Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria (5 Feb 23)

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The

Alan

Cathery

Collection of Medals to The Buffs, The East Kent Regiment

Since 1951 I have been a keen collector of Military Medals, my main sources being Pierce Noonan and Christopher Mellor-Hill, both of Noonans Mayfair, and the latter a regular visitor to my wife Carol and me in Holywell, North Wales. On frst meeting Christopher, he asked me to tell of my collecting enjoyment, and that was the easiest thing to do, given that after serving with The Buffs in Aden in 1958 as a Platoon Commander, I then worked for 30 years in close proximity to so many of the Regiment’s former battlefelds, in Calcutta, Sarawak, Brunei, Sabah, Singapore, Thailand, and Japan.

I was frst introduced to the medals world by Steve Boxall of Hove, who had served as a Rear Gunner with the Royal Air Force in North Africa during the Second World War, and had been Mentioned in Despatches. Known as Uncle Steve (as the friends of one’s parents were often called in those days), his wife was my godmother. He gave me an Iron Cross which I swopped whilst at Brighton College with a Punniar Star and a 2 clasp Punjab Medal pair to the 9th Lancers - my best ever trade!

Steve’s close friend was Major Dodkins of Purley, who like Steve had a large collection of German medals. Dodkins was a founder member of the O.M.R.S., and they got me signed up as No. 648. Helping young collectors like me get started was so much par for the course back then, such was their pride in all things British Forces.

My second mentor was Lieutenant Maurice de Jersey Creswick, who had served with 6th Buffs on the Somme during the Great War, where he was twice wounded. Known as Uncle Maurice, he retired to Hove, became Chairman of the Brighton Branch of The Buffs Regimental Association, and was my mother's bridge partner. He was able to alter my call-up from a Royal Sussex Regimental draft from September 1956 to The Buffs draft for January 1957. All those years talking about The Buffs at our Hove home had paid off ! However, it was only after passing my War Office Selection Board to Eaton Hall, and becoming Athletics Captain there, that a somewhat over-recruited Buffs let me back in as an Officer!

I am greatly indebted to my two ‘Uncles’ for giving me a wonderful hobby of 72 years collecting medals and all that goes with it, and I hope that the successful buyers of the medals in my collection will have an equal enjoyment in owning and researching them.

Alan Cathery Holywell, January 2023.

The Alan Cathery Collection of Medals to The Buffs, the East Kent Regiment

AnoutstandingGreatWarD.S.O.andSecondAwardBargroupofsixawardedtoLieutenant-ColonelH.F. Kirkpatrick,EastKentRegiment,whoafterwardscommandedtheAnsonBattalion,RoyalNavalDivision, and was mortally wounded in March 1918

DistinguishedServiceOrder,G.V.R.,withSecondAwardBar,silver-giltandenamel,withintegraltopribandbar;IndiaGeneral Service1895-1902,1clasp,PunjabFrontier1897-98(2d.Lieut.H.F.Kirkpatrick1stBn.“TheBuffs”);AfricaGeneralService1902 -56,2clasps,Jubaland,Somaliland1908-10(Lieut.H.F.Kirkpatrick,E.Kent:Rgt:)officiallyengravednaming,secondclasplooseon ribbon;1914-15Star(Capt.H.F.KirkpatrickE.KentR.);BritishWarandVictoryMedals,withM.I.D.oakleaves(Lt.Col.H.F. Kirkpatrick.) light contact marks, otherwise generally good very ne (6) £5,000-£7,000

D.S.O. London Gazette 1 January 1918.

D.S.O. Second Award Bar London Gazette 26 July 1918: ‘ForconspicuousgallantryanddevotiontodutywhileincommandofhisBattalion.Theenemyattackedanddrovethetroopsofanotherdivision which caused the left !ank of his Battalion to become exposed. By his magni"cent courage and leadership he succeeded in restoring the situation.’

M.I.D. London Gazette 1 January 1916, 22 May 1917, and 11 December 1917.

HarryFearnleyKirkpatrick wasbornon8January1876,secondsonofSirJamesKirkpatrick,8thBaronetofCloseburn,Dumfriesshire.He wasgazetted2ndLieutenantinthe3rd(Militia)Battalion,TheBuffs(EastKentRegiment)on1April1895;Lieutenant,4thMay1896; commissionedfromtheMilitiaas2ndLieutenant,TheBuffs,15May1897;Lieutenant,9October1899;Captain,15February1901;Temporary Major,1April1905;retiredasCaptain,5February1913.CaptainReserveofOfficers,thenMajor3rd(SpecialService)Battalion,TheBuffs,5 December 1914; Acting Lieutenant-Colonel 1917, commanding a Battalion of the Royal Naval Division.

Joining the 1st Buffs on the Punjab Frontier of India in November 1897, he was involved in the attack and capture of The Tanga Pass.

Seconded to the East Africa (later King’s African) Ri!es, in January 1901, he took part in operations against the Ogaden Somalis in Jubaland, inlate1901andtheninSomalilandagainsttheDervishesin1908-10.RetiringinFebruary1913,hewasrecalledinNovember1914asaStaff Officerwith3rdBuffs.SecondedtotheRoyalNavalDivision,whichcameunderArmyControlinJuly1916,hetookovercommandoftheAnson BattalionaftertheBattleofAncreinDecember1916.ThisperiodsawthecaptureoftheHindenburgLine,theArrasandPasschendaeloffensives, and the capture of Varlet Farm on 26 October 1917, when 50 prisoners were taken.

D.Jerrold’s TheRoyalNavalDivision (1927)detailshiscommandof188BrigadeduringtheBattleofWelshRidgeinDecember1917:“hewisely decided to postpone until dusk counter-attack on the Ridge with his support Bn. (the Anson) which then succeeded”.

Harry was awarded the D.S.O. and Bar in 1918, and had thrice been Mentioned in Dispatches.

DuringtheGreatGermanAttackintheearlyhoursof21March1918,Kirkpatrick,againincommandofthebrigade,ledthe "ghtingwithdrawal andtheDefenceofAlbert.Onthe25ththebrigade,reducedbycasualtiestonomorethanabattalion,haltedontheAlbert-Bapaumeroadwith itsleftatCourceletteMill.K.Tallett(RNDmagazineNo.8)writes:‘188Bde.withdrewtoCourceletteamidmanyrumoursoftheenemybeing behindortothesideofit,intheabsenceoffriendlytroops.Therewasmuchconfusion.Thereweresporadic "re-"ghtsduringthelateevening and early night, one of which claimed the life of Lt.-Col. Kirkpatrick, who was badly wounded in the abdomen and died of his wounds.’ Lieutenant-ColonelHarryKirkpatrickwasmortallywoundedatCourceletteon25Marchanddiedofhiswoundson27March1918.Heisburied in Doullens Communal Cemetery Extension No. 1.

ASecondWarO.B.E.groupofnineawardedtoLieutenantColonelN.S.Hart,EastKentRegiment,the youngest son of General Sir Reginald Hart, V.C., G.C.B., Royal Engineers

TheMostExcellentOrderoftheBritishEmpire,O.B.E.(Military)2ndtypebreastbadge,silver-gilt;1914-15Star(Capt.N.S.Hart. E.Kent.R.);BritishWarandVictoryMedals(Capt.N.S.Hart.);IndiaGeneralService1908-35,1clasp,Burma1930-32(MajorN. S.Hart.TheBuffs);DefenceandWarMedals1939-45;Jubilee1935,unnamedasissued; Denmark,Kingdom,Orderofthe Dannebrog(ChristianX)5thclassbreastbadge,silver-giltandenamels, minordamagetoredenamelonthelast,otherwisevery ne and better (9) £800-£1,000

Provenance: Dix Noonan Webb, March 1997.

O.B.E. London Gazette 1 January 1944.

NormanSynnotHart warborninMarch1888andeducatedatHurstCourtandCheltenhamCollege.HejoinedtheBuffsin1906andwent toSouthAfricathefollowingyearasA.D.C.tohisfatheratCapeTown,until1911.HeservedinFrancewiththe1stBattalionandwaswounded on7June1915,nearBoisCon"uent,duringtheYpresoperations.HereturnedtoFranceattheendof1916butwasgassedatWancourton23 April1917,andinvalidedhome.HereturnedonceagaintoFrance,latein1918,asActingBrigadeMajorwiththe93rdInfantryBrigade.Heserved brie"yonattachmentwiththeRoyalAirForceinPalestineinthemid1920s,andwithhisregimentduringtheoperationsinBurma1930-32, followingwhichhereturnedtotheUKasD.A.A.G.toScottishCommand.HewasawardedtheOrderoftheDannebrogThirdClassin1931,and saw service with the Buffs as a Lieutenant-Colonel during the Second World War and was awarded the O.B.E. in 1944.

Note: TheOrderoftheDannebroginsigniainthislothasbeenaddedtocompletethegroup,theoriginalinsigniaawardedtoHartbeing returnable upon the death of the recipient.

AGreatWarM.C.andSecondAwardBargroupoffourawardedtoCaptainF.A.Morrell,EastKent Regiment, late Straits Settlements Volunteer Force

MilitaryCross,G.V.R.,thereverseinscribed‘Capt.F.A.MorrellPresentedbyH.M.TheKingatBuckinghamPalace’,withSecond AwardBar;BritishWarandVictoryMedals,withM.I.D.oakleaves(Capt.F.A.Morrell.);ColonialAuxiliaryForcesLongService Medal, G.V.R. (Captain F. A. Morrell, M.C., S.S.V.F.) good very ne (4) £1,600-£2,000

M.C. London Gazette 1 January 1918.

M.C. Second Award Bar London Gazette 16 September 1918: ‘Forconspicuousgallantryanddevotiontoduty.Whentheenemyhadpenetratedbetweenourdefences,heorganisedandcarriedoutwithhis companytwocounterattacks,drivingthemback.Twodaysafterwards,seeingthatthe "ankoftheBattaliononhisrightwasexposed,he immediately counter attacked and improved the situation, being severely wounded during the operation.’

M.I.D. London Gazette 18 December 1917.

FrederickAlexanderMorrell servedasaLance-CorporalintheMalayStraitsVolunteerRi"esatSingapore1914-15(ineligibleforStar).He served in France as a Captain in the East Kent Regiment from 12 April 1916.

TheRegimentalHistoryreferstohim“takingpostinthefrontline”atBullyGrenay,3mileswestofLoos,amongstthecoalmines,on27March 1917.On28thJulytheBattalionwasheavilyengagedintheBattleofPilkemRidge,acarefullyplannedattacktogainthehighgroundtotheeastof Ypres.

On2ndAugust,withtheattackcontinuing,whenrelievedbyanotherBn.andwithdrawinginthedark,oververyheavyandunknownground “CaptainMorrellwasslightlywounded”.Afterfurtherheavy #ghtingandduetotheinabilitytoprovidereplacementsfortheconsiderable casualties,on21January1918theBattalionwasdisbanded.Hethenjoinedthe7thBattalion,only550strong,manyofthemfromthe8th Battalion, on the eve of the Great German Offensive on the night of 21 March, at Vendeuil, south of St Quentin.

At0445hoursintensehostileshellingbeganandat #rstmanyoftheshellsweregas-laden.Thickfogledtothedefencesbeingpenetrated,butthe FortandClarenceKeepheld.Thehistorystates“DCompanyunderCaptainMorrell...madea #necounterattackanddrovetheGermansbackat a critical time.”

Onthe22ndat0110hours,ageneralwithdrawalwasorderedtopositionswestoftheStQuentinCanal.TheBuffsreformedinawoodjust southofRouez.Therewasconfused #ghting,wherenothingbeyond50yardscouldbeobserved.“BothCapt.Morrelland2ndLieut.Hallidaywere badly wounded. Both were very gallant officers and a great loss at such a time.” Captain Morrell was awarded a Bar to his M.C. for this action.

A Great War ‘Somme’ M.C. group of four awarded to Captain J. C. Page, 6th Battalion, East Kent Regiment MilitaryCross,G.V.R.,unnamedasissued;1914-15Star(2.Lieut.J.C.Page.E.Kent.R.);BritishWarandVictoryMedals,with M.I. D. oak leaves (Capt. J. C. Page) good very ne (4) £700-£900

Provenance: The Robert F. Brett Collection of Medals to the Buffs, Dix Noonan Webb, September 1999.

M.C. London Gazette 10 January 1917:

‘Forconspicuousgallantryinaction.Hekeptcrossing“NoMan’sLand”underintense "retoreorganisecompanies,therebymateriallyassistingin the captured ground being held until reinforcements arrived.’

M.I.D. London Gazette 10 January 1917.

M.C.awardedfortheBattleofTronsloyRidgeontheSomme,thefollowingdetailsofwhicharetakenfrom HistoricalRecordsofTheBu s byR.S. H.Moody:‘Thezerohourwas "xedat1.45pmon7thOctober,buttheenemymusthaveknownwhatwascoming,foranhourbeforethatthe Buffswereheavilyshelled,andat1.50pmtheGermansopenedatremendousmachinegun "reandshrapnelbarrageonthefronttrenches...The battalion, forty strong, was taken out of action by the adjutant, Captain Page, the only officer who was not killed or wounded.’

J. C. Page led the Colour Party of the 6th Battalion in front of a huge crowd of mourners at Canterbury Cathedral on 21 June 1921.

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AGreatWar‘GermanSpringOffensive1918’M.C.groupoffourawardedtoCaptainE.V.Morse,7th Battalion, East Kent Regiment, who was killed in action at Le Selle in October 1918

MilitaryCross,G.V.R.,unnamedasissued;1914-15Star(2.Lieut…Morse.E.Kent.R.)attemptedobliterationtonamebutall except initials legible; British War and Victory Medals (Capt. E. V. Morse.) good very ne (4) £800-£1,000

M.C. London Gazette 16 September 1918:

‘Forconspicuousgallantryanddevotiontodutywhilstincommandofhisplatoon,andlaterincommandofhiscompany.Thoughpractically surroundedhemaintainedhispositionagainstenemyattacksthroughouttheday.Whenobligedtowithdraw,hewithdrewhiscompanyskilfully. He displayed great coolness and energy.’

EricVictorMorse wontheM.C.withthe7thBattalionduringthegreatGermanoffensive,atVendeuil(StQuentin)on21-22March1918. Under-strength(only500men)anddefendingafrontofover4000yards,platoonsweresurroundedinthickfog,withvisibilitysometimesdown to20yards.Between21st-26thcasualtiesamongsttheofficerswere1killed,5woundedand11missing;andmen,17killed,108woundedand 410 missing, many of whom became prisoners of war.

CaptainMorsewaskilledinactionatthebattleofLeSelleon23October1918.At5amonthe23rd,thebattalionmovedinartilleryformation towardstheformingupline.Beforethiswasreachedtheleadingcompaniescameunderheavymachine-gun #refromtheright $ank,thebrigadein fronthavingonlyestablishedthelineofthe #rstobjective.Thiswasovercomebyairattacks.“D”companyontheleftcleverlyoutmanoeuvredand captured a battery of guns, but soon afterwards Captain Morse was killed.

Aged 26, he is buried in Romeries Communal Cemetery Extension.

Sold with copied portrait photograph and copied extracts of letters from a family memorial book.

AnoutstandingSecondWar‘AnzioBeach-head’ImmediateM.C.groupofsixawardedtoMajorJ.E.Rolo, 1st Battalion, The Buffs

MilitaryCross,G.VI.R.reverseofficiallydated1944;1939-45Star;AfricaStar,1clasp,8thArmy;ItalyStar;FranceandGermany Star;WarMedal1939-45,withM.I.D.oakleaf,togetherwithoriginalM.I.D.Certi"cate,dated13January1944(Captain(T/Major)

J. E.

The Buffs (Royal East Kent Regiment)) extremely ne (6) £1,200-£1,600

M.C. London Gazette 20 July 1944:

‘In recognition of gallant and distinguished services in Italy.’

TheoriginalrecommendationforanImmediateM.C.states:‘ForoutstandingleadershipandbraveryintheAnzioBeach-headon3rdMarch1944. MajorJ.E.Rolo’sgallantconductisstronglyrecommendedforanaward.TheBuffswereholding2,000yardsfrontEastoftheFlyoverBridgewhen itbecameknownthattheenemywasoccupyingahousewithinfantry,supportedbytanks500yardsinfrontofandthreateningtheleftforward company.

At19.35hoursMajorRololedhisraiding-partyof40men(2weakPlatoonsof“A”Company)throughourownwireonadarkandverywet nightafterbeingheavilyshelledinhisassemblyarea.SupportedbyanArtilleryprogramme "redby180gunshesawthehouseaftergoing1,200 yardsbycompass.Thepartyapproachedthehousefromtherearornorthat20.15hoursoverdeepshellholesfullofmudinwhichhismen #oundered with their weapons.

Whenat20yardsfromthehousetheenemyopenedupwithtwomachinegunsfromgroundlevelandwithautomaticsfromtheupperwindows. AsaresultofthemuditwasfoundthatonlyoneBrenoutofsix,andoneTommyGun,couldreturn "re,andtheattackingpartywasataloss howtoact.WithouthesitationMajorRolousedhisvoiceandledhismenstraightforthehouseandsurroundedit,himselfreceivingabulletinthe legattenyardsrange.ItwasonhisordersthattheoneBrensilencedthemachinegunatthedoorenablingseveralmentogetintothehouseand force the enemy to the upper storey, and it was his calm orders which directed the throwing of grenades through the upper windows. After20minutesontheobjective,whenonlyoneautomaticwasstillbeing "redfromthehouse,enemymachine-gunsopenedfromacrossthe roadtotheNWandtheexpectedcounterattackseemedprobable.MajorRoloralliedhismenandaftergoing200yardswasrewardedbythe surrenderoftwelveprisonersfromslittrenches.Hemadetheprisonerscarryourownwounded,andignoringhisownwoundbroughtthewhole raiding party back to our lines.

Theraididenti"edanewenemyunitonthefront[146thGrenadierRegimentof65Division],andonreportsfromsubsequentprisonerskilled30 Germans including the only two officers who were in the house. Two of our officers and seven men (one since died) were wounded. Thesuccessofthisactionwasduelargelytothepersonalinspirationofitsleader,whoseconduct inactionwasofthesamehighorderinboththe Libyan and Tunisian campaigns.’

M.I.D. London Gazette 13 January 1944:

‘In recognition of gallant and distinguished services in the Middle East.’

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Provenance: The Robert F. Brett Collection of Medals to the Buffs, Dix Noonan Webb, September 1999.

Rolo,

AGreatWar‘WesternFront’D.C.M.andM.M.groupof !veawardedtoSergeantW.France,1stBattalion, East Kent Regiment

DistinguishedConductMedal,G.V.R.(G-12873Sjt:W.France.M.M.1/E.KentR.);MilitaryMedal,G.V.R.(12873Sjt:W.France. 1/E.KentR.);BritishWarandVictoryMedals(G-12873Sjt.W.France.E.KentR.);DefenceMedal,unnamed, edgebruisingand contact marks, otherwise nearly very ne (5) £1,800-£2,200

D.C.M. London Gazette 12 March 1919; citation published 2 December 1919:

‘IntheattacknearVauxAndignyonthe17thOctober,1918,heshowedgreatpluckandinitiativeincommandofaplatoon.Hismenbeingheld upbybarbedwire,hewentforwardunderheavymachine-gun "re,cutthewireand,leadingtheplatoonforward,capturedthegun.Laterinthe "ghtheworkedroundthe #ankofthecompanywiththreemeninordertodealwithanestofmachine-guns,andsucceededincapturingthe post. Throughout the action he behaved most gallantly.’

M.M. London Gazette 26 April 1917.

WalterFrance wasconscriptedinlate1915.HewasawardedtheMilitaryMedalforbraveryduringaGermanraidonthe1stBattalions trenchesinthevillageofLooson18March1917,whentheysucceededingettingafootinginthem,butafterashorttimewereejectedleaving7 dead.TheRegimentalHistoryadds“butwelostone2ndLieut.and10menkilledand1and24wounded”.The SunderlandEcho reported,“Sgt. FrancewasinchargeofaPlatoon,andsuccessfullycounteredadeterminedGermanassault.Hereceivedshrapnelwoundsandwashospitalisedin England”.

The SunderlandEcho continued:“AyearlaterhewasbackinthetrenchesinFranceandgainedtheDistinguishedConductMedal.Herecallsthat hewasanactingC.S.M.whenhiscompanywasordered“overthetop”tomakeanassaultonaGermanposition.Hesaid,“wereachedour objective with some loss of life but it is something one doesn't care to talk about”.

ThiswasatVauxAndigny,10km.southofLeCateau.TheRegimentalHistoryrelates,“Themorningwasoneofthefoggiestthathadbeen experiencedduringthewar.Nothingcouldbeseenanywhereanddirectionwasnaturallyextremelydifficulttomaintain.TheBuffshadtopassthe villageinfoursandtodeployoutsideit.Theadvancewasmadebycompassbearings,andmorethanoneinstanceoccurredofsergeantstakingthe compassesfromtheirinjuredofficersandleadingtheircompanieson.Thefogwasanadvantagebecausepartiesoftheenemywerecomeupon unseen and machine guns were out#anked unobserved”.

AfterthewarhereturnedtoRyhopeintheDurhamcoal"eldsandbecameaDeputyinthemines.HisgrandsonWalterPayne(withtheR.M.Pin 1985)writes:“hewasdeeplyinvolvedintheScoutingMovementandaleading "gureintheTemperanceSociety.However,hisabilityonthe keyboardledhimtoplayingthe pianoinpubsforcashandtohissubsequentdeparturefromthepathsofabstinence”.DuringWW2hebecamea Captain in the Penshaw, Co. Durham, Home Guard. He died in 1964.

AGreatWar‘WesternFront’M.M.groupoffourawardedtoLance-SergeantH.Alsing,7thBattalion,East Kent Regiment

MilitaryMedal,G.V.R.(1088L.Sjt:H.Alsing.7/E.KentR.).;1914-15Star(G-1088Pte.H.Alsing.E.KentR.);BritishWarand Victory Medals (G-1088 Cpl. H. Alsing. E. Kent R.) extremely ne (4) £300-£400

M.M. London Gazette 29 August 1918.

Hans Alsing served with the 7th Battalion in France from 28 July 1915, and was transferred to Class Z reserve on 20 March 1919.

AscarceSecondWar‘Leros1943’M.M.groupofsixawardedtoCorporalC.J.White,TheBuffs,for gallantryinacounterattackagainsttheGermanlandingatDellaPalmaBay;hewassubsequentlytaken prisoneraftertheBuffsweresurroundedbyGermanparatroopersandremainedinGermanhandsuntilMay 1945

MilitaryMedal,G.VI.R.(6459504Cpl.C.J.White.TheBuffs.);1939-45Star;AfricaStar,1clasp,8thArmy;ItalyStar;Defenceand War Medals 1939-45, together with a Royal Fusiliers cap badge, good very ne (6) £1,000-£1,400

M.M. London Gazette 13 September 1945:

‘In recognition of gallant and distinguished services in the "eld.’

TheoriginalrecommendationsubmittedbyLieutenant-ColonelSirDouglasIgguldenstates:‘AtLeroson12November1943thisN.C.O.was leadinghissectioninacounterattackupontheenemywhohadlandedatDellaPalmaBay.QuiteundauntedbypreviousfailuresCplWhitetried againandagaintoclosewiththeenemy.Finallyhisfearlessanddeterminedleadershipenabledhimtogetinontheenemy #ank.Hisinitiativeinin making this advance under heavy "re made possible the defeat of the enemy landing party and the capture of many prisoners.’

C.J.White enlistedintotheRoyalFusiliers(T.A.)on23February1937,andwasembodiedon2September1939.HetransferredtoTheBuffs on11October1943.FollowingtheItaliansurrenderon3September1943,theislandsofKos,LerosandSamosintheGreekIsleswereoccupied bytheBritish.The4thBuffs,afterlosing7officersand128menwhenthedestroyer Eclipse wasminedandsankin3minutes,landedonLeros, with2ndRoyalIrishFusiliers,BCoy2ndR.W.Kents,togetherwithL.R.D.G.andS.B.S.detachments.On12November1943,theGermans retaliated,invadingtheislandinconsiderablestrength.DespiteinitialdeterminedandsuccessfuloppositiontheGermanseventuallyswampedthe defenceswithparatroopsand,on14November,over500daylightsortieswere #ownbytheLuftwaffe,destroyingtheA.A.defences.British attemptstobothreinforceandlatertoevacuatefailed,andColonelIggulden,CorporalWhiteandmostoftheBuffssurvivorsweretaken prisoner.WhiteremainedinGermanhandsuntil13May1945.HewastransferredtoClassZArmyReserveinJune1946and "nallydischargedin June 1959. He is also entitled to the Efficiency Medal, Territorial.

ASecondWarItaliancampaign‘RiverSenio’M.M.groupofsixawardedtoPrivateW.A.Chapman,5th Battalion, The Buffs MilitaryMedal,G.VI.R.(5620908Pte.W.A.Chapman.TheBuffs.)namingofficiallyre-impressed;1939-45Star;AfricaStar;Italy Star;WarMedal1939-45;EfficiencyMedal,G.VI.R.,1stissue,Territorial(5620908Pte.W.A.Chapman.Buffs.) contactmarks, nearly very ne (6) £800-£1,000

M.M. London Gazette 13 December 1945.

Theoriginalrecommendationstates:‘PrivateChapmanhasbeenemployedasaStretcher-bearerwith“Y”Coy5BuffsduringtheWinterand Springoffensives.PrivateChapmanhasthroughoutshowncourageandendurancebeyondpraise,alwaysreadytogooutandfetchinacasualtyno matter what the conditions or how heavy the "re.

OnoneoccasionontheSeniowhenaminesweeperhadtrodonaSchumine,PrivateChapmanimmediatelywentintothemine"eld,dressedthe woundandcarriedthemanout.Onanotheroccasionwhenanofficerhadbeenwoundedandtwomentryingtorescuehimhadalsobeen wounded,PrivateChapmanimmediatelyvolunteeredtogoforwardwiththreeotherstogetthecasualtiesback.Despitethefactthatthisparty was "redonbyMGsandthewholetimethesameareawasunderintensemortar "re,PrivateChapmandressedtheofficer’swoundsand succeededingettinghimbacktosafety.Then,stillundermortar "re,hedressed "vewoundedmenandhelpedcarryastretcherforathousand yards across appalling country.

PrivateChapman’scontinualandconspicuousgallantryinactionhasnotonlybeenthedirectcauseofsavingatleasttwolivesbuthasbeenan inspiration and source of con"dence to all those with whom he served.’

The Historical Record of the Bu s describes the rescue of Lieutenant Tutton on the above occasion: ‘Owingtothe $oodwater,greatdifficultyhadbeenexperiencedinevacuatingthewounded,andLieut.Tutton,whowashitsixtimesduringthe withdrawalofYCompany,oweshislifetothegallantryofSergeantS.HawtreyandPrivatesW.A.Chapman,B.A.PassmoreandA.D.Storey, who,coveredbyPrivateH.W.G.Hillwitha2-in.mortar,wentoutundertheintense "reofmachine-gunsandri$egrenadestodresshiswounds and bring him back to safety. This signal act of bravery brought the Military Medal to Sergeant Hawtrey and Private Chapman.’

Alan Cathery Collection of Medals to The Buffs, the East Kent Regiment

Pair: PrivateHughMcPherson,3rdFoot,whofoughtatthebattlesofAlbuherain1811andatPlattsburghin 1814, and afterwards served in France, New South Wales and Bengal East Indies

MilitaryGeneralService1793-1814,1clasp,Albuhera(H.McPherson,3rdFoot.);ArmyL.S.&G.C.,W.IV.R.(HughM’Pherson,3rd RegimentFoot.1832.) "ttedwith "ttedwithoriginalsteelclipandrectangularsteelbarsuspension, the rstgoodvery ne,the second with contact marks, otherwise very ne (2) £2,600-£3,000

Provenance: SingleM.G.S.,Spink,March1993,andGlendining’s,March1994;reunitedwithL.S.&G.C.fromTheRobertF.BrettCollectionof Medals to the Buffs, Dix Noonan Webb, September 1999.

One of only 19 single-clasp medals for Albuhera to the regiment.

HughMcPherson wasbornatLouth,nearInverness,Sutherland,andattestedforthe3rdFootatDundalbin,CountySutherland,on1April 1808,aged17years.Commencinghisadultserviceon1April1809,hecompletedafurther25years100days,includingadditionalallowanceof1 year336daysforserviceintheEastIndies,andwasdischargedatFortWilliamon31December1831.Hereceivedhis "naldischargeatFortPitt, nearChatham,on8May1832.Hisdischargepapersrecordthathe‘servedattheBattlesof“Albuhera”-“Nive”-“Nivelle”-“Orthes”“Pyrenees”-onthePeninsula;andat“Plattsburgh”inNorthAmerica;afterwardsThreeYearsinFrance-FiveYearsinNewSouthWales,and ThreeYearsandahalfinBengal,EastIndies.’Hewasdischarged‘onthereducedPensionof10dperdiem,undertheRegulationsdated14th November1829,byauthorityoftheGeneralCommandinginChief,dated,HorseGuards13thMay1831.’HereceivedtestimonyfromEnsign& AdjutantWhite,3rdRegt.,‘thathischaracterhasbeenmostexemplary&hasbeenrecommendedbyhisCommandingOfficerfortheGratuityin additiontohisPension.’HughMcPhersonwasexaminedattheRoyalHospital,Chelsea,on8August1832,thenaged41,andalthoughstatinghis intentiontoresideinGlasgow,itwouldappearthathedrewhispensionfromtheDublinDistrictinIreland,wherehereceivedanincreased pensionof1/3from22November1859,andwasstilldrawinghispensionin1863.Despitehisdischargepapersshowinghispresenceatfurther actionsinthePeninsulaafterAlbuhera,themedalrollscon"rmhisentitlementtothesingleclaspforthatbattle,oneofapproximately20 singleclasp medals to the 3rd Foot, out of the 165 medals issued to the regiment with that clasp. Sold with copied discharge papers.

The Battle of Albuhera AlbuherawasthebloodiestbattleofthePeninsulaWar,foughton16May1811,andwastheonlysigni"cantbattleofthewaratwhich Wellingtonwasnotincommand.Foughtinsouth-westSpain,75milesnorthofSeville,ontheBadajozroad.MarshallBeresford,incommandof 37,279British,PortugueseandSpanishtroops,wasattackedbyMarshalSoult’sFrencharmyof28,272,whosemainintentionwastoraisetheir siege of Badajoz.

Followingafeintattack ontheAllies’left $ankatthevillage,SoultheavilyattackedtheSpanishunderZayainthecentre.Colborne’sBrigade[3rd (Buffs),31st,(EastSurrey),1stand2ndBns.48th(Northamptonshire),and66th(Berkshire)RegimentsofFoot]ofthe2ndDivision,alignedfrom theright,advancedtosupportthem.Attackedwithvolley "reat60paces,theFrenchcolumnsbegantobreak.Colborne’slinecheeredandwent forwardtocompletethevictorywiththebayonet.UnfortunatelyadreadfulcatastrophethenoccurredasFrenchcavalry,the1stPolishLancersof theVistulaandthe2ndHussars,some880men,attackedColborne’s $ankattheverymomentthatablindingshowerofrainandhailfell.This masked their approach and they were mistaken for Spanish cavalry.

TheBuffs,ontheright,sufferedthemost.Musketswererendereduselessbythestormand,inthespaceof "veminutes,4officersand212men werekilled,with14and234wounded,and2and177takenprisonerormissing,aneighty-"vepercentcasualtyrate.ThetotalBrigadelosses amountedto58outof85officers,and1190outof1568men.ThisghastlyslaughterwaspartlyduetothePolishLancers,manyofwhomwere believed to be intoxicated, not only refusing to accept surrender from the infantry but spearing them with their long lances as they lay wounded.

Pair: Lieutenant E. Greg, 3rd Foot

Crimea1854-56,1clasp,Sebastopol(EustaceGregLieut.3rdRegt.TheBuffs)namingengravedincontemporaryuprightcapitals; TurkishCrimea1855,Sardinianissue(EustaceGregLieut.3rdRegt.TheBuffs)namingengravedasbefore, lightcontactmarksand polished, otherwise nearly very ne (2) £300-£400

EustaceGreg wascommissionedEnsigninthe3rdFooton15May1855,promotedtoLieutenanton9Novemberfollowing,andarrivedinthe Crimea on 14 January 1856. He resigned his commission in 1857.

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Pair: ColonelWalterCarrMackinnon,3rdFoot,ChiefInstructorattheSchoolofMusketry,Hythe,late87th Irish Fusiliers

IndianMutiny1857-59,noclasp(Lieut.W.C.McKinnon87thRegt.);IndiaGeneralService1854-95,1clasp,Jowaki1877-8(Major W. C. Mackinnon. 3rd Foot.) light contact marks, otherwise good very ne and unique to the Bu s (2) £800-£1,000

Provenance: The Robert F. Brett Collection of Medals to the Buffs, Dix Noonan Webb, September 1999.

WalterCarrMackinnon servedwiththe87thFusiliersinBengalthroughouttheIndianMutiny.HeexchangedasCaptaintothe3rdFooton 25December1865,andwassubsequentlyappointedAssistantAdjutantGeneralofMusketryinBengal.Hetookpartintheexpeditionagainstthe JowakiAfridisin1877-8,andwaspromotedtoMajoron23August1878.Hewentonhalfpayofthe3rdFooton13September1879,butwas madeLieutenantColonelon28May1884,andappointedChiefInstructortotheSchoolofMusketryatHythe.Heretiredwiththerankof Colonel on 9 March 1899.

Pair: Private John Hilton, 3rd Foot China1857-60,noclasp(JohnHilton.1stBn.3rdRegt.)officiallyimpressednaming;IndiaGeneralService1854-95,1clasp,Perak (568. Pte. J. Hilton. 1/3rd Foot.) good very ne (2) £500-£600

Provenance: J. B. Hayward & Son, March 1969.

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Pair: Sergeant H. J. Smith, East Kent Regiment

IndiaGeneralService1895-1902,2clasps,ReliefofChitral1895,PunjabFrontier1897-98(4039Pte.H.J.Smith1stBn.EastKent Regt.)smallofficialcorrectiontolasttwolettersofsurname;ArmyL.S.&G.C.,E.VII.R.(4039Sjt:H.J.Smith.E.KentRegt.) light contact marks, otherwise good very ne (2) £200-£240

Three: Private W. Hopkins, East Kent Regiment, who was severely wounded at Brakenlaagte in October 1901

IndiaGeneralService1895-1902,1clasp,ReliefofChitral1895(3242Pte.W.Hopkins1stBn.EastKentRegt.);Queen’sSouth Africa1899-1902,4clasps,ReliefofKimberley,Paardeberg,Driefontein,Transvaal(3242Pte.W.Hopkins,E.KentRegt.);King’s SouthAfrica1901-02,2clasps,SouthAfrica1901,SouthAfrica1902(3242Pte.W.Hopkins.E.KentRegt.) lightcontactmarks, otherwise very ne and better (3) £240-£280

W. Hopkins served with the 2nd Battalion in South Africa and was severely wounded at Brakenlaagte on 30 October 1901.

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Three: Private S. Scott, East Kent Regiment

IndiaGeneralService1895-1902,1clasp,ReliefofChitral1895(3322Pte.S.Scott1stBn.EastKentRegt.);Queen’sSouthAfrica 1899-1902,5clasps,ReliefofKimberley,Paardeberg,Johannesburg,DiamondHill,Wittebergen(3322Pte.S.Scott,E.KentRegt.); King’sSouthAfrica1901-02,2clasps,SouthAfrica1901,SouthAfrica1902(3322Pte.S.Scott.E.KentRegt.)initialofficially corrected, light contact marks, otherwise very ne and better (3) £280-£340

S. Scott served with the 2nd Battalion in the 5th Company Mounted Infantry in South Africa.

Pair: Private E. Steed, East Kent Regiment

IndiaGeneralService1895-1902,2clasps,ReliefofChitral1895,PunjabFrontier1897-98(3849Pte.E.Steed1stBn.EastKent Regt.);Queen’sSouthAfrica1899-1902,2clasps,Transvaal,SouthAfrica1902(3849Pte.E.Steed.E.KentRegt.) goodvery ne (2)

£180-£220

E. Steed served with the 2nd Battalion in South Africa.

Three: Corporal l. Barnett, East Kent Regiment

IndiaGeneralService1895-1902,1clasp,PunjabFrontier1897-98(3238Drumr.L.Barnett1stBn.“TheBuffs”);Queen’sSouth Africa1899-1902,3clasps,CapeColony,OrangeFreeState,Transvaal(3238Pte.L.Barnett,E.KentRegt.);King’sSouthAfrica 1901-02,2clasps,SouthAfrica1901,SouthAfrica1902(3238Corpl:L.Barnett.E.KentRegt.)togetherwithArmyTemperance Association(India),silvermedal,hallmarkedBirmingham1913,unnamed, edgebruisingandcontactmarks,otherwisenearlyvery ne (4) £220-£260

Pair: PrivateC.J.Burns,EastKentRegiment,whowaskilledinactionduringtheSecondBattleofYpreson3 May 1915

IndiaGeneralService1895-1902,1clasp,PunjabFrontier1897-98(4672Pte.C.Burns1stBn.“TheBuffs”);ArmyL.S.&G.C.,G. V.R., 1st issue (4672 Pte. C. J. Burns. E. Kent Regt.) polished, otherwise very ne or better (2) £200-£240

CharlesJamesBurns waskilledinactionduringtheSecondBattleofYpreson3May1915,atVerlorenHoek,dueEastofYpres,onthe Zonnerbeke Road, whilst serving with the 2nd Battalion, The Buffs. He is commemorated by name on the Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial.

Pair: PrivateH.Blinko,EastKentRegiment,whoreceivedararepairofSudanmedalsforservicesasClerkto the Brigade Major at Dongola and Suakin

Queen’sSudan1896-98(2613.Pte.H.Blinko.E.KentR.);Khedive’sSudan1896-1908,noclasp(2613PrivateH.Blinko1stBn. East Kent Regt.) name officially corrected on the second, extremely ne and very rare to the regiment (2) £600-£800

Bothmedalscon#rmedontherolls(WO100/82/26andWO100/82/32).TheonlyotherrecipientsofSudanmedalstotheEastKentRegiment wereCaptain(Bimbashi)E.G.T.Bainbridge,attachedEgyptianArmy,and2133Colour-SergeantInstructorA.R.L.Kelham,onloantothe10th Sudanese.

Thirteen: ColonelJ.V.R.Jackson,EastKentRegiment,whoCommandedthe1stBattalion,TheBuffs,inBurma 1930-32

Queen’sSouthAfrica1899-1902,4clasps,CapeColony,OrangeFreeState,Transvaal,S.A.1902(2/Lieut.J.V.R.Jackson,E.Kent Rgt:);1914-15Star(Capt:&Adjt:J.V.R.Jackson.E.KentR.);BritishWarandVictoryMedals,withM.I.D.oakleaf(MajorJ.V.R. Jackson.);IndiaGeneralService1908-35,1clasp,Burma1930-32(Lt.Col.J,V.R.Jackson.TheBuffs);1939-45Star;AtlanticStar; AfricaStar,clasp,1stArmy;ItalyStar;WarMedal;Jubilee1935;Coronation1937; Denmark,Kingdom,Orderofthe Dannebrog(ChristianX)neckbadge,goldandenamels,unmarked, the rstfourpolished,good neandbetter,otherwisegoodvery ne (13) £1,400-£1,800

Provenance: TheRobertF.BrettCollectionofMedalstotheBuffs,DixNoonanWebb, September 1999 (not including the Order of the Dannebrog).

JamesVictorRaeJackson wasbornon28April1883.Hewasappointed2nd Lieutenanton18January1902,andservedwiththe2ndBuffsinSouthAfrica,taking partinoperationsintheTransvaalfromMarchto31May1902(Medalwith4clasps). FromMarch1909untilSeptember1913,hewasemployedwiththeWestAfrican Frontier Force. He was appointed Adjutant of the 2nd Battalion on 4 August 1914. JacksonservedasAdjutantofthe2ndBattalionduringtheGreatWar,goingtoFrance on24February1915.Hewaswounded,andwastakenprisonerattheHohenzollern Redoubton30September1915.Jacksonhadjustassumedtemporarycommandofthe battalionwhenhispositionwasoverrun,whilstawaitingreinforcements,andhe‘could notemergefromadeepdug-outnearthegapfromwhichhewasconducting operations,andhewastakenprisoner’.HewasmentionedindespatchesLondon Gazette1January1916,butremainedinterneduntilhewasrepatriatedon13 September1917.AfterhisreturnhewasspeciallyappointedBrigadeMajorand2ndin commandofanOfficerCadetBattalion,June1918toFebruary1919,andwasan InstructorattheSmallArmsSchoolfromNovember1919toMay1924.Heassumed commandofthe1stBattalioninApril1931andcommandedtheregimentthroughout theoperationsinBurma(Medalandclasp).PromotedtoColonelinApril1935,Jackson tookcommandoftheInfantryRecordandPayOfficeatHounslow.Hewas,inhis capacityascommandingOfficeroftheBuffs,awardedtheDanishOrderofthe Dannebrog, Knight 2nd class.

Note: TheOrderoftheDannebroghasbeenaddedtocompletethgroup,theoriginal insignia awarded to Jackson being returnable upon the death of the recipient.

The Alan Cathery Collection of Medals to The Buffs, the East Kent Regiment

Alan Cathery Collection of Medals to The Buffs, the East Kent Regiment

Seven: Regimental Sergeant-Major James Dray, East Kent Regiment

Queen’sSouthAfrica1899-1902,5clasps,CapeColony,TugelaHeights,ReliefofLadysmith,Transvaal,Laing’sNek(4960Serjt:J. Dray.E.K.Regt.);King’sSouthAfrica,2clasps(4960Serjt:J.Dray.E.KentRegt.);BritishWarandVictoryMedals(L-4960W.O.Cl. II.J.Dray.E.KentR.);DefenceMedal;ArmyL.S.&G.C.,G.V.R.(4960C.Sjt:J.Dray.E.KentRegt.);MeritoriousServiceMedal,G. VI.R.,3rdissue(4960W.O.Cl.2.J.Dray.E.KentR.) theBoerWarpairwithcontactmarksandminoredgebruising,good ne, otherwise nearly very ne or better (7) £500-£700

Provenance: The Robert F. Brett Collection of Medals to the Buffs, Dix Noonan Webb, September 1999.

‘Jimmy’Dray,accordingto TheDragon,wasthe "rstBuff tolandinSouthAfrica,arrivingatCapeTownon16November1899,wherehewent ontoNatalwiththe2ndDivisionStaff.HewasoneofeightbrotherstoserveintheGreatWarandhisfatherreceivedaletterfromtheKingin 1914,whensevenwereserving,theeighthjoiningin1916.OnebrotherwaskilledatZonnebekeinApril1916,andanotherwaswounded.He servedasanInstructorintheHomeGuardatHorshamuntilheresignedin1944attheageof68.HereceivedtheAnnuityM.S.M.in1952.Jimmy Draywasanoutstandingall-roundsportsmanandwonmanyBattalionandBrigadeChampionships,andregularlycompetedwithsomesuccessin various Army Championships.

Five: Acting Company Sergeant-Major F. S. Coleman, East Kent Regiment, later Kent Cyclist Battalion

Queen’sSouthAfrica1899-1902,2clasps,CapeColony,OrangeFreeState(5894Pte.F.Coleman,E.KentRegt.);King’sSouth Africa1901-02,2clasps,SouthAfrica1901,SouthAfrica1902(5894Pte.F.Coleman.E.KentRegt.);ImperialServiceMedal,G.VI. R.,1stissue(FrederickColeman)namingofficiallyre-impressed;TerritorialForceEfficiencyMedal,G.V.R.(265056Sjt:-A.C.S.Mjr:F.S.Coleman.KentCyc:Bn:);ServiceMedaloftheOrderofStJohn,silveredbasemetal(18150Ct./Off.F.S.C.Coleman. RochesterCt.Div.No.8Dis.S.J.A.B.1938) the rsttwowithedgebruisingandcontactmarks,good ne,otherwisegoodvery neand better (5) £280-£340

Served with 3rd Battalion in South Africa.

Pair: Sergeant Cook A. Naish, East Kent Regiment

Queen’sSouthAfrica1899-1902,4clasps,ReliefofKimberley,Paardeberg,Driefontein,Transvaal(101Sgt.A.Naish,E.Kent Regt.);King’sSouthAfrica1901-02,2clasps,SouthAfrica1901,SouthAfrica1902(101Serjt:A.Naish.E.KentRegt.);ArmyL.S. &G.C.,V.R.,3rdissue,smallletterreverse(101Sgt.CookA.Naish,E.KentRegt.) verylightcontactmarks,otherwisenearly extremely ne (3) £280-£340

A. Naish served with the 2nd Battalion in South Africa.

Pair: Corporal T. Buss, East Kent Regiment

Queen’sSouthAfrica1899-1902,2clasps,CapeColony,SouthAfrica1901(7360Pte.T.Buss,E.KentRegt.);TerritorialForce Efficiency Medal, E.VII.R. (168 Cpl. T. Buss. 5/E. Kent Regt.) light contact marks, otherwise very ne or better (2) £200-£240

T. Buss served with the 1st Volunteer Company, 2nd Battalion, in South Africa.

Five: Private W. J. White, East Kent Regiment

Queen’sSouthAfrica1899-1902,3clasps,CapeColony,Paardeberg,Transvaal(6103Pte.W.White,EastKentRegt.);King’s SouthAfrica1901-02,2clasps,SouthAfrica1901,SouthAfrica1902(6103Pte.W.White.EastKentRegt.);1914Star,withclasp (L-6103Pte.W.J.White.1/E.KentR.);BritishWarandVictoryMedals(L-6103Pte.W.J.White.E.KentR.) the rsttwowithlight contact marks, very ne, otherwise nearly extremely ne (5) £240-£280

Served with 2nd Battalion Mounted Infantry in South Africa.

Three: PrivateW.J.Hodges,EastKentRegiment,whowaskilledinactionatChateaudeFlandres,near Radinghem, on 20 October 1914

1914Star,withcopyclasp(L-9590Pte.W.J.Hodges.1/E.KentR.);BritishWarandVictoryMedals(L-9590Pte.W.J.Hodges.E. Kent R.) good very ne (3) £140-£180

WilliamJohnHodges servedinFranceandFlanderswiththe1stBattalionfrom7September1914.Hewaspostedmissing,presumedkilled,at ChateaudeFlandres,nearRadinghem,on20October1914.Hewasaged20,thesonofMrandMrsJ.HodgesofStonebridge,Ryarsh,West Malling, Kent, and is commemorated by name on the Ploegsteert Memorial.

Three: Private Thomas Tabrett, East Kent Regiment, who was killed in action in France on 9 August 1915

1914Star(S-10222Pte.T.Tabrett.1/E.KentR.);BritishWarandVictoryMedals(SR/10222Pte.T.Tabrett.E.KentR.) extremely ne £100-£140

ThomasTabrett servedinFrancewiththe1stBattalionfrom2November1914,andwaskilledinactionon9August1915.Heis commemorated by name on the Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial.

The Alan Cathery Collection of Medals to The Buffs, the East Kent Regiment

Three: Second Lieutenant G. H. Williams, East Kent Regiment and Machine Gun Corps

1914-15Star(3642Pte.G.H.Williams.E.Kent.R.);BritishWarandVictoryMedals(2.Lieut.G.H.Williams.) edgebruisetoVM, good very ne (3) £50-£70

GeorgeHarrellWilliams attestedfortheEastKentRegimentandservedwiththemduringtheGreatWarontheWesternFrontfrom28July 1915. Transferring to the Machine Gun Corps, he was commissioned Second Lieutenant on 26 October 1917.

Six: Regimental Quarter-Master Sergeant S. B. Barron, East Kent Regiment

1914-15Star(42C.S.Mjr.S.B.Barrow.E.KentR.)notespellingofsurname;BritishWarandVictoryMedals(200002W.O.Cl.2. S./B.Barron.E.KentR.);DefenceMedal;ImperialServiceMedal,G.V.R.,Circularissue,2nd‘Coronationrobes’issue(SidneyBlake Barron);TerritorialForceEfficiencyMedal,E.VII.R.,withadditionalserviceclasp(42Cpl.S.B.Barron.4/E.KentR.) very neor better (6) £140-£180

SidneyBlakeBarron servedintheAsiatic(Persia)theatreofwarfrom5August1915.Hewasdischargedon22October1917,andisentitled to the Silver War Badge.

Nine: Sergeant F. C. Faulkner, East Kent Regiment

1914-15StarG-3506L.Cpl.F.C.Faulkner.E.KentR.);BritishWarandVictoryMedals(G-3506Pte.F.C.Faulkner.E.KentR.); IndiaGeneralService1908-35,1clasp,Burma1930-32(6278901Sjt.F.C.Faulkner.TheBuffs.);GeneralService1918-62,1clasp, Palestine(6278901.Sjt.F.F.Faulkner.TheBuffs.)noteincorrectsecondinitial;1939-45Star;DefenceandWarMedals1939-45; ArmyL.S.&G.C.,G.V.R.,3rdissue,RegularArmy(6278901Sjt.F.C.Faulkner.TheBuffs.) the rstthreewithcontactmarks,good ne, otherwise very ne or better (9)

£200-£240

F.C.Faulkner wastakenprisoneratLooson26September1915.HeafterwardsservedinIndia,BurmaandPalestineandwasaverypopular Mess Sergeant. He received his L.S. & G.C. medal with Gratuity per Army Order 63 of 1933. Sold with details of numerous entries from The Dragon 1923-40.

Four: Corporal J. T. Champs, East Kent Regiment

1914-15Star(1682Pte.J.T.Champs.E.KentR.);BritishWarandVictoryMedals(1682Pte.J.T.Champs.E.KentR.);Efficiency Medal, G.V.R., Territorial (6282467 Cpl. J. T. Champs. 4 - The Buffs.) nearly very ne or better (4) £100-£140

J. T. Champs served with the 4th Battalion in Aden from 5 August 1915, and was disembodied on 10 April 1919.

Three: Lance-CorporalL.D.Sewell,EastKentRegiment,whowaskilledinactiononthe !rstdayofthebattle of Loos on 26 September 1915

1914-15Star(G-1520L.Cpl.L.D.Sewell.E.KentR.);BritishWarandVictoryMedals(G-1520Pte.L.D.Sewell.E.KentR.) nearly extremely ne (3)

£140-£180

LewisDecimusSewell servedwiththe8thBattalioninFrancefrom31August1915,andwaspostingmissingpresumeddeadon26 September1915,the #rstdayofthebattleofLoos.Thebattalionsuffered24officerand610otherrankcasualtiesincluding161O.R.skilled.He was aged 28, son of the late Decimus and Emma Sewell, of Halstead, Essex, and is commemorated by name on the Loos Memorial.

Three: Private P. J. M. Collins, East Kent Regiment

1914-15Star(G-7632Pte.P.J.M.Collins,E.KentR.);BritishWarandVictoryMedals(G-7632Pte.P.J.M.Collins.E.KentR.) together with Record Office enclosure for 1914-15 Star addressed to Mrs E. S. Collins, extremely ne (3) £50-£70

PercyJohnMaslinCollins servedwiththe3rdBattaioninFrancefrom5October1915.Hediedofwoundsathomeon1November1918, aged 34, and is buried in Margate Cemetery, Kent.

Three: Private H. B. Eldridge, East Kent Regiment, who was killed in action at Morval on 15 September 1916

1914-15Star(S-9617Pte.H.B.Eldridge.E.KentR.);BritishWarandVictoryMedals(SR-9617Pte.H.B.Eldridge.E.KentR.) extremely ne (3)

£60-£80

HenryBenjaminEldridge servedwiththe1stBattalioninFrancefrom27December1914.HewaskilledinactionatMorvalon15September 1916, and is buried in Guillemont Road Cemetery, Guillemont.

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Ten: Private R. H. Fairley, East Kent Regiment, later Royal Naval Auxiliary Service

1914-15Star(5915R.H.Fairley.E.KentR.);BritishWarandVictoryMedals(5915Pte.R.H.Fairley.E.Kent.R.);1939-45Star; AtlanticStar;AfricaStar,1clasp,NorthAfrica1942-43;Paci"cStar,1clasp,Burma;ItalyStar;WarMedal1939-45;RoyalNaval Auxiliary Service L.S. & G.C., E.II.R. (R. H. Fairley) good very ne (10) £200-£240

Four: Private R. V. G. Hogstone, East Kent Regiment

1914-15Star(2376Pte.R.V.G.Hogston.E.KentR.);BritishWarandVictoryMedals(2376Pte.R.V.G.Hogston.E.KentR.); IndiaGeneralService1908-35,1clasp,AfghanistanN.W.F.1919(240694Pte.G.Hogston,1/5/Buffs.) o ciallyre-impressedinparts, very ne or better (4) £70-£90

R.V.G.Hogston servedwiththe4thBattalionandenteredtheAsiatictheatreofwaron9December1915.Helatertransferredtothe1/5th Battalion with whom he served in Afghanistan.

Three: PrivateFrederickTutt,7thBattalion,EastKentRegiment,whowaskilledinactionatCarnoyonthe First Day of the Battle of the Somme on 1 July 1916

1914-15Star(G-5495Pte.F.Tutt.E.KentR.);BritishWarandVictoryMedals(G-5945Pte.F.Tutt.E.KentR.) extremely ne(3) £240-£280

FrederickTutt servedwiththe7thBattalioninFrancefrom2September1915,andwaskilledinactionon1July1916.Thefollowingnotice appeared in the Kentish Express & Ashford News, 5 August 1916:

PrivateF.T.Tutt,theBuffs,whowaskilledinactiononJuly1st,wasthesonofMr&MrsJ.Tutt,ofStoneCottages,GreatChart.Hewasbornat KingsnorthonMarch28th,1890,andonleavingschoolworkedatGreatChart,subsequentlyobtainingemploymentonDoverPier.Hejoinedthe BuffsinNovember,1914,andhadbeenatthefrontforelevenmonths.AnothersonofMr&MrsJ.TuttisservingintheBuffsasamachine gunner.InaletterofsympathytotheparentsofthedeceasedanofficeroftheBuffssays:-“Yoursonfoughtbravelyandgallantlyasbecomesthe British soldier. He was loved by all.”

See the following lot for the medals awarded to his brother who was killed in action in September 1916.

Three: PrivateThomasTutt,EastKentRegiment,whowaswoundedandgassedinJune1915,andwaskilledin action at Morval in September 1916

1914-15Star(SR-10403Pte.T.Tutt.E.KentR.);BritishWarandVictoryMedals(SR-10403Pte.T.Tutt.E.KentR.) extremely ne (3) £100-£140

ThomasTutt servedinFrancewiththe1stBattalionfrom12March1915.HewaswoundedandgassedatDichy-bushinJune1915,andkilled in action at Morval on 15 September 1916, the "rst occasion that tanks were used.

Soldwithacopiednewscuttingwithphotographannouncinghisdeathwhichstates:‘DeepregretwasfeltinGreatChartwhenitbecameknown thatPrivateThomasTutt,theBuffs,hadbeenkilledinactioninFranceonSeptember15th.Previoustothewarhehadbeenemployedatthe GreatChartPostOfficefor "veyearsandwashighlyesteemed.HewasthesecondsonofMrandMrsJ.Tutt,ofGreatChart,andwasbornat Kingsnorthtwenty-threeyearsago.HeattendedtheBritishSchool,Ashford,andtheGreatChartSchool.HeservedintheSpecialReserveand wascalleduponAugust9th,1914.InJanuary,1915,hewenttoFrance.OnJune6thfollowinghewaswoundedandgassedatDichy-bushand senthome,butreturnedwillinglytoFrancetohisworkofbombthrowing.TheofficercommandingthebattalionsenthissympathytoPrivate Tutt’sparentsandwrotethat“hewasshotthroughtheheartsoonafterouradvancehadbegun,beingkilledinstantaneously.Hewascarriedaway thatnightbystretcherbearersandburiedsomewherebehindtheline.BCompanysufferedseverelyinofficersonthatday,threebeingkilledand onewounded.AtemporarywoodenmonumentIhavehaderectedtomarktheplacewherewelostsomanyofficersandmenonthatday.”One ofhiscomradeswrotethathewasgreatlybelovedbytheallandthathedied“likeasoldier.”Inthisphotographofhim,whichwastakenatthe Frontshortlybeforehewaskilled,itwillbeseenthatheiswearingatrophy,aGermanhelmet.MuchsympathyisfeltforMrandMrsJ.Tutt,as their eldest son fell in action in France, on July 1st.’

See the previous lot for the medals awarded to his brother who was killed in action on 1 July 1916.

Pair: PrivateR.G.Gower,WestKentYeomanry,laterTheBuffs, whodiedofwoundsreceivedinthebattleof Jerusalem in December 1917

British War and Victory Medals (1911 Pte. R. G. Gower. W. Kent Yeo.) good very ne (2)

£100-£140

Provenance: The Robert F. Brett Collection of Medals to the Buffs, Dix Noonan Webb, September 1999. RobertGeorgeGower,10thBattalion,TheBuffs,formerly3/1stWestKentYeomanry,enlistedMaidstone,Kent,diedofwoundsinPalestine on 9 December 1917. He is buried in Jerusalem War Cemetery.

The10thBn.EastKentRegimentwasformedinEgyptinFebruary1917,theproductoftheconversionandamalgamationoftwoYeomanry Regiments,theRoyalEastKentandtheWestKent.Formingpartofthe74thDivision,theyenteredthetrencheson23April1917,asthe2nd battleofGazaendedingloomandstagnation.On25Octobertheysetoff inmoonlightonAllenby’sfamousrighthook,andtheymadetwo attacksatdawn,afterlongnightmarches,tospeedthefallofBeershebaandGaza.On8Decembertheyhadastiff"ght,upasheerandmuddy slope,foraridgebeyondNebiSamwil.TheTurksabandoneditduringthenightandthecityofJerusalemwasoccupiedthefollowingday,with Allenby making his triumphant entry on foot on the 11th. The 10th Battalion had approximately 10 men killed or died of wounds in this action.

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The Alan Cathery Collection of Medals to The Buffs, the East Kent Regiment

Pair: Private H. Boorman, East Kent Regiment, who was killed in action at Ypres on 4 August 1917

BritishWarandVictoryMedals(G-20813Pte.H.Boorman.E.KentR.)togetherwithMemorialPlaque(HarryBoorman) this scratched on the reverse, otherwise extremely ne (3) £80-£100

HarryBoorman wasbornatFaversham,Kent,andenlistedthereforthe7thBattalion,EastKentRegiment,withwhomheservedinFranceand was killed in action at Ypres on 4 August 1917.

Three: Corporal W. Richardson, Kent Cyclist Battalion

BritishWarMedal1914-20(100A.Cpl.W.Richardson.KentCyc.Bn.);TerritorialForceWarMedal1914-19(100A.Cpl.W. Richardson.KentCyc.Bn.);TerritorialForceEfficiencyMedal,G.V.R.(100Cpl.W.Richardson.KentCyc:Bn:) nearlyextremely ne (3) £300-£400

Seven: Sergeant W. J. Davies, The Buffs, later Royal Army Service Corps

IndiaGeneralService1908-35,1clasp,Burma1930-32(6283325Pte.W.J.Davies.Buffs.);GeneralService1918-62,1clasp, Palestine(6283325Pte.W.J.Davies.TheBuffs.);1939-45Star;AfricaStar,1clasp,1stArmy;ItalyStar;DefenceandWarMedals 1939-45, very ne or better (6) £120-£160

WilliamJohnDavies enlistedasaBoyaged14years166dayson30August1926.HewasappointedBandsmaninApril1938and LanceCorporalBandsmaninJanuary1939.TransferredtoArmyReserveinApril1939,herejoinedfromA.R.inJune1939andwasmobilisedin September1939,becomingaWarSubstantiveSergeantinAugust1940.HetransferredtoRoyalArmyServiceCorpsintherankofPrivateon20 July1944,wasreleasedtoClassZReserveinFebruary1946,anddischargedon19March1957.Heservedwiththe1stBuffsinIndia,Burmaand Palestine between January 1928 and January 1939, and with the 5th Buffs in the British North Africa Force, October 1942 to November 1945.

Four: Private F. J. Cox, The Buffs IndiaGeneralService1908-35,1clasp,Burma1930-32(6282485Pte.F.J.Cox.TheBuffs.);1939-45Star;DefenceandWar Medals 1939-45, good very ne (4) £50-£70

F. J. Cox enlisted in 1924 and was transferred to Army reserve under para 369 (i) of 30 January 1932.

Three: Private R. G. Moat, The Buffs, who was killed in action at La Heliere, France, on 20 May 1940 IndiaGeneralService1908-35,1clasp,Burma1930-32(6283863Pte.R.G.Moat.TheBuffs.);1939-45Star;WarMedal1939-45, nearly extremely ne (3) £200-£240

RobertGeorgeMoat,2ndBattalion,TheBuffs,waskilledinactionatLaHeliere,France,on27May1940,aged30.HeisburiedinMerris Communal Cemetery.

Five: Company Sergeant-Major R. Lennard, The Buffs GeneralService1918-62,1clasp,Palestine(6285176.Pte.R.Lennard.TheBuffs.);1939-45Star;BurmaStar;DefenceandWar Medals 1939-45, good very ne (5) £180-£220

R.Lennard enlistedon12January1926.HeservedinPalestinewiththe2ndBattalionfromOctobertoDecember1936,andwaspromoted Corporalon10October1937.HewasamemberoftheBattalionAthleticsTeamatthe1938ArmyChampionships,Aldershot,andtookpartin thewinning4x110yardsteamrelay.TransferredtoReserveinMarch1939andrecalledinJune1939,hewasengagedintrainingrecruits,served withtheNorwegianandFrenchpublicrelationsservices,thenpostedtoWestAfrica.Subsequentlyrejoinedthe2ndBattalionandservedin Burma as C.S.M.

Sold with group photograph of some of the 1938 athletics team.

Seven: Private J. Green, The Buffs GeneralService1918-62,1clasp,Palestine(6281965.Pte.J.Green.TheBuffs.);1939-45Star;AfricaStar,1clasp,1stArmy;Italy Star;DefenceandWarMedals1939-45;ArmyL.S.&G.C.,G.VI.R.,1stissue,RegularArmy(6281965Pte.J.Green.TheBuffs.) nearly extremely ne (7) £140-£180

J.Green enlistedin1923andservedthecampaigninBurma1930-32forwhichheisentitledtotheMedalwithClasp.Hewasappointed Bandsman H.Q. Coy. in May 1935.

Sold with details of various entries from The Dragon 1923-35.

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AnexceptionalPosthumousBronzeStargroupoffourawardedtoCaptainH.McL.“DiamondJim”Stacey, 141st(TheBuffs)Regiment,RoyalArmouredCorps,31stArmouredBrigade,whowaskilledinactionin March 1945

1939-45Star;FranceandGermanyStar;WarMedal1939-45; UnitedStatesofAmerica,BronzeStar,togetherwithcardbox of issue for the $rst three addressed to his mother, and named condolence slip, extremely ne (4) £400-£500

Bronze Star London Gazette 17 October 1946: ‘Capt. Hugh McLaren Stacey, 324582, The Buffs (since died).’

ThefollowingrecommendationforthePosthumousAwardoftheBronzeStaristakenfromofficialrecords:‘Lieut.HughMcLarenStaceyhas distinguished himself by heroic achievement not involving participation in aerial #ight.

AtGeilenkirchenon20thNovember,1944,when“A”Squadron141R.A.C.(TheBuffs)wasinsupportof333InfantryRegiment(84UnitedStates InfantryDivision)Lieut.H.M.StaceywasactingasLiaisonOfficerbetweenthe #amethrowingtanksandtheInfantry.Duringthecourseofthe actioninthedirectionofSuggerath,Lieut.H.M.StaceywasconstantlyupwiththeInfantrywhowereunderveryheavymortarandshell $re.One platoon,havinglostitscommanderandN.C.Os,waspersonallyreorganisedbyLieut.H.M.Stacey,andlaterdidexcellentworkintheclearingof some pillboxes.

Atonepointduringthebattle,apartyof12to15UnitedStatesinfantrymenallbecamecasualties.Lieut.H.M.Stacey,whowasonthespot, realising that these men were out of contact with their own troops, dashed back and organised a stretcher party.

Hepersonallyledthispartytothewoundedmen,regardlessoftheheavymortarandmachinegun $rewhichwasrangedonthisarea.

Throughout the evacuation of these casualties, Lieut. H. M. Stacey was a $ne source of inspiration and encouragement to all around him.

Twodayslater,Lieut.H.M.StaceyledapartyofUnitedStatesEngineerswellforwardofourforwardtroops,forthepurposeofsettingexplosive chargesuponsecretequipmentwhichhadbeendisabledbytheenemythepreviousday.AgainLieut.H.M.Staceydistinguishedhimselfbyheroic achievementinthatheperformedhistaskinfullviewoftheenemyandunderheavy $re.Alloftheseactionswerehighlycommendedbythelocal commanders.’

The 141st (The Buffs) Regiment, Royal Armoured Corps in North West Europe

TheBuffswasoneofseveralinfantryregimentswhichhadoneormorebattalionsconvertedtotanksin1941.7thBattalion,TheBuffsbecame knownas141st(TheBuffs)Regiment,RoyalArmouredCorps.AsaChurchillTankRegimentin31stArmyTankBrigadeinFebruary1944they wereselectedasthe $rsttoconverttooperateCrocodile #ame-throwers.TheycontinuedtoweartheBuffsDragoncap-badgeandtwoTroops landedontheNormandyBeacheson‘D’Day,6June1944,theremainderfollowingshortlyafter.Duringthelandingandthebreakoutfrom Normandy 141st Regiment suffered 117 casualties from an overall strength of 600.

TheCrocodilewasa #ame-throwingvariantoftheBritishChurchillTankdevelopedunderMajorGeneralSirPercyHobartandwasproduced from October1943.TheCrocodilehada #ameprojectorwhichreplacedthefrontmountedBesamachinegunwhichwasconnectedtoan armouredtrailerviaanarmouredpipemountedalongtheundersideofthetank.Thearmouredtrailerweighed6 ½ tonsandcarried1,800litres of fuel as well as a compressed propellant which was enough for 80 one seconds blasts. TheconversionkitwasdesignedsothatR.E.M.E.workshopsinthe $eldcouldconvertanyavailableChurchMkVIIintoa #amethrowing Crocodiletank.Thedesignoftheconversionkitallowedthetanktoretainitsmainturretmounted75mmgun.Furthermore,thearmoured trailerscouldbejettisonedifitwashit,oronceemptytogivethetankgreaterfreedomofmovement;thetrailerswereadditionally $ttedwith towbars so they could be collected after the action by unit transport.

‘Thethe $rstthreeCrocodilesofNo.15Troop,‘C’Squadron,landedinFranceatLeHammelshortlyafter‘H’Houron‘D’Day.Shallwerather saythey"partedcompany"withtheL.C.T's.Forwithadeliciouslittlegurgleofdelightonesubsidedintothesea,onesatstolidlyandcomfortably downinacrateronthebeachandthethirdcreature,carriedonbysomeunknownstaminarightacrossthebeachstraightawaycollapsedwith brokentracks.Meanwhilesomemilesaway,LieutenantShearman,ofNo.13Troop,alsoof‘C’Squadron,managedinaroughseatopressureup two Crocodiles and clear the tanks for action supporting the 7th Battalion Green Howards in the cold grey light of 5:00 a.m.

By8:30a.m.thetwosurvivingCrocodilesrepresentedtheonlyarmourupwiththeforwardcompaniesandassuchtheirpopularitywiththe GreenHowardswasabsolutelysky-high.ForthemthesetwogreathulkingCrocodilesclatteredamiablyalong,bearingsometimesuptoasmany asfortyInfantry,andpausinghereandtheretopepperwithBesaorhighexplosivesthe #eetingHunbacksidesfastdisappearingovertheskyline. ApicturesquecavalcadeparalleledonlybyHannibal'spassageoftheAlps.OnthroughCrepontheywentandstillon.Nothingnowseparated ShearmanfromRommel,butafewGermanInfantryandPanzerDivisions.NotuntilTiercevillecrossroadsdidheyieldprideofplacetothe speedier Sherman Tanks, by which time some several hundred prisoners-of-war had already given themselves up.

ThenextportofcallwasVilliers-le-SecwhereeverybodycameunderlongdistanceshellingfromtanksonthehigharoundsouthwestofCreully. TheShermanswereoutofitina #ashbut13Troop,withitscumbersometrailers,hadtimewhilst,negotiatingthecorners,toindulgealittle hopefully,inanarmouredgunduelwithnolosstoeither side-ThencetoCreullywhereforfourhourstheCrocodilesmannedthewestern approaches in “Hull Downs” against a threatened Panzer attack.

Theday'speregrinations,however,werenotoveryet.LatertheTroopwastogotoCowlombswheretheInfantryCommandingOfficerreleased theCrocodiles,whichagainreturnedtoCreully.HereLieutenantShearmanmetaSquadronCommanderoftheWestminsterDragoonsandit was decided to go into close laager together just south of Crepon.

DawnatCreponon7June1944wasarudeawakeningintheshapeofasalvofromabout100yardsinrearofthelaager.ThetwoCrocodiles coveredthewithdrawalofthethin-skinnedFlailsandsucceededinkeepingtheenemygunsquietbyanareashootof75mm.Butashefollowed outinthewakeoftheFlailsShearmancaughtsightofawholearrayofartilleryandtransportinthegrowinglight,breakfastingingayabandonand allunwittingofthetargettheypresentedtotheBochegunsbehind.WhereuponartilleryandRoyalCorpsofSignalspersonnelwereorganisedto actasinfantrywithgrenadestofollowinthewakeoftheCrocodilesassault.ThiswastobeagreatmomentinCrocodilehistory-their #rstuseof $ameagainstarealliveGerman.Supportedbythe #reoftwo $ailstheCrocodilesassaulted.Someeightshotsof $ameandthepositionwaswhite with $ags-50prisoners-of-warwalkedoutandapartywentintodealwiththekilledandwounded.ThisthenwasthebaptismofCrocodile $ame and a very successful one too.

AfterafewdaysrestinErecy,on11JunethetwoCrocodilesmovedonsouthwesttosupporttheHampshiresof231Brigadethroughthewoods fromSt.PaulduVernontothemainroadsouth.’(ArticlebyCaptainH.Bailey,theRegimentalIntelligenceOfficer,aspublishedintheRegimental Journal refers).

TheRegiment,reinforcedbymoreCrocodiles,subsequentlyservedaspartofthe79thArmouredDivisionthroughouttheBattleofNormandy andthesubsequentcampaigninNorthWestEuropeuntiltheendoftheWar.Ultimately,theCrocodilewasaneffectiveassaultweapon,usedso successfullyagainstbunkersthatmanysurrenderedafterthe #rstrangingshots;fewAlliedweaponsstruckfearintotheheartsoftheGerman infantrymenmorethanthefearsomeCrocodile.Builtonthechassisoftheever-reliableChurchillInfantryTank,theCrocodile $amethrowerwas oneofthemostdeadlyweaponsintheBritishArmy’sarsenalastheyfoughtthroughEuropeduringthelatterstages oftheSecondWorld War. The $ameprojectorwasapowerfulpsychologicalweapon,sofearedbytheGermansthatcapturedCrocodilecrewswereoftensummarily executed.

HughMcLaren‘DiamondJim’Stacey waskilledinactionon1March1945.HewasthesonofHughandCeciliaStacey,ofAlciston,Sussex, and was only 19 years old when he was killed. He is buried in Rheinberg War Cemetery, Germany.

Note: ThefewBronzeStarsthatweregiventotheRoyalArmouredCorpsweregenerallygiventothoseOfficerswhowerekilledwho,hadthey lived,wouldlikelyhavebeenrecommendedfortheMilitaryCross.Asagenerality,theRecommendationsforthoseawardedtheBronzeStarread far more impressively than a number of the Military Cross recommendations.

A Crocodile of the 141st (The Bu s) Regiment in action

Five: Sergeant D. H. Day, The Buffs 1939-45Star;BurmaStar;DefenceandWarMedals1939-45;EfficiencyMedal,G.VI.R.,1stissue,Territorial(6459747Sjt.D.H. Day. Buffs.) with Burma Star Association enamelled lapel pin, good very ne (5) £80-£100

D.H.Day enlistedintotheBuffsT.A.on27April1939,andwasembodiedasaRegularon2September1939.Heservedinthe1stand2nd Battalions and was discharged from Reserve on 19 February 1954.

Four: Corporal W. B. Murphy, The Buffs, who was taken Prisoner of War in France and was released in 1945 1939-45Star;DefenceandWarMedals1939-45;EfficiencyMedal,E.II.R.,2ndissue,Territorial(22290651Cpl.W.B.Murphy.4/5 Buffs.) good very ne (4) £80-£100

Vendor states recipient P.O.W. France/Poland, released 1945.

Three: attributedtoPrivateR.Rayner,TheBuffs,whowaskilledinactionatElAlameinon24/25October 1942

1939-45 Star; Africa Star, 1 clasp, 8th Army; War Medal 1939-45, all unnamed as issued, extremely ne

Four: attributedtoPrivateL.W.H.Smith,TheBuffs,whodiedofwoundsatJebelAboid,Tunisia,on30March 1943

1939-45 Star; Africa Star, 1 clasp, 1st Army; Defence and War Medals, all unnamed as issued, extremely ne (7) £50-£70

6294351PrivateRobertRayner,1stBattalion,TheBuffs,waskilledinactionatElAlameinon24/25October1942.SonofHenryandMary Rayner, of Morden, Surrey, he is buried in El Alamein War Cemetery.

6287727PrivateLancelotWilliamHenrySmith,5thBattalion,TheBuffs,diedofwoundsatJebelAboid,Tunisia,on30March1943,aged 23. Son of Sarah A. Smith, of Wealdstone, Middlesex, he is buried in Medjez-el-Bab War Cemetery. Sold with some copied research but no original documentation.

Pair: Private C. Belsey, The Buffs WarMedal1939-45;GeneralService1918-62,1clasp,S.E.Asia1945-46(14449691Pte.C.Belsey.Buffs.) nearlyextremely ne(2) £100-£140

Approximately 16 Officers and 125 other ranks from the Buffs awarded the S.E. Asia clasp.

Four: PrivateP.M.W.Wakerell,TheBuffs,lateKing’sShropshireLightInfantryandlaterRoyalWestKent Regiment Korea1950-53,1stissue(22442094Pte.P.Wakerell.K.S.L.I.);U.N.Korea1950-54;AfricaGeneralService1902-56,1clasp, Kenya(22442094Pte.P.M.W.Wakerell,Buffs.);GeneralService1918-62,1clasp,NearEast(2442094Pte.P.M.W.Wakerell. R.W.K.) good very ne (4) £400-£500

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ThePeninsulaWarMedalawardedtoLieutenantR.Blake,3rdFoot,whowasseverelywoundedandlosta legatStPierreinDecember1813whenincommandoftheLightCompanyofthe57th;helaterassumedthe additionalnameofHumfreyandleftahand-writtenjournal ‘AbriefChronologicalHistoryofmyLife’,R.BlakeHumfrey, 1872

Military General Service 1793-1814, 2 clasps, Nivelle, Nive (R. Blake Humfrey, Lieut. 3rd Foot) toned, extremely ne £3,000-£4,000

Provenance: Charles Lusted (List No. 78) June/July 1970.

RobertBlake(afterwardsBlake-Humfrey) wasbornon23November1795,atHorstead,Norfolk,secondsonofThomasBlake,Barrister atLaw,J.P.,andTheodoraColombine.HewasgazettedEnsign,bypurchase,intothe3rdFoot(Buffs)on30April1812,withthein"uenceof GeneralLeigh,theColonel.PromotedtoLieutenanton23September1813,heservedinthePeninsulafromSeptember1813toMarch1814, beingpresentatNivelleandNive,beingseverelywoundedatStPierreon13December1813,wherehisleftlegwasamputated.Hewasplaced onHalf-payinDecember1816,havingbeen‘RenderedincapableofDutybymywounds,andremovedtothe9thRoyalVeteransBattalionin January1820,‘Incapableofservicebythelossofmylegandotherseverewounds.’Hewasawarded£100pensionperannumforthelossofhis leg, commencing from 14 December 1813.

RobertBlakemarriedCharlotte,daughterofColonelHarvey,ofThorpe,atThorpeStAndrew,Norfolk,on4August1838,withwhomhehad sevenchildren.HeassumedthenameBlake-HumfreybyRoyalLicenceon10August1847.HelaterbecameDeputyLieutenantofNorfolkand JusticeofthePeace,andlivedatWroxhamHall,Norfolk,wherehedied,aged90,on15October1886.Thereisamemorialtablettohiminthe church of St Mary the Virgin at Wroxham, Norfolk.

Thefollowingnarrative,includingextractsfromBlake’shand-writtenjournal “AbriefChronologicalHistoryofmyLife”(R.Blake-Humfrey,1872),was publishedinCharlesLusted’sListNo.78inJune/July1970;Lustedclearlyhadaccesstotheoriginaljournalwhichwastheninpossessionofthe family but made it very clear that the journal was not for sale. The present whereabouts of the journal are not known.

‘DepartedforthePeninsula,July1813 tojointhelstBninSpain.DuringsomeveryroughweatherbetweenPortsmouth&Plymouth,a mutinyamongalargepartofbothsoldiersandsailorsbrokeoutaboardship(onaccountofsomeregulationsrelativetotheissue,anddrinking,of thegrogservedouttothemen),themenrefusedtoservetheship,andsomesoldierssettheirofficersatde$ance,andapartyofAmerican seamen,engagedatLiverpool,proposed "totaketheshipintoBoston!".LieutenantBlakeHumfreywassent,withasmallparty,totheescortFrigate of the convoy, through a heavy sea, and an armed crew from the Frigate arrested the chief sailor mutineers.

LandedinSpainAug28th,1813,nearSt.Sebastian(whichwasthenundersiege),andthedetachmentwasorderedtomarchtojointhe Regiment.Theywereattackedenroute,andseveralofthemenwerewounded. “LordWellingtonandhisSta passedbyandstoppedtoenquirewho wewere?Isawhimthus,forthe rsttime,by ashesoflighting,inheavyrain-envelopedinhislargecloak,andcockedhatcoveredwithoil-silk-as represented in the pictures.”

Aug30th1813 -JoinedtheIstBnTheBuffsencampedinthemountainsnearthePassofSt.JeanPierdePorte,undercommandColonel Bunbury(SirJohnByng’sBde),2ndDivision(LordHill).AppointedLieutenant(LondonGazette28thSept,1813),andattachedtoLightCompany (Capt.Cameron).AtthattimetheLightCo’sofeveryRegtintheBdewereformedintooneCompanyofwhichCapt.Cameronhassole command.

Nov10th -tookpartintheattackandcaptureoftheheavilyforti$edFrenchpositionsontheHeightsofAinhoue(beyondtheRiverNivelle); November-crossedtheRiverNive,and “theBu s,wadinguptotheirchests,thestreamrunningstrong,succeededincrossingtheriver,withthelossof a few men by enemy re, and a young o cer and a private or two, carried away by the current, which they were too feeble to stem.”

December,13th - “Camerondirectedmetotakecommandofacompanyofthe57th,attachedtotheLightCompanies,alltheo cersofwhichhad beenwounded.Aboutfouro’clockintheafternoon,whiledoingdutywiththisCompany,andexposedtoasevere reofartillery,Ifelltotheground,badly wounded in both legs above the knee, either by grape-shot, or part of a shell.”

“LordWellingtonhaving,earlyinthemorning,receivedintelligence,fromSirRowlandHill,ofthestrongattackmadeonhis,therightwingoftheArmy, camefromSt.JeandeLuzsome20miles,tolearntheresult.Hegallopedupclosebymyparty,andseeingmeseverelywounded,supposedIwasano cer ofhighrank,forhesenthisA.D.C.toenquirewhoIwas.Uponbeinginformed,heremarkedthatmywoundsseemedtorequireimmediateattention,and orderedhisA.D.C.tosendasurgeontothefarmhousecloseby.IhadthesatisfactionofmeetingtheAssistantSurgeonofmyownRegtcomingoutto meetme,byLordW’sorders!” Hisleftlegwasamputated(attheageof18years). “SirRowlandHillandSirJohnByngcalleduponme,andsentEnglish roast beef, in tin cases, then a novelty.”

Lieutenant BlakewasthenreturnedtoEngland,andinduecoursewasdischargedonmedicalgrounds: “mywoundsentitledmetoayear’spayfor eachleg,andapensionforthelossofmyleftleg-whichwasmade£100-thatofaCaptain,inconsiderationofmybeingincommandofacompany when wounded.”

May 1815 - “I went to Bradford in. Yorkshire to have an arti cial leg made by Mr. Mann, then of great fame as a mechanician in that way.”

July1815 - “OnreturningtoBradford,IfoundaRussiano cer,ColonelChristzo s,whohadlosthislegatLeipzig,andhearingofthefameofMr.Mann, had come from Paris to have a leg made.”

August1815 - “ThoughsosoonafterthelossofhislegatWaterloo,theMarquisofAngleseaalsoarrived,foralikepurpose.HeinvitedColonel Christzo s, myself, and several other o cers, to dinner at his hotel - all at table being one-legged-men, except his son Lord Uxbridge!”

The last entry in the Journal reads: “Dec 1882, returned home - by train.”

PunniarStar1843 (PrivateJohnSilkH.M.3rdRegt.) "ttedwithbrasshooksuspension, thislackingoneretainingnut, otherwise very ne £400-£500

Crimea1854-56,1clasp,Sebastopol (H.Cross.3rdRegt.) officiallyimpressednaming, edgebruisingandlightlypolished, otherwise very ne £200-£240

HenryCross (No.3059)iscon"rmedontherollofthosemenofthe3rdFootwholandedintheCrimeainthe1stand3rdMay1855,entitled totheMedal(rollmarked‘WO’indicatingthatitwouldbeofficiallyimpressedandthathehadlikelydiedonserviceintheCrimea).Noneofthe rolls for the 3rd Foot show any clasp entitlement so the Sebastopol clasp remains uncon"rmed. Sold with copied medal roll extract.

India General Service 1854-95, 1 clasp, Perak (1545. Pte. W. Ladd. 1/3rd Foot.) minor edge bruise, good very ne £240-£280

Provenance: The Robert F. Brett Collection of Medals to the Buffs, Dix Noonan Webb, September 1999.

WilliamLadd wasbornatMargate,Kent,andattestedthereon20May1867,fortenyearsservice.HetookpartinthePerakcampaignin Malayafrom20November1875to26March1876.Here-enlistedforafurthertenyearsandwas "nallydischargedon23June1887.Soldwith copied discharge papers.

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IndiaGeneralService1854-95,1clasp,Waziristan1894-5 (2711.Pte.C.Roberts.Buffs.) uno ciallyre-engravednaming;King's SouthAfrica1901-02,2clasps,SouthAfrica1901,SouthAfrica1902 (779Pte.J.J.Woods3rdBuffs.E.KentRegt.) uno cially re-engraved naming, good very ne (2) £80-£100

C. Roberts is not shown on the medal roll.According to British Battles & Medals only 8 Waziristan 1894-5 clasps were issued to the regiment.

J.J.Woods iscon"rmedonthemedalrollfortheK.S.A.(WO100/319)butisapparentlynotentitledtotheQ.S.A.Hewasattachedtoasmall force protecting a surveying party that was tasked with surveying the rather ill-de"ned border.

China1857-60,1clasp,TakuForts1860 (Danl.Fealy,1stBn.3rdRegt.) officiallyimpressednaming, contactmarks,otherwise very ne £280-£340

TheZuluWarMedalawardedtoPrivateD.Flannery,2/3rdFoot,whowaskilledinactionatthebattleof Gingindhlovu on 2 April 1879, an extremely rare casualty and unique to the Regiment SouthAfrica1877-79,1clasp,1879(1101.Pte.D.Flannery.2/3rdFoot.) minorsmalledgebruisesandnicks,otherwisenearly extremely ne £3,000-£4,000

PrivateD.Flannery waskilledinactionatthebattleofGingindhlovuon2April1879,theonlycasualtyintheregimentatthisactioninwhich the2/3rdFootandthe99thFootheldthewestfaceofthesquareformedaroundChelmsford’slaager.Tavender’s CasualtyRollfortheZuluand BasutoWars,SouthAfrica1877-79 listsjustoneBritishofficerandtwomenkilled[Flanneryandaprivateinthe91stFoot],and3Britishofficers and 14 men wounded in this action.

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South Africa 1877-79, 1 contemporary copy clasp, 1879 (2075. Corpl. F. Baker. 2/3rd Foot.) good very ne £300-£400

Roll con"rms entitlement to medal only, without clasp.

IndiaGeneralService1895-1902,1clasp,PunjabFrontier1897-98 (4771Pte.F.Brockhill1stBn.“TheBuffs”) scratchin obverse eld, otherwise very ne £140-£180

IndiaGeneralService1895-1902,2clasps,ReliefofChitral1895,PunjabFrontier1897-98 (314Sergt.G.Eaton.1stBn.East Kent Regt.) light contact marks, otherwise very ne £180-£220

GeorgeEaton wasanotedentertainerandathleteintheregiment.Heserved14yearsinIndiaandwasawardedtheL.S.&G.C.medalin October 1900.

Sold with details of approximately 30 entries from The Dragon, 1898-1902.

Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, no clasp (6063 Pte. J. Davis. E. Kent Regt.) very ne £80-£100

J. Davis served with the 3rd (Militia) Battalion on guard duties at St Helena.

Queen’sSouthAfrica1899-1902,2clasps,CapeColony,Paardeberg (4469Cpl.W.Carter,EastKentRegt.) lightly polished, otherwise nearly extremely ne £120-£160

W.Carter servedwiththe2ndBattalioninthe5thCompanyMountedInfantryinSouthAfricaanddiedofdiseaseatKimberleyon20April 1900.

Queen’sSouthAfrica1899-1902,2clasps,CapeColony,OrangeFreeState (4991Pte.J.Earl,E.KentRegt.) nearlyvery ne £80-£100

J. Earl served with the 3rd (Militia) Battalion in South Africa.

Queen’sSouthAfrica1899-1902,2clasps,CapeColony,OrangeFreeState (5081Pte.D.Warrington,E.KentRegt.) good very ne £220-£260

D. Warrington was severely wounded at Ventersburg Road on 30 October 1900, whilst serving with the 3rd (Militia) Battalion.

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Queen’sSouthAfrica1899-1902,2clasps,CapeColony,Wittebergen (4348Sgt.G.Fairbairn.33rdCoy.11thImpl:Yeo:) good very

£140-£180

GeorgeFairbairn servedwiththe33rd(EastKent)Company,11thBattalion,ImperialYeomanry,anddiedofdiseaseatHarrismithon12 March 1901. Also entitled to clasp ‘South Africa 1901’.

Queen’sSouthAfrica1899-1902,2clasps,CapeColony,Wittebergen (4547Pte.C.R.Smith.53rdCoy.Imp:Yeo:) lightly polished, otherwise good very ne £100-£140

CharlesRobertSmith servedwiththe53rd(EastKent)Company,14thBattalion,ImperialYeomanry,anddiedofdiseaseatBethlehemon21 February 1901.

Queen’sSouthAfrica1899-1902,2clasps,ReliefofKimberley,Paardeberg (3490Pte.A.Accleton,EastKentRegt.) polished, otherwise good very ne £120-£160

A.Accleton servedwiththe2ndBattalioninthe5thCompanyMountedInfantryinSouthAfricaanddiedofdiseaseatBloemfonteinon31May 1901.

Queen’sSouthAfrica1899-1902,2clasps,ReliefofKimberley,Paardeberg (5420Pte.E.Francis,E.KentRegt.) o cial correction to initial, good very ne £80-£100

E. Francis served with the 2nd Battalion in South Africa.

Queen’sSouthAfrica1899-1902,3clasps,CapeColony,OrangeFreeState,Transvaal (6020Pte.W.Brown,E.KentRegt.) light contact marks, otherwise better than very ne £180-£220

W.Brown servedwiththe2ndBattalioninSouthAfricaandwasslightlywoundedatBalmoralon11March1901(WiththeBu sinSouthAfrica by Lt. Col. Backhouse refers).

