Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria (21 Jun 23)

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THE UNIQUE 4-CLASP ARMY OF INDIA MEDAL AWARDED TO CAPTAIN WILLIAM CUNNINGHAME

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A Collection of Medals to the Royal Artillery, Part 2

AGreatWarD.S.O.groupof !veawardedtoLieutenant-ColonelC.H.Kilner,RoyalFieldArtillery,whowas twice Mentioned in Despatches

DistinguishedServiceOrder,G.V.R.,silver-giltandenamel,withintegraltopribandbar;Queen’sSouthAfrica1899-1902,3clasps, Paardeberg,CapeColony,Belfast, uno cialrivetsbetween rstandsecondclasps (Major.C.H.Kilner,62/Bty.,R.F.A.)engraved naming;BritishWarandVictoryMedals,withM.I.D.oakleaves(Lt.Col.C.H.Kilner.);Jubilee1897,silver,unnamedasissued, mountedasworn;togetherwiththerelatedminiatureawards,thesesimilarlymounted(theDSOingoldandtheclaspsonthe miniature QSA in the correct order) and both housed in a !tted case, nearly extremely ne (5) £1,800-£2,200

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

CharlesHaroldKilner wasborninDoncaster,Yorkshire,on15August1864andwaseducatedatCheltenhamCollegeandtheRoyalMilitary Academy,Woolwich.HewascommissionedintheRoyalFieldArtilleryon5July1884andwaspostedtothe1/1NorthIrishBattery,servingwith theminIndiafromSeptember1885.HewaspromotedCaptaininAugust1893andhavingreturnedtotheU.K.tookpartintheJubilee celebrations whilst serving with 86th Battery, R.F.A.

Kilnerservedwithboththe62ndand129thBatteriesinSouthAfricaduringtheBoerWar,andasSecond-in-CommandatPaardebergwitnessed thegunsofthe62ndbeingusedto !reintoCronje’slaager.HesawfurtheractionatPoplarGrove(12March1900),VetRiver(5-6May1900), Zand River, and Belfast (26-27 August 1900). Whilst in South Africa he was promoted Major on 15 March 1900.

HavingtransferredtotheReserveofOfficers,KilnerwasrecalledforserviceatthestartoftheGreatWarandwasemployedinitiallyattheCable CensusOfficefrom9August1914,untilvolunteeringforfront-lineserviceinOctober1915.GrantedtherankofLieutenant-Colonel,hewas givencommandof186thBattery,andservedwiththemontheWesternFrontfromMarch1916.HeservedwiththisBatteryduringboththe SommecampaignandlateratPasschendaele(wherehewasrecommendedforpromotiontoBrigadier),andforhisserviceshewastwice MentionedinDespatches(LondonGazettes 18May1917and14December1917).HereturnedtoEnglandinNovember1917,andhavingbeen awarded the D.S.O. was subsequently employed as Assistant Manager, Inspection Department, Ministry of Munitions.

KilnerdiedinSouthsea,Hampshire,on2August1936.HissonHewRossKilner,alsohadadistinguishedcareerintheRoyalFieldArtillery,and was awarded the Military Cross in the same Gazette that his father was awarded his D.S.O.

Soldwiththerecipient’spersonalleatherboundjournalgivingdetailsofhislifeintheArmy;therecipient’sCommissionDocument,dated1884; Certi!cateforSpecialPromotion,dated1887;VeterinaryCourseCerti!cate,dated1891;aGreatWarTrenchMap(ViolainesandsRuedeMarais sector),withpositionsof186BatteryduringtheSommecampaignmarked;therecipient’sPassport,dated1921;variouscontemporaryportrait and group photographs and photographic images; other documents and ephemera; and copied research.

A Collection of Medals to the Royal Artillery, Part 2

A Boer War D.C.M. pair awarded to Sergeant R. O. H. Griffiths, 68th Battery, Royal Field Artillery DistinguishedConductMedal,V.R.(67992Serjt:R.O.H.Griffiths.R.F.A.);Queen’sSouthAfrica1899-1902,3clasps,Cape Colony, Transvaal, Laing’s Nek (67992 Cpl. R. O. H. Griffiths, 86th. Bty: R.F.A.) good very ne (2) £1,200-£1,600

D.C.M. London Gazette 27 September 1901.

M.I.D. London Gazette 10 September 1901.

AGreatWar‘WesternFront’M.M.groupofsevenawardedtoWarrantOfficerClassIIG.Hurst,RoyalField Artillery

MilitaryMedal,G.V.R.(28262Sjt:G.Hurst.149/By:R.F.A.);Queen’sSouthAfrica1899-1902,4clasps,CapeColony,OrangeFree State,Transvaal,SouthAfrica1901(28262Tptr:G.Hurst,R.F.A.);IndiaGeneralService1908-35,1clasp,NorthWestFrontier 1908(28262Gunr.G.Hurst.62nd.By.R.F.A.);1914-15Star(28262B.S.Mjr.G.Hurst.R.F.A.);BritishWarandVictoryMedals (28262W.O.Cl.2.G.Hurst.R.A.);ArmyL.S.&G.C.,G.V.R.,1stissue(28262Sjt.G.Hurst.M.M.R.F.A.) edgebruisingandcontact marks, nearly very ne (7) £500-£700

M.M. London Gazette 21 December 1916.

George Hurst served with the 149th Battery, Royal Field Artillery during the Great War on the Western Front from 23 December 1914. Sold with a photographic image of the recipient and two postcard photographs.

Pair: Battery Quartermaster Sergeant H. Bray, Royal Field Artillery IndiaGeneralService1895-1902,1clasp,ReliefofChitral1895(15896Corpl.H.Bray15th.Fd.By.R.A.) surnamepartiallyo cially corrected; Army L.S. & G.C., E.VII.R. (75896 B.Q.M. Sjt: H. Bray. R.F.A.) very ne (2) £200-£240

A Collection of Medals to the Royal Artillery, Part 2

Five: Warrant Officer Class II W. Gay, Royal Garrison Artillery

IndiaGeneralService1895-1902,3clasps,PunjabFrontier1897-98,Tirah1897-98,ReliefofChitral1895, claspsremountedinthis order,asusual,withuno cialrivets (545GunnerW.Gay.No.8Mtn.By.,R.A.) nameo ciallycorrected;1914-15Star(545B.S.Mjr. W.Gay.R.G.A.);BritishWarandVictoryMedals(545W.O.Cl.IIW.Gay.R.A.);ArmyL.S.&G.C.,G.V.R.,1stissue(545Sjt.W. Gay.R.G.A.);MemorialPlaque(WilliamGay) contactmarksandedgenickstothetwonon-GreatWarawards,otherwisevery neand better (6) £240-£280

WilliamGay servedasaBatterySergeantMajorwiththeRoyalGarrisonArtilleryduringtheGreatWarontheWesternFrontfrom10 December 1914, and was killed in action on 17 June 1915. He is buried in Ypres Reservoir Cemetery, Belgium. Sold with a photograph of the recipient’s grave.

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Four: Corporal R. Guilmartin, Royal Field Artillery, later Tank Corps

IndiaGeneralService1895-1902,2clasps,PunjabFrontier1897-98,Tirah1897-98(376Gunr.R.Guilmartin.3rd.Fd.By.R.A.); 1914 Star (376 Gnr: R. Guilmartin. R.F.A.); British War and Victory Medals (376 Cpl. R. Guilmartin. R.A.) very ne (4) £180-£220

R.Guilmartin servedwiththe32ndBrigade,RoyalFieldArtilleryduringtheGreatWarontheWesternFrontfrom23August1914.Helater transferred to the Tank Corps.

Three: Bombardier D. Cunningham, Royal Field Artillery, who was Mentioned in Despatches

IndiaGeneralService1895-1902,1clasp,PunjabFrontier1897-98(73506.Br.D.Cunningham10th.Fd.By.R.A.);Queen’sSouth Africa1899-1902,3clasps,CapeColony,Transvaal,Wittebergen(73506BombD.Cunningham,2nd.Bty:R.F.A.);King’sSouth Africa1901-02,2clasps,SouthAfrica1901,SouthAfrica1902(73506BombD.Cunningham.R.F.A.) edgebruisingandcontact marks, nearly very ne (3)

£260-£300

Provenance: Dix Noonan Webb, February 1998.

M.I.D. London Gazette 10 September 1901.

Pair: Gunner J. McGowan, Royal Field Artillery

IndiaGeneralService1895-1902,2clasps,PunjabFrontier1897-98,Tirah1897-98(5795GunnerJ.McGowan57thFd.By.R.A.); China 1900, 1 clasp, Relief of Pekin (5795 Gunr. J. Mc.Gowan 12th. By. R.F. Arty.) good very ne (2) £300-£400

Five: Corporal E. Etheridge, Royal Field Artillery

Queen’sSudan1896-98, namingerased;1914Star(22474Gnr.E.Etheridge.R.F.A.);BritishWarandVictoryMedals(22474Cpl. E.Etheridge.R.A.);Khedive’sSudan1896-1908,1clasp,Khartoum(22474Gr.E.Etheridge.32.F.B.R.A.)contemporarily impressed naming, light contact marks, generally very ne (5) £260-£300

Edward Etheridge served with the 44th Brigade, Royal Field Artillery during the Great War on the Western Front from 16 August 1914.

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A Collection of Medals to the Royal Artillery, Part 2

Four: Gunner R. W. Dawson, Royal Field Artillery

Queen’sSudan1896-98(84607.Gr.R.W.Dawson.R.A.);Queen’sSouthAfrica1899-1902,3clasps,TugelaHeights,Orange FreeState,ReliefofLadysmith(84607Gnr:R.W.Dawson.73rd.Bty:R.F.A.);King’sSouthAfrica1901-02,2clasps,SouthAfrica 1901,SouthAfrica1902(84607Gnr:R.W.Dawson.R.F.A.);Khedive’sSudan1896-1908,noclasp(844607.Gr.R.W.Dawson. 32. F.B. R.A.) contemporarily impressed naming, contact marks, nearly very ne (4) £360-£440

Four: Gunner G. Fox, Royal Field Artillery

Queen’sSudan1896-98(87648Gnr.G.Fox.32nd.Bty:R.F.A.);Queen’sSouthAfrica1899-1902,5clasps,CapeColony,Tugela Heights,OrangeFreeState,ReliefofLadysmith,Transvaal(87648Gnr:G.Fox,28:B,R.F.A.);King’sSouthAfrica1901-02,2clasps, SouthAfrica1901,SouthAfrica1902(87648Gnr:G.Fox.R.F.A.);Khedive’sSudan1896-1908,1clasp,Khartoum(87648Gnr:G. Fox,32/By:R.F.A.)contemporarilyengravednaming, suspensionclawre-a xedonQSA,contactmarksandedgebruising,nearlyvery ne (4) £360-£440

Four: Gunner W. C. Russell, Royal Field Artillery

Queen’sSudan1896-98(23777.Gr.W.C.Russell.R.A.);Queen’sSouthAfrica1899-1902,4clasps,CapeColony,Paardeberg, Driefontein,Transvaal(23777Gnr:W.C.Russell.65th.Bty:R.F.A.);King’sSouthAfrica1901-02,2clasps,SouthAfrica1901, SouthAfrica1902(23777Gnr:W.C.Russell.R.F.A.);Khedive’sSudan1896-1908,1clasp,Khartoum(23777Gnr.W.C.Russell. 37th. Fd. Bty. R.A.) contact marks and edge bruising, nearly very ne (4)

£360-£440

Seven: Acting Warrant Officer Class I J. McConnell, Royal Garrison Artillery EastandWestAfrica1887-1900,1clasp,SierraLeone1898-99(7480Gr:J.Mc’Connel,R.G.A.);1914-15Star(7480,Q.M.Sjt.J. McConnell,R.G.A.);BritishWarandVictoryMedals(7480A.W.O.Cl.1.J.McConnell.R.A.);ArmyL.S.&G.C.,G.V.R.,1stissue (7480Sjt:J.Mc.Connell.R.G.A.);ArmyMeritoriousServiceMedal,G.V.R.,1stissue(7480B.S.Mjr:-T.R.S.Mjr:-J.Mc.Connell. 15/Sge:By:); France,ThirdRepublic,CroixdeGuerre,bronze,reversedated1914-1918,withbronzepalmonriband, mounted for display purposes, minor edge bruising, very ne and better (7) £500-£700

Provenance: Dix Noonan Webb, June 2005.

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

‘In recognition of valuable services rendered with the Forces in France during the present war’. JamesMcConnell,anativeofBelfast,attestedfortheRoyalGarrisonArtilleryinDecember1894andsawserviceinSierraLeonefrom20 November1897to17January1898,receivingaslightgunshotwoundtothescalpatPortLokko.HewasawardedhisLongServiceandGood ConductMedalin1913andsawfurtherserviceduringtheGreatWarontheWesternFrontfrom4September1915,beingawardedthe Meritorious Service Medal.

Note: Croix de Guerre uncon!rmed.

Collection of Medals to the Royal Artillery, Part 2

Pair: Lieutenant-ColonelR.O.Marton,C.M.G.,D.S.O.,RoyalGarrisonArtillery,whowastwiceMentionedin Despatches

Queen’sSouthAfrica1899-1902,4clasps,CapeColony,OrangeFreeState,Johannesburg,DiamondHill(Capt:R.O.Marton,D. S.O.,15Co.S.D.R.G.A.)engravednaming;King’sSouthAfrica1901-02,2clasps,SouthAfrica1901,SouthAfrica1902(Capt.R. O. Marton. D.S.O. R.G.A.) engraved naming, light contact marks, very ne (2) £300-£400

C.M.G. London Gazette 3 June 1918:

‘For services rendered in connection with the War.’

D.S.O. London Gazette 27 September 1901:

‘In recognition of services during the operations in South Africa.’

RichardOliverMarton wasbornon19August1872,thesonofColonelG.B.H.Marton,andtheHon.CarolineGertrude,daughterofthe 5thViscountAshbrook.HewascommissionedSecondLieutenantintheRoyalArtilleryon23November1891,andwaspromotedCaptainin December1899.HeservedintheSouthAfricaduringtheBoerWaronSpecialServicefrom3to19January1900;andwasthenemployedwith Transportfrom20Januaryto10July1900,andwaspresentatoperationsintheOrangeFreeState,FebruarytoMay1900,includingtheactions atVetRiver(5and6May)andZandRiver;operationsintheTransvaal,MayandJune1900,includingtheactionsnearJohannesburg,Pretoria,and DiamondHill(11and12June);operationsintheTransvaal,eastofPretoria,includingtheactionatReitVlei,MaytoSeptember1901;operations ontheZululandfrontierofNatal,SeptemberandOctober1901;andoperationsinOrangeRiverColony,December1901to21May1902.For hisservicesinSouthAfricahewasmentionedinDespatches(LondonGazette 10September1901)andwasawardedtheDistinguishedService Order. He was invested with his D.S.O. by H.M. the King on 29 October 1901.

Martonwas4thAssistantSuperintendentofExperiments,SchoolofGunnery,from20June1902to31January1903;3rdAssistant SuperintendentofExperiments,SchoolofGunnery,from1February1903to11May1905;2ndAssistantSuperintendentofExperiments,School ofGunnery,from12to31May1905;and1stAssistantSuperintendentofExperiments,ExperimentalStaff,SchoolofGunnery,from1Juneto31 December1905.HelaterservedasInstructor,SchoolofGunnery,from1April1910to31March1914,andwaspromotedMajoron29May 1912.HeservedduringtheGreatWarontheWesternFrontfrom4October1914(alsoentitledtoa1914Startrio),andwaspromoted Lieutenant-Colonelon1May1917.HelaterservedasSuperintendentofExperiments,SchoolofInstructionforRoyalHorseandRoyalField Artillery,ChappertonDownArtillerySchool,from10November1917,andforhisservicesduringtheGreatWarwasMentionedinDespatches (London Gazette 6 July 1918) and was created a Companion of the Order of St. Michael and St. George.

Four: Major B. V. Macdona, Royal Field Artillery

Queen’sSouthAfrica1899-1902,4clasps,CapeColony,OrangeFreeState,Transvaal,SouthAfrica1901(Lieut.B.V.Macdona. R.F.A.)engravednaming;1914-15Star(MajorB.V.Macdona.R.F.A.);BritishWarandVictoryMedals(MajorB.V.Macdona.) very ne (4)

£240-£280

BasilVictorMacdona servedinSouthAfricaduringtheBoerWarfrom1899to1901,andtookpartinoperationsintheCapeColony, OrangeRiverColony,andtheTransvaal.HesawfurtherservicetheGreatWarontheWesternFrontfrom6JanuarytoApril1915,andthenin Egypt from January to February 1916, and was later employed as Chief Instructor, Artillery School.

Eight: Warrant Officer Class I F. J. Connell, Royal Field Artillery

Queen’sSouthAfrica1899-1902,3clasps,CapeColony,Transvaal,Wittebergen(62961B.S.Mjr.F.J.Connell,79th.Bty:R.F.A.) ranko ciallycorrected;King’sSouthAfrica1901-02,2clasps,SouthAfrica1901,SouthAfrica1902(62961B.S.Major.F.J.Connell. R.F.A.);1914Star(62961R.S.Mjr.F.J.Connell.R.F.A.);BritishWarandVictoryMedals(62961W.O.Cl.I.F.J.Connell.R.A.); DefenceMedal;ArmyL.S.&G.C.,E.VII.R.(62961Bty:Sjt:Maj:F.J.Connell.R.F.A.);ArmyMeritoriousServiceMedal,G.V.R.,1st issue (62961 R.S. Mjr: F. J. Connell. 2/D.A.C. R.F.A.) edge bruising and contact marks, nearly very ne (8) £400-£500

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

‘In recognition of valuable services rendered with the Forces in France during the present War.’ FrancisJ.Connell servedwiththe2ndDivisionAmmunitionColumn,RoyalFieldArtilleryduringtheGreatWarontheWesternFrontfrom 16 August 1914.

A Collection of Medals to the Royal Artillery, Part 2

Four: Warrant Officer Class II H. G. Garwood, Royal Field Artillery

Queen’sSouthAfrica1899-1902,4clasps,CapeColony,OrangeFreeState,Transvaal,Laing’sNek(23727Bomb:H.G. Garwood,86thBty:R.F.A.);King’sSouthAfrica1901-02,2clasps,SouthAfrica1901,SouthAfrica1902(23727Corpl:H.G. Garwood. R.F.A.); British War and Victory Medals (44001 W.O. Cl.2. H. G. Garwood. R.A.) good very ne (4) £160-£200

Seven: Warrant Officer Class II A. James, Royal Garrison Artillery

Queen’sSouthAfrica1899-1902,1clasp,CapeColony(12741Sgt.A.James,2nd.S.D.,R.G.A.);China1900,noclasp(12741 Serjt:A.S.James.62nd.Coy.R.G.A.);1914-15Star(12741-RA.B.S.Mjr.A.James,R.G.A.);BritishWarandVictoryMedals(12741 W.O.Cl.2.A.James.R.A.);ArmyL.S.&G.C.,G.V.R.,1stissue(12741C.S.Mjr:A.James.R.G.A.);ArmyMeritoriousService Medal, G.V.R., 1st issue (12741 S. Mjr. A. James. R.G.A.) contact marks to rst two, generally very ne and better (7) £600-£800

Provenance: Dix Noonan Webb, March 2012.

M.S.M. London Gazette 22 February 1919:

‘In recognition of valuable services rendered in connection with the war.’ AlbertJamesservedwiththeRoyalGarrisonArtilleryduringtheGreatWarontheWesternFrontfrom2June1915.AsaRegimentalSergeantMajor he was awarded the M.S.M. for services rendered at home.

Queen’sSouthAfrica1899-1902,3clasps,CapeColony,OrangeFreeState,Johannesburg(49179Sgt.Whlr.J.Appleby,74th. Bty.,R.F.A.);King’sSouthAfrica1901-02,2clasps,SouthAfrica1901,SouthAfrica1902(49179S.Serjt:-Whlr:J.Appleby.R.F.A.); ArmyL.S.&G.C.,E.VII.R.(49179Whlr:S.Serjt:J.Appleby.R.F.A.) contactmarksandminoredgebruising,otherwisevery neand better (3) £180-£220

Pair: Sergeant W. H. Folson, Royal Field Artillery

Queen’sSouthAfrica1899-1902,3clasps,CapeColony,OrangeFreeState,Transvaal(19907Sgt.W.H.Folson.88th.Bty:R.F.A.) ranko ciallycorrected;King’sSouthAfrica1901-02,2clasps,SouthAfrica1901,SouthAfrica1902(19907Serjt:W.H.Folson. R.F. A.) mounted as worn, suspension broken on KSA and planchet detached but present, therefore fair to ne (2) £60-£80

Pair: Bombardier A. E. Mann, Royal Field Artillery

Queen’sSouthAfrica1899-1902,2clasps,CapeColony,OrangeFreeState(1202Bomb.A.E.Mann.68th.Bty.,R.F.A.);King’s SouthAfrica1901-02,2clasps,SouthAfrica1901,SouthAfrica1902(1202Bomb:A.E.Mann.R.F.A.) lightcontactmarks,very ne (2) £100-£140

Three: Bombardier A. Gray, Royal Garrison Artillery

Queen’sSouthAfrica1899-1902,1clasp,CapeColony(913Gnr:A.Gray.W.D.,R.G.A.);BritishWarandVictoryMedals (SR -6690 Bmbr. A. Gray. R.A.) contact marks, nearly very ne (3) £80-£100

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Three: Wheelwright Staff Sergeant J. Appleby, Royal Field Artillery

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Five: GunnerR.Melling,‘Q’Battery,RoyalHorseArtillery,whowaswoundedatModderRiveron15February 1900

Queen’sSouthAfrica1899-1902,3clasps,ReliefofKimberley,OrangeFreeState,Transvaal(23654Dr.R.Melling.Q.B.,R.H.A.); King’sSouthAfrica1901-02,2clasps,SouthAfrica1901,SouthAfrica1902(23654Dvr:R.Melling.R.H.A.);1914-15Star(41674 Gnr:R.Melling.R.F.A.);BritishWarandVictoryMedals(41674Gnr:R.Melling.R.A.) edgebruisingandlightcontactmarks,very ne and better (5)

£300-£400

RalphMelling attestedfortheRoyalHorseArtilleryandservedwith‘Q’BatteryinSouthAfricaduringtheBoerWar.Hewaswoundedat ModderRiveron15February1900.HesawfurtherservicewiththeRoyalFieldArtilleryduringtheGreatWarontheWesternFrontfrom30 November 1914, and was appointed Lance-Bombardier.

Pair: Gunner R. Bales, Royal Field Artillery

Queen’sSouthAfrica1899-1902,3clasps,CapeColony,OrangeFreeState,Transvaal(51664Gnr:R.Bales,39th.Bty.,R.F.A.); King’sSouthAfrica1901-02,2clasps,SouthAfrica1901,SouthAfrica1902(51664Gnr:R.Bales.R.F.A.) polished,lightcontact marks, nearly very ne (2)

£100-£140

Pair: GunnerE.Wright,RoyalFieldArtillery,whowastakenPrisonerofWaratColensoon15December 1899

Queen’sSouthAfrica1899-1902,4clasps,CapeColony,OrangeFreeState,ReliefofLadysmith,Transvaal(16176Gnr:E.Wright. 14th.Bty:R.F.A.);King’sSouthAfrica1901-02,2clasps,SouthAfrica1901,SouthAfrica1902(16176Gnr:E.Wright.R.F.A.) light contact marks, very ne (2)

£240-£280

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E. Wright was captured and taken Prisoner of War at Colenso on 15 December 1899, later being released.

Pair: Gunner J. M. Duke, Pom Poms Section, Royal Garrison Artillery

Queen’sSouthAfrica1899-1902,3clasps,CapeColony,OrangeFreeState,Transvaal(32410Gnr:J.M.Duke.15th.W.D., R.G. A.);King’sSouthAfrica1901-02,2clasps,SouthAfrica1901,SouthAfrica1902(32410Gnr:J.M.Duke.PomPomsSec:R.A.) minor edge bruising, very ne (2)

£120-£160

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Pair: Gunner T. Healy, Royal Garrison Artillery

Queen’sSouthAfrica1899-1902,3clasps,CapeColony,OrangeFreeState,Transvaal(94314Gnr:T.Healy,14th.Coy.W.D., R. G.A.);King’sSouthAfrica1901-02,2clasps,SouthAfrica1901,SouthAfrica1902(94314Gnr:T.Healy.R.G.A.) edgebruising,very ne (2) £140-£180

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Three: DriverW.Baker,RoyalFieldArtillery,whowastakenPrisonerofWaranddiedincaptivityon28July 1918

Queen’sSouthAfrica1899-1902,3clasps,CapeColony,TugelaHeights,ReliefofLadysmith(31399Dr.W.Baker,78th.Bty.,R.F. A.);BritishWarandVictoryMedals(12773Dvr.W.Baker.R.A.);MemorialPlaque(WilliamBaker) polished,nearlyvery neand better (4) £200-£240

WilliamBaker servedwith‘X’8thTrenchMortarBattery,RoyalFieldArtillery,duringtheGreatWarontheWesternFront,andwascaptured andtakenPrisonerofWar,presumablyduringtheGermanSpringOffensiveof1918.Hediedincaptivityon28July1918,andisburiedin Cologne Southern Cemetery, Germany.

Pair: Driver W. Barclay, Royal Field Artillery

Queen’sSouthAfrica1899-1902,2clasps,CapeColony,Wittebergen(57698Dr.W.Barclay,5th.Bty:R.F.A.);King’sSouthAfrica 1901-02, 2 clasps, South Africa 1901, South Africa 1902 (57698 Dvr: W. Barclay. R.F.A.) very ne (2) £100-£140

Pair: Driver E. Dolton, Royal Field Artillery

Queen’sSouthAfrica1899-1902,3clasps,CapeColony,OrangeFreeState,Transvaal(83256Dr.E.Dolton,37th.Batt.R.F.A.); King’sSouthAfrica1901-02,2clasps,SouthAfrica1901,SouthAfrica1902(83256Dvr:E.Dolton.R.F.A.) lightcontactmarks,very ne (2) £120-£160

Pair: Driver R. Harrison, Royal Field Artillery

Queen’sSouthAfrica1899-1902,3clasps,OrangeFreeState,Transvaal,Laing’sNek(34299Dvr:R.Harrison,64th.Bty:R.F.A.); British War Medal 1914-20 (29601 Dvr. R. Harrison. R.A.) edge bruising and contact marks, nearly very ne (2) £80-£100

Robert Harrison served with the Royal Field Artillery during the Great War on the Western Front from 21 December 1914.

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Three: Driver W. Palmer, Royal Field Artillery

Queen’sSouthAfrica1899-1902,3clasps,CapeColony,Wittebergen,Transvaal,unofficialrivetsbetweenstateanddateclasps (77833Dr.W.Palmer,5th.Bty:R.F.A.);King’sSouthAfrica1901-02,2clasps,SouthAfrica1901,SouthAfrica1902(77833Dvr: W. Palmer. R.F.A.); British War Medal 1914-20 (94736 Dvr. W. Palmer. R.A.) light contact marks, very ne (3) £140-£180

WilliamPalmer servedwiththe33rdBrigade,RoyalFieldArtilleryduringtheGreatWarontheWesternFrontfrom6November1914.He was discharged on 5 December 1917, and was awarded a Silver War Badge.

Four: Corporal W. H. Jewell, Royal Horse Artillery

China1900,noclasp(1209Gnr:W.HJewell.5th.Sec:Maxims.);1914Star,with laterslide clasp(1209Cpl.W.H.Jewell,R.H.A.); British War and Victory Medals (1209 Cpl. W. H. Jewell. R.A.) mounted as worn, edge bruising, nearly very ne (4) £260-£300

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Four: Driver J. Ampleford, Royal Field Artillery

IndiaGeneralService1908-35,1clasp,NorthWestFrontier1908(23023Dvr.J.Ampleford.18th.By.R.F.A.) suspensionclawrea xed;1914-15Star(23023Dvr:J.Ampleford.R.F.A.);BritishWarandVictoryMedals(23023Dvr.J.Ampleford.R.A.) edge bruising, nearly very ne (4) £120-£160

JohnAmpleford attestedfortheRoyalFieldArtilleryandservedwiththe18thBatteryontheNorthWestFrontierofIndiain1908,andthen during the Great War on the Western Front from 7 May 1915.

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Four: Sergeant T. W. F. Smith, Royal Field Artillery

1914Star(12187Sjt.T.W.F.Smith.R.F.A.);BritishWarandVictoryMedals(12187Sjt.T.W.F.Smith.R.A.);ArmyL.S.&G.C., G.V.R., 1st issue (12187 Sjt: T. W. F. Smith. R.F.A.) good very ne (4)

£120-£160

TheodoreW.F.Smith attestedfortheRoyalFieldArtilleryandservedwiththemduringtheGreatWarontheWesternFrontfrom19 August 1914.

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Four: Bombardier G. Woodward, Royal Field Artillery

1914Star(40097Dvr.G.Woodward.R.F.A.);BritishWarandVictoryMedals(40097Dvr.G.Woodward.R.A.);GeneralService 1918-62,1clasp,Kurdistan(40097T.Bomb.G.Woodward.R.A.)mountedcourt-styleasworn, tracesoflacquer,otherwisevery ne (4) £140-£180

GeorgeWoodward attestedfortheRoyalFieldArtilleryandservedwiththe2ndBrigadeduringtheGreatWarontheWesternFrontfrom 11 September 1914. His Medal Index Card states that he was awarded the General Service Medal with clasp Iraq, not Kurdistan.

Five: Acting Staff Sergeant A. Munro, Royal Garrison Artillery

1914Star(2019Sm:Gnr:A.Munro.R.G.A.);BritishWarandVictoryMedals,withM.I.D.oakleaves(SR-2019A.S.Sjt.A.Munro. R.A.);ArmyMeritoriousServiceMedal,G.V.R.,1stissue(277019Gnr:-AFtr:S.Sjt:-A.Munro.R.G.A.); France,Third Republic, Medal of Honour, silver, unnamed as issued, good very ne (5) £200-£240

M.S.M. London Gazette 16 October 1919:

‘In recognition of valuable services rendered with the Armies in France and Flanders.’ French Medal of Honour with Swords in Silver London Gazette 14 July 1919.

AndrewMunro attestedfortheRoyalGarrisonArtilleryandservedwiththemduringtheGreatWarontheWesternFrontfrom4October 1914,latterlywiththe241stSiegeBattery.ForhisservicesduringtheGreatWarhewasMentionedinDespatches(LondonGazette 23December 1918)andwasawardedboththeMeritoriousServicemedalandtheFrenchMedalofHonour.HewasdischargedClass‘Z’Reserveon2February 1919.

Three: Lieutenant E. E. Farnol, Royal Field Artillery

1914-15 Star (Lieut: E. E. Farnol. R.F.A.); British War and Victory Medals (Lieut. E. E. Farnol.) nearly very ne

Pair: Second Lieutenant F. R. Farquharson, Royal Field Artillery

British War and Victory Medals (2. Lieut. F. R. Farquharson.) good very ne

Pair: Gunner C. P. Abdy, Royal Artillery

British War and Victory Medals (109677 Gnr. C. P. Abdy. R.A.) good very ne

Pair: Gunner W. Spinks, Royal Garrison Artillery, who died of wounds in Italy on 1 January 1918

British War and Victory Medals (71325 Gnr. W. Spinks. R.A.); together with a Memorial Card, good very ne (9) £120-£160

Ernest Edward Farnol served with the Royal Field Artillery during the Great War in West Africa from 30 July 1915. WilliamSpinks attestedfortheRoyalGarrisonArtilleryandservedwiththe137thSiegeBatteryduringtheGreatWarinItaly.Hediedof wounds on 1 January 1918, and is buried in Giavera British Cemetery, Italy.

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Three: Second Lieutenant J. W. Tindell, Royal Field Artillery

1914-15 Star (8180 Cpl. J. W. Tindell. R.F.A.); British War and Victory Medals (2. Lieut. J. W. Tindell.) good very ne

Pair: Captain F. N. Roberts, Royal Garrison Artillery

British War and Victory Medals (Capt. F. N. Roberts.) good very ne

Pair: Second Lieutenant H. S. Henderson, Royal Garrison Artillery

British War and Victory Medals (2. Lieut. H. S. Henderson.) very ne

Pair: Second Lieutenant A. Singleton, Royal Field Artillery

British War and Victory Medals (2. Lieut. A. Singleton.) very ne

British War Medal 1914-20 (2. Lieut. D. Keith) very ne (10)

£140-£180

JosephWilliamTindell attestedfortheRoyalFieldArtilleryandservedwiththemduringtheGreatWarontheWesternFrontfrom28 November 1915. He was commissioned Second Lieutenant, Royal Field Artillery (Special Reserve) on 7 October 1917.

Three: Gunner N. C. Henderson, Royal Field Artillery

1914-15Star(761.Gnr.N.C.Henderson,R.F.A.);BritishWarandVictory Medals(761Gnr.N.C.Henderson.R.A.) BWMo ciallyre-impressed;together with a postcard photograph of the recipient, good very ne

Three: Gunner R. J. Noakes, Royal Field Artillery

1914-15Star(63780Gnr:R.J.Noakes,R.F.A.);BritishWarandVictory Medals(63780Gnr.R.J.Noakes.R.A.)allinnamedcardboxesofissuewith outer transmission envelopes, extremely ne (6) £80-£100

NormanC.Henderson (illustratedleft)servedwiththeRoyalFieldArtilleryduring the Great War on the Western Front from 24 October 1915.

RobertJ.Noakes servedwiththeRoyalFieldArtilleryduringtheGreatWaronthe Western Front from 13 July 1915.

Four: Sergeant D. J. Mobbs, Royal Field Artillery

BritishWarandVictoryMedals(22179Cpl.D.J.Mobbs.R.A.);IndiaGeneralService1908-35,1clasp,AfghanistanN.W.F.1919 (22179A.Sgt.D.J.Mobbs,R.A.) witho cialcorrections;ArmyL.S.&G.C.,G.V.R.,1stissue(22179Cpl.-L.Sjt.D.Mobbs.R.F.A.) nearly very ne (4) £80-£100

Three: Warrant Officer Class II A. W. Ganley, Royal Garrison Artillery

BritishWarandVictoryMedals(16716W.O.Cl.II.A.W.Ganley.R.A.);ArmyL.S.&G.C.,G.V.R.,1stissue(16716Cpl.A.W. Ganley. R.G.A.); Memorial Plaque (Alfred William Ganley) in card envelope, good very ne (4)

£100-£140

AlfredWilliamGanley attestedfortheRoyalGarrisonArtilleryandservedasaBatterySergeantMajorwiththe146thSiegeBatteryduring theGreatWarontheWesternFront.Hewaskilledinactionon23March1918,duringtheGermanSpringOffensive;hehasnoknowngraveand is commemorated on the Arras Memorial, France.

Sold with the recipient’s Account Book; various Gunlaying Certi"cates; and a damaged portrait photograph of the recipient.

Three: Acting Sergeant Artillery Clerk S. W. Woodcock, Royal Garrison Artillery

BritishWarandVictoryMedals,withM.I.D.oakleaves(2180A.Sjt.S.W.Woodcock.R.A.);ArmyMeritoriousServiceMedal, G. V.R., 1st issue (293358 Bmbr: -A. Sjt. A.C.- S. W. Woodcock. R.G.A.) good very ne (3) £100-£140

M.S.M. London Gazette 3 June 1919:

‘In recognition of valuable service rendered with the Armies in France and Flanders.’ StanleyW.Woodcock servedwiththeClerks’Section,RoyalGarrisonArtilleryduringtheGreatWarontheWesternFrontandwasboth Mentioned in Despatches (London Gazette 21 May 1918) and awarded the M.S.M.

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Three: Gunner J. A. Morris, Royal Garrison Artillery

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A Collection of Medals to the Royal Artillery, Part 2

Pair: Corporal W. W. Nobes, Canadian Field Artillery

British War and Victory Medals (86308 Cpl. W. W. Nobes. C.F.A.) good very ne

Pair: Gunner F. Cunningham, Canadian Field Artillery

British War and Victory Medals (1251925 Gnr. F. Cunningham. C.F.A.) very ne

Pair: Gunner S. G. Greaves, Canadian Field Artillery

BritishWarandVictoryMedals(1250378Gnr.S.G.Greaves.C.F.A.);togetherwitha184thOverseasBattalionCollarbadgeand a Canadian sweetheart pin, very ne

Pair: Gunner T. Shields, Canadian Field Artillery

British War and Victory Medals (302445 Gnr. T. Shields. C.F.A.) very ne

BritishWarMedal1914-20 (2100394Gnr.H.M.Allen.C.G.A.);togetherwithapostcardphotographoftherecipient, minor edge bruise, good very ne (9) £100-£140

East and West Africa 1887-1900, 1 clasp, Sierra Leone 1898-99 (129 Gr: T. Coker. R.G.A.) nearly extremely ne £260-£300

EastandWestAfrica1887-1900,1clasp,SierraLeone1898-99

Provenance: Dix Noonan Webb, May 2015.

GeorgeHenryUnderhill wasborninNorthTawton,Devon.AFarmLabourerbyoccupationandamemberofthe3rdDevonshireRegiment, heenlistedintotheRoyalArtilleryatExeteron10October1896,aged23years,andwaspostedtotheSierraLeonedetachmenton11October 1897,servingtherefrom20November1897until13April1898whenhewasinvalided.FurtheroverseasservicefollowedinMauritiusfromJune 1902toAugust1904.HetransferredtotheArmyReserveinOctober1904,andwas !nallydischargedhavingcompletedhisperiodofserviceon 9October1908.WiththeonsetoftheGreatWarhereturnedtotheserviceandenlistedintotheRoyalGarrisonArtilleryon3July1916.Not serving overseas, he was discharged on 12 December 1917 and was awarded a Silver War Badge.

IndiaGeneralService1895-1902,2clasps,PunjabFrontier1897-98,Tirah1897-98 (31582Bombr.J.GillonNo.1Mtn.By. R.A.) minor edge bruising, very ne £100-£140 48 x

IndiaGeneralService1895-1902,2clasps,PunjabFrontier1897-98,Tirah1897-98 (2315Gunr.B.MullhollandNo.5Mn. By. R.A.) good very ne £80-£100 49 x

50 x

IndiaGeneralService1895-1902,2clasps,PunjabFrontier1897-98,Tirah1897-98 (14917Gunr.A.Teesdale24th.Fd.By. R.A.) good very ne £80-£100

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IndiaGeneralService1895-1902,2clasps,PunjabFrontier1897-98,Tirah1897-98 (626Dvr:J.Jones.57th.Fd.By.R.A.) edge bruising, polished, nearly very ne £80-£100

52 x

Queen’s Sudan 1896-98 (98345. Br. Whr. G. Waite. R.A.) light contact marks, nearly very ne

£180-£220

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Queen’s Sudan 1896-98 (20301. Gr: J. Baxter. R.A.) very ne

Provenance: Dix Noonan Webb, December 2005.

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Queen’s Sudan 1896-98 (84715. Gr: C. H. Cole. R.A.) contact marks, suspension claw re-a xed, nearly very ne

55 x

Queen’s Sudan 1896-98 (13337. Gr. M. Patterson. R.A.) edge nicks, polished and worn, therefore ne

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£140-£180

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Khedive’sSudan1896-1908,1clasp,Khartoum (85150.Gr.T.Kift.32.F.B.R.A.) contemporarilyimpressednaming, toned, good very ne £100-£140

Khedive’sSudan1896-1908,1clasp,Khartoum (67953.Gr.N.Mc.Leod.37th.Fd.Bty.R.A.) contemporarilyengraved naming, nearly extremely ne £200-£240

Provenance: Dix Noonan Webb, May 2017.

D.C.M. London Gazette 27 September 1901.

NormanHenryMcLeod wasbornontheIsleofHarris,wherea‘NormanMcLeod’wasthefatherofHarristweed,andatailorbytrade, attestedfortheRoyalArtilleryin1888,aged21.Hewentabsentwithoutleavetwicein1889andwasimprisonedfor20days.In1895hequali!ed asa'MasterTailortoabatteryofArtillery'.Heservedwith37thFieldBatteryRoyalFieldArtilleryduringtheSudancampaign(Approximately71 Khedive'sSudanMedalsawardedto37thFieldBattery,R.F.A.)andwaspostedto65thBattery.HesubsequentlyservedwiththeArtilleryinSouth AfricaduringtheBoerWar(entitledtoaQueen’sSouthAfricaMedalwithclaspsforPaardeberg,Driefontein,CapeColonyandSouthAfrica 1901),waspromotedBombardierinApril1900,andwasawardedtheDistinguishedConductMedal.HewasdischargedinAugust1901andwas admitted as an In-Pensioner at the Royal Hospital, Chelsea, in 1944. He died at Hornchurch, Essex, in 1946.

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Khedive’sSudan1896-1908,1clasp,Khartoum (10065.Gr.W.Thomas.37th.Fd.Bty.R.A.) contemporarilyengraved naming, good very ne £100-£140

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Queen’sSouthAfrica1899-1902,1clasp,CapeColony (74855Gnr:J.Feast,75th.Bty:R.F.A.) initialo ciallycorrected, extremely ne £60-£80

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Queen’sSouthAfrica1899-1902,2clasps,Elandslaagte,DefenceofLadysmith (13400Gnr:W.Sanders,21:B,R.F.A.) nearly extremely ne £300-£400

Provenance: Peter Wardrop Collection, Dix Noonan Webb, December 2000.

W. R. Sanders died of enteric fever at Ladysmith on 9 February 1900.

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Queen’sSouthAfrica1899-1902,2clasps,Transvaal,SouthAfrica1901 (34707Shg:Sth:S.Luck.69th.Bty:R.F.A.) mounted as worn, edge bruising, very ne £60-£80

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Queen’sSouthAfrica1899-1902,3clasps,CapeColony,TugelaHeights,ReliefofLadysmith (18868Dvr:P.Alsford,61st. Bty: R.F.A.) nearly extremely ne £100-£140

P. Alsford died of enteric fever at Mooi River on 8 April 1900.

Queen’sSouthAfrica1899-1902,3clasps,CapeColony,OrangeFreeState,Transvaal (12036Br.Cr.Mr.M.Miller.R.A.) rank and initial o cially corrected, good very ne £60-£80

Provenance: Dix Noonan Webb, September 2013.

MiltonMiller wasborninI!eld,Sussex.ASaddlerbyoccupation,heattestedforshortservicewiththeRoyalArtilleryatLondonon3 September1900,aged21years,10months,andservedasaCollarMakerintheRoyalFieldArtilleryinSouthAfrica.Hewasdischargedon3 September 1901.

Queen’sSouthAfrica1899-1902,3clasps,CapeColony,OrangeFreeState,Transvaal (66666Gnr:F.Bowman,44th.Bty: R.F.A.) nearly extremely ne £100-£140 64 x

Provenance: Dix Noonan Webb, March 2012.

F. Bowman died of enteric fever at Kimberley on 20 November 1900.

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Queen’sSouthAfrica1899-1902,3clasps,CapeColony,OrangeFreeState,SouthAfrica1902, uno cialrivetsbetweenstateand date clasps (7996 Gnr: C. H. Burden. 4th. Bty: R.F.A.) nearly very ne £60-£80

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Queen’sSouthAfrica1899-1902,3clasps,CapeColony,OrangeFreeState,SouthAfrica1902 (156Dvr:H.E.White. R.F. A.) good very ne £70-£90

Provenance: Dix Noonan Webb, December 2010.

Queen’sSouthAfrica1899-1902,3clasps,ReliefofMafeking,OrangeFreeState,Transvaal (1427Dr.W.Gelder.MBty., R. H.A.) traces of lacquer, good very ne £100-£140

W. Gelder died of disease at Pretoria on 1 February 1901.

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Queen’sSouthAfrica1899-1902,3clasps,Elandslaagte,DefenceofLadysmith,Belfast (24433Dvr:H.Ross,42nd.Bty: R.F. A.) edge bruise, polished, nearly very ne £240-£280

Queen’sSouthAfrica1899-1902,4clasps,CapeColony,Transvaal,SouthAfrica1901,SouthAfrica1902 (2470Gnr:J.A. Howard. 6th. Coy. W.D. R.G.A.) nearly extremely ne £100-£140

Queen’sSouthAfrica1899-1902,4clasps,Belmont,ModderRiver,Paardeberg,Johannesburg (1754Gnr:G.Durrant,18th. Batt. R.F.A.) light contact marks, good very ne £100-£140

Queen’sSouthAfrica1899-1902,6clasps,CapeColony,OrangeFreeState,Johannesburg,DiamondHill,Belfast,SouthAfrica 1901, uno cialrivetsbetween fthandsixthclasps (66350Gnr:B.Mc.Manus.1st.Pnr:MaximsR.F.A.) minoredgebruise, good very ne £140-£180

King’s South Africa 1901-02, 2 clasps, South Africa 1901, South Africa 1902 (3799 Dvr: D. Hanton. R.F.A.) very ne £40-£50 72 x

D.Hanton servedwiththe21stBattery,RoyalFieldArtilleryinSouthAfricaduringtheBoerWar(entitledtoaQueen’sSouthAfricaMedal with claps Elandslaagte, Defence of Ladysmith, Laing’s Nek, and Belfast).

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China 1900, no clasp (48336. Staff Sergt. Farrier A. K. Dickie. 60th. By. R.F.A.) nearly extremely ne £140-£180

China1900,noclasp (1796Gnr:E.Gaulton.Vickers-MaximSect:) edgebruising,theobversepolishedandsomewhatworn, therefore ne £140-£180

Army Meritorious Service Medal, G.V.R., 1st issue (149803 Bmbr: A. H. Hunt. Clerks’ Sec: R.A.) good very ne £100-£140 75 x

Provenance: Dix Noonan Webb, June 2005.

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

‘In recognition of valuable services rendered with the Forces in France during the present war’. AlbertH.Hunt servedwiththeClerks’Section,attachedRoyalArtilleryH.Q.,36thDivisionduringtheGreatWarontheWesternFrontfrom 27 November 1915, and was awarded the Meritorious Service Medal for Devotion. He was discharged on 18 April 1919.

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Simon C. Marriage

(1954 - 2023)

Simon Marriage took to medals when quite young, mentored by his uncle who was one of the very early members of the Orders and Medals Research Society (O.M.R.S.), and at the age of 15, and sponsored by his uncle, he became their youngest member, with a membership number of under 1,000, of which he was very proud. Having completed his education at Ipswich School, Simon progressed to Cardiff University where he graduated in Accountancy. Returning home to Ipswich he joined Balham’s Accountants, and once earning, began to build his medal collection based on the ideas gained from his Uncle.

Simon’s themes initially were the Suffolk Regiment and the Royal Artillery, a pleasure that stayed for well over ffty years. The Suffolks collection started with the campaigns of the 1850s and 1860s where Simon had a good run of South African and New Zealand medals. Over time, the Suffolks Regimental collection grew to include Hazara, Afghanistan 1878-1880, the Boer War 1899-1902, and subsequently the First and Second World Wars. The Royal Artillery was a much bigger undertaking and Simon accumulated a spectacular collection of Military General Service medals for the Napoleonic War and a range of medals for Waterloo. He went on to include early medals for the East India Company, the Sikh Wars and on to the Indian Mutiny, one of his treasures being a Victoria Cross to the Bengal Artillery. During the same period he collected medals for the Crimea and Victoria’s small wars which spanned the globe. He particularly liked the India General Service Medals and the campaigns they represented, most of which were on the North-West Frontier of India, but also for actions further afeld such as Persia, Burma and Perak. The Small wars theme continued with a collection of medals for African campaigns including Abyssinia, Egypt, Nigeria, Ashanti and many more. The Boer War and the First and Second World Wars provided major themes and Simon was always delighted when he found a gem. One such was a Second War Military Medal awarded to a Royal Artillery gunner for bravery in action against the French colonials in Madagascar (Lot 87), an almost unknown campaign with very few specifc awards. Simon went on to collect Royal Artillery medals up until the present, and overall must have achieved one of the most comprehensive and interesting collections put together in recent times.

Simon was not only a medal collector but also collected some fantastic items of militaria ranging from swords to helmets and badges. He was also a very accomplished researcher, having a huge collection of books, an almost full range of Army Lists, and a ticket to the National Archive at Kew where he was a regular visitor. Nothing went un-researched which is what makes his such an incredible collection. Sadly, Simon passed away in January 2023, and the time has now come to pass on his collection to those who will appreciate not only the medals themselves, but also the stories behind them.

The Simon C. Marriage Collection of Medals to the Artillery, Part 1

AnIndianMutiny‘50thAnniversary’C.B.groupof !veawardedtoMajor-GeneralH.T.Arbuthnot,Royal Horse Artillery

TheMostHonourableOrderoftheBath,C.B.(Military)Companion’sbreastbadge,silver-giltandenamels,convertedforneck wear;Crimea1854-56,3clasps,Alma,Inkermann,Sebastopol(Lieut.H.T.ArbuthnotRl.Artillery)contemporaryengraved naming;IndianMutiny1857-59,1clasp,Lucknow(Lieut.H,T,Arbuthnot,FTp.R.H.A.);TurkishCrimea1855,Sardinianissue; France,SecondEmpire,LegionofHonour,Knight’sbreastbadge,silverandenamelswithgoldandenamelcentres, the rst and last with some very minor enamel chips, otherwise very ne or better (5) £1,200-£1,600

HenryThomasArbuthnot wasbornon16October1834,sonofGeorgeArbuthnot,AssistantSecretarytoH.M.’sTreasury.Hewas educatedattheRoyalMilitaryAcademy,Woolwich,andjoinedtheRoyalRegimentofArtilleryas2ndLieutenanton22June1853.Promotedto 1stLieutenanton16May1854,heservedintheCrimea1854-55,includingtheaffairatMcKenzie’sFarm,theBattlesofAlma,Inkermann,andthe siegeandcaptureofSebastopol,andtherepulseofthesortieonthe26thofOctober1854(Medalandthreeclasps,KnightoftheLegionof Honour and Turkish Medal).

HeservedintheIndianMutiny1857-59,includingtheactionofSecundra,theattackonthefortnearMunshigunj,thesiegeandcaptureof Lucknow, and the capture of the forts at Regore and Koorlee (Mentioned in despatches, Brevet of Major, medal with clasp for Lucknow).

‘AtMunshigunj,inMarch,1858,asmallforcesupportedbytwogunsof"F"commandedbyLieut.Arbuthnot,attackedthefortthere.Arbuthnot cameintoactionat400yards,andseeingtheenemy "rewasslackening,limberedupagainandgallopeduptheactuallipoftheglaciswherehe droppedhistrailsagainandswepttherampartsclearoftheenemy,withcase,himselfthewhile,exchangingcarbine-shotswithanenemychieftain, whom he hit.

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Onceinsidethefort,Sergt.WilkinsandGunnersCritchellandDummet,madeaboldattempt,underheavy !re,toblowopenthegateofthe keep.Arbuthnot(lateraMajor-General)wasoneofthosemaddeningsubalterns,whosometimesarrivedinIndiaknowingbetterthantheold hands-or“koihais”-anequallymaddeningrace!Hewasinchargeof"F”Batteryofficersmess,whichwascarriedonpackcamelsonhisorders, insteadoftheusualelephants,becauseelephants(heconsidered)weretooslowtokeepupwithatroopofhorseartillery.Whenthecolumnhad tocrosstheGumtiriver,hewasassuredthatcamelscouldnotswim,andbecauseofArbuthnot’sobstinacythemesswasgivenupaslost,asahot pursuitwasunderwayandwhatwasonceleftbehindwouldnotbeseenagainformanydays.Arbuthnot,however,paradedhis“B”echelon-of camels-tiedinsingle !le,eachcamel’snosetothetailoftheoneinfrontandtheleader’snosetoanelephant’stail,whichofcourseswimsvery well,andtheelephanttowedthecamelsacrosstheriver,tothereliefofhishungryandthirstybrotherofficers.’(TheRoyalHorseArtillery byS. Bidwell refers).

ArbuthnotwaspromotedtoCaptainon1April1860andhismajoritycon!rmedayearlater.HewasAssistantSuperintendentoftheRoyalSmall ArmsFactory,En!eldandBirmingham,1862-72,andwaspromotedtoLieutenant-ColonelinJanuary1872.HewasCaptainoftheCompanyof GentlemenCadetsattheRoyalMilitaryAcademy,Woolwich,from1875to1879,andwasSuperintendentoftheRoyalSmallArmsFactory, En!eldandBirmingham,from1880untilhisretirementin1887withtherankofMajor-General.AwardedtheC.B.ontheoccasionofthe50th AnniversaryoftheIndianMutinyin1907,hewasappointedChairmanoftheAerialLeagueoftheBritishEmpirein1912,andwasaJusticeofthe Peace for Sutton Cold!eld. Major-General Arbuthnot died on 3 May 1919.

AnEdwardian‘CoastDefences’C.B.groupofthreeawardedtoMajor-GeneralF.A.Bowles,Colonel Commandant Royal Artillery 1923-31

TheMostHonourableOrderoftheBath,C.B.(Military)Companion’sbreastbadge,silver-giltandenamels,hallmarkedLondon 1910, !ttedwithgoldribbonbuckle;Coronation1911,unnamed;IndiaGeneralService1854-95,1clasp,Hazara1891(MajorF.A. Bowles No. 9 Mn. By. R.A.) mounted as worn, nearly extremely ne (3) £800-£1,000

C.B. London Gazette 26 June 1908: ‘Major-General, Commander, Coast Defences, Plymouth.’

FrederickAugustusBowles wasbornon18May1851,sonofRev.CharlesBradshawBowles,ofWoking,Surrey.EducatedatCliftonCollege andattheRoyalMilitaryAcademyatWoolwich,heenteredtheArmyasaLieutenantintheRoyalArtilleryinDecember1871;Captain,July1881; Major,October1887;Lieutenant-Colonel,May1897;Colonel,May1904;Major-General,March1908.HeservedwithNo.9MountainBattery R. A.intheHazaraExpedition,MarchtoMay,1891(Despatches LondonGazette 20October1891;MedalwithClasp),andaccompaniedtheIsazai FieldForcein1892.HewasappointedGeneralOfficerCommandingSouthWesternCoastDefences,SouthernCommand,1908-12,andwas CommanderoftheDevonNationalReservethenInspectorofRecruitingduringthewar.AppointedColonelCommandantoftheDevonCadet Corps in 1918, and Colonel Commandant Royal Artillery from 1923 until his death on 17 September 1931.

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AGreatWar‘WesternFront’D.S.O.groupofsixawardedtoLieutenant-ColonelG.W.Hayward,Royal Field Artillery

DistinguishedServiceOrder,G.V.R.,silver-giltandenamel,withintegraltopribandbar;1914-15Star(Lt.Col.G.W.Hayward.R.F. A.);BritishWarandVictoryMedals,withM.I.D.oakleaves(Lt.Col.G.W.Hayward.);Coronation1911,unnamedasissued; France,ThirdRepublic,CroixdeGuerre,bronze,reversedated1914-1917,withbronzepalmemblemonriband,mounted for wear, very ne and better (6) £1,000-£1,400

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

GeorgeWilliamHayward servedwiththeRoyalFieldArtilleryduringtheGreatWarontheWesternFrontfrom25December1915,latterly servingasRidingMaster.ForhisservicesduringtheGreatWarhewasthreetimesMentionedinDespatches(LondonGazettes 4January1917,18 May 1917, and 14 December 1917) and was created a Companion of the Distinguished Service Order. French Croix de Guerre uncon!rmed.

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A Great War O.B.E. group of six awarded to Quartermaster (Captain) T. Matthews, Royal Horse Artillery

TheMostExcellentOrderoftheBritishEmpire,M.B.E.(Military)Member’s1sttypebreastbadge,silver,hallmarksforLondon 1917;AshantiStar1896,unnamedasissued;EastandWestAfrica1887-1900,1clasp,1897-98(63674Serjt:T.Matthews. R.H. A.);Queen’sSouthAfrica1899-1902,6clasps,ReliefofKimberley,Paardeberg,Driefontein,Johannesburg,DiamondHill, Wittebergen(63674Sgt.T.Matthews.R.H.A.);King’sSouthAfrica1901-02,2clasps,SouthAfrica1901,SouthAfrica1902 (63674B.Qr:-Mr:-Seejt:T.Matthews.R.H.A.);BritishWarMedal1914-20(Q.M.&Capt.T.Matthews)mountedaswornon somewhat frayed ribands, edge bruising and contact marks, otherwise generally nearly very ne and better (6) £1,000-£1,400

M.B.E. London Gazette 7 January 1918.

ThomasMatthews attestedfortheRoyalHorseArtilleryon23November1886,‘andservedcontinuouslyintheR.H.A.fromthatdateto31 December1912,atotalperiodof7years.Hischaracterwasexemplary.HeservedintheAshantiExpeditionof1895-96;heassistedtoraiseand traintheWestAfricanFrontierForcein1897-98(medalandclasp,andMentionedinDespatches);andheservedintheSouthAfricanWarfrom 1899 to 1902 (Queen’s Medal with six clasps, and King’s Medal with two clasps).’ (statement of service refers).

Matthewre-joinedforGreatWarserviceon6September1914,andassistedtotrainandformthe12thDivisionArtillery.Hewasappointed LieutenantandQuartermasteron27January1915,andwaspostedtoGlasgow.Thefollowingyearhewaspostedto5‘C’ReserveBrigade,R.F.A., atColchester,andwaspromotedCaptainin1917.His !nalappointmentwastotheSchoolofInstruction,RoyalHorseandRoyalFieldArtillery. ForhisservicesduringtheGreatWarhewastwiceMentionedinDespatches(LondonGazettes 7January1917and3June1919),andwascreated a Member of the Order of the British Empire. He was demobilised on 1 April 1920. Sold with a photocopied Statement of Service.

A post-War M.B.E. group of six awarded to Major T. B. Morris, Royal Artillery

TheMostExcellentOrderoftheBritishEmpire,M.B.E.(Military)Member’s2ndtypebreastbadge,silver;1939-45Star;Burma Star;DefenceandWarMedals1939-45;AfricaGeneralService1902-56,1clasp,Kenya(Capt.T.B.Morris.M.B.E.R.A.)mounted court-style as worn, light contact marks, good very ne (6) £300-£400

M.B.E. London Gazette 7 January 1949:

‘In recognition of gallant conduct in carrying out hazardous work in a brave manner.’

TheoriginalRecommendationstates‘MajorMorriswasincommandof2LightBatterywhenseriousriotingbrokeoutinAccraonSaturday28 February1948.AtextremelyshortnoticeheformedtwotroopsfromsuchmenaswereavailableintheBatterylinesonthatSaturdayevening. HeaccompaniedonetroopwhichwassenttothemainPolicebarracks.Bythetimeofhisarrivalthesebarrackswerethecentreofverylargeand quiteuncontrolledcrowdsofriotersandlooters,manyin"amedwithlootedspirits.Throughthesecrowdshehadtoforcehisway.Duringthat eveningandnightandforthenexttwodaysandnightsheandhistroopswereconstantlyandcontinuouslyondutyassistingthenowcompletely exhaustedPolicebyclearingtheimmediateneighbourhoodofriotersandstoppingthelootingofshopsinthemainshoppingthoroughfaresclose by.MajorMorrisfounditnecessarytoopen !reonseveraloccasionbutinspiteofgraveprovocationanddifficulties,themannerinwhichhe carried out his task was most praiseworthy, great determination being combined with minimum force.

DuringtheearlypartofMarch1948MajorMorrisandhisBattery,organisedasanInfantryCompany,weresenttoassistthemaintenanceof orderinbothKoforiduaandKumasi.Ineachcasemovestookplacebynightandatshortnotice.Thealacritywithwhichhisunitrespondedto theseorders,thecheerfulandwillingmannerinwhichallrankscarriedouttheirtasks,andthegeneralefficiencyoftheunit,wereverylargelydue to Major Morris's leadership and personal example.

HisinvaluableserviceshadamarkedeffectonthespeedyrestorationoflawandorderintheColonygenerally,andundoubtedlywereasourceof inspiration and an example to soldiers of other units and to the Police.’

TempleBagotMorris wascommissionedSecondLieutenantintheRoyalArtilleryon15December1944andwaspromotedLieutenanton15 June 1946; Captain on 15 December 1950; and Major on 15 December 1957. He retired with the rank of Major on 28 December 1964.

ACrimeanWarD.C.M.groupofthreeawardedtoSergeantD.Warren,RoyalArtillery,whodiedof consumption in 1858

Crimea1854-56,2clasps,Inkermann,Sebastopol(Corpl.D.Warren.R.A.)engravednaming;DistinguishedConductMedal,V.R. (Gunner&DriverD.Warren,Rl.Arty.);TurkishCrimea1855,Britishissue,unnamedasissued,piercedwithringsuspension, mountedforwearinthisorder, pawnbroker’smarkstoboththeCrimeaMedalandtheDCM,lightcontactmarks,otherwiseaboutvery ne (3) £1,000-£1,400

Provenance: Glendining’s, July 1953.

D.C.M. awarded by Royal Artillery General Regimental Order 23 August 1855.

DanielWarren wasborninBath,Somerset,on1April1836andattestedfortheRoyalArtilleryatWoolwichon1September1848,aged12 years5months.Heservedwith6Troop,12thBattalionintheCrimeafrom30September1854,andwaspromotedBombardieron1April1855, andCorporalon12October1855.ForhisservicesintheCrimeahewasawardedtheDistinguishedConductMedal,togetherwithaGratuityof £5. Returning from the Crimea he was promoted Sergeant on 17 September 1857, and died of consumption at Shoeburyness on 1 March 1858. Sold with copied research.

A Crimean War D.C.M. pair awarded to Gunner W. Taylor, Royal Artillery

DistinguishedConductMedal,V.R.(Gunner&DriverW.Taylor.,Rl.Arty.);TurkishCrimea1855,Britishissue,unnamedasissued, pierced with ring suspension, contact marks, nearly very ne (2) £800-£1,000

D.C.M. awarded by Royal Artillery General Regimental Order 23 August 1855.

WalterTaylor wasborninKirkaldy,Fife,in1819andattestedforthe79thRegimentofFootatEdinburghon3July1837.Hetransferredtothe RoyalArtilleryon1April1838andservedwith1Troop,11thBattalionintheCrimea(entitledtoaCrimeaMedalwithclaspsforAlma,Balaklava, andSebastopol).ForhisservicesintheCrimeahewasawardedtheDistinguishedConductMedal,togetherwithaGratuityof£5.Hewas discharged on 15 March 1859, after 21 years and 239 days’ service.

Sold with copied service papers.

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AninterestingBoerWarD.C.M.groupofthreeawardedtoCorporalJ.N.Waugh,RoyalGarrisonArtillery, attached to the Dhanjibhoy Tonga Train, Supply and Transport Corps

DistinguishedConductMedal,V.R.(91595Corpl:J.N.Waugh.R.G.A.);Queen’sSouthAfrica1899-1902,5clasps,CapeColony, OrangeFreeState,Johannesburg,DiamondHill,Belfast(91595Serjt:J.W.[sic]Waugh.SupplyTrnspt:Cps:);King’sSouthAfrica 1901-02,2clasps,SouthAfrica1901,SouthAfrica1902(Serjt:J.N.Waugh.S.&T.C.) edgebruisetoKSAandlightcontactmarks, generally very ne and better, rare to unit (3) £1,400-£1,800

D.C.M. London Gazette 27 September 1901.

J.N.Waugh attestedfortheRoyalGarrisonArtilleryandservedinSouthAfricaattachedtotheSupplyandTransportCorps,PunjabCommand. HeservedthroughoutthecampaignwiththeDhanjibhoyTongaTrain.ConcerningthetrainLordRobertswroteinhisDespatchof31March 1900: ‘MythanksareduetoKhemBahadurDhanjibhoy,aParseegentleman,longresidentinthePunjab,whopresentedtongasforambulancepurposes. These tongas were horsed and fully equipped with drivers and all necessary gear. They proved most useful.’

As well as being awarded the Distinguished Conduct Medal Waugh was also Mentioned in Despatches (London Gazette 2 April 1901).

Sold with copied medal roll extracts and other research.

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Anextremelyrare‘NorthernNigeria1900’D.C.M.groupofsevenawardedtoBatterySergeant-MajorJ. Heffernan, Royal Artillery, late West African Frontier Force

DistinguishedConductMedal,V.R.(54705Bty:-Qr:-Mr:-Serjt:J.Heffernan.R.A.);EastandWestAfrica1887-1900,1clasp, 1897 -98(Serjt:J.Heffernan.R.F.A.) o cialcorrectiontolastfourlettersofsurname;AfricaGeneralService1902-56,1clasp,N.Nigeria (54705B.Q.M.Sgt.J.Heffernan,RoyalFieldArty.) naminguno ciallyre-engraved;BritishWarandVictoryMedals(36076W.O.Cl. 2J.Heffernan.R.A.);ArmyL.S.&G.C.,E.VII.R.(54705Bty.Sjt.Maj.J.Heffernan.R.G.A.);ArmyMeritoriousServiceMedal,G.VI.R., 1st issue (B.S. Mjr. J. Hefferman [sic]D.C.M. R.A.) mounted as worn, light contact marks, good very ne or better (7) £3,000-£4,000

D.C.M. LondonGazette 25April1902:‘Battery-Quartermaster-SergeantJ.Heffernan,RoyalFieldArtillery,lateWestAfricanFrontierForce (Tawari Expedition).’ Army Order 10 January 1903.

L.S. & G.C. Army Order 172 of October 1904, with Gratuity.

M.S.M. Army Order 227 of December 1941, with Annuity.

ThefollowingreportistakenfromthedespatchofF.D.Lugard,HighCommissioner,toTheRt.Hon.TheSecretaryofState(LondonGazette April 16, 1901):

‘Lieutenant-ColonelLowryCole,onthecompletionoftheMitchioperations,proceededrapidlyfromLokouptheOkwaRivertojointheother twosurveysattherendezvousatGierko.AllthreewereconcentratedthereatthebeginningofMay.Onthe9thColonelColemarchedthe wholeforceagainstapagantownnamedLemo,whohadkidnappedacarrier.Thepeopleconcerned(Kadaras)areabravebutlawlesstribe,who had long de"ed the power of Zaria and the Fulanis. The town was defended by a 10 feet wall and deep ditch.

Thegatewasbreachedby "refromthe7-pr.guns,andColonelsColeandMorlandandCaptainAbadiechargedit,butbeingunsupportedbythe troops,whohadnotapparentlybeenconcentratedforthecharge,wereforcedbackagain.ColonelColewasseverelywoundedbyapoisoned arrowintheneck,andColonelMorlandtookcommand.ColonelMorlandmadefreshdispositions,andformedaregularassaultingparty30strong underCaptainBryan,whowasfollowedbyCaptainAbadiewithasubsection.Thesestormedthegateandenteredthetown,whichwasfullof mud-wallenclosures,andwhereasustainedresistancewasoffered,thedefendersbeingonlyslowlydrivenbacktotherearofthetown.The casualtiesamongtheenemywereveryheavy,whilethoseamongourtroopswereColonelCole,severelywounded;andCaptainsBryanand Abadio and Sergeant-Major Hefferman [sic], slightly wounded; four rank and "le killed, nine wounded, as well as one carrier.

The troops engaged in this affair were:-

Lieutenant-Colonels Cole and Morland.

Captains Bryan and Abadie.

Lieutenants Dyer and Macarthy-Morough.

Colour-Sergeants Hudson and Tucker.

Sergeant-Major Hefferman [sic], R.A, and Sergeant Smith, R. A.

Drs. Grant and Thompson.

One hundred and eighty rank and "le, with two Maxims and two 7-prs.

ColonelColebringsforwardforspecialmentionthenamesofLieutenant-ColonelMorland,CaptainsAbadioandBryan,Sergeant-Major Hefferman [sic], and Dr. Thompson (who sucked the poison from Colonel Cole's wound).’

LugardalsosubmittedarequesttotheSecretaryofStatefortheColoniesattheColonialOffice,London,seekingpromotionforSergeant

Heffernan, dated January 1st, 1901, which stated:

‘IhavethehonourtosubmitforyourapprovalthenameofSergeantJ.HeffernanR.A.,LocalBattalionSergeantMajor,forpromotionintheR.A. to the rank of Battery Sergeant Major, or of Battery Quartermaster Sergeant.

HeisreportedbytheCommandant[W.A.F.F.]as“smartandenergetic,hastakenpartinseveralexpeditions,andin2actionshasbeeninsole commandoftheguns;ononeoccasionof 3gunsandonthisoccasionofasection.HewaswoundedatLimuinMay,andmentionedbyYour ExcellencyinyourdespatchtotheSecretaryofState.HeisoneoftheoriginalmembersofthisForceandhasprobablymissedpromotioninthe Royal Artillery owing to his long absence in the Colonial Office.”

I had the honour of favourably bringing him to your notice in my despatch, West African Frontier Force No. 99 of July 16th.’

Sold with copied London Gazette despatches and other research.

ArareSecondWar‘InvasionofSicily’D.S.M.awardedtoBombardierR.L.Gerrish,6thRegiment,Maritime RoyalArtillery,for‘outstandingleadershipandcourageunderheavyandsustainedair-attacksduringthe landings at Sicily’ whilst serving aboard R.F.A. Ennerdale

DistinguishedServiceMedal,G.VI.R.(1687318Bmbr.R.L.Gerrish.6thRegt.M.R.A.)officiallyimpressednamingandmountedon original investiture pin, in its case of issue, extremely ne and rare £2,000-£2,400

D.S.M. London Gazette 11 January 1944:

‘Foroutstandingleadershipandcourageunderheavyair-attacksduringthelandingsatSicily’-BombardierRaphaelLeonardGerrish,1687318, Sixth Regiment, Maritime Royal Artillery.’ One of only two awards under this heading.

