Starting with Medals & Militaria, our first mention is lot 2 1793-1814 MGSM 6 clasps Ciudad Rodrigo, Salamanca, Vittoria, Pyrenees, Orthes, Toulouse officially impressed to T. Dudlow, Gunner, R.H. Arty, marks to field, light edge knocks otherwise good very fine, includes copies of medal rolls. Thomas Dudlow (listed as Thos. in some records) served with the Royal Horse Artillery throughout the Peninsular war, where he served with Major Mcdonald and Captain Gardiner's troops. He applied for the Badajoz clasp also, but this was disallowed. He further took part in the battle of Waterloo (entitled to medal), where he was still in Captain Gardiner's troops. He was discharged from the Army on 31st January 1819 in consequence of reduction. The medal achieved a final hammer price of £800.
Lot 17 WWI Military Medal, BWM and Victory Medal to 480537 2. Cpl J. Chambers. R.E., comes with original transmittal letter for Military Medal, Army orders by General Sir H.S. Rawlinson etc. plus copied roll, LG, mixed condition. Chambers was awarded the Military Medal for the following "This N.C.O was working on a bridge to take artillery over the St. Quentin Canal, near Bellenglise. on September 29th, 1918. He showed an excellent example of steadiness under shell fire to all ranks, which contributed greatly to the rapid erection of the bridge". This set of medals had a final hammer price of £250.
Lot 87 WW2 101st Division 507th PIR Airborne tunic (size 38 S), belonged to Staff Sgt Arthur T Hal No.32667774, enlisted 19th December 1942, features 101st patch on left shoulder, Staff Sgt rank to both sleeves, ribbon bar, Presidential unit citation bar, Belgian fourragere lanyard, good conduct sleeve patch, two years overseas bar, 507th Para oval with jump wings, plus Infantry garrison cap with Para/Glider patch, written inside - Mulhall / 6 3/4 M-7774, and dogs tags (early dog tag with next of kin plus later issue) extremely fine. This lot sold for £650.
Lot 89 WW2 U.S M1C Paratrooper helmet with liner and netting, minor marks to helmet, minor tears to netting, overall, extremely fine, sold for £550.
Our final mention is lot 127 Orderly book written by Lieut. Col. Gatacre. Salop Militia, 1807, it details the militias day to day in Dover during the Napoleonic Wars, includes information such as troop patrols, parades, inspections, cost of supplies, field days etc. excellent example and a great piece to add to any historians collection, outer binding is worn but pages are in excellent condition, which sold for £410.
Moving on to our banknote section, starting with lot 137 J.S. Bradbury. Type 3 £1 B/6 003840 good very fine sold for £300.
Lot 144 Warren Fisher. 1919 dash 10/- E/81 256684 good extremely fine sold for £160.
Finally reaching our coin section, our first mention is lot 187 a collection of crowns generally fine with 1893 LVI (2), 1894 LVII, 1894 LVIII, 1895 LIX, 1896 LX, 1897 LX, 1897 LXI, 1898 LXII, 1898 LXII, 1899 LXII, 1899 LXIII, 1900 LXIII and 1900 LXIV. Qty 14 sold for £625.
Lot 225, 1787 spade guinea very fine, sold for £700
Overall, the auction was a huge success with many unique and interesting lots. Our next coin auction will be held on Wednesday, 17th June 2026. Look out for the full catalogue for this sale, which will appear on our website in the next few weeks. Also, keep an eye on our Twitter, Instagram and Facebook pages, which will include updates of our latest auction news. Are you thinking of selling your entire coin collection or part of it? Would you like us to value your coins and give you advice on how best to market them? Visit our coins and banknotes department page for more information or call us on 01926 499 031 and speak to a valuer.
Daniel Smith
