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756
OBE group - OBE (Mily) in Royal Mint case, BWM &
Victory Medal with MID (Lieut F J B Hammersley RAF)
plus Miniatures, Defence Medal. Francis James Bilian
Hammersley served with 22 Squadron and was a Prisoner
of War 8/11/1917 Shot down in Combat (possibly) by
Ltn. Dahm of Jasta 26 who claimed a Bristol
(Hammersley was in Bristol F2b A7283 piloted by 2/Lt
H G Robinson - Hammersley was Wounded). Born
Woolwich. OBE L/G 1st Jan 1944 RAFVR. Citation
reads 'Acting Squadron Leader F J B Hammersley, No 11
Group HQ This officer is one of the most skilful and
successful G.C.I. Controllers in Fighter Command. He
opened and commanded Willesborough and later
Sandwich G.C.I. Stations and personally controlled 97
attempted interceptions on enemy aircraft between the
middle of 1941 to May 1943. He has worked continuously
for many nights at the same time administering his station
by day. It was after an arduous period of such activity
culminating in his destruction of 3 FW.190's in one night
that he collapsed owing to over work. His health is now
broken and it is doubtful if he will ever be fit for further
duty'. MID L/G 25 May 1917. EF (4+2)
£250 - £300
757
OBE (Military) silver hallmarked for London 1917. VF
£70 - £80
758
Order of the British Empire (MBE) Military, silver
hallmarked (1919) and in its original Garrard Case.
Toned EF
£80 - £85
759
Parachute Qualification Badge Collection including
S.A.S.Regiment (22)
£60 - £75
760
Poland a Polish Virtuti Militari Vth class, no ribbon GVF
£70 - £75
761
Poland Cross Of Valor + Star on bar
£40 - £45
762
Police LSGC Medal QE2 (DEI GRATIA) named to Supt
Ivan D. Mead. With research, Ivan Read (at the time
Deputy Head of Norfolk CID) was involved in the
notorious Headless Corpse case, the body, discovered in
1974 at Cockley Cley in Norfolk.
£60 - £65
763
Polish medals collection of nine WW1 and WW2
examples
£160 - £170
764
Punjab Medal 1849 (suspender reattached) renamed 'T
COX'. VF Sold a/f
£50 - £55
765
QSA clasps BELF/OFS/CC/ with KSA clasps
SA02/SA01 to 2683 Pte A Willetts Coldstream Guards
with WW1 SA issue BWM & Victory medals to Gnr A
Willetts SAFA comes with copy set of service papers born
Norwich Norfolk enlisted SAFA 23-3-1916 discharged
25-3-1917 reenlisted 11-4-1918
£240 - £250
766
QSA with bars CC/TH/RoL/Tr named (86424 Gnr J
Broad RFA), and KSA with bars SA01 & SA02 (86424
Gnr J Broad RFA). With copy medal rolls, served with
84th Battery, 5th Local Ammunition Column RFA. GVF
(2)
£150 - £160
767
QSA with bars RoK/Pa/Dr (2032 Tpr V Blackman
2/L.Gds.) William V. Blackman served with the Life
Guards, and is noted as living at The County Police
Station, Wallingford, Berks. Lot also includes a
Household Cavalry medallion 'Troopers Shooting
Challenge Cup won by 2032 Tpr W V Blackman 1904'.
(2)
£120 - £130
768
QSA with bars TH/OFS/RoL/Tr/LN (3655 Pte P
Lawson S.Lanc Regt), with KSA and bars SA01/SA02
(3655 Pte P Lawson S.Lanc Regt). Served with the 1st Bn,
confirmed to roll. Several edge knocks nVF (2)
£140 - £150
769
QSA with CC clasp named (1302 Pte J Navan W.
Yorkshire Regt), and KSA with bars SA01 & SA02
named (1302 Pte J Navan W. York Regt). With copy
medal roll, served with 4th Bn. nEF (2)
£140 - £150
770
Q.A.R.A.N.C. Rank Arm and Slip-On Shoulder Badges
(x71) and British Army N.C.O Combat Dress Rank
Badges (x43). (114 items in total)
£30 - £40