RaphaelLeonardGerrish wasservingaboardtheRoyalFleetAuxiliary Ennerdale, aDaleclassdieseloiltankerwhichwastakenoverbythe AdmiraltywhilstbuildingandcompletedasFleetSupplyTanker/LandingShipGantrycarrying15LCM'sandwithaccommodationfor150military personnel.

AGreatWar‘WesternFront’M.M.groupofsixawardedtoGunnerJohnBarkas,37thSiegeBattery,Royal Garrison Artillery

MilitaryMedal,G.V.R.(41736Gnr:J.Barkas.37/Sge:By:R.G.A.);1914-15Star(41736Gnr.J.Barkas.R.G.A.);BritishWarand VictoryMedals(41736Gnr.J.Barkas.R.A.);IndiaGeneralService1908-35,2clasps,Malabar1921-22,Waziristan1921-24 (1410100Gnr.J.Barkas.R.A.);ArmyL.S.&G.C.,G.V.R.,3rdissue,RegularArmy(1410100Gnr.J.Barkas.M.M.R.A.)mountedon board for display with R.A. cap badge, obverses polished, good ne, reverses better (6) £300-£400

M.M. LondonGazette 17September1917(France).ServedinIndiaattachedtoNo.10PackBattery,R.G.A.(India).I.G.S.Medalandclasps con"rmed, one of 42 with this combination to the Royal Garrison Artillery.

AscarceSecondWar‘Madagascaroperations’M.M.awardedtoGunnerW.Howell,RoyalArtillery,whodied in Madagascar on 1 June 1942

Military Medal, G.VI.R. (785314 Gnr. W. Howell. R.A.) second digit of number o cially corrected, nearly extremely ne £1,400-£1,800

M.M. London Gazette 16 June 1942:

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

TheoriginalRecommendationstates:‘Onthemorningof6May1942,DriverWilfredHowellwasdrivinganArmouredOPto29Independent Brigade HQ - he was travelling at the rear of a convoy of Infantry Carriers. Asthethirdcarrierwaspassingthroughtheroadblockat075286,a75mmgunopened !reontheroad.Theoccupantsofthecarrierwhichwas thenpassingthroughtheroadblockdismountedfromtheircarrierandleftitalmostcompletelyblockingtheroad.Thenexttwocarriersturned back.

DespitethefactthatthreeshellsburstalongsidetheArmouredOP,woundingasignaller,destroyingthewirelesssetandsettingtheArmoured OPon !re,DriverHowellobeyedtheordersofhisBC,andbyshowinggreatcoolnessandskilldrovehisArmOPstraightontosafetywhereit had to be abandoned - burnt out.’

WilfredHowell attestedfortheRoyalArtilleryandservedwith9FieldRegimentduringtheSecondWorldWarinMadagascar.Hediedon1 June 1942, aged 31, and is buried in Diego Suarez War Cemetery, Madagascar.

ASecondWar‘NorthWestEurope’M.M.groupof !veawardedtoGunnerW.C.F.Mylius,RoyalArtillery, forhisgallantryasaObservationPostSignaller:woundedandcapturedbytheenemyhavingdestroyedthe code signs, he gave the enemy false information before being rescued

MilitaryMedal,G.VI.R.(14405544Gnr.W.C.F.Mylius.R.A.);1939-45Star;FranceandGermanyStar;DefenceandWarMedals 1939-45, minor o cial correction to surname on MM, nearly extremely ne (5) £1,000-£1,400

M.M. London Gazette 1 March 1945:

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

TheoriginalRecommendation,dated1October1944,states‘GunnerWilliamCharlesFrederickMyliuswasobservationpostsignallertothe ObservationPostaccompanyingacompanyattackingthebridgeatCirschot3025on22September1944.Hemaintainedcommunicationswith the battery throughout the day in spite of intense enemy machine gun and 20mm !re and in spite of being wounded. HereturnedtowardsthegunareawiththeOPOfficerafterreliefthatnightandwasambushed.TheOPOfficerwaskilledandhehimselfwas captured.GunnerMylius,however,hadthepresenceofmindtodestroythecodesignsandswitchthewirelesssetoff beforebeingtaken prisoner.Whenaskedbytheenemyhowmanywereinthecarderhereplied"four"wellknowingthatthereweresix-soastogivetheothersa chance to get away.

GunnerMyliuswaslaterrescuedbyoneofourpatrolstowhomhewasabletogiveusefulinformation.Byhiscourage,coolheadedness,and disregardofhisownpersonalsafety,GunnerMyliuscontributedmuchtothemaintenanceofGunnersupporttothecompanythroughoutthe day, and to the maintenance of security on capture.’

Simon C. Marriage Collection of Medals to the Artillery, Part 1

ArareSecondWarB.E.M.groupofsevenawardedtoLocalWarrantOfficerClassI(BandMaster)S.C. Alexander, St. Helena Regiment, late Royal Fusiliers and Royal Artillery

BritishEmpireMedal,(Military)G.VI.R.,1stissue(Gnr.SidneyC.Alexander);DefenceandWarMedals1939-45;Jubilee1935; ArmyMeritoriousServiceMedal,G.VI.R.,3rdissue(6446662Sjt.S.C.Alexander,R.F.);ArmyL.S.&G.C.,G.V.R.,3rdissue, RegularArmy(6446662Sjt.S.C.Alexander,R.Fus.);EfficiencyMedal,G.VI.R.,1stissue,Territorial,withBar(6446662Gnr.S.C. Alexander, R.A.) mounted as worn, occasional bruising and a little polished, otherwise generally very ne (7) £700-£900

B.E.M. London Gazette 14 June 1945.

TheoriginalRecommendationstates:‘AlexanderwasappointedBandSergeantintheSt.HelenaRegimenton1March1944,andBandMaster, LocalWarrantOfficerClass1on1June1944.ThissoldierhasanexcellentrecordofserviceintheRegularArmy,andsincetheoutbreakofthe presentwar,ofembodiedserviceintheTerritorialArmyandtheSt.HelenaRegiment.Heisanefficientmusician,andhasbeenverysuccessfulin trainingtheBandofSt.HelenaRegimentwhichincludesBritishandSt.Helenapersonnel.Indoingso,hehasbeencalledontoperformduties superiortohispermanentrankofGunner.Inadditiontothedirectbene"tderivedfromtheinstructionhehasgiven,heseta "neexampleinthe matterofdisciplineandconductinbarracksandoutsidetotheOtherRanksoftheSt.HelenaRegiment,bothBritishandSt.Helenian,whichhas been of great value to them and to other inhabitants of the Island.’

SidneyClistonAlexander enlistedasaboyrecruitintheRoyalFusiliersinDecember1915,butwitnessednoactiveserviceintheGreatWar, mostprobablybeingemployedasaBandsman.AwardedtheJubileeMedalin1935,whileservinginthe1stBattalioninIndia,andtheL.S.&G.C. Medal,helefttheRegimentinFebruary1939,atwhichpointhepresumablytookuphisappointmentasaGunnerintheTerritorials.Anditwasin thatcapacitythathewasservingasanA.A.GunnerinSt.HelenawheninvitedtoformabandinMarch1944,whichtaskresultedintheawardof his B.E.M. His "nal accolade, the M.S.M., was awarded to him in AO 176 of December 1951, when he was still serving.

Sold with a quantity of research, including some colour photocopies of original award documents.

Simon

Marriage Collection of Medals to the Artillery, Part 1

Pair: Gunner and Driver John Boyd, Royal Artillery

MilitaryGeneralService1793-1814,5clasps,Salamanca,Vittoria,Pyrenees,St.Sebastian,Toulouse(JohnBoyd,1stBn.R.Arty.); ArmyL.S.&G.C.,W.IV.R.(J.Boyde,Gunner&DriverRoyalArtillery.1835) !ttedwithcontemporaryreplacementsilverclipand rectangular bar suspension, good very ne (2) £1,800-£2,200

JohnBoyd/Boyde wasbornintheParishofNewry,CountyDown,andattestedfortheRoyalRegimentofArtilleryatDublinon9April1811, aged21,aweaverbytrade.Heserved2years2monthsinthePeninsula,and4years3monthsinAmerica.‘PresentatAlmarez,Battleof Salamanca,SiegesofBurgosandStSebastian,InvestmentofBayonne.’Uponhisdischargefromthe5thBattalionR.A.atWoolwichon30June 1834,after23years91daysservice,andinconsequenceof‘ChronicRheumatismandVertigo’,hisconductwasdescribedas‘exemplary’andthat ‘hereceivedParoletestimonyfromCaptain&AdjutantRobertsonwhostatesthathischaracterisexemplaryandthathisnamedoesnotappear intheDefaultersBook.ProducedawrittentestimonialofexemplaryconductfromMajor-GeneralWiltshireWilson,awrittentestimonialofgreat gallantry, and good conduct, in the Peninsula from Lieut. Colonel W. Power, C.B., Captain Pester, and Captain Evan Morgan.’

Sold with copied discharge papers.

Punjab1848-49,2clasps,Chilianwala,Goojerat(Lieut.G.R.Brown,1stTp.2ndBde.H.Arty.);IndianMutiny1857-59,noclasp (Lieut.G,R,Brown,1stTp.2ndBde.BengalHorseArty.)mountedaswornoncontemporarysilverribbonbrooch, edgebruising and contact marks, suspension re-a xed on the rst, good ne, the second very ne (2) £500-£700

GeorgeRodneyBrown wasborninCeylonon27February1827,sonofColonelAlexanderBrown,RoyalEngineers.HewaseducatedbyMr BarryatWoolwich,andatAdiscombe,1842-44,andwasappointed2ndLieutenanton7June1844;1stLieutenant,13May1846;Captain,27 April1858’Major,9December1867;Lieutenant-Colonel,17March1869;Colonel,17March1874;retiredonfullpaywithhonoraryrankof

Major-General on 31 December 1878.

BrownservedintheSutlejcampaignof1845-46,presentatthecaptureofKotKangra.ServedinthePunjabcampaignof1848-49,includingthe battlesofRamnuggar,Sadoolapore,ChilianwalaandGoojerat.AtChilianwala,hiswasoneoftwobatteriesoverrunbyBritishcavalry.Servedin thesuppressionoftheIndianMutinyatPeshawurandinthePunjab.DuringoperationsontheNorth-WestFrontierhisbatterywasinvolvedin blowing mutineers from the guns.

Major-General Brown died in Cheltenham on 24 January 1912, aged 84. There is a memorial to him in Leckhampton churchyard.

Pair: Major-General G. R. Brown, Bengal Horse Artillery

Pair: Lieutenant-Colonel W. J. Bolton, Royal Artillery

Crimea1854-56,2clasps,Inkermann,Sebastopol(MajorW.J.Bolton.R.A.)contemporaryengravednaminginserifcapitals; TurkishCrimea1855,Sardinianissue(MajorWm.J.Bolton,RoyalArtillery)both !ttedwithsilverribbonbuckles, nearlyvery ne (2) £300-£400

WilliamJohnBolton wasappointedSecondLieutenantintheRoyalArtilleryon18December1847;Lieutenant,30June1848;Captain,8 March1855;Major,2November1855;Lieutenant-Colonel,10November1866.ServedintheEasterncampaignof1854-55,inthetrencheswith thesiegetrainthroughoutthesiegeofSebastopol,includingthebombardmentsofOctober,April,6thand17thJune,17thAugustand8th September;wasalsopresentatthebattleofInkermann(Mentionedindespatches,MedalwithtwoClasps,KnightoftheLegionofHonour,5th Class of the Medjidie, and Turkish Medal).

Four: Sergeant W. Hossack, Royal Horse Artillery

Crimea1854-56,4clasps,Alma,Balaklava,Inkermann,Sebastopol(WilliamHossack.C.Troop.R.H.A.)depotimpressednaming, edgepreparedpriortonaming,withlatterpartofChristiannamecorrected;IndianMutiny1857-59,1clasp,Lucknow(Serjt.Wm, Hosack,Rl.H.Art.) suspensionclawre-a xedwithexcessofsolder;ArmyL.S.&G.C.,V.R.,3rdissue,smallletterreverse(187Serjt. WilliamHossackBRHA) namingdoublestruckthroughout;TurkishCrimea1855,Sardinianissue,unnamedasissued,piercedwith ring suspension, edge bruising and contact marks, generally very ne (4) £600-£800

WilliamHossack wasborninCromarty,Ross-shire,andattestedfortheRoyalHorseArtilleryon12July1846,servingwith‘C’Troop,8th BattalionduringtheCrimeanWar.HewaspromotedBombardieron9May1855,andCorporalon3Decemberofthesameyear.Hesaw furtherserviceinIndiaduringtheGreatSepoyMutiny,andwaspromotedSergeanton22May1858.Hewasdischargedon16July1867,after21 years and 5 days’ service.

Sold with copied discharge papers.

Three: Gunner Charles Richardson, Royal Artillery

Crimea1854-56,4clasps,Alma,Balaklava,Inkermann,Sebastopol(Charles.Richardson.A.Fd.Battery.Royal.Artillery.)depot impressednaming;ArmyL.S.&G.C.,V.R.,3rdissue,smallletterreverse(2489Gunr.Chas.Richardson.CoastBde.R.A);Turkish Crimea1855,Sardinianissue(CharlesRichardson,8.Battn.R.A)piercedwithsmallringsforsuspension, lightcontactmarks, otherwise very ne or better (3) £400-£500

Provenance: Dix Noonan Webb, June 1999.

CharlesRichardson wasborninMarch1828,intheParishofMageramisk,nearMoira,Co.Down.ServedintheCrimeawith“A”FieldBattery attheAlma,Balaklava,InkermannandSebastopol.Althoughservingforover22years,RichardsonneverroseabovetherankofGunner,but maintainedacharacterratingof‘verygood’andwasawardedtheL.S.&G.C.medaltogetherwithaGratuityof£5.Hewasdischargedin November 1869.

Sold with copied discharge papers con!rming all medals and clasps.

Ascarce‘TurkishContingent’andIndianMutinygroupofthreeawardedtoCaptainT.B.Heathorn,Bombay Artillery

TurkishCrimea1855,Sardinianissue(Captn.T.B.Heathorn,TurkishContgt.)contemporarytailor’scopyby‘J.B’,engraved naming; OttomanEmpire,OrderoftheMedjidie,4thClassbreastbadge,silver,goldandenamel;IndianMutiny1857-59,1 clasp,CentralIndia(Lieut.T.B.Heathorn,BombayArty.)mountedasworninthisorderonasilvertriple-bucklebroochbar, ‘Crescent’ suspension slightly chipped on the second, some light pitting to both campaign medals, otherwise very ne (3) £800-£1,000

ThomasBridgesHeathorn wasbornon6September1830,andattendedAddiscombe,1848-50.Hewasappointed2ndLieutenantinthe Armyon9December1850,becomingLieutenanton10November1854,ante-datedto9December1850;2ndCaptain,19October1859;1st Captain,14September1865.EmployedintheOttomanDominionswithlocalrankofCaptainfrom27March1855,servedintheCrimeawith theTurkishCintingentinQuarter-MaserGeneral’sDepartmentatKertch(TurkishMedal;4thClassMedjidie).ServedintheIndianMutinyin1858 withtheKotah !yingcolumnatOodepore,CentralIndia(Medalwithclasp;despatches LondonGazette 24March1859).Wasafterwards appointedOrderlyOfficeratAddiscombe,1860,andtotheArmamentCommitteeattheWarOffice,1865.CaptainHeathornretiredon17 August 1866.

Pair: Sergeant S. Jenner, Royal Artillery

CanadaGeneralService1866-70,1clasp,FenianRaid1866(No.1433Sergt.S.JennerRoyalArty) unitpartiallyo ciallycorrected; Army Meritorious Service Medal, E.VII.R. (Serjt. S. Jenner, R.A.) minor edge bruise to MSM, generally very ne (2) £300-£400

StephenJenner wasborninBrenchley,Kent,in1834andservedwiththeRoyalArtilleryoverseasinMaltaforonemonth,Turkeyandthe Crimeaforoneyearand #vemonths,andinCanadaforsevenyearsandtwomonths.HewaspromotedBombardieron16May1869,Corporal on14November1870,andSergeanton9October1871,andwasdischargedon3November1874,after21yearsand35days’service.Onhis dischargedpapersitnotesthat‘HeisinpossessionofMedalfortheCrimeawithclaspforAlma,Inkermann,andSebastopol,andTurkishWar Medal; also a Medal for Long Service and Good Conduct with gratuity of £5.’ Sold with copied discharge papers.

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The Simon C. Marriage Collection of Medals to the Artillery, Part 1

Pair: Battery Sergeant-Major E. Altree, Royal Artillery

Afghanistan1878-80,noclasp(4577.Bombr.E.Altree.C.Batt:4thBde.R.A.);ArmyL.S.&G.C.,V.R.,3rdissue,smallletter reverse (8034 By. Sgt. Maj: E. Altree. R.A.) edge bruising and contact marks, otherwise nearly very ne (2) £160-£200

EdwardEltree attestedfortheRoyalArtilleryatChathamon14November1873,aged18.HeservedoverseasinIndiafrom14January1875 to20April1885,includingthecampaigninAfghanistanfrom8April1879to20October1880.HewasdischargedatGlasgowon24June1905, with a total service of 31 years 223 days. He was awarded the L.S. & G.C. medal with gratuity per Army Order 116 of 1892. Sold with copied discharge papers which con!rm both medals.

Three: Sergeant J. Bogie, Royal Artillery, recipient of an Annuity M.S.M. in 1933

Afghanistan1878-80,noclasp(5427.Gunr.J.Bogie.1/1stBde.R.A.);ArmyL.S.&G.C.,V.R.,3rdissue,smallletterreverse;(14932 Sergt.J.Bogie.R..);ArmyMeritoriousServiceMedal,G.V.R.,3rdissue,coinagehead(Sjt.J.Bogie,R.A.) the rstnearlyvery ne, otherwise nearly extremely ne (3) £400-£500

JohnBogie wasbornintheParishofStGeorge’s,Woolwich,andenlistedfortheRoyalArtilleryatHyderabad,Sind,on21June1875,aged16 years1month.HewasawardedthemedalforAfghanistan1877-80,andtheL.S.&G.C.medalwithoutgratuityperArmyOrder172ofOctober 1893.HeservedinIndiauntil29November1884andthenatHomeuntilhisdischargewith‘exemplary’characteron22June1896.Hewas awarded the Annuity M.S.M. in 1933 and died at Gowrock, Renfrewshire on 30 October 1941. Sold with copied discharge papers and other research.

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Pair: Trumpeter W. R. McGregor, Royal Horse Artillery

Afghanistan1878-80,1clasp,AhmedKhel(4661.Trumpr.W.R.Mc.Gregor.A/B.R.H.A.);ArmyL.S.&G.C.,V.R.,3rdissue,small letterreverse(Sergt.W.R.McGregorBazarSergt.Cawnpore)mountedcourt-stylefordisplay, minoredgenicksandlightcontact marks, very ne (2) £240-£280

WilliamRobertMcGregor wasborninSheerness,Kent,on17February1855andattestedfortheRoyalHorseArtilleryatWestminster PoliceCourton17March1869,aged14.HeservedwiththeRoyalHorseArtilleryinIndiafrom21October1870,andservedduringboththe !rstandsecondphasesoftheSecondAfghanWar.HewasawardedhisLongServiceandGoodConductMedalon30August1887,andwas discharged on 6 August 1890, after 21 years and 143 days’ service, of which almost 20 years were spent soldiering in India.

Sold with copied record of service.

Three: Gunner E. Allen, Royal Artillery

EgyptandSudan1882-89,datedreverse,1clasp,Tel-El-Kebir(8339Drivr.E.Allen.H/1stBde.R.A.);Afghanistan1878-80,no clasp(4339Driv:E.Allen.C.Batt:4thBde.R.A.);Khedive’sStar,dated1882,unnamed, edgebruisingandlightpittingfromstar, otherwise nearly very ne and better (3) £300-£400

IndiaGeneralService1895-1902,4clasps,PunjabFrontier1897-98,Samana1897,Tirah1897-98,Waziristan1901-2(Lieutt.H.G. BrettNo.2DerajetMn.By.)namingofficiallyre-engraved;BritishWarandVictoryMedals(Lt.Col.H.G.Brett.);DelhiDurbar 1911, silver, a contemporary copy, unnamed, mounted as worn, toned, good very ne (4) £260-£300

HerbertG.Brett enteredtheRoyalArtilleryinFebruary1888asaSecondLieutenantandwaspromotedtoLieutenantinFebruary1891.He servedontheNorthWestFrontierofIndiain1897-98,includingoperationsontheSamanaandintheKurramValleyduringAugustand September1897;ReliefofGulistan;OperationsoftheFlyingColumnintheKurramValleyunderColonelRichardson,20Augustto1October, 1897(Medalwith2Clasps).ServedinTirah1897-98,includingthecaptureoftheSampaghaandArhangaPasses,andoperationsintheBazar Valley,25to30December,1897(Clasp).ServedontheNorthWestFrontierofIndia,Waziristan1901-02(Clasp).ServedintheWarof1914-19, incommandof(1st)35HeavyArtilleryGroup,M.E.F.,10Januaryto7February,1916;and(2nd)99HeavyArtilleryGroup,B.E.F.,15Mayto17 November,1917.FranceandBelgium,April1916toMay1917andMay1917toNovember1917.Egypt,Januaryto18March,1916.Egyptian Expeditionary Force, 19 March to 10 April 1916. Delhi Durbar 1911 not con!rmed.

Four: Lieutenant-Colonel H. G. Brett, Royal Artillery

Three: Company Sergeant-Major L. W. Jones, Royal Garrison Artillery

EastandCentralAfrica1897-99,1clasp,Uganda1897-98(79384Serjt.L.W.Jones.R.A.)officiallyengravednaming;Africa GeneralService1902-56,1clasp,Uganda1900(79384Sgt.L.W.Jones.R.G.A.)highreliefbust,officiallyimpressednaming;Army L.S.&G.C.,E.VII.R.(79384C.S.Mjr:L.W.Jones.R.G.A.) the rsttwowithcontactmarks,nearlyvery ne,thelastgoodvery neanda rare group (3) £1,400-£1,800

Three: Captain R. Barclay, Sussex Royal Garrison Artillery Militia

Queen’sSouthAfrica1899-1902,2clasps,CapeColony,SouthAfrica1902(Lieut:R.Barclay,Sussex:R.G.A.Mil.);BritishWar Medal 1914-20 (Capt. R. Barclay.); Coronation 1911, unnamed, mounted for display, good very ne (2) £200-£240

Pair: Lieutenant J. F. B. Moody, Devonshire Royal Garrison Artillery Militia

Coronation1911,unnamedasissued;Queen’sSouthAfrica1899-1902,1clasp,CapeColony(Lieut.J.F.B.Moody.Devon: R.G. A.) engraved naming, mounted as worn in this order, edge bruising to QSA, very ne (2)

£200-£240

Pair: Gunner C. Bull, 23rd Western Division, Royal Garrison Artillery

Queen’sSouthAfrica1899-1902,1clasp,DefenceofKimberley(7091Gnr:C.Bull,23rdW.D.,R.G.A.);King’sSouthAfrica 1901 -02, 2 clasps, South Africa 1901, South Africa 1902 (7091 Gnr: C. Bull. R.G.A.) very ne (2)

£300-£400

Con"rmedonQ.S.A.rollforDefenceofKimberley,forwhich96medalswereawardedtothe14thand23rdCompanies,WesternDivision, Royal Garrison Artillery.

Pair: Gunner F. Templeman, Royal Garrison Artillery

Queen’sSouthAfrica1899-1902,3clasps,CapeColony,Paardeberg,Driefontein(75063Gnr:F.Templeman,15thCoy.S.D., R.G. A.);China1900,noclasp(75063Gr.F.TemplemanNo.91Co.R.G.A.)mountedasworn, edgebruisingandcontactmarks, therefore ne (2)

£200-£240

Ten: Lieutenant-ColonelFrederickCunliffe-Owen,C.M.G.,RoyalArtillery,soldieranddiplomatwhowas appointed Military Attaché attached to the Greek Army during the Balkan Wars of 1912-13 AfricaGeneralService1902-56,1clasp,Somaliland1902-04(MajorF.CunliffeOwen,R.A.);1914-15Star(Lt.Col.F.CunliffeOwen.R.F.A.);BritishWarandVictoryMedals,withM.I.D.oakleaves(Lt.Col.F.Cunliffe-Owen.);GeneralService1918-62,1 clasp,Iraq(Lt.Col.F.Cunliffe-Owen);Coronation1911,unnamed; Serbia,OrderoftheWhiteEagle,4thClassbreastbadge withswords,silver-giltandenamels; Greece,Kingdom,OrderoftheRedeemer,3rdClassneckbadge,silver-giltandenamels, withfullneckcravat;MedalforGreco-TurkishWar1912-13,bronze,unnamed;MedalforGreco-BulgarianWar1912-13,bronze, unnamed,mountedaswornexceptRedeemerneckbadge; Redeemerwithworngiltandseveralchipstowhiteenamel,WhiteEagle with minor chips to blue enamel, otherwise very ne or better (10)

FrederickCunliffe-Owen wasbornon27November1868,andwaseducatedatCliftonCollegeandtheRoyalMilitaryAcademy,Woolwich. HejoinedthearmyasaSecondLieutenantintheRoyalArtilleryinFebruary1888,becomingLieutenantinFebruary1891;Captain,April1898; Major, September 1903; and Lieutenant-Colonel, October 1914.

HeservedinEastAfrica1903-04,inoperationsinSomaliland,ontheStaff asSpecialServiceOfficerandFieldIntelligenceOfficer(Medalwith Clasp).AsaGeneralStaff Officer2ndGrade,hewasappointedtemporaryMilitaryAttachéwiththeGreekForcesfromNovember1912to September1913,andtookpartintheBalkanWarsof1912-13.InNovember1913hewasappointedMilitaryAttachétotheBritishEmbassyat Constantinople,Turkey,andfortheninemonthsprecedingthewarheprovedhimselftobeaparticularlyastuteandconscientiousofficer.Hehad notonlysentbacktheroutinereportsthatwererequiredofhim,buthadmadeacompletesurveyoftheGallipolipeninsula,reportinginfull detailongunsites,mine#elds,torpedotubes,andeventhesmokecanistersthatwerelatertocausesuchconfusionduringthenavalbattleof18 March1915.Thisinformationwasignored,asindeedwasCunliffe-Owenhimself,andofficialquartersremainedtotallyindifferenttoboth throughout the campaign. Apparently neither he nor his #les of detailed information were ever consulted.

DuringtheGreatWarheservedontheStaff inGreekMacedonia,Serbia,Bulgaria,EuropeanTurkeyandtheIslandsoftheAegeanSea,from October1915toJuly1917,includingGallipoli,JulytoOctober1915;Egypt,NovembertoDecember1914;Mesopotamia,August1917toJune 1918,and9to31October1918(C.M.G.1916;Despatches13Julyand6December,1916,21July1917,and31October1918).Heservedin operationsinIraqin1920(Despatches;MedalwithClasp),andwasemployedundertheCivilAdministration,Mesopotamia,fromAugust1919to September1921,asDirectorofRepatriation.HeretiredfromtheArmyin1923andwasafterwardsaMemberoftheRefugeeSettlement Committee, Greece, 1923-26. Lieutenant-Colonel Frederick Cunliffe-Owen, C.M.G., died in London on 10 June 1946, aged 78. Sold with research.

For the recipient’s related miniature awards, see the following lot (Lot 108).

£1,400-£1,800

The Simon C. Marriage Collection of Medals to the Artillery, Part 1

ThemountedgroupofelevenminiaturedressmedalswornbyLieutenant-ColonelFrederickCunliffe-Owen, C.M.G.,RoyalArtillery,soldieranddiplomatwhowasappointedMilitaryAttachéattachedtotheGreek Army during the Balkan Wars of 1912-13

TheMostDistinguishedOrderofSt.MichaelandSt.George,C.M.G.silver-giltandenamels;AfricaGeneralService1902-56,1 clasp,Somaliland1902-04;1914-15Star;BritishWarandVictoryMedals,withM.I.D.oakleaves;GeneralService1918-62,1clasp, Iraq;Coronation1911; Serbia,OrderoftheWhiteEaglewithswords,silver-gilt,goldandenamels,withrosetteonribbon; Greece,Kingdom,OrderoftheRedeemer,silver-giltandenamels,withrosetteonribbon;MedalforGreco-TurkishWar 1912 -13,bronze;MedalforGreco-BulgarianWar1912-13,bronze,mountedaswornandcontainedinacontemporarycarryingcase, minor enamel chips otherwise very ne or better (11) £400-£500

For the recipient’s full-sized awards, see the previous lot (Lot 107).

An extremely rare ‘Northern Kurdistan’ group of six awarded to Major Duncan Brown, Royal Field Artillery 1914-15Star(2.Lieut.D.Brown.R.F.A.);BritishWarandVictoryMedals,withM.I.D.oakleaves(MajorD.Brown.);General Service1918-62,2clasps,Iraq,NorthernKurdistan(Lieut.D.Brown.); Iraq,Kingdom,OrderoftheTwoRivers,FourthClass breastbadge,MilitaryDivision,silver-giltandenamels,withrosetteonribbon, completebutbadgedetachedfromsuspensionring; IraqActiveServiceMedal,1clasp‘Barzan1932’,mountedasworn, minorenamelchipstotheIraqiOrder,otherwisenearlyextremely ne (6) £900-£1,200

M.I.D. London Gazette 23 December 1918 (Major, 211th (East Lancashire) Brigade, R.F.A.). Iraq, Order of the Two Rivers, 4th Class (Military) London Gazette 20 January 1933 (Captain Duncan Brown, Royal Army Ordnance Corps). DuncanBrown wasoneof5sonsofColonelO.Brown,ChiefInspectorofOrdnanceMachinery,R.A.SecondLieutenantDuncanBrown servedwith21stA.A.BatteryR.F.A.,B.E.F.fromSeptember1915toOctober1916.HisMedalIndexCardcon!rms1914-15Trio,G.S.M.forIraq and clasp for ‘Northern Kurdistan’, and ‘Iraq Active Service Medal for operations against Sheik Ahmed of Barzan 1932’.

Five: Major W. H. McGowan, Royal Garrison Artillery

1914-15Star(Capt.W.H.Mc.Gowan.R.G.A.);BritishWarandVictoryMedals,withM.I.D.oakleaves(MajorW.H.Mc.Gowan.); DelhiDurbar1911,silver,unnamedasissued; Italy,Kingdom,AlValoreMilitare,silver,mountedasworn, goodvery neand better (5)

£240-£280

M.I.D. London Gazette 15 August 1917.

Italian Al Valore Militare in silver London Gazette 31 August 1917.

William Hugh McGowan served with the Royal Garrison Artillery during the Great War in Mesopotamia from August 1915. Entitlement to the Delhi Durbar Medal uncon!rmed.

Pair: Gunner R. Archer, Royal Artillery Korea 1950-53, 1st issue (22326241 Gnr. R. Archer. R.A.); U.N. Korea 1950-54, unnamed as issued, extremely ne (2) £80-£100

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The Simon C. Marriage Collection of Medals to the Artillery, Part 1

MilitaryGeneralService1793-1814,1clasp,Egypt (J.Parkins,R.Arty.) nearly very ne

£800-£1,000

JohnParkins wasbornintheParishofRotherham,Yorkshire,andwasenlistedinto theRoyalArtilleryon5November1796,aged23,forunlimitedservice.Ablacksmithby trade,heserved22years90daysandwasdischargedtoPensionas2ndGunneron30 November1817.HediedintheParishofWake!eldandwasburiedthereon19 February 1850, aged 77.

Sold with copied discharge papers.

MilitaryGeneralService1793-1814,1 copy clasp,Maida (Wm.Ashall,Serjt.RoyalArty.) brooch ttingsremovedfromobverse, medal reconstituted with copy suspension and clasp, ne but scarce to regiment £400-£500

Provenance: Debenhams 1889; Dixon’s, November 2006.

Approximately 50 clasps issued to the Royal Artillery for Maida.

WilliamAshall wasbornintheParishofAllercliff,nearSheffield,Yorkshire,andenlistedfortheRoyalArtilleryatSheffieldforunlimitedservice on14February1790,aged18,acutlerbytrade.HeservedinCaptainGamble’sCompany,6thBattalionR.A.whichlandedatGibraltarinJune 1805,andinthefollowingyearsawserviceinMalta,CyprusandSicily,takingpartinthebattleofMaidaon4July1806.Heserved4years229 daysasaGunner,5years152daysasaCorporal,and19years244daysasaSergeant,total29years260days.HewasdischargedatWoolwich on 18 October 1819, his conduct described as ‘Good’.

Sold with copied discharge papers.

MilitaryGeneralService1793-1814,1clasp,FuentesD’Onor (H.Jarrett,Arty.Driver) edgebruisingandheavilypolished, otherwise ne £600-£800

HenryJarrett wasbornintheParishofRingmer,nearLewes,Sussex,andenlistedintotheRoyalArtilleryDriversasaDriverin“F”Troopon 26April1799,aged24,alabourerbytrade.Heserved15years157daysandwasdischargedatWoolwichinconsequenceofa‘Reduction’on24 September1814.HewasadmittedasanIn-pensionerattheRoyalHospital,Chelsea,on1October1861,anddied‘intheHouse’on11May 1869.

Sold with copied discharge papers.

MilitaryGeneralService1793-1814,1clasp,Toulouse (W.Miller,Arty. Driver.) suspension slack, minor edge bruising, otherwise nearly very ne £800-£1,000

WilliamMiller wasbornintheParishofStanway,nearColchester,Essex,and enlistedintotheRoyalArtilleryDriverson1May1806,aged21.Hewasdischargedasa Driverin“L”TroopinconsequenceofareductionatWoolwichon10September 1814.HepetitionedforapensioninNovember1825whichwasgrantedfrom10 October 1825.

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MilitaryGeneralService1793-1814,2clasps,Vittoria,Toulouse (James McCauslin,Arty.Drivers) topclaspfaceslightlydistorted, otherwise very ne £800-£1,000

Provenance: Glendining’s, May 1992.

JamesMcCauslin wasbornintheParishofCappagh,CountyTyrone,andattested fortheRoyalArtilleryatArmaghon9March1809,aged17years.Heservedasa Driverin“E”TroopR.A.,attachedtoLawson’sCompany,8BattalionR.A.,inPortugal, SpainandFrancefromJune1812toJune1814,andwasdischargedinconsequenceof ‘chronicrheumatismandimpairedsight’on13April1842,after32years103days service.

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MilitaryGeneralService1793-1814,3clasps,Vittoria,Pyrenees,Toulouse (W.Allen,Corpl.R.Arty.Drivers.) claspcarriagealittledistortedand some light marks, otherwise better than very ne £800-£1,000

WilliamAllen wasbornintheParishofPerth,Perthshire,andattestedfortheRoyal ArtilleryDriverson1July1803,aged18,aweaverbytrade.Heservedin“L”Troopin thePeninsulawarwhichconsistedofaSergeant,aCorporal,twoArti!cersand eighteenDrivers.HewasalsopresentatWaterloowhereheservedinMajorNeil Turner’s“A”Troop.Heservedatotalof14years283days,includingtwoyearsfor Waterloo,andwasdischargedon9April1816,onreductionoftheestablishmentat Woolwich.

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MilitaryGeneralService1793-1814,4clasps,Vittoria,Pyrenees,Orthes, Toulouse (T.Jordan,R.Arty.Drivers) somedistortiontoclaspcarriage and one rivet defective, edge bruise, otherwise nearly very ne £900-£1,200

ThomasJordan iscon!rmedontheVigorsrollasaDriverin“L”Troop,attachedto Gardiner’s “E” Troop, Royal Horse Artillery.

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MilitaryGeneralService1793-1814,6clasps,Talavera,CiudadRodrigo,Badajoz,Salamanca,Vittoria,St.Sebastian (N.Marshall, R. Arty. Drivers.) very ne £1,200-£1,600

NathanielMarshall iscon!rmedintheVigorsrollashavingservedintheseactionsinthePeninsulawith“C”Troop,RoyalArtilleryDrivers, attached to Gardiner’s Company, 8 Battalion R.A.

MilitaryGeneralService1793-1814,6clasps,Barrosa,Vittoria,Pyrenees,St.Sebastian,Orthes,Toulouse (W.Mullins.Gunner, R. Arty.) medal removed from a circular mount and reconstituted, brooch marks to obverse, ne or better £600-£800

WilliamMullin wasbornintheParishofSeapatrick,CountyDown,andwasenlistedintotheRoyalArtilleryon22March1809,aged20,for unlimitedservice,aweaverbytrade.HeservedinthePeninsulainOwen’sCompany,laterattachedtoTrelawney’sCompany,5BattalionR.A., and was discharged at Woolwich on 31 January 1819, with 12 years 31 days service, including two years for Waterloo (not found on roll). Sold with copied discharge papers.

Waterloo1815

!ttedwithoriginalsteelclipandlaterringsuspension, lightedge bruising and contact marks, otherwise very ne £800-£1,000

JamesHill wasbornintheParishofEaston,SuffolkandwasenlistedintotheRoyalHorseArtilleryon9March1809,aged20,ablacksmithby trade.Heserved10years90days,including2yearsforWaterloo,andwasdischargedon31March1817,inconsequenceofa‘swelledupkneeby akickfromahorseandadmittedonthePensionListat9dperdiem.’Heiscon!rmedontheRoyalMintWaterlooRollasaCarriageandShoeing SmithinLieutenant-ColonelGardiner’s“E”Troop,RoyalHorseArtillery.AShoeingSmithofthisnameisshownintheVigorsrollasbeingentitled to the M.G.S. with 4 clasps, Salamanca, Vittoria, Pyrenees and Toulouse, and in the Mullen roll as a single clasp for St Sebastian.

Waterloo1815

!ttedwithreplacementsteelclipandringsuspension, light contact marks, otherwise very ne and better £3,000-£4,000

Provenance: Sotheby, April 1910.

ThomasGoreBrowne wasappointed2ndLieutenantintheRoyalFootArtilleryon23February1801;1stLieutenant,19November1802; 2nd Captain, 1 February 1808; Captain, 4 September 1823; Lieutenant-Colonel, 1 July 1836; Colonel, 9 November 1846.

HeservedintheWalcherenexpeditionandwaspresentatthesiegeofFlushing.AtthebattleofWaterlooheservedinMajorGeorgeW.Unett’s Brigade,whichwasatHalwithSirCharlesColville’sDivision,andafterwardsatthesiegeofCambraiandwiththeArmyofOccupationuntil November1818.HeservedatJamaica1829-31,andcommandedtheRoyalArtilleryatGibraltar1839-44.ColonelGoreBrownediedat Southamptonon23January1854,aged69,andisburiedintheOldCommonCemetery,Southampton.Thereisalsoamemorialtohimatthe Sandpits Cemetery, Gibraltar.

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Waterloo1815 (LieutenantS.Phelps,RoyalFootArtillery) "ttedwithreplacementsteelclipandsmallringsuspension, edge bruising and marks overall, therefore good ne or better £2,600-£3,000

SamuelPhelps wasappointeda2ndLieutenantintheRoyalArtilleryon4April1808,and1stLieutenanton18September1809.Heservedin theWalcherenexpeditionin1809,andwaspresentatQuatreBrasandWaterlooinMajorLloyd’sBrigade(wounded)andwiththeArmyof Occupation. Placed on half-pay on 4 August 1822, he died in 1927 from the effects of Walcheren fever. There is a memorial tablet to him in St Michael’s Church, Rudbaxton, Wales:

‘Sacredtothememory/ofSamuelPhelps/thirdsonofJohnMartinEsqrofWithyBush/andaLieutenantintheRoyalArtillery/whoafteran activeservice/indifferentcampaigns,/woundedearlyinthememorablebattleofWaterloo/fellavictimtotheprotractedeffects/ofthe Walcherenfever/onthe13thdayofDecember1827/inthe37thyearofhisage.’(Wellington’sMenRemembered byJanet&DavidBromley refers).

Waterloo1815 (A.Bohlmeyer,Driver,King’sGerm.Artillery.) "ttedwithreplacementsteelclipandringsuspension, edge bruising and contact marks, otherwise good ne £1,000-£1,400

AugustusBohlmeyer servedinNo.4FootCompanyK.G.A.andalsoreceivedtheM.G.S.with7clasps,forBusaco,CiudadRodrigo, Salamanca, Vittoria, St Sebastian, Orthes, and Toulouse. Sold with copied medal rolls.

MaharajpoorStar1843 (GunnerL.Alexander3rdtroop2ndBrigadeHorseArty.) "ttedwithreplacementbrasshook and ring suspension, good very ne £300-£400

Sutlej1845-46,forFerozeshuhur1845,noclasp (Corpl.C:Foley2ndBatn.Arty.) markstoQueen’scheek,otherwisetoned, good very ne £280-£340

SouthAfrica1834-53 (Gnr.&Dr.R.Blair.Rl.Arty.) attemptederasureofnamingbutallperfectlylegible,scratchingoverall, therefore good ne £200-£300

RobertBlair wasborninNewtownLimavady,CountyDerry,andattestedfortheRoyalArtilleryatColeraineon28October1846,aged17. HeservedoverseasattheCapeofGoodHopefor8years4months,includingthethirdKaffirwar,andwasdischargedthereon14January1860, intendingtoresideintheCape.HehadbeenconvictedoncebytheCivilPowerandtwicebyCourtMartial,inallcasesforhabitualdrunkenness andabsence,andwas21timesrecordedintheRegimentalDefaultersBook.Hewasdischargedfollowingasecondhardfallfromhishorse,on each occasion damaging a shoulder. Sold with copied discharge papers.

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Crimea1854-56,1clasp,Sebastopol (Lieut.S.A.Bazalgette,RoyalArty.) contemporaryengravednaminginuprightserif capitals, edge bruising and contact marks, otherwise nearly very ne £220-£260

SidneyAugustusBazalgette wasbornatHalifax,NovaScotia,on1February1837,andwasappointed2ndLieutenantintheRoyalArtillery on23October1854.Hewaspromotedto1stLieutenanton7February1855,toCaptainon26January1862,andwasappointedAdjutanton20 January1864.HeservedintheEasterncampaignof1855,includingthesiegeofSebastopolandexpeditiontoKinbourn(MedalwithClaspand Turkish Medal). Captain Bazalgate died in a railway train between Suez and Alexandria on 24 July 1869, whilst returning to England from India.

Crimea1854-56,1clasp,Sebastopol (D.Brighton.Gr.&Dr.1stBatn.Rl.Ar..) officiallyimpressednaming, edgebruising and contact marks, otherwise nearly very ne £160-£200

DavidBrighton wasborninMontrose,Kincardineshire,andattestedfortheRoyalArtilleryatHullon18July1848,aged22.Heserved1years 8 months in the Crimea, including the siege and fall of Sebastopol, and was discharged at North Shields on 29 March 1870. Sold with copied discharge papers.

Crimea1854-56,3clasps,Alma,Balaklava,Inkermann (W.Marshall.Gr.Rl.HorseArty.) officiallyimpressednaming, uno cialrivetbetween rstandsecondclaspsonrighthandside,thelefthandsideclaspcarriagecrudelysolderedandbrokenatthis point,a couple of digs to edge prior to naming, edge bruising and contact marks, otherwise nearly very ne £240-£280

WilliamMarshall wasborninCumberwold,Dumbarton,andsattestedfortheRoyalArtilleryatGlasgowon14May1852,aged23.Heserved withtheRoyalHorseArtilleryintheCrimea,‘andwaspresentattheBattlesoftheAlma,Balaklava,Inkermann,andthesiegeofSebastopol’.He wasPromotedBombardieron18September1855,andCorporalon16November1855,butwasreducedtoGunneron9April1856.Hewas discharged on 29 October 1860, due to a severe injury caused by being thrown from a horse, after 8 years and 167 days’ service. Sold with copied service papers.

Crimea1854-56,3clasps,Alma,Inkermann,Sebastopol (W.O’Neil.Gr.&Dr.11thBtn.Rl.Arty.) officiallyimpressed naming, polished, edge bruising and contact marks, otherwise good ne £200-£240 131

WilliamO’Neil wasbornintheParishofStranrear,Wigton,andattestedfortheRoyalArtilleryatAyron10March1853,aged18years6 months.HeservedintheCrimeafor2years1monthandwas‘woundedslightlyatSiegeofSebastopol19October1854.’Heafterwardsserved inIndiafor4years8monthsandwasdischargedatDublinon18March1875.‘Conducthasbeen“VeryGood”andheisinthepossessionof "ve GoodConductBadges,heisalsoinpossessionoftheCrimean&TurkishWarMedalswithclaspsforAlma,Inkermann&Sebastopol,alsothe medal for Long Service and Good Conduct with a Gratuity of £5.’

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IndiaGeneralService1854-95,1clasp,Bhootan (715Gunr.JBickerstaff 22ndBde.R.A.) smalledgebruise,otherwisegood very ne £140-£180

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India General Service 1854-95, 1 clasp, Perak (1891. Bomr. G. Mayne. R.A.) edge bruise, nearly extremely ne £160-£200

GeorgeMayne wasbornatWargrave,Henley-on-Thames,in1847andattestedfortheRoyalArtilleryinLondonon10October1866.He servedwiththeRoyalArtilleryinSingaporefor9yearsand223days,andwaspromotedBombardieron14April1874,andCorporalon14 August1875.HewasdischargedinSingaporeon21May1878,after11yearsand224days’service,duetoadisability‘mostprobablyoriginally due to exposure during the Perak campaign and the relating climate of the Straits Settlements’. Sold with copied discharge papers.

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IndiaGeneralService1854-95,1clasp,Burma1889-92 (66484Gunr.M.BrienNo.2Mn.By.R.A.) tonedandalittle polished, nearly very ne £100-£140

MichaelBrien servedwith2MountainBatteryR.G.A.ontwosortiesonactiveserviceinBurmaduringJanuarytoMay1891,theonlyRoyal Artillery unit engaged (medal with Clasp con"rmed in WO 100/75).

IndiaGeneralService1854-95,2clasps,N.E.Frontier1891,Chin-Lushai1889-90 (40845Gunr.W.BowyerNo.2Mn.By. R.A.) clasps re-mounted in reverse order, extremely ne £240-£280

Soldwithcopieddischargepaperswhichgiveentitlementto‘IndianMedal‘54withclasps“N.E.Frontier”1891&Burma1889-92’for‘Wuntho& Manipur Expeditions 1891’.

Therollscon"rmservicewithNo.2MountainBatteryintheTlangTlangColumnfrom29Marchto3April,1891(Burma1889-92clasp),and with the Tamu Column from 28 March to 7 May, 1891 (N.E. Frontier 1891 clasp), invalided (WO 100/75 refers).

IndianMutiny1857-59,noclasp (Lieutt.C.A.Bayley3dCoy1stBattn.Bl.Artillery) namingofficiallyengravedin "ne running script, toned, nearly extremely ne £200-£240

IndianMutiny1857-59,noclasp (Lieut.Chas.Johnson.A.Cy.4thBn.MadrasArt.) edgebruisingandcontactmarks,good ne £280-£340

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IndianMutiny1857-59,noclasp (Asst.Surgn.T.Mathew,2ndTp.2ndBde.Bl.He.Ay.) smallrimbruise,otherwisenearly extremely ne £300-£400

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Indian Mutiny 1857-59, 1 clasp, Delhi (Gunr. John Ashford, 3rd Bn. Bengal Art.) good very ne £300-£400

John Ashford was slightly wounded in the shoulder at Delhi on 9 July 1857 (London Gazette 10 February 1858 refers). Sold with copied discharge papers and other research.

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IndianMutiny1857-59,1clasp,CentralIndia (Gunr.JohnBrown,A.Tp.H.Bde.MadrasArty.) claspcreasedatoneside, otherwise good very ne £200-£240

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IndianMutiny1857-59,1clasp,CentralIndia (Gunr.Jerh.Mc.Carthy,1st.Tp.H.Bde.BombayArty.) minoredgenicks, nearly extremely ne £240-£280

JeremiahMcCarthy wasborninWaterfordandservedwiththeBombayArtilleryinIndiaduringtheGreatSepoyMutiny.Hetransferredas GunnertoH.M.IndianArtilleryon1November1860,volunteeringfortheRoyalArtilleryon13May1861.Hewas !nallydischargedon25 February 1868, after 22 years and 140 days’ service, of which over 21 years were spent soldiering in India.

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TheIndianMutinyMedalawardedtoSub-ConductorW.H.West,SiegeTrain,lateBombayHorseArtillery, who was killed in action at the Siege of Kotah on 26 March 1858

IndianMutiny1857-59,1clasp,CentralIndia(Sub.Conductor,W.H.West.)notelackofunitonmedalwhichhasnotbeen erased, nearly extremely ne £500-£700

Provenance: Dix Noonan Webb, March 2021.

WilliamH.West servedduringtheGreatSepoyMutinyaspartoftheSiegeTrainthaton15January1858joinedthe2ndBrigadeofthe CentralIndiaFieldForceunderthecommandofGeneralSirHughRose,K.C.B.AsWesthadservedintheBombayHorseArtillery(reachingthe rankofQuartermasterSergeant)priortojoiningtheSiegeTrain,itisprobablethathewasalongservicesoldierandwasnowtoooldtobewith theArtillery.HislastpostingswiththeBombayHorseArtillerywereatPoonafrom1851-54,andDeesafrom1855-56,anditispossiblethathe had previous medallic entitlement.

Aforceof600menandtwogunsunderLieutenantFrederickRobertsmarchedfromNasirabadtoKotahontheChambal,wheretroopsofRajah RamSinghofKotahhadmutiniedandbesiegedhiminKotah’scitadel.AftersendingsometroopstoreinforcetheRajah,Robertsbombardedthe town and took it by assault on 30 March, capturing 50 guns.

Westwaskilledinactionbyaround-shotduringtheopeningstagesofthesiegeofKotahon26March1858.Anextractfromthe BombayGazette states:

‘ThismorningtherebelsmadeadesperateattackandattemptatescaladeontheportionofthetownoccupiedbytheRajahbutweresignally drivenoff byH.H.’stroops.Therebelsare,itissaid,from8,000to10,000strong,3,000ofthatnumberbeingmutineers,andheadedbyone HeeraSing,aRisaldarofsomenotoriety,whowaspresentatDelhi,Agra,andmanyotherplaces.Hehasblockedupallthegatessoastoprevent anyofhismenquittingandhasintimatedhisintentionto !ghttothelastman.Theattackthismorningwascommencedatearlydawnbyaheavy cannonadeonourleftbattery,itissupposed,inordertodrawoff theattentionoftheRajah'stroopsfromtherealattack,whichwascommenced abouthalfanhourafter,andinconsequenceawingofH.M.’s83rdRegimentisorderedintothetowntooccupythepalaceandtodefendthe portion now in his possession from similar attacks.

Ourcasualtieshavenotbeenmany-onelascarkilledandonewoundedbythesameshot.Mr.West,Sub-Conductor,SiegeTrain,waskilledthis morningbyaround-shot,whichcompletelytookoff thebackpartofhishead.Theenemy !resfourgunstoourone,havingapparentlybrought round to the water side of the town many from other parts, but we hope soon to show them what English cold steel is like.’

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IndianMutiny1857-59,2clasps,Delhi,Lucknow (Lieut.HPBishop3rd Troop-3rdBde-Bengal-Arty.) edgebruiseandlightcontactmarks,very ne £500-£700

HenryParlettBishop wasappointed2ndLieutenantintheBengalArtilleryon13 June1845,becoming1stLieutenanton30June1848;Captain,27August1858;Brevet Major,28August1858;Major,5July1872;BrevetLieutenant-Colonel,15December 1867;Lieutenant-Colonel,1August1872;Colonel,1August1877;Major-General, retired, 31 December 1878.

Major-GeneralBishopservedthePunjabcampaignof1848-49,includingthesiegeand surrenderofMooltan,andbattleofGoojerat(Medalwithtwoclasps).Commandeda TroopofHorseArtilleryatthesiegeandcaptureofDelhi(slightlywounded)with Seaton’sColumn,andatcaptureofMeeangunge,alsopresentatthecaptureofBareily (repeatedly mentioned in despatches, Brevet of Major, Medal with two clasps).

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IndianMutiny1857-59,2clasps,ReliefofLucknow,Lucknow (Condr.A.Heffernan.AgraMagazine) minoredgebruising, otherwise nearly very ne £500-£700

Provenance: Dix Noonan Webb, March 2021.

AlexanderHeffernan wasborninDublinandattestedfortheRoyalArtilleryatKilkennyon26October1832.Postedtothe2ndCompany, 4thBattalion,R.A.,hearrivedinIndiaonthetroopshipWarrenHastingson1July1833.HewastransferredtotheTownMajor’slistwiththe rank of Quarter Master Sergeant on 13 August 1845, and from January 1856 he officiated as a Sub Conductor.

DuringtheGreatSepoyMutinyHeffernanheldthepositionofConductorwithintheCommissariatatAgraFort,andlivedatM1Block,Armoury Square,WestSidewithhiswife.TheAgraFortDirectorycensustakenbyAssistantSurgeonJ.P.Walkeron27July1857showshimbyname along with several thousand Europeans who took shelter in the Fort at the outbreak of the Mutiny. Heffernan was pensioned off on 10 August 1862 and returned to New Park, Kilkenny.

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Abyssinia 1867 (548 Gunr. S. Horner 21st Brigde. R.A.) suspension repaired, otherwise nearly very ne £200-£240

Ashantee 1873-74, no clasp (Major & Lt. Col A. P. Bainbridge, 17th Bde. R.A. 1873-4.) nearly very ne £300-£400

AnthonyPercyBainbridge wasbornon7June1839,andreceiveda‘classicalandmathematical’educationatMrCharlesHoward’s,StJohn’s Wood.HewasnominatedforaCadetshipintheH.E.I.C.andenteredAddiscombein1855,beinggrantedacommissionasaSecondLieutenantin theMadrasArtilleryon12June1857,andpromotedtoLieutenantinAugust1858.HewaspromotedSecondCaptainintheRoyal(lateMadras) ArtilleryinMarch1865,toCaptaininJuly1872andtoMajorinAugust1872,nowservingin4Battery,17Brigade,withwhomheservedinthe Ashanteecampaignof1873-74(BrevetofLieutenant-Colonel;Medal).Hewascon#rmedasLieutenant-ColonelinJune1880andretiredwith honorary rank of Major-General on 29 October 1891. Major-General Bainbridge died at Portland Terrace, Southsea, on 25 November 1888. Sold with further research including a copy of his Will.

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Ashantee1873-74,noclasp (808,Gunr.E.Balm,17thBde.R.A.,1873-4.) additionallyengravedbyclaw‘762’, nearlyvery ne £180-£220

Sold with copied medal roll which con#rms medal only for service with No. 1 Battery, 17th Brigade on the Gold Coast.

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South Africa 1877-79, 1 clasp, 1877-8 (Gunr. H. J. Art, P.A.O. Cape Vol: Art:) good very ne £400-£500

44 medal issued to Prince Alfred’s Own Cape Volunteer Artillery, including 29 with clasp ‘1877-8’.

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South Africa 1877-79, 1 clasp, 1877-8 (Gunr. G. H. Simpson, P.A.O. Cape Vol: Art:) extremely ne £400-£500

SouthAfrica1877-79,1clasp,1878-9 (2047.Gunr.W.Mc.Nerney.7th.Bde.R.A.) lightscratchestoobverse eld,otherwise very ne £500-£700 150

WilliamMcNerney wasborninCorkin1856andattestedfortheRoyalArtilleryatGuernseyon9December1875,havingpreviouslyserved intheGuernseyIslandMilitia.HeservedwiththeArtilleryinSouthAfricafrom16May1876to1October1880;onSt.Helenafrom2October 1880to7October1883;onMauritiusfrom8October1883to19October1887,withtheremainderofhisservicebeingathome.Hewas discharged,medicallyun#t,atWoolwichon11September1896,after20yearsand278days’service,andwasawardedaLongServiceandGood Conduct Medal with gratuity per Army Order 52 of 1894.

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TheimportantSecondAfghanWarmedalawardedtoVictoriaCrosswinnerGunnerJamesCollis,“E” Battery “B” Brigade, Royal Horse Artillery

Afghanistan1878-80,1clasp,Kandahar(5085,Gunr.J.Collis,E.Batt:B.Bde.R.H.A.) surfacepittingandmarksfromcontactwith Victoria Cross, therefore good ne £15,000-£20,000

Provenance: ‘AnImportantCollectionofAwardsrelatingtotheBattleofMaiwand’[thepropertyofPhilipKamilofNewYork],Christie’s,24July 1990.

V.C. London Gazette 17 May 1881. Maiwand, Afghanistan, 28 July 1880, Gunner James Collis, Royal Horse Artillery. ‘ForconspicuousbraveryduringtheretreatfromMaiwandtoKandaharwhentheofficercommandingthebatterywasendeavouringtobringina limberwithwoundedmenunderacross-"re,inrunningforwardanddrawingtheenemy's "reonhimself,thustakingoff theirattentionfromthe limber.’

JamesCollis wasborninCambridgeon19April1856.HeenlistedintotheBritishArmyin1872, "rstlyintothe32ndRegimentbeforejoining theRoyalHorseArtilleryasaGunnerandservedintheSecondAfghanWarwith“E”Battery“B”BrigadeR.H.A.Afterthefearfuldisasterat Maiwand,on27July1880,aretreatwasmadetoKandaharbytheremnantofourforce.Theroadbecameblockedbymassesoffugitives,andthe sufferingsofthewoundedwereincreasedbyterriblethirst.TheconductofJamesColliswasmostnoticeable,for,timeaftertime,hewentinto thevillagesontheroadtoprocurewaterforthem,runningthegreatestriskinsodoing,byreasonofthebandsofAfghanswhohoveredaround, attackingourdisorganisedsoldierswheneveranopportunitypresenteditself.His "nestacttookplaceatthebendofaroadthroughanarrow de"le.AbodyofAfghancavalryboredownupontheguncarriagehewasguardinganddirectedahailofbulletsonthewounded,whohadbeen placeduponthelimber.Inordertodrawtheirattentionfromthehelplessmen,Collissprangtothesideoftheroadandreturnedthe "reofthe pursuinghorsemen,makinghimselftheirtarget,andbyhisheroicactthelimberwasdraggedroundthebendoftheroadandthewoundedsaved. LateronheagaindistinguishedhimselfbyvolunteeringtocarryamessagefromthebeleagueredgarrisontoGeneralDewberry,entrenchedsome distance off. This he successfully accomplished, though "red at by the enemy on both legs of the journey.

His Victoria Cross was presented to him on Poona Racecourse by Lord Roberts on 11 July 1881.

Afterbeingdischargedfromthearmy,CollisjoinedtheBombayPoliceinIndiain1881,risingtotherankofinspector.Furthermore,inMarch 1882,CollismarriedAdelaGraceSkuse,awidow,inBombay.In1884CollisreturnedtotheUKandin1887here-enlistedinthearmy,thistime joiningtheSuff olkRegiment.HereturnedtoIndiain1888aspartofhisservicebutin1891wasinvalidedhomesufferingfromrheumaticfever, returning without his wife. At some point he met - and in 1893 married - Mary Goddard, who was apparently unaware that he had a wife in India.

In1895hisdeceptionwasdiscoveredandColliswasconvictedofbigamyandsentencedto18monthsimprisonmentwithhardlabour.Laterthat

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yearhisV.C.wasdeclaredforfeitforhiscrimeundertheoriginalstatutesoftheRoyalWarrantof1856.Howeverbythispoint,havingalready fallenonhardtimes,CollishadpawnedhisVictoriaCrossforjusteightshillings.Thedecorationwasretrievedbypoliceforthesamesumofeight shillingsfromapawnbroker’sshopfortheCrownontheinstructionsoftheHomeOffice.AfterleavingprisonhesettledinBuryStEdmunds, Suffolk,andpursuedanumberofjobsbutin1914aftertheoutbreakoftheFirstWorldWarhere-enlistedintheSuffolkRegiment,aged58,asa drillinstructor.DoggedbypoorhealthhewasinvalidedoutofthearmyonmedicalgroundsinAugust1917.CollisdiedatBatterseaGeneral HospitalinLondonon28June1918,aged62.AthisfuneralatWandsworthcemetery,hiscoffinwasdrapedwiththeUnionFlagandborneona guncarriageescortedbyamilitary #ringparty.Hewasgivenfullmilitaryhonoursbuttherewasnomentionofhiscrimeortheforfeitureofthe VictoriaCross.Hisfamily,whoregardedhimasablacksheep,didnotattendthefuneraleventhoughhehadthreesonsintheArmy.Norwas there money for a headstone and he was buried in a mass grave for the poor. A headstone was erected over his burial plot in May 1998.

Twoyearslaterafterhisdeath,Collis’ssisterHannahHaylockpetitionedtheWarOfficeonbehalfofthefamilyfortheforfeituretobecancelled. GeorgeVwassympathetictothefamily’swishesbutWinstonChurchill,thenSecretaryofStateforWar,opposedthereinstatement.Hebelieved thatbecauseCollishadpawnedhismedalsheplacedlittlevalueonthem.Furthermore,Churchillnotedthatthefamilyhadnotkeptincontact withCollisanditwasonly25yearslaterthattheyhaddecidedtoraisetheirgrievancewiththeauthorities.YettheKingandotherswontheday onthewiderissueandChurchillapprovedamendmentstotherulesrelatingtotheV.C.whichstatedthathenceforwardonly“treason,cowardice, felonyoranyinfamouscrime”shouldleadtoforfeiture.TheKingalsoinsistedthatCollis’snameshouldbeinscribed,alongwithallthecorps’s other V.C. recipients, on the Royal Artillery Memorial in Woolwich, south-east London.

HisVictoriaCross #rstappearedforsaleinColonelGaskell’scollectionatGlendining’son23May1911.ItwasnextsoldatGlendining’son10 June1938,whenitwasboughtbyColonel Oakley.AfterhisdeathitwasownedbyhisdaughterwhoresolditatSotheby’son21March1979, whentheV.C.wastogetherwitharenamedAfghanistancampaignmedal.Forthenext34years,itwasheldinprivateownershipuntilitwas purchasedbytheAshcroftTrustin2014andisnowondisplayattheImperialWarMuseum,stillwitharenamedcampaignmedal.Theoriginal campaign medal awarded to Collis was never the subject of forfeit and was sold at Christie’s in July 1990 as stated above.

EgyptandSudan1882-89,datedreverse,3clasps,Tel-El-Kebir,Suakin1885,Tofrek (25280.Gunr.S.McEwen.5/1stSco: Div: R.A.) toned, nearly extremely ne and rare £300-£400

Approximately 11 clasps for Tofrek issued to 1st Brigade Scottish Division R.A., the only artillery present at this action.

EgyptandSudan1882-89,datedreverse,3clasps,Suakin1884,El-Teb,TheNile1884-85 (25418Gun:T.Madgin,6/1.Sco: Div: R.A.) edge bruise and light pitting from star, otherwise nearly very ne £240-£280

Soldwithcopiedmedalrollentriescon#rmingclaspsandKhedive’sStar.Madginisnotedashavingforfeitedhismedal‘mandeserted’andtheStar returned. The entry for the Egypt medal is subsequently noted as having been ‘Restored’.

EgyptandSudan1882-89,undatedreverse,noclasp (23308Gun:H.Bates,7/1.Lond:Div:L.I.) polished,lightpittingfrom Star, nearly very ne £80-£100

EgyptandSudan1882-89,undatedreverse,2clasps,TheNile1884-85,Suakin1885 (20136.Gun:F.McChane.R.A.) nearly extremely ne £200-£240

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157

Simon C. Marriage Collection of Medals to the Artillery, Part 1

158

East and West Africa 1887-1900, 1 clasp, 1897-98 (Lieut: W. S. Armitage, R.A.) good very ne £300-£400

IndiaGeneralService1895-1902,3clasps,PunjabFrontier1897-98,Tirah1897-98,ReliefofChitral1895 (99555GunnerJ. Brown No. 8 Mtn. By. R.A.) clasps re-mounted in this order, official correction to name, very ne £140-£180

IndiaGeneralService1895-1902,3clasps,PunjabFrontier1897-98,Samana1897,Tirah1897-98 (366Dvr.Bucktower57th Fd. By. R.A.) suspension a little slack, otherwise nearly very ne £120-£160

159

Queen’sSouthAfrica1899-1902,2clasps,Natal,Transvaal (Capt.C.W.N.Brown-Constable.Edin:Co.R.G.A.) toned, good very ne £180-£220

160

Queen’sSouthAfrica1899-1902,3clasps,CapeColony,OrangeFreeState,Transvaal (Capt:K.D.Bell,5/E.D.R.G.A.) toned, nearly extremely ne £160-£200

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Queen’sSouthAfrica1899-1902,4clasps,CapeColony,Paardeberg,Driefontein,Transvaal (62780Gnr.J.W.Ascough, 65th Bty: R.F.A.) minor official correction to rank and "rst initial, very ne £100-£140

JohnWilliamAscough wasdangerouslyinjuredatErasmusDam,nearPretoria,on27December1901,whilstservingwith43rdBatteryR.F.A., and was invalided to England on 9 April 1902. Sold with copied medal roll extracts con"rming clasps.

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Queen’sSouthAfrica1899-1902,6clasps,Belmont,ModderRiver,Paardeberg,Johannesburg,SouthAfrica1901,SouthAfrica 1902 (25403Gnr:W.Brownsword,75thBty:R.F.A.) lasttwoclaspsrivetedtogetherbutlooseasissued, toned,goodvery ne £140-£180

163

MayorofKimberley’sStar1899-1900,reversehallmarkwithdateletter‘a’,additionallyengraved ‘GrWBullock7470323 W. D. R.A.’, lacking top suspension brooch, very ne £260-£300

Con"rmedonQ.S.A.rollforDefenceofKimberley,forwhich96medalswereawardedtothe14thand23rdCompanies,WesternDivision, Royal Garrison Artillery.

China1900,noclasp (31888Gr.H.Miles.No.91Co.R.G.A.) contactmarksandedgebruising,polishedandworn,therefore ne £80-£100

HenryMiles wasborninCrewe,Cheshire,in1879andattestedfortheRoyalArtilleryatChesteron28November1898,havingpreviously servedinthe3rd(Militia)Battalion,CheshireRegiment.HeservedwiththeArtilleryinSouthAfricaduringtheBoerWarfrom9December1899 to17July1900(entitledtoaQueen’sSouthAfricaMedalwithclaspsforCapeColony,Paardeberg,andDriefontein),andtheninChinafrom18 July1900to12August1901.AfterfurthersoldieringinIndiahetransferredtotheReserveon15January1907,andwasdischargedon27 November 1910, after 12 years’ service. Sold with copied record of service.

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166

The Simon C. Marriage Collection of Medals to the Artillery, Part 1

Africa General Service 1902-56, 1 clasp, N. Nigeria (24 Gnr: Awudu Kankia. N. Nigeria Regt.) very ne £160-£200

IndiaGeneralService1908-35,1clasp,NorthWestFrontier1908 (23791Dvr.J.Brown18thBy.R.F.A.) nearlyextremely ne

£80-£100

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ArmyL.S.&G.C.,V.R.,1stissue,largeletterreverse,edgedated,impressednaming (W.Anderson,Compy.Serjt.Royal Artillery. 1840) !tted with original steel clip and small ring suspension, very ne

£140-£180

WilliamAnderson wasbornintheParishofCornick,Fife,andenlistedatGlasgowon8November1815,aged18,aweaverbytrade.He servedoverseasinCanadafor6years,otherwiseatHome,andwasdischargedon9July1839,inconsequenceof‘Lossofpowerinleftarmand deafness of the left year.’

Sold with copied discharge papers and L.S. & G.C. medal roll.

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ArmyL.S.&G.C.,V.R.,1stissue,largeletterreverse,edgedated,impressednaming (J.Ballard,Gunner&Driv.Royal Artillery. 1839) !tted with original steel clip and later replacement ring suspension, nearly very ne £140-£180

John Ballard was born in Wigan, Lancashire, and served in the Royal Artillery from June 1813 to October 1838, this being his sole entitlement.

ArmyL.S.&G.C.,V.R.,2ndissue,largeletterreverse (W.Aldred,Gunner&DriverRoyalArtillery.) impressednaming, !tted with silver clip and rectangular bar suspension, edge bruising and polished, otherwise nearly very ne £100-£140 169

Army L.S. & G.C.,

Army L.S. & G.C., V.R., 3rd issue, small letter reverse (29068 Bombr. W. Allen. 8/Div:

Cst. Bde. R.A.) very

VolunteerForceLongServiceMedal,V.R. (2671Cpl.W.Abbott.I:CityofLon:Vol:Art:) impressednamingwith engraved correction to rank, nearly very ne £70-£90

VolunteerForceLongServiceMedal,V.R. (1603Corl.H.Biddick,I:CornwallVol:Art:) impressednaming, nearlyextremely ne £60-£80

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Groups and Single Decorations for Gallantry

Avery !neHeavyCavalryCommander’sC.B.andArmyGoldMedalpairawardedtoLieutenant-Colonel SerjeantsonPrescott,5thDragoonGuards,whowasslightlywoundedwhenincommandofhisregimentin theirfamousfamouschargeatLlerenaon11April1812,whentheFrenchcavalrywasthrownintoconfusion andswiftlybroken;hesubsequentlycommandedthe5thDragoonGuardsatVittoriaandToulouse,for whichhereceivedtheGoldMedalwithClasp,andwasappointedC.B.inJune1815-hisprematuredeathin June 1816 ‘was a very great loss to the regiment’

TheMostHonourableOrderoftheBath,C.B.(Military)Companion’sbreastbadge,22caratgoldandenamels,hallmarked London1815,maker’smark‘IN’forJohnNortham,completewithcorrect2-inchwidegoldswivel-ringsuspensionandgold ribbonbuckle;FieldOfficer’sSmallGoldMedal,forVittoria,1clasp,Toulouse(Lieut.ColonelS.Prescott)completewithgold ribbonbuckle,themedalandtheclaspeachintheirownindividualsilk-linedredleather RundellBridge&Rundell casesofissue, togetherwithhisOrderoftheBathChapelStallPlateinscribed‘SerjeantsonPrescottEsquire,Lieutenant-Colonelinthe5th(or PrincefsCharlotteofWales’sRegimentofDragoonGuardsCompanionoftheMostHonourableMilitaryOrderoftheBath Nominated 4th June 1815’, a few very minor chips to the wreaths of the rst, otherwise extremely ne (4) £24,000-£28,000

SerjeantsonPrescott wasappointedLieutenantinthe5thDragoonGuardson8March1807,fromLieutenant,91stFoot,becomingCaptain on14March1810.HewaspromotedMajoron26December1811,andLieutenant-Colonelon14June1815.Heservedwiththeregimentinthe PeninsulafromSeptember1811and,intheabsenceofPonsonby,commandedtheregimentatLlerena(VillaGarcia)wherehewasslightly wounded and mentioned in despatches:

“WhiletheMajor-General[LeMarchant]isperfectlysatis!edwiththezealshownbyeveryindividualofthebrigadeintheexecutionofhisdutyon thatoccasion,heconsidersthatthechargemadebythe5thDragoonGuardsdeserveshisparticularadmirationandapproval,andherequests thatMajorPrescottandtheofficersofthatcorpswillaccepthisnestthanksaswellfortheirservicesasforthecreditwhichtheirgallantconduct re#ects on the command, which he has the honour to hold.”

