Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria (9 Nov 2022)

SINGLE CAMPAIGN

ORDER OF SALE

1-150

SINGLE ORDERS AND DECORATIONS 151-161

GROUPS AND SINGLE DECORATIONS FOR GALLANTRY 162-231

CAMPAIGN GROUPS AND PAIRS 232-432

CORONATION, JUBILEE AND LONG

433-452

LIFE SAVING AWARDS 453-464

MISCELLANEOUS 465-521

MINIATURE MEDALS 522-529

WORLD ORDERS AND DECORATIONS 530-555

BOOKS 556-563

MILITARIA 564-600

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Single Campaign Medals

Provenance: Glendining’s, April 1964. Shown as Chaplan on Message roll but con!rmed as Chapman on Greenwich Hospital roll (G.H. 2025) which also notes ‘Swiftsure 14 Feb 1797’. JohnChapman,bornatDeptfordin1767,iscon!rmedontherollashavingseenserviceaboardH.M.S. Minotaur duringthebattleoftheNile, 1stAugust1798.HewassubsequentlyadmittedtotheGibraltarHospital,hisadmissionbeingrecordedontherollfortheperiodJuly1798to March1799.AfterdischargefromtheNavy,ChapmanwasadmittedtotheNavalHospital,Greenwich,in1827,wherehewasemployedasa SculleryMate.Thecensusof1841con!rmsChapmanasbeingresidentatGreenwichHospital,aged74,andemployedasaScullerymanMate.The nextpersonlistedonthecensusreturnisanAnnChapman,alsoage74,andpresumablyJohnChapman'swife.TheNavalGeneralServiceMedal applicationlistcon!rmsthat,originallyanapplicationwasmadeonChapman'sbehalffortheStVincentclasp(serviceaboardH.M.S. Swiftsure),14 February1797.Whenthisoriginalmedalwasdelivered,Chapmanreturneditbecauseithadthewrongclasp.Areplacementmedalwas subsequentlyissued,withthecorrectclasp(thismedal),butbythetimethereplacementmedalandclaspwasdeliveredJohnChapmanhaddied, the replacement medal subsequently being delivered to his daughter, a Mrs Harty.

SoldwithexcellentanddetailedresearchconductedbyBarryE.Scott(OMRSMember1373)intotheinterestinghistorybehindthisparticular medal,includingcopiedship’smusterforH.M.S. Minotaur fortheperiodofthebattleoftheNile,relevantextractfromNavalHospital,Greenwich, M.G.S. medal application list, and copied extract of the 1841 census.

Naval General Service 1793-1840, 1 clasp, St. Domingo (William Randall) minor contact marks, good very ne £700-£900

Provenance: Dix Noonan Webb, April 2003.

TwomenwiththenameWilliamRandallappearontheAdmiraltyClaimants’List,asingleclaspawardforStDomingotoaRoyalMarineBoy recruitinH.M.S. Superb;andasingleclaspawardforAlgierstoaSupernumeraryLandsmaninH.M.S. QueenCharlotte.However,theformermedal is in the Douglas-Morris Collection at the Royal Naval Museum, Portsmouth.

Naval General Service 1793-1840, 1 clasp, Nile (John Chapman.) brilliant extremely ne £3,000-£4,000

Military General Service 1793-1814, 1 clasp, Talavera (Henry Stutard, 83rd. Foot.) edge bruising, nearly extremely ne £1,200-£1,600

HenryStutard attestedforthe83rdRegimentofFootandservedwiththeminthePeninsula.HeservedinCaptainColin’sNo.4Company, and was captured and taken Prisoner of War on 6 August 1809. He was released in April 1813.

MilitaryGeneralService1793-1814,6clasps,Busaco,Salamanca,Vittoria,Pyrenees,Orthes,Toulouse (Chas.Tansey,27th. Foot) clasp carriage altered with

backplate a xed, light surface marks and minor edge bruising, good very ne £1,800-£2,200

CharlesTansey wasborninSligoandattestedforthe27thRegimentofFootinMay1807.HeservedwiththeRegimentinthePeninsulaandin South America and received a severe wound before Badajoz (service papers refer). He died in West London on 17 October 1858.

entitled to the Badajoz clasp, and other research.

(+VAT

(Jas. Scott,

£2,400-£2,800

JamesScott wasborninKells,Co.Meath,on22October1792andattestedforthe27thRegimentofFootatInniskillinon22October1807, aged15.HeservedwiththeRegimentasaDrummerinthePeninsula,andwaswoundedintherightthighatBadajoz.Hewasdischargedon24

1817,

Alexander

Alexander

£240-£280

£80-£120

Robert Johnson

H.M.S. Goliath at the Battle of the Nile.

TheWaterloomedalawardedtoColonelPatrickDoherty,C.B.,K.C.H.,whocommandedthe13thLight DragoonsatVittoriaandfortheremainderofthewarinthePeninsula,receivingagoldmedalforVittoria andaclaspforOrthes;hewaspresentintheWaterloocampaignuntil18June1815,whenhehadasevere attack of yellow fever, a legacy of his campaigning in the West Indies

Waterloo1815(Lieut.Col.Doherty,13thReg.LightDragoons.) !ttedwithoriginalsteelclipandringsuspension, nearlyextremely ne £8,000-£10,000

Provenance: Lawson Whalley Collection 1884; Hyde Gregg Collection 1887; Whitaker Collection 1890.

PatrickDoherty wasappointedCornetinthe13thLightDragoonson15April1794;Lieutenant,September1794;Captain,30April1795; Major, 6 April 1800; Brevet Lieutenant-Colonel, 25 April 1808; Lieutenant-Colonel, 11 June 1813; Brevet Colonel, 4 June 1814. Dohertysawservice !rstwhenhesailedwithhisregimentfortheWestIndiesinFebruary1796.HewasthenaCaptain,andofthefourteen commissionedofficerswhosailedwithhim,heandthreeothersaloneweresparedbyyellowfevertoreturnhome.HisrelativeCornetDoherty died.HeservedinthePeninsulafromApril1810toJuly1811,andfromApril1812toApril1814,andwasincommandof“D”CavalryBrigadein MarchandApril1814.HewaspresentattheactionsofCampoMayor,AlbadeTormes,Vittoria,Nivelle,Nive,Garris,Orthes,Aire,Tarbes,St GaudensandToulouse,beingincommandoftheregimentinallthesebattlesforwhichhereceivedtheGoldMedalforVittoriaandBarfor Orthes.

In his History of the XIII Hussars, published in 1911, C. R. B. Barrett describes the active part played by the 13th in the action at St Gaudens: ‘TheThirteenthsharedwiththeiroldcomradesofthe“raggedbrigade,”thegallantFourteenth,intheadvance-dutiesofthearmy,whichbrought them repeatedly into collision with the enemy.

Onthe22ndofMarch,asthreetroopsoftheThirteenthLightDragoons,commandedbyLieut.-ColonelPatrickDoherty,withMajorBoyse, CaptainMacalister,LieutenantsDoherty,Drought,andLawrence,andBrigade-MajorDunbar,approachedSt.Gaudens,foursquadronsofFrench cavalrywerediscovereddrawnupinfrontofthetown.Undismayedbythesuperiornumbersoftheenemy,theThirteenthadvancedtothe charge,andsuchwastheardouranddeterminedbraverywithwhichtheyrushedupontheirnumerousopponents,thattheFrenchhorsemen wereoverthrownatthe !rstshock,andtheygallopedindisorderthroughthestreets;buttheyralliedattheothersideofthetown,andprepared toresistthefewBritishtrooperswhoseaudacitytheyweredesiroustopunish.TheThirteenthbeingsupportedbytheThirdDragoonGuards, dashedthroughthetown,andrushingswordinhandupontheFrenchsquadrons,broketheminaninstant,andpursuedthemfortwomiles, cuttingmanydown,andtakingaboveahundredprisoners,andsixtyhorses.Thegroundwascoveredwithcavalryequipments,arms,anddeadand woundedmenandhorses.TheconductoftheThirteenthwashighlycommendedinMajor-GeneralFane'sreportofthisaction;theofficersand soldierswerealsothankedinordersbyLieut.-GeneralSirRowlandHill,andthesignalgallantryevincedbyCaptain JamesMacalister,who commandedtheadvanceonthisoccasion,wasrewardedwiththerankofmajorinthearmy.TheThirteenthnoblyupheld,onthisoccasion,their well-earnedfameasboldhorsemenanddextrousswordsmen;and,bytheirpromptitudeinrushingtotheattack,showedthattheypossessedthe truespiritofgoodcavalry,addinganothertothemanyproofstheyhadalreadygivenoftheinsufficiencyofthemerepreponderanceofsuperior numbers to resist the shock of a determined charge.’

Theeditorofthe MilitaryCalendar statesthat‘onWaterlooDayCol.DohertywaslyingillatBrussels,sufferingfromamostsevereattackofWest Indianfeverandague;butasitisprobablethathetookpartintheoperationsofthe16thor17thJune,itdoesnotdebarhimfrombeingaddedto therollofWaterlooofficers.HeundoubtedlyreceivedthemedalforWaterloo...’(WaterlooRollCall refers).DohertyreceivedtheC.B.inJune 1815andcommandedthe13thintheArmyofOccupation.On13January1835hewasnominatedandappointedaKnightCommanderofthe RoyalHanoverianGuelphicOrder,andKnighthoodwasconferredonhimbyWilliamIV,atafullleveeheldatSt.James’sPalaceon24June1836. The Colonel retired from the service on 8 December 1818 and died at Bath on 20 January 1837.

Hesadlyoutlivedhistwosons,JosephandGeorge,whohadservedwiththeirfatherthroughoutbothcampaigns,andwerebothwoundedinthe battleonthe18th.JosephDohertywasaCaptaininthebattleanddiedshortlyafterwardsatBangaloreon12June1819.GeorgeDohertywasa Lieutenantinthebattleand,accordingtothe WaterlooRollCall, ‘wasseverelywoundedintheheadatWaterloo,andwasstruckbyaballwhich wasstoppedand $attenedbytheinterpositionofhiswatch.Hehadtakenouthiswatchtoremarkthetimewhentheregt.wasorderedto advance; and not being able to return it, he put it into the breast of his jacket, and thus providentially his life was saved.’

Waterloo1815

ttedwithoriginalsteelclipandringsuspension,

ThomasNixon wasborninCumberland,enlistedin1813,andwasaged26in1815.HeservedinLieutenant-ColonelA.Dickson’s“G”Troop, commanded at Waterloo by Captain Cavalié Mercer.

Mercer’s“G”TroopbecameimmortalisedforitsservicesatWaterloothroughthepublicationofhis JournaloftheWaterlooCampaign whichis consideredoneoftheclassicaccountsofthisfamousbattle.ThetroopcameinforthehottestpartofthebattleonWaterlooDay,andsuffered considerablyinlossofmenandhorses.SirGeorgeWood,R.A.,paidthebatteryavisitonthatafternoonandwassurprisedto "ndsomany cannonballswhizzingroundhisears.“Damnit,Mercer,”heexclaimed,“youseemtobehavingahottimeofithere.”Hotitwasforallparties concerned,butthegallantwayinwhichthegunnersworkedtheirgunskepttheFrenchcavalryfromreachingtheinfantrysquaresbehindMercer’s battery.Mercer’sowndescriptionofthestateofhistroopattheendofthebattleamplysummarisesthehotactiontheysawinthecentreofthe line fending off the French cavalry: ‘Oursituationwasindeedterrible:of200 "nehorseswithwhichwehadenteredthebattle,upwardsof140laydead,dying,orseverelywounded. Ofthemen,scarcelytwo-thirdsofthosenecessaryforfourgunsremained,andthesesocompletelyexhaustedastobeincapableoffurther exertion.LieutenantBretonhadthreehorseskilledunderhim;LieutenantHinckswaswoundedinthebreastbyaspentball;LieutenantLeathes onthehipbyasplinter;andalthoughuntouchedmyself,myhorsehadnolessthaneightwounds,oneofwhich–agrazeonthefetlockjoint–lamedhimforever.Ourgunsandcarriageswere,asbeforementioned,altogetherinaconfusedheap,intermingledwithdeadandwounded horses,whichithadnotbeenpossibletodisengagefromthem.Mypoormen,suchatleastaswereuntouched,fairlywornout,theirclothes, faces,etc.,blackenedbythesmokeandspatteredoverwithmudandblood,hadseatedthemselvesonthetrailsofthecarriages,orhadthrown themselves on

a little rest.’

ttedwithoriginalsteelclipandsilverbarsuspension,

Provenance: Whitaker Collection 1908.

wasoneofmanyScotchmenwhohadjoinedtheKing’sGermanLegionandservedasanon-commissionedofficerinthe2nd LightBattalionduringthecampaigninHanoverin1805.HewasappointedEnsigninthe2ndLightBattalionon5February1806,andwas promotedtoLieutenanton18July1809.HeservedintheBalticcampaignof1807-08;inthePeninsula,August1808toJanuary1809,atVigo;at Walcherenin1809;inthePeninsula,April1811toOctober1812,includingthe2ndsiegeofBadajoz;inNorthernGermanyandtheNetherlands in1814,thecampaignof1815andthebattleofWaterloo,atwhichbattlehewasAide-de-CamptoMajor-GeneralSirColinHalkett,Colonel Commandant of the 2nd Light Battalion. He died at Hanover on 12 October 1821, as a Captain in the Hanoverian Ri"e Guards.

TheSutlejmedalawardedtoMajor-GeneralT.F.Forster,BengalArmy,whoservedasaVolunteeratthe battle of Aliwal with the Shekhawattee Brigade, raised and commanded by his father Sutlej1845-46,forAliwal1846,noclasp(Mr.T:F:ForsterShekhawatteeBrig:) !ttedwithsilverribbonbrooch, edgebruise, otherwise good very ne £800-£1,000

Provenance: John Tamplin Collection, Dix Noonan Webb, September 2002.

ThomasFrancisForster wasbornintothiswellknownAngloIndianfamilyatSaugoron16September1825.Tohisgrandfather,HenryPitts Forster,belongsthecreditofpublishingthe !rstEnglishworkoflexicographyfortheBengalilanguage,asaresultofwhichBengalisubsequently becametheofficiallanguageofthePresidencyandthemostproli!cliterarylanguageofIndia.Hisfather,HenryForster,hadadistinguishedcareer anddiedin1862asaColonelwithaC.B.,havingraisedtheShekhawatteeBrigadein1835whichservedwithgreatdistinctionintheSutlej campaignandintheIndianMutiny.HenryForster’s !rstwife,Thomas’smother,waskilledatDelhiinMay1857,afterwhichHenryForster married Nina, an Indian.

ThomasForsterreceivedaclassicaleducationattheParentalAcademicInstitutioninIndia,andwasnominatedforaCadetshipintheH.E.I.C.by HenryAlexander,aDirectoroftheCompany,ontherecommendationofhisfather.HispaperswereexaminedandpassedatLeadenhallStreet on 3 December 1845.

ForsterwasappointedanEnsignintheBengalPresidencyArmyon13December1845.Meantime,however,hehadvolunteeredtoservewithhis father’sShekhawatteeBrigadeintheSutlejcampaignandwaspresentatthebattleofAliwalon28January1846.Itisnoticeablethatthisbattle tookplacesome7weeksafterhewasexaminedandpassedbytheH.E.I.C.inLondon,butinfacthewaspersonallyexaminedandhesignedhis Cadet papers at Simla on 21 April 1846, by then being a battle veteran.

HewasappointedanEnsigninthe39thBengalNativeInfantryon11August1846,andwaspromotedLieutenantinthatregimenton28 November1849.Duringthe1850’sheservedwiththeShekhawatteeBrigade,stillcommandedbyhisfatherandwithhiseldestbrother,Captain W.R.Forster,asSecond-in-Command.HehimselfwasappointedAdjutantoftheBrigadeon3March1854.Itisremarkabletonotethatanother ofhisbrothers,HenryPittsForster,whohaddiedin1850,hadalsoservedwiththeShekhawatteeBrigadeatthebattleofAliwal,ashadhiseldest brother, William Robert Forster.

On15December1855,ThomasForsterwasappointedanAssistantCommissionerinthePunjab,andon15April1859hewasappointedan AssistantCommissioner2ndClass.HeservedtheremainderofhistimeinthisserviceandwaspromotedBrevetCaptainon13December1860. HewasappointedaCaptainintheSta ff Corpson18February1861,andaCaptainontheCadreofOfficersofthelate39thN.I.on11January 1864,becomingMajorintheStaff CorpsinDecember1865,andLieutenant-ColonelinDecember1871.By1877hewasDeputyCommissioner 2ndClassatHissar,subsequentlybecomingaDeputyCommissioner1stClass.HewaspromotedBrevetColonelon13December1876and retiredonfull-payon26September1880,beinggrantedastepinhonoraryranktoMajor-Generalatthesametime.Major-GeneralT.F.Forster died at his home in Gloucester Gardens, Hyde Park, on 20 February 1906, aged 80. Sold with a considerable amount of research on the Forster family and the Shekhawattee Brigade which ultimately became the 13th Rajputs.

Sutlej1845-46,forAliwal1846,1clasp,Sobraon (Thos.M.Shipworth53rdRegt.) edgebruise,otherwisenearlyextremely ne £400-£500

(SepoyDoorgaSing.26th.L.I.)

Sutlej1845-46,forMoodkee1845,3clasps,Ferozeshuhur,Aliwal,Sobraon (LieutPooleGabbett31stRegt.) edgebruising and contact marks, otherwise very ne £1,800-£2,200

Provenance: Gordon Everson Collection, Dix Noonan Webb, March 2002 PooleGabbett wascommissionedasanEnsigninthe31stRegimenton22April1842,andpurchasedaLieutenancyon9November1843.He servedthroughoutthecampaignintheSutlejandwaspresentinthebattlesofMoodkee,Ferozeshuhur,Buddiwal,AliwalandSobraon,atwhich lasthewasseverelywoundedinthethighbyamusketball(Medalwith3Clasps).Gabbettretiredon12April1850,anddiedon8December 1863.

Sutlej 1845-46, for Moodkee 1845, 3 clasps, Ferozeshuhur, Aliwal, Sobraon (William Holwell 50th Regt.) very ne £1,800-£2,200

WilliamHolwell diedon15February1846,ofwoundsreceivedatthebattleofSobraonon10February1846(LondonGazette 1846,p5786). He is commemorated by name on the regimental memorial in Canterbury Cathedral.

Punjab1848-49,2clasps,Chilianwala,Goojerat (P.Dee,2ndEur.Regt.) edgebruisingandlightmarks,otherwisetoned,good very

£200-£240

PatrickDee servedasaPrivateinthe2ndBengalEuropeanRegimentandisentitledtothePunjabmedalwithoutclasps.Heisshownonthe roll as having been ‘Discharged by purchase’.

Punjab1848-49,2clasps,Mooltan,Goojerat (Havdr.AmeerSing.8thN.I.) minoredgebruising,pittingandcontactmarks,very

£160-£200

Punjab 1848-49, 2 clasps, Mooltan, Goojerat (Sepoy Ramjohn Khan (2nd) 51st. N.I.) good very ne £160-£200

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Crimea1854-56,1clasp,Sebastopol (G.Williams.77th.Regt.) officiallyimpressednaming, minoredgenicks,aboutextremely ne £260-£300

TwomenofthenameGeorgeWilliamsappearonthelatestpublishedtranscriptofthecasualtyrollforthe77thRegimentofFoot:3096Private GeorgeWilliams,whowaskilledinactionbeforeSebastopolon3September1855;and3043PrivateGeorgeWilliams,whowasdangerously wounded before Sebastopol on 20 August 1855.

Crimea1854-56,3clasps,Alma,Inkermann,Sebastopol (E.Henwood.19thRegt.) officiallyimpressednamingbutrather double-struck in parts, unofficial retaining rod between top two clasps, edge bruise, otherwise very ne £300-£400

TurkishCrimea1855,Sardinianissue (No.1420JohnHouston71D.Lt.Infy.) contemporaryengravednaming,piecedfor suspension but lacking rings, good ne £70-£90

India General Service 1854-95, 1 clasp, Pegu (Sepoy Jewahir Ram. 40th. N.I.) very ne £180-£220

IndiaGeneralService1854-95,1clasp,NorthWestFrontier (4214I.Croasdell.H.Ms.98th.Regt.) minoredgebruising, nearly very ne £200-£240

TwoCompaniesofthe98thFootaccompaniedthepunitiveexpeditionunderBrigadier-GeneralSirColinCampbell,K.C.B.,9-15February1850, to the Kohat Pass against some troublesome Afridis.

IndiaGeneralService1854-95,1clasp,Umbeyla (3978.JRumbell71st.Highlanders) aslightlylaterissueimpressedinlarge capitals, good very ne £160-£200

Soldwithtypedtranscriptoftherecipient’sservicetakenfromtheRegimentalmusterlists,whichshowthatJamesRumbell(alsorecordedas Rumble)attestedforthe71stHighlandersfromtheDorsetMilitiaon19March1855;spentvariousperiodsofhismilitaryservicecon"nedtothe cells, and was discharged on 6 July 1865.

IndiaGeneralService1854-95,1clasp,Jowaki1877-8 (1426SepoyBirSingh10th.Bl.Infy.) suspensionclawre-a xed,and damage to clasp carriage and left hand side of clasp facing, better than good ne £70-£90

India General Service 1854-95, 1 clasp, Burma 1885-7 (Lieutt. C. J. H. Helbert. 1st. Bn. R.W. Fus.) very ne £240-£280

CharlesJohnHelbertHelbert wasborninLondonon22April1864,thesonofCaptainF.H.Helbert,5thMadrasLightCavalry,andwas commissionedintotheRoyalWestKentMilitiaon23April1881.HetransferredtoaregularcommissionintheRoyalWelshFusiliersin1885, andservedwiththe1stBattalioninIndiaandBurmafrom24April1886.ReturningtoEngland,heresignedhiscommissionon3August1887,and joined the Royal Monmouthshire Royal Engineers on 22 March 1890. Advanced Major on 21 July 1902, he died on 27 January 1903. Sold with copied research.

IndiaGeneralService1854-95,1clasp,Burma1887-89 (1983Pte.J.Baker2d.Bn.Ches.R.) pawnbroker’smarktoobverse eld, edge bruise, otherwise nearly extremely ne £120-£160

IndianMutiny1857-59,noclasp (Lieut.R.Lampen,87th.Foot.) apost-1873laterissue,edgebruise,otherwisenearlyextremely ne £220-£260

RobertLampen wascommissionedEnsign,bypurchase,inthe87th(RoyalIrishFusiliers)RegimentofFooton30September1853,andwas promoted Lieutenant, by purchase, on 30 November 1855. He retired in 1865.

Benjamind’UrbanMusgrave wasborninAntigua,WestIndies,on8January1836andwascommissionedEnsign,bypurchase,inthe87th (RoyalIrishFusiliers)RegimentofFooton25January1856.HeservedwiththeRegimentintheNorthWestProvinceofIndiaduringtheGreat SepoyMutiny,andwaspromotedLieutenant,bypurchase,on15March1858.Hetransferredtothe3rdWestIndianRegimenton27May1862 and,aftergoingonhalf-pay,transferredagaintothe48thRegimentofFooton20February1866,andwaspromotedCaptain,bypurchase,inthe 9thRegimentofFoot10August1870.HesubsequentlyservedasanAide-de-CampinSouthAustraliafrom29September1873,andexchanged

and died Grahamstown, South Africa, on 14 December 1917.

Indian Mutiny 1857-59, 1 clasp, Defence of Lucknow (D. Somerville, 32nd L.I.) toned, very ne £800-£1,000

DavidSomerville iscon!rmedontherollasanoriginaldefenderwhodiedatLucknowon27July1857.HisnameisgivenasSummervillein Kevin Asplin’s published roll. Sold with copied medal roll extract (WO 100/37)

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IndianMutiny1857-59,1clasp,Lucknow (48.JohnWelland.3rdBn.Ri!eBde.) regimentalnumberprivatelyengraved, suspension re-a xed, edge bruising, very ne £180-£220

Indian Mutiny 1857-59, 1 clasp, Central India (E. Andrews, 83rd. Regt.) edge bruise, good very ne £260-£300

EdwardAndrews attestedforthe83rd(CountyofDublin)RegimentofFoot,andservedwiththemduringtheGreatSepoyMutiny,being present at the action at Kotah. Sold with copied medal roll extract.

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IndianMutiny1857-59,2clasps,DefenceofLucknow,Lucknow (Corpl.W.Vincent,1st.MadrasFusrs.) edgebruisingand contact marks, nearly very ne £600-£800

China1857-60,2clasps,TakuForts1860,Pekin1860 (Lieut:A.H.Haldane.1/2ndFoot.) apost-1873laterissue,officially engraved in sloping capitals, nearly extremely ne £300-£400

AlexanderHenryHaldane wasborninOctober1834andwasappointedanEnsigninthe2ndFootinJuly1855.AdvancedtoLieutenantin February1858,hejoinedthe1stBattalion’sH.Q.inSouthAfricaasaMusketryInstructorinAprilofthesameyear,wherehisunitwasengagedin theBritishKaffrariacon#ict.Haldanealsowitnessedactiveservicethroughoutthecampaignof1860inNorthChina,includingthetakingof Tangku,theactionsofthe18thand21stofSeptember,andthesurrenderofPekin(Medal&2clasps).PlacedontheUnattachedListasaCaptainin April1870,hejoinedthe93rdRegimentinthefollowingyear,withwhomheservedasaPaymaster,andheattainedthehonoraryrankof Lieutenant-Colonel prior to being placed on the Retired List in October 1894.

China1857-60,2clasps,TakuForts1860,Pekin1860 (Mattw.Colville,1stBn.2ndRegt.) officiallyimpressednaming, small edge bruise and minor crease to rst clasp face, otherwise good very ne £340-£400

MatthewColville wasbornatOchiltree,Ayrshire,andenlistedintothe2ndFooton27June1843,aged23.Hewasdischargedon16August 1864.

SouthAfrica1877-79,noclasp (J.A.Collot,Surgn.R.N,H.M.S.“Euphrates”) initsnamedcardboxofissue, extremely ne as issued £600-£800

JamesAlexanderCollot wasbornon13February1850,andjoinedtheRoyalNavyatNetleyHospitalasaSurgeonon31March1874.He servedinH.M.S. DukeofWellington andH.M.S. Repulse from2August1874beforejoining Euphrates on23July1877.Whilstservingin Euphrates hewaspassedforStaff Surgeonon31March1874,andearnedtheSouthAfricanmedalwhilstengagedinoperationsinconnectionwiththeZulu warinJulyandAugust1879.HenextservedaboardH.M.S. Foam fromJune1880toJuly1884,followedbyabrief2monthsin DukeofWellington beforereturningtoEastneyinAugust1884,whereheservedasStaff Surgeonfrom31March1885.Heafterwardsservedaboard Royalist from April1886toFebruary1890,followedbyshortperiodsin Ajax and Superb beforejoining Collingwood on19March1892,fromwhichshiphewas ‘discharged dead’ following his admission to Malta hospital on 21 January 1894 and his death there on 11 February 1894.

Sold with copied record of service and other research.

For the recipient’s related miniature medal, see Lot 524.

Africa 1877-79, 1 clasp, 1879 (G. Eastwood. Stoker, 2. Cl: H.M.S. “Boadicea”) toned, good very ne £700-£900

GeorgeWilliamEastwood wasbornatPortslade,Sussex,on14November1856,andjoinedtheNavyinDecember1874.Afterservice aboard Devastation,DukeofWellington and Asia, hejoined Boadicea asaStoker2ndClassinApril1878andservedinheruntilApril1882,having advancedtoStokerinAugust1879.HisSouthAfricamedalwassenttohisnextship Thalia inMay1882.HeeventuallyachievedtherateofChief Stoker and was ‘shore pensioned’ on 16 January 1895.

with copied medal

extract

record of

South Africa 1877-79, 1 clasp, 1879 (11/829 Pte. J. Teasdale. 2/4th Foot.) minor edge bruises, otherwise good very ne £500-£700

SouthAfrica1877-79,1clasp,1879 (158PteG.Lancaster.57/Foot.) duplicateissuewithnamingimpressedinsmallcapitals,

£240-£280

con#rms

notes ‘Duplicate

clasp

22/10/1923.

SouthAfrica1877-79,1clasp,1879 (Surgn.Maj:D.F.DeHodgson.M.D.A.M.D.) withniceoriginalribbon, toned, extremely ne £1,400-£1,800

Sold with a small contemporary portrait on glass? contained in a leather case, lid detached. DecimusFiliusdeHodgson MDEdin1855,MRCS1853,wasbornatEagles!eldAbbey,Carlisle,on8July1831.Heenteredtheserviceas AssistantSurgeonon28September1857;becameSurgeonon21September1872;Surgeon-Majoron1March1873;andHonorary BrigadeSurgeononretirementonretiredpayon28September1882.HeservedwiththeRoyalArtilleryintheSikkimexpeditionin1861,andintheZulu war in 1879, for which he received a medal with clasp. Brigade-Surgeon De Hodgson died at Carlisle on 9 April 1899.

South Africa 1877-79, 1 clasp, 1879 (2223 Pte. G. Powell, A.H.C.) minor edge bruising, otherwise good very ne £500-£700

Provenance: Tony Sabell Collection, Dix Noonan Webb, September 2012. GeorgePowell wasbornintheParishofWalcott,nearBath.ABakerbyoccupation,heenlistedintotheArmyHospitalCorpson14August 1873,aged20years.HeservedoverseasontheIsleofSt.Helena,July1876-February1879;CapeProvince,February1879-December1880;and oncemoreinSt.Helena,December1880-December1885.Powellre-engagedasamemberoftheMedicalStaff CorpsinMay1885andwas discharged on 15 August 1894.

with copied service papers and other research.

SouthAfrica1877-79,1clasp,1879 (Sgt.Maj.J.Rampton,LonsdalesHorse), edgenicksandscratchestoedgeat6o’clock, otherwise very ne £700-£900

93 South Africa Medals were awarded to Lonsdales Horse, 85 of them with the clasp ‘1879’.

subject

buyers’ premium at 24% (+VAT where applicable)

SouthAfrica1877-79,1clasp,1879,rivetedaboveprivatelyengravedclaspsfor‘Ghinghehlovo,3April1879’and‘Inyezane,22 Jany. 1879’ (Corpl. Robbins, Stanger Md. Ri!es) good very ne and unusual £1,600-£2,000

Provenance: Dix Noonan Webb, March 2014.

JamesRobbins,amechanicfromUmhlali,andamemberoftheStangerMountedRi!es,actuallyservedintheNatalVolunteerGuidesandwas presentatthebattleofInyezaneon22January1879andtheactionatGhinghelovoon3April1879,onwhichlatteroccasionhewasseverely wounded.Asmallunitofsome55men,theNatalVolunteerGuideslargelycomprisedmendrawnfromtheStangerandVictoriaMountedRi!es (For God, Queen and Colony, by Terry Sole, refers.)

South Africa 1877-79, 1 clasp, 1879 (Tr. Griffin. Weenen Yeomry.) polished, very ne, rare to unit £600-£800

Oneofonly19medalsawardedtotheWeenenYeomanry,allwiththeclasp‘1879’.TheunitwassubsequentlyamalgamatedintotheNatal Carbineers.

Afghanistan 1878-80, no clasp (68. Pte. G. Saville 2/15th. Foot.) nearly extremely ne £80-£100

mortally

1878-80,

(Capt. C. J. R.

Provenance: Dix Noonan Webb, June 2008.

26th Regt. Ben. N.I.)

very ne £500-£700

CecilJohnRussellFulford wasbornatSt.Leonards-on-Seaon8April1845,theeldestsonofAdmiralJohnFulford,RoyalNavy.Educatedat theRoyalMilitaryAcademy,heenteredtheArmyasaLieutenantintheRoyalArtilleryon18July1865.PostedtoIndia,hecontinuedtoserve withtheArtilleryuntilSeptember1870whenhewasappointedSecondWingSubalterninthe26thNativeInfantryonprobationfortheBengal Staff Corps.InMarch1871hewasadvancedtoFirstWingSubalternandinJanuary1877becameWingOfficerandQuartermaster.InNovember 1878heaccompaniedtheregimentonservicewiththeSouthernAfghanistanFieldForceandforatimeinDecemberheo

ciatedas BrigadeMajortotheSecondBrigadeofInfantry.AfterserviceinAfghanistan,1878-79,hewaspostedhomeandjoinedtheStaff CollegeatSandhurst.On passingtheCollegehereturnedtoIndiainearly1881andrejoinedhisoldregiment.Withthem,hewasappointedQuartermasterofthecorps andWingCommander.InJuly1881hewasappointedO

ciatingDeputyAssistantQuartermasterGeneralattheheadquartersoftheRohilkhand District,andinSeptemberwasadditionallyappointedO

ciatingDeputyAssistantAdjutantGeneral.Inthespringof1882hewastransferredas D.A.Q.M.G. to the Peshawar District.

ofPeshawar,afanaticalPathancreptupbehindhimandshothiminthebackwithapistolloadedwithabulletandaboutadozenpellets.Captain Fulforddiedofhisinjurieson4May1882.ThePathanwhoshotFulfordwas,withinafewminutesofhiscrime,shotandbayonetedbyasepoyof the 35th Native Infantry,

of the Cheshire Regiment with a knife.

1672Pte.T.Twibell,65thFoot), edgebruisingand

£700-£900

Egypt and Sudan 1882-89, dated reverse, no clasp (W. Crate. Pte. R.M. H.M.S. “Minotaur”.) about extremely ne £80-£100

William Crate was discharged dead, and the medal was sent to his father on 13 July 1883. Sold with copied medal roll extract.

EgyptandSudan1882-89,datedreverse,1clasp,Alexandria11thJuly (J.Wood.Pte.R.M.H.M.S.Sultan.) pittingandminor edge bruising, nearly very ne £120-£160

EgyptandSudan1882-89,undatedreverse,1clasp,TheNile1884-85 (1863.Pte.F.Wheeler.3rdHusrs.) smalledgebruise and contact pitting from star, otherwise better than good ne £220-£260

2officersand42otherranksofthe3rdHussarsservedintheLightCamelRegimentontheNile,allofwhomreceivedthissingleclaspexceptone man who was also present at Kirbekan.

Sold with copied medal roll.

Egypt and Sudan 1882-89, undated reverse, 1 clasp, The Nile 1884-85 (2273 Pte. E. Hill. 18th Husrs.) extremely ne £260-£300

2 officers and 42 other ranks of the 18th Hussars served in the Light Camel Regiment on the Nile, all of whom received this single clasp.

Private E. Hill died of enteric fever on 2 February 1885.

Sold with copied medal roll.

EgyptandSudan1882-89,undatedreverse,2clasps,Suakin1885,Tofrek (2210Pte.E.Connors.5thLancers.) goodvery ne £260-£300

Only one squadron (102) of the 5th Lancers was present at Tofrek, 22 March 1885.

EdwardConnor (ConnorsonEgyptmedalroll)wasbornintheParishofDesertmartin,nearMagherfelt,CountyDerry,andattestedforthe 5thLancersatNewcastle-on-Tyneon30June1879,aged21.HeservedinEgyptfrom20Februaryto12June,1885,andwaspresentwiththe RegimentatSuakinandTofrek.HeservedasaPrivateexceptfortwoperiodswhenhewasappointedShoeing-Smith,fromApril1883toMarch 1884, and from May to October, 1885, when he reverted to Private. He transferred to ‘A’ Reserve on 30 June 1887.

Sold with copied discharge papers and medal roll extracts, all saved to CD.

(Sta

Sergt.A.B.MackayN.W.M.P.) contemporarilyengravednaming,

£1,000-£1,400

wasbornin1855,residedinGananogue,OntarioandenlistedinNorthWestMountedPoliceatFortWalsh.He

in November 1888.

NorthWestCanada1885,1clasp,Saskatchewan (H.A.HetheringtonConst.N.W.M.P.) contemporarilyengravednaming, mounted for display, edge bruise, otherwise good very ne £1,000-£1,400

EastandWestAfrica1887-1900,1clasp,Benin1897 (165656J.H.Turner,A.B.H.M.S.Theseus.) slightlylaterimpressed naming, nearly very ne £100-£140

Roll con!rms and notes ‘Duplicate issued 18 July 1916.

ArthurAlfredTargett wasbornatPortsmouthinJune1869andenlistedintotheRoyalMarineArtilleryatEastneyBarrackson9March 1888.Hewasembarkedin StGeorge and Malacca, 24Januaryto18March1897,andlandedwiththeRoyalMarineDetachmentfortheoperations againstBenin.TargettwasseverelywoundedoutsideBeninCityon10February1897.Hispapersrecordthathewas‘shotbyamaninatree whilestormingBenin-whentryingtoremovethebulletitwasfoundthatthepubicbonewasshattered&thebulletimpacted-alsobulletwound ofchest(whichwasremoved).’ThediaryofPrivateLewis(OMRSJournalMarch2019)recordsthatTargettcontinued !ringtheMaximalthough wounded,aswerealltheothermembersoftheMaximcrew.Hispapersnotethat‘Feb.97.PresentatattackonBenin-Speciallyrecommended.’ TargettservedonavarietyofshipsandshoreestablishmentsuntilMarch1909.RecalledtoserviceinAugust1914heservedatDunkirkandthen in October 1915 to

in the Orkneys.

1914

TheTirahcampaignmedalawardedtoColonelSirJohnW.Ottley,K.C.I.E.,CommandingRoyalEngineer, Tirah Expeditionary Force

IndiaGeneralService1895-1902,2clasps,PunjabFrontier1897-98,Tirah1897-98(Coll.J.W.Ottley,C.I.E.Ryl.Engrs.) minor edge bruise, otherwise extremely ne £500-£700

Provenance: Dix Noonan Webb, March 2010.

SirJohnOttley wasborninBombayinJuly1841,andjoinedtheRoyalEngineersin1864.AftermanyyearspublicworkinIndiahewascreated aCompanionoftheOrderoftheIndianEmpirein1892.In1897-98hewasCommandingRoyalEngineertotheTirahExpedition(Mentionedin Despatches,medalwith2clasps).HewasadvancedKnightCommanderoftheOrderoftheIndianEmpirein1904.InMarch1915heraisedand commandedthe5thBattalionSussexVolunteerstoastrengthofover1,000menandsent700trainedmentotheColours.ColonelOttleydied at Eastbourne on 25 January 1931.

Queen’s Sudan 1896-98 (3815 Pte. J. Lapping. 1/Sea: Hrs:) polished, otherwise nearly very ne £160-£200

Queen’sSouthAfrica1899-1902,2clasps,CapeColony,OrangeFreeState (651Corpl:A.W.Gait.CapeTownHighrs:) extremely ne £100-£140

A. W. Gait attested for the Cape Town Highlanders on 22 March 1898 and served with them until 1 January 1901. Soldwiththerecipient’soriginalVolunteerDischargeCerti!cate, thisfoldedandtorn,andaSouthAfrica1900ChristmasTin,with remnants ofthe original chocolate.

Queen’sSouthAfrica1899-1902,2clasps,CapeColony,Wittebergen (6287PteR.F.C.Thompson,62ndCoyImp: Yeo:)

£80-£100

RolandFrancisCroisdaleThomson [sic]wasborninBelfast,CountyAntriminNovember1875.HewaseducatedattheRoyalBelfast AcademicalInstitutionandtheHighSchool,Dublin.He‘joinedtheMiddlesexYeomanryabout1896,tookpartintheSouthAfricanWar 1900 -1901[Invalided],transferringintotheImperialYeomanry,andsawmuchserviceinCapeColony,wenttoBritishColumbiain1911,andsettledat RittMeadows,whereheboughtlandandwentinforpoultryfarming;volunteeredforImperialservice,andjoinedthe47thBattn.Canadian InfantryinAug.1915;servedwiththeExpeditionaryForceinFrancefromJune,1916,transferringintothe14thBattn.,andwaskilledinactionat KilowraTrench,Courcellette,26Sept.1916.Buriedwherehefell.Acomradewrote:“Hewasa !nechap,coolandbraveinaction,patientand enduring hardships without complaining, and always making the best of everything.” Private Thomson is commemorated on the Vimy Memorial, Pas de Calais, France. Sold

copied research.

72

Queen’sSouthAfrica1899-1902,4clasps,ReliefofMafeking,TugelaHeights,ReliefofLadysmith,Transvaal (2061Pte.W. Gray, R. Welsh Fus:) very ne and scarce £500-£700

WilliamGray servedinSouthAfricaduringtheBoerWarasoneof‘Barton’sFusilierBrigade’whichcomprised2ndRoyalFusiliers(2officers and27men),2ndRoyalIrishFusiliers(1officerand20men),1stRoyalWelshFusiliers(1officerand25men),andthe2ndRoyalScotsFusiliers(1 officerand25men).Withtheexceptionofaveryfew‘oddmen’inotherunits,these102officersandmenweretheonlyImperialinfantrytroops present at the relief of Mafeking.

with copied medal roll extract and very poor copied discharge papers.

Queen’sSouthAfrica1899-1902,5clasps,CapeColony,OrangeFreeState,Transvaal,SouthAfrica1901,SouthAfrica1902 (30661 Pte. H. Smith. 97th. Coy. Imp: Yeo:) very ne £100-£140

H. Smith served with the 97th (Metropolitan Mounted Ri"es) Company, Imperial Yeomanry in South Africa during the Boer War.

Queen’sSouthAfrica1899-1902,5clasps,ReliefofKimberley,Johannesburg,DiamondHill,Wittebergen,SouthAfrica1901 (3769 Pte: T. W. Dale. 9/Lcrs.) toned, nearly extremely ne £300-£400

T. W. Dale was killed by the explosion of a mine near Vredefort Road on 26 June 1901.

Queen’sSouthAfrica1899-1902,5clasps,Transvaal,CapeColony,OrangeFreeState,SouthAfrica1901,SouthAfrica1902 (7072Pte.G.Aspey.Vol:Coy.W.Rid:Regt.) claspsmountedinorderaslisted,unofficialrivetsbetweenbottomtwo clasps, very ne £100-£140

YorkshireImperialYeomanryMedal1900-1902,3rdBattalion,SouthAfrica1901-1902 (26772Pte.F.W.Dron!eld.) contact marks, very ne £200-£240

FrederickWilliamDron!eld wasborninSheffield,Yorkshire,in1880andattestedfortheImperialYeomanryatDoncasteron15February 1901,havingpreviouslyservedintheYorkandLancasterRegiment.Heservedwiththe9th(YorkshireHussars)Company,3rdBattalionImperial YeomanryinSouthAfricaduringtheBoerWarfrom13March1901to5January1902(entitledtoaQueen’sSouthAfricaMedalwithclaspsfor CapeColony,OrangeFreeState,Transvaal,andSouthAfrica1901),andwasdischarged,medicallyun#t,on22February1902,after1yearand8 days’ service.

with copied record of service and medal roll extracts.

China1900,noclasp (Pte.J.H.Simmonds.ShanghaiVols.);togetherwithaMasonicPennyfortheKeystoneRoyalArch Chapter, Shanghai, good very ne £240-£280

General

1902-56, 1 clasp, Nigeria 1918 (R. H. Brierley.)

£500-£700

wasborninRochdale,Lancashire,in1879andreceivedhismedicaltraininginbothEdinburghandGlasgow.He servedastheMedicalO

cer,WestAfricanMedicalService,Nigeria,andservedduringtheoperationsofJuneandJuly1918atAbeokuta, Owowo, Irori, and Iraw.

General

in Edinburgh on 8

1902-56,

(Lt. R. V. Fisk.

AfricaGeneralService1902-56,1clasp,Kenya (22867729Pte.D.E.Harpin.A.C.C.) minoro cialcorrectiontounit,nearly extremely

£60-£80

Africa General Service 1902-56, 1 clasp, Kenya (22753364 Pte. G. W. Snell. A.C.C.) nearly extremely ne £60-£80

1903-04, no clasp, bronze issue (47 Yak Driver Randoo S&T. Corps) nearly extremely ne with some lustre £160-£200

IndiaGeneralService1908-35,1clasp,NorthWestFrontier1908 (2788SowarShamSingh.19th.Lancers.) nearlyvery ne £70-£90

June 1917: 2788 Dafadar

Singh,

IndiaGeneralService1908-35,1clasp,NorthWestFrontier1908 (4000SepoyBachanSingh45th.RattraysSikhs) nearly very

£60-£80

IndiaGeneralService1908-35,1clasp,AfghanistanN.W.F.1919 (24521Pte.T.E.Harker.1K.D.Guards.) nearlyextremely

£60-£80

India General Service 1908-35, 1 clasp, Waziristan 1921-24 (6840840 Rfmn. J. Turner. K.R.R.C.) good very ne £60-£80

IndiaGeneralService1908-35,1clasp,NorthWestFrontier1930-31 (6393990Pte.L.S.Waters.R.Suss.R.) polished,very ne £70-£90

IndiaGeneralService1908-35,1clasp,Mohmand1933 (11859-KSpr.KartarSingh,BengalS.&M.);1914-15Star (NC. 4050SepoyDhanbahadurLimbuMyitkyinaBn.B.M.P.);VictoryMedal1914-19 (59477Lab.Daya,I.W.D.) lacking ringsuspension;IndiaGeneralService1936-39,1clasp,NorthWestFrontier1937-39 (Jemdr.AbdulJalil,3-10BaluchR.) rank partially o cially corrected; War Medal 1939-45 (149815 A. R. Booty.) generally nearly very ne and better (5) £70-£90

IndiaGeneralService1908-35,2clasps,AfghanistanN.W.F.1919,Malabar1921-22 (..07RfmnAmarBahadurKhattri,2-9 Grks); Victory Medal 1914-19 (798 Sar. Hadayat, Spl. Res. Trpt.) number partially erased on rst, nearly very ne (2) £70-£90

AmarBahadurKhattri,anativeofPaundi,Nepal,servedwiththe2ndBattalion,9thGurkhaRi!eswithserviceno.8470,anddiedon30 November 1944. He has no known grave and is commemorated on the Singapore Memorial. Hidayat,anativeofAttock,India(nowPakistan),servedwiththeSupplyandTransportCorps,attached10thCamelCorps,anddiedon1 December 1918. He has no known grave and is commemorated on the Tehran Memorial.

IndiaGeneralService1908-35,3clasps,AfghanistanN.W.F.1919,Mahsud1919-20,Waziristan1919-21 (3099.Sepoy Chanana, 1/55/R!s.) very ne £50-£70

Star, with clasp (39539 Gnr: J. R. Roberts. R.G.A.) very ne £80-£100

JohnRupertRoberts wasborninNewtown,Montgomeryshire,in1894andhavingattestedfortheRoyalGarrisonArtilleryservedwiththe 7thDivisionalAmmunitionColumnduringtheGreatWarontheWesternFrontfrom4October1914.Hewaswoundedinactionduringthe "nal stages of the War, his name appearing in the 12 November 1918 Casualty List.

with copied research.

Star (9867 Pte. J. Cain. 2/R. W. Fus.) worn, good ne £100-£140

JohnCain attestedfortheRoyalWelshFusiliersandservedwiththe2ndBattalionduringtheGreatWarontheWesternFrontfrom11August 1914.Transferringtothe1stBattalion,hesufferedawoundtothelefthandandchestonthe "rstdayoftheBattleoftheSomme,1July1916,on whichdatetheBattalionwasinvolvedintheattackonMametz,workinguptheSunkenRoadTrenchtowardsFricourtandbothsidesofthe Rectangle. Battalion casualties that day were 4 killed and 245 wounded.

with copied research.

1914Star (3-3323Pte.G.E.Gledhill.Yorks:L.I.);1914-15Star(2) (14402.Pte.T.Horton,W.Rid.R.;2215Pte. W. Stead. W. Rid. R.); Victory Medal 1914-19 (52642 Pte. A. Thornton. W. York. R.) nearly very ne (4) £80-£100

E. Gledhill attested for the Yorkshire Light Infantry and served during the Great War on the Western Front from 14 August 1914.

94

Star (1198 L-Cpl. S. Magill. S. Ir. H.); together with a South Irish Horse cap badge, cleaned, nearly very ne £80-£100

M.M. London Gazette 22 January 1917.

SamuelMagill attestedfortheSouthIrishHorseandservedwiththemduringtheGreatWarontheWesternFrontfrom23November1915. Awarded the Military Medal, he was discharged Class ‘Z’ Reserve on 20 February 1919. Sold with copied research.

1914-15Star (1596Pte.A.E.Rolfe.2nd.Co.ofLond.Y.);BritishWarMedal1914-20(2) (35563Pte.J.H.Milner.E. Lan.R.;Lieut.C.H.Sealy.);VictoryMedal1914-19(3) (Asst.Eng.F.W.Elliott.R.N.R.;G-11641Pte.W.Johnson. Midd’x R.; R-38354 Pte. D. Burton. K. R. Rif. C.) edge bruising, generally very ne (6) £140-£180

ArthurErnestRolfe wasbornatSt.John’s,Waterloo,London.ResidinginStreatham,London,heattestedwiththe2ndCountyofLondon YeomanryattheirHeadquartersinElvertonStreet,Victoria,London,forserviceduringtheGreatWar.Servingwith‘C’SquadronintheEgyptian theatrefrom5November1914,hediedon4July1915.Oneofjust35regimentalfatalcasualtiesoftheGreatWar,heisburiedinCairoWar Cemetery, Egypt.

JohnHoldenMiller wasborninBlackburn,Lancashire,whereheattestedfortheEastLancashireRegimentforserviceduringtheGreatWar. Hewaskilledinactionwith‘W’Company,11thBattalionon28June1918,duringtheBattleoftheLys,andisburiedinAvalWoodCemetery, Vieux-Berquin, France.

CharlesHenrySealey wasborninPortobello,Midlothian,Scotlandon11September1888.HeattestedfortheArmyServiceCorpsinGrove Park,London,forserviceduringtheGreatWaron19June1915andservedontheWesternFrontfrom8August1915.AppointedCorporalon 20June1916,hewasdischargedfromtheranksuponreceivingacommissionon6December1916.HisGreatWarmedalsweresenttohimat 75 Prince of Wales Mansions, Battersea Park, London. He died in Carshalton, Surrey, on 9 November 1964, aged 76.

WalterJohnson wasborninYarmouth,NorfolkandattestedinLondonforservicewiththeMiddlesexRegimentduringtheGreatWar.He servedontheWesternFrontwiththe12thBattalion,wherehewaskilledinactionon11August1917.Hehasnoknowgraveandis commemorated on the Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial, Belgium.

DavidBurton attestedfortheKing’sRoyalRi!eCorpson30March1917.HeservedontheWesternFrontandwasdischargeddueto sickness, whilst serving at home with the 6th Battalion, on 16 June 1918, and was awarded a Silver War Badge, No. 414894.

95

1914-15Star (20151Pte.W.J.Rollinson.Shrops.L.I.);BritishWarMedal1914-20(20 (3-8913Pte.R.Hammond.W. York.R.;1908Pte.W.McDavid.K.O.S.B.);VictoryMedal1914-19(4) (28711Pte.T.Sherwood.TheQueen’sR.; 40768Pte.W.Thorpe.R.Innis.Fus.;9762Pte.J.Thew.Y.&L.R.;2231Pte.J.H.Barwise.Bord.R.) heavyedge bruising and traces of verdigris to last, otherwise generally very ne (7) £80-£100

1914-15 Star (2453 Tpr: C. B. Boyer. Ld: S’Cona’s H.) nearly very ne £80-£10096x

CecilBurtonBoyer wasborninSidcup,Kent,EnglandinJuly1890.PriormilitaryserviceincludedtwoyearswithSomersetLightInfantryand fouryearswiththeSussexYeomanry.HeservedduringtheGreatWarwithLordStrathcona’sHorseontheWesternFront.Boyerdiedin Enderby, British Columbia, Canada in September 1976.

1914-15Star (65126Pte.R.W.Bruce24thCan.Inf.);BritishWarMedal1914-20(3) (303629Gnr.G.F.Histed. C.F. A.;644704Pte.G.Dusome.4-Can.Inf.;678375Pte.D.Moulton.169-Can.Inf.);VictoryMedal1914-19(2) (177554Pte.W.R.Moore.C.MG.Bde.;529042Pte.W.J.Carnahan.C.A.M.C.);togetherwithvariouscapbadgesand metal unit titles for the various units represented, very ne and better (6) £100-£140

Sold with copied attestation papers.

BritishWarMedal1914-20(4) (Eng.Lt.J.Stevens.R.N.;Pay.S.Lt.C.M.Barnes.R.N.R.;Wt.Tel.W. ThorntonInman. R.N.R.; Lieut. J. E. Manson. R.N.V.R.) minor edge bruising, otherwise generally very ne (4) £80-£100

J.Stevens wascommissionedintotheRoyalNavyforserviceduringtheGreatWarandservedinH.M.S. Comet from1915untilshewassunkon 6August1918,afteralargeexplosionwhileundertowaftercollisiondamage.Shewasthoughttohavebeentorpedoed,butnosubmarineever claimed the sinking.

GeorgeWalterThornton-Inman wasbornon12February1894inHammersmith,London,andwascommissionedintotheRoyalNaval ReserveforserviceduringtheGreatWar,initiallyservinginH.M.S. Sorrento.HewaslatercommissionedintotheRoyalAirForceanddiedonthe Isle of Wight in 1924, aged 30.

JohnErikManson,anativeofLerwick,ShetlandIslands,wascommissionedintotheRoyalNavalVolunteerReserveon15September1917. Appointed Temporary Lieutenant on 12 November 1918, he was demobilised on 27 January 1920.

BritishWarMedal1914-20(4) (Surg.Lt.J.Cameron.R.N.;Surg.Lt.A.N.Wilde.R.N.;Surg.Lt.M.J.Heney. R.N. V.R.; David Dryburgh) minor edge bruising and contact marks, otherwise very ne(4) £70-£90

AlfredNevilleWilde,thesecondsonofMajor-GeneralSirAlfredWileK.C.B.,C.S.I.,wasbornon1April1871inKirbyCane,Norfolk.Hewas commissionedintotheRoyalNavyforserviceduringtheGreatWaron17September1915andsawserviceinH.M.Y. Iolanda andlaterattheR. A.F. Seaplane base in Rosyth, Scotland. He died in Lusaka, Northern Rhodesia on 11 June 1932, aged 69.

MichaelJosephHeney wascommissionedintotheRoyalNavyVolunteerReserveforserviceduringtheGreatWaron8July1918asa Surgeon Probationer and saw service in H.M.S. Ivy and H.M.S. Mallow

David Dryburgh, a Merchant Mariner from Leith, Scotland, served with the Mercantile Marine during the Great War.

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BritishWarMedal1914-20(9) (153686G.C.Williams.Ch.Amr.R.N.;156283E.A.Newton.C.P.O.R.N.;M.26966 E.Polckinghorne.B.Art.R.N.;M.25754J.Partridge.Act.E.R.A.4R.N.;J.92068H.C.Stockdale.Boy.2R.N.; M.33194J.H.Bradley.E.A.5R.N.;156141C.J.Northam.Sto.1R.N.;1272S.D.Sullivan.Sto.R.N.R.;George Craig) edge bruising and contact marks, otherwise generally very ne (9) £120-£160

BritishWarMedal1914-20(3) (M.20613C.O.Chilcott.S.S.A.R.N.;J.49627G.J.Goulder.A.B.R.N.;A.A.2336H. A.Marks.C.P.O.R.N.V.R.);MercantileMarineWarMedal1914-18 (HarryVoice);AfricaStar (C/JX178762A/BG.T. EdwardsR.N.) contemporarilyengravednaming; RoyalNavyL.S.&G.C.,V.R.,narrowsuspension,impressednaming (J. Hardy.Comd.Boatn.H.M.CoastGuard28Yrs.) theMMWMinrelicconditionwithbentsuspension;theLSS&GCplanchet only lacking suspension and with a severe edge bruise at 6 o’clock, otherwise very ne and better (6) £60-£80

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BritishWarMedal1914-20(5) (K.38798F.S.Chidley.Sto.1R.N.;2.Lieut.F.R.Tripp.;43597Dvr.T.M.Wilkins. R.A.;M2-033482Pte.F.A.McElwee.A.S.C.;1808Pte.H.J.Stanley.10Bn.A.I.F.);WarMedal1939-45;together withaSecondWorldWar‘ForLoyalService’lapelbadge, the rstexhibitingsignsofhavingbeenacidcleaned,otherwisegenerally very ne

RenamedandDefectiveMedals(4):Queen’sSouthAfrica1899-1902,noclasps (75Orderly:F.W.Crane,St.JohnAmb: Bde:) suspensionbrokenandplanchetonly,withsurnamepartiallyo ciallycorrected;BritishWarMedal1914-20(3) (125141Dvr. J.Maskell.R.A.;861203Pte.G.Haines33-Lond.R.;52676Dvr...R.A.) the rsttwowithsuspensionsbrokenand planchet only; the third partially erased; generally nearly very ne (9) £100-£140

HenryJamesStanley attestedfortheAustralianImperialForceatOaklands,SouthAustralia,on27November1914,andservedwiththe10th Battalion,AustralianInfantryduringtheGreatWar.Hediedathomeoftyphoidfeveron31July1916,andisburiedunderaC.W.G.C.headstone in Fremantle Cemetery, Western Australia.

BritishWarMedal1914-20(4) (234454A.E.Moore.A.B.R.N.;M.19123R.Rawlinson.Wmn.2R.N.;Lieut.C. Pritchard. R.N.R.; Wt. Tel. L. G. Farthing. R.N.R.) second lacquered, light contact marks, generally very ne (4) £100-£140

AlfredEdwardMoore,aShopBoy,fromLambeth,LondonattestedfortheRoyalNavyforBoyServiceon23August1905.Advanced OrdinarySeamanon1March1907andAbleSeamanon18February1908,hesawserviceduringtheGreatWarinH.M.S. Weymouth inEast AfricaWatersagainstSMS Königsberg,eventuallytrappingherintheRu!jiRiveruntilshewassunkon11July1915.Moorediedofwounds, speci!cally of Epileptic Mania, thirteen days later in H.S. Guildford Castle on 24 July 1915. He is commemorated on the Chatham Naval Memorial.

ReginaldRawlinson wasborninAn!eld,Liverpoolon18February1898.HeattestedforservicewiththeRoyalNavyduringtheGreatWar, andwaskilledwhenH.M.S.Vanguard,atanchorinScapaFlow,sufferedaseriesofmagazineexplosionsshortlybeforemidnighton9July1917:she sank almost instantly, killing 843 of the 845 men aboard. He is commemorated on the Portsmouth Naval Memorial.

CharlesPritchard wasBorninCaernarfon,Walesin1859.HewascommissionedintotheRoyalNavalReserveandservedduringtheGreat WarinAdeninthecoasterH.M.S. Skelwith,whichwasengagedinapatrolintheStraitsofPerim,wherethevesselsemployedonthecoasthad littleexcitementbeyondanoccasionalboatactionwithdhowsattemptingtoevadethenavalblockade.Hedied,followingastroke,on14March 1916, aged 56 and is buried in Perim Cemetery, Yemen.

LlewelynGar!eldFarthing wasborninBuilthWells,Breconshire,on30May1884.HeattestedfortheRoyalNavalReserveandwas commissionedWarrantTelegraphiston28March1917,servinginH.M.S. Duke.HewaslaterappointedFlightLieutenantintheRoyalAirForce VolunteerReserveon24July1942andsawservicewiththeTechnicalBranch,attachedto214Group,inItaly,duringtheSecondWorldWar.He died of heart failure, aged 60, on 29 October 1944 and is buried under a C.W.G.C. headstone in Bari War Cemetery, Italy.

BritishWarMedal1914-20(9) (M.B.1715P.Weighill.C.M.M.R.N.V.R.;L.Z.8637C.W.Peach.Sig.R.N.V.R.; C. Z.1456J.M.Ewing.A.B.R.N.V.R.;A.A.1592A.J.Pierpoint.A.B.R.N.V.R.;T.Z.8178A.Thompson.A.B.R.N.V. R.;C.Z.33667A.Hill.A.B.R.N.V.R.;L.Z.8293R.D.Dufflin.O.Tel.R.N.V.R.;R.G.Lee.Q.M.R.F.A.;ArthurG. Tredinnick) scratches to obverse of Peach medal, edge bruising

contact marks, otherwise generally very ne (9) £120-£160

M.C. London Gazette 1 January 1918. MauriceTwemlowNunnerley

£80-£100

British War Medal 1914-20 (2. Lieut. J. D. G. Brendel.) very ne £60-£80107x

JohnDanielBrendel wasthesonofJohannDanielFriedrich'Fritz'BrendelandEffieBrendelofHilldropRoad,Holloway,London,England. Brendel was born in Islington, London in 1890, and his father was a China Importer and Dealer born in Berlin, Germany and a German national. BrendelleftLiverpoolforNewYork,USA,29March1913,andsubsequentlytravelledtoCanadawhereheservedwiththeCanadianMilitia. ReturningtoEnglandheattestedfortheRoyalFlyingCorpsasAirMechanic3rdClass(74050)andwascommissioned2ndLieutenantGeneral List (attached Royal Flying Corps), 1 November 1917.

SecondLieutenantBrendelwaskilledina "yingaccidentwhilsttrainingasapilotwithNo4TrainingSquadronbasedatHootonPark,27January 1918.Hewas "yingSopwithPupB5972,whenhisaircraftwasseentonosedivefrom6,000feetandhecrashedintotheRiverMerseyoff Eastham.Brendel’sbodywasrecoveredstillfoundstrappedintohisseat,withthecauseofdeathbeinggivenasmultipleinjuriesincludinghead injury.TheCoroner’sinquestheardaccountsfromvariouswitnesses,theRFCMechanicsagreedtheaircraftwasin $nemechanicalconditionand everythingingoodworkingorder,withonetheorybeingthatBrendelfaintedandlostcontrol.SecondLieutenantBrendelisburiedinSt.Mary’s Churchyard, Hendon, Middlesex, England. This is his full medal entitlement. Sold with copied research.

TheBritishWarMedalawardedtoCaptainG.A.P.Jones,Royal FlyingCorpsandEastKentRegiment,whowaskilledina !ying accident on 28 May 1916

British War Medal 1914-20 (Capt. G. A. P. Jones) good very ne £60-£80

GeorgeAlfredPrimeJones wasborninBolotwa,SouthAfrica,andwaseducated atSkinners’School,wherehewasakeencricketerandfootballer-hisprowessasa goalkeeperwas‘enviedbyeverycustodianinthedistrict.Standing6ft4ins,hisreachis agreatasset,andheknowshowtomakethebestuseofit.’Indeed,hewasaskedto playforTottenhamHotspur,andsoonafterjoiningtheArmyturnedoutforBrighton andHoveAlbion.HeservedwithTheBuffsfromAugust1915andwaswoundedon26 September in the Battle of the Loos, of which a local newspaper reported:

‘Hehadanextremelynarrowescape,abulletstrikinghisbeltandglancingoff,in"ictinga "eshwound.Afewminutesafter-beforehehadrecoveredfromtheshock-ashell burst just behind him and rendered him unconscious for half an hour from concussion.’

HewasattachedtotheRoyalFlyingCorpsinSpring1916andwaskilledina "ying accident over Kent on 28 May 1916. He is buried at Southborough Cemetery, Kent. Sold with copied research including a photographic image of the recipient.

British

HerbertSidneyPelham wasbornatBradmoreRoad,OxfordinJune1881.Hewasthethirdsonofclassicalscholar HenryFrancisPelham and LauraPriscillaBuxton,daughterof SirEdwardBuxton,2ndBaronet.Pelham’sgrandfatherwas BishopofNorwich Hon.JohnThomasPelham, third son of the 3rd Earl of Chichester. His elder brother was the civil servant Sir Edward Pelham, K.C.B. Pelhamwaseducatedat HarrowSchool and UniversityCollege,Oxford,and his $rstpostsafter ordination wereat inner-city Missions. After whichhewas Chaplain to HenryWake$eld, BishopofBirmingham,Headofthe HarrowMission,and Vicar of Barking-aposthehelduntil1926 whenhewaselevatedtothe Episcopate. PelhamwasBishopofBarrow-in-Furness from1926untilhisdeathin1944.Hewasalsotheauthorof

War, and is buried in Aldingham Churchyard, Cumbria.

BritishWarMedal1914-20

withnamedlidofcardboxofissue, toned,edgebruise,

£140-£180

British War Medal

War

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VictoryMedal1914-19(7) (147668J.Chubb.M.A.A.R.N.;201574H.P.Mead.Sh.Cpl.1R.N.;SS.119373F. Stephens.Sto.1R.N.;1487S.AW.Green.2Hd.R.N.R.;M.7-204N.Welsh.Act.L.S.R.N.V.R.;R.M.A.3423Gr. T.Muldowney.;BZ/6870P.Mellor.Ord.Sea.R.N.V.R.) thelastano cialReplacement,edgebruisingandcontactmarks, generally very ne (7) £60-£80

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VictoryMedal1914-19(7) (223064H.J.Bowden.S.P.O.R.N.;309420R.E.Swoish.S.P.O.R.N.;SS.118992S.G. Willgress.Sto.2R.N.;K.49998F.Davies.Sto.2R.N.;K.49836J.Hutchinson.Sto.2.R.N.;4129TSA.M.G.Low. Engn.R.N.R.;B.Z.10948L.Goulding.Ord.R.N.V.R.) edgebruisingandcontactmarks,generallynearlyvery neandbetter (7) £70-£90

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VictoryMedal1914-19(6) (SS.3691J.Langford.A.B.R.N.;J.75997G.Chubb.Ord.R.N.;S.A.1885J.R.Cromwell. Skr.R.N.R.;R.M.A.12097Gr.J.J.Jackson.;C.Z.7610C.Gordon.A.B.R.N.V.R.;3Engr.C.J.Shave.M.F.A.) edge bruising and contact marks, generally very ne (6) £60-£80

VictoryMedal1914-19(4) (29413.Cpl.A.Trundle.R.A.F.;123665.A.Cpl.A.Kilbee.R.A.F.;216446.Pte.1.A.J. Copeland.R.A.F.;69332.1.A.M.W.Anderson.R.A.F.);togetherwithaFrenchCroixdeGuerre,bronze,reversedated 1914-1915,withtwosilverstardevicesonriband;acommemorativeGreatWarSubmarinemedal,silver;andacommemorative table medallion of Cologne Cathedral in white metal, good very ne (7) £60-£80

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NavalGeneralService1915-62,2clasps,Yangtze1949,Malaya (D/SSX.835525M.Reeves.Ord.Smn.R.N.) aboutextremely ne £800-£1,000

MauriceReeves servedinH.M.S. BlackSwan from1April1949to27June1950,andwasdischargedfromtheRoyalNavyon27March1956.A hand-writtenresearchnotewiththelotstatesthattherecipientwaswoundedon21April1949,whilstmanningOerlikenson BlackSwan’srear bridge whilst she was stationed in the Yangtze, and transferred to the R.N. Hospital Hong Kong, although this in uncon!rmed. Sold with copied research, including various photographs of the Black Swan

Provenance: Dix Noonan Webb, April 2001. W.J.Grundy residedat106TowsonStreet,Everton,Liverpool.HewastakenprisonerbytheArabsatHillahon24July,1920.Grundywas subsequentlyreleasedandrejoinedhisregimentatKufahon19October,1920.InthisactiontheManchesters,commandedbyCaptainG.S. Henderson,foughtoff alargepartyofArabsatthepointofbayonet,sufferingseverecasualtiesincludingCaptainHendersonwhowas posthumously awarded the Victoria Cross.

The citation for Henderson’s Victoria Cross reads: ‘Formostconspicuousbraveryandselfsacri!ce.Ontheeveningofthe24thJuly,1920,whenabout !fteenmilesfromHillah(Mesopotamia),the Companyunderhiscommandwasorderedtoretire.Afterproceedingabout500yardsalargepartyofArabssuddenlyopened !refromthe #ank,causingtheCompanytosplitupandwaver.Regardlessofalldanger,Capt.HendersonatoncereorganisedtheCompany,ledthemgallantly totheattackanddroveoff theenemy.OntwofurtheroccasionsthisofficerledhismentochargetheArabswiththebayonetandforcedthem toretire.Atonetime,wnenthesituationwasextremelycriticalandthetroopsandtransportweregettingoutofhand,Capt.Henderson,by sheerpluckandcoolness,steadiedhiscommandpreventedtheCompanyfrombeingcutupandsavedthesituation.Duringthesecondchargehe fellwounded,butrefusedtoleavehiscommand,andjustastheCompanyreachedthetrenchtheyweremakingforhewasagainwounded. Realisingthathecoulddonomore,heaskedoneofhisN.C.O.'stoholdhimupontheembankment,saying,"I'm,donenow,don'tletthembeat

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General Service 1918-62, 1 clasp, Iraq (7577268 Pte. R. E. Thornton. R.A.O.C.) polished, very ne £60-£80

General Service 1918-62, 1 clasp, Palestine (1874319 Dvr. W. H. Raven. R.E.) in named card box of issue, extremely ne £60-£80

WilliamHenryRaven attestedfortheRoyalEngineersinMay1937,andservedwith12FieldCompanyinPalestinefromSeptember1938.He died from a haemorrhage due to Typhoid Fever at the Military Hospital, Haifa, 13 November 1938.

GeneralService1918-62,1clasp,Palestine (4971495Pte.J.Wilkinson.TheQueen’sR.) smallareaoferasurebetween numberandrank,andminoro cialcorrections;GeneralService1962-2007,1clasp,SouthArabia (23672727Dvr.K.Law. RASC.) nearly very ne (2) £50-£70

TheG.S.M.‘Palestine’awardedtoPrivateS.Williams,1stBattalion,BorderRegiment,whoservedaspartof the1stAirlandingBrigadeduringOperation MarketGarden,andwastakenprisonerofwar,26September 1944

General Service 1918-62, 1 clasp, Palestine (3854155 Pte. S. Williams. Loyal R.) very ne £200-£300

SamuelWilliams wasborninFebruary1912,attestedforthe2ndBattalion,LoyalRegimentinOctober1931,andservedwiththemin Palestine,February1936-March1937.HeinitiallyservedduringtheSecondWarasaCookintheUKpriortotransferring1stBattalion,Border RegimentinApril1944.Williamsretrained,andemplanedwiththeBattalionaspartofthe1stAirlandingBrigadetotakepartinOperation Market Garden,17September1944.Williamswaspostedas‘Missing’26September1944,laterclassi!edastakenprisonerofwarandinternedin Germany.Afterhisrelease,Williamsbrie"yservedwiththeRoyalArmyOrdnanceCorpspriorohisdischargeinDecember1945.Afterthewar he resided in Worsley, Manchester. Sold with copied service papers.

GeneralService1918-62,1clasp(2),Palestine (330T.2.B.Sjt.G.H.Mitchell.Pal.Police) innamedcardboxofissue, last twolettersofunito ciallycorrected; Palestine1945-48 (3109B.Const.G.H.Cooper.Pal.Police.) innamedcardboxof issue, last three letters of unit o cially corrected, good very ne (2) £120-£160

Geoffrey Hemdan Mithcell served in the British Section of Palestine Police Force, February 1936 - November 1943. SoldwiththefollowingrelatingtoG.H.Mitchell:PalestinePoliceForceCerti!cateofDischarge,andCigaretteCase,giltmetal,initialsengravedon the lid, and additionally engraved inside ‘To Our Coy Com Mr Mitchell From No. 9 “JISRAEL” Coy. J.S.P.’ and an inscription in Hebrew underneath.

General Service 1918-62, 1 clasp, Palestine 1945-48 (5959136 Pte. A. J. Adams. Herts.) extremely ne £50-£70

GeneralService1918-62,1clasp,Palestine1945-48(2) (14131987Pte.W.R.Barwell.A.C.C.;14137229Pte.R.W. Hammond. A.C.C.) extremely ne (2) £80-£100

General Service 1918-62, 1 clasp, Malaya, G.VI.R. (19047956 Pte. W. H. White. Green Howards.) extremely ne £50-£70

GeneralService1918-62,1clasp,Malaya,G.VI.R. (22759740Pte.M.Wood.R.W.K.) innamedcardboxofissue;together with the recipient’s HM Armed Forces Veterans lapel badge,

£50-£70

GeneralService1918-62,1clasp,Malaya,G.VI.R. (Capt.W.M.Kerr.Gordons.) withminoro cialcorrectionstorankandunit, very

£80-£100

GeneralService1918-62,1clasp(3),Malaya,G.VI.R. (10632824Pte.W.Hatton.A.C.C.);Cyprus (23351815Pte.E.G. Sewell.A.C.C.);ArabianPeninsula (23409959Pte.K.A.Cook.A.C.C.) edgebruisingto rsttwo,generallygoodvery neand

(3) £100-£140

1918-62,

Pte. K. H. Harwood. Som. L.I.)

GeneralService1918-62,1clasp,CanalZone (22476316GdsmJ Houghton Gren Gds) in named box of issue, extremely ne £200-£240 JohnHoughton wasborninLancashirein1933andattestedfortheGrenadier Guardsin1951.Heservedwiththe3rdBattalionintheCanalZone,andsubsequently emigratedtoAustralia,whereheworkedforWesternAustraliaHelicopters,conducting explorationfornickelaroundKalgoorlie.Hewasinvolvedinseveralcrashes,andwas consequentlyamemberofthe‘CropperChopperClub’.HediedinPerth,W.A.,inJune 2021.

Soldwitha3rdBattalion,GrenadierGuardsgroupphotograph,inwhichtherecipientis identi!ed;capbadgeandVeteranslapelbadge;variousephemerarelatingtothe recipient’sHelicopterservice,includinghisCropperChopperClubtie;andcopied research.

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GeneralService1918-62,1clasp,Cyprus (23464117Pte.W.J.Glanville.Mx.) minoro cialcorrectiontosurname;General Service 1962-2007, 1 clasp, Northern Ireland (24418859 Pte R S F Norris Queens) nearly extremely ne (2) £70-£90

IndiaGeneralService1936-39,1clasp,NorthWestFrontier1936-37 (5497681Pte.R.G.Flannery.Hamps.R.) goodvery ne £80-£100

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IndiaGeneralService1936-39,1clasp,NorthWestFrontier1937-39 (2044587Pte.J.Baldry.Suff.R.) tracesoflacquer, nearly extremely ne £70-£90

KanshiRam wasthesonofGobinRamandTulsiRamofThahtwani,Kangra,India.HeservedontheNorthWestFrontierwiththe2nd Battalion(2ndSikhs),FrontierForceRegiment,andthensubsequentlywiththemwhenorderedtoMalayainApril1941.Ram’scommanding officer,LieutenantColonelA.E.Cumming,wasawardedtheVictoriaCrossforhisgallantrynearKuantan,3January1942,duringthisultimately doomed campaign.

SepoyRamwaskilledinactionordiedwhilstaprisonerofwaroftheJapanesebetween1January-31December1942.Heiscommemoratedon the Singapore Memorial.

