Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria (24 May 23)

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LOT 272

THE FIELD OFFICER’S ARMY GOLD MEDAL FOR TOULOUSE AWARDED TO LIEUTENANT-COLONEL JAMES HUGONIN, 4TH DRAGOONS

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Medals from the Royal Berkshire Collection, Part 2

Aninter-WarC.I.E.groupofelevenawardedtoColonelH.C.Manders,RoyalBerkshireRegiment,late ImperialYeomanry,laterAssamValleyLightHorse,whoservedasAide-de-CamptoH.E.TheViceroyof India, and was Mentioned in Despatches during the Great War

TheMostEminentOrderoftheIndianEmpire,C.I.E.,Companion’s3rdtypeneckbadge,goldandenamel,withsmallsectionof neckribandfordisplaypurposes,in Garrard,London,caseofissue, minorgreenenameldamagetoorbabovecrown;Queen’sSouth Africa1899-1902,3clasps,CapeColony,OrangeFreeState,Transvaal(Lieut.H.C.Manders.59/Co.Imp.Yeo.);King’sSouth Africa1901-02,2clasps,SouthAfrica1901,SouthAfrica1902(Lt:H.C.Manders.I.Y.);1914-15Star(Lieut.H.C.Manders.R. Berks.R.);BritishWarandVictoryMedals(Capt.H.C.Manders.);DefenceMedal;Jubilee1935,unnamedasissued;Coronation 1937,unnamedasissued;IndianVolunteerForcesOfficers’Decoration,G.V.R.(MajorH.C.Manders,AssamV.L.H.A.F.I.); VolunteerForceLongServiceMedal(India&theColonies),G.V.R.(Sergt.H.C.Manders.6th.AssamValleyLt.Horse.I.D.F.) mounted as worn, contact marks, edge bruises, generally very ne (11) £1,400-£1,800

C.I.E. London Gazette 1 January 1937.

M.I.D. London Gazette 5 November 1915.

HoraceCraigieManders wasborninFarnham,Surrey,inOctober1882andattestedasaPrivateforthe78thCompany(RoughRiders), ImperialYeomanryon14March1900forserviceduringtheSecondBoerWar.CommissionedasaLieutenantintothe59thCompany (OxfordshireHussars),ImperialYeomanryon9December1900,hewasinvalidedhomeinMay1901,butreturnedtoSouthAfricathreemonths later,remainingthereuntiltheendofhostilities.HesubsequentlymovedtoAssam,India,toworkasaTeaPlanter,andthereattestedforthe AssamValleyLightHorse,IndianDefenceForce.AttheoutbreakoftheGreatWar,hereturnedhomeandwascommissionedintothe9th Battalion,RoyalBerkshireRegiment.HeservedatGallipoliattachedtothe2ndBattalion,HampshireRegimentfrom1June1915(Mentionedin Despatches)andlatertransferredtothe11thKingEdward’sOwnLancers,IndianArmy,in1918.PostWar,helaterservedasColonel CommandingtheAssamValleyLightHorseandwasappointedA.D.C.toH.E.TheViceroyofIndia,beingappointedaCompanionoftheOrderof the Indian Empire. He died in London on 11 November 1963.

Medals from the Royal Berkshire Collection, Part 2

A K.P.M. awarded to Deputy Chief Constable O. Robotham, Berkshire Constabulary

King’sPoliceMedal,G.V.R.,1stissue(OliverRobotham.Dep.Ch.Const.Berks.Constab.)withoriginalpin,in "ttedcaseofissue, embossed ‘O Robotham Presented by H.M. King George V. February 23 1911’, edge bruise, contact marks, very ne £500-£700

OliverRobotham wasborninStepney,Londonon10August1848andappearsinthe1871censusasaPoliceConstableintheCityof London,andinthe1881censusasaPoliceOfficerandHousekeeper,livinginCannonStreet,CityofLondon.Hesubsequentlyservedwiththe AbingdonBoroughPoliceasaSuperintendent,andwaslaterappointedDeputyChiefConstableontheestablishmentoftheBerkshire Constabulary.HewasawardedtheKing’sPoliceMedalin1910,whichwaspresentedtohimbyH.M.theKinginFebruary1911.Hedied,aged66, on 10 December 1914.

ASecondWarK.P.F.S.M.forDistinguishedServiceandGreatWar‘Murmansk’M.S.M.groupofeight awardedtoChiefFireOfficerE.F.Batchford,ReadingBoroughFireBrigade,lateActingWarrantOfficer Class II, Royal Army Ordnance Corps

King’sPoliceandFireServiceMedal,G.VI.R.,forDistinguishedService(ErnestF.Batchford,Div.Off.15(Reading)FireForce); BritishWarandVictoryMedals(01181A.W.O.Cl.2.E.F.Batchford.A.O.C.);ArmyMeritoriousServiceMedal,G.V.R.,1stissue (01181S.Sjt-A.S.Q.M.Sjt-E.F.Batchford.R.A.O.C.);Jubilee1935,unnamedasissued;AssociationofProfessionalFireBrigade OfficersLongServiceMedal(SecondOfficerE.F.Batchford-1938.);NationalFireBrigadesAssociationLongServiceMedal,with claspsfor‘TwentyYears’and‘FiveYears’(4500ErnestF.Batchford);DefenceMedal,mountedforwearinthisorder,the Defence Medal loose, contact marks, otherwise very ne or better (8) £600-£800

K.P.F.S.M. London Gazette, 31 December 1946.

M.S.M. London Gazette, 3 October 1919.

ErnestFrancisBatchford wasborninGloucesteron5May1893.AFiremanservingwithGloucesterFireBrigadesince1912,heattestedfor theArmyOrdnanceCorpsforserviceduringtheGreatWar,andwasappointedActingCompanySergeantMajor.HisMeritoriousServiceMedal, awardedforMurmansk,wasoneofjustsevensuchawardstohisCorps.DischargedtotheReserveon1October1919,hemovedtoReading FireServicewhere,hewaslaterappointedDivisionalFireOfficer.HisKing’sPoliceandFireServiceMedalwaspresentedtohimon1April1947 by Mr. H. A. Benyon, Lord Lieutenant of Berkshire, at Caversham Fire Station. He died in Reading, Berkshire, aged 72, on 23 June 1965. Sold together with a Royal Antediluvian Order of Buffaloes medal named to the recipient.

Medals from the Royal Berkshire Collection, Part 2

AGreatWar‘WesternFront’M.M.pairawardedtoSergeantW.R.Heal,2/1stBerkshireBattery,Royal Horse Artillery, Territorial Force, who was discharged as a consequence of his wounds

MilitaryMedal(616277Sjt:W.R.Heal.2/1Berks:R.H.A.-T.F.);BritishWarMedal1914-20(616277Sjt.W.R.Heal.R.A.) very ne (2) £260-£300

M.M. London Gazette, 23 February 1918

WilliamReginaldHeal wasborninExeter,Devonon19December1892.Heattestedintothe2/1stBerkshireBattery,RoyalHorseArtillery, TerritorialForce,on19September1914,forserviceduringtheGreatWar.ServingontheWesternFront,hewasadvancedSergeantand awardedtheMilitaryMedal,beforebeingdischargedasaconsequenceofhiswounds,on30October1918.HewasawardedaSilverWarBadge, No. B 34860. He died, aged 68, in Bournemouth, Hampshire, on 19 October 1961. Sold with original Silver War Badge certi!cate.

AGreatWar‘WesternFront’M.M.awardedtoCaptainE.Wallis,1stBattalion,RoyalBerkshireRegiment, who was twice Mentioned in Despatches

MilitaryMedal,G.V.R.(8506Sjt:E.Wallis.1/R.Berks:R.) suspensionslack,edgebruises,edgedigacross‘R’ofregiment,otherwisevery ne £200-£240

M.M. London Gazette 14 September 1916.

M.I.D. London Gazettes 15 June 1916 and 24 June 1918.

ErnestWallis attestedfortheRoyalBerkshireRegimentandservedduringtheGreatWarwiththe1stBattalion,ontheWesternFrontfrom 12August1914.AppointedSergeant,hewasMentionedinDespatchesandawardedtheMilitaryMedalbeforebeingdischargedtoacommission with the 8th Battalion of his regiment. Appointed Captain, he was again Mentioned in Despatches.

A Great War M.M. awarded to Lance Sergeant A. W. Lane, 1st Battalion, Royal Berkshire Regiment

Military Medal, G.V.R. (38635 A.Cpl - L.Sjt: - A. W. Lee. 1/R. Berks: R.) contact marks, very ne £200-£240

M.M. London Gazette, 13 March 1918.

AGreatWar‘WesternFront’M.M.groupawardtoPrivateA.Brown,5thBattalion,RoyalBerkshire Regiment, late Devonshire Regiment

MilitaryMedal,G.V.R.(43909PteA.Brown.5/R.Berks:R.);BritishWarandVictoryMedals(315601Pte.A.Brown.DevonR.) good very ne(3)

£260-£300

M.M. London Gazette 4 October 1918.

AlbertBrown attestedfortheDevonshireRegimentforserviceduringtheGreatWar.HeservedontheWesternFrontwiththe2ndBattalion before transferring to the 5th Battalion, Royal Berkshire Regiment, with whom he was awarded the Military Medal.

AGreatWar‘WesternFront’M.M.awardedtoActingCompanySergeantMajorW.J.Payne,6thBattalion, Royal Berkshire Regiment

Military Medal, G.V.R. (12040 A.C.S. Mjr: W. J. Payne. 6/R. Berks. R.) contact marks, very ne £200-£240

M.M. London Gazette 2 November 1917.

WalterJohnPayne attestedfortheRoyalBerkshireRegimentandservedduringtheGreatWarwiththe5thBattalion,ontheWesternFront from25July1915.AppointedActingCompanySergeantMajor,hesawlaterservicewiththe6thBattalion,withwhomhewasawardedthe Military Medal. He was discharged ‘Class Z’ on 5 March 1919.

AGreatWar‘WesternFront’M.M.awardedtoSergeantH.Lunnon,8thBattalion,RoyalBerkshire Regiment, who was killed in action on 12 August 1918

Military Medal, G.V.R. (45640 Sjt H. Lunnon. 8/R. Berks. R.) extremely ne

M.M. London Gazette 13 March 1919.

£300-£400

HerbertFrederickGeorgeLunnon wasborninMarlow,Buckinghamshire,whereheattestedfortheOxfordshireandBuckinghamshire LightInfantryforserviceduringtheGreatWar.HeservedontheWesternFrontfrom22July1915andlatertransferredtotheRoyalBerkshire Regiment.AppointedSergeant,hewasawardedtheMilitaryMedal,andwaskilledinactionon28August1918.HeisburiedinLonguevalRoad Cemetery, France.

Medals from the Royal Berkshire Collection, Part 2

Three: Sergeant G. F. Morton, Royal Berkshire Regiment

Queen’sSouthAfrica1899-1902,3clasps,CapeColony,OrangeFreeState,Transvaal(6879Pte.G.F.Morton,2ndRl.Berks; Regt);TerritorialForceEfficiencyMedal,E.VII.R.(394Sgt.G.F.Morton4/R.Berks:Regt);SpecialConstabularyLongService Medal, G.VI.R., 1st issue (George F. Morton.) edge bruise to QSA, contact marks, nearly very ne (3) £200-£240

GeorgeFrederickMorton, aPlumberfromWoottonBassett,Wiltshire,wasbornaround1876.HeattestedfortheRoyalBerkshire RegimentatReading,Berkshire,on1February1900andservedduringtheSecondBoerWarinSouthAfricafrom16March1900to4November 1900,beforehisdischargeathisownrequeston19January1901.Hesubsequentlyattestedforthe4thVolunteerBattalion,RoyalBerkshire Regiment, and in later life served as a Special Constable.

SoldtogetherwithaquantityofRegimentalandlocalshootingmedallionsandfobs,somenamedtotherecipient,insilverandbronze,andcopy service papers for his service in South Africa.

Four: Corporal W. North, Royal Berkshire Regiment

Queen’sSouthAfrica1899-1902,2clasps,CapeColony,SouthAfrica1902(5733Corpl:W.North.Rl:Berks:Regt.);1914-15 Star(10087Pte.W.North.R.Berks.R.);BritishWarandVictoryMedals(10087Pte.W.North.R.Berks.R.) generallyvery ne(4) £140-£180

WilliamNorth attestedforservicewiththeRoyalBerkshireRegimentandservedwiththe2ndBattalionduringtheBoerWar.Hesawlater servicewiththe1stBattalionduringtheGreatWarontheWesternFrontfrom9February1915andwasdischarged‘ClassZ’on16February 1919.

Three: Private T. Buxton, Royal Berkshire Regiment

Queen’sSouthAfrica1899-1902,3clasps,CapeColony,OrangeFreeState,Transvaal(4530Pte.T.Buxton,2:Rl:Berks:Regt); King’sSouthAfrica1901-02,2clasps,SouthAfrica1901,SouthAfrica1902(4530Pte.T.Buxton.Rl:Berks:Regt);ImperialService Medal,G.V.R.,Circularissue,2nd‘Coronationrobes’issue(ThomasWilliamBuxton) edgebruisingandcontactmarks,otherwise very ne (3) £140-£180

I.S.M. London Gazette 30 June 1933, Buxton, Thomas William, Postman, Croydon.

Three: Acting Corporal W. Lawrie, Royal Berkshire Regiment

1914Star(9976PteW.Lawrie.1/R.Berks:R.);BritishWarandVictoryMedals(9976A.Cpl.W.Lawrie.R.Berks.R.) very ne(3) £80-£100

WalterLawrie attestedfortheRoyalBerkshireRegimentandservedduringtheGreatWarwiththe1stBattalionontheWesternFrontfrom 13 August 1914. Appointed Acting Corporal, he saw later service with the Machine Gun Corps.

Five: Private A. W. Calder, Berkshire Yeomanry

1914-15Star(2110Pte.A.W.Calder.Berks.Yeo.);BritishWarandVictoryMedals(2110Pte.A.W.Calder.Berks.Yeo.); Defence Medal; Special Constabulary Long Service Medal (Arthur W. Calder) verdigris on VM, otherwise very ne (5) £80-£100

Archibald(Arthur)WilliamCalder wasborninHove,Sussexon8November1897.HeattestedfortheBerkshireYeomanryforserviced duringtheGreatWar,andservedintheEgyptiantheatrefrom21April1915.Hesawlaterservicewiththe10thHussarsandwasdischargedon8 June 1921. He later served as Special Constable with the Berkshire Constabulary, and died in Newbury, Berkshire at the end of 1975.

Seven: Captain S. O. Belcher, Royal Berkshire Regiment, later Army Education Corps

1914-15Star(11247Sjt.S.O.Belcher.R.Berks.R.);BritishWarandVictoryMedals(11247Sjt.S.O.Belcher.R.Berks.R.); DefenceandWarMedals1939-45;Coronation1937,unnamedasissued;ArmyL.S.&G.C.,G.V.R.,3rdissue,RegularArmy (7730737 W.O. Cl. 1. S. O. Belcher. A.E.C.) mounted for wear, contact marks, nearly very ne (7) £160-£200

StanleyOswaldBelcher wasborninCookham,Berkshirein1893.HeattestedintotheRoyalBerkshireRegimentforserviceduringtheGreat War,andservedontheWesternFrontwiththe5thBattalionfrom30May1915.Hecontinuedtoservepostwar,transferringtotheArmy EducationCorpsandwasawardedhisLongServiceandGoodConductMedalwhilstservingasRegimentalSergeantMajor.Commissioned Lieutenanton14April1939,heservedathomeduringtheSecondWorldWar,andwaspromotedCaptain.HediedinAldershot,Hampshire,on 2 November 1963.

Four: Sergeant A. W. Allnutt, Royal Berkshire Regiment and Special Constabulary

1914-15Star(2779Pte.A.W.Allnutt.R.Berks:R.);BritishWarandVictoryMedals(2779Sjt.A.W.Allnutt.R.Berks.R.);Special Constabulary Long Service Medal, G.V.R., 1st issue (Sergt. Arthur W. Allnutt), "rst three mounted as worn, nearly very ne (4) £50-£70

ArthurWilliamAllnutt attestedfortheRoyalBerkshireRegimentandservedwiththe1/4thBattalionduringtheGreatWarontheWestern Front from 25 June 1916. After later service with the 5th Battalion, he was disembodied on 23 February 1919.

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Medals from the Royal Berkshire Collection, Part 2

Three: Sergeant H. W. Shoosmith, Royal Berkshire Regiment

1914-15Star(10864Sjt.H.W.Shoosmith.R.Berks.R.);BritishWarandVictoryMedals(10864Sjt.H.W.Shoosmith.R.Berks. R.) very ne

Three: Private J. Dawson, Royal Berkshire Regiment

BritishWarandVictoryMedals(41827Pte.J.Dawson.R.Berks.R.);SpecialConstabularyLongServiceMedal,G.VI.R.,1stissue (James Dawson) very ne

VictoryMedal1914-19(2) (10327Pte.T.Spokes.R.Berks.R.;30120Pte.A.H.Wise.R.Berks.R.);togetherwith fourRoyalBerkshireRegimentshootingmedals,onesilver,threebronze,oneofthebronzeexamplesnamed‘Pte.F.Cartland’, nearly very ne(8) £80-£100

HenryW.Shoosmith attestedintotheRoyalBerkshireRegimentforserviceduringtheGreatWar.HeservedontheWesternFrontfrom30 May 1915 and was appointed Sergeant. He saw later service with the Royal Engineers and was discharged ‘Class Z’ on 27 February 1919. ThomasSpokes attestedintotheRoyalBerkshireRegimentforserviceduringtheGreatWar.HeservedontheWesternFrontwiththe5th Battalion from 30 May 1915, and died of wounds on 14 October 1915. He is buried in Bethune Town Cemetery, France.

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Three: Lance-Corporal A. H. Drinkwater, Royal Berkshire Regiment

1914-15Star(14817L.Cpl.A.H.Drinkwater.R.Berks.R.);BritishWarandVictoryMedals(14817Pte.A.H.Drinkwater.R. Berks. R.) contact marks, nearly very ne

Three: Private A. T. Silvester, Royal Berkshire Regiment

1914-15Star(18504.Pte.A.T.Silvester.R.Berks.R.);BritishWarandVictoryMedals(18504.Pte.A.T.Silvester.R.Berks.R.) very ne

Pair: LanceSergeantP.B.Hood,RoyalBerkshireRegiment,whowaskilledinactionontheWesternFront, on 4 March 1917

1914-15Star(11176Cpl.P.B.Hood.R.Berks.R.);VictoryMedal1914-19(11176Cpl.P.B.Hood.R.Berks.R.) nearlyextremely ne (8) £80-£100

ArthurHenryDrinkwater attestedfortheRoyalBerkshireRegimenton7September1914,forserviceduringtheGreatWar,andservedon theWesternFrontwiththe8thBattalionfrom7August1915.Hewasdischarged,asaconsequenceofwounds,on20September1916and awarded a Silver War Badge, No. 59425.

ArthurThomasSilvester attestedfortheRoyalBerkshireRegimentforserviceduringtheGreatWarandservedontheWesternFrontfrom 31 September 1915. He later transferred to the Army Ordnance Corps and was discharged ‘Class Z’ on 9 April 1919.

PercyBaronHood wasborninKensington,Londonaround1879,andattestedfortheRoyalBerkshireRegimentforserviceduringtheGreat War.HeservedontheWesternFrontwiththe2ndBattalionfrom30May1915.AppointedLanceSergeant,hewaskilledinactionon4March 1917; he has no known grave and is commemorated on the Thiepval Memorial, France.

Four: Lance-Corporal J. A. Earley, Royal Berkshire Regiment

1914-15Star(2737Pte.J.A.Earley.R.Berks.R.);BritishWarandVictoryMedals,withM.I.D.oakleaves(2737Pte.J.A.Earley.R. Berks. R.); Army Meritorious Service Medal, G.V.R., 1st issue (200610 Pte - L. Cpl - J. A. Earley. 4/R. Berks. R.) very ne (4) £140-£180

M.S.M. London Gazette 1 January 1919.

M.I.D. London Gazette 30 May 1918.

JohnAudreyEarley attestedfortheRoyalBerkshireRegimentforserviceduringtheGreatWarandservedontheWesternFrontfrom30 March1915.HesawlaterserviceintheItaliantheatrewiththe4thBattalion,forwhichhewasbothMentionedinDespatchesandawardedthe Meritorious Service Medal. He also served with the Labour Corps.

Four: PrivateC.W.Turner,RoyalBerkshireRegimentandMachineGunCorps,whodiedofwoundsonthe Western Front on 30 March 1918

1914-15Star(1187Pte.C.W.Turner.R.Berks.R.);BritishWarandVictoryMedals(1187Pte.C.W.Turner.R.Berks.R.); Memorial Plaque (Charles William Turner) good very ne (4) £120-£160

CharlesWilliamTurner wasborninMaidenhead,Berkshire,andattestedfortheRoyalBerkshireRegimentatReading.Heservedwiththem duringtheGreatWarontheWesternFrontfrom2February1915beforetransferringtotheMachineCorps,anddiedofwoundswhilstserving with the 225th Company on 30 March 1918. He is buried in Duisans British Cemetery, Etrun, France.

Pair: Corporal H. Brad!eld, Berkshire Yeomanry

British War and Victory Medals (2655 Cpl. H. Brad!eld, Berks. Yeo.) edge bruise, very ne

Pair: Private H. W. Godding, Berkshire Yeomanry

British War and Victory Medals (2918 Pte. H. W. Godding. Berks. Yeo.) very ne (4) £60-£80

Medals from the Royal Berkshire Collection, Part 2

Pair: Second Lieutenant E. T. R. Hoare, Royal Berkshire Regiment

British War and Victory Medals (2. Lieut. E. T. R. Hoare.) very ne

Pair: Acting Warrant Officer Class II T. H. Frostick, Royal Berkshire Regiment

British War and Victory Medals (6155 A. W. O. Cl. 2. T. H. Frostick. R. Berks. R.) very ne

Pair: Sergeant J. F. Hankins, Royal Berkshire Regiment

British War and Victory Medals (10134 Sjt. J. F. Hankins. R. Berks. R.) very ne (6) £90-£120

EdwardThompsonRowlandHoare,aSchoolmaster,wasborninBitterne,Hampshireon27February1880.HeattestedfortheHampshire RegimentforserviceduringtheGreatWarandservedinitiallywiththemontheWesternFrontfromMarch1916.Afterfurtherservicewiththe Dorset Regiment, he was commissioned into the Royal Berkshire Regiment. He died, aged 93, in Southampton on 14 June 1973.

ThomasHenryFrostick,aChimneySweep,wasborninBrentwood,Essexon6February1879.HeattestedforservicewiththeRoyal BerkshireRegimentforserviceduringtheGreatWar.AppointedActingWarrantOfficerClassII,hesawlaterservicewiththeLabourCorps.He died, aged 57, in Wallisdown, Dorset, on 20 August 1936.

JohnFrederickHankins,aSchoolmaster,wasborninHitchin,Hertfordshirein1883.HeattestedfortheRoyalBerkshireRegimentandserved duringtheGreatWarwiththe6thBattalionontheWesternFrontfrom25July1915.AppointedSergeant,hewastwicehospitalisedduetoShell Shock,andwasdischarged‘NoLongerPhysicallyFit’on27February1918,beingawardedaSilverWarBadge,No.321,778.Heemigratedto Canada, and died soon after in Montreal on 21 October 1918.

Pair: Corporal J. A. Ford, Royal Berkshire Regiment

British War and Victory Medals (200979 Cpl. J. A. Ford. R. Berks. R.) edge bruise, nearly very ne

Pair: Private T. G. Blissett, Royal Berkshire Regiment

British War and Victory Medals (31349 Pte. T. G. Blissett. R. Berks. R.) nearly extremely ne

Pair: Private G. Ferris, Royal Berkshire Regiment

British War and Victory Medals (15286 Pte. G. Ferris. R. Berks. R.) edge bruise, very ne (6) £80-£100

ThomasGeorgeBissett attestedintotheRoyalBerkshireRegimenton10December1915,forserviceduringtheGreatWar,andservedwith the2ndBattalionontheWesternFront.Hewasdischarged,aged26,asaconsequenceofwoundson2April1918andawardedaSilverWar Badge, No. 371,889.

GeorgeFerris attestedintotheRoyalBerkshireRegimenton8September1914,forserviceduringtheGreatWar,andservedwiththe7th Battalion on the Western Front. He was discharged due to sickness on 14 September 1917 and awarded a Silver War Badge, No. 244,412.

Pair: Private C. E. Billington, Royal Berkshire Regiment

British War and Victory Medals (44003 Pte. C. E. Billington. R. Berks. R.) in named card boxes of issue, extremely ne

Pair: PrivateC.Palmer,RoyalBerkshireRegiment,whodiedofpneumoniaontheWesternFronton12May 1917

British War and Victory Medals (22884 Pte. C. Palmer. R. Berks. R.) very ne

Pair: Private E. H. Vickery, Royal Berkshire Regiment

British War and Victory Medals (29822 Pte. E. H. Vickery. R. Berks. R.) edge dig to VM, otherwise very ne

Pair: PrivateL.Woodger,RoyalBerkshireRegiment,whodiedofwoundsontheWesternFronton17

February 1917

British War and Victory Medals (19321 Pte. L. Woodger. R. Berks. R.) extremely ne (8)

£100-£140

CharlesPalmer wasborninStourbridge,Worcestershire,andattestedintotheRoyalBerkshireRegimentforserviceduringtheGreatWar.He servedontheWesternFrontwiththe10thBattalionanddiedofpneumoniaon6May1917.OneofsixGreatWarcasualtiestothisbattalion,he is buried in St. Sever Cemetery Extension, Rouen, France.

LawrenceWoodger wasborninEastClandon,Surrey,andattestedintotheRoyalBerkshireRegimentforserviceduringtheGreatWar.He servedontheWesternFrontwiththe6thBattalionanddiedofwoundson17February1917.Hehasnoknowngraveandiscommemoratedon the Thiepval Memorial, Somme, France.

Three: Private D. L. Hatcher, Royal Berkshire Regiment, late Hampshire Regiment

BritishWarandVictoryMedals(42790Pte.D.L.Hatcher.Hamps.R.);GeneralService1918-62,1clasp,N.W.Persia(5329307

Pte. D. L. Hatcher. R. Berks. R.) edge bruising and contact marks, nearly very ne (3)

£140-£180

DouglasL.Hatcher attestedfortheHampshireRegimentforserviceduringtheGreatWar,andservedwiththe2ndBattalionbefore transferring to the 8th Battalion, Royal Berkshire Regiment. He served post-War with the 1st Battalion during the North West Persia campaign.

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Pair: Private W. T. Land, Royal Berkshire Regiment

British War and Victory Medals (26605 Pte. W. T. Land. R. Berks. R.) nearly extremely ne

Pair: Private J. W. White, Royal Berkshire Regiment

British War and Victory Medals (200922 Pte. J. W. White. R. Berks. R.) traces of verdigris to VM, otherwise very ne

Pair: Private V. W. Woodage, Royal Berkshire Regiment

British War and Victory Medals (201043 Pte. V. W. Woodage. R. Berks. R.) very ne (6) £70-£90

Three: Private E. T. Newbury, Royal Berkshire Regiment, late Duke of Cornwall’s Light Infantry

BritishWarandVictoryMedals(38512Pte.E.T.Newbury.D.ofCorn.L.I.);GeneralService1918-62,1clasp,Iraq(5329258Pte. E. T. Newbury. R. Berks. R.) contact marks, very ne £80-£100

Three: Private F. J. Rapley, Royal Berkshire Regiment and Special Constabulary

BritishWarandVictoryMedals(10253Pte.F.J.Rapley.R.Berks.R.);SpecialConstabularyLongServiceMedal,G.VI.R.,1stissue,2 clasps, Long Service 1942, Long Service 1945 (Frederick J. Rapley.) very ne (3) £40-£50

Family Group:

Pair: Private A. D. Bromley, Army Service Corps

British War and Victory Medals (DM2-171115 Pte. A. D. Bromley. A.S.C.) extremely ne

Jubilee1977, attributedtoMrs.MarionBromley,Women’sRoyalVoluntaryService,unnamedasissued,mounted on lady’s bow riband, in Royal Mint card box of issue, extremely ne (3) £80-£100

AshleyDonaldBromley attestedintotheArmyServiceCorpsforserviceduringtheGreatWarandservedontheWesternFront.Post-war hesettledinMaidenhead,BerkshirewithhiswifeMarion,whereheranthefamilyBakeryandSeedMerchantbusinesswithhisbrother.Duringthe Second World War, he served in the 2nd Berkshire (Maidenhead) Battalion, Home Guard.

Sold together with his Berkshire Home Guard record card and !ve school sporting medallions, all cased, three of which are silver.

MarionBromley wasborninKingswood,Bristolin1903.Afterhermarriage,shemovedtoMaidenhead,Berkshire,wheresheservedformany yearsastheorganiseroftheMaidenheadBranchoftheWomen’sRoyalVoluntaryService,havingjoinedin1940.DuringtheSecondWorldWar, shetookchargeofthelocalForce’sCanteen.ShewasawardedtheSilverJubileeMedalin1977,asaresultofherlongservicetotheW.R.V.S.She died, aged 89, in January 1993.

SoldtogetherwithtwoWRVSbadges,variouslocalpresscuttingsincludingherobituary,acontemporarygroupphotographoftheMaidenhead Force’s Canteen and her medal riband bar.

Pair: Warrant Officer Class II E. Borton, Royal Berkshire Regiment

BritishWarMedal1914-20(200393W.O.Cl.2.E.Borton.R.Berks.R.);ArmyL.S.&G.C.,G.V.R.,1stissue(3705Sjt:CookE. Borton. R. Berks: Regt) edge bruises, some polishing to BWM, otherwise nearly very ne (2) £50-£70

M.I.D. London Gazette 25 May 1917

HenryErnestBorton, aBakerfromPangbourne,Berkshire,wasbornon6September1875.HeattestedfortheRoyalBerkshireRegimenton 6February1893andservedduringtheSecondBoerWarinSouthAfrica(entitledtoaQueen’sSouthAfricaMedalwithclaspsforCapeColony, OrangeFreeState,andTransvaal;andaKing’sSouthAfricaMedalwiththetwodate).Heattestedforfurtherserviceon26May1914andserved ontheWesternFrontwiththe1/4thBattalionfrom30January1915.AppointedCompanySergeantMajoron26December1915,hewas MentionedinDespatchesinMay1917.Postwarhere-engagedasaTerritorialon19April1920andserveduntil10August1930.Hedied,aged 81, in Reading, Berkshire, on 15 February 1957.

Five: Captain A. W. D. Rookledge, Royal Berkshire Regiment

1939-45Star;ItalyStar;DefenceandWarMedals1939-45;GeneralService1918-62,Palestine1945-48(Capt.D.W.A.[sic] Rookledge. R. Berks.) mounted as worn, initials o cially corrected on GSM,contact marks, very ne (5) £100-£140

AlbertWilliamDouglasRookledge wasborninKing’sNorton,Birmingham,on29June1924.HewascommissionedintotheRoyal BerkshireRegimentforserviceduringtheSecondWorldWar.AfterwardsappointedCaptain,heservedduringthepostwarPalestinecampaign. He died in Blackburn, Lancashire, on 7 February 1995.

Three: Colour Sergeant E. F. Cox, Royal Berkshire Regiment

1939-45Star;WarMedal1939-45;EfficiencyMedal,G.VI.R.,1stissue,Territorial(5336115C.Sjt.E.F.Cox.R.Berks.) heavy contact marks to TFEM, otherwise very ne (3)

£50-£70

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A rare ‘Maiwand’ Second Afghan War survivor’s medal awarded to Private J. Croft, 66th Foot Afghanistan1878-80,1clasp,Kandahar(B/692Pte.J.Barr.66thFoot.)namingsomewhatindistinct, suspensionloose,contactmarks and pitting, the medal heavily polished and worn, therefore fair £500-£700

JonathanBarr attestedforthe66thRegimentofFootandservedwiththeminAfghanistan.HewaspresentatthebattleofMaiwand,27July 1880,‘oneofthegrandestexamplesofheroismintheannalsofwar’,wheretheRegimentlostitsColoursand10officersand275otherranks werekilled.Heisnotedofthemedalrollas‘EngagedintheFieldReserve,1stBrigadeColumn,Daubeney,1September1880’,andisalsoentitled to the Kabul to Kandahar Star 1880.

Queen’sSouthAfrica1899-1902,3clasps,CapeColony,OrangeFreeState,Transvaal (4549Corl.S.Welch,2:Rl:Berks: Regt), with contemporary silver ribbon pin bar, very ne £70-£90

Queen’sSouthAfrica1899-1902,5clasps,CapeColony,OrangeFreeState,Transvaal,SouthAfrica1901,SouthAfrica1902 (34354Tpr:A.Bryant.58thCoy.Imp:Yeo:),withattractivecontemporarysilverribbonpinbar, suspensionbentandloose, edge bruising, otherwise nearly very ne £100-£140

A. Bryant served with the 58th (Berkshire) Company, 15th Battalion Imperial Yeomanry, in South Africa during the Boer War.

India General Service 1908-35, 1 clasp, Waziristan

IndiaGeneralService1908-35,1clasp,Waziristan1921-24 (5330819Pte.A.H.Davis.R.Berks.R.) surnameo cially corrected, edge bruise, very ne £50-£70

IndiaGeneralService1908-35,1clasp,Waziristan1921-24 (5329780Pte.H.C.Hall,R.Berks.R.)

Medals from the Royal Berkshire Collection, Part 2

1914-15Star(2) (18162Pte.L.Hurford.R.Berks:R.;18862Pte.H.S.Radburn.R.Berks.R.) rankandinitialsdouble struckonlatter;BritishWarMedal1914-20(3) (8339Sjt.A.Illsley.R.Berks.R.;8446Pte.J.R.McLean.R.Berks.R.; 3508 Pte. F. H. Russell) generally very ne (5) £100-£140

LeonardHurford attestedfortheRoyalBerkshireRegimentforserviceduringtheGreatWaron27May1915andservedwiththe8th BattalionontheWesternFrontfrom16December1915.AppointedSergeant,hewasdischarged,asaconsequenceofwounds,on6March1919 and awarded a Silver War Badge, No. B186,493.

HarrySidneyRadburn attestedfortheRoyalBerkshireRegimentforserviceduringtheGreatWaron19July1915andservedwiththe5th BattalionontheWesternFrontfrom1December1915.AppointedLanceSergeant,healsoservedwiththe8thBattalionandwasdischarged,asa consequence of wounds, on 4 July 1919 and awarded a Silver War Badge, No. D248232.

AlbertIllsley wasborninSpeen,Berkshirein1880.HeattestedfortheRoyalBerkshireRegimentin1906andservedinIndiawiththe2nd Battalion.HeservedwithhisBattalionduringtheGreatWarontheWesternFrontfrom6November1914,beforelaterservicewithboththe 5thand1stBattalions.On9September1916the ReadingMercury includedhisnameinacasualtylist,asbeingwoundedasaLanceCorporal. Uponhisrecovery,hewaslaterappointedSergeantandwasawardedtheMilitaryMedal(LondonGazette,11February1919):on3October1918, TheNewburyWeeklyNews reported:‘AnotherNewburymanhaswontheMilitaryMedal.ThistimeitisSergt.A.Illsley,1stRoyalBerks.Regt.,for deedsofgallantryintherecentpushonAugust22nd.’MostelikelyIllsleywasawardedtheM.M.forhisactionsatQuesnoyFarm,nearRumilly, France.

Illsley was killed in action near Rumilly, on 9 October 1918, and is buried in Forenville Military Cemetery, France.

JamesRoderickMcLean attestedfortheRoyalBerkshireRegimentandservedduringtheGreatWar,ontheWesternFront,withthe1st Battalion, from 12 September 1914. He saw later service with the Labour Corps, Somerset Light Infantry and Army Ordnance Corps.

FrederickHenryRussell attestedfortheRoyalBerkshireRegimentandservedduringtheGreatWar.HesawlaterservicewiththeLabour Corps, 8th (Post Office Ri"es) Battalion, London Regiment and the King’s Royal Ri"e Corps. Sold together with two impressed identity discs.

VictoryMedal1914-19(10) (21523Cpl.C.Adams.R.Berks.R.;23956Pte.W.B.G.Aldridge.R.Berks.R.;202431 Pte.G.A.Barrett.R.Berks.R.;200727Pte.T.M.Clark.R.Berks.R.;20146Pte.T.H.Cousins.R.Berks.R.; 16786Pte.G.Hamblin.R.Berks.R.;15774Pte.F.W.Horne.R.Berks.R.;3532Pte.G.W.Palmer.R.Berks. R.; 9160 Cpl. A. Roberts. R. Berks. R.; 17845 Pte. A. Walker. R. Berks. R.) generally nearly very ne and better(10) £100-£140

General Service 1918-62, 1 clasp, Palestine (5334754 Pte. L. Bolt. R. Berks. R.) nearly extremely ne £70-£90

GeneralService1918-62,1clasp,Malaya,E.II.R. (22084611Pte.G.L.Kinsey.R.Berks.) innamedcardboxofissue, extremely ne £40-£50

General Service 1918-62, 1 clasp, Cyprus (23460998 Pte. P. H. Bush. R. Berks. R.) mounted for wear, extremely ne £50-£70

PeterHenryBush wasborninBasingstoke,Hampshireon23July1937.HeattestedintotheRoyalBerkshireRegimenton3January1956,and spenthisarmycareerservingasaBatman.HeservedinCyprusfrom10October1956to4December1958andwasdischargedwith‘verygood’ character, on 2 January 1959.

Sold together with the recipient’s Certi#cate of Service ‘Red Book’; Passport; and a photograph of him taken during his service in Cyprus.

General Service 1918-62, 1 clasp, Cyprus (23530252 Pte. G. Quigley. R. Berks.) light contact marks, nearly extremely ne £50-£70

GeneralService1918-62,2clasps,Iraq,N.W.Persia (5329786Pte.J.R.Howard.R.Berks.R.) very ne,andatwoclasp medal scarce to unit £100-£140

JamesR.Howard attestedfortheOxfordshireandBuckinghamshireLightInfantryforserviceduringtheGreatWar.Helatertransferredto the Royal Berkshire Regiment, which whom he also saw service, post-War, during the Iraq and North West Persia campaigns.

General Service 1962-2007, 1 clasp, Northern Ireland (24259724 Pte. R. Clarke DERR.) extremely ne £40-£50

General Service 1962-2007, 1 clasp, Northern Ireland (24221537 Pte. R. Fluck. DERR.) extremely ne £40-£50

Sold together with a copy black and white photograph of a marching regimental colour party, including the recipient, from the D.E.R.R. Journal.

GeneralService1962-2007,1clasp,NorthernIreland (24053900Pte.A.E.V.McCarthy.DERR.) mountedforwear, minor edge bruise, good very ne £50-£70

General Service 1962-2007, 1 clasp, Northern Ireland (24099289 Pte. E. A. Nunn DERR.) nearly extremely ne £40-£50

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Medals from the Royal Berkshire Collection, Part 2

Delhi Durbar 1911 (7436. Pte. W. Goddard. 2-Roy-Berks-Regt) contemporarily engraved naming, edge bruise, very ne £60-£80

WilliamJohnGoddard wasborninEastHendred,Berkshire,andattestedintotheRoyalBerkshireRegiment.Heservedwiththe2ndBattalion in India and was present at 1911 Delhi Durbar, con!rmed on the medal roll. HeafterwardsservedduringtheGreatWar,ontheWesternFront,from6November1914,andwaskilledinactionon29January1915.Heis buried in Fauquissart Military Cemetery, Laventie, France.

ArmyL.S.&G.C.,G.VI.R.,1stissue,RegularArmy (5331656Sjt.G.W.Benham.R.Berks.R.);EfficiencyMedal,G.VI.R.,1st issue, Territorial (5337163 Pte. J. A. Brand. R. Berks.) very ne (2) £60-£80 54

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VolunteerForceLongServiceMedal,V.R. (141SergtS.Payne.1stV/BRoyalBerksRegt) engravednaming, goodvery ne £70-£90

VolunteerForceLongServiceMedal(2),V.R. (77Sergt.R.Kimber.1st.V.B.RoyalBerksRegt) engravednaming;E.VII.R. (3960 Pte. G. Kelsey. 1/V.B. Rl. Berks: Regt.) impressed naming, the second planchet only, nearly very ne (2) £70-£90

VolunteerForceLongServiceMedal,E.VII.R. (5132L.Cpl.E.Tubb.1/V.B.Rl.Berks:Regt.) impressednaming, lemarks and collector’s reference number in ink on rim, edge bruising, nearly very ne £40-£50

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Territorial Force Efficiency Medal, G.V.R. (200038 Pte. C. Harrison. 4/R. Berks R.) contact marks, very ne £70-£90

57 CharlesHarrison attestedforthe1/4thBattalion(TerritorialForce)RoyalBerkshireRegimenton7April1908,andservedduringtheGreat WarontheWesternFront,andlater,intheItaliantheatre.Hewasdischargedduetosicknesson15April1919andawardedaSilverWarBadge, No. B/277890. He was also entitled to a British War and Victory Medal, and a Territorial Force War Medal.

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EfficiencyMedal(2),G.V.R.,Territorial (5330162Cpl.H.D.Davey.4-R.Berks.R.);G.VI.R.,1stissue,Territorial (5335731 Pte. E. L. Baldwin. R. Berks. R.) edge nick to rst, nearly extremely ne (2) £70-£90

EfficiencyMedal,G.VI.R.,1stissue,Territorial(3) (5337281Pte.FS.C.Clark.R.Berks.;5335752Pte.F.C.Palmer.R. Berks.; 5335923 Sjt. F. Parsons. R. Berks. R.) generally very ne (3) £100-£140

Pair: Fireman E. T. Quelch, Berkshire and Reading Fire Service

Defence Medal; Fire Brigade L.S. & G.C., E.II.R. (Fireman Edward T. Quelch), in named card box of issue, very ne

Fire Brigade L.S. & G.C. (Ldg. Fireman George F. Glading), in named card box of issue, very ne (3) £60-£80

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A Late 18th Century Constable’s Tipstaff

Agoodqualityexample,overalllengthapproximately20cm,thehandgripofwoodapproximately10cm,theupperbrass component engraved ‘Thomas Benham, Constable, Windsor’, some dents and a small split to the brass work, good condition for age £300-£400

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A Victorian Constable’s Tipstaff

Agoodqualityexample,overalllengthapproximately17.5cm,inbrass,engraved‘St.Mary’sReading,Constable’,theConstable’s name erased, good condition £100-£140

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A Berkshire Special Constabulary Truncheon.

ABerkshireSpecialConstabularywoodentruncheon;togetherwithalargequantityofassortedBerkshireSpecialConstabulary badges, buttons, and other ephemera, generally very ne (lot) £80-£100

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Thames Valley Special Constabulary Insignia.

AmiscellaneousselectionofassortedThamesValleySpecialConstabularybadges,buttonsandshouldertitles, generallyvery ne (lot) £40-£50

Berkshire Constabulary Insignia.

AmiscellaneousselectionofassortedBerkshirepolicebadges,buttons,helmetplatesandConstable’swristbadges, generallyvery ne (lot)

£80-£100

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Medals from the Royal Berkshire Collection, Part 2

Berkshire Fire Brigade Insignia.

A miscellaneous selection of assorted Newbury and Berkshire Fire Service badges and buttons, generally very ne (lot) £40-£50

Berkshire Education Committee Medals.

AmiscellaneousselectionofBerkshireSchoolattendancemedals,3silverand32bronze,somewithextradatebarsandribbons, and assorted Berkshire Education Committee ‘Never Absent, Never Late’, attendance medals, generally good condition (lot) £40-£50

Royal Berkshire Regiment Miscellaneous Medallions.

Aselectionofmiscellaneouspresentationitems,includinga50mmsilvershootingmedal,incaseofissue (No.7901SergeantJ. Gray.);a1stVol.Batt.RoyalBerks.,42mmsilvermedalincaseofissue (CampCupLce.Corpl.S.H.Ewins.1902);and variousbronzeshootingmedals,onenamed‘LnceSgt.J.C.Daniels’;togetherwithalargequantityofassortedsilverand bronze Regimental sporting medallions and fobs, generally very ne or better (lot) £80-£100

Reading War Hospital Ephemera.

TwoSecondWorldWarautographbooks,collectedbyNurseC.Martin,whoservedatReadingWarHospitalandlookedafter many servicemen, including heartfelt notes of appreciation and some sketches, binding damaged on rst, otherwise good condition (2) £50-£70

Soldtogetherwithaboxed‘CountryLife’Officer’sTrainingCorpsCompetition1914Medallion (G.Briggs),aphotographoftherecipientin later life and two photographs of his parents.

Groups and Single Decorations for Gallantry

AGreatWarC.M.G.,1916‘WesternFront’D.S.O.groupofsixawardedtoLieutenant-ColonelF.R Sedgwick, Royal Field Artillery

TheMostDistinguishedOrderofSt.MichaelandSt.George,C.M.G.,Companion’sneckbadge,silver-giltandenamel,withneck riband,in Garrard,London,caseofissue;DistinguishedServiceOrder,G.V.R.silver-giltandenamel,withintegraltopribandbar; Queen’sSouthAfrica1899-1902,3clasps,CapeColony,Paardeberg,Johannesburg, thesealltailor’scopies (Lieut.F.R.Sedgwick. R. F.A.);1914Star(MajorF.R.Sedgwick.R.F.A.);BritishWarandVictoryMedals,withM.I.D.oakleaves(Lt.Col.F.R.Sedgwick.) mounted as worn, minor edge bruise to obverse central medallion on CMG, otherwise nearly extremely ne (6) £1,400-£1,800

C.M.G. London Gazette 3 June 1919.

D.S.O. London Gazette 14 January 1916.

FrancisRogerSedgwick wasborninBombayon5July1876,andwaseducatedatUppinghamSchoolandtheRoyalMilitaryAcademy, Woolwich.HewascommissionedSecondLieutenant,RoyalArtillery,on26March1896andwaspromotedLieutenanton21March1899.He servedinSouthAfricaduringtheBoerWar,andwaspresentattheoperationsintheOrangeFreeState,FebruarytoMay1900,includingthe operationsatPaardeberg,17-26February1900;theactionsatPoplarGrove,KareeSiding,VetRiver,5-6May1900,andZandRiver.Hewasalso presentatoperationsintheTransvaalinMayandJune1900,includingtheactionsnearJohannesburgandPretoria;andoperationsintheTransvaal, eastofPretoria,inSeptember1900.PostedtotheWestAfricanFrontierForce,1901-05,hewaspromotedCaptainon15January1902,and transferred to the Retired List in 1913.

OntheoutbreakoftheGreatWarSedgwickwasrecalledforservice,andwentoutwiththeRoyalArtillerytotheWesternFrontin1914.During theWarhewaswounded,wasthreetimesMentionedinDespatches(LondonGazettes 1January1916,21July1917,and7July1919),andwas awardedtheDistinguishedServiceOrder.PromotedLieutenant-Colonelon4August1917,hewascreatedaCompanionoftheOrderofSt. Michael and St. George for services rendered during military operations in France and Flanders in the 1919 Birthday Honours’ List.

AGreatWarC.M.G.groupofsevenawardedtoCaptainD.G.Thynne,RoyalNavy,whowasMentionedin DespatchesandawardedtheRussianOrderofSt.StanislasforhisservicesaboardH.M.S. Agincourt atthe Battle of Jutland, 31 May 1916

TheMostDistinguishedOrderofSt.MichaelandSt.George,C.M.G.,Companion’sneckbadge,silver-giltandenamel;1914-15 Star(Commr.D.G.Thynne,R.N.);BritishWarandVictoryMedals,withM.I.D.oakleaves(Capt.D.G.Thynne.R.N.);Defence andWarMedals1939-45; Russia,Empire,OrderofSt.Stanislas,SecondClassneckbadge,withswords,byEduard,St. Petersburg,gold(56zolotniki)andenamel,maker’smarktoreverse, minorenameldamagetocentralmedallionsonCMG,andto wreath on last, otherwise generally good very ne (7) £2,400-£2,800

Provenance: Commander Ron Campion Collection, Dix Noonan Webb, September 2002.

C.M.G. London Gazette 24 March 1919:

‘For valuable services in command of a minelayer for eighteen months. Many of the operations were carried out in dangerous enemy waters.’

M.I.D. London Gazette 15 September 1916:

‘For service in the Battle of Jutland.’

Russian Order of Stanislas, Second Class (with Swords) London Gazette 5 June 1917:

‘For distinguished service rendered in the Battle of Jutland.’

DenisGranvilleThynne wasborninOctober1875,thesonoftheRev.A.C.ThynneofKilkhampton,andascionoftheMarquessatesof Bath.HeenteredtheRoyalNavyasaCadetinJanuary1890andwasappointedaMidshipmaninJune1892andaLieutenantinSeptember1898. Gaininghis !rstseagoingexperienceoncruisers,hewasgivenhis !rstcommand,atorpedoboatdestroyer,in1905.In1910,whileservinginthe cruiserH.M.S. Kent ontheChinaStation,hegainedadvancementtoCommander,afterwardsreturninghomeforastintofserviceontheroyal yacht Victoria and Albert

TheoutbreakofhostilitiesinAugust1914foundThynneaboardH.M.S. Agincourt,inwhichbattleshiphewasMentionedinDespatchesforhis servicesatJutland,andwasawardedtheRussianOrderofStanislas.AsaSeniorExecutiveOfficer,hemusthavebeendirectlyinvolvedinshaping Agincourt’spartinthebattle,andpossiblyevenorderedthedespatchofher "rstsalvoat10,000yardsrangeagainstanenemybattlecruiserinthe earlyeveninghoursofthe31May-‘ThepleasureitwastoseeH.M.S. Agincourt ...asshepouredoutsalvoesfromherbroadsideoffourteen 12inchguns,’notedayoungMidshipmaninH.M.S. Malaya.Bytheendofthebattle, Agincourt hadengagedtheenemyonfouroccasions,expended 144shellsfromher12-inchgunsandanother111fromher6-inchguns,andobtainedaseriesofhitsonatleastoneenemybattleshipofthe Kaiser class. But the traffic was far from one-sided, a series of enemy torpedo strikes causing the mighty battleship to take rapid evasive action: ‘SoonafterthistheDivisionhadabusytimedodgingtorpedoes, "redapparentlyfromenemydestroyers,orpossiblyfromthebattleships themselves.Luckilythetrackscouldbespottedfromthetopsintime.Asfaras Agincourt wasconcerned,ourexcitementstartedat7.08p.m., whenwithasharpturnoftheshipatorpedopassedjustunderourstern,andlateranotheronebrokesurfaceabout150yardsshortofour starboardbeam.At7.35p.m.thetracksoftwomoretorpedoeswerereportedapproachingonthestarboardside,butbygoodco-operation betweenthefore-topandtheconningtowertheywerebothavoided.Aloftthetrackswereclearlyvisible,andactingonthereportsfromthere theshipwasgraduallyturnedaway,sothatbyperfecttimingonetorpedopasseduptheportsideandonethestarboardside;afterwhichwe resumed our place in the line. A "fth torpedo was successfully dodged at 7.47 p.m., but after this we had no further excitements.’

FurtherrecognitionwastofollowforThynnewhenhewasappointedaCompanionoftheOrderofSt.MichaelandSt.Georgeforhisservicesin theminelayerH.M.S. Wahine,whichhehadjoinedinMarch1917.Followingthecessationofhostilitieshebrie#ycommandedthedepotshipH.M. S. Woolwich beforebeingplacedontheRetiredListintherankofCaptainin1922.SettlinginCornwall,hewasre-employedasaTemporary Lieutenant (unpaid) in the “Wavy Navy” during the Second World War. He died in December 1955.

Apost-WarC.M.G.,O.B.E.groupofsixawardedtoJ.R.W.Parker,Esq.,whoservedasGovernorand Commander-in-ChiefoftheFalklandIslandsandHighCommissionerfortheBritishAntarcticTerritories

1976-80

TheMostDistinguishedOrderofSt.MichaelandSt.George,C.M.G.,Companion’sneckbadge,silver-giltandenamel,withneck riband,in Spink,London,caseofissue, minorenameldamagetoreversecentralmedallion;TheMostExcellentOrderoftheBritish Empire,O.B.E.(Civil)Officer’s2ndtypebreastbadge,silver-gilt;1939-45Star;AfricaStar,1clasp,1stArmy;WarMedal1939-45; Jubilee1977,unnamedasissued,allmountedfordisplaytogetherwithaLondonScottishcapbadge,andaCommonwealth Parliamentary Association lapel badge, good very ne (6) £600-£800

C.M.G. London Gazette 31 December 1977.

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

JamesRolandWalterParker wasbornin1919andstartedgovernmentservicewiththeMinistryofLabourin1938.Heservedwiththe LondonScottishduringtheSecondWorldWarandthoughhelosthalfaleg,asaresultofwarinjury,itdidnotadverselyaffecthisfuturecareer. AfterthewarheresumedhisdutieswiththeMinistryofLabouruntilsecondedtotheForeignOfficein1966.Subsequentpostingstookhimto Nigeria,Fiji,GambiaandSouthAfricauntil,on16December1976,hewasappointedGovernorandCommanderinChiefoftheFalklandIslands andHighCommissionerfortheBritishAntarcticTerritories.HispostingcoincidedwithatimeofincreasingtensionsinrelationswithArgentina, culminating in the Argentinean Invasion shortly after he had left office.

WhilstinvolvedinearlyimplementationofsomeoftherecommendationsmadeinLordShackleton’sreportontheFalklandIslands,Parkerwas alsointerestedinthemoreremoteareasofhisterritoryanddescribedhisannualvisitstoSouthGeorgiaandtheBritishAntarcticTerritoriesas ‘oneofthemainblessingsofthejob’.HeretiredasGovernoron26February1980,andwassucceededinpostbyRexHunt.Hediedin November 2009.

SoldwiththeoriginalbestowaldocumentsforboththeC.M.G.andtheO.B.E.,thesebothmountedinglazeddisplayframes;togetherwiththe originalCentralChanceryenvelopesforbothcerti"cates;CentralChancerylettersfortheC.M.G.;andoriginaltelegraminformingtherecipientof the award of the C.M.G. (addressed ‘Personal for Governor’).

A !nepost-WarC.B.E.,‘Path!nderSquadronCommander’s’D.S.O.,‘1940’D.F.C.andpost-warQ.C.B.C. groupoftenawardedtoWellingtonandStirlingpilotGroupCaptainO.R.Donaldson,RoyalAirForce,who "ewinatleast34operationalsortieswith115SquadronbetweenSeptember1939-August1940,before goingontocommand7Squadron,October1942-May1943.MentionedinDespatchestwicefortheSecond WorldWar,awardedtheQ.C.B.C.forhispartduringabombexplosionatR.A.F.MarhaminSeptember 1954, and further Mentioned in Despatches for services in the Suez

TheMostExcellentOrderoftheBritishEmpire,C.B.E.(Military)Commander’s2ndtype,neckbadge,silver-giltandenamel, blue enameldamage;DistinguishedServiceOrder,G.VI.R.,silver-giltandenamel,reverseofficiallydated‘1943’,withintegraltopriband bar;TheMostExcellentOrderoftheBritishEmpire,O.B.E.(Military)Officer’s2ndtype,breastbadge,silver-gilt;Distinguished FlyingCross,G.VI.R.,reverseofficiallydated‘1940’;1939-45Star;AirCrewEuropeStar,1clasp,FranceandGermany;Defence andWarMedals1939-45,withM.I.D.oakleaf;GeneralService1918-62,2clasps,Palestine1945-48,NearEast,withM.I.D.oak leaf(Act.Gp.Cpt.O.R.Donaldson.R.A.F.)secondclasplooseonriband,asissued,breastawardsmountedasoriginallyworn, withQueen’sCommendationforValuableServiceintheAirEmblemandaPathFinderForceBadge,allhousedincustommade display case, generally very ne or better, unless otherwise stated (10) £4,000-£5,000

C.B.E. London Gazette 1 January 1953.

D.S.O. London Gazette 11 June 1943:

‘GroupCaptainDonaldsonhascompletedalargenumberofsortiessincetheawardoftheDistinguishedFlyingCross.Duringthesixmonthshe hascommandedthesquadron,ithasmaintainedits !neoperationalrecordandfreshhonourshavebeenachieved.Byhissoundorganisation, thoroughtrainingandpersonalexample,hehasfashioneda !rstclass !ghtingunit.Eachoperationismostcarefullyplannedandexecutedand nothingwhichdeservedhispersonalattentionisomitted.GroupCaptainDonaldson’s !rmandtactfulhandlingofaircrews,hischeerfulspiritand devotiontodutyhaveearnedhimtheunswervingloyaltyofallranks.Heisaskilfulpilotwitha !nerecordofsuccessfulbombingsortiesagainst the enemy. His example as a captain of aircraft has been an inspiration to his unit.’

O.B.E. London Gazette 10 June 1948.

D.F.C. London Gazette 11 June 1940:

‘OnenightinMay,1940,thisofficerwascaptainofanaircraftdetailedtoattackfocalpointsbehindtheenemy’spositions.Intheneighbourhood ofHirsonhecameunderheavyanti-aircraft !rewhichheregardedasindicatingthathewasnearapro!tableobjective.Inspiteoftheenemy !re FlyingOfficerDonaldsonmade !veattacksonaroadthroughanearbywood.Asaresultalarge !reandthirteenviolentexplosionsoccurredin what must have been an important enemy dump. He has consistently shown the highest degree of courage and determination.’

Q.C.B.C. London Gazette 25 January 1955:

‘TheQueenhasbeengraciouslypleasedtogiveordersforthepublicationofthenamesoftheundermentionedpersonnelwhohavebeen commendedforgallantrydisplayedwhentwo1,000lb.bombsexplodedwithoutwarningatRoyalAirForceStation,Marham,on20September 1954.’

M.I.D. London Gazette 1 January 1945 and 1 January 1946.

M.I.D. London Gazette 13 June 1957 (Suez).

OliverRussellDonaldson wasborninRevelstoke,BritishColumbia,CanadainJanuary1912.HewasappointedtoaShortService CommissionasActingPilotOfficeronprobation,GeneralDutiesBranch,RoyalAirForceinNovember1936.Donaldsonwascon!rmedasaPilot Officerthefollowingyear,andadvancedtoFlyingOfficerinNovember1937.Donaldsonwaspostedasapilotforoperational #yingwith115 Squadron(Wellingtons)atMarham.BetweenSeptember1939-August1940he #ewinatleast34operationalsortiesoverGermany,Norway, France,Belgium,HollandandDenmark.DonaldsontookpartinthedisastrousattackontheGermanbattleships Scharnhorst and Gneisenau when theyattemptedtomovefromtheirberthstowardsNorway,7April1940.TheSquadronwere subsequentlyengagedinattackingenemyshipping of Norway and occupied air!elds. When the German attack on France opened, 115 Squadron began raids in Germany and, later occupied Europe. DonaldsonwasawardedtheD.F.C.,andadvancedtoFlightLieutenantinSeptember1940.Hewasproceedingonawell-earnedleavetoCanada whenhisLogBookwas“lostatseaduetoenemyaction”.DonaldsonadvancedtoTemporarySquadronLeaderinDecember1941,andservedas commandingofficerof7Squadron(Stirlings)atOakington,2October1942-3May1943.Inlate1942theSquadronwasoneof !vesquadrons selectedtoformthenucleusofthePath!nderForce.DonaldsonwasawardedtheD.S.O.,andadvancedtoWingCommanderinAugust1943.He servedasStationCommanderofR.A.F.Wyton,July1944-February1945.DonaldsonadvancedtoGroupCaptaininJuly1952,andwasrewarded with the Q.C.B.C. for his involvement in the following incident:

‘On 20th September 1954, two 1,000lb bombs exploded on the perimeter track at Marham, killing an NCO.

Thesquadron’sOperationsRecordBookshows:‘OnMonday20thSeptember,2x1000lbbombsexplodedaccidentallysome150yardsfromthe squadrondispersalandseveralofthesquadron’saircraftweredamaged.ThedamagetomostwasveryslightbutoneaircraftWK133received damagewhichhasentailedplacingitCAT3.Apieceofshrapnelenteredtheportlowermainplaneskininboardofrib6andricochetedforward passingthroughrib6,themainsparandrib7,afterwhichitpassedthroughthetrailingedgeoftheaileron.Thetopskinofthemainplanewas slightly buckled along the path of the shrapnel. As a result of this damage, the aircraft needs a complete port mainplane change.’

Anadditionalsectionrecords:‘Oneairmanfromthesquadron,LACHopkins,togetherwithtwoairmenfrom115Squadron,distinguished themselvesbyrescuingchieftechnicianBawley,thetractordriver.Thethreeairmenwereapproximately200yardsfromthesceneoftheaccident butwithin30secondstheyhadchieftechnicianBawleyclearofthetractor,thisregardlessofthefactthattherewerefourmoreunexploded 1000lbbombslyingontheperitrackandthatshrapnelwasfallingaboutthemwhilsttheywererunningtowardsthetractor.Itwasunfortunate that, in spite of their efforts, chief technician Bawley died after being admitted to King’s Lynn Hospital.”

Group Captain Donaldson retired in May 1957.

Sold with copied research.

A post-War C.B.E. group of six awarded to Engineer Rear-Admiral H. S. Roome, Royal Navy

TheMostExcellentOrderoftheBritishEmpire,C.B.E.(Military)Commander’s2ndtypeneckbadge,silver-giltandenamel,with shortsectionofneckribandfordisplaypurposes;1914-15Star(S.Lt.H.S.Roome.R.N.);BritishWarandVictoryMedals,withM. I.D.oakleaves(Lieut.H.S.Roome.R.N.);DefenceandWarMedals1939-45;togetherwithaBoyScoutsMedalofMerit(H.S. Roome 18-5-60) good very ne (7) £600-£800

C.B.E. London Gazette 1 January 1949.

M.I.D. London Gazette 8 March 1918:

‘For services in Destroyers and Torpedo Boat Flotillas during the period ending 31st December 1917.’

HenryStewardRoome wasbornon7May1896,thesonofEngineerRear-AdmiralG.W.Roome,C.B.E.,andwaseducatedattheRoyal NavalCollegesOsborne,DartmouthandKeyham.HewasappointedMidshipmanon15September1913,andjoinedH.M.S. Bellerophon on7 April1914.HewaspromotedtoSub-Lieutenant8dayslaterandtoLieutenanton15October1917.HeservedinGrandFleetDestroyers,being appointedto Cheerful inDecember1915; Narborough, April1916; Oriana,August1917;and Lark,June1918(Despatches).Hewasappointedto R. N.College,Keyham,inAugust1918;Lieutenant-Commander(E),July1925;Commander(E),December1928;Captain(E),June1940;RearAdmiral(E),April1947.A.D.C.totheKing,1946-47.HeservedduringtheWarof1939-45,H.M.Dockyards,DevonportandSheerness,andat theAdmiralty.HewasManageroftheEngineeringDepartmentatH.M.Dockyard,Portsmouth,from1945untilhisretirementin1950.Heretired to Pencelli, near Brecon, and died on 21 December 1981.

Apost-WarC.B.E.,GreatWar1918‘GermanSpringOffensive’M.C.groupofsixawardedtoCaptainF.C. Braby, Lancashire Fusiliers, who was twice wounded and Mentioned in Despatches

TheMostExcellentOrderoftheBritishEmpire,C.B.E.(Civil)Commander’s2ndtypeneckbadge,withminiaturewidthneck riband,in CentralChancery caseofissue;MilitaryCross,G.V.R.,thereverseprivatelyengraved‘Lt.F.C.Braby.2/8th.Lan.Fus.Attd. 197Inf.Bdg.H.Q.SommeFranceMarch1918’;BritishWarandVictoryMedals,withM.I.D.oakleaves(Capt.F.C.Braby.); Defence Medal; Coronation 1953, unnamed as issued, mounted court-style as worn, lacquered, good very ne (6) £1,000-£1,400

C.B.E. (Civil) London Gazette 2 June 1962: Frederick Cyrus Braby, Esq., M.C., D.L., Chairman, Industrial Coal Consumers Council.

M.C. London Gazette 26 July 1918:

‘Forconspicuousgallantryanddevotiontodutyduringadeterminedenemyattackunderintensemachine-gun !re.Hecollectedallmeninthe vicinityandorganisedasuccessfuldefence.Hecheckedandin"ictedconsiderablecasualtiesontheenemy,handlinghismenwithskillandcourage.

Later in the day, he did good service in carrying important messages through heavy machine-gun !re to the rearguard.’

The Battalion War Diary additionally states: ‘For gallantry on 25 March 1918.’

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

FrederickCyrusBraby wasbornon1May1897andwaseducatedatCharterhouseSchoolandtheUniversityofManchester.Hewas commissionedSecondLieutenantintheLancashireFusiliersandservedwiththe2nd/8thBattalionduringtheGreatWarontheWesternFront from28February1917(woundedtwice,MentionedinDespatchesandawardedtheMilitaryCross).Hesawfurtherservicepost-Warinthe Territorial Army.

IncivilianlifeBrabyservedasDirectorofthefamily !rmFredrickBrabyandCo.Ltd.,andwasthe !rm’sChairmanfrom1942to1965.Hewas PresidentoftheEngineeringandAlliedEmployers’LondonandDistrictAssociation,andChairmanoftheIndustrialCoalConsumers’Counciland theBritishNon-FerrousMetalsAssociation.HewasappointedaDeputyLieutenantofKentin1955,andwasaCountyCommissioneroftheBoy ScoutsAssociationforKentfrom1952to1967.Inaddition,heservedonthecommitteesofnumerousCharitableorganisations.Forhisservices he was appointed a Commander of the Order of the British Empire in 1962. He died on 15 July 1983.

Soldwiththerecipient’soriginalBestowalDocumentfortheC.B.E.,withaccompanyingcorrespondencefromthePrimeMinister’sofficeandthe CentralChancery;originalDocumentappointingtherecipientaDeputyLieutenantfortheCountyofKent;variousnewspapercuttings;andmuch copied research, including Battalion War diary extracts and other ephemera.

Arare‘RubyMinesExpedition1886’GoldD.S.O.pairawardedtoLieutenant-ColonelA.L.Barrett,43rd Gurkha (Ri!e) Regiment of Bangal Infantry

DistinguishedServiceOrder,V.R.,goldandenamels,withintegraltopribbonbroochbar;IndiaGeneralService1854-95,4clasps, Naga1879-80,Burma1885-7,Burma1887-89,N.E.Frontier1891(Lieut.A.L.Barrett.43rdBengalN.I.)namingofficially impressedincorrectuprightcapitals,claspswithunofficialwiredconnections,contemporarycavalry-stylemounting, somevery minor chips to wreaths on the rst, otherwise toned, good very ne (2) £4,000-£6,000

D.S.O., appointed 1 July 1887 (London Gazette 25 November 1887): ‘For services in Burma.’

AlfredLloydBarrett wasbornin1855,sonoftheRev.A.Barrett,D.D.,ofCarshaltonHouse,Surrey.Hewas !rstcommissionedasa Lieutenantintothe109thFooton11February1875,andjoinedtheBengalStaff Corpsinthefollowingyear.Hewasappointedtothe43rd BengalInfantryon20June1878,waspromotedtoCaptainon11February1886;Major,11February1895;Commandant43BengalInfantry,with rank of Lieutenant-Colonel, 6 November 1895.

Lieutenant-ColonelBarrettservedwiththe43rdBengalN.I.intheNagaHillsExpedition,1879-80(MedalwithClasp);withtheAkhaExpedition, 1883-84;withtheBurmaExpedition1886-88,intheoperationsofthe1stBrigade,RubyMinesExpedition,includingtheadvancefromKhannyat andcaptureofManiloung,withtheNorthernShancolumn,andwasslightlywoundedinanengagementnearLamaingon2September1886 (Despatches G.G.O. 434of1887;2Clasps;D.S.O.);andwiththeManipurExpeditionin1891(Clasp).HewasappointedCommandantofthe43rd Bengal Infantry in November 1895, and died in that appointment on 7 March 1900.

Theregimentallyuniqueandimportant‘WestAfrica1898’D.S.O.groupofelevenawardedtoMajor-General WeirdeL.Williams,HampshireRegiment,agallantandoft-woundedChannelIslanderwhoseadventurous earlycareerrangedfromtheNorthWestFrontierofIndia,throughthejunglesofWestAfricatotheSouth Africanveldt;duringtheGreatWarhelandedatGallipolifromtheSS RiverClyde andplayedaprominent roleinthebloody !ghtingatVbeach,laterholdingBrigadeandDivisionalcommandsonthebattle!eldsof the Western Front DistinguishedServiceOrder,V.R.,silver-giltandenamel,withintegraltopribandbar;IndiaGeneralService1895-1902,2clasps, PunjabFrontier1897-98,Tirah1897-98(Lieut.W.deL.Williams1stHamp:Regt.);EastandWestAfrica1887-1900,1clasp, 1898(Capt.W.deL.WilliamsD.S.O.RoyalNigerConstably)renamed;Queen’sSouthAfrica1899-1902,2clasps,CapeColony, Paardeberg(Capt.W.de.Le.WilliamsD.S.O.HampsRgt.)officialcorrectionstopost-nominallettersandunit;1914-15Star(Lt. Col.W.DeL.Williams,D.S.O.HampsR.);BritishWarandVictoryMedals,withM.I.D.oakleaves(Maj.Gen.W.DeL.Williams); DelhiDurbar1903,silver;DelhiDurbar1911,silver; France,ThirdRepublic,CroixdeGuerre1914-15,withpalm; Belgium, Kingdom,CroixdeGuerre,A.I.R.,mountedcourt-style;togetherwithacontemporaryduplicateIndiaGeneralService 1895 -1902,2clasps,thiswithofficiallyre-engravednaming(Lieut.W.deL.Williams,1stBn.HampshireRegt.), lightcontactmarks, otherwise good very ne and better (12) £4,000-£5,000

Provenance: Spink, March 1992, when sold with ‘Niger 1897’ clasp on the renamed East and West Africa medal.

C.B. (Military) London Gazette 1 January 1921.

C.M.G. London Gazette 1 January 1917:

‘For services rendered in connection with Military Operations in the Field’

D.S.O. London Gazette 30 June 1899:

‘In recognition of services with the Royal Niger Constabulary during the recent operations in the Benin Hinterland, Siama, &c.’

French Legion of Honour London Gazette 21 August 1919.

French Croix de Guerre London Gazette 24 February 1916.

Roumanian Order of the Crown, Grand Officer London Gazette 20 September 1919.

Belgian Order of the Crown and Croix de Guerre London Gazette 24 October 1919.

M.I.D. LondonGazettes 30May1899;10September1901;5August1915;4January1917;15May1917;11December1917;20December1918; and 5 July 1919.

WeirdeLanceyWilliams wasbornatStPeterPort,Guernsey,on2March1872,sonofLieutenant-GeneralSirWilliam“Devil”Williams, K. C.B.,RoyalArtillery.HewaseducatedatElizabethCollege,GuernseyandtheUnitedServicesCollege,fromwhichheenteredtheRoyalMilitary Collegein1889asaQueen’sCadet.HewascommissionedintotheHampshireRegimentin1891andwassenttoIndiatojointhe1stBattalion. His "rstopportunityforactiveservicepresenteditselfin1897,whenheobtainedanappointmentasAssistantTransportOfficertotheSecond DivisionoftheTirahFieldForce,formedtoquellaseriesoftribaluprisingsontheNorthWestFrontier.Oneofonlyahandfulofmembersofhis Regimenttoparticipateintheseoperations,duringwhichhewasshotthroughthefooton11December1897,whenAfriditribesmenattempted tooverwhelmthebaggagetrainduringamarchdowntheBaraValley.ShippedbacktoEnglandtorecuperate,helostlittletimeinarranginghis next adventure, and in August 1898 headed to West Africa, on attachment to the forces of the Royal Niger Company. Theappointmentprovidedplentyofopportunitiesforaction.AspartofitseffortstoestablishcontroloverthelowerNiger,theCompany conductednumerousexpeditions–63inallbetween1886and1899,whenitscharterwasrevokedonestablishmentoftheNorthernand SouthernNigerianColonialProtectorates.Fewoftheminvolvedmorethanthreeorfourofficersand200RoyalNigerConstabularytroops,but thecasualtyreturnsshowtheriskstohavebeenreal,quiteapartfromthechallengespresentedbyterrainandclimate.InOctober1898,quite soonafterCaptainWilliams’arrival,aparticularlyseriousoutbreakof "ghting $areduparoundAsaba,aprincipalstationoftheCompany,150 milesuptheNigerriver.FugitivechiefsfosteredarevoltinoppositiontotheinterferenceoftheCompany’sofficerswithsacri"cialcustoms;the mission at Illah was ransacked and an attack made on the Company’s station.