PrescottwasagainincommandoftheregimentatthebattlesofVittoriaandToulouse,atwhichlastbattlethe5thDragoonGuardswere instrumentalinsavingthePortuguesegunsfromcapture.Attheendofthewarhereceivedagoldmedalwithoneclasp,andtheC.B.Although theregimentalhistorymakesnospeci!cmentionofhispresenceatSalamanca,hispresencethereiscon!rmedinChallis’sPeninsulaRollCall. AfterthedeathofLeMarchantatSalamanca,ColonelPonsonbytookoverthecommandofthebrigade,Prescottgettingthecommandofthe5th Dragoon Guards. Lieutenant-Colonel Prescott died on 23 June 1816.

The charge at Llerena (Villa Garcia)

Ontheeveningof10April1811,GeneralStapletonCottonclimbedthesteepleofachurchinBienvenida.HeknewthattheFrenchwere occupyingLlerenaandsawthattherewereconsiderablenumbersofFrenchcavalry !vemilesclosertohimnearthevillageofVillagarcia.Cotton decidedthatheshouldattempttotraptheFrenchcavalrywithhissuperiorforces.DuringthenighthedespatchedPonsonbywiththe12thand 14thLightDragoonstoprobetheVillagarciaarea,whilstLeMarchantwassentonacircuitousmarchtogetontheFrenchleft #ankand,itwas hoped,cutoff theirretreat.SladewasalsoinstructedtoconcentratehisbrigadeonBienvenida,thoughheseemstohavebeentardyinmoving. Cottonretainedthe16thLightDragoonsasareserve.AtsometimeduringthenightCottonrealisedthatPonsonby'sforcemightalertthe Frenchbefore LeMarchantwaswithinstrikingdistanceanddespatchedanaide-de-campwithorderstohaltthelightcavalry;unfortunatelythe order arrived too late.

TwosquadronsoftheBritishlightcavalryhadforcedtheFrenchvedettesoutofthevillageofVillagarciabut,arounddawn,hadrunintothefull forceoftheFrenchcavalryandwerethenchasedback.Ponsonbysubsequentlyfoundhistworegimentsfacedbythethreestrongregiments under Lallemand and had to make a controlled withdrawal whilst skirmishing against heavy odds.

Followinghisorders,LeMarchanthadmovedhisbrigadethroughthenightovertortuousterrainforaconsiderabledistance.Comingdownfrom ruggedhillsborderingtheplainwheretheactionwasfought,LeMarchantandthe5thDragoonGuardshadpulledconsiderablyaheadofthe othertworegimentsofthebrigade.LeMarchantnoticed,lookingthroughthetreesofthewoodhismenweremovingthrough,thatFrench cavalry,drawnupintwodeepcolumnsofsquadrons,werepushingthesixsquadronsoflightdragoonsbacktowardsanarrowravine #ankedby stonewalls.LeMarchantrealisedthatanimmediatechargewasneededbeforePonsonby'ssquadronswereforcedintothecongestedandbroken ground to their rear.

Lallemand,itisrecorded,caughtaglimpseofred-coated !guresinthewoodstohisleftandrodetoalertGeneralPeyremmont,whowasleading the2ndHussars.PeyremmontscornedLallemand'sconcerns,sayingthattheBritishdragoonswereprobablyasmalldetachmentwhohadlost their way.

AtthispointtheadvantagethattheFrenchhadenjoyedintheactionwassuddenlyreversedandLeMarchant,withthe5thDragoonGuards,who werehisleadingregiment,emergedoutofthewoodsentirelyunobserved.Instantlyrealisingthesituation,hedidnotwaitforthewholeofhis brigade,but,formingthe5thDragoonGuardsintolineofechelonofsquadronsastheycameoutofthede!le,boredownattheirheadstraight ontotheleft #ankofthe !veFrenchregiments,completelyrollingthemupandpursuingthemforfourmiles,almostintoLlerena.TheFrench ralliedbrie#yataditchhalfwaytoLlerena,buttheywereout#ankedbythe16thLightDragoonsandwereforcedinto #ightoncemore.Afew hours later the French abandoned Llerena and continued their retreat out of Extremadura.

Llerena,thoughnowalmostforgotten,createdagreatstiratthetime,andrightlyso,asitwasamostgallantfeatofarms,neverexcelledonany occasion, even by British cavalry.

Sold with comprehensive research.

Aninter-WarC.B.,GreatWarC.M.G.groupofnineawardedtoMajor-GeneralW.S.Anthony,RoyalArmy VeterinaryCorps,whoservedasDirectorofVeterinaryServicestoIndianExpeditionaryForce“D”in MesopotamiaduringtheGreatWar,wasthreetimesMentionedinDespatches,andwaslaterColonel Commandant, Royal Army Veterinary Corps TheMostHonourableOrderofTheBath,C.B.(Military)Companion’sneckbadge,silver-giltandenamel,withfullneckriband; TheMostDistinguishedOrderofSt.MichaelandSt.George,C.M.G.,Companion’sneckbadge,silver-giltandenamel,withfull neckriband;IndiaGeneralService1895-1902,1clasp,PunjabFrontier1897-98(Vety.Ltt.W.S.AnthonyA.V.Deptt.);1914-15 Star(MajorW.S.Anthony.A.V.C.);BritishWarandVictoryMedals,withM.I.D.oakleaves(Lt.Col.W.S.Anthony.);Delhi Durbar1911,unnamedasissued;Jubilee1935,unnamedasissued;Coronation1937,unnamedasissued,mountedcourt-stylefor display purposes, nearly extremely ne (9) £2,400-£2,800

Provenance: Dix Noonan Webb, September 2004.

C.B. London Gazette 1 January 1930.

C.M.G. London Gazette 1 January 1919.

WilliamSamuelAnthony wasborninKidwelly,Carmarthenshire,on3January1874.CommissionedintotheArmyVeterinaryDepartment, heservedwiththemintheoperationsonthePunjabFrontier1897-98(Medalwithclasp).PromotedCaptaininOctober1903,andMajor,Royal ArmyVeterinaryCorps,inOctober1911,heservedduringtheGreatWarwiththeIndianExpeditionaryForce“D”inMesopotamiafrom November1914toJune1917,atvarioustimesasDeputyDirector,AssistantDirector,andDirectorofVeterinaryServicesinthattheatre.Forhis servicesduringtheGreatWarhewasthreetimesMentionedinDespatches(LondonGazettes 5April1916,19October1916,and15August 1917); was promoted brevet Lieutenant-Colonel; and was appointed a Companion of the Order of St. Michael and St. George.

Post-War,AnthonywasadvancedMajor-General,andwasappointedDirector-General,ArmyVeterinaryServicesattheWarOfficein1929, beingappointedaCompanionoftheOrderoftheBathinthefollowingyear’sNewYear’sHonours’list.HetransferredtotheRetiredListin 1933, and the following year he became Colonel Commandant of the Royal Army Veterinary Corps. He died in Surrey on 15 November 1943. Sold with a portrait photographic image of the recipient; and copied research. For the recipient’s related miniature awards, see Lot 533.

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ABoerWarD.S.O.groupofthreeawardedtoCaptainJ.Q.Dickson,FieldIntelligenceDepartment,late Nesbitt’sHorse,whosubsequentlyservedasColonialSecretaryoftheFalklandIslands1913-14,andas SubCommandantofthePrisonersofWarandAliensDetentionCampatKnockaloe,IsleofMan,duringthe Great War

DistinguishedServiceOrder,V.R.,silver-giltandenamel,withintegraltopribandbar,in Garrard,London,caseofissue;Queen’s SouthAfrica1899-1902,2clasps,CapeColony,OrangeFreeState(Capt:J.Q.Dickson,D.S.O.,F.I.D.)engravednaming;King’s SouthAfrica1901-1902,2clasps,SouthAfrica1901,SouthAfrica1902(Capt:J.Q.Dickson,D.S.O.,F.I.D.)engravednaming; togetherwiththerecipient’soriginalribandbar, lightcontactmarkstothecampaignmedals,thesegenerallyvery ne,theDSOnearly extremely ne (3) £2,600-£3,000

Provenance: Dreweatt Neate, October 2007.

D.S.O. London Gazette 31 October 1902:

‘In recognition of services during the operations in South Africa.’

JohnQuayleDickson wasbornon20November1860,thesonofMajorGeneralE.J.Dickson,91stFoot,ofTheGreen,Castletown,Isleof Man,andLucyMylreaQuayle.EducatedatKingWilliam’sCollege,IsleofMan,heservedintheBoerWarinitiallyasaLieutenantwithNesbitt’s HorsebetweenMayandAugust1900,butthen,presumablyhavingshowntalentasascoutandguide,hejoinedColonelHenderson’sField IntelligenceDepartmentinSeptemberthatyear,whichrecruitedlargelyfromthevariousmountedregiments.AsanIntelligenceOfficer,hewould havebeenattachedtoaparticularcolumn,andgivenasmallteamofnativescoutsforreconnaissanceandinformationgathering.Heremained withtheF.I.D.until22July1902,whenhewasdischarged,andforhisservicesinSouthAfricahewasbothMentionedinDespatches(London Gazette 23 June 1902) and awarded the Distinguished Service Order.

FollowingthecessationofhostilitiesDicksonwasappointedamemberoftheSouthAfricaNativeAffairsCommissionandservedasanAdviserin NativeAffairstotheOrangeRiverColonyGovernment.Considereda‘haughtyoldmanfromtheVeldt’bysome,helatertookthepositionof ResidentCommissionertotheGilbertandElliceIslandsProtectoratebetween1909and1913.Inthisrolehestruggledtostrikewhatwas consideredan‘appropriate’balancebetweengivinggenuinesupportandtechnicaladvicetothelocalBanabaninhabitantsconcerningthenew interestinphosphateminingtakingplaceontheisland,andpromotingthecommercialinterestsoftheCrownandotheragents.Soonafterposted tobecomeColonialSecretaryoftheFalklandIslandsin1913,hewasforatimeAdministrator(essentiallyActingGovernor),butagainruffledthe feathersoflocalcharactersofin$uenceintheFalklandIslandVolunteersandelsewhere.ReturninghomeduringtheGreatWar,heservedas SubCommandantatthe‘AliensDetentionCentre’atKnockaloe,IsleofMan,withtherankoftemporaryMajor,whereheeventuallyrelinquishedhis commission upon demobilisation in 1922. He died in Kent in January 1945. Sold with copied research, including various photographic images. For the medals awarded to the recipient’s brother and son, see Lots 236 and 191.

DistinguishedServiceOrder,G.V.R.,silver-giltandenamel,withintegraltopribandbar,in Garrard,London,caseofissue, obverse central medallion slightly depressed, minor green enamel damage to wreath on reverse, otherwise nearly extremely ne £1,000-£1,400

SoldwithanunrelatedIndianMedalforthe25thAnniversaryofIndependence1947-72

(JC21795Sub.B.Ram.MahabR);anIndianSamar Sevar Star 1965, unnamed; and a Pakistan Medal for the Founding of the Republic 1956, unnamed.

An inter-War O.B.E. group of six awarded to A. S. Auret, Indian Army

TheMostExcellentOrderoftheBritishEmpire,O.B.E.(Military)Officer’s1sttypebreastbadge,silver-gilt,hallmarksforLondon 1926;BritishWarandVictoryMedals(Maj.A.S.Auret.);IndiaGeneralService1908-35,2clasps,AfghanistanN.W.F.1919,North WestFrontier1930-31(Maj.A.S.Auret.2/98/Infy.) o ciallyre-impressednaming;DefenceandWarMedals1939-45,mountedfor wear and housed in a contemporary leather case, good very ne (6) £240-£280

O.B.E. London Gazette 3 June 1927.

AlanSauerAuret wascommissionedSecondLieutenantintheWestYorkshireRegimenton22October1902andtransferredtotheIndian Armyon25March1904.Postedtothe102ndPrinceofWales’sOwnGrenadiers,hewasadvancedLieutenant-Colonelon25May1927,andwas appointedanOfficeroftheOrderoftheBritishEmpirethatsameyear.HewaspromotedColonelon25May1931,andtransferredtothe Retired List on 29 March 1935.

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Theuniqueandimportant1936‘Palestine’MilitaryDivisionO.B.E.,SecondWarR.R.C.andSecondAward BargroupoftenawardedChiefPrincipalMatronW.M.Coulthurst, PrincessMary'sRoyalAirForceNursing Service

TheMostExcellentOrderoftheBritishEmpire,O.B.E.(Military)Officer’s2ndtype,breastbadge;RoyalRedCross,1stClass(R. R.C.),G.VI.R.1stissue,silver-gilt,gold,andenamel,reversedated‘1942’,withSecondAwardBar,reversedated‘1945’;General Service1918-62,1clasp,Palestine(MatronW.M.Coulthurst.P.M.R.A.F.N.S.);1939-45Star;AfricaStar;BurmaStar;Defenceand War Medals 1939-45; Jubilee 1935, mounted as originally worn by Spink & Son Ltd, St. James, generally good very ne (10) £3,000-£4,000

O.B.E. London Gazette 11 May 1937:

‘In recognition of valuable services rendered in the !eld in connection with the operations in Palestine during the period April - October 1936.’

R.R.C. London Gazette 1 January 1942. The original recommendation states: ‘MissCoulthurstopenedtheR.A.F.Hospital,Littleport,attheoutbreakofwarwithspeedandefficiency.ShewaspostedtoTorquayinApril 1940, and has since maintained a high standard of efficiency.’

R.R.C. Second Award Bar London Gazette 14 June 1945. The original recommendation states: ‘OperationalCommands1August1944-31January1945-MiddleEast.ThisladywasappointedChiefPrincipalMatroninMarch,1944andsince thenshehasvisitedallhospitalsandunitswherepersonnelofP.M.R.A.F.N.S.areservingintheMediterranean,MiddleEast,India,IraqandAden. ShehasdealtwithmanyproblemsinthemosttactfulandunderstandingmannerandhasbeenagreathelptotheMatronsinopeningupnew general hospitals in India. Miss Coulthurst has been a tower of strength to the Nursing Service in overseas commands.’

Ofatotalof100R.R.C.andBarsissued,only4havebeenawardedtomembersofPrincessMary’sRoyalAirForceNursingService,andthe awardtoMissCoulthurstwasthe !rst.Moreover,herO.B.E.(Military)wasthe !rsteveroperationalawardtoamemberoftheP.M.R.A.F.N.S.the sprinkling of earlier awards having been associated with the New Year and Birthday Honours Lists. Approximately 39 General Service Medals with clasp ‘Palestine’ were awarded to P.M.R.A.F.N.S.

Matron Coulthurst talking to Flight Lieutenant J. B. Nicolson at Torquay on the announcement of his Victoria Cross

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WinifredMaudCoulthurst wasborninSalfordin1887,andwasappointedSisterintheRoyalAirForceNursingServiceinMay1920, advancingtoSeniorSisterintheP.M.R.A.F.N.S.inJanuary1930.CoulthurstwaspromotedtoMatroninJanuary1932,andChiefPrincipalMatron (theequivalentrankofGroupCaptain)inMarch1944.SheservedinBasrah,Iraq;Adenin1929andinPalestinein1936beforeherinitialposting oftheSecondWaratLittleportandtheTorquayPalaceHotelConvalescentHospital.Thefollowingdetailisgivenofhertimeatthelatterin Sky Wards, A History of the Princess Mary’s Royal Air Force Nursing Service by Mary Mackie: ‘TheOfficer’sConvalescentHospitalnow "ourishednearTorquay,intheformerPalaceHotelatBabbacombe.Bytheendof1939ithadachieved itsfullcapacityof249equippedbedsand,afterminoralterations,fourbedroomsonthesecond "oorhadbecomeanoperatingtheatre.Patients recuperating in cosy rooms holding two or three beds, rather than in crowded wards, found the hospital a pleasant spot....

MatronW.M.Coulthurstledanursingteamoftwenty-onemembersoftheP.M.R.A.F.N.S.-fourseniorsisters,tenjuniorsistersandsomeVAD nurses-plusanumberofnursingorderlies.Otherstaff includedR.A.F.doctorsanddentists,administrationandsupportingpersonnel,andabout eighty civilian ancillary workers, most of whom were former hotel employees. Altogether, Torquay gave employment to around 200 people....

Thehospitalbecameknownforitslivelyandoptimisticatmosphere.BBCcorrespondentMacdonaldHastings,writingin LondonCalling,the overseasjournaloftheBBC,inOctober1941,describesitasbeinglikeacountryclub,butwithincomparableamenities:‘woodedgroundswith velvet lawns, tropical trees, luxurious "ower beds... golf course, tennis courts, squash courts, swimming pool, archery butts, and gymnasium.’

Against this idyllic backdrop:

‘Disaster struck on the bitterly cold, wet morning of 25 October 1942. A Sunday morning, around 1100hrs.

Mostofthepatientswereintheirrooms,shaving,dressingorreadingSundaypapers.Domesticstaff tidiedup,kitchenhandspreparedSunday lunch,andnursesreadiedthemselvesfordoctors’rounds.FredPayne,gownedandmasked,wasassistingintheoperatingtheatre.FluffyOgilvie wasonthe $rst "oor...AsFluffyandtheMOwentintothepatients’room,‘webothsaw,throughthelargewindows,Germanplanes,withtheir Swastikas clearly visible. There was no time to be brave or heroic, we dived under the bed...’

Afterpreliminarymachine-gunstra$ng,theenemydroppedhigh-explosive500kilobombs.The $rstscoredadirecthitontheeastwing.The secondlandedintheroad,itsblastshatteringwindows,doorsandpartitionsinthewestwingandseverelydamagingtheoperatingtheatre.Lamps over the operating table fell on to the unconscious patient and a door "ew across the room and knocked out Fred Payne.

The "oorwhereFluffyOgilviehadtakencoverlostitsdoorandwindows.Rainandcoldairrushedin,butallfourpatients,plus doctorandnurse, hadsurvived.Thelatterpairdashedoutintothehallto $nd‘dustandrubbleeverywhereand,wheretherehadbeenafurtherroom,justonebig gapinghole...The $rstbodywecametowasthatof‘Tinkle’Bell.Isawherhandandarmstickingoutbeneaththeheavymasonry.Ialsosaw...two bodies which seemed to be hanging from the girder. The bomb had gone through all the "oors down to the basement...’ Twoplatoonsofthelocalhomeguardhadbeencarryingoutexercisescloseby.Twooftheirnumberdiedintheattackbuttherestcametohelp, alongwithlocalairraidprecautionvolunteers...Throughtherubbleanddust,shiveringagainstthecoldwindsthatsweptthroughshattered windowsandgapingholesinbrickwork,mencarriedladenstretcherstowheredoctorsandnursesmaderapiddiagnoses,applieddressingsand splints, and administered what drugs they could; amid such chaos and destruction they could offer little more than $rst aid....

Nineteenpeopledied,onewasmissing,anotherforty-$vesufferedinjury.HaditnotbeenaSunday,casualtieswouldhavebeenevenworse because many patients would have been in the basement gymnasium and its milk bar, which had been "attened.’

AfterTorquay,andadvancingtoChiefPrincipalMatron,Coulthurstsayextensiveoverseaspostingsfortheremainderofthewar.ChiefPrincipal MatronCoulthurstretiredinJanuary1947.InlaterlifesheresidedatLimehurstStMargaret’sRoad,Altrincham,Cheshire,anddiedattheRoyal In$rmary Manchester in April 1950.

Soldwiththefollowingrelateditemsanddocuments:Ribandbar;namedBuckinghamPalaceenclosureforR.R.C.SecondAwardBar;AirMinistry letterofappreciationontheoccasionofrecipient’sretirement,signedbyPhilipNoel-Baker,thenSecretaryofStateforAir,dated16January 1947; newspaper cuttings and photographic image of recipient; with copied research.

A !nepost-warmilitarydivisionO.B.E.,SecondWar‘1944’night !ghterRadarOperator/Navigator’sD.F.C. groupofsixawardedtoFlightLieutenantK.Dear,RoyalAirForce,who "ewonmanyoperationalsortiesin Beau!ghtersandMosquitoeswithNos125,141and239Squadrons-thelattertwobeingSpecialDuties Squadrons, "ying Serrate operations.Deariscreditedwith3enemyaircraftdestroyed,2damaged,and2 trainsalsodamaged.Bothheandhispilotsfrequentlysufferedheavydamagetotheiraircraft-andon10 April1944,DearandSquadronLeaderJ.S.BoothhadtoparachutetosafetyaftertheirMosquito’s starboard engine had caught !re

TheMostExcellentOrderoftheBritishEmpire,O.B.E.(Military)Officer’s2ndtype,breastbadge,silver-gilt;DistinguishedFlying Cross,G.VI.R.,reverseofficiallydated‘1944’;1939-45Star;AirCrewEuropeStar,1clasp,FranceandGermany;Defenceand War Medals 1939-45, generally good very ne (6) £2,600-£3,000

Provenance: DixNoonanWebb,September2000(anotherincorrectlyassembledgroupwhichwaspossiblynamedupwiththeintenttodeceive, lacking original documentation, and has been subsequently discredited, appeared for sale in 2007)

O.B.E. London Gazette 1 January 1959.

D.F.C. London Gazette 14 November 1944. The original recommendation states:

‘‘FlightLieutenantK.DearjoinedthisSquadronon11.12.44andhas !ownasNavigator/RadiowithS/Ldr.J.S.Booth,D.F.C.,on23operational sortiessincethatdate.PriortojoiningNo.239(B.S.)Squadron,F/Lt.DearhascompletedatourwithNo.125Squadronandcommenceda2nd tourwith141Squadron.HisrecordonarrivalherecomprisedoneJu.88destroyed,oneJu.88damagedandoneMe.110damaged.Histwo victorieswithS/Ldr.Boothon7.7.44whentwoMe.110’sweredestroyednearMeauxandCompiegnebringinghistotaltothreeenemyaircraft destroyed and two damaged.’

KennethDear wasbornin1909atTeddington,Middlesex,andwaseducatedatKingstonGrammarSchool.Hecommencedaircrewtrainingin October1941andjoined125(Newfoundland)SquadroninFebruary1942, !yingasaBeau"ghterRadioObserver.Anight "ghtersquadron,Dear wasprimarilycrewedwithFlightLieutenant(laterSquadronLeader)J.R.A.Baileyashispilot.Despitefrequently !yingonOps,Dear’slogbook oftenstates‘NoTrade’atthispointofthewar.CommissionedintotheR.A.F.V.R.on1July1942,hewascreditedwithdamagingaJu.8820miles westofSwanseaon20September,andshortlyafter0830hourson10November1942shotdownaJu.88intotheNorthSea118mileseastof MontrosewithhispilotFlightLieutenantBailey,butnotwithoutthefollowingbattledamagetotheirownaircraft:‘Holeineachwinginboardof engine-bothsparsdamaged.Twobulletsinportengine.Holeinstarboardsideoftailplane-spardamaged.Twoholesinstarboardperspex,and onethroughhydraulictankandinstrumentpanel.Threeholesalsoinnose...’Spit"resof164Squadron’sBlueSectionescortedthecrippled Beau"ghter safely home to Peterhead.

Completinghis "rsttourinMarch1943,Dearwasrestedwithattachmentstothe415thSquadron,U.S.A.A.C.,atCran"eld,and488(New Zealand)SquadronatAyr.InOctober1943hejoined141SquadronatWittering,andon16December1943,withSquadronLeaderF.Lambert piloting Mosquito 659, damaged an Me.110 in the Berlin area whilst on bomber escort duty.

Serrate Radar operations had begun with 141 Squadron in September 1943, with modi"cations being made all the time:

‘On7Januarythe "rstMosquitowiththenewmodi"cationswas !owntoHat"eldfromWestRaynham for "nalapprovalbydeHavilland,while WingCommanderRobertsdrovetoRadletttoexpeditethedeliveryofnewequipment.Threedayslater,acompletedMosquitowenttoeachof thethree Serrate squadrons.Nos.239and169werestillundertrainingbuttwoMosquitoesin141Squadronwerealofton Serrate dutyon14/15 Januarywhen498bombershitBrunswick,ofwhichastaggeringtotalofthirty-eightfailedtoreturn.Almostpredictablytherewereproblemswith the Serrate Mosquitoes.TheMkIIcrewedbySquadronLeaderFreddieLambertandFlyingOfficerKenDearsufferedaportenginefailure20 milesinlandoftheDutchcoastandwasforcedtolandononeengineatColtishall.’(ConfoundingTheReich,TheRAF’sSecretWarofElectronic Countermeasures in WWII, The Story of 100 (Special Duties) Group RAF Bomber Command 1943-45, by M. W. Bowman and T. Cushing refers) InFebruary1944,DearwaspostedasNavigatorto239(SpecialDuties)Squadron-a Serrate and Perfectos unitof100‘ConfoundandDestroy’ Group,whichwagedwarbyscienti"caswellasconventionalmeans.On10April1944SquadronLeaderJ.S.Boothorderedhimtobaleoutat 6,000feetoverWalsinghamwhentheirMosquito’sstarboardenginecaught "re.Bothpilotandnavigatorlandedsafelytocontinuetheir‘extraroutine’activitieswith239.Dear !ewinalargenumberof Serrate operationsinJune1944,includingonD-Dayitself:‘Serrate -Supportof Bombing Behind Beachhead. Patrol: Dunkirk - Paris - Chartres - Granville - Rouen - Abbeville - Calais’ (Log Book refers).

Onthenightof7July1944,duringasixtyminutepatroloftheParisareainsupportofraidsonVairesandStLeu,DearandBoothpulledoff their celebrateddoubleMe.110kill,andon1Septemberaddedtotheirtallybyin!icting‘Cat.B’damageontrainsnorthofMeppelandsouthof Leeuwarden, Holland. Squadron Leader Dear remained in the R.A.F. until retirement in 1959.

Soldwiththefollowingoriginaldocumentation:2RoyalAirForceObserver’sandAirGunner’sFlyingLookBooks(20October1941-26 February1945and19April1945-17September1960);OriginalCombatReportforInterceptionRaid,10November1942;BuckinghamPalace Investiture Ticket, dated 14 November 1944; with copied research.

Aninterestingpost-War‘Afghanistan’O.B.E.groupofsevenawardedtoLieutenant-ColonelW.H.R. Clifford,RoyalArtillery,late1stPunjabRegiment,IndianArmy,whowasawardedtheM.B.E.(havingbeen originallyrecommendedfortheM.C.)forhisservicesinBurmain1944,andlaterservedasMilitaryAttaché in Kabul

TheMostExcellentOrderoftheBritishEmpire,O.B.E.(Military)Officer’s2ndtypebreastbadge,silver-gilt;IndiaGeneralService 1936-39,1clasp,NorthWestFrontier1936-37(2-Lt.W.H.R.Clifford,3-1PunjabR.);1939-45Star;AfricaStar;BurmaStar; Defence and War Medals 1939-45, with M.I.D. oak leaf, mounted court-style as worn, light contact marks, very ne and better (7) £300-£400

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

TheoriginalRecommendationstates:‘ColonelCliffordhasbeenMilitaryandAirAttachéinKabulforoverthreeyears.DuringthisperiodSoviet penetrationoftheAfghanarmedforces,andcivileconomy,hasbeencontinuous.IthasbeenColonelClifford’stasktoreportonthese penetrations,inthefaceofgreatphysicaldifficultiesasregardstravel,andvigouroussecuritymeasures.Hissuccesshasbeenfargreaterthancould havebeenreasonablyexpected,andhisreportshavebeenoftheutmostvaluetohisAmbassador,theWarOffice,andtheAirMinistry.They have, recently, been of particular value in correcting the inaccurate and tendentious stories circulating in the Press and among our allies.

ColonelCliffordhasmadehimselfanoutstanding #gureinAfghanistan,respectedbytheAfghansandhiscolleaguesalike.Heistheacknowledged leaderandco-ordinatorofthealliedMilitaryAttachés,asaresultofwhichthe $owofintelligenceisfargreater,andmoreaccurate,thanifheand theyhadworkedalone.TheAirMinistryhaveparticularlydrawnattentiontothehighstandardandenergyofhisworkontheirbehalf.Hehas done, and is doing, an excellent job in a remote post, and he is recommended, very strongly, for the award of the O.B.E.’

M.B.E. London Gazette 15 November 1945.

TheoriginalRecommendation(originallyforaMilitaryCross)states:‘Arakan.MajorCliffordwasBrigadeMajorof51IndianInfantryBrigadeuntilit leftAkyabattheendofJanuary1945.ThisBrigadewasinvolvedintheheavyceaseless #ghtingsouthofLaungdawforthreemonthsinthespring of1944anditthensufferedoversixhundredcasualties.Attheendofthe1944monsoontheBrigadestartedaseriesofoperationswhich resultedinclearingtheenemyfromthecountryeastoftheTunnelsandopeningtheroads.TheBrigadelaterclearedthespineoftheMayurange from the Tunnels to the Foul Point. During these operations, the Brigade suffered over one hundred casualties. Workingoftenunderthemostadverseofconditions,frequentlyunder #re,MajorCliffordneverfailedefficientlytokeepthemachineryofthe Brigaderunningsmoothlyandalwayshadthefullestcon#denceofhisownandunitcommanders.HehasprovedthroughouttobeaStaff Officer and a Commander of Brigade HQ of exceptional courage and determination. Thegrantofthedecorationsforwhichheisnowrecommendedwouldundoubtedlygivethegreatestsatisfactiontoeveryofficerandmaninthe Brigade.’

M.I.D. London Gazette 30 December 1941 and 15 December 1942.

WilliamHenryReginaldClifford wascommissionedSecondLieutenant,IndianArmy,on30January1936,andwaspostedtothe 3rd Battalion,1stPunjabRegiment.HeservedwiththemthroughouttheSecondWorldWar,aspartof51stIndianInfantryBrigade,andforhis serviceswastwiceMentionedinDespatches,waspromotedActingMajor,andwascreatedaMemberoftheOrderoftheBritishEmpireforhis servicesinBurma.TransferringtotheRoyalArtilleryfollowingIndianIndependence,hewaspromotedMajoron23August1948,andLieutenantColonelon1January1957,andservedinanIntelligencecapacityasMilitaryandAirAttachéinAfghanistanduringthelate1950s,duringaperiod ofSovietpenetrationintothecountry’smilitaryandcivilianinfrastructure,forwhichserviceshewasappointedanOfficeroftheOrderofthe British Empire in the 1961 New Year’s Honours’ List.

A post-War O.B.E. group of nine awarded Harold Ringshaw, Royal Fleet Auxiliary

TheMostExcellentOrderoftheBritishEmpire,O.B.E.(Military)Officer’s1sttypebreastbadge,silver-gilt;1939-45Star;Atlantic Star;BurmaStar;ItalyStar;WarMedal1939-45;Korea1950-53,1stissue(H.Ringshaw);U.N.Korea1950-54,unnamedasissued; Coronation 1953, unnamed as issued, mounted court-style as worn, the Second War stars gilded, otherwise very ne (9) £360-£440

O.B.E. London Gazette, 1 January 1955.

HaroldRingshaw wasborninBrighton,Sussex,on22July1897.HejoinedtheRoyalFleetAuxiliaryandwasappointedChiefEngineer,serving inTankersinR.F.A. Mixol,R.F.A. GrayRanger,andR.F.A. Orangeleaf duringtheSecondWorldWar.HelaterservedduringtheKoreanWarand was awarded the O.B.E. in 1955. He died, aged 71, in Droxford, Hampshire, on 11 June 1969.

Sold together with copied research and Second World War medal entitlement.

Aninter-WarM.B.E.groupoffourawardedtoAssistantCommissaryandLieutenantE.Wilson,Indian Miscellaneous List

TheMostExcellentOrderoftheBritishEmpire,M.B.E.(Military)Member’s1sttypebreastbadge,silver,hallmarksforLondon 1928;BritishWarMedal1914-20(S.Condr.E.C.Wilson.I.M.L.);ArmyL.S.&G.C.,G.V.R.,1stissue(Staff Sergt.E.Wilson.I.M.L.); ArmyMeritoriousServiceMedal,G.V.R.,1stissue(S.Sgt.E.Wilson.I.M.L.)mountedcourt-stylefordisplay, nearlyextremely ne (4) £300-£400

M.B.E. LondonGazette 3June1929:AssistantCommissaryandLieutenantErnestWilson,IndianMiscellaneousList,Superintendent,GeneralStaff Branch, Army Headquarters, India.

ErnestWilson wasawardedtheMeritoriousServiceMedalfor‘HomeService’inIndiaduringtheGreatWar.HedidnotqualifyforaVictory Medal.

TheMostExcellentOrderoftheBritishEmpire,M.B.E.(Military)Member’s1sttypebreastbadge,silver,hallmarksforLondon 1919, good very ne £80-£100

TheMostExcellentOrderoftheBritishEmpire,M.B.E.(Civil)Member’s1sttypebreastbadge,silver,hallmarksforLondon1916,

£80-£100

AscarceSecondWar1941militarydivisionM.B.E.,‘Mesopotamia1921’M.S.M.,andMessinaEarthquake 1908groupofnineawardedSquadronLeaderA.E.Dobson,RoyalAirForce,latePettyOfficerTelegraphist, RoyalNavy-aveteranofthebattlesofHeligolandBightandDoggerBank,whowentontobecomea wirelessexpertservingwithdistinctioninMesopotamiaandduringtheChanakCrisisof1922.Hewaslater crucialforthewirelesstrainingofPolish "yingandgroundpersonnelatthePolishDepot,May1940September 1942

TheMostExcellentOrderoftheBritishEmpire,M.B.E.(Military)Member’s2ndtype,breastbadge,silver;1914-15Star(233562 A.E.Dobson,P.O.Tel.,R.N.);BritishWarandVictoryMedals(233562A.E.Dobson.P.O.Tel.R.N.);GeneralService1918-62,1 clasp,Iraq(334604.F/Sgt.A.E.Dobson.R.A.F.);DefenceandWarMedals1939-45;RoyalAirForceMeritoriousServiceMedal, G. V.R.(334604F/Sjt.A.E.Dobson.R.A.F.);MessinaEarthquakeMedal1908,silver,unnamedasissued,mountedoncardfordisplay, polished, generally nearly very ne or better (9) £1,000-£1,400

M.B.E. London Gazette 1 January 1942. The original recommendation states:

‘PolishDepot,Blackpool.ThisofficerhasbeenemployedassignalsofficeratthePolishDepotsinceDecember1939andhasbeenresponsiblefor allwirelesstrainingofPolish "yingandgroundpersonnel.IntheearlystagesoftheformationandbuildingupofthePolishorganisationinGreat Britainthedifficultiesinconnectionwiththeintakeofalliedpersonnel,languageproblems,thetrainingofinstructorsandthegradualconversionof instructioninPolishtoinstructioninEnglish,coupledwiththehandicapofalackofequipment,weregreatandnumerous.Throughoutthatperiod FlightLieutenantDobsonexhibitedobedienceandefficiencyand,bypraiseworthyperseverance,hehassucceededindevelopingawirelesstraining organisation which has met the heavy demands of Polish operational units.’

M.S.M. London Gazette 21 October 1921:

‘For distinguished service in the #eld in Mesopotamia.’

The original recommendation states:

‘Forhisuntiringenergy,skillanddevotiontoduty.ThisN.C.O.asseniorW/TMechanichasbeenlargelyinstrumentalinkeepingupthenumerous W/TstationsoftheR.A.F.andintrainingthenewoperatorsontheirarrival.WithoutthisN.C.O.’suntiringwork,communicationwithallthe stationsoftheR.A.F.couldnothavebeenkeptup,especiallyduringthehotweather,whenmanyofthemechanicswereincapacitatedbysickness and partially trained men had to take their place.’

AlbertEdwardDobson wasborntoBritishparentsinNewhaven,Connecticut,UnitedStatesofAmericainApril1889.HejoinedtheRoyal NavyasaBoySecondClassinApril1905,andadvancedtoOrdinarySeamaninApril1907.SubsequentserviceincludedasaTelegraphistwith H. M.S. Minerva,22September1908-17October1910,duringwhichtimeshewasengagedintheMessinaEarthquakeemergency(medalcon!rmed in Angels in Blue Jackets).

DobsonadvancedtoLeadingTelegraphistinApril1911,andtoPettyOfficerTelegraphistinJanuary1915.GreatWarserviceincludedwiththe cruiserH.M.S. Falmouth,20April1914-1May1916,duringwhichtimeshewasengagedinthebattlesofHeligolandBightandDoggerBank. DobsonservedwiththebattleshipH.M.S. Superb,8July1916-31March1918.HewasdischargedfromtheRoyalNavyoncompletionofhis engagement in April 1919.

DobsonenlistedintheRoyalAirForceasaWirelessOperatorintherankofFlightSergeantinAugust1919.Hewasmoreorlessearmarked immediatelyforoverseasservice,arrivinginIndiainNovember1919,andthenbeingpostedtoBasrah,Iraq(HQ31Wing)inJanuary1920. Dobsonwasidenti!edasanexpertinwirelesstransmissionandhadvariousattachments,oneof3monthswith55Squadron,thenAircraftPark andlateronto208SquadroninMarch1922.Hisrecordofservicegivesdetailsofaircrewpayandairgunner’spayanditisobviousthathis pioneeringradiotrialsrequiredhimto #y.Heservedwith208SquadronaspartofthenewlyconstitutedBritishForcesinTurkey,andwas present with them in September 1922 during the Chanak Crisis.

208SquadronwerepartoftheConstantinopleWingwhichmovedtoTurkeyaspartofthe !rstrapiddeploymentoperationundertakenbythe RoyalAirForce.ThistimelymovementofseveraldispersedsquadronsprovedenoughofadeterrenttoanencroachingTurkeyastoavert anotherwar betweenthetwonations.Dobson’sM.S.M.wasgazettedinOctober1921,butwasnotpresentedtohimuntilaninvestitureparade held in Constantinople by Group Captain P. M. F. Fellowes, Commander of the R.A.F. Wing in Turkey. DobsonremainedinTurkeywith25Squadron,beforereturningtotheUKinSeptember1923.HeservedwithNo.84GroupinEgypt, December1926-February1930,beforeretiringforasecondtime,asWarrantOfficer,inJune1931.Dobsonvolunteeredforservicewiththe outbreakoftheSecondWorldWar,andwasgrantedacommissionasaPilotOfficerintheRoyalAirForceVolunteerReserveinNovember 1939.HeadvancedtoSquadronLeaderandservedintheTechnicalBranch(Signals),seeingavarietyofstationandstaff postingsincludingwiththe Polish Depot, May 1940 - September 1942. Squadron Leader Dobson died in August 1966.

Soldwiththefollowingoriginalrelateddocuments:Bestowaldocumentforrecipient’sM.B.E.,dated1January1942;namedenclosureforM.B.E.; contemporarybookletentitled Iraq,PhotographicStudiesByOliverF.Butler; photographicimageofrecipientinuniformwithhisfamily,andcopied service papers and research.

189

A Second War M.B.E. group of "ve awarded to Captain G. N. H. Sheffield, Essex Regiment

TheMostExcellentOrderoftheBritishEmpire,M.B.E.(Military)Member’s2ndtypebreastbadge,silver;IndiaGeneralService 1908-35,1clasp,NorthWestFrontier1930-31(Lieut.G.N.H.Sheffield.EssexR.);1939-45Star;DefenceandWarMedals 1939 -45 mounted court-style for display, nearly extremely ne (5) £240-£280

M.B.E. London Gazette 11 July 1940.

TheoriginalRecommendationstates:‘Byhisunceasinghardwork,energy,andforethought,CaptainSheffieldhasalwaysmaintainedtheTransport oftheBattalioninaveryhighstateofefficiency.Inspiteofwidelydispersedattachments,inferioraccommodation,andveryadverseweather conditions,thenumberofvehicleswhichhavehadtobesentawayforrepairisnegligible.Thisisentirelyduetohispowersoforganisation,and the high standard of technical efficiency which he sets himself and enacts from those under his command.’

GeorgeNelsonHockeySheffield wascommissionedSecondLieutenantintheEssexRegimenton3September1926,andservedwiththe 2nd Battalion as part of the British Expeditionary Force during the Second World War.

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A post-War ‘Civil Division’ M.B.E. group of four awarded to Sergeant S. P. Hardy, South Wales Borderers

TheMostExcellentOrderoftheBritishEmpire,M.B.E.(Civil)Member’s2ndtypebreastbadge,silver;IndiaGeneralService 1936 -39,1clasp,NorthWestFrontier1936-37(Sgt.S.P.Hardy,S.W.B.);DefenceandWarMedals1939-45;togetherwithaR.A.O.B. ‘FarEastLodge’MasonicJewel,thereverseengraved‘Bro.S.P.Hardy9th.Oct.1934’;andanA.C.C.MedalforDistinguished Service, with 5 Year clasp, the reverse engraved ‘S. P. Hardy 1966’, about extremely ne (6)

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ArareGreatWarJuly1917‘CanalBank,Ypres’Tunneller’sM.C.groupoffourawardedtoCaptainE.J.Q. Dickson,255thTunnellingCompany,RoyalEngineers,whowaskilledinactionontheWesternFronton26 October 1917

MilitaryCross,G.V.R.,unnamedasissued,incaseofissue;1914-15Star(2.Lieut.E.J.Q.DicksonR.E.);BritishWarandVictory Medals,withM.I.D.oakleaves(Capt.E.J.Q.Dickson.);MemorialPlaque(EdwardJohnQuayleDickson)incardenvelope, some verdigris to plaque, otherwise nearly extremely ne (5) £1,800-£2,200

Provenance: Dreweatt Neate, October 2007.

M.C. London Gazette 17 September 1917:

‘Forconspicuousgallantryanddevotiontodutyontwooccasions,inenteringadug-outwhichhadbeenwreckedbyhostileshell !re,extricating thevictims,carryingthemtothedressingstation300yardsaway,underheavyandcontinuousshell !re.Bythispromptandgallantactionheand hisN.C.O.werethedirectmeansofsavingmanylives,astheplacewasagainhitdirectlyafterhisworkwascompleted.Hehasfrequentlyproved himself an extremely gallant officer, with an utter disregard for danger when assisting others.’

Annotated Gazette states: ‘‘Canal Bank, Ypres 2nd July 1917’.

EdwardJohnQuayleDickson wasbornon30ofJanuary1889,thesonofCaptainJohnQuayleDickson,D.S.O.,ofCastletown,IsleofMan, andwaseducatedatKing’sCollegeSchoolLondon,wherehewaspartoftheCadetCorpsandhadshotaBisley,beforeattendingStAndrew’s College,Grahamstown,SouthAfricabetween1908and1912.HethenstudiedatCamborneSchoolofMinesinCornwall,gainingadiploma,prior totakingupworkasaMiningEngineer.In1912heworkedforatimeinMexicoasAssistantattheElOroMine,andthenbetween1913and 1915 as Chief Assistant Manager at the Dos Estrellas Mine.

Givenhispracticalexperience,whensuchskillsbecameingreatdemandontheWesternFront,DicksonwassooncommissionedSecond LieutenantwiththeTunnellingCompaniesoftheRoyalEngineersinlateOctober1915.Hislettersofapplicationforacommissionnotedthat‘His knowledgeofminingissound,andincludesSurfaceandUndergroundSurveying,Timbering,BlastingandDriving’that‘hehadawideexperienceof handling men’.

DicksonwasawardedtheMilitaryCrossforconspicuousgallantryatCanalBank(Boesinghe)inJuly1917,havingsaved‘manylives’byevacuating casualtiesfromthelargedugoutsthere,whichwerebeingregularlyshelled.HewassubsequentlykilledinactionontheWesternFronton26 October 1917 and is buried in Lijssenthoek Military Cemetery, Belgium.

Soldwiththerecipient’soriginalcommissiondocument;aBronzePrizeMedal,incaseofissuebyWyon,‘VictorLudorum’reverseengraved‘E.J. Dickson,1908’;abronze-gilt‘ForMyCountry’broochpin;variouspagesfrom‘TheBalkanNews’,‘TheTimes’an‘YorkshirePost’newspapers;a ‘ParliamentaryDebates-HouseofCommons–Monday3rdofAugust,1914’bookletdetailingthedeclarationofwar,andothercopiedresearch, including a photographic image of the recipient.

For the medals awarded to the recipient’s father and uncle, see Lots 178 and 236.

AGreatWarM.C.andIraqoperationsM.I.D.groupoffourawardedtoLieutenantT.C.Thompson,4th Battalion,RoyalFusiliers,forgallantryinthecaptureofanestofmachine-gunsatRibecourton27 September 1918

MilitaryCross,G.V.R.,thereverseinscribed‘Lieut.T.C.ThompsonM.C.4thRoyalFusiliersRibecourtSept.27.1918’;BritishWar andVictoryMedals(2.Lieut.T.C.Thompson.);GeneralService1918-62,1clasp,Iraq,withM.I.D.oakleaves(Lieut.T.C. Thompson) mounted as worn, very ne (4) £1,200-£1,600

M.C. London Gazette 1 February 1919:

‘FormostconspicuousgallantryduringtheattackonRibecourton27thSeptember,1918,whenthecompanywasheldupbyheavymachine-gun !refromanenemymachine-gunnest.Undercoverof !reoftherestofthecompanythisofficerrushedforwardandcapturedthenestof machine-guns. The total captures of this movement were six machine guns, one trench mortar, and over 100 prisoners. He did magni!cent work.’

M.I.D. London Gazette 9 September 1921 (Iraq Operations 1919-20).

ThomasCoverleyThompson wasbornon25May1899.Hejoinedthe4thRoyalFusiliersinDecember1917,andservedinFranceand BelgiumfromMaytoNovember1918.HebecameLieutenantintheRoyalSignalson12June1919andservedwiththemduringtheIraq Operations of 1919-20 (despatches, Medal with clasp).

Ascarce‘AfghanistanNorthFrontier1919’M.C.groupofthreeawardedtoLieutenantH.A.Kemp-Welch, 1/7th Battalion, Hampshire Regiment (T.F.), attached 263rd Company, Machine Gun Corps

MilitaryCross,G.V.R.,unnamedasissued;BritishWarMedal1914-20(Lieut.H.A.Kemp-Welch.);IndiaGeneralService1908-35, 1clasp,AfghanistanN.W.F.1919(Lieut.H.A.Kemp-Welch,Hamps.R.)togetherwith3relatedminiatureawards,theI.G.S. lacking clasp, mounted for wear, generally good very ne (3) £1,200-£1,600

M.C. London Gazette 3 August 1920:

‘For valuable services rendered in the Field in the Afghan War, 1919.’

HerbertAnnesleyKemp-Welch wasthesonofJohnKemp-WelchofSopleyPark,Christchurch.Kemp-Welchwascommissionedinthe 1/7thBattalion,HampshireRegiment(T.F.)andwaspostedforservicewith‘C’CompanytoIndia.HewasattachedtotheMachineGunCorpsin thesummerof1917.Kemp-Welchwasattachedtothe263rdCompany,M.G.C.forserviceontheNorthWestFrontier(M.C.).Inlaterlifehe resided at The Homestead, Sopley, Christchurch, and died in December 1975.

Sold with copied research.

AGreatWar‘Ypres’M.C.groupoffourawardedtoLieutenantJ.E.Dixon,8thBattalion,SouthStaffordshire Regiment,whowasseverelywoundednearYpresonStValentine’sDay1916,onwhichoccasionhewonhis Military Cross

MilitaryCross,G.V.R.,thereverseinscribed(Lieut.J.E.Dixon,8thSouthStaffs.Regt.“TheBluff”Ypres,Feb.14th1916);1914-15 Star (2.Lieut. J. E. Dixon. S. Staff. R.); British War and Victory Medals (Lieut. J. E. Dixon.) mounted as worn, very ne (4) £1,000-£1,400

M.C. London Gazette 30 March 1916: ‘Forconspicuousgallantry.Whenhistrenchhadbeenveryheavilyshelledfortwohours,andheheardthattheenemywereadvancingonhisright, hewentovertheparapetandcrawledforward,underheavyri!e "re,toseeiftheywerepreparingforanattackonhisowntrench.Hewasbadly wounded.’

JamesEricDixon wasborninBurnley,Lancashire,on23October1890,andenlistedforthe1stBirminghamBattalionoftheRoyal WarwickshireRegimenton22September1914,aged23years11months,atwhichtimehewasateacheratHandsworthCollege,Birmingham. HewasappointedLanceCorporal,promotedtoCorporal,andappointedLanceSergeant,allon19October1914,anddischargedon appointmenttoacommissionintheSouthStaffordshireRegimenton24November1914.HeservedinFranceandFlandersfromJuly1915until he was severely wounded near Ypres on 14 February 1916, on which occasion he won his Military Cross.

Sold with further research including copies from his correspondence "le concerning his wounds.

AnOrderofSt.JohnofJerusalemand‘E.II.R.’militarydivisionB.E.M.groupoffourawardedtoChief Technician E. M. W. Wingrave, Women’s Royal Air Force - a unique combination to the W.R.A.F.

TheOrderofSt.JohnofJerusalem,ServingSister’s,shoulderbadge, 1sttype(1892-1939),circularbadgewithwhiteenamelcross withheraldicbeastsinanglesraisedabovethebackground,with whiteenameldamage;BritishEmpireMedal,(Military)E.II.R. (2004433Ch.Tech.EtheldredaM.W.Wingrave,W.R.A.F.);DefenceandWarMedals1939-45,mountedoncardfordisplay, otherwise generally very ne or better (4) £400-£500

Order of St. John of Jerusalem, Serving Sister London Gazette 25 June 1954.

B.E.M. London Gazette 1 January 1955.

EtheldredaMarionWyattWingrave wasregisteredasaNurseinFebruary1924,havinggainedhercerti!catefromtheMiddlesexHospital, London.Inthe1930ssheresidedat41aHarringtonRoad,SouthKensington,London,andwasemployedasaBio-PhysicalAssistantunderthe auspicesoftheSocietyofApothecariesofLondontoprovideelectricaltreatmentandactinotherapy.WingravesubsequentlyservedasaChief Technician in the Women’s Royal Air Force.

ArareFirstBoerWar1881‘SiegeofPotchefstroom’D.C.M.pairawardedtoDriverAlfredPead,Royal Artillery,forgallantryinrescuingaseverelywoundedmanunderheavy !reandsuccessfullybringinghim into the fort in safety

DistinguishedConductMedal,V.R.(Driv:A.Pead.R.A.22ndJany.1881.);SouthAfrica1877-79,1clasp,1879(4754.Driv:A.Pead. 5th Bde. R.A.) scroll suspension on the second a little bent, edge bruising and contact marks, otherwise about very ne (2) £8,000-£10,000

Provenance: City Coins Postal Auction, September 2003.

D.C.M. Recommendation submitted to the Queen, 21 September 1882; Royal Artillery Regimental Order No. 59 of December 1882:

‘HerMajesty,ontherecommendationofHisRoyalHighnesstheField-MarshalCommandinginChief,hasbeenpleasedtoapproveofthegrant of...silvermedals(withoutannuityorgratuity)totheundermentionedmeninrecognitionofgallantconductperformedbythemduringthe investment of Potchefstroom by the Boers, viz.:-

No. 10205, Driver R. Gibson, N Battery, 4th Brigade, Royal Artillery.

No. 10127, Trumpeter N. H. Martin, N Battery, 4th Brigade, Royal Artillery.

No. 16832, Driver A. Pead, T Battery, 1st Brigade, Royal Artillery.’

InareportsubmittedbyMajorC.Thornhill,OfficerCommandingtheRoyalArtilleryatPotchefstroom,dated23March1881,herecordsas follows:

“FurtherIhavetobringtoyourattentiontheconspicuousgallantryofDriversGibsonandPeadandTrumpterMartin,whoontheoccasionofthe attackonthetrenchesonthe22ndJanuarywentoutundertheveryheavy "re,andatgreatPersonalriskcarriedin2woundedmen.Inthe "rst instanceDvr.GibsonandTrumpeterMartincarriedinDvr.WalshN/5R.A.whoIregrettosayhassincediedofhiswounds-andinthesecond instanceDvr.GibsonandDvr.PeadcarriedinPrivateColvin2/21stRoyalScotsFus.-Dvr.Gibsonthusbeingpresentinbothinstanceswhich occurred within a few moments of each other. These acts speak of themselves without any further comment of mine.”

Driver Alfred Pead was subsequently wounded at Potchefstroom on 1 February 1882. ThemedalwaspresentedbytheQueenatWindsorCastleon8December1882,thefollowingreportbeingpublishedin TheIpswichJournal, on 12 December:

‘THEGARRISON-OnFridaylast,MrPead,latedriverFBattery1stBrigadeRoyalArtillery,andformerlystationedhere,receivedinstructionsto proceedtoWindsortoreceivethemedalfordistinguishedconductinthe "eld,foranactofbraveryperformedduringthelatecampaigninSouth Africa.Thefollowingisabriefaccountofthecircumstances-InFebruary (sic),1881,asmalldetachmentoftheBritishForcesoftheRoyal Artilleryand21stFusiliersoccupiedatfortatPotchefstroom.TheBoersheldasapnotfaroff andgreatlytroubledoursmalldetachment. Volunteerswerecalledfortotryanddislodgetheenemy.Twentymen,undercommandofLieut.Hay,21stFusiliers,immediatelycameforward. Theattackwasonthewholesuccessful.OnemanwasseverelywoundedwhenDriversPeadandGibsonandTrumpeterMartin,underveryheavy "refromtheenemy,succeededinbringingthewoundedmanintothefortinsafety.DriverGibsonandTrumpeterMartinsharedthehonourof each receiving a medal at Windsor. Mr Pead is, we believe, a native of Ipswich.’

AlfredPead attestedfortheRoyalArtilleryon13October1870,aged19,andwaspostedto“F”Battery,18 Brigade.Hesubsequently transferredto“M”Battery,2Brigade(No.1899)andthento“A”Battery,5Brigadeon1March1879(No.4754);toCapeofGoodHope,11 March 1879, and joined N/5 Brigade in South Africa, ‘being engaged against the Zulus’.

“A”Batterysubsequentlybecame“T”Battery,1Brigade,andPeadservedwiththisbatteryduringtheFirstBoerWar(No.16832)untilinvalided fromSouthAfricaon3June1881,aboardthemailsteamer CastleDuart toNetlyHospitalandthentoDepot5BrigadeatWoolwich.On7 October 1882, Pead was discharged time expired to Ipswich.

Note:AwardsforgallantanddistinguishedservicesduringtheFirstBoerWaramountedtosixV.C.s;oneC.B.;fourR.R.C.s;oneC.G.M.,and20 D. C.M.s. No campaign medal, however, was issued.

Soldoriginalcuttingfrom TheIpswichJournal,asquotedabove,andwithfullresearchincludingmusterdetailsandcopiesoftherelevantWar O

ce records from The National Archives.

AGreatWarD.C.M.groupoffourawardedtoLieutenantD.Shimmin,RoyalFieldArtillery,laterEgyptian Labour Corps, who was Mentioned in Despatches

DistinguishedConductMedal,G.V.R.(89828Dvr:D.Shimmin.D.Bty:97/Bde:R.F.A.);1914-15Star(89828Dvr.D.Shimmin. R.F. A.); British War and Victory Medals (Lieut. D. Shimmin.) mounted as worn, edge bruise to DCM, generally very ne and better (4) £600-£800

D.C.M. London Gazette 11 March 1916:

‘Forconspicuousgallantryintwicetraversinganopenspaceunderheavyshell-!reinordertofetchstretcher-bearerstoassistinmovingfroma trench an officer and a party of telephonists, all of whom, except himself, had been wounded.’

M.I.D. London Gazette 16 January 1918.

DonaldShimmin attestedfortheRoyalFieldArtilleryandservedwiththe97thBrigadeduringtheGreatWarontheWesternFrontfrom9 September1915.AwardedtheDistinguishedConductMedal,hewascommissionedSecondLieutenantintheEgyptianLabourCorpson16March 1917, and was subsequently Mentioned in Despatches and promoted Lieutenant.

A "neGreatWar1915‘Frenchtheatre’D.C.M.groupofsevenawardedtoWarrantOfficerClass2G.R. Jolliffe, 1/2nd Hampshire Army Troops Company, Royal Engineers (T.F.)

DistinguishedConductMedal,G.V.R.(134C.S.Mjr:G.R.Jolliffe.1/2Hants:A.T.Co:R.E.-T.F.);Queen’sSouthAfrica1899-1902, 4clasps,CapeColony,OrangeFreeState,Transvaal,Laing’sNek(6106Sapr.G.Jolliffe.R.E.);1914-15Star(134,C.S.Mjr.G.R. Jolliffe.R.E.);BritishWarandVictoryMedals(134W.O.Cl.2.G.R.Jolliffe.R.E.);DefenceMedal;TerritorialForceEfficiency Medal,E.VII.R.,withSecondAwardBar(134Sjt:G.R.Jolliffe.Hants:(FTS.)R.E.)mountedforwear, polished,contactmarks, generally good ne or better, scarce combination (7) £1,400-£1,800

D.C.M. London Gazette 14 January 1916 (citation details appearing in London Gazette 11 March 1916): ‘Forconspicuousgallantry;heassistedhisOfficertocollectandorganisestragglers.Healsogotammunitiontothe "ringlineunderveryhot "re.’ [Cambrin Area]

GeorgeRobertJolliffe servedwiththe1stHampshire,RoyalEngineersduringtheSecondBoerWar.Here-enlistedintheHampshire (Fortress),RoyalEngineersinApril1908(awardedtheT.F.E.M.inApril1911,andtheSecondAwardBarinNovember1920).Jolliffeservedduring theGreatWarwiththethe1/2ndHampshireArmyTroopsCompany,RoyalEngineers(T.F.)intheFrenchtheatreofwarfrom18January1915 (entitled to Silver War Badge). He advanced to Warrant Officer Class 2, and was discharged, 6 June 1919. Soldwiththefollowingrelatedoriginaldocuments:2Warrants,dated5April1918and2May1924;namedHonourableDischargeCerti"cate;a copyof “O.H.M.S.”AnIllustratedRecordoftheVoyageofS.S.“TintagelCastle”ConveyingTwelveHundredSoldiersFromSouthamptontoCapeTown March1900,recordedandillustratedbyW.McLean(Surgeon)andE.H.Shackleton(ThirdOfficer),inwhichtherecipientislistedontherollas havingtakenpartinthevoyage,insidecoverannotatedinpencil‘Compy.Sergt.MajorG.R.JolliffeD.C.M.18MadelineRd,Peters"eld,Hants.’,in fragile condition; coloured photograph of recipient in uniform wearing his Q.S.A.; and copied research.

ArareSecondWar‘Somalilandoperations’D.C.M.groupofsixawardedtoAskariSimon,2ndBattalion, King’s African Ri!es, for his gallantry during the famous defence of the Tug Argan Pass in August 1940

DistinguishedConductMedal,G.VI.R.(5424AskariSimon.K.A.Rif.);1939-45Star;AfricaStar;BurmaStar;DefenceandWar Medals 1939-45, contact marks, generally very ne (6) £1,400-£1,800

K.A.R. D.C.M. London Gazette 11 February 1941:

‘In recognition of gallant and distinguished services in Somaliland’ Oneofeleven‘African’D.C.M.sgazettedin1941(fourtotheKing’sAfricanRi!es;threetotheSomalilandCamelCorps;andfourtothe NorthernRhodesiaRegiment).On18June1942theAfricanD.C.M.wasabolished,withtheRegimentsconcernedinsteadreceivingthe ‘Imperial’(British)D.C.M.,andtheawardofSimon’sKing’sAfricanRi!esD.C.M.wascancelledandreplacedwiththeImperialD.C.M.inthe London Gazette 21 July 1942.

TheoriginalRecommendationstates:‘Somaliland.Outstandinggallantryinthefaceoftheenemyon12August[1940]intheMirgoPass.This youngsoldierdisplayedremarkablecoolnessandcourageinreturningwithhissectioncommandertoretrieveaboxofBrenGunmagazinesleft behind when the enemy had overrun his section position.’

Simon,sonofMuhowa,amemberoftheNguruTribe,wasborninTwangaVillage,MlanjeDistrict,andattestedfortheKing’sAfricanRi!esat Zombaon12October1939.Heservedwiththe1st/2ndBattalionduringtheSecondWorldWarinSomaliland,EastAfrica,andCeylon,andwas awardedtheDistinguishedConductMedalforhisgallantryduringtheItalianinvasionofBritishSomalilandinAugust1940. AskarisatWarin Abyssinia gives the following account:

‘AfewweeksafterthesiegeofMoyale,theItaliansinvadedBritishSomalilandwithanarmyof25,000men,27tanks,100armouredcars,andat least20bigguns.Ourlittlearmyconsistedof1,500men,whocamefromBritain,India,andEastAfrica.ThereweretheSomalilandCamelCorps, the1stNorthernRhodesianRegiment,the2ndBattalion,King’sAfricanRi!es,andtheEastAfricanLightBattery.OncametheItalians,through Hargeisa(theheadquartersofourgovernment),throughKodiYera,intothemountains,anddowntowardsthecoastalplains.Here,ontheroad fromHargeisatoBerbera,theytheyhadtopassthroughanarrowplacecalledtheTugArganGapandtheretheyfoundourforceswaitingfor them.Wewereoutnumberedby15to1,butourmenweredeterminedthattheenemyshouldnotgetthroughthepassuntiltheyhadhadto "ghtforitveryhard.AtthistimetheItalianshadnotyetbecomedemoralisedbymanydefeatsandtheystillthoughtthattheywerebraveand skilful "ghters.Theysurgedforwardlikewildebeestechargingblindly,buttheAfricanAskariswerelikelions-braveandcunning.Manyofthe Africansoldiers wereawardedD.C.M.sfortheircourageinthisbattle.PrivateRonald,2/K.A.R.,remainedathispostwithhismortarunderheavy artillery "re,regardlessofhisownsafety,andseta "neexampletohiscomrades.Lateron,whentheonlyEuropeanavailablewasinthe observationpost,hekepthismortarinactionwiththegreatestskillandcoolness.ThentherewereLance-CorporalRaphaelandPrivateSimon, both2/K.A.R.,whoin!ictedmanycasualtiesontheenemyby "ringtheirBrengunswithgreatdevotiontoduty.Lateron12August,whentheir platoonwasforcedtowithdraw,theyreturnedtotheirgunposition,andrescuedaboxofBrengunammunition.Intheend,inspiteofthe Italians’ efforts, nearly all the 1st Northern Rhodesian Regiment and 2nd King’s African Ri!es got safely away to Berbera.’

For his defence of ‘Observation Hill’ at the Tug Argan Pass, Captain Eric Wilson of the Somaliland Camel Corps was awarded the Victoria Cross. Sold with copied record of service and other research.

A K.P.M. pair awarded to Deputy Chief Constable A. Waghorn, East Sussex Constabulary

King’sPoliceMedal,G.V.R.,1stissue(Supt.&DeputyCh.C.AlbertWaghorn.EastSussexConstabulary);Coronation1911, CountyandBoroughPolice(Supert.AlbertWaghorn.DeputyChiefConstable.EastSussex.);togetherwithaJubilee1935, unnamed as issued, believed to have been awarded to the recipient’s son, good very ne (3) £500-£700

K.P.M. London Gazette, 1 January 1925.

AlbertWaghorn joinedtheEastSussexConstabularyaround1879.AppointedDeputyChiefConstablein1909,hewasoneofelevenEast SussexPoliceOfficerstobeawardedtheCoronation1911CountyandBoroughPoliceMedal.HewasawardedtheK.P.M.afterhavingcompleted 46 years exemplary service distinguished by special merit and ability.

SoldtogetherwithafadedcopyofthegazetteentryforK.P.M.withoriginalcitation,andtheawardcerti"catefortheSilverJubileeMedal1935, named to Superintendent Albert Waghorn.

AGreatWarD.S.M.groupoffourawardedtoChiefStokerH.C.Tibble,RoyalNavy,along-served submarinerdecoratedforhispartin J5 duringOperation'BB',thedaringplanto‘!ushout’enemy submarinesneartheirbases;hissubmarinehadpreviouslyhadthegoodfortunetoescapea'blue-on-blue' torpedo from Captain Naismith, later of V.C. fame, during the Cuxhaven Raid on Christmas Day 1914 DistinguishedServiceMedal,G.V.R.(278813.H.C.Tibble,Sto.P.O.SubmarineService1917.);BritishWarandVictoryMedals (278813H.C.Tibble.Ch.Sto.R.N.)theVictoryMedalwithofficiallyre-impressednaming;NavalL.S.&G.C.,G.V.R.,1stissue (278813. H. C. Tibble, Ch. Sto. H.M.S. Titania.) contact marks, otherwise very ne (4) £1,000-£1,400

D.S.M. London Gazette 9 November 1917: ‘For services in submarines in enemy waters.’

HenryCharlesTibble wasbornatBattersea,Londonon14November1875,thethirdsonofAndrewandFrancesTibble.Heenlistedinthe RoyalNavyon22January1895,atPortsmouthandsawextensiveserviceaboardawiderangeofshipsandshorebases,includingthecruiser Tauranga whichservedinAustralianwaters.Returninghome,hejoined Drake onatouroftheCaribbeanIslandsin1903,beforereturningto Portsmouththefollowingyearandjoiningthesubmarinedepotship Thames on16March1905.FromhereTibblecommencedanearlycareerin thesilentservice,transferringto Mercury in1906and Vernon,thetorpedoschoolshipatPorchesterCreek,on14January1913.On24August 1913hejoined Dolphin,thesubmarinedepotandschoolatFortBlockhouse,Gosport,beforejoiningdepotship Adamant atHarwichforservicein the Submarine D6 on 9 September 1913.

The Cuxhaven Raid: A narrow escape

AstheChristmasTrucetookplaceonpartsoftheWesternFront,TibblefoundhimselfinthethickoftheactiononChristmasDay1914during theCuxhavenRaid,whencombinedBritishairandseaforcesattemptedtodestroytheGermanZeppelinbase.Aspartofalineof11submarines placedbetweenthesurfaceshipsandtheGermancoast, D6 hadseentheBritishseaplanesreturnandlandonthesea.Twicerisingtothesurface toseeifshecouldhelpthecrews,she !rstlyhadaluckyescapewhenshewasmisidenti!edbyCaptainMartinNaismith(laterAdmiralV.C.,K.C. B.,K.C.M.G.)inthe E11,who,mindfuloforderstodestroyBritishseaplanesthatcouldnotbebroughthome,focussedhisattentionupon machinegunningthreeemptyseaplanesinsteadfromtheconningtowerofhissubmarine.Risingforasecondtime, D6 foundtheGermanairship L-5 !fty feet directly overhead:

'With machine gun bullets clanging against his hull, he (Lt. Cdr. R. C. Halahan, Captain of D6) quickly submerged and headed for home.' Tibbletransferredto Maidstone andagain Dolphin,beforebeingappointedtothenewlycommissioned H7 on1July1915,whichhadonlybeen completedinMontrealafewdaysearlier.On16February1916,hejoined J5,whichwascommissionedinMay1916underthecommandofC.P. Talbot.Itwasaprettyinauspiciousstart;sailingforapatroloff theDoggerBankon10July, J5 hadgreattroublewithdepthkeepingandonone occasionhitthebottomat140feet.On31 July,shewasincollisionwithH.M.S. Vixen andhadtobere-dockedatBlythforrepairstothestem andbowshutterstoNo.1tube.Beforetheendof1916, J5 wasindockonthreefurtheroccasionsandduringthelatterhalfoftheyear Commander E. C. Boyle, who had won the V.C. aboard E14 in the Sea of Marmora, assumed command.

Operation 'BB'

InJune1917,AdmiralBeatty, #ushwithnavalintelligencethatpredictedthatasuccessionofU-boatswouldpassoutward-boundthroughthe NorthSeabetweenthe15thand24th,decidedto #oodtheareaaroundthenorthernpartofScotlandwithfour #otillaleaders,forty-nine destroyersandseventeensubmarines,including J5.Thesurfaceshipsweredeployedinsuchaswayas‘...toforceenemysubmarinestodive through certain areas occupied by destroyers so they would be on the surface whilst passing through adjacent areas occupied by our submarines’. Duringthetendaysallocated,19Germansubmarinespassedthroughthiszone,12homewardboundand7outwardbound;therewere26 sightingsand11attacksmade,eightbydestroyersandthreebysubmarines.For J5 andhercrew,ithadbeenarelativelyquietperiodbutallthat changedon25JunewhentheBritishshipsbegantoreturntobaseandtheGermanssurfaced; J5 releasedfourtorpedoesfrom6000yardsrange attheconningtowerofanenemysubmarine.TheymissedandtheGermansrepliedwiththedeckgun.On9July,throughherperiscopeandin roughseas, J5 !redtwotorpedoesfrom2000yardsat U-86;onehittheforepartofthesubmarinebutfailedtodetonate.Between28Julyand21 August 1917, J5 sighted enemy submarines on three further occasions. Returninghome, J5 wasdockedatNewcastlefrom9Januaryto26March1918.Inthemeantime,threemembersofthecrewwereduly honouredfortheirpatrol;TibblewasawardedtheD.S.M.,Arti!cerEngineerWilliamJamesWilliamsreceivedtheD.S.C.,andCommanderCecil Ponsonby Talbot received a Bar to his D.S.O.