1939-45Star(2);AtlanticStar(2),onewithFranceandGermanyclasp;AfricaStar;BurmaStar;ItalyStar(2);FranceandGermany Star;DefenceMedal;WarMedal1939-45(13), heavyverdigristooneoftheAtlanticStarsandsomestainingtooneoftheItalyStars, otherwise generally good very ne and better (23) £70-£90

SoldwithanemptySecondWorldWarOHMStransmissionboxnamedto‘Mr.L.Bartram,65OscarRoad,Moston,Manchester’,withAdmiralty enclosure for four awards.

thisstamped‘Copy’; AfricaStar(10);Paci!cStar(2);BurmaStar(56);ItalyStar(4); FranceandGermanyStar(4);DefenceMedal;WarMedal1939-45(2),asmallnumbernamedtoIndianArmypersonnel; some

(100) £100-£140

1939

£60-£80

India General Service 1936-39, 1 clasp, North West Frontier 1937-39 (13781 Sep. Kanshi Ram, 2-12 F.F.R.) extremely ne £60-£80

GeneralService1962-2007,1clasp,SouthArabia (23929263Gdsm.B.Gorman.Coldm.Gds.) mountedcourt-styleas worn,

very ne £70-£90

BrianAnthonyJosephGorman wasborninDublinon15May1945andattestedfortheIrishGuardson6September1963.Hetransferred totheColdstreamGuardson5October1963,andservedinAdenfrom30October1965to1May1966.HetransferredtotheReserveathis own request on 13 May 1971.

Sold with the recipient’s Certi!cate of Service Red Book; and civil Identity Card and Employment Permit.

GeneralService1962-2007,1clasp,NorthernIreland (24315325Tpr.J.BroadheadQOH.) innamedcardboxofissue, mounted as worn, extremely ne £60-£80

General Service 1962-2007, 1 clasp, Northern Ireland (24341493 Pte. B. E. Watkins LI.) nearly extremely ne £70-£90

GeneralService1962-2007,1clasp,NorthernIreland(3) (24584538PteJAndriolaACC;24791762PteKRGaffney

Pte A S Parsons ACC) nearly extremely ne (3) £100-£140

GeneralService1962-2007,4clasps,Borneo,SouthArabia,MalayPeninsula,NorthernIreland (RM.21742M.R.Baker.Mne. R.M.) good very ne £400-£500

Provenance: Dix Noonan Webb, September 2010.

SoldwitharesearchnotefrominformationsuppliedbytheRoyalMarinesMuseumthatcon!rmsalloftheaboveclaspsexceptingthatfor Northern Ireland, this owing to the relevant roll still being restricted.

2003-11, no clasp (25113763 Rfn T N Perera RGJ) minor edge nick, otherwise extremely ne £100-£140

Single Orders and Decorations

TheMostExaltedOrderoftheStarofIndia,K.C.S.I.,KnightCommander’s,setofinsigniacomprisingneckbadge(1sttype, withoutwhitebordertoblueenamelband),goldandenamelswithvery !necentralcarvedonyxcameoofayouthfulQueen Victoria,themottooftheOrdersetwithsmalldiamonds,suspendedfroma !ve-pointedsilverstarwithsmallgoldringbut lackingoriginalgoldribbonloop;andbreaststarinsilver,goldandenamels,themottooftheOrdersetwithsmalldiamonds,the reverse !ttedwithgoldpinforwearing, somelightdamagetowhiteenamelofinnercircletofstar,otherwisenearlyextremely ne(2) £12,000-£16,000

TheMostHonourableOrderoftheBath,C.B.(Military)Companion’sbreastbadge,22caratgoldandenamels,hallmarked London1857,maker’smark‘WN’forWilliamNeale,completewithgoldswivel-ringsuspensionandgoldribbonbuckle,inits R& S.Garrard&Co !ttedcaseofissue, someveryminorenamelsloss,mainlytoredberriesandgreenleavesofwreaths,otherwisenearly extremely

£2,000-£2,400

TheMostHonourableOrderoftheBath,C.B.(Military)Companion’sbreastbadge,18caratgoldandenamels,hallmarked London1877,completewithgoldswivel-ringsuspensionandgoldribbonbuckle,inits R&S.Garrard&Co !ttedcaseofissue, one

£1,800-£2,200

Awell-documentedC.B.E.awardedtoStefanTerlezkiEsq.,sometimeM.P.forCardiff West,andChairman ofCardiff CityFootballClub,whohavingexperiencedthehorrorsofboththeSovietUnionandNazi Germanywasapowerfulvoiceagainsttotalitariangovernments,andfollowingthecollapseoftheSoviet Union was an ardent supporter of an independent Ukraine

TheMostExcellentOrderoftheBritishEmpire,C.B.E.(Civil)Commander’s2ndtypeneckbadge,silver-giltandenamel,with both full and miniature width neck ribands, in Fattorini, Birmingham, case of issue, extremely ne £300-£400

C.B.E. London Gazette 13 June 1992: ‘For political and public service.’

StefanTerlezki wasborninAntonivka,Poland(nowpartofUkraine),on29October1927.OccupiedbytheSovietForcesin1939and annexedtotheSovietUnion,severalofhisfamilywerearrestedanddeportedtoSiberia.FollowingtheGermaninvasionin1941,stillonly14, TerlezkiwassenttoGermanyaspartofaconsignmentofslavelabour,andspenttherestoftheWarworkingonfarmsnearVoitsberg.After being‘liberated’bytheSovietforcesin1945,hewasduetobeconscriptedintotheRedArmyto !ghttheJapanese,butescaped,andendedupin theBritishZoneofOccupationinAustria.In1948hewasallowedtoemigratetoBritain,andwassenttoworkasacoal-minerinWales.After !ndingalternativeworkinthecanteenofaminers’hostel,heeventuallywentintohotelmanagement,andranhisownhotelsinAberystwythand Cardiff

Terlezki’spoliticalcareerbeganin1968,whenhebecameaConservativememberofCardiff CityCouncil.HeunsuccessfullystoodforParliament inboth1974elections,losingtheCardiff SouthEastseatonbothoccasionstoJamesCallaghan.ThefollowingyearhewasappointedChairmanof Cardiff CityFootballClub,althoughherefusedtotraveltotheSovietUnionwhenCardiff CityplayedDynamoTbilisiintheEuropeanCup Winners’ Cup, as he risked being sent to Siberia as a Red Army deserter.

AswellasservingastheChairmanofvariousCharitablebodies,TerlezkiwaselectedConservativeMemberofParliamentforCardiff Westinthe 1983GeneralElection,succeedingtheformerSpeaker,GeorgeThomas.WhilstinParliamentheremainedtruetohisright-wingreputation,and unsuccessfullyintroducedaBilltoreplacetheMayDaybankholidaywith‘SirWinstonChurchillNationDay’holiday.Despiteincreasinghisvote at the 1987 General Election, he lost his seat to the Labour candidate, with the party holding the seat ever since.

TerlezkiwasappointedH.M.Government'srepresentativeontheCouncilofEurope’sHumanRightsCommitteein1989,withhisexperienceof lifeinboththeSovietUnionandNaziGermanymakinghimapowerfulvoiceagainsttotalitariangovernments,andfollowingthecollapseofthe SovietUnionhebecameanardentsupporterofanindependentUkraine.HecondemnedUkraine’spreservationofclosetieswithRussia, especiallytheleasingofnavalandmilitarybasesintheCrimea,arguingthatitallowedRussiatomaintainafootholdinthecountry,andpressedthe caseforUkrainianmembershipoftheEuropeanUnion.Hepublished hismemoirs, FromWartoWestminster,in2005,anddiedon21February 2006.

Soldwithanextensivearchive,includingtheBestowalDocumentfortheC.B.E.,thismountedinaglazedframe;namedCerti!cateforthe1977 SilverJubileeMedal,thissimilarlymountedinaglazedframe;aphotographoftherecipientoutsideBuckinghamPalacehavingreceivedhisC.B.E., andavideo‘still’ofhimbeinginvestedbyH.M.QueenElizabethII;photographsoftherecipientwithvariouspersonalities,includingH.M.theKing (whenPrinceofWales),MargaretThatcher,MichaelHeseltine,GeoffreyHowe,andWilliamHague;therecipient’sBritishPassport,withvarious UkrainianVisasinit;twocartoonsfeaturingtherecipient,onewhilstChairmanofCardiff CityF.C.,bothmountedinglazedframes;acopyofthe recipient’sautobiography, FromWartoWestminster,togetherwithacopyofaletterwrittenbytherecipienttothethenEditorofthe Spectator asking him to review it favourably, ‘Please Boris don’t let me down!’; and other ephemera.

Terlezki with the Prime Minister on the campaign trail in Cardi West

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The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire, M.B.E. (Civil) Member’s 2nd type breast badge, silver, cleaned, good very ne £100-£140

KnightBachelor’sBadge,2ndtypebreastbadge,silver-giltandenamel,hallmarksforLondon1948,in RoyalMint caseofissue, about extremely ne £200-£240

DistinguishedFlyingCross,G.VI.R.,reverseofficiallydated‘1942’,with RoyalMint caseofissue,mountedonboardwith1939-45 Star,copyAirCrewEuropeStar,DefenceandWarMedals,withtypedattributiontoFlightLieutenantWilliamGregson, R.A.F.V. R., Sellotape glue deposits to reverse of medals, otherwise good very ne (5) £1,000-£1,400

D.F.C. London Gazette 11 September 1942: ‘Acting Flight Lieutenant William Gregson (103520) Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve, No. 124 Squadron. Thisofficerhasparticipatedinalargenumberofsorties,including4executedinthecombinedoperationsatDieppewhenheledhis "ightwith skill and courage. He has at all times set a splendid example. Flight Lieutenant Gregson has destroyed 1 and damaged a further 2 enemy aircraft.’

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RoyalRedCross,2ndClass(A.R.R.C.),G.V.R.,silverandenamel,onlady’sbowriband,in Garrard,London,caseofissue, extremely ne £100-£140

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TheOrderofSt.JohnofJerusalem(2),Officer‘s(Brother’s)breastbadge,1926-36issue,silver,withheraldicbeastsinangles; Serving Brother’s breast badge, 1948-73 issue, silver and enamel, very ne and better (2) £80-£100

TheOrderofSt.JohnofJerusalem,ServingBrother’sbreastbadge, 1sttype(1892-1939),circularbadgewithwhiteenamelcross withheraldicbeastsinanglesraisedabovethebackground;togetherwitha BadgeforVoluntaryWarWorkinIndia1914-19,an oval bi-metallic skeletal badge, 32mm x 24mm, lotus "owers to centre, on brooch pin, good very ne (2) £60-£80

TheOrderofSt.JohnofJerusalem, ServingSister’sshoulderbadge,1sttype(1892-1939),circularbadgewithwhiteenamelcross withheraldicbeastsinanglesraisedabovethebackground,onlady’sbowriband;togetherwithan OrderoftheLeagueofMercy, lady’sshoulderbadge,silver-giltandenamel, lackingbowriband;andanImperialServiceMedal,E.II.R.,2ndissue (MissAlice Patricia Loe) in Royal Mint case of issue, generally good very ne (3) £70-£90

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Bty.R.H.A.);King’sSouthAfrica1901-02,2clasps,SouthAfrica1901,SouthAfrica1902(Lt.H.Karslake.D.S.O.R.A.);1914Star, withclasp(Capt:H.Karslake.D.S.O.R.F.A.);BritishWarandVictoryMedals,withM.I.D.oakleaves(Brig.Gen.H.Karslake.);1939 -45Star;DefenceandWarMedals1939-45;Jubilee1935;Coronation1937; France,ThirdRepublic,LegionofHonour,5th Classbreastbadge,silver,silver-giltandenamels, thiswithchipstogreenandwhiteenamels, togetherwithRoyalSocietyofArts silverprizemedal,G.V.R.(Major-GeneralSirHenryKarslake,K.C.S.I.,C.B.,C.M.G.,D.S.O.,Forhispaperon“TheQuetta Earthquake.”Session1935-36)initsdamagedpresentationcase, contactmarkstotheBoerWarmedals,otherwisenearlyvery neor better (16) £4,000-£6,000

K.C.B. London Gazette 11 May 1937.

K.C.S.I. London Gazette 19 November 1935.

C.B. London Gazette 1 March 1929.

C.M.G. London Gazette 3 June 1916.

D.S.O. London Gazette 26 June 1902.

M.I.D. London Gazette 10 September 1901; 17 January 1902.

M.I.D. LondonGazette 17February1915;1Januaryand15June1916;4January,15Mayand11December1917;20Mayand20December1918; 5 July 1919.

HenryKarslake wasbornon10February1879,sonofLewisKarslake.HewaseducatedatHarrow,andattheRoyalMilitaryAcademy, Woolwich,andjoinedthe83rdFieldBattery23June,1898,andwaspostedto“T”Battery,RoyalHorseArtillery,in1901.HeservedintheSouth AfricanWar,1899-1902,andtookpartintheoperationsintheOrangeFreeState,FebruarytoMay1900,includingactionsatPoplarGrove, Driefontein,VetRiver(5and6May)andZandRiver;intheTransvaalinMayandJune,1900,includingactionsnearJohannesburg,Pretoriaand DiamondHill(11and12June);intheTransvaal,eastofPretoria,Julyto20August1900;againintheTransvaal30November1900toJanuary 1902,andMarchto23May1902;alsoduringtheoperationsinOrangeRiverColony,JanuarytoMarch,1902(Despatchestwice;Queen'sMedal withfourclasps,andKing'sMedalwithtwoclasps).HewascreatedaCompanionoftheDistinguishedServiceOrder‘Inrecognitionofservices duringtheoperationsinSouthAfrica’,andwasinvestedbytheKingon24October1902.HewaspromotedtoLieutenant,16February1901,and toCaptain20December1905,andpostedonpromotiontothe100thBattery,R.F.A.1906;wasOfficer,CompanyofGentlemanCadets,Royal MilitaryCollege,20February1907to19February1911;postedtothe116thBattery,R.F.A.,in1911;wasaStaff Collegestudent,1912-13.He waspostedtothe129thHowitzerBattery,1914;servedintheEuropeanWarfrom1914;becameMajor30October1914;wasBrigadeMajor, R. A.,6thDivision,B.E.F.,9December1914to22February1915;BrigadeMajor,R.A.,12thDivision,NewArmies,B.E.F.,6Marchto16August 1915;GSO2,3rdArmy,B.E.F.,BritishArmiesinFrance,17August1915to26June1916;G.S.O.1,50thDivision,BritishArmiesinFrance,27June 1916to15September1917;G.S.O.1,4thDivision,BritishArmiesinFrance,16September1917to4August1918;G.S.O.1,TankCorps,British ArmiesinFrance,5Augustto25October1918;BrigadeGeneral,GeneralStaff,TankCorps, BritishArmiesinFrance,26October1918to1April 1919;G.S.O.1,SouthernDivision,BritishArmyoftheRhine.HewasmentionedinDespatches;wasgiventheBrevetsofLieutenantColonel,1 January 1917, and Colonel, 3 January 1919; was created a C.M.G. in 1916, and was given the Legion d'Honneur.

KerslakewasappointedG.S.O.1atH.Q.,Peshawar,1920-23,andheldthesamepositionattheWarOffice,1923-25;ColonelontheStaff, SouthernCommand,1925-28;BrigadierR.A.,WesternCommandIndia,1928-31;A.D.C.totheKing,1930-31;Major-General,1931;MajorGeneral R.A., Army Headquarters, India, 1933; Commandant, Baluchistan District, India, 1933-35.

Karslake'smosttestingtimecameinQuettawhen,in1935,therewasanenormousandterribleearthquake,atjustafter3amonthenightof31 May.TheearthquakedevastatedQuetta,killingatleast20,000people.Itwasoneoftheworstnaturaldisastersofthe20thcentury.Althoughthe earthquakedestroyedQuetta,themilitarycantonmentandtheMilitaryStaff Collegewereleftstanding.Whilesomeofthesoldierswerekilled, mostofthe12,000troopswereonthespottotakepartinrescueandreliefwork.Withinthreehoursoftheearthquake,Karslakehaddividedup thedevastatedarea,allocatedtroopstoeachsectionanddeployedthemtostarttheirwork.Theydideverythingpossible:providingrescue, movinginsupplies,keepinglawandorder,runningpostalandmedicalservicesandsettinguparefugeecampontheracecourse.Itwasoneofthe quickestandmostefficientdisasteroperationsthathadeverbeenimplemented.Thecreditfororganisingthearmyeffortwaslargelydueto HenryKarslake.Thesoldiersworkedindreadfulconditionswithepidemicdiseaseaconstantthreat.ForKarslakeitwashis #nesthour.Heretired ayearlaterbutwasbrie$yrecalledtohelpwiththeevacuationoftroopsfromDunkirkin1940,wherehewastheGeneralOfficerCommanding British troops in France immediately after the evacuation. He died two years later, on 19 October 1942.

General Karslake married, in 1905, Florence Cecil, daughter of Vice Admiral E Rooke, and they had two sons. SoldwithaninterestingarchiveofportraitandotherphotographsmostlyrelatedtotheprogressofKarslake’smilitarycareer,includinga #ne albumentitled‘RoyalMilitaryCollege’,containing69photographsofvarioussizesrecordinghistenuretherein1907-11,includingthreevery #ne named group photographs and two others of the funeral procession of King Edward VII, album covers rather tatty but content good.

the recipient’s

see Lot 522.

DistinguishedServiceOrder,V.R.,goldandenamels,withintegraltopribbonbar;IndiaGeneralService1854-95,1clasp,North WestFrontier (Lieut.WBennett1stBn.H.Ms.19thRegt.);EgyptandSudan1882-89,undatedreverse,1clasp,TheNile1884-85 (Lieut:Col:W.Bennett1/Yorks:R.);Khedive’sStar,dated1884-6, someminorchipstowreathsoftheD.S.O.,otherwisenearly extremely ne (4) £6,000-£8,000

Provenance: Dix Noonan Webb, September 2000.

D.S.O. LondonGazette 26November1886:‘WilliamBennett,Colonel,YorkshireRegiment.FortheactionatGinnis’.ThisGazetteannouncedthe very !rst awards of the newly created Distinguished Service Order, all for the action at Ginnis on 30 December 1885.

Arare‘BattleofGinnis1885’goldD.S.O.groupoffourawardedtoColonelWilliamBennett, TheYorkshire Regiment (Green Howards), one of the best shots in the British Army

Groups and Single Decorations for Gallantry

WilliamBennett wasborn15November1835atAthlone,Ireland,eldestsonofCaptainThomasBennett,14thHussars,andofWinifred Bennett,daughterofthelateN.Keatinge.Hewaseducatedatprivateschools,andjoinedthe1stBattalion,19thFootinIndia,asEnsign,in1858, thebattalioninwhichheafterwardsservedfor32years.Shortlyafterwards,hepassedinHindustani,andwasappointedRegimentalInterpreter.In 1862heobtaineda !rst-classcerti!cateattheschoolofmusketry,Hythe,andheldtheappointmentofInstructorofMusketrytothe3rdDepot BattalionatChatham,andafterwardstohisregiment.HetookpartintheHazaraCampaign,NorthWestFrontierofIndia,includingthe expeditionagainsttheBlackMountainTribes,1868(medalwithclasp).Hemarriedin1869,Belinda,daughterofthelateWilliamRosher,of Wood!eld,North"eet,Kent.HewaspromotedCaptaininin1871,andinJuly,1877,returnedtoHytheasCaptainInstructorattheSchool,and wasappointedD.A.A.G.forMusketryatAldershoton1March,1878,remaininginthatpositionuntil,gettinghisMajorityin1881,herejoinedthe YorkshireRegimentatHalifax,NovaScotia.Whenonthestaff atAldershot,hefoundedin1878theAnnualAldershotRi"eMeeting.Colonel Bennettalwaystookakeeninterestinshooting,beinghimselfoneofthebestshotsinthearmy,andwinnerofmanyimportanttrophiesinthe matchesoftheNorthernIndianRi"eAssociation,aswellasasuccessfulbiggameshotinKashmir.Aninstanceofhis !nemarksmanshipin TargetShootingwaswitnessedonedayontheri"erangewhen,asregimentalmusketryinstructor,hewasendeavouringtotrainabatchofthirdclass shotstomakethebestoftheveryinferiorLee-En!eldri"eswhichwereatthattimeissuedtothebattalionsinIndia.Oneofthemen,afterseveral tries,failedaltogethertogetasingleshotonthetarget.“Howisit,PrivateAtkins,thatyouareshootingsobadly?”Inquiredtheinstructor,“well Sir”saidtheman,“Ithinkthis‘ereri"eisabadone,Ican’tmakenothin’ofit.”CaptainBennetttooktheri"efromthemanwithhisrighthand only,putittohisshoulderandwithouttouchingit atallwithhisotherhand,aimedatthetarget,andimmediatelymadeabullseye.“Idonotthink thereismuchfaulttobefoundwiththatri"e,”heremarkedtothegreatlysurprisedMrAtkins.Aftermuchtestingthoseri"eswereultimately changedforasuperiormake,withtheresultthattheshootingoftheregimentwassogoodthenextyear(1871)astodrawforththefollowing favourableremarksfromtheCommanderinChiefinIndia:“Theshootingisexcellent,andevincesadegreeofcareintheperformanceofthe annualcourseofmusketrywhichisverycreditabletothebattalion.Theexertionsoftheofficerinstructors,CaptainBennettandLieutenant Emerson,havebeenreportedtoHisExcellencyasbeingworthyofspecialcommendation,anexpressionofwhichLordNapierofMagdala accordinglydesiresmaybecommunicatedtothoseofficers.”AsMajorheservedintheNileexpeditionof1884-5andwaspromotedLieutenantColonelin1885;heservedintheSudan1885-86andcommandedthe1stBattalion,TheYorkshireRegiment,intheactionofGinnissforwhichhe wascreatedacompanionoftheDistinguishedServiceOrderandMentionedinDespatches.HeretiredasfullColonelin1890,after22yearson theretiredlist,duringwhichtime,beingveryfondoftravelling,ColonelBennettvisitedtheHolyLandandmanypartsofEuropeandNorthAfrica. Hediedofpneumoniaandheartfailureon2August1912,atWhitby,Yorkshire,aged76.Anobituaryandphotographappearedinthe Green Howards Gazette in September 1912.

DistinguishedServiceOrder,G.V.R.,silver-giltandenamel,withintegraltopribandbar;1914-15Star(MajorJ.Milligan.R.F.A.); BritishWarandVictoryMedals,withM.I.D.oakleaves(Lt.Col.J.Milligan.);TerritorialDecoration,G.V.R.,hallmarksforLondon

otherwise nearly extremely ne (5) £1,000-£1,400

D.S.O.

London Gazette 1 December 1916 (Egypt); 12 January 1918. John Milligan served with the Royal Field Artillery in Egypt from 23 June 1915. Sold with copied M.I.D. and Medal Index

!veawardedtoLieutenant-ColonelJohnMilligan,Royal

TheoutstandingSecondWar‘NorthWestEurope’D.S.O.,1940Dunkirk‘Immediate’M.C.groupofeleven awardedtoBrigadierA.J.D.Turner,SuffolkRegiment,laterCommandingOfficerofthe1stBattalion, HampshireRegiment,whowasawardedtheD.S.O.forhisgallantryandleadershipasaBattalion CommanderduringtheattackatBemmelinHollandon4October1944;hehadpreviouslybeenawarded theM.C.forhisgallantryontheDunkirkbeachheadBrayLesDuneson29May1940.Helaterservedas Commanding Officer of the Worker’s Brigade of the Ghanaian Army DistinguishedServiceOrder,G.VI.R.,silver-giltandenamel,reverseofficiallydated1945,withintegraltopribandbar;Military Cross,G.VI.R.reverseofficiallydated1940;1939-45Star;AfricaStar;BurmaStar;FranceandGermanyStar;DefenceandWar Medals1939-45;GeneralService1918-62,2clasps,Cyprus,NearEast(Brig.A.J.D.Turner.D.S.O.M.C.,Staff.), minoro cial correctiontounit;Coronation1937,unnamedasissued;Coronation1953,unnamedasissued,mountedcourt-stylefordisplay purposes;togetherwiththerecipient’sthreecardidentitydiscs,allstampedtohimintherankofLieutenantColonel, goodvery ne and better (11) £5,000-£7,000

D.S.O. London Gazette 1 March 1945:

TheoriginalRecommendation,dated8October1944,states:‘AtBemmelon4October1944LieutenantColonelTurnerwasincommandof1st Hampshireswhoweretakingpartinanattack.Justastheattackstartedviolentandveryconcentratedartillery !rewasbroughttobearbythe enemyonLieutenantColonelTurner’scommandpost,knockinghimdownandkillingandwoundingmostoftheOfficersandmeninthe commandpost.Italsodestroyedallhiscommunications.Hesoonrealisedthatthecommandpostwasunderdirectobservation,andany movementbroughtmore !re.LieutenantColonelTurnershowedoutstandingcouragebysuccessfullyorganisingevacuationofthecommandpost underveryheavy !re.Knowingthathewastemporarilyoutoftouchbysignalwithhiscompany,heimmediatelywentforwardonfoottothe forwardcompaniesandpersonallydirectedtheattack.ByhisoutstandingcourageandleadershipalltheBattalionobjectivesweregaineddespite intense artillery and mortar !re, and very stubborn resistance by the enemy.’

M.C. London Gazette 27 August 1940:

‘ForvaluableservicesduringtheevacuationoftheDunkirkbeaches.Thisofficershoweda !nedisregardofhispersonalsafetythroughoutthe evacuation.Alwaysextremely !t,hedidanimmenseamountofhardanddangerouswork,showinga !nereadinesstofaceanysortofunpleasant anddifficulttaskwithoutquestion.Heprovedhimselfutterlyreliableandsteadyinmosttryingcircumstances-hiscoolnessbeingremarkable,and a grand example to the men.’

ArthurJamesDillonTurner wasborninAbbottabad,NorthWestFrontierProvince,India,on19September1907,thesonofBrigadier GeneralA.J.Turner,C.B.,C.M.G.,D.S.O.,andwaseducatedattheRoyalMilitaryCollege,Sandhurst.HewascommissionedSecondLieutenant intotheSuffolkRegimenton2February1928,seeingservicewiththe1stBattalion.AtthetimehisBattalionwasbasedathome,andheservedas aPlatoonCommander,beingpromotedtoLieutenanton2February1931.HewasthensecondedforservicetotheRoyalWestAfricanFrontier ForceinSierraLeonewhereheservedasaPlatoonCommanderfrom10August1932to2February1935,andduringwhichperiodhereturned hometorepresentSierraLeoneatBisley,shootingaspartoftheteamcaptainedbySirA.Hodson,andwonfortheteamTheBarrettImperial ChallengeCupofwhichhewrote:‘Itriedthelastshotat 1,000yardsandgotabullwhichgaveSierraLeoneaonepointwin’.Turnerwasalsothe highest scorer

team.

from16February1936,andthenservedas

CollegeatCamberleyfrom21January1938,andon15February1939wasappointedaStaff Captain with the Aldershot Command, which role

performed till 1 September 1939. Two days later the Second World War was declared.

from Dunkirk - Immediate M.C.

promotedtoActingMajoron3rdSeptember1939,andthentoTemporaryMajorfrom3rdDecember1939,hethensawserviceoutinFrance withtheBritishExpeditionaryForcein1940,andwasinvolvedintheretreattoDunkirk,andthenassistedintheevacuationofmenfromthe beachesatDunkirk,beingbasedintheWhiteHouseatBrayLesDunes,itwasherethatheperformedthedeedswhichledtotheawardofthe Military Cross.

FurtherdetailsofhistimeatDunkirkcomesfromcorrespondenceatalaterdate,oneofwhichcon!rmsthathewonhisMilitaryCrossforhis actionsatBrayLesDuneson29May1940,andoneofhisfellowofficerswasJohnSpencerChurchill,nephewofthePrimeMinister,wholaterled acharmedlifeasaCommandoOfficerintheMediterraneanduringthewar,butwhoatthetimesketchedanimageoftheevacuationatDunkirk, includingoftheWhiteHouseatBrayLesDunes,whichwaslaterpublishedinthe DailyTelegraph on15June1954,whichpromptedTurner,by thenaBrigadier,towriteandenquireaboutthisimage,andinreturnreceivedasresponsefromnotonlyJohnChurchillhimself,promisingto forwardanimageofthescenediscussed,butalsodetailing‘IsawF.M.AlexanderatWinston’sbirthdaypartylastyear…’AsTurnercon!rmedin hisoriginallettertothe DailyTelegraph ‘formeyoursketchhasaparticularvalueforitwasatBrayLesDuneson29thMay(accordingtothe citation)thatIwashonouredwithanimmediateawardoftheM.C.AtthetimeofDunkirkIknewJohnChurchillwell…’,headditionallymentions that‘thelastfourofficerstoleavethelittlewhitehousewereLieutenant-General(laterFieldMarshalLord)Alexander,Lieutenant-Colonel(later Major-General Sir) John Winterton, Major (later Major-General) Bob Ransome, and myself - then Captain’.

Furthertothis,TurnerreceivedaletterfromoneMr.H.Hickman,whowastheninJune1954anEstablishedCivilServantattheBaseOrdnance DepotinBicester,buthebeen,atthetimeofDunkirk,aSergeantintheKing’sOwnRoyalRegiment,andashewrites:‘althoughyoumaynot remembermeIhadthepleasureofgettingcertaininstructionsfromyouonthenightof30May1940.Youmayrememberorderingmetoget theFrenchtroopsoutofthequeuesandtellthemtomovefurtheralongthebeacheswheretheyweretobetakenoff.Ihadquiteaninteresting time carrying out this order in the semi darkness…’

InitiallyinMay1940Turnerhadbeenbasedwith1stDivisionalHeadquartersatDouai,butwiththeadvanceoftheGermanforces,waspushed backtoArmentieresandthentotheDunkirkbeachesatBrayLesDune’swheretheHeadquarterstookovertheWhiteHouse.Ashisdiary recalls:‘On10MayleftDouai andwenttoadvancedCorpsHQjustsouthofBelgianborderfornight’;‘on11MayadvancedintoBelgiumspent nightnearGrammontbilletedonFlemishcouple…’From13to15MayhewasinBrussels,andon‘15May-Brussels-newsworseeachhour. GeneralLoydgoeshome.Many !fthcolumnistsaboutandnotsafealoneatnightsoutofdoors’.On17May‘wemovebackagaintoHalstedand stalktwo !fthcolumnists(?)andcapturethemto !ndtheyarepansiesrunningfromBrussels!Nightinvillageschool.’21May-‘Stillat Armentieres.Veryheavilybombedas2Corpsarealsoforsomereasonhere.Firsthearofdecisiontoevacuate.’AtCassell23May-‘Inthe morningweareshelledandseeGermantanks.Wedumpalotofourpersonalbelongingsandjustgetaway…’25May‘arrivebackonDunkirk canalperimeter.HQinfarmandbadlybombedbutGeorgeMillettandIareoutaswespendnightoncanalbridge-revolversandbottleof whisky!’26May-‘IarriveatBrayLesDunes.HQinhouseonseafront(theWhiteHouse).Divebombedonmywaythere.Webegintoorganise evacuationfrombeacheswhichhassofarbeenamadscramblebyallconcerned.’27May-‘onbeachdayandnightexceptforreliefforfoodand rumandtea!Ordertoevacuateallexcept1stCorpsarrives.Wearedepressed.’28May-‘Nearlybumpedoff byartillery-longrangeGerman shelllandsnearmeonbeachandkillsmannexttome.OrderstoevacuateallaboveLieutenantColonelarrives.Verydepressed!’29May-‘all evacuationfrombeachesceasesasRoyalNavywithdrawships.Moredepressed.See1stSuffolkenroleetoDunkirkledbyTonyMilnesandTiny Heal’.30May-‘rec.DunkirkfornewHQwithAnthonyHardenandJackWinterton.Bombingsobadthatit’shardto !nd.SpendnightnewHQ Dunkirk-verynoisy.Norrisishit.’31May-‘spenddayorganisingevacuationfrommole.TheybegintoshellusandBob’sbatmanishit.Igetnear miss.Falldownmole.GetaboardH.M.S. Sutton aboutmidnightwithBobandAnthony-othersallgoneexceptforJackW.’Turnerarrivedat Dover the next morning.

Groups and Single Decorations for Gallantry

TurnerwasappointedDeputyAdjutantQuarterMasterGeneralfor1stCorpsatDoncasterfrom14July1940,andheldthisposttill2 September1940,beingappointedtoActingLieutenantColonelon14September1940,andthenonthesamedatetoAssistantAdjutantand QuarterMasterGeneraltoBritishtroopsinNigeria.Hisjourneyoutbyshipwasinterestinginitself,asheboardedtheBelgianvesselS.S. Elizabethville and14September’sailedfromAvonmouth,spentthenightatanchorMilfordHaven.Toldthatship’scompanymaybeproNazi’. Duringthisperiodhiswifealsowroteherexperiencesofthewar,on15September‘amstillatHansRoadinspiteofheavyraidsalldayandnight. SawbombershotdownoverVictoria-whatacrash!’On20Septembershewrote’raidsstillveryheavy.WenttostaywithAudreyHall-Maxwell atDumfries-gotblitzedatEuston-allEustonroadraisedandburning’.TurnerarrivedatFreetown,SierraLeoneon30Septemberas‘an uneventfulvoyage’andthensailedontoLagoswhichhearrivedafterafewmoreportsofcallon10October‘arrivedLagosearlya.m.metby DenisTadman.FoundCharlesalreadythereashecamebyair.MetmynewGeneralandBrigadierRichards.CharlesandIinGrandHotel-bloody awful.’ He was based at the Headquarters in Lagos through to 9 June 1942.

TurnerwaspromotedtoWarSubstantiveMajorandtemporaryLieutenantColonelon14December1940,andwaspostedhometobecome AssistantQuarterMasterGeneralofPlanstoSouthEasternCommandatReigatefrom9June1942,andwasthenappointedGeneralStaff Officer 1stGradefrom11March1943to22June1944beingemployedwithTrainingatCombinedOperationsHeadquartersinInverary,andalsowith Operations at the Headquarters of the 2nd Army in London.

Normandy

WiththeinvasionofNormandyandmainlandEurope,TurnerwasappointedBattalionCommanderofthe6thBattalion,DukeofWellington’s WestRidingRegiment,apartofthe49thWestRidingInfantryDivision,andsawserviceinNormandyfrom26June1944tillearlyJuly1944when hisBattalionreturnedtotheUnitedKingdomduetoheavylossessufferedinOperation Martlet whichoccurredfrom25Juneto1July1944. Operation Martlet (alsoknownasOperation Dauntless)wasthenamegiventoapreliminaryoperation,undertakenon25June1944byXXX Corps,tocapturetheareaaroundNoyers,toprotect theright #ankofVIIICorpson26June,whenitbeganOperation Epsom,anoffensiveinto theOdonValley.The50thNorthumbrianInfantryDivisionandthe49thWestRidingInfantryDivisionweretocaptureJuvigny-sur-Seulles,Vendes andRauray,topreventGermancounter-attacksagainstVIIICorpsfromtheareaoftheRauraySpurandthenextendtheattacktowardsNoyers andAunay-sur-Odon.Itwasthe $rsttimeinNormand,thatthe49th(WestRiding)InfantryDivisionoperatedasacompleteunit.Theattack frontwasheldbytheright #ankofthePanzer-LehrDivisionandtheleft #ankofthe12thSS-PanzerDivisionHitlerjugend,withthesupportof approximately8088mmgunsoftheIIIFlakkorps.Theattackfailedtoachieveitsobjectivesbytheendof25Juneandthe49thDivisioncontinued theoperationuntil1July,whenthedivisiondefeatedacounter-attackbyKampfgruppeWeidingerof2ndSS-PanzerDivisionDasReichandthe 9thSS-PanzerDivisionHohenstaufen,whichlostcirca 35tanksandotherarmouredvehicles.TheIISSPanzerCorps,intendedforacounteroffensivewestofCaentowardsBayeux,wasreducedtostaticdefenceoftheOdonvalley,bythelossesincurredduringOperations Martlet and Epsom and the danger of another British offensive near Caen.

North-West Europe - D.S.O. HavingreturnedtotheUnitedKingdom,Turnerwasveryshortlyafterwardsthenappointedtothecommandofthe1stBattalion,Hampshire RegimentandreturnedtoNormandyfrom19July1944toassumecommandoftheBattalion.BytheendofthemonthhewasintheTilleyarea, andon30July‘beganattackatdawnandlastedtillevening.Gained1,000yards.About80casualtiesandwehadbloodynight.’31July‘gaveorders forfurtherattacktotryandbreakthroughagaintowardsAuctovilleandVilliers.’1August-‘brokethroughnearEctotandadvanced3,000yards withonlytwocasualties’.HavingreachedAuctoville,afterabriefresthisBattalioncontinuedtheadvancetoMontPincon.On13August‘issued orders for attack on Saint Pierre village. Bloody night.’ Next day were further heavy casualties.

On22August‘advancetotheSeinebegins.SawGeneralMontgomery.23August‘movejustbeyondConde’,24August‘moveuptoSeine’.29 August‘waitingtocrosstheSeine.31August‘crossedSeineatVermon’,1September‘spentnightinChateauforachargejustnorthofSeine.’2 September‘reachedAmienswith11thArmouredDivision’,3September‘reachedArras with11thArmouredDivision’.4September‘arrivedjust south of Brussels with Guards Armoured Division. Passed through Douai. First Battalion to cross Belgian border.’

On5September‘enteredBrusselsafterstiff$ghtatHal.MyjeephitbymachinegunbulletsfromGermantankat150yards.Knockedintoditch.’ 6September‘Brusselscapturedchampagneandliqueurs.’7September‘off toAntwerpbehind11thArmouredDivision’,8September‘Antwerp. Rocheshellingusabitbutgreatreception’.10September‘orderstomovetoEscaut’.14September‘movedtoDeGrootBridgeandtookover fromJoeVandelaurIrishGuards’,16September‘DeGrootBridgeheadgettingreadytogointoHolland’,17September‘advanceintoHolland begins.GuardsArmouredfollowedbyus.’24September‘enroutetoEindhoven’,25September‘enrouteGrave’,26September‘roadcutby BochenearGrave’,29September‘enrouteNijmegen’,1October‘wecrossNijmegenbridgetogotoaid69Brigade’,2October‘arrivenear BemmelintheIsland.Ourworstnight-moveHQina.m.’[“TheIsland”wasthenameforthebridgeheadovertheriverWaalbutbehindtheriver Lek.]

Thenextday,3Octoberhewasat“TheIsland”andthenthenextdaysawhisBattalionattacknorthofBemmel,inordertoexpandthe bridgeheaduptotheWetteringCanal.Itwasduringthisactionon4October1944,thatTurner,whodescribeditas‘heavycasualties,butgetour objective. My command post hit and knocked out’ performed the actions for which he would be awarded the Distinguished Service Order.

Later Service - Burma, Cyprus and the Middle East, and Ghana PromotedtoMajorandTemporaryLieutenantColonelon2February1945,TurnerthenlefttheBattalionandwasappointedGeneralStaff Officer1stGradeforTrainingwithCombinedOperationsHeadquartersoutinDelhi,Indiafrom4February1945whichpostheheldtill31May 1945,beingpromotedtoActingColonelon1June1945,andwasaColonelontheGeneralStaff ofCombinedOperationsfrom1to30June 1945,beingthenappointedColonel“Q”attheHeadquartersofthe14thArmyinBurmawhichpostheheldfrom1Julyto9December1945, beingpromotedtoWarSubstantiveLieutenantColonelandtemporaryColonelon1December1945,andthentoActingBrigadieron10 December1945,andservedasOfficerinCommandofAdministrationwithHeadquartersofMalayaCommand,apostheheldthroughto20 January1946.PostedhomefromMalaya,Turnerhadabriefspellofleave,andwasthenappointedtotheBritishArmy ontheRhineasAssistant CommandantandChiefInstructorofTrainingattheB.A.O.R.TrainingCentrefrom2Aprilto31December1946,beingthenappointedDeputy AdjutantGeneralofthe2ndEchelon,B.A.O.R.from1January1947to24September1948,andthenColonelA/QoftheB.A.O.R.from25 September1948to6May1951,duringwhichperiodhewascon$rmedinhispromotiontoLieutenantColonelon29November1949,andthen promotion to full Colonel on 31 January 1951.

TurnerwaspromotedtoTemporaryBrigadieron12May1951,andthenappointedtotheCommandofthe151stInfantryBrigade,Territorial ArmyatNewcastlefrom12May1951to24March1954,duringwhichperiodhehostedbothFieldMarshalSlimandFieldMarshalMontgomery ontheirofficialvisits.HewasappointedDirectorofBoys’TrainingattheWarOfficefrom25Marchto21April1954,andthensentouttoSuez toservedasDeputyAdjutantGeneraltotheMiddleEastLiberationForceinEgyptandlaterinCyprusduringthecon#ictinbothcountries,apost heheldfrom22April1954toJanuary1957,andduringthisperiodhewascon$rmedinhisfullpromotiontoBrigadieron18February1955. Turner retired from the British Army on 13 May 1958.

However,Turnerwasnotyet $nished,andofferedhisservicestotheGhanaianGovernmentwhereheassumedcommandoftheWorker’s Brigade,gettingtoknowKwameNkrumah,thethenPrimeMinisterofGhana,wholaterbecamePresidentofGhanaandwasthe $rstnative leader of an African nation after independence. He died at Accra in Ghana on 8 October 1959 and is buried there with a military headstone.

Sold with the following documentary archive:

i)Therecipient’soriginalhand-writtenFiveYeardiarycoveringtheperiodJanuary1940toDecember1944andtwinnedwiththatofhiswife whoseentriesappearonthesamepagesgivinganexcellentaccountofherexperiencesduringtheLondonBlitz,andofhisexperiencesduringthe war - with some colourful entries.

ii)Apairof !nelargeformatportraitphotographsoftherecipient-onewhenservingasaMajor,theotherincivilianclothes,takenaroundthe same time

iii) A wartime photograph of the recipient taken when on service, wearing ribands of the Military Cross and Coronation Medal 1937.

iv)Newspapercuttingcon!rmingtheawardofhisMilitaryCrossatDunkirk;twonewspapercuttingcon!rmingtheawardofhisDistinguished ServiceOrder;andanewspapercuttingfrom TheTimes listinghonoursandawardsforNorthWestEuropeincludingTurner’sD.S.O.,dated3 March 1945.

v) Letter to the recipient from the Commander in Chief British Army of the Rhine, dated 17th May 1951.

vi)AscoresheetshowinghisshootingresultsforBisleyin1933,whichweresenttohimin1951,anddetailingthetimewhenhewonforthe SierraLeoneteam,captainedbySirA.Hodson,TheBarrettImperialChallengeCuponwhichhewrites:‘Itriedthelastshotat1000yardsandgot a bull (5) which gave Sierra Leone a one point win’.

vii)InvitationcardissuedtoTurnerforadinnerheldattheMansionHouse,NewcastleuponTyneon17October1951;togetherwithacuttingof pageinvitinghimtoattendtheprivatescreeningoftheTwentiethCenturyFoxFilmCo.Ltd !lm‘Rommel-DesertFox’,shownatTheOdeon Theatre in Newcastle on 25 October 1951.

viii)Cuttingfromamilitaryjournalshowingtheofficers‘ChiefsofBranchesandServicesofAandBMesses,thisbeingagroupphotographprinted with details of the names of all officer’s present for the photograph.

ix)Letterfromtherecipienttothe DailyTelegraph requestingacopytoenlargeofJohnChurchill’ssketchoftheDunkirkBeacheson29May 1940,dated21June1954;lettertoTurnerfromJohnSpencerChurchillhimself,whoreceivedTurner’sletterforwardedtohimbythe Daily Telegraph,andcon!rmingthathewillforwardhimareproductionofthesketch,dated29June1954;originalcuttingofthesketchbyChurchill taken from the newspaper, dated 15 June 1954; and other related correspondence.

x)Turner’sfather’soriginalobituaryaspublishedinanewspaperin1952;addressforthefuneralofTurner’sfather,BrigadierGeneralA.J.Turner, C.B.,C.M.G.,D.S.O.,heldatSaintGilesChurch,Graham,12thSeptember1952;andanOrderofSaintMichaelandSaintGeorgeAnnualService Programme for the service held at Saint Paul’s Cathedral on 23 April 1937.

xi)InvitationcardfromHerRoyalHighnessThePrincessMargaret toattendthelaunchoftheT.E.V.“Maori”fortheUnionSteamshipCompany of New Zealand, dated 27 November 1952.

xii)ProgrammefortheVisitoftheChiefoftheGeneralStaff FieldMarshalSirWilliamSlim,G.C.B.,G.B.E.,D.S.O.,M.C.,totheNorthern Command on 26 September 1952.

xiii)ProgrammefortheVisitofFieldMarshalTheViscountMontgomeryofAlamein,K.G.,G.C.B.,D.S.O.,to50thNorthumbrianInfantryDivision on 14 January 1953.

xiv) Order of Ceremony for the unveiling of the Alamein Memorial by Montgomery on 24 October 1954.

xv)HandwrittencopyofthereportonhimissuedforhistimeattheStaff CollegeCamberleyin1938;handwrittenservicerecordcoveringthe period1926to1957;handwrittencopyoftheresultsofhiscon!dentialreportscoveringtheperiod1946to1950;andtherecipient’soriginal con!dential report for 1948, 1949, and 1950.

xvi)AlargecardmountedphotographofhimwhenservingasaBrigadieronattachmenttotheNigerianArmycommandingtheBuilder’sBrigade, signed by Kwame Nkrumah, the then Prime Minister of Ghana, dated 18 October 1958.

xvii) Six original photographs of the recipient’s grave; and other ephemera.

Turner (left) being introduced to Kwame Nkrumah, the Prime Minister (later President) of Ghana

AGreatWarO.B.E.groupofthreeawardedtoCommanderE.L.A.Foakes,RoyalNavy,NauticalAdviserto the General Post Office and Naval Assistant to Army Postal Service

TheMostExcellentOrderoftheBritishEmpire,O.B.E.(Civil)Officer’s1sttypebreastbadge,hallmarkedLondon1916;Queen’s SouthAfrica1899-1902,noclasp(Lieut.E.L.A.Foakes,R.N.,H.M.S.Barracouta.);BritishWarMedal1914-20(CommrE.L.A. Foakes. R.N.) mounted on card for display, good very ne (3) £360-£440

O.B.E. LondonGazette 7January1918:‘CommanderEdwardLindsayAshleyFoakes,R.N.NavalAssistanttoDirectorofArmyPostalServices,and Nautical Adviser to the Post Office.’

EdwardLindsayAshleyFoakes wasborninBrightonon6April1865.Educatedprivately,hejoinedtheRoyalNavyon31October1895asa Lieutenant.Heservedaboard Benbow from1895-97whenhejoined Barracouta,inwhichshipheserveduntilDecember1900,earningtheSouth Africamedal.Hethenservedaboard Forth,Pallas,Latona (forpassage), Halcyon and Vulcan asnavigator.Heretiredon1August1908withtherank ofCommandertotakeupthepostofNauticalAdvisertothePostOffice.HewasrecalledforserviceduringtheGreatWarasNavalAssistantto theDirectoroftheArmyPostalServices,andwasawardedtheO,B.E.forthisservice.HereceivedhisawardatBuckinghamPalaceon13 February1918.HeafterwardsemigratedtoSouthAfricawherehewaselectedMayorofKnysna,CapeProvince,inAugust1930.Hediedthere on 6 October 1947.

ASecondWarO.B.E.groupof "veawardedtoCaptainJ.H.George,MercantileMarine,whowasawarded theO.B.E.forhisserviceswhenhisvessel,theS.S. Devis,wasattackedin1941,andwassubsequentlykilled in action during a further attack on 21 November 1943

TheMostExcellentOrderoftheBritishEmpire,O.B.E.(Civil)Officer’s2ndtypebreastbadge,silver-gilt;1939-45Star;Atlantic Star;AfricaStar;WarMedal1939-45,thecampaignawardsalllaterengraved‘Capt.J.H.GeorgeO.B.E.R.N.’,withnamedMinistry of Transport condolence slip, extremely ne (5) £400-£500

Provenance: Dix Noonan Webb, March 1997.

O.B.E. London Gazette 17 March 1942: Captain John Henry George, Master.

‘TheshipservedinMediterraneanconvoysandintheGreekcampaign.Althoughshewashitbyabomb,theMaster,onhislastvoyagetoGreece, brought his ship safely to port, and discharged his cargo. He showed high qualities of determination and seamanship.’

JohnHenryGeorge wasborninFishguard,Cardiganshire,in1882,and "rstwenttoseainSeptember1900.DuringtheSecondWorldWarhe wasMasteroftheM.V. Devis,ownedbytheLamportHoltShippingLine.HewasawardedtheO.B.E.forhisserviceswhenhisvesselwasattacked byhostileaircrafton2April1941,whilsttransportingstoresandtroops,bothBritishandAustralian.Thevessel,onpassagefromAlexandria,was hitbyoneofastickofbombsontherearwelldeck,killing8soldiersandwoundinganother10,besidescausingconsiderabledamagetotheship itself.CaptainGeorgesucceededinbringinghisdamagedvesseltotheportofPiraieus,whereitwasunfortunateenoughtobeberthedbetween twoammunitionshipsandnearsometrucksofTNT.Theseallexplodedwhenhitduringanenemyairraid,causingextensivedamagetotheship. CaptainGeorgesubsequentlyreceivedpersonalcongratulationsfromtheCommander-in-ChiefMediterranean,AdmiralA.B.Cunningham.The S. S. Devis eventually reached Alexandria and sailed to India for repairs.

InNovember1943,CaptainGeorgewasagainMasterofS.S. Devis,sailinginconvoytohishomeportofLiverpool,inNovember1943. Ominously,hewritesinthelastentryofhisjournalon17November:‘ForthreedaysnowtherehasbeenaJerryreconnaissanceplanearound havingalookatus.Todayhehadadamngoodlooktoo.Wecouldseehimcirclingroundtheconvoytakingtabofall.Wehaven’tseenaplaneof oursforthreedays.Can’tunderstandwheretheyare.Theymustknowthatwearebeingshadowedandonewouldthinktherewouldbesome roundnow.TherewasaSubinthevicinitytoobutluckily(touchwood)therehasbeennoattackyetbutIwouldnotbeabitsurprisedifwe don’t get an attack in one form or another later.’

Theattackcamefourdayslater,on21November,when25longrangeHe-177bomberssetouttoattacktheconvoy.Twentyreachedthetarget, threebeingshotdownandanothertwodrivenoff,butnotbeforetheyhadreleased40Hs-293gliderbombs,sinkingthefreighter Marsa and damagingtheS.S. Devis,amongstwhosecasualtieswasCaptainGeorge,killed. Hewassubsequentlyburiedatseaandisrecordedbynameinthe Merchant Navy Roll of Honour.

Soldwithagoodquantityoforiginaldocumentationincludingtherecipient’sO.B.E.BestowalDocument;ContinuousCerti"cateofDischargefor theperiod1900-1918;personaljournalfortheperiodOctobertoNovember1943;officiallettersconcerningawardoftheO.B.E.;numerous letters, telegrams, photographs, and damage reports; and other ephemera.

ASecondWarO.B.E.andinter-WarK.P.M.groupofsevenawardedtoChiefConstableG.T.Guest, Denbighshire Constabulary

TheMostExcellentOrderoftheBritishEmpire,O.B.E.(Civil)O

Denbighshire);DefenceMedal;Coronation1911,CountyandBoroughPolice(G.T.Guest.Supt.Bangor1911);Jubilee1935; Coronation

O.B.E. (Civil) London Gazette 10 June 1944: ‘Air Raid Precautions Controller, Denbighshire.’ Order of St John, Officer London Gazette 22 June 1937.

King’s Police Medal London Gazette 1 March 1929: ‘Chief Constable of Denbighshire.’

£900-£1,200

GeorgeThomasGuest joinedtheCaernarvonshireConstabularyin1899andwaspromotedSergeantin1907.Twoyearslaterhewas promotedSuperintendentinchargeoftheBangorDivision.In1913hewasappointedDeputyChiefConstableofCaernarvonshireandwasthen transferredtoConway.HebecameChiefConstableofDenbighshirein1921,andin1929wasawardedtheK.P.M.forefficiency.Fromthe outbreakoftheSecondWarheheldthepostofChiefCo-ordinatingOfficerforA.R.P.andin1942becameA.R.P.Controllerforthecounty,with headquarters at Ruthin. He was awarded the O.B.E. in the King’s birthday honours list in 1944. He retired on 30 June 1946.

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ASecondWar‘Italyoperations’M.B.E.groupoftenawardedtoActingMajorN.F.Hart,RoyalArmyService Corps, late Royal Fusiliers and Indian Cavalry

TheMostExcellentOrderoftheBritishEmpire,M.B.E.(Civil)Member’s2ndtype,breastbadge;1914-15Star(15074Pte.N.F. Hart.R.Fus.);VictoryMedal1914-19(Lieut.N.F.Hart.)togetherwithunrelatedBritishWarMedal1914-18(1453W.O.Cl.2.A. Green.23-Lond.R.);IndiaGeneralService1908-35,1clasp,AfghanistanN.W.F.1919(Lt.N.F.Hart,42/Cavy.);1939-45Star; Africa Star; Italy Star; Defence and War Medals 1939-45, with M.I.D. oak leaf, nearly very ne and better (10) £180-£220

M.B.E. London Gazette 28 June 1945 (Italy).

M.I.D. London Gazette 11 January 1945 (Italy).

NormanFoleyHart servedwiththe25thRoyalFusiliersasaPrivateinEastAfricafrom4May1915.HewascommissionedintotheIndian Armyon1September1916,servinginitiallywiththe5thInfantryandthenwiththe25thCavalry.Hewasattachedtothe42ndCavalryduring operationsinAfghanistanin1919.HeservedwithaRegularArmyemergencycommissionintheRoyalArmyServiceCorpsduringtheSecond WarasCaptainandActingMajor,wasmentionedindespatches‘inrecognitionofhisgallantanddistinguishedservicesinItaly’andsubsequently received the M.B.E.

For the campaign group awarded to the recipient’s son, see Lot 418.

ASecondWarM.B.E.groupoffourawardedtotheHon.MrsKathleenWhalleyHowie,DeputyDirector CivilDefenceWorker’sHealthDepartmentJointWarOrganisationoftheBritishRedCrossSocietyand Order of St John

TheMostExcellentOrderoftheBritishEmpire,M.B.E.(Civil)Member’s2ndtype;DefenceMedal;Coronation1937;Voluntary MedicalServiceMedal,silver,withadditional5yearBar(TheHon.MrsKathleenWhalleyHowie)mountedasworntogetherwith tunic ribbon bar, good very ne (4) £200-£240

M.B.E. LondonGazette 9January1946:‘TheHonourableKathleenWhalleySmith(TheHonMrsHowie),DeputyDirectorCivilDefenceWorker’s Health Department Joint War Organisation of the British Red Cross Society and Order of St John.’

KathleenWhalleySmith wasborninSalford,Lancashire,on18January1903,thedaughterofFrederickHenrySmith,FirstBaronColwyn,and hiswifeElizabethAnnSavage.KnownasSirFrederickSmith,1stBaronet,from1912to1917,hewasaBritishmanufacturer,investorandbanking executive.Hewasanin!uentialLiberal "gureinManchesterpoliticsformanyyears.Smithwasarubberandcottonfactoryowner,deputy chairmanofMartinsbank(23yearsafterhisdeaththe700brancheswereacquiredbyBarclaysBank)andaDirectorofseveralrailwaycompanies. In1917heservedasSheriff ofCaernarvonshire.HewascreatedaBaronet,ofColwynBayintheCountyofDenbigh,in1912.Inthe1917 BirthdayHonourshewasraisedtothepeerageasBaronColwyn,ofColwynBayintheCountyofDenbigh.In1924,hewasadmittedtothePrivy Council. Lord Colwyn married Elizabeth Anne, daughter of Hamilton Savage, in 1882. They had two sons and "ve daughters.

The Western Mail newspaper of 14 January 1939 records –“LordColwyn’sdaughterMissKathleenWhalleySmithhassuccessfullytakenuptheprofessionofArchitectureandsometimeagowaselectedan Associate Member of the Liverpool Architectural Society one of "ve (women) in a membership of 200”.

ShemarriedRobertCullenHowieaLondonBasedAccountantinChelseaon22September1945,whilstlivinginKensingtonanddiedinSway, New Forest on 11 April 1990.

TheMostExcellentOrderoftheBritishEmpire,M.B.E.(Military)Member’s2ndtypebreastbadge;TheOrderofSt.Johnof Jerusalem,ServingBrother’s,breastbadge,silverandenamels;NavalGeneralService1915-62,1clasp,Palestine1936-1939(Mx. 49937W.O.A.Austin.S.B.A.R.N.);1939-45Star;AtlanticStar;AfricaStar;DefenceandWarMedals1939-45;RoyalNavyL.S.& G.C., G.VI.R., 1st issue (Mx. 49937 W. O. A. Austin. S.B.C.P.O. R.N.H. Chatham.) mounted on card for display, good very ne (9) £460-£550

M.B.E. London Gazette 8 June 1963: ‘Wardmaster Lieutenant Commander William Oliver Albert Austin, Royal Navy.’ Order of St John, Serving Brother London Gazette 12 January 1965.

WilliamOliverAlbertAustin wasbornatAlverstoke,Gosport,Hampshire,in1914andjoinedtheRoyalNavyin1933.Hewasawardedhis L.S.&G.C.medalin1948andquali!edasaHealthInspectoron1October1949.HewaspromotedtoCommissionedWardmasteron22 February1954,andWardmasterSub-Lieutenantwithsameseniority,servingatR.N.HospitalHaslar.Thefollowingyearhewasappointedto H.M. S. Cochrane andservedthereuntil1957,whenhewasappointedtoR.N.H.Chatham.HewaspromotedtoWardmasterLieutenantin1959andto WardmasterLieutenant-Commanderin1961.In1962hewasappointedtoR.N.H.Haslaragainwhereheserveduntilhisretirementon1June 1964.

In1965hemovedtoSouthShieldsasanInspectorforthePortAuthorityand,by1972hewasDeputyDirectoroftheTynePortHealth Authority. He retired due to ill-health in 1978, and died on 13 June 1979.

Apost-WarM.B.E.groupofnineawardedtoWardmasterLieutenant-CommanderW.O.A.Austin,Royal Navy

1939-45Star;AfricaStar,1clasp,1stArmy;ItalyStar;FranceandGermanyStar;DefenceandWarMedals1939-45, generallygood very ne

M.B.E. London Gazette 1 January 1952.

M.C. London Gazette 22 April 1943.

£1,600-£2,000

Theoriginalrecommendationforanimmediateawardstates:‘Formostconspicuousgallantryanddevotiontodutyon26February1943at RagouretElAraan,BouArada(TunisiaSheet41,7097).ThisofficersawasectionmovingacrosstherearofhisH.Q.at0615hoursand,thinkingit washisownrearsectionmovingintoitsalternativeposition,hewentovertogivethemorders.Itwasstillpracticallydarkandasaresulthe walkedstraightintoaGermansectionandwastakenprisoner.HewastakenbacktotheplatoonandorderedinFrenchtoleadthemthroughthe wireandkeepawayfromBritishpositions.Withcompletedisregardforhisownsafety,LieutenantStreetledtheplatoonstraighttothewireof thenearestsectionpostwheretheywereheavily "redupon.TheplatoondispersedandLieutenantStreetwasleftwithonemantoguardhim. Thismankeptapistolpressedintohisback.Choosinghismoment,thisofficerknockedhisguardoutwithhis "st,disarmedhimandranbackto hisownH.Q.Hethenledoneofhissectionsinachargeontheenemyplatoonwhosepositionshehadnoted.TheGermanplatoonwas destroyed and 15 prisoners and an M.G. were taken. By his initiative, coolness and bravery this officer was an inspiration to all ranks.’

GeorgeLewisWilliam“Pat”Street wasbornatMillHill,LondoninMarch1920andwasoriginallycommissionedasaSecondLieutenantin theGrenadierGuardsinNovember1940.AdvancedtoLieutenantinMay1942,hetransferredtotheParachuteRegiment,ArmyAirCorpsthat August,andwasservinginthe3rdBattalionatthetimeofwinninghisM.C.inTunisia.Havingthenbeenwoundedinthesametheatreofwar,he wasadvancedtoCaptainattheendof1944andwaspermittedtoretainthehonoraryrankofMajorinFebruary1947.Streetwasawardedhis M. B.E.

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DistinguishedServiceCross,G.VI.R.,reverseo

ciallydated1945;1939-45Star;AtlanticStar,1clasp,FranceandGermany;Burma Star; Defence and War Medals 1939-45, with M.I.D. oak leaf, mounted as worn, very ne (6) £1,200-£1,600

D.S.C. LondonGazette 20November1945:‘Forcourage,skillanddevotiontodutyinthesweeingoftheapproachestotheRangoonriverduring the operations which led to the recapture of Rangoon in May 1945.’

M.I.D. London Gazette: 21 August 1945: ‘lLieutenant, H.M.S. White Bear.’ C-in-C,TheNore’sCommendation:6March1953:‘FloodReilefOperations-February1953.Lieutenant-CommanderD.N.Penfold,D.S.C.,R.N. Forinitiativeandpresenceofmind.H.M.S. Sharpshooter wasindrydockatChathamonthenightof31stJanuari/1stFebruarywhenthedock became !ooded.InhiscapacityasCommandingOfficerhetookpromptactionwhichundoubtedlypreventedtheshipfromreceivingserious damage.’

DavidNeilPenfold wasbornon4September1913,andjoinedtheMerchantService(T.&Y.HarrisonLine)asaCadeton26August1930, passedhis2ndMate’scerti#cateon1January1934,andjoinedtheRoyalNavalReserveasaSubLieutenant.Hepassedhis1stMate’scerti#catein July1937andjoinedtheRoyalNavyasaProbationaryActingLieutenanton4April1938.HisseniorityasaLieutenantwaslaterbackdatedto4 September1937.HewasappointedAssistantSurveyor4thClasson8December1938,andservedinseveralvesselsonsurveywork.On19 September1939hejoinedH.M.S. Stork asNavigatingOfficerescortingconvoysontheEastCoast,andtookpartintheNorwegiancampaignin 1939-40.Between1940and1943heresumedhissurveyingroleuntilon25June1943,hemovedasFirstLieutenanttoH.M.S.Franklin, carrying outsurveysinScapaFlow,Rosyth,andlatertakingpartintheNormandylandingsandsurveyingCherbourg.InOctober1944,hemovedtoH.M.S. WhiteBear inColombo,Ceylon,carryingoutsurveysatChittagong,andalongtheBurmacoastuntil,aftersurveyingvariousrehabilitationports followingV.J.Day,theshipcontinuedsurveysalongtheMalayancoast.HewaspromotedtoActingLieutenantCommanderon1May1945,and wascon#rmedasaLieutenantCommanderon4September1945.HewasMentionedinDespatchesforpilotinganumberoflandingcraft‘upa 40mileriverinthevicinityofRamreeIslandinthedark’,thoughtheofficialrecordstatesthatthiswasfor‘bravery,skillanddeterminationshown duringthehazardousassaultsontheArakancoastinMarch1945’.Afterthewarended,hecontinuedinH.M.S. WhiteBear surveyingoff Malaya.It wasduring thisperiodwhilstworkingwiththeminesweepersintheoperationtoopenupRangoonthathewasawardedtheDistinguishedService Cross,announcedinthe LondonGazette on20November1945.HiswasoneofthreeD.S.C.’sawardedforminesweepingtomakeasafechannel intheapproachestoRangoonwithin48hours,andshortlybeforetheassaultonRangoon,inthefewweeksbeforetheJapanesesurrendered.In September1948hejoinedtheRoyalResearchShip JohnBiscoe andsurveyedatDeceptionIsland(intheSouthShetlandIslands)andinthe Antarcticduringthesouthernsummerof1948-49.PenfoldPointinWhalersBay,DeceptionIsland,commemorateshispartinthiswork. AfterwardshetookchargeoftheSurveyTrainingUnitinChathamBarracksinJuly1949forayear.HerejoinedH.M.S. JohnBiscoe inSeptember 1950,tocarryoutsurveysintheAntarctic,especiallyinthevicinityofPortLockroy,andintheFalklandIslandsduringthesouthernsummerof 1950-51.

On26August1951hetookcommandofH.M.S. Sharpshooter and,asaChargeSurveyor,carriedoutsurveysintheWashandintheFirthof Forth,andthencameashoretoserveintheHydrographicDepartmentatCricklewoodfrom10February1953.HereceivedaCommendation fromtheCommander-in-Chief,TheNore,forhisinitiativeandpresenceofmind”duringtheFloodReliefOperationsinFebruary1953,whenthe drydockinwhich H.M.S.Sharpshooter wasdockedbecame !ooded.HewaspromotedtoActingCommanderinJune1955,retiringon4 September1958,asanHonoraryCommander.HecontinuedworkingintheAdmiraltyHydrographicDepartmentuntil1976whenhe #nally retired. He died in May 1991 aged 77.

Soldwithmatchingmountedminiaturemedalgroup,anduniformribbonbars,togetherasecondmountedminiaturemedalgroupbutincludingN. G.S.forPalestine1945-48,towhichmedalheispossiblyentitledbutnotshowninhisrecordofservice,andaccompaniedbythefollowingoriginal documentation:noti#cationletterfromtheAdmiraltycon#rmingtheawardoftheD.S.C.,dated27November1945;MentioninDespatches Certi#cate,namedtoLieutenantDavidNoelPenfold,R.N,H.M.S.WhiteBear,21August1945;anuntitledphotographofaboyofabout12 dressedinmilitaryuniform–possiblyDavidPenfoldhimselfasacadet;hisGunneryCerti#catedated16September1938,forwhichhereceiveda 2ndClasspass;Commander inChief’sCommendationCerti#cate,datedFebruary1953;annualofficers’reportsbytheCaptainofH.M.S. Jason, dated19September1939,andofH.M.S. Franklin,dated17January1944;congratulatoryletteronbehalfofthePermanentUnder-Secretaryof StateforDefence,onhisretirement,inSeptember1976;acopyCurriculumVitaepreparedbyhimselfrecordinghisMerchantNavyandRoyal NavyServiceincludinghisshipsandhisappointmenttotheAdmiraltyHydrographicDepartmentatCricklewoodandTaunton,upto1976;several other

and extensive copied research.

AGreatWar‘WesternFront’M.C.andSecondAwardBargroupof !veawardedtoCaptainV.G.Gundrey, 14th(Swansea)Battalion,WelshRegiment,whowasawardedtheM.C.forleadingthesuccessfulraidon HighCommandRedoubtinNovember1916,andtheSecondAwardBarfortheassaultacrosstheRiverSelle inOctober1918;helaterbecomingasuccessful !lmscreenwriter,produceranddirectorforGaumont BritishFilmCorporation,andwasthescreenwriterforthe !lmofR.C.Sherriff'sGreatWarplay‘Journeys End’ in 1930

MilitaryCross,G.V.R.,withSecondAwardBar,unnamedasissued;BritishWarandVictoryMedals,withM.I.D.oakleaves(Capt. V. G. Gundrey.); Defence and War Medals 1939-45, good very ne (5) £2,400-£2,800

Provenance: Dix Noonan Webb, December 2003.

M.C. London Gazette: 10 January 1917: ‘Forconspicuousgallantryinaction.Heledasuccessfulraidwithgreatcourageanddetermination.Hecapturedtwentyprisonersandaccounted for many of the enemy.’

M.C. Second Award Bar London Gazette: 15 February 1919: ‘FormarkedgallantryanddevotiontodutyintheattackacrosstheriverSelleon20October1918.Hewentforwardunderheavy !retoascertain thepositionand !ndingtwocompaniesnotquiteonthe !nalobjectiveheledthemforwardand !lledagapintheline.Hethenwentaroundthe wholelineandsitedthe !retrenches,hisrunnergettingshotbyhisside.Hiscoolnessandcapacitywereoftheutmostvalueandmaterially assisted in the success of the day.’

VictorGarethGundrey was !rstcommissionedinto12th(Reserve)BattaliontheWelshRegimenton5November1915,beingpostedtothe 14th(Swansea)Battalionofthesameregimentforserviceoverseas,landinginFranceon21July1916,andjoininghisbattalioninthe !eldon24 July1916.HewasawardedtheMilitaryforleadingthefamousraidbythe14thBattaliontheWelshRegimenton‘HighCommandRedoubt’onthe night of 17th November 1916

The History of the Welch Regiment 1914 – 1918 by Brigadier General T.O. Marden gives further details: ‘Anunusuallylargenumberofmenwasemployed-sixsubalternsand145otherranksofthe14thWelsh,togetherwithonesubalternand12 otherranksoftheRoyalEngineers.Forsixweekstheraiderslivedtogetherandtrainedtogetheronareplicaduginthereservearea.Everynighta smallpartyunderasubalternwentoutintoNoMan’sLandtofamiliariseitselfwiththeground,andtolocatethepositionofthe "ankingmachine guns,todealwiththosetrenchmortarswerebroughtupspecially.TheDivisionalArtillerycutthewireonawidefront,soasnottoindicatethe selectedpointofattack.Corpsartillerywasplacedtokeepdownretaliatorybombardmentonthenightoftheraid,whilethegunsofthe neighbouring Divisions also assisted by demonstration.

Withinthe14thWelsheverydetailwasthoughtoutminutely.Beyondtheordinaryraidprecautionssuchasblackenedfaces,removalofbadges, dirtiedbuttons,useofknobkerriesetc.,luminousdiscswerecarriedtobeplantedatthepointsofexitfromtheenemytrenches,matsweretaken incasethebarbedwirewasnotsufficientlycut,dugoutsearcherswereprovidedwithelectrictorchesandsandbagstocollectdocuments,officers hadhornsinsteadofwhistlestosoundsignals,policemenwerestationedinNoMan’sLandtobringbackprisoners,ourownfronttrencheswere clearedtoescapetheretaliatorybombardment,andspecialduckboardtrencheswerelaidforthethreecolumnsastheordinarycommunication trenches were too waterlogged to admit of their being used by so many men.

Twentyminutesbeforezeroonthenightof17November1916,theraiderswereallassembledquietlyinNoMan’sLand.Onlythosewhohave takenpartinanattackofthissortcanappreciatethetenseminutesofwaitingwhenachanceenemypatrolmightupsettheworkofweeksof training.Butonthisoccasion,allwentwell.Afteraterri!cburstofartillery !reforthreeminutes inanswertowhichtheenemyretaliatory bombardmentfellharmlesslyonouremptytrenches,thetwowavesofraiderssweptovertheGermanpositions,the !rstmakingforthesupport trenches,whiletheseconddealtwiththeredoubts.Totheiramazementthelatterwasfoundtobeaconcretefortresswithsteeldoorstothe dugouts, while the surrounding trenches had concrete faces - a great contrast to our wretched efforts.

Butthebombardmenthadplayedhavocwiththeredoubt,andwhentheRoyalEngineershadalsoeffectedsomeexplosions,thisstrongpointwas but a shadow of its former self.

LieutenantGarethGundrey,whocommandedtheraiders,andwhoreceivedtheMilitaryCrossforhisgallantleading,wroteinanaccountofthe venture: “Like !shfromshellstheGermanswerehauledforthonsteelpointsfromtheirhidingplaces.Theywerepresentedwiththealternativeof surrenderingorbeingblowntopiecesbyhandgrenades.Mostofthemchosetheformer,someofthemsufferedthelatter.Ontheright "ankof theattacktherewasalittlehand-to-hand !ghting,theresultbeingthattheGermanlistofthatdeadwasthatnightincreasedbyafewnames.”[In hispersonalnotesontheraidonHighCommandRedoubtGarethGundreymakesmentionofhisorderly,PrivateJohnH.Jones,whosemedals are included with this lot].

Thepartyremainedintheenemytrenchesfor40minutes,atthattimealmostarecordforaraid.Twentyprisoners,amachinegun,anda hundredweightofplunder,containingmuchvaluableintelligence,wastheharvestreapedwiththelosstousoftwomenkilledbyatrenchmortar bombastheywereenteringourtrenchesandeightmenwounded.Congratulationspouredin,includingaspecialonefromtheArmy Commander, General Sir Herbert Plumer.’

TheDivisionalCommanderlaterissuedaSpecialOrderoftheDaycongratulatingthebattalion,andSirDouglasHaigmentionedtheraidinhis nextcommunique.ThesuccessoftheSwanseaBattalionintheraidonHighCommandRedoubtbecamethemodelexampleattheSecondArmy School of Instruction on how to train for and conduct trench raids in future.

GaudrywasawardedaSecondAwardBartohisMilitaryCrossforhisgallantryanddevotiontodutyintheattackacrosstheriverSelleon20 October1918.HewasseverelywoundedinactionatMorvalForeston4November1918,necessitatingtheamputationofhisleftleg,andwas evacuatedtoEnglandintheHospitalShip, St.Denis.Herelinquishedhiscommissionon accountofwoundson22October1919,retainingthe rank of Captain.

AfterthewarGundreybecameasuccessful !lmproduceranddirector,andformostofhisworkinglifehewasengagedbytheGaumontBritish FilmCorporation.Amongsthismorenotableworkswasasscreenwriteranddirectorof‘ASymphonyinTwoFlats’,in1930,starringIvorNovello; asscreenwriterforthe !lmofR.C.Sherriff'sGreatWarplay,‘JourneysEnd’,in1930;andasscreenwriteranddirectorof'TheHoundofthe Baskervilles' in 1932.

DuringtheSecondWorldWar,despitethelossofhisleg,GundreywasgrantedanEmergencyCommissionintheRoyalAirForceVolunteer Reserve,AdministrativeandSpecialDutiesBranch,asprobationaryPilotOfficer,on3July1941,andwaspromotedWarSubstantiveFlyingOfficer on3July1942,andFlightLieutenanton1January1946.HeremainedintheRoyalAirForceVolunteerReserveuntilherelinquishedhis commission in 1954, retaining the rank of Flight Lieutenant. He died in Woking, Surrey, on 22 July 1965.

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

Soldwithtwooriginalphotographs,acopynewspaperobituary,extensivecopiedresearch,accompaniedby19originalcarboncopy !eld notebookreportsfromGundreytotheCommandingOfficer14thBattalionWelshRegiment,datedOctober1918,inhiscapacityasacting BattalionIntelligenceOfficer,andincludingacopyofhisownreportoftheRaidonHighCommandRedoubt,inwhichhemakesmentionofhis Orderly, 34401 Private John H. Jones.

Three: PrivateJ.H.Jones,WelshRegiment,whoservedasOrderlytoCaptainV.G.GrundyattheRaidonHighCommand Redoubt, 17

lightsurfacemarks,goodvery ne,

wasbornin1881andattestedforthe14thBattalion,WelshRegimenton28April1915,andlandedinFrancewithhis battalionon23December1915.Hewasdischargedon23December1918,attheageof38,havingreceivedagunshotwoundtotheheadin September 1918,

No.

address was at 35 Queen Street, Treforest, Pontypridd, Glamorgan.

