Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria (23 Apr 23)

ORDERS, DECORATIONS, MEDALS AND MILITARIA

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A Fine Collection of Medals Relating to Egypt and the Sudan 1801-1920 the Property of a Gentleman

A Battle of Omdurman D.C.M. awarded to Sergeant F. A. Titterell, Army Service Corps

Distinguished Conduct Medal, V.R. (Sergt. F. A. Titterell. A.S.C. (2nd Sept: 1898)) some minor official corrections, good very ne £1,200-£1,600

D.C.M. ArmyOrder 153ofSeptember1899,awardedforOmdurman,2September1898.AlsoawardedL.S.&G.C.medalinApril1906and Annuity M.S.M. as Staff Sergeant in Army Order 87 of 1950.

Pair: Armourer A. A. Barrett, Royal Navy

EgyptandSudan1882-89,datedreverse,1clasp,Alexandria11thJuly(A.A.Barrett.Arms.Crew,H.M.S.“Alexandra.”);Royal NavyL.S.&G.C.,V.R.,narrowsuspension,impressednaming(A.A.Barrett,Armr.H.M.S.Warspite.) the rstwithpittingfromstar, otherwise nearly very ne (2) £200-£240

Three: Private T. Burns, 4th Royal Irish Dragoon Guards

EgyptandSudan1882-89,datedreverse,1clasp,Tel-El-Kebir(1855Pte.J.Burns,4thDn.....);Khedive’sStar,dated1882, regimentallyengravedinreversecentre‘PrivateT.Burns’andateachpointofthestar,‘RIDG1855’;ArmyL.S.&G.C.,V.R., small letter reverse (1855 Pte. T. Burns. 4/Dgn. Gds.) heavy pitting from star, therefore ne (3) £400-£500

Pair: Private J. Carroll, 4th Royal Irish Dragoon Guards

EgyptandSudan1882-89,datedreverse,2clasps,TheNile1884-85,AbuKlea(2325,Pte.J.Carroll,4th.....);Khedive’sStar, dated1882,regimentallyengravedinreversecentre‘Pri.Jno.Carroll’andateachpointofthestar,‘RIDG2325’, heavypitting from star a ecting regimental details, otherwise good ne (2) £600-£800

Four: A soldier in the 10th Battalion, Sudanese Infantry

EgyptandSudan1882-89,undatedreverse,2clasps,Toski1889,Gemaizah1888(881-10th[SudaneseInfantry])edgeinscribed inArabicscript;Queen’sSudan1896-98(881-10th[SudaneseInfantry])edgeinscribedinArabicscript;Khedive’sStar,undated, unnamed;Khedive’sSudan1896-1908,7clasps,Firket,Ha#r,Sudan1897,AbuHamed,TheAtbara,Khartoum,Sudan1899(88110th[SudaneseInfantry])edgeinscribedinArabicscript,lugsremovedfromsecondclaspwithunofficialconnectionsbetween second and third, generally good very ne (4) £400-£500

Four: A soldier in the 9th Battalion, Sudanese Infantry

Khedive’sStar,undated,unnamed;Khedive’sSudan1896-1908,8clasps,Firket,Ha!r,AbuHamed,Sudan1897,TheAtbara, Khartoum,Sudan1899,Gedid(1666-9th[SudaneseInfantry])edgeinscribedinArabicscript,lugsremovedfromsecondclasp withunofficialconnectionsbetweensecondandthird,withvariousunofficialrivetsandconnectionsbetweenotherclaspsasusual; EgyptandSudan1882-89,undatedreverse,2clasps,Gemaizah1888,Toski1889(1666-9th[SudaneseInfantry])edgeinscribed inArabicscript;Queen’sSudan1896-98(1666-9th[SudaneseInfantry])edgeinscribedinArabicscript,mountedaswornwith Khedive’s medals taking precedence, some light pitting and contact marks, otherwise very ne or better (4) £400-£500

Four: PrivateA.Johnson,17thLancers,late21stLancers,amemberof‘D’Squadronwhochargedat Omdurman, 2 September 1898

Queen’sSudan1896-98(3276Pte.A.Johnson.21/L’crs.);Queen'sSouthAfrica1899-1902,4clasps,CapeColony,Johannesburg, DiamondHill,Wittebergen(5134Pte.A.Johnson.17/Lcrs.);King'sSouthAfrica1901-02,2clasps,SouthAfrica1901,SouthAfrica 1902(5134Pte.A.Johnson.17thLancers);Khedive’sSudan1896-1908,1clasp,Khartoum(3941Pte.T.Long21stLcrs) light contact marks, otherwise very ne or better (4) £2,000-£3,000

Provenance: J. B. Hayward & Son, 1972; D.M.D. Services, May 1992.

Con!rmed on all rolls as a ‘charger’ in Roy Dutton’s Forgotten Heroes: The Charge of the 21st Lancers at Omdurman.

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A Fine Collection of Medals Relating to Egypt and the Sudan 1801-1920 the Property of a Gentleman

Pair: Engine Driver W. Stant, Sudan Military Railway

Queen’sSudan1896-98(EngineDriverW.StantSudanMil:Rly:)rankandunitofficiallyengravedinrunningscript,name reengraved;Khedive’sSudan1896-1908,1clasp,Khartoum(Engine.DriverW.StantSudanMilRlys)re-engravednaming,some silver in"ll over previous naming near suspension claw, generally good very ne (2) £300-£400

Pair: A soldier in the 13th Battalion, Sudanese Infantry

Queen’sSudan1896-98(1547-13B[SudaneseInfantry])edgeinscribedinArabicscript;Khedive’sSudan1896-1908,7clasps, Firket,Ha"r,Sudan1897,TheAtbara,Khartoum,Sudan1899,Gedid(1547-13B[SudaneseInfantry])edgeinscribedinArabic script,unofficiallugsaddedtosecondclaspandwithvariousunofficialrivetsandconnectionsbetweenotherclaspsasusual, old solder repair to suspension which no longer swivels, otherwise toned, good very ne (2) £280-£340

Naval General Service 1793-1840, 1 clasp, Egypt (John Douglas.) toned, light edge bruises, otherwise good very ne £1,400-£1,800

Provenance: Glendining’s, November 1951; Buckland Dix & Wood, October 1993.

John Douglas is con"rmed aboard H.M.S. Ulysses at Egypt but no rate given. Only two medals to this ship.

Honourable East India Company Medal for Egypt 1801, silver, with silver loop suspension, a good original striking, good very ne £1,000-£1,400

EgyptandSudan1882-89,datedreverse,1clasp,Suakin1884 (E.Hodgkinson.Ord:H.M.S.“Euryalus”) pittingfromstar, otherwise very ne £100-£140

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EgyptandSudan1882-89,datedreverse,2clasps,Alexandria11thJuly,Tel-El-Kebir (W.H.Rumph.A.B.H.M.S. “Penelope”) pitting from star, otherwise very ne and rare

£400-£500

WilliamHenryRumph wasbornatBethnalGreen,Middlesex,on14September1862,andjoinedtheRoyalNavyasaBoy2ndClassaboard H.M.S. Fisgard inSeptember1877.HeservedasanAbleSeamanaboardH.M.S. Penelope from22June1882to8January1884.Duringhisservice inthelattervesselhetookpartinthebombardmentofAlexandriaandwaslandedforserviceonshorewiththeship’sNavalBrigadewherehe foughtatthebattleofTel-El-KebirasacrewmemberoftheNavalArmouredTrain.RumphpurchasedhisdischargefromtheNavyasaPetty Officer 2nd Class from H.M.S. Myrmidon on 11 April 1888.

InadditiontotheNaval“ArmouredTrain”mannedbyseamenandmarinesfrom Hecla and Invincible,thereweretwootheroffensivelyarmed devicesoperatinginthisEgyptianwarzone.Oftenreferredtoas“ArmedTrains”,theywereinrealitynomorethanspeciallyarmedtrucks,one mannedbyseamenandtheotherbymarines,whichsawserviceatKassassinandTel-El-Kebir.The‘tar’s’four-wheeledgun-truckhadsteelplated sidesthatwere“fairlybullet-proof”,withsandbagshungaroundthecaroutside.Anawningwas #ttedtothisopentoppedtruckonwhichwas #tteda40-poundergun.Aseparatebox-carsimilarly #ttedwithsteelsideplatesandsandbagshadtwocompartmentsforthe230shells(mostly shrapnel) and charges, entrance to each magazine being only from the top.

Sincenosteamtrainscouldbeobtained,thisarmedcontrivance,mannedbyseamenfrom Penelope,waspulledfromIsmaliatoNe#cheby16 horses,fourabreast,on26August1882.Immediatelyaheadofthis“ArmouredTrain”wasanothertruckonwhichacaptured8cmKruppgunhad beenmountedandworkedbyRoyalMarineArtillerymenunderCaptainTuckerR.M.A.On1SeptemberitwastakentoKassassinand participatedinanactiononthe9thSeptemberindefenceofKassassinCampagainstanEgyptianreconnaissanceparty.Theofficerinchargeofthis “ArmouredTrain”,LieutenantC.K.Purvis,R.N.,andhis2ndincommand,SubLieutJamesErskine,withapartyoftwentyblue-jacketshadbeen workingthetrainonthelinealittlebeyondthecamp,whentheenemyturnedtheirgunsonit.PurvisandErskinehaddismountedfromthetrain totakesomeobservationsandwerestandingclosetogetherwhenashellburstnearthem,strikingPurvisinthefootandtearingaportion ofit off,necessitatingimmediateamputationattheanklejoint.Commandofthis“ArmouredTrain”passedtoLieutenantF.E.W.Lambart,R.N.,butit was never engaged after 9 September, and on 23 September the crew from Penelope were re-embarked.

Atotalof27menfromH.M.S. Penelope,includingRumph,earnedtheclaspfor‘Tel-El-Kebir’andformedthecrewofthehorse-drawn“Armoured Train” - a full nominal roll can be found on the website listing of this lot.

Provenance: Douglas-Morris Collection, Dix Noonan Webb, February 1997.

WilliamMills wasborninClifton,Bristol,on5January1860,andenlistedatWalmertoNo31CompanyasPrivateRoyalMarineson5April 1877.Hesubsequentlyservedaboard Valiant (1879-81), Temeraire (7March1882to7February1884), Euryalus forR.M.Battalion(8February 1884to23April1884), Britannia (1884-85), Lion (1887-88),and Vivid (1890-91).HetransferredtoChathamDivisionon2December1891,but neverservedaboardanothershipandwasdischargedoncompletionofhisengagementon23December1899.Hadbeenincellsonce,andonce in gaol hence no L.S. & G.C. medal. (Ref 1997 catalogue entry)

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EgyptandSudan1882-89,datedreverse,3clasps,Alexandria11thJuly,Suakin1884,El-Teb_Tamaai (W.Mills,Pte.R.M. H.M. S. “Temeraire”) light pitting, otherwise very ne and better £400-£500

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A Fine Collection of Medals Relating to Egypt and the Sudan 1801-1920 the Property of a Gentleman

EgyptandSudan1882-89,datedreverse,2clasps,TheNile1884-85,AbuKlea (1391Pte.T.Loder.1/R.Suss.R.) polishedandpittingfromstar, otherwise nearly very ne £700-£900

T. Loder was severely wounded at Abu Klea Wells on 17 February 1885.

EgyptandSudan1882-89,datedreverse,2clasps,Suakin1885,Tofrek (41/1555Pte.H.Hancock.1/Berks.R.) goodvery ne £240-£280

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EgyptandSudan1882-89,datedreverse,3clasps,Tel-El-Kebir,TheNile1884-85,AbuKlea (....MWoods,R....) veryheavyedge bruising, pitting from star and polishing, suspension slack, therefore poor £200-£240

Possibly 635 Private M. Woods, Royal Horse Guards, sold as found and not subject to return.

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EgyptandSudan1882-89,datedreverse,3clasps,Tel-El-Kebir,TheNile1884-85,Kirbekan (1674.Pte.F.Evans.1/S.Staff: R.) good very ne £240-£280

Claspsnotcon!rmed.The1stSouthStaffordshireRegimentwaspresentasawholein1882,andalsoontheNileandatKirbekanbutwasnot present at Tel-el-Kebir.

EgyptandSudan1882-89,datedreverse,4clasps,Suakin1884, ElTeb_Tamaai,TheNile1884-85,AbuKlea (2129.Pte.E.Warrick.19th Hussars.) light pitting from star, otherwise nearly very ne £500-£700

EgyptandSudan1882-89,datedreverse,5clasps,Tel-El-Kebir,Suakin1884,El-Teb_Tamaai,TheNile1884-85,Kirbekan (1926 Pte. J. Olding 19th Hussars.) heavy edge bruise and light pitting from star, otherwise very ne and scarce £600-£800 20 x

Two Officers and 28 men of the 19th Hussars received 5-clasp medals with Kirbekan.

EgyptandSudan1882-89,undatedreverse,noclasp (41196Gnr:T.Garey.2/1stS.IrishD.R.A.) laterimpressednaming with official correction to last three letters of unit, nearly extremely ne £70-£90

EgyptandSudan1882-89,undatedreverse,1clasp,El-Teb_Tamaai (1826Pte.M.G.Lane.10thHussars) obversepitting from star, otherwise good very ne £180-£220

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EgyptandSudan1882-89,undatedreverse,1clasp,TheNile1884-85 (329.Boatn.T.Dolan.OttawaContgt.) initial officially corrected, obverse polished, otherwise nearly very ne £1,200-£1,600

Approximately 392 Canadian boatmen received the medal for the Nile campaign, of which 169 served in the Ottawa Contingent.

EgyptandSudan1882-89,undatedreverse,1 copyclasp,Suakin1885 (1869.Pte.H.Flower.1/Rl.Suss.Regt.) claspisa contemporary tailor’s copy, light pitting from star, otherwise nearly very ne £100-£140

EgyptandSudan1882-89,undatedreverse,2clasps,TheNile1884-85,AbuKlea (contemporarycopyclasp) (788,Pte.A. Stokes, 1/R.W. Kent. R.) second clasp is a contemporary tailor’s copy to which he is not entitled, nearly very ne £100-£140

EgyptandSudan1882-89,undatedreverse,2clasps,TheNile1884-85,AbuKlea (5416.Pte.T.Simmons,M.S.Corps.) pitting from star, therefore good ne £400-£500

Con"rmed on the roll of the Medical Staff Corps at Abu Klea, 58 clasps to unit.

Egypt and Sudan 1882-89, undated reverse, 2 clasps, The Nile 1884-85, Abu Klea (910. Driv: Ali Said) nearly extremely ne £500-£700

Shown as No. 938 on roll of the Camel Bearer Company at Abu Klea.

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EgyptandSudan1882-89,undatedreverse,3clasps,TheNile1884-85,Gemaizah1888,Toski1889 (9thBn.Infry.No.416.) very ne £240-£280

Gemaizah and Toski clasps uncon!rmed.

Khedive’sStar,dated1882 (2532.Pte.W.Banham.H.Troop19thHussars) namingengravedonreversepointsofstar, very ne £60-£80

Khedive’sStar,dated1882 (1731T.T.1stBn.The.R.S.Regt.) impressednamingtoreversecentreandpointsofstar, very ne £60-£80

Khedive’s Star, dated 1882 (1858 T L 1 Bks) naming impressed on reverse points of star, very ne

Khedive’s Star, dated 1882, unnamed, very ne

Star, dated 1882, unnamed, very ne

Star, dated 1882, unnamed, very ne with some original black nish

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x Khedive’s Star, dated 1882, unnamed, good very ne with original black nish

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Khedive’s Star, dated 1884, unnamed, nearly very ne

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Khedive’s Star, dated 1884-6 (Dwyer) named in black ink in reverse centre, good very ne

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Khedive’s Star, dated 1884-6, unnamed, very ne

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Khedive’s Star, dated 1884-6, unnamed, nearly very ne £50-£70

Khedive’s Star, undated, with Tokar clasp, unnamed, good very ne with good original nish

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An extremely rare framed pair of General Gordon’s Stars awarded during the Siege of Khartoum 1884-85

GeneralGordon’sStarfortheSiegeofKhartoum1884,silverwithtracesofgilt,asawardedtoofficersoftherankMulazemto Sagh

GeneralGordon’sStarfortheSiegeofKhartoum1884,pewter,asawardedtonon-commissionedofficersandotherranks,this attached by thread to a blue cloth backing

Togetherwith10PiastresKhartoumSiegeBanknote,thethreeitems,withivorinelabels,setinanold Spink,London, wooden, glass-frontedcase,245x170mm.;thebackofcasewithacontemporarypaperclippingreferringtothe‘GordonMemorialFund’, medals very ne and very rare (3) £3,000-£4,000

Provenance: From the collection of the late Felicité Ann Araminta, Lady Aldington (née MacMichael), Dix Noonan Webb, September 2012. FromthecollectionofthelateFelicitéAnnAraminta,LadyAldington(néeMacMichael);theaboveprobablygiventoherbyherfather,SirHarold AlfredMacMichael,G.C.M.G.,D.S.O.(1882-1969)whowasheavilyemployedasaColonialAdministratorinSudan.His !rstoverseaspostingin 1905waswiththeSudanPoliticalService,successivelyasInspectoroftheProvincesofKordofan,BlueNileandKhartoum,andlaterhewasa PoliticalandIntelligenceOfficerwiththeExpeditionaryForcewhichreoccupiedDarfurin1916;afterwhichhewastheSub-GovernorofDarfur Province.MacMichaelwasawardedtheD.S.O.in1917;awardedtheC.M.G.in1926andreceivedaknighthoodwiththeawardoftheK.C.M.G.in 1932.During1933-37hewasemployedvariouslyasActingGovernor-General,GovernorandCommander-in-ChiefoftheTanganyikaTerritory andduring1938-44hewasvariouslyHighCommissionerandCommissioner-in-ChiefforPalestineandHighCommissionerforTrans-Jordan. Awarded the G.C.M.G. in 1941.

Thepaperclippingreads:‘GordonMemorialFund-ThroughthecourtesyoftheEgyptianGovernment,searchwasmadetoseeifanyofthe notes issued by General Gordon during the siege of Khartoum had reached and been preserved in Cairo. SomewerefoundandthePrimeMinisterhaspresentedthemtotheGovernor-General,whointendsdisposingofthemforthebene!tofthe Gordon Memorial Fund.

...AnyonewhowishestoobtainpossessionofoneormoreofthesenotesshouldapplytotheSecretary,GordonMemorialFund,atthePalace, Khartoum, or care of Sudan Government London Office ...’

GeneralGordon’sStarfortheSiegeofKhartoum1884,pewter,asawardedtonon-commissionedofficersandotherranks,a "ne exampleattachedbythreadtoablueclothbackingandcontainedinanoakglassfrontedframewithengravedlabelsabove,‘The GordonKhartoumMedal1884,andbelow,‘PresentedtoTheGordonBoysHomein1888byColonelDuncanR.A.M.P.’, very ne and scarce £1,000-£1,400

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GeneralGordon’sStarfortheSiegeofKhartoum1884,pewter,asawardedtonon-commissionedofficersandotherranks,a "ne exampleattachedbythreadtoafadedredclothbackingsuspendedfromredwovenribbonandsetintoaleathermountin woodenframe,‘GordonMedalKhartoum1884’ingoldblocklettersbelow,thereverseiftheframewithtypedlabel‘Boughtby Major Pierson from an Arab Soldier at Metemneh 1885 or 1886’, very ne and scarce £800-£1,000

GeneralGordon’sStarfortheSiegeofKhartoum1884,pewter,asawardedtonon-commissionedofficersandotherranks,a "ne examplesuspendedfromredwovenribbon,accompaniedbyanoldsilverdisplaylabelinscribed‘PewterMedalstruckbyGenl. GordoninKhartoumforhisSoldiers,boughtfromoneofthematGubatMetemnehbyMajorC.E.Dixon,TheRoyalIrishin January 1885’, very ne and scarce £600-£800

GeneralGordon’sStarfortheSiegeofKhartoum1884,pewter, asawarded tonon-commissionedofficersandotherranks, somewhatcorrodedandwith loss to some points, good ne £400-£500

GeneralGordon’sStarfortheSiegeofKhartoum1884,pewter, asawardedtonon-commissionedofficersandotherranks, somewhat corroded and lacking star and crescent suspension, good ne

£100-£140 47 x

Queen’s Sudan 1896-98, silver, unnamed, small edge bruise, otherwise toned, nearly extremely ne

£80-£100 48 x

50 x

Queen’s Sudan 1896-98, silver, unnamed, edge bruising and contact marks, otherwise nearly very ne

Khedive’sSudan1896-1908,noclasp,silverissue (1209SepoyUttamSingh35thBl.Infy.) contemporarilyengravednaming, minor correction to name, nearly very ne £80-£100

Khedive’s Sudan 1896-1908, no clasp, bronze issue, unnamed, suspension slightly slack, otherwise nearly very ne

£50-£70

Khedive’s Sudan 1896-1908, 1 clasp, Khartoum, unnamed as issued, very ne

£100-£140 51 x

Khedive’s Sudan 1896-1908, 2 clasps, Firket, Ha"r (1461 - 12th [Sudanese Infantry]) edge inscribed in Arabic script, good very ne £100-£140 52 x

Khedive’sSudan1910-21,2ndissue,1clasp,S.Kordofan1910,unnamedasissued, smalltestscratch,edgebruisingandcontact marks, otherwise nearly very ne £140-£180

This clasp only issued on 1st issue medals.

Khedive’sSudan1910-21,2ndissue,2clasps,Darfur1916,Fasher (14115 Pte.C.C.Bennett.R.War.R.) officiallyimpressednaming, nearly extremely ne and rare £400-£500

MedalIndexCardcon"rmsSudanMedalandclasps.HealsoservedintheOxfordshire andBuckinghamshireLightInfantryandtheRoyalEngineersandisentitledtoBritish WarandVictoryMedalsbutineligiblefor1915-15Staralthoughheservedinthe Egyptian theatre from 20 August 1915. Sold with copied Medal Index Cards.

Khedive’sSudan1910-21,2ndissue,3clasps,Darfur1916,Fasher,GarjakNuer,edgeimpressed‘SPECIMEN’insmallcapitals, good very ne £180-£220

56 x

A Fine Collection of Medals Relating to Egypt and the Sudan 1801-1920 the Property of a Gentleman

GeneralGordon,MemorialMedal1885(2),Bronze,WhiteMetal,45mm, Obv. bustalmostfacing,wearingafezanduniformed, ‘GeneralC.G.Gordon.C.B.,R.E.*ThelatestChristianMartyr’* Rev. withinwreath‘SentbytheGladstoneGovernmenttothe Soudanwithonecompanion,Jany.1884.InMarchheaskedfor200Britishtroopsbutwasdeliberatelyabandonedtohisfateuntil too late’, by W. O. Lewis, the bronze example pierced at 12 o’clock, otherwise very ne or better (2) £40-£50

57 x

An unattributed group of four miniature dress medals

SouthAfrica1877-79,1clasp,1879;EgyptandSudan1882-89,datedreverse,2clasps,Alexandria11thJuly,Tel-El-Kebir; OttomanEmpire,OrderoftheMedjidieh,FifthClassbadge,silver,goldappliqué,andenamel;Khedive’sStar,dated1882, mounted for wear with replacement ribands, traces of lacquer, generally very ne (4) £80-£100

58 x

An unattributed group of !ve miniature dress medals

SouthAfrica1877-79,1clasp,1879;EgyptandSudan1882-89,undatedreverse,2clasps,TheNile1884-85,AbuKlea;Queen’s SouthAfrica1899-1902,3clasps,CapeColony,OrangeFreeState,Transvaal;King’sSouthAfrica1901-02,2clasps,SouthAfrica 1901,SouthAfrica1902;Khedive’sStar,dated1884-6,mountedasworn, theribandssomewhatfrayedandtheKhedive’sStar detached, good very ne (5) £80-£100

59 x

MiniatureMedals:EgyptandSudan1882-89,datedreverse(6),noclasp;1clasp(2),Alexandria11thJuly;Suakin1884;2clasps, Suakin1885,Tofrek;3clasps,Tel-el-Kebir,TheNile1884-85,Kirbekan;4clasps,Tel-El-Kebir,El-Teb_Tamaai,TheNile1884-85, Suakin 1885, all of contemporary manufacture, generally nearly very ne and better (6) £80-£100

60 x

61 x

MiniatureMedals:EgyptandSudan1882-89,undatedreverse(7),1clasp,(2),Suakin1884;TheNile1884-85;2clasps(5), ElTeb_Tamaai,TheNile1884-85;Kirbekan,TheNile1884-85;TheNile1884-85,AbuKlea(2);Gemaizah,Toski1889,allof contemporary manufacture, generally nearly very ne or better (7) £100-£140

MiniatureMedals:Queen’sSudan1896-98;Khedive’sStar(3),dated1882(2);dated1884;Khedive’sSudan1896-1908(2),no clasp; 2 clasps, The Atbara, Khartoum, all of contemporary manufacture, generally nearly very ne or better (6) £60-£80

A Small Collection of South Africa 1877-79 Medals for Classic Actions

TheSouthAfrica1877-79medaltoColour-SergeantT.H.E.McAllan,90thFoot,whowaswoundedinthe armatKambulaon29March1879,andafterthewoundwasdressedranouttohiscompany,performinghis duty till shot dead

South Africa 1877-79, 1 clasp, 1877-8-9 (636. Colr. Sergt. T. H. E. McAllan. 90th Foot.) extremely ne and a rare casualty £5,000-£7,000

Colour-SergeantThomasH.E.McAllan,90thLightInfantry,waswoundedinthearmatKambulaon29March1879,and,afterhiswound was dressed, joined the sortie by two companies of his regiment when he was shot a second time, dead.

‘ConcerningthebattleofKambula,acorrespondentofaNatalpapersays:-DuringtheattackoftheZulusonthiscolumnonthe29thult.,Ihad theopportunityofobservingallthatpassedinthecamp,andadmiredthecoolandsystematicmannerinwhichalltheorderswerecarriedoutby officersandmen,andtheshorttimeittooktoestablishathoroughpreparednessfor "ghting;andaftereveryonewasathisstation,their countenancesshowedasterndeterminedpurposeofmeetingthefoewithBritishpluckandcourage;andthevolleysthattheydeliveredwere somethingterrible,especiallyonthesidewherethe1-13thwerestationed,thatbeingthecentreandmainattackoftheZuluarmy.Colonel Woodandhisstaff-officerswereconspicuousfortheirbraveryindirectingthedefenceof "rstthefortandthenthelaager,underaveryheavy cross "refromtheenemy;CaptainWoodgateespeciallyexposinghimselftotheenemy’s "re,anddirectingthetwocompaniesofthe90thatthe sortiewheretogo,marchingasleisurelyandunconcernedlyasifhewaspacingapieceofgroundforcricketwickets.MajorHackettreceiveda dangerouswound,theballpassingthroughthehead,whilstgallantlyleadingontwocompanies90thL.I.;heisinamostprecariousstate.Lieut. Smith,90thL.I.,assistantdirectoroftransport,waswounded,ballthroughleftarm,whilegallantlybearingastretchertocarryawoundedman, underaheavy "re.Colour-SergeantMcAllenwaswoundedinthearm,andafterthewoundwasdressedranouttohiscompany,performinghis duty till shot dead.’ (The British, The Boers and The Zulus, by Duncan C. F. Moodie, Adelaide, 1879, refers)

TheSouthAfrica1877-79medaltoPrivateJosephWeaver,80thFoot,whowaskilledinactionatIntombi River on 12 March 1879

South Africa 1877-79, 1 clasp, 1878-9 (716 Pte. J, Weaver. 80th Foot.) toned, extremely ne and a rare casualty £5,000-£7,000

Private Joseph Weaver was killed in action at Intombi River on 12 March 1879.

Intheearlymorningof12March1879,the80thwassurprisedontheIntombiRiverwhileguardingawagonconvoystrandedonbothsidesofthe $oodedriver,whilecrossingatMeyer’sDrift.DuetothefailureofCaptainMoriarty,commandingthedetachment,toerectadequatedefences andpostsufficientsentries,aZuluimpiunderChiefMbelinioverranthecampandkilled61soldiersofthe80thFoot,withthelossalsoof80ri$es and90,000roundsofammunition.PrivateWeaveriscommemoratedontheStaffordshireVolunteersRegimentalMemorialinLich"eldCathedral, Staffordshire.

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TheSouthAfrica1877-79medaltoPrivateW.Trowell,1/24thFoot,whowaskilledinactionatthebattleof Isandhlwana on 22 January 1879

SouthAfrica1877-79,1clasp,1879(543.Pte.W.Trowell.1/24thFoot.)togetherwitha24thFoothelmetplateexcavatedfrom the battle"eld at Isandhlwana, this in excavated condition, the medalpolished with some scratching in obverse eld, otherwise very ne £6,000-£8,000

WilliamTrowell wasbornon13July1860,andattestedforthe25thBrigadeasaBoyon24August1874.Appointedtothe1/24thFoothe waskilledinactionatthebattleofIsandhlwanaon22January1879.Hiseffectswereclaimedbyhisbrotherandsister.Con"rmedin TheNoble 24th by Norman Holme but his Christian name incorrectly given as Edward.

TheSouthAfrica1877-79medaltoTrooperR.Warren,2ndCapeMountedYeomanry,whowaskilledin action in the second assault on Morosi’s Stronghold, 5 June 1879 South Africa 1877-79, 1 clasp, 1879 (Tpr. R. Warren. 2nd Cape Yeory.) lightly toned, nearly extremely ne and a rare casualty £3,000-£4,000

TrooperRobertWarren,2ndCapeMountedYeomanry,waskilledinactioninthesecondassaultonMorosi’sStronghold,highupon Morosi’sMountain,on5June1879.Likethe "rstassaultof8April,ittoowasunsuccessfulanditwasnotuntilthenightassaultof19/20 November that the mountain was "nally taken.

ThecampaignpairtotheRorke’sDriftdefenderSergeantAlfredSaxty,2ndBattalion,24thFoot,who served as a Corporal in “B” Company at the defence and was one of the last few survivors of Rorke’s Drift

SouthAfrica1877-79,1clasp,1877-8-9(849Cpl.A,Saxty,2-24-Foot,);IndiaGeneralService1854-95,1clasp,Burma1885-7 (849Sjt.A.Saxty,2-S,W,Bord,)bothearly20thcenturyreplacementmedalsofficiallyimpressedinsmallcapitals,theI.G.S.struck with ‘Crimea’ dated obverse, contact marks, otherwise nearly very ne and rare (2) £15,000-£20,000

ReplacementmedalsclaimedbySaxtywhilstanIn-PensioneratChelseaHospital,sometimearoundOctober1930,andissuedunderAuthority Chelsea Rep/68/GEN/5160.

AlfredSaxty wasbornatBucklandDinham,nearFrome,Somerset,andenlistedfor25BrigadeatNewport,Monmouthshire,on11September 1876,aged19,beingpostedtothe2ndBattalion,24thFootatBrecontwodayslater.HewasappointedLance-CorporalinApril1877,promoted toCorporalinAugust1877,andappointedLance-SergeantinFebruary1878butrevertedtoCorporalinJuly1878.HeservedinSouthAfrica from1February1878to12January1880,andwasaCorporalin“B”Companyofthe2ndBattalionwhodefendedthehospitalatRorke’sDrift on22and23January,1897,against3,000Zulusandbeatthemoff.Loopholesweremadeinthefarmbuildings,andbiscuittinsandbagsofcorn wereusedasabreastworkaroundthemainbuildings.Outnumberedbythirtytoonethegallantgarrisonfoughtthroughthenighttorepulsethe Zuluwarriorswholeft400killedbeforetheyretreated.HispresenceatRorke’sDriftiscon"rmedontheChardroll,onBourne’srolls,inwhich he is incorrectly listed as a Sergeant, and on Dunbar’s list. In fact Saxty was promoted to Sergeant the day after the defence.

Five of the surviving members of ‘B’ Company, 2nd Battalion, 24th Foot, who fought at Rorke’s Drift (left to right): Corporal A. Saxty, Private C. Wood, Colour-Sergeant F. Bourne, Private J. Jobbins, and Private W. Cooper, July 1934.

After7monthsserviceintheMediterranean,theregimentmovedtoIndiainAugust1880andservedinBurmafromMay1886toJanuary1887, beforereturningtoIndiaagain.Saxtywascon!nedon6May1881,chargedwithbeingdrunkonpicquet,andsentencedbyDistrictCourtMartial tobereducedtoPrivateandto56daysimprisonmentwithhardlabourandstoppageofpay,inadditionbeing !ned£1andforfeitedGood ConductPay.HesteadilyregainedhisstepsinranktobecomeSergeantagaininDecember1885.AfterhisserviceintheBurmacampaign,Saxty re-engagedforthe1stBattalion,BedfordshireRegimentatMadrason4October1887,‘forsuchtermasshallcomplete21yearsservice.’He transferredtothe2ndBattalionofthatregimentonNewYearsDay1888,andthentransferredtothe2ndBattalion,RoyalInniskillingFusilierson 14 July 1891. Reduced to Corporal in October 1894, he was discharged at his own request at Thayetmyo, Burma, on 28 February 1895.

SaxtyhadmarriedMaryCopelandon30December1885,atOotacamund,India,andbyDecember1894hadissuefourchildren,Albert,Mary, WilfredandLeo.HewasadmittedtoIn-PensionatChelseaHospitalon12June1930,butrevertedtoOut-PensioninOctober1933inorderto live with his sister in Newport, Monmouthshire.

In1934heattendedtheNorthernCommandTattoo,heldatGateshead,CountyDurham,7-14July,whenheappearedinthearenawithBourne, Cooper,JobbinsandWood,allformercomradesatRorke’sDrift.SaxtydiedofmyocarditisandsenilityatWoolastonHouseIn!rmary,Newport, Monmouthshire,on11July1936.HewasburiedwithmilitaryhonoursatStWollosCemetery,Newport,on15July.TheRoyalHorseArtillery providedtheguncarriage,theSouthWalesBorderersDepotthebearers, !ringpartyandbugler.AlargenumberofOfficersandotherranksof theRegimentandastrongcontingentofBritishLegionattended.Lieutenant-ColonelBournesentawreath,asdid !veothersurvivorsofthe former Rorke’s Drift garrison.

SoldwithasetoforiginalAttestationandDischargepapers,MedicalHistory,fullpensionrecordandChelseaHospitalDeathCerti!cate;together withacontemporaryphotographofthe‘FiveDefendersofRorke’sDrift’attheNorthernCommandTattooatGatesheadin1934,fully annotatedandidenti!edininkbyLieutenant-ColonelBourneandaccompaniedbyamanuscriptletterfromBourne,dated14April1939,atwhich timeheandsixotherswerethesolesurvivorsofRorke’sDrift.Togetherwithcomprehensive copiedresearchincludingnewscuttings, photographs, and Chard’s report on the defence of Rorke’s Drift.

Groups and Single Decorations for Gallantry

ACivilC.B.groupoffourawardedtotheHon.E.W.K.Gully,SecretarytotheSpeaker,HouseofCommons, who served as an Admiralty Despatch Bearer with the Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve during the Great War TheMostHonourableOrderoftheBath,C.B.(Civil)Companion’sbreastbadge,convertedforneckwear,silver-gilt(hallmarks forLondon1901),withneckriband,in Garrard,London caseofissue;BritishWarMedal1914-20(Lieut.theHon.E.W.K.Gully. R.N.V.R.);Coronation1902,silver,unnamedasissued;Coronation1911,unnamedasissued,mountedasworn;togetherwiththe relatedminiatureawards,theC.B.badgein18caratgold,thesesimilarlymountedandallhousedina Spink,London,case, extremely ne (4) £500-£700

C.B. London Gazette 10 July 1903.

TheHon.EdwardWalfordKarslakeGully wasborninLiverpoolon21October1870,thesecondsonofWilliamGullyM.P.,whoserved asSpeakeroftheHouseofCommonsbetween1895and1905,andwasraisedtothepeerageasViscountSelbyuponhisretirement.Edward GullyservedasSecretarytotheSpeakerfromhisfather’sappointmentin1895,beingappointedaC.B.forhisservicesin1903,andcontinuedas SecretarytotheSpeakerduringthesubsequentSpeakershipofJamesLowther.HelatterlyservedasExaminerofPrivateBillsandTaxingOffice, House of Commons, from 1911 to 1927.

GullywascommissionedtemporaryLieutenantintheRoyalNavalVolunteerReserveon12May1915,andservedduringtheGreatWarone specialserviceasanAdmiraltyDespatchBearerfromthisdatebeforeresigninghiscommissiononmedicalgroundson22October1917.The British War Medal was his sole medallic entitlement for the Great War. He died at Bournemouth, Hampshire, on 8 November 1931. Sold with copied research including a photographic image of the recipient as part of the Speaker’s Procession.

Apost-War‘CivilDivision’C.B.E.groupofsixawardedtoLordMowbray,GrenadierGuards,whowas woundedatNormandyin1944,andservedasGoldStickattheCoronationofH.M.QueenElizabethIIin 1953

TheMostExcellentOrderoftheBritishEmpire,C.B.E.(Civil)Commander’s2ndtypeneckbadge,silver-giltandenamel,with bothfullsizeandminiaturewidthneckribands,in Fattorini,Birmingham,caseofissue;1939-45Star;FranceandGermanyStar; DefenceandWarMedals1939-45;Coronation1953,unnamedasissued,thesemountedcourt-styleasworn;togetherwiththe recipient’s group of six miniature awards, these similarly mounted, about extremely ne (6)

£300-£400

C.B.E. London Gazette 12 June 1982: ‘For political service.’

CharlesEdwardStourton,26thBaronMowbray,27thBaronSegrave,and23rdBaronStourton wasbornon11March1923, thesonofWilliamMarmadukeStourton,25thBaronMowbray&c.,andadirectdescendantofofGeoffreydeMowbray,anadvisertoWilliamthe Conqueror,andalsoofWilliamdeMowbray,oneofthe25BaronswhoforcedKingJohntosignthe MagnaCarta.EducatedatAmpleforthand ChristChurch,Oxford,hewascommissionedSecondLieutenantintheGrenadierGuardson13March1943andservedwiththemduringthe SecondWorldWarduringtheNormandycampaign.HewaswoundedatCaenpriortoSeptember1944,losinganeyeandwasinvalidedoutthe followingyear.Hisoldfriend,SirIainMoncrieffeofthatIlk,recalledthat,whenhisbrotherofficersurgentlycalledforadoctortotreattheirbadly woundedcomrade,CharlesStourtondemandedthatapriestbesummonedinstead-anindicationofprioritiestowhichheremainedunshakeably committed throughout his life.

StourtonservedasGoldStickattheCoronationofH.M.QueenElizabethIIin1953,andsucceededtotheBaroniesofMowbray,Segrave,and Stourtonuponthedeathofhisfatheron7May1965.HeservedasaConservativewhipintheHouseofLords,wherehewasinstantly recognisablebyhiseye-patch,andasaLord-in-waitinginboththeHeathandThatchergovernmentswasoftencalledupontogreetvisitingheads of state at Heathrow Airport. He died on 12 December 2006, and was succeeded to the baronies by his son. Sold with copied research.

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A !neSecondWarsubmariner’sD.S.O.andD.S.C.groupofelevenawardedtoCaptainDudleyNorman, RoyalNavy,whowontheD.S.C.whenincommandofH.M.Submarine H.44 forsinkingshippingoff thecoast ofNorwayin1940,andtheD.S.O.whenincommandofH.M.Submarine Upright forsinkingtheItalian cruiser Armando Diaz in February 1941; he was afterwards the !rst Commodore of the Malaysian Navy DistinguishedServiceOrder,G.VI.R.,silver-giltandenamel,reverseofficiallydated1941,withintegraltopribbonbar; DistinguishedServiceCross,G.VI.R.,reverseofficiallydated1941,hallmarksforLondon1940;1939-45Star;AtlanticStar;Africa Star;WarMedal1939-45;Coronation1953;Jubilee1977; Malaysia,PingatKhidmatBerbakti; Denmark,silvermedalfor GalatheaDeepSeaExpedition1950-1952; Netherlands,RedCrossDecoration,silver-giltandenamels,andRedCrossMedalof Merit,silver,medalsunmounted,togetherwithmountedgroupofeightminiaturedressmedalsandalooseJubilee1977, generally good very ne (12) £4,000-£5,000

D.S.O. LondonGazette 23September1941.Seedie’sSubmarinerollcon!rmsaward‘ForsinkingtheItalianCruiser ArmandoDiaz off Kerkenah Bank in the Mediterranean on 25 February 1941, and a supply ship.’

D.S.C. London Gazette 1 January 1941.

EdwardDudleyNorman wasbornon2August1910,andwenttoDartmouthin1924.HejoinedtheSubmarineservicein1932andserved insubmarinesatDevonport,GosportandPortlandbeforeundergoingtheSubmarineC.O.’sQualifyingCoursein1940.His !rstsubmarine commandinMarch1940wasthe1920-vintage H.44, inwhichhecarriedoutseveralpatrolsintheNorthSea,sankenemyshippingoff the Norwegian coast, and was awarded the D.S.C. InDecember1940,NormanwentouttotheMediterraneantotakecommandof Upright intheMalta-based #otilla,laterdubbed‘TheFighting Tenth’.SailingforhissecondpatrolinFebruary1941, Upright hadtoencounteranewhazard:Italianacousticmineslaidintheharbour approaches. Upright’s sailors detonated them by !ring machine gun bullets into the water about 100 yards ahead of the boat.

H.M.S/M Graph, formerly U.570

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On21February,Normantook Upright insidetheTunisianharbourofSfaxtolookfortargets,butfoundnone.“Aswewerethenscrapingalong thebottomatperiscopedepth,”hesaid,“itseemedprudenttoreversecourseandretiretotheopensea.”Fournightslater, Upright wasonthe surfaceoff Sfax,chargingmainbatteries,whentheofficerofthewatchsighted“acruiseroraverylargedestroyer,escortedbytwodestroyers, one on each bow”.

Normanestimatedthetarget’scourseandspeed, #redfourtorpedoes,andthendived.“AsIgotbelow,”hesaid,“theperiscopewasgoingup.I gotitontherightbearingintimetoseethe #rsttorpedohit,inthelightofwhichIconsideredthetargetwasprobablyacruiser.”Hehad,infact, sunk the 5,000 ton Italian cruiser Armando Diaz and was awarded the D.S.O.

InvalidedhomefromMaltawithdysenteryinJuly1941,hetookcommand,inOctober,oftheGermanU-boat U.570, whichhadsurrenderedto an R.A.F. Hudson aircraft south of Iceland in August, and was renamed H.M.S. Graph.

U.570’s cryptographicmaterialhadbeenditchedandmanyinstrumentssmashed,butinayear’strialsunderNorman, Graph gavetheAllies pricelessinformationabouttheconstruction,performanceandweaponryofthestandardTypeVIIU-boat.After Graph,Normancommanded Tuna and Alcide, one of the #rst of the long-range A Class patrol submarines intended for the Paci#c.

NormanlefttheSubmarineServicein1947andhadappointmentsintheAdmiralty,withNato,asExecutiveOfficerofH.M.S. Heron, thenavalair stationatYeovilton,wherehelearnedto $y,andincommandofthesloop Nereide ontheSouthAfricanStation.TheRoyalMalaysianNavy,which formedonindependencein1957,beganmodestlywiththepurchaseofahandfulofex-RoyalNavyminesweepers.Butasits #rstCommodore, NormanlaidthefoundationsofasmallbutefficientforcewhichplayedafullpartintheconfrontationwithIndonesiainthe1960s.WhenNorman retired in 1960, he was awarded the Malaysian decoration, the Pingat Khidmat Berbakti.

Inretirement,NormanwassecretaryoftheRoyalMaltaYachtClub,andheplayedanin$uentialroleinestablishingthe #rstWhitbreadRoundthe World Race. He died in 1998, aged 87.

SoldwithoriginalwarrantandstatutesforD.S.O.,awardcerti#catesforCoronationMedalandNetherlandsRedCrossDecoration(16January 1959),variouscorrespondence,andanoriginalphotographalbumcompiledbyNormanwith16largeblackandwhitephotographsofthe captured U.570 onlatertrialsasH.M.S. Graph, somecaptionedanddated15October 1941,showinginteriorimagesandvariousdetailingaround her, together with four larger loose photographs of the submarine.

AGreatWarO.B.E.groupof !veawardedtoLieutenant-ColonelP.L.Coleridge,63rdPalamcottahLight Infantry and 80th Carnatic Infantry, Indian Army, who was four time

Mentioned in Despatches

TheMostExcellentOrderoftheBritishEmpire,O.B.E.(Military)Officer’s1sttypebreastbadge,silver-gilt,hallmarksforLondon 1919;1914-15Star(Capt.P.L.Coleridge.63P.L.I.);BritishWarandVictoryMedals,with uno cial M.I.D.oakleavesemblem (Maj. P. L. Coleridge.); General Service 1918-62, 1 clasp, Iraq (Major P. L. Coleridge.) generally very ne (5) £400-£500

O.B.E. London Gazette 3 June 1919.

PercyLovelColeridge wascommissionedSecondLieutenantintheIndianArmyon20June1900,andwaspromotedLieutenanton20April 1902.HeservedduringtheGreatWarasaCaptaininthe63rdPalamcottahLightInfantrybeforetransferringtothe80thCarnaticInfantryasa temporaryMajoron21January1916.HeservedintheoperationsinEastAfricafrom16October1914to5August1917;inIraqfrom1 December1917toNovember1918;andthenduringtheArabRebellion1920-21.ForhisserviceshewasfourtimesMentionedinDespatches, onthelatteroccasionforIraq(LondonGazettes 8February1917;7March1918;5June1919;and9September1921)andwasappointedan OfficeroftheOrderoftheBritishEmpire.AdvancedLieutenant-Colonel,hesubsequentlyservedintheDevonHomeGuardduringtheSecond World War.

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AGreatWarO.B.E.groupofeightawardedtoLieutenant-ColonelTheReverendA.F.Inglis,GurkhaRi!es, KashmiriInfantryandGilgitScouts,lateSouthLancashireRegiment,whohavingtakenHolyOrdersserved as Chaplain to the North West Railway Battalion, Auxiliary Forces India

TheMostExcellentOrderoftheBritishEmpire,O.B.E.(Military)Officer’s1sttypebreastbadge,silver-gilt,hallmarksforLondon 1919;BritishWarandVictoryMedals,withM.I.D.oakleaves(MajorA.F.Inglis.1KashmirI.S.Infy.);WarMedal1939-45;India ServiceMedal;Coronation1911,unnamedasissued;Coronation1937,unnamedasissued; IndianStates,JummooandKashmir, WarMedal1914-18,42mm,silver,theobversewiththeheraldiccrestofJummooandKashmirwithsupporters,thereverse inscribed‘1919A.D.AwardedforservicesrenderedduringtheGreatWar1914-1918,’unnamedasissued, thelastscarcein silver, generally very ne and better, the last scarce in silver (8) £600-£800

O.B.E. London Gazette 3 July 1919.

TheReverendAlexanderFrancisInglis wasbornatMurree,India,in1881,thesonofColonelDavidWilliamInglis,35thSikhs,andwas educatedatBedfordSchoolandtheRoyalMilitaryCollege,Sandhurst.CommissionedSecondLieutenantintheSouthLancashireRegimentin September1901,heproceedtoIndiaandservedattachedtothe82ndRegiment.HetransferredtotheIndianStaff Corpsthefollowingyear,and thencetothe17thBengalInfantry,attachedKingGeorge’sOwnGurkhaRi"esatDharmansala,Punjab,in1904.Hewaspresentatthe Coronationin1911withtheIndianContingentandaccompaniedtheBattalionattheDelhiDurbar,1911.DuringtheGrearWarheservedin ChitralandGilgitasMilitaryAssistantandCommandantScouts1914-17.,beforeproceedingtoEgyptasSeniorSpecialServiceOfficer,1st KashmirImperialServiceInfantry,withtherankofLieutenant-Colonel,andcommandedthebattalioninthelineinPalestine.Heparticipatedinthe $nalattackonNabluswiththe30thBrigade,andforhisserviceshewasMentionedinDespatches(LondonGazette 5June1919)andcreatedan

Officer of the Order of the British Empire.

FollowingthewarInglistookupastaff appointmentasCommandingOfficeratDharamsala,intheJullundurBrigadeAreaofLahore,andretired onillhealthgroundsin1922,beinggrantedtherankofLieutenant-Colonel.HetrainedfortheclergyandattendedtheBishop’sCollege,Cheshunt andwasordained,becomingdeaconin1932,andpriestin1933.HewasChaplaintoSt.AndrewandSt.Oswald,Lahore,andMilitaryChaplainof St.Martin,DelhiEncampments,andwasChaplain,NorthWestRailwayBattalion,A.F.I.in1937,until1944.Hewascon$rmedasHonorary Chaplain to the Forces 1946.

Ainter-War‘MesopotamiaandIraqoperations’O.B.E.groupoffourawardedtoLieutenant-ColonelF. Hartley,RoyalSussexRegiment,attachedLabourDirectorateMesopotamia,whowasthreetimes Mentioned in Despatches

TheMostExcellentOrderoftheBritishEmpire,O.B.E.(Military)Officer’s1sttypebreastbadge,silver-gilt,hallmarksforLondon 1919;BritishWarandVictoryMedals,withM.I.D.oakleaves(MajorF.Hartley.);GeneralService1918-62,1clasp,Iraq(Lt.Col.F. Hartley) contact marks and minor edge bruising, nearly very ne (4) £360-£440

O.B.E. London Gazette 9 September 1921.

M.I.D. London Gazettes 27 August 1918 and 12 January 1920 (both Mesopotamia); 9 September 1921 (Iraq).

FrankHartley wasbornin1887atDouglas,IsleofMan,andresidedatMossleyHill,Liverpool.HeattestedfortheLiverpoolRegimentat Liverpoolon11September1914andwaspostedtotheLiverpoolCityBattalion.HewassubsequentlycommissionedintotheRoyalSussex RegimentasaSecondLieutenanton16June1915,andwaspostedforservicewiththeStokesGunBatteries,inMesopotamia,landingthereon2 May1916.PromotedActingCaptain,whilecommandingaStokesMortarBattery,inOctober1916,hesubsequentlyservedasAssistantDirector ofLabourfromSeptember1917andwasadvancedtemporaryMajorinJune1918.Hewaswoundedinactionwithinjuriestothechestandback inAugust1918.;recovering,hewaspromotedAssistantDirectorofLabourandActingLieutenant-ColonelinApril1919.Forhisservicesin Mesopotamia and post-War Iraq he was thrice Mentioned in Despatches and was created an Officer of the Order of the British Empire.

HartleywasinvalidedbacktotheU.K.fromBasrahontheS.S. Varela,onaccountofsicknessattributedtomalariainOctober1921;however,the combinationofhavingbeenwoundedandrecurrentMalaria,ledtohismentalinstability,andasaresultwasheldasanin-patientintheAsylum wingofNetleyHospital.HewasdischargedduetoChronicDelusionalInsanityon18April1922,andwasgrantedthehonoraryrankof Lieutenant-Colonel.

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Aninter-War‘SouthPersiaoperations’O.B.E.groupoffourawardedtoLieutenant-ColonelW.B.White, Commanding Officer, 39th King George’s Own, Central India Horse, late 4th Hussars

TheMostExcellentOrderoftheBritishEmpire,O.B.E.(Military)Officer’s1sttypebreastbadge,silver-gilt,hallmarksforLondon 1918;BritishWarandVictoryMedals,withM.I.D.oakleaves(Lt.Col.W.B.White.);GeneralService1918-62,1clasp,S.Persia (Major W. B. White.) light contact marks, very ne and better (4) £300-£400

O.B.E. London Gazette 23 July 1920: ‘For valuable services rendered in connection with Military Operations in South Persia.’

WilliamBlom!eldWhite wasbornin1882andwaseducatedatHarrow.HewascommissionedSecondLieutenantinthe4thHussarsin 1901,andwaspromotedLieutenantin1904.HetransferredtotheIndianArmyin1908,andwaspromotedCaptainin1910andappointeda SquadronCommanderinthe39thKingGeorge’sOwnCentralIndiaHorse.HewaspromotedMajorin1916,andtemporaryLieutenant-Colonel in1918,andforhisservicesduringtheGreatWarandinthesubsequentoperationsinSouthPersiahewasbothMentionedinDespatches (LondonGazette 23July1920)andwascreatedanOfficeroftheOrderoftheBritishEmpire.HewaspromotedLieutenant-Colonelin1927,and retired 1931.

ThehistoryoftheCentralIndiaHorsereferstohimasfollows:‘Hewasessentiallya bahadur (abravemanandoneofrenown),andassuchwas admired and respected by all the Indian ranks of the regiment.’

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Amostunusual‘militarydivision’O.B.E.groupof !veawardedtoWingCommanderA.F.P.H. SomersetLeeke,RoyalFlyingCorpsandRoyalAirForce,whoservedaspersonalpilotto‘FatheroftheRoyalAir Force’HughTrenchardin1916.HewasM.I.D.forservicesinKurdistanin1924,andreceived2Greek Awards for service with the British Air Mission to Greece, 1930-32 - a unique combination to the R.A.F.

TheMostExcellentOrderoftheBritishEmpire,O.B.E.(Military)Officer’s1sttype,breastbadge,hallmarksforLondon‘1927’; BritishWarandVictoryMedals,withM.I.D.oakleaves(Capt.A.F.Somerset-Leeke.R.F.C.); Greece,Kingdom,Orderofthe Redeemer,2ndissue,Knight’sbreastbadge,silver-giltandenamel;MedalforMilitaryMerit,3rdClass,bronze,withbronzelaurel wreath on riband; with M.I.D. Emblem, all mounted on card for display, generally good very ne or better (5) £1,400-£1,800

O.B.E. London Gazette 4 June 1928. The original recommendation states:

‘ThisofficerisinchargeofthetechnicaltrainingatNo.1SchoolofTechnicalTraining(Apprentices)andhasshownun"aggingenergy, determinationanddevotiontodutyatalltimes.Hepossessesaconsiderableknowledgeofworkshoppracticeandorganisation,anditwaslargely due to this knowledge that the change from bulk to wing training was effected so smoothly.

SquadronLeaderSomerset-Leakeiscon$dentandcheerful,anddealswiththevariousproblemsinconnectionwithhisworkinamosttactful manner.Heexercisesagreatin"uenceovertheofficersunderhiscommand,andtherecordsuccessofthelastpassing-outattheSchoolwasina large measure due to his personal efforts.’

M.I.D. London Gazette 14 June 1918 and 11 June 1924 (Kurdistan).

Greece, Order of the Redeemer, 4th Class London Gazette 4 November 1932.

AlanFitzroyPlantagenetHenrySomerset-Leeke wasborninGillingham,KentinJanuary1891.Heappearstohavebeencommissioned intotheRoyalFlyingCorpsinApril1915asplain‘AlanFitzroy’,droppinghisthirdandfourthforenames(howeverhisM.I.D.quotesallfour initials). The forenames and ‘Somerset’ are all family names of the Dukes of Beaufort.

Somerset-LeekeadvancedtoLieutenantinDecember1915,andtransferredtotheRoyalAirForceasaTemporaryCaptaininApril1918.He servedasapilotintheFrenchtheatreofwarwith13,21,2and16Squadronsduring1916.Attheendof1916,Somerset-Leekewasdeclared ‘un$tfor "yingduties’.Itwouldappearthatasaircraftbecamemoreadvancedandwerecapableofattaininggreaterheight,hebegantosuffer fromaerialvertigo.Althoughhelaterregainedhis "yingcategoryhehadlimitationsplacedontheheightatwhichhewasallowedto "y.Itis interestingthatwhilsthequali$edforaMentioninDespatchesforKurdistanin1924,heneverquali$edfortheG.S.M.with‘Kurdistan’clasp.And again, until the change of rules in 1947 he was not permitted to wear the Oak Leaf on his uniform to signify this recognition.

Somerset-LeekeadvancedtoSquadronLeaderinJanuary1926,andtoActingWingCommanderinSeptember1932.HistwoGreekawardswere giveninrecognitionofhisserviceswiththeBritishAirMissiontoGreece,23September1930-23September1932,whenhewasemployedasa TechnicalAdvisertotheGreekAirMinistry.Somerset-Leekebecameanengineeringspecialistwhilstcontinuingto "yanditwasbecauseofhis undoubted ability that he was selected for the Greek mission.

Somerset-LeekeretiredinOctober1935,onlytore-engageasActingWingCommanderforserviceduringtheSecondWorldWarin1939 (entitled to Defence and War Medals). He was discharged in May 1945, and died in October 1959. AnumberoflotsofdocumentationrelatingtoSomerset-Leekeappearedat auctionwithSothebyKing&ChasemoreattheWarnhamWar MuseuminApril1980.Includedamongstthesewerehisfourlogbooks-thesewerepurchasedbyR.A.F.Hendon.AnentryfromtheonetheLog Booksdated,20May1916,states‘transferredto21Squadron,St.Andre,Hesdin,aspilotforGeneralTrenchard.’Thesamesourcegiveshis $rst "ight as personal pilot for Trenchard as 22 May 1916 in BE2c 1702 (photocopies of the relevant catalogue entries included in lot).

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ASecondWar‘Italyoperations’M.B.E.groupofnineawardedtoMajorA.J.Hill,RoyalElectricaland MechanicalEngineers,whocommandedthe8thArmyRecoveryCompanyduringtheadvancethroughItaly and was Mentioned in Despatches, receiving a further ‘Mention’ for his services in Malaya

TheMostExcellentOrderoftheBritishEmpire,M.B.E.(Military)Member’s2ndtypebreastbadge,silver;1939-45Star;Africa Star,1clasp,8thArmy;ItalyStar;DefenceandWarMedals1939-45,withM.I.D.oakleaf;GeneralService1918-62,1clasp, Malaya,G.VI.R.,withM.I.D.oakleaf(MajorL.A.J.Hill.M.B.E.R.E.M.E.);Coronation1953,unnamedasissued;ArmyL.S.&G.C., G. VI.R., 1st issue, Regular Army (Lieut. L. A. J. Hill. R.E.M.E.) good very ne and better (9) £400-£500

M.B.E. London Gazette 20 September 1945:

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

TheoriginalRecommendationstates:‘MajorHillhascommandedtheArmyRecoveryCompanysinceNovember1944.Duringthisperiod,and especiallyintheearlymonthsof1945,exceptionallysevererecoveryconditionswereencountered,butalldifficultiesweresuccessfullyovercome due to the outstanding leadership and ability of this officer.

EighthArmymaintenanceroutesduringthewinterof1944/5includedlongstretchesofprecipitouswindingroadsthroughtheAppennine Mountains.Whentheseweresubjectedtoiceandsnowconditions,theproblemofensuringpromptrecoverytoavoidroadblocksbecameavery difficultone.Owingtodistancesandinterruptionofcommunications,MajorHillwasfrequentlylefttoactonhisowninitiative,andhisreadiness toturnoutunderappallingweatherconditionsinorderpersonallytosupervisethemostawkwardjobs,hadaninspiringeffectonthemoraleof recovery crews. The maintenance of constantly clear traffic routes under these circumstances constituted a remarkable achievement.

AfurtherexampleofMajorHill’sexceptionalserviceduringthisperiodisthequickimprovisationofaspecialworkshopformedoutofrecovery sectionsforthepurposeofrepairingvehicleshandedinbyformationsleavingtheEighthArmy.Bythismeansover120‘B’vehiclesweremade #t for re-issue in the Army area, which would otherwise had to be evacuated to the base with all the transportation difficulties thus involved. Thisofficer’soutstandinginitiativeandabilityhaveachievedremarkableresults,andhispowersofleadershiphaveinspiredallthoseworkingunder his command to give cheerfully of their best under very trying conditions.’

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

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

M.I.D. London Gazette 27 April 1951:

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

LeslieArthurJohnHill wasbornon20June1910andservedintheranksforoverfourteenyears,andasWarrantOfficerforoverfouryears, beforebeingcommissionedSecondLieutenanton20December1942.HewasadvancedActingCaptainon3December1943,andActingMajor on21November1944,beingcon#rmedintherankofMajoron19February1954.HewasawardedtheLongServiceandGoodConductMedal in 1948 and retired on 11 October 1960.

A Second War M.B.E. group of three awarded to Major J. G Willetts, Royal Army Service Corps

TheMostExcellentOrderoftheBritishEmpire,M.B.E.(Military)Member’s2ndtypebreastbadge,silver,in RoyalMint caseof issue;DefenceandWarMedals1939-45,withArmyCouncilenclosure,incardboxofissued,addressedto‘MajorJ.G.Willetts,8 TheRise,Kenton,Newcastle-on-Tyne,NE3’;togetherwiththerecipient’sNewcastle-upon-TyneRoyalArmyServiceCorps AssociationChairman’sneckbadge,silver-giltandenamel,onneckriband, theSecondWarcampaignmedalsbothlaterissues,nearly extremely ne (4) £140-£180

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

JohnGelsonWilletts wascommissionedLieutenant,RoyalArmyServiceCorps,RegularArmyReserveofOfficers,on11April1923,andwas advancedWarsubstantiveCaptainandtemporaryMajoron13November1941.Herelinquishedhiscommissiononaccountofdisabilityon29 January 1947, and was granted the honorary rank of Major.

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A Second War M.B.E. group of !ve awarded to Warrant Officer E. H. Robbins, Royal Air Force

TheMostExcellentOrderoftheBritishEmpire,M.B.E.(Military)Member’s2ndtypebreastbadge,silver,in RoyalMint caseof issue;1939-45Star;FranceandGermanyStar;DefenceandWarMedals1939-45,withM.I.D.oakleaf;theM.B.E.accompaniedby BuckinghamPalaceenclosurenamedtoWarrantOfficerEdwardH.Robbins,M.B.E.,R.A.F.;thecampaignmedalsinAirMinistry cardboxofissueaddressedto215630W/ORobbins,E.H.Sgt’sMess,R.A.F.,EasternAvenue,Gloucester,andaccompaniedby Air Ministry medal issue slip and two part ‘ticker tape’, nearly extremely ne

Imperial Service Medal, E.II.R., 2nd issue (Edward William Robbins) in Royal Mint case of issue, nearly extremely ne (6) £200-£240

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

M.I.D. London Gazette 1 January 1945.

Edward Henry Robbins served with the Royal Air Force during the Second World War, and was discharged on 31 March 1949.

EdwardWilliamRobbins,latelyTelephonist,LondonTelecommunicationsRegion,receivedtheImperialServiceMedaluponhisretirementin 1973 (London Gazette 13 November 1973).

ASecondWar‘CivilDivision’M.B.E.pairawardedtoObserverLieutenantJ.L.Waugh,RoyalObserver Corps

TheMostExcellentOrderoftheBritishEmpire,M.B.E.(Civil)Member’s2ndtypebreastbadge,silver,in RoyalMint caseofissue, ands outer card box, with named Buckingham Palace enclosure; Defence Medal, extremely ne (2) £100-£140

M.B.E. London Gazette 9 January 1946.

for Gallantry

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‘Inatourcharacterisedbynumerousactsofcourage,CorporalMiller’sactionsstandoutasthede ningexampleof bravery under re. His premeditated and determined conduct showed conspicuous gallantry of a very high order.’

The "nal paragraph of the recipient’s C.G.C. citation refers.

‘Tohaveoperatedinsuchadedicatedandtirelessmanner,inthefaceofadeterminedenemy,canonlybedescribed as an astonishing feat.’

Letter to the recipient from H.R.H. The Duchess of Cornwall (now H.M. the Queen Consort) refers.

ArareIraq‘Operation Telic10’C.G.C.groupofsixawardedtoWarrantOffi

cerClassIIA.W.Miller,Royal ElectricalandMechanicalEngineers,forhisgreatgallantryinattemptingtorecoveranambushedlow-loader carryinghigh-pro"lemilitaryvehiclesinamilitiastrongholdinthecentreofBasraon21May2007:overthe courseofnearly2hours,muchofthattimeunderconstantheavyenemymachinegunandrocketpropelled grenade "reina360°and3dimensionalurbanbattle,heworkedontherecovery,‘displayingicynerve, professional dedication, and almost suicidal courage in an impossible situation’

ConspicuousGallantryCross,E.II.R.,reverseofficiallyinscribed‘25078767CplAWMillerREME’,andreverselowerarmofficially dated‘2008’,onoriginalmountingpin;N.A.T.O.Medal1994,1clasp,Kosovo;Iraq2003-11,1clasp,19Marto28Apr2003 (25078767LCplAWMillerREME);Jubilee2012,unnamedasissued;Jubilee2022,unnamedasissued,incardboxofissue;Army L.S.&G.C.,E.II.R.,2ndissue,RegularArmy(SgtAWMillerCGCREME25078767),second,third,fourth,andsixthmounted court-style as worn, about extremely ne (6) £100,000-£140,000

TheConspicuousGallantryCrosswasinstitutedin1993followingthereviewoftheBritishHonoursSystem,andisawarded‘inrecognitionofan actoractsofconspicuousgallantryduringactiveoperationsagainsttheenemy.’AsagallantryawarditrankssecondonlytotheVictoriaCrossfor gallantry in the face of the enemy.

Todateatotalof60ConspicuousGallantryCrosseshavebeenawarded(togetherwithoneunitawardtotheRoyalIrishRegiment),ofwhich2 wereforoperationsinBosniaandHerzegovina;2wereforoperationsinSierraLeone;15wereforoperationsinIraq;and41foroperationsin Afghanistan.Miller’sawardisuniquetotheRoyalElectricalandMechanicalEngineers,andasnomemberoftheR.E.M.E.hasbeenawardedeither the V.C. or the G.C. he is therefore the Corps’ highest-decorated soldier.

C.G.C. London Gazette 7 March 2008:

‘For gallant and distinguished services in Iraq during the period 1 April to 30 September 2007.

Theofficialcitationstates:‘Ontheafternoonof21May2007,onthe "rstdayof4Ri#esbattle-group’stourinBasracity,RCompanywastasked withare-supplyconvoytoandfromtheProvincialJointCo-ordinationCentre-onisolatedbaseintheheartofBasra.Onthereturnlegthe convoycameunderferociouscontactonabusyjunctioninamilitiastronghold.Theambushinvolvingover100insurgents "ringsmallarmsand rocketpropelledgrenades(RPGs),destroyedafueltanker,causedtwofatalitiesandseverelydamagedacivilianlowloadercarryingSaxonand LandRover,whichlimpedtoacanalcrossingbeforebreakingdownblockingthebridge.ThelossofmilitaryvehiclesinthecentreofBasrawould have allowed the militias to claim a signi"cant victory - the decision was taken to "ght to recover the vehicles.

Whilstthiscontactwasgoingon,CorporalMiller,arecoverymechanic,wasonstandbyinBasraPalace.Thecomplexityandnatureofthe breakdownmeantthattheFoden(anunprotectedsoft-skinwheeledrecoverytruck)wastheonlyrecoveryassetcapableofperformingthetask, soCorporalMillerandLance-CorporalBurn(theFodendriver)weretaskedtothescene.Theywereescorted3milestothebreakdownsitebya platoonfromRCompany.Bythetimetheyarrived,theplatoonatthebridgewereengagedinanintensegunbattlewithabout75militiaengaging from15-20 "ringpoints,onroofs,alleyways,carsandfromtheIraqiPoliceStationatragesof50to200metresandina360°radius.Thenoiseof automatic "re,metallicringingofbulletsstrikingvehiclesandrepeatedexplosionsofRPGwarheads ontheWarriorsandBulldogswascontinuous anddeafening.IntothismaelstromdroveCorporalMillerinhissoft-skinnedrecoveryvehicle.CorporalMillercarefullyreversedtheFodenupto the disabled low-loader and then without hesitation dismounted.

Thesoldiers, "ghtingfortheirlivesfromunderarmour,watchedinfearofCorporalMiller’slife,asheranforward50metresacrosstheexposed bridge,incompleteviewoftheenemytobeginhisassessment.Forthenext45minutes,withonlyonesingleBulldogtoprovideashieldatthesite -scantprotectionina360°and3dimensionalurbanbattle-heworkedontherecovery,attempting "rsttobleedthebrakes;thentounhookthe tractorunit;andthentocutthesecuringchainsfortheSaxonandLandRover.Herepeatedlyranbackthecompanycommander’sBulldogto reportonhisprogress.Throughoutthisperiodhewasundercontinuousandheavy "rewithbulletsstrikingtheroad,bridgerailingsandvehiclehe wasworkingon,oftenonlyinchesfromhim.Themilitiathenresortedto "ringRPGstoattempttodestroythelow-loaderanditshighpro"le militarycargo.Inthecourseof15minutes, "veRPGsdetonatedonthevehicle,nomorethanafewfeetfromCorporalMillerasheworked.Itisa miraclehesurvived.Despitehisextraordinarydedicatedandresourcefulefforts,thelowloaderultimatelyprovedtooseverelydamagedtobe towed and only at this point, with all options exhausted, did Corporal Miller return to the Palace.

Inall,CorporalMillerwasexposed,eitherinthesoft-skinnedFodenordismounted,fornearly2hours,muchofthattimeunderconstantand heavyenemy "reincludingover20RPGs.Despitethesethreatsandtheinherentdangerofafuelexplosion,CorporalMillerdisplayedicynerve, professionaldedicationoftheveryhighestorderandalmostsuicidalcourageinanimpossiblesituation.Inatourcharacterisedbynumerousacts ofcourageinheavyurban "ghting,CorporalMiller’sactionsstandoutasthede"ningexampleofbraveryunder "re.Hispremeditatedand determined conduct showed conspicuous gallantry of a very high order.’

Corporal A. W. Miller, C.G.C., Basra City, Iraq, 21 May 2007

AdamWilliamMiller attestedfortheCorpsofRoyalElectricalandMechanicalEngineerson28June1998,andaftercompletingBasicTraining attheArmyTrainingCentrePirbrightconductedtradetrainingasaRecoveryMechanicattheSchoolofElectricalandMechanicalEngineeringat Bordon.HeservedwiththeR.E.M.E.extensivelyinGermany,CanadaandtheUK,andwasdeployedonoperationstobothKosovoandIraq.It wasduringhissecondtourofIraq,duringOperation Telic10 on21May2007,thathewasawardedtheConspicuousGallantryCrossforhis gallantryunderheavyenemy !reinBasra,onthe !rstdayofhisBattle-group’stourofthecity.Afterdodgingbulletsandrocketpropelled grenadesfortwohoursintryingtomovethelow-loadertruckthatwasblockingakeybridgeoverthecanal,Millerlaterrecalled,‘Atthetime,I wascompletelyunawareoftheseverityofthesituation,mysolefocuswastoextractthecasualtyvehicletoaplaceofsafety,itwasonly afterwards that I realised how dangerous the situation had actually been.’

MillerwasinvestedwithhisConspicuousGallantryCrossbyH.M.QueenElizabethIIatBuckinghamPalaceon4June2008,andinDecemberof thatyearwasfurtherhonouredbytheCorpsofRoyalElectricalandMechanicalEngineerswiththeopeningof“Miller’sBar”at6CloseSupport Battalion’sTidworthbase.HewasawardedhisLongServiceandGoodConductMedalinSeptember2013,andhavingbeenadvancedWarrant Officer Class II, was discharged on 17 January 2023, after 24 years’ exemplary service.

Soldwiththerecipient’sCerti!cateofService;programmefortherecipient’sInvestitureatBuckinghamPalaceon4June2008,withnamedticket; aphotographicimageoftherecipientreceivingtheC.G.C.fromH.M.QueenElizabethII;asignedunframedprintoftherecipientinactionduring hisC.G.C.-winningexploits(theoriginalondisplayintheR.E.M.E.MuseumatLyneham);andvariouslettersofcongratulationsontheawardofthe C.G.C., including those from:

- H.R.H. The Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, Colonel-in-Chief, R.E.M.E.

- H.R.H. The Duchess of Cornwall, Royal Colonel, 4th Battalion, The Ri"es, and signed ‘Camilla’

- General Sir David Richards, Commander-in-Chief, Land Command

- Lieutenant-General Nick Parker, Colonel Commandant, The Ri"es

- Major-General Tim Tyler, Colonel Commandant, R.E.M.E.

- Major-General Barney White-Spunner, General Officer Commanding, 3rd Division

- Brigadier James Bashall, Commander, 1st Mechanised Brigade

- Brigadier Brian McCall, Director Electrical and Mechanical Engineering

- Colonel Richard Bennett, Regimental Colonel, R.E.M.E.

- Colonel Andrew Brown, Commander, Equipment Support

- Lieutenant-Colonel Bob Fram, M.C., 6th Battalion, R.E.M.E. (who was awarded the Military Cross for his actions during Operation Telic 10).

AGreatWar‘WesternFront’M.C.groupoffourawardedtoCaptainLordMowbray,8thHussars,later Grenadier Guards and Premier Baron of England

MilitaryCross,G.V.R.,thereversecontemporarilyengraved‘Hon.W.M.Stourton8th.HussarsMorcourt.27.3.18’;BritishWar andVictoryMedals(Lieut.Hon.W.M.Stourton.);Coronation1937,unnamedasissued,mountedcourt-styleasworn;together with the related miniature awards, these including a Defence Medal, generally very ne (4) £1,200-£1,600

M.C. London Gazette 26 July 1918: ‘Whenonpatrolhecameunderheavyri!eandmachine-gun "re,butremainedintouchwiththeenemyallday,displayinggreatcoolnessand initiative,andsendingbackmostvaluableinformation.Itwasduetohisgallantrythatatrooperwhosehorsehadbeenshotwasabletorejointhe patrol.’

WilliamMarmadukeStourton,25thBaronMowbray,26thBaronSegrave,and22ndBaronStourton wasbornon31August 1895,thesonofCharlesStourton,24thBaronMowbray&c.,andadirectdescendantofofGeoffreydeMowbray,anadvisertoWilliamthe Conqueror,andalsoofWilliamdeMowbray,oneofthe25BaronswhoforcedKingJohntosignthe MagnaCarta.EducatedatDownsideSchool andtheRoyalMilitaryCollege,Sandhurst,hewascommissionedSecondLieutenantinthe8thHussarson23December1914andservedwith themduringtheGreatWarontheWesternFrontfrom3January1916,beingpromotedLieutenanton1July1917.ForhisgallantryatMorcourt on 27 March 1918 during the "rst week of the German Spring Offensive he was awarded the Military Cross.

StourtontransferredtotheGrenadierGuardson11August1918,andwaspromotedCaptainon13October1923,beforeresigninghis commissionin1928.HesucceededtotheBaroniesofMowbray,Segrave,andStourtonuponthedeathofhisfatheron29July1936,andsaw furtherserviceasaCaptainwiththeGrenadierGuardsduringtheSecondWorldWar,beforebeingdischargedfromtheReserveofOfficers havingreachedtheupperagelimiton10November1945.HediedatClaro,Yorkshire,on7May1965,andwassucceededtothebaroniesbyhis son.

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For the medals awarded to the recipient’s son, see Lot 68.

AGreatWar‘Frenchtheatre’M.C.groupoffourawardedtoMajorS.Taylor,‘D’Battery,236thBrigade, Royal Field Artillery

MilitaryCross,G.V.R.,unnamedasissued;1914-15Star(Lieut.S.Taylor.R.F.A.);BritishWarandVictoryMedals,withM.I.D.oak leaves (Major S. Taylor.) generally very ne or better (4) £700-£900

M.C. London Gazette 3 June 1919.

M.I.D. London Gazette 23 December 1918.

StanleyTaylor wascommissionedinthe22ndLondon(Howitzer)Battery,RoyalFieldArtilleryinMay1914,andadvancedtoLieutenantin Decemberofthesameyear.HeservedduringtheGreatWarwith‘D’Battery,236thBrigade,RoyalFieldArtilleryintheFrenchtheatreofwar from16March1915.TayloradvancedtoActingCaptaininJanuary1917,tookcommandoftheBattery,andadvancedtoActingMajorinAugust 1918.

AGreatWar‘Frenchtheatre’M.C.pairawardedtoMajorJ.E.McAskill,No.9FieldAmbulance,Canadian Army Medical Corps, late 2nd Canadian Mounted Ri!es MilitaryCross,G.V.R.,unnamedasissued,in RoyalMint caseofissue;1914-15Star(Capt:J.E.McAskill.2/Can:Mtd:Rif:) generally good very ne (2) £500-£700

M.C. London Gazette 1 January 1917.

JamesErnestMcAskill wasborninHighgate,Ontario,CanadainJanuary1888.HewaseducatedatQueen’sUniversityandgraduatedfrom MedicalSchoolin1914.McAskillinitiallyservedwiththe2ndCanadianMountedRi!es,beforeservingwiththe9thFieldAmbulance,andNo.1 General Hospital, Canadian Army Medical Corps in France. He advanced to Major in March 1918, and was demobilized in March 1919. AfterthewarMcAskillreturnedtoHighgatewherehepractisedmedicine.HemovedtoWatertown,NewYorkandwasemployedthereasChief ofTheEye,NoseandThroatDepartmentofMercyHospital.McAskillwasamemberoftheQueen’sUniversityBoardofTrustees,andwasa Fellow of the American College of Surgeons. Doctor McAskill died in Watertown in December 1976. Sold with copied service papers, including a photographic image of recipient in uniform.

ASecondWar‘1945’D.F.C.groupof "veattributedtoFlightLieutenant,lateWarrantOfficer,S.A. Anderson,15Squadron,RoyalAirForceVolunteer,aHalifaxandLancaster !ightengineerwho !ewinat least 53 operational sorties, including a tour with 161 (Special Duties) Squadron DistinguishedFlyingCross,G.VI.R.,reverseofficiallydated‘1944’,mountedoninvestiturepin,in RoyalMint caseofissue;1939-45 Star;AirCrewEuropeStar,1clasp,FranceandGermany;DefenceandWarMedals1939-45,withEngineer’sBrevet, nearly extremely ne (5) £1,200-£1,600

D.F.C. London Gazette 25 May 1945.

Theoriginalrecommendationstates:‘WarrantOfficeAndersonisFlightEngineerinFlightLieutenantRosenhain’screwandhascompleted45 operationalsortiestotalling272hrs.10mins.Onhis #rsttourwith161Squadronhecompleted32sorties,allonHalifaxaircraft.Onjoiningthe Squadron,hecrewedupwithFlightLieutenantRosenhainandhassincecompleted13sorties.Aresourcefulandcourageousengineerwhose infectiousenthusiasmislargelyresponsibleforthemagni#centco-operationthatexistsinhiscrew.Hehasalsorenderedvaluableassistancetohis leader. He is recommended for the award of the Distinguished Flying Cross.

Remarks of Station Commander: This Warrant Officer has set an excellent example to the other aircrew members of his Squadron.’

SidneyA.Anderson servedasaFlightEngineerwiththeRoyalAirForceVolunteerReserveduringtheSecondWorldWar.Hecarriedout trainingatSt.AthanandMarstonMoorattheendof1942,beforebeingpostedforoperational !yingto161(SpecialDuties)Squadron(Halifaxes) atTempsfordinDecember1942.Anderson !ewin32operationalsortieswiththeSquadronbetweenApril-November1943,including ‘supplyingarms,spiesetc.totheEuropeanUndergroundMovements.TheseincludedoperationsoverNorway,Denmark,Belgium,Germany, France, Poland, Czechslovakia, Italy and Corsica.’ (Recipient’s Resume included in lot refers).

Havingcompletedhis #rsttourofoperations,Andersonreturnedtooperational !yingwith15Squadron(Lancasters)atMildenhallinDecember 1944.He !ewin21operationalsortieswiththeSquadron,including:Trier;Cologne;Koblenz;Vohwinkel(2);Krefeld(2);Saarbrucken; Enkerschwick; Wanne Eickel; Sterkrade; Munchen-Gladbach and Wiesbaden.

Anderson was awarded the D.F.C., commissioned, and left the service in 1950 having advanced to Flight Lieutenant. SoldwithnamedBuckinghamPalaceenclosureforD.F.C.;ashorttypedResumecompiledbyandsignedbytherecipient; #leofcopiedresearch including the relevant ORB entries and a photographic image of recipient’s crew.

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ASecondWar1945‘instructors’A.F.C.andK.C.V.S.A.groupofsixawardedtoFlightLieutenant,late WarrantOfficer,F.J.Lewis,RoyalAirForce,who "ewinatleast49operationalsorties-predominantlyin Wellingtonswith108SquadronovertheMiddleEast,havingalready "owninBlenheimswith110 (Hyderabad)SquadronduringtheBattleofFranceinMay1940.HeservedwiththeTakoradiFerryFlighton theGoldCoast,andsubsequentlyjoinedtheTestFlightbasedthere.AfterthewarLewiswasemployedasa pilotbytheBritishEuropeanAirwaysCorporationfor25years,andaddedtohisalreadylargelistofaircraft "own.Atthepointofretirementhehadamassedsome17,533 "yinghoursoverhisentiremilitaryandcivil aviation career

AirForceCross,G.VI.R.,reverseofficiallydated‘1945’in RoyalMint caseofissue;1939-45Star;AirCrewEuropeStar;AfricaStar, 1 clasp, North Africa 1942-43; Defence and War Medals 1939-45, with M.I.D. oak leaf, generally very ne or better (6)

£1,400-£1,800

A.F.C. London Gazette 3 April 1945.

King’s Commendation for Valuable Services in the Air London Gazette 1 January 1942.

FrankJamesLewis wasborninApril1916.HejoinedtheRoyalAirForceasanL.A.C.inOctober1935,andcarriedouthisinitialpilottraining atReid&SigristLtd,R.A.F.CivilTrainingCollege,Desford,Leicestertwoyearslater.LewiswassubsequentlypostedtoNo.5F.T.S.,Sealand, beforebeingpostedasapilotto101Squadron(Blenheims)atBicesterinDecember1938.Lewiswaspostedto110(Hyderabad)Squadron (Blenheims)atWattishaminOctober1939,andhetookpartinatleast3operationalsortieswiththeSquadronduringtheBattleofFrancein May1940-including,24May1940‘OperationsAgainstGermanMechanisedColumnsOnCalais-St.InglevertRoad.2-250&1240lbBombs Dropped. Hit Twice By Light A.A. Fire’ (Log Book refers).

LewiswaspostedtoNo.4FerryPool,Cardiff inJune1940.AttheendofAugustLewiswaspostedoverseasforservicewiththeTakoradiFerry FlightontheGoldCoastofAfrica.Whilststationedwiththelatterhe "ewavarietyofaircraft,including:Blenheims,Hurricanes,Lockheeds, TomahawksandJunkers52s!LewisservedwiththeTestFlightatTakoradi,January-October1941,andareportwasrenderedtoH.Q.M.E.when thefollowingoccurredtoaGlennMartinaircrafthewastesting,27April1941,‘InitialAirTest.PortUnder-CartCollapsedAfterLanding.’(Log Book refers).

LewisadvancedtoWarrantOfficer,andwaspostedforoperational "yingwith70Squadron(Wellingtons)atKabritinNovember1941.He "ew ononeoperationalsortiewiththeSquadrontoDerna,16November1941,priortobeingpostedtoNo.70O.T.U.atNakuru,Kenyathe followingmonth.LewisreturnedtotheMiddleEastwith223SquadroninFebruary1942.FlyingMarylandsandBaltimores,Lewiswas‘Drogue Towing. Both Engines Failed. Landed On Belly’, 9 April 1942 (Ibid)

AfteraperiodwithNo.2M.E.T.S.,Lewisreturnedtooperational "yingwith108Squadron(Wellingtons)fromKabritinJune1942.He "ewinat least44operationalsortieswiththeSquadronbetweenJune-November1942,including:12/13July1942‘Operations-Tobruk.Dock InstallationsBombed4x500lbsG.P.ModerateFlak.AttackByJu.88’;19/20September1942,‘Operations-TobrukAgain.5x500lbsG.P. DroppedNearJetties.FlakStillHot.A/CHoledSlightly’;9/10October1942,‘Operations-FukaDrome.12x250lbsG.P.&2S.B.C.40lbsF. DroppedOnAircraft&A.A.AircraftDamaged ByEnemyFighter-NoInjuries’;22/23October1942,‘Operations-WesternDesert13x250lbs

G.P. 2 S.B.C. 40lbs. Dropped on Alg. 20. Rear Gunner Claims He Got A Me. 109. Says He Saw Pilot Bale Out’ (Ibid)

Lewis’sconductwaspraisedinNo.205GroupLetter,11November1942:‘525025W/OLewisF.J.of108Squadron,On15thOctober1942, whilepreparingforabombingrunovertheTobrukarea,theportenginefailed.Thecaptainshowedahighstandardofskillandairmanshipin difficulty, and successfully effected a belly landing at base. His excellent "ying undoubtedly resulted in the return of aircraft and crew.’

Lewiswaspostedto37Squadron(Wellingtons)attheendofNovember1942,andcarriedoutonefurtheroperationalsortieon3/4December 1942.HereturnedtotheUK,andwaspostedasaninstructoronWhitleystoNo.81O.T.U.atSleapinMarch1943.Lewiswascommissioned PilotOfficer(onprobation)inApril1943,andadvancedtoFlyingOfficer(onprobation)inOctober1943.SubsequentpostingsincludedasFlight LieutenantandChiefInstructoratNo.3F.I.S.,andcarryingtheJuniorCommandersCourseatR.A.F.Cranwell.HewasdemobilisedinOctober 1945,andjoinedtheBritishEuropeanAirwaysCorporationasapilot.Heretiredafter25yearsservicewiththecompany,25September1971, having carried out 17,533 "ying hours over his entire military and civil career.

Soldwiththefollowingrelateditemsanddocuments:King’sCommendationforValuableServicesintheAirCerti$cate,dated1January1942,this framedandglazedwithR.A.F.‘Wings’;namedBuckinghamPalaceenclosurefortheD.F.C.,thisframedandglazed;3R.A.F.Pilot’sFlyingLogBooks (7December1937-19October1945)themajorityofoperationsadditionallyannotatedwithextradetails;4MinistryofTransportandCivil AviationPersonalFlyingLogBooks,AircraftOperatingCrew(13October1949-17September1971);smallportraitphotographofrecipientin B. E.A.C. uniform and a damaged charcoal sketch of recipient.

A Great War A.R.R.C. group of four awarded to Sister E. L. Earle, Territorial Force Nursing Service

RoyalRedCross,2ndClass(A.R.R.C.),G.V.R.,silverandenamel;BritishWarandVictoryMedals(SisterE.L.Earle.);Territorial Force War Medal 1914-19 (Sister E. L. Earle. T.F.N.S.) mounted for display, generally good very ne or better (4) £700-£900

A.R.R.C. London Gazette 24 October 1917: Sister, 5th Southern General Hospital.

EllenLouisaEarle wasborninHursley,Hampshire.SheenrolledintheT.F.N.S.inMarch1909,andwasmobilisedinAugust1914.Earleinitially servedduringtheGreatWarasanurseatthe5thSouthernGeneralHospital(T.F.)Southseafrom1914.SheadvancedtoSisterandservedinthe Frenchtheatreofwarfrom4May1917,includinginNo.58CasualtyClearingStationwhereshewasinchargeofAcuteandMinorSurgery Wards. After the war she resided at Basing House, Devizes Road, Salisbury, and died in Plymouth, Devon in December 1946.

Sold with copied service papers.

An Order of St. John group of three awarded to Henry E. R. Taylor, British Red Cross Society

TheOrderofSt.JohnofJerusalem,Officer’sbreastbadge,silverandenamel;BritishWarandVictoryMedals(H.E.R.Taylor. B.R. C. & St. J.J.) good very ne (3) £100-£140

Henry Edward Russell Taylor served in Italy with the British Red Cross Society and Order of St John of Jerusalem from 17 November 1916. Sold with copied Medal Index Card and medal roll.

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AnOrderofSt.JohngroupofthreeawardedtoMissMaryC.Coulcher,C.B.E.,LadyDistrictSuperintendent, St. John Ambulance Association, and Vice-President, Suffolk Branch, British Red Cross Society

TheOrderofSt.JohnofJerusalem,Officer’s(Sister’s)shoulderbadge,silver,withheraldicbeastsinangles,onlady’sbowriband; Coronation1911,St.JohnAmbulanceBrigade(LadySupt.M.C.Coulcher.);ServiceMedaloftheOrderofStJohn,withtwo additional‘5YearsService’bars(LadySupt.MissM.C.Coulcher.IpswichCorps.1909) contactmarkstolast,generallyvery ne(3) £300-£400

MissMaryCarolineCoulcher wasborninLynnRegis,Suffolk,in1852,thedaughteroftheTheReverendGeorgeCoulcher,andmovedto Ipswichin1870.ShewasoneoftheinitialmembersoftheSt.JohnAmbulanceAssociationmovementinIpswich,becomingHon.LocalSecretary oftheIpswichCentre,S.J.A.A.,inJanuary1880,andwasappointedtotheOrderofSt.JohnofJerusalemin1902.AppointedaLadySupervisor,St. JohnAmbulanceBrigade,in1904,sheservedasatowncouncillorfrom1909to1912,andduringtheGreatWarwasCommandant,Voluntary AidDetachment,Suffolk22;CommandantofBroadwaterAuxiliaryHospital,Ipswich,from21October1914to12February1919,andalso CommandantofGippeswych(Isolation)Hospital,Ipswich,from20Marchto6September1915.Itwasherenthusiasmand "nancialsupportthat ledtothetown’s "rstmotorisedambulance.ShewasalsoaVice-PresidentoftheBritishRedCrossSocietyforIpswich,andamemberoftheEast SuffolkWarReliefCommitteeExecutive.ForherservicesduringtheGreatWarshewasappointedanOfficeroftheOrderoftheBritishEmpire in 1918, and was advanced a Commander of the Order of the British Empire in 1920. She died in Ipswich on 15 June 1925. Soldwithcopiedresearch,includingaphotographicimageoftherecipient;andalsodetailsofthepublicitybehindtheplay DreadZeppelin,for which she was one of the inspirations, and in which she features.

C.B.E. LondonGazette 30March1920:MissMaryCarolineCoulcher,O.B.E.,LadyDistrictSuperintendent,St.JohnAmbulanceAssociation,and Vice-President, Suffolk Branch, British Red Cross Society.

O.B.E. LondonGazette 7January1918:MissMaryCarolineCoulcher,Vice-PresidentandLadyDistrictSuperintendent,St.JohnAmbulanceBrigade; Commandant, Broadwater Auxiliary Hospital, Suffolk.

AGreatWar‘WesternFront’D.C.M.,M.M.groupof !veawardedtoCompanySergeant-MajorJ.H.Rubery, 1/6th Battalion, Royal Warwickshire Regiment

DistinguishedConductMedal,G.V.R.(243115A.C.S.Mjr:J.H.Rubery.1/6R.War:R.-T.F.);MilitaryMedal,G.V.R.(243115Sjt:J.H. Rubery.1/6R.War:R.-T.F.);1914-15Star(1547L.Cpl.J.H.Rubery.R.War:R.);BritishWarandVictoryMedals(243115W.O. Cl. 2. J. H. Rubery. R. War. R.) medals unmounted, light contact marks, otherwise very ne or better (5) £1,800-£2,200

D.C.M. London Gazette 26 November 1917; citation published 8 February 1918: ‘Forconspicuousgallantryanddevotiontoduty.Whenhisofficersbecamecasualtiesduringanadvancehetookcommandofallthemeninthe neighbourhoodandledthemforwardtothecompany’sobjective,whichheconsolidated,capturingalargenumberofprisonersandseveral machine guns. His leadership and example were of the greatest value.’

M.M. LondonGazette 26May1917.ImmediateReward,announcedin RoutineOrders byGeneralSirH.S.Rawlinson,Bart.,K.C.B.,K.C.V.O., Commanding Fourth Army, 27th April 1917.

JohnHenryRubery wasbornon2August1895,inBirminghamandservedwiththe1/6thBattalion,RoyalWarwickshireRegiment,inFrance from 22 March 1915, and was demobilized on 29 March 1919. He died in Birmingham on 14 November 1979.

Soldwiththreeoriginalphotographsoftherecipientwithhiswifeandfamily,originalcopyofRoutineOrdersofApril1917,cuttingfrom BirminghamDailyMail announcingD.C.M.withcitation,andcerti"cateofDisembodimentonDemobilisationcon"rmingbothawards;together with copied research including gazette notices, D.C.M., M.M. and Medal Index Cards.

AGreatWar‘Ypres-MeninRoad’September1917D.C.M.and‘HindenburgLine’May1917M.M.groupof !ve awarded to Sergeant J. Ellis, 1st (attached 4th) Battalion, Liverpool Regiment DistinguishedConductMedal,G.V.R.(9637Sjt:J.Ellis.1/L’pool:R.);MilitaryMedal,G.V.R.(9637Sjt:J.Ellis.1/L’pool:R.);1914Star (9637Pte.T.Ellis.1/L’poolR.)noteinitial;BritishWarandVictoryMedals(9637Sjt.J.Ellis.L’poolR.)mountedfordisplay, light contact marks, otherwise good very ne (5) £2,000-£2,400

D.C.M. London Gazette 26 November 1917; citation published 6 February 1918:

‘Forconspicuousgallantryanddevotiontoduty.Hewaslargelyresponsibleforthesteadinesswithwhichthemenofhiscompanymetand repulsed a strong enemy counter-attack. His great courage, resource and initiative were an inspiring example to the men at a critical time.’ Annotated gazette states: ‘Ypres-Menin Road, 27 September 1917’.

The War Diary for this date describes the attacks during operations in the Reutelbeer Sector, 25-28th September 1917.

