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BRITANNIA MEDAL FAIR
Europe’s Largest Independent Medal Bourse
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SUNDAY 11 MAY 2025
SUNDAY 16 NOVEMBER 2025
• 9:30 AM–2 PM
CARISBROOKE HALL, THE VICTORY SERVICES CLUB
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Specialist Collectors, Dealers and Auctioneers from across the UK and beyond will be in attendance.
The event is hosted by Noonans on a not-for-pro t basis as a service to the medal collecting community.
The popular Britannia curry will be available from the canteen!
EgyptandSudan1882-89,datedreverse,1clasp,Tel-El-Kebir(2796.Corpl:P.Wilson.2nd.York&Lanc:R.)laterimpressed naming;EastandWestAfrica1887-1900,1clasp,1892, thisatailor’scopy (2455.Qr:-Mr:-Serjt:P.Wilson.1st.W.IndiaRegt.) later impressed naming, generally good very fne (5) £600-£800
PPaauullWWiillssoonnwasborninLeedsin1857andattestedforthe7thBrigadeatManchesteron16June1881.PostedtotheYorkandLancaster Regiment,heservedwiththe2ndBattalioninEgyptfrom5Augustto6November1882,andwaspresentattheactionatTel-el-Kebir. Transferringtothe1stBattalion,WestIndiaRegiment,hewaspromotedQuartermasterSergeanton31May1889,andservedontheWest CoastofAfricafrom2January1892to1June1893,takingpartintheexpeditionagainstTambi,inSierraLeone,8Marchto11April1892;from3 January1894to24January1895,takingpartintheoperationsontheGambiaRiverintheexpeditionagainstChiefFodehSilah,22Februaryto11 March 1894; and from 9 December 1897 to 16 March 1898. He was discharged on 17 June 1898, after 17 years and 2 days’ service.
FollowingtheoutbreakoftheBoerWarWilsonattestedfortheImperialYeomanryon7January1902,andservedwiththe126thCompany, 27th Battalion in South Africa from 1 May to 19 October 1902. He was discharged on 26 October 1902.
Sold with copied service papers and other research.
TT..CCaammppbbeellllservedwiththe1stBattalion,WestIndiaRegiment,intheoperationsagainsttheYonnietribeunderthecommandofColonelW.de Winton, 13 November 1887 to 2 January 1888, and in the expeditions against Tambi and Toniataba, 8 March to 30 April 1892.
Sold with copied medal roll extracts. He is additionally believed to be entitled to the clasp 1893-94.
East and West Africa 1887-1900, 1 clasp, 1891-2 ((RR.. JJ.. TThhoommaass,, PP..OO.. 11sstt.. CCll..,, HH..MM..SS.. WWiiddggeeoonn..)) minor edge bruise, very fne £240-£280 33
Approximately 50 medals with this clasp awarded to H.M.S. Widgeon RRoobbeerrttJJoohhnnTThhoommaasswasbornatArran,Co.Galway,Ireland,on14July1858,andjoinedtheRoyalNavyon28January1874,servingasaBoy 2ndClassinH.M.S. Implacable.HewaspromotedAbleSeamanon1January1879,servinginH.M.S. Hercules,andwasadvancedCaptainofthe ForetopinH.M.S. Sapphire on18January1883.PromotedPettyOfcer1stClasson1December1889,whilstservinginH.M.S. Cambridge,he transferredtoH.M.S. Widgeon on27December1891,andservedinherduringoperationsonandof thecoastofGambiaagainstChiefFodeh Cabbah,29December1891to5February1892.Hewasshorepensionedon26July1903,andjoinedtheRoyalFleetReserveinthesamerateon 30 May 1904. During the Great War he served as a Shop Labourer in H.M.S. Indus, a training ship for Boy Artifcers, from 1915 to 1919. Soldwiththerecipient’sfourParchmentCertifcatesofServiceintheRoyalNavy;andaletterofreferencefromservicesperformedduringthe Great War, dated 1920, all contained in an old Admiralty tin; and copied medal roll extract.
EastandWestAfrica1887-1900,4clasps,1891-2,1893-94,1897-98,SierraLeone1898-99(3171.Corpl.E.Forde.2/W.I.Rgt.); Ashanti Star 1896, unnamed as issued, minor edge nicks, good very fne (2)
£600-£800
Provenance: Dix Noonan Webb, December 2018 (East and West Africa Medal only).
EEddwwaarrddFFoorrddeewasborninBridgetown,Barbados,in1866andattestedthereforGeneralServiceintheWestIndiaRegimentson18August 1885,hiscomplexionbeingdescribedas‘black’.Heservedwiththe2ndBattalioninWestAfricaintheexpeditionsintheGambiaagainstChief FodderCabbah,29December1891to5February1892;duringtheoperationsontheGambiaRiverintheexpeditionagainstChiefFodehSilah, 22Februaryto11March1894;intheexpeditionunderMajor-GeneralSirFrancisScottagainsttheAshantisunderKingPrempeh,7December 1895to17January1896;intheexpeditionstothehinterlandofLagosandthenorthernterritoriesoftheGoldCoast,September1897to14June 1898;andinSierraLeoneduringthe‘huttax’war,18February1898to9March1899.HewasdischargedatJamaicaon21July1902,after16 years and 338 days’ service.
Sold with copied attestation and discharge papers; and copied medal roll extracts.
EastandWestAfrica1887-1900,1clasp,1891-2(3142.Pte.S.Forde.2/W.I.Rgt.);AshantiStar1896,unnamedasissued, minor edge bruise to frst, very fne (2)
£300-£400
SS..FFoorrddeeservedwiththe2ndBattalion,WestIndiaRegimentintheexpeditionsintheGambiaagainstChiefFodderCabbah,29December1891 to5February1892;andintheexpeditionunderMajor-GeneralSirFrancisScottagainsttheAshantisunderKingPrempeh,7December1895to 17 January 1896.
EastandWestAfrica1887-1900,2clasps,1891-2,1897-98(3362,Pte.R.Nelson.2/W.I.Rgt.) numberofciallycorrected;Ashanti Star 1896, unnamed as issued, the frst cleaned, very fne and better (2)
£300-£400
Provenance: Dix Noonan Webb, September 2018 (East and West Africa Medal only).
RR..NNeellssoonnservedwiththe2ndBattalion,WestIndiaRegimentintheexpeditionsintheGambiaagainstChiefFodderCabbah,29December1891 to5February1892;intheexpeditionunderMajor-GeneralSirFrancisScottagainsttheAshantisunderKingPrempeh,7December1895to17 January1896;andsubsequentlyintheexpeditionstothehinterlandofLagosandthenorthernterritoriesoftheGoldCoast,September1897to 14 June 1898.
Sold with copied medal roll extracts.
EastandWestAfrica1887-1900,3clasps,1891-2,1896-98,1898[sic]((33339999..PPttee..DD..FFrraanncciiss..22//WW..II..RRggtt..)) cleaned,edgebruising, very fne £300-£400
Provenance: Dix Noonan Webb, September 2018.
The1896-98claspwasauthorisedin1900forseveralminorexpeditionsinthenorthernpartoftheGoldCoast,andwasonlyissuedto approximately200menofthe2ndWestIndiaRegiment.Itwasnotpossibletobeawardedboththe1896-98and1898clasps,andthe1898clasp has presumably been added in error.
DDaanniieellFFrraanncciisswasborninChapleton,Jamaica,andattestedthereforGeneralServiceintheWestIndiaRegimentson9October1886,his complexionbeingdescribedas‘black’.Heservedwiththe2ndBattalioninWestAfricafrom2November1888to20February1892,andtook partintheexpeditionsinGambiaagainstChiefFodderCabbah,29December1891to5February1892.HesawfurtherserviceinWestAfrica from8February1895to9October1898,andservedaspartofasmallforceoftwocompaniesofthe2ndWestIndiaRegiment(approximately 200men)thattookpartinseveralminorexpeditionsinthenorthernterritoriesoftheGoldCoastcounteringthegrowingFrenchandGerman infuencesintheregion,27November1896to14June1898.HesawfurtherserviceinWestAfricafrom20January1903to27January1906, and was discharged on 15 September 1906, after 19 years and 342 days’ service.
Sold with copied service papers and medal roll extracts.
Note: ThemedalrollsrecordtwoentriesforFrancisforthe1896-98clasp,oneformedalandclasp,andtheotherforclasponly.Anothermedal tothismandoesexist,andwassoldintheseroomsinApril2020;giventhewaytheRegimenthasbeenabbreviatedonbothmedalsthemedalin thislot(2/W.I.Rgt.)willhavebeenFrancis’originalmedal,andthemedalsoldinApril2020(2ndW.IndiaRegt.)waspresumablythelatermedal that was issued in error.
EastandWestAfrica1887-1900,4clasps,1892,1893-94,1897-98,SierraLeone1898-99, claspcarriagereconstitutedandthe third clasps a tailor’s copy ((443333.. PPttee.. JJ.. GGrraanntt.. 11//WW..II.. RRggtt..)) very fne £400-£500
Provenance: Dix Noonan Webb, September 2018. JJ..GGrraannttservedwiththe1stBattalion,WestIndiaRegimentinEastAfricaintheexpeditionagainstToniatabainSierraLeone,12Marchto30 April1892;duringtheoperationsagainsttheSofasinSierraLeoneaspartoftheexpeditionunderColonelEllis,26November1893to20January 1894;intheexpeditionstothehinterlandofLagosandthenorthernterritoriesoftheGoldCoast,September1897to14June1898;andinSierra Leone during the ‘hut tax’ war, 18 February 1898 to 9 March 1899.
Sold with copied medal roll extracts which confrms entitlement to all four clasps.
AshantiStar1896,unnamedasissued;EastandWestAfrica1887-1900,1clasp,SierraLeone1898-99(831Pte.J.Nelson.2/W.I. R.) light contact marks, otherwise good very fne (2)
£300-£400
Provenance: Dix Noonan Webb, September 2018 (East and West Africa Medal only).
JJoosseepphhNNeellssoonnwasborninHalfWayTree,Kingston,Jamaica,in1874andandattestedthereforGeneralServiceintheWestIndiaRegimentson 24February1892,hiscomplexionbeingdescribedas‘blackbrown’.Heservedwiththe2ndBattalioninWestAfricafrom18December1894to 9October1898,andservedintheexpeditionunderMajor-GeneralSirFrancisScottagainsttheAshantisunderKingPrempeh,7December1895 to17January1896;andinSierraLeoneduringthe‘huttax’war,18February1898to9March1899.Hewasdischarged‘medicallyunft’on28 October 1899, after 7 years and 247 days’ service.
Sold with copied service papers and medal roll extracts.
Pair: GGuunnnneerr GGrruunnsshhii LLookkooppiiaa,, HHaauussaa FFoorrcceess,, llaatteerr GGoolldd CCooaasstt CCoonnssttaabbuullaarryy AshantiStar1896,unnamedasissued;EastandWestAfrica1887-1900,1clasp,1897-98(1338Gnr:GrunshiLokopia,G.C. Constby:) good very fne (2)
£400-£500
GGrruunnsshhiiLLookkooppiiaaservedwiththeHausaForcesintheexpeditionunderMajor-GeneralSirFrancisScottagainsttheAshantisunderKingPrempeh, 7December1895to17January1896;andsubsequentlywiththeGoldCoastConstabularyintheexpeditionstothehinterlandofLagosandthe northern territories of the Gold Coast, September 1897 to 14 June 1898.
GGaarriibbaaKKuukkaawwaahhservedwiththeHausaForcesintheexpeditionunderMajor-GeneralSirFrancisScottagainsttheAshantisunderKingPrempeh, 7December1895to17January1896;andsubsequentlywiththeGoldCoastConstabularyduringthesuppressionoftheAshantirising,31March to 25 December 1900
Sold with copied medal roll extracts.
Pair: CCoolloouurr--SSeerrggeeaannttJJ..HHuummpphhrriieess,,WWeessttRRiiddiinnggRReeggiimmeenntt,,aattttaacchheeddRRooyyaall NNiiggeerr CCoommppaannyy,, WWeesstt AAffrriiccaann FFrroonnttiieerr FFoorrccee BritishSouthAfricaCompanyMedal1890-97,reverseRhodesia1896,no clasp(1892Sgt.J.Humphris[sic].R.W.Rid.Regt.);EastandWestAfrica1887 -1900,1clasp,1898(Clr:-Serjt:J.Humphries.3rd.W.RidingRegt.) extremely fne and a unique combination to the Regiment (2) £600-£800
JJoohhnnHHuummpphhrriieess(alsorecordedasHumphris)servedwiththe2ndBattalion,West RidingRegimentduringtheoperationsinMatabelelandandMashonaland,24Marchto 31December1896,oneofapproximately270menfromtheBattalionreceivingthe medalwiththeRhodesiareverse.In1897theBattalionwassenttoIndia;Humphries thoughhadlefttheBattalionbythisstageandhadtransferredto theRegiment’s3rd MilitiaBattalion,thenbasedatHalifax,Yorkshire.SecondedtotheNigerCompany Forces,hesawactiveservicewiththeLapaiexpeditionunderLieutenant-ColonelT.D. Pilcher,BedfordshireRegiment,8to27June1898.Thiswasthe frstcampaignservice ofthenewly-formedWestAfricanFrontierForce,andHumphrieswasoneofonly25 Europeansinvolvedwiththeexpedition(andtheonlymanfromtheWestRiding Regiment).HismedalcombinationisthereforeuniquetotheRegiment,andpossiblyto the British Army as a whole.
East and West Africa 1887-1900, 1 clasp, 1896-98 ((33666633 PPttee.. SS.. KKeeeennee,, 22nndd.. WW.. IInnddiiaa RReeggtt..)) traces of lacquered, good very fne £300-£400
The1896-98claspwasauthorisedin1900forseveralminorexpeditionsinthenorthernpartoftheGoldCoast,andwasonlyissuedto approximately 200 men of the 2nd West India Regiment.
SSaammuueellKKeeeenneewasborninTrelawney,StewartTown,Jamaica,andattestedforthe2ndWestIndiaRegimentatBrown’sTown,Jamaica,on13 September1888.HeservedwiththeRegimentinWestAfricafrom6January1889to5January1892,andagainfrom8February1895to9 October1898,andwaspartofasmallforceoftwocompaniesofthe2ndWestIndiaRegiment(approximately200men)thattookpartinseveral minorexpeditionsinthenorthernterritoriesoftheGoldCoastcounteringthegrowingFrenchandGermaninfuencesintheregion,27 November 1896 to 14 June 1898. He was discharged on 12 September 1900, after 12 years’ service.
Sold with copied service papers and medal roll extract.
EastandWestAfrica1887-1900,2clasps,Benin1897,1899(Lieut.N.Burrows,LoyalN.Lancs.Regt.);Queen'sSouthAfrica 1899-1902,2clasps,CapeColony,OrangeFreeState(MajorN.Burrows,S.WalesBord.)engravednaming;King'sSouthAfrica 1901-02,2clasps,SouthAfrica1901,SouthAfrica1902(MajorN.Burrows,S.WalesBord.)engravednaming;BritishWarand VictoryMedalswithM.I.D.oakleaves(MajorN.Burrows) minoredgebruising,polished,goodvery fne,theBenin1897clasp extremely rare to British ofcers (5) £700-£900
NNoorrmmaannBBuurrrroowwsswasbornon15October1868andwaseducatedatSedberghSchool.CommissionedSecondLieutenantfromtheMilitiainthe LoyalNorthLancashireRegimentinJanuary1891,heembarkedwiththe1stBattalionforIndiaandwaspromotedLieutenantinOctober1892; he was fortunate to emerge unscathed from the 'Nagpur Railway Disaster' in November 1891, when 11 men from the Battalion were killed. AppointedanActingVice-ConsulintheNigerCoastProtectorateinFebruary1895,Burrowsundertookadministrativeandjudicialdutiesovera verylargearea.HealsoperformedgoodworkintheBeninoperationsof1897,when,asaVolunteerintheNigerCoastProtectorateForce,he came to the notice of Rear-Admiral Harry Rawson for reconnaissance work: ‘CaptainBurrows,who,withCaptainCockburn,ascertainedthenatureofthecountrybetweenCeriandOlogboBeach,onbothsidesofthe creek’ (London Gazette 7 May 1897).
A fuller account of that valuable work was reported by Lieutenant-Colonel Bruce Hamilton: ‘ItakethisopportunityofmentioningheretheveryexcellentworkdonebyMessrs.BurrowsandLyoninthisdistrictduringamosttryingand anxioustime.Theyhavebothactedwithgreatenergyandtactinmostdifcultcircumstances.Mr.Burrowshasdonemostusefulworkin surveyingthewaterapproachestoIkuruandOlogbo.BeforeIarrived,andafewdaysafterthefactsoftheexpeditionwereknown,hetookafew men with him and burnt Ologbo.’
As Rear-Admiral Rawson's force closed the outskirts of Benin in February 1897, Burrows was again cited for his good work by Hamilton: ‘CaptainBurrows,whoworkedtheleadingMaximthroughoutmostcreditablyandwasofteninpositionsofconsiderabledanger’(London Gazette 7 May 1897).
SpeciallypromotedtoCaptainintheSouthWalesBorderersandgivenaBrevetMajority,Burrowsreturnedtohisadministrativeandjudicial duties,andhavingbeenappointedaDistrictCommissionerin1898,wasactivelyengagedintheOlogboSherioperationsin1899,whenhewas MentionedinDespatchesforathirdtime,forhis'exceptionalzeal'asacolumnleader,andforundertakingriskswhichhispositiondidnotrequire him to take (London Gazette 14 September 1900).
AnillustrationoftherisksthatBurrowsundertookmaybefoundinareporthesubmittedconcerninganoperationhemountedagainstanenemy camp near Obuiho on 4 May 1899:
‘Taking12men,Imyselfproceededinsearchofoneoftheenemy'scamps,whichIfoundtobeclosetothetown.I surprisedthecamp,andafter havingoneshot,whichwoundedaman,reportedtoObohun'sheadman.Irushedinandcapturedtwoothermen,sixgunsandapistol.The remaining three who were in the camp and got away, were afterwards brought in’ Burrowsrelinquishedhispositioninlate1899,theoutbreakoftheBoerWarnecessitatinghisdeploymentasaDistrictCommandant.Heserved inSouthAfricainthatcapacityuntilSeptember1902,atQueenstown,Burghersdorp,ModderRiverandBoshof(Queen’sSouthAfricaMedaland 2clasps;andKing'sSouthAfricaMedaland2clasps).Followingaperiodofleave,hereturnedtoSouthAfricain1903,asaSpecialCommissioner ontheCompensationBoard.ReturningtotheU.K.,hewasattachedtotheArmyServiceCorpsfrom1904to1906,beforebeingappointed Adjutant of the 1st (Volunteer) Battalion, Border Regiment, in April 1906.
PlacedontheRetiredListinMay1909,BurrowstookuptheofceofDeputyGovernorofH.M.PrisonPentonville.Theprisonhadtakenover theroleasnorthLondon'sexecutioncentreontheclosureofNewgatein1902,aswellasbeingatrainingcentreforfutureexecutioners.In consequence,inhistermofofcefromMay1909untiltheoutbreakoftheGreatWar,Burrowswouldhavewitnessedtheexecutionofseveral notoriousmurderers,allcarriedoutbyChiefExecutionerJohnEllis,amongthemDr.HawleyCrippenandFrederickSeddon.WhilstatPentonville he made an unsuccessful application for the post of Chief Constable of West Sussex.
FollowingtheoutbreakofhostilitiesinAugust1914,Burrowswasappointedtothecommandofthe7thBattalion,LoyalNorthLancashire Regiment,inwhichcapacityheserveduntiltakingupdutyasaRailwayTransportOfcer,gradedasStaf Captain,inMay1915.AdvancedtoMajor inSeptemberofthesameyear,hesubsequentlyservedasAssistantProvostMarshalto62ndDivisionfromMarchtoAugust1916,before transferringtothe3rdBattalion,SouthWalesBorderers.PlacedontheReserveofOfcersinJuly1919,hewasappointedGovernorofH.M. Prison Wakefeld, and died in October 1922.
Soldwithvariousphotographicimagesandalarge fleofcopiedresearch,includingmedalrollextracts,ofcialcorrespondenceandreports; together with a host of glowing testimonials submitted on his application for the post of Chief Constable of West Sussex in the summer of 1912.
Pair: LLiieeuutteennaanntt--CCoolloonneell JJ.. EE.. KKiinngg--CChhuurrcchh,, 11sstt WWeesstt IInnddiiaa RReeggiimmeenntt EastandWestAfrica1887-1900,1clasp,SierraLeone1898-99(2476.C.S.Maj:J.King-Church.1/W.I.R:);BritishWarMedal1914 -20 (Q.M. & Capt. J. E. King-Church.) minor edge bruising, generally very fne (2)
£240-£280
JJoohhnnEEyyrreeKKiinngg--CChhuurrcchhwasborninBloomsbury,London,on26June1872,thesonofJamesNoahKing-ChurchandJuliaGertrudePelzer,the celebratedguitarist,andjoinedtheArmyin1891.AppointedCompanySergeantMajorinthe1stWestIndiaRegiment,heservedinSierraLeone duringthe‘huttax’war,18February1898to9March1899,andwassubsequentlypromotedQuartermasterSergeant.Hewascommissioned Quartermaster(HonoraryLieutenant)on16May1906,andwasseriouslyinjuredintheJamaicaEarthquakeofJanuary1907.PromotedCaptain (Quartermaster)on7November1916,heservedduringtheGreatWarattheDepotatKingston,Jamaica(entitledtoaBritishWarMedalonly). PromotedMajoron16May1919,andLieutenant-Colonelon24December1924,heretiredon20September1926,justbeforetheRegiment was disbanded in October 1926. He died in London on 23 December 1945.
Sold with various photographic images, medal roll extracts, and other research.
Sold with a copied medal roll extracts and a typed account of the Mutiny at Kumassi. East and West Africa 1887-1900, 1 clasp, Sierra Leone 1898-99 ((7788 PPttee.. JJoohhnnnniiee,, WW..AA..RR..)) good very fne
£200-£240
JJoohhnnnniieeservedwiththeWestAfricanRegimentinSierraLeoneduringthe‘huttax’war,andsubsequentlyduringtheAshanticampaign,31March to15July1900.InitiallyawardedtheAshantiMedalandclasp,hewasoneofthosesoldierswhomutiniedatKumassiin1901,andconsequently forfeited his Ashanti Medal.
MMaammaadduuKKaaggooservedwiththe2ndNorthernNigeriaRegiment,WestAfricanFrontierForce,inboththeMunshiExpedition,4Januaryto19 March 1900, and the Kaduna Expedition, 20 February to 9 May 1900.
Sold with copied medal roll extract.
AfricaGeneralService1902-56,3clasps,N.Nigeria,N.Nigeria1902,N.Nigeria1903, secondandthirdclaspsbothtailor’s copies ((4477 GGnnrr:: SSooddaannjjii.. NN.. NNiiggeerriiaa RReeggtt..)) good very fne
£240-£280
Provenance: Dix Noonan Webb, September 2010 (Medal and single clasp N. Nigeria only)
SSooddaannjjiiservedwithNo.1Battery,Artillery,NorthernNigeriaRegimentinnorthernNigeriaduringtheMunshiExpedition,4Januaryto19March 1900(entitledtoanEastandWestAfricaMedal1887-1900withclasp1900);andsubsequentlywiththesameunitintheoperationsagainstthe EmirofYolaunderBrevetLieutenant-ColonelT.L.N.Morland,King’sRoyalRifeCorps,AugusttoSeptemebr1901;aspartoftheKontagora Force,12to20February1902;andduringtheKano-SokotocampaignunderBrigadier-GeneralG.V.KemballandHighCommissionerBrigadierGeneral Sir F. J. D. Lugard, from 29 January 1903.
FollowingthecaptureofKanoon3February1903,thetroopswereorderedtocampoutsidethetownwallandwereforbiddenfromentering thewalledcity.Sodanjiwaspartofagroupwhodefedtheordersandenteredthetown,causingtrouble. ConcerningBraveCaptains,byD.J.M. Mufett, gives the following account of the punishment delivered upon Sodanji:
‘ThreesoldiersbrokecampintheEmir’senclosureandkilledamaninthemarket.ThemurderedwastriedbyCourtMartialandsummarilyshot, executedforgoodmeasureinthepresenceofsomeofthechiefmenofKano.Theexecutionwascarriedoutinthetownsquareandwas performedbyhalfabeltbeing fredthroughamaxim,inwhichcasethetheinhabitantsofKanomusthavebeenmostimpressednotonlywiththe efciencybutalsowiththeextravaganceofspending125roundontheexecutionofasinglemalefactor.Lawandorderwasspeedilyreestablished after that...’
Sold with copied medal roll extracts, that for the N. Nigeria 1903 clasp annotated ‘Executed at Kano’; and copied research.
MMuussaaGGoommbbeett(alsorecordedasMusaGombe)servedwithNo.1.Battery,Artillery,NorthernNigeriaRegiment,WestAfricaFrontierForce,in theexpeditionagainsttheChiefofTawariunderMajorA.W.G.L.Cole,RoyalWelshFusiliers,6to8December1900,andsubsequentlyduring the Kano-Sokoto campaign under Brigadier-General G. V. Kemball, 29 January to 27 July 1903.
Sold with copied medal roll extracts.
Africa General Service 1902-56, 1 clasp, N. Nigeria ((11448822 PPttee.. MMaammaa RRaannoo.. NN.. NNiiggeerriiaa RReeggtt..)) toned, good very fne and better £160-£200
Provenance: Dix Noonan Webb, May 2018.
MMaammaaRRaannooservedwiththeNorthernNigeriaRegiment,WestAfricanFrontierForce,intheexpeditionagainsttheChiefofTawariunderMajor A. W. G. L. Cole, Royal Welsh Fusiliers, 6 to 8 December 1900.
GGaarruubbaaGGoommbbaaservedwiththe2ndBattalion,NorthernNigeriaRegiment,WestAfricanFrontierForce,intheoperationsagainsttheEmirof YolaunderBrevetLieutenant-ColonelT.L.N.Morland,King’sRoyalRifeCorps,AugusttoSeptember1901.Hesawfurtherserviceinthe expedition under Morland’s command to Bornu, 1 February to 16 May 1902 (also entitled to the clasp ‘N. Nigeria 1902’).
Subsequentlyjoiningthepolice,hesawfurtherservicewiththeNorthernNigeriaPoliceduringtheoperationsinWestAfrica1906,oneofonly6 Policemen to receive this clasp.
Sold with copied medal roll extracts, the last of which is annotated ‘Retired’.
DDaannggaallllaaddiimmaahh served with the Kontagora Force during operations in North Nigeria, 12 to 20 February 1902. Sold with copied medal roll extract.
£180-£220
AfricaGeneralService1902-56,2clasps,N.Nigeria1904,N.Nigeria1903, secondclaspatailor’scopy ((22227766PPttee..AAddaammuu NNaassaarraawwaa,, NN..NN.. RReeggtt..)) very fne
Provenance: Kuriheka Collection, Dix Noonan Webb, June 2006 (when sold with just the single clasp N. Nigeria 1904).
SoldwithcopiedmedalrollextractswhichconfrmthatthemedalwasoriginallyissuedwiththeN.Nigeria1904clasp,andthattheN.Nigeria 1903 clasp was issued separately (the recipient already being in receipt of the medal).
AAjjaaiillaaOOffaaservedwiththe2ndBattalion,NorthernNigeriaRegimentaspartoftheBassaexpeditionagainsttheOkpotosunderCaptainG.C. Merrick, Royal Artillery, 23 December 1903 to 12 March 1904.
Provenance: Richard Magor Collection, Dix Noonan Webb, July 2003.
C.M.G. London Gazette 14 June 1912.
French Legion of Honour, Fourth Class London Gazette 27 August 1918:
‘For valuable services in association with the present War.’
HHeerrbbeerrttSSyymmoonnssGGoollddssmmiitthhwasborninAugust1873andwaseducatedatCranbrookandatEastbourneCollege.EnteringtheColonialCivil Servicein1899,hewasappointedanAssistantResidentinNorthernNigeriain1901.BytheoutbreakofthehostilitieswiththeMimshitribein 1906, he had risen to 1st Class Resident.
The1906operationstookplaceduringWinstonChurchill’stimeasParliamentaryUnder-SecretaryofStatefortheColonies,andhadhisoriginal assessmentofthesituationbeenaccepted,ResidentssuchasGoldsmithwouldneverhavebeencalledtoanoperationalfooting.InChurchill’s view,newsofthemurderofanAfricantraderandhisfamilybyMimshitribesmenwasnothingtogetexcitedabout.IndeedhefamouslycabledSir FrederickLugard,‘Iseenoreason...whythesesavagetribesshouldnotbeallowedtoeateachotherwithoutrestraint.’ButsincetheMimshi made the fatal error of laying waste the Royal Niger Company’s depot at the same place, local opinion won the day.
GoldsmithsawserviceagainsttheSatirurebelsaspartoftheforceunderthecommandofLieutenantF.E.Blackwood,EastSurreyRegiment,14 Februaryto11March1906,wherethePoliticalOfcerswere‘tothefore’,withtwoofGoldsmith’sfellowResidents,Messrs.H.R.Preston-Hillary and A. G. M. Scott, being killed.
GoldsmithwascreatedaC.M.G.shortlybeforehiselevationtoActingChiefSecretaryin1912,andendedhiscareerwithastintasLieutenantGovernorofNorthernNigeriaProvincebetween1918-21.RetiringtoChichester,Sussex,hekepthimselfbusywithsuchappointmentsas Chairman of the West Africa Exhibition Committee between 1924-25. He died in March 1945.
Sold with copied research, including a various photographic images of the recipient.
‘InJuly1927H.M.S. Taurus wassteamingathighspeedwhenthesupportsoftheStarboardForeTurboFanfracturedfromthebulkhead,causing thefantodrop;thisinturnseveredthemainauxiliaryexhauststeampipesandseveralexhaustpipes.StokerPettyOfcerMahoneyorderedthe boilerroomtobeclearedatoncebutremainedbehindhimselfatgreatpersonaldanger,toclosestop-valvesandtakeothernecessaryaction.The boilerroomwasenvelopedinsteam,andlargepiecesofmetalwerebeinghurledaboutbytheTurboFanwhichwasstillrunning.Byhis promptitude and resolute behaviour Stoker Petty Ofcer Mahoney, at grave risk to himself, averted what might have been a serious disaster.’
HHeerrbbeerrttJJoohhnnMMaahhoonneeyywasborninPlymouth,Devonon4June1896,andenteredtheRoyalNavyasaStoker2ndClassinAugust1910,aged14; his service record erroneously states his year of birth as 1892.
DuringtheGreatWarheservedinH.M.Ships Arab (August1914-December1916)and Carysfort (May1917-January1918),gainingadvancement toStokerPettyOfcerinthelatterperiod.HavingthenbeenawardedtheL.S.&G.C.MedalinJanuary1926,hejoinedthedestroyer Taurus in Juneofthesameyear,anditwasduringthatappointmentthathewasawardedtheEmpireGallantryMedal(E.G.M.)fortheaboveciteddeedsin July1927;hisE.G.M.wassubsequentlyexchangedforthenewlyintroducedGeorgeCross(G.C.),whichdecorationwaspresentedtohiswidow, Emily, at Buckingham Palace in March 1942.
PensionedashoreinAugust1932,Mahoneywasrecalledontherenewalofhostilitiesandjoinedthedestroyer Basilisk,andhewaslikewise employedatthetimeofherpartintheNorwegiancampaigninApril-May1940.TheshipwasthenrecalledfromWesternApproachesCommand toassistintheevacuationofDunkirkandmadetwotripstothebeachesonthelastdayofMay,bringingbackatotalof695men.Thefollowing day, Basilisk returnedtothebeaches,of LaPanne,whereshewasattackedbyenemyaircraftandsunk.Abombdroppedinthe frstwaveofthe enemyattackdetonatedinsideNo.3boilerroom,killingallherboilerandengineroomstaf,Mahoneyamongthem.Hehasnoknowngraveand is commemorated on the Plymouth Naval Memorial.
D.S.O. LondonGazette 18July1918:‘Forconspicuousgallantryanddevotiontodutyinanattack.Itwaslargelyowingtohiscarefulpreparations andexcellentleadershipthathistanksweresuccessfulinreachingalltheirobjectives.Hedirectedtheoperationsonfoot,goingforwardinfrontof the infantry and in the face of strong opposition. He never spared himself, and showed the greatest courage and contempt for danger.’
M.C. LondonGazette 23June1915.UnitedStatesLegionofMerit,Commander LondonGazette 15August1946.Theoriginalcitationstates: ‘MajorGeneralD.H.Pratt,BritishArmyStaf,renderedexceptionallymeritoriousservicefromJuly1940toJuly1943asmilitaryadvisortothe BritishTankMissionintheUnitedStatesandlaterasChiefoftheArmoredFightingBranch.Throughhim,experiencegainedinBritish Development and Battle use of tanks was made available for application to the design and improvement of American Combat Vehicles.’
DDoouuggllaassHHeennrryyPPrraattttwasborninIndiaon7October1892andwaseducatedatDoverCollegeandtheRoyalMilitaryCollege,Sandhurst.Hewas commissionedSecondLieutenantintheRoyalIrishRegimenton20September1911,andwaspromotedLieutenanton15April1914.Heserved withthemduringtheGreatWarontheWesternFrontfrom19December1914,andwasawardedtheMilitaryCrossthefollowingJune. TransferringtotheTankCorps,hecommandedthe8thBattalionfrom26March1918,andforhisconspicuousgallantryanddevotiontoduty was awarded the Distinguished Service Order; he was also twice Mentioned in Despatches (London Gazettes 22 June 1915 and 25 May 1918).
Prattcontinuedtoserveintheinter-Warperiod,andhavingattendedtheStaf Collegefrom1923-24,servedasaStaf Ofcerwiththe42nd (EastLancashire)Divisionfrom1926,andthenonexchangewiththeAustralianArmy.HelaterservedontheStaf attheWarOfce,beingbeing appointedtotheCommandofthe2ndBattalion,RoyalTankCorps,in1935.HereturnedtotheWarOfceasAssistantDirectorof Mechanisationin1937.FollowingtheoutbreakoftheSecondWorldWar hewasappointedtothecommandofthe1stArmyTankBrigade,and servedwiththemaspartoftheBritishExpeditionaryForceinFrancein1940,beingpresentattheBattleofArrasandtheretreattoDunkirk. PromotedMajor-General,heproceededtoWashingtonD.C.where,asMajorGeneralArmouredFightingVehicle,hewasinstrumentalinensuring thattheShermantank,thenunderdevelopment,wasupgradedandup-gunned.His fnalappointment,in1943,wasasDeputyDirectorofthe BritishSupplyMissioninWashington.ForhisservicesinWashingtonduringtheSecondWorldWarhewasappointedaCompanionoftheOrder of the Bath and was awarded to United States Legion of Merit. He retired in 1946, and died on 14 May 1958.
TheMostExaltedOrderoftheStarofIndia,C.S.I.,Companion’sneckbadge,goldandenamel,withcentralonyxcameoofa youthfulQueenVictoria,themottooftheordersetinrosediamonds,suspendedfroma fve-pointedsilverstarandgoldring suspension,withfullandminiaturewidthneckribands,in Garrard,London,caseofissue;TheMostEminentOrderoftheIndian Empire,C.I.E.,Companion’s3rdtypeneckbadge,goldandenamel,withfullandminiaturewidthneckribands,in Garrard,London, caseofissue;Jubilee1935,unnamedasissued;Coronation1937,unnamedasissued,theselasttwomountedasworn, acoupleof minor enamel chips to CIE, otherwise about extremely fne (4) £3,000-£4,000
C.S.I. London Gazette 23 June 1936: Raymond Evelyn Gibson, Esq., C.I.E., Indian Civil Service, lately Commissioner in Sind, Karachi.
C.I.E. London Gazette 1 January 1924: Raymond Evelyn Gibson, Esq., Indian Civil Service, Collector, Hyderabad and Sukkur, Sind.
RRaayymmoonnddEEvveellyynnGGiibbssoonnwasbornon10October1878andwaseducatedatWinchesterandNewCollege,Oxford.HeenteredtheIndianCivil Servicein1901,andservedasPrivateSecretarytotheGovernorofBombay,1912-14;asCollectorandDistrictMagistrate,Sind,1923-31,for whichserviceshewasappointedaCompanionoftheOrderoftheIndianEmpire;andCommissionerinSind,1931-35,forwhichserviceshewas appointedaCompanionoftheOrderoftheStarofIndia.HemarriedMrs.MargaretTwiss(néeTate)in1927,andretiredin1937.Hediedin Lymington, Hampshire, on 2 March 1969.
Sold with the recipient’s riband bar.
For the recipient’s wife’s medals, see Lot 41; and for the related miniature awards, see Lot 501.
DistinguishedServiceOrder,G.VI.R.,silver-giltandenamel,reverseofciallydated‘1943’,withintegraltopribandbar; DistinguishedFlyingCross,G.VI.R.,reverseofciallydated‘1942’;AirForceCross,E.II.R.,reverseofciallydated‘1954’;1939-45 Star;AirCrewEuropeStar,1clasp,FranceandGermany;AfricaStar,1clasp,NorthAfrica1942-43;ItalyStar;DefenceandWar Medals1939-45;AirEfciencyAward,G.VI.R.,1stissue(Flt.Lt.J.T.Shaw.R.A.F.V.R.);Coronation1953;BBeellggiiuumm,, OOrrddeerrooff LLeeooppoolldd,MilitaryDivision,Chevalier’sbreastbadge,silverandenamel,Frenchmotto,withsilverpalmemblemonriband;Croixde Guerre,L.III.R.,,bronze,withbronzepalmemblemonriband, Britishawardsmountedcourt-style(inthisorder), cleaned, generally very fne or better (lot) (13) (13) £14,000-£18,000
D.S.O. London Gazette 20 August 1943. The recommendation (taken from Air Ministry Bulletin 11184 of 20 August 1943) states:
SquadronLeaderShaw,nowonhissecondtourofoperationalduty,hasledhissquadrononalargenumberofoperationalsorties.Thesehave includednightintrudersorties,low-levelmachinegunattacks,convoypatrolsandsweeps.Amagnifcentleader,hehasinvariablysetaninspiring example to his subordinates.’
The following recommendation, dated 29 May 1943, also exists:
‘SquadronLeaderShawhasbeenonoperational fyingforthegreaterpartofthewar.Onhis frstoperationaltourhecompleted350hoursand 210sortiesonsingle-seater fghters,destroyingsixenemyaircraftandprobablydestroyingtwoothers.Ofthese,sixwereatnight.InJanuary, 1942,afterdestroyingthreeandprobablyoneenemyaircrafthewasawardedtheDistinguishedFlyingCross.InSeptember,1942,hewasgiven commandofNo.32Squadronandstartedhissecondoperationaltour,sincewhenhehascompleted186hoursoperational fyingandhasledhis Squadronon100sorties.Thesehaveincludednightintruding,groundstrafng, fghternights,anti-torpedobomberreccos,convoypatrolsand specialsweepsatdawnanddusk.InApril,1943,hetookanextra fightfromhisSquadrontoSouk-El-KhemisfornightintruderworkinTunisia. DuringthetendaystheyweretherehedestroyedtwoJu88’sandprobablydestroyedanotherovertheiraerodromeatnight.Healsomade severalsuccessfulattacksonenemytransport.Heisprobablythegreatestexpertonnightintrudinginsingle-enginedaircraftintheRoyalAir Forceatthepresenttime.Heisamagnifcentleaderandinspiresthoseunderhimtoaremarkabledegree.Stronglyrecommendedfortheaward of the Distinguished Service Order.’
D.F.C. London Gazette 27 March 1942:
‘Thisofcerhasbeenengagedonoperational fyingsinceNovember,1940.Hehastakenpartinoperationsagainstenemyaircraftbynight,in numerousdaylightsortiesoverenemyoccupiedterritoryandinmanyattacksonshipping.FlightLieutenantShawhasledhisdetachmentwith exceptional skill and keenness and he has destroyed at least 3 enemy aircraft.’
The original recommendation states:
‘ActingFlightLieutenantJ.T.ShawjoinedNo.3Squadrononthe18thNovember,1940,asaSergeantPilotandservedwith‘A’Flight,at Sumburgh, Shetlands, during the Winter of 1940/41.
InApril,1941,theSquadronmovedintoNo.11GroupandwasstationedatMartleshamHeath.DuringtheSquadron’sstayatMartleshamHeath Flight Lieutenant Shaw, whilst acting as a Section Leader, assisted in the destruction of a Ju 88 of Ostend on the 24th April, 1941.
DuringtheperiodthisSquadronwasengagedon“FighterNights”overLondon,FlightLieutenant ShawattackedandprobablydestroyedaHe.111 on the night of the 10th/11th May, 1941.
HehassincedestroyedoneDornier17of Dunkerqueonthe8thJuly,1941,oneM.E.109Fonthe10thAugust,1941,andoneDornier215 whilston“Intruder”operationswithaLongRangeHurricaneof theBelgianCoastonthe8thFebruary,1942.Inadditiontothesesuccesseshe hastakenpartinanumberofsweepsoverenemyoccupiedterritoryandalsoinanumberofshippingstrikesintheChannelwhentheSquadron detached one Flight to Manston for that purpose.
FlightLieutenantShawwasgrantedaCommissiononthe7thOctober,1941,andwasgivenCommandof‘B’Flight,No.3Squadron,onthe27th December, 1941, with the rank of Acting Flight Lieutenant.
WhentheDetachmentofLongRangHurricanesofNo.3SquadronwasformedFlightLieutenantShawwasputinchargeoftheseaircraftfor “Intruder”operationsandbyhisexceptionalkeennessandskillhasdoneagreatdealtomaketheuseoftheseaircraftasuccesswhilsttheyhave been based at Manston.
AltogetherFlightLieutenantShawhasbeenonoperational fyingfor15monthsandhehasbyhiskeennessandabilitybeenanoutstanding example to the rest of the Pilots in the Squadron.’
A.F.C. London Gazette 1 January 1954.
Belgium, Order of Leopold, Knight London Gazette 27 June 1947. The original recommendation states: ‘Sorties546; fyinghours990.OnJune9th,1944,WingCommanderShawasOfcerCommanding,122SquadronproceededfromFordtoB.7 BayeuxandoperatedontheContinentafter‘D’Day.61sortieswerecarriedoutfromthisadvancedairfeldwhichincludedbombingofvarious targetsinFranceandarmedreconnaissance'soverBelgium.Thisofcercarriedoutatotalof200hoursoperational fyingintheabovesectors returning to the United Kingdom on 18th August, 1944.’ Belgium, Croix de Guerre London Gazette 27 June 1947.
JJoohhnnTThhoorrnnhhiillllSShhaawwwasborninWorksop,NottinghamshireinApril1916.HewaseducatedatNailsworthCollege,Adelaide,Australia,1929-34 andwasemployedbyR.D.C.Clowne(Surveyors),DerbyshireinJanuary1938.ShawenlistedasanA.C.2intheRoyalAirForceVolunteer ReserveinMay1939,andservedintheranksasapilotundertraining.HavingadvancedtoSergeantPilot,andthenbeingcommissionedPilot Ofcer(onprobation)hewaspostedforoperational fyingwith‘A’Flight,3Squadron(Hurricanes)atSumburgh,ShetlandsinNovember1940. TheSquadron,heavilyinvolvedduringthedefenceofFranceinMay,wastaskedwiththeprotectionofScapaFlowwhilstitrecuperated.Shawand the Squadron moved south to Martlesham Heath in April 1941, when their role changed to fying fghter night patrols over London. TheHurricanewasill-equippedfornight-fghting,andvictorieswerehardtocomebyfortheSquadronatthistime.Shaw’s frstsuccesswas duringthedaylighthours,whenheSharedaJu88destroyedoverClacton,5mileswestofOstend,24April1941.Hefollowedthatupatnight with a Probable He. 111 destroyed over North London, 10/11 May 1941, and a D.O. 17 Probable of Dunkirk, 7/8 July 1941.
TheSquadronaddedintruderpatrolstoit’sdutiesfromJuly1941,andShawshotdownaMe.109F5milesnorthofGravelines,10August1941. ShawadvancedtoActingFlightLieutenant,andFlightCommanderof‘B’Flight,bytheendof1941.Showcasinghisabilitiesatnight,Shawadded another2Destroyedtohistally,whenheshotdownaD.O.17,eightmileswestofOstend,8/9February1942,andaD.O.217overtheGilzeRijen airfeld, 26/27 March 1942. He commanded the Night Intruder Flight, detached to Manston, October 1941 - May 1942. HavingbeenawardedtheD.F..CattheendofMarch1942,Shawaddeda fnalvictoryduringhistimewith3SquadronwhenheshotdownaJu. 88onemilewestofChievresairfeld,30/1May1942.Shawcompletedhistourofoperations,andwaspostedinaStaf CapacitytoH.Q.Fighter CommandinMay1942.HeadvancedtoActingSquadronLeaderinJuly1942,andwasappointedtothecommandof32Squadron(Hurricanes)in Septemberofthesameyear.TheSquadronbecamenon-operationalthatmonthinordertotrainforanoverseasposting.Inthiscaseitwasthe NorthAfricanlandings,andShawledhisSquadronashoreatPhillipevilleinDecember1942.TheSquadronbegan fyingconvoypatrolsoverthe Allied feeton20December1942.ShawledtheSquadronduringadifcultperiod,anditwasalmosttwomonthsbeforetheyachievedtheir frst ‘kill’ in that theatre. Their lot being largely convoy patrols from impossibly muddy airfelds. InApril,1943,Shawtookanextra fightfromhisSquadrontoSouk-El-KhemisfornightintruderworkinTunisia.Duringthetendaystheywere therehedestroyedtwoJu. 88’sandprobablydestroyedanotherovertheiraerodromeatnight.Healsomadeseveralsuccessfulattacksonenemy transport. The following additional detail is given in Fighters Over Tunisia, by C. Shores, H. Ring and W. N. Hess:
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‘Afterdark[15/16April1943]theintruderHurricaneshadasuccessfulnight;at1925twooftheseaircraftfrom73Squadron,pilotedbyPO SmythandF/Sgt.Beard,patrolledbetweenHammametandRassMamoura,lookingforshipping.They frstlymetaJu88,whichevadedthem,and thensevenJu52’s,claimingoneofthesedestroyedeach,plusoneprobableandonedamaged.At2045anothertwo,thistimefrom32Squadron’s forward fightatPaddington,alsotookof,arrivingoverSidiAhmedairfeldwhereSqn.Ldr.ShawshotdownaJu88,whichcrashedin fames,and FO Brodie damaged a second; Shaw then went on to strafe a convoy....
32Squadron’sforward fightwasagaininaction[17/18April1943],Sqn.Ldr.Shawtakingof at2100and fyingtoSidiAhmedairfeldwhereat 2215hesawtwoJu88’swiththeirnavigationlightson;asheapproachedtheairfeldlightsalsocameontoallowthebomberstoland.He attackedthe frstJunkers,thestarboardengineblowingupandthebombercrashing;hethengotstrikesonthesecond,buthiscannonsjammed, preventing him from completing its destruction, and it escaped with damage.’
ShawcompletedhissecondtourofoperationsinAugust1943,andwaspostedasChiefInstructoratNo.61O.T.U.inOctober1943.He remainedinthispositionuntilhewaspostedtotheU.S.ArmyCommandandGeneralStaf CollegeinFebruary1944.Shawwasbriefyattached to19Squadron(Mustangs),atthestartofJune1944,beforebeingpostedtothecommandof122Squadron(Mustangs)atMartragny,Francelater thatmonth.HecommandedtheSquadron,leadingthemonbomberescortsanddivebombingattacks(seeOrderofLeopoldrecommendation above),untilhewaspostedtoHQAirDefenceGreatBritaininAugustofthesameyear.SubsequentpostingsincludedasChiefFlyingInstructor at57O.T.U.,priortoadvancingtoActingWingCommanderinFebruary1945.OnthelatterdatehewasappointedOfcerCommanding TrainingWing,55O.T.U.,andwasappointedtoPermanentCommissionasSquadronLeaderinSeptember1945.ShawwasinvestedwiththeD.S. O.bytheKingatBuckinghamPalace,16October1945(awardedAirEfciencyAwardin1946).Postwarappointmentsincludedwith2T.A.F.at Wunsdorf,Germany,August1951-March1954(A.F.C.).ShawadvancedtoGroupCaptaininJanuary1959,and heretiredinApril1966.Group Captain Shaw died at Worplesdon, Surrey in 1976.
Soldwith13relatedminiatureawardsmountedasoriginallyworn,andincorrectorder(AirEfciencyAwardmountedwithSecondAwardBar); 2R.A.F.clothwings;andanumberoforiginalphotographsoftherecipientinuniform,includingwiththelateQueenMother,andcopiesofhis service record.
TheMostExcellentOrderoftheBritishEmpire,O.B.E.(Military)Ofcer’s1sttypebreastbadge,silver-gilt,hallmarksforLondon 1918;1914-15Star(Lieut.T.V.Brenan.EssexR.);BritishWarandVictoryMedals(Lieut.T.V.Brenan.);Coronation1937, unnamed as issued; PPeerrssiiaa,, EEmmppiirree, Coronation of Shah Rajah Pahlevi Medal 1928, bronze, very fne and better (6) £1,400-£1,800
C.B.E. London Gazette 1 January 1948: Terence Vincent Brenan, Esq., O.B.E., lately His Majesty's Consul-General at Rabat.
O.B.E. London Gazette 29 September 1922:
‘For valuable services rendered in connection with the Afghan War 1919, to be dated 5 April 1921.’
TTeerreenncceeVViinncceennttBBrreennaannwasbornon29November1897andwaseducatedatKingWilliamCollege,IsleofMan,andalsoinSwitzerlandand Germany.CommissionedSecondLieutenantinthe11thBattalion,EssexRegimenton6March1915,hewaspromotedLieutenanton15April 1915andservedwiththemduringtheGreatWarontheWesternFrontbeforetransferringtotheGeneralListasaSpecialServiceOfceron19 May1916,seeingfurtherwarserviceinEastPersiafrom1916to1919.AppointedanOfceroftheOrderoftheBritishEmpireforhisservicesin connection with the Third Afghan War, he was, unusually, not entitled to an India General Service Medal.
A Consular Ofcer for most of the inter-War period, his Who’s Who entry reads as follows: ‘InbusinessHMLandForces1915-1919asanOfcer,ViceConsulatBurjand,Persia1917,ActingConsulatSistan,Persia1920,ViceConsul LevantConsularService1921,ViceConsulResht1921-23,Teheran1924-32,ConsulatTeheran1932-35,inForeignOfce1936-38, attachedtotherepresentativeofIranattheCoronation1937,ConsulofSofa1938,inchargeofConsulateatMersin,TurkeyMay-October 1941,ConsulatShirazNovember1941toOctober1943,whentransferredtoDamascusasConsulandPoliticalOfcertotheSpearsMilitary Mission, Consul General at Tunis 1944 - 46, at Rabat 1946 - 47, retired 1947. Director of Middle East Centre for Arab Studies, Beirut 1948 - 53.’ DuringtheSecondWorldWarBrenanheldtherankofMajorservingintheIntelligenceCorps.AppointedaCommanderoftheCivilDivisionof the Order of the British Empire upon his retirement from the Consular Service, he died on 2 November 1974. Sold with copied research.
TheMostExcellentOrderoftheBritishEmpire,O.B.E.,(Military)Ofcer’s2ndtype,breastbadge,silver-gilt;BritishWarand VictoryMedals(F.8310G.M.Mackie.P.O.M.R.N.A.S.);DefenceandWarMedals1939-45,withM.I.D.oakleaf;Coronation1937, unnamedasissued;RoyalAirForceL.S.&G.C.,G.V.R.(W/O.G.W.Mackie.R.A.F.)GreatWarandinter-warawardsmountedas originally worn, remainder loose, polished in places, nearly very fne (7)
£300-£400
O.B.E. LondonGazette 14June1945.Theoriginalrecommendation(havingbeenthreetimesalreadyunsuccessfullyrecommendedfortheaward during the Second World War) states:
‘Ministry of Aircraft Production - Torpedo Development Unit, Gosport. ThisofcerhasbeenemployedintheTorpedoDevelopmentUnitatGosportfor fveyears.Duringthistimehehasbeenverycloselyconnected withallphasesoftorpedodevelopment,particularlywithregardtocontrolof fightinair.Hehasbeenlargelyresponsibleforthesuccessful developmentoftorpedoinstallationsinallouroperationalaircraft.WingCommanderMackiepossessessoundtechnicalknowledgeandhasatall times shown enthusiasm and devotion to duty.’
M.I.D. London Gazette 17 March 1941, 8 June 1944 and 1 January 1945. GGeeoorrggeeMMaaiirrMMaacckkiieewasborninGatehouseofFleet,ScotlandinOctober1898.HeenlistedintheRoyalNavalAirServiceinSeptember1915. Mackieserviceincludedat Egmont (Malta)fromFebruary1917,Italy,priortobeingpostedtoNo.6Wing,R.N.A.S.Otranto,ItalyinJuly1917.R. N.A.S.aircraftandballoonsoperatedfromthisbaseinordertostopGermansubmarinesenteringtheMediterraneanorreturningtotheirbases in the Adriatic. Mackie returned to the UK in January 1918, and transferred to the Royal Air Force in April 1918. MackieadvancedtoWarrantOfcerinAugust1929(awardedL.S.&G.C.in1934).Hissubsequentpostingsallappeartorelatetoaerial torpedoes,includingatHQCoastalCommand,Lee-on-the-Solent;R.A.F.GosportandatHQ24(T)Group,Cardington.Mackiewasappointed CommissionedEngineeringOfcerinAugust1937,andwasservingatGosportagainfromOctober1938.HewasappointedFlyingOfcerinthe TechnicalBranch(Engineering),andadvancedtoFlightLieutenantinAugust1940andtoTemporarySquadronLeaderinSeptember1941. QualifedinTorpedoServices,MackieadvancedtoTemporaryWingCommanderinSeptember1942andservedattheTorpedoDevelopment Unit, Gosport for the duration of the war. He retired in 1949, and died in Fareham, Hampshire in December 1951. Sold with copied research.
TheMostExcellentOrderoftheBritishEmpire,O.B.E.(Military)Ofcer’s2ndtype,breastbadge,silver-gilt;AirForceCross,G. VI.R.,reverseofciallydated‘1945’;IndiaGeneralService1908-35,1clasp,NorthWestFrontier1935(F/O.R.A.C.Barclay.R.A. F.);1939-45Star;AirCrewEuropeStar;PacifcStar, tracesofverdigris;DefenceandWarMedals1939-45,withM.I.D.oakleaf; Korea1950-53,1stissue(Gp.Cpt.R.A.C.Barclay.R.A.F.);U.N.Korea1950-54,unnamedasissued,mountedoncardfordisplay, generally good very fne (10) £2,000-£3,000
Provenance: Buckland Dix & Wood, September 1994.
O.B.E. London Gazette 1 June 1953.
A.F.C. London Gazette 1 January 1945. The original recommendation states: ‘OncompletinghisoperationaltourinJune1943,thisofcerwasemployedasChiefInstructoratLichfeld.Byconstanthardworkinvolvinglong hoursdailyandaconsiderableamountof fying,hewaslargelyresponsibleforbringinghisUnituptoitspresenthighstandard.Hehasexercised carefulsupervisionoverthe fying,having fownwithpupilsandinstructors,andtheaccidentratehasimprovedconsiderably.Henowcommandsa very fneO.T.U.[30O.T.U.,BomberCommand]andhasshownhimselftobeanexcellentleaderwhohassetagoodexamplebothasapilotand instructor.’
M.I.D. London Gazette 8 June 1944.
RRoonnaallddAAllaannCCaammppbbeellllBBaarrccllaayywasborninEastBergholt,Su folkinJuly1911.HeenteredtheRoyalAirForceasaCranwellCadetinDecember 1932,andhavingpassedoutBarclayadvancedtoFlightOfcerinJune1934,andtoFlightLieutenantinOctober1936.BarclayservedasaPilotin theGeneralDutiesBranch,servingwith39SquadronatRisalpurfromFebruary1933,and27SquadronatKohat,March1935-April1936. BarclayreturnedtotheUK,andwaspostedto1A.A.C.Co-opUnit,BigginHillinAugust1936,beforebeingpostedforSpecialDuties,Japan (Language Studies) in April 1938.
BarclayadvancedtoSquadronLeaderinAugust1939,andtoTemporaryWingCommanderinSeptember1941.HewaspostedtoSingapore,and wasselectedasSeniorAirStaf OfcertoAirCommodoreS.F.Vincent(laterAirViceMarshal),whenthelatterarrivedinSingapore,29January 1942.Thesetwoofcers,andafewothers,wereorderedto fytoSumatrathefollowingday.VincentandBarclayweretaskedwithformingNo. 226FighterGroup(thecombinedCommonwealth fghterformation,No.226Group,whichhadonlytwoHurricanesquadrons,alongwiththe remnantsofBrewsterBufalounits,atPalembang,Sumatra.)inorderhelpdefendSumatra.Thisdefencewasshort-lived,withtheP1airfeldat Palembang coming under constant attack - an example of which occurred on 7 February 1942:
‘Air Commodore Vincent and his SASO, Wg Cdr Ron Barclay, found themselves caught in the open, as the latter recalled:
“P1wasaveryeasytargetandIrememberAirCommodoreVincentandmyself fatteningourselvesinthestickyorange-colouredmudinthe middle of the airstrip, while a Japanese rear-gunner casually sprayed the feld.”