A !neGreatWar‘KleinZillebeke,September1917’M.C.,and‘Ginchy,Somme,September1916’D.C.M. group of !ve awarded to Major F. J. Snook, North Staffordshire Regiment, late Grenadier Guards

MilitaryCross,G.V.R.;DistinguishedConductMedal,G.V.R.(9797C.S.Mjr:F.Snook.2/G.Gds:);1914Star(9797C.Q.M.Sjt.F. Snook. 2/G. Gds.); British War and Victory Medals (Major F. Snook.) medals unmounted, good very ne (5) £3,000-£4,000

M.C. London Gazette 19 November 1917; citation published 22 March 1918:

‘2nd Lt. (A./Capt.) Frederick James Snook, N. Staffs. R.

Forconspicuousgallantryanddevotiontoduty.Whenbattalionheadquartershadbeendestroyedbyshell "reandnearlyallthepersonnel becamecasualties,byhisenergyandexampleheenabledanewheadquarterstobeformedandcommunicationwiththebrigaderapidly reestablished. His fearlessness and and conduct in a critical situation were most exemplary.’

Annotated gazette states: ‘East of Klein Zillebeke, 20 September 1917.’

D.C.M. London Gazette 14 November 1916:

‘Forconspicuousgallantryinaction.WhenalltheofficersnearhimbecamecasualtiesCoy.Serjt.-Maj.Snook,althoughwoundedhimself,collected whatmenhecouldandpushedforwardtothemostadvanced "ringline,assistinghiscompanycommandertocollectandreorganisemenof various battalions under most trying conditions and heavy "re.’

Annotated gazette states: ‘Near Ginchy, 15 September 1916.’

FrederickJamesSnook wasbornatPontypool,Monmouthshire,andwasasteelworkerwhenheenlistedintotheGrenadierGuardsat Pontypoolon19August1901,aged18.HeaccompaniedtheExpeditionaryForcetoFranceon12August1914,asCompanyQuarter-master Sergeantwiththe2ndBattalion,GrenadierGuards.HewasslightlywoundednearBethuneon2January1915,wasagainslightlywoundedinthe Fieldon16May1915,andwasslightlywoundedforathirdtimeontheoccasionofwinninghisD.C.M.on15September1916.Hewasappointed toapermanentcommissionas2ndLieutenanton1October1916,andwaspostedtothe8thBattalion,NorthStaffordshireRegiment.Hewas promoted Lieutenant on 31 March 1918; Captain, 25 October 1918; and was Acting Major from 15 June 1918.

Soldwithcopiedresearchtogetherwithoriginaldocumentsincluding1stClassCerti"cateofEducation,GuardsDivision1916certi"cateforgood workperformedontheFieldofBattle,Officer’sRecordofServices(ArmyBook439),andcommissiondocumentsasW.O.2intheGrenadier Guards and as 2nd Lieutenant in the North Staffordshire Regiment.

MilitaryCross,G.V.R.reverseinscribed‘MajorJ.Beckham.CommandingA/290.R.F.A.’;MilitaryMedal,G.V.R.(44853Sjt:J. Beckham.B.107/Bde:R.F.A.);1914Star,withclasp(44853Gnr:J.Beckham.R.F.A.);BritishWarandVictoryMedals(MajorJ. Beckham.) very ne (5) £1,000-£1,400

M.C. London Gazette 26 July 1918:

"cent service,

fferentoccasions,underintense "re, tonewpositions.Theretirementwasalwayscarriedoutinperfectorder.Hissplendidcourageandconstantcheerfulnessinspiredallranksand enabled them to carry on, while his ability undoubtedly saved the battery from disaster.’

M.M. London Gazette 27 October 1916.

JamesBeckham servedwiththeRoyalFieldArtilleryinFranceandFlandersfrom16August1914,andwascommissionedSecondLieutenant on 12 August 1916.

MilitaryCross,G.V.R.,unnamedasissued;BritishWarandVictoryMedals(Capt.W.G.Moore.)togetherwithmountedsetof three miniature dress medals, good very ne (3) £500-£700

M.C. London Gazette 1 January 1919:

distinguished service in connection with Military operations in Salonika.’

George Moore came from Blackheath, London, and served with the Royal Garrison Artillery in Salonika from April 1917. Sold with copied Medal Index Card.

Family Group:

AGreatWar‘WesternFront’M.C.groupofthreeawardedtoLieutenantJ.Fleming,RoyalScots,whowas killed in action at Arras on 21 March 1917

MilitaryCross,G.V.R.,unnamedasissued;BritishWarandVictoryMedals(Lieut.J.Fleming.);MemorialScroll‘Lieut.James Fleming,M.C.,RoyalScots.’;togetherwithagold(15ct)RegimentalPrizeMedal,engraved‘4thBattaliontheRoyalScots,Queen’s Edinburgh Ri"es, Colonel’s Medal 1913 Won by Lce. Corpl. J. Fleming.’, extremely ne

Four: Lieutenant G. Fleming, Royal Scots Fusiliers, who died of wounds on the Western Front on 18 July 1916 1914-15Star(2.Lieut.G.Fleming.R.Sc.Fus.);BritishWarandVictoryMedals(Lieut.G.Fleming.);TerritorialEfficiencyMedal, G. V.R.(217Sgt.G.Fleming.RS.) thelastpartiallyo ciallycorrected;MemorialScroll‘Lt.GeorgeFleming,T.attd.1.R.ScotsFus.’; togetherwithagold(9ct)RegimentalPrizeMedal,engraved‘Q[ueen’s].E[dinburgh].R[i"es].,R[oyal].S[cots].Championship Presented by Major T. D. Rhind 1913. Won by Sergt. G. Fleming 4th. Battn.’, extremely ne (9) £1,400-£1,800

M.C. London Gazette 27 July 1916: ‘Forconspicuousgallantryintwicepatrollingthroughadifficultwood,quiteunknowntohimandoccupiedbytheenemy,whoknewit thoroughly.’

JamesFleming wasborninEdinburghin1892andwaseducatedatGeorgeWatson’sCollege,Edinburgh.Hejoinedthe4thBattalion,Royal Scots(TerritorialForce),andwasmobilisedasaLance-Sergeantin1914.HewascommissionedSecondLieutenantinthe11thBattalioninMarch 1915,andservedwiththeBattalionduringGreatWarontheWesternFrontfromJanuary1916,servingthroughouttheBattleoftheSomme,and being awarded the Military Cross. He was killed in action at Arras on 21 March 1917, and is buried at Faubourg d’Amiens Cemetery, France.

GeorgeFleming wasbornin1884,thebrotheroftheabove,andwaseducatedatGeorgeWatson’sCollege,Edinburgh.HejoinedtheQueen’s EdinburghRi"esVolunteerBattalion(laterthe4thBattalion,RoyalScots(TerritorialForce)),andwasmobilisedasaColourSergeantof‘F’ Company.HewascommissionedSecondLieutenantinthe1stBattalion,RoyalScotsFusiliers,andservedwiththemduringtheGreatWaronthe WesternFrontfromJuly1915.PromotedLieutenantin1916,hewasmortallywoundedon14July1916,onwhichdatetheBattalionwasinvolved in an attack on Bazentin-le-Grand. He died of his wounds four days later, and is buried in Abbeville Cemetery, France.

Soldwith #veminiaturemedals,comprisingMilitaryCross,G.V.R.(2);1914Star;BritishWarMedal1914-20;andVictoryMedal1914-19;three bronze shooting medals, all unnamed; a photographic image of the two brothers; a small book of Psalms; and copied research.

£800-£1,000

M.C. London Gazette 16 September 1918: ‘Forconspicuousgallantryanddevotiontodutyduringanenemyattack.Hewasinvaluableinhelpingtorallymenandintheselectionofnew #ring positions.Hefrequentlywentforwardunderheavy #retobringbackinformationtobattalioncommanders.Throughouthesetasplendidexample

AlbertWilliamHeaton servedinFrancewiththe7thBattalion,NorthamptonshireRegiment,from1September1915.Heretiredon1

with

in ‘Clifton Road, Sutton Coal#

James Fleming (left) and George Fleming (right)

AscarceGreatWarM.C.groupof !veawardedtoLieutenantColonelR.D.Gard’ner,SeaforthHighlanders andNigeriaRegiment,whowaswoundedandtakenprisonerofwaratNgwembe,GermanEastAfrica,24-25 January1917.Hisawardbeingforgallantrywhilstaprisonerofwar,escapingorattemptingtoescape, Gard’ner returned to command the 4th Battalion, Gordon Highlanders in France, October - November 1918

MilitaryCross,G.V.R.,reverseengraved‘Capt.(Temp.Major)R.D.Gard’nerSeaforthHighlandersandNigeriaRegt.W.A.F.F.’; 1914-15Star(Capt:R.D.Gard’nerSea:Highrs);BritishWarandVictoryMedals,withM.I.D.oakleaves(Lt.Col.R.D.Gard’ner.); SpecialConstabularyLongServiceMedal,G.V.R.,2ndissue(RichardD.Gard’ner)mountedasoriginallyworn,ribandsalittle frayed, generally very ne or better (5) £1,800-£2,200

M.C. London Gazette 30 January 1920 [Gallantry whilst a prisoner of war, escaping or attempting to escape]. M.I.D. London Gazette 5 June 1919 (East Africa) and 8 July 1919.

RichardDyceGard’ner wasborninAugust1883,andwascommissionedSecondLieutenantintheSeaforthHighlandersinJanuary1902.He wasattachedtotheWestAfricanFrontierForce,February1908-December1911,andadvancedtoCaptaininMarch1913.Gard’nerwasposted tothe1stBattalion,SeaforthHighlandersatAgra,India,inApril1914.HewasattachedtotheIndianVolunteerswiththeoutbreakoftheGreat War, and served as Adjutant, April - July 1915.

Action at Ngwembe, 24-25 January 1917 Gard’nerwaspostedasaStaff CaptaintotheW.A.F.F.,andservedattachedtotheNigeriaRegiment,August1915-June1918,includingaspartof theCameroonsExpeditionaryForce,1915-1916.Gard’neradvancedtoMajor,18January1917,andwasprominentintheEastAfricaCampaign. On24January1917acolumncomprisingofmenfromthe3rdBattalion,NigerianRegimentandonecompanyofthe4thBattalionunderthe command of Lieutenant Colonel J. Archer left a town called Kibongo, Tanzania, and headed south towards the German positions at Ngwembe: ‘AboutsevenmilesfromKibonjitheenemywasencounteredinsomestrength.Thiswasaboutamilefromthewaterholes,whichwerethe objectiveoftheforce.MajorGardner[sic],commandingtheadvancedguard,wasorderedtoturntheGermanrightwithtwocompanies.About 1100hoursCaptainMilne-Home’scompanywasleading;havingdeployedandreachedwithin50yardsofthewaterholes,itwasdrivenback about200yardsontothesupportingcompany.Avigourous "ghtcontinuedforaboutanhour,duringwhichtwomachinegunswerecaptured and the bodies of some 30 Askaris were counted lying between them.

Theenemythenputinaheavycounter-attackonGardner’sforce,duringwhichCaptainsCookeandDudleywerekilled,aswereLieutenants EwenandHarrison.Gardnerhimselfwaswoundedandthreeofhismachinegunswerecaptured.Thetwocompaniesbecamedisorganizedand retired through the bush, not emerging until some distance behind Archer’s main body.

InthemeantimeArcherhadwiredforreinforcements.15Company4Battalionwasdespatchedat1345hours,notarrivingtill1615hours.Bythis timeArcherhadbeguntoretireandCaptainMaxwell,commandingthiscompany,wasorderedtowithdrawanddiginatasmallstreamthree milesfartherback.Some10minuteslaterMaxwellmetSargentwith4Battalionheadquarters,13Company,andtheBattalionbaggage,comingto reinforceArcher’sBattalionfromKibonji.Atthistime15Company’scarrierswereinfrontoftheCompany.Itissupposedtheymistookthe reinforcements for Askaris, causing them to panic and bolt; they were not seen again that day.

About1630hoursSargentmetArcher;thelatterisreportedtohaveagreedtodiginwith3Battalionat thestreamaforementioned,butthishe didnotdo,continuinghisretreattoKibonji.OnthisunderstandingSargentordered15Companytorejoin4Battalion;hethenputMajorRoberts in command of half 13 and 15 Companies with instructions to cover the retirement of 3 Battalion.

By1700hoursthesesixsectionswereinpositionandthewholeofArcher’sforce,excepthisrearguardofNo.10Company,hadpassedthrough them.Atthisjuncturetheenemycounter-attacked,supportedbyconcentratedri#eandmachine-gun "re;thereuponthecarriersofboth battalionsstampeded.Toaddtotheconfusionandthecarrier’sdemoralisationafewsnipershadworkedroundboth #anks,causingfurther casualties among them.

No.10CompanynowjoinedRobert’sdetachment.A "ringlinewasbuiltuponeachsideoftheroadandcontinuedtoholdthepositionforhalf anhourwhenhewasforcedtoretire,ashisright #ankwasenveloped.CaptainBarclaywaskilledatthismoment;hehadonlytakencommandof 13Companyafewhoursearlier.ColourSergeantLambofthiscompanyhadbeenkilleddirectlythe1700hourscounter-attackbegan;thisB.N.C. O. had greatly distinguished himself at Gallipoli, where he won the D.C.M. and Bar.....

OnBarclay’sdeathLieutenantHiltontookcommandofthetwosectionsof13Company,whosebehaviourincarryingoutthedifficultretirement wasbeyondpraise,asthedensenessofthebushandtheheavy "retowhichtheyweresubjectedmadeitmostdifficulttoseetheirenemy.This retirement,had,however,left10Company‘intheair’,soSargentinpersonadvancedwith15andhalf16Companiestotheirsupport.Itwasnow 1815hoursandtheenemywithdrew,SargentnowlearntthatArcherhadwithdrawntoKibonji.Hethereuponretiredtocamphimself,leaving15 and half 16 Companies to hold an outpost position that night, collect what wounded they could and as much baggage as possible, under Roberts.

Groups and Single Decorations for Gallantry

At2030hoursSargentarrivedatKibonji;at0015hoursthe25thJanuary,Badhamwithacompanyfromeach1and4Battalionslefttorecoverall loads.Hiscolumnhadadifficultmarchofsevenmilesonapitch-darknightthroughalmosttracklessbush.At0230hoursatropicaldelugemade thefootholdsogreasythatoneslippedbackhalfthedistanceaseachstepwastaken.ItwasinagreatmeasureduetoCompanySergeantMajor MorakinyoIbadan,actingRegimentalSergeantMajor4Battalion,thatthewaywasfoundtoRobert’sposition.Forhisserviceshewasawardedthe D.C.M.

Itwasestimatedthattheenemy’sforce(commandedbyOttowith3,23and24Ksand14Res.K)inthisengagementnumberedsome600ri"es andmanymachine-guns.Theircasualtieswerereportedas12killed,14woundedand20missing.Britishcasualties,besidesthosementioned, includedLieutenantsPomeroyandThompsonandSergeantsSpeak,RoweandWoolleycapturedandwounded.AlsoLieutenantJeffriescaptured withGardnerwhilehelpingtothedressthelatter’swound.Fortythreeotherrankswerewoundedandeightcaptured.’(HistoryoftheRoyalWest African Frontier Force refers)

Gard’neradvancedtoActingLieutenantColonel,andservedforthelastmonthofthewarincommandofthe4thBattalion,GordonHighlanders in the French theatre of war. Colonel retired in April 1921, and the following obituary appeared in Cabar Feidh: ‘LieutenantColonelR.D.Gard’ner,formerlyoftheSeaforthHighlanders,whowasrecentlycalledfromtheReserveofOfficersforservicewith theRoyalArmyOrdnanceCorps,collapsedanddiedwhilewatchingadressrehearsaloftheAldershotTattoo,onThursdaynight,June1,1939... To the regret of his wide circle of friends, the death occurred with tragic suddenness...

ColonelGard’nerservedintheSeaforthHighlandersforabout21years.OntheoutbreakoftheGreatWarhewasinIndia,andwassenttothe Cameroons,andwhiletakingpartinthecampaigninthisformerGermanColony,hewaswoundedandtakenprisoner.Fornearlyayearhewas reported missing. Released from captivity, he returned to England, and subsequently commanded a battalion in France... SincetakingupresidenceatChiddingfoldaboutsixyearsago,ColonelGard’nerhadtakenakeeninterestinlocalaffairs.Hewaschairmanofthe Chiddingfold branch of the British Legion, in the formation of which he took a leading part. Atthetimeofthenationalcrisislastautumn,hejoinedthepartofSurreyLegionnaireswhoofferedtheirservicesforpolicedutyin Czechoslovakia. He was also a member of the Chiddingfold Parish Council.’

Sold with copied research.

M.C. London Gazette 4 February 1918; citation published 5 July 1918: ‘Forconspicuousgallantryanddevotiontoduty.Duringanattackheledhisplatoonwithmarkedsuccesstothe $nalobjective.Onseeingthatthe enemywereattemptingtoleavetheirtrenchesandcrawlback,herenderedgreatassistanceinengagingthemwithri"e $re,in"ictingheavy casualties

them.

Annotated Gazette states: ‘Nr. Moeuvres,

the

CyrilWilliamRowland attestedforthe2ndBattalion,LondonRegiment,andservedwiththeduringtheGreatWarinEgyptfrom30August

AGreatWarM.C.andSecondWarA.F.C.pairattributedtoFlightLieutenantDouglasA.Savage,RoyalAir Force, a 7-victory Bristol !ghter ace on the Western Front with 62 Squadron MilitaryCross,G.V.R.,thereversewithprivatelymachineengravednaming‘Temp.Lieut.DouglasA.SavageR.A.F.’;AirForce Cross,G.VI.R.,thereverseofficiallydated‘1945’andadditionallywithprivatelymachineengravednaming‘Flt.Lt.DouglasA. Savage M.C. R.A.F.) very ne (2) £1,400-£1,800

M.C. London Gazette 26 July 1918:

‘Forconspicuousgallantryanddevotiontoduty,especiallyonthefollowingoccasions.Whenonpatrolattackedaformationofenemyaeroplanes, crashingone,whileanotherfelltopiecesintheairafterashortcombat.AttackedanAlbatross,whichheseton !re,anddroveanotherdownout of control. Attacked many ground targets from low altitudes.’

A.F.C. London Gazette 1 January 1945.

DouglasAlfredSavage wasborninOxford,wherehisfatherAlfredSavage,wasastationer,booksellerandpublisher.Hewascommissioned asasecondlieutenantintheinfantryon19March1915,and !rstservedinaReserveBattalionoftheRoyalWarwickshireRegiment,beforebeing transferredtoaServiceBattalionofhisregimentforactiveserviceinFrance.HewastransferredtotheGeneralListon23April1916toservein atrenchmortarbattery,wherehewasbrie"yappointedanacting-captainbetween28Julyand15August1916,andthenservedas actinglieutenant,untilleavingthetrenchmortarbatteryon4September1916.HereturnedtotheRoyalWarwickshires,andwaspromotedto lieutenant on 1 July 1917.

SavagetransferredtotheRoyalFlyingCorps,andaftercompleting "ighttraining,wasappointeda "yingofficeron19September1917.Hespent twomonthsbasedatTurnberryservinginNo.82Squadron,beforebeingpostedtoNo.62Squadronto "ytheBristolF.2two-seater !ghter.He travelledwithNo.62SquadrontoFranceattheendofJanuary1918,takingpartinpatrols,bomberescort,andgroundattackmissionsduringthe enemyoffensivearoundSt.QuentininthesecondhalfofMarch,beingcreditedwithanenemyaircraftdrivendownoutofcontrolonthe26th. However, his squadron suffered heavy casualties, losing 24 aircrew killed, wounded or taken prisoner by the end of the month.

On1April1918,Savage’sunitbecameNo.62SquadronR.A.F.TheywereheavilyengagedduringtheBattleoftheLysforthelastthreeweeksof thatmonth,withpilotsaveraging6to7hours "yingtimeeachday,butrecordedseveralsuccesses.Savagewascreditedwithtwoenemyaircraft drivendownon12April,andtwomoredestroyedinquicksuccessiononthe21st,butwasinjuredwhenshotdownbyanti-aircraft !renear Armentièresthesameday.Hegainedhissixthvictoryon19May,buthisaircraftwasbadlydamagedbyenemy !reandhewasforcedtoland.His seventhand !nalvictorycameon 2June.HewasthenpostedbacktotheHomeEstablishmentinEngland.Savagewasappointeda "ight commander with the acting rank of captain on 2 October 1918. He was transferred to the R.A.F.’s unemployed list on 15 June 1919.

Savagereturnedtomilitaryserviceon25April1940,beingcommissionedasapilotofficer(onprobation)intheAdministrativeandSpecialDuties BranchoftheRoyalAirForceVolunteerReserve.HewastransferredtotheGeneralDutiesBranchon14October1940.Savage’sprobationary periodendedon14October1941,andhewaspromotedto "yingofficer(warsubstantive)thesameday.Hewaspromotedagain,to "ight lieutenant,during1942,andhewasappointedanactingsquadronleaderfromthatrankon14October.SavagewasawardedtheAirForceCross in the 1945 New Year Honours.

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M.C. London Gazette 18 October 1945.

TheoriginalRecommendationfortheawardofanImmediateM.C.,availableonline,states:‘Lieut.JohnGeorgeHarryBrotherton,64Anti-Tank Regt. R.A.

ThisofficerwasincommandoftwoM.10SelfPropelledGunssupportingatroopof‘C’Squadron,56RecceRegiment,on13April1945-area NWofSanPatrizzo.Thetroopwereheldupbyanumberofenemyinforti

edhousesandcalledupontheM.10toengagethemuntilenemy !re

out.LieutenantBrothertonimmediatelydismountedbothofhisdetachmentsandengagedtheenemywithsmallarms,LMGsanda2”mortar.For severalhourstheenemytriedtodislodgethemandattimescameintoveryclosecontact.Owingtothecourageanddeterminationofthiso

cer

185 Order of St John, Serving Brother London Gazette 23 May 1962.

ASecondWarD.F.C.groupofsixattributedtoFlightLieutenantI.M.Pearson,7Squadron,RoyalAirForce VolunteerReserve,pilotofaLancasterIIIbomberwhowaskilledwhenhisaircraftcrashedwhileonasortie to Berlin on the night of 2-3 January 1944

DistinguishedFlyingCross,G.VI.R.,reverseofficiallydated‘1944’andadditionallyinscribed‘IanMacLarenPearsonFlt/Lt.The R.A. F.2143’;1939-45Star;ItalyStar;FranceandGermanyStar;DefenceandWarMedals1939-45,mountedforwearing, goodvery ne (6) £1,000-£1,400

D.F.C. London Gazette 29 December 1944 (since deceased). Award with e ect from 2 January 1944.

IanMacLarenPearson waspilotofLancasterIII‘JB677MG-V’whichtookoff fromOakingtonat0013hrsonthenightof2-3January1944on asortietoBerlin.TheaircraftcrashedatFürstenwaldekillingsixcrewmembersbutonemanwastakenprisoner.FlightLieutenantPearsonis commemorated by name on the Runnymede Memorial.

186 Provenance: Christie’s, July 1985.

Awelldocumentedpost-WarOrderofStJohngroupof !veawardedtoSickBerthPettyOfficerC.E. Vincent, Royal Naval Auxiliary Sick Berth Reserve

TheOrderofSt.JohnofJerusalem,ServingBrother’sbreastbadge,silverandenamels;DefenceandWarMedals1939-45;Royal NavalAuxiliarySickBerthReserveL.S.&G.C.,G.VI.R.,withadditionalserviceBar(6366C.E.Vincent.S.B.P.O.R.N.A.S.B.R.); ServiceMedaloftheOrderofStJohn,silver,straightbarsuspension,with #veadditionalserviceBars(24848C/Off.C.E.Vincent. No. 10 Dis. S.J.A.B. 1940) mounted on card for display, very ne (5) £280-£340

ClaudeErnestVincent wasbornatBarham,Suffolk,on20October1909.HewasamemberofTheStJohnAmbulanceAssociationfrom January1926,andprobablyjoinedtheR.N.A.S.B.R.,FelixstoweDivision,asaprobationarySickBerthAttendant(X.6366)in1929.Hewas mobilisedforactiveserviceinSeptember1938andhiscerti#cateofservicedatesfrom30August1939,givinghistradeasplasterer.HisSecond WarservicewasinitiallyH.M.S. Pembroke thenR.M.DealinOctober1939toDecember1943,whenhere-joined Pembroke.InJanuary1944he wassenttoH.M.S. Prosperine (NorthRussia)whereheserveduntilMay1945.InJulyofthesameyearhewasdraftedtoH.M.S. DaedalusII (Newcstle-u-Lyme)servinghereuntilJanuary1946.HewaspromotedtoL.S.B.A.inJune1940andtoS.B.P.O.inMay1946(antedatedto December1944).FollowingaperiodatR.N.H.BarrowGurneyherejoined Pembroke beforebeingdemobilisedinNovember1946.HisL.S.&G.C. medalandbarwerebothissuedtohimatFelixstoweon24April1947.HewasappointedCadetSuperintendentS.J.A.B.,FelixstoweCadet Division in February 1948 and was made a Serving Brother of the Order of St John in 1962. He died on 13 October 1997.

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D.C.M. London Gazette 31 October 1902.

1 of only 3 D.C.M.s awarded to Kitchener’s Fighting Scouts.

JosephHerbertZeder attestedforKitchener’sFightingScoutsatGreenPoint,CapeTown,on29August1901,havingpreviouslyservedfor 19monthswiththeCapeMountedRi$es,andservedwiththe1stRegimentduringtheBoerWar.HewaspromotedLieutenant29May1902, andresignedhiscommission7July1902.ZederwasMentionedinDespatcheson23June1902,andsubsequentlyawardedtheDistinguished Conduct Medal.

Zederre-engagedforserviceasaSecondLieutenantwiththe4thBattalionOxfordandBuckinghamshireLightInfantryduringtheGreatWar,and servedontheWesternFrontfrom15May1916.HeisrecordedinOfficersDiedintheGreatWarasdiedofwounds‘InGermanHands’,3July 1916. Second Lieutenant

Amagni!centGreatWar‘ForetdeMormal’November1918D.C.M.,and‘BattlesoftheSomme’M.M.and

Sergeant W. Green, Royal Fusiliers

DistinguishedConductMedal,G.V.R.(8021Sjt.W.Green.M.M.13/R.Fus.);MilitaryMedal,G.V.R.,withSecondAwardBar(8021 Pte.W.Green.11/R.Fus:);1914-15Star(8021Pte.W.Green.R.Fus:);BritishWarandVictoryMedals(GS-8021Sjt.W.Green. R. Fus,.)

D.C.M. London Gazette 14 February 1919; citation published 10 January 1920:

very ne (5) £3,000-£4,000

‘ForconspicuousgallantryandinitiativeintheForetdeMormalon4thNovember,1918.Heledhisplatoonintheattackthroughthewood, drivingoutseveralenemyparties,andestablishedhimselfonthe !nalobjectiveabouttwohoursafterdarknesshadfallen.Heheldontothisline until morning, when other troops were able to come up on his "anks.’

M.M. London Gazette 11 November 1916.

M.M. Second Award Bar London Gazette 21 December 1916.

WilliamGreen wasanativeofBury,Lancashire,andservedinFrancewiththe11thBattalionRoyalFusiliers,from26July1915.The11th (Service)BattalionwasformedatHounslowinSeptember1914andinFrancewasattachedto54thBrigadeinthe18th(Eastern)Division.The battalionwasengagedinthefollowingactionsontheSomme:Albert,1-13July1916,includingthecaptureofMontauban,Mametz,Fricourt, ContalmaisonandLaBoiselle;BattleofBazentin,14-17July1916,includingcaptureofLongueval,TronesWood,andOvillers;BattleofDelville Wood,15Julyto3September1916;BattlesofThiepval26-28September1916,AncreHeights1-11October1916,includingcaptureof Schwaben Redoubt, Stuff Redoubt and Regina Trench; Battle of the Ancre 13-18 November 1916, including capture of Beaumont Hamel.

Greenservedwiththe11thBattalionuntil24February1917,andafterwards,brie"ywiththe1stBattalion,8-25June1917,thenwithbthe20th Battalionuntil29January1918,whenhejoinedthe13thBattalionfortheremainderofthewar.HisD.C.M.-winningexploitswerereportedinthe Bury Times of 1 February 1919, adding some further detail to the published citation:

‘AnotherhonourhasbeenconferreduponSergt.WilliamGreen,M.M.,ofthe13thRoyalFusiliers,sonofMrWilliamGreenofDevon-street, Bury,hehavingbeenawardedtheD.C.M.forgallantconductjustpriortotheArmistice.Intheirlastattack,whichhesayswasthebiggestthat evertookplace,theyadvancedtwelvemilesinoneday.Hisbattalionwasthelasttogoin,andtheyhadtogothroughabigforestcalledthe ForestdeMormal.VeryearlyinthemorninghisOfficerwasgassedandSergt.GreencarriedonuntiltheygotheldupbyGermanmachineguns. Heworkedonwithhisplatoonbutbeforetheyreachedtheirobjectiveitwasdark.After !ghtingonhefoundtheGermanshadgotaroundhim butheheldon.DuringthenighttheGermansfellbackandhegotthebattaliontotheirobjective.Sergt.Greenenlistedwhen19yearsofage,in themonthfollowingtheoutbreakofwar.Attheendof1916hewasawardedthe MilitaryMedal,andattheendof1917 (sic) hehewasawarded theclaspinfurtherrecognitionofbravery.PriortoenlistinghewasemployedatMessrs.Livesey’sworks,Hollins,andhewasformerlyinStChad’s School Boys’ Brigade.’

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AGreatWar‘WesternFront’D.C.M.,M.M.groupofsixawardedtoSergeantH.Buick,1/8thBattalion, Scottish Ri!es

DistinguishedConductMedal,G.V.R.(290137Sjt.H.Buick.1/8Sco:Rif.);MilitaryMedal,G.V.R.(290137Sjt.H.Buick.8/Sco:Rif:); 1914-15Star(9062Pte.H.Buick.Sco:Rif:);BritishWarandVictoryMedals(9062Sjt.H.Buick.Sco.Rif.); France,Third Republic, Croix de Guerre 1914 1917, with bronze Palme, medals unmounted, good very ne (6) £2,000-£2,400

D.C.M. London Gazette 18 February 1919; citation published 10 January 1920: ‘Formarkedgallantryon31stOctober,1918,atAnseghem;hedisplayedgreatcourageinthefaceofheavymachine-gun !re.Hewasbadlyshaken byashellwhichburstclosetohim,butcarriedonandrushedtwomachineguns,killingbothcrews.Hisbehaviourandhisexamplethroughout the day were admirable.’

M.M. London Gazette 17 June 1919.

Croix de Guerre London Gazette 21 July 1919.

HenryBuick wasanativeofDunoon,Argyll,and !rstservedwiththe1/8thBattalion,ScottishRi"es,atGallipolifrom14June1915,and afterwardsinFrance.Anseghemwasthelastactionofthewarinwhichthe8thBattaliontookpart.Itcapturedanumberofprisonersandmany machine-guns.

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AGreatWar‘WesternFront’D.C.M.andM.M.groupoffourawardedtoSergeantH.Maltby,117Company, Machine Gun Corps, late Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment

DistinguishedConductMedal,G.V.R.(72057Sjt:H.Maltby.M.M.39/M.G.C.);MilitaryMedal,G.V.R.(72057Sjt:H.Maltby.117/Coy M.G.C.);BritishWarandVictoryMedals(25831Sjt.H.Maltby.Notts.&Derby.R.)mountedasworn, lightcontactmarks, otherwise good very ne (4) £1,800-£2,200

D.C.M. London Gazette 3 September 1918: ‘Forconspicuousgallantryanddevotiontoduty.Duringtendays’hard !ghtingheseveraltimescoveredtheretirementofourinfantry,in"icting suchheavycasualtiesontheenemythattheiradvancewaschecked,andourmenweregivenvaluabletimetoreorganiseafreshlineofdefence. Whenthe "ankoftheDivisionhadbecomeexposed,Sjt.Maltbybroughtuptwogunsinfrontoftheline,underheavymachine-gunandri"e !re, andthoughhehadonlythreeothermentokeeptheminaction,hedirectedsuchandaccurateandcrushing !reontheenemythatthe threatened "ankwassavedandourinfantrywereabletoextricatethemselvesfromadangerousposition.Throughoutthewholeofthe operations his un"agging energy, his coolness and conspicuous courage, inspired all those under him with con!dence and steadfast determination.’ Annotated gazette states: ‘21-30 March 1918’.

M.M. London Gazette 14 January 1918.

HenryMaltby hailedfromBreaston,Derbyshire,andservedoriginallywiththeNottinghamshireandDerbyshireRegimentbeforetransferringto the117thCompany,MachineGunCorps.InMarch1918the116th,117th,118thand228thCompanieswereamalgamatedintothe39th BattalionM.G.C.as“A”,“B”,“C”and“D”Companiesrespectively.Henry’sbrother,EnochEdward,servedwiththeKing’sRoyalRi"eCorpsand died of wounds on 26 September 1915.

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AGreatWar‘Gheluvelt,September1914’D.C.M.groupoffourawardedtoLance-CorporalF.W.Doran, Scots Guards

DistinguishedConductMedal,G.V.R.(6132L.Cpl.F.W.Doran.3/S.Gds.);1914Star,withclasp(6132Pte.F.W.Doran.S.Gds.); BritishWarandVictoryMedals(6132Pte.F.W.Doran.S.Gds.)medalsunmounted, the rstwithedgebruisingandsurfacepitting, good ne and better (4) £1,400-£1,800

D.C.M. London Gazette 14 January 1916; citation published 11 March 1916: ‘Forconspicuousgallantrywhenactingwiththestretcherbearers.Hebroughtinwoundedmenalltheafternoonunderveryheavyshellandri!e "re. On another occasion he carried a message 400 yards under heavy "re and brought back a reply.’ Annotated gazette states: ‘Gheluvelt 29-31 September 1914.’

FrederickWilliamDoran servedwiththe2ndand3rdBattalionsoftheScotsGuardsinFranceandFlandersfrom21August1914.Hewas discharged on 28 September 1917 and is entitled to the Silver War Badge.

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AGreatWar‘WesternFront’October1918D.C.M.groupof !veawardedtoPrivateC.H.Clark,36th Battalion, Northumberland Fusiliers, late Hertfordshire Regiment

DistinguishedConductMedal,G.V.R.(316318Pte.C.H.Clark.36/North’dFus:)officialcorrectiontorank;1914Star,withclasp (1599Pte.C.M.Clark.1./1Herts:R.)notesecondinitialbutasperroll;BritishWarandVictoryMedals(1599Pte.C.H.Clark. Herts.R.);ImperialServiceMedal,G.V.R.,Circularissue,1st‘coinagehead’issue(HenryClark)thisincaseofissue,the #rstfour

£1,000-£1,400

D.C.M. London Gazette 12 March 1919; citation published 2 December 1919: ‘Onthemorningofthe14thOctober,1918,tothesouth-westofWezMacquart,whenstrongpatrolsweresentforwardtoseeiftheenemy heldtheridge,hisplatoonsurprisedtheenemy,andwereunabletowithdrawwhentheyhadgainedtheirinformation.Hewasinchargeofa sectionofLewisgunners,andinadditiontohisleadershipandresource,hispersonalgallantrywasmostmarked.Later,whenhisteamhadtouse theirri!es,hetookcharge,andentirelyonhisownworkedtheLewisgunalwaysinapositiontodomostdamage.Afterbeingwoundedhestill carried on.’

I.S.M. London Gazette 18 May 1936: ‘Clark, Henry, Fitter, H.M. Dockyard, Chatham.’

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AGreatWar‘RevelonRidge’September1918D.C.M.groupoffourawardedtoPrivateG.H.Elston,2nd Battalion, Lincolnshire Regiment

DistinguishedConductMedal,G.V.R.(8523Pte.G.H.Elston.2/Linc:R.);1914Star,withcopyslideclasp(8523Pte.G.H.Elston. 2/Linc:R.);BritishWarandVictoryMedals(8523Pte.G.H.Elston.Linc.R.)mountedfordisplay, contactmarksandpolished, therefore good ne and better (4) £1,000-£1,400

D.C.M. London Gazette 5 December 1918:

‘Whilehiscompanywasholdingapositionhevolunteeredforpatrolduty,duringthecourseofwhichapartyoftheenemywasencountered.He at once rushed at them and captured ten single-handed. He invariably displayed great courage and devotion to duty.’

Annotated gazette states: ‘Revelon Ridge, 8 September 1918.’

GeorgeHenryElston wasanativeofSouthamptonandservedinFranceandFlanderswiththe2ndBattalion,LincolnshireRegiment,from5 November 1914.

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AGreatWar‘Salonika’D.C.M.andRussianCrossofSt.Georgegroupof !veawardedtoCorporalJ.H. Heywood,12thBattalion,LancashireFusiliers,forhisgallantryintendingtothewoundedunderveryheavy !rewhenallotherpersonnelattheAidPosthadbeenkilledorwounded,andinsubsequentlysavingthelife of a man whose dug-out had been blown in DistinguishedConductMedal,G.V.R.(12-8467Pte.J.Heywood.12/Lanc:Fus:);1914-15Star(8467Pte.J.Heywood.Lan:Fus:); BritishWarandVictoryMedals(8467Pte.J.H.Heywood.Lan.Fus.); Russia,Empire,CrossofSt.Goerge,FourthClass,silver, officiallynumbered‘127232’,allhousedinabluevelvet-lined !ttedleathercasewithasilverplaqueinscribed‘Presentedto CorporalJ.HeywoodbyhisfellowworkmeninrecognitionofhonourwonintheGreatWar,Feb8th1917’, goodvery neand better (5) £1,200-£1,600

D.C.M. London Gazette 25 November 1916:

‘Forconspicuousgallantryanddevotiontoduty.Hetendedthewoundedunderveryheavy !rethroughouttheday,displayinggreatcourageand determination. Later, he dug !ve men out of a dug-out which had been blown in.’ Russian Cross of St. George Fourth Class London Gazette 15 February 1917.

JamesHenryHeywood wasborninHeywood,Lancashire,in1887,andattestedfortheLancashireFusiliersinSeptember1914.Heserved withthe12thBattalionduringtheGreatWarontheWesternFrontfrom5September1915,beforeproceedinglaterthatyeartoSalonika.‘In theSalonikatheatreofwarhefoughtwithgreatdistinctioninnumerousnotableengagementsontheDorianandtheVardarfronts,being awardedtheDistinguishedConductMedalandtheRussianOrderofSt.George[sic]forconspicuousgallantryintheField.Hewasinvalidedhome in April 1918.’ (National Roll of the Great War refers).

A local Salford newspaper cutting gives further details of both awards: ‘PrivateJamesHeywoodshowedaconspicuousexampleindevotioninrendering !rstaidtowoundedunderheavyshell !re,andincarrying woundedbacktotheairpost.Hedig !vemenoutofadug-outwhichhadbeenblowninbyashell,therebysavingthelifeofoneofthem.When allthepersonneloftheaidposthadbeenkilledorwoundedheremainedthere,andcontinuedtodresswoundsfortherestoftheday,though subjected to a continuous bombardment.

The Russian decoration was awarded in recognition of distinguished services during the Egyptian campaign.’

Heywoodlaterservedwiththe6thBattalionbackontheWesternFront,andwasdischargedClass‘Z’Reserveon26March1919.Incivilianlife he was employed as a mechanic at the British Westinghouse Works, Eccles. Sold with a USB stick of copied research.

AGreatWar‘Ypres1915’D.C.M.groupofsevenawardedtoActingRegimentalSergeant-MajorC.Hopkins, Gloucestershire Regiment

DistinguishedConductMedal,G.V.R.(5794C.S.Mjr:C.Hopkins.2/Glouc:Regt.);Queen’sSouthAfrica1899-1902,3clasps,Cape Colony,OrangeFreeState,Transvaal(5794Cpl.C.Hopkins,GloucesterRegt.)laterreplacementissue;King’sSouthAfrica 1901 -02,2clasps,SouthAfrica1901,SouthAfrica1902(5794L.Cpl.C.Hopkins.2/GloucesterRegt.)laterreplacementissue;1914-15 Star(5794C.S.Mjr.C.Hopkins.Glouc:R.);BritishWarandVictoryMedals(5794W.O.Cl.1.C.Hopkins.Glouc.R.);ArmyL.S.& G.C.,G.V.R.,1stissue(5794C.S.Mjr.C.Hopkins.Glouc:R.)mountedoncardfordisplay, lightcontactmarks,otherwisevery ne and better (7) £900-£1,200

D.C.M. London Gazette 30 June 1915: ‘Forconspicuousgallantrydisplayedinundertakingindaylightareconnaissanceinfrontoftheenemy’strenches,andadvancingtowithin10yards of the German lines.’

CharlesHopkins wasbornatCirencesterandenlistedintotheGloucestershireRegimentatAthloneon27February1900.Heservedoverseas inSouthAfricafrom17October1900to11November1902;inIndiafrom12November1902to24November1910;atMaltafrom22March 1912to11September1913;inChinafrom12September1913to7November1914;andinFrancefrom19December1914to2January1917, whenhewasinvalidedhomewithmalaria.Hewas !nallydischargedfromthe5thBattalion(T.A.)on26February1921,andwasafterwards employed at Oakley Hall School, Cirencester from 1928. He died at Cirencester on 2 April 1952, aged 70.

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AGreatWar‘Somme1916’D.C.M.groupoffourawardedtoPrivateH.W.Cunningham,6thBattalion, DorsetshireRegiment,who,whenhisCompanyCommanderwaswoundedanddespitebeinghimself woundedinthreeplaces,insistedondressinghiswoundsunder !reandbroughthimbackhavingspent three perilous hours in No Man’s Land

DistinguishedConductMedal,G.V.R.(11264Pte.H.W.Cunningham.6/Dorset:R.);1914-15Star(11264Pte.H.W.Cunningham. Dorset:R);BritishWarandVictoryMedals(11264Pte.H.W.Cunningham.DorsetR.)courtmounted, somepittingfromstar, otherwise nearly very ne (4) £1,000-£1,400

D.C.M. London Gazette 1 January 1917; citation published 12 February 1917: ‘Forconspicuousgallantryinaction.Althoughwoundedthreetimeshecontinuedtocarryonhisworkasrunner.Later,hecarriedhisCompany Commander, who was wounded, over a distance of 400 yards under heavy !re.’

TheRegimentalHistoryrecords:‘MajorT.H.F.Johnsonwashit;butPte.Cunningham,hisservant,himselfwoundedinthreeplaces,insistedon dressing his wounds under !re, and brought him back after over three hours’ perilous loyalty.’ Major Johnson was awarded the D.S.O. HenryW.Cunningham proceededtoFrancewiththe6thBattalion,DorsetshireRegiment,on13July1915.HewastransferredtoClassZ Reserve on 24 February 1919.

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DistinguishedConductMedal,G.V.R.(200239Sjt.E.Shaw.1/5Notts:&Derby:R.);1914-15Star(1888Pte.E.Shaw.Notts:& Derby: R.); British War and Victory Medals (1888 Sjt. E. Shaw Notts. & Derby. R.) very ne (4) £1,000-£1,400

D.C.M. London Gazette 12 March 1919; citation published 2 December 1919: ‘AtRegnicourt,on17thOctober,1918,heshowedmarkedgallantryandpowersofleadershipwhileincommandofhisplatoon.Hecarriedhis menforwardunderheavymachine-gun !reuntilheldupbywire,whenheatonceorganisedri"eandLewis-gun !re,andwithafewmenworked toa "ank,wherehefoundagap.Rushingforward,hechargedtheenemypost,capturingtwomachinegunsandseveralprisoners.Hedidsplendid work.’

ErnestShaw,1/5thBattalionSherwoodForesters,enteredtheFranceandFlanderstheatreofwaron1March1915.Servingwiththebattalion throughoutthewar,hewasawardedtheD.C.M.forhisgreatbraveryinactioninOctober1918.TheRegimentalColourshadbeendepositedat AllSaintsChurch,Derby,on6August1914,priortotheirdeparturetovarioustraininglocationsintheU.K.OnKingGeorge’svisittoLandrecies inDecember1918,theColourswerereturnedtotheBattalionon2December,SergeantShawbeingoneofthe !vemembersoftheColour Party. Shaw was disembodied on 13 March 1919.

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R.);BritishWarandVictoryMedals(G-7483Pte.A.C.BaynesMidd’xR.)medalsunmounted, lightcontactmarks,otherwisegood very ne (4) £1,000-£1,400

D.C.M. London Gazette 16 November 1915:

‘Forconspicuousbraveryanddevotiontodutyonthe28thand29thSeptember,1915,nearVermelles.PrivateBaynes,althoughalmost overpoweredbythesuperiornumberofbombsthrownbytheenemy,withgreatbraveryandcoolnessmanagedtokeepthematbay,and continued throwing bombs. By his personal gallantry and example he kept together a party of bombers until the trench was saved.’

AftermovingfromYprestoLoos,85thBrigadereceivedorderstorelieve26thand27thBrigades(9thDivision).Earlyon28thSeptember, 3/MiddlesexmovedintopositionoppositeHohenzollernRedoubt,readytosupportthe2/BuffswhoweretoattacktowardstheDump.The attackcommencedat9.30amfollowingtheartillerybombardmentwiththeBuffsmovingovertheopen,while3/Middlesexbombedtheirway throughtheLeftFacetrench.RunningshortofbombsthebattalionwasthesubjectofaGermanbombingattackandsufferedheavycasualties fromthatanden"ladingmachinegun "re.OntheirrighttheBuffswereforcedtogivewayandtheMiddlesexslowlywithdrewdownSouthFace trench.OrderswerereceivedtoholdBigWillietrenchandthefourcompaniesoftheMiddlesextookuppositionsthere,whiletheR.Fusiliers heldtheSouthFace.TheGermanslaunchedheavybombingattacksbutwerebeatenbackbytheMiddlesexbombers.Againon29September,the GermanbombersattemptedtocaptureSouthFacetrenchbutwereunsuccessful.2/BuffsholdingDumptrenchontherightoftheMiddlesex wererelievedby1/Y&LandnowtookuppositionbetweentheleftoftheMiddlesexandtherightoftheR.Fusiliers.By11amtheMiddlesexwere againbeingheavilypressedbytheGermansandwereshortofbombsanditwasdecidedtowithdrawfurther.Thestrugglecontinuedalldayand by5pmthetroopsinSouthFacetrenchwerebeingsteadilyforcedback.WestFacetrenchwascapturedbytheenemyandtheMiddlesex withdrew to the old "rst line trench, where they were relieved during the night of 30 September to 1 October.

War

Gordon

DistinguishedConductMedal,G.V.R.(10088L.Cpl.R.Millar.2/Gord.Hdrs.);1914Star(10088Pte.R.Millar.1/Gord:Highrs.)

D.C.M. London Gazette 25 November 1916:

courageandskillunderveryheavy

re.Later,althoughwoundedthreetimes,herefusedtoleavehiso

eringfromsevereshockhethendroveafresh

whichhadhelduptheinfantry,hisTankwasknockedout,andhethenassistedhisTankcommandertoestablishastrongpoint,andbytheir "re forcedalargebodyofenemymachinegunnerstoabandonthebuilding.Throughoutthedaythisnon-commissionedofficershowedmarked courage, cheerfulness, and devotion to duty.’

ReginaldGuyNorton attestedfortheTankCorpsatAbergavennyandwasmobilisedon4May1917.HewaspostedfromtheDepottothe

Arthur Charles Baynes served with the 3rd Battalion, Middlesex Regiment, in France from 2 May 1915.

Ralph

AGreatWarD.C.M.groupofsixawardedtoWarrantO

!eld,1/Can.I.B.);IndiaGeneralService1895-1902,2clasps,Punjab Frontier1897-98,Tirah1897-98(4300Pte.R.Whit!eld,1stBn.Dorset.Regt.);1914-15Star(6641Sgt.R.Whit!eld,1/Can.Inf.); BritishWarandVictoryMedals,withM.I.D.oakleaves(6641W.O.Cl.1R.Whit!eld,1-Can.Inf.);ArmyL.S.&G.C.,E.VII.R.(4300 L.Sjt.R.Whit!eld,Dorset.Regt.) thesecondwithedgebruise,andthesecondandsixthwithcontactmarks,nearlyvery neandbetter (6) £1,400-£1,800

D.C.M. London Gazette 15 April 1916:

‘Forconspicuousgallantry.Apostinrearofthelinehavingbeenseverelyshelled,hemadehiswayupunderheavy !re.Whenthepostwas evacuatedhereturnedtorescuetwomachine-gunnerswhohadbeenburied,andwhosecriesforhelphehadheard.Heshowedthroughout absolute disregard for personal safety.’

RobertWhit!eld,whowasbornatWhitburn,Scotland,inFebruary1874,servedfor19yearsintheDorsetshireRegimentandwaspresentin theTirahandPunjabFrontieroperationsof1897-98.HavingthenbeenawardedtheL.S.&G.C.Medalanddischarged,hemadehiswayto Canada and enlisted in the Canadian Expeditionary Force at Valcartier in September 1914.

EmbarkedforFranceinearly1915,wherehejoinedthe1stBattalion,CanadianInfantry,hewaswoundedintherightlegon15Juneofthesame year,andwasevacuatedtotheAmericanWarHospitalatPaignton,Devon,butreturnedtohisunitintheFieldinthefollowingmonthandwas advanced to Company Sergeant-Major.

AwardedtheD.C.M.fortheaboveciteddeedsearlyin1916,togetherwithamentionindespatches(LondonGazette 15June1916refers),hewas advancedtoRegimentalSergeant-Majorand,timeinhospitalwithin"uenzaaside,remainedonactiveserviceuntilreturningtoCanadainOctober 1917.

Latterly employed by Clearing Services Command, Whit!eld was discharged in December 1919, aged 51 years. Sold with copied record of service.

AGreatWar‘WesternFront’D.C.M.pairawardedtoPrivateJ.Bucheven,78thBattalion(Winnipeg Grenadiers),CanadianInfantry,whowaswoundedandtakenPrisonerofWarontheWesternFronton11 August 1918

DistinguishedConductMedal,G.V.R.(652250Pte.J.Bucheven.78/Can:Inf:);BritishWarMedal(652250Pte.J.Bucheven.78-Can. Inf.)mountedfordisplaywithan erased VictoryMedal;withCanadianMemorialCross,G.V.R.(652250Pte.J.Bochoven) note spelling of name, this with enclosure card and good length of original silk ribbon, extremely ne (4) £800-£1,200

D.C.M. London Gazette 16 November 1918; citation London Gazette 21 December 1918: ‘Thismanactedasstretcher-bearerduringanattackonavillage,andworkedunceasinglyintheopenunderheavy !re.Duringanenemycounter attackafewdayslaterhecontinuedattendingtothewounded,althoughhehimselfwasalsowounded,untilhewastakenprisoner.He,however, succeeded in escaping and got back to the lines. His energy and untiring devotion to his duty were worthy of the highest praise.’

JohnBucheven/Buchoven wasborninRotterdam,Holland,andpreviouslyservedforsevenyearsintheEastIndieswiththeDutcharmy.He wasreportedwoundedandmissingon11August1918,andwaslatercon!rmedashavingbeentakenPrisonerofWar,beingheldcaptiveat Dulman,Westphalia.Hewasdischargedmedicallyun!tforfurtherserviceon6May1919,anddiedon4August1929,hisdeathattributedtohis wounds, hence the grant of the Memorial Cross.

Theregimentaljournal BruceinKhaki of1934givesBuchevenashaving‘BrokehislegandwastakenprisonerintheAmiensdrive.(Saidtohave killed a guard with a razor and escaped).’

Bucheven is buried in the Woodland Cemetery, Kitchener, Ontario, Canada.

AGreatWar1915‘PatrolDuty’D.S.MgroupofsixawardedtoChiefPettyOfficerH.C.Endacott,Royal Navy,whoservedinH.M.S.Scoutduringthemilitaryoperationsinconnectionwiththere-conquestofthe Sudan

DistinguishedServiceMedal,G.V.R.(121488H.C.Endacotte [sic],C.P.O.H.M.S.Ebro.);Khedive’sSudan1896-1908,noclasp(H. C.Endacott.P.O.1.Cl.H.M.S.Scout.1896.)edgepreparedpriortonamingandcorrectlyimpressedintheusualstyleassociated withthisship;1914-15Star(121488,H.C.Endacott.C.P.O.,R.N.);BritishWarandVictoryMedals(121488H.C.Endacott.C.P. O.R.N.);RoyalNavyL.S.&G.C.,G.V.R.,1stissue(121488.H.C.Endacott,C.P.O.H.M.S.Pembroke.)mountedasworninthis order, nearly very ne or better and a rare group (6) £1,600-£2,000

D.S.M. LondonGazette 31March1916:‘InrecognitionoftheirservicesinthePatrolCruisers,underthecommandofRear-AdmiralSirDudleyR.S. de Chair, K.C.B., M.V.O., during the period ending 31st December 1915.’

HenryCharlesEndacott wasborninWenhaston,Suffolk,on27May1867,andwaseducatedattheGreenwichHospitalSchool,joiningthe RoyalNavyasaBoy2ndClasson30November1882.AdvancedPettyOfficer1stClasson24May1895,hejoinedH.M.S. Scout on1October 1895,andforhisservicesoff theSudancoastbetween30Marchand23September1896hewasawardedtheKhedive’sSudanMedal.Advanced toChiefPettyOfficeron9September1903,hewasshorepensionedon6December1905,andjoinedtheRoyalFleetReserveatChathamon24 November 1906.

RecalledforservicefollowingtheoutbreakoftheGreatWar,EndacottservedinitiallyatH.M.S. Pembroke,andwasawardedhisL.S.&G.C.medal whilstthereinearly1915.HejoinedtheArmedMerchantCruiserH.M.S. Ebro on3April1915andservedinheruntilafterthecessationof hostilities, #nallybeingshorepensionedon9February1919.Forhisservicesinpatroldutyin1915hewasawardedtheDistinguishedService Medal.

AmongstRoyalNavalpersonneltheKhedive’sSudanMedalwasonlyawardedtothecrewsofH.M.Ships Scout (149)and Melita (139).Those medalsawardedtothecrewof Scout werenamedupontheinitiativeoftheship’sCaptain,whilstthosemedalsawardedtothecrewof Melita were issued unnamed. Neither crew were entitled to the Queen’s Sudan Medal.

Groups and Single Decorations for Gallantry

D.S.M. LondonGazette 23January1945:‘Forbraveryanddevotiontodutyinhazardousreconnaissanceoperations.TheDistinguishedService Medal - Temporary Acting Petty Officer Lawrence Kennedy, P/JX.235015.’

TherecommendationforthisawardinAdmiraltyHonoursandAwards "leH&A1209/44isintheNationalArchivesunderreference ADM1/29987. It reads:

‘TheHonoursandAwardsCommitteehasconsideredthegoodservicesofOfficersandMeninthereconnaissanceofenemybeachesinAugust 1944, and submit that the King may be asked to approve the Awards set forth below.

These Officers and ratings took part in a successful night canoe-sortie to an enemy held beach. D.S.M.

T/A/Petty Officer Lawrence Kennedy, P/JX.235015, H.M. Naval Party 735.

Mention in Despatches

Lieutenant Geoffrey Penmore Dickenson Hall, D.S.C., R.N., Naval Party 735

T/Lieutenant (Sp) John David Ruari McLean, D.S.C., R.N.V.R. Naval Party 735

RecommendationsforCaptainAlexanderFrancisLionelColson,R.E.andCaptainAlfredWilliamTindallLucas,R.E.and3768LanceCorporalAlec Ashley Morrison, R.E. have been sent to the War Office.’

The individual recommendation for Kennedy adds to this… ‘H.M. Small Operations Group – Naval Party 735.

“Thisratinghastakenpart,ascoxswainofCOPP7,intwosuccessfuloperations,andhasful"lledhisdutiesinamostefficientmanner.On OperationFRIPPERYtheburdenofmaintenancefellchie$yonhisshouldersandhehasconsistently,throughlongwearymonthsoftrainingand preparation,carriedouthisdutiesinsuchamannerastocontributemuchtothemoraleandefficiencyoftheunit.Hehastwicepaddledcanoes to enemy beaches, and (on a previous operation) actually landed in enemy territory.”

Signed by Lieutenant Geoffrey Hall, D.S.C., R.N., mentioned in despatches above.

The beach landing is understood to have been on Biruen Beach in the vicinity of the Peudada River in North Sumatra.

TheserecommendationswereoriginallyraisedinlateSeptember1944butitwouldbeearlyJanuary1945beforetheyhadbeenapprovedin London by the First Lord of the Admiralty and submitted to the King.

NotetherecommendationaboveofCaptainAlexanderLionelFrancisColson,RoyalEngineers.Thisrecommendationeventuallyresultedinhis appointmentasM.B.E.forserviceinOperation‘FRIPPERY’.ManyyearslatertheReverendAlecColson,nowapriestinLyngnearNorwich,was veryactiveindocumentingthehistoryofCOPPoperationsandinassistingtheRoyalEngineersMuseuminChathamtoassemblematerialsto illustratethis.Copiesoflettersin1988betweenthethenRev.AlecCoulsonandGusBritten,thearchivistoftheSubmarineMuseuminGosport, discussing the COPP operations and H/M Submarine Tudor which conveyed them, are included with the lot.

Sold with comprehensive research including recommendations, patrol reports, portrait photograph and a COPP party group photograph.

ArareSecondWar‘cloakanddagger’D.S.M.groupofsixawardedtoLeadingTelegraphistW.H.Diggins, RoyalNavy,forhisgallantryaboardH.M.Submarine Regent duringherdaringenterpriseinenteringintothe portofKotortotryandembarkHisBritannicMajesty’sEnvoy-ExtraordinaryandMinisterPlenipotentiary accreditedtotheGovernmentofYugoslavia,andinremainingthereforninehoursthoughsurroundedby largeforcesoftheItalianarmyandsubjectedtoattacksfromtheair;hewassubsequentlyMentionedin Despatches,havingbeenrecommendedforaSecondAwardBartohisD.S.M.,forhisservicesinH.M. Submarine Ultor in the Mediterranean War Patrols of 1943

DistinguishedServiceMedal,G.VI.R.(JX.137576W.H.Diggins.L.Tel.H.M.S.Regent.);1939-45Star;AtlanticStar;AfricaStar; Defence and War Medals 1939-45, with M.I.D. oak leaf, good very ne(6) £1,800-£2,200

D.S.M. London Gazette 30 September 1941:

‘Fordaring,enterpriseandcoolnessintakingH.M.SubmarineRegentintotheportofKotortotryandembarkHisBritannicMajesty’sEnvoyExtraordinaryandMinisterPlenipotentiaryaccreditedtotheGovernmentofYugoslaviaandinkeepingherthereforninehoursthough surrounded by large forces of the Italian army.’

M.I.D. London Gazette 8 February 1944. The recommendation (originally for a Second Award Bar to his DS.M.) states: ‘AsPettyOfficerTelegraphisthehasmaintainednotonlythewirelessequipmentbuttheRadarsetandhasdisplayedenergyandinitiativeinso doing, materially assisting the Commanding Officer in three night attacks. By his cheerfulness he has set a good example to the Ship’s Company.’

AmostunusualawardoftheD.S.M.fora‘cloakanddagger’action,andespeciallyinterestingasitwasanattempttorescueaBritishSenior Diplomatfromfallingintoenemyhands.ThediplomatconcernedwasRonaldIanCampbell(laterSir,K.C.M.G.,C.B.),theBritishMinisterto Yugoslavia.WhentheGermansandItalianswereoverwhelmingYugoslaviaintheSpringof1941,MrCampbellandhisstaff werecutoff and unabletogetaway.ItwasdecidedtotrytoembarktheminaBritishsubmarineand,accordinglyLieutenant-CommanderH.C.BrownetookH.M. Submarine Regent intotheAdriatic.Havingpassedthroughtwomine#eldswhichtheItaliansregardedasimpassable,hesteamedboldlyintothe harbour of Kotor, better known as Cattaro, to bring off the British Minister and his staff Movingintoportjustafterdawn,theCaptainsoonlearnedthattheItalianarmyhadreachedthecoastandwerealreadyinoccupationofthe town.ThisunexpectedmovebytheItaliansplacedthe Regent injeopardy,buttheCaptaindidnotwaver.Havingbeensenttoeffecttherescueof MrCampbell,hewasdeterminedtodoeverythingpossibletobringhimoff,sohedetailedanofficertogoashore.Withtheutmostcoolnessthis officerwenttotheSeniorItaliannavalo

cerinchargeoftheportandexplainedthatthe Regent hadcometoevacuatetheBritishDiplomatic Sta

insearchofMrCampbellwhileanItalianArmyStaff officerwentonboardthe Regent toactas hostage until he returned.

,whereuponhewaspermittedtogoo

Throughoutthemorningthe Regent layinharbour

aginthefaceofherenemies,whilethe o

two D.S.C.’s, three D.S.M.’s and one Bar to the D.S.M.

cerstroveto #ndMr

Regent anddroppedseveralbombswhichallmissed.

TheSubmarine Regent wassunkbyamineoff MonopoliintheSouthAdriaticon18April1943.Digginswasobviouslynotaboardashelater servedasaPettyOfficerTelegraphistaboardtheSubmarine Ultor andwasMentionedinDespatchesforherMediterraneanWarPatrols,during whichshebombardedSalinaIslandintheLiparison13June1943,andsanktheItalianTorpedoBoat Lince,neartheGulfofTarantoon28August 1943.

together with an H.M.

research.

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

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A Great War ‘Western Front’ M.M. group of four awarded to Driver F. Gillender, Royal Field Artillery MilitaryMedal,G.V.R.(53904Dvr:F.Gillender.105/By.R.F.A.);1914Star(53904Dvr:F.Gillender.R.F.A.);BritishWarand VictoryMedals(43904Dvr.F.Gillender.R.A.)allinnamedcardboxesofissueandOHMStransmissionenvelopes,alladdressed to ‘Mr. F. Gillender, 296 St. Leonards Road, Poplar, E’, extremely ne (6) £300-£400

M.M. London Gazette 17 December 1917.

FrederickGillender attestedfortheRoyalFieldArtilleryandservedwiththe22ndBrigadeduringtheGreatWarontheWesternFrontfrom 6 October 1914.

Sold with some Wartime ephemera and the following related family medals: Pair: Gunner F. T. Croly, Royal Artillery British War and Victory Medals (1315 Gnr. F. T. Croly. R.A.) extremely ne

AGreatWar1916‘Frenchtheatre’M.M.groupofthreeawardedtoCorporalA.E.Arnold,1stLondonField Company,RoyalEngineers(TerritorialForce),whowaslatercommissioned,awardedtheMilitaryCross,and killed in action whilst serving with the 416th Field Company on the Western Front, 13 October 1918

MilitaryMedal,G.V.R.(757Cpl.A.E.Arnold.1/Lond:R.E.);1914-15Star(757.Spr.A.E.Arnold.R.E.);BritishWarMedal1914-20 (2. Lieut. A. E. Arnold.) darkly toned, good very ne (3) £400-£500

M.C. London Gazette 2 April 1919.

M.M. London Gazette 27 October 1916 (France).

ArthurEdwardArnold wasthenephewofMr.T.J.Martinof12,RadcliffeAvenue,BrigadierHill,En"eld,Middlesex.Heservedduringthe GreatWarwiththe1stLondonFieldCompany,RoyalEngineers(TerritorialForce)intheFrenchtheatreofwarfrom12December1914.Arnold wascommissionedSecondLieutenantintheRoyalEngineers,28July1917,andwasservingwiththe416thFieldCompanywhenhewaskilledin action, 13 October 1918.

Second Lieutenant Arnold is buried in the Sauchy-Cauchy Communal Cemetery Extension, France.

AGreatWar‘WesternFront’M.M.groupofthreeawardedtoPrivateR.C.Abbott,6thBattalion,Royal Scots

MilitaryMedal,G.V.R.(301413Pte.R.C.Abbott.6/R.Scots);BritishWarandVictoryMedals(301413Pte.R.C.Abbott.R.Scots.) toned, good very ne (3) £240-£280

M.M. London Gazette 20 August 1919.

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A Great War ‘Western Front’ M.M. group of four awarded to Corporal T. L. Blundell, Royal Fusiliers

MilitaryMedal,G.V.R.(685Cpl.T.Blundell.22/R.Fus:);1914-15Star(685L.Cpl.T.L.Blundell.R.Fus.);BritishWarandVictory Medals (K-685 Pte. T. L. Blundell. R. Fus.) surname o cially corrected on BWM, good very ne (4) £300-£400

M.M. London Gazette 26 April 1917. TomLudfordBlundell attestedfortheRoyalFusiliersandservedwiththe22ndBattalionduringtheGreatWarontheWesternFrontfrom 16November1915.AwardedtheMilitaryMedal,hesubsequentlytransferredtothe5thBattalion,andwasdischargedfollowingthecessationof hostilities.

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AGreatWar‘WesternFront’M.M.groupofthreeawardedtoPrivateT.H.Wood,DurhamLightInfantry and Labour Corps

MilitaryMedal,G.V.R.(13064Pte.T.H.Wood.22/Coy.Lab:Corps.);BritishWarandVictoryMedals(48017Pte.T.H.Wood. Durh. L.I.) nearly very ne (3) £200-£240

M.M. London Gazette 12 December 1917.

Thomas H. Wood came from Sheffield and also served with the Lancashire Fusiliers and the Royal Engineers. Sold with copied Medal Index Card.

AGreatWar1916‘WesternFront’M.M.groupof !veawardedtoSta

SergeantF.V.Scott,MachineGun Squadron, Canadian Cavalry Brigade, later Captain, Royal Canadian Dragoons

MilitaryMedal,G.V.R.(51S.Sjt:F.V.Scott.Can:Cav:Bde:M.G.Sq:);1914-15Star(51S.SjtF.V.Scott.R.Can:Dns:);BritishWar and Victory Medals (A. Capt. F. V. Scott.); Defence Medal, generally nearly very ne (5) £500-£600

M.M. London Gazette 3 June 1916.

FredVeaseyScott wasborninNorthampton,EnglandinJanuary1882.HewasaLawyerbyprofession,andattestedfortheRoyalCanadian DragoonsatToronto,OntarioinJanuary1906.Scottwasapre-warmemberoftheRoyalCanadianDragoonsInstructionalStaff.Heinitially servedduringtheGreatWarasaSergeantwiththeRoyalCanadianDragoons,priortotransferringasaStaff SergeanttotheMachineGun Squadron, Canadian Cavalry Brigade. He was commissioned in to the RCD in November 1916. Soldwithcopiedresearch,andaphotographicimageofrecipientinuniformaspartoftheSergeants’Mess,RoyalSchoolofCavalry,St.Johns, P. Q., 1912.

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Groups and Single Decorations for Gallantry

A Great War 1915 ‘Ypres’ M.M. group of four awarded to Sergeant D. Brown, Canadian Field Artillery

MilitaryMedal,G.V.R.(42081Fr:Sjt:D.Brown.10/By:Can:F.A.) attempttoalterpartofbatterynumber;1914-15Star(42081Gnr: D. Brown, Can: Fd: Art:); British War and Victory Medals (42081 Sjt. D. Brown. C.F.A.) generally very ne (4) £280-£340

M.M. London Gazette 11 October 1916. The original recommendations states:

‘Forcontinuousgoodserviceanddevotiontodutyinthe !eldfromFeb:1915todate,particularlyforconspicuousgallantryonthenightofApril 22nd/23rd, 1915 at St Julian, and for good service at Festubert, May 1915, June 1915, Bois Grenier, September 1915.’

DuncanBrown wasborninCambeltown,Argyllshire,ScotlandinMarch1889.HewasemployedasaTeamsterpriortotheGreatWar,and served during the Great War with the 4th Artillery Brigade, Canadian Field Artillery on the Western Front.

AGreatWar‘Ypres’M.M.groupoffourawardedtoSecondLieutenantR.H.Morton,No.66(Training) Squadron, Royal Air Force, formerly Canadian Engineers, who was killed in a !ying accident 3 July 1918

MilitaryMedal,G.V.R.(106408Cpl.R.H.Morton.3/D.Sig:Co:Can:Eng:);1914-15Star(106408S.Cpl.R.H.Morton.1/Can: Mtd: Rif:); British War and Victory Medals (2. Lieut. R. H. Morton. R.A.F.) nearly extremely ne (4) £400-£500

Provenance: Dix Noonan Webb, June 2002.

M.M. London Gazette 23 August 1916. The original recommendation states:

‘Forconspicuousbraveryon2ndJune1916,andthroughoutrecentoperationsintheYpresSalient.Hepersonallymendedtelephonelinesduring severeshell !reandgaveinvaluableassistanceinmaintainingcommunicationsbythegallantexamplehesetthemeninhischarge.Healsowent out to assist a comrade who had been mortally wounded on the 3rd June.’

RubenHaroldMorton wasbornCrewkerne,SomersetinJune1886.HewasaTelegrapherbytrade,andenlistedintotheCanadian ExpeditionaryForce,30December1914.Mortoninitiallyservedasinthe1stCanadianMountedRi"es,beforetransferringtotheCanadian Engineers.InApril1918hewascommissionedintotheR.A.F.asanObserver,withtherankof2ndLieutenant;andsubsequentlyresumedhisPilot trainingcourse.Hewaskilledon3July1918whilsttraininginanR.E.8atYatesbury,whentheenginestalled,causingtheplanetogointoaspin and plummet to the ground. Second Lieutenant Morton is buried in New Southgate Cemetery, Hertfordshire.

AGreatWar‘WesternFront’M.M.pairawardedtoPrivateJ.Smith,28thBattalion(Northwest),Canadian Infantry, later Veterans Guard of Canada

MilitaryMedal,G.V.R.(105119Pte.J.Smith.28/Sask:R.);VictoryMedal1914-19(105119L.Cpl.J.Smith.28-Can.Inf.);Canadian MemorialCross,G.VI.R.(L.97744.Pte.J.Smith.MM.); BirksMemorialBar(Pte.J.Smith,M.M.V.G.ofC.DiedinhisCountry’s Service16Nov.1946);togetherwithCanadianVolunteerServiceMedal, planchetonlyonlast,generallynearlyvery neorbetter(5) £300-£400

M.M. London Gazette 11 February 1919.

JamesSmith wasborninLondon,EnglandinOctober1887.HeservedduringtheGreatWarwiththe28thBattalion(Northwest),Canadian InfantryontheWesternFront.AfterthewarSmithresidedinLipton,Saskatchewan,andservedwiththeVeteransGuardofCanadaduringthe Second World War. He died 16 November 1946, and is buried in Military Old Cemetery, Regina, Saskatchewan.

Provenance: Dix Noonan Webb, September 2013. M.M. London Gazette 11 February 1919. BenjaminHill wasborninBirmingham,Staffordshire,on16November1895.LivinginVictoria,BritishColumbiaandemployedasaFitterand Turner,heenlistedintothe50thBattalion(Calgary)atVictoriainMay1917-usingthealias‘JohnHenryJackson’.HillarrivedinEnglandinJune 1917aboardtheS.S. Olympic andwastransferredtothe16thReserveBattalionandthencethe47thBattalion(WesternOntario)andentered Franceon18October1917.HavingthenofficiallyacknowledgedthathehadenlistedunderanaliasinMarch1918,andthathistruenamewas BenjaminHill,hewaskilledinactionattheBattleoftheSelleon20October1918.Hisbraveryinactionduringthatbattlealsoearnedhima posthumous M.M. and promotion to Sergeant, official records stating:

‘HewasinchargeoftheLewisGunSectionof‘D’CompanyduringoperationsinthevicinityofWavrechainonthemorningof20October1918, and while pushing forward with his Section on the outskirts of Demain he was hit and instantly killed by a bullet from an enemy sniper’s ri"e.’ Aged21atthetimeofhisdeath,HillwasburiedintheDenainCommunalCemetery.HewasthesonofMr.J.H.andMrs.H.E.Hill,of92 Wattville Road, Handsworth, Birmingham;

and Single Decorations for Gallantry

AGreatWar‘Frenchtheatre’M.M.awardedtoPrivateD.A.Bradford,47thBattalion(WesternOntario), Canadian Infantry, who was twice wounded during the con!ict Military Medal, G.V.R. (827159 Pte. D. A. Bradford. 47/W. Ont: R.) very ne £200-£300

M.M. London Gazette 11 February 1919.

DavidAthwellBradford wasborninWiarton,Ontario,CanadainSeptember1887.HewasaLoggerbytrade,andservedduringtheGreat Warwiththe47thBattalion(WesternOntario),CanadianInfantryontheWesternFront(twicewoundedinaction,22August1917and4 September 1918). Bradford died in Vancouver in May 1972.

Sold with copied service papers.

AGreatWar1917‘VimyRidge’M.M.groupofthreeawardedtoPrivateT.Thompson,73rdBattalion(Royal Highlanders of Canada), Canadian Infantry, for gallantry as a Company Runner, 9-10 April 1917

MilitaryMedal,G.V.R.(13306PteT.Thompson.73/Can:Inf:) edgebruise;BritishWarandVictoryMedals(133306[sic]Pte.T. Thompson.73-Can.Inf.)withRegimentalcapbadge,shouldertitleandcollarbadges,allmountedonaboardfordisplay, generally very ne or better (lot) £400-£500

M.M. London Gazette 9 July 1917. The original recommendation states: ‘ForconspicuousbraveryduringtheOperationsofApril9thand10th1917onVimyRidge.Thismanactedasarunnerduringtheseoperations. Hewasindefatigableinhiswork,andmadeanumberoftripsthroughtheGermanwire,whenitwasatitsheaviest.Herefusedtotakerestthat wasofferedtohimandinsistedonimmediatelygettingbacktotheGermanlines,tobeavailableforusebyhisCompanyCommander.Itis considered that he is fully deserving of an immediate reward.’

ThomasThompson wasborninOrkney,ScotlandinOctober1891.Hewasasailorbyoccupation,andinitiallyservedduringtheGreatWar withthe73rdBattalion(RoyalHighlandersofCanada),CanadianInfantryontheWesternFrontfromAugust1916.Thompsondistinguished himselfatVimyRidge,andsubsequentlytransferredtothe42ndBattalion(RoyalHighlandersofCanada).HewaswoundedinactioninAugust 1918, and after the war he resided at 91 Catherine Street, Montreal, Quebec.

Sold with copied service papers.

M.M. London Gazette 28 June 1945.

The original recommendation, available online, states: ‘W/WO II (BSM) Thomas Woodward, 132nd (Welsh) Field Regt R.A. OntheFifthArmyFronton11October1944BSMWoodward’sBatterycameintoactionatCasteldelRio(Italy)andonthatandthefollowing daywasshelledby170mmandlightershellscausingcasualties.BSMWoodwardthroughoutwasindefatigableingettingtheTroopintoactionand dug in under cover in the shortest possible time, so that the Battery was able to support its Infantry with the least delay.

Againon7November1944nearSassaleone(Italy)whiletheBatterywasbeingshelledheralliedsomefreshreinforcementswhohadtakencover, thus enabling the work of the Battery to proceed.