M.M. London Gazette 28 July 1917. Probably an award for the 33rd Division attack on the Hindenburg Line on 20 May 1917.

JohnEllis wenttoFrancewiththe1stBattalion,LiverpoolRegimenton12August1914(initialshownas‘T’onMedalIndexCard).Hewas subsequently attached to the 4th Battalion and won both of his awards with the 4th. Sold with copied research including gazette entries, D.C.M., M.M. and Medal Index Cards, and War Diary extracts.

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AGreatWar‘Ravelsberg,April1918’D.C.M.and‘Cuinchy,June1916’M.M.groupof !veawardedtoBugler

A. Johnstone, 9th (Glasgow Highlanders) Battalion, Highland Light Infantry

DistinguishedConductMedal,G.V.R.(330103Pte.A.Johnstone.M.M.9/High:L.I.);MilitaryMedal,G.V.R.(1480Bglr:A.Johnstone. 9/H.L.I.-T.F.);1914Star(1480Pte.A.Johnstone.9/High:L.I.);BritishWarandVictoryMedals(1480Pte.A.Johnstone.H.L.I.) medalsunmounted,togetherwithBritishWarandVictoryMedalsawardedtohisbrother(51527Pte.J.P.Johnstone.R.Scots.) good very ne (7) £1,800-£2,200

D.C.M. London Gazette 3 October 1918: ‘Forconspicuousgallantryanddevotiontodutywhenactingasrunner.Noamountof !restoppedhimgettinghismessagethrough,andhishigh spiritswereaninspirationtoallwhosawhim.Hegainedvaluableinformationwhentakingpartintwodaylightpatrols,andtookaleadingpartin repelling enemy attacks. His conduct throughout was worthy of the highest praise.’

Annotated gazette states: ‘Nr. Ravelsberg, 15-18 April 1918’.

M.M. London Gazette 10 August 1916.

TheBattalionWarDiaryentryfor27June1916describes‘FrontlineatCuinchy-raidonMadPoint,andthatfor7July1916‘theceremonyof presentingBritishandFrenchmedalsinGrandePlacethisafternoon...BattalionwaswarmlycongratulatedbytheGOC1stArmy(GenCharles Munro)whosaidhewas“proudofthemen”.ThefollowingNCOsoftheBattnwerepresentedwiththeMilitaryMedal[tenincludingBuglerA. Johnstone], all in connection with recent Raid.’

AndrewJohnstone wasanativeofGlasgowandservedwiththe9th(GlasgowHighlanders)Battalion,H.L.I.,inFranceandFlandersfrom5 November 1914.

Soldwithoriginal‘Headquarters,SecondArmy’certi!cateofcongratulationsuponawardofD.C.M.,dated25June1918,togetherwithcopied research including gazette notices, D.C.M., M.M. and Medal Index Cards, and War Diary entries for D.C.M. and M.M. actions.

ArareGreatWarApril1917D.C.M.groupoffourawardedtoPrivateH.W.Green,10thHussars,forthe notablecavalryV.C.-actionatMonchy-le-Preuxon11Aprilwhen,withtheEssexYeomanry,theysuffered heavy casualties in their heroic defence of the village over several days

DistinguishedConductMedal,G.V.R.(11558Pte.H.W.Green.10/Hrs:);1914-15Star(11558Pte.H.W.Green.10thHrs.); British War and Victory Medals (11558 Pte. H. W. Green. 10-Hrs.) medals unmounted, good very ne (4) £1,600-£2,000.

D.C.M. London Gazette 18 June 1917: ‘Forconspicuousgallantryanddevotiontoduty.Heformedadressingstationinadug-outandgotalargenumberofwoundedintoit,andfor several days continued to render assistance to wounded men, exposing himself continuously.’

Annotated gazette states: ‘Monchy, 11 April 1917.’

On9April1917theBritishandCanadiansbegananattackwhichwouldbecomeknownastheBattleofArras.Theopeningdaywasaspectacular successwiththeCanadianscapturingVimyRidgebuttheBritishcavalrywasheldbacktoofarbehindthelinestoexploitthetemporarydisarrayin theGermandefences.Atdawnonthe11thofApril,elementsofthe15th(Scottish)and37thDivisionswereholdingpositionsinandaroundthe villageofMonchy-le-Preux.The10th(PrinceofWales’OwnRoyal)Hussars,alongwithotherregimentsfromtheirBrigade,wereorderedto circleroundthevillageandadvancetoapositionbetweenMonchyandtheRiverScarpe.At8.30am,inablizzard,theHussarsbegantheiradvance alongwiththeEssexYeomanryand,astheycrossedthesouthernslopeofOrangeHilltothenorthofMonchy,theycameundershelland machinegun !rewhichcausedanumberofcasualtiesandforcedthesurvivorstotakeshelterinthestreetsofMonchyitself.Heretheybecame trappedunderheavyshell !reforoverthreedays,engagedinheavy !ghtingwiththestreetsbeingstrewnwiththebodiesoftroopersandtheir horses.Oneeyewitnessrecountedthat:‘ThemainstreetofMonchywasindeedaterriblesight,andthehorrorsarenotbeingexaggeratedwhen itisdescribedasbeinglitteredwithdeadmenandhorses.Inoneplacethehorseswerelyingsothickthatitwasnecessarytoclimboverthemin ordertopassalongthestreet.’TheHussarslost27menkilledduringtheattackand157wounded,andbetweenthemselvesandtheYeomanry, around900horsesarethoughttohavebecomecasualties.Lance-CorporalHaroldMugford,MachineGunCorps,attachedEssexYeomanry,was awarded the Victoria Cross for this action.

HaroldW.Green servedwiththe10thHussarsinFrancefrom18October1915.Hiswasoneofonly10D.C.M.’swonbythe10thHussars during the Great War, two of which were awarded for Monchy-le-Preux.

AGreatWar‘WesternFront’1916D.C.M.awardedtoActingCorporalW.Pateman,28Brigade,RoyalField Artillery

Distinguished Conduct Medal, G.V.R. (46819 A. Cpl. W. Pateman. 28/Bde: R.F.A.) nearly extremely ne £500-£700

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

‘Forconspicuousgallantryduringoperations.WhenallthelineswerecutheactedasrunnertoBrigadeHeadquarters.Onanotheroccasionashell burstsonearhim,whenhewasrepairingaline,thathewaspickedupinthecrater,butherefusedtogobacktillorderedtodoso,havingspent twelve hours trying to maintain communications.’

William Pateman served in France with 28th Brigade R.F.A. from 19 August 1914. He transferred to the Royal Engineers on 28 May 1917. Sold with copied D.C.M. and Medal Index Cards.

AGreatWar‘WesternFront1915’D.C.M.groupoffourawardedtoLance-CorporalJ.J.Ingram,3rd Battalion, Coldstream Guards, who was killed in action in July 1915

DistinguishedConductMedal,G.V.R.(4641L.Cpl.J.J.Ingram.3/C.G.);1914Star, withlaterslideclasp (4641Pte.J.J.Ingram.C. Gds.); BritishWarandVictoryMedals(4641Pte.J.J.Ingram.C.Gds.)mountedfordisplay,togetherwithaColdstreamcapbadge, nearly extremely ne (4) £1,000-£1,400

D.C.M. London Gazette 23 June 1915:

‘For acts of gallantry and devotion to duty while serving with the Expeditionary Force in France and Flanders.’; citation published 30 June 1915: ‘For conspicuous gallantry in the trenches. He has set a !ne example of devotion to duty.’

JohnJosephIngram landedinFranceandFlanderswiththe3rdBattalion,ColdstreamGuards,on21August1914,andwaskilledinactionon 12July1915.TheBattalionWarDiaryentriesforthatmonthareparticularlylightbutthe3rdBattalionwasoccupyingtrenchesinthevicinityof Cuinchy and Cambrin. He is buried in Cambrin Churchyard Extension.

Sold with copied research including gazette notices, War Diary extract, D.C.M. and Medal Index Card, the latter annotated ‘K in A”.

AGreatWar‘WesternFront’D.C.M.awardedtoCompanySergeantMajorJ.Douglas,16thBattalion,Royal Scots, late Scottish Ri!es, who was also Mentioned in Despatches

Distinguished Conduct Medal, G.V.R. (43723 Sjt: J. Douglas. 16/R. Scots.) edge bruising and light pitting, nearly very ne £600-£800

D.C.M. London Gazette 3 September 1918:

‘Forconspicuousgallantryanddevotiontodutyasplatooncommanderandduringacounter-attack,whenheralliedthescatteredunitsofseveral battalions,ledthemforward,andreachedthedesiredobjective.Atatimewhentheshortageofofficerswasbeingseverelyfelt,hisserviceswere invaluable, and his example inspired the greatest con!dence.’

JohnDouglas attestedfortheScottishRi#esatMotherwell,andservedwiththe6thBattalionduringtheGreatWarontheWesternFront from20March1915.Transferringtothe16thBattalion,RoyalScots,hewasadvancedCompanySergeantMajor,andinadditiontobeingawarded the D.C.M. was Mentioned in Despatches (London Gazette 18 December 1917). He was disembodied on 19 February 1919.

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AGreatWar‘BattleoftheSomme’D.C.M.groupofsixawardedtoSergeantJ.B.Hammond,9thBattalion, RoyalFusiliers,forgallantryduringaveryheavybombardmentandinthesubsequentassaultontheenemy trenches at Ovillers on 7 July 1916, on which occasion he was killed in action

DistinguishedConductMedal,G.V.R.(6271Sjt:J.B.Hammond.9/R.Fus:);Queen’sSouthAfrica1899-1902,2clasps,CapeColony, SouthAfrica1902(40745.Tpr:J.Hammond.Imp:Yeo:) contemporarilyre-engravednaming(seefootnote);1914-15Star(6271L.Cpl.

J.B.Hammond.R.Fus:);BritishWarandVictoryMedals(GS-6271Sjt.J.B.Hammond.R.Fus.);Coronation1911,Metropolitan Police (P.C., J. Hammond.) medals unmounted, toned, very ne or better (6) £1,000-£1,400

Note: AlthoughHammondislistedinKevinAsplin’sImperialYeomanryQ.S.A.rollasaTrooperinthe36thBattalion,henotes‘NoQ.S.A. entitlement on I.Y. rolls’, this Battalion having arrived in South Africa too late to qualify for the medal.

D.C.M. London Gazette 22 September 1916: ‘Forconspicuousgallantrytodutyduringaheavybombardmentofourtrenchesbeforeanattack.Inasubsequentassaulthewasamongthe !rst to arrive in the enemy trenches, and by his coolness and bravery he gave the greatest encouragement to all ranks with him.’

Annotated gazette states: ‘Ovillers, 7 July 1916’.

The Battalion War Diary for 7 July 1916, ‘In front of Ovillers’, states:

‘4.30a.m.Ourbombardmentcommenced&becameintenseat5.30a.m.atwhichtimetheCoystookuptheirpositionsinthefrontlinereadyfor theassault.“A”onleft&“D”onrightweretoformthe1stline&tobefollowedimmediatelyby“B”&“C”Coysrespectively.Theenemy retaliatedalmostassoonasourbombardmentcommenced&ourtrencheswereheavilyshelledbygunsofbigcalibre.Therewerenodug-outs available&ourcasualtieswereveryheavy.“C”Coysufferedmostheavilybeingreducedtoabout40.Itwasthendecidedthat“C”Coyshouldgo over with “D”. At 8.30 a.m., the time !xed for the assault, “A” & “D” & the remainder of “C” left our trenches.

“A”CoywasdecimatedbyM.G. !re&thesamefatemet2platoonsof“B”whichfollowed.Theremainingplatoonsof“B”Coywereorderedto remaininthetrenchasitwasseentobeuselesstosendthemacrossatthesameplace.“D”&“C”ontheleftweremoresuccessful&although greatlyweakenedmanagedtoreachtheGermantrencheswhichtheycarriedbyassault.Theenemy’s !re&supporttrencheswerecaptured& consolidated.TwoM.G’swereputoutofaction&50prisonerswerecaptured,continuousbombingattackswerebeatenoff withlosstothe enemy.About5.30p.m.theremainingplatoonsof“B”Coymanagedtogetacross&&broughtwiththemalargesupplyofbombs.Itwasraining heavily during the day.’

JosephBarnardHammond wasborninBirminghamandenlistedintotheRoyalFusiliersatEaling,thenbeingamemberoftheMetropolitan PoliceatWapping.HehadpreviouslyvolunteeredforservicewiththeImperialYeomanryintheBoerWarbuthisBattalionarrivedtoolatein 1902toqualifyforamedal.HewenttoFrancewiththe9thBattalion,RoyalFusiliers,on1June1915,andwaskilledinactionontheSommeat Ovillerson7July1916.Hewasaged36,thesonofJosephPatrickandClaraHammond,ofBirmingham,andiscommemoratedbynameonthe Thiepval Memorial.

Sold with copied research including gazette notices, D.C.M. card and Medal Index Card, this annotated ‘K. in A. 7/7/16.’

AGreatWar‘WesternFront’D.C.M.awardedtoCorporalT.Foley,1stBattalion,LiverpoolRegiment,for his gallantry at Cuinchy on 25 September 1915

Distinguished Conduct Medal, G.V.R. (9838 Cpl. T. Foley. 1/L’pool Regt.) minor edge bruise, good very ne £600-£800

D.C.M. London Gazette 14 January 1916; citation published 11 March 1916: ‘Forconspicuousgallantry.SeeingCaptainKerr,R.A.M.C.,strugglinginwithaveryseverelywoundedman,hewentovertheparapettohis assistance. There was absolutely no cover from the enemy, who were !ring from a commanding position barely 70 yards away.’ Forhisgallantryonthesameday,CaptainFrankRobinsonKerr,R.A.M.C.wasawardedtheDistinguishedServiceOrder(LondonGazette 4 November 1915), his citation giving further details:

‘ForconspicuousgallantryandsplendiddevotiontodutyatCuinchyon25September1915.Afteranunsuccessfulattackontheenemy’strenches, thisofficercrawledoverourparapetandbroughtinawoundedmanfromaboutadozenyardsoutside,infullviewoftheenemy,atarangeof only 70 yards. He then went out again for 30 yards, and rescued a man whose thigh had been broken, being !red at the whole time.’

ThomasFoley (alias ThomasMcCabe)wasbornin1887andattestedfortheLiverpoolRegimenton16February1907.Heservedwiththe1st BattalionduringtheGreatWarontheWesternFrontfrom12August1914,andforhisgallantryatCuinchyon25September1915hewas awardedtheDistinguishedConductMedal.Hewaswoundedbygunshottotherightarm,andwasdischargedon21March1917,beingawarded a Silver War Badge, no. 199,143. He died on 3 May 1927.

AGreatWar‘AdvanceonJerusalem1917’D.C.M.groupofthreeawardedtoCorporalA.Dunning,1/8th Battalion, Scottish Ri!es, for gallantry in the "ghting at Burkah on 12 November 1917 DistinguishedConductMedal,G.V.R.(290843Pte.-A.L.Cpl.-A.Dunning.Sco:Rif:);BritishWarandVictoryMedals(636Cpl.A. Dunning. Sco. Rif.) medals unmounted, very ne (3)

£1,000-£1,400

D.C.M. London Gazette 1 May 1918: ‘Forconspicuousgallantryanddevotiontoduty.Whenthe !ankofhiscompanybecameexposedduringtheattackonthe "nalobjectivehe,on hisowninitiative,broughthisgunintoactioninordertocoverthisexposed !ank,andsucceededindispersingahostileconcentration,thus enabling a counter-attack on the !ank to be anticipated. He handled his gun team with great boldness and resource.’

Annotated gazette states: ‘Egypt, 12 November 1917’.

AlexanderDunning wasawardedtheD.C.M.whileservingwiththe1/8thBattalion,ScottishRi!es,forhisactionsatBurkah(Burqa)on12 November 1917, during the advance on Jerusalem in Palestine.

In1916the1/8thScottishRi!esjoinedtheEgyptianExpeditionaryForce,initiallyengagedinthedefenceoftheSuezCanal.Theywereengagedat DueidarandthenatthebattleofRomaniinAugust1916,whichclearedtheOttomansfromtheSinai.By1917theywerepartoftheforce invadingPalestine,takingpartintheFirst,SecondandThirdbattlesofGaza,WadielHesi,Burqa,ElMaghar,captureofJunctionStation,thebattles of Nabi Samweil, and the Battle of Jaffa. The campaign culminated in the capture of Jerusalem in December 1917.

InMarch1918,togetherwiththerestoftheDivision,theBattalionwastransferredtotheWesternFrontfollowingtheGermanSpringOffensive. On23June1918theBattalionleft52ndDivisionandweretransferredto103rdBrigadeofthe34thDivision.OntheWesternFront,theytook partinthebattlesoftheSoissonaisandoftheOurcq(July1918),andthecaptureofBaigneuxRidgeduringtheBattleoftheMarneandthe "nal advance in Flanders, ending the war in at Halluin in France.

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A !neGreatWar‘PalestineCampaign’stretcher-bearer’sD.C.M.groupofthreeawardedtoPrivateW. Penlerick,1/4thBattalion,DukeofCornwall’sLightInfantry,for‘greatgallantryandenduranceincollecting woundedunder !reconsecutivelyforthirty-sixhours’duringthebattleofNebiSamwil,21-22November 1917

DistinguishedConductMedal,G.V.R.(200998Pte.W.Penlerick.1/4D.C.L.I.-T.F.);BritishWarandVictoryMedals(2857Pte.W. Penlerrick.D.ofCorn.L.I.)notespellingofsurname,medalsunmounted, someminoredgebruises,otherwisevery neandscarceto regiment (3) £1,000-£1,400

D.C.M. London Gazette 11 April 1918; citation published 1 May 1918: ‘Forconspicuousgallantryanddevotiontoduty.He,asstretcher-bearer,showedgreatgallantryandenduranceincollectingwoundedunder !re consecutivelyforthirty-sixhours.Ononeoccasionhevolunteeredtoproceedfromaposttothefrontlineunderanextremelyintense !reover anareainwhichseveralofhiscomradeshadbeenwounded,butwasrecalledbyorderofhismedicalofficerintheinterestsoftheunit.His courage and utter indifference to danger were beyond praise.’

The Regimental History notes:

‘Underextraordinarydifficultiesthestretcherbearerscarriedouttheirwork:atalltimestheydeservedthehighestpraise.Thefollowingwere conspicuousfortheirbraveryanddevotiontothewounded:PrivatesWard,Kitchen,Pedlar,W.Penlerick,Warren,HolmanandRashleigh. CorporalCattran,Aid-Post-Corporal,workedformanyhoursatastretchandhisfaithfuldevotionundoubtedlysavedmanylives.Therockysides ofthehilluponwhichstandthevillageandmosqueofNebiSamwilmadethecarryingofthewoundedanextremelyarduoustask,butinaddition to the physical difficulty the hill side was swept by violent shell !re. All through this !re, the stretcher bearers worked with the greatest bravery.

Private Ward and Private Kitchen were wounded, the former dying three days later.

Pemlerick was awarded the D.C.M.’

78 D.C.M.s and 1 Bar awarded to the Duke of Cornwall’s Light Infantry during the Great War.

WilliamPenlerick wasfromHelston,Cornwall,andoriginallyservedwiththe2/4thBattalion,DukeofCornwall’sLightInfantry,withwhomhe wenttoIndiain1914.Hetransferredtothe1/4thBattalionatAden,theninEgyptbeforeservinginthePalestinecampaign.Hewasawardedthe D.C.M.forgallantryduringthebattleofNebiSamwilon21/22November1917,duringtheadvanceoftheE.E.F.onJerusalem.Hisobituarywas published in The Light Bob, October 1960:

‘Penlerick.Onthe26thJuly1960,atStLawrence’sHospital,Bodmin,WilliamPenlerickD.C.M.MrPenlerickservedinthe2/4thD.C.L.I.andwent toIndiawiththemin1914.Hetransferredtothe1/4thD.C.L.I.andservedwiththeminAdenandwontheD.C.M.atNabulusinPalestinein 1917 where he was wounded.’

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AGreatWar‘BeaumontHamel,January1917’D.C.M.groupoffourawardedtoCorporalFrankCox,2nd Battalion,BorderRegiment,lateBedfordshireRegiment,forgallantryduringtheattackon‘LeaveAvenue’ and‘MuckTrench’whenhefoughthismachine-gunfor !vehoursunderveryheavy !redespitehavingbeen wounded

DistinguishedConductMedal,G.V.R.(21055L.Cpl.F.Cox.2/Bord:R.);1914-15Star(13185Pte.F.Cox.Bedf.R.);BritishWar and Victory Medals (13185 Cpl. F. Cox. Bedf. R.) medals unmounted, some light verdigris, otherwise good very ne (4) £1,000-£1,400

D.C.M. London Gazette 3 March 1917: ‘Forconspicuousgallantryinaction.Althoughwoundedheconstructedanemplacementinthecapturedenemyline,andremainedinactionwith his machine-gun for !ve hours under very heavy !re.’

Annotated gazette states: ‘Leave Avenue, 10 January 1917’.

InearlyJanuary1917,the2ndBorderRegimentwereinbilletsatMailly-Mallet,nearBeaumontHamel,practisingattackpatrolsandnightpatrolsto reconnoitrethegroundpriortoanightattackonLeaveAvenueandMuckTrenchsetfortheearlymorningof10January.TheBattalionWar Diary takes up the story:

‘Zero Hour was 2 am.

AtZeroHour,on10thJanuary1917our !eldgunsplacedabarrageonNoMansLand.Theattackingtroopshadbythistimeformedupand commencedtomove.At2-30amtheattackingtroopsoccupiedenemypositions,capturing2MachineGuns,1AutomaticRi"e,and3Officers and 142 Other Ranks prisoner. The captured positions were consolidated immediately.

The going in No Mans Land was very bad and numbers of men were stuck in the mud and had to be dug out.

TelephonelineswererunouttotheStrongPointsimmediatelyobjectivesweretaken.OurCasualtieswereslight,andoccurredchie"yowingto thefactthatourtroopsfollowedupthebarragesoclosely,sufferingcasualtiesfromourownguns,butpreventingtheenemygettingoutofhis dug-outs in time with his machine guns.

At 6 am a few of the enemy attempted to approach Point 63 but were driven back by our bombers...

TheBattalionremainedinthecapturedpositionswhichwereheavilyshelledbytheenemythroughouttheday.TheBattalionwasrelievedby1st Battn. Royal Welsh Fusiliers at night and proceeded to billets at Mailly-Maillet.’

ThreeOfficersandoneN.C.O.wereawardedtheMilitaryCrossforthisaction,theD.C.M.wenttoLance-CorporalCox,andfourmenwonthe M.M.

FrankCox wasbornatWatford,Hertfordshire,andattestedtherefortheBedfordshireRegiment,on31August1914.HeproceededtoFrance withthe1stBedfordson25March1915,andtransferredtotheBorderRegimenton9November1915.Hewasappointedunpaid LanceCorporalinJuly1916andpromotedtoCorporalinOctober1916.InJune1918hetransferredtotheRoyalDefenceCorpsandwasdemobilised on 19 June 1919.

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AGreatWar‘WesternFront1917’D.C.M.groupoffourawardedtoPrivateE.D.Chambers,2/5th Battalion, North Staffordshire Regiment

DistinguishedConductMedal,G.V.R.(202830Pte.E.Chambers.2/5N.Staff:R.-T.F.);BritishWarandVictoryMedals202830Pte. E.Chambers.N.Staff:R.);ImperialServiceMedal,E.II.R.,2ndissue(EricDonaldChambers)mountedcourtstylefordisplay, light contact marks, otherwise good very ne (4) £800-£1,000

D.C.M. London Gazette 1 January 1918; citation published 17 April 1918: ‘Forconspicuousgallantryanddevotiontodutyinlengthyoperations,when,onmanyoccasions,hevolunteeredtogooutandcuthostilewire under heavy !re, and also to search for missing men in No Man’s Land.’

I.S.M. London Gazette 23 October 1962: Awarded for services as a Batman at the War Office.

EricDonaldChambers wasanativeofCamberley,Surrey.HewaslatterlyemployedasaBatmanattheWarOfficeandwasawardedthe I.S. M. upon his retirement in 1962. He died at Farnham on 28 January 1966.

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AGreatWar‘BattleofLoos1915’D.C.M.groupofeightawardedtoSergeant(laterMajor)NeilMorrison, 5thBattalion,CameronHighlanders,lateR.S.M.WestIndiaRegiment,oneofeightbrotherstohavebeenon active service

DistinguishedConductMedal,G.V.R.(7058Sjt:N.Morrison..5/Cam:Hdrs.);1914-15Star(7058Sjt.N.Morrison,Cam’nHighrs.); BritishWarandVictoryMedals(7058W.O.Cl.2.N.Morrison.Cam’nHighrs.);DefenceandWarMedals1939-45(MajorN. Morrison.D.C.M.CameronHighlanders.)thesetwoprivatelyengraved;ArmyL.S.&G.C.,G.V.R.,1stissue(7428W.O.Cl.1.N. Morrison.D.C.M.W.I.R.);ArmyMeritoriousServiceMedal,G.VI.R.,3rdissue(2921067W.O.Cl.1N.Morrison.D.C.M.W.I.R.) regimentalnumberofficiallycorrectedonthis,mountedasworn,togetherwithcorrespondingcourt-mountedgroupofeight miniature dress medals, the Great War medals polished, therefore good ne, otherwise very ne or better (9) £1,400-£1,800

D.C.M. London Gazette 14 January 1916; citation published 11 March 1916: ‘Forconspicuousgallantryandgoodworkintheperformanceofthedutiesofsignallingofficerforseveralmonths.Hedisplayedexceptional bravery in laying wires between the trenches, under very heavy "re, and eventually was wounded.’

M.S.M.awardedunderthetermsof ArmyOrder 98of1953withoutannuity,oneof16suchawardstotheWestIndiaRegimentintheperiod

1852 -1953. At the time of the award he was Major (retired), Queen’s Own Cameron Highlanders.

NeilMorrison wasborninInvernessin1887andenlistedintotheQueen’sOwnCameronHighlandersin1904.HeservedinIndia,South Africa,HongKong,andNorthChina.HeproceededtoFrancewiththe5thBattalion,CameronHighlanderson10May1915,andwontheD.C.M. atthebattleofLooslaterinthatyear.Hewaswoundedandinvalidedhomein1916,andwasafterwardsR.S.M.intheWestIndiaRegiment,1921 -27.HewasappointedLieutenantTerritorialArmyReserveofOfficersinAugust1939andservedintheHomeGuard,becomingaMajor.After the war he worked for the British Legion and lived in Park Road, Inverness. He died on 8 April 1955, aged 68.

The following announcement was published in the Inverness Courier on 18 January 1916: ‘Sergt.NeilMorrison,5thCameronHighlanders,whohasbeenawardedtheD.C.M.,wasaCameronreservist,andwasemployedasapostmanat Watten,Caithness,whencalledupfordutyonthedeclarationofwar.Hewasattachedtothe5thBattaliontotrainrecruits,andhewenttothe frontwiththatbattalionunderLochiel.Heisoneofeightbrotherswhohavebeenonactiveservice.Theothersare-James,whoisinthe2nd Camerons;Hugh,1stCameronHighlanders(missingsincetheBattleoftheAisne)[killed];William,GlasgowHighlanders;Donald,captaininthe LegionofFrontiersmen,India;Alister,dispatchriderwithIndiantroopsinEgypt;John,inAustralianNavy;andThomas,intheRedCrossCorpsin Egypt. They are sons of the late Mr Morrison, tailor, Inverness.’ Soldwithcopiedextractsfromthe HighlandTimes forJanuaryandMay1916withdetailsandportraitsofNeilMorrisonandhisbrothers,together with copied gazette notices, D.C.M. and Medal Index Cards.

AGreatWar‘WesternFront,November1918’D.C.M.groupoffourawardedtoLance-CorporalT. Fitzpatrick, 33rd Battalion, London Regiment, late West Yorkshire Regiment and Royal Engineers DistinguishedConductMedal,G.V.R.(860522Pte.T.Fitzpatrick.33/Lond:R.);1914-15Star(1049Pte.T.Fitzpatrick.W.York.R.); BritishWarandVictoryMedals(1049Spr.T.Fitzgerald.R.E.)mountedcourt-stylefordisplay, contactpitting,otherwisenearlyvery ne (4) £1,000-£1,400

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

‘Forconspicuousgallantryanddevotiontoduty.AtHelchin,onnight4/5thNovember1918,hewasinchargeofaLewisgunteamandengagedan enemypost.Heshotpersonallytwoenemyatpointblankrangeandtookelevenprisoners.Heestablishedhispost,andremainedtherethenext day under the most trying conditions. On the following evening, after a heavy bombardment, he succeeded in again beating off an enemy attack.’

ThomasFitzpatrick wasborninfromBatley,Yorkshire,andwasacoalminerwhenheattestedfortheWestYorkshireRegimentatLeedson 9January1915.AlthoughservicepapershavebeenfoundforPrivateFitzpatrick,theirlegibilityispoorandthereissomeconfusionsurroundinghis manychangesofregiment.Hewaspostedtothe17thBattalion,WestYorkshireRegiment,abantambattalionraisedinLeeds,andgiventhe regimentalnumber1049.HewasthentransferredtotheRoyalEngineersTunnellingCompanyasaSapperandgiventhenumber82751which, givenhissizeandoccupation,isnotsurprising.HelandedinFrancewiththeR.E.on8March1915,buton18April1915,herequestedtobe returned to the 17th West Yorkshires, which he appears to have done on 4 May 1915.

On31January1916heembarkedoncemoreforFrance,landingon2February1916,withthe17thWestYorkshires.During1916hewastwice admittedtohospitalsufferingfromscabiesandhisservicepapersnotethatheservedinFranceuntil4January1917,whenhewasreturnedto England, being admitted to the Military Hospital in York suffering from ‘debility - general weakness, headache and dizziness’.

Thenextperiodofhisservicemaynotbeentirelyaccuratebutitappearsthathewastransferredto2/6Battalion,DurhamLightInfantryon26 April1918,andgiventheregimentalnumber100150.Thisbattalionservedasagarrisonbattalion,landingatCalaison6May1918andbecamethe 28th Battalion D.L.I. Ftizpatrick returned to France on 3 July 1918.

AppointedLance-Corporal,hewasthentransferredtothe33rdBattalion,TheLondonRegimentforthe "nalmonthsofthewar,withthe regimentalnumber860522.Whilstservingwith33rdLondonshewasawardedtheDistinguishedConductMedalforhisactionsintheverylast daysofthewar.Atthewar’sconclusionhewasgrantedearlyreleasebecauseofthedemandforhistradeasacoalminer,beingdischargedin December 1918 and transferred to Class Z Army Reserve in January 1919.

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ArareGreatWar‘WestAfrica1914operations’D.C.M.pairawardedtoQuarter-MasterSergeantG.Prince, RoyalArmyMedicalCorps,whodistinguishedhimselfinanactionatSusawhileattachedtotheNigeria Regiment

DistinguishedConductMedal,G.V.R.(14082S.Sjt:G.Prince.R.A.M.C.) edgebruise;ArmyL.S.&G.C.,G.V.R.,1stissue(14082Q.

M. Sjt: G. Prince. R.A.M.C.) mounted for wear, very ne (2) £800-£1,000

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D.C.M. London Gazette 11 March 1916. The original recommendation states:

‘Staff SergeantG.Prince,speciallymentionedbyLieutenant-ColonelHaywood,CommandingNo.2Battalion,NigeriaRegiment.Duringtheaction nearSusaon19October1914twosectionsof‘E’Companyweremakingacounterattackwhentheyweresurroundedand "redonfromall sides.ForaperiodoftwohoursStaff SergeantPrinceshowedthegreatestcoolnessandindifferencetotheenemy’s "re,whenhemightwellhave taken cover, he continued to remain in an exposed position devoting himself to his duty.’

Theaboverecommendationwasincludedinanofficialreportentitled‘WestAfricanExpeditionaryForce(Secret),GovernmentHouse,Duala,22 February 1915’ (National Archives WO 158/516 refers).

M.I.D. London Gazette 31 May 1916 (Cameroons).

TheoutstandingandrareGreatWar1917'SergeantPilot's'immediateD.C.M.awardedtoSergeantR.C. Taylor,13Squadron,RoyalFlyingCorps,forhisgallantrywhenattackedbysixenemyscouts,duringwhich heenabledhisobservertodownoneandsendanotheroutofcontrol.Twomonthslater,hewasposted missing in action, later con!rmed as being killed in action

DistinguishedConductMedal,G.V.R.(4400Sjt:R.C.Taylor.13/Sq:R.F.C.) nearlyextremely neandoneofapproximatelyonly10 aerial combat DCMs awarded to N.C.O. pilots during the Great War £5,000-£7,000

Approximately92DistinguishedConductMedalsawardedtomembersoftheRoyalFlyingCorpsduringtheGreatWar-oftheseawards approximately one third were awarded for aerial combat, whilst only around 10 awards were made to Sergeant Pilots.

D.C.M. London Gazette 22 October 1917:

‘Forconspicuousgallantryanddevotiontoduty.WhensentoutwithanObservertotakeimportantphotographshesawsixhostileScouts approachinghim.Realisingthattherewouldbenofurtherchanceofdoingtheworkascloudswerecomingup,hecontinuedtakingthe photographsuntilthehostileScoutscamewithin !ftyyards’range,althoughhismachinewastheonlyBritishoneinthevicinity.Hethenturnedon them,andbyskilfulmanoeuvringenabledhisObservertocrashone.Anotherwasthenattackedanddrivendowninaspin,aftertheremaining four retired, and he completed the photographs. He has always shown the greatest determination and gallantry.’

RobertCharlesTaylor,anativeofWillesden,London,wasbornon5April1896andjoinedtheRoyalFlyingCorpson26March1915.A !tter andturnerbytrade,hewasoriginalranked2/AM,beforebeingpromoted1/AMon15September1915.PromotedCorporalon1August1916 andActingSergeanton20Novemberthatyear,hethenappliedforpilottraining.Aftertraining,Taylorwascon!rmedSergeantandwasallocated AeroCerti!cateNo.5430on26April1917.Assuch,hewouldhavebeencountedasoneofjust32SergeantPilotsattheFrontinthesummer of 1917.

AfterspendingthelasttwoyearsontheHomeEstablishment,Taylorjoined13SquadroninJuly1917,whichwasanartilleryobservationand photo-reconnaissancesquadronoperatingontheWesternFront.EquippedwithRE8s,or‘HarryTates’astheywerecommonlycalled,thecrews hadmixedfeelingsaboutthistype,whichwasvastlyslowerandlessmanoeuvrablewhencomparedtotheGerman !ghtersitwasupagainst.

However,itwasreasonablysatisfactoryforthejobandpilotsthat "ewitaggressivelydidgainaerialvictories.TheRE8remainedinserviceuntil the end of the War.

Taylorwasclearacon!dentandskilfulpilotandhisCombatReportfortheactionthatwonhimtheD.C.M.,dated3September1917,with Lieutenant F. D. Steel as Observer attests to this:

‘About09.10a.m.whenonPhotography,sevenhostilemachineattackeduswhileoverOB16.SixofthesedrivenonourtailinVformation.The nearesthostilemachinecommenced !ringatadistanceofabout25yards.Observeropened !reonthismachineandsawhistracerbulletshit the Pilot whose machine immediately rolled over and over, and went down out of control and was wrecked.

TheObserverimmediatelyopened !reonthenextnearestmachineandafter !veburstsof !rethehostilemachinecommencedtospinandwas seentofallfrom5,000ft,anddisappearedintocloudsstillspinningandwasnotseenagain.Observerthenclearedastoppageinhisgunand opened !reonthenextmachinewiththethirddrum.Bythistimeourmachinehaddescendedtotheheightof2,000ftovertheBritishLines whentheremaininghostilemachineturnedback.Ourmachinebeinghitthroughtherighthandrearstrut,righthandaileronstrut,righthandtop plane and tail plane, we returned to landing ground.’

Continuingoperational "ightsforthenextcoupleofmonths,SergeantTaylor, "yingRE8A3640,alongwith2/AMW.H.SwiftasObserverwere postedmissioninactionoverCambraion20November1917.Theytookoff at10:00foranartillerypatroloverXVIIICorpsFrontbutwerenot heardfromagain.BothTaylorandSwiftwerenotcon!rmedashavingbeenkilledinactionuntil13August1918,whichisprobablythereason that Taylor has Royal Air Force service records. He has no known grave and is commemorated on the Arras Flying Services Memorial.

Note: Taylor’sfamilywereissuedwithhisBritishWarandVictoryMedalsin1923andthesewerelikelyneverkeptwiththeD.C.M.whichhad been awarded to Taylor himself before he died.

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AGreatWar1918‘WesternFront’D.C.M.groupoffourawardedtoWarrantOfficerClass2D.McKenzie, 2nd Canadian Mounted Ri"es, who died of wounds on 7 November 1918

DistinguishedConductMedal,G.V.R.(423374C.S.Mjr.D.McKenzie,2/Can.M.R.);BritishWarandVictoryMedals(423374W.O. Cl.2D.McKenzie,2-C.M.R.);ArmyMeritoriousServiceMedal,G.V.R.,1stissue(423374C.S.Mjr.D.McKenzie,2/Can.Mtd.Rif.), togetherwiththerecipient’sbrassidentitydisc,inscribed‘D.McKenzie,C.S.M.,423374,2.C.M.R.P.’,mountedforwear, cleaned, generally very ne (4) £1,400-£1,800

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D.C.M. London Gazette 16 January 1919:

‘DuringtheattackonLeQuesnoyon10August1918,heactedwithgreatjudgment,coolnessandcourage.WhenhisCompanyCommanderwas woundedhecarriedhimundercoverandhadhiswoundsdressed.Hethentookchargeofandre-organisedpartoftheCompanyandcarriedon withtheadvance.Whentheadvancewasheldupbyenemymachine-gun !re,hetookapartyroundandrushedthepost,killingthegarrisonand capturing the ground. His work throughout greatly contributed to the success of the operation.’

M.S.M. London Gazette 17 June 1918.

DavidMcKenzie,whowasborninTain,Ross-shire,Scotland,inOctober1882,enlistedintheCanadianExpeditionaryForceinYorkton, Saskatchewan,inFebruary1915.HeembarkedforFranceinFebruary1916,wherehejoinedthe2ndCanadianMountedRi"es,hegainedrapid promotion, the Meritorious Service Medal in June 1918, and his D.C.M. for the above cited deeds at La Quesnoy that August.

WarrantOfficerClass2McKenziediedofwoundswithindaysoftheArmistice,on7November1918.HeisburiedinQuievrainCommunal Cemetery, Hainaut, Beglium.

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AGreatWar‘WesternFront’D.C.M.awardedtoSergeantR.Hutton,alias‘R.Black’,1stBattalion,Canadian Machine Corps, late 60th Battalion (Victoria Ri"es of Canada), Canadian Infantry Distinguished Conduct Medal, G.V.R. (457671 Sjt. R. Black. 1/Can: M.G.C.) number partially o cially corrected, good very ne £500-£600

D.C.M. London Gazette 3 June 1919 (Citation appearing in London Gazette 11 March 1920):

‘ForgallantryanddevotiontodutynearCrow’sNestandCagnicourton1stand2ndSeptember,1918.Duringthisoperations,whileinchargeof his battery transport, he used good judgement in bringing forward ammunition and rations under very heavy artillery and machine-gun !re.’

M.I.D. London Gazette 1 June 1917.

RobertHuttonalias‘RobertBlack’ wasborninDublin,Ireland.HeenlistedunderthenameofRobertBlackintheCanadianExpeditionary ForceatMontrealinJune1915.HeservedasTransportSergeantwiththe60thBattalion(VictoriaRi"esofCanada),CanadianInfantryonthe WesternFront(MID).Huttontransferredtothe1stBattalion,CanadianMachineGunCorpsin1917.HesignedaStatutoryDeclarationat Bramshott con!rming his true identity, 9 June 1919.

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A !neSecondWar‘CoventryBlitz’G.M.groupofsixawardedtoLance-SergeantJ.H.Hinton,68Bomb DisposalSection,9BombDisposalCompany,RoyalEngineers,forremovinganddisposingofanunexploded bombfromtheTriumphEngineeringWorks,14-17October1941;hisOfficer,SecondLieutenantA.F. Campbell, was awarded the George Cross for the same incident but was tragically killed on the next day GeorgeMedal,G.VI.R.(No.2021663.L/Sergt.JohnHenryHinton,R.E.);1939-45Star;AfricaStar;DefenceandWarMedals 1939 -45;EfficiencyMedal,Territorial,G.VI.R.,1stissue,withtwoAdditionalAwardBars(2021663.Cpl.J.H.Hinton.R.E.) edgebruising, contact marks and polished, otherwise good ne or better (6) £4,000-£5,000

G.M. London Gazette 22 January 1941:

‘For conspicuous gallantry in carrying out hazardous work in a very brave manner.’ Theoriginalrecommendationstates:‘LanceSergeantHintonwasengagedwithhis officerSecondLieutenantA.F.Campbell,inremovinga250kilo-gramunexploded bombattheTriumphEngineeringCo’sWorks,Coventry,fortwodayspriortothe followingincident.Thebombwasfoundtobe !ttedwithadelayedactionfusewhich couldnotberemoved.Itwasdecidedthatthebombmustberemovedatoncetoa safeplacefordetonationandSergeantHintonvolunteeredtodrivethelorrytothe selectedsite,amileaway,knowingfullwelltheimmenseriskhewasrunning.Thishe did, with his officer, and the bomb was safely disposed of.’

On14October1940,atChapelStreet,Coventry,LieutenantCampbellandhisteam, includingLance-SergeantHinton,weretaskedtodealwitha250kgunexplodedbomb. Thesappersspentalmostfourdaysuncoveringthebombwhichwasfoundtocontain averydamageddelayed-actionfusemechanismwhichcouldnotberemovedinsitu. Thoughanyelectricalchargewithinthefusewasthoughttohavedissipated,Campbell still applied a discharge tool.

On17October1940,Campbell,believingthebombtobeinert,orderedittobe moved.ItwasloadedontoalorryanddrivenbyLance-SergeantHintontoWhitley Commonwhereitcouldbedetonatedsafely.Campbellpositionedhimselfnexttothe bombonthisjourneylisteningforanytimermechanismthatmighthavebeenactivated by the bomb’s removal. The bomb was remotely detonated.

On18October1940,Campbellandhissquad,Hintonnotbeingpresentonthis occasion,wereattemptingtocompleteanidenticalprocedureonanotherbomb. However,afterarrivingatWhitleyCommon,thebombexplodedduringunloading, killingtheentirebombsquad.FollowingafuneralserviceatCoventryCathedralon25 October1940,thesquadwereburiedinacollectivegraveinCoventry'sLondonRoad Cemetery.

Campbell’sposthumousGeorgeCrosswasannouncedinthesamegazetteasHinton’sGeorgeMedal,therecommendationstating:‘Formost conspicuousgallantryincarryingouthazardousworkinaverybravemanner,to2ndLieutenantA.F.Campbell,R.E.(sincedeceased).Second LieutenantCampbellwascalledupontodealwithanunexplodedbombintheTriumphEngineeringCompany'sworksinCoventry.Thisbomb hadhaltedwarproductionintwofactoriesinvolvingover1,000workersandevacuationoflocalresidents.Hefoundittobe !ttedwithadelayed actionfusewhichwasimpossibletoremove.Hedecidedtoremovethebombtoasafeplace.ThiswasdonebylorrywithSecondLieutenant Campbelllyingalongsidethebombtoenablehimtohearifitstartedtickingsohecouldwarnthedrivertoescape.Havinggotittoasafeplacehe successfully disposed of it. Unfortunately, he was killed the next day whilst dealing with another unexploded bomb.’

Sold with one original and three copied photographs of Hinton whilst serving with M.E.F. in 1941-42; and copied research.

Apost-War‘Malayaoperations’G.M.groupofthreeawardedtoPoliceLieutenantT.A.Charlton, FederationofMalayaPolice,latePalestinePolice,forhisgallantryduringapoliceandmilitaryraidonawell defendedbanditcampcontainingseveralimportantbanditleadersintheMuarCircle,Johore,in1950;he was later killed during a terrorist ambush at Penggarang, South Johore, on 5 May 1954 GeorgeMedal,G.VI.R.,2ndissue(ThomasAlbertCharlton)in RoyalMint caseofissue;GeneralService1918-62,2clasps, Palestine1945-48,Malaya, secondclasplooseasissued (178B/Const.T.A.Charlton.Pal.Police.);Coronation1953,unnamedas issued, about extremely ne (3) £4,000-£6,000

G.M. London Gazette 24 April 1951: Thomas Albert Charlton, Police Lieutenant, Federation of Malaya Police Force.

‘AwelldefendedbanditcampwhichcontainedseveralimportantbanditleaderswaslocatedintheMuarCircleandanoperationwaslaunched against it with a Police jungle squad under Police Lieutenant Charlton and one military platoon.

Theoperationinvolvedadifficultapproachmarchthroughdeepswampandwhentheattackwasmadebanditreactionwasimmediateand "erce. Thesmallmilitaryandpoliceforcewasquicklysurroundedbyamuchlargernumberoftheenemyarmedwithautomaticweapons.Theplatoon commander and leading men became casualties in the "rst few minutes and the remainder were pinned to the ground by enemy "re.

Onrealisingthattheplatooncommanderwasacasualtyandtheremainderoftheplatoonwasindireneedofassistance,PoliceLieutenant Charltonmovedinfromreserveunderheavy "reandbroughtthemenintoactionmosteffectively.Showingcompletedisregardofhispersonal safetyandunderstillheavier "rehethenmoveduptotheplatooncommanderandassistedtheplatoonsergeantincarryingoutthecommander’s instructions.Heremainedinactionwiththeplatoonforthenextthreehoursduringwhichtimehedisplayedthehighestqualitiesofpersonal courage, determination and leadership.

The conduct of Police Lieutenant Charlton was an inspiration to all ranks of the military and police force.’

ThomasAlbertCharlton joinedtheFederationofMalayPoliceasaEuropeansergeanton2September1948,havingpreviouslyservedasa BritishConstablewiththePalestinePolice,andwasappointedaPoliceLieutenanton1August1950.HewasawardedtheGeorgeMedalforhis gallantrywhenassistingthe1stBattalion,Cameronians,incleaningoutabanditcampnearMuarin1950-whentheBritishofficerandsomemen weresurroundedbyastrongforceofbandits,CharltonbroughtaBrengungrouptotheirassistancethroughheavy "refromCommunistsinthe jungle and snipers in tree tops.

CharltonservedaspartoftheFederationofMalayPolice’sCoronationContingentattheCoronationofH.M.QueenElizabethIIin1953. ReturningtoMalaya,hewaskilledduringaterroristambushatPenggrang,SouthJohore,on5May1954.ThefollowingreportfromtheHigh Commissionerstated:‘Atabout1:10p.m.,or5thMay,1954,inthePenggerangDistrictofJohoreaPolice“Landrover”inwhichPoliceLieutenant T. A. Charlton, G.M., and six special constables were travelling was ambushed by some "fteen to twenty communist terrorists.

ThepolicepartyhadbeenattachedtoaSpecialOperationalVolunteerForcePlatoonandhad "nishedanoperationalpatrolduringtheprevious evening. They were proceeding to Penggerang from Sungei Bantu for the purpose of re-kitting and resting.

The "rstburstofFirefromthecommunistterroristswoundedthedriverofthePolice“Landrover”uponwhichPoliceLieutenantCharltonand theSpecialConstablesalightedfromthevehicletotakecover.Twohand-grenadeswerethenthrownbythecommunistterrorists,oneofwhich exploded and killed Police Lieutenant Charlton instantaneously. The other hand-grenade did not explode. During the enragement three special constables were killed and three others were wounded.’

Charlton is buried in Kranji War Cemetery, Singapore.

Sold with the following related items:

i)Therecipient’sFederationofMalayaPoliceSwaggerStickusedattheCoronationin1953,withsilvertoproundallandsilverlabelinscribed ‘Lieut. T. A. Charlton, G.M., Coronation 1953’

ii) A Souvenir booklet of the Commonwealth and Empire Contingents at the Coronation, containing a nominal roll in which the recipient is listed

iii)Acopyofthebook‘OperationSharpEnd,SmashingTerrorisminMalaya1948-58’,editedbyBrianStewart,C.M.G.,inwhichtherecipient’s George Cross citation is published

iv)Ametalplaqueinscribed‘GeorgeMedalawardedtoPoliceLieut.T.A.Charlton,April1951(MalayPoliceForce).Killedinambushby Terrorists, 5th May 1954’

v) Various photographs and photographic images of the recipient and his grave; and copied research.

Charlton (seated, centre), with his Special Squad in Johore, January 1950.

ArareK.P.M.awardedtoInspectorR.Lewis,LancashireConstabulary,whowasinvolvedinthwartingoneof theearliestI.R.A.planstobringarmedcon!icttotheU.K.mainland-theattackonRimmer’sFarmatRoby, Merseyside, 9 March 1921

King’sPoliceMedal,G.V.R.,1stissue(RichardLewis.Insp.Lancs.Constab)in RoyalMint leathercaseofissue,mountedon investiture pin, toned, nearly extremely ne £1,800-£2,200

K.P.M. London Gazette 30 December 1921. The original recommendation states: ‘On9thMarch1921,anattemptwasmadetoset !retoafarmstackyard,andthefarmerwoundedoneofthe !rebugswithashotgun.Inspector Lewiswascalled,andarrivedonthescene,to !ndthatthewoundedmanhadasix-chamberedrevolver,fullyloadedinhispossession,andwas keepingtheoccupantsofthefarmatadistance.InspectorLewis,by "ashinghistorchintheman’seyes,wasabletodistracthimenoughtoclose with him, and arrest him without further shots being !red.’

In the Home Office reports for recommendations of the award of the KPM for 1921, the following recommendation appeared for Lewis: ‘OnMarch9th1921,anattemptbySinnFeinerswasmadeto !reastackyardatRobyFarmwhereoneoftheirnumberPatrickLowewas woundedbyagunshotin"ictedbytheoccupierofthefarm.InspectorLewiswasquicklyonthesceneandthoughLowewasholdinga sixchamberrevolverfullyloadedandkeepingtheoccupantsata(respectful)distancetheInspectorbymeansof "ashinghislampintheeyesofthe maneffectedarrestwithoutafurthershotoneithersidebeing !red.Lowewhensearchedwasfoundtohaveanotherfullyloadedrevolverinhis pocket.’

RichardLewis wasinvolvedinthwartingoneoftheearliestIRAplanstobringarmedcon"icttotheUKmainland.TheattackonRimmer’sFarm inRoby,MerseysidewascarriedoutbytwoIRAVolunteers-PaddyLoweandJimMcNance.ThetwoIRAmenenteredRimmer’sFarmat 7.45pm,9March1921.Theownerofthefarm,togetherwithoneofhislabourers,spottedtheterroristsrunningacrosshis !eld,whichwas situatedonthemainRobytoLiverpoolRoadandhisdwellinghouse.Rimmerchallengedthetwomen,catchingthembysurprise,orderingthem toputuptheirarmsorhewould !re.LoweandMcNanceignoredthedemand,soRimmertruetohiswordraisedhisshotgunand !red.Hehit Lowe in the left leg, and McNance promptly "ed the scene. Rimmer !red at McNance but missed his "eeing target.

RimmerthentelephonedHuytonPoliceStation,andInspectorLewispromptlyarrivedatthesceneinhismotorcar.Lewis’scommandingofficer, Chief Constable H. P. P. Lane, gives the following:

‘ThemanatRobyrefusedtosurrender.Hewasarmed,andwhenoneofmyofficersarrivedthemande!edhimandthreatenedhimwithhis revolver. In the end the officer told him if he did not surrender he would shoot him, where upon the man gave in.’ Lewis apprehended Lowe, found two loaded revolvers on him, and took him to The Whiston Institution to have his wounds attended to. Sold with a photographic image of recipient in uniform.

AGreatWar1916‘Mesopotamiantheatre’I.D.S.M.awardedtoHavildarSahibSingh,21stFieldCompany, 3rd Sappers and Miners

IndianDistinguishedServiceMedal,G.V.R.,1stissue(3120NaikSahibSingh.21st.FieldCo.3rdS.&M.) suspensionloose,nearly very ne £300-£400

I.D.S.M. G.G.O. 1385 of 1916 (Mesopotamia).

AGreatWar‘BattleofJerusalem1917’I.D.S.M.andM.S.M.pairawardedtoHavildarManSingMall,2/3 Gurkha Ri!es, for gallantry in the attack on El Jib and Nebala in November 1917

IndianDistinguishedServiceMedal,G.V.R.,1stissue(2582Havr.ManSingMal,2-3Grks.);IndianArmyMeritoriousServiceMedal, G.V.R., 1st issue (2582 Havr. Man Sing Mal, 2/3/Gurkha Ri"s.) mounted for wearing, light contact marks, very ne (2) £400-£500

I.D.S.M. G.G.O. 1178 of 1918.

AwardedfortheattackonElJibbythe1/5thBattalion,SomersetLightInfantryandthe2/3rdGurkhason23November1917,duringthebattleof Jerusalem, as described in the regimental history of Third Gurkhas:

‘The23rdNovemberwasagain !neandclear.Therewasnosoundof !ring.AtdawntheC.O.andadjutantclimbedasmallhilltotheleftto receive !nalordersfortheattackandtohavetheobjectivespointedout.HereitwaslearntthattheWiltswouldtakenopartintheattack,which was to be carried out by the Somersets, whose objective was El Jib, followed by the 2/3rd whose mission was Bir Nebala.

Fromthehillfromwhichthereconnaissancewasmade,awideplainstretchedeastwardsforsome2,500yards.Atthefarendthegroundrose, !rstgentlythensteeply,toaridgesome300feethigh,onwhichweresituatedthevillagesofElJibontheleftandBirNebalaabouthalfamileto itsright.TheplainwasboundedontheleftbytheslopesleadingdownfromBeitIzza,thenheldbythe52ndDivision.Atabouthalf-waythese slopesceasedandtheplainwasmoreopentotheleft.SomelowhillstotheleftofElJibweresaidtobeheldbyhostilemachineguns.These werefairlydistantfromthelineofadvance.OntherighttheplainwasboundedbytheridgewhichleduptoandbeyondNebiSamwil,andwas held by our troops. The enemy were said to be holding El Jib and Nebala in no great force.

TheSomersetswereorderedtoleadandtheybegantheiradvanceat7.30.The2/3rdfollowed,movingslightlytotherightoftheSomersets’line ofdirection.Whentheattackerswereclearofthehillstheenemyopened !rewithshrapnelandH.E.Thencamearegularbarragefromboth !eld guns and howitzers. The pressing forward of the battalion under this trying shell !re was magni!cent, the men moving as steadily as if on parade. VeryshortlymanybegantodropandassoonastheleadingwavegotbeyondNebiSamwil,afuryofmachine-gun !rebrokeoutfromthe westernslopeoftheridge,whichwassupposedtobeinourpossession.Atthesametimethe !refromtheleftredoubledinvolume.Thetwo battalions were thus en!laded from both "anks. In addition, the Turks, lining the terraced !elds of El Jib, opened a heavy frontal !re.

The !rstwavesimplywitheredaway,afewsurvivors !ndingwhatcovertheycouldbehindrocks,ofwhichtherewerefortunatelyagoodly numberscatteredabout.Aseachsucceedingwavereachedthisbullet-sweptarea,thesamethinghappened,andthustheattackdied awaywithin 700 yards of its objective.

Oneofthe !rstofourcasualtieswasCapt.Lemarchand,whowascommandingtheleadingcompany.Hewashitinthestomachandverybadly wounded.Theadjutant,Lieut.Turner,washitinthethigh,justasbattalionheadquartersreachedthefatalzone.JemadarChameThapawaskilled, and Jemadar Tilbir Thapa severely wounded. The “other ranks” also suffered heavy losses.

The Somersets fared no better. A few of their men were reported to have reached the lower slopes of El Jib, but they never came back. Thesurvivorsofbothbattalionsremainedpinnedtothegroundallday.The2/3rdLewisgunnersmadegallanteffortstoreplytotheenemy’s !re, butallattemptswereimmediatelymetbyconcentrated !reinreturn,fromnumerousgunswhichcouldnotbelocated.TheLewisgunners, indeed,soonheadedthelistofcasualties.Anymovementatoncedrewastormofbullets,nordidthegunsceasetoshelltheattackersthewhole day. Without artillery support the latter were helpless.

Thehavildarmajor,ManSingMal,whohadgallantlybandagedLieut.Turnerandotherwoundedmen,washimselfhit,leavingtheC.O.,withsome runnersandsignallers,assolerepresentativesoftheheadquarterssection.Searchwasmadeforthe !eldtelephone.whichtheSomersetshad beenlayingduringtheadvance,butnotuntiltheeveningwasitdiscovered,farbehind.Asituationreportwasthereforesenttothebrigadeby runner.

Thisgallantrunner,Ri"emanAniramChattri,returnedsafelywithamessagefrom233rdBrigadeheadquarters,sayingthat,asthe1/5thSomersets couldnotadvanceonElJibowingtotheprecipitousslopes,the1/5thDevonswerebeingpusheduptoattackElJibdirect.Onecompany1/4th Wilts was being sent to support the 2/3rd in its attack on Nebala after El Jib had fallen.

Themessageaddedthattheattackbythe1/5thDevonswouldclearupthesituation,andafterthefallofElJibtheG.O.C.wouldliketospeakto the C.O. on the telephone. From this it was most apparent that the brigade had not in the least grasped the seriousness of the situation.

Theattentionofallwasnowdrawntotheadvanceofthe1/5thDevonsintheirattackonElJib.Asallwatchedthemadvancingtowardsthe forward position held, their men were so steady and their lines so straight that it seemed almost as if they might possibly gain their objective.

Thentheycameundertheartillerybarrage,followedbythatterribleen!lademachine-gun !re.EveryLewisgunnerdidhisbesttokeepdownthe enemy’s !re,butitwasstillimpossibletolocatethoseguns.TheyroaredahailofbulletsontheDevonsandmadethemswingtotheleftandseek cover. Human effort could do no more, still it was a most gallant attempt.

Therewasnothingforitbuttosittightandwaitfordarkness.Thehoursdraggedonandthedayseemedunending.Atlast,at 4p.m.,the233rd Brigadeappearedtohaverealisedthesituation,foramessageforthe2/3rdcame,saying:“You,1/5thSomersetsand1/5thDevonsontheWest ofElJib,areheldupbyen!ladeM.G.sonNebiSamwil.Fireofmountainbatteryhasbeendirectedonthese,anddivisionhasbeentoldthat battalionscannotmovebackwardsorforwardsuntiltheseM.G.saredrivenoutbyanattackdownNebiSamwilslopes.Pleasetakesuchcoverin your present position as you can, and remain there.”

No attack was made, however, down the slopes of Nebi Samwil, nor did the mountain battery open !re.

Atduskthebrigadesentordersforaretirement,“coveredbytheGurkhas”.Thiswasagreatrelief.TheWiltsCompanywasdeployedtosecure theleft "ankandtheSomersetsandDevonsthenwithdrew.By10.30p.m.thelastofthewoundedthatcouldbefoundhadbeensentback,and the battalion returned to the same bivouac as on the previous night.

InthisactionbeforeElJibthe !ghtingstrengthofthebattalionwasnotmorethan350ofallranks.Ofthesethelosseswere,JemadarChame Thapa and ten Gurkha ranks killed, while Capt. Lemarchand, Lieut. Turner, Jemadar Tilbir Thapa and sixty-three Gurkha ranks were wounded.’

A Third Afghan War I.D.S.M. awarded to Jemadar Singh Bartwal, 4/39 Garhwal Ri!es

IndianDistinguishedServiceMedal,G.V.R.,1stissue(Jemdr.BahadurSinghBartwal,4/39GarhwalR"s.) o cialcorrectiontounit, otherwise better than very ne and rare to unit £700-£900

Provenance: Dix Noonan Webb, December 1999.

I.D.S.M. A.D. Noti!cation, No. 1, 1 January 1920.

SinghBartwal servedintheoperationsinFlanders1914-15;Egypt1916;Iraq1917-18;AfghanistanN.W.F.1919andWaziristan1919-21.Heis listedintheIndianArmyListforJanuary1924,asservingasSubadar,18thRoyalGarhwalRi"es,andinadditiontobeingawardedtheIndian Distinguished Service Medal for the Third Afghan War was also Mentioned in Despatches (London Gazette 3 August 1920).

A "neSecondWar‘serviceashore’D.S.M.groupoffourawardedtoStoker1stClassHaroldSimpson, HarbourDefenceMotorLaunch 1158,RoyalNavy,whowentashoreatKrioneri,Greece,inDecember1944, undermortar "reandassistedincastingoff acaiquecontainingwoundedArmypersonneltherebybeing instrumental in saving their lives

DistinguishedServiceMedal,G.VI.R.(Sto.1Cl.H.Simpson.D/KX.138065);1939-45Star;AfricaStar;WarMedal1939-45, mounted as worn, nearly extremely ne (4) £1,400-£1,800

D.S.M. LondonGazette 14August1945:‘Fordistinguishedservice,energyandzealwhileservingin...LightCoastalForces,intheclearanceofthe Aegean and the relief of Greece during the period 1944-1945.’

The original recommendation for this award (ADM 116/5172) states:

‘Stoker First Class Harold Simpson, D/KX. 138065, H.D.M.L. 1158 (Rochdale, Lancashire).

AtKRIONERI(Greece)onDec.15thduringtheevacuationunder !reofBritishEmpiretroopsStokerHaroldSipmsonofH.D.M.L.1158went ashore under Mortar !re and assisted in casting off a caique containing wounded Army personnel thereby being instrumental in saving their lives.’

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AGreatWar‘WesternFront’M.M.groupoffourawardedtoActing2ndCorporalW.J.Greig,79thField Company, Royal Engineers

MilitaryMedal,G.V.R.(44410L.Cpl.W.J.Greig.79F/CoyR.E.);1914-15Star(44410Spr:W.J.Greig.R.E.);BritishWarand Victory Medals (44410 A.2. Cpl. W. J. Greig. R.E.) very ne and better (4) £300-£400

M.M. London Gazette 11 May 1917.

WilliamJ.Greig attestedfortheRoyalEngineersandservedwiththe79thFieldCompanyduringtheGreatWarontheWesternFrontfrom 26 July 1915.

AGreatWar‘WesternFront’M.M.groupoffourawardedtoSapperJ.Bennett,79thFieldCompany,Royal Engineers

MilitaryMedal,G.V.R.(16459Sapr.J.Bennett.79/F.Coy.R.E.);1914Star,withclasp16459Sapr:J.Bennett.R.E.);BritishWarand Victory Medals (16549 Spr. J., Bennett. R.E.) together with Silver War Badge (No. B134602) good very ne (5) £160-£200

M.M. London Gazette 4 February 1918.

John Bennett was a native of Colyton, Devon, and served in France from 22 August 1914. Sold with gazette notice and copied Medal Index Card.

AGreatWar‘WesternFront’M.M.groupoffourawardedtoPioneerT.Holding,RailwayOperating Division, Royal Engineers, late Army Cyclist Corps

MilitaryMedal,G.V.R.(198620Pnr.T.Holding.R.E.);1914-15Star(552Pte.T.Holding.A.Cyc.Corps.);BritishWarandVictory Medals (552 Pte. T. Holding. A. Cyc. Corps.) good very ne (4) £260-£300

M.M. London Gazette 17 June 1919.

ThomasHolding attestedfortheArmyCyclistCorpsandservedwiththemduringtheGreatWarontheWesternFrontfrom25December 1914. He subsequently transferred to the Royal Engineers and was awarded the Military Medal whilst serving with the Railway Operating Division. Sold with copied research.

AGreatWar‘WesternFront’M.M.pairawardedtoLance-CorporalH.Symonds,ColdstreamGuards,who waswoundedbygunshotontheWesternFrontinSeptember1915,wasMentionedinDespatches,andwas killed in action on 27 September 1918

MilitaryMedal,G.V.R.(10511Pte.H.Symonds.5/C.Gds.);BritishWarMedal1914-20(10511Pte.H.Symonds.C.Gds.) goodvery ne (2)

£300-£400

M.M. London Gazette 27 October 1916.

HenrySymonds wasborninScunthorpe,Yorkshire,andattestedthereforheColdstreamGuards.Heservedwiththe2ndBattalionduringthe GreatWarontheWesternFrontfrom21August1914,andwaswoundedbygunshotontheWesternFronton30September1915,whilst attachedtotheBattalion’sMachineGunCompany.EvacuatedonH.M.HospitalShip Asturius,hesubsequentlyreturnedtotheFront,andwas MentionedinDespatches(LondonGazette 15June1916),andawardedtheMilitaryMedalwhilstservingwiththe5thBattalion.Revertingtothe 2nd Battalion, he was killed in action on 27 September 1918, and is buried in Sanders Keep Military Cemetery, Graincourt-les-Havrincourt, France. Sold with copied research.

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AGreatWar1917‘Boesinghe’M.M.awardedtoCompanySergeantMajorF.McCusker,1stBattalion,Irish Guards Military Medal, G.V.R. (1910 Sjt: F. McCusker. 1/Ir:Gds:) suspension claw re-pinned, now slack, nearly very ne

£280-£320

M.M. London Gazette 28 September 1917.

FrankMcCusker enlistedintheIrishGuardsinNovember1903.HeservedduringtheGreatWarwiththeIrishGuardsintheFrenchtheatre of war from 13 August 1914 (entitled to Silver War Badge). Rudyard Kipling’s History of the Irish Guards in the Great War gives: ‘On27thAugust[1917]medalribbonswerepresentedbytheGeneralofthe1stBrigadetothosewhohadwonhonourintheBoesinghebattle, eitherbytheircool-headednessindealingwith“surprisesituations”orsheervalourinthefaceofdeathorself-devotiontoacomrade;forthere waseveryformofbraverytochoosefrom.LieutenantE.BuddreceivedthebartohisMilitaryCross,andSergeant(A/C.S.M.)P.Donohoe(No. 3056), No. 1910 Sergeant (A/C.S.M.) F. McCusker.... Military Medal....’ Sergeant McCusker was discharged in February 1919.

AGreatWar‘WesternFront’M.M.awardedtoPrivateW.L.James,10thBattalion,RoyalWestSurrey Regiment

Military Medal, G.V.R. (G-25710 Pte. W. L. James. 10/The Queen’s R.) minor edge bruise, very ne

M.M. London Gazette 11 December 1918.

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AGreatWar1918‘WesternFront’M.M.awardedtoCorporalA.T.Long,RoyalFusiliers,whowas previously wounded

Military Medal, G.V.R. (104 Pte. A. T. Long. 3/R. Fus:) minor edge bruise, good very ne

M.M. London Gazette 16 July 1918.

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AlfredT.Long attestedfortheRoyalFusiliersandservedwiththe4thBattalionduringtheGreatWarontheWesternFrontfrom1June1915. Wounded,hetransferredtothe3rdbattalion,andwasawardedtheMilitaryMedalin1918,mostlikelyforgallantryduringtheGermanSpring Offensive.

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AGreatWar‘WesternFront’M.M.awardedtoPrivateJ.Williams,25th(MontgomeryandWelshHorse Yeomanry) Battalion, Royal Welsh Fusiliers, late Welsh Horse

Military Medal, G.V.R. (355943 Pte. J. Williams. 25/R. W Fus.) nearly extremely ne

M.M. London Gazette 14 May 1919.

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£300-£400

JohnWilliams originallyattestedfortheWelshHorsebeforebeingdismountedandtransferredtothe25th(MontgomeryandWelshHorse Yeomanry)Battalion,RoyalWelshFusiliers.ThebattaliondeployedtoFranceon7June1918,andWilliamswasawardedtheMilitaryMedalforhis gallantryinthe "nalmonthsoftheWar.HisnameappearsintheweeklyCasualtyListon29October1918;itisprobablythereforethathewas wounded in his M.M.-gaining exploits. He was discharged on 6 March 1919.

AGreatWar‘WesternFront’M.M.awardedtoPrivateG.Garratt,RoyalBerkshireRegiment,whowas wounded on the Western Front in 1918

Military Medal, G.V.R. (44826 Pte. G. Garratt. 5/R. Berks: R.) cleaned, good very ne

M.M. London Gazette 17 June 1919

£240-£280

GeorgeGarratt attestedfortheRoyalBerkshireRegimentandservedwiththe5thBattalionduringtheGreatWarontheWesternFront, being wounded in late 1918 (War Office Daily List No. 5720 of 12 November 1918 refers). Sold with copied research.

AGreatWarM.M.awardedtoPrivateH.R.Dresser,2ndBattalion,MiddlesexRegiment,whodiedof wounds on the Western Front on 2 May 1918

Military Medal, G.V.R. (22159 Pte .H. R. Dresser. 2/Midd’x R.) good very ne

M.M. London Gazette 16 July 1918.

£240-£280

HarryRichardDresser wasborninWatford,Hertfordshire,andattestedfortheMiddlesexRegiment.Heservedwiththe2ndBattalion during the Great War on the Western Front, and died of wounds on 2 May 1918. He is buried in Fouquescourt British Cemetery, France. Sold with copied research.

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AGreatWar‘Palestineoperations’M.M.groupoffourawardedtoSergeantH.Thomas,RoyalMunster Fusiliers, late Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry

MilitaryMedal,G.V.R.(20084Cpl.-L.Sjt:-H.Thomas.6/R.M.Fus:);1914-15Star(17059Pte.H.Thomas.Oxf.&Bucks.L.I.);British War and Victory Medals (17059 Sjt. H. Thomas. Oxf. & Bucks. L.I.) suspension ring bent on VM, good very ne (4) £600-£800

M.M. London Gazette 10 April 1918.

HowardThomas attestedfortheOxfordshireandBuckinghamshireLightInfantryatSwansea,andservedinitiallywiththemduringtheGreat WarintheBalkantheatreofWarfrom16October1915.Postedonattachmenttothe6thBattalion,RoyalMunsterFusiliers,hewasawardedhis MilitaryMedalforhisgallantrywiththe6thBattalioninPalestineon27December1917.TheRegimentalHistorystates:‘On27December [1917] ... useful information as to the ground was obtained, with Sergeants Hyde and Thomas, and Private O’Connor showing particular gallantry.’ In addition, Chindwin to Criccieth: the life of Colonel Godfrey Drage, gives the following account: ‘MeanwhilethemainTurkisharmywasstillclosetoJerusalemonthenorth-eastandwithplentyof !ghtleftinthem.Atmidnighton26-27 DecembertheyattackeddowntheNablusRoadandgavethe60thDivisionaprettygoodbattlewhichsooninvolvedthe53rdDivisionaswell.At daylight the 74th Division attacked. By noon they were threatening the enemy’s "ank and by the evening we were all set for a victory. The10thDivisionwerecoveringthemtothenorthandat !rstwehadn’tmuchtodo,butinthelateafternoonwecameuptoapositionknown (forobviousreasons)as“Machine-Gun-Hill”anditlookedlikebeingatoughnuttocrack.OurtwoDublinbattalionsaheadofuswerepinnedto thegroundbytheheaviest !reI’devermet.ItwasclearthatafulldressattackwouldhavetobemountedonthemorrowandsoIsentCaptain KeevilforwardwithLieutenantO’Keefeandtwoplatoonsof“D”Companytoreconnoitrethegroundasfaraspossiblebeforedark.We managedtokeepdowntheTurkish !redirectlyinfrontofuswhileKeevilwascrossingtheopenandthentheyvanishedamongsttherocksand hillocks.Almostatoncetherewasavolleyofshots.IcoulddistinguishtwoLewis-guns !ringhardandhearsomeshouts.“Poordevils”,Ithought, “that’s the end of that. I’ve lost a lot of good men just when I’II be needing them.”

Thenbacktrailedanamazingprocession-atleastitamazedmebecausethe !rstfour !guresworefurcoatsandbecauseKeevil’scommand seemedtohavenearlydoubleditsstrength.Theyreachedourlinesafelyandtoldtheirtale.Justaswelostsightofthem,they’dbumpedup againstastrong-pointwelloutinfrontofthemainTurkishpositionandpromptlyrushedit.Accountsofhand-to-hand !ghtingareboundtobea bitconfused,butSergeantsHydeandThomashaddoneextragoodwork,whilePrivateO’Connorhadchargedthenearestmachine-gunand bayonnettedthetwoTurksbehindit.They’dcomebackwith4Turkisho fficersand19otherranks,PrivateO’Connor’smachine-gunandboth our own casualties - one wounded and one dead.’

ThomaswaspresentedwithhisMilitaryMedalbyH.R.H.theDukeofConnaughton20March1918.Subsequentlytransferringtothe2nd Battalion, Royal Munster Fusiliers, he was discharged Class Z at the end of the War.

AGreatWar‘WesternFront’M.M.awardedtoPrivateH.L.Johnson,ArmyCyclistCorps,whowas wounded in October 1918

Military Medal, G.V.R. (13225 Pte. H. L. Johnson. A.C.C.) scratch to obverse eld, minor edge bruise, nearly very ne £240-£280

M.M. London Gazette 14 May 1919.

HarryLewisJohnson attestedfortheArmyCyclistCorpson22July1915andservedwiththemduringheGreatWarontheWesternFront from27January1916.Hewaswoundedbygunshottotheleftthighon10October1918,andwasdischargedonaccountofhiswoundson24 May 1919.

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AGreatWar‘WesternFront’M.M.awardedtoLance-CorporalJ.Smith,LabourCorps,lateNorth Staffordshire Regiment

Military Medal, G.V.R. (632378 Pte. -L.Cpl.- J. Smith. Lab: C.) nearly extremely ne £200-£240

M.M. London Gazette 17 June 1919.

JohnSmith attestedfortheNorthStaffordshireRegimentatLongtonon2January1915andservedwiththe9thBattalionduringtheGreat WarontheWesternFrontfrom28July1915.Hewascompulsorytransferredto234DivisionalEmploymentCompany,LabourCorps,on1 April1918,andforhisgallantryduringthelatterstagesoftheGreatWarwasawardedtheMilitaryMedal.Hewasdemobilisedon26January 1919.

AGreatWar‘WesternFront’M.M.awardedtoSergeantA.J.Malby,12thDivisionHospitalTrain,Army Service Corps

Military Medal, G.V.R. (T2-017117 Sjt: A. J. Malby. 12/Div: T. A.S.C.) nearly extremely ne:

M.M. London Gazette 14 September 1916.

£180-£220

AlfredJamesMalby wasbornin1885;acarmanbytrade,heattestedfortheArmyServiceCorpsandservedwiththe12thDivisionHospital TrainduringtheGreatWar,laterattachedtothe38thDivisionFieldAmbulance.AdvancedSergeant,hewasdischargedtotheArmyReservein June 1919.

Soldwiththerecipient’soriginal‘Certi"cateofEmploymentDuringtheWar’;original‘ProtectionCerti"cateandCerti"cateofIdentity’and original ‘Certi"cate of Transfer to Reserve on Demobilization’ documents, these all somewhat worn.

AGreatWar‘3rdBattleofYpres’M.M.awardedtoSergeantE.A.Cradduck,RoyalArmyMedicalCorps,for his gallantry in dressing and bringing in the wounded at Pilchem Ridge, 31 July to 2 August 1917 Military Medal, G.V.R. (72277 Pte. A. E. Cradduck. 134/F.A. R.A.M.C.) edge bruise, light contact marks, nearly extremely ne £240-£280

M.M. London Gazette 18 October 1917.

EdwardArthurCradduck attestedfortheRoyalArmyMedicalCorpsatChatham,Kent,on21October1915,havingpreviouslyservedfor fourandahalfyearsintheR.A.M.C.(Militia),andservedwiththe134thFieldAmbulanceduringtheGreatWarontheWesternFront.Having beenawardedtheMilitaryMedal‘forgallantryindressingandbringinginwoundedatPilchemRidge,duringthe3rdBattleofYpres,31Julyto2 August1917’,hewasinjuredon16September1917when,‘leadingtransportalongaroughroadjustbeforedawn,hetrippedoveradiscarded cleaningrodofamachinegun,whichstuckthroughhisbootandintohisfoot’.Recovering,hewasadvancedSergeanton13February1919,and was discharged on 13 March 1920.

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AGreatWar‘WesternFront’M.M.groupoffourawardedto SergeantA.Beecroft,1stCanadianAutomobileMachineGun Brigade

MilitaryMedal,G.V.R.(45505Pte.-A.Sjt:-A.Beecroft.Can.M.M.G.M.T. Coy.) minoro cialcorrectiontounit;1914-15Star(45505PteA.Beecroft. Can:M.M.G.Bde:);BritishWarandVictoryMedals(45505Pte.A.Beecroft.C. M.G.Bde.)housedinahome-madehingedwoodenbox,withengravedbrass plaqueonlid‘45505Sjt.A.BeecroftM.M.CanadianM.M.G.Bde.M.T.Coy.’, withportraitphotographofrecipientinuniform,namedenclosureforM.M. and other ephemera, generally very ne (4) £400-£500

M.M. London Gazette 20 August 1919.

ArthurBeecroft wasborninStonham,Aspal,SuffolkinAugust1888.Heemigrated toCanada,wasemployedasachauffeurandmechanic,andresidedat86SeatonStreet, Toronto,Ontario.BeecroftservedduringtheGreatWarwiththe1stCanadian Automobile Machine Gun Brigade on the Western Front (entitled to Silver War Badge).

A !neGreatWar‘escapers’M.M.groupofthreeawardedtoPrivateJ.Land,13thBattalion(Royal HighlandersofCanada),CanadianInfantry,whowaswoundedinactionatMessines,20March1916,and takenprisonerofwarduringtheattackonReginaTrench,8October1916.Apersistentescaper,whowas recaptured on multiple occasions, only to !nally get away 15 June 1918

MilitaryMedal,G.V.R.(460593PteJ.Land.13/CannInf[sic]);BritishWarandVictoryMedals(460593Pte.J.Land.13-Can.Inf) mounted for display, edge bruising overall, therefore nearly very ne (3) £800-£1,200

Provenance: Dix Noonan Webb, September 2007.

M.M. London Gazette 30 January 1920:

‘... in recognition of gallant conduct and determination displayed in escaping or attempting to escape from captivity...’

JohnLand wasborninWinnipeg,Manitoba,CanadainDecember1890.HeservedduringtheGreatWarwiththe13thBattalion,Canadian InfantryontheWesternFront.LandwaswoundedatMessines20March1916,andtakenprisonerofwarduringtheattackonReginaTrench,8 October 1916. Land escaped 15 June 1918, and returned to England 25 July 1918.

Land’s escapers debrief report, the original of which is held at the National Archives, gives the following details:

‘PlaceandDateofCapture:Courcelette8thOctober1916.About5a.m.on8thOctober1916mybattalionwassentuptoattacktheRegina Trench.Weweresurroundedandat9a.m.Iwastakenprisonerwithsixothermenofmyunit.Shortlyafterweweretakentheymarchedusto Cambrai,wherewearrivedaboutmidnight.AtCambrai,whereweremainedfor10daysonly,onemealadaywasgiventotheprisoners.There wereabout100British.Themealconsistedofabowlofverypoorsoup,andnorationofbreadwasserved.WewerelodgedinanoldFrench barrack. I have no complaint to make as to our treatment.

On19thOctober,IwassentfromCambraitoDulmenwithabout100Britishprisoners,andIremainedthereforabouttwoandahalfmonths beforetheysentmetoworkoncommando.IhavenothingparticulartosayaboutmytreatmentatDulmen,exceptthatthefoodwasveryshort indeed, as I received no parcels until I was working on commando.

On31stDecember,apartyof30Britishprisoners,ofwhomIwasone,wassentfromDulmentoRecklinghausen,wheretherearelargerailway works.Heretheprisoners–about100British,15French,and14Russians–werelodgedinahouseadjoiningtherailwayyard.The accommodationwasnotbad.Therewereagreatnumberofsmallrooms,andeachroomwasoccupiedbythreeprisoners.Thefoodallowedus wasquiteuneatable,butwelivedonourparcelsandhadsufficienttoeat.Thereweresixguardswholookedaftertheprisonersandwewere never allowed to go outside the works.

Theprisonersworkedwiththecivilians,andthehoursofworkwere6.15a.m.to6.15p.m.,andtheywereunderthecontrolofthecivilian foremen.Therewasnotmuchill-treatmentsolongastheprisonerswerewillingtowork,butiftheyrefusedtoworkorshowedslackness,the foremenusedconsiderableviolenceandknockedusabout.InJune1917,ononeoccasionwhenIdeclinedtowork,pretendingIwasill,the foreman, whose name I did not know, attacked me with a pitchfork and wounded me in the hand. I still have the scar.

IescapedfromRecklinghausenthreetimesduring thefourteenmonthsIwasthereoncommando,butIwasalwaysrecaptured.The "rsttimethat IescapedinDecember1917Iwasrecapturedsixdayslateronthefrontier,sentencedto17days’imprisonment,andthensetbackto Recklinghausen.InJanuary1918Iescapedagain,anditwasfourdaysbeforeIwascaught.Onthisoccasiontheygaveme28daysasIhada #ashlight,andthensentmebacktothesamecommando;andon4thMay1918Iescapedonceagain,butafter "vedaysIwasrecapturedand given35days’imprisonmentbecauseIhadtwomaps.AttheexpirationofthelastsentenceIwasnotsentbacktoRecklinghausen,butthey transferred me to Dortmund.

AtRecklinghausenthingsmighthavebeenworse,andfromwhatIheardofothercommandosIthinkthatitcanbelookeduponasagoodcamp. Solongastheprisonersdidareasonableamountofworktheyweretreatedproperly.TheworstcaseofviolenceIrememberwasthatofa BritishprisonernamedSmith.Idonotknowhisregiment,butthismanwasalwayscursingandabusingtheguards,whomarkedhimoutoneday as we were passing out of the works, set upon him, and beat him very brutally.

TherewerenovisitsfromtheDutchLegationwhileIwasatRecklinghausen.Wewerepaid90pfg.aday,butwehadnochanceofspendingmony (sic)exceptthatoccasionallyatrareintervalswecouldbuyafewcigarettes.Itwason10thJunethatIwassenttoDortmundwithsixother Britishprisoners.Iwasthereonly "vedays,sotherewaslittleopportunityformetoobtaininformationaboutthiscommando.Theprisoners workedinalargezincfactory.Therewereabout200RussiansandFrenchmen,andonlysevenBritish.Wewerelodgedinanoldstorehouse,and we all slept together on wooden stretcherbeds. The accommodation was very bad, and the general conditions also; the place was extremely dirty.

Idonotknowthenameofthe "rmtowhomthezincworksbelonged.OurhoursofworkweremuchlongerthanatRecklinghausen.Thejobs givenprisonersweremostlyunhealthy,asthefumesfromthefurnacesweresometimesalmostoverpowering.Forthe "rsttwodaysthatIwason thiscommandoIdeclinedtowork,andnothingwasdonetomebeyondbeingabusedbytheforeman.Theprisonerswereemployedprincipallyin drawingfurnacesandcarryingcoal,workinginshifts.Thestorehouseinwhichwewere lodgedwassituatedinthecentreoftheworks,andwe wereneverfarawayfromthefumesemittedbythefurnaces.Ishouldsaythatthiscommandowasabadone,buttheshortnessofmystaythere afforded me no opportunity to give detailed information. On 15th June, at 2 a.m. I managed to escape in company with a French prisoner.’

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AGreatWar‘Frenchtheatre’M.M.groupofthreeawardedtoCorporalE.Beaulieu,22ndBattalion(French Canadian), Canadian Infantry

MilitaryMedal,G.V.R.(4040227Pte.E.Beaulieu.22/QuebecR.);BritishWarMedal1914-20(4040227A.Cpl.E.Beaulieu.22-Can. Inf.); Victory Medal 1914-19, last erased, mounted for display, lacquered, very ne (3) £240-£280

M.M. London Gazette 11 February 1919.

EugeneBeaulieu wasborninQuebecCity,Quebec,CanadainAugust1891. Hewasadentistbyoccupation,andinitiallyservedduringthe GreatWarwiththe22ndBattalion(FrenchCanadian),CanadianInfantryontheWesternFront.Beaulieuwaswoundedinactionon16August 1918(entitledtoSilverWarBadge).HetransferredtotheCanadianArmyDentalCorpsinSeptember1918,andreturnedtoCanadainMay 1919.

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AGreatWarM.M.pairawardedtoPrivateJ.J.Andrews,42ndBattalion,QuebecRegiment,whodiedof wounds in October 1918

MilitaryMedal,G.V.R.(2075466Pte.J.J.Andrews.42/QuebecR.);BritishWarMedal1914-20(2075466A.L.Cpl.J.J.Andrews. 42-Can. Inf.) together with Memorial Cross (2075466 Pte. J. J. Andrews M.M.) dark toned, extremely ne (3) £180-£220

M.M. London Gazette 11 February 1919.

John James Andrews died of wounds on 11 October 1918. He is buried in Brookwood Military Cemetery.

AGreatWar‘WesternFront’M.M.groupofthreeawardedtoSergeantF.H.Stanton,whowasaMethodist ClergymanpriortotheGreatWar,andservedwiththeCanadianArmyMedicalCorpsbeforetransferring to the 47th Battalion (British Columbia), Canadian Infantry MilitaryMedal,G.V.R.(525257SjtF.H.Stanton.47/W.Ont:R.);BritishWarandVictoryMedals(525257Sjt.F.H.Stanton.47Can. Inf.) mounted for wear, ribands frayed, toned, very ne (3) £300-£400

M.M. London Gazette 14 May 1919.

FrankHerbertStanton wasborninToronto,Ontario,CanadainApril1888.HewasaMethodistClergymanpriortotheGreatWar,andhe initiallyservedwithNo.1FieldAmbulance,CanadianArmyMedicalCorps.StantonadvancedtoSergeant,andtransferredtothe47thBattalion (British Columbia), Canadian Infantry (entitled to Silver War Badge). He died in October 1971.

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AGreatWar1917‘WesternFront’M.M.groupofthreeawardedtoCompanySergeantMajorJ.Wilson, 47th Battalion (British Columbia), Canadian Infantry, attached 10th Field Company, Canadian Engineers

MilitaryMedal,G.V.R.(628472L.Sjt:J.Wilson.47/Can:Inf:);BritishWarandVictoryMedals(628472A.C.S.Mjr.J.Wilson.47Can. Inf.) mounted for wear, reverse of suspension claw missing on BWM, suspension loose, otherwise generally good very ne (3) £260-£300

M.M. London Gazette 17 April 1917.

JohnColvilleWilson wasborninFife,ScotlandinSeptember1882.PriortotheGreatWarheservedforover3yearswiththeBlackWatch; andthen5yearswiththe30thBritishColumbiaHorse.WilsonservedduringtheGreatWarwiththe47thBattalion(BritishColumbia),Canadian Infantry on the Western Front, and was attached to the 10th Field Company, Canadian Engineers for the award of his M.M.

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AGreatWar‘WesternFront’M.M.groupofthreeawardedtoLanceCorporalE.Robinson,47thBattalion (British Columbia), Canadian Infantry

MilitaryMedal,G.V.R.(845190Pte(A.L.Cpl)E.Robinson.47/W.Ont:R.);BritishWarandVictoryMedals(845190L.Cpl.E. Robinson. 47-Can. Inf.) mounted for display, generally good very ne (3) £300-£400

M.M. London Gazette 3 July 1919.

Edgar Robinson was born in Ramlachie, Lambton County, Ontario Canada in December 1888.

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AGreatWar1918‘WesternFront’M.M.groupofthreeawardedtoPrivateH.C.Johnston,47thBattalion (British Columbia), Canadian Infantry

MilitaryMedal,G.V.R.(654879PteH.C.Johnston.47/Can:Inf:);BritishWarandVictoryMedals(654879Pte.H.C.Johnston.47Can. Inf.) suspension claw a little loose on BWM, otherwise good very ne (3) £300-£400

M.M. London Gazette 3 November 1918.

HenryCresswellJohnston wasborninNowanashipCounty,Huron,Ontario,CanadainMay1897.HeservedduringtheGreatWarwiththe 47th Battalion (British Columbia), Canadian Infantry on the Western Front.

A Great War M.M. awarded to Private R. Van Luven, 58th Battalion, 2nd Central Ontario Regiment Military Medal, G.V.R. (249068 Pte. R. Van Luven. 58/Bn: C. Ont: R.) toned, extremely ne

M.M. London Gazette 3 July 1919.

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A !neAustralianGreatWar‘BattleofHamel’1918M.M.groupoffourawardedtoCorporalG.Trubi,13th FieldCompany,AustralianEngineers,AustralianImperialForce,whoalongwith8others,wasdetachedfrom hiscompanyandaccompaniedtheinfantry‘overthetop’onthe !rstdayofthebattleofHamelon4July 1918, leading an engineer reconnaissance which resulted in him capturing two machine gunners and their gun

MilitaryMedal,G.V.R.(2355L.Cpl.-T.2.Cpl.-G.Trubi.13/Fd:Coy.Aust:E.);1914-15Star(2355SprG.Trubi.3/F.C.Eng.A.I.F.); British War and Victory Medals (2355 2-Cpl. G. Trubi. 3 F.C.E. A.I.F.) very ne (4)

£800-£1,000

M.M. London Gazette 21 October 1918.

TheoriginalRecommendationstates:‘Forconspicuousgallantryanddevotiontodutyon4July1918,northofHamel.ThisN.C.O.madean Engineerreconnaissanceofdeepdugoutsandmachinegunemplacementsinterritoryjustcapturedinouradvance.Hisdauntlessbearingand coolnessinfaceofheavyshellingandmachinegun !reseta !neexampletohisparty-leadingthemfromonedugouttoanothercapturingtwo machine gunners and their gun. The information supplied as a result of his reconnaissance was of immediate value to the Division.’

GeorgeTrubi a24yearoldProspector,attestedforthe3rdFieldCompanyEngineers,AustralianImperialForce,on9August1915and embarkedonH.M.A.T. Beltana atSydneyon9November1915.Heservedwiththe3rd,13th,and15thFieldCompaniesduringtheGreatWar ontheWesternFront,beingawardedtheMilitaryMedalforhisgallantrywiththe13thFieldCompanyon4July1918.Onthisdate,Lieutenant McKay,2N.C.O.’sand6SappersweredetachedfromtheCompanyandaccompaniedtheInfantry“overthetop”onthe !rstdayofthebattleof Hamel, a combined Australian, American and tank attack on Le Hamel.

AccordingtoLieutMcKay’sreport,hiscommandproceededtoreconnoitrethegroundcapturedby11thBrigade;42nd,43rdand44thBattalions, A.I.F,whohadbeentaskedoftakingthestrongpointsaroundHamel.Whilstthebattlewasstillunderway,McKayandhismenmade reconnaissancesofenemytrenchesanddugoutsandR.E.dumps,comingunderheavyartilleryandmachine-gun

one machine gun and 3 prisoners were captured, the former and two of the latter being captured by Lance Corporal Trubi.

Trubi returned to Australia on 28 February 1919.

SoldwithcopiedservicepapersandtheJuly1918Wardiaryfor13thFieldCompany(onCD).Agroupphotoof13thCompany,includingTrubi, is held in the Australian War Memorial collection.

AGreatWar‘1917’M.M.groupofthreeawardedtoSergeantD.McM.Fullarton,NewZealandEngineers, New Zealand Expeditionary Force

MilitaryMedal,G.V.R.(4-1782L.Cpl.D.McM.Fullarton.1/F.CoyN.Z.E.);BritishWarandVictoryMedals(4/1782Sjt.D.McM. Fullarton. N.Z.E.F.) generally very ne or better (3)

£460-£550

M.M. London Gazette 14 January 1918.

DavidMcMasterFullarton embarkedfromWellington,NewZealandforEgyptinFebruary1916.HeservedduringtheGreatWarwiththe 1st Field Company, New Zealand Engineers, New Zealand Expeditionary Force.

A Great War ‘1917’ M.M. awarded to Sergeant J. D. Kelly, South African Heavy Artillery

MilitaryMedal,G.V.R.(W.676.Sgt.J.D.Kelly.S.A.H.A.);BritishWarandBilingualVictoryMedals(Sgt.J.D.Kelly.S.A.H.A.) all o cially renamed, generally very ne or better (3)

M.M. London Gazette:

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‘Onthenightof24thNovember,1917,duringanattackbyalargepartyoftheenemyinwhichtheyforcedtheirwayintohistrenchseverely woundedtheOfficerincharge,SergeantKellyimmediatelycarriedthisOfficerbacktosafety.Hereturnedattheheadofhismenanddrovethe enemyoutin#ictingseverelossesonthem.Thesuccessofthiscounter-attackwasdueprincipallytohisconspicuouscourage,devotiontoduty and leadership with which he inspired his men after his Senior Officer had been wounded.’

John Dudley Kelly enlisted in the South African Heavy Artillery in February 1916, and returned to South Africa in March 1919.