A near fatal error

Tibbleremainedwith J5 fortherestofthewarandhadaluckyescapeon26May1918,whenherCaptainsightedaGermansubmarineonthe surface.Alteringcourse, J5’s speedwasincreasedandherdeckgunwasmanned.Onclosingto8,000yardsthetargetwasidenti!edashostileand ordersto !rewereissued.However,after !ringeightrounds,twoofwhichmayhavebeenhits,thegunjammedandthe J5 dived;shehadbeen runninghoweverwiththeventilatorsopen,andinhaste,thesewerenot shutondiving.Surfacingagainwithalargebow-upangleandonly500 yardsfromtheU-boat,the J5 wasquiteunmanageable.Therewasanestimated40tonsofseawaterintheengineroom,chlorinewasbeinggiven off fromthebatteriesanda #arehadbeentriggered.Luckily,inthismomentofextremevulnerability,theU-boatdecidedtomakeoff after !ringa few ‘desultory and inaccurate’ rounds, perhaps also damaged.

FollowingtheconclusionoftheGreatWar,theAdmiraltypresentedthesixremainingboatsofthe‘J’ClasstotheAustralianGovernment.For Tibble,hecouldbegladofhistransferfrom D6,whichhadbeensunkbyU-73,inJune1918.Hewasdemobilisedon20January1919,and eventually discharged from the Submarine Reserve on 10 April 1922. He is also entitled to the 1914-15 Star.

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TherareGreatWar‘EastAfricaoperations’D.S.M.groupofsixawardedtoChiefPettyOfficer1stClass, later Wing Commander, W. Dickison, 8 Squadron, Royal Naval Air Service and Royal Air Force

DistinguishedServiceMedal,G.V.R.(272318.W.Dickison,C.P.O.1Cl.R.N.A.S.E.Africa.1917.) surnameo ciallycorrected;1914 -15Star(272318W.Dickison.C.P.O.3,R.N.);BritishWarandVictoryMedals(2.Lieut.W.Dickison.R.A.F.);DefenceandWar Medals 1939-45, mounted on card for display, generally very ne (6) £1,800-£2,200

D.S.M. London Gazette 16 March 1918.

Approximately 10 D.S.M.’s awarded for East Africa during the Great War.

WilliamDickison wasborninJarrow-on-Tyne,CountyDurhaminDecember1890.HejoinedtheRoyalNavyasaBoyinJanuary1907,and advancedtoEngineRoomArti!cer4thClassinApril1912.Dickison’sservicepapersgive‘AirServicefrom18Dec.1913’,andheadvancedto Chief Petty Officer Mechanic in July 1914, and to Chief Petty Officer in January 1915.

TheactivitiesoftheR.N.A.S.inEastAfricaaresplendidlyrecordedinconsiderabledetailinthe CrossandCockadeJournal -aseriesof3articles throughout2007entitled R.N.A.S.OperationsinGermanEastAfrica1914-1918 byAirVice-MarshalPeterDyecon!rmDickison’spresencewith No.8R.N.A.S.Squadronfrom22March1916-January1918.Hisrecordofservicecon!rmssimilarservicewithH.M.Ships Laconia,Manica and Hyacinth, all vessels operating in that theatre at that time. One item in the diary of events recorded in the above mentioned articles states: “Somewhatviolentexplosionofpetroldownatthehangarthisevening.CPODickisonsustainedrathersevereburnsbutwasotherwiseunhurt. The report was as loud as a canon.”

OntheformationoftheRoyalAirForce,1April1918,Dickison’sgradeofW.O.2sawhisautomaticcommissioningintherankofSecond Lieutenant(TechnicalBranch).HeadvancedtoFlyingOfficerinOctober1919,andwaspostedtoNo.1SchoolofTechnicalTraining,Haltonin April1920.DickisonadvancedtoFlightLieutenantinOctober1927,andwaspostedforserviceatR.A.F.BaseMalta(202Squadron,FlyingBoats). SubsequentpostingsincludedwiththeInlandWaterTransportUnit,Basrah,IraqinSeptember1929.DickisonadvancedtoSquadronLeaderin April1937,andservedattheHomeAircraftDepotinthesameyear.HeadvancedtoWingCommanderinSeptember1940,andwasretired17 December1940(his50thbirthday),onlytobere-employedinthesamerankthefollowingday.WingCommanderDickisonretiredfromthe Service, 27 December 1944.

Sold with copied service papers, and research.

AscarceGreatWar1917‘Frenchtheatre’D.S.M.,1918‘Mediterraneantheatre’R.A.F.M.S.M.pairawarded to Chief Mechanic A. E. Crispin, Royal Air Force, late Royal Naval Air Service

DistinguishedServiceMedal,G.V.R.(F.2519.A.E.Crispin,C.P.O.Mech.R.N.A.S.1917.);RoyalAirForceMeritoriousService Medal, G.V.R. (3056 Ch. Mec. A. E. Crispin. D.S.M. R.A.F.) very ne (2) £800-£1,000

D.S.M. London Gazette, 1 May 1918.

M.S.M. London Gazette, 3 June 1919. (Mediterranean).

Only 3 R.A.F. M.S.M. and D.S.M. combinations awarded for the Great War.

ArthurErnestCrispin wasborninMold,FlintshireinMay1886.AChauffeurbytrade,hejoinedtheRoyalNavyasaPettyOfficerMechanic inJanuary1915andservedwiththeRoyalNavalAirServiceintheFrenchtheatreofWarfrom1August1916to6May1917.Havingadvancedto ChiefPettyOfficerMechanic,CrispinwaspostedtoCrystalPalaceinMay1917,andthentoR.N.A.S.FelixstoweinJanuary1918.Hetransferred asaChiefMechanictotheRoyalAirForceon1April1918,andwaspostedtothetrainingcampatR.A.F.Spinola,Malta.Crispincontinuedto serve at Spinola until June 1918, and transferred to the R.A.F. Reserve in March 1919. He died in Westminster, London in June 1947.

AGreatWarM.M.groupofthreeawardedtoActingBombardierFrankBailey,2/1NorthMidland (Staffordshire) Heavy Battery, Royal Garrison Artillery MilitaryMedal,G.V.R.(313312A.Bmbr:F.Bailey.2/1N.M.Hy:By:R.G.A.-T.F.);BritishWarandVictoryMedals(313312Bmbr.F. Bailey. R.A.) very ne or better (3) £280-£320

M.M. London Gazette 12 December 1917.

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AGreatWar‘Frenchtheatre’M.M.groupoffourawardedtoPrivateW.W.Gardiner,1stBattalion, Hampshire Regiment

MilitaryMedal,G.V.R.(7130PteW.Gardener[sic].1/Hamps.R.);1914Star,withclasp(7130PteW.W.Gardiner.1/Hamps:R.); BritishWarandVictoryMedals(7130Pte.W.W.Gardiner.Hamps.R.)withrecipient’sidentitydiscs,mountedforwear, lightly polished, generally very ne or better (4) £360-£440

M.M. London Gazette 23 July 1919.

WilliamW.Gardiner wasanativeofBoscombe,Hampshire.HeservedduringtheGreatWarwiththe1stBattalion,HampshireRegimenton the Western Front from 23 August 1914.

AGreatWar‘WesternFront’M.M.groupof !veawardedtoCorporalF.Goddard,1stBattalion,Hampshire Regiment

MilitaryMedal,G.V.R.(15304PteF.Goddard.1/Hants:R.);1914-15Star(15304Pte.F.Goddard.Hamps.R.);BritishWarand Victory Medals (15304 Pte. F. Goddard, Hamps. R.); Defence Medal, mounted for wear, generally nearly very ne (5) £300-£400

M.M. London Gazette 18 June 1917.

FrederickGoddard servedduringtheGreatWarwiththe1stBattalion,HampshireRegimentintheFrenchtheatreofwarfrom14April1915. He died in June 1969.

AGreatWar‘Frenchtheatre’M.M.groupoffourawardedtoSergeantG.B.Milnes,2ndBattalion, Hampshire Regiment

MilitaryMedal,G.V.R.(33280Cpl-A.Sjt.-G.B.Milnes.2/HampsR.);BritishWarandVictoryMedals(33280Pte.G.B.Milnes. Hamps. R.); Belgium, Kingdom, Croix de Guerre, A.I.R., bronze, mounted for wear, lacquered, very ne (4) £360-£440

M.M. London Gazette 14 May 1919.

Belgium, Croix de Guerre London Gazette 12 July 1918.

GeorgeBlamireMilnes wasanativeofWinchester,andservedduringtheGreatWarwiththe2ndBattalion,HampshireRegimentonthe Western Front.

A Great War ‘Western Front’ M.M. awarded to Private V. Keily, Royal Army Medical Corps

Military Medal, G.V.R. (5810 Pte. V. Keily. 12/F.A. R.A.M.C.) good very ne

M.M. London Gazette 28 January 1918.

Valentine Keily served with the 12th Field Ambulance, Royal Army Medical Corps.

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£180-£220

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AGreatWar‘VimyRidge’M.M.groupofthreeawardedtoSergeantA.C.Wood,28thBattalion,Canadian Expeditionary Force, for ‘great bravery’ in the attack on Thélus, a small village on the Ridge, 9 April 1917 MilitaryMedal,G.V.R.(199183Sjt:A.C.Wood.28/Can:Inf:);BritishWarandVictoryMedals(199183Sjt.A.C.Wood. 28-CanInf.) mounted as worn, toned, good very ne (3)

£700-£900

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

‘For great bravery at THELUS April 9th 1917. Hisplatoonhadtoproceedforaconsiderabledistanceunderheavyshell "rewhenadvancingtotheattack.Duringthisperiodheshowedthe greatestcoolnessanddirectedthemenunderhiscommandwithgreatskill,savingmanycasualties.Duringtheactualattackhedirectedthe Mopping-up with great ability.

His conduct throughout was a splendid example to the men.’

AlexanderCurrieWood wasbornatManchline,Ayrshire,Scotland,on7July1877,andenlistedintothe94thOverseasBattalionC.E.F.at PortArthur,Ontario,on27March1916,andservedinFrancewiththe28thBattalion.HewasdischargedatWinnipegon25February1919.He died on 3 September 1943.

Sold with copied attestation and discharge papers.

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A Great War ‘Western Front’ M.M. awarded to Sergeant F. Cooper, 1st Central Ontario Regiment

Military Medal, G.V.R. (850257 Sjt. F. Cooper. 75/Bn: 1/C. Ont: R.) very ne

M.M. London Gazette 24 January 1919.

£200-£240

Therare‘G.V.R.’MilitaryDivisionB.E.M.groupof !veawardedtoVernonwirelessoperatorAircraftman2nd ClassW.Howson,RoyalAirForce,forhisdistinguishedserviceduringacrashinIraqontheDesertRoute, 16 October 1922 - his B.E.M. being one of the !rst 3 awards gazetted to the R.A.F. BritishEmpireMedal,(Military)G.V.R.(No.330130Aircraftman2ndCl.WilliamHowson.R.A.F.);1939-45Star;Franceand GermanyStar;DefenceandWarMedals1939-45,mountedoncardfordisplay, rstworn,good ne,remaindervery neorbetter (5) £800-£1,000

B.E.M. London Gazette 3 June 1927. The original recommendation states:

‘ThisairmanwaswirelessoperatorofaVickersVernonmachinewhichcrashedontheDesertRouteonthe16thOctober1922.Hewaspinned inthewreckageandwhenreleasedwasunconsciousandveryseverelyshaken.Onregainingconsciousnessheimmediatelyerectedhisgroundset, andalthoughinadazedconditionworkedthroughouttheday,repairinghisinstrumentsandendeavouringtogetintouchwithAmman.He eventually succeeded in picking up messages from both Baghdad and Amman.’

Fewer that 200 G.V.R. B.E.M.’s were awarded to all military personnel, of which only 38 were awarded to the R.A.F.

WilliamHowson residedat9RadnorDrive,Wallasey,Merseysideinlaterlife,andprovidedthefollowingtypedbiographyofhisservicecareer in August 1978:

‘IjoinedtheR.A.F.in1919.IwasanapprenticeofCampbellandIsherwood’safterservinga2years’courseofinstructionatToxtethTechnical Institute.IbrokemyapprenticeshipandthenwaspostedtoHaltonwhereIreceivedaRecruit’sTraining.IthenwaspostedtoFlowerdownnear Winchester where I was U/T Wireless Operator. I passed out with 84.5%. Then was posted to Uxbridge en route for overseas.

IthenwenttoEgyptviatheTeutonicwhereIwaspostedto56Squadronwhilewaitingposting.Ithenwentto70Squadronandafterawhile thereIwaspostedtoEgyptGroupHeadquartersforarefreshercourse...TheGroupSignal’sOfficerprevailedonmetogotoHelwan(insteadof my returning to 70 Squadron) where 47 Squadron was, in order to get the W/T Office removed and situated in the Headquarters Block. Ithenwentto45SquadronservingatHelwan,andthenatAlmaza,andthenatHinaidi,Iwas "rstofallontheVimy,andthenonVernons,both madebytheVicker’sCompany.IwasontheVernonwhichattendedthePrinceofWaleswhenhewentthroughtheSuezCanal.Iwasonthe rearguard when we went to Deolali, and then up the Persian Gulf to Basra, we then set out by train to Baghdad, and then on to Hinaidi.

IwasthereunderS/LdrMurray,andafterawhiletheC/Owasmoved,andthenewC/OwasS/LdrHarris(afterwardscalledBomberHarris)and theFlightCommanderswereF/LtTheHon.RalphCochrane[laterAirChiefMarshal],andF/LtSaunby.WhilethereI #ewtoKirkuk,andMosul, andafterwardstoHeliopolisontwooccasions.Iwasononewhenwecrashed.Itwasamemorableoccasion.WelandedatGaza,whenwehad enginetrouble.Afterwehad "ttedanewpressuregaugewesetoff toZiza.Wethentookoff incompanywithoneof70Squadronandwehada forcedlandingatL.G.I.whenwehadenginetroubleagain.WelostsomeaircraftatL.G.I.theyD.H.9.A.Wehadsomeengine "tterswithusand they decidedweweredueforanenginechange.Iwentonwith70SquadronandafterwehadtransferredmyW/TgearandtheAirmailwetook off.Wecouldnotgetheightowingtotheloadandtheatmosphere.Wehadapassengeronboard,aBrigadierGeneralDobbin,whoonpassinga message to me caught the...

Wehadacoupleofcasualties.Oneofthesewasthepilothehadabackstrain,andtheotheronewasme.Ihadablowontheheadanditcaused metemporarylossofmemory.Idonotknowwhathappenedtothisday.WhenIrecoveredIriggedupanaerialafter "ndingsomeofwhereit wasstrewnacrossthedesert,andgotintouchwithAmman.TheysentadoctoroutandhelandedatL.G.5.andmadethewaytousoverthe desert.We "nallygotthetendersout,andmadethewaybacktobasewiththeenginesandtheAirmail,andthepassenger...OntheBrigadier’s recommendation I was recommended for the B.E.M... I gained my L.A.C.... in 1 July 1923....’ (Copy included with lot).

OncessationofawardsoftheR.A.F.M.S.M.,itwasdecidedtorecognisespecialdistinguishedandmeritoriousserviceofahighstandardbythe MedaloftheBritishOrder(Military)-subsequentlyknownastheBritishEmpireMedal.The "rst3awardstotheR.A.F.weregazettedon3June 1927-A.C.2.Howsonbeingoneofthese.HowsonstatesthatthepassengerintheaircraftwasoneBrigadierH..W.Dobbin-whoatthetime was Colonel Commandant of the Iraq Levies.

A !neSecondWar1941MilitaryDivisionB.E.M.groupofeightawardedtoWarrantOfficerW.Thomas, Royal Air Force, in recognition of his work at No. 1 Flying Training School, India

BritishEmpireMedal,(Military)G.VI.R.,1stissue(562890Sgt.WalterThomas.R.A.F.);IndiaGeneralService1936-39,1clasp, NorthWestFrontier1937-39(562890Cpl.W.Thomas.R.A.F.);1939-45Star;BurmaStar;DefenceandWarMedals1939-45; GeneralService1962-2007,1clasp,Radfan(W/O.W.Thomas.(562890)R.A.F.);RoyalAirForceL.S.&G.C.,G.VI.R.,1stissue, withSecondAwardBar(562890F.Sgt.W.Thomas.R.A.F.)mountedoncardfordisplay, generallygoodvery ne,andpossiblya unique combination (8) £400-£500

B.E.M. London Gazette 1 July 1941. The recommendation states:

‘Thestandardandqualityoftheworkofthiscorporalhasbeenexceptional.Employedforthepastyearintheservicingsection,byhiscapacityfor hard work and his un!agging interest he has done a great deal towards producing an excellent record of aircraft serviceability in the school.’ WalterThomas wasborninSouthWalesinJuly1913,andenlistedasaHaltonapprenticeinSeptember1928(18thEntry).Heservedduring the Second War with No. 1 Flying Training School, India (B.E.M.), and was awarded his L.S. & G.C. in 1946, and his Second Award Bar in 1964.

AgoodSecondWar‘SouthamptonBlitz’B.E.M.pairawardedto DeputyLeaderR.S.Parker,CivilDefenceRescueService,forhis gallantryinrescuingamotherandherchildfromacollapsed house, 18 November 1940

BritishEmpireMedal,(Civil)G.VI.R.,1stissue(RobertSamuelParker); DefenceMedal,mountedasworn,with attened cardboxofissueforthe latter,addressedto‘MrR.S.Parker,B.E.M.,7BurlsedonRoad,Bitterne, Southampton’, generally good very ne (2) £500-700

B.E.M. London Gazette 10 February 1942: ‘AH.E.bombdemolishedahouseandfracturedagasmain.Twopersonsweretrapped inthewreckageanditwasonlypossibletoreachthembydrivingaverticalshaft.Space wasverylimitedandParkerhadtoworkinaninvertedpositionforoverfourshours. Duringthistimehewasnearlyovercomebycoalgasbut,afteraDoctorinattendance had administered oxygen to him, Parker succeeded in rescuing the victims. Heshowedcourageanddetermination,persistentlyrefusingreliefduringtherescue operation.’

The report of the incident provided by the Southampton A.R.P.O. and Controller adds the following detail:

‘R.ParkerleftWoolstonDepotwithRescuePartyNo.11(hewasattachedtothispartyatthetime)at02.46hoursonNovember18th1940for No.48MonaughtonRoad.AnH.E.bombhaddemolishedthehouseandfracturedagasmain.Twopersons(awomanandachild)weretrapped, andhavingbeenlocateditwasdecidedtoreachthembydrivingaverticalshaft.WorkingspacewasverylimitedandParkerelectedtocarryout theworkhimself,anddespitethefactthathehadtoworkinaninvertedpositionandwasnearlyovercomewithtowngas,hesucceededbysheer perseveranceanddetermination,inrescuingthetrappedpersons.ThroughouttheoperationsParkerpersistentlyrefusedreliefandDr.Saunders, who was in attendance administered oxygen.’

StatementbyDr.Saunders:‘Amotherandhersmallchildwerecompletelyburiedbydebrisfollowingthecollapseoftheirhouse,anH.E.fallinga fewyardsaway.Theirrescuewasanextremelydifficultandcomplexoperation,whichMrParkercarriedoutwithconspicuousskilland perseverance.Thepatientscouldonlybereachedbytunnellingverticallydownwards,sothatMrParkerwasliterallyupsidedownforseveral hours-theoperationwasgreatlycomplicatedbyescapinggasandIwasobligedtogivecontinuousoxygentogetherwithmorphiainjectionsto thetrappedpeopleviathetunnelwhichMrParkercreated.Hehadtobesimilarlytreatedwithoxygenhimselfbutdespitenumerousoffersof restandreplacementbyotherworkersheinsistedoncompletingtherescuework,despiteanotherfactthathewastechnicallyoff dutyforapart of the period. The excellent condition of the patients on rescue was in great part due to Mr Parker’s courage and ingenuity.’

RobertSamuelParker residedat7BurlesdonRoad,Bitterne,Southampton,andwasapainterbytrade.DuringtheSecondWorldWarhe servedasaDeputyLeader,CivilDefenceRescueService,Southampton.HerescuedMabelWaltersandher2yearolddaughterfromtherubble of their house, 18 November 1940.

Soldwiththefollowingoriginalrelateddocuments:namedBuckinghamPalaceInvestitureinvitation,dated23March1942;Letterofcongratulation fromRegionalCommissioner,No.6(Southern)Region,dated13February1942;LettertothesameeffectfromtheAirRaidPrecautions Controller,dated16February1942;handwrittenletterofthanksfromMabelWalterstorecipient;recipient’sNationalRegistrationIdentityCard; photographs of recipient, newspaper cuttings and copied research.

A !neSecondWar‘PlymouthBlitz’B.E.M.pairawardedtoAuxiliaryFiremanW.A.Edgecombe,Plymouth AuxiliaryFireService,forhisgallantryin !ghting !reatthePlymouthCorporationTransportDepotduring theLuftwafferaidof29/30April1941-‘duringtheseoperations,inadditiontothemenpreviouslyreferred tobeinginjured,Larson,PeaceandEdgecombesufferedconsiderablyfromtheeffectofblastand #ying debris, and although complaining of pain, refused to leave their posts until the !res had been extinguished.

AuxiliaryFiremanEdgecombeatthattimewasonthepointofcollapsebutrefusedtogotohospitaluntilhe hadreturnedtohisStationwiththeengine.Hewasthenconveyedtohospital,whereitwasfoundthatthe ligaments of his right leg had been severed and an operation was necessary.’

BritishEmpireMedal,(Civil)G.VI.R.,1stissue(WilliamAlbertEdgecombe);FireBrigadeL.S.&G.C.,E.II.R.(FiremanWilliamA. Edgecombe)with attened namedlidofcardboxofissue;togetherwiththerecipient’sSt.JohnAmbulanceAssociation ReExamination Cross, bronze, the reverse engraved ‘A110449 William A. Edgecombe’, generally good very ne (3) £600-£800

B.E.M. LondonGazette 22August1941(jointlylistedwithA.W.LarsonandJ.F.C.Peace,bothofthePlymouthPoliceFireBrigade,Edgecombe being an Auxiliary Fireman of the Plymouth Auxiliary Fire Service): ‘Bombscausedseverallarge !resatanOmnibusDepot.FireInspectorLarsonwasinchargeoftheoperationswhichwererendereddifficultand dangerousbyburningoilandexplodingpetroltanks.Larson,PoliceFiremanPeaceandAuxiliaryFiremanEdgecombetookupthemostdangerous positions and after three hours succeeded in subduing the #ames.

Duringthewholeofthisperiodhighexplosiveandincendiarybombswerebeingdroppedandthethreemensufferedconsiderablyfromtheeffect ofblastand #yingdebrisbutrefusedtogiveup.Theysetavery !neexampleof !re !ghtinginconditionswheretherewasgreatriskofdeathor injury.’

The report of the incident provided by the Chief Constable and Chief Officer of the Fire Brigade (G. S. Lowe) adds the following detail:

‘Onthenightofthe29th/30thApril,1941,oneoftheenemytargetsduringanAirRaidonPlymouthlastingfornearlyfourhours,wasthe PlymouthCorporationTransportDepotsituatedintheDevonportarea.ThisDepotaccommodatestheundertaking’somnibuses,offices,repair plant, etc.

Severallarge !resbrokeoutatthisDepotinvolvingaconsiderablenumberofPublicServiceVehicles,andalargeportionofthepremises.Fire InspectorLarson,whowasinchargeoftheoperationssucceededinpreventingthe !respreading,andafterthreehourshadthe !rewellunder control.Duringthewholeofthisperiod,thisareawasundercontinuousattackbyhighexplosiveandincendiarybombs,inadditiontowhicha number of land mines were dropped.

Several !remenwereinjuredduringtheseoperationsandremovedtohospital,watersuppliesweredamagedandthe !reoperationswere rendered more difficult due to the bursting of omnibus tyres, burning oil and exploding petrol tanks.

AlthoughtheDepotitselfwasstruckseveraltimesbyhighexplosivebombs,Larsonmaintainedhiseffortstoextinguishthe !rebyhisexampleof courage and coolness in face of great danger.

He,togetherwithPoliceFiremanPeaceandAuxiliaryFiremanEdgecombeatalltimesthemselvestookupthemostdangerouspositionsand continuedtheirworkwithsucheffortthatthe !rewaspreventedfromspreading,withtheresultthattheOffices,alargeportionoftheStores and the bulk of rolling stock was saved.

Duringtheseoperations,inadditiontothemenpreviouslyreferredtobeinginjured,Larson,PeaceandEdgecombesufferedconsiderablyfromthe effect of blast and #ying debris, and although complaining of pain, refused to leave their posts until the !res had been extinguished.

AuxiliaryFiremanEdgecombe atthattimewasonthepointofcollapsebutrefusedtogotohospitaluntilhehadreturnedtohisStationwiththe engine. He was then conveyed to hospital, where it was found that the ligaments of his right leg had been severed and an operation was necessary. Iwaspresentatthisincidentuntilthe !reswerebroughtundercontrol,andwasimpressedbytheoutstandingabilityandleadershipofFire Inspector Larson and the courage and devotion to duty of Fireman Peace and Auxiliary Fireman Edgecombe.

Other !remenpresentrenderedexcellentservice,buttheworkofthesethreemen,particularlyundersuchdangerousconditionswas outstanding. By their example and high effort, many thousands of pounds worth of transport stock were saved.

IhaveobservedthequalityofFireInspectorLarson’sworkonpreviousoccasions.Hehasconsistentlyshownfearlessnessinfaceofdangerand perseverance when the position has appeared hopeless, and he has not spared himself in rendering continued service of a very high standard. These three men have set a very !ne example of !re !ghting under conditions where the risk of death or injury was great.’

WilliamAlbertEdgecombe residedat23BeatriceAvenue,St.Judas,Plymouth.Hewasamilkmanpriortothewar,andjoinedtheAuxiliary FireServiceon1September1939.Edgecombetransferredasaregular !remantotheCityofPlymouthFireBrigadeon1August1941.Hewas forcedtoretireonmedicalgroundsinNovember1963,thisbeingasaconsequenceofaprolapseddisccondition,whichhehadaccidentally received whilst on !re-!ghting duties.

Soldwiththefollowingoriginaldocumentation:LetterfromtheMinistryofHomeServiceinformingrecipientoftheawardofhisB.E.M.,dated21 August1941;letterofreferenceforrecipientprovidedbytheChiefFireOfficeroftheCityofPlymouthontheoccasionofhisdischargefromthe serviceonmedicalgrounds,dated8November1963;newspapercuttings,andaphotographofrecipientandhisfamilyoutsideofBuckingham Palace investiture. Sold with copied research.

Campaign Groups and Pairs

ArarePeninsulaWarGuelphicMedalgroupofthreeawardedtoCorporalHenryThiele,1stHussars,King’s German Legion

MilitaryGeneralService1793-1814,10clasps,Talavera,Busaco,FuentesD’Onor,CiudadRodrigo,Salamanca,Vittoria,Pyrenees, Nivelle,Orthes,Toulouse(HenryThiele,1stHussars,K.G.L.);Waterloo1815(CorporalHenryThieb (sic),1stReg.Hussars K.G. L.);GuelphicMedalforBravery1815(Heinr.Thiele.Corporaldehem1t.Hus.Regt.K...Gladebeck)officiallyengravednamingbut with some loss from edge bruising, the last two with edge bruising and contact marks, nearly very ne, the rst good very ne (3) £4,000-£5,000

Provenance: Glendining’s, November 1956; Elson Collection 1963.

Guelphic Medal, extract from Guelphic Archives No. 142 of 1818, attested by Major von der Wisch and Captain Teuto:

‘CorporalHenryThiele,1stHussars-wasonaforagingpartyunderLieutenantvonderWischintheneighbourhoodofSantarem,28thof February1811,andlearnedthatinavillagehalfaleaguefromthence,wasanenemy’scavalrydetachmentoftwelvemen.LieutenantWisch,with fourhussars,oneofwhomwasThiele,surprisedtheenemy.Thieleparticularlydistinguishedhimself;hecapturedalone,twooftheenemy’s vedettes who were posted in front of the place, then rushed with the rest into the village, where two men and four mules were taken.

AtQuintadeToroonthe9thofOctober1810,duringtheretreatintothelines,therear-guardofthe1stHussarswasseverelypressed;the horseofLieutenantWischfell,wounded,andthelieutenanthimselfwasonlysavedfromcapture,bythesacri!cemadebyCorporalThiele,who gave up to him his own horse, and escaped with great difficulty on foot.’

Pair: Private William Hayward, 13th Light Dragoons

MilitaryGeneralService1793-1814,2clasps,Albuhera,Vittoria(W.Hayward,13thLightDragns.);Waterloo1815(William Hayward,13thReg.LightDragoons.) !ttedwithcontemporaryreplacementsilverstraightbarsuspensionengravedinscripton one side ‘Willm. Haywood 13 LD’, light edge bruising and contact marks, otherwise good very ne £3,000-£4,000

‘Haywood’ on Dwelly’s Waterloo roll.

AninterestingandraregroupawardedtoLieutenantRobertPigou,BengalEngineers,oneoftheEngineers attheCabulGateduringthestormingofGhuznee,whowasafterwardskilledwhilstattemptingtoreducea fortinAfghanistanwhen,havingcuthisfusetooshort,hewasblownupandhisbodythrownadistanceof eighty yards by the sudden explosion of the powder bags

(a) Ghuznee 1839, unnamed as issued, with original suspension

(b) Royal Humane Society, large silver medal (Successful), (R. Pigou Armo. Vit. Ob. Serv. Dono Dat Soc. Reg. Hum. 1836)

(c)GeorgiansilverpresentationSnuff Box,hallmarkedLondon1825,maker’smark‘T.E’forThomasEdwards,thegiltinnerlid withinscription‘PresentedtoEnsignPigou,bytheE.I.C.Sappers&Miners,asahumbletokenoftheirgratitudeinhissavingthe lifeofoneoftheircomradeswhilstpontoning[sic]ontheriverMedwayonthe27thAugust,1835’, theR.H.S.medalwithedge bruising and contact marks, therefore nearly very ne, otherwise good very ne (3) £4,000-£5,000

Provenance: Brian Ritchie Collection, Dix Noonan Webb, September 2004; Jack Boddington Collection, Dix Noonan Webb, December 2006. RobertPigou wasthesonofHenryMinchinPigou,B.C.S.,ofBanwellCastle,Somerset,theCommissionerforRevenueatJessore,andwasborn inIndiaon5October1816.HewasbaptisedatDaccaon13Octoberofthatyear,andinduecoursewassenthometoRugbySchool.Hewas nominatedforhisCadetshipintheBengalEngineersbyP.Muspratt,Esq.,attherecommendationof‘theexecutorsofthelateD.Stuart,Esq.,’and wasadmittedtotheEstablishmentinAugust1830.Between1833and1834heattendedAddiscombeandwascommissioned2ndLieutenanton 12Decemberofthelatteryear.HecontinuedhisstudiesatChatham,andwhiletherebecameconspicuousbyhisgallantconductinsavingthelife ofonePrivateEdwardWilliamson27August1835.Hissel!essactwasreportedtotheRoyalHumaneSocietybyColonelPasleyinthefollowing terms:

‘Sir,-IbegleavetomakeknownthroughyouthegallantconductofMrPigou,yesterday,insavingaman’slifeatPontoonpractice,asreportedto me by Captain Alderson, of the Royal Engineers, who was the senior officer present when the circumstances occurred.

TheEastIndiaCompany’ssappersandminerswereemployedatthetime,inconcertwiththeRoyalsappersandminers,themenofbothcorps beingmixedineachPontoon,accordingtocustom.MrPigouhadcommandofonePontoon:andinreturningtohismoorings,onleavingoff for theafternoon,PrivateEdwardWilliamsfelloverboardintodeepwater,thetiderunningverystrongatthetime,sothathemusthavebeen drowned,butthatMrPigou,whoisanexcellentswimmer,immediatelyplungedinafterhim,andsavedhim,alltheotherPontoonsbeingatsome distance at the time. The man himself could not swim.

IhavenoticedMrPigou’sconduct,inorderthathemaymeetwiththatpraisewhichhedeserves;andIhavegreatpleasureinnowreportingthe circumstance.

I remain,

C. W. Pasley, Col., R.E.’

The Royal Humane Society’s Silver Medal medal was subsequently voted to Pigou in January 1836 (Morning Chronicle 19 January 1836).

PigouarrivedatFortWilliaminJuly1836andwasappointedassistanttoCaptainFitzgerald,theGarrisonEngineeratFortWilliamandCivil ArchitecttothePresidency.HewentontoserveintheCanalDepartment,andtoworkonthesurveysofthePertraubKallycreekandthe AolabariahRoadandCanal.InJuly1838,Pigou’sserviceswerebroughttothenoticeoftheGovernor-Generalandhewassubsequentlydirected tojointheheadquartersoftheBengalSappersandMinersatDelhion accountofhisesteemed‘scienti$cattainmentsandhighpromise’.Laterthat yearhequali$edasanInterpreterandwasplacedatthedisposalofSirWilliamMacNaghten,thescholarlyandautocraticEnvoyandMinisterto theCourtofShahSoojah-ool-Moolk,whowastoaccompanytheArmyoftheIndusonitscircuitousmarchintoAfghanistan,followingLord Auckland’s decision to depose Dost Mohamed.

AccordinglyPigouwasoneoftheBengalEngineerofficersunderCaptainGeorgeThomson,whowentaheadoftheArmywiththe2ndand3rd CompaniesoftheSappersandMinerstoRohritomakethenecessarypreparationsforthecrossingoftheIndus.Undernormalcircumstances, giventrainedmen,goodboatsorpontoons,andplentyofmaterialathand,buildingabridgetospantheriver-whichatthispointranintwo channels,of133and367yards,separatedbytheforti$edislandofBukkur-wouldnotbedifficult.ButThomson,Pigouandtheotherswerefaced with every difficulty.

At $rstonlyeightboatscouldbeprocuredandallgoodtimberhadtobe !oated200milesdownstreamfromFerozepore.TheSappershadto make500cablesofgrassandmanufactureallthenailstheyrequired.Noneoftheyoungofficershadanypracticalexperienceoflarge !oating bridges,norcouldanyonespeakthedialectofthelocallabourers.Furthermorethecurrentwasrapidand !oodsoftenendangeredthewhole structure.Nevertheless,theInduswasbridgedsuccessfullyand,by18February1839,38,000troopsandcampfollowers,30,000camels,artillery, and ordnance carriages had crossed easily and safely.

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Campaign Groups and Pairs

AfteralongandlaboriousmarchtoCandaharviathesombrede!leoftheBolanPassandthemudvillageofQuetta,theArmywasexhausted; paralysedbyitslossoftransportanimalsandonthepointofstarvation.On27June,7,800 !ghtingmenincludingtheEngineerswhohadbridged theIndus,ploddedontowardsGhuznee,which,unbeknowntoMacNaghten,hadbeenheavilyforti!edbyHyderKhan.TheCommander-in-Chief, SirJohnKeane,wasill-preparedtolaysiegetothefortressandfoundhimselfinadesperatequandary.Hehadnomorethanafewdays’supplies andwasbeingcarefullywatchedbytwolargearmiesofGhilzaitribesmen.OnceagainKeanewasobligedtoseektheadviceofhisChiefEngineer, Captain Thomson, who suggested blowing in the Cabul Gate. Thegatewasdulyblownatdawnon23JulybytheExplosionParty,ledbyCaptainPeatoftheBombayEngineers,andLieutenantsDurandand MacLeodoftheBengalcorps.Pigou,leadingsomeSappersequippedwithtwoscalingladders,tookpartintheassaultwiththemainstorming partyunderBrigadier-General‘FightingBob’Sale,andwasengagedinthehandtohand !ghtinthegateway.AfterthecaptureofGhuznee,Pigou continuedwiththeArmytoCabulwhichwasenteredunopposedon7August.InearlyJanuary1840,PigoumarchedoutfromtheBritish cantonmentatCabulwithaforceunderLieutenant-ColonelOrchardtoreducethefortatPushoot, !ftymilesnortheastofJellalabad.Hewasduly selectedtolaythepowderbythefort’sinnergateandignitethecharge,beingthreetimesobligedtoadvancetothegatewayunderaheavy !re. Unfortunatelyhiseffortsto #ashthetrainwerefoiledbyaheavydownpourofrain.NeverthelesshewaspraisedinOrchard’sdespatchforhis gallant and meritorious conduct (Calcutta Gazette 15 February 1841).

On25January1841,hewaspromotedLieutenant,andthenextmonthtookpartintheexpeditionunderBrigadierSheltonagainsttheSanguKhel intheNazianValley.On24Februaryhemadethefatalerrorofcuttinghisfusetooshortandwasunabletomakegoodhisretreatbeforethe explosiontookplace.BrigadierSheltonafterwardsreported,‘AfewmenheldoutintwoFortsandobligedmetoblowopenthegateswhichwas effectuallyaccomplishedbyLieut.PigouoftheEngineerssupportedbytheLightCo.of H.M’s44thRegt.underCapt.Robinson.Itistomea sourceofdeepregrettohavetoreportthesecondoccasionprovedfataltoLt.Pigouwhowasblownupandkilledonthespot,andhisbody thrownadistanceofeightyyardsbythesuddenexplosionofthepowderbags.Thecoolintrepiditywithwhichheperformedthistryingdutydoes credit to his memory. In him the service has lost a talented and promising young officer’ (Calcutta Gazette 1 April 1841).

Sold with copied research.

Five: Chief Petty Officer A. Newbery, Royal Navy

SouthAfrica1877-79,noclasp(A.Newbury,Boy1Cl.,H.M.S.Boadicea);1914-15Star(97886A.Newbery,C.P.O.,R.N.);British WarandVictoryMedals(97886A.Newbury,C.P.O.,R.N.);RoyalNavyL.S.&G.C.,V.R.,narrowsuspension,impressednaming (A.Newbery,Gr’sMte.,H.M.S.Excellent)notevariationsinsurnamespelling,mountedcourt-stylefordisplaypurposes, the rst and last with contact marks, otherwise very ne or better and a rare combination of awards (5) £700-£900

AlfredNewbery wasbornatGosportinSeptember1861andenteredtheRoyalNavyasaBoy2ndClassinAugust1876.PresentinH.M.S. Boadicea duringtheoperationsoff SouthAfricain1879(Medal),hewasappointedGunner’sMateinApril1887andwasawardedhisLongService andGoodConductMedalinOctober1889.PensionedashoreasaChiefPettyOfficerinMay1904,heenrolledintheRoyalFleetReserveand wasdulyrecalledontheoutbreakofhostilitiesinAugust1914.HesubsequentlyappearstohaveservedasaC.P.O.Instructorformuchofthe war and was demobilised from H.M.S. Mars in September 1919.

Sold with copied record of service and medal roll extracts.

Pair: Corporal J. Shimmin, Royal Marines

EgyptandSudan1882-89,datedreverse,1clasp,Tel-El-Kebir(J.Shimmin.Corpl.R.M.);Khedive’sStar,dated1882,unnamedas issued, mounted as worn, heavy pitting from Star, therefore good ne (2)

£140-£180

Jonathan Shimmin was a native of Castletown, Isle of Man. For the medals awarded to the recipient’s son, see Lot 197.

Four: Collar Maker Quartermaster Sergeant J. Keily, Army Service Corps

EgyptandSudan1882-89,datedreverse,3clasps,Tel-El-Kebir,Suakin1884,El-Teb(2594.Corpl.Sad:J.Keily.12th...);Queen’s SouthAfrica1899-1902,6clasps,ReliefofKimberley,Paardeberg,Driefontein,Johannesburg,DiamondHill,Belfast(2594Cr:Mr: Q.M.Sejt.J.Keily,A.S.C.);ArmyL.S.&G.C.,V.R.,3rdissue,smallletterreverse(2594Q:M:Sgt.J.Keily.A.S.C.)engravednaming; Khedive’sStar,dated1882,unnamedasissued, heavypittingfromStarto rstthathasslightlyobscurednaming;theEgyptpair therefore good ne; the QSA and LS&GC good very ne and better (4)

£500-£700

Three: Chief Petty Officer G. Jones, Royal Navy

EastandWestAfrica1887-1900,1clasp,Witu1890(G.Jones.A.B.H.M.S.Conquest.);BritishWarMedal1914-20(111713G. Jones.C.P.O.R.N.);RoyalNavyL.S.&G.C.,V.R.,narrowsuspension,impressednaming(Geo.Jones,P.O.1st.Cl.,H.M.S.Victory.) mounted court-style for display purposes, contact marks to rst and last, nearly very ne, the BWM better (3) £400-£500

GeorgeJones wasborninWolverhampton,Staffordshire,on8November1864andjoinedtheRoyalNavyasaBoySecondClasson17 February1880.HewaspromotedAbleSeamanon26March1885,andjoinedH.M.S. Conquest on15February1899.Heservedinherduringthe WituExpeditionof1890,andwaspromotedLeadingSeamanon26May1891;PettyOfficerSecondClasson16December1891;andPetty OfficerFirstClasson3October1882.HewasawardedhisLongServiceandGoodConductMedalon18November1892andwaspromoted ChiefPettyOfficeron18June1901,whilstservinginH.M.S. DukeofWellington.Hewasshorepensionedon16January1903,butsawfurther service during the Great War (entitled to a British War Medal only).

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Four: Farrier Quartermaster Sergeant A. Maddocks, Veterinary Department IndiaGeneralService1854-95,1clasp,Hazara1891(2690Sergt.-Farr;A.Maddocks.Sub:Vety;Dept.) renamed;IndiaGeneral Service1895-1902,3clasps,ReliefofChitral1895,PunjabFrontier1897-98,Tirah1897-98(Sergt.FarrierAMaddocksArmy Vety.Dept.) rstandsecondclaspssolderedtogether,Tirahclaspatailor’scopy;China1900,1clasp,ReliefofPekin(Farr.Qr.Mr. Sergt.A.Maddocks,S.V.D.) heavysoldermarksonclasp,namingo ciallycorrectedinseveralplaces;ArmyL.S.&G.C.,E.VII.R.(Fr.Qr. Mr. Sergt. A. Maddocks. Sub. Vety. Deptt.) contact marks and edge bruising, nearly very ne (4) £600-£800

Provenance: Dix Noonan Webb, April 2004.

AbramMaddocks wasborninAdlington,Maccles#eld,Cheshire,in1867andattestedforthe5thLancersatStockporton12August1884.He transferredtotheUnattachedListasaFarrierSergeantMajoron14March1892,andthentothe9thLancersasStaff SergeantFarrieron15 December1897.HewasspeciallypromotedtoFarrierQuartermasterSergeanton20May1898,forserviceswiththeTirahExpeditionaryForce, andwasdischargedinthisrank,medicallyun#t,on30May190,after20yearsands292days’service.Hesawfurtherserviceathomeduringthe Great War.

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Pair: PrivateW.Chown,King’sRoyalRi"eCorps,whowaskilledinactionattheassaultonTalanaHillon20

October 1899

IndiaGeneralService1895-1902,1clasp,ReliefofChitral1895(7157Pte.W.Chown1st.Bn.K.R.Ri$eCorps);Queen’sSouth Africa 1899-1902, 1 clasp, Talana, naming erased; nearly extremely ne (2) £200-£240

WilliamChown servedwiththe1stBattalion,King’sRoyalRi$eCorpsinSouthAfricaduringtheBoerWar,andwaskilledinactionduringthe assault on Talana Hill on 20 October 1899.

Three: Private G. Singleton, Hampshire Regiment

IndiaGeneralService1895-1902,1clasp,PunjabFrontier1897-98(3276Pte.G.Singleton.1stHamp:Regt.) battalionnumber partiallyo ciallycorrected;Queen’sSouthAfrica1899-1902,3clasps,CapeColony,Paardeberg,Johannesburg(3276PteT. Singleton,2ndHampshireRegt);King’sSouthAfrica1901-02,2clasps,SouthAfrica1901,SouthAfrica1902(3276PteT. Singleton. Hampshire Regt) mounted for wear, note di ering initials, generally very ne or better (3) £300-£400

GeorgeAlfredSingleton wasborninFarnham,Hampshire,andattestedfortheHampshireRegimentatWinchesterinNovember1890.He servedinIndiafromFebruary1893toNovember1898,andwasattachedforservicewiththeGovernmentTelegraphDepartmentforhis entitlementforthe‘PunjabFrontier1897-98’clasp.Singletonservedwiththe2ndBattalion,HampshireRegimentinSouthAfricafromJanuary 1900 to September 1902. He was discharged on 2 November 1902, having served 12 years with the Colours.

Four: PrivateA.J.Hewitt,17thLancers,late21stLancers, amemberof‘B’Squadronwhochargedat Omdurman, 2 September 1898, and had his horse wounded

Queen’sSudan1896-98(3399P’teJ.Hewitt21/L’crs)noteinitial‘J’butaspermedalroll;Queen’sSouthAfrica1899-1902,5 clasps,CapeColony,OrangeFreeState,Johannesburg,DiamondHill,Wittebergen(5130Pte.A.Hewitt.17/Lcrs.);King’sSouth Africa1901-02,2clasps,SouthAfrica1901,SouthAfrica1902(5130Pte.A.J.Hewitt.17thLancers.);Khedive’sSudan1896-1908, 1 clasp, Khartoum (3399 Pte. A. Hewitt 21st Lcrs.) light edge bruising and contact marks, otherwise very ne (4) £3,000-£4,000

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

ThefollowingarticlewithaportraitofHewittwearinghisfourmedalswascopiedfromanunknownsourceandisalsoreproducedintheabove publication:

‘Inthecavalry,transfersareofamorefrequentoccurrencethanintheinfantry,andweoften !ndmountedmenwhohaveservedinthreeorfour differentcorps.ItisthusthatMr.A.HewitthastheSoudanmedals,althoughthe17thLancerswerenotinthatcampaign.Heenlistedforthe21st Hussarsin1892,andwenttoIndiathefollowingyear.AftersometimetheywenttoEgyptandwereorderedtotakepartinLordKitchener’s advance against the Khalifa.

Mr.HewitthasbeengoodenoughtodescribetheOmdurmanchargefromhispersonalpointofview,andwecannotdobetterthanquotehis ownstory.“Duringthecharge,”hesaid,“Isat !rmandtightinmysaddle,withlanceinhand,gettingapierceinwhenandwhereIcould,usingthe weapontothebestadvantage.Wewereina !neline,andworkeduptoagoodspeedbeforetheshock; !ttotakeanythinginfront,soitwould havetakensomethingrathersolidtostopus.Myhorse,No.2,of‘B’Squadron,agreyArab,whichIrodethatday,gotanastysword-cutinthe fetlock, but I managed to come through safely, though many of our poor fellows were not so fortunate.

“UpondrawingreinafterthechargewesawthehavocwehadmadeoftheDervishes.Capt.Kenna,whowasafterwardsawardedtheV.C.,asked forvolunteerstopickoutourdeadandwoundedfromthebattle-ground.Someofourpoorchapswerecutaboutterribly,somewitharmsor legsoff,otherswithheadssplitopen.Welaidoutallthedeadinarow.Thatisthetimewhenamanfeelsforhiscomrades,morethanIcan express on paper.”

AftertheentryintoKhartoumtheLancerswereordereddowncountry.Mr.Hewitt,enroute,contractedentericfever,andaftersometimein hospital was invalided home. Shortly after he was transferred to the Army Reserve, on the expiration of his colour service.

SevenmonthslatertheSouthAfricanwarrecalledtheReserviststothecolours,andMr.Hewittjoinedthe17thLancersforserviceinthe Transvaal.Hewentoutonthe“Victorian”andonarrivalatBloemfonteintookpartinthegeneraladvanceunderLordRobertstoPretoria.He waspresentattheactionsofDiamondHill,WittebergenandJohannesburg. aswellasseveralsmalleraffairs.OnoneoccasionaBoerbullet splinteredhislanceandbruisedhisarm,otherwisehewasfortunateenoughtocomethroughwithoutanyillresults.Uponthedeclarationof peace Mr. Hewitt was discharged.’

ArthurJamesHewitt wasbornintheParishofStPeter’s,Ramsgate,Kent,andenlistedintothe21stHussarsatCanterburyon6January 1892,aged18years4month,abrickmakerbytrade.HeservedoverseasinIndiafromSeptember1893toOctober1896,thenmovedtoEgypt untilMay1899,duringwhichtimehetookpartintheSoudancampaignof1898,includingthebattleofOmdurman.InvalidedtotheU.K.,hewas dischargedtotheArmyReserveinJune1899.RecalledinDecember1899,heservedwiththe17thLancersinSouthAfrica(No.5130),hewas discharged at Ballincollig on 31 March 1902.

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229

Pair: Syce Nuroo, 1st Bombay Lancers

Queen’sSudan1896-98,bronzeissue(SyceNuroo.1st.Bo:Lancers.);Khedive’sSudan1896-1908,noclasp,bronzeissue(Syce Nuroo 1st. Bo: Lcrs:) contemporarily engraved naming, edge bruising and contact marks, better than good ne (2) £240-£280

Six: Chief Engine Room Arti!cer First Class J. Collins, Royal Navy

Queen’sSouthAfrica1899-1902,1clasp,Natal(168187E:R:A:J.Collins.H.M.S.Terrible);China1900,noclasp(J.Collins.E.R.A. 2Cl.,H.M.S.Terrible);1914-15Star(168187.J.Collins.C.E.R.A.,R.N.);BritishWarMedal1914-20(168187J.Collins.C.E.R.A.1. R. N.);VictoryMedal1914-19, namingerased;RoyalNavyL.S.&G.C.,E.VII.R.(168187JamesCollins.E.R.A.1Cl.H.M.S.Assistance.) mountedcourt-stylefordisplaypurposes;togetherwiththerecipient’sAluminiumidentitydisc, lightcontactmarks,generallyvery ne (6) £500-£700

Provenance: Dix Noonan Webb, December 2001.

JamesCollins wasborninPortsmouthon1April1871andjoinedtheRoyalNavyasanActingEngineRoomArti!cerFourthClasson16June 1892.Con!rmedinthatrateon19September1893,hewaspromotedEngineRoomArti!cerThirdClasson16June1895,andservedinH.M.S. Terrible from24March1898,beingpromotedEngineRoomArti!cerSecondClasson16June1899.Heservedin Terrible duringboththeBoer WarandtheBoxerRebellion,andwaspromotedEngineRoomArti!cerFirstClasson14June1904.HewasawardedhisLongServiceandGood ConductMedalon8June1907,andhavingbeenadvancedChiefEngineRoomArti!cerFirstClasson26October1913sawfurtherserviceduring the Great War, predominately in H.M.S. Assistance. He was invalided out of the service on 20 November 1919.

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Pair: Chief Ship’s Cook P. A. Knee, Royal Navy, who was ‘Discharged Dead’ on active service, 7 January 1916

Queen’sSouthAfrica1899-1902,noclasp(P.A.Knee,Ck’sMte:H.M.S.Monarch);RoyalNavyL.S.&G.C.,E.VII.R.(158483P.A. Knee, Sh. Cook, H.M.S. Hampshire.) toned, edge bruising, otherwise good very ne (2) £140-£180

PhilipArthurKnee wasborninBristolinFebruary1872.HejoinedtheRoyalNavyasaDomestic3rdClassinFebruary1894,andadvanced toCook’sMateinFebruary1896.ServiceincludedwithH.M.S. Monarch,January1897-July1900,andH.M.S. Hampshire,December1906-August 1909 (awarded L.S. & G.C. in August 1907).

KneeadvancedtoActingChiefShip’sCookinMay1909,andsubsequentserviceincludedwithMFA Chinkoa,10August-23November1914,and atH.M.S. Victory (entitledto1914-15Startrio).On7January1916,Kneewas‘DischargedDead’fromthere,andisburiedinthePortsmouth (Eastland or Highland Road) Cemetery, Hampshire.

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Three: Private W. E. Roberts, 3rd Dragoon Guards, later South Lancashire Regiment

Queen’sSouthAfrica1899-1902,4clasps,CapeColony,OrangeFreeState,SouthAfrica1901,SouthAfrica1902(3662PteW. E.Roberts,3rdDgn:Gds:)lasttwoclaspslooseonribandasissued;BritishWarandVictoryMedals(32116Pte.W.E.Roberts.S. Lan. R.) nearly extremely ne (3)

£120-£160

William‘Bill’Roberts wasborninLondon,andresidedinWandsworth.InbetweenserviceduringtheBoerWarandtheGreatWar,Roberts wasemployedatYoung’sBrewery,Wandsworth.Heisbelievedtohavebeeninvalidedoutofserviceduetofrostbite(entitledtoSilverWar Badge), and returned to employment at the brewery. Roberts died in 1953.

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233

Pair: Corporal T. Knight, Imperial Yeomanry

Queen’sSouthAfrica1899-1902,4clasps,CapeColony,Rhodesia,OrangeFreeState,Transvaal(4691Tpr:T.Knight.50thCoy. 17thImpl:Yeo:) edgebruise;King’sSouthAfrica1901-02,2clasps,SouthAfrica1901,SouthAfrica1902(4691Corpl:T.Knight. Imp: Yeo:) very ne (2)

£300-£400

ThomasKnight wasborninOlney,Buckinghamshire.HeattestedfortheImperialYeomanryatPortsmouthinNovember1901.Knightserved withthe50th(Hampshire)Company,17thBattalionImperialYeomanryinSouthAfricaduringtheBoerWar,30November1901-30August 1902. He advanced to Corporal in June 1902, and was discharged 7 September 1902, after 307 days service.

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Three: Corporal E. C. Alder, Imperial Yeomanry, later Hampshire Regiment

Queen’sSouthAfrica1899-1902,2clasps,CapeColony,SouthAfrica1902(39124L.Corpl:E.C.Alder.128th.Coy.Imp:Yeo:); BritishWarMedal1914-20(33192A.Cpl.E.C.Alder.Hamps.R.);TerritorialForceWarMedal1914-19(33192Pte.E.C.Alder. Hamps. R.) nearly extremely ne (3) £300-£400

EdwardCharlesAlder wasborninWantage,Berkshire,andattestedfortheImperialYeomanryin1902,agroombyprofession.Heserved withthe128thCompany,ImperialYeomanry(WestminsterDragoons)inSouthAfricafrom1Mayto13December1902,andwasappointed Lance-Corporalon10March1902.HewasdischargedatAldershoton20December1902.Hesawfurtherservicewithboththe11th(Pioneer) and 2nd Battalions, Hampshire Regiment during the Great War.

Five: Captain and Quarter Master S. Baldwin, 1/5th Battalion, Hampshire Regiment

Queen’sSouthAfrica1899-1902,3clasps,CapeColony,Paardeberg,Transvaal(4025Cpl.S.Baldwin,2ndHampshireRegt) suspensionclawre-pinnedandloose;King’sSouthAfrica1901-02,2clasps,SouthAfrica1901,SouthAfrica1902(4025Serjt:S. Baldwin.HampshireRegt);BritishWarMedal1914-20(Q.M.&Capt.S.Baldwin.);IndiaGeneralService1908-35,1clasp, AfghanistanN.W.F.1919(Q.M.&Capt.S.Baldwin.Hamps.R.) o ciallyrenamed;ArmyL.S.&G.C.,G.V.R.,1stissue(4025C.Sjt: S. Baldwin. Hants: Regt) mounted for wear, rst two with edge bruising, nearly very ne, remainder good very ne (5) £200-£240

StephenBaldwin servedwiththe2ndBattalion,HampshireRegimentduringtheSecondBoerWar,andadvancedtoColourSergeant(awarded L.S.&G.C.inOctober1911).HewascommissionedHonoraryLieutenantandQuarterMasterandwaspostedinthatcapacitytothe1/5th Battalion,HampshireRegimentinAugust1914.BaldwinproceededwiththeBattaliontoIndiainOctober1914,andstayedthereforthe remainderofthewarandthefollowingcon!ictontheNorthWestFrontier.HeadvancedtoCaptainandQuarterMaster,andreturnedto England in November 1919.

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Five: Lieutenant and Quarter Master G. Hammond, Hampshire Regiment

GeorgeHammond wasborninBishopsWaltham,Hampshire.HeattestedfortheHampshireRegimentatWinchesterinOctober1890,and advancedtoCorporalinJanuary1898.HammondservedwiththeRegimentinSouthAfrica,January1900-September1902,andadvancedto SergeantinJanuary1902.HeadvancedtoSergeantInstructorofMusketrythefollowingmonth,andwaspostedtothePermanentStaff ofthe5th Volunteer Battalion, Hampshire Regiment in June 1907.

HammondwaspostedasActingSergeantMajortothe8thBattalion,HampshireRegimentinApril1908.HewasappointedasColourSergeant InstructorinJanuary1911,andservedinthiscapacitywiththe2/8th(IsleofWightRi!es,PrincessBeatrice’s)BattalionfromJanuary1915untilhis commission as Lieutenant and Quarter Master in August of the same year.

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Five: Regimental Sergeant Major W. Houghton, 2/7th Battalion, Hampshire Regiment

Queen’sSouthAfrica1899-1902,3clasps,CapeColony,OrangeFreeState,Transvaal(5372PteW.Houghton,2ndHampshire Regt.);King’sSouthAfrica1901-02,2clasps,SouthAfrica1901,SouthAfrica1902(5372Corpl:W.Houghton.Hamp:Regt.); BritishWarandVictoryMedals,withM.I.D.oakleaves(5372A.W.O.Cl.1.W.Houghton.Hamps.R.);ArmyMeritoriousService Medal,G.V.R.,1stissue(5372C.S.Mjr-A.R.S.Mjr.W.Houghton7/Hamps:R.)mountedforwear, contactmarksto rsttwo,these nearly very ne, remainder very ne or better (5) £360-£440

M.I.D. London Gazette 21 February 1919 (Mesopotamia).

M.S.M. London Gazette 23 September 1919 (Mesopotamia).

WesleyHoughton wasanativeofSouthampton,Hampshire.HeservedduringtheBoerWarwiththe2ndBattalion,HampshireRegiment. HoughtonadvancedtoActingRegimentalSergeantMajor,andservedduringtheGreatWarattachedtothe2/7thBattalionintheMesopotamian theatre of war.

Four: Private R. Giles, Duke of Cornwall’s Light Infantry, late Oxfordshire Light Infantry Queen’sSouthAfrica1899-1902,3clasps,ReliefofKimberley,Paardeberg,Transvaal(4659,Pte.R.Giles,1/Oxford.L.I.)engraved naming;King’sSouthAfrica1901-02,2clasps,SouthAfrica1901,SouthAfrica1902(4659Pte.R.Giles.Oxford.L.I.);BritishWar and Victory Medals (38163 Pte. R. Giles. D.C.L.I.) suspension on KSA bent, edge bruises, toned, nearly very ne (4) £220-£260

RobertGiles attestedintotheOxfordshireLightinfantryandservedinSouthAfricaduringtheBoerWar.Helaterattested,on8December 1915,intotheDukeofCornwall’sLightInfantryforserviceduringtheGreatWar,andsawlaterservicewiththeRoyalBerkshireRegiment.He was discharged, due to sickness, aged 41, on 17 December 1918 and was awarded a Silver War Badge, No. B.55088.

Three: Major G. J. Dickson, Wiltshire Regiment

Queen’sSouthAfrica1899-1902,1clasp,Transvaal(Capt:G.J.Dickson,Wilts:Rgt:)engravednaming;BritishWarandVictory Medals (Major. G. J. Dickson.) nearly extremely ne (3) £240-£280

Provenance: Dreweatt Neate, October 2007.

GrahamJosephDickson wasbornon29April1863,thesonofMajor-GeneralE.J.Dickson,91stFoot,ofTheGreen,Castletown,IsleofMan, andLucyMylreaQuayle.EducatedatKingWilliam’sCollege,IsleofMan,andthenattheRoyalMilitaryCollege,Sandhurst,hejoinedtheWiltshire Regimentin1884asLieutenant.HespentsometimeinIndiaonsecondmentwiththeIndianStaff CorpspriortoservingintheBoerWarwith the 1st Battalion. He was promoted to Captain in 1893, and then to Major in August 1902, before retiring in May 1903.

DicksonwasrecalledtoservicewiththeWiltshireRegimentduringtheGreatWar,andservedontheWesternFrontfromJanuary1917.Ashe wasnow53yearsofageandpartoftheReserveofOfficers,hewassecondedtoamoreadministrativeroleasaRailwayTransportationOfficer. He died in 1948.

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For the medals awarded to the recipient’s brother and nephew, see Lots 178 and 191.

Four: Warrant Officer Class II W. Lanchester, Connaught Rangers

Queen’sSouthAfrica1899-1902,4clasps,CapeColony,OrangeFreeState,Transvaal,SouthAfrica1902(4549Sergt.W. Lanchester.Conn.Rang.);BritishWarMedal1914-20(4549W.O.Cl.II.W.Lanchester.Conn.Rang.);DelhiDurbar1911,silver, unnamedasissued;ArmyL.S.&G.C.,G.V.R.,2ndissuewith #xedsuspension(7143005W.O.Cl.II.W.Lanchester.Conn.Rang.) all somewhat later issues named in the same style, the QSA with xed suspension, minor edge bruising, good very ne (4) £180-£220

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A most unusual family group to the three Hamilton brothers, all of whom were killed or died in the Boer War

Pair: LieutenantAlastairHamilton,RoyalIrishFusiliers,woundedintheactionatPieter’sHillandlaterkilled by lightning at Machadodorp in December 1902

Queen’sSouthAfrica1899-1902,5clasps,CapeColony,TugelaHeights,OrangeFreeState,ReliefofLadysmith,Transvaal(Lieut: A.Hamilton,Rl.IrishFus:)officiallyimpressednaming;King’sSouthAfrica1901-02,2clasps,SouthAfrica1901,SouthAfrica1902 (Lt. A. Hamilton. Rl. Irish Fus.) officially engraved naming, extremely ne

TheQueen’sSouthAfricaMedalawardedtoTrooperKennethHamilton,CeylonMountedInfantry,who died of enteric fever at Bloemfontein in May 1900

Queen’sSouthAfrica1899-1902,2clasps,CapeColony,Driefontein(299Trpr:K.Hamilton,CeylonM.I.)officiallyimpressed naming, extremely ne

TheQueen’sSouthAfricaMedalawardedtoTrooperErnestHamilton,Bethune’sMountedInfantry,who was killed in action at Sheeper’s Nek on 20 May 1900

Queen’sSouthAfrica1899-1902,2clasps,TugelaHeights,ReliefofLadysmith(631Tpr:E.Hamilton.Bethune’sM.I.)officially impressednaming,allcontainedinanattractivecontemporary !ttedleatherbreakfrontglazeddisplaycasewithivorinename labels, extremely ne, the group as a whole very rare (4) £4,000-£5,000

Provenance: Dix Noonan Webb, March 2012.

LieutenantAlastairHamilton waswoundedinthe !erce !ghtingatPieter’sHillon27February1900,thecaptureofwhichclearedtheway forthereliefofLadysmithbythecavalrythefollowingday.Hismedalsareaccompaniedbyacontemporaryhand-writtentranscriptofaletterto his mother, written during the action whilst he lay wounded, describing the attack:

‘My dear Mother

We advanced today about 9 a.m. to take a hill to our front, which we did without much trouble, only losing a few men.

About5.15p.m.weadvancedtotakeasmallhilltoourrightwhichwasstronglyheld.TheDublinFusiliersbeingunabletomanageit,wehadto advanceabouthalfamileoveranopenspaceunderaheavy !re.Ashellburstabouttenyardsfrommeandknockedoveroneofthemen,buthe wasnothurt.Welaydowntogetourwindandashellhitthehandleofmyknobcarryandsmashedtheknobinthreeplacesandmadeagreat gravel rush in my wrist, but there was not much blood.

Thenweadvancedabout700yardstoasmallkopiewheretheD.F’swere.Weagainrested,thenweadvancedoveranotheropenbitandabout halfwayIwashitintheankle,atabout6p.m.,andamnowlaggingbehindandamwithbulletsdroppingroundmeprettythick.TheCompanyis about100yardsinfrontunderastonewall.Wewere !rstin,andnooneelsehasgoneinpassedme,butnowtheycome.Iwasafraidtheywere goingtogiveitup,buttheyaregoingupsplendidlyunderaheavy !re.Iamnot500yardsfromthehillitishardnottobeabletogoinasIhad hoped,butnosuchluck.Iamnotinmuchpain,buthopeIshallnothavetocrawlin,asIdonotthinkthebulletcameoutasthereisonlyone holeinmyboot,sotheleastmovementhurtsabit.Weseemtobemakingaturningmovementtherearealotofourmenreturningonmyright underaheavy !rewhichmakesacross !reforme,IshallnotbehitagainIfeelsure,butthebulletsthrowdustandstonesovermeeverynow andthen.Iexpectyouwillgetawiretonight,Ihopetheywillonlyputslight,asIamsureitisnotbad.Theeveningstarhasjustcome out,soit willsoonbedark,wemustbedoingwellasthe !ringisnotnearlysoheavy,butmaybreakoutagainatanymoment.Iamverysickatbeinghit, butmustmakethebestofit.IthinkwearegettinginbutIwishIcouldhearthemcheer.Wellitisgettingdarkandthe !ringlessandourmenout of sight. I shall soon make tracks and hope soon to fall in with the stretcher bearers so good bye. 7 p.m.’

Alastair Hamilton was killed by lightning at Machadodorp on 5 December 1902.

Trooper Kenneth Hamilton, Ceylon Contingent, died of enteric at Bloemfontein on 13 May 1900.

Trooper Ernest Hamilton, H Squadron, Bethune’s Mounted Infantry, was killed in action at Sheeper’s Nek on 20 May 1900. There is a marble cross in the cemetery at Machadodorp dedicated to these three brothers:

"In loving memory Alistair Hamilton, late Royal Irish Fusiliers. Killed by lightning Dec. 5th 1902. Aged 28 years. Also of Ernest. Killed in Action at Vryheid May 20th 1900. Aged 22 years. Also of Kenneth. Died at Bloemfontein May 16th 1900. Aged 24 years.”

Thisgroupisalsoaccompaniedbyacontemporarycuttingfromthe BlackandWhiteBudget,orsimilar,withportraitphotographsof“FourFighting Brothers”.ThefourthbrotherwasSub-InspectorJ.Hamilton,NatalMountedPolice.Therewasa !fthbrother,Patrick,aCaptaininthe WorcestershireRegimentandRoyalFlyingCorps,whowaskilledon "yingmanoeuvresduringMilitaryTrials,whenhismachinefellfromsome 500 feet in Graveley, near Stevenage, Herts, on 6 September 1912. He was aged 30 years.

Seven: Staff Sergeant Farrier A. Owen, Veterinary Department

Queen’sSouthAfrica1899-1902,2clasps,CapeColony,OrangeFreeState(Q.M.S.Farr:A.Owen.I.S.V.D.);King’sSouthAfrica 1901-02,2clasps,SouthAfrica1901,SouthAfrica1902(3592S.Serjt:-Far:A.OwenVet:Dept:);1914Star(S.R./29Cpl.A. Owen.A.V.C.);BritishWarandVictoryMedals(SR-29A.Sjt.A.Owens[sic].A.V.C.);ArmyMeritoriousServiceMedal,G.V.R.,1st issue(S.S.Fr.-A.Owen.I.V.C.);ArmyL.S.&G.C.,E.VII.R.(Staff Sergt.Farr.A.Owen.S.V.Dept.) ranko ciallycorrectedonlast, good very ne and better (7) £600-£800

AlbertOwen wasborninReading,Berkshire,in1870andattestedforthe18thHussarsatCavershamon8January1890,havingpreviously servedwiththe4thBattalion,OxfordshireLightInfantry.HeservedwiththeIndianSubordinateVeterinaryCorpsinSouthAfricaduringtheBoer War,andsawfurtherservicewiththeArmyVeterinaryCorpsduringtheGreatWarontheWesternFrontfrom23October1914.Hewas discharged on 1 December 1917, un!t for further service, and was awarded a Silver War Badge. Sold with copied service papers, medal roll extracts, and other research.

Three: SergeantA.Lakin,Brabant’sHorseandThorneycroft’sMountedInfantry,later4thSouthAfrican Horse and South African Service Corps

Queen’sSouthAfrica1899-1902,5clasps,CapeColony,TugelaHeights,ReliefofLadysmith,Transvaal,Laing’sNek(43337Serjt: A. Lakin. Thorneycroft’s M.I.); British War and Bilingual Victory Medals (Dvr. A. Lakin. S.A.S.C.) nearly extremely ne (3) £200-£240

AlexanderLakin attestedinitiallyforBrabant’sHorseandservedwiththemduringtheearlystagesoftheBoerWarbeforebeingdischarged, timeexpired,on9February1900.HesubsequentlyattestedforThorneycroft’sMountedInfantryon21February1900andsawfurtherservice withthem,beforebeingdischargedathisownrequeston9November1900.HesawfurtherserviceduringtheGreatWarwithboththe4th SouthAfricanHorsefrom17March1916to14April1917,andthenwiththeMotorTransportSectionoftheSouthAfricanServiceCorpsfrom 12 June 1917, until !nally discharged on 10 February 1919.

