A Collection of Medals formed by the Reverend Canon Nigel Nicholson, OStJ, DL 297 Army L.S. & G.C., V.R., 3rd issue, small letter reverse (3311 Qr. Mr. Serjt. A. Nicholson, R.E.) extremely fine £70-£90
Asher Nicholson was born in Bradford, Yorkshire, in 1833 and attested for the Royal Sappers and Miners at York on 5 May 1855. He was advanced Quartermaster Sergeant on 16 June 1875, and was awarded his Long Service and Good Conduct Medal, together with a gratuity of £5, on 3 February 1877. He was discharged on 11 September of that year, after 22 years and 130 days’ service, of which 18 months had been spent in St. Helena, and 3 years and 1 month in South Africa. This is his sole entitlement.
Sold with copied record of service. 298
Army L.S. & G.C., G.V.R., 1st issue (687 Dvr: F. Nicholson. R.F.A.); Army L.S. & G.C., G.V.R., 2nd issue with fixed suspension (7581533 Pte. J. H. Nicholson R.A.O.C.) nearly extremely fine (2)
£60-£80
Frederick Nicholson enlisted on 17 November 1893, and served in India from January 1896 to April 1902. During this period he received two injuries, a contusion to the abdomen in June 1899, and a wound to the right shin in September 1900. He served at Home from May 1902 until his discharge on 18 April 1913. He was awarded the L.S. & G.C. medal with Gratuity in Army Order 104 of 1912, and was granted a Pension of 11d per diem for life.
Sold with copied discharge papers. 299 300
Army L.S. & G.C.,
G.VI.R., 1st issue, Regular Army (4440955. W.O. Cl. 2 C. H. Nicholson. S. Arms. Sch.) small official correction to unit, good very fine
£60-£80
Royal Navy L.S. & G.C., V.R., narrow suspension (Jn. Nicholson Caulker H.M.S. Asia. 20 Yrs.) engraved naming, traces of lacquer, nearly extremely fine
£70-£90
John Nicholson was born in Gosport, Hampshire, on 5 July 1833, and joined the Royal Navy as Carpenter’s Crew on 28 February 1854, serving initially in H.M.S. Neptune. Transferring to H.M.S. Harrier on 10 February 1863, he served in her during the New Zealand Wars (entitled to New Zealand Medal dated 1863-1864), before transferring to H.M.S. Excellent on 1 April 1865. He joined H. M.S. Asia in the rate of Caulker on 21 February 1874, and was awarded his Long Service and Good Conduct Medal later that year, prior to being advanced Shipwright on 11 May 1874. He was finally shore pensioned on 31 January 1886, after more than 32 years’ service.
Sold with copied record of service. 301 302
Royal Navy L.S. & G.C., V.R., narrow suspension (Henry Nicholson. Comd. Boatn. H.M. Coast Guard) small scratch and light cabinet marks to obverse, nearly extremely fine
£70-£90
Royal Navy L.S. & G.C. (3),
E.VII.R. (268422 A. J. Nicholson, C.E.R.A. 2 Cl., H.M.S. Hecla.); G.V.R., 1st issue (2), (301054 Albert Nicholson, Sto. 1 Cl. H.M.A. Attentive II.; PO.1626. James Nicholson, Private R.M.L.I.) nearly very fine or better (3)
£80-£100 303
Volunteer Officers’ Decoration, V.R.I. cypher, the reverse engraved ‘Capt. C. Nicholson, Gr. I.R. Ry. V. Rifle Corps’, hallmarks for London 1894, with integral top riband bar, minor corrections to name and unit, good very fine £200-£240
Provenance: John Tamplin Collection, June 2009.
Charles Nicholson was employed by the Great Indian Peninsular Railways as an Assistant Locomotive Superintendent in the Locomotive and Carriage Department based at Igutpuri. He was granted a commission as a Lieutenant in the Great Indian Peninsular Railway Volunteer Rifle Corps on 11 March 1876, was advanced to Captain in April 1879, and was granted the honorary rank of Major in January 1894. He was awarded the Volunteer Officers’ Decoration per General Order No. 708 of 5 July 1895, and resigned his commission whilst retaining his rank on 14 February 1896.
Sold with copied research. 304
Volunteer Force Long Service Medal, V.R. (2) (No. 888 Battery Sergeant Major T. Nicholson. 1st N.R.Y.V.A.; 2554 Bomb:-Whlr: J. Nicholson. 1st N.R. of York: V.A.) the first with engraved naming, the second with impressed naming, very fine (2)
£60-£80 1st North Riding of Yorkshire Volunteer Artillery. 305
Bengal and North West Railway Volunteer Rifles. Volunteer Force Long Service Medal (India & the Colonies), G.V.R. (Vol: M Nicholson Bl: & N.W. Ry: Vol: Rifles) good
very fine 306 Territorial Force Efficiency Medal,
E.VII.R. (192 Pte. A. Nicholson. 5/Durham L.I.) good very fine
A. Nicholson was awarded his Territorial Force Efficiency Medal per Army Order 1 of 1909. Approximately 32 T.F.E.M.s awarded to the 5th Battalion Durham Light Infantry.
307 308 Territorial Force Efficiency Medal, G.V.R. (700092 Cpl.-A. Sjt. R. Nicholson. R.F.A.) very fine £60-£80
Efficiency Medal,
G.VI.R., 1st issue, Territorial (3), (2072252. Spr. S. G. Nicholson. R.E.; T.760816 Cpl. A. Nicholson. R. A.S.C.; T.1463545. Dvr. H. M. Nicholson. R.A.S.C.); Efficiency Medal,
G.VI.R., 2nd issue, Territorial (1440276 Gnr. F. R. Nicholson. R.A.) good very fine or better (4)
£80-£100
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