Queen’sSouthAfrica1899-1902,3clasps,CapeColony,OrangeFreeState,Transvaal (2649Pte.W.Horn,EastKent Regt.) good very ne £120-£160

W.Horn servedwiththe2ndBattalioninthe5thCompanyMountedInfantryinSouthAfricaandwastakenprisonerofwaratWolverskraalon 11 February 1900.

Queen’sSouthAfrica1899-1902,3clasps,ReliefofKimberley,Paardeberg,Driefontein (3385Cpl.R.Laing,E.KentRegt.) polished, otherwise nearly very ne £180-£220

R. Laing served with the 2nd Battalion in South Africa and was wounded at Driefontein on 10 March 1900.

Queen’sSouthAfrica1899-1902,4clasps,CapeColony,OrangeFreeState,Transvaal,SouthAfrica1901 (7381Sgt.G.Gates, E. Kent Regt.) good very ne £100-£140

G. Gates served with the 1st Volunteer Company, 2nd Battalion, in South Africa.

Queen’sSouthAfrica1899-1902,4clasps,ReliefofKimberley,Paardeberg,Driefontein,Transvaal (2977Pte.C.Humphrey, E. Kent Regt.) minor edge bruise, otherwise good very ne £100-£140

C. Humphrey served with the 2nd Battalion in South Africa.

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Queen’sSouthAfrica1899-1902,5clasps,CapeColony,OrangeFreeState,Transvaal,SouthAfrica1901,SouthAfrica1902 (6228 Pte. J. Potter. The Buffs.) nearly extremely ne £140-£180

J.Potter servedwiththe1stVolunteerCompany,2ndBattalion,inSouthAfrica.HediedofdiseaseatMiddelburg,Transvaal,on15January 1902, whilst serving with the 11th Mounted Infantry.

Queen’sSouthAfrica1899-1902,5clasps,ReliefofKimberley,Paardeberg,Driefontein,Transvaal,SouthAfrica1901 (1259Pte. G. Veal, East Kent Regt.) good very ne £100-£140

G. Veal served with the 2nd Battalion in South Africa.

Africa General Service 1902-56, 1 clasp, Kenya (22692354 Pte G H Jones. Buffs) very ne £80-£100

IndiaGeneralService1908-35,1clasp,AfghanistanN.W.F.1919 (6280464Pte.F.W.Tupp.2Buffs.) o cialcorrectiontounit; Victory Medal 1914-19 (G-8210 Pte. E. A. Bicker. E. Kent R.) very ne (2) £80-£100

F.W.Tupp servedwith1/5thBattalionandlefttheU.K.inOctober1914forIndia.ServedinMesopotamia,December1915toOctober1918. Joined 2 Buffs for service in Afghanistan.

General Service 1918-62, 1 clasp, Arabian Peninsula (23396249 Pte. P. E. Wheatley. Buffs) good very ne £70-£90 82

General Service 1962-2007, 1 clasp, Borneo (24033062 Pte. C. B. Small. Queens Own Buffs.) extremely ne £60-£80

TheQueen’sOwnBuffswasformedinMarch1961followingtheamalgamationofTheBuffs(RoyalEastKentRegiment)andtheQueen’sOwn (Royal West Kent Regiment).

General Service 1962-2007, 1 clasp, South Arabia (23462532 Pte. L. Whitehall. Buffs.) good very ne and rare £200-£240

The Buffs did not serve as a unit in South Arabia.

General Service 1962-2007, 1 clasp, Northern Ireland (24274127 Pte. P. Mitchell Queens) extremely ne £50-£70

TheQueen’sRegimentwasformedinDecember1966throughtheamalgamationoftheQueen’sRoyalSurreyRegiment;theQueen’sOwnBuffs; the Royal Sussex Regiment; ands the Middlesex Regiment (Duke of Cambridge’s Own).

GeneralService1962-2007,2clasps,Borneo,NorthernIreland (23960269Pte.R.Jones.QueensOwnBuffs.) goodvery ne £70-£90

Iraq 2003-11, no clasp (25152650 Pte S N Newton PWRR) extremely ne £100-£140

ThePrincessofWales’sRoyalRegimentwasformedinSeptember1992bytheamalgamationoftheQueen’sRegimentandtheRoyalHampshire Regiment.

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ArmyMeritoriousServiceMedal,G.V.R.,1stissue (G/1258C.Q.M.Sjt.A.R.Jenkins,6/E.KentRegt.) nearlyextremely ne £80-£100

M.S.M. London Gazette 3 June 1919 (France and Flanders).

A.R.Jenkins servedinFrancewiththe6thBattalion,EastKentRegimentfrom20October1915,andisentitledto1914-15Startrio.Heis mentioned in The Dragon of September 1916 as being wounded.

ArmyL.S.&G.C.,V.R.,3rdissue,smallletterreverse (1479.Pte.N.Farr.E.KentR.) suspensionre-a xed,lightedgebruising and traces of brooch marks to reverse, otherwise very ne £60-£80

NoahFarr wasbornatManningford,Wiltshire,in1845,andenlistedintothe2ndBattalion,3rdFootatUxbridgeon11October1866,aged21, anagriculturalworkerbytrade.Hetransferredtothe1stBattalioninApril1867andproceededtoIndiainFebruary1868.Hetookpartinthe PerakexpeditioninMalayafromNovember1875toMarch1876(MedalwithClasp).Here-engagedatCawnporetocomplete21yearsservice, August1876,andreturnedHomeinDecember1879.HereceivedhisL.S.&G.C.medalon1January1885,andwasdischarged,timeexpired,on 11 October 1887 at Canterbury. Sold with copied discharge papers.

Army L.S. & G.C., E.VII.R. (593 C. Sjt: E. Clifton. E. Kent Regt.) very ne £50-£70

Army L.S. & G.C., G.V.R., 1st issue (4143 Pte. B. Barnes. E. Kent Regt.) good very ne

L.S. & G.C., G.V.R., 2nd issue with "xed suspension (6279031 Pte. H. Brice. The Buffs.) good very

Memorial Plaque (Frank Sonntag) nearly extremely ne £80-£100

,8thBattalion,EastKentRegiment,waskilledinactionatDelvilleWoodon18August1916,aged25.Heis commemorated by name on the Thiepval Memorial.

3rd (East Kent) Regiment of Foot (The Buffs) Officer’s Shoulder Belt Plate c.1844-55. A "nerectangularcopper-giltbackplateoverlaidwithbeadedsilverstarandfurthercopper-giltmounts,centrallytheDragonover ‘3’withthemotto‘VeteriFrondescitHonore’onthesurroundingstrap,crownoverscroll‘Peninsula’above,otherradiatingrays withbattlehonours‘Talavera’,‘Pyrenees’,‘Nive’,‘Punniar’,‘Nivelle’,‘Albuhera’,‘Douro’,twohooksandtwostudstothereverse, some bruising to back plate and little gilt remaining, otherwise good condition £500-£700

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East Kent Militia Officer’s Waist Belt Clasp, 1855-81. A #neexample,theclaspwithoakleafendsandunittitleoncirclet,centrallytheWhiteHorseover‘Invicta’,withthebattle honour‘Mediterranean’above,thetwohalvesarenumbered‘2’and‘4’butareundoubtedlymatchedasworn, verygoodcondition £100-£140

groundasilverDragon,asilverscrollatthebase‘TheEastKentRegiment’,belowthecrownanothersilverscroll‘TheBuffs’, three loop fasteners, good condition £300-£400

The Buffs (East Kent Regiment) Cap and Collar Badges. AmiscellaneousselectionincludingaCapBadgeofthe1stVolunteerBattalion,a #nequalitydiestrucksilveredexample,the formatasforstandardcapbadgebutwithsecondaryscroll‘1stVolr.Battn.’,reversewithtwoloops;CapBadge,standardpattern (2)oneindarkbronze,lacking #ttings,theotherinbrasswithslider;apairOfficer’ssilverlapelbadgesforwearonservicedressc. 1950-60;togetherwithbrassshouldertitleandvariousotherrelatedregimentalandassociationbadges,andaBuffssilversports medal, unnamed, generally good condition (12) £120-£160

The Buffs (East Kent Regiment) Officer’s Helmet Plate 1881 Pattern. Agoodqualityexample,standardcrownedeightpointedstarwithlaurelandGarteroverlays,inthecentreonablackvelvet

Groups and Single Decorations for Gallantry

An Indian Mutiny C.B. pair awarded to Major-General C. J. B. Riddell, Royal Artillery

TheMostHonourableOrderoftheBath,C.B.(Military)Companion’s,breastbadge,22caratgoldandenamels,hallmarked London1815,maker’smark‘TD’over‘HD’forThomas&HenryDavies,awonderfulexampleofaGeorgianbadgerefurbished by Garrard inthelate1850sforsubsequentre-issue, !ttedwithnarrowswivel-ringbarsuspensionandgoldribbonbuckle,inits R. &S.Garrard&Co. !ttedcaseofissue;IndianMutiny1857-59,1clasp,Lucknow(Lt.Col.&Bt.Col.C.J,B,Riddell,C,B,R.Arty.)

!ttedwithsilverribbonbuckle, someveryminorenamelchipstothe rstandverylightcontactmarkstothesecond,otherwisenearly extremely ne (2) £3,000-£4,000

CharlesJamesBuchananRiddell wasbornon19November1817,thirdsonof SirJohnBuchananRiddle,9thBart.,M.P.fortheburghs.ofSelkirk,Lanark,&c.Hewas appointedagentlemancadet,RoyalArtillery,on7February1832;2ndlieutenant,19 December1834;1stlieutenant,10January1837;2ndcaptain,12December1845; captain,27May1850;lieutenant-colonel,24September1855;brevetcolonel,24 September 1858; colonel, 19 May 1865; major-general (retired), 8 August 1865.

Major-GeneralRiddellcommandedthesiegeartilleryofOutram’sforceontheleft bankoftheGoomteeatthesiegeandcaptureofLucknowinMarch1858;also commandedtheartilleryofLugard’scolumnattheaffairofTigree,reliefofAzimghur, operationsinthejungle,andcaptureofJugdespore(Threetimementionedin despatches; brevet of colonel; created C.B.; medal with clasp).

RiddellafterwardsservedintheWestIndies,and !lledastaff appointmentat Woolwich.Hemarried,11February1847,Mary,2nddaughterofField-MarshalSir DalrympleRoss,G.C.B.,andbyherhadadaughter,MaryFrances,whodiedon29April 1900.Major-GeneralRiddelldiedatChudleigh,SouthDevon,on25January1903,inhis 86th year.

Soldwithagoodquantityoforiginaldocumentation,includingWarrantforCompanion oftheBath,signedbytheQueenanddated26July1858;letterfromtheHerald’s Collegetransmittingwarrantforsameandnoting’BadgesenttoLordClydefor presentation’;ninecommissiondocuments,the !rst !veonvellum,re#ectinghisvarious stepsinrankfromDecember1834toAugust1865,eachwiththereigningmonarch’s signature;variousportraitphotographsofRiddellandhisfamily,includingtwo silhouettescreatedin1843and1845;variousnewscuttingsandobituarynotices,notes of services and promotions, etc.

AnimportantBoerWarC.B.groupofsixawardedtoMajor-GeneralC.D.Cooper,RoyalDublinFusiliers, whocommandedtheregimentattheBattleofColensoandwasthe !rstmanintoLadysmithattheheadof the Relieving Force

TheMostHonourableOrderofTheBath(Military)C.B.Companion’sbreastbadge,silver-giltandenamel,convertedforneck wear,withshortsectionofneckribandfordisplaypurposes;Queen’sSouthAfrica1899-1902,5clasps,CapeColony,Tugela Heights,ReliefofLadysmith,Transvaal,Laing’sNek(Maj.Genl.C.D.Cooper,C.B.,R.Dub.Fus.)officiallyengravednaming;King’s SouthAfrica,2clasps,SouthAfrica1901,SouthAfrica1902(Col.C.D.Cooper.C.B.,Staff)officiallyengravednaming;Coronation 1902,silver,unnamedasissued;Coronation1911,unnamedasissued;togetherwiththerecipient’sRoyalDublinFusiliers RegimentalMedal,gold,inscribedontheedge(Maj.Gen.C.D.Cooper.C.B.),thesuspensiondated‘1662-1911’,withgoldriband barinscribed‘Colonel13thMarch1910’,andgoldtopsuspensionbroochinscribed‘OldToughs’, generallygoodvery neorbetter (6) £5,000-£7,000

Provenance: Dix Noonan Webb, June 1998.

C.B. London Gazette 19 April 1901.

CharlesDuncanCooper wasbornon25June1849,thesonofBrigadier-GeneralG.L.Cooper,RoyalArtillery,whowaskilledduringthe ReliefofLucknow.HewaseducatedatChristCollege,Finchley,andbeganhismilitarycareerat19yearsofageasanEnsigninthe2ndBattalion, 103rdRegimentofFoot(RoyalBombayFusiliers).Heremainedwiththatregiment,whichbecamethe2ndBattalion,RoyalDublinFusiliersin 1881, throughout his career.

CooperservedasAdjutanttothe4thBattalion(DublinCityMilitia)from1885to1889.WhentheBoerWarbrokeoutin1899,hewasordered toSouthAfricaincommandofthe2ndBattalion.Afterarrivingthere,anduponthewoundingoftheregimentalcommander,Cooperwas breveted a full Colonel and took overall command.

TheDublinFusiliersformedpartofGeneralSirRedversBuller’sWesternFieldForce,comprisingsome30,000men,whichwaspushingitswayto NataltorelievethebesiegedgarrisoninthetownofLadysmith.DuringtheadvancehetookpartintheactionatLombard’sKop,thebattleof Colenso, Spion Kop, Vaal Krantz, Tugela Heights, and Pieter’s Hill. At Colenso the Dublins, led by Cooper, suffered very badly.

GeneralHart,CommandingOfficeroftheIrishBrigade,ofwhichtheDublinswereapart,wasoftheoldschoolandthoughtthatcorrectassault tacticsmeantarepeatofparadegrounddrillinthefaceoftheenemy.Cooper,however,hadwitnessedtheeffectofBoerMauser #reinprevious attacksandknewthattomarchshouldertoshoulderintobattlewastantamounttosuicide;especiallysoinasmuchasatColensotheDublins weretoadvancealongaverynarrowfrontagainstanentrenchedenemy.Cooperspreadhismenoutatintervalsandorderedthemforward. GeneralHartsawthismovementandbeckonedCoopertohisside.“Sir,youwillcloserankstotheproperorder!”“General”,Cooperreplied,“I feartheconsequences,butdoitIwill!”TheDublinssufferedagreatmanycasualtiesintheattack,andtheyfoundthemselvestrappedintheopen throughout the entire day before they could safely extricate themselves.

ShortlyafterthebattleofPieter’sHill,advancemountedunitsofBuller’sarmymadetheirwayintoLadysmith.ThesiegewasoverandtheDublin FusilierswerespeciallyselectedtomarchintoLadysmithattheheadoftherelievingforce,andColonelCooper,onhorseback,wasthe #rstman to enter the town.

CooperwaspromotedtotherankoflocalMajor-GeneralinMarch1900,andgivencommandofthe4thInfantryBrigadewhich hetookthrough theoperationsinNatal,includingthebattleofLaing’sNek.InJulyofthatyearhewasappointedGeneralOfficerCommandingtheHeidelberg subdistrict.HewasmentionedinBuller’sdespatchof30March,1900,‘athoroughlygoodofficerwholedhisregimentthoroughlywell’,andagainon 9November,‘wasappointedtocommandonGeneralLyttleton’spromotion.AnexcellentregimentalC.O.,hasprovedhimselfequallyvaluablein commandofabrigade,andshownhimselftobearesolute,capablecommander.’HewassubsequentlyappointedaCompanionoftheBathin recognition of his services during the Boer War.

Withtheendofhostilities,Cooperwassenthometocommand102ndregimentaldistrict,Naas,in1903.In1905hewaspromotedBrigadierGeneralincommandoftheNorthIrishRegimentalgroupeddistricts,andretiredfromthearmyin1906asaMajor-General.Hewasmade Colonel of the Royal Dublin Fusiliers on 13 March 1910, a position he held until his death on 31 July 1922.

Sold with copied research including a photographic image of the recipient.

For the recipient’s related miniature awards see Lot 528; and for a related silver chalice and the recipient’s watch fob see Lots 501 and 502. For the recipient’s son’s Queen’s South Africa Medal see Lot 369.

Anoutstandingpost-WarC.M.G.,GreatWarD.S.O.andSecondWarBar,GreatWarM.C.groupoffourteen awardedtoColonelAllan‘Jiggy’Spowers,Commanding2/24thAustralianInfantryBattalion,hewasawarded boththeD.S.O.andM.C.in1916whilstservingasasecondlieutenantinMesopotamiawiththeEast LancashireRegiment,andaSecondAwardBartohisD.S.O.in1945followinghiscaptureintheWestern Desert at El Alamein in July 1942

TheMostDistinguishedOrderofSt.MichaelandSt.George,C.M.G.,Companion’sneckbadge,silver-giltandenamel; DistinguishedServiceOrder,G.V.R.,undatedasissued,withSecondAwardBar,thereverseofficiallydated‘1945’,silver-giltand enamel,withintegraltopribandbar;MilitaryCross,G.V.R.,unnamedasissued;1914-15Star(2.Lieut.A.Spowers.E.Lan.R.); BritishWarandVictoryMedals,withM.I.D.oakleaves(Lieut.A.Spowers.);1939-45Star;AfricaStar;DefenceandWarMedals 1939-45;AustraliaServiceMedal,theselast !veallofficiallyimpressed‘VX14840A.Spowers’;Jubilee1935,unnamedasissued; Coronation1953,unnamedasissued; Sweden,Kingdom,RoyalOrderoftheVasa,Knight’sbreastbadge,goldandenamel, medals unmounted, generally good very ne or better (14) £5,000-£7,000

C.M.G. London Gazette 2 January 1956: ‘For public services in the State of Victoria.’

D.S.O. London Gazette 22 December 1916: ‘For distinguished service in the !eld in Mesopotamia.’

D.S.O. Second Award Bar London Gazette 15 November 1945: ‘In recognition of gallant and distinguished services in the !eld.’

M.C. LondonGazette 24June1916;citationpublished26July1916:‘Forconspicuousgallantryinleadinganightattackontheenemy’sposition, although twice wounded.’

M.I.D. London Gazette 19 October 1916; 30 December 1941 (Middle East); 15 December 1942 (Middle East).

AllanSpowers (1892-1968),armyofficerandcompanydirector,wasbornon9July1892atSouthYarra,Melbourne,onlysonandthirdofsix childrenofWilliamGeorgeLucasSpowers,ajournalistfromNewZealand,andhisLondon-bornwifeAnnieChristina,néeWestgarth.Ethel Spowerswashiseldersister.AllanattendedMissTurner’sschoolandboarded(from1905)atGeelongChurchofEnglandGrammarSchool.

Nicknamed‘Jiggie’,hebecameaprefectandcaptainofboats.HeenteredtheUniversityofMelbourne(B.A.,1920)in1912,butinterruptedhis studies to travel to England where he enlisted in the British Army and was commissioned in the East Lancashire Regiment on 4 May 1915. Attachedtotheregiment’s6thBattalion,SpowersfoughtatSuvlaBay,Gallipoli,inAugustandinMesopotamiainthefollowingyear.Hewonthe MilitaryCross(1916)forleadinghismeninanight-attackduringwhichhewastwicewounded.Inaddition,hewasawardedtheDistinguished ServiceOrder(1916)andwasmentionedindispatches.HewaspromotedlieutenantinApril1917anddemobilisedfromthearmyinJuly1919. ReturningtoMelbourne,heworkedasajournalistonthe Argus and Australasian.Atthe1930ImperialPressConferenceinLondonhe representedthesenewspapers;withinafewyearshewasadirectorofthecompanythatranthem.On29April1922atStMark’sChurchof England, Darling Point, Sydney, he had married Rosamond Sandys Lumsdaine, a niece of A. B. (’Banjo’) Paterson. In1928-33Spowersservedinthemilitia.Hewasmobilisedasacaptaininthe46thBattalioninSeptember1939andpromotedmajorin November.TransferringtotheAustralianImperialForceinMay1940,hewaspromotedlieutenantcolonelandappointedcommanderofthe 2nd/24thBattalioninJuly.Sixft1in.tallandsparelybuilt,withpenetratinggrey-blueeyesandacommandingvoice,hemaintainedhighstandards of conduct, insisted on mental and physical toughness, and disdained pretentiousness.

The2nd/24tharrivedintheMiddleEastinDecember1940,withdrewtoTobruk,Libya,inApril1941andwasbesiegedthereuntilOctober.In January1942thebattalionwassenttoSyriaforintensivetraining.Spowerswastwicementionedindispatchesforhisservices.Orderedbackto theWesternDesertinJuneinresponsetotheGermanadvanceintoEgypt,heandhismenplayedaleadingroleinthebattleofTelelEisa. LieutenantGeneralSirLeslieMorshead describedSpowers’sleadershipas‘outstandinglymeritorious’andhewastobeawardedaBar(1945)to his D.S.O. On 12 July 1942 he became a prisoner of war when his jeep was inadvertently driven into enemy territory. FreedinGermanyinMarch1945andrepatriatedinAugust,Spowerswasappointedtemporarycolonelanddirectorofamenities,Army Headquarters,Melbourne.HetransferredtotheReserveofOfficerson17July1946.Althoughheresignedfromtheboardofthe Argusand AustralasianLtd in1949,heheldanumberofotherdirectorshipsandchaired(1951-59)theVictoriandivisionoftheAustralianRedCrossSociety. In1956hewasappointedC.M.G.andtotheSwedishRoyalOrderofVasa.Hediedon4May1968atGoldenBall,hispropertyatEverton,and was buried in Wangaratta cemetery; his wife, and their daughter and two sons survived him.’ (Australian Dictionary of Biography refers). For the recipient’s miniature dress medals and related objects, see Lot 529.

Aninterestinginter-War‘Iraq’C.B.E.,pre-WarM.V.O.groupofsixawardedtoCaptainA.L.F.Smith, HampshireRegiment,whowastheTutortoH.R.H.ThePrinceofWales(laterH.M.KingEdwardVIII)at Magdalen College, Oxford, and was later Inspector General of Education in Iraq

TheMostExcellentOrderoftheBritishEmpire,C.B.E.(Civil)Commander’s1sttypeneckbadge,silver-giltandenamel,withnext riband,in Garrard,London,caseofissue;TheRoyalVictorianOrder,M.V.O.,Member’s4thClassbreastbadge,silver-giltand enamel,unnumbered;BritishWarandVictoryMedals(Capt.A.L.F.Smith.);GeneralService1918-62,1clasp,Iraq(A.L.F. Smith); Iraq,Kingdom,OrderoftheTwoRivers,CivilDivision,ThirdClassneckbadge,withneckriband,in ArthisBertrand, Paris, case of issue, about extremely ne (6) £700-£900

C.B.E. London Gazette 3 June 1927: Arthur Lionel Forster Smith, Esq., M.V.O., Inspector General of Education, Iraq. M.V.O.FourthClass LondonGazette 13November1914:ArthurLionelForsterSmith,Esq.,FellowandTutorofMagdalenCollege,Oxford[inthe same Gazette inwhichthePresidentofMagdalenwasappointedK.C.V.O.,andtheSeniorTutorinModernHistoryatMagdalenwasappointed C. V.O.]

Iraqi Order of the Two Rivers, Third Class London Gazette 31 May 1932: Arthur Lionel Forster Smith, Esq., C.B.E., M.V.O.: ‘In recognition of valuable services rendered while in the employment of the Iraq Government.’

ArthurLionelForsterSmith waseducatedatRugbyandBalliolCollege,Oxford,andwasappointedaFellowofMagdalenCollege,Oxford. HeservedasTutortoH.R.H.ThePrinceofWales(laterH.M.KingEdwardVIII)duringthelatter’sundergraduateresidenceintheCollege,for whichhewasappointedaMemberFourthClassoftheRoyalVictorianOrder.SubsequentlycommissionedintotheHampshireRegiment,he servedwithboththe2nd/7thand1st/9thBattalionsduringtheGreatWarontheWesternFrontfrom5November1917,beforeproceedingto Iraqinaciviliancapacity,beingemployed !rstasActingPoliticalOfficeratShamiyaandNajaffrom18January1919,andthenasActingDirectorof EducationinBaghdadfrom14February1920.AppointedDirectorofEducationinBaghdadon1August1920,hewasadvancedInspectorGeneral of Education in Iraq, for which services he was appointed a Commander of the Order of the British Empire in the 1927 Birthday Honours’ List. Sold with copied research.

ArareSecondWar‘Burmaoperations’C.B.E.,inter-War‘Waziristanoperations’D.S.O.,GreatWar ‘WesternFront’M.C.groupofthirteenawardedtoBrigadierL.A,Harris,RoyalGarrisonArtillery,whowas twicewoundedduringtheGreatWarontheWesternFront,andlatersawextensiveserviceontheNorth West Frontier of India

TheMostExcellentOrderoftheBritishEmpire,C.B.E.(Military)Commander’s2ndtypeneckbadge,silver-giltandenamel,with sectionofneckribandfordisplaypurposes;DistinguishedServiceOrder,G.VI.R.,silver-giltandenamel,reverseofficiallydated 1938,withintegraltopribandbar;MilitaryCross,G.V.R.,unnamedasissued;1914-15Star(2.Lieut.L.A.Harris.R.G.A.);British WarandVictoryMedals,withM.I.D.oakleaves(Lieut.L.A.Harris.);IndiaGeneralService1908-35,2clasps,AfghanistanN.W.F. 1919,Waziristan1921-24,withM.I.D.oakleaf(Lieut.L.A.Harris.R.G.A.);IndiaGeneralService1936-39,1clasp,NorthWest Frontier1936-37,withM.I.D.oakleaf(MajorL.A.Harris.D.S.O.M.C.R.A.);1939-45Star;BurmaStar;DefenceandWarMedals 1939-45,withM.I.D.oakleaf;PakistanIndependenceMedal1947,unnamedasissued,allmountedfordisplay, contactmarkstothe Great War awards therefore these nearly very ne; the rest better (13) £5,000-£7,000

Provenance: Glendining’s, September 1991.

C.B.E. London Gazette 15 November 1945:

‘In recognition of gallant and distinguished services in Burma.’

TheoriginalRecommendationstates:‘BrigadierHarrishasbeenCorpsCommander,RoyalArtillerysinceJanuary1944.Duringthecampaign JanuarytoJune1944heworkedtirelesslyandfearlesslytogetthebestoutofhiscorpsartilleryandtohelpthedivisions.Hewasalwaysright forwardseeingproblemsforhimselfandspentlongperiodsduringthebattleintheforwardbrigadepositions.Hisadvicewasinvariablysoundand muchofthesuccessofcounter-batteryanddefensive !rewasduetohisdriveandinspiration.DuringthecampaignofSeptember1944todatehe hasagainshownoutstandingqualitiesofinitiativeandhasovercomeincredibledifficultiesingettingcorpsartilleryforwardineverytypeofcraftto supportnumerouslandingsinmangroveswamps.Hisgallantanddistinguishedserviceoverthesetwocampaignsdeserverecognitionbytheaward of the C.B.E.’

D.S.O. London Gazette 21 December 1937:

‘For distinguished service rendered in the !eld in connection with operations in Waziristan during the period 17 January to 15 September 1937.’

M.C. London Gazette 17 December 1917; citation published 23 April 1918: ‘Forconspicuousgallantryanddevotiontoduty.Duringtwoattackshewentundershellandmachinegun !retothefrontlineandbroughtback much valuable information.’

LawrenceAnstieHarris wasbornon13December1896andwaseducatedatTonbridgeSchoolandtheRoyalMilitaryAcademy,Woolwich. HewascommissionedSecondLieutenantintheRoyalGarrisonArtilleryon28July1915,andservedwiththe14thCorpsHeavyArtilleryduring theGreatWarontheWesternFrontfrom29September1915.PromotedLieutenanton1July1917,hewastwicewoundedduringtheGreat War,nearMontaubaninAugust1916,andagainatMazingarbeinJune1918,andforhisserviceshewasMentionedinDespatches(London Gazette 4 January 1917) and awarded the Military Cross.

Harrisspentmostoftheinter-WaryearsontheNorthWestFrontierofIndia,andwaspromotedCaptainon14May1925;andMajoron1 August1936.Forhisservicesintheinter-WaryearshewasMentionedinDespatches(LondonGazette 18February1938),andasMajor Commandingthe15(Jhelum)MountainBattery,25IndianMountainBrigade,wasawardedtheD.S.O.‘forhisoutstandingcommandabilityduring the Waziristan campaign’ (letter from Major-General Peter Glover, who served in the Battery under Harris, refers).

HarrisservedthroughouttheSecondWorldWarinIndiaandBurma,ultimatelyasCorpsCommander,RoyalArtillery,15thIndianCorps,from 1944,forwhichserviceshewasappointedaCommanderoftheOrderoftheBritishEmpire.HewaspromotedColonelon1January1945,and his !nalappointmentwasasDirectorofArtillery,Pakistan,1947-48.HeretiredwiththehonoraryrankofBrigadieron3June1948,after33 years’continuousservice,andinretirementwrotethechapters‘TheArakan(ArtilleryintheArakan)’and‘GunnersinIndia1939-45’in‘TheRoyal Artillery Commemoration Book 1939-45’. He died in Droxford, Hampshire, on 19 January 1970.

Note: The M.I.D. emblems on the recipient’s India General Service Medal 1908-35, and on his War Medal 1939-45, are both uncon!rmed. Soldwithtwophotographicimagesoftherecipient(oneasayoungofficerintheGreatWar,theotherasaBrigadierpost-SecondWorldWar), and extensive research, including two original letters from officers who served with Harris in India in the late 1930s.

A post-War C.B.E. group of four awarded to Brigadier J. M. Green, Royal Engineers

TheMostExcellentOrderoftheBritishEmpire,C.B.E.(Military)Commander’s2ndtypeneckbadge,silver-giltandenamel,with fullandminiaturewidthneckribands,in Garrard,London,caseofissue;DefenceandWarMedals1939-45;GeneralService 1918 -62,4clasps,Palestine1945-48,Malaya,NearEast,Cyprus, subsequentclaspslooseonriband,asissued (Lt.Col.J.M.Green.M.B.E.

R.N.)mountedasworn;togetherwiththerelatedminiatureawards,thesesimilarmounted, lightcontactmarks,goodvery neand better (4) £600-£800

C.B.E. London Gazette 13 June 1957.

M.B.E. London Gazette 1 January 1946.

JohnMichaelGreen wasborninLancashireon19June1904,andwascommissionedsecondlieutenant,GeneralList,on16March1942. PostedtotheRoyalEngineers,heservedwiththemduringthelatterstagesoftheSecondWorldWar,andthenthroughouttheimmediate postWar years. He retired on 16 March 1962, and was granted the honorary rank of brigadier. He died in Surrey on 16 January 1989. Soldwiththerecipient’ssilveridentitybracelet;variousribandbarsandrankandunitinsignia;namedBuckinghamPalaceenclosurefortheM.B.E.; and a photographic image of the recipient.

AGreatWar‘Frenchtheatre’O.B.E.groupofsixawardedtoMajorC.L.Chapman,RoyalMarineBrigade, lateChiefPettyOfficer,CollingwoodBattalion,RoyalNavalDivision,whowasaveteranofboththedefence of Antwerp and Gallipoli, and subsequently served as Adjutant of 63rd (Naval) Divisional Train in France

TheMostExcellentOrderoftheBritishEmpire,O.B.E.(Military)Officer’s1sttypebreastbadge,silver,hallmarksforLondon 1919;1914Star,withclasp(L.5/418.C.L.Chapman,C.P.O.R.N.V.R.CollingwoodBttn.R.N.D.);BritishWarandVictoryMedals, withM.I.D.oakleaves(Capt.C.L.ChapmanR.M.);DefenceMedal;RoyalNavalReserveL.S.&G.C.,G.V.R.,1stissue(T/Capt.C. L. Chapman, R.M.) mounted for display, generally good very ne (6) £700-£900

O.B.E. London Gazette 3 June 1919: ‘For valuable services rendered in France.’

M.I.D. London Gazette 5 July 1919 (France).

CharlesLeonardChapman wasborninLondoninMay1885,andwasemployedasaMerchant’sClerkbyMessrs.Scrutton&Sonsof London.HejoinedtheLondonDivisionoftheRoyalNavalVolunteerReserveinNovember1903,andadvancedtoChiefPettyOfficerby1914. Chapman was posted to the Collingwood Battalion, Royal Naval Division in August 1914, and took part in the defence of Antwerp.

LeonardreturnedtotheUK,andvolunteeredforservicewiththeRoyalMarines.HewasgrantedatemporarycommissionasSecondLieutenant inDecember1914.FollowingtrainingatBlandfordCampChapmanembarkedwiththeRoyalMarineBrigadeforserviceinGallipoli.Duringhis service in the latter campaign, Chapman was attached to the Royal Marine Division Train and promoted to Captain in May 1915. ChapmansubsequentlyservedintheFrenchtheatreofwarfrom20May1916.Heservedaspartofthe63rd(Naval)Division,andwasappointed ActingAdjutantoftheDivisionalTraininNovember1917.ChapmanadvancedtoMajorinJuly1918,andwasdemobilisedatCrystalPalacein June 1919. He served with the Home Guard during the Second War.

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Ararepost-War‘militarydivision’O.B.E.groupofsixawardedtoGroupCaptain,lateWarrantOfficer,W. A.H.Cullum,RoyalAirForceandRoyalIndianAirForce,whowastwicementionedindespatchesfor servicesduringtheSecondWorldWar,andservedasChiefSignalsOfficerforthenewlyindependentRoyal Indian Air Force, 1947-50

TheMostExcellentOrderoftheBritishEmpire,O.B.E.(Military)Officer’s2ndtype,breastbadge,silver-gilt;DefenceandWar Medals1939-45,withM.I.D.oakleaf;Coronation1953,unnamedasissued;RoyalAirForceL.S.&G.C.,G.V.R.(W/O.W.A. Cullum.R.A.F.);IndianIndependence1947(35201Gp.Capt.W.A.H.Cullum,R.A.F.)mountedfordisplayoncard, lightcontact marks overall, therefore very ne (6) £600-£800

O.B.E. LondonGazette 2January1950,theoriginalrecommendationstates(signedbyAirMarshalT.W.Elmhirst,theCommanderinChiefR.I.A.F., A.H.Q. New Delhi, India):

‘GroupCaptainCullumisnowperformingthedutiesofDirectorofSignalsandRadar(i.e.ChiefSignalsOfficer)fortheRoyalIndianAirForce.He has carried out these duties for the 2 years that the Indian Air Force has been in being as an independent Service.

IntheperformanceofhisdutiesGroupCaptainCullumhasdoneoutstandingsuccessfulworkquitebeyondwhichwouldbeexpectedofanormal Wing Commander of the R.A.F. Signals Branch.

DuringtheperiodhehasbeenitsheadtheIndianAirForceSignalsbranchhashadtobebuiltupfromnewfoundations.Thisworkhasincluded theprovisionofaPointtoPointWirelessSignalService,“Line”SignalsServices,RadarServicesandthetrainingofofficersandmen.Inaddition “Field” Signals Services have had to be arranged for the Air Force operating in Kashmir, Hyderabad and Kathiawar.

Allthiswork,whichhasbeenwelldone,hasentailedtheclosestco-operationwiththeSignalsdepartmentsoftheIndianArmy,CivilAviation, Posts and Telegraphs, etc. Group Captain Cullum has made and maintained the friendliest co-operation with these other departments.

IconsiderthatGroupCaptainCullum’sworkhasbeenofgreatvaluetotheIndianGovernmentandAirForceandassuchalsohasre"ected creditontheRoyalAirForceSignalsBranchandIstronglyrecommendhimfortheawardoftheOrderoftheBritishEmpire,gradeofOfficer (Military).’

M.I.D. London Gazette 11 July 1940 and 1 January 1941.

W.A.H.Cullum wasborninJuly1901.HejoinedtheRoyalAirForceandadvancedtoWarrantOfficerinApril1936(awardedL.S.&G.C.in March1937).CullumservedasSquadronWarrantOfficerwith74SquadronatHalFarfromNovember1935.HewaspostedtoR.A.F.Grantham (5BomberGroup)inOctober1937,andcommissionedFlyingOfficerinMarch1938.CullumwaspostedtoR.A.F.MountBatten(16Reconn. Group) in July of the same year, advanced to Flight Lieutenant and was M.I.D. twice during the Second World War.

CullumadvancedtoWingCommanderinJuly1947,andwasattachedasActingGroupCaptaintotheRoyalIndianAirForce,August1947January1950.HavingreturnedtotheUK,CullumwaspostedasWingCommanderSignals,AirStaff,H.Q.MaintenanceCommand,Andoverin November1950.HewassubsequentlyemployedasWingCommanderTraining(Ground),HomeCommandatWhiteWaltham.Cullumwas employed as a Technical Officer with the Ordnance Board in 1958, and died in October 1958.

TheIndianIndependenceMedalisraretotheRoyalAirForce,andespeciallysotosuchahighrankingofficer.Itisquiteexceptionalformenfrom the ranks to rise to the rank of Group Captain, and rarer still to see this re"ected in the naming of their medals. Sold with copied research.

A post-War O.B.E. group of eight awarded to Commander (Engineer) W. V. Stitt, Royal Navy

TheMostExcellentOrderoftheBritishEmpire,O.B.E.(Military)Officer’s2ndtypebreastbadge,silver-gilt,in RoyalMint caseof issue;1939-45Star;AtlanticStar,1clasp,FranceandGermany;AfricaStar,1clasp,NorthAfrica1942-43;BurmaStar;ItalyStar; WarMedal1939-45;NavalGeneralService1915-62,1clasp,Palestine1945-48(Cdr.(E)W.V.Stitt.R.N.)thecampaignmedals mounted as worn, the OBE loose, nearly extremely ne (8)

£400-£500

O.B.E. London Gazette 12 June 1958.

William Vyvyd Stitt was advanced commander (Engineer) on 31 December 1944, and was invested with his O.B.E. on 18 November 1958.

A Second War M.B.E. ‘Royal Air Force’ group of eight

TheMostExcellentOrderoftheBritishEmpire,M.B.E.(Military)Member’s2ndtypebreastbadge,silver;1939-45Star;AirCrew EuropeStar;AfricaStar,1clasp,NorthAfrica1942-43;ItalyStar;DefenceandWarMedals1939-45,withM.I.D.oakleaf; Coronation 1953, all unnamed as issued, mounted court-style for wear, extremely ne (8)

£400-£500

Soldwithcopied LondonGazette entriesforFlightLieutenantCliffordGeorgeWing(M.B.E. LondonGazette 1January1946;M.I.D. LondonGazette 14 June 1945).

Apost-WarM.B.E.groupofsevenawardedtoLieutenant-CommanderE.S.P.Harrison,RoyalNaval Volunteer Reserve

TheMostExcellentOrderoftheBritishEmpire,M.B.E.(Military)Member’s2ndtypebreastbadge,silver;1939-45Star;Atlantic Star;DefenceandWarMedals1939-45;RoyalNavalVolunteerReserveDecoration,G.VI.R.,1stissue,reverseofficiallydated 1944;CadetForcesMedal,E.II.R.,2ndissue(Lt.Cdr.(S.C.C.).E.S.P.Harrison.R.N.R.)mountedcourt-styleasworn, nearly extremely ne (7) £400-£500

M.B.E. London Gazette 1 January 1960: ‘For services to Newhaven and Seaford Contingent, Sea Cadet Corps.’

EdwardStuartPierceHarrison wasborninBrentfordin1908,andwascommissionedsub-lieutenantintheSussexDivision,RoyalNaval VolunteerReserveinJune1929.HeadvancedtolieutenantinJune1933,andquali!edinSignalsandMinesweeping.Subsequentpostingsduring theSecondWorldWarincludedatH.M.S. Greenwich (destroyerdepotship);H.M.S. President (SignalDepartment)andH.M.S. Mercury (Signals Establishment).

HarrisonadvancedtolieutenantcommanderinJune1941,andaftertheWarhecommandedtheNewhavenandSeafordContingentoftheSea Cadet Corps. He retired in 1969, and died at Lewes.

A !nepost-War‘CivilDivision’M.B.E.,SecondWar‘NorthWestEurope’M.C.groupoftenawardedto MajorA.Ayling,RoyalArtillery,forhisgallantryatVillers-Bocageon13June1944,forwhichserviceshewas initially recommended for the D.S.O.

TheMostExcellentOrderoftheBritishEmpire,M.B.E.(Civil)Member’s2ndtypebreastbadge,silver;MilitaryCross,G.VI.R. reverseofficiallydated1944;1939-45Star;AfricaStar;ItalyStar;FranceandGermanyStar;DefenceandWarMedals1939-45; Korea1950-53,1stissue(Capt.A.Ayling.M.C.R.A.);U.N.Korea1950-54,unnamedasissued,mountedcourt-styleasworn, generally good very ne (10) £2,400-£2,800

M.B.E. London Gazette 12 June 1982: Major Anthony Ayling, M.C., Retired Officer Grade II, Ministry of Defence.

M.C. London Gazette 31 August 1944:

‘In recognition of gallant and distinguished services in Normandy.’

TheoriginalRecommendation(originallyforaD.S.O.)states:‘On13June1944LieutenantAylingwasinchargeofaSectionofM.10sinsupportof 8Hussars.“Tigers”werereportedintheareaofTracyBocageandLieutenantAyling’ssectionwentoff todingthem.Hearrivedto #ndtheyhad withdrawn,socontinuedontowardsthevillageto #ndthem.Bythistimehissectionwaswithoutotherclosesupport.Onbeingheavilymortared, hedismountedandproceededonfootalone,andwithhisBrengunforcedthemortardetachmentstowithdraw.Hissectionwasagainstopped andLieutenantAylingagaindismountedandknockedoutthreemortardetachments,killingonecrewofthreecomplete.Duringthisperiodhe was fully exposed to snipers, automatic and mortar #re.

His section advanced further and cleared the whole village. He was in the village about an hour.

Thisofficerbyhiscompletedisregardofhisownpersonalsafety,hisdashandinitiative,wasnotonlyanoutstandingexampletohissection,but was responsible for clearing the enemy from a village of great tactical value to them.’

AnthonyAyling wasborninSouthAfricaon16June1921,thesonofaservinggunnerintheRoyalGarrisonArtillery,whohadbeenawarded theD.C.M.duringtheGreatWar,andarrivedbackintheU.K.withhisparentsinDecemberofthatyear.HejoinedtheRoyalArtilleryasaboy soldierinApril1936,andwascommissionedLieutenant(Quartermaster)on17August1942.Heservedwiththe65th(NorfolkYeomanry) Antitank Regiment during the Normandy campaign, and for his gallantry at Villers-Bocage on 13 June 1944 was awarded the Military Cross. Aylingwaspromotedcaptainon16June1948,andsawfurtherserviceinKorea.Promotedmajoron16June1955,his #nalpostingwaswithan anti-aircraft regiment in the U.K., and he retired as major on 30 June 1961.

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Ascarcepost-WarM.B.E.,OrderofSt.JohngroupofnineawardedtoWarrantOfficerW.H.Griffiths,Royal Air Force, who was also mentioned in despatches for services during the Second World War

TheMostExcellentOrderoftheBritishEmpire,M.B.E.(Military)Member’s2ndtype,breastbadge;TheOrderofSt.Johnof Jerusalem,ServingBrother’s,breastbadge,silverandenamel, minorwhiteenameldamagetoonearmofcross;1939-45Star;Africa Star;ItalyStar;DefenceandWarMedals1939-45,withM.I.D.oakleaf;GeneralService1962-2007,1clasp,MalayPeninsula (W/O.W.H.Griffiths.(V0639261)R.A.F.);RoyalAirForceL.S.&G.C.,E.II.R.,2ndissue(Act.W/O.W.H.Griffiths.(639261)R. A.F.) mounted for wear, very ne (9) £400-£500

M.B.E. London Gazette 1 January 1968.

Order of St. John, Serving Brother London Gazette 27 June 1952.

M.I.D. London Gazette 1 January 1943.

WilliamHenryGriffiths enlistedintheRoyalAirForceinApril1939,andadvancedtoWarrantOfficerinJanuary1960(awardedL.S.&G.C. in May 1957).

TheOrderofSt.John,ServingBrotherawardtoanon-commissionedofficerintheRoyalAirForceisextremelyscarce.Griffithswas recommendedforadmittancetotheorderbytheMedicalTrainingEstablishment,No.13Site,R.A.F.Lytham.Thelattersite(theoldU.S.A.F.base atWartonhadbeenbrokenupinto13sites)wasusedformedicaltraining,1951-55.ItbecameknownastheR.A.F.SchoolofHygiene.Later when the site was renamed R.A.F. Freckleton, the training establishment became the R.A.F. Institute of Community Medicine.

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TheoutstandingandrareGreatWar‘immediate’M.C.,immediate‘V.C.action’D.F.C.andWaziristan1925

M.I.D.groupofsevenawardedtoGroupCaptainJ.A.G.Haslam,RoyalAirForceandRoyalFieldArtillery‘Freddie’West’sObserverin8SquadronforbothawardsincludingtheD.F.C.action,forwhichWestwas awarded the Victoria Cross, and during which epic engagement both airmen were wounded

MilitaryCross,G.V.R.,unnamedasissued;DistinguishedFlyingCross,G.V.R.,unnamedasissued;BritishWarandVictoryMedals (Lieut.J.A.G.Haslam.R.A.F.);IndiaGeneralService1908-35,1clasp,Waziristan1925,withM.I.D.oakleaves(F/L.J.A.G.Haslam. R.A.F.); Defence and War Medals 1939-45, mounted on card for display, lightly polished, generally very ne (7) £10,000-£15,000

M.C. London Gazette 26 July 1918 (jointly listed with his pilot, Lieutenant F. M. F. West):

‘Forconspicuousgallantryanddevotiontoduty.Whileonpatrol,he,withanotherofficer,observed "fteenmotorlorries.Asthesecouldnotbe engagedbyartillerybyzonecall,theseofficers #ew8,000yardsovertheenemylines,ataheightof3,800feet,inthefaceofstrongopposition fromtheground,anddroppedfourbombs,obtainingdirecthitsonthelorriesanddoingconsiderabledamagetotheirpersonnel.Theythen proceededtoattackthemwithmachine-gun "reastheysoughtcover.Afortnightlatertheycarriedout,ataheightof150feet,areconnaissance oftheircorpsfront,onwhichanattackwasexpected.Despitethefactthatthecloudswereat200feet,andtherewasathickmist,theyobtained mostvaluableinformation.Duringthis #ighttheydirectedandlocatedthe "reofourartilleryonaconcentrationofenemyinfantry.Throughout theoperationstheirworkinco-operationwithourartillerywasalwaysofthegreatestvalue,andtheirenterpriseinattackingenemytroopsand transport with bombs and machine-gun "re was splendid.’

The original recommendation states:

‘For conspicuous bravery and devotion in carrying out low reconnaissances, and in co-operation with our artillery. WhileonpatrolnearWiencourtL’EquipeeonthemorningofApril22nd,1918,theyobserved "fteenmotorlorriesontheGuillancourtRoad.As thesecouldnotbeengagedbyourartillerybyzonecall,they #ew8,000yardsovertheenemylinesataheightof3,800feet,inthefaceofstrong oppositionfromtheground,anddroppedfourbombs,obtainingdirecthitsonthelorriesanddoingconsiderabledamagetotheirpersonnel.They then proceeded to attack them with machine gun "re as they sought cover.

OnApril5th,1918,theycarriedout,ataheightof150feet,areconnaissanceoftheirCorpsfront,onwhichanattackwasthoughttobeaboutto bemade.Despitethefactthatthecloudswereat200feet,andtherewasathickmist,theyobtainedmostvaluableinformation.Duringthis #ight they located and directed the "re of our Artillery on a concentration of enemy infantry East of Morlancourt.

Theirworkinco-operationwithourartilleryhasalwaysbeenofthegreatestvalue,andtheirenterpriseinattackingenemytroopsandtransport with bombs and machine gun "re, hard to surpass.’

D.F.C. London Gazette 3 December 1918:

‘On10thAugustthisofficerperformedaverygallantaction.Whilecarryingoutacontactpatrolhewasattackedbysevenenemyscouts. Althoughwoundedinthelegattheoutsetoftheengagement,Lt.Haslam,withrarecourageanddetermination,continuedto servehismachine gun. One of the enemy aeroplanes was driven down, and the remainder dispersed.’

The original recommendation states:

‘For courage and determination in the face of a vastly superior force of enemy aircraft.

OnAugust10th,1918,whilecarryingoutaContactPatrolReconnaissanceforourTanks,heandhispilotwereattackednearRoyebyseven enemyscouts.Lieut.Haslam,althoughwoundedinthelegattheoutsetofthecombat,continuedtoservehismachinegun,withtheresultthat one of the enemy machines went down with its engine damaged, and the remainder were driven off

Throughoutthedaysofthe8th,9thand10thofAugust,1918,hecarriedoutworkofsterlingvaluewhileonContactPatrol,andhispluckin maintaining the "ght on the 10th, after being wounded, is worthy of high praise.’

Haslam’spilot,‘Freddie’West,wasawardedtheVictoriaCrossfortheaboveaction.Hisawardappearedinthe LondonGazette 8November 1918, thus:

‘Inrecognitionofhisoutstandingbraveryduringaerialcombat.CaptainWest,whileengaginghostiletroopsatalowaltitudefarovertheenemy lines,wasattackedbysevenenemyaircraft.Earlyintheengagementoneofhislegswaspartiallyseveredbyanexplosivebullet,andfellpowerless intothecontrols,renderingthemachineforthetimeunmanageable.Liftinghisdisabledleg,heregainedcontrolofthemachine,and,although woundedintheotherleg,he,withsurpassingbraveryanddevotiontoduty,manoeuvredhismachinesoskilfullythathisobserverwasenabledto getseveralgoodburstsintotheenemymachines,whichdrovethemaway.CaptainWestthen,withrarecourageanddetermination,desperately woundedashewas,broughthismachineoverourlinesandlandedsafely.Exhaustedbyhisexertions,hefainted,butonregainingconsciousness insisted on writing his report.’

M.I.D. London Gazette 20 November 1925 (Waziristan).

JamesAlexanderGordon‘Alec’Haslam wasthesonofMrandMrsJ.B.Haslamof3BiltonRoad,Rugby,andwasborninSeptember1896. HewaseducatedatRugby,andwasawardedanexhibitionatCorpusChristi,Cambridge-butin1915heoptedtoentertheRoyalMilitary AcademyatWoolwich.HaslamwascommissionedSecondLieutenantintheRoyalFieldArtilleryinFebruary1916,andservedwiththe125th Brigade,R.F.A.intheFrenchtheatreofwar.Securingasecondmenttothe !yingservicein1918,hetrainedasanobserverandwaspostedto8 Squadron (F.K.8’s) in Spring of that year.

Haslam was crewed up with Lieutenant F. M. F. West as his pilot, the latter’s biography Winged Diplomat gives the following:

‘Ihadoneunfailingsourceofupliftatthistime,intheshapeofmynewobserver,Lt.James[sic]Haslam.HewassecondedfromtheRoyalArtillery andwasinvaluableonartilleryreconnaissanceandrange-spotting.Hewas "nallyallottedtomepersonally,anditwasacomfortingthought,when upabovethelineswithshrapnel !yingaroundandenemyaircraftintheoffing,thathewasbehindme.HaslamhadbeenaRugbyscholarat Cambridge.Silentandshy,heoozedscholarshipalthoughhetriedtohideitbeneathacloakofsimplicity.Hehadbeendoingbrilliantlyat Cambridge and hoped to return there.’

The pair immediately hit it off in the air, and were to survive many scrapes together as Chaz Bowyer relates in For Valour - the Air VC’s:

‘Aparticularlydangerouslow-levelsortieforWestandHaslamcameon23April[sic],whentheysetouttobombaconcentrationofGerman transportwellbehindtheenemylines.Reachingtheirobjective,theF.K.8crewmadeanaccuratebombingrunandthenstrafedthetargetfrom nearzeroheightbeforeturningforhome.Astheyreachedthefrontlineagaintheiraircraftwashitrepeatedlybyanintensebarrageofground "re,sufferinghitsinitsengineandhavinganaileronshotaway.Byskillandgoodjudgement,WestscrapedacrosstheAlliedfrontlinesand accomplishedasafelandingonly100yardswestofthetrenches.Thissortietypi"edmanyofWest’spatrolsduringthe "erceairactivityofApril 1918,anditbecamealmostacommonsightfor8Squadron’sF.K.8’storeturnfromthebattlescarredandtattered,victimsoftheunceasing groundbarragethroughwhichtheywereconstantlyrequiredtooperate.On1May,WestandHaslamwereeachawardedaMilitaryCrossfor their own parts in the struggle.’

West takes up the story in Winged Diplomat: ‘OnMay1stL-M[Leigh-Mallory]sentfor Haslamandmyself.“I’vegotawrittencommunicationfromGeneralRawlinsonaboutyoutwochaps,” hesaid.“HecongratulatesyouontheawardoftheMilitaryCrossbyFieldMarshalSirJohnHaig,Commander-in-Chief,forconspicuousgallantry and devotion to duty. Well Done!”

HaslamandIcameinforseveralroughpassagesonpatrol !ightsinJuly.Bitter "ghtingwaseverywhere,onthegroundandinthesky.OnJuly15th theSecondBattleoftheMarneopenedandonthe18thFochcounter-attacked.Thegreatlastactofthewarwasinfullswingandbothsides werethrowingeverythingtheyhadintothecon!ict.ArmyCorpsHeadquartersgotwindofapendingattackontheirfrontandweredesperate forinformationonconcentrationoftroops,gunsandammunition.Thetroublewasthattheweatherwasappallinglybad.Thelowrainclouds wouldnotbreakup,andiftherainstoppedasteamymistintervened.Ourartillerywereindirestraits,unabletolocatetargetswithoutair reconnaissance.To !yalongtheCorpsfront,overtheGermanlines,underthecloudbank,wasanunwelcometask.Attwohundredfeetaplane would be a wonderful target, and there were the German balloons to cope with.

Headquarters’anxietygrewwitheveryday.Itbecameclearthatthefateofmanylivesdependedontheabilityofafewairmentoprovide information.Leigh-Mallorywasworried.Imusthavecaughthiseye.Iwasoneofhisexperiencedpilotsnow.HegaveHaslamandmethetask. Nextmorning,inalongsortieinwet,mistyweather,HaslamandI !ewupanddowntheCorps’frontwhileIdirectedourartillery "re.All personalfearvanishedinthetremendousthrillandfascinationofthetask.Thelinesofmovingtroopswerespotted,themaplocationdetermined andthentappedoutincodeonthetransmitterinthecockpit,withthewindwhistlingpastandthefragilemachinebumpingfromtheshrapnel explosionsaroundus.Secondslaterwesawtheresultsofourspottinginthevivid !ashesfromourgunsand,afterwhatseemedquitealong pause, the explosives bursting silently around the target.

EverythingtheGermanscouldthrowatustheydid.Yetmiraculouslywewerebothunscathed.Therainandmistprovedfriendlytous,makingup forthecloudswhichdroveusdownontotheenemyguns.Sheetsofraincarriedongustsofwind,obstructedtheenemy’saim,andwhen the gusts stopped the mist rolled its obstructive vapours slowly along in disconcerting eddies.

Leigh-Mallorywasinhighspiritswhenwegotback.Hesaidthataerialreconnaissanceinformation,collectedalongthewholeofthesectorfront, hadrevealedapicturetoourIntelligenceofaheavywedgeformationattackabouttobelaunchedtobreakrightthroughourlinesandturnthe front, cutting our communications to the sea.’

The following month was to prove just as hectic for Haslam and West, and indeed led to the ultimate recognition of all of their deeds in the air:

‘Whenon8thAugust1918the "rstwavesofAlliedinfantrysweptforwardthroughthemorningmistsandcompletelysurprisedtheGerman defences,Westandhiscompanions !ewthroughthefogandmanagedtoobtainmuchusefulintelligenceontheprogressofthegroundforces, thoughheonlylocatedhisaerodromeagainwiththeassistanceofrocket !ares "redfromtheair"eldthroughtheblindingmist,andsubsequently crashedonlanding,sustainingminorcutsandbruises.NextdayWestandHaslamwereoutagain,attackingGermantroopsfromtree-height, when their engine was shot out of action and West was lucky to reach the Allied lines and effect a safe landing.....

Onthemorningof10August,WestandHaslamclimbedintoAWFK8C8594andsetoutfromtheirunitbaseatVignacourt(northofAmiens) taskedwithco-operationwithtanksadvancingtowardsRoye.Breakingthroughthepersistentlowmistsintobluesky,Westheadedsouth-east, skirting the top layer of fog, hoping to "nd breaks in the cloud to help him locate his charges.

Suddenlyacleargaprevealedalargewood,alongtheedgeofwhichwasahugeconcentrationofGermantroopsandtransport.Divinglowto verifyhiswhereabouts-hewasthenintheHamtoHombleuxarea,north-eastofRoye-Westmadeatallyofthestrengthoftheenemy formation;hethen !ewthroughacurtainofmachine-gun "retoconcealmentinthelowcloudsagain.Stillunsatis"edthathehadpinpointedthe Germantroopconcentrationaccurately,Westdivingthroughthemistsagain,butwasattackedfrombehindbyseveralGermanscouts,oneof whichputaburstthroughWest’scockpit,smashinghiswirelesstransmitterandwoundinghimintherightfoot.Despitehispain,West "nally rediscovered the clear gap in the clouds and !ew low over the enemy concentration, marking its position precisely in his mind.

Turningforhomeinordertogethisinformationbackquickly,heranintothepathofatleast "vemoreGermanscoutswhichdivedinattack. Withhisfrontguninaction,andHaslam’sLewisaddingtotheexchange,Westthenreceived "vebulletsinsuccessioninhisleftleg;slashing throughthe !eshandboneandseveringanartery.TheshockmistedWest’smindandvision,andit wasseveralsecondsbeforehevaguelyrealised thathismachinewasdivingoutofcontrol.Haulingbackweaklyonhiscontrolcolumn,helevelledoutjustabovethetreesandheadedwest,still underattackfromonepersistentGermanscout.HisshatteredleftlegwaslosingbloodcopiouslyandWesttwistedthekhakishorts’legintoa makeshift tourniquet with his left hand.

ItbecameobvioustohimthathecouldneverreachVignacourtinsucharapidlyweakeningstate;hissensesreeledunderboutsofpainandlapsed intosemiconsciousnessbetweenbouts.Decidingtolandassoonasasafeareawasseen,Westliftedhisuselessleftlegfromtherudderbar,and then manoeuvred into a !at glide to earth, still under "re from the relentless scout still pursuing.

Rollingtoashakyhaltonapatchofroughground,WestbecameonlydistantlyawareofthesubsequenteventsassomenearbyCanadiantroops rushedtoassisttheF.K.8crew.Rippingawaythefabricfromthesideofthecockpit,thesoldiersliftedWestout,boundhisnearseveredlegand carried him across the "eld to the nearest road, where he was placed in an ambulance and taken to a nearby casualty station.

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Thoughnowlapsingintorecurringwavesofunconsciousnessduetothemassivepainfromhiswound,Westinsisted,inalucidmoment,onhaving anofficerof8Squadronsentover,inordertotellhimoftheenemytroopconcentrationhehaddiscovered.Thiswasdonewhenthesquadron recording officer came to the casualty station and jotted down West’s information after which West fainted.

WhenFreddieWest "nallywokeupagain,thepaininhislegshaddisappeared,tobereplacedbyaviolentitchinbothfeetandtoes.Throwing backtheblanketstoreachtheirritation,Westwascompletelyshockedtoseethathisleftleghadgone-amputated-despitethestillirritatingitch he could distinctly feel the missing leg.

AfterashortspellinRouenhospital,WestwassenthometotheLondonhospitalinWhitechapel;whereon8November1918hewastoldof the Gazette notice that day of his award of the Victoria Cross.’ (For Valour - the Air VC’s by C. Bowyer refers)

ThatwastheendofthesuccessfulcombinationofWestandHaslamintheair-thelatterwasalsowoundedandhadaperiodofrecuperation, "ndingoutthathehadbeenawardedtheD.F.C.intheprocess.Fourdaysaftertheirheroics,Haslamwrotethefollowinglettertoafriendfrom8 Squadron:

‘Dear Swales, Ihopethiswill "ndyoubackagaintopleasanterparts,andwithnoothergapsintheFlight.Incasethisisthe "rstinformationyou’vehadofwhat happened to us, I will presume sufficient curiosity in you to warrant my setting forth the story.

WehadbeenwatchingandwatchedbysevenFokkerBipsfromthetimewearrivedontheline;howeversixBristolsandsomeotherswereclose athandandthoughwecouldn’tpersuadethemtoattacktheHuns,evenby #yingpracticallyintotheHunformationourselves,theycertainlygave us great security.

WethenchangedourpatrolandhadalookatthelargejunctionE.ofitandfounditwellworthavisit;timebeingshortweturnedforhomeand wereatabout1000ftandoverourlineswhenaFokkerBipappearedinthecloudsabout1000ftaboveus.Wecontinuedtowardshomeandhe #ewafterus.Idon’tknowwhetherhe’dseenusbeforebutanyhowhecamealongfaster,stillkeepingwellaboveus.SoWest #atturnedand madehimlookabitsilly.Hewasstraightaboveusandstallingtopullup.SoIthoughtafewroundswouldn’tbewastedespeciallyasIdidn’tthink hewouldattack,webeingverylowandrightoverourlines.However,hecameroundonourtailandstartedin.Weweregettingalongsplendidly atabout150yardsrangewhenhedecidedtocloseinandatthesametimeanemptyclickcamefrommyguns.Ofcoursehewasencouragedand cameinanddidthedirtyonusjustatthetimeIwaschangingdrums.BythetimeIhadanotherdrumonhehadbuzzedoff andWestwasjust aboutlanding:hemadeanexcellentforcedlandingandIthenrememberedhavingfeltmyleghitinthescrap,andrealisedthatitwas,andfound thatoldWesthadbeenhitanastyoneintheleftknee-rightearlyonhesaid-buthadcrossedhisrightlegoverandsobroughtusdown;which was a pretty stout effort as in addition to getting it right in the bone etc. of the knee he has lost a lot of blood before he landed.

Wellall’swellthatendswell.We’dlandednearlyontopoftwomotorambulances,sowebuzzedrightoff.Andbeforewemovedoff Iheardthat theHunhadbeenfetcheddowntoutdesuite-God,IhopeIhelped.......Icollectedabeautythroughtheleftcalf-cleanthroughandnobone injury. Rather a large and lurid exit otherwise the perfect Blighty.

TheHunwasusingexplosives-Isawoneburstontheempenageandanotherapparentlyonmygun,butthatmusthavecomethrough somewhereelseasIfeelcertainmygunwasn’thit.BythewayifyouwantyourobservertohaveagoodpairofgunsIrecommendmyoldones22...6 and 22396 - the latter is the ‘elder and better’ - if there is anything in it; they work at 11 and a half lbs tension not less.....’

HaslamadvancedtoFlightLieutenant,andafterrecuperationheservedwiththeBF2bequipped5SquadroninWaziristan(Mentionedin Despatches). He retired in June 1927, and resumed his studies in engineering at Cambridge:

‘Haslammadeasigni"cantcontributiontothestudyofair#owoveraircraftwings.Oneofhisexperiments,withwooltuftsonthewingsofa Bristol Fighter, was used to discriminate between steady and turbulent air#ow.

HedevelopedthisinvestigationwithAirMinistryapprovalwhileapilotintheCambridgeUniversityAirSquadronfrom1929to1930.Healso carriedoutresearchonstalledcontrol...Heproducedaseriesof #ightexperimentalpapersfortheAeronauticalResearchCouncilwhichled,in 1930,tohiselectionasanAssociateFellowoftheRoyalAeronauticalSociety.InthesameyearhealsojoinedtheAsiaticPetroleumCo,wherehis technical duties included #ying as an experimental test pilot.

From1935 untiltheoutbreakoftheSecondWorldWarHaslamwasengagedinfurtherexperimentalandresearchworkatCambridge,wherehe lecturedonaeronautics.RecalledtotheR.A.F.in1939,heservedmostlyattheMinistryofAircraftProductionwherehebecamedeputydirector of technical development.

In1946,bynowaretiredGroupCaptain,hereturnedtoCambridgeasalecturerinaeronauticalengineeringandthreeyearslaterwaselectedto a Corpus Christi Fellowship.

Butin1952,afterassistingSirGeorgeThomson’selectionasMaster,heresignedhisFellowshiptoseekHolyOrders.’(TheDailyTelegraph Obituary, dated 26 November 1990 refers)

AfterservingasaRectorforanumberofyearsinruralWiltshire,Haslam "nallyretiredandreturnedtoresideat12MarlboroughCourt, Cambridge. Group Captain Haslam died in November 1990. Sound with copied research.

AGreatWarM.C.groupoffourawardedtoCaptainP.P.Kenyon-Slaney,RoyalNorthDevonYeomanry, whowasgassedseveraltimesandtwiceMentionedinDespatches;helaterservedasMemberofParliament for Tavistock

MilitaryCross,G.V.R.,unnamedasissued;1914-15Star(2.Lieut.P.P.Kenyon-SlaneyR.N.DevonYeo.);BritishWarandVictory Medals, with M.I.D. oak leaves (Capt. P. P. Kenyon-Slaney) very ne and better (4) £1,200-£1,600

M.C. London Gazette 3 June 1916.

M.I.D. London Gazette 13 July 1916 (Mediterranean); 5 July 1919 (France).

PhilipPercyKenyon-Slaney wasbornon12February1896andwaseducatedatBrad!eldSchool.HeservedwiththeRoyalNorthDevon YeomanryintheGallipolitheatreofWarfromSeptember1915,andsubsequentlyontheWesternFront,andwasgassedseveraltimes,which subsequentlyaffectedhishealth.ForhisservicesduringtheGreatWarhewaswastwiceMentionedinDespatchesandawardedtheMilitary Cross. He later transferred to the Territorial Army Reserve of Officers with the rank of Major.

Kenyon-SlaneywaselectedConservativeMemberofParliamentforTavistockatthe1924GeneralElection,andheldthesetuntilhisdeathon9 September 1928, aged 32.

AGreatWarM.C.groupoffourawardedtoLieutenantP.Wells,RoyalFieldArtillery,lateHampshire Yeomanry, who was wounded at Arras in June 1917

MilitaryCross,G.V.R.,unnamedasissued;BritishWarandVictoryMedals(Lieut.P.Wells.);TerritorialForceWarMedal1914-19 (415 Sjt. P. Wells. Hamps. Yeo.) unit o cially corrected on last, light contact marks, otherwise nearly extremely ne (4) £800-£1,000

M.C. London Gazette 7 November 1918: ‘Forconspicuousgallantryanddevotiontodutyduringanattack.Hewentforwardalone,underheavyenemybarrage,andreturnedwithvaluable informationregardingtheinfantrysituation.Byhiscourageandinitiativeingettingtheinformationthroughhewasinstrumentalinenablingthe guns to ward off a counter-attack.’

PhilipWells wasborninWinchesteron1May1888andattestedtherefortheHampshireCarabinierson4August1908,whilstemployedasa bookselleratthefamilybookshopP&GWells,11CollegeStreet,Winchester.HeservedduringtheGreatWarontheWesternFrontfrom25 May1916,andwascommissionedSecondLieutenantintheRoyalFieldArtillery(SpecialReserve)on27March1917.Hewaswoundedbygun shottotheleftlegatArrason15June1917,andhavingreturnedtoEnglandwasdemobilisedon11February1919.Herelinquishedhis commission on 1 April 1920, and died in the family bookshop in Winchester on 7 April 1942. Sold with a large quantity of copied research.

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TheGreatWarM.C.groupoffourawardedtoMajorR.E.Gordon,RoyalFieldArtillery,theScottishRugby UnionplayercappedthreetimesforScotlandin1913,hescoredtwotriesinhisdebutagainstFrance;he servedinMesopotamiaandFranceandwaswoundedon3separateoccasionsbeforebeingmortally wounded in August 1918 MilitaryCross,G.V.R.,unnamedasissued,incaseofissue;1914-15Star(Lieut.R.E.Gordon,R.F.A.);BritishWarandVictory Medals(MajorR.E.Gordon.)theselasttwowithnamedcardboxofissue,togetherwithWarOfficeenclosureforthethree campaignmedals,Registeredenvelope,andMemorialPlaque(RolandElphinstoneGordon)withenclosure,cardenvelopeand outer transmission envelope, extremely ne (5) £3,000-£4,000

'He was, indeed, one to be envied - his happy disposition, his peerless ability at our great game, and his glorious death’

M.C. London Gazette 3 June 1918 (Birthday Honours).

RolandElphinstoneGordon wasbornatSelangor,StraitsSettlements,Malaya,on22January1893,thesonofGeorgeDalrympleGordon,of theGovernmentIrrigationDepartment,Ceylon,andGeorginaMeredithof‘Alwyns’,Teignmouth,SouthDevon.HewaseducatedattheKing’s School,Canterburyandplayedforthe !rstXVatrightthree-quarterbetween1909and1911,aswellasbeingamemberofthe !vepairs between the same dates.

In1911heenteredtheRoyalMilitaryAcademy,Woolwich,comingforty-!fthintheentryexam.WhileatWoolwichhebecamecaptainofthe rugbyXVandalsorepresentedtheRoyalArtilleryandtheArmy.On22January1913,hewascommissionedasasecondlieutenantintheRoyal Artillery.Itwasn'tlongbeforeScotlandsawhisworthandhewentontoplayforthemonthreeoccasions.HeplayedbrilliantlyagainstFranceat theParcdesPrinceson1January1913andscoredtwo,contributinggreatlytowardsScotland’stwentyone-threevictorybeforegoingontoplay againstWalesatInverleithon1February1913,Waleswinningthistimeeight-nil.His !nalmatchwasagainstIreland,againatInverleith,thistime Scotland emerged as victors twenty nine-fourteen.

HisinternationalcareerwascutshortwhenhewaspostedtoIndiainlate1913attachedto82BatteryRoyalFieldArtillery(RFA),stationedat Kirki.InNovember1914,shortlyaftertheoutbreakoftheFirstWorldWar,hewaspostedtoMesopotamiawherehewasseriouslywoundedin actionduringthesummerof1915andreturnedhome.Notthathewasabouttoletseriouswoundsstophimplaying:whileconvalescinghenot onlycoachedtheRAcadetsatExeterbutalsoplayedfortheCadetXVduringthe1916/17season.Beforereturningtothefrontheplayedone morebiggame,thistimeagainstthepreviouslyundefeatedArmyServiceCorpsXVatRectoryField,Blackheath.Itwasmainlyduetohisgreat performance at the centre that the ASC were beaten, his winning try in the last minute of the match proving decisive. Herecoveredwellandreturnedtothefrontin1917,thistimetoFrance.HewaswoundedagaininJuneofthatyearandagainforathirdtimein May1918.HewasalsoawardedanMCintheKing’sBirthdayHonoursofJune1918andwasalsoMentionedinDespatches[nottraced].In August1918hewaswoundedforafourthand !naltime,thistimesuccumbingtohiswounds[on30August].Noteventhis braveheartcould stophisinevitablefate.HeisburiedintheDaoursCommunalCemetery(ExtensionVIII,B.3),Somme,France.(IntoTouch, byNigelMcCrery refers)

SoldwithhiscapsforrepresentingtheRoyalMilitaryAcademy,theRoyalArtillery1911-12;theArmy1912-13,andScotland1913;togetherwith an embroidered thistle badge and four small Royal Artillery tunic buttons.

AGreatWar‘WesternFront’M.C.groupofsixawardedtoCaptainG.S.Rolph,Northamptonshire Regimentattached29thBattalion,MachineGunCorps,lateEssexRegiment,forhisgallantryatKruiseecke and Gheluwe, 2-3 October 1918

MilitaryCross,G.V.R.,unnamedasissued;1914-15Star(3278Pte.G.S.Rolph.EssexR.);BritishWarandVictoryMedals(Capt. G. S. Rolph.); Defence and War Medals 1939-45, mounted as worn, good very ne (6) £1,400-£1,800

M.C. London Gazette 30 July 1919:

‘On2October1918,nearKruiseecke,twosectionsweresentforwardtocovertheadvanceoftheinfantry,andwereheldupbyheavy machinegunandartillery !re.Heatoncerushedforwardand,underintense !re,gothissectionsintoactionandcoveredtheadvanceoftheinfantry.On3 October,duringtheattackonGheluwe,hewasinchargeofaforwardmobilesectionwhentheinfantrywereheldup.Heimmediatelyledhis gunsintoactionunderheavy !re,restoredthesituationandsecuredthe "ank.Throughouttheoperationhisleadingunderallconditionswasmost gallant and able.’

GeraldStanleyRolph wasborninWilton,Norfolk,on29January1897andattestedfortheEssexRegiment,servingwiththe4thBattalion duringtheGreatWarintheGallipolitheatreofWarfrom9August1915.Hewascommissionedsecondlieutenantinthe4thBattalion, NorthamptonshireRegiment,on30May1917,andwasawardedhisMilitaryCrosswhilstattachedtothe29thBattalion,MachineGunCorps.He saw further service during the Second World War with the Army Catering Corps. He died in Nottingham on 19 January 1983.

Sold with a postcard photograph of the recipient; various cap and collar badges; and copied research.

A Great War 1916 ‘Western Front’ M.C. group of four awarded to Captain J. P. Harvey, Canadian Engineers MilitaryCross,G.V.R.,unnamedasissued;1914-15Star(45008Sjt.J.P.Harvey.Can:Eng:);BritishWarandVictoryMedals(Capt. J.P.Harvey.);togetherwiththerecipient’srelatedminiatureawards;andaOrilliaGreatWarTributeMedal,bronze,thereverse engraved ‘Capt. J. P. Harvey Can. Eng. 1914-19’, with top bronze riband bar, good very ne and better (5) £1,200-£1,600

M.C. London Gazette 1 January 1917.

JohnPercivalHarvey wasborninOrillia,Ontario,in1891andwaseducatedatQueen’sUniversity,Kingston,Ontario,from1908to1913, graduatinginMayof1913withthedegreeofBachelorofScienceinCivilEngineering.FollowingtheoutbreakoftheGreatWarheenlistedinthe 3rdFieldCompany,CanadianEngineersatValcartieron23September1914,andservedwiththemduringtheGreatWarontheWesternFront from12February1915.HesawactionintheBattleofYpresfrom22Aprilto25May1915;onthe !rstdayofactionHarvey’scompanywasat Gravenstafelwhereitcameunderaheavygasattack.Thissamedaythecompanywasthrownintothelineasinfantrywiththe3rdCanadian InfantryBrigade.BythefollowingdaythecompanywasatSt.Julienwhereitwasreleasedfromitsinfantryroleleavingitfreetoproceedto Wieltje.On25Aprilthecompanyagainwentintolinewiththe3rdCanadianInfantryBrigade.On18May1915Harveywasagaininthefrontline withhiscompany,thistimeatFestubert.HeparticipatedintheBattleofFestubertuntil25May,afterwhichhiscompanymovedtoOblinghem, arriving there on 31 May. On 30 June 1915 the company arrived at Ploegsteert and remained there in relatively static positions for the winter.

Harveywascommissionedsecondlieutenanton12March1916.Assignedtothe8thFieldCompany,CanadianEngineerswiththe3rdCanadian Division,hearrivedathisnewunitintimetoparticipateinthecampaignsatFler-Courcelette,15-22September1916;Thiepval,26-28September 1916;AncreHeights,1Octoberto11November1916,includingLeTransloy,1-18October1916.Forhisgallantservicesduringtheautumn campaigns of 1916 Harvey was awarded the Military Cross. He was invested with his M.C. by the King at Buckingham Palace on 14 April 1917. Throughoutthespringandsummerof1917HarveyparticipatedinmanyofthelargerbattlesontheWesternFront,includingVimy,9-14April 1917; Scarpe, 3-4 May 1917; Hill 70, 15-25 August 1917; and Passchendaele, 26 October to 10 November 1917.

Harveywassecondedfordutyasastaff officerto3rdBrigadeHeadquarters,CanadianEngineers,inJuly1918,andsawfurtheractionwiththem, culminatingintheBattleofAmiens,8-11August1918,andthepursuittoMons.ReturningtoCanadainFebruary1919,hewasdemobilisedwith the rank of captain on 17 May 1919.

SoldwithaQueen’sUniversity,Kingston,AnnualGamessilverprizemedallion,thereverseengraved‘Mile.J.P.Harvey’;twosmallFrench medallets;therecipients;originalparchmentCerti!cateofService;BuckinghamPalacetelegramregardingtheM.C.Investiture;various photographic images of the recipient; and much copied research.

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AGreatWar‘WesternFront’M.C.groupof !veawardedtoLieutenant-ColonelA.G.Turner,2ndEastern Ontario Regiment, late Scots Guards and School of Musketry MilitaryCross,G.V.R.,unnamedasissued;1914-15Star(Lieut:A.G.Turner.2/Can:Inf:);BritishWarandVictoryMedals,withM.I. D.oakleaves(Lt.Col.A.G.Turner.);ArmyL.S.&G.C.,E.VII.R.(622Q.M.Sjt:Instr:A.G.Turner.S.ofM.)mountedasworn, toned, nearly extremely ne (5) £900-£1,200

M.C. London Gazette 23 June 1915 (Birthday Honours).

M.I.D. London Gazette 22 June 1915.

AlfredGeorgeTurner wasbornintheParishofHorsleydown,Surrey,on7September1873.HejoinedtheScotsGuardsinLondonon29 February1892.Hequali!ed‘Distinguished’attheSchoolofMusketry,Hythe,on31October1901,andtransferredtotheSchoolofMusketry Staff asa3rdClassSergeantInstructor.HewasawardedtheL.S.&G.C.medalin1910asQ.M.SergeantInstructor.AttachedtotheSchoolof MusketryinOttawaasQ.M.S.I.from8September1911,hewasdischargedoncompletionof21yearsofserviceon28February1913,conduct ‘exemplary’.HecontinuedonasaninstructorattheCanadianSchoolofMusketryandwasappointedatemporarySergeant-MajorInstructorin theRoyalCanadianRegimenton1August1913,andalsoasR.S.M.GovernorGeneral’sFootGuardsfromthesamedate.Madetemporary lieutenant on the Special List ‘Whilst act. Adjt. C.E.F.’ on 22 September 1914.

HeservedinFranceasanoriginalmemberofthe2ndBattalionC.E.F.from11February1915,waspromotedtemporarycaptainon17March 1915,andwascompanycommanderinMayandJune1915atFestubertandGivenchy.HewasslightlywoundedbyaG.S.W.inthelegatKemmell on13November1915,andreturnedtoduty12dayslater.WentonleavetoEnglandinApril1916andreturnedtoFranceon11August1916. Hewaswoundedinthe !eldontheSommebyashellintheface,leftarmandbackon13October1916,andtakentoEnglandontheS.S. Asturias, andwasinNo.4GeneralHospital,DenmarkHillfrom27October1916to3January1917.TurnerremainedinEnglandfortherestof thewarandwaspostedtotheEasternOntarioRegimentDepotatSeaford,Sussex,inOctober1917,eventuallybeingapointedG.S.O.1and actinglieutenant-colonelatSeaforduntil1August1919.AfterashortrefreshercourseattheSchoolofMusketry,Hythe,inSeptember1919,he returnedtoCanada,wherehebecamechiefinstructorattheCanadianSchoolofMusketry.Appointedbrevetlieutenant-colonelw.e.f.January 1919,hewasappointedOfficerCommanding“A”Wing,CanadianSmallArmsSchool,Ottawa,1April1921.Hewasspeciallyemployedas WeaponsTrainingOfficer,M.D.10,(Winnipeg)from15April1924,andconcurrentlymadeDistrictMilitaryIntelligenceOfficer,M.D.10 (Wnnipeg) from 1 November 1929. He retired in 1931 and died in Ottawa in 1939. Soldwith !vemasonic jewels,onein9caratgold,mostlycased;whitemetalidentitybracelet(Cap.A.G.TurnerH.Q.5thInf.Bde.Can.);mounted groupof !veminiaturedressmedalsandvarioustunicribbonbars;numberedC.E.F.lapelbadge‘ForServiceattheFront’;togetherwithalarge quantityoforiginaldocumentsandphotographs,including‘RecordofServices’andotherofficialdocuments,presscuttingsandtwo !neportrait photographs.

AGreatWar‘WesternFront’M.C.groupofthreeawardedtoLieutenantN.Nicholson,87thBattalion Canadian Infantry (Canadian Grenadier Guards)

Military Cross, G.V.R., unnamed as issued; British War and Victory Medals (Lieut. N. Nicholson.) extremely ne (3) £700-£900

M.C. London Gazette 2 April 1919:

‘Forconspicuousgallantryanddevotiontodutyon5thNovember,1918,intheValenciennessector.Incommandofacompany,heshowed extraordinaryskillinmakinghisdispositionstoovercomeveryheavymachine-gun !refromhisfrontandboth $anks,andhepersonallydirecteda successfulattackonestablishedpostsalongasunkenroad,gainingmostvaluableinformationfortheattack,whichtookplacethefollowing morning. His magni!cent example was an inspiration to all ranks with him.’

NormanNicholson wasbornatKendall,Westmoreland,on22February1895.Heenlistedforthe87thBattalion,C.E.F.,on23September 1915,atMontreal,andembarkedforEnglandwiththe87thBn.asasergeanton23April1916.ProceededtoFrancewith87thBn.11August 1916;promotedtocompanysergeant-major,22January1917;transferredtoEnglandwithaviewtobeinggrantedacommissioninFebruary 1917,andmadetemporarylieutenantandpostedto22ndReserveBn.,28April1917.ProceededtoFranceandtakenonstrength87thBn.,24 January1918;actingcaptain,QuebecRegiment,16October1918;temporarycaptain,QuebecRegiment,14April1919.Hewasinvalidedto England, sick, and posted to Quebec Regimental Depot, 7 May 1919, and sailed for Canada on 13 August 1919. Sold with copied record of service and other research.

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ASecondWar‘North-WestEurope’M.C.groupoffourawardedtoLieutenantE.R.S.Fifoot,Coldstream Guards, later Bodley’s Librarian, University of Oxford

MilitaryCross,G.VI.R.,reverseofficiallydated‘1946’andcontemporarilyengraved‘Lieut.E.R.S.Fifoot.ColdstreamGuards’,in RoyalMint caseofissuewithoutercardboxandnamedBuckinghamPalaceenclosure;1939-45Star;FranceandGermanyStar; War Medal 1939-45; together with the related miniature awards, these mounted as worn, good very ne and better (4)

M.C. London Gazette 24 January 1946.

Theoriginalrecommendationstates:‘Thisoffi

cerhasbeenanoutstandingpatrolandplatoonleadereversincejoiningtheBattalioninAugust 1944.Everytimehehashadtheopportunitytodistinguishhimselfforbraveryanddevotiontodutyhehasdoneso.Outstandingexamples occurred during twice during Operation Veritable InthebattalionattackatMullsoutheastofGennephecommandedtherighthandforwardplatoonwhichhadtocross3000yardsofopen countryinfaceofheavyandaccurateenemyDF "reandconsiderablesmallarms "refromfarmhousesandconcrete‘HayStacks’.Overallthis distance this officer’s "ne example was of the utmost encouragement and resulted, despite heavy casualties, in complete victory.

Againon9MarchthisofficerwascommandingaforwardplatooninthebattalionattackontheWeselbridgehead.Hisplatoonstartedtosuffer casualties before crossing the start line and on reaching that they were met with further heavy small arms and mortar "re.

DespiteallthisLieutenantFifootledhisplatoonwithconspicuousdashandgallantry.Nosoonerwastheoriginalobjectivereachedthanhewas orderedtocarryoutadifficultmanoeuvretothe $anktomeetathreatenedGermancounterattack.Despiteintenseandaccuratemortarand Nebelwerfer "re he accomplished this manoeuvre with great skill thus neutralising the threat to his company's whole position. Thesearebuttwoexamplesofthisyoungofficer’sintrepidconductasaplatooncommanderintheoffensiveoperationsofthelastfewmonths. Duringthewinterdefensive "ghtinghewasequallyoutstandingasagallantandresourcefulpatrolleader.Hisoutstandingconductanddevotionto duty have on many occasions been brought to the notice of his superiors.’

ErikRichardSidneyFifoot wasbornatWoodstock,Oxfordshire,on14June1925andwaseducatedatBerkhamstedSchoolandlaterthe UniversityofOxford.HewascommissionedintotheColdstreamGuardsin1943andservedwiththemduringtheSecondWorldWaronthe WesternFront.TheawardoftheMilitaryCrossafteraperiodofsustainedservicewith5thBattalion,ColdstreamGuardsduringOperation Veritable,thealliedoffensivethroughtheReichswaldForestontotheRhine $oodplain.Duringthisoperationthe5thBattalionservedwith32 Brigade in General Horrocks’ 30 Corps.

WiththeendofthewarFifootleftthearmytocontinuehisstudiesatUniversityCollegeLondonforaDiplomainLibrarianshipandArchives, beginningworkthatsameyearinthelibraryoftheUniversityofLeeds,aroleheremainedinuntil1958bywhichtimehehadrisenfromassistant librariantosublibrarian.AppointedDeputy LibrarianatNottinghamUniversityin1958,hethenbecameLibrarianattheUniversityofEdinburgh in1960,apostheheldfornearlytwentyyearsuntil1979whenhewasappointedBodley’sLibrarian,theHeadoftheBodleianLibraryatthe University of Oxford, and was also made a Fellow at Exeter College, Oxford. He retired in 1981 and died in Oxfordshire on 24 June 1992.

Soldwithanoriginalphotographoftherecipient;aColdstreamGuardscapbadge;acopyoftheorderofservicefortherecipient'sfuneral; various family photographs; and other ephemera.

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AsuperbSecondWar1943‘immediate’Typhoonpilot’sD.F.C.groupofsixawardedtoSquadronLeaderI.J. ‘Dave’Davies,RoyalAirForce,aformerCorporalClerkwhowentontoshootdown3FW190’sduringa scrapoverthestreetsofMargate,1June1943-his !rsteverengagementwithenemyaircraft.Astalwartof 609Squadron,hewentontoaddaDornier217tohistallybeforebeingpostedtocommand198Squadron in time for D-Day operations.

DaviessuccessfullyledhissquadroninanattackontheHQoftheGerman84thCorpsinachateaunearSt. Lo,whichwastotallydestroyedbyrocketsalvoes,6June1944.Hisluckranoutwhenhewasshotdownby "akwhilstattackinggunpositionsinsupportofAmericantroopsnearCherbourg,22June1944-‘Hetried tocoaxittosafetybuttonoavailand,at200feet,Davebailedout,buthewastoolowandhisparachute was only partially open when he hit the ground’

DistinguishedFlyingCross,G.VI.R.,reverseofficiallydated‘1943’;GeneralService1918-62,1clasp,Palestine(590433.L.A.C.I.J. Davies.R.A.F.);1939-45Star;AirCrewEuropeStar,1clasp,FranceandGermany;DefenceandWarMedals1939-45,mounted on card for display, with named Air Council enclosure and ‘ticker tape’ entitlement slip, both laminated, nearly extremely ne (6) £3,000-£4,000

D.F.C. London Gazette 3 September 1943, the original recommendation states:

‘FlyingOfficerI.J.DaviesjoinedNo.609(WR)Squadron,inApril,1943,afterlongserviceinTrainingCommand,andpreviouslyasAirGunner. ApartfromtakinghisfullshareinDayDefensivePatrolswhichoccupiedmostoftheSquadron’s "yingtime,heatonceshowedenthusiasmfor individualoffensivesortiesbydayandnight,whenevertheopportunityoffered,andinhis $rstattemptdamagedtheonelocomotive(despite "ak) and2barges,leavingoneinasinkingcondition.Healsohastakenpartinanumberofshippingattacksandlargerscaleoffensiveoperations.On June1sthewaspatrollingbasewithanotherpilotwhenhesawsome15FW190’sattackingMargate.Heatonceengagedthem,destroyingone overBroadstairs,asecondinmidchannelandathirdoff Ostend,beingattackedonthewayhavingtoevade2moreenemyaircraftwhichtriedto attack off their own coast when his own ammunition was exhausted. This was Flying Officer’s Davies $rst combat with enemy aircraft.