The Hurricanes had again sufered, as noted by Vincent:
“Onceagainthewarningcamelate,andonceagaintheinexperiencedpilotsfoundtheJapanesemorethanamatch.”(BloodyShambles:TheFirst Comprehensive Account of Air Operations Over South-East Asia December 1941 - May 1942, by C. Shores and B. Cull with Y. Izawa refers)
Outnumberedandpoorly-equippedCommonwealthandDutchunitsfoughtalosingbattleagainstoverwhelmingenemyforcesandbothVincent and Barclay were evacuated by boat to Java, 15 February 1942:
‘ThroughoutthedayevacuationofPalembangcontinued.Inthemorning,GrpCaptDarlyhadcollected30armedmen,settingupguardseachside oftheriverandactuallyontheferryboat,theirpresencepersuadingthelocalcrewtokeepworking.Graduallyeveryonegotacrossand,by evening,theevacuationwasallbutcomplete.Darleycarriedoutalastswifttourofthetowntomakesureallweregoneandthen,withdrawing theguards,crossedonthelastferrywithAirCommodoreVincent,followingtheotherstoP2.Thetownwasleftblazingandunderagreatpallof smokefromtheburningrefneries.NosoonerhadP2beenreachedthantheorderwasgiventobeginevacuatingthisbase,allpersonnelnot involvedinoperatingandmaintainingtheaircraftbeingorderedtoOosthaven,300milesawayonthesouth-easterntipofSumatra,fortransshipment to Java. With Vincent and Darley was Wg Cdr Barclay:
“Itravelledbycar,withAirCommodoreVincentandothers,fromP1toOosthavenviaP2but,armedaswewere,sightednoJapparatroopers. We reached Oosthaven at 0300 and, at dawn, jettisoned our Buick in the harbour and embarked for Java.” (Ibid)
TheJapaneseadvancecontinued,anditbecameobviousthatitcouldnotbecontained.Whilstthebomberscould fytoAustralia,the fghtersdid nothavetherangeandhadto fghttothelastasaconsequence.Theorderwasgiventoburnallequipmentandgroundedaircraft.Vincentand hisstaf wereorderedtomaketheirescapeasbesttheycould,andtheymanagedtodosoontheDutchMerchantman Zandaam,28February 1942.OriginallyboundforCeylon,theywerere-routedtoFreemantle,Australian.Theywerefortunatetomakeit,withmostshipsbeing torpedoed just of the harbour.
BarclayeventuallyreturnedtotheUK,andwasappointedtothecommandofthenewlyreformed166Squadron(Wellingtons)atKirmingtonin January1943.BarclaycarriedoutatourofoperationswiththeSquadron,includingleadingthemontheir frstsortie-minelaying,27/28January 1943. The remainder of his operational tour was spent fying in a similar capacity, as well as carrying out night bombing raids on various targets. Subsequentpostingsincludedat27O.T.U.,Lichfeldfrom July1943(awardedA.F.C.),and30O.T.U.,HixtonfromMay1944.Barclayservedas StationCommanderatR.A.F.Ricall,February-May1945,waspromotedWingCommanderinOctober1946,andthentoActingGroupCaptain, inwhichrankheretiredinSeptember1954.BarclayservedduringtheKoreanWarintheOfceoftheAirAdviser,UnitedKingdomLiaison MissioninJapan,BritishEmbassy,TokyoandasaAirAttachéinSeoul,Korea,January1950-February1953.GroupCaptainBarclaydiedinMay 1994.
DistinguishedServiceCross,G.V.R.,hallmarksforLondon1918,unnamedasissued;1914-15Star(Art.Eng.F.H.Knowles.R.N.); British War and Victory Medals, with M.I.D. oak leaves (Art. Eng. F. H. Knowles. R.N.) about extremely fne (4) £1,600-£2,000
D.S.C. London Gazette 5 October 1918:
‘For services in vessels employed on escort, convoy, and patrol duties between 1 January and 30 June 1918.’
Therecommendationfromhisservicepapersstates:‘Formarkedzeal,initiativeandvaluableassistancerenderedonalloccasions...hisnamehas beenbroughttonoticeon2or3occasionsforthehighstateofefciencythatexistsonboardinhisdepartment,forthepromptitudedisplayed whenever called upon.’
M.I.D. London Gazette 17 November 1917:
‘For services in action with enemy submarines.’
The recommendation from his service papers states: ‘For the sinking of a German Submarine by P.C.61 on 26 September 1917.’
FFrraannkkHHeennrryyKKnnoowwlleesswasborninOswestry,Shropshire,on27February1881andjoinedtheRoyalNavyasanActingEngineRoomArti fcer FourthClasson16February1903for12years.AdvancedChiefEngineRoomArtifcerinH.M.S. Ajax on12February1914,hewaspromotedto theOfcersSectionon1September1914,beingcommissionedActingArtifcerEngineer.PostedtoH.M.S. Temeraire,hewaspromotedArtifcer Engineeron7September1915,andwaspresentinthe Temeraire attheBattleofJutlandon31May1916,beforebeingassignedtothePatrol Craft “Q” Ship 61 as an original member of that ship on 28 December 1916.
‘‘QQ’’--SShhiippss -- MMeennttiioonneedd iinn DDeessppaattcchheess aanndd DD..SS..CC.. H.M.PatrolCraft 61,alsoknownas Downton&Chesney,wasapurposebuiltheavilyarmedNavalVesseldesignedtoresembleaMerchantShip andwasintendedtoactasaDecoyVesselor“Q”ship.Intheirconstructiontheywere providedwithbilgeprotectionandspecial fllingswhich wereintendedtokeepthemafoatafterbeingtorpedoed,toenablethemtodisposeoftheirattackers.Itwasalsohopedthattheirshallowdraft of only 8 feet would cause the torpedoes to run under them.
TheCaptainoftheshipwasthefamousArcticExplorer,CaptainFrankArthurWorsley,D.S.O.andBar,O.B.E.,andPolarMedalRecipient,who hadjustreturnfromtheImperialTrans-AntarticExpeditionunderShackleton.WithJosephStenhouseashisFirstOfcer,andFrankKnowlesas theArtifcerEngineer, P.C.61 wascommissionedon31July1917,andwasequippedwithasemi-automatic4-inchgunthatwashiddenbya tarpaulinsuspendedfromcranederrickswhennotinuse.Shealsohadaramatherbow.Shortlyafteritscommissioning,Worsleytookhisnew command to sea on patrol. Most patrols were uneventful, sometimes U-boats were sighted and pursued, but these invariably got away.
InlateSeptember1917,WorsleyandthePC.61wereonpatroltothesouthofIreland.On26September1917,anearbytanker,theS.S. San Zeferino,wasstruckbyatorpedofromtheGermanmine-layingsubmarine, UC-33,commandedbyOberLeutnantE.A.Arnold,whichhadleft Germanyon16Septemberwithafullloadofmines.Observingtheexplosion,Worsleygraduallyslowedhispropellers,hopingtodeceivetheUboat'screwintothinkinghisP-boatwasleavingtheareaandluringthesubmarinetothesurface.Thedeceptionwassuccessfulandthe UC-33 surfaced,intendingtosinkthetankerwithitsdeckgun.Worsleyimmediatelyorderedfullspeedaheadand,realisingthathewouldlosetimein manoeuvringhisshipintoapositioninwhichshecoulduseherguns,setacollisioncoursewiththeU-boat,intendingtoramthesubmarine.At highspeedsthebowofthe PC.61,towhichtheramwas ftted,liftedoutofthewaterconsiderably,andWorsleyhadtoreducespeedattheright momentinorderforittobeattherightheighttostrikethesubmarine.Hetimedthereductionofspeedofthe PC.61 perfectlyandshestruck the UC-33 midshipasitwassubmerging.Thesubmarinerapidlysunkwithnearlyallhands,theexceptionbeingthecaptain,whowasrescuedand latergiftedWorsley asilverwhistle.Thedamaged SanZeferino wastowedtoMilfordHaveninWales,whichtook12hoursinanareawhere other U-boats were known to be lurking.
ForthisactionLieutenantCommanderWorsleyreceivedtheDistinguishedServiceOrder(withShackletonsendinghimatelegramcongratulating himonhissuccess);theFirstLieutenant,LieutenantJ.R.StenhouseR.N.R.,wasawardedtheDistinguishedServiceCross;andPettyOfcerCook wasawardedtheDistinguishedServiceMedal.ForhispartintheactionKnowleswasMentionedinDespatches.Hewasalsorecommendedfor promotion by Worsley on 6 November 1917: ‘CommandingOfcer, PC61,RecommendsthatArtEngFKnowlesbepromotedtoEngineeringLieutenant.Heisinmyopinionaverycapable ofcerandthisofcerissuitableineveryrespectforhisenginesandwithelectricalsteeringgearheshowedgreatskillandjudgementintowing the 6500 ton San Zeferino after it had been torpedoed.’
Remainingin PC61,therecommendationforKnowles’spromotionwasregretfullyturneddownonthebasisthattheAdmiraltywasunableto promotehimovertheheadsofotherdeservingofcers.Consolationarrivedthefollowingyear,however,withtheawardoftheDistinguished ServiceCross.FollowingthecessationofhostilitiesKnowlesvolunteeredfortheMineClearanceService,beforeretiringathisownrequeston19 June 1920.
Soldwiththerecipient’soriginalMentioninDespatchescertifcate;aphotographoftherecipientpriortohisD.S.C.Investiture;copiedservice papers; and other research.
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DistinguishedServiceCross,G.V.R.,hallmarksforLondon1917,unnamedasissued;1914-15Star(S.Lt.F.G.J.Manning,R.N.R.); British War and Victory Medals, with M.I.D. oak leaves (Lieut. F. G. J. Manning) good very fne (4)
£2,400-£2,800
Provenance: R. C. Witte Collection, Dix Noonan Webb, December 2012.
D.S.C. London Gazette 22 February 1918: ‘For services in action with enemy submarines.’
FFrraanncciissGGrraahhaammJJoohhnnMMaannnniinnggwasbornatHolyhead,Anglesey,inSeptember1892,andwasappointedaSubLieutenantintheRoyalNaval Reserve in August 1915. Having joined the battleship H.M.S. Vengeance, he was embarked for East Africa that December.
EEaasstt AAffrriiccaa -- MMeennttiioonneedd iinn DDeessppaattcchheess Shortlythereafter,havingarrivedontheEastAfricaStation,Manningwastransferredtothecruiser Talbot,asaconsequenceofwhich,hefound himselfnavigatingoneofhersteampinnace’sinthelandingsatSimbaUrangeon5May1916,whenhedisembarkedapartyofRoyalMarinesand Askaris who occupied a gun emplacement that had once housed one of the Konigsberg’s 4.1-inch guns. AnditwasinasimilaroperationagainstenemypositionsatBagamoyoon15August1916thathewasMentionedinDespatches(LondonGazette 15June1917).Onthisoccasion,however,hecameashoreinchargeofamachine-gunsectionwithorderstostormanother Konigsberg landmountedgunemplacement,inwhichtask,describedbyAdmiralCharltonas‘amostremarkablepieceofwork’,hesucceeded.Theoperationis summarised thus in Conrad Cato’s The Navy Everywhere: ‘Assoonasourmenlanded,Sub.LieutenantManningwassentinchargeofamachine-gunsectiontorushthehillandcapturethe4.1.Thishedid veryskilfully,takingcoverassoonashereachedthetopof therise,andpepperingtheGermansrelentlessly,untiltheyabandonedtheirgunand tooktotheirheels.Inadditiontothegun,over80roundsofammunitionwerefoundinthemagazinenearby,andafewdayslaterbothgunand ammunition were shipped to Zanzibar, where they were on view to admiring crowds of natives.’
In fact, in due course, the gun found its way home and was exhibited in the Mall near the north door of the Admiralty.
‘‘QQ’’--SShhiippss -- DD..SS..CC..
Asverifedbycontemporary NavyLists,Manningwastransferredto‘specialservice’inthesummerof1917,whenhejoinedtheQ-ship Acton [a. k.a. Q-34]underLieutenant-CommanderC.N.Rolfe,D.S.O.,R.N.,anditwasinthesamecapacitythathewonhisD.S.C.forthedestructionof the UC-72 of the French coast on 20 August 1917. Rolfe’s subsequent report states:
‘I have the honour to report on an action which took place between H.M.S. Acton and a submarine yesterday, 20 August 1917. Acton was steaming at S.42 W. at 10 knots, in position 46 00 N. 8 48 W., when at 6.25 p.m. a submarine was sighted on the port quarter. Acton maintainedapproximatelythesamecourseandreducedspeedtoeightknots,ordersbeingatthesametimegiventomakemoresmoke andtoavoidblowingof steam.Thesubmarinecommenced fringat6.25pm.andcontinuedatrangesvaryingfrom8,300to6,000yardsuntil8.00 p.m. During this time between 50 and 60 rounds were fred, eight of which were time-fused. The submarine ceased fre as boats were lowered. At8p.m.theshipwasstopped,and“panicabandonshipstations”werecarriedout;smokeboxeswere fredinthewelldeckandsteamleakage turnedon.Ataboutthistimethesubmarinesubmergedandcarriedoutacloseperiscopeinspectionoftheshipwhichlasteduntil8.35p.m.:the submarinewassoclosethatatonetimeitactuallycollidedwiththeship,shaking Acton foreandaft.Itthencametothesurfaceabout1000yards away and hailed the boats to come alongside; but as it was getting dark, the submarine was not seen through the spy-holes on the bridge. Thenextseenofthesubmarine,itwascirclingcloseroundtheshiponthesurface,andatarangeofbetween200and300yards, frewasopened onhimjustbeforetheportbeam.Sixroundswere fred,atleastfourofwhichhitthesubmarine,thecertainhitsbeingtwoabaftandbelowthe conningtowerandtwoontheconningtower.Loudshoutscameupfromthesubmarinewhen Acton opened fre.Thesubmarinethen submergedstern frstandmostofherconningtowerwasshotaway.Thetelegraphwasputtofullahead,whentheopen frebellwaspushedand anattemptwasmadetoramthesubmarineasshesubmerged,adepthchargebeingdroppedwhenoverthespotwhereshesubmergedat9.10p. m. This exploded 10 to 15 seconds after being let go and sent up a column of black or dark brown water 25 to 30 feet high. Itwasnowverydark,sotheboatswerefoundandhoisted.Theforemostfalloftheportlifeboathadbeenshotawayandcausedalittledelayin hoisting.Whentheboatswereclearofthewater, Acton commencedsteeringinasquare,inthehopeof fndingwreckageonwhichtodrop anotherdepthchargeorforpickingupsurvivors;butunfortunatelyatabout10.20p.m.alight,thenconsideredsuspicious,butsinceonlybelieved tobetherefectionofastar,wasseenandfollowedup.Nothingfurtherwasseenofthesubmarine,andIconsideritwassunk;butthedarkness preventedsmallobjectsbeingseenonthewater:thoughafterthedepthchargehadexplodedtheonlymanwhowaslookingoverthesideaftsaid thatthewaterhadtheappearanceitwouldhave“aftertheshiphadbeenthrowingoverboardashes”.Thedepthchargeusedseemstohavegone into the submarine’s swirl. The weather was fne and the sea calm.’
ManningwasawardedtheD.S.C.andreceiveda£40shareoftheAdmiralty’sresultantprizemoney.InMarch1918,heremovedtothe Silene,a convoysloop,butasloopwithadiference-incommonwithherconsortsshehadbeendesignedtohavetheappearanceofamerchantman, whileherarmamentoftwo4-inchguns,a12-pounderanddepth-chargethrowerswereallconcealed,thoughwhethershehadanyencountersof theU-boatkindremainsunknown-certainlyshelandedthreecasesforhospitaltreatmentatBuncranainearlyOctober.Hewasdemobilisedin June 1919.
AAGGrreeaattWWaarr‘‘MMiinneesswweeeeppiinngg’’DD..SS..CC..ggrroouuppooff ff vveeaawwaarrddeeddttooLLiieeuutteennaannttFF..EElllliiss,,RRooyyaallNNaavvaallVVoolluunntteeeerrRReesseerrvveeaanndd MMeerrccaannttiillee MMaarriinnee,, wwhhoo ssuubbsseeqquueennttllyy rreecceeiivveedd aa ssccaarrccee PPoorrttuugguueessee IInnssttiittuuttee ffoorr LLiiffeessaavviinngg’’ss SSiillvveerr MMeeddaall DistinguishedServiceCross,G.V.R.,hallmarksforLondon1917,unnamedasissued;BritishWarMedal1914-20(Lieut.F.Ellis.R. N.R.);MercantileMarineWarMedal1914-18(FrancisEllis);VictoryMedal1914-19(Lieut.F.Ellis.R.N.R.);mountedasworn togetherwithaPortugueseInstituteForLifesavingMedalforHumanity,CourageandSelfessnessforsavinglifeatsea,silverand enamel,unnamed,withsilverslidebaronriband, oxidisationtotheobverseofthethirdandfourthmedals,suspensionbroken and re-afxed on last, otherwise very fne, the last rare (5)
£1,600-£2,000
D.S.C. London Gazette 5 October 1918: ‘For very good service as ofcer in command of a group of minesweepers.’ FFrraanncciissEElllliisswasbornin1872.AMerchantSeaman,heobtainedhisBoardofTradeCerti fcateofCompetencyasSecondMateinOctober1893, andasFirstMate,inJuly1895,andasMasterMarinerinMarch1897.HewascommissionedTemporaryLieutenantintheRoyalNavalReserveon 1March1917,andwaspromptlysentonacoursetolearnminefeldsweeping.HesubsequentlyservedinH.M.S. Halcyon,forserviceinthe ArmedTrawler Kinoki,andforhisservicesincommandofagroupofminesweeperswasawardedtheDistinguishedServiceCross.Hewas demobilisedfromH.M.S. Victory on24April1919.RemainingintheMercantileMarine,hesubsequentlyreceivedthePortugueseInstitutefor Lifesaving’s Silver Medal in the 1920s, and died in Bristol in January 1948.
AA SSeeccoonndd WWaarr ‘‘MMiinneesswweeeeppiinngg’’ DD..SS..CC.. ggrroouupp ooff sseevveenn aawwaarrddeedd ttoo SSkkiippppeerr AA.. AA.. HHiinnddeess,, RRooyyaall NNaavvaall RReesseerrvvee DistinguishedServiceCross,G.VI.R.,reverseofciallydated‘1941’,hallmarksforLondon1940;1914-15Star(DA.899A.Hindes, D.H.R.N.R.);BritishWarandVictoryMedals(899DAA.Hindes.D.H.R.N.R.);1939-45Star;AtlanticStar;WarMedal1939-45, togetherwithMineClearanceServicewhitemetalarmbadge,thiswithtwolugsbutlackingbackplate,andR.N.P.S.lapelbadge, good very fne (9) £1,200-£1,600
D.S.C. London Gazette 1 July 1941, Birthday Honours List: ‘Temporary Skipper Alfred Augustus Hindes, 311 T.S., R.N.R.’
AAllffrreeddAAuugguussttuussHHiinnddeesswasbornatLowestofton6March1894,andpriortotheoutbreakofthewarwasworkingon fshingtrawlersoutof LowestoftasaDeckHand.HavingjoinedtheRoyalNavalReservehewasimmediatelycalledupon10August1914forminesweepingservicesas aDeckHand.Heservedaboardvarioustrawlersanddriftersandbytheendofthewarwasbasedat Ganges, aMinesweeperTrawlerbase,from where he was demobilised on 26 January 1919.
InFebruary1919HindesjoinedthenewlyformedMineClearanceServiceforwhichhesubsequentlywasawardedthearmbadge.Theoutbreak oftheSecondWorldWarsawhimcalledupandappointedTemporarySkipperon9January1940,andpromotedtoSkipperbyAugust1940 whenhejoinedH.M.Trawler Sunlight, operatingoutofQueensboroughPier,nearSheerness,knownasH.M.S. WildfreII whichinJuly1941 becameH.M.S. Tudno. ThiscameunderNoreCommandwhichcoveredtheNorthSeafromFlamboroughHeadtoNorthForelandandacrossto theenemyheldcoastline. Sunlight twicehadherbowsblownupbyacousticminesintheearlydaysbeforeamethodwasdevisedtoexplodethe minefurtheraheadoftheship.Heleft Sunlight shortlyafterFebruary1943afterthevesselhadbeenattackedbyEboatsandaircraft,limpinginto Aberdeenwhereshewaspaidof.HewasthenSkipperofthetrawler CharlesDorian,basedatH.M.S. Miranda, GreatYarmouth,sweepingthe channelsandescortingconvoysuptheEastCoastaspartofthe13thMinesweepingGroup.Shewaspaidof inGlasgowinJune1945,when Hindes was also demobilised. He died on 30 July 1966, at Kelling, near Holt, Norfolk, and is buried in Lowestoft Cemetery.
MilitaryCross,G.VI.R.reverseofciallydated1942,with RoyalMint caseofissue;1939-45Star;AfricaStar,1clasp,8thArmy; War Medal 1939-45; together with the named Army Council enclosure, extremely fne (4) £1,000-£1,400
M.C. London Gazette 5 November 1942:
‘In recognition of gallant and distinguished services in the Middle East.’
TheoriginalRecommendation,foranImmediateM.C.,states:‘DuringtheBattleofAlamein,atabout0900hrson4September1942,Second LieutenantAlmond’stroopwasorderedforwardontoanexposedpositionsubjecttoalotofenemyartillery fre.SecondLieutenantAlmond’s tankreceivesadirecthitfromalargecalibregun.Thetank,whichwasmovingatabout10m.p.h.,caught freandammunitionexploded.Second LieutenantAlmondandhisgunnerclimbedoutontotheturretofthetankbutdidnotleavetherankuntiltheyhadextricatedthedriver.Second LieutenantAlmond,althoughorderedtoevacuatehiscrew,returnedonanothertankandmanagedtoputoutthe fresufcientlytogetintothe driver’sseat.Hethenstartedtheengineand,althoughburnthimself,managedtotowoutanothertankwhichhadbeenhit.Hethendrovehis tankback,collectedhiscrew,andreturnedintoactionaftergettingthetankinto fghtingtrim.Inspiteofhisburnsandatemporarilyblindedeye, heremainedinactionforanother10horsunderalmostcontinuousshell fre.Thedetermination,bravery,andcoolnessunder frewhichthis ofcershowedproveda fneexampletotheremainderofhistroopandthefactthattheyremainedintheirpositionmateriallyassistedthe success of the action on this front.’
AArrtthhuurrTThhoommaassAAllmmoonnddwascommissionedSecondLieutenantintheRoyalRankRegimentfrom102ndO.C.T.U.on28December1940,and servedwiththe46th(TheLiverpoolWelsh)BattalionduringtheSecondWorldWarinNorthAfrica,usingValentinetanks.AwardedtheMilitary CrossforhisgallantryduringtheBattleofAlamein,hewaskilledinactionon28October1942,onwhichdatetheBattalionwasinsupportofthe 26th Australian Brigade.
‘ Valentine in North Africa’ gives the following account: ‘ElAlamein,46thRTRbynowwerealsoworkingwiththeAustralians,andduringthemainAustralianthrustonthenightofOctober 28/29were toattackwith2/23rdBattalionandsecuretheroad.Unfortunately,thingsbegantogowrongfromthestart.The fnalbriefngwasheldverylate, andColonelClarkereturnedwithoutsufcienttimetogivehisSquadronLeadersanythingmorethanthebarestdetails.Theattackwastoget underwayalmostimmediately,andwouldbedeliveredfromastart-linewhichhadbeenchosenfromthemap,andwhichhadnotbeen reconnoitred.Someoftheinfantrywouldrideonthetanks,andothersincarriers.Thestart-linewasinfact,inthemiddleofaminefeld,andon thewaytoittheregimentsweresubjectedtoheavy frewhichcausedtheinfantrytodropof.Severaltanksmissedtheminefeldgapsand becamecasualties.Thesituationbecameextremelyconfused,andtheenemy frerosetoacrescendo.Inthelightofthreeorfourburning Valentinestheanti-tankgunnerswereabletopickof theirvictimsfromthreesidesatrangesupto1,000yards.Theattackbrokedownintouncoordinatedassaultswhichtookaheavytollofbothtanksandinfantry.ColonelClarkeandhisIntelligenceOfcerwerebadlywoundedbya mortarshell,andtheRegimentwastakenoverbyMajorOford.Afteranightofsavage fghting,ColonelEvansof2/23rd fnallyorderedhis battaliontodiginat04.00,1,000yardsinadvanceoftheoriginalstartline,The2/23rdhadlost29killed,172woundedand6missing.The46th RTRhadlostallbuteightoftheirtanksandhadahighpercentageoftheircrewskilledorwounded,includingalltheSquadronCommanders.The casualtiessustainedbythe46thand2/23rdBattalionhadnotbeeninvain.Afterthebattle,RommelrecordedthattheBritishtanksandinfantry hadsucceededinblowingagapinhisline,cuttingof the2ndBn125PanzerGrenadierRegimentandaBattalionofXIthBansagliari,who remainedinThompson’sPost,almostsurroundedbytheirassailants,resistingallattemptstodislodgethemwithaferociousdetermination.In addition,the125thRegiment’s3rdBattalionhadvirtuallyceasedtoexistbynextmorning,thebattlehavingragedwithtremendousfuryforsix hours.’
Almond is buried in El Alamein War Cemetery, Egypt. Soldwitha fneportraitphotographoftherecipient; rankpips;RoyalTankRegimentcapbadge;aminiatureM.C.,aleatherboundBible,theinside inscribed‘A.T.Almond,R.T.R.’;andacopyof‘TheWhiteCompany’,bySirArthurConanDoyle,withBishop’sStortfordCollegePrizelabel afxed on the inside front cover, inscribed ‘Summer Term 1927, Form IA. Prize awarded to A. T. Almond’.
DistinguishedFlyingCross,G.VI.R.,reverseofciallydated1945;1939-45Star;FranceandGermanyStar;DefenceandWar Medals 1939-45, good very fne and better (5)
£1,400-£1,800
D.F.C. London Gazette 17 April 1945.
SSttaannlleeyyTThhoommaassHHoowwaarrddenlistedintheRoyalAirForceand,havingcompletedhistrainingasaNavigator,receivedhis frstoperationposingin July1944,with100Squadron, fyingLancastersoutofGrimsby.His frstoperationalsortiewastoCoutraion20July1944;furthertargetsover thenextsixmonthsincludedKiel,Stuttgart,Stettin,Frankfurt,Essen,Cologne,andDortmund.CommissionedtemporaryPilotOfceron23 December1944,his31stand fnaloperationalsortiewasadaylightraidonSt.Vithon26December1944.ForhisservicesasFirstNavigator throughout a complete tour he was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross.
Soldwiththerecipient’sRoyalAirForceObserver’sAndAirGunner’sFlyingLogBook,coveringtheperiod30September1943to23May1945; a postcard photograph of the recipient; and copied research.
AAnneexxttrreemmeellyyrraarree11991199‘‘SSoouutthhRRuussssiiaa’’AA..FF..CC..,,OOrrddeerrooffSStt..SSttaanniissllaauuss,,ggrroouuppooffssiixxaawwaarrddeeddttooCCaappttaaiinnEE..CC..BBaaiinneess,,4477 SSqquuaaddrroonn,,RRooyyaallAAiirrFFoorrccee,,wwhhoosseerrvveeddaasstthheesseenniioorroo ff cceerraannddRR..EE..88iinnssttrruuccttoorraatttthheeRR..AA..FF..IInnssttrruuccttiioonnaallMMiissssiioonn,, EEkkaatteerriinnooddaarr--aatthhaannkklleessssttaasskk,,ffrraauugghhttwwiitthhddaannggeerrdduueettootthheeiinneeppttiittuuddeeoofftthheeggeenneerraallRRuussssiiaannppiilloottiinnttaakkeeaanndduunnsskkiilllleedd mmeecchhaanniiccss;; oofftteenn lleeaaddiinngg ttoo iinnjjuurryy aanndd ffaattaalliittiieess dduurriinngg tthhee iinnssttrruuccttiioonn pprroocceessss AirForceCross,G.V.R.,unnamedasissued;BritishWarandVictoryMedals(Capt.E.C.Baines.R.A.F.);DefenceMedal;Special ConstabularyLongServiceMedal,G.VI.R.,1stissue,1clasp,LongService,1946(Sergt.EdmundC.Baines);RRuussssiiaa,,EEmmppiirree,Order ofSt.Stanislaus,MilitaryDivision,ThirdClassneckbadge,by Keibel,St.Petersburg,gold(56zolotniki)andenamel,withcrossed swords,Courtstampandmaker’smarktoreverse,1865-96markstosuspensionring,mountedfordisplayoncard, minorgreen enamel damage to wreath on last, generally very fne (6)
£2,800-£3,200
A.F.C. London Gazette 12 July 1920. The original recommendation states:
‘Ekaterinodar18May1919-3September1919.ForhisserviceswithandinstructingintheairRussianpilotsonR.E.8machines.Lt.E.C.Baines hasshowngreatperseverance,energyandskillandhascarriedouthisdutiesintheaircontinuallyandenergetically.Hehastheresponsibilityof testing in the air machines rigged by Russian mechanics who are often comparatively unskilled in their work.’
1ofonly3A.F.C.’sawardedforthewholeoftheSouthRussiacampaign(theothertwobeingawardedtoLieutenantE.J.HeadandFlyingOfcer A. P. Ritchie - both also employed at the R.A.F. Instructional Mission, Ekaterinodar).
EEddmmuunnddCCllii ff oorrddBBaaiinneesswasbornin1897,andresidedatBeckford,BramhallLane,Stockport.Heinitiallyjoinedthe6thBattalion,Cheshire Regiment(T.F.),priortotransferringtotheRoyalAirForce.BainesservedwiththeR.A.F.inAden,EgyptandPalestine,with14and142 Squadronsduringthelatterpartof1918.HeleftPalestine,andwaspostedtojoin47SquadroninSouthRussiainJuly1919.Baineswaspostedas a Captain to the R.A.F. Instructional Mission in August 1919 (later renamed South Russian Mission and ‘Z’ Squadron).
AllR.A.F.operationalunitswereorderedtowithdrawinlate1919,leavingonlytheInstructionalMissioninsitu.47Squadronremainedasa volunteerunit,losingitsidentityandbecomingknownas‘A’Squadron.BaineswastheseniorofceremployedattheR.A.F.InstructionalMission, and had the onerous task of teaching the Russians to fy: ‘Manyoftheirstudentswerehopelesslyineptandothersresentedtakinginstructionfromofcersoflesserrankthanthemselves.TheRussians crashedsomanyoftheR.E.8’sthattheyspreadthetalethatthetypehadbeencondemnedbytheR.A.F.,whichhadthenfoistedthemof onto Deniken’sairservice...This,ofcourse,wascompletelyuntrue....ThetroublewastheRussianpilotsthemselvesandnotthemachines.’(Air Command: A Fighter Pilot’s Story, by Air Vice Marshal R. Collishaw refers).
AnextractfromareportfromtheR.A.F.InstructionalMission,includedinpartinthesamepublicationasquotedabove,isbelievedtohavebeen penned by Baines as the senior ofcer present:
‘...inNo.6DonSquadrononly 6pilotscameforinstructioninsteadof10.Onewassentawayfordisobedienceoforders.Onewentsoloonce, andrefusedto fyanymore.Onewentsoloonce,crashedonhissecondsoloandisnowinhospital.Onesprainedhisarmwhendueforsolo. There remain two, of which we are not very hopeful of ever making either an R.E.8 pilot. InthecaseofLt.Ritchie’sunit,oneeveninghereportedthreereadyforsolonextday.Onedied,onewentsick,andtheotherwassentawayon special duty to Kharkov.
Capt. Head reports that in his Squadron he has no hope of two pilots out of seven ever going solo on R.E.8’s....’ Ritchiehadanarticlepublishedin TheHawk (theJournaloftheR.A.F.Staf College)in1928,whichgivesanexcellentinsightintothenatureofthe instructionaldutiescarriedoutbythethreeinstructorsatthetrainingmission(photocopyincludedwiththelot).BainesleftRussiainFebruary 1920,andreturnedtotheUKviaConstantinople.HetransferredtotheUnemployedListinApril1920,andhisawardoftheOrderofSt. Stanislaus is confrmed by MOD S10J (11 October 1976) and listed in White Russian Awards by R. Brough.
TheOrderofSt.JohnofJerusalem,ServingBrother’sbreastbadge,silverandenamel,thereverseengraved‘HonoraryServing BrotherW.H.Terry.May19th.1922’;Queen’sSouthAfrica1899-1902,4clasps,CapeColony,Johannesburg,DiamondHill, Wittebergen(231Ordly:W.H.Terry,St.johnAmb:Bde:);St.JohnMedalforSouthAfrica1899-1902(231.Pte.W.H.Terry. Dewsbury&DistCorps.) re-engravednaming;ArmyMeritoriousServiceMedal,G.V.R.,1stissue(28834S.Mjr.W.H.Terry.R.A. M.C.);ServiceMedaloftheOrderofStJohn,withfourAdditionalAwardBars(398.Supt.W.H.Terry.No.5Dist.Dewsbury& Dist. Corps, S.J.A.B. 1918.) edge bruising to the two St. John medals, very fne and better (5) £400-£500
M.S.M. London Gazette 22 February 1919: ‘In recognition of valuable services rendered in connection with the War.’
Provenance: Langham Collection, Dix Noonan Webb, September 1999.
D.C.M. London Gazette 27 September 1901:
‘In recognition of services during operations in South Africa. To bear the date 29th November 1900.’
M.I.D. London Gazette 30 March 1900 (General Buller), and 4 September 1901 (Lord Roberts).
GeneralBullerstatedinhisdespatch:‘TheOrdnanceDepartmenthasbeenshorthandedthroughoutandanunusualamountofhardworkhas fallen upon individuals and I submit the following in order of merit as especially deserving.’
GGeeoorrggeeFFrraanncciissWWooooddhhaallllwasborninBirminghamin1866,andenlistedintotheCorpsofArmourersinApril1889,aged23years,aGunsmith bytrade.Heservedforatotalof21years,including1year2monthsinSouthAfrica,and8years11monthsinEgypt.AdvancedArmourer QuartermasterSergeanton6May1905,hewasawardedhisLongServiceandGoodConductMedalinOctober1907,andwasdischargedon31 March 1910.
Sold with a photographic image of the recipient; and copied service papers and London Gazette entries.
DistinguishedConductMedal,G.V.R.(35740Cpl.A.Douglas.24/Sge:By:21/Bde:R.G.A.) minoredgebruise,polishedandworn, good fne £500-£700
D.C.M. London Gazette 3 June 1918:
‘Forconspicuousgallantryanddevotiontodutyinthegunline.Whenallthesergeantsandcorporalsofthebatteryhadbecomecasualties,he tookoverthedutiesofsergeant,andnotonlyfoughthisowngunundergreatdifculties,butalsogavevaluableassistancetootherdetachments. He behaved with fne coolness and determination.’
AAlleexxaannddeerrDDoouuggllaasswasborninDundeein1891andhavingattestedfortheRoyalGarrisonArtilleryservedwiththe24thSiegeBatteryduringthe GreatWarontheWesternFrontfrom21August1915.AwardedtheDistinguishedConductMedal,hediedofwoundson29October1918,and is buried in Premont British Cemetery, France.
DistinguishedConductMedal,G.V.R.(14856C.S.Mjr:E.Brake.8/Som:L.I.);1914-15Star(14856Sjt.(A.C.S.Mjr.)E.Brake.Som: L.I.); British War and Victory Medals (14856 A.W.O. Cl. 1 E. Brake. Som. L.I.) very fne (4) £800-£1,000
D.C.M. London Gazette 1 January 1918; citation published 17 April 1918: ‘Forconspicuousgallantry,devotiontoduty,andexceptionallygoodserviceduringalongperiod.Innumerousactionsheseta fneexampleof courage and coolness and devotion to duty to all ranks with him.’
EErrnneessttBBrraakkee,aLabourerfromBathwasbornaround1872.Heattestedintothe4th(Militia)Battalion,SomersetLightInfantryon15October 1890,beforefurtherattestingintotheregulararmyon3December1890.Heservedwiththe1stBattalioninGibraltar,theEastIndiesandin IndiaonthePunjabFrontier1897-98(Medalandclasp)andtransferredtotheArmyServiceon31December1898.Recalledforserviceduring theBoerWar,heservedinSouthAfricawiththe2ndBattalionandwasadvancedCorporal(Queen’sandKing’sSouthAfricamedals).Discharged on2December1902,hesawfurtherserviceduringtheGreatWarontheWesternFrontwiththe8thBattalionbeforetransferringintothe1st Battalion. He was discharged ‘Class Z’ on 25 February 1919. Sold with copied research.
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Distinguished Service Medal, G.V.R. (233222. H. A. V. Puckhaber, P.O., H.M.S. Juno.) polished, otherwise nearly very fne £700-£900
D.S.M. London Gazette 19 November 1915. The recommendation states: ‘H.M.S. Juno. Dilwar,15August1915.Forconspicuousbraveryduringtheactionof15August1915involuntarilygoingforwardunaccompanied by an escort in darkness and blowing a breach in the walls of Dilwar Fort large enough for a storming party to enter.’
Note: another D.S.M. is known to this man.
AwardedforserviceinactionwithH.M.S. Juno’s landingpartyatDilwarinAugust1915againsttheTangistaniTribewhohadbeenincitedbyHerr Wassmuss,theex-GermanConsulatBushire.Onthe12thJulytheyhadraidedthetown,killingtwoBritishofcersandseveralsepoys,and woundingothers.Puckhaberwasapparentlyservingin Juno’s machinegunsectionof11pettyofcersandmen,withCaptainCarpenter,R.M.L.I., incommand.CarpenterandtwootherNavalofcersreceivedtheD.S.C.forthisactioninwhichmachine-gunssawsignifcantactionduringthe several advances and withdrawals that took place.
Puckhaberleftthe Juno inJanuary1916andreturnedtosubmarines.Hewaskilledinactionon25April1916,whenservinginH.M.Submarine E -22, which was trying to intercept Hipper’s battle cruisers in the North Sea, but she was torpedoed and sunk by UB-18.
Sold with copied service record and further research.
5500
AAGGrreeaattWWaarr‘‘WWeesstteerrnnFFrroonntt’’MM..MM..aannddSSeeccoonnddAAwwaarrddBBaarrggrroouuppooffffoouurraawwaarrddeeddttooCCoorrppoorraallJJ..TT..BBaallllaannttyynnee,,88tthh BBaattttaalliioonn,, SSoommeerrsseett LLiigghhtt IInnffaannttrryy MilitaryMedal,G.V.R.,withSecondAwardBar(15760L.Cpl.J.T.Ballantyne.8/Som:L.I.);1914-15Star(15760Pte.J.T. Ballantyne. Som: L.I.); British War and Victory Medals (15760 Sjt. J. T. Ballantyne. Som. L.I.) very fne (4)
£600-£800
M.M. London Gazette 19 February 1917.
M.M. Second Award Bar London Gazette 28 September 1917.
JJoohhnnTThhoommaassBBaallllaannttyynnee,aCoalMinerfromStock felduponTyne,wasbornaround1885.HeattestedintotheSomersetLightInfantryans servedduringtheGreatWarontheWesternFrontwiththe8thBattalionfrom8September1915.AdvancedSergeantandawardedtheMilitary Medal and Bar, he was discharged ‘Class Z’ on 22 March 1919.
Sold with copied research.
AA GGrreeaatt WWaarr ‘‘WWeesstteerrnn FFrroonntt’’ MM..MM.. ggrroouupp ooff ffoouurr aawwaarrddeedd ttoo SSeerrggeeaanntt HH.. JJ.. DDaavviiss,, RRooyyaall FFiieelldd AArrttiilllleerryy MilitaryMedal,G.V.R.(67102Sjt.H.J.Davis.R.F.A.);1914Star(67102Dvr:H.J.Davis.R.F.A.);BritishWarandVictoryMedals (67102 Sjt. H. J. Davis. R.A.) naming feintly struck on VM, cleaned, very fne and better (4)
£300-£400
M.M. London Gazette 20 August 1919.
HHeerrbbeerrttJJaammeessDDaavviissattestedfortheRoyalFieldArtilleryandservedwiththe29thBrigadeduringtheGreatWarontheWesternFrontfrom23 September 1914. He was awarded the Military Medal whilst serving with the 123rd Brigade.
AA GGrreeaatt WWaarr ‘‘WWeesstteerrnn FFrroonntt’’ MM..MM.. ggrroouupp ooff ffoouurr aawwaarrddeedd ttoo LLaannccee--CCoorrppoorraall AA.. JJ.. BBrraabbbboonn,, RRooyyaall EEnnggiinneeeerrss MilitaryMedal,G.V.R.(95667L.Cpl.A.J.Brabban.[sic.]131/Fd.Coy.R.E.);1914-15Star(95667Spr.A.J.Braban[sic],R.E.); British War and Victory Medals (95667 Spr. A. J. Brabbon. R.E.) very fne (4)
M.M. London Gazette, 25 April 1918.
5522
£240-£280
AAllffrreedd JJ.. BBrraabbbboonn attested into the Royal Engineers and served during the Great War on the Western Front from 22 September 1915.
AA GGrreeaatt WWaarr ‘‘WWeesstteerrnn FFrroonntt’’ MM..MM.. ggrroouupp ooff ffoouurr aawwaarrddeedd ttoo PPrriivvaattee WW.. DDeeaaddmmaann,, 11sstt BBaattttaalliioonn,, SSoommeerrsseett LLiigghhtt IInnffaannttrryy MilitaryMedal,G.V.R.(17243Pte.W.Deadman.1/Som:L.I.);1914-15Star, namingerased;BritishWarandVictoryMedals(17243 Pte. W. Deadman. Som. L.I.) very fne (4) £200-£240
M.M. London Gazette 18 July 1917.
WWiilllliiaammDDeeaaddmmaannattestedintotheSomersetLightInfantryforserviceduringtheGreatWarandservedontheWesternFrontwiththe1st Battalionfrom13July1915.LateraftertheawardofhisMilitaryMedal,hewasadmittedtohospitalon4October1917asaresultofashell woundtohisscalp.HereturnedtoFranceandwasfurtherwoundedon3September1918asaconsequenceofaGunShotWoundtohisleft thigh. Further rejoining his battalion on 25 September 1918, he was discharged ‘Class Z’ on 17 February 1919. Sold with copied research.
HHeerrbbeerrttMMiittcchheellllattestedintotheSomersetLightInfantryforserviceduringtheGreatWarandservedontheWesternFront.HisMilitaryMedal was possibly awarded for his actions at Havrincourt between 9-10 September 1918. Sold with copied research.
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AAppoosstt--WWaarr‘‘MMaallaayyaaooppeerraattiioonnss’’MMiilliittaarryyDDiivviissiioonnBB..EE..MM..ggrroouuppooffssiixxaawwaarrddeeddttooFFlliigghhttSSeerrggeeaanntt,,llaatteerrFFlliigghhttLLiieeuutteennaanntt,,RR..FF.. AA.. HHoollddaawwaayy,, RRooyyaall AAiirr FFoorrccee BritishEmpireMedal,(Military)G.VI.R.,2ndissue(567294Flt.Sgt.RalphF.A.Holdaway.R.A.F.);1939-45Star;DefenceandWar Medals1939-45,withM.I.D.oakleaf;GeneralService1918-62,1clasp,Malaya,G.VI.R.(567294F.Sgt.R.F.A.Holdaway.R.A.F.) surnamepartiallyofciallycorrected;RoyalAirForceL.S.&G.C.,G.VI.R.,2ndissue(Fg.Of.R.F.A.Holdaway.R.A.F.) generally very fne or better (6) £380-£420
B.E.M. London Gazette 7 March 1950 (Malaya):
‘F/SR.F.A.HoldawayhasbeeninchargeofdailyservicinginNo.45SquadronsinceMay,1949.Hehasalwaysdisplayedoutstandingkeenness, initiative and drive in the execution of his duties.’ (Air Ministry Press Release, as appeared in Flight Magazine, 23 March 1950 refers)
M.I.D. London Gazette 14 January 1944.
RRaallpphhFFrraasseerrAAllddrriiddggeeHHoollddaawwaayywasborninOctober1917.HewasthesonLieutenantNevilleAldridgeHoldaway,M.C.,whohadservedduring theGreatWarwiththeManchesterRegiment,andwhounderthepseudonymN.A.Temple-Elliswasasuccessfuldetectivenovelistaswellas being a Marxist Theorist.
HoldawaywaseducatedatSurbitonCountySchool,Surrey,andenlistedasaHaltonApprentice(EntryNo.30)inAugust1954,trainingasaFitter II.HeservedasaFlightSergeantwith45SquadroninMalaya.ThelatterwasanOfensiveAirSupportSquadron,andoperatedinBeaufghters fromKualaLumpur.HoldawaywascommissionedPilotOfcerinJune1951,andadvancedtoFlightLieutenantinDecember1954.Heretiredin November 1967, and died in 1971/1972.
TheMostEminentOrderoftheIndianEmpire,C.I.E.,Companion’s2ndtypebreastbadge,goldandenamel,withintegraltopgold brooch bar, with original investiture hook to reverse, extremely fne
TThhee GGrreeaatt WWaarr RR..RR..CC.. aawwaarrddeedd ttoo MMrrss.. JJ.. RR.. SStteevveennssoonn,, MMaattrroonn,, SSccoottttiisshh NNaattiioonnaall RReedd CCrroossss HHoossppiittaall,, BBeellllaahhoouussttoonn,, GGllaassggooww RoyalRedCross,1stClass(R.R.C.),G.V.R.,silver-gilt,gold,andenamel,thereverseprivatelyengraved‘J.R.Stevenson12-5-17.’, on lady’s bow riband, in slightly damaged ftted Garrard, London, case of issue, about extremely fne
£300-£400
R.R.C. London Gazette 23 February 1917: Mrs. J. R. Stevenson, Matron, Scottish National Red Cross Hospital, Bellahouston, Glasgow. ‘In recognition of valuable services in connection with the War.’
RoyalRedCross,2ndClass(A.R.R.C.),G.V.R.,silverandenamel,unnamedasissued,onlady’sbowriband,in slightlydamaged ftted Garrard, London, case of issue, nearly extremely fne
£100-£140
RoyalRedCross,1stClass(R.R.C.),G.VI.R.1stissue,silver-gilt,gold,andenamel,reverseofciallydated1942,onlady’sbow riband, in ftted Garrard, London, case of issue, extremely fne
£300-£400
RoyalRedCross,2ndClass(A.R.R.C.),E.II.R.,silverandenamel,reversedated1956,onstraightriband;togetherwithaSwissRed CrossMedallion,60mm,silver,theobversedepictingJoannesHenricusDunant,thereversedepictingamedictendingtoa wounded soldier, with allegorical fgure above, in circular ftted case, good very fne and better (2)
£140-£180
TThheessuuppeerrbbNNaavvaallGGeenneerraallSSeerrvviiccee,,DDaavviissoonn’’ssNNiilleeMMeeddaall,,aannddSSuullttaann’’ssMMeeddaallffoorrEEggyyppttggrroouuppoofftthhrreeeeaawwaarrddeeddttooRReeaarr-AAddmmiirraalloofftthheeWWhhiitteeSSiirrJJoohhnnHHiillll,,RRooyyaallNNaavvyy,,wwhhoosseerrvveeddaassFFiirrssttLLiieeuutteennaannttiinnHH..MM..SS.. MMiinnoottaauurr aatttthheeBBaattttlleeoofftthheeNNiillee,, ccoommiinnggttootthheerreessccuueeooffNNeellssoonn’’ss ff aaggsshhiippHH..MM..SS.. VVaanngguuaarrdd,,ffoorrwwhhiicchhhhiissCCaappttaaiinnwwaassggiivveenntthheeuuttmmoossttpprraaiisseebbyyAAddmmiirraall NNeellssoonnaannddHHiillllhhiimmsseellffwwaasssslliigghhttllyywwoouunnddeedd;;hheellaatteerrhhaaddtthheerreessppoonnssiibbiilliittyyooffccoommmmaannddiinnggaalllltthheettrraannssppoorrttvveesssseellss ccoonnvveeyyiinnggtthheeBBrriittiisshhaarrmmyyttooBBeellggiiuummpprriioorrttootthheeBBaattttlleeooffWWaatteerrlloooo,,bbeeiinnggMMeennttiioonneeddbbyyaannddeeaarrnniinnggtthheeDDuukkeeooff WWeelllliinnggttoonn''ssddiissttiinncctttthhaannkkssffoorrtthheeee ff cciieennttmmaannnneerriinnwwhhiicchhhheeccoonndduucctteeddtthheeooppeerraattiioonn,,tthhuusssseeccuurriinnggtthheepprraaiisseeooffbbootthh tthhee ffoorreemmoosstt ssaaiilloorr aanndd ssoollddiieerr ooff hhiiss ddaayy NavalGeneralService1793-1840,2clasps,Nile,Egypt(JohnHill,Lieut.);AlexanderDavison’sMedalforTheNile1798,silver, Sultan’sMedalforEgypt1801,2ndClass,gold,48mm,onitsoriginalgoldchainandhook, tracesoflacquerandpinmarkstothe edges of the medals from when they have been held in an old display case, otherwise good very fne and better (3)
£10,000-£14,000
Approximately 45 2nd Class Sultan's Gold medals awarded to ofcers of the Royal Navy.
JJoohhnnHHiillllwasbornatPortsea,Hampshire,in1774andenteredtheRoyalNavyasaCaptain'sStewardaboardthebombvesselH.M.S. Infernal on 25September1781attheageof7;thisappointmentatsuchayoungagewasundoubtedlyduetothefactthatthe Infernal wascommandedby hisuncle,CommanderJamesAlms(andsuchpatronageatsuchanearlyagewasnotunusualatthetime).HeservedinH.M.S. Infernal untilMarch 1783,andsubsequentlyservedinvariousothershipsbeforebeingpostedtothefrigateH.M.S. Proserpine,24guns,againunderthecommandof hisuncleJamesAlms.AdvancedLieutenanton28July1794,hetransferredin1798asFirstLieutenanttoH.M.S. Minotaur,74guns,underthe command of Captain Thomas Louis
The Battle of the Nile
Foughtover1-3August1798,theBattleoftheNilewastheclimaxofathree-monthcampaignacrossthelengthandbreadthofthe Mediterranean.Withtheenemy feetdiscoveredmooredinAboukirBayshortlyafter2p.m.on1August,Nelson’s feetenteredthebayjustafter 6pmandengagedVice-admiralBrueys' feetdirectly. Minotaur wassixthintheBritishlineofbattle,immediatelyasternofNelson’s fagshipH.M.S. Vanguard;thosefourshipsimmediatelyaheadsailedaroundthefrontoftheFrenchline,consequentlyengagingtheirenemyfromanunprepared (andunexpected)direction.Bruyes’ feetwasenvelopedindeadly frefromallsidesbutfoughtbackbravely.Withthe Vanguard comingunder accuratecannonandmusket frefromthe Spartiate,the Minotaur cametotheir fagship’saidandHillhimselflaterrecalledhisexperiencesina fascinating eye-witness account of Admiral Nelson conveying his thanks to the Minotaur’s captain, Thomas Louis: ‘Onthe1stofAugustwhenthe Vanguard anchor'dalongsidethe Spartiate,shebecameexposedtotheraking freofthe Aquilon,thenextshipin theenemy’sline,bywhichthe Vanguard hadbetween fftyandsixtymendisabledinthespaceoftenminutes.CaptainLouistookhisstation aheadofthe Vanguard;the Minotaur notonlyefectuallyrelievedherfromthisdistressingsituationbutoverpoweredheropponent.LordNelson feltsogratefultoCaptainLouisforhisconduct,onthisimportantoccasion,thataboutnineo’clock,whileyetthecombatwasragingwiththe utmostfury,andhehimselfwassuferingseverelyintheCockpitfromthedreadfulwoundinhishead;hesentforhisLieutenant,MrCapel,and orderedhimtogoonboardthe Minotaur,inthejollyboat,anddesiredCaptainLouiswouldcometohim;forthathecouldnothaveamoment's peace,untilhehadthankedhimforhisconduct.ThesubsequentmeetingwhichtookplacebetweentheAdmiralandCaptainLouiswasafecting intheextreme,thelatterbeingoverhisbleedingfriendinsilentsermon,“FarewellmydearLouis”saidtheAdmiral,“Ishallneverforgetthe obligation I am under to you for your brave and generous conduct, and now whatever may become of me my mind is at peace”.’
Anindicationofthe fercenessoftheduelbetweenthe Minotaur and Aquilon,74guns,canbeseenfromthecasualty fgures:whilst Minotaur lost 87menkilledandwoundedbutwasoverallonlylightlydamaged,the Aquilon losthercaptainandover300menkilledandwounded,andwas completelydismasted.Hillhimself,inhisMemorandumofServicesdated30June1846,statesthathetoowas‘slightlywounded,butdidnot return myself as such never having left my quarters’.
Fortheremainderofhiscareer,Hillhadthecommandofvarioustransportships,punctuatedwithperiodsonthehalf-paylist,notablyspending just over two years in charge of transport ships in the Baltic, as his Memorandum of Services notes: ‘TwoyearsandahalfintheTransportServiceduringwhichtimeembarkedanddisembarkedtheSwedishArmyfromSwedentoSwedish Pomerania-receivedonboardmyshiptheCrownPrinceCountBernadotte(lateKingofSweden)andwashonouredwithhisthanksforthecare I had taken of his army. Sent twice to St. Petersburg to embark 5,000 Spanish Troops for which was thanked by the Spanish Ambassador.’ Recalledfordutyclosertohome,HillthenbecameresponsiblefortransportingLieutenant-GeneralSirThomasGraham'sforcetoHollandforthe abortiveattackonBergen-op-Zoom,andalsoforembarkingthewoundedaftertheattackandwithdrawal,forwhichserviceshewasspecifcally mentionedbyGeneralGrahaminGeneralOrdersof16August1814:‘TheCommanderoftheForcesisnolessindebtedtoCaptainHill,ofthe Royal Navy, for that cordial co-operation which he has on all occasions experienced from him
The Waterloo Campaign
Thefollowingyear,asprincipalTransportAgentatOstend,HillwasresponsibleforthesafedeliveryofallBritishtroopsarrivinginFlandersfor theupcomingWaterlooCampaign.Hill'sownrecollectionsnotethefollowing:‘DisembarkedthewholeoftheBritishArmyandmaterielpriorto theBattleofWaterloowithoutasingleaccidenttoasoldierandthelossofonlytwohorses.AfterthatmemorableBattleembarkedallthe woundedBritishsoldiersandalargenumberofFrenchwoundedandprisoners.'HillwasalsomentionedbynameinCaptainCavalieMercer's ‘Journal of the Waterloo Campaign’, which illustrates the tact required in his job: ‘Ourkeelhadscarcelytouchedthesand'erewewereabruptlyboardedbyanavalofcer(CaptainHill)withagangofsailors,who, sans ceremonie,instantlycommencedhoistingourhorsesout,andthrowingthem,aswellasoursaddlery,etc.,overboard,withoutevergivingtimefor makinganydispositiontoreceiveorsecuretheoneortheother.Tomyremonstrancehisanswerwas,“Ican’thelpit,sir;theDuke’sordersare positivethatnodelayistotakeplaceinlandingthetroopsastheyarrive,andtheshipssentbackagain;soyoumustbeoutofherbeforedark.”; and I thought this a most uncomfortable arrangement.’
ForhisservicesHillwasnot onlyMentionedintheDukeofWellington’sDespatchof16October1815,butwasspecifcallyrecommendedhimto theSecretaryofStateforWar,LordBathurst,forpromotiontotherankofPostCaptain.Bathurstresponded:‘TheLordsCommissionersofthe AdmiraltyinconsequenceofyourGrace’srecommendationhavepromotedCaptainHilltotheRankofPostCaptain’.AsaPostCaptain,Hill could,intheory, fndhimselfpromotedoneday,inorderofseniority,totheveryhighestranksoftheRoyalNavy.GeneralSirThomasGraham, was one of the frst to congratulate him in a letter of 12 December 1815: ‘IwasextremelygratifedtohearfromAdmiralSirGeorgeHopethatatlastyourclaimtopromotionhadbeenadmittedattheAdmiralty… InasmuchasIconsideryourunremittingzealandattentiontotheveryarduousandoftendisagreeabledutiesofyoursituationmostdeservingof reward, I am most sincerely rejoiced to fnd that your claim for promotion has been admitted.’ HillwasnextassignedtoCalaiswherehespentthreeyearscommandingandco-ordinatingthetransportationoftroopsreturninghome,including theshipmentofsome7,000RussiansoldiersbacktoRussia,forwhichserviceshereceivedbothaletterofthanksandtheOrderofSt.Vladimir FourthClass(althoughitisbelievedthathedisposedofthisRussiandecorationupontheoutbreakoftheCrimeanWar).InFebruary1820hewas appointedAgentVictualleratDeptford,oneoftheRoyalNavy'sthreeyardsresponsibleforfeedingtheentire feet;heheldthispostuntil1838 andwhilstdoingsorosesteadilythroughthepositionsofComptroller(1822),PatentCommissioner(1826)andCaptain-Superintendentin1832. Interestingly,duringtheIrishFamineofJune1831HillwasselectedasgovernmentagenttooverseereliefefortsanduponhisreturnfromIreland inAugustofthatyearhewasknightedbyH.M.KingWilliamIV;asCaptainSirJohnhewasnextappointedSuperintendentofSheernessDockyard and,inmid-1838,assumedresponsibilityforthedisposalofthefamous'FightingTemeraire',somemorablydepictedatthesametimebyJ.M.W. Turner.
