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1620

AFGHANISTAN MEDAL NAMED TO: 1011. PTE. W. CARRUTHERS. 1Oth. ROYAL HUSSARS.

Clasp: ALI MUSJID.

Condition: VF

SOLD

$850.00

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1623

AFGHANISTAN MEDAL NAMED TO: 2109. PTE. H. SHEPARD. 2/60th FOOT.

Two clasps: ARMED KHEL & KANDAHAR

Condition: VF.

$1,250.00

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1624

AFGHANISTAN MEDAL NAMED TO: 3594. GUNNER. C. BLAKE. A/B ROYAL HORSE ARTILLERY..

Clasp: ARMED KHEL

Condition: GVF.

SOLD 

$650.00

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1629

AFGHANISTAN MEDAL NAMED TO: 1667. PTE. DENMAN. 67th. FOOT

Clasps: CHARASIA & KABUL

Condition: GVF.

$795.00

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1631

AFGHANISTAN MEDAL NAMED TO: 3393. GUNNER. J. QUART. 6/11th. ROYAL ARTILLERY

Clasp: AHMED KHEL

Condition: GVF.

SOLD

$550.00

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1633

SECOND AFGHANISTAN CAMPAIGN

AFGHANISTAN MEDAL NAMED TO: 3493. GUNNER F.J. NAYLOR. E. BATTERY B. BRIGADE, ROYAL HORSE ARTILLERY.

Clasp: KANDAHAR.

Condition: VF.

The Brian Ritchie Collection of HEIC and British India Medals.

Lieutenant General Sir Brian Horrocks wrote, "The RHA can justifiably claim to have
proved themselves an elite throughout their long history. Many Regiments lay claim to this
title for social reasons, but not the RHA. They have earned it by sheer professional
efficiency."

Gunners of the Royal Horse Artillery rescuing unhorsed colleagues
during the hectic retreat from the Afghan charge.

Gunner Francis J. Naylor was one of the last surviving veteran's of "E" Battery, "B" Brigade, Royal Horse Artillery, at Maiwand, where he was wounded. Gunner Francis J. Naylor was the Limber Gunner of No. 2 gun in the battery's left division commanded by Lieutenant  Hector Maclaine (qv). In the attempt to save Maclaine's gun teams, the guns themselves having been irrevocably lost after a desperate hand to hand encounter on the gun position, the Driver's of the No. 1 gun were dragged from the lead horses and slaughtered on the ground, and the team galloped rider-less to the rear. The lead horses of Naylor's No. 2 gun fared no better and were shot down, whereupon  Sergeant P. Mullane, the gun's Number One, "charged back in rage among the ghazis, who recoiled before his fury". He managed to grab a wounded Driver, by the name of Pickwell Istead, from under the knives of the Afghans and to carry him back and put him on Naylor's Limber. They then "galloped away to rejoin the battery leaving the ghazis and Kabuli infantry standing proudly around two 9 pounder guns of the Royal Horse Artillery". Mullane was duly awarded the Victoria Cross.

Sergeant Mullane, Royal Horse Artillery, winning the Victoria Cross by
saving a wounded gunner during the retreat from the attacking Afghans.

Refs: London Gazette 31, Dec., 1880. WO100/54; E/B R.H.A. at Maiwand , R.A. Journal, Vol. LV, No3 (Latham): My God Maiwand, Operations of the South Afghanistan Field Force 1878080 (Maxwell).

Comes with research

$8,550.00

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1635

AFGHANISTAN KANDAHAR STAR MEDAL NAMED TO: SEPOY. BURRIAM. SINGH. 15th. REGT. NATIVE INFANTRY.

Condition: VF.

All the points are in very good condition.

BRONZE.

FOLLOWING A DISASTER TO BRITISH ARMS AT MAIWAND WHERE BRITISH FORCES WERE MASSACRED ON  THE 27^TH OF AUGUST 1880, KANDAHAR WAS THAN BESIEGED AND GENERAL ROBERTS LED A COLUMN FROM KABUL TO RELIEVE THE CITY. HE DEFEATED THE AFGHAN’S AT KANDAHAR ON 1^st. SEPTEMBER 1880 AND THE WAR EFFECTIVELY CAME TO AN END SOON AFTER. THOSE TROOPS WHO HAD BEEN ON THE MARCH WITH GENERAL ROBERTS WERE GIVEN A SPECIAL AWARD, THE KABUL TO KANDAHAR STAR, WHICH IS MADE OF BRONZE FROM CAPTURED AFGHAN FIGHTER’S WEAPONS.

$455.00

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1636

AFGHANISTAN MEDAL NAMED TO: 299. PTE. T. HIGGLESDEN. 2/60th. FOOT.

Clasp: AHMED KHEL.

Condition: GVF.

$625.00

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1639

AFGHANISTAN MEDAL NAMED TO: SEPOY. NOURANGA. 2nd SIKH. INFANTRY.

Clasp; KANDAHAR

Condition: VF.

$450.00

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1640

SCARCE CASUALTY // KILLED IN ACTION

AFGHANISTAN MEDAL NAMED TO: B/1413. PTE. J. HOARE. 66th FOOT.