His score is as follows: 3 FW 190s destroyed, 2 Locomotives and 2 Barges damaged, 1 Motor Trawler damaged (shared).

He has also bombed Abbeville and Drucat air$elds at night.

Covering Remarks by Sector Commander:

F/ODavies’actionindestroyingthreeenemyaircraftduringtheattackonMargatewasanoutstandingachievement.Ifullyendorsethis recommendation.’

AdditionaldetailofDavies’remarkable‘scrap’overMargateisgiventhesquadronhistory, TheStoryof609Squadron-UnderTheWhiteRose,byF. Ziegler:

‘DaviesattacksfourFW190swhicharegunningthestreetsofBroadstairs.Chasingdownafterthembetweenthehouses,withhisownguns blazing,hejusthastimetoseeonepullupanditspilotbaleoutbeforegivingchasetoanothersixwhichareheadedouttosea- $veina‘vic’,with oneinthe‘box’.Firingonthelastfrom600yards,thisaircraftobligesby‘weaving’,andclosingtherangehe $restwicemore,anditcrashesinto theseainagreatfountainofwater.Buthehimselfhastoturn,heisalone,butresuminghisoriginalcourseatfullboost,spotsanotherpairof 190s,withathirdtoport.Savinghislastsecond’sworthofammotillheiswellwithinrange,heattacksthelastanditburstsinto "ame.Theyare now exactly over Ostend, and the others turn to counterattack. Time to go home. Score: Three.

A quite breathtaking story which certainly caught the attention of the public when it was published in the National Press on 3 September 1943.’

IdwalJamesDavies wastolatersitforaportraitbyCuthbertOrde,andhislifeandservicearerecordedinanarticlebyWingCommanderJ. Routledge thus:

‘LetmetellyouthestoryoftherecipientofonegroupofmedalsinmycollectionandseeifIcanconvinceyouthattwentiethcenturyawardscan compete in interest and in every other way with earlier medals.

IdwalJamesDavieswasonFebruary15,1915atAbertridur,nearCaerphilly,Glamorgan.Attheageof15,helefthisschool-friendsandthe comfortandsecurityofhisfamilytojointheR.A.F.asanapprenticeclerk.HeenlistedonOctober29,1930andgiventheservicenumber590433. Hisapprenticeshipwasenjoyable,albeitsomewhatlongincomparisonwithtoday’sserviceapprenticeshipsanditwasnotuntilFebruary18,1933 that his training was complete. He passed out as a Leading Aircraftman (LAC) in the trade of Clerk, General Duties...

The $rstrealexcitementforyoungDave,ashewasknownthroughouthisservicecareer,cameinOctober1935withapostingtoIraq,from wherehemovedontoPalestineinAugust1936...Yethewasadiscontentedyoungman,whoseheartwasneverinclericalworkasheyearned formoreexcitement.Hismindwasforeverintheairandhedreamedofemulatingtheaviatorsthathemingledwith.Hetookeveryopportunity togetairborneanddespitehissecretarialrolemanagedmany "ightsasanunofficialairgunner.OneparticularpilotwhobefriendedDaveinthose Palestine days was Pilot Officer J. C. Wells [later Group Captain and D.F.C. and Bar]: their paths would cross again in years to come.

WithpromotiontoCorporalonAugust15,1937andfurtheradvancementtothetemporaryrankofSergeant,ontheoutbreakofWorldWar Two,thingswerebeginningtomoveforDave,thoughhewasstillfarfromcontent.Thetastehehadexperiencedfor "yingwasstillthereandhad leftinhimanaviddesiretobecomea $ghterpilot.Surely,nowthatwewereatwarhisserviceswouldbeneeded;clerksweretwo-a-penny,but $ghterpilots...?Hepressedhiscaseandwaseventuallyacceptedforpilottraining,whichstartedinAugust1940.Hequicklyprovedhimselftobea naturalaviatorandsuccessfullycompletedtraininginApril1941,beingawardedhiswingsandsimultaneouslybeinggrantedacommissionasPilot Officer(servicenumber63418)intheGeneralDutiesBranch(LondonGazette May2,1941).Hewasnowover25yearsofage,alittleoldtobe startingacareerasa $ghterpilot.TheairbattlesofFranceandBritainhadbeenfoughtandtheex-clerkfeltitwasnowtoolate,believingthathis chanceofgloryhadbeen missed.Hisaboveaverage "yingabilityandhismaturityincomparisonwiththemanyteenagerscomingthroughtraining combinedagainsthimanditshouldhavebeennosurprise,albeitstillagreatdisappointment,thatPilotOfficerDaviesfoundhimselfretainedon instructionalduties,the $rstofaseriesofsuchtoursinTrainingCommand.NotwhattheambitiousDavewouldhaveplannedforhimselfandas Charles Lovell would have said, “Not a lot of romance in that.”

DavewasappointedtotherankofActingFlyingOfficeronMay23,1941togivehimsomeauthorityinhisnewpositionandhequicklybecame somethingofacharacter,admiredbyhisstudentsandfellowinstructorsalike.Hewassomethingofarebel.Thereweremomentsofmadness which,inapeacetimeairforce,couldhaveruinedhim.AtR.A.F.LittleRissington,inthespringof1942,hewastriedbyGeneralCourtMartialfor “Whilstonactiveserviceimproperlyandwithoutpermission "yingbelowtheprescribedheight”.Davewasengagedtobemarriedtoayounglady fromnearbyCheltenhamatthetimeandIenvisagehimshowingoff alittletoimpressherandalsotoconvincehisstudentsthathewasmorecut outtobea $ghteracethananinstructorinTrainingCommand.Eveninwarthecourtmartiallingofanofficerwasaseriousmatter.Davewas found“Guilty”,severelyreprimandedandorderedtotakeprecedenceasifappointedPilotOfficeronApril14,1942.The12monthsseniorityhe valued had been lost: he was at the bottom of the pile again.

Davemarriedhis $ancéesomesevenweekslaterandthreedaysbeforehispostingawayfromthedelightsofGloucestershire.TheR.A.F.has alwayshadawayofdealingwithitsrebels!However,hecontinuedtopresshiscaseto "yoperationallyandwithhispostingto609Squadronon March30,1943hehadhiswishgranted.609SquadronoperatedwiththesturdyTyphoons,which,whilstperhapsnothavingtheglamourofthe earlierSpit$res,wereexcellentgunplatformsandworthy $ghteraircraft.WithintheServicetheywereknownasthe“trainbusters”.Dave’sonly concernwasthatattheageof28itwasalltoolate.Butwasit?Itdidn’ttakehimlongtomakehismarkwiththesquadronandtohisdelightone ofhisclosecolleagueswasFlightLieutenantJohnny Wells,theofficerwhohadbefriendedhimwhenanLACinPalestine.Twomonthsafterhis arrival,DaveandWellstookpartinabreathtakingairbattlethatcaughttheattentionofthepublicwhenitwasannouncedinthenationalpress. Ratherthanattemptingtodescribetheactionmyself,lettheoriginalrecommendationforanaward,lodgedinPublicRecordOfficedocumentAIR 2/8976, tell the story... [See D.F.C. Recommendation above].

BoththeSectionCommanderandtheA.O.C.inaFighterCommandhadnohesitationinfullyendorsingtherecommendationforanimmediate award of a Distinguished Flying Cross.

WhenyourealisethatthiswasDave’s $rstengagementwithenemyaircraft,onecanbegintoappreciatejusthowbrilliantthisactionwas. Certainly,itbroughtforthtwocongratulatorysignalsfromhigherauthority.SirArchibaldSinclair,theUnderSecretaryofStateforAir,signalled fromtheAirMinistryon2June“So609SqnHasDoneItAgain.CongratulationsOnYourBrilliantExploit”.FromAirMarshalLeigh-Mallory,the Commander-in-ChiefofFighterCommand,came,“HeartiestCongratulationsOnYourVerySuccessfulBattleYesterday.AnotherBrilliantPiece

Of Work By 609 Sqn”....

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Davehadnotimetobaskinthegloryofthepresspublicitywithhissquadroncolleaguesfortheverynextdayhewaspostedto137Squadronas a Flight Commander, but this time !ying Hurricanes.

Nowrelativelyexperiencedasa "ghterpilot,hehadtheactingrankofFlightLieutenantandhisearlierclashwithauthorityon !yingdisciplinehad beenforgiven.Heneverreallysettledwithhisnewsquadronand,onDecember8,1943,tohisdelightwasrepostedtohisbeloved609Squadron andTyphoonsasaFlightCommander.JohnnyWellswasnowaSquadronLeaderandcommandingthesquadron:hehadpulledthenecessary strings and 609 Squadron was equally delighted in having “their Dave” back.

WhenonereadstheoperationsrecordbooksoftheTyphoonsquadronsforthenextsixmonths,oneisstruckbytheastonishingheavycasualty rateanditseemsamazingthatanyofthosegallantpilotssurvived.Dayafterday,andsometimestwiceaday,Daveledhis !ightinlowlevelattacks acrosstheChannel.OnonesuchsortieinJune1944,ledbyJohnnyWells,Davescoredhisfourthvictoryintheair.Onasweepofenemy air"elds,hopingtocatchtheenemytakingoff orlanding,theydidjustthat.ThesquadronspottedanumberofDornier217’sandDave,ignoring theair"elddefensive !ak,chasedoneacrosstheair"eldandsentitcrashinginsidethecircuit.Hiscolleaguesgotafurtherthreethatday.Excitedly, inhighspirits,hetelephonedhiswifethateveningtotellherthathe’dbeencreditedwithanothervictory.“Hownice,dear”,sherespondedand, equally elated, added, “And baby’s got another tooth”. Wives bring you down to earth!

Now609SquadronwasoperatingfromManston,wherewith198Squadronitprepareditselfforthesupportoftheinvasionofthecontinent. TheTyphoonwithits20mmcannonwasaformidable "ghterbutthesquadron’srolewaschangingandtheaircraftwere "ttedwithrocketrailsin ordertocarryeightrocketprojectiles(RPs.).AsD-Dayapproached,thetwosquadronsstarteddiveattackoperationsusingRPsonsoftening-up operations.Targetswereradarstations,railwayyards,trainsetc.Flakontheseraidswasheavyandmanyaircraftandpilotswerelost.Therewere fewsortieswhenallaircraftcamebackunscathedand,ononeoccasion,Davehadtonursehisaircraftbacktobasewhenaricochetfromapiece ofhisownRPslodgedinthe engine,exemplifyingwellthehazardsofthisformofattack.Thedestructionoftheradarstationsplayedaninvaluable part in the eventual success of Operation Overlord.

WithD-Dayonlyfourdaysaway,SquadronLeaderJ.Nibblett,theCOof198Squadron,waskilledonanattackontheCaudeCote,Dieppe, radarsite.Nextday,Davewasimmediatelypromotedandappointedtosucceedhim.Standingback,herealisedthathehadcomealongwayfrom beingacorporalclerkwhenwarbrokeoutandtherewasnoneprouderthanJohnnyWellsthathisprotégéhadnotonlysurvivedbutwasnow on equal terms. The two of them were commanding two of the premier ground attack squadrons of Fighter Command.

Davedidn’thavetoprovehimselfwithhisnewsquadron;theykneweachotherwellandhad !owntogetheronoperations.D-DayJune6,1944 arrivedandthatdayDavetwiceledhissquadronacrosstheChannelonlowlevelattackstoassistintheadvanceintoEurope.The "rstofthese wasaverysuccessfulmissionontheHQoftheGerman84thCorpsinachateaunearSt.Lo,whichwastotallydestroyedbyrocketsalvoes.The heavydeathtollcontinuedanditwasnotlongbeforeDave’sluck-becauseluckdidplayitspart-ranout.Surprisinglyitisintheoperations recordbookof609Squadron,andnotthatof198Squadron,thatone "ndsthedetailofDave’slast "ght.TheORBactuallycallshim“ourDave”, suchwastheaffectiontheyheldfortheirformercomrade.ItispossiblythisfactthatconfusedNormanFranks,forinhisbook TyphoonAttack he erroneouslyrecordsDaveasbeingCOof609Squadron.Thetwosquadronswereoperatingtogetherinattackinggunpositions,roadtransport andrailwaysinsupportoftheUnitedStatesforcesintheCherbourgareawhereDave’saircraftsufferedseriousdamagefromground !ash.He triedtocoaxittosafetybuttonoavailand,at200feet,Davebailedout,buthewastoolowandhisparachutewasonlypartiallyopenwhenhe hittheground.Initially,hewaspostedasmissingbuthiscolleaguesfrombothsquadrons,whowitnessedtheincident,knewbetter.Squadron LeaderI.J.Davies,D.F.C.hadbeenincommandamere19dayswhenhewaskilledthatsummerdayofJune22,1944.HeisburiedintheBritish Military Cemetery, Bayeaux along with many other Typhoon pilots.

Dave’swidowandyoungson werepresentedwithhisD.F.C.atBuckinghamPalaceonDecember18,1945.Thisaward,togetherwithhisGeneral Service medal 1918-62 and World War Two campaign medals are in my collection....

Hopefully,thisnarrativeofDave’shumblestarttoacareer,hisadvancementinrankandprofession,andhisundoubtedgallantryhasconvincedthe doubters that there is romance in the stories behind the medals of the twentieth century.’

SoldwithMODLettercon"rmingthatbothofDavies’LogBooksweredestroyedafterthewar,copiedresearch,includinganimageofOrde’s sketch, and correspondence between the collector and Flight Lieutenant Denis Sweeting D.F.C. who !ew as No. 2 to Davies on his "nal sortie.

AscarceSecondWar‘1945’A.F.C.,‘1939’A.F.M. !yinginstructor’sgroupoffourawardedtoSergeantPilot, later Wing Commander, J. Shearsmith, Royal Air Force

AirForceCross,G.VI.R.,reverseofficiallydated‘1945’;AirForceMedal,G.VI.R.(363255.S.Sgt.J.Shearsmith.R.A.F.) double-struck in places; Defence and War Medals 1939-45, mounted for display on card, generally nearly extremely ne (4) £2,600-£3,000

A.F.C. London Gazette 14 June 1945, the original recommendation states:

‘No.7FlyingTrainingSchool(totalinstructional !yinghours-3230).AsassistanttotheChiefInstructorFlightLieutenantShearsmithhasmadean outstandingcontributiontotheefficiencyofFlyingTrainingCommand.Atalltimeshehasdisplayedmarkedability,loyaltyanddevotiontoduty. Although,inhispresentcapacity,muchofhistimeisdevotedtoadministrativedetail,hehasretainedexceptionalkeennesstokeepclosecontact with the !ying instruction personal participation.’

A.F.M. London Gazette 2 January 1939, the original recommendation states:

‘ThisNCOpilothasbeena !yinginstructorintheIntermediateTrainingSquadronofthisunitfrom9Nov1936to23May1938andwasthen transferred to the Advanced Training Squadron.

Duringtheyearending30Sept1938hecompletedatotalof278hours !ying.IrecommendedthisNCOfortheAirForceMedalinFebruaryof thisyearinviewofhisextremelyvaluable !yingservicesunderpeaceconditionsandsincethatdatehehasstillcontinuedtocarryoutsuch services.Ilookuponhimasaveryefficientpilotandanextremelycompetentinstructorbothinsingleandtwin-enginedaircraft,andheismost hardworking,energeticandconscientiousinallhisduties.Healsoinstilsthepropercon#denceinallpupilswithwhomheisdealing,andsuch pilotsthathehastrainedhavereachedastandardwhichIconsiderhighlycommendable.Histhoroughnessintheworknowallottedtohiminthe Advanced Training Squadron and his experience and efficiency in both squadrons have been of great value to the Service.

Beyond his very excellent ability as an instructor at a Flying Training School, he is gifted with that sense of duty and bearing required of a NCO. Takingtheexcellentall-roundworkofthisNCOduringthetimehehasbeenatthisunit,andtheverygreatamountofworkthathasbeengiven him during this expansion period, I feel that he is deserving of recognition. I therefore very strongly recommend him for the Air Force Medal.

Air Officer Commanding remarks:

SergeantShearsmithhas,byhisexceptionalskillanddevotiontodutyasaFlyingInstructor,performedmostvaluableworkinNo.6FlyingTraining School. I recommend the award of the Air Force Medal as an appropriate recognition of his services.’

JackShearsmith wasborninSelby,YorkshireinApril1907,andenlistedintheRoyalAirForceasaHaltonApprenticeinthe6thEntryin September1922.HavingpassedoutandmusteredasaFitterAeroEngine,hewaspostedforservicewith6SquadroninIraq,September1927. ShearsmithreturnedfromIraqinOctober1929,andremusteredasapilotundertraininginJune1931.Shearsmithcarriedouthistrainingat4 F.T. S.,andwaspromotedSergeantinMarch1932.HavingservedinEgyptonandoff between1930-1936,Shearsmithquali#edasaFlyingInstructor in November 1936.

ShearsmithwaspostedtotheCentralFlyingSchoolinAugust1936,andthento6F.T.S.,LittleRissington,inNovemberofthesameyear (presentedwithhisA.F.M.bytheA.O.C.atthestationinFebruary1939).HewasdischargedtoacommissioninMarch1940,andwasgrantedan EmergencyCommissionasPilotOfficeronprobationintheGeneralDutiesBranchthefollowingmonth.Shearsmithbrie!ystayedasaninstructor at6F.T.S.,beforeservingat7F.T.S.,April1940-September1943.HeadvancedtoFlightLieutenantinApril1942,andtoActingSquadronLeader inFebruarythefollowingyear.Subsequentwartimepostingsincludedat18(Pilots)A.F.U.and7(Pilots)A.F.U.,beforebeingappointedChief GroundInstructorat7F.T.S.inApril1947.ShearsmithtransferredtoAircraftControlBranchinNovember1947,andtoFighterControlBranch inJuly1949.HeadvancedtoSquadronLeaderinJanuary1952,andsubsequentpostingsincludedwithH.Q.66Group,H.Q.12Group,H.Q.Met SectorandasMasterControlleratNo.144SignalsUnit,Bawdsey.ShearsmithadvancedtoActingWingCommanderinApril1957,andretired three years later. Wing Commander Shearsmith resided at 13 Carleton Crescent, Walton, Peterborough in later life, and died in September 1977. Sold with copied service papers, and research.

Anunusualpost-WarVampireandSpit!reTestPilot’sA.F.C.groupofsevenawardedtoFlightLieutenant D.A.Youngs,RoyalNewZealandAirForceandRoyalAirForce,who "ewinthreetoursovertheSouth WestPaci!c,inKittyhawksandCorsairs,duringtheSecondWorldWar.Hewasmentionedindespatches forhisservicesasa "ightcommanderwith25Squadronduringhislasttour,andretrainedasahelicopter pilot to serve in Whirlwinds in Malaya and Cyprus

AirForceCross,G.VI.R.,2ndissue,reverseofficiallydated‘1950’,andadditionallyengraved‘D.A.Youngs’;1939-45Star;Paci!c Star;WarMedal1939-45,withM.I.D.oakleaf;NewZealandWarServiceMedal;GeneralService1918-62,2clasps,Malaya,E.II.R., Cyprus(Flt.Lt.D.A.Youngs.R.A.F.)2ndclasplooseonribandasissued;U.N.Medal,onUNFICYPribbon,mountedfordisplay on card, generally good very ne (7) £1,800-£2,200

A.F.C. London Gazette 8 June 1950, the original recommendation states:

‘No.33M.U.,R.A.F.Lyneham.FlightLieutenantYoungshasbeentheunit’sTestPilotsinceMay1948.Hisworkconsistsintestinghighspeed aircraft-VampireandSpit!re-newlyerectedfromstorage.Theworkisexactingasitcallsforcontinualconcentratedattentioninorderto detectandrecordaircraftfaultsandbehaviour.Itisalsoattendedbytheabnormalriskswhichareinseparablefromthetaskofbringingintouse, forthe !rsttime,aircraftfromstorage,wheretheymayhavesufferedclimaticdeterioration.Duringthewholeperiodofhisservicewiththeunit, FltLtYoungshasdisplayedexceptionalskillandzealinthework.Hehasdemonstratedhisskill,notonlybytheaccuracyandacutenessofhis diagnosisofaircraftfaultsandcharacteristics,whichhasbeenofthegreatestassistancetothetradesman,andhasreducedconsiderablythe numberofre-testsnecessary,butalsoduringmany #yingdisplayswhichhehasgivenatneighbouringunits,atfunctionsorganisedtostimulate recruitingintheR.A.F.,andintheairdefenceservices,vizBattleofBritainDisplays,DisplaysforA.T.C.CadetsandDisplaysforaircraftspotters. Atthesedisplays,hiscourageousandexpertdemonstrationsofaerobaticsonVampireaircraft,athighspeedandlowaltitudesandatgreatrisk, haveexcitedgreatadmirationforthesuperbqualityoftheR.A.F.aircraftandpilots,andhaveoftenbeentheoutstandingfeatureofthedisplays. Flt.Lt.Youngs’exceptionalzealwaswellexempli!edduringthesummermonthsof1949,whenhecontinuallytookadvantageoftheevening hourstotestaircraftinreadinessforthegroundstaff nextmorning.Thiswork,carriedoutinhisowntime,meantthathesetthepaceofwork forthegroundstaff tofollow.His #yingthenreachedanintensitywhichtestedhisendurancetoanextentthatitbecamenecessaryinthe interestsofhissafetytocompelhimtogoonleaveforashortspellforrest.Duringtwoofthesummermonths,hecarriedout119and123tests and,duringtheremainingmonths,didconsiderablymorethan80testseachmonth.Allowingforweatherrestrictionstheseareexceptionallyhigh averages.Noothertestpilotwhohasservedwiththisunitduringthe2andahalfyearshasapproachedthehighstandard whichthisofficerhas consistently maintained.’

M.I.D. London Gazette 10 July 1945.

DouglasAlanYoungs wasborninWestcliff-on-Sea,EssexinJanuary1920.HisfamilyemigratedtoNewZealandwhenhewasaboy,andhe waseducatedatTakapunaGrammarSchool,NewZealand.YoungswasemployedasaclerkbytheNewZealandInsuranceCompanyin Auckland.HeenlistedintheRoyalNewZealandAirForceinMay1940,underwentpilottraining,andgainedhis‘Wings’inSeptemberofthesame year.YoungswascommissionedPilotOfficerinNovember1940,and #ewasastaff pilotatvariousFlyingTrainingSchoolsinNewZealand between 1940-1943.

Youngswaspostedforoperational #yingasa !ghterpilotwith19Squadron(KittyhawksandCorsairs)inFebruary1944.TheSquadronwas deployedtoGuadalcanalintheSouthWestPaci!c,andYoungs #ew2toursofoperationalsortieswiththem.Theywereemployedon #ying patrolandgroundattackmissionsagainsttheJapanese,andalternatedstationsbetweenGuadalcanalandBougainville.Youngswaspostedasa FlightCommanderto25Squadron(Corsairs)inOctober1944,andcarriedoutafurthertouroftheSouthWestPaci!cinthatcapacitybefore beingpostedbacktoNewZealandastestpilotonthedisbandmentoftheSquadroninMarch1945.Hecarriedoutatleast123operational sorties during the war, and #ew 2,111 hours from 1940-45.

YoungstransferredtotheRoyalAirForce,andservedtwospellswiththeforceincludingAugust1947-August1951,andJune1954-October 1968.HeretrainedasahelicopterpilotinSeptember1954,andwaspostedforoperationalservicewith155Squadron(Whirlwinds),Kuala Lumpur,aspartoftheFarEastAirForceinNovember1954.YoungsservedwiththeJointExperimentalHelicopterUnit,MiddleWallop,from December1957,andinDecemberthefollowingyearwassentoutaspartoftheairreinforcementspostedtoCyprustoaidBritishgroundforces withtheiranti-EOKAterroristoperations.Hesubsequentlyservedonthestrengthof18Squadron,Gutersloh,andwasdetachedtoservein Nicosia on two separate occasions. Flight Lieutenant Youngs retired in October 1968. Sold with copied research.

An inter-War Order of St. John group of three awarded to Lieutenant H. G. Matthews, Canadian Infantry TheOrderofSt.JohnofJerusalem,ServingBrother’sbreastbadge,silverandenamel;BritishWarandVictoryMedals(730199A. Sjt. H. G. Matthews. 75-Can. Inf.) lacquered, very ne (3) £60-£80

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TheUniqueFirstBoerWar‘FortAliceIntelligenceDepartment’D.C.M.groupofthreeawardedtoSergeant P.Sharkey,94thConnaughtRangers,aVeteranofUlundiandtheZuluWar,whowonhisD.C.M.for Gallantryunder !reatFortAliceduringtheSiegeofStanderton;twentyyearslater,duringtheSecondBoer War,Sharkeyre-enlistedandagainfoughttheBoersintheTransvaal,thistimeasaScoutinthe1stScottish Horse

DistinguishedConductMedal,V.R.(L./Sergt.P.Sharkey,2/Conn.Rang.);SouthAfrica1877-79,1clasp,1879(732Corpl.P. Sharkey,94thRegt.);Queen’sSouthAfrica1899-1902,2clasps,Transvaal,SouthAfrica1901(175ScoutP.Sharkey,Scottish Horse) suspensions slightly loose on rst two, occasional edge bruising, otherwise nearly very ne or better (3) £12,000-£16,000

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NocampaignmedalswereawardedfortheFirstBoerWar1880-81butsixV.C.s(allofwhichareheldbyinstitutions),oneC.B.,fourR.R.C.s, twenty D.C.M.s and a single C.G.M. were awarded.

OneothermanwhoreceivedtheD.C.M.fortheFirstBoerWarplusaZuluWarmedalisrecordedontheQ.S.A.roll,buthiswasano-clasp medal,suggestinghewasinvolvedinthewareffortbutnotengagedincombat.ThismakesSharkey’sgroupuniquetoamanwhounquestionably fought in both Boer Wars.

D.C.M. Submitted to the Queen 14 March 1882:

‘For his gallant conduct during the investment of Standerton by the Boers.’ The original document, signed by the Queen, is held by The National Archives (copy included).

PatrickSharkey wasbornin1858,possiblyinOmagh,Co.Tyrone,Ireland;hisfatherwaslivingthereatthetimeofthe1901census.He enlisted in the 94th Regiment (Connaught Rangers) in October 1877, when he was about 19.

Zulu War and Operations Against King Sekukini in Transvaal

SharkeyarrivedatDurban,thecapitalofNatal,SouthAfricainApril1879onthetroopshipS.S. China. The94thRegimentformedpartofthe reinforcementswhicharrivedaftertheopeningbattlesoftheZuluWar,asaresponsetothedisasteratIsandlhwana.Hewassubsequently presentatthe "nalbattleofUlundiinJuly1879,whicheffectivelyendedtheZuluWar.The94thwastheonlyregimentinNewdigate’sDivision thathadsixcompaniespresentatthebattle.Itsufferedcasualtiesoftwomenkilledand18wounded.BythenSharkeyhadrisentotherankof corporal, unusual after just two years of army service.

WhenhostilitiesagainstKingSekukuniintheLydenburgdistrictoftheTransvaalresumedinNovember1879,fourcompaniesofthe94thformed partofthe1,400Imperialtroopsand800colonialswhichattackedthereputedlyimpregnabletribalstronghold.Sekukuniescaped,buthewas pursued by ‘B’ Company of the 94th and captured on 2 December 1879.

First Boer War – Gallantry during the Siege of Fort Alice at Standerton

The94thRegimentremainedinSouthAfricaaftertheZuluWar,withitsregimentalheadquartersatPietermaritzberginsouth-easternNatal.Its companiesweredeployedtogarrisonanumberoftownsacrosstheTransvaal,eitherbecausetheywerelargeandstrategicinthemselves,or becausetheyweresigni"cantwaypointsontheBritishlinesofcommunication,suchasStanderton,wheretheroadfromNataltoPretoriacrossed the Vaal river. Corporal Sharkey belonged to one of the detached companies based at Wakkerstroom in southern Transvaal.

Anextensiveaccountofthe94th’stimeinSouthAfrica1879-1882isrecordedinfourchaptersofJourdain’sRegimentalHistory.Tensions betweentheImperialgovernmentandtheBoersrosethroughout1880,culminatingintheBoersdeclaringIndependenceinmid-December.The mainbodyofthe94thRegimentwasmarchingfromLeydenbergtoPretoriawhen,on20December1880,itwasambushedbyBoersat Bronkhorst Spruit. The Boers called on the 94th to surrender, but the officers chose to "ght and suffered a costly and bloody defeat.

AsStandertonwassituatedmidwayonthemainroadbetweenNewcastleinNatalandPretoria,itsstrategicimportancewasobvious.TheBritish scrambledtoputdowntheBoerrebellionandon21December1880twocompaniesofthe94thandoneofthe58thRegimentmarchedinto StandertonfromWakkerstroomandbeganconstructingforti"cations.Amileoutsidethetownitself,theseweresoonchristened‘FortAlice’. Standertonsprawledonaslopewhichoverlookedafordacrossthebroad,sparklingVaaltothesouth.Itlackedtreesorgardens;the "fty-odd iron-roofedhouseslookedtothevisitingC.L.Norris-Newman‘asiftheyhadbeenamud-splashthrownatrandomonthebareveld’.Theone objectofinterestwastheoctogenarian‘General’Stander,asturdyVoortrekkerwhohadfoughttheBritishatBloomplaats[33yearsearlier]and given the town its name. Fort Alice lay below rocky kopjes rising to the north and east, and the towering, $at-topped Stander’s Kop.

MajorW.E.MontagueoftheConnaughtswasselectedtotakecommandofthenewStandertongarrison,despitebeingfarawayintheregimental headquartersatPietermaritzburgneartheeastcoastofNatal.AccordingtotheRegimentalHistory,theassignmentwasnottoMajorMontague’s liking:

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“‘Idon’twanttogo,sir,’hehadtoldMajor-GeneralSirGeorgePomeroyColley,‘IdisliketheTransvaalmorethanIcansay,butifyouthinkthere isanynecessityformygoing,Iamreadytostartatanhour’snotice.’Colleythoughtitvital,andadvisedthemajor,whohadanoutstandingrecord intheZuluWar,‘Youwill !ndStandertonanexcellentpositionfordefence,strengthenit,takecaretheydon’tgetyouunawares,andholdtillI come[onJanuary20th]...weshallmarchtogetheronHeidelberg[wheretheBoershad !rstproclaimedtheirindependentrepublicon16 December 1880].’

ToescapedetectionbyRepublicanpatrols(whohadalreadytakentwotravellingofficersprisoner),Montaguedisguisedhimselfasacolonialbank messenger,journeyingtotheTransvaalinapostcart.Heboughtaslouchhat,removedhiscollarandtie,andlefthishairunkemptandhisface unwashed after shaving his moustache (which by regulation was worn by all British officers). The Boers let him pass.

Arrivingon23December,Montaguefoundeverything‘inthewildestconfusion’.Thehalf-builtfortwas‘alldirtandmuddle’.Astrict,no-nonsense officer,heinfuseddisciplineandorganisationwhilemorevigorouspreparationsweremadeforthedefence.Whiletheparapetsofthefortwere beingraised,themainstonebuildingsinthetownwereloop-holedandgarrisoned.Soldierswhomisbehavedwereboundandlashed.Having resortedtothecatfromtheoutset,theMajorhadnodifficultyinmaintainingthestrictestdisciplineduringtherestoftheSiege.Inthebeginning therewereonlythirty-fourvolunteersservingwiththe350regulars.Others‘cameinbutslowly,manymakingexcusesfornotjoining’,wrote Montague.‘Pressurebecamenecessary.’Hebroughtthenumberof‘volunteers’uptoseventy-!ve.WhenColleydidnotarriveattheappointed time[hehadbeenblockedbytheBoersontheTransvaal/NatalborderandwasultimatelykilledatMajubaHillon27February1881],rationing wasintroduced.BoersympathisersweregivenachancetoclearoutofStanderton.ThesmallDutchpartywhichremainedcomplainedof,among otherthings,thetheftofthechurchclockandotheritemsfromtheirplaceofworship.Thesewerelaterfoundamongtheeffectsofthemenof the 94th.”

Sharkeywaspromotedfromcorporaltolance-sergeanton21December1880andmoveduptofullsergeantjust3dayslater,whenhe was about23yearsold.Thismeteoricriseprobablyre$ectedtheneedforthe94thtoreachitswarestablishmentandincorporateitsunwillinglocal ‘volunteers’.‘Sergeant’waspossiblyalocalorextra-regimentalactingrankconferredonSharkeybythenewlyarrivedMajorMontague,asitwas notincludedinthenamingofSharkey’sD.C.M.ItislikelythatMajorMontaguewasalreadyacquaintedwithSharkey,aresultofthemhaving served together during the Zulu War.

Operatingoutofthreelaagers,theBoerinvestmentwascompletebytheNewYear.Theypositionedthemselvesontherimofkopjesand Stander’sKopinparticular,andtheBritishsoonlearnedthatthelong-range,snipingri$e !reoftheBoerswasdisturbinglyaccurate.Todrawtheir !reawayfromthefort,Montagueleftthetentsoutsidestandingthroughoutthesiege.IttooktheBoerssometimetodiscoverthattheywere unoccupied.“Whenthesoldierswenttotheirpositions,theywereallowedtorunbuthadtokeeptheirheadsup.Theproprietyofduckingwhen under !rewasafrequenttopicfordiscussion...Someheldthatitwasasignofweakness.Theysawarelationshipbetween‘bobbing’and‘bolting’. TotheMajor‘bobbing’wasunbecomingtoaBritishsoldier.Montaguehimself,whilesteadilywalkingbolt-uprightfromposttopost,receiveda slightwoundintheleg.IftheBoer !rebecametoowarm,Montagueundertookasortie.Butinvariablywithinthehour,becauseoftheBoers’ excellent organisation, reinforcements rode in from distant Boer posts to discourage any further action on Montague’s part.”

MajorMontagueexercisedwhatwasatthattimeacommon‘Commander’sprerogative’byformingan adhoc ‘IntelligenceDepartment’,which reporteddirectlytohimratherthanthroughhissubordinateofficers.ForthisassignmentheselectedSergeantSharkey[94thRegiment]and Colour-SergeantConway[58thRegiment],togetherwithtensoldiers.Sharkey’smaintaskwasdaytimeobservationofenemymovementsfrom ‘anexposedroof-topposition’and !resuppressionofthemassedBoersnipers;Conwaywasinstructedtoleadreconnaissancepatrolsintonoman’s land twice a night.

The94th’sRegimentalHistorycontinues:“OnenightadrunkenSergeant[believedtorefertoColour-SergeantConwayofthe58th Regiment]and !veofhiscomradesboastedthattheycouldcaptureStander’sKop.Theystumbleduptheslopetoaplacenearthetopandseizedapostwhich theburghersleftunoccupiedafterdark.WhentheunsuspectingBoersreturnedinthemorning,thesixopened !re.The !rewasreturned,of course,andtheSergeantandhismenquicklysoberedupwhentheysawtheseriousnessoftheirposition.MajorMontaguehadtostagea diversion to bring them down safely to the fort.”

Theunauthorisednight-time‘capture’ofStander’sKopoccurredon4January1881.Colour-SergeantConwaywasputunderarreston5January andstayedinarrestfortheremainderofthesiege.MajorMontagueharassedhisopponentson7February,bysendinghismountedmentoattack asmallforti!cationoccupiedbyaboutsixtyBoerssometwomilesaway.Boerreinforcementssenttoassistthosemanningtheirsiege-workwere ambushedbytheBritishraiders.On7MarchthegarrisonrepulsedadeterminedattackonFortAlicemadefromthesouth.Officersbearingnews oftheendofhostilities(amessagefromSirEvelynWood)arrivedon25March1881.Thisendedthesiege,whichhadlasted88days,a wellsustained resistance during which the Standerton garrison suffered casualties of !ve killed and two-dozen wounded.

InhisofficialreportdatedatFortAliceon29March1881,MajorMontaguedrewMajor-GeneralSirEvelynWood’snoticetoSharkey’sgallant work:

“IwouldespeciallymentionSergeantSharkeywhowithapartyof !vemenheldanexposedpositionontheroofduringthewholesiege,keeping thelook-out,informingmeofeverymovementoftherebelsandputtingdown !refromtheirpositionontheStonyKoppiewithexcellenteffect tojudgefromthenumberofmenseentofall.”(TNAWO/32/7833refers).MontaguereferstoStarkeyforasecondtimeinclosinghisreport,but addsacuriousreferencetothedisgracedConway:“ToCaptainCampion,94th,inchargeofthedetachmentquarteredinthetownandofthe Fortssurrounding,theMajorwishestoexpressespecialthanks;aswellastoColour-SergeantConway,58thandSergeantSharkey,94th,forthe ablewayinwhichtheykepthimcontinuallyacquaintedwithallmovementsoftheattackingforce,andheconsidersthatthesecuritytheGarrison enjoyedwaslargelyattributedtotheirvigilance.InbringingtheconductoftheGarrisontothenoticeoftheMajor-Generalcommandingthe troops he will not fail to mention the work done by these two gallant N.C.Os.”

Conwaywasplacedunderformalarrestfrom5January1881fortheremainderofthesiege,butpossibly,duetotheneedformanpower,wasnot con!nedbutallowedtoremainonduty,whichmightexplainMontague’spraise.In anyevent,ConwaywasseverelyreprimandedbySirEvelyn Woodforrecklesslyendangeringhismenwhileactingwithoutpermission.SharkeywastheonlymemberoftheStandertongarrison recommendedfortheD.C.M.(nosuchrecommendationwasmadeforColour-SergeantConway).ThewarrantwasapprovedbytheQueenin March1882.BythistimeSharkeyhadleftthearmyinordertostayandsettleinSouthAfrica,asthe94thhadbeenorderedhome.Sharkey purchasedhisdischargeinJanuary1882,endingfullservicewiththecoloursoffouryearsand94days.Hisdischargeisrecordedonthesameday on which the Connaught Rangers vacated Richmond Road Barracks in Pietermaritzburg to start their journey to England.

Someinterestinginsightsareprovidedbyanarticleonpage3ofthe EveningNews ofSydney,Australia,dated1November1899andheaded “GallantPatrolWork.AnEpisodeoftheLastBoerWar”.Thesourceisdescribedas‘anoldcomrade’ofGeorgeConway,theex-ColourSergeant ofthe58thwhohadsettledinAustraliaandwasnowaWarrant-Officerinthe1stRegiment(ofNewSouthWalesinfantry).Conwayapparently appliedtoservewiththeAustraliancontingentsentto !ghtintheSecondBoerWar,butwasrefused.Conway’s“oldcomrade”concludesthat “manywhoservedwithhiminthelastBoercampaignthinkitparticularlyhardthatheshouldhavereceivednorecognitionforhisgallantservices. Thatthiswasrecognisedelsewhereisevidencedbythefactthatanothernon-commissionedofficerwhowasonlyonceunder !reduringtheBoer war(andthenunderMrConway’scommand)refusedtoweartheDistinguishedService[sic]Medal[acommonlyusedreferencetotheD.C.M.in the late 19th Century] which had been granted to him while the color-sergeant was in South Africa.”

This‘quote’attributedtothe“oldcomrade”cannotbetakenatfacevalue.ItistruethatConway’srankgavehimseniorityoverSharkey,but Sharkey’sdirectcommanderwasMajorMontague,notConway.AsConwayworkedatnightandSharkeyduringtheday,Conwayhadlittle opportunitytoknowwhenSharkeycameunder !re,andMontaguespeci!callystatesthathispostwas“averyexposedposition”.AsforSharkey’s allegedrefusaltowearhisD.C.M.whileConwaywasinSouthAfrica,weknowthatSharkeyreceivedhisZuluWarmedalonparadeon12July 1881,whiletheearliestdatethathecouldhavebeeninphysicalpossessionofhisD.C.M.isayearlaterinmid-1882,bywhichtimehewasa civilian.InJuly1881the58thwasre-badgedasthe2ndBattalionNorthamptonshireRegimentandleftSouthAfricaforHongKongin1884-5.Itis not known when Conway left the colours.

Second Anglo-Boer War 1899-1902

Atsomepoint,probablyinthe1890s,SharkeyservedintheEastGriqualandMountedVolunteers.FollowingtheoutbreakoftheSecondBoer War,Sharkey,attheageofaround43,attestedatDundeeinNatalasaScoutinthe1stScottishHorseon2January1901.Onhisattestation formheisdescribedas !vefeeteightandhalfinchestall,withhazeleyesandgreyhair.1stScottishHorsewasinvolvedinconsiderable !ghtingin cavalryactionsintheEasternTransvaalduring1901andsufferedheavycasualtiesatMoedwilon30September1901andatBrakenlaagteon30 October 1901. Earlier, in the action fought at Vlakfontein on 3 July 1901, Lieutenant W. J. English of the Scottish Horse won the V.C. PatrickSharkeytookhisdischargeinNovember1901attheendofhistwelve-monthengagement;hismailingaddressontheQ.S.A.medalrollis given as ‘Rorke’s Drift P.O., Natal’.

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A Boer War D.C.M. pair awarded to Sergeant J. B. McKechnie, Thorneycroft’s Mounted Infantry DistinguishedConductMedal,E.VII.R.(Pte.J.Mackenchine,Thorneycroft’sM.I.);Queen’sSouthAfrica1899-1902,5clasps,Tugela Heights,OrangeFreeState,ReliefofLadysmith,Transvaal,Laing’sNek(2554Serjt:J.B.McKechnie.Thorneycroft’sM.I.)surname lightly rubbed on the !rst, suspension bar ends slightly distorted on the second, otherwise good very !ne (2) £1,000-£1,400

D.C.M.recommendationsubmittedtotheKing,3August1901; LondonGazette, 27September1901; ArmyOrder 15of1902(giventhroughoutas Mackenchine); M.I.D. London Gazette 16 April 1901, p.2612 (Mackechnie).

JohnBrownMcKechnie/Mackechnie attestedforThorneycroft’sMountedInfantryatPietermaritzburgon27October1899,declaring previousservicewiththeCapeYeomanry(timeexpired).HewasdischargedwiththerankofSergeant,athisownrequest,atStandertonon9 November 1900.

Sold with a Queen Victoria 1900 Christmas tin, together with copied research.

TheuniqueGreatWar‘BristolFighterAce’1917D.C.M.and1918SecondAwardBargroupofthree awardedtoSergeantF.Johnson,RoyalAirForce,lateRoyalFlyingCorps,themosthighlydecorated survivingBritishN.C.O. !ghterpilotAceoftheGreatWar;afterfourvictoriesasanObserver/Gunnerinan FE2bduringsixperilousmonthsfromSeptember1916,JohnsonbecomeaBristolFighterPilotandtookhis scoreuptosixteen;heusuallyclosedtowithin50yardsofanenemyaircraftbeforeengagingandopening !re

DistinguishedConductMedal,G.V.R.,withSecondAwardBar(6391Cpl.F.Johnson.22/Sqn.R.F.C.);BritishWarandVictory Medals (6391 Sgt. F. Johnson, R.A.F.) minor edge bruising, otherwise good very ne (3) £20,000-£30,000

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D.C.M. London Gazette 26 April 1917:

‘For conspicuous gallantry and devotion to duty as an Observer. He was attacked by three hostile machines and shot one of them down. He had previously shot down three other machines.’

D.C.M. Second Award Bar London Gazette 3 September 1918:

‘Forconspicuousgallantryanddevotiontodutyinencounterswithenemyaeroplanes,withthefollowingresults:-AttackandcrashedaPfalz scout,drovedownanAlbatrossoutofcontrol.Onpreviousoccasionshehaddestroyedfourenemyaeroplanesanddriventhreedownoutof control.’

FrankJohnson wasborninOldham,Lancashireon28December1896,thesonofJamesandRachelJohnson.HeenlistedintheRoyalFlying Corps in June 1915, aged 18, and soon quali!ed as an Air Mechanic, then as an Observer/Air Gunner.

22 Squadron Royal Flying Corps, F.E. 2b Observer and Air Gunner

JohnsonwassentouttoFranceinFebruary1916,toNo.22Squadron,asanObserverandAirGunnerfortheF.E.2b,whichwasintendedfor long-rangereconnaissanceandescortduty.TheF.E.2bwasarobusttwo-seaterbiplanewitharear-mounted‘pusher’engine.Theobserverwas locatedinthenoseofthenacellewiththepilotsittingaboveandbehindhim.TheF.E.2couldalsocarryanexternalbombloadandwasroutinely !ttedwithanair-photographycamera.Theobserverwasarmedwitha.303Lewismachinegun !ringforwardonaspeciallydesigned,swivelling mountthatgaveitawide !eldof !re.AsecondLewisgunwassetupinthefrontofthepilot’scockpitonahightelescopicmountingsothepilot could !re forward over his observer’s head.

Inpractice,this‘pilot’sgun’wasappropriatedbytheobservers,especiallywhentheydiscoveredthatbyclimbingontotherimoftheircockpitthey could !rebackwardsoverthetopwing.Tosomeextentthisovercamethenotoriousvulnerabilityofrear-mountedengine‘pusher’aircrafttypes to‘stern’attacksfrombehind.Theviewfromstandingonthecockpitrimwasexcellentinmostdirections,althougheventhisdesperately dangerouspositionfailedtocoveraverylargeblindspotundertheaircraft’stail.Theobserver'sperchwasaprecariousone,especiallywhen !ring the ‘rear/pilot’s gun’, and the observer was liable at any time to be suddenly thrown out of the aircraft.

ThearrangementwasdescribedbyFrederickLibby,anAmericanacewhoservedasanF.E.2bobserverin1916:‘Whenyoustooduptoshoot,all ofyoufromthekneesupwasexposedtotheelements.Therewasnobelttoholdyou.Onlyyourgriponthegunandthesidesofthenacelle stoodbetweenyouandeternity.Towardthefrontofthenacellewasahollowsteelrodwithaswivelmounttowhichthegunwasanchored.This guncoveredahuge !eldof !reforward.Betweentheobserverandthepilotasecondgunwasmounted,for !ringovertheF.E.2’supperwingto protecttheaircraftfromrearattack ...Adjustingandshootingthisgunrequiredthatyoustandrightupoutofthenacellewithyourfeetonthe nacellecoaming.Youhad nothingtoworryaboutexceptbeingblownoutoftheaircraftbytheblastofairortossedoutbodilyifthepilotmadea wrong move. There were no parachutes and no belts. No wonder they needed observers.’

Johnsonfoughthis !rstcombatonthelastdayofAugust1916.Itwasaprotracteddog-!ghtonaccountofseveraldifferentenemyattacks,and onethatresultedinJohnsonexpendingallhisammunition.On24September1916hehadhis !rsttasteofsuccess,sharinginthedestructionofan enemyaircraft(probablyaHalberstadtD)overEpehy,butafewdayslater,on30September,hispilotwascompelledtomakeaforcedlandingat Bray after their aircraft’s propeller was damaged during an encounter with several enemy aircraft over Ligny.

BetweenSeptember1916andFebruary1917Johnsonshotdownfourenemyaircraft.HisvictorieswereachievedinfourdifferentF.E.2bs, workingwithfourdifferentpilots.Afterhis !rstsuccessoverEpehyinSeptember,anAlbatrossD.1felltohisgunincombatoverGuedecourton 16October,whenheengagedhisquarryfromarangeof15to20yards.Hefollowedupwithanotherattackat30yardsrangeon20October overLeSars,thistimeobservinghisopposinggunnercollapseintotheenemymachine.JohnsonclaimedanotherAlbatrossD.1overBancourton 22November,afteremptyingadoubledrumat70yardsrange.Finally,intermsofhisclaimswith22Squadron,heemptiedadoubledrumintoan Albatross D.II at 50 yards range over Haplincourt on 4 February 1917, the enemy aircraft being seen to crash at Bancourt.

ForhisachievementsuptoFebruary1917JohnsonwasawardedtheD.C.M.ratherthantheM.M.ThiswasamostunusualtributeforaSergeant, giventhat,hadJohnsonbeenaWarrantOfficer,hewouldhavebeeneligiblefortheM.C.Itprobablyre%ectedhisoutstandingkeennessand devotiontoduty,mentionedinbothofhiscitations,inadditiontohishighlevelofconspicuousgallantrywhenheavilyoutnumberedduringair battles.

20 and 62 Squadrons Royal Flying Corps - Bristol Fighter Pilot and Ace JohnsonwasthensentbacktotheUKtobetrainedasapilot.HetookhisAviator’sCerti!cate(No.4531)onaMauriceFarmanBiplaneatthe MilitarySchool,RuislipinApril1917.AttheendoftheyearhewaspostedbacktoFranceasamemberofNo.20Squadron,whichoperatedthe strongandagileBristolF.2Fighter.Itsprimaryarmamentwasasingle !xedVickersmachine-gunmountedinfrontofthepilot,supplementedbya %exible, rear-mountedLewisgunfortheobserver.20SquadronwasprobablythehighestscoringandmostdecoratedR.F.C.Squadronservingon the Western Front, with 613 combat victories.

Johnsonscoredninemorevictoriesbetween11October1917and17February1918,withfourdifferentgunnersintherearofthetwo-seater BristolFighter.Heoften %ewwith‘Acegunner’CaptainJ.H.Hedley.Johnsonquicklyaddedtohisfourearliervictories,sendinganAlbatrossD.III outofcontroloverMoorsledeon11October.InDecember1917herapidlyincreasedhisscoretodouble !gures,adding !veAlbatrossD.Vsto histally;twooftheminthesamepatrolbackoverMoorsledeon22December.AfterJohnsondownedonewithhisfrontgunsat50yards, Captain Hedley hit another at point-blank range and watched it fall in %ames.

1918gotoff toanequallyimpressivestart,whenJohnsonlocked-ontoanAlbatrosD.IIIoverStadenon25Januaryandbuckledtheenemy aircraft’swingswith100roundsatonly10yardsrange.Afewweekslater,on17February,oncemoreoverMoorslede,PilotandObservereach claimed a Pfalz D.III, one of them from a range of 15 yards.

JohnsonwasthentransferredtoNo.62Squadron,whichalso %ewBristolFighters,andscoredhislastthreevictories,oneon27March1918,and theothertwoAlbatrossD.Vson12April.ThesetwoenemyaircraftwereseentocrashnearAllennesandChemy.Heworkedwithtwodifferent gunnersduringthistime.ByApril1918hehadshotdownsixteenenemyaircraft,themajoritybeingAlbatrossbiplane !ghters,themainstayof Germanairpowerfrom1916to1918.Theycouldclimbfast,poweredbymightyMercedesorBenzengines,andhithard,withtheirlightened twin Spandau machine-guns.

JohnsonreturnedtohomeestablishmentinMay,justaftertheRoyalFlyingCorpsbecametheRoyalAirForce.Hewasawardedan unprecedented Second Award Bar to his D.C.M. in September, making him the most decorated living N.C.O. !ghter pilot in the British air force. Afterdemobilisation,JohnsonappearstohavefoundfurtheremploymentasaMotorMechanic.Here-enlistedintherankofSergeantonthe Class ‘E’ Reserve at R.A.F. Cardington in April 1939. Frank Johnson died in Oldham in 1961.

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AGreatWar‘Boesinghe,July1917’D.C.M.and1916M.M.groupof !veawardedtoSergeantT.C.M. Phippin, Grenadier Guards

DistinguishedConductMedal,G.V.R.(11467Sjt:T.C.M.Phippin.1/G.Gds:);MilitaryMedal,G.V.R.(11467Cpl.T.C.M.Phippin. 1/G.Gds.);1914-15Star(11467Pte.T.C.M.Phippen.G.Gds:)notespellingofsurname;BritishWarandVictoryMedals(11467 Sjt. T. C. M. Phippin. G. Gds.) medals unmounted, light contact marks and polished, otherwise nearly very ne (5) £1,800-£2,200

D.C.M. London Gazette 22 October 1917; citation published 26 January 1918: ‘Forconspicuousgallantryanddevotiontoduty.Inspiteofconstantshelling,bywhichthecablewasfrequentlybrokenbetweenBrigadeand BattalionHeadquarters,hepersonallyorganisedapartyandlaid !velineshimself,maintainingcommunicationsatacriticaltimebyhisgallantand promptaction.OnthefollowingdayhedisplayedsimilarinitiativeandskillinconnectinguptheforwardcompanieswiththeirBattalion Headquarters.’

Annotated Gazette states: ‘Boesinghe 30 July 1917.’

M.M. London Gazette 11 October 1916.

ThomasCharlesMoorePhippin wasbornin1885intheParishofCwmburla,Swansea,andenlistedintotheGrenadierGuardsatSwansea on25April1904,aged18years7months,awarehousemanbytrade.HewastransferredtotheArmyReserveontheexpirationofhisArmy Service,25April1907,andwasmobilisedatLondonon5August1914.HeservedinFrancewiththe1stBattalion,GrenadierGuards,from4 January1915,waspromotedtoCorporalinJuly1916andtoSergeantinApril1917.Hewasadmittedtohospitalhavingbeengassedon9April 1918,andconvalescedintheU.K.from11Aprilto1August,1918,beforereturningtoFrance.HereturnedHomeon25January1919,andwas demobilisedon31March1920,returningtohispositionasaPoliceConstableinthePrisonService.HediedatSomerton,Somerset,on19March 1955, aged 69.

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Anoutstanding‘Epehy,September1918’D.C.M.andM.M.groupof !veawardedtoSergeantC.F.West,7th Battalion,RoyalSussexRegiment,who,whendrivenbackbyheavymachine-gun !re,‘collected !vemen, followedoneofourTanksclosely,andrushedamachine-gunpostontheoutskirtsofthevillage,killingthe team of six men and capturing two machine-guns.’

DistinguishedConductMedal,G.V.R.(G/3147Sjt.C.F:West.7/R.Suss:R.)smallofficialcorrectiontounit;MilitaryMedal,G.V.R. (G-3147Sjt.C.F.WestD.C.M.7/R.Suss:R.)1914-15Star(G-3147PteC.F.West,R.Suss.R.);BritishWarandVictoryMedals (G-3147 Pte C. F. West. R. Suss. R.) mounted on card for display, light contact marks, otherwise good very ne (5) £1,800-£2,200

D.C.M. London Gazette 12 March 1919; citation published 2 December 1919: ‘FormostconspicuousgallantrynearEpehyon18thSeptember,1918.Whenthebattalionwasheldupanddrivenbackbyseveremachine-gun !re,he,onhisowninitiative,collected !vemen,,followedoneofourTanksclosely,andrushedamachine-gunpostontheoutskirtsofthevillage, killingtheteamofsixmenandcapturingtwomachine-guns.Owingtotheheavy !refromotherstrongpointsinthevillage,hewasunableto rejoin his company, but held this post for eight hours until the village had been mopped up. He did !ne work.’

M.M. London Gazette 23 July 1919.

CharlesFrederickWest wasanativeofArundel,WestSussex,andservedinFrancewiththeRoyalSussexRegimentfrom31August1915.In theattackonthevillageofEpehyon18September,1918,thewarDiaryrecordsthat‘TheBattalionattackedatdawn.VeryheavyM.G. !reowing toEpehynotbeingmoppedupbythetroopsinfront.AlpineCorpsfoughthardforthevillage.Ourcasualtiesabout200OR.‘Inaddition !ve officers were killed and eight wounded.

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AGreatWar‘WesternFront1916’D.C.M.groupoffourawardedtoSapper(laterTemporarySergeant)A. G. Fleet, 5 Signal Company, Royal Engineers

DistinguishedConductMedal,G.V.R.(16364Sapr.A.G.Fleet5/Sig:Coy.R.E.);1914Star,withclasp(16364Sapr:A.G.Fleet. R. E.); British War and Victory Medals (16364 T. Sjt. A. G. Fleet. R.E.) mounted on card for display, nearly extremely ne (4) £800-£1,000

D.C.M. London Gazette 1 January 1917; citation published 13 February 1917: ‘Forconspicuousgallantryinaction.Heshowedgreatcourageanddeterminationthroughouttheoperationsinlayingandrepairingwiresunder heavy !re.’

Annotated gazette states: ‘France 1916’.

Albert G. Fleet served in France as a Sapper with 5 Signal Company R.E. from 17 August 1914. He was later promoted to Temporary Sergeant. Sold with copied gazette entries, D.C.M. and Medal Index Cards.

AGreatWar‘FontaineLesCroisilles,June1917’D.C.M.groupoffourawardedtoSergeantJ.G.Stephenson, 12th Battalion, Northumberland Fusiliers

DistinguishedConductMedal,G.V.R.(18-1382Sjt:J.G.Stephenson.12/Nth’d:Fus:);Queen’sMediterranean1899-1902(4724 Corpl:J.G.Stephenson.North’dFus.);BritishWarandVictoryMedals(18-1382W.O.Cl.2.J.G.Stephenson.North’dFus.) naming officially re-impressed on these two, a little polished otherwise nearly very ne (4)

£800-£1,000

D.C.M. London Gazette 25 August 1917:

‘Forconspicuousgallantryanddevotiontodutyincollectingthesurvivorsoftwoplatoonsandleadingthemthroughtheheaviestmachinegunand ri!e "retotheenemytrench.Althoughisolatedandattackedonallsidesbyoverwhelmingforces,heheldhisownforovertwohours,whenhe successfully withdrew with the two surviving men, both of whom were wounded.’

Annotated gazette states: ‘Near Fontaine Les Croisilles, 16 June 1917.’

JohnGeorgeStephenson servedinthe5th(Militia)BattalionoftheNorthumberlandFusiliersduringtheBoerWarwhilstonPrisonerofWar duties.AtsomepointheenlistedintotheArmyforserviceduringtheGreatWar.HewontheD.C.M.forworkdoneonthenightof16June 1917,whenthebattalionlost2officersand54otherranks.BesidesStephenson’sD.C.M.therewerethreeotherawardsforthissameaction,a LieutenantbeingawardedtheD.S.O.,aCaptainwithaBartohisM.C.,andaMajorawardedtheM.C.,theribbonsbeingpresentedinthe "eldon 16July1917.WhenhereturnedhometoGatesheadhewasphotographedwearinghisD.C.M.andQueen’sMediterraneanMedal,believedtobe a unique combination to the Regiment.

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Awell-documentedGreatWar‘ThiepvalRidge,MouquetFarm’September1916D.C.M.groupof !ve awarded to Sergeant William Wilson, Lancashire Fusiliers

DistinguishedConductMedal,G.V.R.(2817C.S.Mjr:W.Wilson.9/Lanc:Fus:);1914Star,withclasp(2817Sjt.W.Wilson.2/Lan: Fus.);BritishWarandVictoryMedals(2817W.O.Cl.2.W.Wilson.Lan.Fus.);WarMedal1939-45,unnamed,mountedasworn, together with Silver War Badge (B17964) nearly very ne or better (6) £1,200-£1,600

D.C.M. London Gazette 25 November 1916: ‘Forconspicuousgallantryinaction.Heshowedasplendidexampletothemenofhiscompany.Later,althoughwounded,heremainedwithhis company throughout the operations.’

WilliamWilson wasborninWiganon27November1887.Apre-warregular,heservedwith2ndBattalion,LancashireFusiliersinFranceand Flandersfrom8November1914,andlaterwiththe9thand16thBattalions.DuringtheSecondWarhewasaWarrantOfficerofNo.1178 (Wigan) Squadron, Air Training Corps. He died in Wigan on 31 May 1977.

Soldwithseveraloriginalphotographsanddocumentsincludinglargecerti"catecon"rmingthathe‘Servedwithhonourandwasdisabledinthe GreatWar.Honourablydischargedon2ndOctober1918’;letterfromtheD.C.M.League;typedaccountofD.C.M.presentationceremonyby theMayor;AirTrainingCorpswarrantofappointmentasW.O.ofNo.1178(Wigan)Squadronfrom11October1941;andCerti"cateofDeath. TogetherwithcopiedresearchincludingWarDiaryforSeptember1916,includingdetailedreportontheattackatMouquetFarm,duringwhich the battalion lost all the Company Commanders and all but two of the officers who ‘went over’, and ‘about 400 casualties in the ranks’.

AGreatWar‘WesternFront’1918D.C.M.groupof !veawardedtoWarrantOfficerClassIIE.S.Ralfs,1st Battalion,HampshireRegiment,whowasbadlygassedinFrance,andwasawardedtheD.C.M.forhis gallantryatMonchauxon24October1918;hesubsequentlyservedwiththeRoyalIrishConstabularyduring the Irish Rebellion

DistinguishedConductMedal,G.V.R.(5756C.S.Mjr:E.S.Ralfs.1/Hamps:R.);Queen’sSouthAfrica1899-1902,5clasps,Cape Colony,OrangeFreeState,Transvaal,SouthAfrica1901,SouthAfrica1902, uno cialrivetsbetweenstateanddateclasps (5756 Corpl:E.Ralfs.HampshireRegt.);BritishWarandVictoryMedals(5756W.O.Cl.2.E.S.Ralfs.Hamps.R.);ArmyL.S.&G.C., G.V. R.,1stissue(5756C.S.Mjr:E.S.Ralfe.Hants:R.) suspensionclawofQSAre-riveted,contactmarksthroughoutandedgebruisingto QSA, nearly very ne and better (5) £1,000-£1,400

D.C.M. London Gazette 12 March 1919; citation published 2 December 1919: ‘Formarkedgallantry,initiativeandskilfulleadership.AtMonchauxon24October1918,hewasamongthe !rsttoreachtheriver;here,under heavymachine-gun !re,heassistedintheattempttobridgetheriver.Whenthisprovedunsuccessful,hecollectedaparty,andrunningdownthe bank,cameacrossanoldbridgewiredup.Herushedacross,followedbyhismen,knockedoutamachine-gunpost,andformedabridgehead which enabled the remainder of his company to cross. He did !ne work.’

ErnestSamuelRalfs wasbornin1877andattestedfortheHampshireRegimentin1899,servingwiththeminboththeBoerWarandwith the1stBattalionintheGreatWar(notentitledtoaStar).HewasbadlygassedinFrance,andforhisgallantryatMonchauxon24October1918 wasawardedtheDistinguishedConductMedal.AwardedhisLongServiceandGoodConductMedalinApril1918,hewasdischargedin1920, after21years’service,andsubsequentlyservedwiththeRoyalIrishConstabularyinIrelandduringtheIrishRebellionwiththerankofSergeant. Re-enlistingintheHampshireRegimentin1923,hewasappointedInstructortotheCowesCompany,PrincessBeatrice’sIsleofWightRi"es.He died on 10 August 1936.

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AGreatWar‘Givenchy,April1918’D.C.M.groupoffourawardedtoCompanySergeant-MajorHenry Bennett, 1st Battalion, Royal Highlanders

DistinguishedConductMedal,G.V.R.(8508C.S.Mjr:H.Bennett.1/R.Highrs:);BritishWarandVictoryMedals(8508W.O.Cl.2. H.Bennett.R.Highrs.);ArmyL.S.&G.C.,G.V.R.,1stissue(8508C.S.Mjr.H.BennettD.C.M.R.Highrs.)mountedasworn, togetherwiththreehallmarkedsilvershootingmedals:‘ScottishArmyRi#eMeeting1904.TheElkingtonChallengeShield,Chattie Match,wonby42nd.Lc.Corpl.H.Bennett.’;‘MintoCup1906.Corpl.Bennett42ndR.H.04.05.06.’;S.A.R.M.1912.Sgt.H. Bennett.’, very ne or better (7) £1,000-£1,400

D.C.M. London Gazette 3 September 1918: ‘Forconspicuousgallantryanddevotiontoduty.Hetookcommandofapostafterhiscompanycommanderandsubalternhadbeenkilledandthe garrison,whichoriginallyconsistedoftwoplatoons,hadbeenreducedto12unwoundedmen.Heshowedacompletedisregardforhisown safetyanda !rmdeterminationtoholdthepositionatallcosts,organisinganeffectivemachine-gunandLewis-gun !reontheenemy’sparapet under an intense bombardment.’

Annotated Gazette states: ‘Givenchy, 18 April 1918.’

DistinguishedConductMedal,G.V.R.(20764Sjt:P.W.Easter.1/EssexR.);1914-15Star(20764Pte.W.Easter.EssexR.);British War and Victory Medals (20764 Sjt. P. W. Easter. Essex R.) light contact marks, otherwise good very ne (4) £1,200-£1,600

D.C.M. London Gazette 4 March 1918: ‘Forconspicuousgallantryanddevotiontodutyinleadinghisplatoonforwardwhenthecompanywasheldupbymachine-gun !re,turningthe "ankofthestrongpointandenablingthecompanytoproceed.Later,heledhisplatoonacrossafootbridgeunderheavy !re,volunteeredto establish a post in front of our line, and having done so, successfully commanded it until ordered to bring it back.’

Annotated gazette states: ‘Masnieres, 20 November 1917’.

The King’sLynnNews&CountyPress of16February1919,announced:‘ABirchamTotftsMedallist.Sergt.PercyEaster,EssexRegt.,hasbeen awardedtheD.C.M.forbraveryinleadinghismenduringanattack.HejoinedtheArmyinAug.,1914,andwentthroughtheDardanelles campaign.ThenhewassenttoEgyptandlatertoFrance,wherehewasmadeasergeant.InachargeatCambraihiscaptainwaskilledandhis lieutenantwounded,andthesergeantledthemen.Hewaswoundedbyabullet,buthistobaccopouchsavedhislife.Aftertreatmentinabase hospitalhewassenttoaprivatehospitalintheWestEndofLondon.Heiswellagain,andisexpectingtorejoinhisregimentinFrance.’Another edition on 23 February 1918, carried a photograph of Sergeant Percy Easter.

PercyW.Easter servedwiththe1stBattalion,EssexRegiment,intheBalkansfrom9October1915.HewasdischargedtoClass“Z”Reserve on 26 April 1919.

Soldwithcopiedgazettenotices,D.C.M.andMedalIndexCards,togetherwithcopiedpressarticlesandseveralarticlesontheCamprai operations of November 1917.

AGreatWar‘BattleofCambrai,Masnières’November1917D.C.M.groupoffourawardedtoSergeantP. W. Easter, 1st Battalion, Essex Regiment

AGreatWar‘Vierstraat,February1915’D.C.M.andRussianMedalofStGeorgegroupofeightawardedto Private Joseph French, 4th Battalion, Middlesex Regiment

DistinguishedConductMedal,G.V.R.(468Sjt:J.French.4/Middx:Regt.);Queen’sSouthAfrica1899-1902,3clasps,OrangeFree State,Transvaal,Laing’sNek(5605Pte.J.French.MiddlesexRegt.);King’sSouthAfrica1901-02,2clasps,SouthAfrica1901,South Africa1902(5605Pte.J.French.MiddlesexRegt.);1914Star,withclasp(G-468Pte.J.French.4/Midd’xR.);BritishWarand VictoryMedals(G.468Pte.G.French.Midd’xR.);DefenceMedal; Russia,Empire,MedalofStGeorgeforBravery,3rdClass, silver(468PteJ.Frengh.4/Midlx.R.)impressednaming,notespellingofsurname,mountedaswornontwoseparatebars, edge bruising and contact marks but generally nearly very ne or better (8) £1,400-£1,800

D.C.M. London Gazette 1 April 1915:

‘Forconspicuousgallantry,greatinitiative,andcoolnessatVierstraaton26thFebruary,1915.AGermanbomb[minenwerfer]havingbeenthrown intoourtrencheswithconsequentgreatdestructionandconfusion,PrivateFrenchatoncetookcharge,hadtheparapetmanned,rapid !re openedontheenemy,woundedcollected,andthe !reinthedug-outextinguished-allthiswiththeutmostpromptitude.Subsequentlyhegave his attention to dressing the wounds of his comrades.’

Russian Medal of St George, 3rd Class London Gazette 25 August 1915.

Joseph French served in France from 22 October 1914, as a Private in the 4th Middlesex Regiment, part of 8th Brigade in the 3rd Division. Sold with copied research including gazette notices, war diary extracts, D.C.M. and Medal Index Cards.

AgoodGreatWar‘DelvilleWood’D.C.M.groupoffourawardedtoSergeantE.A.Woodward,King’sRoyal Ri!e Corps

DistinguishedConductMedal,G.V.R.(5-4510Sjt:E.A.Woodward.1/K.R.R.C.);1914-15Star(5-4510L.Cpl.E.A.Woodward. K. R.Rif.C.);BritishWarandVictoryMedals(5-4510Sjt.E.A.Woodward.K.R.Rif.C.)mountedcourt-stylefordisplay, the rstwith small edge bruise and light pitting from star, otherwise nearly very ne or better (4) £1,000-£1,400

D.C.M. London Gazette 20 October 1916:

‘Forconspicuousgallantryinaction.Hedisplayedgreatbraveryinrepulsingastrongenemybombattack,and,despiteheavycasualties,andlackof regular bombers, he organised fresh bombing parties with great success.’

ErnestWoodward servedwiththe1stBattalioninFrancefrom24November1914.HewontheD.C.M.forhisactionsduringthecaptureof DelvilleWood,27-29July,1916.TheregimentalhistorydescribesWoodward’sdistinguishedgallantryduringthe1stBattalion’sattackonthe morning of 27th July:

‘The1stK.R.R.C.reachedits !rstobjectiveby7.15a.m.withsmallloss.ThetrenchwasfullofdeadandwoundedGermans,andalsocontained threemachineguns,destroyedbyartillery !re.At8.08a.m.thesecondwavepassedthroughthe !rstwave,advancedtothenextobjective,and consolidatedthere.Theadvancewascontinuedat8.38a.m.,the !nalobjectivereachedat8.50,andalinedug,150yardsfromtheedgeofthe wood,facingnorthandnorth-east.Twocompaniesofthesupportingregimentwhichcameupontherightdugintoofarinsidethewoodandleft therightoftheK.R.R.C.intheair.From9a.m.onwardstheenemyshelledthewoodheavily.About9.30a.m.theenemywereseeninlarge numbersnorthofthewood,massingforacounter-attack,whilepartiesofthembegantocreepuptotheeasternedgeofthewood,andat10a. m. made a heavy bombing attack, effecting a lodgement 70 yards inside the wood.

The1stK.R.R.C.atonceattackedthispartyanddrovethembackabout40yards,butsufferedveryseverelyindoingso;SergeantWoodward,1st K.R.R.C.,hereparticularlydistinguishedhimselfattheheadofhisbombers,andhiscommandingofficerreportedthatitwasingreatmeasuredue to his efforts that the enemy were driven back with very heavy loss to them.’

Sold with copied research including gazette entry, battalion war diary for July 1916, D.C.M. and Medal Index Cards.

AGreatWar‘WesternFront’D.C.M.groupofsixawardedtoCompanySergeant-MajorC.E.Stovin,1st Battalion,RoyalIrishRi!es,lateRoyalArmyMedicalCorps,whowasafterwardscommissionedintothe12th Battalion, East Yorkshire Regiment

DistinguishedConductMedal,G.V.R.(7323C.S.Mjr:C.E.Stovin.1/R.Ir:Rif:);Queen’sSouthAfrica1899-1902,3clasps,Cape Colony,OrangeFreeState,Transvaal(11735Pte.C.E.Stovin,R.A.M.C.);King’sSouthAfrica1901-02,2clasps,SouthAfrica1901, SouthAfrica1902(11735Pte.C.E.Stovin.R.A.M.C.);1914Star,withclasp(7323Sjt.C.E.Stovin.1/R.Ir:Rif.);BritishWarand VictoryMedals,withM.I.D.oakleaves(Capt.C.E.Stovin.)togetherwithrelatedgroupofsixminiaturedressmedals,bothsets mounted as worn, generally good very ne or better (12) £900-£1,200

D.C.M. London Gazette 1 January 1917; citation published 13 February 1917: ‘For conspicuous gallantry and devotion to duty. He has performed consistent good work throughout, and has at all times set a splendid example.’

M.I.D. London Gazette 22 June 1915 (Field-Marshal Sir John French’s despatch of 5 April 1915).

CharlesErnestStovin servedwiththeRoyalArmyMedicalCorpsinSouthAfricaduringtheSecondBoerWar.HeservedinFranceasa Sergeantinthe1stBattalion,RoyalIrisRi!esfrom6November1914,beingmentionedindespatchesandawardedtheD.C.M.,beforebeing commissioned into the 12th Battalion, East Yorkshire Regiment on 30 July 1917.

AGreatWar‘WesternFront’D.C.M.groupof !veawardedtoLance-CorporalHaroldWillicombe,8th Battalion, Ri"e Brigade, who was killed in action on 4 April 1918

DistinguishedConductMedal,G.V.R.(B-2444L.Cpl.H.Willicombe.8/Rif:Bde:);1914-15Star(B-2444Pte.H.Willicombe.Rif: Brig:);BritishWarandVictoryMedals(B-2444Pte.H.Willicombe.Rof.Brig.); Belgium,CroixdeGuerre,A.I.R.,togetherwith Bronze Memorial Plaque (Harold Willicombe) in its card envelope, medals mounted court-style, extremely ne (6) £1,000-£1,400

D.C.M. London Gazette 1 January 1918; citation published 17 April 1918: ‘Forconspicuousgallantryanddevotiontodutysinceearlyinthecampaign.Heinvariablydisplayedthegreatestcourageandcoolnessincarrying the wounded under the heaviest !re and in the performance of any dangerous duty.’

Belgian Croix de Guerre London Gazette 12 July 1918.

HaroldWillicombe wasanativeofCamberwellandservedinFrancewiththe8thBattalion,Ri"eBrigade,from20May1915.Hewaskilledin action in France on 4 April 1918 and is commemorated by name on the Pozières Memorial.

Sold with original award certi!cate for Belgian Croix de Guerre and some copied research.

AGreatWar‘Givenchy,May1915’D.C.M.groupofsixawardedtoCorporalP.A.Guest,24th(Countyof London) Battalion, The London Regiment (The Queen’s), Territorial Force

DistinguishedConductMedal,G.V.R.(1155Pte.P.A.Guest.24Lond:Regt.-T.F.);Queen’sSouthAfrica1899-1902,4clasps, SouthAfrica1901,CapeColony,Rhodesia,Transvaal(15449Tpr:P.A.Guest,75thCoy.18thImp:Yeo:)claspsmountedinorder listedwithunofficialrivetsbetween !rsttwoclasps;1914-15Star(1155.Pte.P.A.Guest.24-Lond.R.);BritishWarandVictory Medals,withM.I.D.oakleaves(1155Pte.P.A.Guest.24-Lond.R.);TerritorialEfficiencyMedal,G.V.R.(6779760Cpl.P.A.Guest. D.C.M.24-Lond.R.)medalsunmounted,togetherwithsilverandenamelregimentalaward‘BayonetFighting1913,Class“B”,Lce. Corpl. P. Guest, “A” Co.’, edge bruising, contact marks and polished, therefore good ne or better (7) £1,000-£1,400

D.C.M. London Gazette 14 January 1916; citation published 11 March 1916: ‘For conspicuous gallantry. Throughout the attack on an enemy trench he led, with great skill and bravery, a party of men against a machine gun.’

Annotated gazette states: ‘Givenchy, 25-26 May 1915.’

M.I.D. London Gazette 1 January 1916 (Field-Marshal French’s despatch of 15 October 1915).

PercyAlbertGuest servedinSouthAfricaduringtheBoerWarwiththe75thCompany(Sharpshooters)18thBattalion,ImperialYeomanry (Medal with 4 clasps, roll con!rms). He served with the 24th London Regiment (T.F.) in France from 16 March 1915. Soldwithtwophotographsoftherecipient,oneinuniformwearingmedals,togetherwithcopiedresearchincludingBattalionWarDiaryextracts with detailed narrative of the operations at Givenchy, 25-26 May 1915.

AGreatWar1918‘BattleofAmiens’D.C.M.groupofthreeawardedtoSergeantL.G.Brookbank,18th Battalion, Canadian Infantry

DistinguishedConductMedal,G.V.R.(769576Sjt:L.G.Brookbank.18/Can:Inf:);BritishWarandVictoryMedals(769576Sjt.L.G. Brookbank. 18-Can. Inf.) good very ne (3) £700-£900

D.C.M. London Gazette 16 January 1919: ‘DuringanattackthisNonCommissionedOfficerwentforwardunderveryheavy "retoanexposedpositioninfrontofVis-en-Artoisonthe 28thAugust,1918,whereheremainedforeighthourskeepingupacontinuousobservationoftheenemy’smovements.Theinformationhesent backwasoftheutmostimportanceandlargelycontributedtothesubsequentsuccessoftheoperation.Hisexampleofgallantenduranceand determination was very "ne.’

LynGordonBrookbank wasborninStreetsville,Ontario,Canada,on31October1885andhavingworkedasaprospector,andalsoseen servicewiththeCanadianMilitiaforthreeyearswiththeQueen’sOwnRi#esofToronto,andoneyearwiththe36thPeelBattalionofInfantry, attestedfortheCanadianOverseasExpeditionaryForceatTorontoon3January1916.Postedinitiallytothe124thBattalion,Brookbankserved withthe18thWesternOntarioBattalion,CanadianInfantryduringtheGreatWarontheWesternFrontaspartofthe4thInfantryBrigade,2nd CanadianDivision,andwasawardedtheDistinguishedConductMedalforhisgallantryatVis-en-ArtoisduringtheBattleofAmiensonAugust 1918.

Sold with copied research.

AscarceSecondWar1942‘ChannelAir/SeaRescue’C.G.M.groupof !veawardedtoChiefMotorMechanic L.C.T.Adams,RoyalNavalReserve,whotookpartinanoble,butultimatelydoomed,jointNavaland R.A. F.Air/SeaRescueoperationtosavethe !ghteraceWingCommander‘Paddy’Finucanewhohadbeenshot down and ditched into the sea south west of Boulogne, 15 July 1942.

Fourlaunches,M.L.s139,141andR.A.F.H.S.L.s138and140,setoutforthestrickenaircraftonlytocome underconcentratedattackfromatleast10F.W.190 !ghteraircraft.Adams’launch,M.L.139,wasattacked on !veseparateoccasions,sufferingcasualtiestothecrewandhitswhichsetthefueltankson !re.Adams andoneotheradvancedintothisinferno,surroundedbydeadlygas,andmanagedtocontrolthe !res enoughfortheshiptowithdraw-‘Thatwasthelastattack,andthreedamagedboatscamesafelyto harbourwiththeirloadofwounded.Thecourageoftheircrewsunderthis !erceonslaughtshowedmost eloquently how the human spirit can rise above such grim horror and misfortune and the ugliness of war’

ConspicuousGallantryMedal,G.VI.R.(L.C.T.Adams.A/Ch.Mtr.Mech.R.N.)officiallyimpressednaming, minoro cialcorrection to ‘RN’; 1939-45 Star; Atlantic Star; Defence and War Medals 1939-45, nearly extremely ne (5) £10,000-£14,000

C.G.M. London Gazette 29 September 1942:

‘For gallantry, resolution and seamanship when H.M. Air/Sea Rescue Craft were heavily attacked by enemy aircraft in the Straits of Dover.’

The original recommendation (jointly listed with D/JX. 133162 Able Seaman G. Sandford) for an immediate C.G.M. states:

‘On15thJuly1942,H.M.M.L.139withthreeothercraftwasengagedinrescuingairmenfromtheseaintheDoverStraitwhenshewasattacked by12ormoreF.W.190s.M.L.139washitanda !rewasstartedinthepetrolcompartment.Adamstogetherwithanotherrating[Sandford] enteredthealmostinaccessiblecompartmentwithoutbreathingapparatusandputoutthe !re.Theiraction,knowingthatthecompartment containedoverathousandgallonsofhighoctanespirit,thatatankwasholedandvapourwaspresentwiththeshipunder !refromtheenemy showed the greatest courage and devotion. These two men undoubtedly saved the ship by their bravery, resource and initiative.’

LeslieCharlesAdams residedinCourtHill,Sanderstead,Surrey.HeservedwiththeRoyalNavalReserveduringtheSecondWorldWar,and distinguishedhimselfwhilstservingwithMotorLaunch139inanAir/SeaRescuecapacity,15July1942.Theincidentisrelatedindetailin The BattleoftheNarrowSeas,AHistoryoftheLightCoastalForcesintheChannelandNorthSea,1939-1945,byLieutenantCommanderP.Scott,M.B.E., D.S.C. & Bar, R.N.V.R.:

‘Air/SeaRescueisadutysharedbetweentheRoyalAirForceandtheRoyalNavy.TheR.A.F.usesH.S.L.s(HighSpeedLaunches)andtheNavy usesspeciallyconstructedR.M.L.s(RescueMotorLaunches),whicharelargerandslower.Besidesthesevesselsspeciallydesignedforthework many other ships have been required to go to the assistance of airmen in distress, amongst them all kinds of Coastal Force craft.

Air/SeaRescueisanall-weatherjob,fortheairmenarejustaslikelytocrashintotheseawhenitisroughaswhenitissmooth;theboatsmust putforthinfoulweatheraswellasfair,forbrokenhullframesareofnoconsequencewhentherearelivestobesaved.TheR.M.L.sbasedonthe eastcoast,forexample,havedonetheirunspectacularworkmagni!cently,faroutintheNorthSea,searchinginallweathersforthecrewsofour own and American aircraft damaged in the air battles over the Continent.

Withthesteadyincreaseinairactivity,A.S.R.workincreasedproportionately...Withourever-increasingcontroloftheskies,thedangerofbeing attackedbyenemyaircraftwhileengagedonA.S.R.workgrewsteadilyless.Butinthesummerof1942itwasstillaseriousmenace.Forexample, onthe15thJulyinthecourseofa !ghtersweep,WingCommander“Paddy”Finucane,D.S.O.,D.F.C.,wasshotdownintothesea7milessouthwestofBoulogne.TwoH.S.L.sandtwoM.L.sweredirectedtoattempttherescue,althoughit waslaterdiscoveredthathehadnotsurvivedthe crash.TheboatsreachedtheBullockBankinmid-Channelatabout1.20intheafternoonwhenthe !rstofaseriesofdevastatingattackswas carriedoutonthembytenFockeWulf190 !ghters.FirstH.S.L.140washit,sufferingcasualtiesofonekilledandonewounded.Oneofthe aircraft,however,wasseentobedamaged.TheremaindermadeH.S.L.138(commandedbyF/O.W.E.Walters,R.A.F.)theobjectoftheir concentrated attention.

Walterswaswoundedinthe !rstattackonhisboatandfellforwardintothefo’c’sle;theforwardgunnerwasalsowounded,butinspiteofthat theH.S.L.kept !ringuntilallitsammunitionwasexpended.Bythattimeitwasburningfromstemtostern.Thenursingorderly,AircraftmanW. Morgan,whohadbeenbadlywoundedinthearm,continuedtocarryouthisdutiesandattendedtothecasualtiesbelow.Everymemberofthe ship’s company had by now been wounded and the fo’c’sle was full of smoke. The attacks continued and a moment later Morgan was killed.

FlyingOfficerWaltersandAircraftmanM.Pring,themselvesbothwoundedinthelegsbutrealisingtheimminentnecessityforabandoningship, struggled to carry the gunner to the upper deck.

When !nallytheysucceededtheycollapsedonthedeck.AircraftmanPringwasthe !rsttocometo,andhepushedtheothertwoovertheside and joined them in the water.

Groups and Single Decorations for Gallantry

HavingsettheH.S.L.on !retheGerman !ghtersswitchedtheirattacktoM.L.139.HerCommandingOfficer-Lt.A.R.S.Hodgson,R.N.V.R., recordsthattheymade !veruns,inthe !rstofwhichthefueltankswereseton !re.Thesecondcausedanother !reaftandanumberof casualties,butineachoftheserunsoneaircraftwasdamagedandthesecondtimepieceswereseentofalloff thetarget.Eachsuccessiveattack increased the damage and the casualties.

The !reswerethemostseriousmenace,however.Themethyl-bromideextinguishershadbeenreleasedinthepetrolcompartment,butthe !re wasonlypartiallyextinguishedandthecompartmentwas !lledwiththedeadlygas.Inspiteofthis,ActingChiefMotorMechanicL.Adamsand AbleSeamanG.Sandford,armedwithhosesandPyrenes,enteredthismostinaccessiblecompartmentwithoutbreathingapparatusandputout the !re.Theybothworkedinthiscon!nedspacewellknowingthatthetank,withoverathousandgallonsofhigh-octanespirit,hadbeenpierced andthatpetrolvapourwaspresentwhichmightexplodeatanytime;andinadditiontheshipwasstillunder !re.Intheopinionofthe

Commanding Officer the ship was saved by the bravery and resource of these two men, who were later awarded the C.G.M.

WhentheGermans $ewoff andthe !reshadbeenbroughtundercontrol,M.L.139,withtwoofficersandtworatingswounded,wentatonceto the assistance of the burning H.S.L., where three survivors were taken from the water.

M.L.141whichhadsofarescapedattack,althoughshehadbeenengagingtheGermansastheyattackedtheothers,rescuedsevenmoresurvivors oftheH.S.L.fromtheirraftandproceededtodestroytheblazingwreckbydepthcharges.TwentyminuteslatersixmoreF.W.190sappeared, andalthoughourSpit!reswereprotectingtheotherM.L.,theenemymanagedtocarryoutonerunon141fromahead,inthecourseofwhich oneofficerwaskilledandthreeratingswerewounded.TheCommandingOfficer,Lt.P.M.C.Williams,R.N.R.,recordsthatseveralaircraftwere seentobehit,twoofwhichemittedcloudsofblacksmokewhichwasclearlydistinguishedfromtheirexhaustsmokeatfullthrottle.Oneofthese was seen to crash some distance away.

Thatwasthelastattack,andthreedamagedboatscamesafelytoharbourwiththeirloadofwounded.Thecourageoftheircrews underthis !erce onslaught showed most eloquently how the human spirit can rise above such grim horror and misfortune and the ugliness of war.’

Therescueforcesuffered2killed,and8wounded.Theirbraverywasrecognisedwiththeawardof1D.S.C.,2C.G.M.sand1D.S.M.toamember oftheR.A.F.AnumberofNavalRatingsandR.A.F.personnelwereMentionedinDespatches(includingAircraftmanW.Morgan,whowas Posthumously Mentioned). Adams was invested with his C.G.M., 24 November 1942.

Sold with newspaper cuttings including a photographic image of recipient in uniform, and copied research.

AGreatWarsubmariner’sD.S.M.groupofthreeawardedtoLeadingSeamanH.C.Wright,H.M.Submarine D7, for the sinking of the U-45 in September 1917 DistinguishedServiceMedal,G.V.R.(191473H.C.Wright,Lg.Sean.H.M.S.“D7”AtlanticOcean12thSept.1917);Queen'sSouth Africa1899-1902,1clasp,Natal(H.C.Wright,A.B.,H.M.S.Doris)impressednaming;1914-15Star(191473H.C.Wright,L.S.R. N.) light pitting, otherwise very ne (3) £1,200-£1,600

D.S.M. LondonGazette 17November1917:‘Forservicesinactionwithenemysubmarines.’Therecommendationstates:‘SinkingofGerman submarine U45 12September1917.Sincejoiningthe $otillaon14AprilSubmarine D7 hasdone99daysonpatroland54daysinharbour,whichI believetobearecordforanyoverseaspatrol,andwhichhasonlybeenpossiblethroughthesustainedandunitedhardworkofthewholeofthe crew, and especially the engine room staff.’

‘ItwasnotuntilSeptember1917thatapatrolsubmarinenorthofIrelandachievedasinking. U-45 (Sitten!eld)hadsailedwith U-88 and U-54 on the5th;aweeklatershewasonthesurfacewestoftheShetlandswhen D-7 sightedheranddivedtoattack.Twentyminuteslaterastern torpedo, !redat800yards,strucktheU-boatjustbeforetheconningtower.OneofthetwosurvivorspickedupbytheBritishsubmarinewas theradiooperator,whohadbeenabouttosendamessagetoWilhelmshaven.Hedidnothavetimetodoso,andtheGermancommandhadno idea as to where U-45 was sunk.’

Thecommandingofficerof D7,LieutenantO.E.Hallifax,wasawardedtheD.S.O.forthisaction,aswellasoneD.S.C.andtwofurtherD.S.M.sto other members of the crew.

HerbertCharlesWright wasbornon10July1881,andjoinedtheNavyinJuly1899.HejoinedthesubmarinebranchinNovember1912and servedaboardH.M.Submarine D7 fromthatdateuntilFebruary1919.Heservedaboard E33 towardstheendofthatyearandwasShore

Pensioned in July 1921.

