War Medals, Orders and Decorations - Morton & Eden

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Emin Pasha Relief Expedition Star 1887-89, silver, unnamed, by BHJ, hallmarked Birmingham, 1889, lacking suspension ring,
light marks on the reverse, good very fine and rare £300-350
This and the following lot were acquired from the estate of Sir William Mackinnon Bt. (1825-95), founder of the Imperial British East Africa
Company and close friend of Henry Morton Stanley. Carrington & Co of London, whose mark is usually encountered on these stars, had their
manufactory in Birmingham. As these appear to be identical stars, it is to be supposed that the unidentified BHJ was either supplier to or
obtained these from the same workshop as did Carrington & Co.
168
Emin Pasha Relief Expedition Star 1887-89, silver, unnamed, another similar, by BHJ, hallmarked Birmingham, 1889, lacking
suspension ring, light marks on the reverse, good very fine and rare £300-350
169
Benin 1897 and Great War Group: Five, 340726 S.C. Lusmore, Ch. Shpt. R.N., East and West Africa 1887-1900, 1 clasp, Benin
1897 (Shipwright, H.M.S. Forte), 1914-15 Star, British War and Victory Medals, Naval Long Service and Good Conduct, Edward VII
(Carp. Mate, H.M.S. Patrol), first renamed in engraved letters, very fine (5) £250-300
320 Benin clasps to H.M.S. Forte.
Mention in Despatches: London Gazette, 1 January 1916: …‘For services during operations in the Cameroons’. (Captain Cyril Miller's
Despatches for services rendered when Lusmore's ship, H.M.S. Dwarf, was rammed by the armed German merchantman Nachtigal.)
The lot is sold with the following documentation: service papers; a letter from the Admiralty, 10 October 1915, commending the work carried
out on H.M.S. Dwarf at Duala; a copy of The London Gazette, 1 January 1916, with attached letter from Charles Walker, February 6 1918; a
letter from Captain Frederick E. K. Strong, H.M.S. Velox, submitting Lusmore's name for the Meritorious Service Medal, dated 9 February; and a
copy of The Illustrated Weekly News, 9 February 1918, with photographs of Lusmore and his three brothers.
170
Benin 1897 and Great War Group: Five, 169382 T. Heather, P.O. 1 Cl. R.N., East and West Africa 1887-1900, 1 clasp Benin
1897 (Ord. H.M.S. St. George), 1914 Star (Hawke Bttn. R.N.D.), British War and Victory Medals, Naval Long Service and Good Conduct,
Edward VII (A.B. (Rigger) H.M.Y. Victoria and Albert), very fine or better (5) £400-600
456 Benin clasps to H.M.S. St. George; roll confirms 1914 Star.
PETTY OFFICER HEATHER died on 7 January 1920, aged 42 and is buried in Eastney Cemetery. This lot forms part of a family group; see also lot 1.
171
East and West Africa 1887-1900, 1 clasp, Sierra Leone 1898-99, impressed in later style 155171 P-O: 2:Cl: W. J. Arnold,
H.M.S. Blonde, very fine £120-150
172
India General Service 1895-1902, 1 clasp, Relief of Chitral 1895, 2627 P te A. Gallagher, 1 st B n E. Lanc. Reg t , very fine £100-150
173
India General Service 1895-1902, 1 clasp, Punjab Frontier 1897-98, 4294 P te E. Sims, 1 st B n Som: L t Inf y , reverse of clasp with
surface solder, very fine £70-90
174
India General Service 1895-1902, 1 clasp, Punjab Frontier 1897-98, Jamdr. Ganda Singh, 10 th Bl. Lcrs., contact wear, good
fine £70-90