ThisWOhasfoughtwithhisBattery, "rstasNo1andthenTroopBSMsincetheRegimentlandedinAfricainNovember1942.Duringthewhole periodhisconducthasbeenbeyondpraiseforcourage,sheerhardwork,unfailinginitiativeandcheerfulresourcealikeundershell"reandinvery adverse weather conditions.

ForinstanceatTebourbahefoughthisgunwithgreatcoolnesswhen3or4tankswereknockedoutandhewaswounded.BSMWoodwardhas provenhimselftobeaconsistentlyhardworkingWOorNCOwhoalwaysgivesallhehasgotespeciallyundershell"reandintheworst conditions,showingawonderfulspiritandencouragementtoallranksatalltimesthusdoingaverygreatdealtowardswinningthewarasfaras his Troop

concerned.’

A !neSecondWar‘D-Day’M.M.groupof !veawardedtoLanceSergeantD.J.Oakley,90FieldCompany, RoyalEngineers,forhisgallantryaspartof10BeachGroup,104BeachSubArea,inleadingamineclearance party immediately after landing in Jig sector, Gold Beach, 6 June 1944

MilitaryMedal,G.VI.R.(2136656Cpl.D.J.Oakley.R.E.);1939-45Star;FranceandGermanyStar;DefenceandWarMedals 1939 -45, mounted for wear, generally good very ne (5) £3,000-£4,000

M.M. London Gazette 31 August 1944:

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

The original recommendation, dated 10 June 1944, states:

‘Cpl.OakleylandedonthebeachesEastofLeHamelatH+30minsonJune6.Hewasinchargeofamineclearanceparty.Atthetimehelanded, LeHamelwasstronglyheldbytheenemyandtheexithehadtoclearwasundersmallarmsandmortar !re.NeverthelessCpl.Oakleycoollyled hispartytoitandstartedandsuccessfullycompletedhistask.Subsequentlybyhispersonalexampleofcheerfulnessandenergyheplayeda prominent part in the completion of beach exits and tracks.’

DouglasJohnOakley wasborninWillesden,LondoninOctober1909.HeservedduringtheSecondWarwith90FieldCompany,Royal Engineers,andonD-Daywaspartof10BeachGroup,104BeachSubArea.HelandedonGoldBeachjusteastofLeHamel,6June1944,and distinguishedhimselfwhilsttryingtoclearminesunderanonslaughtofdefensive !refromthevariousGermanstrongpointsinterspersed overlooking Jig Beach. Lance Sergeant Oakley died in Worthing, Sussex in January 1985.

fficerClassIM.Rodger,2nd Battalion,RoyalScotsFusiliers,whowasoriginallyrecommendedfortheD.C.M.forhisgallantryonthe beaches of Sicily during the early hours of 10 July 1943.

MilitaryMedal,G.VI.R.(3124671W.O.Cl.2.M.Rodger.R.S.Fus.);GeneralService1918-62,1clasp,Palestine(3124671Cpl.M. Rodger.R.S.Fus.);1939-45Star;ItalyStar;WarMedal1939-45,withM.I.D.oakleaf;ArmyL.S.&G.C.,G.VI.R.,1stissue,Regular Army (3124671 W.O. Cl. 2. M. Rodger. R. S. Fus.) generally nearly very ne or better (6) £1,200-£1,600

Provenance: Dix Noonan Webb, December 2014 (G.S.M. ‘Palestine’ only); Dix Noonan Webb, September 2020 (remainder of group).

M.M. London Gazette 23 March 1944: ‘In recognition of gallant and distinguished services in Sicily.’ The original recommendation (for a D.C.M.) states: ‘TheUnitLandingOfficerwaswoundedonlandingat0400hrs10thJuly.ThisW.O.washisassistant,carriedonwithhisworkinaverycooland unperturbedmanner.TheworkwascomplicatedinthattheBnhadtwoAssemblyAreasonaccountoftheadvanceleadingoff therighthand cornerofthebeach.ThisW.O.raneverythinginacalmandorderlyway,duringthebombingofthebeachandneverfailedtosendvehs.andmen up to his Bn as soon as they were ready to leave the Beach Area.’

M.I.D. London Gazette 4 April 1946 (North West Europe).

MichaelRodgerservedduringtheSecondWarwiththe2ndBattalion,RoyalScotsFusiliersaspartofthe17thInfantryBrigade,5thInfantry Division,XIIICorpsfortheSicilyLandings,9/10thJuly1943.Rodger’sBattalionlandedonbeachesintheGulfofNotoaroundAvola,south-east Sicilyduringtheearlyhoursof10July1943,aspartoftheopeningstageofOperationHusky-theAlliedinvasionofSicily.Hesubsequently advanced

Findley,RoyalArmyServiceCorps,attachedNo.6Commando,whowasdecoratedforhisactionsatthe assault

Defence and War Medals 1939-45,

very

from the elite Fallschirmjäger Regiment Barenthin

(6) £3,000-£4,000

M.M. London Gazette 23 September 1943:

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

The original recommendation states:

‘DuringthewithdrawalfromDjebelAzagon6January1943,T.S.M.Findleyrepeatedlyshowedcompletedisregardforhisownsafetybycovering his section by advancing under !re and throwing grenades.

IconsiderthatT.S.M.Findley’sactionswereresponsiblefornumerousmenreachingsafety.Throughouttheactionheshowedamostexcellent example to his men. He is over 40 years of age and put up a remarkable performance.’

FrederickGeorgeFindley wasborninAttleborough,Warwickshire,on24August1902andattestedfortheNorthStaffordshireRegimentat Lich!eld in May 1921, seeing service in Gibraltar, Turkey and India before transferring to the Army Reserve in 1928.

DuringtheSecondWorldWar,FindleyservedintheRoyalArmyServiceCorpsattachedto6Commandoandwasdecoratedforhisactionsat DjebelAzagwhereanattemptwasmadebytheBritish36thBrigadeGrouptocapturethefeatureknowntotheBritishasGreenHill,on5to7 January1943.CommandingtheSedjananetoMateurroadinNorthernTunisia,GreenHillwasheldbymenfromFallschirmjägerRegiment Barenthin(GermanParachuteInfantry)andWitzig’sParachuteEngineerswhohadforti!edthehillwithconcretemachinegunemplacements, barbed wire and mines.

Inhisreportonthe‘AttackonDjebelAzag’,CaptainJ.A.D.Mayne,Som.L.I.,describeshow‘MandForce’fromNo.6Commando,comprising ForceHQ,No.1Troop(complete),1SectionfromNo.2TroopandonepartialsectionfromNo.5Troop(commandedbyFindley)weretasked

HilarySt.GeorgeSaunders’narrativeofthisactioninthe GreenBeret describesthestrugglebetweenNo.6CommandoandtheeliteGerman paratroops dug in on the hill: ‘Onthe5thJanuarytheytookpartinyetanotherattackonGreenHill,carriedoutbythe36thBrigade.HeadquarterswithoneandahalfTroops occupiedPoint277tothenorth-west,theobjectbeingtoprotecttheBrigade’sleft !ankandtoharasstheenemy’srear;whileadetachment madeupoftwoTroopsunderCaptainMayneseizedDjebelAzag,aheightwhichcommandedthemainposition.Todothistheymadeatenmile approachmarchoversoddencountry,themencarryingheavyloadsofammunitionandfoodforforty-eighthours.Theyreachedtheirpositions soonafterdawnandthenduginonthesummitasdeeplyastherockygroundwouldallow.Soonaftermiddaytheenemymadetwoattemptsto attackthem,butwerebeatenoff atlongrangebyaccurateandwell-sustainedsmallarms #re.TheGermansthenresortedtomortars,inthe handling of which they were exceptionally pro#cient, and the Commando began to suffer casualties but held on. DuringtheafternoonMayneobservedthattheenemywereforminguptodeliveracounter-strokeagainstthebrigadethenengageduponthe mainassaultofGreenHill.Hismessagesbroughtartillery #reonthemandtheattackdidnotdevelop.Atduskhissmallforce,whichhadnotbeen reinforced,wasconcentratedonthesummitofthehill.AtdawnMayne’spositionsoonbecameserious,forasLieutenantCowperandhissection weremovingtotheirdaylightpositions,theywereattackedatcloserangebyGermanswhohadcrawledupduringthenight.Cowperwassoon engagingabouttwocompaniesoftheenemystronglysupportedbymortarswhich #redaveryaccuratebarrage.Theremainderoftheforcewas nowunderequallyseverepressureandalmostcompletelysurrounded.CaptainDavieswasorderedbyMaynetowithdrawheadquartersandthen coverageneralretreatoftheforce,amanoeuvrewhichhe‘carriedoutextremelywell.’Thateveningtheywereallbackinthetunnelnear Sedjenane,themenverytiredbutcheerful,‘havingdonemagni#cently.’Withalossofthirty-#veoftheirnumbertheyhadheldakeypositionfor forty eight hours against ‘#rst-class troops who had been put in as stiffening.’

ThoughtheattackonGreenHillhadfailed,thesmallactionfoughtbyMandForce,asMayne’sdetachment wascalled,providesagoodexampleof whatmencanaccomplishwhohavepassedthroughCommandotraining.Theyhadbeenisolatedfortwodays,inamostexposedposition,and subjecttogallingmortar #re;buttheyhadoccupiedtheattentionoffouror #vetimestheirnumberwhomightverywellhavebeenemployed elsewhere.’

Findleywasaparachutistwho,duringhisparacourse,landedinthetopofanothersoldier’sparachuteduringatrainingdescentwhichcausedan injurytoFindley’sback(acopyofhiscoursereportisincludedwiththepapers).Post-WarhewasamemberoftheCommandoAssociation whoserecordsstatethathislastrankattainedwasRegimentalSergeantMajorandthathealsoservedinNo.12Commando.Hediedin1960in Hessingford, Cornwall.

Soldwiththerecipient’sSoldiers’ServiceandPayBookinsidewhichisahandtracedmapofFloro,NorwaywithimportantsitesandGerman positionsmarked.ThismapissuggestiveofFindley’sparticipationinOperation Kitbag,araidbyBritishCommandosofNo.6CommandoandNo. 12CommandoonthetownofFloroinNorwayduringtheSecondWorldWar-‘Kitbag’embarkedfromScapaFlowonH.M.S. PrinceCharles on 9December1941butafternavigationaldifficultiestheraidwaseventuallycalledoff;therecipient’sOldComradesAssociationoftheSpecial ServiceBrigademembershipbooklet,signedbytherecipientanddated9July1943;PayFormNo.48fortherecipient’sMilitaryMedalGratuityof £20; the recipient’s Service and Casualty Form (Part I) dated 9 October 1928; copied research and a photographic image of recipient in uniform.

!veawardedtoLanceNaik Mohammad Ajaib,

M.M. London Gazette 19 April 1945.

Theoriginalrecommendationstates:‘20305LanceNaikMohammadAjaib.PunjabMussalmanGhakar,VillageChangryal,DistrictJhelum.9th Battalion, 14th Punjab Regiment.

For very gallant services in action at mile 16.5 on the road Budalin-Monywa on 4 January 1945.

On4January1945,L/NaikMohdAjaibwasincommandofastandingpatrol,coveringthebattaliondefendedlocality,1.5milestotheNorth.At about2330hrsavehicleapproachedfromtheSouthatgreatspeed.Appreciatingthatitwouldbebetterdealtwithattheroadblockwithinthe defended locality, L/Naik Mohd Ajaib withheld #re, allowed the vehicle to pass and informed Battalion H.Q. by telephone. AsaresultofthewarninggivenbytheL/Naikthevehiclewasdealtwithsoeffectivelyattheroadblockthatoutofthe14Japsinthelorry,one JapOfficerandtwelveO.R.swerekilledonthespotandonlyonewithamemberoftheBattalionNationalArmybrokebackoutoftheBattalion defendedareaandrantowardsthestandingpatrol.OnhearingfootstepsL/NaikMohdAjaibstoodhispostto,andastheleadingmanapproached himhesteppedforward,grappledwithhimandheldhimdown.HotonhisheelsarrivedtheJapanese.L/NaikMohdAjaibimmediatelyhanded overhiscaptiveandwentfortheJapanesewhocameathimwithhisbayonet.L/NaikMohdAjaibparriedthepointwithhisstengun.Thepoint wasonlypartiallyde!ectedandtheL/Naikwaswoundedinthehead.Inspiteofbeingwoundedhecontinuedto #ghtandsinglehandedkilledhis man, who fought with fanatical bravery.

L/NaikMohdAjaib’sinitiativeinholdinghis #reinthe #rstcase,andtimelywarningoftheapproachofthelorrywasamajorcontributoryfactor whichresultedintheannihilationoftheoccupantsofthevehicle.HisgrimdeterminationandgutsincapturingtheBurman,andkillingthelastJap soldier ensured that no news of the failure of these reinforcements to get to Budalin reached Monywa.’

ASecondWar‘NorthWestEurope’M.M.awardedtoGunnerL.K.Smith,ObservationPostSignaller,13th CanadianFieldRegiment,RoyalCanadianArtillery,recommendedforhisgallantryforservicefromD-Dayto the Battle of Keppeln, 26 February 1945

MilitaryMedal,G.VI.R.(M66026Gnr.L.K.Smith.R.C.A.);1939-45Star;FranceandGermanyStar;DefenceMedal,Canadianissue insilver;CanadianVolunteerServiceMedal,withoverseasclasp;WarMedal1939-45,Canadianissueinsilver,campaignawardsin card boxes of issue, with Canadian Army Soldier’s Service and Pay Book, generally good very ne or better (6) £1,000-£1,400

M.M. London Gazette 24 January 1946. The original recommendation states:

‘GunnerLionelKennethSmithhasactedasObservationPostSignallerfrom“D”Day,untilthecessationofhostilities.Assuch,hehasbeen continuously with the forward infantry troops relaying the !re orders to the guns during all the !ghting.

Duringthislongperiod,hehasconsistently,underthemostdifficultconditions,remainedathiswirelessset.Attimes,whenitwasadvisablefor everyoneelsetotakecover,hecontinuedtopassthenecessaryorders.EveryForwardObservationOfficer,whoworkedwithhim,knewthat when Gunner Smith was on the R/T set, if it were humanely possible, the orders would be passed.

On26Feb45,hewastheR/ToperatorwiththeArtilleryForwardObservationOfficerwith‘B’CompanyoftheNorthShoreRegimentof CanadaintheirattackonKeppeln.Thisbattlerankswiththetoughestand !nestofthewar.‘B’and‘C’companieswerereinforcedby‘A’and‘D’ companies. The Forward Observation Officer was wounded and replaced. Gunner Smith manned his set from the start to the !nish of the battle. This is an example of this soldier’s steady, reliable service throughout the campaign.’

LionelKennethSmith wasborninStarkweather,NorthDakota,USAinOctober1917.HeenlistedintheRoyalCanadianArtilleryat Edmonton,CanadainJuly1941.Heservedwiththe13thCanadianFieldRegiment,RoyalCanadianArtilleryduringtheSecondWar.Smithwas discharged in January 1947.

Apost-War1949‘Malayaoperations’M.M.awardedtoPrivateH.McPhee,SeaforthHighlanders,who rushedtotheaideofhisofficerduringaCompanyContactinNorthJohore,12November1949,accounting for at least 1 ‘bandit’ and probably several more MilitaryMedal,G.VI.R.(2824888Pte.H.McPhee.Seaforth.) o ciallyre-impressednaming,suspensionlooseandthemedalsomewhat abrasively cleaned, therefore nearly very ne £500-£700

M.M. London Gazette 21 March 1950: ‘In recognition of gallant and distinguished services in Malaya.’ Therecommendationstates:‘Ontheafternoonof12thNovember,1949,“B”Coyhada !erceencounterwithalargeforceofbanditsinacamp situatedinovergrownrubberabout3milesSWofthevillageofChaahinNorthJohore.Thiswasthe !rstdayofafullscalebattalionoperationin thevicinityoftheMa’CkillForestReserveestimatedtolastfor7days;theroleof“B”Coywastosearchagivenarea.Onarrivalintheareathe Coy.Comd.tooktheCoy.ashortdistanceintothejungleandthereformedatemporary !rmbasewhilehehimselfwentforwardwithanarmed reccepartyofplatoonstrengthtoreconnoitrealocalitywheretherewasbelievedtobewaterforapermanent !rmbase.Pte.McPheewasone ofthosewhowasleftatthetemporary !rmbasewiththeremainderoftheCoy.Whenthereccepartyhadproceededaboutaquarterofamile forwardoftheCoytemporary !rmbasetheybumpedintotheenemyinaverynewandtemporarycampinsomeovergrownrubber;theyat onceattackedthecampwhichisnowknowntohavecontainedapproximately160bandits.Astheyhadnosentriesonthisoccasiontheywere takencompletelybysurpriseandwereforcedtoputupastubbornresistancetoextricatethemselvesfromthecamp.A !ercebattleensued;the banditscounterattackedstronglyandsubjectedthereccepartywhowereinveryopengroundinsomeclearedrubbertoveryheavy !re.Atthis stagePte.McPheearrivedonthescenewiththe !rstpartyofreinforcementsfromthetemporary !rmbase.Intheveryearlystagesofthebattle theCoy.Cmd.and2ofthesubalternofficerswerekilled.Theonlysurvivingofficer,Lieut.Brown,wasthereforeleftincommand.Immediately Pte.McPheearrivedup,andactingonhisowninitiative,hemadehiswayforwardtoLieut.Brownandrequestedpermissionfromhimtotakeup apositionontheleftforward #ankoftheCoy.Withcompletedisregardforhisownsafetyhethendoubledforwardtothisposition,whichwas anextremelyvulnerableone,andfromitdominatedthewholeoftheleft #ank.Heremainedinthisposition, !ringawaysteadilywheneverhesaw anyenemymovement,throughouttheremainderofthebattlewhichcontinuedforafurtherhourandaquarter.Hewascompletelyunaffected bytheheavy !rewhichhedrewuponhimself,andwasextremelycheerfulthroughoutthewholebattle.Hede!nitelykilledatleast1banditand probably more.

TheinitiativeandbraveryshownbyPte.McPheewereundoubtedlyresponsiblefordenyingthegroundontheleft #ankoftheCoy.positionto the enemy, and his cheerfulness and high morale were an inspiration and example to all those who were near.’

A picture of Hugh McPhee appears in the regimental journal Cabar Feidh for May 1950.

Note: AnotherM.M.tothisrecipient,aG.VI.R.1stissueexample,wassoldintheseroomsinJune2021;giventhatthismedalisaG.VI.R.2ndissue example, and has been officially re-impressed, it is likely that it is a duplicate issue.

ASecondWarAirBomber’s‘Immediate’D.F.M.awardedtoSergeantF.C.Bunclark,61Squadron,RoyalAir Force,asalsototheothersixcrewmembersofaLancasteraircraftwhich,havingcompleteditsallotted mine-layingsortieintheBaltic,wasseverelydamagedandseton !rebyanti-aircraft !reandthenattacked byenemyaircraftwhilecrossingDenmarkonthereturnhome;theA.O.C.afterwardsremarked,‘Itis almostinconceivablethatanycrewwouldhavecarriedonforthefourhundredmileseacrossingandland without further incident.’

Distinguished Flying Medal, G.VI.R. (657816 F. C. Bunclark. R.A.F.) toned, good very ne £1,800-£2,200

D.F.M. London Gazette 20 October 1942: Joint citation:

‘1162032 Flight Sergeant Paul CAMPBELL, No. 61 Squadron.

1390988 Sergeant Stanley Dennis GUNNELL, No. 61 Squadron.

1312943 Sergeant Ernest Humphries CORBETT, No. 61 Squadron.

657816 Sergeant Frank Charles BUNCLARK, No. 61 Squadron.

1268257 Sergeant Cyril Hugh COAKLEY, No. 61 Squadron.

1128846 Sergeant Sydney SMITH, No. 61 Squadron.

968521 Sergeant Stanley James THOMPSON, No. 61 Squadron.

Theseairmenweremembersofthecrewofaheavybomber[Lancaster]detailedforanoperationalmissiononenightinSeptember,1942;Flight SergeantCampbellwascaptainand !rstpilot.Theallottedtaskwascompletedsuccessfullybut,whilstonthereturn "ight,theaircraftwashitby anti-aircraft !re.Ashellexplodedinthebombcompartment,startingalarge !reandsettingsome "aresanddistresssignalsalight.Simultaneously, anothershellburstinthenoseoftheaircraft,shatteringtheperspexaswellasthemajorportionoftheperspexofthepilot'scupola.The resultantrushofairthroughtheaperturesweptawayallthenavigationalchartsandmapsand "ungSergeantsGunnellandBunclarkbackwardson tothe "ooroftheaircraft.Bothsufferedfacialburnsasdidthepilot,thenavigator,thewirelessoperatorandthemid-uppergunner.Theaircraft becamefullofsmokeanditwasattackedby2enemy !ghters.Thepilotcouldnotseehisinstrumentsandtheaircraftwentoutofcontrolandfell 2,000feetbeforeFlightSergeantCampbellregainedcontrolandevadedfurtherattacksbydivingandreachingcloudcover.Meanwhilethe "ames inthefuselagehadextended,causingammunitiontoexplodeinalldirections.Despitethis,SergeantsCorbett,BunclarkandSmithfoughttheirway throughthe "amestotherearturrettoextricateSergeantThompsonwho,despitesufferingfromabrokenlegandbeingunabletooperatehis guns,hadgreatlyassistedhiscaptainbyreportingthepositionoftheattackingaircraft.SergeantCoakley,inspiteofhisinjuries,andwithamazing skillinthecircumstances,establishedwirelesscontactwithbaseandcontinuedtoobtainbearingsthroughoutthehomeward "ight.Whenthis countrywasreached,FlightSergeantCampbell,whohaddisplayed !necaptaincy,resumedthecontrolsandlandedthedamagedaircraftsafely withtheundercarriageretractedandwithouttheaidof "aps.Throughoutthisperilous "ight,thisgallantcrewdisplayedconductinkeepingwith the highest traditions of the Royal Air Force.’

Sergeant Bunclark’s individual recommendation dated 27 September 1942, states: ‘SergeantBunclarkwasAirBombertoFlightSergeantCampbellonthenightof24th/25thSeptember1942.Whentheaircraftwashitby antiaircraft !re,oneshellburstinthenoseoftheaircraftwhenSergeantBunclarkwasactuallyinthenosemap-reading.Theforce oftheexplosion blewouttheperspexofthenoseandtheresultantdraughtblewSergeantBunclarkoutofthenoseoftheaircraftbackbesidethepilotwherehe wasdepositedonthe "ooroftheaircraft.Hereceivedconsiderablefacialburnsandshockbutimmediatelyproceededtothesceneofthemain !reinthefuselageandassistedtheNavigatorandmid-uppergunnerin !ghtingthe !re.Healsoassistedinextricatingthereargunnerfromthetail turretandcarryinghimthroughthe !retotherestchair.HeassistedtheNavigatorincheckingthenavigationandhiseffortsundoubtedly contributedtothesafereturnoftheaircraftandcrew.ItisconsideredthatSergeantBunclarkdisplayedoutstandinggallantryanddevotiontoduty and contributed greatly to the safe return of the aircraft and crew.

Remarks by A.O.C.

Afterhavinginspectedthisaircraft,Imoststronglysupportthisrecommendation.Itisalmostinconceivablethatanycrewwouldhavecarriedon for the four hundred mile sea crossing and land without further incident.’

Flight Sergeant Campbell was an experienced Pilot having completed 22 sorties and 138.55 "ying hours, and Sergeant Gunnell, Second Pilot hadcompleted6sortiesand47.05 "yinghours.Fortheremainderofthecrew,however,thiswasonlytheirsecondsortie,eachhavingcompleted just8.15 "yinghours.Bunclark,CoakleyandCorbettwereamongstthecrewoftheLancasterI‘W4244’ofNo.61Squadron,and "ownbyPilot OfficerPaulCampbell,D.F.M.,whichencounteredextremelypoorvisibilityonreturnfromasortieandfollowingamisjudgedapproachtoExeter, crashedatDiamondsFarm,nearHonitonon11November1942,killingallsevencrew.SergeantF.C.BunclarkisburiedinLustleighChurch Cemetery.

Sold with copied research including individual recommendations for each of the seven D.F.Ms.

ASecondWarAirBomber’sD.F.M.groupofsixawardedtoFlightSergeant(laterPilotO

cer)H.G.Webb, 196 Squadron, Royal Air Force

DistinguishedFlyingMedal,G.VI.R.(1163111F/Sgt.H.G.Webb,R.A.F.);1939-45Star;AirCrewEuropeStar,1clasp,Franceand Germany;AfricaStar;DefenceandWarMedals1939-45,theselast "veallprivatelynamed‘1163111F./Sgt.HerbertG.Webb. No. 196 Sqdn. R.A.F.’, mounted as worn, Sellotape deposits to the reverses, otherwise good very ne (6) £1,400-£1,800

D.F.M. London Gazette 15 October 1943.

The original recommendation states: ‘Sorties 58, Flying hours 364. Air Bomber.

FlightSergeantWebbhastakenpartinalargenumberofoperationalsortiesagainsttargetsinGermanyandtheMiddleEast.Sincejoiningthis squadron,thisairmanhasbeenemployedasaBombAimerinwhichcapacityhehasprovedhimselftobemostefficientandhasfullycontributed tothesuccessachievedbyhiscrew.Itisstronglyrecommendedthatthisairman’soperationalrecordberecognisedbytheawardofthe Distinguished Flying Medal.’

Herbert George Webb was appointed Pilot Officer (on probation) on 27 April 1944 (London Gazette 20 June 1944 refers).

ASecondWarLancasterbomberWirelessOperator’sImmediateD.F.M.awardedtoSergeantK.P.C. Williams,550Squadron,RoyalAirForceVolunteerReserve,forsel!essgallantryinattendingtowounded crewmemberswhentheiraircraftwasattackedby "ghtersafterabombingmissionagainstBerlininMarch 1944;hisluckranoutthefollowingmonthwhenhisLancasterwasshotdownoverFrancebyenemynight "ghters with the loss of the whole crew

DistinguishedFlyingMedal,G.VI.R.(908406Sgt.K.P.C.Williams.R.A.F.);1939-45Star;AirCrewEuropeStar;DefenceandWar Medals 1939-45, the !rst mounted on its original investiture pin, extremely ne (5) £1,800-£2,200

D.F.M. London Gazette 2 May 1944:

‘OnenightinMarch,1944,thisairmanwasthewirelessoperator(air)ofanaircraftwhichattackedBerlin.Soonafterthebombshadbeen releasedtheaircraftwasattackedby !ghtersandsustainedmuchdamage.Aftertheenemyaircrafthadbeenevadeditwasdiscoveredthatthe mid-upperandreargunnershadbeenwounded.Displayinggreatpromptitude,SergeantWilliamsextricatedthereargunnerfromhisturret.He wasunconsciousandhisoxygenmaskwasdamaged.Withoutregardforhisownwelfare,SergeantWilliamsremovedhisownmaskand !ttedit tothefaceofhisinjuredcomrade.Hethenattendedtotheneedsoftheothergunnertowhomherenderedefficient !rstaid.Butforhisprompt aiditisdoubtfulwhetherhisinjuredcomradeswouldhavesurvivedthelong #ighthome.Throughoutthesortie,SergeantWilliamsdisplayedgreat co-operation and devotion to duty.’

KennethPercyCharlesWilliams waskilledonthenightof10-11April1944,whenLancasterI‘LL836BQ-E’tookpartinasortietobomb therailwayyardsatAulnoye.Havingtakenoff fromNorthKillingholmeat2325hrstheaircraftwasshotdownbyanight-!ghterandcrashedless than a kilometre NNW of Achiet-le-Petit in the Pas-de-Calais, 7 km NW of Bapaume. All seven crew rest in Achiet-le-Petit Communal Cemetery. SoldwithoriginalAirMinistrycopyoftheD.F.M.citationwithcoveringletteraddressedtohiswifeatBrookStreet,Selby,Yourkshire;Buckingham Palacenamedcondolenceletter;CentralChanceryinvitationtoMrsK.P.C.WilliamstoattendBuckinghamPalaceon9April1946,inorderto receive the D.F.M. awarded to her late husband; and original photograph of his grave marker.

ASecondWarHalifaxbomberAirGunner’sD.F.M.awardedtoFlightSergeantJ.J.Smith,77Squadron, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve

DistinguishedFlyingMedal,G.VI.R.(1670350F/Sgt.J.J.Smith.R.A.F.)mountedonoriginalinvestiturepin;1939-45Star;Franceand GermanyStar;DefenceMedal,innamedcardboxofissueaddressedtotherecipientat‘ThicknesseAvenue,BeechHill,Wigan, Lancs.’,togetherwith‘authoritytowear’slipfortheribandsofthesefourmedals(notenoWarMedal1939-45inlot) extremely ne (4) £1,400-£1,800

D.F.M. London Gazette 17 April 1945: ‘1670350 James Johnston Smith, R.A.F.V.R., 77 Sqn.’ The original Recommendation, dated 12 January, 1945, states: ‘Sorties 33, Flying hours 149.47 Air Gunner. ThisN.C.O.AirGunnerhascompletedhis !rstoperationaltourconsistingof33sorties.Hisefficiencyhasbeenwellmarkedbytwoencounters withenemy !ghters.On22nd/23rdJune,1944,whenthetargetwasLaon,aJu.88opened !reinanattackatapproximately300yards. Immediatelyevasiveactionwastakenfollowedbywellco-ordinated !refrombothgunnersintheHalifaxwhichresultedinmanyhitsbeing obtainedontheenemy !ghter.Flameswereseentobreakoutinthe !ghter’sportengineandalmostimmediatelythe !ghterwasenvelopedin #amesandwasseentospiraldownandcrash.Thetotaldestructionoftheenemyaircraftwaswitnessedandcon!rmedbyfourmembersofthe crew.Onanotheroccasion,thatofanattackonKielon16th/17thAugust,1944,anF.W.190wassightedatabout500yardsbyFlightSergeant Smith.Immediatelyhegaveadvicetothepilottocorkscrewandalthoughtheenemy !ghteropened !re,nodamagewasdonstothebomberdue tothisgunner’salertnessindetectingitspresenceandgivingthenecessarycommentarytohisCaptain.Throughouttheseinstancesand,infact, duringthewholecourseofhistour,FlightSergeantSmithhasshowngreatcoolnessanda !neoffensivespiritwhichhasundoubtedlycontributed greatly to the preservation of the crew and aircraft. He is strongly recommended for the award of the Distinguished Flying Medal.’

gallantry in rescuing the crew of the S.S. Edward Dawson o

Holland on 1 October 1911 SeaGallantryMedal,G.V.R.,silver(FrederickWilliamShepherd,“EdwardDawson”,1st.October,1911.)in !ttedcaseofissue; British War Medal 1914-20 (195672 F. W. Shepherd. A.B. R.N.) nearly extremely ne (2) £300-£400

SeaGallantryMedalawardedinsilvertoFrederickHorsfall,2ndOfficer,andtoAlfredLenygon,FrederickWilliamShepherd,NilsJohnson,Byron Allington,GeorgeBaker,andCharlesBolton,oftheS.S. Wrexham ofGrimsby,fortheirgallantryinrescuingthecrewofthe EdwardDawson,which hadbeenstrandedonLoutelandeBank,Holland,on1October1911.FiveSeaGallantryMedals(ForeignServices)werealsoawardedforthis action.

FrederickWilliamShepherd wasbornatGrimsby,Lincolnshire,on2September1881andjoinedtheRoyalNavyasaBoySecondClasson4 August1897.AdvancedAbleSeamanon6April1901,hewasshoredischargedon4August1905,andjoinedtheRoyalFleetReservethe followingday.HesubsequentlyservedintheMercantileMarine,andwasawardedtheSeaGallantryMedalwhilstservingintheS.S. Wrexham.He wasrecalledtotheRoyalNavyon2August1914,andservedduringtheGreatWarinavarietyofshipsandshorebasedestablishments.Hewas shore demobilised on 26 March 1919. Sold with copied research.

B.E.M. (Civil) London Gazette 1 January 1946: ‘Ernest Victor Woodroffe, Senior Hydrographic Draughtsman, Admiralty.’ ErnestVictorWoodroffe wasbornon24May1892,atAston,Warwickshire.HecommencedserviceintheRoyalNavyasBoy2Class, H.M. S. GangesI,on26April1908,beingappointedtoH.M.S. Impregnable on5September1908.Hewasclearlynotsuitedtonavallifeandwas discharged(invalidedwithmelancholia)on8Octoberthesameyear.On31August1910,heenlistedintotheWorcestershireRegimentand servedinthe4thand6thBattalionsofthatregimentintheGreatWar,atGallipolifrom25April1915.Hesustainedaseriousgunshotwoundto hislefthandandwasdischargedduetowoundson1July1916,nolongerphysically !tforwarserviceandreceivedSilverWarBadgeNo.16709 (notwithmedals).Hewasappointedtobe2ndClassDraughtsmanintheRoyalNavyHydrographicDepartment,on16March1926,andserved throughto1963.BytheendoftheSecondWorldWarhewasgradedasasSeniorHydrographicDraughtsman,andwasawardedtheBritish EmpireMedal(Civil)intheNewYear'sHonour'sListof1946.Inthe1939RegisterheisrecordedasacivilservantresidingatBath.Hediedon11 May 1967.

ResearchcorrespondencewiththemedalsindicatethathewasknownintheHydrographicO

ffeandwas“quitea "character",acon!rmedbachelor,quiteareligiousmanand`careful'withmoney.HewasnotonlyintheWorcestershireRegimentbutalsosaidto havebeenintheEducationCorps-perhapsafterhewaswoundedandbeforejoiningtheHydrographicDepartment.Howeverthishasnotbeen veri!ed.HejoinedtheHydrographicDepartmentwhenitwasstillatCricklewood,andcametoTauntonwhentheH.S.E.wasestablishedthere just before WWII. He retired in 1963, still a Senior Draughtsman.

Plymouth;originalphotographoftherecipientreceivinghisB.E.M.fromViceAdmiralSirPeterWhite;originaltransmittalslipfromBuckingham Palace;onegoodconductstripe;oneembroideredtelegrapher’ssleevebadge;presscuttingregardingtheawardoftheB.E.M.;ribbonbar,theB.E. M.incorrectlywithmilitaryribbon;red !breidentitydisk;originalsmallidentitycardphotographoftherecipient;andaphotographofKing GeorgeVIinspectingashipintheHomeFleetinSeptember1942;acopyphotographoftheHomeGuardplatoonformedattheHydrographic Supplies Establishment, Taunton; together with copied research and copy correspondence regarding his naval service.

Apost-warB.E.M.groupof !veawardedtoJ.C.J.Jones,lateAbleSeaman,RoyalNavyandasenior draughtsman

the

Department

BritishEmpireMedal(Civil)E.II.R.(JohnCharlesJosephJones)inits RoyalMint caseofissue;1939-45Star;ArcticStar;WarMedal 1939-45;Russia40YearCommemorativeMedaloftheGreatPatrioticWar,asawardedtoveteransoftheArcticConvoy,the

£700-£900

JohnCharlesJosephJones wasbornon26September1914,inWillesden,London.HewasthesonofJosephandMargaretJones.Duringthe SecondWorldWarhejoinedtheRoyalNavyon12September1941,attheageofalmost27.AsanAdmiraltycivilservantinChartDepotshe wasprobablyina‘reservedoccupation’sowasnotcalledupearlier.AlthoughalsodescribedasanAbleSeaman,theinferencefromhisbadgeis thathewasatelegraphist,hisOfficialNumberwasP/JX291871.HisidentitydiscrecordshimasanOrdinarySeaman.Heservedinthe HydrographicDepartmentoftheAdmiraltyfrom1939butalsomusthavehadanappointmentatseaintheRoyalNavy(shipsnotknown).His warmedalsweresenttohimatanaddressatStonehouse,Plymouth,suggestingthathewasthenworkingattheDevonportChartDepot. FollowingtheSecondWorldWarhereturnedtohispre-waroccupationinChartdepotsoftheRoyalNavyHydrographyDepartment.He retiredin1974,attheageof60,andintheBirthdayHonourslistof1974,hewasawardedtheBritishEmpireMedalwhichhereceiveon11 October1974fromViceAdmiralSirPeterWhiteattheMinistryofDefence.HediedattheMusgroveParkHospitalon15September1994,aged almost80,andwaslivinginNorthPetherton,nearBridgwater,intheTauntonDeanedistrict,whichsuggeststhathislastpostingmayhavebeenin the R.N. Hydrographic Office at Taunton.

AnaccompanyingPresscuttingrelatingtotheawardoftheB.E.M.states:“Johnisahighergradecartographicdraughtsmanandjoinedthe HydrographicDepartment,MinistryofDefence,RoyalNavy,asachartdepotassistantin1939,andexceptforwartimeserviceintheRoyalNavy, hehasremainedinthedepartmentsince.Thecitationsaidthatthroughouthisservicehehadmaintainedthehigheststandardsoftechnical pro"ciency.

B.E.M. (Civil) London Gazette 15 June 1974: ‘John Charles Joseph Jones, Higher Grade Cartographic Draughtsman, Ministry of Defence’.

Campaign Groups and Pairs

Pair: Private Allen Hewson, 10th Hussars

MilitaryGeneralService1793-1814,4clasps,Sahagun&Benevente,Vittoria,Orthes,Toulouse(AllenHewson,10thHussars); Waterloo1815(AllenHewson,10thRoyalReg.Hussars) !ttedwithoriginalsteelclipandringsuspension, smalldistortionto rst clasp on M.G.S., light contact marks, otherwise very ne (2) £3,600-£4,400

Provenance: Sotheby, March 1881, and July 1897.

Allen/AllanHewson wasbornintheParishofAston,nearBirmingham,andenlistedthereforthe10thHussarson4April1805,aged19,a brassfounderbytrade.Heserved25years64days,including2yearsforWaterloo,andwasdischargedatBrightonon26May1828,aged42, ‘being worn out from length of service’, conduct as a soldier ‘excellent’.

Sold with copied discharge papers.

TheuniquePeninsulaandWaterloogroupofthreeawardedtoColour-SergeantAlexanderCampbell,77th Foot,GeneralPicton’sorderlyatWaterlooandconsideredtobe‘oneofthebestNon-Commissioned Officersintheservice’;Pictonwaskilledon18thJuneatWaterloobuthadbeenseverelywoundedat Quatre Bras on the 16th - this painful wound had been bound up and none but his manservant knew of it

MilitaryGeneralService1793-1814,2clasps,CiudadRodrigo,Badajoz(A.Campbell,Serjt.77thFoot.);Waterloo1815(Serj.Alex. Campbell,77thRegimentFoot.) !ttedwithreplacementsteelclipandringsuspension;77thFootMedal1818,silver,obverse:‘77’ withPrinceofWales’splumeaboveand‘Peninsula’onbranchesoflaurelbelow;reverse:engraved‘El,bodonCiudadRodrigo Badajos’,edgeengravedinuprightcapitals(SergeantAlexanderCampbell) !ttedwithsteelclipandsmallringsuspension, the second with edge bruising and contact marks, nearly very ne, otherwise good very ne and better (3) £6,000-£8,000

Provenance: Needes Collection 1915, Glendining’s, February 1940.

The Waterloo medal is unique to the 77th Foot.

AlexanderCampbell wasborninEdinburghandenlistedintothe77thFootatCochin,EastIndies,on25March1798,aged18,forunlimited service.HeservedintheEastIndiesuntil14September1807,havingbeenpromotedtoCorporalin1803andtoSergeantin1805.Hewas dischargedasaColour-SergeantatSunderlandon23October1821,inconsequenceofareductionintheEstablishmentoftheRegiment,having 30yearsservice,includingEastIndiesserviceand2yearsallowanceforWaterloo,whereheservedasorderlytoLieutenant-GeneralSirThomas Picton, who was killed.

Picton’sdeathoccurredwhilsthewasharanguingthemenofhis !fthdivision,duringCountDrouetd’Erlon’s1stArmyCorpsthreateningassault ontherightcentreofWellington’sline.PictonwasshotbyaFrenchsoldier.Themusketball "ew intohislefttempleandhefelllifelesstothe ground.Onstrippinghisbodyforburial,itwasnoticedbyasurgeonthathehadbeeninjuredquiteseverelyonthe16thJuneduringtheactionat QuatreBras.Anothermusketballhadscouredhisabdominalwall,causingmuchbruisingandbreakingtworibs.Thispainfulwoundwasboundup and none but his manservant knew of it.

Soldwithcopieddischargepaperswhichcarryaparticularnoteofhighpraisewhichstates‘Iconsiderhimtobeoneofthebest NonCommissioned Officers in the service.’

AraregroupofthreeawardedtoShoeingSmithWilliamRoberts,RoyalHorseArtillery,whoservedwith the2ndRocketBrigadeandhadtheSwedishmedalforBraveryforthebattleofLeipsic,andwaspresent withMajorWhinyates’(2ndRocket)TroopoftheRoyalHorseArtilleryatthebattleofWaterloo;onits reduction in 1816 the 2nd Rocket Troop was transferred to the Corps of Royal Artillery Drivers

Waterloo1815(ShoeingSmithW.Roborts (sic),RoyalArtilleryDrivers.);RoyalHorseArtilleryMedalforVittoriaandLeipsic 1813,silver,unnamed,29mm, !ttedwithringsandsilverbarsuspension(Balmer R119); Sweden,Kingdom, BraveryMedal 1809,silver,forValourintheField,unnamed,30mm,piercedwithsmallringforsuspension, the rstwithedgebruise,otherwise nearly very ne and rare (3) £3,000-£4,000

WilliamRoborts/Roberts iscon!rmedasaShoeingSmithinMajorWhinyate’s(Rocket)Troop,RoyalHorseArtillery,atWaterlooandis understoodtohavebeenattachedtothe2ndRocketBrigadeinGermanyunderCaptainR.Boguebutthissuppositionisbasedpurelyonthe provenanceandcompositionofthesemedalsandhasnotbeencon!rmedinofficialrecords.ThefactthathismedalisnamedtohimasaShoeing SmithintheRoyalArtilleryDriversbutisshownonthemedalrollasbeingintheRocketTroopR.H.A.wouldseemtobearthisout(seealso extractfromDuncan’shistorybelow).TheonlyotherWilliamRobertsintheRoyalArtilleryDriversatWaterloowasaCollarMakerwhose medal was in the Cleghorn Collection of 1872 and in the Whitaker Collection of 1890, as recorded in Needes’ notes.

TheRocketBrigade(laterdesignatedTheRocketTroop)leftEnglandforGermanyinAugust1813andplayedadistinguishedpartintheBattleof Leipsic,16-18October.ItwastheonlyunitoftheBritishArmypresent,andwasattachedtothebodyguardofthePrinceofSweden.Rocketshad to be !red at close range to achieve any real success.

ThebattleofLeipsiclastedthreedaysbuttheRocketBrigadewerenotcalleduponuntilthethirdday,18October1813,whenCaptainR.Bogue, commandingtheBrigade,approachedGeneralWintzingerode,commanderofthealliedarmyadvanceguard,andrequestedanopportunityto engagetheenemy.HisrequestwasgrantedandhetookthebrigadetoPaunsdorfwherehesuccessfullydefeated5Frenchbattalionsandcaused themtosurrendertohisforceof200gunners.HewasthenorderedtotakehisbrigadetoSellerhausen.Buttheycameunderheavy !refrom enemyartilleryandskirmishers.Here,BoguewaskilledbyamusketballfromaFrenchri#emanthatenteredhisheadjustbelowtheeyecausing instantdeath.HewasburiedinthechurchyardatTaucha4milesawayandtwoyearslaterastonemonumentwaserectedoverhisgrave.The CrownPrinceofSweden,commanderoftheallies,posthumouslyconferredtheknighthoodoftheSwedishRoyalOrderoftheSwordonCaptain Bogue,andsenthiswidowagiftof10,000dollars.LieutenantStrangways,whosucceededtothecommandoftheRocketBrigadeafterBogue’s death, also received the Order of the Sword and various men of the Brigade received gold and silver bravery medals.

‘Amongthemanyheart-breakingreductionswhichexasperatetheArtillerystudent,perhapsnonearemoredistressing,thanthereductionofthe2nd RocketTroopin1816. The1stRocketTroophadneverbeenoutofEngland;the2ndhaddonegoodserviceatLeipsicandWaterloo.Neitherofthemhad hadalongexistence;butonehadhadastirring,glorioushistory.Onthe16thMay,1815,thefollowingorderhadbeenissued:—“HisRoyalHighnessthe PrinceRegent,inthenameandonthebehalfofHisMajesty,hasbeenpleasedtocommandthattheRocketTroopofRoyalArtillery,whichwaspresentat theBattleofLeipsic,bepermittedtoweartheword‘Leipsic’ontheirappointments,incommemorationoftheirservicesonthatoccasion.”Andtothesame trooptherewardfell,giventothosewhohadbeenattheBattleofWaterloo.Yet,whenthepruning-knifecametobeused,thetroopwhichhadearned thesehonourswasselectedforreduction;and,asifaddinginsulttoinjury,theword‘Leipsic’cameactuallytobewornbythesurvivingtroop,whichhad neverbeenonactiveserviceatall!Onitsreduction,theo cersofthe2ndRocketTroopweretransferredtotheCorpsofRoyalArtilleryDrivers.’ (Captain Francis Duncan’s History of the Royal Artillery refers).

SoldwithcopiedextractfromthenotescompiledbyE.E.Needesinthe !rsthalfofthelastcenturyandlistingtheprovenanceoftheWaterloo Medalsto‘ShoeingSmithW.Roborts’and‘CollarMakerWill.Roberts’,andwithcopieddischargepapersforCollarMakerRoberts.Papersfor the Shoeing Smith have not been found but the medal roll notes ‘Discharged’ against his name.

Pair: Sergeant S. Dynon, 16th Lancers

Ghuznee1839(Corpl.StephenDynon,H.M.16thLancers)namingengravedinreversecentre,originalstraightbarsuspension; MaharajpoorStar1843(....StephenDynon,H.M.16thLancers)rankmostlyerased, !ttedwithreplacementstraightbar suspension, contact marks, very ne (2) £1,200-£1,600

StephenDynon wasborninBolton,Lancashire,andenlistedintothe16thLancerson13June1838.ServedwiththeregimentinIndia,1838-46, thereafterservinginEngland.PromotedtoCorporalinFebruary1842andtoSergeantinApril1844.HediedinManchesteron4September 1851.

Sold with

Provenance: Palmer Collection, Glendining’s, June 1919; ‘Served in Rocket troop and had Swedish Medal’ (E. E. Needes’ notes refer).

Three: Private John Bates, 3rd Light Dragoons, late 16th Lancers Ghuznee1839(PrivateJohnBates,H.M.’s16thLancers)namingengravedinreversecentre,originalsuspension;MaharajpoorStar 1843(PrivateJohnBatesH.M.16thLancers) !ttedwithadaptedsilverbarsuspension;Punjab1848-49,2clasps,Chilianwala, Goojerat (J. Bates, 3rd Lt. Dragns.) some edge bruising and contact marks, otherwise very ne and better (3) £1,600-£2,000

Also entitled to the Sutlej medal for Aliwal and Sobraon prior to transferring to the 3rd Light Dragoons.

Provenance: Gordon Everson Collection, Dix Noonan Webb, March 2002. CharlesSturgeon wasbornintheParishofStJohn’s,Westminster,andattestedforthe16thLancerson12August1833.Heappearstohave beenpresentatthecaptureofthefortressofGhuzneeinJuly1839,beingnotedasentitledtoPrizeMoneyforthatcampaignonthepaylists.He waspresentatthebattleofMaharajpoorinDecember1843,andwaswoundedatthebattleofAliwalinoneofthe16thLancers’celebrated charges. The regiment sustained casualties of 59 killed and 83 wounded, more than a quarter of the total losses suffered that day.

Sturgeonwasluckytoberescuedbyafellowcavalryman,asrelatedin TheMemoirsofSergeantPearman ofthe3rdLightDragoons:‘Iranand pickedupamannamedWise,shotintheleg,andputhimonourguncarriage.IthenranandpickedupSergeantStearger[sic],shotintheneck, and put him on the gun carriage with Wise. These two men belonged to the 16th Lancers.’ Whenthesurvivorsofthe16thLancerswereparadedafterthebattle,itwasobservedthattheredandwhitepennantsoftheirlanceswereso coatedwithdrybloodthattheyappearedtobestarched.SergeantSturgeondiedinIndiaon30December1846,possiblyoftheinjurieshe received at Aliwal.

with

Three: Private Thomas Stevenson, 3rd Light Dragoons, late 16th Lancers MaharajpoorStar1843(PrivateThomasStevensonHerMs.16thLancers) !ttedwithreplacementbrasshookandring suspension;Sutlej1845-46,forAliwal1846,1clasp,Sobraon(Thos.Stevenson16thLancers);Punjab1848-49,2clasps, Chilianwala, Goojerat (T. Stevenson, 3rd Lt. Dragns.) edge bruising and contact marks, otherwise nearly very ne (3) £1,800-£2,200

When,after24yearsinIndia,the16thLancerswereorderedhome,manymenvolunteeredtootherregimentsinordertoremaininIndia. Stevenson was one of a good number that transferred to the 3rd Light Dragoons.

Three:

Sutlej1845-46,forAliwal1846,1clasp,Sobraon(H:P:TrumprJ:Moget[sic]2ndBrigadeH:Ay.);IndiaGeneralService1854-95, 1clasp,NorthWestFrontier(Trumptr.JModget.1stTp.1.Bde.Bengl.Arty.);IndianMutiny1857-59,3clasps,Delhi,Reliefof Lucknow, Lucknow (Serjt.

H.

Bde.)

marks, nearly very ne (3) £1,800-£2,200

J.Modget attestedfortheBengalHorseArtilleryandservedduringtheFirstSikhWarattheBattleofAliwalon28January1846,asa Trumpeterinthe2ndBrigade,BengalHorseArtillery,ansdattheBattleofSobraonon10February1846.AtAliwal,withtheenemyoccupyingan entrenchedpositionwiththeirbackstotheRiverSutlej,the1stand3rdTroops,2ndBrigade,BengalHorseArtilleryrodewiththe16thLancers duringtheirfamouscharge.WhiletheinfantryattackedtheSikhfront,the16thLancers "ushedthedefendersoutofthebastionandintotheguns of the Bengal Horse Artillery.

ModgetsawfurtherserviceontheNorth-WestFrontierinBrigadierSirColinCampbell's1852expeditionagainsttheUtmanKhels.On20April thatyear,theBritish-heldvillageofCharsadawasattackedby200UtmanKheltribesmen,whokillednativegovernmentofficialsandlootedthe Treasury.Campbell'sretaliationwasswift,andhelaidsiegetothetownofPrangharon13May.The1stTroop,1stBrigade,BengalHorseArtillery bombarded Pranghar's walls and quickly broke the enemy's resolve.

Modgetwentontoservewiththe1stBrigade,BengalHorseArtilleryduringtheGreatSepoyMutinyattheSiegeofDelhi,wheretheyformed partofBrigadierJohnNicholson'sforceattheBattleofNujjufghuron25August1857;theSecondReliefofLucknow;andthesubsequentrecapture of Lucknow by Sir Colin Campbell.

Four: SurgeonO.J.Llewellyn,RoyalNavy,wholandedwiththeNavalBrigadeatthestormingoftheWhite Stockade and Dagon Pagoda

IndiaGeneralService1854-95,1clasp,Pegu(OwenJ.Llewellyn.Surgn.“Fox”);Baltic1854-55,unnamedasissued;Crimea1854 -56,1clasp,Sebastopol,unnamedasissued,clasplooseonribbonasissued;TurkishCrimea1855,Sardinianissue,unnamedas issued, light contact marks, otherwise nearly very ne (4) £700-£900

OwenJeffriesLlewellyn wasappointedAssistantSurgeonon2September1851,andappointedtoserveaboardthefollowingships: Rattler, 13 September1851; Fox,31January1853; Boscawen,3October1853; Poictiers,22November1853; Gorgon,12March1854(BalticandCrimea medals); HaslarHospital, 25March1856; Marlborough,20February1858; Alacrity,11October1860(ActingSurgeon); Hibernia,26March1861 (AssistantSurgeon); Intrepid,12July1861(Surgeon); Archer,30March1863; Magicienne,7November1864;and Hydra,6January1865untilhewas discharged dead on 3 August 1867.

The LondonGazette of31May1852recordsthatLlewellynlandedwiththeNavalBrigadeatthestormingoftheWhiteStockade&DagonPagoda during the operations in Burma.

Crimea1854-56,1clasp,Sebastopol(Mattw.Townley.SickBth.Attent.HMSVengeance)contemporaryengravednaming;Royal NavyL.S.&G.C.,V.R.,widesuspension(Mw.TownleySickBerthStewd.H.M.S.Wellesley.27Yrs);TurkishCrimea1855,

the rstwithcontact

MatthewTownley wasborninNorthamptonon15July1818,andjoinedtheRoyalNavyasanOrdinarySeamanon7August1840,becoming AbleSeamanon5March1843.HeservedaboardH.M.Ships Howe,Eurydice and Retribution beforejoining Vengeance on17October1846.In August1851hebecameaSickBerthAttendantandcontinuedtoservein Vengeance until15May1855,duringwhichperiodhesawserviceinthe CrimeaandisbelievedtobeoneofonlythreeSickBerthratingstoreceivetheCrimeamedal.Afterfurtherserviceaboard StGeorge,Exmouth and Ganges, hejoined Wellesley on27May1861,andadvancedtoSickBerthStewardon1January1862.HereceivedhisL.S.&G.C.medalin March 1868, his period of service being recorded as 27 years, and was discharged to pension on 28 March 1868. Sold with copied record of service.

Three: Sick Berth Steward Matthew Townley, Royal Navy

Three: DeputySurgeon-GeneralE.H.Roberts,ArmyMedicalDepartment,whoservedwiththe72nd Highlanders in the Crimea and with the 79th Highlanders in the Indian Mutiny Crimea1854-56,1clasp,Sebastopol,unnamedasissued;IndianMutiny1857-59,1clasp,Lucknow(Asst.Surgn.EHRoberts,79th Highlanders);TurkishCrimea1855,Sardinianissue,unnamedasissued,piercedand #ttedwithringsforsuspension,mountedon card for display, light contact marks, otherwise very ne (3) £600-£800

EdmundHumphreyRoberts wasbornatHolyheadon3May1832,andwasappointedAssistantSurgeon,72ndFoot,on23June1854;79th Foot,14July1857;Staff,14June1859;Surgeon,Staff,7August1866;RoyalArtillery,2October1866;Staff,5May1869;9thFoot,21August 1872;BrigadeSurgeon,13November1881;DeputySurgeon-General,4May1886;retired,14March1889,havinglatterlyheldthepositionof PrincipalMedicalOfficeroftheChathamDistrict.ServedasAssistantSurgeonwith72ndHighlandersintheCrimea1855-56(MedalwithClasp, Turkishmedal);AssistantSurgeonwith79thHighlandersintheIndianMutiny1858,includingsiegeandcaptureofLucknow,attackonthefortof Rooyah, action at Allygunge and capture of Bareilly (Medal with Clasp). He died at Brighton on 24 November 1894.

Three:

IndiaGeneralService1854-95,1clasp,Perak(R.W.Williams.Surgn.R.N.H.M.S.“Philomel”);EgyptandSudan1882-89,dated

£700-£900

RobertWilliamWilliams joinedtheRoyalNavyasaSurgeonon1October1872.AsSurgeonof Philomel heservedwiththeLaroot #eld forceduringoperationsagainsttheMalaysin1875(PerakMedalandClasp).AsSurgeonof

JamesMiddleton wasbornatSalisbury,Wiltshire,in1855andattestedfortheRoyalEngineersatPortsmouthon15April1875.Hewas appointedLance-CorporalinNovember1878,andservedwiththeEngineersinSouthAfricafromDecember1878toMay1880,andwaspresent attheBattleofInyezane,22January1879;theBlockadeofEshowe,23Januaryto3April1879;andtheoperationsbeforeUlundi,4July1879.He waspromotedCorporalinApril1882;SergeantinApril1885;andCompanySergeantMajorinApril1886.AdvancedQuartermasterSergeant ForemanofWorksinApril1892,hewasawardedhisLongServiceandGoodConductMedalinOctober1893,andwasdischargedon31May 1901, after 26 years and 47 days’ service.

Sold with copied record of service and medal roll extract.

SouthAfrica1877-79,1clasp,1879(121352ndCorpl.G.Goldsmith.R.E.);EgyptandSudan1882-89,datedreverse,noclasp (12135.Corpl.G.Goldsmith.24thCo.R.E.);ArmyL.S.&G.C.,V.R.,3rdissue,smallletterreverse(12135.C.S.Maj:F.ofWks.G. Goldsmith.R.E.);MeritoriousServiceMedal,G.V.R.,3rdissue(Q.M.Sjt.G.Goldsmith.R.E.);Khedive’sStar,dated1882,unnamed

ne (5) £800-£1,000

Provenance: Dix Noonan Webb, September 1998.

GeorgeGoldsmith wasborninEpsom,Surrey,in1855andattestedfortheRoyalEngineersatAldershoton1June1874.Heservedoverseas inSouthAfricafrom27February1879to29January1880,andinEgyptfrom8Augustto25October1882,andwasawardedhisLongService andGoodConductMedalperArmyOrder191of1892.HewasadvancedQuartermasterSergeantForemanofWorkson16October1892,and wasdischargedon31January1899,after24yearsand245days’service.HewasawardedhisMeritoriousServiceMedal,withAnnuity,perArmy Order

Pair: Quartermaster Sergeant Foreman of Works J. Middleton, Royal Engineers SouthAfrica1877-79,1clasp,1879(13016,Lce.Corpl.J.Middleton,R.E.);ArmyL.S.&G.C.,V.R.,3rdissue,smallletterreverse (13016. Q.M.S. F. of Works, J. Middleton. R.E.) light contact marks and minor edge bruise to latter, very ne (2) (2) £600-£800

Five: Quartermaster Sergeant G. Goldsmith,

Five: Major J. Masson, Royal Scots Fusiliers

SouthAfrica1877-79,1clasp,1879(990Lce.Corpl.J.Masson.2-21st.Foot.) Lancepartofranko ciallycorrected;IndiaGeneral Service1854-95,2clasps,Burma1887-89,Burma1885-7, claspsremountedinthisorder,asusual (990Sergt.J.Masson2d.Bn.R. Sco.Fus.);Queen’sSouthAfrica1899-1902,4clasps,CapeColony,TugelaHeights,ReliefofLadysmith,Transvaal(Hon.Lt:&Qr: Mr:J.Masson,R.ScotsFus:);King’sSouthAfrica1901-02,2clasps,SouthAfrica1901,SouthAfrica1902(Lieut:&Qr:-Mr:J. Masson. Rl: Scots Fus:); Coronation 1911, unnamed as issued, edge bruising and contact marks, nearly very ne (5) £1,000-£1,400

JamesMasson wasborninAberdeenon17July1858andattestedtheRoyalScotsFusiliersin1878.Heservedwiththe2ndBattalioninSouth AfricaduringtheZulucampaign1979-81,andintheoperationsagainsttheSukukuni,andalsotookpartintheTransvaalCampaign.Advanced Sergeant,hesubsequentlyservedthroughouttheSecondBurmaWar.HewasappointedQuartermaster,withtherankofHonoraryLieutenant, on3June1899,andservedwiththe2ndBattalioninSouthAfricaduringtheBoerWar,takingpartintheReliefofLadysmith;theoperationsof the17to24January1900;theoperationsof5to7February,includingheactionatVaalKrantz;onTugelaHeights,14to27February;inNatal, March and April 1900; in the Transvaal, May and June 1900; and in the Cape Colony, north of the Orange River, including the action at Ruidam.

MassonretiredwiththerankofMajorin1913,butwascalledupfollowingtheoutbreakoftheGreatWar,andpassedthemedicalexamination forserviceabroadifnecessary.HediedinhospitalinPortsmouthon1May1915,aged56,andisburiedunderaC.W.G.C.headstonein Portsmouth (Highland Road) Cemetery. Soldwithcopiedresearch,includingaphotographicimageoftherecipientthatappearedintherecipient'sobituaryinthe AberdeenEveningExpress of 29 May 1915.

R.N., H.M.S.

WilliamManleyLory wasbornon25March1884,andquali!edL.S.A.Lond.in1875andM.R.C.S.in1878,beingregisteredon28th Septemberofthatyear.HejoinedtheRoyalNavyasaSurgeonon31March1880,and,afteraperiodatNetleyHospital,joinedH.M.S. Agincourt, beingengagedinoperationsinEgyptinthisvesselfrom16Julyto14September1882(Medal).HewaspromotedtoStaff Surgeonon31March 1892,havingservedatthehospitalatAscensionIslandfortwoyearspriortothis.WhilstservingonH.M.S. Aurora duringtheBoxerRebellionhe wasadvancedtoFleetSurgeonandservedashoreatWei-hai-weifrom22to27September1901(Medal).FollowingretirementasDeputy Inspector-GeneralofHospitalson23September1905,hewasappointedFinalMedicalExaminationO

died on 27 February 1933.

cerforrecruitingdutiesatBirmingham.

Six: Lieutenant-ColonelArthurBlewitt,King’sRoyalRi!eCorps,EgyptianArmyandChineseLabourCorps, who was mortally wounded in France in September 1917 IndiaGeneralService1854-95,1clasp,N.E.Frontier1891(Lieutt.A.Blewitt4thBn.K.R.Rif.C.);Queen’sSudan1896-98 (BimbashiBlewitt3/Bn.E.A.);BritishWarandVictoryMedals(Lt.Col.A.Blewitt.); OttomanEmpire,OrderofMejidieh,Third Classneckbadge,silver,goldandenamel;Khedive’sSudan1896-1908,5clasps,Sudan1897,AbuHamed,TheAtbara,Khartoum, Sudan 1899 (El Kaim Blewitt Bey. E.A.)

£3,600-£4,400

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Order of Medjidieh London Gazette 11 March 1902.

M.I.D. London Gazette 25 January 1898: ‘3rd Battalion Egyptian Army.’

M.I.D. London Gazette 24 May and 30 Sept. 1898: ‘brevet Major.’

ArthurBlewitt wasbornatPinner,Middlesex,on19February1861.HewaseducatedatEtonandwasgazettedtohis !rstcommissioninthe WestYorkshireMilitiain1881andtransferredtothe4thBattalion60thRi"eslater,in1883atFerozepore,India.HeservedinIndiaandBurma until 1893, having in 1891 taken part in the Manipur Expedition.

In1897BlewittwasselectedforservicewiththeEgyptianArmy,andtookpartintheNileExpeditionof1897,beingpresentattheactionofAbu Hamed(mentionedindespatches),alsotheNileExpeditionof1898andwaspresentatthebattleofAtbaraandcaptureofKhartoum(twice mentioned in despatches). He again served in the Nile Expedition of 1899, when he received the third class Order of the Medjidieh.

HewasselectedbyLordKitchenerasGovernorofFashoda1900-02andGezira1902-apostheheldwithmuchsuccessuntil1903,whenherejoined his regiment at Malta and retired in 1905.

Blewittwasakeensportsman,biggamehunterandtraveller,frequentlyhavingshootingexpeditionsinIndia,Burma,Tibet,NorthAmerica,South AfricaandNewZealand.HewassoattractedtoNewZealandthathesettledthere,buyingafarmatTenekoin1905.BeingagallantEnglishman, hereturnedtoEnglandtothecallofdutyattheoutbreakoftheGreatWarandvolunteeredforservice.InSeptember1914,hewaspromoted Lieutenant-Coloneltocommand13thBattalion,KingsRoyalRi"es,whichhesuccessfullydidintheU.K.untilJune1915.Hewasinchargeof trainingcampsandwassubsequentlysenttoChinatorecruitateamofcooliestoworkinFrance,bringingthembacktoEuropeinachartered steamer.Lieutenant-ColonelBlewittdiedofwoundsreceivedinanairraidwhilecommandingaChineseLabourBattalionatAndrique,Franceon 4th September 1917, aged 56.

Sold with research saved to CD and an original portrait photograph by Russell & Sons of Southsea.

Pair: Corporal A. Angell, 2nd Battalion, West India Regiment

EastandWestAfrica1887-1900,1clasp,1891-2(3267L/Corpl.A.Angell2/W.I.Rgt.);AshantiStar1896,unnamedasissued, very light pitting, good very ne (2) £400-£500

A.Angell servedwiththe2ndBattalion,WestIndiaRegiment,intheGambiaExpedition1891-92,andtheAshantiExpedition1895-96,andwas also entitled to the clasp 1897-98 to his East and West Africa Medal. He was discharged on 4 November 1898.

Sold with copied medal roll extracts.

Five: Sub-Conductor A. Lucking, Supply and Transport Corps

IndiaGeneralService1854-95,1clasp,Waziristan1894-5(Sergt.A.Lucking.Comst.TransportDeptt.);IndiaGeneralService 1895-1902,2clasps,PunjabFrontier1897-98,Tirah1897-98(Sergt.A.LuckingComst.Transpt.Deptt.);Queen’sSouthAfrica 1899-1902,2clasps,CapeColony,OrangeFreeState(S.Sert:A.Lucking.Ind:Trnspt:C.)officiallyre-impressednaming;King’s SouthAfrica1901-02,2clasps,SouthAfrica1901,SouthAfrica1902(Sub.Condr.A.Lucking.S.&T.C.;ArmyL.S.&G.C.,E.VII.R. (Sub-Condtr.A.Lucking.S&T.Corps.)allcontainedinasomewhatworncontemporary !ttedglazeddisplaycase, toned,nearly extremely ne (5) £300-£400

Five: Private W. Young, Seaforth Highlanders

IndiaGeneralService1895-1902,1clasp,ReliefofChitral1895(4351.Pte.W.Young.2d.Bn.SeaforthHighlrs.);Queen’sSudan 1896-98(4351.Pte:W.Young.1/Sea:Hrs.);Queen’sSouthAfrica1899-1902,3clasps,CapeColony,Transvaal,Wittebergen (4351.Pte.W.Young,2:Sea:Highrs:);King’sSouthAfrica1901-02,2clasps,SouthAfrica1901,SouthAfrica1902(4351.Pte.W. Young.SeaforthHighrs:);Khedive’sSudan1896-1908,2clasps,TheAtbara,Khartoum(4351Pte.W.Young.1st.Sea.Highrs.) contemporarily

otherwise good very ne (5) £700-£900

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Three: Corporal W. H. Knight, Devonshire Regiment

IndiaGeneralService1895-1902,2clasps,PunjabFrontier1897-98,Tirah1897-98(3357Pte.W.H.Knight1st.Bn.DevonRegt.); Queen’sSouthAfrica1899-1902,3clasps,Elandslaagte,DefenceofLadysmith,Belfast(3357Corpl:W.H.Knight.Devon:Regt.);

King’sSouthAfrica1901-02,2clasps,SouthAfrica1901,SouthAfrica1902(3357Corpl:W.Knight.Devon:Regt.) heavycontact marks and edge bruising, nearly very ne (3) £500-£700

WilliamHenryKnight wasbornatCheltenham,Gloucestershire,inMarch1873andattestedfortheDevonshireRegimenton9November 1891.Heservedwiththe1stBattalioninIndiafrom17December1892to20September1899,andtheninSouthAfricaduringtheBoerWar from21September1899to18January1902.HewaspresentattheBattleofElandslaagte,wheretheBattalionmadethe !nalbayonetchargeof the battle. He was discharged on 8 November 1912, after 21 years’ service.

Sold with copied service papers and other research.

Pair: Private F. G. Chaplin, Lincolnshire Regiment

Queen’sSudan1896-98(4339P’teF.G.Chaplin,1/Lin:R.);Khedive’sSudan1896-1908,2clasps,TheAtbara,Khartoum(4339 Pte. F. Chaplin 1st Linc. R.) contemporarily engraved naming, light contact marks, otherwise good very ne (2) £400-£500

Provenance: Dix Noonan Webb, September 2009.

FrederickGeorgeChaplin wasborninHadleigh,Suffolk,in1874andattestedfortheLincolnshireRegimentatStratford,Essex,on17 September1895.Heservedwiththe1stBattalioninEgyptandtheSudanfrom4February1897to17October1898,andsubsequentlyinIndia fromthelatterdatedto25March1903.HetransferredtotheReserveon27March1903,andswasdischargedon16September1907,after12 years’ service.

Sold with copied record of service.

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Three: BandCorporalJ.W.Brookes,RoyalCanadianHorseArtillery,lateBandsman,NorthStaffordshire Regiment

Queen’sSudan1896-98(3176.Bdm.J.Brooks.1/N.Staff.R.);PermanentForcesoftheEmpireL.S.&G.C.,G.V.R.(Musc.J.W. Brookes[sic]R.C.H.A.);Khedive’sSudan1896-1908,noclasp(No.3176Bandn.J.W.Brooks.1.N.Staff.R.)lastwith contemporary engraved naming, with riband bar, nearly very ne, scarce (3) £400-£500

WilliamJohnBrookes wasborninTunstall,StaffordshireinMarch1875.HeservedwiththeNorthStaffordshireRegimentpriortoemigrating toCanada.BrookesservedduringtheGreatWarasaBandCorporalwiththeRoyalCanadianHorseArtilleryinCanada.HediedinFebruary 1949.

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Pair: PrivateC.Gibb,CameronHighlanders,whowaswoundedinactionattheBattleofAtbaraon8April 1898 Queen’sSudan1896-98(3811Pte.C.Gibb,1/Cam:Hdrs.);Khedive’sSudan1896-1908,2clasps,TheAtbara,Khartoum(3811 Pte., C. Gibb 1 Cam. Highrs.) contemporarily engraved in the usual Regimental style, light contact marks, very ne (2) £500-£700

CharlesGibb wasborninElgin,Morayshire,in1878andattestedfortheCameronHighlandersatInvernesson30June1896.Heservedwith the1stBattalioninEgyptandtheSudanfromOctober1897toMarch1900,andwaswoundedinactionattheBattleofAtbaraon8April1898, during which action the Regiment suffered 44 casualties, including 3 officers killed and 1 wounded. GibbsawfurtherserviceinSouthAfricaduringtheBoerWarfromMarch1900toOctober1902(alsoentitledtotheQueen’sSouthAfrica MedalwithclaspsforCapeColony,OrangeFreeState,Transvaal,SouthAfrica1901andSouthAfrica1902).HetransferredtotheArmyReserve in June 1908, and was discharged on 29 June 1912, after 16 years’ service. Sold with copied research.

Four: Private H. J. Holdaway, Cameron Highlanders Queen’sSudan1896-98(2991.Pte.H.Holdoway[sic]1/Cam.Hrs.);Queen’sSouthAfrica1899-1902,4clasps,CapeColony, Johannesburg,DiamondHill,Wittebergen(2991.Pte.H.Holdaway.1:Cam’n:Hdrs:);King’sSouthAfrica1901-02,2clasps,South Africa1901,SouthAfrica1902(2991Pte.H.Holdaway.CameronHighrs:);Khedive’sSudan1896-1908,2clasps,TheAtbara, Khartoum(2991.Pte.Holdaway1CamHighrs)contemporarilyengravedintheusualRegimentalstyle, theobversesofthe rst threeandthereverseofthelastabrasivelycleaned,heavycontactmarkspartiallyobscuringnaming,suspensionssomewhatloose,

£500-£700

HarryJamesHoldaway wasbornatChalvey,Buckinghamshire,in1874andattestedfortheCameronHighlandersatInvernesson1February 1892,havingpreviouslyservedwiththe5th(Militia)Battalion,RoyalSussexRegiment.Heservedwiththe1stBattalioninEgyptandtheSudan from4October1897to2March1900,andtheninSouthAfricaduringtheBoerWarfrom3March1900to7November1902.Hetransferred totheReserveon1February1904,andthatsameyearcommencedworkattheRoyalMilitaryCollege,Sandhurst,asaCadets’servant.The1939 RegisterstilllistshimasbeingemployedattheCollege,andhand-writtendatecalculationsonthecoverofhisservicepaperstallyto46yearsand 10 months, possibly an indication as to his time spent in the army and then at Sandhurst. He died in Camberwell, London, in January 1956. Sold with copied record of service; medal roll extracts; and copied research.

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Pair: Private R. McMurray, Cameron Highlanders

Queen’sSudan1896-98(2543Pte.R.Mc.Murray.1/Cam:Hrs:);Khedive’sSudan1896-1908,2clasps,TheAtbara,Khartoum (2543 Pte. Mc.Murray. 1 Cam. Highrs.) Regimentally engraved naming, minor edge bruising, very ne (2) £400-£500

R.McMurray attestedfortheCameronHighlandersandservedwiththemduringtheSudancampaign.HewasinvalidedfromtheArmyon3 December 1898.

Sold with copied research.

Seven: Staff Sergeant G. R. Watts, Army Service Corps

Queen’sSudan1896-98(S/12576Pte.G.R.Watts.A.S.C.);Queen’sSouthAfrica1899-1902,3clasps,ReliefofKimberley, Paardeberg,Driefontein(12575.Pte.G.R.Watts.A.S.C.);King’sSouthAfrica1901-02,2clasps,SouthAfrica1901,SouthAfrica 1902(12575Cpl.G.R.Watts.A.S.C.);1914-15Star,unnamed;BritishWarandVictoryMedals(S2SR-01762S.Sjt.G.R.Watts. A. S.C.); Khedive’s Sudan 1896-1908, 1 clasp, Khartoum, unnamed as issued, generally good very ne (7) £400-£500

GeorgeRobertWatts wasbornatGreatYarmouth,Norfolk,in1872andattestedfortheArmyServiceCorpsinFebruary1896.Heserved withtheCorpsinEgyptandtheSudanfromJulytoOctober1898,andinSouthAfricaduringtheBoerWarfromOctober1899toAugust1902. HewaspromotedCorporalinApril1902,andwasdischargedinFebruary1908,butre-enlistedfollowingtheoutbreakoftheGreatWarand served with the Army Service Corps on the Western Front from 4 September 1915.

Sold with copied research.

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Four: Engineer Captain F. C. Fisher, Royal Navy

Queen’sSouthAfrica1899-1902,noclasp(Ast.Engr.F.C.Fisher,R.N.,H.M.S.Gibraltar.);1914-15Star(Eng.Lt.Cr.F.C.Fisher. R.N.); British War and Victory Medals (Eng. Commr F. C. Fisher. R.N.) good very ne (4) £240-£280

FrederickCharlesFisher wasbornon29June1876andwasappointedAssistantEngineeron23June1898.HeservedinH.M.S. Gibraltar on theCapeofGoodHopeStationfrom5March1901,andwasadvancedEngineerLieutenanton9November1903,andEngineerCommanderon 25 July 1917. He retired with the rank of Engineer Captain on 29 May 1926, and died on 26 August 1938.

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Four: Surgeon Commander W. G. Westcott, Royal Navy

Queen’sSouthAfrica1899-1902,noclasp(Surgn.W.G.Westcott,R.N.,H.M.S.“Dwarf”);1914-15Star(Ft.Surgn.W.G. Westcott,R.N.);BritishWarandVictoryMedals,withsmallM.I.D.oakleaves(Surg.Commr.W.G.Westcott.R.N.)mountedas worn, good very ne (4) £360-£440

M.I.D. not traced.