Thedisaffecteddistrictwasextensive,requiringthedespatchofacolumnof400Companytroops,withthreeMaximsandtwoseven-pounder "eldpieces.Several "erceengagements werefought,resultingincasualtiesofeightkilledand34woundedontheCompany’sside.Williamswas amongthewounded,havingcommandedaforceof120menwhichleftAsabaon2Novembertodeliverfoodandammunitiontothegarrisonat Isele,about15milesaway.Thenarrowpathsallowedsingle "leastheonlyformationinwhichtomove,andledthroughthethickestofforest, drasticallyreducingthe "eldofviewandrenderingsuperiorweaponssuchastheMaximsoflittleuse.Enroutetheymetwithsomeresistancebut foughttheirwaythroughandachievedtheirobjective,withthelossofoneman.However,bythetimetheystartedtheirreturnthefollowingday theenemyhadconcentratedfromsurroundingdistrictsandtheyfacedsomequitedesperate "ghting.ThreemilesfromatownnamedUburuKiti theyfoundthepathblockedandwerecompelledtocuttheirwaythroughthebush,undercontinuousattack.Bythetimetheyreachedthetown eightmenhadbeenwoundedandammunitionwasrunningshort;heretheymetastrongpartyoftheenemydefendingarowofhouses.The moreopengroundallowedtheMaximtobebroughtintoaction,buttwogunnerswerekilledindoingso,andthegunjammedafterhalfadozen shots.So,with50men,Williamschargedthehousesandclearedtheenemyout.Bytheendofthedayfourmenhadbeenkilledand29wounded, CaptainWilliamsbeingshotintheside.Outofammunition,andwiththeprospectoffurther "ghtingbeforereachingAsaba,thecolumnmade campandarunnerwassentaheadtoaskforassistance.Therelieffoundthemafterafour-hourmarch,veryragged,tiredandblood-stainedfrom their "ve-day ordeal.

InJune1899CaptainWilliamssucceededascommandantoftheRoyalNigerCompany’stroops,inplaceofCaptainH.W.E.Parker,SouthWales Borderers,recentlykilledattemptingtoimposeorderinanotherremoteandtroublesomepartoftheterritory.ItfelltoWilliamstoavengehis brotherofficer’sdeath,inleadingapunitiveexpeditionof150HausatroopsagainsttheSuntai.Thisbandwerebasedabout50milessouth-eastof Ibi,ontheupperpartoftheBenueRiver(atributaryoftheNiger),andhadforsometimebeenraidingtheirneighbours,whohadappealedto the Companyforprotection.MarchingfromIbi,Williams’forceattackedthetownofSuntai,whichputupamostdetermined "ght.Thetownwall wasfoundtobequiteunclimbable,andwhereitwasbreachedthedefendersattemptedrepairsunder "reinaverydaringmanner.The "nal assaultthroughthisbreachcosttheCompanytroops "vemenkilledand25wounded;whenthetownfellandthecapturedchiefwasbrought before him, Williams is said to have expressed his admiration of the plucky defence.

Williams’timewiththeRoyalNigerConstabularyendedinSeptember1899onhisreturntoregimentalduty,takingwithhimaD.S.O.in recognitionofhisservices(presentedtohimbytheQueenatWindsor,on30thNovember1899).Hewaslessfortunateinthematterofa campaignmedalfor,whileitseemspossiblehecouldhavehadaclaimtotheEastandWestAfricaMedalwithclasp‘1898’,hisnamedoesnot appearontheroll,norisanymentionofamedalmadeinhisArmyListwarservicessummaries.Whetherthiswasanoversight,orwhetherhe fellvictimtosomequirkofthequali"cationcriteriaisunclear;inanyevent,Williamsseemstohaveremediedtheomissiontohisownsatisfaction byobtaininganapproximateexampletowear.HewassimilarlyunluckywithregardtotheRoyalNigerCompany’sowncampaignmedal, quali"cation for which had ceased the year before his arrival on the scene (ref article and roll in OMRS Miscellany of Honours, No. 2, 1980).

CaptainWilliamswassoonbackonactiveserviceagain,thistimeinSouthAfricawith2ndBattalionHampshireRegiment.Commandinga company,hetookpartintheoperationsleadingtotheBoerdefeatatPaardeberg,andalsotheactionatKareeSidingon29March1900,which sawhimleadinghiscompanyinanadvanceacrossopengroundagainst4,000well-concealedBoertroopswithawell-deservedreputationfor marksmanship.Fortunatetoescapeunscathedonthisoccasion,hewaslessfortunateamonthlater,beingseriouslywoundedinarunning "ghtat Brandfort on 3 May.

WilliamsreturnedtoIndiain1901totakeupthe "rstofaseriesofstaff appointmentsinthatcountrywhichwouldcontinueforthenexttwelve years,andincludedgraduationfromtheIndianStaff Collegein1908.ThisperiodalsosawhimastheonlyrepresentativeoftheHampshire RegimentpresentattheDelhiDurbarcelebrationsineither1903or1911–attheformerinthecapacityofAssistantDirectorforTransport, and onthestaff oftheBurmaDivisionatthelatterevent.PromotiontoMajorcamein1909,andin1913hewas "nallypostedbacktoEnglandtotake up a position on the staff of the Welsh Division, which continued for the "rst seven months of the Great War.

Williams’moreactiveinvolvementinthewarbeganwithhisabruptappointmentasLieutenant-Colonel(GSO1,Operations)onthestaff ofSirIan Hamilton'snewly-formingMediterraneanExpeditionaryForce.Informedofhisnewjobbytelegram,Williamswasgivenonlytwohours’noticeof his departure from London and found himself included in the advance party of a dozen officers which left with Hamilton on 13 March.

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AftercrossingtheChannelbydestroyer,thepartytravelledbyspecialtraintoMarseillesandthereembarkedinanotherdestroyer,H.M.S. Phaeton,whichdeliveredtheminrapidtimetotheislandofTenedos(off thecoastofTurkey)onthe17th,toconferwithRear-Admiralde Robeck(NavalC-in-C)andhisFrenchcounterparts.Thefollowingday,stillaboard Phaeton,Williamshadhis "rstsightoftheGallipoliPeninsulaas theyconductedareconnaissanceofpossiblelandingplaces,thenwitnessedthefailureofthelastoftheRoyalNavy’sattemptstoforcetheStraits ofConstantinoplebyseapoweralone.TherequirementtouselandforcestocapturesuchTurkishdefencesaswasnecessarytoopentheway for the ships had been placed beyond doubt, and it was to this object that Hamilton and his staff turned their attention in the following month. ThelandingsatCapeHellestookplaceon25April,onwhichdayGeneralHamiltonandmostofhisstaff observedoperationsfromthebattleship

H.M.S QueenElizabeth.Lieutenant-ColonelWilliam,showever,wasassignedtorepresentHamilton’sheadquartersonshore,towhichendhe embarkedintheconvertedcollierS.S. RiverClyde,theiconic‘Trojanhorse’whichwouldcarryalittleover2,000troopsoftheDublinFusiliers, MunsterFusiliersandHampshiresandlandthemon‘V’Beach,undertheoldfortressofSeddelBahr.AccompanyingWilliamswas LieutenantColonelCharlesDoughty-WylieofG.H.Q.’sIntelligenceStaff;standingtogetheron RiverClyde’sbridgeassheranherselfashorethatquiet, beautifulmorning,Williamsremarkedoptimisticallytohiscolleague“Ibelievewearetolandunopposed”.MomentslatertheTurksopenedup withaperfecthurricaneof "reandtheoperationrapidlydescendedintochaos,sixVictoriaCrossesbeingearnedbythenavalpersonnelwho attemptedtomaintainthepontoonbridgenecessarytocoverthedistancebetweenshipandshore.Amongthemountingcasualtieswerethe commanderof88thBrigade,alongwithhisBrigadeMajor;Lieutenant-ColonelCarringtonSmithoftheHampshiressteppeduptoreplacehim,but washimselfkilledbyasniper,andLieutenant-ColonelRoothoftheDublinFusiliersfelltoo,leavingWilliamstotakeover.Seeingtheimpossibility offurthertroopsdisembarkingfromRiverClydewithoutbeingslaughtered,aroundnoonhepostponedthelandingofthe700orsostillaboard untiladvantagecouldbetakenofthecoverofnight.Havingseenthemensafelyashore,thenextdayheorganisedthetroopsonthebeachand directeda two-prongedattackonthedeeplyentrenchedTurkishpositions.ThetwoadvanceswereledbyLieutenant-ColonelDoughty-Wylieand CaptainGarthWalford,BrigadeMajorR.A.,whileWilliamsbroughtonthereserve.Bothofficerswerekilledinthemomentofvictory,andeach receivedtheposthumousawardoftheVictoriaCross.WilliamsfoundDoughty-Wylieshortlyafterhehadbeenshot,asherecordedinhisdiary: “Ifoundhimlyingdeadinsidethecastleontopofthehill.AssoonasIrealisedhewasdeadItookhiswatch,moneyandafewthingsIcould ndandhad himburiedwherehefell.Ihadthisdoneatonce,havingseensuchdisgustingsightsofunburieddeadinthevillagethatIcouldnotbeartoleavehimlying there.ThiswasalldonehurriedlyasIhadtoreorganisethelineandthinkoffurtheradvancesanddiggingin;wejustburiedhimashelayandIsaidthe Lord’sPrayeroverhisgraveandbidhimgoodbye.” Thegraveremainsinthesamespottothisday,theonlysolitarygravemaintainedbythe Commonwealth War Graves Commission on Gallipoli.

Williams’ownpartintheepisodewaswidelyrecognisedasbeingworthyofthehighestpraise:thenextdayhereceivedasignalfromG.H.Q.–“SirIanHamiltoncongratulatesyouonyourgallantconductofyesterday”–whileCaptainEdwardUnwin, RiverClyde’s commander,alsorewardedwith theVC,laterexpressedhisadmiration: “IhavealwaysthoughtthatColonelWilliamswasverymuchoverlookedatthetime…whateverColonel Doughty-Wylie did, Williams did.”

Whenheeventuallyfoundamomenttorecordeventsinhisdiary,Williamssummeduptheepisodeas “asroughatimeasIhaveeverhadinmy life”, butneverthelesstheprofessionalsoldierinhimrelishedtheexperience.Hewasgreatlypleasedtobeallowedthetemporarycommandof 88thInfantryBrigadethroughoutMay,despitestillonlyholdingthesubstantiverankofMajor: “I’verecommendedpeopleforV.C.sandallsortsof thingsandaltogetherifitwerenotforthedailyshoweroflead,lackofsleepandanimallifeIreallyshouldbethoroughlyenjoyingmyself,asitisIdovery muchwishthe‘CeaseFire’wouldsound.”

TheBrigadeperformedwellunderhiscommand,repellingamajorcounter-attackbytheTurks,before participatinginthecostlyattackatKrithia.Atthe endofthemonthWilliamswasequallydelightedtostanddowninordertotakecommandof hisbelovedHampshires,anappointmentthatwasunfortunatelyshort-lived,aswithindayshereceivedabulletwoundtothearmthatfractured the bone and required his evacuation to England.

HavingbeenrewardedwithaBrevetColonelcy,WilliamsreturnedtotheGallipoliPeninsulainOctober1915totakeupcommandof86th InfantryBrigade,whichheretainedwhen29thDivisiontransferredtoFrancethefollowingyear,andthroughtoApril1917.Hesawserviceonthe SommeandintheArrasoffensive,andafterpromotiontotemporaryMajor-Generalled30thDivisionthroughitsbattlesatYpres,theSomme andthe "naladvanceinFlandersattheendofthewar.Con"rmedinhisrankin1919,Major-GeneralWilliams’ "nalappointmentwas Commander,SouthernDistrictinIreland,beforeretirementin1922.LatterlyhereturnedtoliveinGuernsey,wherehewaspresidentofthe British Legion and took a keen interest in local affairs. He died there in 1961. Soldwithcomprehensiveresearchincludinga "necopiedportraitphotographtakenin1951andRecordofServiceswhichrecordsentitlementto the Royal Niger Company medal.

For the recipient’s brother’s British Red Cross Society Medal for Montenegro, see Lot 511.

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AGreatWarD.S.O.groupofsevenawardedtoLieutenant-ColonelE.Eton,RoyalArtillery,whowas decorated for his command of the 21st Howitzer Battery, R.F.A. in 1915

DistinguishedServiceOrder,G.V.R.,silver-giltandenamel,withintegraltoribandbar;1914-15Star(MajorE.Eton,R.F.A.);British WarandVictoryMedals,withM.I.D.oakleaves(Lt.Col.E.Eton);Jubilee1935,unnamedasissued;Coronation1937,unnamedas issued;TerritorialDecoration,G.V.R.,silverandsilver-gilt,hallmarksforLondon1919,withintegraltopribandbar, the rstwith recessed obverse centre-piece and slightly chipped enamel wreaths, generally very ne and better (7) £1,200-£1,600

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D.S.O. London Gazette 14 January 1916.

ErnestEton wasborninVirginia,U.S.A.,thesonofA.T.Eton,in1884,andwaseducatedatWoolwichHighSchoolandKing’sCollege,London. Commissionedinthe2ndKentRoyalGarrisonArtilleryVolunteersin1903,heremainedsimilarlyemployeduntiltransferringtotheLondonRoyal FieldArtillery(Territorials)intherankofCaptainin1908.AdvancedtoMajorin1912,heservedduringtheGreatWarasCommandingOfficerof the21stLondonHowitzerBatteryinMarch1915,inwhichunithewonhisD.S.O.andwastwiceMentionedinDespatches.Hewasadvancedto Lieutenant-Colonel in 1916.

AGreatWarD.S.O.groupofthreeawardedtoCaptainA.Witham,RoyalFieldArtillery,whowastwice Mentioned in Despatches

DistinguishedServiceOrder,G.V.R.,silver-giltandenamel,withintegraltopribandbar;BritishWarandVictoryMedals,with M.I. D. oak leaves (Capt. A. Witham.) good very ne (3) £1,000-£1,400

D.S.O. London Gazette 11 May 1918; citation published 18 July 1918: ‘Forconspicuousgallantryanddevotiontoduty.Duringanenemyattackhemaintainedthe "reofhisbatterythroughoutthedayinclosesupport oftheinfantry,and "nallyman-handledhisgunsfor400yardstoapositionwhencetheteamscouldhookinandsavedalltheguns.Heshowed the greatest coolness and resource.’

M.I.D. London Gazettes 21 May 1918 and 23 December 1918.

AlexanderWitham wasbornon6February1880andservedinSouthAfricaduringtheBoerWar(Queen’sMedalwith "veclaspsandKing’s Medal).HewascommissionedSecondLieutenantintheRoyalFieldArtilleryon27September1914.HewaspromotedLieutenanton9June 1915,andCaptainon29March1918.TwiceMentionedinDespatches,forhisgallantryhewasawardedtheMilitaryCross(LondonGazette 18 February 1918); this was later cancelled and upgraded to the Distinguished Service Order.

A !neGreatWarO.B.E.andSeaGallantryMedalgroupofsevenawardedtoLieutenantT.P.Ryan,Royal NavalReserve,andfortherescueofthecrewoftheS.S. Glodale off theMurmanskcoastinJanuary1918, and for subsequent duties as Principal Minesweeping Officer at Orkney

TheMostExcellentOrderoftheBritishEmpire,O.B.E.(Military)Officer’s1sttype,breastbadge,reversehallmarkedLondon 1919;1914-15Star(Lieut.T.P.Ryan.R.N.R.);BritishWarandVictoryMedals,withM.I.D.oakleaves(Lieut.T.P.Ryan.R.N.R.); SeaGallantryMedal,G.V.R.,bronze(Lieut.T.P.Ryan,R.N.R.,“Glodale,”3rdJanuary,1918.); Romania,Kingdom,Orderofthe StarwithSwords,FifthClassbreastbadge,silverandenamel; Russia,Empire,OrderofStAnnewithSwords,FifthClassbreast badge, silver-gilt and enamel, of Continental manufacture, contemporary Gieves Ltd. court-style mounting, good very ne (7) £1,400-£1,800

O.B.E. London Gazette 25 April 1919. Presented by H.M. King at Buckingham Palace 23 July 1920.

Therecommendationstates:‘H.M.S. Zaria,Kirkwall[Orkney].WasPrincipalMinesweepingOfficeratKirkwallfromApriltoOctober1918during whichperiodheorganisedandmaintainedtheminesweepingvesselsinahighlyefficienttone.Wasakeenandzealousofficerinpromotingthe interests of H.M. Service.’

M.I.D. London Gazette 27 June 1917.

Therecommendationstates:‘H.M.T.ValeofFruin-forconstantgoodservicepatrollingbetweenKolaandtheNorwegiancoastduringSeptember andOctober1916whilehostilesubmarineswereoperatinginthelocality.Ononeoccasionhesucceededingettingwithineasygunrangeofa German submarine but his "re was then masked by a Russian torpedo boat which then came forward and he was consequently unable to "re.’ (AHistoryoftheWhiteSeaStation1914-1919 (NavalStaff 1921)statesthatonNovember2nd1916Russianpatrolcraftoff Vardo(Norway) succeeded in damaging U.56 to such an extent that she subsequently sank).

S.G.M. (not gazetted) presented by H.M. King at Buckingham Palace 31 October 1918. TheBoardofTradereportstates:‘LastNovemberthes.s.‘Glodale’ofCardiff,leftArchangelforYukanskiandMurmanskwithacargoof munitions.AfterleavingMurmanskshewasproceedingtoBergenintowofsometugswhenshestrandedonPointPoganon15January(1918). Thevesselbrokeintwoamidshipsandwasthenabandonedbyhercrew,wholoweredthemselvesbyropesontotherocks.Thetowropeofthe tug had already parted and the tug had been lost in the darkness.

Thefollowingdaythe‘Glodale’wasobservedbyLt.Ryan,whohadbeensentoutfromMurmansktolookforher,butonaccountoftheheavy seashewasunabletorenderanyassistancetothecrew.OnJanuary3rdhearrivedagainonthespotinH.M.T.'DanielHenley'andaftergreat difficultyfoundanchorage.HethenwiththeotherswhoarenowrecommendedfortheBronzeMedalsucceededinreachingthecrewandin graduallytransferringthemtohistrawler,forwhichpurposeitwasnecessarytomakethreetrips.Oneachoccasiontherescuerswereobligedto wadeuptotheirwaistsinwaterinordertogettheboatawayfromthebeach.Thetemperatureoftheatmosphereatthistimewas20degrees belowzero.AftertheGlodale’screwhad beengotonboardthe‘DanielHenley’shereturnedassoonaspossibletoMurmanskbutowingtothick fogs was not able to reach that port until the 5th January.’

The following letter from R. Evans, master of s.s. ‘Glodale’ to the Superintendent, Board of Trade, London, dated 27th Feb. 1918, states:

‘Ithinkitisonlymydutytomentionthefollowingmattertoyou.Youwillverylikelyhaveheardofthes.s.‘Glodale’beingdrivenashoreonthe Murmanskcoastonthe1stJanuarylastwhileintowfromKolaInlethavinghadherrudderdamagedintheice.Myselfandcrewlefttheshipabout twohoursaftershestruckandhadgreatdifficultyinsavingourselvesonabittercoldnight.Thenextmorningwefoundahutonthebeach leaving13membersofmycrewthereallmoreorlessfrostbittenwhiletherestofus,14inall,wenttolookforassistanceonthe3rd.Lt.T.P. Ryan,inchargeofH.M.T.DanielHenleywassentfromH.M.S.Glorytoseewhatcouldbedoneandtorescueus.Hefoundthe13meninthehut andwithgreatdifficultyandrisktolivesrescuedthemall.Lt.Ryanandhiscrewbeachedtheirboatinaheavyseaandmadeseveraltripstothe trawlerandeverymanhadtobecarried.Theweatherbeingbitterlycold,about30degreesbelowzeroanduptotheirkneesinsnow.The14of us reached Cape Syet lighthouse and we sheltered there until Jan. 4th.’

Russian Order of St Anne, 3rd Class with swords veri"ed by an Admiralty record card, decorated 19 June 1917 (see M.I.D. above).

Romanian Order of the Star London Gazette 10 May 1921.

Therecommendationstates:‘Incommandof8trawlerscarrying28RomanianaviatorsfromMurmansktoGrimsbyunderverydifficultconditions. During the course of journey two vessels were lost.’

ThomasPhilipRyan wasappointedSub-LieutenantintheRoyalNavalReserveon14September1914,andTemporaryLieutenanton14 September1915.Hespenttheentirewaronminesweepingduties,initiallyatPortsmouthfollowedbytwoyearsinNorthRussiaand "nallyinthe Orkney Islands. He was demobilised on 21 October 1919.

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ASecondWar‘NorthWestEurope’O.B.E.groupofnineawardedtoColonelH.T.Goodeve,RoyalCanadian Army Pay Corps

TheMostExcellentOrderoftheBritishEmpire,O.B.E.(Military)Officer’s2ndtype,breastbadge;BritishWarandVictoryMedals (MajorH.T.Goodeve.);1939-45Star;FranceandGermanyStar;DefenceMedal,Canadianissueinsilver;CanadianVolunteer ServiceMedal,withoverseasclasp;WarMedal1939-45,Canadianissueinsilver;Coronation1937,unnamedasissued,mounted as originally worn, generally very ne (9) £280-£340

O.B.E. London Gazette 1 February 1945 (North West Europe).

M.I.D. London Gazette 26 October 1916.

HenryTathamGoodeve wasborninChesleyOntarioCanadainJanuary1888.HewasthesonofArthurS.Goodeve,RailwayCommissioner, GrandTrunkRailway,andwasemployedasaBroker.Goodeveservedfor6yearswith102ndRegiment,RockyMountainRangerspriortoserving with the Royal Canadian Army Pay Corps during the Great War. He advanced to Colonel and served during the Second World War. Goodevehadtwobrothers,whoalsoservedduringtheGreatWar-LieutenantArthurErskineGoodeve,whoservedwiththePPCLI,andwas killedinactionatCourcelette,17September1916;andLieutenantStewartMarconGoodeve,whoservedwiththeRoyalFlyingCorps,andwas killed in action, 20 November 1917.

A Second War M.B.E. group of !ve awarded to Captain Ian McC. Black, Royal Army Service Corps

TheMostExcellentOrderoftheBritishEmpire,M.B.E.(Military)Member’s2ndtype;1939-45Star;AfricaStar;WarMedal 1939 -45,thesemountedcourt-styleasworn,togetherwithBuckinghamPalacenamedenclosure(CaptainIanMcC.Black,M.B.E.,R.A.S. C.), outer card box of issue for M.B.E., R.A.S.C. badge and 4 brass shoulder titles, good very ne (5) £100-£140

A post-War M.B.E. pair awarded to Miss Gwendolen Jackson, Women’s Royal Navy

TheMostExcellentOrderoftheBritishEmpire,M.B.E.(Civil)Member’s2ndtype,breastbadge;Jubilee1977,unnamedasissued, mounted as worn, with case of issue for the "rst, very ne (2) £140-£180

SoldwithoriginalwarrantforM.B.E.dated28June1979,togetherwithDowningStreetletterfromP.P.S.toMargaretThatcher,datedthemonth previous, addressed to Miss Jackson at Greenhill, Sheffield, and an investiture photograph of the recipient with family.

A Great War ‘Western Front’ M.C. group of !ve awarded to Major F. B. Hitchcock, Royal Garrison Artillery MilitaryCross,G.V.R.,thereversecrudelyscratched‘Mjr.B.Hitchcock’;1914Star,withclasp(Lieut:F.B.Hitchcock.R.G.A.); BritishWarandVictoryMedals,withM.I.D.oakleaves(MajorF.B.Hitchcock.);DefenceMedal,mountedasworn(nowlacking pin);togetherwiththerelatedminiatureawards,thesesimilarlymountedasworn(buttheVMnowlackingM.I.D.oakleaves), very ne (5) £1,000-£1,400

M.C. London Gazette 1 January 1918.

FrankBridgeHitchcock wascommissionedSecondLieutenantintheSuffolkRoyalGarrisonArtillery(Militia)on2April1904andtransferred totheRoyalGarrisonArtillery(RegularForces)on22November1905.HeservedwiththemduringtheGreatWarontheWesternFrontfrom 20 August 1914, and was both Mentioned in Despatches (London Gazette 15 May 1917) and awarded the Military Cross.

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A Great War ‘Western Front’ M.C. group of four awarded to Captain H. A. E. Browne, Royal Engineers MilitaryCross,G.V.R.,reversecontemporarilyengraved‘Capt.H.A.E.Browne,R.E.’;1914-15Star(2.Lieut.H.A.E.Browne.R. E.); British War and Victory Medals (Capt. H. A. E. Browne) minor contact marks, very ne (4) £700-£900

M.C. London Gazette 4 June 1917.

HughAlexanderEdgarBrowne wasborninBelfaston21June1885,thesixthchildofJohnMonteagleBrownofTullycarnet,Ardgless, formerlyofKnock,Belfast,anduponleavingschoolquali!edasanarchitectandcivilengineer,beingemployedasamemberofthefamily !rm BrowneBrothers,architectsandcivilengineersofTullycarnan.EmigratingtoCanada,BrownedecidedtoreturntoEnglandin1915andjointhe Armyand‘tofollowtheexampleofhisbrothers,oneofwhomwasservingwiththeRoyalInniskillingFusiliers,anotherofwhomcommandeda battalionoftheRoyalMunsterFusiliers,andathirdofwhomservedwiththeRoyalArtillery.HereturnedtotheU.K.aboardtheCunardliner R. M.S. Lusitania, arriving at Liverpool on 11 April 1915, less than a month before the Lusitania was torpedoed and sunk by a German U-boat. CommissionSecondLieutenantintheRoyalEngineers,BrowneservedduringtheGreatWarontheWesternFrontfrom5November1915with the9thFieldCompany.Servingaspartof4thDivision,the9thwitnessedextensiveserviceatAlbertfrom1-13July1916andLeTransloyfrom1 -18October1918.TheywitnessedconsiderableactionatPolygonWoodfrom26September-3October1917andwereheavilyengagedin operationsaroundDrocourt-QueantandtheCanalDuNord.ForhisservicesduringtheGreatWarhewasadvancedCaptainandawardedthe Military Cross.

FollowingthecessationofhostilitiesBrowneandhiswifereturnedtoCanada,wherehewasemployedbytheCityofVancouverasacivil engineer,beingpromotedtoAssistantEngineerfortheCityin1948.HediedinVancouveron14August1962,andisburiedinMountainView Cemetery.

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AGreatWar‘WesternFront’1917M.C.groupofthreeawardedtoLieutenantH.R.Hill,12thBattalion, South Wales Borderers

MilitaryCross,G.V.R.,unnamedasissued;BritishWarandVictoryMedals(Lieut.H.R.Hill.)mountedasworn, BWMpossibly o cially re-impressed, good very ne (3) £500-£700

M.C. London Gazette 17 September 1917.

HaroldReginaldHill wascommissionedSecondLieutenantintheSouthWalesBordererson6May1915,andservedwiththe12thBattalion during the Great War on the Western Front, being awarded the Military Cross for his gallantry on 4 July 1917: ‘OnJuly4thSecondLieutenantH.R.HillandE.Edwardsand32menraidedBarrackTrenchandBarrackSupport.The“Bangaloretorpedo”having failedtoexplode,SecondLieutenantHillhimselfcutagapinthewireandledhismenthrough.Findingthefronttrenchlightlyheldhepushedon tothesecond,whichwasmorestoutlydefended,forcedawayin,andeventuallyextricatedhispartyafterasharp !ghtwithonlytwocasualties,a heavy loss having been in"icted on the enemy.’ (The History of the South Wales Borderers, by Captain C. T. Atkinson refers). Hill was promoted Honorary Lieutenant on 15 November 1918.

AGreatWarM.C.groupoffourawardedtoCaptainG.D.Boissier,OxfordshireandBuckinghamshireLight Infantry

MilitaryCross,G.V.R.,unnamedasissued;1914-15Star(2.Lieut:G.D.Boissier.Oxf:&Bucks:L.I.);BritishWarandVictory Medals (Capt. G. D. Boissier.) mounted court-style for wear, light contact marks, lacquered, nearly very ne (4) £1,000-£1,400

M.C. London Gazette 3 June 1918.

GeoffreyDumaresqBoissier wasembodiedasaPrivateintheOxfordshireandBuckinghamshireLightInfantry(TerritorialForce)on31 August1914andwascommissionedaSecondLieutenantinthe6thBattalionon29December1914,servingwiththemduringtheGreatWaron theWesternFrontfrom23July1915.Woundedon24March1916,hewaspromotedtoTemporaryLieutenanton12May1916,andheldthe rankofTemporaryCaptainfromMay1916toMarch1918whilstservinginSalonika.Hewasreleasedon2May1919,retainingtherankof Captain. Post-war he lived at ‘Shrublands’, Banbury, Oxfordshire.

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AGreatWar‘WesternFront’M.C.groupof "veawardedtoCaptainD.Falconer,GordonHighlanders,who was Mentioned in Despatches and awarded the French Croix de Guerre MilitaryCross,G.V.R.,unnamedasissued;1914-15Star(Capt.D.Falconer.Gord.Highrs.);BritishWarMedal1914-20(Capt.D. Falconer.);VictoryMedal1914-19,withM.I.D.oakleaves, namingerased; France,ThirdRepublic,CroixdeGuerre,bronze, reverse dated 1914-1918, with silver star emblem on riband, good very ne (5) £700-£900

M.C. London Gazette 5 July 1918:

‘Forconspicuousgallantryanddevotiontoduty.Hewasincommandofaconvoyoflimbers,andremovedlargequantitiesoftrenchstoresunder most difficult conditions and heavy "re, thus saving much valuable material from falling into the hands of the enemy.’

M.I.D. London Gazette 25 May 1917.

French Croix de Guerre London Gazette 7 October 1919.

DouglasFalconer waspromotedCaptain,GordonHighlanderson19November1914,andservedwiththe4thBattalionduringtheGreatWar on the Western Front from 19 February 1915.

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AGreatWar‘NorthAfrica’M.C.groupofsixawardedtoMajorG.E.J.A.Robinson,RoyalArmyMedical Corps,attachedNottinghamshireRoyalHorseArtillery(TerritorialForce),forhisgallantryinrescuingthe crew of H.M.S. Tara from captivity at Bir Hakim in March 1916

MilitaryCross,G.V.R.,thereversecontemporarilyengraved‘Capt.G.A.Robinson.Notts.R.H.A.1916,HalazinJan.23rd.,Bir HakimMarch17th.’;1914-15Star(Capt.G.E.J.A.Robinson.R.A.M.C.);BritishWarandVictoryMedals,withM.I.D.oakleaves (MajorG.E.J.A.Robinson.);TerritorialDecoration,G.V.R.,silverandsilver-gilt,hallmarksforLondon1922,withintegraltop ribandbar; Italy,Kingdom,AlValoreMilitare,silver,unnamedasissued,mountedaswornandhousedina Spink,London, #tted case; together with the related miniature awards, these similarly mounted and housed, good very ne and better (6) £1,400-£1,800

M.C. London Gazette 3 June 1916.

GeorgeEdwardJamesAntoineRobinson wasborninPenzance,Cornwall,thesonofGeorgeRobinsonandhiswifeAlexina,néeCorin,on 11December1869andwaseducatedatTrinityCollege,Dublin.PractisingmedicineinNottingham,hewascommissionedintotheRoyalArmy MedicalCorpsasaLieutenanton8October1908,andservedduringtheGreatWarwiththe1st/1stNottinghamshireRoyalHorseArtillery.‘He wasawardedaMilitaryCrossforhispartintherescuefromarduouscaptivityintheLibyandesert,ofnearly100Britishsailorscapturedbythe TurkswhentheirpatrolvesselH.M.S. Tara wastorpedoedby U35 off Sollumon5November1915-thesailorshadinitiallybeenhandedoverto thecustodyofSenoussiwarriorswhoforce-marchedthemthroughthedesert,eventuallyincarceratingtheminanundergroundcisternatBir Hakim.WordoftheirplighteventuallyreachedamotoriseddetachmentoperatingunderthecommandoftheDukeofWestminstermorethan 100milesaway.Inanexploitworthyofthe Boy'sOwnPaper,therescuecolumndashedacrossthedesertinRolls-Roycearmouredcarsand scoutingvehicles,withonlythevaguestdirectionstoguidethemandtwonativeguideswhocouldnotagreewhereBirHakimwas.The92 captiveswereclosetostarvationwhentheywerefound,andDr.Robinsonhadtouseallhismedicalskillsinsupervisingthedistributionoffood rationssufficienttosatisfytheircruelhunger,butnotsolargeastoover-taxtheirdigestions.Theywerequicklyevacuatedtothehospitalat Alexandria.’ (Genealogy of the Corin Family refers).

For this same operation the Duke of Westminster was awarded the D.S.O. Interestingly,RobinsonwouldalmostcertainlyhavetravelledaboardH.M.S. Tara inherformerguise;forbeforebeingrequisitionedforWar service,shewastheL&NWRailwaysteamer Hibernia,ferryingbetweenHolyheadandDublin.ForhisservicesduringtheGreatWar,inaddition tobeingawardedtheMilitaryCross,hewastwiceMentionedinDespatches(LondonGazettes 21June1916and5June1919).Hewasalso recommended for a ‘Mention’ on 19 June 1917: ‘OwingtotheremarkablewaythisMedicalOfficerhasattendedtothehealthofthisunitonlyonemanhasgonetohospital(andhereturnedto duty within 12 days) since this unit left Kantara in January 1917 and especially during the period of 1 March to 31 May 1917.’

Post-War, Robinson continued in medical practice in Nottingham, and died in July 1952.

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AGreatWar‘WesternFront’M.C.groupofsevenawardedtoCaptainF.Powell,IndianArmy,late Bedfordshire Regiment, who was twice mentioned in Despatches

MilitaryCross,G.V.R.,unnamedasissued;1914-15Star(Lieut.F.Powell.Bedf.R.);BritishWarandVictoryMedals,withM.I.D.oak leaves(Capt.F.Powell.);1939-45Star;DefenceandWarMedals1939-45,mountedcourtstyleforwear, tracesoflacquer,very ne and better (7) £1,000-£1,400

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M.C. London Gazette 17 January 1916.

M.I.D. London Gazette 1 January 1916; 27 August 1918.

FrankPowell wascommissionedfromBedfordGrammarSchoolO.T.C.intotheUnattachedListoftheIndianArmyon8August1914. AttachedtotheBedfordshireRegimentasaTemporaryLieutenantinOctober1914,heservedduringtheGreatWarontheWesternFrontfrom 19December1914until25June1915,andwaswounded.PromotedtoLieutenantintheIndianArmyinSeptember1915,hethenservedinIraq withtheGarhwalRi!es,March1917toSeptember1918andinGreekMacedonia,SeptembertoOctober1918.AttainingtherankofCaptainin August1918,he "nallyservedwiththe18thRoyalGarhwalRi!es.HeretiredfromtheIndianArmyduetoillhealthin1932,andssubsequently served with the Home Guard in 1941 as a Captain, Adjutant and Quartermaster.

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AscarceSecondWarM.C.groupoffourattributedtoFlightLieutenantW.R.Jay,2804(Armoured) Squadron,RoyalAirForceRegiment,whocommandeda !ightofarmouredcarsthroughoccupiedEurope andintoGermany-includingtakingpartin‘thecaptureoftheentiredesigningstaff oftheFockeWulf Aircraft Company, together with many valuable secret documents’

MilitaryCross,G.VI.R.reverseofficiallydated‘1946’,andadditionallyengraved‘F/Lt.W.R.Jay.’;1939-45Star;Franceand Germany Star; War Medal 1939-45, with M.I.D. oak leaf, mounted as originally worn, generally good very ne (4) £700-£900

Approximately 68 M.C.s awarded to the Royal Air Force for the Second World War.

M.C. London Gazette 1 January 1946:

‘FlightLieutenantJayhascommandedanarmoured !ightforelevenmonthsandhasbeenactivelyengagedincon!ictwiththeenemysinceAugust, 1944.From3rd-12thApril,1945,his !ightwasactingasanarmouredreconnaissanceunittoaspecialforcewhosespeedyadvancewasonlymade possiblebyhisdeterminedandefficienthandlingofthe !ight.On8thApril,1945,FlightLieutenantJaywasorderedtocarryoutareconnaissance withatroopofarmouredcarswhichnecessitatedproceedingbetweentwostronglypocketsofresistance.Hewasfrequentlyunder "reandonce hadtojoinbattlewiththeenemy,givingcovering "retoanAmericandetachmentindifficulties.Hisdetermination,courageandcomplete disregardofpersonaldangerenabledtheforcetogainitsobjectivewithoutcasualties.Theoperationresultedinthecaptureoftheentire designing staff of the Focke Wulf Aircraft Company, together with many valuable secret documents.’

WalterRossJay servedasaCorporalintheRoyalAirForceVolunteerReservepriortobeingcommissionedActingPilotOfficeronprobation inOctober1941.HeadvancedtoFlyingOfficeronprobationinOctoberofthefollowingyear,havingtransferredtotheRoyalAirForce Regimentthepreviousmonth.JayservedduringtheSecondWarwith2804(Armoured)Squadron,R.A.F.Regiment,andcommandeda !ightof armoured cars 1944-45. The Squadron were deployed to St Croix and the Ardennes before entering Germany. M.I.D. uncon"rmed.

ASecondWar‘1945’D.F.C.,‘1943’D.F.M.groupofsevenawardedtoHalifaxandLancasterRearGunner, FlightSergeant,laterFlightLieutenant,W.H.Goodridge,RoyalAirForce,who !ewinatleast91 operationalsorties-themajorityofwhichbeingwith419(Moose)Squadron,R.C.A.F.and75(NewZealand) Squadron

DistinguishedFlyingCross,G.VI.R.,reverseofficiallydated‘1945’;DistinguishedFlyingMedal,G.VI.R.(635318.F/Sgt.W.H. Goodridge.R.A.F.);1939-45Star;AirCrewEuropeStar;AfricaStar;DefenceandWarMedals1939-45,mountedfordisplay,with named Buckingham Palace enclosure for D.F.C., cleaned, generally very ne (7) £3,000-£4,000

D.F.C. London Gazette 16 February 1945.

Theoriginalrecommendationstates:‘Thisofficerhasnowcompletedatotalof91operationalsortiescomprisingonetourof24operations "own intheMiddleEast,theremainderbeingcarriedoutintheEuropeantheatreagainstavarietyoftargetsinGermanyandGermanOccupied territory.

SincebeingawardedtheDistinguishedFlyingMedalandhisarrivalatthisUnit,F/OGoodridgehasshownmostcommendabledriveandefficiency, andthelargenumberofoperationscarriedouttesti#esinitselftohisdetermination,keennessandfearlessnessinengagingtheenemyregardless of any personal risks involved.

Byhisgreatexperience,F/OGoodridgehasbeenamostvaluableassettotheService,andtotheSquadronasawhole,andIcanthinkofnoone more deserving of recognition.

I strongly recommend that he be awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross.

D.F.M. London Gazette 9 July 1943.

Theoriginalrecommendationstates:‘SinceMay19th,1940,FlightSergeantGoodridgehascompletedseventy-three(73)sortiesagainsttheenemy asaRearGunner.Ofthisnumber, #ftysortieswerecompletedfrombasesintheUnitedKingdomandtheremainderfrombasesintheMiddle East.

His operations include attacks against Berlin, Hamburg, Essen, Kiel, Stettin and Munich, as well as Naples, Tripoli, Benghazi and the Corinth Canal. AtnotimeduringhisoperationalcareerhasFlightSergeantGoodridgebeenfoundwantinginspiritorinwillingnesstocompletewhatevertask was set him. Rather, he has shown extreme unwillingness to be rested from operations.

IconsiderthatthisN.C.O.’stenacity,keennessanddevotiontoduty,coupledwithanalmostshymanner,hasseta #neexampletothemembers of his crew, as well as to his Squadron as a whole, and feel that the award of the D.F.M. is fully justi#ed.

RemarksofStationCommander:IconsiderthisN.C.O.’sskillanddevotiontodutyandhis #neoperationalrecordoveraperiodofthreeyears warrant recognition by the award of the D.F.M.’

M.I.D. London Gazette 11 June 1942.

WilliamHenryGoodridge enlistedasAircraftman2ndClassintheRoyalAirForceinFebruary1939.HecarriedouttrainingasaWireless Operator/AirGunner,andadvancedtoFlightSergeant.GoodridgewascommissionedPilotOfficerinMay1943,andadvancedtoFlyingOfficerin Novemberofthesameyear.HeadvancedtoFlightLieutenantinNovember1945,andwasrecategorisedasaPilotinMarch1952.Goodridge retired in 1954.

ASecondWarA.F.C.groupof !veawardedtoSquadronLeaderE.S.Kennedy,RoyalAirForce,whoserved as a Wellington and Stirling pilot with Bomber Command, and was also Mentioned in Despatches AirForceCross,G.VI.R.,reverseofficiallydated1944;1939-45Star;AirCrewEuropeStar,1clasp,FranceandGermany;Defence and War Medals 1939-45, with M.I.D. oak leaf, mounted court-style for display, good very ne (5) £1,400-£1,800

A.F.C. London Gazette 1 September 1944.

TheoriginalRecommendationstates:‘Thisofficerhasservedwiththeunitfor18monthsandhasbeencommandinga "ightforthelast4months. Ononeoccasionhedisplayedgreatskillinbringinghisaircrafttoasafelandingdespitethefactthat,whenatheightofonly400feet,thedinghy cameadriftfromitsstowageshortlyaftertake-off andwrappeditselfaroundthetailplane.Hehadinvariablyinsistedonthehigheststandardof instructionandhispersonalexample,tactandpatientmannerincoachingbackwardpupils,havebeeninvaluable.His $neexampleintheairandon the ground has had an outstanding in"uence on all his associates and has been a great asset to the Unit.’

M.I.D. London Gazette 2 June 1944.

EdwinShawKennedy wasbornon14May1911andislistedinthe1939RegisterasanElementarySchoolTeacherresidingwithhiswife DoreenatNookHomeFarm,ThorntonCleveleys,Lancashire.JoiningtheRoyalAirForceVolunteerReserveasanAircraftsman2ndClass,he wascommissionedPilotOfficeronprobationfromSergeanton1September1941andjoined101Squadron(Wellingtons)foranoperationaltour on2January1942.His $rstoperationalsortiewasabombingmissiontoBreston6January;furthertargetsincludedMunster,Cologne,Essen (twice),Dortmund(14April:‘heavyFlakandsearchlightsovertarget’),Hamburg,St.Nazaire(twice),Cologne(Operation Millennium -the1,000 BomberRaid,30-31May1942:‘returnedfromGermanborderwithrearturretw/s’);Essen(1June1942;‘bombedtargetfrom17,000feet, accurate heavy Flak, much $ghter activity’); and Bremen, 25 June 1942.

Joining7Squadron(Stirlings)on5July1942,Kennedy’s $rstoperationalsortiewithhisnewSquadronwasaraidonWilhelmshavenon8July (’bombedvisuallyat18,000feet,muchFlanandsearchlights’);furthertargetsincludedDuisburg(21July:‘tyreburstonlandingandcrashednoone hurt’),Hamburg,Saarbrucken(twice),Osnabruck,Flensburg,Frankfurt,Nuremberg,andKarlsruhe.His $naloperationalsortiewasaraidon Duisburg on 6 September 1942.

Subsequentlyjoining26OperationalTrainingUniton8October1942,KennedyservedasaninstructorfortherestoftheWar,andwasawarded theAirForceCrosshavingcompleted360instructionalhours.HewaspromotedFlightLieutenanton1September1943,andrelinquishedhis commission on the Emergency List with the rank of Squadron Leader on 14 May 1956. He died in Stockport, Lancashire, on 3 January 1981. Soldwiththerecipient’sRoyalAirForcePilot’sFlyingLogBookcoveringtheperiod8April1941to22August1945;originalMentionedin Despatches Certi$cate; and copied research.

AnAlbertMedalSecondClassforLandawardedtoAbleSeamanJ.Ramsay,RoyalNavy,forhisgallantryin savingthelifeofaRoyalMarinewhohadfallenontothetracksjustasatrainwasapproachingtheplatform at Bristol Temple Meads Railway Station on 7 January 1908

AlbertMedal,2ndClass,forGallantryinSavingLifeonLand,bronzeandenamel,thereverseofficiallyengraved‘PresentedbyHis MajestytoJohnRamsay,forgallantryinsavinglifeatTempleMeadsRailwayStation,Bristol,onthe7thJanuary,1908.’on1stClass riband, minor dinting to reverse, nearly extremely ne and a scarce ‘Land’ award to a serving sailor £6,000-£8,000

A.M. London Gazette 28 July 1908:

‘Earlyonthemorningofthe7thJanuarylast,whenthe12.57a.m.downmailtrainwasapproachingTempleMeadsStation,Bristol,aMarine,W. Howat,belongingtoHisMajesty’sShip Donegal,fellfromtheplatform.Howat’sperilouspositionwasobservedbyRamsay,whoatoncejumped downtohisassistance.Theapproachingtrainwasonlyaboutsixtyfeetdistantatthetime,buthesucceeded,thoughattheimminentriskofhis own life, in dragging the fallen man back to the platform as the train passed the spot.’

JohnRamsay wasbornatGlasgowon6April1884andjoinedtheRoyalNavyasaBoySecondClasson6August1901.HewasadvancedAble Seamanon18June1903,andatthetimeofthegallantactforwhichhewasawardedtheAlbertMedalSecondClasswasborneonthebooksof H.M.S. VividI.HewaspresentedwithhisAlbertMedalbyH.M.KingEdwardVIIon21July1908.Hewasshoredischargedon5April1914,time expired, and joined the Royal Fleet Reserve the following day.

RamsaywasrecalledtotheservicefollowingtheoutbreakoftheGreatWar,andservedduringtheGreatWarinavarietyofshipsandshore basedestablishments,mostnotablyH.M.S. Illustrious from18August1914to26November1915.Hewasinvalidedoutoftheserviceon22 November 1917.

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TheGreatWar‘officialreplacement’D.C.M.,M.M.groupoffourawardedtoSergeantS.H.Murden,15th Battalion, Hampshire Regiment

DistinguishedConductMedal,G.V.R.(17976Sgt.S.H.Murden.Hamps.R.(Replacement));MilitaryMedal,G.V.R.(17976Pte.S.H. Murden.Hamps.R.(Replacement));BritishWarandVictoryMedals(17976Sgt.S.H.Murden.Hamps.R.(Replacement))allin namedcardboxesofissuemarked‘Replacement’andwithArmyMedalOfficeregisteredpacketaddressedtotherecipientatSt Paul’s Hospital, Winchester, extremely ne (4) £600-£800

D.C.M. London Gazette 25 November 1916: ‘Forconspicuousgallantryinaction.Hefoughthismachinegunwithgreatcourageandskill,in!ictinggreatlossesontheenemy.Later,hecarrieda message under very heavy "re.’

Annotated gazette states: ‘Flers, 15 September 1916.’

M.M. London Gazette 10 August 1916.

Theregimentalhistorystates:‘”PlugstreetWood”...Thebattalion’ssnipersandmachine-gunnersscoredseveralsuccesses,andthenonJune30th the15thtriedits "rstraid;threepartiesunderLts.JamesandGatesandSergeantGreenleavingourtrenchesaftertheenemy’slineshadbeen drenchedwithgas.Onepartygotwithinbombingrangeandthrewitsbombs,apparentlywithgoodeffect,buttheotherswerehamperedbyour owngasandcouldnotgetin,andeventuallytheraidershadtoreturn,havinghadeightcasualties.Lt.Gates,afterseeinghismenbackintoour trenches,returnedintoNoMan’sLandwithCorporalMurdenandPrivateParristobringbackSergeantGreen’sbodyfromclosetotheenemy’s wire and, despite heavy machine-gun "re, recovered it... Lt. Gates received the M.C. and the two men the M.M.’

SidneyH.Murden wasissuedwithareplacementgroupofmedalsinFebruary1963,thisbeingnotedonhisD.C.M.,M.M.andMedalIndex Cards. The Journal of the Royal Hampshire Regiment records his death at St John’s Hospital, Andover, on 13 January 1967.

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AGreatWar‘WesternFront’1918D.C.M.and‘Somme’1916M.M.groupof !veawardedtoSergeantA.Y. Waddell, 2nd Battalion, Argyll & Sutherland Highlanders

DistinguishedConductMedal,G.V.R.(8804Sjt:A.Y.Waddell.M.M.2/Arg:&Suth’d:Highrs:);MilitaryMedal,G.V.R.(8804Sjt:A. Waddell.2/A.&S.Hdrs.);1914Star,withclasp(8804Pte.A.Waddell.2/A.&S.Highrs.);BritishWarandVictoryMedals(8804 W.O. Cl. 2. A. Y. Waddell. A. & S. Highrs.) medals unmounted, good very ne (5) £1,800-£2,200

D.C.M. London Gazette 3 June 1918; citation published 21 October 1918: ‘Forconspicuousgallantryanddevotiontoduty.Thisnon-commissionedofficer,whocametoFrancewiththebattalioninAugust,1914,andhas servedinmanyofthemostimportantengagementsinwhichthebattalionhastakenpart,beingseverelywounded,hasonmanyoccasions displayedvery "necoolnessunderthemosttryingconditions,whichhasinspiredhismenwithgreatcon"dence.Hebehavedwithgreatgallantry when in command of a platoon during a heavy enemy barrage lasting seventeen hours, steadying the men by the force of his example.’

M.M. London Gazette 21 October 1916. Believed to be an award for the Bazentin-Le Petit operations of 19-21 July 1916.

AlexanderYoungWaddell wasborninGlasgowin1884andwasaminerbytrade.HeservedonactivedutywiththeArgyllandSutherland HighlandersfromFebruary1902forthreeyearsandthereafterinthereserve.RecalledinAugust1914,hedisembarkedwiththe2ndBattalionin France on 10 August 1914.

Sold with original Parchment Certi"cate of Character, dated 6 February 1905, and copied research including war diary extracts for July 1916.

AGreatWar‘WesternFront’D.C.M.groupoffourawardedtoSergeantM.Tranter,RoyalFieldArtillery, for his gallantry at Demicourt on 27 September 1918

DistinguishedConductMedal,G.V.R.(99804Sjt.M.Tranter.R.F.A.);1914-15Star, neatlyerased;BritishWarandVictoryMedals (99804 Sjt. M. Tranter. R.A.) naming rather feint on VM, minor edge bruising and contact marks, nearly very ne (4) £600-£800

D.C.M. London Gazette 3 June 1919; citation published 11 March 1920: ‘Forconspicuousgallantryanddevotiontodutyon27September1918,atDemicourt.Duringthe "ringofthebarrageonthisdateanenemyshell struckandexplodedanumberofhighexplosiveshellsstackednearoneoftheguns.Alargenumberofmenwerekilledorwounded,hebeingone of the latter. Nevertheless, he continued to carry on with his part of the "ring, and also found time to assist in the evacuation of the wounded.’

MarkTrantor wasborninHednesford,Staffordshire,in1892andattestedfortheRoyalFieldArtillery.HeservedwiththemduringtheGreat WaronheWesternFrontfrom12September1915,andatthetimethathewasawardedtheDistinguishedConductMedalwasservingwith C/95th Brigade.

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‘SergeantFotheringham,achapIgottheD.C.M.foratYpres,waswithme,andhekeptbringingthemenoninthe mostmagni centway,andhewaswonderfulfrom rsttolast,andifhehadlivedwouldhavegotaV.C.orbartohis D.C.M.’

(Scots Guard, by Captain W. H. G. Ewart refers)

A !neGreatWar‘Ypres1917’D.C.M.groupoffourawardedtoLance-SergeantJ.Fotheringham,Scots Guards,forgallantryatWijdendrigton14-15Septemberduringaheavygasbarragewhenherescueda wounded comrade; he died of wounds received in the battle of Cambrai, 26 November 1917 DistinguishedConductMedal,G.V.R.(12015A.L.Sjt:J.Fotheringham.2/S.Gds:);1914-15Star(12015Pte.J.Fotheringham.S. Gds:);BritishWarandVictoryMedals(12015A.Cpl.J.Fotheringham.S.Gds.)togetherwithMemorialPlaque(James Fotheringham) contact marks and polished, otherwise nearly very ne (5) £1,200-£1,600

D.C.M. London Gazette 19 November 1917; citation published 6 February 1918:

‘Forconspicuousgallantryanddevotiontodutyinchargeofapartyofmenloadingtrucks.Whentheenemyputdownaheavygasbarragehe collectedhisscatteredparties,superintendedtheadjustmentofbox-respirators,andguidedthemdownthetrack.Hearingthatawoundedman had been left behind he returned with two stretcher bearers through a gas barrage and brought him to the dressing station.’

Annotated gazette states: ‘Wijdendrigt, 14-15 September 1917’.

JamesFotheringham servedwiththe2ndbattalion,ScotsGuards,inFrancefrom25May1915.HewontheD.C.M.forgallantryatYpresin September1917anddiedofwoundsreceivedduringthebattleofCambraion26November1917.HisdeathduringanattackonBourlonWood is described by Lieutenant (later Captain) W. H. G. Ewart in his book Scots Guard:

‘WethenfoundsomeverywindyHighlandersanddismountedcavalry,andwegotorderstopushonanddrivetheBoschesoutatdaybreak.This ofcoursewassheeropen !ghting,andquitedifferentfromanythingwehaddonebeforeexcepton !elddays.Assoonasitgotlightthethree companiesadvancedinextendedorder,anditwasnotlongbeforethebulletsbeganto #y,andHoward'sCompanygothungupbymachine-guns ontheleft.Consequentlywecouldnotgeton.Desultoryandsometimesverysharp !ghtingwentonforabouttwoandahalfhours.Wesnipeda lot of Bosches.

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ThenHowardgotbadlywounded,anditwasobvioustheBoschesweretoostrongforus.Asamatteroffactweafterwardsheardthatthe north-eastpartofthewoodwasheldbytwoBattalionsoftheThirdPrussianGuardDivisionandmustsimplyhavebeenswarmingwiththem,so wecouldhardlyexpecttotakeitwiththreecompanies.LaterinthemorningweweretoldtheBoschesmustbeclearedoutatallcosts,andwe hadtoattackagainattwoo’clock,withtheFirstGuardsBrigadeonourright.Thiswasat1.15,sotherewasnotmuchtimetoarrangeit,andI hadthewindupasneverbefore,feelingcertainthatitwasimpossibletotaketheplaceowingtothemachine-gunswhichweresupposedtobe rushedwiththebayonet,butwhichnobodyreallyknewthewhereaboutsandnumberof.Welinedalongasummerrideandwentoverjustatthe tailendofasleet-storm.Therewasashortandquiteuselessmachine-gunbarrage,noartillery.Justafterwehadgoneover,Tyringhamtriedto stopus,astheCommandrealisedthehopelessnessofit,butitwasthentoolate.FCompanygotaheadontherightandIheardalotof !ring. SergeantFotheringham,achapIgottheD.C.M.foratYpres,waswithme,andhekeptbringingthemenoninthemostmagni!centway,andhe waswonderfulfrom !rsttolast,andifhehadlivedwouldhavegotaV.C.orbartohisD.C.M.Whenwegottothemoreopenpartofthewood Isawwhathadhappened-justasIexpected.Menzies,theCompanyCommander,andSergeantMacleanwithalltheleadingmenofFCompany hadbeenlaidouttogethertryingtorushthemachine-guns.Atthesamemomentthetwomachine-gunsslewedroundontous,andIrealisedthat wewereonlyabout !fteenyardsfromoneofthem.Ofcoursewe "ungourselvesdown,SergeantFotheringham,amancalledGrant-thesame thatwaswoundedatNeuveChapelle-inFCompany,andmyself;andforthenexttwentyminutestherewasnothingbutayoungoak-tree betweenusthreeandeternity.Themachine-gun !redabsolutelypointblank,butcouldnotquitereach usonaccountofthetree.Mostofthe platoongotdowninadepressionabouttwenty-!veyardsbehind,butabouteightmen,includingtwoLewisGunners,werealmostupwithus. Thesekepton !ringforalltheywereworth,andtheLewisGunnersworkingtheirgunsintheopenuntiltheywerekilled.Everymanwaskilled oneaftertheother,andGrantistheonlymanleftalivebesidesmyself.ThentheBoschesstartedthrowingphosphorousbombsatthedeadand wounded,whichsetlighttothemandburntthemup.IthoughtIhadseenmostofthenastythingsinthiswar,butthiswasthenastiestbyalong way.Bythistimetherestofthemenhadretired,butwethreewerestilllyingbehindthetree,unabletomoveaneyelid.However,afterabout twentyminutestheGermansgottiredofshooting,andwedecidedtogetawayifpossibleonebyone.Grantwent !rst,andgotacrosstheopen allright,though !redatfromeachside.ThenSergeantFotheringhamvolunteeredtotryandgetoneoftheLewisgunsaway.Hehadhisarm shatteredatonce,butmanagedtocrawlback,onlytodieatthedressing-station.HewasagreatfriendofmineandIfeelhislossverymuch.I waitedabout !veminutesandthendidalightningsprintonmystomach,andbyallnaturallawsoughttohavebeenhit-thebulletswereknocking stonesupintomyface.However,Igotbackintheend.ItwasanexperienceIshallneverwishtorepeat,anditisnocompensationforthelossof peoplelikeMenzies,andSergeantsFotheringhamandMacleantoknowthatwhattheywereaskedtodowasabsolutelyimpossible.Itislittle consolation even to know that the Corps General has been sent home.’

SergeantJamesFotheringhamdiedofwoundson26November1917,aged27,husbandofHannahMatildaFotheringham,ofCaul!eldRoad,East Ham, London. He is buried in Orival Wood Cemetery, Flesquieres.

SoldwithanoriginalphotographoftherecipienttogetherwithcopiedresearchincludingD.C.M.andMedalIndexCards,annotatedGazette,and War Diary entries.

AGreatWar‘WesternFront’D.C.M.groupofthreeawardedtoCorporalJ.Edwards,RoyalLancaster Regiment

DistinguishedConductMedal,G.V.R.(23531L.Cpl.J.Edwards.1/4R.Lanc:R.);BritishWarandVictoryMedals(23531Cpl.J. Edwards. R. Lanc. R.) edge bruising and minor contact marks, polished, very ne (4) £600-£800

D.C.M. London Gazette 15 November 1918:

‘Forconspicuousgallantryandinitiativeinanadvance.Whenallhismenhadbecomecasualtieshecollectedsomeothers,andcarriedouthis orders,makingasuccessfulreconnaissanceofpartoftheenemy’sposition.Onreturning,hebroughtacapturedtrenchmortarintoactionand !red it until all the ammunition was expended. He showed great courage and resource throughout.’

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British War Medal 1914-20 (22232 Pte. W. Edwards. R. Lanc. R.) polished, very ne

AGreatWar‘Ploegsteert&NeuveEglise,April1918’D.C.M.groupoffourawardedtoSergeantJ.Wilson, 10th Battalion, Cheshire Regiment

DistinguishedConductMedal,G.V.R.“12895Sjt:J.Wilson.10/Ches:R.);1914-15Star(12895Pte.J.Wilson.Ches:R.);BritishWar and Victory Medals, with M.I.D. oak leaves (12895 Sjt. J. Wilson. Ches. R.) mounted court-style for display, very ne (4) £1,000-£1,400

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

‘Forconspicuousgallantryanddevotiontodutyinchargeof !veLewisguns,whenhedidexcellentwork,sometimeshavingtorepairthemunder heavyri"eandmachine-gun !re.Itwasduetohisenergythatnoneofthegunswereoutofactionformorethantenminutesduringthreedays’ !ghting, and that all were brought out of action in good condition.’

Annotated gazette states: ‘Ploegsteert & Neuve Eglise, 11-14 April 1918’

M.I.D. London Gazette 22 May 1917 (Haig’s despatch of 9th April).

JohnWilson servedinFrancewiththe9thBattalion,CheshireRegiment,from19July1915,andwonhisD.C.M.whilstservingwiththe10th Battalion. He subsequently served with the South Wales Borderers and was discharged on 16 March 1919. Sold with copied research including D.C.M. and Medal Index Cards, gazette notices, and war diary extracts.

AGreatWar‘Fampoux,April1917’D.C.M.groupoffourawardedtoColour-SergeantJ.Connell,1st Battalion, East Lancashire Regiment, for gallantry on the !rst day of the battle of Arras

DistinguishedConductMedal,G.V.R.(6667Sjt:J.Connell.1/E.Lanc:R.);1914Star(6667Pte.J.Connell.2/E.Lan:R.);BritishWar and Victory Medals (6667 C. Sjt. J. Connell. E. Lan. R.) medals unmounted, very ne or better (4) £1,000-£1,400

D.C.M. London Gazette 18 July 1917:

‘Forconspicuousgallantryanddevotiontoduty.Hetookcommandoftheremainderofhisplatoonandcarriedonwiththeconsolidation.His !ne example under heavy !re was of the greatest value at a critical time.’

Annotated Gazette states: ‘North of Fampoux, 9 April 1917’.

JohnConnell servedinFranceandFlandersfrom20October1914,initiallywiththe2ndandlaterwiththe1stBattalion,EastLancashire Regiment. He won the D.C.M. for gallantry north of Fampoux on 9 April 1917, the !rst day of the battle of Arras.

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A !neGreatWar‘Monchy,July1917’D.C.M.groupoffourawardedtoPrivateH.Edgington,7thBattalion, EastSurreyRegiment,whowaswoundedintheleginAugust1916,andkilledinactionon17September 1917

DistinguishedConductMedal,G.V.R.(191Pte.H.Edgington.7/E.Surr:R.);1914-15Star(191Pte.H.Edgington.E.Surr:R.); BritishWarandVictoryMedals(191Pte.H.Edgington.E.Surr.R.)togetherwithMemorialPlaque(HarryEdgington),medals unmounted, extremely ne (5) £1,200-£1,600

D.C.M. London Gazette 17 September 1917:

‘Forconspicuousgallantryanddevotiontoduty.Withtwocomradesheheldablockinourtrenchagainstastrongpartyoftheenemyatamost criticalmoment,whenouradvancedpostshadbeencaptured.Subsequentlyhepostedhimselfandhiscomradesinshell-holes,causingsuch casualtiestoafreshhostileattackthattheenemyboltedbacktocover.Bytheverygreatinitiativeandexceptionalgallantryofthesethreemena very awkward situation was got well in hand.’

Annotated Gazette states: ‘Nr. Monchy, 11 July 1917.’

HarryEdgington wasanativeofDorkingandenlistedintotheEastSurreyRegiment,servinginFrancefrom1June1915.Hewasinvalidedto Englandwithagunshotwoundintherightlegreceivedon10August1916,returnedtoFranceon25Octoberandwaspostedtojointhe7th Battalion,EastSurreyRegiment,on22November1916.The7thBattalionformedpartofthe37thBrigadeinthe12thDivisionand,inearly March1917,EdgingtonwasattachedtoBrigade’sSnipingCompany.HewontheD.C.M.forgallantrynearMonchyon11July1917,whichaward wasgazettedfourdaysbeforehewaskilledinactionnearArrason21September1917.HeisburiedintheTilloyBritishCemetery,Tilloy-lesMofflaines, Pas de Calais.

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AGreatWar‘Loos1917’D.C.M.groupoffourawardedtoCompanySergeant-MajorE.Pink,11thBattalion, EssexRegiment,wholaterservedwiththe17thBattalion,RoyalSussexRegiment,anddiedofwoundsin July 1918

DistinguishedConductMedal,G.V.R.(6510C.S.Mjr:E.Pink.11/EssexR.);1914Star(6510L.Cpl.E.Pink.2/EssexR.);BritishWar and Victory Medals (6510 W.O. Cl. 2 E. Pink. Essex R.) medals

D.C.M. London Gazette 1 January 1918; citation published 17 April 1918: ‘Forconspicuousgallantryanddevotiontoduty.Priortoaraidhis !nespiritsunderahostilebombardmentgreatlyhelpedtokeepupthemorale ofthemen.Heledtheleadingwavewithmagni!centcourageanddisregardofdanger.Hehasalwaysbeenofthegreatestassistancetohis company commander.’

Annotated gazette states: ‘Loos, April-July 1917.’

EdwardPink,anativeofEn!eld,Essex,wenttoFranceasaLance-Corporalwiththe2ndBattalion,EssexRegiment,on22September1914.He wontheD.C.M.whilstservingasaCompanySergeant-Majorinthe11thBattalion,EssexRegiment,atloosintheperiodApriltoJuly,1917,but particularlyforhisgallantryduringatrenchraid.ThisraidwasmostlikelytheonecarriedoutatHill70on28Junebythe18thInfantryBrigade, whenthreepartiesofthe3rdAustralianTunnellingCompanysuccessfullydemolishedthreeshaftsoftheenemy’sminesystem,allunderthecover of11thEssexBattalion.CaptainSanderson,actingO.C.,3rdAustralianT.C.,notedinhisreport(appendedto11thBn.wardiary):‘Icannotpraise toohighlytheexcellentbehaviouroftheinfantry(11thEssexBattn.)engagedontheraidundercoverofwhichtheaboveoperationwascarried out;particularly1SergtandaCorporalweredeservingofmention,butunfortunately,Ididnotgettheirnames.’CompanySergeant-Major EdwardPinkdiedofwoundson29July1918,receivedatBellacourtthepreviousevening,whilstservingwith17thBattalion,RoyalSussex Regiment, and is buried in Bellacourt Military Cemetery, Riviere, Pas de Calais. Sold with copied research including D.C.M. and Medal Index Cards, gazette notices and various extracts from battalion war diaries.

unmounted, good very ne (4) £1,400-£1,800

AGreatWar‘Moislain’sRidge,4-5March1917’D.C.M.groupof !veawardedtoSergeantT.Hole,2nd Battalion, Royal Berkshire Regiment

DistinguishedConductMedal,G.V.R.(6136L.Sjt:T.Hole.2/R.Berks:R.);1914Star,withclasp(6136Pte.T.Hole.2/R.Berks:R.); BritishWarandVictoryMedals(6136Sjt.T.Hole.R.Berks.R.);ArmyL.S.&G.C.,G.V.R.,1stissue(6136Sjt.T.Hole.D.C.M.R. Berks. R.) contact marks and polished, otherwise nearly very ne (5) £1,200-£1,600

D.C.M. London Gazette 11 May 1917:

‘For conspicuous gallantry and devotion to duty. In spite of heavy hostile !re, he kept his men at work consolidating the captured trench.’ Annotated gazette states: ‘Moislain’s Ridge, 4-5 March 1917’.

Thomas Hole served with the 2nd Battalion, Royal Berkshire Regiment, in France from 5 November 1914. Sold with copied research including D.C.M. and Medal Index Cards, annotated Gazette, and extracts from the regimental history.

AGreatWar‘Italiantheatre’D.C.M.groupof !veawardedtoSergeantA.F.Laffling,1stBattalion,Royal West Kent Regiment DistinguishedConductMedal,G.V.R.(5084Cpl.-L.Sjt:A.F.Laffling.1/R.W.Kent.R.);1914-15Star(G-5084Pte.A.F.Laffling. R. W.KentR.);BritishWarandVictoryMedals(GS-5084Sjt.A.F.Laffling.R.W.Kent.R.);SpecialConstabularyLongServiceMedal, G.VI.R., 1st issue (Arthur F. Laffling) mounted court-style for display, good very ne (5) £1,000-£1,400

D.C.M. London Gazette 3 June 1918 (Italy); citation published 21 October 1918: ‘Forconspicuousgallantryandcontinuous !neserviceforthreeyearsinthe !eld,chie"yinconductingsuppliesofS.A.A.andrationstothefront line.Thesesuppliesneverfailed,owingtohisgreatcourageandresource.Hecontinuedtoperformhisduties,oftenthroughheavybarrages,and always succeeded in completing his task, despite every difficulty.’

ArthurFrederickLaffling wasbornon8July1888,inHoo,Kent,wherehewasafarmlabourerpriortotheoutbreakofwar.Heservedin Francewiththe1stBattalion,RoyalWestKentRegiment,from7March1915,aspartofthe13thBrigade,5thDivision.Thebattalionservedon theWesternFrontuntilDecember1917,whenthe5thDivisionwastransferredtoItaly,wheretheyserveduntilreturningtoFranceinApril 1918.

Sold with copied research including D.C.M. and Medal Index Cards, gazette entries and medal rolls.

AGreatWar‘Fresnoy,September1918’D.C.M.groupoffourawardedtoPrivateC.Still,1stBattalion, MachineGunCorps,late2ndBattalion,RoyalSussexRegiment,servingwithwhomhewaswoundedin October 1914 and mentioned in Haig’s despatch of April 1918

DistinguishedConductMedal,G.V.R.(74116Cpl.C.Still.1/M.G.C.);1914Star,withcopyclasp(8811Pte.C.Still.2/R.Suss:R.); British War and Victory Medals, with M.I.D. oak leaves (8811 Cpl. C. Still. R. Suss. R.) medals unmounted, very ne £1,000-£1,400

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

‘On24thSeptember,1918,nearFresnoy,hewassentforwardinchargeofamachine-gunteamtoconsolidatewiththeinfantry.Heshowedgreat courageanddeterminationinkeepinghisguninactionandcoveringthefrontlinepost,andlaterhepushedhisgunforwardinfrontofthe infantry,andmateriallyassistedincheckingtheenemycounter-attacks.Onthenightofthe24th,althoughseverelywoundedhimselfandhavinghis No.2gunnerkilled,hedidexcellentworkinendeavouringtosilencetheenemy’sen!lade !re.Inspiteofhiswound,heremainedathispostuntil ordered to withdraw.’

M.I.D. LondonGazette 24May1918(Haig’sdespatchofthe7thofApril1918):‘Still,8811L./C.C.(now74116M.G.Corps.)RoyalSussex Regiment.’

CharlesStill wasbornin1888andenlistedatChichesteron11September1907,aged18years10months.HewasdischargedtoReservein June1912andmobilisedon7August1914,servingwiththe2ndBattalion,RoyalSussexRegiment,inFrancefrom31August1914.Woundedbya gunshotinthescalpon3October1914,hewastreatedatNo.2GeneralHospitalatHavre.InSeptember1915hewasinvalidedtoEnglandvia Versailleswithanabscessofthefoot.HereturnedtoFranceinSeptember1916,andtransferredto2CompanyM.G.C.on11July1917,thisunit laterbeingdesignated1Battalion,M.G.C.StillwasseverelywoundedwhilstwinninghisD.C.M.on24September1918,andwasdischargedasa Lance-Sergeant on 9 September 1919.

Sold with copied research including D.C.M. and Medal Index Cards, service papers, gazette notices, and 1/M.G.C. war diary extracts.

AGreatWar‘MaricourtandEpehy,AugustandSeptember1918’D.C.M.groupofthreeawardedto Sergeant W. L. Damant, 7th London Regiment

DistinguishedConductMedal,G.V.R.(353991Sjt.W.L.Damant.7/Lond:R.);BritishWarandVictoryMedals(7864Sjt.W.L. Damant. 7-Lond. R.) mounted court-style, good very ne (3) £700-£900

D.C.M. London Gazette 3 June 1918; citation published 11 March 1920:

‘HehascontinuouslyshowngreatcourageandhighpowersofleadershipfromJanuary,1917,todate,moreparticularlyatMaricourt,1918,and againatEpehyinSeptember,1918,whenhehandledhisLewis-gunteamwithgreatability.Ononeoccasionhewasthemeansofrescuingabadly wounded comrade from “No Man’s Land” under heavy shell !re.’

WalterLeonardDamant wasanativeofRomford,Essex,andservedasaSergeantwiththe7th(CityofLondon)Battalion,TheLondon Regiment, in France from 27 January 1917, to the end of the war.

Sold with copied research including Battalion War Diary entries for the Maricourt and Epehy operations.

AGreatWar‘HansaLine,November1916’D.C.M.groupoffourawardedtoSergeantH.Waterton,1/1 Hertfordshire Regiment

DistinguishedConductMedal,G.V.R.(1855Cpl.H.Waterton.1/1Herts:R.-T.F.);1914Star(1855Pte.H.Waterton.1/1Herts: R.);BritishWarandVictoryMedals(1855Sjt.H.Waterton.Herts.R.)medalsunmounted, lightlypolished,otherwisenearlyvery ne and scarce (4) £1,400-£1,800

36 awards of the D.C.M. to the Regiment in the Great War, all for France and Flanders.