A !neSecondWar‘MaltaConvoy’D.S.M.groupofsixawardedtoChiefStokerC.E.Hughes,RoyalNavy,for hisgallantryduringtheSecondBattleofSirteon22March1942whenH.M.S. Kingston washitbya15-inch shellwhilstescortingconvoy MW10 fromAlexandriatoMalta;arrivinginMaltahewaswoundedwhenthe stricken Kingston washitduringanairraidontheGrandHarbouron4April1942andlatersank;hehad previouslybeenrecommendedfortheD.S.M.forhisservicesinthesameship,forwhichhewasultimately Mentioned in Despatches

DistinguishedServiceMedal,G.VI.R.(K.58629W.C.Hughes.Ch.Sto.);1939-45Star;AtlanticStar;AfricaStar,1clasp,North Africa 1942-43; Italy Star; War Medal 1939-45, with M.I.D. oak leaf, nearly extremely ne(6) £1,400-£1,800

D.S.M. London Gazette 8 September 1942: ‘Forgallantry,skillandseamanshipinH.M.Ships... Kingston...inabrilliantactionagainststrongenemyforceswhichweredrivenoff andseverely damaged. This action resulted in the safe passage to Malta of an important convoy.’

TheoriginalRecommendationstates:‘For "neleadership,initiativeanddevotiontodutyasseniorratingofdamagecontrolpartieswhentheship washitbya15”shell.Throughhiseffortsandorganisingabilitya "rewhichmighthaveprovedseriouswasextinguishedbeforeithadachanceto get out of control.’

InhisreporttotheAdmiralty,CommanderPhilipSommerville,D.S.O,D.S.C.,R.N.,records:‘Ihavethehonourtoreportmyproceedingsduring andaftertheactionbetweentheconvoyescortandenemysurfaceforcesduringthepassageofconvoy MW10 fromAlexandriatoMalta.A Divisionaltorpedoattackwaslaunchedatanenemybattleshipaccompaniedbythreecruisers.Theseforcesengagedthedivisionwithmainand secondaryarmaments.At18:46on22March Kingston washitbya15-inchshellwhichpassedthroughthewhaleronthestarboardside,through No.2BoilerRoomintakeandtheS.R.E.Room,andexplodedundertheportOerlikonplatform.Shortlyaftermanagingaturnto "reour torpedoestheshipstopped.Beforetheenemybattleshippassedoutofviewshewasseentobeon "reforwardandtheexplosionofone torpedowasobserved.ThewidespreaddamagetoKingstonwasquicklygotundercontrolbypromptandresourcefulactionbyallhands.The "re intheS.R.E.Roomwasextinguishedremarkablyquickly.Nearlyallthetorpedotubescrewwerekilledorwoundedandonthe4-inchgundeckno oneescapedinjury.CasualtieswerealsosustainedontheOerlikonandsearchlightplatformsandat‘X’gun.Oneofficerandfourteenratingswere killedandoneofficerandtwentyratingswounded.By19:05the Kingston wasabletoproceedonthestarboardengineat16knotswhichlater increased to 20 knots. I proceeded independently to Malta. I entered Malta Harbour at 08:38 on 23 March.’

M.ID. London Gazette 11 June 1942:

‘For services aboard H.M.S. Kingston’ (downgraded D.S.M. recommendation).

EdwardCharlesHughes wasborninHackney,London,on21January1902andenteredtheRoyalNavyasaStokerSecondClassinH.M.S. Victory on24March1920.AdvancedStokerPettyOfficeron290December1928,hewasawardedhisLongServiceandGoodConductMedalon 22June1935,andhavingbeenadvancedChiefStokerjoinedH.M.S. Kingston on15September1939,servingin herduringthe "rstthreeyearsof the Second World War.

HugheswasawardedtheD.S.M.forhisgallantryduringaconvoytoMaltaon22March1942,andhavingarrivedsafelyintheGrandHarbourwas woundedduringanairraidonMaltaon4April1942;CommanderPhilipSomerville,theCaptainofH.M.S. Kingston,waskilledinthisraid,along withoneotherofficerandtenratings. Kingston washitagainbyabombon8April,andthreedayslater,on11April1942,shereceivedanother direct hit which broke her back and she sank.

Hughes’sD.S.M.wasannouncedinSeptember1942,inthesame LondonGazette thattheoperationalawardsforOperation Pedestal were announced, and he was subsequently congratulated by Lieutenant G. J. Kirkby, D.S.C., formerly of H.M.S. Kingston, on 29 October 1942:

‘DearHughes,IwasdelightedtoreadyournameamongthoseintherecentlistofawardsforouractioninMarch.Pleaseacceptmyheartiest congratulations.ItisashamewearenotstillallhappilytogethertocelebrateintheoldstyleintheWardroom.Icouldthenthankyoupersonally forthesplendidworkyoudidonthatoccasion,andforyourcontinuoushardworkandefficiencyandunfailingloyaltytoallofusthroughoutall thatgrandcommission.AreyourecoveredfromtheinjuriesyoureceivedinApril?ItnearlybrokemyhearttolosetheCaptainandsomany friends,andtothinkoftheoldshipbeingsoremorselyattackedduringthatunhappyperiod.IhavebeenoutofDestroyerssincethattime,but hope to go back very soon. Again let me congratulate you and wish you good luck.’

Hughes was invalided out of the Royal Navy on 16 March 1943.

Soldwiththerecipient’soriginalM.I.D.certi"cate,dated11June1942,andoriginallettertoHughesfromLieutenantKirkby,asquotedabove; together with copied record of service and other research.

ASecondWarD.S.M.awardedtoActingChiefMotorMechanicC.Lonsdale,RoyalNavy,forhisgallantry duringM.L. 238’sdaringentryintotheenemyheldharbouratKrk,inthenorthernDalmatians,onthenight of 6 December 1944

Distinguished Service Medal, G.VI.R. (A/C.M.M. C. Lonsdale. P/MX.99499.) extremely ne

D.S.M. London Gazette 21 August 1945:

£1,600-£2,000

‘Forcourage,initiative,andgreatdevotiontodutyindamagecontrolaftertheM.L. 28 [sic- M.L. 238]hadmadeadaringentryintotheenemyheld harbour of Krk, on the night of 6 December 1945 [sic - 1944]’.

M.L. 238’s Daring entry into Krk Harbour ‘AfurtherspiritedengagementwastheoutcomeofadaringentrybyM.L. 238,underthecommandofLieutenant-CommanderW.Gibson,R.N. R.,intotheharbouroftheenemy-occupiedislandofKrk,inthenorthernDalmatianssouthofFiume.ThreeMotorLauncheswereinvolved: Gibson’svessel;M.L. 468 (LieutenantF.A.Scott,R.N.V.R.);andM.L. 460 (LieutenantK.D.Dewar,R.N.V.R.).Gibsonhadbeenorderedtohunt outandtoattacktwoenemycraftreportedtobepatrollingoff Krk.Theyarrivedontheirgroundsoonafter9p.m.on6December1944.There was a full moon, with a south-easterly breeze and slight swell, with occasional heavy rain squalls blotting down the visibility to almost nothing.

Thepatrolwascarriedoutwithin100to200yardsoftheshore,Gibsonpurposelykeepingclosein,asthemoonlightwasverybrightbetween squallsandhewantedtokeepundertheshadowoftheland.However,theysightednoenemycraft,andatabout11.30p.m.movedoff towards Krk town with the intention of ‘having a look in the harbour, with the possibility of sinking something inside’.

Attenminutespastmidnight,GibsondetachedMotorLaunches 468 and 460 halfamilefromtheharbourentrancewithorderstocoverhim withtheirgun"re‘ifthingsgottoowarmandIamunabletogetout’.Hetookhisownshipintothelittleport,whichhasanentranceabout200 yardswideandispartlyprotectedbyabreakwater,theendofwhichhepassedwithin50yards.About300yardsawayhesoonsawwhathetook tobe "vecrafttuckedintoacorneroftheharbourdeepundertheshadowoftheland.Theylookedlikeschoonersandlighters;but,wishingto make certain, he switched on his small searchlight. The moment he did so he was "red upon by a battery of six 20-mm guns.

Ashewrote:‘Iopened "rewithBoforsatthesurfacecraftahead...They[the20-mm.guns]wererepliedtobyourmidshipandafterOerlikons. Numerouslightmachinegunswereobserved "ringfromboththemoletoportandalowquaytostarboard...Theseweresilencedinaboutone minutebyveryeffective "refrombothportandstarboardtwinVickers.Hitswereobservedinthedirectionofthesurfacecraft,andadullred glow was seen, followed by a small explosion.’

ThentheBoforsshiftedits "retotheshorebatteryonthestarboard bow.Thenoiseofthegun"rewasterri"c.‘Wewerereceivingsomehits fromtheseguns,andthewhitetracerfromtheirguns,andtheredtracer,togetherwithshell-burstsofOerlikonandBofors,wereilluminatingthe town and ship at so close a range - roughly 100 yards.

Atabout20minutespastmidnightGibsonputhisenginetoslowastern,withtheideaofbackingoutofharbour.Butthesternofhisshipfelloff tostarboard,whichleftheracrosstheharbourentrance.Itwasthenfoundthatbothengineswereoutofaction,petrolpipeshavingbeencutby a20-mmshellburstingintheengine-room.However,exceptforonegun,alltheshorebatterieshadceased "ring,andafewroundsfromthe Boforssilencedthisone.‘Iorderedcease "re,althoughstillintheharbourentrance,about50yardsfromthesouthmole.Myintentionwasto make another investigation and see if the boat could be got clear without calling in the others to assist.’

Theysucceededinthis.Thefueltankswerechangedover,andalthoughtheengineshadanairlockinthefuelsystem,theboatwasgotunderway byconstanthandpumpingandjoinedherconsortsoutside.M.L. 238 washitatleasteleventimesby20-mmshell,andmanymoretimesby splinters and bullets. As may be imagined, she was fairly badly knocked about, but by some miracle had no casualties at all.

Inhisreportoftheengagement,GibsonmentionedActingChiefMotorMechanicCecilLonsdaleandStokerJohnNugent,whoseactioninthe engine-roomundoubtedlysavedtheshipfromdestruction.Thiswasendorsedbyaseniorofficer,whoaddedthattheshootingofM.L. 238’sguns seemedtohavebeenveryaccurateagainsttheshorepositions,‘whichisverymuchtothecreditofthedisciplineandmoraleofthecrewunder close and heavy "re’.

SoldwithoriginalNavalGratuityCerti"cate,awardingtherecipientagratuityof£20inrespectofhisD.S.M.;and somewhatdamaged Admiralty enclosure announcing the award of the D.S.M.

AGreatWar‘WesternFront’M.M.andSecondAwardBargroupoffourawardedtoLance-CorporalC.E. Falder, Hampshire Regiment

MilitaryMedal,G.V.R.,withSecondAwardBar(11617A.L.Cpl.C.E.Falder.11/Hants:R.);1914-15Star(11617Pte.C.E.Falder. Hamps: R.); British War and Victory Medals (11617 Pte. C. E. Falder. Hamps. R.) nearly extremely ne (4) £600-£800

Provenance: Glendining’s, March 1995.

M.M. London Gazette 19 November 1917.

M.M. Second Award Bar London Gazette 11 December 1918.

CharlesE.Falder attestedfortheHampshireRegimentatHighbury,andservedwiththe11thBattalionduringtheGreatWarontheWestern Frontfrom19December1915.HewasawardedtheMilitaryMedalwhilstservingwiththe11thBattalion,andaSecondAwardBarwhilstserving with the 2nd/4th Battalion.

Sold with a photographic image of the recipient; and copied research.

AGreatWar‘WesternFront’M.M.groupof !veawardedtoPrivateW.T.Willis,HampshireRegiment,who was wounded by gun shot to the head in 1916

MilitaryMedal,G.V.R.(7184Pte.W.T.Willis.2/Hamps:R.);1914Star,withclasp(7184.Pte.W.T.Willis.1/Hamps:R.);British WarandVictoryMedals,withM.I.D.oakleaves(7184Pte.W.T.Willis.Hamps.R.);ArmyL.S.&G.C.,G.V.R.,1stissue(548506 Pte.W.T.Willis.M.M.Hamps.R.)mountedcourt-style, edgebruisetoMM,contactmarks,polished,thereforegood ne;theLS&GC better (5) £300-£400

M.M. London Gazette 11 February 1919.

WilliamT.Willis attestedfortheHampshireRegimentandservedwiththe1stBattalionduringtheGreatWarontheWesternFrontfrom12 September1914.Hewaswoundedbygunshottotheheadin1916,butrecoveringwaspostedtothe2ndBattalion,withwhomhewasawarded the Military Medal. He was awarded his Long Service and Good Conduct Medal per Army Order 136 of 1926. Sold with copied research.

Note: M.I.D. uncon!rmed.

AGreatWar‘VimyRidge’M.M.awardedtoLance-CorporalJ.Hebden,10FieldCompany,Canadian Engineers

M.M. London Gazette 9 July 1917. The official recommendation states: ‘On Vimy Ridge, April 7/8th, 1917.

Forgallantconductanddevotiontodutywhileassistinginthesupervisionofthediggingofanassemblytrenchinfrontofourfrontline,between IrishandKennedyCraters.Hispartywastwicescatteredbyheavyshellingbuthecollectedhispartyandplacedthemandinspiredthemwiththe con!dence necessary to complete their task, regardless of the exposure to which he himself was subjected.’

JosephHebden diedofwoundson27October1917receivedthesamedayontheAbrahamHeightsinthebattleofPasschendaele.Heserved in France from 10 August 1916, and was wounded at duty on 3 March 1917. He is buried in Vlamertinghe New Military Cemetery. Sold with copied recommendation and record of service.

AGreatWar‘PasschendaeleRidge’M.M.groupofthreeawardedtoSergeantE.A.Hammond,42nd Canadian Infantry Battalion (Royal Highlanders of Canada), who was wounded three times during the war MilitaryMedal,G.V.R.(136045Sjt:E.A.Hammond.42/Can:Inf:);BritishWarandVictoryMedals(136045W.O.Cl.2.E.A. Hammond. 42-Can. Inf.) nearly very ne (3)

£400-£500

M.M. London Gazette 23 February 1918. The official recommendation states:

‘FortheconspicuousgallantrydisplayedbythisN.C.O.intheattackonPasschendaeleRidgeon2/3rdNovember1917.Whenhisplatoonwere hard pressed he displayed outstanding courage and coolness doing much to assist his Platoon Commander in dealing with the situation.’

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AGreatWar‘WesternFront’M.M.groupofthreeawardedtoSergeantW.J.Malcolm,46thBattalion (SouthSaskatchewan),CanadianInfantry,whowaswoundedinactionon2September1918,anddiedfrom his wounds on 9 October 1918

MilitaryMedal,G.V.R.(437003SjtW.J.Malcolm.46/Can:Inf.);BritishWarandVictoryMedals(437003Sjt.W.J.Malcolm. 46Can.Inf.);MemorialPlaque(WilliamJohnMalcolm);CanadianMemorialCross,G.V.R.(437003Sjt.W.J.Malcolm.M.M.) campaign awards lacquered, very ne

Three: PrivateD.A.Malcolm,5th(TheSutherlandandCaithness)Battalion,SeaforthHighlanders,whodiedof wounds on the Western Front, 2 October 1917

1914-15Star(2515PteD.A.Malcolm.Sea:Highrs);BritishWarandVictoryMedals(2515Pte.D.A.Malcolm.Seaforth.); Memorial Plaque (David Alexander Malcolm) campaign awards lacquered, generally very ne or better

Pair: PrivateJ.D.Malcolm,5th(TheSutherlandandCaithness)Battalion,SeaforthHighlanders,whowas killed in action on the Western Front, 13 November 1916

BritishWarandVictoryMedals(4812Pte.J.D.Malcolm.Sea.Highrs.);MemorialPlaque(JamesDonaldMalcolm) campaignawards lacquered, generally very ne or better (12) £800-£1,000

M.M. London Gazette 11 March 1919.

WilliamJohnMalcolm wasborninCaithness,ScotlandinOctober1893.HeservedduringtheGreatWarwiththe46thBattalion(South Saskatchewan),CanadianInfantryintheFrenchtheatreofwar.Malcolmwaswoundedinaction,2September1918,anddiedfromhiswounds,9 October1918.SergeantMalcolmisburiedintheAbbevilleCommunalCemeteryExtension,France.Hehadtwobrothers,whobothservedwith the Seaforth Highlanders, and were both killed during the Great War.

DavidAlexanderMalcolm wasborninWatten,Caithness,ScotlandandwasthesonofMrandMrsG.MalcolmofCastletown,Caithness.He servedduringtheGreatWarwiththe5th(TheSutherlandandCaithness)Battalion,SeaforthHighlandersintheFrenchtheatreofwarfrom4 December1915.PrivateMalcolmdiedofwoundsontheWesternFront,2October1917,andisburiedintheWimereuxCommunalCemetery, France.

JamesDonaldMalcolm wastheyoungerbrotheroftheabove,andalsoservedduringtheGreatWarwiththesamebattalionashisbrother. He was killed in action on the Western Front, 13 November 1916, and is commemorated on the Thiepval Memorial, France.

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AGreatWar‘VimyRidge’M.M.groupofthreeawardedtoPrivateJ.E.Cooper,46thCanadianInfantry Battalion

MilitaryMedal,G.V.R.(472903Pte.J.Cooper.46/Can:Inf:);BritishWarandVictoryMedals(472903Pte.J.E.Cooper.46-Can. Inf.)togetherwithSilverWarBadge(No.C20713)thiswithpinremovedandsuspendedfromachain, edgebruisingandcontact marks, therefore good ne and better (4) £400-£500

M.M. London Gazette 9 July 1917. The official recommendation states:

‘On Vimy Ridge, on the 12th day of April, 1917.

Wasstretcher-bearerinanattackonthePimpleArea.Hesetasplendidexampleofbraverybygettingaheadofthemenwhowerestuckinthe mudinNoMan’sLandandencouragingthemtoadvance.Thiswasdoneunderverydifficultconditionsandunderheavyri"eandmachinegun #re. Inthepasthehasdonesplendidworkintendingwounded,andwhenevertheenemy’sbombardmentbecamesevere,madehiswaytotheshelled area, to attend to those requiring assistance. He was recommended for award for #ne work in the Somme area, but this award was not granted. ’ Sold with copied recommendation.

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A Great War ‘Western Front’ M.M. awarded to Private O. B. Thompson, 75th Canadian Infantry Battalion Military Medal, G.V.R. (1090197 Pte. O. B. Thompson. 75/Can: Inf:) nearly very ne £180-£220

M.M. London Gazette 13 March 1919.

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A Great War ‘East Africa’ M.M. awarded to Private Mbetewa, King’s African Ri!es

Military Medal, G.V.R. (2431 Pte. Mbetewa. 2/2 K.A.R.) minor edge bruise, polished, therefore good ne, the reverse better £240-£280

M.M. London Gazette 28 July 1917.

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ASecondWar1944NorthWestEurope‘NijmeganBridgehead’‘Immediate’M.M.groupof "veawardedto Sergeant W. Reddall, Hampshire Regiment

MilitaryMedal,G.VI.R.(5493412Sjt.W.Reddall,Hamps.R.);1939-45Star;FranceandGermanyStar;DefenceandWarMedals 1939-45, mounted court-style, extremely ne (5) £1,000-£1,400

M.M. London Gazette 5 April 1945:

‘In recognition of gallant and distinguished services in North West Europe.’ TheoriginalRecommendationstates:‘On8November1944duringthe #ghtingintheNijmeganbridgeheadnearBemmel,SergeantReddallwas PlatoonSergeantofaplatoonwhowerewithin150yardsoftheenemy.GermanS.S.mengotupintothetop "oorofahousewithaspandauand begantosnipeSergeantReddall’sCompany.SergeantReddallcreptforwardwithaPiatandhitthehousethreetimes.Itwascompletelyburntout withtheGermansinside,andlaterapatrolfoundtheremainsoftwoburnt-outspandausinthetoproom.SergeantReddall’sgallantryand offensive spirit were a #ne example for the men of his platoon.’

ASecondWar1944‘NorthWestEurope’M.M.groupofsixawardedtoPrivateP.Ellis,1stBattalion, Hampshire Regiment

MilitaryMedal,G.VI.R.(4758405Pte.P.Ellis.Hamps.R.);1939-45Star;AfricaStar;ItalyStar;FranceandGermanyStar;War Medal 1939-45, nearly extremely ne £1,000-£1,400

Provenance: Baldwin, July 1969.

M.M. London Gazette 1 March 1945:

‘In recognition of gallant and distinguished services in North West Europe.’

TheoriginalRecommendation,dated26August1944,states:‘AtSt.PeirrelaVieilleon11August[1944],PrivatePeterElliswasactingasDispatch RidertotheBattalionCommandPost.Theforwardri!ecompanieswereseparatedfromthecommandpostbyaravinewhichwasunder continualenemysmallarmsandheavymortar "retotheextentthatitwasimpossibletogetanytrackvehiclesuptotheCompanies.Throughout thedayPrivateEllisactedasDispatchRiderbetweentheCommandPostandtheseforwardtroops,andatfrequentintervalswhenWireless Telegraphycommunicationfailedhewastheonlylink.HealsoaccompaniedtheCommandingOfficeronallhisreconnaissances,andwhilstdoing soshowedcompletedisregardforhisownpersonalsafety.PrivateEllis’scoolness,bravery,and "neexampleunder "rethroughoutalongand trying day were outstanding.’

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AgoodSecondWar1945immediate‘NorthWestEurope’M.M.awardedtoShermantankdriverTrooperR. P.Janes,5thArmouredRegiment(8thPrincessLouise's(NewBrunswick)Hussars),whowaspermanently engagedwithenemyanti-tank !reduringtheadvancefromVoordhuizentoPutten,17April1945.Despite histankbeinghit,andhishandbeingmangledbyshrapnel,Janesmanagedtostaythecoursewithhiscrew loadingthe17pdrgunandmanningthewirelesssetwhenhecouldnolongerdrive.Histankdestroyed2 anti-tank guns, killing or capturing 22 of the enemy

Military Medal, G.VI.R. (K 66356 Tpr. R. P. Janes. C.A.C.) mounted on investiture pin, surname o cially corrected, good very ne £700-£900

M.M. London Gazette 11 October 1945, the original recommendation states:

‘On17April1945duringtheadvancefromVoordhuizentoPutten,thetankdrivenbyTrooperJaneswashitbyananti-tankgunandTrooper Janeshimselfwashitintherighthandbyshrapnel.Herefusedtobeevacuatedandinsistedhecouldcarryon.Beingunabletodrivebecauseofhis badlymangledhand,heelectedtochangeplaceswiththeloader-operatorandloadtheroundsintothebreechoftheseventeenpoundergunwith whichhistankwasequipped.Ashorttimelaterhissquadronranintoastronganti-tankgunposition,and,althoughingreatpainandseverely handicapped by his mangled hand, Trooper Janes remained at his post and loaded sixteen rounds until the anti-tank gun position was knocked out.

DuringthenextfourhoursTrooperJanes’squadronwasengagedinnumerousactions,andTrooperJanescontinuedtoloadandoperatethe wireless set throughout the entire operation.

Thissoldier’soutstandingcourageandceaselessdevotiontodutyenabledhistanktostayinactionatatimewhenitwasbadlyneeded.Histank destroyed two anti-tank guns, killing or capturing twenty-two of the enemy, and played a major part in the success of the squadron’s actions.’

RaymondPercivalJanes servedwiththe5thArmouredRegiment(8thPrincessLouise's(NewBrunswick)HussarsduringtheSecondWorld War.

ASecondWorldWar‘NorthWestEurope’M.M.groupofsevenawardedtoStaff SergeantL.T.Brown,7th Canadian Medium Regiment, Royal Canadian Artillery

MilitaryMedal,G.VI.R.(C.26231S.Sjt.L.T.Brown.R.G.A.);1939-45Star;FranceandGermanyStar;DefenceMedal,Canadian issueinsilver;CanadianVolunteerServiceMedal,withoverseasclasp;WarMedal1939-45,Canadianissueinsilver;Efficiency Medal, G.VI.R., 1st issue, Canada (S/Sgt. L. T. Brown R.C.A.) mounted for display, generally good very ne (7) £1,200-£1,600

M.M. London Gazette 11 October 1945, the original recommendation states:

‘Staff SergeantL.T.Brown,RegimentalArti"cer,7CanadianMediumRegiment,R.C.A.,hasalwaysdoneoutstandingworkinkeepingthegunsof theregimentinaction.Duringtheperiod1February1945to30April1945,thegunsweresubjectedtoobservedenemygun "reonseveral occasions but through the efforts of Staff Sergeant Brown the guns were repaired and kept in action.

Ononeoccasiontheregimentwasdeployedinsquare0540supporting4CanadianArmouredDivisionintheattackonVeen,square1186.The gunareawasunderheavy,observedenemyartillery "rebydayandconstantenemybombingandstra"ngbynight.ThisN.C.O.showedgreat coolness,perseveranceandfortitudeinrepairingandmaintaininggunsthathadbeenknockedout.Toagreatextentitwasbyhiseffortthatthe guns were kept in action, thus materially assisting in the successful outcome of the operation. Again,duringthepreparationfortheRhinecrossing,whentheregimentwasinactionnearWissel,agunwasdamagedbyobserved "refroma 105mm. Staff Sergeant Brown coolly carried on and repaired the gun in spite of the continuing and accurate enemy shelling. ThroughoutthewholeperiodfromNormandytothepresenttime,thisN.C.O.hasshownuntiringdevotiontodutyandcoolnessunder "re,and by his technical ability and perseverance he has kept the guns in action which otherwise would have been evacuated and lost to the regiment.’

ASecondWorldWar‘Italiantheatre’M.M.awardedtoPrivateJ.C.Bohemier,TheLoyalEdmonton Regiment,whodistinguishedhimselfasacarrierdriverrescuingwoundedsoldiersduringanactionaround the Pisciatelli River, 17/18 October 1944

MilitaryMedal,G.VI.R.(K.65821Pte.J.C.Bohemier.C.Inf.C.)with2identitydiscs, surnamepartiallyo ciallycorrected,goodvery ne £600-£800

M.M. London Gazette 26 April 1945, the original recommendation states:

‘Onthenightofthe17/18October1944TheLoyalEdmontonRegimentestablishedabridgeheadacrossthePisciatelliRiver.K-65821Private Joseph Charles Bohemier was a carrier driver with 4 Platoon of Support Company.

On18October1944,PrivateBohemiervolunteeredtotransportwoundedpersonnelfromtheforwardcompaniestotheRegimentalAidPost,a distanceofabout1800yards.Theonlycrossingplacewasverybadgoingevenforacarrierasithadbeenusedbytanksandhadbecomea veritablequagmire.Althoughitwasalsounderintenseenemymortarandartillery "re,PrivateBohemiermadethecrossing "vetimesand successfully evacuated twenty casualties.

Ononeoccasionwhilemovingtowardsoneoftheforwardcompaniesashelllandedafewyardsaway.Thecarrierwaspiercedinanumberof placesbyshrapnelandPrivateBohemierwastemporarilyblindedbymudandblast.Despitethisandthefactthathewasunderenemy observation,thisprivatesoldierreachedthecompanywherethreeveryseriouscasualtieswerewaitingtobeevacuated.Practicallyunaided,and under heavy mortar "re, he got the three casualties into the carrier and brought them safely back. ThroughoutthewholeactionPrivateBohemiershowedthegreatestcourageanddevotiontoduty,andhisgallantactioninthefaceofgreat danger and difficulties undoubtedly saved the lives of several men who might otherwise have been fatal casualties.’

JohnCharlesBohemier servedasaCarrierDriverwiththeTheLoyalEdmontonRegimentduringtheSecondWorldWar.Hereturnedto Canadaafterthewar,andresidedinLillooet,BritishColumbia.Bohemierwasaprospectorandtruckerinhistime,andhedisappeared,presumed drowned,inNovember1974.Hehadsetoutinhisboatonanerrandofmercytohelparesidentwholivedinanisolatedcabinontheshoresof Seton Lake, and who had not been heard from in some time.

ASeaGallantryMedalgroupofthreeawardedtoChiefOfficerSeawardSydenham,S.S. Alleghany,Mercantile Marine,whowasawardedallthreelifesavingmedalsfortherescueofhisbrotherintheNorthAtlanticon 16 November 1906

SeaGallantryMedal,E.VII.R.,small2ndissue,silver(SeawardSydenham,“Alleghany”16thNovember1906);RoyalHumane Society,smallbronzemedal(successful)(SeawardSydenham,Nov.161906)withintegralbronzeribandbuckle;Lloyd’sMedalfor SavingLifeatSea,2ndsmalltype,silver(SeawardSydenham“Alleghany”16Novr.1906)mountedforwear, goodvery neand better (3) £1,200-£1,600

Provenance: Edrington Collection, 1980; W. H. Fevyer Collection, Dix Noonan Webb, September 2008.

SeawardSydenham,ChiefOfficeroftheS.S. Alleghany,ofWestHartlepool,wasborninHullon11June1877andwasawardedtheSea Gallantry Medal in Silver for the rescue of his brother from the North Atlantic on 16 November 1906. The official recommendation states: ‘TheCarpenter,H.SydenhamfelloverboardandhisbrothertheChiefOfficersprangafterhimwithalifebuoy.Rescuerswamhalfamileandonly reachedhisbrotherashewasgettingexhausted.Bothrescuedbyboatfromship.Therewasconsiderableriskandawesterlygalewithhighsea.

Rescue took place in North Atlantic on 16 November 1906.’

ForthisactionSydenhamalsoreceivedtheRoyalHumaneSocietyMedalinBronzeandtheLloyd’sMedalforSavingLifeatSeainSilver,the respective citations reading:

R.H.S.Caseno.35,102:‘On16November,1906,H.SydenhamwassweptoverboardfromtheS.S. Alleghany atsea,therebeingaheavygale blowingatthetime.S.Sydenham,ChiefOfficerofthesteamer,tookalifebuoy,andjumpinginkepthima"oatforhalfanhourwhentheywere picked up by a boat’.

‘On16November1906theBritishsteamer Alleghany encounteredaseveregalewhilstonavoyagefromLiverpooltoNewportNews.The Carpenter,whowaswalkingalongthedeck,wasthrownoverboardwhentheshipgaveatremendouslurch.Fortunatelytheincidenthadbeen witnessedandtheengineswereimmediatelystopped.TheChiefOfficer,whowastheCarpenter'sbrother,hearingthecryof“ManOverboard” hurriedondeck.Onlearningthatitwashisbrotherintheseaheseizedalifebeltanddivedtotherescue.Afteraseverestrugglehesucceededin reachingthedrowningman,andheldhimupuntilthearrivalofoneoftheship’slifeboats.Thetwomenwereinanexhaustedcondition,but subsequently recovered.’

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Arare‘NorthWestFrontier’B.E.M.groupsixawardedtoWarrantOfficerClass2A.R.Clarke,RoyalAir Force and Royal Navy, for distinguished service with 11 Squadron at Risalpur, India

BritishEmpireMedal,(Military)G.V.R.(No.315032Flt.Sergt.ArthurRichardClarke.R.A.F.);BritishWarMedal1914-20(315032. Sgt.Mech.A.R.Clarke.R.A.F.)VictoryMedal1914-19(M.2444A.R.Clarke.P.O.M.R.N.);IndiaGeneralService1908-35,1clasp, NorthWestFrontier1930-31(315032.F/Sgt.A.R.Clarke.R.A.F.) numberpartiallyo ciallycorrected;Jubilee1935;RoyalAirForce

L.S.&G.C.,G.V.R.(315032.F/Sgt.A.R.Clarke.R.A.F.)mountedfordisplayoncard, solderrepairtocentralpostoflast,nearlyvery ne (6) £800-£1,000

B.E.M. London Gazette 31 July 1931:

‘For services rendered in connection with the operations on the North West Frontier of India between 23 April 1930 and 12 September 1930.’

The original recommendation states:

‘DuringperiodMaytoSeptember,1930,atRisalpur,N.W.F.P.,thisN.C.O.hasshownamarkeddevotiontodutyandhassetanexcellentexample to all ranks during a period of intensive work under trying weather conditions.’

1 of only 38 B.E.M.’ (G.V.R.) awarded to the Royal Air Force, and 1 of 7 awarded for distinguished service on the North West Frontier.

ArthurRichardClarke wasbornin1894,andjoinedtheRoyalNavyinAugust1910.HewaslenttotheRoyalNavalAirService,25October 1912(hisR.A.F.personnelnumberisfromtheblockallottedtoexRoyalNavypersonnelwhowerelenttotheR.N.A.S.butnotformallyenrolled intoit,andwhosubsequentlytransferredtotheR.A.F.uponitsformation.ThedifferingnumbersandServiceontheBWMandVMareunusual). ClarketransferredtotheRoyalAirForceinApril1918,andbecameanAircraftHandandthenRigger(Aero).Heservedwith11Squadronat Risalpur,1928-1931,andadvancedtoSergeantMajor2ndClassinOctober1931(awardedL.S.&G.C.August1928).Clarkeadvancedto Warrant Officer Class 2 in January 1933, and was discharged in October 1936. He died in July 1956. Sold with copied research.

ArareSecondWar‘LondonBlitz’B.E.M.groupofelevenawardedtoLieutenant-ColonelG.J.A.Bartlett, GeneralList,lateSub-DivisionalInspector,MetropolitanPolice,andRoyalNavy,whowasawardedthe R.S.P. C.A.SilverMedalforrescuing‘Roger’,afrightenedColliedogfromabombedouthouseinBatterseaon28 September 1940

BritishEmpireMedal,(Civil)G.VI.R.,1stissue(GilbertJamesAlexanderBartlett);1914-15Star(J.25293G.J.A.Bartlett.L.Tel.R. N.);BritishWarandVictoryMedals(J.25293G.J.A.Bartlett.L.Tel.R.N.);1939-45Star;ItalyStar;FranceandGermanyStar; DefenceandWarMedals1939-45; UnitedStatesofAmerica,MedalofFreedom,bronze;R.S.P.C.A.LifeSavingMedal,silver (Sub.Div.Insp.Bartlett.1940.)withintegraltop‘ForHumanity’ribandbar,mountedforwear, generallygoodvery neandbetter (11) £800-£1,000

B.E.M. LondonGazette 26September1941:GilbertJamesAlexanderBartlett,Sub-DivisionalInspector,“L”Division,MetropolitanPolice[inajoint citationwithJohnSearle,Leader,CivilDefenceRescueParty,Battersea;andGeorgeEdwardThomasSmith,Leader,StretcherParty,CivilDefence Casualty Service, Battersea]

‘Bombsdemolishedseveralhousesunderwhichpeopleweresheltering.InspectorBartlettmadeatunneltenfeetlongintothemassofunstable debrisandfoundtwoinjuredwomen.Herendered !rstaidandthenpulledthemslowlyout.Renewinghissearchhediscoveredmorecasualties whoseinjuriesweresuchthatunderthedirectionofadoctorheadministeredmorphia.HewasjoinedbyLeadersSearleandSmith.Owingtothe con!nedspaceitwasnecessaryforthethreementoworklyingdownandwhilesodoingdebrisandmasonrywerecontinuallyfallingonthem. After four hours’ strenuous effort six persons were released. Bartlett, Searle and Smith showed great courage and endurance.’

UnitedStatesofAmericaMedalofFreedom LondonGazette 16November1948:Lieutenant-Colonel(temporary)GilbertJamesAlexander Bartlett, B.E.M., General List

‘In recognition of distinguished services in the cause of the Allies.’

Theofficialcitationstates:‘Lieutenant-ColonelGilbertJ.A.Bartlett,BritishArmy,performedmeritoriousserviceduringAugust1943withthe AlliedMilitaryGovernmentinSicily.ReportshadarrivedthatthereexistedanepidemicoftyphusontheislandofFavignana,about12milesoff the coastofSicily.ColonelBartlettvolunteeredtoinvestigate.Accompaniedbyonesoldier,hemadehiswaythroughtheheavilyminedwaterstothis islandwherehefoundmostofthepopulationlivingincaves,underextremelybadsanitaryconditionandwithanepidemicoftyphoidfever. ColonelBartlettsoreorganizedandimprovedconditionsontheislandthatitnolongerconstitutedanyprobleminCivilAffairsAdministration.By his efforts on this hazardous mission he contributed materially to the success of allied Military Government in Sicily.’

GilbertJamesAlexanderBartlett wasborninBrightonon31October1897andjoinedtheRoyalNavyasaBoySecondClasson24June 1913.HeservedduringtheGreatWarinavarietyofshipsandshorebasedestablishments,predominatelyH.M.S. Dreadnought from27June1914 to21April1916andagainfrom3June1916to31March1917,andwasadvancedLeadingTelegraphiston31October1916.Hewasshore discharged on 20 December 1919.

DuringtheSecondWorldWarBartlettservedinitiallywiththeMetropolitanPoliceinBattersea,andwasawardedtheR.S.P.C.A.SilverLifeSaving Medalforhisgallantryinrescuing‘Roger’,aColliedog,fromabombedouthouse,alongwithPoliceConstableE.P.Kerrison,and WarReserve PoliceConstableJ.Entwistle,on28September1940.Thiswaspartofalargerrescuemission,whichcontributedtotheawardoftheGeorge Medal to P.C. Kerrison, as detailed in the London Gazette of 15 November 1940:

‘OnanotheroccasionsomepremiseswerecompletelydemolishedbyanH.E.bomb.Severalpersonsweretrappedunderdebris,twoofwhom weredead.P.C.KerrisonaccompaniedbyanInspector[Bartlett]andaWarReserve[Entwistle]enteredthebasement,thebalustradeandsteps ofwhichwereindangerofcollapsingandthepassageblockedbydebris.Theysucceededinrescuingababyandtwowomenthroughthesideof thedemolishedshelter.Thecopingstonesatthesideofthestepscollapsedwhilsttheywerecarryingawomanoutofthebasement.Itwasthen discoveredthatanotherwomanwasonthetop $oor,alltheroomsofwhichwereexposed,thebackandsidewallsbeingdemolishedandthe frontpartiallydemolished.TheP.C.obtainedanolddecayedladderandclimbedandenteredtheroomrescuingthewoman.Shortlyafterthe rescue, further parts of the exposed $oorings, and the frontage of the house fell away.’

Duringthisrescuethethreemencarried‘Roger’tosafetybeforethebuildingcollapsed.Roger,frightenedbythebombing,hadinitiallyattackedhis rescuers.

BartlettwasawardedtheBritishEmpireMedalforhisgallantryinBatterseaon10May1941;hehadearliershowngreatgallantryon16April 1940inrescuingvariouspersonsfromabombedand $oodedhouseinthesamevicinity.SubsequentlycommissionedontotheGeneralList,he was ultimately advanced to the rank of Lieutenant-Colonel.

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TherareSecondWarB.E.M.groupofsixawardedtoMasterEngineerC.V.Worgan,BalloonCommand, RoyalAirForce,forhisserviceasaballoonoperatorwith“Q”Flight,952Squadronduring24roundtripsas partoftheChannelMobileBalloonBarrage-hewassubjectedtoattackfromair,landandsea.Worganwas later remustered to Aircrew Duties, and served operationally in the Near East BritishEmpireMedal,(Military)G.VI.R.,1stissue(649845A.C.1.Cl.CharlesV.Worgan.R.A.F.);1939-45Star;AtlanticStar; DefenceandWarMedals1939-45;GeneralService1918-62,2clasps,NearEast,Cyprus(M.Eng.C.V.Worgan(649845)R.A.F.) last with unofficial retaining rod between clasps, mounted on card for display, nearly extremely ne (6) £500-£700

B.E.M. LondonGazette 1January1942,theoriginalrecommendation(fortheD.S.M.andjointlylistedwith7othermembersof952Squadron Balloon Command - later reduced to 4, with them being awarded the B.E.M.) states:

‘Theseballoonoperatorshaveshowndevotiontodutyinthefaceofcontinuousenemyattacksby !refromtheFrenchcoast,divebombingand E-boat attacks, during 24 round trips in the Channel Mobile Balloon Barrage in the English Channel between Sheerness and Southampton.’

CharlesVernonWorgan hadhisB.E.M.presentedtohimbyH.M.TheKingatBuckinghamPalace,19May1942.Theawardedwasare"ection ofhisservicewith952Squadron,BalloonCommand.Anindicationoftheirdutiesisgivenin AStudyinPassiveDefence byFlightLieutenantR.F. Delder!eld, which appeared in The Royal Air Force Quarterly:

‘Withtheopeningofthe !rstphaseoftheenemy’spre-invasionaironslaughtuponSouthernEngland,balloonswereseeninanewrole.The Luftwaffeprecededitsattackuponair!eldsbyanattempttoparalyseBritain’sChannelshipping.On4thAugust,1940,the !rstChannelconvoy protectedbytowedballoonsmovedalongthecoastfromFalmouthtoSheerness.Fromthattimeonwards,foraperiodofthreeyears,convoy escort was to prove an important part of Balloon Command’s routine duties.

Thejourneyofthe !rstballoon-escortedconvoyproveduneventful,butduringthereturntriptheshipsweresubjectedtoaviolentattackby enemyE-boatsbynight.ThefollowingmorningthirtyJu.87’S,escortedbyMe.109’s,attemptedtodive-bombtheconvoy,the !ghters concentratingontheballoonswhiletheJunkersbombedthevessels.Severalballoonswereshotdownandafterthe !ghtR.A.F.operatorstook overavarietyofduties,tendingwounded,assistingtheseamenandevensteeringsomeofthevessels.Workinconnectionwiththeprotectionof shipsinvolvedthesettingupofshoreservicingstationsinalmosteveryportroundtheBritishcoast.“Q”FlightofNo.952Squadron,whichwas engagedinconvoyworkforaconsiderableperiod,earnedalargenumberofnavaldecorations,probablyahigherpercentagethananysmallunit of R.A.F. personnel throughout the war. They shared two M.B.E.s, !ve D.S.M.s, four B.E.M.s and !ve “Mentions.”

Worgan,afterabreakinService,remusteredtoAircrewDuties,andsawoperationalserviceintheSuezin1956.HewaspromotedtoMaster Engineer in August 1956, and retired in 1961.

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ASecondWarB.E.M.groupofthreeawardedtoCorporalD.A.Shadwell,RoyalAirForceVolunteer Reserve

BritishEmpireMedal,(Military)G.VI.R.,1stissue(1717024Cpl.DenisA.Shadwell.R.A.F.V.R.);DefenceandWarMedals1939-45, mounted as worn, good very ne (3) £200-£240

B.E.M. London Gazette 12 June 1947.

Denis Alfred Shadwell born in Wandsworth in 1923. SoldwithanoriginalRoyalAirForceHeadquartersletterannouncingtheawardoftheB.E.M.fromGroupCaptainR.H.YoungonbehalfofAir Commander-in-Chief R.A.F. Mediterranean/Middle East, addressed to 132 Stockwell Road, London S.W.9.

Apost-WarB.E.M.groupofsixawardedtoChiefYeomanofSignalsF.T.H.Harwood,RoyalNavy,later Officer Keeper Grade 2, Foreign Office

BritishEmpireMedal,(Civil)E.II.R.(FrederickThomasHenryHarwood);1914-15Star(J.12339,F.T.H.Harwood,Sig.,R.N.); BritishWarandVictoryMedals(J.12339F.T.H.Harwood.L.S.R.N.);Jubilee1935,unnamedasissued;RoyalNavyL.S.&G.C., G. V.R.,3rdissue,coinagehead(J.12339F.T.H.Harwood.C.Y.S.H.M.S.Carlisle.)thelast "vemountedasworn, shippartially o cially corrected on last, good very ne (6) £240-£280

B.E.M. London Gazette 1 January 1960: Frederick Thomas Henry Harwood, Officer Keeper, Grade 2, Foreign Office.

FrederickThomasHenryHarwood wasborninGibraltaron5July1895andjoinedtheRoyalNavyasaBoySecondClasson8May1911. HeservedinH.M.S. London from1914to1916andsawactionatGallipoli.HewasadvancedChiefYeomanofSignalson17July1931.Hewas awardedhisLongServiceandGoodConductMedalon7February1933,andwasshorepensionedon14June1935.Hewasrecalledforthe SecondWorldWarandservedinH.M.S. Fortitude fromAugust1939to5September1941,andwasinvalided8August1945.HediedinBromley June 1969.

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Awell-documentedpost-WarB.E.M.forgallantrygroupoffourawardedtoFiremanA.A.Dawton,London Fire Brigade, for his gallantry in rescuing four people from a burning house on 19 December 1963 BritishEmpireMedal,(Civil)E.II.R.,withgallantryemblem(ArthurAlecDawton.)in RoyalMint caseofissue;DefenceMedal;Fire BrigadeL.S.&G.C.,E.II.R.(FiremanArthurA.Dawton);LondonCountyCouncilFireBrigadeGoodServiceMedal(ArthurA. Dawton 1954); together with two London Fire Brigade cap badges, about extremely ne (4) £600-£800

B.E.M. for Gallantry London Gazette 28 July 1964: ‘A "rebrokeoutatabuildingof "ve #oorsandabasement.Onthearrivalofthebrigadethe "rst #oorwaswellalightbutpeoplecouldbeseenat athird #oorwindow.AnescapewaspitchedwithdifficultyandalthoughtherewasdensesmokeattheheadoftheescapeFiremanDawton ascendedandsucceededinhelpingtwowomenandamanontotheescape.Anelderlywomanremainedinthebuildingandwasunabletoclimb outastheothershaddone.WhenshefaintedFiremanDawtonenteredtheroomwheredespiteblindingsmoke,intenseheatandfallingand burningdebris,heattemptedtoliftthewomanontohisbackpreparatorytoclimbingdowntheescape.Onaccountofherweighthewasunable todothis,butmanagedtopassthestillunconsciouswomanthroughthewindowtoaSub-Officerattheheadoftheescape.Thereislittledoubt that the four people, and particularly the elderly woman, were saved because of the courage and determination displayed by Fireman Dawton.’

ArthurAlecDawton servedasaFiremanwiththeLondonFireBrigade,basedatCannonStreetFireStation,andwasawardedtheBritish EmpireMedalforGallantryfortheaboverescuewhichtookplaceat199UpperThamesStreet,EC4,on19December1963.Hewaspresented with his B.E.M. by the Lord Lieutenant of London, Field Marshal the Earl Alexander of Tunis, K.G., at County Hall on 29 October 1964.

SoldwithnamedBuckinghamPalaceenclosureandcopyofthe LondonGazette announcingtheaward;10DowningStreetletterannouncingthe awardandLondonFireBrigadeletterofcongratulations;variouslettersregardingtheinvestiture;InvitationfromtheLordChamberlaintothe recipientandhiswifetoaGardenPartyatBuckinghamPalace,21July1966;therecipient’sribandbar,withgallantryemblemontheB.E.M.riband; and a large quantity of photographs, including the recipient being invested with his B.E.M. by Lord Alexander.

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Single Orders and Decorations

TheMostHonourableOrderoftheBath,K.C.B.(Military)agoodGreatWarperiodKnightCommander’ssetofinsignia comprisingneckbadge,silver-giltandenamels,andbreaststar,silver,withgoldandenamelappliquécentre,completewithfull neck cravat in its Garrard & Co Ltd !tted case of issue, minor loss to red berries on wreath of star, otherwise extremely ne (2) £1,800-£2,200

TheMostHonourableOrderoftheBath,C.B.(Military)Companion’s,breastbadge,22caratgoldandenamels,hallmarked London1815,maker’smark‘IN’forJohnNortham, completewithcorrectwidegoldswivel-ringsuspensionandgoldribbon buckle, minor enamel damage to ‘Ich Dien’ scrolls and loss to some red berries on both wreaths, otherwise nearly extremely ne £3,000-£4,000

TheMostHonourableOrderoftheBath,C.B.(Military)Companion’s,neckbadge,silver-giltandenamels,completewithfullneck cravat in its Garrard & Co. Ltd. case of issue, good very ne £600-£800 170

TheMostHonourableOrderoftheBath,C.B.(Civil)Companion’sbreastbadge by Garrard,London, silver-gilt,hallmarkedLondon 1895, complete with ribbon buckle, gilt dull, otherwise very ne £220-£260

TheMostExaltedOrderoftheStarofIndia,C.S.I.,Companion’sneckbadge,goldandenamels,withcentralhardstonecameoofa youthfulQueenVictoria,themottooftheordersetinrosediamonds,suspendedfroma !ve-pointedsilverstarandgoldring suspension, with small length of neck ribbon, very ne £3,000-£4,000

TheMostDistinguishedOrderofSt.MichaelandSt.George,C.M.G.,Companion’sneckbadge,silver-giltandenamelswith centresingoldandenamels,withlengthofneckribbonindamaged Garrard&Co.Ltd. caseofissue, obversecentredepressed, otherwise good very ne £300-£400

TheMostEminentOrderoftheIndianEmpire,K.C.I.E.,avery !nelateVictorianKnightCommander’s,setofinsignia,comprising neckbadge,goldandenamels,thecentralmottoin !nelycutgoldletteringsuperimposedonablueground,andbreaststar,silver withgoldandenamelappliquécentre,thereverse !ttedwithgoldpinforwearing,withneckcravat,inits R.&S.Garrard&Co., Haymarket, London, !tted case of issue, this a little scu ed, minor chips to green enamel orb of crown, otherwise extremely ne (2) £4,000-£5,000

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TheMostEminentOrderoftheIndianEmpire,C.I.E.,Companion’s3rdtypeneckbadge,goldandenamels,witheveningdress neck ribbon, enamel loss to obverse ‘jewels’ of crown, otherwise nearly extremely ne £600-£800

TheRoyalVictorianOrder,M.V.O.,Member’s4thClassbreastbadge,silver-giltandenamel,thereverseofficiallynumbered‘951’, minor blue enamel damage to motto around central medallion, otherwise good very ne £180-£220

TheMostExcellentOrderoftheBritishEmpire,K.B.E.,KnightCommander’s1sttypesetofinsigniacomprisingneckbadge, silvergiltandenamels,andbreaststarinsilver,silver-giltandenamel,withlonglengthofcivilneckribbonandashortlengthofmilitary neck ribbon, nearly extremely ne (2) £500-£700

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TheMostExcellentOrderoftheBritishEmpire,C.B.E.Commander’s2ndtypeneckbadge,silver-giltandenamels,withlengthof militaryneckribboninits ToyeKenningandSpencerLtd caseofissue, suspensionringdetachedfromcrown,smallchiptoredenamel, therefore very ne £200-£240

TheMostExcellentOrderoftheBritishEmpire,M.B.E.(Civil)Member’s1sttypelady’sshoulderbadge,silver,hallmarksfor London 1918, on lady’s bow riband, in a related but later lady’s M.B.E. Royal Mint case, extremely ne £100-£140

TheMostExcellentOrderoftheBritishEmpire,M.B.E.(Military)Member’s2ndtypebreastbadge,silver, withtracesofoldlacquer, good very ne £100-£140

DistinguishedServiceOrder,G.VI.R.,silver-giltandenamel,reverseofficiallydated1943, lackingintegraltopribandbar,minorwhite enamel chip to left hand arm of reverse, otherwise nearly extremely ne £600-£800

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IndianOrderofMerit,MilitaryDivision,2ndtype(1912-39),2ndClass,RewardofValour,silverandenamel, thereversewith centralnut "tting,engravedintwolines,’2ndClass/OrderofMerit’, lackingribbonbuckle, centreenamelchipped,thereforevery ne £220-£260

MilitaryCross,G.V.R.,unnamedasissued,incaseofissue,attributedtoSecondLieutenantR.S.C.Brough,1stLovat’sScouts, attached 15th Battalion, Highland Light Infantry, extremely ne £400-£500 183

M.C. London Gazette 8 March 1919; citation published 3 October 1919

Second Lieutenant Robert Sibbald Calderwood Brough, 1st Lovat’s Scouts, attached 15th Highland Light Infantry: ‘On3October1918,duringtheattackonSequehart,incommandofareservecompany,whenhesawtheattackingtroopsforcedbackandthe supportcompanyadvancing,immediatelyledhiscompanyforwardandattackedontheleftofthesupportcompany,clearingthevillageand beatingoff theenemycounter-attack.Hehimself "redaLewisgunwithgreateffectontheadvancingenemy.Heshowedmarkedgallantryand initiative.’

Mounted for display with two small photographs, and the citation cutting from the London Gazette

Military Cross, G.VI.R., undated, with traces of old lacquer, good very ne £400-£500 184

TheOrderofSt.JohnofJerusalem,Officer‘s(Brother’s)breastbadge,silverandenamel,heraldicbeastsinangles,withsmallring suspension but lacking larger riband ring, nearly extremely ne £50-£70

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Campaign Groups and Pairs

Pair: Troop Sergeant-Major John Inskip, 13th Light Dragoons

MilitaryGeneralService1793-1814,6clasps,Albuhera,Vittoria,Nivelle,Nive,Orthes,Toulouse(J.Inskip,TroopSerjeantMajor, 13thLightDrago)lastpartofunitobscuredbysuspensionclaw;Waterloo1815(Serj.JohnInskip,13thReg.LightDragoons.) !ttedwithoriginalsteelclipandreplacementGermansilverstraightbarsuspensiontogetherwitha !neengravedribbonslide scroll inscribed ‘PENINSULA’, light contact marks, otherwise very ne or better (2) £4,000-£5,000

Provenance: Sotheby, December 1934.

JohnInskip wasbornintheParishofStClements,nearHastings,Sussex,andenlistedforthe13thLightDragoonsatLondonon19March 1799,aged18,forunlimitedservice.HeservedasaPrivate9years11months,Corporal,2years2months,Sergeant,8years11months;and TroopSergeant-Major,6years7months.Hereceived2yearsadditionalserviceforWaterloo,andafterwardsservedintheEastIndiesfor6years 10months,beingdischargedatBangaloreon24August1825,inconsequenceof‘lamenessfromafallfromhishorseandbeingwornoutby length of service. He received his !nal discharge at Hastings on 29 June 1826, receiving a pension of 2s tuppence-halfpenny.

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Pair: Corporal Samuel Leap, 40th Foot

MilitaryGeneralService1793-1814,10clasps,Roleia,Vimiera,Talavera,Busaco,CiudadRodrigo,Badajoz,Salamanca,Vittoria, Orthes,Toulouse(S.Leap,Corpl.40thFoot.);Waterloo1815(SamuelLe..,1stBatt.40thReg.Foot.) !ttedwithcontemporary replacementsilverclipandsilverbarsuspensioninscribed‘Peninsula’asoftenfoundtothisregiment, thesecondwithedgebruising andcontactmarkswithconsequentiallossoftwolettersofsurname, ne,the rstwithlightedgebruisingandcontactmarks,otherwise very ne (2) £4,000-£5,000

Provenance: Sotheby, July 1896.

SamuelLeap wasbornintheParishofYarcomb,Devon,andattestedforthe40thFootatTaunton,Somerset,on19March1805,aged15.He served‘underage’until19March1808,andthenasaPrivateuntil24November1827,whenhewaspromotedtoCorporalforthe !nal3years6 daysofhisservice.Heserved‘inthePeninsuladuringtheCampaignsof1808,1809,1810,1811,1812,1813,&1814.AtWaterloo.Waswounded intherightkneeinthePyrenees,1stAugust1813.InAmericathreemonths.InNewSouthWales, !veyearsandthreequarters.EastIndies,three hundredandsixtydays.’HewasdischargedintheEastIndieson30November1830,landedatGravesendon18June1831,andreceivedhis !nal dischargeon9August1831.TheBoardwereoftheopinionthat‘forthemanyyearshehasservedinthisregiment,hehasinvariablyconducted himself as a steady, honest & brave soldier.’

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Pair: Private Richard Smith, 51st Light Infantry

MilitaryGeneralService1793-1814,3clasps,Vittoria,Pyrenees,Nivelle(Richd.Smith,51stFoot);Waterloo1815(RichardSmith, 51st Reg. Light Infantry.) !tted with original steel clip and ring suspension, the second good very ne, the rst extremely ne (2) £2,800-£3,400

Provenance: Glendining’s, March 1929 and December 1931.

RichardSmith wasbornintheParishofPutney,Surrey,andwasenlistedforthe51stKing’sOwnLightInfantryatBrightonon17July1809, aged18,forlife.Heservedatotalof17years67days,including2yearsforWaterloo,andwasdischargedatCorfuon21September1824,in consequence of ‘his having been wounded in the wrist and through the chest at Pampeluna on the 30 June 1813.’

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Pair: CorporalWilliamDeighton,52ndFoot,whowaswoundedinthelefthandatCondisa,14March1811, and by a shell in the shoulder and mouth at Waterloo, 18 June 1815

MilitaryGeneralService1793-1814,10clasps,Corunna,Busaco,FuentesD’Onor,CiudadRodrigo,Badajoz,Salamanca,Vittoria, Pyrenees,Orthes,Toulouse(WilliamDeighton,52ndFoot.);Waterloo1815(WilliamDighton,1stBatt.52ndReg.Foot.) !tted with steel clip and later small ring suspension, edge bruising, therefore good ne, the rst very ne (2) £6,000-£8,000

Provenance: Greg Collection 1887; Sotheby, March 1979; Glendining’s, September 1987.

WilliamDeighton/Dighton wasbornintheParishofWake!eld,Yorkshire,andwasenlistedintothe52ndFooton17October1799,aged twenty-eight,alabourerbytrade.Heservedatotalof18years10months,including2yearsallowanceforWaterloo,andwasdischargedwiththe rankofcorporalon3August1816,inconsequenceof‘GunshotwoundlefthandatCondisa,14March1811,andbyashellintheshoulderand mouth at Waterloo, 18 June 1815.’

Soldwithcopieddischargepaperswhichadditionallynote‘marksofgunshotwoundlefthand,shoulderandmouth’,togetherwithaquantityof copied research and a copy of Gareth Glover’s recent publication on the 52nd Foot at Waterloo.

TheuniqueDefenceofKelat-i-GhilziegroupofthreetoMajorThomasStuddert,BombayEngineers, ExecutiveEngineeratKelat-i-Ghilzai,oneofeightBritishofficerspresentatthedefenceofthatplaceinMay 1842, and the only Engineer officer to receive the medal for Hyderabad 1843 DefenceofKelat-I-Ghilzie1842(Lieutt.T.Studdert,BombayEngineers)namingofficiallyengravedin "nerunningscript, "ttedwith contemporaryhingedsilverbarsuspension;GhuzneeCabul1842(Lieutt.T.Studdert,BombayEngineers)namingofficially engravedin "nerunningscript, "ttedwithcontemporaryhingedsilverbarsuspension;Hyderabad1843(Lieutt.Thos.Studdert, BombayEngineers)namingofficiallyengravedinuprightserifcapitals,originalstraightbarsuspension,allthree "ttedwithmatching goldribbonbucklesandcontainedinacontemporary "ttedcarryingcase, minoredgebruisingandknocks,otherwisebetterthanvery ne (3) £18,000-£22,000

Provenance: George Dalrymple White Collection 1946; Brian Ritchie Collection of H.E.I.C. and British India Medals, Dix Noonan Webb, Sept 2005.

ThomasGeorgeStuddert, eldestsonofGeorgeStuddert,Magistrate,ofDublin,andLetitia,daughteroftheVeryReverendStewartBlacker, ofCarrick-Blacker,wasbornon21March1821.HewaseducatedattheGreatDenmarkSeminary,Dublin,AddiscombeandChatham.Hewas commissioned2ndLieutenantintheBombayEngineerson11June1830,andbecameLieutenanton20August1834.Afteracreditableperiodas anAssistantEngineeronvariousworksinIndia,hewasplacedatthedisposalofthe‘EnvoyandMinisteratCabool’andorderedtojointhesmall force at Kelat-i-Ghilzai as Executive Engineer in September 1840.

FollowingthedisastrousretreatoftheBritishfromCabulinJanuary1842,GhuzneewasretakenbytheAfghans,andtheisolatedgarrisonat Kelati-Ghilzaiwasinvested.Thegarrisonconsistedof600oftheShah’s3rdInfantry,threecompaniesofthe43rdN.I.,fortyEuropeanArtillery,twentythreeBombaySappersandMinersunderLieutenantStuddertandsevenotherBritishofficers,allunderthecommandofCaptainJohnHalket Craigie.

Inspiteof‘coldandprivationunequalledbyanyofthetroopsinAfghanistan’,thegarrisonputupasuccessfuldefencethroughthewholewintertill relievedinJune1842.ThetotalstrengthofthegarrisonofKelat-i-Ghilzai,situatedabouteightymilesnortheastofCandahar,was "fty-"ve Europeans and 877 natives. On 21 May 1842, the garrison repulsed a particularly determined attack by some 6,000 Afghans.

‘Khelat-i-Ghilzaiwasattackedataquarterbeforefouro’clock’,reportedCraigie,‘Theenemyadvancedtotheassaultinthemostdetermined manner,eachcolumnconsistingofupwardsof2,000men,providedwith30scalingladders,butafteranhour’s "ghtingwererepulsedanddriven downthehill,losing "vestandards,oneofwhichwasplantedthreetimesinoneoftheembrasures...Thegreatestgallantryandcoolnesswere displayedbyeverycommissionedandnon-commissionedofficer,andprivate(bothEuropeanandNative)engagedinmeetingtheattackofthe enemy, several of whom were bayoneted on top of the sandbags forming our parapets...’

Studdertandhiscomradeswere "nallyrelievedbyColonelG.P.WymeroperatingoutofCandaharduringGeneralNott’s #uiddefence.Studdert thereafter participated in Nott’s march to Cabul in September and the destruction of the great bazaar before withdrawing to India.

In1842-44StuddertwaswithMajor-GeneralSirCharlesNapier’s8,000-strongforce,whichannexedpartofnorthernScinde,asassistanttothe ChiefEngineer,MajorCharlesWaddington,BombayEngineers.HebecameCaptainon9October1848,Majoron11November1853,anddiedin Dublin on 28 October 1855.

Four: Lieutenant-ColonelFrederickMiller,80thFoot,whoservedwiththeTurkishContingentduringthewar in the Crimea IndiaGeneralService1854-95,2clasps,Pegu,Bhootan(Lieut.F.Miller.80thRegt.)unofficialrivetsbetweenclasps;IndianMutiny 1857-59,noclasp(Capt.F.Miller,80thRegt.);TurkishCrimea1855,Sardinianissue,unnamed, "ttedwithsilverbarsuspension; OttomanEmpire,OrderoftheMedjidie,4thClasslargetypebreastbadge,silver,withgoldandenamelcentreandCrescent suspension, the rstwithedgebruisingandcontactmarks,good ne,smallchiptoCrescentsuspensiononthelast,otherwisevery ne and better (4)

£700-£900

FrederickMiller wasappointedensigninthe80thFooton16May1845;lieutenant,4April1846;captain,1December1854;brevetmajor6 June1856;lieutenant-colonel,63rdFoot,1January1868.Lieutenant-ColonelMillerservedwiththe80thRegimentintheBurmesewarof1852-53 (MedalwithClaspforPegu).ServedinTurkeyandtheCrimeain1855-56withtheTurkishContingentincommandofthe1stRegimentof Infantry(BrevetofMajor,4thClassoftheMedjidie,andTurkishMedal).ServedinIndiaduringthemutinyin1858-59withthe80thwiththe columninFuttehporeDistrict,engagedwithrebelson5March1858,andthecampaigninOudeinOctober,November,DecemberandJanuary 1858 and 1859 (twice mentioned in despatches, Medal). Served also with the 80th Regiment in the Expedition against Bhootan in 1865 (Clasp).

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Four: Third Class Staff Sergeant W. B. Howes, Army Service Corps

SouthAfrica1877-79,1clasp,1879(T/3177.3rdC.S.Sergt.W.Howes.A.S.Corps);EgyptandSudan1882-89,datedreverse,1 clasp,Suakin1885(3177,3rdCl:S.S.W.Howes,***Co.C&T.C.)’;ArmyL.S.&G.C.,V.R.,3rdissue,smallletterreverse(3177.

3rd Cl: S. Sgt. W. Howes. A.S.C.); Khedive’s Star, dated 1882, reverse impressed ‘3177. W. B. Howes C & T. Corps very ne

Three: SapperW.C.Howes,128thFieldCompany,RoyalEngineers,whowaskilledduringanaccidental explosion,wheneightchargeswentoff atastoresdepotwhichbackedontoanAdvancedDressingStation, 31December1915.AnumberofcasualtiesweresufferedamongsttheSappers,theFieldAmbulanceUnit, and a nearby works party from the 8th Battalion, Yorkshire Regiment

1914-15Star(69408Spr:W.C.Howes.R.E.);BritishWarandVictoryMedals(69408Spr.W.C.Howes.R.E.);MemorialPlaque (William Charles Howes) in card envelope of issue, with collar titles, nearly extremely ne (8) £700-£900

WilliamBentleyHowes wasborninWorcester,andattestedforthe20thFootatBirminghaminDecember1870.Hetransferredtothe CommissariatandTransportCorpsinOctober1872,andservedwiththecorpsinSouthAfricaandEgypt.Howesadvancedto3rdclassstaff sergeant, and was discharged in December 1891.

Sold with portrait photograph of recipient in uniform, and copied research.

WilliamCharlesHowes wasborninPlumstead,Kent,andresidedinHillingdon,Middlesex.HeattestedfortheRoyalEngineersinMarch1915. HowesservedduringtheGreatWarwiththe128thFieldCompany,RoyalEngineersontheWesternFrontfromAugust1915.SapperHowes wasaccidentallykilledbytheexplosionofguncotton,31December1915,whilstpreparingmaterialfortheaccompanimenttoaraid.The circumstances surrounding his death are as follows:

‘Lieut.Ruse,twoN.C.O.sandsevenSappersweretoldoff toaccompanyaraidingpartyintotheGermanlines.Thepartywasstruckoff allother duties and trained with the remainder of the troops, told off for the raid, in the duties which would be required of them.

TheR.E.wererequiredtotakeoverexplosivesanddestroyanymachinegunemplacements,mineshaftsandasmuchoftheparapetaspossible and also to block the two "anks of a certain portion of the enemy’s line. Itwasdecidedtomakeupandtakeovereightchargesofguncottonof20lbseach.Threesimilarchargeswere #redagainstaparapetsimilarto that which it was intended to attack during the training of the detachment.

Lieut.RuseselectedoneCorporalandthreeSappersandspeciallytrainedtheminmakingupofthecharges.Ontheafternoonof31.12.15the chargeswereapparentlymadeupbytheabovepartyandabout6pmtheywereworking,apparentlyonthecasescontainingthemintheadvanced store of the 128th Field Coy. R.E. where the explosion occurred.

Lieut.Ruse,theCorporalandthreeSapperswereallkilledandfourSapperswhowereloadingstoresintheyardaswellasanumberofInfantry and R.A.M.C. who were also in the yard were injured.

FromtheappearanceofthelocalityIamoftheopinionthatthewholeoftheeightchargeswere #red.Thereisnodirectevidenceastowhatthe party was actually doing at the time.

Lieut.Rusewasaveryefficientofficerandhadaknowledgeofexplosivesandthehandlingofthemmuchabovetheaverage.Hewasverycool headed and was not likely to have been nervous or excited.’ (Report of Lieutenant Colonel A. G. Bremner, R.E., C.R.E. 23rd Division refers)

TheabovetookplaceatthebrasserieatChappelleD’Armentiers,wherethe #eldcompanyhadastoresdepot,andthebuildingwassharedwith the70thFieldAmbulanceAdvancedDressingStation.HoweswaskilledalongwithLieutenantE.W.Ruse,SappersR.Brown,F.ChurchillandJ.F. Fleming,and4othersmembersof128thFieldCompanybeing wounded.Afurthermanwaskilledand10woundedattheDressingStation,whilst a work party from the 8th Battalion, Yorkshire Regiment also suffered one man killed and 8 wounded.

Sapper Howes is buried in the Erquinghem-Lys Chuchyard Extension, France.

Soldwiththreecontemporaryletters,twoofwhichwrittenonY.M.C.A.paper,alladdressedtorecipient’swife-onefromhiscommanding officer, one from a friend, and another from the mother of another casualty. With copied research.

For the Memorial Plaque of Lieutenant Ruse, see Lot 490.

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W. B. Howes

Six: ChiefPettyOfficerJ.Mitchell,RoyalNavy,attachedRoyalAustralianNavy,whowasawardedtheNaval GoodShootingMedalwhilstservinginH.M.A.S. Australia in1913,the "rsttimeanofficialmedalwasawarded and named to an H.M. Australian Ship

EastandWestAfrica1887-1900,1clasp,Benin1897(J.Mitchell,Ord.H.M.S.Theseus.);1914-15Star(179801J.Mitchell,C.P.O., R.N.);BritishWarandVictoryMedals(179801J.Mitchell.C.P.O.R.N.);RoyalNavyL.S.&G.C.,E.VII.R.(179801JohnMitchell,P. O.H.M.S.Astræa.);NavalGoodShootingMedal,G.V.R.(R.A.N.8118J.Mitchell,P.O.,H.M.A.S.Australia.1913.12in.B.L.) contact marks and minor edge bruising to the pre-Great War awards, generally very ne and better, the last rare (6) £1,200-£1,600

H.M.A.S. Australia wasthe !rstcapitalshipoftheRoyalAustralianNavy,andwascommissionedon21June1913.TheRoyalAustralianNavywas !rstengagedduringtheGreatWar;consequently,theNavalGoodShootingMedalawardedtoH.M.A.S. Australia in1913islikelytobethevery !rst medal ever awarded and named to an H.M. Australian Ship.

JohnMitchell wasbornatFoscoway,Clackmannanshire,on3May1878andjoinedtheRoyalNavyasaBoySecondClasson20may1894.He servedinH.M.S. Theseus from14January1896,andwasratedOrdinarySeamanfrom3May1896.HewasadvancedPettyOfficerFirstClasson 25April1904,andwasawardedhisLongServiceandGoodConductMedalon22May1911.HewassecondedtotheRoyalAustralianNavyfor threeyearsfrom24May1913,andservedthroughoutthatperiodinH.M.A.S. Australia.HespenttherestoftheWarinvariousshorebased establishments, and was shore pensioned on 2 May 1918, joining the Royal Fleet Reserve the following day.

Six: CaptainA.Horne,1stBattalion,CameronHighlanders,whoafterbeingwoundedwasreportedly murderedbyGermantroopsatthebattleforTroyonRidge,duringthebattleoftheAisne,on14September 1914 - a battle in which the battalion sustained an horrendous number of casualties

Queen’sSudan1896-98(2/Lt.A.Horne.1/Cam:Hrs:);Queen’sSouthAfrica1899-1902,3clasps,CapeColony,OrangeFree State,Transvaal(Lieut.A.Horne.1/Camn.Highrs.);1914Star,withclasp(Capt:A.Horne.Cam’n:Highrs);BritishWarand VictoryMedals(Capt.A.Horne.);Khedive’sSudan1896-1908,2clasps,TheAtbara,Khartoum,unnamedasissued, generallyvery ne (6) £1,400-£1,800

AlexanderHorne

SocietyofWriterstoHerMajesty’sSignetisaprivatesocietyofScottishsolicitors,datingbackto1594andpartoftheCollegeofJustice.Hewas also !rstcousintoMajorGeneralH.S.Horne,RoyalHorseArtillery,andofLieutenantColonelE.W.Horne,3rdBattalion,SeaforthHighlanders. EducatedatSaintNinian’sPreparatorySchoolatMoffatandthenatCharterhouseSchool,heoriginallyenteredtheBritishArmyMilitiabefore obtaining his commission as a Second Lieutenant with the Seaforth Highlanders in 1897, and being posted to the 1st Battalion.

HornesawserviceinEgyptandtookpartinthere-conquestoftheSudan,beingpresentattheBattleofTheAtbaraon9April1898,andthen theBattleofOmdurmanandtheentryintoKhartoumon3September1898.WiththecaptureofKhartoum,HornewasthensenttoFashoda with his company acting as escort to Lord Kitchener, the Commander-in-Chief in the Sudan.

WiththeoutbreakoftheBoerWar,Horne,bythenpromotedtoLieutenant,wentontoseeserviceinSouthAfricaandwaspresenton operationsintheCapeColony,theOrangeRiverColonyandtheTransvaal,aswellasoperatingontheZululandfrontierofNatal.Hornewasa keenhuntsmanwithhounds,andin1906wontheIrishArmyPoint-to-Pointraceforheavyweightsandalsoranthirdforlightweights.Hewasalso a member of both the Automobile and Caledonian Clubs in London.

HavingbeenpromotedtoCaptain,attheoutbreakoftheGreatWar,Horne,whowasthenCommanderof‘B’Company,1stBattalion,Cameron Highlanders,servedwiththeB.E.F.ontheWesternFrontfrom14August1914.TakingpartintheearlyactionsoftheWar,includingtheretreat fromMons,CaptainHornewasreportedlymurderedbyGermantroopsafterbeingwoundedatTroyonRidge,duringtheBattleoftheAisne. Duringthebattle,inwhichtheCameron’slost600Officersandmen,Hornewasshotthroughbothlegsandcarriedtoaditchslightlyintherear ofthe !ringline.However,withtheRegimentcomingunder‘murderousshrapnel !re’,thebattalionwasforcedtoretreat,leavingCaptainHorne undercareofasergeantandtwoRedCrossmen.Exactlywhathappenednextisunknownbutreportsfromsurvivorsofthebattaliontellthatthe menwithHornemadeaRedCross $agoutofahandkerchiefandHorne’sbloodandhoisteditbeforetheadvancingGermansbut onthe Cameronsadvancingagaintoretaketheiroldposition,theyfoundcaptainHornewithhisheadknockedinbyri$ebuttsandshotwithhisown revolver. The story was reported in the newspapers thus:

wasborninEdinburghon30September1875,thefourthsonofThomasElliotOgilvieHorne,awritertotheSignet.The

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‘“Murdered”byGermans.FateofaCameronHighlandersCaptain.AprominentmemberoftheCountyHallwhojoinedthe !ghtingforcesatthe outbreakofthewarwriteshome:“PoorCaptainHorneoftheCameronHighlanders,whomIknewwell,waspracticallymurdered.Hewasshot inbothlegsandcarriedtoaditchslightlytotherearofthe !ghtingline.TheRegimenthadthentoretireandtheyleftHornewithasergeant. Theymadearedcrosswithahandkerchiefwithhisownbloodandhoisteditonastick.TheyadvancedagainlaterandfoundHornewithhishead knocked in by ri"e butts and shot by his own revolver”.’

CaptainHorne’sbrotherwouldwrite:‘IthinkitrightthatthepublicandAmericashouldknowhowhecametodie.Ihavenowheardfromhis brotherofficer,LordGeorgeStuart-Murray,whowasalsowoundedthatday.ThatonSeptember14CaptainHornewaswoundedonthelegin the !ringline.Asthelinehadtoretireowingtothemurderousshrapnel !re,hewasleftinchargeoftworedcrossbearersandasergeant.Later apartoftheenemycameonthemandshotCaptainHorneandhisbearersandtookthesergeantprisoner.Commentisuseless,itwassimple murderandIamtoldthatthiscustomaccountsformostofthemissingwounded.IhopewecanmakesomethingofthisandlettheWorld know.’

The Battalion War Diary for the period states:

‘On14SeptembertheBattalionmarchedoff fromnorthofPaissyat5:45,andmovedduewestofVendressetotaketheirpositionontheline. Withthemmovedthe1stColdstreamGuards,1stBlackWatch,1stScotsGuards.Enroute,theBattalioncameunderlongrangeri"e !re.The diarysaysthatACoyweredeployedonalineacrosstheTroyon,withBcoyontheirleft.ItwasaddedthatanattackbytheGermansfromthe left "ankacrossthewoodedvalley,andaportionofBCoywasputinthereartoguardtheleft "ank.ACoyfollowedbyDadvancedonafactory tothenorthofTroyon.But,beforetheyreachedit,theycameunderveryheavy !refromshrapnelandhighexplosiveshells.TheGermanswere nowsightedontheridgeduenorthofChivy.’Thediary goesontoaddthattherewasacertainamountofconfusioncausedbyapartyof Germanprisonersbeingescortedthroughthewoodontheimmediateleft.Thebattleoriginallybeganat7am.Atabout7:20am,theGerman attackfromtheCameronsleftfrontaboutLeBlancMontbegantodevelopseriously.BCompanywasorderedtoadvance.Thewholefrontwas heavilyattacked.AcompanyofBlackWatchcameuptotheCameronsleft.At8:50am,aportionoftherightgavegroundandtookcoverunder theroadbankatChivy-Cheminwood.ThemajorityoftheCameronsretainedtheirpositionsingoodorderfromthefactory.Battalionswere reorganisedinunitsintheChivy-Cheminwoodandtakenforwardontothecrestjustnortheastofthatpointofthewoodwhenaheavy !rewas openedontheGermansnorthofLeBlancMont,apparentlywithconsiderablesuccess.Acertainnumberofcasualtieswerecausedbythe Battalionri"e !refromtherear,thougheveryeffortwasmadetostopit.About10minuteslatertheGermansthenattackedwith‘renewed vigourandingreatlysuperiornumbersallalongthefront’.TheMachineGunSectioncameintoactionduenorthofthepointofthewood.All unitsweremixedhereandthe !rewasveryheavyfromri"e,machineguns,shrapnelandhighexplosiveshells.Itwasaddedthattherewere‘a great many casualties’.

OminouslythediaryfurtherstatesthatCCompanyonthelefthad13menkilledaltogether.ThiswasduetothefactthatabodyofGermans advancedwavingtheirri"esabovetheirheadsandapparentlywishingtosurrender.Ontheplatoongoingforwardtheywere‘decimatedbythe !reofanotherGermanlinebehind,andthelineapparentlywishingtosurrenderlaydownandprobably !redalso’.Atabout11:30theright "ank gotbadlyhitfromthedirectionofTroyon.ACompanyandpartofDranoutofammunitionandtheymovedbackintothewoodwhichwas beingheavilyshelled.Bythisstage,theBrigadefellbackandtheBattaliongotconsiderablysplitup,butorderwasmaintainedasfaraspossible. There were further casualties from shell !re, and by the evening the Battalion was entrenched on the north east edge of the Vendresse Valley.

On14September,asaresultofaGermancounterattackaroundChivyandBeaulneonthe1stand2nd GuardsBrigade,the1stCameron Highlanders’ "ankbecameexposedaftertheGermanscapturedasugarfactory.Machinegun !recausedmanycasualties.The1stCameron HighlandershadbeenformingupforacounterattackunderthecoverofawoodintheChivyValleywhichrunsalittletothewestofTroyon.At 7am,theadvancebegan.Havingcomeoutofthetrees,theBattalionwassubjectedtori"eandartillery !reaswell.OneCompanytotheright wasshatteredstraightaway,buttherestmaintainedtheiradvance.Theyweresupportedbyelementsofthe1stBlackWatchand1stScots Guards.TheymanagedtostormtheGermantrenchesontheplateauabovethem.Itwasmentionedasa‘tremendoussightasHighlandersswept throughtheGermantrenchesandtookup !ringlineeightyyardsbeyondtheroad’.Withtwoandahalfcompaniesacrosstheroadtheremainder oftheCameronHighlandersmovedupasmallerridgewheretheybrought !reontheCheminDesDamesridge.TheBattalionnowoccupiedan Sshaped !ringlinewhichat8.00amwasattackedalongitswholelength.ThepowerofGermaninfantryforcedtheright "anktofallbackbehind. Buttheyattackedonthe "ankandhadbythenlostmorethanhalftheirforceandwerelowonammunition.Thisresultedinthemmovingback downtheChivyValleyandendedupattheirstartline,withlessthan50menunderthecommandofaMajorHon.A.H.Maitlandwhoclungto thegrounduntilalltheirammunitionwasalmostexhausted.Theyhadtofallback50yardsbehindthecrestoftheridgewheretheywere !nally overwhelmedbymassedattackswhichresultedinMajorMaitlandbeingkilled.Also,duringthebattle,PrivateRossTollertonofthe1stCamerons was awarded the VC for his actions in bringing in a wounded officer.

Germancounter-attackswereinplacewithinhours,however,forcingtheAlliesback.TheGermanarmyhaddemonstratedtheeffectivenessof defensivewarfare.Smalladvanceswereachieved,butthesecouldnotbeconsolidated.The1stCameronswererelievedon19Septemberand wentintoReserveandbilleted.Theywerebackatthefrontbythe23rd.Fightingwasabandonedon28Septemberonceit !nallybecameclear thatneithersidewouldbeabletomountfrontalattacksuponthe well-entrenchedpositionsoftheenemy.CommanderSirJohnFrenchordering theBEFtodigtrenches.AstheBEFwerenotpreparedforthis,theyhadtolookfordiggingtoolsinnearbyfarms.Initially,onlyshallowpitswere dug up, but were replaced later by trenches of 7ft.

The1stDivisionCasualtiesfromthe !ghtingon14Septemberalonecameto3,500officersandmen.ManyofthesewerefromthetwoHighland regimentswith600officersandmenoftheCameronHighlanderslostthisday.TheCommonwealthWarGravesCommissionhave144menof the1stCameronHighlanderslistedasdyingon14September1914–theyareburiedinanumberofcemeteriesontheAisne,orarenamedon theMemorialtotheMissingatLaFerte-Sous-Jouarre.Furthertotheircasualtieson14SeptembertheCameronssufferedanothermajorsetback on25September,whilestillontheAisne.AshellcausedthecollapseofthecavebeingusedasthebattalionHQ,killing !veofficersandabout30 men.

On20September,SirJohnFrench,ChiefofStaff oftheBritishArmy,hadtoldtheBrigadierthatthe‘actionhadbeenmostimportantandhighly commendedtheconductoftheBrigade’.Hestatedthough‘hedeploredtheheavycasualties,itwasabsolutelynecessary’inordertodefendthe Aisne, which had been successfully done. By the end of 1915, he was replaced by Douglas Haig.” Horne has no known grave and is commemorated on La Ferte-sous-Jouarre Memorial.

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Six: SquadronSergeant-MajorRoughRiderH.Colman,5thDragoonGuards,laterLieutenant,ArmyService Corps

Queen’sSouthAfrica1899-1902,3clasps,Natal,OrangeFreeState,Transvaal(3200Sq.S.Major.R.R.H.Coleman[sic],5th. DragoonGuards.);King’sSouthAfrica1901-02,2clasps,SouthAfrica1901,SouthAfrica1902(3200S.Serjt:-Maj:H.Colman. 5th.Drgn:Gds:);BritishWarandVictoryMedals(Lieut.H.Colman.);ArmyMeritoriousServiceMedal,G.VI.R.,1stissue(Sq-S. Mjr.R.R.H.Colman.5-D.Gds.);ArmyL.S.&G.C.,E.VII.R.(3200S.Sjt.Mjr.R.RiderH.Coleman[sic].5/Dgn.Gds.) heavycontact marks to the Boer War pair, these nearly very ne; the rest good very ne and better (8)

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HarryColman wasawardedhisLongServiceandGoodConductMedalinOctober1906;andhisMeritoriousServiceMedalperArmyOrder 49 of 1939. He served as a Lieutenant with the Army Service Corps during the Great War on the Western Front from 5 February 1917. SoldwithtwobronzeRoyalNavalandMilitaryTournamentprizemedals,thereversesengraved‘1st.S.V.L.Curragh1912,S.S.M.R.R.Colman5.D. G.’ and ‘1st. S.V.S. Curragh 1912, S.S.M.R.R. Colman 5.D.G.

Pair: Lieutenant the Hon. Robert V. Grosvenor, Imperial Yeomanry, later 3rd Baron Ebury Queen’sSouthAfrica1899-1902,3clasps,CapeColony,OrangeFreeState,SouthAfrica1901,unofficialrivetsbetweenstateand dateclasps(Lt.TheHon.R.Grosvenor.21Co.2/Impl.Yeo.)engravednaming;Jubilee1897,silver,unnamedasissued,mountedas worn with the Jubilee Medal "rst, light contact marks, very ne (2) £600-£800

RobertVictorGrosvenor,3rdBaronEbury,wasborninBeachampton, Buckinghamshire,on28June1868,thesonofRobertWellesleyGrosvenor,2ndBaron Ebury,andservedinitiallyasalieutenantwiththe13thMiddlesexVolunteerRi#e Corps,beingawardedtheDiamondJubileeMedalinthatcapacity.Heservedwiththe 21st(Cheshire)Company,2ndBattalionImperialYeomanryinSouthAfricaduringthe BoerWar,thecompanybeingcommandedbyhiscousin,MajorLordArthur Grosvenor,beforereturningtoEnglandon21June1901.Hesucceededhisfatheras 3rdBaronEburyon13November1918,anddiedwithoutissueatAmersham, Buckinghamshire, on 5 November 1921, being succeeded to the barony by his brother. Soldwithextensivecopiedresearch,includingvariousphotographicimagesofthe recipient.

The Hon. Robert Grosvenor (right), with his cousin, Lord Arthur Grosvenor, at Chester prior to embarkation for the Boer War

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Five: MajorH.R.H.Crawford,HampshireYeomanry,attachedNigeriaRegimentandGoldCoastRegiment, late Imperial Yeomanry

Queen’sSouthAfrica1899-1902,5clasps,CapeColony,Rhodesia,Transvaal,SouthAfrica1901,SouthAfrica1902, uno cial rivetsbetweenSA01andSA02clasps (11232Tpr:H.Crawford.61st.Coy.17th.Impl:Yeo:);1914-15Star(Capt.H.H.Crawford. Hamps.Yeo);BritishWarandVictoryMedals(MajorH.H.Crawford);TerritorialDecoration,G.V.R.,silverandsilver-gilt, hallmarksforLondon1921,withintegraltopribandbar,mountedcourt-styleasworn, nearlyextremely ne,the1914-15Star extremely rare to unit (5) £1,000-£1,400

One of only three 1914-15 Stars awarded to an Officer in the Hampshire Carabiniers Yeomanry.

HedleyReginaldHenryCrawford wasborninDublinin1880andattestedfortheImperialYeomanryon1February1900.Heservedwith the61st(SouthIrishHorse)Company,17thBattalioninSouthAfricaduringtheBoerWarfrom4April1900to18May1901,andwas dischargedon18June1901,after1yearsand138days’service.Here-attestedfortheImperialYeomanryatCurraghon8February1902,and, giventhepresenceoftheSouthAfrica1902clasponhisQSA,sawfurtherserviceduringtheBoerWar,althoughthis,andtheentitlementtothe clasp, are uncon"rmed.

CrawfordwascommissionedintotheHampshireCarabiniersYeomanry,andservedduringtheGreatWaronattachment "rsttotheNigeria Regiment,andthenwiththeGoldCoastRegiment,WestAfricaFrontierForce,intheCameroons,Nigeria,andEastAfricafrom22September 1914. Transferring to the Retied List with the rank of Major, he was awarded his Territorial Decoration in 1923 (London Gazette 9 October 1923). Sold with copied research.

Queen’sSouthAfrica1899-1902,5clasps,CapeColony,OrangeFreeState,Transvaal,SouthAfrica1901,SouthAfrica1902,

WilliamArthurClayton wasborninBembridge,IsleofWight,in1881andwas commissionedSecondLieutenantintheDukeofConnaught’sOwnHampshireandIsle ofWightRoyalGarrisonArtilleryMilitiaon12May1900.Heservedwiththemin SouthAfricaduringtheBoerWar,andwascommissionedintotheRegularForceson 16November1901.HesawfurtherservicewithNo.2BatteryArtillery,Northern NigeriaRegiment,duringtheoperationsinNorthernNigeriain1906,andhaving transferredtotheTerritorialForcewasappointedAdjutantofthe2ndWessex (Howitzer) Brigade, R.F.A., on 21 November 1913. ClaytonservedduringtheGreatWar,departingfromSouthamptontoIndiaon9 October1914,andthenintheAdentheatreofWarfrom20October1915.Forhis serviceswiththeMesopotamianExpeditionaryForcehewasMentionedinDespatches (LondonGazette 15August1917),andwaspromotedBrevetLieutenant-Colonel (LondonGazette 25August1917).HeservedtherestoftheWarinDarjeeling,andwas placed on the half-pay list on account of ill-health on 10 May 1922.