WarrenGuyWestcott wasbornon19August1874andquali!edasM.R.C.S.Eng.andL.R.C.P.Lond.in1897beforejoiningtheRoyalNavyas aSurgeonatHaslarHospitalon8November1898.HewaspromotedtoStaff Surgeonon8November1906,andtoSurgeonCommanderon8 November1914.Heservedaboard Dwarf ontheCapestationfromAugust1899toMay1902.DuringtheGreatWarheservedinH.M.S. Yarmouth 1914-17, H.M.S. Edgar 1917-18, and H.M.S. Monarch 1918-19. He was placed on the Retired List in 1920 and died on 28 May 1944.

Pair: Signalman W. H. Mortley, Royal Navy and H.M. Coast Guard

Queen’sSouthAfrica1899-1902,noclasp(W.H.Mortley,Siglmn:H.M.S.Sybille);RoyalNavyL.S.&G.C.,E.VII.R.(170314W.H. Mortley, Boatman, H.M. Coast Guard.) light contact marks, otherwise good very ne (2) £180-£220

WilliamHenryMortley wasbornintheDoverareaon11May1877.HejoinedtheRoyalNavyasaBoyinOctober1892andsoon transferredtotheSignalBranch,becomingaQuali!edSignallerinJuly1899.InOctober1900hejoinedthe Sybille forwhatwastobean interestingdeploymentwhen Sybille ranagroundontherockssouthofLambertsBayontheCapewestcoast,earlyonthemorningof16January 1901.Fortunatelythetwohundredand !ftyoddmembersofthecrewaboardwererescuedwithoutmishap.Mortleysawouttherestofthewar in Monarch, Forte and Rattler.InApril1905,hejoinedtheCoastguardservingatFoweybeforeatransfertoLlantwilin1906,thenAmlwchin1910. HeservedhereuntilbeingmovedtoScotlandin1915.However,inAugust1917hewasbackinAnglesey,beingbasedatHolyheaduntilhis discharge in June 1919. He was awarded his L.S. & G.C. medal on 24 June 1910. Sold with copied record of service.

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Pair: Private Charles Edgcomb, Royal Marines

Queen’sSouthAfrica1899-1902,2clasps,CapeColony,SouthAfrica1901(C.Edgcomb,Pte.R.M.,H.M.S.Terpsichore.);Royal NavyL.S.&G.C.,V.R.,narrowsuspension,impressednaming(Chas.Edgcomb,Pte.No.3683Plymo.R.M.L.I.) lightcontactmarks, otherwise good very ne (2) £200-£240

CharlesEdgcomb wasbornatKingston,Devon,on9December1866,andhejoinedtheRoyalMarinesatPlymouthon9January1886,aged 19years1month.Throughouthisservicehisconductwas‘VG’andon5June1901hewasawardedhisL.S.&G.C.medal.Hejoined Terpsichore on7February1901andservedaboardheruntil1July1904.Hisdocumentsnotethaton10October1901hewas‘Landedfordefenceof LambertsBay(BoerWar)’andthaton31March1904hereceivedhisgrantfortheSouthAfricanwar.HereceivedhisQ.S.A.on2June1904and was invalided out on 11 January 1906.

with copied record of service.

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Family Group:

Four: Private T. Nicholson, Imperial Yeomanry, later 28th Battalion, Australian Imperial Force Queen’sSouthAfrica1899-1902,5clasps,CapeColony,OrangeFreeState,Transvaal,SouthAfrica1901,SouthAfrica 190229424Tpr:T.Nicholson.24th.Coy.Imp:Yeo:);1914-15Star(673Pte.T.Nicholson.28Bn.A.I.F.);BritishWarandVictory Medals (673 Pte. T. Nicholson. 28 Bn. A.I.F.) cleaned, nearly very ne and better

Three: PrivateF.Nicholson,11thBattalion,AustralianImperialForce,wholandedatGallipolionANZACDay, 25 April 1915

1914-15Star(1028Pte.F.Nicholson.11/Bn.A.I.F.) o ciallyre-impressednaming;BritishWarandVictoryMedals(1028Pte.F. Nicholson. 11 Bn. A.I.F.) cleaned, very ne (7) £600-£800

ThomasNicholson wasborninPenrith,Westmorland,in1871andattestedtherefortheImperialYeomanryon1March1901.Heserved withthe24th(WestmorlandandCumberland)CompanyinSouthAfricaduringtheBoerWarfrom16March1901to31August1902,andwas dischargedon7September1902.HeemigratedtoAustraliajustpriortotheGreatWar,andattestedfortheAustralianImperialForceatPerth on8March1915.Heservedwiththe28thBattalioninGallipolifrom10September1915,andthentotheWesternFront.Hewasadmittedto hospitalwithbronchitison6April1916,andwasevacuatedtoEngland.HereturnedtoAustraliaforhomeserviceon24June1916,andwas discharged,medicallyun!t,on16August1916.Hesubsequentlyre-enlisted,andhavingsailedforEnglandwasdischargedthere,medicallyun!t,on 9 October 1917. He died in Perth, W.A., on 10 December 1938.

FrancisWilliamNicholson,thesonoftheabove,wasborneinPenrith,Westmorland,on3February1892andhavingemigratedtoWestern AustraliaalongwithhisfatherjustpriortotheGreatWarattestedfortheAustralianImperialForceon17September1914,declaringprevious servicewiththe4thBattalion,BorderRegiment.Heservedwiththe11thBattalionduringtheGreatWaratGallipolifromthe !rstdayofaction, 25April1915,andwasevacuatedon22July1915,sufferingfromaperforatedeardrumandacuthandduetoshellconcussion.Hewasinvalided homeon16September1915,andsubsequentlyservedwiththeS.C.R.Staff RecruitmentSection.HediedinAlbany,W.A.,on24July1964.Heis mentioned twice in the book Game to the Last by James Hurst.

Sold with an Australia Returned Sailors and Soldiers Imperial League badge; and copied research.

Four: Sapper W. H. Battin, Royal Engineers

Queen’sSouthAfrica1899-1902,4clasps,CapeColony,OrangeFreeState,Transvaal,SouthAfrica1902(9414Spr:W.H.Battin. R.E.);1914Star(9414Spr:W.H.Battin.R.E.);BritishWarandVictoryMedals(9414Spr.W.H.Battin.R.E.) nearlyvery neansd better (4) £200-£240

WilliamHenryBattin attestedfortheRoyalEngineersandservedwiththeminSouthAfricaduringtheBoerWar,andduringtheGreatWar ontheWesternFrontfrom15September1914.Hediedathomeon12November1918,onedayaftertheArmistice,andisburiedundera C. W.G.C. headstone in Pennycross (St. Pancras) Churchyard, Devon.

Five: CompanySergeantMajorJ.Tennant,7thBattalion(1stBritishColumbia),CanadianInfantry,late ColdstreamGuards,whowaswoundedandtakenprisonerofwaratSt.Julien,24April1915.Hediedofhis wounds whilst in captivity 4 days later

Queen’sSouthAfrica1899-1902,3clasps,CapeColony,OrangeFreeState,Belfast(1704PteJ.Tennant.C.Gds.);King’sSouth Africa1901-02,2clasps,SouthAfrica1901,SouthAfrica1902(1704PteJ.Tennant.C.Gds.) toplugsremoved;1914-15Star (23345Col:SjtJ.Tennant.7/Can:Inf:);BritishWarandVictoryMedals(23345C.S.Mjr.J.Tennant.7-Can.Inf.) VMrenamed, remnants of adhesive, generally good very ne (5) £260-£300

JosephTennant wasborninKelloe,Durham,EnglandinSeptember1880.HeservedwiththeColdstreamGuardsfor12yearspriorto emigratingtoCanada,whereheresidedinNelson,BritishColumbia.TennantservedduringtheGreatWarwiththe7thBattalion(1stBritish Columbia),CanadianInfantryontheWesternFront.CompanySergeantMajorTennantwaswoundedinthechestandbackatSt.Julien,wherehe wasalsotakenprisonerofwar,24April1915.Hediedofhiswoundswhilstasaprisonerofwar,28April1915,andisburiedintheTyneCot Cemetery, Belgium. Company Sergeant Major Tennant is also commemorated on the Nelson Cenotaph, British Columbia. Sold with copied research.

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Four: Private J. Calland, Lancashire Fusiliers, late Royal Lancaster Regiment

Queen’sSouthAfrica1899-1902,2clasps,CapeColony,OrangeFreeState(6367J.Calland.Rl:Lanc:Regt.);King’sSouthAfrica 1901-02,2clasps,SouthAfrica1901,SouthAfrica1902(6367Pte.J.Calland.Rl:Lanc:Regt.);1914-15Star(3-4833Pte.J.Calland. Lan: Fus.); British War Medal 1914-20 (4833 Pte, J. Calland. Lan. Fus.) nearly very ne (4) £120-£160

Four: Colour Sergeant H. G. Tedder, Royal Highlanders

Queen’sSouthAfrica1899-1902,5clasps,CapeColony,Paardeberg,Driefontein,Wittebergen,Transvaal, uno cialrivetsbetween fourthand fthclasps (6906Cpl.H.G.Tedder,2nd.Rl:Highlanders);King’sSouthAfrica1901-02,2clasps,SouthAfrica1901, SouthAfrica1902(6906Corpl:H.Tedder.Rl:Highrs:);BritishWarandVictoryMedals(6906C.Sjt.H.G.Tedder.R.Highrs.)

nearly very ne and better (4) £260-£300

HerbertG.Tedder wasborninCamberwell,Surrey,on27August1875,andservedwiththeRoyalHighlandersinboththeBoerWarandthe Great War. He died in Kensworth, Bedfordshire, on 13 March 1963.

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Five: Private W. Chappell, King’s Royal Ri!e Corps, late Royal Sussex Regiment Queen’sSouthAfrica1899-1902,5clasps,CapeColony,TugelaHeights,ReliefofLadysmith,Transvaal,Laing’sNek(7323Pte.W. T.Chappell,K.R.R.C.);King’sSouthAfrica1901-02,2clasps,SouthAfrica1901,SouthAfrica1902(7323Pte.W.T.Chappell.K.R. R.C.);1914-15Star(GSSR-18Pte.W.Chappell.R.Suss:R.);BritishWarandVictoryMedals(GSSR-18Pte.W.Chappell.R.Suss. R.) edge bruising to Boer War pair, light contact marks, generally very ne (5) £200-£240

WilliamChappell attestedfortheKing’sRoyalRi!eCorpsandservedwiththeminSouthAfricaduringtheBoerWar,andwiththeRoyal Sussex Regiment during the Great War on the Western Front from 24 January 1915. He was discharged Class ‘Z’ Reserve on 12 February 1919.

Pair: Private J. Halloran, Royal Irish Regiment

Queen’sSouthAfrica1899-1902,5clasps,ReliefofKimberley,Paardeberg,Johannesburg,DiamondHill,Wittebergen, uno cial rivetsbetweenthirdandfourthclasps (6416Pte.J.Halloran,1st.Rl:IrishRegt.);King’sSouthAfrica1901-02,2clasps,SouthAfrica 1901,SouthAfrica1902(6416Pte.J.Halloran.Rl:IrishRegt.) initialo cialcorrectedon rst,andlatterpartofsurnameo cially corrected on latter, contact marks, nearly very ne (2) £180-£220

JohnHalloran wasbornatCashel,Co.Tipperary,in1880andattestedfortheRoyalIrishRegimentatClonmelon4August1898,having previouslyservedinthe5th(Militia)Battalion,RoyalMunsterFusiliers.Heservedwiththe1stBattalioninSouthAfricaduringtheBoerWarfrom 16December1899to10February1905(entitledtotheQueen’sSouthAfricaMedalwiththeclaspsReliefofKimberley,Paardeberg,and Johannesburgonly;andtheKing’sSouthAfricaMedalwiththetwodateclasps),andsubsequentlyinIndiafromthelatterdateto22January1906. He transferred to the Army Reserve on 3 August 1906, and was discharged on 3 August 1910, after 12 years’ service.

TheRoyalIrishRegimentwerenotpresentasaunitattheactionsrepresentedbytheclasps,andapproximatenumbersofclaspsissuedtomenof theRoyalIrishRegimentwere137fortheReliefofKimberley,138forPaardeberg,and105forJohannesburg.Approximately15menwere awarded this combination of clasps, including one Officer, Lieutenant Galbraith. Sold with copied record of service.

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Pair: PrivateR.W.McBride,BorderHorse,laterWarren’sMountedInfantry,Kitchener’sFightingScouts,and Pietersburg Light Horse (Bushveldt Carabineers)

Queen’sSouthAfrica1899-1902,3clasps,CapeColony,OrangeFreeState,Transvaal(9314Pte.R.W.Mc.Bride.BorderHorse.); King’sSouthAfrica1901-02,2clasps,SouthAfrica1901,SouthAfrica1902(404Tpr:R.W.Mc.Bride.PiettersburgL.H.) edge bruise to KSA, traces of lacquer, good very ne (2) £200-£240

RobertWallaceMcBride,anativeofTemplepatrick,CoAntrim,wasbornin1880andattestedfortheBorderHorseon22June1900.He servedwiththemduringtheBoerWar,andsubsequentlywithWarren’sMountedInfantryfrom25February1901;Kitchener’sFightingScouts from 3 June 1901; and the Pietersburg Light Horse (Bushveldt Carabineers) from 3 December 1901. He was discharged on 2 June 1902. Sold with copied attestation papers ands medal roll extracts.

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Pair: Private H. L. Caine, Duke of Edinburgh’s Own Volunteer Ri!e Corps

Queen’sSouthAfrica1899-1902,1clasp,CapeColony(2352Pte.H.L.Cane[sic].D.ofE.OwnV.R.);King’sSouthAfrica 1901 -02, 2 clasps, South Africa 1901, South Africa 1902 (2352 Pte. H. L. Caine. D.E.O.V.R.C.) minor edge bruising, good very ne (2) £140-£180

Four: Able Seaman H. Parsons, Royal Navy China1900,noclasp(178401.H.Parsons.A.B.H.M.S.Undaunted.);1914-15Star(178401,H.Parsons,A.B.,R.N.);BritishWar and Victory Medals (178401 H. Parsons. A.B. R.N.) very ne (4) £300-£400

HarryParsons wasbornatStratford-upon-Avon,Warwickshire,andjoinedtheRoyalNavyasaBoySecondClasson15February1894.He servedinH.M.S. Undaunted from23March1897to25April1901,andwaspromotedAbleSeamanon14July1898.Hewasdischarged,time expire, on 26 March 1908, ands joined the Royal Fleet Reserve the following day.

ParsonswasmobilisedforGreatWarservice,andservedinavarietyofshipsandshorebasedestablishments.Hewasshoredischargedon5 February 1919 and died in Stratford-upon-Avon in 1940.

with copied record of service and other research.

Three: Private F. W. White, 12th Lancers 1914Star,withclasp(4721Pte.F.W.White.12/Lrs.);BritishWarandVictoryMedals(L-5721Pte.F.W.White.12-Lrs.)

as worn,

very ne (3) £120-£160

FrederickW.White attestedforthe12thLancersandservedwiththemduringtheGreatWarontheWesternFrontfrom15September 1914.

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Six: Sergeant C. F. J. Pope, Royal Field Artillery, later Flight Sergeant, Royal Air Force

1914Star,withclasp(63531Bmbr:C.F.J.Pope.R.F.A.);BritishWarandVictoryMedals(63531Sjt.C.F.J.Pope.R.A.);Defence andWarMedals1939-45;RoyalAirForceL.S.&G.C.,G.VI.R.,1stissue(356880.F/Sgt.C.F.J.Pope.R.A.F.) theGreatWarmedals polished and worn, therefore ne, the G.VI.R. awards nearly extremely ne (6) £180-£220

CharlesF.J.Pope attestedfortheRoyalFieldArtilleryandservedwiththe42ndBrigadeduringtheGreatWarontheWesternFrontfrom19 August 1914.

Three: Corporal J. McDowell, Grenadier Guards, who died of wounds on the Western Front on 22 July 1917

1914Star,with copy clasp(13062Pte.J.Mc.Dowell.2/G.Gds:);BritishWarandVictoryMedals(13062Cpl.J.McDowell.G.Gds.) good very ne (3) £120-£160

JamesMcDowell attestedfortheGrenadierGuardsandservedwiththe2ndBattalionduringtheGreatWarontheWesternFrontfrom13 August1914(claspcon!rmed).AdvancedLance-Sergeant,hediedofwoundson22July1917,whilstservingwiththe3rdBattalion,andisburied in Dozinghem Military Cemetery, Belgium.

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Three: Private P. Bird, Coldstream Guards

1914Star,withclasp(6671Pte.P.Bird.C.Gds:);BritishWarandVictoryMedals(6671Pte.P.Bird.C.Gds.) lightcontactmarks, very ne (3) £120-£160

PeterBird attestedfortheColdstreamGuardsandservedwiththemduringtheGreatWarontheWesternFrontfrom13August1914. Discharged, he was awarded a Silver War Badge.

Three: Private D. Stewart, Royal Scots

1914Star,withclasp(7908Pte.D.Stewart.2/R.Scots.);BritishWarandVictoryMedals(7908Pte.D.Stewart.R.Scots.) light contact marks, good very ne (3) £120-£160

DavidStewart attestedfortheRoyalScotsandservedwiththe2ndBattalionduringtheGreatWarontheWesternFrontfrom28August 1914.

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Three: Private T. Affleck, Cameronians

1914Star,withclasp(8509Pte.T.Affleck.1/Sco:Rif.);BritishWarandVictoryMedals(8509Pte.T.Affleck.Sco.Rif.) goodvery ne (3) £120-£160

ThomasAffleck attestedfortheCameronians(ScottishRi"es)andservedwiththe1stBattalionduringtheGreatWarontheWesternFront from 31 August 1914.

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Three: Private W. Catt, Royal Sussex Regiment

1914Star,withclasp(7972Pte.W.Catt.2/R.Suss:R.);BritishWarandVictoryMedals(7972Pte.W.Catt.R.Suss.R.) very ne (3) £120-£160

WilliamCatt attestedfortheRoyalSussexRegimentandservedwiththe2ndBattalionduringtheGreatWarontheWesternFrontfrom21 August 1914. He saw later service with the 2nd/6th Battalion, Scottish Ri"es, and later with the Royal Army Medical Corps.

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Pair: Private F. W. Brain, Northamptonshire Regiment, who died on the Western Front on 2 August 1916

1914Star,withclasp(6966Pte.F.W.Brain.1/North’nR.);VictoryMedal1914-19(6966Pte.F.W.Brain.North’n.R.) very ne (2) £80-£100

FrederickWilliamBrain attestedfortheNorthamptonshireRegimentandservedwiththe1stBattalionduringtheGreatWaronthe WesternFrontfrom27August1914.Hediedon2August1916,whilstservingwiththe6thBattalion,andisburiedinAbbevilleCommunal Cemetery, France.

Three: StokerFirstClassA.Scott,CollingwoodBattalion,RoyalNavalDivision,RoyalNavy,whowascaptured and taken Prisoner of War in 1914

1914Star(293661.A.Scott,Sto.1Cl.CollingwoodBttn.R.N.D.);BritishWarandVictoryMedals(293661A.Scott.Sto.1.R.N.) BWM o cially re-impressed, edge bruise, good very ne (3) £120-£160

AlexanderScott wasbornatBrechin,Forfarshire,on20February1880andjoinedtheRoyalNavyasaStokerSecondClasson31October 1899.HewasadvancedStokerFirstClasson1July1905,andwasshoredemobilisedon1February1907.Here-enrolledon17July1911,and served with the Collingwood Battalion during the Great War on the Western Front from 17 September 1914.

HewascapturedandtakenPrisonerofWarpriorto20December1914,andwasheldformostoftherestoftheWarinGermany.Repatriated on 1 March 1918, he was invalided out of the service on 5 September 1918.

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Three: Able Seaman M. McGilvray, Nelson Battalion, Royal Naval Division, Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve

1914Star(Cly3/2312.M.Mc.Gilvray,A.B.R.N.V.R.NelsonBttn.R.N.D.);BritishWarandVictoryMedals(C.3-2312M.Mc Gilvray. A.B. R.N.V.R.) nearly extremely ne (3) £140-£180

MalcolmMcGilvray wasbornon27January1895andjoinedtheRoyalNavalVolunteerReserveon27October1914.PromotedAbleSeaman thefollowingday,heservedwiththeNelsonBattalion,RoyalNavalDivision,duringtheGreatWarontheWesternFront,andwasshore demobilised on 21 September 1915, in order to return to his former civil employer.

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Three: Stoker First Class F. Cooper, Howe Battalion, Royal Naval Division, Royal Navy

1914Star(278587F.Cooper,Sto.1Cl.HoweBttn.R.N.D.);BritishWarandVictoryMedals(278587F.Cooper.Sto.1R.N.) very ne (3) £120-£160

FrankCooper wasbornatSunburyonThames,Middlesex,on21July1875andjoinedtheRoyalNavyasaStokerSecondClasson28 December1894.HewasadvancedStokerFirstClasson1July1906,andwasshoredischargedon9January1907.Here-enrolledon1July1911, andservedduringtheGreatWarwiththeHoweBattalionontheWesternFrontfrom17September1914.Hewasdemobilisedon17February 1919.

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Three: Chief Petty Officer E. Veitch, Anson Battalion, Royal Naval Division, Royal Naval Volunteer Research

1914Star(C1/2654.E.Veitch,A.B.,R.N.V.R.AnsonBttnR.N.D.);BritishWarandVictoryMedals(C1-2654E.Veitch.C.P.O. R. N.V.R.) good very ne (3) £120-£160

EdwardVeitch wasbornon31October1893andservedwiththeAnsonBattalionduringtheGreatWarontheWesternFront.Hewasshore invalided on 18 January 1917.

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Five: Superintendent Clerk W. C. Masson, Royal Engineers 1914Star(2967Cpl.W.A.Masson.R.E.);BritishWarandVictoryMedals(2967A.W.O.Cl.2W.C.Masson.R.E.);ArmyL.S.& G. C.,G.V.R.,1stissue(2967E.C.Sjt:W.C.Masson.R.E.);ArmyMeritoriousServiceMedal,G.V.R.,1stissue(2967T.Supt:Clk:W. C. Masson. R.E.) mounted as worn, good very ne (5) £240-£280

WalterCooperMasson wasborninBurmain1884andattestedfortheRoyalEngineersatChathamon20March1899,aged14yearsand10 months.HeservedwiththeBritishExpeditionaryForceduringtheGreatWarontheWesternFrontfrom7October1914(alsoentitledtoa clapstohis1914Star),andwasawardedhisLongServiceandGoodConductMedal,withgratuity,perArmyOrder312of1917.Promoted temporaryWarrantOfficerClassIandappointedtemporarySuperintendentClerkon1December1918,forhisservicesduringtheGreatWar he was awarded the Meritorious Service Medal (London Gazette 3 June 1919). He was discharged 19 May 1923, after 24 years and 61 days’ service. Sold with copied record of service.

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Four: Private R. T. H. Jones, Coldstream Guards 1914Star(5787Pte.R.T.H.Jones.C.Gds:);BritishWarandVictoryMedals(5787Pte.R.T.H.Jones.C.Gds.);DefenceMedal, contact marks and edge bruising, polish residue on star, nearly very ne (4) £80-£100

RichardThomasHenryJones attestedfortheColdstreamGuardson10October1904andservedduringtheGreatWarontheWestern Frontfrom12August1914.(alsoentitledtoaclasptohisStar).Hewasdischargedduetoadeformityofhisleftfoot,asaconsequenceof frostbite, on 14 September 1915 and was awarded a Silver War Badge, No. 6992. Sold with the recipient’s Great War riband bar, with rosette on the 1914 Star riband, and copied Medal Index Card.

FrankDantonRouffignac wasbornon21July1891inToxteth,Liverpool.Hisfatherwasacabinetmaker.Hejoinedthe4th(Denbighshire) Battalion,RoyalWelshFusilierson18October1912,statingonhisenlistmentformthathehadbeeneducatedatOultonSchoolandwasthenan UndergraduateatLiverpoolUniversity.HeproceededtoFrancewiththe4thBattalionon6November1914,servingthereuntilMay1915when hewasinvalided.InAugust1915heundertookamusketrycourseandinOctoberabombingcourse.InJuly1917hewenttoPalestine,joiningthe 25thBattalion,untilJanuary1918.HispapersrecordagunshotwoundtotherightlegsustainedatBeit-inel-Fokkeron31October1917.His Great War service earned him a 1914 Star trio and a Silver War Badge.

HewasresidentatJerjung,ArgentineRepublicfromJune1920toDecember1925.InMay1926heservedatOrfordBarracks,Warringtonwith theS.LancsInfantryBrigadeasanIntelligenceO

cerduring‘atimeofcivilriotanddisturbance.’Then,from1926to1931hewasresidentin WestAfricaandFrenchWestAfricawhereheo

eredhisservicestotheNigerianDefenceForce.RouffignacjoinedtheT.A.in1936andwas recalledtoserviceintheR.E.MovementControlSectioninFebruary1940,initiallyinNorthernIreland.HelaterservedinN.W.Portsbefore

Fusiliers.

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Three: Private F. W. Fisher, East Lancashire Regiment 1914Star(9257Pte.F.Fisher.1/E.Lan:R.);BritishWarandVictoryMedals(9257Pte.F.W.Fisher.E.Lan.R.) nearlyvery ne(3) £100-£140

FrederickW.Fisher attestedfortheEastLancashireRegimentandservedwiththe1stBattalionduringtheGreatWarontheWesternFront from 22 August 1914.

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Three: LieutenantL.P.Evans,1st/6th(Swansea)Battalion,WelshRegimentandRoyalFieldArtillery,later Company Officer, Royal Military College, Sandhurst, and Army Educational Corps

1914Star(2.Lieut.L.P.Evans.WelshR.);BritishWarandVictoryMedals(Lieut.L.P.Evans)mountedcourtstyleasworn, contact marks, nearly very ne (3) £180-£220

LeviProsserEvans,knownasThomasEvans,wasbornatAberdareon31September1892,thesonoftheRevd.ThomasC.Evansandhis wifeEleanor,andwaseducatedatLlandoveryCollegeandKebleCollege,Oxford.HewascommissionedSecondLieutenantfromtheOxford UniversityContingent,O.T.C.,intothe6th(Swansea)Battalion,WelshRegimenton20September1914,andservedwiththemduringtheGreat WarontheWesternFrontfrom29October1914toJuly1915;however,ashisbattalionwasengagedonLinesofCommunicationsdutieshedid notqualifyfortheclasptothe1914Star.HetransferredtotheRoyalFieldArtilleryon22July1915,andservedwiththeEgyptianExpeditionary ForcefromMarchtoApril1916andagainfromJuly1917toApril1918;inGreekMacedonia,Serbia,Bulgaria,EuropeanTurkey,andtheislandsof theAegeanSeafromApril1916toJuly1917;andontheWesternFrontfromMayto13July1918.HewasappointedAdjutant,withtherankof Acting Captain, in 1919.

FollowingtheGreatWarEvanswasappointedtoapermanentCommissionintheArmyEducationalCorpsasLieutenanton24December1920, andthefollowingyearwasappointedaCompanyOfficer,commandingaCompanyofGentlemanCadets,attheRoyalMilitaryCollege,Sandhurst on30August1921.Herelinquishedhiscommissionon31August1927,andwaslatertheheadmasteroftheHolyroodPreparatorySchool, BognorRegis,Sussex.DuringtheSecondWorldWartheschoolwasrequisitionedandwasre-locatedtoLluest,LlanbadarnFawr,Aberystwyth. HewaswellknowninBognorRegisandwasChairmanoftheBoardofManagementoftheBognorRegisWarMemorialHospital;helaterretired to Cardiganshire, becoming a magistrate there in 1950.

Sold with copied research.

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Pair: Private J. S. Wood, Yorkshire Light Infantry

1914 Star (9214 Pte. J. S. Wood. Yorks: L.I.); Victory Medal 1914-19 (9214 Pte. J. S. Wood. Yorks. L.I.) nearly very ne (2) £70-£90

JohnS.Wood attestedfortheYorkshireLightInfantryandservedwiththemduringtheGreatWarontheWesternFrontfrom27August 1914 (also entitled to a clap to his 1914 Star). He was discharged on 23 July 1915.

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Three: Corporal W. J. Tribe, Canadian Army Medical Corps

1914Star(34332PteW.J.Tribe.C.A.M.C.);BritishWarandVictoryMedals(34332Cpl.W.J.Tribe.C.A.M.C.) edgebruiseto BWM, otherwise good very ne (3) £100-£140

WilliamJohnTribe wasborninDevon,EnglandinJanuary1892.HewasaChauffeurpriortotheGreatWar,andhisfatherresidedat8Reid Street,Toronto,Ontario,Canada.TribeservedduringtheGreatWarwithNo.2StationaryHospital,CanadianArmyMedicalCorpsinthe Frenchtheatreofwar.HesubsequentlyservedwithNo.5CanadianFieldAmbulance,diedinDecember1968,andisburiedintheRichmondHill Presbyterian Cemetery, Richmond Hill, Ontario.

Four: Chief Petty Officer A. Sawyer, Royal Navy 1914-15Star(198214.A.Sawyer.P.O.,R.N.);BritishWarandVictoryMedals(198214A.Sawyer.C.P.O.R.N.);RoyalNavyL.S.& G.C., G.V.R., 1st issue (198214. Albert Sawyer, P.O. H.M.S. Pembroke) minor o cial correction to ship on last, good very ne (4) £100-£140

AlbertSawyer wasbornatStoke,Suffolk,on26March1882andjoinedtheRoyalNavyasaBoySecondClasson17February1898.Heserved inavarietyofshipsandshorebasedestablishmentsduringtheGreatWar;wasawardedhisLongServiceandGoodConductMedalon7July 1915; and was advanced Chief Petty Officer on 1 October 1918. He was shore pensioned on 4 October 1922.

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Four: Chief Stoker W. H. Davey, Royal Navy 1914-15Star(298795,W.H.Davey.S.P.O.,R.N.);BritishWarandVictoryMedals(298795W.H.Davey.Act.Ch.Sto.R.N.); Royal Navy L.S. & G.C., G.V.R., 1st issue (298795. W. H. Davey, Sto. P.O. H.M.S. King Alfred) very ne

Five: Leading Electrician’s Mate, W. T. H. Davey, Royal Navy 1939-45Star;AtlanticStar;DefenceandWarMedals1939-45;RoyalNavyL.S.&G.C.,G.VI.R.,1stissue(JX132366.W.T.H. Davey. L.S. H.M.S. Gleaner.) extremely ne (9) £180-£220

WilliamHenryDavey wasborninGunnislake,Cornwall,on14March1883.HecommencednavalserviceasStoker2Class,H.M.S. VividII on 17October1901.HeadvancedtoStoker,H.M.S.Victorious on6July1902,toStoker1Class,H.M.S. Skipjack,on1July1906,andtoLeading Stoker,H.M.S. Magni cent, on1June1907.HewasadvancedtoStokerP.O.on4May1909,whilstservinginH.M.S. Talbot,andwasin H.M.S. Challenger from30Mayto1August1914.DuringtheGreatWarhealsoservedinH.M.S. KingAlfred, H.M.S. Argonaut andH.M.S. Musketeer.He joinedH.M.S. Hecla from13Aprilto18June1918,beingadvancedtoActChiefStokeron1May18,andtoChiefStoker,H.M.S. Tiger on5March 1919.On27October1923,hewasdischargedto‘Shore’and‘Pensioned’.HewasawardedtheL.S.&G.C.medalinNovember1916,whilstinH. M.S. King Alfred

WilliamThomasHenryDavey wasbornon15November1912,atTavistock,Devon.HewasaGardener'sAssistantbeforejoiningtheNavy asaBoy2Class,H.M.S. Ganges on27September1928.HewasadvancedtoBoy1Class,on12May1929,andtoOrdinarySeamanon15 November1930.HeadvancedtoAbleSeamanon16May1932andremainedanAbleSeamanuntilratedTemporaryActingLeadingSeamanon 20September1943,andcon!rmedayearlater.HejoinedH.M.S. Gleaner on21September1945,andremainedinheruntil2September1946, being !nallycon!rmedasafullLeadingSeamanon1July1946.HehadspecialisedasaLeadingTorpedoOperatoron28September1938,and wasre-categorisedasaLeadingElectricians'Mateon8December1946,withanewofficialnumberMX844043.Hewas !nallyinvalidedon29 July1948attheageof35.Despitebeingsentencedto5dayscellsforstealinginJanuary1932,hereceivedhis1stGoodConductBadgeon1 February 1934, two years later. He received his second on 20 November 1938. and later his third. He received the L.S. & G.C. medal in May 1946.

A‘Q-Ship’groupoffourawardedtoStokerPettyOfficerW.J.Birch,RoyalNavy,whowasservinginH.M.S. Farnborough, ‘Q5’, whenshesanktheGermansubmarineU-83 on17February1917,anactionforwhichher captain, Gordon Campbell, was awarded the Victoria Cross 1914-15Star(135711,W.J.Birch,S.P.O.,R.N.);BritishWarandVictoryMedals(135711W.J.BirchS.P.O.R.N.);RoyalNavyL.S. & G.C., G.V.R., 1st issue (135711. W. J. Birch, Sto. H.M.S. Colleen.) o cial correction to ‘M’ on LSGC, very ne(4) £500-£700

WilliamJamesBirch wasborninPortsmouth,Hampshire,on5November1865andattestedfortheRoyalNavyon1December1885. AdvancedStokerPettyOfficeron1July1906,hewasshorepensionedon10September1908andjoinedtheRoyalFleetReservethefollowing day.RecalledforserviceduringtheGreatWar,hewasborneonthebooksoftheIrishdepotshipH.M.S. Colleen whenhewasawardedhisLong ServiceandGoodConductMedalon26October1916, havingjoined H.M.S.Farnborough,theconvertedQ-Ship‘Q5’,on9November1915, underherCaptainGordonCampbell.HewaspresentinQ5 on17February1917whenoff thewestcoastofIrelandat9:45a.m.,Campbell, followingproscribedQ-shiptactics,turnedintothetrackofanenemytorpedosoastoallowittohitQ5 aftbytheengine-roombulkhead.The ‘panicparty’madeaconvincingdepartureinboatsastheshipbegantosettlebythestern.Campbellandtheguns’crews,meanwhile,laypronein theirhidingplacesontheupperdeckasthebarelysubmergedU-boat,U-83 commandedbyHoppe,closedtowithintwentyyards.At10:05the submarinebrokesurface300yardsoff theportbow,butinapositionwherenoneofQ5’sgunscouldbear.Gradually,however,thesubmarine passeddowntheportsidewiththeintentionofsecuringtheship’spapersfromthe‘crew’intheboats.AsU-83 motoredabeamofQ5,Campbell couldseethatshewasfullysurfaced,withtheconningtoweropenandHoppeonthebridge.At10:10hegavetheordertoopen !re.Theguns’ crewsgotoff forty !veroundsatpointblankrange,nearlyallofwhichhit.U-83 sankwiththelossofallhandssaveforoneofficerandaseaman. Q5 in sinking condition was taken in tow by the destroyer H.M.S. Narwhal and the sloop H.M.S. Buttercup and eventually beached.

BirchwasoneofthefewcrewmemberstoleaveQ5 on24February1917,whenhedidnotelecttofollowGordonCampbelltohisnext command,anotherQ-Ship,H.M.S. Pargust,whichlatersankUC-29,leadingtotheawardoftwoVictoriaCrossesunderRuleThirteen,with LieutenantStuartbeingselectedbyballotastherepresentativeofficerandSeamanWilliamWilliams astherepresentativerating.Servingashore for the rest of war, he was invalided from the service on 20 November 1918.

Sold with copied service records, medal roll extracts and research.

CarltonHenryMorrow wasbornon22April1886,atCarlisle,Cumberland.HecommencednavalserviceasBoy2Class,H.M.S. Caledonia,30 July1901.HeadvancedtoOrdinarySeaman,H.M.S. Kent,22April1904;toAbleSeaman,on17August1905;toLeadingSeaman,H.M.S. PembrokeI,on25March1909,andtoPettyOfficer,H.M.S.Rosario on1August1913.DuringtheGreatWarheservedinseveralshipsincluding Miranda,Leonidas,and Springbok.AfterTheGreatWarhewasadvancedtoChiefPettyOfficer, H.M.S.PembrokeI, on1February1921,buton21 February1925,hewas`discharged'dead'fromH.M.S. Abdiel, having"diedsuddenly",14monthsshortofhispensionabledate.WhilststillaBoy1 ClassinH.M.S. Caledonia,hehaddesertedon15July1902,andwasnotrecovereduntil9December1902when,bywarrantof19December,he received18cutswithabirchbywayofretribution.ThereafterhisdisciplinaryrecordseemstohavebeensatisfactoryandhewasawardedtheL.S. &

when

serving in the

,

ship was H.M.S. Hecla, in 1919.

Four: Petty Officer W. H. Stripe, Royal Navy and Royal Naval Reserve 1914-15Star(201422,W.H.Stripe,L.S.,R.N.);BritishWarandVictoryMedals(201422.W.H.Stripe.L.S.R.N.);RoyalFleet ReserveL.S.&G.C.,G.V.R.,2ndissue(201422(Po.A.7733)W.H.Stripe.P.O.R.F.R.) contactmarks,nearlyvery neandbetter(4) £80-£100

WilliamHerbertStripe wasbornatChichester,Sussex,on21June1883andenteredtheRoyalNavyasaBoySecondClasson24October 1898.HewasadvancedLeadingSeamanon15November1912,andwasshoredischargedforentryintotheRoyalFleetReserveon21June 1913.HewasrecalledtotheServiceon2August1914,andservedduringtheGreatWarinavarietyofshipsandshorebasedestablishments.He wasadvancedPettyOfficeron13October1920,andwasshorepensionedon16November1925,subsequentlyrejoiningtheRoyalFleet Reserve.

Five:

1915-62,1clasp,Iraq1919-1920(351612F.Lee.S.B.P.O.R.N.);RoyalNavyL.S.&G.C.,G.V.R.,2ndissue, "xedsuspension (351612 Frederick Lee, S.B.S. H.M.S.

very ne and rare (5)

FrederickLee wasbornatRotherhithe,London,on4January1886,andwasalicensedvictuallerbeforejoiningtheSickBerthbranchofthe RoyalNavyinJanuary1906asaprobationarySickBertAttendant,beingcon"rmedinthatrateinthefollowingSeptember.Hewasadvancedto 2ndSickBerthStewardinOctober1911,becomingSickBerthStewardinApril1916,andSickBerthPettyOfficerinAugust1920,whilstserving aboardH.M.S. Triad whichshiphehadjoinedon1Decemberthepreviousyear.Whilstservingin Triad hewasoneof44officersandratingsof theshiptobeawardedtherare‘Iraq1919-1920’clasp.Itwasoneofjust129claspsawardedintotaltothosewho,whileservingaboardH.M. Ships,weredetachedforserviceinvarioustenders,tugsandrivercraftoperatingwithintheboundariesofIraqintheperiod17July1919to17 November1920.The9officers,103ratingsand17RoyalMarinescamefromthefollowingH.M.Ships: Clio (49), Espeigle (36)and Triad (44). Whilstalsoservingin Triad, LeereceivedhisL.S.&G.C.medalon2March1921.Heleft Triad inDecember1921andservedtheremainderofhis timeashoreat

fromJuly1926toSeptember1927.Hewas "nallypensionedtoshoreon7 January

G.C.,G.V.R.,1stissue(290773.FrankBooth.Sto.1Cl.H.M.Y.Enchantress.)‘Y’of‘HMY’o

nearly extremely

£80-£100

FrankBooth wasborninBrighton,Sussex,on23February1875andjoinedtheRoyalNavyasaStokerSecondClasson12December1898. HewasadvancedStokerFirstClasson1July1906,andservedduringtheGreatWarinavarietyofshipsandshorebasedestablishments.He servedintheYacht Enchantress from27January1919;wasawardedhisLongServiceandGoodConductMedalon16January1920;andwas shore pensioned on 27 June 1921.

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Pair: Stoker First Class H. Marsh, Royal Navy, who died on 16 July 1917 1914-15 Star (K.15052. H. Marsh, Sto.1, R.N.); Victory Medal 1914-19 (K.15052 H. Marsh. Sto. 1 R.N.) very ne

Pair: Ordinary Telegraphist R. R. Rolling, Royal Navy British War and Victory Medals (J. 47069 R. R. Rolling. O. Tel. R.N.) good very ne 1914-15Star (121W.T.S.F.Thorpe,W.T.O.,R.N.R.);VictoryMedal1914-19 (K.24024W.R.Thomas.Sto.1R.N.) very ne (6) £70-£90

Henry Marsh died on 16 July 1917 while serving in H.M.S. Gloucester and is buried at Bari War Cemetery, Italy. R. R. Rolling died on 13 February 1921 while serving in H.M.S. Pembroke and is buried at Sutton and Cheam Cemetery, Surrey.

Five: LeadingSeamanE.W.Burridge,RoyalNavy,laterH.M.CoastGuard,whowaslandedfromH.M.S. Boxer to assist in the relief work on the occasion of the earthquake at Messina in December 1908

1914-15Star(206076,E.Burridge,L.S.,R.N.);BritishWarandVictoryMedals(206076E.W.BurridgeL.S.R.N.);RoyalNavyL.S. &G.C.,G.V.R.,2ndissue, !xedsuspension(206076E.W.Burridge.Lg.Btn.H.M.C.G.); Italy,Kingdom,MessinaEarthquake Medal 1908, silver, unnamed as issued, generally very ne (5) £240-£280

EdgarWillieBurridge wasbornatShoreditch,London,on1March1884andjoinedtheRoyalNavyasaBoySecondClasson29August 1899.AdvancedAbleSeamanon1March1902,heservedinH.M.S. Boxer (whilstborneonthebooksofH.M.S. OrionI)from1June1908to20 December1909,andwaslandedfromH.M.S. Boxer toassistinthereliefworkontheoccasionoftheearthquakeatMessinainDecember1908 (medal roll con!rms).

AdvancedLeadingSeamanon1May1910,BurridgetransferredtoH.M.CoastGuardasBoatmanatBoscastleon25March1913.Hewasrecalled forserviceduringtheGreatWar,andservedinH.M.S. Doris fromtheoutbreakofWarto15January1917.HereturnedtotheCoastGuardon 20November1917,andwasawardedhisLongServiceandGoodConductMedalon10March1923.Hewasshoredischarged,onthereduction of the Coast Guard, on 31 March 1923, and died in Cornwall on 4 March 1934.

Sold with copied research.

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Four: Leading Seaman F. W. Cobley, Royal Navy

1914-15Star(J.16182F.W.Cobley.A.B.R.N.);BritishWarandVictoryMedals(J.16182F.W.Cobley.A.B.R.N.);RoyalNavy L. S.&G.C.,G.V.R.,2ndissue, !xedsuspension(J.16182F.W.Cobley.L.S.H.M.S.Pembroke.);togetherwithaR.A.O.B.donor’s medal,giltandenamel,thereverseengraved‘Bro.F.W.Cobley,RamilliesLodgeNo.3921’,heavyedgebruisingandcontact marks, therefore good !ne and better (5) £80-£100

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Four: AbleSeamanJ.Lightfoot,RoyalNavy, whowaslandedfromH.M.S.SutlejforreliefworkatMessinain December 1908

1914-15Star(226165,J.Lightfoot,A.B.,R.N.);BritishWarandVictoryMedals(226165J.Lightfoot.A.B.R.N.); Italy,Kingdom, Messina Earthquake 1908, silver, unnamed as issued, edge bruising and minor contact marks, nearly very ne (4) £140-£180

JohnLightfoot wasbornasLansallos,Cornwall,on13December1887andjoinedtheRoyalNavyasaBoySecondClasson25May1903. AdvancedAbleSeamanon28March1907,heservedinH.M.S. Sutlej from7May1908to8March1909,andwaslandedfromtheshiptoassistin thereliefworkontheoccasionoftheearthquakeatMessinainDecember1908.HeservedduringtheGreatWarinavarietyofshipsandshore basedestablishments,andwasshorepensionedon12December1927,joiningtheRoyalFleetReservethefollowingday.Hedidnotqualifyfora Long Service and Good Conduct Medal.

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Four: Able Seaman W. J. Redgrave, Royal Navy

1914-15Star(J.15838,W.J.Redgrave,A.B.,R.N.);BritishWarandVictoryMedals(J.15838W.J.Redgrave.A.B.R.N.);RoyalNavy L.S.&G.C.,G.V.R.,2ndissue, !xedsuspension(J.15838W.J.Redgrave.A.B.H.M.S.QueenElizabeth.) contactmarks,nearlyvery ne (4) £100-£140

WilliamJohnRedgrave wasbornatHalesworth,Suffolk,on26October1895andjoinedtheRoyalNavyasaBoySecondClasson6February 1912.HeservedduringtheGreatWarinavarietyofshipsandshorebasedestablishments,andwasawardedhisLongServiceandGoodConduct Medalon20January1929.Shorepensionedon25October1935,hewasrecalledforserviceduringtheSecondWorldWar,andwasdischarged dead from H.M.S. Bulolo on 8 December 1940. He is commemorated on the Plymouth Naval Memorial.

Three: Able Seaman J. C. E. Robinson, Royal Navy 1914-15Star(142873J.C.E.Robinson.A.B.,R.N.);BritishWarandVictoryMedals(142873J.C.E.Robinson.A.B.R.N.) contact marks,

Three: Attributed to H. Bridgewater, Royal Navy 1939-45Star;AtlanticStar;WarMedal1939-45,withAdmiraltyenclosure,innamedcarboxofissueaddressedto‘Mr.H. Bridgewater, 8C Ash!eld Parade, Southgate, London, N14’, extremely ne Royal Naval Reserve L.S. & G.C., E.VII.R. (L.1793 J. Rees. Sean. 2Cl., R.N.R.)

very ne (7) £80-£100

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Pair: AbleSeamanT.Slee,RoyalNavy,whodiedafterheaccidentallyshothimselfintheabdomenwhen cleaning a revolver on board H.M.S. Fury at Scapa Flow on 28 November 1914 1914-15Star(185983T.Slee.A.B.R.N.);VictoryMedal1914-1919(185983T.Slee.A.B.R.N.);MemorialPlaque(ThomasRichard Slee) extremely ne (3) £80-£100

ThomasSlee wasborninKing'sNympton,NorthDevon,on10June1880,thesonofWilliamandPriscillaSlee,laterofCharltonKings,near Cheltenham.Thesecondforename,Richard,whichappearsonthememorialplaquedoesnotappearinhisServiceRecord.HejoinedtheNavyas aBoy2Class,H.M.S. Impregnable,on11October1895,havingbeenalabourerbeforethis.HeadvancedtoBoy1Cass,on11June1896,andto OrdinarySeaman,H.M.S. Renown on10June1898,toAbleSeama,on16October1900,andremainedinthisratefortheremainderofhisnaval career.HebecameaSeamanGunneron23July1907andaGunLayer3rdClasson9December1907.HejoinedH.M.S. Fury, atendertothe DepotShipH.M.S. Blake on1December1912,andatsomestagethereafterperhapsundertookthedutiesofGunner'sYeomanorArmourer's Mate,amongstwhosedutieswouldhavebeenthecleanlinessofsmallarms,foritwaswhilstcleaningarevolverat08.35on27November1914, thatheaccidentallyshothimselfintheabdomenwhilstH.M.S. Fury wasinScapaFlow.At09.30hewastransferredtotheHospitalShipH.M.S. Soudan anddiedthefollowingmorningat10.50on28November1914.HewasburiedinOsmondwallCemetery,IsleofHoy,OrkneyIslands.He leftawidow,FannieASleeof36VictoryStreet,Keyham,Devonport,towhomhismedalsandMemorialPlaquewereeventuallysent.Hisparents later lived at Charlton Kings near Cheltenham, where hisyoungerbrotherwasalsoborninabout1900.HisnameappearsontheWar Memorial outside St Mary's Church, Charlton Kings near Cheltenham. He is additionally entitled to the British War Medal. Sold with copied research and two photographs of the War Memorial at St. Mary’s Church, Charlton King’s, near Cheltenham.

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Pair: Ordinary Seaman L. Denton, Royal Navy 1914-15 Star (J.39335, L. Denton. Boy.1., R.N.); Victory Medal 1914-19 (J.39335 L. Denton. Ord. R.N.) nearly very ne

Pair: Private A. E. Taylor, West Riding Regiment 1914-15 Star (2636 Pte. A. E. Taylor, W. Rid. R.); Victory Medal 1914-19 (2636 Pte. A. E. Taylor. W. Rid. R.) nearly very ne

Pair: Gunner B. Blackburn, Royal Marine Artillery British War and Victory Medals (R.M.A. 1182-S- Gr. B. Blackburn.) good very ne

Pair: Captain W. C. Farmer, Devonshire Regiment British War and Victory Medals (Capt. W. C. Farmer.) mounted as worn, very ne (8) £80-£100

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Four: Engineman R. W. E. G. Burgoyne, Royal Naval Reserve 1914-15Star(ES.3932,R.W.E.G.Burgoyne,Engn.,R.N.R.);BritishWarMedal1914-20(3932E.S.R.W.E.G.Burgoyne.Engn. R. N.R.);MercantileMarineWarMedal1914-18(RobertW.F.G.Burgoyne);VictoryMedal1914-19(3932E.S.R.W.E.G. Burgoyne. Engn. R.N.R.) very ne (4) £60-£80

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Three: Deck Hand E. Lambert, Royal Naval Reserve 1914-15 Star (DA.601, E. Lambert, D.H., R.N.R.); British War and Victory Medals (601D.A. E. Lambert. D.H. R.N.R.) very ne

Three: Able Seaman J. Hazell, Royal Navy, later Royal Fleet Reserve BritishWarandVictoryMedals(189837J.Hazell.A.B.R.N.) VMo ciallyre-impressed;RoyalFleetReserveL.S.&G.C.,G.V.R.,1st issue (189837 (Ch. B.3505) J. Hazell. A.B. R.F.R.) very ne (6) £70-£90

Four: Sub-Lieutenant J. V. Griffiths, Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve and Mercantile Marine 1914-15Star(399S.D.J.V.Griffiths.D.H.,R.N.R.);BritishWarMedal1914-20(S.Lt.J.V.Griffiths.R.N.V.R.);MercantileMarine War Medal 1914-18 (James V. Griffiths.); Victory Medal 1914-19 (S. Lt. J. V. Griffiths. R.N.V.R.) very ne (4) £70-£90

Four: Private H. D. Fordham, Royal Marine Light Infantry, later Royal Naval Reserve

Fleet Reserve L.S. & G.C., G.V.R., 1st issue (Ch.16686. B.2379 H. D. Fordham. Mne. R.F.R.) good very ne (4) £80-£100

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Three: Lieutenant S. D. Wilmot-Sitwell, Royal Marines, who was killed in action at Gallipoli on 14 July 1915 1914-15Star(Lieut.S.D.Wilmot-Sitwell.R.M.);BritishWarandVictoryMedals(Lieut.S.D.Wilmot-SitwellR.M.);Memorial Plaque(StantonDeggeWilmot-Sitwell)allhousedonacontemporarydisplayframeinsert, somestaining/rustingtomedalsat points of contact with mounting pins, otherwise good very ne (4) £300-£400

310 StantonDeggeWilmot-Sitwell wasborninLondonon25July1896andwaseducatedatMalvernCollege.HewascommissionedSecond LieutenantinthePortsmouthBattalion,RoyalNavalDivision,RoyalMarineson29August1914,andwaspromotedLieutenanton27March1915. ‘HeservedduringtheGreatWarwiththeRoyalNavalDivisionaspartoftheMediterraneanExpeditionaryForce,andlandedatGabaTepewith theAnzacs,andwaskilledinactionontheslopesofAchiBabaon14July1915’(TheRollofHonour,byTheMarquisdeRuvignyrefers).Hehasno known grave and is commemorated on the Helles Memorial, Turkey.

Three: Private G. Lowerson, Royal Marines

1914-15Star(Deal3296-S-Pte.G.Lowerson.R.M.);BritishWarandVictoryMedals(Deal3296-S-Pte.G.Lowerson.R.M.)with named card boxes of issue, nearly extremely ne

Pair: Junior Engineer R. E. Harvey, Mercantile Fleet Auxiliary British War and Victory Medals (Jnr. Eng. R. E. Harvey, M.F.A.) very ne (5) £70-£90

Three: Private T. H. Herrick, 14th Hussars

1914-15Star(7104Pte.T.H.Herrick.14th.Hrs.);BritishWarandVictoryMedals(7104Pte.T.H.Herrick.14-Hrs.) nearly extremely ne (3) £50-£70

ThomasH.Herrick attestedforthe14thHussarsandservedwiththemduringtheGreatWarintheHedjaztheatreofWarfrom14 November 1915.

Five: Captain N. S. de Brath, 15th Lancers, later 41st Cavalry, Indian Army

1914-15Star(Lieut.N.S.Debrath,15Lcrs.);BritishWarandVictoryMedals(Capt.N.S.DeBrath);GeneralService1918-62,1 clasp,S.Persia(Capt.N.S.DeBrath.);IndiaGeneralService1908-35,1clasp,AfghanistanN.W.F.1919(Capt.N.S.Debrath.41 Cavy.) light contact marks, very ne and better (5) £400-£500

NevilleStanleydeBrath wasbornin1892andwascommissionedSecondLieutenantinthe15thLancersin1913.Hewaspresentduringthe operationsagainsttheMohmandsandSwatisinthevicinityofHa!zKorandShadhadarontheNorthwestFrontierofIndiafromAugustto September1915;inMesopotamiafromMay1916toJune1917;andduringtheoperationsinSouthPersia,wherehetookpartintheAffairat Ziaraton13April1918andtheactionatDewhShaikhon25May1918.Hesubsequentlyservedwiththe41stCavalry,IndianArmy,duringthe Third Afghan War, and was later appointed Aide-de-Camp to the Governor of Madras.

Seven: BrevetColonelF.S.Ferguson,DukeofLancaster’sofYeomanry,later55thWestLancashireDivisional Train, Royal Army Service Corps (Territorial Force)

1914-15Star(1865T/Q.M.Sjt.F.S.Ferguson.D.ofLanc.O.Y.);BritishWarandVictoryMedals(2.Lieut.F.S.Ferguson.);Jubilee 1935(Lieut.Col.F.S.Ferguson.T.D.)contemporarilyengravednaming;Coronation1937(BrevetColonelF.S.Ferguson.T.D.) contemporarilyengravednaming;TerritorialDecoration,G.V.R.,unnamedasissued,withintegraltopribandbar;TerritorialForce EfficiencyMedal,G.V.R.(1865Cpl.F.S.Ferguson.D.ofLanc:O.Yeo:)mountedcourt-styleaswornandhousedina contemporary leather case, generally very ne and

£300-£400

FergusStaceyFerguson wasbornatStratford,Essex,on12August1878andwasemployedbyThrelfall’sBreweryCo.Ltd.inLiverpoolfrom 1895,workingforthemfor50years,ultimatelyasAssistantManagingDirector.HeenlistedintheDukeofLancaster’sOwnYeomanryon18 September1901,andwasadvancedSergeantin1912,havingbeenawardedhisTerritorialForceEfficiencyMedalearlierthatyear.Hewas embodiedforactiveserviceon5August1914,andhavingbeenappointedtemporaryQuartermasterSergeant,servedwiththemduringtheGreat WarontheWesternFrontfrom27August1915.PriortotheendoftheWarhewasgrantedatemporarycommissionasaSecondLieutenantin the Army Service Corps.

Post-War,FergusoncontinuedintheTerritorialArmywiththe55thWestLancashireDivisionalTrain,andwasawardedtheTerritorial Decorationon13January1928.HewasultimatelyadvancedBrevetColonelon3May1937.Heretiredthefollowingmonth,anddiedin Liverpool on 27 March 1953. Sold with copied research.

Three: Corporal G. O. F. Limnell, Royal

Pair: Driver A. Lawson, Royal Artillery

Artillery

War and Victory Medals (28140 Dvr. A. Lawson. R.A.)

Pioneer F. C. de Montreuil, Royal Engineers

War

Victory Medals (335165 Pnr. F. C. de Montreuil. R.E.)

Driver G. W. Broadbent, Tank Corps

War

GustafOsianFranklynLimnell

(309035 Pte. G. W. Broadbent. Tank Corps.)

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Three: Gunner J. H. Beasleigh, Royal Field Artillery

1914-15Star(L-22373Gnr:J.H.Beasleigh.R.F.A.);BritishWarandVictoryMedals(L-22373Gnr:J.H.Beasleigh.R.A.)mounted as worn, traces of verdigris, and staining throughout, nearly very ne

Three: Driver W. Coad, Royal Field Artillery

1914-15Star(2093Dvr.W.Coad,R.F.A.);BritishWarandVictoryMedals(2093Dvr.W.Coad.R.A.)mountedasworn, tracesof verdigris, very ne

1914-15 Star (2) (38179, Dvr. R. Watson, R.H.A.; 57757 Dvr. J. Biggs. R.F.A.) staining to latter, nearly very ne (8) £80-£100

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Three: Driver E. Lane, Royal Field Artillery

1914-15Star(94341,Dvr.E.Lane,R.F.A.);BritishWarandVictoryMedals(94341.Dvr.E.Lane,R.A.) tracesofverdigristoStar, contact marks, nearly very ne

Three: Gunner A. S. Conibear, Royal Garrison Artillery

1914-15Star(45462.Gnr.A.S.Conibear,R.G.A.);BritishWarandVictoryMedals(45462.Gnr.A.S.Conibear.R.A.) tracesof verdigris to Star and VM, contact marks, very ne

Pair: Private F. C. Clarke, Tank Corps British War and Victory Medals (69994 Pte. F. C. Clarke. Tank. Corps.) good very ne (8) £80-£100

Edward Lane attested for the Royal Field Artillery and served during the Great War on the Western Front from 20 September 1915.

ArthurSydneyConibear,aBlacksmith’sMatefromIlfracombe,Devon,wasbornon3December1888.HeattestedfortheRoyalGarrison Artilleryon24August1914andservedduringtheGreatWarontheWesternFrontfrom21May1915.DischargedClass‘Z’on14February 1919,hediedinDevoninDecember1956.Hisson,FlightSergeant(Pilot)SydneyArthurConibear,waskilledinactionduringtheSecondWorld War, whilst serving with 148 Squadron, Royal Air Force, and is buried in Knightsbridge War Cemetery, Acroma, Libya.

Provenance: Dix Noonan Webb, September 2011. HaroldDuniamJones wasborninAugust1886andenlistedintheRoyalMarinesDivisionalEngineersinOctober1914,havingpreviously workedasaRailwayConstructionEngineerinBrazilbeforethewar.Formedintothreecompanies,themenofR.M.D.E.weretransferred enbloc totheRoyalEngineersafterGallipoli,forming247,248and249FieldCompanies,R.E.CommissionedaLieutenantinOctober1915,hewas invalidedfromGallipoliduetosicknessinDecember1915.SubsequentlyattachedtotheBritishMission,PortugueseCorps,hewasMentionedin Despatches

of

(

Gazette 21 August 1919).

cate,inscribedto‘T./Lt.H.D.Jones,Attd.Brit.MissionPortugueseCorps’,anddated7April1918,

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Three: Private L. Scudder, East Kent Regiment

1914-15Star(SR-10877Pte.L.Scudder.E.KentR.);BritishWarandVictoryMedals(SR-10877Pte.L.Scudder.E.KentR.) very ne

Three: Private C. D. Wells, Royal West Kent Regiment

1914-15Star(G-5252Pte.C.D.Wells.R.W.KentR.);BritishWarandVictoryMedals(G-5252Pte.C.D.Wells.R.W.KentR.) traces of verdigris to star, otherwise very ne (6) £60-£80

Three: PrivateJ.Richardson,NorthumberlandFusiliers,whowaskilledinactioninSalonikaon27February 1917

1914-15Star(3-7949Pte.J.Richardson.North’dFus:);BritishWarandVictoryMedals(3-7949Pte.J.Richardson.North’dFus.) extremely ne

Three: Private H. McLauchlan, Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders

1914-15Star(S-6629.Pte.H.McLauchlan.A.&S.Highrs.);BritishWarandVictoryMedals(S-6629Pte.H.McLauchlan.A.&S. Highrs.) very ne (6) £80-£100

JohnRichardson wasborninWestHartlepoolandattestedfortheNorthumberlandFusiliers.Heservedwiththe2ndBattalionduringthe GreatWarontheWesternFrontfrom23November1914(therebymissingoutontheawardofa1914Starbyamatterofhours),and subsequently in Salonika, and was killed in action on 27 February 1917. He is buried in Salonika (Lembet Road) Military Cemetery, Greece.

HenryMcLauchlan attestedfortheArgyllandSutherlandHighlandersandservedwiththemduringtheGreatWarontheWesternFrontfrom 20 May 1915. He was discharged Class ‘Z’ Reserve on 22 February 1919.

Three: Private A. Levy, Public Schools Battalion, Royal Fusiliers

1914-15Star(P.S-6922Pte.A.Levy,R.Fus.);BritishWarandVictoryMedals(PS-6922Pte.A.Levy.R.Fus.) nearlyextremely ne (3) £50-£70

AlexanderLevy attestedfortheRoyalFusiliersandservedwiththemduringtheGreatWarontheWesternFrontfrom14November1915. He later transferred to the Middlesex Regiment. His name appears in the British Jewry Book of Honour.

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Family Group:

Three: Private E. J. Osborne, Suffolk Regiment, who was killed in action on the Western Front on 6 May 1915 1914-15Star(12804Pte.E.J.Osborne.Suff.R.);BritishWarandVictoryMedals(12804Pte.E.J.Osborne.Suff.R.);Memorial Plaque (Edward James Osborne) the plaque somewhat polished, otherwise nearly extremely ne

Three: PrivateB.Osborne,SuffolkRegiment,whodiedofwoundsontheWesternFronton15November 1918 1914-15Star(12861Pte.B.Osborne.Suff.R.);BritishWarandVictoryMedals(128061Pte.B.Osborne.Suff.R.);Memorial Plaque (Bertie Osborne) the plaque somewhat polished, otherwise nearly extremely ne (8) £220-£260

EdwardJamesOsborne,ofBurySt.Edmund’s,Suffolk,attestedfortheSuffolkRegimentandservedwiththe2ndBattalionduringtheGreat War on the Western Front from 26 January 1915. He was killed in action on 6 May 1915, and is buried in Wytschaete Military Cemetery, Belgium. BertieOsborne,thebrotheroftheabove,attestedfortheSuffolkRegimentandservedwiththe8thBattalionduringtheGreatWaronthe WesternFrontfrom14August1915.Hediedofwoundson15November1918,andisburiedinBrebieresBritishCemetery,France,the Commonwealth War Graves Commission Roll of Honour also recording that he served with the 1st/1st Battalion, Cambridgeshire Regiment. Sold with copied research.

Three: Lieutenant J. L. King, Somerset Light Infantry, later Royal Engineers 1914-15 Star (2. Lieut. J. L. King. Som. L.I.); British War and Victory Medals (Lieut J. L. King) nearly extremely ne

Three: Private E. H. Thompson, Machine Gun Corps

BritishWarandVictoryMedals(34400Pte.E.H.Thompson.M.G.C.)innamedcardboxofissue;DefenceMedal,innamedcard boxofissue,addressedto‘Mr.E.H.Thompson,2RidgeAvenue,Letchworth,Hertfordshire’, tracesofadhesivetoreverseofDM, otherwise nearly extremely ne (6) £70-£90

JamesLawrenceKing wascommissionedSecondLieutenantintheSomersetLightInfantryon16September1914andservedwiththe7th BattalionduringtheGreatWarontheWesternFrontfrom20November1915.HewasemployedwiththeArmySignallingServicefrom8 February1916,beforetransferringtotheRoyalEngineers.AppointedTemporaryLieutenanton15June1919,herelinquishedhiscommissionon 15 September 1921, retaining the rank of Lieutenant.

ErnestHenryThompson attestedfortheMachineGunCorpson5May1917,andservedwiththemduringtheGreatWarontheWestern Front.Hewasdischargedon15November1917,onaccountofbeingpermanentlyphysicallyun"t,andwasawardedaSilverWarBadge,No. 302,670.

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Three: SecondLieutenantJ.L.Walker,BedfordshireRegiment,whowasMentionedinDespatches,andwas killed in action on the Somme on 12 October 1916

1914-15Star(2.Lieut.L.H.Walker.Bedf.R.);BritishWarandVictoryMedals(Lieut.J.L.Walker.);MemorialPlaque(Laurence HallWalker)withBuckinghamPalaceenclosure;MemorialScroll‘2ndLieut.Lawrence[sic]HallWalkerBedfordshireRegt.’, the Scroll in somewhat relic condition; the medals and plaque nearly extremely ne (5) £300-£400

LaurenceHallWalker wasborninAltrincham,Cheshire,onon22August1893andwaseducatedatMalvernCollege,beforeemigratingto Canada.FollowingtheoutbreakoftheGreatWarhejoinedthe2ndKingEdward’sHorse,beforeobtainingacommissionintheSpecialReserve Battalion,BedfordshireRegiment,on10February1915.Heservedwiththe2ndBattalionontheWesternFrontfromOctober1915,andwas Mentioned in Despatches (London Gazette 4 January 1917).

Walker was killed in action on the Somme on 12 October 1916. His Captain subsequently wrote to Walker’s parents: ‘WehadjustenteredaGermantrenchandyoursonhad,asusual,donemagni!cently.Duringtheattackwewereheldupbytheirmachineguns, andyoursonatoncegotholdofari"eandbegan !ringattheGermans,whowereabout100yardsfromus.Hewasmarkeddownandshot throughtheheadandIamsothankfultotellyouthatdeathwasinstantaneous.Hehasseveraltimesbeenrecommendedforbraveryandgood work.’

Soldwiththerecipient’soriginalMentionedinDespatchesCerti!cate, thisinreliccondition,namedRecordOfficeenclosureforthethreemedals;a portrait photograph of the recipient, mounted in a glazed display frame; and a photograph of the recipient’s original grave.

Family group:

Three: Private J. Hughes, Yorkshire Regiment, who was killed in action on the Western Front on 23 April 1917 1914-15 Star (12760 Pte. J. Hughes, York: R.); British War and Victory Medals (12760 Pte. J. Hughes. York. R.) good very ne

Pair: Private V. H. Hughes, 1st Battalion, London Regiment British War and Victory Medals (635486 Pte. V. H. Hughes. 1-Lond. R.) very ne

Pair: Private A. D. Hughes, 21st Battalion, London Regiment British War and Victory Medals (4886 Pte. A. D. Hughes. 21-Lond. R.) very ne (7) £80-£100

JohnHughes attestedfortheYorkshireRegimentandservedwiththe7thBattalionduringtheGreatWarontheWesternFrontfrom29July 1915. He was killed in action on 23 April 1917; he has no known grave and is commemorated on the Arras Memorial, France.

Sold with original transmittal slip and named card box of issue for the 1914-15 Star.

Three: Captain W. Galloway, King’s Own Scottish Borderers 1914-15 Star (2. Lieut. W. Galloway. K.O. Sco. Bord.); British War and Victory Medals (Capt. W. Galloway.) very ne (3) £60-£80

WilliamGalloway wascommissionedSecondLieutenantintheKing’sOwnScottishBorderersandservedwiththemduringtheGreatWarin the Gallipoli theatre of war from 6 August 1915.

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Pair: W. G. Peckover, East Surrey Regiment

1914-15Star(4488....W.G.Peckover.E.Surr.R.);VictoryMedal1914-19(448...W.G.Peckover.E.Surr.R.) rankobliterated from both, otherwise very ne

Pair: Private J. H. Thomas, Cheshire Regiment British War and Victory Medals (60246 Pte. J. H. Thomas. Ches. R.) good very ne

Pair: Private R. S. Watson, West Riding Regiment British War and Victory Medals (20970 Pte. R. S. Watson. W. Rid. R.) very ne

Pair: Private J. Smith, King’s Own Scottish Borderers British War and Victory Medals (2991. Pte. J. Smith. K.O.S.B.) number o cially corrected on VM, very ne (8) £100-£140

Five: Sergeant W. G. Hoskins, Royal Sussex Regiment 1914-15Star(L-9268Bndsmn:W.G.Hoskins.R.Suss:R.);BritishWarandVictoryMedals(L-9268Pte.W.G.Hoskins.R.Suss. R.);IndiaGeneralService1908-35,1clasp,AfghanistanN.W.F.1919(L-9268L-Cpl.W.G.Hoskins.R.Suss.R.);ArmyL.S.&G.C., G.V.R.,2ndissuewith !xedsuspension(6390384Sjt.W.G.Hoskins.R.Suss.R.) contactmarks,nearlyvery ne,theLS&GCgood very

£120-£160

WilliamG.Hoskins attestedfortheRoyalSussexRegimentandservedwiththemduringtheGreatWarontheFrontierRegionsofIndiafrom 17 August 1915, seeing further service during the Third Afghan War.

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Three: Lance-Corporal G. J. T. Crouch, Royal Sussex Regiment 1914-15Star(G-411L.Cpl.G.J.T.Crouch.R.Suss:R.);BritishWarandVictoryMedals(G-411Pte.G.J.T.Crouch.R.Suss.R.) mounted as worn, nearly very ne

Three: Private D. Henderson, Royal Sussex Regiment 1914-15Star(G-835Pte.D.Henderson.R.Suss.R.);BritishWarandVictoryMedals(GS-835Pte.D.Henderson.R.Suss.R.) traces of verdigris to Star, otherwise very ne Victory Medal 1914-19 (5420 Pte. W. Sandell. R. Suss. R.) good very ne (7) £80-£100

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Three: Private J. Ince, Hampshire Regiment 1914-15Star(330208Pte.J.Ince.Hamps.R.);BritishWarandVictoryMedals(1379Pte.J.Ince.Hamps.R.)mountedasworn, very ne

Three: Sergeant H. Sheridan, Middlesex Regiment, who was taken Prisoner of War BritishWarandVictoryMedals(L-9080Cpl.H.SheridanMidd’xR.);ArmyL.S.&G.C.,G.V.R.,1stissue(6188392Sjt.H.Sheridan. Midd’x R.); together with a Middlesex Regiment cap badge and a postcard photograph of the recipient, good very ne (6) £80-£100

HenrySheridan attestedfortheMiddlesexRegimentandservedwiththe4thBattalionduringtheGreatWarontheWesternFrontfrom14 August1914(alsoentitledtoa1914Star).HisMedalIndexCardnotesthathewascapturedandtakenPrisonerofWar;mostlikelyhewastaken PrisonerofWaratMonsin1914,oneof397‘Regulars’oftheRegiment(approximatelyhalfaBattalion)whoweretakenPrisonerofWarprior to Christmas Day 1914.

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Three: Corporal E. G. Spittles, Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry 1914-15Star(2074Pte.E.G.Spittles,Oxf.&Bucks.L.I.);BritishWarandVictoryMedals(2074Cpl.E.G.Spittles.Oxf.&Bucks. L.I.) contact marks, nearly very ne

Three: Corporal F. T. Taylor, Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry 1914-15Star(2100Pte.F.T.Taylor.Oxf.&Bucks.L.I.);BritishWarandVictoryMedals(2100Cpl.F.T.Taylor.Oxf.&Bucks.L.I.) in named card box of issue, extremely ne

Three: Private A. E. Maynard, Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry 1914-15Star(10682Pte.A.E.Maynard.Oxf.&Bucks.L.I.);BritishWarandVictoryMedals(10682Pte.A.E.Maynard.Oxf.& Bucks. L.I.) contact marks, nearly very ne

Pair: Corporal D. C. L. Crudden, Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry British War and Victory Medals (267060. Cpl. D. C. L. Crudden. Oxf. & Bucks. L.I.) light contact marks, very ne (11) £140-£180

ErnestGeraldSpittles wasborninBuckinghamshireon8November1892andattestedfortheOxfordshireandBuckinghamshireLight Infantryon31August1914.HeservedduringtheGreatWarontheWesternFrontwiththe1st/1st(Buckinghamshire)Battalionfrom30March 1915andsawlaterservicewiththe2nd/4thBattalion.Disembodiedon17February1919,heappearsonthe1939RegisterasanARPMessenger. He died in Buckinghamshire, aged 63, on 13 June 1956.

Soldwithacopiedarticlefromanunidenti!edparishmagazine,showingagroupphotograph,withtherecipientidenti!ed,ontheWesternFront, which refers to his work in an observation post.

FrederickT.Taylor attestedfortheOxfordshireandBuckinghamshireLightInfantryandservedduringtheGreatWarontheWesternFront with the 1st/1st (Buckinghamshire) Battalion from 30 March 1915. Appointed Corporal, he was disembodied on 9 March 1919.

AbelEdgarMaynard wasborninGreatLinford,Buckinghamshire,on12February1878andservedwiththe8thBattalion,Oxfordshireand BuckinghamshireLightInfantryduringtheGreatWarontheWesternFrontfrom18September1915.DischargedClass‘Z’,hediedinLuton, Bedfordshire on 12 February 1968, aged 89.

DavidCouparLamondCrudden wasborninGlasgowandservedwiththe1st/1st(Buckinghamshire)Battalion,Oxfordshireand Buckinghamshire Light Infantry during the Great War on the Western Front.

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Three: PrivateF.Lawrence,King’sOwnYorkshireLightInfantry,laterLabourCorps,whodiedathomeon1 July 1918

1914-15Star(2246.Pte.F.Lawrence,Yorks.L.I.);BritishWarandVictoryMedals(2246Pte.F.Lawrence.Yorks.L.I.)withtwo named card boxes of issue, nearly extremely ne

Pair: Private E. F. Hollands, East Kent Regiment BritishWarandVictoryMedals(G-15792Pte.E.F.Hollands.E.KentR.);togetherwitha‘ChapelFieldsPhilanthropicInstitution’ silver Presidential Star, engraved ‘E. F. Hollands, President, 1936’, good very ne 1914-15Star (15363Pte.W.Huson.N.Staff.R.);BritishWarMedal1914-20 (204553Cpl.E.Hawkins.E.KentR.); Victory Medal 1914-19 (4302 Pte. A. Taylor. Essex R.) nearly very ne and better (9) £100-£140

FrancisLawrence wasborninShoreham,Suffolk,andattestedfortheKing’sOwnYorkshireLightInfantryatDoncaster.Hediedathomeon1 July 1918 while serving in the Labour Corps and was buried at Scunthorpe Cemetery. Sold with original transmittal letters.

Three: Private A McGee, Middlesex Regiment

1914-15Star(775Pte.A.McGee,Midd’xR.);BritishWarandVictoryMedals(775Pte.A.McGee.Midd’xR.) polished,goodvery ne

Pair: Private L. V. Flarty, Hampshire Regiment

British War and Victory Medals (241277 Pte. L. V. Flarty. Hamps. R.) very ne

Pair: Corporal P. O. Kirkby, Middlesex Regiment British War and Victory Medals (5500 Cpl. P. O. Kirkby. Midd’x R.) edge bruising and contact marks, nearly very ne

Pair: Private C. F. Dittert, Middlesex Regiment

British War and Victory Medals (73680 Pte. C. F. Dittert. Midd’x. R.) good very ne (9) £100-£140

Alfred McGee attested for the Middlesex Regiment and served during the Great War on the Western Front from 14 November 1915.