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

‘Forconspicuousgallantryinaction.Hedisplayedgreatcourageandskillinhandlinghismachine-gunsunderheavy !re,andgreatlyassistedin repulsing several hostile attacks.’

Annotated gazette states: ‘Hansa Line, 13 November 1916.’

Inthe !nalstageoftheSommecampaign,theBattleoftheAncre,the1/1stHertfordshiresachievedanotablesuccess.Onthemorningof13 November,withtheiradvancecoveredbymistandaheavyartillerybarrage,thebattalionseizedthewholeoftheHansaLine.Itadvancedtoa depthof1,600yards,achievedallofitsobjectivesandcaptured250prisonersandninemachine-guns.Thepositionwashelduntilreliefthe following night. Their casualties, however, numbered seven officers and 150 men.

Harry Waterton served with the 1/1st Hertfordshire Regiment in France and Flanders from 6 November 1914. Sold with copied D.C.M. and Medal Index Cards, and gazette notices.

AscarceEdwardMedalSecondClassforMinesawardedtoMr.ArcherCartwright,UnderManagerofthe Russell Colliery, for his gallantry during the Dudley Colliery Fire on 17 April 1910

Edward Medal (Mines), E.VII.R., 2nd Class, bronze (Archer Cartwright) mounted with the original investiture hook, good very ne £1,500-£2,000

E.M. LondonGazette 5August1910:Mr.ArcherCartwright,UnderManager,RussellColliery[inajointcitationwithIsaiahWalker,Miner,Russell Colliery; Samuel Slater, Miner, Russell Colliery; and Anthony Willets, Miner, Russell Colliery]

‘Onthe17thApril1910,anunderground !re,inwhichthelivesoftwoworkmenwerelost,occurredattheRussellColliery,nearDudley, Staffordshire-adistrictwheretheworkingsarepeculiarlyliabletospontaneouscombustion.The !rebrokeoutatapointabout114yardsfrom thebottomofthedowncastshaft,andwhenitwasdiscoveredbysmokeissuingfromtheupcastshaft,theManagerofthemine,accompaniedby severalworkmen,proceededtothespottotryandputthe !reout.Afterworkingforaconsiderabletimeintheheatandsmoke,twoofthe party,ArcherCartwright(UnderManager)andAnthonyWillets,weresenttothesurfacefortools,leavingtheManagerandtwoworkmento proceedwiththeworkof !ghtingthe !re.Intheirabsence,boththeManager,who,feelingtheeffectsofthesmoke,hadwalkedbackashort distance,andthetwoworkmenwereovercomebythenoxiousatmosphere.Willets,onhisreturn,foundtheManagerunconsciousanddragging him,inspiteofhisveryheavyweight,tothebottomoftheshaft,broughthimsafelytothesurface.WilletsandCartwrightandathirdmannamed SamuelSlaterthendescendedtheshaftinordertotryandrescuethetwoworkmenwhohadsuccumbed.Theyfoundthemandattemptedto carrythemback;butWillets,whowasalreadyexhaustedbyhispreviousefforts,gavesignsofgivingway,andCartwrightandSlateralsofeelingilleffects,theywereallcompelledtoreturnandleavethetwounfortunateworkmen.Ontheirwayback,Willetsfelldownunconscious,and CartwrightandSlater,beingunabletohelphim,madetheirwaywithdifficultytothesurface.Theywereable,however,totellIsaiahWalkerof Willets’condition,andhevolunteeredtotryandbringWilletsout.Descendingtheminealone,andcrawlingonhishandsandkneesunderthe smoke,WalkermanagedtoreachWillets,whomhefoundlyingonhisfaceabout27yardsfromtheshaft.Seizinghimbytheshoulders,Walker managedtodragWilletstotheshaftbottom,andthentookhimupinthecage.Walkeragainwentdownthe shaftinthehopeofreachingthe two workmen left in the mine; but this time he was unsuccessful, and was forced to come back.’

The Dudley Colliery Fire

‘OnSundaymorninga !re,whichresultedinthelossoftwolives,brokeoutinNo.5Pit,WindmillEnd,knownastheRussellHallColliery, Dudley.ThevictimswereJohnDaviesandTomRobinson.ItappearsthatfourmenwereworkinginthemineonSaturdaynight.Theycameup betweentwelveandoneo’clockfortheirsupper,andwhentheygotbackdowntothebottomoftheshafttheynoticedsomethingwaswrong. Therewasasmellof !reinthemainroadway.Theyreportedthis,andimmediatelywentdownagain.Itwasthenfoundthatthetimberinthe minewasin $ames,andtheyworkedonthe !reuntilfouro´clockontheSundaymorning,whenthetwounfortunatemen,RobinsonandDavies, relievedthem.Themanager(Mr.Alderson),andtheunder-manager(Mr.Cartwright)werealsointheworkings,togetherwithaminernamed Willets.About !veo’clocktheybecameanxiousandwentdownagainandrenderedfurtherassistance.WilletsandMr.Cartwrightmeanwhile returnedtothebankfortoolstomakeasanddam,the !rehavinggotoutofhand,andtheemittedfumesbeingtoooverpowering.Willetswas the !rsttoreturn,andupongoingintotheworkingsfoundMr.Aldersonlyingonthegroundinastateofsemi-consciousness.Withgreatdifficulty hemanagedtodraghimtothepitbottom,andhewasquicklyconveyedtothebank.Itwasthenrecognisedthatthepositionoftheothertwo menmustbeserious,fortheywerefurtherintheworkingsthanMr.Alderson.Willets,althoughsufferingsomewhatfromtheeffectsofthefumes himself,pluckilyreturnedagaintothepitincompanywithMr.Cartwrightandseveralothers.Thefumesweresodeadlythattherescueparty couldnotendurethemformanyminutestogether,andhadtobedrawntothetopwithgreatspeed.Mr.Cartwrightfoundthebodiesofthetwo menlyingintheroadway,andtriedtodragthemaway,buthehadtobeatahastyretreatforhisownsafety.Atsixo’clockDr.Dando,who residesnearby,wassentfor,andhepluckilydescendedtheshaftassoonashearrived.Thetwomen,RobinsonandDavies,werefound deadat about9:30a.m.Manydeedsofsplendidheroismarereported.Mr.Alderson,themanager,andMr.Cartwright,hisdeputy,wereovercomeon severaloccasions;infact,atonetimeasmanyassixoftherescuepartywerelyingunconsciousintheenginehouse.Dr.Dandoremaineddown thepitformorethanthreehours,renderingwhatassistancehecouldtothereliefparties.Eventuallyhewasovercomebythefumes,andhadto beconveyedtothetopinatub.Arti!cialrespirationwasresortedtoineachcase,andwhenthemencametothemselvestheyreeledasthough theyweredrunk.Mostofthemenweresenthometobed,andDr.Dandospeaksveryhighlyoftheheroismdisplayed:“Ihadtorestraina numberofthemen”,saidthedoctorinaninterview,“fromgoingbackintheirendeavourtofetchtheircomrades.Itwouldhavebeencertain deathtothem.Iwasproudofthesemen.Ihaveneverseenanythingtoequalit.TheywerenoblyledbyMr.Alderson,andIcannotsayhowitis thatheisalivetoday.Iamsurethatgreaterdeedsofheroismhaveneverbeforebeenseenuponabattle!eld.Whenthemenweremakingthe damtokeepbackthefoulairtheycouldnotholdtheshovelformorethanaminute.Theythenhadtogobacktothebottomoftheshafttoget air,andthenrushbackagain.Theyworkedsplendidly.Ofcourse,asthedamwasconstructedthedangerfromthefoulairbecameless,andthey could proceed with less difficulty.”’ (Dudley Herald, 23 April 1910 refers).

ArcherCartwright wasborninLye,Worcestershire,inSeptember1882,andwaspresentedwithhisEdwardMedalbyH.M.KingGeorgeVat Buckingham Palace on 2 August 1910. Sold with a large quantity of copied research.

AnEdwardMedalforIndustryawardedtoMr.W.C.Simmons,aPorterwiththeLondonandSouthWestern RailwayCompany,forhisgallantryinsavingthelifeofawoman,intentonsuicide,whohadjumpedinfront of an express train at Bournemouth Railway Station on 20 August 1912

Edward Medal (Industry), G.V.R., 1st issue, with 2nd type reverse, bronze (Walter Charles Simmons) very ne £1,000-£1,400

Provenance: Dix Noonan Webb, February 2015

E.M. London Gazette 17 December 1912:

‘OntheafternoonofTuesday,20August,1912,asanexpresspassengertrainwasenteringBournemouthStation,awomanjumpedfromthe platforminfrontoftheengine.Thedriverpromptlyappliedthebrakesandsoundedthewhistle;butwasunabletostopthetrainuntiltheengine hadpassedthespotwherethewomanjumpeddown.Simmons'sattentionwasattractedbythewhistlewhentheenginewasabout12yards away,and,withoutaninstant'shesitation,hejumpedoff theplatformontothepermanentway,andsucceededinliftingthewomanclearofthe railsandholdingheragainstanothertrain,whichwasstationaryonanadjoiningline,neitherofthemsustaininginjury.Thereisnodoubtwhatever thattherescuewaseffectedbySimmonsattheriskofhislife,andanydelayorhesitationwould,inallprobabilityhaveresultedinfatal consequences.’

ASecondWarD.S.M.groupofeightawardedtoChiefPettyOfficerD.Gibson,RoyalNavy,whoservedin H.

M.S. Thunderer at the Battle of Jutland, 31 May 1916

DistinguishedServiceMedal,G.VI.R.(J.18221D.Gibson.C.P.O.,R.N.);1914-15Star(J.18221D.Gibson.A.B.,R.N.);BritishWar andVictoryMedals(J.18221D.Gibson.A.B.,R.N.);DefenceandWarMedals1939-45;Jubilee1935,unnamedasissued;Royal NavyL.S.&G.C.,G.V.R.,2ndissue, #xedsuspension(J.18221D.Gibson.P.O.,H.M.S.Volunteer)mountedcourtstyle, nearlyvery ne and better (8) £1,000-£1,400

Provenance: Dix Noonan Webb, September 2009.

D.S.M. London Gazette 1 July 1941: ‘Foroutstandingzeal,Patienceandcheerfulness,andforneverfailingtosetanexampleofwholehearteddevotiontoduty,withoutwhichthehigh tradition of the Royal Navy could not have been upheld’.

DavidGibson wasborninCrawford,Lanarkshireon3May1896andjoinedtheRoyalNavyasaBoySecondClassinJune1912.Postedtothe battleshipH.M.S. Thunderer inApril1913,heservedinheruntilSeptember1917,beingpromotedtoOrdinarySeamaninMay1914andAble SeamaninJanuary1915.Hewaspresentin Thunderer atthebattleofJutland,30May1916,whenthebattleshipformedpartofthe2ndBattle Squadron.Fortheremainderofthewarhewasbasedin Vivid,SeptembertoOctober1917; De ance,October1917toApril1918,and Blenheim and Goshawk, April 1918 to January 1919.

GibsonwaspromotedtoLeadingSeamaninFebruary1919whilstat Vivid

andtoPettyOfficerinJanuary1921whenservinginH.M.S. Resolution LaterasaChiefPettyOfficerhewasawardedtheJubileeMedal1935.AtthesamerankatCochrane(Rosyth),hewasawardedtheD.S.M.inthe 1941 Birthday Honours.

Sold with copied service paper and other research.

Walter Charles Simmons was employed by the London and South Western Railway Company as a Porter at Bournemouth Railway Station.

ArareSecondWarLandingCraftObstacleClearanceUnit(LCOCU)D.S.M.groupofsevenawardedto CommandoFrogmanPettyOfficerG.A.LockintheopposedlandingsintheSouthofFranceasaLCOCU SectionLeader;hesurveyedthebeachesanddestroyedunderwaterobstaclesandminesintheBaiede Cavallaire,havingperformedsimilarservicesintheNormandyLandings,andassistedintherescueof wounded American soldiers whose Landing Craft had been mined and sunk DistinguishedServiceMedal,G.VI.R.(P.O.,G.A.Lock.R/JX.222155);1939-45Star;BurmaStar;ItalyStar;FranceandGermany Star; Defence and War Medals 1939-45, mounted on card for display, extremely ne (7) £3,600-£4,400

SeediesRolllistsatotalofonly10D.S.M.s,3D.S.C.s,andoneD.S.C.andBartoLCOCUnitsduringtheSecondWar,mostlyforthelandingsin NormandyandtheSouthofFrance.FortwootherexamplesofD.S.M.sawardedtofrogmeninL.C.O.C.UnitsseeDixNoonanWebbMay2017 (Lot 52, £13,000) and July 2019 (Lot 81, £7,500).

D.S.M. LondonGazette 6November1945:‘Forbravery,skillandgreatdevotiontodutyinthereconnaissanceanddestructionofunknown obstaclesandmines,andintherescueofsurvivorswhosecrafthadbeendestroyedinamine!eld,duringthelandingintheBaiedeCavallairein the South of France, June to August, 1944,, and for similar good services in the landings in Normandy.’

TherecommendationsforthisbatchofawardsareinAdmiraltyHonoursandAwards !leH&A940/45intheNationalArchivesunderreference ADM1/30497 which reads:

‘TheHonoursandAwardsCommitteehasconsideredthegoodservicesofcertainratingsinthedestructionofunderwaterobstaclesandmines during the invasion of the South of France, and submits that the King may be asked to approve the Awards set forth below.

DuringthelandingsintheBaiedeCavallaireintheSouthofFrancetheseratingssuccessfullycarriedoutunder !retheinitialreconnaissanceof unknownobstaclesandminesandachievedtheirdestruction.Theyalsodidgoodworkinhelpingtosavethelivesofwoundedsoldiersofthe United States Army when the craft in which they were embarked struck mines and was sunk.

The individual recommendation for Petty Officer Lock adds to this…

Lock, George Arthur, Petty Officer, R.N

“ForGallantryandDevotiontoDutyasSectionLeaderof“B”SectionL.C.O.C.U.UnitNo:1inthat,duringthelandingsinthe“BaiedeCavallaire” South of France, he did on arrival at the beach carry out the pre-arranged plan without further orders, and

1.Did successfully carry out the initial reconnaissance of unknown obstacles and mines in his area.

2.Did work continuously throughout the day on the destruction of the obstacles and mines until the job was completed.

3.DidassistinthesavingofthelivesofwoundedsoldiersoftheU.S.Army1stDivisionwhenthecraftinwhichtheywereembarked struck mines and were sunk.

4.Did render valuable assistance of a similar nature during the landings in Normandy.”

Remarks of the Immediate Authority, Naval Officer in Charge, Appledore:

“Forwardedforfavourableconsideration.Althoughalongtimehaselapsedsincetheoccurrencesleadingtotherecommendation,itisunderstood thatnosuchrecommendationwasforwardedbytheForceCommander,andthereisnodoubtthatmuchcoolnessandcourageunder !rewas displayed in the course of the operations which are described.”

PettyOfficerLock’srecommendationissignedbyLieutenantR.E.Billington,D.S.C.,whowasawardedtheDistinguishedServiceCrossforhis gallantserviceintheNormandyLandings,andaBartotheD.S.C.forsimilarserviceintheLandingsintheSouthofFrancewhilstinspeci!c commandofL.C.O.C.UnitNo.1andinoverallchargeofallfourL.C.O.C.UnitsofForce“J”.TherecommendationforBillington’sBartothe D.S. C.issupportedbyanextractfromaletterfromVice AdmiralH.K.Hewitt,U.S.N.CommanderUnitedStatesEighthFleet,whichdescribesthe hazardous work of this LCOCU unit:

‘FordistinguishinghimselfbyheroicandmeritoriousachievementasofficerinchargeofaNavalCombatDemolitionUniton15thAugust1944. LieutenantBillington,displayingtheutmostskillandenergy,organizedandtrainedhisunitinthehazardousprocedureofclearingunderwater obstacles,beachobstructionsandreinforceddefencepositionstoenabletheinitialboatwavestolandanddischargeassaulttroops,equipment andsuppliesovertheselectedbeaches.Despitetheexperimentalnatureofdemolitionsinamphibiouswarfareandtheheavilyobstructed approachesencounteredduringtheassaultoperations,hesuccessfullyledhisunittotheassignedbeachandbymeansofhandplacedcharges, clearedtheapproachchannelsofobstaclesandshallowminesfortheearlyandrelativelysafepassageofassaulttraffic.Hisexpertandfearless actioninclearingandwideningtheirapproachescontributedmateriallytotheexpeditiouslaunchingoftheassaultandthepromptestablishment of the beachhead.’

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A Great War ‘Western Front’ M.M. pair awarded to Private F. Gosden, 6th (Inniskilling) Dragoons

MilitaryMedal,G.V.R.(D-14173Pte.F.Gosden.6/Dns:);BritishWarMedal1914-20(Gs-12255Pte.F.Gosden.6-Dns.);together with the related miniature awards, good very ne (2)

£360-£440

M.M. London Gazette 12 June 1918.

Frederick Gosden served with the 6th Dragoons during the Great War on the Western Front from 17 February 1915.

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AGreatWar‘WesternFront’M.M.awardedtoActingSergeantT.G.Potts,NorthumberlandHussars,later Lieutenant, Army Service Corps

Military Medal, G.V.R. (806 A. Sjt: T. G. Potts. Nth’d: Hrs: -T.F.) good very ne

M.M. London Gazette 14 December 1916.

116

117

£300-£400

ThomasG.Potts attestedfortheNorthumberlandHussarsandservedwiththemduringtheGreatWarontheWesternFrontfrom5 October 1914. Awarded the Military Medal, he was commissioned Second Lieutenant in the Army Service Corps on 4 April 1917. Sold with copied research.

AGreatWar‘WesternFront’M.M.groupofthreeawardedtoSergeantW.H.Holmes,282ndLondon Brigade Ammunition Column, Royal Field Artillery

MilitaryMedal,G.V.R.(47620Sjt.W.H.Holmes,282/Lond.Bde.A.C.R.F.A.-T.F.);1914-15Star(47620Sjt.W.H.Holmes,R.F.A.); British War Medal 1914-20 (47620 Sjt. W. H. Holmes, R.F.A.) good very ne (3)

£240-£280

Provenance: Dix Noonan Webb, March 2008.

M.M. London Gazette 21 August 1917.

W.HenryHolmes attestedfortheRoyalFieldArtillery(TerritorialForce),andservedwiththemduringtheGreatWarontheWesternFront from4October1915.HewasawardedtheMilitaryMedalwhilstservingwiththe282ndLondonBrigadeAmmunitionColumn,R.F.A.,and subsequently transferred to the Royal Garrison Artillery.

A Great War ‘Western Front’ M.M. awarded to Corporal A. Coling, Royal Field Artillery Military Medal, G.V.R. (11322 Cpl. A. Coling. R.F.A.) good very ne

M.M. London Gazette 13 March 1919.

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£180-£220

ArthurColing wasborninRugbyandenlistedintotheRoyalArtilleryatWarwick.HeservedinFrancefrom12July1915,andwaskilledin action on 7 November 1918, whilst serving with Y/19th Trench Mortar Battery. He is buried in Cross Roads Cemetery, Fontaine-au-Bois.

A Great War M.M. group of four awarded to Gunner H. Triplow, Royal Field Artillery

MilitaryMedal,G.V.R.(82185Gnr:H.Triplow.D.330/Bde.R.F.A.) minoro cialcorrectiontosurname;1914-15Star(82185.Dvr.H.

Treplow [sic], R.F.A.); British War and Victory Medals (82185 Gnr. H. Treplow [sic]. R.A.) good very ne (4) £300-£400

M.M. London Gazette 25 January 1918.

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A Great War M.M. group of three awarded to Gunner W. F. Kearsey, Royal Field Artillery

MilitaryMedal, G.V.R.(815175Gnr:W.F.Kearsey.D.269/Bde:R.F.A.–T.F.);BritishWarandVictoryMedals(815175Gnr.W.F. Kearsey. R.A.) good very ne and better (3) £240-£280

M.M. London Gazette 19 March 1918.

WilliamFrancisKearsey wasborninBirminghamin1897andattestedtherefortheRoyalFieldArtillery.HeservedduringtheGreatWaron theWesternFrontwith‘D’(Howitzer)Battery,269thBrigade,RoyalFieldArtillery,andwasawardedtheMilitaryMedalinMarch1918.Hedied in King’s Norton, Worcestershire, in 1923.

A Great War ‘Western Front’ M.M. group of three awarded to Sergeant H. Clark, Royal Garrison Artillery

MilitaryMedal,G.V.R.(84331Sjt.H.Clark.R.G.A.);BritishWarandVictoryMedals(84331Sjt.H.Clark.R.A.) minoredgenicks, good very ne (3) £200-£240

M.M. London Gazette 20 August 1919.

Herbert Clark attested for the Royal Garrison Artillery and served with the 150th Siege Battery during the Great War on the Western Front.

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Decorations for Gallantry

AGreatWarM.M.groupofthreeawardedtoGunnerH.J. Abbott, Royal Garrison Artillery

MilitaryMedal,G.V.R.(159556Gnr:H.J.Abbott.282/Sge:By:R.F.A.);British War and Victory Medals (159556 Gnr. H.J. Abbott. R.F.A.) extremely ne (3) £240-£280

M.M. London Gazette 12 June 1918.

Sold with a postcard photograph of the recipient in uniform.

A Great War ‘Western Front’ M.M. group of three awarded to Corporal J. McGavin, Royal Engineers

MilitaryMedal,G.V.R.(103090Cpl.J.Mc.Gavin.R.E.);BritishWarandVictoryMedals(103090Cpl.J.McGavin.R.E.) lightcontact marks, good very ne (3) £200-£240

M.M. London Gazette 20 August 1919.

JamesMcGavin,anativeofKilmarnock,wasbornin1885andattestedfortheRoyalEngineerson6November1915.Heservedwiththe217th Army Troops Company during the Great War on the Western Front from 8 March 1916, and was promoted Corporal on 23 April 1917. Sold with copied service papers and other research.

AGreatWar‘WesternFront’M.M.groupofthreeawardedtoSergeantJ.T.Hodges,Gloucestershire Regiment

MilitaryMedal,G.V.R.(203706Cpl.J.T.Hodges.1/5Glouc:R.-T.F.) minoro cialcorrectiontosurname;BritishWarandVictory Medals (203706 Sjt. J. T. Hodges. Glouc. R.) mounted as worn, polished, nearly very ne (3)

£240-£280

M.M. London Gazette 24 November 1918.

AGreatWar‘WesternFront’M.M.groupofthreeawardedtoLance-CorporalA.McCreadie,Royal Highlanders

MilitaryMedal,G.V.R.(S-5556Pte.A.Mc.Creadie.1/R.Hdrs.);1914-15Star(S-5556.L-Cpl.A.McCreadie,R.Highrs.);British War Medal 1914-20 (S-5556 Pte. A. Mc Creadie. R. Highrs.) very ne (3)

£240-£280

M.M. London Gazette 23 February 1918.

AndrewMcCreadie wasbornin1891andattestedfortheGordonHighlandersatPaisleyon8September1914.TransferringtotheRoyal Highlanders,heservedwiththe1stBattalionduringtheGreatWarontheWesternFrontfrom20September1915,andwasawardedthe Military Medal. He was discharged Class ‘Z’ Reserve on 21 March 1919. Sold with the recipient’s original Certi!cate of Transfer to the Reserve.

A Great War ‘Western Front’ M.M. group of three awarded to Lance-Corporal C. Ashford, Essex Regiment MilitaryMedal,G.V.R.(8587L.Cpl.C.Ashford,1/EssexR.);BritishWarandVictoryMedals(8587Cpl.C.Ashford,EssexR.) good very ne (3) £200-£240

M.M. London Gazette 6 January 1917.

C.Ashford attestedfortheEssexRegimentandservedwiththe1stBattalionduringtheGreatWaratGallipolifrom25April1915,the !rstday ofthecampaign,andwouldhavebeenpartofthe1stBattalion’sassaultonHill138.UnderthecommandofLieutenant-ColonelGodfreyFaussett, theymanagedtocapturetheobjectiveandmakeasmallfoothold,butthecostwashigh,with3officersand15otherrankskilledandafurther8 officers and 87 other ranks injured.

ProceedingtotheWesternFront,thebattaliontookpartintheBattleoftheSomme,andsufferedover200casualtiesatBeaumont-Hamelon1 July1916-manymendidnotgetanyfurtherthantheBritishwire.On27JulytheregimenttransferredtotheYpressector,arrivingatSaleuxon 7OctoberandfromtheremarchingtoCorbieandlater,Longueau.ViathePommiersRedoubt,thementookuppositionsnorthofDelville Woodon10OctoberandthentookoverthefrontlinetrenchesontheoutskirtsofGueudecourtthenextday.On12Octobertheyattackedto thenorthofthevillage,stormingwiththeNewfoundlandersasectionofHiltTrench;somemenmadeitevenfurthertoGreaseTrench.On capturingtheirobjectives,theEssexwererelievedandreturnedtoBernafayWood,beforebeingpostedtothelinenorthofFlerson26October, Mametz on 30 October, Sandpit Camp on 15 November and Trones Wood three days later.

AwardedtheMilitaryMedal,mostlikelyfortheBattleoftheSomme,AshfordlatertransferredtotheNorthamptonshireRegimentandLabour Corps.

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AGreatWar‘WesternFront’M.M.groupofthreeawardedtoPrivateC.E.Boote,12thBattalion,Ri"e Brigade, for gallantry in rescuing several wounded comrades who were lying in the open under heavy #re MilitaryMedal,G.V.R.(S-21473Pte.C.E.Boote.12/(S)Bn:Rif:Brig:);BritishWarandVictoryMedals(S-21473Pte.C.E.Boote. Rif. Brig.) extremely ne (3)

£400-£500

M.M. London Gazette 6 August 1918.

Accompanying‘20th(Light)DivisionCerti!cateforGallantConductstates:‘from21stMarch1918to1stApril1918betweenStQuentinand Domart sur Luce, in saving the lives of several wounded comrades who were lying in the open under heavy !re.’

Soldwithapproximately12silkembroideredpostcards,apostcardphotographofBooteandhisfamily,andaquantityofcopiedresearchincluding Division and Battalion war diaries for March/April 1918.

Sold with the following family medals:

Four: Staff Sergeant C. H. Boote, Royal Army Medical Corps FranceandGermanyStar;DefenceandWarMedals;EfficiencyMedal,G.VI.R.,1stissue,Territorial(7344628S.Sjt.C.H.Boote.R.A.M.C.) extremely ne

Sold with a selection of original snap shot photographs, two hockey prize medals and various related badges.

AGreatWar1917‘Ypres’M.M.groupofthreeawardedto SergeantH.J.White,MachineGunCorps,lateBedfordshire Regiment

MilitaryMedal,G.V.R.(55721L.Cpl.H.J.White,199/Coy.M.G.C.);British War and Victory Medals (55721 Sjt. H. J. White, M.G.C.) extremely ne (3) £300-£400

M.M. London Gazette 12 December 1917.

HarryJamesWhite wasbornin1885andattestedfortheBedfordshireRegimentin November1915.SubsequentlytransferringtotheMachineGunCorps,heservedasa Vickers’gunnerin‘D’Company,41stBattalion,M.G.C.ontheWesternFrontfrom September1916,andwasawardedtheMilitaryMedalinrespectofgallantdeedsat Ypres in August 1917. He transferred to the Army Reserve in August 1919. Soldwithanoriginalpostcardphotograph,depictingtherecipientandfourcomrades fromthe41stBattalion,M.G.C.;togetherwithcopiedGreatWarperioddocuments and photographs.

AGreatWar‘WesternFront’M.M.awardedtoSergeantE.Sim,ArmyServiceCorps,attached263rdSiege Battery, Royal Garrison Artillery MilitaryMedal,G.V.R.(M-205132Sjt:E.Sim.A.S.C.);BritishWarandVictoryMedals(M-205132Sjt.E.Sim.A.S.C.);Defenceand WarMedals1939-45;SpecialConstabularyLongServiceMedal,G.V.R.,2ndissue(AlexanderE.Sim.)mountedasworn, goodvery ne (6) £300-£400

M.M. London Gazette 29 August 1918.

EdwardSim attestedfortheArmyServiceCorpsandservedduringtheGreatWarontheWesternFrontattachedtothe263rdSiegeBattery, Royal Garrison Artillery.

A Great War ‘Western Front’ M.M. group of four awarded to Private J. F. Girling, Army Service Corps MilitaryMedal,G.V.R.(M321725Pte.-A.L.Cpl.-J.F.Girling.A.S.C.);BritishWarandVictoryMedals(M-321725Pte.J.F.Girling. A. S.C.);DefenceMedal;togetherwithaSafeDrivingCompetitionMedal,silverandenamel,thereverseengraved‘J.F.Girling’,with top ‘1935’ riband bar and additional ‘1936’, ‘1937’, and ‘1939’ riband bars, good very ne (5)

£260-£300

Provenance: Dix Noonan Webb, June 2002.

M.M. London Gazette 6 August 1918.

JohnF.Girling attestedfortheArmyServiceCorpsandservedduringtheGreatWarwiththe218thSiegeBattery,AmmunitionColumn,on the Western Front.

Sold together with the recipient’s cap badge and shoulder title.

A Great War M.M. group of three awarded to Sergeant F. H. Knowles, Canadian Field Artillery MilitaryMedal,G.V.R.(331650Sjt:F.H.Knowles.1/D.A.C.Can:F.A.);BritishWarandVictoryMedals(331650Sjt.F.H.Knowles. C.F.A.) edge bruise to BWM and light contact marks, otherwise very ne and better (3)

£200-£240

M.M. London Gazette 23 February 1918. FredHayesKnowles wasborninAlford,Aberdeen,on11July1888andhavingemigratedtoCanadaattestedfortheCanadianOverseas ExpeditionaryForceatVancouver,B.C.,on21February1916.Heservedwiththe4thDivisionalAmmunitionColumn,CanadianFieldArtillery during the Great War on the Western Front, and was awarded the Military Medal. He was demobilised in Toronto on 14 May 1919.

AGreatWar‘WesternFront’M.M.awardedtoPrivateT.Mack,47thBattalion(BritishColumbia),Canadian Infantry Military Medal, G.V.R. (145295 Pte. T. Mack. 47/Can: Inf:) nearly very ne

£240-£280

M.M. London Gazette 23 February 1918.

ThomasMack wasborninPortHope,Ontario,CanadainDecember1876.HeservedduringtheGreatWarwiththe47thBattalion(British Columbia),CanadianInfantryontheWesternFront.Mackwaswounded3April1917,andattachedto10thCanadianInfantryBrigadeSignal Company for the award of his M.M. Sold with copied service papers.

AGreatWar‘VimyRidge’M.M.groupofsixawardedtoSergeantW.E.Currie,4thFieldAmbulance, Canadian Army Medical Corps, late Royal Army Medical Corps, for gallantry at Vimy Ridge - 9 April 1917 MilitaryMedal,G.V.R.(1251Pte.W.E.Currie.4/F.A.Can:A.M.C.);Queen’sSouthAfrica1899-1902,3clasps,Natal,OrangeFree State,Transvaal(14643PteW.E.CurrieR.A.M.C.);King’sSouthAfrica1901-02,2clasps,SouthAfrica1901,SouthAfrica1902 (14643PteW.E.CurrieR.A.M.C.);1914-15Star(1251Pte.W.E.CurrieCan:A.M.C.);BritishWarandVictoryMedals(1251A. Sjt.W.E.Currie.C.A.M.C.)mountedforwear, withtherecipient’sSt.JohnAmbulanceAssociationRe-ExaminationCross, bronze,thereverseengraved‘336052WilliamE.Currie.’,witheightbronzedatebarsfor1933,1935,1936,1937,1938,1939, 1940 and 1941,cleaned, Q.S.A. and K.S.A. renamed, generally nearly very ne or better (lot) £600-£800

M.M. London Gazette 9 July 1917:

‘For conspicuous gallantry and devotion to duty in the evacuation of wounded under shell !re during the operations of April 9th 1917.’

WilliamEdwinCurrie wasborninAston,BirminghaminOctober1880.HewasaGoldsmithbytrade,andservedwith1stVolunteer Battalion,DukeofCambridge’sOwnMiddlesexRegimentfrom1898andtheMedicalMilitiafrom1899.CurrieattestedatAldershot,23October 1900,forregularservicewithRoyalArmyMedicalCorps,andservedinSouthAfricawithNo.12StationaryHospital.In1904,hetransferredat hisownrequesttotheQueen’s(RoyalWestSurrey)Regiment,servingas8092.CurrietransferredtotheArmyReservein1908andwas discharged on completion of his engagement, 22 October 1912.

CurrieemigratedtoCanadaandwaslivingatWadena,SaskatchewanwhenheattestedatWinnipegbecominganoriginalmemberofthe4thField Ambulance,CAMC.HedisembarkedinEnglandon29April1915andservedinFrancefrom13September1915(anddistinguishedhimselfat VimyRidge).CurriehadappliedforaCommission,10March1917,andproceededtoOfficerCadettrainingatPriorPark,Bathon8August1918. Whileundergoingofficertraining,hewaspromotedActingSergeant,CAMC,witheffect7September1918.WhileCurriewastobe commissionedintheinfantry,thewarendedbeforethatoccurredandhewasreturnedtotheC.E.F.on4March1919anddischargedatSt.John, New Brunswick 16 days later as Cadet (Acting Sergeant).

CurrieresidedinOttawajoiningthe23rdFieldAmbulance,RCAMCintheNon-PermanentActiveMilitia.HewasdischargedfromtheArmyin 1940, aged 60. Currie was employed in the Ottawa area and served in the St. John Ambulance. He died at Ottawa Civic Hospital 11 March 1955. Soldwiththefollowingrelatedoriginaldocumentation:CanadianPayBookforuseonActiveService;asouvenirhistoryof18OfficerCadetBn listingstaff,graduates,rollofhonourand !nalcoursenominalroll,annotatedbyrecipient;twonamedanddatedDepartmentofLabour,Ontario Stationary Engineer’s Certi!cates, Fourth Class; various ephemera relating to commission application and service, and newspaper cuttings.

For the medals to the recipient’s brother-in-law, see Lot 205.

AGreatWar1917‘Ypres’M.M.groupofthreeawardedtoSergeantH.R.Mayberry,6thAustralianField ArtilleryBrigade,AustralianImperialForce,forkeepinglinesofcommunicationopenbetweenInfantryand ArtillerylinesaroundHooge,duringsixhoursofheavyshelling,anddespitebeingpartiallyburiedas consequence of aeroplane bomb

MilitaryMedal,G.V.R.(8425Sapr.H.R.Mayberry.6/A.Bde:Aust:F.A.);BritishWarandVictoryMedals(8425T-Sjt.H.R. Mayberry. 6 F.A.B. A.I.F.) light contact marks overall, therefore very ne (3)

£700-£900

M.M. London Gazette 12 December 1917.

Theoriginalrecommendationstates:‘Onthe25thSeptember1917,atHooge,theenemywhichhadattackedourlines,wasshellingthevalley betweenHoogeandHalfwayHouseveryheavily.Forsixhoursthesetwomen[MayberryandSapperP.M.Coghlan]workedbackwardsand forwardsonthelinebetweentheartilleryandtheinfantry,inthisvalley,beingalmostcontinuouslyundershell !reandinendeavouringtokeep thelineinactionnarrowlyescapedwiththeirlives.Theywereononeoccasionpartlyburiedbyanaeroplanebombbutcontinuedwiththeirwork andeventually !ndingitimpossibletokeepthelineinrepairreportedattheInfantryHeadquartersandbroughtinbyhandfromtheLiaison Officeranimportantdespatchthroughtheheavy !rewhichwasthenexisting.Theirconductthroughoutwasanexcellentexampleofcourageand determination.’

HenryRaymondMayberry wasborninCaliforniaGully,Bendigo,Victoria,Australia,in1894andenlistedintheAustralianImperialForcein thetownofhisbirthon16July1915.HeinitiallywenttoEgyptinMay1916,andthenontotheU.K.inAugustofthesameyear.Heservedwith the6thAustralianFieldArtilleryBrigadeontheWesternFront,andwasawardedhisM.M.forgallantryinoperationsinandaroundHoogeon25 September1917.Theunit’sWarDiaryforthelatterdategivestheGermanartillerybarrageas‘hostileartilleryextremelyactive.112C118A shelledwithgasintheearlymorning.Duringthedaytheenemyactivelyshelledoverallourfontwithgunsofallcalibreandwithapparentaerial observation.’ It also lists the full citations for Mayberry and Coghlan’s M.M.s. Mayberry returned to Australia in H.M.A.T. Borda, and was discharged 11 August 1919.

ASecondWar‘AttackonMountPiccolo’‘Immediate’M.M.groupof !veawardedtoGuardsmanB.J.Davies, Welsh Guards

MilitaryMedal,G.VI.R.(2733126Gdmn.B.J.Davies.W.G.);1939-45Star;ItalyStar;DefenceandWarMedals1939-45;together with the recipient’s Dunkirk Medal, extremely ne (6) £1,500-£2,000

M.M. London Gazette 7 December 1944:

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

TheoriginalRecommendation,dated7June1944,states:‘Thisguardsmanwasplatoonrunnertotheleadingplatooninacompany'sattackonthe rightpeakofMt.Piccoloon28May1944.Whentheplatoonwasheldup,hecrossedbullet-sweptgroundonthreeoccasionstogivevital information to the enemy commander, as wireless communication had failed.

Ononeoccasion, !ndingthecompanyrunnerdead,hereturnedtodiscoverwhetherthelatterhadanimportantmessagefromthecompany commander. On his return to the platoon he dragged a wounded man into a sangar while under heavy machine-gun !re.

Throughouttheengagementhisexamplewasaninspirationtoall;hispersonalbravery,intelligenceandcoolnesswereofanexceptionalorderand hewaslargelyresponsibleforkeepingthecompanycommanderinformedastowhatwashappeninginfront,thusenablingthelattertomaintaina co-ordinated attack on the objective.’

BrindleyJohnDavies,anativeofPortTalbot,attestedfortheWelshGuardsandservedwiththe3rdBattalionduringtheSecondWorldWar, beingawardedtheM.M.forhisgallantryatMontePiccolo,nearthetownofAcre,ontheadvancetoRome,on28May1944.Duringthe operationsandsubsequentbattleatAcrethe1stGuardsBrigadesufferednearly300casualties,ofwhich112wereWelshGuardsmen.Itis possiblethatDavieswasamongthecasualties,forhereceivednoti!cationoftheawardoftheM.M.fromhisCommandingOfficer, LieutenantColonel J. E. Gurney, M.C., 3rd Battalion, Welsh Guards, whilst in 70th British General Hospital. Soldwithoriginalnoti!cationletter;apostcardgroupphotographfeaturingtherecipient;aphotographicimageoftherecipient;andcopied research.

ASecondWar‘NorthAfrica-TobrukOperations’D.F.M.groupofsevenawardedtoWellingtonPilotFlight Lieutenant R. Stewner, Royal Canadian Air Force

DistinguishedFlyingMedal,G.VI.R.(Can/R.80154.F/Sgt.R.Stewner.R.C.A.F.);1939-45Star;AfricaStar,1clasp,8thArmy;Burma Star;DefenceMedal,Canadianissueinsilver;CanadianVolunteerServiceMedal,withoverseasclasp;WarMedal1939-45, Canadianissueinsilver,mountedasworn;togetherwithapairofsilver-giltR.C.A.F.Operationalwings,thereversesstamped ‘StephensonSterling’,bothwithwithscrew-back !tting, suspensionre-a xedonDFMwithtracesofexcesssolder,otherwisegoodvery ne and better (7) £1,400-£1,800

D.F.M. London Gazette 4 December 1942.

TheoriginalRecommendationstates:‘FlightSergeantStewnerisapilotofexceptionalabilityandhisoperationalcareerhasbeencharacterisedby courageanddaring.Onthenightof29July1942hewasdetailedtoattackshippingatTobruk.Intenseandaccurategun !rewasencounteredand theaircraftwascaughtintheglareofsearchlights.FlightSergeantStewnertookviolentevasiveactionandsuccessfullycompletedhistask.On manyoccasionshehasshownthegreatestdeterminationtopresshometheattackinthefaceofheavyenemyopposition.Thisairmanhasalways displayed devotion to duty of the highest order and his example has had an outstanding effect on all personnel.’

RobertStewner enlistedintotheRoyalCanadianAirForceatWinnipeg,Manitoba,on4November1940,andservedduringtheSecond WorldWarasaWellingtonPilotwith40SquadronintheMiddleEastfrom28December1941to13March1943,andontheoccasionofthe operationforwhichhewasawardedtheD.F.M.was #yingWellingtonHX468.HewascommissionedPilotOfficeron5August1942,andwas promotedFlyingOfficeron5February1943.HesubsequentlyservedinIndiafrom8Februaryto27October1944beforereturningtoCanada, and transferred to the Reserve on 2 April 1945, being granted the rank of Flight Lieutenant. Soldwiththerecipient’soriginalCommissionDocument;variousphotographsoftherecipient;variouscorrespondenceandnewspapercuttings; muchcopiedresearch,includingfullservicerecords(somepartsredacted)andphotocopiedpagesfromtherecipient’sFlyingLogBook;andother ephemera.

ASecondWar‘1943’D.F.M.groupoffourawardedtoLancasterNavigator,Sergeant,laterFlightLieutenant, A.T.Caseley,RoyalAirForceVolunteerReserve,who !ewinatleast24operationalsortieswiththe Squadron and was M.I.D. later in the war DistinguishedFlyingMedal,G.VI.R.(1313171.Sgt.T.A.Caseley.R.A.F.);1939-45Star;AirCrewEuropeStar,1 copy clasp,Atlantic; War Medal 1939-45, with M.I.D. oak leaf, mounted for wear, cleaned, very ne (4) £1,800-£2,200

Provenance: Spink, March 1996.

D.F.M. London Gazette 14 September 1943.

Theoriginalrecommendationstates:‘SergeantCaseley,throughouthistourofoperationalduty,hasdisplayedpraiseworthyefficiencyasa navigator.Inraids,mostoftheheavilyforti"edobjectivesinGermanyandduringminelayingsorties,hisendeavourshavecontributedlargelyto the successes achieved by his crew. His keenness, enthusiasm and skill have earned the respect of his fellow navigators.’

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

AlbertTheodoreCaseley servedduringtheSecondWarasaNavigatorwiththeRoyalAirForceVolunteerReserve.Heservedat1656 ConversionUnitinFebruary1943,andwaspostedfromtherethatmonthforoperationalservicewith101Squadron(Lancasters)at Holme-onSpaldingMoor.Caseley #ewinatleast24operationalsortieswiththeSquadron,including:Nuremberg(2);St.Nazaire;Berlin(2);Hamburg; Munich;Stuttgart;Essen(3);Duisberg(4);Biarritz(3);Spezia(2);Pilsen-SkodaWorks,16April1943,whentherearturretoftheaircraftwashit by #ak; Stettin; Dortmund (2).

Caseleywaspostedto1667ConversionUnitinJune1943.HewascommissionedPilotOfficerinApril1943,advancedtoFlyingOfficerthe following year, and to Flight Lieutenant in April 1945.

Sold with group photograph of crew in front of their aircraft “The Saint”.

Aparticularly !neSecondWorldWarMosquitonavigator'sD.F.M.groupoffourawardedtoPilotOfficerL. J.Etheridge,RoyalAirForceVolunteerReserve,whocompleted50sortiesoverFrance,Hollandand Germanyin1944-45,anactionpackedtourthatincludedabraceofcrash-landingsbackinEnglandafter damagesustainedinaction-onceononeenginewithahung-up500lb.bomb:so,too,thespectacular daylightraidsontheS.S.-occupiedChateaudeFouinAugust1944andS.S.barracksatArnheminthe following month

DistinguishedFlyingMedal,G.VI.R.(1603309.F/Sgt.L.J.Etheridge.R.A.F.);1939-45Star;FranceandGermanyStar;WarMedal 1939-45, generally good very ne (4) £3,000-£4,000

Provenance: Dix Noonan Webb, March 2008.

D.F.M. London Gazette 8 May 1945. The original recommendation states:

'Flight Sergeant Etheridge has completed 50 sorties with his pilot, Flight Lieutenant Gasson, including three daylight operations. ThisN.C.O.hasprovedhimselftobeanexcellentoperationalNavigator.Hehasneverfailedtobringhispilottothetargetarea,oftendespite poor weather conditions and without navigational aids.

Someofthesortiesinwhichhewasengagedinvolvedverydeeppenetrationsintoenemyterritory,whereaccuratenavigation,withoutGee facilities, was vital to the success of the missions.

The results obtained by this Navigator and his pilot have been outstandingly good as the following examples will show.

Onthenightof6-7August1944,amovinglightwasattackedinFranceandduetothefactthattheattackwaspressedhometoalowlevelthe portenginewashitbyaricochetandcaught !reat1500feet.Theportpropellerwasfeatheredandthegravinerswitchoperated.Thereturn "ightwasmadeononeengineandFlightSergeantEtheridge'saccuratenavigationbroughtthemsafelytoEngland.Itwasfoundthatheightcould not be maintained with the result that the English coast was crossed at 400 feet and a crash landing made at Ford.

Onthenightof4-5October1944,whencarryingoutapatroloverHollandandGermany,twotrainswerefoundinarailwaystationatMillingen, whichwereattackedwithbombsandcannon.Alargeexplosionfollowedtheattackandlatera !restarted.Duringthesamepatrolatugandsix barges were found and successfully strafed.

FlightSergeantEtheridgealsotookpartinthesuccessfuldaylightoperationsagainstthechateausouthofChatelleraulton2ndAugust,trainsat Chalons on 25 August 1944 and on the barracks at Arnhem on 17 September 1944.

FlightSergeantEtheridgepossessesgreatdeterminationandcoolnessintimesofcrisis.His !neoffensivespirit,whichisequaltothatofhispilot, hasgonetomakeanidealMosquitocrew.Inviewofhis !neoperationalrecord,IstronglyrecommendhimfortheawardoftheDistinguished Flying Medal.'

LaurenceJamesEtheridge wasborninHampshireinJanuary1921.Hecommencedhisoperationalcareerwith107Squadron,aMosquito unitof2ndTacticalAirForce's138Wing,operatingoutofLasham,inJuly1944,when,withhisNewZealanderpilot,FlightLieutenantL.Gasson, hecompletedanoffensivepatroloverVire-Falaise-Trouvillesectoronthenightofthe24th-25th.Indeeditwastoprovethe !rstofaspateof suchpatrolsinsupportoftheAlliedlandings,107’sMosquitoVIstargetingenemytroops,transportandcommunications,oftenwithgreatsuccess, accordingtotheSquadron'sOperationalRecordBook(O.R.B.),bymeansofbombingandcannon !redeliveredfromaltitudesaslowas500-1000 feet.Successwasalsodependentonabrightmoon,acaseinpointbeingEtheridge'sthird sortie-againsttargetsintheupperreachesoftheSeine, fromRouenonthenightof30-31July-when107'sMosquitoesstrafedandbombedavarietyoftrains,bridges,roadsandinfact,anymoving lights, but not without interference from the usual "ak concentrations which had a habit of 'creeping up on the unwary'.

Etheridge'snextsortiewasofthedaylightvariety,oneofaseriesoffamousstrikesagainsttheS.S.andGestapo,inthiscaseanattackontroopsof thenotorious158th“Security”Regiment-whohadrecentlymurderedmembersoftheS.A.S.-intheChateaudeFou,southofChatelleraulton2 August,aspectacularraidcapturedoncamera,andoneinwhichhisaircraft,MosquitoA-NT.136,formedpartofthethirdwave-neverthebest place to be with aroused defences:

‘InthewoodstotheimmediatesouthoftheChateau,onelargeexplosionwasseenafteracannonattack,possiblyfrommotortransport.Bombs landedallroundtheChateaubutnodirecthitwasclaimed.Strikeswereobtainedontheroofinacannonattackandasmall !rewasseentostart inside.Aircraft‘D’sustainedthelossofoneengineoverthetargetandcrashlandedatThorneyIsland-crewunhurt.Thetripbackwasuneventful exceptforalittle "aksoonafterleavingthetarget,whichwassuccessfullyavoidedbyallexceptF./O.StapleinAircraft‘J’...Itisdoubtfulifthe Chateauwasentirelydestroyedbuttroopspossiblyhidinginthewoodswouldhavebeeneliminated’(107’sSquadronOperationalRecordBook refers).

TwodayslaterEtheridgewaspartofaSquadronefforttolendsupporttotheArmyintheCaensector,when'muchactivitywasseeninthe battlezoneand "akwasveryconsiderable',whileonthenightof6-7August,ascitedabove,heandGassonwerecompelledtoreturnfrom Franceononeengine,theotherhavingbeensetalightbyaricochetfromtheirownlow-levelcannon-#re-notmentioned,however,isthefact theywerecarryingahung-up500lb.bombastheymadetheircrashlandingatFordinSussexandthatsaidbombexplodedjusttwominutesafter theyhadscrambledclearofthewreckage.Notwithstandingsuchaclose-call,bothwerebackinactionoverFrance,chasingtrainsoutofParis,the verynextnight.So,too,onthe8th-9th,evidenceindeedof107'sconstantoperationalagenda,anotherthreenightsofsuccessiveoperationstaking place between the 12th-15th, in one of which further trains were shot up in the Falaise sector.

Andasifthis"three-nighter"agendawerenotpunishingenough,EtheridgeandGassonwerecalledupontocarryouttwosortiesonthenightof 16th-17th,bothofthemstrikesagainstbargesontheSeine-suchwastheferocityofthe "akthatneithercouldseetheresultsoftheirattacks. Badweatherthenhavingintervened,theirnextsortiewas "ownonthenightof23-24August,onalinebetweenCapD'AntiferandLens,another onthe24th-25th,andadaylightoperationagainstrailwaytargetsatChalonsintheafternoonofthelatterdate-aspectacularmissioninwhicha numberofoil-trainswerehit,exploding'withaterri#cmushroomof "ameandblacksmoke',butamission,too,inwhichmostoftheparticipating aircraftwerealsodamagedbyreturn #re:avividportrayalof107’sMosquitoVIsonalow-levelrailwaystrikeoverFrance,byDavidPentalnd,is available as a limited edition print from Cranston Fine Arts.

TheSquadronnowhavingmovedtoEpinoy,France,SeptemberstartedwithadeeppenetrationsortieintoHollandandGermanyonthenightof the5th-6th,severejammingpreventingtheuseofGEEandmakingEtheridge'snavigationroleallthemoredifficult,whileonthe9th-10theightof 107saircraftdestroyedabraceofammunitiontrainsbetweenMetzandMorhange,takingitinturnstocarryoutdevastatingcannonand machinegunattacks.AsuccessfulsortietoHollandfollowedonthenightofthe 11th-12th,alesssuccessfuloneonthe13th-14th,whileonthe17th EtheridgeandGasson,pilotingMosquitoB-NT.207in107'sskyblackformation,pavedthewayforthebiggestairbornelandingsevermadewitha daylightattackontheS.S.barracksatArnhem.At0700hoursthatmorning,atotalof32crewsfrom107and603Squadronswereassembledfor aspecialbrie#ng,duringwhichmodelsofenemybarrackswereunveiled-theirtarget:S.S.trooppositionsatArnhem.Take-off wasat10.45a.m., 107sMosquitoVIsattackinginwavesoffouronreachingArnhem,atvaryingaltitudesof800-1,500feet.Flakwasintenseandtwooftheiraircraft were downed.

TwodeeppenetrationsortiesagainstGermanyonsuccessivenightsended107'sSeptemberagenda,anothersimilaroperationandtripsto HollanddominatingOctober,notleasttheabovementionedattackontrainsatMillingenandasoftening-upofenemydefencesinpreparationfor theassaultonWalcherenonthelastdayofthemonth-lowcloudcompellingtheSquadron'sMosquitoVIstoattackfrombelow500feet.Poor weatherappearstohavelimitedpotentialtargetsinNovember,justtwotripsbeingmadewithvariedresults,butDecembersawEtheridge participatinginatleasthalfadozenmorestrikesonGermantargets,moreoftenthannotindirectsupportofourgroundforces-thusa congratulatorytelegramfrom21stArmyGroupafteranaccurateattackagainstenemytroopsconcentratednearHeinsburgonthenightof6th -7th;so,too,signsofhisdeterminationtolocateandattackatargetwhatevertheweatherconditions,hisMosquitobeingtheonlyoneinthe Squadrontodosoonthenightof17-18th,when'everyoneexperienced "akofvaryingintensityandaccuracy'.But "akwasnottheonlyprevailing danger,107'sO.R.B.notingthatmanyoftheseoperationswere "ownwithspeciallong-rangefueltanks,butnonethelesswithaircraftstilllanding back at base on last reserves, a danger compounded by poor weather conditions.

FortunatelyforEtheridgeandGasson,theendoftheiroperationaltourwasinsight,their #ftiethsortiebeing "ownattheendofJanuary,inwhich monthhalfadozenpatrolswere "own,thewholewiththeaimofattackingandharassingenemymovements-thus107'sO.R.B.proclamationfor asortieonthenightofthe17th-18th:'TodestroybilletsandkillHunsinWegbergandnorthofHeinsberg... Thisoperationwasverysuccessful andseveral #reswerestartedinfactoriesandhouses'.Someoftheseoperationswereofthe"turnaround"varietytoo,namelybacktobasetorearmandthencetothesametarget,butthatwouldhavebeenimpossibleforEtheridgeandGassonontheir #nalmissiononthenightof27th -28th:

'FlightLieutenantGasson'saircraftwashitby "akonleavingthetargetarea,resultinginextensivedamage.Returningtobase,hishydraulicsand electricsystemsU./S.,andwithnoV.H.F.,heverysuccessfullycrash-landed,neitherhenorhisNavigator,FlightSergeantEtheridge,sufferingany injury.'

EtheridgewascommissionedasaPilotOfficerattheendofthemonthandawardedtheD.F.M.HediedinBiddulph,StaffordshireinFebruary 1997.

Soldwiththreeoriginalcongratulatorytelegramsregardingtheawardoftherecipient’sD.F.M.,includingonefromtheC.O.of138Wing.Also with extensive research, including copies of the relevant O.R.B.

An unattributed R.V.M. group of six RoyalVictorianMedal,G.VI.R.,2ndissue,silver,unnamedasissued;1939-45Star;AtlanticStar;AfricaStar;BurmaStar;War Medal 1939-45, mounted court-style for wear, contact marks, nearly very ne (6)

£100-£140

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AB.E.M.andLloyd’sMedalforSavingLifeatSeapairawardedtoFiremanG.S.Birdforsavinglifewhile serving in the S.S. Empire Gladstone in July 1945

BritishEmpireMedal,(Civil)G.VI.R.,1stissue(GeorgeS.Bird)inoriginalcardboxofissue;Lloyd’sMedalforSavingLifeatSea, 2ndsmalltype,silver(FiremanGeorgeS.Bird,S.S.“EmpireGladstone”,20thJuly,1945.)initsgold-embossed #ttedcaseofissue, extremely ne (2) £800-£1,000

B.E.M. (Civil Division) London Gazette 5 February 1946:

‘George Stanley Bird, Fireman, S.S. “Empire Gladstone” (James Chambers & Company).

TheFourthEngineerOfficerandtheChiefStewardwerefoundunconsciousonthe "ooroftherefrigeratormachine-roomoftheS.S.Empire Gladstone.AdensevapourwasescapingfromthepipelinesoftherefrigeratingplantandBirdvolunteeredtodescendtothemachine-roomwith alineattachedtohisbody.HesucceededinmakingalinefastaroundtheChiefSteward,whowashauledupunconsciousontothedeck.Bird againdescendedintothemachine-roomand,aftermuchdifficulty,succeededinmakingalinefastaroundtheFourthEngineer,whowasthenalso hauledup.AtonetimeBirdwasovercomebythevapourandhadtobeassistedoutofthemachine-room,buthereturnedtotherescueworkas soonasherecovered.Birdranconsiderableriskingoingtothehelpofhisshipmatessingle-handedandheshowedcouragewithoutthoughtfor his own safety.’

SoldwithaquantityoforiginaldocumentsincludingnamedBuckinghamPalaceenclosureforB.E.M.;MinistryofWarTransportletternotifying awardoftheB.E.M.;correspondencefromJamesChambers&Co.,Liverpool,advisingoftheawardsoftheB.E.M.andLloyd’smedal,and forwardingtheLloyd’smedalforsavinglife;forwardingletterfromtheChairmanofLloyd’sforsame;variousseamen’sdocumentsincluding Continuous Certi#cate of Discharge, Identity Cards etc.

A Second War B.E.M. group of six awarded to Sergeant E. K. Randall, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve BritishEmpireMedal,(Military)G.VI.R.,1stissue(1223585Sgt.EdwinK.RandallR.A.F.V.R.);1939-45Star;AfricaStar;Defence andWarMedals1939-45;Coronation1953,togetherwithgroupofsixminiaturedressmedals,bothsetsmountedasworn, good very ne (6) £160-£200

B.E.M. (Military) London Gazette 13 June 1946.

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Arare‘Gallantry’B.E.M.awardedtoMr.G.Cooper,forhiscourageousattempttosavethreechildrenfrom a house !re in Poole in June 1965 - he sustained serious burns in the process

British Empire Medal, (Civil) E.II.R., with gallantry emblem (Garry Cooper) nearly extremely ne £1,000-£1,400

Provenance: Dix Noonan Webb, September 2007.

B.E.M. LondonGazette 24May1966GarryCooper,SteelErector,WestBoldon,Co.Durham(inajointcitationwithThomasAnthonyMcCarthy, Timber Yard Labourer, Poole): ‘Firebrokeoutinacafeconsistingofthree !oors.Mr.Cooper,whowaspassinginthestreet,sawthatthebuildingwason "reandonhearing thattherewerethreechildreninside,enteredthebuildinginanattempttorescuethem.Heheardascreamfromupstairsandrusheduptothe second !oor.Inspiteoftheheatandsmoke,whichpreventedhimfromseeing,hereachedthechildren’sroomwhichwasalsowellablaze.Mr. Cooperwasseverelyburntbythistime,andhethrewhimselfoutofthebedroomwindowontotheroof.Mr.McCarthywassleepinginoneof thebedroomsonthe "rst !oorandhewasawakenedwhenthealarmwasraised.Hemadeanimmediateattempttoascendthenow "ercely burningstairwaytotryandrescuethechildren.Theintenseheatforcedhimtoreturn.Hethenputonhisjacketandtriedagainbutoncemore wasforcedback.Henextfetchedablanketfromhisbed,soakeditwithwater,drapeditoverhimself,andsucceededinreachingthetopofthe stairway.Butalthoughhesearchedforthechildrenamongstthe !amesandsmokehewasunableto "ndthem.CooperandMcCarthywere rescued by the Fire Brigade and taken to hospital suffering from burns. Both men made a valiant attempt to save the lives of the children.’

GarryCooper,asteelerectoremployedbyWestBoldenCompanyofDurham,wasvisitingPooleatthetimeoftheabovedescribedincident attheOldTownCafeintheHighStreeton12June1965.HereturnedtherethatOctobertoreceivea£200chequefromtheMayor,‘the earnings he lost during treatment and convalescence after serious burns’.

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Single Orders and Decorations

TheMostHonourableOrderoftheBath,C.B.(Civil)Companion’sneckbadge,silver-gilt,hallmarksforLondon1947,with miniature width neck riband, in Garrard London, case of issue, nearly extremely ne £240-£280 142

TheMostExcellentOrderoftheBritishEmpire,C.B.E.(Civil)Commander’s2ndtypeneckbadge,silver-giltandenamel,withneck riband, in Garrard, London, case of issue, nearly extremely ne £240-£280 143

TheMostExcellentOrderoftheBritishEmpire,C.B.E.(Civil)Commander’s2ndtypeneckbadge,silver-giltandenamel,with miniature width neck riband, extremely ne £240-£280

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TheMostExcellentOrderoftheBritishEmpire,C.B.E.(Civil)Commander’s2ndtype,lady’sshoulderbadge,silver-giltand enamel,onlady’sbowriband,togetherwiththefullneckriband,in Garrard,London,caseofissue;togetherwiththerelated miniatureaward,thisalsoonalady’sbowriband,andhousedina Garrard case, slightstainingtoinnersilkliningofbothcases,nearly extremely ne £240-£280

TheMostExcellentOrderoftheBritishEmpire,O.B.E.(Civil)Officer’s1sttypebreastbadge,silver-gilt,hallmarksforLondon 1918, in Garrard, London, case of issue; together with the related miniature award, gilding somewhat rubbed, good very ne £100-£140

TheMostExcellentOrderoftheBritishEmpire,O.B.E.(Military)Officer’s2ndtypebreastbadge,silver-gilt,in RoyalMint caseof issue, gilding somewhat rubbed, good very ne £100-£140 147

TheMostExcellentOrderoftheBritishEmpire,M.B.E.(Military)Member’s1sttypebreastbadge,silver,hallmarksforLondon 1917, with elongated rig suspension, good very ne £100-£140

TheMostExcellentOrderoftheBritishEmpire,M.B.E.(Civil)Member’s1sttypebreastbadge,silver,hallmarksforLondon1929, with damaged remains of case of issue and miniature dress medal, both mounted as worn, good very ne £100-£140

TheMostExcellentOrderoftheBritishEmpire,M.B.E.(Civil)Member’s1sttypebreastbadge,silver,hallmarksforLondon1929, in Garrard, London, case of issue, good very ne £80-£100

TheMostExcellentOrderoftheBritishEmpire,M.B.E.(Civil)Member’s2ndtypebreastbadge,silver,in RoyalMint caseofissue; together with unofficial ‘British Empire Brooch’, silver-gilt and enamels, nearly extremely ne (2) £100-£140

TheMostExcellentOrderoftheBritishEmpire,M.B.E.(Civil)Member’s2ndtypebreastbadge,silver,in RoyalMint caseofissue, extremely ne £80-£100

TheOrderofSt.JohnofJerusalem,Officer‘s(Brother’s)breastbadge,silverandenamel,withheraldicbeastsinangles, enamel restoredthroughout;BritishRedCrossSocietyMedalforWarService1914-1918(3),onewithTopBar;Nursingmedal;Children’s HospitalBirmingham,DouglasStanleyMedal (NurseKathleenAnnetteBar!eld1940),thelastincaseofissue, generally very ne (lot) £160-200

SoldtogetherwithaTerritorialForceNursingServicecapebadgeinGauntcaseofissue,agoldstickpinwithaQueen’scrownmotif,in "ttedcase, aquantityofmiscellaneousSt.JohnAmbulanceAssociationandBritishRedCrossSocietymedallionsandbadges,andaQueenMary’sNeedlework Guild badge.

Royal Victorian Medal, G.V.R., silver-gilt, unnamed as issued, mounted on investiture pin, extremely ne and scarce £180-£220

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Campaign Groups and Pairs

Pair: Sergeant Patrick Neil, 54th Foot

MilitaryGeneralService1793-1814,1clasp,Egypt(P.Neil,54thFoot);Waterloo1815(Serj.PatrickNeal,54thRegimentFoot.) !ttedwithre-affixedsteelclipandringsuspension, thesecondwithaheavyedgebruiseat4o’clock,otherwisevery ne,the rstnearly extremely ne and a rare pair to the regiment (2) £2,800-£3,400

Provenance: Elson Collection, Glendining’s, September 1963.

PatrickNeal/Neil was,accordingtoinformationsuppliedbythevendorandextractedfrommusterlists,bornatCavanagh,CountyCavan,and joinedthe54thFooton28January1800.Heserved21years28days,including2yearsforWaterloo,andwasdischargedinFebruary1819dueto a reduction in the establishment of the regiment, conduct ‘good’, aged 46, a labourer by trade.

Pair: Hussar Frederick Stemme, 3rd Hussars, King’s German Legion

MilitaryGeneralService1793-1814,1clasp,Sahagun&Benevente(F.Stemme,3rdHussrs.K.G.L.);Waterloo1815(Fredrick Stemme, 3rd Reg. Hussars. K.G.L.) !tted with M.G.S. suspension and plain faced clasp, very ne and better (2) £2,800-£3,400

Pair: Gunner W. Wright, Royal Horse Artillery

MilitaryGeneralService1793-1814,6clasps,Corunna,Salamanca,Vittoria,Pyrenees,Orthes,Toulouse(W.Wright,H.Arty.); Waterloo1815(WilliamWright.RoyalHorseArtillery.) renamed, !ttedwithsteelclipandringsuspension, toned,nearlyvery ne, the rst with two minor bruises, otherwise good very ne (2) £1,400-£1,800

WilliamWright servedinEveleigh’s“C”TroopandMacdonald’s“E”Troop,RoyalHorseArtillery.HeisalsopossiblyentitledtoaLongService and Good Conduct Medal dated 1840.

Pair: Private Erasmus Rust, 18th Hussars

MilitaryGeneralService1793-1814,2clasps,Orthes,Toulouse(ErasmusRust,18thHussars.);Waterloo1815(ErasmusRust, 18thRegimentHussars.) !ttedwithoriginalsteelclipandringsuspension, lightcontactmarks,otherwisenearlyvery neorbetter(2) £2,200-£2,600

Provenance: Spink N.C., February 1951.

ErasmusRust wasborninQueen’sCounty,Ireland,andenlistedintothe18thHussarsatDublinon9January1810,acabinetmakerbytrade. Heserved13years245days,including2yearsforWaterloo,andwasdischargedon10September1821,ondisbandmentoftheregiment.He wasadmittedtoOut-pensionof5dperdiemon21May1828,tobecollectedinthePrestonDistrict.HetransferredtotheCarlisleDistrictin December 1856, and died on 17 December 1857, aged 61.

Sold with copied discharge papers and Chelsea Hospital Pension returns.

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Three: Seaman D. C. Grant, Royal Navy

Baltic1854-55,unnamedasissued;Crimea1854-56,1clasp,Sebastopol(DavidC.Grant,SeamanH.M.S.Ral.AlbertSeptbr8th 55’)engravednaming;TurkishCrimea1855,Britishissue,unnamedasissued,piercedwithreplacementringsuspension, suspension claw tightened on rst, minor edge bruising and contact marks, very ne and better (3) £360-£440

Clasp ‘Sebastopol’ con!rmed to Grant in H.M.S. Royal Albert

Pair: Private G. Clark, 62nd Foot

Crimea1854-56,1clasp,Sebastopol(2365.Geo.Clark,62nd.Foot)contemporarily re-engraved naming;TurkishCrimea1855, Sardinianissue,unnamedasissued,withsmallringsuspension,bothwithcontemporarytopsilverthree-prongedribandbuckles, edge bruising and contact marks, good ne and better (2) £140-£180

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Three: Staff Surgeon 2nd Class E. W. Young, Army Medical Department

Crimea1854-56,4clasps,Alma,Balaklava,Inkermann,Sebastopol,unnamedasissued;IndianMutiny1857-59,noclasp(Staff Surgn.2nd.ClassE.W.Young.);TurkishCrimea1855,Sardinianissue,unnamedasissued,piercedwithringsuspension, minor edge bruising to last, good very ne and better (3) £700-£900

Pair: Colonel A. Bruce, Bengal Staff Corps, late 2nd Sikh Police and 12th Bengal Native Infantry IndianMutiny1857-59,1clasp,Lucknow(Lt.A.Bruce,2nd.SikhPolice.);IndiaGeneralService1854-95,1clasp,Bhootan(Captn. A.Bruce12th.N.I.)bothwithcontemporarytopsilverribandbuckles;togetherwiththerelatedminiatureawards,thesealsoboth withcontemporarytopsilverribandbuckles,allhousedinacontemporary !ttedleathercase, lightcontactmarksto rst,overall nearly extremely ne (2)

£700-£900

A.Bruce wascommissionedEnsignon20October1852,andwaspromotedLieutenanton23November1856.Heservedwiththe2ndSikh PoliceduringtheGreatSepoyMutiny,andwaspresentattheactionatSultanpore,andthesiegeandcaptureofLucknow.PromotedBrevet Captain,12thBengalNativeInfantry,on20October1864,hesawfurtheractionduringtheBhootanExpedition,andwascon!rmedinthisrank on12September1866.Heservedasa1stWingSubaltern,12thBengalN.I.from22January1868to1870,beforejoiningtheBengalStaff Corps inthatsameyear,andwaspromotedMajoron20October1872,andLieutenant-Colonelon20October1878.Heretiredwiththehonorary rank of Colonel on 29 November 1881, and died in 1896.

Pair: Captain J. R. Broadley, Royal Navy EgyptandSudan1882-89,undatedreverse,noclasp(Lieut.J.R.Broadley,R.N.H.M.S.Jumna.);Khedive’sStar,dated1884, unnamed as issued, light contact marks, otherwise good very ne (2)

£160-£200

Approximately 180 no clasp medals awarded to H.M.S. Jumna.

JamesRichardBroadley joinedtheRoyalNavyasaCadetinSeptember1863,andadvancedtoLieutenantinApril1874.Hewasappointedto H.M.S. Jumna inJune1881,andservedwithherduringthenavalandmilitaryoperationsinEasternSoudan,1884.Broadleywasemployedat Trinkitatinarrangementsforcondensingandstorageofwater(M.I.D.).HeadvancedCommanderinJune1887,andretiredasCaptaininJanuary 1896.

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

IndiaGeneralService1895-1902,1clasp,PunjabFrontier1897-98(4672Pte.C.Burns1stBn.“TheBuffs”);ArmyL.S.&G.C.,G.

V.R., 1st issue (4672 Pte. C. J. Burns. E. Kent Regt.) polished, otherwise very ne or better (2)

£140-£180

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

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Pair: Corporal Shoeing Smith A. Wilkinson, 18th Hussars

Queen’sSouthAfrica1899-1902,3clasps,OrangeFreeState,Laing’sNek,Belfast(3419.Corpl.A.Wilkinson.18/Hrs.)engraved naming;King’sSouthAfrica1901-02,2clasps,SouthAfrica1901,SouthAfrica1902(3419Corpl:-Shg:-Sth:A.Wilkinson.18th. Hussars.) good very ne (2)

£180-£220

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Pair: Private 1 S. R. Fuller, Royal Flying Corps and Royal Air Force, late Corporal, Imperial Yeomanry

Queen’sSouthAfrica1899-1902,5clasps,CapeColony,OrangeFreeState,Transvaal,SouthAfrica1901,SouthAfrica1902 (23958PteS.R.Fuller.62ndCoy.Imp:Yeo:)unofficialrivetsbetweenStateandDateclasps;BritishWarMedal1914-20(38857

2. A.M. S. R. Fuller. R.A.F.) generally good very ne (2) £100-£140

Provenance: Dix Noonan Webb, June 1998.

SydneyReadFuller wasborninKensalGreen,Londonin1875.Hewasastonemasonbytrade,andenlistedinthe62nd(Middlesex)Company ImperialYeomanryinJanuary1901.FulleradvancedtoCorporalinJuly1902,andwasdischargedinMarch1903.HeenlistedintheRoyalFlying Corps in July 1916, and served with the Home Establishment for the duration of the war, and transferred to the Royal Air Force as a Private 1.

Three: Private C. Parrott, East Yorkshire Regiment

Queen’sSouthAfrica1899-1902,3clasps,CapeColony,Transvaal,Wittebergen(2176Pte.C.Parrott,2nd.E.YorkshireRegt.); King’sSouthAfrica1901-02,2clasps,SouthAfrica1901,SouthAfrica1902(2176Pte.C.Parrott.E.York:Regt.);ArmyL.S.&G. C.,E.VII.R.(2176Pte.C.Parrott.E.York:Regt.) heavycontactmarksandsuspensionveryslackonQSA,edgebruising,generallygood ne (3) £180-£220

CharlesParrott wasborninAmpthill,Bedfordshire,in1865,andattestedfortheEastYorkshireRegimentinLondonon14July1896,having previouslyservedinthe4th(Reserve)Battalion,BedfordshireRegiment.Postedtothe1stBattalion,heservedwiththeRegimentoverseasinthe WestIndies,November1886toOctober1888;inSouthAfrica,October1888toMay1893;inEgypt,May1893toNovember1895;andinIndia, November1895toJanuary1898.Transferringtothe2ndBattalion,heservedwiththeminSouthAfricaduringtheBoerWarfrom14March 1900 to 2 January 1903, and was discharged on 13 July 1907, after 21 years’ service. Sold with copied service papers and medal roll extracts.