Afterfurtherperiodsofassistancewithfamine-reliefinbothIrelandandScotlandthroughoutthe1830's(earninghimapensionof£150per annumbyParliamentfor‘SpecialservicessuperintendingthereliefgrantedintimesofscarcityinIrelandandScotland’),HillreturnedtoDeptford in 1842andeventuallyretiredin1851;inAprilthesameyearhewaspromoted,byseniority,toRear-AdmiraloftheBlueandwenttoliveat WalmerLodgeontheKentcoast,closetoWalmerCastle,theofcialresidenceoftheWardenoftheCinquePorts,whoatthetimewasthe DukeofWellington.Indeed,justbeforehisdeathWellingtonsecuredasinecureforHillasCaptainofSandownCastle,andfollowingWellington’s deathHillparticipatedinhisStateFuneral,ridinginthecarriageforthecaptainsoftheCinquePortcastles.AdvancedRear-AdmiraloftheWhite in 1853, Hill died on 20 January 1855, aged 81, and was at St. Mary's Church, Walmer, where a fne tablet is erected in his memory.
Cabul1842(Ensign.J.C.Hay.60Beng:N.I.)contemporaryengravednaminginsmallserifcapitals,silverswivelsuspenderand straightbar,alaterstrikingwith‘frosted’headtoMonarch;IndianMutiny1857-59,1clasp,Delhi(Capt.J.C.Hay,2nd.Bengal Fusrs.) fttedwithmatchingsilverstraightbarribandsuspensions,in fttedcaseofissue,theCabulMedallikelyanofcial replacement for a Medal lost in the Mutiny, nearly extremely fne and better (2)
SentonactiveservicetoAfghanistanin1842,the60thNativeInfantryearnedthebattlehonour‘Cabool1842’andHayreceivedtheCabulMedal. RaisedLieutenanton5February1843,heledhismentoKernaulandthencetoBenaresandBarrackpore.Placedonfurloughfrom1848to1850, herejoinedthemenatCawnporeandbecameSeniorLieutenantatUmballain1854.PromotedCaptainon25February1855,Haywitnessedthe outbreakoftheMutinyatUmballaandparticipatedintheactionatDelhiwiththe2ndBengalFusiliers;furloughedonceagaintoEngland,he retired as Brevet Major on 30 June 1859. Named in the Retired List from 1859, Hay died in London on 8 October 1874.
Soldwithextensiveresearch,includingadetailedreportonthefamilylineageoftheHayofHopes,asderivedinpartfromBurke’sLandedGentry; photographsofthefamilyhouse(’Hopes’)situatedupontherightbankofHopesorGifordWater,ninemilestothesouth-eastofHaddington;a copyoftheWillofMajorJohnCharlesHay;withextensivehandwrittencorrespondencefromthe1960sbetweenaformercustodianandother medal collectors/institutions.
SouthAfrica1834-53(Farr.MajorJohnFryer,12th.Lancers);Crimea1854-56,1clasp,Sebastopol(Pte.Jn.Fryer.12th.Rl.Lanrs.) Hunt&Roskell engravednaming;TurkishCrimea1855,Sardinianissue,unnamedasissued,piercedasissuedands fttedwitha contemporary silver straight bar suspension, edge nicks, good very fne (3) £600-£800
JJoohhnnFFrryyeerrattestedforthe12thRoyalLancersandservedwiththemasFarrierMajorinSouthAfricaduringtheThirdKa frWar,1850-53,and subsequently in the Crimea.
IndiaGeneralService1854-95,1clasp,Pegu(Edmd.H.Stuart.Midn.“Spartan”);China1857-60,1clasp,Fatshan1857,unnamedas issued,bothhousedinacontemporary fttedcase,thelidembossed‘Lieut.EdmundStuart,R.N.’, lacquered,minoredgebruising to frst, nearly extremely fne (2)
£400-£500
Approximately 180 India General Service Medals with clasp Pegu awarded to H.M.S. Spartan EEddmmuunnddHHeennrryySSttuuaarrttwasbornin1820,thesonofCommanderThomasStuart,RoyalNavy,andwasappointedaMidshipmaninthefrigateH.M. S. Spartan,26guns,servingininthatvesselduringthePegucampaignfrom5Aprilto20December1852.Havingthenbeenalmostcertainly presentinthatvesselinChinesewatersduringanti-piracyoperationsintheMacauRiverinlater1854,whenmenfromtheship’sboatscarrieda batteryanddestroyedjunksinCoulanBayon13November1854,hetravelledhomeandwasappointedActingMateon19August1855.Hewas subsequently posted to H.M.S. Calcutta, 84 guns, departing in her for the East Indies in May 1856. Stuartservedwithdistinctioninthe Calcutta duringtheSecondOpiumWar,beingMentionedinDespatchesforthedestructionofthe23 mandarinwarjunksandthecaptureoftheFrenchFollyForton6November1856.PromotedActingLieutenanton9March1857,hewasagain MentionedinDespatchesforthedestructionoftheFatshanFlotillaofChinesewarjunkson1June1857duringtheBattleofFatshanCreek (LondonGazette 1August1857),duringwhichbattleheservedasSecond-in-Commandofthe Calcutta’slaunch.AppointedtothefrigateH.M.S. Pique,36guns,hewasMentionedinDespatchesforathirdtimeforhisservicesonshorewhilstwiththecrewofthe Pique,duringthe frst captureoftheTakuFortson20May1858(LondonGazette 28July1858).However,hispromisingcareercametoanendon6December1858 whenhewasdismissedtheservicefor‘grossmisconduct’;consequentlyheneverreceivedthe‘TakuForts1858’clasptowhichhewouldhave been entitled. He died soon after, in 1860.
Baltic1854-55(J.Cole.R.M.H.M.S.Tribune.)depotimpressednaming;Crimea1854-56,1clasp,Sebastopol(J.Cole.R.M.H.M.S. Tribune.)depotimpressednaming;TurkishCrimea1855,Britishissue(J.Cole.R.M.H.M.S.Tribune.)contemporarilyengraved naming,pluggedand fttedwithanIGS-stylesuspension,thelasttwowithwithdecorativetopsilverbroochbars, minoredge bruising, very fne (3)
£400-£500
Pair: MMaajjoorr--GGeenneerraall WW.. TT.. BBoowweenn,, 33rrdd BBoommbbaayy NNaattiivvee IInnffaannttrryy,, llaattee LLaanndd TTrraannssppoorrtt CCoorrppss IndiaGeneralService1854-95,1clasp,Persia(Capt.W.T.Bowen,LandTrans.Corps);Abyssinia1867(MajorWTBowen.3rd. Regt. Bombay. N.I.) suspension slightly loose on last, generally good very fne (2)
£1,400-£1,800
Provenance: Dix Noonan Webb, December 2010.
WWiilllliiaammTThhoommaassBBoowweennwasbornin1827andwascommissionedEnsignintheBombayArmyin1844,servingwiththe2nd(Grenadier)Native InfantryintheSouthMahrattaCampaign,1844-45,andwaspresentatthecaptureofthefortsofPunallaandPaunghur.PromotedLieutenantin 1846,andCaptainin1855,heservedwiththeLandTransportCorpsinthePersianExpeditionaryFieldForce,1856-57,andwaspresentatthe bombardmentandcaptureofMohumra.ReceivingthebrevetofMajorin1864andconfrmedinthatrankintheBombayStaf Corpsin1866,he subsequentlyservedintheAbyssinianExpedition,1867-68,assecond-in-commandofthe3rdRegimentBombayNativeInfantry.Promotedto Lieutenant-Colonel in 1870 and Colonel in 1875, he retired with the rank of Major-General in 1876.
Abyssinia1867(Captn.A.W.Macnaghten2nd.BombayLightCavry.) suspensionrepaired;Afghanistan1878-80,noclasp(Lt.Col. A. W. Macnaghten. 2nd. Bo. Lt. Cavy.) mounted as worn, good very fne (2)
£1,000-£1,400
Provenance: Dix Noonan Webb, September 2004.
AArrtthhuurrWWiilllliiaammMMaaccNNaagghhtteennwasborninCalcuttainJune1835,thesonofaBengalcivilservant.Followingaprivateeducationunderthewatchful eyeofassortedclergymen,heattendedtheEastIndiaCollegeHaileyburyandwasnominatedforaCadetshipintheBombayCavalrybyakinsman - and Director of the East India Company - Eliot MacNaghten.
OnarrivalatBombayinApril1854,MacNaghtenjoinedthe2ndLightCavalry,bywhom,inDecember1856,hewasreportedasbeinga‘very promisingyoungofcer,themostlikelytodojusticetotheAdjutancy’.HewasdulyadvancedtoLieutenantinOctoberofthefollowingyear,and wentontoserveinvariousFieldColumnsinCentralIndia1858-59,inpursuitofTantiaTopeandotherrebels,butdidnotqualifyforentitlement to the Medal, his name having been struck of the roll as ‘Not entitled’ (accompanying copy roll entry refers).
MacNaghtendidgethisAdjutancy,however,joiningthePoonaHorseinthatcapacityinFebruary1861,andwasalsoadvancedtoCaptainin Januaryofthefollowingyear.Betterstill,heservedasanAide-de-CamptoMajor-GeneralSmithatPoonaandKarachibetweenMay1862and August 1864, but was compelled to return home on furlough on a medical certifcate in the latter month.
SoonafterhisreturntoIndiainearly1867,MacNaghtenwasattachedtothe3rdBombayLightCavalryandembarkedforAbyssinia,wherehe servedthroughouttheexpeditionandwaspresentatthecaptureofMagdala,beingMentionedinDespatchesbyGeneralNapierforhispartin commandingthe180-strongcontingentofhisregimentatthe fnalinvestmentofthatplace,when,inaforcecommandedbyColonelGraves,it movedupto‘theKafrBurrGate,whichwaswatchedbytheGallas’(LondonGazette 16June1868refers).Lesshappily,perhaps,healsocame totheC.-in-C’sattentionforhavingtakenhiswhiptoaninsubordinateofcer,CaptainC.L.Halbert,whowasonattachmenttohisregiment. MacNaghtenhadalreadyconfnedHalberttohistentfor‘disobeyingalawfulcommand’,but,asdescribedintheproceedingsofasubsequent Court Martial, he then took it upon himself to deliver his own punishment: ‘Forconductunbecomingthe characterofanOfcerandaGentleman,inhaving,onorabouttheEighthdayofNovember,onethousandeight hundredandsixty-seven,atcampAdooda,inAbyssinia,enteredthetentofLieutenantC.L.Halbert,ofthesameCorps,theninarrest,and violently assaulted the said Lieutenant Halbert by repeatedly striking him with a whip.’
GiventheBrevetofMajorinDecember1872,followingaperiodoffurloughbackhome,MacNaghtenrejoinedhisoldregiment,the2ndBombay LightCavalry,asa2ndSquadronOfcerinthefollowingyearand,inAugust1875,onadvancementtosubstantiveMajor,wasappointed2ndin Command. Further promotion followed, and by the outbreak of the Second Afghan War he was a Lieutenant-Colonel commanding the regiment: ‘Duringthespringandearlysummerof1880,the2ndBombayLightCavalryservedatJacobabad,QuettaandSibi,intheReserveDivisionofthe KandaharFieldForce...[but]...ontheforwardconcentrationofthetroopsinAugust1880,inconsequenceofthedisasteratMaiwand,the regimentwasmoveduptoKilaAbdulla,andasaunitofGeneralPhayre’srelievingforcetookpartintheadvanceonKandahar.Theregiment remainedservingintheneighbourhoodofKandaharandonthelineofcommunicationtillaftertheevacuationofthatcitybytheBritish forces’ (Shadbolt refers).
JJoohhnnSSmmiitthhwasbornatSowton,Devon,on1March1852andjoinedtheRoyalNavyasaBoySecondClassin1866.AdvancedAbleSeaman,he servedinH.M.S. Himalaya from14November1873to13May1874,seeingactiveserviceinthisshipduringtheAshanteecampaign,andagainin H.M.S. Himalaya from 25 September 1875 to 3 December 1878. Promoted Leading Seaman on 1 December1876,PettyOfcerSecondClasson1June1877,andPettyOfcerFirstClasson18December1877,hesawfurtheractiveservicein thisshipduringtheSouthAfricancampaign,when Himalaya landedthe1stBattalion,24thRegimentofFootatPortElizabethinFebruaryand March 1878.
ServinginH.M.S. Dryad from18December1879to1February1884,SmithwassecondedforservicewiththeNavalBrigadeduringtheSudanese campaignof1884,andwaspresentasaGunner'sMateattheactionatTamaaion13March;theNavalBrigadeatTamaaicomprised478Ofcers, men, and marines seconded from 12 H.M. Ships. He was shore pensioned on 17 July 1895.
Sold with copied service papers and medal roll extracts, where he appears on the supplementary list for H.M.S. Humber (from H.M.S. Dryad).
Sold with a postcard photograph of the recipient taken in later life.
£400-£500
Three: GGuunnnneerr GG.. BBaarrkkeerr,, RRooyyaall AArrttiilllleerryy Afghanistan1878-80,2clasps,AliMusjid,Kandahar(1648Gunr.G.Barker.11/9th.Bde.R.A.) minorofcialcorrectiontosurname; KabultoKandaharStar1880(1648GunnerG.Barker11thBattery9thBde.R.A.);ArmyL.S.&G.C.,V.R.,3rdissue,smallletter reverse(23304.Gunr.G.Barker.7/1.Lon:Div:R.A.) unitpartiallyofciallycorrectedonlast,all fttedwithcontemporarytop silver brooch bars, light pitting from Star, generally very fne (3)
£500-£700
GGeeoorrggeeBBaarrkkeerrwasborninNottinghamandattestedfortheRoyalArtilleryin1867,havingpreviouslyservedintheRoyalSherwoodForesters RegimentofMilitia.Heservedwiththe11thBattery,9thBrigadeduringtheSecondAfghanWar,andreceivedaswordcuttotheheadduringthe operationsintheHisrakValleyon13April1880.ewasawardedhisLongServiceandGoodConductMedalin1888,andwasdischargedthe following year.
PromotedSub-Lieutenanton20September1882,HardysubsequentlyservedontheNavalArmouredTrainsin1882,andwaspraisedbyAdmiral Seymour in a letter to the Admiralty on 22 September 1882: ‘TheconductofallthemenemployedwiththeArmouredTrainhadalwaysbeenmostpraiseworthy...MidshipmenErnestHardyandStaford Brownofthe Invincible hadgenerallybeentakenoutonmostinstanceswhenthetrainwasinservice.’(anarticleentitled‘NavalArmouredTrains in Egypt 1882’, by Captain K. J Douglas-Morris, published in The Review refers).
PromotedLieutenanton31December1884,HardysawfurtherserviceinH.M.S. Monarch aspartoftheNileFlotilla’s2ndDivision.Hediedof enteric fever on 7 May 1885.
Three: TToorrppeeddooIInnssttrruuccttoorrGG..SS..KKeemmpp,,RRooyyaallNNaavvyy,,wwhhoossuubbsseeqquueennttllyysseerrvveeddaassppeerrssoonnaallaassssiissttaannttttooGGuugglliieellmmooMMaarrccoonnii,,aanndd wwaass pprreesseenntt aalloonnggssiiddee MMaarrccoonnii oonn aallll hhiiss mmaajjoorr eexxppeerriimmeennttss,, iinncclluuddiinngg tthhee ff rrsstt TTrraannssaattllaannttiicc ssiiggnnaall EgyptandSudan1882-89,datedreverse,1clasp,Alexandria11thJuly(G.S.Kemp.Cox:Cutt:H.M.S.“Alexandra.”);RoyalNavyL. S.&G.C.,V.R.,narrowsuspension(G.S.Kemp,Torpo.Instr.,H.M.[S.]Hecla)impressednaming;Khedive’sStar,dated1882, unnamed as issued, contact marks from star, better than good fne, the LS&GC rare to rate (3) £600-£800
GGeeoorrggeeSStteepphheennKKeemmppwasborninMinster,Kent,on3November1857andjoinedtheRoyalNavyasaBoySecondClasson1January1873.He servedinH.M.S. Alexandra from12March1880to14November1882,beingadvancedLeadingSeamanon1January1882,andPettyOfcer SecondClasson15July1882,andtookpartinthebombardmentofAlexandria.PromotedPettyOfcerFirstClasson1September1884,and ChiefPettyOfceron23May1888,hewasformanyyearsaTorpedoInstructor,andwaspromotedChiefTorpedoInstructorin1887.Shore pensionedon11November1895,hisrecordofservicenotes:‘Hasinventedamethodofcommunicationoverlongdistancesbymeansofan ingenious adaptation of existing telegraph gear which is to be experimented on and carried out in H.M.S. Vernon.’
Appointedtotheengineeringstaf ofthePostOfce,Kemp frstmetGuglielmoMarconion27July1896.Thestoryofthisencountedistoldby Degna Marconi in her book ‘My Father, Marconi’: ‘Myfathertoldmethathesetuponeofhis frstdemonstrationsontheroofofthePostOfceinStMartin's-le-Grandwhereheplannedtosignal totheSavingsBankDepartmentonQueenVictoriaStreet.Whenhelookedovertheornatestonebalustrade,hesawared-headedfellow watchinghimcuriously.Themanonthepavementcaughtmyfather'seyeandshoutedup,“Whatareyoudoingthere?”Marconicalledback, “Come on up and I'll show you.”
Theonlookerarrivedontheroofwithsuchremarkablepromptitudethatmyfatherbelievedhehadscrambledupthedrain(Isincerelyhopenot, forthePostOfceisatoweringeightstoreyshigh).ThemomentGeorgeKempreachedtherooftophewenttoworkforMarconiandcontinued to work for him forever after.’
‘InthismannerKemp,anex-NavalPettyOfcer,becameMarconi's frstpersonalassistant.AssuchhesailedtoNewfoundlandwithhimonthe epictransatlanticexperimentandsharedinthetriumphsanddisappointmentswhichledultimatelytoasuccessfulcommercialtrans-oceanservice. AllMarconi'ssubsequent personalassistantsdisplayedgreatdevotiontohim,butnonemoreintenselythanKemp,whoseactivityinimplementing theexperimentsproposedbyhisleaderwastireless.Athisdeathheleftavaluablelegacybehindhimintheformoftwenty-onevolumesofthe day-to-dayjournalthathekeptuntilhisdeath.ItistotheexistenceofthesethattheCompanyisindebtedformuchofthedetailofitsearly history.’ (A History of the Marconi Company, by W. J. Baker refers). Kemp died in 1933. His diaries, referred to above, are held as part of the Marconi Archive at the Bodleian Library, Oxford.
SoldwithaFirstDayCover(13September1972)commemoratingthe75thAnniversaryofthe frstwirelesstransmissionacrosswater,the photographdepictingbothMarconiandKemp;acopyof‘AHistoryoftheMarconiCompany’,byW.J.Baker,thecoverofwhichfeaturesthe same photograph; and copied record of service and medal roll extract.
EgyptandSudan1882-89,datedreverse,noclasp(F.H.Bowles,A.B.H.M.S.“Chester.”);RoyalNavyL.S.&G.C.,V.R.,narrow suspension(F.H.Bowles,P.O.1stCl:H.M.S.Edinburgh.)impressednaming;Khedive’sStar,dated1882,unnamedasissued, some very minor marks from star, otherwise good very fne, the frst rare to ship (3)
£200-£240
One of only 21 no clasp medals awarded to H.M.S. Chester. FFrreeddeerriicckkBBoowwlleesswasbornatNewbury,Berkshire,on3December1858,andjoinedtheRoyalNavyasaBoySecondClasson28May1875. PromotedAbleSeamanon1May1879,heservedinthetankvesselH.M.S. Chester from10Julyto30October1882,seeingactiveserviceinthis shipduringtheEgyptiancampaignof1882.AdvancedPettyOfcerFirstClass(Captain'sCoxswain)on14September1887,heservedinH.M.S. Edinburgh fromthisdateuntil6October1890,hewasawardedhisLongServiceandGoodConductMedalon20August1890.AdvancedChief PettyOfceron11July1895,hehadhisrequesttoserveanadditional fveyears,overandabovethe20yearshehadoriginallysignedonfor, approvedinDecember1896,andwas fnallyshorepensionedon11December1901.HesubsequentlyjoinedtheRoyalFleetReserveat Portsmouth on 10 August 1902, and was discharged having reached the age limit on 3 December 1908. Sold with copied service record and medal roll extract.
Approximately19menof Monarch werepresentatthebattleofTel-el-Kebir,13September1882,allofwhomalsoreceivedtheclaspfor Alexandria. Approximately 137 medals were issued with these two clasps to naval personnel.
JJoohhnnFFoorrrreessttwasborninBiggar,Lanarkshire,on20June1857andjoinedtheRoyalNavyasaBoySecondClasson29November1873.Advanced PettyOfcerSecondClasson23June1881,heservedinH.M.S. Monarch from12January1882,andwaspromotedPettyOfcerFirstClasson1 September1882.SecondedforservicewiththeNileFlotillaon4February1885,hewasdischargeddeadfromtheRoyalNavalHospitalHaslaron 10 December 1885.
Soldwithcopiedrecordofservice,medalrollextracts,andanannotatedgroupphotographicimageof‘H.M.S. Monarch’sGatlingGun’sCrew,Telel-Kebir, 13 September 1882’, in which the recipient is identifed.
One of only 11 Suakin 1884 clasps and one of only 12 E-Teb_Tamaai clasps awarded to H.M.S. Sphinx FFrreeddeerriicckkLLoonnggwasborninBattersea,London,on3February1861andjoinedtheRoyalNavyasaBoySecondClasson3July1877.Heservedin H.M.S. Alexandra from12March1880to14November1882,waspromotedAbleSeamanon1March1881,andsawactiveserviceinthatship duringtheEgyptiancampaignof1882.PostedtoH.M.S. Sphinx intherateofLeadingSeamanon10October1883,hesawfurtherserviceinthat shipduringtheSudanesecampaignof1884,andwaspromotedPettyOfcerSecondClasson24March1884.PromotedPettyOfcerFirstClass on5May1887,hewasawardedhisLongServiceandGoodConductMedalon20August1890,andwasshorepensionedon9February1899, subsequentlyjoiningtheRoyalFleetReserveatPortsmouthon4June1901.RecalledbriefyforWarserviceon9September1914,hewasshore discharged that same day, medically unft.
Sold with copied service records and medal roll extract.
EgyptandSudan1882-89,datedreverse,2clasps,Alexandria11thJuly,Gemaizah1888(D.E.Phillips,Ord.H.M.S.“Téméraire”); 1914-15Star(109703D.E.Phillips,P.O.1R.N.);BritishWarandVictoryMedals(109703D.E.Phillips.P.O.1R.N.);RoyalNavyL. S.&G.C.,G.V.R.,1stissue(109703D.E.Phillips.P.O.1Cl.H.M.S.Victory);Khedive’sStar,dated1882,unnamedasissued, the frstwithpittingfromStar,the1914-15StarandVMbothwithverdigrisspots,otherwisegenerallynearlyvery fneandarare clasp combination (6)
£800-£1,000
Provenance: Dix Noonan Webb, December 2006.
One of only 11 medals awarded to the Royal Navy with this two-clasp combination, 5 to H.M.S. Racer and 6 to H.M.S. Starling.
DDaavviiddEEddmmuunnddPPhhiilllliippsswasbornatNarbeth,Pembroke,on9May1864,andjoinedtheRoyalNavyasaBoySecondClasson30July1879.He servedinH.M.S.Téméraire from16December1880to14September1883,seeingactiveserviceinthisshipduringtheEgyptiancampaignof 1882,includingthebombardmentofAlexandriaon11July,andwaspromotedAbleSeamanon1May1883.HesubsequentlyservedinH.M.S. Starling from31January1886to15January1890,seeingfurtheractiveserviceinthisshipattheactionatGemaizahon20December1888. PromotedLeadingSeamann5July1894,PettyOfcerSecondClasson1January1896,andPettyOfcerFirstClasson23September1897,he was shore pensioned on 4 December 18902, and joined the Royal Fleet Reserve at Portsmouth two days later. PhillipswasrecalledforWarserviceon2August1914,andservedduringtheGreatWarmainlyinshorebasedestablishments.Hewasawarded his Long Service and Good Conduct Medal on 1 February 1919, and was fnally shore demobilised on 5 July 1919.
Sold with copied service record and medal roll extract.
Pair: PPeettttyy OO ff cceerr FFiirrsstt CCllaassss TT.. HH.. RReeddmmaann,, RRooyyaall NNaavvyy EgyptandSudan1882-89,datedreverse,3clasps,Alexandria11thJuly,Suakin1884,El-Teb_Tamaai, lastclasplooseonriband (T. Redman,Ord:H.M.S.“Hecla”);Khedive’sStar,dated1882,thereversecontemporarilyengraved‘T.Redman.H.M.S.“Hecla”.’, light pitting from Star, good very fne (2) £800-£1,000
One of only 23 El-Teb_Tamaai clasps awarded to H.M.S. Hecla TThhoommaassHHeennrryyRReeddmmaannwasborninBristolon6October1859andjoinedtheRoyalNavyasaBoySecondClasson12April1876.Heservedin H.M.S. Hecla from22June1882to30September1885,seeingactiveserviceinthatshipduringtheEgyptiancampaignof1882,includingthe bombardmentofAlexandriaon11July,andtheSudanesecampaignof1884,includingtheactionsatEl-Tebon29February,andatTamaaion13 March 1884. Advanced Petty Ofcer First Class on 4 October 1890, he was shore pensioned on 31 March 1899. Sold with copied service records and medal roll extracts.
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EgyptandSudan1882-89,datedreverse,2clasps,Suakin1885,Tofrek(E.Wilson.A.B:H.M.S“Minotaur.”);Khedive’sStar,dated 1882, unnamed as issued, light pitting from Star, very fne (2)
£700-£900
Provenance: Captain K. J. Douglas-Morris Collection, Dix Noonan Webb, February 1997 (Egypt and Sudan Medal only).
One of only 7 clasps for Tofrek issued to H.M.S. Condor. EEddwwaarrddWWiillssoonnwasborninPlumstead,Kent,on1July1860andjoinedtheRoyalNavyasaBoySecondClasson1October1875.Heservedin H.M.S. Minotaur from5Aprilto5December1882,andwasadvancedAbleSeamanon12July1882.ServingfurtherinH.M.S. Condor from31 January1884to10September1887,hewaspromotedLeadingSeamanon29January1885,andsawfurtherserviceintheSudanaspartofthe NavalBrigadeunderCommanderW.C.H.Domville,R.N.,H.M.S. Condor,beingpresentatvariousactionsatSuakinduring1885andatthebattle of Tofrek on 22 March 1885.
TThhee NNaavvaall BBrriiggaaddee aatt TTooffrreekk AttherequestofMajorGeneralSirJ.MacNeill,asmallNavalBrigadeof6ofcersand43menwith4Gardnergunswasattachedtohisforce. EachguncrewcomprisedoneLieutenantand6men.TwoGardnergunswereeachallocatedforplacementatthenorthernandsouthern outwardfacingcornersofthedefensivesquaresformedbytheBerkshireRegimentandtheRoyalMarineBattalion.Whentheenemy’ssurprise attackmaterialised,thenavalGardnergunswerequicklyinactionbutagainprovedunreliableandinefective.Jammingafter fringonlyafew rounds, the northern gun crews were quickly overrun and became involved in hectic hand to hand fghting with the fanatical Arabs. Thetwentyminutesthatthebattlelastedwerecrowdedwithcoolbravery,wildbewildermentandfanaticaldesperation.Asthesmokeanddust clearedaway,ashamblesofbodiesofbothmenandanimalswasrevealed.TheBritishlostsevenofcersandsixty-threemenkilled,andsix ofcersandeighty-ninemenwounded.ThesmallNavalBrigadesuferedheavily,losing40%ofitsstrengthwithoneofcerandsixmenkilled,and one ofcer and four men wounded.
Wilson was shore discharged on 6 July 1888.
Sold with copied record of service and medal roll extracts, which confrm that both clasps were issued for service in H.M.S. Condor
EgyptandSudan1882-89,datedreverse,2clasps,Alexandria11thJuly,Tel-El-Kebir(M.Ford.Ord:H.M.S“Monarch.”);Khedive’s Star, dated 1882, unnamed as issued, very minor pitting from Star, nearly extremely fne (2) £400-£500
Approximately19menof Monarch werepresentatthebattleofTel-el-Kebir,13September1882,allofwhomalsoreceivedtheclaspfor Alexandria. Approximately 137 medals were issued with these two clasps to naval personnel. MMaallccoollmmFFoorrddwasbornatParkhead,Lanarkshire,on2August1861andjoinedtheRoyalNavyasaBoySecondClasson10January1878.He servedinH.M.S. Monarch from7March1882,andwaspresentatthebombardmentofAlexandriainJuly1882andwaslaterlandedaspartofthe ship'sNavalBrigade,takingpartintheBattleofTel-El-Kebiron13September1882.PromotedAbleSeamanon1October1883,hewas discharged dead from this ship on 7 November 1883.
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IndiaGeneralService1854-95,1clasp,Hazara1888(Sergt.P.JonesComr.Dept.Bl.);IndiaGeneralService1895-1902,1clasp, ReliefofChitral1895(Sub-ConductorP.JonesComst.Transpt.Deptt.Bl.);Queen’sSudan1896-98(Sub:Condr.P.Jones.Cmt. Trnspt.Dpt.E.A.);China1900,noclasp(Condt.R.[sic]Jones.S.&T.Corps.) nameofciallycorrectedonlast,edgenicksand contact marks, generally very fne (4)
£500-£700
Pair: PPrriivvaattee HH.. HHaarrddyy,, KKiinngg’’ss RRooyyaall RRii ff ee CCoorrppss
IndiaGeneralService1854-95,2clasps,Hazara1891,Samana1891(5175Pte.H.Hardy1st.Bn.K.R.Rif.C.);IndiaGeneralService 1895-1902, 1 clasp, Relief of Chitral 1895 (5175 Pte. H. Hardy 1st. Bn. K.R. Rife Corps.) very fne (2)
IndiaGeneralService1895-1902,1clasp,ReliefofChitral1895(410...Clark2nd.Bn.Seaf...Highrs);Queen’sSouthAfrica1899 -1902,4clasps,CapeColony,Paardeberg,Driefontein,Wittebergen(...Pte.T.W.Clarke[sic],2:Sea:H..hrs:);IndiaGeneral Service1908-35,1clasp,NorthWestFrontier1908(410...T.Clark.1st.Bn.Sea...ghrs.)mountedasworn, heavycontactmarks that has partially obscured the naming on all three medals, therefore fne (3)
Provenance: A. A. Mount Collection, Dix Noonan Webb, September 2003.
Five: SSeerrggeeaanntt GG.. FF.. BBuurrggooyynnee,, RRooyyaall IInnnniisskkiilllliinngg FFuussiilliieerrss,, llaatteerr LLoonnddoonn RReeggiimmeenntt IndiaGeneralService1895-1902,2clasps,PunjabFrontier1897-98,Tirah1897-98(4861Pte.G.F.Burgoyne2d.Bn.Ryl.Innis. Fus.);Queen’sSouthAfrica1899-1902,3clasps,OrangeFreeState,Transvaal,SouthAfrica1901, dateclaspatailor’scopy (4861 Pte.G.Burgoyne.Rl;Innis:Fus:);1914-15Star(1753L-Cpl.G.F.Burgoyne.3-Lond.R.);BritishWarandVictoryMedals(1753Sjt. G. F. Burgoyne. 3-Lond. R.) traces of lacquer, edge bruising and contact marks to the frst two, nearly very fne and better (5) £240-£280
GGeeoorrggeeFFrreeddeerriicckkBBuurrggooyynneewasborninTottenhamon1875andservedwiththe2ndBattalion,RoyalInniskillingFusiliersinbothIndiaandSouth Africa,andthenwiththe3rdBattalion,LondonRegiment,duringtheGreatWarontheWesternFrontfrom6January1915.Hewasdischarged on 18 January 1918.
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Five: LLaannccee--CCoorrppoorraall BB.. PPaarrrryy,, IImmppeerriiaall YYeeoommaannrryy,, llaatteerr MMiilliittaarryy MMoouunntteedd PPoolliiccee Queen’sSouthAfrica1899-1902,2clasps,CapeColony,OrangeFreeState(3691Pte.B.Parry,29th.Coy.9th.Imp:Yeo:);King’s SouthAfrica1901-02,2clasps,SouthAfrica1901,SouthAfrica1902(3691Pte.B.Parry.Imp:Yeo:);1914-15Star(P.492L-Cpl.B. Parry.M.M.P.);BritishWarandVictoryMedals(P-492L.Cpl.B.Parry.M.M.P.)mountedcourt-stylefordisplaypurposes, edge bruising and light contact marks to the Boer War pair, generally very fne and better (5) £240-£280
BBeerrnnaarrddPPaarrrryyservedwiththe29th(Denbighshire)Company,9thBattalion,ImperialYeomanryinSouthAfricaduringtheBoerWar,and subsequentlywiththeMilitaryMountedPoliceduringtheGreatWarontheWesternFrontfrom19December1914.Hewasdischargedon12 June 1915.
Queen’sSouthAfrica1899-1902,5clasps,CapeColony,OrangeFreeState,Transvaal,SouthAfrica1901,SouthAfrica1902, top clasplooseonriband (13749Tpr:F.P.Bareham.Impl:Yeo:);BritishWarandVictoryMedals(32452Pte.F.P.Bareham.E.Surr. R.) very fne
Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, no clasp ((MMrr:: EE.. PP.. BBaarreehhaamm..)) ofcially re-impressed naming, good very fne (4)
£240-£280
FFrreeddeerriicckkPPeerrccyyBBaarreehhaamm,aClerkfromIslington,London,wasbornaround1881.HeattestedintotheImperialYeomanryon21March1900for serviceduringtheBoerWarandservedinSouthAfricawiththeBaseCompanybeforefurtherservicewiththeCapePolice.Hewasdischarged on19July1901.HefurtherattestedintotheEastSurreyRegimenton20December1916forserviceduringtheGreatWarandservedonthe Western Front with the 1st Battalion and was taken prisoner on 8 May 1917 during the Battle of Passchendaele.
EEddwwaarrdd PPrreessttoonn BBaarreehhaamm, brother of the above, appears on the Queen’s South Africa Medal roll as one of four War O fce Clerks.
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Pair: CCoorrppoorraall RR.. SSccoottssoonn,, IImmppeerriiaall YYeeoommaannrryy BBeeaarreerr CCoommppaannyy,, aanndd MMaanncchheesstteerr DDiivviissiioonn,, SStt.. JJoohhnn AAmmbbuullaannccee BBrriiggaaddee Queen’sSouthAfrica1899-1902,3clasps,CapeColony,OrangeFreeState,Transvaal(Cpl.R.R.Scotson,Imp:Yeo:BearerCoy.); St. John Medal for South Africa 1899-1902 (668. Pte. R. Scotson. Manchester P.O. Div.) very fne (2)
WWiilllliiaammJJoohhnnGGiillbbeerrtt,aFitterfromPhillack,Cornwall,attestedintotheRoyalEngineerson9January1894.Hequali fedasanEngineDriverand servedinSouthAfricaduringtheBoerWar.Laterre-engagingforfurtherservicetocompletehis21years’service,heservedatHomeduringthe GreatWarmanagingtheWarDepartment’sRailwaysatShoeburyness,Essexandwasdischargedon8January1916.Hepossiblyre-enlistedfor furtherserviceduringtheGreatWarashisGreatWarmedalentitlementnoteshimasalsobeingadditionallyentitledtoaVictoryMedal,also under service no. 149835, with the Railways Department, Royal Engineers.
Queen’sSouthAfrica1899-1902,1clasp,CapeColony(572Pte.W.Corfeld,Somerset:Lt.Infy.);King’sSouthAfrica1901-02,2 clasps,SouthAfrica1901,SouthAfrica1902(572Pte.W.Corfeld.Somerset:L.I.) contactmarks,edgebruiseto frst,slightly polished, nearly very fne (2) £120-£160
WWiilllliiaammCCoorr ff eelldd,aMason’sLabourerfromSt.Phillp’s,Bristol,wasbornaround1867.Heattestedintothe4th(Militia)Battalion,SomersetLight Infantry, on 15 April 1884 and saw service in South Africa during the Boer War. He was discharged on 14 April 1902 with a £5 war gratuity. Sold with copied service papers and copied medal roll extract.
Queen’sSouthAfrica1899-1902,4clasps,ReliefofKimberley,Paardeberg,Driefontein,Belfast(5771Pte.E.Payze,WelshRegt.); King’sSouthAfrica1901-02,2clasps,SouthAfrica1901,SouthAfrica1902(5771Corpl:A.[sic.]Payze.WelshRegt.)mountedas worn, slight contact marks, very fne (2)
£240-£280
EEddwwaarrddCChhaarrlleessPPaayyzzee,aClerkfromDalston,London,wasbornaround1879.HeattestedintotheWelshRegimenton26November1898and servedinSouthAfricaduringtheBoerWarfrom4November1899.WoundedattheBattleofDreifonteinon10March1900,hewasadvanced Corporal on 15 October 1901, and was discharged in the rank of Staf Sergeant, at his own request, on payment on 3 August 1903.
Sold with copied service papers and detailed copied research.
Returninghomeon6April1904,MerrickwasappointedColourSergeantInstructorofMusketryinthe4thBattalionon2November1905,and wasawardedhisLongServiceandGoodConductMedalon1January1907.HewasCommissionedSecondLieutenantintheRoyalMuster Fusilierson29September1915,andwasappointedAdjutantofaSpecialReserveBattalionon1March1916,beingpromotedtemporary Lieutenantwhilstsoemployed,andwasconfrmedinthisrankon26Decemberon1916(entitledtoaBritishWarMedalonly).Hewasadvanced temporaryCaptainon31January1919,andretired,havingreachedtheagelimit,on30January1920,beinggrantedtherankofCaptain.Hedied in London on 28 December 1942.
Soldwithaphotographicimageoftherecipient;copiedservicerecords,medalrollextracts;andotherresearch,includingacompletephotocopy of‘StandingOrdersofthe3rdBattalion,TheRoyalMunsterFusiliers(KerryRegient),Aghada,October1916,preparedbyBuey;andacomplete photocopyofthe‘DespatchrelatingtoFieldOperations’oftheWestAfricaFrontierForce,5September1904,beingafullaccountoftheBassa expedition, in which Buey is mentioned.
Four: CCoorrppoorraall HH.. SSuuttccllii ff ee,, BBaarrnnoollddsswwiicckk DDiivviissiioonn,, SStt.. JJoohhnn AAmmbbuullaannccee BBrriiggaaddee,, llaatteerr SSoouutthh AAffrriiccaann MMeeddiiccaall CCoorrppss Queen’sSouthAfrica1899-1902,2clasps,CapeColony,OrangeFreeState(803Ordly:H.Sutclife.St.JohnAmb:Bde:);St.John MedalforSouthAfrica1899-1902(803Pte.H.Sutclife.BarnoldswickDiv.);BritishWarandBilingualVictoryMedals(Cpl.H. Sutclife. S.A.M.C.) contact marks to the Boer War pair, these nearly very fne; the Great War pair better (4) £360-£440
Queen’sSouthAfrica1899-1902,2clasps,CapeColony,OrangeFreeState(556Ordly:F.Thomas,St.JohnAmb:Bde:);St.John MedalforSouthAfrica1899-1902(556Pte.F.Thomas.BirminghamCorps);BritishWarandVictoryMedals(11154.F.Sgt.F. Thomas. R.A.F.); together with a City of Birmingham Boer War Commemorative Medal in white metal, very fne and better (5) £360-£440
Queen’sSouthAfrica1899-1902,3clasps,CapeColony,Transvaal,SouthAfrica1902, claspblocklooseonriband (1856Ord:C. Russell,St.JohnAmb:Bde:);St.JohnMedalforSouthAfrica1899-1902(1856Pte.C.O.Russell,BradfordCorps.);BritishWar andBilingualVictoryMedals(Pte.C.O.Russell.S.A.M.C.);togetherwithaS.A.M.C.andS.A.G.D.lapelbadge, lightscratchesto obverse feld of QSA, otherwise good very fne (4)
Queen’sSouthAfrica1899-1902,noclasp(1647Ord:R.Taylor,St.JohnAmb:Bde:);St.JohnMedalforSouthAfrica1899-1902 (1647, Pte. R. Taylor, Edenfeld Div.) very fne (2)
Queen’sSouthAfrica1899-1902,1clasp,Natal(999Ordly:W.Rawstron,St.JohnAmb:Bde;);St.JohnMedalforSouthAfrica 1899-1902 (999. Pte. W. Rawstron. Newchurch Div:) minor edge bruising, nearly very fne (2)
Queen’sSouthAfrica1899-1902,1clasp,Natal(499Ordly:J.Price,St.JohnAmb:Bde:);St.JohnMedalforSouthAfrica1899 -1902 (499. Pte. J. Price Shefeld Corps:) good very fne (2)
Queen’sSouthAfrica1899-1902,3clasps,CapeColony,OrangeFreeState,Transvaal(641Pte.J.O.Black.Rly:Pnr:Regt.);King’s South Africa 1901-02, 2 clasps, South Africa 1901, South Africa 1902 (641 Pte. J. O. Black. Rly: Pnr: Regt.) good very fne (2) £140-£180 110066
Queen’sSouthAfrica1899-1902,1clasp,Rhodesia(1010Corpl:R.C.Symons.B.S.A.Police.);King’sSouthAfrica1901-02,2 clasps, South Africa 1901, South Africa 1902 (1010 Cpl: R. C. Symons. B.S.A. Police.) good very fne (2) £380-£460 110077 wwwwww..nnoooonnaannss..ccoo..uukk all lots are illustrated on our website and are subject to buyers’ premium at 24% (+VAT where applicable)
Natal1906,1clasp,1906(Tpr.H.W.Elliott.N.M.R.) ofciallyre-impressednaming;1914-15Star(Pte.H.W.Elliott18thM.R.); BritishWarandBilingualVictoryMedals(Sjt.H.W.Elliott.S.A.C.S.C.R.E.);WarMedal1939-45;AfricaServiceMedal,theseboth ofcially impressed ‘48765 H. W. Elliott’, edge bruising and contact marks, generally nearly very fne and better (6) £140-£180
Sold with copied service papers and other research.
EEddwwaarrddWWooooddvviilllleeSSaalliissbbuurryywasbornatHintonAbbey,nearBath,on15September1885,andenteredtheRoyalNavyasaCadetin Britannia in January1901.ConfrmedintheranksofSub-LieutenantinSeptember1905andLieutenantinApril1908,hewasawardedtheMessinaEarthquake Medal whilst serving H.M.S. Euryalus in the latter year.
HewaslikewiseemployedontheoutbreakofhostilitiesinAugust1914,soonafterwhichthe Newcastle bombardedYapandtookpartinthe searchfortheraider PrinzEitelFriedrich.Shehadnoluckin fndingthelatter,butshedidcapturetheGermanship Mazatlan inJanuary1916. ReturninghomeasarecentlypromotedLieutenant-Commandertowardstheendofthesameyear,Salisburynextjoinedthe Implacable,inwhich he served until August 1917, followed by his fnal wartime appointment in the destroyer depot ship Greenwich
PlacedontheRetiredListinJanuary1921,hewasrecalledfordutyintherankofCommander(Retd.)ontherenewalofhostilities,whenhewas appointedtotheDoverbase Lynx asadefenceofcer;hisservicerecordrevealsthathesuferedscalpandfacewoundsinMay1940,whichmay well have been the result of enemy action.
Onhisrecovery,hisearlierapplication foramore‘activeappointment’wasdulymetwhen,inJanuary1941,hewasembarkedfortheMiddleEast forservicesasadisembarkationofcerattheshorebase Nile.AnditwasinthiscapacitythathewasdeployedtotheevacuationofCrete,where he was killed in action during an air raid on Suda Bay on 25 May 1941. He was 55, has no known grave and is commemorated by name on the Portsmouth Naval Memorial.
Four: AAbbllee SSeeaammaann WW.. OO.. TThhaacckkeerr,, RRooyyaall NNaavvyy NavalGeneralService1915-62,1clasp,PersianGulf1909-1914(362545.W.O.Thacker.A.B.H.M.S.Proserpine.);1914-15Star (362545, W. O. Thacker, A.B., R.N.); British War and Victory Medals (362545 W. O. Thacker. A.B. R.N.) good very fne (4) £140-£180
VViiccttoorrAAllffrreeddMMoossssattestedfortheHonourableArtilleryCompanyandservedwiththemduringtheGreatWarontheWesternFrontfrom18 September1914.AdvancedCorporal,hereturnedHomeon3July1915andwascommissionedintotheArmyServiceCorpson10May1916, after which he appears to have continued to serve at Home.
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Three: SSaappppeerr TT.. WW.. RRiicckkaabbyy,, RRooyyaall EEnnggiinneeeerrss 1914Star,withclasp(25147Sapr:T.Rickaby.R.E.);BritishWarandVictoryMedals(25147Spr.T.W.Rickaby.R.E.) claspcleaned with mounting holes enlarged to aid afxing, contact marks, very fne (3)
£70-£90
TThhoommaassWW..RRiicckkaabbyyattestedintotheRoyalEngineersandservedduringtheGreatWarontheWesternFrontwiththe1stFieldCompanyfrom 15 August 1914.
WW.. HH.. MMaayy,, RRooyyaall WWeesstt SSuurrrreeyy RReeggiimmeenntt,, wwhhoo wwaass ccaappttuurreedd aanndd ttaakkeenn PPrriissoonneerr ooff WWaarr 1914Star,withclasp(L-7955Pte.W.H.May.1/TheQueen’sR.);BritishWarandVictoryMedals(L-7955Pte.W.H.May.The Queen’sR.);ImperialServiceMedal,G.VI.R.,1stissue(WilliamHenryMay) smallareaoferasurebeforesurnameonISM;together withaRoyalWestSurreyRegimentPrisonersofWar‘WelcomeHome’Medal1918,bronze,unnamed, minortracesofverdigris to VM, otherwise very fne and better (5)
SSyyddnneeyyWWiilllliiaammBBooddmmaann,fromFrome,Somerset,attestedintotheSomersetLightInfantryon1June1906andservedduringtheGreatWaron theWesternFrontwiththe1stBattalionfrom21August1914.Heappearsonlistofwoundedmenpublishedinthe BridgwaterMercury on3 March 1915 and was later discharged ‘Class Z’ on 22 February 1919. Sold with copied research.
Three:PPrriivvaatteeFF..SS..CChhaappmmaann,,11ssttBBaattttaalliioonn,,SSoommeerrsseettLLiigghhttIInnffaannttrryy,,wwhhoowwaasswwoouunnddeeddaannddttaakkeennpprriissoonneerrooffwwaarraatttthhee BBaattttllee ooff LLee CCaatteeaauu oonn 2266 AAuugguusstt 11991144 1914Star,withclasp(7964Pte.F.S.Chapman.1/Som:L.I.);BritishWarandVictoryMedals(7964Pte.F.S.Chapman.Som.L.I.) the mounting holes on the clasp enlarged to aid afxing, slight contact marks, very fne (3)
Soldwithoriginalenlistmentpapers,originaldischargecertifcates,damagedoriginalSomersetLightInfantryOldComrades’Association registrationform,originalphotographs,twooriginalChristmascardssentmytherecipientwhilstaprisonerorwar,originalSoldier’sSmallBook and other paperwork, and copied research.
1914Star,with copy clasp(5229Pte.W.J.Collins.1/Som:L.I.);BritishWarandVictoryMedals(5229Pte.W.J.Collins.Som.L.I.) contact marks, very fne (3) £100-£140
WWiilllliiaammJJ..CCoolllliinnssattestedintotheSomersetLightInfantryandservedinSouthAfricawiththe2ndBattalionduringtheBoerWar(Queen’sand King’sSouthAfricaMedals).RecalledforserviceduringtheGreatWar,heservedontheWesternFrontwiththe1stBattalionfrom11 September1914andwasoneofthreemenfrom‘A’Companythatwerekilledinaction,asaresultofenemyshell freatSt.Yves,on9 November 1914. He is commemorated on the Ploegsteert Memorial, Belgium.
1914Star,withclasp(9558Pte.A.G.Jarman.1/Som:L.I.);BritishWarandVictoryMedals(9558Pte.A.G.Jarman.Som.L.I.) very fne (3)
£100-£140
AArrtthheerrGGeeoorrggeeJJaarrmmaann,fromSt.Andrews,Bristol,attestedintotheSomersetLightInfantryon20February1913andservedontheWestern Frontwiththe1stBattalionfrom21August1914.HewasreportedasMissingon26August1914,followingtheactionatLeCateau,andrejoined hisbattalionaweeklateron2September1914.HewassubsequentlywoundedandreturnedHomewherehediedofwoundson2June1915. He is buried in Greenbank Cemetery, Bristol. Sold with copied research.
1914Star,withclasp(6009Pte.G.West.1/Som:L.I.);BritishWarandVictoryMedals(6009Pte.G.West.Som.L.I.) slightedge bruises, otherwise very fne (3)
£100-£140
GGeeoorrggeeWWeesstt,fromRoath,Cardi f,wasbornaround1882.HeattestedintotheSomersetLightInfantryon19April1901afterpreviousservice withthe2nd(Glamorgan)VolunteerArtillery.HeservedatHomeandinIndiabeforetransferringtotheArmyReserveon18April1909. RecalledforserviceduringtheGreatWar,heservedontheWesternFrontwiththe1stBattalionfrom30August1914andwasdischargedasa consequence of a shrapnel wound to his right arm on 6 April 1916 with the award of a Silver War Badge, No. 197.
1914Star,withclasp(10814Pte.H.Bromley.1/R.W.Fus:);BritishWarandVictoryMedals(10814Pte.H.Bromley.R.W.Fus.) good very fne (3)
£100-£140
HH..BBrroommlleeyyattestedfortheRoyalWelshFusiliersandservedwiththe1stBattalionduringtheGreatWarontheWesternFrontfrom6October 1914. He was captured and taken Prisoner of War on 30 October 1914.
1914Star,withclasp(11152Pte.T.Yates.1/R.W.Fus:);BritishWarandVictoryMedals(11152Pte.T.Yates.R.W.Fus.) good very fne (3)
TThhoommaassYYaatteessattestedfortheRoyalWelshFusilierson21May1913andservedwiththe1stBattalionduringtheGreatWarontheWestern Front from 6 October 1914. He was discharged due to wounds on 17 April 1916, and was awarded a Silver War Badge no. 104872.
1914Star,with copy clasp(9580Pte.C.R.Legg.1/Som:L.I.);BritishWarandVictoryMedals(9580A.Sjt.C.R.Legg.Som.L.I.) very fne (3)
£80-£100
CChhaarrlleessRRuusssseellllLLeegggg,fromHoley,Somerset,attestedintotheSomersetLightInfantryandservedduringtheGreatWarontheWesternFront withthe1stBattalionfrom21August1914.ReturningHomeasaconsequenceofsicknesson15December1914,helatertransferredintothe DukeofCornwall’sLightInfantryandwasappointedActingSergeant.Hewaskilledinactionon17November1916whilstservingwiththe2nd Battalion at Tumbitza, Salonika, and is commemorated on the Dorian Memorial, Greece.
1914Star,withclasp(L-7394Pte.A.J.Saunders.1/R.W.Kent:R.);BritishWarandVictoryMedals(L-7394A.C.Sjt.A.J.Saunders. R.W. Kent. R.) very fne (3)
£80-£100
AAllffrreeddJJ..SSaauunnddeerrssattestedfortheRoyalWestKentRegimentandservedwiththe1stBattalionduringtheGreatWarontheWesternFront from 26 October 1914. Advanced Acting Colour Sergeant, he was discharged, Class ‘Z’, on 1 August 1919.
Sold with the named Record Ofce enclosure for the recipient’s 1914 Star, giving his address as Montreal, Canada.
1914Star,withclasp(20366Pte.E.S.Howard.R.A.M.C.);BritishWarandVictoryMedals(20366Pte.E.S.Howard.R.A.M.C.); Territorial Force Efciency Medal, G.V.R. (173 Pte. E. S. Howard. R.A.M.C.) mounted as worn, contact marks, very fne (4)
£120-£160
EEddggaarrSS..HHoowwaarrddattestedfortheRoyalArmyMedicalCorps(TerritorialForce)andservedwiththemduringtheGreatWarontheWestern Front from 23 August 1914.
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1914Star(6917Pte.H.G.Reddall.7/D.Gds.;BritishWarandVictoryMedals(6917A.Sjt.H.G.Reddall.7-D.Gds.);Imperial Service Medal, G.VI.R., 2nd issue (Henry George Reddall) good very fne (4)
£100-£140
113322
I.S.M. London Gazette, 18 December 1951. Reddall, Henry George, Labourer I, Royal Ordnance Factory, Hereford.
HHeennrryyGGeeoorrggeeRReeddddaallllattestedintothe7thDragoonsandservedduringtheGreatWarontheWesternFrontfrom13August1914.He transferred to the Army Veterinary Corps on 16 February 1915 and was advanced Acting Sergeant.
1914Star(L-9052Pte.E.W.Bell.1/E.KentR.);BritishWarandVictoryMedals(L-9052Sjt.E.W.Bell.E.KentR.) somestaining to Star, otherwise good very fne (3) £70-£90
EE..WW..BBeellllattestedfortheEastKentRegimenton31December1908,andservedwiththe1stBattalionduringtheGreatWarontheWestern Front from 7 September 1914. He was discharged due to sickness on 10 September 1918, and was awarded a Silver War Badge no. B10909.
Three: PPrriivvaattee JJ.. OOwweenn,, RRooyyaall LLaannccaasstteerr RReeggiimmeenntt 1914 Star (8449 Pte. J. Owen. R. Lanc: R.); British War and Victory Medals (8449 Pte. J. Owen. R. Lanc. R.) good very fne (3) £80-£100
JJoohhnnOOwweennattestedintotheRoyalLancasterRegimentandservedwiththemduringtheGreatWarontheWesternFrontfrom23August1914. He saw further service with the Military Foot Police.
Pair: PPrriivvaattee PP.. RRiicchhaarrddss,, SSuu ff oollkk RReeggiimmeenntt,, wwhhoo wwaass kkiilllleedd iinn aaccttiioonn oonn tthhee SSoommmmee oonn 1166 SSeepptteemmbbeerr 11991166 1914 Star (3-8807 Pte. P. Richards. 2/Suf: R.); Victory Medal 1914-19 (3-8807 Pte. P. Richards. Suf. R.) nearly extremely fne (2) £70-£90
PPeerrccyyRRiicchhaarrddsswasborninEly,Cambridgeshire,andattestedtherefortheSu folkRegiment.Heservedwiththe2ndBattalionduringtheGreat WarontheWesternFrontfrom22September1914(alsoentitledtoaclasptohis1914Star),beforetransferringtothe9thBattalion,andwas killedinactionduringtheBattleoftheSommeon16September1916;onthisdatethe9thBattalionwereinthefrontlineatFleurs-Courcelette. He has no known grave and is commemorated on the Thiepval Memorial, France.
1914Star(7978Pte.F.McCready.1/Som:L.I.);BritishWarandVictoryMedals(7978Pte.F.McCready.Som.L.I.) contactmarks, nearly very fne (3)
£100-£140
FFrreeddeerriicckkMMccCCrreeaaddyyattestedintotheSomersetLightInfantryandservedduringtheGreatWarontheWesternFrontwiththe1stBattalion from21August1914andwaswoundedinhisleftlegandtakenprisonerofwarattheBattleofLeCateauon26August1914.Repatriatedafter the cessation of hostilities at Leith, Scotland, on 16 December 1918, he was discharged ‘Class Z’ on 26 March 1919.
1914Star(6962Pte.H.Williams.1/R.W.Fus:);BritishWarandVictoryMedals(6962Pte.H.Williams.R.W.Fus.) polishedand worn, nearly very fne (3)
£70-£90
HH..WWiilllliiaammssattestedfortheRoyalWelshFusiliersandservedwiththe1stBattalionduringtheGreatWarontheWesternFrontfrom6October 1914, being captured and taken Prisoner of War.