TheoutstandingSecondWarHonorary‘Intelligence’M.B.E.andrareGreatWarBelgianPilot’sD.F.M.group oftwentyawardedtoCapitaine-CommandantC.J.G.J.Delloye,CompagniedesAviateursandAviation Militaire,whoservedasaPilotwith2eEscadrille,andrackedupinexcessof100hoursofreconnaissance missions over enemy lines during 1918, ‘distinguishing himself by his skill and his dash’

Continuinginservice,Delloyewascapturedin1940butescapedtoBritainwherehewasattachedtothe RoyalAirForceasActingSquadronLeaderandservedasheadoftheescapeandevasiondepartmentof BelgiumStateSecurityinLondon-hereheorganisedtheroutesandcontactsforgettingescapedand downedaircrewbacktotheUKaswellworkingcloselywithhiscounterpartsinMI9,includingAireyNeave, organising the recruitment and cover stories for agents getting in and out of Belgium

TheMostExcellentOrderoftheBritishEmpire,M.B.E.(Military)Member’s2ndtypebreastbadge,silver;DistinguishedFlying Medal,G.V.R.(No243FltWarrantOfficerCharlesDelloye,AviationBelge.)on1sttypehorizontalstripedriband; Belgium, Kingdom,OrderofLeopoldII,Commander’sneckbadge,silver-giltandenamel,bilingualmotto,withneckriband;Orderof Leopold,MilitaryDivision,Officer’sbreastbadge,silver-giltandenamel,Frenchmotto,withrosetteonriband;Orderofthe Crown,Officer’sbreastbadge,giltandenamel,withrosetteandcrossedswordsemblemonriband;MilitaryCross,FirstClass,L. III.R.,giltandenamel,withrosetteonriband;CroixdeGuerre,A.I.R.,bronze,withbronzepalmemblemonriband;YserMedal 1914,bronzeandenamel;CommemorativeMedalfortheGreatWar1914-18,bronze;AlliedVictoryMedal1914-19,bronze; CombatVolunteersMedal1914-18,bronze;FrontlineFireServiceCross1914-18,bronze;EvadersCross,bronze;Volunteer’s Medal1940-45,bronze;ArmedResistanceMedal1940-45,bronze;PoliticalPrisoner’sCross1940-45,silveredandenamel,with ribandbarwiththreestars;PrisonerofWarMedal1940-45,bronze,with "vebronzeribandbars;CommemorativeMedalforthe SecondWorldWar1940-45,bronze,withsmallcrownemblemonriband;MedalforMilitaryFightersoftheSecondWorldWar 1940-45, bronze; Volunteer’s Medal, bronze, generally good very ne and better (20) £4,600-£5,500

Provenance: TheReverendE.HawkesFieldCollection,Glendinings,November1950(listedasD.F.M.only,andwithanestimateof£15/10/0);J.B. Hayward, 1973.

One of just 4 D.F.M.s awarded to Allied airmen during the Great War (3 to Belgians and 1 to a Frenchman). AppointedHonoraryM.B.E.11November1946.ThisforhisworkasheadoftheescapeandevasiondepartmentattheBelgeSuretedeL’etat, London. These Awards were not Gazetted but are con!rmed (WO 373/153/549).

D.F.M. London Gazette 19 July 1919 (originally recommended for a M.M.):

‘Apilotwhohasdistinguishedhimselfbyhisskillandhisdash,andwhowasalwaystobefoundreadytostartondifficultenterprises.Duringthe Flanders offensive of 1918, his work was largely responsible for successful counter battery work.’

Belgium Croix de Guerre, awarded 4 February 1919: ‘Aremarkablepilotforhisskill.Hiscourageandhisdash.Carriedoutmanyveryfruitfulreconnaissancemissionsoverenemylinesduringmore than 100 hours of observation $ights.’

Emblem for Belgium Croix de Guerre awarded 12 June 1919: ‘Showed much courage and devotion to duty during the Flanders Offensive in 1918.’

CharlesJulesGhislainJosephDelloye wasborninThorembaislesBéguines,BelgiuminJuly1894.HejoinedtheBelgianmilitaryinJune1914 andwasonactiveservicewiththeCompagniedesAviateursfrom14August1914.DelloyewasanearlymemberoftheBelgianAirForce,being oneofjust175OfficersandmenbeingcalledtoserviceatthestartoftheWar.InitiallybasedatAntwerp,Delloyewasoneofthedefendersof thatplaceintheearlydaysoftheWar.AhugenumberofBelgiumtroopsbecameprisonerwhenthattownfell,theremnantsbeingdrivenback totheriverYser,wheretheydesperatelyandsuccessfullyattemptedtoholdthelineduringOctober1914.ThedefendersoftheYserwerelater awardedthedistinctiveYsermedal(Delloye’scon!rmed).On30October1914,DelloyewastransferredtoServiceArrieredeL’AviationatCalais andappearstohavestayedthereforthenextcoupleofyears,theCompagniedesAviateursbeingrenamedAviationMilitaireinMarch1915. PostedfortrainingasapilottotheAviationSchoolatEtampeson1January1917,hewaspromotedCorporalon21Aprilandwaspostedfor operational service as a pilot to 2e Escadrille on 22 July, remaining with this squadron throughout the rest of the War.

Great War

2eEscadrillewasaSquadrontaskedwithArtilleryandphotographyworkontheWesternFront,undertheordersofDivisiond’Armee.The squadronhadanominalstrengthof15aircraft;112-seaters;SpadandBreguetsand4singleseaters;NieuportsandSopwithCamels.Unlike British,FrenchorGermanSquadrons,BelgiumreconnaissanceSquadronshad4 !ghteraircraftaspartof15aircraftcompliment,thisfortheirown protectionduringmissions.Thiswasprobablyduetothesizeof theBelgiumAirForceduringtheWar,whichwasafractionofthesizeofthe othermaincombatantnations.BytheendoftheWar,Belgiumhadjust11Squadrons,oftheseonewasnonoperational(onpaperonly),7were reconnaissanceorbomberSquadronsand3were !ghtersquadrons.AreportinSeptember1918,notedtheBelgiumsquadronsstrengthat134 aircraft. Putting this into context, at this time the British had 200 operational Squadrons and nearly 23,000 aircraft.

DelloyewasadvancedtoSergeanton29July,toPremierSergeanton22SeptemberandPremierSergeant-Majoron22November1917. PromotedAdjutant(seniorWarrantOfficer)on22January1918,hewould $ymissionsthroughout,beingmentionedinOrderstwiceforhis gallantryandwasoneofjust4AlliedairmentobeawardedtheDistinguishedFlyingMedalbytheBritish(othersreceivingtheMM,DCM,MC etc).Inthemain,itseemsDelloyewasa2-seaterpilot,hiscitationssuggestthis,asdoanumberofcopyphotographsofhiminandaround2e Escadrille’sBreguetsandSpads.However,therearealsoseveraltakeninthecockpitofdifferentNieuports !ghters;oneinaseriesofpostcardsof BelgiumaviatorsduringtheWar(likeGermanSankecards).Soitseemshe $ewboth !ghtersand2-seaters.Delloye’sentryin ‘TheBelgianAir Service in the First World War’, notes at least 102 missions during the War.

DelloyewascommissionedSecondLieutenantintheAuxiliaryEngineerson6January1919,andtransferredtotheInfantryinJulyofthesame year.HeadvancedtoLieutenant,26December1921,andtransferredbacktotheBelgianAirForceasAircrewinJanuary1924.Delloyeadvanced to Capitaine Aviateur on 26 December 1935.

Second World War, Escape, Head of Bureau des Evasions and MI9

StillwiththeBelgianAirForceattheoutbreakoftheSecondWar,on12May1940DelloyemovedwithhisunittoBordeauxbutwhenFrance fell,hewastakenprisoner.On16August1940,DelloyewasreturnedtooccupiedBelgiumasaprisonerofwarandafterreleasewasemployedin theMinistryofFinancefromNovember1940.AttheendofJuly1941heescapedfromoccupiedBelgiumwiththeintentionofjoiningBelgian forcesintheUKbutwascapturedatLeonon29December1941.HewassubsequentlyinternedinValladolid,Spain,6January1942andMiranda Internmentcampfrom23February.DelloyewasreleasedwiththerightsofaPoliticalPrisoneron9September1942,andarrivedintheUKvia Gibraltaron12October1942.JoiningtheBelgianForcesintheUK,hewasattachedtoSuretedeL’etat,London(BelgianStateSecurity,London) and was additionally enlisted into the Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve on 3 December 1942.

CaptaineDelloye’srolewithSuretedeL’etatwasthecommandoftheBureaudesEvasions;basicallytheevasionsectionofdepartmentforgetting AlliedaircrewevadersbacktotheUKviacontactsandresistanceagentsinBelgium.Delloyewasalsotaskedgettingsecretagentsinandoutof Belgium,thelinesofescape,coverstoriesetc.InthisroleitseemsheworkedcloselywithhisBritishcounterpartsatMI9;variousdocuments survive relating to correspondence between Captain Airey Neave of MI9 and Delloye 1943-4, these relating to agents and missions.

On12November1943,DelloyewastransferredtoHQL’AeronautiqueMilitairebutremainedattachedtoSuretedeL’etat,performinghis previousrole.AppointedCapitaine-CommandantD’Aviationon26March1944,helefttheSuretedeL’etatattheendofOctoberthatyearand wasCommissionedPilotOfficerintheRoyalAirForce(Belgiansection),servinginBelgium.ItseemsafterBelgium’sliberation,Delloye’srolewas nolongerneededatSuretedeL’etat,sohisskillsweretobeusedelsewhereandhewassenttoBelgiumwhereheservedwiththeBelgium RecruitingMission;exactdetailsofhisroleareasyetunknown.AdvancedtoFlyingOfficeron1February1945andtoActingSquadronLeaderon 7June1945,heremainedwiththeBelgiumRecruitingMissionuntil30September1946.DelloyewasdischargedfromtheRoyalAirForceon1 October1946butremainedonactiveserviceuntilheretiredasaMajorAviateuron1January1947.ForhisservicewiththeBritishduringthe War, Delloye was appointed Honorary M.B.E. on 11 November 1946.

NoCitation hasyetbeenfoundforDelloye’sM.B.E.,howeverthecitationforasimilarM.B.E.awardedtoanotherBelgianAirForceOfficer working with Surete de L’etat, on similar duties has been found (copy with research), dated 6 August 1946:

‘MajorAviateurJosephMarieVictorVuylsteke,D.F.M.,(21388),(BelgianAirForceReserve).ThisOfficerrendereddistinguishedservicewiththe clandestineorganisationsduringtheenemyoccupationofBelgium.AftertheliberationoftheCountry,hedirectedtheBelgiumArmyInformation serviceincloseliaisonwithAlliedAuthorities,thuscontributinglargelytothesafeguardingandsecurityofthearmiesandtheirlinesof communication.’

Bycoincidence,VuylstekewasoneoftheothertwoBelgiumPilotsrecommendedfortheawardoftheM.M.in1919(alongwithDelloye), Vuylsteke’s award also being switched to the D.F.M.

Note: Delloye’sservicepapersadditionallynoteentitlementtothefollowingBritishmedals:1939-45Star,FranceandGermanyStar,Defence Medal.Thesearenotwiththegroupbutshouldbe,the2ndwillbeforhisserviceinBelgium(andprobablyelsewhere),betweenNovember1944 and the end of the War.

WhenoriginallycataloguedinGlendiningssalein1950,itwaslistedasaD.F.M.only.Oldpicturesofthegroup,presumablybyHayward,showit asagroupof4Greatawards.Collectorsnoteswiththegroupshowtheotherawardswereaddedtothegroupfordisplaypurposes(current combinedvaluearound£600),thecollectortakingtimetocon"rmeachandeveryaward.Hedidnotgetaroundtoaddingthe3BritishSecond War awards to which Delloye was entitled.

Soldwithextensiveandimpressivequantityofcopiedresearch,including:DocumentsrelatingtoDelloye’sawards(allinlistingcon"rmed),detailed servicerecordsfromBelgium,citationsforD.F.MandCroixdeGuerre/emblem,photocopiesof11GreatWarphotographsofDelloyeinand aroundaircraft,R.A.F.servicepapers,copiesofdocumentsrelatingtotheBelgianAirForceandBritishawards,citationsforsomeofthesameand manyotherstoonumeroustomention.Relatingtoabove,therearealargenumberofcopiedlettersanddocumentsrelatingtoDelloyefromthe Belgiumarchives,BritishEmbassyinBelgium,fellowcollectors,NationalArchivesandmanyothersources.Thesecollectedbetween1970andthe early 1990s in what is an extremely impressive long term research project by the previous owner of the group.

Apost-War‘RoyalYacht’serviceR.V.M.groupofsevenawardedtoChiefPettyOfficer(Cook)C.H.Bickley, Royal Navy 1939-45Star;AtlanticStar,1clasp,FranceandGermany;AfricaStar,1clasp,NorthAfrica1942-43;BurmaStar;WarMedal1939 -45;RoyalVictorianMedal,E.II.R.,silver;RoyalNavyL.S.&G.C.,G.VI.R.,1stissue,withSecondAwardClasp(LX.21082C.H. Bickley O.C.1 H.M.S. Emerald) mounted as worn, good very ne (7) £300-£400

R.V.M. (Silver 13 June 1959: ‘Charles Henry Bickley, C.P.O., H.M.Y. Britannia.’

CharlesHenryBickley wasbornon14October1911,atExeter,Devon.Adomesticgardenerbytrade,heenlistedintotheRoyalNavyas Officer’sCook4thClasson25November1929,servingforover30yearsandrisingtotherankofChiefPettyOfficer,servingthelast7yearson the Royal Yacht Britannia as Chief Cook.

HeservedonavarietyofH.M.Shipsandshorebasesincludingthe Campbell,Dolphin,Nelson,Victory2,Boscowen,Glasgow,Pembroke2,Scout and Dunedin

DuringWW2heservedon ArkRoyal (aircraftcarrier)fromJuly1939toMarch1940; Acheron (destroyer)fromMarchtoOctober1940; Argus (aircraftcarrier)October1940toDecember1942; Victory December1942toMarch1943; Emerald (lightcruiser)March1943toOctober1944, receivinghisL.S.&G.C.medalinthisshipinSeptember1944; Glenroy (Troopandlandingship)fromFebruarytoAugust1945.Postwarhe continuedtoserveonthe Vanguard,Anson,Howe,Excellent,Vengeance,Adamant,Bellerophon,Mauritius andtheRoyalYacht Britannia fromJanuary 1954toNovember1961andshorepension.HereceivedhisClasptoL.S.&G.C.medalon13March1960.ChiefPettyOfficerBickleydiedin January 1985.

A post-War B.E.M. group of eight awarded to Sergeant C. E. Wilks, Royal Air Force BritishEmpireMedal,(Military)E.II.R.(4031776Sgt.CharlesE.Wilks.R.A.F);1939-45Star;AtlanticStar;Paci"cStar;WarMedal 1939-45;GeneralService1918-62,1clasp,Malaya,G.VI.R.(4031776Cpl.C.E.Wilks.R.A.F.);GeneralService1962-2007,1clasp, Borneo(4031776Sgt.C.E.WilksR.A.F.);RoyalAirForceL.S.&G.C.,E.II.R.,2ndissue(4031776Sgt.C.E.Wilks.R.A.F.)mounted as worn, generally good very ne and better (8) £400-£500

B.E.M. London Gazette 31 December 1960.

Sold with original named Buckingham Palace enclosure slip for the B.E.M., in envelope; and a photographic image of the recipient.

A post-War Military Division B.E.M. awarded to Corporal A. R. D. Pritchet, Royal Air Force BritishEmpireMedal,(Military)E.II.R.(E1941444Cpl.AnthonyR.D.Pritchet,R.A.F.)edgepreparedpriortoimpressednaming, nearly extremely ne £120-£160

B.E.M. (Military) London Gazette 1 January 1973.

Sold with copied news cuttings relating to subsequent road traffic convictions in 1980 and 1993.

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Sold with copied research and a group photograph of the crew with the Royal family aboard Britannia.

Single Orders and Decorations

TheMostHonourableOrderoftheBath,K.C.B.(Military)KnightCommander’ssetofinsignia, comprisingneckbadge,silver-gilt andenamel,withneckriband;Star,silver,silver-gilt,andenamel,withgoldretainingpin, minorblueenameldamagetomottoon Star, otherwise nearly extremely ne (2) £1,400-£1,800

TheMostHonourableOrderoftheBath,C.B.(Military)Companion’s breastbadgein22caratgoldandenamelsby A.J.Strachan, hallmarkedLondon1828, !ttedwithoriginalgoldwideswivelsuspensionfor55mmribbon,andcompletewithcorrect !veprongedgoldbuckleandgoldtopsuspensionbrooch, somelosstogreenenamelwreathsonbothsidesandsomeveryminorchipsto white enamel arms but overall good very ne and very scarce thus £1,800-£2,200

Thisexampleisoneofthelessexpensiveorso-called‘economy’varietyofbadge !rstorderedbyWilliamIVasDukeofClarencein1827.Athis suggestionseveraljewellerswereaskedforquotationsandbythismanoeuvrethecostwasreducedto !fteenguineaseach,butwithasacri!ceto theoverallquality.WiththesanctionoftheDukeofWellingtonandtheLordsoftheTreasury,someoftheCollarsofdeceasedGrandCrosses whichhadbeenreturnedtostockweremelteddownandthegoldusedtomanufacturethenewinsignia.Thustheshortageofinsigniafor Companionswas,forthetimebeing,overcomeandalthoughagreatsavinghadbeenmadeonthepublicpurse,thissavingwasillusorybecause withinadecadetherewasaseriousshortageofCollars.Furtherinsigniawasorderedin1842tomeetthedemandfornewlycreatedCompanions of the wars in China and Afghanistan but a return was made to insignia of a better quality. (Ref The History of the Order of the Bath, J.C. Risk).

TheC.M.G.attributedtoCaptainJ.G.C.Allen,aNigerianColonialAdministratorwhoservedintheColonial ForcesSectionoftheIntelligenceCorpsintheSecondWorldWarandwasChiefofMilitaryIntelligencein Nigeria and Liaison Officer with the Free French Forces in West Africa

TheMostDistinguishedOrderofSt.MichaelandSt.George,C.M.G.,Companion’sneckbadge,silver-giltandenamel,withboth fullandminiaturewidthneckribands,in Spink,London,caseofissue, minorwhiteenameldamagetoSt.George’shorseonreverse central medallion, otherwise nearly extremely ne £300-£400

C.M.G. London Gazette 2 January 1956.

JamesGodfreyColquhounAllen wasbornatSt.PeterPort,Guernsey,in1904,thesonofDr.andMrs.J.D.C.Allen,andwaseducatedat Blundell’sSchool,Tiverton,andattheUniversityofMunich.HecommencedserviceasaColonialAdministratorintheNigerianAdministrative Servicein1926,becomingAssistantDistrictOfficerandlaterDistrictOfficer,1929-45.HewasappointedResidentin1947,andSeniorResidentin 1953.HeservedastheAnglo-FrenchCameroonsBoundaryCommissioner1937-39;asNigerianRepresentativewiththeFreeFrenchDouala, 1940;asChiefCensorandChiefofMilitaryIntelligence,Nigeria1940-41;andasWestAfricanLiaisonOfficerwithFreeFrenchForcesin EquatorialAfrica,1942-43.HeservedasDeputyCommissioneroftheColonyatLagos1946-52;andwasDirectorofAdministrationforthe NigerianBroadcastingCompany,1957-61.DuringtheSecondWorldWarhereceivedacommissionasSecondLieutenantintheNigeria Regimentwithseniority,3September1939,andsubsequentlytransferredtotheIntelligenceCorps,AfricanColonialForcesSection,being promotedWarSubstantiveCaptainon26July1942.Hereceivedthe1953CoronationMedal,andwasappointedaCompanionoftheOrderof St. Michael and St. George in 1956. He died in Bath in 1982. His personal papers and memoirs are held by the Bodleian Library, Oxford. SoldwithseveraloriginallettersandtelegramsregardingtheawardoftheC.M.G.andletterscongratulatingJamesGodfreyColquhounAllenon the award; together with a newspaper cutting containing a photograph of the recipient’s investiture by H.M. Queen Elizabeth II.

TheMostDistinguishedOrderofSt.MichaelandSt.George,C.M.G.,Companion’s,neckbadge,silver-giltandenamel,withneck riband, in Garrard, London, case of issue, nearly extremely ne £300-£400

TheC.V.O.insigniaattributedtoCommodoreHughTyrwhitt,RoyalNavy,CaptainofH.M.S. Renown during the Royal Visit to India in 1905-06

TheRoyalVictorianOrder,C.V.O.,Commander’s,neckbadge,silver-giltandenamels,thereverseofficiallynumbered‘C236’,in its Collingwood, London #tted case of issue, good very ne £400-£500

HughTyrwhitt wasbornon14July1856,atAshwellThorpe,Norfolk,the2ndsonofSirHenryThomasTyrwhitt,3rdBaronetandHarriet Wilson,12thBaronessBerners.HewascommissionedaSub-LieutenantintheRoyalNavyinJune1876andpromotedtoLieutenantinFebruary 1881.HeservedasFlagLieutenanttotheCommander-in-ChiefoftheMediterraneanFleet,servedwiththeNavalBrigadeinSudanandtookpart intheNileExpeditiontorelieveGeneralCharlesGordonin1884.HewaspromotedtoCommanderinJune1893,andtoCaptaininJanuary 1889.On19March1900hewasappointedFlagCaptainofthebattleshipH.M.S. Renown, "agshiptoAdmiralSirJohnFisher,Commander-in-Chief oftheMediterraneanFleet.FisherresignedfromthispositioninJune1902tobecomeSecondSeaLord.FollowingFisher’srecommendation, TyrwhittwasappointedPrivateNavalSecretarytotheFirstLordoftheAdmiraltyinOctober1902.In1905hewasappointedCommodore2nd ClassofthebattleshipH.M.S. Renown toescortthePrinceandPrincessofWalestoIndia.HewasmadeNavalaide-de-camptotheKingin1906, and he died of kidney failure on 26 October 1907, and #ttingly was buried at sea. SoldwithcopiedresearchandoriginalCentralChancerylettercon#rmingthat‘C.V.O.BadgeNo.235wasawardedtoCaptainTheHonourable Hugh Tyrwhitt R.N. on the 11th March 1903 on the occasion of the Prince of Wales visit to India.’

DistinguishedServiceCross,G.V.R.,thereversehallmarkedLondon1917,unnamedasissued,inits Garrard&Co.Ltd. caseof issue, extremely ne £500-£600

Distinguished Flying Cross, G.V.R., unnamed as issued, in its John Pinches, London case of issue, very ne £1,200-£1,400

DistinguishedFlyingCross,G.V.R.,unnamedasissued,thesuspensionneatly alteredwiththeadditionofapinbrooch ttingtothe reverse of the suspension bar, otherwise nearly extremely ne £600-£800 152

TheOrderofSt.JohnofJerusalem(4),Officer’s(Brother’s)breastbadge,silverandenamel,withheraldicbeastsinangles,with case;ServingBrother’sbreastbadge, 1sttype(1892-1939)(2),circularbadgewithwhiteenamelcrosswithheraldicbeastsin anglesraisedabovethebackground, onelackingringsuspension;ServingSister’sshoulderbadge, 4thtype(1974-84),silverand enamel,circularbadgewithwhiteenamelcrosswithheraldicbeastsinangles "ushwiththebackground; ServiceMedalofthe OrderofStJohn (4480.Ldy.Dst.Offr.A.A.BohmCoulcher.Dist.Sta

No.10Dst.S.J.A.B.1925)

generallyvery ne and better (5) £100-£140

Sold with three ‘1 S.J.A.B.’ shoulder titles; and two ‘National Hospital Service Reserve’ lapel badges.

TheOrderofSt.JohnofJerusalem,ServingBrother’sbreastbadge,silverandenamel,heraldicbeastsinangles "ushwith background;ImperialServiceMedal,G.VI.R.,1stissue (EthelLouiseBlanchard.) incaseofissue; Belgium,Kingdom,Croix deGuerre,A.I.R.,bronze; France,ThirdRepublic,CroixdeGuerre,bronze,reversedated1914-1918,withbronzestar emblem on riband, good very ne (4) £60-£80

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Campaign Groups and Pairs

Pair: Private Benjamin Emsley, 32nd Foot

MilitaryGeneralService1793-1814,5clasps,Vimiera,Corunna,Salamanca,Pyrenees,Nivelle(Benjn.Elmsley,32ndFoot.); Waterloo1815(BenjaminEmsley,32ndRegimentFoot) !ttedwithoriginalsteelclipandringsuspension, thesecondwithedge bruising and polished, otherwise nearly very ne, the rst very ne (2) £2,800-£3,400

Provenance: Payne Collection 1911, Glendining’s July 1918.

BenjaminEmsley/Elmsley wasbornintheParishofStJohn’s,York,andenlistedintotheDurhamFencibleson1November1799,before transferringtothe32ndFooton15March1801,aged21.Heserved19years41days,including2yearsforWaterloo,whereheservedin CaptainRossLewin’sCompany.HewasdischargedatFortGeorgeBarracks,Guernsey,on11December1816,‘wornoutandrenderedun!tfor furtherservice.’Hiscommandingofficer,Lieutenant-ColonelHicks,stated‘ThismanservedattheCapitulationofCopenhagen,theRetreatto Corunna,intheWalcherenExpedition,PeninsulaWarundertheDukeofWellington,andtheBattlesofthe16th,17th&18thJune1815-Inow recommendhimtothefavorableconsiderationoftheBoard.’EmsleywasconsequentlygrantedanOut-pensionof9dperdiemon27January 1817, raised to 1/- in 1827, and resided at Sheffield where he died on 10 November 1856, aged 75. Sold with copied discharge and pension papers.

Pair: CorporalEdwardCope,2ndBattalion,95thFoot,whowaswoundedintherightthighduringthe expedition to South America in 1806-07, and severely wounded in the head at Vera heights in October 1813 MilitaryGeneralService1793-1814,7clasps,Corunna,Busaco,Barrosa,Vittoria,Pyrenees,Orthes,Toulouse(E.Cope,95thFoot, Ri#es.);Waterloo1815(Corp.EdwardCope,2ndBatt.95thReg.Foot.) !ttedwithcontemporaryreplacementsilverclipand rectangular bar suspension, edge bruising and contact marks, otherwise nearly very ne or better (2) £4,000-£5,000

Provenance: G. Dalrymple-White Collection, Glendining’s, July 1946.

EdwardCope wasbornintheParishofShendham,nearDerby,andenlistedintothe2ndBattalion,95thFoot,atNewcastleon24April1805, aged23,forunlimitedservice.Heservedatotalof15years271days,including2yearsallowanceforWaterloo,andwasdischargedatHastingsin therankofSergeanton19January1819,inconsequenceof‘beingovertheestablishmentofthecorps,andhavingbeenseverelywoundedinthe head at Vera Heights, 7 October 1813, and also in the right thigh in South America.’

Sold with copied discharge papers.

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Pair: Private William Crawford, 3rd Foot Guards

MilitaryGeneralService1793-1814,2clasps,Vittoria,St.Sebastian(W.Crawford,3rdFootGuards);Waterloo1815(William Crawford,2ndBatt.3rdReg.Guards.) !ttedwithoriginalsteelclipandringsuspension, somescratchingin eldsofboth,otherwise nearly very ne (2) £2,800-£3,400

Provenance: Glendining’s, October 1913.

The2ndBattalion3rdFootGuardshadbeeninactioninHollandatBergen-op-ZoomandfollowingthisoperationwasstationednearBrussels. Therefore,whenNapoleonbeganhislastcampaigninJune1815,thebattalionwasthrownstraightintotheaction, !ghtingatQuatreBrasonJune 16thandatWaterlootwodayslater.Duringthebattlethe2ndBattalionwaspositionedontherightofthelinewithitslightcompanyhelpingto defendthechateauofHougoumontalongwiththelightcompaniesofthe1stFootGuardsandColdstreamGuards.Throughoutthedaythe defendersofHougoumontfrustratedtheattacksofover30,000Frenchmenwhofailedtotakethepositionmovingonehistoriantowrite, 'probablythegallantryofthedefendersofthisposthasneverbeensurpassedonanybattle!eld.'Itwasthecrowninggloryoftheirserviceunder Wellington. The battalion returned to London in January 1816.

WilliamCrawford servedinLieutenant-ColonelHon.SirAlexanderGordon’sCompanyatWaterloo.GordonhimselfwasanA.D.C.to Wellington at Waterloo and was killed on 18 June. Crawford’s Company was engaged in the defence of Hougoumont.

China1842(EdwardSpearing,H.M.S.NorthStar);NewZealand1845-66,reversedated1845to1846(Edward,SpearingOrdy HMSNorthStar;Crimea1854-56,2clasps,Sebastopol,Azoff,unnamedasissued;TurkishCrimea1855,Sardinianissue,unnamed as issued, pierced with small rings for suspension, contact marks, otherwise nearly very ne or better and a scarce group (4) £2,400-£2,800

Provenance: Captain K. J. Douglas-Morris Collection, Dix Noonan Webb, October 1996.

EdwardSpearing wasborninGosport,Hampshire,on4December1825.HejoinedtheRoyalNavyasaBoy2ndClassaboard Victory on5July 1841,andmovedto NorthStar on16September1841,advancingtoBoy1stClassinDecember1841,andtoOrdinarySeamaninJanuary1846. Whilstin NorthStar hesawserviceinChinaandNewZealandreceivingmedalsforbothcampaigns.Heleft NorthStar on6September1846,and joined Vengeance on19October1846,servingasAbleSeamanandSailmaker’sMateuntil10July1850.Hejoined Dauntless on17August1850, andwasadvancedtoCaptainoftheForetopinJanuary1853.HeservedasaSeamanRiggeratPortsmouthDockyardfromMay1853toFebruary 1854.Henextjoined Swallow on23August1854,andservedasCaptain’sCoxswainandCaptainoftheForecastleduringtheoperationsbefore SebastopolandafterwardsintheSeaofAzoff,hismedalsfortheseservicesbeingdeliveredonboard Swallow, whichshiphelefton1June1858. Edward Spearing was !nally invalided out of the service from H.M.S. Li ey on 11 July 1859. Sold with full record of service and other copied research, including extracts from Swallow’s log of the Azoff operations.

Four: Captain’s Coxswain Edward Spearing, Royal Navy

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Three: Private Richard Godfrey, 1st Dragoon Guards

Crimea1854-56,1clasp,Sebastopol(R.T.Godfrey.1stDragoonGds.)officiallyimpressednaming;China1857-60,2clasps,Taku Forts1860,Pekin1860(Richd.Godfrey,1stDragn.Gds.)officiallyimpressednaming;TurkishCrimea1855,Britishissue(No. 1683 R. T. Godfrey 1st Drgn. Gds.) engraved naming, !tted with scroll suspension, toned, nearly very ne (3) £700-£900

RichardT.Godfrey wasbornatBasingstoke,Hampshire,andattestedforthe1st(King’s)DragoonGuardsatWestminster,London,on24 February1854,aged17years,a !shmongerbytrade.HeservedabroadintheCrimeaandTurkey,1year6month;India,8years2months;andin China,10months[only2SquadronsoftheRegimentservedinChina].HewasdischargedatDublinon28October1872,beingthenin possessionof‘1GoodConductBadge,MedalforCrimeawithclaspforSebastopol,TurkishMedal;ChinaMedalwithclaspforTakuForts&Pekin. His name appears 10 times in the Regimental Defaulters Book; he has once been tried by Court Martial.’ Sold with copied discharge papers.

Pair: P. Dagnall, Royal Sappers and Miners

Crimea1854-56,noclasp(P.Dagnell.Rl.Saprs.&Mnrs.)officiallyimpressednaming;TurkishCrimea1855,Britishissue(PDagnall. R.E.) crudely engraved naming, !tted with a Crimea-style suspension, edge bruising and contact marks, nearly very ne (2) £300-£400

Three: Colour-Sergeant J. H. Rivett, 90th Light Infantry

Crimea1854-56,1clasp,Sebastopol(2670J.H.Rivett,90thLt.Infy.)regimentallyimpressednaming;IndianMutiny1857-59,2 clasps,DefenceofLucknow,Lucknow(Cr.Serjt.J.H.Rivett,90thLt.Infy.);TurkishCrimea1855,Sardinianissue,unnamed, pierced with small ring for suspension, contact marks, otherwise nearly very ne (3) £700-£900

JosephHenryRivett wasborninLondonandenlistedintothe90thLightInfantryon8December1848.HeservedintheCrimeaasa Sergeant,andinOudebetween19September1857and15October1858,includingthedefenceandcaptureofLucknow.Hewasdischarged ‘timeexpired’atCalcuttaon19January1860.HediedatAmbala,India,on15January1918,aged87,hisdeathcerti!catedescribinghimasa

‘Carriage Builder, Crimean & Mutiny Veteran.’

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Three: Lieutenant-Colonel J. Boulderson, 91st Highlanders, late 71st Highland Light Infantry

IndianMutiny1857-59,1clasp,CentralIndia(EnsignJ.Boulderson,71stHighd.L.I.);IndiaGeneralService1854-95,1clasp, Umbeyla(Lieut.J.Boulderson,H.Ms.71stRegt.);SouthAfrica1877-79,1clasp,1879(Captn.J.Boulderson.91stFoot.) edge bruising and contact marks, otherwise nearly very ne (3) £1,600-£2,000

JohnBoulderson wasbornatMadrason8April1838,andwaseducatedatCheltenhamCollegebeforepurchasingacommissionasanensign inthe71st(Highland)Regimenton1February1856.HewaspromotedtoLieutenant,11March1859;transferredto91stHighlandersin1875; Captain, 1 April 1879; Major, 1 July 1881; Honorary Lieutenant-Colonel (retired), 18 March 1882.

Lieutenant-ColonelBouldersonservedwiththe71stHighlandersintheIndiancampaignof1858,andwaspresentatthebattleofKotakeserai, recaptureofGwalior,andoperationsagainstBurgoreandDowlutSing(MedalwithClasp).Servedalsothroughoutthecampaignagainstthehill tribesontheN.W.FrontierofIndiain1863(MedalwithUmbeylaClasp).Servedwiththe91stHighlandersintheZuluwarof1879,andwas presentattheactionofGingindhlovuandreliefofEkowe(MedalwithClasp).BouldersonretiredwiththehonoraryrankofLieutenant-Colonelin March 1882. He died in 1925 aged 87 and was buried in Highland Road Cemetery, Southsea, Hampshire. Soldwithcomprehensivecopiedresearchandphotographs,togetherwithO.M.R.S.JournalforMarch2021whichcarriesalengthyarticleon Lieutenant-Colonel Boulderson by the late Tony Conroy, particularly the part played by him and his regiment in the Umbeyla campaign. For the recipient’s related miniature dress medals, see Lot 627.

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Campaign Groups and Pairs

Pair: Lieutenant-Colonel H. Y. Hext, Royal Marine Light Infantry

Ashantee1873-74,noclasp(LtH.Y.Hext,R.M.L.I,H.M.S.Active1873-4);BritishWarMedal1914-20(Lt.Col.H.Y.Hext,R.M.L. I.) minor edge bruising to rst, otherwise good very ne (2) £400-£500

HenryYeatmanHext joinedtheRoyalMarinesasLieutenanton6December1867.HeservedinH.M.S. Adriane fromDecember1871until August1873beforereturningtoPlymouth,andthenon15December1873heembarkedontheTransport Thames withtheMarineBattalionfor serviceinthenAshanteeCampaign.DuringtheCampaign,theRoyalMarine‘African’BattalionwereborneonthebooksofH.M.S. Active. Hext’s papersnoteserviceaboard,mostlikelyinH.M.S. Himalaya, Nebraska,and VictorEmmanuel duringthecampaign.Hewaslandedwiththe‘African’ Battalion, but as the battalion did not cross the River Prah during the campaign, they did not receive the clasp to the medal.

Returninghomeattheconclusionofthecampaign,HextnextservedinH.M.S. Resistance andH.M.S. Achilles,thenbacktoPlymouthH.Q.Hewas promotedCaptainon1July1881,andfromthatdate,untilbeingpromotedMajoron20November1889,heservedinH.M.S. Hibernia,as MusketryInstructorfortheMediterraneanFleet,PlymouthH.Q.,andattheRoyalNavalCollege,beingmadeBrevetMajoron6December1888. HesawfurtherserviceinH.M.S. Trafalgar in1890andwasappointedMusketryInstructoratPortsmouthon29January1891.Hewasplacedon theRetiredListathisownrequeston6October1893.HisrecordsclaimheservedwiththeImperialYeomanryduringtheBoerWarbutdoes not seem to be listed on the medal roll (Army or Navy).

On13October1914HextwasappointedRecruitingOfficerfortheExeterDistrict,andwaspromotedLieutenantColonelon25July1916, "nallyrelinquishedhisappointmentasRecruitingStaff Officeron1February1919.ForhisGreatWarservice,hewasawardedtheBritishWar Medal only.

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Pair: Private P. Grant, 9th Lancers

Afghanistan1878-80,3clasps,Charasia,Kabul,Kandahar(2119Pte.P.Grant.9thLancers);KabultoKandaharStar1880(2119 Private P. Grant 9th Lancers) very ne (2) £500-£700

PeterGrant landedinIndiawithadraftof92ndHighlandersfromEnglandon24February1876.Hetransferredtothe9thLancerson1June 1880, was promoted to Corporal in 1886 and discharged ‘time expired’ on 17 February 1886, the regiment then being at Shroncliffe camp, Kent. SoldwithcopiedresearchincludingmedalrollextractwhichshowsGrantwiththe9thLancersintheAfghancampaign,Umballaandat Rawalpindi.

Three: Captain H. G. Pelly, Royal Artillery

Afghanistan1878-80,noclasp(Lieut:H.G.Pelly.H/1stBde.R.A.);EgyptandSudan1882-89,reversedated1882,1clasp,Tel-elKebir(Lieut:H.G.Pelly.H/1stBde.R.A.);KhedivesStar,dated1882,unnamedasissued, contactmarksandlightpitting,generally very ne (3) £400-£500

HenryGeraldPelly wasbornon24April1857andwascommissionedLieutenanton14August1876.HeservedinIndiaandAfghanistanfrom December1877toAugust1882,beingpresentwith‘H’Battery,1stBrigadeduringthelatterpartofthe1stcampaignandthroughoutthe2nd campaign in Afghanistan 1878-80. He saw further service in Egypt from August to October 1882, before returning to India in October 1882 PellywaspromotedCaptainon10April1885,andsawfurtherserviceinGibraltarinboth1885and1887.HewasplacedonHalf-payinOctober 1891 and transferred to the Retired List on 16 June 1897.

(+VAT where applicable)

Pair: ColonelC.H.V.Garbett,3rdBengalCavalry,late5thRoyalIrishLancers,whowasMentionedin Despatches and later served as Commanding Officer of the 2nd Bengal Lancers Afghanistan1878-80,1clasp,Kandahar(Lt.C.H.V.Garbett.3.Bl.C.);KabultoKandaharStar1880(Lieut:C.H.V.Garbett3rd. Bengal Cavy.) pitting from Star, generally very ne (2)

£800-£1,000

Provenance: Dix Noonan Webb, December 2009.

CharlesHenryVincentGarbett wasbornon19March1849andwasgazettedaCornetinthe5thRoyalIrishLancersin1869,joiningthe regimentinIndia.PromotedtoLieutenantinOctober1871,hewasappointedtotheBengalStaff CorpsinOctober1873,serving "rstlywiththe 3rdBengalCavalryandlaterwiththe2ndBengalCavalry.WiththeformerheservedintheAfghanCampaignandwasMentionedinDespatches on1January1880,forhisgallantryduringtheexpeditionagainsttheShinwarivillagesofBanda,Kuddi,andRoghani,wheretribesmeninvolvedin an earlier attack on British positions were known to be holded up.

GarbettwasadvancedtoCaptaininNovember1881andMajorinNovember1889.Appointedsecond-in-commandofthe2ndBengalLancersin 1892,hewaspromotedtoLieutenant-ColonelinNovember1895andappointedCommandantofthe2ndBengalLancersinJuly1897.He vacatedthatcommandinMarch1901andinJulywaspromotedtoColonel.During1902-03hecommandedtheLahoreDistrictandwasplaced on the Unemployed List in 1906.

Sold with copied research.

167

Pair: Private W. Larkin, Royal Irish Regiment

EgyptandSudan1882-89,datedreverse,1clasp,Tel-El-Kebir(898.Pte.W.Larkin,2/R:Ir.R.);Khedive’sStar,dated1882, unnamed as issued, edge bruise and pitting from Star, nearly very ne (2)

£160-£200

Pair: Private W. Harrower, 1st Battalion, Gordon Highlanders EgyptandSudan1882-89,datedreverse,4clasps,Tel-El-Kebir,Suakin1884,El-Teb_Tamaai,TheNile1884-85(1499.Pte.H. Harrower. 1/Gord: Highrs.); Khedive’s Star, dated 1882, some very light pitting from star, otherwise good very ne (2) £400-£500

WilliamHarrower wasbornatInverkeithing,Fife,andenlistedfortheGordonHighlandersatEdinburghon30April1879,aged18years2 months,ashipcarpenterbytrade.HeservedinEgyptfrom2August1882,intheEasternSoudaminFebruaryandMarch1884,andwiththeNile ExpeditionaryForceinUpperEgyptfromNovember1884toJune1885.HereturnedHomefromEgyptinSeptember1885,wastransferredto the Army Reserve in April 1891, and was discharged at Aberdeen on 29 April 1895.

Pair: Private G. Rayburn, Scots Guards EgyptandSudan1882-89,undatedreverse,1clasp,Suakin1885(6354.Pte.G.Rayburn.2/Scots.Gds.);Khedive’sStar,dated1884 -6, unnamed as issued, edge bruising to rst, otherwise very ne (2) £140-£180

Five: Lieutenant-ColonelC.G.Nurse,IndianArmy,lateRoyalIrishFusiliers.Amanofmanylanguagesanda wellrespectedentomologist,whilstservingintheArmyandbeyond,hediscoveredvariousspecies,giving much of his collection to the Natural History Museum, where it still resides

EgyptandSudan1882-89,undatedreverse,1clasp,El-Teb-Tamaai(Lieut:C.G.Nurse.2/R.Ir:Fusrs.);1914-15Star, naming erased;BritishWarandVictoryMedals(Lt.Col.C.G.Nurse);Khedive’sStar,dated1884,unnamedasissued, contactmarks,nearly very ne and better (5) £500-£700

Provenance: Dix Noonan Webb, December 2011.

CharlesGeorgeNurse wasborninBarnham,Suffolk,c.1862.HewascommissionedintotheRoyalIrishFusiliersasaSecondLieutenanton22 January1881andwasadvancedtoLieutenantinJulythesameyear.ServingwiththeRegimentinIndia,hewasvariouslylistedintheArmyListsas anInterpreterorStationStaff Officer,Kolapore.Heservedwiththe2ndBattalionRoyalIrishFusiliersintheSudanExpeditionof1884,seeing actionatthebattlesofEl-TebandTamaai.InDecember1884LieutenantNursewassecondedtotheIndianStaff Corps,andinMarch1885he wasappointedtotheBombayStaff Corps,servingwiththeZailaFieldForceduring1890,combatingtheactivitiesofthe‘MadMullah’in Somaliland.HewaspromotedCaptainintheIndianStaff CorpsinJanuary1892,andMajorinJanuary1901.AppointedLieutenant-Colonelinthe 113th Infantry in January 1907, he retired from the Indian Army on 23 January 1909.

NursereturnedtoactionwiththeonsetoftheGreatWar,beingreappointedLieutenant-Colonelfromretirement.Attachedtothe3rdBattalion, BedfordshireRegiment,heservedontheWesternFrontfrom12May1915.Latterlylivingat‘Redcote’,RusthallPark,TunbridgeWells,Kent,he died on 5 November 1933.

Nursewasawellknownandrespectedentomologistwhowrotemanyarticlesonthesubject,discoveringanumberofunknownspecies.His Obituary in The Entomologist’s monthly magazine, Volume 70 1934, states:

‘C.G.Nurse,electedaSpecialLifeFellowin1932,becameaFellowin1895.Hewasakeenentomologistwhobegantocollectbutter#iesand mothswhenaboyatschool.IndianLepidopterain1892andIndianHymenopterain1897contributingmanypapersonthelatterOrdertothe Bombay Natural History Society.’

Nurse donated and later left to the Natural History Museum a large collection of insects he had collected, where they still reside today:

‘BythewillofthelateLieutenant-ColonelC.G.Nurse,theTrusteesoftheBritishMuseum(NaturalHistory)havereceivedabequestof3,000 IndianinsectsmostlyobtainedatQuetta,DeesaandJubbulpore,whereColonelNurseservedwiththeIndianArmy.ColonelNursewasoneof thesmallbandofnaturalistsamongmilitaryofficerswhodevotedtheirleisuretothestudyofentomology,andwasanenthusiasticcollectorof Hymenoptera,formingalargeandvaluablecollectionwhichhepresentedtotheMuseumafewyearsago.Thepresentbequestcomprisesthe remainderofhisIndianinsectsandincludesabout1,450Diptera(twowinged #ies),1,300butter#ies,130dragon-#iesandsomeothers;ofthese themostvaluable aretheDiptera.ThecollectionisespeciallyrichinspeciesofthefamilyBombyliidae,mostofwhichareparasiticinthelarval stateonbeesorwasps.ColonelNursediscoveredanddescribedfourteenspeciesofthisfamilywhichwerenewtoscience,andtypesoftheseare inthecollection,aswellasspecimensofanumberofother #ieswhichwerenotpreviouslyrepresentedintheMuseum.Someinteresting butter#ies and other insects from Aden are included.’

Sold with copied research.

Eight: Lieutenant-ColonelG.H.Bell,27thPunjabis,lateKing’sOwnScottishBorderers,whodiedonservice during the Great War

EgyptandSudan1882-89,undatedreverse,1clasp,Gemaizah1888(2ndLieut:G.H.Bell.2/K.O.Sco:Bord:);IndiaGeneral Service1895-1902,1clasp,Waziristan1901-2(CaptainG.H.Bell27thPunjabis);AfricaGeneralService1902-56,2clasps, Somaliland1902-04,Jidballi(Capt:G.H.Bell.27/Punjabis);1914-15Star(Lt.Col.G.H.Bell.27/Punjabis.);BritishWarandVictory Medals(Lt.Col.G.H.Bell.);Khedive’sStar,undated;DelhiDurbar1911,silver,unnamedasissued, the rstwithlightpittingfrom star, otherwise nearly very ne or better (8) £1,400-£1,800

GeorgeHenryBell wasbornon11April1869,thesonofGeorgeCoatesBell,aSurgeonMajorintheBombayMedicalDepartment.Hewas educatedatDulwichCollegeandtheRoyalMilitaryCollege,Sandhurst.UponpassingoutinAugust1888hetookupacommissionintheKing’s OwnScottishBordererswithwhomhesawserviceduringthenexttwoyearsintheSudan,beingpresentattheactionofGemaizah(Medalwith Claspandbronzestar)andalsotookpartintheoperationsontheNilein1889.In1890hisunitwenttoIndia,andayearlaterhejoinedthe IndianArmyasaLieutenant, !rstwiththe19thPunjabisbefore,in1893,switchingtothe38thDogras.Duringthisperiodhespentmuchofhis serviceontheNorthWestFrontier,becomingfamiliarwiththesmallfortsthatwerecommonthere,aswellaswiththePunjabingeneral.Fort Sandeman,MirAliKhel,andJamrudmadehimfamiliarwiththeZhob,Baluchistan,andtheKhyber,and,in1896,hewaspermanentlyappointedto the27thPunjabis,ofwhichregimenthebecameAdjutantandwaslatermadeCaptainin1899.HewentwiththemtoKilaDrosh(Chitral), Peshawur,Bannu,andtoKajuriKach,Jandola,Zam,Tank,andDeraGhaziKhan.Hesawactiveservicein1901-2intheWaziristanCampaign (MedalwithClasp),andagaininthefollowingtwoyears,ashisregimentwassenttotheSomaliland,includingtheactionatJidballi,inwhichfora timeheservedasFieldIntelligenceOfficer(MedalwithtwoClasps).In1906the27thPunjabisreturnedtotheNorthWestFrontieragainas MajorontheStaff ofthe1stDivision,Peshawur,atCheratandMalakand.RejoininghisregimentatatMultanhewasoncemoreontheWaziristan borderland in 1908, at Dera Ismail Khan and Shukh Budin; and after an absence of four years the 27th Punjabis returned there in 1912.

WhenwarbrokeouthewascommandingadetachmentatFortJandola.InOctober1914heandhisregimentweretransferredtoEurope,albeit alongthewaytheywerealsoinvolvedinrepellinganattackontheSuezCanal.UponreachingFranceinAugust1915hewassecondincommand oftheregimentduringthebattleofLoosandwassubsequentlygivencommandofthe69thPunjabis,whohadsufferedheavylossesinthataction.

Hesubsequentlytookhisnewregimenteast,servingwiththemastheyfoughtfromthe SuezacrosstheArabianPeninsulainoutpostsofthe AdenHinterland.InFebruary1916hewasorderedtoMesopotamiatotakecommandofthe9thBhopals.Almostimmediatelyafterreachingthe frontlinetrencheshis !neconstitutionbrokedownandhewasinvalidedtoIndiaanddiedwhileonsickleaveatSrinagar,Kashmir,on3 September 1916, his wife, Eva, having joined him from England a week earlier.

Sold with pre-Great War ribbon bar and some copied research and photographs. For the recipient’s pre-war group of miniature medals, see Lot 628.

Pair: Bandmaster H. Chant, Royal Munster Fusiliers

IndiaGeneralService1854-95,2clasps,Burma1887-89,Burma1885-7, claspsremountedinthisorder,asusual (2041PrivateH. Chant2nd.Bn.R.Muns.Fus.);ArmyL.S.&G.C.,V.R.,3rdissue,smallletterreverse(334.S;Drumr:H.Chant.R:Muns:Fus.)

engraved naming, contact marks and edge bruising, the IGS somewhat worn, otherwise generally nearly very ne (2) £400-£500

HenryChant wasbornatSalisbury,Wiltshire,in1861andattestedforthe70thBrigadeatBelfaston6May1878.PostedtotheRoyalMunster Fusiliers,heservedwiththe2ndBattalionIndiaandBurmafrom3March1884to4December1892,andwaspromotedCorporalon22 December1889,andSergeanton24March1892.HewasawardedhisLongServiceandGoodConductMedalperArmyOrder173of1896,and was !nallydischargedon5September1907,after29yearsand123days’service,hisdischargepapersnoting‘...isahighlytrainedmusicianand since 1893 has been Bandmaster to the 4th Battalion, Royal Munster Fusiliers.’

Sold with copied service papers and medal roll extracts.

Three: Colour-Sergeant R. Burns, King’s Royal Ri!e Corps IndiaGeneralService1854-95,1clasp,Lushai1889-92(3996Lce.Corpl.R.Burns4thBn.K.Rl.Rif.Corps);Queen’sSouthAfrica 1899-1902,4clasps,Transvaal,OrangeFreeState,SouthAfrica1901,SouthAfrica1902(3996Clr:-Serjt:R.Burn.K.R.R.C.)note spellingofsurname,claspsmountedinorderaslistedwithsomeunofficialrivets;ArmyL.S.&G.C.,E.VII.R.(3995C.Sjt.R.Burns. K.R.R.C.) note regimental number, mounted for display, good very ne (3) £360-£440

RobertBurns wasbornatWhitechapel,London,andattestedfortheKing’sRoyalRi!eCorpson3January1887,aged19years3months,a drummerbytrade.Hetransferredtothe4thBattalioninDecember1888forserviceinIndia.HeservedinBurmafromOctober1889to December1892,includingtheLushaioperationsof1889-92(MedalwithClasp).PromotedtoCorporalinJanuary1893,andtoSergeantin September1896,hewaspromotedtoColour-SergeantinAugust1900andservedwiththe4thBattalioninSouthAfricafromFebruary1901to March1903,beingpostedtothe3rdBattalionatHomeinApril1903.HewasdischargedatBarneton28October1905andreceivedhisL.S.& G.C. medal per Army Order 189 of 1905.

Sold with copied discharge papers and other research.

Five: Sergeant D. E. Robinson, Canadian Army Medical Corps, late Bedfordshire Regiment

IndiaGeneralService1895-1902,1clasp,ReliefofChitral1895(3375PteD.E.Robinson1stBnBedfordRegt.);Queen’sSouth Africa1899-1902,2clasps,CapeColony,OrangeFreeState(3375PteD.[sic]Robinson,BedfordRegt);King’sSouthAfrica 1901 -02,2clasps,SouthAfrica1901,SouthAfrica1902(3375PteD.E.Robinson.BedfordRegt);BritishWarandVictoryMedals (524779 Sjt. D. E. Robinson. C.A.M.C.) minor edge nicks, therefore generally good very ne or better (5) £240-£280

DavidEatonRobinson wasborninLambeth,LondoninJune1873.HeservedwiththeBedfordshireRegimentinIndiaandSouthAfrica,prior toemigratingtoCanadaandresidingat556AlphaStreet,Victoria,BritishColumbia.RobinsonservedasaSergeantwithNo.1CanadianField Ambulance, Canadian Army Medical Corps during the Great War. He died in January 1957.

Three: PrivateF.Wheatley,1stBattalion,GordonHighlanders,whowasseverelywoundedattheMalakand Pass in April 1895

IndiaGeneralService1895-1902,3clasps,ReliefofChitral1895,PunjabFrontier1897-98,Tirah1897-98, secondandthirdclasps uno ciallya xedasusual (3783Pte.F.Wheatley1stBn.Gord.Highrs.);Queen’sSouthAfrica1899-1902,5clasps,CapeColony, Paardeberg,Driefontein,Johannesburg,Belfast(3783Pte.F.Wheatley.GordonHighrs.) suspensionbarsomewhatbentandresolderedateachend;King’sSouthAfrica1901-02,2clasps,SouthAfrica1901,SouthAfrica1902(3783Pte.F.Wheatley.Gordon Highrs.) contact marks and edge bruising, suspensions slack, generally good ne (3)

£400-£500

FrederickWheatley attestedfortheGordonHighlandersatAberdeenon18March1891,age18,havingpreviouslyservedwiththe3rd (Militia)Battalion,YorkshireLightInfantry.HeservedintheChitralReliefExpeditionof1895,andthesubsequentoperationsonthePunjab FrontierandwiththeTirahExpeditionaryForce,andreceivedaseveregunshotwoundtothelegattheMalakandPasson3April1895(London Gazette 15November1895,refers.)HewastransferredtotheArmyReserveinDecember1898,butwasrecalledforserviceintheSouthAfrican War, on 9 October 1899, and was again discharged to the Army Reserve in March 1903.

Pair: Private J. Edwards, 7th Hussars

BritishSouthAfricaCompanyMedal1890-97,reverseRhodesia1896,1clasp,Mashonaland1897(4103Pte.J.Edwards,7th Huss.);Queen’sSouthAfrica1899-1902,5clasps,CapeColony,OrangeFreeState,Transvaal,SouthAfrica1901,SouthAfrica 1902 (4103 Pte. J. Edwards. 7th Hussars.) the rst good very ne, the second extremely ne (2) £400-£500

JohnEdwards wasbornatEastButterwick,Lincolnshire,andenlistedforthe7thHussarsatGrimsbyon8December1893,aged20,a #shermanbytrade.HeservedabroadinIndiafromSeptember1894to12October1895,theninNataluntilNovember1898;andinSouthAfrica from 20 November 1901 to 11 July 1902. He otherwise served at Home including the Army Reserve from September 1902 until December 1905. Sold with copied service papers which con#rm both medals and clasps.

Eight: RegimentalSergeantMajorR.M.Newsham,DurbanLightInfantry,lateBritishSouthAfricaPoliceand Natal Rangers

BritishSouthAfricaCompanyMedal1890-97,reverseRhodesia1896,noclasp(Troop’rR.M.Newsham.B.S.A.Police.);Queen’s SouthAfrica1899-1902,2clasps,ReliefofLadysmith,Transvaal(484Serjt.R.M,Newsham.DurbanL.I.);Natal1906,1clasp, 1906(Rgt.Sgt.Maj.R.M.Newsham,NatalRangers.);1914-15Star(Clr.Sjt.R.M.Newsham1stInfantry);BritishWarMedal1914 -20(2ndC/W.O.R.M.Newsham.B.D.C.);BilingualVictoryMedal1914-19(2ndC/W.O.R.M.Newsham.1stInfantry.); Coronation1911,unnamedasissued;ColonialAuxiliaryForcesLongServiceMedal,G.V.R.(NoF.2347.Col.Sgt.R.M.Newsham. 1st Infy. (D.L.I.)) contact marks and edge bruising, especially to the rst three, overall very ne and better (8) £800-£1,000

ReginaldMedlandNewsham wasborncirca.1872nearWisbech,IsleofEly,Cambridgeshire.Acoachbuilderbytrade,heemigratedtoSouth AfricawhereheservedasTrooperNo.138intheBritishSouthAfricaPoliceinRhodesiain1896andin1897.On1November1897heenlisted intheColonialAuxiliaryForces,totheDurbanLightInfantry.HewaspromotedCorporalin1898,Sergeantin1899,andColourSergeantin 1904. During the 1906 Natal Rebellion he served in the Natal Rangers, attaining the rank of Regimental Sergeant Major.

AttheoutbreakoftheGreatWarNewshamwasemployedbytheSouthAfricanRailwaysasacoachbuilderandaged44attestedforservicewith hisoldregimenttheDurbanLightInfantry,untilhewasdischargedandrecalledtohisciviliandutiesintheCarriageDepartmentoftheSouth AfricanRailways,inJuly1918,havingservedasProvostSergeantandCompanySergeantMajor.HewasawardedtheColonialAuxiliaryForces Long Service Medal in March 1918.

His discharge papers con!rm service with the Base Depot Company, prior to his discharge, being the unit named on his British War Medal. Withcopiedresearch,includingmedalrollpages,GreatWarcopyattestationanddischargepapers,recommendationandapprovallettersforthe Long Service Medal.

Pair: Private R. Stagpole, Cameron Highlanders

Queen’sSudan1896-98(3428Pte.R.Stagpole,1/Cam.Hdrs.);Khedive’sSudan1896-1908,1clasp,TheAtbara(3428Pte. Stagpoole, 1 Cam. Highrs.) engraved in the usual Regimental style, good very ne(2) £500-£700

Provenance: Kuriheka Collection, Dix Noonan Webb, June 2006.

R.‘George’Stagpole,thesonofDudleyStagpoleV.C.,D.C.M.,(whowonboththeVictoriaCrossandDistinguishedConductMedalwhilst servingwiththe57thFootduringtheMaoriWarsin1863),attestedfortheCameronHighlandersandservedwithGCompany,1stBattalion, duringtheNileExpeditionof1898.Hedied,mostprobablyfromentericfever,atDarmali.Themedalrollsgivehisinitialas“G”andnotethathis awards were sent to his father.

Soldwithcopymedalrollextractsandcopyregimentalgazetteentryof1September1898whichstates ‘GCompanyNotes.Itwaswiththe deepestregretthattheold“RedanTroop”,fellinonSundaymorning,the1stMay1898,toconveytheremainsofanotherbraveAtbaraheroto his last resting place. Private George Stagpole, was a son of Mr. D. Stagpole, V.C., Woolwich, Kent, and was very popular and esteemed by all.’

Seven: ActingCorporalJ.Dalrymple,Ri!eBrigade,later4thBattalion,CanadianInfantry,whowaswoundedat Ypres on 23 April 1915

Queen’sSudan1896-98(2961.Pte.J.Dalrymple.2/R.Bde:);Queen’sSouthAfrica1899-1902,3clasps,DefenceofLadysmith, Laing’sNek,Belfast(2961Pte.J.Dalrymple,Ri!eBrigade);King’sSouthAfrica1901-02,2clasps,SouthAfrica1901,SouthAfrica 1902(2961Pte.J.Dalrymple.Ri!eBrigade.);1914-15Star(10645L.Cpl.J.Dalrymple.4/Can:Inf:);BritishWarandVictoryMedals (10645A.Cpl.J.Dalrymple.4-Can.Inf.);Khedive’sSudan1896-1908,1clasp,Khartoum,unnamedasissued, lightcontactmarks, generally good very ne (7) £500-£700

JohnDalrymple,ashoemakerbytrade,wasbornin1875andattestedfortheRi!eBrigadeatMaccles"eld,Cheshireon22August1893.He servedwithhisunitinHongKongfrom22October1895,hethenwentontoSingaporeandMalta,beforeproceedingin1898forservicewith the Nile Expedition during the Sudanese operations.

DalrympleservedinSouthAfricaduringtheBoerWarfrom2October1899,andwaspresentattheactionsattheDefenceofLadysmith,Laing’s NekandBelfast.HewassentencedbyFieldGeneralCourtsMartialto1yearhardlabourforsleepingathispostwhilesentinel;thesentencewas commutedto84daysFieldImprisonmentwhichheservedfromSeptembertoNovember1901.HewasgrantedpermissiontoresideinCanada from 17 October 1906 and was discharged at the termination of his engagement on 21 August 1909.

FollowingtheoutbreakoftheGreatWarDalrympleattestedfortheCanadianOverseasExpeditionaryForceon22September1914,andserved withthe4thCanadianInfantryontheWesternFrontfrom9February1915.HewaswoundedbyabullettotherightelbowatYpreson23April 1915, and returned to England for demobilisation and discharge.

Sold with copied medal rolls extracts, British Army Service records, Canadian Service records, and other research.

Five: Ship’s Corporal First Class W. T. Hodder, Royal Navy Queen’sSouthAfrica1899-1902,noclasp(W.T.Hodder,A.B.,H.M.S.Gibraltar.);1914-15Star(200054.W.T.Hodder.Sh.Cpl. 1.,R.N.);BritishWarandVictoryMedals(200054W.T.Hodder.Sh.Cpl.1.R.N.);RoyalNavyL.S.&G.C.,G.V.R.,1stissue (200054. W. T. Hodder. Sh. Corpl. 1 Cl. H.MS. Princess Royal) light contact marks, generally very ne (5) £300-£400

WilliamThomasHodder wasbornatLymeRegis,Dorset,on2February1882andjoinedtheRoyalNavyasaBoySecondClasson28July 1898.HeservedinH.M.S. Gibraltar from5March1901,andwasadvancedAbleSeamanon19September1901.AdvancedShip’sCorporalFirst Classon4January1914,hewasawardedhisLongServiceandGoodConductMedalon23February1915,andwasshoreinvalidedon21 September 1916.

Sold with copied record of service and medal roll extracts.

Pair: Corporal H. Parrish, 9th Lancers

Queen’sSouthAfrica1899-1902,7clasps,Belmont,ModderRiver,ReliefofKimberley,Paardeberg,Johannesburg,DiamondHill, Wittebergen(3928.Corpl.H.Parish.9/Lcrs.)notespellingofsurname, withunofficialcopperrivetsto3oftheclasps;King’s South Africa 1901-02, 2 clasps, South Africa 1901, South Africa 1902 (3928 Corpl. H. Parrish. 9th Lancers) good very ne (2) £400-£500

Soldwithcopyofmedalrollcon"rmingallsevenclasps,theReliefofKimberlyclaspisnotedas‘added’,suggestingthatthiswassentlater,which probably explains the unofficial rivets. The K.S.A. roll states, ‘sent home, invalide’.

Four: LieutenantG.W.B.Gough,LeinsterRegiment,lateImperialYeomanry,whowaskilledinactionat Gallipoli on 10 August 1915

Queen’sSouthAfrica1899-1902,2clasps,CapeColony,SouthAfrica1902(37717Pte.G.Gough.27th.Bn:Imp:Yeo:);1914-15 Star (Lieut. G. W. B. Gough. Leins. R.); British War and Victory Medals (Lieut. G. W. B. Gough.) good very ne (4) £300-£400

GeorgeWilliamBlanthorneGough wasborninShrewsburyon20December1884andservedwiththe27thBattalion,ImperialYeomanry inSouthAfricaduringthelatterstagesoftheBoerWar.CommissionedtemporaryLieutenantintheLeinsterRegimenton12September1914, heservedwiththe6thBattalionduringtheGreatWaratGallipoli,andwaskilledinactionatGallipolion10August1915.TheBattalionWar DiaryrevealsthathewaskilledinthetrenchesatRhododendronSpur,AnzacCovebyshrapnelshellwhilestrengtheningthetrenchsubsequent to an earlier Turkish attack. He is buried at Embarkation Pier Cemetery, Turkey. Soldwithvariouscopiedresearchincludingtherecipient’sBirthCerti"cate,MedalIndexCardandmedalrollextracts;applicationformfor appointment to a temporary commission, and Battalion War Diary extracts.

Pair: LieutenantO.Mowatt,ImperialYeomanry,later10thHussars,whowastwicewoundedduringtheBoer War, and died of wounds during the Great War after a cavalry action at Monchy-le-Preux on 22 April 1917

Queen’sSouthAfrica1899-1902,3clasps,CapeColony,OrangeFreeState,Transvaal(Lieut.O.Mowatt.50/Co.Imp:Yeo:) engravednaming;King’sSouthAfrica1901-02,2clasps,SouthAfrica1901,SouthAfrica1902(Lieut.O.Mowatt.I.Y.)engraved naming,mountedaswornandhousedin Spink,London redleathercasebearingtheinitials,‘O.M’, minoredgebruisetotheQSA, otherwise extremely ne (2) £500-£700

OsmondMowatt wasborninNottingHillSquare,Kensingtonon24May1880,andservedwiththeImperialYeomanryinSouthAfricaduring theBoerWar, !rstlyasaLieutenantwiththe50th(Hampshire)Company,17thBattalion,andwaswoundedatPlessisdamon26June1901.He joinedthe53rd(RoyalEastKent)Company,11thBattalionon11October1901,andwaswoundedforasecondtimeatTweefonteinon25 December1901,onwhichdate1,000Boerssurprisedandpracticallyannihilatedthe400-strong11thBattalionasthemenslept,in"icting casualties of 289 killed, wounded and captured, for the loss of 14 killed and 30 wounded.

SubsequentlyanundergraduateatGonvilleandCaiusCollege,Cambridge,MowattlaterbecameanunderwritingmemberofLloyd’s.Heservedas aSecondLieutenantwiththe10thHussarsduringtheGreatWarontheWesternFrontfrom4November1914,andhavingbeenpromoted Lieutenanton18May1915,hediedofwoundson22April1917followingacavalryactionatManchylePreux-Arrason11April.Duringthis action the 10th Hussars lost 27 men killed and 157 wounded). Aged 36 years, he is buried in Duisans British Cemetery, Etrun, France.

The following detailed biography is from the Lloyd’s listing of soldiers from the Lloyd’s community who lost their lives during the Great War: ‘10th(PrinceofWales’OwnRoyal)Hussars.Diedofonthe22ndofApril1917,aged36.OsmondMowattwasbornat5NottingHillSquare, Kensingtononthe24thofMay1880,theyoungersonofJamesMowatt,abarristeratlaw,andFannyLouisa(néeAkroyd)Mowatt.Hewas educatedbyprivatetutorandmatriculatedforGonvilleandCaiusCollegeCambridgein1899,beingadmittedonthe2ndofOctober.Heserved intheSouthAfricanWarasaLieutenantwiththe50thCompany,17thBattalionImperialYeomanryandwaswoundedatPlessisdamonthe26th ofJune1901.Hetransferredtothe53rdCompany,11thBattalionwiththerankofLieutenantonthe11thofOctober1901andwaswounded againonthe25thofDecember1901atTweefontein.OsmondwasawardedtheQueen’sMedalwiththreeclaspsandtheKing’sMedalwithtwo clasps and retired to the Reserve of Officers with the rank of Honorary Lieutenant on the 29th of September 1902.

Afterthatwarended,hereturnedtoCambridgewherehewasaSergeantintheCambridgeUniversityCavalrySquadronandrepresentedthe universityatBisley.Uponcompletinguniversity,OsmondbecameanUnderwritingMemberofLloyd’sandlivedat40StJames’sPlace,London.On the3rdofJune1903hebecameaFreemanoftheCityofLondonandamemberoftheWorshipfulCompanyofMerchantTaylors.Followingthe outbreakofWorldWarI,hewascommissionedasa2ndLieutenantonthe 25thofSeptember1914,embarkingforFranceonthe3rdof November1914andlandingtherethefollowingday.Hewasattachedtothe2ndLifeGuardsandjoinedtheminthe !eldonthe27thof NovemberwherehesawactionatYpres.Heservedwiththemforashorttimebeforetransferringtothe10th(PrinceofWales’OwnRoyal) HussarsandservedwiththemuntilhereturnedtotheirbaseinFranceonthe23rdofMarch1915.Onhisdeparturehiscommandingofficer wrotealetterofcommendation:“Hasbeenattachedtotheregimentundermycommandforthelastfourmonths.Priortothatheservedwith the2ndLifeGuardsthroughoutthe !ghtingaroundYpresinNovember.Iconsiderhimanefficientcavalryofficer,verykeenandconscientious and I have requested that in the event of casualties he may be sent out to me. I have been most satis!ed with his work in the regiment.”

Onthe9thofApril1917theBritishandCanadiansbegananattackwhichwouldbecomeknownastheBattleofArras.Theopeningdaywasa spectacularsuccesswiththeCanadianscapturingVimyRidgebuttheBritishcavalrywasheldbacktoofarbehindthelinestoexploitthe temporarydisarrayintheGermandefences.Atdawnonthe11thofApril,elementsofthe15th(Scottish)and37thDivisionswereholding positionsinandaroundthevillageofMonchy-le-Preux.The10th(PrinceofWales’OwnRoyal)Hussars,alongwithotherregimentsfromtheir Brigade,wereorderedtocircleroundthevillageandadvancetoapositionbetweenMonchyandtheRiverScarpe.At8.30am,theHussarsbegan theiradvancealongwiththeEssexYeomanryand,astheycrossedthesouthernslopeofOrangeHilltothenorthofMonchy,theycameunder shellandmachinegun !rewhichcausedanumberofcasualtiesandforcedthesurvivorstotakeshelterinthestreetsofMonchyitself.Herethey becameengagedinheavy !ghtingwiththestreetsbeingstrewnwiththebodiesoftroopersandtheirhorses.Oneeyewitnessrecountedthat: “ThemainstreetofMonchywasindeedaterriblesight,andthehorrorsarenotbeingexaggeratedwhenitisdescribedasbeinglitteredwithdead men and horses. In one place the horses were lying so thick that it was necessary to climb over them in order to pass along the street.”

TheHussarslost27menkilledduringtheattack.OsmondMowattwasbadlywoundedandwasevacuatedto8CasualtyClearingStation.His father received the following telegram dated the 14th of April 1917:

“Regret to inform you report dated April thirteenth states that Lt O. Mowatt 10 Hussars has been wounded. Details sent when received.”

On the 22nd of April 1917 he received a further telegram:

“RegrettoinformyouLtO.Mowatt10th HussarsinNo.8CasualtyClearingStationdangerouslywoundedconditiongrave.Regretpermissionto travel cannot be permitted. Further reports when received.”

Oswald Mowatt died in the early morning of the 22nd of April 1917. His father received a !nal telegram dated the 23rd of April 1917:

“Deeply regret to inform you Lt O. Mowatt 10th Hussars died of wounds April 22nd. The Army Council express their sympathy”.’

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Four: CaptainL.W.Armstrong,ImperialYeomanry,laterArmyServiceCorps,whowaswoundedduringthe V.C.actionatTafelKopon20December1901,whereaccordingtoKitchenerhisunitsacri!cedthemselves almost to a man to save Damant’s guns

Queen’sSouthAfrica1899-1902,4clasps,CapeColony,OrangeFreeState,SouthAfrica1901,SouthAfrica1902, uno cialrivets betweenstateanddateclasps (Lieut:L.W.Armstrong,Imp:Yeo:)engravednaming;1914-15Star(Capt.L.W.Armstrong,A.S.C.); British War and Victory Medals (Capt. L. W. Armstrong.) good very ne and better (4)

£500-£700

LionelWellesleyArmstrong wasbornon8June1880.HeservedtwoyearsintheQueen’sWestminsterRi!eVolunteersandthenovertwo yearsintheImperialYeomanryduringtheBoerWar.Servingwiththe91stCompany(Sharpshooters),heactedasTransportOfficertoColonel Damant’sColumnforthegreaterpartofhistimeinSouthAfrica.HewaswoundedatTafelKopon20December1901,duringanactioninwhich alargeBoerforce,disguisedasBritishinfantry,in#ltratedasmallerBritishforce.Thelattercomposedof2guns55menunderColonelDamant, protectedby40menof91CompanyImperialYeomanry.Intheactionthatfollowed,theartilleryhorsesandlimbersweresavedbutatacostoutofthe95menofthecolumn,Damant’sHorseand39thBatteryRHAlost43killedandwoundedincludingLieutenant-ColonelDamant himselfwhowaswoundedinfourplaces.Inthistrulyheroicaction,91stCompanyImperialYeomanryhad32hitoutof40,and,inthewordsof Lord Kitchener, ‘sacri#ced itself almost to a man to save Damant’s guns.’

ForhisgallantrythatdayShoeing-SmithIndwasawardedtheVictoriaCross.Thefollowingparticularsofthisgallant #ghtwereobtainedfromthe men engaged in it by the correspondent of the Central News: ‘ThecolumnsunderColonelDamantandColonelRimingtonleftFrankfortonthe19th inst.andproceededinthedirectionofVrede.Theforce trekkedallnightthroughamostseverethunderstorm,duringwhichthreeofourmenwerestruckbylightningandkilled.Onreachingthe neighbourhoodofTafelkop,DamantrushedaBoerpiquet,killingonemanandcapturingCommandantGyter.Atdaybreakthetransportwaggons werelaagered,andwereleftbehindinchargeofasmallescort,whileDamantwithtwogunsofthe39thBattery,andonepom-pomandninety#vemenalltold,rushedforward.Thelittleforcedeviatedontheleft !ank,whereanumberofBoershadbeenlocated.Onreachingaridge ColonelDamantobservedapartyofseventymendressedinBritishuniformbusilyengageddrivingcattleinhisdirection.Thestrangerswereat #rsttakentobeapartofRimington’scolumnwhichhadgoneoutontheright !ank.Themistakewassoondiscovered,however,andalmost immediatelyanotherbodyoftheenemywaslocatedfurthertotheleftoftheBritishlaager.Ourgunswerespeedilyunlimbered,and quicklycame intoaction.Wehadonlybeenableto #retwoshotswhentheBoersinchargeofthecattleabandonedthemandgallopedboldlyforwardtowards theBritishposition.Theenemyopenedagalling #reonthegunnersatarangeoftwohundredyards,andsimultaneouslyanotherpartyof150 Boerswhohadremainedcarefullyconcealedinambushinthelonggrassatthefootoftheridgeen#ladedtheposition.Alargenumberofthe gallantdefendersfellatthe #rstfewvolleys,butthesurvivorsfoughttenaciously,andtheenemywereonlyabletorushandcapturetheposition afterallthemenontheridgehadbeeneitherkilledorwoundedexceptthree.Previoustothis,however,someofthegallantgunnersandthe escorthadsucceededingettingawaythelimbersoftheguns,notwithstandingtheheavy #re.Theonlygunnerwhohadescapedthebulletsthen effectuallydestroyedthebreech-blocksofthegunsandrenderedthemutterlyuselesstotheenemy.Outofatotalforceof95inactionwehad 75killedandwounded,the91stYeomanrylosingoneofficerand14menwerekilledandoneofficerand16menwounded.TheBoers,whowere underCommandantsWessels,Ross,andM.Botha-thelatterthesonoftheCommandant-General-alsolostheavily.TheyhadCommandant Vandermerwe and 30 men killed. Three of the Boer dead were buried by our men, and the remainder were carried away.

LaterinthedayaBoercameinundera !agoftruceandaskedforanarmisticeinordertoallowtheenemytoattendtotheirwoundedandbury theirdead.ThesurvivorsonoursidestatethattheBoersbehavedbadlytoourwoundedontheridgeafterthepositionhadbeenrushed.Every onewhomadeamovementwhilelyingonthegroundwas #redat.AnofficeroftheYeomanry(Armstrong??)askedpermissionfromaBoer dressedinkhakitogetwaterforourwounded.ForreplytheBoerdischargedhisMauserpointblankattheofficer’shead,butfortunatelymissed him.Severalmoreoftheenemyrobbedandstrippedourwoundedanddead,andwereonlyrestrainedfromperpetratingfurtheroutragesby theircommandants.TheBoerswereterriblyangrywhentheydiscoveredtheywereunabletomoveorusethegunswhichtheyhadcaptured.

MeanwhileCaptain ScotthadgottogetherasmallforceandcameuptotheassistanceofDamant’smen.Scottpreparedtochargetheposition, whentheenemy,mistakinghismenforRimington’scolumn,hastilyretreated.The !eeingBoers,however,fellrightintothearmsofRimington’s force,whichwascominguptoDamant’ssupport.Rimingtonopened #re,andtheenemylostafewkilled,while #vewerecaptured.Rimington, withtheremainderofDamant’sforce,chasedthe !yingenemyacrosstheWilgeRiver.Thereappearstohavebeenlatelyalargeconcentrationof theenemyunderDeWetatTafelkop.Largepartiesofdetermined #ghtersundertheimmediatecommandofM.Botha,Meintjes,Tallvaard, Steenkamp, and Bucknill are now laying in ambush about the district, waiting to attack small columns.’

DuringtheGreatWarArmstrongservedasanofficerintheRoyalArmyServiceCorpsfrom20September1914untilAugust1916whenhe relinquishedhiscommissionduetoill-health.Thoughneverfully #tthereafter,hewasre-gazettedtotheA.S.C.inApril1917andserveduntil demobilized in March 1919.

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Four: Private F. Reilly, 67th Battalion (Western Scots), Canadian Infantry, late Highland Light Infantry

Queen’sSouthAfrica1899-1902,2clasps,ModderRiver,Wittebergen(6532PteF.Reilly,1stHighlandLtInfy);King’sSouth Africa1901-02,2clasps,SouthAfrica1901,SouthAfrica1902(6532PteF.Reilly.HighlandL.I.);BritishWarandVictoryMedals (102680 Pte. F. Reilly. 67-Can. Inf.) generally very ne or better (4)

£120-£160

FrankReilly wasborninDundee,ScotlandinJanuary1880.Heservedfor8yearswiththeHighlandLightInfantrypriortoemigratingto Canada.ReillyservedduringtheGreatWarwiththe67thBattalion(WesternScots),CanadianInfantryontheWesternFront,anddiedin Vancouver in November 1955.

Three: CaptainH.C.Macdonald,ArgyllandSutherlandHighlanders,who,afteranadventuroustimeinWest Africa,wasrecruitedbytheBritishMilitaryIntelligenceDepartmentattheWarOfficeforasecretmission to Rio de Janiero and later to St Petersburg in 1909 where he supposedly died of heart failure

Queen’sSouthAfrica1899-1902,3clasps,CapeColony,OrangeFreeState,Transvaal(Capt.H.C.Macdonald.A.&S.Highrs); King’sSouthAfrica1901-02,2clasps,SouthAfrica1901,SouthAfrica1902Cpt.H.C.Macdonald.A.&S.Hgrs.);AfricaGeneral Service1902-56,2clasps,S.Nigeria1904,S.Nigeria1904-05(CaptainH.C.Macdonald.S.N.Rgt.)medalsmountedaswornand containedinaglassfronteddisplaystandtogetherwithcorrespondingmountedgroupofminiaturedressmedals, nearlyextremely ne (3) £1,200-£1,600

Provenance: Matthew E. Taylor Collection, Christie’s, November 1990.

HenryCraigieMacdonald wasbornat32BelsizePark,Hampstead,London,on13April1868.ThesonofChessboroughClaudiusMacdonald (late22ndFoot),MacdonaldwaseducatedatHarrowSchoolandJesusCollege,Cambridge,andthenpassedintoSandhurstin1888.After graduatingfromtheRoyalMilitaryCollegehewascommissionedSecondLieutenantinthe93rdHighlanderson31May1890.Fromthere, Macdonald was promoted Lieutenant on 7 November, 1894, and then Captain on 12 December 1899.

In1899Macdonaldwasservingwiththe91stHighlandersbutdidnotsailwiththatbattalionwhenitdepartedon27October1899forSouth Africa.Instead,on15December1899hetookchargeof185reservistsfromtheGordonHighlanderswhoweretemporarilystationedin Edinburgh Castle, destined for South Africa.

Althoughhemissedmostoftheearlierbattles,Macdonaldwaspresentatanumberofthemilitaryoperations:theadvancetoKimberley,Orange FreeState(FebruarytoMay1900),operationsintheTransvaaleastofPretoria(JulytoNovember1900),OrangeRiverColony(Mayto November1900)andwaspresentatanumberofengagementsduringthoseperiods.Itisrecordedthat,withhiscompany,CaptainMacdonald chargedandoccupiedapassatOlifantsnek.Macdonaldwasinvalidedhomeearlyin1901buton13November1901hereturnedtoSouthAfrica, on board the Orotava, in command of a draft of 52 non-commissioned officers and men.

HewassecondedtotheWestAfricanFrontierForceon26September1903,andsoonsawfurtheraction.InDecembertheColonialOffice decidedtoorganiseamilitaryexpeditionunderthecommandofColonelA.F.Montanaro,theobjectivesbeingtopunishvarioustribeswhich wereclosingtraderoutes,tobringundercontrolthepartoftheIbibbiocountrylyingbetweentheCrossandImorivers,andtoestablishanew military station.

DuetoaninspectionoftheSouthernNigeriaRegimentbytheinspectorgeneraloftheWestAfricanFrontierForce,theexpeditionwasdelayed. However,acampwaspreparedatMbiakpanon1January1904,readytoreceivethetroops.Onthe7th,ColonelMontanaroandhis headquartersstaff arrivedincamp,thoughittookuntil12JanuarybeforetheentireforcewasfullyconcentratedatMbiakpan.Theforce assembledwasmadeasstrongaspossibleandconsistedof:15officers, #veBritishnon-commissionedofficers,two2-95gunsand428rankand #le.PriortothearrivalofColonelMontanaro,areconnaissanceforcecommandedbyMacdonaldscoutedasfarasthe IkonotownofOkpom-Itu.

MacdonaldreportedOkpom-Ituasbeingunfriendlyashehadseenlargenumbersofarmednativesinthevicinityofthetown.Basedonthis report,Montanarodecidedtostrike #rstintotheIkonodistrict.Thetroopsmarchedouton13January,takingtheusualmilitaryprecautions. However,thetroopsmetnooppositionastheypassedthroughthe #rstcoupleoftowns.Theyevenfoundafewgunshadbeenlaiddownonthe path.Unopposed,thecolumnmoveddeeperintothedistrict.It #nallystoppedon15JanuaryataplacecalledIkot-Ntuen,whereastandingcamp wasestablished.Fromthisbasecampanumberofsmallercolumnswentoutdailyinalldirections.Theydemandedgunstobedeliveredtothem by the local chiefs, and those who refused to comply were severely punished.

Althoughnativesinthearearesistedagreatnumberofthesecolumns,threeofthecolumnsarerecordedashavingmetthestrongestresistance. The #rstexamplewaswhenacolumnunderthecommandofMacdonald,consistingofthreesectionsof‘G’Company,wereattackedonallsides byseveralhundredbushmenon16JanuaryatMbiabon.Theattackwasrepelledwithconsiderablelossoflifetotheenemy.Duringthisaction, althoughseverelywounded,2197PrivateOjoOlanpursuedthebushmenwhohadshotbothhimandPrivateAkandiIbadan.PteOlan,whowas later awarded the Distinguished Conduct Medal, managed to kill one of them and bring back Pte Ibadan, who had been mortally wounded.

Onthesameday,anothercolumnleadbyLieutenantFoxwasalsoheavilyattackedand,asinthepreviousaction,theattackerswerebeatenoff Thethirdattackoccurredon22JanuarywhenacolumnunderCaptainHosleywasattackedat0700hrsbynumerousarmedbushmen.The bushmenweredrivenoff andpursuedthroughthetownsofOkpom-UngwanaandOkpom-Ita.Thepursuitwas #nallyendedlatethatafternoon.

By 4 February most of the neighbouring Ikono towns had been dealt with and the locals had made their submissions.

On5FebruarytheentireforcemarchedtowardsIkot-EkpeneintheAnangdistrictoftheIbibiocountrywiththeobjectiveofestablishinganew camp.Whileonthemarch,theadvanceguardunderMacdonaldwasattackedbytheenemyatthetownofIkot-Ukpom.Afteranhourofintense #ghtingtheenemywereforcedtoretire,sufferingmanycasualties.AtthesametimeacolumnnearIkot-Ntuen,underthepersonalcommandof Montanaro,wasattackedandhadto‘formsquare’.Theenemywasinitiallyrepelledbutreturnedashorttimelaterandattackedthecolumnagain from allsides.The #ghtinglastedforaboutthreehoursbeforetheattackerswerebeatenoff.Similarly,whenacolumnunderthecommandof CaptainHosleywasopposedatthetownofUkanahiscolumnwasattackedthreetimes,withtheenemyonlydecidingtoretireoncecharged with the bayonets.

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ThelocalsoftheAnangdistrictshowedamoredeterminednaturethanthoseoftheIkonodistrict.Onenotableexampletookplaceon10 FebruarywhenacolumnenteringthetownofIkot-Ukpongsuffereda "erceattackbythenatives.Throughoutthefollowingdayvariouscolumns visitingacollectionoftownsmetwithsimilarresistance.On24FebruarytheforcemovedcamptoErriamandyetagainrefusaltoofferuparms was met with punishment. However, the tactics seem to have worked because, over a period of time, several towns in the district sued for peace.

On6MarchColonelMontanaroreceivedinstructionstodividehisforceandreturntoCalabar.MontanaroplacedNo1columnunderthe commandofMacdonald,whichconsistedof:27men‘A’Company,87men‘G’Company,28men‘H’Company,oneBritishofficer(Lieutenant Williams)andtwoBritishNCOs.HisinstructionsweretocompletethedisarmingoftheErriamdistrictstartedbythepreviouspatrol.Hewas furtherinstructedtoreturntoIkot-Ekpenewithorderstoconstructapermanentstation.TheNo2column,whichwasamuchlargerforce,was placed under the command of Major Trenchard, who had orders to proceed to the Imo River.

TwodayspriortothisPrivateOgunbiOndowasreportedasmissing.Tobeginwithitwasbelievedthathehadabscondedfromcampinorderto lootsomeofthenearbyvillages.On7March,however,MacdonaldreceivedareportstatingthatOgunbiOndohadbeenavictimofcannibalism atthehandsoftheNde-Okorolocals.Toseekouttheperpetrators,Macdonaldsentoutacolumnof80menunderthecommandofLieutenant Williams.Thecolumninitiallymetwithconsiderableoppositionfromsomeofthesurroundingvillagesbutthisceasedaftertheenemysuffered over forty casualties. Williams then burnt down the offending villages.

On10MarchintelligencewasreceivedthatthevillagersofImowerebuildingdefensivetrenchestoresistthetroops.LieutenantWilliamswas orderedtogooutwithasmallcolumntoImno,whichlayaboutthreehoursfromcamp.Afterfacingsomeinitialde"ance,Williamsenteredthe well-builttownto "ndthecookedandpartiallyeatenbodyofPrivateOgunbiOndo.Retributionwassharpandswift-thevillagewasdestroyed and all walls levelled to the ground.

Troublewasbrewingelsewhereinthecolonyand,asaresultofunrestwithinGermanterritory,theBritishstationatObukumwasattacked.This wastohaveanimpactonMacdonaldashewasnoti"edon17MarchtostandbyatIkot-Ekpeneandbepreparedtosendreinforcements along theCrossRiver.On4AprilhiscommandwasreducedwhentwosectionsfromIkot-EkpeneweresentviatheSS Hertha tostrengthenother Britishgarrisons.Notwithstandingthelossofthesetroops,No1columncontinuedwithitstask.Duringtheconstructionperiod,Macdonald begantoreceiveanumberofinsultingandtauntingmessagesfromsurroundingtownsthathadnotyetbeenvisited.Asaresultofthishesenta columntotheclosestofthesetowns,namedIkpe,on20March.Asitnearedthetownthecolumncameunderattackinggun"re.However,the locals were quickly suppressed as the troops triumphantly entered the town.

Similarskirmishesweretotakeplaceon22and30Marchasothertownsopposedthetroops’presence.Althoughmanyofthenativesfought bravelyagainstMacdonald’smen,theywereill-equippedanddisordered,leadingtotheirsufferingnumerouscasualtiesandultimatelybeing defeated by a disciplined force.

On15AprilchiefsfromthetownsofErriamandIkpesurrenderedwhichresultedinallmilitaryoperationsceasing.TheNo1columnunder Macdonaldhadsufferedonlyonecasualtyduringtherecentoperations.Theenemy,ontheotherhand,enduredthelossof74men,nineri$esand 669musketshavingtobesurrendered.ThecolumnwasthenbrokenupwithonlyonecompanyremaininginIkot-Ekpeme.MrMorrisey,political officer, was placed in charge of the now smaller manned station and Macdonald remained in command of the troops.

Progressatthestationprovedtobesoslowoverthenextfewmonthsthatthehighcommissioner,MrEgerton,voicedhisdisappointmentatthe passivewayinwhichthenativesinthevicinityofIkot-Ekpemewerebeingconsolidated.CaptainMacdonaldthensentaninformallettertohis commandingofficerreportinghisconcernsaboutMrMorrisey’sincreasinglyuncontrollabledrinking.UnbeknowntoMacdonald,hisletterwas passedontotheColonialOffice,whothenlaunchedaninquiryintoMorrisey’sconductatthestation.Thehighcommissionerwaswellawarethat Morriseyhadahistoryofproblemswithalcoholbutthoughthimreformed.MorriseyindicatedtoMrEgerton,throughwrittencorrespondence, thatthishadbeenthecasebutadivisioninthecampbetweenhimselfandMacdonaldhadledtohisdrinkingproblems $aringuponceagain.The high commissioner refused to accept this as an adequate defence.

TheresultoftheinquirywasthatMorriseywassenthomeforneglectofdutyandbothMacdonaldandthestationdoctor,DrStewart,were reprimandedfornotreportingMorrisey’sincreasingdrinkproblemssooner.Dr Stewartwascensuredforhislackofactioninthematterand Macdonaldwasremovedfromthestationandsentonleave.Whileawayonthisleave,Macdonaldhandedinhisresignation.Helaterlearnedthat, afterthenewpoliticalofficertookchargeofEkot-Ekpene,itwasdiscoveredthatthestationinterpreterandanumberofsoldiershadconspired toextortmoneyandgoodsfromthelocaltownspeople.Theinterpreterwasthenarrestedandtried.DrStewartwastosufferanevenharsher fate, however, as he was killed and partially eaten by a number of locals in 1906.

MacdonaldspentafewyearsinIndiaafterjoiningthe93rdArgylls.Nevertheless,inJanuary1907hereturnedtoScotlandinordertakeupthe postofSuperintendentofMilitaryPrisonandDetentionBarracksinStirling.AroundthistimeMacdonaldwassecretlyapproachedbytheBritish MilitaryIntelligenceDepartment.TheyrecruitedMacdonaldandbeforelonghewassettingoff aboardthe Amazon on8March1907,destinedfor Rio de Janeiro.

The War Office had sent ahead instructions to the Foreign Office on Macdonald’s behalf. They were informed that:

‘CaptainH.C.Macdonald,ArgyllandSutherlandHighlandersisabouttoproceedonleaveofabsencetoBrazil.Duringhistourinthatcountryhe will endeavour to obtain de"nite information on various points connected with the Brazilian Army. Maior-GeneralEwartwillbegratefulif,subjecttoSirE.Grey’sapproval,HisMajesty’sMinisteratRiobeinformedofCaptainMacdonald’svisitand request to afford him any assistance in his power.’

Arrivingathisdestination,MacdonaldwasinformedthathewasrequiredbyWhitehalltoobtainfurtherinformationfortheembassyinRiode Janeiro.Beingaferventmilitarymanhowever,MacdonaldwasunwillingtodothisandinsteadonlyreportedbacktotheDirectorGeneralof MilitaryIntelligencethe "ndingsofhismission.Thiscausedtheembassytobereprimandedfornotsupplyingtheinformationrequested.Once Macdonald’s secretive mission had been completed, he embarked from Montevideo on the Orita and disembarked at Liverpool on 20 May 1907.

Fromthispointon,informationaboutMacdonald,perhapsduetothesensitivenatureofhisworkwiththeBritishMilitaryIntelligence Department,appearstobemissingorscarce.Thenextpieceofrelevantinformationabouthimcomesfromthe16March1909editionof The Courier inwhichanarticlewaspublishedreportinghisdeath.ItdescribeshowheobtainedleaveofabsencefromStirlingCastleafewweeksprior and,afterrecoveringfromaminorillnessinLondon,headedtoStPetersburg,Russiainordertoseesomefriends.Hesubsequentlydiedofa heartfailurewhilethere.Macdonaldwasposthumouslyawardedthealmostunprecedentedhonourofbeinggivenafuneral withfullmilitary honours in St Petersburg.

TheForeignOfficesentamessagefromtheArmyCounciltotheauthoritiesinRussiathankingHisImperialMajestytheEmperorofRussiaforthis gracious gesture. A memorial to Captain Macdonald can be seen in Holy Trinity Scottish Episcopal Church in Stirling. The inscription reads:

‘SacredtothememoryofCaptainHenryCraigieMacdonald,2ndArgyll&SutherlandHighlanders,whodiedatStPetersburgon23rdMarch, 1909inthe40thyearofhisage.Thistabletiserectedbyhisbrotheroffi

cers.CaptMacdonaldservedinSouthAfrica,NigeriaandIndiaandwas buried with full military honours on the personal orders of Tsar Nicholas II.’

