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British Royal Navy 1915 To 1962 King’s Crown George VI Naval General Service Silver Medal (GSM) With ‘1945-1951 Minesweeping’ Clasp Awarded To D/JX 292924 Signaller R.E. Rhodes RN & Ribbon. Sn 20565:20 - 20565:20
The Naval General Service Medal (1915 NGSM) was instituted in 1915 to recognise service by the Royal Navy and Royal Marines in minor campaigns that would not otherwise earn a specific campaign medal. The Army/Air Force equivalent was the General Service Medal (1918). Both these medals were replaced by the General Service Medal in 1962. The medal is silver and is 36 millimetres (1.4 in) in diameter. The obverse bears the image of one of three successive Sovereigns, King George V, King George VI and Queen Elizabeth II. The reverse, designed by Margaret Winser, shows a mounted figure of Britannia in a chariot pulled by two sea-horses, her left hand resting on a union shield. The name and details of the recipient were impressed on the edge of the medal. The ribbon is crimson-coloured with three white stripes (see page 180 item 173 of The Medal Year Book . It was possible to be awarded the Naval GSM George VI with 7 clasps: -Palestine 1936-1939,S.E. Asia 1945-46,Minesweeping 1945-51,Palestine 1945-48,Bomb & Mine Clearance 1945-53,Malaya and Yangtze. This is an excellent original example of the British Royal Navy 1915 To 1962 King’s Crown George VI Naval General Service Silver Medal (GSM) With ‘1945-1951 Minesweeping’ clasp. The rim of the medal has the recipient’s details ‘D/JX 292924 Sig (Signaller) R.E. Rhodes RN’. The medal has its original ribbon. The price for this excellent medal worthy of further research regarding the recipient includes UK delivery. Sn 20565:20
£275.00

*Pair* Victory Medal and British War Medal Awarded to Private A.H. Strickland of the Royal Fusiliers. BA 411. - BA 411
The Victory Medal (United Kingdom) was issued to all those who received the 1914 Star or the 1914–15 Star, and to most of those who were awarded the British War Medal. It was not awarded singly. To qualify, recipients need to have served in the armed forces of the United Kingdom or the British Empire, or with certain recognised voluntary organisations, and have entered any theatre of war between 5 August 1914 and 11 November 1918. While home service did not count, United Kingdom based members of the RAF who were actively engaged in the air against the enemy did qualify, as did those who flew new planes to France. The British War Medal was instituted on 26 July 1919 for award to those who had rendered service between 5th August 1914, the day following the British declaration of war against the German Empire, and the armistice of 11 November 1918, both dates inclusive. Consideration was given to the award of clasps to commemorate certain battles and theatres of operations and some 68 clasps were proposed for Naval recipients and 79 for the Army. While the Naval clasps were authorised, and printed in Admiralty Weekly Order 2051 of August 1920, none were awarded and the idea was abandoned in 1923 on the grounds of excessive cost. Both medals and ribbons in excellent condition. The price includes UK delivery. BA 411.
£75.00

Malaya General Service Medal Clasp and Ribbon Awarded to Driver G.F. Soper of the R.A.S.C. ‘Royal Army Service Corps’. BA 410. - BA 410
The GSM was awarded for service in various parts of the world, except in India and East, West and Africa. This medal defines the (often inglorious) British retreat from the Empire as well as various interventions deemed necessary due to the geopolitical imbalances generated in the aftermath of the two worlds. The qualifying dates for service were between 16 June 1948 and 31 July 1960. For the Colony of Singapore, the date period was between 16 June 1948 to 31 January 1959. The ribbon, clasp and medal are in excellent condition with only a minor indentation to the lower edge. The price includes UK delivery. BA 410.
£95.00

India General Service Medal ‘1936 IGSM’ with Clasp and Ribbon. BA 409. - BA 409
The Indian General Service Medal (1936 IGSM) was a campaign medal approved on 3 August 1938, for issue to officers and men of the British and Indian armies, and of the Royal Air Force. The 1936 IGSM was awarded for minor military campaigns on the North-West Frontier of India between 1936 and 1939. Each campaign covered by the medal was represented by a clasp on the ribbon; two were sanctioned, both relating to operations in Waziristan: North West Frontier 1936–37 & North West Frontier 1937–39. The second clasp was only struck and distributed after the Second World War. Recipients of a Mention in Despatches were entitled to wear an oak leaf emblem on the ribbon. Following the grant of Indian Independence in 1947 the medal became obsolete, although it could still to be worn in uniform by British, Indian and Pakistani servicemen. The ribbon, clasp and medal are in excellent condition. The price includes UK delivery. BA 409.
£95.00

