Military Collectables

Two 1945/46 Alamein Club Cairo Cricket Photographs

An interesting pair of pictures that come with details on the back, the first has a lable that says ‘army V New Zealand. Alemein club, Cairo, Sunday Sept 2nd 1945’, it then lists the players from the British team. The second one has, ‘Egypt united services V Palestine united services. Alemein club June 29th and 30th 1946’, and then the list of players. Both photographs are in very good conditio...  read more

Code: 23054

Superb 1914 Star & Bar Trio & More to 11th Hussars - Mons & Charge at Nery.

Here is a magnificent group of medals and a whole load of personal items all belonging to 6032 Private Thomas W Holmes of the 11th Prince Alberts Own Hussars.
This lot comprises of; his 1914 star & Mons bar trio. The same ribbon bar, family photo/post card album, this contains WW1 photographs of Thomas and his cavalry troop in France, postcards sent home during the war, later his wife an...  read more

Code: 23051

Rare WW1 ARRC & More to Matron & Lady Superintendent BRCS.

A rare WW1 Associates Royal Red Cross to Matron & Lady Superintendent Annie Henderson Young. Also included is her WW1 Red Cross service medal, silver and enamel student nurses badge, BRCS Roll of Honour bar with its original certificate, BRCS for service badge, various bronze and sterling silver early NSPCC medals, plus a lot of original certificates, paperwork and photographs.
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Code: 23049

Scarce WW2 Era Military Cloth Formation Patch & Card

Part of the family group from Great Yarmouth. Tommy Holmes was a military police officer, it appears he was based in Cyrenaica during the occupation of Libya anywhere from 1943-51, below is a small bit of history for the occupation.
Here we have a cloth formation patch for the Cyrenaica district and a Christmas card sent by Tommy with the same motif on the front, inside the card is Cyren...  read more

Code: 23028

Queens Korea Miniature Medal Pair.

A good period miniature medal pair of the Queens Korea and the United nations medal for Korea. Both are in very good but used condition and both come on a very good length of original silk ribbon.  read more

Code: 23010

QEII ISM to Woman Photo Printer to the Admiralty.

A very interesting Imperial Service medal awarded to Mrs Doreen Marguerite Perrett for service as Photo Printer to the Admiralty during the second world war. she joined in 1941 and retired in 1966, she received her awarded for 25 years devoted service.
The medal is in mint condition and in its case of issue with copy of London gazette Entry and period newspaper cutting.
A rare awa...  read more

Code: 22954

Pair Kriegsmarine Administration Officer’s Shoulder Badges.

Quite a rare little pair of badges, worn on the officers shoulder boards or epaulets. They are made of a light white metal, now with a nice dark tone. they look unused as both pins still remain flat and unbent on the back.
They both measure 0.75 inches high.
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Code: 22873

WW2 Light Machine Gunner Trade Badge.

WW2 issued embroidered Army trade sleeve badge for the Light Machine Gunner.
In very good but used condition.
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Code: 22851

Royal Navy LS&GC Medal QEII.

An original era miniature Naval long service and good conduct medal, made of sterling silver and being the QEII issue.
It is in lovely condition and on its original ribbon.  read more

Code: 22787

Scarce Somerset Light Infantry VB Shoulder Title.

Worn by the volunteer battalion, this brass shoulder dates from around the WW1 era and comes in very good original condition.
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Code: 22778