The above information is largely based on an article by the late Tony Conroy, ‘Soldier Spy’, published in OMRS Journal, September 2016. Sold with a substantial "le of copied reports and other research.

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Campaign Groups and Pairs

Pair: Private A. Moorman, Leinster Regiment

Queen’sSouthAfrica1899-1902,3clasps,CapeColony,OrangeFreeState,Transvaal(1926Pte.A.Moorman,Leins:Regt.); King’sSouthAfrica1901-02,2clasps,SouthAfrica1901,SouthAfrica1902(1926Pte.A.Moorman.LeinsterRegt.) suspension claw re-a xed on KSA, edge bruising, very ne (2) £140-£180

Pair: Staff QuartermasterSergeantW.Dornan,ArmyServiceCorps,whowasMentionedinDespatchesfor both the Boer War and the Somaliland campaign 1904

Queen’sSouthAfrica1899-1902,3clasps,CapeColony,OrangeFreeState,Transvaal(11565.S.Sgt.W.Dornan.A.S.C.) engravednaming;AfricaGeneralService1902-56,1clasp,Somaliland1902-04(11565S.Qr.Mr.Serjt.W.Dornan.A.S.C.), light contact marks, better than very ne (2)

£300-£400

WilliamDornan wasbornatHillsborough,CountyDown,Ireland,andattestedfortheArmyServiceCorpsatGlasgowin1893attheageof 23.AdvancedStaff Sergeantin1899,heservedinSouthAfricaduringtheBoerWar,andwasMentionedinDespatches(LondonGazette 29July 1902).PromotedStaff QuartermasterSergeant,hesawfurtherserviceduringtheSomalilandcampaignof1904,andwasagainMentionedin Despatches (London Gazette 2 September 1904). He was discharged on 18 April 1916, due to ‘General Paralysis of the Insane’.

Family Group:

Queen’sSouthAfrica1899-1902,5clasps,CapeColony,OrangeFreeState,Transvaal,SouthAfrica1901,SouthAfrica1902, unofficialrivetsbetweenstateanddateclasps (1687Tpr:E.M.Hoops.S.A.C.);togetherwithasilverprizemedal,thereverse engraved‘3rdPrizeBoysChampionshipRaceWonbyE.M.Hoops.’;andtherecipient’sSouthAfricanWarVeteransAssociation lapel badge, gilt and enamel, toned, good very ne

Pair: Staff Nurse E. C. Hoops, Queen Alexandra’s Imperial Military Nursing Service Reserve BritishWarandVictoryMedals(S/NurseE.C.Hoops)surnameofficiallycorrectedonVM;togetherwiththerecipient’ssilver identity bracelet, nearly extremely ne (lot) £140-£180

ErnestMostynHoops wasborninDonegal,UlsterinSeptember1878,andwasthesonofaDoctor,andbrotherofEilseaHoops.Thefamily movedtoCanadainthe1890’s,andHoopssubsequentlyresidedinSouthAfrica,ArgentinaandCanadaretiringtoWhiteRock-wherehediedin 1964.

Eilsea/EileenConstanceHoops wasborninWrexham,Walesin1885.ShetrainedasanurseinVancouver,Canada,andservedasaStaff NursewithQueenAlexandra’sImperialMilitaryNursingServiceReserveduringtheGreatWarontheWesternFrontfrom24September1917. After the war she resided in Palo Alto, California, and died in Vancouver General Hospital in February 1963.

Soldwithacommemorative‘horseshoe’broochbadgeforQueenVictoria’sGoldenJubilee1887,silverandenamel;andacommemorativebrooch badge for King George VI’s Coronation 1937, bronze-gilt; and copied research including photographic images of both recipients.

Five: Petty Officer J. V. Tubb, Royal Navy China1900,1clasp,ReliefofPekin(J.V.Tubb,A.B.,H.M.S.Orlando.);1914-15Star(179967,J.V.Tubb,P.O.,R.N.);BritishWar andVictoryMedals(179987J.V.Tubb.P.O.R.N.);RoyalNavyL.S.&G.C.,G.V.R.,1stissue(179987J.V.Tubb,P.O.H.M.S.Royal Arthur:) light contact mars, especially to rst and last, generally very ne and better (5) £500-£700

Provenance: Dix Noonan Webb, December 2007.

JohnVanhearTubb wasborninPortsea,Hampshire,on6June1879andjoinedtheRoyalNavyasaBoySecondClasson20June1894He servedinH.M.S. Orlando from16February1899,waspromotedAbleSeamanon27May1899,andservedasamemberoftheSeymour ExpeditioninChina1900.HewasadvancedPettyOfficeron15November1911,andwasawardedhisLongServiceandGoodConductMedalon 21 June 1912. He was shore demobilised on 10 September 1919, and subsequently joined the Royal Fleet Reserve. Sold with copied record of service and other research.

Four: Private R. Brown, Royal Marine Light Infantry China1900,noclasp(R.Brown,Pte.R.M.,H.M.S.Isis.);1914-15Star(Ch.9360.Pte.R.Brown.R.M.L.I.);BritishWarandVictory Medals (Ch. 9360 Pte. R. Brown. R.M.L.I.) contact marks, nearly very ne (4) £300-£400

RobertBrown wasborninWatfordon23December1877andenlistedintotheRoyalMarineLightInfantryon21October1896.Heservedin H.M.S. Isis from10May1898to18June1902,andthenduringtheGreatWarinH.M.S. Commonwealth fromtheoutbreakofWarto13August 1917.Hewasdischargedon20October1917,after21years’service,andjoinedtheRoyalFleetReservethefollowingday,beingpromptly mobilised.HeservedtheremainderoftheWarashoreandwasdemobilisedon1April1919.HecontinuedtoserveintheRoyalFleetReserve until being discharged, medically un#t on 18 January 1929. Sold with copied record of service and medal roll extract.

Campaign Groups and Pairs

Five: Regimental Sergeant-Major R. Burton, Royal Field Artillery China1900,1clasp,ReliefofPekin(69826Sergt.R.Burton,12thBatteryR. Fd.Arty.);1914-15Star(51472B.S.Mjr.R.Burton,R.F.A.);BritishWarand VictoryMedals(51472W.O.Cl.1R.Burton,R.A.);ArmyL.S.&G.C.,E.VII.R. (69826B.S.Mjr.R.Burton,R.F.A.) contactwearandheavilypolished,therefore fair to ne; the reverses better (5) £400-£500

Provenance: Dix Noonan Webb, December 2008.

RobertBurton wasbornatAshford,KentandattestedfortheRoyalArtilleryin 1888,attheageof18,havingpreviouslyservedwiththeWestKentMilitia.Advanced Sergeanton1March1896,heservedwiththe12thBattery,RoyalFieldArtilleryin ChinaduringtheBoxerRebellion,andwaspromotedBatterySergeantMajoron17 October 1901.

BurtonwaspostedasSergeanttothePermanentStaff ofthe1stAyrandGallowayR.G. A.(Volunteers)in1907andwasdischargedinJanuary1914,butre-enlistedinto199th Battery,RoyalArtilleryinOctober1914andwasappointedR.S.M.,64thBrigadeR.F.A., in1915.HeservedinotherunitsduringtheGreatWar,andwasdischargedinMay 1919.

Soldwithcopiedservicepapers,extensivecopiedresearchandseveralcopy photographs of the recipient and his family.

Seven: Lieutenant-Colonel C. G. Woodhouse, 126 Baluchistan Infantry

China1900,1clasp,ReliefofPekin(Lieut.C.G.Woodhouse,26thBaluch:Infy.);AfricaGeneralService1902-56,2clasps, Somaliland1902-04,Jidballi(Lieut:C.G.Woodhouse.126thBaluch:Infy.);1914-15Star(Maj.C.G.Woodhouse,126/Baluch. Infy.);BritishWarandVictoryMedals(Maj.C.G.Woodhouse.);IndiaGeneralService1908-35,2clasps,AfghanistanN.W.F.1919, Waziristan1921-24(Maj.C.G.Woodhouse.126Baluchis.);GeneralService1918-62,1clasp,Iraq(MajorC.G.Woodhouse.) light contact marks, otherwise very ne and better (7) £1,000-£1,400

ClaudeGregoryWoodhouse wasbornon12December1875,andwaseducatedatWestminsterSchool,1888-1891;RoyalMilitaryCollege, Sandhurst,1894,SeconndLieutenant,unattached,22January1896;IndianStaff Corps,3April1897;Lieutenant,26thBaluchistanInfantry,22April 1898;Captain,22January1905;Major,22January1914;Lieutenant-Colonel,28thPunjabis,2January1921;retired1921.ServedinChina1900, reliefofPekin;EastAfrica1902-04,operationsinSomaliland,actionatJidballi;GreatWar1914-19,operationsinEgyptbetweenNovember1914 andMarch1915;inFrancefromJunetoDecember1915;AdenFieldForce,JanuaryandFebruary1916;GermanEastAfricaApril1916toJuly 1917; Afghanistan and Waziristan 1919-21; and Iraq 120 (Despatches London Gazette 18 January 1921).

Sold with a comprehensive "le of copied research.

Five: The Reverend F. T. Robinson, Chaplain, Royal Navy AfricaGeneralService1902-56,1clasp,Somaliland1908-10(F.T.Robinson.Chaplain.R.N.H.M.S.Hyacinth.);NavalGeneral Service1915-62,1clasp,PersianGulf1909-1914(F.T.Robinson.Chaplain.R.N.H.M.S.Hyacinth.) "xedsuspension;1914-15Star (F.T.Robinson.Chaplain.R.N.);BritishWarandVictoryMedals(F.T.Robinson.Chaplain.R.N.) allsomewhatlaterissuesnamedin small impressed capitals; together with the recipient’s related miniature awards, light contact marks, better than very ne (5) £260-£300

TheReverendFrancisTrevorRobinson wasbornin1878andwaseducatedatTrinityCollege,Cambridge.TakingHolyOrders,hewas ordainedDeaconin1902,andPriestin1906.HewasappointedChaplain,RoyalNavy,andservedinH.M.S. Juno 1906-07,H.M.S. Warrior 1907-09, H.M.S. Hyacinth 1909-11,H.M.S. Blake 1911-12,H.M.S. Audacious 1914untilshewassunk,H.M.S. Plassey 1914-17,H.M.S. Ganges,1917-18,H.M. Dockyard, Rosyth 1918-22, and then at the Royal Marine Depot at Deal. He was subsequently Vicar of Chobham 1929-48. He died in 1964. Note: Forsomeunknownreason,theRevd.F.T.Robinsonappliedforofficialreplacementmedalsin1946,andgiventhenamingstylesthemedals in this lot are believed to be those official replacements. The originals are believed to exist in New Zealand.

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Campaign Groups and Pairs

Five: Lieutenant-Colonel M. J. Quirke, Indian Medical Service

AfricaGeneralService1902-56,1clasp,Somaliland1908-10(Captain.M.J. Quirke,M.B.,I.M.S.);1914Star(Capt.M.J.Quirke,I.M.S.);BritishWarand VictoryMedals,withM.I.D.oakleaves(MajorM.J.Quirke);DefenceMedal, good very ne (5) £400-£500

Provenance: Dix Noonan Webb, September 2003.

MichaelJosephQuirke wasbornatHandsworthin1879andquali!edasaM.B.and Ch.B.atBirminghamin1901.PriortohismilitaryservicehewasHouseSurgeonat Queen’sHospitalandaship’sSurgeonontheBlueFunnelLine.ALieutenantwiththeI. M.S.in1904andCaptainin1907,hetookpartintheSomalilandExpeditionasChief MedicalOfficer,andwasMentionedinDespatches‘forgeneralgoodwork’(London Gazette 17June1910).HegainedtheDiplomaofTropicalMedicineatLondonin1907 andaDiplomaofPublicHealthatCambridgein1913.PromotedMajorinJuly1913,he servedinH.M.HospitalShip Sicilia,inFranceandGallipoli,1914-15,andtheNorth WestFrontier,1916-17,andthentookpartintheMesopotamiaCampaign1917-19, servingforatimeasActingLieutenant-Colonel.ForhisservicesduringtheGreatWar he was again Mentioned in Despatches (London Gazette: 7 February 1919).

OntheRetiredListin1921,QuirketransferredtotheIndianMedicalServiceas DivisionalSanitaryCommissionerandInspectorofVaccination,CentralRange.Hewas inpracticeatFelsted,Essexduring1926-30andwasMedicalOfficerofHealthfor Upton-upon-SevernRuralDistrict,part-time,from1932to1945.DuringtheSecond World War he served in the Home Guard. He died at Hanley, Worcestershire in 1968. Soldwiththerecipient’soriginalGreatWarM.I.D.certi!cate,somecopiedresearchand a copy portrait photographic image of the recipient in uniform.

Pair: Chief Yeoman of Signals J. W. H. Copp, Royal Navy NavalGeneralService1915-62,1clasp,PersianGulf1909-1914(151621.J.W.H.Copp.Ch.Yeo.Sig.H.M.S.Fox.);RoyalNavyL. S. & G.C., E.VII.R. (151621 J. W. H. Copp, Ch. Yeo. Sigs. H.M.S. Fox.) nearly extremely ne (2)

£160-£200

JohnWilliamHornCopp wasbornatExmouth,Devon,on9September1874andcommencednavalserviceasaBoySecondClassinH.M.S Impregnable, on31October1889.HewasadvancedtoSignaller,H.M.S. Boadicea,on9September1892andLeadingSignaller,H.M.S. VividI,on19 July1895.Hewasadvanced2ndYeomanofSignals,H.M.S. Colossus,11April1896;YeomanofSignals,H.M.S. Thunderer,inJune1900;andacting ChiefYeomanofSignals,H.M.S. VividI, on10October1905.Hewascon!rmedasChiefYeomanofSignals,on10September1909,and appointedtoH.M.S. Fox on1June1910.Hewasdischargeddead,fromtheRoyalNavalHospital,Plymouth,on16March1911,havingsuffered from heart failure.

Sold with copied record of service and medal roll extract.

Six: DrummerF.A.Everson,LincolnshireRegiment,laterDurham Light Infantry and Royal Scots Greys

1914Star,withclasp(8422Dmr:F.A.Everson.1/Linc:R.);BritishWarand VictoryMedals(8422Pte.F.A.Everson.Linc.R.);DefenceMedal;Coronation 1937,unnamedasissued;ArmyL.S.&G.C.,G.V.R.,3rdissue,RegularArmy (...4Tpr.F.A.Everson.TheGreys.)mountedasworn, heavilypolishedand worn, with heavy contact marks, therefore fair (6)

£160-£200

FrederickArthurEverson wasborninClerkenwell,London,on29December 1889andattestedfortheLincolnshireregiment.Heservedwiththe2ndBattalionpreWarinIndia,andhavingbeenrecalledtotheColoursservedwiththe1stBattalion duringtheGreatWarontheWesternFrontasaDrummerfrom13August1914.A newspaperarticledated31October1914listshimasmissing;giventhathewasnot takenPrisonerofWaritisprobablethereforethathewaswounded.Hesubsequently transferred to the Durham Light Infantry.

Eversonre-enlistedintotheRoyalScotsGreyson23November1923,hisoccupation recordedas‘musician’anddeclaring12years’previousservice(timeexpired)and currentservicewiththeLondonRegiment(TerritorialArmy).AwardedhisLongService andGoodConductMedalduringhissecondperiodofservice,hewas !nallydischarged on6November1938,andservedduringtheSecondWorldWarwiththeAuxiliaryFire Service.

Soldwithaportraitphotographoftherecipient;aLincolnshireRegimentcapbadgeand shoulder title; and copied research.

Five: ActingRegimentalQuartermasterSergeantE.Birtwell,EastLancashireRegimentandWestAfrican Frontier Force

1914Star,withclasp(10767L.CplE.Birtwell.1/E.Lan:R.);BritishWarandVictoryMedals(10767Sjt.E.Birtwell.E.Lan.R.); ArmyL.S.&G.C.,G.V.R.,2ndissuewith "xedsuspension(3377805C.Q.M.Sjt.E.Birtwell.E.Lan.R.);ArmyMeritoriousService Medal, G.V.R., 1st issue (10767 C.Q.M. Sjt. -A.R.Q.M. Sjt.- E. Birtwell. 1/E. Lan. R.), mounted as worn, very ne (5) £400-£500

M.S.M. London Gazette, 30 May 1919.

EdwinBirtwell wasborninBurnleyin1895.HeattestedintotheEastLancashireRegimentandservedduringtheGreatWarwiththe1st BattalionontheWesternFrontfrom22August1914.HewasawardedtheMeritoriousServiceMedalforservicesasActingRegimental QuartermasterSergeantduringtheGreatWar,andsawlaterservicewiththeWestAfricanFrontierForceinNigeria.AppointedWarrantOfficer Class II on 10 July 1921, he was awarded his Long Service and Good Conduct Medal on 6 July 1927. SoldtogetherwithhisoriginalWarrant,signedbytheGovernorofNigeria,appointinghimasaWarrantOfficerClassIIintheWestAfrican FrontierForce;hisoriginalFinalAssessmentofConductandCharacteronLeavingtheColours,dated30October1928;andanoriginalW.A.F.F. collar dog.

Three: Corporal F. A. Pope, Dorsetshire Regiment

1914Star,with copy clasp(9192Cpl.F.A.Pope.Dorset:R.);BritishWarandVictoryMedals,withM.I.D.oakleaves(9192Cpl.F. A. Pope. Dorset. R.) contact marks, polished, better than good ne (3) £80-£100

M.I.D. London Gazette 28 December 1918.

FrancisArthurPope wasbornon24November1891andservedwiththe1stBattalion,DorsetshireRegimentduringtheGreatWaronthe Western Front from 16 August 1914.

Sold with copied medal index card and medal roll extract.

Three: Warrant Officer Class I H. S. Ward, Royal Marine Brigade, Royal Marine Light Infantry

1914Star(Ch.7234Cr.Sergt.H.S.Ward,R.M.Brigade.);BritishWarandVictoryMedals(Ch.7234H.S.Ward.Cr.Sgt.R.M.L.I.) very ne (3) £120-£160

HarrySantleyWard wasbornatBurySt.Edmundsin1874andenlistedintheRoyalMarinesthereon18March1893.Appointedtothe ChathamDivision,hewaspromotedCorporalin1895,Sergeantin1902andColour-Sergeantin1912beforebeingpensionedanddischargedto the Royal Fleet Reserve in March 1914, his Long Service and Good Conduct Medal having been awarded in 1908.

SoonrecalledtotheChathamDivisiononmobilisationon2August1914,WardservedwiththeRoyalMarineBrigadeintheRoyalNavalDivision landingatOstend,27Augustto2September1914(entitledtoaclasptohis1914Star)andmostlikelyalsoatDunkirkandtheDefenceof Antwerp.HereturnedtotheChathamDivisionDepoton4December1914andservedtherefortheremainderofthewar,receivingpromotion to Warrant Officer Class I in 1917.

Sold with copied record of service.

Four: Gunner C. J. Cockerill, Royal Marine Artillery and Royal Marine Brigade

1914Star(R.M.A.7577.Gunner.C.J.Cockerill,R.M.Brigade.);BritishWarandVictoryMedals(R.M.A.7577Gr.C.J.Cockerill.); RoyalNavyL.S.&G.C.,V.R.,narrowsuspension,impressednaming(C.J.Cockerill,Gunr.No.7577R.M.A.) edgebruisetolast, otherwise generally very ne or better (4) £240-£280

CharlesJamesCockerill wasborninRugbyinDecember1867andenlistedintheRoyalMarineArtilleryatLondon,servingasaGunner.He wasawardedhisLongServiceandGoodConductMedalinSeptember1901,andtransferredtotheRoyalFleetReserveinJuly1907.Mobilisedfor service with the Royal Marine Brigade in August 1914, he served at Ostend, 27-31 August 1914. He was demobilised in March 1919. Sold with copied record of service.

Four: Gunner E. J. Pickett, Royal Marine Brigade, Royal Marine Artillery

1914Star(R.M.A.7215.GunnerE.J.Pickett,R.M.Brigade.);BritishWarandVictoryMedals(R.M.A.7215Gr.E.J.Pickett);Royal Navy L.S. & G.C., G.V.R., 1st issue (7215. E. J. Pickett, Gunner. R.M.A.) good very ne (4)

£180-£220

ErnestJamesPickett wasbornatSouthLeigh,Witney,Oxfordshire,on14September1879andattestedfortheRoyalMarineArtilleryon29 December1897.Heservedor12yearsuntilDecember1909beforebeingdischargedtotheRoyalFleetReserve.MobilisedinAugust1914he servedin1914atOstendandDunkirk,buthisapplicationforaclasptohis1914Starwasrefused.HewasawardedhisLongServiceandGood Conduct Medal in September 1917, and was demobilised in April 1919. Sold with copied record of service.

Four: Captain E. A. Titchmarsh, 7th Duke of Connaught’s Own Rajputs, Indian Army, late Royal Engineers

1914Star(28112Cpl.E.A.Titchmarsh.R.E.);BritishWarMedal1914-18(28112Cpl.E.A.Jitchmarsh[sic].6Sig.Coy);Victory Medal1914-19(Capt.E.A.Titchmarsh.) minoro cialcorrectiontosurname;GeneralService1918-62,1clasp,Iraq(Capt.E.A. Titchmarsh) contact marks, very ne (4) £200-£240

Provenance: Dix Noonan Webb, June 2008.

EdwardArthurTitchmarsh servedduringtheGreatWarinitiallyasaCorporalintheRoyalEngineersontheWesternFrontfrom8 September1914.HewasdischargedtoacommissioninApril1915andwasappointedaSecondLieutenantwiththe7thRajputs.Heservedwith themfortherestoftheGreatWarasaDoubleCompanyOfficer,andbeyond,servingasanActingCaptainin1918andCaptainin1920.His Annual Con"dential Report from December 1919 states, ‘This young officer is the best Company Commander in the Battalion.’

Sold with copied research.

Three: PrivateA.Haldenby,2ndBattalion,ColdstreamGuards,whowaskilledinactionwhilstonpatrolon theWesternFronton28September1914-forrescuingthewoundedmemberofthepatrol, LanceCorporal F. W. Dobson, of the same Battalion, was awarded the Victoria Cross 1914Star(7317PteA.Haldenby.C.Gds.);BritishWarandVictoryMedals(7317Pte.A.Haldenby.C.Gds.);MemorialPlaque (Albert Haldenby) in card envelope, nearly extremely ne (4) £240-£280

AlbertHaldenby wasborninMinster,Yorkshire,in1890andattestedfortheColdstreamGuards.Heservedwiththe2ndBattalionduringthe Great War on the Western Front from 26 August 1914, and was killed in action whilst on patrol on 28 September 1914:

‘OnMonday28Septemberthedaydawnedinthickmist,butjustasoneofthesepatrolsfromtheTunnelPost,consistingofthreemen,were approachingtheGermantrenches,themistsuddenlyliftedandtwoofthethreemenwereinstantlyshot,thethirdescapingtothetrench,with5 bulletsinhislegsandhadbeenhitinthearms.Toleavethewoundedoutuntildarknesssetin,whenrescuewouldbemorefeasible,meant exposureformanyhourswithoutattention,whiletoattempttogettheminbydaylight,whichentailedcrossingaconsiderabledistanceinfull viewoftheenemyandexposedthewholewaytohis "re,appearedanimpossibleachievement.Nevertheless,Lance-CorporalF.W.Dobson volunteeredtotry,andcrawledoutunderaheavy "retothetwomen,oneofwhom,PrivateAlbertHaldenby,hefounddead,buttheotherman, PrivateButler,hefoundalivebutbadlywoundedinthreeplaces.Havingdonewhathecouldtoapply "rst-aiddressingstothewoundedman, Dobsoncrawledback,andthenaccompaniedbyCorporalBrown,asecondvolunteer,withwhosehelphesucceededindraggingoutastretcher, hecrawledoutasecondtime,and "nallybroughtthewoundedmanbacktosafety.Thesecondadventurewasassistedbyapartialreturnofthe mist.’

Forthisactofconspicuousbravery,Lance-CorporalDobsonwasawardedtheVictoriaCross,andCorporalBrownwasawardedthe Distinguished Conduct Medal.

Haldenby’s body was subsequently recovered, and he is buried in Vailly British Cemetery, France.

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Three: PrivateF.Anderson,GordonHighlanders,a‘PiperoftheGreatWar’whowascapturedandtaken Prisoner of War at Le Cateau on 21 August 1914

1914Star(857Pte.F.Anderson.1/Gord.Highrs.);BritishWarandVictoryMedals(857Pte.F.Anderson.Gord.Highrs.)mounted as worn, nearly very ne (3) £240-£280

FrankAnderson,anativeofHuntly,Aberdeenshire,attestedfortheGordonHighlandersandservedasaPiperwiththe1stBattalionduring theGreatWarontheWesternFrontfrom13August1914.HewascapturedandtakenPrisonerofWaratLeCateauon21August1914,and washeldatDoberitzPrisonerofWarcamp.HisPrisonerofWarstatusiscon"rmedonbothhisMedalIndexCardandthe1914Starmedalroll, andtheInternationalRedCrossGreatWarPrisonerofWarrecordsshowhisrankvariouslyasPiperandPrivate.AlthoughAndersonisnot recordedinthebook“ThePipesofWar”bySeton&Grant,thebookitselfclearlystatesthatitisnotacompleteandcomprehensiverecord, ratheranaccumulationofnamesfromcontemporaryaccounts,andconsequentlyAndersoncannowbeaddedtotherollof‘PipersoftheGreat War’.

Soldwithtwooriginalnewspapercuttingsandadditionalcopiedresearch,includingacopyofawartimearticlefromalocalHuntlynewspaper whichfeaturesanarticleabouttheAndersonfamilyandwhichshowsaphotographofFrankAndersoninpiper’suniformstating‘PiperFrank Anderson, 1st Gordons, Prisoner of War’.

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Three: Staff Nurse E. M. Price, Queen Alexandra’s Imperial Military Nursing Service Reserve

1914Star(MissE.M.Price.Q.A.I.M.N.S.R.);BritishWarandVictoryMedals(S.NurseE.M.Price.) withtherecipient’sQueen Alexandra’sImperialMilitaryNursingServiceReservecapebadge lightcontactmarksoverall,thereforegenerallynearlyvery neor better (3) £300-£400

Approximately 175 ‘1914 Stars’ issued to Q.A.I.M.N.S.R.

EdithM.Price residedatNewHookCottage,Eastchurch,IsleofSheppey.ShejoinedtheQueenAlexandra’sImperialMilitaryNursingService Reserve in September 1914, and served with the 9th General Hospital. She had to leave service due to ill health, 5 August 1915.

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Three: OrderlyD.A.Bruce,BritishRedCrossSociety,whoservedasaChauffeurwiththeScottishUnitat Rouen

1914 Star (D. A. Bruce. B.R.C.S.); British War and Victory Medals (D. A. Bruce. B.R.C.S.) nearly very ne (3) £160-£200

DavidAlexanderBruce,anativeofHelmsdale,Sutherland,enlistedintheBritishRedCrossSocietyon1October1914,andservedduringthe Great War on the Western Front as both an Orderly and a Chauffeur with the Scottish Unit at Rouen.

Nine: MajorandCommissaryL.J.D.Wiltshire,RoyalIndianArmyServiceCorps,lateSupplyandTransport Corps

1914Star(S.Sergt.L.J.D.Wiltshire.S.&T.Corps.);BritishWarandVictoryMedals(S-Sergt.L.J.D.Wiltshire,S.T.C.);General Service1918-62,1clasp,S.Persia(10834S.Sjt.L.J.D.Wiltshire.S.&T.Corps.);IndiaGeneralService1936-39,1clasp,North WestFrontier1936-37(Major.L.J.D.Wiltshire.R.I.A.S.C.);Jubilee1935,unnamedasissued;Coronation1937,unnamedas issued;ArmyMeritoriousServiceMedal,G.V.R.,1stissue(S.Sergt.L.D.J.Wiltshire.S.&T.Corps.);ArmyL.S.&G.C.,G.V.R.,1st issue (S. Sgt. L. J. D. Wiltshire. S. & T.C.) mounted for dispaly, light contact marks, generally very ne and better (9) £400-£500

LeonardJohnDuncanWiltshire wasbornon26September1885.HeservedasStaff SergeantintheIndianExpeditionaryForce,1914-16, onboardH.M.S. Sicilia,andlaterintheBushireFieldForce1918-19,andwasawardedtheG.S.M.withclaspSouthPersia,forserviceasStaff Sergeant,I.A.S.C.,144TallySection.HewasappointedAssistantCommissaryon1January1935(withrankofLieutenant),andwasadvanced DeputyCommissary(Captain)on1January1936andCommissary(Major)on1January1937.Heiscon"rmedonthemedalrollforthe1935 Jubilee Medal as Lieut, (A.C.) 6 D.C.C., Trimulgherry. He retired on 26 September 1938 and died in Bournemouth, Hampshire, in 1965.

Three: ChaplainE.S.Phillips,RoyalNavy,whowaspresentinH.M.S. In!exible asChaplainduringtheBattleof the Falkland Islands, and at the Battle of Jutland in 1916 1914-15Star(Chapn.E.S.Phillips.M.A.,R.N.);BritishWarandVictoryMedals(Chapn.E.S.Phillips.R.N.) nearlyextremely ne(3) £100-£140

ErnestSpencerPhillips wasbornon5March1869,atTheRectory,Ickleford,Hitchin,Hertfordshire,thesonoftheReverendSpencer WilliamPhillips,theRectorofIckleford,andhiswifeEmily.HewaseducatedatTrinityCollege,Oxford,andtakingHolyOrderswasOrdained Deanonin1893,andPriestin1894.HeservedasCurateatBorden,Kent,1893-96;SouthNorwood,1896-97;andatSt.AlbansAbbey,1898.He becameaNavalChaplainwithseniority10October1903,servinginH.M.S. Centurion, 1903-05;H.M.S. Canopus, 1905-07;H.M.S. Hermione, 1907 -09;H.M.S. Topaz, 1909-11;H.M.S. Aboukir,1911;H.M.S. Hampshire,1911-12;H.M.S. In exible,1912-16;H.M.S. Vernon,1916-17;R.N.AirStation, 1917-18; and H.M.S. Dolphin, to 1923. He died at Brading Avenue, Fareham, Hampshire on 19 May 1950. Sold with copied research including a group photographic image from the recipient’s undergraduate days.

Five: Petty Officer T. Dempster, Royal Navy 1914-15Star(228929T.Dempster.L.S.,R.N.);BritishWarandVictoryMedals(228929T.Dempster.P.O.,R.N.);AfricaGeneral Service1902-56,1clasp,Somaliland1920(228929.T.Dempster.P.O.,H.M.S.Odin);RoyalNavyL.S.&G.C.,G.V.R.,1stissue (228929 Thomas Dempster, P.O., H.M.S. Victory) generally very ne and better (5) £400-£500

ThomasDempster wasborninComber,Co.Downon15May1886andjoinedtheRoyalNavyasaBoySecondClasson23November1903. HewaspromotedtoOrdinarySeamaninMay1904whenintheoldironcladbattleshipH.M.S. Hercules;andtoAbleSeamaninFebruary1906 wheninH.M.S. Crescent.DempsterservedthroughoutthewarintheColossusclassbattleshipH.M.S. Hercules fromFebruary1914toMarch 1919,beingpromotedtoLeadingSeamaninAugust1915andtoPettyOfficerinSeptember1917.HewasservingaboardtheshipattheBattleof Jutlandon31May1916,andwasawardedhisLongServiceandGoodConductMedalon3November1919.Afterthewarheservedonthe sloopH.M.S. Odin fromJuly1919toSeptember1920,andservedinoperationsonandoff thecoastofSomaliland.Hewasshorepensionedon14 May 1926, and subsequently joined the Royal Fleet Reserve. Sold with copied record of service and other research.

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Three: PettyOfficerJ.E.Merrett,RoyalNavy,whowaskilledon6August1914,whenH.M.S. Amphion strucka mineoff theThamesestuaryandsankwiththelossof132menkilled;shewasthe #rstshipoftheRoyal Navy to be sunk in the Great War

1914-15Star(167481,J.E.Merritt[sic],P.O.1.,R.N.);BritishWarandVictoryMedals(167481J.E.Merrett.P.O.R.N.) very ne (3) £240-£280

JohnEdwardMerrett wasbornon2April1877atDevonportandjoinedtheRoyalNavyasBoy2ndClasson7June1892,servinginH.M.S. Impregnable.AdvancedOrdinarySeaman,H.M.S. Centurion,2April1895,hewaspromotedAbleSeamaninthesameshipon1May1896,and LeadingSeaman,H.M.S. De ance,on28October1898.AdvancePettyOfficer1stClass,H.M.S. De ance,10March1905,hetransferredtoH.M.S. Amphion,2April1913,andwasservinginherontheoutbreakoftheGreatWar.Hewasconsequentlypresentatthe "rstnavalengagementof theWarwhen Amphion sanktheGermanmine-layer KöniginLuise onthe5August1914:theverynextday,however, Amphion becamethe "rst shipoftheRoyalNavytobesunkintheWar,whenshestruckoneofhervictim’smines.Thefollowingisanaccountof Amphion’salltoobrief wartime career:

GreatBritaindeclaredwaronGermanyat23:00hourson4August1914.Intheearlyhoursofthefollowingmorning Amphion sailedfromthe portofHarwichtogetherwithfourdestroyersofthe3rdFlotilla.Bydaylighton5AugusttheywerewelloutintheNorthSeasweepingtowards the Heligoland Bight.

Afewhoursafterleavingportoneofthedestroyersreceivedareportfroma "shingvesselwhohadseenanunknownvessel“throwingthings overtheside”about20milesnorthofOuterGabbard.At10:25am Amphion sightedanunknownsteamerandsentdestroyers Lance and Landrail toinvestigate.Thesteamerwas,infact,theGerman KöniginLuise,aformerHamburg-Hollandpassengerferrywhichhadbeenconvertedintoan auxiliarymine-layer.Onthenightof4thAugustshehadleftherhomeportofEmdenwithcargoof180minesandsteamedsouththroughthe NorthSeatolayminesoff theThamesEstuary.SheresembledthesteamersoftheGreatEasternRailwaythatpliedbetweenHarwichandthe Hook of Holland, and had hurriedly been painted in their colours of black, buff and yellow to disguise herself.

AsthetwoBritishdestroyersapproachedher, KöniginLuise madeoff at20knotsalteringhercourse,beforedisappearingintoarainsquallwhere shelaidfurthermines.Thedestroyerspursuedandat10:30 Lance opened "re,the "rstnavalshotsoftheGreatWar(theforwardgun,which "redthe shot,ispreservedintheImperialWarMuseum).Theyweresoonjoinedby Amphion,whichhadwontheFleetGunneryPrizefor1914, andtheGermancameunderaveryaccurate "re. KöniginLuise wasonlylightlyarmedandofferedlittleresistance.Whenhereffortstoescapeinto neutralwaters,andtodrawtheBritishshipsontohermine"eldwereunavailing,CommanderBiermanngavetheordertoscuttleher.At12:22,on "reamidshipsandwithsmokeandsteampouringfromher, KöniginLuise rolledovertoportandsank.56ofacrewof130wererescuedby Amphion

ReturningtoHarwich, Amphion thensightedanothershipofthesameappearanceandcoloursas KöniginLuise butthisonewas $yinganenormous German $ag.Thedestroyersopened "re.CaptainFoxrecognisedherasagenuineGreatEasternRailwaysteamerandsignalledtocease "re;at thesametime,thevesselhauleddowntheGermancoloursandraisedtheredensign.Shewasthe St.Petersburg, $yingtheGerman $agbecause shewascarryingtheGermanambassadorPrinceLichnowskyandhisstaff toneutralHolland.Heridentityandmissionestablished,shewas allowed to proceed.

At06:45hourson6August Amphion struckoneofthemineslaidbythe KöniginLuise.Itexplodedjustbesidetheforebridgeandbroketheship’s back.Theexplosionpracticallydestroyedthebridge;alltheoccupants,includingCaptainFox,werebadlyburnt,andsmokeand $amepoured fromtheslitsintheconningtower.Allthefocsleguncrewswerekilled,asweremanymenontheforwardmessdecks,wherethehandswere havingbreakfast.Ofthe21Germanprisonersintheforwardcompartment,allbutonewerekilled.DespitehisinjuriesCaptainFoxtookcharge. Theshipwaswelldownbythebowsandattemptstoextinguishtheraging "resfailed.Abandonshipwasordered.Asmostof Amphion’sboats hadbeendestroyed,thedestroyerssenttheirboatstorescuethecrew.Therewasnoconfusionorpanic;thesurvivorsfellinondeckand,within twenty minutes of the "rst explosion, all survivors were aboard the destroyers.

Unfortunately,although Amphion’sengineshadbeenstopped,shestillhadwayon,andat07:03hours,justasthelastboatloadofsurvivorshad beentakenoff,shestruck asecondmine.Hermagazinedetonatedinahugecloudofpaleyellowsmokeandthefore-partoftheshipwas completelydisintegrated,showeringtheattendingdestroyerswithdebris.One4inchshellfellonboardtheLark,killingtwoof Amphion’smenand a German prisoner. Amphion then suddenly slid astern and sank at 07.05. One officer and 150 men were lost.’ Merrett was among those killed, the "rst British casualties of the Great War, and he is commemorated on the Plymouth Naval Memorial.

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Three: Officer’sSteward3rdClassT.N.Frost,RoyalNavy,whowaskilledon6August1914,whenH.M.S. Amphion struckamineoff theThamesestuaryandsankwiththelossof132menkilled;shewasthe #rst ship of the Royal Navy to be sunk in the Great War 1914-15Star(L.4236.T.N.Frost.O.S.3,R.N.);BritishWarandVictoryMedals(L.4236T.N.Frost.O.S.3R.N.);MemorialPlaque (Thomas Norman Frost) good very ne

Imperial Service Medal, G.V.R., Circular issue, 1st ‘coinage head’ issue (Thomas Frost) in "tted case of issue, extremely ne (5) £300-£400

ThomasNormanFrost wasbornatStBudeaux,Plymouth,Devon,on10January1897.HisFather,ThomasFrost,wasemployedasaSkilled LabourerattheRoyalNavalOrdnanceDepot,BullPoint,Plymouth,andreceivedtheImperialServiceMedaluponhisretirement.Frostjunior attestedfortheRoyalNavyon25February1913andjoinedH.M.S. Amphion on2April1913,whentheship "rstcommissioned.Hewasstill servinginheratthestartoftheGreatWar,andwaskilledinactionon6August1914when Amphion struckamineoff theThamesestuaryand sank with the loss of 132 men killed. He is commemorated on the Plymouth Naval Memorial.

Seven: CaptainT.H.Johnson,CanadianCorpsofMilitaryStaff Clerks,lateLincolnshireRegiment,7thHussars, 8th Hussars, and Lord Strathcona’s Horse, who was taken Prisoner of War in March 1918

1914-15Star(24257Pte.H.Johnson.7thHrs);BritishWarandVictoryMedals(24257Pte.H.Johnson.8-Hrs.);Canadian VolunteerServiceMedal,withoutclasp;WarMedal1939-45,Canadianissueinsilver,thesebothprivatelyengraved‘Capt.T.H. Johnson’;PermanentForcesoftheEmpireL.S.&G.C.,G.V.R.(Q.M.S.(W.O.II)T.H.JohnsonC.M.S.C.);ArmyMeritoriousService Medal, G.VI.R., 1st issue (W.O. Cl. II (QMS) T. H. Johnson CMSC) the Great War awards very ne, the rest better (7) £600-£800

ThomasHenry‘Harry’Johnson wasbornatEmo,PortArlington,Irelandin1885andservedinthe2ndBattalion,LincolnshireRegiment from1904to1907.FollowingtheoutbreakoftheGreatWarhejoinedtheCorpsofHussars,andservedinitiallywiththe8thHussarsonthe WesternFrontfrom17October1915,beforetransferringtothe7thHussars,andwascapturedandtakenprisonerofwaron22March1918,on the second day of the German Spring Offensive, being held at Munster P.O.W. Camp, Germany. FollowingtheGreatWarJohnsonemigratedtoCanadajoining‘A’SquadronLordStrathcona’sHorsein1921,andtheCorpsofMilitaryStaff Clerksin1922.DuringtheSecondWorldWarhewascommissionedLieutenant,C.M.S.C,on1June1942,andCaptainon1June1943.Hewas awardedtheMeritoriousServiceMedalperGeneralOrder348of1945.Hewasplacedontheretiredlistasmedicallyun"t,on12February1945, and discharged from the C.M.S.C., Lord Strathcona’s Horse, with the rank of Captain. He died at Victoria, British Columbia, on 30 January 1967. Sold with a portrait photograph of the recipient, and extensive paperwork, ephemera, and copied research.

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Three: Private W. Hope, 18th Hussars, who was killed in action on the Western Front on 28 January 1916

1914-15Star(28065Pte.W.Hope,18th.Hrs.);BritishWarandVictoryMedals(28065Pte.W.Hope.18-Hrs.);memorialPlaque (William Hope) nearly extremely ne

Pair: Driver J. Hope, Royal Engineers

British War and Victory Medals (3190 Dvr. J. Hope. R.E.) nearly extremely ne (6) £140-£180

WilliamHope wasborninAlnwick,Northumberland,on1895andattestedforthe18thHussars.Heservedwiththemaspartofthe DismountedCavalryBrigadeduringtheGreatWarontheWesternFrontfrom1June1915,andwaskilledinactioninthetrenchesatVermelles on 28 January 1916. He is buried in Quarry Cemetery, Vermelles, France. Sold with copied research.

Nine: Warrant Officer Class I J. Fyfe, Royal Field Artillery

1914-15Star(356Gnr:J.Fyfe.R.F.A.);BritishWarandVictoryMedals(356Gnr.J.Fyfe.R.A.);1939-45Star;AfricaStar;Defence andWarMedals1939-45;ArmyL.S.&G.C.,G.V.R.,3rdissue,RegularArmy(1052167Sjt.J.Fyfe.R.A.);ArmyMeritoriousService Medal, G.VI.R., 3rd issue (1052167 W.O. Cl.1. J. Fyfe. R.A.) contact marks, nearly very ne and better (9) £240-£280

JamesFyfe attestedfortheRoyalFieldArtilleryandservedwiththemduringtheGreatWarontheWesternFrontfrom4October1915.He was awarded his Meritorious Service Medal per Army Order 98 of 1953.

Three: Lance-CorporalW.Bailey,RoyalFusiliers,whowaskilledinactionontheWesternFronton3May 1917

1914-15Star(11619Pte.W.Bailey.R.Fus:);BritishWarandVictoryMedals(GS-11619Pte.W.Bailey.R.Fus.);MemorialPlaque (William Bailey) in card envelope, good very ne (4) £120-£160

WilliamBailey wasborninBurslam,Staffordshire,in1884andattestedtherefortheRoyalFusiliers.Heservedwiththe4thBattalionduring theGreatWarontheWesternFront,andwaskilledinactionon3May1917.HehasnoknowngraveandiscommemoratedontheArras Memorial, France.

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Pair: PrivateG.Attwood,12th(Service)Battalion(Bristol),GloucestershireRegiment,whowaskilledin action on the Western Front, 3 September 1916

1914-15Star(20054PteG.Attwood.Glouc:R.);BritishWarMedal1914-20(20054Pte.G.Attwood.Glouc.R.);Memorial Plaque (George Attwood) last in card envelope of issue, good very ne

1914-15 Star (406902 Pte M. Attwood. 4/Can: Mtd: Rif:) nearly extremely ne (4)

£100-£140

GeorgeAttwood wasbornin1882,andwasthesonofMrandMrsJ.AttwoodofBristol,bothofwhomweredeceasedbythetimeofthe GreatWar.HeemigratedtoCanadawithhisyoungerbrotherMorely,andresidedinOntario.AttwoodreturnedtotheUKtovisitfamilybefore theoutbreakoftheGreatWar,andwasthenunabletoreturn.AsaconsequenceheenlistedintheBritishArmy,andservedwiththe12th Battalion,GloucestershireRegiment,andwaskilledinactionontheWesternFront,3September1916.PrivateAttwoodiscommemoratedonthe Thiepval Memorial.

MorelyAbrahamAttwood wastheyoungerbrotheroftheabove,andwasbornin1893.HeservedduringtheGreatWarwiththe4th CanadianMountedRi"es,andwaskilledinactionontheWesternFront,2June1916.PrivateAttwoodiscommemoratedontheYpres(Menin Gate) Memorial.

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Four: Private W. J. Joyce, Essex Regiment, later Royal Engineers, Royal Signals, and Indian Unattached List

1914-15Star(1980Pte.W.J.Joyce,EssexR.);BritishWarandVictoryMedals(1980Pte.W.J.Joyce.EssexR.);IndiaGeneral Service1908-35,3clasps,Mahsud1919-20,Waziristan1919-21,Waziristan1921-24(313915SprW.F.[sic]Joyce.F.Dvl.Signals.) court mounted for display, contact marks and edge bruising, generally nearly very ne (4)

£160-£200

WalterJ.Joyce’smedalindexcardcon#rmsthatheservedasPrivateNo.1980,intheEssexRegiment;SapperNos.400059,531767and 313915 in the Royal Engineers; Signaller No. 1854119 in the Royal Signals; and No. 2611, Indian Unattached List.

Three: PrivateR.Shaw,LoyalNorthLancashireRegiment,whodiedofwoundsontheWesternFronton28 September 1916

1914-15Star(11204Pte.R.Shaw.L.N.Lan:R);BritishWarandVictoryMedals(11204Pte.R.Shaw.L.N.Lan.R) edgebruiseto VM, contact marks, very ne

Three: SergeantW.E.Brown,YorkandLancasterRegiment,whowaskilledinactionontheWesternFront on 20 June 1916

1914-15Star(15481Pte.W.E.Brown.York:&Lanc:R.);BritishWarandVictoryMedals(15481Sjt.W.E.Brown.Y.&L.R.) slight edge dig to BWM, some verdigris to VM, otherwise very ne (6) £100-£140

RobertShaw wasborninLiverpool,whereheattestedintotheLoyalNorthLancashireRegiment.HeservedduringtheGreatWarwiththe 6thBattalion,landingatCapeHelles,Galipollion5July1915.Helaterservedwiththe1stBattalionontheWesternFront,wherehediedof wounds received on the Somme, on 28 September 1916. He is buried in Derancourt Communal Cemetery Extension, France.

WalterEdwardBrown wasborninGiggleswick,Skipton,YorkshireandattestedintotheYorkandLancasterRegimentforserviceduringthe GreatWar.HeservedontheWesternFrontwiththe9thBattalionfrom28August1915.AppointedSergeant,hewaskilledinactionon20June 1916. He is buried in Albert Communal Cemetery, France.

Three: PrivateG.W.Argent,RoyalWestKentRegiment,whowaskilledinactionontheWesternFronton7 March 1916

1914-15Star(G-9660.Pte.G.W.Argent.R.W.Kent.R.);BritishWarandVictoryMedals(GS-9660Pte.G.W.Argent.R.W. Kent R.); Memorial Plaque (George William Argent) good very ne (4) £100-£140

GeorgeWilliamArgent wasborninBethnalGreen,London,andattestedfortheRoyalWestKentRegimentatStratford,Essex.Heserve withthe6thBattalionduringtheGreatWarontheWesternFrontfrom14December1915,andwaskilledinactionon7March1916.Hehas no known grave and is commemorated on the Loos Memorial.

Four: Captain J. T. Peareth, Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders, later Gordon Highlanders

1914-15Star(Lieut.J.T.Peareth.A.&S.Highrs.);BritishWarandVictoryMedals(Capt.J.T.Peareth.);IndiaGeneralService 1908-35, 1 clasp, Afghanistan N.W.F. 1919 (Capt. J. T. Peareth, Gordons.) generally nearly very ne or better (4)

£100-£140

JohnTwisdenPeareth wasborninBricketWood,HertfordshireinOctober1878.HewasthesonofH.J.PearethofPitnacree,Ballinluig, Perthshire,Scotland.PearethservedduringtheSecondBoerWarasaSecondLieutenantinthe3rdBattalion,DurhamLightInfantry(entitledto Q.S.A.with‘CapeColony’,‘OrangeFreeState’and‘SouthAfrica1901’clasps).HejoinedtheCapeMountedPolicein1904,andsubsequently emigratedtoCanadawherehewasemployedasaLawClerk.PearethservedasaSergeantinthe34thFortGarryHorsepriortotheGreatWar, andthentransferredtothe6thBattalion,CanadianInfantry.UponhisarrivalwiththelatterinEngland,PearethwascommissionedintotheArgyll and Sutherland Highlanders and served with them in the French theatre of war from September 1915.

Pearethservedwiththe11th(Service)BattalionbeforetransferringtotheGordonHighlandersandservingwiththemontheNorthWest Frontier.CaptainPearethreturnedtoCanada,whereheresumedemploymentwithMessrsMusson,Allan,LairdandDavis,Barristersand Solicitors of Winnipeg, and died in Selkirk, Manitoba in December 1958.

Four: Warrant Officer Class II H. C. Noons, Army Service Corps

1914-15Star(T1-5093Sjt.H.C.Noons.A.S.C.);BritishWarandVictoryMedals(T1-5093W.O.Cl.2H.C.Noons.A.S.C.); France,ThirdRepublic,CroixdeGuerre,bronze,reversedated1914-1918,withbronzepalmemblemonriband, very ne(4) £60-£80

French Croix de Guerre London Gazette 25 November 1918.

HerbertCharlesNoons wasborninSouthwark,London,inApril1890andservedwiththeArmyServiceCorpsduringtheGreatWaronthe WesternFrontfrom10July1915.AwardedtheFrenchCroixdeGuerre,hewasdischargedtotheReserveon19April1919,anddiedin Bermondsey in August 1933.

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Three: Mabel M. K. Harre, Voluntary Aid Detachment

1914-15 Star (M. M. K. Harre. V.A.D.); British War and Victory Medals (M. M. K. Harre. V.A.D.) good very ne (3) £100-£140

MabelMaryKendallHarre wasbornin1878inSpaldingLincolnshire,daughteroftheReverendAlfredHarre,aChurchofEnglandvicar. AccordingtoherBritishRedCrosscards,herpermanentaddresswasBinsteadRectory,Arundel,Sussex,andthatsheservedinFranceasanurse from20November1915to21May1916,andagainfrom20Aprilto5November,1917.Inthe1939registersheisshownasanAssistant Commandant of Sussex Red Cross, and is on the Assistant Nurses roll for 1947-48. She died in 1968, aged 90. Sold with copied research.

Six: Captain M. A. Cassidy, British Red Cross Society

1914-15Star(M.A.Cassidy.B.R.C.&St.J.J.);BritishWarandVictoryMedals(Capt.M.A.Cassidy.);Jubilee1935,unnamedas issued;Coronation1937,unnamedasissued; Belgium,Kingdom,KingAlbertMedal,withHumanityribbon,mountedasworn, good very ne (6) £100-£140

MauriceAlanCassidy servedinFrancewiththeBritishRedCrossSocietyfrom3December1914,andwasengagedintendingBelgian wounded.

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Four: MajorL.W.N.White,3-10BaluchRegiment,IndianArmy,lateNatalCarbineers,LeinsterRegiment and113rdInfantry,whowasMentionedinDespatchesasIntelligenceOfficer,MandalayAreaintheBurma Campaign 1930-32

1914-15Star(Pte.L.W.N.White2ndM.R.);BritishWarandVictoryMedals(Capt.L.W.N.White.);IndiaGeneralService 1908 -35,1clasp,Burma1930-32,withM.I.D.oakleaf(Capt.L.W.N.White.3-10BaluchR.)mountedasworn, the rstthreepolished and contact marked, hence good very ne, the last better (4) £300-£400

LukeWilliamNewboldWhite wasborn30June1894.HisGreatWarmedalindexcardcon!rmsserviceasTrooperwith2ndBattalion, NatalCarbineers;theLeinsterRegiment;andthe113rdInfantry,IndianArmy.RemainingintheArmy,hewasadvancedCaptainandwas MentionedinDespatchesfordistinguishedservicesrenderedinconnectionwiththeoperationsinBurma,duringtheperiodDecember,1930to March,1932asIntelligenceOfficer,MandalayMilitaryArea(LondonGazette 20December1932).PromotedMajor,whilstservingwiththe3-10th Baluch Regiment in India, he was dismissed the service by sentence of a General Court Martial on 28 April 1942.

Three: PrivateA.W.Sheen,CanadianMountedRi"esand2ndCanadianTunnellingCompany,whodiedof suffocation when a $re broke out in one of the galleries of a mine at Mount Sorrel, 14 February 1917

1914-15Star(118044PteA.W.Sheen.3/Can:Mtd:Rif:);BritishWarandVictoryMedals(118044Pte.A.W.Sheen.1-C.M.R.) 2nd initial o cially corrected on BWM, generally good very ne (3) £80-£120

AlfredWilliamSheen wasborninRichmondBarracks,Dublin,IrelandinOctober1879.Hewasacoalminerpriortothewar,havingalso servedwiththeRoyalEngineers.Sheenservedwiththe3rdCanadianMountedRi#es,beforebeingattachedtothe2ndCanadianTunnelling Company.PrivateSheenwaskilledontheWesternFront,whenhediedfromsuffocationasaresultofa !rebreakingoutinoneofthegalleries of a mine at Mount Sorrel, about 10.40pm, 14 February 1917. He is buried in Maple Copse Cemetery, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium.

Three: PrivateS.C.White,4thCanadianMountedRi"es,late9th MississaugaHorse,woundedandtaken prisoner of war on the Western Front, June 1916

1914-15Star(109676PteS.C.White.4/Can:Mtd:Rif:);BritishWarandVictoryMedals(109676Pte.S.C.White.4-C.M.R.) mounted as worn, generally very ne (3) £50-£70

SydneyCharlesWhite wasborninBampton,OxfordshireinMay1894.HeinitiallyservedasaTrooperwiththe9thMississaugaHorse, beforetransferringtothe4thCanadianMountedRi#es.WhiteservedwiththelatterontheWesternFront,andwaswoundedandtakenprisoner of war, between 2 and 6 June 1916. He was interned at Aachen, and released in December 1918.

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Three: PrivateR.Crook,10thBattalion,CanadianInfantry,whowasgassed,woundedintherightthighand taken prisoner of war at Ypres, 22 April 1915

1914-15Star(19703PteR.Crook.10/Can:Inf:);BritishWarandVictoryMedals(19703Pte.R.Crook.10-Can.Inf.)withportrait photograph of recipient in uniform, minor edge bruising, therefore nearly very ne or better BritishWarMedal1914-20(2) (153057Pte.W.Morrison.43-Can.Inf;567Spr.F.H.Irvine.C.E.) generallygoodvery ne (5)

£80-£120

RobertCrook wasborninGalleta,Ontario,CanadainSeptember1880.HeservedduringtheGreatWarwiththe10thBattalion(Canadians), CanadianInfantryandwasgassed,woundedintherightthighandtakenprisonerofwaratYpres,22April1915.HewasinterredatMunsterand Friedrichsfeld, Germany.

WilliamMorrison wasborninKintore,Aberdeenshire,ScotlandinSeptember1892.HeservedduringtheGreatWarwiththe43rdBattalion (CameronHighlandersofCanada),CanadianInfantryandwaswoundedandtakenprisonerofwarwhenthebattalionweremakinganassaulton Regina trench, 8 October 1916 . Private Morrison died two days later, and is buried in Flesquieres Hill British Cemetery, Nord, France.

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Three: PrivateP.Johnson[M.M.],10thBattalion(Canadians),CanadianInfantry,whowaswoundedandthen died of illness, 13 October 1918

1914-15Star(19736Pte.P.Johnson.10/Can:Inf:);BritishWarandVictoryMedals(19736Pte.P.Johnson.10-Can.Inf.)mounted for display, good very ne (3)

£70-£90

M.M. London Gazette 28 September 1918.

PercyJohnson wasborninMarehamleFen,LincolnshireinNovember1890.HeservedduringtheGreatWarwiththe10thBattalion (Canadians),CanadianInfantryontheWesternFront.JohnsonwaswoundedinactionaroundArleux,anddiedofLobarPneumoniaatNo.1 Canadian Casualty Clearing Station, 13 October 1918. Private Johnson is buried in Duisans British Cemetery, Etrun, France.

Three: PrivateG.McEldownie,13thBattalion(RoyalHighlandersofCanada),CanadianInfantry,whowas taken prisoner of war on the Western Front, 24 April 1915

1914-15Star(24736PteB.McEldowne.13/Can:Inf:);BritishWar1914-20(24736Pte.B.McEldowine.[sic]13-Can.Inf.)‘Mc’of surname corrected; Victory Medal 1914-19 (24736 Pte. B. Maceldowine. [sic] 13-Can. Inf.) silvered, very ne

Three: PrivateS.Hardman,3rdBattalion(TorontoRegiment),CanadianInfantry,whowaswoundedand taken prisoner of war at Ypres 25 April 1915

1914-15Star(18819PteS.Hardman.3/Can:Inf:);BritishWarandVictoryMedals(18819Pte.S.Hardman.3-Can.Inf.) generally very ne or better (6) £100-£140

GeorgeMcEldownie [sic]wasborninGreenockScotlandinJuly1888.HeservedduringtheGreatWarwiththe13thBattalion(Royal HighlandersofCanada),CanadianInfantryandwastakenprisonerofwarontheWesternFront,24April1915.McEldowniewasinternedat Göttingen.

SamuelHardman wasborninManchester,LancashireinMarch1890.HeservedduringtheGreatWarwiththe3rdBattalion(Toronto Regiment),CanadianInfantryontheWesternFront.HardmanwaswoundedandtakenprisonerofwaratYpres,25April1915.Hewasinterned at Giessen and Magdeburg, being repatriated in January 1919.

Pair: LieutenantD.H.C.Monro,29thBattalion(Vancouver),CanadianInfantry,whodiedofwoundsonthe Western Front, 4 May 1916

1914-15Star(Lieut:D.H.C.Munro.29/Can:Inf:);BritishWarMedal1914-20(Lieut.D.H.C.Munro.);CanadianMemorialCross, G.V.R. (Lieut. D. H. C. Munro) last in case of issue, nearly extremely ne (3) £200-£300

DavidHenryCarmichaelMonro wasborninTiverton,DevoninFebruary1885.HewasthesonofMrandMrsD.C.Monroof‘The Chestnuts’,Lind!eld,Sussex,andwaseducatedatShrewsburySchool.MonroservedduringtheGreatWarwiththe29thBattalion(Vancouver), Canadian Infantry died of wounds on the Western Front, 4 May 1916:

‘WhileinchargeofaworkingpartynearDickebusch,onthemorningofApril30th1916,hewasstruckinthebackbyshrapnel.Hiswoundswere dressed and he was taken to No. 10 Casualty Clearing Station, where he died four days later.’

Lieutenant Monro is buried in Reninghelst New Military Cemetery, Belgium.

Sold with copied research, including photographic image of recipient as part of a group.

Three: Sergeant L. Avery, Nigeria Regiment, West African Frontier Force

1914-15Star(T.Sjt.L.Avery.Nig.R.);BritishWarandVictoryMedals(T.Sjt.L.Avery.Nig.R.),mountedasworn, goodvery ne (3) £100-£140

LeonardAvery servedasaTemporarySergeantwiththeNigeriaRegiment,WestAfricanFrontierForceduringtheGreatWarfrom8 September 1914 to 29 September 1915, being invalided out on the latter date.

Soldwiththerecipient’sCerti!cateofDischargeandtworelatedColonialOfficeletters;alargequantityofcontemporarypostcardsshowing WestAfricanlife;therecipient’shand-writtenaccountofhishomewardjourneyfromCameroontotheU.K.,AugusttoSeptember1915;anda colourful fez.

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Three: CaptainHenryE.Wall,RoyalNavalReserve,holderoftheLloyd’ssilverMedalforSavingLife,the ShipwreckedMarinersSocietyMedal,theEmileRobinsAward,andagoldmedalfromtheCanadian Government

BritishWarMedal1914-20(Lieut.H.E.Wall.R.N.R.);MercantileMarineWarMedal(HenryE.Wall.);VictoryMedal1914-19 (Lieut. H. E. Wall. R.N.R.) good very ne (3)

£180-£220

HenryEdwinWallwasborninDevonportin1877,andcommencedworkingasareader’sassistantwith TheWesternDailyMercury newspaper. Thejobwasnottohistasteandheobtainedaseagoingapprenticeship.Hewasluckytosurvivehis !rstvoyage,aged16years,onthebarque Cumbrian (sailingship)whenwithtwoanchorsdown,shewasbeingdraggedtotheshore.Therescuerocketapparatuswasdeployed(one newspaperarticlestateshewasrescuedbytheapparatus,anotherthatheremainedontheship).Atugattendedintimetorescuetheshipfrom being wrecked.

Heservedfor5yearsonthe Cumbrian andachievedtherankof2ndmatebeforetransferringtosteamvessels.In1901hesecuredhisMaster’s Ticket and was serving on the Mira (steel four-masted steamer, built 1901).

On15December1902,the Mira wasintheNorthAtlantic,off theNewfoundlandBanks,theweatherwasbadwithamoderategaleblowingand aheavybeamsearunning.The J.N.Wylde (Canadianschooner)wassighted #yingherensignupsidedown(theinternationalsignalofdistress),and onclosingitwasobservedthatthetopmastandallsailwasgone,aswasthebowsprit.HerCaptainsignalledthattheywereinabadwaywiththe ship leaking badly, pumps choked, crew crippled and they wished to be taken off

Alifeboatfromthe Mira wasloweredbeingskipperedbyWallandmannedby !veofthecrew.Afterseveralattemptstheymanagedtotakeoff thecrewofnine,themasterandhiswife(andcat).Theconditionsweresoroughanddangerousittookfourandahalfhourstomakethree journeystogetallthecrewoff,someofwhomweresufferingfromfrostbite.Therescuelifeboattooksomeheavyknocksintheprocessandthe Mira’s second life boat was standing by in case the rescue boat required rescuing.

Duetotheconditionofthe J.N.Wylde,itwasdecidedtosinkherasshewasadangertoshipping.Hallreturnedtothederelictship,boardedand managed to set it alight to sink the ship.

AsaresultoftherescueeffortCaptainHillwasawardedtheLloydsSilverLifeSavingMedal(1903),TheShipwreckedMarinersSocietyMedal,the EmileRobinsAwardforthemostmeritoriousrescuefortheyear,andalsoreceivedagoldmedalfromtheCanadianGovernment.Theother members of the boat crew received bronze medals.

ShortlyafterthishewasemployedbytheGreatWesternRailwayMarineDepartment(Plymouth),mailand passengerservice,commandingthe tenders Cheshire, SirRichardGrenville,SirWalterRaleigh and SirFrancisDrake. He !nishedasDockmasteratPlymouthafterworkingforthe company some 35 years and retired in 1938.

DuringtheGreatWar,theG.W.R.tenderswereemployedintheexaminationserviceandhecaptainedthe AtalantaIII whichwasequippedwith powerful salvage pumps.

BasedattheIslesofScillytheyassisteddamagedshipsthathadbeentorpedoedormined.DuetothenatureoftheworkWallwasappointedtoa temporarycommissionasaLieutenantintheRoyalNavyReservefromJune1917toMarch1920.The AtalantaIII wasinvolvedintheattempted rescue/salvageofthe‘Q’ship Dunraven whicheventhoughtorpedoedwasattemptingtoluretheUboattothesurface.CaptainWalldiedin March 1939.

SoldwithcopiedresearchincludingR.N.Rservicerecord,GreatWesternRailwayEmploymentRecords,1911census,1stmatecerti!cateand various newspaper articles.

Pair: Lieutenant-CommanderW.I.Mason,RoyalNavalReserveandMercantileMarine,whoservedasMaster oftheS.S. ClanGraham,whichwastwiceattackedbyanenemysubmarineduringtheGreatWar,forwhich he received a King’s Commendation and was also awarded the Lloyd’s Medal for Meritorious Service

British War and Mercantile Marine War Medals (William I. Mason.) in named card boxes of issue, extremely ne (2) £100-£140

WilliamIsaacMason wasbornatKirkby-in-Furness,Lancashire,in1878andservedduringtheGreatWarasMasteroftheClanLine S.S.Clan Graham -shewasattackedbyanenemysubmarinebygun!reintheMediterraneanon26May1917,andwastorpedoedbyanothersubmarinein theMediterraneanon4March1918,butonbothoccasionsMasonmanagedtogettheshiptoport.ForhisskillindoingsoCaptainMasonwas awardedtheLloydsMedalforMeritoriousServiceinsilver.AsaLieutenant-CommanderintheRoyalNavalReserve,Mason’snamewasamongst thosehavingbeenbroughttonoticeoftheKing,havingreceivedanexpressionofcommendationfortheirservices(LondonGazette 29November 1918).HewasawardedtheRoyalNavalReserveOfficersDecorationin1923(LondonGazette 1March1923,andwasgrantedtherankof Commander on retirement.

SoldwithoriginalnamedBoardofTrade‘AuthoritytowearWarMedalsfortheMercantileMarine’;originalletterfromtheGeneralRegisterand Record Office of Shipping and Seamen, to Lt. Commander W. I. Mason, R.N.R.; and copied research.

Three: Petty Officer H. Rice, Royal Navy

BritishWarandVictoryMedals(150839H.Rice.P.O.R.N.);RoyalNavyL.S.&G.C.,E.VII.R.(150839HenryRice,P.O.1Cl.,H.M. S. Nelson.) very ne (3) £70-£90

HenryRice wasborninHolborn,Middlesex,on13February1874andjoinedtheRoyalNavyasaBoySecondClasson13August1889. AdvancedPettyOfficerFirstClasson21October1903,hewasawardedhisLongServiceandGoodConductMedalon25February1907.He wasshorepensionedon12February1914,andjoinedtheRoyalFleetReservethefollowingday,beforebeingrecalledforWarServiceon2 August1914,servinginH.M.S. Excellent from22July1916,andlaterintheArmedBoardingVesselS.S. PeelCastle.Hewasshorepensionedon25 February 1919.

Sold with copied record of service and other research.

Pair: AbleSeamanR.J.Nicklen,RoyalNavy,whowastragicallydrownedatYaltaon22September1919, whenservinginH.M.S. Caradoc duringtheAlliedInterventioninSouthRussiainsupportofantiBolshevik White Russian Forces

British War and Victory Medals (J.45235 R. J. Nicklen. A.B. R.N.) good very ne

Pair: PrivateF.Simpson,YorkshireRegiment,whodiedofwoundsreceivedinItalyduringtheBattleofthe Asiago Plateau in June 1918

British War and Victory Medals (28157 Pte. F. Simpson. York. R.) nearly extremely ne (4) £80-£100

ReginaldJamesNicklen wasbornatSalisbury,Wiltshire,on6April1900andcommencednavalserviceasBoy2ndClassinH.M.S. Impregnable on15October1915.HewasadvancedtoBoy1stClass,on21June1916andwaspostedtoH.M.S. Agamemnon on24June1916, thentoH.M.S. Duncan, H.M.S. VictoryII,andH.M.S. Caradoc,beingappointedOrdinarySeamanon20September1917,andAbleSeamanon27 June1918.Hewastragicallydrownedand‘dischargeddead’,atYalta,SouthRussia,fromH.M.S. Caradoc,aged19on22September1919.Heis buried in the Yalta Russian Cemetery, and is commemorated by the Commonwealth War Graves Commission on the Haidar Pasha Memorial. FredSimpson wasbornatThornaby-on-Teesin1888,andwasaresidentofStockton-on-Tees.Heservedwiththe9thBattalion,Yorkshire Regiment during the Great War and died of wounds in Italy, aged 30, on 27 June 1918. He is buried in Staglieno Cemetery, Genoa, Italy.

Pair: Signaller B. F. Sanderson, Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve

British War and Victory Medals (B.Z. 10344 B. F. Sanderson. Sig. R.N.V.R.) very ne

Memorial Plaque (Arthur James Payne) traces of verdigris with slight casting residue to reverse, otherwise very ne (3) £70-£90

ArthurJamesPayne servedasanAbleSeamaninH.M.S. GoodHope duringtheGreatWarandwaskilledinactionattheBattleofCoronelon 1 November 1914. He is commemorated on the Chatham Naval Memorial.

Five: Gunner J. W. Carter, Royal Marine Artillery, Later Royal Marines Police

BritishWarandVictoryMedals(R.M.A.15194Gr.J.W.Carter.);DefenceandWarMedals1939-45;RoyalNavyL.S.&G.C., G.V. R., 3rd issue, coinage head (Ch. 23994 J. W. Carter. Mne. R.M.) contact marks to G.V.R. awards, nearly very ne or better (5) £70-£90

JohnWilliamCarter wasborninDownham,Norfolk,on25June1898,andenlistedintheRoyalMarineArtilleryon10October1916. PromotedGunneron9June1917,hewasawardedhisLongServiceandGoodConductMedalon29November1931.Hewasdischargedon9 October 1937, after 21 years’ service, and subsequently enlisted in the Royal Marines Police, serving with them during the Second World War. Sold with copied record of service.

Pair: Trooper B. L. Bell, Household Battalion and Guards Machine Gun Regiment

British War and Victory Medals (2799 Tpr. B. L. Bell. Household Bn.) good very ne (2) £60-£80

BertieLeonardBell wasborninHoningham,Norfolk,on10February1897andattestedfortheHouseholdBattalionon2March1916.He servedwiththemduringtheGreatWarontheWesternFront,beforetransferringtotheGuardsMachineGunRegiment,andwasdischargeddue to wounds on 2 November 1918, being awarded a Silver War Badge no. B48,469. He died in East Dereham, Norfolk, in September 1981. Sold with a Household Cavalry Battalion cap badge; a Guards Machine Gun Corps cap badge; and copied research.

Pair: SecondLieutenantH.W.E.Ainley,RoyalFieldArtillery,whodiedontheWesternFronton4February 1917

BritishWarandVictoryMedals(Lieut.H.W.E.Ainley);MemorialPlaque(HeffordWilliamErnestAinley),allmountedwitha Royal Artillery badge in a !ne-quality leather display frame, extremely ne (3) £240-£280

HeffordWilliamErnestAinley,anativeofHudders!eld,Yorkshire,wascommissionedSecondLieutenantintheRoyalFieldArtilleryon25 July1915andservedwith‘D’Battery,168thBrigadeduringtheGreatWarontheWesternFront.Hediedon4February1917,frominjuries sustained as a result of a !re in his bivouac on the night of 2-3 February, and is buried in Puchevillers British Cemetery, France. Soldwiththerecipient’sCommissionDocument,dated8October1915;WarOfficeletterregardingtherecipient’sdeath;andcorrespondence regarding the recipient’s grave.

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Three: Private H. Townley, Royal Artillery, later Great India Peninsula Railway Regiment

BritishWarandVictoryMedals(77140Dvr.H.Townley.R.A.);EfficiencyMedal,G.V.R.,India(Pte.H.Townley,1G.I.P.Ry.R. A.F. I.) nearly extremely ne (3) £60-£80

Five: CaptainB.L.Rigden,Cornwall(Fortress)Engineersand130thFieldCompanyRoyalEngineers,whowas takenPrisonerofWarinFrance;waswoundedbygunshotinNorthRussia;andwasMentionedin Despatches for his services with the Military Works Department in Mesopotamia

BritishWarandVictoryMedals(Capt.B.L.Rigden.);GeneralService1918-62,1clasp,Iraq(B.L.Rigden.);DefenceandWar Medals 1939-45, the rst three sometime lacquered, generally very n and better (5)

£240-£280

M.I.D. London Gazette 9 September 1921:

‘In recognition of distinguished ands gallant services and devotion to duty with the Mesopotamian Expeditionary Force.’

BernardLovelessRigden wasbornin1892,andresidedatCanterbury,Kent.HeenlistedasaSapperintotheRoyalEngineersandwas commissionedSecondLieutenant,No.3WorksCompany,Cornwall(Fortress)Engineerson7May1915.Hewasservingwith130thField CompanyR.E.,inFrancewhenhewascapturedandtakenprisonerofwaron17April1918,andwasrepatriatedon13December1918.He subsequentlyservedwiththeNorthRussianExpeditionaryForce,andwaswoundedbygunshottotheRightfootinJuly1919,beingadmittedto No.82CasualtyClearingStation,Bakharitza,NorthRussia.HerelinquishedhiscommissionfromtheCornwall(Fortress)Engineerson30 September 1921.

RigdensubsequentlyservedinMesopotamiaattachedtotheMilitaryWorksDepartment,andforhisserviceshewasMentionedinDespatches. HewasagaincommissionedintheSecondWorldWar,tobeLieutenanton24May1940,andwaspromotedtemporaryCaptainon1March 1942. He died in Faversham, Kent, on 1 May 1961.

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Pair: Private J. F. Lester, Royal Warwickshire Regiment

British War and Victory Medals (25093 Pte. J. F. Lester. R. War. R.) very ne

Pair: Sergeant H. L. Hall, Monmouthshire Regiment

British War and Victory Medals (268353Sjt. H. L. Hall. Monmouth. R.) very ne (4)

£60-£80

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Three: Private R. Norton, East Yorkshire Regiment

BritishWarandVictoryMedals(3-8412Pte.R.Norton.North’dFus.);GeneralService1918-62,1clasp,Iraq(59584Pte.R.

Norton. E. York. R.) edge bruising to BWM, nearly very ne (3) £70-£90

Pair: PrivateR.H.Dobinson,YorkshireRegiment,whowaskilledinactionontheWesternFronton14 August 1917

British War and Victory Medals (18582 Pte. R. H. Dobinson. York. R.) some slight edge digs, otherwise very ne

Pair: PrivateA.Allen,WestRidingRegiment,whowaskilledinactionontheWesternFronton14September

1916

British War and Victory Medals (18809 Pte. A. Allen. W. Rid. R.) some staining, very ne

Pair: PrivateE.G.Williams,WiltshireRegiment,whowaskilledinactionontheWesternFronton24March

1918

British War and Victory Medals (15033 Pte. E. G. Williams. Wilts. R.) some scratches, otherwise good very ne (6) £120-£160

RobertHenryDobinson wasborninEscombe,BishopAuckland,CountyDurhamandattestedintotheYorkshireRegimentforserviceduring theGreatWar.Heservedwiththe6thBattalionatGallipolifrom28September1915andsawlaterservicewiththe9thBattaliononthe Western Front, where he was killed in action on 14 August 1917. He is buried in Wimereux Communal Cemetery, France.

ArthurAllen wasborninBradford,Yorkshire,andattestedintotheOxfordshireandBuckinghamshireLightInfantryforserviceduringthe GreatWar.HetransferredtotheWestRidingRegimentandservedontheWesternFrontwiththe9thBattalion,wherehewaskilledinaction on the Somme, on 4 September 1916. He has no known grave and is commemorated on the Thiepval Memorial, France.

ErnestGeorgeWilliams wasbornininAston,WarwickshireandattestedintotheOxfordshireandBuckinghamshireLightInfantryforservice duringtheGreatWar.HetransferredtotheWiltshireRegiment,servingonboththeWesternFrontandintheBalkanstheatrewiththe7th Battalion.ReturningtotheWesternFrontwiththe1stBattalion,hewaskilledinactionon24March1918.Hehasnoknowngraveandis commemorated on the Arras Memorial, France.

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Four: Private J. Want, Royal West Kent Regiment

BritishWarandVictoryMedals(TF-240204Pte.J.Want.R.W.KentR.);TerritorialForceWarMedal1914-19(1498Pte.J.Want. R.W.KentR.);IndiaGeneralService1908-35,1clasp,AfghanistanN.W.F.1919(240204Pte.J.Want.R.W.KentR.) nearly extremely ne (4) £200-£240

JamesWant attestedfortheRoyalWestKentRegimentinlate1912,andservedformostoftheGreatWarinIndiaandMesopotamia.Hesaw further service on the North West Frontier in 1919 as part of the 17th Special Battalion, that brie"y mutinied on 23 August 1919. Sold with copied medal index card, medal roll extracts, and other research.

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Pair: PrivateA.A.Hill,King’sRoyalRi!eCorps,whowaswoundedandtakenPrisonerofWaratCambraion 27March1918duringtheGermanSpringOffensive,anddiedofhiswoundsinGermanyon16November 1918

BritishWarandVictoryMedals(R-33532Pte.A.A.Hill.K.R.Rif.C.)bothin crushed cardboxesofissue;MemorialPlaque(Albert ArthurHill)incardenvelopeandoutertransmissionenvelope,addressedto‘Mrs.A.Hill,128Leathwa...,Battersea,S.W.’, nearly extremely ne (3) £100-£140

AlbertArthurHill wasborninLewishamon21October1897andattestedforthe20thTrainingBattalionwhilststillunder-age.Subsequently postedtotheRi!eBrigadeandthentotheKing’sRoyalRi!eCorps,heservedwiththe12thBattalion,K.R.R.C.duringtheGreatWaronthe WesternFront,andwaswoundedandtakenPrisonerofWaratCambraion27March1918.HediedofhiswoundsinGermanyon16 November 1918, "ve days after the Armistice, and is buried in Berlin South-Western Cemetery, Germany. Sold with copied research.

Pair: PrivateA.G.Cann,9thBattalion,ManchesterRegiment,whowastakenprisoneratBelineBrei,on29 March 1918

BritishWarandVictoryMedals(49271Pte.A.G.Cann.Manch.R.)innamedcardboxofissuewithoriginaltornenvelope, very ne (2) £50-£70

AlfredGeorgeCann attestedfortheManchesterRegimentandservedwiththe1st/9thBattalionduringtheGreatWarontheWesternFront. He was taken prisoner of War at Beline Brei on 29 March 1918, and held in Güstrow prisoner of war camp, Germany. Sold together with original Buckingham Palace facsimile letter from H. M. King George V dated 1918, sent to returned prisoners of war.

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Pair: Private F. G. Fogwill, Connaught Rangers

BritishWarandVictoryMedals(6318Pte.F.G.Fogwill,Conn.Rang.)in somewhatcrushed cardboxofissue, nearlyextremely ne (2) £40-£50

250 x

Pair: Private W. F. Tarleton, Tank Corps

BritishWarandVictoryMedals(313444Pte.W.F.Tarleton.TankCorps.)withforwardingslipandregisteredpacket, extremely ne

BritishWarMedal1914-20(3) (Capt.W.B.Young.R.A.F.;Lieut.V.R.Blundell.;11309Sjt.A.E.Jack.K.R.Rif.C.) numberandrankcorrectedonthelast;CanadianVolunteerServiceMedal,unnamed;WarMedal1939-45,Canadianissuein silver,unnamed,theselasttwomountedasapair;AfricaServiceMedal (242003F.R.VanDer.Veen) thelastnearlyvery ne, otherwise good very ne or better (8) £50-£70

Pair: Private W. Joyce, 30th Battalion, London Regiment, later Labour Corps British War and Victory Medals (89745 Pte. W. Joyce. 30-Lond. R.) good very ne, rare to unit (2) £80-£100 251

The 30th Battalion, London Regiment did not serve overseas as a battalion. WilliamJoyce attestedforthe30thBattalion,LondonRegiment,andsubsequentlyservedoverseasduringtheGreatWarasPrivate626625in theLabourCorps.HisBritishWarandVictoryMedalswerebothissuedfromtheLabourCorpsmedalroll,butalackofannotationonhisMedal Index Card has seen his medals named to the London Regiment. Sold with copied Medal Index Card and medal roll extracts.

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Three: ChaplaintotheForcesFourthClassC.W.Carter,ArmyChaplains’Department,whowastwice Mentioned in Despatches

BritishWarandVictoryMedals,withM.I.D.oakleaves(Rev.C.W.Carter.);GeneralService1918-62,2clasps,Kurdistan,Iraq, with M.I.D. oak leaf (Rev. C. W. Carter.) light contact marks, better than very ne (3) £300-£400

CyrilWallisCarter wasbornon17February1888andwaseducatedatWestminsterSchoolandKing’sCollege,London.Hewasordained intoHolyOrdersandwasappointedChaplaintotheForcesFourthClasson5April1918.HeservedduringthelatterstagesoftheGreatWarin Egypt,landingthereinJuly1918,servinginthattheatreuntil12January1919.HesubsequentlyservedwiththeMesopotamianExpeditionary Force,earningtheGeneralServiceMedalwithclaspsforIraqandKurdistan.ForhisserviceshewasMentionedinbothGeneralAllenby’s Despatch (London Gazette 5 March 1919), and in General Haldane’s Despatch (London Gazette 9 September 1921).

Pair: Staff Nurse M. A. Brown, Queen Alexandra’s Imperial Military Nursing Service Reserve

British War and Victory Medals (S/Nurse M. A. Brown) with named lid from card box of issue, extremely ne (2) £60-£80

MaryAnnBrown wasborninabout1894andprobablylivedatDarnall,Sheffield.SheembarkedforFranceon23April1918,havingservedat SouthwarkMilitaryHospital.SheservedatNo.6GeneralHospitalandNos.29and18CasualtyClearingStations.In1922shemarriedHorace Gramshaw Payne Ovenden, R.A.F., whose medals sold in these rooms on 19 June 2013. Sold with copied research.

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Pair: Staff Nurse I. M. Buck, Queen Alexandra’s Imperial Military Nursing Service Reserve BritishWarandVictoryMedals(S.NurseI.M.Buck.)togetherwiththerecipient’sQ.A.I.M.N.S.R.silvercapebadge, nearly extremely ne (3) £80-£100

Isabel/IsabellaBuck wasborninHaggerston,London,in1883.SheservedinQueenAlexandra’sImperialMilitaryNursingServiceReserveat theLondonHospitalandontemporarydutiesontheHospitalShips Wandilla and LlandoveryCastle from31August1916,beforegoingoutto Salonikafrom15July1917,wheresheservedinNo.42GeneralHospital.However,havingsuccumbedtosand!yfeverandafterwardscontracted dysenteryandmalaria,shewasinvalidedformSalonicainNovember1917.ShethenunderwentalongperiodoftransitiontoEnglandviavarious militaryhospitals.InhercontinuingservicedeclarationhernearestrelativeisshowsasLieutenantRalphBuck,R.A.F.ShejoinedtheNursing register in 1922 (No. 5007) and latterly lived at ‘Wandilla’, Earlswood Road, Redhill. She died in 1975. Sold with copied research.

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Pair: Acting Forewoman J. G. Balchin, Queen Mary’s Army Auxiliary Corps

British War and Victory Medals (2944 A-Fwn. J. G. Balchin. Q.M.A.A.C.) good very ne (2) £60-£80

JessieGraceBalchin wasbornin1897inIslington,London,andservedinFranceasanActingForewomanwithQueenMary’sArmyAuxiliary Corpsfrom20September1917to3March1919.In1930shemarriedSquadronLeaderR.G.Gardner,D.S.C.,R.A.F.(lateR.N.A.S.)whowent on to serve in the Second World War (M.I.D.; C.B.E.; promoted to Air Commodore). She died in 1956.

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Pair: Worker Isabel Williams, Queen Mary’s Army Auxiliary Corps BritishWarandVictoryMedals(24364Wkr.I.Williams.Q.M.A.A.C.) mounted on card for display with a photograph of the recipient, very ne (2) £60-£80

IsabelWilliams servedasaWorkerinFrancewithQueenMary’sArmyAuxiliary Corps from 8 March 1918 to 30 June 1919.

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Pair: Ward Maid R. M. du Boulay, Voluntary Aid Detachment

British War and Victory Medals (R. M. Du Boulay. V.A.D.) nearly extremely ne (2) £60-£80

RhodaMaryduBoulay wasbornin1886atBembridge,IsleofWight,daughterofErnestdeVismesduBoulay,lateCaptain,RoyalArtillery. SheservedinFrance,from7November1918to1June1919,asa‘pantrymaid’attheHostelforRelations,Rouen.Themedalrollshowsthatshe wasattheIndianHospitalinAlexandriafromMarchtoOctober1915butnotes“NotthenaV.A.D.”.ShewasafterwardsattheHazlewoodRed Cross Hospital, Ryde, I.O.W., until 19 June 1916.

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Pair: Winifred B. Duckworth, Voluntary Aid Detachment

BritishWarandVictoryMedals(W.B.Duckworth.V.A.D.)togetherwithaB.R.C.S.enamelledbadgeforMeritandfourB.R.C.S. enamelled pro#ciency badges, all named, good very ne (7) £80-£100

WinifredBattersbyDuckworth wasbornin1874atWavertree,Lancashire,thedaughterofthesuccessfulandwealthycottonmerchant, JosephBattersbyDuckworth.SheservedwiththeVoluntaryAidDetachmentoftheBritishRedCrossSocietyinFrancefrom26June1916to1 March1918.Twoofherbrothersalsoservedasofficersinthe10th(LiverpoolScottish)BattalionandMachineGunCorps.In1939shewasliving on her own means in Chelsea, London, and was a member of the Red Cross Reserve (London 22). She died in 1961. Sold with copied research.

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Pair: Lieutenant A. D. Napier, Royal Air Force, late Royal Flying Corps and Canadian Army Service Corps British War and Victory Medals (Lieut. A. D. Napier R.A.F.) both in original named card boxes of issue, extremely ne (2) £80-£100

AndrewDunseithNapier wasborninGlasgowon6April1894,thesonofLieutenant-ColonelAlexanderNapier,R.A.M.C.andElizabeth Napier.AtsometimehehademigratedtoCanadaandwasemployedasamotorengineerand !tter.FollowingtheoutbreakoftheGreatWarhe attestedfortheCanadianOverseasExpeditionaryForceatValcartierandservedintheranksoftheCanadianArmyServiceCorpsasPrivateNo. 37198,andlaterwiththeFirstCanadianTroopSupplyCompany.HewascommissionedTemporarySecondLieutenantintheRoyalFlyingCorps on5September1916;hisR.A.F.OfficersServicerecordindicatesthathealsohadservicewiththe9thHighlandCyclistBattalion.Hewas promotedLieutenantintheTechnicalBranch,RoyalAirForceon2April1918,andwasemployedonaero-enginerepairduties,beforebeing transferred to the Unemployed List on 20 September 1919.

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Four: CaptainJ.R.P.Finlay,3rdQueenVictoria’sOwnCorpsofGuides,sometimeattachedMalayStates Guides

BritishWarandVictoryMedals(Lieut.J.R.P.Finlay.);IndiaGeneralService1908-35,2clasps,Mahsud1919-20,Waziristan1919 -21(Lt.J.R.P.Finlay,3Bn.Q.V.O.Cps.ofGuides);GeneralService1918-62,2clasps,Iraq,Kurdistan(Lieut.J.R.P.Finlay.) mounted court-style as worn, nearly very ne (4) £400-£500

JamesRobertPaulFinlay wasbornon27July1899;joined10December1917;dateof !rstcommission,31January1918;appointedto IndianArmy,7February1918(UnattachedList);servedinAden,attachedtotheMalayStatesGuides,10May1918to11November1918; WaziristanandMahsud1919-21;Iraq(Staff Officerspecialappointment),cipherofficerattachedtomainintelligencedepartment;Kurdistan1923; onsickleave1924;WaziristanDistrict,Staff OfficerH.Q.,3months,1930;Burma1932;probablyentitledtoadditionalclaspsforNorthWest Frontier 1930-31 and Burma 1930-32 but retired from the army before he could be issued with them. Sold with a !le of copied research.

Three: LieutenantC.W.Stark,IndianArmyReserveofOfficers,attached1/55thCoke’sRi"es,lateRoyal Army Medical Corps

BritishWarandVictoryMedals(Lieut.C.W.Stark.)innamedcardboxofissue;GeneralService1918-62,1clasp,S.Persia(Lieut. C.W.Stark.I.A.)innamedcardboxofissueaddressedto‘Mr.C.W.Stark,183HamiltonAvenue,Tolworth,Surbiton,Surrrey’, minor contact marks, better than very ne (3)

£240-£280

C.WilliamStark servedintheranksoftheRoyalArmyMedicalCorpsasCorporalNo.3115beforereceivingacommissionintheIndianArmy asSecondLieutenanton4November1917.PromotedLieutenanton5November1918,themedalrollfortheG.S.M.indicatesserviceinPersia with 1/55th Coke’s Ri$es, between September 1918 and April 1919, as Acting Captain. Stark relinquished his commission on 1 September 1921.

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BritishWarandVictoryMedals(Lieut.C.P.Steer.);MemorialPlaque(CharlesPearmanSteer);CanadianMemorialCross,G.V.R. (Lieut. C. P. Steer) generally nearly very ne or better (4) £260-£300

CharlesPearmanSteer wasborninHampstead,LondoninJanuary1882.Heservedintherankswiththe34thCompany(Middlesex)Imperial YeomanryinSouthAfricaduringtheSecondBoerWar(entitledtoQ.S.A.with‘CapeColony’,‘OrangeFreeState’,‘Transvaal’,‘SouthAfrica 1901’and‘SouthAfrica1902’clasps).SteerwasengagedinsurveyingpriortotheGreatWar,andthenservedwiththe2ndCanadianMounted Ri$esintheFrenchtheatreofwarfromSeptember1915(entitledto1914-15Star).SteeradvancedtoCompanySergeantMajorinFebruary 1916, and was commissioned Temporary Lieutenant in ‘D’ Company, 2nd Canadian Mounted Ri$es in January 1917.

Lieutenant Steer was killed in action in positions on Vimy Ridge, 22 May 1917: ‘Thefollowingweekwasspentincleaningupandtraining,afternoonsgivenovertosports.Onthe20thweweremovedbackuptotheRidgeand weresettoworkdiggingnewdefencesandputtingupwireentanglements.Attimesourworkparties,whowereunderobservationfromLens andMericout,wereshelled.AsaresultLieutenantSteerwaskilledontheafternoonofthe22nd.Thesameday,LieutenantDarcus,withthreeof his men, who were putting in screw stakes, unknowingly stirred up a buried bomb and were all wounded.’ (Regimental History refers)

Lieutenant Steer is buried in Ecoivres Military Cemetery, Mont-St. Eloi, Pas de Calais, France. Sold with copied research.

LieutenantC.P.Steer,2ndCanadianMountedRi"es,whowaskilledinactiononVimyRidge,22May 1917

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Pair: PrivateE.O’Shaunessy,2ndBattalion(EasternOntarioRegiment),CanadianInfantryandCanadian LabourBattalion,whowaswoundedandtakenprisonerofwarafteratrenchraidontheWesternFront,25 January 1918

British War and Victory Medals (633175 Pte. E. O’Shaughnessy. Can. Labr. Bn.) very ne

Pair: Gunner P. C. Thurston, Canadian Field Artillery

British War and Victory Medals (1251416. Gnr. P. C. Thurston. C.F.A.) mounted as worn, generally very ne (4) £80-£120

EarlO’Shaughnessy wasborninDundasCounty,Ontario,CanadainApril1897.Heinitiallyservedwiththe154thBattalion,before transferringtothe2ndBattalion(EasternOntarioRegiment),CanadianInfantryandtheCanadianLabourBattalion.O’Shaughnessywaswounded andtakenprisoneron25January1918afteranenemytrenchraidontheWesternFront.HewasinternedatLimburganderLahn,andreleased 12 December 1918.

PerlClarenceThurston wasborninMulberry,KansasU.S.A.inAugust1883.Heservedfor2yearswiththeWyomingNationalGuard,prior toserviceduringtheGreatWarwiththe3rdBrigade,CanadianFieldArtillery(entitledtoSilverWarBadge).HediedinVernon,CanadainMarch 1964.

Pair: PrivateF.Goyer,29thBattalion(Vancouver),CanadianInfantry,whowaslistedasmissingpresumed killed in action at the St. Eloi Craters, 6 April 1916

British War and Victory Medals (430973 Pte. F. Goyer. 29-Can. Inf.); Memorial Plaque (Frank Goyer) good very ne (3) £80-£100

FrankGoyer wasborninWolverton,BuckinghamshireinApril1880.Hissister,asnextofkin,islistedasresidinginsister,270AuroraAvenue, St.Paul,Minnesota,U.S.A.GoyerservedwiththeEastYorkshireRegimentfor7yearspriortojoiningthe102ndRockyMountainRangers.He servedduringtheGreatWarwiththe29thBattalion,CanadianInfantryontheWesternFront,andwaslistedasmissingpresumekilledinaction at the St. Eloi Craters, 6 April 1916. Private Goyer is commemorated on the Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial, Belgium.

Pair: LanceCorporalF.Lambert,42ndBattalion(RoyalHighlandersofCanada),CanadianInfantry,whowas awardedtheM.M.forhisgallantryasstretcherbearerontheFirstDayoftheBattleofVimyRidge,9April 1917. He died of wounds on the Western Front, 25 April 1917

British War and Victory Medals (418129 L. Cpl. F. Lambert. 42-Can. Inf.) very ne (2)

M.M. London Gazette 9 July 1917:

£140-£180

‘OnApril9th1917duringtheattackonVimyRidge.ThisN.C.O.displayedremarkablecoolnessandcourageindressingwoundedundersevere enemy !re.TheRegimentalAidPostwasmovedforwardbytheMedicalOfficertothe !rstobjective,andwhiledressingwoundedintheshell holesinthisareatheMedicalSergeantwassnipedandkilled.CorporalLambertcarriedonhisdutiesanddeservesthehighestpraiseforhisutter disregard of danger in the discharge of his duties.’

FrankLambert wasborninLondon,EnglandinOctober1896.HeservedduringtheGreatWarthe42ndBattalion,(RoyalHighlandersof Canada), Canadian Infantry on the Western Front, and died of wounds at No. 6 Casualty Clearing Station, 25 April 1917.