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Pair: SurgeonJ.W.Summerhayes,attachedEastLancashireRegiment,whoservedasSurgeoninChargeof the Military Hospital at Brandfort, Orange River Colony

Queen’sSouthAfrica1899-1902,2clasps,CapeColony,OrangeFreeState(J.W.Summerhayes,M.D.Surgeon.)engraved naming;King’sSouthAfrica1901-02,2clasps,SouthAfrica1901,SouthAfrica1902(Civ.Surgn.J.W.Summerhayes.E.Lanc.Rgt.) good very ne (2) £360-£440

JamesWardSummerhayes undertookhismedicaltrainingatDurhamandLondonUniversities,andpriortotheBoerWarwasanassistant housesurgeonatNottinghamGeneralHospital.HeservedduringtheBoerWarinSouthAfricaasaciviliansurgeoninchargeofthemilitary hospital at Brandfort, Orange River Colony, and also as surgeon attached to the East Lancashire Regiment.

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Five: Lieutenant-Colonel W. A. Clayton, Hampshire and Isle of Wight Royal Garrison Artillery

uno cialrivetsbetweenstateanddateclasps (Lieut.W.A.Clayton.Hants.&I.ofW.R.G.A.);AfricaGeneralService1902-56,1 clasp,N.Nigeria1906(Lieut:W.A.Clayton.R.F.A.);1914-15Star(Capt:W.A.Clayton.R.F.A.);BritishWarandVictoryMedals, with M.I.D. oak leaves (Major. W. A. Clayton.) mounted as worn, generally good very ne (5) £600-£800

Four: LieutenantC.L.Wells,HampshireRegimentandColonialForces,whowasMentionedinDespatchesfor hisservicesduringtheBoerWar,andlaterservedwithdistinctionintheactionatKotorokoshion25 February1903,duringtheKano-Sokotocampaign,whichresultedintheawardoftheVictoriaCrossto Lieutenant W. D. Wright, and a further ‘Mention’ for Wells

Coronation1902,silver,unnamedasissued;Queen’sSouthAfrica1899-1902,4clasps,CapeColony,Wepener,Wittebergen, Belfast(LieutenantC.Wells.JohannesburgM.R.);King’sSouthAfrica1901-02,2clasps,SouthAfrica1901,SouthAfrica1902 (Lieut.C.Wells.J’burgM.R.);AfricaGeneralService1902-56,1clasp,N.Nigeria1903(Lieut.C.L.Wells.2ndN.N.Regt.)the group mounted ‘Cavalry’ style, generally good very ne (4) £3,000-£4,000

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CharlesLionellWells waspresentatWepenerasaTrooperintheCapeMountedRi!esandwassubsequentlyappointedtoacommissionin theJohannesburgMountedRi!es.HewasdangerouslywoundednearDriefonteinon1May1901andwasMentionedinDespatches‘Fordashand judgement in attack on position at Waterval on 10 September, 1901’ (London Gazette 3 December 1901).

WellsreceivedacommissionintheRegularArmyasSecondLieutenant,3rdBattalion,HampshireRegiment,on28August1902,becoming Lieutenanton6April1903.HewasattachedtotheNorthNigeriaRegimentandtookpartintheKano-Sokotocampaign,January-July1903,and wasMentionedinDespatchesforhispartintheactionatKotorokoshiwhichresultedintheawardoftheVictoriaCrosstoLieutenantWallace Wright,TheQueen’sRegiment.The LondonGazette of31July1903states:‘LieutenantW.D.Wright,withLieutenantC.L.Wellsand45menof theMountedInfantryleftonthe24th,reachingKorokoshionthe25th.Hetherecameintocontactwithandwaschargedbytheadvancepartyof theenemycomingdowntheroadfromKaurabutroutedthemwiththelossof40killedandnumerousprisoners.Continuinghisadvancetowards RawiahewasridinguptoaChiefwhoapparentlywishedtosurrender,whenhewassuddenlychargedfromanambuscadebyabout30 horsemen,whobrokethroughhismenbutwererepulsedwithalossof5killed.Lieut.Wrightwasinformedbyhisscoutsat8a.m.thatthe enemywereadvancinginforce.Heimmediatelyformedsquareroundhishorsesheldbyhiscarriersandprisoners.Theenemyingreatnumbers chargedthesquarerepeatedlyfortwohours.At10a.m.theenemydrewoff leaving65horsemendeadwithin30yardsofthesquare,11ofthem beingrecognisedasprincipalchiefsofKano...LieutenantWrightmakesspecialmentionoftheassistancehereceivedfromLieutenantC.L.Wells, 3rd Hampshire Regiment, who between enemy charges, was employed in cutting down thorn bushes to form a zariba outside the square.’

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Five: Captain E. O. King, Hampshire Regiment, later Royal Army Ordnance Corps

Queen’sSouthAfrica1899-1902,4clasps,CapeColony,OrangeFreeState,Transvaal,SouthAfrica1901,unofficialrivets betweenstateanddateclasps(190Pte.E.O.King,2nd.HampshireRegt.);DefenceMedal;ArmyMeritoriousServiceMedal, G.V. R.,1stissue(380802S.Mjr.E.O.King.17/Hamps:R.);ImperialServiceMedal,G.V.R.,Circularissue,2nd‘Coronationrobes’issue (ErnestOttoKing);TerritorialForceEfficiencyMedal,G.V.R.(284C.Sjt:E.O.King.5/Hants:Regt.)mountedcourt-stylefor display in this order, generally good very ne and better (5) £300-£400

ErnestOttoKing wasborninSouthamptonon6July1876andjoinedthePostOfficeasatemporaryPostmanon30August1896,being con$rmedasTownPostmanon4Novemberofthatyear.HeattestedfortheHampshireRegimentforthedurationofhostilitiesatWinchester on24January1900,havingpreviouslyservedintheRegiment’s2ndVolunteerBattalion,andservedwiththe2ndBattalioninSouthAfricaduring theBoerWarfrom11May1900to17May1901.HewasoneoftheVolunteerswhoreceivedtheFreedomoftheBoroughofSouthamptonon 10 October 1900, and was discharged on 24 May 1901, resuming his employment as a Postman.

KingwasawardedhisTerritorialForceEfficiencyMedalperArmyOrder8ofJanuary1914,whilstservingwiththe5thBattalion,Hampshire Regiment,andservedwiththeHampshireRegimentthroughouttheGreatWar,from4August1914to14February1919.AdvancedWarrant OfficerClassIIin1915,andWarrantOfficerClassIin1917,forhisservicesathomewiththe17thBattalionwasawardedtheMeritoriousService Medal (London Gazette 22 February 1919).

KingjoinedtheRoyalArmyOrdnanceCorpsinNovember1920,andaspromotedLieutenantin1922.AdvancedCaptain,hewasawardedthe Imperial Service Medal upon his retirement from the Post Office on his 60th birthday (London Gazette 4 September 1936).

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Six: Lieutenant(Quartermaster)H.Buckingham,HampshireRegiment,whodiedofpneumoniain Mesopotamia on 20 December 1917

Queen’sSouthAfrica1899-1902,3clasps,CapeColony,OrangeFreeState,Transvaal(4661Pte.H.Buckingham,2nd.Hampshire Regt.);King’sSouthAfrica1901-02,2clasps,SouthAfrica1901,SouthAfrica1902(4661Corpl:H.Buckingham.HampshireRegt.); 1914-15Star(Q.M.&Lieut.H.Buckingham.Hamps.R.);BritishWarandVictoryMedals,withM.I.D.oakleaves(Q.M.&Lieut.H. Buckingham.);ArmyL.S.&G.C.,G.V.R.,1stissue(4661C.Sjt:H.Buckingham.Hants:Regt.)mountedcourt-stylefordisplay, heavy edge bruising and contact marks to the Boer War pair, these therefore good ne; the last four extremely ne (6) £360-£440

HenryBuckingham wasbornin1875andattestedfortheHampshireRegimenton12August1895.Heservednearly16yearsoverseas,in Malta,Bermuda,SouthAfrica,Mauritius,andIndia,andwasadvancedColour-SergeantinDecember1905.HewasawardedhisLongServiceand GoodConductMedalperArmyOrder412ofOctober1914,andwascommissionedLieutenant(Quartermaster)on4October1914.Heserved withthe4thBattalionduringtheGreatWarinMesopotamiafrom18March1915,andforhisservicesinMesopotamiawasMentionedin Despatches(LondonGazette 15August1917).HediedofpneumoniaatBaghdadon20December1917,andisburiedinBaghdad(NorthGate) War Cemetery, Iraq.

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Pair: Colour Sergeant H. Perrett, Hampshire Regiment, who was Mentioned in Despatches

Queen’sSouthAfrica1899-1902,3clasps,CapeColony,Paardeberg,Johannesburg(3185Sejt.H.Perrett,2:HampshireRegt.); King’sSouthAfrica1901-02,2clasps,SouthAfrica1901,SouthAfrica1902(3185Cr:-Serjt:H.Perrett.HampshireRegt.) contact marks, very ne (2) £180-£220

HenryThomasPerrett wasborninGosport,Hampshire,in1872andattestedtherefortheHampshireRegimenton7August1890,having previouslyservedwiththeRegiment’s3rd(Militia)Battalion.HewasadvancedSergeanton22October1898,andservedwiththe2ndBattalionin SouthAfricaduringtheBoerWarfrom4January1900to28September1902,beingadvancedColourSergeanton24January1902.Forhis services during the Boer War he was Mentioned in Lord Robert’s Despatch of 4 September 1901 (London Gazette 10 September 1901). PerrettwaspostedtothePermanentStaff ofthe3rdBattalionon16April1903,andwasdischargedon6October1906,after16yearsand61 days’ service. He died in October 1909.

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Five: Sergeant F. Tuck, Hampshire Regiment

Queen’sSouthAfrica1899-1902,4clasps,CapeColony,OrangeFreeState,Transvaal,SouthAfrica1901, toplugsremoved (No.6 DrummerF.Tuck,2nd.Batt.HampshireRegt.);BritishWarandVictoryMedals(280014A.C.Sjt.F.Tuck.Hamps.R.);Territorial ForceWarMedal1914-19(122Sjt.F.Tuck.Hamps.R.);TerritorialForceEfficiencyMedal,G.V.R.,withtwoAdditionalAward Bars (No. 122. Cpl. F. Tuck. 6th. Batt. Hampshire Regt. T.F.) light contact marks, generally good very ne (5) £400-£500

FrederickTuck wasborninPortsmouthin1881andattestedfortheHampshireRegimentatFortGomeron15January1900,having previouslyservedintheRegiment’s3rdVolunteerBattalion.Heservedwiththe2ndBattalioninSouthAfricaduringtheBoerWarfrom11 February 1900 to 17 May 1901, and was discharged on 24 May 1901, after 1 year and 130 days’ service. SubsequentlyjoiningtheTerritorialForces,TuckwasawardedhisTerritorialForceEfficiencyMedalperArmyOrder7ofJanuary1909(although giventhefactthatthemedalinthelotisaGeorgeVissuepresumablyhewasnotactuallyissuedhismedaluntilsomeyearslater),andwas awardeda "rstAdditionalAwardBarperArmyOrder192ofMay1922,andasecondAdditionalAwardBarperArmyOrder155ofAugust 1931.Heservedwiththe1st/6thBattalion,HampshireRegimentduringtheGreatWarfrom11September1917,withtherankofActingColour Sergeant.

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Pair: Private G. Nivison, Royal Highlanders

Queen’sSouthAfrica1899-1902,4clasps,CapeColony,Paardeberg,Driefontein,Transvaal(5577Pte.G.Nivison,2ndRl. Highldrs:);King’sSouthAfrica1901-02,2clasps,SouthAfrica1901,SouthAfrica1902(5577Pte.G.Nivision.Rl:Highrs:), the rst with small edge bruise, very ne and better (2) £240-£280

GeorgeNivison wasbornatPenicuik,Midlothian,on22September1872andattestedfortheRoyalHighlanderson24July1894,claimingtobe 18yearsand10monthsofage.Heservedwiththe2ndBattalioninSouthAfricaduringtheBoerWarfrom22October1899to12September 1902,andtransferredtotheArmyReserveon30September1902.Hewasdischargedon23July1906,after12years’service.Hediedin Edinburgh on 8 October 1926

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AscarceQ.S.A.‘doubleissue’groupof !veawardedtoCompanyQuartermasterSergeantG.Taylor,King’s Royal Ri"e Corps, later Hampshire Regiment, who was wounded in action at Spion Kop on 24 January 1900

Queen’sSouthAfrica1899-1902,2clasps,CapeColony,ReliefofLadysmith(7352Cpl.G.Taylor,K.R.R.C.);Queen’sSouthAfrica 1899-1902,2clasps,CapeColony,SouthAfrica1902(7352Serjt:G.Taylor,K.R.R.C.);BritishWarandVictoryMedals(24133C. Sjt.G.Taylor.Hamps.R.);ArmyMeritoriousServiceMedal,G.V.R.,1stissue(24133C.Q.M.Sjt:G.Taylor.1/Garr:Bn:Hants:R.) edge bruise to BWM and minor o cial correction to surname on MSM, otherwise nearly extremely ne (5) £400-£500

M.S.M. London Gazette 17 June 1918:

‘In recognition of valuable services rendered with the Forces in France during the present war.’

GeorgeTaylor wasborninSmallHeath,Birmingham,in1872andattestedfortheKing’sRoyalRi#eCorpsinBirminghamon12April1892,a cricketbatmakerbytrade,havingpreviouslyservedwiththe1stVolunteerBattalion,WarwickshireRegiment.HewaspromotedCorporalon15 November1894andappointedLance-Sergeanton15June1897,beforetransferringtotheArmyReserveon23December1897.Hewas recalledtotheColourson9October1899,andservedwiththe3rdBattalioninSouthAfricaduringtheBoerWarfrom4November1899to2 February1900,beingwoundedinactionatSpionKopon24January1900.RepatriatedhomeheservedagaininSouthAfricawiththe4th Battalionfrom3May1902to11April1904.Hewasdischargedonthelatterdate,after12years’service,butre-enlistedintheHampshire RegimentduringtheGreatWarandservedasaCompanyQuartermasterSergeantwiththe19th(Garrison)BattalionontheWesternFront, being awarded the Meritorious Service Medal.

SoldwithcopiedmedalrollextractsthatclearlyshowtherecipientreceivingtwoQueen’sSouthAfricaMedals,onewiththe3rdBattalion,and the other with the 4th Battalion; and copied research.

Four: Sergeant A. R. Wild, King’s Royal Ri"e Corps, later Labour Corps Queen’sSouthAfrica1899-1902,2clasps,DefenceofLadysmith,Transvaal(6887Sgt.A.Wild.K.R.R.C.);King’sSouthAfrica 1901 -02,2clasps,SouthAfrica1901,SouthAfrica1902(6887Sgt:A.R.Wild.K.R.R.C.);BritishWarandVictoryMedals(515897W. O.Cl.2.A.R.Wild.LabourCorps)mountedaswornwithoriginalribbonbar,togetherwithQueenVictoria’sSouthAfrica1900 tin, nearly very ne (4) £240-£280

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Four: Orderly H. Galloway, St. John Ambulance Brigade, later South Lancashire Regiment

Queen’sSouthAfrica1899-1902,3clasps,CapeColony,OrangeFreeState,SouthAfrica1901, uno cialretainingrodbetween stateanddateclasps(1741Ord:H.Galloway,St.JohnAmb:Bde:);St.JohnMedalforSouthAfrica1899-1902(1741.Pte.H. Galloway.WarringtonCorps.);BritishWarandVictoryMedals(200225Cpl.H.Galloway.S.Lan.R.) generallyvery neandbetter (4)

£600-£800

Three: Orderly A. S. Quincey, St. John Ambulance Brigade, later Royal Air Force

Queen’sSouthAfrica1899-1902,4clasps,CapeColony,OrangeFreeState,SouthAfrica1901,SouthAfrica1902, uno cialrivets betweenstateanddateclasps (1381Ordly:A.S.Quincey,St.JohnAmb:Bde:);BritishWarandVictoryMedals(214129.Pte.1.A. S. Quincey. R.A.F.) edge bruising to the QSA, this very ne; the Great War pair nearly extremely ne (3) £160-£200

AlbertSumnerQuincey servedpriortotheGreatWarasaPoliceConstablewiththeMetropolitanPolice;andonthe1939Registerislisted as the Resident Caretaker at a Library Institution, and a Permanent Fireman.

Three: Captain A. Cockerham, British South Africa Police

Queen’sSouthAfrica1899-1902,2clasps,CapeColony,Transvaal(1440Tpr.A.Cockerham.B.S.A.Police.) recipient’sinitialneatly re-engraved;BritishWarMedal1914-20(Capt.A.Cockerham.);Coronation1911,unnamedasissued, lightcontactmarks,generally good very ne (3) £120-£160

ArthurCockerham servedasaSergeantaspartoftheBritishSouthAfricaPolicecontingentattheCoronationofH.M.KingGeorgeVin 1911.TheB.S.A.PolicecontingentcomprisedoneOfficer(CaptainA.J.Tomlinson); "veN.C.O.s(R.S.M.J.Blatherwick,C.S.M.F.G.Shettle; Sergeant Cockerham; and two Corporals); and nine Troopers.

Four: Lieutenant F. M. Nagel, Bethal Commando, late Burger, Standerton Commando Anglo-BoerWarMedal1899-1902(BurgerF.M.Nagel.)officialcorrectiontolastletterofsurname;1914-15Star(Lt.F.M.Nagel Bethal Kdo.); British War and Bilingual Victory Medals (Lt. F. M. Nagel.) nearly extremely ne (4) £400-£500

FrederickMartinusNagel servedasaBurgerintheStandertonCommandoduringtheAnglo-Boerwar.HewascapturedduringaBritish nightraidatOshoekintheEastrernTransvaalon4December1901,andsenttoIndiaasaprisonerofwar.DuringtheGreatWarhewasa lieutenant inn the Bethal Commando and saw service in German South West Africa. Sold with copied research.

Four: WarrantOfficerClassIG.W.King,HampshireRegiment,attachedKing’sAfricanRi"es,whowas wounded on the Western Front in October 1914

1914Star,withclasp(8772Cpl.G.W.King.1/Hamps:R.);BritishWarandVictoryMedals(8772W.O.Cl.1.G.W.King.Hamps. R.); Italy, Kingdom, Al Valore Militare, bronze, mounted court-style, polished, nearly very ne (4) £200-£240

ItalianMedalforMilitaryValour,bronze LondonGazette 31August1917:8772RegimentalSerjeant-MajorGeorgeWilliamKing(Lance-Serjeant, The Hampshire Regiment), King’s African Ri#es.

GeorgeWilliamKing attestedfortheHampshireRegimentandservedwiththe1stBattalionduringtheGreatWarontheWesternFront from23August1914.HewaswoundedintheearlystagesoftheWar,andisrecordedasbeinginhospitalinFranceon16October1914.He was subsequently seconded to the King’s African Ri#es.

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Five: CommanderF.G.S.Peile,RoyalNavyTransportStaff,whoservedasNavalTransportOfficeratthe FrenchportofLeHavrein1914,andasConsularShippingAdvisor(NavalControlServiceDuties),Monte VideoinAugust1939,andwaspresentinthatroleaidingtheBritishAmbassadorMillingtonDrakewhenthe Germanpocketbattleship AdmiralGrafSpee putintoMonteVideofollowingtheBattleoftheRiverPlatein December 1939

1914Star(Cmmdr.F.G.S.Peile,R.N.TransportStaff.);BritishWarandVictoryMedals,withM.I.D.oakleaves(Cmmr.F.G.S. Peile.R.N.);DefenceandWarMedals1939-45,withR.N.Transportbullioncapbadge,andgiltbadgesforR.N.&M.T. HeadquartersStaff dated1913(numbered11onreverse)and1914(numbered112onreverse)respectively, generallygoodvery ne (5) £500-£700

FrederickGeraldStuartPeile wasborninLucknow,IndiainJanuary1881.ThesonofMajorPeileofBroomhill,Inverness-shire,Scotland. PeileenteredtheRoyalNavalCollegeasaCadetinJanuary1895,andhavingpassedoutwasappointedMidshipmanforservicewithH.M.S. Resolution inFebruary1897.SubsequentserviceincludedwithH.M.Ships Powerful and Mars,andPeileadvancedtoSubLieutenantinAugust1900. HewasappointedtothecommandofthetorpedoboatdestroyerH.M.S. Brazen inMay1901,andadvancedtoLieutenantinOctoberthe following year.

PeilewasappointedNavigatingLieutenanttoH.M.S. Torch inMarch1903,andhavingservedwiththeherontheAustralianStationforthreeyears returnedtobebasedatDevonport.HewasappointedasaninstructoratH.M.S. Dryad (navigationtrainingschool),andwasawardedtheShadwell TestimonialPrizein1906.PeilesubsequentlyservedatH.M.S. Cornwall (trainingshipfornavalcadets),andadvancedtoLieutenantCommanderin October1910.HestudiedGerman,andquali!edasaninterpreterin1912,beforebeingpostedforWarStaff andIntelligenceDutiesatthe Admiralty and then lent to the War Office for similar duties.

PeileadvancedtoCommanderinJune1914,andfollowingthedeclarationofwarwithGermanywasappointedtoH.M.S. President ‘ForSpecial TransportDuties.’HewasemployedasNavalTransportOfficerattheFrenchportofLeHavre,andreceived‘theirLordships’appreciationofhis services to the Army at the beginning of the war.’

PeilereturnedtotheUKinSeptember1914,andwasappointedtotherecentlylaunchedbattleshipH.M.S. EmpressofIndia.Hewasrecalledfrom servicea$oattobepostedasaninterpreteratH.M.S. Vivid inJanuary1916,andinAprilofthesameyearwaspostedasaStaff Officer2ndGrade intheOperationsDivisionoftheAdmiralty.Peilesubsequentlyspentseveralperiodsinhospitaloverthenexttwoyears,andtheCommanderin ChiefattheNorestoppedhiswinebillforexceedingthelimit!FollowinganadversemedicalreportPeilewasplacedontheretiredlist,11 September 1918.

PeileappliedtotheForeignOfficeforanappointmentontheDanubeorDardanellesCommissionin1921,andwassubsequentlyappointedfor workwiththeUpperSilesiaPlebisciteCommission.HewasappointedasConsularShippingAdvisor(NavalControlServiceDuties),MonteVideo inAugust1939,andwaspresentinthatroleaidingtheBritish AmbassadorMillingtonDrakewhentheGermanpocketbattleship AdmiralGraf Spee putintoMonteVideofollowingtheBattleoftheRiverPlateinDecember1939.Sheeventuallyscuttled,andPeilelefthispostingin September1941.HeservedattheDirectorofCompassDepartment,SloughandwaseventuallysecondedforserviceatB.A.T.M.Ottawain February 1943.

Commander Peile reverted to the retired list in January 1946, and died in January 1958.

M.I.D. uncon!rmed.

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Three: AbleSeamanL.S.Bennett,HoweBattalion,RoyalNavalDivision,RoyalNavalVolunteerReserve,who was killed in action when H.M.S. Hampshire was sunk off Orkney on 5 June 1916

1914Star(SX.5/112.L.S.Bennett,A.B.,R.N.V.R.HoweBttn.R.N.D.);BritishWarandVictoryMedals(S.5-112L.S.Bennett.A.B. R.N.V.R.) good very ne (3) £300-£400

LesterStoneBennett,anativeofHastings,Sussex,wasbornon2March1892andenrolledasaBuglerintheSussexDivisionoftheRoyal NavalVolunteerReserveon10February1909.AdvancedAbleSeamanon9August1914,heservedduringtheGreatWarinitiallywiththeHowe Battalion,RoyalNavalDivision,beforejoiningH.M.S. Hampshire on9January1916.Hewaskilledinactionwhenthe Hampshire,conveyingField MarshalLordKitcheneronadiplomaticmissiontoRussia,struckaGerman-mineoff Orkneyon5June1916andsankwithin15minuteswiththe loss of 737 lives. There were only 12 survivors. Bennett is buried in Lyness Royal Naval Cemetery, Orkney. Sold with copied research.

Three: Corporal P. J. Julyan, Worcestershire Regiment

1914-15Star(17089Pte.P.J.Julyan,Worc.R.);BritishWarandVictoryMedals(17089Col.P.J.Julyan.Worc.R.)withnamed card boxes of issue and Registered packet, extremely ne

Three: Private H. P. Taylor, 2nd Battalion, Border Regiment

1914Star(10560Pte.H.P.Taylor.2/Bord:R.);BritishWarandVictoryMedals(L-10560Pte.H.P.Taylor.Bord.R.)togetherwith aquantityofofficialandpersonaldocumentationincludingdischargedocuments,GreetingsCards,BirthandDeathcerti!cates etc., medals mounted as worn, very ne

Pair: Private R. C. Yates, Lancashire Fusiliers

BritishWarandVictoryMedals(24998Pte.R.C.Yates.Lan.Fus.)innamedcardboxofissueandRegisteredpacketaddressedto Mrs E. Yates, Bishops Frome, Worcestershire, extremely ne

BritishWarMedal1914-20 (52805Pte.A.W.Bonner.TheQueen’sR.) withnamedlidfromcardboxofissue, extremely ne (9) £80-£100

RonaldCharlesYates wasbornatBishop’sFrome,Worcestershire,andenlistedatLeominsterintotheHerefordRegiment(No.4776)before transferringtothe2/5thBattalion,LancashireFusiliers(No.24998).HewaskilledinactioninFlanderson20October1918,aged21,sonofMrs Ellen Yates, of Bishop’s Frome. He is buried in Esplechin Churchyard, Belgium.

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Three: LieutenantL.P.Evans,1st/6th(Swansea)Battalion,WelshRegimentandRoyalFieldArtillery,later Company Officer, Royal Military College, Sandhurst, and Army Educational Corps

1914Star(2.Lieut.L.P.Evans.WelshR.);BritishWarandVictoryMedals(Lieut.L.P.Evans)mountedcourtstyleasworn, contact marks, nearly very ne (3) £120-£160

LeviProsserEvans,knownasThomasEvans,wasbornatAberdareon31September1892,thesonoftheRevd.ThomasC.Evansandhis wifeEleanor,andwaseducatedatLlandoveryCollegeandKebleCollege,Oxford.HewascommissionedSecondLieutenantfromtheOxford UniversityContingent,O.T.C.,intothe6th(Swansea)Battalion,WelshRegimenton20September1914,andservedwiththemduringtheGreat WarontheWesternFrontfrom29October1914toJuly1915;however,ashisbattalionwasengagedonLinesofCommunicationsdutieshedid notqualifyfortheclasptothe1914Star.HetransferredtotheRoyalFieldArtilleryon22July1915,andservedwiththeEgyptianExpeditionary ForcefromMarchtoApril1916andagainfromJuly1917toApril1918;inGreekMacedonia,Serbia,Bulgaria,EuropeanTurkey,andtheislandsof theAegeanSeafromApril1916toJuly1917;andontheWesternFrontfromMayto13July1918.HewasappointedAdjutant,withtherankof Acting Captain, in 1919.

FollowingtheGreatWarEvanswasappointedtoapermanentCommissionintheArmyEducationalCorpsasLieutenanton24December1920, andthefollowingyearwasappointedaCompanyOfficer,commandingaCompanyofGentlemanCadets,attheRoyalMilitaryCollege,Sandhurst on30August1921.Herelinquishedhiscommissionon31August1927,andwaslatertheheadmasteroftheHolyroodPreparatorySchool, BognorRegis,Sussex.DuringtheSecondWorldWartheschoolwasrequisitionedandwasre-locatedtoLluest,LlanbadarnFawr,Aberystwyth. HewaswellknowninBognorRegisandwasChairmanoftheBoardofManagementoftheBognorRegisWarMemorialHospital;helaterretired to Cardiganshire, becoming a magistrate there in 1950.

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Three: SecondLieutenantH.R.Farrar,3rdBattalion,LeicestershireRegiment,attached2ndBattalion

Manchester Regiment, who was killed in action on 24 December 1914

1914 Star (2 Lieut. H. R. Farrar. Leic: R.); British War and Victory Medals (2 Lieut. H. R. Farrar.) extremely ne

Pair: Second Lieutenant S. G. Farrar, Manchester Regiment BritishWarandVictoryMedals(2Lieut.S.G.Farrar.)mountedasworn,togetherwithamountedpairofminiaturemedals, good very ne (5) £500-£700

HerbertRonaldFarrar wasborninSouthShieldson25July1887,andwaseducatedatDulwichCollege,1898-1906.HegainedaB.A.at Queen’sCollege,Cambridgein1910andwasforsomeyearsintheUniversityO.T.C.During1910-14hewasemployedasamasterin preparatoryschoolsatRipple,Kent,andWindlesham,Sussex.IntheSpringof1914hetravelledintheSouthofFrance,EgyptandItaly.Uponthe outbreakofwarhejoinedthePublicSchoolsBattalionandamonthlaterhewasgazettedwiththe3rdReserveBattalionLeicestershireRegiment. Servingasa2ndlieutenantonattachmenttothe2ndBattalionManchesterRegiment,hewenttoFranceon27October1914andwaskilledin action in Flanders on 24 December 1914, aged 27 years. He is buried in the Dranoutre Military Cemetery, Heuvelland, West Vlaanderen, Belgium. Hisyoungerbrother,SidneyGoldnerFarrar,wascommissioneda2ndlieutenantinthe2ndBattalion,ManchesterRegimenton5July1917.The two were the sons of the Rev. Herbert William and Florence Margaret Farrar, of Barcombe Rectory, Lewes, Sussex.

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Four: Staff Sergeant P. J. H. Dalton, Royal Army Veterinary Corps

1914Star(323Sjt.P.J.H.Dalton.A.V.C.);BritishWarandVictoryMedals(323T.S.Sjt.P.J.H.Dalton.A.V.C.);ArmyL.S.&G.C., G.V.R., 1st issue (7757051 S. Sjt. P. J. H. Dalton. R.A.V.C.); together with an A.V.C. cap badge, nearly very ne and better (4) £160-£200

PhilipJ.H.Dalton attestedfortheArmyVeterinaryCorpsandservedwiththemduringtheGreatWarontheWesternFrontfrom29 October 1914. He was awarded his Long Service and Good Conduct Medal per Army Order 136 of 1926.

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Four: Leading Stoker H. Cousins, Royal Navy and Royal Fleet Reserve

HarryCousins wasborninHenley-on-Thames,Oxfordshire,on22February1891andjoinedtheRoyalNavyasaStokerSecondClasson26 July1910.HeservedduringtheGreatWarinavarietyofshipsandshorebasedestablishments,andwasadvancedLeadingStokeron24August 1917. He was shore discharged on 25 July 1922, and joined the Royal Fleet Reserve the following day. Sold with copied record of service.

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Three: Leading Telegraphist W. J. Thorne, Royal Navy, who died in service on 14 July 1945

1914-15Star(J.18602.W.J.Thorne.O.Tel.,R.N.);BritishWarandVictoryMedals(J.18602W.J.Thorne.L.Tel.R.N.) light contact marks, good very ne

Three: Gunner F. Bateman, Royal Marine Artillery, who served in H.M.S. Collingwood at the Battle of Jutland

1914015 Star (R.M.A. 13379. Gr. F. Bateman.); British War and Victory Medals (R.M.A. 13379 Gr. F. Bateman.) very ne (6) £80-£100

WilliamJohnThorne wasborninCatford,London,on24October1896andjoinedtheRoyalNavyasaBoySecondClasson26June1912. Heservedinavarietyofshipsandshore-basedestablishmentsduringtheGreatWar,andwasadvancedLeadingTelegraphiston9July1917.He died in service on 14 July 1945, and is commemorated on the Chatham Naval Memorial. FrankBateman wasborninYorkshireon6March1896andenlistedintheRoyalMarineArtilleryon11March1913.Heservedduringthe GreatWarinH.M.S. Collingwood,andwaspresentinheraspartofthe1stBattleSquadronattheBattleofJutland,31May1916,whereshe !red atotalof84twelve-inchshellsand35four-inchshellsduringthebattle.Sub-LieutenantH.R.H.ThePrinceAlbert(laterH.M.KingGeorgeVI) commanded her forward turret during the Battle. Bateman was shore invalided at R.N. Hospital Haslar on 5 November 1919. Sold with copied records of service.

Three: Leading Telegraphist C. A. Williams, Royal Navy

1914-15Star(J.27800.C.A.Williams.Tel.,R.N.);BritishWarandVictoryMedals(J.27800C.A.Williams.L.Tel.R.N.);Marine Society Reward of Merit, silver (C. A. Williams. 21. Apl. 1920) with original small ring suspension, good very ne (4) £80-£100

ClarenceArthurWilliams wasborninYorkon1January1897andjoinedtheRoyalNavyasaBoySecondClasson12October1913.He servedduringtheGreatWarinH.M.S. Russell fromtheoutbreakofWaruntil1May1916,andtheninH.M.S. Wellington from2May1916until the cessation of hostilities. He was invalided out of the Service with defective vision on 13 August 1919.

Four: AbleSeamanD.Taylor,RoyalNavyandRoyalFleetReserve,whowasoneofonly4officersand22 ratings who survived the sinking of H.M.S. Bayano after she had been torpedoed by U-27 on 11 March 1915

1914-15Star(189099,D.Tayor,A.B.,R.N.);BritishWarandVictoryMedals(189099D.Taylor.A.B.R.N.);RoyalFleetReserve L. S. & G.C., G.V.R., 1st issue (189099 (Po. B.131) D. Taylor. A.B. R.F.R.) mounted as worn, nearly very ne (4) £140-£180

DennisTaylor wasborninReading,Berkshire,on12June1879andjoinedtheRoyalNavyasaBoySecondClassinH.M.S. Curaçoa on20June 1896.Advancedableseamanon24July1898,hepurchasedhisdischargeon29August1899,andjoinedtheRoyalFleetReserveatPortsmouth on4May1901.Hewasre-calledforwarserviceon2August1914andservedinH.M.S. Bayano from18December1914.Hewasservinginher whenshewastorpedoedbytheGermansubmarine U-27 tenmilesoff CorsewellPointat5:15a.m.on11March1915,andsankveryrapidly,with thethemajorityofthecrewbeingkilled:only4officersand22ratings,includingTaylor,weresaved.HewasinvalidedoutoftheRoyalNavydue to injury on 9 June 1915. Sold with copied research.

Three: OfficersStewardThirdClassH.Parsons,RoyalNavy,whowaskilledinactionwhenH.M.S. Hampshire was sunk off Orkney on 5 June 1916

1914-15Star(L.5179,H.Parsons,O.S.3,R.N.);BritishWarandVictoryMedals(L.5179H.parsons.O.S.3R.N.);MemorialPlaque (Harrie Parsons) all mounted for display in a glazed display frame, extremely ne (4) £300-£400

HarrieParsons wasborninYeovil,Somerset,on20November1895andjoinedtheRoyalNavyasanOfficersStewardThirdClasson24 February1914.HejoinedH.M.S. Hampshire on21May1916andwaskilledinactionwhenthe Hampshire,conveyingFieldMarshalLordKitchener onadiplomaticmissiontoRussia,struckaGerman-mineoff Orkneyon5June1916andsankwithin15minuteswiththelossof737lives.There were only 12 survivors. Parsons is commemorated on the Plymouth Naval Memorial. Sold with copied record of service.

1914-15Star(Ply.16080,Bugr.M.P.Lyndon.R.M.L.I.);BritishWarandVictoryMedals(Ply.16080Bugr.M.P.Lyndon.R.M.L.I.); RoyalNavyL.S.&G.C.,G.V.R.,2ndissue,coinagehead(Ply.16080M.P.Lyndon.Mne.R.M.)mountedasworn, heavycontact marks, generally good ne or better (4) £100-£140

MarwoodPhilipLyndon wasborninBodmin,Cornwall,on12September1898andjoinedtheRoyalMarineLightInfantryasaBuglerwiththe PlymouthDivisionon26February1913.HeservedduringtheGreatWarintheTyneGuardShipH.M.S. Jupiter fromtheoutbreakofWarto16 March1915-inJanuary1915theAdmiraltyreceivedarequestforassistancefromtheRussianGovernment,astheicebreakerusedtokeepopen thepassagetoArchangelintheWhiteSeahadbrokendown.InresponseH.M.S. Jupiter wasdespatched,departingforArchangelinFebruary 1915,freeingenrouteanumberofvesselsstuckintheice,occasionallybyusingexplosivecharges.Throughouttheseoperationsitwasnot unusualforthetemperaturetofallaslowasminus20degrees,ahardtestindeedonthemoraleandwellbeingof Jupiter’s crew.Hermission completed, the Tsar expressed his gratitude by the presentation of a variety of Russian medals to her crew. FortheremainderoftheWarLyndonservedinH.M.S. Roxburgh,andwasawardedhisLongServiceandGoodConductMedal,togetherwitha gratuity of £20, on 1 November 1931. He was discharged on 11 September 1937.

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Four: BuglerM.P.Lyndon,RoyalMarineLightInfantry,whoservedinH.M.S. Jupiter duringtheicebreaking mission to Archangel

Three: FlightCommanderL.D.Morrison,RoyalNavalAirService,whowaskilledwhenhisairshipcrashedinto the Humber on 21 July 1917

1914-15Star(S.Lt.L.D.Morrison,R.N.R.);BritishWarandVictoryMedals(Flt.Cr.L.D.Morrison.R.N.A.S.) nearlyextremely ne (3) £300-£400

LouisD.Morrison wasbornon31August1890andtransferredfromtheRoyalNavalReservetotheRoyalNavalAirServiceon20April 1916.AdvancedFlightCommanderon30June1917,hewaskilledon21July1917whenhisairship,whilstovertheNorthSea,developedabad leak and crashed into the mouth of the River Humber. He is buried in Hull Western Cemetery, Yorkshire. Sold with copied research.

Five: Petty Officer Mechanic C. Sutton, Royal Naval Air Service

1914-15Star(F.9283.C.Sutton.P.O.M.,R.N.A.S.) o ciallyre-impressed;BritishWarandVictoryMedals(F.9283C.Sutton.P.O.M. R.N.A.S.); Romania,Kingdom,WarCross1916-1918,bronze;LoyalServiceMedal,FirstClass,gilt,mountedasworn, very ne (5) £400-£500

Romanian Loyal Service Medal, First Class London Gazette 7 September 1920: ‘For distinguished services rendered during the War.’

Charles Sutton enlisted in the Royal Naval Air Service on 18 November 1915. SoldwiththeoriginalnamedBestowalDocumentfortheRomanianLoyalServiceMedal;andcopiedresearchregardingtheroleoftheRoyal Naval Air Service in Romania.

Three: Private B. J. Lane, Queen’s Own Dorset Yeomanry

1914-15Star(1417Pte.B.J.Lane.DorsetYeo.);BritishWarandVictory Medals(1417Pte.B.J.Lane.DorsetYeo.)mountedasworn, goodvery ne (3) £140-£180

BerkeleyJ.Lane servedwiththeDorsetYeomanryinEgyptfrom15November 1915, and was disembodied on 23 March 1919.

Soldwithtwoportraitpostcardphotographs,brassDorsetYeomanrycapbadgeand white metal shoulder title.

Campaign Groups and Pairs

Three: SecondLieutenantStanleyMajor,3rdattached1st Battalion,EastKentRegiment,lateSergeant,18thBattalion, Royal Fusiliers, killed in action 3 March 1917

1914-15Star(PS-1768Sjt.S.Major.R.Fus.);BritishWarandVictoryMedals (2. Lieut. S. Major.) nearly extremely ne £80-100 StanleyMajor servedasasergeantwiththe18th(1stPublicSchool)Battalion,Royal Fusiliers,inFrancefrom14November1915.Hewascommissionedintothe3rd Battalion,EastKentRegiment,on4August1916,andwasattachedtothe1stBattalion ofthatregimentwhenhewaskilledinactionon3March1917.HeisburiedinMaroc British Cemetery, Grenay, France. Soldwithsmallportraitphotographand‘TheBuffs’badge,togetherwithcopiedMedal IndexCardwhichgiveshiswidow’saddressasc/oMessrs.SearlesLtd.,GreatBrak River, Cape Province, South Africa.

Three: Private Edward Green, 13th Battalion, Liverpool Regiment, killed in action on the Somme, July 1916

1914-15 Star (25426 Pte. E. Green. L’pool R.); British War and Victory Medals (25426 Pte. E. Green. L’pool R.) extremely ne

Three: Private J. J. Foster, 6th Battalion, Cameron Highlanders, killed in action in France, March 1918

1914-15Star(S-17651Pte.J.J.Foster,Cam’nHighrs.);BritishWarandVictoryMedals(S-17651Pte.J.J.Foster,Camerons.) extremely ne

Pair: Acting Corporal W. R. Moody, 43rd Canadian Infantry Battalion

British War and Victory Medals (420927 A. Cpl. W. R. Moody. 43-Can. Inf.) very ne

British War Medal 1914-20 (700741 Pte. L. E. Murray. 43-Can. Inf.) good very ne (9) £140-£180

EdwardGreen,13thBattalion,LiverpoolRegiment,waskilledinactionon14July1916,aged25.SonofEdwardandElizabethGreen,of Tyldesley, Lancashire, he is commemorated by name on the Thiepval Memorial, Somme, France.

JohnJamesFoster,6thBattalion,CameronHighlanders,waskilledinactionon28March1918,andiscommemoratedbynameontheArras Memorial.

William Robert Moody, 43rd Canadian Infantry Battalion, was wounded on 8 October 1916. Sold with brief service details.

Four: LieutenantC.G.Bound,GloucestershireRegiment,late West Yorkshire Regiment

1914-15Star(10842.L.Cpl.C.Bound.W.York:R.);BritishWarandVictory Medals(10842Sjt.C.Bound.W.York.R.);IndiaGeneralService1908-35,1 clasp,AfghanistanN.W.F.1919(Lieut.C.G.Bound.Glouc.R.) nearlyvery ne, the last extremely rare to unit (4) £240-£280

CliffordGeorgeBound wasborninStaverley,Derbyshire,in1891andinwas1911 employedasaMailwayPorterTadcaster.HeattestedfortheWestYorkshireRegiment inAugust1914andservedwiththe9thBattalionduringtheGreatWarinGallipoli from11July1915,andsubsequentlyontheWesternFront.Hewascommissioned SecondLieutenantinthe3rdBattalion,GloucestershireRegiment,inJune1917,and waspostedforservicewiththe44thDivisionalSignalCompanyinIndia(hispre-War tradebeingarailwaysignalman).Heservedwiththe44thDivisionalSignalCompany duringtheThirdAfghanWar(oneofonlyahandfulofofficersandmenofthe Regiment,allattachedtodifferentunits,toreceivetheIndiaGeneralServiceMedal),and inthe1939RegisterisshownaslivinginBelford,Northumberland,andstillworkingasa Railway Signalman. He died in 1974.

Soldwiththerecipient’ssilveridentitybracelet‘2nd.Lt.C.Bound.C.E.Gloucesters’; and copied research, including a photographic image of the recipient.

Campaign Groups and Pairs

Three: CaptainC.E.G.Vernon,RoyalInniskillingFusiliers,whowas killed in action at Gallipoli on 15 August 1915

1914-15Star(Capt.C.E.G.VernonR.Innis.Fus.);BritishWarandVictory Medals, with M.I.D. oak leaves (Capt. C. E. G. Vernon) nearly extremely ne (3) £300-£400 M.I.D. London Gazette 5 May 1916.

CharlesEdwardGranvilleVernon wasborninHuntingdonon29September 1883,thesonofColonelG.W.Vernon,BedfordshireRegiment,andwaseducatedat WellingtonCollegeandtheRoyalMilitaryAcademy,Woolwich;however,owingtoillhealthhewasunabletocompletehisstudiesthere,andsoobtainedacommissionasa SecondLieutenantintheRoyalInniskillingFusiliers,fromtheMilitia,on23April1904. PromotedLieutenanton16February1907,heservedwiththeregimentinEgypt,but contractedfeverthereand,beinginvalidedhomeinSeptember1907,wasobligedto resign his commission in 1908.

FollowingtheoutbreakoftheGreatWarVernonvolunteeredhisservicesandwas grantedacaptaincyintheRoyalInniskillingFusilierson15September1914.Heserved withthe5thBattalionduringtheGreatWarintheGallipolitheatreofwarfrom10July 1915,andwaskilledinactionatSuvlaBayon15August1915,whilstleadinghis companyintheir !rstactionagainsttheTurks.Althoughseverelywounded,hecame outfromundercovertorescuehisservant,andwaskilledintheattempt.MajorBest, theadjutantofthe5thBattalion,wrote:‘CaptainVernonwasthebestcompanionon serviceonecouldpossiblyhave;bravetoafault,andabsolutelyuntiring.Heisanofficer whocouldleastbesparedinthebattalion.’HeisburiedinAzmakCemetery,Suvla, Turkey.

Three: LieutenantO.T.Walton,SouthLancashireRegimentandRoyalFlyingCorps,whowaskilledinaction duringaerialcombatoverBaralle,northernFrance,on12April1917,whenhisF.E.2dcollidedwithan AlbatrossD.IIIpilotedbyGermanAceLieutenantA.Schulte;bothaircraftweredestroyed,withbothmen claiming each other as their !nal victory

1914-15 Star (2. Lieut. O. T. Walton. S. Lan. R.); British War and Victory Medals (Lieut. O. T. Walton.) nearly extremely ne (3) £300-£400

OswaldThomasWalton wasbornCrofton-on-Tees,Yorkshire,thesonoftheRev.JohnWalton,ofLangton-on-Swale,Northallerton, Yorkshire,andwaseducatedatWorksopCollegeandOxfordUniversity.HewascommissionedsecondlieutenantintheSouthLancashire Regimenton22April1915andservedwiththe3rdBattalionduringtheGreatWarontheWesternFrontfrom8October1915.Hetransferred totheRoyalFlyingCorps,andwaskilledinactionduringaerialcombatoverBaralle,northernFranceon12April1917,whilstservingwith18 Squadron,whenhisF.E.2dcollidedwithaGermanAlbatrossD.Ill,pilotedbytheGermanAceLieutenantAdolfSchulte-bothmen’splaneswere destroyed, with both claiming each other as their !nal victory. He is buried in the H.A.C. Cemetery at Ecoust St. Mein, France. Sold with copied research.

Three: Lance-CorporalJ.Charlett,1stBattalion,OxfordshireandBuckinghamshireLightInfantry,whowas taken Prisoner of War at Kut-al-Amara and died on the march at Angora on 28 March 1917

1914-15Star(6162Pte.J.Charlette.Oxf:&Bucks:L.I.);BritishWarandVictoryMedals(6162Pte.J.Charlett.Oxf.&Bucks.L.I.); Memorial Plaque (John Charlett); together with a ‘Church War Cross’, extremely ne (5) £300-£400

JohnCharlett wasbornatBeckley,Oxfordshire,andenlistedintothe1stBattalion,OxfordshireandBuckinghamshireLightInfantry,in1899. DischargedtoArmyReservein1907,hewasre-calledforservicein1914andservedintheAsiatictheatreofwarfrom5December1914.Taken prisoner of War at Kut-al-Amara in April 1916, he died at Angora on 28 March 1917. He is buried in Baghdad (North Gate) War Cemetery, Iraq.

Three: Private H. G. Stephenson, Royal Berkshire Regiment

1914-15Star(14151Pte.H.G.Stephenson.R.Berks:R.);BritishWarandVictoryMedals(14151Pte.H.G.Stephenson.R.Berks. R.) very ne

Three: Private T. E. Baggerly, King’s Royal Ri"e Corps

1914-15Star(R-10465Pte.T.E.Baggerly.K.R.Rif:C.);BritishWarandVictoryMedals(R-10465Pte.T.E.Baggerly.K.R.Rif.C.) very ne (6)

£70-£90

Six: ColoneltheEarlofDonoughmore,K.P.,BritishRedCrossSociety,whoservedontheSociety’sWar Committee, and was twice Mentioned in Despatches

1914-15Star(EarlofDonoughmore);BritishWarandVictoryMedals,withM.I.D.oakleaves(EarlofDonoughmore);Jubilee 1935,unnamedasissued;Coronation1937,unnamedasissued; Belgium,Kingdom,OrderofLeopold,MilitaryDivision, Officer’s breast badge, silver-gilt and enamel, French motto, with rosette on riband, mounted as worn, generally very ne (6) £1,400-£1,800

RichardWalterJohnHely-Hutchinson,6thEarlofDonoughmore,wasbornon2March1875,thesonofthe5thEarlof Donoughmore,andwaseducatedatEtonandNewCollege,Oxford.HesucceededtotheEarldomin1900,andthenservedbrie!yasaCaptain inthe3rd(Militia)Battalion,RoyalIrishRegiment.TakinghissetintheHouseofLords,heservedasUnder-SecretaryofStateforWarfrom1903 to 1905, and in 1913 was elected Grand Master of the Grand Lodge of Ireland.

DuringtheGreatWarLordDonoughmoreservedontheBritishRedCrossSocietyWarCommittee,andoftenvisitedtheWesternFrontinthis capacity,qualifyingforthe1914-15Star.Hetookamoreactiverolein1916and1917,andwastwiceMentionedinDespatches(LondonGazettes 4January1917and24December1917).HewasalsopartoftheMesopotamiaCommissionofInquiry.HewascreatedaKnightoftheOrderof St. Patrick in 1916, and appointed to the Privy Council in 1918. He died on 19 October 1948, and was succeeded to the earldom by his son. Sold with copied research.

Three: Lieutenant-Colonel H. W. Johnston, 67th Punjabis, Indian Army

1914-15Star(Lt.Col.H.W.Johnston.67/Punjabis.);BritishWarandVictoryMedals(Lt.Col.H.W.Johnston.) nearlyextremely ne (3) £100-£140

H.W.Johnston,67thPunjabis,IndianArmy,wastheauthorof‘TheHistoryofthe1stBattalion,2ndPunjabRegiment,late67thPunjabis,and Originally the 7th Madras Infantry, 1761-1928.’

Pair: PrivateD.Johnston,13thBattalion(RoyalHighlandersofCanada),CanadianInfantry,whowastaken prisoner of war at Ypres, 22 April 1915, and died of disease whilst in captivity in Germany, 2 November 1917

1914-15 Star (24368 Pte D. Johnston. 13/Can: Inf:); Victory Medal 1914-19 (24368 Pte. D. Johnston. 13-Can. Inf.) very ne (2) £50-£70

DuncanJohnston wasborninBurke,NewYork,U.S.A.inDecember1882.HeservedduringtheGreatWarwiththe13thBattalion(Royal HighlandersofCanada),CanadianInfantryintheFrenchtheatreofwar.Johnstonwaslistedas‘Missing’,latercon#rmedasprisonerofwar,at Ypres,24April1915.HewasinternedatGiessen,Germany,anddiedofdiseasewhilstincaptivity,2November1917.PrivateJohnstonisburied in the Niederzwehren Cemetery, Kassel, Germany. Sold with copied service papers.

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Three: PrivateJ.Torrance,14thCanadianInfantry,whowaskilledinactionontheFirstDayoftheBattleof Vimy Ridge on 9 April 1917

1914-15Star(457319Pte.J.Torrance.14/Can:Inf:);BritishWarandVictoryMedals(457319Pte.J.Torrance.14-Can.Inf.) good very ne (3) £240-£280.

JohnTorrance wasborninGlasgow,Scotland,on18June1894andhavingemigratedtoCanadaattestedfortheCanadianOverseas ExpeditionaryForceinMontreal.Heservedwiththe14thBattalion(QuebecRegiment),CanadianInfantryduringtheGreatWarontheWestern Front, and was killed in action on the !rst day of the Battle of Vimy Ridge on 9 April 1917. He is buried in Nine Elms Military Cemetery, France.

Three: SecondLieutenantF.G.Oliver,22nd(Service)Battalion,NorthumberlandFusiliers(3rdTyneside Scottish),latePrivateCanadianArmyMedicalCorps,whowastakenprisonerofwarnorthofBullecourton the !rst day of the German Spring Offensive, 21 March 1918

1914-15Star(521139Pte.F.G.OliverC.A.M.C.);BritishWarandVictoryMedals(2.Lieut.F.G.Oliver) generallygoodvery ne (3) £100-£140

FrederickGeorgeOliver wasborninBerwick-upon-Tweed,NorthumberlandinJuly1882.HewasemployedasanArchitectpriortoattesting forservicewiththeCanadianArmyMedicalCorpsatEsquimalt,BritishColumbia,CanadainJune1915.OliverservedinSalonikafromDecember 1915,andwascommissionedTemporaryLieutenantinthe22nd(Service)Battalion,NorthumberlandFusiliers(3rdTynesideScottish)inJune 1917.HewastakenprisonerofwarwhilstservingwiththeBattalionnorthofBullecourt,duringthe !rstdayoftheGermanSpringOffensive,21 March 1918.

Oliver’s statement regarding the circumstance which led to his capture gives the following detail:

‘On21stMarch1918,Iwasincommandof“B”Coy,22ndNorthumberlandFusiliers...Ourbattalionwastheextremerightofthe34thDivision andjoinedupwiththe59thDivision-thecommunicationtrench(PelicanAvenue)beingthedivisionalboundaryline-onourleftwasthe23rd N. F.

Startingat4amweweresubjectedtoaheavybombardmentlastingtheentiredaywithoutintermission-by6amalltelephonecommunication wascutanditbeingimpossible,owingtotheheavymist,tousethevisuallamp-theonlymeansofcommunicationwasbyrunner-anextremely difficult undertaking under the circumstances.

At9amitwasreportedtomethattheenemyhadbrokenthroughatBullecourtonourrightandIthenmannedPelicanAvenuetoformdefensive $ank. After repeated attempts to get messages through to battalion headquarters I was !nally reinforced by 2 platoons...

At5pmtheenemyinoverwhelmingnumbersbrokethroughthe $ankandindangerofbeingentirelycutoff,Imadeanattempttogetbackto battalion headquarters but, owing to the shattered state of trench, I was overtaken and captured in the !rst wave of enemy storming troops.’ Sold with copied service papers.

Three: PrivateG.H.Smith,8thBattalion,AustralianImperialForce,whowaskilledinactionatGallipolionthe First Day of the Landings, 25 April 1915

1914-15Star(932Pte.G.H.Smith.8-Bn.A.I.F.);BritishWarandVictoryMedals(932Pte.G.H.Smith.8-Bn.A.I.F.);Memorial Plaque (George Horace Smith) good very ne (4) £500-£700

GeorgeHoraceSmith wasborninLondonin1894andhavingemigratedtoAustraliaattestedfortheAustralianImperialForceatMelbourne on21August1914.Heservedwiththe8thBattalionduringtheGreatWarandwaskilledinactiononthe !rstdayoftheGallipoliLandings,25 April 1915. He is buried in Shell Green Cemetery, Turkey.

Note: Variousothersources,includingtheCommonwealthWarGravesCommissionRollofHonour,givehisdateofdeathasbetween25and27 April 1915; however, his online service papers clearly show his date of death as being 25 April 1915.

Three: SecondLieutenantJ.M.Donn,NewZealandExpeditionaryForce,whoservedwiththe12thRegiment atGallipolifrom25April1915,andwaswoundedon11May1915,detailswhichherecordsinhisdiary;he subsequently served on the Western Front and was killed in action on 2 October 1916

1914-15Star(6/10532/Lieut.J.M.Donn.N.Z.E.F.);BritishWarandVictoryMedals(6/10532/Lt.J.M.Donn.N.Z.E.F.) nearly extremely ne (3) £300-£400

JohnMurrayDonn wasborninAddingtonon21May1886andservedwiththe12thRegiment,NewZealandExpeditionaryForceatGallipoli from 25 April 1915.

Donn’sdiarysurvivedthewar,andafulltranscriptisavailableonline.Hisextractfrom25April1915states:‘Churchparade.Issuedwith ammunitionandironration.LeftLemnosandlyingoff coastsawallthewarships !ring.LandedfromBulldog6pm.Marchedallovertheplace. Cartedwaterandammunitiontill2.Heapsofwoundedallovertheplace.Up4andcartedwaterandammunition.Ship !ring.Aeroplanes $ying. Ri$eandmachinegunshardatit.Layonbeachinmorning,afternoonsupported11thplatoon.EveninguponhillonleftwithAplatoonfoundus oursecondhillinsupport.Carriedwater,dugroadandtrenches.OnoutpostwithCouch.Terriblegun !reduringday.Abitquieteratnight.

Plenty of spent bullet $ying.’

DonnwaswoundedatGallipolion11May:‘Whencomingdownfrom !ringlineonTuesdaynightgotstruckinbackofkneebybulletbut managedtokeepgoing.Wegotlostandsleptinopen.Rainingheavily,oneovercoatbetweenDonReesandI.Onarrivalatgroundsnextmorning got wound dressed and found bullet inside underpants. Keeping bullet as memento.’

EvacuatedfromGallipoliattheendofJunesufferingfromdysentery,DonnsubsequentlyservedontheWesternFront,andwaskilledinactionon 2 October 1916. He has no known grave and is commemorated on the Caterpillar Valley (New Zealand) Memorial, France.

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Three: PrivateJ.A.Smith,2ndRegiment,SouthAfricanInfantry,whowaswoundedinactionontheSomme, 17 July 1916, and taken prisoner of war on the Western Front, 12 April 1918 1914-15 Star (Pte J. A. Smith 7th Infantry); British War and Bilingual Victory Medals (Pte J. A. Smith 2nd S.A.I.) very ne (3) £50-£70

JohnAlexanderSmith residedinBeacons!eld,Kimberley,SouthAfrica,andattestedforserviceduringtheGreatWar6October1914.He servedintheEgyptiantheatreofwarpriortoservingwiththe2ndRegiment,SouthAfricanInfantryinFrancefrom23May1916.Smithwas wounded in action on the Somme, 17 July 1916, and taken prisoner of war, 12 April 1918. Sold with copied service papers.

Pair: Second Lieutenant T. W. Whittaker, Royal Naval Air Service and Royal Air Force

British War and Victory Medals (2. Lieut. T. W. Whittaker. R.A.F.) edge of VM prepared for naming, good very ne (2) £100-£140

TravisWilliamWhittaker wasbornon8August1898andservedwithboththeRoyalNavalAirServiceand,from1April1918,theRoyal AirForceduringtheGreatWar.FlyingDH4-A8022with217Squadron,hedropped2x230lbbombsonaU-boat2milesoff OstendPierson27 June 1918, and the following day crashed on landing (but was unhurt). He transferred to the Unemployed List on 15 January 1920.

Sold with copied research.

AnunusualcampaigngroupofeightawardedtoCaptain,laterFlightLieutenant,S.Hooper,1stWelsh (Howitzer)Brigade,RoyalFieldArtillery(T.F.),RoyalFlyingCorpsandRoyalAirForceVolunteer,whowas awardedtheRoyalHumaneSocietyMedalinbronzeforsavingthelifeofhisobserverwhentheiraircraft camedownintotheseaoff Folkestone,26February1917.Hewasmentionedindespatchesduringthe Second World War, and died aged 62 whilst still in service in December 1945

BritishWarandVictoryMedals(Capt.S.Hooper.R.A.F.);TerritorialForceWarMedal1914-19(Capt.S.Hooper.R.A.);1939-45 Star;AfricaStar;DefenceandWarMedals1939-45,withM.I.D.oakleaf;AirEfficiencyAward,G.VI.R.,1stissue(Flt.Lt.S.Hooper. R.A.F.V.R.) mounted on card for display, generally good very ne or better (8)

£360-£440

M.I.D. London Gazette 1 January 1943.

Royal Humane Society Case no. 43942 (bronze, successful):

‘On26February1917atseaoff Folkestoneat1pm-Anaeroplanewiththetwomen(SgtG.C.Powell,RFCandHooper)camedowninthesea abouthalfamilefromshore:bothhadheavyclothingon.Sgt.PowellbecameexhaustedandCaptainHooperswamwithhimnearlytolandwhen a boat reached them.’

StanleyHooper wasborninUptonPark,LondoninJuly1883.HeservedasaTrooperwiththe1stCityofLondonYeomanrypriortobeing commissionedSecondLieutenantinthe1stWelsh(Howitzer)Brigade,RoyalFieldArtillery(TerritorialForce)inJune1913.Hooperadvancedto LieutenantinAugust1914,andtoTemporaryCaptaininMay1915.HeservedintheFrenchtheatreofwarfromJune1915(hetriedtoclaima 1914-15Star,buthisMICcorrectlygiveshimas‘Ineligible’,andhewasawardedtheTWFMinJune1922).HooperadvancedtoCaptaininJune the following year, and transferred to the Royal Flying Corps in October 1916.

Hooperinitiallytrainedasapilot,andwasstationedattheAuxiliarySchoolofAerialGunnerywhenhisaircraftcamedownintotheseaoff Folkestone,26February1917.Helosthisaircrewmedicalcategory,24April1918,andwasclassi!edas‘!tforgeneralservicegrounddutiesonly.’ Hooperwasreclassi!edasaTechnicalOfficerfortheremainderofthewar,anditwasinthisspecialisationthathewentouttotheMiddleEast and India in August 1918.

HooperlefttheR.A.F.inJune1919,andjoinedtheR.A.F.V.R.asaPilotOfficeronprobationinMay1939(aged56).HeadvancedtoFlight Lieutenant,anddiedaged62whilststillinservice,atHarrowHospital,MiddlesexinDecember1945.FlightLieutenantHooper’sAirEffiency Award was issued to his next of kin in January 1950. He is buried in Harrow Cemetery, Middlesex.

Sold with copied research.

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Campaign Groups and Pairs

Six: WarrantOfficerClassIIA.E.Piper,HampshireRoyal Garrison Artillery Volunteers

BritishWarandVictoryMedals(352001W.O.Cl.2A.E.Piper.R.A.); TerritorialForceWarMedal1914-19(352001W.O.Cl.2.A.E.Piper.R.A.); Coronation1902,bronze,unnamedasissued;VolunteerForceLongService Medal,E.VII.R.(1170C.S.Mjr.A.Piper.1/Hants:R.G.A.V.);TerritorialForce EfficiencyMedal,G.V.R.(352001W.O.Cl.II.A.E.Piper.R.G.A.) lightcontact marks,theC02somewhatpolishedandworn,therefore ne,therestgoodvery ne and better (6) £400-£500

ArthurE.Piper wasawardedthe1902CoronationMedalbyvirtueofbeingthe seniorN.C.O.ofthe1stHampshireVolunteerArtillery,andwasawardedthe VolunteerLongServiceMedalperArmyOrder100ofMay1907;andtheTerritorial Force Efficiency Medal per army Order 507 of November 1920.

Sold with a photographic image of the recipient c.1905; and copied medal roll extracts.

Four: Second Lieutenant M. P. S. Spencer, Norfolk Regiment BritishWarandVictoryMedals(2.Lieut.M.P.S.Spencer.);DefenceandWar Medals 1939-45, mounted as worn, good very ne

Pair: Private C. J. Robson, Seaforth Highlanders BritishWarandVictoryMedals(20090.Pte.C.J.Robson.Sea.Highrs.)bothin namedcardboxesofissue,withouterOHMStransmissionenvelopes addressedto‘Mr.C.J.Robson,107DunnngsRoad,EastGrinstead,Sussex’, extremely ne (6) £70-£90

MauricePercySucklingSpencer wasborninPlumstead,Kent,on20May1898 andservedwiththe1stBattalion,NorfolkRegimentduringtheGreatWaronthe Western Front from 15 September 1916. He died in Worthing, Sussex, in March 1970. Sold with copied research, including a photographic image of the recipient.

Three: Private S. M. Riches, Norfolk Regiment and Machine Gun Corps

BritishWarandVictoryMedals(964Pte.S.M.Riches.Norf.R.);TerritorialForceWarMedal1914-19(964.Pte.S.M.Riches. Norf. R.) generally very ne (3) £300-£400

Approximately 187 other ranks Territorial Force War Medals awarded to the Norfolk Regiment.

SidneyMauriceRiches wasbornatKirstead,Norfolk,on5January1894,andattestedforthe6th(Cyclist)Battalion,NorfolkRegiment (TerritorialForce)on6March1913.HeservedwiththeBritishExpeditionaryForceduringtheGreatWarontheWesternFrontform26July 1916,andwaspostedtothe1stBattalion,NorfolkRegimenton12Augustofthatyear.Hetransferredtothe15thCompany,MachineGun Corps on 30 November 1916, and was discharged on 12 November 1919, being awarded a Silver War Badge no. 520,275. He died in April 1974. Sold with copied research.

Three: Captain R. L. Vernon, Gloucestershire Regiment, attached Royal Air Force BritishWarandVictoryMedals(Capt.R.L.Vernon.);SpecialConstabularyLongServiceMedal,G.V.R.,2ndissue(RalphL. Vernon.) together with unrelated Italy Star, Defence and War Medals, all unnamed, extremely ne (6) £40-£50

Ralph Lawrence Vernon served in France from May 1916 with the Gloucestershire Regiment and was latterly attached to the Royal Air Force. Sold with copied Medal Index Card.

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Three: CaptainR.F.Courtier,HampshireRegiment,whowaswoundedandtakenPrisonerofWaratCambrai in November 1917

BritishWarandVictoryMedals(Lieut.R.F.Courtier.);GeneralService1918-62,1clasp,Iraq(Capt.R.F.Courtier.) nearly extremely ne (3) £200-£240

ReginaldFrederickCourtier enlistedintheInnsofCourtOfficerTrainingCorpson18October1915,andwascommissionedSecond LieutenantintheHampshireRegimenton22November1916.Heservedwiththe1stBattalionduringtheGreatWarontheWesternFront from1917,and‘tookpartinmanyengagements,includingthoseoftheSomme,Messines,Ypres,andCambrai,wherehewaswoundedandtaken prisoner.Hewasheldincaptivityforalmosttwelvemonths,duringwhichtimehesufferedmanyhardships.Afterthecessationofhostilitieshe was released and returned home.’ (National Roll of the Great War refers). Advanced Captain, he saw further service in Iraq.

Sold with Buckingham Palace returned P.O.W. letter; and copied medal index card, medal roll extracts, and other research.

Five: Sergeant P. S. Papps, Hampshire Regiment

BritishWarandVictoryMedals(280272Sjt.P.S.Papps.Hamps.R.) ranko ciallycorrectedonboth;TerritorialForceWarMedal 1914-19(1397Cpl.P.S.Papps.Hamps.R.);IndiaGeneralService1908-35,1clasp,AfghanistanN.W.F.1919(280272Sjt.P.S. Papps,Hamps.R.);TerritorialEfficiencyMedal,G.V.R.(280272Sjt.P.S.Papps.6-Hamps.R.)mountedcourt-style, goodvery ne (5) £300-£400

Percy S. Papps was awarded his Territorial Efficiency Medal per Army Order 177 of May 1924. Sold with copied Medal Index Card and medal roll extract.

Pair: Private J. J. Partridge, Ri!e Brigade

British War and Victory Medals (26945 Pte. J. J. Partridge. Rif. Brig.) extremely ne BritishWarMedal1914-20(2) (WilliamBartlett;ErnestS.Davis);VictoryMedal1914019 (69209Pte.S.Roberts. R. W. Fus.) good very ne

Caseofissue:TheMostExcellentOrderoftheBritishEmpire,M.B.E.(Civil)Member’s2ndtype,lady’sshoulderbadge,by Royal Mint, with original lady’s bow riband on pin within, good condition (6)

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Pair: PrivateSirRichardA.Manktelow,K.B.E.,C.B.,MachineGunCorps,laterDeputySecretary,Ministryof AgricultureFisheries,andFood,whoiscreditedwiththe‘DigforVictory’messageduringtheSecondWorld War

British War and Victory Medals (136566 Pte. A. R. Manktelow. M.G.C.) extremely ne (2)

£140-£180

K.B.E. London Gazette 1 January 1957: Arthur Richard Manktelow, Esq., C.B., Deputy Secretary, Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries, and Food.

C.B. London Gazette 1 January 1948: Arthur Richard Manktelow, Esq., Under Secretary, Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries.

ArthurRichardManktelow wasborninHastings,Sussex,on8April1899,andjoinedtheCivilServiceasaTemporaryBoyClerkon24 August1914.HesawactiveservicewiththeMachineGunCorpsduringthe #nalyearoftheGreatWar,andhavingbeendischargedClass‘Z’ ArmyReserveon7February1919returnedtotheCivilService.ServingattheMinistryofAgricultureandFisheries(laterAgriculture,Fishers,and Food),heiscreditedwiththe‘DigforVictory’messageandpostercampaignduringtheSecondWorldWar.InadditiontohisK.B.E.andC.B.,he wasawardedtheNorwegianOrderofSt.Olav,5thClass,forhisservicesinhelpingNorwayrebuildtheirfarmingindustryfollowingtheir liberation from German occupation. He retired in 1960, and died in Dorking, Surrey, on 14 January 1977. Sold with copied research including various photographic images of the recipient.

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Four: Observer R. A. Foster, Royal Observer Corps, late 1st Battalion, London Regiment

BritishWarandVictoryMedals(228693Pte.R.A.Foster.1-Lond.R.) rankonBWMo ciallycorrected;DefenceMedal;Royal Observer Corps Medal, E.II.R., 1st issue (Observer R. A. Foster.) light contact marks good very ne and better (4)

£140-£180

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Pair: PrivateG.W.Vokes,10thBattalion,LondonRegiment,whowaskilledinactionontheWesternFront on 8 August 1918

Provenance: Peter Wardrop Collection, Dix Noonan Webb, December 2000.

GeorgeWilliamVokes wasborninDeptfordandattestedthereforthe10thBattalion,LondonRegiment,servingwiththemduringtheGreat WarontheWesternFrontfrom16August1917.Hewaskilledinactionon8August1918,whenthe58thDivisionattackedthevillageofSaillyLaurette,withtheBattalionsufferingtotalcasualtiesof3officersand17otherrankskilled,and4officersand74otherrankswounded.Heis buried in the Heath Cemetery, Harbonnieres, France.

Three: Lieutenant W. White, Royal Army Service Corps, late Military Foot Police BritishWarandVictoryMedals(P-1990A.Sjt.W.White.M.F.P.);GeneralService1918-62,1clasp,Iraq(Lieut.W.White.) good very ne (3)

£100-£140

WalterWhite wasbornatWindmill,nearWake!eld,Yorkshire,on8November1878andservedwiththeShrewsburyBoroughPolice.He attestedfortheMilitaryFootPolicefortheperiodoftheWaron13August1915andservedoverseasinSalonikafrom2January1916.Hewas commissionedSecondLieutenantintheArmyServiceCorpson22June1918,andwaspromotedLieutenanton22December1919,seeingactive service in Iraq. He was demobilised on 3 June 1924 and resumed his civilian employment as a Chief Inspector of Police. Sold with copied research.

Pair: Nurse Dorothy Morris, First Aid Nursing Yeomanry British War and Victory Medals (D. Morris. F.A.N.Y.C.) nearly extremely ne (2)

£240-£280 256

MissDorothyMorris,anoriginalmemberoftheFirstAidNursingYeomanrywithRegimentalnumber11,servedwiththeFirstAidNursing Yeomanry Corps during the Great War on the Western Front from December 1914.

Pair: Captain W. R. B. Annesley, Royal Air Force, late Royal Engineers

British War and Victory Medals, with M.I.D. oak leaves (Capt. W. R. B. Annesley. R.A.F.) very ne (2)

£100-£140

WilliamRobertBathurstAnnesley wasborninBideford,Devon,in1892andwaseducatedatCheltenhamCollegeandSt.Andrew’s University.HewascommissionedsecondlieutenantintheRoyalEngineers(TerritorialForce)on24September1914,andservedwiththeRoyal EngineersduringtheGreatWarinGallipolifromSeptember1915(alsoentitledtoa1914-15Star),andwaslatersecondedtotheRoyalFlying CorpsasanObserverFlyingOfficerinOctober1915.HecompletedpilottraininginEgyptandwasgrantedhisRoyalAeroClubAviators Certi!cate in January 1917.

Annesleywaswaspostedto34Squadron,14thWing,inMarch1918,abomber/reconnaissance/artilleryspottingunitstationedatSanLuca. Duringhistimehewasinvolvedinvariousdutiesincludingphotoreconnaissance,night #yingandsolobombing.ForhisservicesinItalyhewas MentionedinDespatches(LondonGazette 5June1919).Helaterjoined31Squadron,1stIndiaWing,asapilot #yingBristolFightersinIndia;this unit was commanded at the time by Squadron Leader A. T. Harris, the future Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief of Bomber Command. AnnesleywasattachedtotheRoyalCanadianAirForceonSpecialDutiesinFebruary1927,anddiedinToronto,Canadawhilststillassignedon 16 August 1927.

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Pair: Captain G. B. Carr, Royal Air Force

British War and Victory Medals (Capt. G. B. Carr. R.A.F.) good very ne (2)

£80-£100

GuyBeresfordCarr wasborninKirkby,Yorkshire,on5November1889andhavingemigratedtoCanadaattestedfortheCanadianOverseas ExpeditionaryForceatPincherCreekon1February1915.HetransferredtotheRoyalNavalAirServiceon19February1916,andservedwith No.3KiteBalloonSection,H.M.S. Canning,basedatLiverpool,from9December1916.HewaspostedtotheGrandFleeton24September 1918, and served in H.M.S. Resolution

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Pair: Captain T. P. Whitcomb, Royal Air Force

BritishWarandVictoryMedals(Capt.T.P.Whitcomb.R.A.F.)bothin slightlydamaged namedcardboxesofissue, extremely ne (2) £120-£160

ThomasPhilipWhitcomb isshownonhisR.A.F.servicepapersasanexpertMotorEngineerandwasappointedanEquipmentOfficer, presumably looking after transport. He was also an Associate Member of the Institute of Automobile Engineers.

Pair: Second Lieutenant H. S. Matthews, Royal Air Force

British War and Victory Medals (2. Lieut. H. S. Matthews. R.A.F.) both in named card boxes of issue, extremely ne (2) £100-£140

HaroldStanleyMatthews wasbornon24July1898andjoinedtheRoyalNavalAirServiceon4November1917,transferringtotheRoyal AirForceon1April1918.Servingwith217Squadron,hewasinjuredwhenhisDH4ranintoalorryonlandingon12June1918,andon29July 1918 his aircraft suffered engine failure on take off, and crashed into two aircraft. He transferred to the Unemployed List on 15 June 1919. Sold with copied research.

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Theparticularly !ne‘SouthernDesert,Iraq’and‘NorthWestFrontier1935’campaigngroupofeight awardedtoWarrantOfficer,laterFlightLieutenant,C.R.Marshall,RoyalAirForce,whosecombinationof awards are unique to the Royal Air Force

BritishWarandVictoryMedals(89800A.C.2.C.R.Marshall.R.A.F.);GeneralService1918-62,1clasp,SouthernDesert,Iraq (89800Sgt.C.R.Marshall.R.A.F.) suspensionclawslack,andclaspfacingslightlybuckledonrighthandside;IndiaGeneralService 1908 -35,1clasp,NorthWestFrontier1935(89800.F/Sgt.C.R.Marshall.R.A.F.);DefenceandWarMedals1939-45(F/Lt.C.R. MarshallR.A.F.)impressed‘Boots’style;RoyalAirForceL.S.&G.C.,G.V.R.(89800.F/Sgt.C.R.Marshall.R.A.F.); Iraq,Kingdom, Active Service Medal, no clasp, mounted for wear, contact marks overall, nearly very ne £1,200-£1,600

CyrilRansomMarshall wasborninJune1900,andenteredtheRoyalFlyingCorpsasaBoyinJuly1917. TheRFC-BoyService (J.Ross) describesthekittingoutandsubsequentpostingtoNorthRussiaofagroupofboysoncompletingtheir2yearstraininginJuly1919,andinall probabilityMarshallwasoneofthatcontingent.HisBWMandVMarenamedintherankofA.C.2,aranknotintroducedintotheRoyalAir Forceuntil1January1919,con!rmingthatpriortohisprobableserviceinNorthRussiathathehadnotservedoperationallyduringtheGreat War (this rank is rarely seen on Great War medals).

Marshall’scombinationof‘SouthernDesert,Iraq’and‘NorthWestFrontier’isuniquetoanyotherrank.IndeedonlyWingCommanderJ.W.S. Grigsonisadditionallyentitledtothiscombination.Marshall’sadditionalcombinationofL.S.&G.C.andtheIraqActiveServiceMedal(forservice inIraqbetween24May1924-30September1925)makethisauniquegrouptotheRoyalAirForce.MarshallwasawardedhisL.S.&G.C.in 1936,andtheunofficialR.A.F.MedalrollfortheI.G.S.giveshisentitlementtotheI.G.S.withclasp‘N.W.Frontier1936-37’.Itstatesthathe served with 60 Squadron, and that the medal was issued for this airman, but was returned to the Mint for scrapping.

MarshallwaspromotedWarrantOfficerinSeptember1939,andcommissionedFlyingOfficerintheTechnicalBranchinMarch1941.He advanced to Temporary Flight Lieutenant in July 1943, and retired in July 1947.

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Four: Skipper J. M. Smith, Royal Canadian Navy

BritishWarandVictoryMedals(J.M.Smith.Skpr.R.C.N.);CanadianVolunteerServiceMedal;WarMedal1939-45,Canadianissue insilver;togetherwiththerecipient’sCanadianGeneralServicelapelbadge,thereverseofficiallynumbered‘335960’, goodvery ne

Five: Driver F. F. Baron, Canadian Field Artillery, who was wounded at Ypres on 13 June 1916

BritishWarandVictoryMedals(J.M.Smith.Skpr.R.C.N.);DefenceMedal,Canadianissueinsilver;CanadianVolunteerService Medal,withOverseasclasp;WarMedal1939-45,Canadianissueinsilver,mountedasworn;togetherwithaBarnardo’sHomes LongServiceandGoodConductMedal,51mm,silver,thereverseengraved‘FrankBarron’, edgebruisingtolast,nearlyvery ne (11) £100-£140

FrankFrederickBarron wasborninPortsmouth,Hampshire,on11January1897andhavingemigratedtoCanadaattestedfortheCanadian OverseasExpeditionaryForceatKingston,Ontario,on1November1915.HeservedwiththeCanadianFieldArtilleryduringtheGreatWaron theWesternFront,andwaswoundedbygunshottotherighthandatYpreson13June1916.Hesubsequentlyservedwithananti-aircraftunit, and was discharged on 8 April 1919. He saw further service as a corporal with the Royal Canadian Artillery during the Second World War. Sold with copied research.

Pair: Engine Room Arti!cer 4th Class F. Kickbush, Royal Naval Canadian Volunteer Reserve

BritishWarandVictoryMedals(F.Kickbush.E.R.A.4.6397.R.N.C.V.R.)withthreeMasonicMedals,twoofwhichforthe Chilliwack Chapter, Canada, generally very ne or better (lot) £80-£100

Frank Kickbush was born in Chilliwack, British Columbia, Canada in June 1899.

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Pair: Lance-CorporalJ.Uprichard,M.M.,8thBattalion,CanadianInfantry,whowaswoundedbygunshoton 12 August 1918

British War and Victory Medals (507 L.Cpl. J. Uprichard. 8-Can. Inf.) very ne (2) £70-£90

M.M. London Gazette 13 March 1919.

JohnUprichard,asteam!tterfromWinnipeg,Manitoba,wasborninBelfast,Ireland,on27December1893andattestedforCanadian OverseasExpeditionaryForceon23September1914.Heservedwiththe8thBattalion,CanadianInfantryduringtheGreatWarontheWestern Frontfrom1April1915,andwasappointedlancecorporalon15October1917.Hewaswoundedbygunshottotheneckon12August1918, andwasinvalidedtoEngland.ForhisservicesduringtheGreatWarhewasawardedtheMilitaryMedal.HewasdischargedinWinnipegon24 February 1919.

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Pair: PrivateJ.H.Sargent,10thBattalion,CanadianInfantry,who was killed in action on the Western Front on 2 September 1918

BritishWarandVictoryMedals(252869Pte.J.H.Sargent.10-Can.Inf.); MemorialPlaque(JohnHerbertSargent);MemorialScroll‘Pte.JohnHerbert Sargent,CanadianInfantryBn.’, Scrollsometimemountedoncard,otherwise nearly extremely ne (4) £120-£160

JohnHerbertSargent wasborninTavistock,Devon,on14July1881andhaving emigratedtoCanadaattestedfortheCanadianOverseasExpeditionaryForceat Eastend,Saskatchewan,on26April1916.heservedwiththe10thBattalion,Canadian InfantryduringtheGreatWarontheWesternFront;waswoundedon19June1917; and was killed in action on 2 September 1918 - the official report on his death states: ‘WhilstactingasarunnerduringanattackfromCherisytoWestofCagnicourt between3and4o’clockonheafternoonof2September1918,hereceivedordersto rejoinhisofficerontheopposite #ankoftheplatoon.Hewaslastseenbyacomrade making in that direction and later his body was picked up.’

Sargent is buried in Upton Wood Cemetery, France.

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Pair: Private A. Mann, 15th Battalion, Canadian Infantry

British War and Victory Medals (193466 Pte. A. Mann. 15-Can. Inf.) very ne

Pair: Private W. D. Hall, 21st Battalion, Canadian Infantry

British War and Victory Medals (171108 Pte. W. D. Hall. 21-Can. Inf.) very ne

Pair: Acting Lance-Sergeant W. Sargent, 26th Battalion, Canadian Infantry

British War and Victory Medals (79139 A/L/Sgt. W. Sargent. 26th. Can. Inf.) somewhat later issues, very ne

Pair: Private A. Newman, New Zealand Expeditionary Force

British War and Victory Medals (36661 Pte. A. Newman. N.Z.E.F.) very ne (8) £120-£160

Pair: CorporalH.Tremblay,22ndBattalion(FrenchCanadian),CanadianInfantry,whowaskilledinaction during the Battle of Amiens, 11 August 1918

BritishWarandVictoryMedals(449094Cpl.H.Tremblay.22-Can.Infy.);MemorialPlaque(HenriTremblay)incardenvelopeof issue,withBuckinghamPalaceenclosure, withremnantsofadhesivetoreverseofplaque;CanadianMemorialCross,G.V.R.(449094 Cpl.H.Tremblay.) lastlackingsuspensionring, withsmall damaged portraitphotographofrecipientinuniform, generallyvery neor better unless otherwise stated (lot)

£140-£180

HenriTremblay wasborninNotreDame,Hull,Quebec,CanadainNovember1886.Aloggerbytrade,heservedduringtheGreatWarwith the22ndBattalion(FrenchCanadian),CanadianInfantryontheWesternFront.CorporalTremblaywaskilledinactionduringtheBattleof Amiens, 11 August 1918, and is buried in Vrely Communal Cemetery Extension, Somme, France.

Pair: PrivateH.J.Luton,28thBattalion(Northwest),CanadianInfantry,takenprisonerofwaronthe Western Front between 2-6 June 1916

British War and Victory Medals (73920 Pte. H. J. Luton. 28-Can. Inf.) very ne (2)

£40-£50

HenryJamesLuton wasborninMonmouthshire,WalesinJuly1890.HisfatherWilliamwasemployedatLlansantffraedCourt, Monmouthshire.LutonservedduringtheGreatWarwiththe28thBattalion(Northwest),CanadianInfantryintheFrenchtheatreofwarfrom30 November1915,andwastakenprisonerofwarbetween2-6June1916.A !ngeronhislefthandwascrushedbyarollerwhilstinternedin Engers, Germany in September 1916. Luton died in London, Ontario, Canada in July 1973.

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Campaign Groups and Pairs

Pair: Lance-Corporal G. J. McCaw, 47th Canadian Infantry, who was wounded on the Western Front BritishWarandVictoryMedals(651849L.Cpl.G.J.McCaw.47-Can.Inf.)in slightlydamaged namedcardboxofissue, extremely ne (2) £70-£90

GeorgeJamesMcCaw wasborninNorthBrant,Ontario,on6June1893andattestedforthe160thBattalion,CanadianOverseas ExpeditionaryForceatWalkerton,Ontario,on2March1916.Heservedwiththe47thBattalion,CanadianInfantryduringtheGreatWaronthe Western Front, and ‘was wounded at Boulogne Wood’ (newspaper cutting with lot refers). He died on Christmas Day 1965.

Soldwiththerecipient’soriginalparchmentDischargeCerti!cate;DispersalCerti!cate;twoPayBooks;andvariousphotographs,newspaper cuttings, and other ephemera.

Pair: SergeantD.M.Constable,M.M.,CanadianMachineGunBrigade,whowaswoundedbygunshoton27 October 1917

British War and Victory Medals (427430 Sjt. D. M. Constable. C.M.G. Bde.) very ne (2) £80-£100

M.M. London Gazette 13 March 1919.

DavidMcFarlaneConstable,afarmerfromWeyburn,Saskatchewan,wasborninForfarshire,Scotland,on15January1890.Heattestedfor theCanadianOverseasExpeditionaryForceon16July1915andwaspostedtothe46thBattalion,CanadianInfantry.Transferringtothe10th Brigade,MachineGunCompanyon1June1916,heservedwiththemduringtheGreatWarontheWesternFrontfrom11August1916.Hewas woundedbygunshottohisleftarmon27October1917,andforhisservicesduringtheGreatWarwasawardedtheMilitaryMedal.Hewas demobilised in Canada on 6 July 1919.

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Pair: Acting Lance-Corporal E. O. U. Lundy, Canadian Machine Gun Brigade

British War and Victory Medals (603177 A. L. Cpl. E. O. U. Lundy. C.M.G. Bde.) good very ne

Pair: PrivateR.G.Clark,52ndBattalion,CanadianInfantry,whowaskilledinactionontheWesternFronton 27 August 1918

British War and Victory Medals (234811 Pte. R. G. Clark. 52-Can. Inf.) good very ne

Pair: Private W. Rae, 52nd Battalion, Canadian Infantry

British War and Victory Medals (2378862 Pte. W. Rae. 52-Can.Inf.) very ne (6) £120-£160

ReginaldGeorgeClark,afarmerfromPrinceAlbert,Saskatchewan,wasborninLeeds,Yorkshireon22November1895.Heattestedforthe CanadianOverseasExpeditionaryForceon21April1916forservicewiththe203rdBattalion,CanadianInfantry,andservedwiththe52nd BattalionontheWesternFrontfrom5March1917.Hewasreportedmissingon27August1918andlatercon!rmedasbeingkilledinaction.He has no known grave and is commemorated on the Vimy Memorial, France. Sold with copied service papers.

Four: G. W. Kingham, Mesopotamian Railways

BritishWarandVictoryMedals(15932G.W.Kingham,MesoRys.);WarMedal1939-45(56894Spr.GodfrayKingham,B.N.Ry. (D. of I.) Corps.); India Service Medal (56894 Spr. Godfray Kingham, B.N. Ry. (D. of I.) Corps.) good very ne £60-£80

Three: PrivateP.O.Blyth,RoyalNorfolkRegiment,whowascapturedandtakenPrisonerofWarwiththe British Expeditionary Force on 5 June 1940

IndiaGeneralService1936-39,1clasp,NorthWestFrontier1936-37(5770160Pte.P.O.Blyth.R.Norf.R.);1939-45Star;War Medal 1939-45, extremely ne (3) £200-£240

PercyOsbornBlyth wasbornatWoodton,Norfolk,on15May1909andattestedfortheNorfolkRegimentatNorwichon4February1930. Heservedwiththe1stBattalioninWaziristanfrom5Mayto24September1937,andthenwiththe7thBattalionaspartoftheBritish ExpeditionaryForceduringtheSecondWorldWarinFrancefrom13January1940.Attachedtothe51stHighlandDivision,hewascapturedand takenprisonerofwaron5June1940,andwasheldincaptivityfortherestofthewaratStalagIXCatBadSulza,Germany, !nallybeingreleased on18April1945;duringhisperiodincaptivityhesufferedafracturedwrist,apparentlyasaresultwhilstworkinginasaltmine.Hewas discharged on 19 October 1945, and died in Norwich on 26 January 1975.

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Eight: Sergeant H. W. M. Smith, Royal Hampshire Regiment

IndiaGeneralService1936-39,1clasp,NorthWestFrontier1936-37(5497570Pte.W.[sic]Smith.Hamps.R.);GeneralService 1918-62,1clasp,Palestine(5497570Pte.H.W.Smith.Hamps.R.);1939-45Star;AfricaStar,1clasp,1stArmy;ItalyStar;Defence andWarMedals1939-45;ArmyL.S.&G.C.,E.II.R.,1stissue,RegularArmy(5497570Sgt.H.W.M.Smith.R.Hamps.)mounted court-stye, light contact marks, good very ne and better (8) £260-£300

H. W. M. Smith was awarded his Long Service and Good Conduct Medal on 30 August 1952. Sold with copied medal roll extracts.