LewisVictorFlarty wasborninSouthamptonon4February1896andattestedfortheHampshireRegiment.AppointedLanceCorporal,he servedwiththe2nd/5thBattalionduringtheGreatWarinEgyptandPalestine,beforefurtherservicewiththe1st/4thBattalion,Wiltshire Regiment.

PercyOscarKirkby wasborninWalthamstow,Essex,on4February1896andattestedfortheMiddlesexRegiment.Heservedwiththe 1st/7thBattalionduringtheGreatWarontheWesternFrontfrom26October1916,andwasdischargedtoacommissionintotheRoyal Fusilierson17December1917.DuringtheSecondWorldWar,hesawserviceasaCaptainwiththeBedfordshireandHertfordshireRegiment. Hisson,SecondLieutenantCliffordGeorgeKirkby,RoyalArmouredCorps,waskilledduringtheSecondWorldWarandisburiedinEl-Alamein War Cemetery, Egypt. Percy Kirkby died in Folkestone, Kent in July 1959.

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Four: PrivateJ.Beech,King’sRoyalRi!eCorps,whowaswoundedinactiononthe "rstdayoftheBattleof the Somme, 1 July 1916, and was wounded and taken Prisoner of War at the Battle of Arras on 3 May 1917

1914-15Star(R-1118Pte.J.Beech.K.R.Rif:C.);BritishWarandVictoryMedals(R-1118Pte.J.Beech.K.R.Rif.C.);Imperial ServiceMedal,E.II.R.,2ndissue(JamesBeech);togetherwiththerecipient’sSilverWarBadge,thereversenumbered‘439070’, good very ne (5) £100-£140

JamesBeech wasborninBirminghamonOctober1895andattestedtherefortheKing’sRoyalRi"eCorpson2September1914.Heserved withthe8thBattalionduringtheGreatWarontheWesternFrontfrom13August1915,andwaspresentattheBattleofLoos.Hesawfurther service at the Battle of the Somme, and was wounded in action at Roclincourt on the #rst day of the Battle, 1 July 1916: ‘At10:50pm,theGermansexplodedamineundertheBattalion’sforwardtrenches(creatingacrater160feetwide)andlaunchedanattack supportedbyheavyartillery #rewith5.9's,4.2'sandtrenchmortarsonthefrontandcommunicationtrenches.TheGermansenteredthefront trenchesandcommencedtobombtheirwayforwardbutwere“bombedout”ofthetrenchesbytheBattalion’sbombersandabattledeveloped overtheminecraterlips.Breastworkswereconstructedintheshatteredtrenchesandcraterwhilstthiswasgoingon,withtheworkparties buildingitunderheavymachinegunandtrenchmortar #re.Bydawnthepositionwasdefensible.Casualtieswere8otherrankskilled,and3 Officers and 25 other ranks wounded.’

Beechwasagainwounded(gunshotwoundtotherightarm)andtakenprisonerofwarattheBattleofArrason3May1917,onwhichdate Battalioncasualtieswere10Officersand270otherranks.RepatriatedtoEnglandon5May1918hewasadmittedtotheKingGeorgeHospital, Londonwithhiswoundstillbeingclassi#edassevere.Asaresultofhiswound,hewasmedicallydischargedon12August1918andwasawarded alifedisabilitypensionat30%,aswellasreceivingaSilverWarBadge.Hesubsequentlyworkedasatelephonemechanic,andwasawardedhis Imperial Service Medal on retirement in 1960. Sold with copied research, including a photographic image of the recipient.

Three: Sergeant J. R. Vance, Manchester Regiment, who was killed in action in Gallipoli on 7 August 1915

1914-15 Star (343 Sjt. R. [sic] Vance. Manch. R.); British War and Victory Medals (343 Sjt. J. R. Vance. Manch. R.) very ne (3) £70-£90

JohnRobertVance attestedfortheManchesterRegimentandservedasaSergeantwiththe1st/8thBattalionduringtheGreatWarinthe EgyptiantheatreofWarfrom25September1914.HewaskilledinactioninGallipolion7August1915;hehasnoknowngraveandis commemorated on the Helles Memorial, Turkey.

Four: Staff-Sergeant J. G. Carter, Durham Light Infantry, later Indian Unattached List 1914-15Star(9609Pte.J.G.Carter.Durh:L.I.);BritishWarandVictoryMedals(4334735S.Sgt.J.G.Carter,I.U.L.);IndiaGeneral Service 1908-35, 1 clasp, Afghanistan N.W.F. 1919 (S-Sgt. J. G. Carter, C.M.S.C.) very ne (4) £100-£140

JohnG.Carter attestedfortheDurhamLightInfantryandservedwiththemduringtheGreatWarintheHedjaztheatreofWarfrom28 March1915.HesubsequentlytransferredtotheEastYorkshireRegiment,andthentotheIndianUnattachedList,andsawfurtherserviceduring the Third Afghan War.

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Three: Private T. Naismith, Gordon Highlanders, who died of wounds on the Western Front on 18 June 1915

1914-15Star(S-8939Pte.T.Naismith.Gord.Highrs.);BritishWarandVictoryMedals(S-8939Pte.T.Naismith.Gordons.) good very ne

Pair: Private A. C. Park, Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders

1914-15Star(S-7483Pte.A.C.Park.A.&S.Highrs.);BritishWarMedal1914-20(S-7483Pte.A.C.Park.A.&S.Highrs.) polished and worn, therefore fair to ne, the naming all completely legible BritishWarMedal1914-20 (1554Pte.R.Thomson.Sco.Rif.);VictoryMedal1914-19(2) (3675Pte.J.T.Ballantyne. Sco. Rif.; 11214 Pte. R. Henderson. High. L.I.) naming very faintly impressed on last, generally very ne (8) £100-£140

ThomasNaismith attestedfortheGordonHighlandersatHamiltonandservedwiththe2ndBattalionduringtheGreatWarontheWestern Front from 11 May 1915. He died of wounds on 18 June 1915 and is buried at Brown’s Road Military Cemetery, Festubert, France.

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Three: Orderly W. H. E. Batchelor, British Red Cross Society

1914-15Star(W.H.E.Batchelor.B.R.C.S.&O.St.J.J.);BritishWarandVictoryMedals(W.H.E.Batchelor.B.R.C.&St.J.J.) good very ne (3) £80-£100

WilliamH.E.Batchelor servedasanOrderlywiththeBritishRedCrossSocietyduringtheGreatWarontheWesternFrontfrom10August 1915.

Three: Flight Sergeant E. Wright, Royal Flying Corps and Royal Air Force

1914-15Star(28921.A.M.E.Wright.R.F.C.);BritishWarandVictoryMedals(2892.F.Sgt.E.Wright.R.A.F.) somestainingtoVM, otherwise good very ne (3) £80-£100

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Pair: JemadarGulAkhmad,53rdSikhs(FrontierForce),whowaskilledinactionduringtheReliefofKuton14 January 1916 1914-15 Star (Jemdr. Gul Akhmad, 53/Sikhs F.F.); Victory Medal 1914-19 (Jemdr. Gul. Akhmad, 53 Sikhs.) nearly very ne Pair: Sepoy Chhajja Singh, 30th Punjabis, who was killed in action in East Africa on 18 October 1917 1914-15Star(No.104SepoyChhajjaSingh,1/30/Punjabis.);VictoryMedal1914-19(104SepoyChhajjaSingh.1-30Pjbis) minor o cial correction to VM, nearly very ne 1914-15Star(2) (No.1891Sep.Lala.41-Dogras.;No1099SepoyLalKhan,46/Punjabis);BritishWarMedal1914-20 (11440Nk.AbdulSattar,R.A.);VictoryMedal1914-19 (0267SepoyBlawalKhan,2GuidesInfy.) generallygood ne (8) £100-£140

Gul Akhmad was killed in action during the Relief of Kut on 14 January 1916 and is commemorated on the Basra Memorial, Iraq. ChhajjaSingh,anativeofHoshiarpur,Punjab,waskilledinactioninEastAfricaon18October1917andiscommemoratedintheDarEs Salaam Memorial.

JohnPow wasborninFala,Midlothian,ScotlandinJanuary1882.HeservedduringtheGreatWarwiththe1stFieldCompany,Canadian EngineersonWesternFront.SapperPowwaskilledinaction,3August1916,whenhewasinchargeofalargeinfantryworkingpartyengagedin theconstructionofanewtrenchinthesupportline,NorthEastofReninghelst,andwashitinthebackoftheheadbyapieceofshelland instantly killed. Sapper Pow is buried in the Reninghelst New Military Cemetery, Reninghelst, Belgium.

ThomasPow wasborninEdinburgh,ScotlandinMarch1886,andwastheyoungerbrotheroftheabove.HeservedduringtheGreatWarwith theDivisionalEngineers,CanadianEngineers.SapperPowwaskilledinactionontheWesternFrontworkingeastofVimynearArleux-en-Gohelle, 28 April

Calais,

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Three: CompanySergeantMajorA.J.Maddocks,2ndCanadianMountedRi!es,later1stDivisionalSalvage Company, Canadian Infantry

1914-15Star(107424PteA.J.Maddocks.2/Can:Mtd:Rif:);BritishWarandVictoryMedals(107424A.W.O.Cl.2.A.J. Maddocks. 2-C.M.R.) very ne

Three: SergeantJ.A.Patterson, 1stMotorMachineGunBrigade,CanadianMachineGunCorps,lateFort Garry Horse

1914-15Star(14632PteJ.A.Patterson.Can:M.M.G.Bde:);BritishWarandVictoryMedals(14632Sjt.J.A.Patterson.C.M.G.C.) good very ne (6) £60-£80

ArthurJosephMaddocks wasborninCardiff,Glamorgan,WalesinNovember1889.HewasaCivilEngineerbyoccupation,andinitially servedduringtheGreatWarwiththe2ndCanadianMountedRi"es.MaddocksadvancedtoCompanySergeantMajorandtransferredtothe1st Divisional Salvage Company, Canadian Infantry.

JohnAlexPatterson wasborninStonewall,Manitoba,CanadainJuly1895.InitiallyaTrooperwiththeFortGarryHorse,hewaspartofthe FirstCanadianContingenttosailacrosstotheUK.PattersonsubsequentlyadvancedtoSergeant,andtransferredto1stMotorMachineGun Brigade, Canadian Machine Gun Corps. He died in June 1979.

Three: PrivateR.Coumbe,3rdCanadianMountedRi!es,whowaskilledinactionontheWesternFront,1 December 1915

1914-15Star(108168PteR.Coumbe.3/Can:Mtd:Rif:);BritishWarandVictoryMedals(108168A.Cpl.R.Coumbe.3-C.M.R.) very ne

Pair: PrivateF.J.Wilson,47thBattalion(BritishColumbia),CanadianInfantry,whoreceivedagunshot wound to his left leg, 1 November 1918

BritishWarandVictoryMedals(3132689Pte.F.J.Wilson.47-Can.Inf.)withSilverWarBadge(C52737),3identitydiscs,collar titles and Wound Stripe, nearly extremely ne (lot) £120-£160

RundleCoumbe wasbornatUnderhillFarm,Cornwall,EnglandinApril1892.Heservedforsixmonthswiththe19thAlbertaDragoons, CanadianMilitiapriortoservingwiththe3rdRegimentCanadianMountedRi"esduringtheGreatWar.PrivateCoumbewaskilledinactionon the Western Front, 1 December 1915, and is buried in the Berks Cemetery Extension, Comines-Warneton, Belgium.

FrancisJordanWilson wasborninAvonbank,Ontario,CanadainMarch1891.HeservedduringtheGreatWarwiththe47thBattalion (BritishColumbia),CanadianInfantryontheWesternFront,andwaswoundedinaction,1November1918.WilsonwasdischargedinLondon, Ontario in March 1919.

Sold with three photographs of Wilson in uniform, and his Parchment Discharge Certi#cate.

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Three: LieutenantW.H.Pollard,7thBattalion(1stBritishColumbia),CanadianInfantry,lateRi!eBrigade, who was killed in action on the Western Front, 28 September 1918

1914-15Star(16609SjtW.H.Pollard.7/Can:Inf:);BritishWarandVictoryMedals(Lieut.W.H.Pollard.);MemorialPlaque (Walter Henry Pollard) good very ne (4) £200-£300

WalterHenryPollard wasborninLondoninFebruary1879.HeservedwiththeRi"eBrigadeduringtheBoerWar(entitledtoQ.S.A.),and emigratedtoCanadawhereheattestedforthe11thRegiment,IrishFusiliersofCanada.Pollardwasservingwiththelatterattheoutbreakofthe GreatWar,andtransferredasaSergeanttothe7thBattalion(1stBritishColumbia),CanadianInfantryforserviceontheWesternFront.Hewas commissioned into the same unit, and was killed in action on the Western Front, 28 September 1918.

Lieutenant Pollard was aged 39, and is buried in the Bucquoy Road Cemetery, Ficheux, France.

Three: SecondLieutenantJ.W.Reynolds,WestYorkshireRegiment,lateSergeant,CanadianArmyDental Corps

1914-15Star(21SjtJ.W.Reynolds.Can:A.D.C.);BritishWarandVictoryMedals(2.Lieut.J.W.Reynolds.)mountedasworn,

£60-£80

JackWilsonReynolds wasborninStroud,Ontario,CanadainAugust1889.HeattestedfortheCanadianArmyDentalCorpsatToronto,1 June1915,andservedwiththemintheSalonikatheatreofwar.ReynoldswascommissionedTemporarySecondLieutenantinthe2ndBattalion, West Yorkshire Regiment in September 1917.

Sold with copied service papers.

n.Can.PostCorps.);

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Three: LieutenantC.Pestalozzi,AustralianImperialForce,whowithinamatterofweekssurvivedthesinking of both the Royal Edward and the Southland, both of which were torpedoed by the German submarine U-14 1914-15Star(6261Sjt.C.Pestalozzi.16/A.S.C.A.I.F.);BritishWarandVictoryMedals(Lieut.C.Pestalozzi.A.I.F.);togetherwith the recipient’s Silver War Badge, the reverse numbered ‘A36737’, good very ne (3) £140-£180

ConradPestalozzi wasborninDavos,Switzerland,in1883,andhavingemigratedtoAustraliaattestedfortheAustralianImperialForceat Perthon10March1915.Postedtothe16thArmyServiceCorpsCompany,hewaspromotedSergeantandembarkedfromMelbourneforEgypt on22May1915.PromotedStaff Sergeanton1August1915,hewasaboardthefreighterthe RoyalEdward whenshewastorpedoedbythe Germansubmarine U-14 intheAegeanSeaandsankwiththelossof864men;acontemporarynewspaperaccountstatesthattherecipientwas in the water for close to 4 hours before being picked up.

On30August1915,Pestalozziembarkedinthe Southland fromEgyptboundforGallipoli.Onthemorningof2September1915,65kmsouthof Lemnos,theshipwastorpedoed,againbythe U-14,andsankwiththelossof36lives.Picked-up,helandedatGallipoli,andwashospitalisedwith dysentery on 15 October 1915.

Recovering,PestalozziproceededtoFrance,andwascommissionedSecondLieutenanton12August1916.HewaspromotedLieutenantwiththe 7thAustralianRemountUniton13October1916,andhavingbeenhospitalisedagain,thistimewithmalaria,hewasdischargedonmedical grounds on 19 December 1917, and was awarded a Silver War Badge. He died in Perth, W.A., in 1966.

Soldwitha‘RisingSun’capbadge;ImperialLeagueReturnedSailorsandSoldiersBadge,thereversenumbered‘28860’;anA.I.F.Returnedfrom Active Service Badge, the reverse officially numbered ‘76684’; and copied research.

Three: Signaller A. H. Harvey, Royal Navy and Mercantile Marine

BritishWarMedal1914-20(J.59912A.H.Harvey.Sig.R.N.);MercantileMarineWarMedal(ArthurH.Harvey);VictoryMedal 1914-19 (J.59912 A. H. Harvey. Sig. R.N.) very ne

Pair: SecondHandH.S.Farrow,RoyalNavalReserve,whowaskilledinactionon15February1918whilst serving in H.M.D. Golden Rule, during an enemy raid into the Dover Straits

British War and Victory Medals (1237SA. H. S. Farrow. 2. Hd. R.N.R.) both medals lacquered, otherwise very ne

Pair: G. L. Poingdestre, Mercantile Marine

British War and Mercantile Marine War Medals (George L. Poingdestre) very ne

Pair: F. Byrne, Mercantile Marine

British War and Mercantile Marine War Medals (Francis Byrne) very ne (9) £100-£140

ArthurHerbertHarvey,aMerchantSeamanfromChelsea,London,wasbornon27February1907.HeattestedasaBoyintotheRoyalNavy on30September1916andsawserviceduringtheGreatWarinH.M.S. Newcastle. AppointedOrdinarySignalleron4June1917,hewasadvanced Signaller on 9 May 1918 and was medically discharged on 5 November 1919.

HenrySamuelFarrow wasbornon29March1884inBeccles,SuffolkandattestedforservicewiththeRoyalNavalReserveduringtheGreat War.Hewaskilledinactionon15February1915whilstservinginH.M.D. GoldenRule,whenshewasseverelydamagedintheenemyraidintothe DoverStraits.HerSkipper,JohnTurrell,oneoffourseverelywoundedcrewmembers,wassubsequentlyawardedaD.S.C.forhisgreatcourage and energy in giving orders to the three remaining uninjured hands. Henry Farrow is buried in Dover (St. James’s) Cemetery, Kent.

GeorgeLouisPoingdestre wasborninLeyton,Essexon24October1899andsawserviceintheMercantileMarineduringtheGreatWar,as a Steward in H.M.T Tagus. He appears in the 1939 Register as a Head Waiter residing in Worthing, Sussex. He died in Slough, Berkshire, in 1981. Two men of the named Francis Byrne served in the Mercantile Marine during the Great War.

Five: DonkeymanG.Kindson,MercantileMarine,whowaskilledinactionwhenS.S. Birtley hitamineon15 September 1941

British War and Mercantile Marine War Medals (George Kidson); 1939-45 Star; Atlantic Star; War Medal 1939-45, good very ne

Pair: Genkichi Hasegawa, Mercantile Marine

BritishWarandMercantileMarineWarMedals(GenkichiHasegawa);togetherwithtwoR.A.O.B.jewels,bothnamed‘Bro.Z. Hasegawa’, and dated ‘21st. Nov. 1944’ and ‘Decr. 18th. 1945.’, very ne

Pair: Charles Mintram, Mercantile Marine

British War and Mercantile Marine War Medals (Charles Mintram) very ne

Mercantile Marine War Medal 1914-18 (John Hutchings) very ne (12) £140-£180

GeorgeKidson,anativeofHartlepool,waskilledinactionwhenS.S. Birtley hitamineon15September1941,andiscommemoratedonthe Tower Hill Memorial.

Three: Mechanican A. Greig, Royal Navy

BritishWarandVictoryMedals(279970A.Greig.Mech.R.N.);RoyalNavyL.S.&G.C.,G.V.R.,1stissue(279970AlexanderGreig. Mechn. H.M.S. Hyacinth.) mounted as worn, light contact marks, otherwise very ne (3) £60-£80

AlexanderGreig,anIronMoulderfromEdinburgh,wasbornon23June1876andattestedfortheRoyalNavyon2July1895.Advanced Mechanicanon17January1910,hesawserviceduringtheGreatWarinH.M.S. Hyacinth ontheCapeStationinSouthAfrica,duringwhichtime shewasdeployedtoGermanEastAfricatoblockadetheGermanlightcruiserSMSKönigsberg.ShedestroyedaGermanblockaderunner attemptingtobringsuppliesthroughtheblockadeinAprilandsankaGermanmerchantvesselinearly1916.HewasawardedhisLongService andGoodConductMedalon29May1916andsawlaterserviceinH.M.S. Achilles beforebeingdemobilisedon28February1919,subsequently joining the Royal Fleet Reserve.

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Pair: Chief Engine Room Arti!cer Second Class H. Cunningham, Royal Navy British War and Victory Medals (M.26300 H. Cunningham. C.E.R.A.2 R.N.) nearly extremely ne

Pair: Leading Stoker S. J. Chambers, Royal Navy British War and Victory Medals (177972 S. J. Chambers. L.S. R.N.) edge bruising, nearly very ne

Pair: Able Seaman L. S. Hodson, Royal Navy

British War and Victory Medals (J.60326 L. S. Hodon. A.B. R.N.) very ne (6) £80-£100

Hugh Cunningham was born in Dunlop, Ayrshire on 21 June 1882 and attested for the Royal Navy on 24 May 1917.

SamuelJohnChambers wasborninMorice,Plymouth,Devonon25August1878.HeattestedforBoyServiceintheRoyalNavyon19 January1894andwasadvancedOrdinarySeamanon25August1896andLeadingSeamanon22March1906.HesawserviceduringtheGreat WarinH.M.S. Colleeen andH.M.S. Cordelia.Hewasdischargedon19June1919andsubsequentlyjoinedtheRoyalFleetReserveon4August 1919.

LawrenceScrivenerHodson wasborninFinsburyPark,Londonon12August1885.HewasmadeaFreemanoftheCityofLondon,by redemption,intheCompanyofStationerson12July1910.HeattestedfortheRoyalNavyon8August1916andsawserviceduringtheGreat War.

Three: Chief Petty Officer A. Alliston, Royal Navy

BritishWarandVictoryMedals(208795A.Alliston.P.O.R.N.);RoyalNavyL.S.&G.C.,G.V.R.,2ndissue, !xedsuspension (208795 A. Alliston. C.P.O. H.M.S. President.) good very ne (3) £60-£80

Three: Stoker Petty Officer P. A. Rawlings, Royal Navy

BritishWarandVictoryMedals(293297P.A.Rawlings.S.P.O.R.N.);RoyalNavyL.S.&G.C.,G.V.R.,2ndissue, !xedsuspension (293297. P. A. Rawlings. ,S.P.O. H.M.S. Vernon.) edge bruise to LSGC, otherwise very ne (3) £60-£80

PercyAlexanderRawlings,aFishmongerfromWalcot,Somerset,wasbornon20July1881andattestedfortheRoyalNavyon1September 1899.AdvancedActingLeadingStokeron1January1914,hewasleant,onagreement,forservicewiththeNewZealandNavyforthreeyears from15July1914.HesawserviceduringtheGreatWarinH.M.S. Philomel performingconvoyescortdutiesbeforeconductingoperationsinthe Mediterranean;hesawlaterserviceintheRedSeaandPersianGulf.AdvancedStokerPettyOfficeron7November1917,hewasawardedhis Long Service and Good Conduct Medal on 14 June 1920, and was shore pensioned on 6 September 1921.

Sold with copied record of service.

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Three: Supply Petty Officer H. B. Sarah, Royal Navy

BritishWarandVictoryMedals(M.27276H.B.Sarah.V.A.R.N.);RoyalNavyL.S.&G.C.,G.V.R.,3rdissue,coinagehead(M.27276 H. B. Sarah. Sy. P.O. H.M.S. Rodney.) contact marks, nearly very ne

Three: Electrical Arti!cer First Class R. E. Tozer, Royal Navy

BritishWarandVictoryMedals(M.28934R.E.Tozer.E.A.5.R.N.);RoyalNavyL.S.&G.C.,G.V.R.,3rdissue,coinagehead (M.28934 R. E. Tozer. E.A.1. H.M.S. Vernon.) contact marks, polished, good ne (6) £80-£100

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Three: Leading Stoker G. Reid, Royal Navy

BritishWarandVictoryMedals(K.55950G.Reid.Act.Sto.1.R.N.);RoyalNavyL.S.&G.C.,G.V.R.,3rdissue,coinagehead (K.55950 G. Reid. L. Sto. H.M.S. Medway.) suspension claw rivets led down on both BWM and LS&GC, polished, otherwise very ne

Three: Able Seaman F. Carslake, Royal Navy

BritishWarandVictoryMedals(J.91858F.Carslake.Boy2.R.N.);RoyalNavyL.S.&G.C.,G.V.R.,3rdissue,coinagehead(J.91858 F. Carslake. A.B. H.M.S. Drake.) edge bruising and contact marks, polished, nearly very ne (6) £80-£100

Able Seaman G. B. Stephenson, Royal Navy Volunteer Reserve British War and Victory Medals (R.2077 G. B. Stephenson. A.B. R.N.V.R.)

Pair: Able Seaman G. P. Dawson, Royal Navy Volunteer Reserve British War and Victory Medals (R.5437 G. P. Dawson. A.B. R.N.V.R.)

Pair: Telegraphist J. R. Jones, Royal Navy Volunteer Reserve British War and Victory Medals (M.Z.6095 J. R. Jones. Tel. R.N.V.R.)

contact

£80-£100

GeorgePettyDawson,anativeofWorksop,Nottinghamshirewasbornon22November1875andattestedfortheRoyalNavalVolunteer Reserveon10November1917.HesawserviceduringtheGreatWarontheWesternFrontwiththeBritishExpeditionaryForcefrom30 January 1918, and was demobilised on 23 February 1919.

JamesRobertJones,aPostOfficeTelegraphistfromRochester,Kent,wasbornon14September1898andattestedfortheRoyalNaval Volunteer Reserve on 2 November 1916. He served during the Great War in H.M.S. Duke in Port Sudan, and was discharged on 3 July 1919.

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Three: Acting Corporal R. T. Williams, Royal Marines, late Denbighshire Imperial Yeomanry Hussars

BritishWarandVictoryMedals(Deal11837-S-Act.Cpl.R.T.Williams.R.M.);ImperialYeomanryL.S.&G.C.,E.VII.R.(659F.Sjt: R. T. Williams. Denbighs: I.Y. Husrs.) mounted on card for display, good very ne (3) £400-£500

RichardThomasWilliams wasbornon5March1868,atTrefnantinDenbighshire.HewastrainedasaBlacksmithandhisaddressonjoining theRoyalMarineLabourCorpsinMay1917wasthe‘SmithyHouse,Trefnant’.HispapersrecordhispreviousservicewiththeDenbighshire Hussarsandthathewastimeexpired.HewasawardedtheImperialYeomanryLongServiceMedalin ArmyOrders ofFebruary1906,oneof nineteenawardstotheunit.WilliamsservedintheRoyalMarinesuntilhewasdemobilisedinMay1919.Aletterfromhimstateshewasincharge of the smiths shop in Calais for two years.

Sold with copied attestation papers for his Royal Marines service but no papers exist for his Yeomanry service.

Pair: SecondLieutenantR.E.Higginbotham,RoyalFieldArtillery,lateCompanySergeantMajor,Canadian Army Service Corps, who was killed in action in Salonika, 29 September 1918

BritishWarandVictoryMedals(2.Lieut.R.E.Higginbotham.);MemorialPlaque(RobertEdwardHigginbotham)lastincard envelope of issue, remnants of adhesive labels on all, good very ne or better (3) £180-£220

RobertEdwardHigginbotham wasborninBrandon,Manitoba,CanadainJanuary1893.Hewasalawstudentwhoinitiallyservedduringthe GreatWarintherankswiththe1stDivisionalAmmunitionSub-Park,CanadianArmyServiceCorpsintheSalonika.HavingadvancedtoActing Company Sergeant Major, Higginbotham was commissioned Second Lieutenant in the Royal Field Artillery.

SecondLieutenantHigginbothamwaskilledinactionwhilstservingwith‘B’Battery,115thBrigadeinSalonika,29September1918.Heisburiedin the Doiran Military Cemetery, Greece.

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Three: Acting Warrant Officer Class II J. S. James, Royal Artillery

BritishWarandVictoryMedals(20746A.W.O.Cl.II.J.S.James.R.A.);ArmyL.S.&G.C.,G.V.R.,1stissue(1402196Sjt.J.S.James. R.G.A.) mounted as worn, surname partially o cially corrected on last, nearly very ne

Pair: Gunner A. Houston, Royal Artillery

British War and Victory Medals (655756 Gnr. A. Houston. R.A.) edge bruising and contact marks, good ne

Pair: Gunner S. J. Walker, Royal Artillery

British War and Victory Medals (128587 Gnr. S. J. Walker. R.A.) nearly very ne

Pair: Driver J. Lawless, Royal Artillery

British War and Victory Medals (82644 Dvr. J. Lawless. R.A.) good very ne (9) £100-£140

signi cant verdigris

1914-15Star (76769Spr.F.C.Young.R.E.);BritishWarMedal1914-20 (MajorS.D.Sewell);VictoryMedal1914-19 (148123 Spr.

£100-£140

ThomasPatchett diedon21February1919whileservingwith158thBrigadeAmmunitionColumnandisburiedatEtaplesMilitaryCemetery, France.

SidneyDaviesSewell wasborninLondonon12October1875andwaseducatedatTonbridgeSchool.HewascommissionedintotheRoyal Engineers(Volunteers)inJune1892andwasadvancedMajorinApril1910,inwhichrankhewasawardedtheTerritorialDecorationin1912.He commandedthe3rdLondonFieldCompany(TerritorialForce)andcommandedthecompanyinFrancefromJanuary1915.Hewaskilledin actionnearYpreson18February1915;anaccountthatappearedinaLondonpapertoldhowonthenightof18February,atthecostofheavy

rewithin25yardsoftheGermanadvancedtrenches,butthatMajorSewell

Cemetery Extension, Belgium.

Pair: Driver T. Patchett, Royal Field Artillery, who died in France on 21 February 1919

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Pair: Gunner H. G. Wheeler, Honourable Artillery Company Artillery

BritishWarandVictoryMedals(625294Gnr.H.G.Wheeler.H.A.C.-Art.-);togetherwithanH.A.C.capbadge, extremely ne(2) £80-£100

HenryGeorgeWheeler wasbornatKilburn,Middlesex,on25February1892andenlistedasagunnerinto‘B’Battery,HonourableArtillery CompanyatArmouryHouseon25October1915.HeservedwiththeH.A.C.ArtilleryduringtheGreatWarintheEgyptiantheatreofwarfrom 23May1917;aspartofthe19thR.H.A.BrigadeDesertColumn,laterrenamedtheAustralianMountedDivision,heservedwiththeunit throughouttheSinaiandPalestinecampaigns,andwaspresentattheThirdBattleofGaza,inparticulartheCaptureofBeershebaon31October 1917. He was discharged on 10 May 1919, and was granted the Freedom of London on 17 February 1921.

Sold with copied research.

Pair: Private J. Spackman, Grenadier Guards, who was killed in action on the Western Front on 1 June 1918

BritishWarandVictoryMedals(26635Pte.J.Spackman.G.Gds.);MemorialPlaque(JohnSpackman) tracesofverdigristoplaque, otherwise good very ne (3) £80-£100

JohnSpackman wasborninTockenham,Swindon,Wiltshire,andattestedfortheGrenadierGuardsatWeston-Super-Mare,Somerset.He servedwiththe4thBattalionduringtheGreatWarontheWesternFront,andwaskilledinactionon1June1918.HeisburiedinAnzac Cemetery, Sailly-sur-la-Lys, France. Sold with copied research.

Pair: SergeantG.S.Powell,RoyalWestSurreyRegiment,whowaskilledinactionontheWesternFronton 16 October 1916

British War and Victory Medals (G-10968 Sjt. G. S. Powell. The Queen’s R.) good very ne

Pair: Private N. McSween, 67th (Pioneer) Battalion, Canadian Infantry British War and Victory Medals (102338 Pte. N. McSween. 67-Can. Inf.) with identity disc, good very ne (4) £60-£80

GeorgeSydneyPowell wasborninBritishColumbia,Canada,andattestedfortheQueen’sRoyalWestSurreyRegimentatLambeth,London. Heservedwiththe11th(Service)Battalion(Lambeth)duringtheGreatWarontheWesternFront,andwaskilledinactionon16October1916. He has no known grave and is commemorated on the Thiepval Memorial, Somme, France. Sold with copied research.

NeilMcSween wasbornontheIsleofSkye,ScotlandinSeptember1884.HeservedduringtheGreatWarwiththe67th(Pioneer)Battalion, Canadian Engineers on the Western Front.

Pair: Lieutenant F. Roberts, East Kent Regiment British War and Victory Medals (G-18346 Pte. F. Roberts. E. Kent R.) very ne 1914-15Star(3) (Lieut.J.B.Andrews.R.Scots.;2238Pte.A.Spong.Leic:R.;3-8160Pte.F.J.L.Durrant. Dorset:R.);BritishWarMedal1914-20 (.17-...Pte.R.S.Law.R.Ir.Rif.) heavypittingandedgebruisingtolastthathas

better £140-£180

FrankRoberts attestedfortheEastKentRegimentandservedwiththe2ndBattalionduringtheGreatWarontheWesternFront.Hewas subsequently commissioned Second Lieutenant, but presumably given the rank on his pair did not serve overseas as an Officer.

J.B.Andrews wascommissionedSecondLieutenantintheRoyalScotsandservedwiththe4thBattalionduringtheGreatWarintheGallipoli theatrefrom10August1915.HesubsequentlytransferredtotheRoyalArmyServiceCorpsandservedasanActingCaptainwiththeCamel Transport.

AlbertEdwinSpong wasborninBelgrave,Leicestershire,in1886andattestedfortheLeicestershireRegimentatLeicesteron10August1914, havingpreviouslyservedwiththeMilitia.Heservedwiththe1st/4thBattalionduringtheGreatWarontheWesternFrontfrom2March1915, andwaswoundedbygunshottotheheadon2May1915.HewassubsequentlykilledinactionattheHohenzollernRedoubtduringtheBattleof Looson13October1915,onwhichdatethebattalionsu

eredtotalcasualtiesof20officersand453otherrankskilled.Hehasnoknowngrave and is commemorated on the Loos Memorial.

LewisFrederickJamesDurrant wasborninSherborne,Dorset,in1875andwasaspecialreservistintheNationalReserve,having previouslyservedintheDorsetYeomanry.Heservedwiththe1stBattalion,DorsetshireRegimentduringtheGreatWarontheWesternFront from 5 January 1915, and died of wounds on 22 February 1915. He is buried in Wulverghem Cemetery.

RobertSydneyLaw wasborninBelfastin1896andattestedfortheRoyalIrishRi#eson27October1914.Heservedwiththe10thBattalion duringtheGreatWarontheWesternFrontfrom5October1915,andwaswoundedonthe $rstdayoftheBattleoftheSommeon1July1916, onwhichdatetheBattalionwasinvolvedinanattackontheSchwabenRedoubtinThiepvalWood,withthe $ghtingdescribedbyonesoldieras‘a BelfastriotontopofMountVesuvius.’Battalioncasualtiesthatdaywere117menkilledandseveralhundredwounded.Lawwasamongstthose wounded,andwasevacuatedtoEngland,wherehisleftarmwasultimatelyamputated.Hewasmedicallydischargedon14March1918,andwas awarded a Silver War Badge no. 353,320.

Sold with copied research.

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Pair: Private A. Mitchell, Lancashire Fusiliers

British War and Victory Medals (25302 Pte. A. Mitchell. Lan. Fus.) good very ne

Three: Private A. Timms, Gloucestershire Regiment

British War and Victory Medals (27814 Pte. A. Timms. Glouc. R.); Defence Medal, mounted as worn, very ne

Pair: Private A. J. Somerville, Dorsetshire Regiment

British War and Victory Medals (26742 Pte. A. J. Somerville. Dorset. R.) good very ne

Four: Private S. P. Poulter, Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment

BritishWarandVictoryMedals(106869Pte.S.P.Poulter.Notts.&Derby.R.);DefenceandWarMedals1939-45,theGreat WarpairmountedasworntogetherwiththeribandfortheArmyL.S.&G.C.;theSecondWarmedalsinnamedcardboxof issueaddressedto‘Mr.S.P.Poulter,5ShelleyAvenue,ManorPark,London,E12’, theGreatWarpairnearlyvery ne;theSecond War medals extremely ne 1914-15Star (54838.Spr.F.W.Cole.R.E.);VictoryMedal1914-19 (23310Pte.E.G.F.Adams.A.S.C.);togetherwith two Silver War Badges, the reverses officially numbered ‘321721’ and ‘B37235’, very ne (13) £100-£140

Five: Private M. V. Steele, Queen’s Own Cameron Highlanders

BritishWarandVictoryMedals(2927Pipr.M.S.Steele.9Q.O.C.H.) thesebothrenamed;DefenceandWarMedals1939-45 (2921944M.V.Steele.CameronHdrs.)thesebothprivatelyimpressed;EfficiencyMedal,G.VI.R.,1stissue,Territorial,with Second and Third Additional Award Bars (2921955 Pte. M. V. Steele. Camerons) mounted as worn, nearly very ne

Three: Signalman D. P. Hawkins, Royal Corps of Signals, who died in North Africa on 30 December 1942 1939-45Star;AfricaStar;WarMedal1939-45,withnamedArmyCouncilenclosure,incardboxofissueaddressedto‘Mrs.D.G. Hawkins, 13, Parsons Green Lane, Fulham, London, SW6’, good very ne

Five: Attributed to Private T. H. Jones, Royal Army Service Corps 1939-45Star;AfricaStar,1clasp,1stArmy;ItalyStar;DefenceandWarMedals1939-45;togetherwiththerecipient’sSoldier’s Service and Pay Book, good very ne

Six: Attributed to P. O. Bell 1939-45Star;AtlanticStar,1clasp,FranceandGermany;AfricaStar,1clasp,NorthAfrica1942-43;ItalyStar;DefenceandWar Medals1939-45,mountedasworn;togetherwithaLagosCaledonianSocietyPastChieftain’sBadge,silver-giltandenamel,the reverse engraved ‘P. O. Bell 1970/71, 1971/72’, good very ne

One: E. G. Brotherhood, Home Guard

DefenceMedal;togetherwiththerecipient’sHomeGuardCerti"cate,namedtoEdgarGeoffreyBrotherhood,anddated7 November 1941 to 31 December 1944; and various postcard photographs. extremely ne

One: I. Johnson

DefenceMedal,withHomeSecretary’senclosure,innamedcardboxofissue,addressedto‘Mr.I.Johnson,71Southover, Bromley,Kent’;togetherwiththerecipient’sSt.JohnRe-examinationCross,silvered,thereverseengraved‘A108538IsaacW. Johnson’, with 13 bronze date bars for 1950 to 1962 inclusive, good very ne (22) £100-£140

DouglasPercyHawkins wasborninFulham,London,andservedwiththeRoyalSignalsduringtheSecondWorldWarinNorthAfrica.He died on 30 December 1942 and is buried at Benghazi War Cemetery, Libya.

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Pair: Private C. E. Roberts, Machine Gun Corps British War and Victory Medals (102633 Pte. C. E. Roberts. M.G.C.) very ne

Pair: Driver H. C. Morgan, Army Service Corps British War and Victory Medals (T4-083223 Dvr. H. C. Morgan. A.S.C.) nearly very ne 1914-15Star (85491Pte.A.James.A.S.C.);BritishWarMedal1914-20 (267537Pnr.H.G.Hansen.R.E.);Victory Medal1914-19(2) (CMT-2399Pte.A.McCamon.A.S.C.;1561Pte.T.Morris.R.A.M.C.);AfricaStar (Maj.C.Rhys Few R. Sigs.) contemporarily engraved naming, good ne and better (9) £80-£100

SirJohnCharrington wasbornin1886andwaseducatedatHaileybury.HeservedwiththeArmyServiceCorpsduringtheGreatWaronthe WesternFrontfromJune1916,latterlyasaCaptain,andwasMentionedinDespatches(LondonGazette 14June1918).Hewentintothefamily businessandwaschairmanofCharrington,Gardner,Locket&Co.(1940-67)andpresidentfrom1964untilhisdeathin1977.Hewaspresident oftheCoalMerchantsFederationofGreatBritain(1930-31and1947-49);theNationalSocietyforCleanAirandtheCoalUtilisationCouncil (1967-68);andwasamemberoftheCarltonClub.ForhisservicestotheCOalIndustryhewasknightedinthe1949BirthdayHonours’List.

Soldwithacopyof

byElspetFraser-Stephen,privatelypublishedin1952,theinside

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Three: Private G. T. Moss, Army Service Corps

BritishWarandVictoryMedals(M2-174857Pte.G.T.Moss.A.S.C.);Khedive’sSudan1910-21,1clasp,Darfur1916(M2-174857 Pte. G. T. Moss. A.S.C.) officially impressed naming, nearly extremely ne (3) £500-£700

Provenance: Dix Noonan Webb, September 2009.

Sold with copied Medal Index Card which con!rms all three medals and the Darfur 1916 clasp.

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Pair: Assistant Forewoman A. Woodward, Queen Mary’s Army Auxiliary Corps British War and Victory Medals (13 A-Fwn. A. Woodward. Q.M.A.A.C.) good very ne (2) £60-£80

Three: Captain F. A. H. Homan, Royal Army Ordnance Corps, late Royal Garrison Artillery

BritishWarandVictoryMedals(Capt.F.A.H.Homan.);ArmyL.S.&G.C.,E.VII.R.(89506C.S.Mjr:F.A.H.Homan.R.G.A.) rank o cially corrected on last, good very ne

Three: Driver J. N. Stables, Royal Field Artillery

BritishWarandVictoryMedals(710153Dvr.J.N.Stables.R.A.);ServiceMedaloftheOrderofStJohn,withtwoAdditional Award Bars (41446. Pte. J. N. Stables. Lancs. S.J.A.B. 1946.) nearly very ne (6) £100-£140

FrederickAlgernonHolmanHoman wasbornatSt.Pancras,Middlesex,on11April1874,andattestedfortheRoyalGarrisonArtilleryin Londonon21March1892,havingpreviouslyservedinthe4thBattalion,MiddlesexRegiment.HewasadvancedCompanySergeantMajoron13 November1905,andwasawardedhisLongServiceandGoodConductMedalperArmyOrder92of1911.HeservedoverseasinGibraltarfrom 1January1909to10January1913,withtherestofhisservicewiththeArtillerybeingathome.HetransferredtotheArmyOrdnanceCorpson 21March1913,waspromotedConductoron31October1914,andwascommissionedanAssistantCommissaryofOrdnance,withthe honoraryrankofLieutenanton3January1915.PromotedtemporaryDeputyCommissaryofOrdnance,withthehonoraryrankofCaptain,on 18January1916,heservedduringtheGreatWarinGreekMacedonia,Serbia,Bulgaria,EuropeanTurkey,andtheIslandsoftheAegeanSeafrom 28August1916to8February1918,beingcon!rmedintherankofCaptainon3January1918.Heretiredon1January1929anddiedatUpham, Hampshire, on 4 November 1945.

Sold with extensive copied research.

JohnNelsonStables wasborninBolton,Lancashire,in1898,thesonofSergeant-MajorWheelerJohnNelsonStablesSr.,RoyalArtillery,and servedwiththeRoyalFieldArtilleryduringtheGreatWar.HesawfurtherlongservicewiththeLancashireSt.JohnAmbulanceBrigade,anddied in Bolton on 11 October 1960.

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Pair: LieutenantJ.A.Rutherford,RoyalAirForce,late54thBattalion(Kootenay),CanadianInfantry,who served as Equipment Officer with 47 Squadron in Southern Russia in 1919

British War and Victory Medals (Lieut. J. A. Rutherford. R.A.F.) BWM with o cial corrections, good very ne (2) £180-£220

JohnAllanRutherford wasthesonofaminingengineer,andwasborninSpokaneRiver,Washington,USAinApril1893.Hewaseducatedat HillheadHighSchool,AllanGlensSchoolandtheRoyalTechnicalCollege,Glasgow,Scotland.RutherfordwassubsequentlyemployedasaLand SurveyorinBritishColumbia,Canada,andattestedforthe54thBattalion(Kootenay),CanadianInfantryinAugust1915.HeadvancedtoCorporal, and applied for a British Army commission in March 1916.

RutherfordwascommissionedintheRoyalHorseArtilleryinApril1916,andtransferredtotheRoyalFlyingCorpsinAugustthefollowingyear. HewaspostedforpilottrainingtotheAerialFightingSchool,Heliopolis,andsufferedaninjuryfroma $yingaccidentduringwhichhe‘stalledon turnandnosedived’inDecember1917.Rutherfordwasfound‘un!tfor $yingduties’inApril1918,andwasdesignatedasanEquipmentOfficer. Heservedinthelattercapacitywith47SquadroninSouthernRussiaduringtheRussianInterventionin1919.RutherfordwasdemobilisedinJune 1920, and awarded a wound gratuity.

Sold with copied research and service papers.

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Pair: SecondLieutenantJ.F.Kidd,RoyalAirForce,anObserverwith20Squadron,whowaskilledinaction when his Bristol F2B was shot down near Le Quesnoy on 1 November 1918

British War and Victory Medals (2. Lieut. J. F. Kidd. R.A.F.) extremely ne (2) £140-£180

JamesForrestKidd wasborninEdinburghon27June1897andinitiallyservedasaLance-Corporalwiththe2nd/9thBattalion,RoyalScots. Hewascommissionedintothe12thBattalion,King’sRoyalRi$eCorpson13September1917,andtransferredtotheRoyalAirForcefor Observerdutieson28May1917.Hewaspostedto20Squadron,stationedinFrance,on30September1918,andwaskilledinactionwhenhis BristolF2B,pilotedbyLieutenantPhillipSegrave,wasshotdownwhilst $yingapatroloverleQuesnoy.Kiddisburiedalongsidehispilotin Pontsur-Sambre Communal Cemetery, France.

Sold with copied research.

Pair: Corporal H. Smith, Royal Air Force British War and Victory Medals (36025. Cpl. H. Smith. R.A.F.) nearly extremely ne

Four: Leading Aircraftman D. Stirling, who died at home on 25 September 1945 1939-45Star;AfricaStar,1clasp,NorthAfrica1942-43;DefenceandWarMedals1939-45,withnamedAirCouncilenclosure andmedalentitlement‘tickertape’,incardboxofissue,addressedto‘Mrs.E.C.Stirling,15BowlingGreenStreet,Leith, Edinburgh, 6, Scotland’, extremely ne (6) £50-£70

DavidStirling servedwiththeRoyalAirForceVolunteerReserveduringtheSecondWorldWar,anddiedathomeon25September1945.He is buried under a C.W.G.C. headstone in Edinburgh (Sea!eld) Cemetery. His medals were sent to his mother, Elizabeth Stirling.

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Pair: Air Mechanican First Class S. R. Mans!eld, Royal Air Force British War and Victory Medals (218992 1. A.M. S. R. Mans!eld. R.A.F.) very ne

Pair: Air Mechanican Second Class F. Cornelius, Royal Air Force British War and Victory Medals (60801 2. A.M. F. Cornelius. R.A.F.); together with a silver named lawn bowls medallion, very ne

Pair: Air Mechanican Third Class W. Mc L. Harvie, Royal Air Force British War and Victory Medals (165279 3. A.M. W. Mc L. Harvie. R.A.F.) very ne (6) £80-£100

SidneyRobertMans!eld,aFitterfromBethnalGreen,London,wasbornon7November1895.HeattestedfortheRoyalAirForcefor serviceduringtheGreatWaron9August1916andsawservicewith206Squadron.HetransferredtotheRoyalAirForceReserveon3July 1919.

FrankCornelius attestedfortheRoyalAirForceforserviceduringtheGreatWaron9August1916andsawservicewith111and113 Squadrons. He was discharged on 29 March 1920, living at 45 Hyde Park Gardens Mews, Paddington, London.

WilliamMcLeanHarvie,anativeofLanarkshire,wasbornon28July1900.HeattestedfortheRoyalAirForceforserviceduringtheGreat Waron8May1918andsawserviceattachedtotheInlandWaterServiceoftheRoyalNavalDivisionontheWesternFrontfrom30October 1918. He transferred to the Royal Air Force Reserve on 11 February 1919.

Pair: Air Mechanican Second Class H. F. Watts, Royal Air Force British War and Victory Medals (52731 2. A. M. H. F. Watts. R.A.F.) contact marks, some staining, otherwise very ne

Pair: Air Mechanican Third Class J. Knox, Royal Air Force British War and Victory Medals (190724 3. A.M. J. Knox. R.A.F.) very ne

Pair: Air Mechanican Third Class W. Ritchie, Royal Air Force British War and Victory Medals (302424 3. A.M. W. Ritchie. R.A.F.) contact marks, good very ne (6) £80-£100

HerbertFrederickWatts attestedfortheRoyalFlyingCorpson3January1917andsawservicewith9Squadron.Hetransferredtothe Royal Air Force Reserve on 1 May 1919, whilst living at Victoria Road, Gillingham, Dorset.

JohnKnox,anativeofRutherglen,Lanarkshire,wasbornon3June1900andattestedfortheRoyalAirForceforserviceduringtheGreatWar on 30 May 1918. He served on the Western Front from 19 August 1918 and was discharged on 20 April 1920.

WilliamRitchie attestedforservicewiththeArmyduringtheGreatWarandtransferredtotheRoyalFlyingCorpson6July1917.Hesaw service in Egypt from 11 May 1918 and was demobilised on 20 August 1919.

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Pair: LieutenantS.Booth,RoyalCanadianDragoons,lateRoyalNorthWestMountedPolice,whowaskilledin action on the Western Front, 8 August 1918

BritishWarandVictoryMedals(Lieut.S.Booth)withnamedcardboxofissue;CanadianMemorialCross,G.V.R.(Lieut.S.Booth) good very ne (3) £160-£200

StephenBooth wasborninPlumstead,KentinJanuary1894.HeemigratedtoCanada,andservedwiththeRoyalNorthWestMountedPolice forayearpriortotheGreatWar.BoothservedasaLieutenantwiththeRoyalCanadianDragoonsontheWesternFront,andwaskilledin action on the Western Front, 8 August 1918. Lieutenant Booth is commemorated on the Vimy Memorial, Pas de Calais, France.

Pair: PrivateE.S.Blachford,CanadianLightHorse,CanadianCavalry,whodiedontheWesternFront,29July 1917

BritishWarandVictoryMedals(115705Pte.E.S.Blachford.Can.Cav.Bde.)withnamedcardboxofissue;CanadianMemorial Cross, G.V.R. (115705 Pte E. S. Blachford) in case of issue with enclosure, nearly extremely ne (3) £100-£140

ErnestSydneyBlachford wasborninFebruary1886,andwasthesonofMrandMrsA.BlachfordofRushingtonLane,Totton,Southampton, England.HeservedduringtheGreatWarwiththeCanadianLightHorseontheWesternFront.PrivateBlachforddiedontheWesternFront,29 July 1917, and is buried in the Villers Station Cemetery, France.

Pair: Gunner F. L. Nash, Royal Canadian Horse Artillery

BritishWarandVictoryMedals(349701Gnr.H.L.Nash.R.C.H.A.);togetherwithapairofmetal‘Canada’unittitles, goodvery

Pair: Sapper E. G. Ball, Canadian Engineers

BritishWarandVictoryMedals(172101Spr.E.G.Ball.C.E.)mountedasworn;togetherwithapairofmetal‘C.E.’unittitles,

Pair: Private W. M. Cambridge, 54th Canadian Infantry

BritishWarandVictoryMedals(138269Pte.W.M.Cambridge54-Can.Inf.);togetherwithapairofmetal‘Inf’unittitles, nearly

£80-£100

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Pair: Gunner J. G. Ambrose, Canadian Garrison Artillery

British War and Victory Medals (2341377 Gnr. G. Ambrose. C.G.A.) generally good very ne BritishWarMedal1914-20(2) (246278Pte.N.Taylor38-Can.Inf.;931085Spr.W.J.Pleasant.C.O.R.C.C.); togetherwithVictoryMedal1914-19(2) (17193Pte.J.E.Aldous7-Can.Inf.;793105A.Sjt.W.S.Fraser.25-Can. Inf.) and Silver War Badge, reverse numbered ‘121500’ and in scarce numbered box of issue, generally good very ne (lot) £100-£140

JohnGuyAmbrose [sic]wasborninOntario,CanadainJune1880.HeservedduringtheGreatWarwiththeSiegeBattery,Canadian GarrisonArtilleryontheWesternFront.GunnerAmbrosediedofillness,25February1919,andisburiedinHalleCommunalCemetery,Halle, Belgium.

NelsonColombanTaylor wasborninQuinville,Quebec,CanadainFebruary1899.Hewasanorphan,andliedabouthisageinorderto enlistaged16.TaylorservedduringtheGreatWarwiththe38thBattalion(Ottawa),CanadianInfantryontheWesternFront.PrivateTaylorwas killed in action on the Western Front, 15 November 1917, and is commemorated on the Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial, Belgium.

WallaceJamesPleasant wasborninWeymouthFalls,NovaScotia,CanadainAugust1895.HeservedduringtheGreatWarwithNo.2 Construction Battalion, Canadian Engineers on the Western Front.

JohnEdwardAldous wasborninWinnipeg,Manitoba,CanadainNovember1889.HeservedduringtheGreatWarwith7thBattalion(1st BritishColumbia),CanadianInfantryontheWesternFront,andwastakenprisonerofwar,25April1915.PrivateAldouswasinternedatMunster POW Camp. He died in Vancouver in November 1940.

ThomasGrierson servedduringtheGreatWarwiththe7th(Service)Battalion,King’sOwnScottishBorderersintheFrenchtheatreofwar from 18 December 1915. He subsequently transferred to the Labour Corps (and was awarded the Silver War Badge listed above).

Sold with a photographic image of Nelson Colomban Taylor in uniform.

Three: Sapper C. Gregory, No. 1 Tunnelling Company, Canadian Engineers

BritishWarandVictoryMedals(501048Spr.C.Gregory.C.E.);Coronation1937,unnamedasissued,withaHonoraryOfficer badgeofofficefortheBritishEmpireServiceLeagueCanadianLegion,reverseengraved‘C.GregoryDisabledVeteransOnt.-26.’, with named Buckingham Palace certi"cate for third, very ne (lot) £80-£100

CharlesGregory wasborninLondoninApril1881.HewasaMinerbyoccupationandresidedat34PapeAvenue,Toronto,OntarioCanada priortotheGreatWar.GregoryservedduringtheGreatWarwithNo.1TunnellingCompany,CanadianEngineersontheWesternFront.He died in December 1943.

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Pair: Corporal F. Smith, 47th Battalion (British Columbia), Canadian Infantry

BritishWarandVictoryMedals(628070Cpl.F.Smith.47-Can.Inf.);MemorialPlaque(FrankSmith)incardenvelopeofissue, very ne (3) £80-£100

M.S.M. London Gazette 18 January 1919. FrankSmith wasborninBournemouth,HampshireinMarch1887.HeservedduringtheGreatWarwiththe47thBattalion(BritishColumbia), CanadianInfantryontheWesternFront.CorporalSmithdiedofPneumonia,17February1919,andisburiedintheCharleroiCommunal Cemetery, Belgium.

AlexanderFraser wasborninKinlochRannoch,Perthshire,ScotlandinFebruary1885.HewaseducatedattheGlassaryPublicSchool, Kilmichael.FraseremigratedtoCanada,andwasemployedasaGardenerattheStanleyandStrathconaParks,Vancouver.PriortotheGreatWar heattestedforthe104thRegiment,WestminsterFusiliersofCanada.Fraserservedwiththe47thBattalion(BritishColumbia),CanadianInfantry on the Western Front, and was killed in action, 31 March 1917. Private Fraser is buried in the Villers Station Cemetery, France.

A comrade wrote:

‘Onthenightof31MarchwehadaraidontheGermantrenches,andyourboywasoneofthestretcher-bearerstovolunteertogooveranddo hisbit,anditwaswhiledoinghisdutyhewaskilled.Wehadbeenoverandwereonourwayback,whenyourboycameacrossawounded comradeinashell-hole.Hestayedbehindtoassisthim,andthatwasthelastwesawofhimtillthefollowingnight,whenourscoutswentoutto bringhim.Itseemsasifashellhadburstandburiedthem.Yourboyseemstohavescrambledout,butnooneknowsforsure,butnothingwas seen of the

whose

he was

Military Cemetery,

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Pair: LanceCorporalF.J.Forrest,54thBattalion(Kootenay),CanadianInfantry,whowaskilledinactionon the Western Front, 1 March 1917

British War and Victory Medals (760623 A. L. Cpl. F. Forrest. 54-Can. Inf.) nearly extremely ne BritishWarMedal1914-20 (478031Pte.C.R.Woodford.11-Can.Inf.;3775Pte.G.Rhodes.H.L.I.;43757A. Bmbr. W. McPhee. C.F.A.) !rst with Silver War Badge, reverse numbered ‘C496’, generally very ne or better (5) £70-£90

FrederickJohnForrest wasborninUddingston,Lanarkshire,ScotlandinApril1886.HewasthesonofMrandMrsT.Forrestof63Havelock St.,May!eld,Newcastle,N.S.W.,Australia.ForrestservedduringtheGreatWarwiththe54thBattalion(Kootenay),CanadianInfantryonthe Western Front, and was killed in action, 1 March 1917. Lance Corporal Forrest is commemorated on the Vimy Memorial, Pas de Calais, France.

GrantRhodes wasborninCanadaandservedduringtheGreatWarwiththe1/5th(CityofGlasgow)Battalion,HighlandLightInfantryinthe Egyptian theatre of war. Private Rhodes was killed in action in Palestine, 30 November 1917, and is buried in the Ramleh War Cemetery, Israel.

WilliamMcPhee wasborninDalhousieTownship,Ontario,CanadainJuly1876.HeservedduringtheGreatWarasaDriverwith1st DivisionalAmmunitionColumn,CanadianFieldArtilleryontheWesternFront.McPheeDied(AccidentalInjuries)-whileondutyonthemorning of13April1916,betweenthehoursof6and7o'clock,hewasfoundlyingonthe "oorofastableingreatpain,havingbeenkickedinthe abdomenbyahorse.HewasplacedonastretcherandevacuatedtoNo.10CasualtyClearingStationwherehediedtwodayslaterat1.45p.m. fromwoundofabdomencausedbyakickfromahorseresultinginarupturedkidneyandinternalhaemorrhage.DriverMcPheeisburiedinthe Lijjsenthoek Military Cemetery, Belgium.

Sold with copied research.

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Pair: LanceCorporalO.E.Johnson,54thBattalion(Kootenay),CanadianInfantry,whowaskilledinactionon the Western Front, 21 February 1917

BritishWarandVictoryMedals(160189L.Cpl.O.E.Johnson.54-Can.Inf.);CanadianMemorialCross,G.V.R.(160189L/Cpl.O. E. Johnson) generally good very ne (3) £80-£120

OswaldEdwinJohnson wasborninMillom,Cumberland,EnglandinApril1890.HeservedduringtheGreatWarwiththe54thBattalion (Kootenay),CanadianInfantryontheWesternFront.LanceCorporalJohnsonwaskilledinactionontheWesternFront,21February1917,andis buried in the Villers Station Cemetery, France.

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Pair: PrivateH.Richardson,60thBattalion(VictoriaRi!esofCanada),CanadianInfantry,whodiedonthe Western Front, 14 April 1917

BritishWarandVictoryMedals(775553Pte.H.Richardson.60-Can.Inf.)withnamedcardboxofissue;MemorialPlaque (HerbertRichardson);MemorialScroll(Pte.HerbertRichardsonCanadianInfantryBn.) scrollslightlydamaged,generallygoodvery ne or better (4) £80-£120

HerbertRichardson wasthesonofMrsM.H.Richardsonof37MidlandRoad,Raunds,Northamptonshire.HeservedduringtheGreatWar withthe60thBattalion(VictoiriaRi"esofCanada),CanadianInfantryontheWesternFront.PrivateRichardsondiedontheWesternFront,14 April 1917, and is buried in the Lapugnoy Military Cemetery, France.

Four: Major J. A. C. Willette, 69th Annapolis Regiment and 74th Forestry Company, Canadian Forestry Corps

BritishWarandVictoryMedals(Capt.J.A.C.Willette);ColonialAuxiliaryForcesOfficers’Decoration,G.V.R.(MajorJ.A.C. WillettAnns.Regt.)withintegraltopribandbar;ColonialAuxiliaryForcesLongServiceMedal,G.V.R.(MajorJ.A.C.Willett[sic] Anns. Regt.) mounted as originally worn,

(4) £300-£400

JamesAlfredColemanWillett/Willette wasborninBelleIsle,AnnapolisCounty,NovaScotia,CanadainApril1895.Heservedforsix yearswiththe69thAnnapolisRegimentand,18monthsservicewiththeCompositeBattalion,Halifax,NovaScotiapriortotheGreatWar. WilletteinitiallyservedduringtheGreatWarwiththe165thBattalion(Acadiens),CanadianInfantrypriortoadvancingtoCaptainandserving with the 74th Forestry Company, Canadian Forestry Corps. Major Willette died in October 1984.

Pair: Sapper R. Brodie, 4th Railway Battalion, Canadian Railway Troops BritishWarandVictoryMedals(841225Spr.R.BrodieC.R.T.) o ciallyrenamed;CanadianMemorialCross,G.V.R.(841225Spr.R. Brodie);withC.E.F.forserviceatthefrontlapelbadge,reversenumbered‘232585’andamedalofgratitudeforserviceduringthe Great War from the Grand Lodge, Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and Enginemen, nearly extremely ne(lot) £50-£70

RobertBrodie wasborninLondoninMay1874.Heresidedwithhiswifeat161HochelagaStreet,Hochelaga,Quebec,Canada.Brodieserved duringtheGreatWarwiththe4thRailwayBattalion,CanadianRailwayTroops,anddiedafterthewarofrelatedinjuries/illnessinAugust1936.

is buried in the National Field of Honour Cemetery, Pointe-Claire, Quebec.

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Family group:

Five: Chief Petty Officer Writer Q. H. Dibnah, Royal Canadian Volunteer Reserve and Royal Canadian Navy 1939-45Star;AtlanticStar,1clasp,FranceandGermany;CanadianVolunteerServiceMedal,withoverseasclasp;WarMedal 1939-45,Canadianissueinsilver,withM.I.D.oakleaf;CanadianForcesDecoration,G.VI.R.,withSecondAwardBar loose,(CPO I/c. Q. H. Dibnah) mounted as originally worn, very ne

Pair: Sergeant E. G. Dibnah, Fort Garry Horse

British War and Victory Medals (14429 Sjt. E. G. Dibnah. F.G.H.) mounted for wear, good very ne (7) £360-£440

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

‘Forgallantryoroutstandingserviceinthefaceofthenenemyorforzeal,patienceandcheerfulnessindangerouswatersandforsettingan example of wholehearted devotion to duty, upholding the high traditions of the Royal Canadian Navy.’

QuentinHaroldDibnah residedinWinnipeg,Manitoba.HeenlistedintheRoyalCanadianNavalVolunteerReserveinNovember1940. ServiceduringtheSecondWarincludedatH.M.C.S. Venture and Cornwallis,priortoservingwiththe St.Laurent andthe Stadacona.Dibnah advancedtoChiefPettyOfficerWriterandtransferredtotheRoyalCanadianNavy(awardedCanadianForcesDecorationinNovember1952, and his Second Award Bar in November 1962). He was discharged in August 1964, and died in December 2008.

Sold with copied Service Records - which are at variance with medals as worn - listed as entitled to France and Germany Star with Atlantic clasp. EwartGladstoneDibnah wasborninLeeds,YorkshireinApril1886.HewasemployedbytheRailwaysinManitoba,Canada,andservedwith theCanadianMilitia.DibnahwasanoriginalmemberoftheFirstCanadianContingentasSergeantBuglerofthe6thBattalion(FortGarrys),which later was reformed as the Fort Garry Horse. He served with the latter on the Western Front.

Pair: NursingSisterI.L.Kealy,CanadianArmyMedicalCorps,who died of Pneumonia, 12 March 1918

British War and Victory Medals (N. Sister I. L. Kealy) very ne, scarce (2) £300-£400

IdaLilianKealy wasborninAnerley,SurreyinJune1879.Shewasaprofessional nursebyoccupation,andservedduringtheGreatWarwiththeCanadianArmy MedicalCorpsatNo.1CanadianGeneralHospital.NurseSisterKealydiedof pneumoniaintheUK,12March1918,andisburiedinBramshott(StMary) Churchyard,Hampshire,England.Sheiscommemoratedonthe"Womenofthe Empire"memorialpanelsinYorkMinster,andontheNursesmemorialattheNational Memorial Arboretum.

Sold

in

Four: Sergeant J. MacLachlan, Locomotive Driver, Nigerian Railway, late South African Field Artillery BritishWarandBilingualVictoryMedals(Dvr.J.Maclachlan.S.A.F.A.)theVictorymedalofficiallyre-impressed;DefenceMedal; EfficiencyMedal,G.V.R.,Nigeria(126Sgt.J.Maclachlan.)mountedasworn, polishedgood neandbetter,thelastauniqueissue(4) £400-£500

MacLachlan.

Pair: Private E. M. Blount, 1st Cape Corps British War and Bilingual Victory Medals (Pte. E. M. Blount. 1st C.C.) edge bruise to BWM, nearly very ne

Pair: Private W. J. Mathee, 2nd South African Infantry British War and Bilingual Victory Medals (Private W. J. Mathee. 2nd Infantry) nearly very ne

Pair: Airwoman M. G. Wys, South African Women’s Auxiliary Air Force WarMedal1939-45;AfricaServiceMedal,botho

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Family Group:

Pair: Lance-Corporal W. J. Richards, 9th South African Infantry British War and Bilingual Victory Medals (L/Cpl. W. J. Richards. 9th S.A.I.) good very ne

Four: Private D. V. Richards, Union Defence Force 1939-45 Star; Italy Star; War Medal 1939-45; Africa Service Medal, all officially named ‘577447 D. V. Richards’, good very ne Rhodesia, General Service Medal (065719H Vdt P. D. Richards) nearly extremely ne (7) £120-£160

WilliamJohnRichards wasbornatBendigo,Vicoria,Australiain1885andattestedfortheSouthAfricanForcesatPotchefstroomon4 December1915,declaringpreviousmilitaryservicewiththe8thAustralianInfantryandtheAustralianFieldArtillery.Heservedwiththe9th South African Infantry during the Great War in East Africa, and was discharged medically un!t on 8 May 1916.

DouglasVivianRichards,thesonoftheabove,wasborninJohannesburgon1June1922andattestedfortheUnionDefenceForceon5 August1942,declaringpreviousmilitaryservicewiththe1stBattalionTransvaalScottish.HeservedduringtheSecondWorldWarasanaircraft handlerwiththeSouthAfricanAirForce,andwasthenwiththe52ndAnti-AircraftRegiment,beforeservinginItalywiththecombinedS.A.A.F./ Natal Mounted Ri"es Regiment.

P. D. Richards, the son of D. V. Richards, and the grandson of W. J. Richards, served with the Rhodesian Forces. Sold with copied service papers for the !rst two recipients.

Pair: Chief Engine Room Arti!cer First Class T. H. S. Westaway, Royal Navy

BritishWarMedal1914-20(268843T.H.Westaway.C.E.R.A.R.N.);RoyalNavyL.S.&G.C.,G.V.R.,1stissue(268843T.H.S. Westaway, C.E.R.A. 1 Cl, H.M.S. Challenger) minor edge bruise, good very ne

Pair: Senior Reserve Attendant R. Morris, Royal Naval Auxiliary Sick Berth Reserve

BritishWarMedal1914-20(M.8822R.Morris.S.R.A.R.N.);RoyalNavalAuxiliarySickBerthReserveL.S.&G.C.,G.V.R.,1stissue (1928. R. Morris. LG. Sea. R.N.A.S.B.R.) contact marks, otherwise very ne (4) £80-£100

ThomasHolmanStanburyWestaway,aBoilermakerfromPlymouth,Devon,wasbornon14January1874andjoinedtheRoyalNavyon 18September1896.AdvancedChiefEngineRoomArti!cerFirstClasson30December1908,hewasawardedhisLongServiceandGood ConductMedalon29October1911.HesawserviceduringtheGreatWarintheDepotShipH.M.S. Impregnable, thushisBritishWarMedalwas his sole campaign medal entitlement for the Great War. He was demobilised on 29 December 1919.

RichardMorris,aCollierfromHindley,Lancashire,wasbornon17February1889andattestedfortheRoyalNavalAuxiliarySickBerth Reserveon2August1914.AdvancedSeniorReserveAttendanton5March1915,hesawserviceduringtheGreatWarintheNavalHospitalat PlymouthandH.M.S. Eaglet, thushisBritishWarMedalwashissolecampaignmedalentitlementfortheGreatWar.Hewasdemobilisedon27 February 1919.

Pair: Reserve Wardmaster H. Hamill, Royal Naval Auxiliary Sick Berth Reserve

BritishWarMedal1914-20(M.9731H.Hamill.R.Wdmr.R.N.);RoyalNavalAuxiliarySickBerthReserveL.S.,G.V.R.,1stissue (779.H.Hamill,Res.Wdmstr.R.N.A.S.B.R.)thislastwithsomeminorofficialcorrections,mountedoncardfordisplay, very neor better (2) £140-£180

HenryHamill wasbornatBury,Lancashire,on30January1882,andwasarailwayticketcollectorwhenhejoinedtheR.N.A.S.B.R.asaJunior ReserveAttendantat PembrokeI on2August1914.PostedtoChathamHospital,whereheservedforthedurationofthewar,hewasadvanced toSeniorReserveAttendanton25May1915,andtoReserveWardmasteron18August1915.ReserveWardmasterwasthemostseniorratein theRoyalNavalAuxiliarySickBerthReserve,andequatedtoChiefPettyOfficerstatusintheRoyalNavy.Hamillwas’shoredemobilised’on31 May 1919.

Sold with research including copied record of service.

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Pair: Gunner G. Slade, Royal Artillery

BritishWarMedal1914-20(119212Gnr.G.Slade.R.A.);IndiaGeneralService1908-35,1clasp,AfghanistanN.W.F.1919(119212 Gnr. G. Slade. R.A.) with lid of named card box of issue, nearly extremely ne (2) £60-£80

GilbertSlade attestedfortheRoyalArtilleryandservedduringtheGreatWarinIndiaontheNorthWestFrontier,andafterwardsintheThird Afghan War.

Sold with copied Medal Index Card con!rming that this is the recipient’s complete entitlement.

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Three: Colour Sergeant E. Wager, Cheshire Regiment, later Indian Unattached List BritishWarMedal1914-20(7092C.Sjt.E.Wager.Ches.R.);IndiaGeneralService1908-35,1clasp,Malabar1921-22(4114203 R-S-M.E.Wager.S.I.Ry.Bn.);ArmyL.S.&G.C.,G.V.R.,1stissue(S-SInstr.E.Wager,I.U.L.)mountedasworn, nearlyextremely ne (3) £120-£160

ErnestWager wasbornin1883andattestedfortheCheshireRegimentatWarwickon5February1903.HeservedwiththeRegimentinIndia from20September1904,andwhilstinIndiawaspostedtotheIndianUnattachedListon10October1912.HetransferredtotheRoyal WarwickshireRegiment(Supernumerary)on30November1920andwasemployedastheRegimentalSergeantMajoroftheSouthIndianRailway Battalion,AuxiliaryForceIndia.Hereturnedhomeon12November1925,anwasdischargedon4February1926,after23yearsservice,ofwhich over 21 years had been spent soldiering in India. Sold with the recipient’s Certi!cate of Service Red Book.

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Family Group: BritishWarMedal1914-20 (T-20502Pte.F.Holder.A.S.C.) innamedcardboxofissue,andouterOHMStransmission envelope, addressed to ‘Mr. F. Holder, 93 Stone Street, West Perth, Western Australia’, extremely ne

Three: Private F. W. Holder, Royal Australian Engineers WarMedal1939-45;AustraliaServiceMedal,thesebothofficiallyimpressed‘WX38990F.W.Holder’;AustralianServiceMedal 1945-75,1clasp,PNG(WX38990F.W.Holder);togetherwithanadded1939-45Staranda copy Paci#cStar,thesetwoboth recently laser engraved ‘WX38990 F. W. Holder’, extremely ne (6) £60-£80

FrederickHolder wasbornatGreatham,Hampshire,in1884andattestedfortheArmyServiceCorpson27January1903.Hewasrecalled fromtheReserveon6August1914,andservedathomeuntil26January1916,whenhewasdischargedontheterminationofhisperiodof enlistment. He subsequently emigrated to Perth, Western Australia, and died there in 1964. The British War Medal was his sole entitlement.

FrederickWalterHolder,thesonoftheabove,wasborninPerth,W.A.,on11June1920andattestedtherefortheAustralianMilitary Forceson7April1941.Hewasmobilisedon14January1942,andservedwiththeRoyalAustralianEngineersinNewGuineafrom28April1945. He was discharged on 8 April 1946, and died in Perth on 28 September 2007.

Soldwiththerecipient’sAustralianMilitaryForceArmyDrivingLicence;anAustralianGovernmentDepartmentofVeterans’Affairs Commemorative Medallion for the 60th Anniversary of the end of the Second World War 1945-2005; and copied research.

Family group: IndiaGeneralService1908-35,1clasp,NorthWestFrontier1930-31 (2316612Sgln.E.Beck.R.Signals.) innamedcardbox of issue, nearly extremely ne

Three: Sergeant L. Beck, Royal Field Artillery, later Royal Corps of Signals 1939-45 Star; Defence and War Medals 1939-45, nearly extremely ne RoyalNavyL.S.&G.C.,E.II.R.,2ndissue (POMADRButtD147171NRN) innamedcardboxofissue, nearlyextremely ne (5) £70-£90

ErnestBeck diedage27at63HarcourtRoad,Blackpool,13March1934.Hisdeathcerti#categivesthecauseofdeathas‘Misadventure GeneralParalysisoftheinsaneacceleratedbyeffectsofbeingknockeddownbyamotorcarinMartonDrive,Blackpoolon26thNovember 1932.’ Beck’s IGS was issued to his mother.

LawrenceBeck wasborninManchesterinDecember1903,andenlistedintheRoyalFieldArtillery(T.A.)atthecityofhisbirthinJune1920. HetransferredtotheRoyalCorpsofSignalsinMarch1922,advancedtoLanceCorporalinNovember1927,andtoSergeantinNovember1941. Beck was discharged in August 1945.

Soldwiththefollowingrelateddocumentation:EnclosureletterforI.G.S.addressedtoE.Beck’smother,dated7May1934;L.Beck’sSoldier’s Service and Pay Book, covers detached; Discharge Certi#cate, and National Registration Identity Card. Petty Officer Medical Assistant Butt is not related to the above.