Lance Corporal Lambert is buried in the Barlin Communal Cemetery, Pas de Calais, France.

Pair: PrivateJ.D.Young,43rdBattalion(CameronHighlandersofCanada),CanadianInfantry,whowas severelygassedinMarch1918,invalidedtoCanada,anddiedofinjuries/illnessattributabletoserviceafter the war

BritishWarandVictoryMedals(737093Pte.J.D.Young.43-Can.Inf.);MemorialPlaque(JohnDonaldsonYoung)lastincard envelopeofissueandcontainedinremnantsofpostalenvelopeaddressedto‘MrsIsabellaYoung,23BackmarshRoad,Rosyth, Dunfermline,Scotland’;MemorialScroll(Pte.JohnDonaldsonYoungCanadianInfantryBn.);andnamedHonourableDischarge Certi!cate;withaleatherwalletembossed‘TheMerchantsBankofCanada’,andaphotographofrecipientinuniformannotated ‘Yours J. D. Young’, generally good very ne (3) £120-£160

JohnDonaldsonYoung wasborninDunfermline,ScotlandinMay1882.Heresidedat6367thAvenueWest,Calgary,Alberta,andservedfor 9monthswith103rdRegiment,CalgaryRi#espriortotheGreatWar.YoungservedduringtheGreatWarwiththe43rdBattalion(Cameron HighlandersofCanada),CanadianInfantryontheWesternFront,andwasinvalidedtoCanadaforfurthermedicaltreatmentafterbeingseverely gassed in March 1918. He died as a result of injuries/illness attributable to service, 13 April 1929.

Pair: Sergeant W. Webster, 47th Battalion (British Columbia), Canadian Infantry

British War and Victory Medals (790548 A. Sjt. W. Webster. 47-Can. Inf.) good very ne or better

Pair: Private R. Hilton, 47th Battalion (British Columbia), Canadian Infantry

British War and Victory Medals (463925 Pte. R. Hilton. 47-Can. Inf.) very ne

Victory Medal 1914-19 (429610 L. Cpl. J. Waddell. 7-Can. Inf.) good very ne (5) £60-£80

JamesWaddell wasborninGlasgow,ScotlandinMarch1892.HeservedduringtheGreatWarwiththe7thBattalion,CanadianInfantryonthe WesternFront.LanceCorporalWaddellwaskilledinaction,10November1917,andiscommemoratedontheYpres(MeninGate)Memorial, Belgium.

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Pair: PrivateK.D.Stephenson,47thBattalion(BritishColumbia),CanadianInfantry,wholiedabouthisage andsignedupforserviceaged16,wasfoundoutanddischarged,onlytosignupagain,andbekilledinaction on the Western Front, 21 October 1918

British War and Victory Medals (2499687 Pte. K. D. Stephenson. 47-Can. Inf.) very ne or better 1914-15Star (16404PteW.J.Bowser.7/Can:Inf:);togetherwithBritishWarMedal1914-20 (2140544Pte.A.

Copeland. B.C.R.); and Victory Medal 1914-19 (29008 Pte. H. A. Peden. 16-Can. Inf.) generally good very ne (5) £100-£140

KennethDouglasStephenson wasborninAurora,Ontario,CanadainMarch1900.Heoriginallyattested20November1916withthe 234thBattalionasaBugler(ServiceNo.1024446).StephensondeclaredhisDateofBirthas10March1900.Hewasdischarged13April1917,as ‘MedicallyUn!tduetobeingUnderAge’.HeReattested2January1918intheRailwayConstructionDepot(ServiceNo.2499687)andthistime declared his Date of Birth as 10 March 1899.

PrivateStephensonwaskilledinactionwhilstservingwiththe47thBattalion,CanadianInfantryontheWesternFront,21October1918.Heis buried in La Sentinelle Communal Cemetery, France.

WilliamJamesBowser wasborninVictoria,BritishColumbia,CanadainSeptember1891.HeservedduringtheGreatWarwiththe7th Battalion(1stBritishColumbia),CanadianInfantryontheWesternFront.PrivateBowserwaskilledinaction,15April1915,andis commemorated on the Ypres (Menin) Gate Memorial, Belgium.

AlfredCopeland wasaNativeIndian,whowasbornontheLillooetReservation,BritishColumbia,CanadainNovember1892.Heserved during the Great War with the British Columbia Regiment in the UK. Copeland died at Lillooet, British Columbia in March 1951.

HughAlexanderPeden wasborninGlasgow,ScotlandinMay1887.HeservedduringtheGreatWarwiththe16thBattalion(Canadian Scottish),CanadianInfantryanddiedofinjuriessustainedwhenstruckbyamotorvehicle7December1914.PrivatePedenisburiedintheBulford Church Cemetery, Wiltshire.

Pair: Sergeant W. E. Watson, Canadian Railway Troops

British War and Victory Medals (237134 A. Sjt. W. E. Watson. C.R.T.) generally very ne or better

Pair: Private E. Yearwood, Canadian Forestry Corps

British War and Victory Medals (3081087 Pte. E. Yearwood. C.F.C.) generally good very ne

Pair: Corporal J. C. D. Millidge, Canadian Forestry Corps

British War and Victory Medals (1048948 Cpl. J. C. D. Millidge. C.F.C.) generally good very ne or better (6) £60-£80

WilliamEdgarWatson wasborninHastings,Ontario,CanadainJune1893.HeservedduringtheGreatWarwiththeCanadianRailway Troops on the Western Front. Private Watson died after the war of related injuries/illness, 15 December 1919.

ErnestYearwood wasborninBarbadosinFebruary1894.HeservedduringtheGreatWarwiththeCanadianForestryCorpsontheWestern Front.

JohnCharlesDuncanMillidge wasborninBristol,EnglandinAugust1887.HeservedduringtheGreatWarwiththeCanadianForestry Corps on the Western Front. Millidge resided at Salmon Arm, British Columbia, Canada.

A scarce Great War M.S.M. group of three awarded to Sergeant J. S. Burns, Fort Garry Horse BritishWarandVictoryMedals(117173Sjt.J.S.Burns.C.A.S.C.);ArmyMeritoriousServiceMedal,G.V.R.,1stissue(117173SjtJ. S. Burns. Fort Garry H.) mounted for display, minor edge bruise to VM, otherwise nearly extremely ne or better (3) £400-£500

M.S.M. London Gazette 3 June 1919:

‘In recognition of valuable service rendered with the Armies in France and Flanders.’

JohnStewartBurns wasborninEdinburgh,ScotlandinMarch1884.HeenlistedintheCanadianOver-SeasExpeditionaryForceatCalgaryin February 1915.

1 of 6 M.S.M.’s awarded to the Regiment for the Great War.

Pair: Quarter Master Sergeant W. Watts, Royal Marine Light Infantry

BritishWarMedal1914-20(Ply.1905Q.M.S.W.Watts.R.M.L.I.);RoyalNavyL.S.&G.C.,V.R.,narrowsuspension,impressed naming (W. Watts, Sergt. No. 1905 Ply. R.M.L.I.) suspension slack on latter, minor edge bruising, nearly extremely ne (2) £100-£140

WilliamWatts wasbornatInstow,Bideford,Devon,on15November1862,andattestedfortheRoyalMarineLightInfantryatBarnstapleon 15November1880.PostedtothePlymouthDivisionon1January1881,hewaspromotedCorporalon7May1887,Sergeanton1July1889,and ColourSergeanton10October1894.HewasawardedhisLongServiceandGoodConductMedalon15February1891,andwasshore pensionedon17May1897.OntheoutbreakoftheGreatWarhewasre-mobilized,withtherankofQuarterMasterSergeant,on3August 1914, and served throughout the War, !nally taking his discharge on 7 August 1919. Sold with copied record of service.

Note: This is the recipient’s full medal entitlement.

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Three: Farrier Staff Sergeant W. R. Martin, Royal Field Artillery

BritishWarMedal1914-20(110Sjt.W.R.Martin.R.A.);TerritorialForceWarMedal1914-19(110Sjt.W.R.Martin.R.A.); TerritorialForceEfficiencyMedal,G.V.R.(910012Far:S.Sjt.W.R.Martin,R.F.A.) contactmarksandedgebruisingespeciallytothe last, nearly very ne (3) £160-£200

WilliamRobertMartin isrecordedinthe1911Censusasa21yearoldblacksmithfromCanterbury.HeservedasaFarrierStaff Sergeant,in theRoyalFieldArtillery,andwasawardedhisTerritorialForceEfficiencyMedalperArmyOrderNo.372of1December1918.Hismedalindex card con#rms that he was not entitled to the Allied Victory Medal.

Five: Colonel C. J. Toyne, Indian Army, attached 1-2 Gurkha Ri"es

BritishWarMedal1914-20(Lieut.C.J.Toyne.);GeneralService1918-62,1clasp,S.Persia(Capt.C.J.Toyne.);IndiaGeneral Service1908-35,1clasp,Waziristan1921-24(Capt.C.J.Toyne.1-2G.R.);DefenceandWarMedals1939-45,mountedasworn, generally very ne (5) £400-£500

CuthbertJohnToyne wasborninBucklow,CheshireinMay1899andwascommissionedSecondLieutenant,IndianArmyUnattachedList,on September1918.Hewaspostedto2ndGurkhaRi$esinApril1919,asRecordOfficerandwaspromotedLieutenanton31August1919.Hewas appointedasInstructortotheSmallArmsSchool,1December1930,from1-2GurkhaRi$es,beforebeingtransferredtotheSpecialUnemployed Liston1November1935.Re-appointedasMajor,IndianArmy,on3September1939,heretiredon5September1948,andwasgrantedthe honorary rank of Colonel.

Six: SquadronLeaderF.H.Pearce,RoyalAirForce,lateRoyalFlyingCorps,whowasMentionedin Despatches for the Waziristan in 1924

IndiaGeneralService1908-35,2clasps,Waziristan1919-21,Waziristan1921-24,withM.I.D.oakleaf, thisloose (206462.Sjt.F.H. Pearce.R.A.F.);1939-45Star;AfricaStar;DefenceandWarMedals1939-45;RoyalAirForceL.S.&G.C.,G.V.R.(206462Sgt.F.H. Pearce. R.A.F.) small edge bruise to the last, otherwise very ne and better (6) £300-£400

M.I.D. London Gazette 30 May 1924.

FrancisHenryPearce wasbornatNewportPagnell,Buckinghamshire,on15May1889andjoinedtheRoyalFlyingCorpson1November 1917,beingrecordedasanAeroRiggerandCorporalMechanicintheR.A.F.MusterRollfor1918.HewasMentionedinDespatchesfor distinguishedserviceduringtheoperationsinWaziristanin1924,andwasawardedhisLongServiceandGoodConductMedalin1933.He continuedinserviceintheR.A.FandwasappointedWarrantOfficeron20September1935m,beforebeingcommissionedaprobationaryFlying Officer(Engineer)on12June1939.HewasadvancedWarSubstantiveFlightLieutenanton12June1942;andTemporarySquadronLeaderon1 January1946.Herelinquishedhiscommissiononretirementon16May1947,andwasgrantedtherankofSquadronLeader.Hediedin Wolverhampton on 4 October 1977.

Eight: Sergeant W. H. Jackman, Royal Tank Regiment

IndiaGeneralService1908-35,1clasp,NorthWestFrontier1930-31(7878057Pte.W.J.Jackman.R.Tks.);1939-45Star;France andGermanyStar;DefenceandWarMedals1939-45;Korea1950-53,1stissue(7878057Sjt.W.H.Jackman.R.A.C.);U.N.Korea 1950-54;GeneralService1918-62,1clasp,Malaya,E.II.R.(7878057Sgt.W.Jackman.R.A.C.)thislastwithofficialcorrectionsto naming, mounted court-style for display, very ne (8) £300-£400

WilliamHenryJackman wasborninChittlehamholt,Devon,in1907,andwasimmediatelyadoptedbyGeorgeandMaryJackman.On24 October1925,aged18,heenlistedintotheRoyalTankCorpsandservedinthe7thArmouredCarCompany.The7ACCwasformedintothree armouredcarsectionsplusH.Q.Duringthe1930-31troubles,onesectionwasstationedatRazmak,anotheratBannuandthethirdatWana.The Companyhadmanyduties-Escortingduties,reconnaissance,patrols,protectingcampsandattimesquellingriotsincities,likeDeraIsmailKhan wheretherewereriotsinvolvingHindusandMuslims.On17October1930theBritishcolumncrossedintotheTirahValleyatBara,sixmiles fromPeshawar,andadvancedafurthersevenmilestoMiriKhel.Hereaforti#edcampwasconstructedfromwhichoperationsagainsttheAfridis wereconducted.DuringthoseoperationsthearmouredcarsweretaskedwithprotectingtheadvancingInfantryBrigadebyleadingfromthefront and then rear-guard when the Brigade retired. One man from the 7 ACC died of wounds after being shot in the stomach.

Jackmanwasdischargedtoarmyreserveson10March1932.Hedecidedtore-enlistintothe10thBattalion,RoyalTankRegimenton23 November1937.DuringWW2hetransferredtothe7thR.T.RandservedinEurope.Hewasservingwith‘C’squadron,whenon29July1950,it wasdecidedtodeploythatsquadrontoKoreaaspartof29IndependentInfantryBrigade.On12October1950,togetherwiththeCenturionsof the8thHussars,‘C’Squadron,equippedwithChurchilltanks,sailedonthe EmpireFowey andarrivedatPusanon15November.TheSquadron supportedthethreeinfantrybattalionsof29Bde,1Glosters,1RoyalNorthumberlandFusiliersand1RoyalUlsterRi$esforayear,initiallyin atrociouswinterconditions.Becauseoftheirabilitytoclimbsteepslopesandtheirversatilitytomoveoverpaddy #eldstheChurchilltanksproved extremelyusefulinprovidingclose #reprotection.TheSquadronsailedbacktoSouthamptononthe EmpireOrwell on8October1951.Forthe whole period in Korea, including the Battle of the River Imjin, the Squadron was commanded by Major Pettingell. His #nal active service was in Malaya where he served in the R.A.C.

Sold with copied research including photographs and historical war diaries from the Royal Tank Museum archives.

IndiaGeneralService1908-35,1clasp,NorthWestFrontier1935(2977831Pte.M.Bradley,A.&S.H.);IndiaGeneralService 1936-39, 1 clasp, North West Frontier 1936-37 (2977831 Pte. M. Bradley, A. & S.H.) nearly extremely ne (2) £140-£180

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Pair: Private M. Bradley, Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders

Seven: Lieutenant-Colonel R. Watson, Royal Engineers

GeneralService1918-62,1clasp,Palestine(Lieut.R.Watson.R.E.);1939-45Star;AfricaStar;DefenceandWarMedals1939-45; Coronation1937,unnamedasissued;ArmyL.S.&G.C.,G.V.R.,3rdissue,RegularArmy(1853743W.O.II.R.Watson.R.E.) mountedasworn, lightcontactmarks,claspfacingon rstslightlybentandacoupleofsmalledgebruisestothelast,nearlyvery ne and better(7) £240-£280

RichardWatson,anativeofNorthShields,Tynemouth,enlistedintheRoyalEngineersasaboysoldieron20June1916,becomingaBugleron 5February1917.Histradeinthecorpswasthatofelectrician.He !nishedhisboyserviceon7August1919,andwaspromotedSergeantin1925; Staff Sergeantin1927;andWarrantOfficerClassII,ClerkofWorks,andQuarterMasterSergeantin1933.HewascommissionedLieutenant (SurveyorofWorks)on25July1934andservedontheR.E.Staff,inPalestine.HewaspromotedActingCaptainin1940andMajoron15July 1946.In1951hewasseniorQuantitySurveyor,EasternCommand.HewaspromotedtohisultimaterankofLieutenant-Colonel(Quantity Surveyor) on 28 March 1953, and retired on 31 August 1954. He died in 1979.

He is con!rmed on the medal roll for the 1937 Coronation Medal as Lieutenant and Clerk of Works, R.E.

Six: Major N. Wright, Seaforth Highlanders, who was Mentioned in Despatches for the Far East GeneralService1918-62,2clasps,Palestine,S.E.Asia1945-46, claspcarriagepartially ledawayformountingpurposes

(2815629Sjt. N.Wright.Seaforth) numbero ciallycorrected;1939-45Star;BurmaStar;DefenceandWarMedals1939-45,withM.I.D.oakleaf, theSecondWarcampaignawardsallprivatelyimpressed'113252MajorN.Wright.1/Seaforth';ArmyL.S.&G.C.,G.VI.R.,2nd issue, Regular Army (Capt. N. Wright) mounted court-style, traces of lacquer, good very ne (6) £240-£280

M.I.D. London Gazette 22 August 1946 (Far East).

NormanWright wasborninChiswick,London,in1904andattestedfortheSeaforthHighlanderson30March1925.Heservedwiththe1st Battalioninpre-WarPalestinebeforebeingcommissionedSecondLieutenantfromtherankofWarrantOfficerClassIIIon17January1940.By theendoftheSecondWorldWarhewasservingasaMajor,andforhisservicesduringtheFarEastcampaignwasMentionedinDespatchesoneofjust139‘mentions’givenfortheFarEastoperations,comparedtoaround17,000forBurmaandaround700fortheMalayacampaign. Havingseenfurtheractiveservicepost-WarinSouth-EastAsiahewasawardedhisLongServiceandGoodConductMedalinFebruary1949and retired shortly afterwards to Edinburgh.

Sold with the recipient’s calling card and copied research.

Six: Group Captain W. N. Elwy-Jones, Royal Air Force GeneralService1918-62,2clasps,Palestine,Malaya(Flt.Lt.W.N.Elwy-Jones. R.A.F.);1939-45Star;FranceandGermanyStar;DefenceandWarMedals 1939-45;Coronation1953,unnamedasissued,mountedasoriginallyworn, suspension re-a xed on GSM, otherwise good very ne (6) £700-£900

Provenance: Dix Noonan Webb, September 2004.

WalterNigelElwy-Jones,whowasbornatLlanishen,Cardiff inAugust1912, attendedLoughboroughTechnicalCollegebeforejoiningtheRoyalAirForceonashort service commission in April 1931.

Havinggainedhis“Wings”,hewasinitiallypostedtoNo.54SquadronatHornchurchin March1932,but,inthefollowingyear,hecommencedatourofdutyintheMiddleEast thatwouldincludeactiveserviceinPalestine.Originally,however,hejoinedNo.45 SquadronatKelwaninEgypt,withwhomheservedon“aerialpolicing”dutieswhich involvedtheoccasionalbombingrun.Healso $ewacoupleoftimesas‘EscorttoH.E. TheGovernorGeneralofSudan’.TheninMarch1934,hejoinedNo.47Squadronat Khartoum,anotherFaireyIIIFunit,thistime $yingpatrolsinconjunctionwiththeSudan Defence Force.

Inearly1936Elwy-JonestransferredtoNo.216Squadron,famedforitsCairo-Baghdadmailrun,butinthefollowingJuly,ongainingapermanent commissionasaFlightLieutenant,hewasorderedtoattendtheAirArmamentSchoolbackintheU.K.Thislattercourseledtohisappointment, inDecember1938,intherankofSquadronLeader,toSeniorArmamentStaff OfficerofNo.1Group,and,inSeptember1939,andbynowan Acting Wing Commander, he joined the Advanced Air Striking Force out in France as its Senior Armament Officer.

Elwy-JonesreturnedtotheU.K.attheendoftheyear,and,accordingtoaccompanyingdocumentation,washospitalised.InFebruary1940, however,hereturnedtodutyintheappointmentofSeniorArmamentStaff OfficeratH.Q.No.41Group,whereheremaineduntilMay1944, whenhejoinedH.Q.,A.D.G.B.Then,inthefollowingOctober,hewasappointedCommandArmamentOfficer,FighterCommand,apositionof great responsibility at the best of times, but even more so with the North-West Europe operations in full swing.

DuringthecourseofthewarElwy-Jones $ewmanyaircrafttypes,includingSpit!resonaregularbasis,and,moreunusually,inMarch1941,he even piloted a captured Me. 108.

Hispost-warcareer,whichwitnessedhisadvancementtoGroupCaptaininMarch1952,includedserviceasCommandWeaponsOfficerFarEast in Malaya 1948-50, and Command Armament Officer of Bomber Command 1951-54. Elwy-Jones retired in November 1957. Soldwiththerecipient’sfouroriginalFlyingLogBooks,coveringtheperiodsApril1931toMarch1932,March1932toJuly1934,January1938to October1945,andNovember1945toJuly1955,togetherwitha !fth“RoughLog”withassortedentriesfromthe1930s;togetherwithother originaldocumentation,includingAirMinistrypilot’slicence,withportraitphotograph,issuedinMay1938,assortedcareerphotographsandan admission ticket for the funeral of George VI.

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Nine: Regulating Petty Officer V. C. Cox, Royal Navy 1939-45Star;AtlanticStar;AfricaStar;ItalyStar;DefenceandWarMedals1939-45;Korea1950-53,1stissue(P/MX.801010.V. C.Cox.L.P.M.R.N.);U.N.Korea1950-54,unnamedasissued;RoyalNavyL.S.&G.C.,E.II.R.,2ndissue(P/MX.801010.V.C.Cox. R.P.O.H.M.S.Victory.)mountedcourt-styleasworn, suspensionclawonUNKoreare-a xed,otherwisegoodvery neandbetter(9) £200-£240

Five: Attributed to Weapon Mechanician B. P. Thornton, Royal Navy 1939-45 Star; Atlantic Star; Paci"c Star; Defence and War Medals 1939-45, with Admiralty enclosure, extremely ne (5) £40-£50

Bernhard P. Thornton served during the Second World War as a Weapon Mechanician, attached 8th Submarine Flotilla, Colombo. Soldwiththerecipient’sR.N.BarracksColomboBarrackandVictuallingCardandCigaretteRationCard;andsevensmallphotographs,includinga photograph of H.M.S. Saracen !ying the Jolly Roger kill !ag.

Five: Engine Room Arti"cer Third Class R. Blackburn, Royal Navy 1939-45Star;AtlanticStar;BurmaStar;WarMedal1939-45;NavalGeneralService1915-62,1clasp,Palestine1945-48(C/MX. 61918 R. Blackburn. E.R.A.3. R.N.) number o cially corrected on last, good very ne (5) £60-£80

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Four: SeamanA.L.Mains,RoyalNavalPatrolService,whowaskilledinactionwhenMotorLaunch 1163 was torpedoed and sunk near Mulat Island, Adriatic Sea, on 4 January 1945 1939-45Star;AfricaStar,1clasp,NorthAfrica1942-43;ItalyStar;WarMedal1939-45,withnamedAdmiraltyenclosure,all mounted for display, nearly extremely ne (4) £60-£80

AlanMichaelMains servedasaSeamanwiththeRoyalNavalPatrolService,andwaskilledinactionwhenMotorLaunch 1163 wastorpedoed andsunkbyaGermantorpedoboatnearMulatIsland,AdriaticSea,onthenightof4-5January1945.At2130hourson4January,ML 1163 was lastheardofmakinganenemycontactreport,andshortlyafterwardswastorpedoedandsunkbytheGermantorpedoboatS 33 intheAdriatic in position 44.15N 14.49W. All hands were lost. Mains is commemorated on the Lowestoft Naval Memorial.

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Four: Regimental Sergeant-Major I. M. Barlass, Royal Artillery

FranceandGermanyStar;WarMedal1939-45;GeneralService1918-62,2clasps,S.E.Asia1945-46,Malaya(14746515Gnr.I.M. Barlass.R.A.);ArmyL.S.&G.C.,E.II.R.,2ndissue,RegularArmy(14746515W.O.Cl.2.I.M.Barlass.RA.)mountedasworn, very ne (4) £160-£200

I.M.Barlass servedinSouthEastAsiaasaGunnerin178FieldRegiment,RoyalArtillery.HewaspromotedtoRegimentalSergeantMajoron 28 march 1963.

Sold with copied medal roll for S.E. Asia and Army List for promotion to R.S.M.

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Seven: Major R. J. L. Oldham, Royal Engineers

1939-45Star;AfricaStar;ItalyStar;DefenceandWarMedals1939-45;GeneralService1918-62,1clasp,S.E.Asia1945-46(Major R.J.L.Oldham.R.E.);EfficiencyDecoration,G.VI.R.,2ndissue,Territorial,reverseofficiallydated1948,withintegraltopriband bar,mountedasworn;togetherwiththerecipient’sribandbarforthe "rstfourawards,theAfricaStarribandwiththe‘8’device, nearly extremely ne (7) £200-£240

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Seven: Corporal F. Robinson, Royal Engineers

1939-45Star;Paci"cStar;ItalyStar;DefenceandWarMedals1939-45;EfficiencyMedal,G.VI.R.,1stissue,Territorial(912343Spr. F.Robinson.R.E.);ArmyEmergencyReserveEfficiencyMedal,E.II.R.(22282482Cpl.F.Robinson.RE)mountedcourt-styleas worn, good very ne (7) £160-£200

FredRobinson wasbornon19January1920andattestedfortheRoyalEngineersatManchesteron2May1939.HeservedduringtheSecond World War in Singapore, Persia, and Italy. Sold with the recipient’s Soldier’s Service and Pay Book.

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Four: SapperL.S.Baker,RoyalEngineers,whoservedwithNo.4BombDisposalCompanyduringtheBomb and Mine Clearance operations 1945-49

DefenceandWarMedals1939-45;GeneralService1918-62,1clasp,Bomb&MineClearance1945-49(6017444Spr.L.S.Baker. R.E.);EfficiencyMedal,G.VI.R.,1stissue,Territorial(6017444Spr.L.S.Baker.R.E.)thelasttwobothinnamedcardboxesofissue, good very ne and better (4) £600-£800

LeslieStevenBaker wasbornon30December1920andattestedfortheRoyalEngineersatEastHamon24September1939.Heserved withNo.4BombDisposalCompanyRoyalEngineers,andwasatrainedElectricalWireman.HewastransferredtotheArmyReserveinJune 1946, and is con!rmed on the medal roll for the G.S.M. with clasp for service in No. 4 Bomb Disposal Company. SoldwithaRoyalEngineerscapbadgeandred !breidentitydiscnamedto‘6017444C.E.Baler,L.S.’;therecipient’soriginalbrownSoldier’s ServiceandPayBook,andSoldier’sReleaseBookClass‘A’;clothingcouponbookandNationalRegistrationIdentitycard;originalcharacter referencefromtheHeadMasterofEastburySeniorBoy’sSchool,Barking,Essex,datedDecember1934;andabriefbiographywrittenbythe recipient’s daughter.

Seven: Major A. W. Dean, Royal Signals, who was Mentioned in Despatches for services in post-War Palestine 1939-45Star;AfricaStar,1clasp,8thArmy;ItalyStar;DefenceandWarMedals1939-45;GeneralService1918-62,1clasp, Palestine1945-48(MajorA.W.Dean.R.Sigs.);EfficiencyMedal,G.VI.R.,1stissue,Territorial(Lt.A.W.Dean.R.Sigs.) light contact marks, generally good very ne and better (7) £200-£240

M.I.D. London Gazette 7 January 1949:

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

ArthurWilliamDean wascommissionedintotheRoyalSignals,from151stOfficerCadetUnit,on26October1940,andservedduringboth theSecondWorldWarandsinpost-WarPalestine.HewasawardedtheEfficiencyMedal(Territorial),togetherwitha !rstclaspin1950(both awardsannouncedinthe LondonGazette 7July1950),andfromawartimeemergencycommissionwasappointedCaptain,RoyalCorpsofSignals, on12June1952,withseniorityfrom9September1948.HerelinquishedhiscommissionintheArmyEmergencyReserveofOfficerson7March 1962 and was granted the honorary rank of Major.

Five: Staff Sergeant J. K. M. MacDougall, Royal Signals

1939-45Star;FranceandGermanyStar;DefenceandWarMedals1939-45;GeneralService1918-62,1clasp,Malaya,E.II.R. (2596946 Sgt. J. MacDougall. R. Sigs.) mounted as worn, good very ne (5)

£80-£100

JohnKeithRamseyMacDougall wasbornin1905and !rstservedintheRoyalSignals,T.A.,from10January1941asSignalman,being woundedintheleftarmon9November1944.FollowingtheSecondWorldWarhere-enlistedfortwoadditionalperiodsofRegularArmyShort ServiceEngagements,being !nallydischargedasStaff Sergeant,inFebruary1959,hisconductbeingdescribedas‘Exemplary’.Hisservicebooks con!rm his Second World War and G.S.M. medal entitlements and con!rm his being wounded in November 1944.

Sold with the recipient’s two soldiers ‘Red Book’ Certi!cates of Service relating to his post war re-engagements in April 1947 and April 1951

Six: Warrant Officer Class III W. Wood, Green Howards

1939-45Star;AfricaStar,with8emblemonriband;DefenceandWarMedals1939-45;Coronation1937,unnamedasissued; ArmyL.S.&G.C.,G.VI.R.,1stissue,RegularArmy(4381723W.O.Cl.III.W.Wood.GreenHowards)mountedasworn,thetwo Stars inadvertently mounted on the wrong ribands, contact marks, generally very ne (6)

£100-£140

Sold with the recipient’s Warrant Document appointing Walter Wood a Warrant Officer on 1 December 1938.

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Five: Staff SergeantH.Docherty,ArgyllandSutherlandHighlanders,whowaswoundedintheV.C.actionon Hill 282, 23 September 1950

WarMedal1939-45;GeneralService1918-62,2clasps,Palestine1945-48,Cyprus(14048622Cpl.H.Docherty.A.&S.H.);Korea 1950-53,1stissue(14048622Sjt.H.Docherty.A&S.H.);U.N.Korea1950-54,unnamed;GeneralService1962-2007,2clasps, Borneo, Malay Peninsula (14048622 S.Sgt. H. Docherty. A & SH.) mounted court-style as worn, nearly very ne or better (5) £400-£500

Provenance: A. S. Massie Collection, Dix Noonan Webb, September 1999. AsaCorporalinKorea,DochertywaswoundedintheactiononHill282on23September1950,whichresultedinthePosthumousawardofthe Victoria Cross to Major Kenneth Muir, 2nd in command of the Argylls. Sold with copied research including a good number of regimental group photographs.

Five: Temporary Major H. G. Clarke, Royal Army Service Corps

1939-45Star;AfricaStar,1clasp,1stArmy;ItalyStar;DefenceandWarMedals1939-45,innamedboxofissue, extremely ne(5) £50-£70

HughGodfreyClarke wasborninEaling,Middlesexon22March1915.HewascommissionedintotheRoyalArmyServiceCorpsandserved during the Second World War. He was discharged on 28 May 1946.

Sold together with an RASC cap badge badge, Masonic apron in leather case, birth certi!cate and other ephemera.

Pair: HelicopterPilotInstructorMajorP.R.Richardson,ArmyAirCorps,lateRoyalArmyServiceCorps,who was tragically killed in a "ying accident in Hong Kong in 1963

WarMedal1939-45;GeneralService1918-62,1clasp,Malaya,G.VI.R.(Capt.P.R.Richardson.R.A.S.C.) contactmarks,nearlyvery ne (2) £240-£280

PeterRonaldRichardson wasbornon25May1926inBombay,India.HeattendedCranbrookSchool,Kentandattestedforserviceat MaidstoneintheGeneralServiceCorps,inJanuary1944,declaringpriorserviceinthe23rdBattalion,KentHomeGuard.Hishomeaddressthen beingatTheRectory,Ivychurch,NewRomney,Kent.HeservedintheranksoftheG.S.C.andtheMiddlesexRegiment,for1yearand276days beforereceivinganEmergencyCommissionasSecondLieutenanttheRoyalWestKentRegimenton15June1946.Hesubsequentlytransferred to the Royal Army Service Corps and was promoted Lieutenant on 28 August 1948, and Captain on 25 May 1953.

Hetrainedasahelicopterand !xedwinglightaircraftpilot,laterqualifyingasahelicopterpilotinstructorandtransferredtotheArmyAirCorps on19December1959.HewaspromotedMajor,ArmyAirCorps,on25May1960,andwastragicallykilled,attheageof37,inanaircraft accidentintheNewTerritories,HongKongon27July1963,whilstservingwith20IndependentRecceFlight,ArmyAirCorps.Heisburiedinthe CommonwealthHappyValleyCemetery,HongKong,andisadditionallycommemoratedontheArmedForcesMemorialattheNational Arboretum.

Soldwithcopydeathcerti!cate,originalcorrespondencerelatingtohistimeatCranbrookSchool,copiedservicerecordandotherresearch,and two copy group photographs which include the recipient.

Six: Lieutenant-Colonel Mary A. Thompson, Queen Alexandra’s Royal Army Nursing Corps

1939-45Star;AfricaStar;DefenceandWarMedals1939-45;GeneralService1918-62,1clasp,Malaya,E.II.R.(MajorM.A. Thompson.Q.A.R.A.N.C.);EfficiencyDecoration,E.II.R.,Territorial,reverseofficiallydated1954,withintegraltopTerritorial riband bar, this lacking pin and stitched to riband; contact marks, nearly very ne and better (6)

£300-£400

Provenance: Dix Noonan Webb, December 2008.

MaryAvrilThompson wasbornon17April1913andwasgrantedacommissionasSisterintheTerritorialArmyNursingServiceon30May 1941.AppointedtotheQueenAlexandra’sImperialMilitaryNursingServiceasaSisterin1942;shewaspromotedCaptain,QueenAlexandra’s RoyalArmyNursingCorpsin1949;Majorin1952;andLieutenant-Colonelin1964.ShewasawardedtheEfficiencyDecorationin1954(London Gazette 20 July 1954), and retired in 1968.

Six: Sergeant A. E. Lloyd, Military Provost Staff Corps

1939-45Star;FranceandGermanyStar;DefenceandWarMedals1939-45;GeneralService1918-62,1clasp,Malaya,E.II.R. (11407841Sgt.A.E.Lloyd.M.P.S.C.);AfricaGeneralService1902-56,1clasp,Kenya(11407841Sgt.A.E.LloydM.P.S.C.) rsttwo gilded, contact marks, and light polishing to the last, about very ne (6)

£200-£240

Provenance: Dix Noonan Webb, December 2008.

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Four: Squadron Leader W. H. Forster, [A.F.C.], Royal Air Force 1939-45Star;DefenceandWarMedals1939-45;Coronation1937,unnamedasissued;RoyalAirForceL.S.&G.C.,G.VI.R.,1st issue (Act. Sqn. Ldr. W. H. Forster. R.A.F.) mounted for wear, with space for A.F.C., cleaned, generally very ne or better (5)

£180-£220

A.F.C. London Gazette 1 April 1941. The original recommendation states: ‘WarrantOfficerForsterhasshownoutstandingzealanddevotiontoduty.Heisanexceedinglyexperiencedandcompetentinstructorwho,by his excellent example has assisted in maintaining a high standard amongst the "ying instructors at the unit.’

WilliamHenryForster wasborninAugust1905.PromotedTemporaryWarrantOfficeron19February1941.HeservedasaFlying InstructoratNo.14ServiceFlyingTrainingSchoolwithNo.23TrainingGroup.CommissionedTemporaryFlyingOfficeron1March1941and con#rmedintherankon7July1944.AppointedtotheAircraftControlBranchwiththerankofFlightLieutenanton24June1947.Advanced Squadron Leader while serving with this formation on 1 November 1947. Retired on 1 January 1957.

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Three: Warrant Officer H. L. Scotchmer, Royal Air Force DefenceandWarMedals1939-45,withM.I.D.oakleaf;RoyalAirForceL.S.&G.C.,G.VI.R.,2ndissue(W/OH.L.Scotchmer. (550147) R.A.F.) light contact marks, nearly very ne (3)

£80-£100

M.I.D. London Gazette 23 September 1941.

Four: SergeantH.Clayton,15Squadron,RoyalAirForceVolunteerReserve,aLancasterreargunnerwhose aircrafthadbeendesignatedasMasterBomberfortheraidonHeinsberg,16/17November1944-whenit washitbyanti-aircraft "reandexplodedmid-air,leavingonlytheSquadronC.O.WingCommanderW. Watkins, D.S.O., D.F.C., D.F.M. to parachute to safety

1939-45Star;FranceandGermanyStar;DefenceandWarMedals1939-45,withnamedUnder-SecretaryofStateforAir condolence slip, all housed in a glazed frame, slip faded by sun, good very ne

Five: AttributedtoFlightLieutenantF.G.Sanders,15Squadron,RoyalNewZealandAirForce,whowasthe pilotoftheaboveLancasterfortheraidonHeinsberg,16/17November1944,andsuccumbedtothesame fate as Clayton and the rest of his crew

1939-45Star;FranceandGermanyStar;DefenceandWarMedals1939-45;NewZealandWarServiceMedal, goodvery ne(lot)

£200-£240

HenryClayton wasborninMurton,CountyDurhamin1920.HeservedasanAirGunnerwiththeRoyalAirForceVolunteerReserveduring theSecondWorldWar.Clayton "ewoperationallywith15Squadron(Lancasters)fromMildenhall,andwascrewedwithFlightLieutenantF.G. Sanders,R.N.Z.A.F.,ashispilot.ClaytonwaskilledinactionwhilstonaraidtoHeinsberg,16/17November1944.Clayton’screwhadanextra crewmemberforthesortie,intheshapeoftheSquadronC.O.-WingCommanderW.Watkins,D.S.O.,D.F.C.,D.F.M.Thelatterwasan observer/navigator by trade, and was detailed to act as captain of the aircraft and Master Bomber during the attack.

Atapproximately03.30hours,onthemorningofthe17th,theaircraftapproacheditstargetandmadeasatisfactorybombingrunthroughheavy anti-aircraft #re.AsLancaster,PB137,completeditsbombingrunitwasstruckbyadirecthitandexplodedmid-airkillingsevenoftheeight-man crew.Theaircraftdisintegratedandfelltoearthoverawidearea.WingCommanderWatkinswastheonlysurvivor,althoughhewasbadly burned about the face. Sergeant Clayton and remainder of the crew were buried in the Rheinberg War Cemetery, Germany.

FrederickGeorgeSanders wasthesonofMrandMrsF.B.Sanders,andwasborninTimaru,NewZealand.He "ewinatleast28operational sorties with 15 Squadron during the Second World War.

Soldwitha #leofextensiveresearchintothecrewmembersoftheaboveLancaster,withextensiveORBdetailsandcopiedservicepapers.Also an original photograph of Sanders in uniform.

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A Second World War Royal Air Force group of four 1939-45Star;AirCrewEuropeStar;DefenceandWarMedals1939-45,mountedcourt-styleasworn;togetherwiththerelated riband bar and a padded example of a Royal Air Force Pilot’s brevet wings, good very ne (4)

£240-£280

Seven: Petty Officer First Class J. W. Harrington, Royal Canadian Navy 1939-45Star;FranceandGermanyStar;DefenceMedal,Canadianissueinsilver;CanadianVolunteerServiceMedal,withoverseas clasp;WarMedal1939-45,Canadianissueinsilver;CanadianCentenaryMedal1967;CanadianForcesDecoration,E.II.R.(PO1/c J. W. Harrington.) mounted court-style as worn, all heavily lacquered, generally very ne (7)

£100-£140

JohnWilliamHarrington wasborninChatham,Ontario,on1April1925andservedduringtheSecondWorldWarintheRoyalCanadian Navy.Heappearsonthenominallistofpersonnelin“W”BeachCommandoduringtheNormandylandings,takingovercontrolofMikeBeach, Junoarea,inJuly1944andensuringthataconstant "owofvehiclescouldbemaintainedonthemainmotortransportlandingbeach.Advanced Petty Officer First Class, he was awarded his Canadian Forces Decoration on 15 November 1961. Sold with copied record of service and other research.

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Three: R. Abrahams, 53 Australian Composite Anti Aircraft Regiment, Australian Forces 1939-45 Star; War Medal 1939-45; Australia Service Medal, all officially named ‘NX83811 R. Abrahams’, good very ne (3) £40-£50

R.Abrahams enlistedintotheAustralianArmyatPaddington,NewSouthWales,on14January1942,andservedwiththe53Australian CompositeAntiAircraftRegimentduringtheSecondWorldWarinNewGuineaandBorneo.HesubsequentlyservedwiththeLiverpool Prisoner of War and Internee Camp Garrison.

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Pair: A. Stevenson, Southern Rhodesian Forces

SouthernRhodesiaServiceMedal;SpecialConstabularyLongServiceMedal,G.VI.R.,1stissue(AlexanderStevenson)mountedas worn, good very ne (2) £200-£240

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Three: Bandmaster P. L. Taylor, Royal Marines

Korea1950-53,1stissue(RMB/X.284P.Taylor.Bdmr.R.M.);U.N.Korea1950-54,unnamedasissued;RoyalNavyL.S.&G.C., G. VI.R., 1st issue (RMB.X.284 P. L. Taylor Bdmr. 2 R.M.6.[sic]) good very ne (3) £300-£400

Provenance: Dix Noonan Webb, September 2013.

P. L. Taylor served as Bandmaster on board the cruiser H.M.S. Ceylon during the Korean War. Sold with copied medal roll extract.

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Pair: Trooper J. W. Funnel, Royal Armoured Corps

Korea 1950-53, 1st issue (22306313 Tpr. J. W. Funnel. R.A.C.); U.N. Korea 1950-54, unnamed as issued, good very ne (2) £120-£160

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Pair: Fusilier R. Ingoe, Royal Northumberland Fusiliers

Korea1950-53,1stissue(19041425FusRIngoeRNF);U.N.Korea1950-54,unnamedasissued, bothsomewhatlaterissues,the UN Korea medal with ‘slot’ mounting pin, nearly extremely ne (2) £70-£90

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Three: Private A. Whittaker, Black Watch

Korea1950-53(22664176Pte.A.Whittaker.B.W.);AfricaGeneralService1902-56,1clasp,Kenya(22664176Pte.A.Whittaker. B.W.); U.N. Korea 1950-54, unnamed, good very ne £160-200

Three: CorporalR.Pickersgill,RoyalArmyMedicalCorps,attachedRoyalFusiliers,whowastwicewoundedin Korea, !rstly whilst taking part in Operation Pimlico on 25 November 1952

Korea1950-53,1stissue(22548407Cpl.R.Pickersgill.R.A.M.C.);U.N.Korea1950-54,unnamedasissued;GeneralService 1918 -62,1clasp,NearEast(22548407Pte.R.M.N.Pickersgill.R.A.M.C.) smalledgebruisetothe rst,andsomespottingtolast,generally very ne and better (3) £300-£400

R.Pickersgill attestedfortheRoyalArmyMedicalCorpsandservedinKoreaattachedto10Platoon,‘D’Company,RoyalFusiliers,takingpart inOperation Pimlico,araidonenemylinesatKigong-Nion25November1952.Theoperationwasintendedtoin"ictcasualtiesonopposing Chineseforces,carryoutdemolitionsandcaptureaprisonerforinterrogation.Afterinitialsuccesses,thePlatoon’spositionfaceda #erceChinese counterattackwhichitresistedheroicallybutunsuccessfully.SecondLieutenantP.R.M.Hoareand13otherswerekilled,andPickersgillwas wounded on the raid. He was wounded again for a second time on 13 December 1952.

Sold with copied research.

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Pair: Lance Corporal S. D. Lord, Princess Patricia’s Canadian Light Infantry Korea1950-53,Canadianissue,silver(SK16706S.D.Lord);U.N.Korea1950-54(SK16706S.D.Lord) generallygoodvery ne(2) £100-£140

Provenance: Dix Noonan Webb, March 2013.

StewartDavidLord wasbornon19July1928.ALoggerbyoccupation,heenlistedatVancouveron19June1952.Servedwiththe3rd BattalionP.P.C.L.I.inKorea;laterservedwiththe1stBattalion.DischargedatCalgaryon20June1955oncompletionofhisperiodof engagement.

With copied service papers and discharge certi#cate, and a photographic image of recipient.

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Pair: Ri"eman R. A. M. Snell, Ri"e Brigade AfricaGeneralService1902-56,1clasp,Kenya(23233432Rfn.R.A.M.Snell.R.B.);GeneralService1918-62,1clasp,Malaya, E.II. R. (23233432 Rfn.R. A. M. Snell. R.B.) traces of lacquer, slight contact marks, very ne (2) £160-£200

Provenance: Dix Noonan Webb, March 2009.

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Pair: Squadron Leader I. P. Brotherton, Royal Air Force

GeneralService1918-62,1clasp,Malaya,E.II.R.(Flt.Lt.I.P.Brotherton.R.A.F.);GeneralService1962-2007,1clasp,Malay Peninsula (Sqn. Ldr. I. P. Brotherton. R.A.F.) nearly extremely ne (2) £300-£400

Provenance: Dix Noonan Webb, December 2008.

IanP.Brotherton wasbornin1930andwascommissionPilotOfficer,RoyalAirForce,in1950.HewaspromotedFlyingOfficerin1951; FlightLieutenantin1955;andSquadronLeaderin1966.HeservedinitiallyasaNavigator,andlaterwithR.A.F.Intelligence,1968-71andonthe Staff of the C-in-C’s Committee, Western Support Command, 1974-77. He retired in 1977.

Three: Sergeant R. Bourke, Royal Air Force

GeneralService1918-62,1clasp,CanalZone(A/CplRBourke(4009606)RAF);GeneralService1962-2007,2clasps,Malay Peninsula,SouthArabia, secondclasplooseonriband (L4009606Sgt.R.Bourke.R.A.F.);RoyalAirForceL.S.&G.C.,E.II.R.,2nd issue (L4009606 Sgt. R. Bourke. R.A.F.) nearly extremely ne (3) £240-£280

Pair: Private C. G. Dormon, Royal Hampshire Regiment

GeneralService1962,2clasps,Borneo,NorthernIreland(23879561Pte.C.G.Dormon.R.Hamps.);U.N.Medal,onUNFICYP riband, mounted court style as worn, good very ne (2) £100-£140

CharlesGrahamDormon wasbornon18January1945inSouthgate,Middlesex,andservedfor12yearswiththe1stBattalion,Royal HampshireRegiment.Hewasdischargedin1975havingseenserviceinBorneo,NorthernIreland,andCyprus.LivingatSt.MargaretsAvenue, Chichester and employed as a security officer, he was killed in a road traffic accident on 14 August 1985. Sold with copy of Death Certi#cate and extract from Hampshire Regimental Journal.

Five: Warrant Officer Class II D. A. Roper, Royal Army Medical Corps

Gulf1990-91,1clasp,16Janto28Feb1991(24848614PteDARoperRAMC);GeneralService1962-2007,1clasp,Northern Ireland(24848614LCplDARoperRAMC);Iraq2003-11,1clasp,19Marto28Apr2003(24848614SSgtDARoperRAMC); OperationalServiceMedal2000,forAfghanistan,1clasp,Afghanistan(24848614WO2DARoperRAMC);ArmyL.S.&G.C., E.II. R.,2ndissue,RegularArmy(24848614SSgtDARoperRAMC) minoredgebruisetolastandlightcontactmarksthroughout, generally good very ne and better (5) £300-£400

D. A. Roper was awarded his Long Service and Good Conduct Medal on 22 March 2005.

Eight: Staff SergeantS.C.Eggleton,Queen’sDragoonGuards,whoreceivedaCommanderofBritishForces’ Commendation for Afghanistan

GeneralService1962-2007,1clasp,NorthernIreland, thisacopy;N.A.T.O.Medal1994,1clasp,FormerYugoslavia;N.A.T.O. Medal1994,1clasp,Kosovo;Iraq2003-11,1clasp,19Marto28Apr2003(25004653CplSCEggletonQDG);Operational ServiceMedal2000,forAfghanistan,1clasp,Afghanistan(25004653SgtSCEggletonQDG);Jubilee2002,unnamedasissued; Jubilee2012,unnamedasissued;AccumulatedCampaignServiceMedal2011,E.II.R.(25004653SgtSCEggletonQDG)mounted court-style as worn, nearly extremely ne (8) £400-£500

Soldwithaphotographicimageoftherecipient,‘wearinganecklacebearingthebulletthathewasshotwithduringthe #rstweekofhistourto Afghanistan’; and other research, which states that he received a COMBRITFOR Commendation for his tour of Afghanistan.

Four: Sergeant J. E. Tanner, Royal Signals

U.N.Medal,onUNPROFORriband,with‘2’emblemonriband;N.A.T.O.Medal1994,1clasp,FormerYugoslavia;Jubilee2002, unnamedasissued;ArmyL.S.&G.C.,E.II.R.,2ndissue,RegularArmy(24697651SgtJETannerRSignals)mountedcourt-styleas worn, good very ne (4) £140-£180

J. E. Tanner was awarded his Long Service and Good Conduct Medal on 21 May 2000.

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Single Campaign Medals

Provenance: Sotheby, October 1982.

DavidDavies iscon!rmedasanAbleSeamanaboardH.M.S Polyphemus atCopenhagen.Threeothermenofthisnameareshownontherolls including two for Syria.

Provenance: Dix Noonan Webb, March 2011.

RobertDent,auniquenameontheroll,servedasaPrivate,RoyalMarines,aboardH.M.S. Defence duringthemajor "eetactionoff Cape TrafalgarbetweentheBritish "eetunderthecommandofVice-AdmiralLordNelsonandtheFranco-Spanish "eetunderthecommandof ViceAdmiral P. C. de Villeneuve, on 21 October 1805. His name also appears on the Greenwich Hospital roll.

AtTrafalgar,H.M.S. Defence,74guns,wasoneoftheleecolumnledbyVice-AdmiralCollingwood,but,beingveryclosetoitsrear,wasnotable toengagetheenemyuntilsometwoandahalfhoursafter !ringhadbeencommencedbythefoe.Then,fornearlyhalfanhourshepliedherguns attheFrench74, Berwick;afterwardsassailingtheSpanish SanIldefonso, alsoa74,whichfoughtforaboutanhourandthenstruckher "ag.Itisfair tosaythatshehadbeenpreviouslyengagedbyothersoftheBritish "eet,whichhadcontributedmateriallytoherrollofcasualties,amountingto something like 200 men killed or wounded.

The Defence hadthirty-sixkilledandwounded.Herdamageswerecon!nedtoashotthroughthemainmast,whichwasotherwisecutinseveral places.Muchofherlowerandtopmastriggingwasshotaway,besideswhichhergaff wascutintwo,andshereceivedsomeinjurytoherhanging kneesandchainplates.The Defence andherprize,anchoringthatevening(asthedyingNelsonhaddesiredthe "eetshoulddo),weatheredthe galethatfollowedthebattleandthusthe SanIldefonso becameoneofthefewtrophiesofvictorysavedfromthetempestonthisoccasion.Itis noticeable that a large proportion of the officers and crew of the Defence at Trafalgar were Scotsmen.

Naval General Service 1793-1840, 1 clasp, Copenhagen 1801 (David Davies.) very ne £900-£1,200

Naval General Service 1793-1840, 1 clasp, Trafalgar (Robert Dent) a little polished, otherwise nearly very ne £6,000-£8,000

Provenance: Seaby, July 1963; Christie’s, February 1982.

John L. Thompson is con!rmed as Acting Master of H.M.S. Blonde at the capture of Guadaloupe.

JohnLastThompson wasbornon9December1779,andenteredtheNavy,20January1804,asActing-Master,onboardthe Snipe 12, LieutCommanderChas.Champion,employedontheHomestation,where,andatNewfoundlandandintheWestIndies,heservedasMaster,from May1805,untilApril1810,inthe Volcano bomb,Capt.EdwardKillwick, Leveret 18,Capt.GeorgeBurgoyneSalt, Camilla 20,Capt.JohnBowen, Dart receiving-ship(atBarbadoes),Capts.DullerandBremer,and Blonde 42,Capts.VolantVashonBallardandWilliamPaterson.Wheninthe Volcano hewasofteninactionwiththeenemy’sbatteriesand "otillaatBoulogne,andsaw,asavolunteer,muchhazardousboat-service.On24 September1809,beingtheninthe Blonde,heoffered,ofhisownaccord,tocutoutaprivateerschoonerfromundertwobatteriesinthesoutheastpartofGuadeloupe;andwhileendeavouringtoaccomplishthisobjecthelosthisrightarm,andwasotherwisemuchinjuredinthesidebya grape-shotshatteringhismusket.HewasinconsequencepresentedbythePatrioticSocietywiththesumof£150,andwasallotted,7May1810,a pensionof£91.5s.perannum.Priortounitinginthe Blonde intheoperationsimmediatelyconnectedwiththereductionofGuadeloupe,Mr. Thompsonaided,inDecember1809,indestroying,inAnselaBarque,theFrench40-gunfrigates Loire and Seine,togetherwithaheavybatteryby whichtheyhadbeendefended.Hehadwitnessedinthesameshipthesurrender,inDecember1807,oftheDanishislandsofSt.ThomasandSte. Croix.InMayandJuly1810,hewasnominatedActing-Lieutenantofthe Statira 38and Neptune 98,bothcommandedbyCapt.V.V.Ballard,with whom,inNovemberofthesameyear,hereturnedtoEngland.Hewasofficiallypromoted17Decemberfollowing,andwaslastly,from1August 1812until30November1814,employedincommandofaSignalstationatGunton,nearLowestoffe.LieutenantThompsonismarriedandhasan only child. (O’Byrne’s Naval Biographical Dictionary refers)

Naval General Service 1793-1840, 1 clasp, Guadaloupe (J. L. Thompson.) extremely ne £2,000-£2,400

Naval General Service 1793-1840, 1 clasp, Victorious with Rivoli (Andrew Covett.) good very ne £3,000-£4,000

AndrewCovett iscon!rmedontherollasanAbleSeamanaboardH.M.S. Victorious andwaswoundedintheactionwithandcaptureofthe French 74-gun Rivoli on 22 February 1812 (London Gazette 12 May 1812 refers - Andrew J. Cowet). Approximately 67 clasps issued for this action. On16February1812,theBritish74-gunship Victorious,CaptainJohnTalbot,accompaniedbythe18-gunbrig-sloop Weazel,CaptainJohnWilliam Andrew,arrivedoff Venice,towatchthemotionsofthenewFrench74-gunship Rivoli,CommodoreJean-BaptisteBarré,andtwoorthreebrigs ofwar,lyingreadyforseainthatport.Foggyweathermadeitthe21stbeforeCaptainTalbotwasenabledtoreconnoitretheport.Onthatday, at2.30p.m.,the Victorious descriedabrigintheeast-north-east,andat3p.m.,inthesamedirection,alargeship,withtwomorebrigs,andtwo settees.Theshipwasthe Rivoli herself;thethreebrigswerethe Jéna and Mercure of16,andthe Mamelouck ofeightguns;andthetwosettees weregun-boats;allabout12hoursfromVenice,boundtotheportofPolainIstria,andatthistimesteeringinlineofbattle;thetwogun-boats andonebrigahead,thenthe Rivoli,andasternofherthetworemainingbrigs.TheBritish74andbrigwerepresentlyunderallsailinchase,and soon began to gain upon the French squadron.

At2.30a.m.onthe22nd,perceivingthatoneofthetwobrigsintherearhaddroppedastern,andthatthe Rivoli hadshortenedsailtoallowher toclose,CaptainTalbothailedthe Weazel,anddirectedCaptainAndrewtopassthe Victorious ifpossible,andbringthesternmostbrigtoaction. CaptainAndrewwassopromptinobeyingtheorder,thatat4.15a.m.the Weazel overtookthe Mercure,andengagedherwithinhalfpistol-shot. Aftertheactionbetweenthesetwobrigshadlastedabout20minutes,thebrigthathadbeenincompanywiththe Mercure,the Jéna,shortened sail,andengagedthe Weazel distantlyonherbow.Thusopposed,thelatterstillcontinuedacloseandwell-directed !reuponthe Mercure until another20minuteshadelapsed,attheendofwhichtheFrenchbrigblewup.Inaninstantthe Weazel lowereddownherboats,butonly succeededinsavingthreemen,andthosemuchbruised.Inthemeanwhile,takingadvantageofthedarknessofthemorningandthedamaged state ofthe Weazel’s rigging,the Jéna hadmadeoff,andsoondisappeared.Atdaylight,however,theBritishbrigregainedasightofbothFrenchbrigs, oneashortdistanceasternoftheother,and,havingbythistimere!ttedherself,shecrowdedsailinpursuit,sweepingoccasionally,owingtothe lightness of the breeze; but the Jéna and Mamelouck outsailed the Weazel, and kept gradually increasing their distance.

At4.30a.m.,justaquarterofanhourafterthe Weasel hadbegunherengagementwiththe Mercure,the Victorious,havingalightairofwindon herlarboardbeam,arrivedwithinhalfpistol-shotof,andopenedherstarboardgunsupon,the Rivoli,whoimmediatelyreturnedthe !refromher larboardbroadside,andcontinued,withcoursesclewedup,butroyalsset,standingontowardsthegulfofTriest.Afuriousengagementnow ensuedbetweenthesetwoline-of-battleships,interruptedonlywhen,forafewminutestogether,thefogorthesmokehidthemfromeach other’sview.Intheearlypartoftheaction,CaptainTalbotreceivedacontusionfromasplinter,thatnearlydeprivedhimofhissight,andthe commandoftheshipdevolveduponLieutenantThomasLaddPeake,whoemulatedhiswoundedchiefinbraveryandjudgement.Afterthemutual cannonadehadthuscontinuedforthreehours,andthe Rivoli,fromthesuperior !reofthe Victorious,hadbecomeunmanageableandreducedto sucharesistanceastwoquarterdeckgunsonlycouldoffer,LieutenantPeake,bysignal,recalledthe Weazel,tohavethebene!tofherassistance, incaseeithership,the Victorious herselfbeinginadisabledstate,andbothshipsatthistimeinsevenfathoms’wateroff thepointofGroa,should happentogetaground.Havingboreupinobediencetothesignal,the Weazel stoodacrossthebowsofthe Rivoli and,at8a.m.,whenwithin musket-shotdistance,pouredinherbroadside.Thisthebrig,wearingortackingasnecessary,repeatedtwice.Meanwhilethe Victorious maintained asteadycannonade,andat8.45a.m.shotawaythe Rivoli’s mizenmast.InanotherquarterofanhourtheFrench74 !redaleegun,andhailedthe Victorious that she had struck.

The Victorious hadherriggingcuttopieces,gaff andspanker-boomshotaway,herthreetopmastsandmainmastbadlywounded,herboatsall destroyed,excepta smallpuntbelongingtotheward-roomofficers,andherhullstruckinseveralplaces.Outofheractualcrewof506menand boys(60ofthemensick,butonlyafewabsentfromtheirquarters),shehadonelieutenantofmarines,and25seamenandmarineskilled,her captain(slightly),onelieutenantofmarines(mortally),twomaster’smates,twomidshipmen,and93seamenandmarineswounded;intotal,27 killedand99wounded.The Weazel hadthegoodfortunenottohaveamanhurt,eitherinherfortyminutes’engagementwiththe Mercure,or her very spirited, and in all probability, not ineffective cannonade of the Rivoli CaptainJohnTalbotnotonlyreceivedaSmallNavalGoldMedalforthisactionbutwasalsoknighted.LieutenantPeakewaspromotedand CaptainJohnW.Andrewofthe Weazel wasrewardedwithaPostCaptain’sCommission. Weazel’s partinthisactionwascommemoratedwitha separate clasp inscribed ‘Weazel 22 Feby 1812’, but there were only 6 claimants for it including Captain Andrew.

Naval General Service 1793-1840, 1 clasp, Venerable 16 Jany 1814 (Thomas Platt.) edge bruising, otherwise toned, very ne £3,000-£4,000

ThomasPlatt iscon!rmedasaLandsmanaboardH.M.S. Venerable atthecaptureoftheFrench40-gunfrigates AlcmèneandIphigénie,16-20 January 1814.

Onthemorningof16January1814,the Venerable 74,CaptainJ.A.Worth,andthe Cyane,CaptainT.Forrest,togetherwiththeprizebrig Jason, fellinwiththeFrench40-gunfrigates Alcmène and Iphigénie.TheBritishshipsimmediatelygavechaseand,at6.15pm,the Venerable opened !reon the Alcmène whichinturnrantheBritishshiponboard.TheFrenchman,expectingsupportfromherconsort,waslefttoherfatewhen,at6.30 pm,CaptainWorthattheheadofaboardingparty,hauleddowntheFrenchcolours.Meanwhilethe Cyane and Jason,thelastwithtwogunsonly, pursuedthe Iphigénie and,at10.00pm,thebrig,outrunningthe Cyane,gallantlyopened !reontheenemyfrigateuntil4.30am,whenshedropped astern.Thepursuitcontinuedforthenextfourdayswhen,at8.00amonthe20th,the Venerable cameupwithintwomilesofthe Iphigénie and, afterarunning !ght,theFrenchman !redabroadsideandstruckhercolours.TheFrenchshipswereaddedtotheRoyalNavyasthe Gloire and Dunira

Approximately 42 clasps issued for ‘Venerable 16 Jany 1814’ and 7 clasps for ‘Cyane 16 Jany 1814’.

NavalGeneralService1793-1840,1clasp,14DecBoatService1814 (JohnParke.) smallcollector’snumber‘952’impressedon edge by claw, nearly extremely ne £600-£800

Provenance: Sotheby, April 1902; Spink N.C., February 1951 and February 1953; Baldwin, October 1967; Hawkes Collection. JohnPark/Parke iscon!rmedontherollasanAbleSeamanaboardH.M.S. Norge forthisBoatServiceaction.TherollsalsoshowaJohnPark for Navarino and a John Parke for Basque Roads.

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NavalGeneralService1793-1840,2clasps,Implacable26Augt1808,Anholt27March1811 (WilliamMear.) someedge bruising, otherwise good very ne £10,000-£14,000

Provenance: Glendining,February1902;DalrympleWhiteCollection1946;SpinkN.C.,December1956;Christie’s,November1985;DixNoonan Webb, July 2015 and June 2020.

WilliamMear iscon!rmedontherollsasaPrivate,RoyalMarines,aboardH.M.S. Implacable inAugust1808,andwasoneofthedetachmentof MarinesthattookpartinthedefenceoftheIslandofAnholtinMarch1811.Approximately44claspsissuedforImplacableandapproximately40 clasps issued for Anholt. Only two medals issued with this combination of clasps. The Implacable wasoriginallytheFrenchline-of-battleship DuguayTrouin,launchedatRochefortin1797.ShewaspresentatTrafalgarandwas oneofthefourshipsthatescaped,onlytobebroughttoactionandcapturedbySirRichardStrachanon4November1805,andtakenintothe Royal Navy as the Implacable

InAugust1808,SirSamuelHoodin Centaur,accompaniedby Implacable CaptainThomasByamMartin,joinedRearAdmiralNauckhoff andthe Swedish #eetinOroRoadsandtheyallsailedfromthereonthe25th,inpursuitoftheRussian #eetwhichhadappearedoff Swedentwodays earlier.Duetotheirsuperiorsailing, Centaur and Implacable weresoonwellinadvanceandclosingontheRussianswhoappearedtobein disorder.Bythemorningofthe26th, Implacable wasabletobringtheleewardmostoftheenemy’sline-of-battleships,the Sewolod,74,Captain Roodneff,tocloseaction.After20minutestheenemy’scoloursandpendantwereloweredbuttheapproachofthewholeRussianforceobliged SirSamueltorecallCaptainMartin.ARussianfrigatetookthecrippledshipintowbutwhentheRussianAdmiralhauledhiswind, Centaur and Implacable gavechaseandforcedthefrigatetosliphertow.Theenemyshipsagainboredowninsupportbutinsteadofengagingtheyenteredthe portofRagerVik(alsoknownasPortBalticorRogerswick).Whenboatsweresentouttotryandtowherintoharbour Centaur stoodinand, afterdrivingtheboatsoff,ranacrossthebowofthe Sewolod justasshewasenteringtheharbour.The Centaur thenlashedtheSewolod’s bowsprittohermizen-mastandbothshipssoondriftedaground.TheRussiansrefusedtostrikeandthebattlewentonuntilthearrivalofthe Implacable !nallyinducedtheRussianshiptosurrender. Implacable hadtoheave Centaur off.However,theprize wasso !rmlyagroundthatafter takingouttheprisonersandwoundedmen,SirSamuelorderedhertobeburnt. Implacable lostsixmenkilledandtwenty-sixwoundedincluding twowhodidnotrecoverandthreewhohadlimbsamputated. Centaur lostthreekilledandtwenty-sevenwounded,andthe Sewolod 303killed, wounded and missing.

OneofthemostbrilliantoperationsoftheWarwasthedefenceoftheIslandofAnholt,intheBaltic,byCaptainJ.W.Maurice,R.N.with400 MarinescommandedbyMajorTorrens.Thissmallparty,beingattackedby1000Danishsoldiers,beatthemoff,andforcednolessthan520men tosurrender,whilethe Tartar,32,CaptainBaker,andthe Sheldrake,16,CaptainStewart,pursuedaDivisionof12Gunboatsprotectingtheir landing,andcapturedtwoandsunkathird.TheDanishlossamountedto35killedand23wounded,theBritishonlylosingtwokilledandMajor Torrensand30menwounded.TheclaspeventuallyissuedforthedefenceofAnholtistheonlyonewhichstemspartiallyfromthepromotionof Royal Marine officers.

TheSmallArmyGoldMedalforCorunnaawardedtoMajorChichesterMcDonnell,82ndFoot,aveteranof the American revolutionary wars of 1775-84

FieldOfficer’sSmallGoldMedal,forCorunna1809(MajorChichesterMcDonnell,82ndFoot.)completewithgoldribbonbuckle, nearly extremely ne £12,000-£16,000

Provenance: Hamilton-Smith Collection, Glendining’s, July 1927.

Chichester(MacDonell)MacdonellofAberchalder wasborninabout1761inInverness-shire,Scotland,theyoungestsonofAlexander MacdonellofAberchalder.HeemigratedfromScotlandwithhisfatherandtwounclesandalltheirextendedfamilytoNewYorkonthe Pearl in 1773.HeenlistedintheRoyalYorkers(Kung’sRoyalRegimentofNewYork)in1778,duringtheAmericanRevolutionandserved6yearsintotal, beingcommissionedasaLieutenantinButler’sRangerson9October1781.InaMusterRolldatedNovember1783heisstatedtobeaged18. AftertheRevolution,hesettledinthetownshipofCharlottenburgh,onthebanksoftheStLawrenceRiver,aboutsixmileseastofCornwall, Ontario,withhisbrothersandfather,wheretheirseatwascalledGlengarryHouse(laterburneddownin1813).Chichestercontinuedhismilitary serviceintheBritishArmywithacommissionasanEnsigninthe17thFootatStDomingoon7April1797.PromotedtoMajorinthe82ndFoot on2August1804,heservedinthePeninsulafromAugust1808toJanuary1809andwaspresentatthebattlesofRoleia,VimieraandCorunna. MacdonellreceivedtheGoldMedalforthebattleofCorunnaand,on12February1809,waspromotedtoLieutenant-Colonel.On21December 1809,heexchangedasLieutenant-Coloneltothecommandof34thFoot,whichregimenthejoinedinIndia,wherehediedin1811.Amongsthis extendedfamilywhoremainedinNorthAmerica,ColonelJohnMacdonellwentontobecomeMajor-GeneralBrock’smilitarysecretaryand A.D. C.,receivedtheGoldMedalforthecaptureofDetroit,andwaskilledinactionwithBrockatQueenstownHeights;whilstLieutenant-Colonel George Macdonell of the Glengarry Light Infantry received the Gold Medal for Chateauguay.

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Military General Service 1793-1814, 1 clasp, Sahagun & Benevente (Heinrich Wunderlich, 3rd Hussars, K.G.L.) very ne £1,000-£1,400

Provenance: J. B. Hayward, June 1975.

Military General Service 1793-1814, 1 clasp, Barrosa (Chas. Stewart, R. Arty. Drivers) edge bruising, otherwise very ne £800-£1,000

Provenance: Sotheby, March 1986; Phillips, March 2001.

CharlesStewart wasbornintheParishofErrol,nearPerth,andenlistedfortheRoyalArtilleryatStirlingon2May1808,aged23years,for unlimitedservice(VolunteeredfromtheForfarMilitia).Heserved22years183daysasaGunnerandDriver,andwasdischargedfromthe2nd Battalion, Royal Regiment of Artillery, at Woolwich on 30 September 1830, in consequence of chronic opthalmia. Sold with copied discharge papers.

MilitaryGeneralService1793-1814,3clasps,Sahagun&Benevente,Vittoria,Toulouse (JamesArndell,10thHussars) light edge bruising and contact marks, otherwise very ne £1,200-£1,600

Provenance: Glendining’s,ClarkeCollection,October1912(pairwithWaterloo)andMuirheadCollection,October1950(pair).NimrodDix1987 (single).

JamesArndell/Arundle (aliasArnold)wasbornintheParishofBentley,Hampshire,andenlistedintothe10thHussarsatFarnham,Surrey,on 4May1797,aged20,forunlimitedservice.HewasdischargedatBrightonBarrackson15August1821,inconsequenceof‘reduction,havingbeen subjecttoaffectionsoftheheadanddeafness.’Conductstatedtobe‘Good’andthathe‘servedintheCampaignwithGeneralSirJ.Moorein 1808&1809,inthePeninsulain1813&1814andattheBattleofWaterlooin1815.’Hisdeathwasreportedinthe StamfordMercury of6 February 1857: ‘At Wothorpe, on the 31st ult., James Arundle alias Arnold, aged 83.’

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MilitaryGeneralService1793-1814,9clasps,Roleia,Vimiera,Corunna,Salamanca,Pyrenees,Nivelle,Nive,Orthes,Toulouse (Geo.Saunderson,32ndFoot) attemptederasureofnamebutstilllegible, neatrepairtocarriagebetween rsttwoclasps,very ne £1,600-£2,000

Provenance: Glendining’s, July 1940; Nimrod Dix, June 1986.

GeorgeSaunderson (Sandersonondischargepapers)wasbornintheParishofBerwick,Northumberland,andenlistedintothe32ndFooton 12August1802,aged19,aweaverbytrade.Heservedatotalof16years122days,including2yearsforWaterloo,andwasdischargedatFort George,Guernsey,inconsequenceof‘gunshotwoundthrorightanklestiff jointreceivedinactiononthe18thDayofJune1815atWaterloois renderedun"tforfurtherservice.HewasrecommendedtotheBoardbyLieutenant-ColonelJohnHicks,Commanding32ndRegiment,who stated,‘thismanservedatthecapitulationofCopenhagen,theretreattoCorunna,WalcherenExpedition,PeninsulaWarundertheDukeof Wellington,intheBattlesofthe16th,17th&18thJune1815,InowrecommendhimtothefavourableconsiderationoftheBoard.’Hewasduly granted an Out-pension on 27 January 1817.

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MilitaryGeneralService1793-1814,13clasps,Talavera,Busaco,FuentesD’Onor,CiudadRodrigo,Badajoz,Salamanca,Vittoria, Pyrenees,St.Sebastian,Nivelle,Nive,Orthes,Toulouse (Chas.Stott,Serjt.36thFt.) contemporarilyre-engravednaming,with original ribbon and otherwise as issued with perfect rivets etc., edge bruise, very ne or better and very rare £800-£1,000

Onlytwo13-claspM.G.S.medalswereissuedwiththiscombinationofclasps,onetoCorporalHenryBackefeld,1stHussarsK.G.L.(SoldSotheby, March1980,andintheseroomsinApril2003andSeptember2012),theothertoDriverJohnFitton,RoyalArtilleryDrivers,whodiedin September1848andwhosemedalhasneverappearedonthemarket.ItismostprobablethatFitton’smedalwasacquiredbySergeantCharles Stott, or perhaps a member of his family, in order to embellish his military history! Discharge papers exist for both men as follows:

CharlesStott wasbornintheParishofManchesterandenlistedintothe36thFootatDidsbury,Lancaster,on22November1808,aged fourteenforunlimitedservice,acottonspinnerbytrade.Heserved15years219days,notcounting4yearsunderage,andwasdischargedat Dublinon30April1828,inconsequenceofhepatitis.HewasadmittedtoanOut-pensionatChelseaHospitalon15May1828,whichheclaimed intheManchesterDistrict.AccordingtotheRoyalHospitalChelseaAdmissionsBookhewasstilllivingin1864whenhewouldhavebeenaged 70, his date of death unknown.

JohnFitton wasbornintheParishofWrighton,nearOldham,Lancaster,andenlistedintotheRoyalArtilleryDriversatManchesterin November1803,aged18,aweaverbytrade.Heserved13years31daysandwasdischargedatWoolwichon31October1816,‘beingafflicted withRheumatismandtherebyrenderedun"tforfurtherservice-isplaceduponthePensionListatNinePenceperDiemcommencing1st November1816,ByOrderoftheHonorable (sic) BoardofOrdnance.’HeclaimedhispensionintheManchesterDistrictand,moreimportantly, claimed his Peninsula War medal with 13 Clasps before he died on 14 September 1848, aged 62.

ArmyofIndia1799-1826,3clasps,Assye,Argaum,Gawilghur,shorthyphenreverse,officiallyimpressednamingmostlyerasedbut discernable to 74th Foot and possibly William Dammevan, polished, good ne £500-£700

Single Campaign Medals

Alexander Davison’s Medal for The Nile 1798, bronze, unmounted, edge bruising, contact marks, good ne £100-£140 330 x

Provenance: Donald Mellen Collection, Dix Noonan Webb, March 2015.

HonourableEastIndiaCompanyMedalforSeringapatam1799,bronze,48mm,SohoMint, !ttedwithlaterloopforsuspension, nearly very ne £200-£240 331 x

Matthew Boulton’s Medal for Trafalgar 1805, white metal, pierced for suspension, surface corrosion overall, therefore fair £80-£100 332 x

MatthewBoulton’sMedalforTrafalgar1805,whitemetal,piercedwithlaterringsforsuspension, heavyedgebruisingandsurface corrosion overall, therefore poor £80-£100 333 x

Waterloo1815 (E.Payne,Farrier,2ndReg.LifeGuards.) !ttedwithoriginalsteelclipandringsuspension, minoredge bruising and lightly polished, otherwise very ne £2,800-£3,400

Provenance: Sotheby, February 1886; Glendining’s, October 1938.

Listed in Dwelly’s roll as Edward ‘Paine’, discharged 28 February 1816; ‘Payne’ in Royal Mint roll.

Waterloo1815 (PeterBaker,7thRegimentHussars.) !ttedwithreplacementsteelclipandringsuspension, edgebruising and contact marks, naming rather weak in parts, ne only £1,000-£1,400

PeterBaker wasbornintheParishof‘Pittinghoe’(Piddinghoe),Sussex,andenlistedforthe7thHussarsatArundelon6November1813,aged 19,forunlimitedservice.Heservedatotalof16years169daysincludingtwoyearsfortheBattleofWaterloo,andwasdischargedatBrightonon 15February1828,inconsequenceofbeingun!tforfurtherservice.Hisconductwasdescribedashavingbeen‘Verygood.Receivedawoundin the calf of the left leg at the Battle of Waterloo.’ He was admitted to an out-pension on 12 March 1828. Sold with copied discharge papers.

Waterloo1815 (SamuelRushworth,11thReg.LightDragoons.) !ttedwithreplacementsteelclipandringsuspension, edge bruising, otherwise very ne £1,200-£1,600

Provenance: Cleghorn Collection 1872; Whitaker Collection 1890.

SamuelRushworth wasborninSheffieldandjoinedthe11thLightDragoonson13September1809.Heserved15years104days,including2 yearsforWaterloo,whereheservedinCaptainJamesDuberly'sTroop,andwasdischarged‘Inconsequenceofseveredebilityandrhumatism’. (Ref. information supplied by vendor)

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Provenance: Needes, November 1898.

Served in Major (William) Norman Ramsay’s “H” Troop at Waterloo equipped with 9 pounder cannon. “H”Troop,asitwasknownatthetimewaspostedfromWarleytoCanterburyon11April1811,andremainedthereuntil1April1815.InJune 1815BrevetMajorNormanRamsaywasappointedCommanderofthetroopuponhispredecessor’spromotionanditwasRamsaythatwould lead “H” Troop at the Battle of Waterloo.

MajorRamsaywith“H”Troop,aswithalltheRoyalHorseArtillery,didnotseeactiononthe !rstdayofthecampaign;itwasnotuntilthenightof 16 June 1815, when Wellington had decided to abandon his position at Quatre-Bras, that the Royal Horse Artillery were brought into the Battle. The17thJunesaw,inparticularMercer’s,Bull’sandRamsay’sTroops,veryheavilyengagedindelayingtheFrenchadvancewhileWellingtonbroke contactandthenre-establishedhimselfatWaterloo.Bytheafternoonthebruntofthe !ghtingfellupontheLightCavalryBrigadewhichRamsay wassupporting.Itwasahard !ghtandRamsayhimselfwaswounded.TheFrenchonlybrokeoff theactionwhentheyranintothewholeofthe Duke’s Army at Waterloo.

Itrainedallnightof17th/18thJuneturningthegroundintoaquagmire;somarsh-likewasthegroundthatNapoleonhadtowaituntil1100hrs beforehecouldbeginhisassaultontheAlliedposition.HisplanwastolaunchafeintagainsttheAlliedrightandgetWellingtontocommithis reserves,andthenbyaseriesofmassattacks,heavilysupportedbyartillery,blastaholethroughWellington’snowweakenedcentre.TheAllied Army,brokeninhalf,couldthenbedestroyedagainintheForetdeSoignes.Itwasaplandependentonmassratherthanmobility;unimaginative inconception,itsexecutionwascareless.ThefeintattackagainstHougoumontnotonlyfailedtofoolWellington,itwasallowedtoabsorbtoo muchoftheFrenchArmy.Themassattacksagainstthecentrewereuncoordinated;infantryandthencavalrywereeachthrownaloneand unsupportedagainsttheAlliedcentre.Thiswasagainstallacceptedpracticeandtheinfantryweredrivenoff byartillery !reandshockcavalry action.Thecavalrywereunabletomakemuchimpressiononthesquaresofinfantry;whenafootholdwasgaineditwasnotconsolidated.Finally the Imperial Guard was hurled back by the close quarter !re of musket and canon.

TheRoyalHorseArtillerywasinitiallydeployedinthereserve.“H”Troopwerepositionedin-betweenBull’sandWebberSmith’sTroopalongthe Hougoumont-HayeSainteRidge,behindthefeeblecoverofstuntedhedges.Itwasasuperben!ladepositioncoveringthe wholeoftheAllied centre.Fromthere,earlyonintheattackonHougoumont,FrenchTiraileurswerecloselyengagedwiththeGuardsdefendingthechateau.There was !ercecombatinthewoodnexttothechateauandBull’sTroopwasorderedtosupporttheGuardswiththeir5.5”howitzers.MajorBull !redintothewoodbutcouldnotseetheeffectofhis !re.Ramsay,whowastoBull’sleft,could;hesentrunnerstoBulltoinformhimofthe effectiveness of his shooting. This is perhaps the !rst recorded instance of observed and corrected indirect !re.

TheDukehadonlytwoinstructionsforhisartillery;theywerenottoengagetheenemybatteriesbuttoconservetheirammunitionagainstthe Frenchattacks;andtheyweretoretireintotheprotectionofinfantrysquareswhenthreatenedbyFrenchcavalry.Thebattlewassohotthat despitetheDuke’sprecautionstheartilleryexhaustedits !eldreservesofammunitionandsufferedheavylosses.WiththeattacksontheAllied centre, !rsttheinfantryofd’ErlonandthenthecavalryofNey,theartillerywaspushedevenfurtherforwardsovertheridge.“H”Troopsuffered veryheavilyfromthe !reofmountedsharpshooterswhoaccompaniedthecavalryattacks,itwasduringoneoftheseattacksthatMajorRamsay waskilled,shotbyasharpshooter.TheTroopsufferedsobadlythatbytheendoftheday,LieutenantSandilandswastheonlyofficeroutof !ve tobeleftunwounded.Duringthe !nalstagesoftheFrenchcavalryattacks,Bull’sTroophadtodispatchmentohelpmanthegunsof“H”Troop. The Troop fought long and hard and helped to break up the !nal assaults of the French upon La Haye Sainte.

MajorNormanRamsaywasburiedwherehefellbyhisTroop,buthisbodywaslaterdisinterredandreburiedinScotlandwhereitremainstoday. On completion of the operations in France, “H” Troop returned to England and was posted to Woolwich in 1816.

RobertBustle (Bussellondischargeandpensionpapers)wasbornintheParishofNorwich,Norfolk,andwasenlistedintotheRoyalHorse Artilleryattheageof18yearson26October1793,alabourerbytrade.HeservedintheHorseArtilleryfor24years156days,including2years forWaterloo,andwasdischargedatWoolwich,Kent,on31March1816,inconsequenceof‘beingplacedonthePensionListatoneshillingand onepennyhalfpennyperdiemcommencing1April1816,byorderoftheHonble.Board ofOrdnance.’Atthe‘ExaminationofOut-Pensioners whosolicittobeadmittedIn-PensionersoftheHospital’heldon25March1834,hisapplicationwasupheldandhewasdulyadmittedasan InPensioner on 1 April 1834, then aged 63. Robert Bussell died on 2 February 1842.

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Waterloo1815 (RobertBustle,Driver,RoyalHorseArtillery.) !ttedwithoriginalsteelclipandringsuspension, light

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TheuniqueWaterlooMedalawardedtoLieutenantThomasBaynes,39thFoot,whowas‘shotthroughthe neck’atthebattleofVittoria,andlaterasAide-de-CamptoMajor-GeneralSirJohnLambertservedinthe Peninsulaandduringthe1812WarinAmerica,servingatthedisastrousbattleatNewOrleansandatFort BowyerwhereLamberttookcommandoftheArmy.ServingalongsideLambertatWaterloo,Bayneshad two horses killed and two wounded under him during the battle Waterloo1815(LieutenantThomasBaynes,39thFoot.) #ttedwithcontemporaryreplacementsilverclipandswivel-bar suspension, overall light contact marks and edge bruising, nearly very ne or better and rare £7,000-£9,000

Provenance: Glendining’s, November 1907; Payne Collection 1911; Needes Collection 1939; Dix Noonan Webb, March 2013.

A unique Waterloo Medal to the only officer of the 39th Foot and one of the few Officers to serve at both New Orleans and Waterloo. ThomasBaynes wasappointedEnsigninthe1stBattalion,39thFooton27October1808,andLieutenanton20July1809.HeservedinSicily 1810-11andPortugalfromOctober1811,servingduringLordHill’soperationsinSpanishandPortugal1811-12.Hetookpartintheadvanceto MadridandtheterribleBurgosretreat,wherehisbattalionformedpartoftherearguard.AtthebattleofVittoriaon21June1813,the39thwere veryheavilyengaged,beingtaskedwiththetakingofandafterwardsdefending,againstrepeatedFrenchattacks,thevillageofvillageSubijanade Alave.Casualtiesintheregimentwereveryheavyindeed,totalling243,amongstthehighestofanyRegimentintheArmy.Bayneswasseverely woundedhere,beingshotthroughtheneck.Recoveringfromhiswound,hejoinedSirJohnLambert(arelative)commandingabrigadeinthe6th divisionatthepassofMaya,andservedwithhimashisAide-de-campintheoperationsinthePyrenees,inSeptemberandOctober1813,passage of the Nivelle, passage of the Nive, and the battle of St. Pierre, battles of Orthes and Toulouse.

BaynesagainaccompaniedSirJohnLambert,commanding1stInfantryBrigade(7th,43rdand5thWestIndiaRegiment)ashisAide-de-camp duringthewholeoftheBrigade’soperationsinNorthAmerica;1814-15,takingpartintheBattleofNewOrleans.DuringthebattleofNew OrleansLamberttookcommandoftheArmyafterGeneralPakenhamwaskilled.AsAide-de-camp,Bayneswouldhavebeeninthethickofthings, carryingmessages,liaisingwithCommandingOfficers&c.,amostdangerousjobashewouldhavefoundduringthePeninsulaandlaterat Waterloo.The1stBrigadewasinitiallyinreserve,whichwasthoughttobeanodddecisionatthetime.Thismainlybecausethe7thand43rd weretwo‘elite’regimentsbroughtstraightfromthePeninsula.However,GeneralPakenhamhadsoundreasonforholdingtheminreservestating, ‘Those fellows would storm anything, but, indeed, so will the others, and when we are in New Orleans, I can depend upon Lambert’s Reserve.’

Asithappened,1stBrigadewasindeedbroughtintoactionandeventuallyitwasthisBrigadethatcoveredtheretreatoftheArmy.Another OfficeronGeneralLambert’sStaff atNewOrleansandbeyondwasMajor(laterSir)HarrySmith.SmithwrotemuchabouttheCampaign(and WaterloowherehewasalsoonLambert’sStaff)inhisautobiography.AsGeneralLambert’sAide-de-camp,byreadingthisbookandbyfollowing Lambert’s movements, Lieutenant Baynes’s can also be followed:

‘IfSirEdwardPakenhamiskilled,SirJohnLambertcommands, andwilljudgeofwhatistobedone.Isawtheattackhadirretrievablyfailed.The troopswerebeatback,andgoingatatolerablepacetoo;somuchso,Ithoughttheenemyhadmadeasortieinpursuit,assooverpoweringa superiorityofnumberswouldhaveinducedtheFrenchtodo.“MayIorderyourBrigade,sir,toformlinetocoveramostirregularretreat,to applynoothertermtoit,untilyouseewhathasactuallyoccurredtotheattackingcolumns?”Heassented,andsentmeandotherStaff Officersin differentdirectionstoascertainourcondition.Itwas(summedupinfewwords)thateveryattackhadfailed;theCommander-in-Chiefand GeneralGibbsandColonelRennykilled;GeneralKeane,mostseverelywounded;andthecolumnsliterallydestroyed.Thecolumnfortheright bank were seen to be still in their boats, and not the slightest impression had been made on the enemy.

NeversinceBuenosAyreshadIwitnessedareverse,andthesighttooureyes,whichhadlookedonvictorysooften,wasappallingindeed. Lambertdesiredme,andeveryStaff Officerhecouldgetholdof,togoandreformthetroops,noveryeasymatterinsomecases.However,far totherear,they(or,rather,whatwereleft)wereformedup,SirJohnmeanwhilewonderingwhether,underallthecircumstances,heoughtto attack.Heveryjudiciouslysawthatwasimpossible,andhewithdrewthetroopsfromunderamostmurderous #reofroundshot.Soonafterthis we heard the attack on the right bank, which succeeded easily enough. The extent of our loss was ascertained: one-third.’

Soasithappened,1stBrigadewasindeedbroughtintoactionandeventuallyitwasthisBrigadethatcoveredtheretreatoftheArmy.Thebattle itselfhadbeenabloodbathbuthardshipssufferedbytheBritishArmyduringtheretreatfromNewOrleansareoftenoverlooked,thoughthey areamplytesti#edtobythelikesofGleig.Encumberedwithlargenumbersofwoundedandinterribleweatherconditions,theArmywasforced toretreatthroughthehostile,swampycountrytheyhadadvanced.Theywerethenferriedinships’boatstheday’sjourneytothe $eetitself.A weekorsolater,theBritishwereontheoffensiveagain,strikingouttowardsMobileandAlabama,withtheArmyunderLamberteventuallytaking Fort Bowyer.

AfterthepeacetreatyarrivedfromGhent,LambertandBaynesreturnedtoEnglandbutimmediatelyonarriving,the Armywasbeingmobilised foranothercampaignagainstNapoleon.Lambertwasplacedincommandofthe10thInfantryBrigadeconsistingofregimentsthathadjustarrived back from the American war (1/4th, 1/27th and 1/40th). These would be the only regiments to take part in the both campaigns.

StillservingasLambert’sAide-de-camp,BaynesservedatthebattleofWaterloo,wherehewasagaininthethickoftheaction,proofofthisis clearashehadtwohorseskilledandtwowoundedunderhim.AnditisbelievedheandLambertspentpartofthebattleinthesquareofthe 27th Foot. He subsequently took a part in the capture of Paris.

BayneswaspromotedtoCaptainintheRoyalAfricanColonialCorpsinJanuary1824,revertedbacktothe39thFootasCaptaininJune1826, and transferred to the 88th Foot in November 1827, being placed on half-pay on 20 November 1828. He died at Brussels on 27 May 1847.

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TheWaterlooMedalawardedtoMajorAdamBrugh,2ndBattalion,44thFoot,whowasseverelywoundedat thestormingofBadajoz,6April1812,wasseniorCaptainandagainseverelywoundedatQuatreBras,16 June1815,andpromotedBrevetMajortwodayslater;hediedinFebruary1825whileonpassagetoEngland from the war in Arakan Waterloo1815(Capt.AdamBrugh,2ndBatt.44thReg.Foot) #ttedwithoriginalsteelclipandcontemporarysilverbar suspension together with three-pronged silver ribbon buckle, light contact marks, otherwise better than good very ne £4,000-£5,000

Provenance: Baldwin, January 1916.

AtthebattleofQuatreBras,the44thFootwaspartofSirDennisPack’sbrigade,alongwiththe42ndand92ndHighlanders.Duringtheheightof thebattle,Pack’sbrigadewasorderedtotakeuppositionscoveringthefarmofLaBergerie.Thisstrategicallyimportantpositionwasjustinfront ofthemaincrossroads,thehighroadofwhichleadingtoBrussels/WaterlooandthelossofwhichwouldthreatentheentireAlliedposition. Advancinginline,the44thand42ndweresurprisedbyFrenchlancers,bothregimentstakingheavycasualtiesastheydidnotinitiallyhavetimeto form square. However, both regiments eventually managed to form a combined square and the attacks were eventually driven off

MauledbyFrenchcavalry,the44thsufferedoneofthehighestcasualtyratesoftheday,particularlyinOfficers,wheretheylost17ofthe25 combatofficerskilledorwounded.PraisedbyWellingtonfortheirsteadfastnessonthisday,twodayslatertheywouldagainbetested,loosinga further 3 Officers and 61 men killed and wounded.

AdamBrugh wasappointedEnsigninthe75th(Highland)RegimentofFooton24June1802;Lieutenant,4May1804;Lieutenant,76thFoot,11 January1805;Adjutant,4September1806;HebecameaCaptainintheArmyon12February1807,andtransferredtothe44thFooton11June 1807.Heservedwiththe2/44thFootinthePeninsulafromApril1810untilJuly1812,andwasseverelywoundedatthestormingofBadajozon6 April1812.HewasagainseverelywoundedatthebattleofQuatreBrason16June1815,whenhewastheseniorCaptainintheregiment,and waspromotedBrevetMajorwitheffectfrom18June1815.HewaspromotedtoMajoron14May1824,whilstservingwiththeregimentin Burma, and died on 6 February 1825, on board the ship Medway, off St Helena, whilst on his passage home to England.

HonourableEastIndiaCompanyMedalforBurma1824-26,silver, #ttedwithcontemporarysilverloopandsplitringsuspension, edge bruising and heavily worn £500-£700

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Ghuznee1839 (WilliamWatson-Serjt.-16thLancers) neatlyengravedinreverse #eld, #ttedwithcontemporary replacement silver bar suspension, nearly very ne £700-£900

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Ghuznee 1839, unnamed as issued, with original straight bar suspension, edge nicks, otherwise extremely ne £400-£500

Ghuznee Cabul 1842, unnamed as issued, silver clip and straight bar suspension, nearly extremely ne £300-£400

Provenance: Fred Rockwood Collection, Dix Noonan Webb, October 2014.

DefenceofJellalabad1842,MuralCrown (*E.Murphy.No.197.13thorP.A.L.I.*) regimentallyengravednaming, !ttedwith contemporary replacement silver straight bar suspension, contact marks, otherwise nearly very ne £600-£800

EdwardMurphy wasalabourerfromCarlowwhoenlistedon4January1821,asPrivateNo.197.Hewaspresentduringtheoperationsin Burma(Ava)andisalsoentitledtothemedalsforGhuznee1839,andCabul1842.HearrivedbackinEnglandon2July1844,andwas Outpensioned on 17 August 1844, at the rate of 1s per diem.

Defence of Kelat-i-Ghilzie 1842, unnamed as issued, !tted with original steel clip and bar suspension, toned, very ne and scarce £800-£1,00

DefenceofKelat-i-Ghilzie1842,unnamedasissued, !ttedwithsteelclipandbarsuspension, edgebruising,otherwisenearlyvery ne £700-£900

China 1842 (Charles Fivan, 98th Regiment Foot.) original suspension, small edge bruise, toned, very ne £500-£700

Maharajpoor Star 1843 (Private Charles Cantellow H.M. 16th Lancers) original brass hook suspension, good very ne £400-£500

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MaharajpoorStar1843 (PrivateJohnMackieH.M.40thRegt.) originalbrasshooksuspension, gure4obliteratedfrom ‘1843’, otherwise good very ne £400-£500

PunniarStar1843 (PrivateJohnHoughton50thQueen’sOwnRegt.) !ttedwithadaptedsilverbarsuspension,the reverse lightly engraved ‘JH 50’, nearly very ne £400-£500

Sutlej1845-46,forMoodkee1845,3clasps,Ferozeshuhur,Aliwal,Sobraon (JamesWalsh31stRegt.) scratchingin eldsand several heavy edge bruises, otherwise nearly very ne £1,000-£1,400

JamesWalsh wasbornintheParishofRathwaile,Dublin,andenlistedintothe59thFooton4May1825,aged16.WhilstservingintheEast Indieshevolunteeredtothe3rdFooton16December1828,andsubsequentlytransferredtothe31stFooton15October1844.Hefoughtwith the31stFootthroughouttheSutlejcampaign,includingtheactionsofMoodkee,Ferozeshuhur,AliwalandSobraon.On1March1846,Walsh againtransferredregiments,thistimetothe50thFootalongsidewhomthe31sthadbeenserving.Havingsurvivedtherigoursanddangersofthe campaignontheSutlej,WalshwasnowunluckytobeinvolvedinthecollapseofthebarracksatLoodianaontheeveningof20May1846. Sufferingafractureoftheneckanddislocationoftherightthigh,togetherwithseverecontusionsoftherightknee,andconsequentlyunableto move about without the aid of crutches, he was discharged at Chatham on 25 June 1847. Sold with copied discharge papers.