1914Star(6341Pte.P.Drumgoon.R.Innis.Fus.);BritishWarandVictoryMedals(6341Pte.P.Drumgoon.R.Innis.Fus.) mounted for wear, contact marks, nearly very fne (3)
£100-£140
PPaattrriicckkDDrruummggoooonn,anativeofCavan,wasbornin1873.HeattestedintotheRoyalInniskillingFusiliersatOmaghon11August1899andserved duringtheGreatWarontheWesternFrontfrom23August1914.HetransferredintotheMachineGunCorpson1February1916andwas discharged at his own request on 7 August 1920.
1914Star(T-32061Dvr:E.V.Townsend.A.S.C.);BritishWarandVictoryMedals(Dvr.E.V.Townsend.A.S.C.) contactmarks, slight edge digs to BWM, very fne (3) £60-£80 113366
EErrnneessttVViiccttoorrTToowwnnsseennddattestedintotheArmyServiceCorpson13January1913andservedduringtheGreatWarontheWesternFrontfrom 12 August 1914. He was discharged as a consequence of sickness on 27 July 1919 and was awarded a Silver War Badge, No. B290850.
1914Star(1832Pte.H.Judd.R.A.M.C.);BritishWarandVictoryMedals(1832Cpl.H.Judd.R.A.M.C.)mountedforwear, contact marks, very fne (3) £60-£80 113377
HHaarrrryy JJuudddd attested into the Royal Army Medical Corps and served during the Great War on the Western Front from 24 August 1914.
Three: LLiieeuutteennaannttLL..HH..WWhhiittee,,RRooyyaallNNaavvyy,,wwhhoowwaasssseevveerreellyywwoouunnddeeddaatttthheebbaattttlleeooffDDooggggeerrBBaannkkiinnJJaannuuaarryy11991155aanndd tthheenn kkiilllleedd iinn tthhee eexxpplloossiioonn tthhaatt rriippppeedd tthhrroouugghh HH..MM..SS.. NNaattaall iinn CCrroommaarrttyy hhaarrbboouurr aatt tthhee eenndd ooff tthhee ssaammee yyeeaarr 1914-15 Star (Lieut. L. H. White, R.N.); British War and Victory Medals (Lieut. L. H. White. R.N.) extremely fne (3) £400-£500
LLeeoonnaarrddHHaalleeWWhhiitteewasborninHarleyStreet,Londonon7January1890,thesonofaphysician.EducatedatBrad feldCollegeandthenceasa Cadetin Britannia,hewasappointedaSub-LieutenantinMarch1909andadvancedtoLieutenantinJune1910.Intheperiodleadinguptothe GreatWarheenjoyedaspateofseagoingappointments,amongthemH.M.S. BalmoralCastle atthetimeoftheDukeofConnaught’svisitto South Africa. He was however serving in his frst command, the torpedo boat H.M.S. Panther, on the outbreak of hostilities. InSeptember1914,Whiteremovedtothebattlecruiser Tiger andhewasconsequentlypresentatthebattleofDoggerBankon24January1915, whenhereight13.5-inchgunsdidgreatexecution,notleastinaprotractedduelwiththe Moltke andthe Seydlitz.However,the Tiger,incommon withBeatty’s fagshipthe Lion,didnotescapeunscathed,asevidencedbyherCaptain’sdescriptionofthetimewhenshereceivedherthirdhit from a large calibre shell:
‘Tiger steeredinthedirectionofthe feeingenemyandthen,atthisverycriticalmoment,whenquickdecisionhadtobemade,whenthegreat speedoftheGermansmeantthateverysecondbroughtthemnearertosafety,thereoccurredaverylargeexplosionwhichrattledusallinthe conning-towerveryconsiderably.ItappearedthatashellhadenteredtheIntelligenceOfce,whichwasimmediatelybelowtheconning-tower, andhavingexplodedthere,blewupthroughtheguncontroltower,renderingeverybodyinit horsdecombat andkillingEngineerCaptainTaylor and six men, and wounding three ofcers and six men.’ Among them was White, who was severely wounded.
Onrecoveringfromhiswounds,hewasappointedaGunneryLieutenantinthecruiser Natal andhewassimilarlyemployedwhenshewastorn apart by a massive internal explosion while lying at Cromarty harbour on 30 December 1915.
He is commemorated by name on the Chatham Naval Memorial.
DuringtheGreatWartheRoyalNavylostfourshipstointernalexplosionswhilstlyinginharbour, theotherthreebeingH.M.S. Bulwark,H.M.S. PrincessIrene andH.M.S. Vanguard.Atthetimetherewasmuchspeculationthattheselosseswereduetosabotagebyenemyagents.However, the more likely explanation is that they were the result of deterioration in the stocks of high explosives carried on board.
Four: CChhiieeffGGuunnnneerrJJ..DDeennnniiss,,RRooyyaallNNaavvyy,,wwhhoowwaassddeeccoorraatteeddffoorrtthheebbaattttlleeooffJJuuttllaannddaannddkkiilllleeddiinntthheeiinntteerrnnaalleexxpplloossiioonnooff tthhee VVaanngguuaarrdd iinn JJuullyy 11991177 1914-15Star(Gnr.,J.Dennis,R.N.);BritishWarandVictoryMedals(Ch.Gnr.J.Dennis.R.N.);RRuussssiiaa,,EEmmppiirree,Medalofthe Order of St Anne, gold and enamel, nearly extremely fne (4) £1,400-£1,800
CChhiieeffGGuunnnneerrJJaammeessDDeennnniisswaskilledintheinternalexplosionthatoccurredinH.M.S. Vanguard atScapaFlowon9July1917.Hehadpreviously been decorated by the Russian Government for ‘distinguished services rendered in the Battle of Jutland’, when Gunner on the Vanguard Sold with copied research including The Times announcement of Jutland awards.
EErrnneessttJJoohhnnBBeerrrryywaskilledinactionaboardH.M.S. Broke atthebattleofJutland,31May1916,aged43,sonofRobertandJaneBerry.Heis commemorated by name on the Portsmouth Naval Memorial. H.M.S. Broke sufered casualties of 47 killed and 36 wounded at Jutland.
HH..MM..SS.. FFoorrmmiiddaabbllee iinn JJaannuuaarryy 11991155 1914-15Star(K.20990,W.J.Hill,Sto.1,R.N.);BritishWarandVictoryMedals(K.20990W.J.Holl.Sto.1R.N.);MemorialPlaque (William John Hill) in its card envelope, very fne (4)
£140-£180
WWiilllliiaamm JJoohhnn HHiillll was born in Lambeth, London on Christmas Day 1894 and entered the Royal Navy as a Stoker 2nd Class in October 1913. BytheoutbreakofhostilitiesinAugust1914,hewasservingasaStoker1stClassinthebattleshipH.M.S. Formidable andhewaslikewise employedatthetimeofherlossonNewYear’sDay1915,whenshewastwicetorpedoedintheEnglishChannelbythe U-24.Thesecondattack caused her to capsize and sink with a loss of 35 ofcers and 512 men. Hill is commemorated by name on the Chatham Naval Memorial. Soldwithapoignantletterinwhichtherecipienttellshissisterofhispendingengagementtoa‘younglady’,assentfromH.M.S. Formidable at Sheerness, together with three postcards, one of Formidable.
JJoosseepphhSStteepphheennCChhaannnnoonnwaskilledinactionon26October1916whenH.M.S. Flirt wassunkbyGermantorpedoboatdestroyersintheStraits of Dover. He is commemorated by name on the Portsmouth Naval Memorial.
1914-15 Star(235419. H. Paddon, A.B. R.N.); British War and Victory Medals (235419 H. Paddon. L.S. R.N.) good very fne (3) £180-£220
HHaarrrryyPPaaddddoonnenlistedin1908andservedinH.M.S. Southampton. AttachedtotheGrandFleetintheNorthSea,hetookpartinthebattlesof HeligolandBightandDoggerBank,andmanyminorengagements.HewasunfortunatelykilledinactionatthebattleofJutlandonMay31st,1916. Aged25,hewasthesonofMrandMrsPaddon,ofPortsmouth,andhusbandofNellieE.Paddon,ofLandport,Portsmouth.Heiscommemorated by name on the Portsmouth Naval Memorial. H.M.S. Southampton sufered casualties of 29 killed and 60 wounded at Jutland.
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EEddwwaarrddJJoohhnnAAnnddrreewwwasborninFalmouth,Cornwallon6July1879,andenteredtheRoyalNavyasaBoy2ndClassinJuly1896.Invalided ashoreinJanuary1900,heenrolledintheRoyalFleetReserveinMay1903andwasrecalledinMay1914,whenhejoinedthebattleshipH.M.S. Goliath Heandhisshipmatesweresubsequentlydeployedof EastAfrica,initiallytoblockadethe Konigsberg intheRufjiDeltabutafterwardsin November1914,tothebombardmentofenemy-heldDaresSalaam.Inthe frstofthoseoperations, Goliath’s ExecutiveOfcerCommander Henry Ritchie, was awarded the V.C. for his gallant command of the ship’s picket boat.
Goliath wasnextorderedtotheDardanelles,wheresheactedinsupportoftheGallipolilandingsatYBeach,CapeHelleson25April1915.And she remained in support of wider operations over the coming two or three weeks, twice being damaged by Turkish shellfre. Onthenightof12-13May,whileonstationwithherconsort Cornwallis of CapeHelles,shewasinterceptedbytheTurkishdestroyer Muâvenet-iMillîye andstruckbythreetorpedoes.Twoofthemhitalmostsimultaneously,the frstabreastherforeturretandthesecondabeam theforefunnel,causingalargeexplosion. Goliath begantocapsizealmostimmediatelyandwaslyingonhersidewhenathirdtorpedostrucknear herafterturret. Muâvenet-iMillîye escapedunscathedinthedarknessasotherBritishwarshipsgatheredtorescuesurvivorsfrom Goliath.Outof her crew of 750, some 570 were killed in the sinking, Andrew being among them. He has no known grave and is commemorated by name on the Plymouth Naval Memorial.
JJoohhnnPPeeaarrsseewaskilledinactionon29February1916,whilstservingaboardH.M.S. Alcantara. TheR.M.S.P.Co’s.liner Alcantara wastakenoverby theAdmiraltyatthebeginningoftheFirstWorldWarandconvertedintoanauxiliarycruiser.Theshipformedoneofthe10thCruiserSquadron andwascommandedbyCaptainT.E.Wardle,herchiefdutybeingthemaintenanceofthepatrolbetweenScapa fowandthecoastofNorway. Ataboutmiddayon28February1916,thepositionofthe Alcantara was60milesE.oftheNorthoftheShetlands,whereshewastocontacther reliefship,the Andes, alsoanexR.M.S.P.liner,whenawirelessmessageinstructedhertoremainthereaboutsandkeepasharplookoutfora suspicioussteamshipcomingoutoftheSkagerrak.Atabout8:45onthefollowingmorningCaptainWardlespottedsmokeonthehorizononhis portbeam.Heboreupforthesteamship,receivingatthesametimeawirelesswarningfromthe Andes thatthiswasinallprobabilitytheshiphe was seeking. The Alcantara signalled to the vessel to stop, and fred two rounds of blank ammunition. Theshipshadapproachedtowithin1,000yardsofeachother,the Alcantaracomingupasternandloweringaboardingboat,whenthestranger, whichhadNorwegiancolourspaintedonhersideandhername Rena-Tonsberg, distinctlyvisible,droppedherbulwarksandranoutherguns. TheBritishshipwasatadisadvantage,thoughallhergunsweremanned,andshesustainedatremendoussalvowhichdestroyedhertelemotor, steeringgear,engineroomtelegraphandtelephones,aswellaskillingmanymen,buthergunsrepliedatarangeatwhichitwasalmostimpossible tomiss.Theactionwasshortbutintense,andaftersome15to20minutesbothshipswereinabadway.TheGerman,whichprovedtobethe raider Greif, wason freandsinking,whilethe Alcantara hadaheavylisttoportandwastakingonwatersorapidlythatCaptainWardlegave ordersto‘abandonship’.Shehadbeenhitbyatorpedoandgraduallycapsized,lyingkeeluppermostforatime,thusafordinghercrewan opportunity to secure rafts and pieces of wreckage.
The Andes, followedbythecruiser Comus, andthedestroyer Munster, nowcameuponthesceneandpickedupthesurvivors.Meanwhilethe Greif hadalsobeenabandonedandthecruiserssankherbygun fre.Thusendedoneofthemost fercelyfoughtactionsbetweenmerchantships intheFirstWorldWar.The Alcantara losttwoofcersand67menandCaptainWardle,whowasamongthesurvivors,wasawardedtheD.S.O. for this action. The total rescued from the Greif was 220 out of a compliment of about 300.
Sold with copied service records and other research.
Three: AAbblleeSSeeaammaannWW..TT..MMeerreeddiitthh,,RRooyyaallNNaavvaallVVoolluunntteeeerrRReesseerrvvee,,aattttaacchheeddRRooyyaallNNaavvaallDDiivviissiioonn,,wwhhoowwaasskkiilllleeddiinnaaccttiioonn iinn GGaalllliippoollii iinn JJuunnee 11991155 1914-15Star(LZ.492,W.T.Meredith,A.B.R.N.V.R.);BritishWarandVictoryMedals(LZ.492W.T.Meredith.A.B.R.N.V.R.) the second ofcially re-impressed; Memorial Plaque (William Thomas Meredith) extremely fne (4) £200-£240
WWiilllliiaammTThhoommaassMMeerreeddiitthhwasbornon24March1884,andwasworkingasahouseagentonjoiningtheRoyalNavalVolunteerReserveasan Ordinary Seaman in September 1914.
Draftedto‘D’CompanyofNelsonBattalionintheRoyalNavalDivision,hewasembarkedasanAbleSeamanfortheDardanellesandwaskilled in action in Gallipoli on 6 June 1915.
Aged42years,hewasthesonofJamesandMaryMeredithofForestGate,LondonandthehusbandofAliceMadolineMeredith,of84 Aldborough Road, Seven Kings, Ilford, Essex. He is commemorated by name on the Helles Memorial. Sold with the original Admiralty campaign medal forwarding letter, addressed to his widow and dated 28 March 1923.
£180-£220 114488 xx
Three: PPrriivvaatteeJJ..TT..CCaarrrroollll,,RRooyyaallMMaarriinneeLLiigghhttIInnffaannttrryy,,aattttaacchheeddRRooyyaallNNaavvaallDDiivviissiioonn,,wwhhoowwaasskkiilllleeddiinnaaccttiioonniinntthheebbaattttllee ooff tthhee AAnnccrree iinn NNoovveemmbbeerr 11991166 1914-15Star(PO.17206,Pte.J.T.Carroll.R.M.L.I.);BritishWarandVictoryMedals(PO.17206Pte.J.T.Carroll.R.M.L.I.); Memorial Plaque (Jack Thomas Carroll) in its card envelope, extremely fne (4)
JJaacckk TThhoommaass CCaarrrroollll was born in Leeds, Yorkshire, on 29 September 1895, and joined the Royal Marines at Deal in March 1914. HavinginitiallyservedinthecruiserH.M.S. Europa inthe frsthalfof1915,hewasdraftedtothe2ndR.M.Brigade,RoyalNavalDivision,inwhich capacity he was posted as ‘wounded and missing - assumed dead’ on the frst day of the battle of Ancre on 13 November 1916. Aged20,CarrollwasthesonofthelateMr.andMrs.Carroll,of54AlexandraRoad,Handsworth,Birmingham.Heiscommemoratedbynameon the Thiepval Memorial.
Three: PPrriivvaatteeWW..EE..CCoowweellll,,RRooyyaallMMaarriinneeLLiigghhttIInnffaannttrryy,,wwhhoowwaasskkiilllleeddiinnaaccttiioonniinnHH..MM..SS.. IInnddeeffaattiiggaabbllee aatttthheebbaattttlleeooff JJuuttllaanndd oonn 3311 MMaayy 11991166 1914-15Star(PLY.16531,Pte.W.E.Cowell,R.M.L.I.)withitscardboxofissue;BritishWarandVictoryMedals(PLY.16351Pte. W. E. Cowell. R.M.L.I.) extremely fne (3) £140-£180 114499 xx
WWiilllliiaammEErrnneessttCCoowweellllwasborninNewcastleon17June1896,andjoinedtheRoyalMarineLightInfantryatDealinJanuary1914.Havingthen servedinthearmedboardingsteamerH.M.S. KingOrry fromNovember1914untilFebruary1915,heremovedtothebattlecruiser Indefatigable and was likewise employed at the time of her loss at Jutland on 31 May 1916.
AspartofVice-AdmiralSirDavidBeatty’sbattlecruiser feet, Indefatigable washitseveraltimesinthe frstminutesofthe‘RuntotheSouth’,the openingphaseofthebattlecruiseraction.OneheavycalibreshellfromtheS.M.S. VonderTann rippedaholeinherhull,followedbya catastrophic explosion which hurled large pieces of the ship 200 feet in the air. Only three of her crew of 1,019 ofcers and ratings survived. Aged20years,CowellwastheonlysonofJohnCharlesandLaviniaCowell,of36WandsworthRoad,Heaton,Newcastle-on-Tyne.Heis commemorated by name on the Plymouth Naval Memorial.
Three: FFlliigghhttSSuubb--LLiieeuutteennaannttGG..TToowweerrss,,RRooyyaallNNaavvaallAAiirrSSeerrvviiccee,,wwhhooddiieeddaassaarreessuullttooffaa ff yyiinnggaacccciiddeenntt,,wwhheennhheeccoolllliiddeedd hhiiss SShhoorrtt 118844 sseeaappllaannee iinnttoo aa bbaarrggee oonn llaannddiinngg aatt RR..NN..AA..SS.. CCaallsshhoott,, 1133 OOccttoobbeerr 11991177 1914-15Star(Eng.S.Lt.G.Towers.R.N.R.);BritishWarandVictoryMedals(Flt.S.Lt.G.Towers.R.N.A.S.);MemorialPlaque (Grantham Towers) last in card envelope of issue, medals mounted on card for display, generally good very fne or better (4) £700-£900
GGrraanntthhaammTToowweerrsswasborninHanoverSquare,LondoninJanuary1891.HewasthesonRobertMasonTowers,aretiredmemberoftheIndian CivilServicewhowasborninIreland.TowersresidedwithhisparentsinFolkestone,priortothemmovingtoSturtsCottage,Grafham,Petworth Sussex.HethenlaterresidedatTheOldVicarage,Stapleford,Cambridgeshire.InitiallycommissionedintotheRoyalNavalReserve,Towers transferredtotheRoyalNavalAirServiceinNovember1916.Trainingasapilot,hispostingsincludedtoCrystalPalace,ChingfordandCalshot.It whilstoperatingasaseaplanepilot, fyingaShort184reconnaissancetorpedoaircraft,overtheChannelfromR.N.A.S.CalshotthatTowerswas involved in a crash that ultimately led to his death. The following was given in The Hampshire Telegraph, 9 November 1917: ‘AninquestwasheldyesterdayafternoonintothecircumstancesattendingthedeathofFlightSub-Lieut.JamesGranthamTowers,R.N.A.S.,who diedonWednesday.DeceasedwasadmittedtohospitalonOctober13th,suferingfromacompoundfractureoftheleftfemur,partial dislocationoftherighthipjoint,astheresultofafallfromaseaplane.Itwasstatedthathecollidedwithabargeonlanding.TheevidenceofNaval medicalwitnessesshowedthatalthoughthefracturesandotherinjuriesprogressedsatisfactorily,thepatientmaintainedahightemperature,and onaspecimenofhisbloodbeinganalyseditwasfoundtocontainthepara-typhoidgerm.Hewasimmediatelytreatedforsuch,butthepatient gotweakeranddiedonWednesday,asstated.Death,intheopinionofthewitnesses,wasdirectlyduetotyphoid,andaverdictofdeathfrom natural causes was returned.’
FlightSub-LieutenantTowersdeathwasclassifedasaccidentallykilledwhilst fyingonnon-operationalduties,andhediedatHaslar,7November 1917, where he was also buried.
Sold with 2 portrait photographs of recipient in uniform, and Admiralty enclosure for campaign awards addressed to recipient’s mother.
TThhoommaassKKeeaannyyattestedintothe6thDragoonsandservedwiththemduringtheGreatWarontheWesternFrontfrom16December1914.He subsequently transferred to the 15/19th Hussars and was advanced Sergeant.
Three: AAccttiinngg CCoorrppoorraall EE.. PPaarrkkeerr,, WWeellsshh HHoorrssee 1914-15Star(131Pte.E.Parker.WelshH.);BritishWarandVictoryMedals(131A.Cpl.E.Parker.WelshH.)mountedcourtstyle for display, good very fne (3)
£200-£240
EEddmmuunnddPPaarrkkeerrattestedfortheWelshHorseandservedwiththemduringtheGreatWarintheGallipolitheatreofwarfrom1October1915, later transferring to the 25th (Montgomeryshire and Welsh Horse Yeomanry) Battalion, Royal Welsh Fusiliers. Sold with Welsh Horse and Royal Welsh Fusiliers cap badges and shoulder titles.
1914-15Star(2868Pte.H.W.Jefreys.Som:L.I.);BritishWarandVictoryMedals(2868Pte.H.W.Jefreys.Som.L.I.) very fne (9)
£80-£100
JJaacckkBBoowwddeennattestedintotheSomersetLightInfantryforserviceduringtheGreatWarandservedontheWesternFrontwiththe7thBattalion from 24 July 1915. Advanced Sergeant, he saw further service with the 8th Battalion and was discharged ‘Class Z’ on 9 March 1919. LLeeoonnaarrddWWiilllliiaammCCooxxattestedintotheSomersetLightInfantryforserviceduringtheGreatWarandservedontheWesternFrontwiththe7th Battalion from 24 July 1915. Advanced Sergeant, he was discharged ‘Class Z’ on 26 March 1919.
HHaarrrryyWWiilllliiaammJJee ff rreeyyssattestedintotheSomersetLightInfantryforserviceduringtheGreatWarandservedinMesopotamiawiththe1/4th Battalion from 29 August 1915. He was discharged on 11 May 1919.
1914-15Star(123Sjt.A.S.V.Harper.Som.L.I.);BritishWarandVictoryMedals(123Sjt.A.S.V.Harper.Som.L.I.);Territorial Force Efciency Medal, G.V.R. (123 Pte. A. Harper. 4/Som: L.I.) some polishing, otherwise nearly very fne (4) £80-£100
AAuugguussttuussSSyyddnneeyyVVaalleennttiinneeHHaarrppeerrattestedintothe4th(Territorial)BattalionSomersetLightInfantryandwasawardedhisT.F.E.M.inArmy Order9of1January1912.AdvancedSergeant,heservedduringtheGreatWarwiththe1/4thBattalion, frstontheNorthWestFrontierof India from 29 August 1915, before further service in Mesopotamia. He was discharged on 19 October 1918.
Sold with copied Medal Index Card and copied medal roll extracts.
1914-15Star(14749Pte.J.H.Harris.Som:L.I.);BritishWarandVictoryMedals(14749Pte.J.H.Harris.Som.L.I.) slightedge bruise to VM, very fne (6)
£80-£100
SSppeenncceerrBBeennnneettttattestedintotheSomersetLightInfantryforserviceduringtheGreatWarandservedontheWesternFrontwiththe1st Battalionfrom1June1915.AdvancedActingCorporal,hewaskilledinactionon28April1917andiscommemoratedontheArrasMemorial, France.
Sold with copied research.
JJoohhnnHHeennrryyHHaarrrriissattestedintotheSomersetLightInfantryforserviceduringtheGreatWarandservedontheWesternFrontwiththe1st Battalionfrom20July1915.HereceivedaGunShotWoundtohisarmon2July1916,returningHomethefollowingday.Uponrecovery,he returnedtotheWesternFrontwiththe7thBattalionandreceivedaGunShotWoundtohisheadon4March1917.ReturningHome,hediedof wounds in Stockport Hospital on 13 March 1917 and is buried in Monkton Combe (St. Michael) Churchyard Extension, Somerset.
Sold with copied research and a copied local newspaper article reporting his well attended funeral.
1914-15Star(1065Pte.S.E.Date.Som.L.I.);BritishWarandVictoryMedals(1065Pte.S.E.Date.Som.L.I.);TerritorialForce Efciency Medal, G.V.R. (200055 Pte. S. E. Date. 4/Som. L.I.) good very fne (4)
SSiiddnneeyyEEddwwaarrddDDaatteeattestedintothe4th(Territorial)BattalionSomersetLightInfantryandservedduringtheGreatWarwiththe1/4th Battalion, frstontheNorthWestFrontierofIndiafrom29August1915,beforefurtherserviceinMesopotamia.Hewasdischargedon8June 1919 and his T.F.E.M. was afterwards awarded in Army Order 380 of October 1919. Sold with copied Medal Index Card and copied medal roll extracts.
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NNoorrmmaannHHiicckkmmaannwasbornin1867andhavingenrolledinthe3rdVolunteerBattalion,LancashireFusiliers,beingawardedhisVolunteerForce LongServiceMedalin1904whilstservingasanOrderlyRoomSergeant.FollowingtheoutbreakoftheGreatWarheattestedforthe15th(1st SalfordPals)Battalionon18September1914,aged47,andservedwiththemduringtheGreatWarontheWesternFrontfrom23November 1915.Hewasdischargedon17September1918,andwasawardedaSilverWarBadge,no.B10562.HesawfurtherserviceduringtheSecond World War with his local Home Guard unit, ands was 76 years old when he was fnally demobilised. He died on 29 January 1952.
Soldwiththerecipient’soriginal‘HonourableDischarge’Certifcate, thistornandrepairedinpart;andamemorystickofcopiedresearch,which included a photographic image of the recipient.
Three: SSeerrggeeaanntt NN.. GGrrii ff tthhss,, RRooyyaall WWeellsshh FFuussiilliieerrss,, wwhhoo wwaass MMeennttiioonneedd iinn DDeessppaattcchheess ffoorr hhiiss sseerrvviicceess iinn tthhee DDaarrddaanneelllleess 1914-15 Star (734 Cpl. N. Grifths, R.W. Fus.); British War and Victory Medals (734 Sjt. N. Grifths. R.W. Fus.) good very fne
NNaatthhaanniieellGGrrii ff tthhssattestedfortheRoyalWelshFusiliersandservedwiththe1stBattalionduringtheGreatWarinMesopotamiatheatreofWar from14July1915.ForhisservicesintheDardanelleshewasMentionedinGeneralSirIanHamilton’sDespatchof11December1915(London Gazette 28 January 1916).
TThhoommaassHH..DDaavviieessattestedfortheRoyalWelshFusiliersandservedwiththemduringtheGreatWarintheGallipolitheatreofWarfrom6 August 1915. He subsequently transferred to the South Lancashire Regiment.
Three: PPrriivvaattee TT.. BBuutttteerrwwoorrtthh,, RRooyyaall WWeellsshh FFuussiilliieerrss 1914-15Star(23778Pte.T.Butterworth.R.W.Fus:);BritishWarandVictoryMedals(23778Pte.T.Butterworth.R.W.Fus.) very fne
TThhoommaassBBuutttteerrwwoorrtthhattestedfortheRoyalWelshFusilierson26April1915andservedwiththemduringtheGreatWarintheGallipolitheatre of War from 1 October 1915. He was discharged due to sickness on 16 May 1917 and was awarded a Silver War Badge no. 209605. WWiilllliiaammAArrtthhuurrWWiilllliiaammsswasborninLlanferres,Denbighshire,andattestedfortheRoyalWelshFusiliersatMold,Flintshire.Heservedwiththe 17thBattalionduringtheGreatWarontheWesternFront,andwaskilledinactionon31July1917.Hehasnoknowngraveandis commemorated on the Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial, Belgium.
Three: PPrriivvaattee WW.. EEvveess,, RRooyyaall WWeellsshh FFuussiilliieerrss 1914-15 Star (2461 Pte. W. Eves. R.W. Fus:); British War and Victory Medals (2461 Pte. W. Eves. R.W. Fus.) very fne
WWiilllliiaamm JJoonneess attested for the Royal Welsh Fusiliers and served with them during the Great War in the Gallipoli theatre of War from 9 July 1915. WWiilllliiaammJJoonneessattestedfortheRoyalWelshFusiliersandservedwiththemduringtheGreatWarintheGallipolitheatreofWarfrom8August 1915.
EEddwwiinnTT..LLuuddlloowwattestedfortheRoyalWelshFusiliersandservedwiththe2ndBattalionduringtheGreatWarontheWesternFrontfrom27 September 1915. He died of wounds on 4 November 1918 and is buried in Caudry British Cemetery, France. NNoorrmmaannTTaayylloorrattestedfortheRoyalWelshFusilierson30October1914andservedwiththemduringtheGreatWarontheWesternFront from 3 December 1915. He was discharged on 25 July 1918 and was awarded a Silver War Badge no. 378007.
1914-15Star(11807Pte.P.Gafney.R.Innis.Fus.);BritishWarandVictoryMedals(11807Pte.P.Gafney.R.Innis.Fus.) slight verdigris spots to reverse of star, otherwise very fne
Mercantile Marine War Medal 1914-18 ((JJoosseepphh MMccGGrraatthh)) good very fne (7)
£80-£100
PPaattrriicckkGGaa ff nneeyyattestedfortheRoyalInniskillingFusiliersandservedwiththemduringtheGreatWarintheBalkantheatreofwarfrom10July 1915. He saw further service with the Royal Engineers.
JJoohhnnJJoohhnnssttoonnattestedfortheArgyllandSutherlandHighlandersandservedwiththemduringtheGreatWarontheWesternFrontfrom19 February 1915.
There are at least three man with the name Joseph McGrath who served in the Mercantile Marine during the Great War.
Six: CCaappttaaiinnAA..CC..WWhheeeelleerr,,MMiiddddlleesseexxRReeggiimmeenntt,,aattttaacchheeddEEaassttLLaannccaasshhiirreeRReeggiimmeenntt,,llaatteerrBBrriittiisshhWWeessttIInnddiieessRReeggiimmeenntt,,99tthh BBaattttaalliioonn LLoonnddoonn RReeggiimmeenntt,, aanndd SShhaanngghhaaii VVoolluunntteeeerr CCoorrppss 1914-15Star(2.Lieut.A.C.Wheeler.Midd’sR.);BritishWarandVictoryMedals(Capt.A.C.Wheeler.);TerritorialEfciency Medal,G.V.R.(121Cpl.A.C.Wheeler.9-Lond.R.);ShanghaiVolunteerCorpsLongServiceMedal,silver,thereverseengraved ‘Sgt.A.C.WheelerAct.1922-1934,Res.’;ShanghaiMunicipalCouncilEmergencyMedal1937,bronze,unnamedasissued; togetherwithanOpenInternationalGames,Shanghai1921,Medal,silver,unnamed;andasilverprizeshield,theobversedepicting Pistrucci’sSt.Georgeslayingthedragon,thereverseengraved‘V.&St.G.R.V.C.S.ofA.1908.Bayonetv.BayonetL.Sergt.A.C. Wheeler. 1st. Prize.’, the frst fve mounted as worn; the last three loose, generally very fne and better (8) £700-£900
1914-15Star(3038Pte.A.Fraser.Sea.Highrs.);BritishWarandVictoryMedals(3038Cpl.A.Fraser.Seaforth.) tracesofverdigris to VM, otherwise very fne (6)
£80-£100
RRoobbeerrttMMaarrsshhaallllwasborninWigan,Lancashire,in1889andattestedfortheManchesterRegiment.Heservedwiththe1/7thBattalionduringthe Great War at Gallipoli from 8 October 1915, and died of wounds on 13 December 1915. He is buried in Twelve Tree Copse Cemetery, Turkey.
AAlleexxaannddeerrFFrraasseerrattestedfortheSeaforthHighlanderson15August1914andservedwiththe5thBattalionduringtheGreatWaronthe WesternFrontfrom1May1915.SubsequentlytransferringtotheMachineGunCorps,hewaspromotedCorporalon15March1918,andwas woundedinactionon10April1918,receivinggunshotandshrapnelwoundstohisleftleg.CapturedandtakenPrisonerofWaronthesame date, he was repatriated back to the U.K. on 7 December 1918, and was discharged on 5 April 1919.
Sold with copied research for both recipients.
Ten: MMaajjoorr FF.. HH.. MMaattttoocckk,, RRooyyaall AArrmmyy MMeeddiiccaall CCoorrppss 1914-15Star(1643.Sjt.F.H.Mattock.R.A.M.C.);BritishWarandVictoryMedals,withM.I.D.oakleaves(1643A.W.O.Cl.1.F.H. Mattock.R.A.M.C.);1939-45Star;AfricaStar,1clasp,1stArmy;FranceandGermanyStar;WarMedal1939-45,theSecondWar awardsallprivatelyimpressed'MajorF.H.MattockT.D.';ArmyL.S&G.C.Medal,G.V.R.(7745711SSjt.F.H.Mattock.R.A.S.C. [sic]);ArmyMeritoriousServiceMedal,G.V.R.,1stissue(1643Sjt.-A.S.Mjr:-F.R.Mattock.R.A.M.C.);EfciencyDecoration,G.VI. R.,1stissue,Territorial,thereversedated'1947',withintegraltopribandbar,mountedcourt-styleby Spink,London,asworn, cleaned and lacquered, with the Stars silvered, nearly very fne (10)
£500-£700
M.S.M. London Gazette 29 August 1918:
‘In recognition of valuable services rendered with the Forces in East Africa during the present War.’ FFrreeddeerriicckkHHeennrryyMMaattttoocckkwasbornatBradford-on-Avon,Wiltshire,on3July1890.HeattestedforserviceintheRoyalArmyMedicalCorpson 1July1908,andwasadvancedCorporalwhilstoverseasinEgyptinthepreludetotheGreatWar.Recalledhome,hereturnedtoEgypton3April 1915andwasmentionedindespatcheson5November1915.TransferredtoEastAfricainApril1916,hesawactionagainsttheGermansand waspromotedActingSergeantMajoron17April1917.Mattockwasmentionedagainon7March1918,andhishardworkaddressingtheneeds of sick and wounded soldiers was recognised with the award of the Meritorious Service Medal a few months later.
Acivilservantduringthe1920s,MattockrejoinedtheRoyalArmyMedicalCorpson15May1931,intherankofSergeant.Dischargedtoa Commission,heacceptedappointmentasLieutenantandQuartermasterintheTerritorialArmy,beforebeingcalledupforserviceon25August 1939,andtransferredtotheRegularArmy.AccordingtoaletterfromRegimentalHeadquarters,R.A.M.C.,dated6December1977,Mattock servedwiththeBritishExpeditionaryForceinFrancefrom14September1939to1June1940.Hewasthuspresentasthearmyevacuatedfrom northern France, all the time being harassed by the apparatus of Blitzkrieg. AdvancedCaptainandQuartermasteron1January1941,MattockservedoverayearinNorthAfrica,followedbyaspellinNorthWestEurope from1January1945until17April1945.GrantedtheEfciencyDecorationon10October1947,Mattockretiredwiththerankofhonorary Major on 31 August 1948. He died at Okeford, Dorset, in 1966.
Sold with some original documentation regarding the Dunkirk Veterans Association; and copied research.
Note: Theunitontherecipient’sLongServiceandGoodConductMedalisincorrectlyimpressedR.A.S.C.,notR.A.M.C.Notraceofservicewith the Royal Army Service Corps has been found, and so this is most likely a naming error by the Mint.
British War and Victory Medals (L.9560. T. Johnstone. O.C.2. R.N.) extremely fne (2)
£70-£90
TThhoommaassJJoohhnnssttoonnee,O fcer’sCook2ndClass,waskilledinactionon15July1917,whenH.M.S. Redbreast wassunkby UC-38 inthe Mediterranean. He is commemorated by name on the Chatham Naval Memorial.
HHeennrryyGGeeoorrggeeMMaarrttiinnwaskilledon26November1940whilstservingaboardH.M.S. Medoc whenshewastorpedoedandsunkbyGerman aircraft near the Eddystone Lighthouse. Thirty nine of her crew were lost. Sold with a laser copy picture of him in uniform.
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BritishWarandVictoryMedals(50Sjt.E.Davies.Denbigh.Yeo.);TerritorialForceWarMedal1914-19(509Pte.E.Davies. Denbigh. Yeo.) mounted court-style for display, good very fne (3)
BritishWarandVictoryMedals(3188Pte.H.E.Davies.Denbigh.Yeo.);TerritorialForceWarMedal1914-19(3188.Pte.H.E. Davies. Denbigh. Yeo.); Defence Medal, mounted court-style for display purposes, edge bruise to TFWM, good very fne (4)
£300-£400
Three: AAccttiinngg BBoommbbaarrddiieerr CC.. JJ.. DDaaccrree,, RRooyyaall FFiieelldd AArrttiilllleerryy BritishWarandVictoryMedals(1986A.Bmbr.C.J.Dacre.R.A.);ImperialServiceMedal,E.II.R.,2ndissue(CharlesJamesDacre) the Great War pair mounted as worn, the Great War pair polished, good fne; the ISM extremely fne Pair: CCoorrppoorraall CC.. NN.. AAttkkiinnssoonn,, RRooyyaall AAiirr FFoorrccee
British War and Victory Medals (44718. Cpl. C. N. Atkinson. R.A.F.) edge nick to BWM, nearly extremely fne
1939-45Star;ItalyStar,bothofciallyimpressed‘4240L/Nk.DilbahadurGurung,5R.G.R.’;IndianIndependenceMedal1947 (4240 Nk. Dilbahadur Gurung, 5 G.R.) nearly very fne
SpecialConstabularyLongServiceMedal,G.VI.R.,1stissue((CChhaarrlleessOOssbboorrnnee));togetherwithaminiatureArmyL.S.&G.C.,E.II.R., 2nd issue, Regular Army, very fne (9)
British War and Victory Medals (144611 Spr. D. A. Moir. C.E.) nearly very fne (10)
£100-£140
Three: PPrriivvaattee HH.. RR.. BBeeeerr,, RRooyyaall WWeesstt SSuurrrreeyy RReeggiimmeenntt British War and Victory Medals (15033 Pte. H. R. Beer. The Queen’s R.); Jubilee 1935, unnamed as issued, nearly very fne
Five: PPrriivvaattee GG.. OO.. DD.. HHaarrrriiss,, RRooyyaall AArrmmyy SSeerrvviiccee CCoorrppss 1939-45Star;AfricaStar,1 copy clasp,1stArmy;DefenceandWarMedals1939-45;EfciencyMedal,G.VI.R.,1stissue, Territorial (S/6969896 Pte. G .O. D. Harris. R.A.S.C.) mounted as worn, very fne (8)
£70-£90
AA ff nnee‘‘AAnnnnuunniittyy’’MM..SS..MM..ggrroouuppooffsseevveennaawwaarrddeeddttooCCoommppaannyySSeerrggeeaannttMMaajjoorrHH..CCoonniibbeeaarr,,SSoommeerrsseettLLiigghhttIInnffaannttrryy,,llaattee DDeevvoonn RReeggiimmeenntt aanndd GGlloouucceesstteerrsshhiirree RReeggiimmeenntt
BritishWarandVictoryMedals(68223Pte.H.Conibear.Devon.R.);1939-45Star;DefenceandWarMedals1939-45;ArmyL.S. &G.C.,G.VI.R.,1stissue,RegularArmy(5665051C.Sjt.H.Conibear.Som.L.I.);ArmyMeritoriousServiceMedal,G.VI.R.,1st issue (5665051 W.O. Cl. 2 H. Conibear. Som. L.I.) contact marks, the frst and second heavily polished, otherwise very fne (7) £160-£200
HHeerrbbeerrttCCoonniibbeeaarrwasbornon11June1899.HeattestedintotheDevonshireRegimentforserviceduringtheGreatWarandservedonthe WesternFrontbeforefurtherservicewiththe12thBattalionGloucestershireRegiment.PostwarheattestedintotheSomersetLightInfantryand wasadvancedSergeanton27March1929.HisL.S.G.C.wasawardedwhilstservingwiththe2ndBattalioninOctober1938andhecontinuedto serve during the Second World War. SoldtogetherwithGreatWarMedalIndexCardandGreatWarmedalrollextract,andcopiedextractsfromregimentaljournalconfrming assorted promotion dates.
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Three: CCoommppaannyy SSeerrggeeaanntt MMaajjoorr EE.. JJ.. BBeennnneetttt,, SSoommeerrsseett LLiigghhtt IInnffaannttrryy BritishWarandVictoryMedals;(30478Cpl.30478E.J.Bennett.Som.L.I.)ArmyL.S.&G.C.,G.V.R.,3rdissue,RegularArmy (5662334 W.O. Cl. II. E. J. Bennett. Som. L.I.) contact marks, slightly polished, nearly very fne (3)
£60-£80
EEddwwaarrddJJoohhnnBBeennnneetttt,fromPorchester,Hampshire,attestedintotheSomersetLightInfantryon19January1916forserviceduringtheGreat Warandservedwiththe1stBattalionontheWesternFrontfrom26May1918.AppointedCorporal,hesawfurtherserviceinNorthRussia withthe7thBattalionfrom28May1919to27September1919.HecontinuedtoservepostwarandwaslateradvancedCompanySergeant Major and was awarded his L.S.G.C. in October 1934.
Sold with copied Medal Index Card, medal roll extracts and copied named photographs taken from the regimental gazette.
TThhoommaassHHaarrddiinngg,aLabourerfromSwindon,Wiltshire,wasbornaround1877.HeattestedintotheSomersetLightInfantryon24January1896 andservedatHomeandinIndia.DuringtheGreatWarhe frstservedontheWesternFrontfrom16December1916forayearandlater reportedhimselfasbeingslightlywoundedasaresultofMustardGas.ReturningtotheWesternFronton27March1918forafurtherthree months, he saw further service with the Labour Corps and the Worcestershire Regiment and was discharged on 23 January 1919. Sold with copied service papers and copied research.
BritishWarandVictoryMedals(52385Pte.K.L.Sanders.Som.L.I.);DefenceMedal;Jubilee1935,unnamedasissued;ArmyL.S.& G.C.,G.V.R.,3rdissue,RegularArmy(5663345W.O.Cl.II.K.L.Sanders.Som.L.I.) contactmarks,the frsttwosomewhat polished, otherwise very fne (5) £90-£120
KKeennnneetthhLLeessssoonnSSaannddeerrssattestedintotheSomersetLightInfantryforserviceduringtheGreatWarandservedontheWesternFrontwiththe 8thBattalion.Postwar,reenlistedandwaslateradvancedCompanySergeantMajoron20August1934whilstservingwiththe1stBattalion.HisL. S.G.C was awarded in October 1936 and he was discharged on 14 June 1937.
Sold with copied Medal Index Card, copied medal roll extracts and copied roll confrming his entitlement to the 1935 Jubilee medal.
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Pair: PPrriivvaattee FF.. WW.. CCllootthhiieerr,, SSoommeerrsseett LLiigghhtt IInnffaannttrryy British War and Victory Medals (25745 Pte. F. W. Clothier. Som. L.I.) ofcial correction to number on BWM, very fne
DefenceandWarMedals1939-45;EfciencyMedal,G.VI.R.,1stissue,Territorial(5670523Sjt.D.W.Clothier.Som.L.I.),with nameddamagedcardboxesofissues,addressedtotherecipientat20AncastleTerrace,Ansford,Somerset, slightedgebruiseto last, very fne (8) £90-£120
FFrreeddeerriicckkWWiilllliiaammCCllootthhiieerrattestedintotheSomersetLightInfantryforserviceduringtheGreatWar.HeservedontheWesternFrontwiththe 7th Battalion and was discharged ‘Class Z’ on 27 September 1919.
CC..HH..CCllootthhiieerrattestedintotheSomersetLightInfantry,TerritorialArmy,andservedatHomeduringtheSecondWar.AdvancedSergeant,his Efciency Medal was awarded in Army Orders of April 1946.
DD..WW..CCllootthhiieerrattestedintotheSomersetLightInfantry,TerritorialArmy,andservedatHomeduringtheSecondWar.AdvancedSergeant,his Efciency Medal was awarded in Army Orders of June 1944.
BritishWarandVictoryMedals(240393Pte.E.J.Stewart.Som.L.I.);TerritorialForceWarMedal1914-19(1847Pte.E.J. Stewart. Som. L.I.) mounted for wear, contact marks, edge dig, polished, good fne (3)
£120-£160
EErrnneessttJJaammeessSStteewwaarrttwasborninTaunton,Somerseton9June1898.Heattestedintothe1/5th(TerritorialForce)Battalion,SomersetLight Infantry and served in Palestine during the Great War. Discharged on 22 May 1919, he later died in South East Hampshire in 1978.
British War and Victory Medals (32845 Pte. J. S. Craven. R. Sc. Fus.) extremely fne British War Medal 1914-20 ((22220066 PPttee.. AA.. GGrraahhaamm.. KK..OO..SS..BB..)) extremely fne (3)
AArrtthhuurrGGrraahhaammwasbornatTorthorwald,Dumfries,andattestedfortheKing’sOwnScottishBorderersatDumfries.Heservedwiththe1/5th BattalionduringtheGreatWarinitiallyinEgypt,andwasawardedtheMilitaryMedal(LondonGazette 19March1918).Subsequentlyservingon theWesternFront,hewaskilledinactionon31October1918(SoldiersDied erroneouslygiveshisdateofdeathas31October1915),andis buried in Harlebeke New British Cemetery, Belgium.
BritishWarandVictoryMedals(Rev.H.A.Marshall.);togetherwithaJesusCollege,Cambridge,BoatClubTrialEightsmedallion, 50mm, bronze, the edge engraved ‘1903 Stk H. A. Marshall. 9.12’, edge bruising to last, generally very fne (3) £100-£140
TThheeRReevveerreennddHHaannnnaatthhAArrnnoollddMMaarrsshhaallllwasbornon20August1883,thesonoftheReverendEdwardMarshall,thevicarofSt.Michael’s, Sutton,Cambridgeshire,andwaseducatedatRepton,JesusCollege,Cambridge,andElyTheologicalCollege.OrdainedDeaconin1907,he emigrated to South Africa, and at the outbreak of War was serving as Rector of Christ Church, Indsburg, Johannesburg.
InitiallyenlistingasaCorporalintheSouthAfricanMedicalCorps,MarshallservedinGermanEastAfricain1916,beforebeingcommissionedin theRoyalArmyChaplains’Department,andservedasatemporaryChaplaintotheForcesThirdClassontheWesternFront.Wounded,forhis servicesduringtheGreatWarhewasMentionedinDespatches(LondonGazette 16March1919).Post-WarhereturnedtoSouthAfrica,before becoming a missionary in the Bahamas. He died in 1964.
Soldwithaphotographicimageoftherecipient;aphotocopyofhisMentionedinDespatchesCertifcate;andcopiedresearch,includingacopyof the book ‘Letters to Henrietta’ [the recipient’s sister], by Nell Marshall, which contains much family history.
LLeesslliieeGGoorrddoonnVVrreeddeennbbuurrggwasborninLondon,Middlesex,andwasthesecondsonofCaptainE.W.Vredenburg(hiselderbrotherservingasa Rifemanwiththe12thBattalion,LondonRegimentandbeingkilledinaction,8May1915).HeinitiallyenlistedintheArmyinJune1916,aged18, andtransferredtotheRoyalFlyingCorpsinJune1917.Vredenburgwasemployedasanelectrician,beforeundertakingairgunner/observerduties. He served in France, from 21 June 1917, and few operationally in D.H.4’s with 18 Squadron.
VredenburgwascrewedwithSecondLieutenantG.Darvillashispiloton21May1918,whentheywere‘attackedreturningfromBombingraidon Douaiat10.45amOneE.A. fewinfrontoftheDH4and2ndLt.Darvilldivedonhimand fred200rounds.E.A.wentdowncompletelyoutof control and was seen to crash by another pilot in formation.’ (Squadron Record Book refers).
Vredenburgcontinuedto fythroughoutMay-June1918,andwasformallygradedasSergeantMechanicObserver.Heandhispilot(Second LieutenantH.C.Tussaud)wereshotdownduringabombingraidnortheastofLaBasseebyLeutnantPaulBillik(aGerman‘Ace’,who fnished thewarwith31victories),22July1918.TussaudandVredenburgwerebothtakenprisonerofwar,andthelatterwasrepatriatedfromGermany in December 1918.
VredenburgtransferredtotheR.A.F.ReserveinJune1919,andservedwiththeHomeGuardinLondonduringtheSecondWorldWar.He residedat49LeithMansions,MaidaVale,anddiedattheHospitalforWomen,Soho,17April1941.Vredenburgiscommemoratedbythe CommonwealthWarGravesCommission(CivilianWarDead)andintheCivilianWarDeadRollofHonourbookslocatedinSt.George’s Chapel,WestminsterAbbey.Heislistedas‘HomeGuard’,andwaspresumablyondutywhenhewasseverelyinjured,16April1941.Onthe latterdateamassiveGermanairraidwascarriedoutonLondonaspartofthe‘Blitz’.The685aircraftthattookpartcausedover1,000casualties across the capital. Vredenburg died as a result of his injuries the following day.
TThhee rraarree iimmmmeeddiiaattee ‘‘KKuurrddiissttaann’’ MM..SS..MM.. ggrroouupp ooff ffoouurr aawwaarrddeedd ttoo LLeeaaddiinngg AAiirrccrraaffttmmaann LL.. WW.. PPiillssbbuurryy,, RRooyyaall AAiirr FFoorrccee BritishWarandVictoryMedals,withM.I.D.oakleaves(45624.1.A.M.L.W.Pilsbury.R.A.F.);GeneralService1918-62,1clasp, Kurdistan(45624.L.A.C.L.W.Pilsbury.R.A.F.);RoyalAirForceMeritoriousServiceMedal,G.V.R.(45624.L.A.C.W.[sic]Pilsbury. R.A.F.) mounted for display on card, minor edge nicks overall, very fne (4)
£700-£900
M.I.D. London Gazette 12 January 1920 (Mesopotamia).
M.S.M. London Gazette 1 April 1920 (Kurdistan).
1 of 18 M.S.M.’s awarded to the R.A.F. over a four year period for Kurdistan.
LL..WW..PPiillssbbuurryywasborninBirminghamin1897,andenlistedintheRoyalFlyingCorpsinJuly1916.HetransferredtotheRoyalAirForceinApril 1918, and served with 63 Squadron in Kurdistan.
British War and Victory Medals (1955 Pte. O. Contois. C.A.S.C.) traces of adhesive to obverse of BWM, otherwise good very fne BritishWarMedal1914-20((33440077PPttee..WW..HHaarrmmeess..EE..SSuurrrr..RR..));VictoryMedal1914-19((220022559966PPttee..JJ..AArrmmssttrroonngg..RR..SSccoottss..)) nearly very fne (8)
£100-£140
EErrnneessttNNeellssoonnMMoooorreewasbornon13August1885andattestedfortheCanadianOverseasExpeditionaryForceon9June1915.heservedwith the19thBattalion,CanadianInfantryduringtheGreatWarontheWesternFrontfrom8May1916,andsuferedagunshotwoundtohisleft arm on 15 August 1916. He was killed in action on 17 January 1917 and is buried in Bully-Grenay Communal Cemetery, British Extension, France. OO..CCoonnttooiissattestedfortheCanadianArmyServiceCorps,andservedwiththemduringtheGreatWarontheWesternFront,beingawarded the Military Medal (London Gazette 3 July 1919).
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Pair: CCaappttaaiinn AA.. AA.. CCaammppbbeellll,, CCaannaaddiiaann YYoouunngg MMeenn’’ss CChhrriissttiiaann AAssssoocciiaattiioonn,, wwhhoo wwaass MMeennttiioonneedd iinn DDeessppaattcchheess British War and Victory Medals, with M.I.D. oak leaves (Hon. Capt. A. A. Campbell) nearly extremely fne, rare to unit (2) £100-£140
M.I.D. London Gazette 7 November 1917.
AAllbbeerrttAAllllaannCCaammppbbeellll,CanadianYoungMen’sChristianAssociation,formerlyofWinnipegandOttawa,wascommissionedHonoraryCaptainon 18 December 1915 and served with the 1st Canadian Division during the Great War on the Western Front, being Mentioned in Despatches. Soldwiththerecipient’soriginalCommissionDocument,appointingAlbertAllanCampbellatemporaryCaptainintheLandForces,from18 December1915;therecipient’soriginalMentionedinDespatchesCertifcate,named‘CanadianY.M.C.A.Hon.Capt.A.A.Campbell.,1st.Can. Div.’,withMinisterofMilitiaadnDefenceenclosure;variousletters,bothofcialandpersonal;alargequantityofpostcardphotographsfromthe recipient’s time in France during the Great War; and other ephemera.
BritishWarMedal1914-20(8224Sjt.R.E.Naylor.Som.L.I.);IndiaGeneralService1908-35,1clasp,AfghanistanN.W.F.1919 (8224Sgt.R.Naylor,2Bn.Som.L.I.);ArmyL.S.&G.C.,G.V.R.,1stissue(5663743Sjt.R.E.Naylor.Som.L.I.) contactmarks,slight edge digs, very fne (3) £120-£160
RRoobbeerrttEE ff oorrddTTaayylloorrattestedintotheSomersetLightInfantryasaBoyandwasadvancedBugleron3March1910.HeservedduringtheGreat WarinIndiawiththe2ndBattalion,andafterwardsduringthecampaignonAfghanistan/NorthWestFrontierborderasaBuglerSergeant.Re enlistingon9April1920,hewasawardedhisL.S.G.C.inOctober1925andadvancedCompanyQuartermasterSergeanton6February1927.He later died in Plymouth on 6 June 1960.
IndiaGeneralService1908-35,1clasp,Burma1930-32(1043193Sgt.R.T.Reader.I.A.S.C.);ArmyL.S.&G.C.,G.V.R.,3rdissue, India (S-Sjt. R. T. Reader, I.A.S.C.) mounted as worn, good very fne (2)
1939-45Star;AtlanticStar;WarMedal1939-45,togetherwithMinistryofPensionsilluminatedmemorialscroll(LieutenantCommander J. T. Winn, Royal Navy) in its original envelope addressed to Mrs M. E. Winn, extremely fne (3) £300-£400
JJoohhnnTThheeooddoorreeWWiinnnnwascommissionedMidshipman(Engineering)on1September1929.Hewasservingaboardthedestroyer Matabele when shewastorpedoedandsunkbyaGermanU-boatintheBarentsSeaon17January1942,whileescortingaconvoytoNorthRussia.Twelve ofcers, including Commander A. C. Stanford, D.S.C., and Lieutenant-Commander J. T. Winn, and 22 ratings were killed.
RRoobbeerrttGGrrii ff tthhHHeennrryyNNeenneerrwaskilledinactionon27August1943,whenH.M.S. Egret wassunkbyaGermangliderbombof thecoastofN. W. Spain. His name is commemorated on the Chatham Naval Memorial. Six: LLeeaaddiinngg SStteewwaarrdd RR.. GG.. HH.. NNeenneerr,, RRooyyaall NNaavvyy,, kkiilllleedd aabbooaarrdd HH..MM..SS.. EEggrreett iinn AAuugguusstt 11994433
1939-45Star;AtlanticStar;AfricaStar;ItalyStar;DefenceandWarMedals1939-45,togetherwithnamedcondolenceslipand illuminated memorial scroll (Leading Steward R. G. H. Nener Royal Navy) this folded, extremely fne (6) £80-£100
GallaghersubsequentlyenlistedintheRoyalArmyServiceCorpson8November1950andservedwiththeminKoreafrom22November1950 to 21 May 1952. He was discharged on 22 July 1952, and subsequently resumed his career in the Mercantile Marine.
Soldwiththerecipient’soriginalRoyalNavyparchmentCertifcateofService;ArmyCertifcateofServiceRedBook;MercantileMarineSeaman’s Recod Book; Mercantile Marine Identity Certifcate; and Admiralty enclosure for the Second War awards.