Soldwiththerecipient’sfouroriginalCerti!catesofDischargefromthefourabove-mentionedunits, the rsttwoinreliccondition;andother ephemera.

Five: Chief Petty Officer W. Brooking, Royal Navy

China1900,noclasp(W.Brooking,C.P.O.,H.M.S.Undaunted);1914-15Star(126192W.Brooking,C.P.O.R.N.);BritishWarand VictoryMedals(126192W.Brooking,C.P.O.R.N.);RoyalNavyL.S.&G.C.,V.R.,narrowsuspension,impressednaming(Wm. Brooking, C.P.O., H.M.S. Undaunted) edge bruising and contact marks, otherwise nearly very ne (5) £400-£500

Provenance: Dix Noonan Webb, December 2011.

512 medals to H.M.S. Undaunted, all without clasp. This medal presented to C.P.O. Brooking by H.M. The King on 8 March 1902.

WilliamBrooking wasbornatStSaviours,nearDartmouth,on11February1868,andjoinedtheRoyalNavyasaBoySecondClassaboard H. M.S. Lion on10January1884.Whilstservingin Undaunted,whichshiphejoinedinMarch1897,hewaspromotedtoChiefPettyOfficerin December1899andservedinthatcapacityduringthewarinChina.HereceivedhisLongServiceandGoodConductMedalaboardthesameship inApril1901,beingpaidoff shortlyafterwards.Hecontinuedtoservea$oatuntilpensionedtoShoreon9February1906,andjoinedtheRoyal FleetReserveshortlyafterwards.HewasrecalledforserviceduringtheGreatWaron2August1914,asChiefPettyOfficer,andwasdemobilized in May 1919.

Sold with copied record of service and other research.

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Five: Chief Stoker W. Curtice, Royal Navy, who drowned on active duty on 4 April 1918 China1900,noclasp(W.Courtice[sic],Sto.,H.M.S.Bar"eur.);1914-15Star(278853,W.Curtice,Ch.Sto.,R.N.);BritishWarand VictoryMedals(278853W.Curtice.Ch.Sto.R.N.);RoyalNavyL.S.&G.C.,E.VII.R.(278853WilliamCurtice,Sto.P.O.,H.M.S. De#ance.) contact marks to rst and last, these very ne; the Great War awards better (5) £300-£400

WilliamCurtice wasbornatStamford,Cornwall,on22December1869andjoinedtheRoyalNavyasastokersecondclasson19December 1894,havingpreviouslybeenemployedasapoliceconstable.HewaspromotedStokeron3November1895andservedinthatratefrom1July 1900to8November1901.Hewasadvancedstokerpettyofficeron1July1906,andwasawardedhisLongServiceandGoodConductMedalon 20December1909.Promotedchiefstokeron3December1912,heservedduringtheGreatWarinavarietyofshipsandshorebased establishments,anddrownedonactivedutyon4April1918,whenservinginH.M.S. Bittern.HeiscommemoratedonthePlymouthNaval Memorial.

Pair: Staff Sergeant Farrier R. Chivas, Veterinary Department China1900,noclasp(St.Serjt:-Farr:R.Chivas.S.V.Dept:);ArmyL.S.&G.C.,V.R.,3rdissue,smallletterreverse(Sergt.FarrierR. Chivas. Subte. Vety. Deptt.) minor o cial correction to rank on LS&GC, toned, nearly extremely ne (2) £300-£400

RobertChivas wasborninEllon,Aberdeen,in1859andattestedfortheRoyalArtilleryon20June1878.HewasadvancedSergeantFarrieron 30July1882,andtransferredtotheUnattachedListon11June1891.HewaspromotedStaff SergeantFarrieron1April1895,andwasawarded hisLongServiceandGoodConductMedalon10October1896.HeservedwiththeSubordinateVeterinaryDepartmentinSinho,China,from29 August 1900 to 16 May 1901, and was discharged on 11 July 1901.

Sold with copied research and medal roll extracts.

Five: Lieutenant G. Simmonds, Hampshire Regiment

AfricaGeneralService1902-56,2clasps,Somaliland1902-04,Jidballi(4367L.Serjt.G.Simmonds.1stHamp:Regt.) smalledgecut over‘d’ofsurname;1914-15Star(2.Lieut.G.Simmonds.Hamps:R.);BritishWarandVictoryMedals(2.Lieut.G.Simmonds.); Army L.S. & G.C., G.V.R., 1st issue (4367 C. Sjt: G. Simmonds. Hants: Regt.) mounted for wear, generally very ne (5) £400-£500

GeorgeSimmonds wasborninLittlehampton,Sussex.HeattestedfortheHampshireRegimentatWinchesterinDecember1893.Simmonds advancedtoCorporalinOctober1900,andservedwiththeRegimentinIndia,February1897-February1903;inAden,February1903-June 1903;andinSomaliland,June1903-July1904.SimmondsadvancedtoColourSergeantinSeptember1905,andwasappointedtothePermanent Staff, Territorial Force, 8th Battalion, Hampshire Regiment in July 1909 (awarded L.S. & G.C. in October 1912). SimmondswaspostedasSergeantMajortothe11th(Service)Battalion(Pioneers)on18September1914,anddischargedtocommissioninthe 3rdBattalion,HampshireRegimentinMay1915(entitledtoSilverWarBadge).HeadvancedtoLieutenant,andafterthewarservedasa Recruiting Officer, Wessex East Zone, until his discharge in 1928. Sold with copied service papers.

Three: Driver F. T. Harvey, Royal Field Artillery

1914Star,withclasp(63160Dvr:F.T.Harvey.R.F.A.);BritishWarandVictoryMedals(63160Dvr.F.T.Harvey.R.A.),mounted as worn, contact marks, very ne (3) £80-£100

FrederickThomasHarvey attestedfortheRoyalFieldArtilleryandservedduringtheGreatWarontheWesternFrontfrom14October 1914.

Eight: Gunner J. R. Murray, Royal Garrison Artillery

1914Star,with laterslide clasp(39804Gnr:J.R.Murray.R.G.A.);BritishWarandVictoryMedals(39804Gnr.J.R.Murray.R.A.); IndiaGeneralService1908-35,1clasp,Waziristan1921-24(1409171Gnr.J.R.Murray.R.A.);DefenceMedal;Jubilee1935, unnamedasissued;Coronation1937,unnamedasissued;ArmyL.S.&G.C.,G.V.R.,3rdissue,RegularArmy(1409171Gnr.J.R. Murray. R.A.) mounted court style for display, very ne and better (8) £240-£280

JohnR.Murray attestedfortheRoyalGarrisonArtilleryandservedwiththemduringtheGreatWarontheWesternFrontfrom5November 1914.

Four: Private F. J. Broom"eld, Hampshire Regiment, later Mercantile Marine 1914Star,withclasp(6664PteF.J.Broom#eld.1/Hamps:R.);BritishWarMedal1914-20(6664Pte.F.J.Broom#eld.Hamps.R.); MercantileMarineWarMedal1914-18(FrederickJ.Broom#eld);VictoryMedal1914-19(6664Pte.F.J.Broom#eld.Hamps.R.) mounted for wear, generally good very ne, and scarce (4) £200-£300

FrederickJosephBroom"eld wasborninBattersea,Londonin1883.HeattestedfortheHampshireRegimentatHammersmithin November1902,andservedwiththeRegimentinMaltabeforetransferringtotheArmyReserveinNovember1905.Broom#eldwasmobilisedin August1914,andinitiallyservedduringtheGreatWarwiththe1stBattalion,HampshireRegimentontheWesternFrontfrom23August1914. He was discharged ‘Medically Un#t’ on 24 October 1914, but re-engaged for service with the Mercantile Marine. Sold with copied service papers.

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TheGreatWartriotoSecondLieutenantJ.C.Barber,10th(Scottish)Battalion,LiverpoolRegiment,who priortotheoutbreakofwarwasawitnesstotheinsurrectioninVeraCruz,Mexico,inApril1914whenthe U.S.Marineslandedandputitdownwiththeresultantdeathofsome300Mexicansand18Americans; SecondLieutenantBarberwaskilledinactioninthechargeatHoogeon16June1915,shortlyafteran encounterwithCaptainNoelChevassewhowentontowintheV.C.&Bar,andM.C.beforehisownheroic death

1914Star(3043Cpl.J.C.Barber.10/L’poolR.);BritishWarandVictoryMedals(2.Lieut.J.C.Barber.) the rstvery ne,otherwise extremely ne (3) £1,000-£1,400

Provenance: Medals to the Liverpool Regiment from the Collection of Hal Giblin, Dix Noonan Webb, July 2004 (£1200 hammer).

SecondLieutenantJohnChristianBarber wasbornatNewBrighton,CheshireinAugust1892,andeducatedattheLeasSchool,Hoylake andatUppingham.AfterleavingschoolhesecuredapositionwithT.&J.Harrison,oneofLiverpool’sleadingshippinglines.Hewassentoutto MexicoandwasinVeraCruzinthatcountrywhentheU.S.MarineslandedtoquelltheinsurrectioninApril1914.Newspaperscarriedhis personal account of his experiences:

‘WordpassedaroundthattheAmericanMarineswereabouttolandandtaketheport,noresistancewasexpected.IsawasmallbodyofMarines goingatthedoubletowardsthePostOfficeandtheCustomHouse.Thecrowdbegantoyellandjumpedonthetramcars.Mexicansoldiers assembledatthestreetcorners,andacompanyof25orsotookuptheirpositionsontheroofandfrontbalconiesofourhoteltoourhorror! Therewere30or40foreignersinthehotel.FiringstartedaboutnoonandIwatchedwithanAmericanfrommyroomforalittlewhile,butit verysoongottoohottostaytherewithsafety.Soonafterwardsthe "rstmanontheroofwashitbadly,andhediedabout20minuteslater.The nursingofthedyingandthewoundedisstillaterriblenightmare.Somewereshotonthebalconies,butthemajorityontheroof,altogetherthere werethreekilledandtenwoundedinthehotel,horriblewoundsandnotrainednurseoradoctortobehad.Thestreetswereimpassableforthe MexicanRedCrossCorps.Wedidwhatwecould-disinfecting,pluggingandbandagingthewounds.Thesupplyofbrandysoongaveout,and some of the poor wretches suffered agonies.

Nightbroughtusnorestandalthoughthe "ringlessenedtherewasnonewsoftheAmericans’progressandthestreetswerestilltoodangerous fortheambulance.Thewholethingwashorribleowinginalargedegreetothefactthatafewhundredcriminals,probablylife-sentencedmen, wereletlooseandarmed,andtheyshotatanybody,andalsoverymanyoftheMexicanofficersgotverydrunk.Lootinganddrinking,with occasional shooting, went on all night.

SofarastheAmericanswereconcerned,ittranspiredthattheydidnotat "rstlandsufficientmen,andaccordinglycouldnot "ghttheirwayinto thetownuntilreinforcementshadarrivedthefollowingday.Shortasthebattlethenwas,thedinandthedamagedonewereterri"c,andthe streetswerecoveredwithdead.Inallsome300Mexicansand18Americanswerekilled,anditwaswithgreatreliefthatIwasableatlasttoget aboardthe Esperanza forGalveston,whichnormallycarriedabout150passengers,butwhichwasnowcrowdedwith400Americanrefugeesfrom Vera Cruz.’

WhenhereturnedinJune1914hejoinedthefamily "rminLiverpool.Volunteeringthedayafterwarwasdeclared,hewassoonpromotedto Corporalinwhichrankheaccompaniedthe "rstcontingenttoFranceaboardtheS.S. Maidan inNovember1914.Aftersterlingworkinthe trencheshewascommissionedinthe "eld,risingfromtherankstocommandaplatooninMarch1915.SecondLieutenantBarberwaskilledin actionon16June1915duringthechargeatHoogewhenhewashitbyashellwhilstleadinghismen.HisnameiscommemoratedontheYpres (Menin Gate) Memorial, Belgium.

Thefollowingisextractedfrom TheLiverpoolScrollofFame: ‘CaptainNoelChavasse,whowontheV.C.andBarbeforehemethisownheroic deathministeringtothewoundedquiteregardlessofdanger,leftabrieftributetoBarber’ssplendidconductatHooge.Hemethim,itseemed,on hiswayuptothetrenchesbeforetheattack,andhewastheninthebestofspirits.Theyevenjokedtogether,althoughquiteconsciousofthe grimworkbeforethebattalion,andequallyconsciousthatthatmightbetheirlastmeeting.SoonafterwardsBarberwasfatallyhitbyashellwhilst leadinghismentowardstheenemy’strencheswiththeutmostgallantry.TheGermans,unfortunatelyrecapturedtheadvancedgroundwherehe fell in a counter-attack, and his chum was thus unable to recover his body.’

A superb three-quarter length oil painting of recipient was displayed in the now-defunct Liverpool Scottish Museum, Botanic Road, Liverpool. Sold with copied research and two coloured photographs of the above portrait, one a head and shoulders enlargement.

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Three: CaptainE.W.Walker,EastYorkshireRegiment,whowaskilledinactionatArmentièreson29

October 1914

1914Star(Capt:E.W.Walker.E.York:R.);BritishWarandVictoryMedals(Capt.E.W.Walker.);MemorialPlaque(Edgar WilmerWalker);MemorialScroll‘Capt.EdgarWilmerWalker,EastYorkshireRgt.’;InnerTempletributeMedal1914-1918, bronze,unnamed;allmountedfordisplaytogetherwiththeBuckinghamPalaceenclosure, verdigristomealswheretheyhavecome into contact with the mounting pins, otherwise good very ne (5) £600-£800

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EdgarWilmerWalker wasborninScarborough,Yorkshire,on3August1875,theeldestsonofRear-AdmiralCharlesWalker,andwas educatedatEtonandBalliolCollege,Oxford.Hequali!edasaBarristerandwasadmittedtotheInnerTemplepriortotheGreatWar. CommissionedaCaptaininthe3rdBattalion,EastYorkshireRegiment,on19June1905,heservedwiththe1stBattalionduringtheGreatWar ontheWesternFrontfrom5September1914,andwaskilledinactionduringanArtilleryBombardmentatArmentièreson29October1914.He is buried in Ration Farm Military Cemetery, France.

Five: ANavalM.S.M.groupof !veawardedtoChiefPettyOfficerT.Williams,RoyalNavy,whoservedin H.M. S. Tiger attheBattlesofDoggerBankandJutland,andwasawardedhisM.S.M.forhislaterserviceinH.M.S. Lion

1914-15Star(158309,T.Williams,Act.C.P.O.,R.N.);BritishWarandVictoryMedals(158309T.Williams.C.P.O.R.N.);Royal NavalMeritoriousServiceMedal,G.V.R.(158309.T.Williams,C.P.O.“Lion”ServicesDuringWar.);RoyalNavyL.S.&G.C.,E.VII. R. (158309 Thomas Williams, P.O. 1 Cl., H.M.S. Repulse.) nearly extremely ne (5)

£400-£500

M.S.M. London Gazette, 21 June 1919.

ThomasWilliams,aFarmLabourerfromMenheniot,Cornwall,wasbornon30July1875.HeattestedintotheRoyalNavyasaBoyon1July 1894andhisLongServiceandGoodConductMedalwastracedwhilsthewasservinginH.M.S. Repulse on29June1908.Heservedduringthe GreatWarinH.M.S. London,H.M.S. Tiger andwaspresentattheBattleofDoggerBank,andlaterattheBattleofJutland,whenshereceived damagefrom21separateshells.AppointedChiefPettyOfficeron1June1916,helaterservedinH.M.S. Lion,forwhichhewassubsequently awarded the M.S.M. He was demobilised to shore on 9 August 1919 and joined H.M. Coastguard on 1 November 1919.

Three: Chief Writer T. W. Maher, Royal Navy

1914-15Star(161217,T.W.Maher,Ch.Wr.,R.N.);BritishWarandVictoryMedals(161217T.W.Maher.Ch.Wr.R.N.);Royal Navy L.S. & G.C., E.VII.R. (161217 T. W. Maher, Ch. Writer., H.M.S. Pembroke.) good very ne (4)

£100-£140

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Three: LeadingStokerR.Prout,RoyalNavy,whowascommendedforhisgoodworkattheBattleofJutland, whilst serving in H.M.S. Lion 1914-15 Star (K.13285, R. Prout, Sto.1., R.N.); British War and Victory Medals (K.13285 R. Prout. L. Sto. R.N.) very ne (3)

£80-£100

ReginaldProut, aMotorFitterfromPlymouth,Devon,wasbornon2October1893.HeattestedintotheRoyalNavyon24November1911 andservedduringtheGreatWarinH.M.S. Lion,inwhichshiphewascommendedforhisgoodworkattheBattleofJutland(LondonGazette 15 September 1916). Advanced Leading Stoker on 20 May 1919, he was shore discharged on 26 July 1921.

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Three: Leading Telegraphist V. B. Ash, Royal Navy

1914-15 Star (J.31739. V. B. Ash. L. Tel. R.N.); British War and Victory Medals (J.31739. V. B. Ash. L. Tel. R.N.) very ne

Three: Wireless Telegraph Operator J. Jamieson, Royal Naval Reserve

1914-15Star(WTS.260,J.Jamieson,W.T.O.,R.N.R.);BritishWarandVictoryMedals(260W.T.S.J.Jamieson.W.T.O.R.N.R.)in named card boxes of issue, extremely ne (6) £70-£90

VictorBarrittAsh wasborninAldeburgh,Suffolk,on4February1899andjoinedtheRoyalNavyasaBoySecondClasson23June1914.He servedduringtheGreatWarinH.M.S. Caledon andwaspresentattheSecondBattleofHeligolandBight,whenamemberofhercrew,John HenryCarless,wasawardedaposthumousVictoriaCross.HelaterservedinH.M.S. Lupin.AdvancedLeadingTelegraphiston19October1919, he was discharged to shore on 3 February 1929. He died in Margate, Kent, in 1986.

Six: Acting Leading Stoker B. Ambrose, Royal Navy

1914-15Star(K.4711B.Ambrose.Sto.1.,R.N.);BritishWarandVictoryMedals(K.4711B.Ambrose.Sto.1.R.N.);Defenceand WarMedals1939-45;RoyalNavyL.S.&G.C.,G.V.R.,2ndissue, $xedsuspension(K.4711B.Ambrose.A-L.Sto.H.M.Y.Victoria& Albert) mounted for wear, contact marks, polish residue, nearly very ne (6) £160-£200

BertieAmbrose, aRailwayPlatelayerfromWoodGreen,London,wasbornon27September1889.HeattestedintotheRoyalNavyon8 November1909andservedduringtheGreatWarinH.M.S. Hermione, H.M.S. Magpie andH.M.S. Amphitrate. Post-war,heservedinH.M.Y. VictoriaandAlbert from17June1919untilhewasshorepensionedon7November1931.HisLSGCwastracedon25November1924andhe wasadvancedStokerPettyOfficeron16July1929.Recalledbrie#yfrom28September1938to4October1938,hewasfurtherrecalledfor serviceduringtheSecondWorldWar,whenheservedinH.M.S. IronDuke, H.M.S. Proserpine, H.M.S. Victory andH.M.S. St.George beforehewas $nally discharged on 2 April 1941.

Three: AbleSeamanE.W.Carver,RoyalNavy,whowasdrownedwhenH.M.S. Opal ranaroundandsankon12

January 1918

1914-15 Star (J.29711, E. E. [sic]Carver. A.B. R.N.); British War and Victory Medals (J.29711 E. E. [sic] Carver. A.B. R.N.) very ne

Three: Private E. Carver, Royal Marine Light Infantry

1914-15Star(PO.13252,Pte.E.Carver,R.M.L.I.);BritishWarandVictoryMedals(PO.13252Pte.E.Carver.R.M.L.I.) very ne(6) £100-£140

EricWoodwardCarver,aWoodCarverfromNottingham,wasbornon22December1897.HeattestedasaBoyintotheRoyalNavyon8 October1915.AdvancedAbleSeamaninNovember1915,heservedduringtheGreatWarinH.M.S. RoyalArthur, H.M.S. Attentive, andlaterin thesubmarinedepotshipsH.M.S. Vernon andH.M.S. Diligence, thelaterfromwhichhewaspostedtoH.M.S. Opal, inwhichhewasdrownedwhen sheranagroundduringastormoff SouthRonaldsay,OrkneyIslands,on12January1918.Hehasnoknowngraveandiscommemoratedonthe Portsmouth Naval Memorial.

EdgarCarver,aGroomandGardener,wasbornon4January1886inCopwellButler,Nottingham.HeattestedintothePortsmouthDivision oftheRoyalMarineLightInfantryon19December1903andservedduringtheGreatWarinH.M.S. Antrim andH.M.S. Canada.Hetransferred into the Plymouth Division on 29 July 1923, and later died in Nottingham, aged 42, in January 1927.

Three: OrdinarySeamanP.W.Deveson,RoyalNavy,whowaskilledinactionwhenH.M.S. Hampshire was sunk, 5 June 1916

1914-15Star(J.33172.P.W.Deveson,Ord.,R.N.);BritishWarandVictoryMedals(J.33172P.W.Deveson.Ord.R.N.); Memorial Plaque (Percy William Deveson) generally good very ne (4) £300-£400

PercyWilliamDeveson wasborninSandwich,KentinMay1898.HewasthesonofMrandMrsJ.Devesonof2WaltonCottages,Eastry, Kent.DevesonjoinedtheRoyalNavyasaBoy2ndClassinMay1916,andadvancedtoOrdinarySeamaninNovember1916.HejoinedH.M.S. Hampshire inMarch1915,andwaskilledinactionwhenthe Hampshire,conveyingFieldMarshalLordKitcheneronadiplomaticmissiontoRussia, struck a German-mine off Orkney, 5 June 1916, and sank within 15 minutes with the loss of 737 lives. There were only 12 survivors.

Ordinary Seaman Deveson is buried in Lyness Royal Naval Cemetery. Sold with copied research.

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Three: Pantryman W. Hollyhock, Mercantile Fleet Auxiliary

1914-15 Star (W. Hollyhock, Std., M.F.A.); British War and Victory Medals (W. Hollyhock. Ptymn. M.F.A.) good very ne

1914-15Star(2) (152669.D.Gordon.Ch.Sto.,R.N.;211649,E.J.Page,A.B.,R.N.);the !rstaccompaniedbythe recipient’s MasonicMillionMemorialFundJewel,silver,thereverseinscribed,‘Bro.D.Gordon.No.1424.’;VictoryMedal1914-19 (L.Z. 2269 O. Hinson. A.B. R.N.V.R.) nearly very ne and better (7) £70-£90

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Four: SquadronSergeantMajorInstructorinFencingE.Mushett,13thHussars,laterLieutenant,RoyalWest Surrey Regiment

1914-15Star(9566Sq.S.Mjr.I.F.E.Mushett.13-Hrs.);BritishWarandVictoryMedals(2.Lieut.E.Mushett.);IndiaGeneral Service1908-35,2clasps,Waziristan1919-21,Waziristan1921-24, secondclasplooseonriband,asissued (Lieut.E.Mushett.The Queen’s RF.) mounted court-style for display, light contact marks, generally very ne, rank on Star scarce (4) £200-£240

ErnestMushett attestedforthe13thHussarsandservedwiththemasaSquadronSergeantMajorInstructorinFencingduringtheGreatWar ontheWesternFrontfrom15December1914.HewascommissionedSecondLieutenantintheQueen’sRoyalWestSurreyRegimenton30 January 1918, and saw further service with them post-War in Waziristan.

Three: Gunner C. A. Taylor, Royal Field Artillery, who died on the Western Front on 17 September 1918

1914-15Star(L-15116Gnr:C.A.Taylor.R.F.A.);BritishWarandVictoryMedals(L-15116Gnr.C.A.Taylor.R.A.) nearly extremely ne

Pair: Gunner A. J. Bacon, Royal Garrison Artillery

BritishWarandVictoryMedals(202150Gnr.A.J.Bacon.R.A.);togetherwitha renamed MilitaryMedal,G.V.R.(202150Gnr.A.J. Bacon.R.A.);anda renamed Queen’sSouthAfrica1899-1902,3clasps,CapeColony,SouthAfrica1901,SouthAfrica1902(7084 Rfn. A. Bacon. 4th. K.R.R.) the last two presumably self-awarded, good very ne (7) £120-£160

CecilArthurTaylor attestedfortheRoyalFieldArtilleryandservedwith‘C’Battery,122ndBrigade,duringtheGreatWarontheWestern Front from 1 December 1915. He died on 17 September 1918, and is buried in Lebucquiere Communal Cemetery Extension, France.

ArthurBacon servedwiththeRoyalGarrisonArtilleryduringtheGreatWarpost-1916.Thereisnoevidenceofhisbeingawardedeithera Military Medal or a Queen’s South Africa Medal.

Four: Sergeant G. Linegar, Royal Engineers

1914-15Star(13737Cpl.G.Linegar.R.E.);BritishWarandVictoryMedals(13737Sgt.G.Linegar.R.E.);ArmyL.S.&G.C.,G.V.R., 1st issue (13737 Cpl. G. Linegar. R.E.) mounted as worn, good very ne (4) £120-£160

GeorgeLinegar attestedfortheRoyalEngineersandservedwiththe26thFieldCompanyduringtheGreatWarontheWesternFrontfrom 17 August 1914. Discharged prior to the War’s end, he was awarded a Silver War Badge.

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TheimportantandemotiveGreatWartriotoSecondLieutenantFerdinandMarsham-Townshend,Scots Guards,whowaskilledinactionintheRueduBois,nearFestubert,16May1915,oneofthetwoofficersand eightyScotsGuardsman,who‘foughttothelastcartridge’andwerefounddeadintheRueduBois, surrounded by 200 German corpses - the ‘Immortal Eighty of Festubert’

1914-15Star(2.Lieut:F.Marsham-Townshend.S.Gds:);BritishWarandVictoryMedals(2.Lieut:F.Marsham-Townshend.) contained in a contemporary leather-covered, glazed display frame, nearly extremely ne (3) £2,000-£3,000

Provenance: Dix Noonan Webb, July 2004 (£2,000 hammer)

SecondLieutenantFerdinandMarsham-Townshend,whowaskilledinactiononthe16thMay1915,nearFestubert,France,andwas buriedthere,wasthesecondsonoftheHon.RobertMarsham-Townshend,formerlyintheDiplomaticService,sonofthe3rdEarlofRomney,of Frognal, Sidcup, Kent, and his wife, the Hon. Mrs Marsham-Townshend, daughter of the Rev. George Barber Paley, Rector of Freckenham, Suffolk. SecondLieutenantF.Marsham-Townshendwasbornat5Chester"eldStreet,Mayfair,London,onthe17thApril1880,andwaseducatedatEton andatChristChurch,Oxford,wherehetookhisdegreeofB.A.in1903.HereceivedhiscommissiononprobationintheSpecialReserveofScots GuardsinFebruary1915,andforactiveservicewasattachedtothe2ndBattalionofhisregiment.SecondLieutenantF.Marsham-Townshendhad been at the front for about two months when he was killed.

Thefollowingaccountofthe "ghtingon16May1915,waspublishedinaweeklypaper:‘Anotherepisodewhichsentmymindbacktotheearly daysofthewarwastheheroicstandoftheofficersandmenoftheScotsGuardsinthesanguinary "ghtingintheRueduBois.Twoofficersand eightymenoftheScotsGuardsfoughttothelastcartridge,andwerefounddeadintheRueduBois,surroundedbyheapsofGermancorpses. Thiswasduringthe "ghtingatFestubert.ThisiswhatMrValentineWilliamssaysofthesebravefellows:“Soakedbytherain,blackenedbythesun, theirbodieswerenotbeautifultolookupon;buttheGermandeadspreadplentifullyaround,theemptycartridgecasesscatteredabout,the twistedbayonetsandthebrokenri$esshowedthepriceaScotsGuardsetsuponhishonour.Nomonarcheverhada "nerlyinginstatethan those eighty guardsman dead amid the long coarse grass of this dreary Flanders plain.”’

SecondLieutenantMarsham-Townshendwasoneofthetwoofficersreferredto.HewasamemberoftheBachelors’andBathClubs.’(TheBond of Sacri ce, Volume II refers)

He is buried at Guards Cemetery, Windy Corner, Cuinchy, France.

SoldwithcopiedresearchincludingMedalIndexCard,BattalionWarDiaryextracts,correspondence "le,andatwo-partdetailedarticleaboutthe ‘Immortal Eighty of Festubert’ published in the Western Front Association journal Stand To!

Family Group:

Three: SecondLieutenantG.Mason,10th(Stockbrokers)Battalion,RoyalFusiliers,laterKing’sRoyalRi!e Corps, who died on the Western Front on 7 June 1917

1914-15 Star (Stk-168 Sgt. G. Mason. R. Fus:); British War and Victory Medals (2. Lieut. G. Mason.) extremely ne

Pair: Private R. G. Mason, Tank Corps, who was killed in action at Cambrai on 21 November 1917

British War and Victory Medals (40336 Pte. R. G. Mason. Tank Corps.) extremely ne (5)

£80-£100

GordonMason attestedforthe10th(Stockbrokers)Battalion,RoyalFusiliers,andservedwiththemduringtheGreatWarontheWestern Frontfrom31July1915.HewascommissionedSecondLieutenantintheKing’sRoyalRi!eCorpson20September1916,andservedwiththe 21st Battalion. He died on 7 June 1917, and is buried in Dickbusch New Military Cemetery Extension, Belgium.

RobertGodfreyMason,brotheroftheabove,attestedfortheTankCorpsandservedwith‘G’BattalionduringtheGreatWar.Hewaskilled in action at Cambrai on 21 November 1917; he has no known grave, and is commemorated on the Cambrai Memorial, France.

Another family member, A. F. Mason, served with the 4th (Guildford) Battalion, Surrey Home Guard, during the Second World War. Sold with named Record Office enclosures for both Great War medal groups; and various Second War Home Guard ephemera.

Three: CaptainA.M.Lewis,DevonshireRegiment,later52ndSikhs,whowasthreetimeswoundedinaction andwasMentionedinDespatchesforhisgallantryontheFirstDayoftheBattleoftheSomme,1July1916, onwhichdatehewasalsowounded;hewassubsequentlykilledinactionattheMazurkaGorgeinKurdistan on 8 August 1919

1914-15Star(2.Lieut.A.M.Lewis.Devon.R.);BritishWarandVictoryMedals,withM.I.D.oakleaves(Lieut.A.M.Lewis.) extremely ne (3) £600-£800

Provenance: Dix Noonan Webb, June 2002.

M.I.D. London Gazette 4 January 1917:

‘For gallantry on 1 July 1916.’

M.I.D. London Gazette 5 June 1919:

‘For distinguished and gallant services ands devotion to duty (Mesopotamia).’

ArthurMiltonLewis wasbornon14March1894,andwaseducatedatKingWilliam’sCollege,IsleofMan,andCorpusChristi,Cambridge, whereheservedintheO.T.C.HewascommissionedSecondLieutenantinthe9thBattalion,DevonshireRegimenton7December1914,with whomheservedinFrance,beingwoundedonthe #rstdayoftheBattleoftheSomme.DetailsofaletterwrittenbyLewis,andrecordedinhis school magazine, The Barrovian, state:

‘Lieut.A.M.LewisoftheDevons,writes:“Myluckstillfollowsme.Iwasinthecasualtylistforthethirdtimetoday,withanothersoftwound.A Bochemachine-gunnerleggedmeinfrontofMametzwoodonthemorningofJuly1st.Wewereoneofthe #rstdivisionstogooverthetop,and IfeelnosmallpridethatG.H.Q.sentaspecialaide-de-camptocongratulateourbrigadeaftertheattack.”Hewasinthesameattackthathis brother, Lieut. J. W. Lewis, was killed.’

PromotedtoLieutenanton7September1916,LewiswasselectedasaprobationerfortheIndianArmyon23March1917andattachedtothe 52ndSikhs,attainingtherankofCaptaininJuly1919.HewaskilledinactioninMazurkhaGorge,Kurdistanon8August1919,whenhiscolumn wasattackedbyalargebandofKurdsundertheleadershipofRashidBeg.HehasnoknowngraveandiscommemoratedontheBasraMemorial, Iraq. (Additionally entitled to G.S.M., clasp, Kurdistan). His obituary notice, as published in The Barrovian, states: ‘HisnameappearedthreetimesinthecasualtylistwhileservinginFrance.HewastwicementionedinDespatches, #rstlybySirDouglasHaigin the #rstDespatchoftheBattleoftheSomme,andsecondlybyGeneralMarshall,afterthesurrenderoftheTurks,forservicesrenderedas advanced guard commander in the advance from Samara to Mosul.’

Sold with copied research.

Three: Private J. McCrea, Royal Scots Fusiliers

1914-15Star(7499Pte.J.Mc.Crea.R.Sc:Fus:);BritishWarandVictoryMedals(7499Pte.J.McCrea.R.S.Fus.)mountedasworn, very ne (3) £40-£50

JohnMcCrea attestedfortheRoyalScotsFusiliersandservedwiththemduringtheGreatWarontheWesternFrontfrom4January1915.He was discharged due to sickness on 27 July 1915, and was awarded a Silver War Badge.

Five: Sergeant H. Scrase, 1/4th Battalion, Hampshire Regiment

1914-15Star(4-1926Pte.H.Scrase.Hamps.R.);BritishWarandVictoryMedals,withM.I.D.oakleaves(1926A.Cpl.H.Scrase. Hamps.R.);IndiaGeneralService1908-35,1clasp,AfghanistanN.W.F.1919(200218Cpl.H.Scrase,Hamps.R.);Territorial EfficiencyMedal,G.V.R.(200218Pte.H.Scrase4-Hamps.R.)mountedforwear, areasoferasurebeforeandafternaming,otherwise generally very ne or better (5) £140-£180

M.I.D. London Gazette 5 April 1916:

‘Euphrates Operations, 26th June to 25th July, 1915.’

HenryScrase servedduringtheGreatWarwiththe1/4thBattalion,HampshireRegiment(T.F.)intheMesopotamiantheatreofwarfrom18 March1915(WoundedandM.I.D.).ScraseadvancedtoSergeantandwasawardedtheT.E.M.inFebruary1930.Afterthewarheresidednear Penzance in Cornwall, and died in August 1961.

MIC gives medals as ‘Rep’ld Mar 1967’, and it is likely that the ‘R’ for replacement issue has been removed from the medals listed above. Sold with copied research.

Three: Private H. G. Mack, King’s Royal Ri!e Corps

1914-15Star(R-8171Pte.H.G.Mack.K.R.Rif:C.);BritishWarandVictoryMedals(R-8171Pte.H.G.Mack.K.R.Rif.C.) polished and worn, therefore ne

Pair: Private T. Evans, King’s Shropshire Light Infantry

British War and Victory Medals (23681 Pte. T. Evans. K.S.L.I.) very ne

ImperialServiceMedal,E.II.R.,2ndissue (KenelmHerbertGandy);EfficiencyMedal,G.VI.R.,1stissue,Territorial (3315459 Pte. H. Low. H.L.I.); Memorial Plaque (Cecil Arthur Taylor) good very ne (8)

£100-£140

FrederickWilliamHeasman attestedfortheRoyalGarrisonArtilleryandservedwiththeHeavyAnti-AircraftbatteryduringtheGreatWar. HediedofwoundsontheWesternFronton25November1918,twoweeksaftertheArmistice,andisburiedinTerlincthunBritishCemetery, France.

Eight: LieutenantG.S.Whitham,C.M.G.,C.B.E.,YorkandLancasterRegiment,whowaswoundedin1915and wasafterwardsemployedbytheMinistryofMunitionsintheDepartmentofExplosiveSupply,becoming Director of Ammunition Production in 1939

1914-15Star(2.Lieut.G.S.Whitham.York.&Lanc.R.);BritishWarandVictoryMedals(Lieut.G.S.Whitham);1939-45Star; Africa Star; Defence and War Medals 1939-45; Jubilee 1935, unnamed as issued, mounted as worn, nearly very ne or better (8) £240-£280

C.M.G. LondonGazette 2June1943:‘GilbertShawWhitham,Esq.,C.B.E.,M.I.Chem.E.,Director-GeneralofProductionServices,MinistryofSupply. Lately Head of the British Technical Mission in Turkey.’

C.B.E. London Gazette 23 June 1936: ‘Assistant Director of Ordnance Factories, War Office.’

GilbertShawWhitham wasbornin1889,educatedprivatelyinChile,1910-14,andInnsofCourt,1914-15;commissioned2ndLieutenant, 10thBattalion,YorkandLancasterRegiment,10February1915;Lieutenant,5July1915.ServedinFrancefrom10July1915,butafterbeing woundedwasemployedbytheMinistryofMunitionsatH.M.Factory,Queensferry,1916-17;HeadquartersDepartmentofExplosiveSupply,1917 -20;SecretaryFactoriesBranch,1918-20;WarOffice,1920,undertheDirector-GeneralofFactories;SuperintendentH.M.Factory,Gretna,1921; AssistantDirectorofOrdnanceFactories;DirectorofIndustrialPlanning(WarOffice),1936;DirectorofAmmunitionProduction,1939;Deputy Director-General,MinistryofSupply,1941;HeadofBritishMission(Supply)toTurkey,September1941;HeadofProductionOffice,Palestine, 1942;Director-GeneralofProductionServices(MinistryofSupply,1943;DeputyChief(General)oftheEconomicDivision,ControlCommission forGermany,1945;ChiefoftheReparations,DeliveriesandRestitutionDivision,ControlCommissionforGermany(BritishElement),1945-50. Retired to Okehampton, Devon, and died on 20 August 1970.

Five: Temporary Warrant Officer Class II E. T. Evans, Royal Army Service Corps

1914-15Star(587S.Q.M.Sjt.E.T.Evans.A.S.C.);BritishWarandVictoryMedals(S-477T.W.O.Cl.2.E.T.Evans.A.S.C.); TerritorialForceEfficiencyMedal,G.V.R.(S-253574T.S.S.Mjr:E.T.Evans.R.A.S.C.);ArmyMeritoriousServiceMedal,G.V.R.,1st issue (S/253574 Sq: Q.M. Sjt. E. T. Evans. R.A.S.C.) contact marks, very ne (5) £160-£200

EvanThomasEvans fromPentre,Rhondda,Wales,attestedintotheWelshBorderBrigade,ArmyServiceCorps,TerritorialForce,on4June 1908.HeservedduringtheGreatWarintheEgyptiantheatrefrom14July1915.AppointedTemporaryWarrantOfficerClassII,hewas awardedtheM.S.MforserviceathomeaftertheGreatWar,andhisTerritorialForceWarMedalwasawardedwithinArmyOrder178of1919. Then living in Treherbet, Rhondda, he was discharged due to sickness on 30 December 1919 and awarded a Silver War Badge, No. 467663.

Three: CorporalC.A.Bogie,10thBattalion(AlbertaRegiment),CanadianExpeditionaryForce,whodiedof wounds in France on 21 September 1917

1914-15Star(81086Pte.C.Bogie.10/Can:Inf:);BritishWarandVictoryMedals(81086Cpl.C.Bogie.10Can.Inf.) goodvery ne (3) £100-£140

CharlesAlexanderBogie,Corporal,10thBattalionCanadianInfantry(AlbertaRegiment)diedofwoundson21September1917,aged34.He wasthesonofThomasandJoanAgnesBogie,ofAuchencairn,CastleDouglas,Scotland,andhadenlistedon12November1914.Heisburiedin Bruay Communal Cemetery Extension, Pas de Calais, France.

Family group:

Three: PrivateH.Smith,15thBattalion,AustralianImperialForce, who was killed in action at Gallipoli on 7 August 1915

1914-15Star(2203Pte.H.Smith.15/Bn.A.I.F);BritishWarandVictory Medals(2203Pte.H.Smith.15Bn.A.I.F.)innamedcardboxofissue, extremely ne

Pair: Private E. Smith, Leicestershire Regiment

BritishWarandVictoryMedals(24922Pte.E.Smith.Leic.R.)innamedcard box of issue, extremely ne (5) £260-£300

HerbertSmith wasbornaboutFebruary1889inHoton,Leicestershire.Hearrivedin Queensland,Australiain1909andattestedintothe15thBattalion,AustrianImperial ForceforserviceduringtheGreatWar.HeservedinGallipoliandwaskilledinaction on7August1915,duringtheattackonHill971(AbdelRahmanBairHeights).Hehas no known grave and is commemorated on the Lone Pine Memorial, Turkey.

ErnestSmith,youngerbrotheroftheabove,wasbornabout1892inHoton, Leicestershire.HeattestedintotheLeicestershireRegimenton15December1915for serviceduringtheGreatWar.HeservedontheWesternFrontwiththe1stBattalion from1June1916,transferringto8thBattalionon23June1916until17July1916,and sawlaterservicewiththeRoyalDefenceCorps.Hewasdischargedasaconsequence of wounds on 28 January 1919 and awarded a Silver War Badge, No. B/308908.

British War and Mercantile Marine War Medals (Edmund W. T. Surtees.) about extremely ne (2) £30-£40 271 x

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Pair: E. W. T. Surtees, Mercantile Marine

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: StokerFirstClassW.G.Harris,RoyalNavy,whowasdrownedwhentheSubmarineH-42 waslostwith all hands, when she was sunk following an accidental collision with H.M.S. Versatile on 23 March 1922.

British War and Victory Medals (K.18681 W. G. Harris. Sto. 1. R.N.) very ne (2) £60-£80

WalterGeorgeHarris,aShoeHandfromKettering,Northamptonshire,wasbornon12February1895.HeattestedintotheRoyalNavyon 10April1915andwasAdvancedStoker1stClasson1September1914.HeservedduringtheGreatWarinH.M.S. IronDuke, andwaspresentat theBattleofJutland,whenshein"ictedheavydamageonS..M.S. Konig.HelaterservedintheSubmarinedepotshipsH.M.S. Dolphin, andH.M.S. Maidstone.

Post-War,HarriswasservingintheH-Classsubmarine,H.M.SH-42, whenshewassunkwiththelossof24livesafteranaccidentalcollisionon23 March1922.UnderthecommandofLieutenantDouglasStaley,shewaspractisingtorpedoattacksagainstBritishdestroyerssteamingoff Europa Point,Gibraltar,whenshesurfacedunexpectedlycloseaheadofthedestroyerH.M.S. Versatile,who,making20knots,wenttofullspeedasternon herenginesandputherhelmoverhardtoport,yetrammedH-42 abafttheconningtower,almostslicingthesubmarineinhalf.H-42 sankwith the loss of all hands. A subsequent investigation found her to be at fault for surfacing where she did against instructions.

Pair: Stoker C. B. Wright, Royal Navy

British War and Victory Medals (K.38236 C. B. Wright. Sto. 2 R.N.) extremely ne

Three: Private C. W. Holloway, Devonshire Regiment

BritishWarandVictoryMedals(64969Pte.C.W.Holloway.Devon.R.);Misc.FireBrigademedals,FireBrigadesAssociation Medal, bronze, with two clasps ‘Ten Years’, ‘Five Years’ (Charles W. Holloway) extremely ne

Pair: Private M. Charlton, Army Service Corps

BritishWarandVictoryMedals(M2-034937Pte.M.Charlton.A.S.C.),indamagednamedcardboardboxofissue, extremely ne (7) £70-£90

SoldtogetherwithtwonamedRoyalAntediluvianOrderofBuffaloesmedalsnamedtoWright,originalGreatWareraphotographsofCharlton inuniform,togetherwithanamedBerkshireCountyCouncilAgriculturalMedal,bronze,in $ttedcaseofissue,byPinches,dated1925-26, awarded to Charlton.

Edmund William Thomas Surtees was born in Newcastle-upon-Tyne in 1895 and served with the Mercantile Marine during the Great War.

Six: SergeantR.C.Chambers,1/1stHampshireYeomanry,later15th(HampshireYeomanry)Battalion, Hampshire Regiment

BritishWarandVictoryMedals(1405A.Sjt.R.C.Chambers.Hamps.Yeo.);DefenceMedal;Jubilee1935;Coronation1953; Belgium,Kingdom, CroixdeGuerre,A.I.R.,bronze,mountedforwear,withassociatedminiatureawards,alsomountedfor wear, good very ne (6) £300-£400

Belgium, Croix de Guerre London Gazette 4 September 1919.

RobertCharlesChambers wasanativeofNorthEnd,Portsmouth.HeinitiallyservedduringtheGreatWarwiththeHampshireYeomanry, beforetransferringforservicewiththe4thBattalion,andthen15th(HampshireYeomanry)Battalion,HampshireRegiment.Chamberswas awarded his Jubilee and Coronation Medals in his capacity as Mayor of Romsey, Hampshire.

Six: Sergeant E. R. Pryer, 1st Hampshire Brigade, Royal Field Artillery (T.F.)

BritishWarandVictoryMedals(974Bmbr.E.R.Pryer.R.A.);TerritorialForceWarMedal1914-19(974Dvr.E.R.Pryer.R.A.); DefenceandWarMedals1939-45;EfficiencyMedal,G.VI.R.,1stissue,Territorial(861287Sjt.E.R.Pryer.R.A.)mountedas originally worn, generally very ne (6) £180-£220

EdwardRichardPryer wasborninCamberwell,London,thesonofJ.R.Pryer,whowasemployedasaPoliticalAgent.Pryerresidedin Portsmouth, and served during the Great War with the 1st Hampshire Brigade, Royal Field Artillery (T.F.). He died in Hampshire in 1979. Sold with copied research.

Three: Gunner E. M. Dumper, Royal Artillery

BritishWarandVictoryMedals(128783Gnr.E.M.Dumper.R.A.);SpecialConstabularyLongServiceMedal,G.V.R.,2ndissue,1 clasp, Long Service 1939 (Maurice Dumper), mounted for wear, very ne

Pair: W. J. Coventry, Special Constabulary

DefenceMedal;SpecialConstabularyLongServiceMedal,G.VI.R.,1stissue,2clasps,LongService1945,LongService1953 (Wilfred J. Coventry), mounted for wear, nearly very ne (5) £60-£80

EdwardMauriceDumper wasborninWinchester,Hampshire,on25February1897.HeattestedfortheHampshireRoyalGarrisonArtillery on2November1914andservedduringtheGreatWarontheWesternFrontfrom6February1917with222SiegeBattery.Dischargedon8 March 1919, he later served with the Special Constabulary and died in Winchester, aged 56, on 27 December 1973.

WilfredJohnCoventry wasborninBrad"eld,Berkshire,on28March1887.HeservedasaSpecialConstableduringtheSecondWorldWar, and died, aged 83, in Reading, Berkshire, in the autumn of 1970.

Pair: Private A. Oliver, Royal West Surrey Regiment

British War and Victory Medals (13173 Pte. A. Oliver. The Queen’s R.) extremely ne

Pair: Private E. F. Snelgrove, Royal West Surrey Regiment

British War and Victory Medals (18859 Pte. E. F. Snelgrove. The Queen’s R.) good very ne

Pair: Private F. A. Perry, East Surrey Regiment

British War and Victory Medals (11070 Pte. F. A. Perry. E. Surr. R.) mounted as worn, polished, nearly very ne

Pair: Private S. T. Scott, 6th Battalion, London Regiment

British War and Victory Medals (6499 Pte. S. T. Scott. 6-Lond. R.) in named card box of issue, extremely ne

Pair: Private H. W. Sharp, 17th Battalion, London Regiment

British War and Victory Medals (576849 Pte. H. W. Sharp. 17-Lond. R.) nearly extremely ne

BritishWarMedal1914-20 (G-29923Pte.R.H.Green.R.W.KentR.) togetherwiththerecipient’stwocardidentitydiscs, good very ne (11) £140-£180

(+VAT

Seven: LieutenantColonelS.G.Smith,HampshireRegiment,astalwartoftheVolunteerForce,whoserved withtheVolunteerCyclistCorps,the4thVolunteerBattalion,HampshireRegiment,andcommandedthe 2/7thBattalion,HampshireRegiment(T.F.)inMesopotamia,July-October1917.Hediedofheartfailure whilst serving in the latter capacity on active service, 8 October 1917

BritishWarandVictoryMedals(Lt.Col.S.G.Smith.);TerritorialForceWarMedal1914-19(MajorS.G.Smith.Hamps.R.); Coronation1902,silver,unnamedasissued;Coronation1911,unnamedasissued;VolunteerForceLongServiceMedal,E.VII.R. (CaptainS.G.Smith.4/V.B.Hants:Regt);TerritorialDecoration,G.V.R.,hallmarksforLondon‘1913’,completewithbroochbar, mounted for wear, generally good very ne (7) £700-£900

SidneyGeorgeSmith wasborninAcock’sGreen,Birmingham,andresidedwithhiswifeatOrmidale,RedhillHeights,Bournemouth.Hewas anauctioneerbasedinBournemouthpriortotheGreatWar,andjoinedtheVolunteerCyclistCorpsin1889.Hewascommissionedinthe1/4th VolunteerBattalion,HampshireRegiment(awardedtheVolunteerLongServiceMedalinAugust1909),andsubsequentlytransferredtothe1/7th Battalion,HampshireRegiment(T.F.).Smithwasservingwiththelatterin1911,andwasmobilisedwiththemon4August1914.Hearrivedwith theBattalioninBombay,India,from9November1914.Smith,whohadadvancedtoMajor,ledaDetachmenttoBareillyinJanuary1916,before beingappointedCommandantatKasauliinAprilofthesameyear.HeremainedinthatcapacityuntilhewaspostedasActingLieutenantColonel totakethecommandofthe2/7thBattalion,HampshireRegiment(T.F.)inMesopotamiainJuly1917.ColonelSmithdiedofheartfailureaged51, at Azizieh, on 8 October 1917. He is buried in the Baghdad (North Gate) War Cemetery, Iraq.

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Three: Lieutenant W. E. D’Angibau, 1/7th Battalion, Hampshire Regiment, attached Machine Gun Corps

BritishWarandVictoryMedals(Lieut.W.E.D’Angibau.);IndiaGeneralService1908-35,1clasp,AfghanistanN.W.F.1919(Lieut. W. E. D’Angibau, Hamps. R.) mounted for wear, generally good very ne (3) £120-£160

WilliamEdwardD’Angibau wasborninWeston-Super-Mare,Somersetin1890.HewasthesonofEdwardD’Angibauof40Hawkwood Road,Boscombe,Hampshire.D’AngibauwascommissionedintheHampshireRegimentinOctober1914,andwaspostedwith1/7thBattalion, HampshireRegiment(T.F.)forserviceinIndia.HewasattachedtotheMachineGunCorpsinSeptember1917,andsubsequentlyservedwith them on the North West Frontier.

Sold with copied service papers.

Four: LanceCorporalH.Eggleton,1/9thBattalion,HampshireRegiment,whowasawardedtheMeritorious Service Medal for his services in Siberia

BritishWarandVictoryMedals(251Pte.H.Eggleton.Hamps.R.);TerritorialForceWarMedal1914-19(251PteH.Eggleton. Hamps.R.);ArmyMeritoriousServiceMedal,G.V.R.,1stissue(355131Pte-L.Cpl.-H.Eggleton.9/Hamps:R.)mountedfor wear, toned, generally very ne or better (4)

£500-£700

M.S.M. London Gazette 22 January 1920:

‘For valuable services rendered with the British Forces in Siberia.’

HenryEggleton wasanativeofNewbury.Eggletonservedwiththe1/9thBattalion,HampshireRegimentduringtheGreatWar.Thislatterunit, originallyaCyclistBattalion,convertedtoInfantryandservedinIndiafrom1916toOctober1918,theninSiberiafromNovember1918to November1919,enteringRussiaviaVladivostock.TheythenreturnedtoEnglandviaCanadainDecember1919.ForhisservicesinSiberia Eggleton was awarded the Meritorious Service Medal.

all lots are illustrated on our website and are subject to buyers’ premium at 24% (+VAT where applicable)

Sold with copied service papers and research.

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Three: Private E. J. Caddy, 2nd Battalion, Hampshire Regiment

BritishWarandVictoryMedals(42264Pte.E.J.Caddy.Hamps.R.) edgebruisetoBWM; France,ThirdRepublic,Croixde Guerre, bronze, reverse dated 1914-1918, with silver star on riband, mounted for wear, very ne (3) £100-£140

France, Croix de Guerre London Gazette 19 June 1919.

Eustace John Caddy was a native of Crewkerne, Somerset. He served during the Great War with the 2nd Battalion, Hampshire Regiment.

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Pair: Private E. Busby, Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry

BritishWarandVictoryMedals(241361Pte.E.J.Busby.Oxf.&Bucks.L.I.);MemorialPlaque(EdwardBusby);MemorialScroll ‘Pte. Edward Busby Oxf. & Bucks. L.I.’, nearly extremely ne (4) £80-£100

EdwardJ.Busby attestedfortheOxfordshireandBuckinghamshireLightInfantryatOxfordandservedwiththe2nd/4thBattalionduringthe Great War on the Western Front. He died of wounds on 28 September 1918, and is buried in Estaires Communal Cemetery Extension, France. Sold together with a ‘Ypres’ sweetheart brooch; and a photograph of the recipient’s original grave.

Six: Flying Officer W. A. Walker, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve, late Manchester Regiment BritishWarMedal1914-20(250946Pte.W.Walker.Manch.R.);VictoryMedal1914-19(3359Pte.W.Walker.Manch.R.); 1939 -45Star;DefenceandWarMedals1939-45;AirEfficiencyAward,G.VI.R.,1stissue(Fg.Off.W.A.Walker.R.A.F.V.R.)mounted for wear, very ne(6) £160-£200

WilliamWalker attestedfortheManchesterRegimentandservedwiththemduringtheGreatWar.ThetwoGreatWarmedalsappearto have been awarded to different men of the same name. 3359 Pte. W. Walker later transferred to the Royal Air Force. Soldtogetherwithanoriginalphotographoftherecipientinuniform,andanotesuggestingthathewastakenoff thebeachesduringtheretreat from Dunkirk in 1940, and that he subsequently served at R.A.F. White Waltham, the home of the Air Transport Auxiliary.

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Pair: Captain H. A. Buller, Army Service Corps

British War and Victory Medals (Capt. H. A. Buller) extremely ne

Three: Pioneer T. D. Evans, Royal Engineers

BritishWarandVictoryMedals(39457Pnr.T.D.Evans.R.E.);ImperialServiceMedal,G.VI.R.,1stissue(ThomasDavidEvans) extremely ne

Mercantile Marine War Medal 1914-18 (Oscar V. W. R. Basham) very ne (6)

£80-£100

HughAlgernonBuller wasbornon20August1887inKensington,Middlesex.HewascommissionedintotheArmyServiceCorpsforservice duringtheGreatWar,andservedontheWesternFrontfrom11November1916.LaterappointedCaptain,hedied,aged49,inNewbury, Berkshire, on 2 August 1937.

I.S.M. London Gazette, 17 May 1949. Inspector, Post Office, Maidenhead.

ThomasDavidEvans attestedintotheRoyalEngineersforserviceduringtheGreatWar,transferringtotheSouthWalesBorderers.Helater returned to the Royal Engineers. Post-War he worked as an Inspector with the General Post Office.

OscarVernonWilliamRichardBasham wasborninChiswick,Middlesex,on8November1892.AMasterMarinerwiththeMercantile Marine,heservedduringtheGreatWarandwasawardedtheBritishWarMedalandtheMercantileMarineMedal.Helaterservedduringthe SecondWorldWarinthePaci#c,withtheMerchantNavy,andwasawardedthe1939/45Star,Paci#cStarandWarMedal1939-45.Hediedon6 February 1976, aged 83, in Bournemouth, Hampshire.

Pair: SecondLieutenantR.G.Good,RoyalArmyServiceCorps,lateattachedtoBritishMissiontoRoyal Serbian Army, and 67th Battalion (Western Scots), Canadian Infantry

British War and Victory Medals (2. Lieut R. G. Good.) generally very ne (2) £60-£80

RichardGeorgeGood wasborninNanaimo,BritishColumbia,CanadainMarch1895.HisfatherwasemployedattheCustomsOfficein Nanaimo.GoodwasemployedasaSurveyorpriortotheGreatWar,andinitiallyservedasaPrivatewiththe67thBattalion(WesternScots), CanadianInfantry.Hewasstruckoff strengthon6December1915tojointheImperialArmyMechanicalTransportwhileatWillowsCamp, BritishColumbia.GoodservedasaPrivate,Reg.no.M2/153594,andservedwiththeRoyalArmyServiceCorpsattachedtoBritishMissionto Royal Serbian Army. He was commissioned Second Lieutenant in September 1917. AfterthewarGoodresidedat2815BancroftWay,Berkeley,California.HediedinCanadainJune1963,andisburiedintheVictoria(RoyalOak) Burial Park, British Columbia, Canada.

Ascarce‘N.W.Persia’campaigngroupofsixawardedtoWingCommanderE.H.Rundle,RoyalAirForce, lateRoyalNavyandRoyalNavalAirService,whoservedinNorthWestPersiaasSignalsOfficerwith30 Squadron

BritishWarandVictoryMedals(2.Lieut.E.H.Rundle.R.A.F.);GeneralService1918-62,1clasp,N.W.Persia(F/O.E.H.Rundle. R.A.F.);DefenceandWarMedals1939-45;Coronation1953,lastthreeprivatelyimpressed‘S/L.E.H.Rundle.R.A.F.’mountedon card for display, generally very ne (6) £800-£1,200

Provenance: R. Leach Collection, Sotheby’s April 1972

Approximately 47 ‘N.W. Persia’ clasps issued to the Royal Air Force, and scarce as a single clasp.

ErnestHallahanRundle wasborninDevonport,DevoninDecember1894.HewasemployedasaWirelessOperatorpriortothewar,and joinedtheRoyalNavyforthedurationofhostilitiesasaPettyOfficerMechanic(W.T.)inMarch1915.HetransferredtotheRoyalNavalAir ServiceinJune1917.SubsequentserviceincludedatDunkirkandR.N.A.S.Folkestone,beforebeingcommissionedandtransferringtotheRoyal AirForceuponitsformationinApril1918.RundlewaspostedtotheMiddleEastinMarch1919,andwasappointedFlyingOfficerinAugustof thesameyear.Hesawservicewith30SquadroninNorthWestPersiaduringtheperiodfromAugusttoDecember1920.Rundleismentionedin Line. The Reminiscences of a Royal Air Force Pilot by Air Commodore H.F.V. Battle, O.B.E., D.F.C. for service during this period:

‘Settingoff nextday(10Nov1920),butthistimewithourSignalsOfficerRundle,aspassengerwelandedsuccessfullyatHamadan(Persia)butthe ground was too soft for a take off so we put the aeroplane away into the one and only hangar.’

Rundlewaspostedto6Squadron,operatingfromBaghdadWest,10September1920.Thesquadronwasemployedonpatroldutiesinitially againstTurkish-backedrebelsinNorthernIraqandlaterpolicedlargeareasofdeserttoprotecttownsagainstmaraudingbandsofraiders.He later served with 55 Squadron, before being posted to Palestine Command in June 1922.

RundlereturnedtotheUKinJanuary1924,andsubsequentpostingsincludedtoNo.2FlyingTrainingSchoolandforStaff DutiesattheAir Ministry.HeadvancedtoFlightLieutenantinJuly1926,andservedatHeliopolisandtheCentralFlyingSchoolbackintheUKpriortohis retirementinApril1933.RundlewasrecalledtoserviceintheRoyalAirForceVolunteerReserveinSeptember1939,andwasappointed SquadronLeaderinJune1941.HewasreleasedfromserviceasWingCommanderinMay1947(employedasCivilianSubstitutionOfficer,Home Command, Air Ministry at the time of the Coronation) and he died in January 1970. Sold with copied research.

Five: ChiefObserverR.G.Stoneham,RoyalObserverCorps,lateCorporal,RoyalFlyingCorps,aveteranof theGreatWarwith27and32SquadronsinFrance,andwhoservedwithGroupNo.10(Exeter),Royal Observer Corps during the Battle of Britain in 1940

BritishWarandVictoryMedals(10891.Cpl.R.G.Stoneman.R.A.F.);DefenceMedal;SpecialConstabularyLongServiceMedal, G. V.R.,2ndissue(ReginaldStoneman.);RoyalObserverCorpsMedal,E.II.R.,1stissue(ChiefObserver.R.G.Stoneman.)mounted on card for display, generally good very ne (5) £240-£280

ReginaldGeorgeStoneman wasborninNorthTawton,DevoninAugust1896.HeenlistedintheRoyalFlyingCorpsinOctober1915,and servedthroughoutthecon#ictasaSailMaker/FabricWorker,advancingtoCorporalinNovember1917.StonemanservedwiththeRoyalFlying CorpsintheFrancefrom16February1916,andservedwith27Squadronfromthefollowingmonthuntilhispostingto32SquadroninAugust 1918.HeservedinGroupNo.10(Exeter),RoyalObserverCorps,20September1940-18May1954(withhisR.O.C.Medalbeingissuedin August of that year).

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ApoignantGreatWarSEScout !ghterpilot’spairawardedSergeantPilotA.J.Wing,RoyalFlyingCorpsand RoyalAirForce,who "ewwith84SquadroninFrance,wascreditedwithoneenemyaircraftforceddown outofcontrol,andkilledinactiontheverynextday-5November1918-justsixdaysbeforetheArmistice was signed, and making him the squadron’s last casualty of the Great War British War and Victory Medals (3433. Sgt. A. J. Wing. R.A.F.) mounted on card for display, generally good very ne (2) £400-£500

ArthurJohnWing wasborninFareham,Hampshirein1894,andwasthesonofMrandMrsW.WingofBoarhuntCommon,Fareham.He wasemployedasaChauffeurpriortotheGreatWar,andenlistedintheRoyalFlyingCorpsinFebruary1915.InitiallyemployedasaDriver, Wing advanced to Sergeant in January 1917, and regraded as Sergeant Mechanic on the formation of the Royal Air Force in April 1918.

Wingquali"edasaPiloton13August1918,andwaspostedforoperationalservicewith84SquadronatAssevilleurs,Franceon7September 1918.TheSquadronwascommandedbyMajorW.Sholto-Douglas, #ewS.E.Scouts,andoneofWing’scontemporarieswasthe "ghterace Captain A. W. Beachamp-Proctor - then soon to be awarded the Victoria Cross.

Wingwascreditedwithdrivingdownanenemyaircraftoutofcontrolonthemorningof4November1918.Hisluckwastorunoutthe followingday,whilsttheSquadronwerecarryingoutlowoffensivepatrolsandattacksongroundtargetsduringbadweatherconditions.These attacksconsiderablydisorganisedthetransportoftheretreatingGermans,andin#ictedheavycasualties.SergeantWingfailedtoreturnfromhis sortie,andwaslaterreportedkilledinaction.Hewas84Squadron’slastcasualtyoftheGreatWar-withtheArmisticebeingsigned6dayslater on 11 November 1918.

SergeantWingwaspilotingSE5aE5963atthetimeofhisdeath,andheisburiedintheBerlaimontCommunalCemetery,France.Hisheadstone gives him the rank of Flight Sergeant, but this is not given on his Record of Service.

Three: Captain J. C. Christie, Royal Air Force, later Inspector of Police First Class (Reserve), Kenya

BritishWarandVictoryMedals(Capt.J.Christie)bothinnamedcardboxesofissue,withAirMinistryenclosuredated8 September1927,inouterAirMinistrytransmissionenvelope,addressedto‘Lieut.J.Christie,P.O.Box154,Mombassa,Kenya Colony,EastAfrica’;AfricaGeneralService1902-56,1clasp,Kenya(E.2723I.P.1.(R).J.C.Christie.)innamedcardboxofissue; together with the related miniature award for the last, virtually Mint state (3) £140-£180

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Three: Lieutenant J. Cahill, 44th Signal Company, Indian Army Reserve of Officers, late Royal Engineers

BritishWarandVictoryMedals(2.Lieut.J.Cahill.);IndiaGeneralService1908-35,1clasp,AfghanistanN.W.F.1919(Lt.J.Cahill. 44 Sig. Coy.) unit o cially corrected on last, polished, suspension claw on IGS re-a xed, otherwise nearly very ne (3) £70-£90

J.Cahill attestedfortheRoyalEngineersandservedwiththemasaSapperbeforebeingcommissionedSecondLieutenant,IndianArmyReserve of Officers, on 15 January 1916.

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Five: Captain L. L. Ogier, Indian Army, later Squadron Leader, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve

BritishWarandVictoryMedals(Capt.L.L.Ogier.);IndiaGeneralService1908-35,1clasp,Malabar1921-22(Capt.L.L.Ogier.83 W.L.Infy.);DefenceandWarMedals1939-45,withM.I.D.oakleaf,mountedcourt-styleasworn, tracesoflacquer,nearly extremely ne (5) £200-£240

M.I.D. London Gazette 14 January 1944.

Seven: Sub-Conductor F. J. Thatcher, Indian Ordnance Department

BritishWarMedal1914-20(Sub-Condr.F.J.Thatcher,I.O.D.);VictoryMedal1914-19(Sub.Condr.F.J.Tatcher[sic],I.O.D.); GeneralService1918-62,1clasp,S.Persia(4738124S-Sjt.F.J.Thatcher,I.O.D.) numbero ciallycorrected;DefenceandWar Medals1939-45,withM.I.D.oakleaf;Jubilee1935,unnamedasissued;ArmyL.S.&G.C.,G.V.R.,1stissue(S.Cond.F.J.Thatcher. I. O.D.) surname o cially corrected, mounted as worn, very ne and better (7) £300-£400

M.I.D. uncon"rmed.

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Pair: PrivateF.L.Hardy,8thBattalion(ManitobaRegiment)CanadianExpeditionaryForce,whowaskilledin action at Hill 70 on 15 August 1917

FrederickLeaHardy,8thCanadianInfantry(ManitobaRegiment),wasanativeofStrathroy,Ontario,sonofNelsonandSarahHardy,of Brandon,Manitoba.Heenlistedintothe44thBattalionatWinnipegon22March1915,andwaskilledinactionatHill70whilstservingwiththe 8th Battalion on 15 August 1917, aged 18. He is commemorated by name on the Vimy Memorial. Sold with damaged Registered packet addressed to Mrs N. Hardy at Brandon.

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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:);BritishWarMedal1914-20 (2140544Pte.A.Copeland.B.C.R.) good very ne (4)

£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.

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Pair: Stoker 1st Class W. H. Mead, Royal Navy

BritishWarMedal1914-20(159049W.H.Mead.Sto.1R.N.);Coronation1911(W.H.Mead,Stoker.H.M.S.Hampshire)last with contemporary engraved naming, mounted for display, generally very ne or better (2) £50-£70

WalterHerbertMead wasborninWeymouth,DorsetinNovember1876.HejoinedtheRoyalNavyasaStoker2ndClassinFebruary1891, andadvancedtoStoker1stClassinJuly1906.ServiceincludedwithH.M.S. Hampshire,4April-4December1911.Hewas‘ShorePensioned’on 21February1913,onlytoberecalledforserviceon6August1914.MeadservedforthedurationoftheGreatWaratH.M.S. Vernon,andwas eventually discharged on 14 August 1919 (the above being his full entitlement). He died in Salisbury in September 1940. Sold with copied service papers.

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Three: Warrant Officer Class II R. R. Johnson, Royal Field Artillery

BritishWarMedal1914-20(21240W.O.Cl.2.R.R.Johnson.R.A.);IndiaGeneralService1908-35,1clasp,AfghanistanN.W.F. 1919(21240W.O.Cl.II.R.R.Johnson.R.A.);ArmyL.S.&G.C.,G.V.R.,1stissue(21240Ftr:Q.M.Sjt:R.R.Johnson.R.F.A.) good very ne (3) £100-£140

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Four: Private F. B. H. Wride, Royal Army Medical Corps

BritishWarMedal1914-20(67676Pte.F.B.Wride.R.A.M.C.);IndiaGeneralService1908-35,1clasp,AfghanistanN.W.F.1919 (67676Pte.F.B.H.Wride.R.A.M.C.) partiallyo ciallycorrected;DefenceMedal;SpecialConstabularyLongServiceMedal,G.V.R., 2nd issue (F. B. Heathcote Wride.) very ne (4) £70-£90

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Pair: Lance-Duffadar Mohammed Sharif Khan, 41st Cavalry, Indian Army

BritishWarMedal1914-20(2426SowarMuhd.Sharif,15Lcrs.);IndiaGeneralService1908-35,1clasp,AfghanistanN.W.F.1919 (19 L.Dfdr. Mohd. Sharif Khan, 41/Cavy.) mounted together but the medals may be to two different recipients, very ne IndiaGeneralService1936-39,1clasp,NorthWestFrontier1936-37(2) (1087S.Q.M.Dfdr.JagirSingh,Probyn’sHorse.; 1411 Sowar Rikab Gul, Scinde Horse.) very ne (4) £70-£90

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Pair: Private T. Robinson, Hampshire Regiment

One of only 16 ‘S. Persia’ clasps awarded to the Hampshire Regiment. ThomasRobinson attestedfortheHampshireRegimentandservedwiththe2/7thBattalioninIndiaduringtheGreatWar,andalsoon attachment to the 34th Sanitary Section and Persian Gulf Sanitary Section in Persia. Sold with copied research.

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Pair: Sergeant Major W. J. Bayton, Royal Flying Corps

BritishWarMedal1914-20(45848[sic]F-Sjt.W.J.Bayton.R.F.C.);ArmyL.S.&G.C.,G.V.R.,1stissue(45849Sjt:W.J.Bayton. R. F.C.) mounted on card for display, nearly extremely ne, rare (2) £300-£400

Approximately 30 Army L.S. & G.C. Medals awarded to the Royal Flying Corps. WilliamJ.Bayton wasbornin1866,andinitiallyservedwiththeArmybeforere-enlistingaged47inthe9thReserveCavalryRegiment,3 October1914.HetransferredasSergeant(No.45849)totheRoyalFlyingCorps,25July1916,andwasawardedtheBWMasaconsequenceof ‘draft conducting to France October 1916’ (this medal being belatedly issued to OC Records, Ruislip in October 1937).

