Military Collectables

WW1 Pair to Staff Nurse Reynolds QAIMNSR.

A British war and victory medal, both correctly named to S. Nurse. G. N Reynolds.
Gladys Naomi Raynolds was born on 3rd December 1886, the daughter of a farmer from Spring Hill, Milton Under Wychwood, Oxford. She was educated at Clough School, Risegate and her nurse training at the London Hospital, Whitchaple from 1911. Here she was eventually employed as Staff Nurse of ward in charge of...  read more

Code: 29873

WW1 Pair to Nurse Lovett VAD.

Very interesting WW1 British war medal and victory medal, correctly named to E. Lovett V.A.D. with British Red Cross Society medal for the great war. Ethel Lovet lived at Weir Villa Taunton, Somerset and served with the 26 Somerset Voluntary Aid Detachment as a trained nurse from 22nd December 1915. She was placed with the 1st Eastern General Hospital, Cambridge. Her papers say 1st Southern GH ...  read more

Code: 29872

Scarce WW1 IGSM Pair to Ast Surgeon Hewson IMS.

A WW1 British war medal and George V India General Service medal with Afghanistan N.W.F.1919 clasp correctly named to Assistant Surgeon G. C. Hewson of the Indian Medical Department. Assistant Surgeon was a general surgeon at the rank of Lieutenant. The Afghanistan N.W.F.1919 was awarded for the Third Anglo-Afghan War which began on 6th May 1919 when the Emirate of Afghanistan invaded British ...  read more

Code: 29871

Edwardian 1897 Pattern Infantry Officers Levee Sword.

A slightly smaller and lighter officers dress sword. This one the 1897 pattern Infantry officer’s sword the guard displaying king Edward VII’s cypher. It is on good all-round condition, the guard has some light pitting to the inside, the ray skin grip is in very good order but the blade is superb, near mint, etched with the royal cypher plus other decoration and it carries the retailers details...  read more

Code: 29870

WW1 British 1907 Mk1 SMLE Bayonet by Wilkinson.

The primary British bayonet used during the First World War and used during the Second World War as well. It was manufactured to fit the Short Magazine Lee-Enfield No.1 series Infantry Rifles used during WWI and WWII. It has basic birds head pommel with a push button latch and oil hole, good wooden grips and a cross guard with muzzle ring. It has a long straight blade with maker’s details for; ...  read more

Code: 29869

WW2 Cheshire Yeomanry Shoulder Titles.

New old stock large size brass titles. In near mint condition and with their original backing plates and pins.  read more

Code: 29868

WW2 Era British Armoured Corps Tank Helmet.

Basically, the same pattern as the para and dispatch helmet but with a different liner / head support and chin strap. This one is in excellent condition and still retains the original decal for an armoured or tank brigade, liner and webbing chin strap.  read more

Code: 29865

1914 Star to Black 2nd Royal Dragoons (Scots Greys)

1914 star correctly named to 4697. Pte. A. Black. 2/Dns. Alexander Black was born in Lanark, Scotland around 1880. In his early years he works as a labourer and a Hammerman, but obviously working long physical hours for minimum pay didn’t suit him, so in 1898 he enlisted into the Scots Greys at Glasgow. He saw service in the Boer War, landing in the Cape in Early December 1899 with B squadron a...  read more

Code: 29864

WW1 Medal Pair to Black Norfolk Regiment.

A WW1 Victory and British War medal correctly named to 32000 Warrant Officer (Class 2) Alexander Black of the Norfolk Regiment.
Alexander Black was born in Govan, Glasgow 1880. In the 1911 census he is living at 53 Spitalfields, Thorp Hamlet, Norwich, as a border with his wife Annie and worked as a labourer on the railways. He enlisted into the Norfolk Yeomanry on 22nd September 1915 as ...  read more

Code: 29863

Pair WW2 Royal Berkshire Regiment Shoulder Titles.

WW2 era larger size Brass Royal Berks shoulder titles. New old stock in near mint condition and with their original backing plates and pins.  read more

Code: 29861