Ten: Lance-Corporal A. L. L. Thompson, Hampshire Regiment, later Royal Army Service Corps

IndiaGeneralService1936-39,1clasp,NorthWestFrontier1936-37(5496806Pte.A.Thompson.Hamps.R.);GeneralService 1918-62,1clasp,Palestine(5496806.Pte.A.L.Thompson.Hamps.R.);1939-45Star;AfricaStar;FranceandGermanyStar; DefenceandWarMedals1939-45;Korea1950-53,1stissue(S/5496806Pte.A.Thompson.R.A.S.C.);U.N.Korea1950-54, unnamed as issued; Coronation 1953, unnamed as issued, mounted court-style, nearly extremely ne (10) £400-£500

Sold with copied medal roll extracts that con!rms the award of the Coronation Medal.

Three: StokerFirstClassA.W.Neep,RoyalNavy,whowaskilledinaction/diedofwoundsduringthe evacuation from Singapore on 13 February 1942

1939-45Star;Paci!cStar;WarMedal1939-45,withnamedAdmiraltyenclosure,incardboxofissue,addressedto‘Mr.Frederick J. Neep, 1 Preston Crescent, Inverkeithing, Fife, Scotland’, extremely ne (3) £120-£160

AdamWilliamNeep servedduringtheSecondWorldWarasaStokerFirstClass,andwaskilledinaction/diedofwoundsduringthe evacuationofSingaporeon13February1942whilstborneonthebooksofH.M.S. Grasshopper;however,othersourcesstatethathewasatthe timeofhisdeathaboardH.M.S. Scorpion,whichwassunkbytheJapaneseat21:30on13February.HeiscommemoratedonthePlymouthNaval Memorial. His medals were sent to his father, Frederick Neep.

Four: ActingLeadingTelegraphistH.J.R.Wilson,RoyalNavy, whowaskilledwhenH.M.S. Saumarez was mined in the Corfu Channel off the Albanian coast on 22 October 1946

FranceandGermanyStar;DefenceandWarMedals1939-45,withnamedAdmiraltyenclosure;NavalGeneralService1915-62,1 clasp,Palestine1945-48(D/JX245788H.J.R.Wilson.A/L.Tel.R.N.),withnamedAdmiraltyenclosure, extremely neandascarce group with both wartime and peacetime named condolence slips (4) £300-£400

HenryJohnRobertTrotterWilson waskilledinactionduringtheCorfuChannelIncidentwhenH.M.S. Saumarez struckanAlbanianminein theCorfuChannelon22October1946;26ofthecrewoftheSaumarezwerekilledintheexplosion,includingWilson.TheChannelwas supposedtobeminefree,andcontemporaryevidencesuggeststhatthemineshadbeendeliberatelylaidbytheAlbanians.Heiscommemorated on the Plymouth Naval Memorial.

Three: SergeantR.H.Haynes,RoyalArmouredCorps,aprisoner of war in Stalag IVB

1939-45Star;AfricaStar;WarMedal1939-45,allunnamedasissued, good very ne (3) £100-£140

RobertHenryHaynes wasbornatSouthamptonon15April1918,andenlisted thereon18May1917for6yearswiththecoloursand6yearsintheReserve.He enlistedoriginallyintothe10thRoyalHussarsandlaterservedwiththe8thRoyalIrish HussarsandRoyalArmouredCorps.Heiscon!rmedasaprisonerofwarinGermany, presumably captured in North Africa.

Soldwithsoldier’sserviceandpaybook(5498204Sgt.R.H.Haynes,R.A.C.),Soldier’s ReleaseBookClass“A”andvariousrelateddocuments,sergeant’sclothrankinsignia(2) bothwithDesertRatsembroideredpatch,two !breidentitydiscs(5498204HAYNES), P.O.W.metalidentitydisc(StalagIVB229283),pairofmetalshoulderscales,pairof‘8. H’clothshouldertitles,and5capbadgesforR.A.C.(plasticandmetal),8thHussars(2) and 10th Hussars, and a prayer book ‘The gift of S.P.C.K. For use of Prisoners of War’.

Five: Major J. I. A. Emerson, Royal Artillery, who was Mentioned in Despatches during the Second World War 1939-45Star;BurmaStar;DefenceandWarMedals1939-45;GeneralService1918-62,1clasp,S.E.Asia1945-46(Major.I.A. [sic] Emerson. R.A.) good very ne and better (5) £100-£140

M.I.D. London Gazette 22 August 1946: ‘In gallant and distinguished services in the Far East.’

JamesInnesAdamEmerson wascommissionedSecondLieutenantintheRoyalArtilleryon21December1940,andforhisservicesduring theSecondWorldWarwasadvancedtemporaryMajorandwasMentionedinDespatches.SubsequentlytransferringtotheTerritorialArmy,he was con!rmed in the rank of major with seniority from 1 May 1947.

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Five: GunnerS.C.Ford,RoyalArtillery,whowascapturedand takenPrisonerofWarattheFallofHongKongonChristmas Day1941,andwasdiedincaptivityon2October1942afterthe Japanesecargoliner LisbonMaru wastorpedoedandsunk,along with over 1,800 other Prisoners of War 1939-45Star;Paci!cStar;DefenceandWarMedals1939-45,withnamed ArmyCouncilenclosure,incardboxofissueaddressedto‘Mrs.J.Ford,2, RosiaRamp,Gibraltar’;ArmyL.S.&G.C.,G.VI.R.,1stissue,RegularArmy (5488266 Gnr. S. C. Ford. R.A.) extremely ne (5)

£300-£400

SidneyCharlesFord wasborninBitterne,Hampshire,on31August1903and joinedtheHampshireRegimentin1922,beforetransferringtotheRoyalArtillery.He movedandsettledinGibraltarandmarriedJaneLavagnain1936whilststillservingwith theRoyalArtillery.OntheoutbreakoftheSecondWorldWarhewasservingwith12 CoastRegiment,RoyalArtillery,inHongKong.ThisRegimentwasformedinDecember 1940andwastheaftermathofthe12HeavyRegimentandhadthreeBatteries20,24 and35.Thesethreebatteriesinthefollowingyearwererenamed:24Battery,Hong KongSingaporeRoyalArtillery(H.K.S.);26Battery,HongKongSingaporeRoyal Artillery(H.K.S.)and965DefenceBattery,HongKongSingaporeRoyalArtillery(H.K. S.). He quali!ed for his Long Service and Good Conduct Medal in 1940.

FordwascapturedandtakenPrisonerofWarattheFallofHongKongonChristmasDay1941.By26September1942hisRegimentwas transferredfromtheShamshuipoCamp,HongKongbythecargoshipthe LisbonMaru.U.S.S. Grouper torpedoedthe LisbonMaru on1October 1942intheSouthChinaSeaasitwasinformeditwasanarmedJapaneseship.Theshiphadover700Japanesetroopsandover1,800prisonersof warbuthadnomarkingsastowhatitwascarrying.Thenextdayon2Octobertheshipbegansinkingandmostoftheprisonersweretrapped insideandsomeoftheArtillerycouldbeheardsinging“It’salongwaytoTipperary”duringthedisaster.Hehasnoknowngraveandis commemoratedontheSaiWanMemorial,HongKong.AtthetimeofhiscapturehewaslivinginEdnerville,Victoria,Australia,asGibraltarhad been evacuated.

Sold with a postcard photograph of the recipient; and copied research.

Four: Squadron Quartermaster Sergeant W. M. Beasley, Royal Army Ordnance Corps

WarMedal1939-45;Korea1950-53,1stissue(22225452Sjt.W.M.Beasley.R.A.O.C.);GeneralService1918-62,1clasp,Arabian Peninsula(22225452Sjt.W.M.Beasley.R.A.O.C.);U.N.Korea1950-54,unnamedasissued,mountedcourt-styleinthisorder, nearly extremely ne (4) £160-£200

WilliamM.Beasley wasanammunitiontechnician,whoservedintheKoreanWar,twiceinAden,andinNorthernIrelandfornearly2years from1965to1967inBallykinlarandKinnegar.By1967hehadbeenadvancedtoSquadronQuartermasterSergeant,andhewas !nallydischarged in August 1970.

Six: Sergeant A. A. Webb, Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers

1939-45Star;ItalyStar;WarMedal1939-45;Korea1950-53,1stissue(14469600Cfn.A.A.Webb.R.E.M.E.) numberpartially o ciallycorrected;U.N.Korea1950-54,unnamedasissued;GeneralService1918-62,2clasps,Cyprus,ArabianPeninsula, uno cial retaining rod between clasps (14469900 [sic] Sgt. A. A. Webb. R.E.M.E.) note different service numbers, very ne and better (6) £180-£220

Thecorrectservicenumberis14469600;thenumber14469900belongedtoWarrantOfficerClassIIRonaldFrederickRoff,RoyalElectricaland Mechanical Engineers (who was later commissioned).

Four: Police Sergeant N. R. K. Kilham

1939-45Star;BurmaStar;WarMedal1939-45;PoliceL.S.&G.C.,E.II.R.,2ndissue(Sergt.NormanR.K.Kilham)mountedas worn, good very ne (4) £50-£70

Five: Squadron Leader F. Scho!eld, Royal Air Force DefenceandWarMedals1939-45,withM.I.D.oakleaf;GeneralService1918-62,1clasp,Malaya,G.VI.R.(Sqn.Ldr.F.Scho!eld.R. A.F.);Coronation1953,unnamedasissued;RoyalAirForceL.S.&G.C.,G.VI.R.,1stissue(348317.F/Sgt.F.Scho!eld.R.A.F.) mountedasworn;togetherwiththerelatedminiatureawards,thesesimilarlymounted, edgebruisetolast,otherwisegoodvery ne (5) £240-£280

M.I.D. London Gazette 1 January 1946.

FrederickScho!eld wascommissionedfromtherankstobeFlyingOfficerintheAdministrativeandSpecialDutiesBranchon25August1941, and was promoted Flight Lieutenant on 1 September 1942, and Squadron Leader on 1 August 1947. He retired on 10 October 1953.

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Six: Chief Technician W. Fergus, Royal Air Force 1939-45Star;AfricaStar,1clasp,NorthAfrica1942-43;DefenceandWarMedals1939-45;GeneralService1918-62,1clasp, Cyprus(1347850Sgt.W.Fergus.R.A.F.);RoyalAirForceL.S.&G.C.,E.II.R.,2ndissue(1347850Ch.Tech.W.Fergus.R.A.F.) mounted as worn, good very ne and better (6) £140-£180

WilliamFergus wasbornon10July1920andjoinedtheRoyalAirForceon16April1941,becomingacoppersmithbytrade.Hewas discharged on 10 July 1975.

Sold with Certi!cate of Quali!cations; and a R.A.F. cloth badge.

Four: Warrant Officer W. H. C. Taylor, Royal Air Force 1939-45Star;Paci!cStar,1 copy clasp,Burma;DefenceandWarMedals 1939 -45, mounted court-style, nearly extremely ne (4) £200-£240

WilliamH.C.Taylor servedduringtheSecondWorldWarasaFlightEngineerwith 99Squadron,basedatDhubalia,India,fromSeptember1944, "yingLiberatorsover SouthEastAsia.His !rstoperationalsortiewasanAirSeaRescueSearchon8October 1944;furtheroperationalsortiesincludedbombingraidsonMandalay;theBurma-Siam Railway;RamleeIsland(21January1945-LogBookentryreads‘WarOperationNo. 14.RamleeIsland.BeachDefencesandTroopsonInvasionofIsland.Combine Operation.Navy,Army,R.A.F.,USAAF.FighterEscort.Bombload10,000lbs.Fuel 1,600gals.’);Rangoon;andBangkok.Followingthecessationofhostilitieshetransferred to 232 Squadron, Transport Command, based at Palam, India. Soldwiththerecipient’sRoyalAirForceFlyingLogBookandAirForcesinIndia Observer’sandAirGunner’sFlyingLogBookstartingfrom18April1944,bothwith goodoperationaldetailsrecordedtherein;therecipient’spocketdiaryfor1945with recordsof "ightdetails;variousphotographsandphotographicimages;various newspaper cuttings and other ephemera; and copied research.

Four: Flight Sergeant W. S. Kelly, Royal Air Force DefenceandWarMedals1939-45;Coronation1953,unnamedasissued; RoyalAirForceL.S.&G.C.,E.II.R.,2ndissue(626679F.Sgt.W.S.Kelly. R.A. F.) mounted as worn, good very ne and better (4) £100-£140

WalterStanleyKelly wasbornon7February1908andenlistedintotheRoyalAir Forceon15November1938.HistradewhilstintheR.A.F.wasclerkofaccounts,and hewasawardedhisLongServiceandGoodConductMedalon15November1956.He was discharged on 14 November 1962.

Soldwiththerecipient’soriginalCerti!cateofServiceBlueBook;andaphotographof the recipient.

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Three: Leading Observer A. D. Russell, Royal Observer Corps

DefenceandWarMedals1939-45;RoyalObserverCorpsMedal,E.II.R.,2ndissue,withSecondAwardBar(LeadingObserverA. D. Russell) mounted as worn, with named card box of issue for the Second Award Bar, nearly extremely ne (3) £160-£200

Sold with a R.O.C. enamelled lapel badge; a pair of R.O.C. cap badges; shoulder titles; and buttons; and the recipient’s riband bar.

Five: Observer I. A. H. Croad, Royal Observer Corps

1939-45Star;FranceandGermanyStar;DefenceandWarMedals1939-45;RoyalObserverCorpsMedal,E.II.R.,2ndissue,with Second Award Bar (Obs I A H Croad) mounted as worn, the last stamped ‘R’ for Replacement, good very ne (5) £100-£140

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Three: Miss Krithia I. Staughton, Women’s Royal Voluntary Service

FranceandGermanyStar;WarMedal1939-45,innamedcardboxofissue,addressedto‘K.I.StaughtonMiss.,SpinneyNook, Broadway,LetchworthHerts.’;Women’sVoluntaryServiceMedal,unnamedasissued,incaseofissue;togetherwiththe recipient’s two card identity discs ‘2065561 Staughton CE’, extremely ne (3) £60-£80

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An unattributed Canadian group of four 1939-45Star;AirCrewEuropeStar,1clasp,FranceandGermany;CanadianVolunteerServiceMedal,withoverseasclasp;War Medal 1939-45, Canadian issue in silver, mounted as worn, the F&G clasp mis-struck, cleaned, very ne (4) £200-£240

Pair: Warrant Officer Class II I. S. Huff, Special Investigation Branch, Royal Military Police GeneralService1918-62,2clasps,Malaya,ArabianPeninsula,G.VI.R., uno cialretainingrodbetweenclasps (22524538Pte.I.S. Huff.R.M.P.);ArmyL.S.&G.C.,E.II.R.,2ndissue,RegularArmy(22524538S.Sgt.I.S.Huff.RMP.) goodvery neandanextremely rare combination to this unit (2)

£140-£180

IanStanleyHuff wasborninCroydonon18July1933andjoinedtheRoyalMilitaryPolicein1951,servinginitiallyinMalaya,beforebeing promotedCorporalin1953andjoiningtheSpecialInvestigationBranch.ThistinyunitisdividedintonumberedSections,whicharedividedfurther into Detachments, and each of these is usually commanded by a Warrant Officer Class II, as Huff would end up.

Huff waspostedtoAdenin1960servingwiththeAdenSIBDET.In1962hereturnedtotheUnitedKingdomandjoinedSIBSouthernCommand andin1965,havingbeenpromotedStaff-Sergeant,joined72SectioninGermany.HewasawardedhisLongServiceandGoodConductMedalon 28August1968.In1970hewentouttoHongKongforatourastheDetachmentCommanderwiththeHongKongDETSIB.Hewaspromoted Warrant Officer Class 2 and retired in 1972. He died in Peterborough on 24 April 2019. Sold with copied research including a photographic image of the recipient in Hong Kong.

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Four: Sergeant H. Moore, Royal Northumberland Fusiliers, later York and Lancaster Regiment

Korea1950-53,1stissue(19044934Fus.H.Moore.R.N.F.);U.N.Korea1950-54,unnamedasissued;AfricaGeneralService 1902 -56,1clasp,Kenya(19044934Sgt.H.Moore.Y.&L.);GeneralService1918-62,1clasp,ArabianPeninsula(19044934Sgt.H. Moore. Y. & L.) edge bruising and contact marks, generally very ne, third and fourth medals scarce to unit (4) £300-£400

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Pair: Fusilier A. Richards, Royal Northumberland Fusiliers

Korea1950-53,1stissue(22525630Fus.A.Richards.R.N.F.);U.N.Korea1950-54,unnamedasissued, minoredgebruisingto rst, good very ne (2) £140-£180

Four: Sergeant R. J. Bunting, Canadian Forces

Korea1950-53,Canadianissue,silver(SB154011R.J.Bunting); KoreaVolunteerServiceMedal1950-54,unnamedasissued; U.N. Korea1950-54(SB154011R.J.Bunting);CanadianForcesDecoration,E.II.R.(SgtR.J.Bunting)mountedcourt-styleasworn; togetherwiththerelatedminiatureawardsforthe #rst(thisaU.K.1stissueexample),third,andfourth,thesesimilarlymounted, the reverse of the medals a xed by strong adhesive to the court-mounting ribands, generally very ne (4) £120-£160

Pair: Warrant Officer Class II H. Robinson, Royal Hampshire Regiment

GeneralService1918-62,1clasp,Malaya,E.II.R.(6985809Sgt.H.Robinson.R.Hamps);ArmyL.S.&G.C.,E.II.R.,2ndissue,Regular Army (6985809 W.O. Cl.2. H. G. Robinson. R. Hamps.) contact marks and minor edge bruising, good very ne (2) £80-£100

H. G. Robinson was awarded his Long Service and Good Conduct Medal on 21 August 1961. Sold with a photographic image of the recipient.

Four: Sergeant A. Woolhouse, Royal Army Pay Corps

GeneralService1918-62,1clasp,Malaya,E.II.R.(23221909Sgt.A.Woolhouse.R.A.P.C.);GeneralService1962-2007,2clasps, Borneo,SouthArabia, uno cialretainingrodbetweenclasps (23221909Sgt.A.Woolhouse.RAPC.); Rhodesia, GeneralService Medal(727372SgtA.Woolhouse); Zimbabwe,IndependenceMedal1980(14913),mountedcourt-styleasworn,the Zimbabwe medal mounted #rst, nearly extremely ne (4) £160-£200

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Pair: Able Seaman X. Mackay, Royal Navy

NavalGeneralService1915-62,1clasp,NearEast(E/JX.917113X.Mackay.A.B.R.N.) initialo ciallycorrected;RoyalNavyL.S.& G.C., E.II.R., 2nd issue (JX.917113 X. Mackay. A.B. H.M.S. St. Angelo.) edge bruising to latter, good very ne (2) £160-£200

XavierMackay,alocallyenlistedMalteserecipient,wasawardedhisLongServiceandGoodConductMedalon5September1967whilst serving at H.M.S. St. Angelo, the R.N. Base at Malta.

Pair: Corporal R. Peckett, Royal Army Service Corps, later Royal Corps of Transport

GeneralService1918-62,1clasp,ArabianPeninsula(T/23684555Dvr.R.Peckett.R.A.S.C.);GeneralService1962-2007,1clasp, Borneo (23684555 Cpl. R. Pecket. RCT.) edge bruising, nearly extremely ne (2) £100-£140

Provenance: Dix Noonan Webb, March 2017.

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Pair: Warrant Officer Class II J. O. Campbell, Royal Army Medical Corps

GeneralService1918-62,1clasp,ArabianPeninsula(7264667W.O.Cl.2.J.O.Campbell.R.A.M.C.);ArmyL.S.&G.C.,E.II.R.,1st issue,RegularArmy(7264667S/Sgt.J.O.Campbell.R.A.M.C.)mountedasworn, lightcontactmarks,very neandanunusual combination to this unit (2) £100-£140

JamesOthoCampbell wasborninAldershoton5July1920,thesonofJamesWrightCampbellwhohadservedintheGreatWarwiththe MilitaryMountedPoliceandtheArmyVeterinaryCorps.Hequali!edforhisLongServiceandGoodConductMedalon18September1956 which suggests some Second World War service. He died in Aldershot on 26 January 1986.

Pair: Warrant Officer Class 2 P. D. Erwin, Royal Army Ordnance Corps GeneralService1918-62,1clasp,ArabianPeninsula(23228689Sgt.P.D.Erwin.R.A.O.C.);ArmyL.S.&G.C.,E.II.R.,2ndissue, RegularArmy(23228689W.O.Cl.2P.D.ErwinRAOC.)mountedasworn;togetherwiththerelatedminiatreawards,these similarly mounted, nearly extremely ne (2) £100-£140

Provenance: Dix Noonan Webb, June 2014.

PeterErwin tookpartintheGuardofHonourin1956asaCorporalwhilstservingwiththe3rdInfantryDivision,andbylate1961waswith the111thGuidedWeaponsCompany,RoyalArmyServiceCorps,inGermany.HewasawardedhisLongServiceandGoodConductMedalon2 January 1973.

Sold with the named card box of issue for the Long Service and Good Conduct Medal.

Pair: Flight Lieutenant P. R. Downton, Royal Air Force GeneralService1918-62,1clasp,ArabianPeninsula(Fg.Off.P.R.Downton.R.A.F.);GeneralService1962-2007,1clasp,Borneo (Flt. Lt. P. R. Downton. R.A.F.) mounted as worn, nearly extremely ne (2) £260-£300

PhilipRodneyDownton wasborninEdmonton,northLondon,on18March1932andwascommissionedPilotOfficerfromCorporalinthe RoyalAirForceRegimenton6September1951.HewaspromotedFlyingOfficeron6September1953,andFlightLieutenanton7March1962. He retired on 18 March 1970 and died at Highweek, Newton Abbott, Devon, on 31 August 1991.

Pair: Gunner R. S. Bunston, Royal Artillery

GeneralService1962-2007,1clasp,NorthernIreland(24431912GnrRSBunstonRA);SouthAtlantic1982,withrosette (24431912 Gnr R S Bunston RA) edge bruise to SA, lacquered, nearly extremely ne (2) £400-£500

Pair: Warrant Officer Class II R. Hickman, Royal Military Police

GeneralService1962-2007,1clasp,NorthernIreland(23563081SSgtRHickmanRMP);ArmyL.S.&G.C.,E.II.R.,2ndissue, Regular Army (23563081 WO2 R Hickman RMP) about extremely ne (2) £80-£100

RonHickman joinedthe16th/5thLancersforNationalServiceinMay1958andtransferredtotheRoyalMilitaryPolicethefollowingyear.He servedwiththeR.M.P.overseasinCyprus,withtheBritishArmyoftheRhine,andinNorthernIreland,andwasadvancedStaff Sergeantin1976 and Warrant Officer Class II in 1979. He retired on 22 May 1982. Sold with various copied extracts from the R.M.P. Corps Gazette.

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Six: Corporal S. C. Smith, Duke of Lancaster’s Regiment

GeneralService1962-2007,1clasp,NorthernIreland(25053408PteSCSmithQLR);Iraq2003-11,noclasp(25053408CplSC SmithLancs);OperationalServiceMedal2000,forAfghanistan,1clasp,Afghanistan(CplSCSmithLancs25053408);N.A.T.O. Medal1994,1clasp,ISAF,unnamedasissued;Jubilee2002,unnamedasissued;AccumulatedCampaignServiceMedal1994,E.II.R. (25053408 Cpl S C Smith Lancs) about extremely ne (6) £500-£700

StephenChristopherSmith attestedfortheQueen’sLancashireRegiment(latertheDukeofLancaster’sRegiment)atBurnley,Lancashire, on13June1996,andservedontwotoursofNorthernIrelandinIraqonOperation Telic11;andinAfghanistanonOperation Herrick.Hewas discharged in September 2010 with the rank of Corporal. Sold with the recipient’s original Oath of Allegiance; identity discs; various photographic images of the recipient in theatre; and copied research.

A Collection of Medals Relating to the War of 1812

TheNavalGeneralServiceMedalawardedtoMajor-GeneralJ.H.Stevens,RoyalMarineArtillery,forhis servicesatAlgiersin1816;hewasearlierdistinguishedwhenembarkedinaRocketShipintheChesapeake riverandengagedintheattackonCraneyIsland,atthecaptureofHamptonandOcracokeunderSirGeorge Cockburn;heafterwardscommandedtheMarineArtilleryatthecaptureofOswego(despatches)andtook part in the campaign on the Niagara frontier and the siege of Fort Erie Naval General Service 1793-1840, 1 clasp, Algiers (John H. Stevens, 1st Lieut. R.M.A.) good very ne £2,600-£3,000

JohnHarveyStevens wasbornin1790,youngestofthreesonsofCommanderJohnStevens,RoyalNavy.HisbrothersThomasandCornelius servedintheRoyalMarines,bothbecomingcaptains,whilstCorneliuswaskilledinactionduringthebattleofNavarinoin1827.JohnHarvey StevensjoinedtheRoyalMarinesas2ndlieutenanton28September1805;1stlieutenant,2September1809;captain,14April1832;major,9 November 1846; lieutenant-colonel, 17 August 1848; colonel, 28 November 1854; major-general, 20 June 1855.

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WhilstLieutenantStevensservedinH.M.S. Fame, hewasemployedintheWesternOcean,WestIndiesandCoastofAmerica.Hedisembarkedto jointheRoyalMarineArtilleryandafterpursuingmathematicalstudiesandartilleryinstruction,embarkedinthe PrincessofOrange andserved duringthewholeoftheExpeditiontoWalcherenin1809,wasdisembarkedinNorthBeveland,engagedinthe !otillaandmortarbrig Gallant with enemy’sbatteryinCloughpassage,andwasmuchexposedandhealthsufferedfromtheWalcherenFeverorAgue.Wasunderthecommandof CommodoreOwenintheScheldtservice.DuringtheperiodLieutenantStevensbelongedtothemortarbrig Fearless, October1810to November1812,heservedatthesuccessfuldefenceofCadizandofTarifain1810and1811;andwasengagedinseveraldetachedoperations, particularlyinoneofaseverecharacterontheriverGuadalquiver.AfterthesiegeofCadizwasraisedLieutenantStevensreturnedtoEngland,his health having again suffered from the nature of his two years service in a mortar vessel of only 180 tons.

In1813,LieutenantStevenswasselectedfortheRocketServiceandattachedtoarocketcompanyunderLieutenantBalchildandafterreceiving instructionintheRocketService(thenanovelone)embarkedinthe Mariner rocketshipandjoinedtheexpeditionunderSirJ.B.Warreninthe RiverChesapeake;wasengagedintheattackonCraneyIsland,atthecaptureofHamptonandOcracokeunderSirGeorgeCockburn,andtaking ofthe Anaconda Brigand Atlas Schooner,atHartIsland&c.DisembarkedatQuebecinOctober1813forserviceinCanada,theninvadedbythe Americans,wasdetachedtotheUpperProvinceincommandofapartoftheRocketDetachment,servedinaWinterExpeditionontheiceto FourCorners.HecommandedthemarineartilleryatthecaptureofOswegoandwasmentionedinthepublicdespatchesofLieutenant-General SirGordonDrummondpublishedintheGazette;employedinconstructinga #eldworkintheBayofQuinte;duringtheattackandsiegeofthe enemy’sarmyintheirforti#edpositionontheNiagaraFrontier,ofwhichFortErieformedapart,LieutenantStevenswasalmostdailyunder #re atthebatteriesforsixweeks;afterwardsatthedefensivepositionatChippewa,LieutenantStevenswasentrustedwiththeconstructionofa #eld workforthedefenceoftherightofthepositionatWishoun’spoint,inclosepresence andunderoccasional #reoftheenemy;attheconclusion ofthewarLieutenantStevensreturnedtoEnglandincommandofsomementobedischarged.Intheperformanceofarduousdutiesandtrying exposures during the Niagara Campaign, Lieutenant Stevens’ health once more suffered as a consequence from typhus or camp fever.

InJuly1816LieutenantStevenswasagainselectedforserviceandwaspresentatthebattleofAlgiersontheBooksofthe QueenCharlotte near thepersonofLordExmouth.LieutenantStevenswasemployedin #ring3prrocketsintotheembrazuresoftheenemy’sbatteriesandafterwards detachedbyLordExmouthto #re8-inchcarcassesatthehullsofseveralfrigateslaidupinthemole,someofwhichbythesemeanswereburnt. CaptainStevenspossessesadocumentfromLordExmouthinwhichHisLordshipispleasedtoexpresshissenseofLieutenantStevens’humble exertionsinthefollowingsentence,“yourindefatigablezealonthatdayfellundermyimmediateobservationandverydeservedlyexcitesmy admiration and applause.”

In1824LieutenantStevenswasathirdtimeselectedforservice,onthisoccasiontotakechargeofanewdescriptionofSea11.5inchmortarin the Infernal bomb,inventedbySirWilliamCongreve,destinedforserviceatAlgiersunderSirH.B.Neale;therewasademonstrationbeforethe city but no other military operations on this occasion.

InJuly1835hewasappointedsuperintendentoftheMarineArtilleryLaboratoryatPortsmouth,whichestablishmentoriginatedinhisproposition andwasorganisedbyhim.Stevenswas,atvarioustimesoverthecourseofthefollowingtenyears,employedontheContinentanddirectedto communicatewiththeSecretaryofStateforForeignAffairs,includingvisitstothePortofBrest,Vienna,BlackSea,Constantinople,Denmark, Sweden,Paris,andtheprincipalmilitaryfortsofFranceandHolland.Thesevisitswereconductedovershortperiodsinorderthathemightnot unnecessarilybeabsentfromthelaboratorytoolongatoneperiod.SinceCaptainStevenshasbeensuperintendentofthelaboratorythe instructionsoftheestablishmenthavebeenextendedtothewholeoftheofficersandseamengunnersofthe Excellent, aswellastootherofficers of the naval college, including captains, commanders and lieutenants. Retiring,onpromotiontolieutenant-colonel,fromthedirectionofthelaboratory,Lieutenant-ColonelStevensreceivedtheapprobationofthe LordsCommissionersoftheAdmiralty(Vide D.A.G’sletterof28August1848).HeafterwardsvisitedSchemfordeinSchleswigtoascertainand reportonthecausesthatled tothedestructionoftheDanish84gunship ChristianVIII andcaptureofthe Ge on of42gunsbytheHolstein batteriesmannedbyRussianartillery.Major-GeneralStevensdiedon25February1866,aged76,andisburiedinHighlandRoadCemetery, Portsmouth.

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TheMilitaryGeneralServiceMedalawardedtoSergeantDanielBan!eld,8thFoot,whowas‘woundedin action in Upper Canada’ and ‘served nine years in North America’

Military General Service 1793-1814, 1 clasp, Martinique (Danl. Ban!eld, Serjt. 8th Foot) small edge bruise, otherwise very ne £1,800-£2,200

Provenance: Lord Cheylesmore Collection 1930; Collection of John Darwent, Dix Noonan Webb, April 2004.

DanielBan!eld wasbornintheParishofStFinbar’s,Cork,andenlistedatCorkintothe8th(King’s)RegimentofFooton29October1804, aged17,forunlimitedservice.Heservedatotalof11years164days,ofwhich7years218daysasaprivate,242daysasacorporal,and3years 69daysasasergeant.HewasdischargedtoKilmainhamHospitalatCorkon11April1817inconsequenceof‘generalbadhealthandicterus (jaundice)’,hisconductasasoldiernotedas‘verygood’andthehewas‘woundedinactioninUpperCanada’.Afteraperiodasanout-pensioner, hethenenlistedintothe10thRoyalRegimentofVeteransatCorkon25December1819,aged32,forunlimitedservice.Heserved1year90 daysbeforethebattalionwasdisbandedandhewasdischargedon24March1821.Henextenlistedintothe3rdVeteranBattalionasaprivateon 25December1821,beingpromotedtocorporalinJune1823andtosergeantinOctober1823.Hewasreducedtoprivateandtransferredtothe 83rdFooton25July1825.OverthecourseofthenextnearlyeightyearsBan!eldwastriedbycourtmartialonsixoccasions,frequentlybeing imprisonedforonemonthatatimeandthesentenceoftenbeingaccompaniedby‘thelossofbeermoneyforoneyear’or‘thelossofadditional payfortwoyears’.Hewas !nallydischargedfromthe83rdFooton10May1833,havingservedatotal24years362days,including‘nineyearsin NorthAmerica’.TheRegimentalBoardheldtheopinion‘thathisconducthasbeenthatofanextremelybadandtroublesomesoldierduringthe last four years.’

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TheMilitaryGeneralServiceMedalawardedtoCaptainThomasCross,8thFoot,whoservedatthecapture ofMartiniqueandafterwardssawserviceinNorthAmericawherehewasappointedAidedeCampto

Major-General Francis Baron de Rottenburg in April 1812

Military General Service 1793-1814, 1 clasp, Martinique (T. Crosse, Capt. 8th Foot) cleaned, very ne £1,800-£2,200

ThomasCross/Crosse wasappointedensigninthe8thFooton12October1804;lieutenant,22August1805;captain,5August1813; halfpay,25February1816.The8thFootarrivedinCanadainMarch1810,andwasactivelyengagedintheWarof1812atOgdensburg,York(27 April1813),Sackett’sHarbour,StoneyCreek,BlackRock,Buffalo,Chippawa,Lundy’sLaneandtheassaultandsortieatFortErie.CaptainCrosse was appointed A.D.C. to Major-General Francis Baron de Rottenburg on 25 April 1812. The regiment left Canada again in June 1815.

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TheMilitaryGeneralServiceMedalawardedtoPrivateSamuelMurless,82ndFoot,whoseregimentfought at the assault of Fort Erie and other engagements on the Niagara frontier

MilitaryGeneralService1793-1814,1clasp,Talavera(Saml.Murless,82ndFoot.) minoredgebruising,otherwisetoned,nearly extremely ne £1,200-£1,600

Provenance: J. B. Hayward & Son, March 1973.

The only Other Rank from this regiment to receive this single clasp. He missed the action of Vimiera being on board ship at the time.

SamuelMurless wasbornintheParishofStapleFitzpain,Somerset,andenlistedintothe82ndFootatTauntonon20February1799.He served16years11monthsincludingserviceinSpain,Ireland,Italy,Portugal,Gibraltar,France,CanadaandNorthAmerica.Hewasdischargedasa sergeanton24January1816,andadmittedtoanout-pensionattheRoyalHospital,Chelsea,onthesameday.Hewaslaterresidingat Kidderminster, Worcestershire, where he died on 5 May 1851, aged 77. Sold with full muster details and copied entries from Chelsea pension registers.

TheMilitaryGeneralServiceMedalforFortDetroitawardedtoPrivateRichardKillings,NiagaraLight Dragoons, Militia of Upper Canada

Military General Service 1793-1814, 1 clasp, Fort Detroit (R. Killings, Canadn. Militia.) nearly extremely ne £4,000-£5,000

Only 4 medals for Fort Detroit to members of the Niagara Light Dragoons.

The1stTroop,NiagaraLightDragoonswasraisedinJune1812,byenrolmentofvolunteersfromthemilitia.Itwasengagedontheexpeditionto Detroit,andinthecuttingoutofthe Caledonia and Detroit, forwhichitwasthankedinGeneralOrders.Afterserving8monthsitwasdisbanded on 25 February 1813.

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TheMilitaryGeneralServiceMedalforFortDetroitawardedtoCaptainHenryMetcalfe,2ndNorfolkMilitia ofUpperCanada,whowasaSergeantandactingQuartermasteronDetroitexpedition,andwaspromoted toCaptainforhis‘loyalty,gallantryandindefatigablezeal’whenincommandofthepartywhichcapturedan American post at McCrae’s House, in Raleigh Township, in December 1813

MilitaryGeneralService1793-1814,1clasp,FortDetroit(H.Metcalfe,Capt.Candn.Militia.) cleaned,otherwisevery neandbetter £6,000-£8,000

A total of 31 M.G.S. medals with ‘Fort Detroit’ clasp issued to officers of Canadian units.

HenryMetcalfe,aSergeantinthe2ndNorfolkMilitia,actedasquartermasterontheDetroitExpeditioninAugust1812(MedalandClasp).He commandedthepartywhichcapturedtheAmericanpostatMcCrae’sHouse,inRaleighTownshipon15December1813,andwaspromotedto captain for his ‘loyalty, gallantry and indefatigable zeal (G.O. 25 January 1814). He was promoted to lieutenant-colonel on 19 May 1840.

TheMilitaryGeneralServiceMedalforChateauguayawardedtoCorporalPierreStMarie,Beauharnois Militia of Lower Canada

Military General Service 1793-1814, 1 clasp, Chateauguay (P. St. Marie, Canadn. Militia.) cleaned, very ne £4,000-£5,000

Provenance: Dix Noonan Webb, September 2008.

Only 4 medals for Chateauguay to members of the Beauharnois Militia of Lower Canada. Pierre St Marie is con"rmed on the roll with the rank of corporal.

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TheMilitaryGeneralServiceMedalforChateauguayawardedtoSergeantJacquesDrolet,2ndBattalion, Select Embodied Militia of Lower Canada

MilitaryGeneralService1793-1814,1clasp,Chateauguay(J.Drolet,Canadn.Militia.) cleaned,overallcontactmarks,otherwisenearly very ne £3,600-£4,400

TheMilitaryGeneralServiceMedalforChrystler’sFarmawardedtoPrivateMarcelMorentz,Canadian Voltigeurs, Militia of Lower Canada

MilitaryGeneralService1793-1814,1clasp,Chrystler’sFarm(M.Morentz,Canadn.Militia.)namingofficiallyre-impressed, edge bruising and contact marks, otherwise very ne £2,000-£3,000

Provenance: Dix Noonan Webb, March 1996 and September 2006. Rolls con!rm as Private Marcel Morency, Canadian Voltigeurs, Militia of Lower Canada.

Jacques Drolet is con!rmed on the roll of the 2nd Select Embodied Militia with the rank of sergeant.

TheMilitaryGeneralServiceMedalawardedtoCorporalPatrickConnors,4thFoot,wholosthisrighteye from a gun shot wound received in the action at New Orleans on 8 January 1815

MilitaryGeneralService1793-1814,1clasp,Nive(PatrickConnors,Corporal.4thFoot,1stBatt.) cleaned,edgebruisingand contact marks, otherwise nearly very ne £1,000-£1,400

PatrickConnors wasbornintheParishofStJohn’s,intheCityofLimerick,andenlistedintothe4thFooton28March1807,aged21,a shoemakerbytrade.PromotedtocorporalinMay1809,heservedinthePeninsulaatthebattleofNiveinDecember1813,andwentwiththe regimenttoNorthAmericainMay1814wheretheywereengagedatBladensburgandWashington.Thefollowingyearthe4thFoottookpartin thedisastrousattackonNewOrleans,losingabouthalftheirnumberinkilledandwounded,includingCorporalPatrickConnorswholostaneye. Heservednineyearsandtwenty-eightdaysintheregimentandwasdischargedon24April1816,inconsequenceof‘thelossoftherighteyebya gun shot wound received in action at New Orleans , 8 January 1815.’

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TheMilitaryGeneralServiceMedalawardedtoLieutenantGeorgeCarter,6thFoot,whoseregimentserved in Canada from July 1814 and took part in the sortie at Fort Erie

MilitaryGeneralService1793-1814,2clasps,Vittoria,Pyrenees(GeorgeCarter,Lieut.6thFoot.) minornicks,otherwisegoodvery ne £1,400-£1,800

Provenance: Elson Collection, Glendining’s, February 1963; Dix Noonan Webb, June 2005. GeorgeCarter wasappointedensigninthe2ndRoyalLancashireRegimentofMilitiainJuly1798,becominglieutenantinMarch1799.He transferredonfullpaytothe7thGarrisonBattalioninSeptember1807,andtothe6thRegimentofFootinMarch1810.Heservedwiththe6th FootinthePeninsula,includingthebattleofVittoriaandactionsinthePyrenees,afterwhich,fromJuly1814,theregimentservedinCanadaand waspresentinthesortieatFortErie.CarterwasplacedonhalfpayinMarch1816duetoill-health.Accordingtohisstatementofservices,he was unmarried and generally resident in Carmarthenshire.

TheMilitaryGeneralServiceMedalawardedtoPrivateJonathanHenshaw,39thFoot,whoseregiment arrived in Canada in August 1814 and took part in the expedition to Plattsburg

MilitaryGeneralService1793-1814,3clasps,Vittoria,Pyrenees,Toulouse(JonathanHenshaw,39thFoot) edgebruisingand polished, otherwise nearly very ne £1,400-£1,800

Provenance: Glandining’s, May 1936.

JonathanHenshaw wasbornintheParishofMaccles!eld,Chester,andenlistedintothe39thFootatMallow,CountyCork,on17May1806, aged23,forunlimitedservice.Heserved15years94daysandwasdischargedatDublinon18August1821,inconsequenceof‘Reductionand in!rmconstitution’.Hisconductasasoldierwasdescribedas‘Good.HeisrecommendedforPension’.HewasadmittedtotheRoyalHospital, Kilmainham, as an out-pensioner on 29 August 1821.

Sold with copied discharge papers.

TheMilitaryGeneralServiceMedalawardedtoPrivateGeorgeHarrison,85thFoot,whowaswoundedin theleftkneeduringtheFirstsiegeofBadajoson7June1811;theregimentlaterfoughtatBladensburg, Washington and New Orleans

MilitaryGeneralService1793-1814,3clasps,St.Sebastian,Nivelle,Nive(GeorgeHarrison,85thFoot.) edgebruisingandcontact marks, nearly very ne £1,400-£1,800

Provenance: Glendining’s, October 1938 and May 1965.

GeorgeHarrison wasbornintheParishofLeeds,Yorkshire,andenlistedforthe85thFootatHarwich,Essex,on3April1809,aged18,for unlimitedservice,a "axdresserbytrade.Heserved16years108days,including2years301daysasacorporal,butwasdischargedatMaltainthe rankofprivateon13June1825,andreceivedhis !naldischargeinLondonon19July1825,inconsequenceof‘extensiveulcerationoftheRight FootandstiffnessofthejointcontractedinMaltathe7thofFebruary1823.’Hisconductwasdescribedas‘verygood’andthathewas‘wounded in the left knee at Badajos on the 7th June 1811.’ He was admitted to an out-pension at the Royal Hospital, Chelsea, on 24 August 1825. Sold with copied discharge papers.

TheMilitaryGeneralServiceMedalawardedtoPrivateGeorgeRiley,6thFoot,whowasseverelywoundedin theheadatthebattleofOrthesinFebruary1814andwasdischargedfromtheregimentatChippawa, Upper Canada, in February 1815

MilitaryGeneralService1793-1814,6clasps,Roleia,Vimiera,Corunna,Vittoria,Pyrenees,Orthes(GeorgeRiley,6thFoot) together with damaged lid (named) of card box of issue, good very ne £2,000-£2,400

Provenance: Sotheby, September 1989; Collection of John Darwent, Dix Noonan Webb, April 2004.

GeorgeRiley wasbornatRossendale,nearRochdale,circa1783,andenlistedintothe6thFooton31October1806,aged23years,aweaver bytrade.HewasdischargedatChippawa,UpperCanada,on24February1815,inconsequenceof‘theexpirationofhisperiodofserviceanda severewoundoftherighttemple’.Atestimonialfromthecommandingofficerofthe6thFoot,giveninJuly1818insupportofRiley’sapplication forapension,statesthat‘hisconductwasuniformlygoodandsoldierlike.Ialsocertifythathewasseverelywoundedintheforeheadinaction withtheFrenchattheBattleofOrthesonthe27thFeby.1814.HewasdischargedfromtheregimentinUpperCanadaonthe24thFeby.1815at whichperiodhiswoundwasnotquitehealed.’Rileyreceivedhis "naldischargeinLondonon28July1818,andwasgrantedapensionfrom5 August 1818, this increased from 6d to 9d per diem on 22 June 1852.

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TheMilitaryGeneralServiceMedalawardedtoPrivateGeorgeMcGorgan,27thFoot,whoseregiment servedintheexpeditiontoLakeChamplain;hewasafterwardsapensionerresidingatAdjala,nearToronto where he claimed his pension

MilitaryGeneralService1793-1814,6clasps,Albuhera,Badajoz,Salamanca,Vittoria,Orthes,Toulouse(GeorgeMcGorgan,27th Foot) neat repairs to carriage and rivets, otherwise good very ne £1,800-£2,200

Provenance: Glendining’s, December 1990 (when missing Salamanca clasp face); Collection of John Darwent, Dix Noonan Webb, April 2004. Only one company of the regiment present at Albuhera.

GeorgeMcGorgan wasbornin1790atTullysaren,nearArmagh,Ireland,andenlistedintothe27thFootatArmaghon25December1806, aged17years.Heserved22years269daysandwasdischargedon22July1829,fromBarbados,inconsequenceofachroniculceronhisleftleg andanexhaustedconstitution.TheregimentservedinNorthAmericaandwaspresentintheexpeditiontoLakeChamplain.Hecollectedhis pension in the Toronto District of Canada where he was residing in the town of Adjala where he was still living in 1850. Sold with copied discharge and pension papers.

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TheOrderoftheBathChapelStallPlatetopColonelT.B.StGeorge,InspectingFieldOfficerofMilitiain Canada, recipient of the Gold Medal for Fort Detroit

TheMostHonourableOrderoftheBath,C.B.(Military)Companion’s,ChapelStallPlate,gildedbrasswithengravedandpainted imageofaC.B.badge,inscribed‘ThomasBlighSt.GeorgeEsquire,ColonelintheArmyandInspectingFieldOfficerofMilitiain CanadaCompanionoftheMostHonourableMilitaryOrderoftheBathNominated4thJune1815.’,191mmx115mm,corners pierced for attachment, with original inscribed paper wrapping, nearly extremely ne £1,200-£1,600

ThomasBlighStGeorge wasappointedtoanensigncyinthe27thFoot,fromwhichhewasremovedtothe11thFoot17September1789, andin1790obtainedalieutenancyinthelattercorps.From1783to1790heservedinGibraltar,withtheexceptionofeighteenmonths’leaveof absence.InApril1795,heembarkedwiththetroopsforToulon,andwaspresentinalltheactionsthatoccurred,tilltheevacuationofthatplace inDecemberfollowing.Heservedin1794atthereductionofSt.Fiorenza,BastiaandCalvi,inCorsica;andonthecoastofFrancein1795.On29 November1794,hewasappointedtoacompanyinthe90thFoot.Heservedonthestaff inPortugalfromthelatterendof1796to1798;from 1799to1802intheMediterranean;andfrom1803to1805onthestaff inEnglandandIreland.In1804hewasappointedmajorinthe90thFoot; andon14March1803,lieutenant-colonelinthe63rdFoot.InMarch1809,heembarkedforCanada,beingappointedaninspecting "eldofficerof militiainthatcountry,andwherehecontinuedtoservesomeyears.On4June1813,heobtainedthebrevetofcolonelinthearmy.Hewas presentatthecaptureofFortDetroitinAugust1812,andforwhichhehasthehonourofwearingagoldmedal.On18August1819,hereceived therankofmajor-general.HeisaCompanionoftheOrderoftheBath(RoyalMilitaryCalendar refers).HewasmadeK.C.H.in1835anddiedthe following year.

Single Campaign Medals

TherareNavalGeneralServicemedalawardedtoCommanderWilliamR.B.Sellon,R.N.,whowasFirstLieutenantofthe Castor atthecaptureoftheFrench74-gunship-of-the-line D’Haultpoult inApril1809,and laterdistinguishedhimselfwhencommandingagallantboatactionthatelicitedthehighpraiseofSirEdward Pellew

NavalGeneralService1793-1840,1clasp,Castor17June1809[6](W.R.B.Sellon,Lieut.R.N.)engravedcorrectiontosecond initial, probably official, some minor edge bruising and nicks, otherwise nearly extremely ne £14,000-£18,000

Provenance: Glendining’s,November1956;SpinkN.C.,February1957;TheArmoury,December1987;TheJohnGoddardCollectionofImportant Naval Medals, Dix Noonan Webb, November 2015.

Castor17June1809[realdateofaction17April]-6claspsissued:WilliamAndrews,Boy2Class(NationalMaritimeMuseum;anothermedalto thesamenameinthePatialaCollection,SheeshMahalMuseum,India);JamesT.T.Dixon,Midshipman(Known);JohnForbes,Surgeon(Honeyman Collection,HuntingtonLibrary,U.S.A.);JosephMcCarogher,Surgeon(Known);JohnRoss,Pte.R.M.(HoneymanCollection,HuntingtonLibrary,U. S.A.);W.R.B.Sellon,Lieutenant,R.N.(Initials‘W.B.B.’inAdmiraltyClaimants’listwithsecond‘B’clearlycorrectedtoan‘R’whichstrongly suggests that the correction to the medal was official).

WilliamRichardBakerSellon (formerlySmith)wasthesonofThomasSmith,Esq.,oftheChapterHouseoftheCathedralChurchofSt Paul,London,Receiver-GeneraltotheDeanandChapter,bySarah,daughteroftheRevWilliamSellon.Heassumed,inJanuary1847,the surname and arms of Sellon on inheriting the property of his maternal aunt, Sophia Sellon.

ThisofficerenteredtheNavyinMarch1801,asaFirstClassVolunteeronboardthe Centaur 74,commandedbyhisrelativeCaptainBendall RobertLittlehales,at "rstintheChannelandnextintheWestIndies.Heassisted,asMidshipman,atthereductionofStLucia,whereheservedin theboatsatthelandingofthetroopsundera "refromtheenemy’sbatteries;andreturnedtoEnglandin1803inthe MorneFortunée,with CaptainLittlehales,whocarrieddespatchesannouncingtheconquest.On11July1805,havingbeenemployednearlytwoyearsintheDownsand NorthSeainthe Orestes 14,CaptainThomasBrown,andhadbeeninactionwiththeBoulogne #otilla,hewaswrecked,underaheavy "refrom the enemy, on the Splinter Sand, in Dunkerque Road.

Hethenjoinedthe Virginie 38,ontheIrishstation;andon22December1807,havingforsixmonthsthereactedasLieutenantinthe Helena 18, hewascon"rmedinthatrank.Hisnextappointmentswere,25February1808tothe Alexandria 32,intheNorthSea,andon28December followingtothe Castor 32,CaptainWilliamRoberts.Inthe Castor,ofwhichfrigatehebecameFirst-Lieutenant,hecontributedtothecapturein April 1809 of the French 74-gun ship D’Hautpoult.

Capture of the French 74 ship-of-the-line D’Hautpoult

EarlyinFebruary1809,theFrenchdispatchedaforceunderthecommandofCommodoreAmable-GillesTrude,onamissiontoresupplythe garrisonatMartinique.Hisforcecomprisedthe 74-gunshipsoftheline Courageux,Polonais, and D’Haultpoult. Theseshipswereescortingtheen#utefrigates Felicité and Furieuse.Thetermen-#utemeantawarshipwithsomeofitsarmamentremovedtomakeroomforcargo.Trude’sforce arrivedintheLeewardIslandson29MarchandfoundthatMartiniquehadalreadyfallen.Heanchoredhissmallforceoff theIlesdesSaintes,off Guadeloupe,wheretheywerespottedbypatrollingBritishwarships.AdmiralCochrane,onlearningofthis,orderedthatmenandheavygunsbe landedontheislandstodrivetheFrenchouttosea,wheretheycouldbepursuedandbroughttoaction.Operationsontheislandscommenced on14April1809andby8p.m.thatday, "refromthegunslandedbytheBritishhadthedesiredeffectandTroudeorderedhisshipstoweigh anchorandputtosea.Thishadbeenseenbythe Hazard 18andreportedtotheblockadingsquadronwhichcomprisedofthe #agship Neptune with York,Pompee,Polyphemus and Recruit.By10p.m., Pompee and Recruit hadcaughtupwiththerearmostFrenchship,the74gunship-of-theline D’Haultpoult.Pompee "redtwobroadsidesinto D’Haultpoult withouteffectandtheFrenchshipcontinuedonwithoutreturning "re.At8.15p. m.,CommanderNapiermanagedtomanoeuvrehisvesselunderthesternofthe D’Haultpoult andopened "re.Napierwasdisplayingalevelof courageborderingontheinsane.The D’Haultpoult was,afterall,almostsixtimesthesizeofhisvesselandwasseveralordersofmagnitudemore powerful.At30minutespastmidnight, Neptune gotcloseenoughtoopen "reandherbroadsidekilledoneandwoundedfourof D’Haultpoult’s men.At4a.m., Recruit gotcloseenoughto "reanotherbroadsideintotheFrenchship. Pompee opened "refromlongrangewithherbow-chasers andthroughoutthenight, Recruit continuedtoharasstheFrenchship.At10.45a.m.,theFrenchship’scommanderdecidedtodosomethingabout Recruit’s "re,sohebrie#yturnedhisshipintothewindand "redafullbroadsideattherelativelysmallBritishvessel.Thisdamaged Recruit’s rigging on the port side, but did no signi"cant damage and caused no casualties.

Single Campaign Medals

Napierwasnotintimidatedbythisandassoonas D’Haultpoult hadresumedhercourse,hecontinuedwithhisattacks,pullinguptothe Frenchman’ssternandlettingthemhavetwobroadsidesthroughthestern.Thiscontinuedthroughouttheday,with Pompee joiningintherunning battlewhileshewasableto.Bydaybreakonthe16April, Recruit hadbeenforcedtodropasternof D’Haultpoult asaresultofthedamagetoher rigging.Inthemeantime,thechasehadbeenjoinedby Latona,an18-pdrarmed38-gunfrigateandthe Castor,a12-pdrarmed32-gunfrigate.

Castor took Recruit’s placeoff D’Haultpoult’s sternandcontinuedtoharassthelargerFrenchshipuntil Pompee closedtherangesufficientlytobring hertoactionproperly.Theharassingfrom Recruit andthen Castor hadslowedtheFrenchshipenoughfor Pompee tocomealongsideandbatter her into surrender.

On12June1809,Sellonjoinedthe Intrepid 64,andon23October,the Horatio 38,CaptainGeorgeScott,inwhichvesselhewaspresenton21 February1810,atthesurrender,afteralongchaseandarunning #ghtofonehour,of LaNécessité, piercedfor40gunsbutnotmountingmore than28,withacomplementonboardof186men,ladenwithnavalstoresandprovisions,fromBrestboundfortheIsleofFrance.Whileattached tothe Swiftsure hedistinguishedhimselfinnumerousboataffairs,andononeoccasioninparticular,on26November1813,whenwithfourboats containing58men,heboardedandcarried,off CapeRouse,intheislandofCorsica, LeCharlemagne privateer,of8guns,piercedfor16,and93 men,avesselwhose #erceresistanceoccasionedalosstotheBritish,outof58men,of5killedand15wounded.Referringtothisexploit,Sir EdwardPellew,theCommander-in-Chief,thusexpressedhimselfinalettertoCaptainLittlehales:“IamhappytoinformyouthatyourfriendMr. Smith[Sellon]hassignalledhimselfinboardingaprivateer,inamannermuchabovethecommonpractice.Hiscaptainandthosethatwerewith himgavehimtheloudestpraise.Indeeditwasagallantandgreatachievement,and,whatwasfarmorehonourableinhim,heintercededfor mercywithhiscompanions,whowereirritatedattheirlossandtheobstinateresistance theyhadmetwith.Ishallsendmymiteofpraisewith CaptainDickson’stotheirLordships,andearnestlyhopeitwillleadtohispromotion.”This,however,itdidnotdo,nordidLieutenantSmith receiveanyotherrewardforhisgallantrythananassuranceoftheirLordships’approbationandanexpressionoftheirsincereconcernattheloss experiencedontheoccasion.Heresignedcommandofthe Swan onaccountoffamilyaffairs,27June1817,andsawnofurtherservicea$oat.On 24 July 1844, he accepted the rank of Commander on the Retired List and died at Bournemouth, Dorset, on 2 May 1860.

MilitaryGeneralService1793-1814,1clasp,Salamanca (A.F.Paxton,Lieut.11thDgns.) edgebruisingandlighttracestorim at 6 o’clock of the medal previously having been held in a mount, otherwise good very ne £1,400-£1,800

Provenance: Dix & Webb, March 1996.

ArchibaldFrederickPaxton wasbornin1793,thesonofSirWilliamPaxton,ofMiddletonHall,co.Carmarthen,andwaseducatedat Harrow.Hewascommissionedcornetinthe11thDragoonson26June1811,andwaspromotedtolieutenanton19December1811.Heserved withhisregimentinthePeninsulaandwaspresentattheBattleofSalamancaon22July1812;heisalsorecordedasbeingpresentattheskirmish atMoriscoon20-22June1812andtheaffairatCastrejonon18July1812.Heretiredonreservedhalf-payon23July1817,andwaslatera magistrate for Wiltshire, residing at Cholderton, near Salisbury. He died in London on 11 April 1875. Sold with copied research.

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Averyrare‘Seetabuldee&Nagpore’claspArmyofIndiaMedalawardedtoLieutenant,laterMajor-General, L.W.Watson,24thNativeInfantry,whowasMentionedinDespatchesforhisgallantryduringtheheroic defenceofSeetabuldeeinNovember1817,andwasadditionalseverelywoundedbyasabreduringthehand tohand !ghtingatthestormingofthefortressesofChandah,beingagainMentionedhereandatthetaking of Mundelah in 1818. He subsequently commanded the troops in Penang, Singapore, and Malacca ArmyofIndia1799-1826,1clasp,Seetabuldee&Nagpore(Lieut.L.W.Watson,24thN.I.)longhyphenreverse,impressed naming, very ne £5,000-£7,000

Provenance: Fred Rockwood Collection, Dix Noonan Webb, October 2014.

Only19claspsforSeetabuldee&NagporewereissuedtoEuropeanrecipients.Anothermedalisknownnamedtothisrecipientbutwiththe short hyphen reverse (last sold by Dix Noonan Webb in June 2013). Both Long and Short hyphen medals are as issued.

LewisWentworthWatson,thesonofThomasWatson,M.D.,wasbornintheParishofBurwash,Sussex,on30November1790.Hewas nominatedaCadetontheMadrasEstablishmentbySirHughInglis,Bart.,andgrantedacommissioninthe24thMadrasNativeInfantryon3July 1807.Tenyearslater,Watsonwouldplayanimportantroleinwhatwouldbeoneofthemostcelebratedactionsagainstoverwhelmingoddsof the era.

The Defence of the Residency at Seetabuldee

Atsunseton26November1817WatsonwaspresentasaLieutenantinthe1/24thMadrasN.I.ontheslopesoftheSeetabuldeehills,thecrowns ofwhichstoodsome400yardsapart.AtthefootofthesehillswastheBritishResidencyforNagporetowhichasmallforceoftroopshadbeen sent to defend under Lieutenant Colonel Scott of the 1/24th.

ThetotaldefendingforceconsistedoftwomuchreducedBattalionsof1/20thand1/24thMadrasnativeinfantry(amountingtolessthanonefull Battalionintotalduetosickness!),threetroopsofBengalNativeCavalry,foursix-poundergunsmannedbyEuropeansoftheMadrasartillery, ResidentEscortsoftwocompaniesofvolunteersofnativeinfantryfromBarrackpore,areducedbattalionoftheNagporesubsidiaryforce(mainly unarmed!)andothersmalldetachments.Total !ghtingstrengthofbetween1200and1315allranks.TheMarathasforcesconsistedofaround 18,000 infantry, 2,000 cavalry and 36 pieces of artillery.

ThelargerhillofBadiTekriwasoccupiedbythe1/20th,halftheescorts,acompanyofthe1/24th,elementsoftheNagporeforceandhalfofthe escorts,underLieutenantColonelScott.About300menofthe24thRegimentandtwogunsunderCaptainSaddlewerepostedonthesmaller hillofChotiTekriwithone6-poundergun.Thecavalrywerepostedaroundtheresidency,thebulkofthemostlyunarmedNagporetroopsand othersmallerdetachments.OntheothersideofthehillstotheResidency,thevillagesuburbsgavecovertotheMarathatroops,especiallythe Arabs, who throughout the day on 26 November were gathering in large numbers.

TheArabsbeganthebattleintheeveningbyopening !reonChotiTekri.Theengagementlasteduntiltheearlyhoursofthemorning,whenit slackenedsomewhat.SeveraltimesduringthenighttheArabstriedtocapturethehill.Althoughtheywererepulsed,theyin"ictedheavycasualties andCaptainSaddlewas shotandkilled.Astheranksof24thRegimentwerethinned,reinforcementsweresentdownfromthe20thRegiment, whowereoccupyingtheupperhill.Atdawnon27November,theBritishtroopswerestillholdingoninanisolatedposition.At5:00am,thefew remainingmenofthe24thRegiment,beingutterlyexhausted,werewithdrawn.TheirplacewastakenbytheResidentsEscorts,withordersto con!netheirdefencetothesummitofthelowerhill.The !ghtcontinueduntil9:00thenextmorning,whentheArabschargedandcapturedthe hill. They turned the captured gun against the higher hill position in"icting numerous casualties.

TheMarathaCavalryandInfantryclosedinfromallsidesandpreparedforageneralassault.TheArabsbrokeintothehutsoftheBritishtroops, ransackingthemandsomeMarathacavalryenteredtheresidencycompound.CaptainFitzgerald,incommandofthreetroopsofBengalCavalry andsomehorsemenoftheresidentescorts,hadbeenrequestingpermissiontocharge,buthisrequestwasrepeatedlyturneddown.Seeingthe impendingdestruction,hemadealastrequest.“Tellhimtochargeathisperil,”ColonelScottreplied.“Atmyperilbeit,”saidCaptainFitzgerald. Heandhistroopsthenchargedsomeoftheenemycavalry,killedsomeoftheirsupportinginfantry,andcapturedtheirtwoguns.Whenthe infantrypostedonthehillwitnessedthisexploit,theybecamefreshlyanimated.Justthenanexplosionofammunitiontookplaceamongstthe ArabsonthelowerhillandColonelScottorderedacounter-attackonthesmallerhill.AfterawordofencouragementfromtheBritishResident, Mr Richard Jenkins, Captain William Lloyd led a headlong bayonet charge led by the 1/24th, and the Resident’s Escort.

TheBritishtroopstooktwooftheirguns,andreturnedtotheirposition.TheArabsralliedwiththeintentionofattemptingtorecoverthelost ground.Astheyweregettingreadytocomeup,atroopofcavalrychargedaroundthebaseofthehill,attackedtheArabsinthe "ank,and dispersed them. The British troops now advanced from the hill, drove the infantry from the adjoining hills, and by noon the con"ict was over.

InwhatwouldbebyfarthemostcostlybattleoftheThirdMarathaWarwithregardstonumbersinvolved,theBritishlost367killedand wounded,including16officers.Watson,whosebattalionsuffered149casualtiesinthebattle,wasafterwardsnoticedinScott’sreportdated ‘Camp,Nagpore,30November1817’asoneoftheofficersconspicuousinthecounter-attack(LondonGazette 7August1819).Lieutenant Watson was the only Officer of the 1/24th to receive a clasp for Seetabuldee for his Army of India medal.

FortheirgallantryatSeetabuldee,the1/24thMadraswererestoredtheirtitleofthe1/1stMadrasinfantry,seniorregimentintheMadrasArmy. Theyhadlostthistitlein1806fortheirparticipationintheVelloreMutinyofthatyearandhadbeenrenamedthe24th.Yearslatertheywere renamed the 61st Pioneers and were one of just two regiments to bear the battle honour of Seetabuldee on their colours.

Exceptforthe !ankcompanies,the1/24thwereonbaggagedutyduringthebattleofNagporeonthe16December1817andthereforedidnot participateinbattleitself.However,theydidtakepartinthesiegeandassaultofNagporeitselfbetween19and24December1817forwhich Watson shared in the Nagpore Prize. It is not clear if Watson was in one of the !ank companies or with the main body of the battalion. AbriefserviceasAssistantAdjutantGeneralsawhimatthetakingofthefortatMundelahinMarch1818,afterwhichhewasduly‘extolled’for his services in General Orders by the Governor-General:

‘TheableandzealousservicesofCaptainWatson,AssistantAdjutantGeneraloftheArmy,areentitledtotheMajor-General’swarmest acknowledgement, not only on the present occasion but during the whole of the time he has conducted the details of the division.’

InMay1818,havingbeenappointedAdjutantofthenewlyrenamed1/1stMadrasNativeInfantry(ex1/24th),hetookpartinandwaswoundedin theshoulderbyasabreduringtheassaultonthefortressCityofChandah.Herethe1/1stN.I.formedpartoftheleftcolumnstormingthebreech and according to one of the despatches:

‘Theresistanceofferedbytheenemywasasyour #rstcorrespondentjustlyobserves,“atonetimeformidable”butfromtheaccountyoursecond correspondentgives,itmightbesupposedthatimmediatelyafterthecolumnsseparatedtorightandlefttoopposetheenemy,800ofthem !ankedthebreachandthathereseveralofourofficerswereopposedhandtohandanditwasatthistimeCaptCharlesworth(anotherheroof Seetabuldee) and Watson received severe sabre wounds…’

Including the above, Watson was again Mentioned in the despatches for Chandah a number of times, as published in the London Gazette: ‘...norcanheomitnoticingthestrenuousbraverywithwhichCaptainCharlesworth,LieutenantCasement,andLieutenantWatson(allwounded on the occasion), contributed to the fortune of the day.’

WatsonadvancedtotherankofCaptainin1824andtransferredtothe17thMadrasN.I.,which,in1836-7,hecommandedon #eldserviceduring hostilitiesintheGanjamDistrict.InJanuary1841,WatsontransferredasLieutenant-Coloneltothe43rdMadrasN.I.andin1845wasappointed tothecommandofthetroopsservinginPenang,SingaporeandMalacca.WatsonwasappointedasLtColonelCommandantofthe13thMadras N.I.on16thDecember1848.PromotedtoMajor-GeneralinNovember1854,andasColonelofthe17thMadrasN.I. in1859.Major-General Watson, who was twice married, died without issue on 5 May 1859.

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ArmyofIndia1799-1826,1clasp,Ava (J.Bryant,41stFoot.) shorthyphenreverse,officiallyimpressednaming, lighttracesof mount at 3 and 9 o’clock, edge bruising and contact marks, otherwise nearly very ne £600-£800

Provenance: Sotheby,July1898,inpairwithCandaharGhuzneeCabul1842;Sotheby,June1904,singlemedal;Glendining’s,December1904and March 1905; Needes Collection 1939.

JacobBryant wasbornintheParishofBroughton,Wiltshire,andwasattestedforthe41stFooton19April1819,agednineteen.Heserved abroadintheEastIndies,Burmah,Scinde,andAfghanistan,19yearsandsevenmonths.‘HehasservedthroughtheBurmeseWar.Heisentitled toaMedalforhisservicesinAfghanistan-waspresentinactionwiththeenemyon28thApril,30thAugust,5th&29thSeptember1842,besides severalminoraffairsbetweentheBolan&KyberPasses.Heisentitledtowearonedistinguishingmarkforgoodconduct.’JacobBryantwas discharged at Canterbury on 26 September 1843.

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ArmyofIndia1799-1826,2clasps,Maheidpoor,Ava (H.Blair,1st.Foot.) shorthyphenreverse,officiallyimpressednaming, contact marks and some slight damage to right hand rose on Ava clasp, good ne, scarce £2,000-£2,400

One of only 38 Maheidpoor clasps awarded to the 1st Foot, of which 21 are in combination with the Ava clasp. Hugh Blair was a native of Newtownards, Co. Down, Ireland, and served with the 2nd Battalion, 1st Regiment of Foot in India. Sold with copied medal roll extract.

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ArmyofIndia1799-1826,5clasps,Allighur,BattleofDelhi,Laswarree,BattleofDeig,CaptureofDeig (CornetPatk.Dunbar, 3rdLt.Cavy.) shorthyphenreverse,officiallyimpressednaming, somelightcontactmarks,edgebruisesandnicks,otherwisegood very ne and extremely rare £12,000-£16,000

Provenance: DrA.A.PayneCollection1911,Glendining’s1918;M.J.KennardCollection,Sotheby,June1924;G.HamiltonSmithCollection, Glendinings, July 1927; Elson Collection, Glendining’s, February 1963.

Only9ArmyofIndiamedalsissuedwith5clasps,8ofwhichwiththiscombination,including3officersallinthe3rdBengalLightCavalry.The 5clasp medal to William Eleanor, 76th Foot, sold in these rooms in September 2004 (£13,000).

PatrickDunbar wasbornatAuldearn,Nairn,on6September1777,5thandyoungestsonofCaptainAlexanderDunbar,ofBoath,co.Nairn, and Jean his wife, 4th daughter of George Burnett, of Kemnay.

In1798,DunbarwasappointedaCavalryCadetontheBengalestablishment,andin1799commencedhismilitarycareer,byjoiningabattalionof the15thNativeInfantry,withwhichcorpshecontinueduntilJune1800,whenthe5thand6thregimentsofcavalrywereorderedtoberaisedat Ghazeepoor,andhewasdirectedtojoinanddodutywiththelattercorps.Hecontinuedwithituntiltheadjustmentofrankofthecadetsof 1798, when he was permanently posted to the 3rd Light Cavalry, as Cornet, and joined, in August 1801, at Cawnpoor.

Atthisstationthecorpsremaineduntilthebeginningof1802,whenitwasorderedtoformpartoftheescortselectedtoattendtheMarquess Wellesley,onhisvisittothelateNewaubofOude.TheregimentproceededtoLucknow,andafterwardsescortedhisLordshipdownthe country,asfarasthezillahofJuanpore,wheretheservicesofthecorpsweredispensedwith,anditwasorderedtoRohilcund.Itwasstationedat BarreillyuntilthedisturbanceswithBauguanSing,andotherchiefsintheDooaub,intheendof1802,occasionedaforcetobeassembledfor theirsubjectionandthereductionoftheirforts.The3rdcavalrywasoneofthecorpsemployedontheserviceandDunbarwaspresentatthe sieges of Sasnee, Catchoura, &c.

In1803,thewarbrokeoutwiththeMahrattas:“thegrandarmyundertheCommander-in-Chief,theLordLake,tookthe "eld,andthe3rdLight Cavalrywasoneofthe "rstcorpsthatjoinedit.CornetDunbarwaspresentatGeneralPerron’sdefeatnearCoel,29August1803;atthe captureofAllyghur,4September;atthebattlenearDelhi,11September;atthesiegeandfallofAgra,18October;andatthehard-foughtbattle ofLaswarree,1November.HewasalsoatthecaptureofTonkRampoora;atthebattleandsiegeofDeig;attwoofthestormsofBhurtpoor;and with General Smith's division, in pursuit of Ameer Khan, when that chieftain invaded Rohilcund.

Attheterminationofthelattercampaign,the3rdLightCavalrywas cantonedatMuttra,andafterhavingremainedforsometimeatthatstation, thisofficerwasdetachedwithhistrooptoBundlecund,andemployedundervariouscommandersinthattroublesomeprovince,andparticularly withColonelArnoldabovetheGhauts.OnleavingBundlecund,hewassentintotheprovinceofOude,wherehewasemployedatthereduction ofmanyofthemudforts.HewaswiththearmyunderGeneralMarshall,atthebombardmentandcaptureofthefortofHattrass,intheDodaub; withthegrandarmyassembledunderthepersonalcommandoftheMarquessofHastings,andsubsequentlydetachedfromhisLordship'scamp, andproceededwithMajor-GeneralSirThomasBrown’slightdivision,towardsthesouth,andwaspresentattheattacksmadeontheforti"ed towns of Rampoora and Jawud; he was afterwards sent to join the Neemuch "eld force, under Lieutenant-Colonel Ludlow, C.B.

MajorDunbarhadthehonourofcommandinghisregimentforashorttime,whenLieutenant;heheldthecommandofitasecondtime,when captain;andgotthecommandathirdtime,whenmajor.Hejoinedin1801,andcontinuedwiththecorpstillSeptember1821,whenhereturned to his native country.

On11March1805,heobtainedtherankoflieutenant;hewaspromotedtobrevet-captain,5January1816,andregimentally,1September1818; andtoMajor,8May1821;latehon.lieutenant-colonel.Heretiredon26April1824andreturnedtoEngland.Lieutenant-ColonelDunbardiedat Westbourne Terrace, Hyde Park, London, on 18 July 1864, aged 86.

TheWaterlooMedaltoGeneralSirColinHalkett,G.C.B.,G.C.H.,K.T.S.,whoraisedthe2ndLightBattalion, K.G.L.,commandedthe5thBritishInfantryBrigadeatWaterloo,wherehereceivedfourseverewounds, and was later Lieutenant-Governnor of Jersey and Commander-in-Chief at Bombay Waterloo1815(Major-GeneralSirColinHalkett,K.C.B.) #ttedwithoriginalsteelclipandringsuspension, somelightedgebruises and contact marks, otherwise good very ne and an important medal to a senior commander at Waterloo £6,000-£8,000

Provenance: Glendining’s,June1981(Waterloomedalonly,andarelatedfamilygroupelsewhereinthesamesale);AnImportantCollectionof Medals to The King's German Legion, Dix Noonan Webb, April 2003.

Halkett’sGoldCrossandSmallGoldmedalwith2clasps,togetherwithvariousofhisorders,wereinthefamousWhitakerCollection,latersold by Spink in the 1950s. This group is accompanied by a second Waterloo medal named to this officer.

ColinHalkett wasbornatVenloon7September1774,sonofMajor-GeneralFrederickGodarHalkett,thenaMajorintheregimentof GordonoftheScotsBrigade.TheHalkettswereaScottishfamilyofveryancientdescentwithalonghistoryofserviceinbothScotsregiments andinthoseoftheDutchservice.InMarch1792,havingpreviouslyservedsevenmonthsasaregimentalcadet,ColinHalkettwasnominated EnsignwiththerankofLieutenantinLieutenant-GeneralVanAerssensvanRoyerenvanVorhol’scompanyofthe2ndBattalionDutchFoot Guards.HebecameeffectiveEnsigninLieutenant-ColonelPagniet’scompanyon14July1792,andsubsequentlyLieutenantwiththerankof Captain in General-Major Schmid’s company 1st Battalion of Dutch Foot Guards. He was permitted to retire at his own request in April 1795.

InJanuary1799,HalkettwasappointedEnsigninthe3rdBuffs,whichheneverjoined,resigninghiscommissioninFebruary1800,whentheDutch levies,whichhadbeenservingonthecontinentunderthePrinceofOrange,weretakenintoBritishpay.HebecameCaptaininthe2ndDutch LightInfantry,commandedbyLieutenant-ColonelT.SprechervanBernegg,andquarteredinGuernsey.StationedintheIsleofWightandthe ChannelIslandsuntilthePeaceofAmiens,theyweresenttocertaintownsinHollandtobedisbanded,Halkettandtheotherofficersreceiving specialgratuitiesondischarge.InAugust1803,onthedissolutionoftheHannoverianarmyaftertheconventionofLauenburg,whenmany dischargedsoldierswerelookingtoEnglandforemployment,Halkett,describedasaMajorintheDutchservice,wasauthorisedbytheEnglish GovernmenttoraiseabattalionofLightInfantryinHannover,toconsistof489men.HalkettwastohaverankasMajor-Commandant,withthe promiseofaLieutenant-Colonelcywhenthenumbersreached800men.GermanrecruitsofferinginEnglandingreatnumbers,theformationofa GermanLegion,undercommandoftheDukeofCambridge,wasdecidedonsoonafter.RecruitingfortheindependentleviesofBaronvonder DeckenandMajorHalkettinGermanythenceased,andthesetwocorpsbecamerespectivelythe1stand2ndLightBattalionsofthenewKing’s German Legion. Halkett was appointed Lieutenant-Colonel on 17 November 1803.

Attheheadofthe2ndLightBattalionK.G.L.,HalkettservedunderLordCathcartinthenorthofGermanyin1806-6,andinIrelandin1806.He wasshipwreckedwithpartofthebattalionintheNorthumberlandtransportonRundleStonerockoff theLand’sEndinMay1807,allpersons beingsuccessfullytransferredtoanadjacenttransportbeforetheshipwentdown,takingwithherthebaggageandarmsofHalkett’sdetachment. HewasafterwardsattheIsleofRugenandintheCopenhagenexpeditionofthesameyear.HewasinSwedenandPortugalin1808;inMoore’s retreatthroughSpain,whentheGermanlightbattalionswereamongthetroopsthatretiredonVigo;andintheWalcherenexpedition,where thesebattalionsrepeatedlydistinguishedthemselves.IncommandofhisbattalionintheGermanlightbrigadeofCharlesAlten,Halkettjoined Beresford’sarmybeforeBadajoz,inApril1811,afewdaysbeforethefallofOlivença,andcommandedthebrigadeatthebattleofAlbuhera.He becamebrevetColonelon1January1812,waswithhisbattalionatSalamancaandintheoperationsagainstBurgos;andcommandedtheGerman lightbrigadewiththe7thDivisionintheBurgosretreat,wherehewonthespecialapprobationofLordWellington;intheaffairatVentadelPozo, wherethe2ndLightBattalionwascommandedbyhisyoungerbrother,HughHalkett;andatthebridgeofSimancas.HecommandedtheGerman lightbrigadeduringthesucceedingcampaigns,includingthebattleofVittoria,occupationofTolosa,passageoftheBidassoa,andthebattlesonthe Nive and at Toulouse. He was promoted to Major-General on 4 June 1814.

IntheWaterloocampaign,HalketthadcommandofaBritishbrigadecomposedofthe30th,33rd,69thand73rdregiments,inthe3rdInfantry Division,whichwasveryhotlyengagedatQuatreBrasandWaterloo,whereHalketthimselfreceivedfourseverewounds.TheDukeof Wellingtonreferredtohiminadespatchas‘averygallantanddeservingofficer’.Ontheoccasionofreceivinghisfourthwoundduringthebattle, Halkett’sbrigadewasinanadvancedposition,particularlysincehehadpushedforwardhistworightregimentsinsupportofthechargeby Maitland’sbrigadeofguards;‘andsogreatwasthepressureuponit,inthisexposedsituation,thatitfellintosomeconfusion.TheDukeobserving this,saidtosomeofhisstaff,“Seewhat’swrongthere.”

MajorDawsonKelly,oftheQuarter-Master-General’sdepartment,immediatelyrodeup tothebrigade,andwhileaddressinghimselftoSirColinHalkett,thelatter,attheinstant,receivedawoundintheface,aballpassingthroughhis mouth, and he was consequently obliged to retire to the rear.’

HalkettremainedintheBritishserviceandwaslaterappointedLieutenantGovernorofJersey,andcommander-in-chiefatBombayfrom1831to 1832.HebecameGeneralin1841,andwasappointedColonelinsuccessionofthe71stHighlandLightInfantry,31stand45thregiments.Hewas aG.C.B.andG.C.H.,KnightCommanderoftheTowerandSwordofPortugal,KnightCommanderoftheBavarianOrderofMaximilianJoseph, CommanderoftheMilitaryOrderofWilhelmoftheNetherlands,andheldtheGoldCrossforAlbuhera,Salamanca,VittoriaandNive,inaddition to the Waterloo Medal. He died on 24 September 1856, as Governor-General of the Royal Hospital, Chelsea, where he is buried.

Waterloo1815 (ThomasFirby,2ndReg.LifeGuards.) !ttedwithoriginalsteelclipandringsuspension, clipalittleloose, edge bruising and contact marks, otherwise better than good ne £1,800-£2,200

Provenance: Sotheby, April 1978.

ThomasFirby wasbornatSnapeBidall,Yorkshire,andwasafarmerbytrade.Heservedwiththe2ndLifeGuardsfor24years9months, including2yearsallowanceforWaterloo,andwasadmittedtoanout-pensionattheRoyalHospital,Chelsea,dueto‘rupture’on20July1825, aged 42.

Waterloo1815 (RobertSmallie2ndorR.N.Brit.Reg.Drag.) !ttedwithoriginalsteelclipandringsuspension, smalledge bruise and very light contact marks, otherwise good very ne and scarce thus £3,600-£4,400

Provenance: Buckland, Dix & Wood, May 1993.

RobertSmallie (alsovariouslyspeltSmellieandSmillie)wasbornintheParishofOldMonkland,Glasgow,Lanarkshire,in1787.Heenlistedinto theScotsGreyson20June1806,aged19,aweaverbytrade,andserved12years116days,including2yearsforWaterloo,atwhichbattlehe servedinCaptainJamesPoole’sNo.4Troop.HewasdischargedatCanterburyon13October1816,inconsequenceof‘!rst !ngerofhisright handbeinganchylosedfromthekickofahorse’andwasnotedtobe‘asteadygoodsoldier’.Hewasadmittedtoanout-pensionof6dperdiem on 30 October 1816.

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TheWaterloomedalawardedtoLieutenantFrederickWood,11thLightDragoons,whowasseverely woundedon18June1815,andwhoseearliermisfortunewasbytraditionthecausebehindtheregimental nickname‘TheCherryPickers’,afterhewascapturedbytheFrenchwithhis10-manpatrolinacherry orchardatSanMartindeTrevejo,amostremotevillageinSpain,inAugust1811;hewasaprisonerat Verdun for the remainder of the war Waterloo1815(Lieut.Fred.Wood,11thReg.LightDragoons.) !ttedwithoriginalsteelclipandringsuspension, minormarks, otherwise good very ne £6,000-£8,000

FrederickWood wasbornon25May1784,andwas !rstcommissionedasCornetinthe11thLightDragoonson28April1804,and promotedtoLieutenanton14June1805.Heservedwiththe11thLightDragoonsinthePeninsulafromJune1811,but,whenincommandofa patroloftenmenon15August1811,hewassurprisedandcapturedbytheFrenchinacherryorchardatSanMartindeTrevejo,amostremote villageinSpainneartheborderwithPortugal.Traditionhasitthatthisincidentbroughtabouttheregiment’snickname‘TheCherryPickers’. LieutenantWoodwasimprisonedatVerdununtiltheendofthewarinApril1814.HeservedwiththeregimentintheWaterloocampaignand was severely wounded on 18 June 1815.

LieutenantWoodwascourt-martialledinSeptember1816for‘usingreproachfulandprovokinglanguagetoLieutenant-ColonelSleigh[his commandingofficer]tendingtoupbraidhimwithhavingrefusedachallenge,andtoexcitehimto !ghtaduelwithhim.’Foundguiltyand sentencedbytheCourttobecashiered,aninterventionbyH.R.H.thePrinceRegent,onaccountofhispreviousgoodservice,causedhissentence to be mitigated by his being placed on Half-pay, which duly took place on 25 March 1817. Frederick Wood died on 4 July 1861.

TheimportantWaterloomedalawardedtoCaptainandLieutenant-ColonelTheHon.RobertMoore,who commandedtheLightCompanyofthe2ndBattalion,ColdstreamGuardsatHougoumont,andwasseverely wounded during Macdonell's !rst counter-attack on the French, 18 June 1815 Waterloo1815(Capt.Hon.R.Moore2ndBatt.ColdstreamGds.) #ttedwithoriginalsteelclipandbarsuspension, somelight edge bruises and contact marks, otherwise very ne £6,000-£8,000

Provenance: Dix Noonan Webb, March 2002.

TheHonourableRobertMoore wasbornon11July1793,secondsonofStephen,2ndEarlofMountcashel,byMargaret,eldestdaughterof the2ndEarlofKingston.HewasappointedEnsigninthe2ndBattalionoftheColdstreamGuardson21March1811,andwaspromotedto LieutenantandCaptainon2June1814.HeservedinthePeninsulaandwaspresentatthebattleofVittoria,crossingoftheBidassoa,battlesof NivelleandNive,crossingoftheAdourandtheinvestmentofBayonne.Hedoesnot,however,appeartohaveeitherclaimedorreceivedtheM. G.S. medal.

AtWaterloohecommandedtheLightCompanyofthe2ndColdstreamGuardswhichwassohighlydistinguishedinthedefenceofthechateau ofHougoumont.Stillonlyayoungladof18years,Moorewasseverelywoundedduringthebattleon18thJune.TheLightCompanyhadonlyone otherofficer,EnsignHenryGooch;theseniorcaptain,WilliamLovelaceWalton,beingelsewhereengagedasActingAdjutantoftheBattalion.At the battle they served in Major-General Sir John Byng’s 2nd British Brigade, as part of Cooke’s 1st British Infantry (Guards) Division.

Waterloo 1815 by John Franklin offers further detail on Moore's service during the battle:

‘ThetwoLightCompaniesofthe2ndGuardsBrigadecommandedbySirJohnByngweresentdowntoHougoumontontheeveningofthe17th, andremainedvigilantthroughoutthenight.Onthemorningofthe18th,followinganinspectionbytheDukeofWellington,theyweredeployed inthekitchengardentothewestofthechateauandfarmcomplex.Theofficersandmenofthe3rdFootGuardsstoodatthenorthernendof thesmallpath,closetotheentrancewhichfacedtheAlliedline.ThetwocompanieswereledbyLieutenant-ColonelJamesMacdonellofthe ColdstreamGuards,astheyhadbeenatQuatreBras.AttheoutsetofthecampaignthetwoLightCompanieshadnumberedover270officers andmen.Theyhadincurredonlysevenwounded(allfromthe3rdFootGuards)duringthe #ghtingatthecrossroadsanddemonstratedtheélan associatedwithHouseholdtroops.Consequently,theywerepreparedfortheinitialassaultuponHougoumont,whichwasundertakenbythe threebattalionsof1erRégimentLéger...Thebattalionstotalledalmost1,500officersandmen.TheFrenchadvancedbehindacloudoftiraillers andthe2ndand3rdBattalionsdrovetheBrunswickandNassau-Usingenskirmishersfromthewood.Theymovedrapidlytowardsthebuildings, butthe #refrom behindthewallsurroundingtheformalgardenandthewindowsofthepropertyhaltedtheirprogress.Macdonellinstantly ordered the left sub-division of the ColdstreamGuardsandtherightsub-divisionofthe3rdFootGuards,todrivetheiropponentsbackintothewood.Theresolutesortiewas crownedwithsuccess.Lieutenant-ColonelCharlesDashwoodandCaptainsGeorgeEvelynandJohnElringtonofthe3rdFootGuardsadvancedat theheadoftheirmen.TheyweresupportedbytheColdstreamGuardsunderLieutenant-ColonelHenryWyndhamandCaptaintheHon.Robert Moore.However,uponreachingtheedgeofthewoodtheyweresubjectedtoclose-range #refromtheenemy.DashwoodandMoorewere woundedasthe #ghtingintensi#ed,yetthegallantbandmaintainedtheirgroundinthefaceoftheFrenchonslaughtuntilbeingtakeninthe $ank. Atthismomenttheywerecompelledtoretireinastateofconfusion.TheGuardsfellbackamidstahailofmusketrytowardstheirreserves,and the open gates at the end of the lane.’

MoorewaspromotedtoCaptainandLieutenant-Colonelon1April1824,andonthesamedatewentonHalf-pay.Hediedunmarriedon2 November 1856.

Waterloo1815 (PhilipFowler,Driver,RoyalHorseArtillery.) !ttedwithoriginalsteelclipandringsuspension, light marks, otherwise good very ne £1,000-£1,400

Provenance: Glendining’s, July 1965.

Philip Fowler served at Waterloo in Captain Edward C. Whinyates’s Rocket Troop, Royal Horse Artillery.

Waterloo1815 (CharlesGiles,28thRegimentFoot.) !ttedwithoriginalsteelclipandringsuspension, lightmarks,otherwise good very ne £2,400-£2,800

Provenance: Sotheby,February1879andMarch1888;HenryGaskellCollecion1905;Glendining’s,December1909;T.K.MackenzieCollection 1910, acquired by E. E. Needes.

CharlesGiles wasbornintheParishofBroadclyst,nearExeter,Devon,andjoinedtheRoyalArmyofReserveon6August1803.Heenlisted intothe28thFootatFermoy,CountyCork,on26March1805,aged23,forlife,amasonbytrade.Heserved23years77days,including2years forWaterloo,andwasdischargedatCorfuon2November1823,inconsequenceof’beingwornout’.Hisconductwasstatedtohavebeen‘good and that he was wounded slightly in the left hip at Bayonne on the 18 December 1818.’ His discharge was con!rmed on 23 October 1824.