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Five: Engine Room Arti"cer First Class E. B. Manwaring, Royal Navy 1939-45Star;AtlanticStar;DefenceandWarMedals1939-45;RoyalNavyL.S.&G.C.,G.VI.R.,1stissue(M.34672E.B. Manwaring. E.R.A. 1. H.M.S. Scott) very ne (5) £100-£140

EdwardBrookeManwaring wasbornon18August1893inSheffield,Yorkshire,andjoinedtheNavyasanActingE.R.A.4Class,H.M.S PembrokeII,on25March1919,attheageof25.Hewascon#rmedasE.R.A.4Class,H.M.S. Dublin (MudrosBase)on23March1920,butwhilstin H.M.S. Egmont from4Januaryto2February1921,heseemstohavespent28daysindetention(forabsence).Afterwards,hewasclearlystill unhappyandhedeserted("Run")on24April1921,andthereisanoteonhisservicerecordthathis"effectstobesold".Hewasnotrecovered until12October1921,sixmonthslater,andwasthensentencedbyWarrantto42daysdetention.SubsequentlyhewasadvancedtoE.R.A.3 Class,H.M.S. RoyalSovereign,16August1923,andtoE.R.A.2Cass.H.M.S. Cyclops on16August1927.HewasfurtheradvancedtoE.R.A.1Class, H.M.S. Medway,16August1932,inwhichrateheremainedfortherestofhisnavalcareer.Itseemsthathisconductwassuchthatthestigmaof desertionwaserased("RunRemoved")on26October1927.AlthoughdueforreleaseandpensionhewasretainedinservicefortheSecond WorldWarandwasreleased #nallyon13August1945,after26yearsservice,attheageof52.HisL.S.&G.C.medalwaseventuallyissuedon27 February 1940, and was sent to H.M.S. Scott.

PercyJohnWood wasbornon31August1921,atWickwar,Gloucestershire.HewasthesonofPercyJohnandEdithSarrieWoodand nephewofMrG.WoodofKingswood,Gloucestershire.Hewasa‘houseboy’beforejoiningtheNavyon10January1938,asaBoy2Class,H.M. S. Ganges. HeadvancedtoBoy1Classon30October1938,andtoOrdinarySeamanon31August1939,whenheengagedfor12yearswith OfficialNo.JX156488.HeadvancedtoAbleSeamanon30April1940,andservedinH.M.S. Nimrod forafewweeksinthesummerof1940,but was #nallydraftedtoH.M.S. Hecla inearly1942,althoughhewasloanedtoothershipsduringthatyear.Hewasreported‘missingpresumed

November 1942.

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Three: AbleSeamanW.B.Watson,RoyalNavy,whowaskilledinactionwhenH.M.Submarine Oxley was accidentally torpedoed and sunk by H.M.S. Triton on 11 September 1939

1939-45Star;AtlanticStar;WarMedal1939-45,withnamedAdmiraltyenclosure,incardboxofissueaddressedto‘Mr.J. Watson, Avonlea, Aberoer, Rhostyllen, Wrexham, Denbighshire, N. Wales’, extremely ne (3) £100-£140

WilliamBradfordWatson waskilledwhenH.M.Submarine Oxley wasaccidentallysunkbyH.M.S. Triton about28nauticalmilessouth-westof Stavanger,Norway,intheRoyalNavy’s !rstmajorfriendly-!reincidentofthewar.Therewhereonlytwosurvivors.Oneofthevery !rst casualties of the Second World War, Watson is commemorated on Plymouth Naval Memorial. Sold with modern ‘H.M. Submarines’ cap-tally and copied research.

Six: Attributed to Lieutenant R. W. MacDonald, Royal Naval Reserve 1939-45Star;AtlanticStar;AfricaStar;ItalyStar;DefenceandWarMedals1939-45,allprivatelyimpressed‘Lieut.R.W. MacDonald R.N.R.’, good very ne

Three: FiremanH.Young,MercantileMarine,whowaskilledwhileservinginS.S. Cato whenshehitamineon 3 March 1940 1939-45Star;AtlanticStar;WarMedal1939-45,withnamedMinistryofTransportenclosureandnamedBuckinghamPalace condolence slip, nearly extremely ne

£70-£90

HaroldYoung servedintheMercantileMarineandwaskilledon3March1940whenS.S. Cato hitamine,andiscommemoratedontheTower Hill Memorial.

Three: AttributedtoLieutenantN.H.Hoare,RoyalNaval VolunteerReserve,killedinactionwhenH.M.S. Hood,thepride oftheRoyalNavy,wassunkbytheGermanbattleship Bismark andthebattlecruiser PrinzEugen intheDenmarkStraiton24 May 1941; of the Hood’s 1,418 crew, only three men survived 1939-45Star;AtlanticStar;WarMedal1939-45,housedinacontemporary woodenframedglass-frontedcase,bearingabrassnameplateinscribed,‘Lt. NorrisHenryHoare,R.N.V.R.,KilledonActiveService24.5.41,H.M.S.Hood’, extremely ne (3) £400-£500

Provenance: Eric Smith Collection, Dix Noonan Webb, September 2009.

NorrisHenryHoare,thesonofHenryandElizabethJaneHoare,ofWhipton, Devon,wasamemberofstaff ofLloydsBankLimitedatNewtonAbbot,Devonand wasaMemberoftheInstituteofBankers.DuringtheSecondWorldWarheservedas aLieutenantintheRoyalNavalVolunteerReserve.ServingaboardthebattlecruiserH. M.S. Hood,hewaskilledinactionduringtheBattleoftheDenmarkStrait,whenthe Hood,togetherwiththebattleshipH.M.S. PrinceofWales,foughttheGermanbattleship Bismark andtheheavycruiser PrinzEugen,bothofwhichwereattemptingtobreakout intotheNorthAtlantictodestroyAlliedmerchantshipping.The Hood,theprideofthe RoyalNavy,opened !reat5:52a.m.on24May1941,andhavingreceivedadirecthit fromthe Bismark at6:00a.m.sankbeneaththewaveswithinthreeminutes,afteratotal combatlifespanoflessthanquarterofanhour.Ofthe1,418Officersandcrewon board,onlythreemen,OrdinarySeamanTedBriggs,AbleSeamanRobertTilburn,and MidshipmanWilliamDundassurvived.Aged28atthetimeofhisdeath,Hoareis commemorated on the Portsmouth Naval Memorial.

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Five: Attributed to Major R. H. Durrant, Royal Artillery, who was wounded in action on 10 April 1944 1939-45Star;AfricaStar;ItalyStar;DefenceandWarMedals1939-45,innamedcardboxofissued,addressedto‘R.H.Durrant, Esq., 28 Sherborne Avenue, Ipswich, Suffolk’, extremely ne

Three: AttributedtoPrivateJ.E.Williams,King’sOwnRoyalRegiment,whowasMentionedinDespatchesfor his services whilst a Prisoner of War

1939-45Star;DefenceandWarMedals1939-45,withM.I.D.oakleaf,withArmyCouncilenclosure,innamedcardboxofissued, addressed to ‘Mr. J. E. Williams, 19 Canterbury Road, Rock Ferry, Birkenhead, Cheshire.’, extremely ne

Five: AttributedtoMajorC.E.Tearne,RoyalElectricalandMechanicalEngineers,whowasMentionedin Despatches

1939-45Star;AfricaStar;ItalyStar;DefenceandWarMedals1939-45,withM.I.D.oakleaf,innamedcardboxofissued, addressed to ‘Maj. C. E. Tearne, 89 Ember Lane, Esher, Surrey’, extremely ne (13) £100-£140

ReginaldHarryDurrant wasborninGreatFinborough,Suffolk,on22October1908andhavingservedasaBuglerwiththeTerritorialArmy wascommissionedfromtheranksandsawserviceintheRoyalArtilleryinNorthAfricaandItaly,obtaininghiswingsandservinginthelatter theatreattachedtotheRoyalAirForce.HewasgrantedaRegularArmycommissionon7July1949,andwasappointedQuartermaster.Hewas awarded his Long Service ands Good Conduct Medal on 20 October 195, and was promoted Major on 3 April 1951.

JohnEdwardWilliams wascapturedandtakenPrisonerofWaron27May1940,andwasheldatStalagVIII-BatLamsdorf.Forhisservices whilst a Prisoner of War he was Mentioned in Despatches (London Gazette 18 April 1946).

CharlesErnestTearne wasbornatHandsworth,Staffordshire,on30April1900andwascommissionedintotheRoyalAirForceon22 November1918asanObserver.Toolatetoseeactiveservice,hetransferredtotheUnemployedListon12June1919.Hewasgrantedan emergencycommissionasaMajorintheRoyalArmyOrdnanceCorps,on28December1939,andservedwiththemduringtheSecondWorld War,transferringtotheRoyalElectricalandMechanicalEngineerson1October1942.ForhisservicesintheMediterraneantheatrehewas Mentioned in Despatches (London Gazette 21 May 1946). He died at Ewhurst, Surrey, on 28 February 1974.

Sold with copied research.

Four: Warrant Officer Class II A. M. Williams, Royal Signals, late Royal Engineers 1939-45Star;DefenceandWarMedals1939-45;ArmyL.S.&G.C.,G.VI.R.,1stissue,RegularArmy(2309768Sjt.A.M.Williams. R. Signals) mounted as worn, nearly extremely ne (4) £80-£100

Provenance: Dix Noonan Webb, June 2005.

AlexanderMitchellWilliams wasborninNorwich,Norfolkon9January1904.Amachinistbyoccupation,heenlistedintotheRoyal EngineersatCorkon2February1920andwastransferredtotheRoyalSignalson6November.HeservedinEgyptfrom30November1922to 15May1929andinIndiafrom24December1931to1December1932.PromotedSergeantin1936,hewasawardedhisLongServiceandGood ConductMedalin1938.WiththeoutbreakoftheSecondWorldWar,heservedwiththeB.E.F.from13September1939to23June1940; thereafterhisservicewasinBritain.PromotedWarrantOfficerClassIIIinMarch1940,heattainedtherankofWarrantOfficerClassII(Company Sergeant Major) in July 1942. He was discharged on 25 September 1953.

Sold with a #ne photograph album containing photos dating from the recipient’s time in Egypt, 1922-29.

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Six: PrivateW.Vennard,RoyalScots,laterKing’sOwnScottishBorderers,whowaswoundedatArakan during the Burma campaign on 19 March 1943 1939-45Star;BurmaStar;DefenceandWarMedals1939-45;Korea1950-53,1stissue(3055987Pte.W.Vennard.K.O.S.B.); U. N. Korea 1950-54, unnamed as issued, very ne (6) £160-£200

W.Vennard attestedfortheRoyalScotsandsservedwiththe1stBattalionduringtheSecondWorldWarinBurma,beingwoundedatArakan on 19 March 1943. He subsequently served with the 1st Battalion, King’s Own Scottish Borderers in Korea.

£260-£300

ThomasBayly wasborninAldershot,HampshireinNovember1909.HewasthesonofColourSergeantR.J.Bayly,MiddlesexRegiment,who wastakenprisonerofwarbytheGermansatMons,23August1914.Atrue‘DieHard’family,Bayly’sfathernamedthefamilyresidence ‘Albuhera’ on the Salisbury Road, Amesbury, Wiltshire.

BaylyattestedfortheArmyinSeptember1927,andwaspostedforservicewiththe1stBattalion,MiddlesexRegimentaspartoftheHongKong Garrison.HewasservingtherewhenwarbrokeoutinthePaci#c,8December1941,andwastakenprisonerofwarbytheJapaneseattheFallof HongKong,25December1941.Hewasinternedinthefollowingprisonerofwarcamps:Shampshuipo,HongKong,December1941-December 1943;

December

-

1945 until liberation. Bayly died in Bournemouth, Dorset in 1985.

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Seven: PrivateE.W.J.Grisbrook,KensingtonRegiment(PrincessLouise’s),whowaswoundedinNorthWest Europe on 3 July 1944

1939-45Star;AfricaStar,1clasp,1stArmy;ItalyStar;FranceandGermanyStar;DefenceandWarMedals1939-45;Efficiency Medal, G.VI.R., 1st issue, Territorial (6206799. Pte. F. W. J. Grisbrook. M.X.) nearly extremely ne (7) £120-£160

EricWilliamJosephGrisbrook wasborninCamberwell,London,on4April1920andservedwithboththe1stand2ndBattalions, KensingtonRegiment(PrincessLouise’s)duringtheSecondWorldWar.Hewaswoundedbyshrapneltotherightearandrightarmon3July 1944, whilst drawing rations, and was evacuated to No. 3 Casualty Clearing Station. He died in London on 27 April 1987. Sold with copied research.

Family group:

Seven: Sergeant T. Warburton, Royal Army Medical Corps

1939-45Star;AfricaStar;ItalyStar;FranceandGermanyStar;DefenceandWarMedals1939-45;EfficiencyMedal,G.VI.R.,1st issue,Territorial(7357439Sjt.T.Warburton.R.A.M.C.)lastinnamedcardboxofissue;togetherwithaR.A.M.C.Tug-o-War PrizeMedal,bronze,engraved‘126Fd.Amb.1940Cpl.T.Warburton.’;andaRoyalLifeSavingSocietySwimmingPro"ciency Medal, bronze, the reverse engraved ‘T. Warburton, June 1946’, nearly extremely ne

Pair: Flight Lieutenant R. Warburton, Royal Air Force, who died in Egypt on 28 September 1943 1939-45Star;WarMedal1939-45,withAirCouncilenclosurenamed‘FlightLieutenantR.Warburton’, nearlyextremely ne(11) £100-£140

RonaldWarburton,thesonofThomasandAnnieWarburtonofManchester,wascommissionedintotheRoyalAirForce,andwaskilledwhile serving in Egypt on 28 September 1943. He is buried at Fayid War Cemetery, Egypt.

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Six: Private F. R. Arkell, Army Catering Corps 1939-45Star;AfricaStar,1clasp,1stArmy;ItalyStar;DefenceandWarMedals1939-45;EfficiencyMedal,G.VI.R.,2ndissue, Territorial (1487398 Pte. F. R. Arkell. A.C.C.) nearly extremely ne

Five: Private H. Wilkins, Army Catering Corps 1939-45Star;AfricaStar,1clasp,1stArmy;ItalyStar;DefenceandWarMedals1939-45,allcontemporarilyengraved‘5506173. Pte. H. Wilkins. A.C.C.’, good very ne 1939-45 Star; Italy Star; Defence Medal; War Medal 1939-45 (3), the "rst four mounted as worn, very ne (17) £80-£100

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Five: Flight Lieutenant R. E. V. Boyanton, Royal Air Force 1939-45Star;AfricaStar;ItalyStar;DefenceandWarMedals1939-45,mountedasworn;togetherwiththerecipient’scard identity tags, good very ne

Four: Ordnance Arti!cer First Class J. A. Havill, Royal Navy 1939-45Star;DefenceandWarMedals1939-45;RoyalNavyL.S.&G.C.,E.II.R.,1stissue(M.929271J.A.Havill.O.A.1.H.M.S. Pembroke) mounted as worn, good very ne (9) £100-£140

RobertErnestVictorBoynaton wasbornon12February1906andattestedfortheservicewiththeRoyalAirForceduringtheSecond World War. He was commissioned Pilot Officer on 14 October 1941. Sold with the recipient’s passport dated 11 July 1947.

Three: FlightLieutenantC.W.Fox,RoyalAirForce,whowaskilledinactionwhenhisLancasterwasshot down over Hamburg during Operation Gomorrah on the night of 29-30 July 1943

GreenLanes,PalmersGreen,London,N13’;MemorialScroll‘FlightLieutenantC.W.Fox,RoyalAirForce’;togetherwiththe namedAirCouncilenclosure;therecipient’sRoyalAirForcePilot’sFlyingLogBook;therecipient’sRoyalAirForceRecordof FlightsLogBook;R.A.F.Identitycard;aportraitphotographoftherecipient;andaR.A.F.brooch,theMemorialScrollmountedin aglazeddisplayframe,therest(apartfromthenamedcardboxofissue-thisloose)allhousedinalargedisplaycase, extremely ne (3) £600-£800

CharlesWilliamFox wasbornon5June1909andwascommissionedPilotOfficerintheRoyalAirForceon26July1941.Hereceivedhis "rstoperationalposting,to9Squadron(Lancasters),inMarch1943,and #ewhis "rstoperationalsortie,toEssen,on12March1943;further targetsoverthenextfewmonthsincludedSt.Nazaire,Lorient,Kiel,Frankfurt,Pilsen(2),Duisberg(3),Dusseldorf(2),Essen,Wuppertal,Bochum, Oberhausen, Cologne (2), Turin, and Hamburg.

Foxwaskilledinactiononthenightof29-30July1943,thesecondbigraidofOperation Gomorrah,whenhisLancasterJA692washitby #akand crashedinthetargetareaduringaraidonHamburg,withthelossoftheentirecrew;ofthe777aircraftthattookpartintheraid28werelost. Fox is buried alongside his crew in Hamburg Cemetery, Germany.

Sold with three contemporary photographs, and a booklet entitled ‘George Fox’ by J. P. Wragge. Pleasenotethatthislotisnotsuitableforshippingwhilsthousedinits "tteddisplaycase,butcanbehanddeliveredwithinmainlandBritainby prior arrangement; alternatively the lot can be shipped without the display case.

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Four: PilotOfficerFlightEngineerW.R.McBriar,RoyalAirForce,whowaskilledinactionwhenhisHalifax was shot down and crashed over northern France on 17 April 1943

1939-45Star;AirCrewEuropeStar;DefenceandWarMedals1939-45,withnamedAirCouncilenclosureand‘tickertape’ entitlementstrip,themedalsmountedfordisplayalongwithaportraitphotographoftherecipientinaglazedframe, extremely ne (4) £300-£400

WilliamRobertMcBriar,thesonofMr.andMrs.WilliamMcBriar,ofMelroseStreet,Belfast,joinedtheRoyalAirForcein1937andwas commissionedPilotOfficeron5April1943.Servingwith51Squadron,hewaskilledinactiononthenightof16-17April1943whenhisHalifaxII HR784wasshotdownandcrashedatMaucourt,Somme,3kmsouth-westofChaulnes,whilstonasortietoPlzen.Sixofthecrewwerekilled, withtheseventhmemberbeingtakenPrisonerofWar.McBriarisburiedalongsidehisdeceasedcrewinMaucourtFrenchNationalCemetery, France.

SoldwithnamedBuckinghamPalacecondolenceslip;variousAirMinistrylettersregardingtherecipient’sdeath,includingaC.W.G.C.photograph oftherecipient’sgrave;variouslettersandChristmascardshomefromtherecipient;variousnewspapercuttingsregardinghisdeath;andother ephemera, including a somewhat damaged silver cigarette case; and the recipient’s father’s Home Guard Certi"cate of service.

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Six: Sergeant F. J. Rixon, Royal Air Force

1939-45Star;FranceandGermanyStar;DefenceandWarMedals1939-45;GeneralService1962-2007,1clasp,Radfan(1168933 Sgt. F. J. Rixon R.A.F.); Royal Air Force L.S. & G.C., E.II.R., 2nd issue (1168933 Cpl. F. J. Rixon. R.A.F.) good very ne (6) £140-£180

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Five: Major G. N. B. Hart, 5th Gurkha Ri#es, who was wounded in Burma in March 1944

1939-45Star;BurmaStar;DefenceandWarMedals1939-45;GeneralService1918-62,2clasps,S.E.Asia1945-46,Malaya(Major G. N. B. Hart. 5th G.R.) mounted on card for display, nearly extremely ne (5) £180-£220

GeoffreyNormanBeaufortHart wasbornon6November1922,andwascommissioned2ndLieutenantintothe3/5thGurkhaRi#eson15 March1942;W.S.Lieut.,1October1942;ActingCaptain,30June1943;Temp.Captain,1July1943.TheregimentalHistorycon"rmsthat Lieutenant Hart was wounded on the Tiddim Road, Burma, on 24 March 1944.

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Four: TrooperJ.R.Bridges,SherbrookeFusiliersRegiment,RoyalCanadianArmouredCorps,whodiedon12 April 1945

1939-45Star;FranceandGermanyStar;CanadianVolunteerServiceMedal,withoverseasclasp;WarMedal1939-45,Canadian issueinsilver,allincardboxesofissue;togetherwiththerecipient’sBirksMemorialBar‘Tpr.J.R.BridgesSher.Fus.R.Diedinhis Country’s Service 12 Apr. 1945’, the Stars both somewhat later issues, extremely ne (5) £100-£140

JohnRaymondBridges wasbornon4February1923andservedduringtheSecondWorldWarwiththeSherbrookeFusiliersRegiment, Royal Canadian Armoured Corps, and died on 12 April 1945. He is buried in Holten Canadian War Cemetery, Netherlands.

Five: PrivateA.V.Burns,AustralianForces,whowascapturedandtakenPrisonerofWarbytheJapanesein Malaya on 26 March 1942, and died of disease in captivity on 15 December 1943 1939-45Star;Paci"cStar;DefenceandWarMedals1939-45;AustraliaServiceMedal,allofficiallyimpressed‘NX52946A.V.

£100-£140

AlfredVincentBurns wasbornatChartersTowers,Queensland,on22January1915,andattestedfortheAustralianForcesatSydney,New SouthWales.Heservedwiththe2nd/20thBattalion,AustralianInfantryduringtheSecondWorldWarinSingaporeandMalayafrom1March 1941,andwasappointedtoSub-GroupSpecialIntelligenceSectionon8November1941.HewascapturedandtakenPrisonerofWaron26 March 1942, and died of acute pneumonia in captivity on 15 December 1943. He is buried in Yokohama Cemetery, Japan.

WallaceEdwinPepper wasbornatEn"eld,NewSouthWales,on23December1920,andattestedfortheAustralianForcesatPaddington, Sydney,on25March1941.Postedtothe3rdReserve,MotorTransportCompany,heservedwiththeunitinSingaporeandMalayafrom24April 1941,andwascapturedandtakenPrisonerofWaron27April1942.On6September1944hewasoneofmorethan1,300PrisonersofWar packedonboardthe‘hell-ship’the RakuyoMaru forconveyingtoJapan,andwaskilledon12September1944whenthetransportshipwassunk by Allied submarines. He has no known grave and is commemorated on the Labaun Memorial.

with copied research.

Six: Sergeant J. Ridgway, Cheshire Constabulary

(Sergt.JohnRidgway.);togetherwithaRoyalLifeSavingSocietyAwardofMerit,bronzeandenamel,thereverseengraved‘J. Ridgway

£100-£140

wasawardedhisPoliceLongServiceandGoodConductMedalinNovember1972,whilstservicewiththeStockportDivision,

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Seven: Attributed to N. G. C. Martin-Schrader

1939-45Star;AfricaStar,with‘8’deviceonriband;ItalyStar;FranceandGermanyStar;DefenceandWarMedals1939-45; Coronation1937,unnamedasissued,mountedforwearwithmodernribands;togetherwithaNationalRegistrationIdentity CardnamedtoNathanielGeorgeChristopherMartin-Schrader,ofCommonRoad,Kensworth,Dunstable,Bedfordshire’, nearly extremely ne

Delhi Durbar 1911, silver, unnamed as issued, edge bruise, otherwise nearly extremely ne (8) £70-£90

Three: Mrs D. Wilson, who served as a British Female Clerk with the Palestine Police

DefenceandWarMedals1939-45;GeneralService1918-62,1clasp,Palestine1945-48(Mrs.D.Wilson)withribandbar, generally good very ne (3) £80-£120

D. Wilson served as a British Female Clerk with the Palestine Police.

Three: Flight Sergeant J. Tremblay, Canadian Forces

CanadianVolunteerServiceMedal;WarMedal1939-45,Canadianissueinsilver;CanadianForcesDecoration,E.II.R.(FSJ. Tremblay) mounted as originally worn, very ne

CanadianForcesDecoration,E.II.R. (LCplC.Tremblay);togetherwithEfficiencyMedal,G.VI.R.,1stissue,Canada,withSecond Award Bar, this additionally engraved ‘1st Clasp C.D.’ (W.O.1 Y. A. Tremblay M.M.) generally very ne (5) £100-£140

Pair: Sapper C. A. Beck, Royal Engineers

WarMedal1939-45;GeneralService1918-62,1clasp,Palestine1945-48(14923876Spr.C.A.Beck) withnamedArmyCouncil condolence slip, 2nd initial and surname partially o cially corrected, very ne or better (2) £60-£80

CharlesArthurBeck wasthesonofMrandMrsC.A.BeckofWalworth,London.Heservedwith55FieldSquadron,RoyalEngineers.Sapper Beck died of illness whilst on active service at the British Military Hospital, Gaza, 18 July 1947. He is buried in the Ramleh War Cemetery.

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Three: Able Seaman W. R. Baker, Royal Navy

NavalGeneralService1915-62,1clasp,Palestine1945-48(D/SSX.832401W.R.Baker.A.B.R.N.);Korea1950-53,1stissue (D/SSX.832401 W. R. Baker. A.B. R.N.); U.N. Korea 1950-54, unnamed as issued, good very ne (3) £140-£180

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Three: Corporal R. F. Mates, Army Catering Corps

GeneralService1918-62,1clasp,Palestine1945-48(14472950Pte.R.F.Mates.A.C.C.);Korea1950-53,1stissue(14472950Cpl. R. F. Mates. A.C.C.); U.N. Korea 1950-54, unnamed as issued, last with named card box of issue, extremely ne (3) £120-£160

Five: Corporal D. McCallum, Australian Forces

Korea1950-53,1stissue(2/400806D.Mc.Callum) o ciallyre-impressednaming;GeneralService1918-62,1clasp,Malaya,E.II.R. (2/8081D.Mc.Callum.);U.N.Korea1950-54(2/400806D.Mc.Callum.);SouthKoreanWarServiceMedal,thereverseengraved ‘D.Mc.Callum2/400806’;togetherwithaCommemorativeMedalforthe50thAnniversaryoftheendoftheKoreanWar 2953 -2003 (2/400806

Mc.Callum)

£160-£200

DavidMcCallum wasbornatCessnock,NewSouthWales,on29November1919andenlistedintotheRoyalAustralianAirForceon8 September1942.Heservedwith43Squadron,asamechanicworkingonCatalina "yingboats,andwaspromotedCorporalon15January1945. He was discharged on 30 July 1946 (entitled to Defence and War Medals, and Australia Service Medal). McCallumenlistedintotheAustralianRegularArmyin1950andwaspostedtothe2ndBattalion,RoyalAustralianRegimenton20December 1951.Heservedwith3R.A.R.inKoreafrom5Augustto3December1952,beforebeingevacuatedtoJapansufferingfromsickness,and returnedtoAustraliainMarch1953.HesubsequentlyservedintheBombDisposalSection,RoyalAustralianEngineers,andwaspostedtoboth theSolomonIslandsandPenang,Malaya.His $nalpostingwaswiththeRoyalAustralianElectricalandMechanicalEngineersasa $tterattheBase Ordnance Depot, and he was discharged on 12 April 1961. He subsequently re-enlisted into the Royal Australian Air Force. Sold with copied research.

Pair: Sergeant W. Kerr, Army Catering Corps

GeneralService1918-62,1clasp,Malaya,E.II.R.(22795900Pte.W.Kerr.A.C.C.);GeneralService1962-2007,1clasp,Northern

£80-£100

Pair: Surgeon Lieutenant-Commander A. D. Ritchie, Royal Navy

NavalGeneralService1915-62,1clasp,NearEast(Surg.Lt.(D).A.D.Ritchie.R.N.);RoyalNavalReserveDecoration,E.II.R., reverse officially dated 1976, mounted as worn, good very ne (2) £300-£400

A.D.Ritchie hadaseniorityof4August1956.Hewasappointedto Ceres in1956,to Newcastle and Tyne in1957,earninghisN.G.S.inthe lattership,andto Collingwood in1959.HeisnolongershownintheNavyListfrom1962butreappearsin1967asSurgeon LieutenantCommander (D) and with ‘RD’ recorded from 1979 until 1982 after which he is no longer listed.

Pair: Warrant Officer Class I W. Guthrie, Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers

GeneralService1962-2007,2clasps,Borneo,NorthernIreland(23239177S.Sgt.W.Guthrie.REME.);ArmyL.S.&G.C.,E.II.R., 2ndissue,RegularArmy(23239177W.O.Cl.1W.GuthrieREME.)the "rstmountedcourt-styleasworn,thesecondloose; together with the related miniature GSM, this also mounted court-style as worn, extremely ne (2) £100-£140

Pair: Lance-Corporal S. Phillips, Army Catering Corps

GeneralService1962-2007,1clasp,NorthernIreland(24779424PteSPhillipsACC);Gulf1990-91,1clasp,16Janto28Feb 1991 (24779424 LCpl S Phillips ACC) rank o cially corrected, mounted court-style as worn, good very ne (2) £80-£100

434

Coronation, Jubilee and Long Service Medals

ImperialServiceMedal(2),E.VII.R.,Starissue,unnamedin Elkington,London,caseofissue;G.V.R.,Circularissue,2nd‘Coronation robes’ issue (Harry James Tyrrell.) in case of issue, minor enamel damage to rst, otherwise extremely ne (2) £120-£160

SoldwithtwoImperialServiceMedalbestowaldocuments,the !rstnamedtoMr.H.J.Tyrrell,formeritoriousserviceinthePortsmouth Dockyard, and dated 14 July 1905; the second named to Mr. Harry James Tyrrell, and undated. Possibly a father and son pair.

ImperialServiceMedal(2),G.V.R.,Circularissue,2nd‘Coronationrobes’issue (AlbertEdwardCook.);G.VI.R.,1stissue (SidneyJamesOldridge.);Coronation1953,unnamedasissued;EfficiencyMedal,G.VI.R.,2ndissue,Militia (2327219Sjt.C. T.Murdoch.R.Sigs.);SpecialConstabularyLongServiceMedal(3),G.V.R.,1stissue (FrederickC.Wilcock.);G.VI.R.,1st issue (2) (Frank H. Rooke.; John R. Speakman) generally very ne and better (7) £100-£140

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ImperialServiceMedal,G.VI.R.,1stissue (RichardMarkBarber);EfficiencyMedal,G.VI.R.,1stissue,Territorial (2024903 Pte. P. J. Proud. D.W.R.); Memorial Plaque (Michael Gallagher) minor edge bruise to ISM, otherwise good very ne (3) £60-£80

There are numerous men with the name Michael Gallagher on the Commonwealth War Graves Commission Roll of Honour for the Great War.

Coronation1902,bronze,unnamedasissued;Coronation1953 (T.Bowman.) contemporarilyengravednaming;RoyalNavyL.S. &G.C.,G.V.R.,1stissue (300204GeorgeT.Hammond,S.P.O.,H.M.S.Implacable.);EfficiencyMedal,G.VI.R.,1stissue, Territorial (897593.Gnr.J.F.Ferguson.R.A.);togetherwithaCanadianSchoolCompetitionPrizeMedal1900,bronze, unnamed, edge bruising to RN LS&GC, nearly very ne and better (5) £80-£100

Coronation1911,St.JohnAmbulanceBrigade (Nurs.SisterD.Stow.);togetherwithtwoSt.JohnAmbulanceAssociation ReexaminationCrosses,bothbronze,thereverseofthe !rstengraved‘143457DinahStow’,with1915bar,thissimilarlynumbered; thereverseofthesecondengraved‘MaryStow,No.44675’;Coronation1953,unnamedasissued;Jubilee2012,unnamedas issued, in card box of issue, good very ne and better (5) £60-£80

Ireland

minor edge bruise,

very

£80-£100

ArmyL.S.&G.C.,V.R.,1stissue,largeletterreverse,edgedated,impressednaming (J.Mc.Namara,Serjeant7thDragoon Guards.184.) lastdigitofyearobscuredbysuspensionclaw,thereverseadditionallyprivatelyengraved‘1843’,originally !tted with a steel clip, now replaced by a later scroll suspension, edge bruising, good very ne £180-£220

JamesMcNamara wasborninLongford,Ireland,on11October1796andattestedforthe7thDragoonGuardson11October1809,aged13, atrumpeterbytrade.HewaspromotedTrumpetMajoron25May1829,andHospitalSergeanton27May1841,andwasawardedhisLong ServiceandGoodConductMedalin1843.Hewasdischargedon25April1843,after28yearsand197days’man’sservice.HediedinDublinon 22 October 1879.

ArmyL.S.&G.C.,V.R.,3rdissue,smallletterreverse (1571.Pte.J.Madge.1-7th.Foot) theobverseabrasivelycleaned,

therefore

£60-£80

(Const.

£100-£140

G.

S.

91st.

91st.

Coronation, Jubilee and Long Service Medals

ArmyL.S.&G.C.,V.R.,3rdissue,smallletterreverse (19Pte.T.Pickett.Ri!eBde.);EfficiencyMedal,G.VI.R.,1stissue, Territorial (Capt.L.G.Treadwell.Warwick.) theribandsurmountedwithaRoyalWarwickshirecapbadge, the rstwith contact marks and polished, therefore nearly very ne; the second nearly extremely ne (2) £80-£100

ThomasPickett wasborninBethnalGreen,London,in1866andattestedfortheRi!eBrigadeatWoolwichon15February1889.Heserve withthe2ndBattalioninthetheNileExpeditionof1898(Medal);duringtheOccupationofCretefrom21Septemberto1October1898,andin SouthAfricaduringtheBoerWarfrom2October1899to26April1900,andagainfrom3September1900to24September1902(Queen’s SouthAfricaMedalwithclaspsforDefenceofLadysmithandTransvaal;andKing’sSouthAfricawithbothdateclasps).HewasawardedhisLong ServiceandGoodConductMedal,togetherwithagratuityof£5,perArmyOrder242of1907,andwasdischargedon21May1910,after21 years and 96 days’ service.

Sold with copied record of service and medal roll extracts.

LionelGeorgeNewsonTreadwell wasborninNorwichon24June1895andattestedforthe16thBattalion,LondonRegiment,on4August 1914,havingpreviouslyservedwiththeRoyalWestSurreyMilitia.HeservedduringtheGreatWarontheWesternFrontfrom1November 1914,andwasslightlywoundedon23January1915.Hewasmedicallydischargedduetosicknesson15May1915,andwasawardedaSilverWar Badge.HewascommissionedSecondLieutenantinthe9thBattalion,MiddlesexRegiment,on8July1915,andwasadmittedtohospitalon4 January1917sufferingfromagunshotwoundtohisarm(accidentalwhilstonleave).HesubsequentlyservedwiththeTerritorialArmyReserveof Officers, and relinquished his commission having exceeded the age limit on 24 August 1946, being granted the honorary rank of Major.

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Pair: Warrant Officer Class II J. Hewerdine, Army Catering Corps, late Royal Artillery ArmyL.S.&G.C.,G.VI.R.,1stissue,RegularArmy(1018187SjtJ.Hewerdine.R.A.);EfficiencyMedal,G.VI.R.,1stissue,Territorial (1018187. W.O. Cl. 2. J. Hewerdine. A.C.C.) nearly extremely ne

Pair: Sergeant J. H. Toone, Army Catering Corps Jubilee1935(2423L/CToone.J.1/Q.R.A.)contemporarilyengravednaming;ArmyL.S.&G.C.,G.VI.R.,1stissue,RegularArmy (6082423 Sjt. J. H. Toone. A.C.C.) nearly extremely ne (4) £100-£140

ArmyL.S.&G.C.(2),G.VI.R.,1stissue,RegularArmy (1421249Sjt.G.Jago.A.C.C.);E.II.R.,2ndissue,RegularArmy (24330597 Sgt A P Grant ACC) latter in named card box of issue, nearly extremely ne and better (2) £70-£90

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VolunteerForceLongServiceMedal(2),V.R. (Sergt.D.Ogilvie.1.Fr.V.A.) engravednaming;G.V.R. (Pte.G.Lack.2. N. W. Ry. R. A.F.I.) impressed naming, nearly extremely ne (2) £80-£100

VolunteerForceLongServiceMedal,E.VII.R. (1502Sjt:E.MacCallum.5/V.B.A.&S.Hdrs.) impressednaming, minoro cial correction to last letter of surname, edge bruise, nearly extremely ne £50-£70

Rocket Apparatus Volunteer Long Service Medal, G.V.R. (Frank Masters.) extremely ne £100-£140

FrankMasters wasborninSwanage,Dorset,in1871andenrolledintheSwanageRocketApparatusCompanyin1899.Hewasawardedhis Long Service Medal on 17 August 1919, and died in 1960.

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RocketApparatusVolunteerLongServiceMedal,G.VI.R.,1stissue,2ndtypereverse (MatthewH.Knaggs) incaseofissue, extremely ne £100-£140

MatthewHarringtonKnaggs wasborninBridlington,Yorkshire,on10March1898andjoinedtheRoyalNavalAirServiceasanAir MechanicSecondClasson22February1917.HetransferredtotheRoyalAirForceon1April1918,andservedoverseasduringtheGreatWar with67Wing,HeadquartersAdriaticGroupinItaly.HetransferredtotheReserveon20March1919.HelaterenrolledintheBridlingtonLife SavingApparatusCompanyon31March1926,andwasawardedhisLongServiceMedalin1946.HelaterbecameataxidriverinBridlington,and died in Scarborough in 1986.

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Life Saving Awards

Karteria,fortherescueof13of

SeaGallantryMedal(ForeignServices),V.R.,small,silver,‘FromtheBritishGovernment,ForGallantryandHumanity’(Const. Micaros

£200-£240

SeaGallantryMedal(ForeignServices)awardedingoldtoS.Vetmis,Coxswain,andinsilvertoG.Sarpas,J.Samiotis,C.Micaros,M.Bournias,S. Damulakis,andM.Nikiti,crewoftheHellenicS.S. Karteria Lifeboat,fortherescueof13ofthecrewfromtheriggingoftheS.S. Volta,ofLondon, off MykonisIslandon18April1887,whilstcarryingtelegraphcablesandstoresfromLondontoSyra.Elevenofthecrewweredrowned.The lifeboatwasablymanagedduringtherescuebyhermasterandothers.Forhishumanityandkindnesstotheshipwreckedcrew,thecaptainofthe Karteria, J. V. Velissarious,

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(ThomasMurphy.“Vanduara”25th.June

RoyalHumaneSociety,smallsilvermedal(successful) (Lieut.CharlesHenryBayly.R.N.H.M.S.“Encounter”.26Mar. 1880) with integral top riband buckle, in "tted case of issue, suspension claw loose, good very ne, £300-£400

RoyalHumaneSociety:‘ToLieutenantCharlesHenryBayly,RoyalNavy,forarescueonthe26March,1880.WhenH.M.S. Encounter wasinLat 23.13NandLong117.41E,WilliamYarwood,OrdinarySeaman,wentoverboardwhilstthevesselwasgoingundersteamatover7knots.On hearingthecry“ManOverboard”,LieutenantBaylyrushedondeckandjumpedtotherescue.HesucceededinreachingYarwood,whowas insensibleandallbutdrowned,andsupportedhimuntilhecouldreachalifebuoywhichhadbeenthrownoverboard.Aboatwaslaunchedand sometenminuteslatertheywerepickedup.ThedangerincurredbyLieutenantBaylywasmuchenhancedbythecloseproximityof sharkinfested reefs.’

CharlesHenryBayly wasborninApril1853andjoinedtheRoyalNavyasaCadetinApril1867.HewascommissionedSub-Lieutenantin October1873,andwaspromotedLieutenantinDecember1877;CommanderinJune1891;andCaptaininJune1897.HecommandedH.M.S. Monarch duringtheBoerWaroff CapeColonyfromFebruary1900toMay1902(entitledtoaQueen'sSouthAfricaMedal),andretiredinApril 1903. He was promoted Rear-Admiral (retired) in April 1907, and died in May 1927.

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RoyalHumaneSociety,smallsilvermedal(unsuccessful) (Lieut.C.HomeCockran,R.N.,H.M.S.“Valiant”28Jan.1883) lackingintegraltopribandbuckle,lightsoldermarkstoobversefromsuspensionhavingbeenre-a xed,minoredgebruisingandcontact marks, very ne £200-£240

Provenance: Dix Noonan Webb, December 2010.

RoyalHumaneSocietyCaseno.21,921:‘At7.30pmon28January1883,off Tarbert,StokerAndrewHooper,ofH.M.S. Valiant,wasgettingfrom thesteamlaunchtotheJacob’sladder,inordertoboardthearmouredironfrigateH.M.S. Valiant,whenheaccidentallyfellintothewater.The riverwasonemilewideatthispointandsevenfathomsdeep,thenightdarkandagalewasblowing.Hoopercouldscarcelybeseenduetothe darkness.AbleSeamanGeorgeBennettjumpedoverthesternandsupportedtheunconsciousHooper.LieutenantCochrane[sic]observingby thelightofasignalthatthemenwere #oatingasterninthedarkness,alsojumpedoverboardandassistedthemtothebuoywhichwashanging overthesternwithaglasshawserattached.Allthreewerepickedupbyboatsinduecourse,thoughunfortunatelyAndrewHooperwasdead. TherescuewasbroughttotheattentionoftheR.H.S.bytheAdmiralty.TheSociety,havingapprovedtheawardofitssilvermedaltoCochran andBennettatitscommitteemeetingof20February1883,despatchedthesetotheSecretaryoftheNavalReserveson24March1883forthem to organise the presentations. The incident took place ‘Off Tarbert River Shannon’.

CharlesHomeCochran (spelt‘Cockran’onmedal)wasborninBathon22June1850,thesonofAlexanderCochran(1814-1903),ofAshkirk, Hawick,Roxburghshire,andhis "rstwifeFannyBatsford.HejoinedtheRoyalNavy,beingnominatedasacadeton16June1863,joiningH.M.S. Britannia on8September1863.HewasthenpostedasaMidshipmanaboardH.M.S. RoyalOak on21January1865,beforegoingontoserveona long succession of ships.

CochranwaspromotedSub-Lieutenanton2February1870aboardH.M.S. Juno andsawactionintheAshanteeWarof1873-4whenhewas servingaboardH.M.S. Barracouta.DuringthecampaignhewasmentionedindespatchesinOctober1873forraisingnativeleveesfortheKingof Assayboo and was promoted Lieutenant on 17 December that year (Ashantee War Medal, with clasp Coomassie).

PromotedtoCommanderon30June1888andCaptainon31December1895,CochrancommandedH.M.S. Sappho duringQueenVictoria’s ReviewoftheFleetatSpitheadon26June1897andhereceivedtheJubileeMedalissuedthatyear.HeaccompaniedtheGermanEmperoronhis ImperialyachtfromtheNoretoFlushingon6February1901.CochranreceivedtheM.V.O.(FourthClass)in1902(LondonGazette,2 May1902) andtheCoronationMedal.Followinga "nalperiodasCaptainofDevonportDockyardandKing’sHarbourmasteroftheHamoaze,Cochranwas placed on the retired list on 22 June 1905. He was promoted Rear Admiral on 31 May 1906 and Vice Admiral on 3 January 1911.

Vice-AdmiralCochrandiedon14February1930athishomeTheRetreat,WestonRoad,BathandwasburiedatHolyTrinityCemetery,Newton St Loe, Bath, on 19 February following the funeral ceremony in the village church.

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RoyalHumaneSociety,smallbronzemedal(unsuccessful) (C.R.Field,H.M. S.“Impregnable”,1stFeby.1897) withintegraltopribandbuckle, very ne £80-£100

Provenance: Buckland Dix & Wood, April 1995.

RoyalHumaneSocietyCaseno.28,700:‘ToCharlesRichardField,H.M.S. Impregnable, atgreatpersonalrisk,gallantlyattemptedtorescueF.C.Loringofthesameship,who was unfortunately drowned at Devonport on 1 February 1897.’

CharlesRichardField wasborninLondonon29December1879andjoinedthe RoyalNavyasaBoySecondClasson1April1896,servinginH.M.S. Impregnable.He wasadvancedAbleSeamanon10March1900,andsservedinavarietyofshipsand shorebasedestablishmentsbothpre-WarandduringtheGreatWar(alsoentitledtoa 1914-15 Star trio), and was shore invalided on 9 July 1919.

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Note: FieldreportedhisoriginalRoyalHumaneSocietyMedallostandaduplicatewas ordered.SinceR.H.S.Medalswerenotmarkedduplicateitisnotknownwhetherthisis the original or the duplicate medal.

Four: PoliceConstableW.J.Prout,MetropolitanPolice,whowasawardedtheRoyalHumaneSocietyBronze MedalforrescuingadrowningwomanfromtheRiverThamesin1931,andsubsequentlyreceivedaRoyal Humane Society Parchment Testimonial

DefenceMedal,withHomeSecretary’senclosure,incardboxofissueaddressedto‘Mr.W.J.Prout,14,DukesAvenue,Kingston, Surrey’;Coronation1953,unnamedasissued,incardboxofissue;PoliceL.S.&G.C.,G.VI.R.(Const.WilliamJ.Prout)innamed cardboxofissue;RoyalHumaneSociety,smallbronzemedal(successful)(PoliceConstableWilliamJ.Prout.19th.Sept.1931.) withintegraltopribandbar,in Elkington,London,caseofissue;togetherwiththerecipient’sSt.JohnAmbulanceAssociationReExaminationsmallbronzemedallion,thereverseengraved‘443107WilliamJ.Prout’,innamedcardboxofissue;andasilverSt. John Ambulance Association sew-on badge, extremely ne (6) £200-£240

WilliamJohnProut wasbornatMedrose,Cornwall,on12February1906,andjoinedtheMetropolitanPoliceon21February1927.Heserved with‘V’Division,andwasawardedtheRoyalHumaneSocietyBronzeMedal(R.H.S.Caseno.51.034)forsavingthelifeofadrowningwoman from the River Thames at Twickenham on 19 September 1931:

‘Forcourageanddevotiontoduty,whilstinplainclothes,inassistingtorescueVioletRayent,aged21,whohadbeenthrownintotheriverbythe capsizingofacanoeat8:20p.m.PoliceConstableProut,takingoff hisjacket,divedinandswamtoher.Inspiteofherstrugglesheheldherup until she was picked up by a skiff.’

ProutwassubsequentlyawardedaTestimonialonParchmentbytheRoyalHumaneSociety(R.H.S.Caseno.57912)forrescuingachildfrom drowning from the River Thames at River Lane, Richmond, on 18 August 1943: ‘HearingshoutsforhelpbyAudreyArcher,aged10,whowasbathingintheriverThamesnearRiverLane,PoliceConstableProutdoffedhistunic and helmet, jumped into the water, and brought her safely to the bank.’

ProutwasawardedhisLongServiceandGoodConductMedalon3January1952,andresignedtopensionon18October1953.Hediedin Truro, Cornwall, on 17 September 1984. Sold with copied research.

WilliamJohnLaker wasbornatHailsham,Sussex,on2September1908,andjoinedtheEastbourneBoroughPolice.Hewasawardedthe Royal Humane Society Bronze Medal (R.H.S. Case no. 54,784) for saving the life of a suicidal man from the sea on 4 August 1938:

‘Atsixo’clockintheeveningon4August1938thepolicereceivedatelephonemessagethatamanwasintheseanearLangneyPoint.ActingSergeantAndersonandPoliceConstablesLakerandDuff wenttothespotinapolicecar,andsawaman "oatingfaceupwardsintheseaabout 75 yards from the shore. He was fully clothed. They shouted to him to come out of the sea, but he replied “Leave me alone”.

Acting-SergeantAndersonandPoliceConstableLakerthenpartlyundressedandswamouttowardstheman,who,however,begantoswimstill furtherout.Whentheyreachedhimhesaid“Leavemealone,Iwanttodrown.”Buttheygotholdoftheman,andinspiteofhisviolentstruggles, they brought him back to within 25 yards of the shore. During the struggle Police Constable Laker was kicked in the stomach.

InthemeantimePoliceConstableDuff andaMr.Brookhadobtainedarope.Theytookittowherethemanwasstillstrugglingintheseawiththe other police officers, and at length he was brought ashore in a state of collapse.’ (Eastbourne Gazette, 30 November 1938 refers).

LakerandAndersonwerepresentedwiththeirRoyalHumaneSocietyMedalsbyMrJamesPrice,ChairmanofMagistrates.Themanthatthey rescued was reported to have made a full recovery.

died in Eastbourne on 6 April 1974. Soldwithcopiedresearch,includingnumerouslocalpressextractsthatmentiontherecipientforactionsundertakeninthecourseofhispolice career.

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RoyalNationalLifeboatInstitution,V.R.,silver (Mr.GeorgeKyleVoted3rd.April1879) withunifacedoubledolphin suspension, in R.N.L.I. leather case of issue, extremely ne £500-£700

Provenance: J. B. Hayward Collection, Spink, November 1995.

GeorgeKyle,AssistantCoxswain,andMatthewKyle,Coxswain,HolyIslandLifeboat,werebothawardedtheR.N.L.I.silvermedal‘in acknowledgement of their long and gallant services in saving lives from shipwreck.’

The speci!c citation reads: ‘20thMarch1879:TheS.S. Darlington waswreckedatFalseEmmanuelHead,HolyIsland,duringafogandheavysea.TheHolyIslandNo.1 lifeboat Grace Darling saved nine men from the wreck.’

Thescrewsteamer Darlington,169tons,wasbuiltatStocktonin1871,ownedbyW.Robertson,andtradedregularlybetweenDundee,herhome port, and Liverpool.

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(Mr.Ed.Foster4th.OfficerS.S.“Branksome

withintegraltopsilverribandbuckle,in

£200-£240

LiverpoolShipwreckandHumaneSocietyAnnualReportJuly1897:‘OnMarch6th,1897,at2:00a.m.,intheBayofBiscay,withagalefromthe N. W.andaveryheavysea,theS.S. BranksomeHall,CaptainHood,fellinwiththedismastedBarque Schi swerft showingsignalsofdistress.The fallingmastshaddamagedthepumps,brokeninthedeckinplaces,andtherewas14feetofwaterinthehold.At10:30a.m.aboatfromthe Barquecapsizedunderthesternofthe BranksomeHall -threeofthecrewhoweverwererescued.Notuntilnoonwasitpossibletosendaboat, Mr.BenjaminDowse,ChiefOfficerincharge,andwithhimMr.EdwardFoster,4thOfficer,andtwoQuarter-Masters.Theymadetwoextremely difficulttrips,andsucceededinsavingtheremainderofthecrewandCaptain.Asthemengotonthesteamertheboatwassmashedalongsideand lost.Avoteofthanks,framedinRussianleather,wasawardedtoCaptainHood,SilverMedalsandvotesofthankstoMr.DowseandMr.Foster, and £2 to each of the Quarter-Masters’

EdwardFoster wasbornatLittleSutton,Cheshire,in1872andreceivedhisMaster'sCerti!cateon30November1901.Heservedinthe

(To.ThomasReynolds.ForMeritorious

Five: ChiefInspectorJ.M.Riley,LancashireConstabulary,late MercantileMarine,whowasawardedtheNationalCanine DefenceLeagueSilverMedalforsaving2dogsfromdrowningin the River Ribble in 1930

BritishWarandMercantileMarineWarMedals(JamesM.Riley.);Defence Medal;PoliceL.S.&G.C.,G.VI.R.(Ch.Inspr.JamesM.Riley);NationalCanine DefenceLeagueMedal,silver,thereverseengraved‘ToP.C.Riley.ForSaving 2Dogs.1930’,withdecorativesuspensionbarandtopribandbar,and decorative slide to riband, nearly extremely ne (5) £100-£140

JamesMossopRiley wasborninBarrow-in-Furness,Lancashire,on31October 1898andservedduringtheGreatWarwiththeMercantileMarine.Hejoinedthe LancashireConstabularyon8July1925,andwaspromotedSergeanton1December 1932;Inspectoron1January1946;andChiefInspectoron1February1950.He receivedacommendationandagratuityof£2,forstoppingtworunawayhorses,on21 November1929,andthefollowingyearwasawardedthesilvermedaloftheNational CanineDefenceLeague‘forpluckyconductineffectingtherescueoftwodogsfrom theRiverRibblethatwereinimminentdangerofdrowning’on29December1930.He retired in July 1951, and died at Garstang on 25 January 1972.

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Four: PoliceSergeantC.McMaster,LancashireConstabulary,who wasawardedtheR.S.P.C.A.BronzeMedalforrescuingasheep from a quarry ledge in 1942

DefenceMedal;Coronation1953,unnamedasissued;PoliceL.S.&G.C., G.VI. R.(Sergt.CharlesMcMaster)innamedcardboxofissue;R.S.P.C.A.LifeSaving Medal,bronze(PoliceSergeantC.Mc.Master.1942)withintegraltop‘For Humanity’ribandbar,incaseofissue;togetherwiththerecipient’sSt.John AmbulanceAssociationRe-Examinationsmallbronzemedallion,thereverse engraved‘350630CharlesMc.Master’,innamedcardboxofissue,withdated bars for 1932 and 1933, these both identically numbered, extremely ne (5) £140-£180

CharlesMcMaster wasbornatStockton,Co.Durham,on13February1904and joinedtheLancashireConstabularyon14April1926,beingpromotedSergeanton8 February1942.Hereceivedahighcommendation,andwasawardedthebronzemedal oftheRoyalSocietyforthePreventionofCrueltytoAnimals‘fortherescueofasheep fromaquarryledgeinconjunctionwithPoliceConstableClaxton’,on17December 1942.HewasawardedhisLongServiceandGoodConductMedalon30October 1951, and died in service on 6 April 1953.

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EarlHowe,GloriousFirstofJune1794,arareopenworkovalgoldbadge,50x41mm,withfouledanchorincentre,engravedon both sides, ‘EARL HOWE . JUNE 1:1794 RULE BRITANNIA’, lacking integral suspension ring, otherwise extremely ne and very rare £4,000-£5,000

Provenance: CollectionofthelateCountessMountbattenofBurma,Sotheby’s,March2021:‘CommissionedbyAdmiraloftheFleetSirRichard Howe,1standlastEarlHowe,K.G.(1726-1799),thevictoroftheGlorious1stofJune;HisdaughterLouise-Catherine,MarchionessofSligo (1767 -1817)’, thence by descent.

Onthesubjectoftheseparticularbadgescommemoratingthe‘GloriousFirstofJune’,MrD.HastingsIrwinnotesinhiswork WarMedalsand Decorations: ‘Theyareofvariousdesigns,somebeingcircular,andhavedifferentinscriptions.ThatofEarlHow,whichwasshownwithhisother decorationsattheNavalExhibitionin1891,wasengravedontheoutsideborder, RuleBritannia. Theyall,however,carrythe“foulanchor”inthe centre.’

AbadgeofthesameformasthatnowofferedabovewassoldinthecollectionofBritishNavalMedalsformedbyAdmiraltheMarquessof MilfordHavenbySotheby,Wilkinson&Hodge,inJuly1919(Lot166),andanidenticalexample[alsolackingsuspensionringandpiercedat12 o’clock] is in the Patiala Collection (Sheesh Mahal Museum, India)

ArcticMedal1818-55 (WilliamWoodMasterR.N.H.M.S.Hecla.) veryneatlyprivatelyengraved,withattractivesilver

and four small anchors, nearly extremely ne £1,800-£2,200

WilliamWood wasborninDeal,Kentin1795or1796.Hewaseducatedatthe‘EstablishmentofthePoorBoysintheRoyalHospitalat Greenwich’and,on25February1811(agedabout15),wasindenturedasanApprenticefor7yearstoJohnWood,MasteroftheNavyTransport H.M.S. Assistance. He was promoted to Able Seaman on 25 February 1818, joining H.M.S. Hecla on 10 April 1819 at Deptford.

On19April1821,hewasexaminedbyTrinityHouseandfoundtobe‘quali!edtotakechargeasSecondMasterandPilotofanyofHisMajesty's ShipsoftheLine.’On4November1822,hejoinedH.M.S. Tartar asSecondMaster,andremainedinheruntil28February1826,havingbeen promoted to Acting Master on 14 December 1824.

On2March1826,he‘quali!edtotakechargeasMasterofanyofHisMajesty'sSloopsorsmallervessels,fromtheDownsthroughtheChannel to the Westwards and Pilot into Spithead through the Needles and Plymouth Sound.’

On18March1826,hewasappointedMasterofthebrig-sloopH.M.S. Parthian,transferringtoH.M.S. Raleigh on14October1827,andtoH.M.S. Samarang,on14January1829.On4November1830,he‘quali!edtotakechargeasMasterofanyofHisMajesty'sShipsoftheFifthandSixth Rate’, and joinedH.M.S. Dublin on 9 June 1831.

On13November1834,he‘quali!edtotakechargeasMasterofanyofHerMajesty'sShipsoftheThirdandFourthRates’.Howeverdespitethis freshquali!cationhewasonhalf-payforthenext13yearsuntilhejoinedtheCoastGuardon5December1847.HisRecordofServiceshows that, on 4 May 1852, he was at last ‘quali!ed for Line of Battle Ships’ - but was never employed in this rôle.

HeservedasaMasterintheCoastGuardfrom5December1847to10June1863,andon11JunehewaspromotedtoStaff Commanderbefore retiringon31January1864,attheageofabout68.Heservedfor8yearsand200daysatseaandfor16yearsand62daysintheCoastGuard ashore.InSeptember1880heisshownastheseniorretiredStaff CommanderonreservedHalfPayandasaNavigatingLieutenant(anew designationforMaster).InOctober1883heisshownas‘NavalPensioner’,lateOut-PensionerofGreenwichHospital.Heisstillrecordedasalive in March 1885, but in December 1885 it is remarked that his death had been reported ‘since 26 September 1885’.

Accompaniedbyextensivecopiedresearch.NotethattherankofMasterhasbeenengravedonthemedaldespitethefactthattherecipientwas actuallyanAbleSeamaninH.M.S. Hecla atthetimehequali!edforthemedal,butbythetimethemedalwasissuedhehadbeenpromoted Master (in the Coast Guard).

ArcticMedal1818-55

privatelyengravedinsmalluprightcapitals, solderrepairtostar

£1,400-£1,800

RobertGanniclift/Ganniclefft appearsontheMusterRollforH.M.S. Resolute,anAbleSeamanborninExeterandaged26whenhejoined Resolute from Fisgard on2March1852.HeisnotedashavingpriorserviceinH.M.Ships America,1846-47, Stromboli,1847-50,and St.George, 1850 -52.Heservedin Resolute untilhetransferredto NorthStar,when Resolute wasabandonedon29May54.From4Aprilto18May,1853,hetook partinasledgingpartyledbytheFrenchLieutenantEmileFrédérickdeBray,exploringMelvilleIsland.HewasalsoentitledtotheFirstChinawar medalasaSupernumeraryBoy2ndClassinH.M.S. Belleisle.WhenhejoinedtheNavyhehadbeenaseamanbyoccupation.Hisnormalplaceof residencewasDevonport.IntheMusterListforH.M.S. Belleisle hisnameisshownasGanniclift,aSupernumaryBoy2ndClassfrom11November 1841,advancedtoBoy1stClasson24August1842.TherearethusvariousspellingsofhisnamefromtheMusterLists,themedalrollandother records,including‘Ganniclift’,‘Gannicleftt’and‘Ganniclefft’.FromhisownsignaturecontainedindocumentsintheNationalArchives(ADM171/9) itseemsthatthenameheusedwasGanniclefft,soheverylikelyarrangedforthemedaltobeprivatelyengravedusingthespellingwhichheused as his own signature.

AveryscarcebronzePolarmedalpairtoSeamanG.R.W.Leary,RoyalNavalReserve,whoservedinH.M.S. Morning,thereliefshipsentto !ndH.M.S.

inthesummerof1903,andwhowentontoservein H. M.S. In!exible in the Great

the battle of the Falkland Islands, Gallipoli and Jutland

PolarMedal1904,E.VII.R.,bronze(G.Leary“Morning”1902-4);RoyalNavalReserveL.S.&G.C.,E.VII.R.(D1408G.R.W.Leary. Seaman, R.N.R.); together with Russia, Imperial, Medal of St. George, 4th Class, reverse numbered ‘996489’, very ne (3) £3,000-£4,000

Provenance: Glendining’s, March 1985.

GeorgeRobertWilliamLeary wasborninHullon23December1868,andwasaged33whenhejoined Morning on7July1902,atPoplar, EastLondon.Hewasdischargedfromtheshipon18October1904,atPlymouth,havingservedduringbothreliefvoyagesin1903and1904asan AbleSeamanand(from9June1904,onthewayhometoU.K.)asCook.HehadjoinedfromtheWillsonLineS.S. Montebello.Hewasan experiencedwhaler,andhisRecordofServiceintheRoyalNavalReserveshowsthatheenrolledon15May1895.Hewascalledupforwar serviceon26August1914andsenttoH.M.S. Pembroke,butwassentalmoststraightawaytothebattlecruiserH.M.S. In exible on4September 14.Threemonthslater,theshiptookpartinthebattleoftheFalklandIslandsandatGallipoli,andlater,on31May1916,thebattleofJutland.He remainedinherasaSeamanthroughoutthewaruntilhewasdemobilisedon18February1919.HewasawardedaGoodConductBadgeon25 August 1917. He is believed to have died in Hull on 3 November 1941, aged 73. He is also entitled to a 1914-15 Star trio.

H.M.S. Morning wasthereliefshipwhichwassenttoH.M.S.Discovery inthesummerof1903.Duetoiceconditionsitwasnotpossiblefor Morning toreach Discovery,andstoreshadtobesledgedacrosstheicefromonevesseltotheother.24bronzemedalstoH.M.S. Morning,only20 with these dates.

RussianmedalofSt.George4thClass,awardedforJutland,(AdmiraltyWeeklyOrder 1774of30May1918)toSeaman‘GeorgeR.W.Leary,R.N.R. O.N.1408D.’TheRussianawardisalsocon!rmedashavingbeenawardedinhisR.N.R.Servicepapersandhasbeenaddedtothegroupbythe vendor to represent the recipient’s entitlement.

Sold with copied research including a copied photograph of the recipient supplied by the Canterbury Museum, Christchurch, New Zealand.

CommemorativeMedalfortheBattleofCopenhagen1801,39mm,whitemetalmedal,unsigned,theobversedepictingJustice standingbehindacolumn,withportraitmedallionsofAdmiralsParkerandNelsoninfront,thereverseshowingageneralviewof the battle, minor edge bruising, nearly extremely ne, rare £60-£80

Referenced in British Historical Medals 510; and Eimer 933.

PlymouthDockyardRenamedDevonportMedallion1824,55mm,whitemetal,by ‘R.EllisandJ.Ramsey’, theobversefeaturing Neptunestandinginamarinecarpointingtowardsthedockyard,withFame !yingaboveholdingascrollinscribed‘Devonport’, ‘PortusetAraTuis[AHarbourandShrineforyourpeople]’,thereverseinscribed‘InGratefulCommemorationofthe CondescensionofhisMostGraciousMajestyGeorgeIV,whoConferredupontheTownformerlyknownasPlymouthDockthe name of Devonport. Ann. Dom. MDCCCXXIV’, nearly extremely ne £80-£100

Referenced in British Historical Medals 1244; Eimer 1175.

Devonport,foundedasPlymouthDockinthereignofWilliamIII,receiveditspresentnameasaresultofapetitionbytheinhabitantstoGeorge IV in 1823.

H.M.A.S.Sydney-S.M.S.EmdenMedal,9November1914,silverMexican Dollar dated1891,withcrownedscrollmount,by W. Kerr,Sydney,maker’snametoreverse,incaseofissue,theinnersilklininginscribed‘WatchmakerandJeweller.W.Kerr,542-4 GeorgeSt.Sydney.’, thecoinwithbench-marks,thereforevery ne,‘y’ofmaker’smarkdoublestruck,themountotherwiseextremely ne and rare £1,400-£1,800

FrancisAloysiusFerens,anativeofNewcastle-upon-Tyne,attestedfortheNorthumberlandFusiliersandservedwiththe26th(3rdTyneside Irish)BattalionduringtheGreatWarontheWesternFrontfrom1916.Hewaskilledinactiononthe "rstdayoftheBattleoftheSomme,1July 1916,onwhichdatetheBattalion,alongsidethe1st,2nd,and4thTynesideIrishBattalions,aspartofthe103rdBrigade,34thDivision,wastasked withattackingtheGermanpositionsatLaBoisselle.Advancingat7:45a.m.theBattalioncameunderheavy "refromthemomenttheassembly trencheswereleft,but‘advancedasifonparadeunderheavymachinegunandshell "re’,withsmallpartiesholdingoutinshellholesinNoMan’s Land.TheotherTynesideIrishBattalionsfarednobetter:the1stTynesideIrishcameunderintensemachinegun "re,andonly1officerwitha handfulofmenreachedtheobjectivebeforebeingforcedtoretire;the2ndTynesideIrishmaintainedtheadvanceuntil‘onlyafewscattered soldierswereleftstanding,thedisciplineandcourageofallranksbeingremarkable’;andthe4thTynesideIrishmanagedtoreachtheobjective, beforebeingforcedtoretire,havingsufferedover70%casualties.Intotalthetremendouscasualtiesin!icteduponthefourTynesideIrish battalionswereamongtheworsteverrecordedontheSomme,withthe2ndTynesideIrishsu

ering489casualties,andthefourBattalionsin total

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commemorated on the Thiepval Memorial, France.

Memorial Plaque (Charles Arnull) felt a xed to the reverse, otherwise good very ne

£80-£100473

Provenance: DixNoonanWebb,December1999(whensoldalongsidetherecipient’smedals).Therecipient’smedalsweresubsequentlyre-soldin these rooms in October 2021.

D.C.M. London Gazette 3 June 1915: ‘For gallant conduct on 4th November 1914, during the attack at Tanga (East Africa), and for general good work performed under heavy !re.’ The2ndBattalion,LoyalNorthLancashireRegimentwastheonlyBritishinfantrybattaliontoserveinEastAfricaduringtheGreatWar.On2 November1914H.M.S.FoxwentintoTangaearlyinthemorningtobreakthetrucewhichhadbeenpreviouslyinexistence,anddemand surrender,whichlatterwasrefused.Asaresultofthis,laterthateveningandearlythenextmorningalandingwaseffected,withtheLoyalNorth LancashireRegiment,61stPioneersand13thRajput’sallmakingtherewaytotheshore.Theyweremetwithonlyadesultorysniper !re,andno casualtiesoccurred.Atabout4:00a.m.on3Novemberfourcompaniesofthe13thRajputsweresenttowardsTangatooccupythetownand clearupthesituation.Intheeventtheydidnotmakeitasfarasthetown,astheymeta !erceresistanceandsufferedheavycasualtieswhilst retreating.

Onthefollowingday,4November1914,theorderwasgivenforanalloutattackonTanga.TheLoyalNorthLancsalongwiththeirIndian counterpartsadvancedtowardsthetownoverdifficultterrain,encounteringlittleresistance.Itwasnotuntiltheyreachedsomehutsnearthe railwayontheoutskirtsoftownthatsuddenlyastrongoppositionwasencountered.Heretheyweremetwithahailofri$eandmachine-gun !re andasaresultsufferedmanycasualties.Afteraconfusedclosequarterspitchedbattle,theywereforcedtoaccepttheinevitable,andtheorder wasgiventowithdraw.Theenemymadenoattempttofollowuptheirsuccess,allowingthemtoretreattothetrenchesnearthesea,wherethey werepickedupbyH.M.S.Fox,thusendedtheattackonTanga.Thenextmorningthewoundedwereembarkedundera $agoftruce,andthat evening the transports left Tanga Bay.

CharlesArnull wasborninNorthamptonshireandattestedtherefortheNorthamptonshireRegiment.HediedinEastAfricaon7February 1917 whilst serving with the 2nd Battalion, Loyal North Lancashire Regiment and is buried at Morogoro Cemetery, Tanzania.

Memorial Plaque (Frederic William Henry Fodder) in card envelope, very ne £60-£80474

FrederickWilliamHenryFodder attestedfortheLondonRegimentandservedwiththe6thBattalion(CityofLondonRi$es)duringthe GreatWarontheWesternFrontfrom14November1915.Hewaskilledinactionon2October1916,andisburiedinDantzigAlleyBritish Cemetery, France.

Soldwithaquantityofmiscellaneousmedalsandbadges,includinga copy VictoriaCross;aNigeriaIndependenceMedal;aPapuaNewGuinea IndependenceMedal;threeBritishRedCrossMedals;twoLondonRi$eBrigadeMedallions;aRoyalLifeSavingSocietySwimmingPro!ciency Medal &c.

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MemorialPlaque (HerbertNixon),incardenvelopeofissue,withMemorialScroll (Pte.HerbertNixon,RoyalArmy ServiceCorps) latterinO.H.M.S.cardtransmittaltubeaddressedtotherecipient’sdaughter,careofherGuardianat‘Yealand Conyers, Carnforth, Lancashire’, very ne (2) £50-£70

HerbertNixon wasthesonofMrs.Nixon,of24,Helmside,Oxenholme,Kendal,Westmorland,andhusbandofthelateHelenNixon,of YealandConyers,Carnforth,Lancashire(whowasburiedNovorossiskNewCemetery).HeservedduringtheGreatWarwiththeRoyalArmy Service Corps (M.T.). Private Nixon died, 25 January 1920, and is commemorated on the Haidar Pasha Memorial, Turkey.

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MemorialPlaque (MilfordNelson) incardenvelopeofissue,BuckinghamPalaceandGovernmentofCanadaenclosures, good very ne £40-£50

MilfordNelson wasborninSpringhill,NovaScotia,CanadainOctober1897.PriortothewarhefarmedwithhisfatherinPenticton,British Columbia.NelsonservedduringtheGreatWarinCanadawiththe2ndDepotBattalion,BritishColumbiaRegiment.PrivateNelsondiedof illness, 21 April 1918, and is buried in Ross Bay Cemetery, Victoria, British Columbia.

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MemorialPlaque (FrankDavidsonMcMurdy) incardenvelopeofissue,withBuckinghamPalaceenclosure, tracesofverdigris, very ne £50-£70

FrankDavidsonMcMurdy wasborninGlasgow,Lanarkshire,ScotlandinSeptember1895,andresidedat116ParliamentStreet,Toronto, Ontario.HeservedduringtheGreatWarinitiallywiththe180thBattalion(Sportsmen)beforeservingwiththe123rdBattalion(Royal Grenadiers),CanadianInfantryontheWesternFront.PrivateMcMurdywas1of20soldiersof’C’Companythatwerekilledbyahighexplosive shell that hit their platoon as they marched towards Ypres, 21 October 1917. He is buried in the Ypres Reservoir Cemetery, Belgium.

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Memorial Plaque (Percy Walter Peach) good very ne £80-£100

PercyWalterPeach wasborninSutton,CambridgeshireinNovember1885.HewasemployedasanAccountantpriortothewar,and residedat459CumberlandAvenue,Winnipeg,Manitoba.PeachservedwiththeLegionofFrontiersmanandwith106thRegiment,WinnipegLight Infantry. He re-enlisted and was commissioned in the 45th Battalion (Manitoba), Canadian Infantry at Winnipeg, 10 February 1916.

LieutenantPeachservedwiththeBattalionontheWesternFront,andwasattachedtothe52ndBattalion(NewOntario)whenhereceivedagun shotwoundtohisabdomenontheSomme,16September,1916.HewaswoundedwhiletheBattalionwasmovingoveropengroundtotheir positionbytheSunkenRoad.LieutenantPeachdiedofhiswounds13October1916,andisburiedSt.Leonard’sChurchyard,CheshamBois, Buckinghamshire, England.

Sold with copied service papers.

Memorial Plaque (Augustin Biron) traces of verdigris, very ne £50-£70

Augustin/AugusteBiron wasborninSherbrooke,Quebec,CanadainDecember1881.HewasthesonofAlfredBironofMassachusetts, U.S. A.BironservedduringtheGreatWarwiththe22ndBattalion(FrenchCanadian),CanadianInfantryontheWesternFront.PrivateBironis recordedashavingbeenkilledbyasniperduringtheattackonReginaTrench,2October1916,andiscommemoratedontheVimyMemorial,Pas de Calais.

Canadian Memorial Cross, G.V.R. (77336. Pte E. A. Towgood.) nearly very ne £60-£80

EdwardArthurTowgood wasborninWatford,Ontario,CanadainOctober1884.Hewasaminerpriortothewar,andservedwiththe 16thBattalion(CanadianScottish),CanadianInfantryontheWesternFront.PrivateTowgoodwaspostedas‘Missing,presumedkilledinaction’, 20May1915,andiscommemoratedontheVimyMemorial,PasdeCalais,France;theNelson,BritishColumbiaCenotaphandintheSilverton, British Columbia Memorial Hall.

TheCanadianMemorialCrossissuedinremembranceofOrdinarySeamanJ.R.Masson,RoyalCanadian NavalVolunteerReserve,wholosthislifewhenS.S. Caribou, wastorpedoedandsunkbytheGerman submarine U-69, 14 October 1942, off Port aux Basque, Newfoundland

Canadian Memorial Cross, G.VI.R. (V-31106 O.S. J. R. Masson) good very ne £140-£180

JamesRonaldMasson wasthesonofMrandMrsP.J.MassonofShawville,Quebec,Canada.HeservedwiththeRoyalCanadianNaval VolunteerReserveduringtheSecondWar.Masson’sserviceincludedwithH.M.C.S. Moonbeam (atankerusedtocarryfueltonavalshipsin Halifaxharbour).Hewaskilled,aged19,whilsttakingpassageontheferryS.S. Caribou, 14October1942.Onthelatterdatethepassengerferry wascarrying46sailorsand206civilianandmilitarypassengerswhenshewasattackedandsunkbytheGermansubmarine U-69.The Caribou was employed between Port aux Basque, Newfoundland and North Sydney, Nova Scotia.

The Caribou wassunkwiththelossof137lives,includingthatof10children,20nauticalmilessouth-westofPortauxBasque.OrdinarySeaman Masson is commemorated on the Halifax Memorial, Canada.

Sold with copied service papers.

Canadian Memorial Cross, G.VI.R. (G.53485 Tpr. R. H. Stiles) very ne £100-£140

RexHowardStiles wasborninStilesville,NewBrunswickinAugust1923.HeattestedfortheCanadianArmyinDecember1941,andserved withthe7th(Reserve)ReconnaissanceRegiment(17thDukeofYork'sRoyalCanadianHussars),CanadianArmouredCorpsinFranceduringthe SecondWorldWar.TrooperStilesdiedonactiveservice,13July1944,andisburiedintheBeny-Sur-MerCanadianWarCemetery,Reviers, Calvados, France.

ANewZealandMemorialCrossissuedinremembranceofAbleSeamanJ.W.Calvert,RoyalNewZealand

New Zealand Memorial Cross,

JamesWilliamCalvert wasthesonofMrandMrsJ.W.CalvertofAuckland,NewZealand.HeservedwiththeRoyalNewZealandNaval

Neptune wasstruckbyfourmineswhilsttryingto

AbleSeamanCalvertwasoneofthecrewofover700hundredtolosetheirlivesaftershehitthefourthmineandcapsized.Heis commemorated

Memorial, Auckland.

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TheRoyalArmyMedicalCorpsAlexanderMemorialMedalawardedtoLieutenant-ColonelJ.C.Watts,O.B. E., M.C.

RoyalArmyMedicalCorps,AlexanderMemorialMedal,by J.S.&A.B.Wyon,42mm,silver-gilt,theobversefeaturingabustof ThomasAlexanderinuniform,thereversefeaturingthe #gureof‘Medicine’,inclassicalgarments,seatedbeforetents,aserpent entwinedaroundherarmdrinksfromabowl,theedgeengraved‘Lt.Col.J.C.Watts,R.A.M.C.,1952’,inleathercaseofissue, virtually Mint state £200-£240

Provenance: Dix Noonan Webb, March 2010.

