraved with regimental crest of ‘2nd Prince of Wales Vol Batt Devon Reg’ and inscription ‘Major Joseph Mathews 33 Years Commission Service. 1893’, complete with top suspension brooch in its Garrard & Co case of issue, nearly extremely fine
£160-£200
Sold with a Carte de Visite photograph and another larger one of Major Mathews in uniform, both by Heath, Plymouth, the latter inscribed on the reverse ‘Reduced Copy - Presented to Major Joseph Mathews by the N.C. Officers and Men of the Tavistock Detachment 2nd (Prince of Wales) Volunteer Battalion Devonshire Regiment as a Token of respect on his retirement after 32 years service. Decr. 1891. Taken in his 72nd Year.’
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Volunteer Force Long Service Medal, V.R. (3884. Pte. F. Y. Haggard. 1/V:B: Som: L:I:) engraved naming, with contemporary silver top riband buckle, good very fine
£50-£70
Volunteer Force Long Service Medal, V.R. (O.R.S., J. J. Collins. (Q.M.S.) 1st V.B.N.R. - 1895.) engraved naming, mounted as worn, very fine
£50-£70
Volunteer Force Long Service Medal, V.R. (No. 9 Colr. Sergt. Entwisle 4th Compy 3rd V.B.Q.O.R.W.K. Rgt.) engraved naming, mounted as worn, very fine
£50-£70
Volunteer Force Long Service Medal, V.R., unnamed as issued, in fitted leather case of issue, toned, virtually mint state £60-£80
Volunteer Force Long Service Medal,
E.VII.R. (4326 C. Sjt: J. Riach. 1/V.B. W. Riding Regt.) impressed naming, nearly extremely fine
£60-£80
Believed to be James Riach, who was born in Elgin, Scotland, and served in a Volunteer Company of the West Riding Regiment in South Africa during the Boer War (entitled to the Queen’s South Africa Medal with clasps for Cape Colony, Orange Free State, Transvaal, South Africa 1901, and South Africa 1902). He subsequently served with the 1st/4th Battalion, West Riding Regiment during the Great War on the Western Front, and was killed in action on 14 August 1915. He is buried in Colne Valley Cemetery, Belgium.
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Volunteer Force Long Service Medal (India & the Colonies), G.V.R. (Cpl. J. B. Vernede. Nilgiri M. Bn. (A.F.I.)) good very fine
£60-£80
Colonial Auxiliary Forces Long Service Medal, V.R. (Private. J. Chamberland 9th Regiment) edge cut at 9 o’clock, light contact marks, nearly very fine
£70-£90
The 9th (Voltigeurs of Quebec) Regiment was based variously at Calgary and Cleichen during the North West Canada operations of 1885, the recipient being a member of No. 2 Company. Interestingly, two other Chamberlands, presumably brothers, served in the same Company at this time.
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Colonial Auxiliary Forces Long Service Medal, V.R. (Captain F. W. Brown, 12th. Regiment.) together with a silver shooting award inscribed ‘A. Elliott Medal Won by Lieu F. W. Brown’ the reverse with indistinct Victoria Birmingham hallmarks, the suspension bar inscribed ‘Mc. S. R.A.’, toned, good very fine (2)
£300-£360
The following piece concerning the Riel Rebellion, entitled ‘The Meanderings of Sergt. Brown’ is taken from the History of the 12th Regiment, York Rangers:
‘Among the members of the 12th, there was none on (and more often off) the strength who saw more than Staff-Sergt. Brown. Originally picked to go with the contingent he was deemed medically unfit and on his way to the station was ordered by Capt. Thompson to fall to the rear. He obeyed, but smuggled aboard the train and after various vicissitudes and making himself useful in various capacities he reached Winnipeg. Here he got himself attached to the Brigade Staff, from April 13th to the 30th, when he rejoined the battalion at Fort Qu’Appelle. Here for a time his presence was ignored, but on May 11th, he was made sergeant of a guard of twelve men, one corporal, and one mounted soldier. This guard was kept on duty for forty-eight hours without relief and then without sleep compelled to undergo the march that began on May 13th, with the result that three men of the guard collapsed. On May 20th, Brown was again taken off the strength and attached to the Supply Officer in Humboldt, a quaint inebriate familiarly known as “Micky Free.” In this capacity he remained at Humboldt, enjoying the festivities that celebrated the Queen’s birthday, and making the highest score in the battalion’s rifle match, until hearing on June 30th that a telegram had arrived to hold the troops in readiness for home he applied for leave of absence. Under leave, Brown proceeded as far as Regina, where by the favour of an acquaintance in the North West Mounted Police, he was permitted to see Louis Riel marching up and down taking exercise in the jail paddock and carrying a ball and chain in his arms. His picture of Riel, jotted down at the time is not that of the shifty and loquacious demagogue he was sometimes painted:
“Riel is a big burly fellow and stands about five feet ten inches high; very broad shouldered; 190 pounds; dark complexion, black long hair and beard; high cheek bones and very large nose. With a down and sullen look; very polite to guards, and looked like a farm labourer returning from work without a coat on.”
Having accomplished what no other of the 12th for all their marching succeeded in doing, namely, having a look at the Rebel Leader, Brown got back to Qu’Appelle in time to see the York-Simcoes march in, which they did, having adhered throughout the distance from Humboldt to Qu’Appelle to the Body Guard and earned from Col. Dension the name “Foot Cavalry”.’
Sergeant Brown was ‘afterwards an officer in the 12th, Capt. of No. 6 Company, Junior Major, retiring in 1911, with rank of Lieut.-Col.’ His name appears on the roll of the York and Simcoe Provincial Battalion for the North West Canada Medal without clasp.
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Colonial Auxiliary Forces Long Service Medal,
E.VII.R. (Corporal W. McCullough. N.C.) engraved naming, good very fine
£70-£90
W. McCullough served with the Natal Carbineers during the Boer War from 29 September 1899 until 31 May 1902 and was awarded the Queen’s South Africa Medal with clasps for Defence of Ladysmith and South Africa 1901. He also served during the Natal Rebellion of 1906 and received the medal with clasp.
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