BaytonadvancedtoFlightSergeantinFebruary1917,andtoSergeantMajorinSeptemberofthesameyear(awardedL.S.&G.C.withgratuityin October1917).Hewasemployedasa‘Disciplinarian’.Baytontransferredto‘G’ReserveinJune1919,atwhichtimehewasservinginIreland. Bayton gave his address on discharge as Dublin, albeit he was working as a publican in Norwich at the time of his enlistment in 1914.

Five: Private A. King, Royal Irish Fusiliers

GeneralService1918-62,2clasps,Iraq,N.W.Persia(7041293Pte.A.King.R.Ir.F.);1939-45Star;FranceandGermanyStar; Defence and War Medals 1939-45, mounted for wear, contact marks, very ne (5) £100-£140

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Pair: Lance-Naik Bir Singh, 5-12th Frontier Force Ri!es, Indian Army

IndiaGeneralService1908-35,3clasps,NorthWestFrontier1930-31,Mohmand1933,NorthWestFrontier1935(7252Sep. BirSingh,5-12F.F.R.);IndiaGeneralService1936-39,1clasp,NorthWestFrontier1936-37(7252L.NaikBirSingh,5-12F.F.R.) mounted court-style for wear, edge bruising and contact marks, nearly very ne

Pair: Sepoy Mamtaz Kan, 2-2nd Punjab Regiment, Indian Army

IndiaGeneralService1908-35,1clasp,NorthWestFrontier1935(9363SepoyMamtazKhan.2-2PunjabR);IndiaGeneral Service 1936-39, 1 clasp, North West Frontier 1936-37 (9363 Sepoy Mamtaz Khan. 2-2 Punjab R.) very ne and better (4) £100-£140

Three: Corporal H. J. Pottle, Hampshire Regiment

IndiaGeneralService1908-35,2clasps,Mohmand1933,NorthWestFrontier1935(5485832Pte.H.Pottle.Hamps.R.);General Service1918-62,1clasp,Palestine(5485832.Cpl.H.J.Pottle.1Hamps.R.);ArmyL.S.&G.C.,G.VI.R.,1stissue,RegularArmy (548532 Cpl. H. J. Pottle. Hamps. R.) generally good very ne and scarce (3)

£300-£400

Only 15 clasps for ‘Mohmand 1933’ issued to the 1st Battalion, Hampshire Regiment. Awarded L.S. & G.C. in October 1937.

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Seven: Supply Petty Officer G. W. Watson, Royal Navy

NavalGeneralService1915-62,1clasp,Palestine1936-1939(M.38980G.W.Watson.Sy.P.O.R.N.);1939-45Star;ItalyStar; FranceandGermanyStar;DefenceandWarMedals1939-45,theSecondWarawardsinnamedcardboxofissue;RoyalNavy L. S.&G.C.,G.VI.R.,1stissue(M.38980G.W.Watson.Sy.P.O.H.M.S.Peregrine) verdigrisonItalyStar,otherwisenearlyextremely ne (7) £160-£200

GeorgeWilliamWatson, aFitter’sAssistant,wasborninEn!eld,Middlesexon20January1904.HeattestedintotheRoyalNavyon16 February1925.HeservedduringthePalestinecampaignof1936-39andhisNGSMwassenttohimwhilstservinginH.M.S. Cochrane2 on11 August1942.HisLSGCwastracedon30January1940.AdvancedSupplyChiefPettyOfficeron18November1940,hesawserviceduringthe Second World War, including service a#oat in H.M.S. Anson. He was released Class ‘A’ on 24 April 1947.

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Four: Lieutenant P. A. A. Leir, Hampshire Regiment

IndiaGeneralService1936-39,1clasp,NorthWestFrontier1936-37(2-Lieut.P.A.A.Leir.R.Hamps.) initialo ciallycorrected; GeneralService1918-62,1clasp,Palestine(Lt.P.A.A.Leir.R.Hamps.) rankandinitialso ciallycorrected;DefenceandWar

Medals 1939-45, mounted for wear, nearly extremely ne (4) £240-£280

Peter A. Leir was born in Portsmouth, Hampshire in September 1914. He died in San Diego, United States of America in January 1978.

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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; DefenceandWarMedals1939-45;Coronation1953,unnamedasissued,mountedasoriginallyworn, suspensionre-a xedon GSM, otherwise good very ne (6) £500-£700

Provenance: Dix Noonan Webb, September 2004.

WalterNigelElwy-Jones,whowasbornatLlanishen,Cardiff inAugust1912,attendedLoughboroughTechnicalCollegebeforejoiningthe Royal Air Force on a short service commission in April 1931.

Havinggainedhis“Wings”,hewasinitiallypostedtoNo.54SquadronatHornchurchinMarch1932,but,inthefollowingyear,hecommenceda tourofdutyintheMiddleEastthatwouldincludeactiveserviceinPalestine.Originally,however,hejoinedNo.45SquadronatKelwaninEgypt, withwhomheservedon“aerialpolicing”dutieswhichinvolvedtheoccasionalbombingrun.Healso "ewacoupleoftimesas‘EscorttoH.E.The GovernorGeneralofSudan’.TheninMarch1934,hejoinedNo.47SquadronatKhartoum,anotherFaireyIIIFunit,thistime "yingpatrolsin conjunction with the Sudan 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,assortedcareerphotographs andan admission ticket for the funeral of George VI.

Six: R. G. H. Hobson, Merchant Navy 1939-45Star;AtlanticStar;AfricaStar;Paci$cStar;WarMedal1939-45;Coronation1953,mountedaswornbytherecipient, unnamed as issued, very ne (6) £60-£80

RobertGordonHoltHobson wasbornon8May1903.HeservedwiththeMerchantNavyduringtheSecondWorldWar,anddied,aged 84, in Liverpool, on 11 December 1987.

Sold together with original paperwork con$rming his Second World War medals.

Six: Lance-Bombardier C. T. Evans, Airborne Forces, Royal Artillery 1939-45Star;AfricaStar;ItalyStar;FranceandGermanyStar;WarMedal1939-45;GeneralService1918-62,1clasp,Palestine 1945-48(1137134LBdrCTEvansRA)the $rst $vemountedaswornwithnamedcardboxofissue;theGSMasomewhatlater issue and mounted separately, nearly extremely ne (6) £140-£180

Soldwiththerecipient’stunic,completewithclothunitinsigniaandribandbar;AirborneForcesberetandties;therecipient’scardidentitydiscs; and a large quantity of related ephemera including the recipient’s Soldier’s Release Book. SoldalsowithanunrelatedSecondWorldWarperiodscrapbookwithnumerousphotographsandpostcardsrelatingtoallthreeservices;asilver prize medallion inscribed ‘Best Bombing Score Course 100, Sgt. R. G. Hogg, 9.A.O.S.’; and other ephemera.

Five: MasterSignallerR.Purdy,RoyalAirForce,whowasshotdown,woundedandtakenprisonerofwar, whilst serving with 218 (Gold Coast) Squadron carrying out a raid on Frankfurt 12/13 September 1941

1939-45Star;AirCrewEuropeStar;WarMedal1939-45;RoyalAirForceL.S.&G.C.,E.II.R.,2ndissue(M.Sig.R.Purdy. (922942).R.A.F.); IndianIndependence1947(922942Sig.IIP.[sic]Purdy,R.A.F.)mountedfordisplayoncard,withrecipient’s POW Identity Disc for Stalag IX C, generally very ne and last scarce to R.A.F. (5) £600-£800

RobertPurdy wasborninNovember1921,andresidedat16NewcombeRoad,Southbourne,Bournemouth.HeenlistedintheRoyalAir ForceinApril1940,advancedtoSergeant,andwassubsequentlypostedforoperationalservicewith218(GoldCoast)Squadron(Wellingtons), Marham,Lincolnshire.Purdy’saircraft,pilotedbySergeantC.F.Dare,R.N.Z.A.F.,wasshotdownwhilstcarryingoutaraidonFrankfurton12/13 September1941.TheN.C.O.crewofsixwerealltakenprisonerofwar,withPurdysufferingaseverewoundtohisrightleg.Hewashospitalised for 9 months, with 5 of them being spent in a Field Hospital at Frankfurt.

PurdywasinternedatStalagLuftIII,Sagan,June1942-June1943;StalagLuftVI,Heydekrug,June1943-June1944;andsubsequentlyatThorn andFallingbostel.Purdywasforcedtotakepartinthe‘LongMarch’,withtheadvanceoftheRussianforcesinApril1945.Hesurvivedtobe releasedwhentheAlliesovertookthecolumnofprisoners.PurdydecidedtoremainintheR.A.F.afterthewar,andadvancedtoMasterSignaller in September 1953 (awarded L.S. & G.C. in December 1958).

Sold with copied research.

Six: Sergeant S. W. Morton, Royal Air Force

1939-45Star;AfricaStar;ItalyStar;DefenceandWarMedals1939-45;RoyalAirForceL.S.&G.C.,G.VI.R.,1stissue(364412Sgt. S. W. Morton. R.A.F.), in named card boxes of issue, o cial correction to surname on LSGC, extremely ne (6) £80-£100

Six: Sapper A. J. Janse Van Rensburg, South African Engineer Corps

1939-45Star;AfricaStar,1clasp,8thArmy;DefenceandWarMedals1939-45;AfricaServiceMedal(37172A.J.JanseVan Rensburg);EfficiencyMedal,G.VI.R.,1st(bilingual)issue,UnionofSouthAfrica(Spr.A.J.VanRensburgS.A.E.C.) somestaining,very ne (6) £120-£160

AbrahamJohannesJanseVanRensburg, aBottleStoreAssistant,wasborninMiddelburg,Transvaal,on6January1920.Heattestedinto theSouthAfricanEngineerCorpsforserviceduringtheSecondWorldWaron14June1940andservedinNorthAfricaandEastAfrica.Hewas discharged on 11 June 1945.

Sold together with copy service papers.

Five: Commander R. A. Stephens, Royal Navy DefenceandWarMedals1939-45;NavalGeneralService1915-62,1clasp,Malaya,G.VI.R.(Lieut.R.A.StephensRN);U.N.Korea 1950-54,unnamedasissued;GeneralService1962-2007,1clasp,MalayPeninsula(CommanderR.A.Stephens.R.N.)mounted court-styleasworn;togetherwiththerelatedminiatureawards,thesemountedordinary-styleasworn;andtherecipient’sfull sized and miniature-width riband bars, good very ne and better (5) £360-£440

Provenance: Glendining’s, November 2001.

Sold with an unrelated (?) Republic of Poland Order of Polonia Restituta Officer’s badge, with rosette on riband; and the related miniature award

Pair: Lieutenant-Commander J. A. Glynn, Royal Naval Reserve and Sea Cadet Corps DefenceMedal;CadetForcesMedal,E.II.R.,2ndissue(Ty.Lieut.(S.C.C.).J.A.Glynn.R.N.R.);togetherwiththerecipient’srelated miniature awards, very ne (2) £80-£100

JosephA.Glynn wasborninLancashirein1910.ACommercialTraveller,hewasaninauguralmemberofthecommitteewhentheBoltonSea Cadets was formed in 1942 and served until his retirement, as a Lieutenant Commander, in 1972. He died in Bolton on 16 March 1973. Sold with a cloth Royal Navy Officer’s peak cap badge, and copy research.

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Pair: Lieutenant-Commander G. E. Stanley, Royal Navy WarMedal1939-45;GeneralService1962-2007,1clasp,Borneo(Lieut.Comdr.G.E.Stanley.R.N.)mountedasworn, minor edge nicks, nearly extremely ne (2) £200-£240

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Pair: Lieutenant L. C. Murphy, Hampshire Regiment

DefenceandWarMedals1939-45;GeneralService1918-62,1clasp,Palestine1945-48(Lieut.L.C.Murphy.R.Hants.)mounted for wear, very ne (3) £120-£160

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Pair: Lance-Corporal R. B. Gorman, Cheshire Yeomanry, late Royal Navy

NavalGeneralService1915-62,1clasp,Minesweeping1945-51(C/MX.768817R.B.Gorman.Wmn.R.N.);EfficiencyMedal, E.II. R., 2nd issue, Territorial (22841618 L/Cpl. R. B. Gorman. Cheshire. Yeo.) good very ne and a scarce combination (2) £180-£220

Pair: Major P. N. P. Coode, Hampshire Regiment

GeneralService1918-62,1clasp,Malaya,G.VI.R.(Capt.P.N.P.Coode.Gen.List.);ArmyEmergencyReserveDecoration,E.II.R., reverseofficiallydated‘1955’, withSecondAwardBar,thereverseofthisundated,withintegraltopribandbar,in RoyalMint case of issue, good very ne (2) £280-£340

PeterNugentPenroseCoode wascommissionedSecondLieutenantintheHampshireRegimentSupplementaryReserveofOfficersin October1937,andservedduringtheSecondWorldWar,risingtotherankofTemporaryCaptaininMay1942.CoodeadvancedtoCaptainin January1949,andtransferredtotheGeneralListinSeptember1953.HerelinquishedhiscommissionandwasgrantedthehonoraryrankofMajor in July 1955 (awarded Army Emergency Reserve Decoration and Second Award Bar, both gazetted in London Gazette 4 January 1955).

Sold with copied research.

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Pair: LieutenantD.G.Allman,HampshireRegiment,attachedGloucestershireRegiment,wounded,taken prisoner of war and M.I.D. for the Battle of Imjin, April 1951

Korea1950-53,1stissue,withM.I.D.oakleaf(Lt.D.G.Allman.R.Hamps.);U.N.Korea1950-54,unnamedasissued, together with a United States of America Presidential Unit Citation riband bar, mounted for wear, generally very ne or better (2) £1,800-£2,200

M.I.D. London Gazette 8 December 1953:

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

DonaldGrahamAllman wasborninNorthwich,CheshireinJune1927.HeservedwiththeHampshireRegimentintheUKandAustria beforeresigninghiscommission.AllmanwasrecalledforservicewiththeoutbreakoftheKoreanWar,andwasoneof250menoftheHampshire Regiment attached to Gloucestershire Regiment.

AllmanservedasAssistantAdjutanttoCaptainA.H.Farrar-HockleyatBattalionHQinFEchelonduringtheBattleofImjin.Hewaswoundedand taken prisoner of war during the battle.

TheBattleofImjinstartedonSunday22April1951whenwaveafterwaveofChineseinfantryattackedtheGlosterBattalionposition.Inthe courseofathree-daybattle,themainthrustoftheChinese63rdArmywasdirectedagainsttheGloster’sposition,anditisestimatedthatthe Chinesesufferedover7,000casualties.After60hoursofintensehand-to-hand "ghting,theBattalionwasgraduallyforcedbackontoHill235,later knownasGlosterHill.Airresupplyparachutesfellintoenemyhandsandtheattemptatrescuebyanarmouredcolumnledbythe8thHussars failed.Whentheammunitionstatewasonlythreeroundsperman,theCommandingOfficer,ColonelJ.P.CarneD.S.O.,gavetheorder:‘Break Out. Move independently. Make your own way back to the Allied Lines’.

Itwasadauntingtaskandrequiredgreatbraveryanddetermination.Manytriedandwerekilledintheattempt.ColonelCarnetoldtheDoctor, CaptainR.P.HickeyR.A.M.C.,‘I’mafraidwewillhavetoleavethewoundedbehind’.Thereweresome80casualtieslyinginanimprovised RegimentalAidPost,soCaptainHickeydecidedhewouldremainwiththesewoundedmenandnottrytoescape.ThePadre,theReverendS.J. DaviesR.A.Ch.D.,alsodecidedtoremainwiththewounded,sayingtoMedicalSergeantS.J.Brisland,‘ThislookslikeaholidayinPekingforsome ofus’.ThemenoftheMedicalSectionthusgaveuptheirchancetoescapefor,astheysawit,‘Itwastheirdutytoremainandlookafterthe wounded’.TheywerethencapturedbytheChinese.IntheImjinBattletheGlosterssufferedover600casualties(killed,woundedandtaken prisoner).

ForhisleadershipandgallantryattheBattleofImjin,ColonelCarnewasawardedtheVictoriaCross,aswasLieutenantP.F.K.Curtiswhowas killedleadinghisplatooninacounterattack.TheBattalionwereawardedtheBattleHonour“Imjin”and,as aresultoftheirbravery,thePresident of the United States awarded the Battalion as a whole a Presidential Citation.

Farrar-Hockleyvolunteeredtotakeoverforwardpositionsearlyinproceedings,leavingAllmanservingastheBattalion’sAdjutant.Onthemorning of23April,afterrepeatedattacksandwithfoodandammunitionrunninglow,apartyfromHQwenttotheforwardpositionswithsupplies-and it was on this date that Allman was wounded.

Allman died in North Devon in October 1998.

Sold with copied research, including a photographic image of recipient in uniform standing next to Colonel J. P. Carne, V.C.

Three: Captain R. F. Poupart, Royal Marines

NavalGeneralService1915-62,1clasp,Cyprus(Ty.2nd.Lieut.R.F.Poupart.R.M.);GeneralService1962-2007,1clasp,South Arabia(LieutenantR.F.Poupart.R.M.R.);RoyalNavalVolunteerReserveDecoration,E.II.R.,reverseofficiallydated1971, mounted court-style for display, light contact marks, good very ne (3) £300-£400

RichardFrancisPoupart wascommissionedSecondLieutenanton29June1957,andwasadvancedActingLieutenanton14May1959,and Captain on 29 June 1969.

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Pair: Corporal A. McCappin, Royal Air Force

GeneralService1918-62,1clasp,Cyprus(4147132Cpl.A.McCappin.R.A.F.);GeneralService1962-2007,2clasps,Radfan,South Arabia, second clasp loose on riband, as issued (4147132 Cpl. A. Mc.Cappin R.A.F.) mounted as worn, nearly extremely ne (2)

£160-£200

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Three: Petty Officer R. F. Dagger, Royal Navy

NavalGeneralService1915-62,1clasp,NearEast(P/JX.857142R.F.Dagger.L.Smn.R.N.);GeneralService1962-2007,1clasp, MalayPeninsula(JX.875142R.F.Dagger.P.O.R.N.);RoyalNavyL.S.&G.C.,E.II.R.,2ndissue(JX.875142R.F.Dagger.P.O.H.M.S. Ganges.) o cial correction to surname on LSGC, very ne (3)

£140-£180

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Allman 2nd from right, standing next to Colonel J. P. Carne, V.C.

NavalGeneralService1915-62,2clasps,NearEast,Brunei(Lieut.T.E.Carroll.R.M.);GeneralService1962-2007,2clasps, Borneo, South Arabia (Captain T. E. Carroll. R.M.) mounted as worn, good very ne and better (2) £1,000-£1,400

ThomasEdwardCarroll ‘joinedtheCorpswiththeMay1950batchandwasdraftedtothelandingcraftbranchoncompletionoftraining.His !rstoverseastourwastotheRhineSquadronfrom1953-56wherehecommandedvariousMotorLaunches.Afterspendingsixmonthsin42 CommandoinBickleigh,hewentto5AssaultSquadroninH.M.S. Anzio missingthePortSaidoperationsbyafewweeks.InAugust1957he becameO.C.R.M.ofH.M.S. LochFyne inthePersianGulf.ReturningtoLympstonein1959foracoupleofyears,hejoinedhis !rstCommando,45 inAdenafter11yearsintheCorps.HetookpartintheKuwaitoperationandafterhisyearinAdentransferredto42CommandointheFarEast as a Captain where he saw service in Borneo as a Company Second in Command. Hisadministrative "airwasrecognisedwhenhetookoverthedifficultjobofOfficersMessSecretaryatSembawang.AfterashortspellatR.M.V.R. Bristol,hejoined41CommandoatBickleighandhis !naldraftasalocalMajorandCompanyCommanderwasto45Commando,whichincluded the unit's return to England and Stonehouse. He retired at his own request in September 1969. Tedremainedabachelorallhislife,eveninretirementinbusinessinSpain.Hespoke "uentSpanishandseveralotherEuropeanlanguages.Hewas renownedforhisIrishsenseofhumourandwasamostequablemess-mate.NeverdestinedforgreatheightsintheCorps,heneverthelessdidhis job conscientiously and thoroughly. He died on 25 April 1986, aged 53 years’ (the recipient’s obituary in Globe and Laurel refers). Sold with a small photograph of the recipient and copied research.

Pair: Major T. E. Carroll, Royal Marines

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Pair: Air Mechanic First Class R. Wood, Royal Navy GeneralService1962-2007,1clasp,MalayPeninsula(FX.821712R.Wood.A.M.1.R.N.);RoyalNavyL.S.&G.C.,E.II.R.,2ndissue (FX.821712 R. Wood. Air Mech.1. H.M.S. Condor.) mounted court-style as worn, nearly extremely ne (2) £100-£140

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Pair: Lieutenant-Commander P. T. Brown, Royal Navy GeneralService1962-2007,1clasp,NorthernIreland(LtPTBrownRN);SouthAtlantic1982,withrosette(LtPTBrownRN HMS Antrim) mounted court-style as worn, nearly extremely ne (2) £700-£900

Provenance: Dix Noonan Webb, September 2002.

Patrick Thomas Brown was promoted Lieutenant on 1 April 1975, and Lieutenant-Commander on 1 April 1983.

H.M.S. Antrim,aCountyClassGuidedMissileDestroyer,wascommandedbyCaptainB.G.Young,D.S.O.Aspartoftheadvance-guardsent South,sheplayedaprominentroleintherecaptureofSouthGeorgiaandassistedinthemovementofS.A.S.troops.Between20-21Maysheled theNavalForcesintheFalklandSoundduringtheamphibiouslandings.Atthistimeshewashitbya1,000lbbombdeliveredbyaDagger !ghterbomber.Thebombstruckthe "ightdeck,gashedtwomissilesinthemagazineandcametorestintheSeaman’sAfterHeads,withoutexploding. InfurtherattacksbyDaggersshewassprayedwith30mm.shellscausingtwoseriouscasualties.After10fraughthourstheunexplodedbombwas dealtwithbyC.P.O.MichaelFellowsoftheFleetClearanceDivingTeam;anactionthatwastoearnhimtheD.S.C.Asaresultofthedamage sustained the Antrim reverted to escort duties for the remainder of the campaign.

To be sold in aid of the Airborne Gunner Trust

Four: BrigadierM.R.Raworth,RoyalArtillery,whowasMentionedinDespatchesforservicesinNorthern Ireland

GeneralService1962-2007,1clasp,NorthernIreland,withM.I.D.oakleaf(Lt.M.R.RaworthRA.);U.N.Medal,onUNFICYP riband;Rhodesia1980(CaptMRRaworthRA)withusualRhodium-plate !nish;Jubilee2002,unnamedasissued;togetherwith therelatedminiatureawardsforthe !rstthree(thesuspensionontheminiatureRhodesiamedalbroken), edgebruisetoGSM, otherwise extremely ne (4) £2,400-£2,800

M.I.D. London Gazette 3 October 1972:

‘For distinguished service in Northern Ireland during the period 1 February to 30 April 1972.’

MichaelRichardRaworth wascommissionedSecondLieutenantintheRoyalArtilleryfromtheRoyalMilitaryCollege,Sandhurst,on19 December1969.HewaspromotedLieutenanton19June1971;Captainon19December1975;Majoron19October1981;Lieutenant-Colonel on30June1986;Colonelon30June1992;andBrigadieron31December1992.Heretiredon2January2004andwasappointedtotheReserve of Officers.

MostofRaworth’scareerwasspentin7ParachuteRegimentR.H.A.whichhelatercommandedfrom1989-91.Hejoinedin1970anditwas duringthe !rstofthreetoursinNorthernIrelandwiththeRegimentthathewasawardedaMentioninDespatchesforleadingaquickambush whichresultedinthecaptureandimprisonmentof !vemembersoftheI.R.A.Inallhedid !vetoursinNorthernIreland.AsaCaptainhe undertookanemergencytourinCypruswithNo.1AirContactTeamwhenTurkishforcesinvadedNorthCyprusin1974,andOperation Agila (theCommonwealthMonitoringForce)inRhodesia1979.AfterattendingStaff Collegeandful!llingastaff appointmentinHQ22Armoured BrigadeinGermany,hereturnedto7ParachuteRegimentR.H.A.asaMajor/BatteryCommander:duringthistimehisbatterycompleteda6 monthoperationaltourinBelize.AfterpromotiontoLieutenant-ColonelhecommandedtheRegimentandasaBrigadierwasCommanderRoyal Artillery in 3 (UK) Division. His last appointment in the Army was as the Defence Adviser in Pretoria.

Note: A proportion of the hammer price of this lot is being donated to the Airborne Gunner Trust (Registered Charity no. 1192655).

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Four: Private J. P. Roberts, Queen’s Regiment

GeneralService1962-2007,1clasp,NorthernIreland(24841088PteJPRobertsQueens);Gulf1990-91,noclasp(24841088Pte JPRobertsQueens);N.A.T.O.Medal1994,1clasp,FormerYugoslavia,incaseofissue;N.A.T.O.Medal1994,1clasp,Kosovo; together with another N.A.T.O. Medal 1994, without clasp, nearly extremely ne (5)

£160-£200

JasonP.Roberts attestedfortheQueen’sRegimentin1987andservedwiththe3rdBattalioninNorthernIrelandfromJanuary1988,andthen in Cyprus during the First Gulf War. Sold with copied research.

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Four: Lance-Corporal S. J. Cornelius, Princess of Wales’s Royal Regiment

GeneralService1962-2007,1clasp,NorthernIreland(25048834PteSJCorneliusPWRR);N.A.T.O.Medal1994,1clasp, Kosovo;Iraq2003-11,noclasp(25048834LCplSJCorneliusPWRR);Jubilee2002,unnamedasissued,the !rsttwomounted court-styleasworn,thelasttwoloose;togetherwiththerecipient’stwoaluminiumidentitydiscs, lightcontactmarkstoGSM, otherwise nearly extremely ne (4) £300-£400

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Pair: Lance-Corporal A. L. Morrison, Royal Signals

GeneralService1962-2007,1clasp,NorthernIreland(25094167SigALMorrisonRSignals);Iraq2003-11,noclasp(25094167 LCpl A L Morrison R Signals) mounted as worn, nearly extremely ne (2) £140-£180

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Pair: Marine I. Nielsen, Royal Marines GeneralService1962-2007,1clasp,N.Iraq&S.Turkey(MneINielsenPO47470ERM);U.N.Medal,onUNPROFORriband, good very ne (2)

£300-£400

IngolfNielsen wasbornon14March1970andattestedfortheRoyalMarineson26October1987.‘DuringhisnineyearswiththeRoyal MarineshecompletedCommandooperationaldeploymentstoNorthernIraq,forwhichhereceivedtheGeneralServiceMedalwithNorthern Iraqclasp,andtoBosniawiththeU.N.forwhichhereceivedtheUnitedNationsMedal.Afterseveralyearsservice,MarineNielsentrainedasa Signaller,akeyspecialisationrequiringathoroughknowledgeofallaspectsofcommunications.Inthis,heprovedhimselfmorethanable.’(the recipient’s R.M. Testimonial refers). He was discharged at his own request on 6 August 1996. Sold with copied record of service and discharge.

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Five: Petty Officer Writer M. C. Rickwood, Royal Navy N.A.T.O.Medal1994,1clasp,FormerYugoslavia;GeneralService1962-2007,1clasp,AirOperationsIraq(LWtrMCRickwood D231105QRN);N.A.T.O.Medal1994,1clasp,Kosovo;Jubilee2002,unnamedasissued;RoyalNavyL.S.&G.C.,E.II.R.,2ndissue (POWtr M C Rickwood D231105Q RN) mounted as worn, nearly extremely ne (5)

£360-£440

Pair: Operator Mechanic (Air Warfare) First Class A. W. R. Cooke, Royal Navy OperationalServiceMedal2000,forSierraLeone,withoutrosette(OM(AW)1AWRCookeD239705H);Iraq2003-11,no clasp (OM (AW) 1 A W R Cooke D239705H RN) mounted as worn, minor edge bruising, nearly extremely ne (2)

£400-£500

Single Campaign Medals

Carib War 1773, silver, cast and chased as usual, !tted with contemporary suspension loop, very ne and rare £1,200-£1,600

Provenance: Dr. A. N. Brush!eld Collection, Glendining’s, July 1945; Morton & Eden, April 2002.

DefenceofGibraltar1779-83,

very ne and rare

Provenance: FromthecollectionofJ.LawsonWhalley,whichwassoldin1884.Soldagainin1887,thismedalnextappearedinthecollectionof Lieut.-ColonelJ.Murray,whichwassoldatSothebyinMay1926,andinthecollectionofH.J.Loxley,whichwassoldatGlendininginOctober 1949,whenitwaspurchasedbySeaby,fromwhomitwasboughtbyJohnTamplininJuly1951,andsoldaspartofhiscollectionbyDixNoonan Webb in September 2002.

Sometenexamplesofthisunusualmedalhavebeenrecorded,includingtwoheldbytheNationalMaritimeMuseumandanotherinthe RegimentalMuseumofTheRoyalNorfolkRegiment.Opinionsdifferastotheoriginsofthese‘awards’;somestatethattheywerebestowedby commandingofficersondeservingsoldiers,othersthattheywereprivatelypurchasedassouvenirsandthattheyweremadebyanarmoureror enterprising jeweller in Gibraltar.

A ThomasDodd isrecordedinthePayListandMusterRolltakenatGibraltardated1May1781,for2ndBattalion,RoyalArtillery,beinginthe CompanycommandedbyCaptainVaughanLloyd,R.A.HisrankisgivenasMattrossandhewasstillservinginthesamecompanyinGibraltarin April1783.ThomasDoddwasbornintheParishofDunce,countyBerwick,Scotland,andwasenlistedbyCaptainDonaldsoninEdinburghon15 December1779,aged19.Acordwainerbytrade,hecouldreadbutnotwrite.DoddwaspromotedtoBombardieron9October1804,and transferred to the Invalid Battalion on 31 March 1806 (WO 69/75 and 10/588 refer).

SoldwithcopiesofthearticleswrittenontheRed-HotShotMedalbyLieut.-ColonelM.E.S.Laws,O.B.E.,M.C.,from TheGunner,May1951,and byJohnTamplin,M.B.E.,T.D.,fromthe JournaloftheSocietyforArmyHistoricalResearch,Winter1953.Thelatterarticlecautionsthat‘Thereisno proof that this is the same [Thomas] Dodd who had the red-hot shot medal, but it is possible that this is so.’

“RedHotShot”Medal,engravedoncopper,38mmwithintegralloopforsuspension (T.Dodd)

£2,000-£3,000

Naval General Service 1793-1840, 1 clasp, Banda Neira (Henry Notley.) good very ne £3,400-£4,000

Provenance: Spink N.C., October 1950; Christie’s, July 1983.

HenryNotley servedasaQuartermaster’sMateaboardH.M.S. Caroline 36-gunsloopatthecaptureofthestronglyforti!edDutchislandof BandaNeirainAugust1810.68claspswereissuedforthisaction,including37tothe Caroline commandedbyCaptainChristopherColewhowas awarded a unique gold medal.

PossiblyalaterclaimbutnorecipientofthisnamecanbetracedonthevariouspublishedN.G.S.rollsforthisoranyotherclasp.However,a searchoftheDescriptionBooksofthoseshipspresentatLissarevealedacertain‘GeorgeoO’Dallie’Landsmanaboard Amphion, whotransferred toasuccessionofshipsshortlyaftertheaction(13March1811),eventuallyjoining Warrior on13November1811.Heisborneonherbooksas No.336Geo.Dallie(sometimesDallia)who,ittranspireswasbornin1789inTrieste,Italy.‘Lissa’,anactionbetweenfourBritishfrigatesanda combined "eetofFrenchandVenetianships,tookplaceintheAdriatic;GeorgeDalliewasinhishomewaters.‘GeorgioDallie’wasdischarged from Warrior on9November1814duringanapparentcullofallnon-Britishcrewmembers.Theywentasabodyonthesameday,alljusti!edby the entry “Foreigner” as the cause for discharge - Danes, Spaniards, Italians, Germans, et al.

Please refer to the article ‘The Mysterious Mr Bally’ by G. W. Hawkes, O.M.R.S. Journal, September 2007, a copy of which is sold with the lot.

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NavalGeneralService1793-1840,1clasp,Lissa (GeorgeBally.) namingcontemporarilyengravedinuprightserifcapitals, !tted with B. Bailey Coventry silver ribbon brooch with damaged ‘fouled anchor’ device on ribbon, toned, very ne £1,000-£1,400

NavalGeneralService1793-1840,1clasp,Northumberland22May1812 (GeorgeCross.) slightcreasetoclaspfaceandminor edge bruises, otherwise very ne £3,400-£4,000

Provenance: Stansfeld Collection, Spink, June 1984.

Approximately63claspsawardedforthedestructionbythe Northumberland oftheFrenchfrigates Ariane and Andromaque andthebrig Mameluk, off the Isle de Groix, Lorient, on 22 May 1812.

George Cross is con"rmed on the roll as a Quarter Gunner aboard H.M.S. Northumberland.

Provenance: Stansfeld Collection, Spink, June 1984.

Approximately32claspsissuedfortheactionbythe Eurotas withtheFrenchfrigate Clorinde on25February1814,leadingtoitssubsequent capture by other ships the next day.

Thomas Gallyer is con"rmed on the roll as an Ordinary Seaman aboard the Eurotas.

On25February1814,thethirty-eightgunfrigate Eurotas,CaptainJ.Phillimore,discoveredtheFrenchforty-gunfrigate Clorinde onherwayto Brest,afteracruise.TheBritishfrigategavechaseandbeingfaster,at "vep.m.passedunderthesternofthe Clorinde,andgaveherherstarboard broadside.Thengettingalongsideherantagonist,afuriouscontestoftwentyminutesfollowed,inwhichthemizzenmastofthe Eurotas wasshot away,andtheforetop-mastofthe Clorinde.TheFrenchfrigatethenshotahead,butthe Eurotas luffingup,theshipswereagainsidebysideand theactioncontinuedwithre-doubledardour.Attwentyminutespastsixthe Eurotas losthermainmast,andaboutthesametimethemizzen mastofthe Clorinde camedown.Tenminuteslatertheforemastofthe Eurotas wentoverboard,whichwasfollowedbythefallofthemainmastof heropponent.TheBritishshipwasnowtotallydismastedandunmanageable,andat7.30p.m.the Clorinde withherforeyardonlystanding,set theremainsofherforesail,andherforestay-sail,andstoodawayoutofgunshot.CaptainPhillimorehavingbeenseverelywoundedbyagrape shotintheshoulder,LieutenantR.Smithtookthecommandofthe Eurotas,thewreckwascutaway,andeveryexertionmadeduringthenightto getupjurymastsandkeepaftertheenemy.Soonaftersixthenextmorning,the Eurotas withthreeeffectivemasts,againmadesailafterthe enemy,thenaboutfourmilesdistant,andinthesamedismastedstateasonthepreviousevening.Ataboutnoon,whileevidentlygainingonthe chase,tothemorti"cationofeveryoneonboardthe Eurotas,aBritishthirty-sixgunfrigateandasixteengunsloopappearedonthehorizon:the Dryad andthe Achates.Thecrewofthe Eurotas couldonlywatchonasthe Dryad and Achates completedtheformalitiesoftheirhard-fought action.However,uponCaptainGalwayofthe Dryad beingofferedtheswordoftheFrenchCaptaininsurrender,hehonourablyrefusedit, observingthatitwasonlyduetoCaptainPhillimore. The Eurotas hadtwoMidshipmenandnineteenmenkilled,andherCaptain,twoofficersand thirty-six

men wounded. The Clorinde had thirty killed, and forty wounded.

Naval General Service 1793-1840, 1 clasp, Eurotas 25 Feby. 1814 (Thomas Gallyer.) nearly extremely ne £4,000-£5,000

A !ne2-clasp‘BoatService’N.G.S.awardedtoCaptainoftheForecastleThomasMelvill,whoparticipatedin theboatsofthe Bacchante inthreehard-foughtactionswhichresultedinthecaptureofthirty-threeenemy vessels on the Adriatic coast

NavalGeneralService1793-1840,2clasps,1&18SepBoatService1812,6JanBoatService1813(ThomasMelvill.) lightcontact marks to edge and small bruise to Queen’s cheek, otherwise very ne

£7,000-£9,000

Provenance: PayneCollection1911;HamiltonSmithCollection,Glendining’s,November1927;Glendining’s,July1975;Spink,March1995;John Goddard Collection, Dix Noonan Webb, November 2015.

1&18SepBoatService1812[21issued]- 8known,includingexamplesintheNationalMaritimeMuseum,andtheRoyalMarines Museum (2).

6 Jan Boat Service 1813 [26 issued] - 9 known, including examples in the National Maritime Museum, and the Royal Marines Museum (2). ThomasMelvill (Melvinon Baccante’s musterlist)iscon!rmedontherollsasCaptainoftheForecastleaboardthe Bacchante forbothclasps.

Born in Fifeshire, he joined the Bacchante in that rate on 31 October 1811.

On1September1812,apartyof65officersandmenin !veboatsfrom Bacchante,underthecommandofFirstLieutenantDonatHenchy O’Brien,cutoutandcapturedtwoFrenchgunboats,thexebec Tisiphone andsevenvesselsofaconvoyinPortLemo,Istria,intheAdriatic.‘Onhis approachtothexebecwithmuffledoars,LieutenantO’Brienwashailedbyastentorianvoice“comealongsideyouEnglishbastards”.O’Brien, withoutcorrectingthespeakeronhisnationalantecedents,thankedhimforhispoliteinvitationandassuredhimhewouldbewithhim immediately-hewas,theBritishsprangonboardtheenemyvesselandtheFrenchmenafterdischarginganineffectualvolleyofgrapeand musketry, dropped their lighted matches and jumped overboard.’

Theseconddateonthisclaspdoesnotappearontheofficiallistandsomeauthoritiesstateittobeanofficialerrornotrelatingtotheawardat all.However,aswillbeseenfromthefollowingextractfrom TheRoyalNavy byW.LairdClowes,itwasobviouslyanerrorintheoriginalGazette notice that was clearly corrected prior to the issue of the double-dated clasp:

‘OnSeptember18th[1812],havingchasedaconvoyinthepassagebetweenVastoandtheislandofTremiti,off thecoastofApulia,Captain WilliamHoste,ofthe Bacchante 38,despatchedhissixboats,underLieutenantsDonatHenchyO’BrienandSilasThomsonHood,tofollowup theenemy,thewindhavingfailedthefrigate.Theconvoy,ofeighteenmerchantmen,anchoredandhauledaground,havingoutsideofiteight armedvessels,carryingamongthemeightlongguns,sixswivels,and104men.Theattackingpartynumberedonly72,butitrowedinwithsuch determination,andboardedwithsuchdash,thattheenemy %edincontinently,leavingtheentireconvoytothevictors.’Bothofthedistinguished actionsof1stand18thSeptemberarereportedinthe LondonGazette of1813,pp163-4.LieutenantO’BrienwaspromotedtoCommanderon 22 January 1813, for this and previous actions.

Atdawnon6January1813,whenH.M.ships Bacchante and Weazle werelyingbecalmedtothesouth-eastofCapeOtranto, !veFrenchgunboats wereobserved,threeinthesouth-westmakingforOtrantoandtwoheadingsouth-east.The Weazle wasdirectedtoattendtothesmaller divisionandLieutenantDonatHenchyO’Brientothelargeronein Bacchante’s barge.At8.00am,afteralongpull,LieutenantO’Brienovertook andcapturedthesternmostgunboatoftwoguns.ThiswasleftinthehandsofMidshipmanThomasHoste,who,aftersecuringtheprisoners, workedthebow-gunoftheprizeagainstherlatefriends.LieutenantO’Brienpushedonandcapturedthetwoothergunboatsmakingtowards Calabria.The Weazle,unabletocatchupwiththesmallerdivision,sentintwoboatsundertheordersofLieutenantThomasWholeyand, togetherwithanotherboatfromthe Bacchante,undertheordersofMaster’sMateEdwardWebb,boardedandcarriedthetwogunboats successively, each after a determined resistance.

The11-claspPeninsulaWarmedalawardedtoColour-SergeantJacobWiley,83rdFoot,whowaswounded in the left arm at the battle of Talavera, and in the head and back at the siege and storming of Badajoz MilitaryGeneralService1793-1814,11clasps,Talavera,Busaco,FuentesD’Onor,CiudadRodrigo,Badajoz,Salamanca,Vittoria, Pyrenees,Nivelle,Orthes,Toulouse(JacobWiley,Serjt.83rdFoot) oldrepairtolowerleftsideofcarriage,suspensionpostre-a xed, polished, otherwise nearly very ne £3,000-£4,000

JacobWiley wasbornintheParishofClonmagh,Queen’sCounty,Ireland,andattestedforthe2ndBattalion,83rdFoot,on12February1808, for7years.HewasdischargedatDublinintherankofColour-Sergeanton14February1815,havingcompletedhis !rstperiodofservice.The Surgeons’reportstates:‘WedocertifythatColourSergt.JacobWileyhasbeenwoundedattheBattleofTalaveradelaReyaintheleftarmon the28thJuly1809-HewasalsowoundedattheSiege&StormingofBadajosintheHead&Back.’MajorJamesSullivan,Commg.2/83rd,further noted:‘Sergt.Wileyalwaysconductedhimselfasabrave&steadysoldier,andshouldtheMedicalBoardconsiderhimun!tforservicein consequenceofthewoundsreceived,Ibegleavetorecommendhimforapension.’Wileywasdulyadmittedtoanout-pensionattheRoyal Hospital, Kilmainham, on 22 February 1815. He died of insanity at Maryborough asylum on 9 October 1858.

Sold with poor quality copied discharge papers and pension records.

Theunique4-claspArmyofIndiamedaltoLieutenant-ColonelWilliamCunninghame,Deputy QuarterMasterGeneralonSirArthurWellesley’sStaff,whowaspresentatthecaptureofSeringapatamforwhich he received the gold medal

ArmyofIndia1799-1826,4clasps,Assye,Asseerghur,Argaum,Gawilghur(Captn.Wm.Cunninghame,Depy.Qr.Mr.Genl.)short hyphen reverse, officially impressed naming, extremely ne £10,000-£14,000

Provenance: Brian Ritchie Collection, Dix Noonan Webb, September 2004. Approximately87claspsforAssye,48claspsforAsseerghur,126claspsforArgaum,and110claspsforGawilghur,issuedtoEuropeanrecipients. Only23medalsissuedwithfourclasps,thisbeingtheonlymedalwithAssyeincombinationwithAsseerghurissuedtoanofficerandtherefore unique.

WilliamCunninghame wasborninEdinburghinabout1763or1764,theyoungersonofJamesCunninghameofHyndhopeandhiswife Euphemia,sixthandyoungestdaughterofRev.WilliamRobertson,thehistorian.HeenlistedintotheHonourableEastIndiaCompany’sarmyin 1781,aged17years,embarkingfromEnglandaboardthe EarlofChester eld on26June1781.OnarrivalinIndiahewasappointedanEnsigninthe Madras Presidency, becoming Lieutenant in November 1788, and Captain in September 1798.

CunninghametookpartinthecampaignagainstTipuSultanin1799andwasatthecaptureofSeringapatam,forwhichhesubsequentlyreceived thegoldmedal.DuringtheMahrattaWarof1803-04,heservedonthestaff ofSirArthurWellesley(latertheDukeofWellington)withtherank ofCaptainasDeputyQuarter-MasterGeneral;correspondencebetweenthetwoisknowntoexist.HetookpartinWellesley’sfamousvictoryat thebattleofAssyeinSeptember1803(wherehewaswoundedaccordingtounsubstantiatedaccompanyingresearch);andwithColonel Stevenson’sforceatthecaptureofAsseerghurinOctober1803,presumablyinsomespecialcapacity.Havingre-joinedthemainforceunder Wellesleyagain,CunninghamewasnextengagedatthebattleofArgauminNovember1803,andatthesiegeandcaptureofthefortressof Gawilghur in December 1803.

ItisnotedthatCunninghameservedforthirtyyearsinIndiawithonlyonespellofleavehomein1801.HeretiredintherankofLieutenantColonel on 29 June 1808, and returned to his native Edinburgh, where he died, unmarried, on 20 April 1851.

AportraitofLieutenant-ColonelCunninghamepaintedbyRaeburn,togetherwithalettertohimfromWellington,waspresentedbyhisgreatgreat-great niece to the Royal Military Academy, Sandhurst, Museum, in August 1958.

Note: Cunninghame’snameisspelt‘Cunninghaeme’inerroronthepublishedroll.Oneothermedalwiththiscombinationofclaspshasbeen con#rmed to Fifer John Jones, 12th Madras N.I. but only the two latter clasps are con#rmed on the published roll (see D.N.W. 4 July 2001).

TheWaterloomedalawardedtoLieutenantHenryVassallWebster,9thLightDragoons,aide-de-campto thePrinceofOrangeatthebattleofWaterloo,andtheofficerwhofamouslybroughtthenewsofthe FrencharrivalatQuatreBrastotheDuchessofRichmond’sBallatBrussels,subsequentlyeulogisedbyLord Byron in his poem ‘The eve of Waterloo’

Waterloo1815(Lieut.HenryV.Webster,9thReg.LightDrag.) !ttedwithsteelclipandringsuspension, contactpittingoverall, otherwise nearly very ne £10,000-£14,000

HenryWebster (1793-1847)wasresponsibleforaneventmadememorablebyLordByron,withanappropriatemeasureofpoeticlicence.

The !rst two stanzas of the nine constituting The eve of Waterloo are:

There was a sound of revelry by night, And Belgium’s Capital had gathered then Her Beauty and her Chivalry, and bright

The lamps shone o’er fair women and brave men; A thousand hearts beat happily; and when Music arose with its voluptuous swell, Soft eyes looked love to eyes which spake again, And all went merry as a marriage bell, But hush! Hark! A deep sound strikes like a rising knell!

Did ye not hear it? No; ‘twas but the wind, Or the car rattling o’er the stony street; On with the dance! Let joy be uncon!ned; No sleep till morn, when Youth and Pleasure meet To chase the glowing Hours with "ying feet But hark! that heavy sound breaks in once more, As if the clouds its echo would repeat; And nearer, clearer, deadlier than before!

Arm! Arm! It is it is the cannon’s opening roar!

Whethercannoncouldbeheardisnotknown.ButitisknownthatthenewsoftheFrencharrivalatQuatreBraswasbroughttotheballbya Battleman,resultingintherapidwithdrawalofallsoldierstheretothebattlethreatenedatQuatreBras.Thiswasinthenightof15-16Juneand not, as suggested by the poem’s title, 17 June. The man was Henry Vassall Webster of the Abbey family.

One writer states that Webster had been invited to the ball but was unable to attend:

‘Between11pm&midnight,WellingtonwenttotheDuchessofRichmond’sBall,hecouldnothavebeentherelongwhen(about1am)LtHenry Webster of the 9th Light Dragoons, attached to the Prince of Orange’s staff, arrived.

Breathlessandcoveredindustandfoam,hewascarryingurgentnews.ThemessageWebsterwascarryinghadleftBraine-le-Comteat10.30pm covering the distance to Brussels at high speed. He had ridden !rst to Wellington’s H.Q. in the Rue Royale in Brussels.

FindingthattheDukeofWellingtonandthePrinceofOrangehadalreadyleftfortheBall,aservantledhimtoitsvenue.Theyreachedthereafter midnight.HereWebsterhandedthedespatchtothePrinceofOrange.Theletter,from(Maj.Gen.Jean-Victor)ConstantRebecquecontainedthe news that the French, who had crossed the Sambre river, invading Belgium early that morning, had that evening broken through to Quatre Bras. CommunicationswiththePrussianH.Q.inSombreffewerethereforethreatened.Napoleonwasonthepointofsuccessfullydrivingawedge betweenthetwowingsoftheAlliedforceswhichhethenhopedtodefeatindetail.AperplexedPrinceofOrangepassedthenewstoa dumfounded Duke. Now, and only now, did Wellington accept the seriousness of the situation.’

Webster himself wrote later:

‘Iwasinmysaddlewithoutasecond’sdelay;and,thankstoa !nemoonandtwocapitalhorses,hadcoveredthetenmilesIhadtogowithinthe hour!Suchwasthecrowdofcarriages,thatIcouldnotwellmakemywaythroughthemonhorseback;soIabandonedmysteedtothe !rstmanI could get hold of, and made my way on foot to the porter’s lodge.’

ThemessageclearlyrelatedtothepossibilityofNapoleon’smenadvancingtocutoff WellingtonfromBrusselsandtoforcehiswithdrawaltothe Channel ports.

ThebringerofthenewswasHenryVassallWebster,sonoftheerraticSirGodfreywhodiedin1800andbrotherofthe !fthbaronetofBattle Abbey.AtthetimehewasaLieutenantinthe9thLightDragoonGuardsandA.D.C.to thePrinceofOrange.By1824hewasaCaptain,then LtColoneland !nallyafullColonelin1831;hewasknightedin1843.Alongthewayhecollectedvariousmedals,includingtheWaterlooMedal,and threenon-Britishknighthoods:WillelmoftheNetherlands,andtheTowerandSwordandStBentod’Avis,bothofPortugal.BornatNaplesin February1793,hehadjoinedtheLightDragoonGuardsasaCornetinMarch1810.HewaspromotedLieutenantinJune1811andwasslightly wounded at Vittoria in June 1813, where he served as an extra A.D.C. to Major-General Brisbane. Likehisparents,Websterlaterbecameinvolvedinadivorce,stillin1824adifficultmattertoachieve.HenryBaringM.P.accusedhimofseducing hiswife.Websterdidnotdefendhimselfandsuffereddamagesof£1,000;Baring’sdivorcetookplacein1815.BythistimeWebsterhadmarried GraceBoddingtonatStGeorge’s,HanoverSquare,andtheyweretohavetwochildren.On19April1847hecommittedsuicideathishousein UpperBrookStreet,Mayfair,bycuttinghisthroatwithapenknife.Thedoctorsattendingthebodyattestedtohisunsoundmind,andthe coroner’s jury agreed a verdict:

‘That the deceased, Sir Henry Webster, died from the effects of wounds in"icted on himself while labouring under temporary insanity.’ His body was interred in the Webster vault at St Mary’s, Battle.

Waterloo1815 (JosephBooth,GunnerRoyalFootArtillery.) !ttedwithoriginalsteelclipandlaterringsuspension, small edge bruise, otherwise good very ne £800-£1,200

Waterloo1815 (JohnStrudgeon.1stBatt.27thReg.Foot.) !ttedwithreplacementstraightbarsuspension, polishedand worn, therefore fair to ne £1,000-£1,400

John Strudgeon listed as ‘discharged’ on roll.

Waterloo1815 (Paymast.Serj.R.Philips,33rdRegimentFoot.) !ttedwithreplacementsteelclipandringsuspension, light contact marks, otherwise nearly very ne £1,800-£2,200

Provenance: Mackenzie Collection 1926; Glendining’s, May 1930.

RobertPhilips wasbornatBerwickandenlistedintothe33rdFootatWindsoron19April1813,aged16,aclerkbytrade,foraperiodof5 years. He was appointed Paymaster-Sergeant on 25 February 1814, and was discharged Quartermaster-Sergeant at Uppark on 30 April 1831. Sold with copied research.

Joseph Booth served at Waterloo as a Gunner in Captain C. F. Sandham’s Brigade.

TheWaterloomedalawardedtoLieutenantHermanWolrabe,1stLightBattalion,King’sGermanLegion, whowasseverelywoundedatVillafrancaon24June1813;slightlywoundedbeforeBayonneon27February 1814;severelywoundedatasortiemadebytheenemyfromthecitadelofBayonneon14April1814;and again severely wounded at Waterloo, in defence of La Haye Sainte, 18 June 1815

Waterloo 1815 (Lieut. Herman Wolrabe, 1st Light Batt. K.G.L.) !tted with original steel clip and ring suspension, very ne £4,000-£5,000

Provenance: An Important Collection of Medals to the King’s German Legion, Dix Noonan Webb, April 2003.

HermanWolrabe joinedtheLegionon26March1811.HeservedinthePeninsula1812-13;inSouthernFrance1813-14;intheNetherlands 1814;thecampaignof1815andatthebattleofWaterloo.HewasseverelywoundedatVillafrancaon24June1813;slightlywoundedbefore Bayonneon27February1814;severelywoundedatasortiemadebytheenemyfromthecitadelofBayonneon14April1814;andagainseverely woundedatWaterloo,indefenceofLaHayeSainte.HewasplacedonHalfPayon25October1815,anddiedatPomrau,nearKlötze,in Hannover, on 14 February 1820.

ThefarmofLaHayeSainte,locatedinfrontofthecentreofWellington’sline,wasofcrucialtacticalimportancetobothattackersanddefenders atWaterloo.Frenchpossessionofthefarmwouldgivethemthenecessaryspringboardforthe !nalattackontheDuke’scentre.IftheFrench failedtooccupyLaHayeSainte,Wellington’scentrewasalmostcertainlysecure.UnlikeHougoumont,whosepossessionwasnotcriticaltoeither side,LaHayeSaintewasvitaltobothandheldthekeytotheprogressofthebattle.Thefarmhadagarrisonofsome400menofthe2ndLight Battalion,K.G.L.,underMajorGeorgeBaring,allarmedwithBakerri"es,whosuccessfullydefendedthefarmfromthestartofd’Erlon’sattackat around1.30p.m.untilforcedtoabandonthepostsome !vehourslater.Throughoutthistimetheyweresubjectedtorepeatedheavyassaultsin which the attackers hugely outnumbered the defenders. In the lulls between attacks the farm was under constant !re from skirmishers.

MajorBaring,havinglostinthe !rstattackuponLaHayeSainte,manyofficersandmeninkilledandwounded,appliedforare-inforcement,upon whichtwori"e-armedcompaniesofthe1stLightBattalionunderCaptainsVonGilsaandHenryMarschalkweresenttohisassistance.Tothese andpartofhisown(2ndLight)Battalionhegavethedefenceofthegarden,andplacedtheremainderofhisforceinthebuildings,underthe charge of the three officers who had already so gallantly defended them.

ThecombatcontinuedatLaHayeSainte,andthe1stLightBattalion !redwithgreateffectuponthetroopswhichadvancedagainstitfromthe road,buttheirlosswasconsiderable,andseveralofficerswerewounded.Lateintheafternoon,Baringandhismenweredesperatelyshortof ammunitioninthefaceofaterri!conslaughtbytheFrench,andreluctantlyBaringgavetheordertoretirefromtheyardintothereargarden held by Captains Gilsa and Marschalk.

Thedwellinghousenowbeinginthehandsoftheenemy,Baringsawthatitwouldbeimpossibletoretainthegardenandthereforeretiredtojoin twocompaniesofthe1stLightBattalioninthehollowroadbehindthefarm.Herethecombatragedagain,andmanymenandofficerswere struckdown:ofthe1stLightBattalion,CaptainHenryvonMarschalk,whothroughoutthedayhadexhibitedadegreeofcoolnessandbravery thatcouldnotbeexceeded,waskilled;CaptainvonGilsahadhisrightarmshattered;LieutenantsWolrabe,Leonhardt,Behne,Miniussir;Captain Christian Wynecken, Lieutenants Koester, Gibson, Genzkow, and Adolph Heise were wounded, the !rst three severely.

Single Campaign Medals

347

Baltic 1854-55 (John Lewis, A.B., H.M.S. Hastings), engraved naming, edge nick, very ne £100-£140

348 x

Baltic 1854-55, unnamed as issued, minor edge bruising, good very ne £100-£140

349 x

Crimea 1854-56, 1 clasp, Azoff, unnamed as issued, edge bruising and contact marks, retaining rod re-a xed, nearly very ne £160-£200

350 x

Crimea1854-56,4clasps,Alma,Balaklava,Inkermann,Sebastopol (Wm.Sage,68th.Regt.) officiallyimpressednaming,with contemporary top silver brooch bar, edge bruising, suspension claw tightened, nearly very ne £400-£500

351 x

Turkish Crimea 1855, Sardinian issue, unnamed as issued, pierced as issued with ring suspension, nearly extremely ne £60-£80

352

IndiaGeneralService1854-95,1clasp,Jowaki1877-8 (SepoyShibdial4th.PunjabInfy.) edgebruising,somewhatworn, therefore good ne £70-£90

IndiaGeneralService1854-95,1clasp,Burma1885-7 (253Pte.J.Snelgrove2d.Bn.Hamps.R.) o ciallyre-engravednaming, suspension slightly loose, nearly very ne £60-£80

India General Service 1854-95, 1 clasp, Burma 1885-7 (1291 Private Appajee Row 2nd. Madras Lcrs.) very ne £80-£100

IndiaGeneralService1854-95,1clasp,Hazara1888 (1802Pte.R.Jackson2d.Bn.R.Suss.R.) minoredgebruise,goodvery ne £140-£180

IndiaGeneralService1854-95,1clasp,Hazara1891 (39SepoyGurdittSingh4th.SikhInfy.) heavypittingtoobverse eld, therefore good ne £60-£80

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TheIndianMutinymedalawardedtoCorporalW.G.Morey,whowaswoundedinactionwhileservingwith theBengalYeomanryCavalry;acivilianwhorosefromahumbledraper’sassistantinTasmaniatobecomea wellknownadventurer,sportsman,andoneofIndia’s !nestexponentsofthehazardoussportof ‘PigSticking’

IndianMutiny1857-59,noclasp(Corpl.Wm.Morey,BengalYeo.Cavy.)togetherwithcontemporarydressminiature, #ttedwith ribbon brooch buckle, named on the edge ‘Sergt. W. G. Morey B.Y. Cavy.’, nearly extremely ne and scarce (2) £800-£1,000

WilliamGeorgeMorey wasborncirca1837atChichester,Sussex,the8thof10sonsand3daughterstoJamesMorey,ashoemaker,latera relievingofficerandhiswifeMartha(néeBullbeck).Afterthedeathofhismotheron8March1854,James,withalargeportionoftheolder members of his family, emigrated to Australia.

The HobartColonialTimes, dated10October1854,listsamongthenewarrivalsonthe CityofHobart fromMelbourne,JamesMoreysenior,sons CharlesandJosiahtogetherwiththeirwives,daughterAmelia,andtwoyoungersonsWilliamandWalter.Jamesopenedadraperystore,assisted byWilliam,butitwentintoliquidationshortlyafterwards.WiththefamilysituationtenuousWilliam,seekingadventure,travelledtoMelbourne where he boarded the American owned ship Rowena and sailed to Calcutta arriving in October 1855, aged just 17.

PapersPastintheNewZealandArchiveshasanarticlefromthe GreyRiverArgus titled“IncidentsoftheIndianMutiny”,dated14April1888,bya certain ‘J.P.’ who relates the following:

‘PrevioustomybecomingaGovern[ment]-employeeIheldasituationinaCalcuttahouse,andamongothersinthesamestorewasayoungman namedFred (sic) Morey.BornandbredinLondonhehadservedsometimeasadraper’sassistantbutthespiritofadventureandthedesireof seeingforeigncountrieswastoostrongwithinhimtoallowhimtoremainassuch.Assoonasthemutinybrokeouthethrewuphissituationand wentupcountry,wherehejoinedtheirregularcavalry.DuringtheperiodheandIweretogetherIhadconceivedafriendshipforhimandhe statedwhenleavinghewouldcorrespondwithme.SoonafterhisdepartureIresignedmysituationandwentupcountryandheardnomoreof him.SomedaysafterthearrivaloftheLucknow-woundedMrCarter,aCalcuttamerchant,hetoldmethatMoreywasamongthewoundedin FortWilliam,andwasdesirousofseeingme,havingcalleduponhimandexpressedthatwish.Iwentandsawhimmorethanonceandhappyto say he afterwards recovered and accepted a situation in the same house that employed him before becoming a sabreur.’

Itisunclearifthisarticlewaswrittenin1888orearlierwhichmayaccountfortheinconsistenciesofthetextbutitisclearlyreferringtoWilliam Morey.

TheBengalYeomanryCavalrywasamelangeofincongruousmenwithlittleornothingknownofeachparticipantotherthantheirnameona medalroll.Raisedasearlyas23July1857,itconsistedofstrays, adventurers,merchants,planters,teachers,clerks,seafarers,Eurasians‘ofgood character’and‘homeless’BritishorH.E.I.C.armyofficerswhowerewithoutaregiment.Theonlycriteriawastheabilitytorideahorsewhich understandablyconfoundedthemarinersamongsttheirnumber.InterestinglythecorpsmemberselectedtheirownLieutenants.Theyworea practicalostentatiousuniformofcorduroybreecheswithkneehighboots,looseblue "annelblousesandgreyfelthelmetsenvelopedinahuge whitepugree,theirpersonalarmscomprisingaheavysabre,alightcarbineandaformidablerevolver.TheB.Y.C.joinedtheoperationalSarun FieldForceatChatraontheNepalborderinJanuary1858,servingunderColonel(laterBrigadier,C.B.)Rowcroft.ThemedalrollshowsMorey listed as a Corporal serving in the 2nd Troop.

ThemutineersgavetheB.Y.C.thesoubriquet“Shaitan-i-Pultan”,the“Devil’s”or“Satan’sRegiment”,duetotheferocityoftheircharges.Witha lackofmountedunitstheB.Y.C.protectedthe "anksofvariousBritishcolumns,sharingthetrialsofclimate,exposure,diseaseandterrain.The BYCfoughtin17actionsduringthecampaignbutperhapstheirgreatesttriumphcameatAlmorahon5March1858,whentheymadethree successiveandsuccessfulchargestoprotectthe "anksofthecolumn,whilePearl’sNavalBrigadeledtheforwardassault.Theyweretoperform furthergoodservicesandchargesatTilga(17April),Deamureagunj(26November),Toolsipore(23December),andKandiKoti(4January1859). TheBengalYeomanryCavalrywasdisbandedinthespringofMay1859.QuitewhenMoreywaswoundedisunknownashedoesnotappearin any official casualty #gures.

AfterthemutinyMoreyreturnedtoCalcuttaandaccordingto‘J.P.’returnedtohisjobinaCalcuttatradinghouse.Thedirectoriesof1861and 1863showMoreyworkingintheIndiansilkindustryasanassistantin R.Watson&Co’s silk #laturesatSurdahandMotehar,andconcernsat Rajshahi,WestBengal,laterbecomingManageroftheRadnagoreSilkandIndigoconcernsatPanchkoorah,Midnaporein1873.In1875theBengal DirectoryshowshimasthemanageroftheFureedporesilkconcern.Moreywastobecomealeadingexpertinthesilktradecomparingthe quality of Indian silk to that produced in Italy.

In1871WilliammarriedFrancesSophiadaughterofThomasTweedie,adeputymagistrateinBengal,whohadinheritedlargeindigoestatesfrom hisfather.HecontinuedworkinginWestBengaluntil1900beforeretiring toOotacamund(Ooty)intheNilgiriHills,livinginahousecalled Sydenham.HerehewastobecomeawelllovedmemberoftheNilgiriandBangalorecommunity.Hediedon7May1905,onOotacamund racetrackridingahorsebelongingtohisson-in-lawCaptainGordon-Pricewhen,betweenthe3rdfurlongandhalfmileposts,hefellfromhis horse. He was 68 years of age.

Onemightsaythathe‘diedinharness’butracingandhuntingwereindeedhispassions.In1871the SouthAustralianChronicle recordsthatMorey sold31horsesinColombofor£906,soitisclearhewastradinginIndianandAustralianhorses,ifnotbreedingthem,formanyyears.Hewas describedasgenialandfondofthesocietyofmen,andhisaccountsoftheNilgiriracingandhuntingsceneforthe SouthIndiaObserver werejovial and racy. He was a wonderful rider and just a year before his death he won a race with his country-bred ‘Kunigal’.

However,itwasthesportof‘Pig-Sticking’thathelovedmost.Ferociousanddangerous,itwasnotforthefainthearted. Pig-StickinginBengal by Raoul,1893,devoteshisbooktothebestknownexponentsofthisartincludingWilliamMorey.Raoulgivesdozensofpagestothehuntsthat relatetoMorey‘whosebloodisalwaysupwhenheseespigs’.Ittellsarollickingyarnoftheshikariandhunteragainstaformidablefoe.Raoulalso provides us with a full length photograph of Morey.

The danger is emphasised in an article from The Queenslander, 6 September 1890, which relates:

‘MrMorey,awellknownplanterandsportsmaninBengal,wasouthuntinglately,onhorseback,withhisdaughter,whenawildboarsuddenly sprangfromthejungle,andmakingforMrMorey,threwoverbothhorseandriderwithaseverecrash.Thebrutewasonthepointoftearinghis victimwithhisformidabletusks,whenMissMoreysprangtothegroundandplacedherselfbetweenhimandherfather,whohadbeenstunnedby thefall.MissMoreywaswhollyunarmed,butfortunate,shehadwithheralargegreyhound,who,makingstraightfortheboar,attractedhis attentionanddrewhimaway.Then,runningtothenearestpool,MissMorey #lledhersolartopeewithwaterandbathingherfather’shead restored him to consciousness.’ Frances Sophie Morey died at Ooty on 24 February 1924.

Alargefolderofresearchcomeswiththelotincludingphotographsofhishouse,‘Sydenham’,atOoty,fullobituariesandMoreyfamilyhistoryin Australia and New Zealand.

TheIndianMutinymedalawardedtoAssistantSurgeonL.F.Dickson,2ndSikhPoliceCorps,whowasalso attached‘inmedicalchargeinthe !eld’toShannon’sNavalBrigade,February-September1858;he afterwardsemigratedtoAustraliabut !nallysettledonVancouverIsland,BritishColumbia,whereanature reserve today bears his name

Indian Mutiny 1857-59, 1 clasp, Lucknow (Asst.

good very ne and rare £1,200-£1,600

LindsayFrederickDickson wasbornon26October1834,atCheltenham,sonofthedistinguishedphysicianSamuelDicksonlaterof28 BoltonStreet,Mayfairandhiswife,‘thebeautyofEdinburgh’,Eliza,daughterofDavidJohnstonofOvertonandnieceofLordCampbell,LordHigh ChancellorofIreland.Samuel,afterservingwiththe30thRegimentofFootinMadrasfor !veyears,publishedabookonthetropicaldiseasesof India.Hissurgeryofover7,000patientsinCheltenhammadehimawealthymanbutSamuelDicksonwasacontroversialphysicianwho,by1860, athisownexpense,producedamonthlyhand-writtenjournal, ThePeople’sMedicalEnquirer, inwhichheadvancedthecauseofDicksoniantruth whilstexposingtheerrorsofothers.Samuelwagedalongcampaignagainstbloodlettingwhich,hefelt,weakenedpatientsandinsteadhe advocatedtheuseofstimulantssuchasQuinineandalcohol.Hislecturesonthe‘FallaciesoftheFaculty’andthe‘Chrono-thermalSystemof Medicine’weretreatedbythemedicalestablishmentwithscepticismandhewasostracisedbyhispeers.Whilehewasnotwithoutsupportersin England, his chief following was in the United States where the Penn Medical College of Philadelphia was founded to teach his doctrines.

Lindsay was educated Aberdeen University, King's College, London, M.R.C.S. 1856 and L.S.A 1856, and St. Andrews, Scotland, M.D. 1857. HewasappointedAssistant-Surgeon,4August1857;Surgeon,4August1869;Surgeon-Major,1July1879;Brigade-Surgeon,27November1882, and retired the following year.

His Employment and Services in the Field plus additions are as follows:

HearrivedatCalcutta,5December1857,andwasappointedtoaccompanyadetachmentofrecruitsofthe1st,2ndand3rdFusiliersfrom BarrackporetoCawnporewhere,on8February1858,hewasappointedtotheShannon’sNavalBrigade,beingpresentwithituntilitsdeparture backtoCalcuttainSeptember1858.Hewasinmedicalchargeinthe !eldintheabsenceofSurgeonFlanagan,whohadbeentakenwithfever.

‘TheDevil'sWind’ byVerneystatesthatthehospitalatLucknowwasinsuchanexposedpositionthatitwasrelocatedtoavillage150yardsaway. Theenemyreceivedinformationofthemoveandredirectedtheir !re,wherebytwocamelswerekilledbyroundshotandanotherwentthrough the building where Dr. Dickson and some staff were operating.

On10October1858,hetookmedicalchargeofadetachmentofrecruits,70womenand70childrentoAllahabadperthe #at MalaGanga arriving at Calcutta on 10 November.

On18November1858,hetookmedicalchargeofthe2ndSikhPoliceBattalionatBulleahwhichwasengagedinprotectingtheGorackpore Frontier towards Nepal.

In January 1859 he transferred to 20th Regiment Punjab Infantry, during several expeditions against #ying parties of rebels in the Shahabad District. InSeptember1859hewasplacedinmedicalchargeofthe 3rdSikhCavalryatTirhootandaccompaniedtheregimenttoSegowleeuntilforcedby illness to go to Dinapore, where he was ordered to England for 15 months on Medical Certi!cate, returning to India on 9 August 1861.

Heserved5yearswiththeMewarInfantry,withabriefperiodwiththeMalwaBheelCorps;served2years,BengalArtillery;8months,Bengal Sappers and Miners; 6 months each with 25th and 28th Bengal Native Infantry; and one year with 13th (Shekhawatti) Native Infantry. He served further various lengths of service in Civil Charge of the districts of Azimgarh, Mymensingh, Nagode and Roorkee.

On15June1869,LindsayFrederickmarriedCharlotte,thedaughterofJohnKirkpatrick,formerChiefJusticeoftheLegislativeCouncilofthe IonianIslands,andhiswifeJean,atEdinburgh.ThroughheruncleWilliamKirkpatrickofMalaga,Charlottewasadirectcousinofthefuture Empress Eugenie. Charlotte bore Lindsay 8 children, although 3 died tragically young.