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1939-45Star;AtlanticStar;WarMedal1939-45,withoriginalAdmiraltycondolenceslipinthenameof‘BasilPatrickStevenson, Temporary Midshipman, R.N.R.’ and O.H.M.S. card forwarding box addressed to his mother, extremely fne (3) £400-£500
BBaassiillPPaattrriicckkSStteevveennssoonnwasborninHendon,MiddlesexinOctober1922,thesonofWalterandHildaStevenson.Hisfatherwasabankerand BasilappearstohavespentsomeofhischildhoodintheU.S.A.EducatedbackinEnglandatSt.Benedict’sSchoolinEaling,London,hewas appointedaprobationaryMidshipmanintheRoyalNavalReserveinJanuary1941.HavingthenjoinedH.M.S. Hood threemonthslater,hewas killedinactionatthebattleofDenmarkStrait,when Hood,inthecompanyofthe PrinceofWales,took-onthe Bismarck andtheheavycruiser PrinzEugen, bothofwhichwereattemptingtobreakoutintotheNorthAtlantictodestroyAlliedmerchantshipping.The Hood,theprideofthe RoyalNavy,opened freat5.52a.m.on24May1941,andhavingreceivedadirecthitfromthe Bismarck at6:00a.m.sankbeneaththewaves withinthreeminutes,afteratotalcombatlife-spanoflessthanaquarterofanhour.Ofhercomplementof1,418ofcersandratings,onlythree men survived - Ordinary Seaman Ted Briggs, Able Seaman Robert Tilburn, and Midshipman William Dundas. Stevenson is commemorated on the Portsmouth Naval Memorial. Sold with two contemporary post card photographs of the Hood
Three: SSuubb--LLiieeuutteennaannttHHeennrryyCClluutttteerrbbuucckk,,RRooyyaallNNaavvaallVVoolluunntteeeerrRReesseerrvvee,,kkiilllleeddwwhheennHH..MM..SS.. BBeeddffoorrddsshhiirree wwaassttoorrppeeddooeeddbbyy tthhee UU--555588 oo ff tthhee eeaasstt ccooaasstt ooff AAmmeerriiccaa iinn MMaayy 11994422 1939-45Star;AtlanticStar;WarMedal1939-45,withnamedAdmiraltycondolenceslip(TemporarySub-LieutenantHenry Clutterbuck, R.N.V.R.) and card box of issue addressed to his mother, extremely fne (3) £240-£280
HHeennrryyCClluutttteerrbbuucckkwasthesonofWilliamandMabelGertrudeClutterbuck,ofEdgbaston,Birmingham,andthenephewofCaptainClutterbuck, King’sOwnRoyalLancasterRegiment,whowaskilledin1914(SeeLot1129).HewasservingasSub-LieutenantofH.M.S. Bedfordshire, anantisubmarinecorvetteonloantotheU.S.NavytocombattheincreasingsuccessesofGermanU-boatsoperatingalongtheeasternseaboardofthe UnitedStates.The Bedfordshire wasoneoftwenty-foursuchvesselsthatleftEnglandinearlyMarch1942,travellingacrosstheNorthAtlanticto Newfoundland,thenHalifax,andontoNewYork.The Bedfordshire spentAprilandpartofMaypatrollingof theNorthCarolinacoastbetween MoreheadCityandNorfok.Onthenightof11/12MayshewasdetectedbytheU-558,captainedbyGuntherKrechwho,visibilitybeingvery limited,decidedtomakeasurfaceattack.The frsttorpedo fredmissedbutthesecondtorpedohitthe Bedfordshire squarelyamidships, catapultingtheshipintotheairandsinkingitalmostimmediately.Noonesurvivedthesinkingandonlyfourbodiesweresubsequentlyrecovered, twoofwhichwereunidentifable.ThesefourwereburiedwithfullhonoursinasmallplotnexttoalocalcemeteryatOcracokeVillage,N.C.This smallplotwassubsequentlydeededtotheBritishgovernmentandisnowanofcialCommonwealthWarGrave.Sub-LieutenantHenry Clutterbuck is commemorated by name on the Lowestoft Naval Memorial in Sufolk.
1939-45 Star; Atlantic Star; Defence and War Medals 1939-45, extremely fne (4)
£800-£1,000
WWiilllliiaammJJoosseepphhLLoowweewasborninChatham,Kenton30June1919,andeducatedatRoanSchoolinGreenwich.OnjoiningtheRoyalNavy VolunteerReserve,hewasdraftedtotheFleetAirArmandattendedanUpperYardmen’s(Air)courseat Collingwood,soonafterwhichhe commenced pilot training in the U.K. in May 1943. EmbarkedforCanadainAugustofthesameyear,hegainedan‘aboveaverage’pilotratingatKingston,Ontariobeforereturningandbeing commissionedasaSub-Lieutenant(A.)inFebruary1944.PostedtoNo.1840NavalAirSquadronatR.N.A.S. Sparrowhawk intheOrkneysin August1944,hewasembarkedinthecarrierH.M.S. Indefatigable forOperation‘GoodwoodIII’,oneoftheFleetAirArm’sfamousstrikesonthe Tirpitz inAltenfjord.Lowepilotedoneof10Hellcatstotakepartinthestrike,eachcarryinga500lb.bomb,Germanrecordsnotingthat‘the Englishshowedgreatskillanddexterityin fying.’Twohitswereobtainedontheenemybattleship,whichwaspartiallycoveredbyasmokescreen, andoneofthosehitswasaHellcat-delivered500lb.bombwhichlandedbangontopof Tirpitz’s Bturret,‘dishingitstopandtemporarily damagingtheelevatinggearofthestarboardgunanddestroyingthequadrupleA.A.mountingonit.’Sixstrikeaircraftwereshotdown,oneof them being Lowe’s Hellcat.
He has no known grave and is commemorated on the Lee-on-Solent Memorial.
Soldwithalargequantityoforiginaldocumentation,includingtherecipient’sR.A.F.FlyingLogBook(Form414),coveringtheperiodMay1943to May1944;anamusingletteraddressedtohimatR.A.F.Halfar,Malta,fromachildhoodfrienddescribinghisexperiencesasapupilNavigator; transcript training notes; greetings cards; telegrams; and ofcial Admiralty correspondence; together with uniform rank insignia.
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Four: SSaappppeerr HH.. RR.. BBllaacckkmmaann,, RRooyyaall EEnnggiinneeeerrss 1939-45Star;ItalyStar;WarMedal1939-45,withArmyCouncilenclosure,innamedcardboxofissueaddressedto‘Mr.H.R. Blackman,71GroveHillRoad,Camberwell,London,SE5’;GeneralService1918-62,1clasp,Palestine1945-48(14359921Spr.H. R. Blackman. R.E.) in named card box of issue, extremely fne (4)
£70-£90
Five: CCoommppaannyy SSeerrggeeaanntt MMaajjoorr CC.. HH.. WW.. SSmmiitthh,, SSoommeerrsseett LLiigghhtt IInnffaannttrryy 1939-45Star;FranceandGermanyStar;DefenceandWarMedals1939-45;ArmyL.S.&G.C.,G.VI.R.,2ndissue,RegularArmy (5669893 W.O. Cl. 2. C. H. W. Smith. Som. L.I.) contact marks, very fne (5)
£70-£90
CC..HH..WW..SSmmiitthhfromRochdale,Lancashire,attestedintotheSomersetLightInfantry;advancedLanceCorporalin1935whilstservinginIndia,he returned home on 11 November 1938. Awarded his L.S.G.C. with gratuity in June 1950, he was discharged in October 1953. SoldwithtranscriptsofarticlestakenfromtheregimentalgazetteandacopiednamedphotographoftherecipientbeingpresentedwithhisL.S.G. C.
EErrnneessttAArrtthhuurrLLuucckkeesswasborninSt.Mary’s,Bridgwater,Somersetaround1903.HeattestedintotheSomersetLightInfantryon28December 1922 and was later advanced Corporal. Soldwithanotesuggestingthathewasdischargedon11January1941asnolongerphysically ftforservice,andhisL.S.G.C.wasissuedin1942. Accordingly, in view of his discharge date, the award of the Italy Star is unconfrmed.
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Five: PPrriivvaattee RR.. JJ.. PPaaggee,, SSoommeerrsseett LLiigghhtt IInnffaannttrryy 1939-45Star;BurmaStar;DefenceandWarMedals1939-45;ArmyL.S.&G.C.,G.VI.R.,1stissue,RegularArmy(56662621Pte. R. J. Page. Som. L.I.) very fne EfciencyMedal,G.VI.R.(2),1stissue,Territorial((55667733009999..PPttee..CC..EE..MMaayy..SSoomm..LL..II..));2ndissue,Territorial((55661188551122PPttee..FF..JJ.. HHaarrrriiss.. SSoomm.. LL..II..)) ofcial correction to number on frst, contact marks to second, very fne (7) £100-£140
£100-£140 220022
Six: PPrriivvaattee FF.. JJ.. TThhaacckkeerr,, BBeeddffoorrddsshhiirree aanndd HHeerrttffoorrddsshhiirree RReeggiimmeenntt 1939-45Star;AfricaStar;DefenceandWarMedals1939-45;GeneralService1918-62,1clasp,Palestine1945-48(2062080Pte.F. J. Thacker. Herts.); Efciency Medal, G.VI.R., 1st issue, Territorial (2062080. Pte. F. J. Thacker. Bedfs & Herts.) extremely fne (6)
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Six: SSeerrggeeaanntt WW.. MMoolliinneeiirroo,, DDuurrhhaamm LLiigghhtt IInnffaannttrryy 1939-45Star;BurmaStar;DefenceandWarMedals1939-45;Korea1950-53,2ndissue(5672600Sgt.W.Molineiro.D.L.I.);U.N. Korea 1950-54, unnamed as issued, contact marks, good fne and better (6)
RRoobbeerrttPPoorrtteeoouussdiedon24August1945,aged31,andisburiedinMunsterHeathWarCemetery.HewasthesonofMarionPorteous,and stepson of William McLellan, of Dumfries.
TheGeneralServiceMedalwithclapsS.E.Asia1945-46wasawardedtoCommonwealthAirForcepersonnelinvolvedinthemassiveoperationto repatriatetensofthousandsofAlliedprisonersofwarandinterneesfromJava,Sumatra,Malaya,Siam,FrenchIndo-China,andtheAndaman Islands in September to October 1945.
AArrtthhuurrJJaammeessDDuuxxbbeerrrryy,aPainterfromTaunton,Somerset,wasbornon14December1904.HeattestedintotheSomersetLightInfantry, TerritorialArmy,on5June1923andwasdischarged.Here-enlistedintothe5thBattalionon2May1939andappearstohaveservedathome during the Second World War. Advanced Sergeant, he was discharged ‘Class Z’ on 26 September 1945.
Sold together with his original Soldier’s Release Book, and his original Skill At Arms Record Book.
DefenceandWarMedals1939-45;ArmyL.S.&G.C.,G.VI.R.,1stissue,RegularArmy(5663790Sjt.W.R.Vowles.Som.L.I.)with named fattened card box of issue for L.S.G.C., very fne (6)
£80-£100
GGlleennccooeeKKnnoowwlleesswasborninLangport,Somerset,around1903.HeattestedintotheSomersetLightInfantrywithserviceno.42233,on10 November 1921. Later advanced Sergeant, he was discharged on 5 December 1944. WWaalltteerrRRoollaannddVVoowwlleesswasborninAxbridge,Somerset,on11September1902.HeattestedintotheSomersetLightInfantryin1921andwas advanced Sergeant on 30 November 1935. His L.S.G.C. was awarded in April 1939. His Second War service is unconfrmed. Sold with copied research and copied photographs of both recipients.
Three: PPrriivvaattee VV.. RR.. DDaavviiss,, SSoommeerrsseett LLiigghhtt IInnffaannttrryy DefenceandWarMedals1939-45;EfciencyMedal,G.VI.R.,1stissue,Territorial(5673428Pte.V.R.Davis.Som.L.I.),mounted for wear, contact marks, very fne
ArmyL.S.&G.C.,G.VI.R.,1stissue,RegularArmy((55666622776611CCppll..EE..EE..CChhiisslleett..SSoomm..LL..II..)) ofcialcorrectiontonumber,contact marks, nearly very fne (4) £70-£90 220099
VViiccttoorrRReeggiinnaallddDDaavviisswasborninWellington,Somerset,around1919.HeattestedintotheSomersetLightInfantryon19May1939andserved duringtheSecondWar.DischargedtotheReserveon1January19146,herejoinedthe4th(Territorial)Battalionfromthereserveandwas discharged in November 1951.
Soldwithacorrespondingminiatureribbonbar,aKing’sBadge,twosilverrelatedearliershootingmedallionsandaSecondWarmentionedin despatches oak leaf missing both lugs.
EEddwwiinnEEddwwaarrddCChhiisslleettttwasborninBath,Somerset,around1904.HeattestedintotheSomersetLightInfantryon5May1919,aged15yearsand 8 months. Advanced Corporal, he was discharged on 16 Aril 1939.
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Four: PPrriivvaattee AA.. EE.. MMiittcchheellll,, SSoommeerrsseett LLiigghhtt IInnffaannttrryy DefenceandWarMedals1939-45;Jubilee1935(Pte.A.Mitchell.)privatelyengravednaming;ArmyL.S.&G.C.,G.VI.R.,1stissue, Regular Army (5663932 Pte. A. E. Mitchell. Som. L.I.) slight contact marks, very fne NavalGeneralService1915-62,1clasp,Malaya,G.VI.R.((CCHH//XX..55339944EE..WW..JJ..MMiittcchheellll..AA//CCppllRRMM));togetherwiththerecipient’s cloth ‘King’s Badge’, toned, very fne (5)
£160-£200
AAllbbeerrttEEddwwaarrddMMiittcchheellll,aFarmLabourerfromTaunton,Somerset,wasbornon25June1902.HeattestedintotheSomersetLightInfantryon1 June1920andservedatHome,inIndiaandinEgypt.HisL.S.G.C.wasawardedinOctober1938.HewasservinginGibraltaratthe commencementofhostilitiesfortheSecondWar,wherehecontinuedtoserveuntilreturninghomeon14July1942.Hewasdischargedon19 October 1945.
Soldwiththerecipient’soriginal‘RedBook’,hisoriginal‘Soldier’sServiceBook’,original‘ReleaseBook’,originalcardboarddogtags,Brassbed plate and the named award certifcate for 1935 Jubilee medal.
WWiilllliiaammHHeennrryyTTeeaallll,fromBeacons feld,Buckinghamshire,attestedintotheRoyalAirForceon7September1940forserviceduringtheSecond WarandservedatHome,primarilyasamemberofGroundCrewandworkedinthe feldofphotography,includingthe fttingandmaintenance ofcamerastooperationalaircraft.Heservedwith222SquadronatvariousstationsincludingRAFManston,RAFBigginHill,RAFDremandRAF Horchurch,beforelaterservicewith550SquadronatRAFNorthKillingholme.AphotographofhisisnotedintheImperialWarMuseum collection. In later life he was awarded the Decoration due Travail de premiere class by the King of the Belgians.
SoldwithhisoriginalRAFServiceandReleaseBook,twoverygoodanddetailedphotographalbumswhichrecorded,personnel,crews,planes anddutieswithboth222and550Squadrons,someofwhichareworthyofpublication,adetailedhandwrittennoteofhislife,anRAFForm 2190 Photographic Equipment Manual and the original Buckingham Palace letter granting unrestricted permission to wear his Belgian decoration.
GeneralService1962-2007,4clasps,Borneo,MalayPeninsula,SouthArabia,NorthernIreland, additionalclaspsallunofcially afxedwithwire (Q1931107Cpl.F.R.Allen,R.A.F.);ArmyL.S.&G.C.,E.II.R.,2ndissue,Australia(311625F.R.Allen);MMaallaayyssiiaa,, FFeeddeerraattiioonn, Pingat Jasa Malaysia Medal, unnamed as issued, mounted court-style for display, good very fne and rare (3) £500-£700
Provenance: Dix Noonan Webb, July 2016 (when sold without the Pingat Jasa Malaysia medal).
FFrraannkkRRoobbeerrttAAlllleennwasborninLiss,Hampshire,on21February1942,andservedintheRoyalAirForcePoliceinthe1960sattainingtherankof Corporal,beingpresentinoperationsinBorneo,theMalayPeninsula,SouthArabiaandNorthernIreland.On20March1970heenlistedintothe AustralianRegularArmyandwaspostedtotheRoyalAustralianCorpsofMilitaryPolice.HeisknowntohaveservedatR.A.C.M.P.School, Ingleburn,andservedoverseaswiththeA.N.Z.U.K.ProvostUnit,atNeeSoonGarrison,Singapore;itwaswhileinSingaporeduring1972thathe wasforwardedhis‘NorthernIreland’clasp.CorporalAllen,whowasawardedtheL.S.&G.C.Medalin1975(CommonwealthofAustralia Gazette 11February1975),tookhis fnaldischargefromtheRoyalAustralianCorpsofMilitaryPoliceon14December1979.HediedinFarnham, Surrey, on 6 April 2018.
SoldwiththreeoriginaldocumentsregardingthreeofhisGSMclasps(Borneo:receiptdatedatKuchingon15April1965;SouthArabia:receipt (formL/584)dated2July1968;andNorthernIreland:ofcialreceipt(formL133/A)DCIS3/72);twocapbadges;copiedservicerecords(which confrm the award of all four clasps to his GSM); copied death certifcate; and other research, including a photographic image of the recipient
The Bernard Harris Collection of Medals to the South African Infantry
Bernard was born in rural Wiltshire in December 1942 (his mother having evacuated from Woolwich shortly before his birth), and frst started collecting medals in the 1980s, initially to men from the area in which he lived. However, after reading a book about the South African Infantry at Delville Wood during the Great War, he became hooked on the subject. As an active member of the Kent Branch of the Orders and Medals Research Society (O.M.R.S.) for many years, he regularly gave talks on the South Africans at Deville Wood, and was always keen to share information and assist fellow collectors with their research.
Bernard was greatly assisted with his research by his wife Lesley, and together they visited virtually all of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission Cemeteries on the Western Front in which members of the South African Infantry are buried. Indeed, such was the dedication that Bernard brought to his task that he was able to write to the Commonwealth War Graves Commission on a number of occasions informing them of errors on headstones, and had the subsequent joy on future visits of seeing that these errors had been corrected. He also researched Bailey’s Sharpshooters and found that three of their fallen were not listed on any memorial; their names now appear as addendum panel on the Thiepval Memorial. Even his letter to the Commission regarding an electrifed cow fence blocking the entrance of Pond Farm Cemetery was addressed!
Over the years Bernard built up a signifcant medal collection, covering the South African soldiers who served in both the Boer War and Great War, with a particular focus on the 1st, 2nd, 3rd, and 4th Regiments, South African Infantry. Following his passing in 2020, his family have now decided that the time is right to offer Bernard's medal collection for sale at auction, hoping that each medal will fnd a good home amongst fellow collectors. After the successful sale of his medals to those members of the 1st and 2nd Regiments, South African Infantry in December 2024 and January 2025, what now follows are his medals to the 3rd Regiment, and again readers will note the very high number of casualties amongst the men whose medals are in the collection, with the vast majority either being killed or wounded. The Collection concludes with the 4th Regiment, which will be sold in March 2025.
AAGGrreeaattWWaarr‘‘WWeesstteerrnnFFrroonntt’’MM..MM..ppaaiirraawwaarrddeeddttooSSeerrggeeaannttTT..JJ..BBaaddccooee,,33rrddRReeggiimmeenntt,,SSoouutthhAAffrriiccaannIInnffaannttrryy,,wwhhoowwaass ddeeccoorraatteedd ffoorr ccaappttuurriinngg aa GGeerrmmaann ppiillll bbooxx iinn BBeellggiiuumm oonn 2200 SSeepptteemmbbeerr 11991177 MilitaryMedal,G.V.R.(550Sjt:T.J.Badcoe.3/S.AInf:);1914-15Star(Pte.T.J.Badcoe10thInfantry) tracesofadhesivetoreverse of both, very fne and better (2)
£300-£400
M.M. London Gazette 14 January 1918.
Theoriginalrecommendationstates:‘Duringtheoperationsto[the]northoftheYpres-Zonnebekerailwayon20September1917,Sergeant BadcoewithafewmentookpartintheattackonPotsdam.Hecapturedoneoftheenemypillarboxesandshowedbraveryanddetermination throughout the operations.’
TThhoommaassJJaammeessBBaaddccooeewasborninPortsmouthin1876,andhavingemigratedtoSouthAfricawitnessedinitialservicewiththeWitwatersrand RifesandSouthAfricanConstabularybeforeattestingforthe3rdSouthAfricanInfantryatPotchefstroomon17August1915.PostedtoEgypt on29December1915,andFrancefrom15April1916to27November1917,hewasawardedtheMilitaryMedalforgallantryduringtheBattle ofPasschendaele,beforebeingsentbacktoEnglandasunftforfurtheractivemilitaryservice.DisembarkedatCapeTownonH.M.T. Cawdor Castle on 24 April 1919, he was demobilised at Maitland in May 1919.
Sold with copied service record and recommendation for the award.
Three: SSeerrggeeaannttJJ..WW..HHaavveerrss,,33rrddRReeggiimmeenntt,,SSoouutthhAAffrriiccaannIInnffaannttrryy,,llaattee 9911sstt((SShhaarrppsshhooootteerrss))IImmppeerriiaallYYeeoommaannrryy,,wwhhoowwaasssseevveerreellyywwoouunnddeeddiinn aaccttiioonndduurriinnggtthheeBBooeerrWWaarr,,aannddwwaassccaappttuurreeddaannddttaakkeennPPrriissoonneerrooffWWaarr aatt DDeellvviillllee WWoooodd oonn 1199 JJuullyy 11991166 Queen’sSouthAfrica1899-1902,5clasps,CapeColony,OrangeFreeState, Transvaal,SouthAfrica1901,SouthAfrica1902, unofcialrivetsbetween second,third,andfourthclasps (31538Pte.J.W.Havers.91st.Coy.Imp: Yeo:);BritishWarandBilingualVictoryMedals(Sjt.J.W.Havers.3rdS.A.I.) mounted court-style for display, good very fne and better (3) £160-£200
JJaammeessWWaalltteerrHHaavveerrsswasborninLowestoft,Su folk,andattestedfortheImperial YeomanrySharpshootersat13CockspurStreet(RegimentalH.Q.,London)on27 February1901.Aformermemberofthe3rdLondonRifeVolunteers,Haversarrivedin SouthAfricaon29March1901andwasseverelywoundedinactionatTafelKopon20 December1901.Therecipient’sservicerecordstates:‘G.S.Woundsinboththighs’. ReturnedhometoEnglandinFebruary1902,Haverswasdischargednolonger ftfor further military service whilst still sufering from weakness in his left thigh.
ReturningtoSouthAfrica,HaverstookemploymentinPretoriawiththeS.A.Prison Serviceasaheadwarder.HelaterenlistedatPotchefstroomforthe3rdSouthAfrican Infantryon9August1915(hispapersrecordingfurthergunshotwoundstotheright forearm)andwaspostedtocampatBordoninOctober1915.SenttotheWestern Frontwiththe3rdRegiment,hewascapturedandtakenPrisonerofWaratDelville Woodon19July1916,andwaslaterconsideredforadisabilitypensionatPerham Down on 11 February 1919.
Soldwithcopiedservicerecords;anoriginalphotographoftherecipientinmilitary uniform during the South African campaign; and a ‘Union is Strength’ lapel badge.
Queen’sSouthAfrica1899-1902,1clasp,DefenceofKimberley(Pte.E.Solomon.KimberleyTownGd:);1914-15Star(Pte.E.H. SolomonRandRfs.);BritishWarandBilingualVictoryMedals(L/Cpl.E.H.Solomon,3rdS.A.I.);MayorofKimberley’sStar1899 -1900,reversehallmarkwithdateletter‘a’,unnamedasissued,withintegraltopribandbar, tracesofadhesivetoreverseofall, good very fne and better (5)
£500-£700
EErrnneessttHHeeiittzzmmaannSSoolloommoonn,asolicitor,wasbornintheCapeProvinceon9November1880,andservedasaPrivateintheKimberleyTown GuardduringtheSiegeofKimberleyfrom14October1899to15February1900.Initiallyill-preparedforencirclementbyBoerforces,the defendersofthediamondminingtownorganisedanenergeticandefectiveresistancewhichresultedin42killedand135woundedfromatotal strength of approximately 1600 men.
AttestingfortheRandRifesatthestartoftheGreatWar,Solomoninitiallyserved288daysinGermanSouthWestAfricaonoperationsto preventtheGermanNavyfromusinghercolony’sportsandhavingabaseforanumberalongrangeradiotransmitters.Althoughshortin duration,thecampaignwasmarkedbyaseriesofmanoeuvresfoughtinextremelyharshconditionsexacerbatedbytheextremesoftheNamib desert.SolomonsubsequentlyreturnedhometoSouthAfricaupontheenemysurrenderon9July1915,andpromptlyjoinedthe3rdRegiment, SouthAfricanInfantry.Postedto“A”Company,heembarkedforEnglandon7October1915andwascapturedatDelvilleWoodon19July1916 duringtheBattleoftheSomme.DetainedatDulmenandFriedrichsfeldcamps,hearrivedinHollandforinternment12October1918,and crossedtheChannelaweekaftertheArmistice.DischargedatMaitlandin1919,hismedicalnotesgiveanindicationastotheferocityofthe BattlewhichhewitnessedontheSomme:‘dislocationofthenervoussystem,aggravatedbycaptivityinGermany.Weaknessofsightsince returned to England.’
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Four: PPrriivvaatteeRR..EE..TTiippppeetttt,,33rrddRReeggiimmeenntt,,SSoouutthhAAffrriiccaannIInnffaannttrryy,,llaatteeRRaaiillwwaayyPPiioonneeeerrRReeggiimmeenntt,,wwhhoowwaassttaakkeennPPrriissoonneerrooff WWaarr bbyy tthhee BBooeerrss iinn 11990000,, aanndd llaatteerr ddiieedd ooff wwoouunnddss iinn EEggyypptt oonn 2288 FFeebbrruuaarryy 11991166 Queen’sSouthAfrica1899-1902,3clasps,CapeColony,OrangeFreeState,Transvaal(167Pte.R.E.Tippitt.[sic]Rly:Pnr:Regt.); 1914-15Star(Pte.R.E.Tippett10thInfantry);BritishWarMedal1914-20, erased;BilingualVictory1914-19(Pte.R.E.Tippett. 3rd S.A.I.) traces of adhesive to reverse of all, generally very fne (4) £120-£160 221166
RRiicchhaarrddEEddwwaarrddTTiippppeettttwasbornatTrericeinCornwallon29August1875andspenthischildhoodatPerranzabuloeandTrevellasDowns beforeservinginSouthAfricawiththe1stBattalion,RailwayPioneerRegiment,taskedwithdefendingthelinesofcommunication.TakenPrisoner ofWarnearBurghersdorpon22December1900,hewasreleasedtwodayslaterandlikelyreturnedtocivilianemploymentasablacksmithupon thecessationofhostilities.Helaterservedwith“B”Company,3rdSouthAfricanRegimentinEgyptandwaswoundedinactionon26February 1916. He died of his injuries two days later and is buried at Alexandria (Chatby) Military and War Memorial Cemetery, Egypt. Sold with copied service record.
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Three: CCaappttaaiinnHH..MM..HHiirrttzzeell,,33rrddRReeggiimmeenntt,,SSoouutthhAAffrriiccaannIInnffaannttrryy,,llaatteeWWiittwwaatteerrssrraannddRRii ff eessaannddSSoouutthhAAffrriiccaannCCoonnssttaabbuullaarryy,, wwhhoo wwaass ccaappttuurree aanndd ttaakkeenn PPrriissoonneerr ooff WWaarr aatt DDeellvviillllee WWoooodd iinn JJuullyy 11991166 1914-15Star(Lt.H.M.Hirtzel10thInfantry);BritishWarandBilingualVictoryMedals(CaptH.M.Hirtzel.) minoredgebruise, traces of adhesive to reverse of all, very fne (3) £120-£160
HHeennrryyMMeellcchhiioorrHHiirrttzzeellwasbornaround1870,thesonofGeorgeHirtzelof12LouisaTerrace,Exmouth,Devon.Heoriginallyattestedforthe SouthAfricanConstabularyasTrooper3rdClasson20November1900,andre-engagedatHarrismithon20January1903forafurther2years asPoliceStaf SergeantinNo.14Troop.Discharged18January1905,HirtzelservedinGermanSouthWestAfricaasLieutenantinthe WitwatersrandRifesfrom19October1914to24July1915.TwomonthslaterheembarkedforEnglandinthe DurhamCastle withthe3rd Regiment,SouthAfricanInfantry.AdvancedTemporaryCaptainon1May1916,hewasinitiallyreportedaskilledinactionontheSommeon20 July1916;thiswaslaterconfrmedtobeanerror,therecipienthavingbeentakenPrisonerofWarbytheGermansatDelvilleWood,andsentto campatCrefeld.TransferredtoSolingenandFurstenberg,HirtzelwasreleasedfrominternmentinHollandon22November1918andwas demobilised at Maitland in April 1919.
Sold with extensive copied service record and private research.
The Bernard Harris Collection of Medals to the 3rd Regiment, South African Infantry
Three: CCoommppaannyyQQuuaarrtteerrmmaasstteerrSSeerrggeeaannttJJ..WW..GG..FFrroommaanntt,,33rrddRReeggiimmeenntt,,SSoouutthhAAffrriiccaannIInnffaannttrryy,,llaatteeSSoouutthhAAffrriiccaannSSeerrvviiccee CCoorrppss MMoouunntteedd BBrriiggaaddee TTrraaiinn 1914-15Star(Pte.J.W.G.FromantS.A.S.C.-M.B.Train);BritishWarandBilingualVictoryMedals,withsmallM.I.D.oakleaves(C. Q.M.S. J. W. G. Fromant. 3rd S.A.I.) mounted as worn, traces of adhesive to reverse of all, good very fne (3) £70-£90
JJoosseepphhWWiilllliiaammGGeeoorrggeeFFrroommaanntt,anaccountant,wasborninLondonon5September1869,andoriginallyserved2yearsatSta f Headquarters duringtheBoerWar;hispapersnote‘educationdepartment’.Hesubsequentlyattestedforthe‘Rhodesians’attheHotelMetropole(Pretoria)on 25August1915,beingsenttoPotchefstroomaweeklaterandappointedPrivateinthe3rdRegiment.PostedtoEgypt29December1915,he wasappointedCompanyClerkon13January1916andraisedCorporalontheWesternFront20July1916.AdvancedActingCompany QuartermasterSergeanton5May1917,andunpaidCompanySergeantMajoron1February1919,Fromant’sservicerecordadds:‘Mentionedin W.O.Communique28.8.19.’,althoughthereisnotraceofhimbeingofciallyMentionedinDespatches.Hewaslaterdischargedon8March1920 for re-enlistment in the British Army.
1914-15Star(Cpl.C.H.CastleS.A.M.C.);BritishWarandBilingualVictoryMedals(S/Sjt.C.H.Castle.3rdS.A.I.) tracesof adhesive to reverse of all, good very fne (3)
£70-£90
CChhaarrlleessHHeennrryyCCaassttlleewasborninGreenwich,London,around1881,andoriginallyservedduringtheBoerWarwiththeRoyalArmyMedical Corpsfrom1August1901(entitledtoaQueen’sSouthAfricaMedalwith4clasps).Appointedtothenursingsectionon22April1904,helater attestedfortheSouthAfricanMedicalCorpsandservedwiththeminitiallyduringtheGreatWarinGermanSouthWestAfrica.Here-enlisted forthe1stSouthAfricanInfantryatPotchefstroomon21October1916,andembarkedCapeTownforEnglandonthe WalmerCastle on6 November1916.Transferringtothe3rdRegiment,hesawfurtherserviceontheWesternFront,andwaskilledinactionintheearlyautumnof 1917. He is buried at Metz-en-Coutre Communal Cemetery (British Extension), Pas-de-Calais, France.
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MMaarrkkBBaatteemmaannwasborninJohannesburgon31July1895,andinitiallyattestedattheoutbreakofhostilitiesfor“G”Company,11thInfantry(Rand LightInfantry).HispapersnotehisrankatthistimeasPrivateandhisnumberas364.TransferredasBuglerto“A”Company,3rdSouthAfrican Infantry,heservedontheWesternFrontandwaswoundedinactionduringtheBattleoftheSommeon27July1916.Receiving feshwoundsto theleftandrightthighs,hewasevacuatedtoSt.Thomas’HospitalinLondonwherehespent6weeksundermedicalsupervision.Returnedtothe trenches,hesuferedashrapnelwoundtothethighon4April1917andwaswoundedbyagasshellonthe ffthdayoftheGermanSpring Ofensive in March 1918.
UponrecoveryandtransfertoInkermannBarracks(Woking),a‘20year-old’Batemanmarried19year-oldMissEllenAveryatGuildfordRegistry Ofceon10August1918.Perhapsunusually,theoriginal CertifedCopyofanEntryofMarriage stateshisgivennameas‘VictorMatthew Bateman’-althoughtheeventisfurtherrecordedinthearmyservicerecordofMarkBateman,thedatestallying.Recordedabsentwithoutleave 20December1918to2January1919-whenhesurrenderedhimselfatInkermannBarracks-BatemanreturnedhometoSouthAfricaandwas laterdischargedatMaitlandin1919.HesubsequentlyservedduringtheSecondWorldWarasaSignallerwiththe2ndBattalion,FieldForce Brigade.PostedtoMombassain1940andSuezinJune1941,hisservicerecordstatesrepeatedofencesincludingdrunkenness,disobeyingan order and going absent without leave. He was fnally discharged in 1945.
Seven: PPrriivvaatteeMM..BBaatteemmaann,,33rrddRReeggiimmeenntt,,SSoouutthhAAffrriiccaannIInnffaannttrryy,,llaatteerrSSoouutthhAAffrriiccaannCCoorrppssooffSSiiggnnaallss,,wwhhoowwaasstthhrriiccee wwoouunnddeedd oonn tthhee WWeesstteerrnn FFrroonntt aanndd llaatteerr sseerrvveedd iinn NNoorrtthh AAffrriiccaa dduurriinngg tthhee SSeeccoonndd WWoorrlldd WWaarr 1914-15Star(Pte.C.[sic]M.Bateman11thInfantry);BritishWarandBilingualVictoryMedals(Pte.M.Bateman.3rdS.A.I.);1939 -45Star;AfricaStar;WarMedal1939-45;AfricaServiceMedal,theSecondWarawardsallofciallyimpressed‘61605M. Bateman’, traces of adhesive to reverse of all, nearly very fne (7) £100-£140 222200 wwwwww..nnoooonnaannss..ccoo..uukk
The Bernard Harris Collection of Medals to the 3rd Regiment, South African Infantry
Three: PPrriivvaattee EE.. AA.. CCooaadd,, 33rrdd RReeggiimmeenntt,, SSoouutthh AAffrriiccaann IInnffaannttrryy,, wwhhoo wwaass kkiilllleedd iinn aaccttiioonn aatt DDeellvviillllee WWoooodd oonn 1188 JJuullyy 11991166 1914-15Star(Pte.A.[sic]Coad.7thInfantry.);BritishWarandBilingualVictoryMedals(Pte.E.A.Coad.3rdS.A.I.) tracesof adhesive to reverse of all, very fne and better (3) £70-£90
EEddwwiinnAAllbbeerrttCCooaaddwasborninLondonin1881andhavingemigratedtoSouthAfricaattestedforthe3rdSouthAfricanInfantryat Potchefstroomon3September1915,hispapersnotingpreviousservicewiththe2ndKimberleyRegimentinGermanSouthWestAfrica.Posted toEgyptfrom12January1916,hedisembarkedatMarseilleson20April1916andwassooninhospitalatEtaplessuferingfromsickness.He rejoinedhisunitinthe feldon26June1916-justdaysbeforethecommencementoftheSommeOfensive-andwasreportedmissingamidst thechaotic fghtingforcontrolofDelvilleWood.NewsofhisdeathwaslaterconferredtohismotherSarahon24February1917bytheofcer i/c records at Pretoria. He is buried at Delville Wood Cemetery, Longueval, France. Sold with copied service records.
BritishWarMedal1914-20(Pte.E.H.Camp.3rdS.A.I.);MemorialPlaque(EdwardHenryCamp) tracesofadhesivetoreverseof both, nearly very fne (4) £100-£140
JJoohhnnSSaacckkvviillllee,arailwaycontractor,wasborninLondonaround1877,andattestedatPotchefstroomforthe3rdSouthAfricanInfantryon20 August1915,hispapersstatingearlierservicewiththeCapeInfantryandothercolonialunits.SenttoEgypton29December1915andFrance from15April1916,hewaskilledinactionoftheWesternFrontduringtheBattleoftheSommeon8July1916,whilstservingwith“E”Company. He has no known grave and is commemorated upon the Thiepval Memorial, France. EEddwwaarrddHHeennrryyCCaammpp,acarpenter,wasborninBarklyWest,SouthAfrica,around1885,andattestedforthe1stSouthAfricanInfantryat Potchefstroomon1February1917,hispapersstatingpreviousserviceinWestAfricawiththe9thMountedRifes.Takenonstrengthofthe3rd RegimentinFrance30May1917,hewaskilledinactionduringtheBattleofPasschendaeleon20September1917;hehasnopknowngraveandis commemorated upon the Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial, Belgium.
Sold with copied service records for both recipients.
Pair: SSeeccoonnddLLiieeuutteennaannttNN..BBuurreenn,,33rrddRReeggiimmeenntt,,SSoouutthhAAffrriiccaannIInnffaannttrryy,,wwhhoossuu ff eerreeddffrroommttrreenncchhffeevveerroonntthheeSSoommmmeeiinn 11991166,, aanndd llaatteerr ddiieedd ffrroomm pprroolloonngguueedd iillllnneessss oonn 77 MMaayy 11992200 British War and Bilingual Victory Medals (2/ Lt. N. Buren.) very fne (2)
£70-£90
NNiillssBBuurreennwasborninSwedenaround1877,andattestedforthe3rdSouthAfricanInfantryatPotchefstroomon28August1915,stating previousserviceduringtheBoerWarwithvariouscolonialunits.PostedtotheWesternFront,hisservicerecordnotesthathebegantosufer fromsicknessandpyrexiaontheSommefrom28October1916.Helaterslippedinthedarkandfracturedaribon18November1917; transferredtotheWellesleyHouseHospitalforOfcers,hishealthcontinuedinadownwardspiralresultinginparalysistohisleftsidefollowinga stroke.InvalidedtoSouthAfricainMarch1917,hediedthreeyearslaterfrom‘rheumaticfever,aorticincompetenceandembolismlungs’.Heis buried at Thaba Tshwane (Old No. 1) Military Cemetery. Sold with copied service record.
BritishWarMedal1914-20(2/Lt.W.Mollison.);BilingualVictory1914-19(Pte.W.Mollison.3rd.S.A.I.)mountedcourt-stylefor display, very fne (2)
£70-£90
WWiilllliiaammMMoolllliissoonn,acivilservant,wasborninAberdeenaround1889,andhavingemigratedtoSouthAfricaembarkedforEnglandon17October 1915.PostedtotheWesternFrontasPrivate,hesuferedagunshotwoundtothearmandleftshoulderon7July1916duringtheBattleofthe Somme.EvacuatedtoFulhamHospitalandtheSouthAfricanMilitaryHospitalatRichmondPark,hereturnedtoNo.2BaseInfantryDepotat RoueninDecember1916andwaslaterappointedtoacommissionasTemporarySecondLieutenantintheS.A.Reserveon6November1918. He survived the war and later disembarked at Cape Town per Edinburgh Castle on 4 October 1919. Sold with copied service record.
The Bernard Harris Collection of Medals to the 3rd Regiment, South African Infantry
GGeerraallddOOssbboorrnneeGGiillbbeerrtt,abutcher,wasborninJohannesburgin1890,andattestedforthe3rdSouthAfricanInfantryatPotchefstroomon21 August1915.PostedtoEgyptperH.M.T. Transylvania,hewastakenonstrength13March1916andtransferredtotheWesternFronton18 October1916.Hesubsequentlysuferedawoundtothehandon14December1917,beforebeingkilledinactionon21April1918duringthe German Spring Ofensive. He has no known grave and is commemorated upon the Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial, Belgium.
Sold with copied service records for both recipients.
Pair: PPrriivvaattee GG.. BBrrooookkeerr,, 33rrdd RReeggiimmeenntt,, SSoouutthh AAffrriiccaann IInnffaannttrryy,, wwhhoo ddiieedd ooff wwoouunnddss oonn tthhee WWeesstteerrnn FFrroonntt oonn 1155 OOccttoobbeerr 11991166 BritishWarMedal1914-20(A/L/Cpl.G.Brooker.3rdS.A.I.);BilingualVictory1914-19(Pte.G.Brooker.3rdS.A.I.) areaoferasure before rank; Memorial Plaque (George Brooker) traces of adhesive to reverse of all, generally very fne (3) £100-£140
GGeeoorrggeeBBrrooookkeerrwasborninLondonin1896andhavingemigratedtoSouthAfricaattestedforthe3rdSouthAfricanInfantryatPotchefstroom on11November1915embarkedfromCapeTowntoEnglandon28February1916.SenttoFrenshamHillMilitaryHospitalsuferingfrom bronchitisonJuly1916,hewasdischargedon13July1916andjoinedtheRegimentinthetrenchesintheSomme.Hesuferedashrapnelwound totheleftshoulderandbothlegson12October1916,anddiedoftheseinjuriesatNo.45CasualtyClearingStationthreedayslater.Heisburied at Dernancourt Communal Cemetery Extension, France.
BritishWarandBilingualVictoryMedals(Pte.S.W.Drinkwater.3rdS.A.I.) tracesofadhesivetoreverseofboth,scratchesto obverse felds and heavy edge nicks, nearly very fne
British War and Bilingual Victory Medals (Pte. D. M. Goldstein. 3rd S.A.I.) traces of adhesive to reverse of both, very fne (4) £60-£80
SSaammuueellWWiilllliiaammDDrriinnkkwwaatteerrwasborninBenoni,SouthAfrica,around1896,andattestedforthe3rdSouthAfricanInfantryatPotchefstroomon 3September1915.DisembarkedatAlexandriaon21January1916,helaterservedontheWesternFrontwith“B”Companyandwaswounded inactionon18September1917;hispapersstate‘leftfoot,dangerous’.Dischargedduetowounds,hedisembarkedatCapeTownper Carisbrook Castle on 25 March 1919.
DDaavveeMMoossssGGoollddsstteeiinn,a‘cyanidelearner’byprofession,wasborninJohannesburgin1895andattestedforthe3rdSouthAfricanInfantryat Potchefstroomon3September1915.PostedtoEgyptfrom12January1916to14April1916,andontheWesternFrontfrom21April1916,his papersstatethathewastwicewoundedinactionduringtheBattleoftheSommeon16July1916and11October1916.Herejoinedhisunitin thetrencheson26October1916,andsuferedaseveregunshotwoundtotheshoulderinApril1917.AdmittedtoMilitaryHospitalsin Richmond and Woking, he disembarked at Cape Town per Cawdor Castle on 24 April 1919.
Sold with copied service records for both recipients.
LLeesslliieeHHoowwaarrddDDrruurryywasbornaround1898,thesonofArthurDruryof16AliceRoad,Kensington,Johannesburg.Heattestedforthe3rdSouth AfricanInfantryon11August1915anddisembarkedatAlexandria12January1916.Reportedassicktwoweekslater,hespentaperiodoftime inconvalescenceatMustaphabeforerejoininghisunitatSidiBishreon5April1916.TransferredtotheWesternFrontashortwhilelater,Drury waskilledinactionwhilstservingwithNo.10Platoon,“C”Company,3rdSouthAfricanInfantry.Aged18years,heisburiedatLondonCemetery and Extension, Longueval.
Soldwithtwo fnegoldJohannesburgHarriersandAthleticClubsportsshields,the frsthallmarkedBirmingham1914,15ct,8.44g,engravedto reverse‘JuniorsClubChampionship.First.L.Drury.’,thesecondhallmarkedBirmingham1914,15ct,8.62g,engravedtoreverse‘JuniorsClub HandicapSeries.First.L.Drury.’;amatchingbronzeshield,engravedtoreverse‘SwimmingClub.1914-151st.50YdsNoviceHandicapL.H. Drury’;therecipient’scasedRoyalLifeSavingSocietybronzemedal,engravedtoreverse‘L.DruryFeb.1915’;togetherwitharelatedfamilygold andenamelfobforlawnbowls,by Vaughton&Sons,hallmarkedBirmingham1926,9ct,13.44g,engravedtoreverse‘ToGreen&Seapoint Bowling Club. Championship won by E. R. Drury. 1926-27.’; and copied service record.
BritishWarandBilingualVictoryMedals(Pte.W.F.Grifn.3rdS.A.I.);MemorialPlaque(WalterFrancisGrifn) tracesofadhesive to reverse of all, small patch of verdigris to obverse of latter otherwise good very fne TThheeVViiccttoorryyMMeeddaallaawwaarrddeeddttooPPrriivvaatteeGG..GGrrii ff nn,,33rrddRReeggiimmeenntt,,SSoouutthhAAffrriiccaannIInnffaannttrryy,,wwhhookkiilllleeddiinnaaccttiioonnoonntthheeWWeesstteerrnn FFrroonntt oonn 1122 AApprriill 11991188
BilingualVictory1914-19(Pte.G.Grifn.3rd.S.A.I.);MemorialPlaque(GeraldGrifn) tracesofadhesivetoreverseofboth, staining to reverse of VM, nearly very fne (5) £200-£240
WWaalltteerrFFrraanncciissGGrrii ff nnwasborninGundagai,NewSouthWales,Australia,in1888,andoriginallyattestedforthe1stSouthAfricanInfantryat Potchefstroomon7October1916.HeembarkedatCapeTownforEnglandinthe WalmerCastle on6November1916,andarrivedatNo.2 InfantryBaseDepotinRouenon19January1917.SenttotheWesternFrontwith“A”Company,3rdRegiment,SouthAfricanInfantry,hewas killed in action on 9 April 1917. He is buried at Cabaret-Rouge British Cemetery, Souchez, France.
GGeerraallddGGrrii ff nn,brotheroftheabove,wasbornin1897andoriginallyservedinEastAfricawiththe1stMountedBrigade,9thSouthAfricanHorse. Transferringtothe3rdSouthAfricanInfantryontheWesternFront,hesuferedashrapnelwoundon21September1917andwassenttoNo. 35GeneralHospital.Hewassubsequentlykilledinactioninthechaotic fghtingforcontroloftheoldbattlefeldofPasschendaeleon12April 1918; he has no known grave and is commemorated on the Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial, Belgium.
Sold with copied service records for both brothers.
BritishWarandBilingualVictoryMedals(Pte.W.S.Harris.3rdS.A.I.) middleinitialofciallycorrected;MemorialPlaque(William Stanley Harris) traces of adhesive to reverse of all, good very fne (3) £100-£140
BritishWarMedal1914-20(A/Cpl.F.C.Ingram.3rdS.A.I.);BilingualVictory(Pte.F.C.Ingram.3rdS.A.I.) tracesofadhesiveto reverse of both, very fne
BritishWarMedal1914-20(2)((SSjjtt..TT..JJoohhnnssttoonn..33rrddSS..AA..II..;;PPttee..AA..EE..MMaarrsshhaallll..33rrddSS..AA..II..)) suspensionclawre-rivetedonlast, traces of adhesive to reverse of both, very fne (4)
FFrreeddeerriicckkCChhaarrlleessIInnggrraammwasborninWiltshire,England,around1883,andattestedforthe1stSouthAfricanInfantryatJohannesburgon24 March 1917. Posted to the Western Front with the 3rd Regiment from 27 July 1917, his service papers state: ‘G.S.W. R. Leg (ampt.) France.’ TThhoommaassJJoohhnnssttoonnwasborninLadybank,Fife,around1880,andattestedforthe3rdSouthAfricanInfantryatPotchefstroomon24November 1915. Posted to France from 27 July 1916 to 19 March 1919, he was demobilised at Maitland in August 1919. AAllbbeerrttEEddwwaarrddMMaarrsshhaallllwasbornatAlicedaleintheEasternCapein1891,andattestedforthe3rdSouthAfricanInfantryatPotchefstroomon 21August1915.PostedtotheWesternFront,hesuferedagunshotwoundtobothlegsnearEtapleson17July1916,andanotherseverewound to the right shoulder and chest on 29 September 1917. Evacuated to Military Hospital at Richmond, he returned to South Africa on 12 April 1918.
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Pair: PPrriivvaatteeWW..NN..SSoobbeeyy,,MM..MM..,,33rrddRReeggiimmeenntt,,SSoouutthhAAffrriiccaannIInnffaannttrryy,,wwhhoowwaassaawwaarrddeeddtthheeMMiilliittaarryyMMeeddaallffoorrggaallllaannttrryynneeaarr tthhee YYpprreess--ZZoonnnneebbeekkee rraaiillwwaayy oonn 2200 SSeepptteemmbbeerr 11991177,, aassssiissttiinngg iinn tthhee ssuubbdduuiinngg oorr kkiilllliinngg ooff ff ffttyy ooff tthhee eenneemmyy British War and Bilingual Victory Medals (Pte. W. N. Sobey. 3rd S.A.I.) traces of adhesive to reverse of both,very fne (2) £60-£80
M.M. London Gazette 14 January 1918.
Theoriginalrecommendationstates:‘Duringtheoperationsto[the]northofYpres-Zonnebekerailwayon20September1917,duringtheattack onMitchell’sFarm,thismanshowedgreatcourageanddetermination,andwithafewothersassistedinsubduingorkilling fftyoftheenemy.His initiative was an inspiration to his comrades.’
WWiilllliiaammNNoorrmmaannSSoobbeeyywasborninSt.Agnes,Cornwall,around1884,thesonofJamesSobeyofQueenstown,CapeColony.Heattestedfor the3rdSouthAfricanInfantryatPotchefstroomon7December1915anddisembarkedatRouenon20August1916.PostedtotheWestern Frontwith“A”Company,hewaslatertransferredto“B”Companyandservedascompanybarberfrom21November1916.Evacuatedtothe 4thNewZealandFieldAmbulanceon26October1917suferingfromagunshotwoundtotheleftarm,hewaslaterawardedtheMilitaryMedal foroperationsduringtheBattleofPasschendaele.ReportedA.W.O.L.from11September1918to19September1918,Sobey fnallysailedfor South Africa for discharge on 1 April 1919.
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The Bernard Harris Collection of Medals to the 3rd Regiment, South African Infantry
British War and Bilingual Victory Medals (Cpl. P. V. Wrightson. 3rd S.A.I.) traces of adhesive to reverse of both, very fne (4) £60-£80
EEddwwaarrddEE..TTuucckkeerrwasborninSomerset,England,around1891,andattestedatPotchefstroomforthe3rdSouthAfricanInfantryon30August 1915,hispapersstatingpreviousmilitaryserviceinGermanSouthWestAfricawiththe1stLightHorse.EmbarkedforMersaMatruh15February 1916,hetransferredtoFranceon20April1916andwaskilledinactionon18July1916.Hehasnoknowngraveandiscommemorateduponthe Thiepval Memorial, France.
PPeerrccyyVVeennaabblleessWWrriigghhttssoonnwasborninLondonaround1871,thesonofCharlesJamesWrightsonofStockport,England.Heinitiallyservedin AfricawiththeDukeofEdinburgh’sOwnVolunteerRifes,KimberleyRegimentand2ndDurbanLightInfantry,beforeattestingfortheSouth AfricanInfantryatPotchefstroomon13August1915.PostedtoEgyptwiththe3rdRegiment29December1915,hetransferredtoFranceon15 April1916andsuferedagunshotwoundtothebackduringtheBattleoftheSommeon16July1916.EvacuatedtoSt.Thomas’Hospitalin London,herecoveredandreturnedtothetrencheson10October1916.AdvancedCorporal30December1916,hewaskilledinactioninthe spring of 1917 and is buried at Bailleul Road East Cemetery, St. Laurent-Blagny, France.
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BritishWarMedal1914-20(2)((AA//CCaapptt..CC..MM..EEggaann..;;22//LLttLL..PPaallmmeerr..));BilingualVictory1914-19,with small M.I.D.oakleaves((LLtt.. SS.. MMaalllleetttt..)) traces of adhesive to reverse of both BWMs, very fne and better (3)
CChhaarrlleessMMiicchhaaeellEEggaannwasborninMeath,Ireland,around1877,andattestedforthe3rdSouthAfricanInfantryatPotchefstroomon19August 1915.PostedtotheWesternFrontwith“A”Company,hewaswoundedatdutyon15August1916andsuferedagunshotwoundtotheright armon24September1917.Returnedtothetrenches,hereceivedafurthergunshotwoundtothethighnearLeTreporton10October1918which efectively ended his active service. Advanced Acting Captain in June 1919, he returned to South Africa in October 1919.
LLeeoonnaarrddPPaallmmeerrwasborninBeacons feld,CapeProvince,around1893,andattestedforthe3rdSouthAfricanInfantryatPotchefstroomon14 September1915,hispapersstating2yearsofpreviousservicewiththePretoriaRegiment.InitiallypostedtoEgyptperH.M.T. Transylvania 13 March1916followingalongboutofrubella,hetransferredtotheWesternFrontinthesummerof1917andwasstruckdownwithspinal meningitis in January 1918. He died on 14 February 1918 and is buried at Cerisy-Gailly Military Cemetery, France.
SSttaannlleeyyMMaalllleettttwasborninKimberleyin1889andattestedforthe3rdSouthAfricanInfantryatPotchefstroomon26August1915,hispapers statingpreviousservicewiththeRandLightInfantryandasaLieutenantintheReserveofOfcers.EmbarkedatCapeTownforEngland28 February1916,hewaswoundedinactionontheWesternFronton15October1916anddiedofhisinjuriestwodayslater.Posthumously Mentioned in Despatches (London Gazette 1 June 1917), he is buried at Becourt Military Cemetery, France.
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BritishWarMedal1914-20(4)((PPttee..AA..JJ..AAmmoooorree..33rrddSS..AA..II..;;PPttee..RR..BBlloomm..33rrddSS..AA..II..;;PPttee..WW..AA..CCaasssseellll..33rrddSS..AA..II..;;CC..SS..MM..WW.. PP.. CCooooppeerr.. 33rrdd SS..AA..II..)) traces of adhesive to reverse of all, generally very fne (4) £80-£100 223355
AAlleexxJJoohhnnAAmmoooorreewasborninLondonon26June1886,andattestedforthe3rdSouthAfricanInfantryatPotchefstroomon21August1915. HereceivedagunshotwoundtotheleftarmduringtheBattleoftheSommeon29July1916,andwaslaterdischargedatWynbergon12January 1918; he likely returned to civilian employment as a bank clerk at the National Bank, Boksburg.
RRuuddoollpphhBBlloommwasborninJohannesburgaround1896,andattestedforthe3rdSouthAfricanInfantryatPotchefstroomon17September1915. PostedtoFrancefrom15April1916,hispapersnotethathewaswoundedinactionon15July1916.Anaccompanyingpublishedextract (annotatedbyaformercustodian‘DelvilleWood’)adds:‘Pte.RudolphBlom,19,shelteredinadug-outwhichwasloadedwithammunition’. Evacuated to England per H.S. St. David, he was discharged permanently unft for further war service at Wynberg in November 1917.
WWiilllliiaammAAllffrreeddCCaasssseellllwasborninCapeTownaround1897,andattestedforthe3rdSouthAfricanInfantryatPotchefstroomon18August 1915.PostedtotheWesternFront,hispapersrecordthathereceivedshrapnelwoundstobothlegson20July1916,andafurthergunshot woundtotherightlegon8February1917;thelatteroccasionresultedintheamputationofthislimbabovethekneeatRichmondHospital.He was later described as ‘doing well’ before being discharged in June 1918.
WWaalltteerrPPhhiilllliippCCooooppeerrwasborninCapeProvincein1895,andattestedforthe3rdSouthAfricanInfantryatPotchefstroomon21October 1915.HefoughtinFrancefrom19August1916to19September1916,hisactiveservicebeinghaltedbyagunshotwoundtotherightarm; evacuatedtotheKingGeorgeHospitalinLondon,complicationsinvolvingafracturedhumerusefectivelyendedhiscampaignafterjust1monthin the trenches.
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BritishWarMedal1914-20(4)((LL//CCppll..AA..WW..BBaarrhhaamm..33rrddSS..AA..II..;;PPttee..JJ..JJ..DDoowwssee33rrddSS..AA..II..;;PPttee..JJ..DD..IInnnneess..33rrddSS..AA..II..;;PPttee..WW.. AA.. IIssoomm.. 33rrdd SS..AA..II..)) traces of adhesive to reverse of all, the frst good fne, the remainder very fne (4) £100-£140
AArrtthhuurrWWiilllliiaammBBaarrhhaamm,a freman,wasborninCambridgein1882,andattestedforthe1stSouthAfricanInfantryatJohannesburgon19 February1917,hispapersstatingpreviousservicewiththe7thSeaforthHighlandersandSouthAfricanConstabulary.PostedtoFrancewiththe 3rd Regiment, he was killed in action on 24 March 1918. He has no known grave and is commemorated upon the Pozieres Memorial, France.
JJoohhnnJJoohhaannnneessDDoowwssee,apolisher,wasborninJohannesburgin1895andattestedforthe3rdSouthAfricanInfantryatPotchefstroomon6 October1915.PostedtotheWesternFront,hispapersrecorda feshwoundtotheleftlegreceivedon2April1917;apieceofshrapnelwas takenoutundergasthenextdayattheSouthAfricanHospital,RichmondPark.ReturnedtothetrencheshewaskilledinactionontheWestern Front on 12 December 1917, and is buried at Fins New British Cemetery, Sorel-le-Grand, France.
JJoohhnnDDuu ff IInnnneesswasborninKimberleyaround1898,andattestedforthe3rdSouthAfricanInfantryattheMagistrate’sO fce,Boksburg,in February1916.PostedtoFrance,hereceivedagunshotwoundtotheneckon1April1917,anddiedoftheinjuryatNo.42CasualtyClearing Station the following day. Aged 19 years, he is buried at Aubigny Communal Cemetery Extension, France.