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Three: Private J. Miles, Royal Sussex Regiment

Queen’sSouthAfrica1899-1902,4clasps,CapeColony,Johannesburg,DiamondHill,Wittebergen(3081[sic]Pte.J.Miles,1:R: SussexRegt.);King’sSouthAfrica1901-02,2clasps,SouthAfrica1901,SouthAfrica1902(3080Pte.J.Miles.Rl:SussexRegt.); ArmyL.S.&G.C.,E.VII.R.(3080Pte.J.Miles.Rl.SussexRegt.)mountedforwearfromatriplesilverribandbar,lackingpin, light contact marks, very ne and better (3)

£240-£280

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Four: Private H. J. Lee, Essex Regiment, later Army Veterinary Corps

Queen’sSouthAfrica1899-1902,6clasps,CapeColony,OrangeFreeState,Johannesburg,DiamondHill,Belfast,SouthAfrica 1901, uno cialrivetsbetween fthandsixthclasps (5446Pte.H.J.Lee.1-EssexR.);1914-15Star(30543Pte.H.J.Lee.A.V.C.); British War and Victory Medals (30543 Pte. H. J. Lee. A.V.C.) generally very ne (4)

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Six: MajorD.A.Blair,HighlandLightInfantry,later39thGarhwalRi!es,IndianArmy,whowastwice MentionedinDespatchesduringtheBoerWarinwhichheorganisedandledtheDefenceofCommissie Bridgeon6December1900-‘asmallaffair,butstillitwassomethingforaSecondLieutenanttohave beaten De Wet’

Queen’sSouthAfrica1899-1902,2clasps,ModderRiver,Wittebergen(Lieut.D.A.Blair.1/High.L.I.)engravednaming;King’s SouthAfrica1901-02,2clasps,SouthAfrica1901,SouthAfrica1902(Lt.D.A.Blair.High.L.I.)engravednaming;1914Star,with copy clasp(Capt.D.A.Blair,2/39/Garhl.R#s.);BritishWarandVictoryMedals(Capt.D.A.Blair) surnameo ciallycorrectedon both;DefenceMedal(MajorD.A.Blair)contemporarilyimpressedinlargesans-serifcapitals,mountedcourtstyleasworn, generally good very ne (6) £500-£700

DouglasAlexanderBlair wasborninJuly1879andcommissionedintotheHighlandLightInfantryasaSecondLieutenantfromtheMilitiain October1899.Quicklyexperiencinghisbaptismof !reinSouthAfrica,hewaspresentintheadvanceonKimberleyandintheactionsatModder RiverandMagersfontein,inadditiontotheJuly1900actionsatWittebergen.ButitwasinDecemberofthesameyearthatyoungBlairmadea lastingimpressionwithhissuperiors,asaresultofhisextraordinarydeterminationindefendingthebridgeatCommissieDrift,anincidentbest described by Lieutenant Colonel Oates in Proud Heritage, The Story of the Highland Light Infantry: ‘CommissieDriftwasheldby2ndLieutenantD.A.Blair,anexcellentyoungmanwhowasstoutlysupportedbyhisSergeant,Davidson,anda Platoonof40strong...Blairhadfortunatelynotbeenrequiredtoworkoutthedefenceshimself-thathadbeenmostefficientlydonebyoneof theMajors,Richardson,andallhehadtodowasholdthem.Whenhehadbeenorderedtodosohowever,thepossibilitythatDeWethimself wouldcomethatwaywith2,000menbehindhimhadnotbeenenvisagedbyBlair’sseniors.TheDriftwasacrossingovertheCaledonatapoint whereitoverranbetweentwosteepbanks,makingagorge50feetindepthwhichwascrossedbyanironbridge.Thedefencesconsistedoffour trenchescoveringeitherendofthebridgeandfourmorefromwhich !recouldbedirectedupordownthegorge.AlthoughBlairhadbeenleftall alonewithhisPlatooninthisremotespotforsomeweeks,hewasevidentlykeepingasharplook-out,sothatwhenScoutsofDeWet’sadvanced guard arrived they were immediately spotted.

TheBoerScoutshavingreportedthebridgeheld,theadvancedguardofsome300menattemptedtocrossatapointwherethegorgelevelled outlowerdown,butwerefrustratedbytheen!lade !rewhichBlairopenedonthemandwithdrewoutofrange.Theusual #agoftrucethen arrived,washaltedsomedistanceawayandthenbroughtinblindfolded.HehandedBlairawrittenorderfromDeWettosurrenderwithinten minutes, but was sent back with a reply which was, the Cape Times stated, “a sarcastic one”.

TheBoersthenbroughtuptwoofthegunswhichtheyhadcapturedatDewetsdorpandbombardedthedefencesateithersideofthebridge, whiletheirri#emendismounted andendeavouredtoworkforwardfromthreesides.Unabletomakeanyheadway,theythendesistedforawhile and !nallyrenewedtheattackfrominfrontinconsiderableforce,butcouldgetnocloserthan300yards.Finallytheydrewoff discom!ted,having beenheldupbyBlairandhismenfor24hours.HectorMacDonaldinhisofficialreportofthisincidentstatedthat“2ndLieutenantBlair’s presenceofmindandresolutionareintheGeneral’sopinionworthyofallpraise”.DeWet,ofcourse,washardpressedatthetimeandcouldnot affordtostayfortoolong.Hehadevidentlysucceededinshakingoff hispursuers,orBlair’sdefenceofCommissieDriftmightwellhavebeen disastroustohim.Obviouslyhehadnoideathathewasbeingheldupbyonly40men.Inwasaverysmallaffair,inwhichBlairandhisPlatoondid more than their plain duty but still, it was something for a 2nd Lieutenant to have beaten De Wet.’

AdvancedtoLieutenantinJanuary1901,BlairwastwiceMentionedinDespatches(LondonGazettes 7May1901and10September1901). TransferringintotheIndianArmyinNovember1903,heinitiallyjoinedthe2nd(KingEdward’sOwn)GurkhaRi#esbutbytheoutbreakof hostilitiesinAugust1914,hadmovedtothe39thGarhwalRi#es.PromotedtoMajorinSeptember1915andappointedaRegimentalCompany Commander in March 1916, he was again Mentioned in Despatches (London Gazette 22 June 1915). He retired in the early 1920s.

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Pair: Khalasi Mirza, Survey of India AfricaGeneralService1902-56,2clasps,Somaliland1902-04,Jidballi(KhalasiMirza.CorpsSurveyofIndia.);BritishWarMedal 1914-20 (131 Mirza, Surveys.) very ne (2) £160-£200

Four: Corporal A. H. Holt, Royal Fusiliers Tibet1903-04,1clasp,Gyantse(7005Pte.A.Holt1stBn.Ryl.Fuslrs.)someofficialcorrectionstonaming;BritishWarand VictoryMedals(GS-46365Cpl.A.H.Holt.R.Fus.);ImperialServiceMedal,G.VI.R.,1stissue(AlbertHenryHolt) the rstwith small edge bruise, otherwise toned, nearly extremely ne or better (4) £700-£900

Sold with copied Medal Index Card which con!rms entitlement to British War and Victory Medals.

Four: Able Seaman P. Angell, Royal Navy

AfricaGeneralService1902-56,1 copy clasp,Somaliland1908-10(221186.P.Angell.A.B.H.M.S.Aboukir.) renamed;Naval GeneralService1915-62,1clasp,PersianGulf1909-1914(221186.P.Angell.A.B.,H.M.S.Dartmouth.);1914-15Star(221186,P. Angell. A.B., R.N.); British War Medal 1914-20 (221186 P. Angell. A.B. R.N.) light contact marks, generally very ne (4) £160-£200

PercyAngell wasborninBath,Somerset,on16April1866andjoinedtheRoyalNavyasaBoySecondClasson10June1902.Hewas advancedAbleSeamanon14September1905,andservedinH.M.S. Aboukir from9March1909to3April1911,andtheninH.M.S. Dartmouth from 24 April 1911 to 30 June 1915. He was shore demobilised on 15 March 1919.

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Four: Private Timu, King’s African Ri!es

AfricaGeneralService1902-56,1clasp,EastAfrica1913-14(88Pte.Timu.‘A’Coy.1/K.A.R.);1914-15Star(88PteTimu2/KAR); British War and Victory Medals (88 Cpl/Corpl Timu 2/KAR) nearly very ne (4) £200-£240

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Four: Lance-Corporal E. James, Coldstream Guards

1914Star,withclasp(8337L.Cpl.E.James.C.Gds.);BritishWarandVictoryMedals(8337Pte.E.James.C.Gds.);Defence Medal, mounted as worn, good very ne (4) £140-180

EdwinJames attestedfortheColdstreamGuardson4March1909andservedwiththemasaLance-CorporalduringtheGreatWaronthe Western Front from 12 August 1914. He was discharged on 5 July 1916 suffering from chronic gastritis and was awarded a Silver War Badge.

Three: LieutenantN.Newall,WelshGuards,lateHonourableArtilleryCompany,whowaskilledinactionon the Western Front on 12 October 1917

1914Star,withclasp;BritishWarandVictoryMedals;MemorialPlaque(NigelNewall)allmountedinadecorativeglazeddisplay frame;MemorialScroll‘Lieut.LeslieNewall,WelshGuards’mountedinaglazeddisplayframe,withBuckinghamPalaceenclosure affixed to the reverse of the frame, nearly extremely ne (4) £300-£400

NigelNewall attestedfortheHonourableArtilleryCompanyandservedwiththemasaPrivateduringtheGreatWarontheWesternFront from18September1914.HewascommissionedSecondLieutenantintheWelshGuardson7May1915,and,havingbeenpromotedLieutenant, waskilledinactionatLaventieon12October1917.Hiscomrade,PercyBattye,wrote:‘IcannottellyouhowdreadfullysorryIamforyou.He wassuchasplendidperson,andwassimplyworshippedbyhismenandlovedbyallofus.Hewillbemostterriblymissed.Justbeforehewas killed,weweretalkingabouthomeandotherthings,andhislastwordstomewere“ThankGod,Percy,weareouthere,andnotwinningthewar in England”.’

He is buried in Rue-David Military Cemetery, Fleurbaix, France.

Sold with the recipient’s identity bracelet ‘Lieut: Nigel Newall, 1st. Battn. Welsh Guards.’

Note: Owingtothefactthatthemedalsareheldinaglazeddisplayframewhichcannoteasilybedismantled,thenamingdetailsonthethree medals have not been inspected. Consequently this lot is sold as viewed and not subject to return.

For the medals awarded to the recipient’s brother, see Lot 204.

Three: LanceCorporalW.Darby,1stBattalion,RoyalWarwickshireRegiment,whowastakenprisonerofwar atClary,26August1914-lessthanfourdaysafterarrivinginFrance,andinternedinGermanyforthe remainder of the war

1914Star,with loose clasp(2176L.Cpl.W.Darby.R.War:R.);BritishWarandVictoryMedals(2176Pte.W.Darby.R.War.R.) with regimental cap badge, polished, nearly very ne (3) £100-£140

WilliamDarby servedduringtheGreatWarwiththe1stBattalion,RoyalWarwickshireRegimentontheWesternFrontfrom22August1914. ThebattalionarrivedinBoulogneat2200hrsontheeveningof22August,disembarkedtheS.S. Caledonia at0430hrsthefollowingdayand entrainedforLeCateauat2230hrs.ThebattalionarrivedatLeCateauat1030hrson24August,andmarchedtoBeaumont.TheyleftBeaumont at0200hrson25August,marchednorthofSt.Python,arrivingat0600hrs.Anhourlaterthebattalioncoveredtheretreatof18thBrigade,andat 2300hrsmarchedsouth-westviaBeauvoisforHaucort.Theyarrivedatthelatterat0430hrs,and45minuteslatercommencedadayofvery heavy !ghting.Throughoutthedaythebattalionlinebecameveryextended,andfrom1600hrsonwardstheycommencedanorderlyretreat. Lance Corporal Darby was taken prisoner of war during this retreat, at or near Clary, and was interned in Germany for the remainder of the war. Sold with copied research.

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Three: Private J. Scanlan, Royal Irish Ri!es, later Royal Irish Fusiliers and Liverpool Regiment

1914Star,withclasp(9901Pte.J.Scanlan.R.Ir:Rif.);BritishWarandVictoryMedals(9901Pte.J.Scanlan.R.Ir.Rif.);together with the recipient’s Silver War Badge, the reverse officially numbered ‘B231794’, light contact marks, generally very ne General Service 1962-2007, 1 clasp, Borneo (23708526 Spr. V. E. Scanlan. RE.) good very ne (4) £180-£220

JohnScanlon wasborninDublinon7March1893andattestedfortheRoyalIrishRi!esatDublinon4January1912.Heservedwiththe2nd BattalionduringtheGreatWarontheWesternFrontfrom15August1914,andsubsequentlytransferredtotheRoyalWelshFusiliers,theRoyal IrishFusiliers,and "nallytotheLiverpoolRegiment.Hewasdischargedfromthelatteruniton2March1919,‘inconsequenceofbeingsurplusto militaryrequirements,havingsufferedimpairmentsinceentryintotheWar’,after7yearsand58days’service,andwasawardedaSilverWar Badge.

Sold with the recipient’s Character and Discharge Certi"cates; and two postcard photographs featuring the recipient.

VincentEamonnScanlon,thesonoftheabove,wasborninDublinon26April1941andattestedfortheRoyalEngineersatBelfaston5May 1959.HeservedwiththeEngineerswiththeBritishArmyoftheRhine,andthenintheFarEastfrom18September1962to30January1965.He transferred to the Reserve on 4 May 1965, after 6 years’ service, and was "nally discharged on 4 May 1971.

Soldwiththerecipient’sCerti"cateofServiceRedBookandattestationform;Passport;DrivingLicence;andotherephemera,includinga photograph of the recipient.

Three: Acting Sergeant J. T. Vipond, Royal Field Artillery

1914Star(70080Gnr:J.T.Vipond.R.F.A.);BritishWarandVictoryMedals(70080A-Sjt.J.T.Vipond.R.A.)mountedcourt-style with rosette on the 1914 Star riband, light contact marks, very ne (3) £80-£100

JohnT.Vipond attestedfortheRoyalFieldArtilleryandservedwiththe28thBrigadeduringtheGreatWarontheWesternFrontfrom19 August 1914.

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Three: Private G. Bettles, Bedfordshire Regiment, later Royal Irish Fusiliers

1914Star(3-6416Pte.G.Bettles.1/Bedf:R.);BritishWarandVictoryMedals(6416Pte.G.Bettles.Bedf.R.) nearlyvery neand better (3) £100-£140

Provenance: Dix Noonan Webb, June 2012.

GeorgeBettles attestedfortheBedfordshireRegimentandservedwiththe1stBattalionduringtheGreatWarontheWesternFrontfrom12 September 1914. He later transferred to the Royal Irish Fusiliers.

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Four: Private P. C. Clements, Bedfordshire Regiment, later Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders

1914Star(8297PteP.C.Clements.1/Bedf:R.);BritishWarandVictoryMedals(8297Pte.P.C.Clements.Bedf.R.);Territorial Efficiency Medal, G.V.R. (2968411 Pte. P. Clements. 8-A. & S.H.) light contact marks, nearly very ne or better (4) £120-£160

PercivalClements attestedfortheBedfordshireRegimentandservedwiththe1stBattalionduringtheGreatWarontheWesternFrontfrom 16 August 1914. He subsequently transferred to the Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders and was awarded the Territorial Efficiency Medal in 1932.

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Three: Private A. Green, Bedfordshire Regiment

1914Star(6494Pte.A.Green.2/Bedf:R.);BritishWarandVictoryMedals(6494Pte.A.Green.Bedf.R.) tracesofverdigristoStar, nearly very ne (3) £100-£140

Provenance: Dix Noonan Webb, June 2012.

ArthurGreen attestedfortheBedfordshireRegimentandservedwiththe2ndBattalionduringtheGreatWarontheWesternFrontfrom6 October 1914.

Three: Private J. Hull, Bedfordshire Regiment

1914 Star (8573 Pte. J. Hull. 1/Bedf: R.); British War and Victory Medals (8573 Pte. J. Hull. Bedf. R.) very ne (3) £100-140

JoshuaHull attestedfortheBedfordshireRegimenton7August1906andservedwiththe1stBattalionduringtheGreatWarontheWestern Front from 21 August 1914. He was discharged due to sickness on 25 May 1917 and was awarded a Silver War Badge.

Three: Private F. Parrott, Bedfordshire Regiment

1914Star(3-7400Pte.F.Parrott.2/Bedf.R.);BritishWarandVictoryMedals(3-7400Pte.F.Parrott.Bedf.R.)mountedasworn, good very ne (3) £100-140

FrankParrottattestedfortheBedfordshireRegimenton30December1913andservedwiththe2ndBattalionduringtheGreatWaronthe Western Front from 11 November 1914. He was discharged due to sickness on 29 April 1916 and awarded a Silver War Badge.

Sold with an embroidered Bedfordshire Regiment silk square.

Three: SisterE.G.Fraser,QueenAlexandra’sImperialMilitaryNursingServiceReserve,lateCivilianHospital Reserve

1914Star(MissE.G.Fraser.Civ:Hosp.Res.);BritishWarandVictoryMedals(SisterE.G.Fraser.);with Guy’sHospitalFiveYears Service Medal, 32mm., silver (Elsie G. Fraser) generally good very ne, and scarce to unit (4) £360-£400

Provenance: The Jack Webb 1914 Star Collection, Dix Noonan Webb, December 2003.

M.I.D. London Gazette 15 June 1916.

ElsieGertrudeFraser servedwiththeCivilHospitalReserveduringtheGreatWarontheWesternFrontfrom17August1914,andlaterasa Sister with Queen Alexandra’s Imperial Nursing Service Reserve. She served with the 26th General Hospital, and was invalided to the UK in 1917.

Three: PettyOfficerJ.D.Towliss,RoyalNavy,whowaskilledon6August1914,whenH.M.S. Amphion strucka mineoff theThamesestuaryandsankwiththelossof132menkilled;shewasthe #rstshipoftheRoyal Navy to be sunk in the Great War

1914-15Star(200627,J.D.Towliss,P.O.,R.N.);BritishWarandVictoryMedals(200627.J.D.Towliss.P.O.R.N.);Memorial Plaque (John Drewer Towliss) nearly extremely ne (4) £300-£400

JohnDrewerTowillis wasborninAshburton,Devon,on20January1883andjoinedtheRoyalNavyasaBoySecondClasson27August 1898. Advanced Petty Officer First Class on 19 June 1907, he joined H.M.S. Amphion on 2 April 1913, when the ship was "rst commissioned. AtthestartoftheGreatWar,H.M.S. Amphion wasleaderofthe3rdDestroyerFlotillainthe1stLightCruiserSquadron,assignedtotheHarwich Force,defendingtheeasternapproachestotheEnglishChannel,underthecommandofCaptainCecilH.Fox.Inthemorningof5August, Amphion andthe3rdFlotillasortiedintotheNorthSeatopatroltheareabetweenHarwichandtheDutchislandofTerschellingforGerman activity.At10:15ashipintheblack,buff,andyellowcoloursoftheGreatEasternRailway’ssteamersthatpliedbetweenHarwichandtheHookof Hollandwasspotted.FoxsentthedestroyersH.M.S. Lance andH.M.S. Landrail toinvestigateandshortlyafterwardsanotherdestroyerreported thatatrawlerhadseenasuspiciousship,‘throwingthingsoverboard,presumablymines’H.M.S. Amphion ledthe $otillatoinvestigateandobserved that the $eeing ship was deploying mines even then. At 10:45, Lance opened "re at a range of 4,400 yards.

ThetargetwasS.M.S. KöniginLuise,aformerHamburg-Heligolandexcursionboatthathadbeenconvertedtoanauxiliaryminelayerbythe Germans.Theyhadplannedtomountapairof8.8-centimetre(3.5 in)gunsonboard,buttheydidnothavethetimetodoso;heronlyarmament wasapairoflightergunsand180mines.Onthenightof4August,shehaddepartedEmdenandheadedintotheNorthSeatolayminesoff the Thames Estuary, which she began to do at dawn.

The "refromthedestroyerswasineffectiveuntil Amphion closedtoarangeof7,000yardsandbeganhittingtheGermanshipatabout11:15.By noon, KöniginLuise wassinkingandthethreeBritishshipsrescued5officersand70ratings.The $otillaproceededonwardswiththeirpatroluntil theyreachedtheDutchcoastaround21:00andturnedforhome.Foxwasuncertainastothelocationsofthemineslaidby KöniginLuise andlaid a course that was seven nautical miles west of where he thought the mines were. He guessed wrongly and led his $otilla over the danger area.

At06:35, Amphion struckaminethatdetonatedunderneathherbridge.Theexplosionsetherforecastleon "reandbroketheship’skeel.The destroyerH.M.S. Linnet attemptedtotowthecruiser,butadeepcrackacrossherupperdeckshowedthatshewashoggingbadlyand Fox orderedhiscrewtoabandonship.Shortlyafterwards,herforwardmagazineexploded,throwingone4-inchgunintotheairthatnarrowlymissed Linnet.Oneof Amphion’sshellsburstonthedeckofthedestroyer Lark,killingtwoofhermenandtheonlyGermanprisonerrescuedfromthe cruiser. Amphion thenrapidlysankwithin15minutesoftheexplosionlosing1officerand131ratingskilledinthesinking,includingTowillis,plusan unknown number of the crew rescued from Königin Luise. She was the "rst ship of the Royal Navy to be sunk in the Great War. Towillis is commemorated on the Plymouth Naval Memorial.

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Three: Stoker First Class W. J. Ivison, Royal Navy 1914-15Star(K.26232.W.J.Ivison.Sto.2.,R.N.);BritishWarandVictoryMedals(K.26232.W.J.Ivison.Sto.1.,R.N.) nearlyvery ne

Five: Attributed to Leading Aircraftman E. A. Paginton, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve 1939-45Star;AfricaStar;ItalyStar;DefenceandWarMedals1939-45,mountedasworn;togetherwiththerecipient’sRoyalAir Force Service and Release Book, some staining to 39/45 Star, otherwise good very ne

VictoryMedal1914-19 (Payr.Lt.Cr.J.P.Scullard.R.N.R.);1939-45Star;AtlanticStar;WarMedal1939-45, goodvery ne (12)

£100-£140

EricArthurPaginton wasbornon26August1916andservedwiththeRoyalAirForceVolunteerReservefrom29September1942to30 October 1946.

Three: AbleSeamanH.Brandon,RoyalNavy,whowaswoundedbutsurvivedthesinkingofH.M.S. Raglan off Imbros on 20 January 1918

1914-15Star(J.21367.H.Brandon.A.B.,R.N.);BritishWarandVictoryMedals(J.21367H.Brandon.A.B.R.N.) contactmarks, better than good ne

Pair: W. G. Smith, Mercantile Marine

British War and Mercantile Marine War Medals (Walter G. Smith) nearly very ne

RoyalNavyL.S.&G.C.,G.V.R.,3rdissue,coinagehead (L.12509L.S.Windebank.L.Std.H.M.S.Nelson.) minoro cial correction to ship, very ne (6) £100-£14

HarryBrandon wasborninHolborn,London,on3January1897andjoinedtheRoyalNavyasaBoySecondClasson11November1912.He servedduringtheGreatWarinthemonitorH.M.S. Raglan from7January1917,andwaswoundedinactionwhen Raglan wasbroughttoaction bytheenemycruisers Breslau and Goeben off Imbroson20January1918-hitby Breslau’sopeningsalvo, Raglan barelygotintoaction,and subsequent enemy hits found her magazine, as a result of which she sank in shallow water in Kusa Bay with a loss of 127 officers and men.

Brandon’sownCerti#cateforWoundsandHurts,dated10September1918,states:‘Sustained2woundsfromshellfragmentsintheactionwith Goeben and Breslau on20January1918,oneinbackontheleftside,theotherintheleftsideofthechest...alsosuffersfromnervousshockafter beingwounded,andhassincedevelopedepilepsy,havinghad27 #tssinceJanuary1918.’Hewasinvalidedoutoftheserviceonaccountofhis wounds on 25 September 1918.

Sold with the recipient’s original Certi#cate for Wounds and Hurts; and copied record of service.

Three: Stoker T. Hill, Royal Naval Reserve

1914-15 Star (S.3283. T. Hill. Sto., R.N.R.); British War and Victory Medals (3283S T. Hill. Sto., R.N.R.) very ne

Three: Lance-Corporal W. J. Shorter, Royal Marines, later Royal Engineers

1914-15Star(Deal878-S-L.Cpl.W.J.Shorter.R.M.);BritishWarandVictoryMedals(Deal878-S-L.Cpl.W.J.Shorter.R.M.) mounted as worn, nearly very ne (lot) £100-£14

WalterJamesShorter wasborninAshford,Kent,on22September1880andenlistedintheRoyalMarineson10January1915.Heserved withtheRoyalMarinesduringtheGreatWarwiththeMediterraneanExpeditionaryForcefrom28June1915,andwaswoundedbygunshotto the right leg on 2 January 1916. He transferred to the Royal Engineers on 31 January 1917, and was discharged on 4 September 1917. SoldwithtwoSecondWorldWarBelgianMedalsandamiscellaneousselectionofcapbadges,collartitles,clothunitinsignia,andotherephemera, some of these copies

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Three: PrivateR.Burns,RoyalMarinesLightinfantry,whowaskilledon6August1914,whenH.M.S. Amphion struckamineoff theThamesestuaryandsankwiththelossof132menkilled;shewasthe "rstshipofthe Royal Navy to be sunk in the Great War

1914-15Star(Ply.10749.Pte.R.Burns.R.M.L.I.);BritishWarandVictoryMedals(Ply.10749.Pte.R.Burns.R.M.L.I.) nearly extremely ne (3) £200-£240

RobertBurns wasborninLiverpoolon19October1880andattestedfortheRoyalMarineLightInfantryon14March1901.HejoinedH.M.S. Amphion on 2 April 1913, when the ship was !rst commissioned.

AtthestartoftheGreatWar,H.M.S. Amphion wasleaderofthe3rdDestroyerFlotillainthe1stLightCruiserSquadron,assignedtotheHarwich Force,defendingtheeasternapproachestotheEnglishChannel,underthecommandofCaptainCecilH.Fox.Inthemorningof5August, Amphion andthe3rdFlotillasortiedintotheNorthSeatopatroltheareabetweenHarwichandtheDutchislandofTerschellingforGerman activity.At10:15ashipintheblack,buff,andyellowcoloursoftheGreatEasternRailway’ssteamersthatpliedbetweenHarwichandtheHookof Hollandwasspotted.FoxsentthedestroyersH.M.S. Lance andH.M.S. Landrail toinvestigateandshortlyafterwardsanotherdestroyerreported thatatrawlerhadseenasuspiciousship,‘throwingthingsoverboard,presumablymines’H.M.S. Amphion ledthe #otillatoinvestigateandobserved that the #eeing ship was deploying mines even then. At 10:45, Lance opened !re at a range of 4,400 yards.

ThetargetwasS.M.S. KöniginLuise,aformerHamburg-Heligolandexcursionboatthathadbeenconvertedtoanauxiliaryminelayerbythe Germans.Theyhadplannedtomountapairof8.8-centimetre(3.5 in)gunsonboard,buttheydidnothavethetimetodoso;heronlyarmament wasapairoflightergunsand180mines.Onthenightof4August,shehaddepartedEmdenandheadedintotheNorthSeatolayminesoff the Thames Estuary, which she began to do at dawn.

The !refromthedestroyerswasineffectiveuntil Amphion closedtoarangeof7,000yardsandbeganhittingtheGermanshipatabout11:15.By noon, KöniginLuise wassinkingandthethreeBritishshipsrescued5officersand70ratings.The #otillaproceededonwardswiththeirpatroluntil theyreachedtheDutchcoastaround21:00andturnedforhome.Foxwasuncertainastothelocationsofthemineslaidby KöniginLuise andlaid a course that was seven nautical miles west of where he thought the mines were. He guessed wrongly and led his #otilla over the danger area. At06:35, Amphion struckaminethatdetonatedunderneathherbridge.Theexplosionsetherforecastleon !reandbroketheship’skeel.The destroyerH.M.S. Linnet attemptedtotowthecruiser,butadeepcrackacrossherupperdeckshowedthatshewashoggingbadlyandFox orderedhis crewtoabandonship.Shortlyafterwards,herforwardmagazineexploded,throwingone4-inchgunintotheairthatnarrowlymissed Linnet.Oneof Amphion’sshellsburstonthedeckofthedestroyer Lark,killingtwoofhermenandtheonlyGermanprisonerrescuedfromthe cruiser. Amphion thenrapidlysankwithin15minutesoftheexplosionlosing1officerand131ratingskilledinthesinking,includingBurns,plusan unknown number of the crew rescued from Königin Luise. She was the !rst ship of the Royal Navy to be sunk in the Great War. Burns is commemorated on the Plymouth Naval Memorial.

Three: Private J. Hogarth, 18th Hussars

1914-15Star(20276Pte.J.Hogarth.18th.Hrs.);BritishWarandVictoryMedals(20276Pte.J.Hogarth.18th.Hrs.) BWMrecently renamed, nearly very ne

Pair: Private H. W. Russ, Royal Army Medical Corps

BritishWarandVictoryMedal(124906Pte.H.W.Russ.R.A.M.C.);togetherwithaRAMCshouldertitleandanunrelatedBritish Red Cross Society Pro!ciency in Red Cross Nursing Medal, unnamed, very ne RenamedMedals(2):1914Star (Sgt.T.Lowe266076R.War.R.);1914-15Star (1403Pte.W.HillR.War.R.) both renamed, nearly very ne £80-£100

JosephHogarth attestedforthe18thHussarsandservedwiththemduringtheGreatWarontheWesternFrontfrom1June1915.Hewas discharged on 21 January 1919, and was awarded a Silver War Badge.

Three: Private B. Acres, Hertfordshire Yeomany

1914-15Star(2362.Pte.B.Acres,Herts.Yeo.);BritishWarandVictoryMedals(2362Pte.B.Acres.Herts.Yeo.) generallygood very ne (3) £100-£140

BobAcres attestedfortheHertfordshireYeomanryandservedwiththemduringtheGreatWarintheEgyptiantheatreofwarfrom9 September 1915.

Five: Battery Quartermaster Sergeant E. Edgington, Royal Garrison Artillery 1914-15Star(34744.Gnr.E.Edgington.R.G.A.);BritishWarandVictoryMedals(34744Sjt.E.Edgington.R.A.);GeneralService 1918-62,1clasp,N.W.Persia(34744Sjt.E.Edgington.R.A.);ArmyL.S.&G.C.,G.V.R.,2ndissuewith !xedsuspension(1406358

B.Q.M. Sjt. E. Edgington. R.A.) edge bruising and contact marks, generally nearly very ne (5)

£160-£200

ErnestEdgington wasbornon8December1892andattestedfortheRoyalGarrisonArtilleryatAldershoton18March1911.Heserved duringtheGreatWarinEgyptfrom22June1915,andwaslatterlyattachedtoNo.1SiegeBattery,R.G.A.Hesawfurtherservicepost-Warin Persia with the 6th New Mobile Trench Mortar Battery. He was discharged on 12 March 1932 and died in Chichester, Sussex, on 3 May 1952. Sold with copied research.

Four: Sergeant J. Spicer, Royal Garrison Artillery

1914-15Star(41468.Gnr.J.Spicer.R.G.A.);BritishWarandVictoryMedals(41468Sjt.J.Spicer.R.A.);GeneralService1918-62,1 clasp, Iraq (41468 Gnr. J. Spicer. R.A.) nearly very ne (4) £100-£140

JohnAlfredSpicer wasborninBrightonon31July1894andservedwiththeRoyalGarrisonArtilleryduringtheGreatWarontheWestern Frontfrom6June1915,latterlyasamemberoftheTrenchMortarBattery.Hesawfurtherservicepost-WarinIraqwiththe5thMedium Battery, R.G.A., and was hospitalised in Bombay in September 1920 suffering from Malaria. He died in Brighton on 21 December 1967. Sold with copied research.

Six: LieutenantF.B.A.Cardew,DevonshireRegiment,LaterRoyalEngineers,acousinofFieldMarshalthe ViscountMontgomeryofAlamein,hewastakenPrisonerofWarduringtheGreatWar,beforegoingonto see service in the Second World War attached to Montgomery’s Staff

1914-15Star(2/LtF.B.A.CardewDevon.R.);BritishWarandVictoryMedals(Lt.F.B.A.Cardew.DevonR.);Franceand GermanyStar;DefenceandWarMedals1939-45, theGreatWarMedalsallstamped‘Duplicate’,theSecondWarMedalslaterissues, good very ne (6) £140-£180

FrederickBruttonAnstrutherCardew wasborninSeptember1897andwaseducatedatSt.Edward’s,Oxford.HewasCommissioned SecondLieutenantinthe3rdBattalion,DevonshireRegiment,on15August1914andservedduringtheGreatWarontheWesternFrontfrom8 March1915,latterlyattachedtothe2ndBattalion,NorthumberlandFusiliers.HewaspromotedLieutenanton22March1915,andwastaken Prisoner of War at the Second Battle of Ypres on 8 May 1915:

‘By5:30inthemorningonthe8ththeybombardedusviolently,blowingthetrenchinallthewayalong.Iwasburiedfourtimesthatmorningbut managedtogetout.Bymid-dayIhadabout7menleftinmyplatoon(Ihadstartedonthe21stAprilwith44)andthetrenchwaspackedwith deadandwounded,theyhadmaximsplayingontheparapet,orwhatwasleftofit,aswellasguns.Thenhalf-a-miletoourrightIsawthe Germansbreakthroughandby5o’clocktheywereworkingroundbehindus.By6p.m.mycompanyontheextremerightnexttotheGermans hadorderstohangontill8o’clockandthenretire.Iknewthenweshouldbewipedoutofcourseastheywerefarstronger.Iwasincommandof thecompany,therestoftheofficersbeingkilled.Theychargedabout6:15p.m.andweheldthemoff foraquarter-of-an-hour #ghtingtotherear, frontandtotheright.Thentheygotontopofusandwehadtosurrender.WeweremarchedstraighttoRouler.IwassotiredthatIwalked along asleep part of the way.’ (letter from the recipient dated 14 May 1915 refers [N.B. not included with lot]).

CardewwasinternedatHalleandsubsequentlyinsixothercampsuntil23August1918,whenhewastransferredtoHollandforrepatriationon 23November1918.HehadtheoptionofbeingtransferredtoHollandmuchearlierintheWar,butdidnotaccept,ashewishedtoeffecthis escape,whichheattemptedunsuccessfullyonnumerousoccasions.Disembodiedon1August1919,herelinquishedhiscommissionwiththerank of Lieutenant on 1 April 1920.

Cardewre-enlistedasSecondLieutenantintheRoyalEngineerson3August1942,andwasadvancedtemporaryCaptainon12April1943:his SecondWorldWarserviceincludedaperiodasaStaff OfficerattachedtoFieldMarshalMontgomery’sHeadquarters,1944-45.Heretiredin October 1946.

Soldwiththerecipient’s Hudson’s,Birmingham whistle,andan envelope,post-markedAlton9October1968,addressedtotherecipientfromhis cousin, Field Marshal the Viscount Montgomery of Alamein, K.G., G.C.B., D.S.O., together with an example of the Field Marshal’s autograph.

Three: Private H. Dymock, Bedfordshire Regiment

1914-15 Star (10672 Pte. H. Dymock. Bedf: R.); British War and Victory Medals (10672 Pte. H. Dymock. Bedf. R.) nearly very ne

Three: Private H. R. Hilton, Bedfordshire Regiment, later Military Foot Police

1914-15Star(3994Pte.H.R.Hilton,Bedf.R.);BritishWarandVictoryMedals(3994Pte.H.R.Hilton.Bedf.R.) lightcontact marks, very ne (6) £70-£90

HarryDymock attestedfortheBedfordshireRegimentandservedwiththe6thBattalionduringtheGreatWarontheWesternFrontfrom30 July 1915.

HoraceRobertHilton attestedfortheBedfordshireRegimentatBedfordon9September1914,andservedwiththe5thBattalionduringthe Great War in the Balkan theatre of War from 26 July 1915. He later transferred to the Military Foot Police. Sold with copied Medal Index Card, medal roll extracts, and service papers

Pair: Private F. Hutchin, Bedfordshire Regiment

1914-15Star(15781Pte.F.Hutchins[sic].Bedf:R.) numbero ciallycorrected;VictoryMedal1914-19(15781Pte.F.Hutchin.Bedf. R.) good very ne

Five: Private F. Smith, Bedfordshire Regiment

British War and Victory Medals (47098 Pte. F. Smith. Bedf. R.); 1939-45 Star; Defence and War Medals 1939-45, very ne

Pair: Private S. G. Royston, Bedfordshire Regiment

British War and Victory Medals (41486 Pte. S. G. Royston. Bedf. R.) nearly extremely ne

Pair: Private H. Self, Bedfordshire Regiment

British War and Victory Medals (49199 Pte. H. Self. Bedf. R.) edge bruising, nearly very ne (11) £100-£140

FrederickHutchin wasborninSpellbrook,Hertfordshire,in1895andattestedfortheBedfordshireRegiment.Heservedwiththe8th BattalionduringtheGreatWarontheWesternFrontfrom30August1915,andwasdischargedon2April1919,beingawardedaSilverWar Badge.

Sold with copied Medal Index Cards and other research.

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Three: PrivateJ.E.Spencer,BedfordshireRegiment,whowaskilledinactionontheWesternFronton26 March 1918

1914-15Star(15181Pte.J.E.Spencer.Bedf:R.);BritishWarandVictoryMedals(15181Pte.JE.Spencer.Bedf.R.) extremely ne (3) £80-£100

JamesErnestSpencer wasbornandlivedinWare,HertfordshireandattestedfortheBedfordshireRegimentatHertford.Heservedwiththe 2ndBattalionduringtheGreatWarontheWesternFrontfrom30August1915,andwaskilledinactionon26March1918,aged27years.He has no known grave, and is commemorated on the Pozieres Memorial, France.

Three: Corporal R. J. Anderson, M.M., Royal Highlanders

1914-15Star(S-5265.Cpl.R.J.Anderson.R.Highrs.);BritishWarandVictoryMedals(S-5265Col.R.Anderson.R.Highrs.) very ne

Three: Private L. Evans, Manchester Regiment, who was killed in action at Gallipoli on 7 August 1915

1914-15 Star (1602 Pte. L. Evans. Manch. R.); British War and Victory Medals (1602 Pte. L. Evans. Manch. R.) very ne

Pair: Private W. A. Hamlen, Devonshire Regiment, later Duke of Cornwall’s Light Infantry

British War and Victory Medals (31524 Pte. W. A. Hamlen. Devon. R.) nearly very ne (8) £100-£140

RoderickJamesAnderson attestedfortheRoyalHighlanders(BlackWatch)andservedwiththe1stBattalionduringtheGreatWaronthe WesternFrontfrom20September1915.ForhisgallantryhewasawardedtheMilitaryMedal(LondonGazette 23July1919).Hewasdischarged Class Z Reserve on 28 May 1919.

LeonardEvans attestedfortheManchesterRegimentandservedwiththe1st/6thBattalionduringtheGreatWarintheGallipolitheatreof War from 5 May 1915. He was killed in action on 7 August 1915; he has no known grave and is commemorated on the Helles Memorial, Turkey.

Three: Private W. A. Baker, King’s Royal Ri!e Corps

1914-15Star(10792Pte.W.A.Baker.K.R.Rif:C.);BritishWarandVictoryMedals(10792Pte.W.A.Baker.K.R.Rif.C.) tracesof verdigris to Star, otherwise very ne

Three: Private E. Blakemore, Army Service Corps

1914-15Star(097728Pte.E.Blakemore,A.S.C.);BritishWarandVictoryMedals(097728Pte.E.Blakemore.A.S.C.) goodvery ne (6) £70-£90

Pair: Private M. Desmond, Royal Munster Fusiliers, who was killed in action at Gallipoli on 26 April 1915

1914-15Star(7004.M.Desmond.R.Muns.Fus.);BritishWarMedal1914-20(7004Pte.M.Desmond.R.Mun.Fus.);Memorial Plaque(MichaelDesmond) mountedfordisplaywithtracesofadhesivetoreverse,theplaquepiercedat12o’clock,theStarandplaque both in relic condition; the BWM with edge bruises and somewhat polished, therefore good ne (3) £80-£100

MichaelDesmond wasborninMillstreet,co.Cork,andattestedtherefortheRoyalMunsterFusiliers.Heservedwiththe1stBattalionduring theGreatWaratGallipolifromthe !rstdayoftheGallipolicampaign,25April1915,andwaskilledinactionthefollowingday.HeisburiedinV Beach Cemetery, Turkey.

Three: ActingCorporalA.Ashton,RoyalDublinFusiliers,whowaskilledinactionontheWesternFronton29 April 1916

1914-15Star(10576,Pte.A.Ashton.R.Dub.Fus.);BritishWarandVictoryMedals(10576A.Cpl.A.Ashton.R.D.Fus.)mounted for display together with a pair of shoulder titles, traces of adhesive to reverse, generally very ne (3) £80-£100

AnthonyAshton wasborninPreston,Lancashire,andattestedtherefortheRoyalDublinFusiliers.HeservedwiththeRegimentduringthe GreatWarinitiallyatGallipolifromthe !rstdayoftheGallipolicampaign,25April1915,beforeproceedingtotheWesternFront.Hewaskilled inactionwhilstservingwiththe8thBattalionattheBattleofHulluchon29April1916.DuringthebattlethetwobattalionsoftheRoyalDublin Fusiliers(8thand9th),aspartofthe16th(Irish)Divisionsufferedapproximately800casualties,mainlyfromgas.FromaDublinperspective, Ashton’s death occurred on the last day of the Easter Rising. He has no known grave and is commemorated on the Loos Memorial, France.

Three: SecondLieutenantL.Newall,1stBattalion,LondonRegiment,whowaskilledinactionontheWestern Front on 2 September 1915

1914-15Star;BritishWarandVictoryMedals;MemorialPlaque(LeslieNewall)allmountedinadecorativeglazeddisplayframe; MemorialScroll‘2/Lieut.LeslieNewall,1/LondonRegiment’mountedinaglazeddisplayframe,withBuckinghamPalaceenclosure affixed to the reverse of the frame, nearly extremely ne (4) £200-£240

LeslieNewall wascommissionedSecondLieutenantinthe2ndBattalion,LondonRegiment,on29August1914,andtransferredtothe1st Battalionon5September1914.HeservedwiththemduringtheGreatWarontheWesternFrontandwaskilledinactionon2September1915. He is buried in Rue-David Military Cemetery, Fleurbaix, France.

Note: Owingtothefactthatthemedalsareheldinaglazeddisplayframewhichcannoteasilybedismantled,thenamingdetailsonthethree medals have not been inspected. Consequently this lot is sold as viewed and not subject to return. For the medals awarded to the recipient’s brother, see Lot 177.

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Campaign Groups and Pairs

Three: PrivateH.W.Abbott,1/16th(CountyofLondon)Battalion, LondonRegiment(Queen’sWestminsterRi!es),whodiedof wounds on the Western Front, 20 December 1915

1914-15Star(3848.Pte.H.W.Abbott.16-Lond.R.);BritishWarandVictory Medals(3848Pte.H.W.Abbott.16-Lond.R.)withnamedcardboxofissue, withnamedenclosure,andwithOHMSenvelopeaddressedto‘Mrs.S.J. Abbott,498FulhamPalaceRoad,Fulham,SW6’;MemorialPlaque(Harold WilliamAbbott)lastincardenvelopeofissue,with damaged portrait photograph of recipient in uniform, nearly extremely ne (lot) £140-£180

HaroldWilliamAbbott wasanativeofFulham,London.Heservedduringthe GreatWarwith‘C’Company,1/16th(CountyofLondon)Battalion,LondonRegiment (Queen’sWestminsterRi!es)intheFrenchtheatreofwarfrom2September1915. PrivateAbbottdiedofwoundsontheWesternFront,20December1915,andis buried in the Wimereux Communal Cemetery, Pas de Calais, France. For the medals to the recipient’s brother-in-law, see Lot 132.

Five: Major F. J. Utting, Indian Ordnance Department

1914-15Star(Capt.F.J.Utting,I.O.D.);BritishWarandVictoryMedals, namingerasedonboth;IndiaGeneralService1908-35,1 clasp,AfghanistanN.W.F.1919(MajFJUttingOrdnanceDeptt);ArmyL.S.&G.C.,E.VII.R.(Condtr.F.J.UttingOrdce.Deptt.) edge bruising, nearly very ne and better (5) £100-£140

FrancisJamesUtting wasbornon21August1867andby1894wasanOfficiatingSub-ConductorwiththeBengalOrdnanceDepartmentat Fezopore.HewascommissionedLieutenantintheIndianOrdnanceDepartmenton8May1914,andservedduringtheGreatWarinitiallyin Persia, and then with the Aden Field Force from 15 July to 26 December 1915, and later in Mesopotamia from 25 April to 14 September 1917. Soldwithcopiedresearch,includingtherecipient’sMedalIndexCard,whichnotesthatthe1914-15StarwasissuedthroughtheRoyalArmy OrdnanceCorps,withtheBritishWarandsVictoryMedalstobeissuedinIndia;consequentlyitispossiblethatheneverreceivedhisBritishWar and Victory Medals.

Three: Sergeant D. Fraser, Canadian Field Artillery, killed in action, North Russia, 13 November 1918

1914-15Star(41064Gnr:D.Fraser.Can:Fd:Art:);BritishWarandVictoryMedals(41064Sjt.D.Fraser.C.F.A.) nearlyextremely ne (3) £300-£400

Provenance: Dix Noonan Webb, July 2015.

DavidFraser wasborninRosshire,ScotlandinJune1888.APainterbyoccupationandaformermemberoftheSeaforthHighlanders,he attestedfortheCanadianOverseasExpeditionaryForceon26September1914.Postedtothe2ndBrigadeCanadianFieldArtillery.Postedto FranceinMay1915.Sentencedto9monthshardlabour(commutedto3months #eldpunishment)inDecember1915.AppointedSergeantin March1917.InvalidedsicktoEnglandinMay1918.Servingwiththe16thBrigadeCanadianFieldArtillery,hewaspostedtoArchangelinNorth Russia in October 1918. He was killed in action, 13 November 1918, and was buried in the Shenkursk Old Cemetery, Archangel.

Sold with copied service papers.

Pair: Private E. S. Baylis, 7th Battalion (1st British Columbia), Canadian Infantry

1914-15Star(428584PteE.S.Baylis7thCan.Inf.Bn.);BritishWarandVictoryMedals(428584Sgt.E.S.Baylis.7thCan.Inf.Bn.) generally very ne

Pair: Private J. E. Davis, 16th Battalion (Canadian Scottish), Canadian Infantry

British War and Victory Medals (628115 Pte. J. E. Davis. 16-Can. Inf.) generally very ne or better

1914-15Star (31313PteW.A.Orton.Can:A.M.C.);togetherwithBritishWarMedal1914-20 (34296Pte.E.Joseph

C.A.M.C.) last with initial o cially corrected, generally very ne (7) £60-£80

EdwardSeptimusBaylis wasborninStourportWorcestershireinJuly1883.HewasanAccountantbyprofession,andservedduringthe Great War with the 7th Battalion (1st British Columbia), Canadian Infantry on the Western Front.

JamesEphraimDavis wasborninSundridge,Ontario,CanadainJuly1886.HeservedduringtheGreatWarwiththe16thBattalion(Canadian Scottish), Canadian Infantry on the Western Front.

BothOrtonandJosephservedwithNo.2StationaryHospitalontheWesternFront,andareshownonthemedalrollforentitlementtothe 1914 Star - however, Orton would appear to have been issued the 1914-15 Star instead.

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Three: PrivateL.Tugwell,7thBattalion(1stBritishColumbia),CanadianInfantry,whowaslistedas‘Missing, presumed killed’ on the Western Front ,15 May 1915

1914-15Star(16603PteL.Tugwell.7/Can:Inf:) gilded;BritishWarandVictoryMedals(16603Pte.L.Tugwell.7-Can.Inf.) generally good very ne

Pair: PrivateW.Irving,29thBattalion(Vancouver),CanadianInfantry,whowaskilledinactiononthe Western Front, 10 October

British War and Victory Medals (2137525 Pte. W. Irving. 29-Can. Inf.) good very ne (5)

£60-£80

LewenTugwell wasborninStaplefordAbbots,EssexinAugust1892.HewasthesonoftheReverendTugwell,RectorofStaplefordAbbots. TugwellservedduringtheGreatWarwiththe7thBattalion(1stBritishColumbia),CanadianInfantryontheWesternFront.PrivateTugwellwas listed as ‘Missing, presumed killed’, 15 May 1915, and is commemorated on the Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial.

WilliamIrving wasborninLiverpoolinDecember1896.HeemigratedtoCanada,wasemployedasaMarineFireman,andresidedat1301 AdmiralsRoad,Victoria,BritishColumbia.IrvingservedduringtheGreatWarwith29thBattalion(Vancouver),CanadianInfantryontheWestern Front.PrivateIrvingwaskilledinactionontheWesternFront,10October1918,andisburiedintheNavesCommunalCemeteryExtension, Nord,France.TheCEFBurialRegistergives-‘KilledinAction.HewaskilledbyanenemyshellabouttwelvenoononOctober10th,1918,during the advance on Thun St. Martin.’

Three: PrivateC.Burge,8thBattalion(90thWinnipegRi"es),CanadianInfantry,whowaskilledinactionon the Western Front, 25 April 1915

1914-15Star(31PteC.Burge.8/Can:Inf:);BritishWarandVictoryMedals(31Pte.C.Burge.8-Can.Inf.);MemorialPlaque(C. Burge) remnantsofsolderandmountonreverse;CanadianMemorialCross,G.V.R.(31Pte.C.Burge.);MemorialScroll(Pte.C. BurgeCanadianInfantryBn.) scrollmountedoncardandindistressedcondition,remnantsofadhesivetoreverseofmedals,presumably as a consequence of all being one time housed in a display frame, otherwise generally very ne (lot) £160-£200

CliffordBurge wasborninWeston-super-Mare,SomersetinAugust1890.Heservedfor !veyearswiththe4thBattalion,SomersetLight InfantrypriortoemigratingtoCanada.BurgedepartedfromLiverpoolaboardSS LakeManitoba anddisembarkedatSt.John,NewBrunswick,29 March 1912. His stated destination was Winnipeg, Manitoba.

BurgeservedduringtheGreatWarwiththe8thBattalion(90thWinnipegRi"e),CanadianInfantryontheWesternFront.PrivateBurgewas killedinaction,25April1915,andislistedinCEFBurialRegisters-‘Diedfromtheeffectsofgas-vicinityofSt.Julien.CEFCommonwealthWar Graves Register - the body was probably buried by Germans.’

Private Burge is commemorated on the Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial, Belgium.

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Pair: PrivateL.C.Spindler,15thBattalion(48thHighlandersofCanada),CanadianInfantry,whowastaken prisoner of war on the Western Front, 24-29 April 1915

1914-15Star(27128PteL.C.Spindler.15/Can:Inf:);VictoryMedal1914-19(27128Pte.L.C.Spindler.15-Can.Inf.) generally good very ne (2) £50-£70

LaurenceCyrilSpindler wasborninBoulogneFranceinJuly1889.HeinitiallyservedduringtheGreatWarwiththe2ndFieldCompany, CanadianEngineers,beforetransferringtothe15thBattalion(48thHighlandersofCanada),CanadianInfantry.PrivateSpindlerwastakenprisoner of war on the Western Front, 24-29 April 1915, and was released, 24 December 1918. He died in March 1944.

Three: CorporalA.Strode,NewZealandFieldArtillery,late9thOtagoMountedRi"es,whowaskilledin action on the Western Front on 20 August 1918

1914-15Star(9/495Cpl.A.Strode.N.Z.E.F.);BritishWarandVictoryMedals(9/495Cpl.A.Strode.N.Z.E.F.) nearlyextremely ne (3) £100-£140

AlexanderStrode wasborninKyeburn,Otago,NewZealandon6November1883andattestedforthe9thOtagoMountedRi"es,New ZealandExpeditionaryForceon11August1914,havingpreviouslyservedwiththe5thNewZealandMountedRi"es.HeleftNewZealandwith themainbodyoftheExpeditionaryForce,andservedintheGallipolicampaign,wherehewaswoundedintheleftleg,beforeproceedingtothe WesternFront.Transferringtothe7thBattery,NewZealandFieldArtillery,on1March1916,hewaspromotedCorporalon25March1918, and was killed in action at Bapaume on 20 August 1918. He is buried in Couin New British Cemetery, France. Sold with copied research including a photographic image of the recipient.

Three: Cook J. Flucker, Fishery Reserve

BritishWarMedal1914-20(J.Flucker.Ck.FisherReserve.);MercantileMarineWarMedal1914-18(JohnstonFlucker);Victory Medal 1914-19 (J. Flucker. Ck. Fisher Reserve.) nearly extremely ne, scarce (3) £200-£240

JohnstonFlucker wasborninNewhaven,Midlothian,in1872andservedduringtheGreatWarintheFisheryReserveinthetrawler Fort George

Sold with copied research.

Six: Engineer Lieutenant T. H. Finn, Royal Naval Reserve

BritishWarandVictoryMedals(Eng.Lt.T.H.Finn.R.N.R.);1939-45Star;AtlanticStar;DefenceandWarMedals1939-45, mounted as worn, nearly extremely ne (6) £50-£70

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Pair: Paymaster Sub-Lieutenant F. Rowe, Royal Naval Reserve

British War and Victory Medals (Payr. S. Lt. F. Rowe. R.N.R.) mounted as worn, nearly extremely ne

Pair: Captain C. A. Shute, 107 Pioneers, Indian Army

British War and Victory Medals (Capt. C. A. Shute.) mounted as worn, nearly extremely ne (4) £50-£70

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Pair: Private A. E. Woolley, Hertfordshire Yeomanry

British War and Victory Medals (2530 Pte. A. E. Woolley. Herts. Yeo.) minor edge nicks, very ne (2)

Three: Private E. G. Paddon, Surrey Yeomanry

£40-£50

BritishWarandVictoryMedals(8869Pte.E.G.Paddon.Surr.Yeo.);DefenceMedal(E.G.Paddon.)privatelyengravednaming, very ne

Pair: Second Lieutenant N. Clegg, Royal Army Service Corps

British War and Victory Medals (2. Lieut. N. Clegg.) very ne

BritishWarMedal1914-20 (Cpl.G.N.Veitch.S.A.N.L.C.);MemorialPlaque (GeorgeAlfredDale) edgebruisingand contact marks to BWM, this good ne; the Plaque good very ne (7) £100-£140

NormanClegg joinedtheArmyServiceCorpsasadriveron12December1915andbyMarch1916,havingbeenadvancedtoCorporal,was postedtoGermanEastAfrica.ShortlyafterarrivingtherehewasappointedSergeantinchargeofstores.CommissionedSecondLieutenantinthe sameunit,hesawlittleactiveserviceandwasmainlyengagedonconvoywork.Hewasinvalidedoutoftheservicein1918,andwasawardeda Silver War Badge.

GeorgeAlfredDale attestedfortheRoyalFieldArtilleryandservedwith‘C’Battery,173rdBrigadeduringtheGreatWarontheWestern Front from 28 November 1915. He died on 4 October 1917, and is buried in Rocquigny-Equancourt Road British Cemetery, Manancourt, France.

Pair: Second Lieutenant E. J. Bond, Royal Field Artillery

British War and Victory Medals (2. Lieut. E. J. Bond.) very ne

Three: Sergeant A. C. G. Langley, Royal Garrison Artillery

BritishWarandVictoryMedals(25536Sjt.A.C.G.Langley.R.A.);ArmyL.S.&G.C.,G.V.R.,1stissue(1403011Sjt.A.C.G. Langley. R.G.A.) mounted as worn, contact marks, nearly very ne (5) £80-£100

Pair: Private J. Gurney, Coldstream Guards

British War and Victory Medals (19841 Pte. J. Gurney. C. Gds.) nearly very ne

Pair: Private H. J. Reeve, Suffolk Regiment

British War and Victory Medals (4219 Pte. H. J. Reeve. Suff. R.) good very ne

Pair: Lieutenant L. H. Burrow, West Riding Regiment

British War and Victory Medals (Lieut. L. H. Burrow) mounted as worn, nearly extremely ne

British War Medal 1914-20 (242260 Pte. A. Mc Clelland. R. Lanc. R.) lacking retaining rod, edge bruise, very ne (7) £80-£100

LeopoldHenryBurrow wascommissionedSecondLieutenantintheWestRidingRegimenton25January1917andservedwiththemduring the Great War on the Western Front from 8 March 1917.

Pair: PrivateC.E.Seekins,LincolnshireRegiment,laterLabourCorps,whowaskilledinactiononthe Western Front on 26 September 1917

BritishWarandVictoryMedals(51360Pte.C.Seekins.Linc.R.);MemorialPlaque(CharlesEdwardsSeekins) nearlyextremely ne (3) £70-£90

CharlesEdwardsSeekins wasborninHinkley,Leicestershire,andservedinitiallywiththeLincolnshireRegimentduringtheGreatWaronthe WesternFront,beforetransferringtothe17thCompany,LabourCorps.Hewaskilledinactionon26September1917,andisburiedinRailway Chateau Cemetery, Vlamertinghe, Belgium.

Family Group:

Pair: Private J. C. Ditch"eld, Cheshire Regiment

British War and Victory Medals (240734 Pte. J. C. Ditch#eld. Ches. R.) in slightly damaged named card box of issue, extremely ne

Pair: Private E. I. Ditch"eld, Army Service Corps

BritishWarandVictoryMedals(DM2-162402Pte.E.I.Ditch#eld.A.S.C.)inlaterSecondWarperiodnamedcardboxofissue, addressed to ‘Mr. E. Ditch#eld, 197 Westminster Road, Morecambe’, extremely ne (4) £50-£70

Sold with a Silver War Badge, the reverse officially numbered ‘515124’; and other ephemera.

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Family group:

Pair: SecondLieutenantE.S.Wilmot,4thBattalion,SouthStaffordshireRegiment,attached2ndBattalion, late Sergeant, 2nd Canadian Mounted Ri"es, who was killed in action on the Somme, 13 November 1916 BritishWarandVictoryMedals(2.Lieut.E.S.Wilmot.)mountedoncardfordisplay,withidentitydiscandcapbadge, generally good very ne

Pair: Private F. H. Wilmot, 260th Battalion, Canadian Infantry, Canadian Siberian Expeditionary Force

British War and Victory Medals (2015814 Pte. F. H. Wilmot. 260-Can. Inf.) generally good very ne (lot) £200-£240

EdmundSacheverellWilmot wasborninMcLeod,Alberta,CanadainFebruary1892.HewasthesonofEdmundMeadeWilmotandAgatha G.Wilmot,ofColdstream,Vernon,BritishColumbia.WilmotproceededoverseasasaSergeantwiththe2ndCanadianMountedRi!es.Hewas commissionedSecondLieutenantinthe4thBattalion,SouthStaffordshireRegiment,andattachedtothe2ndBattalionforservice.Second Lieutenant Wilmot was killed in action on the Somme, 13 November 1916, and is buried in the Serre Road Cemetery No. 2, Somme, France.

FrancisHurtWilmot wasborninNormanton,DerbyshireinAugust1894,andwastheyoungerbrotheroftheabove.Heservedwiththe 260thBattalionaspartofthe16thCanadianInfantryBrigade,CanadianSiberianExpeditionaryForce(C.S.E.F.)duringtheRussianIntervention. Wilmot died in Vancouver in June 1970.

Family Group:

Pair: Private C. Hayward, Royal Berkshire Regiment

British War and Victory Medals (201380 Pte. C. Hayward. R. Berks. R.) scratch to obverse of BWM, very ne

Pair: PrivateT.E.Hayward,RoyalWestSurreyRegiment,whowaskilledinactionontheWesternFronton 27 September 1917

British War and Victory Medals (G-13386 Pte. T. E. Hayward. The Queen’s R.) staining and verdigris to VM, otherwise very ne (4) £60-£80

CharlesHayward wasborninGodstone,Surrey,on4February1891andservedwiththeRoyalBerkshireRegimentduringtheGreatWar.He died, aged 80, in Caterham, Surrey, on 14 December 1972.

ThomasEllisHayward,theyoungerbrotheroftheabove,wasborninGodstone,Surrey,inJuly1898.Heattestedforservicewiththe Queen’sRegimentduringtheGreatWarandwaskilledinactionwhilstservingwiththe1stBattalion,on27September1917.Hehasnoknown grave and is commemorated on the Tyne Cot Memorial, Belgium.

Five: Acting Sergeant J. T. Morris, 24th Ri"e Brigade

BritishWarMedal1914-20(373Pte.J.T.Morris.Rif.Brig.);VictoryMedal1914-19(373Pte.J.T.Morris24thR.B.)officially reimpressednamingasissuedinIndia;IndiaGeneralService1908-35,1clasp,AfghanistanN.W.F.1919(206495A/Sgt.J.T.Morris 24th.R.B.)officiallyre-impressednamingasissuedinIndia;DefenceMedal;SpecialConstabularyLongServiceMedal,G.VI.R.,1st issue, 1 clasp, Long Service 1947 (John T. Morris.) mounted as worn, nearly very ne (5) £80-£100

JohnT.Morris attestedfortheRi!eBrigadeandservedwiththe24th(HomeCounties)TerritorialBattalion.HisMedalIndexCardstatesthat the British War Medal was his sole entitlement; presumably therefore his Victory Medal was authorised through the Indian authorities.

Three: Private S. W. Johnson, Royal Army Medical Corps BritishWarandVictoryMedals(69Pte.S.W.Johnson.R.A.M.C.);TerritorialForceWarMedal1914-19(69Pte.S.W.Johnson. R.A.M.C.) edge bruise to last, otherwise very ne (3) £140-£180

A #neGreatWar‘1916Somme’M.S.M.groupofthreeawardedtoLanceCorporalJ.J.Nicholls,5thField Ambulance, Canadian Army Medical Corps, who died of wounds on the Western Front, 12 October 1918 BritishWarandVictoryMedals(1703L.Cpl.J.J.Nicholls.C.A.M.C.);ArmyMeritoriousServiceMedal,G.V.R.,1stissue(1703Pte J. J. Nicholls. 5/F. Amb: Can: A.M.C.); Memorial Plaque (John Jeffery Nicholls) generally nearly extremely ne (4) £400-£500

M.S.M. London Gazette 1 January 1917.

JohnJefferyNicholls wasborninKingsbridge,DevoninOctober1891,andwasthesonofMrandMrsJ.J.Nicholls,of12BartonVillas, Dawlish,Devon.NichollsservedduringtheGreatWarwiththe5thFieldAmbulance,CanadianArmyMedicalCorpsontheWesternFront.He wasawardedtheM.S.M.inrecognitionof‘hissplendidachievementsduringthe5thFieldAmbulancetouroftheSommeinSeptember1916 (Courcelette).’

LanceCorporalNicholls,accordingtotheCEFBurialRegisters-“DiedofWounds-whilewithacomradeguidingamedicalpartyintwomotor ambulancestotheRegimentalAidPostofthe24thBattalion,locatedinaChateauonthenorthernoutskirtsofIwuy,anenemyshellburstonthe roadbetweenthecarsandPrivateNichollswasseverelywoundedinthethighsbyshrapnel.HewasimmediatelytakentoNo.10FieldAmbulance where he died”. His injuries consisted of shrapnel wounds to his thighs, a fractured right femur and perineum damage.

LanceCorporalNichollsdiedofwounds,12October1918,andisburiedintheQueantCommunalCemeteryBritishExtension,PasdeCalais, France.

Sold with copied research.

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Pair: Sergeant R. H. Duce, 47th Battalion (British Columbia), Canadian Infantry

British War and Victory Medals (629360 Sjt. R. H. Duce 47-Can. Inf.) generally good very ne or better

Pair: Private J. McGrory, Canadian Army Service Corps

British War and Victory Medals (629883 Pte. J. McGrory. C.A.S.C.) good very ne

British War Medal 1914-20 (628547 Sjt. H. Brown. 47-Can. Inf.) very ne (5) £50-£70

RichardHoskinDuce wasborninLondoninMarch1886.HeresidedinVictoria,BritishColumbia,andservedduringtheGreatWarwiththe 47th Battalion (British Columbia), Canadian Infantry on the Western Front (entitled to Silver War Badge).

JamesMcGrory wasborninKemptville,Ontario,CanadainOctober1881.Heservedwiththe68thRegiment,EarlGrey'sOwnRi!es,and initiallyduringtheGreatWarwiththe47thBattalion,CanadianInfantry.McGrorysubsequentlytransferredtotheC.A.S.C.,anddiedofillness attributed to service at the Salvation Army Memorial Hotel, 225 Bowery, New York, 10 September 1935.

HarryBrown wasborninWhitby,YorkshireinDecember1890.Hehad3yearspriorservicewith21stUSInfantryRegiment;and,72nd Regiment,SeaforthHighlandersofCanada.BrownservedduringtheGreatWarwiththe47thBattalion(BritishColumbia),CanadianInfantryon the Western Front.

Pair: PrivateE.J.Wygold,87thBattalion(CanadianGrenadierGuards),CanadianInfantry,whodiedof wounds as a prisoner of war, 23 August 1917

BritishWarandVictoryMedals(802119A.Cpl.E.J.Wygold.60-Can.Inf.);MemorialPlaque(EdwardJohnWygold);Canadian MemorialCross,G.V.R.(802119.PteE.J.Wygold.)withsilverbowribandsuspension,lastincaseofissue,withrecipient’sidentity disc, generally good very ne (lot)

£120-£160

EdwardJohnWygold wasborninLondoninMarch1891.HeservedduringtheGreatWarwiththe60thBattalion(VictoriaRi!esofCanada), CanadianInfantryontheWesternFront.Wygoldsubsequentlytransferredtothe87thBattalion(CanadianGrenadierGuards),andwasreported as‘Missing’duringtheBattleofLens,23August1917.PrivateWygoldwasreportedashavingdiedofwoundsasaprisonerofwar,23August 1917, and is buried in the Cabaret-Rouge British Cemetery, Souchez, France.

Three: Private R. Feraj, King’s African Ri!es

BritishWarandVictoryMedals(2683.Pte.RajabFeraj.3/K.A.R.);AfricaGeneralService1902-56,1clasp,Jubaland1917-18(2683 Pte. Rajab Feroze. [sic] 5/K.A.R.) light contact marks, generally nearly very ne or better (3) £300-£400

Pair: Engineer-Admiral William H., Becket, C.B., Royal Navy BritishWarMedal1914-20(Eng.Capt.W.H.Beckett.R.N.);Coronation1911,unnamedasissued,mountedcourt-style, good very ne (2) £40-£50

C.B. (Civil) London Gazette 3 June 1919.

William Herbert Beckett was promoted to Engineer Admiral on 30 September 1919.

Seven: WarrantOfficer/TemporaryCaptainA.E.Sterley,SouthAfricanAirForce,lateSouthAfricanService Corps Coronation1953,unnamedasissued;SouthAfricaUnionMedal,E.II.R.(53)officiallyimpressed;BritishWarMedal1914-20(Dvr. A.E.Sterley.S.A.S.C.);ItalyStar;WarMedal1939-45;AfricaServiceMedal,theselastthreeofficiallyimpressed‘P.36A.E.Sterley’; PermanentForcesoftheEmpireL.S.&G.C.,G.V.R.(36Flt.Sgt.A.E.SterleyS.A.A.F.),mountedaswornintheaboveorder, last o cially renamed, generally very ne (7) £200-£300

Provenance: Dix Noonan Webb, December 2003.

ArthurEverittSterley enlistedintheSouthAfricanServiceCorpsinOctober1917,andwasanearlyrecruitinthenewlyformedSouth African Air Force. During the Second World War he served in the S.A.A.F. as a Warrant Officer, but held the Temporary rank of Captain in 1942. Sold with transcribed copied service records for both periods of service.

Eight: Flight Sergeant E. C. Middleton, Royal Air Force

GeneralService1918-62,1clasp,Iraq(330529.Cpl.E.C.Middleton.R.A.F.);IndiaGeneralService1936-39,1clasp,NorthWest Frontier1936-37(330529F/Sgt.E.C.Middleton.R.A.F.);1939-45Star;FranceandGermanyStar;DefenceandWarMedals 1939 -45;RoyalAirForceL.S.&G.C.,G.V.R.(330529F/Sgt.E.C.Middleton.R.A.F.); Iraq,Kingdom,ActiveServiceMedal,noclasp, unnamed as issued, contact marks, nearly very ne (8) £360-£400

Pair: Warrant Officer A. H. C. Payne, Royal Air Force

GeneralService1918-62,1clasp,NorthernKurdistan(505874.L.A.C.A.H.C.Paye.R.A.F.);RoyalAirForceL.S.&G.C.,G.VI.R., 1st issue (W/O. A. H. C. Payne. (505874) R.A.F.) good very ne, scarce (2) £1,000-£1,400

Approximately 65 officers and 280 airmen were awarded the ‘Northern Kurdistan’ clasp.

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Pair: Aircraftman Second Class W. J. Fullager, Royal Air Force

AfricaGeneralService1902-56,1clasp,Somaliland1920(157915A.C.2.W.J.Fullagar.R.A.F.);ImperialServiceMedal,E.II.R.,2nd issue (William John Fullagar) in Royal Mint case of issue, good very ne and better, scarce (2) £600-£800

Six: Petty Officer G. A. P. Ryan, Royal Navy

NavalGeneralService1915-62,1clasp,Palestine1936-1939(J.111834G.A.P.Ryan.L.S.,R.N.);1939-45Star;AtlanticStar; BurmaStar;WarMedal1939-45;RoyalNavyL.S.&G.C.,G.VI.R.,1stissue(J.111834G.A.P.Ryan.P.O.,H.M.S.Hambledon) mounted as worn; together with the related miniature awards, these similarly mounted, good very ne and better (6) £140-£180

Five: Guardsman S. Binks, Irish Guards

GeneralService1918-62,1clasp,Palestine(2718475Gdsmn.S.Binks.I.Gds.);1939-45Star;FranceandGermanyStar;Defence and War Medals 1939-45; together with the recipient’s ‘For Loyal Service’ lapel badge, good very ne and better (5) £100-£140

Six: Staff Sergeant M. H. Rozier, Royal Army Service Corps

GeneralService1918-62,1clasp,Palestine(S/5879783Cpl.M.Rozier.S.A.S.C.);1939-45Star;AfricaStar;DefenceandWar Medals1939-45;ArmyL.S.&G.C.,G.VI.R.,1stissue,RegularArmy(S/5879783S/Sjt.M.H.Rozier.R.A.S.C.)lastinnamedcard box of issue; together with the recipient’s riband bar, extremely ne (6) £100-£140

Anotablecampaigngroupof !veawardedtoLieutenant-ColonelP.R.Oliver,‘ThegreatPeterOliverof Everest’,13thFrontierForceRi"es,IndianArmy,whowaskilledinactioninBurmaon25February1945-an internationallyrenownedmountaineerwhomadeanumberofnotableascentsintheHimalayashe participatedintheBritishEverestexpeditionsof1936and1938,andhisillustrationswereusedinanumber of books on Himalayan mountaineering

IndiaGeneralService1936-39,1clasp,NorthWestFrontier1936-37(Capt.P.R.Oliver,1-13F.F.Rif.);1939-45Star;AfricaStar; Burma Star; War Medal 1939-45, with M.I.D. oak leaf, good very ne and better (5) £700-£900

PeterRoderickOliver wasbornatMonsoorie,India,on29August1907,thesonofMajorE.W.Oliver,IndianArmy,andwaseducatedat SherborneSchoolandtheRoyalMilitaryCollege,Sandhurst.HewascommissionedSecondLieutenantintheIndianArmyon1September1927, andwaspostedtothe1stBattalion,13thFrontierForceRi!es(Coke’s)on1November1928.HeservedasaCompanyOfficeruntilMarch1930 whenhewasappointedQuartermaster,retainingthatpostuntilattachedtotheSouthWaziristanScoutsfromDecember1933-February1937. FrankSmythewrote:‘ForsomeyearshewasattachedtotheSouthWaziristanScouts,aforceofleviesrecruitedtoguardstheNorth-West Frontier,inwhichhesawmuchvariedserviceandparticipatedinanumberofskirmishes.’Relinquishingthisappointment,herejoinedthe1st/13th asaCompanyOfficer,thenofficiatingCompanyCommander,servingwiththemontheNorthWestFrontierfrom9Octoberto16December 1937,beforebeingappointedStationStaff Officer,FortLockhart(ontheNorth-WestFrontier)inFebruary1939,aposthehelduntilAugust 1939.

Mountaineer

PeterOliverwaselectedtotheAlpineClubin1933.Theforemostmountaineerofhisgeneration,FrankSmythe,wrote:‘Hisquali$cations includedthreeseasons’climbingandexplorationintheHimalayas,andoneseasonwithoutguidesintheAlps.His $rstclimbsweremadewithE.

