Militaria and Medals

About this Department

Henry Aldridge and Son Ltd auction militaria ranging from medals, swords, photographs and letters dating from the 18^th century onwards. Sale highlights include a printed copy of the invasion plans for Great Britain by the Nazis otherwise known as Operation Sealion £8000, a group of items that survived the atomic blast in Hiroshima £7500, a rare group of photographs owned by a World War One pilot £8000, an exceptional archive from Rudolf Hess’s prison guard in Spandau sold for £11000 an archive of letters written by a member of the Royal Flying Corps in 1918 £10000 and a unique collection of medals and letters owned by Driver Norman Grey which chronicled his life in WW1 through the horrors of the Somme and Ypres which made £41000. A phone book of Nazi politicians recovered from the Reichstag made £33000.

About us

Henry Aldridge & Son Ltd are one of the South West's premier auctioneers of antiques and collector's items. A family run business operated by husband and wife team Andrew and Chrissie Aldridge.