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ArareIndianNavyOfficer’sChina1842MedalawardedtoLieutenant,laterCommander,A.M.Grieve,who during his service was reputed to be one of the ablest surveyors in the Indian Navy China 1842 (A. J. Grieve, Lieut. H.E.I.C. S. Sesostris) edge bruising, otherwise very ne or better £1,400-£1,800

Ofthe577medalsissuedtoEuropeancrewofH.E.I.C.Ships,just37wererecordedasknowngivingasurvivalrateofaround6%.Assuchmedals to H.E.I.C. ships are very rare. Of these medals, just 7 medals were recorded as known to Officers ranked Lieutenant or above.

AlbanyMooreGrieve wasbornon21June1817atLlanfairKilgedin,MonmouthshireandjoinedtheIndianNavyasaMidshipmanon20May 1831,andservedaboard Elphinstone (1833-35), Coote (1835), Palinurus (1837),and Shannon (1838-39).Amemorialsignedbytwentyfourofficers, includingMidshipmanGrieve,wassentinFebruary1838,statingthattheyagreedtoabidebycertainchangestoserviceconditions,namelythe conversionoftheIndianNavyfromsailingtosteamvessels,andthattheywouldstayintheservicedespitethestagnationinpromotionprospects. GrievewaspromotedtoLieutenantin1841(senioritydateof11October1841)andservedintheFirstChinaWar1841-2,whenitseemshe initiallyservedaboardthe6-gunpaddle-steamersloop, Atalanta in1841. Atalanta wasattached,andwasmentionedindespatchesforhispartin thestormingoftheFrenchfortandlineofthebatteriesinfrontofCantononthe26thofMay1841. Atalanta returnedtoBombayinAugust1841 anditseemslikelythatGrievejoinedthe4-gunsteamSesostrisatsomepointbetweenJuneandAugust1841as Sesostris onarrivedonStationin shortlybefore Atalanta left.AtthecaptureofAmoy,onthe26thofAugust1841,the Sesostris and Queen steameduptothelongbattery, consistingofseventy-sixguns,ontherightoftheharbour;theseallowedthemtocomeverynearwithout "ring.The "rstshotwas "redatthe Sesostris andwasfollowedbyelevenothersbeforeshereturnedthecompliment;shethen,however,keptupagood "refromthreeofherguns, passedalongthewholelengthofthebattery(morethanhalfamile)tillshecameoppositethewhitesemicircularbattery,behindwhichthe suburbsofthetownonthissideofthehillcommence;heresheremainedallaloneformorethanhalf-an-hour, "ringshotandshellatthebattery andintothetowninrightgoodstyle,whenshewasrelievedbythe Wellesley and Blenheim.Moredetailsof Atalanta and Sesostris servicecanbe found in the books included with this medal.

Inlate1845hedidimportantworkwhenemployedasanassistantsurveyorontheArabian Coastwhilstaboard Palinurus (1844-50),also producinganunpublishedsurvey,alargescaleplanofMasirehIslandandStraitsin1846andin1848,GrievewasemployedinsurveyingtheSomali coastinAfrica.ReputedtobeoneoftheablestsurveyorsintheIndianNavy,heservedincommandof Euphrates from1853untilpromotedto Commanderon3July1856.GrievecommandedthesailingSloop-of-War Clive duringthePersianWar,andwascloselyinvolvedinthe bombardmentofMohammerahon26March1857,whenthe "ringofsimultaneousbroadsideswithFalklandintotheopposingbatteries‘drew forthexpressionsofadmirationfromnauticalspectatorsaboardtheon-lookingtransports’.Itwaslaterreportedthat‘thiseminentsurveyorand smart officer died suddenly on 17 January 1858’.

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Note: Grieve’s India General Service Medal with clasp Persia was sold in these rooms in March 2020.

Single Campaign Medals

Punjab 1848-49, 2 clasps, Mooltan, Goojerat (Thos. Porter. 32nd Foot.) suspension claw re-a xed, otherwise very ne £300-£400

Baltic 1854-55, unnamed as issued, suspension claw loose, minor edge nicks, very ne £100-£140

Baltic1854-55,unnamedasissued, withreplacementsuspensionandtracesofsometimehavingbeenheldinamount,thereforevery ne £60-£80

India General Service 1854-95, 1 clasp, Burma 1885-7 (Ltt. Col: H. E. D. Bayley 30th Madras Infy.) nearly very ne £240-£280

HenryElliottDashwoodBayley wasbornon27May1840,atJaulnah,India.HejoinedtheMadrasInfantryfromwhichheretiredintherank of colonel in June 1892. He died at Gerrards Cross, Buckinghamshire on 1 July 1916. For the China Medal awarded to the recipient’s son, see Lot 393.

IndiaGeneralService1854-95,1clasp,Hazara1888 (1371Pte.P.Connelly2dBn.North’dFus.) minoro cialcorrectionto surname, and latter part of unit o cially corrected as usual, nearly extremely ne £120-£160

Note: VirtuallyallIndiaGeneralServiceMedalswithclaspHazara1888awardedtomembersoftheNorthumberlandFusiliershavethe‘Fus’partof the unit officially corrected- presumably the medals were all originally named ‘North’d R.’ prior to this error being spotted.

EdwardRobertBigsbyBarnes wasborninPresteigne,Radnorshire,Wales,on28May1834and‘volunteeredontheoutbreakoftheKaffir Warin1850,andwasappointedaLieutenantinanativecorps,andservedunderSitHarrySmithandSirGeorgeCathcartfromJanuary1851until March1853.Heaccompaniedthe "rstpatrolthatleftKingWilliam’sTownon30January1851,andwaspresentattheengagementsofthe17th February,6thMarch,and16thApril1851;thepassageoftheKeion4December1851;andmanyotherminorencounterswiththeenemyduring the War (Medal).’

BarneswascommissionedEnsigninthe37thRegimentofFoot,bypurchase,on24June1853.HewaspromotedLieutenant,bypurchase,on10 August1855,andsawactionduringtheGreatSepoyMutinynearBenares.PromotedCaptainon6May1859,hesubsequentlyexchangedintothe 35thRegimentofFooton25November1860,andwasappointedBrevetMajoron5July1872.HesawfurtheractionduringtheZuluWar (Medal).

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IndianMutiny1857-59,noclasp (Lieut.E.R.B.Barnes,37th.Regt.) suspensionclawre-a xed,edgebruising,thereforegood ne £300-£400

AnIndianMutinymedaltoSurgeon-MajorG.M.Ogilvie,BombayMedicalService,awardedtheC.B.forhis services as officiating Sanitary Commissioner and Superintendent of Jails during the siege of Lucknow Indian Mutiny 1857-59, 1 clasp, Defence of Lucknow (G, M, Ogilvie, M.D.) extremely ne £2,000-£2,400

Note: AsecondmedalisknowntothisofficerandwassoldintheseroomsaspartoftheBrianRitchieCollection,September2004.Issuedoff the rollsoftheBombayMedicalDepartmentithasanadditionalclaspforLucknowandisnamed‘Surgn.G.M.Ogilvie,Supt.ofJails’.Themedalnow offered appears to have been issued off the Civilian rolls, a not uncommon instance of a double issuance.

GeorgeMathiesonOgilvie, thesonofMajorOgilvieoftheMadrasInfantry,wasbornatSecunderabadon28December1818,andstudied medicineatEdinburgh.Having‘appliedhimselfwithgreatdiligencetotheStudyofandPracticeofSurgery’,asrequiredbytheH.E.I.Co.,hewas nominatedanAssistantSurgeonontheBombayEstablishmentbyCaptainJohnShepherd,Esq.,ontherecommendationofCaptainStevens. Ogilvie was appointed Assistant Surgeon on 9 March 1841, and was attached to the European Hospital on arrival at Bombay in July of that year. InJanuary1842,hewasdirectedtojointheScindeFieldForceandtakemedicalchargeoftheleftwingofthe15thBombayN.I.Thefollowing yearhewasplacedatthedisposaloftheSuperintendentoftheIndianNavyandwasdirectedtoconductthedutiesofPortSurgeon,presumably atBombay.Afterhomeleavein1847,hewasappointedtothe13thBombayN.I.andfollowinganotherperiodofleavetoEurope,hewas appointedGarrisonSurgeonatBombay.PromotedSurgeonin1855,hewasnextappointed,in1856,tothechargeof‘JailsandDispensariesinthe province of Oude’, a post which brought him to Lucknow.

On2July1857,thesecondfulldayofthesiegeoftheLucknowResidency,DrOgilvie,whohadbeenappointedGarrisonSanitaryCommissioner, wassummonedtoDrFayrer’shouse.SirHenryLawrencehadbeenseverelywoundedintheResidencybuildingwhiletalkingtotheAssistant AdjutantGeneral,CaptainThomasWilson.WilsonandothersmovedhimtoFayrer’shouseastheResidencywasstillunderheavy #re,andthere Ogilvieandhiscolleaguesforegathered.‘Therewasnothingtobedoneforthedyingmanbeyondcheckingwhatlittlehaemorrhagewaspresent, supportingtheinjuredlimbwithbandagesandpillows,andgivingstimulantstocounteractshock.WhenthepainbecameexcessiveDrFayrergave himchloroform.HeconsultedDrPartridgeandDrOgilvieonthequestionofoperating,buttheybothagreedthatitwouldbehopeless.They weresatis#ed,afterafurtherexaminationunderanaesthetic,thatthepelviswasfractured,andthatitwouldthereforebeuselesstoamputateat the hip joint. Even if the thigh bone alone had been broken, it was doubtful whether the patient could have stood the shock of amputation.’

Lawrence’snephew,George,‘wasconstantlybesidehim. DrOgilviekeepinghimcompany,whileMrsHarris,MrsDashwood,andMrsClarke helpedtonursehim.HeseemedtoMrsHarristobesufferingtheutmostagony,butDrFayrerdidnotbelievethatthepainwasintolerable. Duringthe3rdJulyLawrencewasgraduallysinking,andtooknothingbutalittlearrowrootandchampagne.Ateighto’clockonthemorningof thefourthhedied,soquietlythathisnephew,whohadjustbeenshotthroughtheshoulderandwassittingathisfeet,didnotknowhewasdead untilDrOgilvietoldhim.’Hisdyingwords,“Iforgiveeveryone-IforgivemybrotherJohn”,referredtoadisagreementhehadhadwithhis younger brother and colleague on the Punjab Board of Administration, which had resulted in his appointment at Lucknow.

InhiscapacityasSanitaryCommissioner,OgilviehadmanagedreasonablywellbeforeChinhutbutafterwards,withtheIndiansweepersdeserting daily,andthetroopsbeingotherwiseemployed,hisdepartmentstruggledtoallaytheconstantreekofcarrionandordure.Withthetemperature averaging110°andwithtorrentialmonsoondownpours,thehealthofthegarrisonsoonbegantosuffer.Childmortalityincreasedandtherewere severalcasesofcholera.PainfulboilsappearedonthefacesofmanyEuropeans,and‘notinasinglecasehadtheamputationofalimbsavedthe patient’slife’.On15SeptemberMrsSoppitt,whosesmallsonhaddiedofcholeraatthebeginningofthesiege,madeanentryinherjournal concerningOgilvie’swifeandre$ectingthescarcityoffood:‘Boughtabullock’sheartatafabulousprice,10/-.MrsO.,wifeofadoctor,whowasa personal friend of Outram, gave me a sheep’s head.’

AsSirJamesOutramandSirHenryHavelockfoughttheirwaytowardstheResidencywiththeFirstReliefForceon25September,Ogilviewas orderedto #ndouthowmanycartswouldbeneededtoevacuatethenon-combatants,thoughtheso-calledReliefForceturnedouttobeno morethanareinforcement.Rashly,the‘garrisonhadconcludedthatatlasttherewasnoneedtostint.AttheBrigadeMess,whereseveraldozen ofchampagnehadbeenhoardedagainsttherelief,everymanwasfreetoeatanddrinkhis #ll.Theofficersoftherelievingforcewereastonished to #nd the men they had relieved living, as they thought, in such style, having looked to #nd them eating horse $esh or even rat.’

ThearrivaloftheFirstReliefForce,however,gaveOgilviethenecessarylabourtooverhaulthesanitaryarrangements,clearaway theaccumulated #lth and the carcasses of dead animals from the neighbourhood of the Residency and the extended perimeter around the palace area.

BothDoctorandMrsOgilviesurvivedthesiegeandwereevacuatedfromtheResidencybySirColinCampbell’sreliefforceinNovember.Ogilvie wasthankedforhisservicesinBrigadierInglis’despatch(LondonGazette 16January1858),andsubsequentlyreceivedthethanksofthe GovernmentofIndia.Onbeingwithdrawn,Ogilviewasinstructedto‘continueinchargeofthefamiliesoftheLucknowGarrisonwhileinprogress fromCawnporetoAllahabad’.HisnamefurtherappearedonOutram’s‘RecommendatoryList’-‘SurgeonG.M.OgilvieofficiatedasSanitary Commissionerthroughoutthesiege.Tohisveryefficientperformanceofhisimportantduties,withinadequatemeans,istobeattributedour comparativeimmunityfromsickness,bothbeforeandafterGeneralHavelock’sjunction.’InJuly1858theOgilviesleftIndiaonhomeleavefor eighteenmonths,andinJanuary1859,theDoctorreceivedtangiblerecognitionofhiseffortsatLucknow,whenhereceivedfromtheQueenthe insigniaofaCompanionoftheBathwhichhadbeenannouncedinthe LondonGazette of16November1858.In1860hebecameaM.R.C.P.and early the following year he was promoted Surgeon Major. He died soon afterwards at Suez on 26 October 1861.

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China1857-60,noclasp (WangTiTingCivn.InterpreterM.S.) engravednaming;togetherwithasilverArmyOrdnance Corps Chinese Service badge, good very ne, rare £400-£500

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CanadaGeneralService1866-70,1clasp,FenianRaid1866 (66.Pte.H.Carter1/25th.Rgt.) impressednaming, minoredge nicks, good very ne £240-£280

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CanadaGeneralService1866-70,1clasp,FenianRaid1866 (Pte.C.H.Winslow,MillbrookI.Co.) edgebruise,goodvery ne £260-£300

Approximately 23 Medals all with clasp Fenian Raid 1866 awarded to the Millbrook Infantry Company.

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Canada General Service 1866-70, 1 clasp, Fenian Raid 1866 (Pte. J. R. Creed, N.S. Militia.) good very ne £240-£280

J. R. Creed served with the Nova Scotia Militia.

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Canada General Service 1866-70, 1 clasp, Fenian Raid 1870 (Cpl. R. Bryant, 14th. P.W.O.R.) minor edge nicks, good very ne £260-£300

Ashantee1873-74,noclasp (J.Bartlett.Pte.R.M.H.M.S.Active.73-74.) minorcorrectionmadeto‘RM’duringtheoriginal naming process, good very ne £140-£180

TheZuluWarmedalawardedtoDrummerJ.Flannagan,58thFoot,whowaskilledinactionatthebattleof Majuba Hill, 27 February 1881

South Africa 1877-79, no clasp (29/582. Drumr. J. Flannagan. 58th Foot.) dark toned, extremely ne and scarce £1,200-£1,600

DrummerJ.Flannagan waskilledinactionatthebattleofMajubaHilon27February1881.Outofthe405Britishtroopsonthehill,85were killed, including Major-General Sir George Colley, with 119 wounded and 35 captured, a total of 239 casualties, or 59 percent of the entire force.

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TheintriguingSouthAfricaMedalawardedtoCorporalJamesGraham,90thLightInfantry,theonlysoldier of his Regiment who was present during the defence of Rorke’s Drift

SouthAfrica1877-79,1clasp,1877-8-9(1123Corpl.J.Graham.90thFoot)mostlyrenamedinanattractivecontemporarystyle not seen on issued South Africa 1877-79 medals, suggesting it was renamed for the recipient, nearly very ne £2,000-£2,400

Provenance: Dix Noonan Webb, March 2010.

TheintriguingcaseofDanielSheehan,6thFoot,aliasJamesGraham,90thLightInfantry,andhispresenceatRorke’sDrifthasbeenthesubjectof two articles in the OMRS Journal (Autumn 1988 and Spring 1989).

DanielSheehan wasbornnearCorkinJuly1851,andenlistedforthe6thFootinDecember1870.Byearly1876hehadbeenpromotedto Sergeantbut,laterthatsameyear,hewentabsentforaweekandwassentencedtobereducedintherankstoPrivate.InDecember1876he passedintotheReserveforafurthersixyearsserviceintheLiverpoolDistrictbut,forreasonsunknown,hewenttoIrelandandre-enlistedat Birrintothe90thFoot,changinghisnametoJamesGraham.ArmyRecordscaughtupwithhiminsidethemonthand,aftertwomonthsin con!nement, he was convicted of fraudulent enlistment and put in Military Prison until June 1877.

Sheehan’s later service is picked up in the ‘The Regimental Journal of the Cameronians’:

‘Onrelease,Private1123JamesGrahamreturnedtothe90thandwiththeregimentproceededtoSouthAfricawhereinJanuaryof1878the regimentsawserviceagainsttheGaikasandGalekasintheEasternCapeFrontier.Graham,despitehisprevioustransgressions,hadbeen promotedtoLance-Corporalon7January1878.Hewasnotwiththe90thwhentheregimentmarchedtoHelpmekaarayearlaterinJanuaryof 1879onitswaytoDundeeandBemba’sKopaspartofNo.4ColumncommandedbySirEvelynWoodV.C.LanceCorporalGrahamwas transferredtothe“PaymentoftheGeneralDepot”on1November1878,hisyearsofrapidpromotioninboththe6thand90thRegimentswere indicativeofasoldierworkinginorderlyroomswherepromotionwasalwaysaccelerated.HistransferalsomeanthebecamepartoftheCentral orNo.3Column.ThecolumncommandedbyLordChelmsford.ThelogisticsoftransportingaBritisharmyinAfrica,completewithitsArtillery train,provisionsformenandbeasts,tents,ammunitionetc.musthavebeenamonumentaltaskin1879.Theselectionofwellquali!edclerksfrom all available units would have been made to facilitate the paperwork required to keep supplies rolling to units in the !eld.

AtthecommencementofthecampaignagainsttheZulunation,LordChelmsfordandhisstaff decidedathree-prongthrustintoZulu-landwould bethebestinitialtacticto !ndanddestroythebulkoftheenemy.TheCentralorNo.3ColumncrossedtheBuffaloriveratRorke’sDrift.The sitewaschosenasasupplydepotandhospitalastheexistingbuildingswereidealfor thepurpose,thelocationwasnearafordwhichtheRoyal Engineerswouldbridgeovertofurtherthespeedofsuppliestothearmy.L/Cpl.GrahamwasstationedatRorke’sDriftwithSergeantMilneof the3rd(Buffs)alsotransferredtothe“PaymentoftheGeneralDepot”herewithStaff SergeantMabinoftheGeneralStaff andmembersofthe ArmyServiceCorps,allunderthecommandofCommissariesLieutenantDunneandLieutenantDalton.TheserviceofGrahamasaclerkinthe supplydepotisimportant,asmostpublishedhistorieswronglyshowhimonthesicklist.Hisservicedocumentsdonotrevealanymedical problemsatthistime.DuringthebattleofRorke’sDriftLance-CorporalGrahamwouldhavegivenagoodaccountofhimself.Hewasaquali!ed MusketryInstructorfromhisservicewiththe6thRegiment.UsingtheMartini-Henryri#ehewasmorethancapableofknockingdowntheenemy atanydistancetheri#ecouldreach.AfterthebattleGrahamandSergeantMilnewerekeptattheirdutieswiththesupplydepotuntil1 September1879.Thismeanthewasnotwiththe90thduringthebattlesofHolbane,KhambulaandUlundi.Returningtothe90th,Grahamfound theRegimentwasbeingsenttoIndiainOctoberof1879.WhileservinginIndiaGrahamwaspromotedtoLance-SergeantinDecemberof1879 and further promoted to Sergeant in May 1880.

In1881the90thL.I.had,withtheCardwellreformsbecomethe2ndBattalionScottishRi#es.Grahamwouldhavebeenfullyinvolvedinthe evolutionoftheregimentintoaRi#eBattalion.ShortlyafterthisGrahamwasgivenarestorationof6yearsand29daysGoodConducttowards pension.FurtherpromotiontoColour-Sergeantfollowedon19March1887.InFebruary1885hemarriedMaryAnnDalyatBareillyinIndia.He hadalsorevertedtohisoriginalnamepriortohismarriage.Hewaspostedtothepermanentstaff ofthe1stLanarkRi#eVolunteerson

December 1888, and sailed for home on 25 January 1889. He was !nally discharged in Scotland on 15 December 1891.’

Graham’spresenceatRorke’sDriftiscon!rmedbyLieutenantChardandbyColour-SergeantBourneonhisamendedroll.Furthermore,his service papers state ‘Present at the defence of Rorke’s Drift 22.1.79’.

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SouthAfrica1877-79,1clasp,1877-8-9 (1678.Pte.J.Mullis.90th.Foot.) minoro cialcorrectiontosurname,minoredge bruise, very ne £400-£500

J.Mullis attestedforthe90thLightInfantryin1877andservedwiththeRegimentinSouthAfrica,wherehewasengagedagainsttheGaikas, Galikas, and other Kaffir tribes in 1877-78; and against the Zulus in 1879.

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KabultoKandaharStar1880 (1933PrivateC.Wallace92.Highlanders) theobversepartiallyprivatelyenamelled, ‘High’of ‘Highlanders’ re-engraved, good very ne £500-£700

C. Wallace was killed in action at Majuba Hill, 27 February 1881.

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Khedive’sStar,dated1884,unnamedasissued;1939-45Star;AtlanticStar;AfricaStar;WarMedal1939-45,thefourSecondWar awardsinaRegisterGeneralofShippingandSeamencardboxofissueaddressedto‘Mr.S.A.Hill,184ManningsideRoad, Liverpool’; Oman,Sultanate,PeaceMedal,bronze;15thAnniversaryMedal,bronze,bothunnamedasissuedandbothincard boxes of issue, the Khedive’s Star very ne, the rest extremely ne (7) £70-£90

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IndiaGeneralService1895-1902,2clasps,PunjabFrontier1897-98,Tirah1897-98 (2587Pte.G.Phillips.1st.Bn.Hants: Regt.) light scratch to obverse eld, good very ne and extremely rare to unit £300-£400

GeorgePhillips wasborninWinchesterin1869andattestedtherefortheHampshireRegimenton3June1888.Heservedonsecondmentto theMedicalDepartmentonthePunjabFrontier1987-98,atNo.12BritishFieldHospital,andwasdischargedon30November1901,after13 years and 182 days’ service.

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IndiaGeneralService1895-1902,3clasps,ReliefofChitral1895,PunjabFrontier1897-98,Tirah1897-98 (4983.Pte.H. Johnstone 2d Bn. K.O. Sco: Bord:) old repair to carriage of rst clasp, otherwise very ne £80-£100

Not entitled to Relief of Chitral clasp.

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355 Khedive’s Sudan 1896-1908, 1 clasp, Khartoum (6561 Pte. A. James. Gren. Gds.) impressed naming, ne £50-£70

RichardErnestBell wasbornon1November1872,atDartmouth,Devon,andjoinedtheRoyalNavyasablacksmith’smateon30April 1894.HejoinedH.M.S. Niobe on6December1898andservedinheruntil8February1901,earningtheQueen'sSouthAfricamedalwithout clasp.Aftersubsequentservicein VividII,Pearl,Simoom,VividII again,andthenin Indus, BelljoinedH.M.S. Cambridge on16April1905.Hetragically met his death on 26 August 1905, in circumstances reported thus in a local newspaper:

‘TheWarshipTragedy.AtDevonportonMondayaninquestwasheldtouchingthedeathofRichardErnestBell,blacksmith,ofH.M.S.Cambridge, gunneryship,whowaskilledonthe26thinst.duringanaffraywithacarpenternamedThomasCollins.Themedicalevidenceshowedthatdeath was the result of a blow behind the ear, and a verdict of manslaughter against Collins was accordingly returned, he being committed for trial.’ Atthesubsequenttrialformanslaughter,Collinswasfoundtobenotguiltybythejuryatassizes.However,thejudgeinsummingupstatedthat heconsideredCollinswastechnicallyguiltyofmanslaughter.Collinssubsequentlydrownedasaresultofthesinkingofaship’scutterinablizzard on 28 March 1916.

Sold with further research including copied record of service for both men, each carrying noti#cation of these events.

Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, no clasp (R. E. Bell, Blk. Mte. H.M.S. Niobe.) very ne £140-£180

Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, no clasp (76 Tpr: C. A. Jackson. Tasmanian I.B.) retaining rod re-a xed, good very ne £400-£500

Approximately253medalsawardedtothe4/2TasmanianImperialBushmen.JacksonwasentitledtotheclaspsCapeColony,Transvaal, Wittebergen, and South Africa 1901.

Queen’sSouthAfrica1899-1902,1clasp,Rhodesia (4693Tpr:J.Bloom!eld,50th.Coy.17th.Imp:Yeo:) minoredge bruise, otherwise nearly extremely ne £260-£300

JohnBloom!eld wasborninActon,Middlesex,in1873andattestedfortheImperialYeomanryinWinchesteron9January1900.Heserved withthe50th(Hampshire)Company,17thBattalioninSouthAfricaduringtheBoerWarfrom7April1900,anddiedofdiseaseatMarendellas on 12 June 1900.

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Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 1 clasp, Rhodesia (469 Sapr. M. J. Jennings. S. Rhod: Vols:) nearly extremely ne £300-£400 360

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Queen’sSouthAfrica1899-1902,1clasp,DefenceofLadysmith (5251Pte.R.Bibby,ManchesterRegt.) minoredgebruise, good very ne £200-£240

R.Bibby attestedfortheManchesterRegimentandservedwiththe1stBattalioninSouthAfricaduringtheBoerWar.Hewaskilledinactionat Ladysmith on 6 January 1900.

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Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 1 clasp, Relief of Ladysmith (6002 Cpl. J. Wisdom, Rl. Dublin Fus:) nearly extremely ne £240-£280

J.Wisdom attestedfortheRoyalDublinFusiliersandservedwiththe2ndBattalioninSouthAfricaduringtheBoerWar.Hewaskilledinaction at Colenso on 15 December 1899.

Queen’sSouthAfrica1899-1902,2clasps,CapeColony,OrangeFreeState (Ord:J.Combe,ScottishHos:) edgebruisingand contact marks, nearly every ne £200-£240

J.Combe servedasanOrderlywiththeScottishHospitalinSouthAfricaduringtheBoerWar;theHospitalwasorganisedinthe !rstinstance bytheStAndrew’sAssociationandwasfundedbyvoluntarydonations.TheorganisationofthehospitalcommencedinJanuary1900,the personneleventuallyconsistingofanofficerincharge,18civilmedicalofficers,1Quartermaster,1WarrantOfficer,2secretaries,35nursing sistersoftheArmyNursingServiceReserve,45 !rst-classorderlies,allofwhomweremedicalstudents,and57second-classorderlies,makinga total of 160.

The !rstsectionarrivedatCapeTownon13May1900,andthehospitalwasopenedforpatientson4June,atKroonstadt.Previoustothattime, however,thehospitalstaff hadbeenemployedondutyinthemilitaryhospitalsatBloemfonteinandKroonstadt.Itremainedduringthewhole period at Kroonstadt, and its equipment was handed over to the Government, when it ceased to exist as a private hospital, on 14 October 1900.

Queen’sSouthAfrica1899-1902,2clasps,Rhodesia,ReliefofMafeking (Tpr:W.H.Butcher.S.Rhod:R.F.) scratchto obverse eld, good very ne £360-£440

Queen’sSouthAfrica1899-1902,2clasps,TugelaHeights,ReliefofLadysmith (Tpr:J.C.Nurden.Murray’sScouts) good very ne, rare to unit £160-£200

Approximately 43 medals in total awarded to Murray’s Scouts, of which 26 were with two clasps.

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Single Campaign Medals

Queen’sSouthAfrica1899-1902,2clasps,Transvaal,SouthAfrica1902 (315Pte.W.C.Lawrence.Vol:Coy.Hants: Regt.) retaining rod possibly replaced, otherwise good very ne £80-£100

WilliamCharlesLawrence wasborninPortsea,Hampshire,in1881andattestedfortheHampshireRegimentatPortsmouthforthe durationofhostilitieson11February1902,havingpreviouslyservedintheRegiment’s3rdVolunteerBattalion.Heservedwiththe2ndBattalion inSouthAfricaduringthelatterstagesoftheBoerWarfrom8Marchto31July1902,andwasdischargedon30August1902,after201days’ service.

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Queen’sSouthAfrica1899-1902,2clasps,SouthAfrica1901,SouthAfrica1902 (7896Pte.H.Batchelor.K.R.R.C.);King’s SouthAfrica1901-02,2clasps,SouthAfrica1901,SouthAfrica1902 (5809Pte.W.Barrett.E.KentRegt.) edgebruisingto latter, generally very ne and better (2) £100-£140

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Queen’sSouthAfrica1899-1902,3clasps,CapeColony,OrangeFreeState,Transvaal (9604Pte.H.Waring,45th.Coy. Imp: Yeo:) good very ne £180-£220

HoltWaring servedwiththe45th(DublinHunt)Company,13thBattalionImperialYeomanryinSouthAfricaduringtheBoerWarandwas taken Prisoner of War at Lindley on 31 May 1900.

Queen’sSouthAfrica1899-1902,3clasps,CapeColony,OrangeFreeState,SouthAfrica1902 (2/Lieut:C.C.A.Cooper.R. Dub: Fus:) minor edge bruising, otherwise good very ne £300-£400

Provenance: Dix Noonan Webb, June 1998.

CecilCharlesArthurCooper,thesonofMajor-GeneralC.D.Cooper,wascommissionedSecondLieutenantintheRoyalDublinFusilierson 28 January 1903.

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Queen’sSouthAfrica1899-1902,3clasps,Rhodesia,ReliefofMafeking,Transvaal (92Tpr:J.Fleming.RhodesiaRegt.) extremely ne £400-£500

Queen’sSouthAfrica1899-1902,3clasps,DefenceofKimberley,OrangeFreeState,Transvaal (4021Pte.F.Aldred.L.N. Lanc: Regt.) light le marks to obverse of suspension claw, good very ne £100-£140

Queen’sSouthAfrica1899-1902,4clasps,CapeColony,TugelaHeights,ReliefofLadysmith,Transvaal (77471Dvr:J. Thompson, 73rd. Bty: R.F.A.) minor edge bruise, about extremely ne £100-£140 372 x

Queen’sSouthAfrica1899-1902,4clasps,CapeColony,TugelaHeights,ReliefofLadysmith,Transvaal (4046Pte.P. Campbell, Rl. Irish Fus:) nearly extremely ne £120-£160

Queen’sSouthAfrica1899-1902,4clasps,CapeColony,Paardeberg,Driefontein,SouthAfrica1901, uno cialrivetsbetweenstate and date clasps (Major J. H. Greenway. R.A.M.C.) engraved naming, about extremely ne £240-£280

JohnHenryGreenway trainedatGuy’sHospitalandjoinedtheArmyMedicalServiceinAugust1885.Hewasadvancedmajor,RoyalArmy MedicalCorps,on30May1897andservedforsixyearsinIndiaandeightyearsinSouthAfrica.AttheoutbreakoftheBoerWarhewas attachedtotheBerkshireRegimentatNaaupoort,andthenwenttotheOrangeRiverinchargedofa !eldhospitalunderLordMethuen.Inthe !ghtingmarchtoBloemfonteinhewasincommandofthe19thBrigadeBearerCompanywithSmith-Dorrien’sColumn,andwasthuspresentat theengagementsatJacobadal,Paardeberg,andDriefontein.ArrivingatBloemfontien,hewasplacedinchargeoftheConventHospital,and remainedinthispositionuntilinvalidedhomein1901.HewassentouttoSouthAfricaatthebeginningof1904,anddiedinthemilitaryhospital at Wynberg, on 8 August 1904. Sold with copied research.

Queen’sSouthAfrica1899-1902,4clasps,CapeColony,OrangeFreeState,Transvaal,SouthAfrica1901, lastclasplooseon riband, as issued (7995 Sgt. W. Matthews. 40th. Coy. 10th. Impl: Yeo:) edge bruising, nearly very ne £80-£100

WilliamErnestMatthews servedwiththe40th(Oxfordshire)Company,10thBattalionImperialYeomanryinSouthAfricaduringtheBoer War.

Queen’sSouthAfrica1899-1902,4clasps,CapeColony,OrangeFreeState,Transvaal,SouthAfrica1901 (1804Gr.G. Newman, Hants: & I. of W. R.G.A.) pawnbroker’s mark to obverse eld, replacement rod replaced, very ne £100-£140

G.Newman servedwiththeDukeofConnaught’sOwnHampshireandIsleofWightRoyalGarrisonArtillery(Militia)inSouthAfricaduringthe Boer War, and was invalided on 25 September 1901.

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Queen’sSouthAfrica1899-1902,4clasps,CapeColony,OrangeFreeState,Transvaal,SouthAfrica1901, uno cialrivetsbetween state and date clasps (24 Cpl. W. Wallis, 2nd. Hampshire Regt.) rank o cially corrected, edge bruising, good very ne £70-£90 377

WilliamWallis wasborninSouthamptonin1874andattestedtherefortheHampshireRegimentforthedurationofhostilities,having previouslyservedwiththe2ndVolunteerBattalion,HampshireRegiment.Heservedwiththe2ndBattalioninSouthAfricaduringtheBoerWar from 11 February 1900 to 3 July 1901, and was advanced Lance-Corporal. He was discharged on 4 July 1901, after 1 year and 171 days’ service. Sold with copied record of service and medal roll extract.

Queen’sSouthAfrica1899-1902,4clasps,CapeColony,OrangeFreeState,Transvaal,SouthAfrica1901 (121Pte.A.V. Broackes, 2nd. Hampshire Regt.) very ne £80-£100

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Queen’sSouthAfrica1899-1902,4clasps,CapeColony,OrangeFreeState,Transvaal,SouthAfrica1901 (9752Sgt.R.Shaw. Kitchener’s Horse) rank o cially corrected, nearly very ne £80-£100

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Queen’sSouthAfrica1899-1902,4clasps,CapeColony,OrangeFreeState,Johannesburg,DiamondHill (3247.Corpl.Sh. Sth. J. H. Capper. 6/Drgns.) engraved naming, edge bruising, nearly very ne £100-£140

Queen’sSouthAfrica1899-1902,4clasps,CapeColony,OrangeFreeState,Johannesburg,SouthAfrica1901 (68Pte.W.J. Bates, 2nd. Hampshire Regt.) good very ne

£100-£140

WilliamJohnBates attestedfortheHampshireRegimentforthecessationofhostilitieson16January1900andservedwiththe2ndBattalion inSouthAfricaduringtheBoerWar.Hewasdischargedon15June1901.Here-enlistedintheHampshireRegimenton11May1915,andserved asaLance-Sergeantwiththe16thBattalionduringtheGreatWar.Hewasdischargedduetosicknesson5July1916,andwasawardedaSilver War Badge, no. 1718.

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Queen’sSouthAfrica1899-1902,4clasps,CapeColony,Transvaal,Wittebergen,SouthAfrica1901, uno cialrivetsbetweenthird andfourthclasps (4589Tpr:E.C.Charrington.41st.Coy.12thImp:Yeo:) lightcontactmarks,thereforenearlyvery ne, the reverse better £120-£160

ErnestCharlesCharrington wasborninKingstonVale,Surrey,in1877andattestedfortheImperialYeomanryatWinchesteron9January 1900,whilstcurrentlyservingwiththeHampshireCarabiniers.Heservedwiththe41st(Hampshire)Company,12thBattalioninSouthAfrica duringtheBoerWarfrom31January1900to24May1901,andwasdischargedon23June1901,after1yearand166days’service.Amanof this name served as a Lieutenant with the Army Service Corps during the Great War.

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Queen’sSouthAfrica1899-1902,4clasps,TugelaHeights,ReliefofLadysmith,Transvaal,Laing’sNek (4067Pte.T. Drummond, Scottish Ri!es) minor edge bruise, good very ne £100-£140

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Queen’sSouthAfrica1899-1902,5clasps,CapeColony,TugelaHeights,OrangeFreeState,ReliefofLadysmith,Transvaal (1598 Pte. J. Fanning, Rl. Irish Fus:) edge bruising, good very ne £200-£240

J. Fanning was severely wounded at Machadodorp on 8 January 1901, and died of his wounds two days later.

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Queen’sSouthAfrica1899-1902,5clasps,CapeColony,OrangeFreeState,Transvaal,SouthAfrica1901,SouthAfrica1902 (4141 Pte. F. Hebden. 2nd Dragoon Gds:) nearly extremely ne £100-£140

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Queen’sSouthAfrica1899-1902,5clasps,CapeColony,OrangeFreeState,Transvaal,SouthAfrica1901,SouthAfrica1902 (10294 S. Sth. B. Rooney. R.H.A.) edge bruising, nearly very ne £80-£100

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Queen’sSouthAfrica1899-1902,5clasps,CapeColony,OrangeFreeState,Transvaal,SouthAfrica1901,SouthAfrica1902, uno cialrivetsbetweenstateanddateclasps (2239Gr.F.Chessell.Hants:&I.ofW.R.G.A.) minoredgebruising,nearlyvery ne

£100-£140

FrankChessell wasborninRyde,IsleofWight,in1878andattestedfortheDukeofConnaught’sOwnHampshireandIsleofWightRoyal GarrisonArtilleryatSandownon13March1901.HewasembodiedforserviceduringtheBoerWaron1May1901,andtransferredtothe Special Reserve on 24 May 1908. Sold with copied service papers.

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Queen’sSouthAfrica1899-1902,5clasps,CapeColony,OrangeFreeState,Transvaal,SouthAfrica1901,SouthAfrica1902, uno cial rivets between state and date clasps (161 Corpl: G. Linnington. Hampshire Regt.) nearly extremely ne £100-£140

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Queen’sSouthAfrica1899-1902,5clasps,CapeColony,OrangeFreeState,Johannesburg,DiamondHill,Belfast (2977Pte.F. Bird, Rl. Warwick: Regt.) very ne £100-£140

Queen’sSouthAfrica1899-1902,6clasps,CapeColony,Rhodesia,OrangeFreeState,Transvaal,SouthAfrica1901,SouthAfrica 1902, date clasp block loose on riband (1604 Trpr: J. H. Anderson, New Zealand M.R.) minor edge bruise, very ne £300-£400

391

Queen’s Mediterranean 1899-1902 (4234 Pte. N. Morrison. Seaforth Highrs:) edge nicks, very ne £240-£280

NormanMorrison wasbornatBarras,Stornoway,in1880andattestedthereforthe3rd(Militia)Battalion,SeaforthHighlanders,on26 November1898.Embodiedon3February1900,heservedwiththe3rdBattalioninEgyptfrom14February1900to10June1901,andwas disembodied on 11 June 1901. He was discharged, time expired, on 25 November 1904. Sold with copied service papers and medal roll extract.

392

Transport 1899-1902, 1 clasp, China 1900 (T. Johnston, In Command.) nearly extremely ne £700-£900

393

China 1900, no clasp (Lieutt. W. A. Bayley. 27th Baluch. Lt. Infy.) official correction to rank, very ne

£240-£280

WilliamArthurBayley wasbornin1878,thesonofColonelH.E.D.Bayley.HejoinedtheIndianArmyfromtheRoyalMilitaryCollegeas secondlieutenanton22January1898,andwaspromotedtolieutenanton22April1900.HesawserviceinChina1900withthe27thBaluchistan Light Infantry (Medal). Lieutenant Bayley died at Chaman on 23 September 1903, aged 25, and is buried in Quetta New Cemetery. For the India General Service Medal awarded to the recipient’s father, see Lot 339.

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AfricaGeneralService1902-56,E.VII.R.,withoutclasp (596Pte.Kuda.1/K.A.R.);Coronation1902,MetropolitanPolice, bronze (P.C.R.Summer!eld.K.Div.) the rstworn,thereforefairto ne;thesecondwithminoredgenick,otherwisegoodvery ne (2) £60-£80

Africa General Service 1902-56, 1 clasp, Nigeria 1918 (351471 Sgt. C. I. Richards. R. Fus.) good very ne, rare to unit £600-£800 395

CharlesI.Richards attestedfortheLondonRegimentandservedinitiallywiththe7thBattalionduringtheGreatWarontheWesternFront from27October1915.TransferringtotheRoyalFusiliers,hesubsequentlyservedattachedtothe2ndBattalion,NigeriaRegimentduringthe Egba Expedition, June to July 1918.

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IndiaGeneralService1908-35,1clasp,Waziristan1921-24 (P-12752L-Cpl.C.Clements,M.F.P.) suspensionclawre-riveted, minor edge bruising, very ne £60-£80

Approximatelyonly26IndiaGeneralServiceMedals1908-35awardedtotheMilitaryFootPolice,allwiththesingleclaspAfghanistanN.W.F. 1919.

C. Clements is shown on the Medal Roll as being entitled to the single clasp Afghanistan N.W.F. 1919, not Waziristan 1921-24.

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T. Johnston served in command of the British India (Steam Lines) Company’s S.S. Zibenghla

Single Campaign Medals

1914-15 Star (Lt. Commr G. B. Villiers. R.N.)

GeraldBerkeleyVilliers wasbornintothearistocraticVilliersfamilyatSt.Paul’sVicarage,WiltonPlace,Knightsbridge,on14June1885,the sonoftheReverendHenryMontagueVilliers,VicarofSt.Paul’sKnightsbridge,andCharlotteLouisaEmilyCadogan,andenteredtheRoyalNavy asaNavalCadetatH.M.S. Britannia on15January1900.AppointedMidshipmanon15June1901,hewascommissionedSub-Lieutenanton15 August1904,andwaspromotedLieutenanton31December1906,andLieutenant-Commanderon31December1914.Heservedduringthe Great War predominately on the Staff, and was promoted Commander on 30 June 1918.

Forhis‘valuableservicesasFlagLieutenant-CommandertoVice-AdmiralSirEdwardE.Bradford,K.C.B.,C.V.O.,Commanding3rdBattle Squadron’duringtheGreatWarVillierswascreatedanOfficeroftheOrderoftheBritishEmpire(LondonGazette 10July1919),Bradford’sown memorandumstating:‘PerformedhisdutiesasFlagLieutenantCommanderandSignalOfficerinanexceptionallycapableandefficientmanner, builtupandexercisedamostefficientorganisationofsignallingintheshipsundermyorders-carriedoutnumerousexperimentsinseaplanesto developanefficientmeansofcommunicationsbetweenshipsandaircraftandhasatalltimesagreatassistancetome.’Hewasinvestedwithhis O.B.E.atBuckinghamPalaceon26November1919,.HewasalsoappointedanOfficeroftheItalianOrderoftheCrown(LondonGazette 17 October1919),andaChevalieroftheFrenchLegionofHonour(LondonGazette 12December1919).Furthermore,inamemorandumdated11 September1919CaptainR.J.Nicholsonstated:‘Imoststronglyurgedthathisoriginalworkinconnectionwithvisualcommunicationmaybe suitably recognised’; and Vice Admiral Fremantle later recommended him for the C.B.E. on 24 November 1919.

VillierstransferredtotheRetiredListon1November1922,andwaspromotedCaptain(Retired)on14June1930.Hesawfurtherserviceduring theSecondWorldWarwiththenewlyformedDefensivelyEquippedMerchantShips(DEMS),includingoverseasservicethatwouldearnhimthe Africa Star; and then with the Control Commission in German from 1945 to 1947. He died at Court Lodge, Lamberhurst, on 21 February 1959. Sold with copied research.

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1914-15Star(5), (Asst.Clk.C.G.Cook.R.N.;5783Pte.C.Snelling.TheQueen’sR.;G-5433Pte.H.Aveling, R. W. Kent R.; F-695 L-Cpl. G. W. Clarke. Middx. R.; 3428 Pte. W. G. Riches, Suff. Yeo.) generally very ne (5) £60-£80

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1914-15Star(7) (852.Dvr.C.C.Cooper,R.F.A.;56255.Pte.M.Park.R.A.M.C.;1319Pte.E.Simpson.R.A.M.C.; SS-8920Pte.T.L.Fisher.A.S.C.;01093L.Cpl.T.O’Sullivan.A.O.C.;No.4634Spr.NurAhmad,3/S.&M.;No. 1389 Dvr. Ghera, 29/Mule Corps.) nearly very ne or better (7)

£60-£80

1914-15Star(3) (6855.Pte.J.Kane.North’d.Fus.;24532Pte.E.J.Hayward.R.W.Fus:;M2-073567Pte.G.Pow. A.S.C.) nearly very ne and better (3) £50-£70

JohnKane attestedfortheNorthumberlandFusiliersandservedwiththemduringtheGreatWarontheWesternFrontfrom9September 1915. He was discharged Class ‘Z’ on 29 January 1919.

JamesHayward wasbornatDawley,Shropshire,andattestedfortheRoyalWelshFusiliersatHednesford,Shropshire.Heservedwiththe8th BattalionintheGallipolitheatreofWarfrom9July1915,anddiedinMesopotamiaon24December1917.HeisburiedinBaghdad(NorthGate) War Cemetery, Iraq.

GilbertPow attestedfortheArmyServiceCorpsandservedwiththe17thDivisionMotorTransportCompanyduringtheGreatWaronthe Western Front from 19 April 1915. He died on 30 November 1918 and is buried in Caudry British Cemetery, France.

1914-15Star(3) (9099Pte.H.T.Day.Oxf:&Bucks:L.I.;121Pte.J.Lacey.Manch.R.;No.1467SepoyZain Khan,76/Punjabis.);VictoryMedal1914-19 (2371SepoyAjaibSingh,1-66.Pjbis.);MemorialPlaque (ArthurErnest Cooper) the VM polished and worn, therefore poor; the Stars and Plaque better (5)

£120-£160

HarryThomasDay wasborninNewtown,Berkshire,andattestedfortheOxfordshireandBuckinghamshireLightInfantryatReading.He servedwiththe1stBattalionduringtheGreatWarinMesopotamia,andwastakenPrisonerofWaratKut.Hediedincaptivityon3May1916 and is buried in Kut War Cemetery, Iraq.

JohnHenryLacey,anemployeeoftheEastIndianRailwayatAllahabad,attestedfortheManchesterRegimentandservedwiththe1st BattalionduringtheGreatWarinMesopotamia.Postedonattachmenttothe1stBattalion,OxfordshireandBuckinghamshireLightInfantry,he was taken Prisoner of War at Kut. He died in captivity on 16 September 1916 and is buried in Baghdad (North Gate) War Cemetery, Iraq.

ZainKhan attestedforthe76thPunjabisandservedwiththemduringtheGreatWarinMesopotamia.TakenPrisonerofWaratKut,hediedin captivity in March 1918 and is commemorated on the Basra Memorial, Iraq.

AjaibSingh (alsorecordedas2371SepoyAjaibKhan)attestedforthe66thPunjabisandservedwiththemduringtheGreatWarin Mesopotamia. He died at Kut on 20 December 1915 and is commemorated on the Basra Memorial, Iraq.

There are at least two men with the name Arthur Ernest Cooper recorded on the Commonwealth War Graves Commission Roll of Honour.

British War Medal 1914-20 (N. Sister H. Bernhard.) good very ne

M.I.D. London Gazette 19 August 1919.

£60-£80

HermineBernhard wasbornMontreal,Quebec,Canada.ShehadbeenaprofessionalnurseforsevenyearspriortotheGreatWar,and servedasaNursingSisterwiththeArmyCanadianArmyMedicalCorps(M.I.D.forserviceswithNo.6OverseasStationaryHospital,Laval, France). She died at St. Anne’s Hospital, Montreal in September 1970.

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BritishWarMedal1914-20(11) (349002Gnr.W.R.Croft.C.F.A.;328934Dvr.G.H.Duncan.C.F.A.;304181A.Sjt. W.R.Edgar.C.F.A.;532158A.Sjt.T.Forrester.C.F.A.;2044053Gnr.P.N.Guy.C.F.A.;307626Gnr.T.Hill. C. F.A.;327959Dvr.J.McQueen.C.F.A.;2045097Gnr.J.SproatC.F.A.;1250524A.Sjt.R.R.Thomas.C.F.A.; 91100 Gnr. R. Thomson. C.F.A.; 304080 Gnr. J. E. Thornton. C.F.A.) generally very ne(11) £120-£160

WilliamRobertEdgar fromKingston,Ontario,wasbornon2September1896.Heattestedon6December1915forservicewiththe CanadianFieldArtilleryduringtheGreatWar.HeembarkedforFranceon13July1916,andwaswoundedbygunshottohisleftarmon6July 1917. After recovery, he was killed in action on 2 September 1918, and is buried in Windmill British Cemetery, Pas de Calais, France. Sold with copied service papers.

BritishWarMedal1914-20(6) (3233586A.Sjt.D.E.Jones.C.F.A.;310911Gnr.J.R.Fergusson.C.F.A.;42524Dvr. J.G.Lye.C.F.A.;512543Sjt.V.J.Draper.C.R.T.;2497712Spr.H.Merrow.C.R.T.;174029Pte.W.Denton. C. M.G. Bde.) minor edge bruising, generally very ne (6) £60-£80

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BritishWarMedal1914-20(6) (755198Spr.N.Charrette.C.E.;3289821Spr.D.H.Holmes.C.E.;536106Pte.J. Eyles.C.A.M.C.;166779L.CplR.F.Hains.Can.Pnr.Bn.;402001Spr.E.G.Tufts.C.E.) lastaccompaniedbya named enamel veteran’s badge, edge bruising and contact marks, generally very ne (5) £60-£80

BritishWarMedal1914-20(7) (320060Pte.J.Kearns.4-Can.Inf.;3311805Pte.P.J.Colestock.C.O.R.;3232219 Pte.E.Rowe.C.O.R.;666523Pte.E.J.Landry.N.B.R.;297089A.Sjt.E.A.McCandlish.C.F.C.;1054362A.Cpl. A.A.McLeod.C.F.C.;229478Sjt.H.M.Mowatt.C.F.C.) rstmedalplanchetonly,edgebruisingandcontactmarks, generally nearly very ne and better (7) £80-£100

HectorMcDougallMowatt wasbornatseaon7August1890,thesonofCaptainHarryHowattofPortHaney,BritishColumbia,and attestedforserviceduringtheGreatWarwiththeCanadianForestryCorpsinLondon,England,on6February1917.HeservedontheWestern Frontfrom25August1917andwasappointedactingsergeantinthe !eldon10October1917.ForhisservicesduringtheGreatWarhewas awarded the Meritorious Service Medal (London Gazette 18 January 1919). He was discharged on 31 March 1919. Sold with copied service records.

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British War Medal 1914-20 (345242 Pte. C. N. Shipman. Can. Tank Corps.) good very ne, scarce to unit £80-£100

BritishWarMedal1914-20(5) (1771T-CQMS.L.Stevens.29Bn.A.I.F.;H.E.D.H.T.Thibou.Australia.726.; 22709R!m.F.Collins.N.Z.E.F.;60006Pte.R.R.Turner.N.Z.E.F.;34959Pte.G.A.Walker.N.Z.E.F.);Defence Medal;WarMedal1939-45 (W.J.Folbigg.R.A.N.V.R.);IndiaServiceMedal; NewZealand,OperationalServiceMedal, unnamed as issued before 2009, generally very ne and better (9) £80-£100

WalterJustusFolbigg wasbornon15December1898andcommissionedintotheRoyalAustralianNavalVolunteerReserveforservice during the Second World War. He died on 29 October 1966.

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BritishWarMedal1914-20(8) (1/C.W.O.E.M.Bannister.1stS.A.I.;Pte.J.B.Davies.1stS.A.I.;Sjt.W.P.Lance. 1stS.A.I.;Pte.J.H.Nicol.1stS.A.I.;Pte.J.E.Roller.1stS.A.I.;Sjt.I.E.Gilpin.1stS.A.R.;Pte.D.C.DeWit. 2nd. S.A.R.; S.M. H. Thompson. 3rd. S.A.I.) contact marks and edge bruising, generally very ne or better(8) £100-£140

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BritishWarMedal1914-20(8) (Cpl.R.Egling.2ndS.A.I.;Pte.H.M.Webber.2ndS.A.I;Pte.A.E.Brambley.3rd S. A.I.Bgde.;Pte.L.Klopper.3rdS.A.I.;Pte.H.E.P.VanZyl.3rdS.A.I;Pte.A.E.Primmer.5thS.A.I.;Pte.J.H. Oelofse. 3rd. S.A.I.; Pte. J. A. Rabie. 2nd S.A. Ri!es.) edge bruising and contact marks, generally very ne (8) £100-£140

Jacob Andries Rabie died on 15 November 1916 whilst serving with the 2nd South African Infantry. He is buried in Iringa Cemetery, Tanzania. J.H.Oelofse diedon11May1917whilstservingwiththe3rdSouthAfricanInfantry.HeisburiedinJansenvilleCemetery,EasternCape,South Africa.

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BritishWarMedal1914-20(10) (PteJ.M.Wood.4thS.A.I.;Pte.T.B.Hedderick.4thS.A.I.;Sjt.J.MacKenzie.4th S.A.I.;Pte.W.F.Roberts.7thS.A.I;Burg.R.A.Craill.9de.Infanterie.;Pte.C.W.Curry.9thInfantry.;Pte.E. K.Koevort.9thInfantry.;Rfn.J.J.Steyn.4thS.A.M.R.;Pte.H.L.Bradbury.9thS.A.H.;Pte.E.Easterway. 10th S.A.H.) edge bruising and contact marks, generally very ne or better (10) £100-£140

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BritishWarMedal1914-20(9) (M.Jacobs.1st.C.C.;Pte.A.D.Joshua.1st.C.C.;Pte.M.Kleinboot.1st.C.C.;Pte. M.Paris.1st.C.C.;Spr.A.B.Govey.C.F.E.;863Pte.A.Felix.1.CapeC.L.R.;601Pte.I.Manns.1.CapeC.L.R.; Pte. J. Hallington. C.P.G. Rgt.; Dvr. H. Davids. C.A.H.T.C.) contact marks and edge bruising, generally nearly very ne (9) £100-£140

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Single Campaign Medals

BritishWarMedal1914-20(9) (Burg.P.Mostert.1steB.S.;Cpl.J.Jansen.5thD.MR.;Pte.S.W.Gouws,20thM.R.; PteG.P.Mitchell.RandR!s.;Sjt.D.Battle.S.A.V.R.;Pte.J.N.Russouw.S.A.VeteranRegt.;Sjt.F.Andrews. S.A.R.O.D.S.; Burg. P.J. Van Vuuren. 5de Z.A.R.; Burg. P. S. J. Swart. Z.A.M.K.) generally very ne or better (9)

£100-£140

BritishWarMedal1914-20(9) (Pte.G.Gray.D.S.C.;Cpl.W.A.Baker.DepotBatt.;Cpl.E.A.Nye.S.A.H.A.;Sjt. W.Haig.S.A.F.A.;Gnr.A.G.Geddie.S.A.H.A.;A/CplJ.C.Barnes.S.A.C.S.C.R.E.;S/SjtJ.S.Attwood.S.A.S.C.; 2nd C/W.O. W. E. Raeburn. S.A.S.C.) edge bruising and contact marks, generally very ne and better (8) £100-£140

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BritishWarMedal1914-20(9) (Pte.M.C.Clark.S.A.M.C.;S/Sjt.H.W.Foot.S.A.M.C.;Pte.W.J.Hayward. S.A.M. C.;Pte.W.D.Petty.S.A.M.C.;Sjt.D.A.Robertson.S.A.M.C.;Pte.E.Smith.S.A.M.C.;Pte.G.J.VanDriel.S.A. M.C.; A/1st C/W.O. T. Sheehan. S.A.P.B.; Pte. L. Case. S.A.V.C.) generally very ne or better (9) £100-£140

ThomasSheehan wasborninIrelandandenlistedinJohannesburg,aged44,on26March1917forserviceduringtheGreatWarwiththe SouthAfricanPioneerCorps,statingpreviousmilitaryserviceof10yearswiththeRoyalDublinFusiliers.HeservedinEastAfricafrom17 October1917andwasappointedactingregimentalsergeantmajoron1February1918.HecontractedmalariaandwasreturnedtoSouthAfrica on 28 August 1918 and was discharged permanently un!t for General War Service on 12 November 1918.

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BritishWarMedal1914-20(4) (Lieut.C.B.Barry.;Capt.H.M.Burrough.;Lieut.B.J.C.Evens.;N/SisterC. Hooker.) generally very ne (4) £80-£100

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418

VictoryMedal1914-19(9) (Ply-19137Pte.C.G.Newland.R.M.L.I.;606Pte.R.A.Andrews.A.I.Force.;54Pte.W. Carroll.42.Bn.A.I.F.;24572Dvr.L.Claudius.3D.A.C.A.I.F.;10330Dvr.M.Coghlan.2F.A.B.A.I.F.;431Pte. F.E.Cox.44Bn.A.I.F.;3341Pte.L.O.Fletcher.1.Pnr.Bn.A.I.F.;38477Pte.E.G.Anderson.N.Z.E.F.;15987 R!m. H. T. Smith. N.Z.E.F.) generally very ne (9) £80-£100

GeneralService1918-62,1clasp,S.Persia (200623Cpl.D.Groves.Hamps.R.) suspensionslightlyloose,goodvery neand rare to unit £300-£400

One of only 16 ‘S. Persia’ clasps awarded to the Hampshire Regiment.

M.I.D. London Gazette 3 February 1920:

‘For valuable services rendered with the Bushire Force in Persia during the period from 1 April 1918 to 31 March 1919.’

DanielGroves attestedfortheHampshireRegimentandservedwiththe1st/4thBattalionduringtheGreatWarandintheThirdAfghanWar; and also on attachment to the 34th Sanitation Section, Royal Army Medical Corps in Persia, for which services he was Mentioned in Despatches.

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GeneralService1918-62,1clasp,SouthernDesertIraq (355591.L.A.C.G.P.Stockwell.R.A.F.);togetherwiththerelated miniature award, nearly extremely ne £500-£700

GeraldPatrickStockwell wasborninPeckham,London,on8January1905andjoinedtheRoyalAirForceon5September1923.Hewas dischargedon4September1935,after12years’service,butwasrecalledforserviceduringtheSecondWorldWar,andwaspromoted temporary Sergeant on 1 February 1943. Sold with copied record of service.

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421

GeneralService1918-62,1clasp(2),Palestine (3311687Pte.A.Paton.H.L.I.);Malaya,E.II.R. (23482926Pte.R. Longdon. Foresters.) edge bruising, very ne (2) £80-£100

General Service 1918-62, 1 clasp, S.E. Asia 1945-46 (14838753 Pte. E. G. Brice. Buffs.) retaining rod re-a xed, good very ne £60-£80

Approximately16Officersand125otherranksfromtheBuffsawardedtheS.E.Asiaclasp;giventhefactthattheretainingrodhasbeenre-affixed it is possible that this medal was originally issued with a more common clasp.

General Service 1918-62, 1 clasp, Malaya, E.II.R. (23042554 Pte. K. Holmes. Northamptons.) good very ne, scarce to unit £70-£90

423

GeneralService1918-62,1clasp,Malaya,E.II.R. (Lt.M.C.E.Taylor.Q.A.R.A.N.C.) mountedasworn;togetherwiththe related miniature award, this similarly mounted, extremely ne £120-£160

422 MariamCatherineEdithTaylor wascommissionedlieutenantinQueenAlexandra’sRoyalArmyNursingCorpson14October1951,and was promoted captain on 14 October 1957, and major on 14 October 1963. She retired on 31 October 1969.

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424

General Service 1918-62, 1 clasp, Arabian Peninsula (23134491 Tpr. J. Sweeney. Royals.) nearly extremely ne £80-£100

Only 1 Squadron of the unit present in the Arabian Peninsula.

J.Sweeney servedwiththe1stDragoonsfrom8April1955to30November1972,anddied18September2010.‘C’Squadron,Royalswerein Sharjah,AdenfromNovember1959;thisSquadronwasnotpresentinMalayathefollowingyear,andby1961theRoyalsbecametheRoyal Dragoons (1st Dragoons)

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General Service 1918-62, 1 clasp, Arabian Peninsula (Capt. G. W. Adams. R.E.) good very ne, scarce to unit £160-£200

GeorgeWynneAdams wasborninBristolon30May1916,andwascommissionedSecondLieutenantintotheMovementControl,Indian Army,on3October1943.HewaspromotedWarSubstantiveLieutenanton3April1944,andActingCaptainon18April1944,andbyOctober 1945wasservingwiththe19thHyderabadRegiment.HetransferredtotheMovementControlSection,RoyalEngineerswitharankofSecond Lieutenanton1October1946,andwasadvancedCaptainon3October1949.Herelinquishedhiscommissionon22June1963,andwasgranted the honorary rank of Major. He died in Alveston on 9 June 1982.

426

General Service 1918-62, 1 clasp, Arabian Peninsula (22952876 Spr. R. A. Thomas, R.E.) nearly extremely ne, scarce to unit £80-£100

Provenance: Dix Noonan Webb, June 2014.

427

General Service 1918-62, 1 clasp, Arabian Peninsula (22803578 Pte. D. J. Irving. Buffs.) edge nicks, nearly extremely ne £80-£100

TheFirstBattalionwasspiltintodetachmentsseparatedbygreatdistancesinconditionswherebothpeacetimeandactiveserviceprocedures existed. Soon after the unit was amalgamated to form the Queen’s Own Buffs, The Royal Kent Regiment in 1961.

428

General Service 1918-62, 1 clasp, Arabian Peninsula (23533017 Pte. J. J. Brophy. R. Warwick.) very ne, scarce to unit £80-£100

429

GeneralService1918-62,1clasp,ArabianPeninsula (23494781FusV.Males.RF.) mountedasworn,with slightlydamaged named card box of issue, extremely ne, rare to unit £100-£140

Approximately 35 ‘Arabian Peninsula’ clasps issued to the Royal Fusiliers.

VictorMales wasborninFeltham,Middlesex,on8November1932andinitiallyjoinedtheRoyalAirForcebeforetransferringtotheRoyal Fusiliers. He died in Hanworth, Middlesex, on 6 May 1992.

430

GeneralService1918-62,1clasp,ArabianPeninsula (23533906Pte.D.Rooney.P.W.O.) edgebruisingandcontactmarks, very ne £80-£100

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General Service 1918-62, 1 clasp, Arabian Peninsula (23546816 Pte. L. Thwaites. P.W.O.) edge nicks, very ne £80-£100

General Service 1918-62, 1 clasp, Arabian Peninsula (23533965 Pte. H. Young. P.W.O.) nearly extremely ne £80-£100

GeneralService1918-62,1clasp,ArabianPeninsula (23510479Fus.F.L.StevensonR.H.F.) mountedoncardwithH.L.I. metal insignia, partially o cially corrected, edge bruising, nearly very ne £70-£90

Provenance: Dix Noonan Webb, July 2016.

The Royal Highland Fusiliers was formed in January 1957 through the amalgamation of he Royal Scots Fusiliers and the Highland Light Infantry.

434

GeneralService1918-62,1clasp,ArabianPeninsula (23612087Pte.A.Goodman.Northamptons.) contactmarks,very ne £80-£100

General Service 1918-62, 1 clasp, Arabian Peninsula (23503742 Pte. P. Moore. Northamptons.) edge bruising, very ne £80-£100 435

GeneralService1918-62,1clasp,ArabianPeninsula (23527899Pte.W.Armstrong.KingsOwn.) edgebruise,goodvery ne, rare to unit £80-£100

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General Service 1918-62, 1 clasp, Arabian Peninsula (2/Lt. C. Rainbow. Y. & L.) good very ne, scarce to unit £260-£300

Provenance: Dix Noonan Webb, June 2014.

ChristopherRainbow wasbornatSidcup,Kent,on27January1938andwaseducatedatKing’sSchool,Taunton,andWadhamCollege, Oxford.HewascommissionedSecondLieutenantintheYorkandLancasterRegimenton1June1957,andservedintheArabianPeninsulafrom April1958,inNukeiras,AdenTownandAmNuam.HewaspromotedLieutenanton25January1959.Thiswasthelastcampaignmedalawarded to the unit before it was disbanded on 7 December 1968.

Sold with copied research including numerous copied pages from The Tiger & Rose regimental journal.

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GeneralService1918-62,1clasp,ArabianPeninsula (22774487Pte.J.S.Graham,Camerons) minoredgebruise,nearly extremely ne £80-£100

Provenance: Dix Noonan Webb, February 2016.

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GeneralService1918-62,1clasp,ArabianPeninsula(2) (S/22264925Cpl.A.R.J.Dennington.R.A.S.C.;22995492Cpl. A. Moore RASC.) minor o cial correction to unit on rst, very ne and better (2) £100-£140

AlbertRobertDennington wasborninWandsworth,London,on5October1924andjoinedtheRoyalArtilleryin1939,transferringtothe RoyalArmyOrdnanceCorps29November1941.HelatertransferredtotheRoyalArmyServiceCorpsandin1949hewasinthe641Motor TransportCompanyinScotlandwherehewasinthewinningfootballteamintheScottishCommandCup.HediedinNottinghamon12 November 1982.

440

General Service 1918-62, 1 clasp, Arabian Peninsula (23515451 Pte. A. G. Foster. R.A.M.C.) edge bruise, very ne £70-£90

Provenance: Dix Noonan Webb, July 2017.

441

GeneralService1918-62,1clasp,ArabianPeninsula (23462419CfnBAUMeadREME);togetherwiththerelatedminiature award, a somewhat later issue, extremely ne £50-£70

442

General Service 1918-62, 1 clasp, Arabian Peninsula (Capt. S. C. Toye. R.A.D.C.) about extremely ne, rare to unit £260-£300

SidneyCharlesToye wascommissionedLieutenant,RoyalArmyDentalCorps,on13April1959,andwaspromotedCaptainon1September 1959. He transferred to the Reserve of Officers on 1 September 1967.

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General Service 1918-62, 1 clasp, Arabian Peninsula (2525 Gundi. A. M. Kazimi. F.G.) edge nicks, good very ne £80-£100

A. M. Kazimi served as a Private (Gundi) in the Federal Guard.

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General Service 1918-62, 1 clasp, Arabian Peninsula (2177 Jundi. Salih Abdulla Al’Rubaki. M.R.A.) edge bruise, very ne £70-£90

Salih Abdulla Al’Rubaki served as a Private (Jundi) in the Mukalla Regular Army, who were based in the Eastern Aden Protectorate.

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GeneralService1918-62,1clasp,ArabianPeninsula (9247Pte.AliAhmedAulaqi.A.P.L.) mountedoncardwithA.P.L.Cap Badge and Shoulder Titles, small dig to obverse, very ne, scarce £80-100

Provenance: Dix Noonan Webb, July 2016.

Ali Ahmed Aulaqi served with the Aden Protectorate Levies.

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GeneralService1918-62,1clasp,ArabianPeninsula (10160Pte.AlkaderAbdurraboMaisari.A.P.L.) heavyedgebruising and backstrap of clasp slightly bent, nearly very ne £60-£80

AlkaderAbdurraboMaisari servedwiththeAdenProtectorateLevies,whoin1958sawactioninrepulsingYemeniForcesintheJebelJihaf area, with support from the British Army and the Royal Air Force. Later this unit would become the Federal Regular Army.

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GeneralService1918-62,1clasp,ArabianPeninsula (830Pte.Blal.Muhammad.T.O.S.) rstpartofnameo ciallycorrected, otherwise extremely ne £50-£70

Provenance: Dix Noonan Webb, July 2016.

Blal Muhammad served with the Trucial Oman Scouts, his service number being one of the earlier enlistments.

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General Service 1918-62, 1 clasp, Arabian Peninsula (2432 Pte. Nasib Fadhil. T.O.S.) extremely ne £70-£90

NasibFadhil servedwiththenewlynamedTrucialOmanScouts,previouslybeingcalledtheTrucialOmanLevies,whoby1956hadfourRi"e Squadrons.Theywereinvolvedwiththe #naldefeatoftherebelsthattookplaceinJanuary1959inanSpecialAirServiceactioninwhichthey gavesupportwithvariousdiversions,offensivepatrolsanddiversionaryattacksintheTanufandIzkiareas,andevenfalseintelligencewasfedto the rebels.

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GeneralService1918-62,2clasps,Malaya,ArabianPeninsula,E.II.R., uno cialretainingrodbetweenclasps (588275Cpl.M.F.A. A. Silver, R.A.F.) very ne

Provenance: Dix Noonan Webb, March 2013.

Michael Frankford Arthur Alan Silver was born in Bethnal Green in 1937 and enlisted as an Aircraft Apprentice in the Royal Air Force.

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GeneralService1918-62,2clasps,Cyprus,ArabianPeninsula, uno cialretainingrodbetweenclasps (22966292Gnr.D.G.Vine. R.A.) minor o cial correction to surname, nearly extremely ne

£70-£90

DennisGeorgeVine wasborninSteyning,Sussex,on2March1929andenlistedintotheRoyalArtilleryfromtheGeneralServiceCorpswith servicenumber19158857on10April1947.Heservedwith30thLightAnti-Aircraftfrom22May1947,30thHeavyAnti-Aircraftfrom1 September1948,and34thLightAnti-Aircraft(Territorial)from23September1948.HetransferredtotheRoyalElectricalMechanicalEngineers on1October1951andthenbacktotheRoyalArtillerywherehewasgivenan8-digitservicenumberandservedinboththeCyprusandArabian Peninsula campaigns. He died on April 2018

451

GeneralService1918-62,2clasps,Cyprus,ArabianPeninsula,unofficialretainingrodbetweenclasps (23297504Pte.A.T. Donaldson. RAPC) nearly extremely ne and a scarce combination of clasps to the unit

£80-£100

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GeneralService1918-62,2clasps,NearEast,ArabianPeninsula,unofficialretainingrodbetweenclasps (23256093Pte.T. Thrumble. Y. & L.) extremely ne, second clasp scarce to unit £100-£140

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IndiaGeneralService1936-39,1clasp,NorthWestFrontier1936-37 (2979067Pte.R.Grierson.A.&S.H.) minoro cial correction to unit, about extremely ne £180-£220

R.Grierson attestedfortheArgyllandSutherlandHighlandersandservedwiththe2ndBattalionontheNorthWestFrontierofIndia.Hedied of wounds received in the action near Passal Camp whilst withdrawing a route piquet, 27-28 May 1937 (Regimental History refers).

1939-45Star;AfricaStar;BurmaStar;ItalyStar;DefenceMedal;WarMedal1939-45(3),oneinAirMinistrycardboxofissue addressedto‘MissT.G.E.Buttle,10AddisonRoad,Wanstead,London,E.11’,withAirCouncilenclosure;Coronation1953, unnamedasissued;togetherwithtwogroupsofminiatureawards,the "rstgroupcomprisingthe1939-45Star;BurmaStar;Italy Star;DefenceandWarMedals1939-45;andCoronationMedal1953;thesecondgroupcomprisingtheabovesixmedalsand additionally the Australia Service Medal, good very ne and better (lot) £60-£80

SoldwithaRoyalAirForceclothsatchel;varioussergeant’sstripes;andtwoNationalRegistrationIdentityCards,the "rsttoTheresiaG.K.Buttle, and the second to Emily A Mills, both of 10 Addison Road, Wanstead, E.11; together with two ‘Egyptian’ designed leather wallets.

The Defence Medal awarded to L. Fennell, Gloucestershire Home Guard

DefenceMedal,withArmyCouncilenclosure,incardboxofissue,addressedto‘Mr.L.Fennell,15PrioryRoad,Shirehampton, Bristol’, extremely

Soldwiththerecipient’sHomeGuardCerti"cateofService,namedto‘LeslieFennell’,anddated14June1940to31December1944,mountedin a glazed display frame; and a Gloucestershire T.A. and A.F. Association letter.

as issued, generally very ne (20)

GeneralService1962-2007,1clasp,NorthernIreland

innamedcardboxofissue, extremely ne

ffyRMP) minoredgebruise,otherwisegoodvery ne

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Gulf1990-91,1clasp,16Janto28Feb1991 (24195364CplMGDarlowRSignals);togetherwith SaudiArabia, Kingdom,MedalfortheLiberationofKuwait1991,withribandbar,incaseofissue; Kuwait,Emirate,Medalforthe Liberation of Kuwait 1991, 4th Grade, with riband bar, in case of issue, extremely ne (3) £140-£180

TheFirstGulfWarmedalawardedtoITNCameramanNigelThomson,O.B.E.,whoinaneventfulcareer coveringcon!ictsallovertheworldwaskidnappedinBeirutin1982;wasbombedbyMIG "ghtersin Ethiopia;waswoundedbyshrapnelduringtheSiegeofDubrovnikin1991;andwasinjuredbymortar "rein Kabul in 1992

Gulf1990-91,1clasp,16Janto28Feb1991(NThomsonITN);togetherwith SaudiArabia,Kingdom,Medalforthe LiberationofKuwait1991,withribandbar; Kuwait,Emirate,MedalfortheLiberationofKuwait1991,4thGrade,withriband bar, extremely ne (3) £1,000-£1,400

O.B.E. London Gazette 1 January 1993: Nigel Thomson, Cameraman, Independent Television News

NigelThomson joinedIndependentTelevisionNewsasasoundrecordistin1976andbecameacameramanin1982.Overthecourseofan award-winningcareerhecoverednumerousassignmentsallovertheworld,includingcon!ictsinBeirut,Ethiopia,SouthAfrica,Zimbabwe, NorthernIreland,TheGulf,Yugoslavia,andAfghanistan.In1982,whilstcoveringthehostilitiesinBeirut,hewaskidnappedalongwithITN reporterDesHamill,butfortunatelybothwerereleasedunharmed.Later,whilsttrekkingthroughtheEthiopiandeserttocoverthecivilwar there,hesurvivedbeingbombedbyMIG "ghterplanes.In1984hewasawardedtheRoyalTelevisionSocietyCameramanoftheYearAwardfor his coverage of the Brighton Bombing and the Belfast Riots.

In1990-91ThomsonspentsixmonthswithITNreporterPaulDaviescoveringtheeventsleadinguptotheFirstGulfWar,andthethentheWar itself,duringwhichtheywereonthefrontlinewiththeFourthArmouredBrigade,forwhichbothmenreceivedtheGulfMedal.Laterthatyear ThomsonandDaviesspentseveralweeksinDubrovnikcoveringtheYugoslavcivilwar:theyweretheonlytelevisioncrewtoremaininthe beleagueredcityduringtheweek-longonslaughtbyshells,missiles,andsnipers,andThomsonwashitbyshrapnelduringthebombardment.For his camera work that year he was awarded the Royal Television Society Cameraman of the Year Award.

In1992ThomsontravelledtwicetoAfghanistan,againwithDavies,tocoverthebattleforKabulbeingfoughtbetweentheMujahideenandthe Governmentforces,andonhissecondtriphewasinjuredbymortar "rewhilst "lminganattackonKabulAirport.Fortheirfront-linefootage from war zones both he and Davies were awarded the O.B.E. in the 1993 New Year’s Honours’ List.

Soldwithcopiedresearchincludingaphotographoftherecipientwithhisthenwife,theITNnewsreaderCarolBarnes,afterhehadbeen presented with his O.B.E.

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Coronation, Jubilee and Long Service Medals

ImperialServiceMedal(5),G.V.R.,circularissue,1st‘coinagehead’issue(4) (MaryLouisaAbraham;JaneMacleanBlack; WilliamHughes;WilliamMurphy) "rstincaseofissue;G.VI.R.,2ndissue (JohnJosephCottamKitto);Coronation 1953 (3), all unnamed as issued, the last with a small replacement suspension ring, generally very ne (8) £80-£100

Mary Louisa Abraham Assistant Supervisor, Class II, Home Civil Service, Exeter. I.S.M. London Gazette 11 November 1921.

Jane Maclean Black Telegraphist, Central Telegraph Office. I.S.M. London Gazette 16 September 1930.

William Hughes possibly Postman, Warrington. I.S.M. London Gazette 12 March 1929.

John Joseph Cottam Kitto Skilled Labourer, H.M. Dockyard, Chatham. I.S.M. London Gazette 15 June 1951.

SoldtogetherwithsilverunmarkedSkinner&Co.casedBuchananSchoolMedalnamed‘JaneM.Black1899’;aCoronation1902silver commemorative medallion; and copied research.

Pair: Gunner E. C. Snelgar, Hampshire Royal Garrison Artillery

Coronation1911,silver,unnamedasissued;TerritorialForceEfficiencyMedal,G.V.R.(168Gnr:E.C.Snelgar.Hants.R.G.A.) minoredgebruisetoC11,otherwisenearlyextremely ne;severeedgebruisingandcontactmarkstoTFEM,withnumberpartially doublestuck, therefore good ne (2) £80-£100

ErnestCharlesSnelgar enlistedintheHampshireRoyalGarrisonArtilleryon4May1908andwaspartoftheunit’sfourmandetachment (comprisingColonelJ.H.Harrison-Hogge;MajorJ.E.Dawe;QuartermasterSergeantF.W.Drew;andGunnerSnelgar)thatwaspresentatthe CoronationofH.M.KingGeorgeV.HewasawardedhisTerritorialForceEfficiencyMedalperArmyOrder120ofApril1913,andsawservice duringtheGreatWar(entitledtoBritishWarandVictoryMedals).Hewasdischargedon10July1918,andwasawardedaSilverWarBadgeno. 415,972.

Sold with copied research.

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Pair: Company Sergeant Major H. C. Newton, Hampshire (Fortress) Royal Engineers Coronation1911,silver,unnamedasissued;TerritorialForceEfficiencyMedal,E.VII.R.,withSecondAwardBar(41C.S.Mjr:H.C. Newton. Hants: (Ftrs.) R.E.) edge nicks, good very ne (2) £120-£160

HenryC.Newton enlistedintheHampshire(Fortress)RoyalEngineersandwaspartoftheunit’s "vemandetachment(comprising LieutenantColonelC.W.Bevis;MajorE.North;QuartermasterW.Pearce;CompanySergeantMajorNewton;andSapperJ.J.Dumper)thatwaspresentat theCoronationofH.M.KingGeorgeV.HewasawardedhisTerritorialForceEfficiencyMedalperArmyOrder7ofJanuary1909,andwas awardedaSecondAwardBarperArmyOrder507ofNovember1920.HesawserviceduringtheGreatWarwiththerankofWarrantOfficer Class II (entitled to British War and Victory Medals and Territorial Force War Medal).

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ArmyL.S.&G.C.,V.R.,3rdissue,smallletterreverse (48.Sjt.J.Black.HampshireMila.) minoro cialcorrectiontolatterpart of unit, edge nicks, good very ne and rare to unit £100-£140

JohnJosephBlack wasborninInniskilling,Ireland,in1811andattestedfortheGrenadierGuardsinLondonon19November1834.Promoted Corporalon29February1852,hetransferredtotheHampshireMilitiaasBandMaster23October1855,anddiedinWinchesteron19July 1864.

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RoyalNavyL.S.&G.C.,E.VII.R. (340462E.F.Barrett,Armourer,H.M.S.Hampshire.) lightscratchestoobverse eld,good very ne £50-£70

ErnestFrederickBarrett wasborninPortsmouth,Hampshire,on14June1874andjoinedtheRoyalNavyasArmourer’sCrewon30 November1894.AdvancedArmoureron28February1904,heservedinH.M.S. Hampshire from10August1909to3April1911,andwas awardedhisLongServiceandGoodConductMedalon6December1909.HeservedduringtheGreatWarinavarietyofshipsandshorebased establishments, and was "nally shore demobilised on 19 March 1919.

Sold with copied record of service.

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RoyalAirForceL.S.&G.C.,G.VI.R.,1stissue (C18299F/OW.J.Bassett);togetherwiththerecipient’ssilveridentitybracelet

‘W.J.Bassett,R87503’,thereverseengraved‘“GoodLuck”P.M.O’s,Jan.1942’, edgebruisingtoreverserim,otherwiseabout extremely ne £50-£70

WilliamJohnBassett wasborninRedruth,Cornwall,on6December1906andhavingemigratedtoCanadaattestedforLordStrathcona’s HorseatWinnipeg,Manitoba,on4June1927.Dischargedbypurchaseon4June1928,henextattestedfortheRoyalCanadianArmyMedical CorpsatWinnipegon5June1929,andhavingbeenadvancedStaff Sergeanton15April1939transferredtotheRoyalCanadianAirForceon15 November1940.HeservedoverseaswiththeR.C.A.F.MedicalServicefrom1942to1944,andwasawardedhisLongServiceandGoodConduct Medal on 30 August 1946. He retied on 1949. Sold with copied research.

Coronation, Jubilee and Long Service Medals

VolunteerForceLongServiceMedal,V.R. (1st.Vol.Battn.HantsRegt.+ 28-Battn.Qr.Mr.Sergt.W.H.Jacob+1859-) engravednaming, edge bruise, good very ne £100-£140

WilliamHenryJacob wasborninWinchesteron2October1829andvolunteered forthe1stVolunteerBattalion,HampshireRegiment,on28September1859,oneof thevery !rstVolunteersinthecounty.HewasadvancedQuartermasterSergeantin 1866,andretiredon1November1897,after38years’servicetotheBattalion,of whichthelast31yearswereasQuartermasterSergeant.HewasMayorofWinchester in 1890.

Sold with a photographic image of the recipient wearing his mayoral chain of Office.

VolunteerForceLongServiceMedal,V.R. (Major.G.Smith.2/V.B.RlW.Kent.R.) engravednaming, planchetonly,edge

£50-£70

Pair: LieutenantA.Mackay,5th(TheSutherlandandCaithnessHighland)Battalion,SeaforthHighlanders,late 1st Caithness Volunteer Artillery

VolunteerForceLongServiceMedal,V.R.(2nd.Lieut.A.McKay[sic].1/Caithness.V.A.)engravednaming;TerritorialDecoration, E.VII.R.,silverandsilver-gilt,hallmarksforLondon1909,thereversecontemporarilyengraved‘Lieut.AndrewMackay,5th.Suth& Caithness Highland Batt. Seaforth High’s (Rosshire Buffs)’, with integral top riband bar, extremely ne (2) £200-£240

AndrewMackay (alsorecordedasMcKayandMacKay)wascommissionedSecondLieutenantinthe1stCaithnessVolunteerArtilleryon16 November1898andwasawardedhisVolunteerForceLongServiceMedalinOctober1901.HetransferredasaLieutenanttothe5th(The SutherlandandCaithnessHighland)Battalion,SeaforthHighlanders(Ross-shireBuffs,theDukeofAlbany’s)ontheformationoftheTerritorial Forceon1April1908,andwasawardedhisTerritorialDecorationinJanuary1910(LondonGazette 4January1910).Heresignedhiscommission on 27 April 1912.

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VolunteerForceLongServiceMedal,E.VII.R. (1397Serjt:K.Grigor.1st.V.B.SeaforthHdrs.) impressednaming, nearly extremely ne £50-£70 474

Pair: Sergeant W. J. Doswell, Hampshire Regiment

TerritorialForceEfficiencyMedal,E.VII.R.(5Sjt:W.J.Doswell.4/Hants:Regt.);SpecialConstabularyLongServiceMedal,G.V.R., 1st issue, 1 clasp, The Great War 1914-18 (William J. Doswell) nearly extremely ne (2) £100-£140

William J. Doswell was awarded his Territorial Force Efficiency Medal per Army Order 7 of January 1909.

Territorial Force Efficiency Medal, G.V.R. (81 L. Sjt: J. Mitchener. Hants: Yeo:) edge bruise, nearly extremely ne £80-£100 476

JohnMitchener enlistedintheHampshireYeomanryon27April1908andwasawardedhisTerritorialForceEfficiencyMedalperArmyOrder 8ofJanuary1914.HeservedathomeduringtheGreatWarandwasdischargedonaccountofage(52years)on4October1915,beingawarded a Silver War Badge no. 238,689. Sold with copied research.

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EfficiencyMedal,G.V.R.,India (Subdr.&Hony.Lt.AbbasKhan,11-1PunjabR.,I.T.F.) lightcontactmarksandtracesof old lacquer, nearly very ne £40-£50

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RoyalNavalReserveDecoration,G.V.R.,silverandsilver-gilt,hallmarksforLondon1922,mountedonpinbroochinits Garrard& Co. Ltd. case of issue, extremely ne £160-£200

RoyalFleetReserveL.S.&G.C.,E.II.R.,1stissue (JX.163623R.Brabbins.Dev.B.18824P.O.R.F.R.) contactmarks,very ne and the scarce 1st type only issued 1953-54 £50-£70

Ronald Brabbins was born in Liverpool on 26 February 1923, and died in Liverpool on 4 December 1986.

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Coronation, Jubilee and Long Service Medals

RocketApparatusVolunteerLongServiceMedal,G.VI.R.,2ndissue (GeorgeCampbell) in RoyalMint caseofissue, extremely ne £100-£140

RoyalObserverCorpsMedal,E.II.R.,1stissue (ObserverOfficerH.L.Eley) innamedcardboxofissue, nearlyextremely ne £100-£140

H.L.Eley servedwithbothNo.20GroupandNo.23Group,RoyalObserverCorps,andquali!edforaFirstClassPro!ciencyCerti!cateon3 March 1968.

Sold with the recipient’s named First Class Pro!ciency Certi!cate, and accompanying letter.

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PoliceL.S.&G.C.,E.II.R.,2ndissue (Const.WilliamG.Wingate.);FireBrigadeL.S.&G.C.,E.II.R. (FiremanJohnK. Barlow) innamed‘CityofChester’boxofissue;PlymouthCityConstabularyGoodServiceMedal,silver,unnamedasissued, good very ne (3) £70-£90

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SpecialConstabularyLongServiceMedal(7),G.V.R.(3),1stissue(2), (EdwardJ.Likeman;ErnestBrooks) secondwith‘The GreatWar1914-18’clasp;2ndissue (ThomasSnowden);G.VI.R.,1stissue(4) (EdwardJ.R.Carpenter;JohnL. Warrington; Alexander S. Wilson; Inspr. Harry W. Taylor) last with ‘Long Service 1945’ clasp, generally very ne (7) £70-£90

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ServiceMedaloftheOrderofStJohn(3) (661Pte.A.WilliamsVictoriaDist.AustraliaS.J.A.B.O.1927;2331B. A/Sis.H.Caisley.No.6Dis.S.J.A.B.1941.) rstmedalplanchetonly;with‘5YearsService’clasp (2nd.Nursg.Offr. AureliaE.Hume.July1911);VoluntaryMedicalServiceMedal(3) (L.R.Foster;Mrs.HelenaA.M.Hendry;MissJ. Renton);Women’sVoluntaryServiceMedal(2),oneincaseofissuewith‘LongService’clasp,bothunnamedasissued, generally nearly very ne and better (8) £60-£80

Life Saving Awards

RoyalNationalInstitutionforthePreservationofLifefromShipwreck,G.IV.R.,silver, theoutersilverrimengraved (Henry Kennedy Esq., Voted Jan. 30. 1839.) !tted with small ring and wide straight bar suspension, contact marks, nearly very ne £400-£500

HenryKennedy,ayachtowner,wasawardedtheRoyalNationalInstituteforthePreservationofLifefromShipwreck’sSilverMedalforhis gallantry on two separate occasions:

23May1838:ApilotboatwasupsetatnightinaheavysquallinBelfastLough,nearCarrickfergus,Co.Antrim,Ireland.Mr.Kennedylaunchedhis boat and saved one man.

24 May 1838: Another boat was upset in Belfast Lough, and Mr. Kennedy saved a man although four others drowned.

RoyalNationalLifeboatInstitution,SirWilliamHillary,silver (ColinH.Bryant,Voted18th.January1940.) withuniface ‘double dolphin’ suspension, on original investiture pin, in case of issue, extremely ne £800-£1,000

ColinH.Bryant wasborninFarnham,Surrey,on1September1890andjoinedtheRoyalNavyasaBoySecondClasson20March1907.He servedasCoxswainoftheDoverMotorLifeboatfrom1930to1940,andwasawardedtheRoyalNationalLifeboatInstitution’sSilverMedal‘in recognitionofhiscourageandseamanshipwhenthelifeboatunderhiscommandrescuedthecrewofsixteenofH.M.Trawler BlackburnRovers, which was in distress off Dover in a whole W.S.W. gale with a very heavy sea on 26 November 1939.’