Sutlej1845-46,forAliwal1846,1clasp,Sobraon (Chas.Roberts16th.Lancers.) theplanchetheavilypolishedandshowing signs of re damage, therefore fair to ne £300-£400 352 x

CharlesRoberts wasborninBeading,Sussex,in1809andattestedthereforthe59thFooton13January1825,aged16.Hetransferredtothe 16thLancerson18December1828.Hevolunteeredonthe18thDecember1828toservewiththe16thLancers.HeservedwiththeminIndia andAfghanistan,andwaspresentattheassaultandcaptureofGhuzneein1838;theactionatMaharajpoorin1843;andtheBattlesofAliwaland Sobraon in 1846. The 16th Lancers in particular distinguished themselves in the latter action: ‘AstheSikhstriedtoswingbacktheirleft,pivotingonBhundri,someoftheircavalrypresentedathreattotheopenBritishleft #ank.ABritishand Indiancavalrybrigade,ledbythe16thLancers,chargedanddispersedthem.The16thLancersthenattackedalargebodyofSikhinfantry.They formedsquaretoestablishastrongfrontagainstacavalrycharge,asmostEuropeanarmiesdid.Nevertheless,the16thLancersbrokethesquare. Both forces suffered heavy casualties.’

Robertstransferredtothe3rdLightDragoonson1April1846,andwasdischargedmedicallyun!ton30September1848,duetoinjuries sustained whilst in the saddle, after a total of 22 years and 242 days’ service. Sold with copied service papers.

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New Zealand 1845-66, reverse dated 1861 to 1866 (186. James Shaw, 2nd Bn. 14th Regt.) nearly very ne £300-£400

Punjab 1848-49, 2 clasps, Mooltan, Goojerat, an unnamed post-1873 specimen, extremely ne £240-£280

Punjab1848-49,2clasps,Chilianwala,Goojerat (RichardTitcomb.14thLt.Dragns.) edgerubbedandsuspensionreaffixed, very ne £200-£300

South Africa 1834-53 (Corpl. S. Mclaughlin. 45th Regt.) edge bruising and contact marks, otherwise nearly very ne £300-£400

Baltic 1854-55, unnamed as issued, light contact marks, otherwise toned, nearly very ne

Crimea 1854-56, no clasp, unnamed as issued, edge bruising, good very ne

Crimea 1854-56, no clasp, unnamed as issued, edge bruising and light contact marks, very ne

Crimea 1854-56, 1 clasp, Sebastopol, unnamed as issued, pawn-broker’s mark to edge, minor edge nicks, very ne

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Crimea1854-56,2clasps,Inkermann,Sebastopol (George.Ormston.Royal.Artillery) contemporarilyimpressedinlarge capitals, nearly very ne £140-£180

Crimea 1854-56, 2 clasps, Inkermann, Sebastopol, unnamed as issued, contact marks, slight edge bruises, otherwise very ne

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Crimea1854-56,4clasps,Alma,Balaklava,Inkermann,Sebastopol (J.Sowerby.ColdstreamGds.) officiallyimpressednaming, edge bruise, otherwise good very ne £800-£1,000

Provenance: Bill Strong Collection, Dix Noonan Webb, May 2011. JohnSowerby wasborninHetton,Co.Durham,andattestedfortheColdstreamGuardsatDurhamon17February1854,aged18years.He saw active service in the Crimea but died of diarrhoea at Scutari on 17 February 1855. Soldwithinscribed(damaged)cardboxofissueanddamagedandstainedenvelopeaddressedto‘Rev.J.Uirl’atDurham,withremnantsof Coldstream Guards red wax seal.

TurkishCrimea1855,Britishissue (JohnWilliamsR.M.A.H.M.S.Hannibal) engravednaming, "ttedwithscrollsuspension, nearly very ne £100-£140

India General Service 1854-95, 1 clasp, Pegu (Patk. Quigley. 18th Royal Irish Regt.) nearly very ne £160-£200

TheChin-LushaicampaignmedalawardedtoMr.S.V.Tayler,AssistantDistrictSuperintendentofPolicein Bengal, who was Mentioned in Despatches

IndiaGeneralService1854-95,1clasp,Chin-Lushai1889-90(Mr.S.V.Tayler,Asst.Dist.Supt.ofPolice)engravednaming, small o cial correction to end of surname, otherwise nearly extremely ne £400-£500

Provenance: Dix Noonan Webb, September 2003.

S.V.Tayler wasappointedAssistantSuperintendent,3rdGrade,intheBengalPolice,sometimebeforeJanuary1886,whenheisshownas servingatBurdwan.HelaterservedatBackergungeandatMidnapore,andbyJanuary1889hadbeenappointedtothe2ndGrade,servingat ChittagongHillTracts.HetookpartintheChin-Lushaiexpeditionof1889-90,withtheChittagongFrontierPoliceandafteraperiodoffurlough, then served in the South Lushai Hills. He is last mentioned in the Indian Army List of July 1892.

TaylerwasmentionedintheChin-Lushai,FieldOperationsDespatch, LondonGazette 12September1890:‘OntheLushaisidetheCacharMilitary PoliceunderMessrs.DalyandBroderickwerebroughttothefrontwithgreatrapidityandinadmirableorder,anddidmostusefulservice,while the Chittagong Frontier Police did good work under Mr. S. V. Tayler.’

HeisalsomentionedagainlaterinthesameDespatch:‘ChittagongFrontierPolice.DuringthelastexpeditionIwasabletomakeveryfavourable mentionofthemencomposingtheChittagongFrontierPoliceBattalion,underthecommandofMr.C.S.Murray,DistrictSuperintendentof Police.Duringthisexpedition50menaccompaniedtheNorthernColumn,and100underMr.S.V.Tayler,AssistantSuperintendentofPolice, wereemployedwiththeadvancedparty,anddidexcellentwork.TheyarethemostusefulandwillingmenIshouldevercaretoservewith. Besidesbeingkeensoldiers,theycanbuildhuts,thatchroofs,constructraftsand,infact,puttheirhandstoanything,andareaccustomedtocarry all their own kits.’

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India General Service 1854-95, 1 clasp, Hazara 1891 (1008 Sowar Bhima 2d. Bl. Lancers) nearly very ne £100-£140

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IndiaGeneralService1854-95,1clasp,N.E.Frontier1891,anunnamedspecimenstruckonaslightlythinner !anwithlateraffixed suspension, nearly extremely ne £80-£100

IndiaGeneralService1854-95,2clasps,NorthWestFrontier,Umbeyla (336.Gunr.R,HartiganC.By.19thBde.R.A.) nearly extremely ne £300-£400

RogerHartigan attestedfortheBengalArtilleryasaGunneron28January1852.HetransferredtotheRoyalArtilleryandre-engagedat Peshawurfor9yearson26January1861.Hewastwicetried,beingreducedtoGunnerfromBombardierinOctober1862,andhadhissentence remittedonthesecondoccasioninApril1870.Hewas #nallydischargedon7March1871,hisdischargepapersrecordingthathewas‘entitledto North West Frontier medal & clasp for Umbeyla.’

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TheIndianMutinyMedalawardedtoCaptainJ.H.St.John,92ndHighlanders,whoservedontheStaff of MajorGeneralMichelduringtheMalwaFieldForce’spursuitoftherebelsunderTantiaTopee1858-9,and was three times Mentioned in Despatches and promoted Brevet Major Indian Mutiny 1857-59, no clasp (Capt. . H. St. John, 92nd. Highlanders) rst initial neatly erased, good very ne £400-£500

JohnHenrySt.John wasborninFlorence,Italy,on3January1828,andwascommissionedEnsigninthe92nd(GordonHighlanders)Regiment ofFooton20November1846.HewaspromotedLieutenantbypurchaseon23November1949;andCaptainon26July1855.Heservedin Gibraltarfrom16April1853to15December1854,intheCrimeafrom7December1855to17May1856.The92ndwerenotentitledtothe Crimea Medal as they arrived after the qualifying period.

BasedinMalta,inJune1857,CaptainStJohnwasappointedAide-de-Camptohisfather-in-law,Major-GeneralCharlesWarrenC.B.,commanding the1stInfantryBrigadeandinNovemberofthesameyearhewasappointedMajorofBrigade.DuringtheIndianMutiny,CaptainStJohnserved inCentralIndiabetween22August1858and31March1859,initiallyasMajorofBrigadetoMajorGeneralMichel,commanderoftheMalwaField Force,towhichpartofthe92ndHighlanderswasattached.UnderGeneralMichel,hetookpartinthepursuitoftherebelsunderTantiaTopee. HewasMentionedinDespatchesfortheactionatRajghuron15September1858andwasalsopresentattheactionsofMongrowleeon9 October(MentionedinDespatches),Sindwahoon19October(MentionedinDespatches),andKurraion25October1858.Promoted BrevetMajoron7December1858,on25December1858hewasspeciallyappointedAssistantQuartermasterGeneral(in #eld)byMajorGeneral Michel, continuing to serve under this General in the Malwa Field Force.

In1861,MajorStJohnservedbrie!yasMilitarySecretarytotheCommander-in-ChiefinIndia,beforereturningtodutyinGreatBritain.He retired in 1867 and died at Netley Marsh, Hampshire, in 1912.

Photographs of Major St John are held in the National Portrait Gallery collection.

Provenance: Dix Noonan Webb, June 2007.

FrancisAustinMontrion wascommissionedSecondLieutenantinthe25thBombayNativeInfantryon5March1857andservedduringthe GreatSepoyMutinyasaStaff Officertothe #eldforceunderMajorSutherland,92ndHighlanders,andwaspresentattheactionofRajpoorand the subsequent pursuit of Tantya Tope and the Rao Sahib.

The History of the Gordon Highlanders 1815-74 gives the following account:

‘Therebels,inthemeantime,aftercrossingtheNerbudda,hadbeenagainrepulsedbythetroopsinCandeish.Onehundredmenofthe92nd, partofasmallcolumnunderMajorSutherland,proceededon20November1857tocrosstheNerbudda,andon24Novemberreached Jeelwana, where they were joined by another 50 men of the 92nd and a like number of the 71st mounted on camels.

Onthemorningof24NovemberMajorSutherlandproceededwith120Highlandersand80sepoys,partlyoncamels,andsoonascertainingthat therebels,underTantyaTope,withtwoguns,wereontheroadtoRajpoor,pushedoninpursuit.OnapproachingRajpoor,therebelforcewas perceivedpassingthroughit,andtheHighlanders,oncamels,pushingrapidlyforward,cameontheenemyinhalfanhour.Beforethemen, however,coulddismountfortheattack,therebelsagainretired.Bythistimethemenfollowingonfoot,bothEuropeansandnatives,having marched at a very rapid pace in rear, overtook the men on camels.

Thewholenowadvancedtogetherdirectupontheenemy,whohadtakenupastrongposition,inorderofbattle,onarockyandwoodedridge, theirtwogunsontheroadcommandingtheonlyapproach.TheHighlanders,supportedbythenativetroops,atonceadvanced,andrushingup theroadunderashowerofgrape,inaveryshorttimecapturedtheguns,onwhichtherebelsprecipitatelyabandonedtheirposition.Inthis attack, Lieutenant and Adjutant Humfrey was wounded.

Major Sutherland’s force remained in the neighbourhood of Kooksee until 27 December, when it was ordered to join the headquarters at Mhow.’ MontrionwaspromotedLieutenanton5July1858,andCaptainon5March1869.HesubsequentlyservedasAdjutantofthe37thBengalNative Light Infantry, and was advanced Wing Officer in 1879.

Indian Mutiny 1857-59, no clasp (Lieutt. F. A. Montrion 25th. Bo. N.L.I.) light contact marks to obverse eld, good very ne £300-£400

Provenance: George McIlroy Collection

JohnDunscombVallance wasbornatWoolborough,Devon,on3September1833andwascommissionedEnsigninthe40thMadrasNative Infantryon12December1849.HewaspromotedLieutenanton30November1855,andservedduringtheGreatSepoyMutinywiththe40th Native Infantry in the district of Jumblepore from the end of 1857 to March 1858.

‘DuringthisperiodhewaspresentwiththeforcewhichstormedandopenedthePassofJurgottyandwasalsoinallsubsequentoperations undertakenagainsttheJumbleporerebelsbythelateMajorBates.Subsequentlycommandedadetachmentof40thRegimentagainstinsurgentsin theBarraBasaharHills,inMarch1858waspresentwithadetachmentofJumbleporeSebundyLevyinanattackonarebelstrongholdinthe ZemindaryofJhoberra.FromApril1858toJulyfollowingcommandedadetachmentconsistingofdetailsfromtheShekawatiBattalionand SebundyLevystationedfortheprotectionoftheChandeporeFrontier.Duringthatperiodwasconstantlyemployedinthesuccessfulattackson therebelstrongholds,subsequentlyduringthesameandnextyearwasfrequentlyemployedinoperationsagainsttherebels.InDecember1859 commandedastrongdetachmentofthelateSebundyLevyagainstalargenumberofrebelsandmutineersunderRajahSoonderRaiatHullunder. Atthelaterendof1859proceededincommandoftheSebundyLevyagainstinsurgentsintheZemindaryofKiereah.’(IndianMutinyMedalRoll, Jumblepore Sebundy Levy, refers).

‘FreedomMovementinSambalpur’,byC.Mishra,givesafurtheraccountoftherecipient,bothduringtheMutiny,andintheyearsthatimmediately followed:

‘ThesecondphaseofSurendraSai’swaragainsttheBritishbeganin1857whenthegreatexplosionoccurredanditconvulsedthewholecountry. TheRajaofBamrawassuspectedandwasremindedofthefateoftheRajaofAngulwhowasimprisonedandhisestatecon!scatedforhis rebelliousconduct.Accordingly,CaptainWoodbridge,LieutenantVallanceandCaptainSweenyweresenttoSambalpurtomeetthesituation. MajorWyndhamopenedtheDakroadtoMidnaporethroughtheterritoryoftheRajaofBamrah.CaptainKnockerandLieutenantVallance hunteddowntherebelsinalldirections.Allthesemeasuresbeingtakenforthesecurityofthedistrictthreecentralpostsforregulartroopsand eleven subordinate outposts for the men of the Ramgarh Battalion and the newly raised Sebundies were established.

Accordinglyonthenightof6November1860,LieutenantC.B.Smith,AssistantCommissioner,withapartyofarmedBeldarsfromRaipurand LieutenantVallanceincommandofa detachmentofSamhalpurSebundyLevynumberinginalltwohundredandtwentymen,proceededto ManikgarhEiIt.Afterdetachingapartytoholdincheckandcutoff theretreatoftherebelsbySundaraPass,LieutenantsSmithandVallancemade directlyforTirsola,avillageontheJonkRiverhavingastonebreastworkthrownacrossitsroadbytherebels.Theyhoweverdidnotstandto defenditandfollowedapolicyofretreat.Intheirhurried #ighttheyleftseveralherdofcattlewhichwerecapturedbyLieutenantsSmithand Vallance.Subsequently,therebelsabout150innumbertookpositioninavalleynearManikgarh.Itwasprotectedinthefrontbytwobreast works of “considerable strength”. It was so constructed as not easily to be turned from either #ank.

On9November1860LieutenantsSmithandVallancedividedtheirforceintothreeparties;onetoprotecttheircamp,onesentinadvanceto watchthebreastworkfromthefrontandthethirdtoattacktherebelsunderLieutenantsSmithandVallance.Thepartyascendedthehighand precipitousHillofManikgarhandattackedtherebelsfromtherear.Therebelsgaveadoggeddefencebutcouldnotwithstandforalongertime. They #edtoJunagarhGhat.Threeofthevillagesbuiltbytherebelsbehindtheirdefenceswereseton !reanddestroyedandsomemorecattle werecaptured.InordertoimplementthedecisionregardingtheprecautionarymeasurestobetakenbytheRajaofKhariar,MajorForsterleft LieutenantVallanceasex-officioAssistantCommissionerofSambalpur,withapartyofSebundiestosuperintendtheworkinanticipationtothe approvaloftheGovernorGeneral.MajorFostercommendedtheservicesofLieutenantSmithandLieutenantValancetotheauthorityfor recognition.’

VallancewaspromotedCaptainon20August1863,and,afteraperiodasDistrictSuperintendentofPoliceintheCentralProvinces,was advanced Major on 12 December 1869. He retired in March 1873.

Indian Mutiny 1857-59, no clasp (Lieut. J. D. Vallance, 40th. Madras N.I.) suspension claw re tted, otherwise good very ne £400-£500

Indian Mutiny 1857-59, no clasp, an unnamed post-1873 specimen, extremely ne £140-£180

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IndianMutiny1857-59,1clasp,DefenceofLucknow (G.Bromley,32ndL.I.) minoredgebruisingandalittlepolished,therefore nearly very ne £1,600-£2,000

George Bromley was killed in action at Chinhut, 30 June 1857.

IndianMutiny1857-59,1clasp,Lucknow (W.Shipley,1st.Batn.5th.Fusrs.) theobversepolishedandworn,thereforegood ne, the reverse better £240-£280

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IndianMutiny1857-59,1clasp,Lucknow (J,Daubeny.34thRegt) innamedcardboxofissue, minoredgenicks,otherwise extremely ne £260-£300

James Daubeny is listed on the Medal Roll as ‘Died in Hospital 22 September 1858’, and his card box of issue is annotated ‘Dead’.

IndianMutiny1857-59,1clasp,Lucknow (Lt.A.W.Brodhurst,2ndEurn.Lt.Cavy.) !ttedwithsilverribbonbuckle, nearly extremely ne £500-£700

ArthurWestbyBrodhurst wasbornatMans!eld,Nottinghamshire,on21October1839,sonofJohnE.Mans!eld,abankerofthattown, andwasnominatedasaCadetfortheBengalCavalryinFebruary1857.Hewasexaminedandpassedon10June1857,andgazettedaCornet intothe2ndBengalEuropeanLightCavalryon24Junefollowing.Hewasattachedtothe2ndDragoonGuards(Queen’sBays)andservedinSirJ. Outram’sDivision,atthesiegeandcaptureofLucknow,March1858,andduringthesubsequentoperationsinOudewiththeQueen’sBaysunder LordClyde(MedalwithClasp).PromotedtoLieutenanton18May1858,heshortlyafterwardstransferredtothe20thHussars,ofwhich regimenthewasAdjutantfromJanuary1865toFebruary1868,becomingCaptainon2August1871.CaptainBrodhurstretiredon13November 1872, and died in London on 8 April 1876.

SoldwithcopiedCadetpapersandotherresearchincludingacopiedgroupphotographof20thHussarsOfficers,includingBrodhurst,atUmballa, India in 1871.

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IndianMutiny1857-59,1 uno cial clasp,‘Zeerapore’ (2742Thos.Quinn,87thRegt.) ‘189’additionallyscratchengravedon edge near claw, very ne

£240-£280

China 1857-60, 1 clasp, Taku Forts 1860, unnamed as issued, minor edge bruise, nearly extremely ne

China 1857-60, 4 clasps, China 1842, Fatshan 1857, Canton 1857, Taku Forts 1858, unnamed, good very ne

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CanadaGeneralService1866-70,1clasp,FenianRaid1866 (Pte.J.S.Brown,SJohnV.Bn.) Canadianstyleimpressed naming, toned, very ne

£240-£280

Canada General Service 1866-70, 1 clasp, Fenian Raid 1866, unnamed specimen, nearly extremely ne

£120-£160

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CanadaGeneralService1866-70,1clasp,RedRiver1870 (Pte.J.M.Beattie,Que.R.) Canadianstyleimpressednaming, polished, otherwise nearly very ne £1,800-£2,200

JosephM.Beattie iscon!rmedontherollforRedRiver1870,oneofapproximately136claspstotheQuebecRi"es,andisalsoshownonthe roll for Fenian Raid 1866 with the Toronto Field Battery.

Abyssinia 1867 (687 T. Jamieson. 26th Regt.) good ne £180-£220

Ashantee 1873-74, 1 clasp, Coomassie (1929. Pte. G. Hawkins. 2. Bn. Ri!e Bde. 1873-4.) very ne £280-£320

SouthAfrica1877-79,1clasp,1877-8-9 (1334.Pte.F.Lonsdale.2-24thFoot) smalledgebruise,otherwisetoned,goodvery ne £800-£1,000

F.Lonsdale attestedforthe24thRegimentofFootandservedwith‘D’Company,2ndBattalioninSouthAfrica.Hewaspermittedtoworkin the Shoemaker’s shop at Rorke’s Drift from 20 March 1879, and subsequently died in service.

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South Africa 1877-79, 1 clasp, 1878 (186 Pte. J. Burt. 1/13th Foot.) toned, good very ne

£500-£700

JohnBurt wasbornatCurryMallet,Somerset,andenlistedforthe13thFootatTaunton,aged18,on3August1874.Heservedabroadin SouthAfrica,includingNatalandTransvaal1875-79,includingtheSekhukhunecampaignof1878(MedalwithClasp).Hetransferredto !rstclass reserves at Devonport on 5 August 1880, for a further six years’ service. Sold with copied research.

SouthAfrica1877-79,1clasp,1878-9 (1771.Pte.R.Ward.1/13thFoot.) smalledgebruiseandalittlepolished,otherwise nearly very ne £500-£700 388

Provenance: Ex Fuller Collection. RobertWard wasborninStPancras,London,andattestedforthe1/13thFootatWestminster,aged18,on5July1869.Heservedoverseasin theMediterranean,includingGibraltar1869-72,andMalta1872-74;SouthAfrica,includingCapeColony,Natal,TransvaalandZululand1874-79, includingtheSekhukhunecampaignof1878andtheAnglo-ZuluWarof1879.Hewasdischargedtopension,aged39,onterminationofhis second period of his limited engagement at Aldershot on 1 August 1890. Sold with copied discharge papers.

South Africa 1877-79, 1 clasp, 1879 (1742, Pte. E. Bradbury, 1st Dn. Gds.) toned, nearly extremely ne £400-£500

Afghanistan 1878-80, no clasp (2060. Pte. W. Harris. 2/7th. Foot.) very ne £80-£100 390

TheSecondAfghanWarMedalawardedtoLieutenantT.J.O’D.Renny,4thPunjabInfantry,whowas mortallywoundedon14December1879,whileforcingtheZawaPassduringtheexpeditionagainstthe Zaimukhts

Afghanistan 1878-80, no clasp (Lt. T. J. O’D. Renny, 4th Pun, Infy.) minor edge bruise, otherwise good very ne and rare

£1,200-£1,600

ThomasJohnO’DwyerRenny wasbornatMussoorieon15August1846,thirdsonofColonelRobertRenny,C.B.,BengalStaff Corps.He enteredH.M.’sServiceon11April1868,asanEnsigninthe31stFoot,butwastransferredonthesamedaytothe36thFoot,andbeinginIndia whenhewasgazetted,hejoinedthelatterregimentatPeshawarinthesucceedingJune.InNovember1869heaccompaniedtheregimentto RawalPindi,and,on28October1871,hewaspromotedtotherankofLieutenant.On5January1872,hewasappointedSecondWingSubaltern inthe4thPunjabInfantry,onprobationfortheBengalStaff Corps,intowhichhewassubsequentlyadmittedwitheffectfromthatdate.Hejoined thisregimentatAbbottabad,andatthatstationfromFebruary1873toApril1874heofficiatedasQuarter-Masterofthecorps,actingalsoas Adjutant,inaddition,fromthemonthofJanuary.InApril1874hewasappointedFirstWingSubaltern,and,stillofficiatingasAdjutant,he,in Decemberofthatyear,marchedwiththeregimenttoKohat,atwhichstationhecontinuedofficiatingasAdjutantofthecorpsuntilFebruary 1870.FromSeptember1876toMay1877heagainofficiatedasQuarter-Master,andduringthisperiodareorganisationofregimental appointments having taken place, his permanent appointment received the designation of “Wing Officer”.

InAugust1877hetookpartwiththeregimentinaraidintothecountryoftheJowakiAfridis,carriedoutinreprisalofJowakiincursionsinto Britishterritory,andinthefollowingwinter,asAdjutantoftheregiment(towhichposthewaspermanentlyappointedinNovember1877'),he servedwiththecorpsthroughoutthearduousoperationsagainstthattroublesomeclan(IndiaMedalandClasp).Ontheterminationofthis campaignheaccompaniedtheregimenttoEdwardesabad,arrivingthereinApril1878,andduringthecoldseasonof1878-79hewasactively employedwiththecorpsinprotectingtheTankborderagainsttheMahsudWaziris,whohadatthattimebeenmakingaseriesofunusuallydaring raids into British territory.

Intheautumnof1879,ontherenewaloftheAfghanWar,heaccompaniedtheregimenttotheKuramValley,andinDecemberofthesameyear hetookpartwithitintheexpeditionagainsttheZaimukhts,atribewhichhadbeenconspicuouslytroublesomeinitsplunderingandmurdering incursionsonthelineofcommunications.Intheoperationswhichfollowedheunfortunatelylosthislife,having,onthe14thDecember,fallen mortallywounded,shotthroughtheheadintheassaultofZawa,theZaimukhtstronghold.Hediedofhiswoundonthefollowingday,incampat Chinarak, whence his remains were afterwards removed to Kohat, and there interred.

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Afghanistan1878-80,1clasp,Charasia (58B/287Pte.Jas.Griffin,72ndHigh’rs.) minoredgebruiseotherwisenearlyextremely ne £180-£220

Afghanistan1878-80,4clasps,PeiwarKotal,Charasia,Kabul,Kandahar (58.B/97Pte.T.Hunter,72ndHighrs.) considerable pitting from Bronze Star, otherwise ne £300-£400

EgyptandSudan1882-89,datedreverse,noclasp (855Pte.J.Palmer,1st.LifeGds.) edgebruisingandheavypittingwith naming details worn but just about legible, fair to ne £70-£90

EgyptandSudan1882-89,datedreverse,noclasp (41/2224.Pte.J.Sandford.1/Berks:R.) surnameo ciallycorrected,some light scratches to obverse eld, otherwise good very ne £60-£80

EgyptandSudan1882-89,undatedreverse,noclasp (5349Pte.J.Collins...) unitdetailserased,edgebruisingandheavypitting, therefore ne £60-£80

J. Collins served in the Coldstream Guards.

EgyptandSudan1882-89,undatedreverse,1clasp,Suakin1885 (1816.Pte.P.Scannell.2/E.Surr:R.) lightpitting,otherwise very ne £100-£140

NorthWestCanada1885,1clasp,Saskatchewan (Sgt.J.Maiden.A.Coy.Mid.Batt.) suspensionalittleslack,edgebruising and polished, otherwise nearly very ne £1,000-£1,400

East and West Africa 1887-1900, no clasp, bronze issue, unnamed, very ne and very rare £500-£700

East and West Africa 1887-1900, 1 clasp, Gambia 1894 (W. Smith, A.B., H.M.S. Raleigh.) good very ne £200-£240

British South Africa Company Medal 1890-97, reverse Matabeleland 1893, no clasp, unnamed, extremely ne £140-£180

British South Africa Company Medal 1890-97, reverse Matabeleland 1893, 1 clasp, Rhodesia 1896, unnamed, extremely ne £180-£220

British South Africa Company Medal 1890-97, reverse Matabeleland 1893, 1 clasp, Mashonaland 1897, unnamed, extremely ne £180-£220

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Hong Kong Plague 1894, silver issue (Corporal E. Bennett, S.L.I.) officially impressed naming, edge bruising, nearly very ne £1,400-£1,800

HongKongPlague1894,silverissue (PrivateT.Lawton,S.L.I.) officiallyimpressednaming, minorcorrectiontolatterpartof surname, edge bruising, nearly very ne £800-£1,000

Provenance: Buckland Dix & Wood, December 1995.

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IndiaGeneralService1895-1902,3clasps,PunjabFrontier1897-98,Malakand1897,Tirah1897-98(4156SepoyHaidarKhan 22nd Pjb. Infy.) edge bruise, nearly very ne £120-£160

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IndiaGeneralService1895-1902,3clasps,PunjabFrontier1897-98,Samana1897,Tirah1897-98,bronzeissue (24Ward Servt. Dhuggri. Kuniloo A.H.C.) minor edge bruising, very ne £140-£180

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Queen’s Sudan 1896-98 (4661. Pte. J. Breen. 1/Sea Hrs.) edge bruising and contact marks, nearly very ne £240-£280

Queen’s Sudan 1896-98 (3621 L/Cpl. A. Davie. 1/Cam: Hdrs.) very ne

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AlexanderDavie attestedfortheCameronHighlandersandservedduringtheNileExpeditionof1898(medalandKhedive’smedalwithclasps ‘TheAtbara,Khartoum’).HesawlaterserviceduringtheBoerWar(medalwithclasps‘CapeColony,Johannesburg,DiamondHill,Wittebergen’ withtheMountedInfantrycompanyoftheCameronHighlanders.HewaskilledinactionatNooitgedachton13December1900,when,ofthe40 menpresent,oneofficerandeightotherrankswerekilled,andtenotherswounded.SergeantDonaldFarmer,wassubsequentlyawardedthe Victoria Cross for carrying a wounded officer under a very heavy and close "re to a place of safety, before returning to action. Sold with copy medal roll extracts.

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TheQueen’sSudanMedalawardedtoSurgeonCaptainJ.E.Trask,ArmyMedicalServices,whodiedfrom choleraintheSudanon25July1896;aFirst-ClassCricketerforSomerset,hewasMentionedinDespatches fortheDongolacampaign,andisbelievedtobethespiritthatSirArthurConanDoyleconverseswithinhis work The New Revelation

Queen’s Sudan 1896-98 (Surg: Capt. J. E. Trask. A.M.S.) impressed naming, good very ne £600-£800

JohnErnestTrask wasborninYeovil,Somerset,on27October1861andaftertrainingattheBristolMedicalSchoolwascommissionedinto theArmyMedicalDepartmenton27July1887.AftertwoyearsatAldershothewaspostedtoIndiaforalmost !veyears,beforereturningto Englandin1895.Akeencricketer,TraskplayedFirstClasscricketforSomersetathome,andalsoforBombayandtheEuropeanswhilstinIndia, where he was largely responsible for the institution of the inter-Presidency matches.

AdvancedSurgeon-Captain,TraskwassecondedtotheEgyptianArmyon23August1895,andtookpartintheDongolaExpedition,andwas presentattheengagementatFirketon7June1896,beingMentionedinSirHerbertKitchener’sDespatchof30September1896(LondonGazette 3 November 1896).

TraskdiedofcholeraatKosheh,Sudan,on25July1896.However,thisisnotthelastwehearofhim,forTraskisbelievedtobethespiritthatSir Arthur Conan Doyle refers to as ‘Dodd’ in his 1917 work The New Revelation: ‘Istillcontinuedduringtheseyearstoholdtableseances,whichsometimesgavenoresults,sometimestrivialones,andsometimesrather surprisingones...Onenight,thetablewasseizedbyamuchmorerobustin"uence,whichdasheditaboutveryviolently.Inanswertomy questionsitclaimedtobethespiritofonewhomIwillcallDodd,whowasafamouscricketer,andwithwhomIhadsomeseriousconversationin CairobeforehewentuptheNile,wherehemethisdeathintheDongoleseExpeditionintheyear1896.Ibegantoaskhimquestionsexactlyasif hewereseatedbeforeme,andhesenthisanswersbackwithgreatspeedanddecision.TheanswerswereoftenquiteopposedtowhatI expected,sothatIcouldnotbelievethatIwasin"uencingthem.Hesaidthathewashappy,thathedidnotwishtoreturntoearth...Hisdeath waspainless.Whenhediedhehadfoundpeopletowelcomehim,buthehadnotseenGeneralGordon,noranyotherfamousspirit.’(TheNew Revelation, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle refers).

Soldwithanillustratedpagefrom TheGraphic,11July1896,showing‘WiththeNileExpedition-MercytoaFallenFoe:Surgeon-CaptainTrask extracting a bullet from the leg of a wounded Dervish during the engagement at Firket’; and copied research

East and Central Africa 1897-99, 1 clasp, Uganda 1897-98 (960. Pte. Tura Baz. 11. 27/Bom. L.Inf:) good very ne £300-£400

Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, no clasp (Nursing Sister E. A. Powner.) o cially re-impressed, good very ne £140-£180

Provenance: J. Chidzey Collection, Dix Noonan Webb, March 2012.

ElizabethA.Powner wasborninWeston-upon-Trent,Staffordshirein1872.SheservedinthePrincessChristian’sArmyNursingService ReserveinSouthAfrica,andwaspostedtoNo.3StationaryHospital,DaAar.In1927shewasemployedasaSisterintheRoyalIn!rmary, Bradford.

Queen’sSouthAfrica1899-1902,1clasp,DefenceofKimberley (Pte.J.Everington.KimberleyTownGd:) nearlyvery ne £160-£200

Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 1 clasp, Defence of Ladysmith (8161 Pte. A. Mather. K.R.R.C.) nearly extremely ne £100-£140

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Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 1 clasp, Natal (1645 Tpr: A. Baker. S.A. Lt. Horse) good very ne £140-£180

ArthurBaker servedwiththeSouthAfricanLightHorseduringtheBoerWar,andwasdangerouslywoundedinactionwhilstdoinga reconnaissance near Elandslaagte on 17 April 1900. He subsequently died of his wounds at Ladysmith on 21 April 1900. Sold with copied medal roll extract and other research.

With the Nile Expedition - Mercy to a Fallen Foe: Surgeon-Captain Trask extracting a bullet from the leg of a wounded Dervish during the engagement at Firket.

Single Campaign Medals

Queen’sSouthAfrica1899-1902,1clasp,ReliefofLadysmith (368Pte.H.W.Tempest.NatalR.R.) minoredgebruise,very ne £80-£100 416

H. W. Tempest served with the Natal Royal Ri!es from 29 January 1900 to 31 May 1902. Sold with copied medal roll extract and nominal roll.

Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 1 clasp, Defence of Mafeking (R. Villet. Mafeking Town Gd:) good very ne £1,000-£1,400

Queen’sSouthAfrica1899-1902,3clasps,CapeColony,OrangeFreeState,Transvaal (4292Trpt.G.Walker,2nd Dragoons) suspension a little slack, edge nicks, nearly very ne £80-£100

Provenance: Cassidy Collection of Medals to Trumpeters, Dix Noonan Webb, December 2004. GarnetCharlesWalker wasborninHounslow,LondonandenlistedintheRoyalScotsGreysinJune1896,aged14years.Appointeda BandsmaninMarch1898andaTrumpeterinFebruary1900,heservedinSouthAfricaduringtheBoerWarfrom23September1900and3April 1901. He was later appointed a Lance-Corporal but reverted to the rank of Bandsman and was discharged on 10 May 1908. Sold with copied record of service, medal roll extract, and other research.

Queen’sSouthAfrica1899-1902,3clasps,CapeColony,OrangeFreeState,Transvaal, uno cialrivetsbetweensecondandthird clasps (Lieut. E. J. Stourton. 32. Co. Imp: Yeo.) engraved naming, housed in a damaged #tted leather case, extremely ne £300-£400

EverardJosephStourton wasbornatKnaresborough,Yorkshire,on28December1864andattestedfortheImperialYeomanryatWarwick on2January1900,havingpreviouslyservedasaLieutenantwiththe3rdBattalionCameronHighlanders.Heservedwiththe5th(Warwickshire) Company,2ndBattalioninSouthAfricaduringtheBoerWarfrom20January1900,beforebeingcommissionedaLieutenantinthe32nd (LancashireHussars)Company,2ndBattalion,on1August1900.HewascapturedandtakenPrisonerofWarwhilstservingwiththelatterunitat ZeekoeRiver,alongwithanother55men,on7April1901,andwasreleasethenextdayatGraaff-Reinet.HereturnedtoEnglandintimetohave his medal presented to him in December 1901, and died at Forfar, Angus, on 2 March 1932.

Sold with copied service papers and other research. For other medals to the Stourton family, see Lots 68 and 80.

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Queen’sSouthAfrica1899-1902,3clasps,CapeColony,OrangeFreeState,Transvaal (22275Tpr:G.D.Walker.C.inC. Bodyguard) edge bruising, very ne

£80-£100

GeorgeDurantWalker servedwiththeCommander-in-Chief’sBodyguardfrom26November1900to16July1901,andthenwiththe Johannesburg Mounted Ri!es until discharged, time expired, on 28 November 1901. He died in 1910. Sold with copied medal roll extract and other research.

Queen’sSouthAfrica1899-1902,3clasps,CapeColony,OrangeFreeState,Transvaal (90Tpr:C.Richardson.Eastn:Prov: Horse) light contact marks, very ne £80-£100

CharlesRichardson servedduringtheBoerWarasTrooperNo.90intheEasternProvinceHorse(discharged15November1900-time expired);TrooperNo.831intheJohannesburgRi!es,andlatterlyasTrooperNo.1498inSteinaecker’sHorse.Hewasdischargedfromthelatter uniton7February1903upontheregiment’sdisbandment(alsoentitledtoaKing’sSouthAfricaMedal).AmanbythenameC.Richardson(who maybethesameperson)servedintheBritishSouthAfricaPoliceduringtheMatabelerebellionin1896andagainduringthe1897campaignin Rhodesia.

Sold with copied medal roll extract and other research.

Queen’sSouthAfrica1899-1902,3clasps,CapeColony,OrangeFreeState,SouthAfrica1901 (7335PteR.Pugh;Rl: Warwick; Regt.) good very ne £70-£90

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 £80-£100 423

Not entitled to Defence of Kimberley clasp.

Queen’sSouthAfrica1899-1902,3clasps,ModderRiver,OrangeFreeState,Transvaal (4725Pte.M.Mc.Namara.Munster Fus:) edge bruising, otherwise good very ne £260-£300 424 x

ModderRiverclaspscarcetotheRoyalMunsterFusiliers.Cresswell’s IrishMedals statesonlyonehalfcompanypresent,comprising2officersand 69 other ranks; British Battles and Medals gives a total of 75 clasps to the regiment. Sold with copied research.

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Queen’sSouthAfrica1899-1902,3clasps,OrangeFreeState,Transvaal,SouthAfrica1902, dateclaspuno ciallya xedbysolder (5522 Pte. W. Hanna. Rl: Innis: Fus:) attempt to erase rst part of naming details but all still perfectly legible, nearly very ne £60-£80

Queen’sSouthAfrica1899-1902,4clasps,CapeColony,Wepener,Transvaal,Wittebergen (966Pte.G.Breffit.Kaffrn: Ri#es) rst two letters of surname double-struck, minor edge bruising, nearly very ne £300-£400

GeorgeHenryBreffit wasborninCressbrook,Derbyshire,in1860andsemigratedtoSouthAfricain1893.HeservedwiththeKaffrarian Ri!esduringtheBoerWar,andinalettertohissister,publishedinthe DerbyshireTimes on1September1900,hewrote:‘Ihaveseenplentyof $ghting,fromAliwalNorthtoRouxville,andtoWepeneron5April.’HewasactivelyinvolvedinthesiegeofWepeneranditiswelldescribedin the letter. He $nishes his letter by mentioning that after the siege he was involved in two small skirmishes and a further $ve weeks of patrolling. Sold with copied medal roll extract and copied research, including the above-mentioned letter.

Queen’sSouthAfrica1899-1902,4clasps,OrangeFreeState,Transvaal,SouthAfrica1901,SouthAfrica1902 (805Tpr.E. Scanlan. Driscoll’s Scts.) light contact marks, very ne £80-£100

ErnestScanlan wasborninSouthsea,Hampshire,on17March1870andjoinedtheRoyalNavyasaBoySecondClasson24April1885.He wasshoredischargedon21March1900,havingrisentotherankofAbleSeaman,andalsospentalotoftime(over300days!)inthecells,mainly forbreakingoutofvariousships.OndischargefromtheRoyalNavyhemadehiswaytoSouthAfricaandservedduringtheBoerWarin Driscoll’sScoutsfrom9August1901,beforebeingdischargedmedicallyun$ton1January1902(andtherebyjustqualifyingfortheSouthAfrica 1902 date clasp). His character on discharge is described as ‘very good’. Sold with copied service papers and medal roll extracts.

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Queen’sSouthAfrica1899-1902,5clasps,CapeColony,OrangeFreeState,Transvaal,SouthAfrica1901,SouthAfrica1902 (4485Pte.L.J.W.Doggett,2/D.Gds:) asomewhatlaterissue(seefootnote),with rstinitialo ciallycorrected,lightcontact marks, very ne £140-£180

M.M. London Gazette 21 September 1916.

LeopoldJohnWilliamDoggett wasborninMaltaon11October1880andservedwiththe2ndDragoonGuards(QueensBays)inSouth AfricaduringtheBoerWar.However,anoteonthemedalrollshowsthathisQueen’sSouthAfricaMedalwasforfeitedafteraconvictionbya District Court Martial for stealing on 1 September 1903.

OndischargingfromtheArmy,DoggettworkedasagunsmithinHorncastle.Hehasseveralnewspaperarticlesabouthiswildbehaviour preGreatWarinvolvingalcoholandassaultingthePolice,andonenewspaperarticledated1909mentionshisprevious16convictionsandbeing sentencedto1-monthhardlabour.Despitethis,hewasaSpecialReservistfromatleast1909(aspernewspaperarticleandthenewservice number 3/8216), and his Queen’s South Africa Medal was restored to him on 1 June 1911.

OntheoutbreakoftheGreatWar,Doggettattemptedtore-jointhe2ndDragoonGuardsbutwaspostedtothe3rdBattalionLincolnshire RegimentasaSergeant.TriedbyDistrictCourtMartialon15April1915atGrimsbyforbeingAbsentwithoutleavehewasreducedtotheranks andwaspostedtothe2ndBattalionLincolnshireRegiment,servingwiththemduringtheGreatWarontheWesternFrontfrom25May1915as aPrivate.HewasinvalidedhomeacoupleofmonthslaterbutreturnedtoFranceon16June1916withthe184thCompany,MachineGun Corps.ThefollowingmonthhewasawardedtheMilitaryMedalforhisgallantryduringtheattackatFromelleson19July1916(LondonGazette 21 September 1916).

Accordingtoacontemporaryaccountpublishedinthe BostonGuardian,2September1916,DoggettwasawardedtheM.M.for‘bringinginto safetyoneCaptain,oneLieutenant,oneSergeant,oneLance-Corporal,and !vePrivates.Hearinghiscomradescallingforhelp,Doggettstripped himselfofhisequipmentandjacketandwenttogivehelpalthoughhehadtopassthroughanareasweptbymachinegunsandshells.Wading waistdeepthroughtwoditchesoffoulblackmuddywater,hecameacross !vePrivatesbadlywoundedandbytremendousexertionmanagedto placeeachmaninaplaceofsafety.HereturnedagainandagainbringinginSergeantYoungoftheBerkshireRegimentwhowasdangerously woundedandalsoaLance-Corporal.Hislastventurewastoassisttwoofficerswhowereexhaustedandsufferingfromshellshock.Hegotback to his lines without injury’.

PromotedbacktoSergeant,itwouldappear thatDoggettremainedintheMachineGunCorpsuntildemobilisationon17February1919.Hewas grantedadisabilitypensionfora‘dislocatedcartridgeinhisknee’,anddiedinSouthwark,London,on8March1953.Hisbrother,CorporalAlbert Edward Doggett, Royal Army Service Corps, was also awarded the Military Medal.

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Queen’sSouthAfrica1899-1902,5clasps,CapeColony,OrangeFreeState,Transvaal,SouthAfrica1901,SouthAfrica1902, uno cialrivetsbetweenstateanddateclasps (25435Tpr:W.Lea.57th.Coy.Imp:Yeo:) edgebruising,polishedandworn, nearly very ne £160-£200

M.M. London Gazette 20 August 1919.

WalterLea wasborninKnutsford,Cheshire,on14June1880andwasservingwiththe5thLancashireVolunteerArtillerywhenhevolunteered fortheImperialYeomanryon11February1901.Heservedwiththe57th(Buckinghamshire)Company,15thBattalioninSouthAfricaduringthe Boer War from 25 March 1901 to 2 August 1902, and was discharged at Aldershot on 9 August 1902. APoliceOfficerwiththeLancashirePoliceincivilianlife,LeaservedwiththeMilitaryMountedPoliceduringtheGreatWarontheWestern Frontfrom19July1915,andforhisservicehewasawardedtheMilitaryMedal.Hewasdischargedon2April1919,andresumedhispolicecareer in Lancashire.

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Queen’sSouthAfrica1899-1902,5clasps,CapeColony,OrangeFreeState,Transvaal,SouthAfrica1901,SouthAfrica1902, claspcarriagealteredwithuno cialrivetsbetweenallclaspsexceptforthetwodateclasps (7957Pte.F.Brunton.Rl:Irish Regt.) good very ne £100-£140

FrederickBrunton wasborninDublinin1868andattestedfortheRoyalIrishRegimentinLiverpoolon14February1901,havingpreviously servedinthe5th(Irish)VolunteerBattalion,LiverpoolRegiment.HeservedwiththeminSouthAfricaduringtheBoerWarfrom1April1901to 18 June 1902, and was discharged on the latter date. He died in Dublin in 1913.

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Queen’sSouthAfrica1899-1902,5clasps,CapeColony,OrangeFreeState,Transvaal,SouthAfrica1901,SouthAfrica1902, uno cial retaining rod between state and date clasps (1392 Tpr: A. H. Cook. S.A.C.) good very ne £70-£90

Arthur Herbert Cook was born on 10 September 1880 and served with ‘A’ Division, South African Constabulary. Sold with copied medal roll extract.

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Queen’sSouthAfrica1899-1902,5clasps,CapeColony,Johannesburg,DiamondHill,Wittebergen,SouthAfrica1901, dateclasp loose on riband (2103 Pte J. McIntosh, 1st Cam’n: Highrs:) suspension claw re-riveted, polished, good ne £100-£140

J. McIntosh attested for the Cameron Highlanders and served with the 1st Battalion in South Africa during the Boer War. Soldwithcopymedalrollextractscon!rmingallclasps,the !rststating ‘ToEngland,timeexpired’,andthesupplementaryrollnoting ‘Invalided22 January 1901’

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Queen’sSouthAfrica1899-1902,5clasps,TugelaHeights,OrangeFreeState,ReliefofLadysmith,Transvaal,Laing’sNek (3077 Pte. M. Smyth, Rl. Dublin Fus:) number and surname both o cially corrected, nearly extremely ne £100-£140 433

MichaelSmyth (recordedasSmithonthemedalroll)wasborninDublinin1870andattestedfortheRoyalDublinFusilierson4September 1888.Postedtothe1stBattalion,hedesertedon25July1893,butre-joinedin1899,forfeitingallpreviousservice.Heservedwiththe1st BattalioninSouthAfricaduringheBoerWarfrom10November1899to9November1900,andwasdischargedmedicallyun!ton13April 1901.

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Queen’sSouthAfrica1899-1902,6clasps,CapeColony,TugelaHeights,ReliefofLadysmith,Transvaal,Laing’sNek,SouthAfrica 1901 (1567 Pte. H. Tidy, Ri!e Brigade.) partially o cially corrected, nearly extremely ne

£140-£180

HarryTidy wasbornatEdenbridge,Kent,in1871andattestedfortheRi"eBrigadeon9September1891.Heservedwiththe3rdBattalionin Indiafrom4December1893to1February1899,andtransferredtotheReserveon5February1899.RecalledtotheColours,heservedwiththe 1stBattalioninSouthAfricaduringtheBoerWarfrom28October1899to8April1901,andwasdangerouslywoundedatGrootvleionBoxing Day 1900, whilst serving with ‘F’ Company, under Captain C. Radclyffe. The Ri!e Brigade at Grootvlei

AfteraquietChristmasbasedattheOceanaMinenearGrootvlei,Lieutenant-ColonelA.Colville,1stBattalion,Ri"eBrigade,proceededona farm-clearingexpedition,withasmallcolumnconsistingofsixcompaniesofthe1stBattalion,asquadronofthe13thHussars,fourgunsof63 Battery,RoyalFieldArtillery,aswellasone‘pom-pom’.Colvilleleft‘F’CompanyunderthecommandofCaptainRadclyffe,aswellassome artillerymen,toguardthebaggagewagonsbasedatthemine.ThecolumnmovedoutinthedirectionofRoddewal,whereafter !vemilesthey becameinvolvedinasmallskirmishatthe !rstofthetargetfarms.Duringtheskirmishalargepartyofapproximately450Boerswerespotted headingtowardstheOceanaMine.AsignalwassenttoCaptainRadclyffeinforminghimofthisdevelopment,andheatoncesetaboutdisposing hissmallforceinanattempttoprotectthebaggage,withthepom-pomlocatednearasmallhollow.Afteracoupleofhourshadpassedanumber ofmountedBoersappearedonaridgeathousandyardsaway.AsRadclyffe’smenopened !retheBoersdismounted,pushedforward,andsent outsmallpartiestotheleftandrightinanencirclingmovementagainsttheRi"eBrigadeposition.Underheavyandaccurate !rethepom-pom wasmoveddowntowardsthehollowandbacktowardsthecompound–oftheninemenwhoassistedinmovingthepom-pomonewaskilled and the other eight all wounded.

Seeingthattheenemywerenowadvancinginconsiderableforce,Radclyffedecidedtosendthebaggagebacktothecolumn,whilstattemptingto holdtheBoersincheckforaslongaspossible.UndercoverofheavyRi"eBrigade !refrombehindthewagons,thenativeteamsbeganinspanning theoxen.Whentheywereready tomovethenativeteamsstartedoff thewagonsinthedirectionofColville’scolumnand,astheydidso,the smallRi"eBrigadecoveringpartycameunderverysevere !reandhadtoretire,astheBoerssawthattheywerelosingtheirtarget.Duringthis time,Radclyffeandhissectionscontinuedtheirholdingactionbutsufferedanumberofcasualties,withtheirammunitionrunningoutfast.With thebaggagenowwellonitsway,Radclyffe,whowaslyingwounded,orderedthoseinadvancedpositionswhocoulddosotoretiretothe compoundsoastoavoidcapture.No.1sectionprovidedcovering !reuntiltheirammunitionranout,atwhichpointtheBoersadvancedrapidly, forcingtheirsurrender,alongwiththewoundedsoldiers.Fortunately,atthispoint,themaincolumnappearedonthehorizon,forcingtheBoers towithdraw,leavingtheirwoundedprisonersbehind.Forsometimethewoundedontheridgewereexposedto !refromboththereturning columnandtheBoers,andacorporalwasseentomakeavaliantattempttocarrythewoundedRadclyffetosafety.Totallossesthatdaywere heavy,with13Officersandmenkilled,44wounded,and19takenprisoner.Forhisgallantryindefendingtheposition,CaptainRadclyffewas awarded the D.S.O. (article in the O.M.R.S. Journal, Winter 1995 refers.)

TidywasevacuatedtoEnglandonaccountofhiswounds,andtransferredtotheReserveon17April1902.Hewas !nallydischargedon8 September 1903, after 12 years’ service.

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Queen’s Mediterranean 1899-1902 (1447 Corpl: M. Hogan. Rl: Mun: Fus:) nearly extremely ne

Provenance: Dix Noonan Webb, December 2006.

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£300-£400

China 1900, no clasp (St. Surgn. J. C. Ferguson, R.N., H.M.S. Wallaroo.) minor edge bruise, otherwise good extremely ne

£300-£400

JohnChristopherFerguson wasborninDublinin1863andwascommissionedintheRoyalNavyasaSurgeonin1888.Hewasadvanced Staff Surgeonin1900,andiscon!rmedontherollasbeingentitledtoanoclaspChinaMedalservinginH.M.S. Wallaroo.HewaspromotedFleet Surgeon1904,andsawfurtherservicedduringtheGreatWarasaSurgeonCommander(BritishWarandVictoryMedalsandRussianOrderof St. Stanislaus Second Class. He was promoted to his ultimate rank of Surgeon Captain 1918, and died in 1925. Sold with copied record of service, and medal roll extracts.

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AfricaGeneralService1902-56,1clasp,Jubaland (seefootnote) (2179Pte.OsmanFa..lmoola.3/K.A.R.) badedgecut a ecting two letters of name, otherwise nearly very ne £80-£100

The recipient is entitled to the clasp for Somaliland 1908-10, not Jubaland.

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Africa General Service 1902-56, 1 clasp, Kenya (2/Lt. J. W. Masters. R.N.F.) mounted for wear, slight edge bruises, very ne £140-£180

HenryJohnWaltonMasters wasbornon19August1934.HewascommissionedintotheRoyalNorthumberlandFusiliersasaSecond Lieutenant on 12 February 1954 and was promoted Lieutenant on 12 February 1956 and Captain on 12 February 1960.

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AscarceAfricaGeneralServiceMedalforKenyaawardedtoLanceCorporalD.V.Leaman,1stBattalion, TheDevonshireRegiment,whodiedofgunshotwoundsreceivedonoperationsagainsttheMauMau,10 November 1953

AfricaGeneralService1902-56,1clasp,Kenya(22652621PteDVLeamanDevons)innamedboxofissue, alaterissuewith engraved naming, nearly extremely ne £200-£300

DerekVictorLeaman wasa‘19yearoldTorquaysoldierservinginKenyawiththe1stBattalion,TheDevonshireRegiment...hasdiedina Military Hospital after receiving gunshot wounds while on active service against Mau Mau terrorists.

AWarOfficertelegram...toldMrandMrsE.Leaman,of36StarpittenGrovethattheirsonDerek,alance-corporalwithBCompany,diedat NyeriMilitaryHospitalonTuesday....BeforejoiningtheArmy,DerekwasemployedasamarketgardeneratStokeinteignhead...Derek,oneofa familyofeleven...wasat16yearsofage,interestedinhorsesandforatimehewasapprenticedasajockey...’(newspapercuttingincludedinlot refers)

LanceCorporalLeamandiedfromagunshotwoundtothepelvisreceivedwhilstonoperations.HediedinNyeriMilitaryHospital,10November 1953, and is buried in Nairobi Cemetery.

Soldwiththefollowingoriginalandcontemporarydocuments:ArmyCerti"cateofEducationThirdClass,dated20June1953;Inventoryof Soldier’sEffects,dated19January1954;letteraddressedtorecipient’smotherregardingphotographsofherson’sgraveandfuneralfromCaptain andAdjutantJ.P.Randle,DevonshireRegiment,dated4January1954;photographofrecipient’sfuneral,andgrave;newspapercuttingrelatingto recipient’s death, dated 13 November 1953.

IndiaGeneralService1908-35,1clasp,NorthWestFrontier1908 (2395Corpl.E.Hall1st.R.WarR.) initialo cially corrected, light contact marks, very ne £70-£90 440

IndiaGeneralService1908-35,1clasp,NorthWestFrontier1908,bronzeissue (BearerMaubuBux1st.Rl.M.Fus.) good very ne, rare to unit £140-£180 441 x

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IndiaGeneralService1908-35,1clasp,Abor1911-12 (3926SepoyFattehSingh,32ndSikhPioneers) edgenicks,very ne £140-£180

IndiaGeneralService1908-35,1clasp,AfghanistanN.W.F.1919 (214659Dvr.A.E.Jackson.R.A.) surnameo cially reimpressed;BritishWarMedal1914-20 (J.88029C.G.Jeffreys.Boy2R.N.);IndiaGeneralService1936-39,1clasp,North WestFrontier1936-37 (3503SepoyGaneshaSingh.4Rd.Constn.Bn.) unitpartiallyo ciallycorrectedandtoplugsonclasp bent; Efficiency Medal, G.VI.R., 1st issue, Territorial (2037238 S. Sjt. J. Terry. R.A.) generally very ne and better (4) £70-£90

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IndiaGeneralService1908-35,1clasp(2),Waziristan1919-21 (7815248Pte.J.Guthrie,M.G.C.);Waziristan1921-24 (3590470 Pte. A. Palfreyman. Bord. R.) latter o cially re-impressed; edge bruising, generally very ne and better (2) £80-£100

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India General Service 1908-35, 1 clasp, Malabar 1921-22 (5719816 Pte. J. Thompson, Dorset. R.) very ne £120-£160

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IndiaGeneralService1908-35,1clasp,Waziristan1921-24 (F/L.W.E.Hodgins.R.A.F.) retainingrodreplaced,lightcontact marks, otherwise very ne £200-240

WilfredErnestHodgins wasborninCanadain1892,andmedicallyquali"edasM.C.P.S.andM.B.inOntario,in1916.He "rstsawservicein theRoyalArmyMedicalCorps,beingCommissionedTemporaryLieutenanton15June1916,andwaspromotedCaptainon15June1917.He servedinMesopotamiafromJulytoDecember1916,inIndiafrom1916to1918,andthenSouthPersia1918to1920.Forhisserviceswiththe Royal Army Medical Corps he was Mentioned in Despatches (London Gazette 3 February 1920).

HodginswasinitiallysecondedtotheRoyalAirForcebutwassubsequentlytransferredtotheRoyalAirForcewithapermanentcommissionin 1924.HerosethroughtheranksoftheMedicalBranch,R.A.F.becomingDeputyPrincipalMedicalOfficer,HomeCommandandwaspromoted toWingCommanderin1935,andGroupCaptainon1July1939.HeisadditionallyentitledtotheG.S.M.1918-62,withclaspforSouthPersia, and the British War and Victory Medals, and is possibly also entitled to medals for service in the Second World War. Sold with copied research.

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India General Service 1908-35, 1 clasp, Waziristan 1925 (347556. A.C. 1. G. Cairns. R.A.F.) good very ne £800-£1,000

IndiaGeneralService1908-35,1clasp,NorthWestFrontier1930-31 (4446356Pte.H.Duncan.Durh.L.I.) edgebruising, very ne £60-£80

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IndiaGeneralService1908-35,1clasp,NorthWestFrontier1930-31 (11974Sep.Mohd.Hasan.2-10BaluchR.);General Service 1918-62, 1 clasp, Kurdistan (10660 Pte. Hari Temkar. 128 Pioneers) the rst lacquered, otherwise very ne (2) £70-£90

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India General Service 1908-35, 1 clasp, Burma 1930-32 (6283466 Pte. H. Flowerdew The Buffs.) good very ne £80-£100

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IndiaGeneralService1908-35(2),1clasp,Mohmand1933 (9839Sep.Timku,3-14PunjabR.);2clasps,Mahsud1919-20, Waziristan 1919-21 (286 L-Nk. Feroze Khan, 2-76 Pjbis.) very ne (2) £70-£90

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IndiaGeneralService1908-35,1clasp,NorthWestFrontier1935 (5496090Pte.R.Barham.Hamps.R.) minoredgebruise, good very ne £80-£100

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1914 Star, with clasp (SX5/177. F. C. Eastwood, A.B. R.N.V.R. Howe Btn. R.N.D.) nearly extremely ne £120-£160

FrederickCharlesEastwood wasborninSt.Leonard’sonSea,SussexinMarch1892.HeenlistedintheEastbourne(Sussex)Division,Royal NavalVolunteerReserveinSeptember1910,andwasmobilizedforservicewiththeHoweBattalion,RoyalNavalDivisioninAugust1914. EastwoodservedwiththeBattalionduringtheDefenceofAntwerp,andservedinGallipolifrom29April1915.AbleSeamanEastwoodwaskilled in action during the Third Battle of Krithia, 4-6 June 1915, and is commemorated on the Helles Memorial. Sold with copied service papers.

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1914 Star, with clasp (F.269. A. E. Lancaster, Ldg. Mech. R.N.A.S.) good very ne

£120-£160

AlbertEdwardLancaster wasborninPeckham,LondoninJanuary1880.HejoinedtheRoyalNavalAirServiceinSeptember1914(R.A.F. servicerecordsgivepreviousservicewith1stRoyalDragoonsin1904).ServiceduringtheGreatWarincludedatR.N.A.S.Westgate.Lancaster advancedtoPettyOfficerinFebruary1918,andtransferredtotheRoyalAirForceasaSergeantinApril1918(hisBWMandVMweresoldin these rooms in July 2010).

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1914 Star (M. A. Hayes. B.R.C.S. & O. St. J.J.) good very ne

£100-£140

MaryAliceHayes servedasaTheatreSisterwiththeBritishRedCrossandOrderofSt.JohnofJerusalem,BrusselsUnit,from15September 1914. She was awarded the Royal Red Cross 2nd Class for this work (London Gazette 3 June 1918: ‘Theatre Sister, B.R.C.S.’).

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1914-15 Star, unnamed; British War Medal 1914-20, unnamed, extremely ne (2)

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1914-15Star (J.5420V.J.McKey.A.B.,R.N.);VictoryMedal1914-19 (K.6687 J. Reilly. Act. L. Sto. R.N.) very ne and better (2) £60-£80

H.M.S. Amphion

AtthestartoftheGreatWar,H.M.S. Amphion wasleaderofthe3rdDestroyerFlotilla inthe1stLightCruiserSquadron,assignedtotheHarwichForce,defendingtheeastern approachestotheEnglishChannel,underthecommandofCaptainCecilH.Fox.Inthe morningof5August, Amphion andthe3rdFlotillasortiedintotheNorthSeatopatrol theareabetweenHarwichandtheDutchislandofTerschellingforGermanactivity.At 10:15ashipintheblack,buff,andyellowcoloursoftheGreatEasternRailway’s steamersthatpliedbetweenHarwichandtheHookofHollandwasspotted.Foxsent thedestroyersH.M.S. Lance andH.M.S. Landrail toinvestigateandshortlyafterwards anotherdestroyerreportedthatatrawlerhadseenasuspiciousship,‘throwingthings overboard,presumablymines’H.M.S. Amphion ledthe $otillatoinvestigateand observedthatthe $eeingshipwasdeployingmineseventhen.At10:45, Lance opened !re at a range of 4,400 yards.

ThetargetwasS.M.S. KöniginLuise,aformerHamburg-Heligolandexcursionboatthat hadbeenconvertedtoanauxiliaryminelayerbytheGermans.Theyhadplannedto mountapairof8.8-centimetre(3.5 in)gunsonboard,buttheydidnothavethetimeto doso;heronlyarmamentwasapairoflightergunsand180mines.Onthenightof4 August,shehaddepartedEmdenandheadedintotheNorthSeatolayminesoff the Thames Estuary, which she began to do at dawn.

The !refromthedestroyerswasineffectiveuntil Amphion closedtoarangeof7,000yardsandbeganhittingtheGermanshipatabout11:15.By noon, KöniginLuise wassinkingandthethreeBritishshipsrescued5officersand70ratings.The $otillaproceededonwardswiththeirpatroluntil theyreachedtheDutchcoastaround21:00andturnedforhome.Foxwasuncertainastothelocationsofthemineslaidby KöniginLuise andlaid a course that was seven nautical miles west of where he thought the mines were. He guessed wrongly and led his $otilla over the danger area. At06:35, Amphion struckaminethatdetonatedunderneathherbridge.Theexplosionsetherforecastleon !reandbroketheship’skeel.The destroyerH.M.S. Linnet attemptedtotowthecruiser,butadeepcrackacrossherupperdeckshowedthatshewashoggingbadlyandFox orderedhiscrewtoabandonship.Shortlyafterwards,herforwardmagazineexploded,throwingone4-inchgunintotheairthatnarrowlymissed Linnet.Oneof Amphion’sshellsburstonthedeckofthedestroyer Lark,killingtwoofhermenandtheonlyGermanprisonerrescuedfromthe cruiser. Amphion thenrapidlysankwithin15minutesoftheexplosionlosing1officerand131ratingskilledinthesinking,plusanunknownnumber of the crew rescued from Königin Luise. She was the !rst ship of the Royal Navy to be sunk in the Great War.

VictorJamesMcKey wasborninSolihull,Warwickshire,on12December1892andenteredtheRoyalNavyasaBoy,SecondClasson28 September1909.AdvancedAbleSeamanon20April1912,hejoinedH.M.S. Amphion on15September1913andwaskilledwhenshestrucka mine and sunk on 6 August 1914. He is commemorated on the Plymouth Naval Memorial.

JohnReilly wasborninLarkhall,Lanarkshire,on20January1892andenteredtheRoyalNavyon7May1910.HejoinedH.M.S. Amphion on2 April 1913 and was killed when she struck a mine and sunk on 6 August 1914. He is commemorated on the Plymouth Naval Memorial.

The1914-15StarawardedtoMajorN.M.Moncreiff,2ndCanadianMountedRi"es,whowaswoundedin action on the Western Front, 30 September 1916, and succumbed to those wounds, 15 November 1916

1914-15Star(Lieut:N.M.Moncreiff.2/Can:Mtd:Rif:);CanadianMemorialCross,G.V.R.(MajorN.H.Moncrieff [sic]) generallyvery ne or better (2) £160-£200

NormanHallidayMoncreiff wasborninEdinburgh,ScotlandinSeptember1886.HewasthesonofTheHon.F.Moncreiff of8Magdala Place,Edinburgh,andgrandsonofthe1stBaronMoncreiff.HeinitiallyservedwiththeBritishColumbiaHorse,beforetransferringtothe2nd CanadianMountedRi$es.Moncreiff servedwiththelatterontheWesternFront,andwaswoundedinaction,30September1916.Major Moncreiff diedofwoundsatNo.2RedCrossHospital,Rouen,15November1916,andiscommemoratedattheSt.SeverCemetery,Rouen.He is also commemorated on the Lavington Cenotaph, Canada.

1914-15Star (429258PteP.Rutledge.7/Can:Inf:);togetherwithBritishWarMedal1914-20(4) (2193345Sjt.R.J. Burland.C.E.;629923S.Sjt.J.T.Rigg.47-Can.Inf.;791065Pte.J.Fraser.47-Can.Inf.;629559Pte.J.Oxnam. 47-Can. Inf.) suspension claw re-pinned on last, edge bruising, nearly very ne, remainder generally very ne or better (5) £70-£90

PeterRutledge wasborninWaterside,Ayrshire,ScotlandinNovember1875.Hehad14yearspriorservicewithRoyalMarineLightInfantry; and,72ndRegiment,SeaforthHighlandersofCanada.RutledgeservedduringtheGreatWarwiththe7thBattalion(1stBritishColumbia), CanadianInfantryontheWesternFront.PrivateRutledgediedofillness,12September1916,andisburiedintheWokingham(St.Sebastian) Churchyard, Berkshire.

JohnThornthwaiteRigg wasborninWhitehaven,CumberlandinJuly1881.Hewasaminingengineerbyprofession,withpriorservicewith BedfordshireRegimentandCanadianArmyMedicalCorps.Riggservedwiththe47thBattalion,CanadianInfantryontheWesternFront,andhis name brought to the notice of Secretary of State for War for valuable service in connection with the war.

JohnOxnam wasborninMarazion,Penzance,CornwallinJune1897.HeservedduringtheGreatWarwiththe47thBattalion,Canadian InfantryontheWesternFront.PrivateOxnamwaskilledinactionintheattackatReginaTrench(Courcelette),11November1916.Heis commemorated on the Vimy Memorial, Pas de Calais, France.

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Single Campaign Medals

BritishWarMedal1914-20(3) (M8589W.T.MatthewCar.Cr.R.N.;SS.111544W.Will.L.Sto.R.N.;Ply.338-SAct. Sgt. L. Snellgrove. R.M.L.I.) suspension claw loose on 1st, last o cially renamed, edge bruising, nearly very ne (3) (3) £80-£120

WilliamThomasMatthews wasanativeofIslington,London,andthesonofMrandMrsW.T.S.Matthews,of19,WhitehallParkRoad, Chiswick,London.HeservedduringtheGreatWarasCarpenter’sCrewwithH.M.S. BlackPrince,andwaskilledinactionattheBattleofJutland. Duringthelateafternoonandnightof31Maythe BlackPrince hadlosttouchwiththemain !eet,andatabout00.15on1Juneshefoundherself 1,600yardsfromshipsoftheGerman1stBattleSquadron.Illuminatedbysearchlights,severalGermanbattleshipsthensweptherwith "reat pointblankrange.Unabletorespond,sheburstinto !amesandfourminuteslaterafteraterri"cexplosionshesankwithallhands-37officers, 815 ratings, and 5 civilians. Matthews in commemorated on the Portsmouth Naval Memorial.

WilliamWill wasborninAberdeeninMarch1893.HejoinedtheRoyalNavyasaStoker2ndClassinNovember1911,andsubsequentservice includedwithH.M.S. Legion from18July1914.Whilstservingwithher,WilltookpartintheBattleofHeligolandBight.Hetransferredtothe cruiser Calliope in March 1916, and served with her as part of the 4th Light Cruiser Squadron at the Battle of Jutland.

LouisSnellgrove servedwiththeRoyalMarineLightInfantryduringtheGreatWar,andwaswoundedinactionatGallipoli.Snellgroveserved withH.M.S. Fox, andwasawardedtheM.S.M.forservicesinRussia(LondonGazette 17October1919,havingalreadybeenM.I.D. LondonGazette 22 April 1919).

British War Medal 1914-20 (Ply. 7715 Pte. G. Stokes. R.M.L.I.) good very ne

£60-£80 461 x

GeorgeStokes waskilledaboardH.M.S. Amphion on6August1914,the "rstRoyalNavyshiptobesunkintheGreatWar.Inadditiontothe 1914-15StarandVictoryMedal,heisalsoentitledtotheQ.S.A.forserviceaboardH.M.S. Blanche andreceivedtheL.S.&G.C.medalinH.M.S. Gloucester in November 1910. He is commemorated by name on the Plymouth Naval Memorial.

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British War Medal 1914-20 (10164 Pte. C. W. Thorp. H.A.C.-Inf.-) extremely ne £60-£80

CecilW.Thorp attestedfortheHonourableArtilleryCompanyon27July1916,andservedduringtheGreatWarontheWesternFrontfrom 16 May 1917, and later in Italy.

Soldtogetherwithhisoriginal,hand-writtenpocketdiary,whichcontainadetailedandscarceaccountofhismovementsandtimeservedonthe WesternFront,andlaterintheItaliantheatrefrom30March1918to12October1918.The "nallaconicentryreads:‘12October;Southampton 5:30a.m.,ashore9a.m.,Waterloo1p.m.,hadlunch,home3p.m.’,followedbyasubsequententrydated11November1918;‘At11o’clock armistice signed.’

British War Medal 1914-20 (G-3215 Cpl. P. W. Dyer. The Queen’s R.) nearly very ne £40-£60

M.I.D. London Gazette 30 January 1920:

‘For valuable services rendered whilst prisoners of war or interned.’

PercyW.Dyer wasanativeofWestHartlepoolandservedduringtheGreatWarwiththe7th(Service)Battalion,TheQueen’sRegimentin the French theatre of war from 27 July 1915. He was taken prisoner of war whilst serving with the 1st Battalion at Ypres, 25 September 1917.

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(27968Pte.F.G.Brown.R.War.R.;16683Pte.E.H.Parry.R.War.R.;242692Pte. W.Pettifer.R.War.R.;2099Pte.F.Sanders.R.War.R.;40745Pte.G.England.Yorks.L.I.;43525Pte.J.R.B. Houghton. Manch. R.) generally very ne and better (6) £120-£160

FrederickGeorgeBrown wasborninWimborne,Dorset.HeattestedintotheRoyalWarwickshireRegimentforserviceduringtheGreat WarandservedontheWesternFront.AftercontractingTrenchFeverandaspellinhospitalinEngland,hereturnedtoFranceandlaterdiedof wounds on 15 April 1918. He is buried in Lapugnoy Military Cemetery, France.

EvanHenryParry,anativeofBirmingham,attestedatWarwickintotheRoyalWarwickshireRegimentforserviceduringtheGreatWarand servedontheWesternFrontwiththe1stBattalion.Hewaskilledinactionon3May1917;hehasnoknowngraveandiscommemoratedonthe Arras Memorial, France.

WilliamPettifer wasborninBirminghamin1873andattestedintotheRoyalWarwickshireRegimentforserviceduringtheGreatWar.He servedwiththe1st/6thBattalionontheWesternFront,andwaskilledinaction,aged44,on9November1917.Hehasnoknowngraveandis commemorated on the Tyne Cot Memorial, Belgium.

FrederickSanders wasborninBirminghamandattestedintotheRoyalWarwickshireRegiment.Heservedwiththe1stBattalionduringthe GreatWarontheWesternFrontfrom22August1914,anddiedofwoundson30April1915.HeisburiedinBoulogneEasternCemetery, France.

GeorgeEngland wasborninMangot"eld,Bristol.HeattestedintotheYorkshireLightInfantryandservedduringtheGreatWaronthe WesternFrontfrom6August1916.Hewaskilledinactionwhilstservingwiththe1/5thBattalionon9July1917andisburiedinRamscappelle Military Cemetery, Belgium.

JohnReginaldBurkettHoughton wasbornin1896andattestedintotheManchesterRegimentforserviceduringtheGreatWar.Heserved ontheWesternFrontandwaskilledinaction,aged21,whilstservingwiththe21stBattalion,on10January1917.Heiscommemoratedonthe Arras Memorial, France.

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British War Medal 1914-20 (S. Nurse

FlorenceEmmaDingle wasbornin1874atLostwithiel,Cornwall,andtrainedatBristolGeneralHospital,1905-08.ShejoinedtheTerritorial ForceNursingServicein1914andservedinitiallyat4thNorthernGeneralHospital,Lincoln.ShewassenttoSalonicawheresheservedfrom7 September1917,initiallyatNo.43GeneralHospitalandshortlyafterwardsatNo.48GeneralHospitalandthenatNo.40CasualtyClearing Station.AfterthewarendedsheservedsometimeattheBritishMilitaryHospitalinSo!abeforebeingdemobilised.ShejoinedtheNursing registerin1921(No.423)andwasalsoappointedaQueen’sNurse.ShealsojoinedtheReserveandwaspromotedtoSister,butresignedin 1930havingreachedtheagelimit.Shecontinuedhernursingworkintohermid-60s,herrecordgivingdetailsofappointments,courses,character and abilities until 1938. She died in 1965.

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TheBritishWarMedalawardedtoCaptainR.C.Dyer,SpecialList[D.C.M.,M.M.andBar,RussianOrderof St.George4thClass],lateSergeant,8thBattalion,CanadianInfantry,whowastwicedecoratedforhis gallantryatCourcelettein1916,andwasawardedtheD.C.M.forhisgallantryatOnega,Russiain1918.He wascommissionedandplacedincommandofabattalionraisedfromRussianBolshevikprisoners-the‘Dyer Battalion’ of the Slavo-British Legion, and died of disease in Russia, 30 December 1918

British War Medal 1914-20 (Capt. R. C. Dyer.) edge bruising, nearly very ne

£300-£400

Provenance: Dix Noonan Webb, December 2010.

D.C.M. London Gazette 16 January 1919:

‘ForconspicuousgallantryandresourceduringthelandingatOnegaandclearingofthetown.Hesetavery !neexampletohismenthroughout theaction,andfromaveryexposedposition,successfullyengagedanenemymachinegunatcloserangewithhisLewisgun.Heshowedmarked courageintakingupnewpositionswithhisgununderheavymachinegunandcrossri"e !re,andbyhisskilfuluseofitrenderedveryvaluable service.’

M.M. London Gazette 11 October 1916:

‘ForgallantryanddevotiontodutyinchargeofBrigadeRunnerspreviouslyto,butespeciallyduring,thesuccessfulattackbythisBrigadeonthe ZollernandHessiantrenches,Sept.26-271916.Withoutintermission,hewasconstantlysupervisingtheorganizationoftheBrigadeRunners&it wasowingtohimthatatnotimewereweoutoftouchbyrunnerwithanyofoutunits.Heshowedhimselftobeenergetic&trustworthyand set men under his command, & for his services in this connection I strongly recommend him for immediate reward.’

M.M. Second Award Bar London Gazette 23 October 1916:

‘ForgallantryanddevotiontodutyinchargeoftheBderunnerspreviouslytobutespeciallyduringthesuccessfulattackbytheBdeSept.26thand 27th1916.WithoutintermissionhewasconstantlysupervisingtheorganizationoftheBdeRunnersanditwasowingtohimthatatnotimewere weoutoftouchwithanyofoutunits.Heshowedhimselftobeenergeticandtrustworthyandsetmenunderhiscommandandforhisservicesin this connection I strongly recommend him.’

RoyceColemanDyer wasborninSutton,Quebec,CanadainFebruary1889.AButcherbyoccupation,heattestedfortheCanadianOverseas ExpeditionaryForceon21September1914.Dyerwaspostedtothe8thBattalion(ManitobaRegiment),CanadianInfantry.Heservedwiththe BattalionontheWesternFront,includingduringtheSecondBattleofYpreswherehewasgassed.Forhisbraveryunder !reduringthe !ghting around Courcelette in 1916, he was awarded the Military Medal and Bar.

DyeradvancedtoSergeantwhenhejoinedtheAlliedForcegoingtoRussiainJune1918,anddistinguishedhimselfduringthelandingsatOnega. SoonafterhewascommissionedandplacedincommandofabattalionraisedfromRussianBolshevikprisoners-the‘DyerBattalion’oftheSlavoBritishLegion.DyerwaslaterawardedtheRussianOrderofSt.George4thClass.CaptainDyerdiedofdisease,30December1918,andisburied in the Archangel Allied Cemetery.

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F. E. Dingle.)

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TheBritishWarMedalawardedtoBombardierC.H.Fox,4thBrigade,CanadianFieldArtillery,whowas killed in action near Dickebusch Lake, 30 April 1916

BritishWarMedal1914-20(83227Bmbr.C.H.Fox.C.F.A.) minoredgebruising;MemorialPlaque(CharlesHenryFox) therefore generally nearly very ne or better (2) £50-£70

CharlesHenryFox wasborninToronto,Ontario,CanadainOctober1894.HeservedduringtheGreatWarthe4thBrigade,CanadianField ArtilleryontheWesternFront.BombardierFoxwaskilledinactionnearDickebuschLake,30April1916,andisburiedintheReninghelstNew Military Cemetery, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium.

BritishWarMedal1914-20(3) (429282Pte.E.G.Larson.7-Can.Inf.;845382Pte.S.J.Tulloch.47-Can.Inf.; 628207Pte.G.Pease.C.M.G.Bde.);VictoryMedal1914-19(3) (428292Pte.J.Fyffe.7-Can.Inf.;428547Pte.J. O’Neill. 7-Can. Inf.; 116168 A.C.S. Mjr. H. Brady. 47-Can. Inf.) generally very ne or better (6) £80-£100

SamuelJohnTulloch wasborninSombraTownship,Ontario,CanadainFebruary1894.HeservedduringtheGreatWarwiththe47th Battalion(BritishColumbia),CanadianInfantryintheUK,anddiedofillness,9May1918,andisburiedintheNetleyMilitaryCemetery, Hampshire.

JohnFyffe wasborninBlairgowrie,Perthshire,ScotlandinAugust1883.HeservedduringtheGreatWarwiththe47thBattalion,Canadian InfantryontheWesternFront,anddiedofwounds,7May1917.TheCEFBurialRegistersgives-‘DiedofWounds-(Shrapnelwound,leftarm amputated) at No. 1 Canadian General Hospital, Etaples.’

Private Fyffe is buried in the Etaples Military Cemetery, Pas de Calais, France.

WilliamAlexanderMcNeill/JamesO’Neill enlistedunderthelatternameasanalias.HewasborninVancouver,BritishColumbia,Canada inSeptember1887.O’NeillservedduringtheGreatWarwiththe7thBattalion,CanadianInfantryontheWesternFront,anddiedofwounds,30 March1916.TheCEFBurialRegistersgives-‘DiedofWounds-whilstwithhisCompanyinthesupporttrenchesonMarch29th1916,hewas wounded by shrapnel from enemy shell. He was immediately taken to No. 1 Casualty Clearing Station, where he died the next day.’

Private O’Neill is buried in the Bailleul Communal Cemetery Extension, Nord, France.

HughBrady wasborninInniskillen,IrelandinAugust1877.Heresidedat1550VineStreet,Kitsilano,Vancouver,BritishColumbia.Bradyhad12 yearspriorservicewith6thDragoonGuards(entitledtoQSAandKSA);and,twoyearswithBCHorseasSquadronSergeantMajor.Heserved during the Great War as Company Sergeant Major with the 47th Battalion, Canadian Infantry on the Western Front.

BritishWarMedal1914-20(3) (3056553Pte.A.Tremblay38-Can.Inf.;3204466Pte.D.J.Molyneux.N.S.R.) third erased;PoliceL.S.&G.C.,E.II.R.,1stissue (Sergt.AlbertS.Molden) in RoyalMint caseofissue;CanadianForcesDecoration, E. II.R. (Cpl. J. M. J. C. Tremblay) last in case of issue, generally very ne (5) £80-£120

AdelardTremblay wasborninCornwall,Ontario,CanadainJuly1895.HewasaStenographerbytrade,andservedduringtheGreatWar withthe38thBattalion(Ottawa),CanadianInfantry.PrivateTremblaywaskilledinactionontheWesternFront,2September1918,andisburied in the Dury Mill British Cemetery, Pas de Calais, France.

DanielJohnMolyneux wasborninDundas,PrinceEdwardIsland,CanadainJune1887.HeservedduringtheGreatWarintheUKwiththe 1st Depot Battalion, Nova Scotia Regiment.

British War Medal 1914-20 (418896 Sjt. F. McKeown. 42-Can. Inf.) very ne £60-£80 470 x

M.M. London Gazette 16 August 1917:

‘InthevicinityofAvion,SouthWestofLensduringasuccessfulraidonthenightJune8/9th1917inwhich9Officersand420OtherRanksofthis Battaliontookpart,hedisplayedmarkedcoolnessandinitiativeinhandlinghissectionofri#egrenadierskeepingthemwellinhandgoingoverand co-operatinginthecaptureofanenemymachinegun.ThisN.C.O.hashadnearlytwoyearsservicewiththisBattalioninFranceandhas repeatedly shown outstanding courage. He has received no previous award.’

FrederickMcKeown wasborninHamilton,Ontario,CanadainMay1896.HeservedduringtheGreatWarwiththe42ndBattalion(Royal Highlanders of Canada), Canadian Infantry on the Western Front.

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TheBritishWarMedalawardedtoPrivateJ.Farrer,1stDepotBattalion,WesternOntarioRegiment,who died of pneumonia in the UK, 12 October 1918

BritishWarMedal1914-20(2356842Pte.J.Farrer.W.O.R.);CanadianMemorialCross,G.V.R.(2356842Pte.J.Farrer) toned, nearly extremely ne (2) £50-£70

JoshuaFarrer wasborninBurnleyLancashireinNovember1893.Heresidedat15May#owerStreet,Greece,Rochester,NewYork,U.S.A. FarrerservedduringtheGreatWarwiththe1stDepotBattalion,WesternOntarioRegimentintheUK.Hediedofpneumonia,12October 1918, and is buried in the Plymouth (Efford) Cemetery, Devon.

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TheBritishWarMedalawardedtoPrivateP.Roy,CanadianForestryCorps,whodiedasaresultofatrain accident, 26 March 1918

BritishWarMedal1914-20(666083Pte.P.Roy.C.F.C.) edgebruise;CanadianMemorialCross,G.V.R.(666083Pte.P.Roy.) generally good very ne (2) £80-£100

PhilicienRoy wasborninSt.Antoine,KentCounty,NewBrunswick,CanadainJune1896.HeservedduringtheGreatWarwiththeCanadian ForestryCorpsontheWesternFront,anddiedasaresultofatrainaccident,26March1918.PrivateRoyisburiedinChampagnoleCommunal Cemetery, Jura, France.

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BritishWarMedal1914-20(2) (476353Pte.G.C.Sinclair.F.G.H.;721033A.Cpl.T.Sinclair.C.R.T.) remnantsof lacquer, generally very ne or better (2) £50-£70

GeorgeCharlesSinclair wasborninWestSelkirk,Manitoba,CanadainDecember1898.Hewasa !sherman,andservedduringtheGreat WarwiththeFortGarryHorseintheUK.PrivateSinclairdiedafterthewarofrelatedinjuries/illness,15April1921,andisburiedinMapleton(St. Clement’s) Cemetery, Manitoba, Canada.

ThomasSinclair wasborninSt.Paul,Winnipeg,Manitoba,CanadainNovember1873.Hewasthefatheroftheabove,andservedduringthe GreatWarwiththeCanadianRailwayTroopsintheUK.SinclairdiedinFebruary1954,andisburiedwithhissoninMapleton(St.Clement’s) Cemetery, Manitoba, Canada.

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British War Medal 1914-20, bronze issue (343 Porter Ganesh. 8th. P. Cps.) nearly very ne

£80-£100

VictoryMedal1914-19(4) (29436.Cpl.A.Stanton.R.A.F.;33455.1.A.M.J.Flatman.R.A.F.;33589.1.A.M.N.S. Hodgson. R.A.F.; 135856 2.A.M. L. Black. R.A.F.) generally very ne (4) £60-£80

AlbertStanton wasbornon18January1885andcommencedserviceintheRoyalFlyingCorpson27May1916,attheageof30,andwasby tradeaCarpenterandJoiner.HeservedinFranceasanAeroRigger,includingservicewith23Squadron,from21June1916to24September 1918, before transferring to the Reserve on 9 March 1919.

JohnFlatman wasbornin1887andcommencedserviceintheRoyalFlyingCorpson17June1916,attheageof28,andwasbytradea chauffeur.HeservedinFranceasaDriver/Chauffeurfrom27November1916to6February1919,andwasdischargedtotheReserveon10 March 1919.

NormanSimonHodgson wasbornin1882andcommencedserviceintheRoyalFlyingCorpson20June1916,andwasbytradeabaker.He served in France with No. 6 Wing, R.F.C. from 13 October 1917 to 25 February 1919 and was discharged to the Reserve on 27 March 1919.

LewisBlack wasbornin1897andcommencedserviceintheRoyalFlyingCorpson16May1916,declaringpriorserviceasaPrivateinthe SeaforthHighlanders,andwasbytradeanapprenticecoppersmith.HehadservedinFrancewiththeSeaforthHighlandersfrom5September 1916to9December1917,andthenasacoppersmithwiththeR.F.C.andR.A.F.from10December1917to14February1919.Hewas discharged to the Reserve on 23 March 1919.

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TheVictoryMedalawardedtoCorporalC.A.Garten[M.M.],47thBattalion(BritishColumbia),Canadian Infantry

Victory Medal 1914-19 (2137343 Cpl. C. A. Garten. 47-Can. Inf.) good very ne £50-£70

M.M. London Gazette 14 May 1919.

ChesterArthurGarten wasborninAbilene,Kansas,U.S.A.inJune1880.HeservedinUSNavyfrom1903-1907,beforeresidinginVavenby, BritishColumbia,Canada.GartenservedduringtheGreatWarwiththe47thBattalion(BritishColumbia),CanadianInfantryontheWestern Front. He died in Vancouver in September 1941.

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TheVictoryMedalawardedtoPrivateH.E.Hawkes,75thBattalion(Mississauga),CanadianInfantry,who was killed in action at Vimy, 1 March 1917

VictoryMedal1914-19(681785Pte.H.E.Hawkes.75-Can.Inf.);CanadianMemorialCross,G.V.R.(681785Pte.H.E.Hawkes) generally very ne or better (2) £60-£80

HenryErnestHawkes wasborninSuffolk,EnglandinAugust1884.Heresidedwithhiswifeat264QueenStreetWest,Toronto,Ontario, Canada.HawkesservedduringtheGreatWarwiththe75thBattalion(Mississauga),CanadianInfantryandwaskilledinactionontheWestern Front at Vimy, 1 March 1917. Private Hawkes is buried in La Chaudiere Military Cemetery, Vimy, France.

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Territorial Force War Medal 1914-19 (2. Lieut. L. T. Burgess. R. Ir. Rif.) good very ne, rare to unit £240-£280

LeonardThomasBurgess wascommissionedSecondLieutenantintheRoyalIrishRi#es,andservedwiththeMachineGunCorpsduringthe Great War on the Western Front from July 1916. His British War and Victory Medal pair were issued from the Machine Gun Corps medal roll. SoldwithcopiedmedalindexcardandmedalrollextractswhichshowBurgessasbeingoneofonlytwoofficersfromtheRoyalIrishRi#esto receive the Territorial Force War Medal.

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NavalGeneralService1915-62,1clasp,Minesweeping1945-51 (P/SKX.872933B.CammidgeSto.Mech.R.N.) officially re-impressed naming, edge bruising and contact marks, otherwise nearly very ne £100-£140

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GeneralService1918-62,1clasp,Palestine (3055402.Pte.M.RosieR.Scots.) solderrepairtosuspension,surnameo cially corrected, nearly very ne £50-£70

M.Rosie servedwiththe1stBattalion,RoyalScotsinPalestine.Hesubsequentlyservedwiththe2ndBattalionduringtheSecondWar,andwas taken prisoner of war at the fall of Hong Kong, 25 December 1941.

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GeneralService1918-62,1clasp,S.E.Asia1945-46 (3211004A.C.1.W.J.Colecliffe.R.A.F.);GeneralService1962-2007,1 clasp,Radfan (1943879SAC.P.J.GriggR.A.F.) thesecondmountedcourt-styleasworn, the rstwithheavyedgebruising, therefore nearly very ne; the second nearly extremely ne (2) £80-£100

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General Service 1918-62, 1 clasp, Palestine 1945-48 (Capt. W. G. Ash. 9/L.) nearly extremely ne £120-£160

WilfredGeorgeAsh wasappointed2ndLieutenantintheReconnaissanceCorpson25July1942,andtoaShortServicecommissioninthe RoyalArmouredCorpsasLieutenanton25November1946,withseniority25January1943.Heservedwiththe9thLancersfromNovember 1946 to 1949. He was deprived of his hon. rank of Captain on 31 January 1867, on conviction by the Civil Power. Sold with some copied research.

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GeneralService1918-62,1clasp,Malaya,G.VI.R. (Lt.A.B.Young.R.A.M.C.) innamedcardboxofissue;togetherwiththe related miniature award, this a G.VI.R. 1st type planchet, and riband bar, a slightly later issue struck on a thinner an, extremely ne

£70-£90

AndrewBuchananYoung wascommissionedLieutenant,RoyalArmyMedicalCorps,on20August1951,andservedinMalayaattachedto 1/10thPrincessMary’sOwnGurkhaRi!es.AdvancedCaptain,hesubsequentlyservedasDeputyChiefMedicalOfficer,ScottishOffice,andwas appointed an Honorary Physician to H.M. Queen Elizabeth II on 10 May 1993.

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General Service 1918-62, 1 clasp, Malaya, E.II.R. (2744740 L.A.C. E. V. Morgan. R.A.F.) extremely ne £40-£50

GeneralService1918-62,1clasp,CanalZone (22504363GdsmCCareColdmGds) innamedcardboxofissue, extremely ne £140-£180

General Service 1918-62, 1 clasp, Canal Zone (22436279 Pte H R Booth Border R) extremely ne £140-£180

General Service 1918-62, 1 clasp, Cyprus (23311573 Pte. G. E. French. Oxf & Bucks.) nearly extremely ne £80-£100

GeraldEdwardFrench wasborninRatley,Warwickshire,on1April1936andattestedfortheOxfordshireandBuckinghamshireLight Infantry.Heservedwiththe1stBattalioninCyprus,anddiedtherefromperitonitisinfectionon28October1957,aged21.Heisburiedin Waynes Keep Cemetery, Nicosia, Cyprus.