H.MarriottintheKanawarKailasgroup,Baspavalley;thenceforwardpartatleastofhisleaveswerespentinthehills.In1930hevisitedthe DhaulaOkarrangeaboveDharmsalaintheKngravalleyandrecordedhisexperiencesinVol.IIIof TheHimalayanJournal.Theseascents,made eitheraloneorwithanunskilledorderly,involvedbothrockclimbingandsnowandicework.Likethegoodmountaineerhewasquickly becoming,herecordshow,whendescendingasteepsnowslopeoverlaidwithloosehail,hetookthegreatestcaretodrivehiscramponsintothe $rm substrata...’

OlivermadeanumberofnotableascentsintheHimalayas,andparticipatedintheBritishEverestexpeditionsof1936and1938.Hewasa talentedartistandhisillustrationswereusedinanumberofbooksonHimalayanmountaineering,andwasimmortalisedas‘PeterOliverof Everest’byJonMastersin BuglesandaTiger:‘Scoutsonthemovewereamagni!centsight.TheBritishOfficerswereindistinguishablefromthe men–allbrownasberries,allwearingkhakiturbans,grayshirts #appinglooseoutsidekhakishorts,stockingsandnailedsandal...Severalfamous mountaineers, including the great Peter Oliver of Everest, had served with Scouts at one time or another.’

Second World War

OliverwasappointedGSOIIIin5thIndianDivision(whichwasformedinIndiain1939)on17July1940,andwasadvancedtoStaff Captainofthe 9thInfantryBrigadeinthesamedivisionon14July1941.HereturnedtoIndiainMarch1942followingactiveservicewiththefamous5thIndian DivisionintheSudan(September1940toJanuary1941),Eritrea(JanuarytoJune1941),andtheWesternDesert(June1941toMarch1942).He was promoted to Acting Major in April 1941 and temporary Major in July of the same year.

BackinIndiaOliverwenttotheTacticalSchool.HisnextappointmentwastoHQ,2ndDivisioninJune1943asDAQMG,atwhichtimehewas promotedActing(afterwardsTemporary)Lieutenant-Colonel.Then,inSeptember1944hewasmadesecond-in-commandofthe8thBattalionof hisregimentbeforeproceedingtotakecommandofthe9thBattalioninNovember1944.The9thBattalionFrontierForceRi#eswastheMachine GunBattalionofthefamous17thIndianDivisionandColonelOliverledthebattalionintoBurmainJanuary1945.AsaMachineGunBattalion, companieswereparcelledouttobrigadesasoperationsrequired,leavingtheC.O.withunde!nedduties.Assuch,ColonelOliverwasattachedto DivisionalHQduringtheadvanceonMeiktila.TheAdjutantofthebattalionlaterwrote:‘IalwaysthoughtPetertookoverthebattalionsomewhat reluctantly-hisconsumingdesirewastogetintoCombinedOperations,andIthinkhefoundcommandingaMachineGunBattalionsomething less than romantic.’

Killed in Action

DouglasMonghir,anotherbrotherofficerinOliver’sBattalioninBurma,wrote:‘PeterOliverwascastinthemouldofaBoy’sOwnPaperheroof theEmpire,lean,tanned,tallandhandsome...BeforehejoinedushehadapartyintheRegimentalCentreinAbbottobadandsaid“Ishalleitherbe killed or win a VC”.’

AtTaungthaon25February1945ColonelOlivermethisdeathinaction.The5thIndianDivisionwaswasadvancingonthevillageinapincer movementandthe !ghtingbecameconfused.DivisionalHQfounditselfinvolvedinthebattleandOliver,whowastheninchargeoftheDivisional HeadquartersColumn,wentinhisjeepto !ndtheleadingtroopsoftheDivisionalHQescort,whohadtakenawrongturning,andranintoa Japaneseambush:‘UnfortunatelyheranintoapartyofJapswithanL.M.G.andwaskilledwhilereturningtheir !refromtheedgeoftheroad.His bodywasbroughtbackbySubadarSaifAliandasmallparty,andhewasburiedthenextmorningjustoutsideTaungtha’.Accordingtohisobituary in TheJournaloftheAlpineClub:‘Togetherwithhisdriverandhisorderlyheleftthejeepandengagedtheenemywithhisri#e.Thesoundofhis !ringwarnedthevehicles[thathadtakenawrongturning]andbytakingadiversiontheymanagedtoescape.Havingaccomplishedhispurpose,he decided to return, but before he could regain the jeep he was shot in the neck and body by machine gun !re and instantly killed.’

Oliver was posthumously Mentioned in Despatches for Burma (London Gazette 9 May 1946), and is buried in Taukkyan War Cemetery.

Soldwithanoriginalnamedgroupphotographof1stBattalion(Coke’s)13thFrontierForceRi#esofficers,c.1932(includingOliver);apencil sketchbyOliverdepictingmenofCoke’sRi#esmovingstores,initialled‘PRO’andidenti!edonreverseas‘SketchbyPeterOliverofCookies’;a superbresearch !leincludingcopiesoforiginalservicerecords,extensivecorrespondencefromformerFrontierForceRegimentofficerswith whomPeterOliverservedinthe1930sand‘40s(mid-1980s,fromwhichsomeoftheanecdotesanddetailsbelowareextracted),andvarious obituaries&c.;andacopyof Everest:TheUn nishedAdventure byHughRuttledge(Hodder&Stoughton,1stEdition,1937),beingafullrecordof the1936EverestExpedition,illustratedwithOliver’ssketches(includingaselfportrait)andcontainingreferencestohimthroughout,aswellas several photographs.

Note: Variousdiaries,sketchesandartefacts(includingtheiceaxeusedbyhiminthe1938MountEverestExpedition)areheldintheSherborne Schoolarchives.Otherpapersanddiaries,includingWW2eracorrespondencetohismotherandbrotherfromtheMiddleEast,IndiaandBurma were auctioned by Christie’s, South Kensington, in 2003.

The British Everest Expedition 1936 (Oliver back row, second from left)

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Five: Havildar Hukam Sing Thapa, 1/3rd Gurkha Ri!es

IndiaGeneralService1936-39,1clasp,NorthWestFrontier1936-37(1723Hav.HukamSingThapa.1-3G.R.);1939-45Star; BurmaStar;WarMedal1939-45;IndianArmyL.S.&G.C.,G.V.R.,2ndissue(1723Nk.HukamSingThapa,1-3G.R.) goodvery ne (5) £80-£100

Nine: Chief Yeoman of Signals J. B. Ryan, Royal Navy

1939-45Star;AtlanticStar;AfricaStar;DefenceandWarMedals1939-45;Korea1950-53,1stissue(L/FX.670763J.B.Ryan.C.A., R.N.);U.N.Korea1950-54,unnamedasissued;Coronation1953,unnamedasissued;RoyalNavyL.S.&G.C.,G.VI.R.,1stissue (JX.315903J.B.Ryan.C.Y.S.,H.M.S.Mercury)mountedcourt-stylefordisplay, servicenumbercorrectedonlast,contactmarks, nearly very ne and better (9) £200-£240

H.M.S. Mercury was the R.N. Communications and Signals School at Leydene House, near Peters!eld, Hampshire, 1941-93.

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Seven: Stoker Petty Officer C. R. Barrington, Royal Navy

1939-45Star;AtlanticStar,1clasp,FranceandGermany;ItalyStar;DefenceandWarMedals1939-45;NavalGeneralService 1915-62,1clasp,Palestine1945-48(P/MX58818C.R.Barrington.S.P.O.R.N.);Coronation1953(C.R.BarringtonR.N.)privately engraved naming, good very ne and better (7) £140-£180

Six: Sick Berth Petty Officer A. E. Tillett, Royal Navy

1939-45Star;AfricaStar;DefenceandWarMedals1939-45;RoyalNavyL.S.&G.C.,G.VI.R.,1stissue(MX.56758A.E.Tillett.L.S. B.A.H.M.S.Boscawen.);NavalGeneralService1915-62,1clasp,Palestine1945-48(P/MX.56758.A.E.Tillett.S.B.P.O.R.N.) minor o cial correction to rate, mounted as worn in this order, good very ne (6) £100-£140

Six: Attributed to E. E. Palmer, Mercantile Marine

1939-45Star;AtlanticStar,1clasp,FranceandGermany;AfricaStar,1clasp,NorthAfrica1942-43;ItalyStar;BurmaStar,1clasp, Paci!c;WarMedal1939-45,mountedasworninthisorder;togetherMinisterofTransportenclosureandnamedGeneral RegisterandRecordOfficeofShippingandSeameneligibilityletterdated13June1961,bothcon!rmingtheaboveawards;anda Dunkirk Medal, in card box of issue, nearly extremely ne (7) £80-£100

Sold with the recipient’s riband bar and copied medal roll extract.

Five: Gunner J. W. Whiteley, Royal Artillery

1939-45Star;FranceandGermanyStar;DefenceandWarMedals1939-45;EfficiencyMedal,G.VI.R.,1stissue,Territorial (1474469 Gnr. J. W. Whiteley. R.A.) mounted as worn, good very ne (5) £50-£70

Five: Warrant Officer Class II W. L. Monarch, Royal Engineers, later Royal Army Ordnance Corps

1939-45Star;FranceandGermanyStar;WarMedal1939-45;GeneralService1918-62,1clasp,Malaya,E.II.R.(13069248W.O. Cl.2.W.L.Monarch.R.E.) middleinitialo ciallycorrected;ArmyL.S.&G.C.,E.II.R.,2ndissue,RegularArmy(13069248W.O.Cl.2. W. L. Monarch. R.A.O.C.) mounted as worn, contact marks, generally good very ne (5) £120-£160

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Six: Attributed to Captain K. W. Bennett, Royal Signals

1939-45Star;AfricaStar;BurmaStar;DefenceandWarMedals1939-45,withM.I.D.oakleaf;EfficiencyDecoration,E.II.R., Territorial, all unnamed as issued and mounted in a Spink glass-fronted display case with name plate, extremely ne (6) £100-£140

M.I.D. London Gazette 19 September 1946: ‘For gallant or distinguished services in Burma.’

Six: Sergeant A. V. Greenaway, Royal Signals

1939-45Star;AfricaStar;ItalyStar;WarMedal1939-45;EfficiencyMedal,G.VI.R.,1stissue,Militia(2327271.Sjt.A.V.Greenaway. R.Sigs.) minoro cialcorrectiontounit;ImperialServiceMedal,E.II.R.,2ndissue(AlbertVictorGreenaway),the "rst "vemounted as worn, the last in Royal Mint case of issue, minor edge bruise to ISM, otherwisevery ne and better Atlantic Star (2); Paci"c Star; Burma Star, good very ne (10) £60-£80

SoldwithaRAOBJewelcommemoratingtheSilverJubilee1935,thereverseengraved‘Bro.J.Middleton’;awhitemetalcommemorative medallionfortheproposedCoronationofEdwardVIII;anempty RoyalMint casefortheImperialServiceMedal;anavallapelbadge;andaH.M. Submarines naval cap tally.

Six: Trooper A. F. Herbert, Royal West Kent Regiment (Territorial Force)

1939-45Star;AfricaStar;ItalyStar;DefenceandWarMedals1939-45,withArmycouncilenclosure,innamedArmouredCorps cardboxofissue,addressedto‘Mr.A.F.Herbert,65AElmGrove,Southsea,Hants.’;EfficiencyMedal,G.VI.R.,1stissue, Territorial (6343929. Tpr. A. F. Herbert. R.W.K.) nearly extremely ne (6) £60-£80

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Four: Private C. C. Airey, Highland Light Infantry, who was killed in action on 14 April 1945

1939-45Star;FranceandGermanyStar;DefenceandWarMedals1939-45,withnamedArmyCouncilenclosure‘C.C.Airey’, extremely ne MemorialPlaque (JosephGoss) incardenvelope;togetherwithasilverprizemedal,thereverseengraved‘TheChampion Medal of the 30th. W.Y.R.V. Birstal.’, traces of verdigris to plaque, nearly very ne (6)

£70-£90

CharlesCormackAirey servedwiththe10thBattalion,HighlandLightInfantryduringtheSecondWorldWar,andwaskilledinactionin North West Europe on 14 April 1945. He is buried in Hanover War Cemetery, Germany.

FourmenwiththenameJosephGossarerecordedontheCommonwealthWarGravesCommissionRollofHonour:aSergeantinthe56th DivisionalAmmunitionColumn,RoyalFieldArtillery;aCorporalinthe2ndBattalion,SomersetLightInfantry;aPrivatenthe2nd/7thBattalion, Sherwood Foresters; and a Private in the 50th Battalion, Machine Gun Corps

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Five: Private E. C. Climo, Royal Military Police

1939-45Star;ItalyStar;DefenceandWarMedals1939-45;EfficiencyMedal,G.V.R.,Militia(5340025Pte.E.C.Climo.R.M.P.) mounted for wear, edge bruising, very ne(5) £60-£80

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Five: J. R. G. Addison, Australian Forces

1939-45Star;Paci"cStar;DefenceandWarMedals1939-45;AustraliaServiceMedal(VX18080J.R.G.Addison),mountedfor wear, heavily tarnished, ne

1939-45 Star; Burma Star; Defence Medal; War Medal 1939-45, some staining, very ne (9) £60-£80

Sold together with a Normandy Veterans Medal, in Royal Mint case of issue, and two King’s Badges ‘For Loyal Service’.

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Four: Major H. R. C. Hall

FranceandGermanyStar;DefenceandWarMedals1939-45;EfficiencyDecoration,G.VI.R.,1stissue,Territorial,thereverse dated‘1943’,withnamedcardboxofissueaddressedtoMajorH.R.C.HallT.D.atBeckenham,Kent,mountedasworn, extremely ne (4) £60-£80

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An unattributed group of six 1939-45Star;FranceandGermanyStar;DefenceandWarMedals1939-45;Coronation1937;EfficiencyDecoration,G.VI.R.,1st issue, Territorial, the reverse dated ‘1943’, mounted court-style, good very ne (6) £60-£80

lots are illustrated on our website and are subject to buyers’ premium at 24% (+VAT where applicable)

ASecondWarcampaigngroupofsixattributedtoHurricane,WildcatandCorsair‘FighterAce’Lieutenant CommanderD.M.Jeram,FleetAirArmand213Squadron,RoyalAirForce.Attachedtothelatterforthe durationoftheBattleofBritain,Jeramisaccreditedwith4enemyaircraftdestroyed,and2probably destroyedduringtheBattle.Headdedanotheraircraftdestroyed,andashareddestroyedduringoperations inNorthAfrica,andwentontotakepartinoperationssupportingtheinvasionofSicilyandtheSalerno Landings. Jeram commanded 1839 Squadron on operations along the Norwegian coast, 1943-44

1939-45Star,1clasp,BattleofBritain;AirCrewEuropeStar,1clasp,Atlantic;AfricaStar,1clasp,NorthAfrica1942-43;Burma Star;ItalyStar;WarMedal1939-45,withM.I.D.oakleaf,mountedasoriginallyworn,andadditionallymountedfordisplayon woodenboardandclothwithwordedtape‘Thissetof6medalsbelongedtoLt.Cmdr.DenisMayore[sic]JeramRNFleetAir Arm.ActiveDuty-Arcraft[sic]CarriersHMSFormidableandHMSIndomitable.Pilot !yingGrummer Martlets/Wildcats/MentionedinDispatches[sic]’,andmedalssimilarlylisted, backclothandribandsfadedbysun,sometimecleaned, generally nearly very ne or better (6) £2,600-£3,000

Provenance: Purchased by the current vendor as is in October 1986.

M.I.D. London Gazette 4 May 1943:

‘For great bravery in air operations against enemy Submarines and Shipping.’

DennisMayvoreJeram wasborninMiddlesexinNovember1917,thesonofaLloydsBankManager.JeramenteredtheAirBranchofthe RoyalNavyforasevenyearengagement,1May1939,withtherankofMidshipman.Hedidhiselementary !yingcourseat14E.F.T.S.,Elmdonand moved on to No. 1 F.T.S., Leuchars for No. 6 Course, November 1939 - April 1940.

JeramwasloanedtotheRoyalAirForce,15June1940,andwaspostedtoconverttoHurricanesatNo.7O.T.U.,Hawarden17June1940.He waspostedasapilotforoperational !yingwith213Squadron(Hurricanes)atExeter,1July1940.Jeramwasimmediatelyupintheairthe following day, and took to the Hurricane well during the Battle of Britain:

DestroyingaJu.88,andprobablyanother,southofPortlandBillon11August,anddestroyingMe.110son12and15August.Jeramdestroyeda Do.17 on 15 September, and a probable Me.110 on the 30 September 1940 (latter not accredited by most sources).

AftertheBattleofBritainJeramreturnedtotheFleetAirArmandinDecember1941waspostedto888Squadron.Thelatterservedwiththe carrierH.M.S. Formidable,February1942totheendofthefollowingyear.DuringtheoperationsinNorthAfrica,JeramshotdownaVichyFrench Bloch175on6November1942.ThelatteraircraftwassearchingforanAlliedconvoy,whichhadbeenreportedasitpassedthroughtheStraits ofGibraltaronitswaytoNorthAfrica.ThreedayslaterJeramsharedindestroyingaJu.88nearAlgiers.IthadItalianmarkingsandaGerman crew. He also took part in the invasion of Sicily and the Salerno landings.

Jeramwaspostedtothecommandof1839Squadron(Corsairs)attheendof1943,andledtheSquadroninoperationsalongtheNorwegian coast. He commanded the Squadron until September 1944, retired as Lieutenant Commander in 1954, and died in Poole, Dorset in March 1977.

1939-45Star;AfricaStar;ItalyStar;DefenceandWarMedals1939-45;GeneralService1918-62,1clasp,Malaya,E.II.R.(524252F. Sgt.J.D.HuntR.A.F.);GeneralService1962-2007,1clasp,Borneo(524252F.Sgt.J.D.HuntR.A.F.);RoyalAirForceL.S.&G.C., E.II.R., 1st issue (524252 F. Sgt. J. D. Hunt R.A.F.) light contact marks, good very ne (8) £120-£160

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Airman W. Reilly,

Korea 1950-53, 1st issue (L/FX. 670489 W. Reilly P.O.A. R.N.); U.N. Korea 1950-54, unnamed as issued, good very ne (2) £100-£140

Eight: Flight Sergeant J. D. Hunt, Royal Air Force

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Pair: Signalman L. Hunt, Royal Signals

Korea1950-53,1stissue(22232511Sigmn.L.Hunt.R.Sigs.);U.N.Korea1950-54,unnamedasissued, lightlylacquered,nearly extremely ne (2) £80-£100

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Pair: Private A. T. Pursloe, Gloucestershire Regiment

Korea1950-53,1stissue(22400157Pte.A.T.Pursloe.Glosters.) o ciallyre-impressednaming;U.N.Korea1950-54,unnamedas issued, reverse of rst showing signs of acid cleaning, otherwise nearly very ne and better (2) £140-£180

AnthonyThomasPursloe wasbornatPrestbury,nearCheltenhamon11April1932.EducatedinCheltenham,heworkedforacardealer andgarageproprietorbeforecommencinghisNationalServiceinthesummerof1950.ItisspeculatedthatheservedintheGlostersasapost Imjin reinforcement. Married in Cheltenham in 1954, he died there aged 60 in June 1992. Sold with copied research and birth certi!cate.

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Pair: Private T. Cleary, Welch Regiment

Korea1950-53,2ndissue(22614160Pte.T.Cleary.Welch.);U.N.Korea1950-54,unnamedasissued,mountedasworn, minor edge bruise to rst, good very ne (2) £70-£90

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Pair: Corporal J. Burnett, Royal Air Force

GeneralService1918-62,1clasp,ArabianPeninsula(4240084A.C.1.J.Burnett.R.A.F.);RoyalAirForceL.S.&G.C.,E.II.R.,2nd issue (G4240084 Cpl J Burnett RAF) mounted as worn, very ne (2) £80-£100

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Pair: Warrant Officer Class I J. Hill, Royal Army Ordnance Corps

GeneralService1962-2007,2clasps,Radfan,SouthArabia, uno cialretainingrodbetweenclasps (22970316S.Sgt.J.Hill.RAOC.); Army L.S. & G.C., E.II.R., 2nd issue, Regular Army (22970316 W.O. Cl. 1. J. Hill. RAOC.) nearly extremely ne (2) £100-£140

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Pair: Staff Sergeant G. Mason, Royal Army Ordnance Corps GeneralService1962-2007,1clasp,MalayPeninsula(22209624Sgt.G.Mason.RAOC.);ArmyL.S.&G.C.,E.II.R.,2ndissue, Regular Army (22209624 S. Sgt. G. Mason. RAOC.) light contact marks, good very ne (2) £80-£100

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Pair: Petty Officer Airman (Aircraft Handler) R. Bailey, Royal Navy SouthAtlantic1982,withrosette(POA(AH)RBaileyD0706760HMSHermes);RoyalNavyL.S.&G.C.,E.II.R.,2ndissue(POAR Bailey D0706760 HMS Heron) mounted as worn, good very ne (2)

£500-£700

SoldtogetherwithanArgentinianNavypin,giltandenamel,showinganArgentineCorvettesurroundedbyalightblueandwhiteroundel,with twopinstoreverse,withaebaylistingwhichstatesthatthispinbelongedtoCaptaindeNavioJuanCalmon,whoCommandedTaskGroup79.4 during the Argentine invasion of the Falkalnd Islands in 1982.

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Three: Radio Operator Telegraphist W. L. Knights, Royal Navy Gulf1990-91,1clasp,16Janto28Feb1991(RO1(T)WLKnightsD205352GRN);GeneralService1962,1clasp,Kuwait (RO1 (T) W L Knights D205352G RN); Jubilee 2002, unnamed as issued, minor contact marks, very ne and better (3) £400-£500

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Pair: Senior Aircraftman M. A. Standley, Royal Air Force GeneralService1962-2007,2clasps,AirOperationsIraq,NorthernIreland, claspsremountedinthisorder,withuno cialretaining rodbetweenclasps (SACMAStandley(H8427275)RAF);Jubilee2012,unnamedasissued,mountedcourt-styleasworn, nearly extremely ne (2) £300-£400

MarkAdrianStandley wasborninBarnstapleon27October1878andjoinedtheRoyalAirForceon7November1995.Hewasdischarged to the Reserve on 31 July 2005.

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Pair: Lance-Corporal T. M. Cadden, Royal Logistics Corps Iraq2003-11,1clasp,19Marto28Apr2003(24924864LCplTMCaddenRLC);Jubilee2002,unnamedasissued,bothin named card boxes of issue, extremely ne (2) £140-£180

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Single Campaign Medals

267 ‘F... you! Have you surrendered?’ and upon receiving a negative response he cried, ‘Well why the f... don’t you go on ring!’

Captain Pakenham to an opponent during the battle of the ‘Glorious First of June’, according to a contemporary (perhaps apocryphal) account.

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TheimportantandrarePostCaptain’sNavalGoldMedalawardedtoAdmiraloftheRedtheHon.Sir ThomasPakenham,G.C.B.,Captainofthe74-gunH.M.S. Invincible atthememorable‘GloriousFirstofJune 1794’

NavalSmallGoldMedal1794-1815,thereverseengravedincapitals‘THEHON:THOMASPAKENHAMCAPTAINOFH.M.S. THEINVINCIBLEONTHE1OFJUNEMDCCXCIV+THEFRENCHFLEETDEFEATED+’,enclosedwithinplaingoldbandand glasslunettes,smallintegralringforsuspensionfromlatergoldwirestraightsuspension, "ttedwithgoldthree-prongedribbon buckle, good very ne £60,000-£80,000

Provenance: ShownbySpinkatBritishNumismaticSociety,February1927;Baldwin’s1936;Glendining’s,May1946(£115);JohnBarnettCollection 1963.

ForEarlHowe’sdramaticandoverwhelmingvictoryon1June1794,HisMajestyKingGeorgeIIIpresentedGoldChainstosixofthesevenFlag Officers,aswellastotheCaptainoftheFleet,SirRogerCurtis,Kt.(theFirstCaptainofthe QueenCharlotte).ItwasthenannouncedthatHis Majestyhadsigni"edhisintentiontoinstituteaNavalGoldMedaltorewardtheadmiralsandcaptainswhowere‘conspicuousforcourageand conduct’inthataction,aswellasthosewhomightdistinguishthemselvesonfutureoccasions.Immediatemeasureswerethentakentodesignand manufacturethesenewmedals,butitwasnearlytwoandahalfyearsbeforetheywereready.ThelargermedalwasgivenonlytoFlagOfficers, CommodoresandCaptainsoftheFleet,whichinthiscasemeantallsevenrecipientsoftheGoldChainstowhichtheynowappendedthelarge medal.Thesmallermedalwentto "fteencaptainsofshipsoftheline,whilstcaptainsofthe11repeatingfrigates,whichdidnotlieinthelineof battle, were ineligible for the award.

TheHonourableThomasPakenham wasbornon29September1757,fourthsonofThomas,1stLordLongford.Hewastheyounger brotherofCaptainLordLongfordwhocommandedthe America 74attheBattleofUshanton27July1778,andwastheuncleofMajor-General Sir Edward Pakenham who was killed at the Battle of New Orleans in 1814.

HeenteredtheRoyalNavyatanearlyagein1771onboardthe Southampton frigate,withCaptainJohnMacBride,withwhomhemovedtothe Orpheus in1773.In1774hewasonthecoastofGuineawithWilliamCornwallisinthe Pallas,andin1775wasActing-Lieutenantofthe Sphinx on thecoastofNorthAmerica.InthefollowingyearhewaspromotedbyLordShuldhamtobeLieutenantofthefrigate Greyhound,andwhileinher sawmuchboatservice,inthecourseofwhichhewasseverelywounded.In1778hejoinedthe Courageux,commandedbyLordMulgrave,inthe #eet under Keppel, and was present in the Battle of Ushant on 27 July.

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Inthefollowingspringhewasmovedintothe Europe,goingtoNorthAmericawiththe !agofRear-AdmiralMariotArbuthnot,andon21 September1779waspromotedtothecommandofthe14-gunsloop Victor,newlycapturedfromtheenemy.HewasthensenttotheJamaica station,where,on2March1780,hewaspostedbySirPeterParkertheelder,asCaptain,tothe22-gun SanCarlos, asarewardforhis distinguishedservicesasActing-Captainofthe Bristol,underCommodoreCornwallis.Hisoldwound,however,receivedwhileinthe Greyhound, broke out again, and compelled him to return to England in the autumn.

hInDecember1780hewasappointedtothe Crescent of28gunsand198men,attachedtothe !eetunderGeorgeDarby,whichrelievedGibraltar inApril1781,andwassentontoMenorcaincompanywiththe Flora, underWilliamPeereWilliams-Freeman.Ontheirreturnjourney,inpassing throughthestraits,theyfellin,on30May,withtwoDutchfrigates.IntheensuingBattleofCapeStMary,oneoftheDutchfrigates,the Castor (commandedbyPieterMelvillvanCarnbee),strucktothe Flora,whiletheother,the36-gun DenBriel,overpoweredandcapturedthe Crescent The Crescent wasimmediatelyrecapturedbythe Flora,the DenBriel makingherescape;butboth Crescent and Castor hadreceivedsomuch damageintheactionthattheyfellintothehandsoftwoFrenchfrigatesonthewayhome,19June,the Flora escaping.Pakenhamhad,however, refusedtoresumethecommandofthe Crescent,maintainingthatbyhissurrendertothe DenBriel hiscommissionwascancelled,andthatwhen recaptured the ship was on the same footing as any other prize.

Forthelossofhisshiphewastriedbycourt-martialandhonourablyacquitted,itbeingprovedthathedidnotstrikethe !aguntil,bythefallof hermastsandthedisablingofherguns,furtherresistancewasimpossible.InthemonthofJulyfollowing,CaptainPakenhamwastriedbyacourtmartial at Portsmouth, for having struck his colours to the Dutch frigate, and the following highly honourable sentence was pronounced:

‘TheCourtareunanimouslyofopinion,thattheHon.CaptainPakenhamthroughouttheaction,inavarietyofinstances,behavedwiththecoolest andablestjudgement,andwiththe "rmestandmostdeterminedresolution;andthathedidnotstriketheCrescent’scoloursuntilhewastotally unable to make the smallest defence; the court therefore doth unanimously and honourably acquit the Hon. Captain Pakenham.

TheCourtcannotdismissCaptainPakenham,withoutexpressingtheiradmirationofhisconductonthis occasion,whereinhehasmanifestedthe skillofanableandjudiciousseaman,andtheintrepidityofagallantofficer;andfromthegreatandextraordinarynumberofkilledandwounded onboardtheCrescent,aswellasthestateshewasinatthetimeofhersurrender,theirhighestapprobationofthesupportgivenbytheofficers andmentotheirCaptain,andoftheircourageandsteadinessduringtheaction;acircumstancethat,atthetimeitre!ectshonouronthem,does no less credit and honour to the discipline kept up by Captain Pakenham.’

Hewasthereforeatonceappointedtothefrigate Minerva,of38guns,whichhecommandedinthefollowingyearatthereliefofGibraltarby Lord Howe.

AtthecommencementofthewarwithrevolutionaryFrance,in1793,we "ndhimcommandingthe Invincible,of74guns,attachedtotheChannel Fleet,undertheordersofEarlHowe.Ontheglorious1stJune,inthefollowingyear,thatshipacquiredatleastherdueportionofrenown,having, byherheavyandanimated "re,inalittlewhile,socrippledandannoyedaFrench84-gunship,thatsheboreupandbecameaneasyconquestto the QueenCharlotte. Onthismemorableday,the Invincible losthermain-top-mast;hadherforeandmainlower-mastsandyardsshotthrough; riggingandsailsmuchcut;14menkilledand31wounded.Solittle,however,didhercommanderthinkofhisship’scasualties,thatonseeingthe crippledstateofthe QueenCharlotte,hesentanofficerexpresslytosaytotheEarlHowe,Commander-in-Chief,thatthe Invincible wassufficiently manageable to bear his !ag. The boat that conveyed this message afterwards took possession of the subdued ship.

ThehonoursthatwereconferreduponEarlHoweandhisbraveassociates,werecommensuratewiththevictorytheyhadachieved,Captain PakenhambeingoneoftheofficerswhowerenamedinhisLordship’sofficialdespatch,ashaving‘particularclaimtohisnotice’,andsubsequently honoured with a gold medal for their distinguished conduct.

HewasnominatedaColonelofMarinesin1790,andin1795hewasturnedovertothe84-gunship Juste,inthecaptureofwhich,on1June,he hadhadaprincipalhand.HeheldthecommandofthisshipuntiltheendofOctober1796,afterwhichhehadnofurtheractiveserviceinthe navy.

In1783,PakenhamhadenteredtheIrishHouse ofCommonsforLongfordBoroughandsatuntil1790.Subsequently,herepresentedKellsuntil 1798 and again Longford Borough until the Act of Union in 1801.

On14February1799,hewaspromotedtobeRear-Admiral,becomingVice-Admiralon23April1804,andAdmiralon31July1810.Hewas appointedaKnightGrandCrossoftheMilitaryOrderoftheBathinMay1820,andwasadvancedinranktoAdmiraloftheRedon19July1821. He was afterwards for some time Master-General of the Ordnance in Ireland, and died Senior Admiral of the Red on 2 February 1836. Hemarriedin1785LouisaAnne,daughteroftheRightHon.JohnStaples,andgranddaughterofWilliamConollyofCastletownHouse,Co. Kildare.Theyhadissuealargefamilyofeightsonsandsevendaughters,ofwhomEdward,hiseldestson,becameanM.P.;hissecondsonjoined theEastIndiaCompany,andhisfourthson,John,enteredtheRoyalNavyin1804,waspostedCaptainin1826,andmarriedthedaughterof RearAdmiralSirHomeRiggsPopham.His "fthson,SirRichardPakenham,wasadiplomatwhoservedasBritishambassadortoMexico,theUnited States and Portugal, and his seventh son, Lieutenant Henry Pakenham R.N., died in April 1839.

NavalGeneralService1793-1840,1clasp,Horatio10Feby.1809 (Richd.Plumb.) namingrubbed,otherwisetoned,very neand rare £3,000-£4,000

Provenance: MurrayCollection,Sotheby,May1926;E.J.W.SangCollection,Glendining’s,January1931(VFedgerubbed);W.WaiteSanderson Collection, Glendining’s, November 1941 (NVF edge rubbed); Glendining’s, July 1975; The Armoury, January 1985 (£1500) to present vendor. Approximately 13 clasps issued for the capture by the Horatio of the French frigate Junon, off Virgin Islands, West Indies, on 10 February 1809. RichardPlumb iscon"rmedontherollasanAbleSeamanaboardthe Horatio. OneothermanofthisnameisshownontherollforMartinique, whose medal was sold by Sotheby in December 1993.

Provenance: Fergus Gowan Collection 1947-71; Sotheby, July 1980; Christie’s, March 1988. Approximately 26 clasps issued for the capture by Amethyst of the 40-gun French frigate Niemen in the Bay of Biscay on 5 April 1809.

JamesThomasLamb enteredtheNavyon22December1808,asFirst-ClassVolunteer,onboardthe Amethyst,of42gunsand222men, CaptainMichaelSeymour,shortlyafterthatofficer’sGoldMedalwinningexploitsatthecaptureofthe40-gunFrenchfrigate Thetis onthe10thof thepreviousmonth.On6April,1809,Lambtookpartinasevereintermittentactionofaboutfourhours,whichterminatedinthecapture,witha losstothe Amethyst of8menkilledand37wounded,oftheFrenchfrigate LeNiemen of46gunsand339men,ofwhom47wereslainand73 wounded.AfterattendingtheexpeditiontoFlushing,heaccompaniedCaptainSeymourintohisprize,whichhadbeenaddedtotheNavyasa 38gunfrigate.Hecontinuedwithhiminthatship,ontheChannelandIrishstations,untilthespringof1812,whenheagainfollowedhim,as Midshipman,intothe Hannibal 74.InMarch1814,beingthenonacruizeoff Cherbourg,Mr.Lambwaspresentatthecaptureofthe40-gun frigate Sultane.Wethen "ndhimproceedingtotheWestIndies,where,inthecourseofthesameyear,hesuccessivelyjoinedthe Bedford and Venerable 74’s,CaptainsJamesWalkerandGeorgePringle-thelatterbearingthe $agofSirPhilipCharlesDurham,bywhomhewasat "rstsent onacruizeinthe Adams tender,andthennominatedActingSub-Lieutenantofthe Grecian schooner.HewasmadeLieutenant,1March1815,into the Fairy 18,CaptainHenryLoraineBaker,partoftheforcepresentattheensuingsurrenderofGuadeloupe,withthedespatchesrelativeto whichshereturnedtoEngland;andhewasnext,from29ofthefollowingSeptemberuntilsupersededathisownrequest27March1817, employedontheIrishstationinthe Helicon and Martin sloops,bothcommandedbyCaptainAndrewMitchell.Hislastappointmentwas,29 August1833,totheCoastGuard,inwhichserviceheremaineduntiltheearlypartof1836.Weunderstandthatononeoccasion,whilein commandofamerchant-ship,LieutenantLambperformedservicewhichwasacknowledgedbyarewardfromLloyd’s.Heretiredonapensionof 8s. 6d. a day, with the rank of Commander on 29 December 1862.

NavalGeneralService1793-1840,1clasp,Amethyst5April1809 (Jas.J.Lamb.) notesecondinitial, nearlyextremely neand scarce £6,000-£8,000

Naval General Service 1793-1840, 1 clasp, Gaieta 24 July 1815 (Jas. Handcock.) toned, about good very ne £1,800-£2,200

Provenance: Glendining’s, December 1965; Sotheby, March 1984.

JamesHandcock iscon!rmedoftherollasanAbleSeamanaboardH.M.S. Berwick atthereductionofGaietain1815,forwhichapproximately 88 clasps were issued.

AlfredBakerCut!eld wasbornin1815inDeal,Kent,sonofJohnCut!eld,aretiredSurveyingMasterintheRoyalNavy.Hewasapprenticed toMrNathanielGrant,Apothecary,of21ThayerStreet,London,foraperiodof !veyearsfrom3December1829,andfrom1831-35wasalsoa studentoftheNorthLondonHospital(laterUniversityCollegeHospital,London).Followingcompletionofhisstudieshepassedtheexaminations forMembershipoftheRoyalCollegeofSurgeons(MRCS)on5January1836,andasaLicentiateoftheSocietyofApothecaries(LSA)on17 March1836.Shortlyafterquali!cationhewasappointedanAssistantSurgeonintheMedicalServiceoftheRoyalNavywithseniorityfrom25 March1836.His !rstappointmentwastoR.N.Hospital,Haslar,inGosport,whereheremaineduntil3August1837,whenhewasdischargedto H.M.S. Edinburgh. During1838-39theshipwaspartofasquadronlookingafterBritishinterestsonthecoastofMexico. Edinburgh returnedto PortsmouthinAugust1839andshortlythereafterCut!eldpassedthenecessaryexaminationstoqualifyhimforconsiderationasacandidatefor the future position of Surgeon.

The Edinburgh setsailagaininSeptember1839fortheMediterranean.InJuly1840shewasdespatchedtopatroloff thecoastofSyria,andin November1840waspartofthecombined #eetunderAdmiralSirRobertStopfordwhichbombardedandretookthetownofAcre,whichhad beenheldbytheEgyptianssince1832,andreturnedittoOttomanrule.ForhisservicesattheSiegeofAcre,Cut!eldwasoneofjust !ve AssistantSurgeonsspeciallypromotedtoSurgeonbywarrantdated4November1840.HesubsequentlyreceivedtheN.G.S.medalforSyria,and the St Jean D’Acre silver medal conferred by the Sultan of Turkey.

Cut!eld,afterashortperiodontheNavyHalf-Pay,subsequentlyjoinedH.M.S. Champion, asSurgeon,andservedonboardthissloopfromJune 1841toNovember1844,forthemostpartoff thecoastofSouthAmerica.Duringthistime,whileinMexicoinMay1843,hewassubjectedtoan unprovokedassaultbytwoMexicansentries,sufferinginjuriestohisfacefrombeingstruckbythebuttofamusketofoneofthem,resultingina formalcomplainttotheMexicanAuthorities.Afterhisservicein Champion,Cut!eldwas againplacedonHalf-Pay,andwasallowedonseveral occasionstoturndownfurtherappointmentsonvariousgroundsincludinghiswife’scon!nementandhisownill-health.However,havingbeen found !ttoserveinFebruary1855anddeclininganappointmenttoH.M.S. Hastings ‘ForservicewithSeamen&MarinesintheCrimea’,hewas !nally removed from the Navy List on 5 March 1855, his total service since 1836 amounting to 8 years and 4 months.

Followingashort-livedpartnershipwithRobertWoollastonasSurgeonsandApothecariesinTottenham,Cut!eldworkedasaGeneral PractitionerinDeal,Kent.HewaselectedaFellowoftheRoyalCollegeofSurgeonsinJanuary1859,andthefollowingyearquali!edasaDoctor of Medicine at Aberdeen University. He died at Deal on 11 May 1863, and is buried there at St George’s Church. Sold with copied record of service and much other research.

Naval General Service 1793-1840, 1 clasp, Syria (A. B. Cut!eld, Asst. Surgn.) very ne £800-£1,000

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TheimportantArmyGoldMedalawardedtoLieutenant-ColonelJamesHugonin,4thDragoons,a distinguishedcavalryofficerwholedthe4th’sleftsquadroninLeMarchant’sbrilliantchargeoftheHeavy BrigadeatSalamanca;byfarthemostimportantBritishcavalryactionofthePeninsulawar,thischarge brokethreeregimentsofFrenchinfantryandwontheday;HugoninCommandedhisRegimentatthebattle ofToulouseandwastheyoungestofthreegenerationsofHugoninswhosuccessivelybecamethe Commanding Officer of the 4th Dragoons

FieldOfficer’sGoldMedal1808-14,forToulouse(MajorJamesHugonin,4thDrags.)completewithgoldribbonbuckle, extremely ne £20,000-£26,000

Provenance: Hamilton-Smith Collection 1927; Dix Noonan Webb, March 2014.

TherecordofserviceoftheHugoninfamilyisprobablyuniqueintheBritisharmy.ThreegenerationsofHugonins,James,FrancisandJamesJohn, successivelycommandedtheFourthDragoons,givingtheregimenteighty-nineyearsofcontinuousservice,from1747to1836;theirtotalservice amountingtoahundredandthirty-!veyears.Thein"uenceontheregimentofthethreeHugonins,grandfather,fatherandson,wasconsiderable. ThisremarkablefamilyconnectionwasstrengthenedbythefactthatseveralotherofficersoftheFourthDragoonsmarriedintotheHugonin family.Duringthiswholeperiod,theFourthDragoonsmaintainedaveryhighlevelofdisciplineandefficiency,anditsofficers,whoincludedLord Edward Somerset and Sir George Scovell, a reputation for great military ability and keenness. TheHugoninfamilyoriginatedfromVeveyinwesternSwitzerland.Earlyinthe18thcenturyoneofthemmarriedanEnglishlady,andhisbranch settledatNurstedHouse,Buriton,nearPeters!eldinHampshire.HissonJameswasthe !rstfamilymembertobecommissionedintotheFourth Dragoons.JoiningasaCornetin1747,attheageofeighteen,hebecameLieutenant-Colonelin1775,andcommandedtheregimentfor !fteen years, making a total of forty-three years’ service. James left the regiment on promotion to Major-General.

JamesHugonin’sonlyson,Francis,receivedhiscommissionasCornetin1768,waspromotedCaptainin1775,onthesamedayhisfatherbecame Lieutenant-Colonel,andhimselfbecameLieutenant-ColoneloftheFourthDragoonsin1794.Franciswasincommandfornineyearsuntilheleft onpromotiontoMajor-General,buthereturnedtotheregimentin1808asColonel,andheldtheappointmentuntilhisdeathin1836,attheage of eighty-!ve, a total of sixty-three years with the regiment.

JamesJohnHugonin,thethirdgenerationof‘FourthDragoonHugonins’,wasbornatBlandford,Dorset,on13June1782,andwastheonly survivingsonofFrancis.HewascommissionedintotheregimentinApril1795attheageoftwelve,whenhisfatherwasincommand,andwas promotedLieutenanton30Septemberthesameyear.HewaspromotedtoCaptainon25June1803,aged21.TheFourthDragoonswerebased inSussex,aspartofthedefenceagainstaFrenchinvasion.In1809JamesJohnactedasAide-de-Camptohisfather,GeneralHugonin,ontheStaff of Sussex District.

Talavera and Busaco

JamesJohnHugoninwentwiththeFourthDragoonstothePeninsulainApril1809,whereheheldastaff appointmentasBrigade-Major.The Fourth wasoneofthefewcavalryregimentstoserveforvirtuallytheentirePeninsulacampaign.JameswaspresentwithFane’sbrigadeofheavy cavalry(3rdDragoonGuardsand4thDragoons)atthebattleofTalavera,wherehecommandedasquadron.Hewasalsopresentwiththetwo squadrons of the Fourth Dragoons at Busaco, the only cavalry in the line of battle.

Inearly1811,Hugoninwasdetached,withlocalrankofmajor,tocommandasquadronof3rdDragoonsuntilJuly1811.R.H.Thoumine’s biographyofGeneralLeMarchantdescribesanincidentthatoccurredwhileFane’sBrigadewascoveringtheretreatoftheBritishforcesfrom Badajoz,asSoult’srelievingarmyapproached.Thebrigadewas“understrongpressurefromtheFrenchadvancedguard.AtLaGranja,theenemy pushedonthroughthenightontheinformationofadeserter,andcameneartocuttingoff asquadronofthe3rdDragoons,underMajor Hugonin,whowereforagingthere.Astheenemyburstfromthewoodedhillsabovethevillage,Hugoninscrapedupenoughhorsementomeeta chargeinthemainstreet,whichlefthalfadozencasualtiesoneachside.”(Scienti cSoldier p167refers).HugoninwaspromotedtoMajorinhis own regiment on 19 December 1811, just before his 30th birthday.

InFebruary1812thecavalrywasreorganisedintoBrigadesandtheFourthDragoonsjoinedthe5thDragoonGuardsandthe3rdDragoonsunder Major-GeneralJohnLeMarchant,amanofgreatdeterminationandvigour.LeMarchantwasveryproudofhisHeavyBrigadeandwroteinMay 1812:‘IamexceedinglypleasedwithmyBrigade,beingperfectlysatis"edthatnocavalryofdoubleitsnumberscouldstandbeforeit.’General Pictonwasmovedtoobserve,‘IalwaysfeeleasywhenGeneralLeMarchant’smenarebetweenmeandtheenemy;theydotheirdutyandcanbe trusted; and I heartily wish the rest were like them.’

Triumph at Salamanca

SalamancawasoneofWellington’sgreatestvictories.TheFrenchlost14,000men,20cannonandtwoEagles,foranAlliedlossof5,000.Along withAssayeandWaterloo,itseemstohavebeenamonghisfavouriteachievements.Ataround5p.m.,theFrenchdivisionontheleftwingwas heavilyengagedwiththeadvancedbrigadeoftheBritish3rdDivisionandtheFrenchcavalrywasnowheretobeseen.LeMarchantspottedhis opportunity,andwithoutordersfromaboveoradditionalBritishcavalrysupport,hegavetheorderforhisninesquadronstoformlinetotheir front, with the Fourth Dragoons to the fore, just as the French were pushed off the crestline by the British infantry.

Then,histrumpetersoundedtheChargeandthewholelinebrokeintothegallopandcrasheddownhillintothetwobattalionsoftheFrench66th Regiment.Whenthe "rstlineoftheenemywasscattered,LeMarchantralliedhisHeavyBrigade,thedreaded Messieursenrouge,“bigmenonbig horses”andledthemforwardagainstasecondline,the15thRegiment,andthen,gettingeverdeeperintotheFrenchpositions,againstathird,the 22ndLine,whichmadeabraveattempttowithstandthefuriouscharge.Themenofthe22ndLineheldtheir "reuntilthedragoonswereonlyten yardsfromthem,andthen "redatremendousvolley.Manysaddleswereemptiedbutthedragoonscouldnotbestoppedand,afteradesperate "ght with sword against bayonet, the French broke and #ed towards a nearby wood, but were hunted down by small groups of dragoons.

Afterthethirdformationofinfantryhadbeenbroken,MajorHugonin,whowascommandingtheleftsquadronoftheregiment,hadhishorse shotunderhim.Hesufferedfromgout,andworebootandspurononefootonly,withalargecloth“shoe”ontheother,sowithouthishorsehe washelpless.Hestood,swordinonehand,cursinghisill-fortuneuntilatroopercameup,dismountedandhelpedtheMajorintothesaddle.The trooper made his way back on foot while Major Hugonin galloped forward, seeking more Frenchmen.

Thebrigadecontinueditstriumphantadvance,seekingtheenemywhereverhecouldbefound.LeMarchantwasalwaysintheleadandhimself killedsixorsevenmen.Inthe "nalphaseofthecharge,withhalfasquadronoftheFourthDragoonsathisheels,hefoundabodyofinfantryreforminginfrontofawood.Instantlyhechargedandsentthem #yingintotheshelterofthetrees.Ashegallopedafterthemhefellfromhishorse, shot in the groin and his spine broken, killed at the moment of victory.

LeMarchant’smagni"cent,murderouschargehadmadevictorycertainbydestroyingtheFrenchleft,andwasbyfarthemostimportantBritish cavalryattackoftheentirePeninsulaWar.IthadbeenwitnessedbyWellington,whoturnedexultantlytoSirStapletonCotton,commandingthe cavalry:‘ByGod,Cotton,Ineversawanythingsobeautifulinallmylife:thedayisyours!’Aftertherout,theFourthDragoonscapturedsomeof

Joseph Bonaparte's silver from his baggage train. It was repurposed to provide cutlery and the Salamanca Donkey for the Officers' Mess.

An O cer of the 4th Light Dragoons, believed to be Lieutenant-Colonel James John Hugonin, with his black trumpeter and the regiment beyond

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Command at Toulouse

InDecember1812,HugoninwasappointedBrigadeMajortothe1stCavalryBrigade,nowcommandedbyMajor-GeneralWilliamPonsonbyof theFifthDragoonGuards.AtthebattleofVittoria,althoughplacedinthecentreoftheline,Ponsonby’sbrigadewasnotcalleduponto !ght during the day.

InJuly1813,HugoninassumedcommandoftheFourthDragoons.TheregimentwasgiventhedutyofcoveringthesiegeofPamplonaandwas afterwardsongarrisondutybetweenthatplaceandStSebastian,thusmissingthe !ghtinginthepassesofthePyreneesandthepursuitofMarshal SoultintoFrance.InFebruary1814,Ponsonby’sbrigademarchedalongthemainroadthroughIruntoStJeandeLuz,andjoinedthemainarmyat Aireon14March.SixdayslaterthebrigadewasengagedwiththeenemyatthecrossingoftheGaronne,andonEasterSunday,10April,ittook it’s place in the line of battle at Toulouse.

MajorHugonincommandedtheFourthDragoonsatthebattleofToulouse.TheSpanishinfantrywasgiventhehonourofattackingthecentreof Soult’sposition,withPonsonby’scavalryinsupport.Theywerethrownback,but,inthewordsofCanon,theHeavyBrigade,‘byits !rm countenanceenabledthem,afterhavingbeenthrownintosomeconfusion,tore-formtheirranks.’ThebrigadethensavedthePortugueseguns frombeingcapturedbytheenemy.TheFourthDragoonshadtwomenand !vehorseskilledatToulouse,andtwoofficers,sixmenandthirtyone horses were wounded.

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and ‘Captain Swing’

AfterNapoleon’sabdicationandexile,Lieutenant-ColonelDalbiacreturnedtoresumecommandoftheregiment.TheFourthDragoonsmarched toBoulogneandreturnedtoEnglandinJuly1814,beforebeingsenttojointhegarrisonofIreland.Hugoninmayhavestayedbehind,secondedin atrainingoradministrativecapacitytothePrinceofOrange’sarmyintheLowCountries.Intriguingly,hisentryinthe RoyalMilitaryCalendar (1820,no1715,volV,p150)statesthathe“servedinFlandersandwaspresentatthebattleofWaterloo.”Thisnear-contemporaryrecordis generallyaccurateandreliable,butHugoninwasmostlikelyatWaterlooinapersonal,unofficialcapacity,ashewasnotastaff officerandthe Fourth Dragoons were still on garrison duty in Ireland.

ManyBritishofficersondetacheddutyorhalf-paymadetheirwaytoBrussels,hopingtoarrangeaformalattachmenttooneoftheunitsof Wellington’sarmy. Afewsucceeded.Hugonin’soldchief,Major-GeneralPonsonby,commandedtheUnionBrigade,andwasthenaturalauthority forHugonintoapproachforhelpinsuchaquest.Ponsonbymayhavebeenpreparedtoemployhimasapotentialreplacementfora !eldofficer whofellseriouslyillorbecameabattlecasualty.HugoninmayevenhavebeenembeddedwithinPonsonby’sbrigadethroughoutthebattle.Inthe event, Ponsonby was famously killed during the Charge of the Union Brigade, so any arrangement (if there was one) was never formalised.

In1818theFourthDragoonswereclothedandequippedaslightcavalry,withanewblueuniformwithyellowfacingsandsilverlace.Hugoninis depictedinseveralcontemporarypaintingsatthisperiod,mountedonhischargerwithhiscolouredtrumpeterinattendanceandtheregiment beyond.HewaspromotedBrevetLieutenant-Colonelon21January1819,attheageof36.ThatyeartheregimentmovedfromCorktothe south-west of England for anti-smuggling duties.

WhentheFourthwasorderedtoIndiain1821,Hugoninretiredaftertwenty-sixyears’service;hisfatherwasstillColoneloftheregiment. James’sdecisiontoretire,almostcertainlydrivenbyhisexistinghealthissuesandconcernsabouttheunhealthymilitarylifeinIndia,seemstohave been a wise one. During four years based in Gujerat, the Fourth Dragoons suffered 443 deaths, primarily from cholera and fever.

HugoninsettleddowninHampshireasamemberofthelandedgentryandalocalmagistrate.Itwasinthiscapacitythatheonceagain commandeddragoons,duringtheseriousagrarianunrestin1830knownasthe‘CaptainSwingriots.’DuringfourdaysinNovember,menacing mobsofthousandsofagriculturallabourers,manyofthemdrunkfromstolenliquor,lootedanddestroyedbuildingsandthreshingmachinesinthe villages to the north-west of Peters!eld, terrorising the local gentry, and causing the authorities to deploy cavalry units ‘in aid of the civil power.’

Hugonin’sfatherhadbeenthankedbyKingGeorgeIIIforhelpingtoputdowntheGordonRiotsin1780;Jamesplayedanenergeticandleading roleinbringingtheCaptainSwinginspiredanarchyundercontrol.HewrotetotheHighSheriff ofHampshire(whowasalsoalocalMemberof Parliament)thathisactionshaddeterredthe“determinedthreatsofthemobtopulldownourPoorHouse”,hehadbeenin“noapprehension” ofamobgatheringfromhisownparish,but“themobfromthelawlessdistrictsofSelborne,Kingsley,Hawkley,etcisofamoreformidable descriptionthanthecommonrunofmobsatpresent.”Hugoninreportedthathecurrentlycommandedaforceofthirtydragoonswithwhichhe could “prevent any violence by any number of the mob,” and added, "you will probably think that this smacks too much of the old Soldier.”

InearlyDecember,assistedbyhisbailiffsanddragoons,Hugoninroundedup manyofthelocalringleadersandcommittedthemfortrial.345men werearrestedforparticipatingindisturbancesinHampshireinNovemberandDecember1830,fartoomanyfortheAssizecourtstohandle,so theGovernmentsetupSpecialCommissionstoensurespeedypunishmentasadeterrenttofurtherviolence.TheHampshireCommission starteditsworkinWinchesteronMonday20thDecember,withtheDukeofWellingtonsittingonthebench.Outofthe !vemostdangerous menarrestedandcommittedbyHugonin,allwereconvictedbythejurors.Oneofthemwastransportedforlife,theremainderreceived sentences of imprisonment with hard labour.

JamesJohnHugonindiedathisresidence,NurstedHouse,Buriton,on30January1854,aged72,andisburiedinthefamilycryptinBuriton Church.

MilitaryGeneralService1793-1814,7clasps,Talavera,FuentesD’Onor,Badajoz,Salamanca,Vittoria,Pyrenees,Toulouse (J. Smith, Serjeant, 14th. Light Dragoons.) edge bruising and small dig to obverse eld, otherwise good very ne £2,000-£2,400

JohnSmith wasborninGloucesterandattestedforthe2ndDragoonGuardson16February1793,aged25.HewaspromotedCorporalin May1795,andSergeantinNovemberofthatyear,beforetransferringtothe14thLightDragoonson24February1799.Hewasdischargedat Dundalk to Kilmainham Hospital on 26 February 1817, on reduction of the regiment, age and service, after 24 years’ service. Sold with copied research.

A !ne10-claspPeninsulaWarmedalawardedtoPrivateRobertBeatty,88thFoot,whowaswoundedbya gunshotinthelefthipatBadajoz,byasabrewoundacrosshisrighthandatSalamanca,andbyagunshot near the left elbow at Toulouse

MilitaryGeneralService1793-1814,10clasps,FuentesD’Onor,CiudadRodrigo,Badajoz,Salamanca,Vittoria,Pyrenees,Nivelle, Nive, Orthes, Toulouse (Robert Beatty, 88th Foot.) light edge bruising and marks overall, therefore nearly very ne £3,000-£4,000

Provenance: Glendining’s, June 1903; Dalrymple-White Collection, Glendining’s, July 1946.

RobertBeatty wasbornintheParishofNewtownButler,nearCavan,CountyFermanagh,andenlistedforthe88thFootatEnniskillingon16 August1808 (sic),aged16,forlife,aweaverbytrade.Hisdischargepapersgivehisperiodofserviceinthe88thasbeing‘25June1808-30May 1827’,amountingto16years10monthsafterdeducting2yearsunderage.Hewasdischargedinconsequenceof‘lamenessfromgunshotwound nearrighthip-alsogunshotwoundnearleftelbow.Hisconductisdescribedas‘Good’.The[veryfaint]surgeon’sreportstates:‘Icertifythatthe hereinnamedPrivateRobt.BeattyisdischargedinconsequenceoflamenesscausedbyagunshotwoundreceivedatBadajoz-thewoundis[in frontandnear]therighthip.HehasbeenintengeneralengagementsandwaswoundedneartheleftelbowatToulouse&hasalsoreceiveda sabrecutacrossthe !ngersofhisrighthandatSalamanca,thewoundattheelbowisliableto‘?’out&isonlylatelyhealed-Healsolabours underChronicCough&iscompletelywornoutfromservice.’RobertBeattywasadmittedtoOut-pensionat1/-perdiem,tobecollectedat Edinburgh district, and died on 10 May 1856, aged 63. Sold with copied discharge papers and pension registers.

MilitaryGeneralService1793-1814,11clasps,Talavera,Busaco,CiudadRodrigo,Badajoz,Salamanca,Vittoria,Pyrenees,Nivelle, Nive, Orthes, Toulouse (T. Ridley, Drummer, 40th Foot.) edge bruising, otherwise very ne £3,000-£4,000

Provenance: Payne Collection 1911; Elson Collection, Glendining’s, February 1963. Thomas Ridley also served as a Drummer in Captain G. Morrow’s Company at the Battle of Waterloo.

Provenance: Dalrymple-White Collection 1946; Elson Collection 1963; Dix Noonan Webb, March 2008. Only 75 clasps for Poona issued to European recipients, including 8 officers and 34 other ranks of the 65th Foot. AdamCuppage wasbornatDun"n,CountyAntrim,on29February1794.HewasappointedEnsigninthe65thFooton11March1813,and promotedtoLieutenantinAugust1815.Heservedwiththe65thFootonthebordersofScindiah’sterritoryinGuzeratfromNovember1814to May1815,Lieutenant-ColonelHolmes,E.C.S.incommand;inKathiawarandKutchfromJune1815toMay1816,whenpresentatthetakingof Juria,Bunda,Anjar,Dwarka,Kuncote,andDingee,Lieutenant-ColonelEast,E.C.S.incommand;intheDeccanfromOctober1816tillJanuary 1819,duringthewholeMahrattacampaign,presentatthecaptureofPoonah,16March1817,Major-GeneralSirL.Smithincommand;inKutch, FebruaryandMarch1819,Major-GeneralSirW.KeirGrantincommand;inthePersianGulffromOctober1819toApril1820,atthecaptureof Ras-al-KhymaandZyahforts,Major-GeneralSirW.KeirGrantincommand;onthecoastofArabiafromJanuary1821toMarch1821,inthe action of Ben Boo Ali, 2d March, when the tribe of Wahbee Arabs was annihilated, and on which occasion Lieutenant Cuppage was wounded. InhisStatementofServicesmadein1829,Cuppagenotesinrespectofhiswounds,‘NoPayreceived&noPensiongrantedfromdelayin obtaining&forwardingthenecessarycerti"cates’.HemarriedatEdinburghon26August1824,MaryHughesBulkelyMcDonald,andhad producedbythecloseof1829threesonsandadaughter,namelyJohnMcDonald,ThomasHughes,Adam,andMargaretHughesCuppage.He was placed on half-pay on the unattached list on 13 November 1835. Sold with copied research.

ArmyofIndia1799-1826,1clasp,Poona (Lieut.A.Cuppage,65thFoot) shorthyphenreverse,officiallyimpressednaming, suspension claw re- xed, edge bruising and contact marks, therefore nearly very ne and rare £4,000-£5,000

HonourableEastIndiaCompanyMedalfortheCaptureofRodrigues,IsleofBourbon&IsleofFrance1809-10,silver, agood original striking with contemporary silver loop suspension, nearly extremely ne £1,000-£1,400

Waterloo1815 (CorporalJamesAllen,1stRegimentLifeGuards) !ttedwithreplacementhingedsilverbarsuspension, obverse with contact wear from contact with cuirass strap, therefore good ne, the reverse better £2,600-£3,000

Provenance: Littledale sale, November 1910; Dix Noonan Webb, November 2015. JamesAllen wasbornatWells,Somerset,andenlistedintothe1stLifeGuardsinLondonon20April1807,aged19years.Hewaspromoted toCorporalon2October1812,andtoCorporalofHorseon12April1814.Heservedwiththeregiment’sdetachmentinthePeninsulafrom October1812untilAugust1814,andagainduringtheWaterloocampaignin1815,havingleftEnglandinAprilandreturninginFebruary1816.He died whilst serving at Hyde Park Barracks on 22 July 1824.

Waterloo1815 (ElyGladall,2ndReg.LifeGuards.) !ttedwithcontemporaryelaboratesilverpostandstraightbar suspension surmounted by "aming grenade device, edge bruising and contact marks, otherwise better than good ne £2,200-£2,600

Provenance: Purchased Spink, February 1980.

ElyGladhall wasbornintheParishofBatley,nearHalifax,Yorkshire,andenlistedforthe2ndLifeGuardsatDoncasteron25September1802, aged19,aweaverbytrade.Heserved21years86days,including2yearsallowanceforWaterloo,andwasdischargedatWindsoron19 December1821,inconsequenceof‘LengthofService.’Hisconductwasdescribedas‘Good,andheisherebystronglyrecommendedtothe favourableconsiderationoftheBoard[forpension]havingprovedhimselfanexcellentsoldier.’ResidingatHalifax,hewasdulyadmittedtoan Out-pension of 9d per diem on 7 February 1822. He continued to take his pension at Halifax until his death on 6 February 1862.

Sold with copied discharge papers.

Waterloo1815

Provenance: Purchased Spink, May 1980.

ttedwithrathercrudebutcontemporarysteelclipand

£1,600-£2,000

SamuelSmith wasbornintheParishofRomford,Essex,and,following5months’serviceintheCinquePortFencibles,enlistedforthe1st DragoonGuardson25March1800,aged18.Havingtransferredtothe5thRoyalRegimentofVeteranson25December1815,hewas dischargedatDeptfordon24May1816,inconsequenceof‘Reduction&havingbeenwoundedthroughthehandatWaterloo’.Hehadservedfor a total of 18 years 207 days, including 2 years for Waterloo, 3 years 300 days as Corporal, and 10 years 91 days as Sergeant.

Sold with copied discharge papers.

(Serj.SamuelSmith,1stReg.DragoonGuards.) !

rectangular bar suspension, edge bruising and polished, otherwise good ne

Waterloo1815 (EdwardExall,10thRoyalReg.Hussars.) !ttedwithreplacementsilverclipandsteelringsuspension, edge bruising, contact marks and polished, otherwise ne £1,000-£1,400

Provenance: Purchased Seaby, November 1979.

EdwardExall wasbornintheParishofOakingham,Berkshire,andenlistedforthe10thHussarsatLondonon18September1804,aged21,a farrierbytrade.Heserved16years152days,including2yearsforWaterlooandwasdischargedatRadipoleBarrackson30November1818, con!rmedHorseGuardson16February1819,inconsequenceof‘beingsubjecttorheumatism&haemorrhagefromthenose,theformer consequent to exposure to wet, cold & fatigue in the Peninsula Campaigns of 1809-1813-14 - NB. was slightly wounded in the head at Vittoria.’

Sold with copied discharge papers.

Waterloo1815 (JosephGaunt,10thRoyalReg.Hussars.) !ttedwithsteelclipandlaterringsuspension, considerablewear and edge bruising, therefore ne £1,000-£1,400

JosephGaunt wasbornintheParishofBatley,Yorkshire,andenlistedforthe10thHussarsatLeedson6November1803,aged20,for unlimitedservice,aclothierbytrade.Heserved19years352days,including2yearsallowanceforWaterloo,andwasdischargedatBrighton Barrackson23October1821,uponreductionoftheregiment.Hisconductasasoldierwasdescribedas‘Good-thatheservedinthecampaign withGeneralSirJ.Moorein1808&1809,inthePeninsulain1813&1814andattheBattleofWaterlooin1815.’HereceivedanOut-pensionof 9d per diem at Leeds and died on 3 March 1847, aged 63.

Sold with copied discharge papers.

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Waterloo1815 (Corp.AndrewMulligan,11thReg.LightDragoons) !rstandlastlettersofnamingobscuredby contemporary replacement silver bar suspension, edge bruising and contact marks, otherwise nearly very ne £1,000-£1,400

Provenance: Purchased Spink, May 1980.

Andrew Mulligan served as a Corporal in Captain Thomas Binny’s Troop of the 11th Light Dragoons at Waterloo.

Waterloo1815 (SergeantThomasCooper,12thReg.LightDragoons) withcontemporarysilvereye-letandlaterring suspension,withsuspensionslightlyobscuring !rstandlastlettersofnamingdetails, edgebruisingandcontactmarks,therefore ne £1,200-£1,600

ThomasCooper (erroneouslylistedas‘AndrewCooper’inthepublishedtranscriptionofWaterlooRoll,butas‘Thomas’inDwelly’sCavalry Roll) attested for the 12th Light Dragoons and served in Captain H. Wallace’s Troop during the Waterloo Campaign, 16-18 June 1815.

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Waterloo1815 (WilliamHayes,16thorQueen’sLightDrag.) !ttedwithsteelclipandringsuspension, lightedgebruising and contact marks, old lacquer, otherwise nearly very ne £1,400-£1,800

Provenance: Purchased Spink, March 1980.

Waterloo1815 (SamuelLees,Gunner,RoyalHorseArtillery.) !ttedwithsteelclipandlaterringsuspension, edge bruising and contact marks, otherwise nearly very ne £1,400-£1,800

Provenance: Purchased Seaby, February 1980.

SamuelLees wasbornintheParishofCheadle,Chester,andenlistedfortheRoyalHorseArtilleryatStockporton29March1804,aged19,a printcutterbytrade.HeservedatWaterlooasaGunnerinCaptainE.C.WhinyatesRocketTroopandwasdischargedatWoolwich,Kent,upon the reduction of the Rocket Troop on 31 July 1816, and granted a pension at Five Pence per diem commencing 1 August 1816. Sold with copied discharge papers.

Waterloo1815 (SamuelSmith,3rdBatt.Grenad.Guards.) !ttedwithcontemporaryreplacementsilverpost-loopand straight bar suspension, polished and worn, otherwise good ne £1,800-£2,200

SamuelSmith wasbornatFreson!eld,nearHalston,Norfolk,andenlistedfortheGrenadierGuardsatNorwichon10May1804,aged25,for unlimitedservice,alabourerbytrade,having2yearspreviousserviceinthe13thLightDragoons.HewasdischargedatWindsorBarrackson2 November1818,inconsequenceof‘beingwoundedintheHandattheBattleofWaterloo’,whereheservedinLieutenant-ColonelEdward Stables’ Company. Stables was himself wounded at Waterloo and died from his wounds on the following day.

Sold with copied discharge papers and Company medal roll.

Provenance: Purchased Seaby, May 1980.

J.Bailes isshownontheRoyalMintsupplementaryroll(No.4,p522)whichnotes‘possiblysamemanasGeorgeBailesofthesamebattalion’ andservingintheLightCompany.However,theonlyGeorgeBailesontherollservedinthe1stFootGuards(dischargepaperssoldwithlot refer).

Colour-SergeantJohnBiddle(soldDixNoonanWebb,June2013)wasoneoffoursergeantsservingwiththeLightCompanyunderCaptainHon. RobertMoore,theonlyotherofficerbeingEnsignHenryGooch.TheColdstreamLightCompanyoccupiedHougoumontitselfduringthedefence ofthechateauwhichlastedformostoftheday.Inthis !ghtingBiddlehimselfwaswounded,butnotsoseverelyastodisablehimintheimmediate aftermathofthebattle,forheseemstohavebeentaskedwithcompletingarollofkilledandwoundedinthe2ndColdstreamGuards. ColourSergeant Biddle lists ‘J. Bale’ immediately below his own name in the Light Company list of wounded.

Waterloo1815 (J.Bailes,Coldstr.Guards,2ndBatt.) !ttedwithoriginalsteelclipandringsuspension, lightedgebruising and contact marks, otherwise very ne £2,000-£2,600

TheWaterlooMedalawardedtoCaptainRobertDudgeon,1stFootorRoyalScots,whowasseverely wounded at Quatre Bras on 16 June 1815 Waterloo1815(Capt.Rob.Dudgeon,3rd.Bat.1stFoot.orR.Scots.) #ttedwithreplacementsteelclipandringsuspension, light contact marks, otherwise better than very ne £6,000-£8,000

Provenance: Glendining’s, January 1926; Hamilton-Smith Collection, Glendining’s, March 1927; Elson Collection, Glendining’s, February 1963.

RobertDudgeon wasappointedLieutenantinthe1stFooton12February1805,andwaspromotedtoCaptainon30July1812.Heserved withthe3rdBattalioninthePeninsulainMarchandApril1814,includingtheinvestmentofBayonne,andintheWaterloocampaignof1815, wherehewasseverelywoundedatQuatreBrason16June.CaptainDudgeondiedwhilstservingintheislandofAntiguaon28September1827. An oil of Captain Robert Dudgeon painted in 1812 can be found on the internet.

The3rdBattalion,1stFoot(RoyalScots),sufferedveryheavycasualtiesof362officersandmenatQuatreBrasandWaterloo;infact,no Regimentsufferedhighercasualtiesamongstitsofficers,asapercentage,thantheRoyalScots,inkilledandwounded,onlyfourofitsthirty-seven combatant officers remaining unwounded.

Provenance: Purchased Spink, January 1980.

CharlesMcLaren (McLarnononRoyalMintroll)wasbornintheParishofDrumore,CountyAntrim,andattestedforthe1stFootatBelfast on7August1807,aged16,alabourerbytrade.Havingattainedtheageof18on7August1809,heservedfor30years64days,including2years forWaterloo.AtsomepointafterWaterloo,likelyin1817whenthe3rdBattalionwasdisbanded,hetransferredtothe2ndBattalionandserved intheEastIndiesfrom30April1821to24October1831,andwas #nallydischargedatFortGeorgeon11July1832,havingserved‘Tenyearsand onehundredandtwentyeightdaysintheEastIndiesandattheBattleofWaterloo’,and‘intendstoresideanddrawhispensionatDrumorein the County of Antrim.’

‘TheRegimentalBoardisoftheopinionthathisGeneralCharacterasasoldierisgood-TheBoardhavingrecordedtheabovecharacterof PrivateCharlesMcLaren,owingtohisgeneralgoodcharacterfortwenty #veyearsintheRegimentduringwhichtimehisnameappears5times onlyintheDefaultersBook,andthosetimesnotforoffencesofaveryseriousnature,deemitnecessarytoremarkthatintheyear1830,hewas charged with the Commission of an unnatural Crime, for which he was tried before the Supreme Court of Indicature at Madras and acquitted.’ Soldwith7ppcopieddischargepaperswherehisnameisgenerallyspelt‘McLaren’butononepageinparticularitisalsogivenas‘M’Larnen’and MacLarnen.’

Waterloo1815 (CharlesM’Larnon,3rdBat.1stFoot.orR.Scots.) #ttedwithsteelclipandstraightbarsuspension, edge bruising and contact marks, otherwise better than good ne £1,800-£2,200

Waterloo1815 (JohnCole,28thRegimentFoot.) !ttedwithreplacementsteelclipandringsuspension, polishedandworn, otherwise ne £1,200-£1,600

Provenance: Purchased Spink, February 1980.

JohnCole wasbornintheParishofPiddley,StIves,Huntingdon,andenlistedintothe28thFootatExeteron4February1807,aged18,for7 years,andre-attestedforLifeon24October1814.Heserved21years295days,including2yearsforWaterloo,andwasdischargedatCorfuon 28 November 1826, in consequence of ‘being worn out and length of service’. Conduct as a soldier good. Sold with copied discharge papers.

Waterloo1815 (JohnWilson,2ndBatt.73rdReg.Foot.) !ttedwithreplacementswivelandsmallringsuspension, polished and worn overall, naming a little weak in parts, otherwise ne £1,400-£1,800

Provenance: Purchased Spink, February 1980.

JohnWilson wasbornatEdenham,Roxburgh,andenlistedintothe2/73rdFootatTullamore,King’sCounty,on27December1811,aged29,a labourerbytrade.HeservedwithNo.10CompanyduringtheWaterloocampaign,buttransferredtothe1stBattalionon4May1817,whichhe joinedatTrincomaleeviathe Shalia on29September1817.Hewasdischargedon14December1819,inconsequence‘thickeningofpartsfrom extensive ulceration over the Tendo achillis and ancle joint of the Right Leg.’ Conduct as a soldier good. Received a pension 6d per diem. Sold with copied discharge papers.

