A Collections of Military Medals for Hobbs Family, comprisin...

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A Collections of Military Medals for Hobbs Family, comprising: Brigadier Godfrey Pennington Hobbs (1907-1985), Northumberland Fusiliers, Ten-medal WW2 Group comprising Knights Cross Commander Most Excellent Order of the British Empire (military) with fitted Garrards box and ribbons, a George VI General Service Medal with Palestine clasp, WW2 1939-45 Star, Africa Star, Italy Star, Defence Medal and War Medal with Oakleaf for MiD (Mention in dispatches, London Gazette 9th Sep 1942, page 3947), George V Jubilee Medal, Commander’s Cross of Order of Polonia Resituta (Restored Poland), with official signed order in scroll case, official typed Polish letter, and another English typed letter, Greek Order of The Phoenix Commander’s Cross (gold type with swords), in fitted box with ribbons, corresponding miniature group and two sets of ribbon bars. The Imperial Austrian Order of Franz Joseph, silver-gilt and enamel, suspended from Commander’s neck ribbon, in original fitted Vienna presentation box as issued, Seventeen Miniature Medal Group (17 ribbons/ 15 medals) Knights Commanders Cross KCB / The Royal Victorian Order /The Most Distinguished Order of St Michael & St George / Distinguished Service Order, Queen’s SA Medal (Orange Free State & Cape Colony bars), King’s SA Medal (1901 & 1902 clasps), WW1 trio inc 1914 Star with Mons clasp, and Victory Medal with MiD, George V Coronation medal and Silver Jubilee Medal, George VI Coronation Medal, French Legion D’Honneur medal, Croix de Guerre, etc: In glazed wooden case: Crimea War Medal with clasps for Sebastopol, Inkermann and Alma, Turkish Crimea War Medal, VR Canadian General Service Medal with ‘Fenian Raid 1866’ clasp. Miniature Medals of Maj. FMB Hobbs R.M.L.I., (Frederick Manoli Baltazzi) comprising Edward VII Coronation Medal, Queen’s Sudan Medal, Turkish various Orders of the Osmanieh and Medjidieh, Khedive’s Sudan Medal with clasps for Sudan 1897, Khartoum, and Sudan 1899 in contemporary velvet diptych display case, George V Jubilee Medal and miniature. A "MUDIE & SONS" OF LONDON a leather cased playing card case with hallmarked silver clasp, London, 1930, the containing two wooden Rubicon Bezique markers, gilt tooled Initials E.H. above clasp. Brass plaque to Major F.M. Hobbs R.M.L.I. On The Occasion of His Marriage. Three various official photographs of 1st Battalion Grenadier Guards, in associated lockable black tin box.