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General Service 1918-62, 1 clasp, Cyprus (23433575 Pte. W. P. Kendrick. Mx.) edge bruising, very ne £50-£70

GeneralService1918-62,1clasp,Cyprus (Lt.G.J.Biggam.R.A.M.C.);togetherwiththerelatedminiatureaward,this mounted as worn, nearly extremely ne £80-£100

GeneralService1918-62,1clasp,Cyprus (23345103Pte.B.J.T.Britton.Int.Corps.) innamedcardboxofissue, extremely ne £60-£80

General Service 1918-62, 1 clasp, Arabian Peninsula (1020 Sgt. Ali Bakhit. T.O.S.) extremely ne £60-£80

General Service 1918-62, 1 clasp, Arabian Peninsula (1301 Pte. Abdullah Thalib. T.O.S.) nearly extremely ne £50-£70

GeneralService1918-62,1clasp,ArabianPeninsula (1078Pte.MuhammadJuma.T.O.S.) innamedcardboxofissue, extremely ne £60-£80 493

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General Service 1918-62, 1 clasp, Arabian Peninsula (2228 Pte. Rashid Hamad. T.O.S.) extremely ne £50-£70

GeneralService1918-62,1clasp,ArabianPeninsula (3040BoyAbbasKambar.T.O.S.) claspfacingslightlybent,andcoupleof digs to obverse eld, otherwise good very ne £50-£70

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General Service 1918-62, 1 clasp, Arabian Peninsula (1075 Boy. Yarman Muhammad. T.O.S.) extremely ne £50-£70

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Single Campaign Medals

GeneralService1918-62,1clasp,ArabianPeninsula (2063GundiM.S.Haushabi.F.G.) edgebruisingandcontactmarks,nearly very ne £80-£100

M. S. Haushabi served as a Private (Gundi) in the Federal Guard.

IndiaGeneralService1936-39,1clasp(2),NorthWestFrontier1936-37 (6196SepoyTirlokSingh,2-17Dogra.R.) this witho cialcorrections;NorthWestFrontier1937-39 (11476Sep.WaryamSingh,1-12F.F.R.) tracesoflacquertolatter, good very ne (2) £60-£80

DefenceMedal;WarMedal1939-45,withM.I.D.oakleaf;U.N.Korea1950-54,unnamedasissued;EfficiencyMedal,E.II.R.,2nd issue, Territorial (947904 Sgt. J. R. Hammond. R.A.) very ne Malaysia,Federation,MedaloftheOrderoftheDefenderoftheRealm(PingatPangkuanNegara),silver,inembossedcaseof issue, extremely ne (5) £60-£80

Newfoundland Volunteer War Service Medal, officially numbered ‘2876’, in Royal Mint case of issue, extremely ne, scarce £700-£900

Southern Rhodesia Service Medal, nearly extremely ne £240-£280

Korea 1950-53, Canadian issue, silver (D-8000333 V. Chouinard) very ne £70-£90

JosephPierreViateurChouinard wasborninDecember1929,andwasanativeofQuebec,Canada.HewasemployedasaLumberjackby St.LawrencePaper,TrinityBay,Quebecpriortomilitaryservice.Chouinardservedwiththe2ndBattalion,22ndRegiment,CanadianArmyin Korea, and died of accidental injuries received when another soldier was cleaning a Bren Gun, Chunggye, 21 May 1951. Sold with copied service papers.

General Service 1962-2007, 1 clasp, Radfan (Flt. Lt. L. R. Overy R.A.F.) in named card box of issue, nearly extremely ne £80-£100

GeneralService1962-2007,1clasp,Radfan (4269039SAC.K.B. Rabjohns R.A.F.) extremely ne £60-£80

KennethBarryRabjohns wasbornon17June1944andenlistedintheRoyalAir Forceon4January1962.HesawfurtherservicewiththeRoyalMechanicaland Electrical Engineers.

Soldwithaphotographicimageoftherecipient;andanamedR.E.M.E.Presentation Service Certi"cate.

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GeneralService1962-2007,1clasp,SouthArabia (23977782Pte.J.A.Riddiford.Lan.R.(PWV)) nearlyextremely neand a scarce award to a casualty £260-£300

JamesAustinRiddiford wasborninBirminghamon12October1944andattestedfortheLancashireRegiment.Heservedwiththe1st BattalioninAden,andwas‘fatallyinjuredinanexchangeof !rebetweenArabsandtroopsatanobservationpostoftheSingaporeLinesmilitary campinAden.HelaterdiedfromhiswoundsintheR.A.F.Hospital,SteamerPoint,Adenon11July1967’(Britain’sSmallWarswebsiterefers). His body was repatriated and he is buried in Burnley Cemetery, Lancashire. Sold with copied research.

General Service 1962-2007, 1 clasp, Northern Ireland (24158726 Tpr. D. Cottam 9/12L.) extremely ne £80-£100

General Service 1962-2007, 2 clasps, Northern Ireland, Dhofar (24315909 Dvr. J. Robinson RCT.) good very ne £140-£180

Civilian Service Medal (Afghanistan) 2001 (Pushpak Gurung) mounted as issued, extremely ne £100-£140

Iraq Reconstruction Service Medal 2003 (Him Rana) lacking ribbon, abrasively cleaned and polished, therefore good ne £80-£100

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Coronation, Jubilee and Long Service Medals

ImperialServiceMedal(5),G.V.R.,Circularissue,1st‘coinagehead’issue(2) (RichardClemence;FrederickDavidBailey.)

G.V.R.,Circularissue,2nd‘Coronationrobes’issue(2) (CalebPhillips.;JohnHenryMartin);G.VI.R.,1stissue (George Giles Bolden.) very ne or better (5) £70-£90

I.S.M. London Gazette, 8 June 1923, Clemence, Richard, Ship Fitter, H.M. Dockyard, Devonport.

I.S.M. London Gazette, 11 September 1925, Bailey, Frederick David, Hammerman, H.M. Dockyard, Portsmouth.

I.S.M. London Gazette, 18 December 1934, Phillips, Caleb, Smith, H. M. Dockyard, Devonport.

I.S.M. London Gazette, 22 September, 1936, Martin, John Henry, Skilled Labourer (Transporter Operator), H.M. Dockyard, Portsmouth.

I.S.M. London Gazette, 8 December 1942, Bolden, George Giles, Shipwright. H.M. Dockyard, Chatham. Sold with copy research.

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ImperialServiceMedal(5),G.V.R.,Circularissue,1st‘coinagehead’issue(2) (ThomasHenryPitt;JamesMoseley.);G.VI.R., 1stissue(2) (EdwardConroy;MorrisAnthonyCusse);E.II.R.,2ndissue (FrederickHenryGoby) very neorbetter(5) £70-£90

I.S.M. London Gazette, 11 January 1924, Pitt, Thomas Henry, Skilled Labourer, H.M. Dockyard, Portsmouth.

I.S.M. London Gazette, 14 March 1930, Moseley, James, Joiner, Royal Naval Armament Depot, Priddy’s Hard, Gosport.

I.S.M. London Gazette, 11 July 1941, Conroy, Edward, Skilled Labourer (Stoker), H.M. Dockyard, Sheerness.

I.S.M. London Gazette, 10 October 1941, Cusse, Morris Anthony, Skilled Labourer (Engineer Machinist), H.M. Dockyard, Portsmouth.

I.S.M. London Gazette, 11 March 1974, Goby, Frederick Henry, Electrical Fitter, Portsmouth. Sold with copy research.

ImperialServiceMedal(4),G.V.R.,Circularissue,1st‘coinagehead’issue (HenryMeirsTrevan.) incaseofissue;E.II.R.,2nd issue(3) (RichardVictorReed;WilliamSydneyBennetts;LeslieRobertPearce) allin RoyalMint casesofissue,edge digs to last, otherwise very ne or better (4) £60-£80

I.S.M. London Gazette, 16 September 1924, Trevan, Henry Meirs, Shipwright, Recorder, H.M. Dockyard, Devonport.

I.S.M. London Gazette, 24 March 1961, Reed, Richard Victor, Mess Steward, Portsmouth.

I.S.M. London Gazette, 29 October 1965, Bennetts, William Sydney, Blacksmith, Plymouth.

I.S.M. London Gazette, 7 August 1970, Pearce, Leslie Robert, Mechanical Transport Driver, Portsmouth. Sold with copy research.

513 x

ImperialServiceMedal(4),G.V.R.,Circularissue,1st‘coinagehead’issue (ChristmasJohnCrow.) incaseofissue;G.VI.R.,1st issue (LeonHannaford) in RoyalMint caseofissue;E.II.R.,2ndissue(2) (WilliamArchibaldLisney;FrederickCharles Ayling) both in Royal Mint cases of issue, edge bruise to rst, otherwise very ne or better (4) £60-£80

I.S.M. London Gazette, 18 February 1930, Crow, Christmas John, Engine Fitter, H.M. Dockyard, Portsmouth.

I.S.M. London Gazette, 21 October 1947, Hannaford, Leon, Boilermaker, H.M. Dockyard, Devonport.

I.S.M. London Gazette, 30 September 1960, Lisney, William Archer, Skilled Labourer, Portsmouth.

I.S.M. London Gazette, 10 May 1971, Ayling, Frederick Charles, Painter, Portsmouth. Sold with copy research.

514 x

ImperialServiceMedal(4),G.V.R.,Circularissue,2nd‘Coronationrobes’issue(3) (ArthurMason.;GeorgeTyldenPerch; HenryJamesProut.) lastincaseofissue;E.II.R.,2ndissue (CyrilJamesGagg) in RoyalMint caseofissue, very neorbetter (4) £60-£80

I.S.M. London Gazette, 25 February 1936, Mason, Arthur, (Boilermaker’s Assistant), H.M. Dockyard, Chatham.

I.S.M. London Gazette, 20 October 1933, Perch, George Tylden, Engine Driver, H.M. Dockyard, Chatham.

I.S.M. London Gazette, 30 June 1936, Prout, Henry James, Foreman of Works, H.M. Dockyard, Devonport.

I.S.M. London Gazette, 24 January 1964, Gagg, Cyril James, Shipwright, Portsmouth. Sold with copy research.

515 x

Coronation, Jubilee and Long Service Medals

ImperialServiceMedal(4),G.VI.R.,1stissue (HarryBlythe.) incaseofissue;G.VI.R.,2ndissue (HaroldRichardStephen Handford) indamaged RoyalMint caseofissue;E.II.R.,2ndissue(2) (HaroldFredHorn;ClaudeMartin) bothin RoyalMint cases of issue, generally very ne of better (4)

£60-£80

I.S.M. London Gazette, 23 September 1938, Blythe, Harry, Engine Fitter, H.M. Dockyard, Portsmouth.

I.S.M. London Gazette, 22 December 1950, Handford, Harold Richard Stephen, Wireman, H.M. Dockyard.

I.S.M. London Gazette, 30 December 1958. Horn, Harold Fred, Shipwright, Portsmouth.

I.S.M. London Gazette, 4 December 1970, Martin, Claude, Storehouse Assistant, Devonport. Sold with copy research.

516

Jubilee 1887, bronze, unnamed as issued, good very ne

£100-£140

517 x

Jubilee1887,clasp,1897,MetropolitanPolice (PC,C.Crosswell.T.Divn.);Coronation1911,MetropolitanPolice (Insp.G. Davis) the rst nearly very ne, second better (2) £80-£100

GeorgeDavis joinedtheMetropolitanPoliceasaconstableon21June1893,with‘H’(Whitechapel)Division,andretiredfromtheforceafter serving35yearson29July1928.PriortohisenlistmenthehadservedasanasylumattendantatthetopsecurityPrioryclinicinRoehampton. Sold with copied Metropolitan Police record of service.

518

Coronation1902,bronze;Coronation1911;Jubilee1935;Coronation1937;Coronation1953,allunnamedasissued, nearly extremely ne (5) £100-£140

519

ArmyMeritoriousServiceMedal,G.VI.R.,3rdissue

(389864W.O.Cl.1.K[sic].R.K.Campbell.TheGreys.) lasttwo letters of unit o cially corrected, extremely ne £80-£100

JohnRobertKiddCampbell wasborninBurnley,Lancashire,in1895andattestedforthe1stDragoonson31January1914,servingwith themduringtheGreatWarontheWesternFrontfrom5October1915to16September1919.Hetransferredtothe2ndDragoons(Royal ScotsGreys)withtherankofSergeant,becomingaStaff Sergeant-Major,andwascommissionedaLieutenantin287Company,RoyalPioneer Corps on 5 March 1941. He resigned his commission on 3 January 1944, and died at Flyde in 1963. Sold with copied research.

Royal Navy L.S. & G.C., V.R., narrow suspension, engraved naming (Joseph. Cross. Pte. R.M. H.M.S. Jackal) good very ne £120-£160 520

JosephCross wasbornintheParishofWilton,nearTaunton,Somerset,andenlistedintothe1stSomersetMilitiaon7October1861,aged18. Hewasdischargedon26May1862,onwhichdateheenlistedintothePortsmouthDivisionoftheRoyalMarines.Heserveda"oataboardH.M.S. RoyalAdelaide, JanuarytoDecember1864; Gannett, July1865toOctober1868; Jackal, July1870toDecember1875; Indus, October1876to January1877;and Invincible, MarchtoAugust1878.APrivatethroughouthisperiodofservice,hischaracterwasgenerally‘V.Good’or ‘Exemplary’, he was discharged on ‘Invalided’ on 22 October 1878, having received his Long Service and Good Conduct Medal on 19 July 1875. Sold with copied record of service.

521 x

Royal Navy L.S. & G.C., V.R., narrow suspension, engraved naming (Robert Pattison Gunner 7th Co. R.M.A.) very ne £100-£140

RobertPattison wasbornatThirsk,Yorkshire,inMay1844andenlistedintheRoyalMarineArtilleryatDerbyon26May1864.Hewas reengaged on 19 April 1876, and was awarded his Long Service and Good Conduct Medal on 1 July of that year. Sold with copied record of service.

522

RoyalNavyL.S.&G.C.,V.R.,narrowsuspension,impressednaming (JohnJamesSkewes.Qr.Mr.H.M.S.Cambridge) edge nicks, good very ne £100-£140

523 x

RoyalNavyL.S.&G.C.,V.R.,narrowsuspension,impressednaming (CharlesGillingham,Boatman,H.M.Coastguard.) good very ne £80-£100

524 x

RoyalNavyL.S.&G.C.,V.R.,narrowsuspension,impressednaming (JasDunk,Sergt.No.3498Chat.R.M.L.I.) goodvery ne £100-£140

JamesDunk wasborninFaversham,Kent,on19July1865,andenlistedintheRoyalMarineson19January1885,aclerkbyoccupation.Hewas awarded his Long Service and Good Conduct Medal in April 1900, and was discharged, ‘medically un#t for further service’ on 6 August 1912. Sold with copied record of service.

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525 x

Coronation, Jubilee and Long Service Medals

RoyalNavyL.S.&G.C.,G.V.R.,1stissue (8751.GeorgeSmith,Sergeant.R.M.A.);RoyalFleetReserveL.S.&G.C.,G.VI.R., 1st issue (Ply. 21539 (Ply. B. 2055) F. Gospel. Mne. R.F.R.) nearly extremely ne (2) £100-£140

GeorgeSmith wasbornatBenson,Oxfordshire,on7December1879,andenlistedintheRoyalMarineArtilleryinLondonon6March1900. PromotedBombardieron6October1909,andCorporalon13June1913,heservedduringtheGreatWarwiththeRoyalMarineAnti-Aircraft Brigade,andwaspromotedSergeanton21October1915.HewasawardedhisLongServiceandGoodConductMedalon4July1916,andwas promoted Colour Sergeant on 23 October 1919. He was discharged on 5 March 1921, after 21 years’ service.

FrankGospel wasborninPocklington,Yorkshire,on26October1903andjoinedtheRoyalMarineArtilleryatManchesteron8January1923. HeservedwiththePlymouthDivisionuntilbeingdischargedon14April1928,andjoinedtheRoyalFleetReservethefollowingday.Hewas awardedhisLongServiceandGoodConductMedalinJanuary1938,andwasdischargedon14Aprilofthatyear.Thisishissolemedallic entitlement.

Sold with copied Service Papers.

526

Royal Air Force L.S. & G.C., G.V.R. (332529. F/Sgt. C. H. Wood. R.A.F.) nearly extremely ne £50-£70

CecilHenryWood wasborninChiswick,London,on17May1893andservedwithboththeRoyalFusiliersandtheRoyalArmyServiceCorps duringtheGreatWar.HetransferredtotheRoyalAirForceon29July1919,andservingasaStoresClerkwasadvancedFlightSergeanton1 April 1928.

Sold with copied record of service and other research.

527

VolunteerForceLongServiceMedal,V.R. (Colr.Sergt.C.H.Wilson.1.V.B.P.W.O.WestYorksRegt.1895.) engraved naming, good very ne £70-£90

Colonial Auxiliary Forces Long Service Medal, G.V.R. (A/Cpl. E. Ninham Midd. L.I.) claw tightened, nearly very ne £50-£70

Provenance: Dix Noonan Webb, September 2005.

Enous Ninham was born in Oneida, Middlesex County, Ontario, Canada in January 1890. He served in Canada during the Great War.

529

528 x EfficiencyDecoration,E.II.R.,Territorial,reverseofficiallydated1985,withintegraltopribandbar,in RoyalMint caseofissue; together with a related miniature award, with top T. & A.V.R. riband bar, extremely ne £60-£80

530

531

532

Territorial Force Efficiency Medal, E.VII.R. (217 L.Sjt: J. H. Baguley. 6/Manch: Regt.) minor edge nicks, good very ne £70-£90

TerritorialForceEfficiencyMedal,E.VII.R. (397Q.M.Sjt:R.Pinder.10/Manch:Regt.) "ttedwithacontemporarysilver straight bar suspension and matching top brooch bar, nearly extremely ne £70-£90

Efficiency Medal, E.II.R., 2nd issue, Australia (137156 H. W. Evans) engraved naming, good very ne £60-£80

HaroldWilliamEvans wasborninBrisbane,Queensland,on5February1943andenlistedintheCitizenMilitaryForcesinQueenslandon14 May1962.HewasadvancedWarrantOfficerClassIIin1972,andwasawardedhisEfficiencyMedalin1975(AustralianGovernmentGazette 6May 1975).

Sold with copied research.

533

Pair: Fireman L. H. J. Christian, London Fire Brigade

FireBrigadeL.S.&G.C.(FiremanLeonardH.J.Christian);LondonCountyCouncilFireBrigadeL.S.&G.C.(LeonardH.J.Christian 1954) in case of issue, nearly extremely ne (2) £50-£70

LeonardHerbertJamesChristian wasbornin1909andisshowninthe1939Registerasresidingat74GreenwichSouthStreet,andwasa Motor Driver by trade.

Soldwitha somewhatdamaged originalLondonFireBrigadeenclosureletterfortheL.C.C.medal,dated11March1955andaddressedtoFm.L. H. J. Christian at Station C. 46, Greenwich, London.

534

PrisonService(OperationalService)L.S&G.C.,E.II.R. (SORGambleKV009) in RoyalMint caseofissue;togetherwiththe recipient’sH.M.PrisonService25Years’Servicelapelpin,silver,officiallynamed‘RichardGamble’,in RoyalMint caseofissue, extremely ne, the latter scarce (2) £140-£180

Soldwiththerecipient’sCerti"cateofLongServicefor25Years’Service;andInvitationforthepresentationoftherecipient’sLongServiceMedal, for 20 Years’ Service.

RichardGamble waspresentedwithhisPrisonServiceLongServiceandGoodConductMedalbytheHighSheriff ofNorthYorkshireat H.M. P. Kirklevington Grange, on 16 August 2011.

535 x

Canadian Forces Decoration, E.II.R. (Major L. R. Whitehorn) good very ne

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£50-£70

536 x

Coronation, Jubilee and Long Service Medals

RoyalCanadianMountedPoliceLongServiceMedal,G.VI.R.,1stissue (OliverL.D.) innamedcardboxofissue, nearlyextremely ne £200-£300

LawrenceDonaldOliver wasborninAugust1901,andjoinedtheRoyalCanadianMountedPoliceatOttawainAugust1925.Hespenthis entirecareerwith‘K’Division,servingatKethbridgeandCalgaryamongstotherdetachments.OliveradvancedtoCorporalinApril1940,andto Sergeant in November 1945. He retired in May 1949, and died in Calgary in October 1985.

537 x

RoyalCanadianMountedPoliceLongServiceMedal,E.II.R.,2ndissue (J.W.Tomelin) innamedcardboxofissue,additionally annotated ‘14486 Sgt.’, mint state £200-£300

Provenance: D. G. Mellen Collection, Dix Noonan Webb, March 2015.

538 x

Royal Canadian Mounted Police Long Service Medal, E.II.R., 2nd issue (W. G. Walker) in case of issue, extremely ne £280-£320

Provenance: Dix Noonan Webb, September 2008.

WilliamGilbertWalker engagedwiththeRoyalCanadianMountedPoliceon8February1954andtookhisdischargeinNovember1957.He re-engagedwiththeR.C.M.P.in1961andservedwiththemuntilhetransferredtotheCanadianSecurityIntelligenceServiceinJuly1984.Heleft the R.C.M.P. with the rank of Inspector. Walker died in May 1987. Sold with some copied service details.

Life Saving Awards

Lloyd’sWarMedalforBraveryatSea,silver (RadioOfficerP.G.Winsor,S.S.“SultanStar”14th.February1940.) in #tted case of issue, surname o cially corrected (presumably having originally been spelt ‘Windsor’), extremely ne £400-£500

Lloyd’s War Medal for Bravery at Sea, Lloyd’s List 18 March 1941: Philip George Windsor [sic], Radio Officer, Sultan Star ‘Theshipwastorpedoedwithoutwarning,andatoncebegantosettlebythestern.TheradioofficersentoutanSOSSignal,andthemaster,who wasonthebridge,telegraphed‘FinishedwithEngines,'thesignalforthosebelowtogotoboatstations.Themaster,seeinghisshipwasfast sinking, ordered all boats to get well clear except one which was to stand by to pick up the radio officer and himself.

TheradioofficercontinuedtobroadcasttheSOSandthemastertriedtodraghimfromhisinstrument,seeingthatthewaterwasovertheafter endoftheboatdeckandtherewasdangeroftheboilersburstingatanymoment.Mr.Windsorwouldnotleaveuntilhewassurehissignalshad beenreceived.Astheshipwasgoingdownthemasterdivedoverboard,ashecoulddonomore.Onbeinghauledintothelifeboathelooked back and saw the radio officer dive to the side of the vessel, which was standing on her stern, and slide down a rope just as the ship sank.

Thedeckcargoofheavybarrelsbrokeloose,andasnoboatcouldhavelivedinthewhirlpoolthemasterwaitedforittogodownbeforepicking theofficerupfromthewreckagemoredeadthanalive.Theradioofficer’sgallanteffortsbroughttothescenethreedestroyers,whichrescuedall the crew and destroyed the submarine.’

Lloyd’s Medals by Jim Gawler gives the following account which contains some additional details:

‘TheS.S. SultanStar wasabout200milessouthofIreland,on14February1940,whenshewastorpedoedandatoncebegantosettle.One memberofthecrewwaskilledbuttheremainderassembledattheboatstations.TheMastersawthathisvesselwassinkingbythesternsohe gavetheordertoabandonship.Alltheboatswereinstructedtostandwellclear,exceptonewhichwastopickuptheMasterandtheRadio Officer, Philip George Windsor [sic], who was sending out an S.O.S.

Astheshipsanklowerthesternwentunderandthewatercameovertheafterendoftheboat-deck,buttheRadioOfficerrefusedtoleaveashe wasnotcertainthathissignalhadbeenpickedup.UnderthecircumstancestheMasterdivedintotheseaandswamtothewaitinglife-boat.The SultanStar stoodonhersternwithherbowsintheairand,astheseastartedpouringdownthefunnel,theRadioOfficerleftthewirelessoffice and made a dash for the side.

Theshipcarriedadeckcargostowedinbarrelsandthesebrokeloose,causing injuriestotheRadioOfficerwhohadmanagedtoclingtosome wreckage.Whentheseasettledhewaspickedupbyoneofthelife-boats.WithinashorttimethreeDestroyersarrivedonthesceneandthe survivors were taken aboard. The Radio Officer was given immediate medical treatment and subsequently recovered.’

Provenance: Spink, July 1998.

Medal 1909, silver, unnamed as issued, with original ring suspension, nearly extremely ne

541 x

Arctic Medal 1818-55, unnamed as issued, suspension claw loose, harshly cleaned after possible re damage, otherwise very ne £400-£500

542 x

Polar Medal 1904, E.VII.R., bronze, no clasp, an unnamed specimen without suspension, extremely ne £300-£400

Provenance: Spink Smythe Auction 347, June 2019.

543

British North Borneo Company’s Bravery Cross, bronze, unnamed, unissued residual stock, good very ne, scarce £240-£280

Provenance: Spink, July 1998.

544

MayorofSydney’sMedalfortheSoudan1885,silver, ‘PresentedbytheCitizensofSydney.T.Playfair,Mayor,1885’,theedge named ‘H. Luke. 206’, nearly very ne, scarce £300-£400

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Memorial Plaque (William Edward Philip Howland) in contemporary circular brass frame, very ne £60-£80

WilliamEdwardPhilipHowland servedasaLeadingStokerwiththeRoyalNavalReserveduringtheGreatWarandwaskilledinaction whenH.M.S. Formidable wastorpedoedbyU-24 on1January1915,andsankwiththelossof35officersand512men.Heiscommemoratedon the Chatham Naval Memorial.

Memorial Plaque (Frederick William Solly) good very "ne £60-£80 546

FrederickWilliamSolly servedasanAbleSeamanwiththeRoyalNavalVolunteerReserveduringtheGreatWar.Hewaskilledinactionat thebattleofJutlandon31May1916,whilstservinginH.M.S. Invincible;duringthebattlethearmourofoneof Invincible’sgunturretswas penetrated,causinghertobeblowninhalfbyamagazineexplosionamidshipsandsinkwithin90secondswiththelossofallbutsixofhercrew of 1,032 officers and ratings. He is commemorated on the Chatham Naval Memorial.

547

Memorial Plaque (Herbert George Pankhurst) some polish residue, very ne

£80-£100

HerbertGeorgePankhurst servedasaShipwrightSecondClassduringtheGreatWarinH.M.S. QueenMary,andwaskilledinactionatthe BattleofJutlandon31May1916.DuringtheBattle, QueenMary engagedtheGermanshipsSMS Seydlitz andSMS Der inger,andoneof Der inger’sshellsscoredadirecthiton QueenMary’s‘Q’turretdetonatingthemagazinesandbreakingtheshipintwo.Shewassunkwiththeloss of 1,266 crew; there were only 18 survivors.

Pankhurst was amongst those killed, and he is commemorated on the Portsmouth Naval Memorial.

Memorial Plaque (Henry John Trigg) very ne £60-£80 548

HenryJohnTrigg attestedfortheRoyalMarineLightInfantryandservedwiththe1stRoyalMarineBattalionduringtheGreatWarwithboth theMediterraneanExpeditionaryForceandwiththeBritishExpeditionaryForce-hisservicehistorywiththeRoyalNavalDivisionstates:‘Draft forMEF18.8.15,joined1stRMBattalion2.9.15-2.10.15toWorksDept.LancashireLanding,rejoined1stRMBattalion3.1.16to7.9.16 Discharged Dead.’

TriggwaskilledinactinontheWesternFronton7September1916whenanenemy5.9”shellfellamongstthe1stRoyalMarineBattalionwhilst theywerecomingoutofthefrontlineataround9:00a.m.,killingatotalofsevenotherranks.HeisburiedinTranchéedeMecknesCemetery, Aix-Noulette, France.

MemorialPlaque(2) (ThomasAugustusSwetman;GeorgeHenryMinter) bothwithBuckinghamPalaceenclosures,in card envelopes, some verdigris, nearly extremely ne (2) £70-£90 549

ThomasAugustusSwetman servedasaGunnerwiththe13thBattery,5th(London)Brigade,RoyalHorseArtilleryduringtheGreatWaron the Western Front, and was killed in action on 27 September 1915. He is buried in Bully Grenay Communal Cemetery, France.

GeorgeHenryMinter servedasaPrivatewiththe55thFieldAmbulance,RoyalArmyMedicalCorps,duringtheGreatWarontheWestern Front, and was killed in action, aged 25, on 17 May 1918. He is buried in Franvillers Communal Cemetery, France.

Memorial Plaque (2) (William Robert Henry Blades; Reginald Freed) some glue residue to reverse, otherwise very ne £60-£80 550

WilliamRobertHenryBlades servedasaGunnerwiththeRoyalFieldArtilleryduringtheGreatWaranddiedinMesopotamiabetween29 April 1916 and 31 December 1916. He has no known grave and is commemorated on the Basra Memorial, Iraq.

ReginaldFreed servedasaPrivatewiththeRoyalEngineersduringtheGreatWaranddiedontheWesternFronton25October1918.Heis buried in Rocquigny Equancourt Road British Cemetery, Manancourt, France.

551

Memorial Plaque (Robert George Frederick Maunsell) some verdigris, otherwise very ne £80-£100

RobertGeorgeFrederickMaunsell servedasaCaptainwiththeHampshireFortressCompany,RoyalEngineersduringtheGreatWar,and wasdrownedwhenS.S. Transylvania wastorpedoedandsunkbyU-63,onitswaytoSalonika,withthelossof412lives,on4May1917.Hehasno known grave and is commemorated on the Savona Memorial, Italy.

552

Memorial Plaque (Wilfred George Jackson) in card envelope, numerous spots of verdigris, otherwise very ne £70-£90

WilfredGeorgeJackson servedasaLieutenantwiththe1stBattalion,EastKentRegimentduringtheGreatWarontheWesternFrontfrom 18 January 1915, and was killed in action on 27 April 1915. He has no known grave and is commemorated on the Ploegsteert Memorial, Belgium.

553

MemorialPlaque (HaroldPercivalVictorJarvis;ArthurHerbertKinge) "rstincardenvelope, somepolishingtoobverse of rst with partial drill hole and scratches to reverse with soldered wire attached; otherwise generally good very ne (2) £60-£80

HaroldPercivalVictorJarvis servedasaPrivatewiththe7thBattalion,EastKentRegimentduringtheGreatWarontheWesternFront,and was killed in action on 4 April 1918. He has no known grave and is commemorated on the Pozieres Memorial, France. ArthurHerbertKinge servedasaPrivatewiththeRoyalArtilleryduringtheGreatWar,beforetransferringtothe1stBattalion,Border Regiment.HewaskilledinactionontheWesternFronton19May1917;hehasnoknowngraveandiscommemoratedontheArrasMemorial, France.

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MemorialPlaque(2) (FrederickGeorgeHill;RichardRedfern) the !rstwithBuckinghamPalaceenclosure,incard envelope, nearly extremely ne (2) £70-£90 554

FrederickGeorgeHill servedasaPrivatewiththe10thBattalion,RoyalFusiliersduringtheGreatWarontheWesternFront,andwaskilled in action on 3 July 1917. He has no known grave and is commemorated on the Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial, Belgium. SoldtogetherwiththebestowalslipforhisBritishWarandVictoryMedals,andtwosmallunidenti!edphotographsofamanandawoman, presumably taken from a locket.

RichardRedfern servedasaPrivatewiththeLiverpoolRegimentduringtheGreatWar,andlatertransferredtotheMachineGunCorps.He was killed in action on the Western Front on 10 April 1918; he has no known grave and is commemorated on the Ploegsteert Memorial, Belgium.

Memorial Plaque (Ethelbert Overton) in card envelope, nearly extremely ne £60-£80

EthelbertOverton attestedfortheBedfordshireRegimentandservedwiththe5thBattalionduringtheGreatWarinGallipolifrom10August 1915.HeandwaskilledinactionduringtheattackonKidneyHill,Gallipoli, !vedayslateron15August1915;hehasnoknowngraveandis commemorated on the Helles Memorial, Turkey.

MemorialPlaque (FrankHeadington) inglazedwoodenframe, heldinplacebytwosmallscrewsthroughplaque,otherwisevery ne £60-£80 556

FrankHeadington attestedfortheRoyalBerkshireRegimentandservedwiththe6thBattalionduringtheGreatWarontheWesternFront. He was killed in action on 19 July 1916; he has no known grave and is commemorated on the Thiepval Memorial, France.

TheMemorialPlaqueawardedtoPrivateE.G.Tudor,2ndBattalion,ManchesterRegiment, whowaskilledin action by the Arabs at the V.C. action of Hillah, 24 July 1920

MemorialPlaque(ErnestGeoffreyTudor)withBuckinghamPalacecerti!cateofappreciationfortakingevacueesintoyourhome in1939,namedtorecipient’swife‘MrsG.Tudor’envelopeaddressedtoherat‘1TheSquare,Kington,Herefordshire’,alsowith a large portrait photograph of her, certi cate with foxing, very ne (lot)

£140-£180

ErnestGeoffreyTudor wasthesonofMrandMrsW.Tudorof21VictoriaRoad,Kington,Herefordshire.HeservedduringtheGreatWar withthe2ndBattalion,ManchesterRegiment,andsubsequentlyinIraq(entitledtoBWMandVM,andG.S.M.with‘Iraq’clasp).PrivateTudorwas killedinactionwithArabinsurgentsatHillah,24July1920.AspartofthecampaignagainstArabinsurgentsinIraqintheKi! -Kufaareaonthe EuphratessouthofBaghdad,acolumnwasdespatched.ThecolumncommandedbyBrevetLieutenant-ColonelR.N.Hardcastle,D.S.O., ManchesterRegiment,consistedofthreecompaniesofthe2ndBattalionManchesterRegiment;twosquadronsofthe35thScindeHorse;two sectionsofthe39thBatteryRoyalFieldArtillery;onecompanyofthe1/32ndSikhPioneers;andonesectionofthe24thCombinedField Ambulance.On24July1920whilstintheprocessofpreparingacampfortheevening,alargenumberofinsurgentswerereportedtobe approaching.Misledovertheactualnumbersadvancing,anill-adviseddecisionwasmadetoretreat.ThecolumnheadedtowardsHillahbutina confusednightaction,thecolumnbecamedisorderedandinmanyplaceschaosensued.Elsewheremenfoughtbravelyandandseveral decorationswerewon,includingaposthumousV.C.awardedtoCaptainGeorgeStuartHenderson,D.S.O.,M.C.&Bar,2ndBattalionManchester Regiment.

Private Tudor is commemorated on the Basra Memorial, Iraq.

558

Memorial Plaque (Geoffrey John Childe) light scratches, otherwise good very ne £60-£80

GeoffreyJohnChillde servedasaRi#emaninitiallywiththe9th(QueenVictoria’sRi#es)Battalion,LondonRegimentduringtheGreatWar. Helatertransferredtothe12th(TheRangers)Battalion,andwaskilledinaction,aged36,on27January1917.Hehasnoknowngrave,andis commemorated on the Thiepval Memorial, France.

559

MemorialPlaque(2) (JohnJamesMathiasHandley;TomSunley) the !rstwithBuckinghamPalaceenclosure,incard envelope, some verdigris, very ne and better (2) £60-£80

JohnJamesMathiasHandley servedasaCorporalwiththeArmyServiceCorpsduringtheGreatWarinMesopotamia,anddiedon2 October 1918. He is buried in Tehran War Cemetery, Iran.

TomSunley servedasaPrivatewiththeArmyServiceCorpsduringtheGreatWar,andlaterwiththe8thBattalion,MachineGunCorps.He died on 20 February 1919 and is buried in Ath Communal Cemetery, Belgium.

560

MemorialPlaque(3) (FrederickHoraceBarton;AlfredWarren;JohnDonoghue) !rstwithBuckinghamPalace enclosure, in card envelopes, nearly extremely ne (3) £70-90

There are several men with these names on the Commonwealth War Graves Commission Roll of Honour.

561

MemorialPlaque(4) (ThomasBuchanan;JohnMoore;JamesArthurRogers;FrederickGeorgeWheeler) tracesof verdigris, generally very ne (4) £80-£100

There are several men with these names on the Commonwealth War Graves Commission Roll of Honour.

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562

MemorialPlaque(4) (GeorgeBugg;JamesAlexanderMacMillan;ArthurEdwardRoberts;AlbertShepherd) some verdigris, three countersunk holes to Macmillan plaque, solder marks to reverse of Roberts plaque, otherwise generally very ne (4) £80-£100

There are several men with these names on the Commonwealth War Graves Commission Roll of Honour.

563

Memorial Plaque (3) (Walter Clark; Percy Lee; Thomas George Steedman) very ne (3) £70-£90

There are several men with these names on the Commonwealth War Graves Commission Roll of Honour.

564

MemorialPlaque(4) (JackWhite;WilliamSkelton;HerbertRichardJohnson:AlbertWest) threeincardenvelopes, some verdigris, good very ne, or better (4) £80-£100

There are several men with these names on the Commonwealth War Graves Commission Roll of Honour.

565 x

MemorialPlaque (CharlesLewisWhiteley) incardenvelopeofissue,withMemorialScroll (Pte.CharlesLewisWhiteley Canadian Infantry Bn.) in O.H.M.S. card tube addressed to recipient’s father in Moncton, New Brunswick, very ne £50-£70

CharlesLewisWhiteley wasborninDarlingtoninJuly1890,andwasthesonofJosephWhiteleywhoemigratedtoCanada.Heservedwith the13thBattalion(RoyalHighlandersofCanada),CanadianInfantryontheWesternFront.SergeantWhiteleywaskilledinaction,13June1916, and is commemorated on the Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial, Belgium.

566 x

Memorial Plaque (John Webster Whittet) crudely mounted on a plywood wall plaque, good very ne £40-£50

JohnWebsterWhittet wasborninEnglandinAugust1897.HeresidedinRegina,Saskatchewan,Canada,andservedduringtheGreatWar withthe58thBattalion,CanadianInfantry.PrivateWhittetdiedofwoundsreceivedontheWesternFront,12September1916,andisburiedin the Gamlingay Cemetery, Cambridgeshire.

567 x

Memorial Plaque (James Alvanley Pepper Arden) in card envelope of issue, very ne £50-£70

JamesAlvanleyPepperArden wasborninToronto,Ontario,CanadainMarch1879.HeservedduringtheGreatWarwiththe2nd CanadianMountedRi!esontheWesternFront.PrivateArdenwaskilledinaction,22March1917,andisburiedintheEcoivresMilitary Cemetery, Mont-St. Eloi, France.

Memorial Plaque (Arthur Oliver Slocock); Canadian Memorial Cross, G.V.R. (1009114 Pte. A. O. Slocock) very ne (2) £70-£90 568 x

ArthurOliverSlocock wasborninCarlowCounty,IrelandinJanuary1874.HeemigratedtoCanada,wasemployedasaPolicemanand residedat26LillooetStreetEast,MooseJaw,Saskatchewan.SlocockservedduringtheGreatWarasaSergeantinCanadianArmyMedicalCorps at the 12th Canadian General Hospital in the UK. He died after the war of related injuries/illness, at Barrow-in-Furness, 5 January 1927.

569 x

Canadian Memorial Cross, G.V.R. (2. Lieut G. P. Davidson) in case of issue, very ne

£80-£120

GordonParsonsDavidson wasborninToronto,CanadainDecember1892.HeinitiallyservedduringtheGreatWarasasergeantwiththe 32ndBattalion,CanadianInfantrybeforebeingcommissionedinthe1stBattalion,RoyalScotsFusiliers.SecondLieutenantDavidsonwasserving withthelatterontheWesternFrontwhenhewaskilledinactionon3May1917.HeiscommemoratedontheArrasMemorial,PasdeCalais, France.

570 x

Canadian Memorial Cross, G.V.R. (9205 Sgt. P. B. Crowther) nearly very ne

£50-£70

PercyB.Crowther wasborninHalifax,Yorkshire,andwasthesonofMrsE.Wilsonon16LaplanteAvenue,Toronto,Ontario,Canada.He workedinaCollierypriortotheGreatWar,andthenservedasaSergeantwiththe7thBattalion,YorkandLancasterRegimentontheWestern Front. Sergeant Crowther was killed in action, 11 March 1916, and is buried in the Voormezeele Enclosures No. 1 and No. 2, Belgium.

571 x

Canadian Memorial Cross, G.V.R. (2005407 L-Cpl. B. Y. Prismall) very ne

£50-£70

BenjaminYorkPrismall wasborninChieveley,BerkshireinJune1894.HeresidedinVernon,BritishColumbia,Canadaandservedduringthe GreatWarwiththeCanadianEngineersinBritain.SapperPrismalldiedofPneumonia,28October1918,andisburiedintheToronto(Prospect) Cemetery, Canada.

572

Canadian Memorial Cross, G.V.R. (3082428 Pte. D. Lloyd.) nearly very ne

£60-£80

DavidLloyd attestedfortheCanadianEngineers,andservedduringtheGreatWarontheWesternFront.Hediedofwoundson31September 1918, whilst serving with the 7th Battalion, and is buried in Auberchicourt British Cemetery, France.

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£60-£80 573 x

574 x

Canadian Memorial Cross, G.V.R. (13727 Pte R. F. F. De La Gorgendiere) good very ne

RégisFrancisFleurydelaGorgendière wasborninPrinceAlbert,Saskatchewan,CanadainNovember1891.HeservedduringtheGreat Warwiththe5thBattalion(WesternCavalry),CanadianInfantryandwaskilledinactionontheWesternFront,26September1916.Privatedela Gorgendière is commemorated on the Vimy Memorial, Pas de Calais, France.

Canadian Memorial Cross, G.V.R. (429642 Pte. E. G. Smith) lacking suspension ring, scratches, otherwise very ne £50-£70

EwartGladstoneSmith wasborninMason,Michigan,U.S.A.inDecember1892.HewasthesonoftheReverendThomasNapoleonSmith, whoresidedat59PoppletonRoad,Leytonstone,Essex.SmithservedduringtheGreatWarwiththe7thBattalion(1stBritishColumbia), CanadianInfantryontheWesternFront.LanceCorporalSmithwaskilledinactionatCourcellete,27September1916,andisburiedinDelville Wood Cemetery, Longueval, France.

575 x

Canadian Memorial Cross, G.V.R. (192818 Pte. F. J. Parker) in case of issue, very ne £50-£70

FrederickJamesParker wasborninTrowbridge,WiltshireinMarch1891.Hewasatraindriverbytrade,andservedduringtheGreatWar withthe15thBattalion(48thHighlandersofCanada),CanadianInfantryontheWesternFront.PrivateParkerdieddiedafterthewarofrelated injuries/illness, 8 May 1921.

576 x

Canadian Memorial Cross, G.V.R. (75976 Sgt. L. Hunter.) in case of issue, very ne £60-£80

LeslieHunter wasborninAshbourne,DerbyshireinJune1885,andhewasthehusbandofEthelHunterofComptonStreet,Ashbourne, Derby.HunterservedduringtheGreatWarwiththe29thBattalion(Vancouver),CanadianInfantryontheWesternFront.SergeantHunterwas killed in action, 30 September 1915, and is buried in Wulverghem-Lindenhoek Road Military Cemetery, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium.

577

Canadian Memorial Cross, G.V.R. (859351 Pte. H. Murray) on white metal neck chain, very ne £60-£80

HughMurray wasborninAuchnagatt,Aberdeenshireon18September1894,andhavingemigratedtoCanadaattestedfortheCanadian OverseasExpeditionaryForceatCypressRiver,Manitoba.Heservedwiththe43rd(Manitoba)Battalion,CanadianInfantryduringtheGreatWar on the Western Front, and died of wounds on 5 February 1917. He is buried in Aubigny Communal Cemetery Extension, France.

Canadian Memorial Cross, G.V.R. (428092 A-Cpl. D. Black) very ne £60-£80 578 x

DugaldBlack wasborninBarrhead,Renfrewshire,ScotlandinJuly1894.Heservedwith72ndRegiment,SeaforthHighlandersofCanadaprior toservingwiththe47thBattalion,CanadianInfantryontheWesternFront.BlackadvancedtoCorporalandwasservingwiththe7thBattalion (1stBritishColumbia),CanadianInfantrywhenhewaskilledinaction,28November1916,‘betweenGordonandandGabrieltrenches,Carency sector Souchez France’ (C.E.F. Burial Registers refer).

Corporal Black is buried in the Zouave Valley Cemetery, Souchez, Pas de Calais, France.

579 x

Canadian Memorial Cross, G.V.R. (464501 L-Cpl. E. C. Hoskins) good very ne

£70-£90

ErnestCharlesHoskins wasborninVancouver,CanadainJanuary1894.HeservedduringtheGreatWarwiththe47thBattalion(British Columbia), Canadian Infantry on the Western Front, and was: ‘KilledinAction.Hewent“overthetop”onthenightofMay5th1917,inchargeofasection,andaftermakingasuccessfulattackonanenemy position,WestofLaCoulotte,remainedtoconsolidateit.Aboutnoononthenextday,whilstaidinginrepellingacounterattack,hewasstruck byanenemysniper’sbullet,andinstantlykilled.Owingtothenatureoftheoperationproceeding,hisbodycouldnotbebroughtawayfor burial.’ (Papers refer).

Lance Corporal Hoskins is commemorated on the Vimy Memorial, Pas de Calais, France.

Canadian Memorial Cross, G.V.R. (684003 A-Cpl. W. Palmer) in damaged case of issue, very ne £80-£120 580 x

WilliamPalmer wasborninSaintJohn,NewBrunswick,CanadainJanuary1880.HeservedduringtheGreatWarwiththe171stBattalion (QuebecRi!es),CanadianInfantryintheUK.CorporalPalmerwasinchargeofahutof30men(allofRussiannationality)ofhisbattalionwhilst stationedatWhitelyCamp-onthenightof7December1916,hewasmurderedwithaknifebyoneofthemen(PrivateAlexeiLeternuk).The latterwasbelievedtobedrunk,andfellintoanargumentwithPalmeruponhisreturntothehut.CorporalPalmerisburiedinWitley(Milford) Cemetery, Surrey.

581 x

Canadian Memorial Cross, G.V.R. (2768753 Pte. A. T. Hughton) good very ne £60-£80

AndrewTeskeyHughton wasborninFranktown,Ontario,CanadainJune1897.HeservedduringtheGreatWarwiththe259thBattalion, CanadianRi!es,C.E.F.(Siberia)inCanada,andaccordingto‘CEFBurialRegisters-pneumonia-admittedfromthetrooptrainofthe(S.E.F.)to Isolation Hospital Edmonton, 19-10-18, In!uenza, developed pneumonia.’

Private Hughton died of the above, 29 October 1918, and is buried in Franktown Public Cemetery, Ontario, Canada

582 x

Canadian Memorial Cross, G.V.R. (107175 Pte R. Crerar) lacking suspension ring, very ne £50-£70

RobertCrerar wasborninHowick,NorthumberlandinJuly1878.HeservedwiththeNewcastle-on-TyneVolunteerFieldArtillery,1895-1900. CrerarservedduringtheGreatWarwiththe2ndCanadianMountedRi!es,andwaskilledinactionontheWesternFronton2June1916.

Private Crerar is commemorated on the Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial, Belgium.

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£80-£100 583 x

584 x

Canadian Memorial Cross, G.V.R. (793107 Pte. F. N. Lebouffe) good very ne

FelixNapoleonLeBouffe wasborninSpringdaleNewfoundlandinFebruary1897.HeservedduringtheGreatWarwiththe2ndBattalion, CanadianMachineGunCorpsontheWesternFront.PrivateLeBouffewas‘KilledinAction.Whilemovingtonewgunpositionsonthenightof October9th,1918,anenemyaeroplanedroppedabombamongstthepartyinstantlykillingPrivateleBouffe.PositionsnorthofCambrai’(CEF Burial Registers refers)

Private Le Bouffe is commemorated on the Vimy Memorial, France.

Canadian Memorial Cross, G.V.R. (4070804 Pte. E. De Joneker) very ne

£50-£70

EdmondDeJoneker wasborninRudervoorde,BelgiuminDecember1894.HeemigratedtoCanada,andresidedatStoneyMountain, Manitoba.DeJonekerservedduringtheGreatWarwiththe1stDepotBattalion,ManitobaRegimentinCanada.PrivateDeJonekerdiedasa result of an accident, 29 June 1918, and is buried in the St. Boniface Cemetery, Manitoba, Canada.

Canadian Memorial Cross, G.VI.R. (K.52830 Pte. A. Parry) very ne

£80-£100 585 x

ArthurParry wasborninDowlais,MerthyrTyd"l,WalesinJuly1906.HearrivedinCanadainSeptember1939,withhiswife,inordertocarry onwithatranscontinentalcyclingtripwhichwasalsototakeinAustralia.Theoutbreakofthewarinterruptedtheirplans,withMrsParry returningtotheUK,andParryenlistingintheSeaforthHighlandersofCanada(Newspaperarticle,withphotographofcouple,onVeterans.gc.ca website).

Private Parry was killed at Adrano, Sicily, 5 August 1943, and is buried in the Agira Canadian War Cemetery, Sicily.

586 x

Canadian Memorial Cross, G.VI.R. (F.O. R. E. Archibald R.A.F. 87451) in case of issue, very ne

£140-£180

RonaldEarleArchibald wasthesonofMrandMrsW.E.ArchibaldofRosedale,BritishColumbia,Canada.HeservedduringtheSecond WorldWarasaFlyingOfficerwiththeRoyalAirForceVolunteerReserve.Archibaldservedasapilotwith61Squadron(Lancasters)operating outofSyerston.Hewaskilledinactionwhilst $yingLancasterR5627QRonanoperationtoBremen,4June1942,‘T/OSyerston2315.Shot downbyanight-"ghter(Lt.Hans-HeinzKönig,NJG2).CrashedonthesouthernperimeterofBadZwischenahnaerodrome.’(RoyalAirForce Bomber Command Losses of the Second World War by W. R. Chorley refers) Ofthecrewofseven,onewastakenprisonerofwarwiththeremainderkilled.Allofthelatter,includingFlyingOfficerEarle,areburiedinthe Sage War Cemetery, Germany.

587

588

King’sCommendationforBraveConduct,apairofplasticpin-backedbadges,intheircardboxofissue, extremely neasissued(2) £100-£140

Queen’sCommendationforBraveConduct,twobronzeoakleafemblems,withpin "ttings,in CentralChancery,St.James’sPalace case of issue, extremely ne (2) £100-£140

589 x

BethnalGreenVolunteers’Medal1814,byP.Wyon,obverse:a "gureofVictorybyapillar,standingonadragon,withthelegend, ‘England’sperseverancedethronedBuonaparte’;reverse:anoakandlaurelwreathwithlegend,‘BethnalGreenVolunteerInfantry, Lt.Col.Carrick,Enrolled13Aug.1803anddisembodiedatthegeneralpeaceofEurope,24thJune1814’,50mm.,silver, unmounted, nearly very ne £40-£60

Ref: Tancred p.362, H.I. p.298, Payne p.212.

590

HonourableArtilleryCompany,medallionofthe‘OldGunnersClub’in "nequalitybronze,completewithbroadsuspenderand RAriband;togetherwithaLordRobert’sSilentTributemedalinsilverplate,completewithtopbar,onminiature-width‘India’ riband, as issued, good very ne or better (2) £40-£50

591 x

592

KingandConstitutionMedal1690,asilvermedalby W.Mossop [struckc.1800],34mm,theobversedepictingalaureateand drapedbustofWilliamIIIfacingleft,thereversedepictingacrownedroyalcoatofarmswithsupporters,withringsuspension, (ref. W. 2005; E. 324) good very ne £60-£80

RegimentalMedallions(8),RoyalTournamentInterUnitTeamFencing (MajorJ.AlvesR.M.);R.M.CollegeDrillCompetition

(2) (WonbyECompany1901GentlemanCadetR.J.A.Terry;WonbyECompanyJune1901Gentleman CadetR.J.A.Terry);RoyalNaval&RoyalMarinesChampionships;MetropolitanTerritorialsAssociationSchoolofArms (Novices1909FoilsFirstPrizewonbyJ.G.Ritchie);SeriesG (WonbyPte.R.W.Brading1894);Westminster SchoolO.T.C.JuniorSquadCompetition (Bd.Cpl.J.J.B.Shaw1918);togetherwithanunknownFob (A.Beadle);Great WarTributeMedals(4),LowMoorMunitionsCo.Ltd.,namingerased;AshingtonSailorsandSoldiersWelcomeHome;Battleof Jutland Tribute Medal, miniature; Great War In Commemoration, all silver, generally very ne (12) £100-£140

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593

RegimentalMedallions(8),GlamorganRi!esAssociation (TheVictoryShieldAggregate1951C.S.M.J.Cotter);Scottish Ri!eAssociation (SectionPrize,G.Coy.4thV.B.S.R.WonbySgt.Forrest);C.C.S.R.C. (1914F.Greenaway);1905 (D.Coy21MxSgt.A.Archer);Shooting (2ndV.B.A&S.H.RegimentalClubwonbyCol.Sergt.JohnBarry.A. Coy);ChinaFleetRi!eMeeting (600Yds1936G.Thomas);RoyalMarines,RegimentalFob;CountyofLancasterRi!e Association, all silver, generally very ne (8) £80-£100

594

RegimentalPrizeMedallions(4),SeaCadetCorpsNationalChampionshipMedallion;NorthWesternRailwayVolunteerRi!es Medallion (BestShotRevolverClassFiring1902-03Capt.E.T.MillardScore45Points);HongKongRi!e AssociationMedal,onfrayedribbonwith‘H.K.R.A.’topbarandclasp‘1939’; Netherlands,KoniklijkeNederlandscheZeilEn Roei Vereeniging (Th.v.Eupen,24,6,17) all silver, very ne (4) £50-£70

595

RegimentalPrizeMedallions(5),CapeColonyNationalRi!eAssociationMerchant’sCup1922Medallion;Gold"eldsShield (1909 WonbyGelednhuisDeep,Cpl.W.Pringle);CapeGarrisonArtilleryCitizensShieldMedallion (No.6Co.MajorJ.C. Hanna);CapeTownHighlandersMedallion;KimberleyRegimentMedallion (BeveridgeShieldWonby“B”CompanyPte. W. A. Cameron) all silver, the "rst in case of issue, the second with gold applique, the last enamelled, good very ne (5) £60-£80

596

RegimentalPrizeMedals(6),TransvaalScottishRegimentalFob(2),SouthernRhodesiaVolunteersRegimentalMedallion (QuarterlyMedalTpr.C.E.Noakes.31-3-11Score88),SouthernRhodesiaVolunteersRegimentalFob;103rd(Calgary Ri!es)CanadianInfantryRegimentalMedallion (Sharpshooter1918Sgt.A.Haper.);SouthAfricanNordelike Kommandement. Northern Command Medallion, all silver, some with enamelling, good very ne(6) £60-£80

597

RegimentalPrizeMedallions(4),YorkshireFieldFiringCompetitionMedal,withclasp1898,onribbonwithtopbar,intheshape ofaKhedive’sStarwithLordRobertsontheobverse (PrivateG.Wainwright1895);ShootingMedallionwithhollowcentre (PresentedtoPrivateD.Locke,KCoy,16th.L.R.V.ForGoodShooting1875);TransvaalBisleyShootingBadge (1904); together with an unknown badge with hollow centre, all silver, very ne (4) £100-£140

598

RegimentalPrizeMedallions(9),LondonRi!eBrigadeMedallion (6186PteR.W.Brading.N.Co.1904.);OntarioRi!es Association (P.O.B.A.1898Wonbyin1901Sgt.W.Sadler,8thR.R.);DevonshireVolunteerAssociationshooting Medallion(3) (CadetShieldWinners1899;CadetWinners1900;CadetWinners1900);PortsmouthUnitedService Ri!eMeetingMedallion (P.A.Fulcher1927);VictorianShootingMedallion;TheArmyRi!eAssociationMedallion;together with an unknown shooting Medallion, all silver, generally very ne (9) £80-£100

599

RegimentalMedallions(9),UnitedStatesForcesinEnglandfobs(4),withdifferentobserves;TheRoyalCanadianRoyalRegimental Medallion;HockeyMedal (1stCdn.DivisionEngland1942WinnersR.C.A.M.C.Lt.Col.MaderV.O.);CanadianForces OverseasMedallion (C.M.H.Q.3rd.440Yd.sRelay);AmericanRedCrossFootballMedallion1944-45;TientsinA.A.A. Medallion (1932 Tug of War), all silver, the "rst fur with enamel, the last gilded, edge bruise to last, generally very ne (9) £60-£80

600

RegimentalPrizeMedallions(8),EasternBengalRailwaySportingMedallion (WelfareWeek1936);Officer’sRecreationClub DeolaliMedallion;AuxiliaryForcesIndia,TheBangaloreContingentMedallion;I.D.F. (18thBattalion,Bttn.ShootingClub); MadrasUniversityTrainingCorpsMedallion (Hockey1940-41);BombayVolunteerArtilleryMedallion (WhealClub 1911 -12No.1Coy.Gunr.J.Smith);WesternCommandSmallArmsAssociationIndia,63mm;RoyalArmyOrdnanceCorps Medallion, the "rst seven silver, the last silvered-bronze, generally very ne (8) £80-£100

601

RegimentalPrizeMedallions(8),BurmaDistrictA.S.C.B.sportingMedallion (100Yards); S.C.R.A.Medallion(2) (Winners RawlinsonCup1931-32;S.C.R.A.Cup1931-32);ArmyMusketerySchool,B.A.F.Medallion;IndianPoloMedallion;Army Ri!eAssociationIndiaMedallion (NanparaCup1932-33);WesternCommandIndiaSmallArmsAssociationMedallion;2nd IndianDivision,BaluchistanDistrictMedallion (Sgt.C.HadlandWinners“Patel”FootballCup1928),allsilver,thelast with enamel, good very ne (8) £80-£100

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602

RegimentalSportingMedallions(14),NorthernIrelandDistrictCurraghChallengeCup1927 (1stD.L.I.‘C’CoyCpl.J. Gallagy);LondonTerritorialSprts1909;CirtyofLondon(T)A&SAWarMemorialTrophy (FootballRavensbourneHA Gough1927);OrdnanceAthleticRecreationClubCricket (ForemansCupRunnersUp1020Erecting&TestJ. Harris);RNASEvanton(2) (InterHutSoccerAug.1945RunnersUpJ.Walton.L.A.F.A.;Football1946Winners DispersalJ.WaltonL.A.F.A.12thMan);ACAC (UnitTeamChampionshipsJ.B.Jarvis43rdLightInfantry 1932);TheArmyFootballAssociation (ArmyvEssexCounty1960-61RefereeCaptainR.A.BakerR.A.E.C.);United ServicesFootballLeague (JuniorChallengeCupWinners1938-39);BritishLegionBandSociety1927 (BrassBand ContestWinnersJ.Bell);MilitaryCollegeofScience;101TrainingReserveBatt.;MillHillO.T.C.;MiniatureRi!esSociety Clubs, all silver and enamelled, the last with solder over naming, generally very ne (14) £100-£140

603

RegimentalSportingMedallions(10),RoyalMilitaryTournament (MandalayDistrictAssaultatArmsOctr1903Best ManAtArms);U.S.W.P.L. (19362ndVictoryB);MineheadGurads1905 (Pte.T.Bearder2ndV.B.R.W.‘K’);Royal AirForceFootballAssociation (JuniorRunnersUp1936-37);R.A.F.Donibristle (Inter-SectionTugofWar);Chatham PortRi!e&RevolverMeeting (R.H.R.Sheerness1931);TheNationalServiceLeagueForMilitaryPro"ciencySecondPrize; LiverpoolCollegeO.T.C.;70thFoot;SeniorCompanyLeague;RoyalEngineersBadge;ZeebruggeRaidCommemorative;Masonic Medals(2),HallstoneJewel (Bro.D.D.LaurieNo.2319),RAOBKingGeorgeLodgeGreatWarCommemorative; Birmingham Great War Peace Celebrations, all silver except the last, generally very ne (15) £90-£120

604

RegimentalSportingMedallions(11),ArmyAthleticClub,PublicSchoolsGymnasticCompetition (CheltenhamCollegeF,R. JonesM.G.Salter1904);RoyalMilitaryAcademy;NorthChinaCompanyTeamChampionship (Winners1928C.Coy.1 E.York.R.);R.A.F.HendesfordBoxing (H.Hines1943);R.A.F.No.23GroupSwimmingChampionships;TugofWar1929; TerritorialForceAthleticSportsChampionships (Edinburgh1914WrestlingDr.J.Johnstone);DollarAcadamey (Scott LangCup1940Sgt.G.M.Short);ArmyFootballAssociation(2);RoyalAirForceAthletic&CrossCountryAssociation (1931120Yds.HurdlesChampionshipSecond),thelastsilveredbronze,therestallsilver, someedgebruises,generallyvery ne (11) £80-£100

Ri!eClubMedallions(12),SocietyofMiniatureRi!eClubs,25YardsScotlandChampionship (1935-36);WickhamBishops& DistrictRi!eClub (1910WonbyGeo.ErnestPartridge);CountyofLancasterR.A.(S.B.Section) (A.Trotter Sharpshooting1937);ManchesterRi!eClub1930 (AggregateJ.Hayward);BardonMoorRi!eMeeting (1918);Maple DurhamRi!eClub;AssociationofCivilServiceRi!eClubs (Vickers19251stTeam);StockExchangeRi!eClub (Bisley1926 W.W.Fielding);N.R.A.Ri!eClub;HamandPetershamRi!eClub1906;SurreyRi!eAssociation;NWRi!eLeague;allsilver, some enamelled, generally very ne (12) £60-£80

ArmyTemperanceAssociationMedals(10),comprisingRoyalArmyTemperanceAssociationMedalforPhysicalEfficiency (L/Sgt HHCranwell.GrenGds.1931);ArmyTemperanceAssociationIndia6MonthMedal(ATAI.1),silver;ArmyTemperance Association3YearMedal(ATAI.3),silver;ArmyTemperanceAssociationIndia7YearMedal(ATAI.7),silver;ArmyTemperance AssociationIndiaAssociationMedal(ATAI.14),silver;ArmyTemperanceAssociationIndiaQueenVictoriaMedal(ATAI.15),silver; RoyalArmyTemperanceAssociation1YearMedal(RATA.2),silver;RoyalArmyTemperanceAssociation3YearMedal (RATA.4),silver;RoyalArmyTemperanceAssociation5YearMedal(RATA.5),silverandenamel;RoyalArmyTemperance Association 6 Year Medal (RARA.6), silver, generally very ne (10) £80-£100

607 x

Aframeddisplayof35mainlyMasonicJewels,thecentrepiecebeingasilverMasonicSquareandCompassinlaidwith32paste ‘diamonds’, together with the related miniature award, all mounted in a glazed display frame, generally good very ne (35) £300-£400

608

RegimentalSweetheartBrooches(20),EssexRegiment,Alargecollectionofassortedvarieties,onewithshellbacking,onewith MotherofPearlbacking,someenamelled,allbasemetal,soldtogetherwithaCommemorativecrownsizedmedallionincase ‘GreatBritishRegimentsTheEssexRegimentFirstAfghanWarLastStandatGundamak44th&56thFoot’ someenameldamage, generally very ne (21) £80-£100

609

Sold with copied research.

611

An Ulster Special Constabulary Shield.

AlargeshieldbearingthecentralcrestoftheUlsterSpecialConstabulary,470mmx290mm,ofcompositemanufacturemounted on a wooden base, very good condition £30-£40

612

ARoyalAutomobileClubPatrolman’scrossbeltorpouchbadge,100mx63mm,bearingtheheadofKingEdwardVII,die stampedbrass/bronzealloy,muchlargerthantheusualsizecapbadgesoftheperiod,withtwolugstothereverse;togetherwith a German Third Reich period belt buckle, all paint !nish gone, on a reproduction belt, generally good condition, the rst scarce (2) £40-£50

Certi!cateofWaterlooPrizeMoney,namedto SergeantAndrewRigoly,late1stBattalionofLightInfantry,King’sGerman Legion,andcertifyingthathediedon24June1815,andthathisnameininsertedinPrizeListno.37ofthe5thClass,the certi!catedated‘Hannoverthe14thMarch1817’andsignedbyLieutenant-ColonelFrederickHartwig, cutinpartswithslighttears at edges, therefore fair condition £80-£100

AndrewRigoly servedinthe5thCompany,1stLightBattalion,King’sGermanLegionduringtheWaterlooCampaign,16-18June1815.Hewas wounded at the Battle of Waterloo on 18 June 1815, and died of his wounds on 24 June of that year.

ThetotalprizemoneyfortheWaterloocampaignandthesubsequentcaptureofPariswas25millionFrancs,whichequatedto£978,848.The prize pot was divided out to the 107,190 recipients thus:

The Commander-in-Chief, Field Marshal the Duke of Wellington, received one-sixteenth of the prize pot, or £61,178

The 48 General Officers collectively received one-sixteenth of the prize pot, with each receiving £1,274- 10s 10d

The 565 Field Officers (including those holding Brevet rank) collectively received one-quarter of the prize pot, with each receiving £433- 2s 4d

The 1,354 Captains collectively received one-eighth of the prize pot, with each receiving £90- 7s 3d

The 3,522 Subalterns collectively received one-eighth of the prize pot, with each receiving £34- 14s 9d

The 6,376 Sergeants collectively received one-eighth of the prize pot, with each receiving £19- 4s 4d

The 95,323 Corporals, Drummers, and Rank and File collectively received one-quarter of the prize pot, with each receiving £2-11s 4d.

Wellington was also voted a tax-free Gratuity of £200,000 by Parliament as a reward for the Battle of Waterloo.

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TheMemorialScrollandSecondWarMentionedinDespatchesCerti!catetoSergeantJ.Gilpin,King’sOwn Yorkshire Light Infantry, who died in Malaya on 25 July 1949

MemorialScroll‘SerjeantJ.Gilpin,King’sOwnYorkshireLightInfantry’;MentionedinDespatchesCerti!cate‘Lance-CorporalJ. Gilpin, The King’s Own Yorkshire Light Infantry’, and dated 28 October 1942, extremely good condition (2) £80-£100

M.I.D. London Gazette 28 October 1942

‘In recognition of gallant and distinguished services in Burma during the period December 1941 to May 1942.’

JackGilpin wasbornon22June1915andattestedfortheKing’sOwnYorkshireLightInfantryatLeedson5May1934.Heservedwiththe RegimentduringtheSecondWorldWarinBurma,andsubsequentlywiththe1stBattalioninpost-WarMalaya,anddiedinserviceinPanangon 25 July 1949.

Sold with the recipient’s Soldier’s Service and Pay Book; Infantry Roll Book; and other ephemera.

MentionedinDespatchesCerti!cates(3): ChiefEngineroomArti!cerHerbertMitchell,dated11June1946; CorporalI. A.Stephenson,RoyalArmyServiceCorps,dated4April1946;and CaptainG.R.Gout,CorpsofRoyalEngineers, dated8May1956,thelastmountedinaglazeddisplayframe, thelastwithconsiderablefoxing;otherwisegenerallygoodcondition(3) £60-£80

Herbert Mitchell was Mentioned in Despatches ‘for distinguished service during the War in the Far East’ (London Gazette 11 June 1946).

IvanAsherStephenson wasawardedtheBritishEmpireMedal(Military)asanActingSergeant,R.A.S.C.,(LondonGazette 13June1946),and was Mentioned in Despatches ‘in recognition of gallant and distinguished services in North-West Europe’ (London Gazette 4 April 1946). Soldwitha21stArmyGroupCommanderinChief’scerti!cate,foroutstandinggoodservicenamedtoS/290127CorporalI.A.Stephenson, RoyalArmyServiceCorps,bearingthefacsimilesignatureofFieldMarshalB.L.Montgomery;BuckinghamPalacecongratulationsslipdated24 June,1947addressedtoSergeantIvanA.Stephenson.B.E.M.RoyalArmyServiceCorps,dated24June1947;originalletterfromR.A.S.C.Records Office,forwardingMentionedinDespatchesCerti!cate,datedMay1948,andaddressedtoMr.I.A.Stephenson,27DamoryStreet,Blandford, Dorset; and Army Council Issue slip for Second World War campaign medals, indicating the issue of 4 medals and one emblem.

GeorgeRoyGout wascommissionedSecondLieutenant,RoyalEngineers,on25March1945,andwaspromotedLieutenanton27March1948 andCaptainon6July1951.HewasMentionedinDespatches‘inrecognitionofdistinguishedservicesinMalayaduringtheperiod1stJulyto31st December, 1955’ (London Gazette 8 May 1956). He was promoted Major on 2 February 1959 and retired on 22 May 1975.

Miscellaneous Documents, booklets and ephemera, mainly of military interest. ComprisingaSoldier’s‘BrownBook’ServiceandPayBook,RegularArmySoldier’s‘RedBook’Certi!cateofService,Recordof ServiceSheet,andParchmentRoyalWarrant,onappointmentasWarrantOfficer,relatingtoWarrantOfficerClassII, CompanySergeantMajorA.M.Williams,RoyalEngineersandRoyalSignals,togetherwithagroupphotograph supposedlyincludingtherecipient;aParchmentCerti!cateofService(ArmyFormD.426),ParchmentCerti!cateofDischarge (ArmyFormB.2077),andCerti!cateofEmploymentDuringtheWar(ArmyFormZ.18),relatingto RegimentalSergeant MajorG.R.Marsden,4thDragoonGuards;asmallbundleoflettershome,mainlyfromIndiaandBurmaintheearly 1890s,relatingto LanceSergeantR.Scott,CheshireRegiment,includingaparchmentCampCookeryCerti!cateissued bytheDeputyAssistantQuarterMasterGeneral,AldershotCamp,thisallgivinganinterestingsnapshotofmilitarylifeon campaigninIndiaandBurma;aR.A.F.Form2520BAirwoman,RoyalAirForceServiceandReleaseBook,andletterfromthe RoyalCollegeofMusic,London,relatingto FlightSergeantH.M.Klein,B.E.M.,Women’sAuxiliaryAirForce;aHome GuardServiceCerti!cate,1952-56,namedtoG.E.A.Bourne;twoNationalRegistrationIdentitycards,onenamedtoW.J.J. Haynes,ofBrierlyHill,withaGloucestershireRegimentalAssociationLifeMembershipCard;anArmyBooklet‘Health MemorandaforBritishSoldiersintheTropics’1941;andotherephemera;togetherwithaBritishcastcopyoftheSinkingofthe

S.S. Lusitania Medal by K. Goetz, 55mm, unboxed, generally good condition

£60-£80

AlexanderMitchellWilliams wasbornin1904,andenlistedatCorkintotheRoyalEngineerson2February1920.Hetransferredintothe RoyalSignalson6November1920,andremainedintheRoyalSignalsforhismilitarycareer.HeservedatHome,inEgypt,Indiaandservedwith theB.E.F.inFrancefromSeptember1939toJune1940,theremainderofhisSecondWorldWarServicebeing‘atHome’.HisCerti!cateof Servicecon!rmsthathehadserved25yearsand253dayswiththeColoursandsevenyearsintheReserve,havingacombinedserviceof33 years.HereceivedtheLongServiceandGoodConductMedalin1938,the1939-45StarandtheDefenceandWarMedals.Hewasdischarged from the Army Reserve in 1953.

GeorgeRichardMarsden wasborninAshford,Kent.HeenlistedintotheDragoonsoftheLineasPrivateNo.4802,4thDragoonGuards,at Londonon13May1898.HetransferredtotheArmyReserveatGosporton20April1905,andwasrecalledforserviceintheGreatWarbeing promoted Regimental Sergeant Major on 13 October 1917.

RobertScott receivedtheIndiaGeneralServiceMedal1854,withclaspChin-Lushai1889-90,forserviceinIndiaasColourSergeant,1st Battalion, Cheshire Regiment.

MissHildaMinnieKlein wasborninBow,London,inOctober1896.Atalentedpianist,sheenteredtheRoyalCollegeofMusicon23 September1915andstudiedtherefor19terms.Shewonnumerousprizes,becameanAssociatedBoardexaminerandheldateachingpostuntil thelate1960s.MissKleinenlistedintheWomen’sAuxiliaryAirForceatHarrogateon30September1940.PromotedtoCorporalon24January 1941,shewastrainedasaPhotographicInterpreter(P.I.)andtransferredtoR.A.F.MedmenhaminBuckinghamshireon17April1942;thestation wastheR.A.F.’sCentralInterpretationUnit,responsibleforanalysingairphotographsandproducingreportsofenemypositions.Theunitissued targetmapsto617SquadronpriortotheDambustersRaid,andkeptclosetabsuponthemovementsoftheTirpitzinNorway.Forherservices shewasMentionedinDespatches(LondonGazette 1January1945)andadditionallyawardedtheBritishEmpireMedal,MilitaryDivision(London Gazette 1 January 1946). She was discharged on 14 September 1945 and died at Hove, Sussex, on 7 June 1981.

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Ephemera Relating to the Duke of Wellington.

Comprisinga !necommemorativewallplaquec.1900,carvedcrystalbustcontainedonablackvelvetground,containedina periodcircularframe;aselectionofcommemorativewallplaquesincludinggiltandbronzeexamples;apairofMasonicJewelsto theDukeofWellington’sLodge,includingagold(9ct)example,all3partsstamped‘SpencerofLondon’;togetherwithanother silver-giltexample,bothengraved‘W.Bro.HarryGoodier1953-54’;anda copy 33rdFootsilveredShoulderBeltPlate, generally good condition (lot)

£200-£240

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FourColourPrintsofthe78thHighlanders,byR.Simkin,takenfromthebook‘HistoryandServicesofthe78thHighlanders1799 -1881’,byMajorH.Davidson,comprisingagroupofHighlandersinuniforminIndiain1852;agroupofHighlandersinuniformin 1859,withsomewearingtheIndianMutinyMedal;agroupofHighlandersinuniformin1877,withtheColoneloftheRegiment mounted;andtheoriginalColoursofthe78thHighlanderscarriedduringthecampaigns1793-96,allmountedinmatchingglazed display frames, approximately 400mm x 340mm, generally good condition (4)

£30-£40

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VictoriaCross,areplicamanufacturedby Hancocks,London,thereverseembossed‘ReplicaVictoriaCrosssuppliedbyHancocks& Co. (Jewellers) Ltd. for Display Purposes’, nearly extremely ne

£100-£140

Hancocks&Co.Ltd. havebeen(andstillare)theofficialmanufacturersoftheVictoriaCrosssinceitsinstitutionin1856tothepresentday.This particular replica is believed to date from the 1960s.

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George Cross, an unnamed specimen, on original mounting pin, in Royal Mint case of issue, extremely ne £400-£500

SpecimenMedals(3):BritishNorthBorneoCompanyMedal1897-1916(2),silverissue,1clasp,PunitiveExpedition;bronzeissue, 1clasp,PunitiveExpeditions;BritishNorthBorneoCompanyMedal1898-1900,bronzeissue,1clasp,Tambunan,allstuckon somewhat thicker !ans, and without the usual obliteration to the ‘Son’ of Spink and Son, nearly extremely ne (3) £120-£160

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CopyMedals(5):BritishNorthBorneoCompanyMedal1897-1916(3),silverissue,1clasp(2),PunitiveExpeditions;Rundum; bronzeissue,1clasp,PunitiveExpedition;BritishNorthBorneoCompanyMedal1898-1900(2),silverissue,1clasp,Tambunan; bronzeissue,1clasp,Tambunan,theedgeofallstamped‘copy’,andallwiththeusualobliterationtothe‘S’of‘Son’ofSpinkand Son, nearly extremely ne (5) £100-£140

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CopyMedals(5):BritishNorthBorneoCompanyMedal1897-1916,silverissue,1clasp(2),PunitiveExpedition;Rundum;British NorthBorneoCompanyMedal1898-1900,silverissue,1clasp,Tambunan(2);BritishNorthBorneoGeneralServiceMedal1937, silver,theedgeofallstamped‘copy’,the "rstfourwiththeusualobliterationtothe‘S’of‘Son’ofSpinkandSon;thelastwiththe usualobliterationofthefarlaurelleafinexergue;togetherwithtwopoor-qualitycastcopiesoftheBritishNorthBorneo Company Medal 1897-1916, one with clasp Punitive Expedition, the rst ve nearly extremely ne (7) £100-£140

Sold with a cast copy British North Borneo Police waist-belt clasp; and three modern Malaysian proof coins.

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CopyMedals:SouthAfrica1877-79,1clasp,1879;BritishNorthBorneoCompanyMedal1898-1900,1clasp,Tambunan,both stamped ‘copy’, nearly extremely ne (2) £50-£70

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Amiscellaneousselectionofribandbucklesandclasps,includingtwosilvertwo-prongedribandbuckles;atopsilverbroochbar; variousmountingbars;andtheclaspsMooltan,Goojerat, thesebothcopies,NorthwestFrontier,CentralIndia, thelowerrosesboth missing, Orange Free State, South Africa 1901, and South Africa 1902 (2), generally good condition (lot) £60-£80

RenamedandDefectiveMedals(4):DistinguishedConductMedal,V.R., namingerased;MilitaryGeneralService1793-1814,1 copy clasp,Chrystler’sFarm, namingerased;Cabul1842 (Coll.Willm.Allason.3rd.K.O.L.D.) withreplacementsuspensionclip andtracesofbroochmountingtoobverse;Sutlej1845-46,forMoodkee1845,3clasps,Ferozeshuhur,Aliwal,Sobraon, naming erased, and roses missing from bottom clasp; edge bruising and contact marks, generally nearly very ne (4) £240-£280

Note: No traces has been found of a Colonel William Allason serving in the British Army during this period.

Miniature Medals

ThemountedgroupofthreeminiaturedressmedalsattributedtoMajor-GeneralH.M.Wemyss,1stBengal Fusiliers, who was severely wounded in the attack on the Lahore Gate during the assault of Delhi

TheMostHonourableOrderoftheBath,C.B.(Military)Companion’sbadge,goldandenamel,withintegralsilver-giltriband buckle; Indian Mutiny 1857-59, 1 clasp, Delhi; Afghanistan 1878-80, no clasp, mounted as worn, good very ne (3) £300-£400

Provenance: The recipient‘s full-sized awards were sold in these rooms, as part of the Brian Ritchie Collection, in March 2005.

C.B. London Gazette 22 February 1881.

HenryManleyWemyss wasbornatCuparon8November1831andwaseducatedatEdinburghAcademyandatAddiscombe.Hewas appointedEnsignon9December1848andlandedinIndiainJanuary1849,whenhewasdirectedtododutywiththe57thBengalNativeInfantry atDinapore.InJuneofthatyearhewaspostedtothe1stBengalEuropeanFusiliersatCawnpore,andwaspromotedLieutenanton18April 1853.

AttheoutbreakoftheGreatSepoyMutinythe1stBengalEuropeansweredirectedtoformpartofthe1stAmbalaBrigade,DelhiFieldForce. Wemyss,whowasthenholdingastaff appointment,immediatelyrejoinedhisregimentandreacheditintimetotakepartinthebattleofBadli-kiSerai on 8 June. He subsequently advanced with the British force to Delhi Ridge.

BeforeDelhion14July1857,hewaswoundedwhileleadinghisregimentinthesortiewhichclearedthesuburbofSubziMundi.‘Duringthese operations’,inwhichtheFusilierslostsixty-fourkilledandwounded,‘LieutenantH.M.Wemyss,theAdjutantoftheRegiment,washitbya musket-ballonhisside;butherefusedtogototherear,andcontinuedtoperformhisduties.’Besidesparticipatinginnumerousengagements between8Juneand11September,‘includingthecuttingoutofaBatteryofLightGunsatLudlowCastle,onthe12August,byacolumnunder commandofBrigadierG.D.Showers’,hewaspresentattheroutoftheenemyattheNudjufghurcanalon25AugustwhenBrigadierJohn Nicholson’s force killed eight hundred rebels and captured thirteen guns.

Atthestormofthecityon14September,theFusilierswereselectedbyNicholsontoleadtheFirstColumnintheescaladeoftheshatteredwall neartheKashmirBastionandclimbdowntothemain-guardbyStJames’sChurch.HereWemysswasaskedbyLieutenantNoelMoney, commandingtheleadingmenoftheregiment,howtoproceed.WemyssshowedhimanarrowlaneleadingtotheKabulGateandtoldhimto passdownitunderthewallforsafety’ssake.Wemyssandregimentalheadquartersweredelayedinfollowingbyhavingtoclearsomebuildings neartheKashmirGate.Whenthiswasaccomplishedtheymovedonandwerethemselvespassingdownanothernarrowlanewhenthe commandingofficer,MajorGeorgeJacob,fellmortallywounded.CaptainGreville,thenextseniorofficer,tookcommandandatlength headquarters caught up with Money near the Kabul Gate.

Thenextobjective wastheheavilydefendedLahoreGate.Grevillesuggestedbreakingintosomehousesinordertotaketheenemyintherear butNicholsonignoredhimandcalledforadirectassault.Threedesperateandcostlychargesfollowed.‘AnythingIhadbeeninbeforewaschild’s play’,wroteMoneyafterwards,‘ItwasherethatIsawabouttwelveofficersknockedoutin #veminutes.’‘GeneralNicholson,nowinfront,shook hisswordinde#anceatthemultitudeoftheenemyaround,who,withshoutsandyells,pouredgrapebullets,andstonesonthepartybelow. Nicholson,“ourbestandbravest,”wasstruckdownmortally;wounded;Speke,“gentleeverywherebutinthe #eld”fellmortallywounded; Greville,inre-formingtheRegiment,wasshotthroughtherightshoulder.CaptainCaul#eld(doingduty),LieutenantsWemyss,Butler,and Woodcock, all fell at this time; as well as a large proportion of the rank and #le.’

FollowingthecaptureofDelhi,WemysswasgrantedleavebutreturnedtothefrayinJanuary1858asBrigadeMajoroftheAmbalaBrigadeand heldthatappointmentuntilOctober.InspiteofhisprominentroleatDelhihewasdeniedpublicrecognition.Anofficialsourcestates:‘Not mentionedindespatchespublishedoftheSiege,fromitisbelieved,thedeathsofGeneralNicholsonandMajorJacobandthedespatchesofthe 1st Brigade not having been sent in from so many of the senior Officers being killed and wounded.’

WemyssrejoinedhisregimentinDecember1859,followingaperiodofleaveinEngland,andtransferredtotheBengalStaff Corpsonitscreation. Heafterwardsheldasuccessionofstaff appointmentsinthe‘new’OudhDivisionuntil1867,whenhewaspostedofficiatingsecond-in-command ofthe39thNativeInfantry,hisformerregimenthavingjoinedtheHomeEstablishmentasthe101st(RoyalBengal)Fusiliersin1861.Advancedto Captainin1861andMajorin1868,hesucceededtothecommandofthe39thNativeInfantryin1872,andthenextyearwasgivencommandof the Jhansi district in addition.

Duringthe #rstphaseoftheSecondAfghanWarWemysscommandedthe39thNativeInfantryatAliMusjidinMarchandApril1879.From11 ApriltoAugusthecommandedtheBhopalBattalionongarrisondutiesatLandiKotal,andcommandedareconnaissanceofcavalryandinfantryto KamShilimantowatchthemovementsoftheMohmands.DuringthesecondcampaignheservedasDeputyAssistantQuartermasterGeneral, KhyberLineForce,andaccompaniedthe1stBrigadeinits advancetomeettheKabultroopsatKitaSang.InJanuaryandFebruary1880,hetook partintheLughmanexpeditionagainsttheWazirKugianis,andinAprilparticipatedintheHissarakValleyexpedition.ForservicesintheAfghan WarhewasappointedaCompanionoftheOrderoftheBath,wasMentionedinDespatches,andwaspromotedBrevetColonel.Advancedto the rank of Honorary Major-General in 1890, he died at Stanmore, Canterbury, on 17 November 1915.

Miniature Medals

ThegroupofthreeminiaturedressmedalsattributedtoLieutenant-ColonelJ.Boulderson,91st Highlanders, late 71st Highland Light Infantry

IndianMutiny1857-59,1clasp,CentralIndia;IndiaGeneralService1854-94,1clasp,Umbeyla;SouthAfrica1877-79,1clasp, 1879, all unnamed, contact marks and polished, otherwise toned, nearly very ne (3) £160-£200

JohnBoulderson wasbornatMadrason8April1838,andwaseducatedatCheltenhamCollegebeforepurchasingacommissionasanensign inthe71st(Highland)Regimenton1February1856.HewaspromotedtoLieutenant,11March1859;transferredto91stHighlandersin1875; Captain, 1 April 1879; Major, 1 July 1881; Honorary Lieutenant-Colonel (retired), 18 March 1882.

Lieutenant-ColonelBouldersonservedwiththe71stHighlandersintheIndiancampaignof1858,andwaspresentatthebattleofKotakeserai, recaptureofGwalior,andoperationsagainstBurgoreandDowlutSing(MedalwithClasp).Servedalsothroughoutthecampaignagainstthehill tribesontheN.W.FrontierofIndiain1863(MedalwithUmbeylaClasp).Servedwiththe91stHighlandersintheZuluwarof1879,andwas presentattheactionofGingindhlovuandreliefofEkowe(MedalwithClasp).BouldersonretiredwiththehonoraryrankofLieutenant-Colonelin March 1882. He died in 1925 aged 87 and was buried in Highland Road Cemetery, Southsea, Hampshire.

SeeO.M.R.S.JournalforMarch2021whichcarriesalengthyarticleonLieutenant-ColonelBouldersonbythelateTonyConroy,particularlythe part played by him and his regiment in the Umbeyla campaign.

For the recipient’s full sized awards, see Lot 162.

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ThemountedgroupoffourminiaturedressmedalswornbyLieutenant-ColonelG.H.Bell,27thPunjabis, late King’s Own Scottish Borderers, who died on service during the Great War

EgyptandSudan1882-89,datedreverse,1clasp,Gemaizah1888;IndiaGeneralService1895-1902,1clasp,Waziristan1901-2; AfricaGeneralService1902-56,2clasps,Somaliland1902-04,Jidballi;Khedive’sStar,undated,mountedoncontemporarywearing bar, very ne (4) £140-£180

GeorgeHenryBell wasbornon11April1869,thesonofGeorgeCoatesBell,aSurgeonMajorintheBombayMedicalDepartment.Hewas educatedatDulwichCollegeandtheRoyalMilitaryCollege,Sandhurst.UponpassingoutinAugust1888hetookupacommissionintheKing’s OwnScottishBordererswithwhomhesawserviceduringthenexttwoyearsintheSudan,beingpresentattheactionofGemaizah(Medalwith Claspandbronzestar)andalsotookpartintheoperationsontheNilein1889.In1890hisunitwenttoIndia,andayearlaterhejoinedthe IndianArmyasaLieutenant, !rstwiththe19thPunjabisbefore,in1893,switchingtothe38thDogras.Duringthisperiodhespentmuchofhis serviceontheNorthWestFrontier,becomingfamiliarwiththesmallfortsthatwerecommonthere,aswellaswiththePunjabingeneral.Fort Sandeman,MirAliKhel,andJamrudmadehimfamiliarwiththeZhob,Baluchistan,andtheKhyber,and,in1896,hewaspermanentlyappointedto the27thPunjabis,ofwhichregimenthebecameAdjutantandwaslatermadeCaptainin1899.HewentwiththemtoKilaDrosh(Chitral), Peshawur,Bannu,andtoKajuriKach,Jandola,Zam,Tank,andDeraGhaziKhan.Hesawactiveservicein1901-2intheWaziristanCampaign (MedalwithClasp),andagaininthefollowingtwoyears,ashisregimentwassenttotheSomaliland,includingtheactionatJidballi,inwhichfora timeheservedasFieldIntelligenceOfficer(MedalwithtwoClasps).In1906the27thPunjabisreturnedtotheNorthWestFrontieragainas MajorontheStaff ofthe1stDivision,Peshawur,atCheratandMalakand.RejoininghisregimentatatMultanhewasoncemoreontheWaziristan borderland in 1908, at Dera Ismail Khan and Shukh Budin; and after an absence of four years the 27th Punjabis returned there in 1912.

WhenwarbrokeouthewascommandingadetachmentatFortJandola.InOctober1914heandhisregimentweretransferredtoEurope,albeit alongthewaytheywerealsoinvolvedinrepellinganattackontheSuezCanal.UponreachingFranceinAugust1915hewassecondincommand oftheregimentduringthebattleofLoosandwassubsequentlygivencommandofthe69thPunjabis,whohadsufferedheavylossesinthataction. Hesubsequentlytookhisnewregimenteast,servingwiththemastheyfoughtfromthe SuezacrosstheArabianPeninsulainoutpostsofthe AdenHinterland.InFebruary1916hewasorderedtoMesopotamiatotakecommandofthe9thBhopals.Almostimmediatelyafterreachingthe frontlinetrencheshis !neconstitutionbrokedownandhewasinvalidedtoIndiaanddiedwhileonsickleaveatSrinagar,Kashmir,on3 September 1916, his wife, Eva, having joined him from England a week earlier. For the recipient’s full sized awards, see Lot 171.

ThegroupoffourminiaturedressmedalsattributedtoMajorC. Rose, Army Veterinary Corps

IndiaGeneralService1854-95,1clasp,Waziristan1894-5;IndiaGeneral Service1895-1902,3clasps,Tirah1897-98,Samana1897,PunjabFrontier 1897-98;Queen’sSouthAfrica1899-1902,2clasps,CapeColony,Orange FreeState;King’sSouthAfrica1901-02,2clasps,SouthAfrica1901,South Africa1902,mountedasworn,theoriginalribandssomewhatfrayedandthe KSA detached but present, very ne (4) £140-£180

CharlesRose wascommissionedintotheArmyVeterinaryDepartmentin1891and sawmuchactiveserviceinIndiaandSouthAfrica.Retiringin1913,hewasrecalledfor activeserviceintheGreatWar,landinginFranceon18August1914.Heservedin FranceuntilApril1915,afterwhichhewasrecalledtotheU.K.andretiredonillhealth grounds in 1916. He died on 11 September 1939, aged 71.

Soldwithan‘Indianbazaar’crudelycastandhandengravedwhitemetalVictorian QueensCrownArmyVeterinaryDepartmentofficerscapbadge;togetherwithseveral familyandportraitphotographs,somenamedwithhandinscriptions,includingoneof MajorRoseinuniformwearingthefullsizeribandbarre$ectingtheaboveminiatures; severalphotographsofactiveserviceinIndiaandSouthAfrica;andthreelargeteam photographsoftheRoyalVeterinaryCollegeRugbyFootballTeams,1884-5,1885-6 and 1886-7, including Charles Rose.

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Miniature Medals

MiniatureMedals:TheMostExcellentOrderoftheBritishEmpire(2),O.B.E.(Civil)Officer’s2ndtypebadge,silver-gilt;M.B.E. (Military)Member’s1sttypebadge,silver;MilitaryCross,G.V.R.;MilitaryMedal(2),G.V.R.;G.VI.R.;1914Star(2),onewithclasp; 1914-15Star;BritishWarMedal1914-20;VictoryMedal1914-19(2),onewithM.I.D.oakleaves;GeneralService1918-62, G.VI. R.,1clasp,Cyprus[sic];SouthAtlantic1982,withoutrosette;ArmyL.S.&G.C.(2),G.V.R.,2ndissuewith "xedsuspension;E.II.R., 2ndissue,RegularArmy;togetherwithasmallsilvermedal‘inrecognitionofWarWorkdoneatMessrsRansomes&RapierLtd. 1918’, generally nearly very ne and better (16) £80-£100

MiniatureMedal:Baltic1854-55,acontemporarystriking,with E.&E.Emanuel,Portsmouth,topsilverribandbuckle,in Emanuel embossed "tted case, extremely ne £100-£140

MiniatureMedals:Crimea1854-56,1clasp,Sebastopol;IndiaGeneralService1854-95,noclasp;IndianMutiny1857-59(2),no clasp;2clasps,CentralIndia,Lucknow, claspsmountedinthisorder;SouthAfrica1877-79,noclasp;Afghanistan1878-80,noclasp; Queen’sSouthAfrica1899-1902(2),1clasp,ReliefofLadysmith;5clasps,Belmont,ModderRiver,OrangeFreeState,Transvaal, SouthAfrica1901;King’sSouthAfrica1901-02,2clasps,SouthAfrica1901,SouthAfrica1902,allofcontemporarymanufacture, generally very ne and better (9) £140-£180

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Miniature Medal: Polar Medal 1904, E.VII.R., silver, 1 clasp, Antarctic 1910-13, clasp loose on riband toned, extremely ne £240-£280

Provenance: Spink Smythe Auction 347, June 2019.

illustrated on our website and are subject to buyers’ premium at 24% (+VAT where applicable)

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World Orders and Decorations

Austria,Empire,MeritCross1849,by WilhelmKunz,silverandenamel,withcrownsuspension,maker’smarktosuspension ring;MilitaryMeritMedal(SignumLaudis),FranzJoseph,bronze,withcrownsuspension, minorenameldamageto rst,otherwise very ne (2) £60-£80

Austria, Empire, Military Merit Cross 1914-18, Third Class, silver and enamel, good very ne

Belgium, Kingdom, Commemorative Medal for the Great War, bronze, good very ne

Italy,Kingdom,AfricaCampaignMedal,bronze,with2engravedclasps,Adua1890,Casssala1894;EastAfricaMedal,bronze,2 clasps, 1936, 1937, edge bruising to rst, generally very ne

Kuwait, Emirate, Military Service Medal, Second Class, silvered, with silver star on riband, extremely ne

Netherlands,Kingdom,CrossforImportantWarActions,whitemetal,2clasps,Atjeh1873-1896,Atjeh1896-1900,the reverse crudely numbered ‘51503’, very ne

Norway,Kingdom,MedalforFreedomandFatherland,silver,thereverseimpressed‘P.S.Floge’;togetherwitha commemorativemedalforthe50thAnniversaryoftheBattleofNarvik1940-90,whitemetal;andaminiaturemedalfor Borgerdad, Carl XIV Johan, silver, with crown and wide suspension, edge bruise to rst, very ne (9)

£100-£140

636

Belgium,Kingdom,CivilMedal,FirstClass(2),bothgilt,onewithminiaturemetalrosetteonriband;AlliedVictoryMedal, bronze, very ne

France,ThirdRepublic,MedailleMilitaire,withclasp‘MissionsD’AssistanceExterieure’;MedalofHonourforPublicHealth Assistance1932-36;togetherwithacontemporaryFrenchtailor’scopyoftheBritishCrimeaMedal1854-56,with !xed suspension, no clasp the edge crudely scratched ‘14r d’Infant 1854 55 56 G. Crepin’, the last cleaned, generally very ne

Zimbabwe, Independence Medal 1980, officially numbered ‘64093’, very ne (7)

£80-£100

637

Canada,GeneralCampaignStar,1clasp,ISAF+FIAS (V87726312PteCPMyers) incardboxofissue, testmarkstoedge, with scratches, otherwise very ne and scarce £300-£400

ChristopherPierreMyers enlistedintheCanadianArmedForcesinFebruary2006,andservedwith2PrincessPatricia’sCanadianLight InfantryaspartoftheJointTaskForceAfghanistan,Kandaharbetween13February-2September2008.MyersadvancedtoCorporalinMarch 2009.