Waterloo1815 (SamuelBaker.1stBattn.95thRegt.Foot.) !ttedwithsteelclipandringsuspension,sixoriginal impressedstarseithersideofclipotherwisenamingcontemporarilyre-engravedinserifcapitals, afewedgenicks,otherwisevery ne £400-£500

SamuelBaker wasbornatTolbrook,nearStamford,Northants[nowLincolnshire],andenlistedatStrabane,CountyTyrone,Ireland,on13 December1813,aged25.Atailorbytrade,heserved11years195days,including2yearsforWaterloo,andwasdischargedatRathkealeon25 June1823,inconsequenceofa‘paralytictremoroftheextremities’.Hisconductwasdescribedas‘Verygood-servedatWaterloo’,hisaddress beinggivenas‘WaterStreet,StMartin’sParish,Stamford,Lincolnshire’.Heiscon!rmedontheRoyalMintWaterloomedalroll(No.277,p.402) and was a member of Captain H. Lee’s Company No. 8. Sold with copied discharge papers.

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Waterloo1815 (HenryTownsend,1stBatt.95thReg.Foot.) !ttedwithoriginalsteelclipandringsuspension, afewvery minor edge bruises, otherwise good very ne and better £2,000-£2,400

Provenance: Purchased Seaby, May 1980.

HenryTownsend wasbornintheParishofLittleHustead,Sussex,andenlistedforthe1/95thFooton3April1809.Hewasdischargedon3 April1816,oncompletionofhislimitedperiodofservice.Totalservice9years,including2yearsforWaterloowhereheservedinCaptainC. Beckwith’s Company and is shown on the roll as having been wounded. He was admitted to Out-pension on 29 July 1819.

Sold with copied discharge papers.

Waterloo1815 (Q-.MasterJamesPalmer,2ndLightBatt.K.G.L.) !ttedwithreplacementsilverclipandsteelring suspension, nearly extremely ne £1,600-£2,000

Provenance: Payne Collection 1911; Glendining’s, November 1940, August 1945, and Oakley Collection, July 1953.

JamesPalmer wasappointedasQuarter-Mastertothe2ndLightBattalion,King’sGermanLegion,on10November1809.Heservedinthe PeninsulaandSouthofFrancefromMarch1811toApril1814,andwaspresentatAlbuhera,the2ndsiegeofBadajoz,Vittoria,Tolosa,StEtienne, andBayonne.HeservedthecampaignintheNetherlandsin1814,thecampaignof1815andtheBattleofWaterloo.HediedatBrompton, England, on 12 November 1831. The 2nd Light Battalion K.G.L. were particularly distinguished in the defence of La Haye Sainte at Waterloo.

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Cabul1842 (Jn.Lemon31stRegt.) regimentallyimpressednaming, !ttedwithoriginalsteelclipandbarsuspension, edge bruise,

JohnLemon attestedforthe31stRegimentofFootatManchesteron5July1820andembarkedwiththerightwingofthe31stFootforBengal in the East Indiaman Kent in late February 1825.

On1March1825,inheavyseasintheBayofBiscay,anoillampwasaccidentallydroppedintotheholdofthe Kent,setting !retosomespirits leakingfromacask.The !retookholdandspreadrapidly.Withhopesofsavingthevesselswiftlyvanishing,theofficersandmenoftheregiment preservedtheutmostorderinthefaceofalmostcertaindeath.Providentially,thebrig Cambria of200tonsunderthecommandofCaptainCook appeared on the scene.

Inhisreportof4March1825,Cookwrites,‘...wediscoveredalargesailtothewestward,andonapproachingfoundhertohaveasignalof distress #ying, which induced me immediately to render every assistance in my power, and on nearing, found her to be on !re.

About3p.m.beingthenonherbow,wesucceededingettingthe !rstboatfromthevessel...withtroopsandpassengersamountingto637souls. From3to8p.m.theboatswereconstantlyemployedinbringingthepeopletothe Cambria andsucceededinsaving296officers, noncommissionedofficersandprivatesofthe31stRegiment,46womenand52childrenappertainingtoditto,19maleandfemaleprivatepassengers andCaptainCobband139ofthecrew,amountinginallto553.The #amesnowbecomingexceedingly !erce,Icouldnoturgethesailorsagainto returntotheship,nordeemitatallprudentforthepreservationoflivesalreadyonboardmyvesseltoremainlongernearthe Kent,expecting herinstantlytoblowup.Byaccountssincemadeitissupposedthat68soldiers,1woman,21childrenand4ofthecrewwereleftwhenCaptain Cobbquittedthevessel,whoseconductduringthetryingoccasionisbeyondmyhumblepraise,displayingthegreatestcoolnessandintrepidity, andbyhisexertions,andthoseofColonelFearon,thecommanderofthetroops,whowerelasttoquit,thewomen,childrenandpassengers were got into the boats; and they did not leave themselves until their in#uence to induce any more to go into them was useless.

At2a.m.the Kent blewupafterbeingcompletelyenvelopedin #amesforfourhourspreviously....Ifeelthegreatestgrati!cationinstatingthatthe gentlemenandtheirCornishminers,inall36,withmycrew,11 more,behavedthroughoutthetryingperiodwiththegreatestkindnessingetting thepeoplefromtheboats,soothingtheirsufferings,givinguptheirownclothesandbedstothewomenandchildren,volunteeringtogointothe boats...andleavingnothingundonetomakethemascomfortableasthelimitedsizeofmybrigwouldallow.ItwouldbepleasingalsocouldI speakashighlyforthecrewofthe Kent,butIcannotrefrainfromexpressingmydisappointmentoftheirconduct(inwhichIamborneoutby CaptainCobb)derogatoryineveryrespecttothegenerallyreceivedcharacterofaBritishseaman-byrefusingtoreturntothe Kent forthe people,afterthe !rsttrip,andrequiringmyutmostexertionsanddeterminationtocompelthemtorenewtheirendeavourstogetoutthe soldiers,passengers,andtheremainderoftheirownshipmates,whowereleftbehind;anditwasonlybycoercivemeasures,inconjunctionwith myowncrewandpassengers,andtellingthemIwouldnotreceivethemonboardunlesstheydidso,thattheyproceeded,thoughreluctantly,in their duty.’

Lemonwasoneofthesurvivors,andsubsequentlysailedforIndiaintheEastIndiaman LordHungerford.Heservedforthenext17yearsinIndia, and died in service at Ferozepore on 20 December 1842.

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HenryWebb,1494Private,29thRegiment,waskilledinactionatthebattleofFerozeshuhuron21December1845andiscommemoratedon the Regimental Memorial in Worcester Cathedral.

Sutlej1845-46,forFerozeshuhur1845,1clasp,Sobraon (Corpl.AndrewColquhoun29th.Regt.) edgenicks,nearly extremely ne £600-£800

AndrewColquhoun,618Corporal,29thRegiment,waskilledinactionatthebattleofSobroanon10February1846andiscommemorated on the Regimental Memorial in Worcester Cathedral.

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Punjab1848-49,1clasp,Chilianwala (W.Giles,24th.Foot.) tracesofbroochmountingtoreverse,edgebruising,the‘2’inunit retouched, otherwise very ne £600-£800

W. Giles was killed in action at the Battle of Chilinawala, 13 January 1849.

Baltic 1854-55, unnamed as issued, edge nicks, very ne £100-£140

Baltic 1854-55, unnamed as issued, minor edge bruising, nearly extremely ne £100-£140

Crimea 1854-56, no clasp (Robert G. Batt.) contemporarily engraved naming in Gothic script, edge nick, good very ne £80-£100

Crimea 1854-56, 1 clasp, Sebastopol, unnamed as issued, edge nick, traces of lacquer, good very ne £100-£140

Crimea 1854-56, 1 clasp, Sebastopol (E. Griffin. Grenadier Gds.) officially impressed naming, extremely ne £200-£240

Edwin Griffin listed as ‘Dead’ on the medal roll. Sold with copied medal roll extract.

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Crimea1854-56,2clasps,Alma,Inkermann (Serjt.WilliamGibbs.ColdstreamGds.) officiallyimpressednaming, goodvery ne £300-£400

William Gibbs served with the 1st Battalion, Coldstream Guards, and was severely wounded at the Battle of Inkermann, 5 November 1854.

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Crimea1854-56,3clasps,Alma,Inkermann,Sebastopol, lastclasplooseasissued (Serjt.W.Cox47thFoot) contemporary engraved naming, dark toned, edge bruising and contact marks, therefore good ne £240-£280

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Crimea1854-56,4clasps,Alma,Balaklava,Inkermann,Sebastopol (No.2352John.Richardson.49th...) depotimpressed naming, suspensionclawcrudelyre-a xed,heavycontactmarksthatpartiallyobscurenaming,andclaspcarriagebrokenandrepairedin places with uno cial rivets, thus overall fair, the Balaklava clasp scarce to unit £240-£280

Provenance: Jack Webb Collection; Glendining’s, September 1988.

JohnRichardson wasborninBiggleswadeandattestedthereforthe49thRegimentofFooton28January1846.HeservedwiththeRegiment intheCrimeafor1yearand11months,andwasoneofonly2officerand16otherranksfromtheRegimentpresentatBalaklava.Hewas awarded his Long Service and Good Conduct Medal, together with a gratuity of £5, on 20 October 1865, and was discharged on 5 April 1867.

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IndiaGeneralService1854-95,1clasp,Waziristan1894-5 (3746PteMooneesawmy.14thMadras.Infy.) rankpartially o cially corrected, very ne £70-£90

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TheIndianMutinyMedalawardedtoCornetC.A.Copland,BengalYeomanryCavalry,whowastwice mentionedforgallantrybyColonelRowcroftwhileattachedtotheSarunFieldForce,ononeoccasion single-handedly killing 3 mutineers during the charge at Almorah

IndianMutiny1857-59,noclasp(CornetChas.Copland,BengalYeo.Cavy.) !ttedwithengravedsilverribbonbrooch, toned,good very ne and scarce £900-£1,200

CharlesAlbertCopland wasborninDublinon18May1840,sonofCharlesCopland,ManagerandlaterGeneralManageroftheBankof Ireland,andhiswifeEuphemia.CharlesseniorhadbeenborninJamaicawherehisfatherownedasugarplantation,andhadlaterbeenmanagerof the Bank of Ireland from its commencement.

CoplandreceivedaclassicalandmathematicaleducationandwasnominatedaCadetfortheEastIndiaCompany'sBengalInfantryseason1856-57, passingoutfromAddiscombeon17March1857.Hetravelledbytheoverlandroute,arrivingatCalcuttaon15May1857, !vedaysafterthe outbreakofthemutinyatMeerut.HewascommissionedEnsignandorderedtododutywiththe30thBengalNativeInfantrybyGeneralOrder, 22 July 1857.

CalcuttabeinginastateoffrenzyafterthenewsofthemutinyatMeerutrumourswererampantamongthecitizenryregardingthepossibilityofa similarrisinginCalcutta.Intheseconditionsofanxiety,nervoustensionandfearfulexpectationstheGovernment,underLordCanning,raiseda bodyofcavalry,some250innumbertobecalledtheBengalYeomanryCavalry.TheywereformedandledbyColonelJ.F.RichardsonC.B.,a hero of Mooltan in 1848 where he was wounded no fewer than 17 times.

TheBengalYeomanryCavalryfought17actionsduringthecampaignwithferocityanddaring.Theircavalrychargesagainstoverwhelming superiorforceswerelegendaryanditisthereforeunsurprisingthatthemutineersgavethemthesoubriquet“Shaitan-i-Pultan”,the“Devil's”or “Satan's Regiment”.

AlthoughpromotedtoLieutenanton3November1858,with30thBengalNativeInfantry,CoplandhadactuallybeendoingdutywiththeBengal YeomanryCavalrysinceMarch1858,withtherankofCornet,beingattachedtothe2ndTroopintheSarunFieldForce,underColonel(later Brigadier,C.B.)Rowcroft,servinguntiltheendoftheTrans-Gogracampaign.CoplandisshownintheQuarterlyBengalArmyListofAugust1859 as still doing duty with the Bengal Yeomanry Cavalry. He was twice specially mentioned in dispatches for his gallantry by Colonel Rowcroft:

Colonel Rowcroft to Colonel R. J. H. Birch, C.B., Camp Amorah, 6 March 1858.

‘….Idetachedapartyof20trooperstotherearofthenavalgunstocoverandprotectthem,andthisparty,underactingCornetsCoplandandPrinsep,by their gallant and excellent service aided in capturing some of the guns...’

Colonel Rowcroft to Colonel R. J. H. Birch, C.B., Governor-General Allahabad. Camp Amorah 19 April 1858.

‘...Aftergivingthem4roundsofshell,IorderedMajorRichardson,incommandofthe2ndtrooprightSquadronBengalYeomanryCavalry,withmyportion oftheforcetomovefrommyright ankandchargethisbodyoftheenemy.The2ndtroopunderitsgallantleader,madeanoblecharge,andalthough theycameupona largerbodyoftheenemybehindavillage,andthesepoysmadeadesperateresistance,nothingstoppedthisbravecavalry,andtheycut downandkilledfullysixtyoftherebelsandcaptureda6-poundergunwithlimberandtheenemywascompletelydispersed...Mybestthanksarespecially duetotheo cersandmenofthe2ndtroopBengalYeomanryCavalryandtotheirgallantleaderMajorRichardson,who,himselfkilled6oftheenemy, Supernumerary Cornet Copland killed three, Cornet and Quartermaster Kloer killed three, Cornet Scott killed several...’

LieutenantCoplandisshownasservingwiththe3rdSikhIrregularCavalryinJanuary1859,andwiththeLahoreLightHorseinJanuaryof1861. HediedofcholeraatBarrackpore,Indiaon19ofJune1862,beingthendescribedas'Lieutenant,LahoreLightHorse'.Hewastwenty-twoyears old.Hediedintestateand,aswastradition,allhisgoodsandchattelsweresoldatpublicauction.MessrsCookandDhurrumtullasoldhishorses andtwobuggies,althoughonehorsenamed‘LordoftheIsles’wassoldprivatelyforRupees1,600.Over350otheritemsfromsleepingdrawers, to a life preserver, dog collars and a smoking cap were all sold

IndianMutiny1857-59,1clasp,DefenceofLucknow (J.Connor,90thLt.Infy.) rstletterofsurnameneatlycorrected (engraved), nearly extremely ne £700-£900

Provenance: Dix Noonan Webb, December 1999.

JamesConnor wasborninLimerickin1837andattestedforthe48thRegimentatWestminsteron19June1855.Transferringtothe90th RegimentinMarch1857,heservedduringtheGreatSepoyMutinyaspartofHavelock’sReliefForceandwasdisabledbygunshotwoundsinthe leftkneeatAlumBagh,Lucknow,on26September1857.Asaconsequenceofhiswounds,hewasdischargedasun!tforfurtherserviceat Canterbury on 6 July 1858.

Sold with copied discharge papers.

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Theimportant‘DefenceofLucknow’IndianMutinyMedalawardedtoJamesLuffman,a15-yearscholaratLa MartinièreSchool-a‘RaggedFusilier’,oneofonlytwoboyswoundedduringthesiegeandoneofthesix senior boys who bore arms

IndianMutiny1857-59,1clasp,DefenceofLucknow(JamesLuffman.) #ttedwithcontemporarysilverribbonbrooch;together withthePunjab1848-49medalawardedtohisfatherwithclaspsforChiliamwalaandGoojerat(JamesLuffman.)thiscorrectly impressed but with rank and regiment neatly erased, toned, good very ne (2) £2,000-£2,600

Luffman’smutinymedalhasalwaysbeenassociatedwithatwo-claspPunjabmedal,alsonamedtoJamesLuffman.Ithasawellexecutederasure bothbeforeandaftertheimpressednamingconsistentwiththerankandregimenthavingbeenobliterated.ResearchbyMajorH.E.Dadleyin conjunctionwithA.J.FarringtonoftheIndiaOfficeRecordscon#rmsthatthePunjabmedalbelongstoJames’sfatherStaff SergeantJames Luffman,3rdCompany1stBattalionBengalArtillery,withthemedalrollcon#rmingtheclaspsforChilianwallaandGoojerat.Itfurthertranspires that there is only one man named Luffman on the Punjab medal roll.

Fifty-eightmedalswereawardedtotheFoundationboysandstaff oftheLaMartinièreSchoolandarehighlyprizedfortheiruniquenessandrarity –thisonetoJamesLuffmanmoresoashewasoneofonlytwoboyswoundedduringtheDefence.Theseboysboardedattheschoolandcame under the auspices of the Claude Martin Charities being deemed as being from straightened but deserving families.

On13June1857,atthecommandofSirHenryLawrence,thescholarsallmarchedfromtheMartinièretotheResidencyonajourneythat,over the next 6 months, would turn these schoolboys into men and earn for them the soubriquet “The Ragged Fusiliers”.

Thesiegecommencedonthe1st July1857whenLuffmanwasjustafewdaysshyofhissixteenthbirthday.Withthe #ringofthe #rstshotsmost oftheservants $edtheResidencysothemilitaryauthoritiesimpressedtheyoungerboysoftheMartinièretoundertakedomesticchores including,sweepingthecompounds,thedrawingofwater,grindingthedailyrationsofcorntomakebreadandsometocooktheboysmeals. Otherstendedtothesickofficersandotherstotakemessagesbetweengarrisons.Later,BrigadierInglisrequestedthatasmanyboysaspossible shouldbesenttopullthepunkahsoverthesickandwoundedattheGeneralHospital.Forthispurpose36weretoldoff inreliefsof12eachand changedevery12hours.Theboys’healthsufferedgreatlyandtwodied.Thejuniorboyswereusedasnightwatchmenandfordiggingthewells forthe“#lth”oftheEstablishmentwhilstsixseniorboysborearmsdefendingtheMartinièrePost,operatingthesemaphoresystemontopofthe Residency Tower and in supervising the younger pupils.

L. E. R. Rees wrote of their plight:

‘ThepoorMartinièrepupils,whogoaboutthegarrisonmore #lthythanothers,andapparentlymoreneglectedandhungryeventhan weare,are madeuseoftodriveawaytheseinsects($ies)fromthesickinhospital,andothers.Thatthey,too,shouldcontributetheirshareofusefulnessis butjustandfair;butthattheyshouldbeplacedinmenialattendanceuponthehealthygreatinthegarrisonis,inmyopinion,farfromright.ButI shall say nothing more on this subject, lest I assume a tone of censure.’

TheMartinièrePost,aftertheJudicialGarrison,wasthemostexposeddefenceintheResidency.Johannes’Housekeptupanincessantri$e #re fromjustoutsidetheperimeterwith“BobtheNailer”causingthemostnuisance.ThePostwasdefendedbymenfromthe32ndRegimentof Foot,civiliansandsixarmedseniorboysfromtheMartinièrenamedas:JamesLuffman,EdwardHenryHilton,DavidAratoon,JohnHornby, GeorgeRobertsandSamuelWrangle.ThewoundingofLuffmanisbestdescribedbyEdwardHiltonfromhisbook“TheTourist'sGuideto Lucknow”. Hilton spent much of his latter years given tours to local visitors and is well placed to give the most accurate account.

Theboyswhocarriedarmsusedtotake20or30roundsandgotothetopofthehouseinwhichwewerelocatedand #rethroughthe loopholesattheenemyandatwhateverseemedafairtarget.Therewerepumpkinsandothervegetableswhichwouldhavemadeawelcome additiontoourcuisinegrowinginJohannes’gardenoutsidethelineofourdefence.Wefounditverytantalisingtoknowthatwemustnot venturetoforageinthisgardenforthevigilanceoftheenemy’smarksmenwasuntiringandtheyneverlostanopportunityofpickingoff any memberofthegarrisonwhowassoincautioustoexposehimself.Seeingthatthecovetedvegetableswerenotavailableforuswedidourbestto make them un#t for the enemy and found some diversion in #ring at the gourds. This “sport” was put an end to by the following circumstances: ‘ShortlyaftertheboySmithhadbeenhitbyoneoftheenemy’smarksmen,knowntotheboysbythesoubriquetof“JimtheRi$e”locatedinthe Johannes’warehousefacingourpost,Luffmanandmyself,withtheintentionofavengingthis,wentonthetheroofofthebuildinginwhichwe werequarteredandwhichoverlookedtheenemy’spositiontotryandgetashotattherascal;webothusedthesameloophole.Whileon lookoutoneofthelads,S.Hornby,cametotheroofwithasupplyofammunition,and,whileourattentionwasthusdivertedour mutinous opponentacrosstheway #redatus.HisbulletstruckLuffman’smusket,[whichwasintheloophole],glancedalongthebarrelandlodgedinhis leftshoulder.Asalreadymentionedhefortunatelyrecoveredbutourtargetpracticehadtobediscontinuedowingtotheammunitionbeingput out of our reach.’

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JamesAustenLuffman wasbornon5July1841,theeldestofthreesonstoSergeantJamesLuffman,BengalArtillery,andhiswifeMary(née Bowers).Marydiedon4August1852,atPeshawarleavingJameswiththeunenviabletaskoftakingcareofhisthreechildren.Hesoughtassistance fromtheClaudeMartinCharitieswhoacceptedthetwoelderbrothers,JamesAustenandJohnThomas,attheMartinièreatLucknow,withthe younger, William Collins, being accepted at the sister Martinière School at Calcutta.

Theboyswereorphanedon11June1858,whentheirfatherdiedatRaneegunge,wherehehadbeenworkingasaDakAgentfortheInland TransportCompany.ThePrincipalRegistryofProbate,England,handedguardianship,untilfullage,totheirlawfulauntAnneStillwho,withher husband John, had been resident in India before returning to England living in Sudbury, Middlesex.

AtthedenouementofthemutinyJamesLuffmanjoinedtheEastIndianRailwaystogetherwith“partnersincrime”JohnHornbyandEdward Hilton, an understanding expected of all Martinière boys that they serve at least a year within the railway establishment.

On26March1859,hejoinedtheIndianPoliceandperformednon-gazettedappointmentsinandaroundOudhuntilbeinggazettedon16January 1879withtherankofDistrictSuperintendentofPolice,apositionhehelduntilretirementon25October1894.Hisrecordofserviceshowedhe workedvariouslyinBahraich,Hardoi,Partagarh,Jalaun,GorackpurandRaeBarelli.Itshouldbenotedthatatthistimegazettedappointmentsin thepoliceweregenerally "lledbymilitaryofficersorappointeesfromEnglandmakingpromotionandgazettingoflocallyenlistedofficers discriminatory due to the behavioural mores of the time.

HemarriedEliseAlbert,daughterofEdmundAlbertParsick,in1866,atFyzabad.ElisewasArmenianwho,bycustom,aregivenoneoftheir father's Christian names at birth - hence Albert.

James Luffman died at Mussoorie on 6 September 1909, of heart failure, aged 68.

Two comprehensive folders of research accompany the lot covering Luffman’s father and various police reports.

IndianMutiny1857-59,2clasps,DefenceofLucknow,Lucknow (Corpl.G. Cooke,1stBatn.5thFusrs.) withreplacementsuspensionrod,polished, therefore good ne £400-£500 Soldwithasmallphotographoftherecipientinuniformwearinghismedal,this damagedandpasteddownonvelvetcoveredboard;togetherwitharelated?King’s Own Regiment collar badge.

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China 1857-60, 2 clasps, Taku Forts 1860, Pekin 1860 (Hy. Watson, 99th Regt.) nearly extremely ne and rare £600-£800

Only 8 ‘Taku Forts 1860’ clasps to the 99th Regiment. HenryWatson wasborninLondonandenlistedthereintothe99thFooton27October1856,aged23,alabourerbytrade.HeservedinIndia fromDecember1858untilFebruary1859whenhesailedwiththeregimentforNorthChina.Hewaspartofadetachmentofjust8menofthe 99th,underCaptainDunne,whowerepresentatthecaptureoftheTakuFortson21August1860,afterwhichheproceededwiththeregiment toPekin.The99thremainedinChinauntilMarch1865,whentheysailedforNatal,SouthAfrica,andinDecember1866returnedtoEngland. Henry Watson was discharged ‘Free’ at the Regimental Depot, Preston, on 6 February 1867. Sold with full research including copied medal roll extracts, and relevant muster and pay lists.

Canada General Service 1866-70, 1 clasp, Fenian Raid 1866 (Pte. R. Sullivan. 16th. Bn.) nearly extremely ne £240-£280

Canada General Service 1866-70, 1 clasp, Fenian Raid 1870 (Sergt. S. McGurk 27th Battalion.) good very ne

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Ashantee 1873-74, no clasp (J. Burley, A.B. H.M.S. Rattlesnake 73-74) edge bruise, very ne

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Ashantee1873-74,1clasp,Coomassie (1741.Pte.J.Smith.42nd.Highds.1873-4.) suspensionclawtightened,edgenicks, very ne £360-£440 317

JohnSmith servedwiththe42ndHighlandersduringtheAshanteecampaign,andwasslightlywoundedbygun-shottoleftfore-armatbattleof Amoaful on 31 January 1874.

Sold with copied medal roll entry and London Gazette casualty list.

Ashantee 1873-74, 1 clasp, Coomassie (Surgeon, E. Mc.Crystal, 1873-4.) a couple of minor edge bruises, cleaned, very ne £400-£500

Edward McCrystal was appointed Assistant Surgeon, Army Medical Department, on 31 March 1866 and served on the Gold Coast Station.

SouthAfrica1877-79,noclasp (...L.Webster.Nat:L.Horse) rankerased,suspensionre-a xed,edgebruising,cleaned,nearly very ne £240-£280 319

L. Webster served as a Private with the Natal Light Horse and was entitled to the clasp 1879. Sold with copied medal roll extract.

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Afghanistan 1878-80, no clasp (2325. Pte J. W. Raper. 2/15th Foot.) cleaned, nearly very ne £80-£100

TheSecondAfghanWarMedalawardedtoPrivateCharlesCroft,66thFoot,whowaskilledinactionatthe battle of Maiwand, 27 July 1880 Afghanistan1878-80,noclasp(B/274.Pte.C.Croft,66th.Foot.) lighthairlinescratchestoobverse eld,otherwisenearlyextremely ne £1,800-£2,200

CharlesCroft attestedforthe66thRegimentofFootandservedwiththeminAfghanistan.HewaskilledinactionatthebattleofMaiwand,27 July1880,‘oneofthegrandestexamplesofheroismintheannalsofwar’,wheretheRegimentlostitsColoursand10officersand275other rankswerekilled.Hewasburiedonthebattle "eldwherehefell,andiscommemoratedonthe‘MaiwandLion’MemorialinForburyGardens, Reading.

Sold with copied casualty roll extract.

Khedive’sStar,dated1884,unnamedasissued;togetherwitha renamed EgyptandSudan1882-89,undatedreverse,1clasp, ElTeb_Tamaai (1025 Pte. E. Knight, 3rd. K.R.R. Corps,) pitting and contact marks, nearly very ne (2) £80-£100

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GeorgeA.Blake servedwiththeNorthWestMountedPolice,andinapplyingforthismedalhewrote,‘IwasamemberofCTroopunder Insp. Perry and took part in the engagement at Frenchman’s Butte. My term of service dates from May 1882 till May 1887 when my time expired.’ SomefurthercorrespondencequeriesBlake’sentitlementtothemedalashewasnotonarollheldforInspectorPerry’scompany;however,it wasseeminglyresolvedwiththeissueofhismedal.Blake’sbrotherSamuelalsoservedwiththeN.W.M.P.asaCorporal,andreceivedtheNorth West Canada 1885 Medal with clasp. Sold with copied research and service papers.

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North West Canada 1885, no clasp (631 Constable G. A. Blake) officially impressed naming, toned, nearly

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BritishSouthAfricaCompanyMedal1890-97,reverseMatabeleland1893,2clasps,Rhodesia1896,Mashonaland1897,unnamed, extremely ne £200-£240

BritishSouthAfricaCompanyMedal1890-97(2),reverseRhodesia1896,noclasp, namingerased;reverseMashonaland1897,no clasp, unnamed, contact marks to rst, this very ne; the second extremely ne (2) £140-£180

BritishSouthAfricaCompanyMedal1890-97,reverseRhodesia1896,1clasp,Mashonaland1897 (Troopr.C.MeyerM.R.F.) nearly extremely ne £300-£400

IndiaGeneralService1895-1902,1clasp,DefenceofChitral1895 (1730SepoyAnokhSingh14th.Bl.Infy.) unitpartially o cially corrected, nearly extremely ne £700-£900

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IndiaGeneralService1895-1902,1clasp,DefenceofChitral1895,bronzeissue (BhistiAlaVaux14th.BengalInfy.) about extremely ne, rare £3,000-£4,000

IndiaGeneralService1895-1902,1clasp,ReliefofChitral1895,bronzeissue (554MuleteerHajiAhmed.1st.C.I.Horse C.T. Deptt.) minor edge bruising, good very ne £80-£100

IndiaGeneralService1895-1902,1clasp,Waziristan1901-2,bronzeissue (SyceSherRattan1st.Bn.3rd.GurkhaRi!es) nearly extremely ne £80-£100

IndiaGeneralService1895-1902,2clasps,PunjabFrontier1897-98,Tirah1897-98 (9977Gunr.M.Robinson5th.Coy. Western Divn. R.A.) edge bruising, nearly very ne £80-£100

IndiaGeneralService1895-1902,2clasps,PunjabFrontier1897-98,Tirah1897-98 (4902Pte.J.Holmes1st.Bn.Gord. Hrs.) very ne £120-£160

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Queen’s Sudan 1896-98 (3184 Pte. W. T. Mallenby 1/Northd: Fus:) good very ne £240-£280

W.T.Mallenby attestedfortheNorthumberlandFusiliersandservedwiththe1stBattalionintheSudan,andsubsequentlyinSouthAfrica during the Boer War, where he was slightly wounded at Lichtenburg on 3 March 1901.

Queen’sSudan1896-98 (3070.Pte.F.Knight.1/R.Wark.R.) pawn-broker’smarktoreverse eld,lightcontactmarks,good very ne £240-£280

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Queen’s Sudan 1896-98, bronze issue, unnamed as issued, extremely ne

Khedive’s Sudan 1896-1908, no clasp, bronze issue, unnamed as issued, very ne

Khedive’s Sudan 1896-1908, 1 clasp, Abu Hamed, edge inscribed in Arabic script, good very ne

Khedive’s Sudan 1896-1908, 1 clasp, Bahr-el-Ghazal 1900-02, unnamed as issued, very ne

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

Khedive’s Sudan 1896-1908, 1 clasp, Nyam-Nyam, unnamed as issued, minor edge bruise, nearly extremely ne

Khedive’s Sudan 1896-1908, 1 clasp, Talodi, unnamed as issued, nearly extremely ne

Khedive’s Sudan 1896-1908, 1 clasp, Nyima, unnamed as issued, edge nicks, nearly extremely ne

Khedive’s Sudan 1896-1908, 2 clasps, Firket, Ha!r, unnamed as issued, extremely ne

Khedive’s Sudan 1896-1908, 3 clasps, Sudan 1899, Gedid, Kat!a, unnamed as issued, very

Khedive’sSudan1896-1908,5clasps,TheAtbara,Khartoum,Gedaref,Sudan1897,Sudan1899,unnamedasissued, nearly extremely ne £180-£220

Queen’sSouthAfrica1899-1902,1clasp,TugelaHeights;Queen’sSouthAfrica1899-1902,2clasps,TugelaHeights,Reliefof Ladysmith (H. Burford, Gnr. Natal Naval Vols:) scratching over two letters of surname, otherwise toned, good very ne £140-£180

Approximately202medalsawardedtotheNatalNavalVolunteers,ofwhich53werewiththeclaspReliefofLadysmith,including28withthis two-clasp combination. Con!rmed on roll.

Queen’sSouthAfrica1899-1902,2clasps,Belmont,ModderRiver (3978Pte.E.Lloyd.9th.Lancers.) withtopesilver brooch bar, edge nick, very ne

£160-£200

E. Lloyd served with the 9th Lancers in South Africa during the Boer War, and was wounded in action at Modder River on 28 December 1899.

Queen’sSouthAfrica1899-1902,3clasps,CapeColony,OrangeFreeState,Transvaal (6700Pte.A.Moore,BedfordRegt.) uno cial retaining rod above top clasp, edge bruising and contact marks, nearly very ne

£80-£100

Queen’sSouthAfrica1899-1902,3clasps,Natal,Belfast,SouthAfrica1902 (3412Pte.A.J.Woodhouse,5thLancers) edge bruising, good very ne

£100-£140

Provenance: Dix Noonan Webb, March 2012.

Queen’sSouthAfrica1899-1902,4clasps,CapeColony,ReliefofLadysmith,Transvaal,Wittebergen (197Tpr:E.Mulleney. Bethune’s M.I.) nearly extremely ne

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£100-£140

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Queen’sSouthAfrica1899-1902,4clasps,CapeColony,Transvaal,Wittebergen,SouthAfrica1901, uno cialrivetsbetweenthird andfourthclasps (8688Cpl.J.Hamilton.18th.Coy.6th.Impl:Yeo:) edgebruising,polishedandworn,thereforenearlyvery ne £200-£240

JohnHamilton attestedfortheImperialYeomanryandservedwiththe18th(Queen’sOwnRoyalGlasgowandLowerWardofLanark) Company, 6th Battalion in South Africa during the Boer War.

Soldwiththerecipient’s !ask,thelowersteelpartengraved‘JohnHamilton,Helensburgh’;therecipient’stelescope,by J.Brown,76St.Vincent Street,Glasgow,inoriginalleathercarrycase;asilverpocketwatch,withRomannumeralsandseparateseconddial,uninscribed,ina "tted Robert Anderson,13ExchangePlace,Glasgow,case,withhallmarkedsilverchainanda‘ScottishBandofHopeUnion’silverfob;andaportraitphotograph of the recipient.

Queen’sSouthAfrica1899-1902,5clasps,CapeColony,OrangeFreeState,Transvaal,SouthAfrica1901,SouthAfrica1902 (6667 Sapper W. Woodward, Rl: Engineers.) nearly very ne £100-£140

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Queen’sSouthAfrica1899-1902,5clasps,ReliefofKimberley,Paardeberg,Driefontein,Johannesburg,DiamondHill (4704Pte. J. King. Essex: Regt.) o cially re-impressed naming, good very ne £60-£80

Sold with a loose Tugela Heights clasp and a copy Belfast clasp.

Queen’sSouthAfrica1899-1902,6clasps,Talana,TugelaHeights,OrangeFreeState,ReliefofLadysmith,Transvaal,Laing’sNek (5984 Pte. M. Smith, Rl. Dublin Fus:) polished, contact marks, nearly very ne £200-£240

Provenance: Sotheby’s, July 1996.

MichaelSmith wasborninDrogheda,Co.Meath,in1878andattestedtherefortheRoyalDublinFusilierson28December1896,having previouslyservedinthethe5th(Militia)Battalion,LeinsterRegiment.Heservedwiththe2ndBattalioninSouthAfricaduringtheBoerWarfrom 24December1898to2November1902(alsoentitledtotheKing’sSouthAfricaMedal),andtransferredtotheReserveon27December1904. He was discharged on 27 December 1898, after 12 years’ service. Sold with copied record of service and medal roll extracts.

Queen’sSouthAfrica1899-1902,8clasps,CapeColony,TugelaHeights,OrangeFreeState,ReliefofLadysmith,Laing’sNek, Belfast,SouthAfrica1901,SouthAfrica1902 (12128Bomb.R.Phillips,A.B.R.H.A.) edgebruise,minorcontactmarks,good very ne £400-£500

Sold with copy research.

King’sSouthAfrica1901-02,2clasps,SouthAfrica1901,SouthAfrica1902 (3310Pte.F.Platt.14th.Hussars) goodvery ne £40-£50

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Queen’s Mediterranean 1899-1902 (1619 Pte. W. Clemens. Rl: W. Kent Regt.) edge bruise, good very ne £240-£280

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Anglo-Boer War Decoration for Loyal Service 1899-1902 (Dekoratie voor Troue Dienst), unnamed, extremely ne £200-£240

359

Africa General Service 1902-56, 1 clasp, B.C.A. 1899-1900 (49 Pte. Jacob. 1st. K.A. Ri!es.) nearly extremely ne £160-£200

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AfricaGeneralService1902-56,1clasp,N.Nigeria (Dr.H.G.Lewer,N.NigeriaRegt.) retainingbarre-a xed(seefootnote), good very ne £240-£280

Provenance: DixNoonanWebb,December2003(whensoldwiththerecipient’sotherAfricaGeneralServiceMedal,namedtoW.A.M.S.,with bothclaspsaffixedtothe "rst(N.N.R.)medal);FredRockwoodCollection,DixNoonanWebb,October2014(thismedalonly,reconstitutedas originally issued, as it appears in this lot)

HoraceGordonLewer studiedatbothEdinburghandGlasgowUniversities,anjoinedtheColonialMedicalServicein1899.Heservedinitially withtheNorthernNigeriaRegiment(MedalandclaspforN.Nigeria),beforetransferringtotheWestAfricanMedicalStaff (Medalandclaspfor N. Nigeria 1902); the medal rolls clearly show that he was issued separate single clasp medals for each campaign.

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Africa General Service 1902-56, 1 clasp, Gambia (3242 Pte. J. Pottinger. 3rd. W. India Regt.) extremely ne £160-£200

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AfricaGeneralService1902-56,1clasp,Somaliland1902-04,bronzeissue (14Water-Car.Phuman,S.&T.Corps) right hand side of suspension bar and clasp carriage bent, clasp cleaned, otherwise very ne £140-£180

Provenance: Dix Noonan Webb, September 2010.

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AfricaGeneralService1902-56,1clasp,N.Nigeria1902 (1957PteMusaBouchi,2ndN.NigeriaRegt.) nearlyextremely ne £140-£180

Provenance: Dix Noonan Webb, September 2014.

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AfricaGeneralService1902-56,1clasp,N.Nigeria1903-04 (236M.G.C.DalumiEkupare.N.N.Regt.) nearlyextremely ne £160-£200

Dalumi Ekupare served as a Machine-Gun Carrier with the 2nd Northern Nigeria Regiment. Sold with medal roll con"rmation which states ‘discharged’.

AfricaGeneralService1902-56,1clasp,S.Nigeria1904[notentitled] (211Pte.SumanuTajina,W.A.F.F.) contactmarks, nearly very ne £60-£80

Medal roll shows entitlement to the clasp, ‘N. Nigeria 1903’.

Africa General Service 1902-56, 1 clasp, N. Nigeria 1904 (2761 Pte. Awudu Dangana N.N. Regt.) good very ne £140-£180

AfricaGeneralService1902-56,1clasp,S.Nigeria1905-06 (2764Pte.BalogunIgbirra,S.N.Regt.) minorscratchmarks,very ne £180-£220

Provenance: Richard Magor Collection, Dix Noonan Webb, July 2003; Fred Rockwood Collection, Dix Noonan Webb, October 2014.

AfricaGeneralService1902-56,1clasp,Kissi1905 (551Pte.AnsumanaKarnuII.S.L.Bn.W.A.F.F.) edgenicks,nearly extremely ne £300-£400

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Africa General Service 1902-56, 1 clasp, Nandi 1905-06 (414 Pte. Zuzi. 1/K.A.R.) polished and worn, therefore ne £100-£140

Africa General Service 1902-56, 1 clasp, Nandi 1905-06 (1326 Sergt: Delewa. 4/K.A.R.) contact marks, very ne £140-£180

AfricaGeneralService1902-56,1clasp,Somaliland1908-10 (Ply12869PteP.Richards,R.M.L.I.H.M.S.Fox:) polished, nearly very ne £120-£160

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Africa General Service 1902-56, 1 clasp, Somaliland 1908-10, bronze issue (Cook Hashim Ali, 6/K.A.R.) very ne £240-£280

AfricaGeneralService1902-56,1clasp,ShimberBerris1914-15 (10SepoyMukhtiyarKhan.Ind:Con:K.A.R.) goodvery ne £260-£300

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AfricaGeneralService1902-56,1clasp,ShimberBerris1914-15 (148SepoyGulabKhan.Ind:Con:K.A.R.) edgebruising, otherwise very ne £300-£400

375

AfricaGeneralService1902-56,1clasp,Nyasaland1915 (HeadCapitasJohnWesley.NativePol:Blantyre) goodvery ne £100-£140

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AfricaGeneralService1902-56,1clasp,EastAfrica1918 (134W.Onb.BakaAbuSowar,MongallaPol.) impressednaming, some edge bruising and contact marks, ne, rare to unit £400-£500

Approximately 10 ‘East Africa 1918’ clasps awarded to the Mongalla Police.

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AfricaGeneralService1902-56,1clasp,Kenya (23000435Pte.R.Hegarty.B.W.);GeneralService1962-2007,1clasp, NorthernIreland (24233463Pte.P.CampbellBW.) the rstvery ne,thesecondwithabrasivescratchingonbothsides, otherwise very ne (2) £100-£140

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Africa General Service 1902-56, 1 clasp, Kenya (F.4462 Const. (R) Okwany. Nganyua.) very ne £60-£80

AfricaGeneralService1902-56,2clasps,Aro1901-1902,N.Nigeria1903 (389Pte.Jangali,LagosBn.W.A.F.F.) goodvery ne £240-£280

Provenance: Dix Noonan Webb, March 2015.

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Tibet1903-04,1clasp,Gyantse (9500L.Cpl.B.Switzer1st.Bn.Ryl.Fuslrs.) minoro cialcorrectiontonumber,polished,very ne £700-£900

Sold with copied research.

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Tibet 1903-04, 1 clasp, Gyantse (6988 Pte. L. Dunn 1st. Bn. Ryl. Fuslrs.) edge nicks, very ne £700-£900

Sold with copied medal roll extract.

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Natal 1906, 1 clasp, 1906 (Cpl. H. E. Ridley, Durban Light Infantry.) extremely ne £100-£140

Natal 1906, 1 clasp, 1906 (Tpr. B. W. Burton, Natal Service Corps.) edge bruise, suspension loose, otherwise extremely ne £140-£180

IndiaGeneralService1908-35,1clasp,AfghanistanN.W.F.1919 (6280464Pte.F.W.Tupp.2Buffs.) o cialcorrectiontounit; Victory Medal 1914-19 (G-8210 Pte. E. A. Bicker. E. Kent R.) very ne (2) £50-£70

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

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Single Campaign Medals

India General Service 1908-35, 1 clasp, Afghanistan N.W.F. 1919 (70610 Pte. H. Gaunt. S. Lan. R.) good very ne £60-£80 385

IndiaGeneralService1908-35,1clasp(2),AfghanistanN.W.F.1919 (48889.Pte.W.G.Marsh,N.Staff.R.);NorthWest Frontier 1930-31 (MT-102186 Sep. Mohd. Araf, I.M.T.) edge bruising, generally very ne (2) £60-£80 386

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IndiaGeneralService1908-35,1clasp(2),Waziristan1919-21 (Lieut.M.M.O’Brien.S&T.C.) namepartiallyo cially corrected;NorthWestFrontier1930-31 (14361Spr.SherAli,BengalS.&M.);IndiaGeneralService1936-39,1clasp, NorthWestFrontier1936-37 (4298SepoyMunshiRam,1-14PunjabR.) secondabrasivelycleanedwithedgebruisingand le marks to naming, therefore good ne; the rst and last good very ne (3) £80-£100

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India General Service 1908-35, 1 clasp, Malabar 1921-22 (5819751 Pte. W. T. Clarke. Suff. R.) minor edge bruising, very ne £100-£140

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India General Service 1908-35, 1 clasp, Waziristan 1925 (330400. L.A.C. G. A. Scott. R.A.F.) good very ne £1,400-£1,800

IndiaGeneralService1908-35,1clasp,NorthWestFrontier1930-31 (8661Sep.AliJan,KurramMil.);GeneralService 1918-62,1clasp,Brunei (218P/C.AbotBinBojentg.SarawakPolie.) namepartiallyo ciallycorrectedonlatter,goodvery ne (2) £60-£80

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India General Service 1908-35, 1 clasp, Burma 1930-32 (3521715 Pte. J. E. Pitchforth. Manch. R.) very ne £60-£80

Sold with copied medal roll extract that states that his medal was re-issued in April 1934 (the original medal having been named to Pitchford).

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IndiaGeneralService1908-35,1clasp,Burma1930-32 (35850Gnr.MirHussain.7Mtn.Bty.);GeneralService1918-62,1 clasp,S.Persia (7228Spr.BhaguKhan.BengalS.&M.);IndiaGeneralService1936-39,2clasps,NorthWestFrontier 1936 -37,NorthWestFrontier1937-39, uno cialretainingrodbetweenclasps (9266SepoyGhulamHassan,1-16.PunjabR.) edge bruising, nearly very ne and better (3) £80-£100

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1914-15Star (271284,W.H.C.Critchley,E.R.A.3.,R.N.);VictoryMedal1914-19(2) (305945E.Coombes.Sto.1. R. N.; J.12788 F. A. Vyvyan. A.B. R.N.) last o cially re-impressed, nearly very ne (3) £70-£90

H.M.S. Amphion

AtthestartoftheGreatWar,H.M.S. Amphion wasleaderofthe3rdDestroyerFlotillainthe1stLightCruiserSquadron,assignedtotheHarwich Force,defendingtheeasternapproachestotheEnglishChannel,underthecommandofCaptainCecilH.Fox.Inthemorningof5August, Amphion andthe3rdFlotillasortiedintotheNorthSeatopatroltheareabetweenHarwichandtheDutchislandofTerschellingforGerman activity.At10:15ashipintheblack,buff,andyellowcoloursoftheGreatEasternRailway’ssteamersthatpliedbetweenHarwichandtheHookof Hollandwasspotted.FoxsentthedestroyersH.M.S. Lance andH.M.S. Landrail toinvestigateandshortlyafterwardsanotherdestroyerreported thatatrawlerhadseenasuspiciousship,‘throwingthingsoverboard,presumablymines’H.M.S. Amphion ledthe "otillatoinvestigateandobserved that the "eeing ship was deploying mines even then. At 10:45, Lance opened #re at a range of 4,400 yards.

ThetargetwasS.M.S. KöniginLuise,aformerHamburg-Heligolandexcursionboatthathadbeenconvertedtoanauxiliaryminelayerbythe Germans.Theyhadplannedtomountapairof8.8-centimetre(3.5 in)gunsonboard,buttheydidnothavethetimetodoso;heronlyarmament wasapairoflightergunsand180mines.Onthenightof4August,shehaddepartedEmdenandheadedintotheNorthSeatolayminesoff the Thames Estuary, which she began to do at dawn.

The #refromthedestroyerswasineffectiveuntil Amphion closedtoarangeof7,000yardsandbeganhittingtheGermanshipatabout11:15.By noon, KöniginLuise wassinkingandthethreeBritishshipsrescued5officersand70ratings.The "otillaproceededonwardswiththeirpatroluntil theyreachedtheDutchcoastaround21:00andturnedforhome.Foxwasuncertainastothelocationsofthemineslaidby KöniginLuise andlaid a course that was seven nautical miles west of where he thought the mines were. He guessed wrongly and led his "otilla over the danger area. At06:35, Amphion struckaminethatdetonatedunderneathherbridge.Theexplosionsetherforecastleon #reandbroketheship’skeel.The destroyerH.M.S. Linnet attemptedtotowthecruiser,butadeepcrackacrossherupperdeckshowedthatshewashoggingbadlyandFox orderedhiscrewtoabandonship.Shortlyafterwards,herforwardmagazineexploded,throwingone4-inchgunintotheairthatnarrowlymissed Linnet.Oneof Amphion’sshells burstonthedeckofthedestroyer Lark,killingtwoofhermenandtheonlyGermanprisonerrescuedfromthe cruiser. Amphion thenrapidlysankwithin15minutesoftheexplosionlosing1officerand131ratingskilledinthesinking,plusanunknownnumber of the crew rescued from Königin Luise. She was the #rst ship of the Royal Navy to be sunk in the Great War.

WilliamHenryCharlesCritchley wasborninDevonporton13March1888andjoinedtheRoyalNavyasaBoySecondClasson4January 1904.AdvancedEngineRoomArti#cer3rdClasson1January1912,hejoinedH.M.S. Amphion on2April1913,whentheshipwas #rst commissioned,andservedinherfromtheoutsetoftheGreatWar.Hesurvived Amphion’s sinking,andsawlaterGreatWarserviceinH.M.S. Faulknor attheBattleofJutlandon31May1916.AdvancedChiefEngineRoomArti#ceron1March1919,hewasawardedhisLongServiceand GoodConductMedalon22January1922,andwasdischargedtopensionon12March1928.Mobilisedfrom28Septemberto3October1939, hewasrecalledforserviceduringtheSecondWorldWaron23August1939,andservedintheU.K.untilhisreleaseon16August1945.Hedied in Plymouth, aged 63, on 1 November 1951.

EdwinCoombes wasborninTorquay,Devon,on28January1885andjoinedtheRoyalNavyon8February1904.AdvancedStokerFirstClass on1July1906,hejoinedH.M.S. Amphion on2April1913,whentheshipwas #rstcommissioned,andservedinherfromtheoutsetoftheGreat War. He was killed when Amphion struck a mine and sunk on 6 August 1914, and he is commemorated on the Plymouth Naval Memorial.

FrancisAlfredVyvyan wasborninPlymouth,Devon,on19August1894andjoinedtheRoyalNavyasaBoySecondClasson19July1911. HejoinedH.M.S. Amphion on2April1913,whentheship #rstcommissioned,andwasadvancedAbleSeamanon21February1914.Heservedin Amphion fromtheoutsetoftheGreatWarandwaskilledwhenshestruckamineandsunkon6August1914.Heiscommemoratedonthe Plymouth Naval Memorial.

The1914-15StarawardedtoBatteryQuartermasterSergeantP.J.Murphy,RoyalCanadianHorseArtillery, who was awarded the D.C.M. for his gallantry on the Somme in 1918

1914-15 Star (5498 Gnr. P. J. Murphy. R. Can. H.A.) very ne £80-£100

D.C.M. London Gazette 3 September 1919:

‘Hiscoolcourageandgreatkeennessunderthemostdangerousconditionshaveonseveraloccasionshelpedgreatlytokeepupthemoraleofhis batteryduringtheoperations.OntheSomme,fromthe21stMarchto5thApril,1918,hekeptupthesupplyofammunitiontohisbatteryunder theheaviestshellandmachine-gun #re.On8thAugust,1918,atBeaucourt,hisgreatcoolnessunderheavymachine-gun #rehadagreateffectin steadying and encouraging the drivers in the wagon line.’

PatrickJackMurphy wasborninCountyTipperary,IrelandinNovember1885.HeemigratedtoCanada,andresidedat1121/2Queen Street,Halifax,NovaScotia.MurphyhadservedwiththeRoyalFieldArtilleryforover7years,andservedduringtheGreatWarasaBattery Quartermaster Sergeant with the Royal Canadian Horse Artillery on the Western Front.

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1914-15Star (5952Gnr:F.Coker.R.Can:H.Art:)

;togetherwithBritishWarMedal1914-20(2) (760746Cpl.W.G.

Richardson. 2-C.M.R.; 425519 Cpl. G. Anderson 47-Can. Inf.) generally good very ne (3)

£80-£100

FrederickCoker wasborninKinghorn,ScotlandinOctober1886.HeservedduringtheGreatWarwith‘A’Battery,RoyalCanadianHorse ArtilleryontheWesternFront.Cokerwaswoundedinaction,31August1917,anddiedofhiswoundsatNo.7CasualtyClearingStation,2 September 1917. Bombardier Coker is buried in Noeux-les-Mines Communal Cemetery, France.

WilliamGrayRichardson wasborninToronto,Ontario,CanadainMarch1897.HeservedduringtheGreatWarwiththe2ndCanadian MountedRi!es,andthefollowingisgiveninCEFBurialRegisters-‘Previouslyreportedwoundedandmissing,believedPrisonerofWar,now reported died (through German sources), now for official purposes, presumed to have died - on or since 6-1-18.’

Corporal Richardson is buried in the Cabaret Rouge British Cemetery, Souchez, France.

GeorgeAnderson wasborninForthfarshire,ScotlandinNovember1888.HeservedduringtheGreatWarwiththe47thBattalion,Canadian InfantryontheWesternFront,andaccordingtoCEFBurialRegisters-‘”DiedofWounds”-DuringtheattackonDROCOURTQUEANTLINE onSeptember2nd1918,CorporalAndersonwasseverelywoundedbyenemyshell #re.HewasevacuatedtoNo.7CasualtyClearingStation where he died from the effects of his wounds the following day.’

Corporal Anderson is buried in the Ligny-St. Flochel British Cemetery, Averdoingt, France.

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1914-15Star (428722PteF.Whicher.7/Can:Inf:);BritishWarMedal1914-20(3) (628107Pte.J.W.Searl.47-Can. Inf.;628250Pte.H.Baker.47-Can.Inf.;428254Cpl.A.Scatterty.7-Can.Inf.);andVictoryMedal1914-19(3) (651953Pte.C.D.Prosser.47-Can.Inf.;790156Pte.W.Ross.47-Can.Inf.;654647A.Sjt.R.Redfern.47-Can. Inf.) generally very ne or better (7) £90-£120

WalterOwenGait servedunderthealiasof‘W.O.Ross’.HewasborninPeel,ontheIsleofManinJanuary1886.GaitresidedinNew Westminster,BritishColumbia,Canada.HeservedduringtheGreatWarwiththe47thBattalion,CanadianInfantryontheWesternFront. Private Gait was killed in action during the attack south west of Lens, 22 August 1917. He is commemorated on the Vimy Memorial, France. RobertRedfern wasborninPortsmouth,HampshireinOctober1882.HeemigratedtoCanada,andresidedinGoderich,Ontario.Redfern servedduringtheGreatWarwiththe47thBattalion,CanadianInfantryontheWesternFront.SergeantRedfernwaskilledinaction,28 September1918,whenaccordingtotheCEFBurialRegisters-‘KilledinAction.Whileinchargeofasection,andleadinghismenforwardtothe attack on the Village of RAILLENCOURT, he was instantly killed by enemy machine gun #re.’ Sergeant Redfern is buried in the Raillencourt Communal Cemetery Extension, Nord, France.

TheBritishWarMedalawardedtoCaptainF.H.Palmer[M.C.],9th(Service)Battalion,CheshireRegiment, late Private, Princess Patricia’s Light Infantry

British War Medal 1914-20 (Capt. F. H. Palmer.) very ne £60-£80

M.C. London Gazette 13 September 1918:

‘Forconspicuousgallantryanddevotiontodutywhenincommandofacompany.Whenthetroopsonboth !ankswereforcedbackheatonce realisedthesituationandwithdrewhiscompanytothesupportline,whereheheldtheenemy.Hethenorganisedandledasuccessful counterattack, regaining his original position and enabling the !anks to do likewise.’

FrancisHubertPalmer wasborninHerefordEnglandinAugust1877.HeemigratedtoCanada,andservedwiththe88thRegiment,Victoria FusilierspriortotheGreatWar.PalmersubsequentlyservedwiththePrincessPatricia'sCanadianLightInfantry,andwascommissionedintothe 9th Battalion, Cheshire Regiment in March 1915.

Single Campaign Medals

British War Medal 1914-20 (Rev. E. Hastings.) nearly extremely ne

£70-£90

TheReverendEdwardHastings servedwiththeYoungMen’sChristianAssociationduringtheGreatWarinEgyptfrom22October1915 (entitled to a British War Medal only).

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British War Medal 1914-20 (Lt. Col. W. J. O. Malloch.) very ne

£60-£80

WilliamJohnOgilvieMalloch wasborninClinton,Ontario,CanadainAugust1873.Heresidedat62LynwoodAvenue,Toronto,Ontario, andwasaSurgeonbyprofession.MallochservedatNo.4CanadianGeneralHospital,CanadianArmyMedicalCorps.ColonelMallochdiedof illness,18February1919,andisburiedinToronto(MountPleasant)Cemetery,Ontario,CanadaaswellasbeingcommemoratedintheUniversity of Toronto Roll of Honour Book. The latter gives the following:

‘Inthespringof1915hewasappointedtoNo.4UniversityofToronto,GeneralHospital.HereachedSalonicawiththisunitinNovember1915, andservedwithitthroughouttillhereturnedtoEnglandin1917.ForashortperiodhewasinchargeofsurgeryatNo.16Ontario,General HospitalinOrpington,andthenrejoinedtheUniversityHospitalatBasingstoke.HearrivedinCanadaonFebruary5th,1919,andwasalmost immediatelytakenillwithpneumonia,towhichhesuccumbedsomedayslater.BuriedinToronto.InApril1919hisnamewasamongthose Mentioned for Valuable Services.’

TheBritishWarMedalawardedtoLanceCorporalW.J.Lowe,2ndCanadianMountedRi!es,whowas awarded the M.M. for his gallantry on the Somme in 1916, and at Vimy Ridge, 9 April 1917

British War Medal 1914-20 (423307 L. Cpl. W. J. Lowe. 2-C.M.R.) good very ne £60-£80

M.M. London Gazette 18 May 1917:

‘Thismanshowedgreatcourageduringtheadvanceonthe9thApril[VimyRidge],atonetimerescuingacomradewhohadbeenwoundedby Germansinadug-outandafterwardsgoinginandcompellingtheGermanstosurrender.Hehasdonemanymonthsgoodserviceatthefront including the Somme and has received no previous reward.’

WilliamJohnLowe wasborninAthlone,CountyWestmeath,IrelandinJune1896.HeservedduringtheGreatWarwiththe2ndCanadian Mounted Ri!es on the Western Front.

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TheVictoryMedalawardedtoGunnerA.W.Elsdon,RoyalGarrisonArtillery,whowaskilledinactionon the Western Front on 18 September 1918

VictoryMedal1914-19(89477Gnr.A.W.Elsden[sic].R.A.)in crushed namedcardboxofissue,withnamedRecordOffice enclosure,intransmissionenvelopeaddressedto‘Mrs.E.Elsdon,24KingSt.,Desboro.,Nr.MarketHarboro.,Leics.’;Memorial Plaque(AlfredWilliamElsdon)withBuckinghamPalaceenclosure,incardenvelopeandouterOHMStransmissionenvelope, similarly addressed, extremely ne (2) £70-£90

AlfredWilliamElsdon wasborninNorthShields,Northumberland,andservedwiththe354thSiegeBattery,RoyalGarrisonArtillery,during the Great War. He was killed in action on the Western Front on 18 September 1918, and is buried in Savy British Cemetery, France.

Soldwithagrouppostcardphotographfeaturingtherecipient;afamilygroupphotographoftherecipientandhiswifeontheirweddingday;and other ephemera.

Naval General Service 1915-62, 1 clasp, Minesweeping 1945-51 (P/JX. 139054 S. J. Parkyn P.O. Tel. R.N.) good very ne

£140-£180

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404 ‘Have rejoined the Fleet, no damage or casualties, God Save the King!’

AFine1949‘H.M.S. Amethyst YangtzeIncident’NavalGeneralServiceMedalawardedtoAbleSeamanE.N. Saunders,RoyalNavy,whoremainedaboardH.M.S. Amethyst aspartofaskeletoncrewofabout !ftymen throughoutits101dayordeal;hewasakeymemberoftheDamageControlPartywhichmadetherepairs that enabled Amethyst’s daring escape and dash to the sea

NavalGeneralService1915-62,1clasp,Yangtze1949(D/SSX.815328E.Saunders.A.B.R.N.) afewscratchestotheobverse eld, good very ne £2,800-£3,200

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EricNobleSaunders wasborninLiverpoolon23February1928andenlistedintheRoyalNavyasanOrdinarySeamanon21August1946, serving !rstinH.M.S. Raleigh, thebasictrainingcentreatTorpoint,Cornwall PromotedtoAbleSeamanon11January1948,Saunderstransferred to the frigate H.M.S. Amethyst in the Far East on 8 July 1948.

The Yangtze Incident

InApril1949,duringtheChineseCivilWar, Amethyst wassentuptheYangtzeRivertoNanjingtorelieveH.M.S. Consort astheguardshipforthe BritishEmbassy(atthattimeNanjingwasthecapitaloftheNationalistrepublicofChina).ThesouthbankoftheriverwasheldbytheNationalists andthenorthbankbytheCommunists.About09.30on20April1949aCommunistshorebatteryopened !reon Amethyst, hittingherbridge, wheelhouseandlow-powerroom.HerCaptainwaskilledandthefrigateslewedtoportandgroundedonasandbank.Theshellingcontinued, rippinglargeholesinthehull(somenearthewaterline),thesickbayandtheportengineroom.Onlyoneturretwasabletobearonthehostile batteries;it !redunderlocalcontroluntilitwasdisabled.Justafter10.00,thewoundedFirstLieutenantorderedtheevacuationofallbutessential personnel.Justover60menreachedthesouthernshore.Shellingstoppedat11.00;22menhadbeenkilledand31wounded(thewoundedwere takenoff bysampanthenextday,andtheevacuationofnon-essentialpersonnelcompleted).Theshiphadreceivedover50hits,andPeople’s Liberation Army (P.L.A.) snipers continued to !re at any visible movement on board.

Amethyst wasre#oatedaftermidnight,buttheCommunistbatteries !redonherwheneversheattemptedtogetunderway.Twodayslater,the BritishAssistantNavalAttaché,Lieutenant-CommanderKerans,cameonboardandtookovercommandoftheshipandthe50orsocrew members,includingSaunders,whoremainedonboardthroughouttheentire‘YangtzeIncident’. Amethyst remainedahostageunderthegunsof theP.L.A.;vitalsupplieswerenotpermittedtoreachher.NegotiationswiththeCommunistsmadenoprogress,becausetheyinsistedasa preconditionthatKeransmustbeginbyconfessingthattheshiphadwronglyinvadedChinesenationalwatersandhad !redupontheP.L.A. !rst (in 1988 the Chinese commander, Ye Fei, admitted that it was his troops that opened !re !rst).

Accordingto YangtseIncident byLawrenceEarl:‘Asearlyasmid-MayKeransreservedacornerofhismindforthinkingaboutapossiblebreak-out fromtheriverincasehisnegotiationsforasafe-conductshouldfail.Withthisinhismindhedecidedtogettheshipintoseaworthyshapeassoon aspossible.HeappointedGarnsandSaunders,underthesupervisionofStrain,asadamage-controlparty,whichsoonbecamejocularlyknown amongtheship’scompanyastheWrecker’sUnion.ButKeransdidnotmentiontoanyonehissecretfearsthatabreak-outmighteventually become the only avenue to freedom.

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Single Campaign Medals

GarnsandSaunderspitchedinwithgreatenthusiasm.Theybusilystuffedhammockswithmattressesandblanketsandoldclothing-anythingthey couldlaytheirhandsonthatcouldbespared.Thentheytookthesebulging,sausage-likewadsandstuffedthemintothegapingshell-holes.They usedfromonetothreeoftheseatatime,accordingtothesizeofthehole.Afterthattheyshoredupthedamagedareawithplanks,usingthe stockoftimber-whichtheycutdowntothepropersizes-which,fortunately,hadbeentakenaboardinMalayasometimepreviously.Inamonth theyhadsucceededinadequately "llingineightholesalongthewaterline;butonewaterlinehole,deadasternanddirectlyovertherudder, resisted all their efforts.

Garnswasashort,sandy-hairedmanofaboutthirtyyearsofage[whoseperiodofengagementintheNavyendedwhile Amethyst wastrapped]. “HereIam,stuck,”hesaidsadlytoSaunders.HehadbeenintheNavyfortwelveyears.“OnethingIcantellyou,though:theNavywillneverget meagainafterthis.No,Sir!”Saundersgrinned.“Don’tbeanass,Garnsey.Don’tyouknowyou’llnevergetoutofthispredicament?Don’tyou knowyou’llneverbedemobbednow?”Garnsgavehimalong,sidewayslookofsuspicion.“You’llbesoldieringon,melad,”hesaid,“longafterI get back to Civvie Street. And, brother, am I going to have the laugh on you!”

Keranswasfeelingprettygoodaboutthebreak-outnowthatthedecisionhadbeenmade.Hehadworkedoutalltheangles,quietlyandalone, duringthelong,tiresomewait.Hedrewupalistofseventeenpettyofficersandkeyratings,andorderedthemtomeetinhiscabinatabouteight thatevening.TheseventeentroopedsilentlyintoKerans’smallcabin.Therewasnotmuchroomtospare.Thedoorwasshut,andalmostatonce the air became sti$ing. “I’m going to break out tonight at ten,” Kerans said matter-of-factly.

When Amethyst "nallyslippedhermooring,abriefmaelstromof "ring,mostlyinaccurateandcausingmuchdamagetotheCommunists themselves,enabledKeranstosteer Amethyst neatlythroughandunderandaroundthewildbarrageandmakegoodhisescape,[havingsuffered onlyonehit].Reportscameupfromtheengine-roomthat Amethyst was $oodingbadlyfromtheonewaterlinehole,rightinthestern,which GarnsandSaundershadbeenunableto repair.Pumpswereputintoactiontokeepthewaterincheck.Keransprayed:‘DearGod,don’tletit $ood so badly that it will put paid to my steering”.’

SaunderswaspresentthroughoutthehostagecrisisandwasinstrumentalinenablingthefamousescapeanddashdowntheYangtzeRiverthat endedit(after101days)onthenightof30-31July. Amethyst rejoinedtheFleetandreturnedtoEnglandon1November1949.The Commanderin-Chief,Plymouth,noti"edtheship’scompanythattheirconducthadbeen‘uptostandard’.KingGeorgeVIwasmoreeffusive:‘Pleaseconveyto thecommandingofficerandship’scompanyofH.M.S. Amethyst myheartycongratulationsontheirdaringexploittore-jointheFleet.Thecourage, skill and determination shown by all on board have my highest commendation. Splice the mainbrace.’

SaunderstookpartinthecelebrationswhentheshipreturnedhomeandsatonTable2attheCelebratoryDinnerattheDorchesterHotel, London,on16November1949.HemarriedinLiverpoolin1951,andwasdischargedfromtheNavyon14December1953,aftersevenyears’ service. He died in Liverpool on 15 January 1968.

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GeneralService1918-62,1clasp(2),S.Persia (288SepoyPerumal.81Pioneers.);Kurdistan (2954Dfdr.Pahalwan Khan. 11 Lancers.) very ne (2) £80-£100

GeneralService1918-62,1clasp,Iraq (91498Gnr.A.V.Godfrey.R.A.) polishedandworn,thereforefairto ne,thereverse better £40-£50

General Service 1918-62, 1 clasp, Iraq (297056 Dvr. E. Welch. R.A.) good very ne £40-£50

GeneralService1918-62,1clasp,SouthernDesert,Iraq (355641L.A.C.A.F.Pelley.R.A.F.) innamedcardboxofissue additional marked ‘D[e]c[eas]ed’, virtually Mint state £600-£800

Sold with Royal Air Force Record Office enclosure named to the recipient, and addressed to the recipient’s father, dated 1 August 1930

GeneralService1918-62,1clasp(2),Palestine (4538361PteHEProuseWYorkR) thisasomewhatlaterissue;NearEast (22574011 Pte. D. Bickerdike. W. Yorks.) last two letters of surname o cially corrected, extremely ne (2) £80-£100 410

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General Service 1918-62, 1 clasp, Palestine (3310739 Pte. J. McMillan. H.L.I.) good very ne £60-£80 411

GeneralService1918-62,1clasp(2),S.E.Asia1945-46,unnamedasissued;Palestine1945-48 (EC.13875Pte.M.Madubeko. A.P.C.) very ne and better (2) £70-£90 412

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GeneralService1918-62,1clasp,Bomb&MineClearance1945-49 (1819766Spr.J.Jackson.R.E.) ‘7’ofnumberdouble-struck over the ‘9’, nearly extremely ne £500-£700

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General Service 1918-62, 1 clasp, Palestine 1945-48 (14936190 Pte. H. C. Reynolds AAC.) extremely ne £80-£100

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414 African Pioneer Corps.

General Service 1918-62, 1 clasp, Palestine 1945-48 (EC.13516 Pte. M. Kemang. A.P.C.) very ne £40-£50

General Service 1918-62, 1 clasp, Malaya, G.VI.R. (22224184 Pte. D. Mc.Leod. RAMC.) good very ne £40-£50 416

GeneralService1918-62,1clasp,Malaya,E.II.R.(2)

(22585876PteRFinemanRAOC) innamedcardboxofissuewithforwarding letter dated October 2005, extremely ne £140-£180 422

GeneralService1918-62,1clasp,CanalZone (22867395PteRTomlinsonREME) impressednaming,innamedcardboxof issue, the lid inscribed in ink ‘Received Sept 1st 2004’, extremely ne £140-£180

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General Service 1918-62, 1 clasp, Canal Zone (LAC K J Colgan (4116059) RAF) extremely ne £140-£180

GeneralService1918-62,1clasp(2),Cyprus (2686728S.A.C.R.K.Dickinson.R.A.F.);ArabianPeninsula (4200913 L.A. C. J. W. Doolan R.A.F.) good very ne and better (2) £80-£100

General Service 1918-62, 1 clasp, Arabian Peninsula (Capt. S. C. Toye. R.A.D.C.) about extremely ne, rare to unit £200-£240

SidneyCharlesToye wascommissionedLieutenant,RoyalArmyDentalCorps,on13April1959,andwaspromotedCaptainon1September 1959. He transferred to the Reserve of Officers on 1 September 1967.

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General Service 1918-62, 1 clasp, Arabian Peninsula (1402 Cpl. Salim Ahmad. T.O.S.) extremely ne £60-£80

General Service 1918-62, 1 clasp, Arabian Peninsula (1131 L/Cpl. Salah Ilahi. T.O.S.) extremely ne £50-£70

General Service 1918-62, 1 clasp, Arabian Peninsula (2786 Pte. Khilfan Ali. T.O.S.) minor edge bruise, nearly extremely ne £50-£70

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General Service 1918-62, 1 clasp, Arabian Peninsula (1553 Pte. Nagi Qassim. T.O.S.) good very ne £50-£70

General Service 1918-62, 1 clasp, Arabian Peninsula (1912 Pte. Said Muhammad. T.O.S.) mounted for wear, extremely ne £50-£70

General Service 1918-62, 1 clasp, Arabian Peninsula (1322 Pte. Salim Firhan. T.O.S.) good very ne £50-£70

GeneralService1918-62,1clasp,ArabianPeninsula (2055BoyIdShahdad.T.O.S.) minordigstoobverse eld,otherwise extremely ne £50-£70 433

General Service 1918-62, 2 clasps, Iraq, N.W. Persia (4737733 Pte. G. H. Hudson. Y & L.R.) very ne £80-£100

Air Crew Europe Star, unnamed as issued, nearly extremely ne £240-£280 435

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IndiaServiceMedal(2),bothunnamedasissued;PakistanIndependenceMedal1947(2) (38344669SepNurHussain16Pb. R;Mtn271537SepSultanKhanRPASCMT);IndianPoliceIndependenceMedal1950,unnamedasissued;Pakistan RepublicMedal1956,unnamedasissued;togetherwith Pakistan,Republic,MedalofMilitaryService(2),SecondClass,silver andenamel;ThirdClass,bronzeandenamel,bothunnamedasissued;GeneralServiceMedal(5),1clasp,Kashmir1948(2);1 clasp,Dir-Bajaur1960-62;1clasp,Kashmir1964-65;1clasp,Kutch1965,allunnamedasissued;WarStar1965(3),allunnamed asissued;WarStar1971(3) (1236212LNkMuhammadKhanArty;1220252DmtMuhammadSadiqArty; 2445084 Sep Mohd Malik Baluch R) generally very ne (19) £60-£80

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U.N.Korea1950-54,Britishissue(3),allunnamedasissued;U.N.Korea1950-54,Greekissue;U.N.E.F.Medal(3);U.N.Medal(5), onthefollowingriband,UNFICYP;UNEFII;UNIMOG;ONUSAL;andMONUC;N.A.T.O.Medal1994,1clasp,ISAF(2), generally very ne (14) £70-£90

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U.N.Medal(15),onthefollowingribands,ONUC;UNTEA;UNMOGIP;UNYOM;UNFICYP(2);UNAVEM;ONUSAL;UNTAC; UNOMUR;UNAMIR;UNHQ;UNOMSIL;UNAMET;andMINUSTAH;threewithseparateribandbars, somemodernstrikings, extremely ne (15) £50-£70

439

GeneralService1962-2007,1clasp,Borneo (23869080Sig.H.R.Nicklin.R.Sigs.) lightscratchestoobverse eld,nearly extremely ne £60-£80

General Service 1962-2007, 1 clasp, South Arabia, (23234575 Tpr. F. Dunn. 1 RTR.) mounted as worn, nearly extremely ne £60-£80 440

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General Service 1962-2007, 1 clasp, South Arabia (L4246182 Cpl. A. E. Clouder. R.A.F.) nearly extremely ne £60-£80

General Service 1962-2007, 1 clasp, Malay Peninsula (073608 D. Ward. A.B. R.N.) nearly extremely ne £60-£80

GeneralService1962-2007,1clasp,NorthernIreland(3) (24218542Spr.J.R.GwatkinRE.;24551759PteTMc.Shane LI; 24501983 Gdsm. D. Gillespie. S.G.) last uno cially renamed, good very ne and better (3) £80-£100

GeneralService1962-2007,1clasp,NorthernIreland (SACPCRichardson(H84034200)RAF) togetherwitha copy

General Service 1918-62, 1 clasp, Malaya, E.II.R. (4162569 LAC J. A. Rudd RAF) both mounted as worn, nearly extremely ne (2) £40-£50

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444 General Service 1962-2007, 1 clasp, Dhofar (K8097909 LAC E Williams RAF) extremely ne £240-£280

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General Service 1962-2007, 1 clasp, Gulf (WEM(O)1 R H Nunn D198602X RN) nearly extremely ne £180-£220

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General Service 1962-2007, 1 clasp, N. Iraq & S. Turkey (24797568 Gnr J Travis RA) extremely ne £400-£500

GeneralService1962-2007,2clasps,NorthernIreland,Lebanon (24393265TprREThomasQGD) minoredgebruise,nearly extremely ne £700-£900

Provenance: Dix Noonan Webb, September 2014.