WWiilllliiaammAAddrriiaannIIssoommwasborninPortland,England,around1894,andattestedforthe3rdSouthAfricanInfantryatPotchefstroomon20August 1915.PostedtoFrance20April1916,heatsomepointtransferredtothe2ndRegimentandwaskilledinactionon1August1916.Hehasno known grave and is commemorated upon the Thiepval Memorial, France.
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BritishWarMedal1914-20(4)((PPttee..GG..LL..SS..HHoobbbbss33rrddSS..AA..II..;;PPttee..CC..DD..RRoossaa..33rrddSS..AA..II..;;PPttee..TT..FF..SSiimmmmoonnddss..33rrddSS..AA..II..;;PPttee.. AA.. VV.. SSllaatteerr.. 33rrdd SS..AA..II..)) traces of adhesive to reverse of all, very fne and better (4)
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GGeeoorrggeeLLuucciiuussSSeetthhHHoobbbbsswasborninHampshirein1886andattestedforthe3rdSouthAfricanInfantryatPotchefstroomon26August1915. He served in France from 15 April 1916 and is recorded as a ‘Prisoner in German hands’ from 1 August 1916. He was demobilised in March 1919. CChhaarrlleessDDaavviiddRRoossaawasborninManchesterin1879andattestedforthe3rdSouthAfricanInfantryatPotchefstroomon6September1915. PostedtotheWesternFrontwith“B”Company,hewaswoundedinactionon18July1916andsenttoNo.8StationaryHospitalatWimereux; Rosa was discharged as medically unft on 16 November 1916.
TThhoommaassFFrreeddeerriicckkSSiimmmmoonnddsswasborninKroonstadtin1896andattestedforthe3rdSouthAfricanInfantryatPotchefstroomon3August 1915.PostedtotheWesternFrontandattachedtothe28thCompany,M.G.C.,from9August1916,hisactiveservicewasmarredbyillnessand minor breaks in military discipline; he was later evacuated to England per Aberdonian in March 1917 sufering from a parasitic infection.
AArrtthhuurrVViiccttoorrSSllaatteerrwasbornatAlice,CapeColony,around1887,andattestedforthe3rdSouthAfricanInfantryatPotchefstroomon30 August1915.HedisembarkedatMarseilleson20April1916andwaserroneouslyreportedas‘KilledinAction’on19July1916.Therecipient’s service record later states: ‘Now: Prisoner of War, 5.9.16’. Repatriated at the cessation of hostilities, he returned to Leith on 11 December 1918.
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BritishWarMedal1914-20(3)((PPttee..WW..DDeeKKoocckk..33rrddSS..AA..II..;;LL//CCppll..PP..VVDDBB..SSttoorree..33rrddSS..AA..II..;;LL//CCppll..GG..TTuurrnneerr..33rrddSS..AA..II..)) traces of adhesive to reverse of all, generally very fne (3) £60-£80
WWiilllliiaammDDeeKKoocckkwasborninCapeTownon29July1898,andattestedforthe1stSouthAfricanInfantryatCapeTownon20March1917,his papersstatingpreviousserviceinGermanSouthWestAfricawiththeCarolinaCommando.PostedtotheWesternFrontwiththe3rdRegiment 21August1917,hispapersstatethathereceivedashrapnelwoundtotheleftsideofhisfaceon20September1917.ReturnedtoSouthAfrica, he was further admitted to hospital in Wynberg on 18 February 1918 sufering from tuberculosis.
GGeeoorrggeeTTuurrnneerrwasborninBombayaround1893andattestedforthe3rdSouthAfricanInfantryatPotchefstroomon27September1915, statingpreviousserviceinGermanSouthWestAfricawiththePretoriaRegiment.PostedtotheWesternFront,hereceivedagunshotwoundto therightthigh,rightarmandlefthandon19July1916andwasevacuatedtoEnglandperH.S. St.Andrew.Senttothe4thLondonGeneral Hospital, he was discharged permanently unft on 11 August 1917.
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BilingualVictory1914-19(4)((PPttee..GG..EE..BBeellll33rrddSS..AA..II..;;PPttee..DD..JJ..FFuullllaarrdd..33rrddSS..AA..II..;;CCppll..JJ..RRoossss..33rrddSS..AA..II..;;PPttee..JJ..JJ..TTaalljjaaaarrdd..33rrdd SS..AA..II..)) traces of adhesive to reverse of all, nearly very fne and better (4) £80-£100
GGeeoorrggeeEEddwwaarrddBBeellllwasborninCapeTownon14February1880andattestedforthe3rdSouthAfricanInfantryatPotchefstroomon30 August1915.PostedtotheWesternFront,hewaswoundedinactionon2August1916andagainon18September1917atYpres.Hismedical reportstates:Patientwaswoundedbyashellinthemiddle1/3ofleg-partoflegwasblownawaybytheshell-thelegwasamputatedthe following day 4 3/4” below the knee, while faps were undercut and sutured.’
DDaanniieellJJaammeessFFuullllaarrddwasborninOudtshoornin1885andattestedforthe3rdSouthAfricanInfantryatPotchefstroomon5October1915. EmbarkedforEnglandtwodayslater,hejoinedtheRegimentontheWesternFront7June1916andwaswoundedinactionon15July1916. Evacuated to England per H.S. Newhaven with a wound to his hand, he was later discharged at Maitland on 8 May 1919.
JJoohhnnRRoosssswasborninNairnside,Scotland,around1878,andattestedforthe3rdSouthAfricanInfantryatPotchefstroomon1November1915, statingpreviousserviceinGermanSouthWestAfricawiththePretoriaRegimentandRailwayRegiment.PostedtotheWesternFrontheis recordedasabsentfor10daysfrom26June1916,andwaslateradmittedtoNo.18GeneralHospitalatCamiers,reasonunknown,on7July 1916.Dischargedtoduty25August1916,hewaskilledinactionon9April1917;hehasnoknowngraveandiscommemoratedontheArras Memorial, France.
JJoohhnnJJaammeessTTaalljjaaaarrddwasborninWepeneraround1886andattestedforthe3rdSouthAfricanInfantryatPotchefstroomon18August1915, statingpreviousserviceduringtheBoerWarwithDeWet’sScouts,andfromSeptember1914withtheRandLightInfantry.PostedtoFrance23 May 1916, he was killed in action on 18 July 1916 and is buried in Delville Wood Cemetery, Longueval.
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BilingualVictory1914-19(4)((PPttee..MM..MMaarraaiiss..33rrddSS..AA..II..;;PPttee..JJ..SS..OOddddyy..33rrddSS..AA..II..;;PPttee..JJ..WW..PPooccoocckk..33rrddSS..AA..II..;;PPttee..HH.. SSmmaallllbboonnee.. 33rrdd SS..AA..II..)) traces of adhesive to reverse of all, edge bruising and contact marks, generally good fne and better (4)
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MMaarrttiinnMMaarraaiisswasborninWorcester,CapeProvince,around1887,andattestedforthe3rdSouthAfricanInfantryatPotchefstroomon17 November1915.HewaskilledinactionduringtheBattleoftheSommeon18October1916;hehasnoknowngraveandiscommemoratedon the Thiepval Memorial, France.
JJaammeessSSppeenncceerrOOddddyywasborninNatalaround1897andattestedforthe3rdSouthAfricanInfantryatPotchefstroomon3September1915. PostedtotheWesternFrontwith“B”Companyfrom19July1916,helatersuferedacompoundfracturetotheleftforearminOctober1918 and was evacuated to Military Hospital in Richmond.
JJaammeessWWiilllliiaammPPooccoocckkwasborninCapeTownaround1894,andattestedforthe3rdSouthAfricanInfantryatPotchefstroomon27October 1915,hispapersrecordingoverayear’spreviousservicewiththeRoyalNavalVolunteerReserve.DisembarkedatBoulogne22May1916,he servedasaSignallerontheWesternFrontandwaskilledinactionon15July1916.Hehasnoknowngraveandiscommemoratedonthe Thiepval Memorial, France.
HHeennrryySSmmaallllbboonneewasborninBerkshire,England,around1877,andattestedforthe3rdSouthAfricanInfantryatPotchefstroomon13January 1916.PostedtotheWesternFront6August1916,hewassoonevacuatedtoEnglandsuferingfrommyalgiaon1September1916,being discharged medically unft at Wynberg on 10 January 1917.
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MemorialPlaque(2)((MMaarrttiinnBBuurrrroowwss;;CChhaarrlleessHHeennrryyCCaassttllee))the frstmountedinacontemporarysquarewoodenframe, small drill hole to top of frst, generally very fne (2) £80-£100 224411
MMaarrttiinnBBuurrrroowwssdiedon9April1917whilstservingasaSecondLieutenantinthe3rdRegiment,SouthAfricanInfantry.Aged38years,heis buried at Point-du-Jour Military Cemetery, Athies, France.
CChhaarrlleessHHeennrryyCCaassttlleewaskilledinactionon4August1917whilstservinginFranceasaLanceCorporalinthe3rdRegiment,SouthAfrican Infantry, and is buried in Metz-en-Couture Communal Cemetery, France.
VVeerrnnoonnLLiiddddeellllAAddaammsswasborninLeedsin1896andattestedforthe3rdSouthAfricanInfantryatPotchefstroomon17August1915.Hejoined theRegimentontheWesternFront7June1916andwaskilledinactionduringtheBattleoftheSommeon19July1916.Hehasnoknowngrave and is commemorated on the Thiepval Memorial, France.
WWaallllaacceeJJoohhnnPPeeaarrsseewasborninSherborne,Dorset,around1894,andattestedfortheSouthAfricanInfantryatPotchefstroomon1September 1915.PostedtotheWesternFront,hispapersrecordagunshotwoundtotheleftscrotumon9April1917andevacuationtoEastbourneto recover.Hereturnedtothetrencheswiththe3rdRegimentandwaskilledinactionon19March1918.Hehasnoknowngraveandis commemorated on the Thiepval Memorial, France.
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MartinwaspromotedLieutenantinH.M.S. Saturn,74guns,underCaptainLordAmeliusBeauclerk,inAugust1806,andwasemployedinthisship fornearly18monthsintheMediterranean.FromthereheproceededtoH.M.S. Lion,64guns,underCaptainHenryHeathcote,on18January 1808,andwhenincommandofthelaunchofthatshiphesucceeded,inthevicinityofManilla,indefeating fvelargepiraticalboats,carrying betweenthem20smallgunsand about200men,afteradesperateactionoftwohours,inwhichgreaterpartofhiscrew,only20innumber, werewounded.Hesawfurtherservicefrom20March1810inH.M.S. Magnet,stationed,fortheprotectionofthetrade,of Heligolandandthe Germanrivers;from13December1810inH.M.S. Aboukir,employedintheblockadeofFlushing;from11February1812inH.M.S. Calliope,lying atChatham;from16April1812toH.M.S. Ardent,armée-en-fûte,inwhichship,afterconveyingtroopstoBermuda,hewasnearlylostinan awfulgaleintheBayofBiscay,duringwhichhispresenceofmindandcourageweremostconspicuous,leadinghimaloftwhennoothercouldbe foundtoattemptit;from3March1813inH.M.S. Albion, fttingforserviceonthecoastofNorthAmerica;from29January1814,asFirst LieutenantofH.M.S. Sceptre,inwhichshiphereturnedhomeintimetoparticipateinthegrandnavalreviewheldatSpithead;from29July1818, inH.M.S. Creole,inwhichshipheproceededtotheRiverPlate,wherehisnauticalskillinagreatmeasuresavedtheshipfromwreck;andfrom8 January 1819 in H.M.S. Amphion, a leaky old vessel, whose hand-pumps were obliged to be kept going during the whole of her passage home.
On 18 November 1819, six months after the Amphion had been paid of, Martin was given the command of the gun-brig H.M.S. Clinker WhileinthatvesselontheNewfoundlandstationhewasindischarge,fromOctober1820toApril1821,oftheimportantdutiesofSurrogateat HarbourGrace,wherehisimpartialadministrationofjusticeinmorethan300casesthatcamebeforehimforadjudication,gavesomuch satisfaction,thatonhisdeparturehewaspresentedwithamost fatteringaddresssignedbyalltheprincipalinhabitants.Inthefollowingsummer hewasorderedbySirChas.Hamilton,GovernorofNewfoundland,toexploretheGrandEsquimauxInlet,andthentoproceedtothenorthward inorderto fndoutandcommunicatewiththediferentstationsoftheMorovianmissionariesonthecoastofLabrador.Theseinstructionshe carriedintoefectinacompleteandmostsuccessfulmanner.Hisconductonarrivingamongthemissionaries,afterencounteringmanydangers andhardships,wassuchastoendearhimgreatlytothem,andtoelicittheearnestthanksoftheChurchoftheUnitedBrethreninEngland.His adventtookplaceduringtheirjubilee-year;andtheoccasionwasthe frstoftheirhavingbeenvisitedbyaman-of-war.PromotedCommanderon 19 July 1821, he returned home in May 1822, and transferred to the Half-Pay List. Promoted Captain on the Retired List, he died in 1866.
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Naval General Service 1793-1840, 1 clasp, Trafalgar ((WWiilllliiaamm MMaarrttiinn MMiiddsshhiippmmaann..)) edge nicks, good very fne
Naval General Service 1793-1840, 1 clasp, Centaur 26 Augt 1808 ((RRoobbeerrtt CCllaayyttoonn..)) minor edge bruising, very fne £4,000-£5,000
Provenance: Whitaker Collection 1890; J. B. Hayward, June 1975
Approximately 41 ‘Centaur 26 Augt 1808’ and 42 ‘Implacable 26 Augt 1808’ clasps claimed for this action.
RRoobbeerrttCCllaayyttoonnservedasAbleSeamaninH.M.S. Centaur forthepursuitoftheRussian feetof24shipsandthecaptureofthe74gun Sevolod by H.M. Ships Centaur (fag of Sir Samuel Hood) and Implacable of Hango Head, south coast of Finland. InlateAugust,SirSamuelHoodin Centaur,accompaniedby Implacable,CaptainThomasByamMartin,joinedRearAdmiralNauckhof andthe Swedish feetinOroRoadsandtheyallsailedfromthereon25August,inpursuitoftheRussian feetwhichhadappearedof Swedentwodays earlier.Duetotheirsuperiorsailing Centaur and Implacable weresoonwellinadvanceandclosingontheRussianswhoappearedtobein disorder.Bythemorningof26August, Implacable wasabletobringtheleewardmostoftheenemy'sline-of-battleships,the Sewolod 74,Captain Roodnef,tocloseaction.After20minutestheenemy’scoloursandpendantwereloweredbuttheapproachofthewholeRussianforceobliged SirSamueltorecallCaptainMartin.ARussianfrigatetookthecrippledshipintowbutwhentheRussianAdmiralhauledhiswind, Centaur and Implacable gavechaseandforcedthefrigatetosliphertow.Theenemyshipsagainboredowninsupportbutinsteadofengagingtheyentered theportofRagerVik(alsoknownasPortBalticorRogerswick).Whenboatsweresentouttotryandtowherintoharbour Centaur stoodin and,afterdrivingtheboatsof,ranacrossthebowofthe Sewolod justasshewasenteringtheharbour.The Centaur thenlashedthe Sewolod’s bowsprittohermizen-mastandbothshipssoondriftedaground.TheRussiansrefusedtostrikeandthebattlewentonuntilthearrivalofthe Implacable fnallyinducedtheRussianshiptosurrender. Implacable hadtoheave Centaur of.However,theprizewasso frmlyagroundthatafter takingouttheprisonersandwoundedmen,SirSamuelorderedhertobeburnt. Implacable lostsixmenkilledandtwenty-sixwoundedincluding twowhodidnotrecoverandthreewhohadlimbsamputated. Centaur lostthreekilledandtwenty-sevenwounded,andthe Sewolod over300 killed or wounded.
Approximately 684 ‘Java’ clasps awarded to the Royal Navy, of which just 13 were claimed by the Ofcers and ratings serving in H.M.S. Doris JJoohhnnFFoonnttwasborninLondonc.1799andis frsttracedintheship’smustersforH.M.S. Acasta on30January1799.HeservedasMidshipmanand Master’sMateinH.M.S. Barfeur from9October1805to9January1807,beingpresentinthisshipinSirR.Calder’saction,andqualifedas Masteron20January1807.HeservedasMaterinH.M.S. Pandora intheNorthSeaandtheChannelfrom23January1807to19May1808,and tookpartintheseizureoftheDanish feetatCopenhagenin1807;inH.M.S. Iphigenia of theCapeofGoodHopeandMauritiusfrom20May 1808to12December1810,includingatthecaptureofBourbon,andwhenshewascapturedof PortSudEstin1810;andinH.M.S. Doris,36 guns,intheEasternSeasandof thecoastofJavafrom18December1810to3December1812,duringwhichperiodheassistedinthecapture of the island of Java from July until the surrender on 18 September 1811. FontsawfurtherserviceasMasterinH.M.S. Albion intheChannelandof thecoastofNorthAmericafrom18March1813to30January1814; inH.M.S. Sceptre intheNorth.Atlanticandof Bermudafrom31Januaryto28September1814;andinH.M.S. Puissant of Spitheadfrom29 September 1814 to 9 September 1815. He requested to leave the service that same year due to ill health: ‘Idonotconsidermyself ftforactiveserviceafoat,becausemysightisnotgood.Iamobligedtouseglasses.Ialsosuferseriouslyattimesfrom theefectsofthewoundsIreceivedinearlylifeonboardthe Acasta andbesidesmyconstitutionhadneverrecoveredfromtheefectsofthevile pestilentialclimateofJava.Iam,however,perfectlywillingtoserveinanysituationwhichImaybethoughtusefulandIthinkImightperhapsdo for something in the Ordinary Department.’
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Naval General Service 1793-1840, 1 clasp, Algiers ((WWiilllliiaamm SSaammwweellll..)) nearly extremely fne £1,000-£1,400
Provenance: Christie’s, November 1986.
WWiilllliiaammSSaammwweellllwasbornatDevonporton9November1798,thesonofCommanderWilliamSamwell,R.N.,andjoinedtheRoyalNavyasa SecondClassVolunteeron30April1812.InitiallyservinginH.M.S. Favourite,20guns,hewasforabouttwoyearsemployedintheChanneland onthewestcoastofAfrica,whereheassistedindestroyingseveralslave-factoriesuptheRiverPongo.FromMarch,1814,untilJanuary1816,he served,againontheAfricancoast,inH.M.S. Ariel,16guns,beforebeingpostedinJuly1816asaMidshipmantoH.M.S. Impregnable,104guns, Captain Edward Brace, and he served in this ship at the battle of Algiers on 27 August 1816. Samwellsubsequentlyjoined,asMaster'sMate,H.M.S. Heron,18guns,on15December1817,andthenservedinavarietyofshipspriortobeing promotedLieutenantinH.M.S. Camelion,10guns,on25August1829.Inthisshipheassisted,inreducingafortanddestroyingseveralvessels belongingtoGreekpiratesatCarabusa,intheislandofCandia,on31January1829.His fnalappointment,on26September1836,wastobein charge of a station in the Coast Guard.
NavalGeneralService1793-1840,2clasps,23rdJune1795,12Octr.1798((JJoohhnnPPaacckkmmaann,,MMiiddsshhiippmmaann..)) lightscratchesto obverse feld, edge bruise and minor edge nicks, therefore very fne
£4,000-£5,000
Provenance: Glendining’s, February 1936 and December 1951; Lieutenant-Commander A. D. McLauchlan Collection, Spink, July 2008.
Oneofonly8recipientstoreceiveboththe23rdJune1796and12Octr1798clasps(ofwhomonly3receiveda2claspmedal);Packmanwas the only ofcer to receive this exact combination of clasps.
NavalGeneralService1793-1840,4clasps,1June1794,23rdJune1795,St.Domingo,BasqueRoads1809((SSaammuueellPPuummmmeellll..)) ftted with silver riband buckle, good very fne
£5,000-£7,000
Provenance: Sotheby’s, November 1910.
ConfrmedontherollsasanAbleSeamanin Russell for1June1794and23June1795,andasanOrdinarySeamanin Donegal forStDomingo and Basque Roads. Approximately 100 medals issued with four clasps.
SSaammuueellPPuummmmeellllwasborninLondonandenteredtheserviceasaLandsmanaboardthe Fox on15March1793.Hethenmovedtothe Russell as Landsmanuntil1August1793,andthenasAbleSeamanuntil15October1796.From16October1796,untilApril1802,heisshownasanAble Seamanaboardthe Impeteux. Pummellisnextfoundaboardthe Donegal whereheisratedasOrdinaryandAbleSeamanfrom11September 1802until25February1811,andthenfrom26February1811until24March1813,asAbleSeamanaboardthe Boyne. From25March1813until 23July1814,heisshownasanAbleSeamanaboardthe VilledeParis. TheremainderofPummel’sservicewasspentaboardthe Prince untilhe was discharged from the service on 10 August 1814. Sold with copied research.
MilitaryGeneralService1793-1814,5clasps,Salamanca,Vittoria,Pyrenees,Orthes,Toulouse((JJ..SSwwaaiinn,,9955tthh..FFoooott,,RRiiff eess)) minor edge nicks, nearly extremely fne £1,600-£2,000
Provenance: Spink, April 1946; Glendining’s, May 1965.
Bellerophon’s MusterBookfor1798(ADM/36/12458)showsTimothyDelanyasAbleSeamanfrom1October1796,No.1014ontheship’s books. He was born in Ireland and was aged 29 on entering the ship. The Bellerophon had 6 ofcers and 59 men killed at the Nile.
Waterloo1815((CCoorrpp..AAlleexx..BBooyyddee..33rrdd..BBaatt..11sstt..FFoooott..oorrRR..SSccoottss..)) fttedwithalatersilverclipandsilverstraightbar suspension, edge bruising, cleaned, nearly very fne £2,000-£2,400
Provenance: Spink, April 2006.
AAlleexxaannddeerrBBooyyddeeattestedfortheRoyalScotsandservedinCaptainR.Dudgeon’snumber8Company,3rdBattalion,duringtheWaterloo campaign, 16-18 June 1815.
Ghuznee1839((MMaajjoorrLL..NN..HHuullll..1166tthh..RReeggtt..NN..II..))namingengravedin fnerunningscriptaroundtheedge, fttedwithoriginal suspension, good very fne £1,000-£1,400
Provenance: Bill and Angela Strong Collection, Dix Noonan Webb, May 2011. LLaawwrreenncceeNNiillssoonnHHuullllwasbornin1798,brother-in-lawtoSirStamfordRa fes,onwhosepersonalstaf heservedinSumatraatanearlyageand waswreckedwithhimintheFame.HearrivedinIndiainSeptember1815andwaspostedasEnsigntothe12thBengalNativeInfantryin October.Heservedwiththe4thGrenadierBattalioninthe fnalcampaignoftheNepaulwarin1816.Hetransferredtothe10thNativeInfantry andservedwiththatregimentduringtheMahrattawarof1817-18,takingpartinmucharduousserviceandinmanysharpengagementsinthe NagporeandNorbadadistricts.InJanuary1820hewasappointedAdjutantoftheFortMarlboroughLocalCorpswithwhichheservedinSumatra untilJanuary1824.InMarch1831hewasappointedBrigadeMajor, frstlyatDaccaandthenatCawnporeuntilJune1832,whenhewasappointed D.A.A.G.totheMeerutDivision,andafterwardstotheCawnporeDivision.Herejoinedhisregiment,the16thN.I.(late2/10th),andwaswithit throughoutthecampaignof1838-39inAfghanistan,takingpartinalltheoperations,includingthestormandcaptureofGhuznee,inwhichhe commanded the grenadier company of the regiment (Medal).
Onthebreakingoutofthe frstSikhwarinDecember1845,HulljoinedtheArmyoftheSutlejwithhisregiment,whichhecommandedinthe battlesofMoodkeeandFerozeshuhur,inthelatterofwhich,inthe ftfulthoughattimessevere fghtingwhichtookplacewithintheSikh entrenchmentsduringthehoursofdarkness,he,earlyonthemorningofthe22ndDecember1845,receivedamortalwound,ofwhichhediedat Ferozepore on the following day.
St. Jean d’Acre 1840, bronze, unnamed as issued, pierced as issued and ftted with a replacement ring suspension, good very fne £60-£80
Candahar1842((PPrriivvaatteeEEddwwaarrddTThhrriigglleeyyHH..MM..4400tthhRReeggiimmeenntt))correctlyengravedinrunningscript, fttedwithoriginalsteelclip and bar suspension, edge bruising, nearly very fne and scarce
£1,000-£1,400
Only130medalswiththisreverseissuedtoEuropeantroops,including64tothe40thRegiment,themajorityofwhomweremurderedordied during the campaign.
China 1842 ((JJoohhnn JJaammeess,, PPeettttyy OOff ccrr.. HH..MM..SS.. DDrruuiidd..)) with original straight bar suspension, very fne
Approximately 287 medals awarded to H.M.S. Druid
£500-£700
Sutlej 1845-46, for Moodkee 1845, 2 clasps, Ferozeshuhur, Sobraon ((BBoommbbrr.. TT:: FFoosstteerr 11sstt BBrriiggaaddee HH::AA::)) good very fne £400-£500
Punjab 1848-49, 1 clasp, Mooltan ((TThhooss.. FFlliinnddeerrss,, 3322nndd.. FFoooott..)) minor edge nick, good very fne
TThhoommaass FFlliinnddeerrss died on 15 October 1850.
Turkish Crimea 1855, British issue, unnamed as issued, pierced as issued, with replacement small ring suspension, very fne £80-£100
TurkishCrimea1855,Sardinianissue(2),the frstcontemporarilyengraved((22885500CCll..AAlleexxrr..HHoossssaacckk..4422nndd..RRooyyaallHHiigghhllaannddeerrss)) fttedwitharathercrudeCrimea-stylesuspension;thesecondunnamedasissued,piercedasissuedwithsmallringsuspension, nearly very fne and better (2)
£100-£140
India General Service 1854-95, 1 clasp, Pegu ((WWmm.. PPootttteerr,, SSeerrjjtt..,, ““FFooxx””)) good very fne
India General Service 1854-95, 1 clasp, Persia ((GG.. FFiittzzssiimmoonnss,, AA..BB.. CClliivvee,, SSlloooopp)) nearly extremely fne
£220-£260
£260-£300
107 clasps issued to Europeans and 168 clasps issued to native crewmen of the wooden sloop of war Clive GG..FFiittzzssiimmoonnssservedasAbleSeamanintheIndianNavalBrigade’ssailingSloop-of-War Clive duringthePersianWar,andwascloselyinvolvedin thebombardmentofMohammerahon26March1857,whenthe fringofsimultaneousbroadsideswiththesloop Falkland intotheopposing batteries ‘drew forth expressions of admiration from nautical spectators aboard the on-looking transports’.
IndiaGeneralService1854-95,1clasp,Umbeyla((551155,,RRHHuueettttHHMMss..110011sstt..RReeggtt..)) testcuttoedge,slightexcessofsolderto suspension claw, otherwise good very fne £140-£180
India General Service 1854-95, 1 clasp, Perak ((11442288.. PPttee.. WW.. MMaassoonn.. 11//33rrdd.. FFoooott..)) minor edge bruise, good very fne £160-£200
India General Service 1854-95, 1 clasp, Jowaki 1877-8 ((SSeeppooyy PPhheeeennaa 2200tthh.. RReeggtt.. NN..II..)) minor edge bruising, very fne
India General Service 1854-95, 1 clasp, Naga 1879-80 ((SSeeppooyy MMaattbbuurr SSiinngg 4433dd.. RReeggtt.. NN..II..)) edge bruising, nearly very fne £180-£220
India General Service 1854-95, 1 clasp, Burma 1885-7, an unnamed specimen, extremely fne £80-£100
India General Service 1854-95, 1 clasp, Burma 1885-7 ((7755 LL//CCoorrppll.. EE.. RReeeedd,, 22//RR..WW.. SSuurrrr:: RR..)) minor edge bruising, very fne £100-£140
India General Service 1854-95, 1 clasp, Burma 1885-7 ((6688 SSeerrggtt.. WW.. MMcc..CCuulllloouugghh 22nndd.. BBnn.. SSoomm.. LL..II..)) good very fne £120-£160 227733 xx
India General Service 1854-95, 1 clasp, Burma 1885-7 (669 Pte. W. James, 2d. Som. L.I.) nearly extremely fne £140-£180
WWiilllliiaammJJaammeess,fromSt.James’,Bath,waskilledinactionwhilstservingwiththe2ndBattalion,SomersetLightInfantry,duringtheThirdBurmese War. His name is one of 144 commemorated on the Taunton (Burmah 1885-86-87) War Memorial, Somerset.
Sold with copied medal roll extract confrming that his medal was forwarded to his father, also W. James, at St. James’, Bath, Somerset.
India General Service 1854-95, 1 clasp, Burma 1885-7 ((22220022 PPttee.. MM.. MMaannnniinngg.. 22nndd BBnn.. SSoomm.. LL..II..)) slight contact marks, very fne £100-£140
MMaarrkkMMaannnniinngg,aFarmLabourerfromBucklandSt.Mary,Somerset,wasbornaround1862.Heattestedintothe1stBattalionSomersetLight InfantryfromtheMilitiaon2June1881andlaterservedinIndiawiththe2ndBattalionduringtheBurma1885-87campaign.Afterwardsadmitted tohospitalasaconsequenceuponhisreturntoEnglandinNovember1887,hewastransferredintheArmyReservethefollowingmonth,and discharged medically unft on 21 August 1888.
Sold with copied service papers.
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IndiaGeneralService1854-95,1clasp,Burma1885-7((11886688PPttee..JJ..WWeessttccootttt..22dd..BBnn..SSoomm..LL..II..)) edgebruisespartiallyobscuring regimental number and last part of regiment, suspension slack, otherwise very fne £80-£100
JJaammeessWWeessttccootttt,aFarmLabourerfromBerrow,Somerset,wasbornaround1856.HeattestedintotheSomersetLightInfantryMilitiaon17May 1875andjoinedthe2ndBattalionon13August1879.HeservedinIndiaforeightyearsincludingserviceduringtheBurma1885-87campaign. TransferringtotheArmyReserveon14November1889,hewasdischargedon11August1891beforere-enlistingintothe4thBattalionon12 June 1893. He was further discharged, medically unft, on 4 June 1894. Sold with copied service papers.
RRoobbeerrttDDiicckkwasborninGirvan,Maybole,Ayrshirec.1861.AButcherbyoccupationandamemberofthe3rdBattalionRoyalScotsFusiliers,he attestedforservicewiththeregularbattalionsatDumfrieson2August1882,aged21years.AfterserviceinIndia,hetransferredtotheArmy Reserve on 13 February 1890 and was discharged at the termination of his frst period of engagement on 1 March 1894.
Sold with copied service papers and medal roll extracts.
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IndiaGeneralService1854-95,1clasp,Burma1885-7,bronzeissue((SSyycceeSShheeiikkMMuubboooobb33rrdd..CCaavvyy..HHyybbdd..CCoonnttggtt..)) edgenicks, nearly very fne £80-£100
IndiaGeneralService1854-95,1clasp,Burma1887-89((11111111SSeeppooyyBBiisshheennSSiinngghhRRaannggoooonnMMiillyy..PPoolliicceeBBnn..)) suspensionloose, polished and worn, therefore fne, scarce to unit £140-£180
India General Service 1854-95, 1 clasp, Burma 1889-92 ((22554411 PPttee.. WW.. HHiicckkeeyy 22dd.. BBnn.. DDeevvoonn RReeggtt..)) good very fne £120-£160
India General Service 1854-95, 1 clasp, Burma 1889-92 ((22994466 PPttee.. FF.. VVoollkkeerrss 22dd.. BBnn.. DDeevvoonn.. RReeggtt..)) toned, nearly extremely fne £120-£160
Sold with copied medal roll extracts.
India General Service 1854-95, 1 clasp, Chin-Lushai 1889-90 ((11447799 PPttee.. WW.. BBiirrtt 11sstt.. BBnn.. CChheess RR..)) nearly extremely fne £180-£220
IndiaGeneralService1854-95,1clasp,Chin-Lushai1889-90((11117755......CCoorrpp..GGeeoo..NNaasshh,,11KK..OO..SSccoo..BBoorrdd..))asomewhatlater issue impressed in large serif capitals, ‘Lance’ prefx to rank erased, worn in parts, nearly very fne £100-£140
IndiaGeneralService1854-95,1clasp,Hazara1891((22889900PPttee..RR..MMcc..DDoonnaalldd22dd..BBnn..SSeeaa..HHiigghhrrss..)) suspensionloose,nearlyvery fne £120-£160 228888 xx RR..WWaallffoorrddservedwiththe4thBattalion,King’sRoyalRi feCorps,aspartoftheTamuColumnduringtheoperationsontheNorthEastFrontier of India from 18 April to 7 May 1891.
IndiaGeneralService1854-95,1clasp,N.E.Frontier1891((33332288PPttee..RR..WWaallffoorrdd44tthh..BBnn..KK..RR..RRiiff..CC..)) edgebruiseandminor edge nicks, good very fne
£180-£220
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IndiaGeneralService1854-95,1clasp,ChinHills1892-93((114433SSaappppeerrMMaahhppootthhaaNNoo1155BBuurrmmaaCCooyyQQOOSS&&MM)) minoredge nicks, good very fne £200-£240
IndiaGeneralService1854-95,1clasp,ChinHills1892-93((22001155SSeeppooyySShhaammSSiinngghhMMaannddaallaayyBBnn..MMiillyyPPoolliiccee)) minorofcial correction to unit, abrasively cleaned, nearly very fne £140-£180
IndiaGeneralService1854-95,1clasp,Waziristan1894-5((22770055LLccee..CCoorrppll..JJ..HHuucckkeellll22dd..BBnn..BBoorrddeerrRReeggtt..)) suspensionclaw re-afxed, with traces of having been held in a circular mount, cleaned, otherwise very fne £80-£100
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India General Service 1854-95, 1 clasp, Waziristan 1894-5 ((44110099 SSeeppooyy LLaall BBaazz 2200tthh.. BBll.. IInnffyy..)) cleaned, nearly very fne £70-£90
IndiaGeneralService1854-95,2clasps,Burma1887-89,Burma1885-7, claspsafxedinthisorder,withtoplugsremoved ((11887744 CCoorrppll.. JJ.. WWiilllliiaammss.. SSoomm.. LL..II..)) uno fcial retaining rod between clasps, suspension slack, contact marks, slight edge digs, very fne £120-£160
JJoohhnnWWiilllliiaammss,aLabourerfromSt.Clements’,Worcester,wasbornaround1861.Heattestedintothe36thBrigadeatNewport, Monmouthshire,on7August1879andservedinIndiawiththeSomersetLightInfantryfrom1April1881toearly1894andsawserviceduring theThirdBurmeseWarwiththe2ndBattalion.AdvancedCorporalon23September1885,hereengagedatBelguamtocomplete21years’ service on 1 February 1889. He was discharged at his own request, at Aldershot, after 18 years’ service, on 21 December 1897.
Sold with copied service papers confrming entitlement to both clasps.
IndianMutiny1857-59,noclasp((SSeeppooyySSaaiiffooooKKhhaannRReeggtt..ooffKKeellaatt--ii--GGhhiillzziiee))ofciallyengravednaming, suspensionclawslightly loose, minor edge bruise, nearly very fne, scarce to unit
£160-£200
DuringtheIndianMutinytheRegimentofKelat-i-GhilziewasoneofthefewregimentsoftheBengalArmytoremainloyal.Theregimentwassplit intodetachmentsandwasstationedatvariousfrontierfortsandengagedinroundingupdeserters.Theunitsawthemutinyout‘employedasan escorttotheCommanderinChief,LordClyde[formerlySirColinCampbell]duringhistouroftheNorthwestProvinces,OudhandthePunjab, thusshowingthroughallthatcountrysideaBengalRegimentthathadremainedloyal’(HistoryoftheBombayPioneers,byLieutenant-ColonelW. B. P. Tugwell refers).
Indian Mutiny 1857-59, 1 clasp, Relief of Lucknow ((JJoohhnn MMcc..CCaabbee.. 8822nndd.. RReeggtt..)) edge bruising, suspension re-pinned, good fne £180-£220
China1857-60,2clasps,Canton1857,TakuForts1858((GGeeoo..SSuuttpphheenn,,CCaapptt..AAfftteerrgguuaarrdd,,HH..MM..SS..PPeeaarrll))privatelyengraved naming, good very fne
£240-£280
good very fne £240-£280
Approximately 75 ‘Fenian Raid 1866’ clasps awarded to the Brockville Rife Company.
Canada General Service 1866-70, 1 clasp, Fenian Raid 1866 ((PPttee.. PP.. DDwwyyeerr,, BBrroocckkvviillllee RR.. CCoo..)) impressed naming,
CanadaGeneralService1866-70,2clasps,FenianRaid1866,FenianRaid1870((LLtt..CCooll..CCKKiinngg,,BBddeeMMaajjoorr..))ofciallyimpressed naming, good very fne £600-£800
Provenance: Bill and Angela Strong Collection, Dix Noonan Webb, May 2011.
CChhaarrlleessHHeennrryyKKiinnggservedasBrigadeMajorincommandofthe3rdBrigadeDivision,MilitaryDistrict5(Sherbrooke,CoaticookandStanstead,in the Province of Quebec).
Sold with copied research.
Abyssinia 1867 ((RR.. PPllaanntt BBooyy.. 11..CCll.. HH..MM..SS.. NNyymmpphhee)) suspension neatly repaired, good very fne
Approximately 167 Medals awarded to H.M.S. Nymphe
Abyssinia1867((11223388GGuunnrr..JJ..OOnniioonnssGG..BByy..1144::BBddee..RRAA)) suspensionrepairedandnowdetachedfromplanchet,minoredge bruising, very fne £140-£180 330022
Abyssinia1867((11331199CCoorrppll..TT..BBrroowwnn11sstt..BBaattttnn..44tthh..TThheeKK..OO..RR..RReeggtt..)) suspensionrepairedwithadditionalclaw,edge bruising, nearly very fne £160-£200 330033
Abyssinia 1867 ((11225566 MM.. RRyyaann.. HH..MM.. 4455tthh.. RReeggtt..)) edge nicks and minor edge bruise, good very fne
Ashantee 1873-74, no clasp ((AA.. WWooooddffoorrdd,, AA..BB,, HH..MM..SS,, RRaattttlleessnnaakkee,, 7733--7744)) very fne
Sold with copied muster roll extract for H.M.S. Rattlesnake
£200-£240
£200-£240
£160-£200
Ashantee1873-74,1clasp,Coomassie((JJ..LLiissmmoorree,,PPtteeRR..MM..HH..MM..SS..RRaattttlleessnnaakkee,,7733--7744)) tracesofbrooch-mountingtoreverse, suspension claw re-pinned, very fne
South Africa 1877-79, 1 clasp, 1878 ((PPttee.. NNiilllloonniiee.. KKoommgghhaa FFiinnggoo LLeevvyy..)) minor edge bruising, polished, very fne
Approximately 103 medals with clasp 1878 awarded to the Komgha Fingo Levy.
Afghanistan 1878-80, no clasp ((884466.. CCrr.. SSggtt.. FF.. GGuueesstt.. 5599tthh.. FFoooott..)) edge bruising, very fne
£100-£140
£400-£500
£120-£160
Provenance: Dix Noonan Webb, December 2005. FFrraannkkCChhaarrlleessGGuueessttwasbornon25September1847.Heservedintheranksofthe59th(2ndNottinghamshire)RegimentofFootfor15years 56days,seeingserviceintheSecondAfghanWarof1878-80.PromotedQuartermaster(Hon.Lieutenant)intheEastLancashireRegimenton19 November1881,hetransferredtotheShropshireLightInfantryon7January1891,andwaspromotedHon.Captainon19November1891.He retired in 1895 and died at Erdington on 4 December 1896. Sold with copied research.
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Afghanistan 1878-80, 1 clasp, Peiwar Kotal ((885544.. PPttee.. RR.. KKeeoonnaann.. 22//88tthh.. RReeggtt..)) minor edge knock, good very fne
Afghanistan 1878-80, 1 clasp, Ahmed Khel ((33333388.. AAgg.. BBrr.. RR.. MMcc..KKiimm.. 66//1111tthh.. RR..AA..)) good very fne
£180-£220
£140-£180
Afghanistan1878-80,1clasp,Kandahar((JJeemmrr..DDeebbuuGGuurruunngg55tthh..GGoooorrkkhhaaRReeggtt..)) suspensionclawloose,lightcontactmarks, very fne £160-£200
Afghanistan1878-80,2clasps,AliMusjid,Kandahar((22448800,,BB..QQrr..MMrr..SSggtt..JJoohhnnMMoooorree,,1111//99tthh..BBddee..RR..AA..)) lightpittingfromStar, very fne £180-£220 331144
Additionally entitled to a Kabul to Kandahar Star.
Cape of Good Hope General Service 1880-97, 2 clasps, Transkei, Basutoland ((PPttee.. CC.. EE.. PPaarrkk.. NNeessbbiitttt’’ss.. LL.. HHssee..)) extremely fne £600-£800
EgyptandSudan1882-89,datedreverse,1clasp,Tel-El-Kebir((1133778866..GGuunnrr..HH..VVaarrnnaamm..AA//11..BBddee..RR..AA..)) pittingformStar, cleaned, nearly very fne £120-£160 331188
HHeennrryyVVaarrnnaammwasborninNarborough,LeicestershireandattestedfortheRoyalArtilleryatLeicesteron11December1878.Heservedwith themoverseasinSouthAfricafrom10March1881to2March1882;inEgyptfrom3Augustto19October1882;andinIndiafrom22 September 1884 to 9 February 1891. He was discharged on 20 February 1891.
EgyptandSudan1882-89,datedreverse,2clasps,Suakin1885,Tofrek, unofcialrivetsbetweenclasps ((AA..CCoouurrttnneeyy..SShhiippwwtt..HH.. MM..SS.. ““SSeeaahhoorrssee..””)) pitting from star, nearly very fne, scarce £600-£800
Oneofonly13medalswithclaspsSuakin1885andTofrekawardedtoH.M.S. Sphinx,alltomenwhoformedpartoftheNavalBrigadepresentat the action at Tofrek, 22 March 1885.
AAllffrreeddCCoouurrttnneeyywasborninMilton,Hampshire,on18December1859andjoinedtheRoyalNavyasaShipwrighton20August1879.Hejoined H.M.S. Seahorse on20January1881,andservedinherduringtheEgyptiancampaignin1882.AfterfurtherserviceinH.M.Ships Asia,Infexible, Invincible,and Alexandra,hejoinedH.M.S. Sphinx on17February1885,andservedinherintheoperationsatSuakinfromMarchtoMay1885, and as part of the Naval Brigade during the action at Tofrek on 22 March 1885. He was advanced Acting Carpenter on 1 November 1891.
Sold with copied service papers and medal roll extract.
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EEddwwaarrddJJoohhnnCChhaappmmaannwasbornatStokeDamerel,Devon,on17December1847,and frstvolunteeredforcontinuousserviceasaBoySecond Classon26July1862.AdvancedPettyOfcerFirstClasson1April1873,heservedinH.M.S. Orontes from2October1883to12August1884, and was shore pensioned on 31 March 1887.
Sold with copied service papers.
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EgyptandSudan1882-89,undatedreverse,noclasp((22nndd..EEnnggrr..SS..SShheerrrryy..““TTaammaaii””))ofciallyengravednaming, penultimateletter of surname ofcially corrected, good very fne, rare
Anumberofsternpaddle-wheelsteamerswerehiredbytheBritishGovernmentforserviceasrivertransportsontheUpperandLowerNile during1884and1885.WhilstthemajorityoftheirOfcerswereEuropeansitappearsthatonlytheChiefandSecondEngineerswerespecially recommendedtoreceivetheundatedmedal,withoutclasp,inrecognitionoftheirservicesontheUpperNileduringtheperiod30November 1885to11January1886.TheWarOfceMedalRollWO10068pages242-260providesdetailsofthesehiredvessels.Alltheknownawards have engraved details of the recipient, whereas medals to the Royal Navy and Royal Marines for this period are impressed.
SSppiirroo SShheerrrryy served as Second Engineer of the Nile stern-wheel steamer Tamai.
Soldwithcopiedmedalrollextractandaphotographicimageofboththe Tamai ‘wooding’(takingfuelonboard);andoneofhersistersteamer Ambigole embarking a party of Lancashire Fusiliers.
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Egypt and Sudan 1882-89, undated reverse, 1 clasp, Suakin 1885 ((DD.. OO’’HHaarraa,, AA..BB..,, HH..MM..SS.. TTyynnee)) light pitting from Star, very fne
Approximately 125 Suakin 1885 clasps awarded to H.M.S. Tyne
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£140-£180
Egypt and Sudan 1882-89, undated reverse, 1 clasp, Gemaizah 1888 ((336622.. PPttee.. JJ.. TThhoommaass.. 11//WWeellcchh RR..)) good very fne £140-£180
Khedive’s Star, dated 1882, unnamed as issued, good very fne £50-£70
Khedive’s Star, dated 1884-6, unnamed as issued, good very fne £50-£70
East and West Africa 1887-1900, 1 clasp, Benin 1897 ((TT.. HHiicckkmmaann ......,, HH..MM..SS.. PPhhœœbbee..)) rate erased, otherwise very fne £140-£180
EastandWestAfrica1887-1900,1clasp,SierraLeone1898-99((--111177228877PP--OO::11::CCll::MM[sic]..CC..OOaatteess,,HH..MM..SS..BBlloonnddee)) minor edge bruise, nearly extremely fne
£180-£220
NNiicchhoollaassCChhrriissttoopphheerrOOaatteesswasborninFalmouth,Cornwall,on25June1866andjoinedtheRoyalNavyasaBoySecondClasson17 September1881.HeservedinH.M.S. Blonde from1November1895to10August1898,andwasadvancedPettyOfcerFirstClasson6March 1897. He was shore pensioned on 31 July 1904, and joined the Royal Fleet Reserve at Devonport on 12 August of that year. RecalledforWarserviceon2August1914,heservedduringtheGreatWarexclusivelyonshorebasedestablishments,andswasdemobilisedon 21 October 1919.
BritishSouthAfricaCompanyMedal1890-97,reverseRhodesia1896,noclasp((77442277--GGuunnrr..GG..SSmmiitthh--2244//WWeessttnn..DDnn..RR..AA..)) brooch marks to obverse, edge bruising and contact marks, otherwise nearly very fne
£160-£200
Just 8 medals for Rhodesia 1896 issued to this unit.
BritishSouthAfricaCompanyMedal1890-97,reverseRhodesia1896,noclasp((TTrroooopprr..WW..LLeeeess..GGiiff oorrdd’’ssHHoorrssee)) smallscratch to Queen’s cheek, minor edge nicks, otherwise nearly extremely fne
£200-£240
IndiaGeneralService1895-1902,1clasp,ReliefofChitral1895,bronzeissue((775522MMuulleeDDuuff rr..GGuunnddaaSSiinngghh..11sstt..CC..II..HHoorrsseeCC..TT.. DDeepp..)) ‘1st’ of unit ofcially corrected, nearly extremely fne
£70-£90
IndiaGeneralService1895-1902,1clasp,PunjabFrontier1897-98((5555772255SSeerrggtt..YY..LLoorrdd1100tthh..FFdd..BByy..RR..AA..)) minoredgebruising and contact marks, suspension slightly slack, otherwise very fne
Sold with copied service papers and medal roll extracts.
IndiaGeneralService1895-1902,1clasp,PunjabFrontier1897-98((44110011PPttee..HH..BBrroowwnn..22nndd..BBnn..AArrgg::&&SSuutthh’’ddHHiigghhrrss::)) contact marks that has slightly obscured naming, suspension slightly loose, nearly very fne (2)
£80-£100
IndiaGeneralService1895-1902,1clasp,PunjabFrontier1897-98((55334444..PPttee..WW..GGiilliittiillyy..22dd..BBnn..AArrgg::&&SSuutthh’’dd::HHiigghhrrss::)) frst two digits of number ofcially corrected, suspension slack, nearly very fne
IndiaGeneralService1895-1902,1clasp,PunjabFrontier1897-98((44667722PPttee..CC..SStteewwaarrtt22nndd..BBnn..AArrgg::&&SSuutthh’’dd::HHiigghhrrss::)) minor edge bruise, good very fne
CChhaarrlleessHHeennrryyCClleemmeennttsswasbornon7September1861andwascommissionedSecondLieutenantinthe45thRegimentofFootfromthe Militiaon23April1881.Transferringtothe14thRegimentofFooton18May1881,hewaspromotedLieutenantintherenamedWest YorkshireRegimenton1July1881.HetransferredtotheIndianStaf Corpson12May1884,andservedwiththeBurmeseExpeditionfrom1887 to1889,takingpartintheoperationsofthe1stBrigadeunderGeneralEast(MentionedinDespatches LondonGazette 15November1889,and medalwithtwoclasps).PromotedCaptain(AssistantCommissaryGeneral4thClass)on23April1892,hesawfurtherserviceonthePunjab Frontier in 1897 to 1898 (Mentioned in Despatches London Gazette 11 February 1898, and medal with clasp).
Sold with copied research.
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IndiaGeneralService1895-1902(2),1clasp,Waziristan1901-2((990022SSeeppooyyFFaazzaallMMiirrNN::WWaazz::MMiilliittiiaa));2clasps,PunjabFrontier 1897-98,Malakand1897((447744DDrriivveerrFFaakkiirrCChhaannddNNoo..88BBll..MMttnn..BByy..)) suspensionslackonboth,edgebruisingandcontact marks to latter, nearly very fne (2)
£100-£140
IndiaGeneralService1895-1902(2),1clasp,Waziristan1901-2((33778866SSeeppooyyIInnddaarrSSiinngghh2299tthh..PPjjbb..IInnffyy..));3clasps,Punjab Frontier1897-98,Samana1897,ReliefofChitral1895, claspsremountedinthisorder,asusual ((11112211NNaaiikkSSaaiiddaall55tthh..PPjjbb..IInnffyy..)) the last with a couple of minor ofcial corrections; suspension slack on frst, nearly very fne and better (2)
£80-£100
IndiaGeneralService1895-1902,2clasps,PunjabFrontier1897-98,Tirah1897-98((44112255CCoorrppll..WW..SSccaammmmeerrttoonn22dd..BBnn..RRyyll.. IInnnniiss.. FFuuss..)) unit partially ofcially corrected, minor edge bruise, good very fne
£80-£100
£80-£100 334422 xx
IndiaGeneralService1895-1902,2clasps,PunjabFrontier1897-98,Tirah1897-98((44443322PPttee..EE..HHuuttttoonn22dd..BBnn..OOxxffLLtt..IInnffyy..)) nearly very fne
IndiaGeneralService1895-1902,3clasps,PunjabFrontier1897-98,Samana1897,Tirah1897-98((880077DDoooollyybbeeaarreerrNNaannKKoooo CC..TT.. DDeepptttt..)) good very fne
£120-£160
IndiaGeneralService1895-1902,4clasps,PunjabFrontier1897-98,Samana1897,Tirah1897-98,Waziristan1901-2, unofcial rivets between third and fourth clasps ((998877.. HHaavvddrr.. AAnnwwaarr KKhhaann.. 33dd.. SSiikkhh.. IInnffyy..)) edge nicks, very fne
£100-£140
Khedive’sSudan1896-1908,2clasps,TheAtbara,Khartoum((33550011PPttee..HH..TT..GGooooddee11sstt..BBnn..LLiinnccoollnn..RReeggtt..))contemporarily engraved naming, good very fne £160-£200
HHeennrryyTThhoommaassGGooooddeewasborninBurton-on-Trent,Sta fordshire,in1870andattestedfortheLincolnshireRegimentatGranthamon25 January1893,havingpreviouslyservedwiththe2ndVolunteerBattalion,NorthStafordshireRegiment.HeservedwiththeRegimentoverseasin theStraightSettlementsfrom12December1893to18April1895;inMaltafrom19April1895to3February1897;inEgyptandtheSudanfrom 4February1897to7November1898;inIndiafrom9November1898to16February1902;andinSouthAfricafrom17Februaryto6 September 1902 (also entitled to a Queen’s South Africa Medal). He transferred to the Army Reserve on 28 January 1903, and was discharged on 24 January 1909, after 16 years’ service. Sold with copied service papers.
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Queen’sSouthAfrica1899-1902,1clasp,CapeColony((22448800PPttee..JJ..BBeesstt..SSoommeerrsseett::LLtt..IInnffyy..)) contactmarks,edgebruises, naming ofcially corrected, better than good fne £60-£80
JJoohhnnBBeesstt,aLabourerfromBristol,wasbornaround1875.Heattestedintothe3rd(Militia)Battalion,SomersetLightInfantryon21September 1892.TransferringtotheMilitiaReserveon24July1895,hewasrecalledforserviceinSouthAfricaduringtheBoerWar.Dischargedon20 September 1902, he is additionally entitled to a King’s South Africa Medal with the usual two date clasps.
Sold with copied service papers and copied medal roll extracts.
Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 2 clasps, Cape Colony, Rhodesia ((PPttee.. EE.. WW.. GGlloovveerr,, MMeedd.. SSttaaff RR..FF..FF..)) very fne
Sold with copied medal roll extract.
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335511
335522
335533
335544
£240-£280
Queen’sSouthAfrica1899-1902,2clasps,CapeColony,OrangeFreeState((33663355PPttee..EE..OO..WWiilllliiaammss,,2299tthh..CCooyy..99tthh..IImmpp:: YYeeoo::)) minor edge nick, good very fne
Sold with copied service papers and medal roll extract.
Queen’sSouthAfrica1899-1902,2clasps,CapeColony,OrangeFreeState((1155330077PPttee..TT..HHuubbbbaarrdd,,3311sstt..CCooyy..99tthh..IImmppll::YYeeoo::)) good very fne
TT.. HHuubbbbaarrdd served with the 31st (Montgomeryshire) Company, 9th Battalion, Imperial Yeomanry in South Africa during the Boer War.
Queen’sSouthAfrica1899-1902,2clasps,CapeColony,Wittebergen((44557755PPttee..WW..TTaayylloorr..GGrreenn::GGddss..))engravednaming, good very fne £80-£100
Queen’sSouthAfrica1899-1902,2clasps,CapeColony,Wittebergen((66887722PPttee..CC..CCrriicchhttoonn,,11ssttHHiigghhllaannddLLtt,,IInnffyy..)) contact marks, edge digs, nearly very fne £70-£90
Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 2 clasps, Cape Colony, South Africa 1902 ((66991177 PPttee.. GG.. GGuuiinn.. EEsssseexx RReeggtt..)) very fne £70-£90
Queen’sSouthAfrica1899-1902,2clasps,CapeColony,SouthAfrica1902((8833PPttee..AA..GGaasskkiinnAA..SS..CCoorrppss)) slightedgebruise, very fne £60-£80
Queen’sSouthAfrica1899-1902,2clasps,Talana,DefenceofLadysmith((44444466,,PPttee..HH..PP..RReennddllee1188//HHrrss..))engravednaming, very fne £140-£180
Sold with copied medal roll extract.
Queen’sSouthAfrica1899-1902,2clasps,Natal,OrangeFreeState((551199OOrrddllyy::CC..HHFFooxx,,SStt..JJoohhnnAAmmbb::BBddee::)) polishedand worn, better than good fne £70-£90 335566
335577
Queen’sSouthAfrica1899-1902,3clasps,CapeColony,TugelaHeights,ReliefofLadysmith((22332244SSeejjtt..JJ..AAllffoorrdd,,SSoommeerrsseett::LLtt.. IInnff..)) edge bruise, contact marks, very fne £80-£100
Queen’sSouthAfrica1899-1902,3clasps,CapeColony,TugelaHeights,ReliefofLadysmith(3652Pte.W.Dodd,R.Welsh.Fus:) slight edge bruises, very fne
£160-£200
WW..DDooddddattestedintotheRoyalWelshFusiliersandservedinSouthAfricaduringtheBoerWarwiththe1stBattalion.Hewasdangerously woundedon5May1900intheactionatRooidamanddiedofwoundsthefollowingday.HeiscommemoratedontheWelshNationalBoerWar Memorial, Cathays Park, Cardif and on a tablet in the Royal Welsh Fusiliers chapel in St. Giles Church, Wrexham.
Sold with copied research.
Queen’sSouthAfrica1899-1902,3clasps,CapeColony,TugelaHeights,ReliefofLadysmith((22441100PPttee..MM..MMccCClleennaagghhaann,,11ssttRR.. IInnnniiss:: FFuuss::)) slight contact marks, otherwise good very fne
£160-£200
Sold with copied medal roll extract noting that the recipient was invalided to England.
£100-£140 336600
Queen’sSouthAfrica1899-1902,3clasps,CapeColony,Paardeberg,Driefontein((33553388PPttee..HH..SSmmiitthh..22--RR..HHiigghhrrss..)) alater ofcialreplacementwithlaterimpressednaming;King’sSouthAfrica1901-02,2clasps,SouthAfrica1901,SouthAfrica1902 ((33888822 PPttee.. GG.. BBrroouugghhttoonn.. NNoorrffoollkk RReeggtt..)) light contact marks, good very fne (2)
Sold with copied medal roll extract for Smith’s medal annotated ‘Rep. 7/4/56.’