Onretirement,afterservingfor22yearsand6days,hesailedwithhisfamilytoAustralia.TheRegisteroftheMedicalPractitionersfor1885in the VictorianPoliceGazette showsthatDr.DicksonhadalreadyregisteredinMelbourneasearlyas7May1880.Walch’s TasmanianAlmanac for 1881 shows that he also registered in the town of Bothwell, a remote outpost on the island. Dickson and family remained in Australia for 5 years. Inthelate1880sDicksonjoinedanestablishedcommunityofsoldiers’familieswhohadcomefromIndiatosettleonVancouverIsland.Theywere attractedinpartbytheexcellenttroutandsalmon !shingonCowichanRiverandLake,butalsobylowpropertyprices.Dicksonboughta propertyonDenmanIslandandahouseinVancouver,winteringinSantaCruz,Californiawhereheestablishedamedicalpractice.In1889he further purchased the Cowichan Lake Hotel, remotely located on the mouth of the Campbell River.

AnAngler’sParadise–Sport shingandSettlerSocietyonVancouverIsland1860s-1920s, byDianaPedersen,givesanatmosphericaccountoftheir livesandexperienceswithDicksonbeingoneoftheleadingcitizensofthecommunity.AtSantaCruzDicksonwasexposedtothenewpastimeof big-game !shingthatwassweepingthesportingworld.HebroughthisknowledgeofanglingforlargesalmonfromMontereyBaytotheCampbell River, where he was considered an authority on tackle and lures, and even patented a reel of his own design at El Paso.

Surgn. L. F. Dickson 2nd Sikh Police Corps)

In1903hecreatedtwosalmon-anglingworldrecordsattheCampbellRiver;the !rst,con!rmedbythe TheField magazine,towhichDickson contributedmanyarticles,wasforthegreatestweightofsalmoncaughtbyarodinoneday;12Tyee(Chinook)salmonwerelandedweighing458 pounds. The second was for the greatest weight of salmon caught by a rod in 16 days of !shing, an impressive 92 Tyee weighing 3,665 pounds. Asarespectedmedicalauthority,hisexpertisewassoughtbyprovincialandlegalhealthauthorities.Atthetimeofalocaloutbreakofsmallpoxhe wasappointedMunicipalHealthOfficerandPublicVaccinatorfortheCowichanDistrict.Between1890and1893heservedasmedicalexaminer andtesti!edatinquestsinseveralcasesofaccidentalorunexplaineddeaths.InOctober1891herowed40milestoSaturnaIslandtoconducta post mortem examination on a man who had fallen and died during an attack of delirium tremens.

HiswifeCharlotte,whohaddiabetesandhadbeenillforsometime,diedatSt.Joseph’sHospital,VictoriainFebruary1907,aged64.Dickson diedofthroatcanceron25April1908,butnotbeforehehadmarriedElizabethinOctober1907.BothLindsayandCharlottewereburiedinthe family plot at Ross Bay Cemetery, Victoria.

Aftera10yearcampaignbytheDenmanConservancyAssociation,134acresofforestedlandandforeshore,partoftheLindsayDicksonestate, waspurchasedbytheProvinceofBritishColumbiain2001andtransferredtotheIslandsTrustFund.ItisnowknownastheLindsayDickson Nature Reserve, making it one of the most pristine unlogged forests in British Columbia.

Lot is sold with a comprehensive !le of research together with Wills and the service records of two sons.

China1857-60,1clasp,Canton1857,unnamedasissued, tracesofbroochmountingtoobverseandedge,withsuspensionre-a xed, therefore good ne £120-£160 359

action during the First Boer War in the disaster at Ingogo River on 8 February 1881 South Africa 1877-79, 1 clasp, 1879 (1230 Pte. F. Seymour, 3/60th Foot) attractively toned, nearly extremely ne £1,800-£2,200

Provenance: Dix Noonan Webb, La Crème de la Crème, April 2002.

Frederick Seymour was killed in action at Ingogo River on 8 February 1881.

The following extract is taken from Ri#eman and Hussar, by Colonel Sir Percival Marling, V.C., C.B.: ‘About2.30p.m.SirGeorgeColleysentCaptainMcGregor,R.E.,toColonelAshburnhamwithamessagethathewastosendacompanyofthe 60thRi#esouttotheleft,ashethoughttheBoersweregoingtorushtheposition.ColonelAshburnhampointedouttotheStaff Officerthat‘I’ Companyweretheonlyreservehehad,andaskedwouldnothalfacompanybesufficient.TheStaff Officerreplied“Myordersare,sir,fromthe General,thatyouaretosendacompany,andifyouwillletmehavethemIwillshowyouwheretogo.Thiscompany,‘I’,wascommandedby LieutenantGarrett,theothersubalternbeingLieutenantBeaumont.TheStaff Officer,CaptainMcGregor,wentoutwiththem,mounted.Thereis nodoubtthathetookthemfartherthanheshouldhavedone.CaptainMcGregor,R.E.,washimselfkilled.Itwasinevitable,consideringthemark hepresented.‘I’CompanyandtheBoerswerenowonlyabout50yardsapart.Garrettwaskilledquiteearly,andeverymaninthecompany except 9 was either killed or wounded. Nothing could have been more gallant than their behaviour, many of them being quite young soldiers.’ Casualtiesinthe3/60thatIngogoRiveramountedto4officersand61otherrankskilledordiedofwounds,afewofwhomweredrowned.A further 2 officers and 53 other ranks were wounded.

Afghanistan 1878-80, 1 clasp, Ali Musjid (1987. Corpl. W. Naylor. I/C. R.H.A.) minor edge bruising, good very ne £160-£200

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TheZuluWarmedalawardedtoPrivateFrederickSeymour,3/60thFoot,whowasafterwardskilledin

TheEgyptandSudanMedalawardedtoPrivateF.Howes,20thHussars,whowasoneoffourmembersof the Regiment killed during the cavalry charge at Gemaizah on 20 December 1888

EgyptandSudan1882-89,undatedreverse,1clasp,Gemaizah1888(2680.Pte.F.Howes.20th.Hussars.) extremely neandarare casualty £1,400-£1,800

F. Howes attested for the 20th Hussars and was killed in action during the cavalry charge at Gemaizah on 20 December 1888: ‘Itwasindeedagloriouscharge,thoughmarredwithgriefandpain.ForNewton,Thomas,Jordan,Howes,werenumberedwiththeslain.We borethemfromthe !eldofstrifewithtendernessandlove.Andtrustedthattheirsoulshadfoundarestingplaceabove.Thenourthoughts returnedtoCairocamp,withmottoesandits "owers.Withsaddenedrecollectionsofitsgayandfestivebowers.Weweptforourgallant comrades,asstillindeaththeylay.AndinthecampofourbeatenfoeswespentourChristmasDay.’(There"ectionsofTrooperE.L.Wedlake, 20th Hussars, refer).

The four men of the 20th Hussars were re-interred in the Khartoum Cemetery of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.

IndiaGeneralService1895-1902,1clasp,ReliefofChitral1895

(3278Pte.A.Dearle.11th.Hussars.) tracesoflacquer, nearly extremely ne, rare to unit £140-£180

AlfredDearle wasborninTwickenhamandattestedforthe11thHussarsatCanterburyon7July1891,havingpreviouslyservedinthe2nd VolunteerBattalion,DevonshireRegiment.Heservedwiththe11thHussarsinSouthAfricafrom11Mayto23October1892andtheninIndia from24October1892to19October1895,andtookpartintheChitralReliefExpeditionof1895attachedtotheArmyVeterinaryDepartment as a Clerk and Line Orderly. He was discharged on 19 October 1895. Sold with copied record of service and medal roll extracts.

IndiaGeneralService1895-1902,1clasp,ReliefofChitral1895

(60264ShoeingSmithC.GwiltArmyVety.Deptt.) good very ne £100-£140

IndiaGeneralService1895-1902,1clasp,ReliefofChitral1895,bronzeissue (4705Duffdr.MotiComst.Transpt.Deptt.) edge bruising, very ne £80-£100

IndiaGeneralService1895-1902,1clasp,PunjabFrontier1897-98 (78338Br.A.Newton.10th.Fd.By.R.A.) retainingrod loose, edge bruising, nearly very ne £70-£90

IndiaGeneralService1895-1902,2clasps,ReliefofChitral1895,PunjabFrontier1897-98, uno cial xingsbetween rstandsecond clasps, as usual (Jemdr. Kishin Chand 37th. Bl. Infy.) good very ne £100-£140

Kishan Chand was promoted Subadar-Major and the senior Indian Officer of his Regiment in 1908.

IndiaGeneralService1895-1902,2clasps,PunjabFrontier1897-98,Tirah1897-98 (4081Lce.Corpl.F.G.Smith.2d.Bn. Derby: Regt.) good very ne £80-£100

IndiaGeneralService1895-1902,2clasps,PunjabFrontier1897-98,Samana1897 (1324SepoyShahSawar.5th.Pjb.Infy.) good very ne £60-£80

IndiaGeneralService1895-1902,3clasps,PunjabFrontier1897-98,Malakand1897,Waziristan1901-2, uno cialretainingrod between second and third clasps (780 Sepoy Saudagar Singh 38th. Bl. Infy.) edge bruising and contact marks, good ne £80-£100

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Single Campaign Medals

IndiaGeneralService1895-1902,3clasps,PunjabFrontier1897-98,Samana1897,Tirah1897-98 (90069Gnr.A.D.Hollist9 M.B.R.A.) nearly extremely ne £200-£240

AllenDaleHollist wasborninPetworthSussex,in1870.HeattestedfortheRoyalArtilleryandservedwiththe9thMountainBatteryinIndia, seeingactiveserviceontheNorthWestFrontierin1897-98,whenhisBatterywasinvolvedinanumberofactionsandskirmishesduringthe PunjabFrontiercampaign,thatincludedtheactionattheUbanPassinAugust1897,theactionatDargaion20October1897,andtheadvanceup the Khanki Valley and the Capture of the Arhanga Pass on 31 October. He died in Ambala, India on 15 May 1907, whilst serving with ‘J’ Battery, Royal Horse Artillery.

IndiaGeneralService1895-1902,3clasps,PunjabFrontier1897-98,Samana1897,Tirah1897-98 (237Multr.ShaikJaninC.T. Deptt.) edge bruising and contact marks, nearly very ne £70-£90 372

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Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, no clasp (4913 Tpr: B. [sic] Whiting, 37th Coy 10th Impl: Yeo:) edge nick, very ne £60-£80

JosephBennettWhiting, afarmerfromHanslope,Buckinghamshire,wasbornin1877.Heattested,atBuckingham,on5January1900,forthe ImperialYeomanryforserviceduringtheSecondBoerWar.HeservedinSouthAfricawiththe37th(Buckinghamshire)Company,Imperial Yeomanryfrom10February1900to24May1901andwasdischargedon22June1901.HeisentitledtofourclaspstohisQueen’sSouthAfrica Medal: Cape Colony, Orange Free State, Transvaal and South Africa 1901.

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Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, no clasp (4475 Pte. W. R. Quilliam. Cheshire Regt.) edge bruise, nearly very ne £60-£80

Queen’sSouthAfrica1899-1902,2clasps,CapeColony,OrangeFreeState (10420PteP.J.Foley.57thCoyImp:Yeo:) very ne £70-£90

PatrickJamesFoley, aCommercialTraveller,attestedfortheImperialYeomanryforserviceduringtheSecondBoerWar.HeservedinSouth Africawiththe57th(Buckinghamshire)Company,ImperialYeomanry,beforere-enlistinginLondonon8October1901.Hewasdischargedathis ownrequest,inElandsfontein,on3August1902toacceptcivilianemploymentinJohannesburg.HeisadditionallyentitledtotheWittebergen clasp and a King’s South Africa Medal with the usual two date clasps.

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Queen’sSouthAfrica1899-1902,2clasps,CapeColony,OrangeFreeState (2005.Pte.J.W.Corbett.1/Oxfd.L.I.) engraved naming, edge dig, very ne £60-£80

Queen’sSouthAfrica1899-1902,3clasps,CapeColony,OrangeFreeState,Belmont, lastclaspatailor’scopy (2792Corpl:W. Mc.Laughlan, Scot: Ri!es) nearly extremely ne £70-£90

Queen’sSouthAfrica1899-1902,3clasps,CapeColony,OrangeFreeState,SouthAfrica1901, lastclasplooseonriband,asissued (20162 Tpr: J. de Villiers. Brabant’s Horse.) very ne £80-£100

Queen’sSouthAfrica1899-1902,3clasps,CapeColony,OrangeFreeState,SouthAfrica1902 (9433Pte.R.Toward.Vl: Coy. North’d: Fus:) minor edge bruise, very ne £100-£140

RobertToward sawfurtherservicewiththeNorthumberlandFusiliersduringtheGreatWarontheWesternFrontfrom9September1915, and was awarded a Silver War Badge.

Queen’sSouthAfrica1899-1902,3clasps,OrangeFreeState,Transvaal,SouthAfrica1902 (4607Pte.E.Folkey.The Queen’s.) very ne £80-£100

Queen’sSouthAfrica1899-1902,3clasps,OrangeFreeState,Transvaal,SouthAfrica1902 (4192Pte.C.Phillips.Oxford: L. I.) very ne £70-£90

Queen’sSouthAfrica1899-1902,4clasps,CapeColony,Paardeberg,Driefontein,Johannesburg (3224Pte.W.Allan.Gordon Highrs:) good very ne £100-£140

Queen’sSouthAfrica1899-1902,4clasps,CapeColony,OrangeFreeState,Transvaal,SouthAfrica1901 (4836Tpr:R. Carlisle, 37th Coy 10th Imp: Yeo:) edge bruises, very ne £80-£100

RobertCarlisle, aGroomfromLincoln,wasbornin1877.Heattested,atBuckingham,on9January1900,fortheImperialYeomanryfor serviceduringtheSecondBoerWar.HeservedinSouthAfricawiththe37th(Buckinghamshire)Company,ImperialYeomanryfrom10February 1900 to 24 May 1901 and was discharged on 22 June 1901.

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Queen’sSouthAfrica1899-1902,4clasps,CapeColony,OrangeFreeState,Transvaal,SouthAfrica1901 (6980Tpr:G. Pullinger, 41st Coy 12th Imp: Yeo:) very ne £80-£100 384

GeorgePullinger wasborninSouthampton,Hampshire,andattestedfortheImperialYeomanryatWinchesterinFebruary1900.Heserved withthe41st(Hampshire)Company,12thBattalioninSouthAfricaduringtheBoerWar,14April1900-8June1901.Pullingerwasdischarged, 15 June 1901, after 1 year and 139 days service.

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Queen’sSouthAfrica1899-1902,4clasps,CapeColony,OrangeFreeState,Transvaal,SouthAfrica1901 (62CplJ.T.Sutton, 2nd Hampshire Regt) rank o cially corrected, very ne £60-£80

JasperTomSutton wasborninBasingstoke,Hampshire.HeattestedfortheHampshireRegimentatFortGomer,GosportinJanuary1900. Suttonservedwiththe2ndBattalioninSouthAfricaduringtheBoerWar,11February1900-25June1901.Hewasdischarged29June1901, after 1 year and 166 days’ service.

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Queen’sSouthAfrica1899-1902,4clasps,CapeColony,OrangeFreeState,Transvaal,SouthAfrica1901 (78PteC.Budd, 2nd Hampshire Regt) traces of brooch mounting, heavily polished, ne £50-£70

CalvertBudd wasborninPeters!eld,Hampshire,andattestedfortheHampshireRegimentatPortsmouthinJanuary1900(havingalready servedwiththe3rdVolunteerBattalion,HampshireRegiment).HeservedwiththeRegimentinSouthAfricafromMarch1900toApril1901,and was discharged on 24 May 1901, having served one year and 60 days with the Colours.

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Queen’sSouthAfrica1899-1902,4clasps,CapeColony,OrangeFreeState,Transvaal,SouthAfrica1901, uno cialrivetsbetween state and date clasps (81 Pte R. E. Thomas, 2nd Hampshire Regt) very ne £70-£90

RobertEdwardThomas wasborninMarketRasen,Lincolnshire.HeattestedfortheHampshireRegimentatFortGomer,GosportinJanuary 1900.Thomasservedwiththe2ndBattalioninSouthAfricaduringtheBoerWar,11February1900-17May1901.Hewasdischarged24May 1901, after 1 year and 130 days’ service.

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Queen’sSouthAfrica1899-1902,4clasps,CapeColony,Transvaal,Wittebergen,SouthAfrica1901 (4564SgtA.J.Symonds, 41st Coy 12th Imp: Yeo:) very ne £70-£90

AlbertJamesSymonds wasborninLeatherhead,Surrey,andattestedfortheImperialYeomanryatWinchesterinJanuary1900.Heserved withthe41st(Hampshire)Company,12thBattalioninSouthAfricaduringtheBoerWar,31January1900-8June1901.Symondswas discharged, 15 June 1901, after 1 year and 161 days service.

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Queen’sSouthAfrica1899-1902,5clasps,CapeColony,Rhodesia,OrangeFreeState,Transvaal,SouthAfrica1901, uno cial rivets between state and date clasps (4765 Tpr: H. G. Rushley, 50th Coy 17th Impl: Yeo:) very ne £280-£320 389

HerbertGeorgeRashley wasborninEdmonton,London.HeattestedfortheImperialYeomanryatWinchesterinJanuary1900.Rashley servedwiththe50th(Hampshire)Company,17thBattalionImperialYeomanryinSouthAfricaduringtheBoerWar,7April1900-9June1901. He was discharged 15 June 1901, after 1 year and 145 days service.

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Queen’sSouthAfrica1899-1902,5clasps,CapeColony,OrangeFreeState,Transvaal,SouthAfrica1901,SouthAfrica1902 (31608 Pte. E. P. Dove. 37th Coy Imp: Yeo:) edge bruise, contact marks, very ne £80-£100 390

ElamPageDove, aMasterTailorfromBoston,Lincolnshire,attested,atPallMall,London,on20February1901,fortheImperialYeomanryfor serviceduringtheSecondBoerWar.HeservedinSouthAfricawiththe37th(Buckinghamshire)Company,ImperialYeomanryfrom17March 1901 to 23 August 1902 and was discharged on 30 August 1902.

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Queen’sSouthAfrica1899-1902,5clasps,CapeColony,OrangeFreeState,Transvaal,SouthAfrica1901,SouthAfrica1902, uno cial rivets between top three clasps (32107 Cpl A. H. Halfacre. 58th Coy. Imp: Yeo:) very ne £80-£100

ArthurHalfacre, aCarpenterfromBray,Berkshire,attested,atReading,on6March1901,fortheImperialYeomanryforserviceduringthe SecondBoerWar.HeservedinSouthAfricawiththe58th(Berkshire)Company,ImperialYeomanryfrom23March1901to25June1902. Appointed Corporal on 7 June 1902, he was discharged at his own request on 25 June 1902.

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Queen’sSouthAfrica1899-1902,5clasps,CapeColony,OrangeFreeState,Transvaal,SouthAfrica1901,SouthAfrica1902, uno cial rivets between state and date clasps (2175 Gr. H. Port, Hants: & I. Of W. R.G.A.) edge bruising, good ne £80-£100

HenryPort wasborninSouthampton,HampshireandservedwiththeHampshireRegimentpriortohisdischargeinOctober1896.Heresided inNewport,IsleofWightpriortoattestingfortheDukeofConnaught’sOwnHampshireandIsleofWightRoyalGarrisonArtilleryaged40at Sandown in May 1900.

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Queen’sSouthAfrica1899-1902,5clasps,CapeColony,OrangeFreeState,Transvaal,SouthAfrica1901,SouthAfrica1902, uno cial rivets between state and date clasps (197 Corpl: F. Jeffries. Hampshire Regt) very ne £80-£100

FrederickJeffries wasborninSouthampton,Hampshire.HeattestedforthetheHampshireRegimentatWinchesterinJanuary1900,and servedwiththeRegimentinSouthAfrica,March1901-May1902.JeffriesadvancedtoSergeantinOctober1901,andwasdischargedon12June 1902, after 2 years and 40 days service with the Colours.

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Queen’sSouthAfrica1899-1902,6clasps,CapeColony,TugelaHeights,OrangeFreeState,ReliefofLadysmith,Laing’sNek, Belfast (818 Tpr: S. B. [sic] Terry. S.A. Lt. Horse) good very ne £160-£200 394

Provenance: The Bill and Angela Strong Medal Collection, Dix Noonan Webb, May 2011.

SydneyDarcyTerry wasborninAldershot.AClerkbyoccupation,hehadpreviouslyservedinthe1stHantsVolunteers.DuringtheBoer WarheservedintheSouthAfricanLightHorse,14November1899-16October1900.TerryattestedfortheImperialYeomanryon31January 1901andwascommissionedLieutenantintothe44th(Suffolk)Company12thBattalionImperialYeomanryon13April1901.Servinguntilthe end of the war, he was also awarded the K.S.A. with two clasps.

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King’sSouthAfrica1901-02,2clasps,SouthAfrica1901,SouthAfrica1902 (3627Serjt:J.Mc.Elhinney.11th.Hussars.) minor edge bruising and contact marks, very ne £60-£80

JosephMcElhinney wasborninGovan,Glasgow.ALabourerbyoccupation,heattestedforthe11thHussarsatGlasgowon22December 1892,aged19yearsand3months.WiththemheservedinIndia,December1893-October1899andSouthAfrica,October1899-December 1902.AttachedtotheArmyVeterinaryDepartmentinSouthAfrica.TransferredtotheArmyReserveinDecember1902anddischargedinJune 1903.ForhisserviceshewasawardedtheIndiaMedalwithclaspforPunjabFrontierandtheQueen’sandKing’smedalsforSouthAfrica.He attestedfortheArmyReserve(SpecialReserve)atGlasgowinNovember1914andservedintheRoyalInniskillingFusiliersandwenttoGallipoli andSalonikainAugust1915.InAugust1917hetransferredtotheRoyalEngineers.HewasdischargedduetosicknessinMarch1919andwas awarded the Silver War Badge. He died at Barhead on 21 June 1941. Sold with copied service papers and medal roll extracts.

King’sSouthAfrica1901-02,2clasps,SouthAfrica1901,SouthAfrica1902

AlbertSills, aLabourerfromAmersham,Buckinghamshire,wasbornaroundJune1873.HeattestedfortheRoyalFusiliersinLondonon27 August1895andtransferredtotheOxfordshireLightInfantryon3November1899.HewasembodiedandjoinedtheMilitiaReserveinJanuary 1900andservedduringtheSecondBoerWarinSouthAfricawiththe1stBattalion.AlsoawardedaQueen’sSouthAfricaMedalwiththeclasps Cape Colony and Orange Free State, he was discharged around 1903. Sold with copy service record.

ElliottPelule appearsonthemedalrollasoneof "vemenemployedonmotorlorryservice,whokeptrunningontheZombatoBlantyreroad during operations, conveying troops and stores.

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IndiaGeneralService1908-35,1clasp,Abor1911-12 (2480NaikParbir.Thapa1/8th.GurkhaRi!es) lightcontactmarks, very ne £100-£140

IndiaGeneralService1908-35,1clasp,AfghanistanN.W.F.1919 (705.Pte.L.Gallant,1.K.D.Guards) edgepreparedpriorto naming, nearly extremely ne £60-£80 410

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India General Service 1908-35, 1 clasp, Afghanistan N.W.F. 1919 (Capt. D. J. Hobgen, R.A.) traces of lacquer, good very ne £80-£100

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IndiaGeneralService1908-35,1clasp,AfghanistanN.W.F.1919(2) (202227Pte.R.Wiltshire,4Queen’sRl.R.;742075 Pte. W. Rye, 1-25 Lond. R.) surname partially o cially corrected on rst, good very ne (2) £80-£100

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IndiaGeneralService1908-35,1clasp,AfghanistanN.W.F.1919(2) (10850Pte.T.F.Easter.L’pool.R.;51695Pte.H. Perry-Clewett, N. Staff. R.) light contact marks to latter, good very ne (2) £80-£100

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IndiaGeneralService1908-35,1clasp,AfghanistanN.W.F.1919(2) (8649Pte.N.Lane,2/Som.Lt.Infy.;32535Pte.R. W. Starling, 1-York R.) light contact marks to rst, otherwise good very ne (2) £80-£100

IndiaGeneralService1908-35,1clasp,AfghanistanN.W.F.1919(2) (G-20939Pte.J.Mather,R.Suss.R.;G-23979Pte.E. Lees, R.W. Kent R.) good very ne (2) £80-£100 415

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416

India General Service 1908-35, 1 clasp, Afghanistan N.W.F. 1919 (53 E. Fitzgerald, Rlys.) nearly extremely ne £60-£80

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India General Service 1908-35, 1 clasp, Afghanistan N.W.F. 1919 (Capt. H. G. Watkin. 1-33 Pjbs.) nearly very ne MiniatureMedals:BritishWarandVictoryMedals;IndiaGeneralService1908-35,1clasp,AfghanistanN.W.F.1919,mountedfor wear, extremely ne (4) £100-£140

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IndiaGeneralService1908-35,1clasp,AfghanistanN.W.F.1919(4) (1601Subdr.HarnanSingh,1S&M.;423Rfmn. GanjabirAle,3/1/GurkhaR!s.;5215Rfmn.RaghunathSahai,1/9/Gurkhas.;1392.SepoyBadanSingh.1-15 Sikhs.) generally very ne (4) £80-£100

Harnam Singh, I.D.S.M., was later promoted to Subedar-Major and Honorary Lieutenant.

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IndiaGeneralService1908-35,1clasp,AfghanistanN.W.F.1919(3) (1614SowarPalaSingh,3Horse.;356S.D.M.Kahan Singh,13/Lncrs.;1713W.O.HimatRai,23/Cavy.;Risldr.KhalikDadKhan,37/Lcrs.;31Dfdr.WaryamSingh 40/Cavy.) light contact marks, generally very ne (5) £100-£140

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IndiaGeneralService1908-35,1clasp,AfghanistanN.W.F.1919(4) (4382Nk.Purkha,1/30/Pjbs.;22Havr.GangaSingh, 2/33/Punjabis.; 1555 Sepoy Miran Bakhsh, 1/69/Pjbs.; 3839 Sepoy Fateh Khan, 1/76/Pjbs.) generally very ne (4) £80-£100

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IndiaGeneralService1908-35,1clasp,Waziristan1919-21(4) (Subdr.HarakSingGharti,2-3Grks.;5506Rfmn. JudhbirRana,2-1Grks.;740Buglr.DewanSingBhandari,4-39R.G.;2003Sep.TejaSingh,20Infy.) contact marks, nearly very ne (4) £80-£100

IndiaGeneralService1908-35,1clasp(3),Malabar1921-22 (8624Rfm.LonKhweShong,3-70K.Rif.);Waziristan 1921 -24(2) (63Havr.BirbahadurGurung,1-5R.G.R.;1903S-A-S.DevaSingh.I.M.D.) lemarkstoedgeoflast(butnot renamed or corrected), nearly very ne (3) £80-£100

Deva Singh was commissioned Second Lieutenant, Indian Army Medical Corps, in 1943 and was later promoted to Captain.

IndiaGeneralService1908-35,1clasp,Waziristan1921-24 (3590196Pte.L.Reardon.Bord.R.) lightlypolished,nearlyvery ne £60-£80

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IndiaGeneralService1908-35,1clasp,Waziristan1921-24 (3949687Pte.C.W.Halsall.WelchR.) minoredgebruise, otherwise extremely ne £80-£100

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India General Service 1908-35, 1 clasp, Waziristan 1921-24 (Maj. F. V. Pogson, I.A.S.C.) minor edge nick, very ne £100-£140

F.V.Pogson waspromotedtoLieutenant-ColonelinJanuary1930.InFebruary1930hewaschargedwithassaultingaPostOfficeclerkinthe PostOfficeintheTajMahalHotel,andappearedintheEsplanadePoliceCourtinBombay,wherehewas "nedfortyRupees.Hewasadditionally entitled to a 1914 Star with clasp trio.

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IndiaGeneralService1908-35,1clasp,Waziristan1921-24(3) (4652L-Nk.NikkaSingh,2-1P.R.;2915Sep.Khushal Singh, 3-12 F.F.R.; 3460 Rfmn. Lal Khan, 4-6 Raj. Rif.) contact marks to last, this nearly very ne; the rest good very ne (3) £70-£90

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AninterestingI.G.S.1908-35awardedtoWapitiSergeantPilot,laterCommanderR.N.,G.A.Nunneley [O.B. E.],39Squadron,RoyalAirForce-undoubtedlyamis!tandoneoflife’scharacters,who "ewinatleast18 operationalsortiesontheNorthWestFrontierin1930,and‘terrorised’acavalryparadewithhis "ying,and the GOC Kohat District with his misplaced words of ‘amour’

IndiaGeneralService1908-35,1clasp,NorthWestFrontier1930-31(505375.Sgt.G.A.Nunneley.R.A.F.)mountedoncardfor display, good very ne £300-£400

GeorgeAlanNunneley wasborninTadcaster,YorkshireinOctober1894.HejoinedtheRoyalNavyinSeptember1907,andwasgradedas MidshipmanbyMay1912.NunneleyadvancedtoActingSubLieutenantinMay1914,andtoSubLieutenantinMarch1915.Hemovedfrompost topost,inonecasebeingdischargedfromaposting‘undergravesuspicionofbeingguiltyofunnaturalandimmoralacts’,andrepeatedlyapplied fortheAirService.NunneleyadvancedtoLieutenantinSeptember1916.HehadapplicationsforemploymentwiththeR.N.A.S.andtransferto thenewlyformedR.A.F.rejected,andwasplacedontheRetiredListinJune1920.However,NunneleywaspromotedLieutenantCommander (Retired) in September 1924, and it was from this rank that he enlisted in the R.A.F.

NunneleyenlistedintheRoyalAirForceasaphotographerundertraininginDecember1925.Hehadinhisformerservicedisplayedakeen interestinaviation,andindeedwasawardedtheRAECAeronaut’sCerti!cateasaBalloonPilotfollowingtrainingandexaminationatRoehampton inJuly1918.Asaconsequenceheappliedforpilottraining,andwassubsequentlypostedasaSergeantPilotto39Squadron(D.H.9a’s)atBircham Newtonin1928.ThesquadroncarriedoutintensivetraininghavingbeenwarnedofanimpendingmovetoIndia.TheSquadronwasre-equipped withWestlandWapitis,andmovedtoRisalpurinJanuary1929.Beforelongtheywereinvolvedinoperational "yingontheNorthWestFrontier, with Nunneley "ying in at least 18 operational sorties between May and August 1930.

ItwouldappearthatNunneleydidnotletwargetinthewayofhislife,asrecordedinKenDelve’sbook TheWingedBomb-Historyof39 Squadron R.A.F.:

‘On1stJanuary1877QueenVictoriawasproclaimed‘EmpressofIndia’,thusallmilitaryestablishmentsinIndiacelebratedtheProclamationDay anniversaryamidstmuchpageantryandceremony.AtRisalpuron1stJanuary1930,thearmyunits,includingthecavalryintheirparadeuniforms, assembledonthecavalryparadegroundabouthalfamileNorthofRisalpuraerodrome.TheR.A.F.partofthecelebrationwastobea "ypastby 39Squadron.Priortothedisplay,SergeantNunneleytookhisWapitiupforapost-engine-changeairtest.Unfortunatelytheenginecutout shortlyaftertake-off withtheaircraftheadingtowardstheshiningranksofsoldiersontheparadeground.Theonlyclearspacewasrightinfront oftheparadeandsoNunneleypositionedhismachineforaforcedlanding.Allhell brokeloosewithterri!edhorsesthrowingtheirridersand bolting off into the surrounding countryside. The dignity of the cavalry was somewhat shaken and it took days to round-up all the horses... Messagedroppingalsohaditslighterside.SergeantPilotNunneleyhada‘closefriend’whowasaschoolteacheratKohatand,astheSquadron usedtheair-to-ground !ringrangeatKohat,hewouldoftenlandtheretovisitthelady.Onthereturn "ighttoRisalpurhewouldgethisair gunnertodropamessageinhergarden.Unfortunately,messagedroppingwasadelicateart.Onthisoccasion,Nunneleywastoohighfor accuracyandthemessagebag,withathreefootlongmulti-colouredsilkenstreamer,overshotitstargetby !ftyyardsandlandedintherose gardenoftheGeneralOfficerCommandingKohatDistrict.Thismessage,fulloftermsofendearment,wasdulydeliveredtotheGOCbyhis nativegardener.AbouthalfanhourlaterNunneleylandedatRisalpurtobemetbytheOrderlyOfficerandOrdelySergeantwithordersto escorthimtotheCO.TheGOCwasnotimpressedwiththemessageandhadphonedRisalpurwiththeWapitiwasstillintheair.Sergeant Nunneley was duly ‘de-briefed’!’

Onreachingtheagelimit(39)foraSergeantPilot,NunneleylefttheRAFtoreturntotheR.N.RetiredListinDecember1932.Recalledfor servicewiththeoutbreakofwarin1939,hedoesnotappeartohavebeenparticularlyenamouredwiththeNavy’splansforhisemployment.He appliedforservicewiththeFleetAirArm,whichwasrejectedandasaconsequenceheappliedtoreverttotheretiredlistforservicewiththe R. A.F.Thelatterwasrejected,andwhilsthedidnotcarryoutanysea-goingappointmentshewasemployedastheExecutiveOfficerofR.N.A.S. Donibristle.SubsequentlyheservedasCommandingOfficerofR.N.A.S.Kilindini,KenyaandinthesamecapacityforH.M.S. Nabbington (Mobile Naval Base, New South Wales, Australia). During this time he held the rank of Acting Commander, which was later con!rmed in May 1946.

AfterthewarhewasemployedbytheMinistryofCivilAviationasAerodromeCommandantGradeII,EdinburghAirport(O.B.E.).Commander Nunneley died in Truro, Cornwall in June 1974.

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IndiaGeneralService1908-35,1clasp,NorthWestFrontier1930-31(3) (Jem.ReluRam,4-12F.F.R.;3871L-Nk.Shah Nawaz, 5-10 Baluch R.; 6290 Sep. Hukam Dad, 3-1 Punjab R.) good very ne (3) £80-£100

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India General Service 1908-35, 1 clasp, Burma 1930-32 (6282479 Pte. G. Spencer. The Buffs.) good very ne £60-£80

IndiaGeneralService1908-35(2),1clasp,Burma1930-32 (3738Sep.SherSingh,S.S.S.Bn.B.M.P.);3clasps,Waziristan 1919-21,Waziristan1921-24,Burma1930-32, uno cialretainingrodsbetweenclasps (2702Sep.LabhSingh,26Pjbis.) suspension loose on latter, minor edge bruising, nearly very ne and better (2)

£70-£90

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IndiaGeneralService1908-35,1clasp,Mohmand1933(4) (Br.HussainKhan,4Mtn.Bty.;6304Rfm.RabilalThapa, 2 -4G.R.;12770Sep.SherAhmad,5-10BaluchR.;7029Sep.ChannanSingh,3-14PunjabR.) edgebruising,nearly very ne and better (4) £80-£100

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IndiaGeneralService1908-35,1clasp,NorthWestFrontier1935(5) (38652GunnerLalHussain,7Mtn.Bty.;39425 Gnr.SitaRam,13Mtn.Bty.;Jemdr.LalKhan(Senior)4-16PunjabR.;2964Naik.IndradhojGurung,1-4G.R.; 13353 Sepoy Lal Singh, 5-12 F.F.R.) generally very ne and better (5) £120-£160

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Single Campaign Medals

IndiaGeneralService1908-35,2clasps(3),AfghanistanN.W.F.1919,Mahsud1919-20 (1692SepoyBhimSingh. 2/41/Dogras.);Waziristan1919-21,Waziristan1921-24 (809SepoyNeki,1-6Infy.);Waziristan1919-21,NorthWest Frontier 1930-31 (2212 Sepoy Bhagat Ram, 2-41 Dogras.) edge bruising and contact marks, nearly very ne (3) £80-£100

IndiaGeneralService1908-35,2clasps(3),Mahsud1919-20,Waziristan1919-21 (2608Havr.LilbahadurSahi,2-9Grks.); NorthWestFrontier1930-31,Mohmand1933(2) (7412L-Nk.SarwanSingh,1-11SikhR.;11818Sep.AhmadKhan, 5-10 Baluch R.) edge bruising, nearly very ne (3) £100-£140

IndiaGeneralService1908-35,2clasps,Mohmand1933,NorthWestFrontier1935, uno cialretainingrodbetweenclasps (Lt.W. G. Raw, 3-11 Sikh R.) good very ne £80-£100

WilliamGeoffrey‘Johnny’Raw servedasCommandantoftheMekranLevyCorpsduringthe1940’s.His !nalpostinginIndia,withtherank of Major, was as Political Agent in South Waziristan.

IndiaGeneralService1908-35,3clasps,AfghanistanN.W.F.1919,Waziristan1919-21,NorthWestFrontier1930-31 (1427 SepoyThakarSingh,1/22/Punjabis);IndianArmyMeritoriousServiceMedal,G.V.R.,2ndissue (1556Hav.Wariam Singh, 92/Pjbs.) suspension loose on latter, edge bruising, nearly very ne (2) £60-£80

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IndiaGeneralService1908-35,4clasps,AfghanistanN.W.F.1919,Mahsud1919-20,Waziristan1919-21,Waziristan1921-24, uno cial rivets between clasps (1672 Sepoy Sher Khan, 2-152 Pjbis.) very ne £70-£90

1914Star (65263Gnr:R.Doughty.R.H.A.);1914-15Star(2) (4038Pte.E.Dickinson,R.Fus.;12013Pte.C. Pettman.York:R.);1939-45Star;AfricaStar;ItalyStar;DefenceandWarMedals,theSecondWarawardsallinanamedcard box of issue addressed to ‘Mr. G. J. Green, 12 Murtha St., Shadwell, London E1’, generally very ne and better (8) £100-£140

RobertDoughty attestedfortheRoyalHorseArtilleryandservedwiththemduringtheGreatWarontheWesternFrontfrom27September 1914, being advanced Sergeant before the War’s end.

E.Dickinson attestedfortheRoyalFusiliersandservedwiththemduringtheGreatWarontheWesternFrontfrom14November1915,alter transferring to the Essex Regiment.

ChristopherPettman attestedfortheYorkshireRegimentandservedwiththemduringtheGreatWarontheWesternFrontfrom9 September 1915.

1914 Star (2) (29690 Gnr: W. H. Linney. R.F.A.; 71910 Dvr: J. Mc.Carrick. R.F.A.) very ne (2) £100-£140 439

W.H.Linney attestedfortheRoyalFieldArtilleryandservedwiththemduringtheGreatWarontheWesternFrontfrom3October1914. He was discharged on 1 February 1916.

JosephMcCarrick attestedfortheRoyalFieldArtilleryandservedwiththemduringtheGreatWarontheWesternFrontfrom16August 1914. For his gallantry whilst serving with 107th Brigade he was awarded the Military Medal (London Gazette 12 October 1917).

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1914 Star (7602 Pte. W. Parker. 1/E. Lan: R.) very ne £60-£80

WilliamParker attestedfortheEastLancashireRegimentandservedwiththe1stBattalionduringtheGreatWarontheWesternFrontfrom 22 August 1914.

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1914 Star (6109 Pte. A. Loftus. 1/N. Staff: R.) nearly very ne £60-£80

AlbertLoftus attestedfortheNorthStaffordshireRegimentandservedwiththe1stBattalionduringtheGreatWarontheWesternFront from 10 September 1914. Discharged, he was awarded a Silver War Badge.

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1914 Star (2) (TS-330 Dvr. W. T. Healing. A.S.C.; TS-1198 Dvr: W. Kerr. A.S.C.) nearly very ne (2) £80-£100

WilliamT.Healing attestedfortheArmyServiceCorpsandservedwiththemduringtheGreatWarontheWesternFrontfrom8October 1914.

WilliamKerr attestedfortheArmyServiceCorpson17August1914andservedwiththemduringtheGreatWarontheWesternFront.He was discharged due to sickness on 10 April 1916.

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1914-15Star(5) (3467Pte.R.H.Beatty.North’dFus:;6240Pte.R.Brebner.North’dFus:;16085.Pte.W.H. Delaney,North’d.Fus.;2881Pte.R.J.Pleydell.North’dFus:;3840.Pte.J.Fleming,North’d.Fus.) number partially double-struck on last, generally nearly very ne and better (5) £100-£140

RobertBrebner wasborninNewcastle-upon-TyneandattestedtherefortheNorthumberlandFusiliers.Heservedwiththe10thBattalion duringtheGreatWarontheWesternFrontfrom25August1915,anddiedofwoundsreceivedontheSommeon7July1916.Hehasnoknown grave and is commemorated on the Thiepval Memorial, France.

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BritishWarMedal1914-20(2) (MajorE.L.Mackenzie.;MajorE.P.Freeman.) rstwithsigni cantdigtoobverse eld, otherwise nearly extremely ne (2) £80-£100

EdwardLeslieMackenzie wasbornon6May1870,thesonofMajorC.G.Mackenzie,28thRegiment,andwasgazettedtotheRoyalSussex Regimenton29October1890,becomingLieutenanton10February1892,andCaptainon4February1899.HeservedwiththeRegimentduring theBoerWarinSouthAfrica,takingpartinoperationsinOrangeRiverColony,fromJanuaryto31May1902.Severelywounded,hewas MentionedinDespatches(LondonGazette 10September1901);receivedtheQueen’sMedalwithfourclasps;theKing'sMedalwithtwoclasps; andwascreatedaCompanionoftheDistinguishedServiceOrder(LondonGazette 27September1901).TheInsigniaoftheD.S.O.waspresented tohimbyH.M.KingEdwardVIIon29October1901.HewassubsequentlyemployedwiththeWestAfricanFrontierForcefrom8September 1905to14July1912,andservedduringtheGreatWarintheAsiantheatreofWarfrom17August1915,beingpromotedLieutenant-Colonel thatsamemonth,andcommandingthe1stBattalionRoyalSussexRegiment.HewascreatedaCompanionoftheOrderoftheIndianEmpirein 1919.

EricPayneFreeman attestedfortheRoyalArmyMedicalCorpsandservedwiththeminitiallyduringtheGreatWarathomebeforebeing commissionedSecondLieutenantinthe14thBattalion,HampshireRegimentinDecember1914.HewasadvancedCaptaininOctober1915,and proceededtoFrancewiththisunitinMarch1916.WhenthecommandingofficerwaskilledaftertheBattleoftheSommeinSeptember,hetook overcommandofthebattalionand,afterreorganisingit,servedforatimeontheBrigadeStaff.Herejoinedhisunitassecondincommandin November1916,andshortlyafterwardswastransferredasInstructorinthe39thDivisionalSchools,forwhichworkhewasveryhighly commendedbytheDivisionalCommander.HewasthengivencommandoftheReinforcementCampwherehestayeduntilrejoininghisunitin March1918.Hewaskilledinactionon23March1918,duringtheopeningdaysoftheGermanSpringOffensive,duringarearguardactioninfront of Péronne. He is buried in Péronne Communal Cemetery Extension, France. Sold with copied research.

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BritishWarMedal1914-20 (641Gnr.J.Williams,BombayArty.I.D.F.);GeneralService1918-62,1clasp(2),S.Persia (4955Sepoy.PitaSingh.16-Rajputs.);N.W.Persia (2627SepoySamundarKhan.2-26-Punjabis) minoredgebruising, otherwise very ne (3) £100-£140

BritishWarMedal1914-20 (Lieut.C.E.V.Daveney);VictoryMedal1914-19(2) (17089A.Sjt.B.W.Frost.7-Can.Inf.; N. Sister C. G. Green.) generally very ne or better (3) £60-£80

CharlesEdwardVernonDaveney wasborninGladstone,Queensland,AustraliainAugust1883.PriortotheGreatWarhewasemployed asaRailwaySurveyor,andresidedinMcCloud,California,U.S.A.DaveneyinitiallyservedasaPrivatewiththe47thBattalion,CanadianInfantry, before being commissioned in No. 1 Tramways Company, Canadian Railway Troops.

BenjaminWilfredFrost wasborninHighgate,LondoninAugust1882.Hehadpriormilitaryserviceof6yearswiththe1stMiddlesex MountedInfantry;and,104thRegiment,WestminsterFusiliersofCanada.FrostservedduringtheGreatWarasaStaff Sergeantwiththe7th Battalion,CanadianInfantryontheWesternFront.Hediedofwoundsreceivedinbattle,13October1919,andwasburiedinKelowna,British Columbia.

C. G. Green was awarded a class B mention in despatches, and died of disease related to service 4 April 1922.

BritishWarMedal1914-20(7) (649049Pte.F.A.Lamoureux4-C.M.R.;2085306A.Cpl.J.D.KeillerC.G.A.; 3060062Pte.G.W.Stone.E.O.R.;4040371Pte.A.Gauthier.Q.R.;100286Pte.S.Holloway.M.G.C.;790137 Spr.W.H.Lawrence.C.E.;3259796Pte.A.Severy.N.B.R.) last2withbrokensuspensionmounts,otherwisegenerallyvery ne (7) £60-£80

FrederickAxrerLamoureux wasborninClarenceCreek,Ontario,CanadainDecember1893.HeservedduringtheGreatWarwiththe 4th Canadian Mounted Ri#es on the Western Front, and was wounded in action 5 September 1917, and 28 October 1917.

BritishWarMedal1914-20

(910Pte.H.Bennett.R.Newf’dR.) toned, nearly extremely ne £100-£140

HectorBennett servedwiththeRoyalNewfoundlandRegimentduringtheGreat War,andwaskilledinactionattheBattleofMonchyon14April1917.Hehasno knowngraveandiscommemoratedontheBeaumont-Hamel(Newfoundland) Memorial, France.

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British War Medal 1914-20, bronze issue (20207 Pte. J. Lintse. S.A.N.L.C.) very ne

£80-£100

VictoryMedal1914-19 (Lieut.E.H.Burr.);CanadianMemorialCross,G.VI.R. (F.L.D.H.BurrJ10294) lastincaseofissue, generally good very ne (2)

EverettHenryBurr enlistedas490770intheCEFandwasdischargedforanImperialCommission.Heservedwiththe2ndBattalion,East Lancashire Regiment, and was taken prisoner of war on or about 24 April 1918.

DouglasHaroldBurr wasthesonofFrederickandMaryV.Burr,ofVancouver;andhusbandofEuphemiaMarquisBurr,ofKelowna.He servedasaFlightLieutenantwiththeRoyalCanadianAirForceduringtheSecondWorldWar,anddiedonactiveservice,17June1944.Flight Lieutenant Burr is buried in Kelowna Memorial Park Cemetery, British Columbia.

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NavalGeneralService1915-62,1clasp,PersianGulf1909-1914 (J.7206H.Hewstone.A.B.H.M.S.Alert.) contactmarks, very ne £100-£140

HerbertHewstone, aLatheHandfromDulwich,London,wasbornon10January1894.HeattestedintotheRoyalNavyon10January1912 andservedinH.M.S. Alert from27thFebruary1912to6March1914,includingserviceinthePersianGulf.Heserveda!oatduringtheGreatWar in H.M.S. Bacchante andH.M.S. Newcastle. Advanced Petty Officer on 2 February 1918, he was discharged to shore on 19 June 1922.

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General Service 1918-62, 1 clasp, Iraq (6335226 Pte. A. E. Deacon, R.W. Kent R.) good very ne, rare to unit £140-£180

Provenance: John Etkins Collection, Glendining’s, September 1986.

AlbertEdwardDeacon attestedfortheRoyalWestKentRegimentandservedattachedtothe43rdCombinedFieldAmbulanceinIraqfrom 10 December 1919 to 17 November 1920. This is his sole entitlement; he did not receive any Great War medals.

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GeneralService1918-62,1clasp,S.Persia,withM.I.D.oakleaves (200744A-Sjt.C.T.Ward,R.W.KentR.) edgebruise, very ne, rare £600-£800

Provenance: Dix Noonan Webb, September 2014.

One of only 16 S. Persia clasps awarded to the Regiment.

M.I.D. London Gazette 30 January 1920:

‘For distinguished services with the British Forces in Persia during the period 1 April 1918 to 31 March 1919.’

CharlesThomasWard attestedfortheRoyalWestKentRegimentatTonbridge,Kent,andservedwiththe1st/4thBattalionthroughoutthe GreatWarinIndia(entitledtoaBritishWarMedalonly),andthenattachedtotheMilitaryStaff Clerks,Bushire,underMajor-GeneralJ.A. DouglasinSouthPersiafrom27November1918to27November1919.Hewasdischargedon26December1919,hishomeaddressbeing ‘Mouse Hall, Kingsnoth, Ashford, Kent.’

Sold with copied service papers, medal roll extracts, and other research.

GeneralService1918-62,1clasp,S.E.Asia1945-46 (14297253Gnr.A.C.Campbell.R.A.) slightedgedigbelownumber, extremely ne £60-£80

GeneralService1918-62,1clasp(3),S.E.Asia1945-46(2) (2302Hav.BarnaSingThapa1-8G.R.;3740L/Nk.Narinjan Singh, Patiala Infy. S.F.); Palestine 1945-48 (AS.4900 Pte. M. Sebane. A.P.C.) good very ne and better (3) £120-£160

GeneralService1918-62,1clasp,Palestine1945-48 (14510536Cpl.D.S.Prebble.A.A.C.) innamedcardboxofissue, struck on a slightly thinner an, extremely ne £100-£140

DennisStanleyPrebble wasborninHackneyon13April1924andservedwiththe9th(EasternandHomeCounties)ParachuteBattalion,1st Parachute Brigade in post-War Palestine. He died in Milton Keynes on 26 December 1999. Sold with copied research.

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TheGeneralServiceMedalforMalayaawardedtoLieutenantP.C.d’A.Cleland,3rdHussars,whoservedas Troop Commander of ‘B’ Squadron, 22 S.A.S.

General Service 1918-62, 1 clasp, Malaya, E.II.R. (2/Lt. P. C. d’A. Cleland. R.A.C.) mounted as worn, extremely ne £600-£800

PatrickCharlesd’AguilarCleland wasborninHythe,Kent,on14March1933andwaseducatedatCharterhouse.Hewascommissioned SecondLieutenantintotheRoyalArmouredCorpson10May1952asaNationalServiceofficer,beforeexchangingtoaShortService commissionthefollowingyear.Postedtothe3rdHussars,hetransferredtotheS.A.S.on25October1953,andservedasaTroopCommander of‘B’Squadron,22S.A.S.underCaptainA.F.RobertsoninSingapore.Herevertedtothe3rdHussarsinOctober1955forservicewiththe BritishArmyoftheRhine,beforetransferringtotheRegularArmyReserveofOfficersintherankofLieutenanton4June1957.Herelinquished his commission in March 1964. He later served as the manager of a tea estate in Kericho, Kenya, and died in Surrey on 13 November 1979. Sold with copied record of service and other research.

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General Service 1918-62, 1 clasp, Malaya, E.II.R. (2/Lt. K. O. Wood. R.E.) extremely ne £70-£90

General Service 1918-62, 2 clasps, Palestine, Malaya (3187016 Pte. A. D. Sim. K.OS.B.) edge bruise, edge dig, very ne £80-£100

GeneralService1918-62,2clasps,Malaya,ArabianPeninsula,E.II.R., uno cialretainingrodbetweenclasps (22523622Tpr.A.D. J. Beard. S.A.S.) mounted court-style as worn, nearly extremely ne £700-£900

AlbertDavidJohnBeard wasborninNewington,Southwark,on4April1926andservedwith22S.A.S.inMalayafrom1951to1958,andin Oman, Jebel Akhdar, from November 1958 to January 1959. He died in Aylesford, Maidstone, Kent, on 7 July 1998. Sold with copied research.

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IndiaGeneralService1936-39,1clasp,NorthWestFrontier1936-37 (2322183Sgln.J.McC.Patrick.R.Signals.) minor edge bruising, nearly extremely ne £70-£90

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India General Service 1936-39, 1 clasp, North West Frontier 1936-37 (Chowkidar Sawari Khan, R.I.A.S.C.) good very ne £40-£50

A Chowkidar is a watchman or gatekeeper.

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IndiaGeneralService1936-39,1clasp(3),NorthWestFrontier1936-37 (5499ARfm.BirbahadurMall,2-6G.R.) rank o ciallycorrected;NorthWestFrontier1937-39(2) (3529Rfn.BirbahadurThapa,1-4G.R.;2371Rfn.Purabsing Thapa, 1-8 G.R.) good very ne (3) £80-£100

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IndiaGeneralService1936-39,1clasp(3),NorthWestFrontier1936-37 (SycePirthi,3-12F.F.R.);NorthWestFrontier 1937-39(2) (Jemdr.PhulaSingh,2-12F.F.R.;13988Sep.KanshiRam,3-10BaluchR.) lightcontactmarks,very ne(3) £70-£90

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IndiaGeneralService1936-39(3),1clasp(2),NorthWestFrontier1936-37 (6950L-NaikMeharKhan,3-15PunjabR.); NorthWestFrontier1937-39 (12919SepMohdYusaf,3-14PunjabR.);2clasps,NorthWestFrontier1936-37,North West Frontier 1937-39 (8467 Sepoy Mohd. Juma, 1-16 Punjab R.) good very ne (3) £70-£90

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India General Service 1936-39, 1 clasp, North West Frontier 1937-39 (839022. L/Cpl. R. Baxter. Leic. R.) good very ne £80-£100

IndiaGeneralService1936-39,2clasps,NorthWestFrontier1936-37,NorthWestFrontier1937-39 (5884190Boy.S.W. Thistle. North’n R.) edge bruise, traces of lacquer, good very ne £80-£100

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1939-45Star,1 copy clasp,BattleofBritain;AtlanticStar,2 copy clasps,AirCrewEurope,FranceandGermany;AfricaStar,1 clasp,1stArmy;Paci"cStar,1 copy clasp,Burma;BurmaStar,1 copy clasp,Paci"c;ItalyStar;FranceandGermanyStar;Defence Medal,withKing’sCommendationforBraveConductemblem;WarMedal1939-45,withM.I.D.oakleaf, someverdigris,generally very ne (9) £60-£80

Sold together with a quantity of assorted medal ribands, predominantly Great War era, but mostly of modern manufacture; and other ephemera.

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471

General Service 1962-2007, 1 clasp, Borneo (19109029 Cpl. G. R. Chidgey. SAS.) nearly extremely ne £300-£400

G.R.‘Taff’Chidgey servedwith16Troop,22S.A.S.inOmanin1958,andthenin1963with‘D’SquadroninYemenduringaclandestine operationcommandedbyJohnnyCooper,whereheservedasthemedicalorderly(OneoftheOriginals byJohnnyCooperrefers).Hediedin 2003.

Sold with copied research.

472

General Service 1962-2007, 1 clasp, South Arabia (Q4258963 Act. Cpl. G. W. Coffey. R.A.F.) good very ne £60-£80

Sold with a cast copy General Service 1918-62, 1 clasp, Palestine 1945-48, named ‘14465375 Pte. L. Graves. D.W.R.’

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General Service 1962-2007, 1 clasp, Northern Ireland (W/445409 Pte. S. Buxton WRAC.) extremely ne £70-£90

General Service 1962-2007, 1 clasp, Lebanon (WEM (R) 1 T M Vincer D192540Y RN) nearly extremely ne, rare £700-£900

Provenance: Dix Noonan Webb, July 2004.

T. M. Vincer served as a Weapons Engineering Mechanic (Radio) First Class.

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General Service 1962-2007, 1 clasp, Gulf (Lt Cdr F J Aitken RN) about extremely ne £400-£500

FrederickJamesAitken wasadvancedLieutenant-Commanderon22June1984andislistedinthe1991NavyListasservinginH.M.S. Invincible. He was later seconded on loan to the Royal Navy of Oman with the rank of Commander, and retired in 2003.

476

GeneralService1962-2007,2clasps,Radfan,MalayPeninsula, uno cialretainingrodbetweenclasps (A/Sub.Lieut.P. Mc. Dermott. R.N.) nearly extremely ne £240-£280

PeterMcDermott wasappointedMidshipmanon10April1961,andwaspromotedLieutenanton14October1965.Heislistedinthe1970 NavyListasbeingemployedonAirTrafficControlDutiesat‘Heron’AirStationandFighterSchool,Yeovilton,andtransferredtotheRetiredList in 1975.

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GeneralService1962-2007,2clasps,Radfan,MalayPeninsula, secondclasplooseonriband,asissued (L.953081N.Proud.Std. R.N.) nearly extremely ne £70-£90

Gulf1990-91,1clasp,16Janto28Feb1991 (24436484TprTCollins Para(SAS));togetherwiththerecipient’s SaudiArabia, Kingdom,Medal fortheLiberationofKuwait,silveredandgilt,incaseofissue,withnamed transmittal box, nearly extremely ne (2) £1,800-£2,200

479

OperationalServiceMedal2000,forAfghanistan,noclasp (CdrSEFosterRNR) innamed‘OperationVeritas’cardboxof issue, extremely ne, rare £400-£500

AnotewiththelotstatesthatCommanderS.E.FosterwasemployedasaRoyalNavalLiaisonOfficerwiththeUnitedStatesNavyCentral Command.

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OperationalServiceMedal2000,forAfghanistan,1clasp,Afghanistan (MneAGBuchanP063796FRM) innamedcardbox of issue, extremely ne £140-£180

OperationalServiceMedal2000,forAfghanistan,1clasp,Afghanistan (LCplRPSWalshPWRR25212835) mounted courtstyle as worn, extremely ne £140-£180

RobertPatrickS.Walsh attestedforthePrincessofWales’sRoyalRegimentc.2006andservedwiththe1stBattalioninAfghanistanaspart ofTaskForceHelmandfromAugust2011toOctober2012.Heismentionedandpicturedintheregimentaljournal TigersinTouch inSeptember 2010 as being part of the sailing team that won the Tiger Cup.

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482

Coronation, Jubilee and Long Service Medals

Three: Police Constable F. W. Baverstock, Metropolitan Police

Jubilee1897,MetropolitanPolice,bronze(P.C.F.W.Baverstock.P.Div.);Coronation1902,MetropolitanPolice,bronze(P.C.F. Baverstock. P. Divn.); Coronation 1911, Metropolitan Police (P.C. F. W. Baverstock.) edge bruise, nearly very ne (3) £100-£140

DelhiDurbar1903,silver,unnamedasissued, lackingintegralribandbuckle;DelhiDurbar1911,silver,unnamedasissued, goodvery ne (2) £100-£140 483

Jubilee1935,unnamedasissued,incardboxofissue;ImperialServiceMedal,E.II.R.,2ndissue, (WilliamAnstead),incaseof issue;togetherwithamodern copy VictoriaCross;aRegimentalPrizeMedal‘PresentedbyLieut.CullentoAxterdBrad"eldfor theBestShot28thNov.1801’,withWilliamIVcypheronreverse,pewter;TheProvincialPoliceAward,ForBraveAssistanceto thePolice,bronze;aQueen’sBays1685-1935commemorationmedal,bronze;a2ndBattalionEastSurreyRegimentalPrize Medal,bronze;aRegimentalPrizeMedal,1stBattalion,QueensRegiment,basemetal,BantamweightBoxing;andaNational Association of Conservative and Unionist Women’s Organisation Divisional Vice Chairman Medal, on riband, nearly extremely ne £60-£80

I.S.M. London Gazette 25 March 1960: Anstead, William, Timekeeper, War Office.

RoyalHouseholdFaithfulServiceMedal,G.V.R.,suspensiondated‘1913-1933’,with“ThirtyYears’bar’,inMoroccoleatherboxof issue. With original mounting pin (W. F. Lake) extremely ne £400-£500

486

Army L.S. & G.C., V.R., 3rd issue, small letter reverse (B. Serjt Maj: J. Bolton, H.A. Militia) minor edge bruising, very ne £80-£100

JohnBolton wasborninStaffordshire,wasatailorbytrade,andattestedasaGunnerintheRoyalArtilleryatNewcastle-under-LymeinMay 1848.HeadvancedtoCorporalinFebruary1856,andtoSergeantinSeptember1864.BoltonwasdischargedatGosport,Hampshire,inJune 1869,havingservedfor21yearsand30dayswiththeColours.HesubsequentlyjoinedtheHampshireArtilleryMilitia,advancedtoBattery Sergeant Major, and was awarded his L.S. & G.C. in September 1876. Bolton was a Chelsea In Pensioner in later life. Sold with copied service papers.

487

ArmyL.S.&G.C.,E.II.R.,1stissue,RegularArmy (Lt.H.C.Hargreaves.R.E.) o cialcorrectionbetweensurnameandcorps,very ne £50-£70

488

Volunteer Force Long Service Medal, V.R. (798. Cy. S: Maj: J. Harries. 2/Hamp: V:A:) engraved naming, very ne £70-£90

Provenance: Dix Noonan Webb, June 2013.

Awarded Volunteer Force Long Service Medal in January 1900.

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VolunteerForceLongServiceMedal(2),V.R. (4826.Bt.Q.Mr.Sgt.J.R.Cooper.4/Lan:V.A.) engravednaming;E.VII.R. (3673L.Sgt:W.H.Paterson.1/E.Lanark.E.R.V.) impressednaming,mountedonpinforwear,innamedcardboardbox of issue, very ne or better (2) £80-£100

490

VolunteerForceLongServiceMedal,G.V.R. (2nd.Lieut.F.B.Hannen.A.V.Lt.Horse.) engravednaming;EfficiencyMedal, G.V.R., India, (Tpr. A. Blair. Assam V.L.H., A.F.I.) impressed naming, suspension loose on rst, nearly extremely ne (2) £80-£100

F.B.Hannen, asaTemporarySergeantMajor,RegimentalNo.397,appearsasoneofninemenfromtheAssamValleyLightHorseontheroll for the Delhi Durbar Medal 1911.

491

Militia L.S. & G.C., E.VII.R (4864 Sapr: W. Nolan. R. Anglsy: R.E. Mil.) sometime lacquered, nearly very ne £300-£400

W.Nolan wasawardedhisMilitiaLongServiceandGoodConductMedalinNovember1905.ApproximatelysixMilitiaLongServiceandGood Conduct Medals were awarded to the Royal Anglesey Royal Engineers Militia.

492

Territorial Force Efficiency Medal, E.VII.R. (11 Sjt: W. C. Bailey. Hants: Yeo.) edge bruise, very ne £100-£140

Awarded his Territorial Force Efficiency Medal per Army Order 163 of July 1910.

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Coronation, Jubilee and Long Service Medals

Territorial Force Efficiency Medal, E.VII.R. (68 Pte J. Day. 7/Hants: Regt) very ne £80-£100

Awarded his Territorial Force Efficiency Medal per Army Order 7 of January 1909.

Territorial Force Efficiency Medal, G.V.R. (94 Sjt: G. Powell. Hants: Yeo:) nearly extremely ne £70-£90

Awarded his Territorial Force Efficiency Medal per Army Order 8 of January 1914.

Territorial Force Efficiency Medal, G.V.R. (29 C.S. Mjr: W. E. Roberts. Hants: R.G.A.) very ne £50-£70

Awarded his Territorial Force Efficiency Medal per Army Order 288 of October 1912.

TerritorialForceEfficiencyMedal,G.V.R. (508010S.Sjt.G.W.J.Wright.R.A.M.C.);TerritorialEfficiencyMedal,G.V.R. (132934 Bmbr. P. D. Ford. R.G.A.) very ne (2) £70-£90

EfficiencyMedal,G.VI.R.,(3),1stissue,Territorial (T.6010323.Pte.C.V.Bunn.R.A.S.C.);2ndissue,Territorial (Lt.T.E. Parr. R.E.); 1st issue, Militia (1473477 Gnr. L. Cunningham. R.A.) very ne, or better(3) £80-£100

Rocket Apparatus Volunteer Long Service Medal, G.V.R. (Charles Robinson) toned, very ne £100-£140

Royal Observer Corps Medal, E.II.R., 1st issue (Chief Observer. J. B. Weatherhead.) suspension loose, very ne £100-£140

CivilDefenceLongServiceMedal (12048Mrs.H.Saunders7thMarch1968);VoluntaryMedicalServiceMedal,silver,with two Additional Award Bars (Mrs. Elsie Barker), both on original mounting pins, very ne £40-£50

PoliceL.S.&G.C.,(3)G.VI.R. (Const.RobertMacN.Murray.);E.II.R.,1stissue (Inspr.FrankW.Wallis.);E.II.R.,2nd issue (Const. George H. Marshall) very ne (3) £70-£90

PoliceL.S.&G.C.,E.II.R.,2ndissue (Const.VivianDavies) in RoyalMint caseofissue,withCardiff CityPolicecapbadge; SpecialConstabularyLongServiceMedal(4),G.VI.R.,1stissue(2) (ErnestA.Preston) innamed‘Kent’cardboxofissue; (HaroldG.Rhodes) innamed‘Nottinghamshire’cardboxofissue,withNottinghamshireS.C.lapelbadge;E.II.R.(2),1stissue (RobertMc.Lain) innamed‘Northumberland’cardboxofissue;2ndissue (SubDivOffrMichaelJ.Arbin) in RoyalMint case of issue, generally nearly extremely ne (5) £100-£140

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DartmoorAutumnManœuvresMedal1873,by Upton&Hussey,22St.James’sStreet,37mm,silver,theobversedepictingDeputy ControllerStrickland,C.B.;thereversedepictingatentinthepouringrain,6clasps,PrincesTown,Roborough,BlackTor,Haxary, Ringmoor,CadoverBridge,withtoptoploopsforaffixingtoasilverribandbuckle, thebucklemissing,maker’snameengravedto edge, suspension claw loose, nearly extremely ne, rare

£300-£400

TheDartmoorAutumnManoeuvresof1873wasamajorArmyexercisethattookplaceinAugust1873whenthe1stand2ndDivisions, consistingofover12,000menand2,000horses,carriedoutformationtrainingintheRingmoor,Roborough,andYennadonDownsarea.During theexerciseblankcartridgeswereusedforthe !rstrimebytheartilleryandinfantry.Theexercisehadtobecalledoff earlybecauseofatrocious weather(averyseniororganisingofficerdrownedwhenthrownfromhishorseintoaDartmoorbog),andaspecialmedalwasstrucktocelebrate surviving the rainstorms. Overall command was held by Deputy Controller Strickland, C.B., of the Commissary General’s Department.

MemorialPlaque(2) (FrederickWilliamHeasman;WilliamHenryLunn) bothincardenvelopes,thelatterwith BuckinghamPalaceenclosure,inoutertransmissionenvelopeaddressedto‘Mrs.L.A.Lunn,2MerrowRoad,Guildford,Surrey’; Memorial Scroll ‘Driver Joseph Allen, Royal Field Artillery’, nearly extremely ne (3) £100-£140

FrederickWilliamHeasman attestedfortheRoyalGarrisonArtilleryandservedwiththeHeavyAnti-AircraftBrigadeduringtheGreatWar ontheWesternFront.Hediedon25November1918,andisburiedinTerlincthunBritishCemetery,France.Soldwithvariousoriginal documents including Record Office enclosures for both the recipient’s British War Medal and Victory Medal.

WilliamHenryLunn attestedfortheRoyalWestSurreyRegimentandservedwiththe6thBattalionduringheGreatWarontheWestern Front. He died on 9 March 1916, and is buried in Dud Corner Cemetery, Loos, France.

MemorialPlaque (WilliamSidneyMorris) mountedfordisplayinacontemporarycircularwoodenframedecoratedwitha gilded laurel wreath, nearly extremely ne £80-£100 506

WilliamSidneyMorris wasbornin1896,thesonofW.A.MorrisEsq.,M.B.E.,ofClarendonHouse,Plumsted,Kent,andwaseducatedatthe CityofLondonSchool.Heattestedforthe19th(PublicSchools)Battalion,RoyalFusiliers,inSeptember1914,andwascommissionedSecond Lieutenantinthe4thBattalion,LancashireFusiliers,on20May1915.HeservedwiththeLancashireFusiliersduringtheGreatWaronthe WesternFrontfrom22May1916,andwaskilledinactionwhilstattachedtothe18thBattalionon1June1918,duringthebattalion’s‘gallant attemptatAveluyWood’,nearThiepval,onwhichdatethebattalionsufferedcasualtiesof2officersand18otherrankskilledand8officerand 192otherrankswoundedormissing,andwerecollectivelyawarded !veMilitaryCrosses,aDistinguishedConductMedal,andtenMilitaryMedals. Morris has no known grave and is commemorated on the Pozieres Memorial, Somme, France. Sold with copied research.

MemorialPlaque(2) (DavidJamesCarter;ArthurGreen) lattersomewhatpolishedandworn,thereforenearlyvery ne;the rst better (2) £60-£80 507

DavidJamesCarter wasborninWormingford,Essex,andattestedfortheEssexRegimentatColchester.Heservedwiththe11thBattalion duringtheGreatWarontheWesternFrontfrom30August1915,andwaskilledinactionontheSommeon9August1916,whilstattachedto the13thBattalion,onwhichdatethebattalionwasinvolvedinanattacksouthoftherailwayatGuillemont.HeisburiedinComblesCommunal Cemetery Extension, France.

There are numerous men with the name Arthur Green listed on the Commonwealth War Graves Commission Roll of Honour.

Memorial Plaque (2) (William John Murray; Ernest Taylor) both in card envelopes of issue, generally good very ne (2) £50-£70 508

There are several men with these names on the Commonwealth War Graves Commission Roll of Honour.

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Canadian Memorial Cross, G.VI.R. (Sgt. Air Gunner G. R. Rodman R254482) good very ne

£80-£100

GlenRussellRodman wasborninImperial,CanadainJune1925,andwasthesonofCharlieEdgarandVeraGertrudeRodman,ofTimberton, Manitoba.HeenlistedintheRoyalCanadianAirForceinSeptember1943,andwasservingwithNo.6RefresherFlyingUnitinIndiawhenhedied fromMalariaandTyphoidFever,16December1944.SergeantRodmanisburiedinMadrasWarCemetery,India.Aphotographicimageof recipient in uniform exists on the Canadian Virtual War Memorial.