RobertEdgarThomas wasbornon14January1960.HeenlistedintotheRoyalArmouredCorpsatSwanseaon3May1976andwiththe Queen’sDragoonGuardsheservedinNorthernIreland,October1980-November1982andinLebanon,February-August1983.Healsoserved withtheB.A.O.R.,September1977-September1978;October1978-July1979;August1979-October1980;andSeptember-October1984.Asa Lance-Corporal he was transferred to the Reserve in January 1985.

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GeneralService1962-2007,2clasps,NorthernIreland,Kuwait (24352339Gnr.W.Thomson.RA.) withcardboxofissue for the Kuwait clasp, named to ‘24352339 Sgt. W. Thomson RA.’, mounted as worn, minor edge bruise, good very ne £300-£400

Rhodesia 1980, unnamed as issued, usual Rhodium plate !nish, extremely ne £300-£400

SouthAtlantic1982,withrosette (23997151CplGWStephensonRAMC) mountedasworn, unito ciallycorrected,good very ne £300-£400

N.A.T.O.Medal1994(8),noclasp,forMacedonia;1clasp(7),FormerYugoslavia,Kosovo,NonArticle5,Africa,OUP-Libya/Libye, Pakistan, ISAF, all on the correct ribands, the Former Yugoslavia clasp a copy, extremely ne (8) £60-£80

453

OperationalServiceMedal2000,forSierraLeone,withoutrosette (StwdBGJWintonRFA) innamedcardboxofissue, minor edge bruise, otherwise extremely ne £300-£400

Provenance: Dix Noonan Webb, December 2007 and November 2015. BrianGeorgeJohnWinton wasborninNewForest,Hampshireon17January1960andwasawardedtheO.S.M.forSierraLeonewhen serving in R.F.A. Fort George

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OperationalServiceMedal2000,forAfghanistan,1clasp,Afghanistan (PteLSJVandenheedeRLC30114336) nearly extremely ne £100-£140

Iraq 2003-11, no clasp (25202519 Pte S D Dilnutt RLC) mounted court style as worn, nearly extremely ne £80-£100 455

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Coronation and Jubilee Medals

Jubilee 1897, silver, unnamed, in its Wyon, London case of issue, nearly very ne £140-£180

Three: Police Constable J. S. Bevan, Metropolitan Police Jubilee1897,MetropolitanPolice(P.C.J.Bevan.S.Divn.);Coronation1902,MetropolitanPolice,bronze(P.C.J.Bevan.S.Div.); Coronation 1911, Metropolitan Police (P.C. J. Bevan.) very ne (3) £80-£100

JohnSandersBevan wasbornintheParishofLeightonBuzzard,Bedfordshire,on9November1871,andwasapainterbytradebeforejoining theMetropolitanPoliceon27July1896,aged24.HewasattachedtoSDivisionthroughouthisserviceandresignedfromtheForceon2 October 1922.

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Coronation 1902, bronze; Coronation 1911; Jubilee 1935, all unnamed as issued and mounted for wear, very ne (3) £140-£180

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Coronation1902,MetropolitanPolice,bronze(2) (P.C.J.Emment.T.Div.;P.C.H.Neighbour.W.Div.) very neor better (2) £50-£70

460

Coronation1911,CountyandBoroughPolice,unnamedasissued;Huntley&PalmersLimitedFireBrigadeLongServiceMedal(3) (G.Griffin;W.Hole;J.Stevenson);NationalFireBrigadesUnionLongServiceMedal,with !ve‘FiveYears’claspsandone ‘TwentyYears’clasp (J.C.SpencerWindsorFireBrigade);VolunteerFireBrigadeContestMedal,heldatWokinghamJune 6th1881,silver;HighWycombeVolunteerFireBrigade,2ndprizeawardedatMaidenhead,6July1874 (ForemanG.Tottle) silver, suspensionbroken;togetherwithasilverfob (J.Brown.M.O.S.F.B.Burgh"eld) andametalF.B.A.Windsor1887 Diamond Jubilee commemorative medallion, generally very ne £120-£160

461

DelhiDurbar1911,silver,unnamedasissued;togetherwithvisittoIndia1911-12ovalsilvermedaletandasilverH.M.S.New Zealand medal, the last two polished, nearly very ne or better (3) £60-£80

Coronation1937,unnamedasissued;Jubilee1977,Canadianissue,silver(2),bothunnamedasissued,oneonlady’sbowriband, bothincardboxesofissue;ConfederationofCanadaCentenaryMedal1967(2),bothunnamedasissued;Confederationof Canada 125th Anniversary Medal 1992, unnamed as issued, in card box of issue, generally extremely ne (6) £140-£180

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462 x Coronation1953;Jubilee2002;Jubilee2012,allunnamedasissuedandmountedcourt-styletogetherwitha copy Jubilee1977, the last nearly very ne, otherwise extremely ne (4) £60-£80

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Jubilee 2022, unnamed as issued, in card box of issue, extremely ne

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Long Service Medals

465

Imperial Service Medal, E.VII.R., Star issue, unnamed as issued, in its Elkington & Co. Ltd case of issue, extremely ne £100-£140

Sold with original bestowal document to Mr J. Giles, His Majesty’s Dockyard, Portsmouth, 28th November 1905.

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Imperial Service Medal, G.V.R., Star issue (Robert C. Bailey) in its Elkington & Co. Ltd case of issue, extremely ne £50-£70

ImperialServiceMedal(5),G.V.R.(2),Starissue (GeorgeL.Long.);Circularissue,1st‘coinagehead’issue (StephenLowe.) inslightlydamaged !ttedcaseofissue;G.VI.R.,1stissue (CharlesJohnWheatley.);E.II.R.(2),1stissue (ThomasHenry Ashley Goldup); 2nd issue (Charles Edward Hutchison) last in slightly damaged Royal Mint case of issue, extremely ne (5) £100-£140

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New Zealand Meritorious Service Medal, E.II.R., 1st issue, naming neatly erased, otherwise extremely ne £60-£80

Accumulated Campaign Service Medal 1994, E.II.R. (24797468 Cpl I M Rennie Scots) about extremely ne £140-£180

ArmyL.S.&G.C.,V.R.,3rdissue,smallletterreverse (G.McKenzie,Gr.&Dr.,11thBatn.Rl.Arty.) engravednaming, edge bruising and contact marks, otherwise nearly very ne £60-£80

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ArmyL.S.&G.C.,V.R.,3rdissue,smallletterreverse (915.Cr.Sergt.W.Barrell,Coldstm.Gds.) minoredgebruising,good very ne £80-£100

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Army L.S. & G.C., V.R., 3rd issue, small letter reverse (1598. Corpl. P. Connolly. 1-21st. Foot) edge nicks, very ne £80-£100

Army L.S. & G.C., V.R., 3rd issue, small letter reverse (257. Pte. M. Stemp, 96th Foot) nearly very ne £80-£100

ArmyL.S.&G.C.,G.V.R.,1stissue (S/19274T.S.Mjr.R.O.Death.R.A.S.C.) attemptedalterationofsecondinitialto‘A’; Volunteer Force Long Service Medal, V.R., unnamed as issued, very ne (2) £80-£100

ArmyL.S.&G.C.,E.II.R.,2ndissue,RegularArmy (23834268SSgtPJSandersQGMRAOC) minoro cialcorrectiontorank, extremely ne £100-£140

Q.G.M. London Gazette 22 June 1976:

‘In recognition of service in Northern Ireland during the period 1 November 1975 to 31 January 1976’.

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Royal Navy L.S. & G.C., V.R., narrow suspension, impressed naming (Edward Rout, C.P.O. H.M.S. Majestic.) good very ne £100-£140

RoyalNavyL.S.&G.C.,V.R.,narrowsuspension,impressednaming (A.J.Vinall,Com.Btmn.,H.M.Coastguard.) goodvery ne £80-£100

Sold with some service details.

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Volunteer Force Long Service Medal, V.R. (Bnd: Mr: F. Howell. 2nd Lanc: Vol: Art:) nearly very ne £60-£80

VolunteerForceLongServiceMedal,V.R. (386.Sjt:Cook.G.Hawken.5/V.B.DevonR.) engravednaming, lightscratchto obverse eld, otherwise good very ne £70-£90

EfficiencyDecoration,E.II.R.,Territorial,reverseofficiallydated1954,withintegraltopribandbar, allgiltretouchedwithgoldpaint, very ne £60-£80

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Long Service Medals

TerritorialEfficiencyMedal,G.V.R. (817Pte.S.Atkinson.R.A.M.C.);EfficiencyMedal,G.VI.R.,1stissue,Militia (2326188

Sjt. E. W. Bent. R. Signals.) good very ne (2) £70-£90

Efficiency Medal, G.V.R., Canada (R.Q.M.S. (W.O. Cl. 2.) A. J. Hayhurst M.M. B.C. Dns.) nearly very ne £80-£100

M.M. London Gazette 18 November 1918.

ArthurJohnHayhurst wasborninYorkshireinAugust1894.HeservedwiththeBritishColumbiaDragoonsandthe2ndCanadianMounted Ri"es.HayhurstwaswoundedinactionatVimyRidge,9April1917.AHorseBreakerbytrade,hediedinAugust1977,andisburiedinthe Vernon (Pleasant Valley) Cemetery, British Columbia, Canada.

EfficiencyMedal,G.VI.R.(2),1stissue,Territorial (2586216.Cpl.L.Barratt.R.Sigs.);2ndissue,Territorial (898317Sjt.H. Lambert. R. Sigs.) very ne and better (2) £80-£100 483

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Reserve

Approximately 9 Special Reserve Long Service and Good Conduct Medals awarded to the 3rd Battalion, East Yorkshire Regiment.

Special Reserve L.S. & G.C., G.V.R. (3234 Sjt: W Lever. 3/York: Regt) edge bruising, polished, nearly very ne £400-£500 485

Approximately 2 Special Reserve Long Service and Good Conduct Medals awarded to the 3rd Battalion, Yorkshire Regiment. W.Lever attestedfortheYorkshireRegimentandservedwiththe3rdBattalioninSouthAfricaduringtheBoerWar,forwhichhewas awardedaQueen’sSouthAfricaMedalwiththreeclasps(CC,OFS,SA01).HewasawardedhisSpecialReserveLongServiceandGoodConduct Medal in January 1914.

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RoyalNavalReserveL.S.&G.C.,G.V.R.,2ndissue (2800CJ.Macleod.Smn.R.N.R.);FireBrigadeL.S.&G.C.,E.II.R. (Sub. Offr.JohnS.Turner) innamedcardboxofissue;Women’sVoluntaryServiceMedal,unnamedasissued,with‘LongService’ bar,inboxofissue,mountedforwearwithaDefenceMedal;togetherwithaNewZealandWarServiceMedal, very neand better (5) £70-£90

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RoyalNavalVolunteerReserveL.S.&G.C.,E.VII.R. (SurgeonC.S.Brewer,R.N.V.R.) namingofficiallyre-impressed, good very ne £60-£80

CharlesSamuelBrewer quali#edatLiverpoolin1882andservedatH.M.S. Eagle (later Eaglet), R.N.V.R.trainingbaseatLiverpool,from1914 to1918.HewasappointedHon.Staff SurgeonR.N.V.R.,11February1915,andisalsoentitledtotheBritishWarMedal(SurgeonLieutenant Commander on roll). He was appointed an O.B.E. in June 1919.

488 Coastguard Auxiliary Long Service Medal, E.II.R. (Howell Owen) extremely ne £100-£140 489 Royal Observer Corps Medal, E.II.R., 2nd issue (Chief Observer D. E. Tookey) nearly extremely ne £100-£140 490 Royal Observer Corps Medal, E.II.R., 2nd issue (Observer G. H. Dovell) nearly extremely ne £100-£140 491 www.noonans.co.uk all lots are illustrated on our website and are subject to buyers’ premium at 24% (+VAT where applicable)

Life Saving Awards

ABoardofTradeMedalforGallantryinSavingLifeatSeapairawardedtoThirdHandJ.Nixon,oftheSteam Tug Circe

BoardofTradeMedalforGallantryinSavingLifeatSea,V.R.,large,silver(JosephNixon,Wreckofthe“Boreas”onthe26th November1896); Germany,Oldenburg,MedalofMeritforSavingLife,by Brehmer,30mm,silver,theedgeengraved ‘SeermannJosephNixon,Sherbch,Boston,18Oct.1901’,bothhousedinthebaseofa "ttedcase, edgebruisingto rst,goodvery ne (2) £700-£900

JosephNixon,ThirdHandoftheSteamTug Circe,wasawardedtheBoardofTradeGallantryMedalinSilverforarescueeffecteduponthe schooner Boreas ofBristol.Threesilvermedalswereawardedforthisrescueaction.HewaslaterawardedalifesavingmedalfromtheGerman Grand Duchy of Oldenburg.

ASeaGallantryMedallifesavingpairawardedtoW.Brown,ChiefOfficeroftheSteamship Bostonian of Liverpool,forrescuingtheshipwreckedcrewoftheSteamship BritishKing ofLiverpool,whichfounderedin the North Atlantic Ocean on 11 March 1906

SeaGallantryMedal,E.VII.R.,small2ndissue,silver(WilliamBrown,wreckofthe“BritishKing”onthe11thMarch1906)in "tted caseofissue;BoardofTradePresentationBinoculars,invelvetlined "ttedpresentationbox,withplaqueonlidinscribed ‘PresentedbytheBritishGovernmenttoWilliamBrown,ChiefOfficeroftheSteamship“Bostonian”ofLiverpoolin acknowledgment[sic]ofhishumanityandkindnesstotheshipwreckedcrewoftheSteamship“BritishKing”ofLiverpool,which foundered in the North Atlantic Ocean, on the 11th. March, 1906.’, about extremely ne (2) £700-£900

‘Thesteamship BritishKing (4,717tons),built1891,ofLiverpool,sprangaleakduringahurricaneintheNorthAtlanticOceanandbegantosink on10March1906.Inanswertosignalsofdistressthe Mannheim boredown,butastheweatherwastoobadforaboattobelaunchedshestood byallnight,andinthemorningwiththeassistanceofthe Bostonian triedtoformaleesothatarescuemightbeattempted.Aftermuchdifficulty andinspiteofterri"cweather,aboatwaslaunchedbythe Mannheim andwassoskilfullyhandledthat11ofthecrewofthe BritishKing were rescued,buttheboatwasdestroyed.The Bostonian thenlaunchedaboatbutitwassmashedalongsideandthecrewoftheboatwereinjuredand onlyrescuedwithdifficulty.Asecondboatwaslaunchedfromthe Bostonian andrescued13ofthecrewofthe BritishKing beforeitwas destroyed.Subsequentlythe BritishKing founderedand "vemenwerepickedupclingingtoherwreckage.Therewasaheavyseaatthetimeof the rescue and those who rendered assistance incurred great risk to life.’ (The Sea Gallantry Medal, by R. J. Scarlett refers).

Thirteenmenofthe Bostonian wereawardedtheSeaGallantryMedalinSilverfortherescue.FirstMateWilliamBrownandSecondMateSydney ArthurCornwellwereadditionallyawardedbinoculars;othercrewmemberswereeachawarded£3.OnegoldandfoursilverForeignService medals were awarded to men of the German S.S. Mannheim

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A !neR.N.L.I.SilverMedal,R.N.L.I.BronzeMedalandSecondServiceclasp,and DailyStar GoldAwardMedal groupofthreetoHelmsmanF.Dunster,HaylingIslandLifeboatStation,whooverthecourseofhisR.N.L.I. career also received various Letters of Thanks and Appreciation

RoyalNationalLifeboatInstitution,SirWilliamHillary,silver(FrankDunstervoted19thJanuary1993),withuniface‘double dolphin’suspension,incaseofissue;RoyalNationalLifeboatInstitution,SirWilliamHillary,bronze(FrankSidneyDunster-voted 19thMarch1981),with‘SecondService’clasp,thereverseinscribed,‘Voted27thJanuary1982’,withuniface‘doubledolphin’ suspension,in damaged caseofissue; DailyStar GoldAward,neckbadge,62mm,gilt,thereverseengraved‘FrankDunster,1993’, with neck riband, some edge bruising, good very ne and a rare combination of awards (3) £3,000-£4,000

R.N.L.I. Bronze Medal, voted 19 March 1981. Frank Sidney Dunster, Helmsman, Hayling Island Inshore Lifeboat.

‘14December1980:Theyacht Fitz’sFlyer,herrudderbroken,wasindangerofbeingdrivenbyagaleontoaleeshoreoff EastokeHead,Hayling Island,Hampshire.TheAtlantic21rigidin"atablelifeboatlaunchedat1.20p.m.OnChichesterBarandaroundChichesterBarBeacon,visibility waspoorwithveryhighwaves,drivingsprayandpouringrain,but,inspiteofheavyseasforcingthetwoboatsapart,HelmsmanDunsterraneight times and took off four men. On two occasions, the lifeboat’s twin engines stalled but were restarted immediately’.

R.N.L.I.BronzeSecondServiceclasp,voted27January1982.FrankSidneyDunster,Helmsman(BronzeSecondServiceclasp)andRoderickHarold James, Crew Member (Silver Medal), both Hayling Island Inshore Lifeboat.

‘19September1981:Inasouth-easterlyneargale,ateenageboywasseenclingingtothepostofagroyne,some20yardsouttosea,oppositethe GoldenNuggetCafe,Eastoke,HaylingIsland,Hampshire,withveryrough,confusedseasbreakingoverhim.TheAtlantic21rigidin"atablelifeboat hadalreadybeenengagedinservicestotwowindsurfers,adinghyandayachtbut,whenat5.20p.m.,HelmsmanDunsterwastoldoftheboy’s predicament,heclosedwiththescene.Twoattemptsbyshorehelpershadalreadybeenmade,andthelifeboatmadefourunsuccessfulattempts torescue.Then,whenshecametowithin30feetoftheboy,RoderickJamesenteredthewaterand,astheexhaustedboyletgoanddisappeared, hegrabbedhimandmadefortheshore.Afterlandinghimsafelytoshorehelpers,MrJamesregainedtheboatatthelifeboatstationwhich continuedtodealwithvesselsindistressuntil7.50p.m.Duringservicesthatevening,sevenpeoplewererescuedfromtwosail-boats,acabin cruiser, a yacht and a catamaran as well as the boy on the groyne. Help was also given to other craft’.

R.N.L.I.SilverMedal,voted19January1993.FrankSidneyDunster,CrewMember(SilverMedal)andRoderickHaroldJames,Helmsman(Silver Second Service clasp), both Hayling Island Inshore Lifeboat.

‘25October1992:At11.50a.m.,theCoastguardreceivedaMaydayfromthe75ft.ketch DonaldSearle whichhadanchoredattheeasternendof ChichesterBarafterhersailshadbeenblownoutina50knotwesterlygaleandherengineshadfailed.Therewere17peopleonboard,andthe yachtwasdraggingheranchorasshewashurledaboutin15to20ft.breakingseas.AstheHaylingIsland’sAtlantic21wasalreadyoutonservice, FrankDunsterlaunchedhisown28ft.rigidin"atable HaylingIsland (elsewherecalledthe HaylingRescue )andheadedforthecasualty,whichby nowwasinveryshallowwaterandclosetotheTargetWreck.Hetookhisboatalongsidetheketch’sstarboardquarterand,atthesecond attempt,tookoff the #rstofthecrew,andthenafemalecrewmemberwhohadtoberecoveredfromtheseabetweenthetwoboats.Dunster, knowingtheBembridgelifeboatandahelicopterwereontheway,headedbacktoHaylingIslandlifeboatstationandlandedthetwosurvivorsat 12.35p.m.MeanwhileRoderickJames,intheAtlantic21 Aldershot,washeadingtowardsthecasualtythroughverysteepseas,suchthatatone stagethelifeboatstoodonend.Hereachedthecasualtyatthesametimeasthehelicopterand,inaseriesof #veapproaches,took #vepeopleoff the DonaldSearle.Alifeboatcrewmemberwasputontheketchtoenablethehelicopterwinchmantobehauledtowardstheyacht.Twomore peopleweretakenontotheAtlantic21whichthenheadedbacktothestationandlandedallsevensurvivors.TheBembridgelifeboatarrivedat 12.42p.m.tohelp.Duringaverydifficultapproach,thetwovesselsmadeheavycontactastheketchwasthrown20ft.toleewardbyasea, damagingbothboats.Onesurvivorwaspulledontothelifeboat,buttheCoxswainthendecideditwouldbesaferforthehelicoptertocomplete therescue.Allsevenremainingcrewofthe DonaldSearle,theHaylingIslandlifeboatcrewmemberandthehelicopterwinchmanweresafely aboard the helicopter by 12.52 p.m.’

TheR.N.L.I.LifeboatstationonHaylingIsland,Hampshire,openedin1865andremainedactiveuntilclosedin1924whenmotorlifeboatswere permanentlystationedatBembridgeandSelsey.However,itwaslaterrealizedthattherewasanurgentneedforaninshorecrafttocover ChichesterHarbourandthevicinity,anareaofwaterincreasinglypopularwithyachtsmen,windsurfersandgeneralholidaymakers.On25March 1975thelifeboatstationwasre-openedandanAtlantic21Classlifeboatinstalled.Thesecraft,6.9x2.4m.,witha2,750lb.displacement,witha glass-reinforced plastic hull, a speed of 30 knots and a crew of three, were ideal craft to work in inshore conditions.

Life Saving Awards

FrankDunster,anearlymemberofthere-openedHaylingIslandlifeboatstation,togetherwithHelmsmanPaddyLamperd,Hon.Medical AdvisorDrRichardNewmanandCrewmanBrianQuinton,wereawardedFramedLettersofThanksbytheChairmanoftheR.N.L.I.fortheir services when the inshore lifeboat rescued a man and his son from the cabin cruiser Tomey Too on 3 January 1978.

Dunsterthenreceivedthe !rstofhisR.N.L.I.BronzeawardsinrecognitionofhiscourageasHelmsmanoftheAtlantic21Classinrescuingthe crewoffourfromtheyacht Fitz’sFlyer on14December1980.ThelifeboatcrewmembersTrevorPearceandGrahamWickhameachreceived theThanksoftheInstitutioninscribedonVellumforthisrescue.TheRalphGlisterAwardwasalsogiveninrespectofthisrescue(Anawardgiven annually to the inshore rescue boat crew who have given outstanding service).

DunsterwasawardedtheSecondServiceclasptohisBronzeR.N.L.I.MedalasHelmsmanoftheAtlantic21Classinrescuingastrandedboyand otherson19September1981.CrewmanRoderickJameswasawardedtheR.N.L.I.SilverMedalandCrewmanGrahamRainesandtwoofthe shore crew received the Thanks of the Institution inscribed on Vellum for this rescue. The Ralph Glister Award was also given for this action.

AFramedLetterofAppreciationwasawardedtoHelmsmenJamesandDunsterinrecognitionoftheirserviceson24September1988whennine personswererescuedfromtheketch SeawayEndeavour whichwasindifficultiesontheEastPoleSands.Dunster,inhisowncraft,the Hayling Rescue brought !veofthepeopletosafety,JamesintheAtlantic21Class Aldershot rescuedtheotherfour.Crewmembersofbothcraftand shore crew received letters of thanks signed by the R.N.L.I. Chief of Operations.

Fortheirpartintherescueofoneofthecrewoftheyacht Dingaling on9October1988,HelmsmanDunsterandCrewmanJamesreceivedthe ThanksoftheInstitutioninscribedonVellum.TheR.N.L.I.BronzeMedalwasawardedtoCrewmanGrahamRainesforthisrescue.Dunster,James andRaineswerealsoawardedtheRalphGlisterAwardandtheWalterandElizabethGroombridgeAwardforthisaction(thislaterawardedfor the outstanding inshore lifeboat rescue of the year, established in 1989).

DunsterwasawardedtheR.N.L.I.SilverMedalforhispart,ashelmsmanofthe HaylingRescue (elsewherecalled HaylingIsland),fortherescueof thecrewfromtheketch DonaldSearle whichwasindifficultiesontheEastPoleSands,25October1992.HelmsmanRoderickJameswasawarded theR.N.L.I.SilverSecondServiceclasp(the !rstinshorelifeboatmantobesoawarded)forthisrescue.TheRalphGlisterAwardandtheWalter andElizabethGroombridgeAwardswerealsomade toJamesandhiscrewoftwo.Therescueofthecrewofthe DonaldSearle isfeaturedinthe book Riders of the Storm by Ian Cameron.

ThefollowingyearDunsterwaspresentedwiththe DailyStar GoldAward.TheuseofDunster’sowncrafthadshowntheneedforanadditional vessel,andinthemid-1990’sanew“D”ClasslifeboatenteredservicewiththeHaylingIslandLifeboatStation.Thecraft,approx.4.95x2m.,with a 745 lb displacement, a speed of 21 knots and crew of two was particularly useful for close inshore work. SoldwithribandbarsforthetwoR.N.L.I.medals,onebearingasilvered‘Hillary’emblem,theothertwobronze‘Hillary’emblems,theseina Garrard, London, case; and some copied research.

RoyalHumaneSociety,smallbronzemedal(successful) (RichardGiles.H.M.S.“Thalia”1st.Augt.1872.) in Warrington, London, embossed and !tted case of issue, lacking integral top riband buckle, very ne £100-£140 495 x

R. Giles was awarded the Royal Humane Society’s Bronze Medal for saving life at Mill Bay, Plymouth, on 1 August 1872 (R.H.S. Case no. 18,967).

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RoyalHumaneSociety,Pro!ciencyinSwimmingMedallion,silver(2),theobverseexergueof !rstimpressed‘KingEdward’s School,Birmingham,1930’andtheedgeengraved‘L.J.Tracey’;theobverseexergueof !rstimpressed‘CharterhouseSchool, Godalming, 1947’ and the edge engraved ‘W. S. Broadhead’, both in cases of issue, good very ne (2) £80-£100

RoyalSocietyfortheProtectionofLifefromFire,3rdtype,bronze,reverseinscribed, ‘Specimen.T.J.HoltEsq.Deputy (Member of Committee) 1851’, unmounted, minor edge bruise, good very ne £100-£140 497

Provenance: Dix Noonan Webb, September 2009.

SavedfromtheFlames,byRogerWilloughbyandJohnWilsonstates:‘AmongthetypeIIIawardswereseveralhonoraryorcommemorative presentations.AnumberofbronzemedalswerethusgiventotheSocietyVice-presidents,committeemembersandtheHonorarySurgeonin 1852.Theprecisenumberofsuchhonoraryawardsisnotnoted,thoughtheFifteenthAnnualReportoftheRoyalSocietyfortheProtectionof LifefromFire(London,1851,pp.6-7)lists28peopleontheSociety’sCommitteeofManagement,addedtowhichitdetails13Vice-Presidents. AddingtheHonorarySurgeontothisnumbergives42candidatesforthesecommemorativeissues.ItseemspossiblethatotherSocietyofficers, suchastheSecretary,the3Collectorsand2InspectorswhoarealsolistedintheAnnualReportmayhavebeenincludedinthisdistributionof these awards.’

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LiverpoolShipwreckandHumaneSociety,MarineMedal,3rdtype,silver (ToH.H.N.Ouseley-Stanley.S.S.“Sebek”for Gallant Service. 11th. July 1915.) in Old elds, Liverpool, embossed and !tted case of issue, edge bruise, cleaned, very ne

HerbertHeraldNormanOuseley-Stanley,anApprenticeintheS.S. Sebek,wasborninHongKongon25May1897andwasawardedthe Liverpool Shipwreck and Humane Society’s Marine Medal for his gallantry in the North Atlantic on 11 July 1915.

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S.S. Drummond Castle Medal 1896, silver, unnamed as issued, in !tted case of issue, about extremely ne

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TheCastleMailPacketsCompanylinerS.S. DrummondCastle,homewardboundfromNatalandCapeTown,struckareefoff Ushantinafogon thenightof16June1896.Ofthe143passengersand104officersandcrew,onlythreeescaped.Silvermedalswerestruckwiththeapprovalof QueenVictoriaforawardtotheBreton !shermenandotherinhabitantsofBrest,Ushant,andMolenewhohelpedinrescuingthesurvivors,and in the recovery and burial of those lost.

Anunusuallife-savinggroupawardedtoCaptainJ.J.Shaw,MasteroftheSteamship Dalton ofNewcastle,for rescuingtheshipwreckedcrewandpassengersoftheSteamship Tidal ofCardiff,off theCortonLightship, near Lowestoft, on 12 January 1922

ShipwreckedFishermenandMarinersRoyalBenevolentSocietySilverMedal, sometimegilded (CaptainJ.J.Shaw,S.S.“Dalton” January12.1922)withclawbutlackingusualsuspension;ShippingFederationSilverMedalforMeritoriousService(J.J.Shaw,12th January1922) #ttedwithgoldchainmountandringforsuspension;BoardofTradePresentationSalver,320mmdiameter,silver (1,100g),hallmarksforLondon1896,withwithballandclawfeet,thecentreinscribed‘PresentedbytheBoardofTradetoJames JosephShaw,MasteroftheSteamship“Dalton”ofNewcastle-upon-Tyne,inacknowledgementofhishumanityandkindnessto theshipwreckedcrewandpassengersofthesteamship“Tidal”ofCardiff,whomherescuedoff theCortonLightship,near Lowestoft, on the 12th January 1922’, contained in its wooden presentation box, generally very ne (3) £800-£1,000

Provenance: Dix Noonan Webb, April 2001.

‘Onthe12thJanuary1922,theS.S. Tidal ofCardiff,ladenwithcoal,wasindistressabout8milesoff theCortonLightship,nearLowestoft,the vesselhavingshippedtremendousseas,whichcausedhertotakeaheavyandincreasinglist.InresponsetosignalsofdistresstheS.S. Dalton of Newcastle-upon-Tynecametoherassistance,andalthoughtheweatherconditionswereverybadthemasterofthe Dalton decidedtotryto launchaboat.Volunteerswerecalledfor,andafterthe Dalton hadbeenmanoeuvredabout50yardstothewindwardofthe Tidal alife-boat,in chargeofMrRobertSpencerandmannedbytheseamenmentioned,waslaunchedandsucceededinrescuingthecrewandpassengersconsisting oftenmen,twowomen,andthreechildren,andsafelytransferredthemtothe Dalton. Therescuingboathadonlygonesome30yardsonthe return journey when the Tidal foundered.’ (Gallantry, by Sir Arnold Wilson and Captain J. McEwen refers) ApieceofPlate(Salver)value£15wasawardedbytheBoardofTradetoJamesJ.Shaw,Masterofthe Dalton, andapairofBinocularsvalue£8.2.6 toRobertSpencer,SecondOfficer.Inaddition,Spencerandthefourcrewmenofthelife-boat(BoatswainMartinWennerburg;AbleSeamen ArthurHellmanandArthurEdwardClerk;andDonkeymanHenryFudge)wereawardedtheBoardofTradeBronzeSeaGallantryMedal.Henry Fudge was subsequently selected for the ‘Emile Robin’ award for 1922.

James Joseph Shaw received his silver salver at a Presentation by the Lord Mayor of Newcastle on 6 July 1922. Sold with a contemporary press photograph of Captain Shaw with the Mayor of Newcastle and other civil dignitaries; and copied research.

TherareReliefofWexfordpresentationGoldMedalgiventoCaptainJamesBoyd,WexfordCavalry,for beingthe‘FirstattheheadofhisLieutenantandEightPrivatesofhistrooptoentertheTownonthe21st of June 1798’

CorporationofWexfordpresentationgoldmedal,comprisingovalconvexandconcaveplates,approximately70mmx55mm,of lowcaratgold,unmarked,matedtogetherwithinanovalband,theconvexplatewith !nelyengravedinscription: ‘Onthe29thof June1799thismedalwasvotedbytheCorporationofWexfordtoJamesBoydEsqr.,CaptainoftheWexfordCavalry.InbeingtheFIRST attheheadofhisLieutenantandEightPrivatesofhistrooptoentertheTownonthe21stofJune1798,theninpofsefsionoftheRebels, andtherebyrelievingmanyoftheLoyalInhabitantswhoexpectedaGeneralMafsacre.EbenJacob,Mayor.’; thereverseorconcaveplate issimilarly !nelyengravedwiththefollowinginscription: ‘Ontheothersideisrecordedbutasingleactionofonewhosepubliclifehas beensteadilydevotedtotheServiceofhisCountryandwhoseprivatehasbeenEminentlydistinguishedbythepractiseofeverysocial Virtue;LetitbepermittedmetoboastthatIam,andforaseriesofyearshavebeen,oneofhismanysincereandapplaudingfriends.

An account of the relief of Wexford town

“WhenGeneralMoore’sarmywaswithinabouttwomilesofWexford,theyperceivedthehouseofaprotestantinthesuburbson !re,from which they concluded, that the rebels were burning the town.

Mr.JamesBoyd,representativeforthetown,whocommandedtheWexfordCavalry,tremblingforthefateofhiswifeandchildren,asked permissionofthegeneralforhimandasmanyoftheyeomancavalryaswouldaccompanyhim,topushforwardtothetownandtomakea desperate effort to save their families and their property.

Thefollowingpersons,withgreatmagnanimity,volunteeredinthatperilousservice,andranariskofdevotingtheirownlivestosavetheproperty andlivesoftheprotestantinhabitantswhoremainedinthetown;theywereallmembersofthecorpsbutone.CaptainJamesBoyd,memberof parliament,LieutenantPercival,highsheriff forthecounty,CorporalJohnStetham,CorporalWilliamHughes,A.H.Jacob,oftheEnniscorthycorps andthefollowingprivates,JohnTench,JosephSutton,ArcherBayly,MarcusDoyle,AbrahamHowlin,JohnByrne,andWilliamM’Cabe,MrBoyd’s servant.ChristopherIrwine,permanentsergeantofthetroop,followedthemrapidlyonfoot,hishorsehavingbeenshot.Theydashedintothe townwithadegreeofvalourborderingondespair,andannouncedwithaloudvoice,thatthearmywasattheirheels.Thisgavetherebelssuch anelectricshock,that,panicstruck,they #edinalldirections,someoverthebridge,otherstothebaronyofForth.Theirconsternationwasso great, that very few of them attempted in their #ight to injure the inhabitants of the town.”

GoldandsilvermedalsweresubsequentlypresentedbyEbenezerJacob,MayorofWexford,toCaptainJamesBoydandLieutenantEdward Perceval,theseingold,andsimilarcircularmedalsinsilvertothecorporalsandprivates. AGenealogicalandHeraldicHistoryoftheCommonersof GreatBritainandIreland, byJohnBurke,con!rmstheawardbytheCorporationofWexfordofamedalingoldtoLieutenantPerceval.Thesilver medaltoCorporalJohnStethamwasfoundintheOntariobush,circa2007/08,andthattoPrivateJohnByrnewassoldbyWhyte’sofDublinin March 2016 (€2900).

Eben Jacob.’, lacking its original stirrup hinged retaining loop, very ne and very rare £2,000-£3,000

TheRoyalMilitaryCollegeSandhurstKing’sMedalawardedtoLieutenant-ColonelLordKingsale,D.S.O., Indian Army, late Connaught Rangers, who was !ve times Mentioned in Despatches

King’sMedal,RoyalMilitaryCollege,Sandhurst,1902,48mm,gold(56.69g)(SeniorCorporalTheHon:MichaelWilliamRobertDe Courcy), in Morocco leather "tted case of issue, edge nick, about extremely ne £2,000-£2,400

MichaelWilliamRobertDeCourcy,27thBaronKingsale,wasbornon26September1882,thesonofthe26thBaronKingsale,andwas educatedatDulwichCollegeandKellyCollege,Tavistock,beforeenteringtheRoyalMilitaryCollege,Sandhurstin1901,wherehewasawarded theKing’sMedal,astheOfficerCadetwiththehighestscoresinmilitary,practicalandacademicstudies.CommissionedintotheConnaught Rangers,heservedduringtheTibetcampaignof1903to1904beforetransferringtothe32ndSikhPioneers,IndianArmy.Hesawfurtherservice duringtheAborExpeditionof1911to1912(MentionedinDespatches)andservedduringtheGreatWarinMesopotamia,(D.S.O.,threetimes MentionedinDespatches,andOrderoftheWhiteEagleofSerbia5thclass,withSwords).HelaterservedduringtheAfghanistanCampaign1919 to1920(MentionedinDespatches),andafterwardsduringthe1922WaziristanCampaign.AppointedLieutenant-Colonel,heservedwiththe2nd SikhPioneersfrom1927.Hesucceededhisfatherasthe27thLordKingsale,andthePremierBaroninthePeerageofIreland,on24January1931. He died, aged 87, on 7 November 1969.

PolarMedal1904,E.II.R.,1stissue,silver,noclasp,theloweredgeengravedinlargeuprightserifcapitalsSPECIMEN, extremely ne £400-£500 503

British North Borneo Company’s Bravery Cross, bronze, unnamed, unissued residual stock, good very ne, scarce £240-£280

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British North Borneo Company’s Bravery Cross, bronze, unnamed, unissued residual stock, good very ne, scarce £240-£280

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22nd(Cheshire)RegimentofFootMedal1820,36mm,silver,forfourteenyears’goodconduct,obversefeaturingGeorgeIII receivingthemedalfromColonelCrosbieontheterraceatWindsor,theCastleinthebackground,‘EstablishedunderRoyal Sanction’above,‘1785’inexergue,thereverseinscribed‘ReestablishedbyCol.SirH.Gough1st.January1820’,withtwopalm branches below, ‘Order of Merit 22nd. Regiment’ around, unmounted, minor edge bruise, good very ne £50-£70

Referenced in Balmer, R.246.

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48thFootRegimentalMedal1819,38mm,silver,theobversewithcrownabove‘48’,‘1819.Northamptonshire’below,with ‘ThomasSlater’inscribedonobversescroll,thereverseinscribedwith10actions:‘Talavera,Albuera,Rodrigo,Badajos, Salamanca,Vittoria,Pyrenees,Nivelle,Orthes,Toulouse’, "ttedwithahingedringandstraightsilverbarsuspender, very neand rare, and one of Australia’s earliest recognised pieces of silver £3,000-£4,000

Referenced in Balmer R370.

ThismedalwasestablishedbytheofficersoftheRegiment1819,whilstitwasservinginAustralia,1817-24.Themaximumnumberofactionsis twelve, though eleven is the maximum so far recorded on a medal.

ThemedalswereengravedbySamuelClayton,whowastransportedforforgeryfromIrelandtoAustraliaforsevenyearsin1816.Apainter, engraverandsilversmithbytrade,heestablishedhimselfinSydneyasearlyasJanuaryofthefollowingyear,rapidlybecomingoneofthe "nest silversmithsintheColony.Amongstotherachievementsheinstigatedtheestablishmentofthe "rstMasoniclodgeinNewSouthWales,and designed and engraved the Colony’s "rst banknotes. He died at Gunning, N.S.W., in 1853.

ThomasSlater attestedforthe48thRegimentofFootinManchesteron31August1804,andservedwiththe1stBattalioninthePeninsula from14July1809,quicklycomingintoactionattheBattleofTalaveraon28July1809.Itisprobablethathewaswoundedatthisbattleasthe muster rolls for the period 25 June to 24 September 1809 show the entry ‘General Hospital’ for the second muster (24 August) against his name.

Slaterservedforthenext "veyearsinPortugal,SpainandFranceandwaspresentwiththebattalionattheBattleofAlbuhera;thesiegesof CiudadRodrigoandBadajoz;thebattlesofSalamancaandVitoria;thethreedaybattleinthePyrenees,inwhichthe48thwereonceagaintothe forewithabayonetcharge;and "nallythethreebattlesatwhichhewaspresentinFrance,Nivelle,OrthesandToulouse.Followingthe declarationofpeaceheproceedwiththe48thtoIrelandongarrisonduties,andthenembarkedwiththeregimentforAustraliaonthemale convict ship Guildford as one of the guards, arriving at New South Wales on 11 April 1818.

SlaterservedwiththeregimentinAustraliauntilMarch1824,whenheandanumberofotherstransferredtothe3rdFoot,probablyduetothe impendingdepartureoftheregimenttojointheArmyinIndia.Noothertraceoftherecipienthasbeenfound;hepresumablycompletedhis21 years’ service in Australia, and then either returned to England or settled in the colony.

TheIncorporatedLawSocietyBoerWarTributeMedal1899-1902,51mm,bronze,theobversefeaturingthesociety’s coat-ofarms,‘TheIncorporatedLawSocietyoftheUnitedKingdom1902’around,thereverseinscribed‘PresentedbythePresidentof theSocietySirAlbertKayeRollit,LLD,DCL,MP,andtheVicePresident,JohnEdwardGrayHill,Esq.,toSolicitors&Articled ClerkswhoservedintheSouthAfricanCampaign1899-1902andwhowereentertainedbytheSocietyataBanquetinitsHallon December 18th 1902’, unnamed, edge bruise on reverse, some verdigris, very ne £70-£90

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TheIncorporatedLawSocietyBoerWarTributeMedal1899-1902,51mm,bronze,theobversefeaturingthesociety’s coat-ofarms,‘TheIncorporatedLawSocietyoftheUnitedKingdom1902’around,thereverseinscribed‘PresentedbythePresidentof theSocietySirAlbertKayeRollit,LLD,DCL,MP,andtheVicePresident,JohnEdwardGrayHill,Esq.,toSolicitors&Articled ClerkswhoservedintheSouthAfricanCampaign1899-1902andwhowereentertainedbytheSocietyataBanquetinitsHallon December 18th 1902’, unnamed, some verdigris, very ne £70-£90

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TheIncorporatedLawSocietyBoerWarTributeMedal1899-1902,51mm,bronze,theobversefeaturingthesociety’s coat-ofarms,‘TheIncorporatedLawSocietyoftheUnitedKingdom1902’around,thereverseinscribed‘PresentedbythePresidentof theSocietySirAlbertKayeRollit,LLD,DCL,MP,andtheVicePresident,JohnEdwardGrayHill,Esq.,toSolicitors&Articled ClerkswhoservedintheSouthAfricanCampaign1899-1902andwhowereentertainedbytheSocietyataBanquetinitsHallon December 18th 1902’, unnamed, very ne £80-£100

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BritishRedCrossSocietyMedalfortheBalkanWars1912-13,1clasp,Montenegro,silver-giltandenamel,reverseinscribed ‘Freeman de L. Williams’, good very ne, scarce £300-£400

FreemandeLanceyWilliams,thesonofLieutenant-GeneralSirWilliam‘Devil’Williams,K.C.B.,RoyalArtillery,andthebrotherofWeirde LanceyWilliams,servedasaTrooperwiththeCeylonMountedInfantryContingentinSouthAfricaduringtheBoerWar(Queen’sSouthAfrica MedalwithclaspsforCapeColonyandDriefontein),andsubsequentlywiththeBritishRedCrossSocietyduringtheBalkanWarinMontenegro. HesawfurtherserviceduringtheGreatWarwithaVolunteerHospitalaspartoftheBritishExpeditionaryForceontheWesternfrontfrom29 August 1914, and was ultimately commissioned into the Labour Corps. For the medals awarded to the recipient’s brother, see Lot 78.

Memorial Plaque (Edward Davey Ashcroft) very ne

£70-£90

EdwardDaveyAshcroft wasborninHuntervilleNewZealandinAugust1895,andwasthesonofAlbertEdwardandEmmelineLucy Ashcroft,ofVernon,BritishColumbia,Canada.HegraduatedfromtheRoyalMilitaryCollegeofCanadain1912,servedduringtheGreatWaras aSecondLieutenantwiththeRoyalEngineersintheFrenchtheatreofwarfrom2April1915.AshcroftadvancedtoCaptain,andwasservingwith the 7th Field Company in Mesopotamia when he died of wounds, 30 November 1917.

Captain Ashcroft is buried in the Ramleh War Cemetery, and commemorated on the Royal Military College of Canada, Kingston Memorial Arch.

MemorialPlaque (LaurenceTolmyHarrison) withBuckinghamPalaceenclosure,incardenvelope;MemorialScroll‘Pte. Laurence Tolmy Harrison, Canadian Infantry B’n.’, nearly extremely ne (2) £80-£100 513 x

LaurenceTolmyHarrison wasborninSouthampton,Ontario,on3January1900andenlistedinthe153rdBattalioninMarch1916,when only16yearsold.Heproceededoverseaswiththe153rdBattalioninApril1917,andwenttoFrancewiththesignallersin1918,onthe headquartersstaff ofthe18thBattalion,andwasadvancedSergeant.Hewaskilledinactionon8August1918,andisburiedinAdelaide Cemetery, Villers-Bretonneux, France.

SoldwiththeoriginalGreatNorthWesternTelegraminformingtherecipient’smotherofhisdeath;andnewspapercuttingobituary,containinga photograph of the recipient.

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Memorial Plaque (William Nicol Cross) in card envelope of issue, very ne £50-£70

WilliamNicolCross wasborninHamilton,LanarkshireinAugust1892.HeemigratedtoCanada,andwasemployedasaBankManagerbythe BankofOttawa,inEdmonton,Alberta.CrossinitiallyservedintheMilitiawiththe19thAlbertaDragoons,MachineGunSection.Heserved duringtheGreatWarasaTrooperwiththe3rdRegimentCanadianMountedRi"es,beforetransferringtothe1stRegimentCanadianMounted Ri"es.

Crosswastakenprisonerofwar,anddiedasaprisonerofwar,11June1916.PrivateCrossisburiedintheHarlebekeNewBritishCemetery, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium.

Canadian Memorial Cross, G.V.R. (77681 L/Sgt. J. McNeil) with Maple Leaf bar suspension, in case of issue, good very ne £50-£70

JohnHenryMcNeill wasborninHull,YorkshireinDecember1875.HeemigratedtoCanada,andresidedinVictoria,BritishColumbia. McNeillservedduringtheGreatWarwiththe15thBattalion,CanadianInfantryontheWesternFront.Hesufferedagunshotwoundtotheleft shoulderduringtheBattleofAmiens,8August1918(entitledtoSilverWarBadge).LanceSergeantMcNeilldiedafterthewarofrelated injuries/illness,5March1922,andisburiedintheVernon(PleasantValley)Cemetery,BritishColumbia,Canada-hismemorialcrossbeinga somewhat later claim. Sold with copied service papers.

Canadian Memorial Cross, G.V.R. (628473 Pte. H. L. McDonald) professionally brooch mounted, good very ne £50-£70 516 x

HerbertLloydMcDonald wasborninFlorence,Ontario,CanadainSeptember1892.HeservedduringtheGreatWarwiththe47th Battalion(BritishColumbia),CanadianInfantry,andwaskilledinactionduringtheattackandcaptureofLaCoulotte,25June1917.Private McDonald is commemorated on the Vimy Memorial, Pas de Calais, France.

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FrankAugustusHaynes wasborninOxfordandattestedfortheWorcestershireRegimentatWarley,Essex.Heservedwiththe4th BattalionduringtheGreatWarintheGallipolitheatreofWarfrom15July1915,andwaskilledinactioninthattheatreon6August1915.He has no known grave and is commemorated on the Helles Memorial, Turkey.

Pte.FrankAugustusHaynes,WorcestershireRegt.’,mountedfordisplayinaglazedframe,with Buckingham Palace enclosure affixed to the reverse of the frame, good condition £50-£70 517 www.noonans.co.uk all lots are illustrated on our website and are subject to buyers’ premium at 24% (+VAT where applicable)

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WilliamEricPheysey wasborninStourport,Worcestershire,on9January1896andwaseducatedattheKingCharlesISchool, Kidderminster.HavingsubsequentlyemigratedtoAustralia,heattestedfortheAustralianImperialForceatHelenaVale,WesternAustraliaon26 September1914.Heservedwiththe11th(WesternAustralia)Battalion,AustralianImperialForceduringtheGreatWaratGallipolifromMay 1915,andwasadmittedtothe1stAustralianCasualtyClearingStationon1August1915withgunshotwoundstotheleftcalfandrightthigh. Invalided to England, he recovered and re-joined his Battalion at Alexandria on 10 March 1916.

PheyseyproceededtoFrancewithhisbattalionthefollowingmonth,andwaskilledinactionontheWesternFrontnearPoziereson22July1916. He has no known grave and is commemorated on the Villers-Bretonneux Memorial, France.

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

RoyalFusiliersSportsman’sBattalionMedal,26mm,silver,theobversewithtwincoat-of-armsandnumbered‘294’,thereverse inscribedinraisedletters,‘fromEmmaCunliffe-Owen,Oct.1914,‘Godguardyou’,withsmallringsuspension, edgebruise,very ne, scarce £80-£100

MrsEmmaCunliffe-OwenwasborninKensingtonin1863,ofmixedEnglishandGermanheritage.Herfather,SirFrancisPhillipCunliffe-Owen, wasthedirectoroftheSouthKensington(nowtheVictoriaandAlbert)Museum.HermaternalgrandfatherwasaGermanBaronwhohadserved as an aide-de-camp to Frederick Wilhelm of Prussia.

Attheoutbreakofwar,itisreputedthat,whilstwalkingdownBondStreet,shemettwobig-gamehuntersofheracquaintance.Half-jokingly,she askedthemwhytheyhadnotsignedup,andhalf-jokinglytheychallengedhertoraiseabattalionofherown.Akeensportswomaninheryouth,in response,shetelegraphedLordKitchenerinSeptember1914,whoacceptedheroffertoraiseabattalionofphysically "tmen,abletoshootand ride.WithherhusbandEdward,shesetuparecruitingofficeintheHotelCecil,ontheStrand,andplacedanadvertin TheTimes,seeking ‘Sportsmen, aged 19 to 45, upper and middle class only. Wanted at once.’

Despitetherestrictionsstatedintheadvert,menfromallwalksoflifejoinedupinresponse.Suchwasthesuccessinherefforts,thattheWar

Officeaskedhertoraiseasecondbattalionof1600men.Andsowereformedthe23rdand24th(Service)BattalionsoftheRoyalFusiliers(City of London) Regiment, otherwise known as the ‘1st and 2nd Sportsmans Battalions’.

MrsCunliffe-Owenpresentedallranksofherbattalionswithasilvermedallion,engravedwiththerecipient’sregimentalnumber,bearingher signature and the message, ‘God guard you.’

HarmanMoore, anoriginalmemberofthe23rd(1stSportsman’s)Battalion,attestedon6October1914forservicewiththeRoyalFusiliers duringtheGreatWar.AdvancedLanceSergeant,heservedathomeandwasdischargedduetosicknesson28June1916,andawardedaSilver War Badge, No. 156,520.

RoyalFusiliersSportsman’sBattalionMedal,26mm,silver,theobversewithtwincoat-of-armsandnumbered‘2004’,thereverse inscribedinraisedletters,‘fromEmmaCunliffe-Owen,Oct.1914,‘Godguardyou’,withsmallringsuspension, goodvery ne, scarce £80-£100

BoroughofWandsworthTributeMedalforServicesRenderedinGermanZeppelinRaidsDuringtheGreatWar,52mm,bronze, theobversewitharmsofWandsworthandinscription‘MetropolitanBoroughofWandsworth’,thereverseinscribed (W. Chipper!eld) ‘For services rendered during air raids in the borough 1915-1918 - All Clear’, nearly extremely ne, scarce £100-£140

LincolnGreatWarTributeMedal(3),36mm,bronze,obversefeaturingtheCity’scoatofArms,andinscribed‘Intokenof Lincoln’sgratitude’,thereversedepictingBritanniapresentingalaurelcrowntoavictoriousreturningserviceman,withawarship, artillerygun,andbi-planeinbackground,andinscribed‘ServedintheGreatWar1914-1919’,allunnamed,twoin "ttedcasesof issue;SkegnessGreatWarTributeMedal,36mm,bronze,obversefeaturingtheTown’sCoatofArms,andinscribed‘Intokenof theGratitudeofSkegness’,thereversedepictingBritanniapresentingalaurelcrowntoavictoriousreturningserviceman,witha warship,artillerygun,andbi-planeinbackground,andinscribed‘ServedintheGreatWar1914-1919’,unnamed, minoredge bruising, generally good very ne (4) £80-£100

MiscellaneousTributeMedalsandMedallions,TyneGarrisonTribute,1918,asilvermedalbyVaughton,hallmarkedBirmingham 1918,41mm;BattleofJutland,1916, very ne, asilvermedalbySpink,45mm, edgebruises,soldermarkswithremainsofpin mountingonreverse,nearlyvery ne;BattleofJutland,1916,asilvermedalbySpink,23mm, polished;6thDragoonGuards (Carabiniers),GreatWar‘FromtheOfficers,Mons,Marne,Ypres,ArrasAmiens,Noyon,Cambrai,silver26mm, very ne;Great War,325SiegeBatteryR.G.A.,France1917-18withRoyalArtillerybadgetopbaronribbon,silverandenamels,hallmarked, nearlyvery ne,LincolnGreatWarTributeMedal,36mm,bronze,obversefeaturingtheCity’scoatofArms,andinscribed‘In tokenofLincoln’sgratitude’,thereversedepictingBritanniapresentingalaurelcrowntoavictoriousreturningserviceman,witha warship,artillerygun,andbi-planeinbackground,andinscribed‘ServedintheGreatWar1914-1919’,unnamed, very ne;Robert Gordon’sTechnicalCollege,Aberdeen,46mm,bronze,‘InMemoryOfThoseStudentsWhoGaveTheirLives1914-1918, 1939 -1945, unnamed, exfremely ne (7)

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Canadian Memorial Cross, G.VI.R. (2/Lt. M. H. Willoughby) in case of issue, good very ne

MauriceHenryWilloughby wasthesonofJamesandAdaWilloughby,ofNewWestminster,BritishColumbia,andhusbandofMurielE. Willoughby,ofNewWestminster.HejoinedtheWestminsterRegiment(Motor)R.C.I.C.inJuly1940,anddied28July1941(entitledtoWar Medal1939-45andCanadianVolunteerServiceMedal).SecondLieutenantWilloughbyisburiedintheBurnaby(OceanView)BurialPark,British Columbia, Canada.

Canadian Memorial Cross, G.VI.R. (M.10748 L-Cpl. A. R. Gogain) in case of issue, very ne

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AllanR.Gogain wasthesonofErnestandEugenieGogain,andhusbandofVioletLouiseGogain(neeDewar),ofCalgary,Alberta.Gogain servedduringtheSecondWarwiththeCalgaryHighlandersR.C.I.CinFrance.LanceCorporalGogaindiedonactiveservice,1August1944,and is buried in Bretteville-Sur-Laize Canadian War Cemetry, Calvados, France.

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Birks Memorial Bar ‘Lieut. R. M. Lawrence R.C.N. Died in his Country’s Service 29 Apr. 1944’, extremely ne £100-£140

RalphMilesLawrence waseducatedattheRoyalMilitaryCollege,Kingston,andenlistedinthetheRoyalCanadianNavyin1939.Hetrainedat Halifax,NovaScotia,andwaschosentogototheRoyalNavalCollege,Dartmouth,wherehedistinguishedhimselfbywinningtheKing’sDirk.He wasseriouslywoundedwhilstservinginH.M.S. Nelson,andwaskilledinactionwhenH.M.C.S. Athabaskan wastorpedoedandsunkintheEnglish Channel on 29 April 1944 with the loss of 128 lives. He is commemorated on the Halifax Memorial, Canada.

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Birks Memorial Bar ‘Pte. N. S. Glasere Nth. N.S. Highrs. Died in his Country’s Service 25 July 1944’, extremely ne £70-£90

NormanStanleyGlasere wasbornon17June1924andattestedfortheCanadianMilitiaatEdmonton,Alberta,on3September1943.He servedwiththeNorthNovaScotiaRegimentduringtheSecondWorldWarinNorth-WestEurope,andwaskilledinactionon25July1944.He is buried in Bretteville-sur-Laize Canadian War Cemetery, France.

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CommemorativeMedalfortheBattleofWaterloo,Pewter,‘NapoleonLeGrand’,GayradF,PalmersMuseum,London, rough casting on reverse, crack at suspension hole, otherwise very ne £40-£50

OpenedinNovember1815byaMr.Palmer,theWaterlooMuseumwaslocatedat97PallMall,London.ItwasoneofanumberofLondon establishmentstargetingpublicinterestintheBattleofWaterloo,earlierthatyear.RetiredsoldiersandmenwhohadlostlimbsatWaterloowere employedasstaff,creatingadirectlinkwiththebattleandasenseofauthenticity.Italsodrewonthefeelingofbenevolencetowardsthose wounded during the battle. The public euphoria around the victory at Waterloo positively changed the general view of the military.

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RoyalEngineersBalloonSchoolandAirBattalionMedals(3):asilverBalloonSchoolmedalshowingabi-plane "yingover Farnborough,thereverseengraved‘BestShotRecruits1909DriverF.J.Jeffery.’;asilverAirBattalionmedalshowingan airship,ahotairballoon,andanaircraft "yingoverFarnborough,thereverseengraved‘1911BestShotLce.Cpl.F.J.Jeffery 118Points.’;andabronzeBalloonSchoolmedallion,theobverseshowingconjoinedbustsofH.M.KingEdwardVIIandH.M. QueenAlexandra,thereverseshowinganairship "yingoverFarnborough,unnamed,the #rsttwobothin Phillips,Aldershot,cases of issue, nearly extremely ne (3) £140-£180

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IndianRecruitingBadge,G.VI.R.,silverandbronze,reverseofficiallynumbered‘6128’;EdwardPrinceofWalesVisittoBombay 1921,ovalbronzemedal,theobversewithbustofEdwardPrinceofWales(laterEdwardVIII),surmountedbyPrinceofWales’ feathers,thereverseinscribed‘VisitofHisRoyalHighness,Bombay,November1921’,withsmallringforsuspension, the rstwith some scratches to reverse, centre polished, otherwise nearly very ne, the second, small edge dig, otherwise very ne (2) £60-£80

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RoyalWarrantHoldersAssociationMedal,G.V.R.,silver,unnamedasissued,withintegraltopsilverribandbar, nearlyextremely ne £40-£50

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Christ’sHospital,Newgate,Marker’sMedalby L.Pingo,35mm,silver,theobversefeaturingacrownedbustofEdwardVIfacing right,thereversefeaturinganopenbible,‘Her,Read,Mark,Lear’around,theedgeengraved‘IohnDreweattDodd.1841.’, contact marks and minor edge nicks, very ne £50-£70

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AsilverfobpresentedbytheprominentIrishnationalistpolitician,WillieRedmondM.P.,toWillie‘Dodger’ Considine,oneofCo.Clareteamtowinthe1914AllIrelandHurlingChampionship,wholaterbecamea close friend of President Éamon de Valera

SportingMedallion,Ireland,silver,withGaelicengravedobverse,thereverseengraved(ClareHurlingChampions1914Willie Considine from W. Redmond M.P) suspender ring missing, very ne £100-£140

William(Willie)Redmond wasbornon13April1861,toWilliamRedmond,aRomanCatholicwhoservedastheMemberofParliamentfor Wexford for the Home Rule Party, from 1872-1880. His mother, Mary Hoey, the daughter of General R. H. Hoey, was a Protestant. AfterhiseducationinKildare,hewascommissionedintotheWexfordMilitiabeforebecomingpoliticallyactive.HecampaignedforCharles StewartParnellinthe1880GeneralElectionand,twoyearslater,asaresultofintenseagitationforlandreform,endedupsharingacellin KilmainhamGaolwithhimforthreemonths.Uponhisrelease,hetravelledtoAustralia,NewZealandandtheUnitedStatesgarneringsupportfor IrishHomeRule,returningtoIrelandin1883,whenhewaselectedMemberofParliamentforWexford.In1892,hewaselectedMemberof ParliamentforEastClaire.In1914,atthe !naloftheAll-IrelandSeniorHurlingChampionship,hejoinedtheCo.Clareteamastheyenteredthe !eld of play, before their victory over Co. Laois.

HededicatedhimselftohelpingtoachieveHomeRuleandSelfGovernmentforIreland.YetshortlyafterthestartoftheGreatWar,andwhen,in September1914,theThirdHomeRuleBillhad !nallyreceiveditsRoyalAssent,hewasclearwherehisdutyrequiredhimtobe.Addressinga crowdinCorkon22November,hestated;‘Ispeakasamanwho,withallthepoorabilityathiscommand,hasfoughtthebattlefor selfgovernmentforIreland.Nomanwhoishonestcandoubtthesingle-mindeddesireofmyselfandmenlikeme,todowhatisrightforIreland.And whenitcomestothequestion,asitmaycomeofaskingyoungIrishmentogoabroadand !ghtthisbattle,whenIampersonallyconvincedthat thebattleforIrelandistobefoughtwheremanyIrishmennoware,inFlandersandFrance,oldasIam,andgreyasmyhairsare,Iwillsay‘Don’t go, but come with me’.

Aged53,hewascommissionedintothe6thBattalion,RoyalIrishRegiment,andappointedcommandofBCompany.ServingontheWestern Frontfrom1915to1916,when,duetofailinghealth,hewasofferedapostingbehindthelines,whichherejectedonthegroundsthathewould never ask his soldiers to do something that he would not be prepared to do himself.

Onthe7March1917hemadehis !nalvisittotheHouseofCommons,wearingtheuniformoftheRoyalIrishRegiment,whenhedeliveredan impassionedspeech,concluding:‘InthenameofGod, weherewhoareabouttodie,perhaps,askyoutodothatwhichlargelyinducedustoleave ourhomes;todothatwhichourmothersandfatherstaughtustolongfor;todothatwhichisallwedesire;makeourcountryhappyand contented,andenableus,whenwemeettheCanadiansandtheAustraliansandtheNewZealanderssidebysideinthecommoncauseandon the common !eld, to say to them: ‘our country, just as yours, has self-government within the Empire.’

ReturningtotheWesternFront,hewasseverelywoundedon7June1917,whilstleadinghismenduringtheBattleforMessinesRidge.Hediedof hiswoundslaterthatdayattheconventinLocre,Belgium,whereheisburiedinanisolatedgrave,nowmaintainedbytheCommonwealthWar Graves Commission.

William‘Dodger’Considine,aclosefriendofPresidentÉamondeValera,wasborninEnnis,Co.Clare,Ireland,on29July1885.AnotedIrish Sportsman,heplayedhurlingwithhislocalclubEnnisDalcassiansandwas,togetherwithhisbrotherBrendan,amemberoftheCo.Clareteam thatbeatCo.LaoistowintheAll-IrelandSeniorHurling !nalof1914.HisyoungerbrotherTurlough,or‘Tull’,similarlybecameanoted Sportsman.Williealsowon !veCo.ClaireseniorcountyhurlingchampionshipmedalsandthreeGaelicfootballmedals.Awayfromthesporting !eld,heplayedanactivepartinboththe1917electioncampaignandtheIrishWarofIndependence.Heappearsinaphotograph,withhisarms lifted,clearingapaththroughthecrowdforPresidentdeValera,astheyleftEnnisCatherdaltogether,inthe1920’s.WillieConsidinedied,aged 74, on 11 September 1959. At his funeral, President de Valera was represented by Commandant J. A. Reilly. Sold together with three copy press cuttings which refer to his death, one of which mentions his close friendship with President de Valera.

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RegimentalMedallions(4),RoyalMarinesRi!esAssociation (1921WonByComradeC.C.MillsR.M.O.C.A.London); RoyalMarinesRi!esAssociation,oncorpscolouredribbonwithsilvertopbar‘Homer’;RoyalMarinesRi!eAssociation;Royal Marines (Mne. A. Dawe X 4275) very ne (4) £50-£70

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RegimentalMedallions(6),AyrshireYeomanry(2) (WonbyTrooperR.Stevenson1906;WonbyCorpl.R.K. Stevenson‘D’Squadron1909);RoyalScotsDragoons (SpecialSignallingPrize1914-15WonbySgt.Wm. McIntyre);15thHussars (Hockey1906B2K.Ross);DukeofManchester’sLightHorse;ScottishHorse,allsilver,the "rst four with yellow metal insets, the last enamelled, generally very ne (6) £80-£100

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RegimentalSportingMedallions(9),WelshRegiment;13/18thHussars(2);TheKing’sHussars;Carabiniers(2);13thHussarsInter SquadronFootballCup;Yeomanry&VolunteerTournament1897;RoyalScotsGreys,allsilver,thelastenamelled, generallyvery ne (9) £70-£90

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RegimentalSportingMedallions(10),9thLancers;14thHussars;26thHussars;10thHussars;5thDragoons;Carabiniers;Royal Tank Corps (2); 3rd Hussars; Royal Scots Dragoons Guards, all silver except the last, generally very ne (10) £70-£90

RegimentalMedallions(9),LancashireYeomanry (BestSectionCompetitionWinners1908No.1SectionNo.1Troop SergeantC.M.Bishop.TroopSergeant.‘D’Squadron);RoyalTankRegiment (L/Cpl.W.McIlveen);3rdHussars (TroopFootballFrance1917-18PresentedbyLt.Col.W.T.WilcoxC.M.G.);3rdCavalryRi!eMeetingFrance1917 (YoungSoldiers’competitionwonby1stL.G.Tpr.J.Asplin);CavalryClub1925ServiceClubsCricketChampionship (RLovell);LeicestershireYeomanrySectionTentPegging1937;TankCorps (C.S.M.E.R.FenwickB.E.F.);4thHussars

RegimentalTournament (InterSectionFootball1926Winners‘D’Squadron);WarwickshireJointCadetSports19191 Mile Open, all silver, one with yellow metal mount, some enamelling, generally very ne (9) £100-£140

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RegimentalMedallions(10),King’sColonialsRi!eClub (TheFreemanChallengeCupWinner1906Corpl.H.C. Cramhall);BlackHorseRegimentalAthleticClub (Hockey1913);14/20thKing’sHussars (WinnersTroopCricket 1939);17thLancers (BestManAtArmsYoungSoldiers1909WonbyLUCrp.P.W.Smith);13thHussars (Inter TroopShooter1921Wonby2ndTroopC.SqdnCorpl.A.C.Scott);BerkshireYeomanry (RegimentalFootball PteMatthewsBerksYeory);7thHussars(DSquadronMileSwimmingChampionship);20th(Fife&ForfarYeo.)