*Pair* Victory Medal and British War Medal Awarded to Sergeant G.P.Saville of the 3rd London Regiment. BA 406. - BA 406
The Victory Medal (United Kingdom) was issued to all those who received the 1914 Star or the 1914–15 Star, and to most of those who were awarded the British War Medal. It was not awarded singly. To qualify, recipients need to have served in the armed forces of the United Kingdom or the British Empire, or with certain recognised voluntary organisations, and have entered any theatre of war between 5 August 1914 and 11 November 1918. While home service did not count, United Kingdom based members of the RAF who were actively engaged in the air against the enemy did qualify, as did those who flew new planes to France. The British War Medal was instituted on 26 July 1919 for award to those who had rendered service between 5th August 1914, the day following the British declaration of war against the German Empire, and the armistice of 11 November 1918, both dates inclusive. Consideration was given to the award of clasps to commemorate certain battles and theatres of operations and some 68 clasps were proposed for Naval recipients and 79 for the Army. While the Naval clasps were authorised, and printed in Admiralty Weekly Order 2051 of August 1920, none were awarded and the idea was abandoned in 1923 on the grounds of excessive cost. Both medals and ribbons in excellent condition. The price includes UK delivery. BA 406.
£75.00

The Honour Cross of the World War 1914/1918 with Riband. BA 403. - BA 403
The Honour Cross of the World War 1914/1918 (German: Das Ehrenkreuz des Weltkrieges 1914/1918), commonly, but incorrectly, known as the Hindenburg Cross or the German WWI Service Cross was established by Field Marshal Paul von Hindenburg, President of the German Weimar Republic, by an order dated 13 July 1934, to commemorate service of the German people during the First World War. This was Germany's first official service medal for soldiers of Imperial Germany who had taken part in the war, and where they had since died it was also awarded to their surviving next-of-kin. Shortly after its issuance, the government of Nazi Germany declared the award as the only official service decoration of the First World War and further forbade the continued wearing of German Free Corps awards on any military or paramilitary uniform of a state or Nazi Party organization. The Honour Cross was awarded in three forms; for front-line veterans, with swords, for non-combatant veterans, without swords and for surviving widows and parents of fallen participants in the war, without swords. This example is with Swords for front-line veterans. In good order with its original ribbon. The price includes UK delivery. BA 403.
£145.00

WWII Nazi Issue West Wall Medal and Ribbon. BA 399. - BA 399
The West Wall Medal (German: Deutsches Schutzwall-Ehrenzeichen) was a decoration of Nazi Germany. It was instituted on 2 August 1939 and was given to those who designed and built the fortifications on Germany's western borders, known as the Westwall or, in English, the Siegfried Line, between 15 June 1938 to 31 March 1939. On 13 November 1939 eligibility was extended to include servicemen of the Wehrmacht who served on the Westwall for at least ten weeks. In all 622,064 medals were awarded until 31 January 1941, when awards of the medal ceased. In 1944, after the allied invasion, the medal was re-instituted and awarded to those who renovated and strengthened the fortifications on the western borders. This version of the medal was commonly known as the "Defence Wall Honour Award", to distinguish the decoration from its 1939 counterpart. In excellent order and UK delivery is included in the price. BA 399.
£85.00

1939 Nazi 2nd Class War Merit Cross and Ribbon. BA 398. - BA 398
The War Merit Cross (German: Kriegsverdienstkreuz) was a state decoration of Nazi Germany during World War II. This award was created by Adolf Hitler in October 1939 as a successor to the non-combatant Iron Cross which was used in earlier wars (similar medal but with a different ribbon). The award was graded in the same manner as the Iron Cross: War Merit Cross Second Class, War Merit Cross First Class, and Knights Cross of the War Merit Cross. The award had two variants: with swords given to soldiers for exceptional service "not in direct connection with combat", and without swords given to civilians for meritorious service in "furtherance of the war effort". In excellent order and UK delivery is included in the price. BA 398.
£125.00

1939 Nazi 2nd Class War Merit Cross and Ribbon. BA 397. - BA 397
The War Merit Cross (German: Kriegsverdienstkreuz) was a state decoration of Nazi Germany during World War II. This award was created by Adolf Hitler in October 1939 as a successor to the non-combatant Iron Cross which was used in earlier wars (similar medal but with a different ribbon). The award was graded in the same manner as the Iron Cross: War Merit Cross Second Class, War Merit Cross First Class, and Knights Cross of the War Merit Cross. The award had two variants: with swords given to soldiers for exceptional service "not in direct connection with combat", and without swords given to civilians for meritorious service in "furtherance of the war effort". In excellent order and UK delivery is included in the price. BA 397.
£125.00

* Imperial Germany ‘Black’ Wound Badge. N 97. - N 97
The wound badges comprise of laurel leaves that have a bow at the base with seven bunches of three leaves on either side, with two laurel berries at each joint. The only difference is the colour of each grade. The steel body of the black award is painted with black enamel paint. The badge measures 42mm by 39mm. Crossed swords are super imposed on to the central pebbled field. A German steel helmet is superimposed over the swords. The reverse shows the negative of the obverse. It has a hinge and hook. The awards were worn on the left side of the tunic or jacket. The badge was awarded for wounds or frostbite. This black one was awarded for one or two wounds. This example is showing age related signs of wear to the front of the badge. The pin, hinge and hook are in good order. See page 98 of 'A collectors guide to World War Two German medals and Political awards' by 'Christopher Ailsby'. The price includes U.K. delivery. N 97.
£50.00
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