Conditon: NEF

It was at Maiwand that the men of the 66^th Foot (along with MAJ. BLACKWOOD - his medals are in my Private Medals Gallery on this website - Royal Horse Artillery), made a gallant stand, while the Native Infantry, who were now thoroughly disorganized, retired to Kandahar under pursuit of the Afghan cavalry. The 66^th Foot, along with the Native Infantry that did not retire, were hard pressed and fought in a number of well organized and disciplined small groups. One party stood back to back and kept the Ghazis at bay until their numbers were so reduced that the remaining men rushed out and died in hand-to-hand fighting. Another party, retiring to a more defensible position behind a low wall, were eventually nearly all killed.
 

Queen Victoria awarding the Afghan War Medal to Bobbie the dog, survivor of the Battle of Maiwand, and other members of the 66th Foot at Osborne House.

The 66^th Foot had 61 % casualties and E/B Royal Horse Artillery had 23% causalities. Two of the Horse Artillery guns and five of the smooth-bores were abandoned on the battlefield. The entire force suffered a total of 44% casualties.

SOLD

$4,695.00

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1641

SCARCE CASUALTY // KILLED IN ACTION

AFGHANISTAN MEDAL NAMED TO: B/216. PTE. J. EATON. 66th FOOT.

Condition: NEF.

(Nicely toned).

It was at Maiwand that the men of the 66^th Foot (along with MAJ. BLACKWOOD - his medals are in my Private Medals Gallery on this website - Royal Horse Artillery), made a gallant stand, while the Native Infantry, who were now thoroughly disorganized, retired to Kandahar under pursuit of the Afghan cavalry. The 66^th Foot, along with the Native Infantry that did not retire, were hard pressed and fought in a number of well organized and disciplined small groups. One party stood back to back and kept the Ghazis at bay until their numbers were so reduced that the remaining men rushed out and died in hand-to-hand fighting. Another party, retiring to a more defensible position behind a low wall, were eventually nearly all killed.
 

The 66^th Foot had 61 % casualties and E/B Royal Horse Artillery had 23% causalities. Two of the Horse Artillery guns and five of the smooth-bores were abandoned on the battlefield. The entire force suffered a total of 44% casualties.

$4,895.00

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1643

AFGHANISTAN MEDAL NAMED TO: LIEUT. H.L. GARDINER. C. BATT. 2nD. Bde. ROYAL ARTILLERY.

Clasp: KANDAHAR

Condition: GVF.

Born 16th April 1860.

Son of Rev. T. Gardiner of Old Aberdeen. Educated at Chanonry School Old Aberdeen & Aberdeen Univ.

Gentleman Cadet, Royal Military Academy Woolwich on 2nd Jan., 1878 gaining Toomb's Memorial Scholarship.

Lieut. Royal Artillery 30th July 1879; Captain Royal Artillery 28th Sept., 1887; Major Royal Artillery 16th June 1897; Lieut. Colonel Royal Artillery 13th June 1908; Temp. Major General 7th 1914.  Retired 1st Nov., 1917.

Service career served Hyderbad, India 1879-1888 with "F" Battery, 2nd Bde, R.A.  and participated in Afghanistan campaign in 1880 & was MENTIONED IN DISPATCHES 1st. Sept., 1880 and earned Afghan medal 1889 with Kandahar clasp.

This soldier served as as an instructor at the School of Gunnery, Woolwich 1905.

Chief instructor School of Gunnery, Woolwich from 1908-12.

Instructor Gardiner most like taught some of the great future Artillery officers of the British Army who participated in WWI.

Entitled to a C.B.

Comes with research.

$3,525.00

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1646

SCARCE // FOUR CLASP MEDAL //

AFGHANISTAN STAR MEDAL NAMED TO: 1963. PTE. J. BROWN. 72nd. HIGHLANDERS.

Clasps: PEIWAR KOTAL, CHARASIA, KABUL & KANDAHAR

Old Ribbon.      

Comes with Research.

Condition: GVF.

These four clasp medals are getting hard to find.

SOLD

$1,600.00

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1647

AFGHANISTAN KANDAHAR STAR MEDAL NAMED TO: RIFLEMAN. KEHUR. SING. GROON. 2nd. GOORKHA

Condition: VF.

Looks like original ribbon.

FOLLOWING A DISASTER TO BRITISH ARMS AT MAIWAND WHERE BRITISH FORCES WERE MASSACRED ON  THE 27^TH OF AUGUST 1880, KANDAHAR WAS THAN BESIEGED AND GENERAL ROBERTS LED A COLUMN FROM KABUL TO RELIEVE THE CITY. HE DEFEATED THE AFGHAN’S AT KANDAHAR ON 1^st. SEPTEMBER 1880 AND THE WAR EFFECTIVELY CAME TO AN END SOON AFTER. THOSE TROOPS WHO HAD BEEN ON THE MARCH WITH GENERAL ROBERTS WERE GIVEN A SPECIAL AWARD, THE KABUL TO KANDAHAR STAR, WHICH IS MADE OF BRONZE FROM CAPTURED AFGHAN FIGHTER’S WEAPONS.