ArmouredCarCoy. (LadiesRageMissD.Black1925);R.E.K.M.R.StableManagementChallengeCup‘B’Squadron1906; The Royal Dragoons, all silver, generally very ne (10) £100-£140

RegimentalMedallions(9),3rdHussarsVictoryCricketShield (1925Tpr.W.Hornby);TheBaysWinnersInter-Troop Football;KingsDragoonGuardsBoxing (vTheQueensBays1931Bantamweight);RoyalTankCorps50thRainingRegt R. A.C.sports1942;4thDragoons (L/CBartlettBoxing);YorkshireHussarsEastRidingYeomanry (1909Tpr.C.Allenby); 12thlancersBoxing (TprA.TipperWelterweight);JuniorLeadersR.A.C.TugofWar (Winners1972100St);7th HussarsCricket (InterSquadronCricketCup1928WinnersH.Q.WingR.S.MJ.S.Nichols) allsilverexceptthelast two; together with a 10th Hussars Sweetheart Brooch made from a regimental button, generally very ne (10) £80-£100

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RegimentalMedallions(6),1stBattalion,RoyalBerkshireRegiment (NovicesBoxingTournamentBantamweight1927 Pte.Bullock) gold(9ct.,12.36g);RoyalEastKentMountedRi!esSittingbourneTroop,BestMountedandTurnedOutTroop Aldershot1908 (Qr.Mr.H.Bensted);YorkshireDragoons (TentStrikingCompetition1907Tpr.G.Wells);Scottish Horse (WrestlingonHorseback1905No1083LceCorplAMMcCulloch‘H’Squadron);10thHussarsFootball TournamentRawalpindi1911-12 (RunnersupPrivateThornton17thLancers);BerkshireYeomanry (Berks.Y.Troop F.C.Corpl.N.C.Jefferies),allsilverexceptforthe "rstandlast;togetherwithaRegimentalTiePinStick,Victorian,possibly cavalry, in leather box, generally very ne (7) £120-£160

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RegimentalMedallions(7),TheBlackWatch (InterCompanyShield1903WonBySegrt.G.Turner‘E’Coy.);6th BattalionTheBlackWatch;BloomsburyRi!es (1898XIXMdx.1stDrillPrizePionrW.CottonHCo.);SchoolofArms (BloomsburyRi"es2ndPrizeAllRoundCompetitionPte.J.F.RennieMarch1890);BloomsburyRi!esBCo.1st DrillPrize1899 (PteNeabe);1stV.B.NorthamptonshireRegt.;4thTerritorialLightInfantry,oneinyellowmetal,theothersall silver, some with yellow metal facings, generally very ne (7) £80-£100

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ShootingMedallion,gold(9ct,3.0g) (H.Coy5thBn.R.S.F.PizeShootingpresentedbyWm.Murdoch.1908Wonby Pte. J. Napier), in case of issue, very ne £40-£50

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ShootingMedallions(9),NationalRi!eAssociationMedallion,PresentedbyQueenMaryVarsityMatchParticipant’sCross,silver, unnamed;ArmyRi!eAssociationMedallion,onornategildedsuspender,withribbon;AyrshireTerritorialsCountyTenChina ChallengeCupMedal,enamelled,onribbonwithclasp‘1912’;ArmyRi!eAssociationBritishArmiesinFranceMedallion;The SocietyofMiniatureRi!eClubsBurroughsandWattChallengeCupMedallion;FormMarksmanshipMedallion(2),onemarked CountryLifeCompetitionClass‘A’Cup1925,1stM.R.V.No.11Co.LeatherMedal,LowestScoreinaMatch,withafarthingand wooden spoon, all silver expect last, generally very ne (9) £100-£140

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ShootingMedals(6):Silver,gilded,onewithreverse‘InDefence’,unnamedasissued;ShootingMedal,Silver,withreverse‘In Defence’, (PrivateT.J.Wheddon,MMRi!es);EastRandVolunteerRi!eAssociationShootingMedal,Bronze (Farrar Cup,26.04.08wonbyWitRi!esR.S.M.R.McArthurScore95);CameroniansRegimentalMedal,Silver (Inmemory of 2nd. Lieut. M. G. Fraser. Died 1.7.16); Grand National Archery Society Medal, Silver, very ne (6) £40-£50

546

PrizeMedallions(21),silver,someenamelled,includingLanarkshireYeomanry;CheshireRegiment;ArmyFootballCup1902; Temperance(2);QueenVictoriaMemorial,King’sLynnCCCyclingTandemRecord,1937,withyellowmetalmount;Cheshire Regiment, bronze, Great War Memorial Plaque, farthing size (2), generally very ne (21)

£60-£80

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SportingMedallions(10),MilitaryShootingMedal,A.R.A.MachineGun,onribbonwith‘Bisley’TopBar;RoyalNavyandRoyal MarinesSwimming(R.N.SwimmingChampionships1970WaterPoloWinningTeam);InterCompanyRugbyFootball Competition;WaterPolo(L.L.S.Richer(Capt.);RoyalNavyAndArmyBoxingAssociation;TheHomeCountiesCadet BattalionsFootballAssociation;DurhamUniversityO.T.C.;BritishExpeditionaryForceRecreationalTraining(BestAllRound AthleteXVIICorpsCyc.Bn.FrancePteC.Benson31.7.18);RoyalDukeofYork’sMilitarySchoolDover;VictoriaCollegeJersey Officers Training Corps, all silver, some edge bruises, generally very ne (10) £80-£100

548

FireBrigadeMedals(2),FireBrigadeMedal,obv.anearlymotorised #re-engine,withhelmetandcrossedaxesabove,‘Valourat Duty’sCall’;rev.laurelwreathandengraved,‘AllEnglandChampionship1933’,38mm.,silver,hallmarks,withribbon;New Zealand,UnitedFireBrigadesAssociation,LongServiceMedal,for #veyearsservice,withthreeextra‘2yearsservice’bars attachedtoribbon,engraved‘R.N.HermonLevinV.F.B.29-10-96’silver,stamped‘STG’onsuspension;LordWillingdon’sMedal forGoodRecruitingWork,silver,41mm, #ttedwithringsforsuspension;LordWolseleyCommemorativeMedal,‘To commemoratethetriumphantreturnofBritishtroopsfromEgypt1882’, thelastfair,withedgebruisesandsoldermarksonreverse, the others very ne or better (4)

£140-£180

549

CommemorativeMedallions(10):CorporationofGlasgow1914-19,SpecialConstable,inacknowledgementofservicesrendered, silver (PeterAtley);GreatWar,Silver,incaseofissue;CheshireRegiment,SocieteHavraisedeTir,silvermedal commemorating‘the #rstvisitoftheEnglishvolunteerstoFrance,May1874’,unnamed;EmpireDayChallengeCup, WitwatersrandRi!es,inElkingtonembossedcaseofissue,Bronze((4187Sergt.J.Trollope.);RoyalTournament,Bronze,in caseofissue (RA.F.CoastalAreaEpeevEpeeOfficers,Sq.Ldr.L.G.leB.Croke1933);France,GreatWar,Bronze (Comdr.NoelMartinR.A.F.) AstorCountyCup,ShootingMedallion,inBronze,inElkingtoncaseofissue;JohnDickinson& Co.‘WorkWellDonePeaceJuly19th1919’,Bronze,incaseofissue;GreaterCalgaryPeaceCelebration1919,Bronze,incaseof issue;AdmiralVernon,PortobelloMedal,22ndNovember1739,Bronze, thelastwithedgeknocks,polished,otherwisegenerallyvery ne (10) £80-£100

550

Medallions,HundredofSalfordHumaneSociety,CommitteeBadge(2),silverandenamel (O.J.Lueder1913;LucyAndrews 1927); thesecondmissingitssuspensionring,very ne;CarronCompanyAmbulanceBrigade(Falkirk),‘IncorporatedbyRoyal Charter1773,CompanyArms.EstoPerpetsaFounded1759,PresentedTo’(notinscribed),pictureof #veambulancemen,one man lying on ground, integral suspension loop, Birmingham hallmark 1912, silver, 36mm., scarce, some staining, very ne (3) £80-£100

551

SinkingoftheSS Lusitania,1915(4),castEnglishcopiesofthemedalby K.Goetz,55mm,onewithoriginalboxandlea!et,another withlea!et;MedalcommemoratingtheBattleoftheFirstofJune1794,bronze,silvergilded,theobversewithabustofAdmiral Howeinuniform,‘EarlHoweAdmlOfTheWhiteK:G:’,thereversedepictingNeptunearmedwithhistridentstandinginhiscar urgingonhistwoseahorses,‘FrenchFleetDefeatedOff Ushant’,Exergue:‘VIISailOfTheLineCaptured1JuneMDCCXCIV’, polished, some gilding remains, this last fair (5) £70-£90

553

A small collection of gold Sweetheart Brooches. ComprisingRoyalNavy,gold(9ct,3.25g)andenamel;SouthAfricanHeavyArtillery,gold(9ct,4.23g)andenamel;SouthAfrican AirForcecapbadgebrooch(S.A.A.F.-S.A.L.M.),gold(9ct.,2.22g);SouthAfricanAirForcewingsbrooch(2),both9ct.gold(3.83g and2.23grespectively),thereverseoflatterengraved‘ToMummyfromGwen’;togetherwithaRoyalAirForceDentalBranch collar badge, bronze, generally good very ne (6) £180-£220

EssexRegimentalSweetheartBrooches(3),the !rsttwoin9caratgold(3.19gand2.64grespectively),thelastgoldonmotherof pearl with brass backing, generally very ne (3) £70-£90

554

EssexRegimentSweetheartBrooches(25),alargecollectionofassortedvarieties,somewithTortoiseshellbacking,somewith MotherofPearlbacking,someenamelled,allsilver;togetherwithasilverEssexRegimentSpoon, someenameldamage,generally very ne(26) £220-£260

555

MasonicMedalsandMedallions,aselectionofMasonicandAntediluvianOrderofBuffaloesMedalsandMedallions,somesilver and enamelled, some damage, generally very ne (lot) £50-£70

556

GreatBritishRegiments,1977,asetof52frostedsilvermedalsbytheBirminghamMint,limitededitioncasedsetno.282,all 45mmdiameterandapprox.45g,eachbearingthenameofaregimentwithadepictionofanactionontheobverseandfurther detailsonthereverse,allhallmarkedBirmingham1977;togetherwith52basemetalcopycapbadgesforeachregiment,all housedandmountedontwotraysandcontainedwithinawoodenpresentationcase,540mmx360mmx130mm,withgilt plaque and !ttings, lock and key, the weight 9.4 kg, virtually as struck and attractively presented (52)

£800-£1,000

Sold with the various individual card lea#ets on each of the regiments. Please note that this lot is not suitable for shipping, but can be hand delivered within mainland Britain by prior arrangement.

557

Princess Mary Christmas 1914 Gift Tin.

Completewithoriginalpacketsoftobaccoand19monogrammedcigarettes, thefoilismissingfromthetopofthepack;and Princess Mary Christmas Card (lacking photograph), very good condition £140-£180

558

A Small Collection of Royal Air Force Trophies.

Comprising‘R.A.F.BokingChampionship1923LightWeightWinnerF/O.G.Lugg’90mmtall,75mmdiameter,withhandles, silver,withadditionalwoodenbase;‘TennisTrophy(Indiv.)TheSergts.MessesR.A.F.Cranwell,PresentedbyAirCommodoreC. A.H.Longcroft,C.B.,C.M.G.,D.S.O.,A.F.C.,Winner,1924,G.W.Mitchell.F/Sgt.’,103mmtall,53mmdiameter,withouthandles, silver;‘R.A.F.Cranwell1925LongJumpSecondD.L.Grigg’,51mmtall,48mmdiameter,withhandles,silver,withadditional woodenbase;‘R.A.F.Aboukir1928MensHandicapDoublesWonbyGroupCapt.BrookeandSq/Ldr.Fuller’,98mmtall,50mm diameter,withouthandles,silver;‘R.A.F.IraqCommandDivingChampionshipHinaisi1936.FancyDiving.First.L:A:C:M.G.Farr. 84Sdn’,thetrophyintheformofapoiseddiver,100mmtall,withoutstretchedarms,silver,mountedonawoodenplinthbearing theinscribedsilverplaque;‘GroundStudiesTrophySergeantF.LittleAirElectronicsSchool’,99mmtall,52mmdiameter,with handles,electro-plated,withadditionalwoodenbase,allexceptthedivingtrophyintheformofsilvercups,andallexceptthelast hallmarked;togetherwith‘TheWake!eldR.A.F.BoxingTrophy’prizemedal,silver,thereverseengraved‘Lightweightwonby A. C.II Milton R.A.F. 1928’, in wooden box, generally good condition (7)

£300-£400

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Ephemera Relating to the Duke of Wellington.

Comprisinga !necommemorativewallplaquec.1900,carvedcrystalbustcontainedonablackvelvetground,containedina periodcircularframe;aselectionofcommemorativewallplaquesincludinggiltandbronzeexamples;apairofMasonicJewelsto theDukeofWellington’sLodge,includingagold(9ct)example,all3partsstamped‘SpencerofLondon’;togetherwithanother silver-gilt example, both engraved ‘W. Bro. Harry Goodier 1953-54’, generally good condition (lot)

£200-£240

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TheC.M.G.BestowalDocumentandotherephemerarelatingtoSurgeonRearAdmiralE.J.Finch,RoyalNavy,theC.M.G. documentnamedto‘ErnestJamesFinch,Esquire,FleetSurgeon,anddated‘6September1916, thedocumentslightlytorn in parts and lightly stained to the reverse, therefore reasonable condition

C.M.G. London Gazette 6 September 1916.

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567

£60-£80

ErnestJamesFinch wasbornin1864andenteredtheRoyalNavyasaSurgeoninFebruary1891.AssurgeonofH.M.S. Alecto, heservedin WestAfricaintheBeninexpeditionunderRear-AdmiralBedfordin1894,waspresentatthereductionofBrohemie,andreceivedtheEastand WestAfricaMedalwithaclaspforBenin.AdvancedStaff Surgeonin1899andFleetSurgeonin1907,heservedwiththeRoyalNavalDivision duringtheGreatWarinBelgiumfromAugust1914,andwasMentionedinDespatches(LondonGazette 5November1915);hesubsequently served in Gallipoli as A.D.M.S. of the division, and was appointed a Companion of the Order of St. Michael and St. George.

FinchaccompaniedthedivisiontoFrancein1917,andwaspresentatthebattleofBeaumont-Hamel.InNovember1917hewasappointed medicalofficerofH.M.S. Valiant andwaspromotedtoSurgeonCaptaininJune1920,beingpostedtoPortsmouth.Heretiredwiththerankof Surgeon Rear-Admiral on 1 October 1923, and died at Yelverton on 22 December 1934. Sold with copied research including a photographic image of the recipient.

Riband:AlargeandmostcomprehensiveselectionofminiaturewidthribandforvirtuallyallBritishOrdersandDecorations,the majorityunusedpartialrolls,includingascarcesupplyoforiginalhorizontalstripedribandfortheD.F.C., generallyexcellentunused condition (lot)

£100-£140

Riband:AlargeandmostcomprehensiveselectionofminiaturewidthribandforvirtuallyallBritishCampaignMedals1793-2000, themajorityunusedpartialrolls,includingsomeoriginalearlytomid-19thCenturylengths, generallyexcellentunusedcondition(lot)

£100-£140

Ribandbuckles(3):Threemultipleminiature-widthribandbuckles,the #rstforsixaward,the #rstawardideallybeinganOrderor Decorationastheribandbuckleforthis #rstawardisathree-prongedgoldbuckle,theremaining #vebeingtwoprongedsilver buckles,withgoldretainingpin;thesecondforfourawards,allwithtwoprongedsilverbuckles,withgoldretainingpin;thethird for four awards, all with two pronged silver buckles, without retaining pin, good condition (3)

£100-£140

Soldwithan empty caseofissueforalady’sM.B.E.,by RoyalMint;an empty caseofissueforaKnightofGraceoftheOrderofSt.John;andthe #tted insert for a K.B.E. case of issue.

CopyandReproductionMedals:Alargeselectionofmoderncopyandreproductionmedalsincluding,VictoriaCross(3),George Cross,MilitaryCross,AirForceCross(2),DistinguishedConductMedal,G.V.R.,DistinguishedConductMedal,G.VI.R.,Military Medal,DistinguishedFlyingMedal,AirForceMedal(2),Queen’sGallantryMedal;togetherwithassortedsimilarcopyand reproduction campaign medals, generally very ne (lot) £70-£90

Copymedals(4):RoyalNigerCompanyMedal1886-97(4),silverissue,1clasp,Nigeria1886-1897(2),theedgestamped‘copy’ on both; bronze issue, 1 clasp, Nigeria (2), the edge stamped ‘copy’ on both, nearly extremely ne (4) £70-£90

RenamedandDefectiveMedals:MilitaryMedal,G.V.R.(2),the #rsterased,thesecondunofficiallyrenamed‘Sgt.E.Williams R.M.L. I. 14547’, nearly very ne (2) £100-£140

RenamedandDefectiveMedals(12),IndiaGeneralService1854-95,1clasp,Samana1891, namingcrudelyerased,fair; Queen’s SouthAfrica1899-1902 (10Pte.J.Hn,NorthStaffordRegt.) planchetonly,namingmostlyerased, ne;IndiaGeneralService 1908-35(2) (542557.A.C.1.D.Beaman.R.A.F.;LangriKaramHussain.KurramMilitia) planchetonlyon rst, otherwisenearlyvery ne,thesecondpolished,withloosesuspensionandribbonrollermissing;NavalGeneralService1915-62 (D/KX833645H.J.Hole.Sto.R.N.) suspensionslightlydamaged,remainsofclasplugonribbonroller,otherwisevery ne; GeneralService1918-62,G.VI.R., (CEY/18042453Pte.D.HettiarachchiP.P.C.) digitonregimentalnumberdoublestruck, suspensionbrokenwithaddedring,plated,otherwisenearlyvery ne;CeylonPoliceLongServiceMedal,E.II.R. (2910Sgt.Perera) planchetonly,namingpartiallyerased,fair;Khedive’sStar,dated1882, suspensionmissing,regimentallyimpressedonreverse‘288’, nearlyvery ne;U.N.Korea1950-54,Britishissue(2), barbrokenon rst,barmissingonsecondwithdamagedsuspender, ne;U.N. Medal, suspension ring missing, very ne; Coronation 1953, unnamed as issued, ring suspender missing, very ne (12) £180-£220

DenisBeaman servedasaSergeantwith27Squadron,RoyalAirForceduringtheSecondWorldWarandwasreportedmissingon4April 1941whenBlenheimL6667wasinvolvedinanaircraftaccident,reportedlylosingcontrolandcrashingintotheseasome6kmeastofChangi, Singapore. All three crew members were killed. He is commemorated on the Singapore Memorial.

RenamedandDefectiveMedals(2):AfricaGeneralService1902-56,1 copy clasp(2),WestAfrica1906[notentitled] (478Cpl. Rupia, 2nd K.A. Rif.); Jubaland (A/I. R. E. Royse.) renamed; contact marks, good ne (2) £80-£100

SoldwithcopiedmedalrollextractsshowingentitlementforCorporalRupiatotheclasps‘Somaliland1902-04’and‘Jidballi’,andtotheAshanti Medal 1900 without clasp.

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569

An unattributed M.C. group of seven miniature dress medals MilitaryCross,G.V.R.;1914Star;BritishWarandVictoryMedals,withM.I.D.oakleaves;TerritorialDecoration,G.V.R.,with integraltopribandbar; Italy,Kingdom,AlValoreMilitare,silver;AlValoreMilitaire,bronze,mountedaswornandhousedina Spink, London, case, good very ne (7) £100-£140

570

571 x

The Indian Mutiny contemporary dress miniature named to D. B. Lamb, Bengal Yeomanry Cavalry IndianMutiny1857-59,1clasp,CentralIndia(D.B.Lamb.BengalYeoCavalry)withtop E.&E.Emanuel,Portsmouth silverribbon buckle with gold pin, very ne £200-£300

‘D.B.Lamb’iscon!rmedonasupplementaryrolloftheBengalYeomanryCavalryashavingservinginthe2ndTroopbuttheregimentnot entitled to Central India.

MiniatureMedals:EmpireGallantryMedal,G.VI.R.,CivilDivision(3);Coronation1937(2);Coronation1953(2);Jubilee1977(2); Jubilee 2002 (2); together with a full-size Coronation Medal 1953, unnamed as issued, in crd box of issue, good very ne (12) £50-£70

572 x

MiniatureMedals:1914Star,withclasp(2);BritishWarMedal1914-20(7);MercantileMarineWarMedal1914-18;VictoryMedal 1914-19 (19), 8 with M.I.D. oak leaves; Territorial Force War Medal 1914-19 (7), generally very ne (36) £60-£80

573 x

MiniatureMedals:NavalGeneralService1915-62,noclasp(7),G.VI.R.(2);E.II.R.(5);GeneralService1918-62(16),G.VI.R.(7); E. II.R.(9);togetherwithamiscellaneousselectionofappropriatelooseclasps,includingseveralforPalestine,Palestine1945-48, Malaya, Cyprus, Near East, Arabian Peninsula, good very ne (23) £60-£80

574 x

MiniatureMedals:1939-45Star;AtlanticStar(3);AirCrewEuropeStar(2);AfricaStar(4);Paci!cStar;BurmaStar(2);ItalyStar; FranceandGermanyStar(3);DefenceMedal(6);WarMedal1939-45(3);togetherwithaselectionofthevariousclaspsforthe Second World War Stars, generally good very ne (26) £60-£80

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576 x

578 x

Miniature Medals

MiniatureMedals:AccumulatedCampaignServiceMedal1994,E.II.R.(3);ArmyL.S.&G.C.(33),V.R.,3rdissue,smallletter reverse;E.VII.R.(6);G.V.R.,1stissue(11);G.VI.R.,1stissue,RegularArmy(6);E.II.R.,1stissue,RegularArmy;E.II.R.,2ndissue, RegularArmy(8);RoyalNavyL.S.&G.C.(5),G.VI.R.,1stissue(4);E.II.R.,2ndissue;RoyalAirForceL.S.&G.C.,E.II.R.,2ndissue (2); Royal Naval Reserve L.S. & G.C., G.VI.R., 1st issue, generally extremely ne (44) £80-£100

MiniatureMedals:VolunteerForceLongServiceMedal(16),V.R.(4);E.VII.R.(9);E.VII.R.,‘EdwardvsVIIKaisar-i-Hind’;G.V.R.(2); TerritorialDecoration,G.V.R.,withintegraltopribandbar;EfficiencyDecoration,G.V.R.,Territorial(10),allwithintegraltop ribandbars;TerritorialForceEfficiencyMedal,E.VII.R.(3);TerritorialEfficiencyMedal,G.V.R.;EfficiencyMedal(9),G.VI.R.,1st issue(5);E.II.R.,1stissue,Territorial(4);ColonialAuxiliaryForcesDecoration,G.V.R.(2);ColonialAuxiliaryForcesMedal(7), E. VII.R. (3), G.V.R. (4), generally good very ne (49) £100-£140

MiniatureMedals:King’sPoliceMedal,G.V.R.,1stissue(2);Queen’sPoliceMedal,E.II.R.,2ndissue,forDistinguishedService; PoliceL.S.&G.C.,E.II.R.,2ndissue(2);SpecialConstabularyLongServiceMedal(8),G.V.R.,1stissue(5),2withclasp,TheGreat War1914-18;E.II.R.,‘R.U.C.’reverse(3);RoyalUlsterConstabularyServiceMedal,E.II.R.(2);IndianPoliceMedal,G.V.R.,for DistinguishedConduct;CeylonPoliceMedal(7),G.VI.R.,forGallantry(5);E.II.R.,forGallantry(2);JamaicaPoliceMedal,for Gallantry(2);ColonialPoliceMedal(7),G.VI.R.,1stissue,forGallantry(2);E.II.R.,1stissue,forGallantry(2);E.II.R.,2ndissue,for Gallantry(2);ColonialPoliceLongServiceMedal(7),G.VI.R.,1stissue(5);E.II.R.,1stissue;E.II.R.,2ndissue;ColonialPolice MeritoriousServiceMedal,G.VI.R.,1stissue(8);ColonialPoliceSpecialConstabularyMedal,E.II.R.(2), generallygoodvery ne(49) £80-£100

MiniatureMedals:Queen’sFireServiceMedal,E.II.R.,2ndissue,forDistinguishedService(4);FireBrigadeL.S.&G.C.,E.II.R.(3); ColonialFireBrigadesLongServiceMedal(7),G.VI.R.,1stissue;E.II.R.,2ndissue(6);ColonialPrisonServiceLongServiceMedal, E.II.R. (2), good very ne (16) £50-£70

579 x

580

World Orders and Decorations

Austria,Empire,MilitaryMeritMedal‘SignumLaudis’,Karl,bronze,withcrossedswordsonwarriband;Commemorative Cross1848-1908,bronze(2);togetherwithaCatholicReichsfrauenOrganisationenamelledbadge;asilverandenamelJetton;and a Thai Order of the Crown Fifth Class badge on lady’s bow riband, generally very ne (6) £70-£90

581

Belgium,Kingdom,OrderoftheCrown,Commander’sneckbadge,75mmincludingwreathsuspensionx57mm,silver-giltand enamel, silver mark to suspension ring, with neck riband, minor damage to tips of points of star, otherwise very ne £60-£80

582

Belgium, Kingdom, Croix de Guerre, A.I.R., bronze, with bronze palm emblem on riband, traces of verdigris, nearly very ne France,Republic,CroixdeGuerre,bronze(3),reversedated1914-1918,withbronzestaremblemonriband;reversedated 1939-1945,withbronzepalmemblemonriband;Theatresd’OperationsExterieurs;CroixdelaValeurMilitaire,bronze,with bronze palm emblem on riband, generally very ne UnitedStatesofAmerica,AirMedal,withtwobronzeoakleafclustersonriband;PurpleHeart,withonebronzeoakleaf clusteronriband,withribandbar,incaseofissue;ArmyCommendationMedal;VietnamServiceMedal,withribandbar,incard box of issue, all unnamed as issued, good very ne (9) £80-£100

583

Benin,FrenchColonial, OrderoftheBlackStar(3),Commander’sneckbadge,81mmincludingwreathsuspensionx55mm, giltandenamel,withneckriband;Officer’sbreastbadge,57mmx39mm,giltandenamel,withrosetteonriband;Knight’sbreast badge, 57mm x 39mm, silver and enamel, generally good very ne (3) £140-£180

584

Brunei,Sultanate,GeneralServiceMedal,silverandenamel;ArmedForcesSilverJubileeMedal1986,silver;PoliceLongService Medal, silver, all unnamed as issued, extremely ne (lot) £60-£80

SoldwithaSierraLeoneFoundationoftheRepublicMedal;aGambianMedaltocommemoratethe10thAnniversaryofIndependence;partsof twoGoldCoastbeltbuckles;aGambiaPolicelapelpin;aSarawakGovernmentGoodServiceMedal;aSarawakTurfClubbadge;andaSouthEast Asian Games, Kuala Lumpur Medallion.

585

Bulgaria,Kingdom,OrderofNationalMerit,CivilDivision,Knight’sbreastbadge,52mm,withoutcrownsuspension,silverand enamel,silvermarktosuspensionring,inembossedcaseofissue, thewhiteenamelchappedonallarms,andrestoredinparts,nearly very ne £40-£50

586

France,ThirdRepublic,LegionofHonour,Officer’sbreastbadge,52mmincludingwreathsuspensionx40mm,silver-giltand enamel,poinconmarktobaseoftassel,withrosetteonriband, minorenameldamagetoblueenamelaroundobversecentral medallion, otherwise good very ne £50-£70

587

France,FifthRepublic,NationalOrderofMerit,Commander’sneckbadge,83mmincludingwreathsuspensionx55mm, silver-giltandblueenamel,unmarked,withneckriband,incardboxofissue;togetherwithanunofficialneckbadgeforLetters, ArtsandSciences,giltandenamel,withneckriband,incaseofissue, centralmedallionlooseon rst,otherwisevery neorbetter(2) £60-£80

588

France,Colonial,OrderoftheDragonofAmman,Officer’sbreastbadge,89mmincludingdragonsuspensionx45mm, silvergiltandenamel,unmarked,withrosetteonriband, minorrestorationworktoredenamelbandaroundcentralmedallion,otherwise good very ne £100-£140

589

Germany,ThirdReich,IronCross1939,SecondClassbreastbadge,silverwithIronCentre,unmarked; WarMeritCross 1939, Second Class, bronze (2), one with swords, the other without swords, both unmarked, good very ne (3) £70-£90

590

Italy,Kingdom,OrderoftheCrown,Knight’sbreastbadge,goldandenamel,unmarked;Italian-TurkishWarMedal1911-12, silver, edge bruising to latter, this nearly very ne, the rst better (2) £70-£90

Jordan,HashemiteKingdom, OrderoftheRenaissance,FirstClasssetofinsignia,comprisingsashbadge,95mmincluding crownand !agsuspensionx63mm,silver,gilt,andenamel,unmarked;Star,92mm,silver,gilt,andenamel,silvermarkstoretaining pin, with full sash riband; miniature award; and lapel rosette, in Arthus Bertrand, Paris, case of issue, nearly extremely ne (2) £800-£1,000

Jordan,HashemiteKingdom, OrderoftheStar,FirstClasssetofInsignia,comprisingsashbadge,70mmincludingstar suspensionx60mm,silver,silver-gilt,andsenamel,withsilvermarkstoreverse;Star,98mm,silver,silver-gilt,andenamel,silver mark to reverse, with full sash riband and lapel rosette, in Tew k Bichay, Cairo, case of issue, good very ne (2) £600-£800

Jordan,HashemiteKingdom, OrderoftheStar,ThirdClassneckbadge,70mmincludingstarsuspensionx61mm,silver, silver-gilt, and enamel, reverse stamped ‘3’, with neck riband, extremely ne £240-£280

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Jordan,HashemiteKingdom, OrderofIndependence,FirstClasssetofinsignia,comprisingsashbadge,92mmincluding wreathsuspensionx59mm,silver,gilt,andenamel,unmarked;Star,88mm,silver,gilt,andenamel,unmarked,withfullsashriband, in Huguenin, Switzerland, case of issue, nearly extremely ne (2) £500-£700

Jordan,HashemiteKingdom, OrderofIndependence,FirstClasssetofinsignia,comprisingsashbadge,92mmincluding wreathsuspensionx59mm,silver,gilt,andenamel,unmarked;Star,88mm,silver,gilt,andenamel,unmarked,withfullsashriband, the Star lacking its backplate, therefore good very ne (2) £400-£500

Jordan,HashemiteKingdom, OrderofIndependence(2),FourthClassbreastbadge,65mmincludingwreathsuspensionx 42mm,silver,gilt,andenamel,unmarked,withrosetteonriband;FifthClassbreastbadge,by Garrard,London,65mmincluding wreathsuspensionx37mm,silver,silver-gilt,andenamel,withmaker’smarkandhallmarksforBirmingham1961onreverse, lacking riband, nearly extremely ne (2) £100-£140

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597

An unattributed Jordanian group of nine Jordan,HashemiteKingdom,OrderoftheRenaissance,FourthClassbadge,by GoldsmithsandSilversmithsCompany,London, 96mmincludingcrownand !agsuspensionx59mm,silver,silver-gilt,andenamel,maker’smarkandhallmarksforLondon1953on reverse,withrosetteonriband;OrderofIndependence,FourthClassbadge,by GoldsmithsandSilversmithsCompany,London, 67mmincludingwreathsuspensionx38mm,silver,silver-gilt,andenamel,maker’smarkandhallmarksforLondon1949on reverse,withrosetteonriband;WarMedal1939-45,bronze;WarServiceMedal1948,bronze; GreatBritain,Defenceand WarMedals1939-45;togetherwithaGreekOrthodoxMedalforthe1500thAnniversaryofthePatriarchateofJerusalem451 -1951,bronzemountedasworn;togetherwithaJordanianMedalfortheGreatRamadanWar1973andaJordanianSilverJubilee Medal 1977, these both loose, generally good very ne (9) £600-£800

598

Morocco,Kingdom,OrderofOuissamAlaouitCheri"en,Knight’sbreastbadge,60mmincludingwreathsuspensionx42mm, silver, gilt and enamel, unmarked, minor enamel damage, otherwise very ne £40-£50

599

Nepal,Kingdom,OrderoftheGurkhaRightArm,FifthClassbreastbadge,55mm,silver-gilt,hallmarkstoreverse, goodvery ne £60-£80

600

Netherlands,Kingdom,WarCommemorativeCross,bronze,4clasps,Oorlogsvluchten1940-1945,OorlogsdienstKoopvaardij1940-1945,KrijgterZee1940-1945,KrijgteLand1940-1945,mountedforwearby‘Fa.A.Tack,Breda’, goodvery ne

South Africa, Korea Medal, silver, unnamed; together with a U.N. Medal for Korea 1950-54, unnamed, good very ne (3) £40-£50

OttomanEmpire,OrderoftheMedjidieh,a "ne-qualityCrimeaperiodSecondClasssetofinsignia,comprisingneckBadge, 78mmincludingStarandCrescentsuspensionx59mm,silver,silver-gilt,goldapplique,andenamel,unmarked,thereversewith tracesofbroochmountingforwearasabreastbadge;Star,94mmx89mm,silver,goldapplique,andenamel,unmarked,with sevensmallaffixingloopstoreversetipsofstar,withreversehookforretainingpinsubsequentlyre-affixedwithanexcessof solder,withneckriband,andhousedina "ttedredleathercase, someredenameldamagetobothcentralmedallions,andsome additional damage to outer gold ring on the central medallion of the neck badge, otherwise very ne (2) £1,400-£1,800

OttomanEmpire,GallipoliStar1915,silverandenamel,reversestamped‘B.B.&Co.’, lackingretainingpin,otherwisegoodvery ne £70-£90 602

Poland,Republic,OrderofVirtutiMilitari,GrandCrosssetofinsignia,comprisingsashbadge,98mmincludingcrown suspensionx65mm,giltandenamel,unmarked;Star,94mm,silver,gilt,andenamel,unmarked,withfullsashriband, ofrecent manufacture, nearly extremely ne (2) £100-£140

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Eight: J. Kwasiborski, Polish Forces Poland,Republic,CrossofValour1920,bronze;VictoryandFreedom Medal1945,bronze;MonteCassinoCross1944,bronze,reversenumbered, ‘48649’; GreatBritain,1939-45Star;ItalyStar;DefenceandWarMedals 1939-45; Vatican,HolySee,ProEcclesiaetPonti!ceCross,bronze; togetherwiththerecipient’s2ndPolishCorpsbadge,thereverseofficially numbered‘007857’, suspensionpostre-soldered;andvariousotherPolishunit badgesandclothinsignia,includingthoseforthe3rdCarpathianand5th Kresowa Infantry Divisions, generally good very ne £300-£400

JerzyKwasiborski wasbornon22September1922andservedwiththe2ndPolish Corps during the Second World War. SoldwiththenumberedawardbookletsfortheMonteCassinoCrossandthe2nd PolishCorpsBadge;therecipient’stwoBritishSoldier’sServiceandPayBooks;and other ephemera.

Portugal,Kingdom,CombinedOrdersofChrist,StBentodeAvizandStJamesoftheSword(OrderoftheThreeBands),a late-19thCenturybreastStar,87mmx73mm,silver,giltandenamel,thegiltandenamelledcentrewithrepresentationsofthe threeOrders,withgiltandenamelledSacredHeartabove,withjewelcutrays,anddouble-pinsuspension, aboutextremely neand very rare £1,400-£1,800

Portugal,Kingdom,CombinedOrdersofChristandStBentodeAviz(OrderoftheTwoBands),alate-19thCenturybreast Star,78mmx70mm,silver,withgiltandenamelledcentreandenamelledrepresentationsofthetwoordersandgiltand enamelledSacredHeartabove,withdoublepinsuspension, upperpartofSacredHeartbentandslightlychipped,betterthanvery ne £1,200-£1,600

withbadgeoftheorderingiltandenamelandenamelledSacredHeartabove(bothsides),withmodernsashriband, extremely ne, very rare £1,400-£1,800

badge of the Order, gilt and enamelled Sacred Heart above, with double retaining pin, about extremely ne £600-£800

Portugal,Kingdom,OrderofChrist,anearly-19thCenturysashBadge,84mmx57mm,silver-gilt,withwhiteenamelledcentre

Portugal,Kingdom,OrderofChrist,alate-19thCenturybreastStar,82mmx70mm,silver,withgiltcentre,withenamelled

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Portugal,Kingdom,OrderofChrist,alate-19thCenturybreastStar,by Souza,107RuaAurea,Lisbon,74mmx65mm,silver, withgiltandenamelledcentreandgiltandenamelledSacredHeartabove,withmaker’scartouchétoreverseanddoubleretaining pin, central medallion re-a xed, otherwise extremely ne £300-£400

Portugal,Kingdom,OrderofChrist,alate-19thCenturyGrandOfficer’sneckBadge,88mmincludingsuspensionx41mm, gold and enamel (both sides) with gold and enamelled star-shaped suspension with Sacred Heart, extremely ne £400-£500

Portugal,Kingdom,OrderofChrist,alate-19thCenturyGrandOfficer’sneckBadge,80mmincludingcrownsuspensionx 48mm, silver-gilt and enamel (both sides), with shields in angles and crown suspension, nearly extremely ne £400-£500

Portugal,Kingdom,OrderofChrist,anearly-18thCenturyoctagonalbreastBadge,37mmx27mm,goldandenamels(both sides), with replacement gold ring suspension and enamel damage to top arm, otherwise good very ne and rare £300-£400

Portugal,Kingdom,OrderofChrist,amid-19thCenturyCommander’sneckBadge,51mmx37mm,goldandenamel, unenamelled reverse engraved with "oral design, extremely ne £400-£500

Portugal,Kingdom,OrderoftheTowerandtheSword,1st(1808-34)type,Commander’sbreastStar,83mm,jewelcutsilver, withgoldandblueenamelledcentre,withpinsuspension, minorblueenameldamage,otherwiseextremely neandofsuperbquality £1,800-£2,200

Portugal,Kingdom,OrderoftheTowerandtheSword,1st(1808-34)typewithportraitofD.JoaoPrinceRegentatcentre, Officer’sbreastBadge,42mm,goldandenamel,withgoldribandbuckle, extremely neandofthe nestqualitymanufacture,very rare of this high quality £3,000-£4,000

Portugal,Kingdom,OrderoftheTowerandtheSword,2nd(post1834)type,GrandCrosssashBadge,83mmx70mm,gold and enamel, minor blue enamel damage to central mottos, otherwise extremely ne and of excellent quality £700-£900

Portugal,Kingdom,OrderoftheTowerandtheSword,2nd(post1834)type,GrandCrossbreastStar,by FredericodeCosta, Lisbon, 69mm x 65mm, silver-gilt and enamel, with maker’s cartouché to reverse, extremely ne £300-£400

Portugal,Kingdom,OrderoftheTowerandtheSword,2nd(post1834)type,Knight’sbreastBadge,38mm,goldandenamel, some enamel damage and restoration to wreath, otherwise extremely ne £300-£400

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Portugal,Republic,OrderoftheTowerandtheSword,aGreatWarperiodGrandCrossCollarChain,by FredericoG.da Costa,Lisbon,880mm,silver-giltandenamel,comprising20alternatinglinksoftowerandswordandwreathmotifs,joinedby scrolling suspension links and with central maker’s circular plaque, extremely ne £600-£800

Portugal,Republic,OrderofMilitaryMerit,Star,ofunofficialmanufacture,70mm,silverandenamel,someenameldamage, centre plaque loose, maker’s mark on pinback, otherwise nearly very ne International,Military&HospitallerOrderofSt.LazarusofJerusalem,neckbadge,67mmx65mm,giltandgreenandwhite enamels, enamel damage to central medallion and to tips of two arms of cross, otherwise nearly very ne (2) £80-£100

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Rhodesia,GeneralServiceMedal(3) (200910S/LdrR.Godfrey;75760RfnI.N.C.Cummings;648890Pte.D. Lubambo); Rhodesia,PrisonServiceMedal (9587Wdr.M.Musafare); SouthAfrica,PoliceMedalforCombating Terrorism,silver (S172450RKonstMGGKlaasen19850110); Zimbabwe,IndependenceMedal1980 (12224); togetherwithanAfricaServiceMedal (C300461H.Smith) somescu ngtonamingon rst,someedgebruises,otherwisegenerally very ne (7) £70-90

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Romania,Kingdom,OrderofCarolI,GrandCrossStar,by PaulTelge,Berlin,83mm,silver-gilt,maker’snameandsilvermarks to reverse, with reverse retaining pin, good very ne, scarce £2,600-£3,000

Romania,Kingdom, OrderoftheCrown,1sttype,MilitaryDivision,GrandOfficer’ssetofinsignia,comprisingneckbadge, 62mm,silver-giltandenamel,withcrossedswords,unmarked;Star,79mm,silver,silver-gilt,andenamel,withcrossedswords, unmarked, with neck riband, minor imperfection to top arm of badge, good very ne (2) £800-£1,000

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Romania,Kingdom,OrderoftheCrown,2ndtype,MilitaryDivision,GrandOfficer’sStar,79mm,silver,silver-gilt,andenamel, unmarked, with reverse retaining pin and two additional support hooks, nearly extremely ne £300-£400

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Romania,Kingdom,OrderoftheStarofRomania,1sttype,MilitaryDivision,Knight’sbeastbadge,68mmincludingcrown suspension x 43mm, silvered and enamel, unmarked, very ne £60-£80

Russia,Empire,MedaloftheOrderofSt.George,4thClass,silver,thereverseofficiallynumbered‘269706’, lackingring suspension, edge bruising, nearly very ne £60-£80

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A !neSouthernCrossMedalgroupoffourteenawardedtoColonelF.A.Swemmer,SouthAfricanAirForce, who "ewSpit!reswith3Squadron,S.A.A.F.overItalyduringtheSecondWar,andMustangsasa "ight commander of 2 Squadron ‘Flying Cheetahs’, in the Korean War

SouthAfrica,SouthernCrossMedal,1sttype(495), minorblueenameldamage; SouthAfrica,Korea1950-53(Lt.F.A. Swemmer)officiallyimpressednaming;PermanentForceGoodServiceMedal,30Years(438);PermanentForceGoodService Medal,20Years(264);PermanentForceGoodServiceMedal,18Years(1313);ChiefofDefenceForceCommendationMedal (182);Coronation1953,unnamedasissued;1939-45Star;ItalyStar;WarMedal1939-45;AfricaServiceMedal,allofficially impressed‘P6771F.A.Swemmer’; UnitedStatesofAmerica,AirMedal,bronze,with2oakleafclusters,unnamed;U.N. Korea(Lt.F.A.Swemmer.)officiallyimpressednaming; SouthKorea,KoreaMedal,mountedasoriginallyworn, generallyvery ne unless otherwise already stated (14) £1,600-£2,000

Southern Cross Medal.

Theoriginalrecommendationdated,13March1967,states:‘Thisofficerhas,overtheyears,renderedinvaluableservicetotheSAAirForceand, as his record has shown, has always placed the interests of the Air Force far above his own.

Hewasa "ightcommanderduringthewarinKoreaandcompleted359operational "yinghourson #ghteraircraft.Insubsequentyearshewasa "yinginstructoratCentralFlyingSchoolwhereherosetotheveryresponsiblepositionsofOfficerinChargeofTestingandAssessing,Chief GroundInstructorandChiefFlyingInstructor.Duringalltheseyearson "yinginstructionMajorSwemmerestablishedtheproudachievementof neverhavinghadoneofhisownpupilssuspendedfrom "yingtraining.Oncompletionofhislongandexcellentinstructionaltourhetookover40 Citizen Force Squadron as Officer Commanding.

MajorSwemmerhasalwayssetanextremelyhighstandardin "yingefficiencyandhasalwaysinsistedthatallthepilotsunderhiscommandaimed atachievingthesamestandard.Hisperseveranceanduntiringeffortstomaintainthisidealhasbene#tedtheSAAirForcetoaconsiderabledegree andwasillustratedinamostconvincingmannerrecentlywhenhissquadronwontheCitizenForceInterSquadronCompetition.Thekeenness, disciplineandhighstandardof "yingdisplayedbythemembersofhissquadronwasadirectresultoftheprolongedanduntiringeffortsofthe squadron commander himself. The zeal and enthusiasm shown was a complete re"ection of Major Swemmer’s own enthusiasm and zeal.’

Chief of Defence Force Commendation Medal.

Theoriginalrecommendationdated,25May1970,states:‘Cmdt.Swemmerhasbeenemployedasa "yinginstructorintheSAAFsince1951.

AppointedChiefInstructor,FTSDNTR,inJanuary1968,hehasprovedtobeanextremelycapable,conscientiousanddependableofficer.He organisedhis "yingandgroundtrainingprogrammesinamannerthatpromotedmaximumefficiencyand "yingsafety,leadingtothehighstandard ofthetrainedpilotsandthedecreasedaccidentrateoftheFTS.Asa "yinginstructoronHarvard,VampireandCessnaaircraftfornineteenyears, Cmdt.Swemmerhas "own4,237hours.1,859havebeen "yinginstructionalhours.heholdsanA1CategoryIRERating.Cmdt.Swemmer’s quali#cationsarethehighesta "yinginstructorcanobtain.Hisdedicationtohisworkandthediligenceshownbythisofficerhasbeenan outstanding example to the junior "ying instructors and helped to enhance the reputation of the South African Air Force.’

FransAdriaanSwemmer wasborninStanderton,South AfricainJuly1920,andinitiallyservedasaLieutenantwiththeS.A.I.C.from September1939-January1942.HetransferredtotheSouthAfricanAirForceforpilottraininginJanuary1942,quali#edasapilotinMay1943, and served with 3 Squadron S.A.A.F. (Spit#res) in the Middle East and Italy. Swemmer received an official reprimand for:

‘Beingguiltyofanactin "yingwhichwaslikelytocauselossoflifetoaperson,inthathewhenonactiveserviceatorabout10.00hourson5 June1945atCampFormidoaerodromewhenapilotofHisMajesty’saircraftSpit#reNo.CA.F.divedand "ewthesaidaircraftovertherunway of the said air#eld at a height of approximately 50 ft., which act was likely to cause loss of life to himself as pilot of said aircraft.’

SwemmerwasappointedasaLieutenanttothePermanentForceinMay1946.Hewaspostedto2(FlyingCheetahs)Squadron,withtheoriginal contingentof49officersand157men,heleftDurbanforTokyo,JapanenroutetoKoreaon26September1950.ArrivingatJohnsonAirBaseon 5November,thesquadronspentthenext10daysconvertingtoF-51Mustangs.HeretheAmericanstriedtotreatthemlikecompletenovices, whereasmosthad "owntheMustangpreviously,someduringtheSecondWar.Ittookaseriousdemonstrationinacrobatic "yingtoshowthe Americanstheerroroftheirways.By12November,theconversionwascompleteandthe #rstpilotswereontheirwaytoKorea.On16 Novemberafurther13officersand21otherranksleftforK9air#eldatPusan.ThesquadronwasattachedtotheAmerican18thFighterBomber Wing,withwhomtheyremainedfortherestofthewar.On19November,theadvancedetachmentmovedtoK24neartheNorthKorean capital,Pyongyang, "yingtheir #rstcombatmissionthesameday.SwemmerservedasaFlightCommanderwith2SquadronduringtheKorean War,andcompleted359operational "yinghourson #ghteraircraft.Hewasinvolvedina "yingaccident,4March1951,‘0645HrsLt.Swemmer tookonanarmedrecce.Enginecut.Theaircraftovershotendofrunwayandhecrashedlandedinricepaddy #elds.Aircraftbadly damaged.’ (Accident report refers)

SwemmerwaspostedforserviceasanInstructortotheCentralFlyingSchoolinJuly1951,andadvancedtoCaptaininDecember1957. SwemmeradvancedtoMajorinDecember1962,andtoCommandant inDecember1968.HeservedasOfficerCommanding40Squadron, January1965-December1967,andwasthenpostedasChiefInstructor,C.F.S.,December1967-July1970.SubsequentpostingsincludedasSO Ops, Light Aircraft Command, and Swemmer advanced to Colonel in October 1974. Colonel Swemmer retired in July 1980. Sold with extensive copied service papers, including a photographic image of the recipient in uniform.

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Thailand,Kingdom,aselectionofmiscellaneousThaiunofficial‘fantasy’medalsofEuropeanmanufacture,twoincasesofissue, generally very ne and better (5) £200-£240

A Second War Soviet Union Order of Glory group of four awarded to Nikolai K. Oleynik

UnionofSovietSocialistRepublics,OrderofGlory(2),SecondClassbreastbadge,silver,silver-gilt,andenamel,thereverse officiallynumbered‘12793’;ThirdClassbreastbadge,silverandenamel,thereverseofficiallynumbered‘233044’;Orderofthe RedStar,silverandenamel(2),thereverseofficiallynumbered‘563508’and‘944534’,bothwithscrew-backsuspensions, very ne (4) £100-£140

Sold with the recipient’s Order booklet which con"rms all the numbered awards.

ASecondWarSovietUnionOrderoftheOctoberRevolutiongroupofthreeawardedtoLameaYakovlevna Donetz

UnionofSovietSocialistRepublics,OrderoftheOctoberRevolution,silver,silver-gilt,andenamel,thereverseofficially numbered‘73088’;OrderoftheBadgeofHonour,silver,silver-gilt,andenamel,thereverseofficiallynumbered‘874905’;Order ofLabourGlory,ThirdClassbreastbadge,silver,silver-gilt,andenamel,thereverseofficiallynumbered‘34922’, goodvery ne(3) £120-£160

Sold with the recipient’s Order booklet which con"rms all the numbered awards.

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Vatican,HolySee,OrderoftheHolySepulchre,CivilDivision(2),an uno cial Commander’sneckbadge,73mmincludingbow suspensionx52mm,giltandenamel,unmarked;andan uno cial GrandCrossStarofrecentmanufacture,88mm,silvered,gilt,and enamel,withtwopinstoreverse;togetherwithaGrandCrosssetofinsigniaoftheephemeralOrderofSt.Michael,comprising sash badge and star, with full sash riband, tip of one point of latter Star somewhat bent, otherwise generally very ne (4) £140-£180

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WorldOrdersandDecorations,Averylargeselectionofassortedworldmedalsincluding, Chile, OrderofBernardoO’Higgins,II ClassKnight; France, CroixDeGuerre1914-18;Combatant’sCross;VolunteerCombatant’sCross1914-18;Commemorative Medal;VictoryMedal;1939-45CommemorativeWarMedal,withbar‘Liberation’;TheResistanceMedal; Italy, WarMedal 1915 -18(3); Germany, KaiserWilhelmKoenigPreussen1897; Greece, DistinguishedConductMedal,1940; Nigeria, Distinguished ServiceMedal;DefenceServiceMedal(2);MedalforRecognisedService(2);DefenceServiceMedal1967-70;ServiceMedal1963 -73; Poland, CrossofMerit,3rdClass;ArmyMedal1939-45(2);MedalforNationalDefence;ArmyLongServicemedal1968 -90; Serbia, CrossofMercy1912; Singapore, ArmedForcesLongServiceandGoodConductMedal(2); Vietnam, South VietnamCampaignMedal(2);togetherwithalargequantityofmiscellaneousmedallionsandotherephemera, somereproductions, some copies,some damaged, otherwise generally very ne (lot) £180-£220

Sold as viewed and not subject to return.

Please note that this lot is not suitable for shipping, but can be hand delivered within mainland Britain by prior arrangement.

Books

Battle Dress.

ByFrederickWilkinson,publishedbyGuinnessSignatures,London,1970,256pp.,plusindex,withnumerousphotographsands colour plates, hard-bound, with dust jacket, good condition

Military Shoulder-Belt Plates and Buttons.

ByMajorH.G.Parkyn,publishedbyGaleandPoldenLtd.,Aldershot,1956,341pp.,fullyillustrated,hard-bound,with somewhat torn dust-jacket, good condition

Buttons of the British Army 1855-1970.

ByHowardRipley,publishedbyArmsandArmourPress,London,1971,64pp.,fullyillustrated,withindex,hard-bound,with dustjacket, good condition

Officers’ Waist Belt Clasps 1855-1902.

ByLeliaB.Ryan,publishedbytheMilitaryHistoricalSociety,London,1994,55pp.,fullyillustrated,withindex,papercovers, very good condition

Discovering British Military Badges and Buttons.

ByR.J.Wilkinson-Latham,publishedbyShirePublicationsLtd.,Buckinghamshire,1994,88pp.,fullyillustrated,withindex,paper covers, good condition (lot) £50-£70

Soldwithan1822ArmyList,withoriginalredMoroccanleathercovers;twoboundVolumesofthe BulletinoftheMilitaryHistoricalSociety, containingVolumesXI-XV(1960-65)andVXI-XX(1965-70);andcompiledmedalrolloftheCanadianrecipientsoftheMilitaryGeneralService Medal 1793-1814, the Egypt Medal 1882-89, and the North West Canada Medal 1885.

Small Arms, Artillery, and Special Weapons of the Third Reich.

ByTerryGanderandPeterChamberlain,publishedbyMacdonaldandJane’sPublishers,London,1978,371pp.,withnumerous b/w photographs, and index, hardbound, with dust-jacket, good condition

German Small Arms.

ByA.J.R.Cormack,publishedbyPro"eldPublications,Windsor,1979,160pp.,withnumerousb/wphotographs,hardbound,with dust-jacket, good condition

Military Holsters of World War II.

ByEugeneJ.Bender,publishedbyTaylor,Dallas,1984,205pp.,withnumerousb/wphotographs,hardbound,withdust-jacket, good condition

A History of Marksmanship.

ByC.C.Trench,publishedbyFerndaleEditions,London,1980,127pp.,withnumerousb/wphotographs,hardbound,with dustjacket, good condition

Fire"ght! The History of Personal Firepower.

ByPeterNewark,publishedbyDavidandCharlesPublishers,NewtonAbbot,1989,190pp.,withnumerousb/wandcolour photographs and illustrations, hardbound, with dust-jacket, reasonable condition

Mauser Ri#es and Pistols.

ByW.H.B.Smith,publishedbyMilitaryServicePublishing,Harrisburg,1989,236pp.,withnumerousb/wphotographs, hardbound, with somewhat torn dust-jacket, reasonable condition

Walther Pistols.

ByW.H.B.Smith,publishedbyMilitaryServicePublishing,Harrisburg,1946,94pp.,withnumerousb/wphotographs,hardbound, with somewhat torn dust-jacket, reasonable condition

The Machine Gun, Volume I.

ByLieutenant-ColonelG.M.Chinn,U.S.M.C.,publishedbytheDepartmentoftheNavy,WashingtonD.C.,1951,2688pp.,with numerous b/w photographs, and index, hardbound, reasonable condition

Small Arms of the World.

ByW.H.B.Smith,publishedbyMilitaryServicePublishing,Harrisburg,1989,768pp.,withnumerousb/wphotographs,andindex, hardbound, reasonable condition (lot) £30-£40

Soldwithvariousotherpamphletsandpublications,includingalargevolumeonSwordsmanship[inGerman],withnumerouscolourplates;‘Small Arms Manual’;and ‘Classic Arms’.

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Medal News

Agoodrunof MedalNews magazine,completeanduninterruptedfromVolume6,no.1(December1981)toVolume58,no.10 (November2020),thoseeditionsfromDecember1981toJanuary2019boundinredcloth-coveredvolumes(approx.twoyears per volume), the more recent editions loose, very good condition and a most useful archive (lot) £100-£200

A complete index to all the articles in Medal News can be fond at the back of the Medal Yearbook, from the same publishers (Token Publishing).

Pleasenotethatthislotisnotsuitableforshipping,butcanbehanddeliveredwithinmainlandBritainbypriorarrangementwithChristopher Mellor-Hill or Jim Carver.

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Life Saving Awards Research Society Journals.

Arunofabout26issuesoftheLifeSavingAwardsResearchSocietyJournal,startingfromeditionNo.1, generallygoodcondition and a useful research archive (lot) £40-£50

The Camp Magazine, 1st Royal Naval Brigade, Groningen, Holland.

AnearcompleterunofthemonthlymagazineproducedbytheinternedmembersoftheRoyalNavalBrigade,comprisingNos. 2 -44, covering the period May 1915 to October 1918, some covers detached but present, the contents all good (lot) £80-£100

A Household Cavalry Officer’s 1817-32 Pattern Helmet. Ascarceexample,thesilveredskullcompletewithgilt "ttings,laurelsprayoverlays,thegiltfrontalplatewithcrownedGarter motto,RoyalArmsandPrinceofWalesPlumes,withbattlehonours‘Peninsula,Waterloo’,ornatelionsheadsideornamentswith linkedleatherlinedchinscalesandinnerleathersweatband, minorservicewear,thereplacementbearskincrestinpoorcondition,the helmet itself in good condition for age £1,800-£2,200

A 6th Dragoon Guards (Carabiniers) Officer’s 1871 Pattern Helmet. A "neexample,withgiltsculland "ttings,theornatefrontalplateasilveredelongatedstarmountedwithovaltitlestrap‘The Caribiniers’,withRoyalCypher,correctpatternplumeholderandquadrant,whitehorsehairplume,largegiltrosepatternside ornaments,andvelvetlinedchinchain, theinnerquiltedsweatbandsomewhatdamagedandgiltworntothescull,otherwisegood condition £600-£800

(+VAT

A 5th (Royal Irish) Lancers Other Ranks Full Dress Lance Cap. Agoodexamplec.1901-14,blackleatherskullwithtrenchertop,sewnredsidepanelswithyellowclothwaistband,similarred rosetteplume,thefrontalplatewithBattleHonoursto‘SouthAfrica1899-1902’,fallingblackplumewithholder,leatherbacked chin chain, inner sweat band, split to yellow cloth of the waist band, otherwise good condition £300-£400

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very good condition

A Royal Berkshire Yeomanry Cavalry Officer’s 1871 Pattern Helmet. A "neexamplec.1888-1901,thesilveredskullwithgilt "ttings,theornatefrontalplatewithgiltbeadedstar,silveredtitlebelt ‘RoyalBerksYeomanryCavalry’withgiltArmsofHungerfordtothecentre,correctpatternplumeholderandquadrant,white horsehairplume,largegiltrosepatternsideornaments,velvetlinedchinchain,innerquiltedsweatbandandsilkliningcomplete,

£1,000-£1,400

innerleathersweatbandandsilkliningreplaced,otherwiseverygood condition

A Lothian and Berwickshire Yeomanry Cavalry Officer’s 1871 Pattern Helmet.

A "neexamplec.1888-1901,thesilveredskullwithgilt "ttings,theornatefrontalplatewithcrownedthistlesprays,silvered GartermottoandgiltThistlestar,belowfourscrollunittitle,correctpatternplumeholderandquadrant,whitehorsehairplume, largegiltrosepatternsideornaments,velvetlinedchinchain,

£1,000-£1,400

A Royal

Regiment Offi

Blue Cloth Helmet. Agoodexamplec.1881-1901,thescullcompletewithallgilt "tting,thefrontalplateofcrownedstarpatternwithlaureland Garteroverlays,tothecentrecombinedGarterStarandrousillonplume,titlescrollbelow‘TheRoyalSussexRegiment’,inner leathersweatbandwithsilkliningvelvetlinedchinchain, giltwornandthefrontalplateisnotoriginaltothehelmet,otherwisegood condition £200-£240

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Sussex

cer’s

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An Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry Officer’s Green Cloth Helmet. Ascarceexamplec.1901-08,thescullcompletewithallgilt "xings,thefrontalplateofcrownedstarpatternwithlaureland Garteroverlays,tothecentreasilveredbugleofblackvelvetground,belowanornateconjoined "vepartsilveredscrollwith‘The Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Lt. Infy.’, buff leather sweat band will silk lining, velvet lined chin chain, good condition £300-£400

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17th Middlesex Ri!e Volunteer Corps (North Middlesex) Officer’s Black Cloth Helmet.

A #neexamplec.1902-08,thescullcompletewithblackenedsilvered #ttings,thefrontalplateeightpointedstarwithcrowned laurelwreath,andMalteseCross,tothecentre‘NorthMiddlesex’andbugle,insidemanufacturer’sstamp‘Hawkes&Co.London’, some moth nips, otherwise good condition £360-£440

A Victorian Governor or Inspector of Military Prisons Blue Cloth Helmet. Agoodexample,theskullcompletewithallgiltmetal !ttings,thefrontalplatebearingtheRoyalCoatofArms,withtopinside inscribed‘WSilver,Cornhill,London’,completewithinnerleathersweatbandandvelvetlinedchinchain, minorservicewear,good condition £240-£280

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An Afghan Horse Artillery Officer’s ‘Albert Pattern’ Helmet c.1879. Agoodexample,probablymanufacturedinEnglandforexporttoAfghanistan,withengravedinscriptiononfrontpeak‘Bala Hissar Kabul Oct. 13th 1879’, missing plume holder & plume, liner, & liner of chinscales, therefore reasonable condition, scarce £500-£700

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A 13th Foot Officer’s Helmet Plate.

Ascarceexample,c.1878-81,thestandardpatterncrownstarbackplatewithlaurelwreathwithGarterbelt,tothecentre silvered strung bugle with ‘Jellalabad’, with 3 loops to the rear, gilt somewhat worn, otherwise good condition £160-£200

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The Welsh Regiment Officer’s Helmet Plate.

Astandardpatternexamplec.1902-14,thegiltcrownedrayedbackplatewithlaurelwreathandGarterbelt,tothecentre silveredPrinceofWales’sPlumewith‘GwellAngauNaChywilydd’onvelvetground,silveredtitlescrollbelow,with3loopsto the rear, good condition £220-£260

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The East Surrey Regiment Officer’s Helmet Plate.

Astandardpatternexamplec.1881-1902,thegiltcrownedrayedbackplatewithlaurelwreathandGarterbelt,tothecentre silveredArmsofGuildfordonvelvetground,silveredtitlescrollbelow,with3loopstotherear, someserviceweartothevelvet ground, otherwise good condition £220-£260

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The South Staffordshire Regiment Officer’s Helmet Plate.

Astandardpatternexamplec.1881-1902,thegiltcrownedrayedbackplatewithlaurelwreathandGarterbelt,tothecentrea silvered Sphinx on velvet ground, silvered title scroll below, with 3 loops to the rear, gilt rubbed, otherwise good condition £180-£220

653

South Staffordshire Regiment 2nd Volunteer Battalion Other Ranks Helmet Plate.

Astandardpatternexamplec.1878-1902,withcrownedstarbackplate,laurelwreathandtitle,tothecentreStaffordshireKnot; togetherwithaNorthStaffordshireRegiment2ndVolunteerBattalionotherranksglengarrybadgec.1878-1902,withcrowned titlecirclewithPrinceofWales’sPlumetothecentre,bothexampleswithHPC #xingstotherear,one #xingmissing, overallgood condition (2) £120-£160

A South Staffordshire Regiment 2nd Volunteer Battalion Helmet Plate 1878-1902.

AscarceN.C.O.HelmetPlateinbronze,crownedstarbackplatewithStaffordshireKnottothecentreandtitlebelt,withsingle loop #xings to the rear, one loop xing to the rear missing, otherwise good condition £80-£100

The South Staffordshire Regiment (4th Volunteer Battalion) Officer’s Helmet Plate.

Astandardpatternexamplec1.881-1902,thesilveredcrownedrayedbackplatewithlaurelwreathandGarterbelt,tothecentre a silvered Staffordshire Knot on velvet ground, silvered title scroll below, with 3 loops to the rear, good condition £200-£240

Note: There is no record of the South Staffordshire Regiment having a 4th Volunteer Battalion.

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Staffordshire Volunteer Infantry Brigade Bearer Company Helmet Plate.

AveryrareotherranksHelmetPlatec.1902-08,whitemetalcrownedstarbackplatewithlaurelwreath,titlecircletinscribed Bearer Company Staffordshire Volr Intry Brde., to the centre a cross with red felt backing, good condition, rare £500-£700

657

Artillery Volunteers Helmet Plate.

Astandardpatternexamplec.1881-1902,thesilveredbackplatewithRoyalArmswithcannonbelowandtitlescroll;together withaRoyalEngineersMilitiagiltOfficer’sHelmetPlatec.1881-1902,RoyalArmswithblankscroll, Unicorndamaged,bothwith2 loops to the rear, generally good condition (2) £120-£160

658

8th Lancashire Artillery Volunteers Helmet Plate.

Astandardpatternexamplec.1881-1902,thesilveredbackplatewithRoyalArmswithcannonbelowandtitlescroll;together with another white metal example to the 1st Lanarkshire Artillery Volunteers, both with 3 loops to the rear, good condition (2) £180-£220

659

1st Cheshire Ri#e Volunteers Other Ranks Helmet Plate.

Astandardpatternexamplec.1880,theblackenedrayedbackplatewithtitleandtheArmsofCheshiretothecentre;together withanotherexampletothe3rdVolunteerBattalionHampshireRegiment,whitemetaltothecentretitlewithtiger,bothwith3 loops to the rear, good condition (2) £120-£160

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The 3rd or Royal Westminster Middlesex Militia Officer’s Helmet Plate. Ascarcestandardpatternexamplec.1881-1902,thesilveredcrownedrayedbackplatewithlaurelwreathandtitle,tothecentre silveredArmsofWestminster,silveredscrollbelow‘Mediterranean’,with3loopstotherear, theyellowfelttothecentrereplaced, otherwise good condition £260-£300

The Royal Wilshire Militia Officer’s Helmet Plate. Astandardpatternexamplec.1881-1902,thesilveredcrownedrayedbackplatewithlaurelwreathandtitlewith'VR’cypherto the centre, with 3 loops to the rear, good condition £260-£300

A 27th Foot Non Commissioned Officer’s Shako Plate. Adiestampedcopperexample,c.1812-16,crownedshieldwith‘GR’cypher,castleofInniskillenwithscroll,below’27’, polished, therefore fair condition £200-£240

Staffordshire Volunteer Corps 5th Administration Battalion Officer’s Shako Plate.

Ascarceexamplec.1869-78,withsilveredcrownedlaurelwreathbackplate,tothecentreaGarterbeltwithbugleand Staffordshire Knot, with 2 loops to the rear, good condition £260-£300

664

The 1st City of London Ri#e Volunteers (London Ri#e Brigade) Other Ranks Shako Plate.

Agoodexamplec.1880-1902,theblackenedcrownedrayedbackplatewithoakwreathwithCityMace,Swordand‘IchDien’, CityofLondonArms,tothecentretheRoyalArms;togetherwitha5thMiddlesexRi#eVolunteersotherranksHelmetPlate c.1881-1902,blackenedMalteseCrosswithtitleandbugletothecentre;anda1stWiltshireRi#eVolunteersN.C.O.’sPouchBelt Plate c.1880, crowned title belt with bugle and ’1’ to the centre, to the rear all $xings in place, generally good condition (3)

£140-£180

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A General Pattern Other Ranks Shako Plate c.1800.

Astandardexample,theshieldwithRoyalcypherandGarterwithtrophiesof #ags,armsandmusicalinstruments,belowtheLion of England, several service wear holes to the plate and well polished, therefore fair condition £180-£220

666

South Staffordshire Regiment Officer’s Glengarry Badge.

A $nestandardpatternexamplec.1881-1902,silvergilt,withcrownedGarterstrap,tothecentretheSphinx;togetherwitha NorthStaffordshireRegimentotherranksglengarrybadgeinbasemetal,crownedtitlecircletwithPrinceofWales’sPlumetothe centre, with correct mounting plate and loops to the rear, overall good condition (2) £140-£180

667

South StaffordshireRegiment Other Ranks Side Cap.

AKhakiotherrankssidecapwithstandardpatterncapbadge;togetherwithanotherexamplewithaplasticNorthStaffordshire capbadge;andanotherexampleinblackclothwithNorthStaffordshirecollarbadge, somemothdamage,otherwisegoodcondition (3) £80-£100

An Officer’s General Pattern Gorget c.1750-70.

AraregoodqualityMilitia,VolunteerInfantrysilveredexample,122mmx135mm,thecentralareaengravedwiththeRoyalArms and ‘GR’, prior to 1801, the upper area with repousse simple leaf "ower head embellishments, cleaned, otherwise good condition £600-£800

An Officer’s 1897 Pattern Copper Gilt Gorget,. Astandardformatexamplewiththecrown,‘GR’cypherandlaurelsprays,betweenthespraysengraved‘AV’, giltsomewhat rubbed, otherwise good condition £300-£400

Note: The Vendor states that the Gorget is for the American Volunteers.

A 104th Foot Other Ranks Shoulder Belt Plate c.1800. Adiestampedexampleofovaldesign,crownedtitlebeltwith‘NewBrunswickFencibles’,tothecentre‘104’,completewith usual hook and studs to the rear, polished, therefore fair condition £200-£240

A Victorian 1881 Pattern Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders Officer’s Crossbelt Plate. Analmostmintconditionexample,retainingitsoriginalgilt "nish,withthesilverappliedemblemsoftheregiment;togetherwitha Victorian officer’s belt buckle in the same condition, original matt gilt "nish with bright polished highlights, very good condition (2) £500-£700

The 5th City of London Battalion (London Ri!e Brigade) Officer’s Pouch Belt Plate.

A #neexampleinHMsilver(JRG1939),crownedoakwreathwithCityMaceandSword,belowascroll‘PrimisInUrbe’withthe CityofLondonArms,tothecentreRoyalArmswithLondonRi!eBrigadewith‘SouthAfrica1900-02’,oakwreathwithBattle Honours‘France&Flanders1914-18,Ypres1915-17,Somme1916-17,Albert1918,Arras1917-18,Scarpe1917-18,Bullecourt, Menin Road, Cambrai 1917, Canal Du Nord’, complete with 4 bolt and nut #xings, very good condition £300-£400

673

A London Scottish Plaid Brooch.

AsilveredPlaidBrooch,circulardesignwiththistlesprayandtitlescroll,tothecentrerampantScottishLion,stoutpintotherear; together with a Seaforth Highlanders silvered Officer’s 4 part Glengarry Badge, with loops to the rear, good condition (2) £120-£160

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A Transvaal Scottish Officer’s Full Dress Waist Belt c.1930.

Asilveredrectangularpatternexample,giltcrownedOrderoftheThistlewithSouthAfricaArms,thebeltsilverlaceonred rococoleatherembossedwithPhelps&Co,Calcutta;togetherwitharegimentalporcelainplateofthe19thHussars, generally good condition (2) £120-£160

675

38th (1st Staffordshire) Regiment of Foot Officer’s Waist Belt Clasp.

Astandardpatternsilvergiltexamplec.1855-81,thecircletinscribed1stStaffordshireRegiment,withcrownedStaffordshireKnot to the centre, very good condition £220-£260

676

The Royal Highlanders Other Ranks Waist Belt Clasp.

A4thVolunteerBattalionotherranksWaistBeltclaspc.1880,whitemetalpattern,tothecircletthemotto‘Soibhe,Achadh,Le, Cleann,Amuinn’,withtheStarofDavidtothecentre;togetherwithanotherEastSurreyVolunteerBattalionsexample,silvered standardpattern,tothecirclettitlewiththeArmsofGuildfordtothecentre;andaRoyalMarinesOfficer’sHelmetPlate, standardsmallpatternKCgiltbackplatewithlaurelwreathwithAnchorandGibraltarScroll,tothecentrefrettedbeltwith‘Per Mare Per Terram’ on a blue enamel ground, silvered globe, 2 loops to the rear, overall good condition (3) £160-£200

677

64th (2nd Staffordshire) Regiment of Foot Officer’s Waist Belt Clasp. Astandardpatternsilvergiltexamplec.1855-81,thecircletinscribed2ndStaffordshireRegiment,withcrowned’64’tothecentre, gilt rubbed, otherwise good condition £160-£200

678

80th (Staffordshire Volunteers) Regiment of Foot Other Ranks Waist Belt Clasp.

Astandardpatternbrassexamplec.1855-81,thecircletinscribedStaffordshireVolunteers,with’80’onstippledgroundtothe centre, good condition £80-£100

679

Staffordshire Volunteer Corps Insignia.

A2ndBattalionOfficer’sShako/Glengarrybadgec.1870,silveredcrownedbuglewithlaurelwreath,StaffordshireKnottothe centre;another3rdBattalionsmallpatternexample;a5thBattalionsilveredPouchBeltPlate,crownedlaurelwreathwith StaffordshireKnottothecentreonstippledground;andaWaistBeltPlatepatterncardwithasilveredcrownedStaffordshire Knot to the centre, all #xings complete to the rear, overall good condition (4)

£220-£260

680 x

Military Badges.

AmiscellaneousselectionincludingFrenchForeignLegionclotharmbadgesandbuttons,RoyalAirForcecapandarmbadges, metal shoulder titles, and sundry metal and cloth badges and buttons, some copies, generally good condition (lot)

£100-£140

681

A North Midland Field Ambulance Cloth Shoulder Title.

A very scarce cloth shoulder title c.1916-18, yellow N.M. Field Ambulance on maroon backing, good condition £120-£160

682

Indian Army Cap Badges.

AmiscellaneousselectionofIndianArmycapbadgesincluding1stPunjabi,15thPunjabi,17thDogras,andMadrasInfantry together with a pair of collar badges for King George’s Own Lancers, generally good condition (lot) £180-£220

683

Indian Army Cap Badges.

AmiscellaneousselectionofIndianArmycapbadgesincluding1stPunjabi,2ndPunjabi,ProbynsHorse,SignalCorps,Ordnance Corps, and Pioneer Corps; together with an 11th Sikhs shoulder title, generally good condition (lot) £180-£220

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Lapel Badges.

Amiscellaneousselectionincludingascarceminiaturesilverwoundbadge,OldContemptibles,twoOnWarService,aYpresgilt andenamelmedal,anRAFarmeagle,anenamelGQParachute,andsundryotherlapelbadgesandribandbars;togetherwithan H.M.S. Warspite copper circular tray, and another smaller example for H.M.S. Jamaica, overall good condition (lot) £80-£100

685

Monaghan Militia Buttons.

A set of six Monaghan Militia buttons, by W. Jones, bronze, c.1790, all with reverse loop #xing, good condition (6) £80-£100

686

North Cork Militia Buttons.

Asetofsix(#velargeandonesmall)NorthCorkMilitiabuttons,by Firmin,silver(hallmarksfor1808),allwithreverseloop #xing, good condition for age (6) £80-£100

687

Army Buttons.

Aninterestingcollectionofover50GermanSeeBattalion(Marines),Turkish,Austrian,French,Serbian,andGreekArmybuttons relatingtotheSalonikaCampaigngatheredbyChaplainP.E.HookwhenservinginH.M.HospitalShip Neuralia inthe MediterraneanduringtheGreatWar,withmostmountedonprintedcardsannouncingthetimesofRomanCatholicServiceson board the ship, and with handwritten ink descriptions as to their type and origin, various conditions (lot) £100-£140

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A French Second Empire 5th Infantry Officer’s Shako. Ascarceexamplec.1860,theblackleatherbodywithsilverlace,blackandredpompomwithTricolourcockade,thefrontalplate giltImperialEaglerestingonarrows,ballwith‘5’,ornatechinscaleswithstarbosses,completewithredsilklining, verygood condition £400-£500

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689

A French Fire Officer’s Helmet Pompiers De Flesselles (Somme Area).

Agoodexamplec.1900,brasswithgilt "ttings,blackhorsehairplumewithredandwhitefeatherplumetotheside,thefrontal plate with crossed axes, to the centre a fused grenade on laurel wreath, complete with leather lining, good condition £140-£180

690

An Imperial German PrussianOfficers Peaked Cap.

Agoodexamplec.1914,blueandredclothwithleatherpeak,withUtterffiziere CockadeandLandwehrCross,manufacturer’s stamp of Carl Flappe on leather interior, good condition £160-£200

691

An Imperial German PrussianCap.

A blue and black cloth example c.1914, with red piping, 2 cockades, reasonable condition £60-£80

692

An Imperial German PrussianOfficers Peaked Cap.

Agoodexamplec.1914,blueandredclothwithleatherpeakwithUtterffiziere Cockade,dated1912onleatherinterior, good condition £140-£180

693

A Bulgarian Second World War Pilot’s Wings

A bronze badge with original pin suspension, good condition £60-£80

694

A Bulgarian Second World War Observer’s Badge

Asilver,silver-gilt,andenamelbadgeofmulti-piececonstruction,withmaker’smarkandsilvermarkstobothreverseandscrewplate, good condition £80-£100

695

A Croatian Second World War Air Force Legion Badge

AscarcesilveredandenamelHrvatskaZrakoplovnaLegijabadge,by C.E.Juncker,Berlin,thereversewithmaker’snameand stamped ‘5’, with original pin suspension, two white enamel squares restored, otherwise good condition, scarce £100-£140

696

A Hungarian Second World War Observer’s Badge. Abronzeandenamelbadgeofmulti-piececonstruction,withwhiteenamelwreath,indistinctmaker’smarktoreverse,with original pin suspension, good condition £80-£100

697

An Italian Second World War Pilot’s Wings AbronzebadgewithSavoycrownattop,withtheeaglecarryingthefascesembleminitstalons,withoriginalpinsuspension, good condition £60-£80

698

An Italian Second World War Mechanic’s Wings

A silvered badge with Savoy crown at top and the fasces emblem below, with original pin suspension, good condition £60-£80

699

A Romanian Second World War Pilot’s Badge. Asilveredbadge,withenamelcentralshieldandcrown,withoriginalpinsuspension, silveringsomewhatrubbed,thereforereasonable condition £80-£100

700

A Romanian Second World War Observer’s Badge

A silvered badge, with enamel central shield and crown, with original pin suspension, good condition £80-£100

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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.