£80-£100 510

RegimentalMedallions(3),RoyalEngineers,32mm,gold(9ct.,17.50g)andenamel,withCorpsbadgeonobverseandclockfaceon reverse; together with another two similar but in silver and enamel, very ne (3)

511

RegimentalPrizeMedals(6),RoyalMarines(2);WelshRegiment(4),allsilver, onedamagedwithholetoreplacemissingsuspension ring, very ne (6)

£50-£70

512

RegimentalPrizeMedals(7),TheQueen’s(RoyalWestSurrey)Regiment(7),allsilver, onepolished,onewithtracesofenamelling, otherwisevery ne (7) £60-£80

513

RegimentalPrizeMedals(9),Yorkshire(GreenHowards)Regiment(4);WestRiding(DukeofWellington’s)Regiment(5),mostly silver, some enamelling, one missing suspender ring, very ne (9) £80-£100

514

515

516

RegimentalPrizeMedals(9),LancashireFusiliers(9),allsilver,onewithyellowmetalcentre, somemissingsuspensionrings,very ne (9) £80-£100

RegimentalPrizeMedals(8),CheshireRegiment(2);BorderRegiment(4);SouthStaffordshireRegiment(2),allsilver,onewith yellow metal centre mount, some enamelling, one missing suspender ring, very ne (8) £80-£100

RegimentalPrizeMedals(9),SouthWalesBorderers;GloucestershireRegiment(2);WorcestershireRegiment(2);RoyalSussex Regiment (4), all silver, some enamelling, some missing suspender rings, very ne (9) £80-£100

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521

RegimentalPrizeMedals(7),King’sOwnScottishBorderers(7),allsilver,someenamelling, onewithedgebruises,onewithsolder residue and remains of pin mount, generally very ne (7) £60-£80

Regimental Prize Medals (6), East Lancashire Regiment (3); South Lancashire Regiment (3), all silver, very ne (6) £50-£70

RegimentalPrizeMedals(10),DukeofCornwall’sLightInfantry(3);HampshireRegiment(5),includingoneTerritorialArmy; Dorsetshire Regiment (2), mostly silver, one gilded, some enamelling, some missing suspender rings, very ne (10) £80-£100

Regimental Prize Medals (6), Dorsetshire Regiment (6), all silver, some missing suspension rings, very ne (6) £50-£70

RegimentalPrizeMedals(6),RoyalHighlanders(BlackWatch)(6),allsilver,exceptonegilded, somemissingsuspensionrings,one polished, others very ne (6) £60-£80

522

RegimentalPrizeMedals(15),OxfordshireandBuckinghamshireLightInfantry;King’sOwnYorkshireLightInfantry(4);King’s ShropshireLightInfantry(4);DurhamLightInfantry(6),allsilver,someenamelled, somemissingsuspensionrings,oneslightly buckled, very ne (15) £100-£140

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524

RegimentalPrizeMedals(10),LoyalNorthLancashireRegiment(4);ManchesterRegiment(5);YorkandLancasterRegiment,all silver, except one gilded, some missing suspension rings, one polished, others very ne (10) £70-£90

RegimentalPrizeMedals(7),RoyalBerkshireRegiment;WiltshireRegiment;NorthamptonshireRegiment;Nottinghamshireand Derbyshire Regiment (3); King’s Royal Ri"e Corps; Miscellaneous Sporting Medallions (2), all silver, one enamelled, very ne (9) £70-£90

525

Regimental Prize Medals (5), Royal West Kent Regiment (5), all silver, some missing suspension rings, generally very ne £40-£50

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527

Aprivately-producedTransportBraveryMedal,silver,thereverseengraved‘PresentedtoJ.H.IveDriverof0Q BayswaterOmnibusbyMr.RochesterandFamilyforhiscourageousconductinrescuingthemfromthe !re at498MileEndRoadwithhisOmnibusonJune251878)’,withengravedrescuesceneonobverse,with‘NovelFire Escape’ riband bar, and top silver brooch bar, very ne

£60-£80

528

British Red Cross Society Medals.

AlargequantityofBritishRedCrossSocietymedals,shouldertitles,clothbadges,buttons,andotherephemera, generallygood very ne £40-£50

529

ShanghaiMunicipalCouncilRiceDepotOfficial’sBadge,bronzeandenamel,thereverseofficiallynumbered‘13’, "ttedwithasmall loop and chain for wearing on a fob, some enamel damage, otherwise very ne and extremely rare

£400-£500

530

CasesofIssue(8):DistinguishedServiceOrder,by Garrard,London;MilitaryCross(3),allunmarkedGreatWarperiod; DistinguishedFlyingCross(3),allby RoyalMint;togetherwithanunmarkedcase "ttedforaTerritorialDecorationorsimilar, all slightly scu ed in parts, otherwise generally good condition (8) £140-£180

Riband:AlargeandmostcomprehensiveselectionofminiaturewidthribandforvirtuallyallCoronation,Jubilee,andLongService Medals,themajorityunusedlengthsfrompartialrolls;togetherwithagoodselectionofsmallerusedlengthsofminiature-width ribandcoveringagoodrangeofBritishOrders,Decorations,andMedals;andausefulstockofminiature-widthmountingbarsand other ephemera, generally good condition (lot) £80-£100

532

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Regimental Prize Medals (9), Middlesex Regiment (9), all silver, some enamelled, some missing suspension rings, very ne (9) £80-£100

Miniature Medals

ThemountedgroupofnineminiaturedressmedalsattributedtoMajor-GeneralW.S.Anthony,RoyalArmy Veterinary Corps

TheMostHonourableOrderofTheBath,C.B.(Military)Companion’sbadge,silver-giltandenamel;TheMostDistinguished OrderofSt.MichaelandSt.George,C.M.G.,Companion’sbadge,silver-giltandenamel;IndiaGeneralService1895-1902,1clasp, PunjabFrontier1897-98;1914-15Star(MajorW.S.Anthony.A.V.C.);BritishWarandVictoryMedals,withM.I.D.oakleaves; Delhi Durbar 1911; Jubilee 1935; Coronation 1937, mounted

£160-£200

Provenance: Dix Noonan Webb, September 2004 (when missing the Delhi Durbar Medal).

C.B. London Gazette 1 January 1930.

C.M.G. London Gazette 1 January 1919.

WilliamSamuelAnthony wasborninKidwelly,Carmarthenshire,on3January1874.CommissionedintotheArmyVeterinaryDepartment, heservedwiththemintheoperationsonthePunjabFrontier1897-98(Medalwithclasp);PromotedCaptaininOctober1903,andMajor,Royal ArmyVeterinaryCorps,inOctober1911,heservedduringtheGreatWarwiththeIndianExpeditionaryForce“D”inMesopotamiafrom November1914toJune1917,atvarioustimesasDeputyDirector,AssistantDirector,andDirectorofVeterinaryServicesinthattheatre.Forhis servicesduringtheGreatWarhewasthreetimesMentionedinDespatches(LondonGazettes 5April1916,19October1916,and15August 1917); was promoted brevet Lieutenant-Colonel; and was appointed a Companion of the Order of St. Michael and St. George.

Post-War,AnthonywasadvancedMajor-General,andwasappointedDirector-General,ArmyVeterinaryServicesattheWarOfficein1929, beingappointedaCompanionoftheOrderoftheBathinthefollowingyear’sNewYear’sHonours’list.HetransferredtotheRetiredListin 1933, and the following year he became Colonel Commandant of the Royal Army Veterinary Corps. He died in Surrey on 15 November 1943. For the recipient’s related full-sized awards, see Lot 177.

as worn, very ne and better (9)

ThemountedgroupofsevenminiaturedressmedalsattributedtoFlightLieutenantR.W.Powell,RoyalAir ForceVolunteerReserve,who !ew116operationalsorties,themajorityasaMosquitoNavigatorwith109 Squadron, the original ‘Oboe’ Squadron of Path Finder Force

DistinguishedServiceOrder,G.VI.R.,silver-giltandenamel,withintegraltopribandbar;DistinguishedFlyingCross,G.VI.R.;1939 -45Star;AirCrewEuropeStar;ItalyStar;WarMedal1939-45; France,Republic,CroixdeGuerre,reverseblank,mountedas worn; together with the recipient’s Path!nder Force Badge (the retaining pin on this re-soldered), very ne and better(7)

£240-£280

D.S.O. London Gazette 26 October 1945.

TheoriginalRecommendation,dated19May1945,states:‘FlightLieutenantRonaldWilliamPowellarrivedintheSquadronhavingalreadydonea !neoperationaltouronWellingtonsandLancastersduringwhichtimehehadattackedtargetsrangingfromEssen,Berlin,CopenhagenandPilsen to Spezia in Italy. He has since "own on a further 87 sorties on Mosquitos as navigator and as operator of Oboe. Duringhistoursherehisattackshaveincludedthepre-invasiontargets, "yingbombsitesandstoragedepots,tacticaltargetsinsupportofthe Alliedarmies,andavastnumberofstrategicalattacksagainstGermanoilandindustrialcentres.Hehascheerfullyvolunteeredtotakepartinany difficult operation and was at all times ready and eager to "y.

FlightLieutenantPowell'suncannynavigationalaccuracyandcompletegraspofthedifficultmanipulationofOboeequipmenthasensuredthe greatestpossiblenumberofsuccessfulsorties.Hehasplacedhisvastfundofknowledgeatthedisposalofnewcrewsandhassostriventoimpart hisknowledgethatrecentarrivalshavethemorequicklyabsorbedthenicetiesofourmethodsofoperatingundertheprevailingdifficult conditions of extreme height and extreme range.

Further,FlightLieutenantPowellhassettheSquadronamagni!centexamplebyhisimperturbabilityunderconcentratedenemyanti-aircraft !re, byhisreadinesstobeofhelp,byhischeerfulnessandbytheleadingparthehastakeninorganisingSquadronsportsandactivities.Istrongly recommend him for the award of the Distinguished Service Order.

CoveringremarksbytheStationCommander:FlightLieutenantPowellhasachievedexceptionalskillinhisworkandhasutiliseditwith unshakeable determination. He has been a driving force in his Squadron and is considered a worthy recipient of the Distinguished Service Order. Covering remarks by the Air Officer Commanding: Strongly Recommended.’

D.F.C. London Gazette 16 February 1945.

TheoriginalRecommendation,dated22November1944,states:‘ThisnavigatorhasnowcompletedtwooperationaltourswithBomber Command.His !rsttourof29sortieswascarriedoutonheavybombersandthelistoftargetsheattackedincludealltheheaviestdefended targetsofGermanyandthethenoccupiedcountries.FlightLieutenantPowell’ssecondtourhasbeenasatargetmarkeronMosquitoaircraftand hisrecordtodateisoneofwhichanymanwouldhavereasontobejustlyproud.Hiskeennessforoperational "yingandhisabilitytoignore severeandpersistentgrounddefenceswhilecarryingonwithhisjobhasbeendisplayedonmanyoccasions.Heismostdeservingoftheawardof the Distinguished Flying Cross.

CoveringremarksbytheStationCommander:Thisofficerhascompletedmanysortiesoversomeofthemostheavilydefendedtargetsin Germany.Hehasdisplayedcourageand abilityofaveryhighorder,andisrecommendedfortheawardoftheDistinguishedFlyingCross. Covering remarks by the Air Officer Commanding: Strongly Recommended.’

Soldwithextensiveresearch,includingaphotocopyofalengthyletterwrittenbytherecipientin1996;copiedSquadronoperationalrecordsfor theperiod12April1944to25April1945;acopyofthebook BeamBombers:TheSecretWarofNo.109Squadron,byMichaelCumming, containing a group photograph with the recipient; and other research.

ThegroupofthreeminiaturedressmedalswornbyConductorW.Parsons,CommissariatandTransport Staff, ‘the Real Hero’ of the Defence of Lydenburg

SouthAfrica1877-79,1clasp1879;EgyptandSudan1882-89,datedreverse,noclasp;Khedive’sStar,dated1882,mountedas worn; together with an unmounted miniature South Africa Medal 1877-79, no clasp, nearly extremely ne (4)

£300-£400

Provenance: Dix Noonan Webb, February 2022 (when sold alongside the recipient’s full-sized medals)

WilliamParsons wasoneofthethreeseniorranksbesiegedatLydenburgin1881duringtheFirstBoerWar.Hewascommissionedforhis gallantry during the siege, newspapers of the time, with justi!cation, calling him ‘the Real Hero’ of the defence.

The Defence of Lydenburg

LydenburgisasmalltownnamedafterLeydeninHolland,180milesnortheastofPretoria.BesiegedatLydenburgwere54non-commissioned officersandmenofthe94thFoot;aSergeantand7SappersoftheRoyalEngineers;and8N.C.O.sandmenoftheCommissariatandHospital Corps,withSurgeonFalveyinmedicalcharge,andConductorParsonsinchargeofsupplies.InoverallcommandwasLieutenantWalterLong,a 23-yearoldjuniorofficerofthe94thFoot.Long’sforceof76menwerecrammedintothetown’sfort,whichmeasured78yardsby20yards,and undersiege,byanestimatedforceof700Boers,between5Januaryand30March1881(84days).Duringthesiege,LieutenantLong,was reportedly frequently ill and as next senior Officer, Surgeon Officer Falvey took over command during such periods.

AsanexperiencedexRoyalEngineerN.C.O.,ConductorParsonscontributedgreatlytotheorganisationofsuppliesandforti!cations,ontheeve ofandduringthesiege.VerylikeJamesLangleyDalton,V.C.,oftencalledrealherooftheDefenceRorke’sDrift(andalsoanex-N.C.O.),itseems Parson’swasverymuchthebrainsbehindthedefence.NotonlywasParsonsnotedforhisworkonthedefencesthroughoutthesiege,hewas also noted for the gallantry he showed whist leading parties to dislodge the Boers from posts too close to the Fort, as the following records show: 9January1881.‘AnnoyancebeingexperiencedfromtheDaysortie,closevicinityofsomeoftheenemy,whohadestablishedthemselvesamong theruinsoftheoldDutchlaager,ConductorParsonsvolunteeredandgallantlyledoutapartytodislodgethem.Startingatnoonwithsixnoncommissionedofficersandmen,threenativesalsogoingwiththem,theBoersweredrivenoutandmadetoretireprecipitatelydownthehill. Thenthrowingdownsomeshelterthelatterhadconstructed,thepartyreturnedunderaheavycross-!re,butwithonlyoneofthenatives wounded.’

11January1881.‘TowardsmidnightParsonsagaindistinguishedhimself.CrawlingouttotheoldDutchlaager,fromwhichsomeBoerswere, !ring,hecoollylightedahand-grenadeandpitcheditamongstthem,causingaloudexplosionandfreshstampede,withthegoodresultthatthe enemy did not reoccupy that ground for some days.’

18January1881.‘ConductorParsons,withSergeantDayand !vesappers,coveredbyasupportingpartyofeightmen ofthe94thRegiment, underSergeantCowdy,salliedforthcautiouslytotheruinsoftheoldDutchlaagerwhichhadbeenagainoccupiedbytheenemyintendingtolaya mine.They,however,failedinthispurpose,beingdiscoveredafterworkingforsometime,andobligedtofallbackunderheavy !re,though fortunately without casualty.’

4March1881‘Thewireattachedtotheminebytheoldofficermess-buildinghavingbecomecoveredwithdebrisandovergrownwithgrass. ConductorParsonsandVolunteerHolmesremainedoutsidethefort,onthenightofthe4th,forupwardsofanhour,clearingit,whilethe enemy's ri#e-!re continued. They, it was afterwards found, had managed to take up this fougasse without damage to themselves.’

Thesiegecontinueduntil30March,whenaLieutenantofthe3/60tharrivedwithdespatchescon!rmingthetermsofpeace.Casualtiesduringthe siegewerefourkilled,includingtwovolunteersandnineteenwounded,ornearlyathirdofthedefenders.Asfarasrecommendationsforawards and promotions were concerned, the Transvaal Argus of 17 September 1881 stated:

‘Lieutenant-ColonelWinsloehasbeenmadeaC.B.,besidesreceivingpromotion,nodoubtforhisgallantdefenceofthefortatPotchefstroom. MenlikehimandLieutenantDalrympleHay,likeCaptainAuchinlech,whosogallantlyheldthefortatRustenburg,andlikeConductorParsons, the real defender of Lydenburg, should get some recognition of their gallant conduct.’

ThefollowingMarch,Parsons’gallantrywasindeedrecognisedandwithaCommissionofQuartermaster,asreportedinthe YorkshireGazette of1 April 1882:

‘AWell-EarnedPromotion.-ThepromotionofConductorWilliamParsons,oftheCommissariatandTransportStaff (SonofMr.RobertParsons, formerlyofConey-Street,dentist)tobeQuartermasterwasgazettedafewdaysago,andrarelyhasamanintheBritisharmybetterearnedhis laurels,QuartermasterParsonswasacting-commissariatofficeratLydenburgduringtheeighty-fourdayssiegeofthefortbytheBoersayearago. HerenderedsuchimportantserviceduringthatperiodastomeetwiththespecialapprovalofMajor-GeneralSirEvelynWood,V.C.,andwas reporteduponas“frequentlydisplayinggreatgallantry.”QuartermasterParsonsalsoservedthroughtheZuluWarof1879andhasamedaland clasp.Hewasformerlyanon-commissionedofficerintheRoyalEngineers,andwasemployedontheOrdnanceSurveyinCornwallandDevonfor several years. He is Fellow of the Geological Society, and Associate of King’s College, London.’

ShortlyaftertheWar’send,accusationsthatLieutenantLonghadbehavedcowardlyduringthesiegeledtoaCourtMartialandhewasgiventhe choiceofresigninghiscommissionorfacing aCourtdecision.Itmaywellhavebeenthathisrelativeinexperience,combinedwithhisfrequent illnessesandthefactthathiswifewasalsobesiegedwithhim,ledtothemoreexperiencedParsons,takingamoreofaleadinthedefence. Howeveritwasalsoreportedthaton10March,whentwoBoersappearedundera #agoftruce,offeringfavourabletermsofcapitulation, LieutenantLongwasinfavourofacceptingbutSurgeonFalveyandConductorParsonswerestronglyagainst.Anargumentensued,duringwhich SurgeonFalveythreatenedtoplaceLieutenantLongunderarrestforcowardice.Thegarrisondidnotsurrender.Longresigned,tragicallylater takinghisownlifeafterthecriticismofhisconductduringthesiege.Hiswife,MaryLong,whowasthesolefemalepresentduringthesiege, workedtirelesslyintheimprovisedhospitalandwasreportedlyaninspirationtoallduringthesedesperatedays.Indeed,theforti!edpostwas named‘FortMary’afterher.ShortlyaftertheWar,shewroteabookonherexperience;‘PeaceandWarintheTransvaal.AnAccountofthe DefenceofFortMary,Lydenburg.’Ofotherbooks,‘TheTransvaalWar’byLadyBellairs,containsachapterontheDefenceofLydenburg,duringthe course of which, Conductor Parsons deeds are mentioned multiple times.

PrivateWhalen,94thFoot,andConductorCharlesJurgenson,togetherwithSergeantDayoftheRoyalEngineerswereallawardedtheD.C.M.for gallantryduringthesiegeofLydenburg.ParsonswascommissionedQuartermaster,speci!callyforhisgallantryduringthesiege,whichatthetime wasconsideredafargreaterreward,bothinrankandfroma !nancialpointofview.ParsonsservedwiththisrankayearlaterduringtheEgyptian campaign of 1882 and later with the Bechuanaland Expedition under Sir Charles Warren, 1884-85.

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Miniature Medals

ThemountedgroupoffourminiaturedressmedalsattributedtoMajorB.L.Fletcher,ScotsGuards, attachedHawkeBattalion,RoyalNavalDivision,whowasSecondinCommandofthelatterinSeptember 1914, and was interned in Holland for the duration of the war after the fall of Antwerp, October 1914

1914Star,withclasp;BritishWarandVictoryMedals;SpecialConstabularyLongServiceMedal,G.V.R.,2ndissue,mountedfor wear, nearly extremely ne (4) £60-£80

BoltonLittledaleFletcher wasbornatAllertonManor,Allerton,LiverpoolinOctober1886,thesonofAlfredFletcher,aCottonMerchant, andwaseducatedatEton.HewascommissionedSecondLieutenantintheScotsGuardsinFebruary1906andwasappointedasAidedeCampto Admiral Sir D. H. Bosanquet, G.C.V.O, K.C.B., Governor of South Australia in December 1910.

FletcherwasattachedasTemporaryMajortotheRoyalMarines,30September1914,andappointedasAdjutantandSecondinCommandofthe HawkeBattalion,RoyalNavalDivision.HeembarkedwiththeBattaliontodefendAntwerpwhere,inearlyOctober,havingbelatedlyreceivedthe ordertowithdraw,hewasoneofapproximately1,600menoftheBenbow,CollingwoodandHawkeBattalionsofthe1stBrigadewhowere forced to take refuge in neutral Holland in order to prevent unnecessary casualties or capture by the enemy.

FletcherwasinternedunderInternationalLawon9October1914andhousedinbarracksinGroningenwhere,otherthanperiodsofleavefrom Holland,hewassodetainedforthedurationofthewar(hewasinfactononeoftheseperiodsofleaveinEnglandwhentheArmisticewas signed).

Fletcher returned to the Scots Guards, 30 November 1918, and died in Hoylake, Wirral in November 1943.

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An unattributed M.B.E. group of four miniature dress medals

TheMostExcellentOrderoftheBritishEmpire,M.B.E.(Military)Member’s1sttypebadge,silver;1914Star,withclasp;British War and Victory Medals, mounted as worn, good very ne

An unattributed A.F.C. group of !ve miniature dress medals

AirForceCross,G.VI.R.;1939-45Star;AirCrewEuropeStar;DefenceandWarMedals1939-45,mountedasworn, goodvery ne (9) £60-£80

MiniatureMedals:King’sMedalforServiceintheCauseofFreedom(8);GeneralServiceMedal1918-62,noclasp,E.II.R.(5); AccumulatedCampaignServiceMedal1994,E.II.R.;togetherwithaselectionofmainlymiscellaneousandunofficialminiature medals,includingMedalforChampionShotsintheRoyalAirforce(2);aMaltaG.C.50thAnniversaryMedal;andvarious‘National Service’ commemorative medals, generally extremely ne as struck (lot) £80-£100

Soldwithvarious‘relic’items,including !veminiatureD.S.O.s(allindefectivecondition);amanufacturer’ssampleforaminiatureM.V.O.;the centralonyxcameoofQueenVictoriafromaminiatureC.S.I.;andotherephemera,including‘acartridgecasepickedupatthesiteoftheBattleof Ulundi’.

MiniatureMedals:AselectionofmainlyCanadianminiaturemedals,includingVolunteerMedalforKorea(5);MedalfortheFirst GulfWar(9);CentenaryMedal1867-1967(4);125thAnniversaryMedal1867-1992(5);togetherwithvariousother Commonwealth Independence Medals, generally extremely ne as struck (lot) £60-£80

Soldtogetherwithamountedgroupof !veminiatureNepalesemedals;andasmallselectionofminiaturelapelrosettesmainlyrelatingtoEastern European Orders of Knighthood.

Miniature Clasps and Devices.

Anextensivesupplyofminiaturemedalclasps,mainlypost-SecondWorldWar,includingsomescarceclaspssuchasSouth Vietnam,Lebanon,andAirOperationsIraq;aswellassomeearlierclasps,particularlythosefortheEastandWestAfricaMedal 1887-1900,theQueen’sSouthAfricaMedal1899-1902,andtheAfricaGeneralServiceMedal1902-56,aswellassomeother scarce‘Africa’claspssuchasUganda1897-98andKhartoum;togetherwithaselectionoftopribandbarsandSecondAwardBars forthevariousLongServiceDecorationsandMedals;someclaspsformiscellaneousmedals(includingafewscarceexamplesfor thePolarMedal);andalargequantityofribanddevices,includingrosettes,M.I.D.oakleaves;andminiatureemblemsofboththe V.C. and the G.C., generally good condition (lot) £180-£220

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World Orders and Decorations

Ethiopia,Empire,MedalofMenelikII,silver(2);Patriot’sMedal,bronze;StarofVictory1941,silvercross;MedalofPatriot Refugees,bronze;CongoMedal1965,bronze;togetherwithaCommemorativeMedalforthePatriotsoftheItalianInvasion, uniface,bronze;aCommemorativeMedalforthe40thAnniversaryofVictoryoverItaly,uniface,silvered;andanunknownuniface medal, generally very ne (9) £70-£90

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France,Kingdom, MedalofHonourforSavingLife,MinistryoftheMarine,largesilvermedal,4thissue,by Montagny,42mm, LouisPhilippeonobverse,5thmodelreverseinscribed ‘AVincent(William).Garde-Côte.Pouravoir CourageusementSecouredesMarinsFrançaisNaufragés.1841’ oncartouche !ankedbysupporters,unmountedbut pierced at 12 o’clock, silver stamp to edge, housed in "tted case of issue, edge bruise, nearly extremely ne

£240-£280

Sold together with an unrelated bronze Life Saving Medal, the reverse engraved ‘B. Barmentlo, Haarlem, 17 April 1942’.

Germany,Hesse,OrderofPhiliptheMagnanimous,2ndtype,Knight’sSecondClassbreastbadge,withoutCrownorCrossed Swords, 36mm, silver, gold appliqué, and enamel, unmarked, in embossed case of issue, extremely ne £300-£400 543

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Germany,Prussia,IronCross1813,FirstClassbreastbadge,silverwithironcentre,agoodexamplewithallthe "nish remainingtothecentralironcore,sharppointsofthearmsofthecross.Thepin,hookandhingeconstructiononthereverse side is undoubtedly from a later period, possibly late 19th Century, very ne £500-£700

Germany,Prussia,IronCross1813,SecondClassbreastbadge,silverwithironcentre,agoodexample,theconstructionof this piece being typical of the early period with its large ring, good very ne, scarce £800-£1,000

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547

Germany,Prussia,IronCross1870,FirstClassbreastbadge,silverwithironcentre,ascarceexamplefromthe FrancoPrussianWarof1870-71, !atconstruction,good "nishtothecentralironcore,someslightlossofpainttothedate,‘W’and crown.Originalpin,hookandhinge.Asmallnumber6ishandengravedtothereversesideoftheaward, nearlyextremely ne, scarce £800-£1,000

548

Germany,Prussia,IronCross1870,SecondClassbreastbadge,with25YearJubileeoakleaf,silverwithironcentre,anice examplefromtheFranco-PrussianWarof1870-71,somelightweartothecentralironcoreandthetipsofthearms,mainlyto therighthandarmslightlydistorted,withitsblackandwhiteriband "ttedwithits25yearanniversaryoakleafhavingitsoriginal uniform or dress "tting pin on the reverse side of the riband, good very ne £400-£500

Germany,Prussia,IronCross1870,SecondClassbreastbadge,silverwithironcentre,aniceexamplefromthe FrancoPrussian War of 1870-71, with strong points to the arms of the cross, good very ne £240-£280

549

Germany,Prussia,IronCross1870,SecondClassbreastbadge,silverwithironcentre,aniceexamplefromthe FrancoPrussianWarof1870-71,somedarknessandtoningtotheframe,withgoodsharppointstothearmsofthecrossandall "nish remaining to the iron centre, good very ne

£240-£280

550

Germany,Prussia,IronCross1914,FirstClassbreastbadge,silverwithironcentre,aniceexampleof !atconstruction,with good "nishremainingtothecentralironcore,sharppointstothearmsofthecross,minorpaintlossestothedateandthetipsof thecrown.Originalpin,hookandhinge,marked‘KO’belowthehookindicatingtheKingofPrussiaorhiscommission manufacture.Asmallnumber‘7’handengravedonthereversesideoftheaward.Fittedintoitsoriginal "ttedcasewithimitation leathercovering,goldblockedimageoftheIronCrosstotheexteriorlid,upperinnerlidsilkgoodwithpurplevelvetcase,some minorlossestotheimitationleatherontherearoftheboxandsomeslightdistortiontotherighthandsideofthelidofthebox itself, nearly extremely ne £160-£200

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Germany,Prussia,IronCross1914,FirstClassbreastbadge,silverwithironcentre,averynicedeeplyconvex800silver stampedexamplewithallofits "nishtothecentralironcore,sharppointstothearmsoftheIronCrosswithitsdoublesection disc "xing system that secures the award to the uniform tunic, extremely ne £140-£180

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Germany,Prussia,IronCross1914,FirstClassbreastbadge,silverwithironcentre,ofsemiconvexconstruction,lossofpaint tothecrown‘W’and1914,thebasecolourtothecoreisgood,sharppointstothearmsofthecross,havinganumber‘3’lightly engraved to the reverse side of the award and with an unusual type of !ttings for the hinge and hook, the pin is original, very ne £80-£100

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Germany,Prussia,IronCross1914,SecondClassbreastbadge,silverwithironcentre,averynice800silvermarkedexample, good sharp points to the arms of the cross, good very ne £60-£80

554

Germany,ThirdReich,IronCross1939,FirstClassbreastbadge,silverwithironcentre,atonedslightlyconvexconstructed example,non-maker-marked,withoriginalpin,hookandhinge.Fittedintoitssmalldelicateimitationleathercoveredpresentation casewithalargebrightimageoftheIronCrosssilverblockedtotheexteriorlid.Theupperinnerlidisincreamsilkwithacream "ock base. Fitted into a (possibly non-original) card box, maker marked ‘C.E. Juncker, Berlin’, nearly extremely ne £200-£240

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Germany,FederalRepublic,IronCross1957,FirstClassbreastbadge,silverwithironcentre,housedinawartimeperiod LDObox,good !nishoverall.Originalpin,hookandhinge;togetherwitha1957versionoftheIronCrossSecondClass,with some losses of frosting to the frame, nearly extremely ne (2) £50-£70

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Romania,Kingdom,OrderoftheCrown,1sttype,CivilDivision,Commander’sneckbadge,62mm,silver-giltandenamel,with silver marks to suspension loop, with neck riband, nearly extremely ne £200-£240

557

Thailand,Kingdom,OrderoftheCrown,3rd(1941)issue,Lady’sSecondClasssetofinsignia,comprisingshoulderbadge, 73mmincludingcrownsuspensionx42mm,silver-giltandenamel,maker’smarktoreverseofcrown,onlady’sbowriband;Star, 62mm, silver, silver-gilt, and enamel, with maker’s mark to reverse of retaining pin, in !tted case of issue, extremely ne (2) £80-£100

558

Thailand,Kingdom,OrderoftheCrown,3rd(1941)issue,Officer’sbreastbadge,silver-giltandenamel,unmarked,with rosetteonriband;OrderoftheWhiteElephant,SilverMeritMedal(2);OrderoftheCrown,SilverMeritMedal,incaseofissue; LoyalMedalfor25Years’Service,RamaVIIIissue,silver;RamaVICoronationMedal1911,silver(2);CommemorativeMedalfor the150thAnniversaryofBangkokasCapital1932,silver(2);togetherwithanunidenti!edThaimedal;andaLaosMedalofthe Reign, silver, generally very ne (11) £80-£100

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Thailand,Kingdom,OrderoftheWhiteElephant,3rd(1941)issue,SecondClasssetofinsignia,comprisingneckbadge,90mm includingcrownsuspensionx52mm,silver-giltandenamel,unmarked;Star,82mm,silver,silver-gilt,andenamel,withmaker’s mark to reverse of retaining pin, with neck riband, in slightly damaged case of issue, nearly extremely ne (2) £100-£140

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Thailand,Kingdom,OrderoftheWhiteElephant,3rd(1941)issue,Lady’sSecondClasssetofinsignia,comprisingshoulder badge,78mmincludingcrownsuspensionx46mm,silver-giltandenamel,maker’smarktoreverseofcrown,onlady’sbowriband; Star, 62mm, silver, silver-gilt, and enamel, with maker’s mark to reverse of retaining pin, in !tted case of issue, extremely ne (2) £80-£100

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Thailand,Kingdom,OrderoftheWhiteElephant,3rd(1941)issue(2),ThirdClassneckbadge,94mmincludingcrown suspensionx55mm,silver,silver-gilt,andenamel,unmarked,withneckriband;Lady’sThirdClassshoulderbadge,78mmincluding crownsuspensionx46mm,silver,silver-gilt,andenamel,maker’smarktoreverseofcrown,onlady’sbowriband,in !ttedcaseof issue, good very ne (2) £70-£90

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A Soviet Order of the Red Star group of six UnionofSovietSocialistRepublics,OrderoftheRedStar,2ndtypebreastbadge(2),silverandenamel,reversesofficially numbered‘2017549’and‘2713197’,bothwith MonetnyDvor mintmarksandscrew-backsuspension, suspensionpostsbothslightly bent;MedalfortheLiberationofWarsaw,bronze;MedalforVictoryofoverGermanyintheGreatPatrioticWar1941-45, bronze;Medalforthe20thAnniversaryofVictoryintheGreatPatrioticWar1945-65,gilt;Medalforthe100thAnniversaryof Lenin’sBirth1870-1970,gilt;withthenamedawardedbookletcon!rmingthe !rsttwoawards;andnamedcardcerti!catesfor each of the latter four medals, good very ne (6) £140-£180

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ThepresentationcopyofdeRuvigny’s TheRollofHonour,VolumeV,giventothefamilyof LieutenantColonel W. L. Brodie, V.C., M.C., Highland Light Infantry

CompiledbytheMarquisdeRuvigny,beingabiographicalrecordofallmembersofHisMajesty’sNavalandMilitaryForceswho havefallenintheWar,publishedbyTheStandardArtBookCompany,London,thiscopybeingtheoriginalpresentationvolume forthefamilyofLieutenant-ColonelW.L.Brodie,V.C.,M.C.,HighlandLightInfantry,thefrontispiecewiththeoriginalportrait photographofBrodie,withoriginalredmoroccocovers,thefrontcoverembossedwiththecapbadgeoftheHighlandLight Infantry, very good condition £100-£140

‘Brodie,WalterLorrain,V.C.,M.C.,Lieut.-Col.,2ndBattn.(74thFoot)TheHighlandLightInfantry,2nds.ofJohnWilsonBrodie,of23, BelgraveCrescent,Edinburgh,C.A.,byhiswife,GraceMary,dau.ofWalterScottLorrain; b.Edinburgh,28July,1884;educ.EdinburghAcademy, andtheRoyalMilitaryCollege,Sandhurst;gazetted2ndLieut.TheHighlandLightInfantry2March,1904;promotedLieut.19June,1908,Capt.10 Sept.1914,Brevet-MajorandLieut.Col.in1918;servedwiththeExpeditionaryForceinFranceandFlandersfromAug.1914,andwaskilledin action 23 Aug. 1918. Buried at Bienvillers-au-Bois.

TheGeneralCommandingtheDivisionwrote:“Brodie’sdeathwasablowtousall;abetterCommandingOfficerIneverwanted,andhis battalionhasbeendoingmagni"centworkintherecentoperations”;andtheBrigadier-General:“Althoughhehadbeenonlyafewmonthswith thebrigadewhichIcommand,Ihadampleopportunitiesforknowinghimwellandappreciatinghis "nesoldierlyqualities.Wefeelthelossofhim greatlyinthebrigadeasafriendaswellasa "neofficer.Hewasgallantlyleadinghismenwhenkilledintheactionwhichwassubsequentlya complete success.”

AColoneloftheHighlandLightInfantrywrote:“Nomaneverhadamoreloyal,capableorgallantStaff Officerorabetterormorecheery companion...OnlyafewdaysagoIhadaletterfromhim,tellingmeinwhatasplendidconditionthe2ndBattn.was,andIhadheardsofrom othersources,andalsowhatasuccesshewasincommand,asIknewhewouldbe.Hemusthavegonefarhadhelived”;andanex-Commanding

Officerofthe2ndHighlandLightInfantry:“Hewas,Iknewfrompersonalexperience,asplendidofficerandagallantone.IngainingtheV.C.he hasdonetheHighlandLightInfantrythehighesthonourpossible,andhislosstothemisquiteirreparable,andIknowhowverymuchhewillbe missed by all who served with him.” A Major also wrote: “He was a very great example to all of us, and that example will live for ever.”

Lieut.-Col.BrodiewastwicementionedinDespatches[LondonGazettes,12Dec.1914,and17Feb.1915]byF.M.SirJohn(nowLord)French,for gallantanddistinguishedserviceinthe "eld.HewasalsoawardedtheVictoriaCross[LondonGazette,12Dec.1914],forconspicuousbraverynear Becelaereon 11Nov.1914,inclearingtheenemyoutofaportionoftheBritishtrencheswhichtheyhadsucceededinoccupying.Headingthe charge,hebayonetedseveraloftheenemy,andtherebyrelievedadangeroussituation.AsaresultofLieut.-Col.Brodie’spromptitude80ofthe enemy were killed and 51 taken prisoners. He was awarded the Military Cross [London Gazette, 1 Jan. 1917], for bravery in the "eld. He was a keen sportsman, a good shot, and, when opportunity offered, a keen follower to hounds; unm.’

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The Regimental Records of the Royal Scots, The First or The Royal Regiment of Foot.

CompiledbyJ.C.LeaskandH.M.McCance,publishedbyAlexanderThom&Co.,Dublin,1915,xxiv+787pp.,withnumerous colourandb/wplates,andindex,withoriginalleatherbinding;togetherwithaletterfromthecompilerMcCace,dated11May 1916,stating‘DearMr.Ballantyne,Ienclosereceiptwithmanythanks.Yourcopyhasbecomehistorical,asitisthelastcopy issued.TheremainderhaveallbeendestroyedbytheRebelsinDublin,whenthepublisherswasentirelydestroyed,andIhaveno moretoissuetoanywouldbepurchasers.Yrssincerely,HenryM.McCance’, spineslightlyworn,otherwisegoodconditionanda copy of some historical signi cance £80-£100

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A Selection of Books on the Victoria Cross.

TheRegisteroftheVictoriaCross,publishedbyThisEngland,1981,303pp,withphotographsofthemajorityofrecipients, hardback, with dust jacket, a number of annotations throughout, including many that have been erased, therefore fair condition

TheVictoriaCross1856-1920,editedbySirO’MooreCreagh,V.C.,originallypublishedasVolume1of‘TheV.C.andD.S.O.’and republishedbyHayward&Son,1985,336pp,withphotographsofmanyoftherecipientsandindex,hard-back,withdustjacket, very good condition

TheStoryoftheVictoriaCross1856-1963,byBrigadierSirJohnSmyth,Bt.,V.C.,FrederickMuller,1963,596pp,withphotographic plates and index; together with the abridged version, 221pp, both volumes hard-back, with dust jackets, reasonable condition

TheVictoriaCross-theEmpire’sRollofValour,compiledbyColonelRupertStewart,Hutchinson,1928,469pp,withindex,hardback, reasonable condition

MonumentstoCourage-VictoriaCrossHeadstones&Memorials,compiledbyDavidHarvey,privatelypublished,1999,2Volumes, 416pp+433pp,withphotographsthroughout,hard-back,withdustjackets,bothvolumescontainedinaslipcase, signedbythe author, very good condition

The Zulu War VCs, by James W. Bancroft, 1992, 147pp, with photographs and index, hard-back, with dust jacket, good condition

Victoria Cross of the Anglo-Boer War, by Ian Uys, Fortress, 2000, 127pp, with photographs, soft-back, good condition

V.C.softheSomme-ABiographicalPortrait,byGeraldGliddon,privatelypublished,1991,212pp,withphotographs,hard-back,with dust jacket, good condition

Victoria Cross Battle of the Second World War, by C. E. Lucas Philips, Pan Books, 1975, 292pp, soft-back, reasonable condition

TheVictoriaCrossatSea,byJohnWinton,MichaelJoseph,1978,256pp,withphotographicplatesandindex,hard-back,withdust jacket, reasonable condition

ForValour-TheHistoryofSouthernAfrica’sVictoriaCrossHeroes,byIanUys,privatelypublished,1973,398pp,withphotographsand index, reasonable condition

TheV.C.andG.C.recipientsoftheHonourableEastIndiaCompanyandtheIndianArmy,compiledbyChrisKempton,MilitaryPress, 2001, 82pp, soft-back, excellent condition

ForValour-TheVictoriaCross,Courageinaction,byJohnPercival,ThamesMethuen,1985,257pp,withphotographicplatesand index, hard-back, with dust jacket, reasonable condition

VictoriaCrossBibliography,compiledbyJohnMulholland&AlanJordan,Spink,1999,217pp,hard-back,withdustjacket, good condition (lot) £80-£100

SoldtogetherwithsixbooksonindividualVictoriaCrossrecipientsWilliamBarker,BillyBishop,LeonardCheshire,RodenCutler,George Henderson, and Rex Warnford.

Pleasenotethatanumberofthebooksinthislotcontain exlibris stamps,minorannotations,andotherminordefects.Thislotisnotsuitablefor shipping, but can be hand delivered within mainland Britain by prior arrangement with Christopher Mellor-Hill.

East Surrey Regiment Officers Helmet Plate.

A "neOfficersHelmetPlatec.1878-1902,standardpatterngiltcrownedbackplatewithlaurelwreathandGarter,Armsof Guildford to the centre, with silvered title scroll ‘The East Surrey Regiment’, three loops to the rear, very good condition

£160-£200

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1st Staffordshire Artillery Volunteers Helmet Plate.

AscarceotherranksHelmetPlatec1878-1902,standardpatternwhitemetalRoyalArmswithcannonbelowandtitlescroll‘First Staffordshire Artillery Volunteers’, two of three loops remaining to the rear, good condition £140-£180

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1st Shropshire and Staffordshire Artillery Volunteers Helmet Plate.

AscarceotherranksHelmetPlatec1878-1902,standardpatternwhitemetalRoyalArmswithcannonbelow,blankscrolland title ‘First Shropshire and Staffordshire Artillery Volunteers’, two loops to the rear, good condition £160-£200

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Staffordshire Volunteer Corps Administration Battalions Shako/ Glengarry Badges.

571

38th (1st Staffordshire) Regiment of Foot Albert Shako Plate.

AscarceotherranksAlbertShakoPlatec.1844-55,standardpatterncrownedcircletwithlaurelandoakwreaths,tothecentre ‘38’ on a stippled ground, with two original iron loops to the rear, good condition £280-£340

Staffordshire Volunteer Corps 1st Administration Battalion Shako Plate.

AnOfficerscastsilveredShakoPlate,crownedbuglewithStaffordshireKnotand‘1’above,twoloopstotherear;togetherwith an Officers Pouch Belt Plate, crowned laurel wreath with Staffordshire Knot and ‘1’ above, bolts to the rear, good condition (2) £160-£200

572

North Staffordshire Regiment Helmet Plate.

AnotherranksHelmetPlate1878-1902,standardpatterncrownedbackplatewithlaurelwreath,separatecentrewithregimental title,PrinceofWalescyphertothecentre,loopsbenttosecuretobackplate;togetherwithanother1902-12example,allloops intact, good condition (2) £120-£160

573

South StaffordshireRegiment 1st Volunteer Battalion Glengarry Badge

AnotherranksGlengarrybadgec.1878-1902,crownedtitlecircletwithStaffordshireKnottothecentre;togetherwithasimilar exampletotheNorthStaffordshireRegiment,crownedtitlecirclewithPrinceofWalesPlumetothecentre,allloopspresent, good condition (2) £120-£160

574

4th Staffordshire Volunteer Corps Arm Badge.

ARegimentalDrillPrizeArmBadge,silveredstippledovaldesignwith‘4thBattalionDrillPrize1873’,withadditionalovalplaque below inscribed ‘1874’, with three loops to the rear, and original red felt backing, good condition £100-£140

575

Walsall Volunteer Training Corps Cap Badge. AscarceCapBadgec.1914-19,bronzebearonStaffordshireKnot,titlescroll‘WalsallV.T.C.’,withtwobladestotherear, good condition £180-£220

576

Wednesbury Volunteer Training Corps Cap Badge. AscarceCapBadgec.1914-19,bronzePeacockonStaffordshireKnot,titlescroll‘WednesburyV.T.C.’,twoloopstotherear, good condition £180-£220

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South Staffordshire Regiment Presentation Swagger Stick. APresentationSwaggerStickforbestrecruit,standardpatterntopwithregimentaldevice,additionalsilverbandengravedwith ‘Best Recruit 1956, 23281 Pte Seabrook JB’, good condition £60-£80

578

North Staffordshire Regiment Officers Khaki Side Cap c.1940. AstandardpatternOfficerssidecapwithOSDbronzecapbadge;togetherwithanotherranksberetcapc.1939-45,withscarce plasticcapbadgeonregimentalbluebackingwithquiltedinterior;andaStaffordsGulfWarcamou#agehatwithembroidered badge, good condition (3)

£120-£160

579

North Staffordshire Regiment Presentation Stamp Box. A $nepresentationStampBox,HMSilver1889byGeorgeRandle,thelidengraved‘1889WesternDistrictRi#eMeeting600 Yards Captain Watkins North Staffordshire Regiment’, still retaining original gilt interior to the box, very good condition £220-£260

580

581

The 84th (York and Lancashire) Regiment of Foot Officers Shoulder Belt Plate.

A $neOfficer’sSilverShoulderBeltPlate,HMSheffield1815byRobertJewesson,rectangularpattern,coronettitlebelt‘York& LancashireRegiment’withroseand‘84’tothecentre,battlehonourscroll‘Nive,Peninsula’, hooksmissingandonesecuringpin replaced from rear, otherwise good condition £800-£1,000

Daventry Volunteer Training Corps Cap Badge. AscarceCapBadgec.1914-19,bronzelaurelwreathwithcastletothecentre,belowscroll‘Northamptonshire’,twoloopstothe rear, good condition £80-100

582

Royal Irish Regiment Officers Pouch Belt Plate.

A $neOfficerssilverPouchBeltPlate,HM1992,crownedshamrockwreathwithtitlescroll‘RoyalIrishRegiment’,ErinHarpto the centre, three HM silver $xing nuts to the rear, very good condition £500-£700

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584

Royal Artillery Collar Studs.

A !nepairofsolidgoldCollarStudsinaornatebox,thefrontwiththestandardregimentaldeviceonacirclet,unmarked,the fronttestedfor19ctgold,andtherear !xingtestedfor17ctgoldonboth,weighing12.80gand12.64grespectively,verygood condition (2) £400-£500

East Yorkshire Regiment Regimental Shooting Badge. AsilverRegimentalShootingBadgeHMBirmingham1883EU,laurelwreathwithcrossedri"es,circletengraved‘ArmyInter RegimentalRi"eMatches1885’tothecentreRoyalArms,therear‘WonbyCol.Sergt.R.----1stEastYorks.Regt.’,twosilvered bars to the rear obscure the surname, very good condition £80-£100

585

Edinburgh Borough of Cannongate Brass Plate 1774-1812. Anovalbrassplate,155mminheight,impresseddesignwith "oriatedtitlescrolls,‘SicIturAdAstra’and‘Canongate’,tothe centre stag with cross, below cartouche with ‘1774 renewed 1812’ suspension ring to the top, reasonable condition for age £100-£140

586

587

Straits Settlement Police Force Distinguished Bravery Presentation Waist Belt Plate. A !nesilverpresentationWaistBeltPlateforDistinguishedBravery,HMLondon1874WillianDyer,titlescrolls,ornatefoliated borders with Royal Arms to the centre, on a stippled ground, very good condition, scarce £500-£700

The Sikh Pioneers Officers Cap Badge.

A !ne Officer’s Silver Cap Badge HM London 1916, by the Goldsmiths and Silversmiths Company, Regent’s Street, London, crossed ri"es, Sphinx to the centre with ‘Sikh Pioneers’ below a pickaxe, two loops to the rear, very good condition £120-£160

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A selection of African Railway Badges, including Central South African Railway Volunteers, Rhodesia Railways, GoldCoastRailways,SouthernRhodesianRailwayHarbourBrigade,andEastAfricanRailways;togetherwithaselectionofbase metal miscellaneous Asian, mainly Nepalese, medals, generally good condition (lot) £60-£80

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589

King’s African Ri!es Insignia.

Aselectionofinsigniaincluding,5thBattalionOfficerscapbadgesilveredFirminmarked;anotherranksblackenedcapandcollar badge;anOfficerspost-1953giltIslamicnumeralcentre;anotherranksmetalgiltcapandcollarbadges;andsundrycollarbadges and shoulder titles, some #xings missing, generally good condition (lot) £60-£80

590

King’s African Ri!es Insignia.

Aselectionofinsigniaincluding:6thBattalionOfficerscapbadgessilvered;anotherbronzeexample;andanotherpost-1953gilt example;otherranksblackenedcapandcollarbadges;andsundrycollarandIslamicnumeralbadges;togetherwithsimilarinsignia forthe7thBattalion,includingascarceofficerssilveredcapbadgewithIslamicnumeralcentre;anotherranksblackenedcapand collar badges, together with another in metal gilt; and sundry collar and Islamic numeral badges, generally good condition (lot) £80-£100

591

King’s African Ri!es Insignia.

Aselectionofinsigniaincluding,capbadgesOfficersgiltSupply&Transport,otherranksSignallers,TrainingCorps,scarce14th Battalion, Kenya Regiment cap and collars badges; and sundry shoulder titles, generally good condition (lot) £80-£100

592

King’s African Ri!es Insignia.

Aselectionofinsigniaincluding,capbadgesOfficersgiltanotherBronzeexampleandcollarbadges,variousblackenedexamples;a scarce blackened 13th Battalion badge; and sundry collar badges and shoulder titles, generally good condition (lot) £80-£100

593

594

A German Second World War Luftwaffe Long Range Day Fighter Clasp in Gold. AniceconditionG.H.OsangofDresdenproducedLongRangeDayFighteringold.Zincconstruction,withits250missionrose pendant.Goodgiltremainingoverall,slightrubbingtothehighspotsandslightdullnesswithinthelowerfeaturesoftheoakleaves reproducedaswings.Allofthedarkpatinationtothedownwardpointingarrowcomplete.Fittedinareproductionbox, good condition £400-£500

595

A German Second World War Luftwaffe Reconnaissance Bar in Silver. AgoodexampleoftheLuftwaffeReconnaissanceBarinsilver,makermarked‘BWS’,forBWSGebruderSchneiderofVienna,a raremakerof !ightclasps,thereconnaissanceclaspbeingitsonlyknownproducedclasp.Virtuallyallofitsoriginal #nishremaining andalloftheblackened #nishtotheeagle’sheadcomplete,withwidetaperingpin.Fittedintoitsoriginalbox, extremelygood condition £300-£400

A German Second World War Luftwaffe Bomber Flight Clasp in Gold. AverynicequalityearlyJimme&SohnBerlinproducedBomberclaspingold.Allgiltremaining,slightlytonedwithahighlighted swastika.Allsilver "nishtotheeagle’sheadexcellent.Deeplymarkedonthereverseside,withitsoriginalpin,hookandhinge,and housed in its original presentation titled case, extremely good condition £400-£500

A German Second World War Luftwaffe Short Range Day Fighter Clasp with Pendant. AnextremelyniceconditionG.H.OsangzincproducedFighterBaringold,completewithitsrosependant.Somelossofthegilt tothecentralpartoftheleaves,whichareaneffectofwings,bettergilttothe250missionrosependant.Alloftheblack "nishto the arrow pointing upwards. Original pin, hook and hinge. Clearly marked ‘G.H. Osang, Dresden’, good condition £500-£700

A German Second World War Luftwaffe Observer’s Badge. Amagni"centconditionAssmannproducedLuftwaffeObserver’sBadge. Silveringtotheoakandlaurelleafwreathvirtuallyallintactwithslightrubbing tothehighpoints.Alloftheblackpatinated "nishtotheObserverstyleeagle complete.Thickneedlepin,twolargedomedrivets.‘Assmann’markedtothe centreofthereversesideoftheeagle,housedinoriginal "ttedcasetitled ‘Beobachterabz’;accompaniedbyaslightlytonedsilverLuftwaffesummer removable metal officers breast eagle, extremely good condition (2) £700-£900

A German Second World War Luftwaffe Pilot’s Badge.

Amagni"centconditionB&NLproducedLuftwaffePilot’sbadge.Goodsilver "nishtotheoakandlaurelleafwreath.Someareasstillwithitsfrosted highlights.Allofthepatinated "nishtothepilot’sstyleeagleintact.Clearly markedonthereverseside‘B&NL’.Thickneedlepin,twolargedomed rivetswiththehandetchedletter‘K5’tothereversesideoftherighthand wing tip. Fitted in its original titled case, extremely good condition £700-£900

AGermanSecondWorldWarLuftwaffeRadioOperator/AirGunner’s Badge.

AveryniceheavyAssmannproducedqualitybadge.Goodsilveringremaining totheoakandlaurelleafwreath,somerubbingtothehighspots.Allofthe darkpatinated "nishremainingtotheRadioOperator/AirGunnerstyleeagle. Thickneedlepinandtwoquitelargedelicatedomedrivetsonthereverse side.‘Assmann’markedtothecentreoftheeagle.Fittedintoitsoriginal, slightlydamaged,presentationcase,whichhastheslightlyscarcertitlingof ‘Bordfunkerabz’, very good condition £600-£800

End of Sale

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.

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NOTE:

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SUCCESSFUL BIDS

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PRICES REALISED

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CONDITIONS MAINLY CONCERNING BUYERS

1 The buyer

The highest bidder shall be the buyer at the ‘hammer price’ and any dispute shall be settled at the auctioneer’s absolute discretion. Every bidder shall be deemed to act as principal unless there is in force a written acknowledgement by Noonans Auctions Ltd. (“Noonans”) that he acts as agent on behalf of a named principal. Bids will be executed in the order that they are received.

2 Minimum increment

The auctioneer shall have the right to refuse any bid which does not conform to Noonans’ published bidding increments which may be found at noonans.co.uk and in the bidding form included with the auction catalogue.

3 The premium

The buyer shall pay to Noonans a premium of 24% on the ‘hammer price’ and agrees that Noonans, when acting as agent for the seller, may also receive commission from the seller in accordance with Condition 16.

4 Value Added Tax (VAT)

The buyers’ premium is subject to the current rate of Value Added Tax if the lot is delivered to or collected by the purchaser within the UK. Lots marked ‘X’ are subject to importation VAT of 5% on the hammer price unless re-exported outside the UK, as per the conditions below.

Buyers who wish to hand carry their lots to export them from the UK will be charged VAT at the prevailing rate and importation VAT (where applicable) and will not be able to claim a VAT refund.

Buyers will only be able to secure a VAT free invoice and/or VAT refund if the goods are exported by Noonans or a pre-approved commercial shipper. Where the buyer instructs a pre-approved commercial shipper, proof of correct export out of the UK must be provided to Noonans by the buyer within 30 days of export and no later than 90 days from the date of the sale. Refunds are subject to a £50 administrative fee.

5. Artist’s Resale Rights (Droit de Suite)

Lots marked ARR in the catalogue indicate lots that may be subject to this royalty payment. The royalty will be charged to the buyer on the ‘hammer price’ and is in addition to the buyers’ premium. Royalties are charged on a sliding percentage scale as shown below but do not apply to lots where the hammer price is less than 1000 euros. The payment is calculated on the rate of exchange at the European Central Bank on the date of the sale.

All royalty charges are paid in full to The Design and Artists Copyright Society (DACS).

Portion of the hammer price Royalties

From 0 to €50,000 4%

From €50,000.01 to €200,000 3%

From €200,000.01 to €350,000 1%

From €350,000.01 to €500,000 0.5%

Exceeding €500,000 0.25%

6 Payment

When a lot is sold the buyer shall:

(a) confirm to Noonans his or her name and address and, if so requested, give proof of identity; and

(b) pay to Noonans the ‘total amount due’ in pounds sterling within five working days of the end of the sale (unless credit terms have been agreed with Noonans before the auction). Please note that we will not accept cash payments in excess of £5,000 (five thousand pounds) in settlement for purchases made at any one auction.

7 Noonans may, at its absolute discretion, agree credit terms with the buyer before an auction under which the buyer will be entitled to take possession of lots purchased up to an agreed amount in value in advance of payment by a determined future date of the ‘total amount due’.

8 Any payments by a buyer to Noonans may be applied by Noonans towards any sums owing from that buyer to Noonans on any account whatever, without regard to any directions of the buyer, his or her agent, whether expressed or implied.

9 Collection of purchases

The ownership of the lot(s) purchased shall not pass to the buyer until he or she has made payment in full to Noonans of the ‘total amount due’ in pounds sterling.

10 (a) The buyer shall at his or her own expense take away the lot(s) purchased not later than 5 working days after the day of the auction but (unless credit terms have been agreed in accordance with Condition 7) not before payment to Noonans of the ‘total amount due’.

(b) The buyer shall be responsible for any removal, storage and insurance charges on any lot not taken away within 5 working days after the day of the auction.

(c) The packing and handling of purchased lots by Noonans staff is undertaken solely as a courtesy to clients and, in the case of fragile articles, will be undertaken only at Noonans’ discretion. In no event will Noonans be liable for damage to glass or frames, regardless of the cause. Bulky lots or sharp implements, etc., may not be suitable for in-house shipping.

11 Buyers’ responsibilities for lots purchased

The buyer will be responsible for loss or damage to lots purchased from the time of collection or the expiry of 5 working days after the day of the auction, whichever is the sooner. Neither Noonans nor its servants or agents shall thereafter be responsible for any loss or damage of any kind, whether caused by negligence or otherwise, while any lot is in its custody or under its control.

Loss and damage warranty cover at the rate of 1.5% will be applied to any lots despatched by Noonans to destinations outside the UK, unless specifically instructed otherwise by the consignee.

(a) to proceed against the buyer for damages for breach of contract.

(b) to rescind the sale of that or any other lots sold to the defaulting buyer at the same or any other auction.

(c) to re-sell the lot or cause it to be re-sold by public auction or private sale and the defaulting buyer shall pay to Noonans any resulting deficiency in the ‘total amount due’ (after deduction of any part payment and addition of re-sale costs) and any surplus shall belong to the seller.

(d) to remove, store and insure the lot at the expense of the defaulting buyer and, in the case of storage, either at Noonans’ premises or elsewhere.

(e) to charge interest at a rate not exceeding 2 percent per month on the ‘total amount due’ to the extent it remains unpaid for more than 5 working days after the day of the auction.

(f) to retain that or any other lot sold to the same buyer at the sale or any other auction and release it only after payment of the ‘total amount due’.

(g) to reject or ignore any bids made by or on behalf of the defaulting buyer at any future auctions or obtaining a deposit before accepting any bids in future.

(h) to apply any proceeds of sale then due or at any time thereafter becoming due to the defaulting buyer towards settlement of the ‘total amount due’ and to exercise a lien on any property of the defaulting buyer which is in Noonans’ possession for any purpose.

13 Liability of Noonans and sellers

(a) Goods auctioned are usually of some age. All goods are sold with all faults and imperfections and errors of description. Illustrations in catalogues are for identification only. Buyers should satisfy themselves prior to the sale as to the condition of each lot and should exercise and rely on their own judgement as to whether the lot accords with its description. Subject to the obligations accepted by Noonans under this Condition, none of the seller, Noonans, its servants or agents is responsible for errors of descriptions or for the genuineness or authenticity of any lot. No warranty whatever is given by Noonans, its servants or agents, or any seller to any buyer in respect of any lot and any express or implied conditions or warranties are hereby excluded.

12 Remedies

for non-payment or failure to collect purchase

If any lot is not paid for in full and taken away in accordance with Conditions 6 and 10, or if there is any other breach of either of those Conditions, Noonans as agent of the seller shall, at its absolute discretion and without prejudice to any other rights it may have, be entitled to exercise one or more of the following rights and remedies:

(b) Any lot which proves to be a ‘deliberate forgery’ may be returned by the buyer to Noonans within 15 days of the date of the auction in the same condition in which it was at the time of the auction, accompanied by a statement of defects, the number of the lot, and the date of the auction at which it was purchased. If Noonans is satisfied that the item is a ‘deliberate forgery’ and that the buyer has and is able to transfer a good and marketable title to the lot free from any third party claims, the sale will be set aside and any amount paid in respect of the lot will be refunded, provided that the buyer shall have no rights under this Condition if:

(i) the description in the catalogue at the date of the sale was in accordance with the then generally accepted opinion of scholars and experts or fairly indicated that there was a conflict of such opinion; or

(ii) the only method of establishing at the date of

publication of the catalogue that the lot was a ‘deliberate forgery’ was by means of scientific processes not generally accepted for use until after publication of the catalogue or a process which was unreasonably expensive or impractical.

(c) A buyer’s claim under this Condition shall be limited to any amount paid in respect of the lot and shall not extend to any loss or damage suffered or expense incurred by him or her.

(d) The benefit of the Condition shall not be assignable and shall rest solely and exclusively in the buyer who, for the purpose of this condition, shall be and only be the person to whom the original invoice is made out by Noonans in respect of the lot sold.

CONDITIONS MAINLY CONCERNING SELLERS AND CONSIGNORS

14 Warranty of title and availability

The seller warrants to Noonans and to the buyer that he or she is the true owner of the property or is properly authorised to sell the property by the true owner and is able to transfer good and marketable title to the property free from any third party claims. The seller will indemnify Noonans, its servants and agents and the buyer against any loss or damage suffered by either in consequence of any breach on the part of the seller.

15 Reserves

The seller shall be entitled to place, prior to the first day of the auction, a reserve at or below the low estimate on any lot provided that the low estimate is more than £100. Such reserve being the minimum ‘hammer price’ at which that lot may be treated as sold. A reserve once placed by the seller shall not be changed without the consent of Noonans. Noonans may at their option sell at a ‘hammer price’ below the reserve but in any such cases the sale proceeds to which the seller is entitled shall be the same as they would have been had the sale been at the reserve. Where a reserve has been placed, only the auctioneer may bid on behalf of the seller.

16 Authority to deduct commission and expenses

The seller authorises Noonans to deduct commission at the ‘stated rate’ and ‘expenses’ from the ‘hammer price’ and acknowledges Noonans’ right to retain the premium payable by the buyer.

17 Rescission of sale

If before Noonans remit the ‘sale proceeds’ to the seller, the buyer makes a claim to rescind the sale that is appropriate and Noonans is of the opinion that the claim is justified, Noonans is authorised to rescind the sale and refund to the buyer any amount paid to Noonans in respect of the lot.

18 Payment of sale proceeds

Noonans shall remit the ‘sale proceeds’ to the seller 35 days after the auction, but if by that date Noonans has not received the ‘total amount due’ from the buyer then Noonans will remit the sale proceeds within five working days after the date on which the ‘total amount due’ is received from the buyer. If credit terms have been agreed between Noonans and the buyer, Noonans shall remit to the seller the sale proceeds 35 days after the auction unless otherwise agreed by the seller.

19 If the buyer fails to pay to Noonans the ‘total amount due’ within 3 weeks after the auction, Noonans will endeavour to notify the seller and

take the seller’s instructions as to the appropriate course of action and, so far as in Noonans’ opinion is practicable, will assist the seller to recover the ‘total amount due’ from the buyer. If circumstances do not permit Noonans to take instructions from the seller, the seller authorises Noonans at the seller’s expense to agree special terms for payment of the ‘total amount due’, to remove, store and insure the lot sold, to settle claims made by or against the buyer on such terms as Noonans shall in its absolute discretion think fit, to take such steps as are necessary to collect monies due by the buyer to the seller and if necessary to rescind the sale and refund money to the buyer if appropriate.

20 If, notwithstanding that, the buyer fails to pay to Noonans the ‘total amount due’ within three weeks after the auction and Noonans remits the ‘sale proceeds’ to the seller, the ownership of the lot shall pass to Noonans.

21 Charges for withdrawn lots

Where a seller cancels instructions for sale, Noonans reserve the right to charge a fee of 15% of Noonans’ then latest middle estimate of the auction price of the property withdrawn, together with Value Added Tax thereon if the seller is resident in the UK, and ‘expenses’ incurred in relation to the property.

22 Rights to photographs and illustrations

The seller gives Noonans full and absolute right to photograph and illustrate any lot placed in its hands for sale and to use such photographs and illustrations and any photographs and illustrations provided by the seller at any time at its absolute discretion (whether or not in connection with the auction).

23 Unsold lots

Where any lot fails to sell, Noonans shall notify the seller accordingly. The seller shall make arrangements either to re-offer the lot for sale or to collect the lot.

24 Noonans reserve the right to charge commission up to one-half of the ‘stated rates’ calculated on the ‘bought-in price’ and in addition ‘expenses’ in respect of any unsold lots.

GENERAL CONDITIONS AND DEFINITIONS

25 Noonans sells as agent for the seller (except where it is stated wholly or partly to own any lot as principal) and as such is not responsible for any default by seller or buyer.

26 Any representation or statement by Noonans, in any catalogue as to authorship, attribution, genuineness, origin, date, age, provenance, condition or estimated selling price is a statement of opinion only. Every person interested should exercise and rely on his or her own judgement as to such matters and neither Noonans nor its servants or agents are responsible for the correctness of such opinions.

27 Whilst the interests of prospective buyers are best served by attendance at the auction, Noonans will, if so instructed, execute bids on their behalf. Neither Noonans nor its servants or agents are responsible for any neglect or default in doing so or for failing to do so.

28 Noonans shall have the right, at its discretion, to refuse admission to its premises or attendance

at its auctions by any person.

29 Noonans has absolute discretion without giving any reason to refuse any bid, to divide any lot, to combine any two or more lots, to withdraw any lot from the auction and in case of dispute to put up any lot for auction again.

30 (a) Any indemnity under these Conditions shall extend to all actions, proceedings costs, expenses, claims and demands whatever incurred or suffered by the person entitled to the benefit of the indemnity.

(b) Noonans declares itself to be a trustee for its relevant servants and agents of the benefit of every indemnity under these Conditions to the extent that such indemnity is expressed to be for the benefit of its servants and agents.

31 Any notice by Noonans to a seller, consignor, prospective bidder or buyer may be given by first class mail or airmail and if so given shall be deemed to have been duly received by the addressee 48 hours after posting.

32 These Conditions shall be governed by and construed in accordance with English law. All transactions to which these Conditions apply and all matters connected therewith shall also be governed by English law. Noonans hereby submits to the exclusive jurisdiction of the English courts and all other parties concerned hereby submit to the non-exclusive jurisdiction of the English courts.

33 In these Conditions:

(a) ‘catalogue’ includes any advertisement, brochure, estimate, price list or other publication;

(b) ‘hammer price’ means the price at which a lot is knocked down by the auctioneer to the buyer;

(c) ‘total amount due’ means the ‘hammer price’ in respect of the lot sold together with any premium, Value Added Tax chargeable and additional charges and expenses due from a defaulting buyer in pounds sterling;

(d) ‘deliberate forgery’ means an imitation made with the intention of deceiving as to authorship, origin, date, age, period, culture or source which is not shown to be such in the description in the catalogue and which at the date of the sale had a value materially less than it would have had if it had been in accordance with that description;

(e) ‘sale proceeds’ means the net amount due to the seller being the ‘hammer price’ of the lot sold less commission at the ‘stated rates’ and ‘expenses’ and any other amounts due to Noonans by the seller in whatever capacity and howsoever arising;

(f) ‘stated rate’ means Noonans’ published rates of commission for the time and any Value Added Tax thereon;

(g) ‘expenses’ in relation to the sale of any lot means Noonans charges and expenses for insurance, illustrations, special advertising, certification, remedials, packing and freight of that lot and any Value Added Tax thereon;

(h) ‘bought-in price’ means 5 per cent more than the highest bid received below the reserve.

34 Vendors’ commission of sales

A commission of 15 per cent is payable by the vendor on the hammer price on lots sold. Insurance is charged at 1.5 per cent of the hammer price.

35 VAT

Commission, illustrations, insurance and expenses are subject to VAT if the seller is resident in the UK.

AT NOONANS OUR EXPERTISE EXTENDS BEYOND THE KNOWLEDGE WITHIN OUR SPECIALIST DEPARTMENTS TO INCLUDE ALL ASPECTS OF OUR AUCTION HOUSE, FROM OUR PHOTOGRAPHY STUDIO TO OUR ADVANCED PROPRIETARY ONLINE BIDDING SYSTEM.

We’re a close-knit team of experts with deep knowledge across our specialist subjects: banknotes, coins, detectorist finds, historical & art medals, jewellery, medals & militaria, tokens and watches. Focusing on these fascinating items, we share this expertise with an international community of sellers and buyers.

Each sale item that passes through our Mayfair auction house is appraised by an expert recognised as a leading authority in a particular field of interest, ranging from ancient coins and military medals to jewellery and vintage watches. This depth of knowledge across all departments sets us apart from other generalist auctioneers.

SELL WITH US

Respected worldwide for the breadth and depth of our specialist expertise, we can connect you to a broad, deep pool of potential buyers. Over the years, we’ve brought together an international community of people who share our particular passion. As recognised experts, with a vast store of freely available in-house knowledge and experience, we’ve earned the trust of buyers across the globe.

Our fees are transparent. Unlike many other auction houses, we don’t charge for collecting your lots, photography or marketing and there’s no minimum lot charge.

Not surprisingly, our position as a trusted authority, with deep global reach, often leads to the achievement of higher than expected prices at auction.

Free valuation

If you’re interested in selling your items and you’d like a free auction valuation, without obligation, our specialists will be happy to help. You can submit online or bring your sale item to a valuation day at our Mayfair auction house or at a regional venue. Alternatively, request a home visit.

BUY WITH US

We’re here for you, whether you’re an experienced collector with a depth of knowledge or an occasional buyer attracted to a particular piece of jewellery or vintage watch.

Be assured that the item in question has been accurately described and photographed, detailing all available information, from its provenance to its current condition. Be certain that our price estimate is fair and sensible.

Delve deep into our website and you’ll discover a vast store of helpful background data, including prices achieved for similar items at previous auctions. Informed and empowered, study our detailed online catalogue, then place your bid in complete confidence.