India General Service Medal 1908-35, with 4 clasps

(Dr M. COATES. M.D.). Naming is engraved. Original ribbon, very light contact, near extremely fine.

Footnote: Dr. Matthew Coates, M.D. was a Deputy Inspector-General in the Royal Navy. He received his professional training at Bristol and in Paris. Coates entered the Royal Navy as a Surgeon on October 20, 1859. From 1868 to 1865, he was Assistant Surgeon at the Royal Naval Hospital, Haslar, and from 1867 to 1871 at the Devonport Dockyard. He became a Staff Surgeon on August 2, 1871, followed by a posting in 1875 as Staff Surgeon in charge of the Royal Naval Hospital at Esquimalt, Vancouver Island, Canada, where he would serve until 1878. He became a Fleet Surgeon on May 9, 1882 and retired with the rank of Deputy Inspector-General of Hospitals and Fleets in the same year. After his retirement in 1882, Coates practised for a time at Streatham, London. He was a member of the British Medical Association and Durham University Medical Graduates' Association, and an Honourable Associate of the Order of St John of Jerusalem. Dr Matthew was one of 910 St. John Ambulance Brigade recipients of the Queen Victoria Jubilee (Police) Medal in 1897. He died at Dawlish, Devon, England, on January 13, 1911.

(- H. JOHNSON - H.P.B.). Naming is engraved in large stylized capitals. Original ribbon with pinback, dark patina, bruised, contact marks, residue in the recessed areas from cleaning, very fine. Footnote: The Halifax Provisional Battalion was a military unit from Nova Scotia, which was sent to fight in the North-West Rebellion in 1885. The battalion was under command of Lieutenant-Colonel James J. Bremner and consisted of 350 soldiers made up three companies from the Princess Louise Fusiliers, three companies of the 63rd Halifax Rifles (formerly the Halifax Volunteer Battalion), and two companies of the 1st "Halifax" Brigade of Garrison Artillery, with thirty-two officers. The battalion left Halifax under orders for the North-West on Saturday, April 1, 1885 and they stayed for almost three months. The Battalion was assigned garrison duty along the Canadian Pacific Railway main line that stretched across the prairies. After a short stay in Winnipeg, the Battalion was broken into four components and sent to Moose Jaw, Swift Current, Saskatchewan Landing and Medicine Hat. Soldiers had to remain on high alert because of possible raids on their positions. Private Henry Johnson, Halifax Provisional Battalion is listed on the roll of the North West Canada Medal, published by Spink & Son Limited London in 1975, page 110.

Two Second War Campaign Stars - Burma Star; and Italy Star. Bronze, 38 mm x 44 mm each, Italy Star with an original ribbon, light contact, near extremely fine.

British War Medal (M2-152891 SJT. G. NORTHCOTE. A.S.C.); and Victory Medal (M2-152891 SJT. G. NORTHCOTE. A.S.C.). Naming is officially impressed. Mounted to a suspension with swing bar pinback, as worn by the veteran, original ribbons, the ribbon of the VM loose versus the suspension, contact marks and surface wear, very fine.