TheAlexanderMemorialPrizeconsistedofagiltmedalandapurseof£550providedfromafundraisedbypublicsubscriptioninthememoryof ThomasAlexanderC.B.,F.R.C.S.,DirectorGeneralArmyMedicalDepartment,1858-1860,whohadtakenanactiveandimportantpartinthe recognitionoftheArmyMedicalDepartmentaftertheCrimeanWar.ThePrizeisawardedannuallyforprofessionalworkofoutstandingmeritto promotethestudyandtheimprovementofMilitaryMedicine,MilitarySurgery,MilitaryHygieneorPathologyandisopentoallregularmedical officers of the Royal Army Medical Corps.

O.B.E. London Gazette 14 April 1959 (Cyprus).

TheoriginalRecommendationstates:‘DuringthepastfourmonthsLieutenant-ColonelJ.C.WattshasnotonlybuiltuptheSurgicalDivisionof thisnewhospitalbuthasbeenrequiredtocarrythefullsurgicalloadonhisownshoulders.Thishasmeantthathehas,literally,neverbeenoff duty.Hehasbeenonconstantcalland,onseveraloccasions,grosslyoverworked-asituationwhichhehasalwaysacceptedwiththeutmost cheerfulness.’

M.C. London Gazette 24 January 1946.

TheoriginalRecommendationstates:‘Forconspicuousgallantryanddevotiontoduty.MajorWattslandedbyglideratHamminkelnon24March 1945.ImmediatelyafterlandingtheyweresnipedatclosequartersbutMajorWattssucceededinunloadingthejeepwhichheusedtocollect casualtiesfromtheneighbouringglidersandinspiteofsustainedandaccuratemachinegun #rehesucceededindressingandevacuatingall casualties over the next two hours.

AtRanvilleon21June1944theMDSwasheavilyshelledandmanycasualtieswerecaused,somecasualtiesrequiringimmediatesurgical interference.MajorWattscontinuedtooperatetillallthecaseswere #nished.Duringthisperiodthebuildingsustained15directhitsandthe operating theatre was struck twice. By his coolness and skill on this occasion he was instrumental in saving many lives.

Throughoutthewholecampaignthisofficerhassetaveryhighstandardofcoolness,courageandenduranceinmanycasesunderdifficultand trying conditions’.

JohnCadmanWatts wastheauthorof SurgeonatWar,London,1955-aworkwhichbasedonhisawards,hewaswellabletowrite.Being awardedtheM.C.forhiswartimeworkasaSurgeonatRannvilleinJune1944andforhisservicewiththe6thAirborneDivisionatHamminkelnin March1945,hewassubsequentlyawardedtheO.B.E.forhisworkinrunningtheBritishMilitaryHospitalinDhekelia,Cyprus,duringthetimeof the ‘EOKA’ troubles - treating 38 casualties over a four month period, none of whom died. Sold with copied research.

ShanghaiMunicipalCouncilEmergencyMedal1937,bronze,unnamedasissued,withoriginalissuedsuspensionpin,togetherwith an approximate six inch length of new old stock replacement riband, very ne £200-£240

A Selection of Miscellaneous Nursing Lapel Badges. ComprisingNaburn&BoothamParkHospitalYork,silverandenamel,unnamed;OrmskirkDistrictSchoolofNursing,silverand

#edNurse,silverandenamel,thereverse

ff,silveredandenamel,unnamed;NorthBierleyUnionIn#rmaryClayton,bronze,the reverseengraved‘JaneAnnBurn11th.June1928.’;KetteringGeneralHospital1940,giltandenamel,unnamed,allexcept the last with reverse pin-back suspensions, generally very ne (10) £80-£100

#ttings;

pendantbadge,giltmetalandenamels,numberedtoreverse‘3592’;DefenceMedal(2);WarMedal1939-45, thelastlacking

£50-£70

491

Primrose League Badges.

ComprisingaHonoraryKnight’sBadge,gilt,withclaspsforSpecialService1909,GeneralElection1910,2ndGeneralElection 1910,SpecialService1910Delegate1911,SpecialService1912,Delegate1913,andSpecialService1913;togetherwithaLadies’ GrandCouncilbadge,giltandenamel,withpin-backsuspension;andaRulingCouncillor’sBadge,giltandenamel,withpin-back suspension, good very ne (4) £50-£70

SoldtogetherwithaChevalier’sBadgeoftheFrenchLegionofHonour,in relic condition,silver,goldcentre,andenamel,HenryIVfacingrightto obverse central medallion, the reverse central medallion missing, no crown, and with signi!cant damage throughout.

Army Temperance Association India Medals.

ArmyTemperanceAssociationIndiaOneYearMedal,silver(ATAI.2),with‘Fidelity’topribandbar,and‘ReliefofChitral1895’ clasp;FiveYearMedal,silverandenamel(ATAI.5),withtop‘NorthWestFrontierofIndia1895’ribandbar;SixYearMedal,silver (ATAI.6),withtop‘ReliefofChitral1895’ribandbar;SevenYearMeal,silver(ATAI.7),withtope‘Waziristan1894-5’ribandbar; EightYearMedal,silver(ATAI.8),withplaintopsuspensionbar,and‘Somaliland1903-04’clasp,allunnamedasissued, goodvery ne, some of the campaign clasps and bars rare (5) £100-£140

Army Temperance Association Medals.

ArmyTemperanceAssociationIndiaOneYearMedal,silver(ATAI.2),with‘Fidelity’topribandbar,and‘Frontier1897-8’clasp (Pte.A.Widdowson.2Bn.DerbyRegt.);ThreeYearMedal,silver(ATAI.3),with‘Excelsior’topribandbar,and‘Aden Hinterland’clasp;FiveYearMedal,silverandenamel(ATAI.5),with‘Omderman’clasp;ArmyTemperanceAssociationHomeOne YearMedal,silver(2)(ATAH.2),the !rstwithPrinceofWales’sfeathersdevicetoriband,asissuedbytheHibernianSchools (CadetCorpl.T.R.Parker.);thesecondwith‘Fidelity’topribandbar,and‘SouthAfrica’clasp (257.Pte.H.George. SuffolkRegt.);RoyalArmyTemperanceAssociation,OneYearMedal,silver(RATA.2)withYorkrosedevicetoriband,as issuedbytheDukeofYork’sSchool (Cadet.Peter.Robson.) unnamedasissuedexceptwherestated, goodvery ne,someof the campaign bars rare (6) £100-£140

492

Church of England Temperance Society Medals.

ChurchofEnglandTemperanceSocietyMembershipMedal,bronze(CETS.2),withoriginalsuspensionandtopsuspensionbar; OneYearMedal(CETS.3)(4),largesilverissue(2),onewith‘CETSTwoYears’clasp;smallsilverissue;bronzeissue;together withaCETSbronzeshield,thereverseembossed‘PrizeMedalCrystalPalaceFete1904’,withseven‘CETS’clasps,and‘Two Years-Prayerful’,‘FourYears-Truthful’,‘FiveYears-Enduring’,and‘SixYears-Steadfast’clasps;andaCETSgiltandenamel badge, all unnamed as issued, generally very ne (7) £60-£80

Church of England and Church of Ireland Temperance Society Medals. ChurchofEnglandTemperanceSocietyLongandFaithfulServiceMedal,whitemetal(CETS.5);togetherwithaYoungCrusaders’ UnionBronzeCross;andaChurchofEnglandMissionaryCross,bronze;ChurchofIrelandTemperanceSocietyMembership Medal,whitemetal(CITS.1);togetherwithaNationalTemperanceMovementCentenaryCelebrationsMedal1932,bronze;anda large Western Scottish Temperance Union Medallion 1841, pewter, all unnamed as issued, generally very ne (6) £60-£80

494

Independent Order of Good Templars and London Temperance Hospital Medals. IndependentOrderofGoodTemplarsAnchorMedal,giltandenamel,with‘Charity’suspensionbar,unnamedasissued, some enameldamage;togetherwithanIndependentOrderofGoodTemplarsPresentationMedallion,silver-gilt,theobverseengraved ‘SearchtheScriptures.’,thereverseengraved‘I.O.G.T.PresentedtoBro.AaronLamtonD.G.W.C.T.bytheMembers oftheChosenFewLodge656asatokenofRespect1stMarch1875’,theedgeengraved‘Faith,HopandCharity’;and twoLondonTemperanceHospitalsilvercrosses,bothwithenamelled‘LTH’centralmedallion,thereversesengraved‘EdithM. Dickinson, Aug.1905 to 1908’; and ‘May. E. Ball, Feb. 28 1914 Feb. 28 1917’, generally very ne (4) £40-£50

Great Britain Recabite Society Temperance Medals.

GreatBritainRecabiteSocietySixMonthMedal,giltandenamel,with‘Six-Months’topribandbar;OneYearMedal,giltand enamel(2),bothwith‘One-Year’topribandbar;TwoYearMedal,giltandenamel(2),onewith‘Two-Years’topribandbar; ThreeYearMedal,giltandenamel(2),onewith‘LongLiveourNobleQueen’aroundcentralmedallion,bothwith‘Three-Years’ topribandbar,FourYearMedal,silverandenamel,with‘FourYears’suspensionbar;FiveYearMealgiltandenamel,with‘Five Year’topribandbar;JubileeMedal1887,giltandenamel,withwithsilverribandbar;MeritMedal,silveredandenamel,wittop ‘Merit’ riband bar,

£80-£100

499

Regimental Temperance Medals.

AselectionofArmyTemperanceAssociationRegimentalMedals,comprisingthosefortheDevonshireRegiment;Suffolk Regiment;SomersetLightInfantry;LeicestershireRegiment;YorkshireRegiment;King’sOwnScottishBorderers;Cameronians (ScottishRi"es);andInniskillingFusiliers (Fus.A.B.Flynn.),allsilver,allunnamedasissuedexceptwherestated, generallyvery ne and scarce (8) £70-£90

Regimental Temperance Medals.

AselectionofArmyTemperanceAssociationRegimentalMedals,comprisingthosefortheGloucestershireRegiment(2),one named (B.H.Baker.);2ndBattalion,DukeofCornwall’sLightInfantry(2) (BandsmanJames.Holmes.;964.Private.P. Little.BCompany.);HampshireRegiment (Corpl.O.R.Withers.);SouthLancashireRegiment;Nottinghamshireand DerbyshireRegiment;andRoyalBerkshireRegiment,allsilver,allunnamedasissuedexceptwherestated, generallyvery neand scarce (8) £70-£90

Regimental Temperance Medals.

AselectionofArmyTemperanceAssociationRegimentalMedals,comprisingthosefortheRoyalIrishFusiliers (Michl.Ryan 87th.R.I.F.);ArgyllandSutherlandHighlanders(2),1stBattalion,unnamed;2ndBattalion (SergtJ.Duguid.);2ndBattalion ManchesterRegiment(2) (216W.F.96.;Pte.K.Fathoms.R.A.T.A.1912.);107thBengalInfantry;and4thBattalion,Ri"e Brigade, all silver, all unnamed as issued except where stated, generally very ne and scarce (7) £70-£90

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PrincessMaryChristmas1914GiftTin,completewithoriginalunopenedpacketsoftobaccoand20monogrammedcigarettes; bullet pencil; and Princess Mary Christmas Card, good condition £180-£220

A Collection of Silver Agricultural Ploughing Medals awarded to the Millar Family

ComprisingaBlackburnPloughingAssociationMedal1885,thereverseengraved‘JuniorClassFirstPrizewonbyJamesMiller[sic], Limekilns,EastCalder’;twoKirknewton,Ratho&CurriePloughingAssociationPrizeMedals,thereversesengraved‘Wonby JamesMillar1886’and‘1stPrizeforHighCutPloughinginJuniorClassWonbyJamesMillar1887’;aBathgateAgricultural AssociationPloughingMatchMedal1889,theobverseengrave‘WonbyJamesMiller[sic]’;aWestCalderPloughingSocietyMedal 1892,thereverseengraved‘1stPrizeSeniorClasswonbyJas.Millar’;aK.C.R.&M.PloughingAssociationMedal1894,engraved ‘ForPloughmenunder20in4ParisheswonbyDanielMillar1894’;andthreeHighlandandAgriculturalSocietyofScotlandPrize Medals,thereverseengraved‘ToJamesMillar,Dales,forPloughing1863’;‘ToJohnMillar,Shiels,forPloughing1876’;and‘Daniel MillarforPloughing1897’,the #rst #veallofelaboratedesignswithheavyengravedborders,thelatterfoursinglestruckmedals, allhousedinaglazedwoodendisplaycase, minoredgebruisingtolastthree,otherwisenearlyextremely neandthetwoKirknewton, Ratho & Currie Ploughing Association Medals of impressive manufacture (9) £300-£400

A Collection of Great War Period Porcelain Models.

IncludingamodeloftheBritishTank,inscribed‘ModelofBritishTankas !rstusedbyBritishTroopsattheBattleoftheAncre, Sep.1916,bearingthecoatofArmsofBridlington;anotherTank,bearingthecoatofArmsofNorthwich;twoFieldGuns,bearing thecoatofArmsofHudders!eldandBridlingtonrespectively;aFieldAmbulance,bearingthecoatofArmsofBridlington;the ScarboroughLighthouse,inscribed‘ThisLighthousewasdamagedinthebombardmentbyGermanwarshipsonWednesday December16th.1914.’,bearingthecoatofArmsofScarborough;anEastKentRegimentFlagon;aSubmarine,bearingthecoatof ArmsofAshford;amodelofH.M.S. QueenElizabeth,bearingthecoatofArmsofFlamborough;andamodeloftheR.M.S. Lusitania,bearingthecoatofArmsofRotherham, thislastdamagedbelowthewaterline,somestamped‘ArcadianChina’;apartfrom last generally good condition (10) £100-£140

“TheirsistheGlory”SouvenirTicket,73mmx64mm,aluminium,theobversefeaturingthelogooftheBritish1stAirborne Division,aGreekWarriormountedonawingedhorse,thereverseinscribed‘TheirsistheGlory.ThisSouvenirTicketismadeof metalfromoneofthecrashedgliderswhichcarriedtheBritish1stAirborneDivisionintoBattleatArnhemonSeptember17th

The Battles of the British Army in Portugal, Spain, and France. Asetof13hand-colouredcircularaquatintviewsoftheBattlesofVimiero,TheDouro,Talavera,Busaco,Albuera,Ciudad Rodrigo,Badajoz,Salamanca,Vittoria,Pampeluna,St.Sebastian,Toulouse,andWaterloo,by EdwardOrme,London,66mm diameter,eachonthincard,withanhistoricalaccountoftheactiononthereverse,containedinacircularbronzecaseinformof amedallion,bustoftheDukeofWellingtononobverselid;wingedmuseofhistoryseatedbeneathanolivetreerecordingona tabletthe‘RecordofBritishValour’onreverselid,‘PictureMedal’inscribedbelow;‘TheBattlesoftheBritishArmyinPortugal, SpainandFrancefromtheYear1808to1814undertheCommandofEngland’sGreatCaptainArthurDukeofWellington’title cardoninsideoflowerlid,andhousedinacontemporaryredleathercircularcase,thelidembossed‘RecordofBritishValour’, traces of

that originally held the

together,

very ne

rare, especially in outer case (13) £300-£400

Mr.EdwardOrme,ofBondStreet,London,was,afterAckermann,themostimportantpublisherofcolouredaquatintprints.Britishsuccessatsea andonlandwasoneofthestaplesubjectsofhispublishing:‘Hehasomittednoopportunityofbringingforwardtopublicadmiration,bythe graphicart,theprincipaleventsinwhichourarmshavetriumphedbothbyseaandland,publishingatvariousperiodsengravingsofthosegreat exploitsmostcalculatedtoimpressthemindwithcorrectideasofthearduousstruggleswhichhaveimmortalisedtheBritishname.'’(TheHistory of Aquatint Engraving, by S. T. Prideaux refers).

It is thought that he produced over 700 of this series.

Boy First Class J. T. Cornwell winning the Victoria Cross.

AcontemporaryprintofthefamousportraitofBoyFirstClassJohnTravers‘Jack’CornwellwinningtheVictoriaCross,byFrank O.Salisbury,paintedonboardH.M.S. Chester fortheAdmiralty,andpublishedonbehalfoftheBoyCornwellMemorialFund,with illuminatedcitationbelow,signedbytheartistandcounter-signedbyFirstLordoftheAdmiraltyEdwardCarson,Admiralofthe FleetJohnJellicoe,andAdmiralDavidBeatty,mountedinaglazeddisplayframe,thewholemeasuring1055mmx675mm, very good condition £300-£400

V.C. London Gazette 15 September 1916:

‘Mortallywoundedearlyintheaction,Boy,FirstClass,JackTraversCornwellremainedstandingaloneatamostexposedpost,quietlyawaiting orders, until the end of the action, with the gun's crew dead and wounded all round him. His age was under sixteen and a half years.’

Theoriginalportrait,paintedbycourtpainterFrankO.Salisbury,whousedCornwell’sbrotherErnestashismodel,isondisplayattheRoyal Navy’s Initial Training Establishment H.M.S. Raleigh

Please

FourColourPrintsofthe78thHighlanders,byR.Simkin,takenfromthebook‘HistoryandServicesofthe78thHighlanders

£50-£70

£30-£40

CaterpillarClubCerti#cateofMembershipcard‘F/Lt.R.G.Ledwidge’;togetherwiththerecipient’sR.A.F.rankslidesand

very good condition £120-£160

A.F.C. London Gazette 25 July 1967: ‘Onthemorningof9May1967,FlightLieutenantLedwidge,aspilotandcaptainofaCanberra,was !yingwithhisnavigatoronalow-level navigationandbombingtrainingmissionoverNorthernGermany.Themajorpartofthe !ighthadbeensuccessfullycompletedandtheaircraft wasreturningtoitsbasewhen,ataheightof500feetabovegroundleveltheaileroncontrolsuddenlyjammedatabouthalfleftaileronde!ection. Theaircraftimmediatelystartedrollingontoitsback.Realisingthathisaircraftwasinimminentdanger,FlightLieutenantLedwidgecouldatthis pointhaveusedhisejectorseattoescape;however,hewasawarethathisnavigator,whowasnotequippedwithanejectorseat,wouldhaveno chanceofescapingfromtheaircraftbeforeitcrashed.Withcompletedisregardforhisownsafety,FlightLieutenantLedwidgeattemptedtoregain partialcontroloftheaircraftand,althoughhecouldnotpreventitfromcontinuingtoroll,hewasable,byasuperbdisplayofairmanshipand pilotingskill,tousedifferentialenginepower,rudderandelevatortopreventtheaircraftfromstrikingthegroundduringthe #rstcompleterollat lowlevel.Hethencontinuedtocontroltheaircraftthroughaseriesoffullpowerclimbingrolls,byusingruddertoin!uencetherateofrollat differentstagesandthusgainasmuchheightaspossibleduringeachmanoeuvre.FlightLieutenantLedwidgehadwarnedhisnavigatorofthe emergencyimmediately,buttheharshuseofthecontrolsandthereversalsof“G”duringtheearlystagesofrecoveryhadcausedthenavigatorto becomedisconnectedfromtheinter-communicationsystemandbethrownaroundtheaircraftcabin.Itwasnotuntiltheaircraftwasclimbing thatthenavigatorwasabletore-establishcontactwiththepilot,whoinstructedhimtopreparetoabandon.FlightLieutenantLedwidgethen waiteduntilthenavigatorhad #ttedhisparachutepackandtheaircraftwasapproachingthenormalwingslevelattitudeduringoneoftheclimbing rollsbeforegivingtheordertoabandontheaircraft.Onlywhenhehadseenhisnavigatorleavethroughtheescapeexitdidhehimselfoperatehis ejectorseat,bywhichtimetheaircrafthadreachedaheightofabout8,000feet.Boththepilotandnavigatormadeasuccessfuldescentby parachuteandwerequicklypickedupbyrescueservicesalertedbythedistresscallwhichthepilotradioedbeforeabandoningtheaircraft. Throughoutthewholeofthisemergency,FlightLieutenantLedwidgedisplayedexceptionalpresenceofmind.Hishandlingofhisaircraftinadire emergencyshowedsuperlativejudgementandoutstandingskill,determinationandsenseofduty.Thesequalities,alliedtoacouragewhichisan example to all and in the very best traditions of a #ghting service, undoubtedly saved his navigator's life.’

A.F.C. Second Award Bar London Gazette 15 June 1974.

RonaldGodfreyLedwidge wasbornon19January1938andjoinedtheRoyalAirForceasaNationalServicemanon22January1957. Commissioned,hebecamea #stclasstestpilotduringtheColdWar,andjoinedtheCaterpillarClubforhavingusedhisIrvinparachutetosave hislifeontheoccasionforwhichhewasawardedhisAirForceCross.Inlaterlife,whenaskedabouttheincident,hecommentedthatthecitation tohisA.F.C.stoppedshortofmentioningthathisparachutelandingwaslessthanperfect,withhimlandinginabigheapinthemiddleofa #eld, surrounded by a gaggle of German farmworkers.

Ledwidge’sotherclaimtofameisthat,whilstinvolvedin !ighttestingtheHandleyPageHP115ArrowheadattheRoyalAircraftEstablishmentat Bedford,heinstructedtheAmericanastronautNeilArmstrong,onagoodwillvisittotheU.K.inJune1971followingtheMoonLandings,inhow to !ytheaircraft.Afterbrie#ngArmstrong(whowasanexperiencedUSAFtestpilotinhisownright),Ledwidgehandedoverthekeys-needless to say the !ight was a success.

Forhisservicesasatestpilot,LedwidgewasawardedaSecondAwardBartohisA.F.C.,andheeventuallyretiredon22February1976.Hedied on 20 July 2003.

Soldwithsomeoriginallettersandcopiedresearch,includingvariousphotographicimages,includinganimageoftherecipientbrie#ngNeil

cateofServiceinthe7thMiddlesex(LondonScottish)Ri!e

#cate,dated10

P/SSX8653965

(lot) £60-£80

£60-£80

Ledwidge (on steps) brie ng Neil Armstrong (in cockpit) on ying the Handley Page 115 Arrowhead

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A Selection of Victorian Riband Buckles.

Four19thCenturysilverribandbuckles,ofvaryingdesigns,oneawidethree-prongedgoldbuckle;twoofwhicharestandardwidth three-pronged silver buckles; and the fourth a top silver slide bar, generally good condition (4) £80-£100

Riband:FourrollsofBritishmedalriband,comprisingtheBritishEmpireMedal,2ndtype,CivilDivision;AirCrewEuropeStar; Paci!cStar;andRoyalNavalVolunteerReserveLongServiceandGoodConductMedalriband,alloriginally25metresinlength althoughasmallamountusedinmostcases;togetherwiththreesmallrollsofminiature-widthribandforthe1914-15Star;British WarMedal;andVictoryMedal;and !verollsofminiature-widthPolishmedalriband,forthePolishCrossofMerit;thePolish CrossofValour;thePolishCrossofFreedom;theArmyMedal;andthePolishCrossofFreedomandIndustry,theseagainall originally 25 metres in length although a small amount used in most cases, very good condition (12) £80-£100

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Riband:AsmallselectionofImperialRussianribands,includingtheribandsoftheOrdersofSt.George,St.Vladimir,St.Anne,and St.Stanislas,typicallyofthewidthsusedformedalsratherthanOrders,andausefulresourceformountingRussianmedals alongside British groups, used condition (lot) £60-£80

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RenamedandDefectiveMedal:NavalGeneralService1793-1840,1clasp,Navarino,namingmostlyerasedwithafewdiscernible letters, suspension re-affixed, nearly very ne £300-£400

RenamedMedal:Waterloo1815 (AdjutantWm.Duff 42nd(or)R.H.Regiment.) contemporarilyre-engravednamingin uprightslopingserifcapitals, !ttedwithoriginalsteelclipandreplacementsilverbarsuspensionwithsilverribbonslideandoldsilk ribbon, attractively toned, very ne £500-£700

TheonlyofficernamedWilliamDuff/DuffeatthisperiodwasontheEnglishhalf-payasAdjutantoftheClanalpine(Murray’s)FencibleInfantry from21December1799,thesameman,possibly,beingappointedEnsign,retiredonfull-payofthe3rdRoyalVeteranBattalionon31August 1815. No man of this name is listed as serving in the 42nd Regiment at Waterloo.

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RenamedMedal:Waterloo1815 (RobertWooller,51st.Lt.Infantry) re-engravednaming,withoriginalsteelclipbutlacking ring suspension, edge bruising and contact marks, nearly very ne £400-£500

Robert Wooller (also recorded as Wooler) served in Captain Edward Kelly’s Company during the Waterloo Campaign, 16-18 June 1815.

RenamedMedal:Waterloo1815 (C.WhitmanCommissaryDepartmnt.) namingre-engravedinuprightserifcapitals, !tted with original steel clip and silver bar suspension, light contact marks, otherwise nearly very ne £400-£500

RenamedMedal:Sutlej1845-46,forAliwal1846,1clasp,Sobraon (Captn.A.Wheatley,5thBengalLt.Cavy.)

ArthurWheatley wasbornin1807,commissionedCornetinJanuary1824,andarrivedinCalcuttaaboardthe Berwickshire inMay1824. Postedtothe5thBengalLightCavalry,hewaspromotedtoLieutenantinMay1825,andtoCaptaininDecember1838.Heservedduringthe GwaliorcampaignincludingactionatPunniar(BronzeStar)butwentonleavefor2yearstotheCapeon13November1844,andcouldnot thereforehavebeenpresentateitherAliwalorSobraon.DuringtheSecondSikhwarhecommandedtheregimentduringthelatterpartofthe actionatRamnuggar,wherehewasslightlywounded,andatthebattlesofSadoolapoore,ChilianwalaandGoojerat(Medalwith2clasps). Lieutenant-Colonel,5thLightCavalry,May1854;transferredto3rdLightCavalry,October1855;to6thLightCavalry,May1856;andtonewly raised 4th Bengal European Light Cavalry, May 1858. He retired as Hon. Major-General on 31 December 1861, and died on 13 September 1881.

;onepartiallyerased

; U. N.Korea1950-54,unnamedasissued,

Jubilee2012; copy AccumulatedCampaignService Medal1994,E.II.R. (S8206202.Cpl.S.A.Constable.)

ciencyDecoration,E.II.R.,Territorial,withtopribandbar;Royal NavalReserveL.S.&G.C.,G.V.R.,1stissue (M21635...W.Collinson.) initialandsurnamerenamed,generallynearlyvery neand

£100-£140

(Pte.J.J.Mc.Cue.2nd. Batt.Manchesters)

lackingStarandCrescentsuspensionbar;India

(Pte.J.J.Mc.Cue.2nd.Batt.Manchesters) renamed;1914Star (Capt.W.Dumble.R.E.)

(Lt.Col.W.Dumble) renamed;BritishWarMedal 1914

Miniature Medals

Themountedgroupof !fteenminiaturedressmedalswornbyLieutenant-GeneralSirHenryKarslake, K.C. B,K.C.S.I.,C.M.G.,D.S.O.,ColonelCommandant,RoyalArtillery,whowashailedasthe‘HerooftheQuetta Earthquake’and,in1940,wasbrie"yrecalledtohelpwiththeevacuationoftroopsfromDunkirk,wherehe was the General Officer Commanding British troops in France immediately after the evacuation

TheMostHonourableOrderoftheBath(Military)silver-giltandenamels;TheMostExaltedOrderoftheStarofIndia,silver-gilt andenamels;TheMostDistinguishedOrderofSt.MichaelandSt.George,breastbadgegoldandenamelswithgoldribbonbuckle; DistinguishedServiceOrder,V.R.,goldandenamels;Queen’sSouthAfrica1899-1902,4clasps,CapeColony,Driefontein, Johannesburg,DiamondHill;King’sSouthAfrica1901-02,2clasps,SouthAfrica1901,SouthAfrica1902;1914Star,withclasp; BritishWarandVictoryMedals,withM.I.D.oakleaves;1939-45Star;DefenceandWarMedals1939-45;Jubilee1935;Coronation 1937; France,ThirdRepublic,LegionofHonour,breastbadge,silverandenamels,theseallmountedasworn,togetherwitha very #neminiaturebreaststaroftheK.C.S.I.insilver,silver-giltandenamels,thecentralstarsetwithsmallstonesandwithpin #tting to reverse, good very ne (16) £500-£700

HenryKarslake wasbornon10February1879,sonofLewisKarslake.HewaseducatedatHarrow,andattheRoyalMilitaryAcademy, Woolwich,andjoinedthe83rdFieldBattery23June,1898,andwaspostedto“T”Battery,RoyalHorseArtillery,in1901.HeservedintheSouth AfricanWar,1899-1902,andtookpartintheoperationsintheOrangeFreeState,FebruarytoMay1900,includingactionsatPoplarGrove, Driefontein,VetRiver(5and6May)andZandRiver;intheTransvaalinMayandJune,1900,includingactionsnearJohannesburg,Pretoriaand DiamondHill(11and12June);intheTransvaal,eastofPretoria,Julyto20August1900;againintheTransvaal30November1900toJanuary 1902,andMarchto23May1902;alsoduringtheoperationsinOrangeRiverColony,JanuarytoMarch,1902(Despatchestwice;Queen'sMedal withfourclasps,andKing'sMedalwithtwoclasps).HewascreatedaCompanionoftheDistinguishedServiceOrder‘Inrecognitionofservices duringtheoperationsinSouthAfrica’,andwasinvestedbytheKingon24October1902.HewaspromotedtoLieutenant,16February1901,and toCaptain20December1905,andpostedonpromotiontothe100thBattery,R.F.A.1906;wasOfficer,CompanyofGentlemanCadets,Royal MilitaryCollege,20February1907to19February1911;postedtothe116thBattery,R.F.A.,in1911;wasaStaff Collegestudent,1912-13.He waspostedtothe129thHowitzerBattery,1914;servedintheEuropeanWarfrom1914;becameMajor30October1914;wasBrigadeMajor, R. A.,6thDivision,B.E.F.,9December1914to22February1915;BrigadeMajor,R.A.,12thDivision,NewArmies,B.E.F.,6Marchto16August 1915;GSO2,3rdArmy,B.E.F.,BritishArmiesinFrance,17August1915to26June1916;G.S.O.1,50thDivision,BritishArmiesinFrance,27June 1916to15September1917;G.S.O.1,4thDivision,BritishArmiesinFrance,16September1917to4August1918;G.S.O.1,TankCorps,British ArmiesinFrance,5Augustto25October1918;BrigadeGeneral,GeneralStaff,TankCorps,BritishArmiesinFrance,26October1918to1April 1919;G.S.O.1,SouthernDivision,BritishArmyoftheRhine.HewasmentionedinDespatches;wasgiventheBrevetsofLieutenantColonel,1 January 1917, and Colonel, 3 January 1919; was created a C.M.G. in 1916, and was given the Legion d'Honneur. KerslakewasappointedG.S.O.1atH.Q.,Peshawar,1920-23,andheldthesame positionattheWarOffice,1923-25;ColonelontheStaff, SouthernCommand,1925-28;BrigadierR.A.,WesternCommandIndia,1928-31;A.D.C.totheKing,1930-31;Major-General,1931;MajorGeneral R.A., Army Headquarters, India, 1933; Commandant, Baluchistan District, India, 1933-35. Karslake'smosttestingtimecameinQuettawhen,in1935,therewasanenormousandterribleearthquake,atjustafter3amonthenightof31 May.TheearthquakedevastatedQuetta,killingatleast20,000people.Itwasoneoftheworstnaturaldisastersofthe20thcentury.Althoughthe earthquakedestroyedQuetta,themilitarycantonmentandtheMilitaryStaff Collegewereleftstanding.Whilesomeofthesoldierswerekilled, mostofthe12,000troopswereonthespottotakepartinrescueandreliefwork.Withinthreehoursoftheearthquake,Karslakehaddividedup thedevastatedarea,allocatedtroopstoeachsectionanddeployedthemtostarttheirwork.Theydideverythingpossible:providingrescue, movinginsupplies,keepinglawandorder,runningpostalandmedicalservicesandsettinguparefugeecampontheracecourse.Itwasoneofthe quickestandmostefficientdisasteroperationsthathadeverbeenimplemented.Thecreditfororganisingthearmyeffortwaslargelydueto HenryKarslake.Thesoldiersworkedindreadfulconditionswithepidemicdiseaseaconstantthreat.ForKarslakeitwashis #nesthour.Heretired ayearlaterbutwasbrie$yrecalledtohelpwiththeevacuationoftroopsfromDunkirkin1940,wherehewastheGeneralOfficerCommanding British troops in France immediately after the evacuation. He died two years later, on 19 October 1942.

General Karslake married, in 1905, Florence Cecil, daughter of Vice Admiral E. Rooke, and they had two sons.

For the recipient’s full sized medals, see Lot 162.

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ThemountedgroupofeightminiaturedressmedalsattributedtoCommanderD.Ramsey,O.B.E.,D.S.C., Royal Navy

TheMostExcellentOrderoftheBritishEmpire,O.B.E.(Military)Officer’s2ndtypebadge,silver-gilt;DistinguishedServiceCross, G.VI.R.;1939-45Star;AtlanticStar;Paci"cStar,1clasp,Burma;ItalyStar;WarMedal1939-45,withM.I.D.oakleaf;NavalGeneral Service 1915-62, 1 clasp, Minesweeping 1945-7, mounted as worn, very ne (8) £60-£80

SouthAfrica1877-79,noclasp,mountedoncontemporarypinbroochasworn,thiswithgoldpinandstamped‘SterlingSilver’, with additional length of original miniature ribbon, extremely ne £80-£100

JamesAlexanderCollot wasbornon13February1850,andjoinedtheRoyalNavyatNetleyHospitalasaSurgeonon31March1874.He servedinH.M.S. DukeofWellington andH.M.S. Repulse from2August1874beforejoining Euphrates on23July1877.Whilstservingin Euphrates hewaspassedforStaff Surgeonon31March1874,andearnedtheSouthAfricanmedalwhilstengagedinoperationsinconnectionwiththeZulu warinJulyandAugust1879.HenextservedaboardH.M.S. Foam fromJune1880toJuly1884,followedbyabrief2monthsin DukeofWellington beforereturningtoEastneyinAugust1884,whereheservedasStaff Surgeonfrom31March1885.Heafterwardsservedaboard Royalist from April1886toFebruary1890,followedbyshortperiodsin Ajax and Superb beforejoining Collingwood on19March1892,fromwhichshiphewas ‘discharged dead’ following his admission to Malta hospital on 21 January 1894 and his death there on 11 February 1894.

the recipient’s full sized medal, see Lot 44.

Themountedgroupof "veminiaturedressmedalsattributedtoSickBerthPettyOfficerFrederickLee, Royal Navy, who

the rare clasp for Iraq 1919-1920 1914-15Star;BritishWarandVictoryMedals;NavalGeneralService1915-62,1clasp,Iraq1919-1920;RoyalNavyL.S.&G.C., G. V.R., 1st issue, mounted as worn, extremely ne (5) £140-£180

FrederickLee wasbornatRotherhithe,London,on4January1886,andwasalicensedvictuallerbeforejoiningtheSickBerthbranchofthe RoyalNavyinJanuary1906asaprobationarySickBertAttendant,beingcon"rmedinthatrateinthefollowingSeptember.Hewasadvancedto 2ndSickBerthStewardinOctober1911,becomingSickBerthStewardinApril1916,andSickBerthPettyOfficerinAugust1920,whilstserving aboardH.M.S. Triad whichshiphehadjoinedon1Decemberthepreviousyear.Whilstservingin Triad hewasoneof44officersandratingsof theshiptobeawardedtherare‘Iraq1919-1920’clasp.Itwasoneofjust129claspsawardedintotaltothosewho,whileservingaboardH.M. Ships,weredetachedforserviceinvarioustenders,tugsandrivercraftoperatingwithintheboundariesofIraqintheperiod17July1919to17 November1920.The9officers,103ratingsand17RoyalMarinescamefromthefollowingH.M.Ships: Clio (49), Espeigle (36)and Triad (44). Whilstalsoservingin Triad, LeereceivedhisL.S.&G.C.medalon2March1921.Heleft Triad inDecember1921andservedtheremainderofhis timeashoreat PembrokeII, apartfromaperiodaboard Repulse fromJuly1926toSeptember1927.Hewas "nallypensionedtoshoreon7 January 1928.

For

‘in recognition of his long and good services i the lifeboat extending over a period of thirty-four years.’ BothawardsweremadeparticularlyforthehelpgiventothewreckofthePlymouthschooner Undaunted ontheDutchman’sBank,near Penmaenmawr.ThePenmonself-rightinglifeboat ChristopherBrown, alreadyatsea,havinglaunchedonanearlierservice,madefortheschooner throughmountainous,confusedseasinshoalwater.Shetookoff"vemenfromtheschoonerinspiteofthemassofbrokenwateraroundher. Onherwayback,thelifeboatwasstruckbyanexceptionallyheavywaveandcapsized.Hermaststruckthesandandbrokeoff.Whensherighted, hercrewandtherescuedmengotbackin,butwerehelplesswitghouttheirgearandoars.ThelifeboatwassweptontotheLavanSandsin ConwayBay,halfkeeledoverinthesurf.Withtheanchorlaidout,theymadetheirwayacrossthesandstoAberandthencebyroadtoPenmon. Next day they were able to recover their boat. Mr Preston was present in the lifeboat during this service.’

‘SecondService’silverBar,12January1893,toWilliamM.Preston,TreasurerandHonorarySecretary,PenmonR.N.L.I.,jointlywithRobert Roberts, Coxswain, Penmon Lifeboat:

‘9December1892:Inamoderatenorth-eastgaleandaroughsea,theDublinschooner JamesandMary, ladenwithcoalfromPrestonto Wicklow,struckontheBeaconRock,nearPenmon,Anglesey.Thelifeboat ChristopherBrown putoutat6.30a.m.Reachingapositionnearby,the lifeboatletgoheranchorandveereddowntothewreck,bravingrocksinaveryheavyseawhichwasbreakingoverthewreck.WithMrPreston aboard, Mr Roberts manoeuvred

the schooner and tookmoff the Master, his wife, three children and the three man crew.’

Sold with brass plaque noting ‘Miniature medals of the late Cmdr. D. Ramsey OBE. DSC. Royal Navy,’ on which the group was once displayed.

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Crimea1854-56,4clasps,Alma,Balaklava,Inkermann,Sebastopol,ofcontemporarymanufacture;togetherwithaCartedeVisite photographof CorporalJ.I.Nunnerley,17thLancers,whorodeintheChargeoftheLightBrigadeatBalaklavaon25 October1854,by DanielJones,Liverpool,94mmx59mm,therecipientinciviliandressandwearingtheCrimeaMedal,theTurkish Crimea Medal, the French Medaille Militaire, and the Meritorious Service Medal, good very ne (2) £100-£140

JamesIkinNunnerley wasborninWildespool,Cheshire,in1828andattestedforthe17thLancers.HeattendedtheDukeofWellington’s funeralasaCorporalin1852,andservedwiththeRegimentintheCrimea.Heiscon!rmedashavingriddenintheChargeoftheLightBrigadeat Balaklavaon25October1854,andduringtheChargeheassistedCorporalJosephMalone,V.C.,CaptainWebb,andTrumpeterBrittain.Hewas promotedSergeantthedayaftertheCharge,andlefttheRegimentonthereductionofthearmyin1857.InlaterlifehelivedatInkermannLodge, Ormskirk, and died on 22 November 1905.

Note: Nunnerley’sfullsizedgroupofmedalssoldatSotheby’sinNovember1967andarenowinthe17thLancersMuseum.Therecipient’s personal narrative of the Charge, along with a similar photograph of the recipient, is published in Forgotten Heroes by Roy Dutton.

An unattributed group of six miniature dress medals

Queen’sSouthAfrica1899-1902,3clasps,CapeColony,OrangeFreeState,Transvaal;King’sSouthAfrica1901-02,2clasps, SouthAfrica1901,SouthAfrica1902;1914-15Star;BritishWarandVictoryMedals,withM.I.D.oakleaves;Territorial Decoration, G.V.R., with integral top riband bar, mounted as worn, very ne

An unattributed group of four miniature dress medals

British War and Victory Medals; Defence Medal; Civil Defence Long Service Medal, E.II.R., mounted as worn, very ne

An unattributed group of !ve miniature dress medals 1939-45Star;AtlanticStar,1clasp,AirCrewEurope;AfricaStar;DefenceandWarMedals1939-45,mountedasworn, goodvery ne

An unattributed group of four miniature dress medals

DefenceandWarMedals1939-45;GeneralService1918-62,noclasp[sic],E.II.R.;RoyalAirForceL.S.&G.C.,E.II.R.,2ndissue, mounted as worn, very ne (19) £80-£100

Soldwithacardboxcontainingalargenumber(almost300)medalribandsamples,bothBritishandForeign,mostidenti!edinindividual envelopes. A few are of useable length including two original 38mm width Waterloo Medal ribands.

TheMostDistinguishedOrderofSt.MichaelandSt.George,goldandenamel;GeorgeMedal,G.VI.R.,1stissue,onlady’sbow riband;BritishWarMedal1914-20(2);VictoryMedal1914-19(2);1939-45Star;BurmaStar;DefenceMedal;WarMedal 1939 -45;togetherwithacarddisplayofeightPolishawards;aRussianOrderofSt.Anne,withswords,inbasemetalandsenamel;a reduced-sizedminiatureBelgianOrderofLeopold;areduced-sizedminiatureFrenchLegionofHonour, thislackingobversecentral medallion;andaFrenchCroixdeGuerre,thereversedated1914-19156,withbronzepalmonriband, generallyvery neandbetter (22) £60-£80

World Orders and Decorations

Austria, Empire, Cannon Cross 1815, gilt bronze; Signum Memoriae Medal 1898, bronze, nearly very ne Belgium, Kingdom,Life Saving Medal, Leopold II, silver, the reverse engraved ‘F. Marchand’, very ne Czechoslovakia, People’s Republic, Badge for Devoted Labour, silver and enamel, reverse numbered ‘975’, very ne Germany,China Medal 1900, non-combatant issue, zinc; Nordhausen Labour Merit Medal, silver, nearly very ne Ottoman Empire, Liakat Medal, silver, edge bruising, nearly very ne Romania, Kingdom, Bravery Medal, silver, very ne Russia, Empire, Medal for theTercentenary of the Romanovs 1913, bronze, very ne SouthAfrica, PoliceStarofMerit,silverandenamel;togetherwithunrelatedPoliceinsigniaforBravery;andvariousother miscellaneousforeignmedalsandotherephemeraincludinga moderncopy oftheStaroftheAnnameseOrderoftheDragon;and a metal matchbox case, with green enamel shamrock to cover, very ne £300-£400

AttributedtoThomasGeorgeThomas,1stViscountTonypandy,whenhewasSecretaryofStateforWales,ontheoccasionoftheVisitthe

GrammarSchoolandUniversityCollegeSouthampton.AfterworkingasaschoolmasterinbothLondonandCardiff,hewaselectedtotheHouse ofCommonsasLabourMemberofParliamentforCardiff Centralin1945,andin1950wasreturnedforthenewseatofCardiff West,aseathe retaineduntilhisretirementfromtheCommonsin1983.HeservedasSecretaryofStateforWalesinHaroldWilson’sgovernmentfrom 1968 -70,andwaselectedSpeakeroftheHouseofCommonson3February1976,inwhichrolethe "rstbroadcastingofparliamentaryproceedings broughthimunprecedentedpublicattention,withhisWelshcriesof“Order!Order!”becomingfamiliartoagenerationofBritons.Heretiredas Speakeron10June1983,andwasraisedtothepeerageasViscountTonypandy(aviscountcybeingthetraditionalhonourforretiringSpeakers for over 200 years). He died in Cardiff on 22 September 1997, heirless. Sold with a photographic image of the recipient with the Sultan.

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Egypt,Republic,OrderofIndependence,Commander’sneckbadge,90mmincludingPhoenixsuspensionx64mm,silver,gilt, and enamel, mint mark to reverse and silver mark to reverse of suspension, very ne £60-£80

Germany,Bavaria,CampaignCross1813-14,bronze; Prussia,WarMeritMedal1813-15(2),combatant’sissue,bronze, 1813 -1814atcentre;non-combatant’sissue,bronze,1815tocentre;KaiserWilhelmIMedal1871,bronze;togetherwithtwoRoyalist Frenchovalmedallionscelebratingthe‘PacteFédératif’1790,onegilttheotherbronze;anunidenti!ed‘Roman’medallionin pewter; and a 1806 George III halfpenny, generally nearly very ne (8) £100-£140

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Germany,Brunswick,WaterlooMedal1815,bronze (Heinr.Staudmeister.3.Iaeg.Bat.) !ttedwithsteelclipandsplit ring suspension, minor edge bruise, very ne £300-£400

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Germany,Hannover,WaterlooMedal1815 (SoldatFriederichBleiker,LandwehrBataillonGifhorn) !ttedwith original steel clip and ring suspension, dark toned, good very ne £400-£500

Germany,Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg,WarCommemorativeMedal1814-15,forotherranks,green-washedbronzewithgilded centres, with usual edge inscription, minor edge bruise, gilding slightly rubbed, very ne £240-£280

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Greece,Kingdom,OrderofGeorgeI,MeritCross,gilt;1916-17WarCross,silvered;MilitaryMeritMedal1940(3),bronze, suspensionre-a xedonone;1941-45Star,Armyissue(3),bronze;UNKorea1950-54,Greekissue,unnamedasissued, generally good very ne or better (9) £80-£100

Greece, Kingdom, War Commemorative Medal 1940-41, Army issue (16), in light bronze, generally very ne and better (16) £80-£100

Greece, Kingdom, War Commemorative Medal 1940-41, Army issue (18), in dark bronze, generally very ne and better (18) £80-£100 (18) £80-£100

Greece,Kingdom,LongServiceandGoodConductMedal1937(7),FirstClass(3),gilt;SecondClass(2),silvered;ThirdClass (2), bronze, generally extremely ne (7) £60-£80

Italy,Kingdom,OrderoftheCrownofItaly,Commander’sneckbadge,54mm,goldandenamel,unmarked,withneckriband, miniatureawardandlapelrosette,allhousedin !ttedcaseofissuewithcrowned‘VE’cyphertolid, one‘jewel’missingfromcrown in central medallion, otherwise nearly extremely ne £100-£140

Italy,Kingdom,OrderofSt.MauriceandSt.Lazarus,Knight’sbreastbadge,60mmincludingcrownsuspensionx39mm,gold

enamel, unmarked, very minor green

damage to tip of one point of St. Lazarus’ Cross, otherwise about extremely ne £50-£70

A.Chobillon,

549

PapuaNewGuinea,Kingdom,MedalfortheTenthAnniversaryofIndependence1975-85(4),silvered,twoonregular riband, and two on Police riband, extremely

£70-£90

550

Russia,Empire,CrossofSt.George,FourthClass,silver,thereverseo

issued during the

good neandrare,thenumber

£1,000-£1,400

Serbia,Kingdom,FirstBalkanWarMedal1912(3),bronze;SecondBalkanWarCross(3),bronze;RetreattoAlbaniaMedal, bronze;1914-18CommemorativeCross(7),bronze;MedalforZealousServices(2),gilt;silver, generallygoodvery neorbetter (16) £180-£220

SouthAfrica,Anglo-BoerWarMedal1899-1902 (Burger.J.J.Jacobs.);PrisonsServiceFaithfulServiceMedal (No1945 Wr. J. J. Jacobs.) good very ne (2) £140-£180

551x Thailand,Kingdom,OrderoftheCrown,2ndissue(2),Commander’sneckbadge,70mmincludingsuspensionx45mm,silvergiltandenamel;GoldMeritMedal,silver-gilt;OrderoftheWhiteElephant(3),2ndissue,SilverMeritMedal,silver;3rdissue(2), Officer’sneckbadge,silver,silver-gilt,andenamel,hallmarkstoreverseofcrown;SilverMeritMedal,silvertogetherwithRamaVI Coronation Medal 1911, in silver, good very ne or better (6) £100-£140

Sweden,Kingdom,OrderoftheNorthStar,Commander’sneckbadge,79mmincludingcrownsuspensionx55mm,silver-gilt andenamel,unmarked,in Carlman,Stockholm,caseofissue, sometipsofpointsofbadgeslightlybent,otherwisenearlyextremely ne £100-£140

Thailand,Kingdom,OrderoftheCrown,3rdissue(8),Commander’sneckbadge,unmarked,silver,silver-gilt,andenamel, withnextriband;Officer’sbreastbadge(3),silver-giltandenamel,twohallmarkedonreverseofcrown;Knight’sbreastbadge(3), silver, silver-gilt, and enamel, two hallmarked

Thailand,Kingdom

crown; Silver Merit Medal, silver, generally good very ne (8) £100-£140

good very ne (6) £80-£100

557

SirNicholasHarris,HistoryoftheOrdersofKnighthoodofTheBritishEmpire,oftheOrderoftheGuelphsofHanoverandof theMedals,ClaspsandCrosses,conferredforNavalandMilitaryServices,publishedbyJohnHunter,MaddoxStreet,London, FirstEdition,1842,infourvolumes,Vol.I,IntroductionandOrderoftheGarter,i-lxxxviii,i-ii,1-266;Vol.II,OrderoftheGarter, 267-515,i-cxi;Vol.III,OrderoftheThistle,1-83,i-xxxvi,i-iv;OrderoftheBath,1-276,i-cv,i-viii;Vol.IV,OrderofSt.Patrick, 1 -92,i-xxvi,i-iv;OrderofSt.Michael&St.George,1-100,i-xxi,i-iii;Medals,Chains,ClaspsandCrosses,1-56,i-xxxvii;Ordersof India,xxxviii-xl;Miscellaneous,1-24;OrderoftheGuelphsofHanover,1-28,i-xcii,thevolumescompletewithsumptuouscolour plates,uniformlyboundinbluehalfleatherwithraisedbandstospineandgilttitles;witharmourialbookplateofGeoffreyRonald Codrington [Admiral of the Fleet], some light foxing and occasional small water stains but overall a very ne set (4) £600-£800

James,William,TheNavalHistoryofGreatBritain,fromtheDeclarationofWarbyFrance,inFebruary1793,totheAccessionof GeorgeIVinJanuary1820,6volumes,newedition,withconsiderableadditionsandimprovements,includingdiagramsofallthe principalactions,London:Harding,Lepard&Co.,1826,volume6boundwithadditional‘Supplement.BattleofNavarino,Oct.20, 1827’,contemporaryhalfcalfgilt,lastvolumewitharmourialbookplateofJosephHenryBennett,Bennett’sCourt, goodoverall condition (6) £200-£240

558

559

NavalGeneralServiceMedalRoll1793-1840,hardboundreprintoftheDouglas-Morrisroll;Spink,NumismaticCircular,6bound volumes for 1952, 1954-55, 1956-57, 1958-59, 1960-62, and 1967-68, good condition (7) £30-£40

The South African Campaign 1879.

ByJ.P.MackinnonandS.H.Shadbolt,publishedbySampsonLow&Co.,London,beingportraitsandbiographicalnoticesofthe OfficersoftheBritishArmywholosttheirlivesintheWar,andrecordsoftheservicesofeveryOfficeroftheBritishArmywho was engaged, 378pp, with numerous photographic plates, hardbound, covers slightly frayed, otherwise good condition £60-£80

560

Regimental and Volunteer Medals.

ByMajorJ.L.Balmer,VolumeI,RegularArmy,LanglandsEdition,1988,Subscriber’sCopy,theinsidepageinscribed,signedbythe author,andnumbered‘CopyNo.24’,309pp.,withnumerousphotographsandindex,hardbound, asnewconditionandan important reference work £60-£80

561

Werlich,Robert,RussianOrders,DecorationsandMedals,includingthoseofImperialRussia,theProvisionalGovernmentandthe Soviet Union, Quaker Press, Washington, D.C., 1968, good condition

Andolenko,Serge,BadgesofImperialRussia,Military,Civil,Religious,Translated,editedandenlargedbyRobertWerlich,Quaker Press, Washington, D.C., 1972; together with three other works in Russian language, good condition (5) £60-£80

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

O

cers’ 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 £70-£90

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.

The Story of the Malakand Field Force.

By Winston S. Churchill, re-published by Leo Cooper, London, 1989, 233pp., hardbound, with dust-jacket, good condition

The Great Escape (Two Copies).

ByPaulBrickhill,publishedbyFaberandFaber,London,1952andundated,the !rst176pp,thesecond263pp.,withillustrations, both hardbound, the second with dust jacket, reasonable condition Path!nders.

ByWingCommanderWilliamAnderson,publishedbyJarrolds,London,1946,112pp.,withphotographicplates,hardbound, reasonable condition

The Guns of Navarone (Two Copies).

ByAlaistairMaclean,publishedbyCollins,London,1957,318pp.,hardbound,bothwith torn dust-jackets,onecopysignedbythe author, reasonable condition

A Policeman’s Lot.

ByAntonyBeaden,publishedbyAFMBooks,Hastings,2009,571pp,withphotographicplates,papercovers,signedbytheauthor, good condition

The Disputed V.C., A story of the Indian Mutiny.

By Frederick P. Gibbon, published by Blackie & Son, London, 352pp., hardbound, fair condition

The Pirate and the Three Cutters.

ByCaptainMarryat,R.N,publishedbyLongman,London,1836,315pp.,with25splendidengravings,hardbound,withMoroccan leather spine, good condition

Knight’s Cross. A life of Field Marshal Erwin Rommel.

ByDavidFraser,publishedbyHarperCollins,London,1993,601pp.,withphotographicplatesandindex,hardbound,signedbythe author, good condition £80-£100

SoldwithtwoRoyalAirForceManuals,Flying,the !rstVolume1,AircraftandEquipment;thesecondVolume2,AircraftOperation;aHandley PageLtd.AircraftServicingSchoolNotes;andvariousotherpamphletsandpublications,includingthe !rst !veissuesofTheBystander’s Fragments from France; six reprints of What the Fusiliers Did, by Private H. Cooper; and 12 copies of Commando magazine.

Please note that this lot is not suitable for shipping, but can be hand delivered within mainland Britain by prior arrangement.

Militaria

564

565

5th (Royal Irish) Lancers Other Ranks Full Dress Lance Cap Plate.

Agoodqualitydie-stampedgildedmetalexample,RoyalArmswithQueen’sCrown,Harp&Maid,andbattlehonoursupto Malplaquet and unit title below, with two screw post fasteners, good condition £70-£90

9th (The Queen’s Royal) Lancers Other Ranks Full Dress Lance Cap Plate.

Agoodqualitydie-stampedgildedmetalexample,RoyalArmswithKing’sCrown,battlehonoursuptoSouthAfrica1899-1902 and unit title below, with two screw post fasteners, good condition £70-£90

566

567

16th (The Queen’s) Lancers Other Ranks Full Dress Lance Cap Plate.

Agoodqualitydie-stampedgildedmetalexample,RoyalArmswithQueen’sCrown,battlehonoursuptoSobraonandunittitle below, with two screw post fasteners, good condition £70-£90

17th (Duke of Cambridge’s Own) Lancers Other Ranks Full Dress Lance Cap Plate.

Agoodqualitydie-stampedgildedmetalexample,RoyalArmswithQueen’sCrown,battlehonoursuptoSouthAfrica1879and unit title below, with two screw post fasteners, good condition £70-£90

38th (1st

of Foot

Helmet Plate 1881-84. Ascarceexample,giltstandardstarpatternbackplatewithlaurelwreathand Garterbeltwithgiltnumeral‘38’tothecentre,gilttarnished,with3loopsto the

condition £280-£340

£120-£160

Averyscarceexampletothe4thAdministrationBattalion,whichwasformed in1880,whitemetalstandardpatternwithlaurelwreath,tothecentretitle scroll‘4thA.B.Sta

ordshireKnot,3loops

£180-£220

571

572

80th (Staffordshire Volunteers) Regiment of Foot.

Ascarceotherrankswhitebuff leatherwaistbelt,theclasptothecentre‘80’onstencilledgroundwithtitlescroll‘Staffordshire Volunteers’, minor service wear to the clasp, good condition £120-£160

North Staffordshire Regiment Insignia.

Averyscarcecompleteclothinsigniac.1944,1stDivision,2ndBrigade,withspecialpatternclothshouldertitlemanufacturedin Italy (Florence), slight service wear, good condition £120-£160

573

574

8th (Territorial Battalion) South Staffordshire Regiment Binoculars.

A "ne pair of Regimental Binoculars c.1914-18, engraved ‘8 SS TF’, retailed by Lemar Fabric, in leather "tted case, good condition £60-£80

A North Staffordshire Regiment Drum Major’s Sash c.1890.

Ascarceexample,giltembroidedVRCypherwithsilveredplatebelowandRegimentalTitlewithgiltandredsilkborders,both small drumsticks are missing and loops missing from silver plate, good condition £120-£160

575

North and South Staffordshire Military Bed Plates.

A selection including Staffordshire Knot patterns, some named and numbered, good condition (7) £120-£160

576 Victorian Military Badges.

A 93rd Highlanders Bonnet with Badge.

Astandardissuefeatherbonnetofthe93rdSutherlandHighlanders, constructedwithblackostrichfeathersoverawireframe, edgedinblackvelvetwithdicedwoollenbandofredandwhitechecks,withcentral93SutherlandHighlanderscapbadgewith battlehonourCapeofGoodHope,withinnerleathersweatbandwithmaker’sname Marshall&Aitken,Edinburgh,completewith thin leather neck strap, lacking hackle, and exhibiting some signs of age, therefore reasonable condition £60-£80

577

AgoodselectionofVictorianMilitarybadgesincludingBlackWatch,ArgyllandSutherlandHighlanders,RoyalScotsFusiliers, Worcestershire(2),WestYorkshire,RoyalIrishRi#es,PrinceAlfred’sVolunteerGuard,Queen’sOwnCorpsofGuides,anda Guards Valise Badge, generally good condition (11) £180-£220

578

579

23rd Hussars Military Insignia c.1939-45. AsmallselectionincludingOfficers’silverandgiltcapandcollarbadges,otherrankscapandcollarsbadges,shouldertitle,button, cloth pair 11th Armoured Division signs, some "xings missing, generally good condition (10) £120-£160

Light Infantry Cap Badges. AdisplayofLightInfantrycapbadgesc.1939,comprisingSomerset,DukeofCornwall’s,OxfordshireandBuckinghamshire,King’s OwnYorkshire,King’sShropshire,Durham,andHighlandLightInfantry,mountedfordisplay;togetherwithaquantityof miscellaneousmilitariaandsundryotheritems,includingaGreatWarSilverWarBadge,thereverseofficiallynumbered‘B17371’; a copy VictoriaCrossand copy ThirdReichawards; "veRagGol"ngSocietyMedals,twosilverandthreebronze,allin somewhat damaged casesofissue;asmallselectionoforiginalsilkribands;variousribandbarswithaffixeddevices;aVictorianFlorin,dated 1890;aGerman10,000markscoin,dated1923; aWreckofH.M.S.FoudroyantMedal1897,bronze;anda British-madefacsimile Iron Cross for the German siege on Antwerp, Dinant, and Gent 1914, reasonable condition (lot) £100-£140

Sold with a Soldier’s Small Book; three Great War era military maps; and a set of 25th West Riding Home Guard instructions.

Miscellaneous Military Badges.

AselectionofMilitarybadgesincludingRoyalDragoons,6thDragoonGuards,3rdHussars,ArmyCyclistCorps,EastSurreys,Irish

£140-£180

£140-£180

582

Miscellaneous Military Badges.

AselectionofMilitarybadgesincluding1stDragoonGuards,6thDragoonGuards,7thDragoonGuards,13th/18thHussars, GrenadierGuards,YorkshireDragoons,WestKentYeomanry,EastYorkshire,RoyalHampshire,RoyalSussex,Gloucestershire Hussars &c., some restrikes, and some with !xings missing, generally good condition (lot) £140-£180

583

Miscellaneous Military Badges.

AselectionofMilitarybadgesincludingRoyalScots,Warwickshire,KingsOwn,WestRiding,Devonshire,RoyalEngineers, HighlandLightInfantry,Middlesex,SomersetLightInfantry,OxfordshireandBuckinghamshireLightInfantry,Nottinghamshireand Derbyshire, Durham Light Infantry &c., some restrikes, and some with !xings missing, generally good condition (lot) £140-£180

584

Miscellaneous Military Badges.

AselectionofMilitarybadgesincluding17thLancers,WestminsterDragoons,GrenadierGuards,NorthumberlandFusiliers,York andLancaster,IrishGuards,Wiltshire,ArmyServiceCorps,DukeofCornwall’sLightInfantry,LiverpoolScottish,London Scottish, Royal Marine Light Infantry &c., some restrikes, and some with !xings missing, generally good condition (lot) £140-£180

585

Miscellaneous Military Badges.

AselectionofMilitarybadgesincluding15th/19thHussars,13thHussars,TynesideScottish,BlackWatch,RoyalFusiliers,Royal Scots,Lincolnshire,Essex,RoyalArmyPayCorps,ColdstreamGuards,LondonRi"eBrigade,FinsburyRi"es,St.PancrasRi"es, Hertfordshire &c., some restrikes, and some with !xings missing, generally good condition (lot) £140-£180

586

Miscellaneous Military Badges.

AselectionofMilitarybadgesincludingRoyalArtillery,RoyalEngineers,RoyalWestSurrey,Suffolk,Bedfordshireand Hertfordshire,Gloucestershire,EastSurrey,Hampshire,EssexMiddlesex,RoyalArmyOrdnanceCorps,RoyalAirForce&c.,some restrikes,andsomewith !xingsmissing;togetherwithvariousmetalunittitles;rankinsigniaandbuttons;andstwosilverA.R.P. badges, generally good condition (lot) £140-£180

587

Miscellaneous Military Badges.

A selection of military badges including, cap badges, 17th Lancers, 6th Dragoon Guards, 24th Middlesex Ri"eVolunteers,6thLondon,20thLondon,6thEastSurrey,Hereford,BlackWatch,LiverpoolScottish,InnsofCourtarmbadge, sundry cap, collar and shoulder titles, some !xings missing, some copies, generally good condition (lot) £80-£100

588

Military Cap Badges.

A miscellaneous selection of military cap badges including, Royal Flying Corps, Royal Air Force, Royal Warwick BedfordshireandHertfordshire,GrenadierGuards,CanadianEngineers,King’sOwnScottishBorderers,RoyalSussex;together with sundry collar and arm badges, some !xings missing, some copies, generally good condition (lot) £80-£100

589

A 78th Ross-shire Buffs Skean Dhu. Theblade100mm,etchedwithcrownedVRcyphertooneside,andcrowned‘78thHighalndersRoss-shireBuffs’totheother, withwoodengripandleathersheath,thehandlecompletewithRegimentalbadge,somelightrustingtoblade;togetherwithan unusual hand-held Great War period bullet maker, unmarked, both in fair condition (2) £60-£80

This is an age restricted lot: the successful buyer will be required to either collect in person, or arrange specialist shipping.

Miscellaneous Militaria.

Amiscellaneousselectionincluding,ashortenedRAFswaggerstick,Navalcaptallies,clothbadgesincluding,RAFPilotsbrevet wing,PortofLondonAuthoritycapbadge,variousdivisionalsigns,apairofIndianElectricalandMechanicalEngineersrankslides,

593

594

Miscellaneous Insignia.

Alargeselectionofmilitaryinsignia,including,medalribbonbars,woundbadges,imperialservicebadges,Officer’sleathersword knot, sundry lapel badges and buttons, generally good condition (lot) £80-£100

Royal Air Force Insignia c.1939-45.

Aselectionofinsigniaincluding,BrevetbadgestoPilot,Observer,2xNavigator,SelectionofescapecompassesincludingcopyRAF button type; together with a scarce Royal Navy escape button, and sundry cloth badges some copies, good condition (lot) £160-£200

595

596

Police Insignia.

Amiscellaneousselectionincluding,CityofGlasgow,Dunbartonshire,Ayrshire,Fife,Perthshire;andSundrycollarbadges, generally good condition (lot) £60-£80

Wolverhampton Constabulary Insignia.

AselectionofinsigniaincludingaVictoriancapbadgeCountyArmswithtitlescrolls;aSpecialConstabularycapbadge,2xenamel lapel badges, a Masonic lodge badge; and a wooden truncheon embossed with crown and Staffordshire Knot, good condition (6) £120-£160

597

598

Free Norwegian Forces Cap Badge.

Asilvercapbadge,hallmarksforBirmingham1942,withcrownedcypherofHaakonVIIwithinoakwreath,withtwolugsto reverse, very good condition £70-£90

Miscellaneous European Militaria.

AlargeselectionofEuropeanBadges,includingcap,collar,lapelandclothbadges,Navalcapbadges,some #xingsmissing, generally good condition (lot) £60-£80

599

Miscellaneous European Insignia.

Amiscellaneousselectionincluding,ForeignLegioncapandbreastbadges,BelgianArmyintheUKcapbadge,andsundrylapeland lapel badges, generally good condition (lot) £80-£100

Miscellaneous European Badges.

AlargeselectionofEuropeanMilitaryandCivilianbadges,includingcap,collar,lapelandclothbadges, generallygoodcondition(lot) £60-£80

End of Sale

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(a) to proceed against the buyer for damages for breach of contract.

(b) to rescind the sale of that or any other lots sold to the defaulting buyer at the same or any other auction.

(c) to re-sell the lot or cause it to be re-sold by public auction or private sale and the defaulting buyer shall pay to Noonans any resulting deficiency in the ‘total amount due’ (after deduction of any part payment and addition of re-sale costs) and any surplus shall belong to the seller.

(d) to remove, store and insure the lot at the expense of the defaulting buyer and, in the case of storage, either at Noonans’ premises or elsewhere.

(e) to charge interest at a rate not exceeding 2 percent per month on the ‘total amount due’ to the extent it remains unpaid for more than 5 working days after the day of the auction.

(f) to retain that or any other lot sold to the same buyer at the sale or any other auction and release it only after payment of the ‘total amount due’.

(g) to reject or ignore any bids made by or on behalf of the defaulting buyer at any future auctions or obtaining a deposit before accepting any bids in future.

(h) to apply any proceeds of sale then due or at any time thereafter becoming due to the defaulting buyer towards settlement of the ‘total amount due’ and to exercise a lien on any property of the defaulting buyer which is in Noonans’ possession for any purpose.

13 Liability of Noonans and sellers (a) Goods auctioned are usually of some age. All goods are sold with all faults and imperfections and errors of description. Illustrations in catalogues are for identification only. Buyers should satisfy themselves prior to the sale as to the condition of each lot and should exercise and rely on their own judgement as to whether the lot accords with its description. Subject to the obligations accepted by Noonans under this Condition, none of the seller, Noonans, its servants or agents is responsible for errors of descriptions or for the genuineness or authenticity of any lot. No warranty whatever is given by Noonans, its servants or agents, or any seller to any buyer in respect of any lot and any express or implied conditions or warranties are hereby excluded.

(b) Any lot which proves to be a ‘deliberate forgery’ may be returned by the buyer to Noonans within 15 days of the date of the auction in the same condition in which it was at the time of the auction, accompanied by a statement of defects, the number of the lot, and the date of the auction at which it was purchased. If Noonans is satisfied that the item is a ‘deliberate forgery’ and that the buyer has and is able to transfer a good and marketable title to the lot free from any third party claims, the sale will be set aside and any amount paid in respect of the lot will be refunded, provided that the buyer shall have no rights under this Condition if:

(i) the description in the catalogue at the date of the sale was in accordance with the then generally accepted opinion of scholars and experts or fairly indicated that there was a conflict of such opinion; or (ii) the only method of establishing at the date of

publication of the catalogue that the lot was a ‘deliberate forgery’ was by means of scientific processes not generally accepted for use until after publication of the catalogue or a process which was unreasonably expensive or impractical.

(c) A buyer’s claim under this Condition shall be limited to any amount paid in respect of the lot and shall not extend to any loss or damage suffered or expense incurred by him or her.

(d) The benefit of the Condition shall not be assignable and shall rest solely and exclusively in the buyer who, for the purpose of this condition, shall be and only be the person to whom the original invoice is made out by Noonans in respect of the lot sold.

CONDITIONS MAINLY CONCERNING SELLERS AND CONSIGNORS

14 Warranty of title and availability

The seller warrants to Noonans and to the buyer that he or she is the true owner of the property or is properly authorised to sell the property by the true owner and is able to transfer good and marketable title to the property free from any third party claims. The seller will indemnify Noonans, its servants and agents and the buyer against any loss or damage suffered by either in consequence of any breach on the part of the seller.

15 Reserves

The seller shall be entitled to place, prior to the first day of the auction, a reserve at or below the low estimate on any lot provided that the low estimate is more than £100. Such reserve being the minimum ‘hammer price’ at which that lot may be treated as sold. A reserve once placed by the seller shall not be changed without the consent of Noonans. Noonans may at their option sell at a ‘hammer price’ below the reserve but in any such cases the sale proceeds to which the seller is entitled shall be the same as they would have been had the sale been at the reserve. Where a reserve has been placed, only the auctioneer may bid on behalf of the seller.

16 Authority to deduct commission and expenses

The seller authorises Noonans to deduct commission at the ‘stated rate’ and ‘expenses’ from the ‘hammer price’ and acknowledges Noonans’ right to retain the premium payable by the buyer.

17 Rescission of sale

If before Noonans remit the ‘sale proceeds’ to the seller, the buyer makes a claim to rescind the sale that is appropriate and Noonans is of the opinion that the claim is justified, Noonans is authorised to rescind the sale and refund to the buyer any amount paid to Noonans in respect of the lot.

18 Payment of sale proceeds

Noonans shall remit the ‘sale proceeds’ to the seller 35 days after the auction, but if by that date Noonans has not received the ‘total amount due’ from the buyer then Noonans will remit the sale proceeds within five working days after the date on which the ‘total amount due’ is received from the buyer. If credit terms have been agreed between Noonans and the buyer, Noonans shall remit to the seller the sale proceeds 35 days after the auction unless otherwise agreed by the seller.

19 If the buyer fails to pay to Noonans the ‘total amount due’ within 3 weeks after the auction, Noonans will endeavour to notify the seller and

take the seller’s instructions as to the appropriate course of action and, so far as in Noonans’ opinion is practicable, will assist the seller to recover the ‘total amount due’ from the buyer. If circumstances do not permit Noonans to take instructions from the seller, the seller authorises Noonans at the seller’s expense to agree special terms for payment of the ‘total amount due’, to remove, store and insure the lot sold, to settle claims made by or against the buyer on such terms as Noonans shall in its absolute discretion think fit, to take such steps as are necessary to collect monies due by the buyer to the seller and if necessary to rescind the sale and refund money to the buyer if appropriate.

20 If, notwithstanding that, the buyer fails to pay to Noonans the ‘total amount due’ within three weeks after the auction and Noonans remits the ‘sale proceeds’ to the seller, the ownership of the lot shall pass to Noonans.

21 Charges for withdrawn lots

Where a seller cancels instructions for sale, Noonans reserve the right to charge a fee of 15% of Noonans’ then latest middle estimate of the auction price of the property withdrawn, together with Value Added Tax thereon if the seller is resident in the UK, and ‘expenses’ incurred in relation to the property.

22 Rights to photographs and illustrations

The seller gives Noonans full and absolute right to photograph and illustrate any lot placed in its hands for sale and to use such photographs and illustrations and any photographs and illustrations provided by the seller at any time at its absolute discretion (whether or not in connection with the auction).

23 Unsold lots

Where any lot fails to sell, Noonans shall notify the seller accordingly. The seller shall make arrangements either to re-offer the lot for sale or to collect the lot.

24 Noonans reserve the right to charge commission up to one-half of the ‘stated rates’ calculated on the ‘bought-in price’ and in addition ‘expenses’ in respect of any unsold lots.

GENERAL CONDITIONS AND DEFINITIONS

25 Noonans sells as agent for the seller (except where it is stated wholly or partly to own any lot as principal) and as such is not responsible for any default by seller or buyer.

26 Any representation or statement by Noonans, in any catalogue as to authorship, attribution, genuineness, origin, date, age, provenance, condition or estimated selling price is a statement of opinion only. Every person interested should exercise and rely on his or her own judgement as to such matters and neither Noonans nor its servants or agents are responsible for the correctness of such opinions.

27 Whilst the interests of prospective buyers are best served by attendance at the auction, Noonans will, if so instructed, execute bids on their behalf.

Neither Noonans nor its servants or agents are responsible for any neglect or default in doing so or for failing to do so.

28 Noonans shall have the right, at its discretion, to refuse admission to its premises or attendance

at its auctions by any person.

29 Noonans has absolute discretion without giving any reason to refuse any bid, to divide any lot, to combine any two or more lots, to withdraw any lot from the auction and in case of dispute to put up any lot for auction again.

30 (a) Any indemnity under these Conditions shall extend to all actions, proceedings costs, expenses, claims and demands whatever incurred or suffered by the person entitled to the benefit of the indemnity. (b) Noonans declares itself to be a trustee for its relevant servants and agents of the benefit of every indemnity under these Conditions to the extent that such indemnity is expressed to be for the benefit of its servants and agents.

31 Any notice by Noonans to a seller, consignor, prospective bidder or buyer may be given by first class mail or airmail and if so given shall be deemed to have been duly received by the addressee 48 hours after posting.

32 These Conditions shall be governed by and construed in accordance with English law. All transactions to which these Conditions apply and all matters connected therewith shall also be governed by English law. Noonans hereby submits to the exclusive jurisdiction of the English courts and all other parties concerned hereby submit to the non-exclusive jurisdiction of the English courts.

33 In these Conditions:

(a) ‘catalogue’ includes any advertisement, brochure, estimate, price list or other publication; (b) ‘hammer price’ means the price at which a lot is knocked down by the auctioneer to the buyer;

(c) ‘total amount due’ means the ‘hammer price’ in respect of the lot sold together with any premium, Value Added Tax chargeable and additional charges and expenses due from a defaulting buyer in pounds sterling;

(d) ‘deliberate forgery’ means an imitation made with the intention of deceiving as to authorship, origin, date, age, period, culture or source which is not shown to be such in the description in the catalogue and which at the date of the sale had a value materially less than it would have had if it had been in accordance with that description; (e) ‘sale proceeds’ means the net amount due to the seller being the ‘hammer price’ of the lot sold less commission at the ‘stated rates’ and ‘expenses’ and any other amounts due to Noonans by the seller in whatever capacity and howsoever arising; (f) ‘stated rate’ means Noonans’ published rates of commission for the time and any Value Added Tax thereon;

(g) ‘expenses’ in relation to the sale of any lot means Noonans charges and expenses for insurance, illustrations, special advertising, certification, remedials, packing and freight of that lot and any Value Added Tax thereon;

(h) ‘bought-in price’ means 5 per cent more than the highest bid received below the reserve.

34 Vendors’ commission of sales A commission of 15 per cent is payable by the vendor on the hammer price on lots sold. Insurance is charged at 1.5 per cent of the hammer price.

35 VAT Commission, illustrations, insurance and expenses are subject to VAT if the seller is resident in the UK.

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