GOORKHA Rifleman in action the 2nd Afghan War.

SOLD

$485.00

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1649

AFGHANISTAN KANDAHAR STAR MEDAL NAMED TO: GUNNER. MUNGUL. SING. 2nd. MOUNTAIN BATT.

Condition: GVF.

FOLLOWING A DISASTER TO BRITISH ARMS AT MAIWAND WHERE BRITISH FORCES WERE MASSACRED ON  THE 27^TH OF AUGUST 1880, KANDAHAR WAS THAN BESIEGED AND GENERAL ROBERTS LED A COLUMN FROM KABUL TO RELIEVE THE CITY. HE DEFEATED THE AFGHAN’S AT KANDAHAR ON 1^st. SEPTEMBER 1880 AND THE WAR EFFECTIVELY CAME TO AN END SOON AFTER. THOSE TROOPS WHO HAD BEEN ON THE MARCH WITH GENERAL ROBERTS WERE GIVEN A SPECIAL AWARD, THE KABUL TO KANDAHAR STAR, WHICH IS MADE OF BRONZE FROM CAPTURED AFGHAN FIGHTER’S WEAPONS.

$435.00

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1651

AFGHANISTAN MEDAL NAMED TO: 1100. PTE. W. COLEMAN. 66th. FOOT.

Clasp: KANDAHAR

Condition: NEF.

Ribbon looks original.

It was at Maiwand that the men of the 66^th Foot (along with MAJ. BLACKWOOD - his medals are in my Private Medals Gallery on this website - Royal Horse Artillery), made a gallant stand, while the Native Infantry, who were now thoroughly disorganized, retired to Kandahar under pursuit of the Afghan cavalry. The 66^th Foot, along with the Native Infantry that did not retire, were hard pressed and fought in a number of well organized and disciplined small groups. One party stood back to back and kept the Ghazis at bay until their numbers were so reduced that the remaining men rushed out and died in hand-to-hand fighting. Another party, retiring to a more defensible position behind a low wall, were eventually nearly all killed.
 

The 66^th Foot had 61 % casualties and E/B Royal Horse Artillery had 23% causalities. Two of the Horse Artillery guns and five of the smooth-bores were abandoned on the battlefield. The entire force suffered a total of 44% casualties.

As as result of this loss and the loss of the Colours the British Government decided Regiments would no longer carry their Colours into battle.

This man may have been with the column.

SOLD

$895.00

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1652

AFGHANISTAN MEDAL NAMED TO: 943. PTE. KAVANAGH. 17th FOOT.

Condition: GVF.

FOLLOWING A DISASTER TO BRITISH ARMS AT MAIWAND WHERE BRITISH FORCES WERE MASSACRED ON  THE 27^TH OF AUGUST 1880, KANDAHAR WAS THAN BESIEGED AND GENERAL ROBERTS LED A COLUMN FROM KABUL TO RELIEVE THE CITY. HE DEFEATED THE AFGHAN’S AT KANDAHAR ON 1^st. SEPTEMBER 1880 AND THE WAR EFFECTIVELY CAME TO AN END SOON AFTER. THOSE TROOPS WHO HAD BEEN ON THE MARCH WITH GENERAL ROBERTS WERE GIVEN A SPECIAL AWARD, THE KABUL TO KANDAHAR STAR, WHICH IS MADE OF BRONZE FROM CAPTURED AFGHAN FIGHTER’S WEAPONS.

$750.00

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1653

AFGHANISTAN MEDAL NAMED TO: BULLUOK DRIVER. NEEFMUR. 13th By. 9th BRDE. ROYAL ARTILLER.

Clasp: ALI MUSJID.

The Ali Musid clasp is correct as this was the only clasp awarded to the 13th By. 9th Brde. R.A.

Condition: VF.

$475.00

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1654

AFGHANISTAN MEDAL NAMED TO: 1863. PTE. F. STOCQUELER. 2nd. 60th FOOT.

Clasps: AHMED KHEL & KANDAHAR.

Condition: VF.

$900.00

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1655

AFGHANISTAN MEDAL NAMED TO: 2553. DRUMMER. D. HERRIDGE.  2/7th FOOT.

Clasp: KANDAHAR.

Condition: GVF.

DIED OF DISEASE 30/12/1880

$800.00

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1656

AFGHANISTAN MEDAL NAMED TO: 4734. DRIVER. J. WILLIAMS. C. BATT. 2nd. Bde. R.A. (ROYAL ARTILLERY)

Clasp:  KANDAHAR.

Condition: VF.

$675.00

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1657

AFGHANISTAN MEDAL NAMED TO: 2190. PTE. H. SHPPARD. 2/60th FOOT.

Clasp:  AHMED KHEL & KANDAHAR.

Condition: VF.

$900.00

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1658

AFGHANISTAN MEDAL NAMED TO:1060. PTE. R. KING. 66th FOOT..

Clasp:  AHMED KHEL & KANDAHAR.

Condition: GVF.

Comes with research.

$840.00