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Queen’sSouthAfrica1899-1902,3clasps,CapeColony,Paardeberg,Transvaal((33551155PPttee..EE..BBuurrtt,,11ssttDDggnn::GGddss::)) contact marks, edge bruise, nearly very fne
JJ..RR..PPrryycceeservedwiththe49th(Montgomeryshire)Company,9thBattalion,ImperialYeomanryinSouthAfricaduringtheBoerWar,anddiedof wounds at Onderste Sprit on 19 August 1900.
Sold with a Montgomeryshire Yeomanry cap badge.
£100-£140 336633
Queen’sSouthAfrica1899-1902,3clasps,CapeColony,Driefontein,SouthAfrica1901, unofcialrivetsbetweensecondand third clasps ((99225522 PPttee.. EE.. TTaayylloorr,, SSccoottss GGddss::)) very fne
£80-£100 336644
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Queen’sSouthAfrica1899-1902,3clasps,CapeColony,Transvaal,Laing’sNek((22447766PPttee..WW..GG..CChhaappmmaann,,KK..RR..RR..CC..)) edge bruising, very fne
Queen’sSouthAfrica1899-1902,3clasps,CapeColony,Transvaal,SouthAfrica1901, unofcial fxingsbetween frstandsecond clasps ((3322662299TTpprr..RR..WWiissee..8899tthh..CCooyy..IImmpp..YYeeoo..)) fttedwithacontemporarytopsilverbroochbar, polishedandworn, therefore fair to fn, the reverse better
£70-£90
RRoobbeerrttWWiisseewasborninBirkenhead,Cheshire,in1880andattestedfortheImperialYeomanryatRuabonon20February1901.Heservedwith the89th(Montgomeryshire)Company,9thBattalion,ImperialYeomanryinSouthAfricaduringtheBoerWar,andwasdischargedon12October 1901, after 255 days’ service.
Sold with copied attestation papers and medal roll extracts.
Queen’sSouthAfrica1899-1902,3clasps,CapeColony,SouthAfrica1901,SouthAfrica1902((3333990000CCoorrppll::JJ..MMcc..GGrraannaahhaann.. 8899tthh.. CCooyy.. IImmpp:: YYeeoo::)) edge nicks, very fne
£100-£140
JJaammeessMMccGGrraannaahhaannwasborninLiverpoolin1880andattestedforthe89th(Montgomeryshire)Company,9thBattalion,ImperialYeomanryat Ruabonon12March1901.HeservedwiththeminSouthAfricaduringtheBoerWar,andwasdischargedathisownrequestatElandsfonteinon 4 July 1902, after 1 year ands 115 days’ service.
Sold with copied service papers and medal roll extracts which shows that the recipient was additionally entitled to the Transvaal clasp.
Queen’sSouthAfrica1899-1902,4clasps,CapeColony,Transvaal,Wittebergen,SouthAfrica1901, unofcialrivetsbetween third and forth clasps ((88335566 PPttee.. JJ.. HH.. MMuurrrraayy,, 4499tthh.. CCooyy.. 99tthh.. IImmppll:: YYeeoo::)) good very fne
£100-£140
JJoohhnnHH..MMuurrrraayyattestedforthe49th(Montgomeryshire)Company,9thBattalion,ImperialYeomanryinLondonon28December1899,declaring previousserviceasaLieutenantinthe4thBattalion,RoyalIrishRegiment,and,beforethataTrooperinthe7thDragoonGuards.Heservedwith theImperialYeomanryinSouthAfricaduringtheBoerWarfrom18March1900to23April1901andwasdischargedon24May1901,after1 year and 150 days’ service.
Sold with copied service papers and medal roll extracts.
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Queen’sSouthAfrica1899-1902,4clasps,CapeColony,Transvaal,SouthAfrica1901,SouthAfrica1902,unofcial fxings between frst and second clasps ((2266994400 CCoorrppll:: WW.. TT.. EEvvaannss.. 8888tthh.. CCooyy.. IImmpp:: YYeeoo::)) edge bruising, polished and worn, good fne
£100-£140
WW.. TT.. EEvvaannss served with the 88th (Welsh Yeomanry) Company, 9th Battalion, Imperial Yeomanry in South Africa during the Boer War.
AAllbbeerrttBBuurrggee,aFarmLabourerfromWestBuckland,Somerset,wasbornaround1872.Heattestedintothe3rd(Militia)Battalion,SomersetLight Infantryon18February1889,andtransferredintothe2ndBattalionon9August1890.Grantedgoodconductpayof2dperdiemin1896,he later served in South Africa during the Boer War, where he died of disease on 7 August 1900.
Sold with copied service papers and copied medal roll extract.
Queen’sSouthAfrica1899-1902,5clasps,CapeColony,OrangeFreeState,Transvaal,SouthAfrica1901,SouthAfrica1902, unofcialrivetsbetweenstateanddateclasps ((11770033SSeerrggeeaanntt..WW..TT..FFiisshh,,SStt..JJoohhnnAAmmbb::BBddee::)) rankunofciallycorrected; togetherwithaTowofBlackpoolBoerWartributefobmedal,silverandenamel,thereverseengraved‘ToSergeantW.T.Fish, St. John Ambulance Brigade (Blackpool Division) South African War 1899-1901’, suspension slightly slack, very fne (2) £100-£140
Queen’sSouthAfrica1899-1902,5clasps,CapeColony,OrangeFreeState,Transvaal,SouthAfrica1901,SouthAfrica1902 ((11559922 CCppll.. JJ.. CC.. IIrrwwiinn.. KKiittcchheenneerr’’ss FF..CC.. [ sic])) saddler park of rank neatly erased and replaced with an attractive scroll, very fne £120-£160 337711
JJoohhnnCCoouurrttnneeyyIIrrwwiinnwasborninBelfast,Ireland,around1873.HelatermovedtoSouthAfricaandattestedintoKitchener’sFightingScoutsfor service during the Boer War. Advanced Saddler Corporal, he later died in Durban, Natal, aged 79, on 30 May 1949.
Sold with copied research.
Queen’sSouthAfrica1899-1902,5clasps,ReliefofKimberley,Paardeberg,Driefontein,Johannesburg,DiamondHill((44554488CCppll..:: BB.. FFaaiirrbbrrootthheerr,, 7766tthh.. BBttyy..,, RR..FF..AA..)) rank ofcially corrected, edge bruise, good very fne £120-£160
Provenance: Dix Noonan Webb, March 2007.
BBeerrttrraammFFaaiirrbbrrootthheerrwasborninTodenham,Gloucestershire.FormerlyemployedasanOmnibusConductor,heattestedforserviceintheRoyal Artilleryon26June1894,aged22years,2months.PromotedtoCorporalinAugust1897,heservedinSouthAfricaduringtheBoerWarwith the 76th Battery from 1 January 1900 to 24 December 1901. He was discharged at the termination of his frst engagement on 25 June 1906. Soldwithcopiedservicepapersandanarticleontheman,medalandunitintheBoerWar-‘AGloucesterMan’sBoerWar’,byGeof Fawcett, published in Medal News, May 2002.
King’sSouthAfrica1901-02,2clasps,SouthAfrica1901,SouthAfrica1902((33226655SSeerrjjtt::GG..SSccoooonn..RRll::DDuubblliinnFFuuss::));togetherwith a renamed King’sSouthAfrica1901-02,2clasps,SouthAfrica1901,SouthAfrica1902((55999900LL..SSggtt..JJ..FFaarrrrooww22nndd..BBnn..GGrreenn GGddss..)) renamed;andan erased King’sSouthAfrica1901-02,2clasps,SouthAfrica1901,SouthAfrica1902, lightcontactmarks, generally nearly very fne (3) £80-£100
St. John Medal for South Africa 1899-1902 ((552244.. PPttee.. JJ.. JJoollllyy.. BBllaacckkppooooll DDiivv..)) good very fne £200-£240
St. John Medal for South Africa 1899-1902 ((9977.. PPttee.. HH.. JJ.. BBoorreerr CCaatteerrhhaamm DDiivv..)) good very fne £240-£280
HH.. JJ.. BBoorreerr died of disease at Bloemfontein on 12 June 1900.
St. John Medal for South Africa 1899-1902 ((550022:: PPttee.. AA.. HHaalleess SShheeff eelldd CCoorrppss..)) nearly very fne £200-£240 337788
China 1900, no clasp, bronze issue ((PPttee SSeerrvvtt.. HHaassssaann KKhhaann 1144tthh.. SSiikkhhss)) small area of erasure before naming, good very fne £160-£200
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Africa General Service 1902-56, 1 clasp, Somaliland 1908-10 ((334400550044 FF.. WW.. GGoosslliinngg,, AArrmm.. MMttee.. HH..MM..SS.. PPhhiilloommeell::)) good very fne £160-£200 338800
FFrreeddeerriicckkWWiilllliiaammGGoosslliinnggwasborninPortsmouthon14August1874andjoinedtheRoyalNavyasArmourer’sCrewon29January1895.He waspromotedArmourer’sMateon1October1902,HeservedinH.M.S. Philomel from27July1909,andwasdischargeddeadon24August 19190, dying in the Military Hospital Colombo from Bright’s disease. Sold with copied record of service.
Tibet1903-04,1clasp,Gyantse((113377DDvvrr..HHaavvddrr..AAiihhaallSSiinngghh3300tthh..MMttnn..BByy..)) suspensionslack,edgebruisingandcontactmarks, nearly very fne £180-£220 338811
Tibet1903-04,1clasp,Gyantse((22557744RRiiff nn..SSuurrbbiirrGGuurruunngg88tthhGGuurrkkhhaaRRii ff eess)) frstletterofnameofciallycorrected,retaining rod bent and suspension slack, overall good fne £300-£400
India General Service 1908-35, 1 clasp, North West Frontier 1908 ((88441133 PPttee.. WW.. GGaarrddnneerr 11sstt.. WW..YY.. RReeggtt..)) nearly very fne £100-£140
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IndiaGeneralService1908-35,1clasp,NorthWestFrontier1908((66776699SSeerrggeeaannttRR..WWaallkkeerr11sstt..BBnn..SSeeaaffoorrtthhHHiigghhllaannddeerrss..)) contact marks, very fne £100-£140
IndiaGeneralService1908-35,1clasp,NorthWestFrontier1908((22778800TTrruummppttrr..MMaahhaannSSiinngghh1199tthh..LLaanncceerrss)) polished,nearly very fne £80-£100
MMaahhaannSSiinngghh,anativeofMahi,Ludhiana,Punjab,heservedwiththe19thLancers(Fane’sHorse)asaDafadarduringtheGreatWaronthe WesternFront,andwasawardedtheIndianDistinguishedServiceMedal.Hediedon8July1917andiscommemoratedontheNeuve-Chapelle Memorial, France.
IndiaGeneralService1908-35,1clasp,AfghanistanN.W.F.1919,withM.I.D.oakleaf((CCaapptt..SS..GG..MM..HHiicckkeeyy,,RR..AA..VV..CCppss..)) good very fne
£200-£240
SSiiddnneeyyGGeeoorrggeeMMiiddddlleettoonnHHiicckkeeyyenteredtheRoyalVeterinaryCollegein1905,aged19,andquali fedasaVeterinarySurgeonon22December 1910.HeservedwiththeRoyalArmyVeterinaryCorpsduringtheThirdAfghanWar,andwasMentionedinDespatches(LondonGazette 3 August 1920). Later Veterinary Director to the Government of the United Provinces, he died on 1 August 1922. Sold with copied research.
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338899
IndiaGeneralService1908-35,1clasp,AfghanistanN.W.F.1919,withM.I.D.oakleaf((SSuubbddrr..HHaarrSS..RRaawwaatt,,33--3399RR..GG..RR..)) edge bruise, good very fne £80-£100
HHaarrRRaawwaattjoinedtheIndiaArmyon1November1905andservedduringtheGreatWarontheWesternFrontfrom13October1914to21 June1915,beingwoundedinaction.HewasadvancedSubedaron12October1918,andsawfurtherserviceduringtheThirdAfghanWar,being Mentioned in Despatches (London Gazette 3 August 1920). He transferred to the Non-Efective List on 1 November 1928.
IndiaGeneralService1908-35(5),1clasp(4),AfghanistanN.W.F.1919(2)((44446644LL--NNkk..RRaakkhhaaSSiinngghh,,RR..FF..AA..;;33119955SSeeppooyyJJaaii SSiinngghh,,11//7766//PPjjbbss..));Waziristan1919-21((11991100DDvvrr..SSoohhaannRRaamm,,4488MM..MM..));Waziristan1921-24((2266HHaavvrr..NNaannooSSiinngghh,,11--22..PPjjbb.. RR..)); 2 clasps ((22338877 SSeepp.. FFaakkiirr KKhhaann,, 11--6666 PPjjbbss..)) edge bruising and contact marks, generally nearly very fne (5) £100-£140
IndiaGeneralService1908-35(5),1clasp(2),AfghanistanN.W.F.1919((11JJeemmddrr..KKaarriimmDDiinn,,3311MMuulleeCCppss..));Malabar1921-22 ((33554422RRffmmnn..DDeewwaannSSiinnggAAsswwaall,,11--1188RR..GGaarrhhRR ff ss..));Mohmand1933((22771122NNkk..DDhhaarraammCChhaanndd,,33--1144PPuunnjjaabbRR..));2clasps, NorthWestFrontier1930-31,Mohmand1933((TTBB4444773366LL--NNkk..AAbbdduullllaahhKKhhaann,,2211DD..TT..TT..CCooyy..));3clasps,NorthWest Frontier1930-31,Mohmand1933,NorthWestFrontier1935((88883311SSeepp..KKaarrttaarrSSiinngghh,,55--1122FF..FF..RR..)) minoredgebruising,nearly very fne and better (5) £120-£160
IndiaGeneralService1908-35,1clasp(2),AfghanistanN.W.F.1919((115522SSuurr..MMaahhmmaaSSiinngghh,,7722//HH..CCaammeellCCoorrppss..));Waziristan 1921-24((119933SSeepp..MMoohhdd..BBaakkhhsshh,,22--22PPjjbb..RR..));IndiaGeneralService1936-39,2clasps,NorthWestFrontier1936-37,North WestFrontier1937-39((88999966SSeeppooyyTTaawwiizzGGuull,,SS..WW..SSccoouuttss..));IndianIndependenceMedal1947((8866113300RRffnn..DDiilllleeGGuurruunngg,,11--88 GG..RR..)) edge bruising to last, nearly very fne and better (4) £80-£100 339900
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IndiaGeneralService1908-35,1clasp(2),Waziristan1919-21((223300009977GGnnrr..JJ..FFiiff eelldd,,RR..GG..AA..));NorthWestFrontier1930-31 ((66000066007744 PPttee.. FF.. HHeeddggeess.. EEsssseexx RR..)) minor edge bruising to frst, good very fne and better (2) £100-£140
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IndiaGeneralService1908-35,1clasp,Malabar1921-22((55771199554466PPttee..RR..HHuuxxtteerr,,DDoorrsseett..RR..)) minorofcialcorrectionto surname, nearly very fne
£60-£80
RReeggiinnaallddHHuuxxtteerrattestedfortheDorsetshireRegimentatDorchesteron29August1919.Heservedwiththe2ndBattalion’sRegimental TransportinIndiafrom11Februaryto22December1921,andsubsequentlyinEgyptfrom1January1922to4January1924.Hetransferredto the Reserve on 28 August 1926.
Soldwiththerecipient’soriginalCertifcateofServiceRedBook;copiedmedalrollextracts;andaquantityoforiginalpostcardphotographs featuring the recipient.
IndiaGeneralService1908-35,1clasp,Burma1930-32(2)((77220044SSeepp..JJaannaassKKhhaann,,22--1155PPuunnjjaabbRR..;;77881177SSeepp..FFaaqqiirrGGuull,,22--1155 PPuunnjjaabb RR..)) very fne (2)
£60-£80
Soldwithcopiedresearchrelatingtotheactionsofthe2/15thPunjabRegimentinBurma,duringwhichaminorincidentwascausedowingtothe Punjabis penchant for cutting of the heads of dead rebels for identifcation purposes.
1914-15Star((1155668811PPttee..DD..AArrkklleeyy..CC..GGddss::));BritishWarMedal1914-20(4)((8800221166AA--CCppll..AA..CCooxx..RR..AA..;;5544006600SSjjtt..CC..BB.. BBooootthh..DDuurrhh..LL..II..;;TT11--11883344DDvvrr..WW..JJoonneess..AA..SS..CC..;;221133335522PPttee..FF..AAddddyy..1133--CCaann..IInnff..));VictoryMedal1914-19(3)((6600227744GGnnrr.. EE.. JJ.. BBaakkeerr.. RR..AA..;; 1155115566 PPttee.. HH.. EEddwwaarrddss.. CC.. GGddss..;; 226677662233 PPttee.. PP.. BBeellll.. DDeevvoonn.. RR..)) generally very fne and better (8) £100-£140
DDaavviiddAArrkklleeyyattestedfortheColdstreamGuardson8March1915andservedwiththemduringtheGreatWarontheWesternFrontfrom21 November 1915.
AArrtthhuurrCCooxxwasborninDerbyandattestedfortheRoyalFieldArtilleryatNottinghamon11August1914.Heservedwith‘B’Battery,113th BrigadeduringtheGreatWarontheWesternFrontfrom24September1915,anddiedofwoundson18December1917.Heisburiedin Lijssenthoek Military Cemetery, Belgium.
Sold with copied research.
1914-15Star((11115588PPttee..MM..RR..WW..WWiilllliiaammss..RR..WW..FFuuss::));togetherwithaSilverWarBadge((223333559966));andaMontgomeryshire Imperial Yeomanry South African Campaign 1901 Tribute Medallion, 38mm, bronze, unnamed (Ref. Hibbard D.2.) very fne (3) £70-£90
MMaauurriicceeRRiicchhaarrddWWiilllliiaammsswasborninKnockin,Shropshire,around1892.HeattestedintotheRoyalWelshFusiliersforserviceduringtheGreat WarandservedatGallipoliwiththe7thBattalionfrom8August1915.Hewaskilledinactionthreedayslateron10August1915;hehasno known grave and is commemorated on the Helles Memorial, Turkey.
HHeennrryyEEvvaannssattestedintotheArmyServiceCorpson28November1915forserviceduringtheGreatWarandservedontheWesternFront withtheRemountDepartmentfrom20December1915.Hewasdischargedasaconsequenceofsicknesson4March1917andawardedaSilver War Badge, No. 233,596.
Sold with copied Medal Index Cards, copied medal roll extracts and copied research.
1914-15Star((TT44--008833001111..DDvvrr..TT..TT..WWhhiittee..AA..SS..CC..));BritishWarMedal1914-20(2)((CCaapptt..HH..HH..BB..AAbbbbootttt..;;SS--1155553311PPttee..DD.. BBeeaattoonn..CCaammeerroonnss..));MercantileMarineWarMedal1914-18((JJaammeessLL..NNeeiillaannddss));VictoryMedal1914-19(4)((1199116622PPttee..CC.. MMiilllleerr..SS..LLaann..RR..;;1144117733PPttee..JJ..KKeerrnneerr..RR..BBeerrkkss..RR..;;1155117700PPttee..RR..GG..HHaarrrriissNN..ZZ..EE..FF..;;114411SSwwpprr..RReennlluu..11BBnn..QQ..VV..OO..CCppss..ooff GGuuiiddeess..)) suspensionringmissingfromlast,andthiswithheavyedgebruising;togetherwitha renamed VictoryMedal1914-19 ((CCaapptt.. HH.. HH.. BB.. AAbbbbootttt..)) generally very fne (9) £100-£140 339977 xx
WWiilllliiaammHHaammiillttoonnwasbornatGreenwichon26November1870andenlistedintheRoyalMarineson15January1889.Heservedduringthe Great War with HQ (Eastney), and died of wounds on 30 August 1915. He is buried in Portsmouth (Highland Road) Cemetery. SSyyddnneeyyBBaatteemmaannattestedfortheMachineGinCorpson14June1915andsservedwiththemduringtheGreatWarontheWesternFrontfrom 17 March 1917. He was discharged on 13 September 1918, and was awarded a Silver War Badge no. 34023. Sold with copied research.
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BritishWarMedal1914-20((8822774411..AA..MM..EE..FFlleettcchheerr..RR..AA..FF..));VictoryMedal1914-19(2)((2299443377..11..AA..MM..JJ..CC..SSiimmmmoonnddss..RR..AA..FF..;; 225522008899..33..AA..MM..EE..GG..GGoouugghh..RR..AA..FF..));GeneralService1918-62,1clasp,ArabianPeninsula((44119911776611LL..AA..CC..HH..AA..BBaappttiisstt..RR..AA..FF..)) edge nick to last, good very fne (4)
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BritishWarMedal1914-20((226677NNkk..HHuussaaiinn,,SSiiss..LLeevvyyCCppss..)) fttedwithareplacementsuspension,otherwisevery fneandrare to unit £60-£80
HHuussaaiinn served during the Great War with the Sistan Levy Corps.
British War Medal 1914-20, bronze issue ((NN.. 2222115599.. CChhiinneessee LL..CC..)) nearly very fne
VictoryMedal1914-19(219665Cpl.A.A.Humphrey.50-Can.Inf.);MemorialPlaque(AwltonAustinHumphrey)inoriginalcard envelope, very fne (2) £60-£80
AAwwllttoonnAAuussttiinnHHuummpphhrreeyywasborninAdolphustown,Ontario,on18May1896andattestedfortheCanadianOverseasExpeditionaryForceon 16October1915.Postedinitiallytothe80thBattalion,CanadianInfantry,hewaspromotedCorporalon5June1916andservedwiththe50th Battalion during the Great War on the Western Front from 11 August 1916. He was killed in action on 17 October 1916; he has no known grave and is commemorated on the Vimy Memorial, France.
Sold with a Hastings and Prince Edward Regiment cap badge and a pair of metal shoulder titles.
NavalGeneralService1915-62,1clasp,PersianGulf1909-1914((KK..1111449977..FF..JJ..HHaarrddiinngg,,SSttoo..11CCll,,HH..MM..SS..AAlleerrtt..)) polished,pitting from Star, nearly very fne
£80-£100
Naval General Service 1915-62, 1 clasp, Near East ((PP//JJ.. 993388338899 AA.. MM.. HHeerroonn.. OOrrdd.. TTeell.. RR..NN..)) good very fne £60-£80
GeneralService1918-62(2),1clasp,Kurdistan((1155116677DDvvrr..AAmmaaddaannAAttnnaaiieell..11--LLeevvyyPP..BByy..));2clasps,Kurdistan,Iraq((22888877SSpprr.. CChhaannaannSSiinngghh..BBeennggaallSS..&&MM..));IndiaGeneralService1936-39,1clasp,NorthWestFrontier1936-37((552255SSeeppooyyFFeerroozzeeKKhhaann,, 11 RRdd.. CCoonnssttnn.. BBnn..)) suspension loose on frst, edge nicks, very fne and better (3)
£80-£100
General Service 1918-62, 1 clasp, Kurdistan ((5555444433 PPttee.. GGeerreerrggiiss SShhlleemmaann.. AAssssyyrriiaann BBnn..)) nearly very fne, scarce to unit
£120-£160 440077
Approximately 134 General Service Medals awarded to the Assyrian Battalion.
General Service 1918-62, 1 clasp, Iraq ((CCaapptt.. HH.. EE.. CCaauunntteerr..)) good very fne
£100-£140
HHaarrrryyEEddmmuunnddCCaauunntteerrwasbornon21July1898andwascommissionedSecondLieutenantontheUnattachedListon30January1917, transferringtotheIndianArmyinthefollowingmonth.EmployedasanActingCaptainfromJuly1917toApril1918,hewaspromotedto Lieutenant in January 1918 and Captain in January 1921.
Sold with copied research.
General Service 1918-62, 1 clasp, Iraq ((GG.. IIrrvviinnee..)) nearly extremely fne
JJoohhnnSSwwiinnbbuurrnneeBBuutttteerr ff eellddservedasPersonalAssistanttotheGeneralO fcerCommanding,Singapore,from1949to1952,andforhis outstanding service and devotion to duty was awarded a Commander-in-Chief’s Testimonial on 27 November 1952. Sold with various Testimonials from his time in Singapore, all of which are efusive in their praise.
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GeneralService1918-62,1clasp,Malaya,G.VI.R.(3)((2222770033669977PPttee..RR..AA..CChhaalllleennggeerr..SSoomm..LL..II..;;2222550044551144PPttee..DD..GGrriiff tthhss.. SSoomm.. LL..II..;; 2222772211665566 PPttee.. GG.. PPaarr ff tttt.. SSoomm.. LL..II..)) edge bruises and naming partially double-struck on frst, generally very fne) (3) £80-£100
Sold with copied medal roll extract for the award to Grifths.
GeneralService1918-62,1clasp,Malaya,G.VI.R.((SSiisstteerrGG..TThhoommaass..QQ..AA..RR..AA..NN..CC..)) minorofcialcorrectionstobothrankand unit, very fne £60-£80
Provenance: Dix Noonan Webb, July 2010.
GeneralService1918-62,1clasp,Malaya,G.VI.R.((FFgg..OOff ..GG..AA..IIrroonnssiiddee..RR..AA..FF))mountedfordisplayoncard,withnamedcard box of issue, nearly extremely fne £100-£140
GGeeoorrggeeAAlleexxaannddeerrIIrroonnssiiddeejoinedtheRoyalAirForceasaCadetPilotwithe fectfrom14November1951.Hewas fyingMosquitoRF955of 204 A.F.S., when the following occurred on 8 February 1952, near Sparkford, Somerset: ‘Thestarboardenginefailedandthepropellerwasfeathered.Whentheportenginethrottlewasopened,thisdidnotdelivertheexpectedpower andcrew;PilotOfcerG.A.IronsideandPilotOfcerC.G.Wilkinsonabandonedaircraftsuccessfully.’(LastTake-Of -ARecordofR.A.F. Aircraft Losses 1950-53 by C. Cummings refers)
IronsideadvancedtoFlyingOfcerinNovember1952,andhismedalboxofissueisendorsedwiththenumber‘52’ontheside.Thelatter possiblyindicatesthatheservedwith52SquadronatChangiduringoperationsinMalaya.Ironside’scareerwasshort-lived,withthe London Gazette of 3 March 1953 recording his rank as reverting to Pilot Ofcer and his Commission being terminated with efect from 3 February 1953. Sold with copied research.
GeneralService1918-62,1clasp,Malaya,E.II.R.(2)((33338855449999SSggtt..VV..HHaallll..SSoomm..LL..II..;;2222999900660066PPttee..EE..GG..PPaarrkkeerr..SSoomm..LL..II..)) contact marks, very fne (2) £70-£90 441166
SoldwithcopiedmedalrollextractforHallandafurthercopiedcasualtylistconfrmingthathewaswoundedduringtheSecondWar,in Madagascar, whilst serving as a Private with the East Lancashire Regiment.
General Service 1918-62, 1 clasp, Malaya, E.II.R. ((LLtt.. WW.. WW.. BBaaiirrdd.. RR..AA..MM..CC..)) extremely f
WWiilllliiaammWWaallkkeerrBBaaiirrddwasborninGlasgowon16December1930andgraduatedMBChBfromGlasgowin1955.Hewascommissioned Lieutenant in the Royal Army Medical Corps on 8 April 1957. He died on 16 April 2005. Sold with copied research.
General Service 1918-62, 1 clasp, Malaya, E.II.R. (Fg. Of. G. E. Sykes. R.A.F.) very fne
£280-£340
GGoorrddoonnEErriiccSSyykkeesswasborninAugust1930,andjoinedtheRoyalAirForceasaCadetPilotinJuly1949.HewasappointedPilotO fcerin August1951,andadvancedtoFlyingOfcerinAugustofthefollowingyear.Sykesservedwith60Squadron(Vampires)atR.A.F.Tengahduring the Malayan Emergency. The Squadron were tasked with carrying out attacks on guerilla camps, and reconnaissance over the jungle. Sykeswas fyingVampireFB9WL556whenhecrashedontheapproachtoTengah,afterreturningfromoperations,22August1952.Flying OfcerwasrushedtoSingaporeMilitaryHospital,butdiedshortlyafterarrival.Hedied3daysafterhispromotion,and4daysbeforehis22nd birthday.HeisburiedinKranjiMilitaryCemetery,Singapore,andcommemoratedontheArmedForcesMemorialRollofHonour.Hiswidowwas residing at 6 Chatham Avenue, St. Anne’s on Sea, Lancashire at the time.
GeneralService1918-62,2clasps,Iraq,N.W.Persia((2277880033PPttee..RR..FF..MMccMMeeeekkaann..RR..IIrr..FFuuss..)) suspensionneatlyre-afxed,edge bruising, nearly very fne
£80-£100
GeneralService1918-62,2clasps,Cyprus,NearEast((FFgg..OOff ..GG..HH..EE..AAllllaann..RR..AA..FF..))mountedfordisplayoncard,withnamed card box of issue, good very fne £200-£300
GGeeoorrggeeHHeennrryyEErrnneessttAAllllaannwasborninDover,KentinJune1930.HeenlistedintheRoyalAirForceinAugust1951,appliedforaircrewservice, andwascommissionedOfcerCadetPilotinOctober1952.Allanqualifedasapilotoffastjetaircraft,andadvancedtoPilotOfcerinJanuary 1954andtoFlyingOfcerinJanuarythefollowingyear.Hewaspostedto249Squadron(Venoms)inAmman,JordaninApril1955.Allan returnedtotheUKtoconverttoHunteraircraftatNo.229O.C.U,inJanuary1956.Hewaspostedto34Squadron(HunterF.5’s)atTangmere in April of the same year.
WithtensionbuildingupovertheSuezCrisis,theTangmereHunterWing(34and1Squadrons)waspostedtoCyprusinordertoprovideair defenceoftheisland,August1956.Thewingwaslatertaskedwithproviding fghtercoverfortheparatrooptransportaircrewtopreventany EgyptianAirForceintervention.ThedroponGamilairfeldtookplace,5November1956,andwhileValletasandHastingswereinthetargetarea theywerecoveredbyrelaysofHuntersfrombothsquadrons.PilotssuchasAllanhadaringsideseatforalloftheaction,buttheanticipated reactionfromEgyptianMiGsnevermaterialised.TheWingconducted fghtersweepsovertheNileDeltabeforereturningtotheairdefenceof the Cyprus bases.
34SquadronreturnedtotheUKattheendofDecember1956,andAllanremainedwiththesquadronuntilitwasdisbandedthefollowingmonth. HetransferredtotheSecretarialBranchinSeptember1960,andadvancedtoFlightLieutenantinAugust1961.Allandiedofillnesswhilst stationed at R.A.F. Cottesmore in January 1969, and was cremated at Peterborough Crematorium. Sold with copied research.
India General Service 1936-39, 1 clasp, North West Frontier 1937-39 ((55882266999977 PPttee.. JJ.. HHoowweess.. SSuuff .. RR..)) nearly extremely fne £80-£100
1939-45Star(4);AtlanticStar,1clasp,AirCrewEurope;AfricaStar;FranceandGermanyStar;DefenceMedal(4),onea Canadian issue in silver; War Medal 1939-45 (6), one a Canadian issue in silver, nearly extremely fne (17) £100-£140
Air Crew Europe Star, 1 clasp, France and Germany, unnamed as issued, nearly extremely fne
GG..LL..WWhhiitteeservedwiththe1stBattalion,GloucestershireRegimentduringtheKoreanWar,andwascapturedandtakenPrisonerofWaratthe Battle of Imjin River, 22-25 April 1951. Posted Missing on 4 May 1951, he was confrmed as a Prisoner on 13 October 1951.
GeneralService1962-2007,1clasp,SouthArabia(2)((2222999944885599SS..SSggtt..WW..HH..SSwwaallllooww..SSCCLLII..;;2233995500119900PPttee..CC..JJ..AAssttoonn.. SSCCLLII..)) test marks to frst, good very fne (2)
Sold with copied medal roll extracts.
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GeneralService1962-2007,1clasp,SouthArabia(2)((2233992244003366LL//CCppll..NN..AAuuttyy..SSCCLLII;;2233997777881155PPttee..TT..JJ..LLoonnggnneeyy..SSCCLLII..)) good very fne (2)
NN..AAuuttyyservedwiththeSomersetandCornwallLightInfantryinAdenfrom8April1966to10September1966andismentionedinthe regimental gazette as having been wounded by a grenade whilst serving with A Company. Sold with copied medal roll extracts.
General Service 1962-2007, 1 clasp, South Arabia ((SSqqnn.. LLddrr.. RR.. BB.. WWaallkkeerr.. RR..AA..FF..)) in named card box of issue, extremely fne £120-£160
RRoobbeerrttBBeennjjaammiinnWWaallkkeerrwasborninHendon,Middlesex,on17December1913andwascommissionedFlyingO fcerintheCateringBranch, RoyalAirForce,on11February1957(withseniorityof1December1953).HewaspromotedSquadronLeaderon1January1966,andretired on 20 September 1969. He died in Colchester on 21 September 1997. Sold with copied research.
General Service 1962-2007, 1 clasp, Northern Ireland ((WW//444477664488 PPttee.. AA.. FF.. TTaatteessoonn WWRRAACC..)) extremely fne £80-£100 443300
Provenance: Dix Noonan Webb, July 2010.
General Service 1962-2007, 1 clasp, Lebanon ((AAEEMM((WWLL))11 JJ CC HHeewwlleetttt DD11888822664400 RRNN)) extremely fne £1,000-£1,400
JJoonnaatthhaannCChhaarrlleessHHeewwlleettttwasborninTaunton,Somerset,on23October1963andjoinedtheRoyalNavyasaJMEM2on20October1980.He servedinLebanonfromDecember1983toMarch1984;therecipient’sownaccount(includedwiththelot)states:‘I fewoutofBrizeNortonin earlyDecember[1983]toR.A.F.AccratriinCyprus.WealljoinedH.M.S. Fearless andtherestof846Squadrondetachments,whichconsistedof 3MIVSeaKings.Ivolunteeredforlocalaircrewtoassistthepermanentaircrew...AfterthetrainingI fewquiteafewsortiesinandoutofBeirut togivethelandforcesomeRandRandre-supplythem.Themainworkwedidthoughwasevacuateallthetroopsandtheirkit[inlateFebruary andearlyMarch1984]withhelpfromanR.A.F.ChinookontotheR.F.A. Reliant,whichhadtakenoverfromH.M.S. Fearless,andfromthereback toCyprus.Onceallthetroopsandkithadbeenremoved,wethenhadtoevacuatetheBritishpassportholdingcivilianswhorequestedtogo.We were given a 400 metre corridor to and from Reliant in which to fy of all the civilians.’
Hewlett was discharged at his own request on 22 September 1988 in the rate of AEM(WL)1. Soldwithaphotocopyoftherecipient’sRoyalNavyCertifcateofService;photocopiedCertifcateofDischarge;aphotocopiedCityandGuilds Certifcate for welding, dated May 1988; and a hand-written account of his service in Lebanon.
GeneralService1962-2007,2clasps,SouthArabia,NorthernIreland((2233886699998844PPttee..JJ..WW..SShhaayylleerr..SSoomm..LL..II..)),mountedforwear, unofcial retaining rod between clasps, very fne £100-£140
South Atlantic 1982, with rosette ((AAEEMM((MM))11 SS MM RRoobbeerrttss DD117722667711UU 884466 SSqqddnn)) extremely fne
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No.846NavalAirSquadronwasaSeaKingIVHelicopterunitwhichoperatedfromthecarriersH.M.S. Hermes and Intrepid duringtheSouth Atlantic campaign in support of Operation Corporate
SoldwithaJuniorInfantryBattalionGeneralMountaineeringCourseCertifcate,namedto‘L.W.Jackson’,dated20May1988;aRoyalEngineers ParachuteAssociationCertifcatenamedto‘L.W.Jackson’forhavingcompletedthe‘B.P.A.GroundTrainingandaStaticLineParachuteDescent atHeadcornAirfeld’on13July1988;anArmyJobDescriptionForm,namedto‘LeeWayneJackson’,dated30September1992;acloth‘Desert Rats’ badge; and over 30 colour photographs regarding the recipient’s service in Kuwait/Iraq.
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Imperial Service Medal, G.V.R., Star issue ((GGeeoorrggee SShheeaa..)) nearly extremely fne
ImperialServiceMedal,G.V.R.,Circularissue,1st‘coinagehead’issue(2)((RRoobbeerrttSSaammuueellDDuurrrraanntt..;;CChhaarrlleessCChhiillddss..));Coronation 1937((NNoo..22550077RRffnn..CChhaannddaarrSS..BBiisshhtt11RR..GGaarrhh..RRiiff..))privatelyengravednaming;Jubilee2002,unnamedasissued,innamed cardboxofissuenamedto‘SqnLdrLPBall,RAF’;SpecialConstabularyLongServiceMedal(4),G.V.R.,2ndissue((HHoorraacceeWW.. BBaayylliissss..));G.VI.R.,1stissue(3)((HHaarroollddDD..GGaarrddnneerr;;HHaarroollddDD..GGaarrddiinneerr;;JJoohhnnWW..HHuunntteerr))lastin‘Roxburghshire’namedcard boxofissue;VoluntaryMedicalServiceMedal((AA..CChhaarrtteerrss..));CCaannaaddaa,OntarioProvincialPoliceLongServiceandGoodConduct medal ((33114411 CC.. AA.. CChhuurrlleeyy)) generally very fne and better (10)
£100-£140
Coronation 1902, silver; Coronation 1937, both unnamed as issued, extremely fne (2)
£80-£100
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IndianArmyMeritoriousServiceMedal,G.V.R.,1stissue(3)((22330055AAccttgg..LLcceeDDffddrrDDoossttMMuuhhaammmmaaddKKhhaann1155tthh..LLccrrss..;;44440011 NNaaiikkAAttttaarrSSiinngghh,,11//2233//SSiikkhhPPiioonneeeerrss..;;22667766HHaavvddrr..KKaarrttaarrSSiinngghh..3344tthh..PPiioonneeeerrss..));E fciencyMedal,G.VI.R.(2),1stissue, Territorial((33776677887799DDvvrr..HH..HH..RRiilleeyy..RR..EE..))innamedcardboxofissue;2ndissue,Territorial((44007777559999RRffmm..JJ..HH..HHaannnnaamm..RR..BB..)) good very fne and better (5)
Royal Navy L.S. & G.C., V.R., narrow suspension ((CC.. HH.. SS.. SSttaapplleettoonn.. QQrr.. MMrr.. HH..MM..SS.. WWaarrrriioorr)) impressed naming, good very fne £120-£160
CChhaarrlleessHHeennrryySSppaarrkkssSSttaapplleettoonnwasborninSandgate,Kent,on21April1851andjoinedtheRoyalNavyon21September1869.Advanced PettyOfcerFirstClasson2June1877,heservedinH.M.S. Warrior from12September1878to31May1880,andwasawardedhisLong ServiceandGoodConductMedalon30April1879.PostedtotheRoyalYachtH.M.Y. Osborne on11November1880,hewaspensionedon20 March1894,butwaspermittedtocontinuetoservein Osborne foruptoanadditionaltwoyearsasapensioner, fnallybeingshoredischarged on 11 April 1895.
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RoyalNavyL.S.&G.C.,V.R.,narrowsuspension((GGeeoo..FFrreenncchh..SStteewwdd..HH..MM..YY..VViiccttoorriiaa&&AAllbbeerrtt))impressednaming, betterthan very fne £160-£200
GGeeoorrggeeFFrreenncchhwasborninLondonon2September1817andjoinedtheRoyalNavyasaBoy2ndClasson12October1832.Advanced OrdinarySeamanaboard Carysfort andShip’sCookaboardtheRoyalYacht Victoria&Albert 4May1848,hetransferredasShip’sOfcer Stewardto Blenheim beforereturningtothe Victoria&Albert asaSteward1stClassPettyOfceron30December1853.Frenchservedaboard the Royal Yacht for 25 years before taking his discharge on 30 September 1878, his character and conduct noted as ‘exemplary’. Sold with copied service record.
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RoyalNavyL.S.&G.C.(2),G.V.R.,3rdissue,coinagehead((KK..6633002255DD..CC..HHoocckklleeyy..CChh..SSttoo..HH..MM..SS..GGlloorriioouuss..)) minorofcial correctiontoship;G.VI.R.,2ndissue((CChh..XX..11111188JJ..UUnnwwiinn..CCrr..SSggtt..RR..MM..)) contactmarksandedgebruisingto frst,thisvery fne; the second nearly extremely fne (2) £80-£100
Efciency Decoration, G.VI.R., 2nd issue, Territorial, reverse ofcially dated 1950, with integral top riband bar, extremely fne £70-£90
LiverpoolShipwreckandHumaneSociety,MarineMedal,2ndtypeovalmedalwith‘LiverBird’suspension,reverseinscribed‘‘JJoohhnn PPaarrkkAA..BB..,,SS..SS..BBaattaavviiaa,,1166DDeecc..11887722’’,additionallyinscribedontheedge,‘‘FFoorrggrreeaattccoouurraaggee&&hhuummaanniittyyiinnggooiinnggiinntthheebbooaattiinn aa hheeaavvyy ggaallee && rreessccuuiinngg 99 ooff tthhee ccrreeww ooff tthhee CChhaarrlleess WWaarrdd aabbaannddoonneedd 2200.. NNoovv.. 11887722’’, edge bruises, otherwise good very fne £400-£500
The Liverpool Shipwreck and Humane Society records state: ‘Foramostgallantandseaman-likerescueofninesurvivorsofthecrewofthe“CharlesWard”whichwasdismastedandabouttobetornto piecesbythefearfulviolenceofthewindsandwavesintheAtlanticonthe20thNovember1872.Theweatherwassobadthattheycouldnot hoist up the lifeboat after the rescue and it had to be abandoned.’
JJoohhnnPPaarrkkwasservingasAbleSeamanaboardtheCunardlinerS.S. Batavia onherlastvoyagetoBostonwhenshewasalertedtotheplightofthe Charles Ward, of Newcastle, which was foundering a mid-Atlantic gale. The Liverpool Albion of 14 December 1872 describes the scene: ‘At4p.m.adismastedvesselwassighted.Afurioussquallhadjustbrokenuponus,andtheseawasrunningmountainshigh,tousethepopular expression.Nevertheless,Capt.Morelandimmediatelyboreuptothewreck,whichwasmakingsignalsofdistress,orderedoutalifeboatand calledoutforvolunteers.Toalandsmanitseemedlikedeliberatesuicidetogooutinsuchastorm,butourthirdandfourthofcersandeight menansweredthecallwithapromptnessthatcompelledacheer.Thewreck,abarque,wasinapitifulcondition.Hermain-mastwasnaked;her mizzen-mastandherbowspritweregone,andherforemastwasbutastumpwreathedandcumberedwitharuinofsailsandcordage...Wecould see nine men clinging to the main rigging.’
Therescuewasefectedoveranhour,onemanatatime,usingalineandbuoyintreacherousseas.Onceaboardthe Batavia itwasnoted:‘They hadbeeninthemainriggingsomethirty-onehours,withoutfoodorwater,andweresofrozenandexhaustedthattheycouldhardlyspeakand themindsofseveralwerewandering’.The CharlesWard sankthefollowingmorning;fortheirbravery,thecrewofthelifeboatreceivedsilver medals and Captain Moreland was recognised with the award of the gold medal.
SocietyfortheProtectionofLifefromFire,5thtype,bronze ((PPiioonneeeerrBBiirrcchh,,HHaassttiinnggss,,1144--99--2288)) fttedwithsilverstraightbar suspension, good very fne, the rank scarce £240-£280 444488
Provenance: Dix Noonan Webb, July 2011.
Anextractfromthe St.LeonardsObserver of15September1928reported:‘ASt.Leonards fremanandtwoHastingspoliceofcers fguredin thedramaticrescueofaladyof80fromaburningbasementroombeneathashopatQueen’sRoad,lastevening.FiremanGeorgeBirch,ofNo.3 sectionoftheBrigade,actuallyefectedtherescueafterseveralgallantefortshadfailed.Police-Sergt.Barnes,inattemptingtorescuetheoldlady wasovercomebysmoke.Fortunatelyhehadacomradeathiselbow,P.C.Goodsell,whodraggedhimtotheopenair,whereherevivedatonce, and immediately plunged into the smoke again to search for the lady. The fre was in a basement kitchen below a fancy goods shop.
MeanwhileMrGeorgeBirch,of56GensingRoad,andMrStanleySims,bothmembersofNo.3sectionoftheFireBrigade,whowerepassing,had noticedthesmoke,andhadplungedintothebuilding.Theyjoinedinthesearch.Withtowelsovertheirmouthsandnoses,thefourmengroped theirwayfromroomtoroom.Thesmokewassodensethatitwasimpossibleforthemtotelljustwheretheactual frewaslocated.Threetimes thesearchersweredrivenback,buttheyreturneddoggedlytothetask.EventuallyMrBirchsawtheoldladyattheothersideofamassof fame. Shewasstaggeringfromthescullerytothekitchen,carryingabucketofwater!Adraughtofairfromabrokenfanlight,whichwasdrivingthe smoketowardsthemen,hadkeptitfromafectingherseriously.Theroomwaswellalightandblazing fercely.BirchcloselyfollowedbySergeant Barnes,forcedhiswaythroughtheblaze,andseizingtheoldladyhandedhertotothesergeant,whoassistedhertosafety.Therescuedwomanis MrsCharlotteWard.“WhatIdidwasnothingverymuch.”saidMrBirchmodestlywheninterviewedbyan“Observer”reporter.“Thesmokewas theworstpartofit-itwasverydenseandchoking.WhenIsawtheoldladyshewasstandingattheothersideofthe fre,andIjustwenttoher and handed her to the sergeant, who got her up the stairs”.’
JJoohhnnWWiilllliiaammsswasbornin1882atBritonFerry,nearNeath,Glamorganshire.HejoinedtheRoyalNavyasaBoySecondClasson14January 1898,andwasadvancedtoLeadingSeamaninH.M.S. Cambridge inMay1905.HeservedinH.M.S. Monmouth from25February1908to12 March1910,winningaNavalGoodShootingMedalin1909.HewaspromotedPettyOfceron1August1911andservedduringtheGreatWar in both H.M.S. Caesar and H.M.S. Duke of Edinburgh. He was shore pensioned in August 1922, and subsequently joined the Royal Fleet Reserve.
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Canadian Memorial Cross, G.VI.R. ((LLiieeuutt.. NN.. CCaammppbbeellll)) in case of issue, extremely fne
Soldtogetherwith2‘FenianRaid1866’clasps(onegenuine,oneatailor’scopy);a copy SecondAwardBarfortheMilitaryCross;andtwo copy clasps for the Efciency Medal.
Sherif’sBadgeofOfceforPoole,Dorset(2),both75mmx45mm,silver-giltandenamel,hallmarksforBirmingham1936and 1937respectively,theobversedepictingthetown’senamelledarmsandcrestovercrossedgiltswordandstaf ofofce,the frst inscribed‘Sherif 1931-1932’onblueenamelledscrollabove,thereverseengraved‘CCoouunncciilllloorrRR..HH..MMiilllleeddggee’;thesecond inscribed‘Sherif 1937-1938’,thereverseengraved‘CCoouunncciilllloorrFF..CC..RReeeevveess’,bothwithintegralloopandringsuspensions,and blue neck cravat for wearing, nearly extremely fne (2)
£80-£100
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SilverelectrotypesofbothsidesoftheproposedmedalbyBenedettoPistrucci(Eimer57;BHM870;E1067),madeforthe WaterlooCommitteein1975tocommemoratedthe160thAnniversaryoftheBattle,both133mm,theobversedepictingthe bustsofthefourAlliedSovereigns(thePrinceRegent,FrancisIIofAustria,AlexanderIofRussia,andFrederickWilliamIIIof Prussia),thereversedepictingclassicalequestrian fguresrepresentingtheDukeofWellingtonandFieldMarshalvonBlucher,both halvesmountedinoriginalwalnutframe,asproducedin1975,withplaqueabovedepictingthearmsofthePrinceRegent,and plaque below stating this is no. 95 of a limited edition of 1,000, toned, nearly extremely fne (2)
£160-£200
38th(Welsh)Division‘onactiveservice’MusketryPrizeMedal,32mm,silver,hallmarksforBirmingham1916theobverse engraved‘OnActiveServe1916-1738thWelshDivn.’withinwreath,thereverseengraved‘WWiinnnniinnggTTeeaamm““CC””CCoommppaannyy1166tthh BBnn..WWeellsshhRReeggtt..,,MMuusskkeettrryy--4400666688CCppll..WW..JJ..HHoowweellllss’,withintegralloopandsmallringsuspension;togetherwitha MachynllethRedCrossHospitalMedal,intheformofaredenamelleddragon,unnamed,withintegraltopbroochbarinscribed ‘Machynlleth Red Cross Hospital 1917 - 1919 With the President’s Thanks’, good very fne (2)
TheMachynllethRedCrossauxiliaryhospitalwasopenedinAugust1917whentheRedCrosstookovertheoldworkhouse.Thehospitalhad bedsfor48soldierstorecuperatefromwarwounds.ThecommandantwasMrsGertrudeElizabethBonsall,M.B.E.,ofGalltyllan,Presidentofthe Machynlleth and District Nursing Association.
AberandBlaengwynf,Glamorgan,GreatWarTributeMedal,36mmx24mm,silverandenamel,hallmarksforBirmingham1919, ashieldshapedmedal,theobversedepictinganimageofStGabriel'sChurch,Abergwynf,thereversewithtwoblueenamelled sectionsinscribed‘PresentedbytheinhabitantsofAber&Blaengwynf forWarService1914-19’,withintegralsmallloop suspension, some loss to blue enamel, polished, nearly very fne
PPhhiilllliippMMoorrrriissofAberdulais,Neath,servedintheGreatWaras26219Private,in17thBattalion,RoyalWelshFusiliers.Hediedathomeon10 December 1919 and is buried under a Commonwealth War Graves Commission headstone in Neath (Llantwit) Cemetery.
AllSaintsChurch,Cwmfrwdoer,Pontnewynydd,GreatWarTributeMedal,31mmx24mm,silverwithappliedgoldcentre, hallmarksforChester1918,aheartshapedmedalwithornatepiercedandengravedsuspension,theobverseengraved‘S.G.’,the reverseengraved‘AllSaintsCwmfrwdoer,TheGreatWar1914-18,ForServicesinH.M.Forces’,withsmallringsuspension, good very fne, rare £100-£140
CefnPennar,nearMountainAsh,Glamorgan,GreatWarTributeMedal,37mmx25mm,silverandenamel,hallmarksfor Birmingham1919,theobversedepictingawingedVictorywitharmsoutstretchedbearinganolivewreathineachhandandtwo olivewreathsbelowwithenamelleddetailinblueandgreenenamel,crossedswordsbehind,withthewords‘CefnPennar1919’ and ‘Welcome Home’, the reverse engraved ‘PPrreesseenntteedd ttoo AA.. GGiilllliillaanndd’, with large silver loop suspension, nearly extremely fne £120-160
IIvvoorrSSyyddnneeyyPPrriieessttwasborninChepstow,Monmouthshirein1893.DuringtheGreatWarheservedas1544Privateinthe1stBattalion, MonmouthshireRegiment,landinginFranceinFebruary1915.HewaswoundedandtakenprisonerofWaron‘MonmouthshiresBlackDay’,8 May1915,intheDefenceofFrezenbergRidge.HewasrepatriatedbytheGermansinSeptember1915andformallydischargedfromthearmyin January1916.Hewasentitledtoa1914-15StartrioandaSilverWarBadgenumber86188.HelaterresidedatBrightlingsea,Essex,anddied thereinApril1974.PriortotheGreatWarhehadbeenamemberofChepstowRugbyClub,andanarticleonhisrepatriationtogetherwitha photograph appeared in the South Wales Weekly Argus of 11 September 1915.
CwmcarvanParish(StCatwg'sChurch),Monmouthshire,GreatWarTributeMedal,25mm,silver,hallmarksforBirmingham1919, theobversedepictingaVictoriancrownaboveatrophyofarms,‘1914-19’below,thereverseinscribed‘ForServicesintheGreat War,Presentedto’andengraved‘AA..CChhiillddss,,RR..EE..,,bbyyCCwwmmccaarrvvaannPPaarriisshh11991199’,withintegralloopsuspension, polishedwithsome loss of detail, therefore fne, rare £60-£80 445599
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KenfgHill,Glamorganshire,GreatWarTributeMedal,35mmx29mm,silverwithappliedgoldcentre,hallmarksforBirmingham 1920,apiercedandengraveddecorationwithgoldappliquéscrollworkandcentraldevice,theobversecentreengraved‘T.C.’,the reverseengraved‘PPrreesseenntteeddttooGGnnrr..TT..CCuuddmmoorreeooffKKeennff ggHHiilllliinnrreeccooggnniittiioonnooffsseerrvviicceessrreennddeerreeddiinntthheeGGrreeaattWWaarr11991144 --11991188’, with integral loops suspension, light polishing, very fne, rare £80-£100
Llandaf,Glamorganshire,GreatWarTributeMedal,26mm,bronze,theobversedepictingtheseated fgureofBritannia embracingareturningsoldier,twodovesofpeacebelowandbattleshipsinthebackground,thereversecentrewithraised lettering(nameengraved)‘PPrreesseenntteeddttooEE..WW..BBuusshheenn..IInnaapppprreecciiaattiioonnooffsseerrvviicceessrreennddeerreeddiinntthheeGGrreeaattWWaarr’,witharound the edge, ‘Welcome Home, Llandaf 1919’, with integral loop and small ring suspension, light polishing, very fne, rare £60-£80
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Llangyfelach(Swansea)MaleVoicePartyGreatWarTributeMedal,28mm,gold(9ct.,8.84g),hallmarksforBirmingham1920,the obverseengraved‘I.G.M.’with‘LlangyfelachWelcomeHome’around,thereverseengraved‘PPrreesseenntteeddttooIIvvoorrGG..MMoorrggaannssbbyy tthheeMMaalleeVVooiicceePPaarrttyyffoorrsseerrvviicceessrreennddeerreeddiinntthheeGGrreeaattWWaarr11991144--11991199’,withintegralloopandsmallringsuspension, light polishing, minor edge bruising, very fne, rare £160-£200
IIvvoorr GGllyynn MMoorrggaannss was born in 1899 at Swansea and in the 1921 Census was a resident of Llangyfelach, Swansea.
CChhaarrlleessIIffoorrSSaannddyyssTThhoommaasswasbornatHay,Breconshire,inAugust1896andattestedforserviceintheRoyalFlyingCorpson4October1915, attheageof19.CommissionedSecondLieutenantintheRoyalFlyingCorps,heservedwith23SquadroninFrancefromMarchtoJune1916in No23Squadron,andwasservingasObservertoLieutenantMcCaskiewhentheirF.E.2baircraftwasshotdownon20July1916.Capturedand takenaprisonerofwar,hewasheldinHollandandGermanyatSchweidnitzcamp,andwasrepatriatedinNovember1918.Hetransferredtothe Reserve List in 1919.
NewbridgeonWye,Radnorshire(AncientOrderofForesters)CourtPrideoftheWyeNo.5754,GreatWarTributeMedal, 32mm,silver,hallmarksforBirmingham1919,ofdecoratedcruciformdesignwithappliedcentralovalbearingthestagemblemof theAncientOrderofForesterswiththeletters‘A.O.F.’,‘CourtPrideoftheWyeNo.5754’,aboveand‘NewbridgeonWye’ below,thereversewithembossedlettering(nameengraved)‘SSeerrvveeddiinntthheeGGrreeaattWWaarr,,JJ..RR..JJaarrmmaann’,with broken integralloop suspension, polished and worn, good fne, rare
£60-£80
JJoohhnnRReeeessJJaarrmmaannwasaresidentofNewbridgeonWye,Radnorshire,andattestedforserviceintheGreatWaratRhayader.Heservedinthe GreatWarasPrivate3194,laterrenumbered,56989inthe10th(1stRhondda)andlater14th(Swansea)(Service)Battalions,WelshRegiment. He was killed in action on the Western Front on 4 September 1918, aged 21, and is buried at Fins New British Cemetery, Sorel-Le-Grand, France.