‘WhileH.M.Trawler BlackburnRovers,with16menonboard,wasonananti-submarinepatrolnearDover,inroughseasandasouthwesterly gale,awirefouledherpropeller.Thecrewletgotheanchor,butthisfailedtoholdandtheboatbegandriftingtowardsamine !eld.TheDover lifeboatmenweresummonedandthe64ft.‘Special'lifeboat SirWilliamHillary leftharbourat10a.m.,takingwithherLieutenantRichardWalker, R.N.R.,theAssistantKing’sHarbourMaster,whohadachartshowingthemine!eldsinthearea.Intheheavyseas,ittooknearlyoneanda quarterhoursforthelifeboattoreachthedisabledtrawler,bywhichtimeshewasrightontheedgeofadeepmine!eld.Althoughtheboat herselfcoulddriftthroughthisareawithouttouchingamine,therewasagravedangerthatheranchorcablewouldcomeintocontactwitha mine.Therewasthentheaddedproblemthatevenifshepassedthroughthisparticularmine!eldsafely,thetrawlerwouldthenenterashallow mine!eld.

CoxswainBryanttookthelifeboatalongside,andLieutenantWalkerinstructedthetrawler’screwtocollectalltheship’spaperstogetherandas muchofhersecretgearastheycouldandtopassthemallovertothelifeboatand,beforetheyabandonedship,theyweretoscuttlethevessel. Thetrawlerwasrollingviolentlyintheheavyseas,whichbythattimewerebreakingcleanoverher,andsheofferednoleeatallforthelifeboat.

CoxswainBryanthadtouseallhisskilltoholdthelifeboatinpositionwhilethepapersandgearweretransferred,andhistwoMechanicshad great difficulty in remaining at the engine controls, so violent was the motion of the lifeboat.

Bythattime,theywereallwellawarethattheywererightinthemiddleofthemine!eld,butstilltheworkwentonof transferringthegear.At anymoment,thetrawler’sanchorcablecouldhavefouledamineblowingthemup.Ittookoveranhourtogetallthegearonboardthelifeboat beforethecrewof16wererescued.CoxswainBryantturnedthelifeboatroundandsetcourseforhome.Theythenhadtofacethefullfuryof thestormandspeedhadtobereducedto6knots.CoxswainBryanthadonlyrecentlyrecoveredfromaveryseriousillness,consequentlyhe handedoverthewheeltotheSecondCoxswainduringthejourneyback.Hugeseasrepeatedlycrashedoverthelifeboatandittookthem3hours to reach Dover Harbour, arriving there at 3.30 p.m.’ (Lifeboat Gallantry, by Barry Cox refers).

ForthisactionBryantwasawardedtheR.N.L.I.SilverMedal;andLieutenantRichardWalker,R.N.R.;SecondCoxswainSidneyHills;Mechanic Wilfred Cook; and Second Mechanic Christian Stock, were all awarded the R.N.L.I. Bronze Medal.

Bryant died on 13 March 1941.

Soldwiththerecipient’sR.N.L.I.SilverMedalCerti!cate,dated18January1940;andR.N.L.I.Certi!cateofService,dated17April1941,these both mounted in glazed display frames; and copied research.

R.S.P.C.A.LifeSavingMedal,silver (WillisDixon),completewith‘ForHumanity’broochbar,in !ttedcaseofissue, goodvery

£140-£180

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British North Borneo Company’s Bravery Cross, bronze, unnamed, unissued residual stock, good very ne, scarce £400-£500

British North Borneo Company’s Service Cross, bronze, unnamed, unissued residual stock, good very ne, rare £500-£700

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TheMemorialPlaquetoLieutenantE.W.Ruse,128thFieldCompany,RoyalEngineers,whowaskilled duringanaccidentalexplosion,wheneightchargeswentoff atastoresdepotwhichbackedontoan AdvancedDressingStation,31December1915.AnumberofcasualtiesweresufferedamongsttheSappers, the Field Ambulance Unit, and a nearby works party from the 8th Battalion, Yorkshire Regiment MemorialPlaque(EdwardWallaceRuse)incardenvelopeofissue,withBuckinghamPalaceenclosure;withNationalRi"e Association,CadetTrophyPrizeMedal,bronze,byG.G.Adamsfor Elkington&Co,ancientbowmanandri"evolunteerstanding sidebyside,rev.wreath,reverseengraved‘SapperE.W.RuseElizabethCollegeGuernseyO.T.C.1910’,57mm,inoriginalblue #tted case, extremely ne (2) £100-£140

EdwardWallaceRuse wasthesonofCaptainF.Ruseof25WentworthAvenue,Bournemouth.HewaseducatedatElisabethCollege, Guernsey,andservedasaLieutenantwiththeRoyalEngineersduringtheGreatWarontheWesternFrontfromAugust1914.LieutenantRuse wasaccidentallykilledbytheexplosionofguncotton,31December1915,whilstpreparingmaterialfortheaccompanimenttoaraid.The circumstances surrounding his death are as follows:

‘Lieut.Ruse,twoN.C.O.sandsevenSappersweretoldoff toaccompanyaraidingpartyintotheGermanlines.Thepartywasstruckoff allother duties and trained with the remainder of the troops, told off for the raid, in the duties which would be required of them.

TheR.E.wererequiredtotakeoverexplosivesanddestroyanymachinegunemplacements,mineshaftsandasmuchoftheparapetaspossible and also to block the two "anks of a certain portion of the enemy’s line.

Itwasdecidedtomakeupandtakeovereightchargesofguncottonof20lbseach.Threesimilarchargeswere #redagainstaparapetsimilarto that which it was intended to attack during the training of the detachment.

Lieut.RuseselectedoneCorporalandthreeSappersandspeciallytrainedtheminmakingupofthecharges.Ontheafternoonof31.12.15the chargeswereapparentlymadeupbytheabovepartyandabout6pmtheywereworking,apparentlyonthecasescontainingthemintheadvanced store of the 128th Field Coy. R.E. where the explosion occurred.

Lieut.Ruse,theCorporalandthreeSapperswereallkilledandfourSapperswhowereloadingstoresintheyardaswellasanumberofInfantry and R.A.M.C. who were also in the yard were injured.

FromtheappearanceofthelocalityIamoftheopinionthatthewholeoftheeightchargeswere #red.Thereisnodirectevidenceastowhatthe party was actually doing at the time.

Lieut.Rusewasaveryefficientofficerandhadaknowledgeofexplosivesandthehandlingofthemmuchabovetheaverage.Hewasverycool headed and was not likely to have been nervous or excited.’ (Report of Lieutenant Colonel A. G. Bremner, R.E., C.R.E. 23rd Division refers)

TheabovetookplaceatthebrasserieatChappelleD’Armentiers,wherethe #eldcompanyhadastoresdepot,andthebuildingwassharedwith the70thFieldAmbulanceAdvancedDressingStation.RusewaskilledalongwithSappersR.Brown,F.Churchill,J.F.FlemingandW.C.Howes, with4othersmembersof128thFieldCompanybeingwounded.Afurthermanwaskilledand10woundedatthedressingstation,whilstawork party from the 8th Battalion, Yorkshire Regiment also suffered one man killed and 8 wounded.

Lieutenant Ruse is buried in Erquinghem-Lys Churchyard Extension, France. For the medals awarded to Sapper W. C. Howes, see Lot 192.

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Memorial Plaque (Oliver Armstrong Nelson) very ne £50-£70

OliverArmstrongNelson wasborninDarlington,CountyDurham.HeservedduringtheGreatWarwiththe13th(ScottishHorse Yeomanry)Battalion,RoyalHighlandersontheWesternFront.PrivateNelsonwaskilledinactionontheWesternFront,3October1918,andis buried in the Unicorn Cemetery, Venduile, France.

Memorial Plaque (Paul Robert Elmhirst Baxter) good very ne

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PaulRobertElmhirstBaxter wasborninNice,France,on19May1881andwascommissionedSecondLieutenantinthe6th(Militia) Battalion,ManchesterRegiment,on17January1902,servingwiththeminSouthAfricaduringtheBoerWar.HeservedasaLieutenantwiththe 1stBattalion,ManchesterRegimentduringtheGreatWarinMesopotamia,andwaskilledinactionatKuton8March1916,duringtheBattalion’s actionatEsSinn,inwhichactionPrivateStringer,ofthesameBattalion,wasawardedtheVictoriaCross.Hehasnoknowngraveandis commemorated on the Basra Memorial, Iraq. Sold with copied research.

SilverWarBadge(7) (RN22670;SA2180;SA4754;SA5533;SA8492;SA8822;SA9271;SA11784) fthbadgelacking pin, sixth badge with safety chain partially obscuring second digit, otherwise generally very ne (7)

£100-£140

SoldtogetherwithaSouthAfricanbilingual‘OnService’badge,numbered11732,andaSouthAfricanbilingual‘ForLoyalService’badge, numbered 362.

A.N.Z.A.C.CommemorativeMedallion,bronze,75mmx50mm,theobversescenedepictingPrivateJohnSimpsonKirkpatrick, 3rdFieldAmbulance,A.I.F.,withdonkey,withthelegend‘1915ANZAC’,thereversewithanoutlineofAustraliaandNew Zealand, with the ‘Southern Cross’ constellation, officially engraved ‘M. J. Wright’, extremely ne

£100-£140

Sold with Government of Australia enclosure.

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Cardiff City Special Police Medal for the Great War 1914-19, bronze, unnamed as issued, very ne

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RoyalScotsGreysRegimentalRi$eChampionshipPrizeMedal,gold(9ct,11.32g),engraved‘

1928WinnerLt.H.R. Mackeson’; together with three gold (10 ct, approx. 7g) evening-dress waistcoat buttons, nearly extremely ne £100-£140

SirHarryRipleyMackeson,1stBt., wasborninFolkestone,Kent,on25May1905,theeldersonofHenryMackesonEsq.,thefounderof thefamousMackeson'sBreweryofHythe:theirMackeson’sStoutquicklybecomeverypopularandwasboughtbyWhitbreadin1929.Hewas educatedatRugbyandtheRoyalMilitaryCollege,Sandhurst,beingawardedtheSwordofHonourin1925,andwascommissionedSecond LieutenantintheRoyalScotsGreyson3September1925inIndia.PromotedLieutenanton3September1927,hewasadmittedtoFreedomof the City of London Company of Grocers on 2 March 1928, and served as Adjutant from 10 March 1933 to 20 January 1936.

PromotedCaptainon1October1936,hecarriedPrincessArthurofConnaught’sCoronetatthe1937Coronation,andlaterservedasBrigade MajorinEgyptfrom1938to1940.HeservedduringtheSecondWorldWarasaGeneralStaff Officer,Staff Headquarters,RoyalArmoured Corps,andasaBrigadiercommandedtheArmouredBrigadeafterD-Daythatwasinvolvedinheavy #ghtingintheadvancefromNormandyto Ghent.

MackesonwaselectedtotheHouseofCommonsasConservativeMemberofParliamentforHythein1945,andhedltheseat(renamed FolkestoneandHythein1950)until1959.HeservedunderWinstonChurchillasaLordoftheTreasuryfrom1951to1952andDeputyChief Whip, and then as Secretary for Overseas Trade from 1952 to 1953.

ForhispoliticalandpublicservicehewascreatedaBaronetofHytheintheCountyofKentin1954.Hediedon25January1964inKingEdward VII Hospital for Officers in London and was succeeded in the Baronetcy by his son Rupert (the author Rupert Collens).

19thLightDragoonsRewardofMerit,engravedsilvercircularmedalwithraisedrimandintegralsuspensionring,62mm, obv. an elephantwithhowdahstandingonplinthinscribed‘XIX’,allwithinribbonscrollinscribed‘Assaye’‘LightDragoons’‘Niagara’; rev. inscribed ‘The Reward of Merit & Soldierly Conduct. The Gift of the Officers. Awarded to J. Murry 1818’, good very ne and rare £400-£500

Provenance: Dix Noonan Webb, March 2007. Not recorded in Balmer.

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DartmoorAutumnManœuvresMedal1873,by Upton&Hussey,22St.James’sStreet’,37mm,silver,theobversedepictingDeputy ControllerStrickland,C.B.;thereversedepictingatentinthepouringrain,6clasps,PrincesTown,Roborough,BlackTor,Haxary, Ringmoor,CadoverBridge,withtopsilverribandbuckle,maker’snameengravedtoedge, suspensionclawslightlyloose,nearly extremely ne, rare £300-£400

TheDartmoorAutumnManoeuvresof1873wasamajorArmyexercisethattookplaceinAugust1873whenthe1stand2ndDivisions, consistingofover12,000menand2,000horses,carriedoutformationtrainingintheRingmoor,Roborough,andYennadonDownsarea.During theexerciseblankcartridgeswereusedforthe !rstrimebytheartilleryandinfantry.Theexercisehadtobecalledoff earlybecauseofatrocious weather,andaspecialmedalwasstrucktocelebratesurvivingtherainstorms.OverallcommandwasheldbyDeputyControllerStrickland,C.B., of the Commissary General’s Department.

UpperCanadaPreserved,‘ForMeritPresentedbyaGratefulCountry’,asilvermedalbyT.WyonJr,51mm,lionandbeaverface AmericaneagleacrosspanoramaoftheStLawrenceriver, rev.legendsinandaroundwreath,edgestamped‘9’,containedin !tted case, good very ne and scarce £400-£500

ThesemedalswereoriginallystruckfortheLoyalandPatrioticSocietyofUpperCanadaasarewardforgallantserviceduringtheWarof1812-14 butwereneverissuedassuch.TheaboveexampleisoneofthenumberedrunstruckbyWyontocommemoratethecentenaryoftheWarof 1812.

Temperance Medals.

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RoyalNavalTemperanceSocietyMembershipMedal,silveredandenamelOneYearMedal(RNTS.3),with‘Fidelity’topriband bar;ArmyTemperanceAssociationIndiaOneYearMedal,silver(ATAI.2),with‘Fidelity’topribandbar,ArmyTemperance AssociationIndiaFiveYearMedal,silverandenamel(ATAI.5),ChurchLadsBrigademedalwithBar‘1908’, someenameldamage, generally very ne (4) £50-£70

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A Silver Prize Cup won by Major-General C. D. Cooper, C.B., Royal Dublin Fusiliers

Anattractivesilverchalice,by Waterhouse,Dublin,138mmhigh,85mmdiameter,silver(hallmarksforSheffield1889),engraved ‘CurraghBrigadeLawnTennisTournamentAugust1890.ChampionshipSingles,2nd.Prize,WonbyMajorC.D.Cooper.’, extremely ne £200-£240

For the recipient’s full-sized awards, see Lot 102.

A Boer War Watch Fob attributed to Major-General C. D. Cooper, C.B., Royal Dublin Fusiliers

Anattractiveandunusualwatchfob,fashionedentirelyingold,unmarked,intheformofamedalribandwith "veclasps, ‘Transvaal’, ‘Laing’s Nek’, ‘Pieters’, ‘Tugela Heights’, and ‘Colenso’, with brooch pin to the reverse, extremely ne £400-£500

Provenance: Dix Noonan Webb, June 1998 (in the same sale as the recipient’s full-sized medals). For the recipient’s full-sized awards, see Lot 102.

A Selection of Medals and Watch Fobs.

AmiscellaneousselectionincludingaBroochmountedVictorianVolunteerForceLongServiceMedal,unnamed;anArmyRi#e AssociationIndiaMedal;aRoyalScotswatchfobengravedattherear‘GenMoncriefCup1905,PteH.Grittle’;asilveredwatch chainandfobfortheLiverpoolScottish;aWorcestershireYeomanryBrooch;andsundrymasonicandotheritems, generallygood condition (lot)

£80-£100

AGreatWarPresentationWristwatch,by A.W.W.Co.,Waltham,Mass.’,32mm, blackArabicnumerals,withsubsidiaryseconds dial, thereversegoldplateinscribed‘PresentedtoJohnJosephLynchofDouglasBros.ontheoccasionofhisjoiningthe69th. Battery.CEF.CFA.byhisFriendsandFellowWorkers,TorontoCan.June301915.’,lackingstrap, minordintingtoreverse,no longer in working order but as a presentation piece in reasonable condition

£100-£140

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An Organ Key from the Ruined English Church at Ypres. Anunusualcurio,beingawoodenorgankey,believedtobefromtheruinedEnglishChurchatYpres,theedgeinscribed‘+Ypres 1914/15’,mountedfordisplaywithanattachedlabelreading‘OrganKeyfromtheruinedEnglishChrchatYpres.pickedupby Gunner L. Tubbs R.A.’, good condition £60-£80

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A 6th Inniskilling Dragoon Guards Sweetheart Brooch.

A !neRegimentalBrooch,43mmx10mm,diamondmountedregimentalcastlewithplatinumbackingbelowenamelledtitlescroll on gold bar with elaborate pin !xing to the rear, in original velvet lined box, good condition £120-£160

A West Surrey Regiment Sweetheart Brooch.

A !neRegimentalBroochin15caratgold,by C.P.&Co.,45mmx20mm,regimentalenamelledbadgemountedonbarwith elaboratepin !xingtotherear,inoriginalvelvetlinedbox;togetherwithanothersmallerSterlingsilverexample, goodcondition (2) £80-£100

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An Essex Regiment Sweetheart Brooch.

A !neRegimentalBroochin9caratgold,50mmx15mm,regimentaleaglerestingonenameltitlemountedonbarwithelaborate pin !xing to the rear, in original velvet lined box, good condition £80-£100

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An Essex Regiment Sweetheart Brooch.

A !neRegimentalBroochin14caratgold,45mmx10mm,regimentaleaglerestingon'44’mountedonbarwithelaboratepin !xing to the rear, in original velvet lined box, good condition £80-£100

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A Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment Sweetheart Brooch.

A !neRegimentalBroochin15caratgold,40mmx30mm,regimentalenamelledbadgemountedonbarwithelaboratepin !xing to the rear, in original velvet lined box, good condition £80-£100

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A Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment Sweetheart Brooch.

A !neRegimentalBroochin9caratgold,40mmx25mm,regimentalenamelledbadgemountedonbarwithelaboratepin !xing to the rear, good condition £80-£100

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SweetheartBrooches:Agroupof10SweetheartBrooches,themajoritysilverandenamel,includingRoyalHorseArtillery,Royal Engineers,DevonshireRegiment,LancashireFusiliers,WorcestershireRegiment,SouthStaffordshireRegiment,ArmyService Corps,andRoyalElectricalandMechanicalEngineers,theR.E.andR.E.M.E.badgesbothembellishedwith‘diamonds’, generally good condition (10)

£140-£180

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LapelBadges:Agroupof7RoyalAirForcelapelbadgesandpins,includingaR.A.F.SecondWorldWarSweetheart’s‘Wings’;an Air Gunner’s tie-pin; a Women’s Junior Air Corps badge; and two R.A.F. Association lapel badges, generally good condition (7)

£60-£80

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LapelBadges:Agroupof10lapelbadgesandpins,themajoritysilver,includingRegularArmyReserveofOfficers;Leagueofthe Empire; Merchant Navy Comforts Service; British Ri$e Team; Civil Defence Corps, generally good condition (10) £70-£90

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LapelBadges:Agroupof17lapelbadgesandSweetheartBrooches,including15thHussars,LothianandBorderHorse;Royal WarwickshireRegiment;RoyalLincolnshireRegiment;LancashireFusiliers;HampshireRegiment;MiddlesexRegiment;RoyalArmy Medical Corps; Army Ordnance Corps; and Royal National Lifeboat Institution, generally good condition (17) £80-£100

AnoriginalCrimeaWarletterfromLieutenantClementHeneage,8thHussars,whosurvivedtheChargeof the Light Brigade and went on to be awarded the Victoria Cross during the Indian Mutiny

The letter in ink, four sides on a single folded sheet of blue paper, dated ‘Balaclava, Aug. 13th’, and reading:

My dearest Mimsy

IwasverymuchsurprisedtohearofClutterbuck'sapproachingmarriage,whichwasabouttheleastprobableeventinhislife,accordingto whatweknewofhim-nooneintheregimenthasheardfromhimlately,soheismostlikelyshyaboutannouncingtheevent.Idon’t thinkhewillstayinthecorpsonedayaftertheceremonyhasbeenperformed-ThedetachmentsoftheLt.Brigadewhichhavebeenout atBaidarforthelast3weeks,allcameinthismorning,astheyarenotmuchuseinthatdirection,theRussiansbeingalmosttotally invisible-infactallthesoldierstheyhaveintheCrimea,areclosetoSebastopol&theBelbek.Thismorningageneralactionwas con dentlyexpected,&thewholeCavalryDivisionwasoutintheplainbefore3o'clock,butnothingcameo ,soIsupposetheRussians willtrysomeotherday.TheEnglishcavalryarenowanimmenseforce-thismorningwewerebetweenthree&fourthousandstrong,a mostimposingmassofmen&horses-&ifwehadhadagoattheRussians,Ithinktheywouldhavebeensorryforit.Michaelisverywell & ourishing,hewasheretwodaysago,&wemeetconstantlyinsomepartofthecamps.Thereseemstobeagreatrowaboutthe meritsofG.Paget,&hisgoodservicepension-hecertainlydoesnotdeserveitnearsomuchasheapsofotherColonelsdo,particularlyas heissuchanotedbadsoldier-IfhewritesanyanswertothoselettersintheTimes,whichhemostlikelyhasdonebythistime,itwillbe greatsport-asthatfacetiouspaperwillprobablyfavourhimwithanarticlewrittenintheirbest&mostseverestyle-Lovetoallat Compton. Believe me dearest Mimsy

Yr. most a ecte.

Clement’

Withrelatedenvelopeaddressedtohis‘Mrs.Heneage,ComptonBasset,Calne,Wiltshire’,thiswithnotation‘Englandvia Marseilles’ and three official stamps to reverse, including British Army Post Office ‘AU 18 1855’, good overall condition £240-£280

Provenance: Dix Noonan Webb, September 2014.

ClementWalkerHeneage wasbornatComptonBasset,Wiltshire,inMarch1831,thesonofGeorgeWalkerHeneage,theM.P.forDevizes. AppointedaCornetinthe8thHussarsinAugust1851,hewasadvancedtoLieutenantinSeptember1854,androdeintheChargeoftheLight Brigade at Balaklava, in addition to being present at Alma, Inkermann and the operations before Sebastopol (Medal and 4 clasps; Turkish Medal). HavingthenreturnedtoEngland,the8thHussarswereembarkedforIndiainOctober1857,anditwasJuneofthefollowingyearthatHeneage, nowaCaptain,wontheV.C.forhispartinanactionatGwalior,threeothermembersoftheregimentsharingthesamedistinctiononthesame occasion:

‘SelectedfortheVictoriaCrossbytheircompanions.InthegallantchargemadebyasquadronoftheregimentatGwalioron17June1858,when, supportedbyadivisionoftheBombayHorseArtillery,andH.M’s95thRegiment,theyroutedtheenemy,whowereadvancingagainstBrigadier Smith’sposition,chargedthroughtherebelcampintotwobatteries,capturingandbriningintotheircamptwooftheenemy’sguns,underaheavy and converging !re from the fort of the town’ (London Gazette 26 January 1859).

AlsogiventheBrevetofMajor,andawardedtheIndianMutinyMedalwith‘CentralIndia’clasp,HeneageattainedthesubstantiverankofMajorin November 1860, and retired in 1868. A High Sheriff for Wiltshire, he died at Compton House, Compton Basset, in December 1901.

TheBritishRedCrossSocietyandOrderofSt.JohnofJerusalemWarServiceCerti!cateawardedtotheRt.

Hon. The Viscount Dawson of Penn, Physician-in-Ordinary to H.M. King George V. JointCommitteeoftheBritishRedCrossSocietyandOrderofSt.JohnofJerusaleminEnglandCerti!cateinrecognitionof valuable services rendered during the War 1914-19, named to ‘Bertram [sic] Dawson Esq., K.C.V.O., C.B., F.R.C.P.’, good condition £80-£100

BertrandEdwardDawson,1stViscountDawsonofPenn,G.C.V.O.,K.C.M.G.,wassometimePresidentoftheRoyalCollegeof PhysiciansandservedasPhysician-in-OrdinarytoH.M.KingGeorgeV.AsaprominentmemberoftheHouseofLordshestronglyopposed measurestolegaliseeuthanasiaonthegroundsthat‘itbelongstothewisdomandconscienceofthemedicalprofessionandnottotherealmof law’.ItwasDawsonhimselfwhogaveKingGeorgeVthelethalinjectionofcocaineandmorphineashelaydying,soastohastenhisdemiseand ensure that the news of the king’s death should !rst be announced in The Times

Documents:JointCommitteeoftheBritishRedCrossSocietyandOrderofSt.JohnofJerusaleminEnglandCerti!catein recognitionofvaluableservicesrenderedduringtheWar1914-19(3),namedto‘Mr.CradocDavies;MissAngelaGilbey; MissAnnieSaunderson’, nameon rstsubsequentlytouched-up;OrderofSt.JohnofJerusalemBestowalDocument,appointing ‘AliceHaigh’aServingSister,dated19February1958’;togetherwithaDiaryofStaff Nurse MaryBeatriceHeffernan, R.R. C.,QueenAlexandra’sImperialMilitaryNursingServiceReserve;aSt.JohnAmbulanceAssociationRe-ExaminationCross,bronze, thereverseneatlyengraved‘No.16435TheHonble.ConstanceHamilton-Russell.’;aCanadianGeneralServiceMedal,1 clasp,ISAF (DavidLower) incardboxofissuewithnamedcardsleeve;an‘OldBill’postcard;andtwolanternslides, oneofthe slides broken, otherwise generally good condition (lot) £70-£90

MaryBeatriceHeffernan servedasastaff nursewiththeCivilHospitalReserveatNo.3GeneralHospitalduringtheGreatWaronthe WesternFrontfrom8August1914.SubsequentlytransferringtoQueenAlexandra’sImperialMilitaryNursingServiceReserve,forherservices during the Great War she was awarded the Royal Red Cross, First Class (London Gazette 31 July 1919). Sold with a photograph believed to be of Miss Gilbey; and copied research.

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TheMostDistinguishedOrderofSt.MichaelandSt.George,a1.5-inchwidesilver-giltthree-prongedribandbucklefora Companion’sbadge1887-1917;togetherwithagiltsuspensionbarforaCompanion’sBadgeoftheOrderoftheBath, generally good condition (2) £80-£100

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TheMostEminentOrderoftheIndianEmpire,agoldintegraltopbroochbarforaCompanion’sbreastbadge,in Garrard,London, C.I.E. case of issue, very good condition £140-£180

Great War Clasps: 5th. Aug. - 22nd. Nov. 1914 clasp to the 1914 Star (5), generally very ne and better (5) £100-£140

Great War Clasps: 5th. Aug. - 22nd. Nov. 1914 clasp to the 1914 Star (5), generally very ne and better (5) £100-£140

Great War Clasps: 5th. Aug. - 22nd. Nov. 1914 clasp to the 1914 Star (5), generally very ne and better (5) £100-£140

CasesofIssue(4):TheMostHonourableOrderoftheBath,C.B.(Civil)neckbadge,by Garrard,London;TheMostExcellent OrderoftheBritishEmpire(2),C.B.E.,by Garrard,London;M.B.E.(Ladies)by RoyalMint;RoyalRedCross,2ndClass,by Garrard, London;togetherwithaprivatelymanufactured !ttedleathercaseby Franklin&Hare,Taunton,designedtoholdagroupoffour comprisingaRoyalRedCrossDecorationfollowedbythreecircularmedals(presumablyaBritishWarMedal,VictoryMedal,and TerritorialForceWarMedal,asawardedtoamemberoftheTerritorialForceNursingService),thelidembossed‘1914-1918’, generally good condition (5) £100-£140

Riband:AselectionofcutlengthsofribandsforawiderangeofBritishcampaignmedals,togetherwithafewlengthsforBritish Orders,Decorations,andLongServiceMedals,mainlyofmodernmanufacturebutsomeexamplesofoldsilkweave, generallyvery good condition and a most useful supply (lot) £60-£80

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525 Miscellaneous Medal Ribands and Emblems.

Aselectionofmedalribandsandemblems,including,ribandsfortheDistinguishedServiceOrder,theDistinguishedFlyingCross, theAirForceCross,theDistinguishedFlyingMedal,andtheAirForceMedal;togetherwith2xVictoriaCrossmedalriband emblems and sundry silvered rose emblems, good condition (lot) £100-£140

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DefectiveMedal:Afghanistan1878-80,noclasp (10.B/1311.Corpl.WRobson.2nd.Bn.14th.Regt.) correctlyimpressed naming, thereverse leddownandreplacedwithapaintedcolourrepresentationofthereverseofthemedal,edgebruising,generally good ne and an interesting memento £60-£80

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Miniature Medals

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Thegroupof !veminiaturedressmedalsattributedtoMajor-GeneralC.D.Cooper,C.B.,RoyalDublin Fusiliers

TheMostHonourableOrderofTheBath(Military)C.B.Companion’sbadge,goldandenamel,withintegralgoldribandbuckle; Queen’sSouthAfrica1899-1902,5clasps,CapeColony,TugelaHeights,ReliefofLadysmith,Transvaal,Laing’sNek;King’sSouth Africa, 2 clasps, South Africa 1901, South Africa 1902; Coronation 1902, silver; Coronation 1911, good very ne (5) £200-£240

Provenance: Dix Noonan Webb, June 1998 (in the same sale as the recipient’s full-sized medals). Soldwithanolddisplaycaselabelengraved‘MajorGeneralCharlesDuncanCooperC.B.,ColoneloftheRoyalDublinFusiliersfromMarch13th. 1910 to July 31st. 1922.’; and a photographic image of the recipient. For the recipient’s full-sized awards, see Lot 102.

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ThemountedgroupoftwelveminiaturedressmedalswornbyColonelAllan‘Jiggy’Spowers,C.M.G.,D.S.O., M.C., Commanding 2/24th Australian Infantry Battalion, who was taken prisoner at El Alamein in July 1942 DistinguishedServiceOrder,G.V.R.,withSecondAwardBar,silver-giltandenamel,withintegraltopribandbar;MilitaryCross,G. V.R.;1914-15Star;BritishWarandVictoryMedals;1939-45Star;AfricaStar,theselasttwoby K.C.Luke,Melbourne; Defenceand WarMedals1939-45;AustraliaServiceMedal;Jubilee1935;Coronation1953,mountedcourt-styleby InceBros.,Tailors, Melbourne, very ne (12) £300-£400

SoldwithaGreatWarperiodportraitminiatureoftherecipientasasecondlieutenant,inhingedstandingdisplaycase;andasmallsilvertea caddy,hallmarkedBirmingham1913,maker’smark‘C.E.T.’,thefrontfaceinscribed,‘PresentedtoMrsAllanSpowers,fromTheArgusandThe Australasian Staffs, 4th Imperial Press Conference. London. 1930.’ For the recipient’s full-sized awards, see Lot 103.

IndianOrderofMerit,MilitaryDivision,1sttype(1837-1912)(2),1stClass,RewardofValour,goldandenamel,withtopgold ribandbuckle;3rdClass,RewardofValour,silverandenamel,withtop Wyon,RegentSt.,silverribandbuckle, nearlyextremely ne (2) £240-£280

OrderofBritishIndia(2),1stClass,1sttypebadge,gold(15ct)withskyblueenamelcentreanddarkbluearound,withtopgold ribandbuckle;2ndClassbadge,gold(15ct)anddarkblueenamel,withtopgoldribandbuckle,bothstamped‘15ct’toreverse, nearly extremely ne (2) £200-£240

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Waterloo1815,18mm,silver,withsteelclipandsplitringsuspension,ofcontemporarymanufacture;togetherwitha modern striking of a miniature Military General Service 1793-1814, 1 clasp, Benvente [sic], nearly extremely ne (2) £100-£140

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Crimea1854-56,1clasp,Sebastopol,18mm,theplanchethousedinglazedlunettes,withacontemporarygold‘riband’, clasp backstrap and ‘riband’ somewhat bent, otherwise extremely ne £100-£140

Afghanistan1878-80,noclasp;IndiaGeneralService1895-1902,E.VII.R.,noclasp[sic];EastandCentralAfrica1897-99,noclasp; China 1900, 2 clasps, Taku Forts, Rel. of Pekin, all 18mm and of contemporary manufacture, good very ne (4) £100-£140

DistinguishedConductMedal,V.R.,withtop Hunt&Roskell silverribandbuckle;ArmyMeritoriousServiceMedal,V.R.,withtop silverribandbucklewithgoldpin;RoyalMarinesMeritoriousServiceMedal,V.R.,withtopsilverribandbuckle;ArmyL.S.&G.C., V.R.,reverseengraved,withtop Hunt&Roskell silverribandbuckle;RoyalNavyL.S.&G.C.,V.R.,narrowsuspension,reverse engraved,withtop E.andE.Emanuel,Portsmouth, silverribandbuckle;VolunteerOfficers’Decoration,V.R.I.cypher,withintegral top riband bar; Colonial Auxiliary Forces Officers’ Decoration, V.R., with integral top riband bar, good very ne (7) £180-£220

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IndianArmyMeritoriousServiceMedal,V.R.,H.E.I.C.issue,withtop Hunt&Roskell silverribandbuckle;IndianArmyL.S.&G.C., V.R., 1st issue, H.E.I.C. arms obverse, with top Hunt & Roskell silver riband buckle, extremely ne (2) £120-£160

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RoyalHumaneSociety,silvermedal,withSecondAwardBar,theedgecontemporarilyengraved‘

WilliamT.Streader.’,with top Hunt & Roskell silver riband buckle, very ne £200-£240

RoyalHumaneSociety,bronzemedal,withSecondAwardBar,theedgecontemporarilyengraved‘FrederickJohnDavis’,with top bronze riband buckle, good very ne £200-£240

R.H.S.Caseno.21,620:‘AttheRoyalAlbertDock,London,at4:30p.m.on15May1882,Abdulla,aLascar,washoldingatruckonwhichapiston wasresting,whentheladslippedoff,thetruckhandles #ewback,strucktheman,andknockedhimintothedock.Mr.FrederickJohnDavis,4th OfficerofthePeninsulaandOrientalSteamship Rome,jumpedfromaheightof10feet,andbroughtthemantothesurfaceofthewater.Davis did not wait to divest himself of his clothes, and the water is sad to be in a polluted state.’

R.H.S.Caseno.22,382:‘AttheRoyalAlbertDock,London,at4:00p.m.on15July1884,W.H.Pring,a14yearoldDockMessengerfrom Palistow,Essex,fellintothedockbetweenthebargeandthelandingstage,andsankatonce.Mr.FrederickJohnDavis,2ndOfficerofthe PeninsulaandOrientalSteamship Poonah,jumpedoff thestage,caughtholdoftheboyjustbelowthesurfaceofthewater,andfastenedarope around his body, by which he was drawn up. Davis was subsequently under medical treatment in consequence of the impurity of the water.’ Both cases were successful. Sold with copied research.

Lloyd’sMedalforSavingLifeatSea,silvermedal,withtop Hunt&Roskell silverribandbuckle;LiverpoolShipwreckandHumane Society, Marine Medal, 3rd type, silver, with top silver riband buckle, extremely ne (2) £80-£100

ShipwreckedFishermenandMarinersRoyalBenevolentSociety,silver,withdoubledolphinsuspension,andwithtop Hunt& Roskell top silver riband buckle, extremely ne £80-£100

ManchesterCityPoliceMedalforBravery,silver,withtop Hunt&Roskell silverribandbuckle;LiverpoolSalvageCorpsLong Service and Efficiency Medal, silver, with top silver riband buckle, nearly extremely ne, scarce (2) £70-£90

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World Orders and Decorations

ASecondWarBelgiangroupof !veattributedtoMr.J.P.Vanderauwera,whoservedasanIntelligence Agent with the Belgian Resistance, and died in Esterwegen Concentration Camp on 23 April 1944

Belgium,Kingdom,OrderofLeopoldII,Chevalier’sbreastbadge,silverandenamel,withsilverpalmonriband;CroixdeGuerre, L.III.R.,bronze,withbronzepalmonriband;PoliticalPrisoner’sCross,silverandenamel,withribandbarwith4Starsandblack ‘nextofkin’ribandbar;ResistanceMedal1940-45,withbronzelighteningboltdeviceonriband;WarMedal1940-45,bronze, good very ne and better (5) £100-£140

JeanP.Vanderauwera wasborninLiege,on3May1893andservedasanIntelligenceAgentintheBelgianResistancewiththerankof Adjutantfrom1August1942,asamemberoftheBouleandLuc-Marcintelligencenetworks.AnenginedriverfortheBelgianrailwaycompanyon herinternationaltrains,hisjoballowedhimtogatherinformationandtoactascourierbringingbackinformationgatheredbythelabourersin Germany.HeheadedasectionoftheBouleresistance-networkandtookpartinsabotageactionsandtheftofarmsandammunitions;Boulewas theonlyBelgiannetworkthatcouldoperatewithinGermany,andamongotherthingsitprovidedinformationonthePeenemünderocketbase, the V1 and V2 rockets, and about the nature and importance of the Möhne and Eder dams.

Vanderauwerawasarrestedon23February1943andwasheldasapoliticalprisonerforthenextyear.HediedinEsterwegenConcentration Camp on 23 April 1944.

Soldwiththerecipient’soriginal‘Cartedesétatsdeservicesdeguerreducombattant1940-45’(1940-45WarServicesCard)whichcontainsa portrait photograph of the recipient.

Belgium,Kingdom,OrderofLeopold,CivilDivision,Chevalier’sbreastbadge,silver,gilt,andenamel,Frenchmotto,unmarked, in Wolfers, Brussels, case of issue, minor enamel damage and one tip of lower arm somewhat bent, nearly very ne

France,ThirdRepublic,LegionofHonour,Chevalier’sbreastbadge,silver-giltandenamel, signi cantwhiteenameldamageand somepoorqualityrestoration;MedailleMilitaire,silver,silver-gilt,andenamel, bothwithenameldamagetomottosaroundcentral medallions, the rst fair, the second better

Germany,Bavaria,MilitaryMeritCross,ThirdClassbreastbadge,bronze,withcrownandcrossedswordssuspension, unmarked, good very ne

United States of America, Allied Victory Medal, 2 clasps, Meuse-Argonne, St. Mihiel, bronze, very ne (5) £80-£100

544

TheBrazilianOrderofRioBrancoattributedtoAméricodeDeusRodriguesTomás,Presidentofthe Republic of Portugal Brazil,Republic,OrderofRioBranco,GrandCrosssetofinsignia,by Stern,Brazil,comprisingsashbadge,62mm,silver-giltand enamel,maker’smarkonsuspension;Star,76mm,silver-giltandenamel,withmaker’scartoucheandsilvermarkonreverse,with fullsashribandandlapelrosette,incaseofissue, signi cantwhiteenamelchippingtoreverseofbadge,andcentralcrossonStarloose, therefore nearly very ne (2) £240-£280

SoldwiththeoriginalBestowalDocument,namedto‘AméricoDeusRodriguesThomaz,PresidentoftheRepublicofPortugal’,anddated11July 1972, in named envelope.

Américo de Deus Rodrigues Tomás served as President of the Republic of Portugal form 1958 to 1974.

Brazil,Republic,OrderoftheSouthernCross,GrandCrosssetofinsignia,by Stern,Brazil,comprisingsashbadge,100mm includingwreathsuspensionx73mm,giltandenamel,maker’smarktosuspension;Star,76mm,giltandenamel,maker’s cartouche on reverse, with full sash riband and lapel rosette, in case of issue, very minor enamel damage, overall good very ne (2) £400-£500

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Denmark,Kingdom,OrderoftheDannebrog,F.IX.R.(1947-72),GrandCrosssetofinsignia,by Michelsen,Copenhagen, comprisingsashbadge,81mmincludingcrownsuspensionx41mm,silver-giltandenamel,unmarked;Star,88mm,silver,silver-gilt, and enamel, with silver mark and maker’s mark on reverse, with full sash riband, in case of issue, extremely ne (2) £1,000-£1,400

547

The French Legion of Honour attributed to Baron Amand Casier de ter Beken

France,ThirdRepublic,LegionofHonour,Chevalier’sbreastbadge,59mmincludingwreathsuspensionx43mm,silver,gold, and enamel, extremely ne £50-£70

Provenance: Spink, July 2010 (when sold alongside the recipient’s other Orders and Decorations).

SoldwiththeoriginalBestowalDocument,namedtoM.leBaronAmandMarieCorneilleCasier,anddatedParis,31July1931;andaBelgian Permission to Wear Document for the Legion of Honour, dated Brussels, 13 October 1931. For the recipient’s Dutch Order of Orange Nassau, see Lot 556.

548

France,ThirdRepublic,MadagascarMedal1895,by O.Roty,asissuedfortheSecondExpedition,silver,with1895oakand laurel leaves clasp, good very ne £50-£70

SoldwiththeoriginalBestowalDocumentfortheMadagascarMedal,namedto MonsieurEdouardJacquesFines,Lieutenantd’Infantie de Marine, and dated 2 July 1896.

549

France,Republic,MedalofHonour(5),MinistryofCommerceandIndustry,silver(2) (Mle.M.J.M.Redureau1912;A. Waterlot1946);MinistryofWorkandSocialSecurity,silver (L.Carre1960),incaseofissue;MinistryMinistryofWork, silver (Mme.J.Serieys1977),incaseofissue;forHonourandWork,silver (M.L.Thurette);MedaldesCheminots,silver (M.Dubois1943);togetherwithaFrenchArtMedal1811inwhitemetal;andaSwedishKust!ottanSportsMedal,silver,the reverse dated ‘15.6.1931’, generally very ne (8) £50-£70

Germany,FederalRepublic,OrderofMerit,Commander’sneckbadge,58mm,giltandenamel,withneckribandandlapel rosette, in Steinhauer and Lück, Lüdenscheid, case of issue, extremely ne £60-£80 550

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552

Korea,Republic,OrderofServiceMerit,FirstClasssetofinsignia,comprisingsashbadge,82mmincludingstarsuspensionx 57mm,giltandenamel,reverseofficiallynumbered‘10’;Star,72mm,giltandenamel,reverseofficiallynumbered‘10’,withfullsash riband, test scratches to reverse of Star, otherwise very ne, scarce (2) £400-£500

Korea,Republic,OrderofMilitaryMerit,SecondClasssetofinsignia,comprisingneckbadge,78mmincludingstarsuspensionx 55mm,silver-giltandenamel,reverseofficiallynumbered‘2357’;Star,62mm,silver-giltandenamel,reverseofficiallynumbered ‘2357’,withneckriband,ribandbar,andlapelemblem,incaseofissue, gildingsomewhatdamagedwithtracesofverdigrisonStar, otherwise very ne, scarce (2) £240-£280

553

554

Korea,Republic,OrderofDiplomaticMerit,SecondClassStar,63mm,silver-giltandenamel,withfourjewelledbeads,the reverse officially numbered ‘352’, nearly extremely ne £400-£500

Korea,Republic,OrderofDiplomaticMerit,Officer’sbreastbadge,70mmincludingwreathsuspensionx53mm,silver-giltand enamel,withfourjewelledbeads,thereverseofficiallynumbered‘202’,withrosetteonriband,withribandbar,incaseofissue, nearly extremely ne £240-£280

Korea, Empire, Order of the Eight Trigrams, Third Class neck badge, 52mm, silver-gilt and enamel, nearly extremely ne, £200-£240

556

The Dutch Order of Orange Nassau attributed to Baron Amand Casier de ter Beken Netherlands,Kingdom,OrderofOrangeNassau,Officer’sbreastBadge,60mmx39mm,goldandenamel,withrosetteon riband, extremely ne £140-£180

Provenance: Spink, July 2010 (when sold alongside the recipient’s other Orders and Decorations). SoldwiththeoriginalBestowalDocument,namedtoA.Casier,anddatedTheHague,14June1911,togetherwithaccompanyinglettersanda copy of the Statutes of the Order; and a Belgian Permission to Wear Document for the Order of Orange Nassau, dated Brussels, 28 August 1911. For the recipient’s French Legion of Honour, see Lot 547.

Netherlands,Kingdom,OrderofOrangeNassau,CivilDivision,Officer’sbreastbadge,silver-giltandenamel,unmarked, gilding somewhat rubbed, very ne £70-£90 557

558

559

Norway,Kingdom,OrderofSt.Olav,CivilDivision,GrandCrosssetofinsignia,by Tostrup,Oslo,comprisingsashbadge,88mm includingcrownsuspensionx63mm,goldandenamel,maker'snameandgoldmark‘750’tosuspensionring;Star,80mm,gold, silver, and enamel, maker's cartouche to reverse, with full sash riband, in case of issue, extremely ne (2) £1,000-£1,400

Pair: Field Reservist B. R. Southey, Rhodesian Police Reserve Rhodesia,GeneralServiceMedal(12773HF/RSoutheyB.R.);PoliceReserveFaithfulServiceMedal(12773HF/RSoutheyB.R.) nearly extremely ne (2) £50-£70

Russia,Empire,CrossofSt.George,3rdClass,silver,reverseofficiallynumbered‘No.46,413’,thepresenceof‘No.’beforethe number indicating a 1913-15 period award, good ne £500-£700 560

561

Russia,Empire,LifeSavingMedal,AlexanderI,silver,1sttypewithportrait of Tsar in uniform, signed on obverse ‘C.L.F.’, very ne £500-£700

Serbia,Kingdom,OrderofSt.Sava,2ndtype,Commander’sneckbadge,88mmincludingcrownsuspensionx50mm,silver-gilt and enamel, Bishop with red robes, 1883 to reverse, unmarked, good very ne £200-£240 562

563

Spain,Kingdom,RoyalMilitaryOrderofSt.Ferdinand,GrandOfficer’sStar,withwreath,68mm,silver-giltandenamel;Royal OrderofSt.Hermenegildo,Knight’sbreastbadge,55mmincludingcrownsuspensionx38mm,giltandenamel,withtopriband bar, in Cejalvo, Madrid, case of issue, good very ne and better (2) £120-£160

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very ne £240-£280

Sweden,Kingdom,OrderoftheNorthStar,GrandCrosssetofinsignia,by Carlman,Stockholm, comprisingsashbadge,78mm includingcrownsuspensionx54mm,silver-giltandenamel,unmarked;Star,83mm,silver,withmaker’smarkandsilvermarkson hinge, with full sash riband, in case of issue, about extremely ne (2) £400-£500

Thailand,Kingdom,OrderoftheWhiteElephant,GrandCrosssashbadge,128mmincludingcrownsuspensionx75mm, silver, silver-gilt, and enamel, unmarked, with full sash riband, suspension partially detached, otherwise good

566

Thailand,Kingdom,OrderoftheWhiteElephant,3rd(1941)issue,SecondClasssetofinsignia,comprisingneckbadge,90mm includingcrownsuspensionx52mm,silver-giltandenamel,unmarked;Star,82mm,silver,silver-gilt,andenamel,withmaker’s mark to reverse of retaining pin, with neck riband, in case of issue, nearly extremely ne (2) £160-£200

567

Thailand,Kingdom,OrderoftheCrown,3rd(1941)type,SecondClasssetofinsignia,comprisingneckbadge,85mmincluding crownsuspensionx60mm,silvered,gilt,andenamel,unmarked,withneckriband;Star,79mm,silvered,gilt,andenamel, unmarked, in !tted case of issue, extremely ne (2) £70-£90

568

AUnitedStatesofAmericaSecondWarArmyGoodConductmedalawardedtoPrivateFirstClassArthur F.Perry,103rdInfantryRegiment,whowaskilledinaction15January1945,duringthebattleforLuzon Island

UnitedStatesofAmerica,ArmyGoodConductMedal,slotbrooch‘ArthurF.Perry’;togetherwithalaterPhilippines Liberation Medal, slot brooch, very ne (2) £40-£50

36170413PrivateFirstClass ArthurF.Perry,fromWhiteCloud,NewaygoCounty,Michigan,servedwiththe103rdInfantryRegiment,43rd Infantry Division. He died on 15 January 1945 and is buried at Manila American Cemetery.

‘The103rdInfantryRegimentlandedontheislandofLuzon(Philippines)on9January1945andwasoneoftheleadingelementsduringtheBattle ofLuzon.Astheleftwingoftheinvasionforce,theypushedinland,encounteringstiff oppositionfromfanaticalJapaneseenemies.The103d Infantrywentashoreat0700,withthe152ndfollowingat1300tosetup !ringpositionsonthebeach.Thelandingwasunopposedandthe regimentmovedinlandbycolumnofbattalions,with3rdinthelead,followedby2nd,and1stinsupport.Asthedaywenton,Japaneseresistance begantoincrease.Using75mmguns,theJapanesewouldinitiatelong-rangeambushesonthe103rd,retreatingwhenapproachedbyri#emen.This delayingtacticdidnotin#ictmanycasualties,butitdidslowtheregiment’sadvance.Thenextdaysawthe103rdmakinggoodtimebutitwasstill slowed by harassing enemy attacks. Ri#emen, acting in conjunction with artillery !re, steadily advanced and destroyed several of the Japanese guns. Everythingchangedonthemorningof11January,when2-103InfantrybegantheassaultonHill200.Itwasaheavilyforti!edposition,withcaves, tunnels,andtrenchesdugintothehillsideforbothinfantryandartillery.Ittook !vedaysofbrutal !ghtingtotakethehill,characterisedbyheavy supporting !refromthe152ndFAB,the105mmhowitzersinthe103rd’sCannonCompany,andthe103rd’sorganicmortars.Therestofthe battalionworkedonsecuringtheperimetersaroundthehillwithaggressivepatrolling,whichsparkedintense !ghting.By16January,Hill200and itsenvironswereinU.S.hands.AnenemyarmouredcounterattackinthevicinityofbarrioPotpotresultedinalongnightforthemenof3-103rd Infantry, as they fought off the attack and destroyed eleven Japanese tanks.’

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UnitedStatesofAmericaVietnamWarAirMedalgroupoffourawardedtoSergeantFirstClassF.C. Goodin, 25th Aviation Battalion

UnitedStatesofAmerica,AirMedal,bronze,thereverseofficiallynamed‘FrankieCGoodin’;NationalDefenseMedal, bronze;VietnamServiceMedal,bronze,withtwobronzestarsonriband;SouthVietnamMedal1964,giltandenamel,1clasp, 1960-; together with a Valorous Unit Award and Meritorious Unit Commendation riband bars, nearly extremely ne (4) £60-£80

FrankieCecilGoodin wasbornon5March1937andservedwith‘A’Company,25thAviationBattalionduringtheVietnamWar.Hediedon 9 September 2004.

Sold with various original insignia; photographic images; and copied research.

UnitedStatesofAmerica,AselectionofmainlySecondWorldWarandKoreanWarAmericanMedals,includingtwo MilitaryMeritMedalsandaPresidentialUnitCitationribandbar;togetherwithvariousothercommemorativemedalsforboththe KoreanandVietnamWars;twoFrenchmedals;twoGreekmedals;andtwoSovietmedals, generallygoodvery neandbetter(lot)

£60-£80

AscarceMassachusettsMinutemancasualtymedalawardedtoCorporalHenryM.Fales,57thMassachusetts InfantryRegiment,late3rdRi!es,whowaskilledinactionduringtheBattleoftheWilderness6May1864, his regiment suffering almost 50% casualties during one of the most fearful battles of the Civil War Massachusetts Minuteman Medal (Henry M. Fales, Prvt. B. 3d Btn. Rfn.) extremely ne

£400-£500

HenryM.Fales,a20yearoldbutcherfromHolden,Massachusetts,enlistedinCo.B,Massachusetts3rdRi!esBattalionon19May1861.

Musteringoutofthisregimenton3August,onthe30Septemberthatyear,hemusteredintoCoBofthenewlyformed51stMassachusetts Infantry.On25November1862,theregimentproceededbyrailtoBoston,whereitimmediatelyembarkedonthetransportMerrimacboundfor NorthCarolinaandwasassignedtoAmory’sBrigade.On11December,the51stwasassignedtotheGoldsboroexpedition.On17January1863, sevencompaniestookpartinanexpeditiontoPollocksville, "veofthemproceedingasfarasYoung’sCrossRoads,andhavingaskirmishwiththe enemyatWhiteOakCreek.InlateJune,theregimentwasassignedtoemergencydutyuntiltheConfederatearmyunderGeneralLeeshouldbe drivenbackfromPennsylvania,anditwasimmediatelytransferredtoBaltimore,Maryland,whereitremainedfromJuly1toJuly6,searching housesforconcealedarms,guardingprisonersfromGettysburg,etc.Laterjoining1stCorps,ArmyofthePotomac,theregimentwassentbackto Massachusetts in mid July and were mustered out of the service 27 July 1863.

Havingmusteredoutofservicewiththe51st,on10March1864,FalesmusteredintoCoG,ofthenewlyformed57thMassachusettsInfantry,a regimentformedfromveteransoldierswithatleast9monthsserviceinotherunits.FaleswaspromotedCorporal20dayslaterand,on18April 1864,theregimentstartedfortheseatofwar,formingpartofCarruth’s(1st)Brigade,Stevenson’s(1st)Division,Burnside’s(9th)Corps.Onthe 27April,thecorpsstartedfortheRappahannockRiverandremainedinbivouacuntilthemorningofthe6May,theearsofthemenbeing deafenedwiththecontinuousroarofthebattlewhichwasalreadyinprogress.Thisbattle,knownastheWilderness,wasfoughton5-6May 1864,about15mileswestofFredericksburg,Virginiaandwouldbeoneofthebloodiestbattlesofthewar,foughtinthemostconfusingof countrysidefortroopsto "ghtover.Onthemorningofthe6th,Stevenson’sDivisionwassenttothesupportofHancock’s(2d)Corpsonthe Plankroad,andinthebloodbathwhichfollowed,ofthe550officersandmenthe57thtookintobattle,theylostnearhalftheirnumber;47killed, 161wounded,and43missing. Thiswas5thhighestnumberofcasualtiesofanyUnionregimentpresentduringthebattle.CorporalFaleswasone of those killed, dying of a gunshot wound.

The Massachusetts Minuteman Medal

In1902theStateofMassachusettsauthorisedtheproductionoftheMinutemanmedaltobeawardedtoall‘3month’Militiamenwhoanswered Lincoln’s‘"rstcall’fortroopsinAprilof1861.Themedalsthemselveswereissuedwithofficiallyimpressednaming,givingthenamerankandunit ofthesoldier,inasimilarstyletoBritishCampaignmedals.Approximately3,800veteranswereeligibletoclaimthismedal;however,astheywere onlyawardedonapplication,manyremainedunissued.Overall,approximately159,000menfromthisStatefoughtfortheUnion,thusonlya fraction actually received a medal. Of the men that were in these original Militia units, the majority went on to serve in other units during the War. OftheStatesthatfoughtfortheUnion,onlyWestVirginia,Ohio,Massachusetts,NewJerseyandConnecticutissuedofficiallynamedor numberedmedalstoitsservicemeninsigni"cantnumbers.Eventhen,bartosoldiersinWestVirginianservice,thiswastoasmallnumberofmen thatactuallyservedineachStateduringtheWarandafractionoftheovertwomillionservicemenwhofoughtfortheUnion.Connecticut, Pennsylvania and others issued medals to their ‘"rst call’ militia but numbers were lower than 800.

AninterestingMassachusettsMinutemancasualtymedalawardedtoPrivateWilliamH.O’Neil,19th MassachusettsInfantryRegiment,late3rdRi!es,whowasseverelywoundedduringaraidbyJ.E.B.Stuart’s cavalry in June 1862

Massachusetts Minuteman Medal (William H. O’Neil, Prvt. D. 3d Btn. Rfn.) extremely ne

£300-£400

WilliamHenryO’Neil,a19yearoldbutcherfromBoston,enlistedinCo.D,Massachusetts3rdRi!esBattalionon19May1861.Mustering outofthisregimenton3Augustthatyear,onthe28thofthatmonth,hemusteredintoCo.K,19thMassachusettsInfantry.AssignedtoGen. Lander’sBrigade,Gen.Stone’sCorpsofObservation,theRegimentpicketedthePotomacduringthefallof1861,advancingtoHarrison’sIsland October21andcoveringtheretreatofthetroopsfromBall’sBluff.Thewinterof1861-62wasspentatMuddyBranchguardingthePotomacin frontofDarnestownandRockville.InMarch,1862,theregiment,nowinDana’sBrigade,Sedgwick’sDivision,wassenttotheShenandoah,but shortlyafterwardtheentiredivisionwasorderedtothePeninsulawhereitarrived30March,andwasattachedtoSumner’s(2d)Corps.Ittook partinthesiegeofYorktowninApril,howeverPrivateO’NeilwaswoundedatWhitehouseon13June1862,wherehesufferedaseverewound in right arm, which was subsequently amputated, the Musters stating:

‘LossofarmfromgunshotwoundreceivedJune13/62duringanattackofcavalrymadeuponadetachmentwhichwasbeingconveyedbycars from Fair Oaks station to White House Landing, VA.’

A further note on his discharge states:

‘WaswoundedintheraidmadebyStuart’sCavalryJune13th’62ontherailroadfromFairOaksStationtoWhiteHouseLanding.Ballentered theupperthirdofrightarm–thelimbwasamputatedneartheshoulderonboardthehospitaltransport [undecipherable]City lyingatWhite House Va, on the evening of the day that his injury was received.’

EarlyinJune1862,ConfederateGeneralJ.E.B.StuarthadsentJohnSingletonMosbyonamissiontoscoutalongtherearoftheUnionArmies supplylinefromWhiteHouseLandingontothePamunkeyRiver.Mosbyidenti#edagapintheUnionlinethatmadethesupplybaseatWhite HouseLandingapotentialtarget.ItwasduringaraidonthisplacebyStuart,thatO’Neilwaswounded.Muchcanbefoundinbooksandonline regarding this raid.

Afterspendingthenext8monthsrecoveringatLexingtonGeneralHospital,NewYork,O’Neilwasdischargedfromserviceduetodisabilityon 14 March, 1863.

AscarceMassachusettsMinutemanmedalawardedtoPrivateNathanD.Parker,5thInfantryRegiment,the onlyMassachusettsInfantryRegimenttoserveat1stBullRunandreceiveamedal.LaterasaHospital Stewardofthe9th‘Irish’InfantryRegiment,hewaswoundedinactionatthebattleofMalvernHillon1July 1862 where his regiment suffered over 50% casualties

Massachusetts Minuteman Medal (Nathan D. Parker, Prvt. B 5th Reg.) extremely ne £400-£500

NathanD.Parker,aged29,adruggistfromReading,Massachusetts,enlistedinto"B"Company,5thMassachusettsInfantryRegiment(Militia) on1stMay1861asaHospitalSteward.InitiallystationedforthedefenceofWashington,theRegimentwasoneofjustthreeMassachusetts regimentstoseeactionat1stBullRunon21July1861,the !rstmajorbattleoftheCivilWar.Duringthebattletheregimenttheregimentwas heavilyengaged,suffering9killedand11woundedand22prisoners.ThisbattlewasfoughtsoearlyintheWarthatthestandardblueandgrey uniformsforopposingarmieshadnotcomeintobeing.This,alongwiththelargenumberofmilitiaunitsinbotharmiestakingpartinthebattle; eachwiththeirownindividualstyleandcolourofuniform,producedakaleidoscopeofcolourthatwouldnotbeseenagainduringtheCivilWar. Ofthe3MassachusettsregimentsatBullRun,the5thwastheonly3monthMilitiaunitandassuchweretheonlyregimenttoreceivethe Minuteman medal. Parker and his regiment was Mustered out just days after Bull Run on 31st July 1861 at Boston.

On8February1862,ParkermusteredintoserviceasaHospitalStewardinthe9th‘Irish’MassachusettsInfantryRegiment(theFightingNinth),a regimentwhichwascomposedalmostwhollyofmenofIrishbirth.Withthe9thParkertookpartinthesiegeandcaptureofYorktown,Hanover CourtHouseon27May1862,atMechanicsville,on26June,Gaines’Millon27June,andMalvernHillon1July.Duringthetwolastnamedbattles the regiment lost 111 killed and mortally wounded and 286 wounded and missing, well over half the Regiment.

Parker was one of those wounded at Malvern Hill and being hospitalised after the battle, he was discharged for disability on 28th November 1862.

AscarceMassachusettsMinutemancasualtymedalawardedtoPrivateNicholasH.F.Richardson,18th MassachusettsInfantryRegiment,late4thRegiment,whotookpartinthe2ndBattleofBullRunwherehis RegimentsustainedheavycasualtiesandlostitsColours;hewaslaterseverelywoundedattheassaulton Marye’sHeightsduringthebattleofFredericksburgon13December1862,the18thloosingafurther134 officers and men

NicholasH.F.Richardson,aged20,aHostlerfromWalpole,Massachusetts,musteredintoCompany‘F’ofthe4thMassachusetts(Militia) Infantryon22April1861.Hemusteredouton22July1861aftertheir3months’servicewasover.On24August1861hefurthermusteredinto Company‘F’18thMassachusettsInfantryandwasseverelywoundedinthethighatthebattleofFredericksburgon13December1862. Richardson !nallymusteredouton2September1864.AmemberofGARPost#47(MajorHowe)inHaverhillMassachusetts,hediedon24 January 1920.

The4thMassachusettsVolunteerMilitia“MinuteMen”hadthehonourofbeingthe !rstregimenttoleavetheStateandformedapartofthe Garrison of Fort Monroe. It took part in the battle of Big Bethel, the !rst battle of the Civil War.

The18thMassachusettsInfantrywaspresentatthesiegeofYorktown,andthe2ndBattleofBullRun,whenitparticipatedintheattackof Porter’sCorpsonJackson’spositionattherailroadembankment,whereitlost169officersandmenanditsStatesColours.Itwasinreserveat AntietambutafterthebattleitcrossedthePotomacinpursuitoftheretreatingConfederatesandwasdrivenbackwithloss.AtFredericksburg on13December1862,the18thtookpartintheassaultonMarye’sHeights,losinganother134officersandmen.EverymemberoftheColour Guardwaswoundedduringthebattle,soseverewasthe !reupontheColours;butitisworthyofnotethatnotamemberoftheregimentwas missingfromhisplacesavethekilledandwounded.AlthoughRichardsonisnotedasstillintheregimentuntilmusteringoutinSeptember1864, his wounds kept him in hospital the entire time.

Interestingly, despite his musters showing him as a Private his rank on his casualty papers is given as Colour Corporal or Colour Sergeant.

Massachusetts Minuteman Medal (Nicholas H. F. Richardson, Prvt. F. 4th. Reg.) extremely ne £340-£400

ANewJerseyCivilWarVeteranmedalawardedtoPrivateJobH.Findon,25thNewJerseyInfantry Regiment,a9-monthsregiment,thatwasconspicuousforthepartitplayedduringthebattleof Fredericksburg

State of New Jersey Civil War Veteran Medal, the reverse officially numbered 3667, nearly extremely ne £300-£400

JobH.Findon musteredintoservicewithasaprivateinCompany‘C’,25thNewJerseyInfantryRegimenton18September1862.Hewas musteredoutofserviceon20June1863atBeverly,NewJersey,oncompletionoftheregiment’senlistment.Heiscon!rmedontherollas receiving the medal numbered 3667.

The 25th New Jersey Infantry Regiment

‘Amongthe9-monthsregimentssenttothe !eldfromNewJersey,fewperformedmoresignalserviceormadea !nerrecordthanthe25th.The regimentleftitscampatBeverlyonOctober10,1862andarrivedatWashingtononthefollowingday.GoingintocampatCapitolHill,itwas assignedtothe2ndbrigadeofCasey'sdivision,consistingofthe27thN.J.,12thand13thVt.and12thMass.battery,Col.Derrombeingplacedin temporarycommandofthebrigade.AcquiaCreekwasreachedonDecember8,theregimentcrossingthePotomacintransportsfromLiverpool Point,andonthefollowingdayproceedingdirectlytoFalmouth,whereitwasassignedtothe1stbrigade,3ddivision,9tharmycorps.Ittooka conspicuouspartintheBattleofFredericksburgandmetwithalossinthecon"ictof9killed,58woundedand18missing.Italsoparticipatedin anengagementnearSuffolkinMay,1863,inwhichthebehaviourofthemenwasmostadmirable.Thatwasthelast !ghtinwhichthe25thwas engaged.OnJune4itwasorderedtoproceedtoPortsmouthandtaketransportationforNewJersey,andfourdayslaterreachedCamp Cadwallader at Beverly, where on June 20 it was mustered out of the service.’

The State of New Jersey Civil War Veteran Medal

In1904,theStateofNewJerseyauthorisedtheissueoftheNewJerseyCivilWarVeteranMedaltohonouritsCivilWarveterans,botharmy andnaval.Thismedaltooktheformofa37mmbronzedisc,suspendedfromabarbytwochains.Themedalitselfwasunnamedbutthereverse ofthebarwasindividuallyimpressedwithanumberwhichcanbetracedtoeachveteranitwasissuedto.Approximately88,000menfromthis State fought for the Union but just 5,292 of these medals were issued to veterans.

Anearliermedalhadbeenissuedin1901knownasthe‘FirstDefenders'Medal.Thisawardwasgiventohonourablydischargedofficersandmen fromfourregimentsoftheNewJerseybrigade-militiawhomusteredatTrentonon1May1861toserveforthreemonths.Thesemedalshadthe recipient’s name officially engraved to the obverse !eld. It is estimated that just 843 of these medals were issued.

Of theStatesthatfoughtfortheUnion,onlyWestVirginia,Ohio,Massachusetts,NewJerseyandConnecticutissuedofficiallynamedor numberedmedalstoitsservicemeninsigni!cantnumbers.Eventhen,bartosoldiersinWestVirginianservice,thiswastoasmallnumberofmen thatactuallyservedineachStateduringtheWarandafractionoftheovertwomillionservicemenwhofoughtfortheUnion.Connecticut, Pennsylvania and others issued medals to their ‘!rst call’ militia but numbers were lower than 800.

(+VAT where applicable)

AnOhioCivilWarmedalawardedtoPrivatePatrickNewton,aVeteransoldierofthe61stOhioInfantry RegimentwhoservedbetweenFebruary1862andJuly1865,duringwhichperiodtheregimentsawservice at the battles of 2nd Bull Run, Chancellorsville, and Gettysburg State of Ohio Veteran Civil War Medal (P. Newton Co G 61st Regt Inft) good very ne

£300-£400

PatrickNewton,aged30,musteredintoserviceasaPrivateinCompany‘G’,61stOhioInfantryRegimenton2February1862.Attheendof histermofservicein1864,hereenlistedasaveteransoldierandwastransferredtoCompany‘G’,82ndOhioInfantryRegimentwhenthe61st was consolidated with the 82nd on 31 March 1865. Newton was !nally mustered out of service on 5 July 1865 at Camp Dennison, Ohio. The61stOhioInfantryRegimentwasorganisedintheStateatlargeinMarch,AprilandMay,1862,toserveforthreeyears.Itleftforthe !eldin WesternVirginiaonMay27,andatFreeman’sfordhadits !rst !ghtwiththeenemy,apartofLongstreet’scorps.Ittookpartinthesecondbattle ofBullRunandcoveredtheretreatoftheFederalforcesontheCentervilleturnpiketowardWashington.Inthebattleitlost25menkilledand wounded.AtStaffordCourtHouseitestablishedwinterquartersandremainedthereuntilApril,1863.Itwasengagedthroughouttheentire battleofChancellorsvilleandlost4officerswounded,besidesalargenumberofmenwoundedand5killed.AtGettysburgitopenedthebattle, beingthrownoutasskirmishers,andwassoroughlyhandledthatitwascompelledtofallbacktoCemeteryHill.Inthisactiontheregimentlost heavilyinkilled,woundedandprisoners.InSeptemberitwastransportedtotheArmyoftheCumberlandandwasengagedina !erce !ghtat Wauhatchie,Tennessee,defeatinganddrivingtheConfederatesacrossLookoutCreek.Inthis !ght3werekilledandanumberwounded.Itwasin theassaultonMissionaryRidgemovingroundtotheextremeleftoftheFederallinestopreventa $ankingmovementonthepartoftheenemy.

InMarch,1864,itre-enlisted,wasfurloughedhome,andthenreturnedfortheAtlantacampaign.ItparticipatedinthebloodyactionatResaca, losingseveralmen,andperformeditspartnoblyduringallofthesucceedingcampaign.TheregimentlayatAtlantauntilitstartedwithGeneral Sherman’sarmyonits‘marchtothesea’.ItthenmarchedupthroughtheCarolinasandatGoldsboro,NorthCarolina,on31March1865,was consolidated with the 82nd Ohio, the combined regiment taking the name of the latter organisation.

The State of Ohio Civil War Medal

TheStateofOhioauthorised Ti any&Company ofNewYorktoprovide20,000medalstorecognisethosesoldiersfromOhiowhore-enlisted fromtheStateunderWarDepartmentGeneralOrders, No.191,whichcalledfor“VeteranVolunteers”.Theseweresoldierswhocompleted theirthree-yeartourofdutyandthensignedupforfurtherdutyasaVeteranVolunteer.Themedalsweredistributedinthesummerof1866and areofficiallyengravedwiththenameandunittothereverse !eldofthemedal.BasedontheBritishCrimeamedal,thesuspensionwasattractively butpoorlydesigned,resultingmoreoftenthannotinonlythediscsurviving.Approximately319,000menfromthisStatefoughtfortheUnion, with less 6.5% being awarded this medal.

OftheStatesthatfoughtfortheUnion,onlyWestVirginia,Ohio,Massachusetts,NewJerseyandConnecticut,issuedofficiallynamedor numberedmedalstoitsservicemeninsigni!cantnumbers.Eventhen,bartosoldiersinWestVirginianservice,thiswastoasmallnumberofmen that actually served in each State during the War and a fraction of the over two million servicemen who fought for the Union.

AWestVirginiaCivilWarmedalawardedtoSecondLieutenantWilliamH.Murphyofthefamed1stWest VirginiaCavalry,whowasinjuredattheBattleofPortRepublicJune1862.Previoustoenlistmenthewasa printer and established a newspaper ‘The American Citizen’ in 1855 West Virginia Civil War Medal, ‘Honorably Discharged’ type (Wilm H. Murphy. Co H 1st Cav Vols. Sergt) nearly extremely ne £300-£400

Medal named with rank of Sergeant as this was his later rank. WilliamHMurphy,aged32,aprinterfromUniontown,Pennsylvania,whohadestablishedanewspaper‘TheAmericanCitizen’in1855,enlisted asSecondLieutenantintoCompany‘E’1stVirginiaCavalryon16June1861.On4July1862resignedhiscommissionduetohealth-hisservice papersnotinghehadcontracteddiseaseofthelungsduringthewinterof1861-2andthathehadbeenseverelyinjuredfallingfromhishorsewhile inactionduringtheBattleofPortRepublicon8June1862,sufferinginternalinjuries.TheyalsocontainaletterfromhisColonelregrettinghisloss totheregiment.Murphyfurtherreenlistedasa1stSergeant,Company“H”1stWestVirginiaCavalryon27February1864.The1stVirginia CavalrywashisoldregimentthathadbeenofficiallyrenamedWestVirginiaCavalrywhentheUnionistStateofWestVirginiawasofficially admittedtotheUnionin1863.MustersshowthatMurphyspentmuchofthetimebetweenmidSeptemberandDecember1864inhospitaland from January 1865, variously on duty, detached service and hospital. He was #nally discharged on 30 May 1865 and died on 30October 1866.

1st West Virginia Cavalry Service

TheregimentwasrecruitedfromthewesterncountiesofPennsylvania,easternOhio,andwesternVirginia,atatimewhentheGovernmentwas notorganisingcavalryregiments.Itwascomposedofsuperiormaterial,mostlyyoungmenfromthefarms,experiencedhorsemenandmarksmen, whocouldbreakandtamethewildestcolt,orpiercetheheadofasquirrelinthetopofthetallesthickorywitharifebullet.Whentheregiment enteredthe #eldmountedandequipped,withitscomplementof #eld,staff andlineofficers,andledbyProf.CarlColby’sfamoussilvercornet band,allmountedonmilkwhitehorses,theregimentwellcaparisoned,withjinglingand $appingtrappings,theridersallyoungandhandsome,it wasabeautifulandinspiringanorganisationasevergracedthearmiesoftheUnitedStates.ThisthecitizensofClarksburg,Cumberland, Martinsburg and Winchester will no doubt cordially admit, though the uniforms may not have been their favourite colour.

Its #rstactiveservicewasinthemountainsofWestVirginia,bydetachments,scoutinganddoingpicketandoutpostdutytothevariousinfantry commandsholdingthemountainpassesandguardingtheBaltimoreandOhioRailroad.Thesedutiesinthewild,mountainousregion,infestedwith Confederatescouts,guerrillasandbushwhackers,soondevelopedintheofficersandmenthatindividuality,courageanddaringwhichdistinguished themthroughoutthe periodoftheirservice.Inthespringof1862,itwasbrigadedwithothercavalryregiments,underthecommandofGeneral Hatch,andparticipatedintheoperationsinthevalleyoftheShenandoahanditsneighbourhoodunderGeneralShields,Banks,McDowell,Schenck andFremont,thoughsomeofthecompanieswereseparated.Capt.C.C.Krepps,withacompanyoftheregiment,puttheenemy’scavalry,panic stricken,to $ight,andgainedpossessionofthebridgeatPortRepublic,andbutfororderstothecontrary,wouldhavedestroyedit,thereby cuttingoff theretreatofStonewallJackson.InthedarknessofnightprecedingthebattleofCedarMountain,CaptainsSteeleandC.C.Krepps, withtwocompanies,rodethroughGeneralJackson’scamps,creatinggreatapprehensionandconfusion,atthesametimecapturinganumberof prisoners.

The State of West Virginia Civil War Medal

In1866,thestateofWestVirginiaauthorisedthemintingof26,000medalstohonouritsUnionCivilWarsoldiers.UnlikeotherUnionStates, medalswereissuedtoeverysoldierwhoservedinaWestVirginianunit.Threedifferentdieswereproducedforthemedals,eachwithadifferent suspension clasp:

1)“HonourablyDischarged”fortheofficersandsoldiersofthevolunteerarmywhohavebeenormaybehonourablydischargedfromtheservice. This is the most common variant.

2) “Killed in Battle” for the officers and soldiers who have been killed in battle. Not more than 800 of this variant were produced.

3)“ForLiberty”fortheofficersandsoldierswhohavediedfromwoundsreceivedinbattleandforthosewhodiedfromdiseasescontractedin the service. 3,200 of this variant were produced.

Eachmedalwasofficiallyimpressedwiththesoldier’sname,rankandunitontherim,inasimilarstyletoBritishCampaignmedals.Tothisday, over 4,000 medals remain unclaimed.

OftheStatesthatfoughtfortheUnion,onlyWestVirginia,Ohio,Massachusetts,NewJerseyandConnecticut,issuedofficiallynamedor numberedmedalstoitsservicemeninsigni#cantnumbers.Eventhen,bartosoldiersinWestVirginianservice,thiswastoasmallnumberof men thatactuallyservedineachStateduringtheWarandafractionoftheovertwomillionservicemenwhofoughtfortheUnion.Connecticut, Pennsylvania and others issued medals to their ‘#rst call’ militia but numbers were lower than 800. Sold with copy detailed pensions #le and musters.

where applicable)

AfascinatingWestVirginiaCivilWarmedalawardedtoPrivateSamuelS.Hague,CaptainGilmore’s Company,PennsylvaniaDragoons,attachedtothe1stLoyalVirginiaCavalry,thenthe2ndWestVirginia Cavalry,whoservedasmountedorderlytoa98thOhioInfantryColonelandthenatHQoftheex-French Cavalry Officer Brigadier-General Duffie

West Virginia Civil War Medal, ‘Honorably Discharged’ type (Saml S. Hague. Co L 2nd Reg Cav Vols) good very ne £300-£400

SamuelS.Hague,aged19,afarmerfromVirginia,originallyenlistedintoCaptainGilmore’sCompanyPennsylvaniaDragoonson23July1861. Beingattachedtothe1stRegtVirginiaMountedVolunteers,thecompanylaterbecameCompany‘L’ofthe2ndWestVirginiaCavalry.Captain Gilmore’sCompanywasformedasthePennsylvaniaDragoonsbecameacompanyintheFirst(West)VirginiaCavalry.InNovember1861, CaptainGilmore’sCompanywereagaintransferred,becomingCompany“L”2ndWestVirginiaCavalry–thoughpossiblyonlyformuster/pay purposes.

The ‘History of the Second Regiment, West Virginia Cavalry Volunteers’ states:

‘GeorgeWashingtonGilmoreformedacompanyofcavalryindependentlyattherequestofGeneralGeorgeB.McClellanandGilmorewasits captain.Gilmore’scompanywasoriginallycalledthePennsylvaniaDragoonsandwasformedJuly1861withmenfromFayetteCounty Pennsylvania.Anexampleofit !ghtingdetachedistheWythevilleRaid,whereitfoughtwithanadditionalcompanyfromthe1stWestVirginia Cavalry,aninfantryregiment,andanothercavalryregiment.Beginning14July1863,Gilmore’sCompanyservedwiththe2ndWestVirginia Cavalry, and !nished its service as Company L of that regiment.’

However,Hague’smustersforthe2ndWVarealittleconfusingregardingtheactuallydesignationofCaptainGilmore’sCompanyfrom November1861.Whilsthismustersheetisfor‘L’,2ndWVCavalry,theactualdetailssaythecompanywasstilldesignated1stVCavalryin1863 (asabove).ThisisprobablyduetotheindependentnatureofGilmore’scompanyandthefactthatWestVirginiaitselfdidn’tofficiallyjointhe Unionuntil1863–afterthistherewerevariousnamechanges.SeveralpagesofCaptainGilmore’smusterscon!rmthis.InhisJan/FebMuster, Gilmore puts in an official protest to being officially transferred to the 2nd West Virginia Cavalry: FromJanuary1863HaguewasdetachedfromhisregimentandservingasorderlytoColonelVanVorhesofthe92ndOhioInfantry.ColonelVan Vorhesresignedhiscommissionon22March;however,Hagueisnotedasorderlyservice,brigadeheadquartersfromJuly1863untilFebruary 1864whenhereturnedtoGilmore’scompany.Duringthistime,thebrigadewasunderthecommandofBrigadierGeneralAlfredNapoléon AlexanderDuffié,anex-FrenchcavalryofficerwhohadfoughtintheCrimeanandAustrianWars.HewasmusteredoutofserviceinNovember 1864.

581

AWestVirginiaCivilWarmedalawardedtoPrivateSandfordB.Turner,10thWestVirginiaInfantry Regiment,whoafterreenlistingasaVeteran,waswoundedinactionatthebattleofOpequan(Winchester) on 19 September 1864

WestVirginiaCivilWarMedal,‘HonorablyDischarged’type(SandfordB.TurnerCoB10thRegInfVols)inoriginalnamedcard box of issue, mint state £300-£400

SandfordB.Turner enlistedinto‘D’Company,10thWestVirginiaInfantryRegimenton10June1861.Dischargedon28February1864,he immediatelyre-enlistedasaVeteranVolunteer,andwasgivenVeteranfurloughduringMarchandApril1864,returningtohisRegimentinMay thatyear.TurnerwaswoundedinactionatthebattleofOpequan(Winchester)on19September1864butreturnedtodutyinNovemberand was !nally was discharged from service on 9 August 1865. After the Civil War he lived in Lewis County, West Virginia.

The10thRegimentwasrecruitedinthelatterpartof1861,the !rstcompaniesbeingassignedtodutyunderGeneralRosecrans,thenin commandoftheFrontierDepartment.ItsorganisationwasnotcompleteduntilMay1862,whenitwasattachedtothecommandofGeneral Milroy,andtookpartintheoperationsofthatarmyduringtheremainderoftheyear.InMay,1863,itwasorderedbacktoWestVirginiaand attachedtothebrigadecommandedbyGeneralAverell.The !rstactionoftheregimentasabodywasatBeverly,inJuly1863,whereitwas attackedbytheenemyunderColonelW.L.Jackson,andnotwithstandingtheregimentwasgreatlyoutnumbereditheldJacksonatbayfortwo days,whenreinforcementsarrivedandtheConfederateswererouted.ItfoughtatCloyd'sMountain,whereitwashighlycomplimentedby General Averell for its gallantry, and afterward was with that officer in several raids and expeditions. InthecampaignagainstGeneralEarlyintheShenandoahValleyin1864,itwasinactionatSnicker'sferry,Winchester,Berryville,theOpequan, Fisher'sHill,andCedarcreek.AfterSheridan'svictoriesintheValleyitjoinedtheArmyoftheJamesandcontinuedintheoperationsabout Petersburg and Richmond until the close of the war. It was mustered out 9 August 1865.

Venezuela,Republic,OrderoftheLiberator,SecondClassStar,85mmx80mm,silver,withcoatofarmstocentralmedallion with the inscription below being a variation from that usually encountered, silver marks to reverse, extremely ne £80-£100

Sold with a small selection of U.N. Medal ribands.

buyers’

582

A Gordon Highlanders Officer’s Shoulder Belt Plate c1881-1953.

TherectangulargiltbackplatewithsilvermountedOrderoftheThistle,withEgyptSphinxandIndiaTiger,tothecentre regimental title with Stag and Coronet, with standard hook and stud fasteners, good condition £140-£180

583 x

The Gordon Highlanders, officer’s silver glengarry/bonnet badge

Avery "neofficer’ssilverglengarry/bonnetbadge,hallmarkedEdinburgh1917,by‘H.T’forHenryTatton,ofstandardformat beingastag’shead,ivyleaves,aroyalprincess’scoronetandthemotto‘ByDand’,twoloopfasteners;togetherwithmounted groupofthreeminiaturemedals,MilitaryCross,G.V.R.,BritishWarandVictoryMedals,in Spink&Son case, excellentcondition(4)

£180-£220

584

A Highland Light Infantry Tam O’Shanter.

AscarcenamedotherranksGreatWarperiodTamO’Shanter,completewithcapbadge,doublestitchedlining,manufacturers lapel‘Andersons&Sons,EdinburghandGlasgow’,with’N.P.DavidsonHLI’inscribedunderthelapel,silkbowtotherear, contained in a leather collar box with the recipient’s initials on the top, good condition £200-£240

Shoulder titles.

Aselectionof14Britishmetalshouldertitles,includingHoodBattalion,AnsonBattalion,13th/18thHussars,BuffsPalestinian,7th CityofLondon,19thLondon,20thLondon,andScottishHorse,allmountedoncardwithWestlakereferencenumbers, generally good condition (14) £100-£140

586 x

585 x ‘Q’ Battery Royal Artillery Buttons.

12silverOfficer’sbuttons,for‘Q’Battery(Oxfordshire),299th(RoyalBuckinghamshireYeomanry,Queen’sOwnOxfordshire andBerkshire)RoyalArtillery,9x20mmby Stowasser&Co.,London;2x17mmbuttonsby Stowasser&Co.,London;and1x17mm by Rayner & Sons, Liverpool, all with reverse "xings, generally good condition (12) £60-£80

587 x

Auxiliary Territorial Service and Women’s Transport Service First Aid Nursing Yeomanry Cloth Insignia.

AselectionofAuxiliaryTerritorialServiceandWomen’sTransportServiceFirstAidNursingYeomanryclothinsignia,comprising aWomen’sTransportServiceFirstAidNursingYeomanryclothshouldertitle;anAuxiliaryTerritorialServiceclothshouldertitle; apairofA.T.S.printedshouldertitles;anunmatchedpairofA.T.S.clothshouldertitles;anA.T.S.clothslip-onshouldertitles;an A.T.S.plasticeconomycapbadge;andA.T.S.officer’sgiltcapbadge;anA.T.S.officer’sOSDsingleservicedresscollarbadge;an A. T.S. cap badge with cloth backing as worn on the beret; and an A.T.S. pair of collar badges, generally good condition (lot) £140-£180

588

Royal Air Force Full Dress Insignia c.1940.

AselectionofRoyalAirForcefulldressinsignia,includingBrevetWingscomprising3xPilotsandanothersmallerexample,and Observer; and an Officer’s Service Dress cap badge, minor service wear, otherwise good condition (6) £200-£240

589

Royal Air Force Insignia c.1940-50.

AselectionofRoyalAirForceinsignia,includingBrevetWingscomprising10xpaddedand "atPilotsexamples,2xObserver, Navigator, Air Gunner, some service wear, otherwise good condition (14) £200-£240

590

Royal Air Force Insignia c.1940-50.

AselectionofRoyalAirForceinsignia,includingBrevetWingscomprising10xpaddedand "atPilotsexamples,Observer, Navigator, Air Gunner, Signaller, some service wear, otherwise good condition (14) £200-£240

591

Royal Air Force Insignia c.1940-50.

AselectionofRoyalAirForceinsignia,includingBrevetWingscomprising2xObserverandanothersmallerexample,2x Navigatorandanothersmallerexample,BomberandSignallerthesebothsmallerexamples;togetherwithaParachuteWingand sundry cloth and metal items, some service wear, otherwise good condition (lot) £160-£200

592

Royal Air Force Insignia.

AselectionofRoyalAirForceInsignia,includingRoyalFlyingCorpsOfficer’sandObserver’sarmeagles;aUnitedStatesof AmericaPilotsandBombersBrevets,thelatterstampedSterlingtotherear;andsundrycapbadgesandbuttons, generallygood condition (lot)

£200-£240

593

Miscellaneous Flying Ephemera.

ASelectionofFlyingitemsincluding,Aircraftplates,Junkers,Hurricane,MaeWestGasBottle,photographs,paperwork,2x escape compasses, and sundry other items, generally good condition (lot)

£120-£160

594

A French Waterloo

Plate of

ImperialEaglewithlaurelwreathonstippledgroundwith25tothecentre,stitchingholesforattachmenttotheshako, some denting, otherwise good condition £260-£300

Shako

the 25th Infantry Regiment, c.1812.

A French Napoleonic Imperial Guard Train of Artillery Helmet Plate 1806-10.

AscarceModel1806-10HelmetPlate,175mmx120mm,brass,probablyfromWaterloo, missingorbo crownand1loop xing from rear, otherwise good condition £800-£1,000

See ‘Aigles et Shakos du Premier Empire’, by Christian Blondieau, undated, page 34, !g.79, for an identical example, also missing orb.

A French Napoleonic Imperial Guard 1st Regiment of the Young Guard Cartouche Box Plate 1810-12.

Ascarce !nelydetailedModel1810-12CartoucheBoxPlate,90mmx100mm,castbrasswith2thicklooptype !xingstotherear for putting through slots in leather cartridge box, probably from Waterloo, very good condition £800-£1,000

See ‘Aigles et Shakos du Premier Empire’, by Christian Blondieau, undated, page 51, !g 116 for the helmet plate version.

598

A French Napoleonic Imperial Guard Cavalry Belt Plate c.1812. Themediumdiestruckdesignexample,65mmx68mm,stampedbrass,the !xingstotherearcomplete,probablyfrom Waterloo, very good condition £400-£500

A French Napoleonic Imperial Guard Cavalry Belt Plate c.1812. Themediumdiestruckdesignexample,65mmx68mm,stampedbrass,the !xingstotherearcomplete,probablyfrom Waterloo, very good condition £400-£500

599

A French Napoleonic Line Infantry Grenadiers Belt Plate c.1812. Adiestruckdesignexample,57mmx60mm,stampedbrass,withlarge "aminggrenadeonfront,the !xingstotherearcomplete, probably from Waterloo, good condition £360-£440

A French Napoleonic Imperial Guard Officer’s Tunic Button c.1812. AnexcavatedbuttonshowingacrownedNapoleonicEagle;togetherwithaPrussianArtilleryMan’sCartoucheboxbrassgrenade badge,withthree "amedinterlockedgrenadeswith‘FWR’monogramtothecentre,with4thickloopsonthereverseforputting through the slots in leather cartridge box, both items in excavated condition almost certainly from Waterloo, fair condition (2) £500-£700

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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%

Exceeding €500,000 0.25%

6 Payment

When a lot is sold the buyer shall:

(a) confirm 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 five 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 (five 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 staff 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 specifically instructed otherwise by the consignee.

(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 deficiency 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 identification 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.

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:

(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 satisfied 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 conflict 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 scientific 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 suffered or expense incurred by him or her.

(d) The benefit 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 suffered 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 first 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 justified, 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 five 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 fit, 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-offer 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 suffered by the person entitled to the benefit of the indemnity.

(b) Noonans declares itself to be a trustee for its relevant servants and agents of the benefit of every indemnity under these Conditions to the extent that such indemnity is expressed to be for the benefit of its servants and agents.

31 Any notice by Noonans to a seller, consignor, prospective bidder or buyer may be given by first 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, certification, 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.

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