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783

Waterloo Medal 1815 renamed engraved to Corp

James Lee 10th Royal Reg Hussars. Lee is also

entitled to the Military General Service Medal with

bars Salamanca, Vittoria, Toulouse. Medal Worn

and polished with replacement suspender. Possibly

has a mount removed from the reverse. Fair Sold a/f

£300 - £350

784

Waterloo Medal 1815 with replacement clasp and

ribbon bar, medal engraved to Lieutenant W S Smith

10th Royal Regt Hussars. During his career Captain

William Slayter Smith received a sabre cut in the

head and a pistol shot through the body in the

famous charge by the 13th Light Dragoons at Campo

Mayor 25 March 1811, he was again wounded in

1812. He later saved Lieut Gordon of the 7th

Hussars on 17 June 1815 in Belgium from being

killed or captured. Lieut Smith was directly involved

in the capture of General Lauriston, aide-de-camp to

Napoleon. He died at Ripon on 18 July 1865 aged

72. Note: His original Waterloo Medal was sold by

DNW 5 April 2006. It is known that Officers could

have two of the same medal as they were issued

unnamed, an original that would be worn on special

occasions and a second or third which would be worn

while on service in case the first got lost or damaged.

This example is original but engraved and not

impressed, well polished as worn. An interesting

piece. Fair/Fine Sold a/f

£500 - £600

785

Whistles collection of 10 including WW2 ARP

examples etc

£90 - £95

786

Wing Commander R J F Barton - National Rifle

Association plastic ? Life Members Pass 1923 named

to Wing Commander R J F Barton RAF. Barton

served as a Captain during WW1 with the R. Scots

Fusiliers and the RFC, Mentioned In Despatches

22/6/15 and 15/5/1917. (1)

£30 - £35

787

Woodbridge District Volunteers (VTC) enamelled

WW1 lapel badge

£55 - £60

788

Wooden Plaques - interesting items made possibly

from hardwood, each hand carved and engraved

with a German Rune to reverse, the first is to 'No 9

Commando Unit 1941 to 1943 No Long Range

Desert Group', the other has a Sword in a shield

plaque to centre with battle honours around edge

and dated 'June 1944 to May 1945'. Unusual and

unique items (2) See photo

£80 - £100

789

WW1 1915 trio and plaque to 19764 Pte William

Ormeron 6th bn East Lancashire Reg K in A 19-5-

1916 at the Battle of Bait Isa and Sannaiyat

commemorated Basra Memorial comes with a good

selection of research in folder

£300 - £320

790

WW1 1918 dated trench rattle with pair of 1914

dated wire cutters

£70 - £75

791

WW1 Allied Military related Press Photos from the

front - a wide and varied lot which make interesting

viewing (approx 180) Very Good lot

£100 - £110