Sold with copied service records.

China,Republic,OrderofExtremeBravery,breastbadge,70mmx63mm,bronze-giltandenamel,unmarked, nearlyvery ne, scarce £300-£400

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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) £1,400-£1,800

France,Kingdom,RoyalandMilitaryOrderofSt.Louis,Knight’sbreastbadge,37mm,goldandenamel,ball !nials,unmarked, with rosette on riband, minor enamel damage to one arm of cross, very ne £240-£280

641 x

France,Kingdom,RoyalandMilitaryOrderofSt.Louis,Knight’sbreastbadge,35mm,goldandenamel,lackingball !nials, unmarked, minor enamel damage, especially to tips of arms of cross, good very ne £240-£280

642 x

France,Presidency, LegionofHonour,Commander’sneckbadge,70mmincludingcrownsuspensionx46mm,silver,gold appliqué,andenamel,obversewithNapoleonfacingrightatcentre,‘Bonaparte1erConsul19Mai1802’around,thereversewith Eaglefacingright,‘HonneuretPatrie’around,withcrownwithleavesonhalfarches,unmarked;togetherwithaSecondEmpireperiodChevalier’sbadge, thislackingreversecentralmedallion;andarelatedminiatureaward,signi cantenameldamageto rst, therefore fair to ne (3) £240-£280

643 x

France,SecondRestoration,OrderoftheCrossofFidelity,Chevalier’sbreastbadge,48mmincludingcrownsuspensionx 30mm,silverandenamel,unmarked;togetherwithareducedsizeRoyalistminiatureaward,housedinacontemporaryembossed leather box, nearly very ne, scarce (2) £120-£160

644 x

645 x

France, Second Empire, China Expedition Medal 1860, by Barre, silver, with original embroidered riband, good very ne £100-£140

France, Second Empire, Mexico Expedition Medal 1862-63, by Barre, silver, with original embroidered riband, good very ne £100-£140

646 x

France, Second Empire, St. Helena Medal, bronze; Italy Campaign Medal 1859, by Barre, silver, good very ne

France,ThirdRepublic,MedailleMilitaire,silver,gilt,andenamel,withlidofcardboxofissue;CommemorativeMedalforthe Franco-PrussianWar1870-71,bronze;TonkinMedal1883-85,silver;ColonialMedal,silver,2clasps,Tunisie,del’Atlantiqueala Mer Rouge; together with three unofficial Great War Medals, two for Verdun, all bronze, generally very ne (9) £100-£140

Soldwithasilvermedallion,engraved‘AbnégationDévouementEpidemic1866àMonsieurE.BeccuelaPopulationouvrièreReconnaissante’, mounted in a silver band with broad suspension loop.

647

France,ThirdRepublic,LegionofHonour,Chevalier’sbreatbadge,56mmincludingwreathsuspensionx41mm,silver,silvergilt, and enamel, poincon mark to base of tassel, in case of issue, nearly extremely ne £50-£70

France,Aframeddisplayof39mainlyFrenchDecorationsandMedals,includingCroixdeGuerre(7),thesewithvarious differentreversesandribandemblems;CrossofMilitaryValour;CrossforCombatantVolunteersintheResistance;Crossfor VolunteersforCombatantService(2);CrossforVoluntaryMilitaryServices;CommemorativeMedalfortheFranco-PrussianWar; CommemorativeMedalfortheGreatWar;AlliedVictoryMedal;CommemorativeMealfortheSecondWorldWar;Korea Medal; and U.N. Korea Medal (French type), all mounted in a glazed display frame, generally good very ne (39) £200-£240

649 x

France,Aframeddisplayof20FrenchandFrenchColonialOrders,Decorations,andMedals,includingLegionofHonour,Third Republic,Chevalier’sbreastbadge;OrderofNationalMerit,Chevalier’sbreastbadge;OrderofNichan-Iftikhar,Officer’sbreast badge(3),allwithrosettesonriband;OrderofCommercialMerit,Chevalier’sbreastbadge;OrderofCambodia,Chevalier’s breastbadge;OrderoftheAcademicPalms,Officer’sbade,withrosetteonriband;MedailleMilitaire,ThirdRepublicissue;Free FrenchForcesMedal;OrderofLiberation;MedaloftheFrenchFamily(2),silver-gilt;silver;OrderofSportingMerit;Orderof TourismMerit;WoundStar(2),military;civilian;andagroupofthreeminiatureawards,comprisingtheLegionofHonour,the CroixdeGuerre,andtheMedalofFrenchResistance,mountedcontinentalstyleonadoublebraidedgiltchain,allmountedina glazed display frame, generally good very ne (23) £400-£500

Soldwiththreesoft-backpublicationsonFrenchOrders,DecorationsandMedals:‘GuidedesOrdersCivilsFrançaisetÉtranges’;‘Décorations France et Colonies’; and ‘France Décorations Union Française’.

Germany, Baden, Long Service Medal, Third Class, for 9 Years’ Service, silver, good very ne

Germany, Bavaria, Merit Cross, First Class, with crossed swords, gilt and enamel, very ne

Germany, Mecklenburg-Schwerin, Military Merit Cross 1914, bronze, on combatant’s riband, good very ne

Germany, Saxony, Friedrich August Medal, bronze, good very ne

Germany, Württemberg, Military Merit Medal, Wilhelm II, silver, good very ne (5) £70-£90

653 x

Germany,Hannover,WaterlooMedal1815 (LieutenantClausv.Plate,Hus.Rgt.Brem[enet]Verden.) !ttedwith replacement silver clip and ring suspension, heavy edge bruising and polished, especially the reverse, ne £500-£700

Germany,Hannover,WaterlooMedal1815 (SoldatJoh.Herm.Bodemann,Landw.Bat.Quackenbrueck) !tted with steel clip and small ring suspension, edge bruising and contact marks, better than good ne £400-£500

654 x

Germany,Prussia,IronCross1914,SecondClassbreastbadge,silverwithironcentre;WarMeritMedal1870-71(2),bronze; Long Service Medal, Second Class, for 12 Years’ Service, bronze; Centenary Medal 1897, bronze, good very ne

Germany,Empire,CrossofHonour1914-18,combatants’crosswithswords(2),bronze;KyffhauserWarVeterans Commemorative Medal 1914-18, bronze, good very ne (8) £100-£140

Soldwithanuncutdie-strikingofthePrussianPourleMerite;astylisedversionofanIronCross1813;andanunofficialThirdReichperiod Lappland Shield.

Germany,Saxony,OrderofAlbert,2ndtype(2),Knight’s2ndClassbreastbadge,withcrossedswords,39mmx34mm,silver, silver-gilt, and enamel, unmarked; Silver Cross of the Order, with crossed swords, unmarked, good very ne (2) £140-£180

A German Second World War Knight’s Cross to the Iron Cross.

Germany,ThirdReich,KnightsCrosstotheIronCross,aservicewornexampleby Steinhauer&Luck,silverwithblackened ironcentre,‘Mico800’markingonthereverseside, someoftheoriginal nishtotheedgesoftheframelost,andwithallofthe blackened nishtothehighswastikamissing;originalshortloopsuspensionreplacedbyalongercontemporaryloopand ttedwitha section of Knights Cross ribbon, the award itself though totally original, nearly extremely ne £4,000-£5,000

A German Spanish Cross in Gold with Swords

Germany,ThirdReich,SpanishCrossinGold,withSwords,averyniceexampleby C.E.Juncker,Berlin, ofconvex construction,withseparatelyappliedcentralswastikadisc,thereversemarked‘CEJ’withinablocktothecentre,completewith its correct pin, hook and hinge, good very ne, scarce £1,000-£1,400

Officially 1,126 Spanish Cross in gold with swords were awarded for exceptional bravery and leadership during the Spanish Civil War.

Germany,ThirdReich,SpanishCrossinBronze,withoutSwords,averyniceexampleby SteinhauerandLuck,Ludenscheid, marked ‘L16’, complete with its correct pin, hook and hinge, good very ne £600-£800

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Awell-documentedSecondWorldWarGerman1940‘BattleofBritain’IronCrossgroupoffourawardedto LuftwaffeJu.88RadioOperator-AirGunnerSergeantL.Ottmann,whoduringthecourseoftheSecond WorldWar "ewatotalof135combatmissions,includingthegreatraidonCoventry(MoonlightSerenade), andfurther22raidsonLondon;transferringtotheEasternFront,hethentookpartinOperation Barbarossa

Germany,ThirdReich,IronCross1939(2),FirstClassbreastbadge,silverwithironcentre,retainingpinstamped‘113’; SecondClassbreastbadge,silverwithironcentre,unmarked;WarMeritCross1939,SecondClass,withswords,bronze;Winter War Medal 1941-42, zinc, nearly extremely ne (4) £600-£800

Ottmann, second from left, with his crew in Lublin, Poland, in September 1941

LeonhardOttman beganhisaircrewtrainingwitha !ightinaJunkersJU52transportaircrafton13June1939.Hewentonto !yinthe DornierDo17,HeinkelHE111,JunkersJU88andothersimilarsizeaircraft,qualifyingasanaircraftradiooperator.Oncompletionofhistraining, hewaspostedtoKampfgeschwader(TotenkopfGeschwader)StabII/KG54asaradiooperatoronJunkersJU88twinenginemulti-rolelight bombers.HebecamepartoftheregularcrewofLieutenantMally,withwhoheremaineduntilhislast !ightinAugust1944.Hewastogoonto complete 421 !ights, from bases in Germany, France, Poland and Italy. Of these !ights, 135 were classed as combat missions. Ottman’swarbeganwithhis "rstposting-toKG54atSt.Andre,inSouthernFrance(IV.Fliegerkorps)wherehebeganhis !yingdutieson8 August1940.His "rstcombatmissioncameon29AugustwithafeintattackagainsttheEnglishcoast.Thiswasduringtheheightofthe‘Battleof Britain’andnodoubtintendedtodrawtheRAF "ghtersawayfromtheirair"eldssotheycouldbeattackedbyotherLuftwaffeunits.KG54then begantoplayitspartintheperiodknownas‘TheBlitz’,whenEnglishandWelshcities(especiallyLondon)andportsweretargeted.Ottmann’s42 combatmissionsfromSt.Andreincluded17raidsonLondon,overtheperiod23Septemberto29November,andOperation MondscheinserenadeKorn (MoonlightSerenadeCorn)onCoventryon15November1940,whichwasatthetimethelargestandmostdevastating aerialattacktodateanywhere,whenthecitywasattackedby449bombersfromLuft!oteIIandIIIwhichdropped503tonnesofmixedbombs. Many factories destroyed, and the medieval heart of the city devastated. The night’s bombing cost the city 554 killed, and 865 seriously injured.

On14April1941,Kampfgeschwader54movedtoBretigny,stillinFrance(remainingpartofIV.Fliegerkorps),fromwhereOttmanntookpartina further17combatmissions,mainlyagainstEnglishcitiesandair"elds,includingLondon("vetimes),Plymouth(twice),Liverpool(threetimes),and Exeter (three times).

Ottmann’s "nalsortietoEnglandtookplaceon20May1941,whenhisaircraftattackedtheportofPlymouth:‘Weattackedthetargetfrom150 metresanddroppedourbombsdirectlyontotheportbutbecauseofthestronganti-aircraft "reitwasnotpossibletoassesstheeffectsofthe bombing. By low !ying we were able to get away from the massive artillery "re.’

On17June1941,Kampfgeschwader54 movedtoSwidnik,nearLublin,inPoland;nowwithV.Fliegerkorps.TheretheytookpartinOperation Barbarossa,theinvasionofRussia,whichbeganon22June1941.OverthenextmonthOttmanntookpartin35Attacksmadeagainsttargetsin EasternPolandandRussia,includingtheair"eldatSchepatokainRussiaon1July1941:‘Ourmissionwastodivebombingroupformationthe air"eldinSchepatokainRussia.Weproceededingroupsbutshortlybeforethetargetourgroupbrokeupowingtoheavyweatherandwas blastedbyheavyresistance.Afterthatweattackedtheair"eldindividually.We !ewacrossthe "eldatlowlevelandjustinfrontofthehangarsthe pilotpulleduptheplaneandreleasedourbombs.Shortlyafterweheardaloudnoiseintheplane.Wehadbeenbadlyhitbyboththe !akandby thepiecesofbombedhangarthrownuphighintotheair.Result:Bymeansofadirecthitwewereabletocompletelydestroythehangarincluding its foundation wall.’

Twodaylater,on3JulyOttmanandhiscrew‘WereorderedtoattacktherailwaylineatKonotopwithsplinterbombsequippedwithShockwave devices.Theremainingbombsweremeantforthetrains.Wecarried1splinterbomb,and35D250.Wearrivedatlowlevelattackingthe designatedrailwayline,andafter "ndingasuitablespot,wedroppedthesplinterbombwhichlandeddirectlybetweentherailwaytracks.Abit furtheronweusedtheremainingbombstoattackafueltraininasiding.Thebombsdroppedabittotherightofthefueltrainsothatitonlygot hitbyshrapnel.Wethenmadeseveralfurtherattacksonthetrainusingtheotherweaponsonboarduntilthepetrolladentrainburstinto !ames. After crash landing (back at base) we established that the ground "re had shot right through the fuselage steering gear.’

Furtherattacksonrailinstallationsfollowed,on5,11,and15July:‘Wewereorderedtodivebombtheretreatingcolumnstotheeastof Berditschofwith45xD250.Weapproachedfromaheightof2000-2500metresanddiscoveredamovingtrainloadedwithwarmaterials,so wedivebombedit.Wereleasedourbombsat400-500metresandall4bombslandeddirectlyontargetwiththeresultthatthetransporttrain was immediatelythrownupintotheairaftertheattackandwasablaze...Sixdayslaterweweregiventhemissiontoattacktherailwaystationat Kasatinusing25.C250and25D250.Justbeforereachingthetargetweencounteredveryheavy !akbutneverthelessweattackedanddive bombedthestationreleasingourbombsat400metres.Afterthatweattackedthe !akemplacementusingonboardweaponsandsilencedit. Result:directhitonthestationcausingextensive "res.Duringthisraidourplanereceived14hits,3ofwhichwentthroughthecabinarea...On15 July1941wewereorderedtoattacktherailwaystationinKorsum,using45.C.250.Wedivebombed,releasingourbombsat600metresand thebombshitthetarget.Aswewerereturning,wespottedaRussian "ghterbelowandaheadofus.Weattackedthe "ghterfrombehindandthe observer "redaroundofM.A.Trommel(Trommel+drum).Weavoidedthe "ghterbybankingleftoverhimandfacilitatingthereargunner lettingoff afullround.Isawthepilotbeinghitandfallingforwardcausingtheplanetocrashtothegroundin !ames.Duringthisraidwe encountered heavy !ak defences.’

ItseemsthatKG54wasshortlyafterrotatedbacktoGermany,ashisnext !ightswereallinanon-combatrole,and !ownfrombasesin Germany.Possiblytheywerere"ttingortraining,ashe !ewwithavarietyofpilots,hisusualonebeingLieutenantMally.InDecember1941,the crewwerepostedtoItalyaspartofKampfgruppe806,whichwasre-designatedStabIII/KG54on1September1942.MovingthenontoSicily,he !ewinsupportoftheAfrikaCorpsinTunisiafromNovember1942,andsuchoperationscontinuedduringtheearlymonthsof1943,culminating witharaidonaRoyalNavyconvoyon1May1943:‘WewereinstructedtolocateaBritishconvoywhichhadbeensightedatmiddayinthe Mediterranean.Afteraclearreconnaissance !ightwediscoveredtheenemyconvoynearthecoastofBengasi,consistingof25-30largeand mediumships.Theconvoywaswellguardedbycombatvesselsaswellasairdefenceweapons.Atlowlevelweremainedwiththeconvoyfor34hourstomaintaincontactwiththeenemyships,sendingrepeatedsignalstoourcombatgroupsregardingitsposition.Theconvoywasattacked at daybreak with great success.’

InOctober1943III/KG54movedbacktoGermany,beingpostedatseveraldifferentair"elds.By19March1944theywerebasedatMarx,and Ottmannwasinvolvedinanother2attacksagainstEngland.His135thand "naloperationalsortiewasaraidonBristolon27March1944,andhis lastlogbookentriesaredated11April1944,withhis "nalonefourmonthslater,on4August.AboutthistimeKG54beganconvertingtothe Me262singleseatjet "ghterinSeptember,sonotbeingapilot,perhapshehadbecomearadioinstructor.Ottmannisknowntohavesurvivedthe war, having contributed to the following history of KG54.’

Sold with the following related documents:

Therecipient’soriginalawardcerti"catesforIronCrossSecondClassdated30September1940;IronCrossFirstClassdated28October1940 (issuedfromGoring’sH.Q.);LuftwaffeFlyingClaspforCombatBomberandOperationalFlyingClaspinGold,(for120combatmissions)dated10 July1941;togetherwithaphotographicimageoftherecipientwithhisJu.88crewinwintercamou!age;astandardissueChristmascardfrom AdolfHitler;completephotocopiesoftherecipient’sFlugbuch(Flying)andLiesttungbuch(Achievement)Books(theoriginalsofbothbooksare held in the Walter Weiss Collection in Germany); and copied research, including details of all 135 combat missions.

660

Germany,ThirdReich,IronCross1939,FirstClassbreastbadge,silverwithironcentre,reversestamped‘L/11’forWilhelm Deumer,Ludenachied, backplateshowingsignsofhavingpreviouslybeenadaptedforwearbyanArtilleryman,andnowwithrather crudereplacementpinandhooksuspension;WarMeritCross1939,SecondClass,withswords,bronze;WinterWarMedal 1941 -42, zinc, nearly very ne (3)

£80-£100

661 x

Germany,ThirdReich,IronCross1939,SecondClassbreastbadge,silverwithironcentre,suspensionringmarked‘128’; togetherwithaBritish-madeGreatWar‘propaganda’IronCross,forAntwerp,Dinant,Ghent,Rheims,Louvain,andAmiens 1914, good very ne

Japan, Empire, Order of the Sacred Treasure, Eighth Class breast badge, 37mm, silver, good very ne

Lebanon,Republic,NationalOrderoftheCedar,Chevalier’sbreastbadge,55mmincludingwreathsuspensionx37mm, silvered and enamel, unmarked, very ne

Poland, Republic, Cross of Valour 1920, bronze, good very ne

Poland, People’s Republic, Order of the Standard of Labour, First Class breast badge, gilt and enamel, very ne

Romania,Kingdom,MedalforBraveryandLoyalty,ThirdClass,withcrossedswordsandintegrallaurelwreathsuspension, bronze; Cross of Military Virtue, Second Class, bronze; Commemorative War Cross 1916-1918, bronze, good very ne (lot)

£100-£140

662

663 x

Germany,ThirdReich,MothersCross(3),FirstClass,giltandenamel,in !ttedcaseofissue;SecondClass,silveredand enamel, in original paper packet; Third Class, bronze and enamel, in original paper packet, nearly extremely ne (3) £70-£90

Greece,Kingdom,OrderoftheRedeemer,Knight’sbreastbadge,54mmincludingcrownsuspensionx35mm,silverand enamel,unmarked;OrderofthePhoenix,Knight’sbreastbadge,38mm,silverandenamel,unmarked,lackingcrownandwith replacementsuspensionring;WarCross1916-17, minordamagetoonearmofcrosson rst,andtracesofenamelrestorationon second, generally very ne (3) £80-£100

664 x

665

666 x

Iraq, Kingdom, Active Service Medal, 1 clasp (in Arabic) South Kurdistan 1930-31, bronze, unnamed as issued, good very ne £100-£140

Ireland, Republic, 1921-71 ‘Survivors’ Medal, bronze, unnamed, with integral top riband bar, nearly extremely ne £120-£160

Italy, Kingdom, Order of the Crown, Knight’s breast badge, 36mm, gold and enamel, good very ne Vatican,HolySee,BeneMerentiMedal,PiusXII(1939-58),gilt,withPapaltiaraandcrossedkeyssuspension;togetherwitha 1933 Medal commemorating the 1900th Anniversary of the Resurrection, silver, Pius Xi to obverse, good very ne (3) £80-£100

An unattributed Nepalese group of eight Nepal,Kingdom,KingBirendraSilverJubileeMedal1997;BirendraAishwaryaServiceMedal2001;HimalayanServiceMedal; OverseasServiceMedal;ArmyLongServiceStar,for25Years’Service,giltandenamel;ArmyLongServiceMedal,for10Years’ Service,bronze;EarthquakeMedal1988;U.N.Medal,onMONUCriband,mountedcourt-styleasworn, themedalsalloflocal manufacture, nearly very ne

An unattributed Nepalese group of eight Nepal,Kingdom,BirendraAishwaryaServiceMedal2001;HimalayanServiceMedal;OverseasServiceMedal;ArmyLong ServiceStar,for25Years’Service,giltandenamel;ArmyLongServiceMedal,for10Years’Service,bronze;EarthquakeMedal 1988;U.N.Medal,onMONUCriband;U.N.Medal,onUNOMIGriband,mountedcourt-styleasworn, themedalsalloflocal manufacture, nearly very ne

An unattributed Nepalese group of seven Nepal,Kingdom,HimalayanServiceMedal;OverseasServiceMedal;ArmyLongServiceStar,for25Years’Service,giltand enamel;ArmyLongServiceMedal,for10Years’Service,bronze;EarthquakeMedal1988;U.N.Medal,onUNMINURCATriband; U.N. Medal, on UNOMIG riband, mounted court-style as worn, the medals all of local manufacture, nearly very ne (23) £200-£240

Netherlands, Kingdom, Commemorative War Cross, bronze; Cross of Merit, bronze, good very ne

Portugal, Republic, Military Order of Christ, Knight’s breast badge, silver-gilt and enamel, unmarked, good very ne

Spain,FrancoPeriod,OrderofNavalMerit,Star,63mm,silvered,gilt,andenamel,whitecrosswithsurmountedanchorto centre, with retaining pin and two additional support hooks, very ne (4) £80-£100

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Sold together with various other miscellaneous medals, including two Chinese War Lord badges and a Red Cross Badge.

Norway,Kingdom,OrderofSt.Olav,Knight’sbreastbadge,by Tostrup,Oslo,68mmincludingcrownsuspensionx42mm, silver-giltandenamel,unmarked,in !ttedcaseofissue, twocentrejewelsoncrownlackingsomewhiteenamel,otherwiseabout extremely ne £240-£280

Provenance: Coin Galleries Mailbid Sale, April 2007

OttomanEmpire,OrderoftheMedjidieh,FifthClassbreastbadge,70mmincludingstarandscrescentsuspensionx53mm, silver, gold appliqué, and enamel, silver mark to reverse, good very ne £160-£200 670 x

671 x

Ottoman Empire, Gallipoli Star 1915, silver and enamel, unmarked, nearly extremely ne £70-£90

672

A Rhodesian M.S.M. group of !ve awarded to Warrant Officer Class I J. L. G. Stephens Rhodesia,MeritoriousServiceMedal(Civil)(Mr.J.L.G.Stephens); GreatBritain,1939-45Star;AfricaStar;WarMedal 1939 -45,theseallprivatelyengraved‘J.L.G.Stephens’;EfficiencyMedal,G.VI.R.,1stissue,SouthernRhodesia(CR2601A/W.O.1.John L. G. Stephens) mounted as worn, generally very ne and better (5) £300-£400

673

Five: Sergeant Mutandwa, Rhodesian Police, late British South Africa Police Rhodesia,GeneralServiceMedal(11528Sgt.Mutandwa);RhodesiaPoliceL.S.&G.C.(11528Sgt.Mutandwa),edgestamped ‘(R.)’forreplacement; GreatBritain,WarMedal1939-45;ColonialPoliceL.S.&G.C.,E.II.R.,2ndissue(11528AfricanConst., MutandwaB.S.A.Police) ‘ice’of‘Police’privatelyengraved;ServiceMedaloftheOrderofSt.John,unnamed, generallygoodvery ne (5)

Provenance: Dix Noonan Webb, June 2008.

Mutandwa wasbornatGutuinSouthernRhodesiainJune1924and,havingworkedattheIscorSteelWorksontheoutskirtsofPretoria, returnedhomeandenlistedinBritishSouthAfricaPoliceinJune1945.Thereafter,inalongcareerspanningnearly30years,heheldassorted appointmentsinSalisbury,Gwelo,SelukweandBulawayo,amongthemCourtOrderlyandInterpreter,LicenceInspectorand“SuddenDeath Dockets”Compiler.AwardedtheSt.JohnServiceMedalin1960andhisRhodesiaPoliceL.S.&G.C.inJanuary1972,heretiredinDecemberof the following year and became a lay preacher in the Dutch Reform Church.

SoldwiththreeoriginalSt.JohnAmbulancecerti!cates,datedMarch1949,December1958andOctober1960,togetherwiththerecipient’s B.S. A.P.certi!cateofservice,datedDecember1973, theseingenerallyworndamagedandstainedbutveryscarcesurvivingdocumentstoanAfrican recipient.

675 x

676 x

677 x

Russia,Empire,OrderofSt.Stanislas,FirstClassStar,by Eduard,St.Petersburg,94mm,silver(84zolotniki),silver-gilt,and enamel, maker’s name and silver marks to reverse, good very ne £1,000-£1,400

Russia,Empire,MedalofSt.George,FourthClass,silver,thereverseofficiallynumbered‘103789’;MedalfortheCrimeanWar 1853-56, bronze, nearly very ne (2) £100-£140

Russia,Bokhara,EmirofBokhara’sDecorationforServicesrenderedandCouragedisplayedAH1253(AD1836),38mm, silver-gilt and enamel, with later small ring suspension, some enamel damage, good ne and rare £300-£400

Serbia,Kingdom,OrderofSt.Sava,Knight’sbreastbadge,65mmincludingcrownsuspensionx43mm,silver-giltandenamel, Bishop with red robes, unmarked, about extremely ne £60-£80

678

UnionofSovietSocialistRepublics,OrderoftheRedStar,2ndtype,silverandenamel,thereverseofficiallynumbered ‘1185899’,with MonetnyDvor mintmarktoreverse;OrderofthePatrioticWar,2ndClass,silverandenamel,reverseofficially numbered6910887,with MonetnyDvor mintmarktoreverse;JubileeMedalforthe20thAnniversaryofVictoryintheGreat PatrioticWar1945-65;JubileeMedalforthe30thAnniversaryofVictoryintheGreatPatrioticWar1945-75;JubileeMedalfor the40thAnniversaryofVictoryintheGreatPatrioticWar1945-85;JubileeMedalforthe70thAnniversaryoftheArmedForces of the U.S.S.R. 1918-88, generally very ne and better (6) £70-£90

UnionofSovietSocialistRepublics,AselectionofSovietDecorationsandMedalsincludingMedalforMilitaryMeritin Battle,unnumbered;DistinguishedLabourMedal;MedalforPersonalCourage,thereverseofficiallynumbered‘000501’;Medalfor aPartisanoftheGreatPatrioticWar,FirstClass;MedalforValiantLabourduringtheGreatPatrioticWar;Medalsforthe20th, 30th(2),and70thAnniversariesoftheSovietArmedForces1918;Medalsforthe20th,40th(3),50th(5),60th,and65th AnniversariesofVictoryintheGreatPatrioticWar1945;Medalforthe1500thAnniversaryoftheFoundingofKiev(2), some copies, generally very ne and better (lot) £80-£100

681 x

682 x

UnitedStatesofAmerica

,AirCombatReadinessMedal;ArmedForcesReserveMedal,Armyissue;MexicanBorderService Medal;ChinaServiceMedal,Navyissue;Women’sArmyCorpsServiceMedal;ArmyofOccupationMedal,1clasp,Japan;together with a South Vietnam Campaign Medal, 1 clasp, 1960-, all unnamed as issued, nearly extremely ne (7) £40-£50

UnitedStatesofAmerica,StateofNewJerseyVictoryMedal1917-18,bronze,unnamed,withtop‘NewJersey’ribandbar; togetherwitharunofall19NavyclaspsfortheUnitedStatesAlliedVictoryMedal,comprisingArmedGuard,Asiatic,Atlantic Fleet,Aviation,Destroyer,Escort,GrandFleet,MineLaying,MineSweeping,MobileBase,NavalBattery,Overseas,Patrol,Salvage, Subchaser,Submarine,Transport,WestIndies,WhiteSea;andarunofall14ArmyBattleclasps,comprisingAisne,Aisne-Marne, Cambrai,Champagne-Marne,DefensiveSector,Lys,Meuse-Argonne,Montdidier-Noyon,Oise-Aisne,SommeDefensive,Somme Offensive, St. Mihiel, Vittorio-Veneto, Ypres-Lys, some reproductions, generally good very ne AlliedVictoryMedals:Belgium;Cuba;Japan;Poland(2),ofdifferentdesigns, thesebothuno cialissues;Portugal;Thailand, allcopies except for the Belgian award, generally very ne (lot)

£200-£240

U.N.MedalforKorea1950-54,SouthKoreanissue,unnamedasissued;SouthVietnamCampaignMedal,withoutclasp,the reverse officially named ‘215101 O. J. Ray!eld.’, nearly extremely ne (2)

£70-£90

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Three Pilot’s Flying Log Books relating to Flying Officer D. Robinson, Royal Air Force

Coveringthe1924to1928with4ArmyCo-operationSquadron;43(Fighter)SquadronatTangmere;24Communication SquadronatNortholt;‘C’Flight,5(A.C.)SquadroninWaziristanandQuetta,in1926;and6ArmyCo-operationSquadron, includingbombingmissionsfromMosul,Iraq;togetherwiththerecipient’soriginalPrivatePilot’sLicenceandCerti$cateof Competency,dated14June1928,containingtwophotographs;andthreeoriginallettersfromtherecipientregardingthelog booksandhisservice,datingfromthe1970s; thecoversofthelogbooksdistressedbutthecontentsandthepilot’slicencegood, therefore good overall condition (3) £80-£100

DennissRobinson wasbornin1901andjoinedtheGloucestershireRegimentT.A.,butwassecondedtotheRoyalAirForceforfouryearsand wasappointedtoacommissionasPilotOfficeronprobationon14January1924.HewaspromotedFlyingOfficeron14October1925.He relinquishedhisR.A.F.shortservicecommissiononaccountofill-healthon12September1928,butrevertedtotheGloucestershireRegiment T. A.;hesubsequentlytransferredtotheTerritorialArmyReserveofOfficers(6thBattalion,GloucestershireRegiment)on15June1929.Inoneof the letters he states that at the time he was one of only 4 officers in the army to wear R.A.F. wings in army uniform.

FromtheTerritorialArmyReserveofOfficersRobinsonsawserviceintheRoyalTankRegimentintheSecondWorldWarasWarSubstantive CaptainandtemporaryMajor,withseniorityfrom1March1941.Helaterservedwiththe12thLancersuntilretiredonaccountofdisability,2 February1945.Hereferstothefactthatononeoccasionhe "ewH.R.H.thePrinceofWales(laterH.M.KingEdwardVIII),inaWestlandWapiti, andanentryinoneofhislogbooksfor22September1926,recordsthathewas "yingBristolF2B,tailNo.F4660,whenhesuffered‘Engine failureunderAttockBridge,India,withthetailtakenoff andfellintoRiverIndus,machinelostandpassengerdrowned(A.C.Jones)’.Despitehis relativelyshortR.A.F.careerhe "ewmanyaircrafttypes.Thelogbookscon$rmtheaircrafttypeshe "ewincludingAvro,BristolFighter,Siskin, Snipe,DH9A,VickersVictoria,FaireyIIIF,Greber,Gamecock,AvroLynx,WestlandWapiti,TigerMoth,AvroMono,andBristolBulldog.Hedied at Watford on 3 September 1985.

ARoyalAirForcePilot’sFlyingLogBookrelatingtoFlightLieutenantD.Sutton,D.F.C.,RoyalAirForce Volunteer Reserve

CoveringtheperiodAugust1943to3January1945,commencingwithtraining "ightsinWellingtonMarkIII’sat82O.T.U. Gamston,ShortSterlingAircraftat1657ConversionUnitatStradishall,andNo.3F.L.S.Feltwell, "yingtheLancasterbomber,and operationalserviceasPilot, "yingLancasterswith100Squadron,WalthaminMarch1944,includingraidsonFrankfurt,Berlinand Essen.Suttoncontinuedto "yraidsintooccupiedFranceandGermanywith100SquadroninMayJuneandJuly1944,untilthe completionofhis $rsttour.Hesubsequently "ewHalifax,Oxford,Mosquito,TigerMothandHarvardaircraftinnon-operational unitsandasinstructor,includingservice "yinginIndia,concludinginOctober1946.TheLogBookadditionallycontains‘tippedin’ photographs,presscuttingsandcompetencycerti$cates, spinewornanddamaged,covergrubbyandwithloosepagesbutcomplete, overall fair condition £120-£160

D.F.C. London Gazette 17 October 1944.

DouglasWilliamSutton servedinitiallyasaFlightSergeantwiththeRoyalAirForceVolunteerReservebeforebeingcommissionedPilot

Officeron19April1944.HewasawardedtheDistinguishedFlyingCrossforhisserviceswith100Squadron,andwaspromotedWarSubstantive FlightLieutenanton9June1946.HesubsequentlyreceivedtheQueen’sCommendationforValuableServicesintheAir(LondonGazette 1January 1953).HeretiredwiththerankofSquadronLeaderon7May1968,andslaterservedasaReserveOfficerintheH.Q.AirCadets,atR.A.F. Sealand, Deeside.

685

ARoyalAirForceObserver’sandAirGunner’sFlyingLogBookrelatingtoAirObserverG.R.Eley,Royal Air Force

Coveringtheperiod27Augustto12September1940,comprisingExercise !ights1-4ontherecipient’sAirObserver’s NavigationCourse,heldatNo.6A.O.N.S.,Staverton,Gloucestershirefrom24Augustto1November1940, !yingAnsons.The LogBookadditionallycontainsvariouspencilentriesformNovemberandDecember1941, !yingWhitleys;togetherwithvarious R.A.F. buttons and cloth insignia, overall good condition and a tangential ‘Battle of Britain’ period log book (lot) £80-£120

The Naval General Service Medal Roll 1793-1840.

Compiled by Captain K. J. Douglas-Morris, standard edition, privately printed, 403pp, bound in cloth covers, very good condition

Naval Medals 1793-1856.

CompiledbyCaptainK.J.Douglas-Morris,privatelyprinted,London,1988,xvi,542pp,originalblueboardsinslipcase, verygood condition

Naval Medals 1857-1880.

CompiledbyCaptainK.J.Douglas-Morris,privatelyprinted,London,1994,xxii,435pp,originalblueboardsinslipcase, verygood condition (3) £80-£100

Soldwithafoldercontainingcopypagesfromthebook‘Lloyd’sMedals1836-1989’,byJimGawler,includingacompletealphabeticalindexof recipient’s of the various Lloyd’s Medals.

687

AselectionofGermanThirdReichBooks,comprising‘Orders,DecorationsandMedalsoftheThirdReich’,Volume1,by LittlejohnandDodkins;‘Orders,DecorationsandMedalsoftheThirdReich’,Volume2,byLittlejohnandDodkins;‘Foreign LegionsoftheThirdReich’,Volume1byBender;‘LegionCondor’byBender;‘FormansGuidetoThirdReichGermanAwards andtheirValues’,2ndEdition,byBender;‘FormansGuidetoThirdReichDocumentsandtheirValues’,Volume1,byBender; ‘FormansGuidetoThirdReichDocumentsandtheirValues’,Volume2,byBender;and‘KnightsCrossHoldersoftheU-Boat Service’, by Franz Kurowski; together with a Waffen SS Hallmark soft back publication, generally good condition (9) £60-£80

688

AselectionofGermanThirdReichBooks,comprising‘ForFuhrerandFatherland,MilitaryAwardsoftheThirdReich’byBender; ‘ForFuhrerandFatherland,PoliticalandCivilAwardsoftheThirdReich’byBender;‘ForeignLegionsoftheThirdReich’,Volume 2byBender;‘ForeignLegionsoftheThirdReich’,Volume3byBender;‘ForeignLegionsoftheThirdReich’,Volume4byBender; ‘GermanMilitaryCuff Bandsfrom1784toPresentDay’byBender;and‘CombatMedalsoftheThirdReich’byAilsby, generally good condition (7) £60-£80

A Grenadier Guards Shabraque Panel c.1860.

A !neOfficer’sShabraquePanelc.1860,redvelvetembossedcrownwithredvelvetcentre,belowaGarterbeltwith‘VR’cypher tothecentreandoakleafsprays,belowaGarterstarwithredvelvetcentre,andfusedgrenade,onbluemeltonground,all contained in a rectangular gilt frame, minor service wear, overall good condition £300-£400

A Coldstream Guards Officer’s Full Dress Bear Skin c.1930. A "neOfficer’sFullDressBearSkinc.1930,completewithwickerlining,blackleathersweatbandandgiltmetalchinchain,with red feather cut plume, leather sweat band loose, otherwise good condition £300-£400

A Lancashire Fusiliers Mk1 Brodie Helmet. ThesteelhelmetwithLancashireFusiliersstylisedyellowplumemarkingtotheside,completewithinnerliningandsweatband, but lacking chinstrap, reasonable condition £80-£100

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696

TheDukeofWellington’s(WestRiding)RegimentOfficer’sHelmetPlate c.1904-12.

A "neandscarceOfficer’sHelmetPlatec.1904-12,crownedstarpatternback platewithlaurelandGarteroverlays,tothecentrethecrestoftheDukeof WellingtonwithMotto‘VirtutisFortunaComes’,withtitlescrolls‘Dukeof Wellington,TheWestRidingRegiment’,with3loopstotherear, verygood condition £220-£260

697

38th (1st Staffordshire) Regiment of Foot Other Ranks Glengarry Badge. AveryscarceotherranksGlengarryBadge1874-81,crownedtitlebeltwith ‘1stStaffordshire’tothecentreand‘38’withStaffordshireKnot,with2loops to the rear, good condition, scarce £300-£400 Note: This pattern was worn for a very short period of time.

698

38th (1st Staffordshire) Regiment of Foot Other Ranks Glengarry Badge. A "neotherranksGlengarryBadgec.1874-81,crownedlaurelwreathwithStaffordshireKnotwith‘38’tothecentre,with2 loopstotherear;togetherwithanotherexampletothe80thRegimentofFoot,crownedtitlebeltwith‘StaffordshireVolunteers’ with’80’andStaffordshireKnottothecentre,with2loopstotherear;andacopyexampletothe64thRegimentofFoot, generally good condition (3) £120-£160

South Staffordshire Regiment Volunteer Battalions Officer’s Glengarry Badge.

AscarceOfficerssilveredGlengarryBadgec.1878-1902,crownedGarterbelt,withStaffordshireKnottothecentreonvelvet ground, with 2 loops to the rear, good condition £180-£220

South Staffordshire Regiment 1st Volunteer Battalion Glengarry Badge.

AscarceNCOssilveredGlengarryBadgec.1878-1902,crownedtitlebeltwithStaffordshireKnottothecentre,with2loopsto the rear, good condition £80-£100

South Staffordshire Regiment 3rd Volunteer Battalion Other Ranks Helmet Plate. A3rd VolunteerBattalionotherranksHelmetPlatec.1878-1902,crownedstarbackplate,laurelwreathandtitle,with Staffordshire Knot to the centre, with 3 loops to the rear, good condition £120-£160

South Staffordshire Regiment Other Ranks Helmet Plate. AstandardotherranksHelmetPlatec.1902-12,withallloopsinplace;togetherwithaSouthStaffordshireRegimentGlengarry c.1878-1902;andaNorthStaffordshireRegimentotherranksHelmetPlatec.1878-1902,withallloopsinplace, generallygood condition (3) £120-£160

701

NorthStaffordshireRegiment1stVolunteerBattalionOtherRanksHelmet Plate.

Ascarce1stVolunteerBattalionotherranksHelmetPlatec.1905-08crowned starbackplate,laurelwreathandtitle,tothecentreandtitlebeltPrinceof Wales'splumes,withadditionalscroll‘SouthAfrica1900-02’,with3loopsto the rear, good condition £180-£220

Staffordshire Volunteer Corps Other Ranks Helmet Plate. Ascarce4thAdministrationBattalionotherranksHelmetPlatec.1880, crownedstarbackplate,laurelwreathandtitle,withStaffordshireKnotto the centre, with 3 loops to the rear, good condition £160-£200

Staffordshire Volunteer Ri"e Corps Officer’s Pouch Belt Plate. A $neOfficer’sHMSilver(1860)PouchBeltPlate,crownedlaurelwreath with Staffordshire Knot to the centre, with all $xings in place, good condition £180-£220

Staffordshire Volunteer Ri"e Corps NCO’s Pouch Belt Plate. AseniorNCO’sPouchBeltPlatec.1870,crownedlaurelwreathwith $gure‘1’aboveStaffordshireKnottothecentre,withall $xings in place; together with a related pouch badge, good condition (2) £160-£200

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Staffordshire Volunteer Ri"e Corps Arm Badge.

A #ne23rdWolverhamptonHMSilver(1878)armbadge,ovalbackplate with‘SRV’andStaffordshireKnot,crossedri"es,andtitlescrolls‘Association

Shooting Badge’ with a pair of shields reading ‘23’, good condition £220-£260

704

Staffordshire Volunteer Ri"e Corps Officer’s Waist Belt Clasp.

A #neOfficer’ssilveredWaistBeltClaspc.1870,standardpatternwithlaurel wreathoncirclet,withcrownedStaffordshireKnottothecentre,stamped ‘J&C No.1’, good condition £120-£160

705

Staffordshire Volunteer Ri"e Corps NCO’s Waist Belt Clasp.

AbronzeNCO’sWaistBeltClaspc.1870,standardpatternwithlaurelwreathoncirclet,withcrownedStaffordshireKnottothe centre;togetherwithaShako/GlengarryBadge,crownedbuglewithStaffordshireKnottothecentre,with2loopstotherear, good condition (2) £120-£160

706

Staffordshire Volunteer Ri"e Corps Officer’s Waist Belt Clasp.

AnOfficer’ssilveredWaistBeltClaspc.1870,standardpatternwithlaurelwreathoncircletandcrownedStaffordshireKnotto thecentre;togetherwithanotherranksexample;andanotherwellwornexamplewith‘StaffordshireRi"eVolunteers’onthe circlet, generally good condition (3) £120-£160

707

South Staffordshire Regiment Officer’s Waist Belt Clasp.

AnOfficer’sWaistBeltClaspc.1881-1902,standardpattern,with‘StaffordshireVolunteers’tothecirclet,withcrowned StaffordshireKnottothecentre;togetherwithanotherrankswellwornexample;andanother(malepartonly)tothe64thFoot, generally good condition (3) £80-£100

708

Staffordshire Militaria.

AselectionofStaffordshiremilitariacomprisinganOfficer’ssidecapandanothersidecap;3xotherranksWaistBeltClasps;2x North Staffordshire Swagger Sticks; a South Staffordshire Swagger Stick, generally good condition (lot) £80-£100

709

Cavalry Badges.

AselectionofCavalrybadgesincludingRoyalHorseGuards,LifeGuards,RoyalDragoons,KingsDragoonGuards,Bays,Royal ScotsGreys,5thDragoonGuards,6thDragoonGuards,3rdHussars,4thHussars,12thLancers,15thHussars,16thLancers&c.; together with sundry cap and collar badges and shoulder titles, some xings missing, some copies, generally good condition (lot) £160-£200

710

Cavalry Badges.

AselectionofCavalrybadgesincluding8thHussars,10thHussars,11thHussars,12thLancers,QVC13thHussars,14thHussars, 15th/19thHussars,16thLancers,17thLancers,Victorian19thHussars,20thHussars,21stLancers,23rdHussars,24thLancers &c.; together with sundry cap and collar badges and shoulder titles, some xings missing, some copies, generally good condition (lot)

£160-£200

711

Yeomanry Badges.

AselectionofYeomanrybadgesincludingImperialYeomanrySlouchHatRosette,CapBadgesoftheWestSomersetImperial Yeomanry,Dorset,SuffolkHussars,Ayrshire,ScottishHorse,Essex,Pembroke,RoughRiders,NorthDevonHussars,Gloucester ImperialYeomanry&c.;togetherwithagoodselectionofStaybrightbadges;andsundrycapandcollarbadgesandshouldertitles, some xings missing, some copies, generally good condition (lot)

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Royal Engineers.

AlargedisplayofMilitarybadgesincluding,selectionOfficer’sBronzeCapbadges,ScarceE.VIII.R.Cypher,EngineerServices, MonmouthEngineerMilitiaPouchBadge,AgoodselectionofVolunteersincluding,HelmetPlates,2ndTowerHamlets,Bristol,1st DevonandSomerset,CheshireVolunteerscollarbadge,generalpatternPouchBadge,Officer’sWaistBeltClaspgiltworn.A goodselectionofshouldertitlesincluding,WirelessSignalSquadron,REPostalSection,WMTRECityofDundee,TREWelsh,T SignalService,2otherexamples,TRELancashire;variousearlybuttons;andsundrycapandcollarsbadgesandshouldertitles,all mounted on a card board for display, some xings missing, some copies, generally good condition (lot)

£400-£500

The Duke of Cornwall’s Light Infantry.

AlargedisplayofMilitaryBadgesincluding,anOfficer’sForageCapBadge&Scroll;ascarceotherranksVictorianCapBadge, HelmetPlate,anotherKCexample,foreignserviceHelmetPlate,CornwallRi"eVolunteers,GlengarryBadge,2ndAdministrative BattalionVictorianCapBadge,anotherBlackenedexample;agoodcollectionofshouldertitles,includingscarceT4/5,T4,T5,1st Cadets;CollarBadgesincluding,pair1878-81PairVolunteers,giltandblackenamel;variousearlybuttons;andsundrycapand collarsbadgesandshouldertitles,allmountedonacardboardfordisplay, some xingsmissing,somecopies,generallygoodcondition (lot)

£400-£500

The Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment.

AcollectionofMilitaryBadgesincluding,anOtherRanksGlengarry45thFoot;anotherexample59thFoot,1lugrepaired,QVC capbadge,OtherRanksKChelmetplate;andsundrycapandcollarsbadgesandshouldertitles, some xingsmissing,somecopies, generally good condition (lot) £100-£140

715

Infantry Badges.

AselectionofInfantrybadgesincludingWiltshireVictorianOfficer’ssilver&giltForagecapbadge,lugsrepaired,Kings, Devonshire,King’sOwn,WestYorkshire,Lincolnshire,Leicestershire,LoyalNorthLancashire,King’sOwnYorkshireLight Infantry&c.;togetherwithsundrycapandcollarbadgesandshouldertitles, some xingsmissing,somecopies,generallygood condition (lot) £140-£180

716

Infantry Badges.

AselectionofInfantrybadgesincludingWorcestershire,Welsh,Buffs,SouthWalesBorderers,Cheshire,Northamptonshire, DurhamLightInfantry,Bedfordshire,Hampshire,SomersetLightInfantry,Essex,Border,GreenHowards&c.;togetherwith sundry cap and collar badges and shoulder titles, some xings missing, some copies, generally good condition (lot) £140-£180

717

Infantry Badges.

AselectionofInfantrybadgesincludingDorset,Gloucestershire,Norfolk,Manchester,RoyalFusiliers,HighlandLightInfantry, RoyalScotsFusiliers,SeaforthHighlanders,RoyalDublinFusiliers,RoyalMunsterFusiliers,RoyalIrishFusiliers&c.;togetherwith sundry cap and collar badges and shoulder titles, some xings missing, some copies, generally good condition (lot) £140-£180

718

Military Badges.

AselectionofMilitarybadgesincludingcapbadgesoftheRoyalMarines,Artillery,LightInfantry,Band,ParachuteRegiment,Army AirCorps,GliderPilotRegiment,GuardsDivision,BrigadeofGurkhas&c.;togetherwithsundrycapandcollarbadgesand shoulder titles, some xings missing, some copies, generally good condition (lot) £60-£80

719

Military Badges.

AselectionofMilitaryCorpsbadgesincludingRoyalArtillery,H.A.C.,RoyalArmyMedicalCorps,RoyalArmyOrdnanceCorps, ArmyCyclistCorps,RoyalSignalCorps&c.;togetherwithTankCorpsShouldertitles;clotharmbadges;andsundrycapand collar badges and shoulder titles, some xings missing, some copies, generally good condition (lot) £100-£140

720

Territorial Badges.

AselectionofTerritorialbadgesincludingLondonRi#eBrigade,6thLondon,PostOfficeRi#es,LondonScottish,Queens Westminster,H.A.C.,InnsofCourt,Cambridgeshire,Suffolk,Hereford,LiverpoolScottish&c.;togetherwithsundrycapand collar badges and shoulder titles, some xings missing, some copies, generally good condition £100-£140

721

Colonial Engineers Badges.

AscarceselectionofColonialEngineersbadgesincluding,Australia,Canada,NewZealand,SouthAfrica,India,Burma,Singapore &c.; together with sundry cap and collar badges and shoulder titles, some xings missing, some copies, generally good condition (lot) £140-£180

722

A Late 18th Century HEIC Flint-lock Carbine Relic. 60cmsteelbarrelhalf-stocked,thelockplatemarked‘Davidson’‘1790’andtheHEICMerchant’sMark.Thestockwithchequered hand-gripareaandbrassbaseplateandtriggerguard, $ttedwithaslingswivel,steelramrod, thestockshatteredrightthroughatthe stock area and in two parts, with a couple of fragments broken o but present, the ramrod seized, therefore relic condition £60-£80

724

Chief Maqoma Regiment (formerly Prince Alfred’s Guard) Infantry Officer’s 1896 Pattern Sword.

Averyrareexample,the82.5cmstraightbladebyWilkinsonSwordLtd.LondonEngland(nonumber)withsinglefullerisetched withthebadgeoftheregiment,awarrior’sshielduponcrossedspears,inscribed,‘Umzintzani’,theofficer’sinitials,‘P.A.G.’and panelsofscrollingfoliage.PiercedsheetmetalplatedhandguardincorporatingthebadgeoftheregimentandLatinmotto,‘Fidelis EtFortis’.Wirebound "shskingrip,leatherboundwoodenscabbard,swordfrogandbluelinenundresswaistbelt, thebladewith pitting and rust patches otherwise good condition £100-£140

This is an age restricted lot: the successful buyer will be required to either collect in person, or arrange specialist shipping.

A Great War Austrian General Flying Badge.

A1917-18AustrianGeneralFlyingBadge,bronzeandenamel,reversestamped‘J.Zimbler,Wien.VII.’,withoriginalhook fasteningstoreverse;togetherwithanAustrianMeritCross1849,giltandenamel;andtwomiscellaneousmedals,onewith pinback suspension, some damage to white enamel wreath, generally good condition (4) £300-£400

725

A Second War Hungarian Officers Combat Badge.

ASecondWorldWarperiodHungarianOfficersCombatBadge,bronzeandenamel,unmarked,withpinfastenings, good condition £70-£90

726

A United States of America Army Air Force Clock.

Note: TheUnitedStatesAirForceduringtheSecondWorldWarwasknownastheUnitedStatesArmyAirForce,andsubsequentlychangedits name post-War to the U.S. Air Force.

727

A Collection of German Militaria, Part 13

German Second World War Afrika Korps and Feldgendermerie Cuff Titles. BevotypewithAfrikaKorpsinsilverweave,shortenedwithevidenceof "ttingtoatunic;andFeldgemdarmeriearmytypeBevo weave grey letter on brown background, full length, unused, good condition (2) £80-£100

728

German Second World War Cuff Titles. ArmyRailwayDirectionServiceBrusselscuff title,introducedFebruary1941andafter7monthswithdrawnandreplacedwiththe armbadge,subsequentlythecuff titleisrare.LuftwaffeHermannGoringDivisioncuff title,fulllength,used,asremovedfroma tunic, stitches remain, enlisted ranks version, good condition (2) £140-£180

729

German Second World War Army Quali"cation Trade Badges. ComprisingMedicalNCO.PanzerdriverNCO.RadiooperatorNCO.SchirmeisterNCO.Pigeonpostmaster,mans.Supply Administrationmans.Medicalmans.Weaponsspecialist.Ordnancemans.Quali"edfarrierin "eldgrey.Quali"edFarrierM.36 style.Ordnancemans "eldgrey.Signalspersonnelyellowongreenbackground.Signalspersonnellightblueongreenbackground. Signalspersonnelwhiteon "eldgreybackground.Signalspersonnelblackongreenbackground.Signalspersonnel,pinkongreen background.Signalspersonnelredongreenbackground.Allhaveglueandpaperresidueonthereversesidewherepreviously attached to a collectors display board, generally good condition (lot) £140-£180

730

German Second World War Trade Personnel Patches.

ComprisingTropicalyellowordnancemans,yellowcrossedri#esontropicalclothbacking.Radiooperator,yellowondarkgreen. Medicalpersonnelyellowondarkgreen.Forti"cationsmanyellowondarkgreenbackground.Fireworkersyellowon "eldgrey background.Fireworkersyellowondarkgreenbackground.SupplyAdministratormansyellowondarkgreenbackground.Motor transportmansyellowongreenbackground.Another.Telecommunicationspersonnel,lightapplegreenon "eldgreybackground, blackon "eldgreybackground.Mountaintroopsgreenondarkgreenbackground.Bluelightningblitzongreenbackground.White lightningblitzongreenbackground.Another.Yellowlightningblitzongreenbackground.PanzerGrenadiergreenondarkgreen background, generally good condition (lot) £140-£180

731

732

German Second World War Black Panzer or Waffen SS Sleeve Insignia. Two items of identical rank, one of higher rank, all silver lace on black backing, good condition (3) £80-£100

German Second World War Army Rank Insignia.

Threeitemsofinsigniaforthelightbrownherringbonetwilluniform.ThreeM.36rankinsignia,silverandsubduedlaceondark greenbackground.Threeitemsofrankinsigniaonmidwar "eldgreybackingmaterial.ThreeitemsofinsigniaonHBT herringbonetwillmaterial.Twoitemsofranklacewithoutanybacking.TwoseparateOberschutzrankpatches,oneonHBT material, one of "eld grey, generally good condition (lot) £60-£80

733

German Second World War Arm Shields.

ComprisingEdelweissbadge,asremovedfromatunic,Bevowoven.Jagerarmbadge,machineembroidered.Jagerarmbadge, Bevowoven.ArmyFieldPoliceeagle,glueonreverse.ArmyFieldPoliceeagle,onelightstaintotherighthandside.Bevowoven ArmyArtilleryGunLayer,cutfromroll.ArmyofficersqualitysmallboatQuali"edHelmsman.Enlistedranksversionofthesame beingmachineembroidered,glueonthereverseofbothHelmsman’sbadges.ArmyBevowovenTenosleeveinsignia, generally good condition (lot) £200-£240

734

German Second World War Buckles.

ComprisinganOfficersRedCrosspattern,marked‘GesGesch2’onthereverseside.RailwayOfficial’singilt,unmarked.RAD officerswithbothkeepers.Reichbahnofficialsmarked‘AssmannDRGM’.HitlerYouthleaders,marked‘RZM4/119’withboth keepers, generally good condition (lot) £300-£400

German Second World War Army and Political Rectangular Belt Buckles. Fivebuckles,twowithRZMtagsattached,onelargeearlytyperectangularpebbledbuckle,onesmallerbucklewitharmytype pebblingindicatingtherankofGeneral,Armytypepebbledbuckleinsilver,laterversion,completewithasmallpacketoffour buckle clips, one with double pronged belt "xing system, generally good condition (lot)

£100-£140

736

German Second World War RAD and Railway Buckles. Twoscarcebuckles,comprisingaRADofficersingiltmarked‘OLCGesGesch36’onthereverseside;andanunusualvariantof theRailwayOfficial’sbucklebyAssmann,ovalshapedwithcentralwingedwheelinsignia;accompaniedbyaWestfalenFire Official’s buckle, good condition (3) £200-£240

737

German Second World War Organisation Todt and Transport Speer Insignia

ComprisingaTransportBrigadeSpeerOfficerCollarpatch;5differentOrganisationTodtspecialitytradepatches,1pairof enlisted ranks collar patches, 2 separate NCO collar patches, and 1 sleeve rank patch, generally good condition (10) £100-£140

A German Second World War Parachutist’s Helmet. Averygoodexampleofthefallschirmjagerhelmet,correctfouroversizeholesinlinerforthechinstrapattachment,correct ladderstitchedpigskinliner,correctpatternchinstrap,thehelmetisstampedinsidetherim‘ET71’andhasstampingontheliner

‘Baumuster: Heisler, Berlin C2/Hersteller; F.W. Muller jr.’, very good overall condition £2,000-£2,400

Provenance: Dix Noonan Webb, December 2013.

German Second World War Luftwaffe Flight Suit Insignia.

ComprisingHauptmann,threegullsandonestripeondarkbluebackground.Ovefeldwebel,fourseagullsonbluebackground. Hauptmann,whiteseagullsonlightgreybackground.Feldwebel,threeseagullsonsaltandpepper #ightsuitmaterialbackground. Allthepreviousfouritemshaveglueonthereversesidewherepreviouslydisplayedonacollectorsdisplayboard, goodcondition (4) £60-£80

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740

German Second World War Luftwaffe Flight Suit Insignia.

ComprisingOberleutnant,whiteseagullsonlightgreybacking.Leutnant,whiteseagulls,onestriponlightgreybacking. Unterfeldwebel,whiteseagullsonsaltandpepper "ightsuitmaterialbackingmaterial.Unteroffizier,onesinglegullonanarrow stripofsaltandpepperbackingmaterial.GeneralMajor,yellowgull,onestriponbluebacking,whichhasmothtotheedges.Allof theprevious $veitemshaveglueonthereversewherepreviouslyadheredtoacollectorsdisplayboard, generallygoodcondition (5)

£100-£140

741

German Second World War Army Infantry Shoulder Boards.

ComprisingKSmarkedslip-onNCO,glueonreverseside.RecruitingDistrict11slip-on.ArmyArea6slip-on.NCOSchool sliponwithglueonthereverseside.ArmyArea6slip-on.ArmyArea7,slip-on.UnteroffizierSchool11stitch-on.ArmyArea10 stitch-on. Unteroffizier’s School 3 slip-on, generally good condition (lot)

£200-£240

742

German Second World War Army Infantry Shoulder Boards.

ComprisingRegiment271withslip-ontab,SeniorNCO.TrainingRegiment901,sliponwithslip-ontab.Regiment348slip-on withnumberedtab.Regiment588slip-onwithnumberedtab.Sixindividualslip-onnumberedtabswithshoulderboards. Regiment 19, 203, 65 with Training Regiments L422, L715, L759, generally good condition (lot)

£120-£160

German Second World War Shoulder Boards and Numbered Tabs.

Comprising3pairsofscarcenumberedslip-ons.Regiment448,TrainingRegimentL19,TrainingRegiment715.Infantryslip-on boardsSeniorNCOwithgothicletters‘UV5’forArmyPreparatorySchool.Armystitch-onD6,whichisheadquartersofa division.M36infantryshoulderboard,plain,slip-on.M.36NCOinfantryboard,slip-on.M.43 $eldgreycentredinfantryboard, slipon.ReichwehrperiodRegiment18withNCOtab,slip-on.Reichwehrperiodlightgreencentreslip-on.RegimentNo.14Senior NCO.M.36stitch-onInfantryRegiment58.Infantrystitch-onM.36Regimentalnumber‘2’tothecentre, generallygoodcondition (lot)

£140-£180

744

German Second World War Infantry Shoulder Boards.

ComprisingSlip-on,Regiment47M.36.Slip-onRegiment58withNCOstripes.InfantryRegiment58NCOM.36stitch-on. InfantryRegiment39,stitch-on,NCO.ReichswehrperiodRegiment18slip-on.EarlythirdReichpointedboard,stitch-on Regiment55.EarlyThirdReichpointedboard,unpiped,slip-onRegiment47.PossiblyReichswehrperiodM.15shoulderboard, white piped with Regiment 4. Early Third Reich NCO Regiment 20, slip-on with slight moth, generally good condition (lot)

£140-£180

745

German Second World War Luftwaffe Shoulder Boards.

ComprisingLuftwaffeMajorGeneral,singlestitch-on,cellionandwireconstruction;FlakArtilleryslip-onLeutnantmatchingpair;a pairofmedicalreserveofficers,stitch-on,redandblueunderlay;apairofFlightOberleutnant,slip-on;apairofLuftwaffesignals stitch-onLeutnant;apairforaMedicalMajorintheAirMinistryupto1939thenBlackunderlaybecameair$eldconstruction units, slip-on with slip-ons cut, generally good condition (lot) £300-£400

746

German Second World War Luftwaffe Shoulder Boards.

ComprisingLuftwaffeSignalsSchoolslip-onwithNSgothicmotifwithglueonthereverseside.LuftwaffeLeutnant,WarSchool withKSmotifwithglueonthereverseside,stitch-on.LuftwaffeOberleutant,stitch-onwithKRdeviceformotorschool,yellow based,stitch-on.LuftwaffeMedicalOberleutnant,stitch-on,glueonthereverseside.LuftwaffeAirMinistrymatchedpair,stitch-in, Leutnant.LuftwaffeMedicalLeutnant,stitch-onwithglueonthereverseside.LuftwaffeOberstleutnantyellowoverbluereserve, slip-onwithtabmissing.AirTrafficControlLeutnantslip-onwithtabmissing,glueonthereverseside.AirTrafficControl Oberstleutnant,slip-onwithglueonthereverseside.LuftwaffeFlakHauptmann.Stitch-onwithglueonthereverseside.Luftwaffe Signals Oberleutnant stitch-on. Luftwaffe Flight Leutnant slip-on, heavily worn, generally good condition (lot) £140-£180

747 German Second World War Bahnschutz Insignia.

German Second World War Luftwaffe Fire Fighting Branch Shoulder Boards.

Acompletesetofthethreeranksofshoulderboardsforcivilianemployeesofthe $re $ghtingbranchoftheLuftwaffe,allblack body with red piping with Luftwaffe gulls and rank pips attached, very good condition (lot) £50-£70

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AselectionofscarceBannschutzinsignia,comprising3matchedpairsofshoulderboards,twopairswithsomemothdamageto thebaseandslightshreddingtotheslip-ontabs,thirdpairmintwithasinglehighrankingofficersshoulderboard, generallygood condition (6) £140-£180

749

German Second World War Bahnschutz Insignia.

Comprising3matchedpairsofBannschutzshoulderboardswith4singles,allofthesingleshavetheBannschutzwingedwheel insigniawithamatchingpair,unissuedconditionofBannschutzsilveronblackcollarpatches;togetherwithasmallpacket containing 9 mint unissued condition Bannschutz winged wheel sections of the insignia, very good condition (lot) £140-£180

750

German Second World War Kriegsmarine and Police Insignia.

ComprisingtwopiecesofKriegsmarineinsignia,yellowandblueanchor,Bevowoven,cutfromroll.Yellowandblueanchor beautifullyheavilyembroidered,ovalshape.12mixedgoldongreencollarpatches.AnicelyembroideredWerkfeuerwehrpolice eagleonblackbackingmaterial.GoldongreenBevowovenAuxiliarySecurityPolicearmbadge.PolicegreyonLuftwaffebluegrey arm badge which is for one of the air raid security police formations, generally good condition (lot) £140-£180

751

German Second World War Police Insignia.

Comprisingonepairandsixsingleshoulderboards.BevowovenAuxiliaryPolicesilveronblackoverseascapbadge.PoliceM.43 Bevowoveneagleandcockadeset.Policesilveronblackoverseascapeagle.GreenonblackPolicearmbadgewithpaperglue residue on the reverse side where previously applied to a collectors display board, generally good condition (lot) £100-£140

752

German Second World War Hitler Youth DJ Arm Gebiet (Area) Patches.

ComprisingPatchesforWestDusseldorf;WestWestfalen,withremainsofticketonreverse;WestNiederlande;WestWestfalen Nord, complete ticket on reverse; West Ruhr Niederrheim; and West Moselland, all gold on black, generally good condition (lot) £100-£140

753

German Second World War Hitler Youth DJ Arm Gebiet (Area) Patches.

ComprisingPatchesforNordNordmark;NordNiedersachsen;SouthSteiermark;NordHamburg;WestHessen-Nassau;and WestSaarpfalz,allglueresidueonthereversesidewhereadheredtoacollectorsdisplayboard;andSouthSteiermark,with complete original ticket and without glue marks, generally good condition (lot) £100-£140

754

German Second World War Hitler Youth DJ Arm Gebiet (Area) Patches.

ComprisingPatchesforWestKolnAachen;NorthEastHannover;WestHessenNassau;SouthHochland,completewithticket; White on green Landjahr, complete with ticket; and South Karnten, with ticket, generally good condition (lot) £120-£160

755

German Second World War Hitler Youth DJ Arm Gebiet (Area) Patches.

ComprisingPatchesforSouthOberdonau,withgoldtraditionstripeandticketonthereverseside;SouthVienna,withHJticket onthereverseside;NordNordmark;NorthNorthSea,withticketonthereverseside;andWestHessenNassau, thislastslightly ragged, otherwise generally good condition (lot) £80-£100

756

A German Second World War Hitler Youth DJ Arm Shield. ForOstDanzigWestPrussian,withtracesofglueonthereversesidewhereadheredtoacollectorsdisplayboard, goodcondition £60-£80

757

German Second World War Female Hitler Youth DJ Arm Gebiet (Area) Patches. ComprisingPatchesforNordNordsee,withticketonthereverse;SouthVienna,withticketonreverse;SouthTirolVorarlberg; WestWestfalen;NordNordmark;WestNiederland,withticketonreverse;andSouthBaden,allwithtracesofgluewhere adhered to a collectors display board, generally good condition (lot) £140-£180

758

German Second World War Hitler Youth Shoulder Boards.

ComprisingBrowncentredforsummerblouse.115IIIverysmall118standardsize59withRZMticketonreverse.83;252;91. Some have remains of glue on the reverse side where adhered to a collectors display board, generally good condition (lot) £100-£140

German Second World War Hitler Youth Shoulder Boards for Winter Blouse. Plainblackwithbluepipingslip-on.Plainblackembroideredletter938withsilverwhitepiping.Plainblackwith77inpinkwith pinkpiping,silvertressatbase.Plainblackwithdarkgreenpiping,slip-onwithsilvertressatbase.Plainbluewithyellowpipingand yellowbarnnumber57.Plainblackwithyellow286rankpipwithonerankcordatbaselemonyellowpiping, generallygood condition (lot) £80-£100

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760

German Second World War Hitler Youth Shoulder Boards for Winter Blouse. Plainblackwithembroideredletters15tothecentre,redpipedwithredrankcordatbase.Allblackwithwhitelettering145 withRZMticket.Allblackwithredletters945,redpiped.Allblackwith57numbers,onerankpip,mothdamagetothewhite piping.Allblack445numbersinred,redpipedwithtworankbarsatthebase.Allblackembroidered77,redpipedwithtworank pips, generally good condition (lot) £80-£100

761

German Second World War Hitler Youth Insignia. Whiteruneonreddisc,Bevowoven.Whiteruneongreendisc,Bevowoven.WhiteruneonblackdiscwithHitlerYouthissue ticketonthereverseside.Whiteruneonbluedisc,Bevowoven.Blackruneonwhitedisc,Bevowoven.Bevowoven.Blackrune onyellowdisc,Bevowoven.LanddienstDerHJcuff band.HJSchieswartcuff band.HitlerYouthsleeveorsportsvestlozenge, Bevo woven. Hitler Youth Driver Quali"cation Badge, generally good condition (lot)

£140-£180

762

German Second World War Hitler Youth Insignia.

ThreeunusualsetpiecesofHitlerYouthinsigniacomprisingLuftwaffeTechnicalVorschule,circularbadgenumber‘1’tothe centreBremen.;LuftwaffeTechnicalVorschuleBremenHemelingenlozengeshaped,machineembroideredbadge;HitlerYouth Luftwaffe Vorschule Braunschweig cuff title, good condition (3)

£100-£140

763

German Second World War Hitler Youth and DJ Insignia.

ThreebullionarmshieldsforthewhitejacketofaBDMmember,onewithoutnumber,onewithnumber‘632’onewithnumber ‘563’,allsilverwireonwhitebackingmaterialwithblackcentralswastika.FliegerHJlozenge,bullionwireonblue.Bevowoven HitlerYouthsleeveorsportsvestlozenge,red,whiteandblack.1stpatternsleeveinsigniaforMotorHJmembers,Bevowoven silveronredandwhite.HitlerYouthmedicalorderly,2ndpatternyellowondarkblue "eld.Medicalorderlyliferune,surrounded by oval green and white border, red rune, all Bevo woven with HJ ticket on the reverse side, generally good condition (lot)

£200-£240

764

German Second World War Hitler Youth and DJ Insignia. MedicalOrderly3rdpatternredliferuneonwhiteovalwithHitlerYouthticketonthereverseside.HitlerYouthLuftwaffe helper,triangularform,machineembroideredblueonblack.Smallpoliticaleagle,possiblyforNPEAoverseascap,Bevowoven. MarineHitlerYouthanchor,heavybulliononblack.HitlerYouthMarinesleeveinsigniawithanchorquali"cationbadgeattached, bothpieceswithRZMtickets,tracesofglueonthereversesidewhereonceattachedtoacollectorsdisplayboard.HitlerYouth Marinequali"cationbadge,blueonwhitewithHJticketonthereverseside.HJSportwartcuff band.MarineHitlerYouth OberrottenfuhrerinsigniawithHJlabelonthereverseside.AnattractiveHitlerYouthMarineinsignia,Bevowoven,blueand whiteongreenbackground,cutfromroll.TwoHitlerYouthlanyards,oneinredandwhite,oneinblackandwhite.Alarge machineembroideredblueonwhiteeagle,possiblyforaHitlerYouthsportsvest,2HitlerYouthpaperlabels,oneinblue,onein red adhered to card backing, generally good condition (lot) £300-£400

765

German Second World War Hitler Youth NPEA and DJ Insignia.

Comprisinga1stpatternHitlerYouthmembershipbadges,allgoodenamels,onenomaker,oneM165maker,one‘GesGesch’ marked.HitlerYouthlozengemembershippinmarked‘RZM1/72’.AnotherHJmembershippin‘GesGesch’marked.Student Leaguemembershiplozenge,RZMmarked,nonumbers.NationalStudentAltherrenbundmembershipbadge,RZMmarkedand numbered on the reverse side, generally good condition (lot) £200-£240

German Second World War NPEA Membership Badges.

ComprisingNSStudentKampfhilfebadge,RZMmarkedonthereverseside.NSAltherrenbundsmallversionmembershipbadge, RZMmarked,measuring15mm.NSStudentLeaguemembershiplozenge,RZM/1/36marked.NSStudentLeaguelapelpin. AnothermarkedRZM/1/52.Anotheridenticalmarkings.DJVbadge‘GesGesch’marked.DJbadgeRZM1/82marked.DJbadge RZM marked without any numbers, generally good condition (lot) £200-£240

German Second World War Sports Vest Eagles.

ThreeSportsVestEagles,comprisingfullsizeblueBevowovenKriegsmarinesportsvesteagleonwhitebackground;Fullsize Army black Bevo woven eagle on white background; and Luftwaffe full size black eagle on white background, good condition (3) £100-£140

German Second World War Sports Vest Eagles.

FourSportsVestEagles,comprisingKriegsmarineblueonwhitelargesizesportsvesteagle;LuftwaffeblackonwhiteBevowoven sportsvesteagle;LuftwaffehalfsizeblackBevowoveneagleonwhitebackground;andascarceArmy1stmodelsportsvesteagle of a sword through a shield, good condition (4) £140-£180

770

German Second World War Aircraft Instruments and Plates.

ComprisingaMesserschmitt163fuelgaugefortheMesserschmitt163andotheraeroplanes.02Wachter.Messerschmitt109 cannon ready lights. JU87D small name plate from under rear fuselage, relic condition (lot) £140-£180

German Second World War Aircraft Parts.

ComprisingasectionofexhaustincludingthegasketandthreenutsfromaMesserschmitt110.ThealtimetersfromaJU87Dinits Bakelite protective case. An altimeter from an Arado 196, cracked glass, relic condition (lot) £160-£200

771

German Second World War Aircraft Recognition Posters.

Aquantityofpostersmeasuring980mmx700mmpublishedbyH.M.StationeryOffice.Thepostersareinveryin-depthdetail, beingtheschematicimagesofaHeinkel111bomber,theDornierDO17bomber,theMesserschmitt110longrange "ghter reconnaissance aircraft, the Messerschmitt 109 "ghter aircraft, and the Juncker 88 bomber, good condition (5) £100-£140

772

German Second World War Citations.

Comprisingalargesizepromotioncerti"cateintheoldImperialstyledated‘1936’promotingSASturmbannfuhrerKarl WicklmayrfromSASturmbannfuhrertoReichCommissionerPoliceDirectorinBavaria.Oneinkstaintothetoplefthand corner;togetherwithhislargesizeawardfortheWarServiceCrossSecondClassdated‘1942’withfacsimilesignatureofAdolf Hitler;andhislargesizecitationfortheLuftschutzMedalSecondClassdated‘August41’,oneinkstaintothetoplefthand corner, reasonable condition (3) £100-£140

German Second World War Letters.

Threelettersfromhigh-rankingOfficers,allrelatingtoLuftwaffeissues,alladdressedtooneofthehighrankingGeneralStaff OfficersSpiedel.The "rstletterisdated‘31December1941’withpensignatureoftheHeadoftheLuftwaffeinHollandFriedrich Christiansen.ThesecondlettertoSpiedelfromGeneralFieldMarshalSperrle.ThethirdletterfromGeneralWalterVon Axthelm, the Inspector General of Flak Defences who planned the rocket programme at Peenemunde, reasonable condition (3) £70-£90

German Second World War Telegrams.

TwoveryattractiveartdecostyleA4sizetelegrams,oneshowingAdolfHitlerinmulticolours,theinteriortelegramhasbeen sentfromBerlinCharlottenbergin1937,thesecondtelegrambeingtheverycolourfulLufthansaseaplaneandZeppelin $yingover water.Weddingcelebrationtelegram,sentfromMainzin1941.Twofurthertelegrams,oneincolourshowingalpinescenesent fromBadNauheimin1941andafurtherblackandwhitecountryscenesentfromMainzalsoin1941.The "rsttwomulti coloured are "ne examples of German design and printing in the 1930s and deserve to be framed, good condition (lot) £50-£70

A German Second World War Army Officer’s Dagger with Straps and Knot. AnexceptionallyniceEickhornbladedarmyofficersdagger,thebladeissuperbwithallcrossgrain "nishpresent.Orangegrip.All ofthe "ttingsincludingthepommel,crossguardandscabbardallmatchincolourandquality.Slightthinnessofplatingonthe reversesideofthecrossguard.Thegripistotallyundamagedwithitsoriginalportapeeknotandaverynicesetofdeluxehanging straps. It would be difficult to "nd a nicer example, extremely good condition

£360-440

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A German

World War SA M.33 Enlisted Mans Dagger. AnextremelyniceconditionSAModel33mansdaggerwiththeearlyEickhorntrademark.Thebladehasbeenpolishedashaveall the "ttings.Woodgripperfect.UndamagedenamelSAinsetwithhighqualitynationaleagle.Fittedintoitsearlyanodised scabbard,whichstillretainsalotofthelacquerbutwithageinglinescomingthroughfromthebasemetalbelow.Completewith itssinglehangerandbeltloop,theuppergriploopisamodernaddition.Onthelowerrearcrossguardtheletters‘HA’for Gruppe Hansa, good condition

£400-£500

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777

A German Second World War Standard Length Police Bayonet. ExcellentbladebyF.W.Holler,completewithitspolicebadge,thisisthetypethatenablesitto !tari"ewiththeri"eretaining buttoninplace,withitsleatherscabbard.Theupperscabbard !ttingnonnumberedandinsteelwithmatchingsteelbottom chape.Leathergoodwithstitching !rm.Thestaplethatholdsthelowerscabbardmountismissing.Completewithabrown leather frog, which is not of the correct pattern for a police bayonet, good condition £200-£240

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778

A Great War Prussian Observer’s Badge.

ThePrussianObserver’sBadge,by C.E.Juncker,Berlin,72mmx46mm,silverandenamel,withmaker’snameandsilvermarksto reverse,withoriginalpinandhooksuspension;togetherwitharelatedminiatureaward,insilveranenamel, verygoodcondition(2) £400-£500

779

A German Second World War Kriegsmarine Destroyer Badge.

AlatewarSchwerinproducedDestroyerBadgethathaslostallofits !nishwithaslightbitofsilveringremainingtothebodyof the Destroyer Badge, complete with original pin, hook and hinge, reasonable condition £60-£80

780

A German Second World War Kriegsmarine Coastal Artillery Badge. Variation2,bySchwerin,withgoodgiltremainingandmuchpatinated !nishremainingtotheCoastalArtillerygun,makermarked to reverse, with wide tapering pin, good condition £80-£100

781

Two German Second World War Kriegsmarine Badges. AveryniceSchwerinproducedDestroyerWarBadgewithmuchoriginal !nishremainingtothecentraldestroyerandgoodgilt tothewreath,onthereversesidethecorrectcon!gurationwiththeupperuniformretaininghookandthelowerhorizontalpin, hookandhinge;togetherwithaSchwerinlatewarSubmarinersBadgewhichismarked‘SchwerinBerlin’andhaslostallofits gilding, reasonable condition (2) £140-£180

782

German Second World War Kriegsmarine Awards.

ComprisingaRudolfSouvalproducedDestroyerBadgeinexcellentconditionretainingvirtuallyallofitsoriginalgilt,‘RS’marked onthereversesidewithoriginalpin,hookandhinge;an‘RK’RudolfKarnethmarkedMinesweeperBadgewithallofthegilt missingwithaslightbitofsilveringleftinthelower !eldoftheexplodingmine,withoriginalpin,hookandhinge;aMarineSignals School Murwik part cap tally; and a 7.Schiffstammabteilung 7 full length cap tally, overall good condition (4) £140-£180

783

German Second World War Kriegsmarine Insignia.

ComprisingtwonavalsleevebadgesforaKriegsmarineMaschinenmaatinmetalandmachineembroidery;afulllength Kriegsmarinecaptally;twopiecesofKriegsmarineAdministrationOfficialssleevebadges,bothhavingmothdamagetotheedges; a9thSubmarineFlotillacommemorativebadge;andstwodifferentsizesofthefemalecivilarmyhelpersbadges, generallygood condition (lot) £70-£90

784

A German Second World War General Assault Badge.

ComprisinganicesolidconstructionGeneralAssaultBadgeinsilver,slightlossofsilvered !nishtothelefthandwingoftheeagle, withoriginalpin,hookandhinge;togetherwithaThirdReichDRLbadgeinbronze,makermarkedonthereverseside;andan Eastern Front Medal with its original ribbon, generally good condition (3) £80-£100

785

A German Second World War General Assault Badge.

AnArmedForcesGeneralAssaultBadgeinsilver,stampedversion,nicecondition,nonmakermarkedwithitsoriginalpin,hook and hinge, generally good condition £60-£80

786

A German Second World War Tank Destruction Bar. TheBaroverallinnicecondition,thetankappearstohaveoxidisedblackandhasbeenpolishedgivingitasilverappearanceand has loose threads where it may have been removed from a tunic. Non magnetic example, very good condition £400-£500

787

A German Second World War Army Narvik Shield. The grey metal Narvik Shield on army backing cloth, no paper backing, of four pin construction, good condition £100-£140

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789

A German Second World War Luftwaffe Pilot’s Badge. AnextremelyniceandservicewornLuftwaffePilot’sBadgebyC.E.Juncker,Berlin.Gooddepthofdetailtotheoakandlaurelleaf wreath.MuchpatinationremainingtotheinnerwingsoftheLuftwaffepilot’sstyleeagle.Marked‘C.E.JunckerBerlin’onthe reverse side. Original pin, hook and hinge, extremely good condition £500-£700

A German Second World War Luftwaffe Pilot Observer’s Badge. AfabulousexampleofthenonmakermarkedPilotObserver’sBadge,althoughunmarkedthesebadgesaregenerallyobservedto havebeenmanufacturedbytheCompanyofF.L&L.Goodgilttotheoakandlaurelleafwreathwithfrostedhighlights.Good patinationtotheLuftwaffepilotstyleeaglewithitsoriginaltwo #atrivetsanduniquetypehinge,hookandpinalloriginaltothe award, extremely good condition £1,400-£1,800

SoldwithaDetlevNiemanncerti"cateofauthenticity,whichispricedin2,000GermanMarks,thusdatingthesupplierofthisawardpriortothe introduction of the Euro in 2001.

A German Second World War Luftwaffe Observer’s Badge. AveryniceexampleofaC.E.JunckerproducedLuftwaffeObserver’sBadge.Excellentdepthofdetailtotheoakandlaurelleaf wreathwithequalqualitytotheobserverstyleeaglewithsomeoftheoriginalblackpatinationvisibletothelowerpartsofthe wings.Completewith‘C.E.Juncker,BerlinSW’markingonthereverseside,twodelicatedomedrivetswithitsoriginalpin,hook and hinge, extremely good condition £800-£1,000

SoldwithaDetlevNiemanncerti"cateofauthenticity,whichispricedin1,100GermanMarks,thusdatingthesupplierofthisawardpriortothe introduction of the Euro in 2001.

792

A German Second World War Luftwaffe Observer’s Badge.

AveryniceengravedreversesideLufwaffeObserver’sBadgebyAssmann.Gooddetailtothewreathandobserverstyleeagle. Heavyearlyconvexconstruction.Originalowner’sname‘Schobert’handengravedintothereversesideofthewreath,withits originalpin,hookandhinge.Fittedinitspresentationcasethathassomescuffstotheexteriorofthelidandthefaintoutlineof the‘BOEBACHTERABZ’.Thepapercoverofthehingehasbrokenaway.Theupperinnerlidandthelowerbasearecoveredin blue "ock, very good condition £600-£800

793

A German Second World War Luftwaffe Bomber Clasp and Insignia.

AniceconditionearlyTombaknon-makermarkedLuftwaffebomber "ightclaspingoldwithrosependantfor250missions. Good #nishremainingoverall.Slightoxidisationtothelowersectionoftherosependantwithitsoriginalpin,hookandhinge; togetherwithapairofLuftwaffeHauptmann’sFlightSectioncollarpatchesandanunusedconditionbullionsilverwireLuftwaffe cap eagle based on white for the Luftwaffe officer’s white top visor cap, very good condition (4) £300-£400

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AverygoodexampleoftheWirelessOperator/AirGunner’sBadge.Gooddepthofdetailtotheoakandlaurelleafwreath.The divingeaglewiththelightningboltsinitsclawhavingexcellentdetail.Ahighqualityearlypiecewithitsoriginalpin,hookandhinge with two delicate domed rivets, extremely good condition £300-£400

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ffeunquali#edAirGunnerBadge,‘Assmann’markedontherearof thedivingeagle,marked‘DRGM’totheblackwreath.Alloftheblack #nishremainingwiththemajorityofitssilver #nishtoits diving eagle present, with its "at silvered rivets, original pin, hook and hinge, good condition £300-£400

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German Second World War Wireless Operator/ Air Gunner’s Badge.

German Second World War Luftwaff

Unquali#ed Air Gunner’s Badge

culttoobtaininsuchniceconditionistheLuftwa

A German Second World War Luftwaffe Glider Badge.

AnicequalityLuftwaffeGliderBadge.Heavynickel,semiscoopeddishback,nonmakermarked.Theconstructionisvirtually identicaltotheC.E.Junckerunmarkedexamplewiththenoncutoutupperlegtotheswastika,butisconstructedinnickeland not in zinc, as generally observed, very good condition £700-£900

Miscellaneous German Second World War Awards.

ComprisingaWarMeritMedalwithitsribbon;aWestWallMedalwithitsribbon,all "nishremaining;a copy oftheSpanishCross fornextofkinandagood copy oftheNSDAPBloodOrder;twoearlynickelpanzerskulls,plusanarmywhitemetalbreasteagle withitspin,hookandhingefor "ttingtotheofficer’swhitesummertunic;andaHitlerYouthlapelpin,blackswastikaonsilver lozenge laid on blue enamel, RZM marked with lapel pin "xing, some copies, overall good condition (lot) £140-£180

Miscellaneous German Second World War Insignia.

ComprisingaKriegsmarineFriedrichSortMarineSchoolcaptally;a1stSchiffsstammabteilungfulllengthcaptally;aLuftwaffe enlistedmansembroideredbreasteagle;anarmyNCO’sBevowovenbreasteagle;andaKriegsmarinearmbadgeBevowovenin yellow and blue, generally good condition (lot) £50-£70

A German Second World War Kriegsmarine Bulkhead Clock.

AfullyfunctionalKriegsmarinebulkheadclock,numbered‘3319’onthereverseside.Numbered‘19’totheclosinglock.Theface hasallitsoriginal "nishpresent,someslightrubbing.Eagleandswastikaover‘M’.‘8795’over‘N’indicatingthisisaNordseeissue ship.Allthreebulkhead "xinglugsinbrassarepresent,thebodyalsogoodwithveryminorindentations,withitsoriginalkey, good overall condition £1,400-£1,800

Note: AttheendoftheSecondWorldWarmanyofthesebulkheadclockswerecapturedbyBritishforcesandweresoldoff inthe1950s through Admiralty Auctions.

A German Second World War Kriegsmarine Junghans Bulkhead or Office Clock. AniceconditionJunghansproducedclockhavingsteppedcaseverysimilartothebulkheadclocksinbrass,inablackened "nish witha12and24hourdial.Eagleandswastikaengravedover‘M’withnumber‘13841’over‘N’forNordsee.Theclockappearsto be fully functional and is with its original key. Two of the three wall "xing lugs are present, overall good condition £600-£800

German Second World War Kriegsmarine Signal Flags. Fourindividual $agsofvaryingcolours,allappeartobesignal $ags,twoofthefour $agshavegoodclearThirdReichmarine acceptanceinkstampsontheselvageedge,onehasveryfaintmarkingsandonehasnomarkingsatall.Thered $agwiththewhite cross has suffered from moth damage, the other three are all good, overall good condition (4) £140-£180

End of Sale

BRITANNIA MEDAL FAIR

Europe’s Largest Independent Medal Bourse

SUNDAY 14 MAY

SUNDAY 19 NOVEMBER

9:30 AM–2 PM

FREE ENTRY

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We are pleased to announce that there continues to be no charge for visitors or trade stands

CARISBROOKE HALL, THE VICTORY SERVICES CLUB 63/79 SEYMOUR STREET, LONDON W2 2HF Specialist Collectors, Dealers and Auctioneers from across the UK and beyond will be in attendance.

The event is hosted by Noonans on a not-for-profit basis as a service to the medal collecting community.

The popular Britannia curry will be available from the canteen!

ORDERS, DECORATIONS, MEDALS AND MILITARIA

19 APRIL 2023

Please bid on my behalf at the above sale for the following Lot(s) up to the price(s) mentioned overleaf. These bids are to be executed as cheaply as is permitted by other bids or any reserve.

I understand that in the case of a successful bid, a premium of 24 per cent (plus VAT if delivered or collected within the UK) will be payable by me on the hammer price of all lots.

Please see the Terms and Conditions of Business for any other charges which may be applicable.

Please ensure your bids comply with the steps outlined below:

Up to £100 by £5

£100 to £200 by £10

£200 to £500 by £20

£500 to £1,000 by £50

£1,000 to £2,000 by £100

£2,000 to £5,000 by £200

£5,000 to £10,000 by £500

£10,000 to £20,000 by £1,000

£20,000 to £50,000 by £2,000 etc.

Bids of unusual amounts will be rounded down to the bid step below and will not take precedence over a similar bid unless received first.

NOTE:

All bids placed other than via our website should be received by 4 PM on the day prior to the sale. Although we will endeavour to execute any late bids, Noonans cannot accept responsibility for bids received after that time. It is strongly advised that you use our online Advance Bidding Facility. If you have a valid email address bids may be entered, and amended or cancelled, online at www.noonans.co.uk right up until a lot is offered. You will receive a confirmatory email for all bids and amendments, Bids posted to our office using this form will be entered by our staff using the same Advance Bidding Facility. There is, therefore, no better way of ensuring the accuracy of your advance bids than to place them yourself online.

I confirm that I have read and agree to abide by the Terms and Conditions of Business in the catalogue.

SIGNED

NAME (block capitals)

ADDRESS

TELEPHONE

If successful, payment can be made in the following ways:

Credit/Debit card online via www.noonans.co.uk

Bank Transfer

CLIENT CODE

EMAIL

Bankers: Lloyds; Address: 39 Piccadilly, London W1J 0AA; Sort code: 30-96-64; Account No.: 00622865; Swift Code: LOYDGB2L; IBAN: GB70LOYD30966400622865; BIC: LOYDGB21085

Cheque payable to Noonans

Cash up to a maximum of £5,000

All payments to be made in pounds sterling. Please note payment is due within five working days of the end of the auction.

YOUR BIDS MAY BE PLACED OVERLEAF

ORDERS, DECORATIONS, MEDALS AND MILITARIA

19 APRIL 2023

If you wish to place a ‘plus one’ bid, please write ‘+1’ next to the relevant bid

SALEROOM NOTICES:

Any Saleroom Notices relevant to this auction are automatically posted on the Lot Description pages on our website. Prospective buyers are strongly advised to consult the site for updates.

SUCCESSFUL BIDS

Should you be a successful bidder you will receive an invoice detailing your purchases. All purchases are sent by registered post unless otherwise instructed, for which a minimum charge of £12.00 (plus VAT if resident in the UK) will be added to your invoice. All payments for purchases must be made in pounds sterling. Please check your bids carefully.

PRICES REALISED

The hammer prices bid at the auction are posted on the Internet at www.noonans.co.uk in real time. A full list of prices realised appear on our website as the auction progresses. Telephone enquiries are welcome from 9 AM the following day.

CONDITIONS MAINLY CONCERNING BUYERS

1 The buyer

The highest bidder shall be the buyer at the ‘hammer price’ and any dispute shall be settled at the auctioneer’s absolute discretion. Every bidder shall be deemed to act as principal unless there is in force a written acknowledgement by Noonans Auctions Ltd. (“Noonans”) that he acts as agent on behalf of a named principal. Bids will be executed in the order that they are received.

2 Minimum increment

The auctioneer shall have the right to refuse any bid which does not conform to Noonans’ published bidding increments which may be found at noonans.co.uk and in the bidding form included with the auction catalogue.

3 The premium

The buyer shall pay to Noonans a premium of 24% on the ‘hammer price’ and agrees that Noonans, when acting as agent for the seller, may also receive commission from the seller in accordance with Condition 16.

4 Value Added Tax (VAT)

The buyers’ premium is subject to the current rate of Value Added Tax if the lot is delivered to or collected by the purchaser within the UK. Lots marked ‘X’ are subject to importation VAT of 5% on the hammer price unless re-exported outside the UK, as per the conditions below.

Buyers who wish to hand carry their lots to export them from the UK will be charged VAT at the prevailing rate and importation VAT (where applicable) and will not be able to claim a VAT refund.

Buyers will only be able to secure a VAT free invoice and/or VAT refund if the goods are exported by Noonans or a pre-approved commercial shipper. Where the buyer instructs a pre-approved commercial shipper, proof of correct export out of the UK must be provided to Noonans by the buyer within 30 days of export and no later than 90 days from the date of the sale. Refunds are subject to a £50 administrative fee.

5. Artist’s Resale Rights (Droit de Suite)

Lots marked ARR in the catalogue indicate lots that may be subject to this royalty payment. The royalty will be charged to the buyer on the ‘hammer price’ and is in addition to the buyers’ premium. Royalties are charged on a sliding percentage scale as shown below but do not apply to lots where the hammer price is less than 1000 euros. The payment is calculated on the rate of exchange at the European Central Bank on the date of the sale.

All royalty charges are paid in full to The Design and Artists Copyright Society (DACS).

Portion of the hammer price Royalties

From 0 to €50,000 4%

From €50,000.01 to €200,000 3%

From €200,000.01 to €350,000 1%

From €350,000.01 to €500,000 0.5%

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.

AT NOONANS OUR EXPERTISE EXTENDS BEYOND THE KNOWLEDGE WITHIN OUR SPECIALIST DEPARTMENTS TO INCLUDE ALL ASPECTS OF OUR AUCTION HOUSE, FROM OUR PHOTOGRAPHY STUDIO TO OUR ADVANCED PROPRIETARY ONLINE BIDDING SYSTEM.

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Each sale item that passes through our Mayfair auction house is appraised by an expert recognised as a leading authority in a particular field of interest, ranging from ancient coins and military medals to jewellery and vintage watches. This depth of knowledge across all departments sets us apart from other generalist auctioneers.

SELL WITH US

Respected worldwide for the breadth and depth of our specialist expertise, we can connect you to a broad, deep pool of potential buyers. Over the years, we’ve brought together an international community of people who share our particular passion. As recognised experts, with a vast store of freely available in-house knowledge and experience, we’ve earned the trust of buyers across the globe.

Our fees are transparent. Unlike many other auction houses, we don’t charge for collecting your lots, photography or marketing and there’s no minimum lot charge.

Not surprisingly, our position as a trusted authority, with deep global reach, often leads to the achievement of higher than expected prices at auction.

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