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NewcastleEmlyn,Cardiganshire,GreatWarTributeMedal,32mm,silverandenamel,hallmarksforBirmingham1918,short armedcrosswithwreathdetail,theobversedepictingtheruinedcastleatNewcastleEmlyn,withblueenamelledcircletinscribed ‘NewcastleEmlyn’around,thereverseengraved‘ErysGwaithYGlewArGofGwladIGwronOrArdalYnRhyfeloedd1914 -18’[translatedas‘Inrecognitionofservicetothecountryduringthewar1914-1918’],withintegralsmallloopsuspension, some loss to enamel, otherwise very fne, rare
£70-£90
Pontyclun,Glamorganshire,GreatWarTributeMedal,22mm,gold(9ct.,3.96g),hallmarksforBirmingham1919,theobversewith embossedplainshielddevicewithengraveddecoration,thereverseembossed(nameengraved)‘PPoonnttyycclluunn’’ssGGiiffttttooAA..MMuulllleetttt ffoorr sseerrvviicceess iinn tthhee GGrreeaatt WWaarr’, with small loop suspension, minor edge nick, very fne, rare
£100-£140
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Risca,Monmouthshire,ReturnedPrisonersofWarCross1914-19,33mm,gold(9ct.,11.90g),theobversedepictingBritannia greetingareturninginfantryman,withthedates‘1914’and‘1918’aboveandbelow,thereversedepictingfourshieldshaped heraldicdevicespresumedtobethethearmsofRisca,andthewording;‘RiscaUrbanDistrict’inscribedtothreearmsand letteringaroundthecentraldevicereading‘PrisonerofWar,RiscaisProudofYou’.withintegralloopandsmallringsuspension, good very fne, rare
£240-£280
Sketty,Swansea,GreatWarTributeMedal,26mm,bronze,theobversedepictingthelychgatetoSkettyChurch,inscribed‘A TokenfromSketty1919’,thereversedepictingBritanniacrowningakneelingsoldierwithawreath,‘ServedintheGreatWar’ above, and ‘1914-1919’ in exergue, unnamed, with small loop suspension, minor edge bruising, good very fne, rare £50-£70
InternationalClassWarPrisonersAidMedal,33mm,silverandenamel,theobversecentredepictingtwohandsreachingoutfrom behindabarredprisonwindow,onehandclaspingaredenamelled famingtorchorred fag,embossedaround‘InternationalClass WarPrisonersAid’,thereverseengraved‘PPrreesseenntteeddttooFFrreeddJJoorrddaannFFoorrSSeerrvviicceessRReennddeerreeddiinntthheeCCllaassssWWaarr,,AAmmmmaannffoorrdd SSttrriikkee11992255’,suspendedfromanarrowredribandwithpinbroochandanadditionalplainsilverribbonclasp,possiblynotinga second term of imprisonment, in somewhat distressed case, nearly extremely fne, rare £140-£180
TheInternationalClassWarPrisonersAidSociety,foundedin1924,wasanorganisationformedbytheCommunistPartyofGreatBritain,itsaim being to give legal aid, fnancial assistance and moral support to workers who were imprisoned or lost jobs due to taking direct action.
TheAmmanfordanthracitestrikeof1925beganon13July1925,andforaperiodof10daystheCarmarthenshiretownwasavirtual battlegroundasthepoliceandminersstruggledtogaincontrolofthestreets.TheunrestspreadacrosstheDulaisValleyandtheValeofNeath. Fearingcivilunrestandmajorviolencetheauthoritiescalledinpolicefromoutsidetheareaandtheybilletedacrossthetownandvalley.The minerswereprotestingagainsttwoofthelargestmine-owningcompaniesinSouthWales,UnitedAnthraciteCollieriesandAmalgamated AnthraciteCollieries,whoasemployershaddecidedtounilaterallyalterthetermsandconditionsofemploymentoftheminersandignorethe long-established seniority rules regarding employment in the pits.
Theworstincidentbecameknownas‘TheBattleofAmmanford’whichbeganwhen200policemen,billetedintheoldbreweryatnearbyGwaun CaeGurwen,wereambushedandattackedbyminersonthePontammanBridge.ThepolicewereontheirwaytodealwithapicketatNo.2pit inAmmanfordandwalked,totallyunsuspecting,intothetrap.The‘battle’lastedfrom10.30p.m.atnightuntil3:00a.m.inthemorningbeforethe minerswerepushedbackandthepoliceatlastmanagedtogaincontrolofthearea.Protestsandskirmishescontinuedthroughouttheearly summermonths.Finally,themineownersgaveinandagreedtorecognisetheseniorityruleandtheminersreturnedtoworkon2August. However,thereturntoworkwasnottheendofthematter.Nearly200minersfacedprosecutionfortheirpartintheriots,58ofwhom receivedprisonsentencesofbetweentwoand18months.EachoftheminersimprisonedwasawardedamedalandascrollbytheInternational Class War Prisoners Aid Association on their release.
TheDailyHerald of12December1925,carriedanarticlewhichcoveredthearrest,trialandimprisonmentofFFrreeddJJoorrddaann.Hewaschargedat CarmarthenCrownCourton11December1925,togetherwitheightothercolliers,withunlawfulassemblyatPantyfynnonColliery.Allnine defendants were found guilty, and Fred Jordan was sentenced to a month’s imprisonment to run concurrently with a previous similar sentence.
InternationalClassWarPrisonersAidMedal,33mm,silverandenamel,hallmarksforLondon1925,theobversecentredepicting twohandsreachingoutfrombehindabarredprisonwindow,onehandclaspingaredenamelled famingtorchorred fag, embossedaround‘InternationalClassWarPrisonersAid’,thereverseengraved‘PPrreesseenntteeddttooGG..TThhoommaassFFoorrSSeerrvviicceessRReennddeerreedd iinntthheeCCllaassssWWaarr,,GGrreeaattMMiinniinnggLLoocckkoouutt11992266’,suspendedfromanarrowredribandwithpinbroochandanadditionalplain silver ribbon clasp, possibly noting a second term of imprisonment, in somewhat distressed case, nearly extremely fne, rare £100-£140
TheInternationalClassWarPrisonersAidSociety,foundedin1924,wasanorganisationformedbytheCommunistPartyofGreatBritain,itsaim being to give legal aid, fnancial assistance and moral support to workers who were imprisoned or lost jobs due to taking direct action. TheGeneralStrikeof1926wascalledbytheGeneralCounciloftheTradesUnionCongressinanattempttoforcetheBritishgovernmenttoact topreventwagereductionsandworseningconditionsintheminingindustry.About1.2millioncoalminers,whohadrefusedtoagreetothecoal owners’ demands for reductions in pay and conditions had been subjected to a national lock-out.
ARoyalAntediluvianOrderofBufaloes,Bangor,PenrhynLodgepresentation‘Jewel’awardedtoSergeantT.A.Grifths,D.C.M., 16thBattalionRoyalWelshFusiliers,attached3rdBattalionNigeriaRegiment,silverandenamel,hallmarksforBirmingham1915, silverandenamel,thereverseengraved‘PPrreesseenntteeddbbyytthheeBBrrooss..oofftthheePPeennrrhhyynnLLooddggeeNNoo..11668800ttooBBrroo..TT..AA..GGrriiff tthhssFFoorr wwiinnnniinnggbbyyccoonnssppiiccuuoouussBBrraavveerryyiinntthheeCCaammeerroooonnsstthheeHHoonnoouurroofftthheeDD..CC..MM..’,withenamelled‘Bangor’suspensionbarand enamelledBufaloestoppin,incaseofissue;togetherwithaSkewenandNeathAbbeySailorsandSoldiersPresentationFund,a post-GreatWarfundraisingcelluloidcoatedpaperpinbackbadge;asilvershieldassometimeafxedtoapresentationpiecewith three fxingpinsremaining,engraved‘PPrreesseenntteeddttooWW..JJ..PPaarrcceelllleebbyyFFffoorreessttffaacchhDDiisscchhaarrggeeddSSoollddiieerrss1188JJuullyy11992211’;anda TredegarPeaceCelebration1919,thickcardboarddiskbearingaphotographicimageofKingGeorgeVtothecentre, generally very fne (4) £60-£80
TThhoommaassAArrtthhuurrGGrrii ff tthhssservedintheGreatWaras14599Sergeantinthe16thBattalion,RoyalWelshFusiliers,attached3rdBattalion,Nigeria RegimentintheWestAfricanFieldForce.ForhisserviceshewasawardedtheDistinguishedConductMedal(LondonGazette 19August1916, ‘Forconspicuousgallantryandinitiative.Afterescortingaconvoy,heheardthatapartyoftheenemywerewithin20miles.Onhisowninitiative he made a night march with only seven men, and surprised and captured 20 of the enemy.’); and was also Mentioned in Despatches.
SpecimenMedal:NewSouthWalesMeritoriousServiceMedal,V.R.,veiledheadbust,theedgestamped‘Specimen’, extremely fne and extremely rare £400-£500
FiveGreatWarerahallmarkedSilverandTortoiseshellRegimentalSweetheartBroocheswithregimentalemblemstotheRoyal IrishRegiment,TheLeinsterRegiment,TheRoyalMunsterFusiliers,TheRoyalDublinFusiliersandthe9th(Cyclist)Battalion, Hampshire Regiment, the last lacking its ftted hinged pin for wearing, approximately 25mm diameter, generally very fne (5)
£70-£90
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Regimental Sweetheart Brooches.
AGreatWarera9ct.hallmarkedGoldandTortoiseshellRegimentalSweetheartBroochwitharegimentalemblemtotheSouth AfricanForces,togetherwithfourGreatWarerahallmarkedSilverandTortoiseshellRegimentalSweetheartBroocheswith regimentalemblemstotheWestSomersetYeomanry,King’s(LiverpoolScottish)Regiment,RoyalAirForceandSt.John Ambulance Association, all with their ftted hinged pins for wearing, approximately 25mm diameter, generally very fne (5) £100-£140
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Regimental Sweetheart Brooches.
FourGreatWarerahallmarkedSilverandTortoiseshellRegimentalSweetheartBroocheswithregimentalemblemstothe1st RoyalDevonYeomanry,WestminsterDragoons,MiddlesexYeomanryand6thBattalionKing’s(Liverpool)Regiment,withapost 1937hallmarkedSilverandTortoiseshellSweetheartBroochtotheLiverpoolScottish(CameronHighlanders)Regiment,allwith their ftted hinged pins for wearing, approximately 25mm diameter, generally very fne (5)
£50-£70
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Regimental Sweetheart Brooches.
FiveGreatWarerahallmarkedSilverandTortoiseshellRegimentalSweetheartBroocheswithregimentalemblemstotheRoyal EastKentYeomanry,YorkshireHussars,6thBattalionKing’s(Liverpool)Regiment,MachineGunCorpsandMotorMachineGun Corps, all with their ftted hinged pins for wearing, approximately 25mm diameter, generally very fne (5) £70-£90 449944
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Regimental Sweetheart Brooches.
FiveGreatWarerahallmarkedSilverandTortoiseshellRegimentalSweetheartBroocheswithregimentalemblemstothe CanadianArtillery,CanadianForces,AustralianCommonwealthMilitaryForces(2)andNewZealand,allwith fttedhingedpins for wearing, approximately 25mm diameter, generally very fne (5) £70-£90
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Copy Medals: AA ‘‘ccooppyy’’ DD..FF..CC.. ggrroouupp ooff ff vvee DistinguishedFlyingCross,G.VI.R.2nd[sic]issue,reverseengravedonhorizontalarms‘12thSept.1940’, thisacopy;1939-45 Star,1 copy clasp,BattleofBritain;AirCrewEuropeStar, withslightlylargerringsuspension;DefenceandWarMedals1939-45, mounted for wear, good very fne (5) £200-£240
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RenamedandDefectiveMedals(3):MilitaryGeneralService1793-1814,2clasps,Pyrenees,Toulouse((MM..TTrraacceeyy..3322nndd..FFoooott..)) renamed;IndianMutiny1857-59,2 copy clasps,DefenceofLucknow,Lucknow((GGeeoo..SSppeeaarr,,32nd.RReeggtt..)) Regimentalnumber unofciallyre-engraved;Khedive’sSudan1896-1908,2clasps,TheAtbara,Khartoum((33888888..PPttee..EE..PPiittttaarrdd..RR::WWaarr::RReeggtt..)) reengraved naming; generally very fne and better (3) £300-£400
DefectiveMedals(4);IndiaGeneralService1854-95(3),1clasp(2),Burma1885-7((11779966PPttee..EE..FFiittzzggeerraalldd22dd..BBnn..HHaammppss..RR..)); Burma1887-89((22114422CCoorrppll..JJ..DDeemmppsstteerr22dd..BBnn..CChheess..RR..));5clasps,Jowaki1877-8,Burma1885-7,Burma1887-89,Hazara 1891,Samana1891((22557799SSeeppooyyMMiirrAAllaamm2277tthh..PP..IInnffyy..));EgyptandSudan1882-89,undatedreverse,1clasp,Suakin1885((554422.. PPttee..RR..SSppaarrnneellll..22//EE..SSuurrrr::RR..)) allconvertedintomenuholderswithsilverA-frames,thesuspensionsonallsolderedsothatthey no longer swivel (and the suspension to the frst broken with the planchet detached), generally very fne (4)
Kaisar-I-Hind,G.V.R.,1stclass,silver-gilt,lackingintegraltopbroochbar;Jubilee1935;Coronation1937,mountedaswornallon stylised lady’s bow ribands, very fne (7)
£240-£280
C.S.I. London Gazette 23 June 1936: Raymond Evelyn Gibson, Esq., C.I.E., Indian Civil Service, lately Commissioner in Sind, Karachi.
C.I.E. London Gazette 1 January 1924: Raymond Evelyn Gibson, Esq., Indian Civil Service, Collector, Hyderabad and Sukkur, Sind.
Kaisar-I-HindFirstClass LondonGazette 1January1935:MargaretEdmondson,Mrs.Gibson(wifeofRaymondEvelynGibson,Esq.,C.I.E.,I.C.S., Commissioner in Sind), Bombay.
Sold with an unrelated miniature British War Medal 1914-20, mounted for wear on a stylised lady’s bow riband. For the recipients’ full sized awards, see Lots 29 and 41.
TheMostExcellentOrderoftheBritishEmpire,C.B.E.,(Civil)Commander’s1sttypebadge,silver-giltandenamel;TheRoyal VictorianOrder,M.V.O.,Member’s4thClassbadge,silverandenamel;TheOrderofSt.JohnofJerusalem,Ofcer’sbadge,silver; Jubilee1935;EfciencyDecoration,G.V.R.,Territorial,withintegraltopribandbar;BBeellggiiuumm,,KKiinnggddoomm,OrderofLeopold,Military Division,Chevalier’sbadge,silverandenamel;RRoommaanniiaa,,KKiinnggddoomm,OrderoftheCrown,Ofcer’sbadge,silver-giltandenamel, withrosetteonriband;FFrraannccee,,TThhiirrddRReeppuubblliicc,LegionofHonour,Chevalier’sbadge,silver-giltandenamel,allmountedforwear on two separate mounting pins, nearly extremely fne (8) £100-£140 550022
C.V.O. London Gazette 1 February 1937: Lieutenant-Colonel Edwin Charles Cox, C.B.E., M.V.O.
M.V.O. Fourth Class London Gazette 3 July 1926: Edwin Charles Cox, Esq., C.B.E.
C.B.E. London Gazette 7 January 1918: Major Edwin Charles Cox, Superintendent of the Line, South Eastern and Chatham Railway ‘For services in connection with the War.’
Ofcer, Order of St. John London Gazette 25 October 1927.
EEddwwiinnCChhaarrlleessCCooxxwasbornin1868and frstjoinedtheSouthEasternRailwayasajuniorclerkin1883.HeservedasSuperintendentofthe Line,SouthEasternandChathamRailway,from1911to1923andduringtheGreatWarhewasresponsibleforadailyaverageof140special militarytrainsfromLondontoDoverandFolkestone;ofthe13millionmentransportednotonewaslost.Forhisservicesinconnectionwiththe WarhewasappointedaCommanderoftheOrderoftheBritishEmpire,beinginvestedwithhisinsigniabyH.M.KingGeorgeVatBuckingham Palace on 20 February 1918. He was additionally honoured by the Governments of Belgium in 1918; Romania in 1924; and France in 1927. CoxservedasaLieutenant-ColonelintheEngineerandRailwayStaf Corps,RoyalEngineers(TerritorialForce),andwasawardedtheEfciency Decorationin1932(LondonGazette 23February1932).AdvancedChiefOperatingSuperintendent,SouthernRailway,in1923;andTrafc Manager,SouthernRailway,in1930.Heretiredin1936,andinrecognitionofhisservicesasTrafcManagerofSouthernRailway(whosenetwork includedtheroutethattheRoyalTrainwouldtakebetweenLondonandWindsor)wasappointedaCommanderoftheRoyalVictorianOrder, being invested with his insignia by H.M. King George VI at Buckingham Palace on 10 June 1937. He died in December 1958. Sold with copied research.
TheOrderofSt.JohnofJerusalem,DameofGrace’sbadge,silverandenamel;1914-15Star;BritishWarandVictoryMedals, mountedasworn;togetherwiththerecipient’sfull-sizedandminiatureBritishRedCrossSocietyMedalforWarService1914-18, both with integral top riband bars, good very fne (6) £100-£140
Provenance: Spink, July 1998 (when sold alongside both her full-sized medals and her husband’s full-sized and miniature medals).
CCiicceellyyMMaarryy,,LLaaddyyCChhaarrlleessCCaavveennddiisshh--BBeennttiinncckk,‘oneofthemostadmiredbeautiesofherage’,marriedMajorLordCharlesCavendish-Bentinck, 9thLancers,thehalf-brotherofthe6thDukeofPortland,in1897.FollowingtheoutbreakoftheBoerWarshewasoneofseveralintrepidladies whotravelledtoSouthAfricain1899tobeneartheirhusbands.Shortlybeforetheoutbreakofhostilities,herfriendVioletCecil,whosehusband, MajorLordEdwardCecil,wasalsotobebesiegedatMafeking,wasaskedbyCecilRhodesatKimberleytolookafterhiscolonialmansionnear CapeTown.Thisshedid,beingsoonjoinedtherebyLadyCharles.Thetwoladiesalso'spentmuchtimeattheTownHall,inCapeTown, distributingrationsandclothingforBritishrefugeesfromtheBoerrepublics'.OnthearrivalofGeneralSirRedversBullerinadvanceofhisArmy CorpsfromEngland,LadyCharlesandLadyEdwardentertainedhimandhispersonalstaf atRhodes'house.Thetwoladieswerealsoamongthe frsttoreceivenewsoftheReliefofMafeking-asignalsentbyColonelFrankRhodes,aStaf OfcerwithMahon'sReliefColumn,read:‘Relieved Mafeking.Husbandssafe'-thehusbandsbeingLordCharlesCavendish-BentinckandLordEdwardCecil.DuringtheGreatWarLadyCharles openedamilitaryhospitalatMapperlyHallwhereanextensiveand'thoroughlyequippedmedicalelectricalplant'wasinstalledcosting'upwardsof 900. She had earlier qualifed for her 1914-15 Star by entering the African Theatre of War in May 1915.
PPeetteerrLLiioonneellHHoorrnnattestedfortheRoyalArmyServiceCorpsin1941andservedwiththe154thBrigade,51stHighlandDivisionduringthe Second World War in North Africa, Sicily, and in Normandy during the D-Day Landings. Sold with a photographic image of the recipient wearing his medals on the occasion of his 100th Birthday.
TheMostExcellentOrderoftheBritishEmpire,C.B.E.,(Civil)Commander’s2ndtypebadge,silver-giltandenamel;1914-15Star; BritishWarandVictoryMedals;DefenceandWarMedals1939-45;Coronation1953;EfciencyDecoration,G.VI.R.,2ndissue, Territorial,withintegraltopribandbar;DDeennmmaarrkk,,KKiinnggddoomm,OrderoftheDannebrog,F.IX.R.(1947-72),Knight’sbadge,silver-gilt and enamel, mounted court-style as worn, generally good very fne (9)
DistinguishedServiceOrder,G.VI.R.,withintegraltopribandbar;DistinguishedFlyingCross,E.II.R.;1939-45Star;AirCrew EuropeStar;DefenceandWarMedals1939-45,withM.I.D.oakleaf;GeneralService1918-62,1clasp,NearEast;Coronation 1953, mounted court-style as worn, good very fne (8)
TheMostExcellentOrderoftheBritishEmpire,O.B.E.,(Military)Ofcer’s1sttypebadge,silver-gilt,on2ndtyperiband;Queen’s SouthAfrica1899-1902,4clasps,CapeColony,OrangeFreeState,Transvaal,SouthAfrica1901;1914-15Star;BritishWarand VictoryMedals,withM.I.D.oakleaves;TerritorialDecoration,G.V.R.,withintegraltopribandbar;TerritorialForceEfciency Medal, E.VII.R., mounted as worn, good very fne (7)
TheMostExcellentOrderoftheBritishEmpire,O.B.E.,(Military)Ofcer’s1sttypebadge,silver-gilt;NavalGeneralService1915 -62,1clasp,PersianGulf1909-1914;1914Star;BritishWarandVictoryMedals,theBWMwithunusualsuspension,mountedas worn, pitting and contact marks, nearly very fne
AAnn uunnaattttrriibbuutteedd ggrroouupp ooff tthhrreeee mmiinniiaattuurree ddrreessss mmeeddaallss Military Medal, G.V.R.; British War and Victory Medals, mounted as worn, extremely fne (12) £80-£100
EgyptandSudan1882-89,undated[sic]reverse,4clasps,Tel-El-Kebir,Suakin1884,TheNile1884-85,El-Teb_Tamaai;Khedive’s Star, dated 1884, mounted as worn, minor edge bruising, very fne
Transport1899-1902,1clasp,S.Africa1899-1902;1914Star,withclasp‘5thAugust,22ndNovember,1914’;BritishWarand Victory Medals, mounted as worn, minor edge bruising, very fne
AAnn uunnaattttrriibbuutteedd ppaaiirr ooff mmiinniiaattuurree ddrreessss mmeeddaallss Coronation 1911; Volunteer Ofcers’ Decoration, V.R., with integral top riband bar, mounted as worn, very fne (8) £100-£140
BritishWarandVictoryMedals;IndiaGeneralService1908-35,1clasp,AfghanistanN.W.F.1919;GeneralService1918-62,1 clasp, Iraq; India General Service 1936-39, 1 clasp, North West Frontier 1936-37; Jubilee 1935, mounted as worn, nearly very fne
BritishWarandVictoryMedals;IndiaGeneralService1908-35,1clasp,AfghanistanN.W.F.1919;IndianVolunteerForces Ofcers’ Decoration, G.V.R., with integral top riband bar, mounted as worn, goody very fne
GeneralService1962-2007,1clasp,NorthernIreland;ArmyL.S.&G.C.,E.II.R.,2ndissue,RegularArmy,mountedasworn, very fne (16) £120-£160
MiniatureMedals:GeorgeCross;AlbertMedal,1stClass,forGallantryinSavingLifeatSea;DistinguishedConductMedal(2),G.V. R.,1stissue;G.VI.R.,1stissue;GeorgeMedal,E.II.R.,2ndissue;MilitaryMedal(2),G.VI.R.,1stissue;E.II.R.,2ndissue, theAMof modern manufacture, generally nearly very fne and better (7) £100-£140
Note: The Order of the Thistle is not ofcially represented in miniature.
551144
MiniatureMedals:TheRoyalVictorianOrder(3),L.V.O.;M.V.O.(2);RoyalVictorianMedal,E.VII.R.(2),silver;bronze;TheMost ExcellentOrderoftheBritishEmpire(5),1sttypeG.C.B.‘Star’;1sttypeM.B.E.(2);2ndtypeO.B.E.;2ndtypeM.B.E.;TheImperial ServiceOrder,E.II.R.;TheOrderofSt.JohnofJerusalem(3);Ofcer;ServingBrother(2), someenameldamagetolast,generally very fne (14)
£140-£180
£120-£160 551155
551166
MiniatureMedals:DistinguishedServiceOrder(3),G.V.R.(2),bothsilver-giltandenamel;togetherwithaunifaceaward,giltbase metalandenamel,allwithintegraltopribandbars;DistinguishedServiceCross,G.VI.R.1stissue;MilitaryCross,G.V.R.; DistinguishedFlyingCross(3),G.V.R.;G.VI.R.,1stissue;E.II.R.;AirForceCross,E.II.R.;RoyalRedCross,2ndClass(A.R.R.C.),G.VI. R., 1st issue, on lady’s bow riband, generally very fne (10)
MiniatureMedals:1914-15Star;BritishWarMedal1914-20;MercantileMarineWarMedal1914-18;VictoryMedal1914-19(2); TerritorialForceWarMedal1914-19;NavalGeneralService1915-62,1clasp,PersianGulf1909-1914;GeneralService1918-62, 1clasp(3),Palestine1945-48;Malaya,G.VI.R.(2);IndiaGeneralService1936-39,1clasp,NorthWestFrontier1937-39;Atlantic Star;ArcticStar;AirCrewEuropeStar(2);AfricaStar(3),noclasp;1clasp(2),8thArmy;1stArmy;PacifcStar,1clasp,Burma; BurmaStar(2);ItalyStar(2);FranceandGermanyStar(3);DefenceMedal(4);WarMedal1939-45(3);AfricaServiceMedal;U. N.Korea1950-54;U.N.Medal,onUNTSOriband;GeneralService1962-2007(4),1clasp(3),Borneo;NorthernIreland(2);2 clasps,Borneo,MalayPeninsula;Gulf1990-91,1clasp,16Janto28Feb1991;togetherwithaminiatureBritishRedCrossSociety Medal for War Service, with integral top brooch bar, generally nearly very fne and better (42) £100-£140
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551199
552200
MiniatureMedals:Jubilee1897,silver;Coronation1902,MetropolitanPolice,bronze;DelhiDurbar1903,silver, lackingintegral topribandbuckle;Coronation1911;Jubilee1935;Coronation1937(3),oneonlady’sbowriband;Coronation1953;Jubilee1977 (2), one in bronze on lady’s bow riband; Jubilee 2002 (2); Jubilee 2012, generally nearly very fne and better (14)
£100-£140
MiniatureMedals:ArmyL.S.&G.C.(5),E.VII.R.(2);E.II.R.,2ndissue,RegularArmy(3);RoyalNavyL.S.&G.C.,E.II.R.,2ndissue (2);EfciencyMedal,E.II.R.,1stissue,Territorial;RoyalNavalReserveDecoration,E.II.R.;PoliceL.S.&G.C.,E.II.R.,2ndissue; SpecialConstabularyLongServiceMedal,G.V.R.,1stissue,1clasp,TheGreatWar1914-18;ColonialSpecialConstabularyLong Service Medal, E.II.R., nearly very fne and better (12)
£60-£80
MiniatureMedals:VolunteerOfcers’Decoration(2),V.R.;E.VII.R.,bothwithintegraltopribandbars,the frstina Garrard, London, fttedcase;VolunteerForceLongServiceMedal,E.VII.R.;ImperialYeomanryL.S.&G.C.,E.VII.R.;TerritorialDecoration (2), E.VII.R.; G.V.R., both with integral top riband bars, generally good very fne (6)
£80-£100
MiniatureMedal:RoyalHumaneSociety,smallbronzemedal,thereversecontemporarilyengraved‘DDrr..HH..MM..DDiixxoonn..2200tthh..NNoovv.. 11886699’’, with top silver [ sic] riband buckle, good very fne
£100-£140
R.H.S. Case no. 18439: ‘At5:30p.m.on20thNovember1869GeorgeSaunders,ablindboyaged6,fellinto13feetofwaterattheOldCanal,Cardif.Dr.H.M.Dixon, of H.M.S. Hamadryad, immediately plunged into the canal and rescued the boy, who was in an insensible state.’ H.M.S. Hamadryad was at the time serving as a foating hospital for sick seamen, moored in Cardif Docks.
MiniatureMedals:AmiscellaneousselectionofvariousForeignminiaturedressmedals,includingaBelgianOrderofLeopold (MilitaryDivision)Chevalier’sbadge;aBelgianOrderofLeopoldIIChevalier’sbadge;aCanadianOrderofCanadaCompanion’s badge;aFrenchSecondEmpireMedailleMilitarie;aFrenchThirdRepublicOrderofMeritforAgricultureCommander’sbadge, goldwithinlaiddiamonds,in A.MarieStuart,PalaisRoyal,presentationcase;aPortugueseOrderofMerit;andaRomanianOrder oftheCrownChevalier’sbadge;togetherwithasmallselectionofvariousunofcialBritishminiaturedressmedals,including Military Service Medal and two National Service Medals 1939-60, generally good very fne and better (lot)
£120-£160
£100-£140 552233
AAuussttrriiaa,,EEmmppiirree,MeritCross1849,by WilhelmKunz,Vienna,withcrown,silverandenamel,maker’snameandsilvermarkto suspensionring;BraveryMedal(2),FranzJoseph,GreatWarissue,silver,withgiltcrossedswordsonriband;Karl,bronze;Signum MemoriaeMedal1898,gilt;CommemorativeCross1848-1908,gilt;KarlTroopCross,whitemetal;togetherwithaGerman Commemorative Great War Medal 1914-18, non-combatant’s issue, without swords, generally very fne (7)
SoldwithaframedportraitphotographofEmperorFranzJosephinwalkingattire,c.1910,withsignedlabelbelow;andaparchmentAppointment DocumentissuedbyCarloAlberto,KingofSardinia,Cyprus,andJerusalem,DukeofSavoyandofGenoa,PrinceofPiedmont&c.,dated3March 1834, with afxed wax seal in tin holder; and other ephemera..
552244
FFrraannccee,,RReeppuubblliicc,MoroccoMedal1909,silver,noclasp;OverseasMedal1962,silver,2clasps,Tchad,Liban;NationalDefence Medal1982,ThirdClass,bronze,1clasp,Missionsd’AssistanceExterieure;MedaloftheNation’sGratitude2002,gilt,2clasps, Algérie,Tunisie;togetherwithaMedaloftheFrenchFamily1920,SecondClass,silver,withrosetteonriband;andaminiature Commemorative War Medal 1939-45, bronze, 1 clasp, Liberation, generally very fne (6)
£40-£50
RRhhooddeessiiaa,OrderoftheLegionofMerit,MilitaryDivision,GrandCommander’ssetofinsignia,comprisingbadge,48mm,silver,gilt, andenamel,withidenticaldesigntoobverseandreverse;Star,98mm,silver-giltandenamel,withsilverZimbabweBirdatcentre surroundedbyeightemeralds,withtworeversesolderedpins,withshortsectionofsashribandfordisplaypurposes, minor enamel chip to obverse central medallion of star, otherwise about extremely fne, rare (2)
£600-£800
RRhhooddeessiiaa,OrderoftheLegionofMerit,MilitaryDivision,GrandO fcer’ssetofinsignia,comprisingbadge,48mm,silver,gilt,and enamel,withidenticaldesigntoobverseandreverse,withsmallsectionofribandfordisplaypurposes;Star,79mm,silverand enamel, with two reverse soldered pins, good very fne (2)
RRhhooddeessiiaa,OrderoftheLegionofMerit(2),MilitaryDivision,Commander’sbadge,48mm,silver,gilt,andenamel,withidentical designtoobverseandreverse,withredrosetteonribandforcombatantservice;CivilDivision,Commander’sbadge,48mm, silver, gilt, and enamel, with identical design to obverse and reverse, good very fne (2)
SSeerrbbiiaa,,KKiinnggddoomm,OrderoftheWhiteEagle,CivilDivision,Chevalier’sbreastbadge,silverandenamel,unmarked;BraveryMedal, bronze;CommemorativeMedlafortheRetreattoAlbania1915,silveredandbronze;MedalforMilitaryVirtue,gilt;Medalforthe LiberationofKosovo1912,bronze;CommemorativeCrossfortheSerbo-TurkishWar1913,bronze;CommemorativeMedalfor the Great War 1914-18, bronze, mounted as worn, some minor enamel damage to frst, otherwise very fne and better (7) £160-£200
MMiilliittaarriiaa
Household Cavalry Trooper’s 1871 Pattern Helmet. Areasonablygoodexamplewithawhitemetalskull,redandwhitehorsehair plume,withbi-metalhelmetplate,centralbrasssprayandbackstrap,brass rosettesandshinscales,brownleatherlining, somedentsandgeneralmarks consummatewithwear,liningmissingfromchinstrapwithotherdamageto lining inside, generally good condition
£300-£400
3rd (The Prince of Wales’s) Dragoon Guards 1871 Pattern Albert Helmet. Agoodexamplewithabrassskull,brassplumeholder,redandblack horsehairplume,bi-metalhelmetplate,centralbrasslaurelsprayand backstrap,brassrosettesandchinscales,brownleatherlining, somedents consummate with wear, generally good condition
£360-£440
4th (Royal Irish) Dragoon Guards 1871 Pattern Albert Helmet. Agoodexamplewithabrassskull,brassplumeholder,redandblack horsehairplume,bi-metalhelmetplate,centralbrasslaurelsprayand backstrap,brassrosettesandchinscales,brownleatherlining, somedents consummate with wear, generally good condition
£360-£440
1st (Royal) Dragoons 1871 Pattern Cavalry Helmet. Areasonableexamplewithawhitemetalskull,blackhorsehairplumeandbimetalhelmetplate(apoorqualitymodernreplacement),withcentralbrass laurelsprayandbackstrap,brassrosettesandchinscales,brownleatherlining, minordentsconsummatewithwear,damagetoblackleatherliningonpeak, generally good condition £360-£440
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1st (Royal) Dragoons 1871 Pattern Albert Helmet.
Agoodexamplewithabrassskull,brassplumeholder,redhorsehairplume, bi-metalhelmetplate withmodernreplacementcentre,centralbrasslaurel sprayandbackstrap,brassrosettesandchinscales,brownleatherlining, some dents consummate with wear, generally good condition £180-£220
1st (Royal) Dragoons 1871 Pattern Cavalry Helmet.
Agoodexamplewithabrassskull,whitehorsehairplumeandbi-metalhelmet plate,withcentralbrasslaurelsprayandbackstrap,brassrosettesandchin scales,brownleatherlining, numerousdentsconsummatewithwear, generally good condition £280-£340
2nd Dragoons 1871 Pattern Trooper’s Helmet. Arepairedexamplewithabrassskull,blackhorsehairplumeandbi-metal helmetplate,withcentralbrasslaurelsprayandbackstrap,brassrosettesand chinscales,brownleatherlining, somereplacementparts,numerousdents, generally good condition £180-£220 Provenance:C&TAuctioneers,7-8July2021,lot207.Theirdescriptionstatedthatthe helmet has been heavily repaired and has replacement parts.
2nd Dragoons 1871 Pattern Trooper’s Helmet. Afairexamplewithabrassskull,blackhorsehairplumeandbi-metalhelmet plate(thecentralsectionisacrudemodernreplacement),withcentralbrass laurelsprayandbackstrap,brassrosettesandchinscales,brownleatherlining (modernreplacement), severaldents,leatherliningisamodernreplacement, generally good condition £100-£140
Duke of Lancaster’s Own Yeomanry 1871 Pattern Cavalry Hemet, Agoodexamplewithawhitemetalskull,replacementwhitemetalspike, brasshelmetplate,laurelsprayandbackstrap,brassrosettes,chinscalesand brownleatherlining, someminordentsconsummatewithwear,good condition £180-£220
Lothians and Berwickshire Yeomanry 1871 Pattern Helmet.
Agoodexamplewithawhitemetalskullwithbrassplumeholderandwhite horsehairplume,brasshelmetplatedecoratedwiththistlesandbearingthe title ‘LothiansandBerwickshireYeomanryCavalry’,brassbackstrap,rosettes andchinscales,blackleatherlining, somedentswithslightcreasenearthe top, otherwise good condition
£500-£700
554422
Bayonets.
FourassortedBayonets,includingaVictoriansecondpatternLeeMetford1888Bayonet, the35cmsteelbladestamped ‘EFD’ (Enfeld)withinspectionstamps,theoppositesidewith ‘VR’ cypherstamp,thewoodengripswithtwobrassrivets,the pommelstamped‘T4.R.W.F.494’(RoyalWelshFusiliers),overalllength42cm,withsteelandbrassscabbardandcreamleather frog, anicecleanexamplewithgoodclearmarkings,togetherwithaBritish1907patternBayonetby Sanderson,plustwoFrench Lebel Bayonets, one with its leather belt loop, all with scabbards, generally good condition (4) £140-£180
This is an age restricted lot: the successful buyer will be required to either collect in person, or arrange specialist shipping.
Swagger Sticks.
£80-£100 554444
AselectionofMalaccaSwaggerSticks(4)totheRoyalWelshFusiliers,threewithwhitemetalcapsandbrassferules,onewith SilverhallmarksandawornSilverferule,allwithregimentalcrests,togetherwitharidingcropwithawhitemetalbandandcap withaRoyalEngineersregimentalcrest, onemetalcapdented,serviceweartoridingcrop,otherwisegenerallygoodcondition with signs of wear (5)
Queen’s Own Cameron Highlander’s Ofcer’s Dirk.
A fnegildedexamplemadebyHenryWilkinsonwithasteel280mmbladeetched‘HenryWilkinson,PallMall,London’with facetedtop,doublefullered,etchedcrownedregimentalcrestwithEgyptsphinxbelow,vacantshieldcartouche,theoppositeside withbattlehonours,withebonisedwoodengripcarvedwithbasketweaveandinsetwithbrassstuds,theoppositesidewith crossedswordsandbonnet,thegildedmetalmounts fnelyembossedandchasedwiththistles,withafacetedamberglass pommel,overalllength420mm,initsblackleatherscabbardwithgildedmetalmountsstamped'R.&H.B.Kirkwood,66&68 Thistle St. Edinburgh' with queen's crown, with integral bi-knife and fork each with yellow glass pommel, very good condition
This is an age restricted lot: the successful buyer will be required to either collect in person, or arrange specialist shipping.
£1,400-£1,800
Third Nottinghamshire Local Militia Shoulder Belt Plate c.1808-16.
Ascarceexample,ovaldiestampeddesign,‘GR’cyphertocentrewithintitlebeltinscribed‘ThirdNottsLocalMilitia’,crown above, two laurel branches to sides, complete with standard hook and two studs to reverse, reasonable condition £200-£240 554466
24th Regiment of Foot Regimental mascot Parade Coat Badge. ArareRegimentalMascot’sparadecoatbadge,‘XXIV’tocentre,withSphinx/Egyptabove,afxedtoabronzecrownedlaurel wreath, maker’s name ‘C. Tutill 83 City Rd.’ on tassels below, traces of verdigris, fair condition and rare £60-£80
Buttons.
Agoodselectionof35BritishArmyInfantryOfcers’patterntunic/doublet/coateebuttons,allpre-1881,alldiferent, good condition (35) £100-£140
Compass.
Agood‘Verner'sPatentMarchingCompass’,serialnumber332,manufacturedbyMessrs.J.H.Steward,406&457TheStrand, London,withmaker’sdetailsandVernerpatentmarkings,approximately55mmdiameter,ahand-paintedcompasscardwitha centralareatreatedpaintedblackandalargeblackNorthmarker,transitlockoperatedbyaslidingbutton,asmallbrakebutton, brownleathercase,withleatherbeltbuckleandoriginalbuttonclasp, caseshowingwearconsummatewithuse,verygood working condition
A Second World War Serbian Pilot’s Badge. A cast bronze example, complete with reverse pin and hook, exile no, 174 mark to reverse, fair condition
End of Sale
£140-£180
£60-£80
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£500 to £1,000 by £50
£1,000 to £2,000 by £100
£2,000 to £5,000 by £200
£5,000 to £10,000 by £500
£10,000 to £20,000 by £1,000
£20,000 to £50,000 by £2,000 etc.
Bids of unusual amounts will be rounded down to the bid step below and will not take precedence over a similar bid unless received rst.
NOTE:
All bids placed other than via our website should be received by 4 PM on the day prior to the sale. Although we will endeavour to execute any late bids, Noonans cannot accept responsibility for bids received after that time. It is strongly advised that you use our online Advance Bidding Facility. If you have a valid email address bids may be entered, and amended or cancelled, online at www.noonans.co.uk right up until a lot is o ered. You will receive a con rmatory email for all bids and amendments, Bids posted to our o ce using this form will be entered by our sta using the same Advance Bidding Facility. There is, therefore, no better way of ensuring the accuracy of your advance bids than to place them yourself online.
I con rm that I have read and agree to abide by the Terms and Conditions of Business in the catalogue.
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If successful, payment can be made in the following ways:
All payments to be made in pounds sterling. Please note payment is due within ve working days of the end of the auction.
YOUR BIDS MAY BE PLACED OVERLEAF
If you wish to place a ‘plus one’ bid, please write ‘+1’ next to the relevant bid
SALEROOM NOTICES:
Any Saleroom Notices relevant to this auction are automatically posted on the Lot Description pages on our website. Prospective buyers are strongly advised to consult the site for updates.
SUCCESSFUL BIDS
Should you be a successful bidder you will receive an invoice detailing your purchases. All purchases are sent by registered post unless otherwise instructed, for which a minimum charge of £12.00 (plus VAT if resident in the UK) will be added to your invoice. All payments for purchases must be made in pounds sterling. Please check your bids carefully.
PRICES REALISED
The hammer prices bid at the auction are posted on the Internet at www.noonans.co.uk in real time. A full list of prices realised appear on our website as the auction progresses. Telephone enquiries are welcome from 9 AM the following day.
CONDITIONS MAINLY CONCERNING BUYERS
1 The buyer
The highest bidder shall be the buyer at the ‘hammer price’ and any dispute shall be settled at the auctioneer’s absolute discretion. Every bidder shall be deemed to act as principal unless there is in force a written acknowledgement by Noonans Auctions Ltd. (“Noonans”) that he acts as agent on behalf of a named principal. Bids will be executed in the order that they are received.
2 Minimum increment
The auctioneer shall have the right to refuse any bid which does not conform to Noonans’ published bidding increments which may be found at noonans.co.uk and in the bidding form included with the auction catalogue.
3 The premium
The buyer shall pay to Noonans a premium of 24% on the ‘hammer price’ and agrees that Noonans, when acting as agent for the seller, may also receive commission from the seller in accordance with Condition 16.
4 Value Added Tax (VAT)
The buyers’ premium is subject to the current rate of Value Added Tax if the lot is delivered to or collected by the purchaser within the UK.
Lots marked ‘X’ are subject to importation VAT of 5% on the hammer price unless re-exported outside the UK, as per the conditions below.
Buyers who wish to hand carry their lots to export them from the UK will be charged VAT at the prevailing rate and importation VAT (where applicable) and will not be able to claim a VAT refund.
Buyers will only be able to secure a VAT free invoice and/or VAT refund if the goods are exported by Noonans or a pre-approved commercial shipper. Where the buyer instructs a pre-approved commercial shipper, proof of correct export out of the UK must be provided to Noonans by the buyer within 30 days of export and no later than 90 days from the date of the sale. Refunds are subject to a £50 administrative fee.
5. Artist’s Resale Rights (Droit de Suite)
Lots marked ARR in the catalogue indicate lots that may be subject to this royalty payment.
The royalty will be charged to the buyer on the ‘hammer price’ and is in addition to the buyers’ premium. Royalties are charged on a sliding percentage scale as shown below but do not apply to lots where the hammer price is less than 1000 euros. The payment is calculated on the rate of exchange at the European Central Bank on the date of the sale.
All royalty charges are paid in full to The Design and Artists Copyright Society (DACS).
Portion of the hammer price Royalties
From 0 to €50,000 4%
From €50,000.01 to €200,000 3%
From €200,000.01 to €350,000 1%
From €350,000.01 to €500,000 0.5%
6 Payment
When a lot is sold the buyer shall:
(a) con rm to Noonans his or her name and address and, if so requested, give proof of identity; and
(b) pay to Noonans the ‘total amount due’ in pounds sterling within ve working days of the end of the sale (unless credit terms have been agreed with Noonans before the auction). Please note that we will not accept cash payments in excess of £5,000 ( ve thousand pounds) in settlement for purchases made at any one auction.
7 Noonans may, at its absolute discretion, agree credit terms with the buyer before an auction under which the buyer will be entitled to take possession of lots purchased up to an agreed amount in value in advance of payment by a determined future date of the ‘total amount due’.
8 Any payments by a buyer to Noonans may be applied by Noonans towards any sums owing from that buyer to Noonans on any account whatever, without regard to any directions of the buyer, his or her agent, whether expressed or implied.
9 Collection of purchases
The ownership of the lot(s) purchased shall not pass to the buyer until he or she has made payment in full to Noonans of the ‘total amount due’ in pounds sterling.
10 (a) The buyer shall at his or her own expense take away the lot(s) purchased not later than 5 working days after the day of the auction but (unless credit terms have been agreed in accordance with Condition 7) not before payment to Noonans of the ‘total amount due’.
(b) The buyer shall be responsible for any removal, storage and insurance charges on any lot not taken away within 5 working days after the day of the auction.
(c) The packing and handling of purchased lots by Noonans sta is undertaken solely as a courtesy to clients and, in the case of fragile articles, will be undertaken only at Noonans’ discretion. In no event will Noonans be liable for damage to glass or frames, regardless of the cause. Bulky lots or sharp implements, etc., may not be suitable for in-house shipping.
11 Buyers’ responsibilities for lots purchased
The buyer will be responsible for loss or damage to lots purchased from the time of collection or the expiry of 5 working days after the day of the auction, whichever is the sooner. Neither Noonans nor its servants or agents shall thereafter be responsible for any loss or damage of any kind, whether caused by negligence or otherwise, while any lot is in its custody or under its control.
Loss and damage warranty cover at the rate of 1.5% will be applied to any lots despatched by Noonans to destinations outside the UK, unless speci cally instructed otherwise by the consignee.
12 Remedies for non-payment or failure to collect purchase
If any lot is not paid for in full and taken away in accordance with Conditions 6 and 10, or if there is any other breach of either of those Conditions, Noonans as agent of the seller shall, at its absolute discretion and without prejudice to any other rights it may have, be entitled to exercise one or more of the following rights and remedies:
(a) to proceed against the buyer for damages for breach of contract.
(b) to rescind the sale of that or any other lots sold to the defaulting buyer at the same or any other auction.
(c) to re-sell the lot or cause it to be re-sold by public auction or private sale and the defaulting buyer shall pay to Noonans any resulting de ciency in the ‘total amount due’ (after deduction of any part payment and addition of re-sale costs) and any surplus shall belong to the seller.
(d) to remove, store and insure the lot at the expense of the defaulting buyer and, in the case of storage, either at Noonans’ premises or elsewhere.
(e) to charge interest at a rate not exceeding 2 percent per month on the ‘total amount due’ to the extent it remains unpaid for more than 5 working days after the day of the auction.
(f) to retain that or any other lot sold to the same buyer at the sale or any other auction and release it only after payment of the ‘total amount due’.
(g) to reject or ignore any bids made by or on behalf of the defaulting buyer at any future auctions or obtaining a deposit before accepting any bids in future.
(h) to apply any proceeds of sale then due or at any time thereafter becoming due to the defaulting buyer towards settlement of the ‘total amount due’ and to exercise a lien on any property of the defaulting buyer which is in Noonans’ possession for any purpose.
13 Liability of Noonans and sellers
(a) Goods auctioned are usually of some age. All goods are sold with all faults and imperfections and errors of description. Illustrations in catalogues are for identi cation only. Buyers should satisfy themselves prior to the sale as to the condition of each lot and should exercise and rely on their own judgement as to whether the lot accords with its description. Subject to the obligations accepted by Noonans under this Condition, none of the seller, Noonans, its servants or agents is responsible for errors of descriptions or for the genuineness or authenticity of any lot. No warranty whatever is given by Noonans, its servants or agents, or any seller to any buyer in respect of any lot and any express or implied conditions or warranties are hereby excluded.
(b) Any lot which proves to be a ‘deliberate forgery’ may be returned by the buyer to Noonans within 15 days of the date of the auction in the same condition in which it was at the time of the auction, accompanied by a statement of defects, the number of the lot, and the date of the auction at which it was purchased. If Noonans is satis ed that the item is a ‘deliberate forgery’ and that the buyer has and is able to transfer a good and marketable title to the lot free from any third party claims, the sale will be set aside and any amount paid in respect of the lot will be refunded, provided that the buyer shall have no rights under this Condition if:
(i) the description in the catalogue at the date of the sale was in accordance with the then generally accepted opinion of scholars and experts or fairly indicated that there was a con ict of such opinion; or (ii) the only method of establishing at the date of
publication of the catalogue that the lot was a ‘deliberate forgery’ was by means of scienti c processes not generally accepted for use until after publication of the catalogue or a process which was unreasonably expensive or impractical.
(c) A buyer’s claim under this Condition shall be limited to any amount paid in respect of the lot and shall not extend to any loss or damage su ered or expense incurred by him or her.
(d) The bene t of the Condition shall not be assignable and shall rest solely and exclusively in the buyer who, for the purpose of this condition, shall be and only be the person to whom the original invoice is made out by Noonans in respect of the lot sold.
CONDITIONS MAINLY CONCERNING SELLERS AND CONSIGNORS
14 Warranty of title and availability
The seller warrants to Noonans and to the buyer that he or she is the true owner of the property or is properly authorised to sell the property by the true owner and is able to transfer good and marketable title to the property free from any third party claims. The seller will indemnify Noonans, its servants and agents and the buyer against any loss or damage su ered by either in consequence of any breach on the part of the seller.
15 Reserves
The seller shall be entitled to place, prior to the rst day of the auction, a reserve at or below the low estimate on any lot provided that the low estimate is more than £100. Such reserve being the minimum ‘hammer price’ at which that lot may be treated as sold. A reserve once placed by the seller shall not be changed without the consent of Noonans. Noonans may at their option sell at a ‘hammer price’ below the reserve but in any such cases the sale proceeds to which the seller is entitled shall be the same as they would have been had the sale been at the reserve. Where a reserve has been placed, only the auctioneer may bid on behalf of the seller.
16 Authority to deduct commission and expenses
The seller authorises Noonans to deduct commission at the ‘stated rate’ and ‘expenses’ from the ‘hammer price’ and acknowledges Noonans’ right to retain the premium payable by the buyer.
17 Rescission of sale
If before Noonans remit the ‘sale proceeds’ to the seller, the buyer makes a claim to rescind the sale that is appropriate and Noonans is of the opinion that the claim is justi ed, Noonans is authorised to rescind the sale and refund to the buyer any amount paid to Noonans in respect of the lot.
18 Payment of sale proceeds Noonans shall remit the ‘sale proceeds’ to the seller 35 days after the auction, but if by that date Noonans has not received the ‘total amount due’ from the buyer then Noonans will remit the sale proceeds within ve working days after the date on which the ‘total amount due’ is received from the buyer. If credit terms have been agreed between Noonans and the buyer, Noonans shall remit to the seller the sale proceeds 35 days after the auction unless otherwise agreed by the seller.
19 If the buyer fails to pay to Noonans the ‘total amount due’ within 3 weeks after the auction, Noonans will endeavour to notify the seller and
take the seller’s instructions as to the appropriate course of action and, so far as in Noonans’ opinion is practicable, will assist the seller to recover the ‘total amount due’ from the buyer. If circumstances do not permit Noonans to take instructions from the seller, the seller authorises Noonans at the seller’s expense to agree special terms for payment of the ‘total amount due’, to remove, store and insure the lot sold, to settle claims made by or against the buyer on such terms as Noonans shall in its absolute discretion think t, to take such steps as are necessary to collect monies due by the buyer to the seller and if necessary to rescind the sale and refund money to the buyer if appropriate.
20 If, notwithstanding that, the buyer fails to pay to Noonans the ‘total amount due’ within three weeks after the auction and Noonans remits the ‘sale proceeds’ to the seller, the ownership of the lot shall pass to Noonans.
21 Charges for withdrawn lots
Where a seller cancels instructions for sale, Noonans reserve the right to charge a fee of 15% of Noonans’ then latest middle estimate of the auction price of the property withdrawn, together with Value Added Tax thereon if the seller is resident in the UK, and ‘expenses’ incurred in relation to the property.
22 Rights to photographs and illustrations
The seller gives Noonans full and absolute right to photograph and illustrate any lot placed in its hands for sale and to use such photographs and illustrations and any photographs and illustrations provided by the seller at any time at its absolute discretion (whether or not in connection with the auction).
23 Unsold lots
Where any lot fails to sell, Noonans shall notify the seller accordingly. The seller shall make arrangements either to re-o er the lot for sale or to collect the lot.
24 Noonans reserve the right to charge commission up to one-half of the ‘stated rates’ calculated on the ‘bought-in price’ and in addition ‘expenses’ in respect of any unsold lots.
GENERAL CONDITIONS AND DEFINITIONS
25 Noonans sells as agent for the seller (except where it is stated wholly or partly to own any lot as principal) and as such is not responsible for any default by seller or buyer.
26 Any representation or statement by Noonans, in any catalogue as to authorship, attribution, genuineness, origin, date, age, provenance, condition or estimated selling price is a statement of opinion only. Every person interested should exercise and rely on his or her own judgement as to such matters and neither Noonans nor its servants or agents are responsible for the correctness of such opinions.
27 Whilst the interests of prospective buyers are best served by attendance at the auction, Noonans will, if so instructed, execute bids on their behalf. Neither Noonans nor its servants or agents are responsible for any neglect or default in doing so or for failing to do so.
28 Noonans shall have the right, at its discretion, to refuse admission to its premises or attendance
at its auctions by any person.
29 Noonans has absolute discretion without giving any reason to refuse any bid, to divide any lot, to combine any two or more lots, to withdraw any lot from the auction and in case of dispute to put up any lot for auction again.
30 (a) Any indemnity under these Conditions shall extend to all actions, proceedings costs, expenses, claims and demands whatever incurred or su ered by the person entitled to the bene t of the indemnity. (b) Noonans declares itself to be a trustee for its relevant servants and agents of the bene t of every indemnity under these Conditions to the extent that such indemnity is expressed to be for the bene t of its servants and agents.
31 Any notice by Noonans to a seller, consignor, prospective bidder or buyer may be given by rst class mail or airmail and if so given shall be deemed to have been duly received by the addressee 48 hours after posting.
32 These Conditions shall be governed by and construed in accordance with English law. All transactions to which these Conditions apply and all matters connected therewith shall also be governed by English law. Noonans hereby submits to the exclusive jurisdiction of the English courts and all other parties concerned hereby submit to the non-exclusive jurisdiction of the English courts.
33 In these Conditions:
(a) ‘catalogue’ includes any advertisement, brochure, estimate, price list or other publication; (b) ‘hammer price’ means the price at which a lot is knocked down by the auctioneer to the buyer;
(c) ‘total amount due’ means the ‘hammer price’ in respect of the lot sold together with any premium, Value Added Tax chargeable and additional charges and expenses due from a defaulting buyer in pounds sterling;
(d) ‘deliberate forgery’ means an imitation made with the intention of deceiving as to authorship, origin, date, age, period, culture or source which is not shown to be such in the description in the catalogue and which at the date of the sale had a value materially less than it would have had if it had been in accordance with that description;
(e) ‘sale proceeds’ means the net amount due to the seller being the ‘hammer price’ of the lot sold less commission at the ‘stated rates’ and ‘expenses’ and any other amounts due to Noonans by the seller in whatever capacity and howsoever arising;
(f) ‘stated rate’ means Noonans’ published rates of commission for the time and any Value Added Tax thereon;
(g) ‘expenses’ in relation to the sale of any lot means Noonans charges and expenses for insurance, illustrations, special advertising, certi cation, remedials, packing and freight of that lot and any Value Added Tax thereon; (h) ‘bought-in price’ means 5 per cent more than the highest bid received below the reserve.
34 Vendors’ commission of sales
A commission of 15 per cent is payable by the vendor on the hammer price on lots sold. Insurance is charged at 1.5 per cent of the hammer price.
35 VAT
Commission, illustrations, insurance and expenses are subject to VAT if the seller is resident in the UK.
AT NOONANS OUR EXPERTISE EXTENDS BEYOND THE KNOWLEDGE WITHIN OUR SPECIALIST DEPARTMENTS TO INCLUDE ALL ASPECTS OF OUR AUCTION HOUSE, FROM OUR PHOTOGRAPHY STUDIO TO OUR ADVANCED PROPRIETARY ONLINE BIDDING SYSTEM.
We’re a close-knit team of experts with deep knowledge across our specialist subjects: banknotes, coins, detectorist finds, historical & art medals, jewellery, medals & militaria, tokens and watches. Focusing on these fascinating items, we share this expertise with an international community of sellers and buyers.
Each sale item that passes through our Mayfair auction house is appraised by an expert recognised as a leading authority in a particular field of interest, ranging from ancient coins and military medals to jewellery and vintage watches. This depth of knowledge across all departments sets us apart from other generalist auctioneers.
SELL WITH US
Respected worldwide for the breadth and depth of our specialist expertise, we can connect you to a broad, deep pool of potential buyers. Over the years, we’ve brought together an international community of people who share our particular passion. As recognised experts, with a vast store of freely available in-house knowledge and experience, we’ve earned the trust of buyers across the globe.
Our fees are transparent. Unlike many other auction houses, we don’t charge for collecting your lots, photography or marketing and there’s no minimum lot charge.
Not surprisingly, our position as a trusted authority, with deep global reach, often leads to the achievement of higher than expected prices at auction.
Free valuation
If you’re interested in selling your items and you’d like a free auction valuation, without obligation, our specialists will be happy to help. You can submit online or bring your sale item to a valuation day at our Mayfair auction house or at a regional venue. Alternatively, request a home visit.
BUY WITH US
We’re here for you, whether you’re an experienced collector with a depth of knowledge or an occasional buyer attracted to a particular piece of jewellery or vintage watch.
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Delve deep into our website and you’ll discover a vast store of helpful background data, including prices achieved for similar items at previous auctions. Informed and empowered, study our detailed online catalogue, then place your bid in complete confidence.
